Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-07
BOBBY THE BUTLER



The room was 20 dense with smoke
tnat the twelve heads surrounding
the dining table seemed 90 waver
over the damask like 90 many ghosts
Of bachelors. One Of the twelve was
soon 20 take upon himself the yoke
Of mstrimony. and THE was his fare
well dinner.
Out or the smoke the voice OF the
Honorable Boks continued the trend
OF an argument On social questions
started BY Major Graham.
And say that there 10 work for
every man right here In this city
IL employment is really desired"
Since you are such o wonder" !"
chippea In Lord Henry. lets see the
kind OF mess you win get yourself
into BY trying % secure one OF these
many positions" Having turned the
conversation into . lighter vein as
was Lord Henry's wont he took
greater interest. 'T'll bet you the
latest thing In aircraft that you
cant support yourself by your own
labor for three weeks"
Its q gol" Honorable Bobs then
reached across the table and he and
Lord Henfy clasped hands.
Honorable Bobs remained quite
undisturbed. That he was going to
win that blplane and show some peo-
pie that there was work for willing
men was shown In the delightfully."-
steeiy expression In his blue eyes.
80 patriotic was Honorable Bobs that
the first months of the war saw him
back from the front with an aria no
shattered a 90 disable him for a sec.
ond trip 60 the trenches.
The result Of Major 0raham's bach
eior dinner was that Honorable Rob
ert Ingraham accepted O post az a
kind OF butler I'm 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 % the boarding house
70 1--we for Q few weeks before return
Ing 60 her home.
The nrst morning that Honorable
Bobs knocked at her door with
her cup Of tea, Leona felt aggrieved
that she must leave her coxy bed and
unlock the door. 10 was q cold morn
In IN January and Leona shlvered as
she slipped into her pink kimono.
your tea. miss." said Honorable
Hohs. and put tho cup into the
girls hand. He could not remember
having SEEN anyone who seemed 30
naturally born 20 rob o man os his
lfeerty 90 dld Leona Martin as she
stood there In her pink kimono and
with smile Of thanks on her lips.
Honorable Bobs began 20 feel that
no wished he had never seen Lord
Henry nor any Of the majors friends
who were responsible for his present
position. However. he was Q sport
In every sense OF the word and con-
tinued 20 take tsa TO sleepy board
ers, stand behind their chairs at din
ner and open the door like any full
nedged butler.
Leona talked. with American free
dom, 20 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 20 N q 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 marveied at the blue
blood. but remembered that ali good
Engiish servants possessed refine
ment and beautiful voices.
II did not occur 20 the American
sari 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 shrank from the knowledge,
but with American pluck determined
70 fight his delightful image from her
mind.
The further result of Major Ora
hams bachelor dinner was the meet.
ing again Of Leona and Hon. Robert
Ingraham.
Leona. standing beside her hostess
&C Q great dance In the Long Island
home. started violently and her head
went straight into the air.
"And who." she asked with tilted
nose, els the gentleman next 70
Dickeyf"
"That." said Mrs. chutney. els the
adorable British hsro whom I have
seiected as q betting mate for my
leveiiest American bud. He is Hon.
Robert ingrahsm, commonly known
M Honorable Bobs"
"Humph!" Leona was guilty Of Q
sniR.
When explanations had been made
10 was Leona herself who made q
quick way back % Mrs. Chutney.
Please don't fling your ioveliest
bud at his head" she said. pIaintively.
Men are 90 susceptible"
Il am sorry" her hostess told her
with Q short laugh. but I have al
ready introduced them. Run along
back 20 him."
Honorable Bobs was waiting impa,
tientiy. The loveliest bud smiled.
tCopyrfghf. 1915. By the Mcclure News.
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