Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-30
The Romance of Million Dollars BY nsaa"s

he died. There Vas nothins In money fos
me. but that did not matter, for ! ven, 10
France 10 drive ambuisnees"
She paused 10 sigh, hut that 10 all overt
! remained In France after tho sar. Jet
vept sometimes for Canada. 30 came back,
But without my father I could no, bear u
there. ] must work for my living. and this
country 10 90 wonderful for those who must
work. so came To sew York, I, seemed 10
ms quite ss possible for me 10 be . ehauf'
feur ss Tor man. so ! gave attention 10 such
Advertisements. ! brought my papers OF
service in France and came a. that lady d.
rseisd. inquirins my way TO Kent house.
But nrst ! went 10 quite the wrong house.
the large. old house which IL nearest TO this.
There il man there who was-unpIessani.
but now l am safely here"
Her recital was followed by another pro.
nouneed silence. Finally Mrs punbarton'
Kent said
"iet me SEQ those papers"
Marie haiuted. then took from her bosom
packet. She eurtssied when she presented
Il. Tho military salute and the femme cur
tesy were quaint combination. but no one
smiled and no one spoke. though Mrs Dun
barton.iient spent some moments over the
papers.
Then she looked up and asked abruptly:
What did that drunken beast at whose
house you inquired say 20 your"
Among other unrep~atsbis things dsroea-
tory 10 the mistreas Of Kent house the man
had said. SO. you PRETTY little chicken. you
are proposing TO chauffeur that old hippo
potamus about. arc your" Then he had put
his arm around Marie.
"He was impcruncnt. madame" she sAid
In confusion.
did you 20 into his houss!- Mrs. Dunbar.
ton.kent demanded.
Il knocked upon the knocker. madame.
and he opened the door a little way and
asked what wished. Then. when ! said
wished Mrs. Dunbsrton- Kent. he said. Come
in. We talked In the hail. and from what
he said l knew instantly II was not Kent
House In which was. and went quickly"
UNI Allen Colfax gave mo bad mama
did he?"
"He Is quite too despicable to be noticed
by any one, madame!" Mario declared
warmly.
us that so? What did he do!'
Mare's eyes lost their softness. Il struck
him In the FACET was necessary" she 70
turned succnctly.
This flash Of speech ELECTED sudden
chuckle from Mrs. Dunbarton Kent. but she
made no comment.
Marie had caught the gaze Of both young
men-West, who WAS smiling encouragtngly
at her now, and Breck, who was regarding
her stonily. When she drew OF her coat she
was crimson. She stood revealed. blushing
vividly, slender and petite and uniformed In
tannish brown, a mannish jacket and
breeches and tan boots laced to the knee. .
picturesque ensemble. to which was given
touch Of color. red silk scarf wound about
her throat and the ends thrown over her
shoulder. Her throat was discolored still
from her experience on the train, and she had
muffied It well TO hide the bruises.
She eyed Mrs. Dunbarton-Kent confusedly
and anxiously.
II designed this for being chauffeur to my
father. hope It does not displease you. ma.
dame" She felt that her case was hopeless.
She was oppressed. She felt curious dis.
comfort. as II she were being accused Of
wrongdoing. With the exception Of the
blonde young man with the pleasant face
they all stared at her 20 intently and coldly!
I'm pay you sixty dollars a month and
board and room," Mrs. Dunbarton.Kent said
abruptly Your room Ii above the garage"
Marie was astounded and vastly pleased.
Thank you, madame" she said quickly,
and courtesied.
lou nave IIunk, suppose!
"Yes, madane-at the boarding house In
the CITY,"
Every well-Il send for 1t. Give her
pencil and paper. West. Write your name
and the address and your instructions, II
you have any,"
When West supplied her Marie dropped on
one knee and, using the other for an impro-
vised desk, compiled with Mrs. Dunbarton-
Kent's request. Hers was the attitude Of an
officer IN the field penning a dispatch. entire
ly without sek-consciousness and gravely
earnest She was pleasing picture ~ well:
The bend Of her head revealed the little femi.
nine curls at the nape Of her neck. West
smiled down on her, watching her appre-
ciatively
Mrs. Dunbartor- Kent took possession Of
the paper then turned to Breck.
Take her out to the garage Breck, and
show her the cars and her room. You can
bring the car around at four o'clock. Angou..
leme."
She pronounced the name correctly, for,
despite her remarkable bulk and rough
speech, Mrs. Dunbarton-Kent was lettered.
She wore an apparent red wig: her small
eyes looked pugnaciously out Of 4 huge
countenance and her chins were treble:
nevertheless there was an air Of culture
as well as an amount Of impressive force
about the big woman: one could not stand
in her presence and not feel that she was
a parsonage. more because Of her individual
ity than because Of her wealth.
Breck stood motionless for a moment
Then he went to Marie and took her coat
from her arm. Its only q short dis.
tance." he said In an sxpressionless way.
T" You won't need it."
He spoke without looking at her. 1t was
West who smiled at her in the same en-.
couraging way in which he had when she
had been anxious and confused, and the
ever rebellious corners Of Marie's mouth
lifted in hedtant yet grateful smile Then
she followed the grim looking young man
who walked before her through the back
hall and straight out to the garage with.
out even turning bis head to ses whether
she followed him.
When Marie and Breck left the library
Gibbs preceded them to the back door.
which he held open for them. his eyes
lowered and without even a stolen glance
at them as they passed. He did not look
at Marie when she said softly. Thank
you y; he bowed only.
But on entering the kitchen Immediately
Afterwards Gibbs whispered in the cooks
ear, and, with . startled air, she went with
him to the rear window. where together
they watched Marie's progress to the "a
rage. Breck had opened the big garage
doors wide, 80 Gibbs and the cook could
-. +hsno preck taking Marie I'm tn shov