The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-12
She Felt
Unworthy

Il don't suppose you are hungry,
but we saved some supper for you.
DEAR" said James mother to Jane as
that young person slowly approached.
dragging her white lace parasol
across the stump-infested lawn OF
James family's summer cottage.
Jane sank with emphasis into .
cane rocker and gazed modify into an
unusually fine sunset.
Thanks, I'm not hungry" she said.
briefly.
James brother, who was tastefully
attired in soiled white trousers and
a track shirt. reared the UPPER half
of his body from the cool grass and
regarded her critically.
''You look secdy, SIS" he remarked.
what did they do to you at the Hon.
Mrs. Biggs' decl.le edged and hand
fooled party?"
"Do." cried bis sister, turning pink.
"Ihey didn't do a thing but make me
feel that I ought to blush for my
temerity in presuming to exist, let
alone my objectionable pretensions to
ocial standing in the community. It's
a good thing Mrs. niggs' superior eye
has never fallen upon your present
costume. Jim, or the Biggses might
invite us to leave the colony"
The youth addressed kicked. of a
tennis shoe delightedly and crowed in
derision of Mrs. Biggs.
"Afy dear Jane!" protested their
mother. "James, don't be rude"
"The first thing heard when got
to the party" proceeded Jane, "was
Mrs. King bemoaning the fact that the
like is so dirty. She said that she just
shuddered every time she went In,
and the very moment she got out she
always ran for the bathtub and turn.
ed on the hot water! And yet I had
almost broken my neck to take my
dip In that same lake at 1880. 30 as to
be all nice and fresh for the party!"
"Swat the fly: he IL q deadly
peril!" quoted James brother, paving
the turf in ecstasy. "How does It
feel to be In the insanitary class.
eis?"
"Well, Of course. that set me right
at once as to the kind Of people who
were there" pursued Jane. "and when
I looked carefully over those present
I was sorry I hadn't brought along
our storage warehouse receipt Just to
intimate to all assembled near that
this dress I'm wearing isn't the only
one I have In the world" She paused.
Then she went on, pensively: zone
Of the simplest costumes at the party
was q heliotrope satin. appliqued In
real lace and yelled In black mar
quiette-sort OF a tight effect"
"You've got III" declared James
brother, delightedly. II saw that
woman yesterday trying to climb on
the board walk In front Of the inn
and flying signals Of distress"
"Then the conversation turned on
servants" said Jane. "Mrs. King
simply couldn't find laundress that
she could trust with her little things,
and Mrs. Biggs had really hesitated
about taking the cottage this year
when she remembered what a state
her French embroidery was In at the
end of last season. Then they com.
pared notes as to how many pieces
each one sent out to be washed each
week. Mrs. Holmes led with 40 hand
towels. That was rather sad CONVEX.
sation for you to attempt to partici'
pate in when you've passed the morn.
ing bending over the soapsuds doing
the family washing for. seven!" :
81 see you doing It. sis!" encour.
aged her brother, admiringly.
Further" reported Jane. "Mrs.
Browne Is much dissatisfied with sew.
eral little matters. so prepare to shed
sympathetic tear. She wants to
give q lawn party, but she would be
ashamed, actually ashamed, to invite
any one to her lawn: she counted Is
stumps from the window of her break.
fast room alone! l thought Of this"
Jane waved her hand.
"Jeems," said her brother. with sud.
den severity, Il desire you to extract
the stumps from this greensward at
once. Then seed 1t down with the
best quality Of lawn grass and engage
bright young landscape artist to
plant a border of dwarf redwoods
around the pump"
His sister laughed. well. I don't
care. Jim: 1t was pretty awful" she
said. Goodness. l really and truly
am hungry; caterers never fill me In
a way that you could call satisfactory.
believe I'll go out to the kitchen.
mother, and find that supper you
saved for me-"