Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Evening Story
MY lADY'S LIMOUSINE.
BY Harmony Weller.


Literary Press.)
The taxi in which Jimmy Rogers
was being rushed uptown from the
Pennsylvania station came to an alb.
rupt stop. 1t was only Fifty-ninth
street and when the chauffeur returned
from a quick examination to tell Rog,
ers that he could take him no farther
Jimmy swore softly under his breath.
Great Scott, man! l have to be up
at Seventy-eighth street in five min
utes!"
Sorry, boss, but this here machine
won't run. another block tonight"
Jimmy looked from the chauffeur's
imperturbable face to his own large
suitcase and the three-foot box of
American Beauties that he was taking
to his hostess. No! The thing was i'm
possible! He simply must have taxi.
BEAT it," he said to the chauffeur,
land get me another machine! Don't
waste any time, either!"
The man went off and Jimmy
fumed at his predicament and the
flight of time. He had come on from
the west to attend the Iowa Society
banquet and be the guest of the
Wade's. Jimmy had to shave, get
into his dress clothes and finish the
distance to Seventy-eighth street all
within fifteen minutes. For moment
he thought of saving time by chang
ing his clothes there in the stalled taxi.
Then his fear Of arrest stopped him.
In desperation Jimmy put his head
out the window and hailed the first
machine that passed. 1t was a great
limousine and it came to stop beside
the taxi. ,
''Ill give you flyer if you take me
up to Seventy-eighth street." Jimmy
promised the chauffeur.
Jump in quick!" came the ready
response.
Rogers lost no time. Within the
luxurious car Jimmy stretched his long
legs and shifted the scented air.
my lady's limousine thought Rog-
ers and glanced at the fur-lined car
riage slippers on the floor and the
wilted pink roses that dropped from
the vase by the mirror. "My lady's
chauffeur Is a very wise man-ne
thinks he is in the habit of making
money while he waits for his mistress
to come from the opera"
Suddenly an idea struck Jimmy.
Why not show little appreciation for
the timely use of her car? He would
leave one great American Beauty in
the vase by the mirror.
The rose was scarcely in its place
before the machine came to a stop.
Jimmy sprang out lightly and for
the chauffeurs sake, quickly.
Here you are, old man. he gave
the man his money; you've done me
a good service"
NUNS the word grinned the
chauffeur, and went swiftly off to call
for his mistress at the opera.
If Amy Wade counted only eleven
American beauties in the box Jimmy
gave her she did not mention the fact
1--WE thought you were lost" she told
him later, when, immaculate in even
ing clothes, he entered the drawing
room. II hope nothing happened?"
Nothing but broken-down taxi"
laughed Jimmy.
well, see that you don't lose your
heart to any Of the pretty Iowa girls
tonight and break that
Dick Wade added: 'Thereu be a
bunch of them there"
Wade. did not exaggerate," de-
cided Jimmy when, an hour later, his
eyes travelled from one beautiful face
to another Blondes, brunettes and
even tiuan-crowned heads were there
among that throng of the Iowa society.
Jimmy drew a sharp breath.
Mrs. Wade was approaching him and
with her was vision in yellow. At
least Jimmy thought she was vision
until he found that he was holding a
very warm tingling hand within his
own.
Il have told you all about Jimmy
Rogers, Faith, so be good to him-he
is all alone in this big city" Amy
Wade cast a laughing glance at her
two friends and went in search of her
husband.
so I must be good to you" Faith
Carter looked at Rogers from under
her lashes and decided the task
would not be difficult.
Certainly" Jimmy Rogers tone
was such as to bring slight flush
into Faiths cheeks. "And since you
have orders to be good to me l am
going to trespass and ask you an i'm
pertinent question"
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