I TAXI v. An Adventure Romance By George Agnow Chamberlain Ouprrtfbv Tfc Huiu Merrill uni.r SYNO. SIS. FART t. flobort llotvty Randolph, ruin New Voih riiHn-aboiit-lown. Irsvpr Wk home of hi cnhmrt, Mitdit. Van Ttll-r. ctin.rliitl bti me of her refusal Ma iruMsul uf in.irrmi;. Ilia inromft, X0 a year, which he mum nurrrnUur tt a certain Klina Iniunrti i'aniela 'itoru aa (whom he ha men only as a amau SJlrt ten eura Ixf.jif) ta found, la not nli),.r'l by the K;rl of hla heart ade ' JtMte 10 moiiern heeila. In a "don't care" Aood riandol h -nt r a taxi, unacen by tJM driver, and la driven lo the ataice etoer of a theater A man he know a. : Xfeik. iieamer, induce a girl to enter the Mb. lU-ainer, attempting to folio, la swahrd back by Handolph and the cab ttevti on Ilia new acquaintance tella Maundolph ahe la a chorua girl, and has last her poaltlon. 8he la In dlMtreaa, even tmnfry, and he takva her to hla apart ent There, after lunch, a chance re ark convince a him the (Ctrl la the ml--tktc I'amela Thornton, lie dors not tell fear of her food fortune, but eeuurea her feromlae to atay In the flat until the aaornlnit, and leaves her. In a whimsical aexd, alao realizing that the glrl'a reap pearance haa left him practically penni less, he biibea the laxl driver lo let him take hla Job, and leaving word with the teal representative of the Thornton ei ate where he can find t'ainela, takea up Ma new dutlea under the name of 'Slim Harvey." He lovea the girl, but hla pride old him approaching her under their ingad condition!. PAKT II. -One evening he la engaged 'hf Heacher Tremont, notorious profligate, to drive him and Madge Van Telller to a hostelry known aa "Ureenwood." Aware f the evil nature of the place, Randolph rives the pair to Greenwood cemetery, lafurlated. Ueacher geta out of the cab ad Randolph leavea him there, taking the girt (who has awakened to a realise tton of her folly) to her horn. Madge recognises him. PART III. Maid's Ad ventura. Take a younjj girl of about twenty o, In her childhood, wag pampered erf fortune In money, position, good breeding, and pets, turn her loose po the world at the age of ten with no prop hut a faithful, alckly nd deKtltnte old nurse, kill off the curse a couple of yearg later, let the Jflrl fend for herself as scullery-mald nd what not through the uninterest ing st a ire that precedes the sudden bloom of unexpected beauty, give her long succession of Jobs secured "on ler looks" snd lost because she wouldn't, lend her up to the crowded . portal of dospnlr and the long-drawn-out surrender ; then snatch her sudden ly hack from destruction, feed her, jrlve her the sol freedom for a ntcht . f Mr. Itobert Hervey Randolph's com fortable apartment and what will she do? The answer Is easy. She will And the bath nnd turn on the hot ner. That wns the very first thing that Mis linotrcm. I':...clti Thornton MI Bfter she hml tlnlslicd spying from the Whitlow on the' movements of whtit he supposed wns Mr. Randolph nnd -shut. In reality, wns Mr. I'ntrlck O'llellly In Mr. Randolph's best top Iint. best unit of evening clothes nnd overcoat, best rmy silk muffler, price twenty-two doPnrs, nnd best patent leather Mme il?e last n very t'ght lit which uii'do thu revnmped gentle innn's a chins between that of a Chicken on a hot stove and a drunk on his reluctant way bo:,n. the vie u-j..., tlim i:s Thorn ton was puzzled by that halting loco motion In connection with what she anew of Mr. Randolph, but she added It, two and two. with the mysterious twenty minutes spent by that gentle mnn and the driver In the recesses of the CRh, apparently to settle a diffei once In Ideas as to the value of a waiting taxi, and decided that poor air. Randolph must have Issued from the Interview In a seml-crlppled state She herself was too excited to let pity altogether absorb her. Without waiting for either the tortured way farer or the taxi to get quite out ot lght, she dropped the window curtain nd turned to possess herself of her world of comfort for a night A starved instinct led her struight to the luxuriously appointed bathroom. "As previously intimated, she turned on the hot water and clasped, her Lands ecstatically as she watched Its -'crystalline sijrge and. Imagined ahe vtraia Smell tb tie opalescent steam. 5Snt not for long Was "h$ inactive. Caving surrendered to. circumstance to the extent of promising to stay In the flat until ten the following morn ing, she decided to do the Job whole heartedly, for Imogen Pamela was one of thos lucky and fated yofing women who can never give themselves by halves. If happiness so mncb as showed Its nose. It was her nature to tackle blindly for its waist and go to the mat for the Immediate present Consequently, let not her modesty be misjudged wheo It Is related that. In the short time tt took to fill the bath, she accomplished the following: Rooted out Mr. Randolph's best allk pajamas, found his softest bathrobe, filled a bot-water bottle and slipped It far down between the too cold linen sheets of his big bed. Continuing at this rate of achievement. It may be Imagined that In ten minutes more the young ady, having bathed, was curled yy 'nd sound asleep. Not on our tt ten'; lr t'vr n'r-ofi mln die r'ntk m rr.'i (nit tin nf file ( Mi. r.lrtr IllMiMll. minutes to wash her hair. Item J Half an hour more lo scrub her under wear snd stockings. Assorted Items: Various pauses during which she atiatncl.ssly looked nl herself In a full length mirror of such pure reflecting qualities as nnd not crossed her path since England n a pup. After that, a long, entianciliii Item, called "dry ing her hair." Did you blame her, three lines back, In your heart for ltr frequent Inspec tions of self In the mirror? If you did, took at her now! Mr. Randolph's bathrobe Is billowed at her waist and tied tight to keep It from trailing on the floor; for almost a like reason, Its sleeves nre rolled up above her elbows. It Is open In a V at the neck, showing the adolescent curve of a virginal rmt much excited bosom. With n woolly towel In both hands, she plants herself before the staid old looklng-glnss nnd gives It such a treat as It has never before savored In Its sixty-two years of service to the Ran dolph family. Rub, rub, rub with the towel. Her checks prow pink and pinker, her eyes round and rounder They twinkle nnd smile, and once, when she made a little face at her self, they laughed out loud. Her hair slowly wakes from Its stringy damp ness until It. too. bursts Into a sort of light nnd curly merriment. Pamela puffs out her cheeks and blows at IU reflection. When nil the rubbing Is done, even to the Inst rite where they divide the fragrant flood Into two waves falling over the bosom nnd mercilessly knead the damp ends between folds of the dryest hit of the towel, she drops thnt Implement nnd runs into the big room where the dying open lire blinks Its red eye ns though It had been waiting up for her. The writer who is privileged, for the benefit of a large and growing public, to see her In his mind's eye as her ptnk bnre feet pad up nnd down the room, rnclng every time they come to the home-stretch between the un peopled grandstand of the couch and the fire, and then doubling suddenly. bo thnt her wide eyes may, catch her hair still on the wing, for all the world like a kitten chasing Its tall does herein affirm, by the collective man hood of the earth, that she was alto gether lovable and beyond the reach of sullying thougjht. Now let her curl up In the bed and sleep. Slumber meant nothing In Pamela's life. That statement should be taken not In the sense of the common slang of the vulgar, but at Its literal face value. What Is meant Is that when this young lady slept. It was like tak ing a chnnk bodily out of life and putting It In warm storage. As a con sequence, when the old-fashioned clock on the mantel burred a warning that It was thinking of striking the hour of nine In about two minutes, she opened her eyes and wondered through what magic night had been suddenly replaced by broad and smiling day. Not, foe-long did that life-long and accustomed miracle hold her attention, for scarcely had It occurred, through force of habit, to her awakening thought than her startled eyes fell up on the tall, stooped, gruy-headed figure of a man, clad In livery, and standing unstably poised In the doorway of the room. His eyes, naturally deep-set. actually protruded from his face as though they were determined to come half-way to meet Pamela's wonderln;- "He-hello," Stammered Lady. the Young orbs. lie looked like a solemn raven which has carelessly alighted on a live wire. "lie-hello P stammered the young lady. "Good-morning, miss," said Tomlln ton, In sepulchral and' censorious tones. "Where Is Master Robert t "Ton mean Mr. Randolph r asked Pamela, a little breathlessly. The old man steadied himself by solalng the door-Jamb and bowed con firmation of ber supposition. 1 dont know where he Is," said Pamela, more calmly. "The last time I saw him be was limping west" A twinkle came lata few eyes. "Why do you ask?" "Why do I askr he exclaimed. "Mlsa, do yon mind telling me who yon are and what you are doing In llr. Randolph's apartment at nine 'clock on Friday morning?" -"In. N&rerahgrJL aupplemented Pare- Item: hy r-Mory i !i!: "pI I hm"::- i ela, "at" though'she wcre supplying a very important ndd'tlon to the facts In the case. "1 am M's Thornton." she added wlih ns i dl'ti't- ns a f - " ;r flu.l e.l r I cheek, and cuddled In a young mnn s big bed. could summon. The effect of her words on Tomlln son was electrical. I "Miss Imogene Pamela Thornton?" he asked, as heMiddctily straightened and let go of his supports. ' "Yes." said Pamela, gazing at him In undisguised surprise. "How did you know ?" "Why. miss " snld the old mnn "I'm Tornllnson. Excuse me for saying so," he added, a pale flush In his withered ' cheeks, "but mat y a time In the old I days Maggie let me tnke you on my knee. A mort of worry you hnve given us, miss." Quick tears rose to Pamela's eyes. "obi" she cried. "You knew Mag gie?" "In a manner of speaking, I did." Stntod Tomlln n sonorously. "Kissed her; but she never let me get ns fur as hugging, poor girl 1 She snld she knew she wasn't here for long enough." Laughter bubbled Info Pamela's eyes alongside of the te: rs, but. In spite of It, the next moment ahe was crying softly. "P-poor M-Maggtel" she sobbed. Tornllnson bobbed his bend up nnd down in formal sympathy, too old to worry much over woman's weeplmj. "I understand that she must 'ave went." he snld. "Klse you wouldn't bo alone, miss. Will you have your brenkfnst In bed?" "Oh. could I?" sniffed Pamela, nnd then her eyes f"ll on the clock. "No. I can't." she decided for herself. "You see, Tornllnson, I only pro-promised to stny until ten." "I'll be getting your hath ready, then, miss," said Tornllnson, and with drew. Half an hour Inter Pamela wns en Joying a lonely "tray"-brenkfnst, placed at her command before the couch, which faced the friendly fire In the big living-room. Without being a mind- reader. It Is possible to surmise that she ate very slowly, in the vnln hope that Mr. Randolph would pop In. with or without Father Chrlstmns. and Joining her In the meal, banish a baby Mr. Gloom that was hanging round. While she was still toying with her food she heard the bell ring and Tom llnson's voice saying. In deep, respect f til tones : "Miss Thornton will see yon, sir. She Is In the sitting-room." Pamela dropped her egg-spoon and stood up, back to the fire, Just In time to face a neatly dressed, pink-cheeked, brlght-eyed, bald-headed little gentle man, who stood, poised but alert, in the open doorway, like a bird about to peck at her to see If she were the real thing. - "Miss Thornton?" he asked, In a pe culiarly liquid voice. Pamela nodded her head twice. "I am Mr. Borden Mllyuns." contin ued the molten voice, and the bright eyes studied her face expectantly. Pamela puckered her browa In an effort to meet that expectancy? half way, but failed. - v "Are you?" she asked doubtfully, and with a mental reservation against Mr. Robert Hervey Randolph for out raging the traditions of childhood by sending n Father Christmas In this dapper form. "Won't you sit down?" she added politely. Mr. Mllyuns hung poised for a sec ond longer, and then advanced on the couch decisively, sat down on one end of It. and waved his hand at the other. Tornllnson slipped In and out, bearing the breakfast-tray away. Pamela ac cepted Mr. Mllyuns' silent Invitation nnd sented herself, but tentatively, as though she could only stay for a min ute. "Make yourself comfortable, my dear." sold Mr. Mllyuns; "I'm going to talk to you for some time." "You can't." said Pnm ; "not here. 1 only have the flat for six minutes longer. That Is, I only pro-promised to stay here until ten." Her eyes wan dered half expectantly, half wistfully to the door. The bird-man smiled. "We'll see about that," he said. "I'm orry you don't remember me. If you are Indeed Miss Imogene Pamela Thornton, I used to take you on my knee often, many years ago."' Pamela could no longer be startled by such anhouneementsv "That's what Tornllnson Paid this morning," she remarked. "Ever since last night, everybody I meet seems to to know my real name. I don't un derstand It" "Pleuse trust me," said Mr. Mllyuns, "and you'll soon understand a lot more than that." He drew a slip from his pocket. . "Now, do answer me careful ly. Tell me the addresses of the first four places you and Maggie lived In after your father died." "I can't remember the first," said Pam, but, after a second's thought rattled off the names of three streets, and located addresses approximately by describing- nearby corners promi nent to a child's mind for one reason or another. "Those are the next three," she said. "After that, we went" . Bat Mr. Mllyuns was satisfied. "That's enough for formalities, my dear. Tm convinced that you are the person for whom the firm of Mllyuns, Branch & Mllyuns has been searching tor years. Do you remember your great-uncle, Asa Thornton?" Tes," said Pamela, a vague wonder and terror in her eyes; "but I didn't know he was real." "Didn't know he was realP" ex claimed Mr. Mllyuns. "What do you mean?" "Maggie used to say." explained Pamela, "If you're not good, youi great-uncle, Asa Thornton, will catch 12JL.Bd,b.e hasn't cut hla Hr gey nglli ilnce .our poor father hisriTed your dear mother.'" Paiue'a shuddered. "You'll have to forget all that," said Mr. MMvuns soberly. "IWore youi great-uncle died, be repented verj. ef fectlvely of the way he trented your father, and left you an Income of ten thousand dollars a year." Pamela sat up very straight, and then sank slowly Into the pillows at hei back. '"Ten thousand dollars a yenr'I" she repeated slowly. Mr. Mllyuns nodded. "Beginning with today. There Is no accumulation waiting for you, be- j nu-, iij inr terms 01 i ue win, air. Randolph was allowed the entire In come up to such time as you should be "Ten Thousand Do'lars a Yearl'" She Repeated Slowly. discovered. Thnt provision was quite natural, if you will remember thnt Mr Asn Thornton hnd been searching for you unsuccessfully for some months be fore he died." Pamela sat up straight again. "I want to understand you," she said with a sudden dignity that In creased Mr. Mllyuns' admiration, al ready decidedly on the upgrade, "You menn that with my appearance, Mr. Randolph's entire Income completely disappears?" Mr. Mllyuns nodded. "You have guessed It In one," he said flippantly. "I don't need ten thousand dollars a year," said Pamela promptly. "You will please tell Mr. Randolph that 1 shall only take lialf." Mr. Mllyuns smiled. "I'll try to carry out your orders," he said blandly, "but I'll have to find Mr. Randolph first Let me add that you apparently don't know the young gentleman very well." ' "What, do you mean by that?" asked Pam. t- - . "Well," said Mr. Mllyuns, taking an other scrap of paper from his pocket and handing It to her, "read that. It was left at my house this morning by a tail-cabman, who didn't wait for an answer. You see that Mr. Randolph has handed over to you In perpetuity this apartment, Tornllnson, and all the other fixings. It doesn't look very much as though he Intended to come back in the near future." "Rut I want him to!" cried Pam. "I I've been expecting him. I didn't half half thank hlm for for " Tears of disappointment clogged hor throat. "There, there!" said Mr. Mllyuns, leaning over and patting her band. "1 undemand Just bow you feel, because Rob Is one of the strnlghtest, opcuest, most lovable voun devils that ever went his own way through a delighted world." Pamela nodded ber hend up nnd down In silent confirmation of all those klud words. She began to like Mr. Mllyuns. She raised pleading eyes to his face. "Won't you please find him for me?" "My dear." said Mr. Mllyuns, so promptly that if she had asked for the house and lot on the northwest corner of Fifth avenue nnd Fifty-seventh street, he woulil have promised It to her before he could stop himself. "I will. I haven'T proved myself much good at the game, but I'll find Bob for you If I have to start a detective agency of my own. In the meantime, what are you going to do? I suggest that you accept these premises until the truant turns up only, of course, we must get you a companion." "'A companion?'" asked Miss Thornton. "But I have that already. Tornllnson Is a dery." "Tornllnson Is splendid In his way," admitted Mr. Mllyuns, "but he isn't quite a woman. You can't live here chaperoned by a mere male." "Can't I?" said Miss Thornton, with a new edge to her voice and something In her eyes that made them look as though they were passing In review all the unchaperoned years since first she made ber debut as an Independent scullery-mald at Mrs. Blunkum's feed bouse. "I shall change nothing here," she concluded. "When Randy Mr. Randolph comes back, be shan't find bis place cluttered with females." Mr. Mllyuns turned on her a gaze that was complex with admiration and a realization that he was on the way to biting off more than be could chew. He decided to sidestep. "Can you be In this afternoon?" he asked. i-' "Oh, yes," said Pamela, Involuntar ily glancing at the door and betraying a half-formed Intention to watch that portal fight '"M day SEtfl. death, or m I Mr. Rc'oeTt !lervey finmTolph arrived": "I'll be In. Why?" "Mrs. Mllyuns and my daughter FJIeen will cnll on yon at about fivn ' explained Mr. M lyuns. "Just on. nwe matter and I must go," he con tinued. "Your Income amounts to something over eight hundred dollar a month. I shall pay It In advance until you get settled and have a chance to catch up." "Please send me only half.'" said Pamela, as she rose to say good-by. Mr. Mllyuns took her hand, dropped It and sturted toward the door; but before he got there, he stopped and turned. "My dear." he said, losing for the moment his birdlike, chirpv pose. "I don't want you to think of' mes Just your banker. I knew your father and your mother, ami their fathers and mothers before them. I am fond, by old usage, of every drop of blood that runs In your veins. You won't forget that, will you?" Punieln stared nt Idm, swept toward him. threw her arms round his neck, bugged him, dropped her face on his shoulder nnd wept. Mr. 'Burden Mll yuns stood very erect, bin bald In-au held high, his pink cheeks puffed out. nnd his eyelids Id inking at the rate of fifteen to the dozen In a vain effort to fan back an amazing lachrymatory In undation. "There, there 1" he snld, pitting Pam ela on the back. "Who would have thought It, you adorable, lonely little girl ?" Pamela threw up her' hend and smiled through the sudden summer shower. "I know It was ridiculous," she snld, "But I couldn't help it. You made me like you all of a sudden, nnd I Just had to. because you've had a bath and you look so cl.ii'i Inside and o-it." She kissed him as she broke away. "1 see; I see." v i, (lie astounded Mr. M;vti x t (Continued In Next Issue) HEMINGFORD Lloyd Mullen has been on the sick list. rD; w-,But'er was an Alliance caller Wednesday. Mrs. Joel Sheldon is h or the gnppe. Jack Dickinson denarteH Cf Louis Monday. - Kev. May returned homo fmm f- -11 ,,r i - . nu wecinesuay. Bill Hrooks returned homo fmm At. Iiance Tuesday. K. Li. Pierce returned homo Lincoln Tuesday. Margaret Wilcox has hwn ihik!. the chicken pox. KUSSell COX 1S acain worlrmo- of V.a Drury barber shop. u. Al. 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