The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-06


den rush of business at the Office and
1t was absolutely impossible for him
to get away Saturday, SO Warrington
must count him out AT three Wood
mere called up to say that since
some OF the party could mot go he
thought they might as well call off the
! party.
After Warrington had confided some
bitter things to himself over the
treachery of humanity in general he
hunted up the broker and asked him
to take back the tickets. He had no
conjunction about this, as there was
such demand for them. The broker
smoothly said he had such quantity
of boxes on hand that he really could
not think of paying the full price for
Yarrington's, but that he would at
great personal sacrifice give Yarrtng-
ton $40 for it.
Thereupon Warrington said a few
sharp things and departed. resolved to
sell the tickets himself since selling
was SO much more profitable than
buying.
He called up Wattles and asked II
he didn't want box for one day at
the automobile races. Wattles jumped
at the chance. so Warrington sent over
the tickets and bill for 800. Wat.
ties nearly tore the telephone out by
the roots and the boy with the tickets
came back looking very much as
though he had been shot out Of q
gun.
1t seemed that Wattles thought
Warrington was giving him the box,
and SO the bill offended him hugely.
After that Warrington heard Of q
man who wanted to 60 to the races.
and promised to send over the tickets.
Before he did so kcrnack ph0ned that
on no account was Warrington to dis.
pose of the box, as he had some
friends to whom he had promised 1t.
After Warrington had told the other
man that he could not have the tick
cts kernack called up to say that his
friends were leaving town and no
didn't want the box after all.
by this. time Warrington was in an
exceedingly tense and nervous state
and hated the world vehemently. lie
was a cynic on the subject of friend
ship and desperate as regards his $40.
1t was manifestly impossible for him
to stand on the street corner and
wave the tickets In the faces of the
passers-by, but be hit on another
plan.
Taking the office boy into corner
he thrust the hated tickets into his
hands.
You go out there to the track" he
ordered. land sell these tickets for
what you can get Don't you dare
come back with them. because II |
ever set eyes on them again | cant
answer for the result"
A little later Woodmere telephoned
that he wanted the seats for his cous-
ms family. and when he learned that
they were unavailable he said that
Warrington might think that was the
right way to treat friend of long
standing. but as for himself he had his
own opinion of such conduct. He
said that Warrington might have
known he would want the tickets II
Warrington had given the matter the
slightest thought.
When the Office boy came back that
night he looked haggard He said
that by telling the people he was the
only support of three widowed mothers
and eight brothers and sisters he had
sold the Friday tickets among the
throng at the track for paltry dollar
apiece. He said he had intended to
invest in one himself, but that in
lucky moment he had hunted out the
box and sat in It. He regretted to
say that 1t was the very worst one