Show slants on life afe by J A WALDRON zy embracing opportunity a bereavement cried 1 elinor gayly ns as site stopped her car in in elizabeths grounds where the lattur stood waiting anil and elinor laughed a little louder than good form would enric tion its embarrassing tit at least replied plied elizabeth who hod had to smile to keep in the picture anil and I 1 suppose you dont feel fed ex netly nelly like 1110 giving them a wedding present I 1 oil oh I 1 dont know I 1 was a bit font fond of them both elizabeth had phoned that morning early that her ter chauffeur had bad eloped with her roald maid and so elinor had come to take elizabeth to tile the dog show where they both had entries of course elizabeth might have coiled it taxi but elinor being one of her dearest friends hear to that orson elinore Eli nors chauffeur was one ona of those in fit the fortunate books of the i rods pods lie he had a snap elinor drove her cars quite ns afi skillfully ns as orson himself could drive them while he ent ant back in the with nil fill tile poise of n personage elizabeth could no more negotiate a motor than she could make biscuits why elizabeth had once onca asked ellnor elinor why do you keep a chauffeur and yourself do most of the worl work I 1 door dear oh I 1 love to drive was the answer then why take also orson along at ull till 7 lie he rather orrin ornamental mental dear and then it happens that lio lie mu must t s sometimes get under the cur car tand fix things to do that one must be a bit acrobatic and have a lurid vocabulary in fact one must be it n man elinor wits was reasonably young nod more renson reasonably atily attractive I 1 ellzabeth biz was not exactly old and had never boon been eligible for the beauty show yet site she had bad much more iv ILI mey than ellnor elinor slie she was onion among tile lie very V I 1 M he rather ornamental dear few whose names frequently figure in connection with momentous national speculations as to the medium of circulation cu lation littlon did you hear what hits has happened to gustave gustavc asked elinor turning to orson as E elizabeth Il zabeth mounted beside her face lind had already taken on something resembling at smile oils gas tave had been elizabeths chauffeur oh yes replied orson gustave told tile me about it before it happened and why you worn warn me asked elizabeth st smiling at orson candidly and almost sweetly awe etly although all she had told elinor over the phone that she should hereafter hate chauffeurs III 1 I you see ee madam ahl ah I 1 it was in fit confidence stammered orson who was plainly embarrassed elinor never before had bad dreamed that orson could look that way and they went to the log dog show on oil the way elinor and elizabeth E chatted and laughed as tile dearest friends will chat and laigh lagh and orson was waa ignored that was part of business yet he seemed deep in thought most of the way orson was missing from the garage the next morning when elinor called for her favorite machine lie ile had gone the night before one of tho the helpers said und and elinor with who whom in he had indulged some conversation said she had no lie idea as to his whereabouts Eit elizabeth zabeth dear cried elinor over the phone a few minutes later inter what do you think im almost as unlucky as you are olsons govel gonel cut but im not particularly unlucky lucky dearest replied elizabeth 1 I engaged orson yesterday at the dog show allow I 1 copyright |