The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-09
The TrifIing of Raymond McVitt.

The Trifling of Raymond McVitt.
BY DoDD CASTOR
Author of The Mashie Curve" Gala
bash or Meerschaum," "Pur1 Two"
THE Osculatory Gentleman" eta
CHAPTER I-(Continued).
Let it not be supposed that Hattie
| McVitt covered against the golden
oak buffet through fear of her hus-
band. She knew Raymond. She was
writers, one of whom the author is
which. make it a point to inject a thrill
in the concluding paragraph of every
installment of serial story.
Nor was Raymond angry with his
wife. He had paid little attention TO
what she said. He had long realized.
having been married more than TWEEN
| ty years, that no man can pay close
attention to everything his wife says
| at the same time properly attend to
his business. Need the author say
more?
The thing that angered Mr.. Mcvitt
was the spectacle. witnessed through
a window, of the hired girl depositing
la perfectly good empty lard can in
the garbage receptacle. Raymond Nc
Witt deplored waste. Nothing was so
likely to infuriate him. But he was
careful to say nothing to the hired
girl about it, she having his number.
The hour of nine o'clock having ar
rived, Amos brought the car around
to the front door and Raymond McVitt
prepared to wend his way to the busy
marts of commerce, in which he was
an important figure. he having more
chattel mortgages than any other cap
! tain of industry in the little city.
They called Amos the chaw-fer,"
but he was much more than that He
cut the grass. hoed the garden. stocked
the furnace. carried out the ashes,
washed the windows, beat the rugs
and performed many other personal
services for his employer. The news
| travelled slowly to Amos He did not
know 'chaw-fer" is a skilled me-
chanic. And, for that matter, Amos
wasn't.
! 1t was after they had turned into
the ruck of traffic along the smooth,
asphalted surface of Commercial street
that rate wrote new episode into
Raymond McVitt's life and turned the
cure 1t of it. The car was held up at
the Eighth street crossing and RAY
mond fidgeted at the delay. A woman
who had diamonds to offer as Sc
curity wss coming to borrow money
at 10 o'clock and Raymond wished to
receive her personally.
| 1t was in this moment of exaspera-
tion that feminine figure caught Ray
J monds eye. The thing that first at
tracted him was that the lady was a
blonde. Having married a brunette,
! Raymond naturally was partial TO
+ blondes and always looked them over.
the young lady in question was neat.
! trim and 1.-the. Need the author say
she wore diaphanous drapery and a
blouse of georgette silk? She was, in
whose ''soing-away' suit would be of
| navy blue tricotine. AS yet she had
not gone away" but no young wo-
man OF that type need ever despair.
Raymond gazed upon her in rap
ture. She's a peach!" he calculated
| quite audibly.
What say?" said Amos, who was
on familiar terms with his employer.
| Raymond McVitt was a wizard at
the instantaneous recovery 81 said
we must hurry IL we reach the office
in time Raymond replied Just then
the traffic opened up and let them
| thru.
Amos stepped on her. The car sped
on its way. Just as Amos sienaled for
the turn into Lombard street a fair
haired chiid-dressed all in white with
pink ribbons-left the curb and
| dashed into the pathway of the speed
| ing car. The child could not have
been more than or years Of age
That 1t was a girl child was at once
apparent. No boy child could have
of brakes. A woman screamed.
tTo be continued)
Eph Wiiey's notion of strong man
| Is one who can appear in a group pic
ture with the president of the United
1 States and afterward Withstand the
| temptation to have the picture framed.
| Ludenderff makes progress. He
admits his suspicious that there were
American soldiers in France had. by
September 2s, developed into a GER
| tainty
Il HOUSEHOLD HINTS