The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-21
Peters Salary Was
Doubled
By H. IRVING KING

ID OBERT RANGELY, seated In
IN his luxurious ear. was being
driven down Il certain avenue
wherein are many shops and res
taurants Of the respectable but hot
fashionable sort. Peter Neilan.
his chauffeur. was driving slowly.
owing to the traffic. Robert was
well pleased with the world and with
himself. He had riches. youth,
family" and was engaged to
Flora Bediow, the belle of Tie sea-
son. AS the ear crept along he
was suddenly aware of an exceed
ingly pretty girl who, from the
neichboring sidewalk was casting
repeated chances in his direction.
They were such Chances, too. as
any young man would feel pleas
urable sensation in having q pretty
girl cast at him. Admitting ana
affectionate might characterize
them; and Robert was so perfectly
well aware of his many eXcellen-
cies that he would have been the
last person in the world to CON
denim any young lady from sharing
in his own opinion of himself. But
II was with no thought OF treason
TO Flora that lie watched the
maiden as she paused for an In
slant at the door of restaurant,
cast one more Of her ravishinS
looks in his direction. and dlsap-
nenrad into the establishment.
The next afternoon as he stepped
n
feur, "Peter. drive down - ave
nue.. the same route we took yester-
day-and when we come TO
street, drive slowly And so 1t
came aLout that at the same hour
as the day before they were at
the same rlace-and there was the
nretty girl again, walking along the
sidewalk toward the same restau-
rant and casting the same sort OF
plences toward the Rangely ma
chine. "What a fool | am,
Thought Robert when the girl had
disappeared into the restaurant.
"The poor girl is evidently in love
with me-there was no mistaking
the looks she cast in my direction.
7 mustn't let her see me again"
And Peter Neilan thought: What
IN hlazes possessed the boss to
want 10 drive down here today, l
wonder? | saw Kfttie out Of the
corner of my eye going toward the
restaurant. / am sure she was
looking at me; but i didn't dare to
look in her Objectionable boss
raises Ned If I recognize any OF my
friends on the street while l am
driving him. I'll see Kittie tonight
and explain"
And that night he saw her and
did explain.
"Ob. that's all right" said Kittie;
"you told me your boss didn't like
Won 70 recognize anybody when you
were out with him. But he! he ~
and Kittie giggled very deliciously,
won lest oughter seen the way ne
rubbered at me. You'd nave
thought | had been making goo-goo
ewes at him instead of at you-the
way he looked. Amt he the silly
guy!'
"Well," replied Peter, 'ff ever
catch him making eyes at you III
punch his head and throw up my
lob. And as soon as get raise
IN take you out Of that blamed res
taurant and We'll set up housekeep-
i.g In the little fiat we looked at
last week-or one just like it.
The next morning Robert Range
ly sat In his bachelor apartments
In doleful dumps. He and Flora
Bedlow had had a falling out.
Flora had intimated that Robert
was conceited. Robert had taken
offense-and there had been quar-
rel. He felt that Flora did not
appreciate him, and 1t cut him TO
the heart-f0r he was really IN
love with Flora. When --e came 10
think 1t over there were lots OF
people WHO failed to appraise him
at his proper worth.
But there was one star In the
darkness that girl down on -
avenue who evidently worked In
Restaurant and xhc-a sanlfll exe2