The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-23
The Euenine Story
Curing . Lah-de-dah-
(By Donald Allen.)

Firstly. what IL q lah-de-dah?
It Is a young man from twenty t.
twenty-five. There are no old lah.
de-dahs on the market.
Why is the term applied to par
| ticular young man?
Because he is rich and without
| profession or occupation other thar
| to sit in the window Of q clubhouse
| attend a race now and then, and I:
always present at afternoon teas te
! demand and receive compliment
from insipid ladies.
Because he lisps. He doesn't have
to, but he prefers 1t.
Because he says. "Bai Jove!" in
stead Of plain old-fashioned "By
thunder!"
Because he thinks that a score OF
young ladies want to catch him fol
| his figure and his money.
Because he carries aroun dwfth him
| a small cane and a large air Of Ian
| guidness.
Because he carries around with him
that his great-grandfather was min
lister to Russia.
Because his great-grandfather
instead of being minister anywhere
abroad, was q shoemaker at home.
Because If he doesn't get jol. OF
| two before he is thirty he will be in
some idiot asylum before he is forty
Other "becauses' could he stated,
but the above seems to be sufficient
This particular specimen of the lah-
charme Hazleton. When the name
| was given him he was young and
helpless. Later on. rich aunt
threatened to disinherit him il he
changed it to Sam Ward Hazleton.
and he let 1t stick.
His first meeting with Miss Cath
crime Bolton was at an afternoon tea
party She didn't smile over the in
PRODUCTION. She didn't detafn him.
She didn't even mention the weather.
It was a sort of jolt for Claude.
II thuppose,'' he lisped, that she
spells her name Kathryne Boylton?"
"Oh, no. was the reply. Miss
Bolton is very wealthy. but at the
same time she is very sensible
''Aw-aw-glad to hear It, doncher
know" '7 ~ 7es-s, .s;'af ssHs
She left before he had another OPP
portunity to address her. and he was
SO piqued that he tried to forget her
name and face. He hadn't figured 1t
out that there was one single sensible
girl in society, and the discovery vas
a surprise to him.
One Of Miss GATHERINGS intimates
left the house at the same time she
did
''well, you have seen the lisping
society idol What do you think of
him % she asked. 49,
with proper training he might be
made a man."
Yes, but where and how is he to
get that training p :. ~,
II don't know. shall have to
think it over
but what have you to do with it 20
"Oh. 1 take up all kinds of mis-
sions. you know .ssss,
A week later Mr.. Claude pucharme
Hazleton was taking his usual saun-
ter on the avenue when an cuto drew
up to the curb. and a lady opened the
door OF the tonneau and called: "See
here a moment. my mani"
Claude halted and looked all
around for my man. but had. failed
to find him when the lady Continued:
1T is you I mean.
"Aw-aw! Can L be Of assistance?'
MY chauffeur here has been taken
ILL.,"
rs thath thor?
Can you run an auto?"
Thertinly, ma'am."
You lisp. but shall have to take
tho chances. Jump in and drive me
home.'' y
"But you thee. ma'am-''
II see that you have plenty Of time
to oblige lady II you choose TO
do So"
The chauffeur got down and Claude
got up, and he had a mile to drive
that auto. In that mile he saw at
least fifty persons he knew, and who
looked at him in Amusement. He
wanted to wreck the machine. He
wanted to leap out and run for his
life.
Queerly enough, when the house was
reached there stood the chauffeur he
had displaced. and he didn't look bit
like man who had been ILL.,
You drove very safely" said Miss
Catherine Bolton. as she descended.
Please accept Of this
The this was dollar bill.
oh, no, no. nor
But don't want to take up your
time for nothing. my good man.
Claude was 80 dazed and confused
that he let the bill, be crowded into his
hand. The voice and face of the lady
seemed familiar to him, and yet he
could not place them. It could not be
any one in his set or he would not have
been mistaken for chauffeur. Great
Scots. Mr.. Claude Ducharme Hazel
ton taken for q my n.anr'
There are schools. which break You
OF h9pfng. said the lady as she turned
to climb the steps.
Insult to injury!
Il nevah did thee the likethr' lisped
Claude as he made for the nearc~t
club.
He wanted to get on by himself and
think 1t over and md out who was
Who, and whether he could ever rfee
from the humiliation, when 3 fellow
clubman came dashing up to him to
exclaim:
Shake. me boy. didn't think you
had II In your
Whath you mean?'
why. to act AZ . chauffeur ON the
street It vas done on wager. Of
Tt wath.' replied claude. seeing =
way out Of 1t . s
Hope you've won !. thousand.
Just five times thAth. !.
death! You'n be the Hon Of the
clends ~ : WY esf e. H. nali''