News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-16

lnefe are FUMES In lime-kiln.
Miss Thornton!" exclaimed Mr.
Randolph. as, from force Of long
habit, he laid hat stick and gloves
on side table and then advanced
with a tentatively outstretched hand
oh how do you do?" asked Pa
mela, rising and offering her hand.
"Wo-won't you sit DOWN."
"Thank you; l will"
He took the other end of the couch,
crossed his legs in an effort to appear
thoroughly at home, and gazed almost
furtively at the apparition before him:
Ye gods and heaps of daffodils! What
a vision of loneliness, of charm,
grace, breeding, carriage and nur-
tured beauty! What bubbling well
of mirth; what a source of the light
of youth that never fails; what an
armful of divine delight!
"Er-I-er-told Mr.. Milyuns I'd
call" said Mr. Randolph.
"Yes?' eagerly countered Miss
Thornton.
"Er-I-said I'd be here at four"
supplemented Mr.. Randolph.
Eyes; he told me-" murmured Miss
Thornton. not quite so ardently.
"Er-it's just four now,' stated Mr..
Randolph.
$50 it u.s." agreed Miss Thornton
quite coolly, glancing at the clock and
registering surprise-tone quite calm
and dignified.
A long silence intervenes. The lady
could easily break it, but won't. She
has gathered somewhere that silence
is often a club. Mr.. Randolph evil
IDENTIFY shares the intuition he must
say something and does.
''I've been very busy since saw
you last"
How Interestingly"
Eyes; it 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
a great idea"
Really"
Eyes; I'm going to start the Man.
haitian Chaperoned Cab company"
"The what?" asked Miss Thornton,
forced to show interest in the prepos-
ferrous project i'm 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. 1T doesn't sound like
much of an idea until you follow it
plain 1t to your"
"Oh, ce-certainly"
"Well, it all hangs on an invention
IF my ownLan attachment to-the or
binary taximeter of a miniature map
IF New York and vicinity and sort
IF se!smic-needle affair You set the
needle on the point in the map CORE
spending to where the cab starts from
life. Wherever the cab
goes, the needle shows the route in red
nix on the map, with time signal OF
low long it stopped at any given
lousl, park, store-er-et cetera.
Do you begin to get the idea"
"N-no,' said Miss Thornton.
"Just think a minute. Tired old
couple of conventional ideas and ac-
.ually beyond the age of dancing are
n horror of sitting up all night watch
ng daughter have a good time. Send
Ter in one of my cabs; the ink-route
will show just how straight she went
% the party, how long she stayed
md how she came back. forgot to |
mention the photograph attachment in |
Every vehicle. Take another case:
Man married to a pretty and very |
voung wife. Can't you hear him say,
Yes, my d-d-dear; you can go any
where if you'll take Chaperoned
yabY"
mo, / can't" said Miss Thornton
Iecisively, and stared meaningy at
he clock, as though she were worry
ne over her next engagement.
Mr.. Randolph flushed, rose hastily,
nd possessed himself of hat, stick and
loves.
II mustn't keep you" he said, "pve
ot an appointment in about five min
ties myself"
She rose, an- absent-minded look in
err eyes, and accompanied him to the
DOR of the room. He opened it and
ook his hand from the knob to shake
ood-by. Her hand reached out to-
Yard his listlessly, as though it had
ecome infected with the selfsame
roop that had assailed the corners
f her lips.
MAY I-er-call again?"
mo" cried Pamela, snatched back
er hand, threw both arms up against
ne dooriamb, dropped her curly head
pom them, and burst into tears.
Mr.. Randolph's northumberland
ane fell with a clatter; his gloves
uttered to the floor, and his new top
at, emitting a clucking, mirthful
Dund. hurtIed across the room. In
,ss time than it has taken to de-
,ribe these simultaneous events, he
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