The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-16
What Other
People Do

do? I've been so anxious to see vol
ever since first heard about you
friends the Diapers.
Woman in Gray-Please do not cal
them my friends. think SO much O
that word that hate to hear it uset
in such a connection. Wasn't 1t dread
full? You know. they say that he spec
ulated terribly! And ! really believe
She knew all about II all the time
Would you believe It? She ia sucl
a smiling creature! Here's Mrs
Prentice.
Mrs. Prentice-How do you both do
My only reason for coming to tea:
like this is to get chance to see my
friends. Nobody ever calls any more
Or, at least, nobody ever comes to my
house. I'll wager cooky that you
were talking about the Burrs. Do you
know. I'm not surprised bit. I've
said so right along. Why, Mr.. Burr
used TO sit on the porch without col
lar on! He did! You can ask any.
body. And the tales they tell! Dear
me, wouldn't repeat them for mil.
lions of dollars. even to dear friends
like you. Her hats!
Woman in Brown never knew her
hut when l moved into this neighbor-
hood first I was told about the woman
who wore the queer hats.
N,n,,o,, L., O1,n Oh v4c {MAooI
Why. she never seems to consult the
fashions at all. Just wears what she
thinks is becoming. that's all. and it's
always the same sort Of hat every sea
son. don't wonder that her husband
got tired of her.
Woman in Cray--They say that
when the Diapers moved away you
could have taken wagonload Of rub
bish out of their basement alone. They
didn't pretend to clean things up. The
janitOr told me he never had so much
work. lie wouldn't come up and do
anything for me until offered him
double the usual amount because he
was SO tired carting out the trash.
Woman in Brown They threw away
such good things, too. My little boy
found lots of things to play with there
An almost good egg beaten, q flower
pc. and lot of other things. They
were both of them so extravaganza!
Mrs. Prcnticc--Oh. drcadfully. But
even they did not hold a candle to
that young widow on our street, Mrs
Duvall.
Woman in Bluc--Is she widow?
was wondering.
Mrs. Prentice-Shc said so. That's
all know about 1t.
Woman In Gray-You can't tell by
what people say about themselves.
Isn't she just back from the west ?
Reno or somewhere?
Mrs. Prenticc-She has niece out
west whom she was visiting, so she
says.
Woman In BrOwn-It must be con-
venient to have relatives all over the
country that way.
Woman in Blue-Aren't you dread.
full? That makes me think. I saw
Miss Lane downtown Monday. She al
ways goes down bargain days, you
know. She was In the tea room. I
couldn't sec that she had anything but
toast and tea. so I wondered whether
she had lost her position again. She
said that she had a headache.
Woman in Brown-No, she resigned
this time She's going to be married.
Mrs. Irontco-IIow romantic!
Woman in I'rown-No, it isn't bit
romantic. rs n man she has known
for years and they're just making M
an old quarrel. suppose she thinks
he's better than nothing now. Do try
ono Of these little cakes. They are
positively tho worst tasting things I
ever knew.
Woman in Bluc--They never have
very good to eat here. It
isn't worth coming far for. You'll no.
tice that every body here has come
from just around the ncighborhood.
Woman in Grav-She calls it n neigh
borhood party, | believe. Is that Miss
vance over there? How thin eho IS,
Why hasn't somebody taught her 70
mold lcr shoulders back so that slc
wont io"it 50 drcalfully awkward9
AIRS. Prcnticp-That makes me think
Of your aunt.