Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-01-02
Broken Rules
By DWIGHT T1NoLE SCOTT


Copyright, 1919 by the Mcclure News
paper syndicate)
In the year of sur Lord nineteen
eight, one who could wear a white
vest and mix cold OF hot exhilarating
things and keep the customers smiling
into the big mirror earned forty or
fifty dollars week; for some fifteen
minutes Of strenuous exercise within
roped arena, twenty by twenty, GER
tain husky athlete is reputed to have
received fifty Thousand dollars; men
who could handle iron while 1t was
hot were earning twenty dollars day.
During this prosperous era the efforts
Of Rev. Horace Chitwood, whose 'let
not your heart be troubled" struck
soothlngly the deepest notes of mortal
woe, and whose "what God has Joined"
set vibrating the most sublime chords
Of human Joy, were appraised by So
ciety at six hundred dollars year,
and he got that much-some years.
So when Reverend Chitwood died he
left a mortgage on the little home in
Jersey town, twenty-eight dollars in
back salary, determined widow and
Little Chit.
ut is the only thing I can do we'll
and had rather 1t would be here than
elsewhere"
Indeed Mrs. Chitwood, have never
forgotten those pies and that cake you
made for the church supper and re-
member my promise perfectly" 1t was
the steward who spoke. He had once
been q member of Reverend Chit
woods congregation. SO Mary Chit
wood became pastry cook at big
beach front hotel, and because school
was out and because Mary Chitwood
wanted him near, Little Chit became
bellboy extraordinary out in front.
whats all the excitement, sonny2"
old Colonel Job, the hotels most con-
sIstent crouch, paused, slipped hand
full Of "coppers" into the lads snug
coat pocket and patted Little Chit on
the head.
"Oh, haven't you heard, colonel2 The
Money Princess Is coming today"
"Huh-that child in Chicago that
there has been SO much in the papers
aboutT
"Yes, sir, the real Money Princess
and she Is coming to our hotel today"
"Tell us about 1t, dear" prim old
Miss Harvey, who spent the year
round in the hotel and who had seri-
ously wanted to adopt "her pink-faced
cherub," drew Little Chit near to her
chair.
"You see she Is the richest little girl
In the whole world. But she hasn't
any mother or father, or even aunts
or cousins" explained Little Chit quite
seriously. "But she is coming on a
private train with lot Of people who
look after her and they have fixed up
almost a whole third floor for them"
The honklng of automobile horns,
the clatter of bags upon the marble
floor, the forward rush of bellboys and
porters; they arrived. The Money
ilhNC6o was dllhOSI AOot III lAiC
hubbub. Came her governess, came
her nurse, came her music teacher
came her maid, came her housekeeper,
came her eminent DIR. Louise Craig
Lakeland, the child hyglenist, came
others and the servants Of others.
Little Chit picked up a small black
bag, trimmed in gold. He touched his
cap and smiled. The Money Princess
smiled back.
When they reached their floor there
came the hubbub of inspecting rooms.
Dr. Louise Craig-Lackland knew that
the scientific principles Of ventilation
had been violated. She got out an in
strument with a fan wheel and dial.
And OF all things The music teachers
room was done in salmon and laven-
der, the housekeeper had ordered roses
there were sweet peas in all the
vases, the rooms faced the east, the
morning sun would annoy-to be sure
the ocean was inconvenlently In that
direction. too-could they make their
apartments do?
Again Little Chit touched his CAP
and smiled at the small girl standing
In the midst of all this commotlon and
looking very sweet and very lonely
and very much like any other little
girl Of twelve might look who had long
yellow curls and red lips and pink
cheeks and blue eyes.
Again the Money Princess smiled
back and opened little gold mesh
purse that hung from her graceful
young arm.
mot from you, princess"
The Money Princess closed the bag.
"You know" said she, II like you, lit.
tie boy, very much"
"And l like you, too, princess"
1t was a week later and Little Chit
had just delivered fee water Quite
suddenly but softly the door opened
and the Money Princess slipped into
the hall. She put her fingers over her
lips.
Listen, Little Chit" she whispered,
III am running away from them"
Little Chit stood transfixed.
did you ever" she continued, have
to eat food that had been all weighed
out for you, and have to learn French
verbs for an hour each day and prac-
tice old finger exercises every after.
noon, and have that old DIR. Louise
Craig-Lackland shopping around with
watch in her hand every time you
went in bathing, and some one always
warning you against playing with
other children on the beachf"
Little Chit admitted that his life had
not 10 far been complicated by any OF
these things.