Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-08
CHAPTER XVII.
.pyright 1919, Star Company

liCiSI pOuddiu Ileiu pullI up QullS
a pretty little with Smith
as the hero, by the time she reached
the large building in which were
many doctors offices-that of her
dentist among others.
h smiled into the chauffeur
face as he helped her from the car.
THANK you, SMITH" with a cor
diality that surprised him. II have
really enjoyed my trip around here.
And 1 shall keep you to your prom
Use to give me instructions when l
am ready to buy another car"
The chauffeur lifted his hat and
bent his head with a grace hat she
did not fail to notice and to which
she thrilled. But he made no reply.
Nor did he speak until he was
well on his way back to the florists.
Then his words were very low.
! well, what the devil is the mat
ter with herr" he muttered. shes
a lady; I'm a chauffeur. Why
should she be so deadly polite to
me? 1t was nice, though" he
added with a little glow of gratifi-
cation, ito be talked to by one of my
own kind as if l were also one of
her kind. She may not have much
sense, but she is a pleasant little
thing"
Then he dismissed Helen from his
mind.
This was destined to be his day
for driving Miss Leighton's friends
about. When he had left Desiree
at the house of the sick friend to
whom she vas taking flowers, and
while he was waiting outside for
her, she r~eappeared and beckoned
him up the steps.
smith" she said, Mrs. Bassett-
my friends mother-has not been
out of doors for several days. /
want you to take her for a little
turn through the park while | stay
here with Miss Bassett. The car is
not big enough for both of us to
go, you see-So p
She paused as she saw the mans
eyes shift from her direct gaze. Her
mention of the small car had re-
called to him his carelessness of
last night. She was no longer
angry with him, and she was sorry
h had been so tactless as to re-
mind him of his misadventure.
II want to stay here and talk
to Miss Bassett anyway" she sup
plemented hastily. 80, even if
we had the limousine, l would not
go with her now
Subtle Change
AS she spoke, David's ayes met
hers again and she saw in them a
subtle change, as if in his heart
he were thanking her for some
thing. Which was in reality, just
what David DeLaine was doing. He
knew that Desiree's temper was
of the French variety - quickly
reused, soon burned out. But he
also knew hat she was proud.
FThnrnfnrn ha pvoc 80 thof "a I'll
been no easy thing for her to speak
as kindly as she did of not need
ing the limousine when she knew
hat it vas his fault that she was
not using it.
Yes,-she was adorably kind. He
a this to himself as he drove
Mrs. Bassett through the park. He
was glad that his elderly companion
ignored him,-just as if he had been
a part of the car, for then he need
not speak, but could recall D~esiree's
gentle tone, could try to remember
how soft her dark eyes had looked
when she had assured him thai even
If the limousine had been in use,
she would not have gone with Mrs.
Bassett.
Then he called himself a fool and
tried to bring back a little of the
indignation he had felt only an hour
ago at Miss Leighton's d~ispleasure.
But it was useless. He really could
not blame her for having been dis
pleased. And anyway, even If she
had been unjust, she had every eX-
cuse for being so.
Only once did Mrs. Bassett speak.
This vas as she parted from Smith
at her daughters house.
THANK you for a refreshing and
pleasant drive" she said.
Then, before he could guess her
intention, she pressed a dollar bill
into his hand, and started into the
house.
But David hurried after her and
stopped her at the door.
Pardon me, madam" lifting his
hat and holding the bill out to her.
II cannot take this"
She answered him with a majes-
terial wave of the hand.
What Could he Do?
"That's\ all right" she said. 81
always hand something to my
friends chauffeurs when they take
me driving"
Before he could protest further,
she swept past him into h door
thai a maid held open for her.
David returned to the car, amused
and indignant. Yet what else could
he expect?
Later, as he drove Desirce Leigh
ton uptown, they had to wait at
one of the cross streets, where there
was n block in The trafhc.
David took his opportunity to toss
his dollar tip into the box OF "a
young woman wearing n salvation
Army hat. He hoped hat his COM
panion had not seen the action, but a
moment later she commented upon
1t.
ut was nice of you, smith, to give
a dollar to that girl. The salvation
Army are doing a wonderful work
both here and overseas. 1t Is right TO
encourage them as much as possi-
BILE"
David must say something. He
felt as IL he were an impostef In