Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-28

idol. What do you think of him?" she
asked.
with proper training he might be made
man"
Yes. but where and how is he to get
that training?"
Il don't know. 1 shall have to think
1t over"
But what nave you to do with it?"
"Oh. ! take up all kinds of missions
you know"
week later Mr.. Claude Ducharme
Hazleton was taking his usual saunter on
the avenue when an auto drew up to the
curb. and a lady opened the door of the
tonneau and called: "See here moment
my man,"
Claude halted and looked all around for
my man." but had failed to find him
when the lady continued: "It is you l
mean"
"Aw-awl Can be of assistance?"
MY chauffeur here has been taken
H."
Us thath tho?"
"Can you run an auto?"
"Thertinly, ma'am."
You lisp, but | shall have to take
the chances. Jump in and drive me
home"
But you thee, ma'am--"
IT see that you have plenty of time
! to oblige a lady IL you choose to do So"
got up. and he had mile TO drive that
auto. In that mile he saw at least fifty
! persons he knew, and who looked at
| him in amazement. 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 a bit like a
man who had been i'll.
you drove very safely" said Miss
Catherine Bolton as she descended.
please accept of this"
The this was a dollar bill.
"Oh, no, no, no.
"But don't want to take up your time
for nothing. my good man."
| Claude was so 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. II could not be any one in
his set or he would not have been mis-
\ taken for a chauffeur. Great Scott Mr..
Claude Ducharme Hazelton taken for a
! "my mani"
There are schools which break you
OF lispipg." said the lady as she turned
TO climb the steps.
| Insult TO injury!
II nevah did thee the likethp' lisped
Claude as he made for the nearest club.
He wanted to get on by himself and
/ think II over and find out who was who,
/ and whether he could ever rise from the
humiliation. when a fellow elubman came
dashing up to him TO eXclaim:
shake. me boyl ! didn't think you
had II In your
"Whath you mean?'
why, 20 act as a chauffeur on the
street. 1t was done on wager. of
/ course"
1T wath," replied Claude. seeing a
way out OF II.
Hope you've won a thousand"
"Just FIVE times thath"
"S'death! Youth be the lion OF the
clubr
Claude saw a way out Of IL. and
worked II 10 his benefit No one told
! him the name Of the lady, and he had
dreams about her and went around chuck.
ling 10 himself.
''Bai Jove, but she took thath way OF
getting acquainted with me. and
thought all the time she was trying tC
humiliate me- hope We may NEE
again.
They did a week later. He wal
sauntering about again and stood look
ing into a store window, when the sam.
lady turned aside and said; Il have
package az the bookstore across the wa,
that want 70 send home by a trust,
hand."
i.Aw-aw," he replied IN his surprise
"Do you want 70 earn a quarterf"
Earn a quarterf'
yes: by carrying the package hom'
FOR me"
eMadam-miss am no msssense
boyf'
eThen. excuse me- / surely though
you were hanging around for i9b Why