Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-27
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BOBBY THE BUTLER.
Il. Harmon Weller.

The room was so dense with smoke
that the twelve heads surrounding the
dining table seemed 10 WAIVER over the
damask like so many ghosts 81 hachc-
Iois. one OF the twelve was soon TO
take upon himsclr the yoke OF matrI-
mony. ana this was his farewell dinner
Out of the smoke the voice OF tho
Honorable Bcbs continued the trend
OF AN argument on social questions
started by Major Graham.
And | say that there is work for
every man right here in this Ciiy-if
employment is really desired.
ITS easy enough to sit back ana
talk about the positions that are open
but just YOU have a look for one OF
them and see how quickly you viii
agree that the colonies are the only
places left for man who wants to
get on"
Rot" said the Honorable Bohs and
SO far forgot his habitual love OF ease
as 70 lean forward in his chair. Rot!
say that any man who can't find
something To- do right here is not worth
sending to the colonies. out of tho
thousands that 70 only the SCant few
who succeed are even heard of. That
few would have succeeded anywhere for
they are made Of The stun that can
push ahead
since YOU are such "A wonder"
chpped in Lord Henry. lets see the
kind OF a mess N1u will yet yourself
into by trying to secure one OF these
many positions" Having turned tho
conversation into ''Ehtc: Ve!u as WAS
Lord icnry's wont. ne took greater in
tcrest IN bet YOU the latest thing in
aircraft that you can't support your
self by your own labor for three
weeks"
ITS go" The Honorable Robs
reached across the table and he and
Lord Henry claspcd hands aircraft
is rather high. old boy" he remarked.
and general laugh followed. You
know there are good wages waiting
for men who can lift boxes down on
the docks. You had better be putting
in that order for Ivy biplane''
The vision OF the immaculate Bobs
lifting freight on the filthy wharfs
was too much for Lord Henry. and he
went of into one CT his frequent fits
Of healthy laughter.
The Honorable Bobs remained quite
undisturbed. That he was going TO
win that biplane and show some people
that there was work for willing men
was shown in the delightfully."- steely
expression in his bl { eH-a. SO patri-
Otto was the Honorable i.bs that the
first months of TIE war saw him back
from the front with an arm so shat
tered as to disable him for II second
trip TO the trenches. He grumbled dis
contentcdiy at the fate that prevented
him from rcioining his comrades In
the firing line.
IN pilot my own aircraft and drop
n few bombs with my left hand, watch
me-" he laughed.
We will be busy watching you lift
that freight on the docks with your
left hand before we see the b,plane
and bombs" said Lord Henry dryly.
a spasm OF pain crossed his face for he
had attempted TO move the bandagod
lex beneath the table. He mUttcred
some few curt words that were not
iiaucrinis To the enemy and resumed
his banterinE manner
The result OF Major Graham's bachc-
lor dinner was that the Honorable
Robert ingraham spent the following
morning looking through the columns
OF the newspaper, positions Vacant
WAS the bending beneath which his
eyes travelled Ills idea Was To take II
position lacking any binding by con-
tract something that could easily he
droppcd without Inconvenience either
to himself or his employer and tina,
would srrv, TO prove his statement that
there WAS work Tor the unemployed in
London.
Further and more interesting as the
result Of the couV, rSatiun at the majors
dinner was the position in which the
Honorable Bobs found himself lie had
accepted post a. Kind OF butler III Il
rcMucd and quiet boarding house in
Holland !arE. JUS wounded arm, his
peculiarly attractive manner and his
evident desire 20: the position gave him
prompt success with The lady TO whom
he made aprii"auu,A. l..
Fortunately for.Hhs. winning OF his
bet there was n hUNomi. good naturcd
cook I'M the house who helped the
HONORABLE Bohs on mis- way other
wise he must assu-cdly have fallen by
~ wayE!dc, knowing little or nothing
about Tine duties OF "a butler. Int"lli-
goncr and supply Of humor were
his, bu; he possessed no knowledge on
the gentle art OF bu,lcring.
Things ran on smoothly until the
advent OF Lcona Martin l.ronu was
In most dainty of American girls.
Snc had come 10 the boarding house
TO live Tor "a few weeks before return
ing 10 her home.
When J.. Ola WAS In Rome she be-
llcycd III doing az The Romans DO. 80
the morning cup OF tea, so dear TO the
British heart. was a part OF the girls
regime. I'm Paris She had taken her
chocolate and rolls like the rest OF the
French nation.
The nrst morning that the Honor
able Bobs knocked ~ her door with
her cup of tea, Lcona felt ag@r!cVed
that She must leave her coy bed and
unlueh inc door. II was cold morn
INK in january. and I.cona shivcred as
ShD slipped INTO nor PINK kimoUa.
"Nuui tea miss said the Honor
able BoDs and put the cup Into tho
girIs hand. tie could not remember
having seen any one who seemed So
naturally born to rob 81 man OF his
liberty as cid l.coua Martin as sh.
stood there III her pink kmoua and
with a smile OF thanks on her lips
The Honorable 3obs began TO feel
ina, ii" wished hc mad never seen
Lord Henry nor any OF the maj or's
friends wuo we're rcspOusib bic for h!s
present position. However, he was II
sport ~ every sense OF the word and
continued 10 take tea TO sleepy board.
ers stand behind their chairs at din.
ncr ana open The door like any full
hedg butler.
l.coua talked, with American free,
dom TO MIN Wncu she FOUND on, h,
had Deen nEnuug her sympathy wa!
wonderful. and the Honorable Bob!
was guilty ot convers!nE .r-rer thar
he had any right 10 as a servant IL
the house II his blu. blood novct