New Britain herald., 1927-12-03
M1~2 By Beatrice Burton lvlOllCV AOV C Author Shouders,
 "The Hollywood Grl" Etc.
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l'l llllliioIl'4, Si ! ilNlI ''SANAANiol 'iHNi than herself. On the day after he proposes she goes down town to meet Sue Cain. her chum, and sees q man watching her through the crowd She feels herself oddly at rracted by him before she sees that he is q taxi driver lmpulsively she Jumps into his cab, forgetting Sue. and he drives her home. She learns that he owns his cab but is going to sell It to raise money 10 finance d piston ring invention of his. lie tells her he Is going into some other kind of work that will give him plenty ol time to work on the pls- ton ring. In the meantime Lily sees as much ot him as possible, and be- comes deeply infatuated with him, although he seems rather indlffer- cnt toward her after he Sees her with Stalcy, and reads about their engagement in the paper. The date ot the wedding is set for early in June, and Lily decides that she is doing the wise thing in marrying Staley, for whom she has great liking and admiration. Sue Cain, who is to be her maid of honor, Ills her shes silly to even think or q poor cab driver when she can have a man like Staley. and Lily becomes almost contented as the plans for the wedding go ahead.
 One day Butler, the new butler that Mrs. Lexington has hired, drives Mir. Lexington and Lily down town and runs his machine into heavy truck. Lily is hurt and know" nothing more until she comes 10 in led in her own room, with a train cd nurse lowering over her. She asks if her father was badly in jurcd.
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 CHAPTER X
 The nurse shook her head. No. your father wasn't hurt very seri- ously," she said, in her cool, low voice-the kind of voice that all trained nurses are supposed to cul- tiyate. His arm was en-that was all"
 "Yes, and it would have been his own fault if he'd been killed out right" IL was Mrs. LeXington's brisk voice from the doorway. She had come into the room just in time to hear the end of the nurses answer to Lily's question.
 For years I've been begging him to get a good driver for that car she explained. coming 10 the bed- side and sitting down. You see. we only have one car, so somebody has to take him down town every morn- ing if we're to have any use of 1t during the day. We really need a chauffeur-or else another car in the family
 The nurse looked puzzled. But J thought you did have driver in the ear this morning." she mur- mured.
 Mrs. Lexington gave her a bitter smile. "Our-butler was driving. our house man." she said. And 1t was the first time he had ever taken a car out, himself, in his life. Of course I shouldn't have let him go on a rainy day like this, but l did and that's all there is to it.
 Was Butler hurt?" asked Lily. turning her head a little on the pll. lows. There was a sharp pain at the back of her neck as she did it. She ached all over, as if she had been pounded.
 Not much-but the hood of the car was crumpled up like an accor- dion." replied Mrs. Lexington. her mouth tightening and her thick light eyebrows coming together in a frown. Tt will cost small for tune to have it repaired. ] just told your father that we'd better get new one instead of fooling with the old one. It'll be cheaper in the long run
 She picked up the gilt telephone from the table beside Lily's bed and held it in her big, white hands, while she went on:
 "I made a mistake when l hired Fuller" she said firmly. Instead Of hiring a house man. and then teach ing him to drive the car, l should have hired a driver for the car and then taught him 10 wait on table and polish the silNcr-and thats 5 what I'm going to do now.'
 She. put the receiver to her big, pale ear, and gave & number 10 Central.
 Lily knew the number. II was the rumber of the employment office down town. where Mrs. Lexington had been hiring scrub women and gardeners and cooks for as far back as Lily could remember.
 Hello. This is Mrs. Cyrus Lex ington speaking" she began in an important voice, and then went on 10 say that she wished 10 hire a chauffeur.
 "An Al driver--you under stand?" she finished The very best one you have on your list. ] shall want him for all sorts of house. hold duties. too.'
 Lily closed her eyes and listened to the swift flow of her voicc--thc voice of a woman who knows what she wants and gets it by some hook or crook. always.
 She put the receiver back upon it's brightly-paintcd hook. and looked down al her daughters cyclids and her bandagcd forehead.
 T mnst phone staley, poor fcl- low. too" she said. her ton" soften ing a little. Hes been hero three times today. and hes sent whole .on of roses. They're downstairs. Would you like 10 soc them, dear:'
 Lily shook her head. slowly and painfullv. The cool, damp air. com- ing in through the open windows was fresh and sweet. It smclled of new young leaves and of the lilacs down in the yard.
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