New Britain herald., 1927-12-05


 thing around the house. But sht was curious 10 see the new driver Her m other had said he was goot looking, and Lily never was who'll, indifferent to good looking man. not even now. with her wedding less than month off.
 She pushed back her chair. picked up her half-burnod cigaret and wen, sauntering out through the side door to the backyard that lay like q green velvet carpet under the sun The new chauffeur was standing with his back to her, polishing the back window of the limousine with a piece of chamois skin. He was tall and broad, and there seemed 10 be something familiar about tie way his head was set ol his fine square shoulders.
 At the sound of her high heelcd slippers on the driveway he swung around and faced her His blue eyes lighted up and he grinned. touching | HIS cap TcSpcCl ullE.
 Morning. Miss Lexington" he said, politely.
 "Why--if it isn't Pat France" Lily gasped. "Why--if 1t isn't you" Her voice ribrated On the last word.
 She climbed Into the new ca1. Take me for little lun,' she said. T want to see how il goes
 Pat hesitated for q second, look ing over his shoulder St the win- COWS of the dining rooln
 Get in. Get in. I want you 10 take mo around the block" she said. i Lily was impatient. She bounced up and down cXcittdly on the springy new cushions Of the back seat
 Pat got in and started the car. It rolled smoothly out of the yard and 1 into Montpelier road.
 Turn 10 the right said Lily. 1 Then when they had gone a block i or two she sang out another order.
 Stop for second.' The car came to sudden stop, and in a jiffy she was out of the l back seat and into the wide front scat with Pat.
 Drive on.' she told him. keep right on going-Jinminy. ] never hoped to have as much fun as this 1 again."
 He shook his head. His face soborcd and the twinkle went out of i his eyes. 'Neithcr did l." he said, l quietly.
 They drove on for a mile without q word. How in the world did you hap- pen to take this job 9" Lily asked a, last, feeling as if she might wake up from this happy, sunshiny dream if 1 only she pinched herself hard enough. "Well-lt was offered 10 mo through an employment agency, and I couldn't resist the temptation, ! Guess,' Pat France answered.. his | face getting red. II hadn't seen you for over q month. you know"
 Lily gasped. . This from him! , From this indifferent ani habitually insolent man. She forgot that he was a chauffeur, working for her mother. and that she was her moth CTS daug ughter-and cnSagtl to an other man. 10 boot. . He was just the man she loved. The only i man she ever had cared about, real ! ly, il seemed to her. "Did you want 10 sec me-" she asked. and~he choked rn his an- swcr. He nodded his head. They wer" on q lonely stretch of road now. There was no car ahead of them. and in the windshield mir TOT the road they had just passed over was empty, too. Lilly moved over in the seat and put her face down on the Oxford- gray shoulder of Pats now uniform. ! Her voice came 10 him, low and mufflei
 "I'd give anything in ta" uorld 1 if you'd kiss me-" she said shame [ lessly.
 ! He shock his head. She could feel that hn shook it as she leaned against him, her arms around his neck.
 T never will" he said as he turned the big car and started back to the house.
 l ou'd better get into the back seat.' he said. His voice came from between set teeth, and Lily saw his knucklcs whiten as he grasped the driving wheel
 He wants 10 do it. anyway" she said to herself and found a certain cold comfort in that thought.
 obediently. she climbed into the back seat, and sat there in the cor her, watching his face in the little oblons mirror in front of him. Every now and then his eyes met hers in it. without ghost of smile.
 When they were within two blocks Of the house she began 10 talk to him. .-M-..