The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-04-07
Nous mouth were dropping Farther

ed Mr.. Randolph, his broad brows
puckering in serious thought over his
wide blue eyes. 1T doesn't sound like
much of an idea until you follow it
out. Would you like to have me ex-
plain it to your"
"Oh, ce-certainly."
"Well, it all hangs on an invention
Of my own-an attachment to the Or
dinarv taXimeter Of a miniature map
of New York and vicinity and a sort
of seismic-needle affair. You set the
needle on the point in the map CORE
sponding to where the cab starts from
in-er-real life. Wherever the CAP
goes. the needle shows the route IN req
ink on the map, with time signal or
how long it stopped at any gwen
house, park, store-er-et cetera'
Do YOU begin to get the idea!'
"N-no," said Miss Thornton.
"Just think a minute. Tired olo
couple of conventional ideas ana ac-
tually beyond the age of dancing are
in horror of sitting up all night watch
ing daughter have a good time. Seno
her in one of my cabs; the ink-route
will show just how straight she went
to the party, how long she stayed,
and how she came back. l forgot to
mention the dictograph attachment In
every vehicle. Take another case:
Man married to a pretty and very
young wife. Can't you hear him say,
Yes, my d-d-dear; you can 60 any
where if you'll take Chaperoned
Cab?"
mo, I can't" said Miss Thornton
decisNely, and stared meaningly at
the clock, as though she were worry
ing over her next engagement
Mr.. Randolph flushed, rose hastily,
and possessed himself Of hat, stick and
gloves.
81 mustn't keep you," he said, "I've
got an appointment in about five min
utes myself"
She rose, an absent-minded look In
her eyes, and accompanied him to the
door of the room. He opened it and
took his hand from the knob to shake
good-by. Her hand reached out to-
ward his listlessly, as though 1t had
become infected with the Selfsame
droop that had assailed the corners
of her lips.
"May I-er-call again.
"No!" cried Pamela, snatched back
her hand, threw both arms up against
the doorjamb, dropped her curly head
upon them, and burst into tears.
Mr.. Randolph's platinum-headed
cane fell with a clatter; his gloves
futtered to the floor, and his new top
hat. emitting clucking, mirthful
sound, hurtled across the room. In
less time than it has taken to de-
scribe these simultaneous events, he
had seized the sobbing girl in his arms
and was babbling as follows:
''Miss Tho-Pamela-Pam, you
dearest and sweetest Of all the little
women in the world! Oh, darling,
don't cry; but if you must, then cry
on me-so! That's right, my precious;
nut your arms round my neck and
hold me close. S-strangle me, b.
but never, never let me co.
He stopped gradually, picked her up,
and made for the couch. Just before
he cot there, he reached small
PRAYER rug Of Persian design and Of
great value, one Of many such oases
in the large expanse Of beautifully
yaxef flooring. The specified rug
seemed to take sudden offense at 1lr.
Randolph's rude football. 1t took to
itself wings and flew from under him.
The crash of two of the choicest bits
of Manhattan's humanity was terrific.
Above the din Of scattering furniture
could be heard the peal of a girls
clear laughter and presently a voice
ringing merrily through half-sWal-
lowed sobs:
"M-my-what a b-bump"
They sat on the floor, face to face,
and matched a treble: "Ha Ha!
Hal" with a heavy male: "HaW!
Haw! Haw!"
The terrified Tomlinson burst in up
on the scene and there are twenty-sX
adjectives that would have fitted the
look on his countenance, the first i've
being 'astounded," 'scandalized,"
amazed" "deprecating," "appalled."
"M-Master Robert! M-Miss 1mo-
gene!"
Pamela pointed one finger at him
weakly, and was off again to tumble
down another cascade Of laughter.
Tomlinson shook his solemn head from
side to side in a grieved and palsled
motion.
"Such doings! I never-no-l
never"
"Tomlinson is right" said Mr.. Ran
dolph solemnly, as he rose and helped
Pamela to her feet. II consider this
the most astonishing sample of de-
pertinent that has come to my immedl-
ate attention for-for ten years" He
turned to the unmollifed servitor,