New Britain herald., 1927-12-01
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 Lily Lexington is the spoiled only daughter of the Cyrus Lcxiugtons. who have always lived far beyond their means. She realizes her great est ambition when she becomes en- gagged to Staley Drummond, a. rich bachelor older than herself. On the day after he proposes to her she goes down town 10 meet her chum. Sue Cain. On the way she sees a man watching her, and feels herself oddly attracted toward him before she notices that he wears a uniform and stands beside a taXicab. Moved by some strong impulse, she jumps into the cab, forgetting Sue, and is driven home. He tells her on the way that he is cab driving because it pays fairly well and gives him his mornings to himself. He is working on a piston ring invention. Identification card, bearing his pie ture and his name, Pat France. Later he comes to her house to ask her for it, and Stalcy. overhearing their talk, becomes suspicious that Lily is carrying on q filtration with the driver. Lily denies 1t in1ig- nantly.
 The next day she hunts up Pat and his cab, and tells Pat that she did have his identification card But he says that he won't need it much longer, for he has just decided 10 sell his cab 10 the independent com- pany he works for 10 raise more money for the piston ring. Lily de cides to see as much as possible of him before he gets rid of the cab, but the next time she asks him to drive her home from down town he refuses. to the huge enjoyment of Sue Cain. who sees him do il. Sue takes Lily home and tells her she must have lost her mind 10 pursue q poor cab driver when she can marry Staley, who's attractive ns well as rich.
 Mrs. Lexington announces the en- gagoment just as Lily's made up her mind to tell Stalev that she doesn't want to marry him. and she feels like mouse in a trup-hclplcSS. But she makes up her mind 10 ro,. Pat once more and finds him in his cab talking to a small, plain girl, who leaves him when Lily comes up. She finds q newspaper in the cab with her picture, that had been in the society news that morning. torn cut of it.
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 CHAPTER VIII
 Nobody ever had taught Lily Lex ington good manners.
 She knew which fork and spoon to use at a dinner party. she knew how 10 enter a room, and the proper way to pick up a dropped handkcr chief from the floor. She had been trained 10 do such things properly all her life. true enough.
 But so far as real manners went, she had none.
 She never stopped to think Whoth- er she was hurting peoples feelings or not, before she did. and said un- kind things to them. She was cruel the way q charming child is cruel thoughtlcssly.
 So now it did not occur to her that she was doing q rude and cruel thing when she asked Pat France why he had cut her picture out of the paper. He did not answer at first, so she proddcd him again.
 What did you want it for" she asked him. sitting on the jump seat, where she usually sat in his cab. and leaning toward him.
 She saw his face reddcn and his jaw harden. He did not answer.
 "Jiminy. from the way you treat me l should think my picture would be about the last thing in the world you'd want" Lily said, her big gray green eyes tWinllling.
 Pat France made a sound in his throat that was neither laugh nor 4 crUnt. "Yeah, and from what I just read about you in the paper I should think my picture would be about the last thing in the world you'd want" he came right back at her. "You're going to be married pretty soon, aren't you?"
 He turned quickly and looked at her. and she nodded. Tn June" she said. softly. and tried to smile.
 "Who's the man-(hc fellow who tried 10 give m" that money the other night?"
 Lily said it Was.
 T never take money that I don't earn," he said gruftly, without turn ing his head. "Ive never take tip in my life"
 "Why not?"
 Pat shrugged his broad shoulders und"r their khaki "Why@" hc ask ed. You sec. l own this cab. The company work for is managed ny my best friend, Roy Jefferson, and all the men in it own their cabs and part Of the stock. It's a little com- pany. but we're mighty proud of it. Roy and I would have bought out the rest Of the fellows in it if we hadn't wanted the money for this piston ring Of mine"
 Lily knew nothing about business But she was sharp about money and she couldn't see why Pat wouldn't take tip. Suppose you do own the