Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-09-24

'ioiVh vi IoFtIIHtSS VI Silui III
grace. breeding, carriage and nuT
tured beauty! What bubbling wei
OF mirth; what source Of the ligh
of youth that never fails; what al
armful of divine delight!
"Er-l-er-told Mr.. Mlyuns II
call said Mr. Randolph.
"Yes?" eagerly countered Miss
| Thornton.
"Er-I-said I'd be here at four,
! supplemented Mr. Randolph.
'Yes; he told me-" murmured Miss
Thornton. not quite so ardently
"Er-it's just four now" stated NJ
Randolph.
so II ls." agreed Miss TherntOn
quite coolly, glancing at the clock and
registering surprise--tone quite calm
and dlgnified.
A long silence Intervenes. The lady
could easily break II. but won't. She
| has gathered somewhere that silence
Is often a club. Mr.. Randolph evil
IDENTITY shares the intuition; he must
say something and does.
"l've been very busy since saw
you last"
"liow Interestingly
"Yes: II has benin spots. I've
er--been studying the under side of
the upper world through a hole In the
front glass of taxi. 1t has given me
great idea"
'ReallyT"
"Yes; I'm going to start the Man
haitian Chaperoned Cab company"
1.-THE whatT asked Miss Thornton,
forced to show interest In the prep0s
ferrous project In spite of the fact that
her eyes were growing more and more
wounded and the corners of her trem>
ulous mouth were dropping farther
and farther south.
"Chaperoned Cab company repeat
ed Mr.. Randolph. his broad brows
puckering in serious thought over his
wide blue eyes. III doesn't sound like
much OF an idea until you follow It
out. Would you like to have me ex-
plain 1t to your"
"Oh. ce-certainly."
well, 1t all hangs on an invention
of my own-an attachment to the or
binary taxlmeter of miniature map
of New York and vicinity and sort
of seismic-neede affair. You set the
needle on the point in the map CORE
spending to where the cab starts from
in--er--real life. Wherever the cab
goes, the needle shows the route In red
ink on the map with a time signal Of
how long 1t stopped at any given
house. park, store-er--et cetera.
Do you begin to get the idea?'
"N--no," said Miss Thornton.
"Just think q minute. Tired old
couple OF conventional ideas and ac-
tually beyond the age of dancing are
In horror of sitting up all night watch
Ing daughter have good time. Send
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. forgot to
mention the photograph attachment In
every vehicle. Take another case:
Man married to pretty and very
young wife. Can't you hear him say,
Yes, my d-d-dear; you can go any
where IL you'll take a Cbaperoned
CabY"
mo, can't" said Miss Thornton
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.
II mustn't keep you" he said, ave
got an appointment in about Ave min
utes myself
She rose, an absent-minded look In
her eyes, and accompanied him to the
door Of the room. He opened It aud
took his hand from the knob to shake
good-by. Her hand reached out to-
ward his llstlessly, as though II had
become infected with the selfsame
droop that had assailed the corners
of her lips.
"Aiay I-er-call again."
'sNoy" 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 Northumberland
cane fell with CHATTER; his gloves
fluttered 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:
ssNIlss -Pamela--Pam, you
dearest and sweetest Of all the little
women In the world Oh, darling,
don't cry; but If you must, theu cry
on me--so! That's right, my precious;
nut your arms round my neck and
hold me close. S-strangle me. b.
but lever, never let me CO."
He stopped gradually, picked her up,
and made for the couch. Just before
he got there, ne reached small
prayer rug OF Persian design and Of
o,.oat yaIue. one of many such oases