The Chauffeur and the Chaperon

								


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THE CHAUFFEUR AND THE CHAPERON

OTHER BOOKS BY C. N. AND A. M. WILLIAMSON
My Friend the Chauffeur, Lady Betty Across the Water,
Rosemary in Search of a Father, Princess Virginia,
The Car of Destiny, The Princess Passes,
The Lightning Conductor

THE CHAUFFEUR AND THE CHAPERON
BY
C. N. and A. M. Williamson

ILLUSTRATIONS BY KARL ANDERSON
NEW YORK
THE McCLURE COMPANY
MCMVIII
Copyright, 1907, 1908, by The McClure Company
Copyright, 1906, by C. N. and A. M. Williamson

TO
MR. G. VAN DER POT
PRESIDENT OF THE ROTTERDAM SAILING AND ROWING CLUB

   WHOSE KIND AND NEVER-FAILING HELP ADDED

      TENFOLD TO THE PLEASURES OF OUR

         VOYAGE THROUGH DELIGHTFUL

             DUTCH WATERWAYS

               WE DEDICATE
THE STORY OF THE TOUR

CONTENTS
NELL VAN BUREN'S POINT OF VIEW
CHAPTER              PAGE



     I.                3



    II.               12



   III.               23



    IV.               36



     V.               45



    VI.               63



   VII.               72

RUDOLPH BREDERODE'S POINT OF VIEW


VIII.               87



    IX.              108



     X.              118



    XI.              134



   XII.              147


XIII.              160



   XIV.              170



    XV.              178



   XVI.              183


XVII.              190


XVIII.              200



   XIX.              208



    XX.              222

PHYLLIS RIVERS' POINT OF VIEW
CHAPTER              PAGE



   XXI.              235


XXII.              243


XXIII.              260


XXIV.              270



   XXV.              279


XXVI.              284

RONALD LESTER STARR'S POINT OF VIEW


XXVII.              301
XXVIII.              314


XXIX.              328



   XXX.              339


XXXI.              348


XXXII.              353
XXXIII.              365


XXXIV.              369


XXXV.              384


XXXVI.              389
XXXVII.              402

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS



                                                  Facing
She absentmindedly dropped in three, while         Page

        talking to Starr    .    .    .    .       168
We were called upon to part with almost all

        the gulden.    .    .    .    .    .        20
"You need have no hesitation in giving the

        boat to me"    .    .    .    .    .        24
We both exclaimed, "Oh, are you here?".    .        42
There was a sudden stir in the garden .    .        96
"It's black magic," said Aunt Fay     .    .       154
We stopped at Haarlem only long enough to do

        reverence to Franz Hals  .    .    .       168
A couple of great yellow dogs, drawing a cart,

        swore canine oaths against the car .       196