Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-22
THE LOVE GAMBLER
By Virginia Terhune Van de Watel

ladies through the park and up Riv-
erside Drive. At the end of an liour
he left Mrs. Duffield at her apart
ment ar d his young mistress at hCr
own home.
AS he opened the door of the car
| for her, Desiree gave a start of sur
Prise, and, following her glance, Da-
v1d saw that she had noticed the
wounds stripe on his right arm. lie
cursed himself for a fool for not
| having ripped off the bit of gilt
braid. He had become so accus-
toned to it himself that he had
actually forgotten that it might
| cause remark.
"Why-why"-th girl began. But
lie interrupted her so brusquely as
to sound almost rude.
"Am I to drive downtown now for
Mr.. Leighton, please?" he inquired.
She frowned. "I was about to give
you your ORDERS" she said coidly.
Il beg your pardon" he mur-
n.ureu.
81 e went on without seeming to
notice his apology.
You may call at Mr.. Leighton's
office for him. He will be ready by
| the time you get downtown. Unless
| he wants you this evening, | prob
ABBY shall not. But you might stop
] at the garage about 7.30 and see if
I We need the car. If we do, we will
telephone there"
Yes, Miss"
She looked after him as he drove
away, her brows drawn together in
annoyance or perpleXity.
A Queer Sort
A queer kind of fellow" she
! unused. Yet he certainly is good
| looking. But that wound stripe
the idea of having one of our boys
doing chauffeur's work for u.s."
Later she expressed this senti-
ment to her father.
Dad, do you know that Smith
has wound stripe on his right
| steeve?"
! Her father regarded her with a
| teasing smile.
Daughter, dear, you are seeing
tmngs. l noticed especially his
faded khaki coat this afternoon,
and he certainly had no wound
stripe on it."
Then he ripped it off after he
! saw me looking at it" she ex-
| claimed. II wonder if that is his
own coat after all-or if he bor-
rowed it."
From what he told me it may be
! his all right" Leighton repoined.
He does not impress me as an i'm
postor"
But, Dad, he did have a wound
stripe on his coat"
Well was the calm reply, "un-
| less he is liar, he rates one, my
dear"
What"
Il mean that he was in the serv-
ice and overseas" Samuel Leigh
ton explained in a practical tone.
And he got a bullet through the
lungs. So he came back here and
took job as chauffeur"
"Oh, Dad! And he is driving us
around! / do not approve of it!'
And why not? Little girl, do not
be so idealistic. That was Just the
reason l did not mention his past to
you-for fear you would let senti-
ment run away with common sense.
The fact that a man has been at the
front does not mean that he is filter
to be college president"
She colored at his rebuke. 81 sup
pose | am over-romantic," she ad-
mitted.
We'll. don't be-" her father ad-
vised. IF man is fitted to attain
a certain position, he will attain it.
But the fact that he has proved
himself no Stacker does not mean
that he would not be happy as
chauffeur-or as street cleaner,
for that matter. He is just the same
chap he was before he donned I'm
Gle Sans uniform"
That reminds me-" Desiree sub
gested. Can't Smith have his livery
soon? 1 hate to order about a man
in the coat of the service"
That's nonSensen' her father de-
clared. However,. his overcoat is
very shabby. So I'll think about his
livery-although l suppose 1 should
wait until l get his reference"
II fancy his references will be all
| right" his daughter said quietly.
Ito Be Continucd)