Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-16
CHATTER i: JANUARY.
. me Car and his Majesty.

1t was such an unusually beautiful
and striking car that everyone looked
at II, then turned to look again.
This was what Christopher Race had
counted upon.
Good old Scarlet Runner!" he said
as he drove. Good old girl. you're
making your impression"
= Slowly the red car moved up Regent
street as far as Oxford Circus, where
il turned to roll back. like some great,
splendid beast pacing the length Of a
vast cage.
II was past O'clock; but the sky
was a blue and silver mosaic of stars
and electric globes pulsed with white
lights that struck and glinted on the
rich scarlet panels Of the automobile.
The army OF workers pouring home
from shop and factory, the army OF
pleasure-seekers pouring into restaur-
ant and theater, all looked at the car,
strafning their eyes to make out the
crest-gold and dark blue painted on
scarlet; and those among the crowds
who were women looked also at
christopher Race.
He drove alone, but he was dressed
ike gentleman, not In the gloried
livery Of chauffeur. He was thin,
dark, eagle-faced young man. with an
air Of breeding not contradicted by his
evident self-consciousness Ills mouth
clean -shayen---gave him strength Of
character, and his eyes sense Of hui
NOR and high daring.
The electric globes lit his face with
the fierce intensity OF theater foot
lights, revealing In II not one mean
line. But 1t was not only the good
- Lrl. IA no x.an No. ~
tention; 1t was his extraordinary be-
havior.
He sharply scanned each passerby
as II searching the crowd for some
lost friend: and whenever he caught
the eye OF q well-dressed man who
might, from his appearance, have a
good bank account and a correspond
ingly good position In society, up went
the eloved hand Of the motor-driver In
evident Invitation. At the same time
he smiled and slightly lifted his eye
brows SO that his whole face seemed
to ask q question.
No one responded to his agreeable
signals and he arrived ut the corner
" Charles street without stopping
once.
II this quiet thoroushfare OF re-
sneetable private hotels and better
cl61e lodging houses was drawn up an
automobile, handsome enough to rival
the red car. 1t was dark green In col
Or. and 1t stood silent and sad before
Z digcreet-iooking doorway--silent be-
cause, apparently, there was some ma
linn reason for its silence.
A he slowed down to pass the green
car, the discreet door opened and a
gentleman came out on the pavement
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ploIos.Aphs, N ~ many uiuch-alu-
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the first words spoken by the gentle.