The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-18

As an orator. she beat her lover. As
lawyer summing up case. she ha
MIN al. frazzled out. lie could like
or lump il. He could go and han
himself or drown himself. He coul
hang around town or 60 with DR.. Coo
on anoller north pole hunt.
When Mr.. Gaynor was out of tn
house and walked in some direction 0
other. he didn't just decide whethe
a boiler had burst in the electric ligh
works or dago had tried to ham
mer the end off stick of dynamite
What he did realize, however, was tina
al was over between him and the cir
ne wanted to jump over prccipces Il
! Prove his love for. She had broken
! ne engagement as a mad woman
n.isht snap a Eastwood broomstick
.rcss her knee She had Tilted him
!or 4 liar. She might read of his
aath III the morning papers hy fail
'as down 4 eoal-hole and instead Of
lars she Wou,l sieslc
: are Mr. Gayuor the next four
49, HI /, didnl run amuck through
ag streets with knife or tomahawk.
nd ;hcy didn't send him 10 an insane
esE'an.. hut after 4 month doctor
,,. MS pulse, looked At his tongue
II! The whites of his eyes, and told
D.l4 10 20 to the country for month.
y Tor Miss Matte Raynor it isn't
~ he said whether she went into n
!rcllne or not Her father and moth.
n decided TO 90 to the country. and
lie went with them
MG Guy Spencer had found that Miss
Eayner was mot at home" to him aft
er that fateful evening. and In time
Lc decided to 20 to tho country for
A new crop of yarns TO tell to a new
Girl
The Raynors went 20 Meadow Inn.
Mr. Gaynor went 10 Meadow Inn. Mr..
Spencer went to Meadow Inn. The
49, NV = SV' 'hs'iV ~ MUM. NIL SIWHCtT
got there at night. Mr.. Gaynor got
there next morning 1t was strange
that they all sought the same place.
NJ II o'clock in the forenoon, after
the dew had ceased making bogus dia-
monds of the dewdrops. Miss Matte
'trolls in the meadow by her lonesome
10 gather daisies Mr.. Spencer secs
Ger strolling and has just cheek enough
10 sci out after her. Up comes the bus
ana Mr. Gaynor, and from the window
Il his room he sees the two strollcrs.
and goes down 10 lick Mr.. Spencer rs
l.c re,Urns That was one of the
ihings he had vowed to do before
ltaih came.
And the goat? lie gets his cue and
comes on right here. lie was the no
el goat. He had some cute tricks TO
make him source of amusement.
As he strollrrs str0llrd he caugh,
,ishl of them. II might have been the
dior of Mr.. Spcncer's hair or eyes
nat fired his anger, or ere might
rave been 4 mental telegraph line be-
w"cn him and Mr. GaynOr. But
ic ambed down to within n hundred
Get of the strollcrs, who had ceased
o stroll, and then charged.
A goat is not Il fearful object as he
tands chewing an old shoe, but when
lie Is coming at you head-On, and you
emember TO have read his skull Is
lard enough to burst a barrel Of &c.
nent-that's different!
Miss Mattic's shrleks were heard at
he hotel
And the liar-herO?
lie didn't want any OF that, and
wheeling softly he ran SO feet and
anlted a barbcd wire fence without
caring his trousers. and did not stop
unning for half mile Mr.. GaynOr
vas after the goat. but BILLY stopped
cad still few feet from the girl.
'hc was laughing till she weaved TO |
nd fro and her eyes blinded with |
ears
What is II, dcar?" asked Gaynor
s he reached her.
W ait a minute"
Are you hurt
y no. but did did yon soc tho
gro! Oh, Charlie, il was rich, Take
10 homcwhcr" SO ] can laugh all | i
'ant to"
They made up. hti that goat had
rought il all abp!l. ana he lust dotted
u lcath stone ana they never fed
i'm a single one