Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-03
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tie home Of his sweetheart, Madge Van
Teller, chagrined because of her refusal
Of his proposal Of marriage His income
e1O.0oo q year, which he must surrender
Il g certain Miss Imogen Pamela Thorn.
ton (whom ha has seen only as a small
girl ten years before Ia found, IL not
considered by the girl of his heart ade-
euate to modern needs. In a don't cara
mood Randol0h enters a taxi, unseen by
the driver. and Is driven to the Rtage
SooT Of . heateF. A man he knowa
Duke Beamer, induces a girl to entAr the
S@s. beamer, attempting to follow. In
pushed back by Randolph and the cab
moves on. His new acquaintance tells
Randolph she Ia a chorus girl, and has
lest her position. She Ia in distress, even
hungry. and he takes her to his apart.
EaSnG There, after lunch, a chance re-
mark convinces him the girl is the miss
bag Pamela Thornton. He does not tell
her Of her good fortune, but secures her
promise 70 stay In the fat uRtil tho
Horning. and leaves her. In a whimsical
mood. aise realizing that the girls reap
peArance has left him practically penni-
less. he brides the taxi driver TO let him
take his Job. ana leaving word with the
legal representative Of the Thornton es.
tate where he can find Pamela, takes I'm
bis new duties under the name Of slim
Nervey." He loves the girl, but his prids
1orbids him approaching her under their
changed condition.
PART u.-One evening he is engaged
hy Beacher fremont, notorious profligate
70 drive him and Madge Van Teller to a
hostelry known as Greenwood" Aware
Of the evil nature Of the place, Randolph
drives the pair to Greenwood cemetery.
Infatuated, Beacher gets out of the cab
and Randolph leaves him there, taking
the girl (who has awakened to a reaIiza-
ton Of her folly to her home Madgs
recognizes him.
PART III.-In Randolph's apartment
Pamela, bordering over the strangeness
of the nights adventure, realizes she is
very much more than interested In the
young man. Next morning Mr. Borden
Milyuns, her familys legal representative,
informs her of her inheritance. Learning
that her acceptance of the money will
leave Randolph penniless, even the furni-
ture of the apartment belonging to her,
she proposes to divide the inheritance
with him Mr. Milyuns tells her RAN
dolph Ia unlikely to agree to such an ar
Management even If found. He, however,
agrees to do his utmost to find the young
man. Wide advertising and the employ
ment OF detective agencies fail to accom-.
plish this. Madge Van Teller tells Mr..
Milyuns OF her encounter with Randolph.
Knowing only that he 10 driving taxi
cab, Pamela sets out to find him. The
search naturally y long one, but finally
abe comes upon Randolph in front Of q
hotel. Unseen by him she enters his cab,
but when giving the starter her address
Randolph recognizes her voice. The
streets are slippery with snow. and In his
excitement he smashes the cab against
the curb. throwing the girl out
PART IV.-Stopping only to see that
Pamela is unhurt. Randolph fees from
the scene. While he il explaining his
mishap at the office Of the cab company
Mr.. MIlyuns appears. After much per-
guaslon Randolph agrees to call on
Pamela nine days after that time. He
also announces his intention Of sccumu-
Eating 10000 in the interval, and ar
ranges to drive a cab on the Wall Street
beat. There, as he had hoped, he picks
up q ''tip'' on the market. His entire
capital being in the neighborhood Of Se
he goes to one of his clubs and sits in Q
poker game, trusting to chance to secure
q stake that will enable him to play the
tip he has secured. He Is lucky and
runs his capital up TO an amount SUM-
Gent for his needs, His inside informa-
ton on the market proves correct and he
closes the deal with the sum he had de-
cided II was necessary to have IN order
to meet Pamela on a footing or eQuality.
Punctuai to the minute he calls on the
young lady, who had awaited his coming
with impotence, and at the close OF the
interview there is no question OF the d.
vision of the inheritance-or the spart-
menG
"M--my--what a b--bumpF
They sat on the floor, face to race,
and matched a treble: "Ha! ia
Hat" with q heavy male; "hs"
Hawi Hawr
The terrified Tomlinson burst IN up
On the scene and there are tWenty-s1A
adjectives that would have fitted the
hook on his countenGnce, the nrst h'e
being "astounded," "scandalizeu.
amazed" ."deprecating," appalled,
"M-Master Robert M-Miss inc
genet"
Pamela pointed one finger at MN
weakly. and was of again to tumble
down another cascade OF iaughteF'
Tornilnson shook his solemn head from
side to side In q grieved and paISiS"
motion.
"Such dOings! never-n0-'
never r.
''Tomlinson is right" said Mr., Kan,
dOlph s0lemnly. as he rose ana heipeu
Pamela to her feet. Il consider I',i'
the most astonishing sample OF ue
pertinent that has come to my inrneu''
ate attention for-for ten years nc
turned to the unmollified serVltoF'
'~Tomlinson," he continued, stu sup
porting the laughter-weakened Fai1eia
with one arm, II think 1t Is due you
20 explain that Miss Thornton anu
were merely rehearsing, or, rather 70
vivlng the occasion Of our hrSt mr.
ing. 1t was sitting just as you fouhu
rs that we first made each others nc,
Quaintance a decade ago, except 'la'
the encounter took place on the Wess
srn sidewalk of Fifth avenue at apous
the corner of Forty-eighth street
trust that this information Will cieas
up all doubts In your mind as to our
sanity, and that you will now leave
49, A. IN .,.o,,s nF certain Der"