The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-08
The Rescue

In tOu @Cil To hafc another
piece q. cludy?" a'.cd the girl who
had not b"an long from tie land OF
Disie. Then she pgr her hand over
her mouth and laughed elccfully
tn"ol-h her fingers 1T nearly drives
SISTER Matte crazy 10 have me say
'ain't' the MY Do" she went on. hut
somehow don't rccnon ever will get
over dom it.
Another thing that just about en-
barrasses Sister Matte to death is
the way talk to strangers. ! know
nearly everybody in the apartment
buildin now and she don't know hard.
~ any OF en-. Sister Mattie's lived up
north 50 long she's just like northern
people.
"Speakin' OF talkin' to strangers,
there's the sweetest lookin young man
lives in the apartment across the hall
from us I've been crazy to know him
ever since Eve been here, and ! knew
he was all ready to speak to me If |
gave him the least little bit Of chance.
but l was so scared of Sister Matte
that ! never dared to. Every time
we'd meet In the hall, though. or In
the elevator he'd kind O look at me
and Id kind O look at him.
Il reckon we'd a gone on like that
all summer II II hadn't been for the
0e~ Hhn oehor ,uOrnin'
"Yee. indeed, my dear. we did have
. perfectly terrible fire. 1t was about
2 O'Clock in the mornin'. such scan.
dalous time for anything 10 happen!
1.-THE nrst knew about It was when
Sister Matte came into my room and
begun poundin' me. Get up! Get
up she was sayin' when opened my
| eyes. The house is on fire.
Il jumped UP out Of bed and begun
foppin round the room and screamin'
Still, I had enough presence Of mind t.
| go back after my black satin slippers
when / got clear to the top of the
stairs and Sister Matte was tuggin
at my arm and tr!in' Ia make me hur
| ~ down. OF course. the first thing
| did Was to get NY best hat and put II
on and then | put Oh my white shoes
| and my kimono. too. because Sistcl
| Matte KEEP worryin me so about II
| rnrnin' around behind me with II II
her hand.
! Wcil. my dear. | give you my word
was clear down on the street "her
| | suddenly had the most awful feelin
I ever had in my life. Id come OF ant
left my hair. Now. could you evel
believe IL. My beautiful long switci
that I paid 8. an inch for.
Il just knew Id never In the worlt
get money enough to get another ont
and had the most awful vision OF MI
goin' around the rest Of my life will
just the hair that Crews on my heat
and I nearly tainted. For minute
I Was 10 weak I couldL'i move ant
then I simply tore back NJ the stairs
when I was about half way ur hear'
somebody gallOpin' after me. What d.
you think, II was that lovely !ounl
man across the hall!
Let me go and get II for you. Mis-
Robinson he said. Wasn't II swee
al him to know wha, my name was?
Il was just pantin' by that time.
was 50 out of breath. and bcin' 81
kind o crazy and excited. ! just toll
him the truth. It's my hair. ! said
I'm afraid you wouldn't know wher
to find IT,.
well for q minute thought hc''
die laughin'. and IL wasn't any laughir
matter, | thought. 50 started on N
again lie took hold Of my arm
though. and said for me to go ON down
stairs. and he asked ne where my hal
was ny tina, time he q got over laugh
in, SO | told him IL was on the dress
or. aud he went on up and went dow
10 the street.