The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-26

I her eyes, while Mrs. Hastings sighed a
sigh of great relief with each succeed
ing mile which rolled between her
daughter and that insignificant Pres
colt"
Uncle William was delighted to have
his favorite niece with him.
do you Shiny car about as well
as eyerf" he asked, pinching her rosy
cheek
when Mumsie let's me out, but she's
so afraid I'll smile on some man few
cents less than Millionaire that she
rarely lets me drive alone"
We'll, you can go alone here all you
like, and when you get tired Of driving
the car yourself Wen advertise for q
chauffeur"
One day soon after this an idea
popped into Mildred's little brown head
which refused to be silenced, and she
remarked casually to her uncle:
Il had a letter from Mumsie this
morning she's about ready to whisk
me home again. There's a brand-new
millionaire In town"
Bother take the millionaires. Ineed
you here"
Wen put off the evil day as long as
possible, uncle, but don't you think
we'd better get the new chauffeur and
let me break him in before have to
gof
well, maybe, but you tend to it
put the ad in and then I'll interview
the scamps as they come along"
OF course 1t couldn't have been MIL
dred's fault that there was only one
applicant in answer to their advertise
ment, and If Mildred was just wee bit
nervous when the applicant was being
interviewed Uncle William never ap-
peared to notice 1t. Mildred proceeded
vengeance. but II uncle noticed any
growing intimacy between the two he
made no comment.
Finally, Mildred decided to take On
Gle William into her confidence. The
luminosity between him and her mother
was thoroughly mutual, and she was
reasonably sure Of his being a strong
ally in any project which was some
thing Mrs. Hastings did not want
Il suppose you've guessed, uncle
dear, that Mumsie sent me here to get
me away from q man she didn't like2"
she queried.
perhaps"
swell, she did, and he's the very
incest man you'd ever want to know"
"Who is this paragon, anyway"
"At present he's your chauffeur, but
most of the time he's the smartest law
yer In our city"
And then uncle laughed long and
loud and merrily.
what are you going to do about it7"
he asked when he could get his breath.
I'm going to marry him by some
hook or crook, but 1 promised dear old
dad I'd never marry without Mumsie's
consent and l want you to help me
get It,"
Leave it to me, Milly, my girl Vol
nave HcA chtlHB Out VI our Hhnn SVt-
That same day Mr.. Hastings was
thrown into Mysteries by the receipt Of
the following telegram:
"Millie bound to marry my chauffeur.
What shall I dor"
A telegram being entirely too slow
for the enraged mother, she sought
refuge In a long-distance telephone
call, and when she finally succeeded In
getting Uncle William on the wire, she
was so fustered she could barely make
herself ineligible.
! "Has-has she married him yet p
she finally managed to ask.
mot yet Maria, but don't know
how long can hold out against her.
"Oh. save me, William-for your
dead brothers. sake-save me from this
awful disgraceT'
us there anybody there-back homei
If she's bent on getting married, per
haps-"
-yes-there isw exclaimed
Mrs. Hastings. grasplng as a dying
man at the proverbial straw. "She's
been in love with Harry Prescott. 6
young lawyer. Tell her If she'll only
come home she can marry him any
time she wants to. I'll promise heI
anythingp
Uncle William went back to the Low
ers. accompanied by poorly concealed