News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-02

ropnd her anElps, he began to talk.
~ hnew vow; know Sport: knew
Maggie Just once | met you all. and
I've. never forgotten. couldn't" He
smiled crookedly. You and I sat down
so hard together and you cried out,
My. what bumpr and laughed and
lauched-just Ike tonight back there
ut the stagc-door Of the Crocodile"
Pamela stopped crying.
$50 YOU were that avfuly nice
hoy" she said disclosing tear-stained
cheeks and looking him over as though
she were lnventorylng a long list Of
points Of deterioration
Robert Hervey Randolph. six feet
tall freckled-n0sed. open-faced. blue
eyed and broad-shouldered. looked IN
at her almost appeaIlngly as If his
whole sum and substance were CRYING
ont to be appraised at face value but
no less
THAT'S me-" he said vapidly. my
name is Robert Hervey Randolph
Some people call me Bob some
'Herv. and the sidey ones say
= Randy"
"And | shall call you Mr.. Ran
dolph'" said Miss Thornton brayely
and then broke into: "After-after
I've th-thanked you again and-and
again from my heart I'm going now"
THAT'S a wrong guess" said Robert.
smiling happily-he didn't know exact
ly why. 'T'm the one that's going. aft
err you promise NE that youIl STAY
here until ten o'clock tomorrow. But
before we come to that, please don't
thank me ever. It's selfish, but I'd
simply love TO have you remember me
as Bob or Herv or. Mt the very worst,
Randy. Won't you?"
She looked this way and that before
she let her face ripple to its wondrous
smile
"I'll go as far as Randy" she con-
coded miSchievously; then the smile
went and the shadow came "But
really can't stay here, you know"
Mr. Randolph leaped to his feet,
reached her in q single stride and
caught her by both wrists. Look al
me-" he said. eff you won't promise
to stay here without break till ten
o'clock tomorrow and thereafter at
your pleasure, I'll stay myself and
hold you. Now, do you or don't youf
One-two-"
81 do"
"Do what?" inquired Robert.
81 promise"
MAKE yourself absolutely at home.
then" he said, as he dropped her
hands and turned toward the door.
II feel like Christmas eve," said
please tell me what's going to hap
penn"
you've guessed it-Christmas" he
answered enigmatically. tossed the
latch-key on the table, and left her.
She can be excused for spying upon
him from the curtained window. She
saw him awake the cabman, and then
watched the pantomime Of a long col
loquy.
"Oh" she moaned "No wonder!
The awful. awful price of those horrid
clock things! Why did let him tell it
to waltz
Presently she was amazed to see
both the driver and Mr.. Randolph dis
appear into the dark recesses of the
cab and close after them its door. For
twenty breathless minutes she
watched, tormented by the thought
that they had retired to have it ont
where they wouldn't be disturbed by
the police. But at last they issued
both of them. Mr.. Randolph proceed
ed to crank the car and then, walking
rather strangely went off, headed
west; the driver mounted his box,
threw in the clutch, and scurried to
he east as though he were off to
meet the morning.
Strange doings!" thought Miss Imo-
rene Pamela Thornton, as she turned
rom the window to start on a private
y conducted voyage of discovery.
Strange doings, indeed, and stranger
till could Imogene Pamela have heard
is well as seen. This is what really
Mr.. Randolph awoke the
gently but thoroughly; then
lie said:
Look here: l. want to buy your
wagon"
"Gowan, boss; wot dyer take me
or? Here l been freeZih' most to det'
er two mortal hours an a gent like
ou starts right in kickin' on the clock
1idout even readin' It,"
"Shucks ~ said Mr.. Randolph.
WHAT'S biting you? Never mind the
leter-reading here's twenty for you
forget that. Now tell me: Who
WINS your buzz-wagon? Your"
Nav; the Village Cab company"
eplied the saturnine cabman as he
tuffed the twenty-dollar bill into his
rousers pocket.
SWELL" said Mr.. Randolph. you
nd l are about the same build and |
We got a proposition for you. Change
Iothes. hand me over your cab. and |
Ike two hundred dollars to see your
Elf to another Job"