The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-14
BOBBY THE BUTLER
By HARMONY WELLER.

over the damask ike so many ghosts
Of bachelors. One Of the twelve was
soon to take upon himself the yoke
OF mairimony. and this was his fare
well dinner
Out OF the smoke the voice OF the
Honorable Bobs continued the trend
OF an argument on social questions
started BY Major Graham
And ] say that thsre is work for
every man right here in this city
II employment is really desired"
Since you are such wonder
Clipped in Lord Henry. Tets see The
kind OF a mess you viii get yourself
into by trying to secure one Of these
many positions" Having turned the
conversation into lighter vein as
was Lord Henry'g wont be took
greater interest. 'I'll bet you the
latest thing in aircraft that you
can't support yourself BY your own
labor for three weeks"
Its a go," Honorable Bobs then
reached across the table and he and
Lord Henry clasped hands.
Honorable Bobs remained quite
undisturbed. That he was going 70
win that bipIane ard show some peo-
pie that there was work for willing
men was shown ia the delightfully."-
steely expression in his blue eyes.
So patriotic was Honorable Bobs that
the first months OF the war saw him
back from the front with an arm so
shattered as to disable him for sec
ond trip to the trenches
The result OF Major Graham's bach
elor dinner was that Honorable Rob
ert Ingraham accepted a post as a
kind OF butler in refined and quiet
boarding house In Holland park His
wounded arm. his peculiarly attractive
manner and his evident desire for the
position gave him prompt success with
the lady to whom he made application.
Things ran on smoothly until the
advent OF Leona Martin. Leona was
the most dainty of American girls.
She had come to the boarding house
TO live for few weeks before return
ing to her home.
The first morning that Honorable
Bobs knocked at her door with
her cup OF tea. Lcona felt aggrieved
that she must leave her cozy bed and
unlock the door. 1t was a cold morn
ing In January and Leona shivered as
she slipped into her pink kimono.
Your tea, miss" said Honorable
Bobs. and put the cup into the
girls hand. He could not remember
having seen anyone who seemed so
naturally born to rob man of his
liberty as did Leona Martin as she
stood there in her pink kimono and
with smile OF thanks on her lips.
Honorable Bobs began to feel that
he wished he had never seen Lord
Henry nor any of the majors friends
who were responsible for his present
position However. he was sport
in every sense Of the word and con-
tinued TO take tea to sleepy board
ers. stand behind their chairs at din
ner and open the door like any full
hedgcd butler.
Leona talked, with American free
dom, to him When she found out he
had been fighting her sympathy was
wonderful, and Honorable Bobs was
guilty of conversing longer than he
had any right to as a servant In the
house. n his blue blood flowed even
under the buffers uniform and II Le
ona blushed when his eyes looked
straight into her own. no one was the
wiser Leona narveled at the blue
blood, but remembered that all gooo
English servants possessed refine
ment and beautiful voices
II did not occur to the American
girl until after he had left the house
that her interest was other than sym
pathetic When she knew that the
butler had taken away her heart with
him she sirank from the knowledge
but with American pluck determined
to fight his delightful image from her
mind
The further result OF Major Gra-
hams bachelor dinner was the meet
Ing again of Leona and Hon. Robert
Ingraham.
Leona. standing beside her hostess
at great dance in the Long Island
home started violently and her head
went straight into the air.
'And Who" she asked with tilted
nose. "is the gentleman next 10
Dickey?"
"That,' said Mrs. chutney. "is the
adorable British hero whom | have
selected as a beftting mate for my
loyeliest American bud. He is Hon.
Robert Ingraham. commonly known
as Honorable Bobs.''
"Humph." Leona was guilty OF
sniff.
When explanations had Been made
1t was Leona herself who made a
quick way back 10 Mrs. Chutney.
Please don't fling your loveliest
bud at his head she said. plaintlvely
Men are so susceptible
Il am sorry. her hostess told her
with a short laugh. but | have al
ready introduced them. Run along
back to him.
Honorable Bobs was waiting inpa-
tiently. The loyeliest bud smiled
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicaie.f