Washington telegraph., 1921-06-03
PART ~.
The Ascent 70 Mars.

Aht1S Siitn httTNeg, CHduUeuf, vice Ihl-
riciS O'Reilly, ex-driver of the Village
Cab cOmpany's No. 1898, skidded that
vehicle disastrously to the curb In
froat of the Poppy club and, as re-
SUIT Of his criminal negligence. in con-
3uacflon with Miss Imogene Pamela
1hsrntons reprehensible peeking oc-
cusation, hurled that young lady to the
zuidefe OF the sidewalk on her hands
-4sd knees, he leaped from his seat on
- spontaneous impulse TO help her to
her feet and administer every kind OF
arst comfort that the occasion seemed
60 demand.
Two considerations, however, shot
.Fom the double-barreled blunderbuss
,u9 RidicuIe ard Honor, caught him on
the wing, as 1t were, and DETECTED
his Elight from west to east with a
sharp turn due south at the corner of
kifty-seventh street and Sixth avenue.
an the first place, out of the corner of
ttSs eye he had seen his one-time
friends, Mr.. Nearton, Mr.. verries and
Mr. Berry descending the shallow club
Front steps In an avalanche; In the
-SecOud place, he suddenly recollected
that Miss Thornton was an heiress.
high above his present station and
Hntent, as he had gathered from be-
Fvece1 the lines in various advertise
sscnts la the local press referring to
she location OF his person, on thank
tsog and otherwise recompensng him
sdcr turning to the right In a matter
" ten thousand dollars a year. un-
Warned Increment.
As he gazed for one too brief second
Stbwn into the pleading eyes and ador-
oesy eager face of this lovable vision
-ss her hands and knees which II
seemed unbelievable he had once held
se his arms. only the oft-repeated
fsSorite poem OF his nurse:
n couId not love thee. dear. so much
Loved not honor more.
Hzcpt him from facing the avalanche
OF rSdicule and giving the eternally
scsrching Diogenes with his lantern
= rur for his money. As previously
stated, II was not to be. Mr.. Ran
tyoiph turned from the waiting arms
af the sweetest temptation ever re-
niged by man and made his swift way
IN the sanctum of Mr.. TOurke
OSShauglnessy, foreman-mRnnger of
rhe Village Cab company
~Tourise," said Mr.. Randolph, "Tm
ghruugh. Smashed mp the two off
-o1Ileeis of my wagon on the curb in
I'roat of the Poppy club. Dock me
ehIrty, please, and make out my pay
check"
Through, Slim? WhadGa "a meanr'
said Mr.. O'Shaughncssy. Think I'm
xoin' to sack you for skid on q day
Hike this2 Pay for your fun kid, but
cake another wagon
Robert Randolph alias Slim Her
Sey. ss1oS1 his head.
you doa't understand" he said
live lost my nerve"
Lost your nerve" gaspcd Mr.
>O'Shaughnessy. ''Whadda yu mean by
teJIin' mc lie like that? Come on
BaW= draw map! Did ye Kill the
Tusjdc.''
-oh, mo- said slim; that's Just it.
mean, the young lacy ia very much
siI right"
II begin 10 get you" mrrmured
Tos-izc. "Skirt Oh your track, chi
A looS OF pity followed by one OF
toyaI;y c-ept into his eyes. Look
here, SLIM" lie continued: Il know
dat tr:i:i' tu trick a female is Ike
piay;n' aCckcy with r stick o dyna
srsIte. tut we got n lot O. high cards tG
draw to First shot out o the box
all the boys here is .or you. Then
tshers's your friens. the Force. | wnnt
20 tell you, slim, you're the first driver
4 ever had that could fattcn out a COZ
on q buzy day an make him think Il
was n Joke"
-<Thanks," said Mr.. Randolph. hui
Si,sak his head sadly.
--NaU, Ilsten," resumed Mr.
0'Sbaughnessy: I'm goln' TO nave
the hays mp here as they come ir an
pI,t EN- on. In the @utcrGct. yoI sliT
out Cnr n makeup. Get sally Painter
rUlad the corner 10 tone yaU: face
down to the color Of your frcci;le5 do
Cttte iOb on yer eyebrow. an fS
"A deer seas IN the upper lin Of ycr
.spsal,n' tube. Get me-"
u. pard0iphS widely placed blue
eyes narrowed N an effort 10 examine
the proposition shrewlly from al
obSieS- dul tuc HbHt "' "'l' '"N ''N
Scg;un!uG to dawn across the troub''
q. ais homes; face when there cam'
= sharp knock on the door. foliowc;
aromptly hy the rattle OF the loos'
kncb asJ the unCercmoniOus entry
of ons b'rdlike. bald-hcodcd. dappe
corporation lawyer .tnd tNp corpuIen
EuE-ShOe plaln-clothcs men
'Teoet .,%Gt iile. 2iifEflNptd III
outrage NJ U'Shaughnessy.
THE legal ngtt paid him no heed ap'
ladvance,i on the fust-wlltinc Sl!m Ier
yer with suis,rctcbed hand.