The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-20
SHE GOT A
HUSBAND
But Not In the Regu-
lar Way
By F. A. mitchell

My GEAR MdTSdTel, WlOle AloH
Frances pomeroy 10 her friend. Miss
Jaqueline Seaton. Il have had the time
of my life. IL has been unique. | have
not only spent chill November III a
warm climate. but have done so mas
uuerading. do you remember when we
were sophornores how Ress Wharton
and | dressed ourselves as boys. went
out on to the campus. kicked football
and were ordered off by the college au
thorities: And perhaps you will re-
member what good looking boy
made-to say nothing of Bess.
We'll. we were caught. as you know.
going into your room. and the whole
thing came out. The faculty notified
us that our presence was no longer re
quired at the university and we were
directed to repair to our homes. | ex
pected to meet with a very cold recep-
ton there, and so | did at first. but
when told the whole story to papa he
laughed and said. L didn't believe when
you went TO college that you would be
have yourself with sufficient circum-
spection to get through. and I'm not
disappointed, Dear old nappy. | never
could do anything that would seem ter
rible in his eyes. and even if | did
always knew how to get round him so
| that ii shouldn't count against me.
1t was two years ago that ] took
leave. prematurely. of my alma mater
dare say that the day will come when
| | shall regret my folly. I'm nineteen
| years DID, and if hadn't been expelled
from college would now be dignitied
senior. I'm going 10 tell you story
/ that puts that sophomore episode IN
the shade. Compared with what I've
been doing. the first was mere baga
| telle.
Last spring | was very much run
! down in health. Papa and mamma
| worried about me just as If had been
/ good and took me out on farm. hop
ing 1 would get better. But | didn't. /
think was pining for something out
OF the general run. don't you know; n
bit of spice in my diet. At any rate.
such an opportunity occurred. and this
is how it came.
Mother has an old friend she hadn't
Varneys are rich and have both sum
mer and winter home. Their winter
home Is in the center of an orange
grove In Florida After we got home in
September mamma wrote Mrs. Varney
telling her that she was worried about
my health and said she feared | would
need TO go south for the winter. bur
you know our income is small and
travelling and putting up at hotels are
expensive. and | knew we'll enough thai
we couldn't afford to make such a trip
for mamma wouldn't take me without
papa. and for the three of us the outlay
would be something awful
Mamma. i'll reply to her letter re
ceived an invitation for me to visit the
Varneys on their orange plantation
had been referred to as Frank. anC
when ! read Mrs. Varney's letter l saw
at once that she thought was a boy
My son Albert. who has charge of tn,
s plantation. she wrote. every mornin.
rides over it and is constantly in tht
j open air attending to the needs of the
trees. the packing of the oranges o.
some such matter Your son can e
with him. and don't doubt that with
8 in few weeks he will show consider
u able Improvement
q We'll. now. just think of riding abou
with young man that way. Then tn
idea got into my head what lark
z would be to go riding around with him
q not as girl. but as the boy he though
q me! | couldn't get it out. 1t stuck an
q simmered and simmered and stuck IN
8 iii | made up my mind | was going t
do that very thing.
II answered Mrs. Varney's Invitation
myself and didn't say a word about he
Il mistake or that was a girl, acceptin
her invitation and telling her when
g expected to arrive. The first prepars
ton | made was to have lot OF men
clothes sent home to try on and keE
what fitted me. sending the rest back
What an easy time the men have buy
ing their clothes! Why, to buy as niue
women's things as ! bought mems i
8 half an hour would require from one I
s two months and no end of trouble.
6 Before | started mother said: Nov
Frank, if you behave yourself and dro
IS your pTanks you may catch the youu
H man who manages that plantation.
B you do your future will be provide
& for
. My goodness gracious. right on to
81 of this advice | was about to put j
81 practice the worst prank ! had CIV,
3 played.
b Humph. grunted papa Fran
b will-never get a husband in the regulc
way. When she snares one it Will /
with a trap never used by woman b.
81 fore
This set me up bit, though | col
fess felt mighty squeamish abo,
what l was going to do. l sent n
mems clothes, including a riding sui
by express TO one Of the big hotels ne;
the Varney plantation and. with mar
B warnings from mamma ringing in II
ears, started on my way for Florid
& When / got there had an awful tin
getting 0ut of tho hOtaI that ho5 n