The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-03
The Broken
Vase
BY Pearl Bash. HeCkel
Copyright. 1872, by Associated Literary Press.

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/ R.,rh v-ooasor s,on,.d h,ck ,u;cl
L. n 90, on, 90 NO Wv ~ sncad;nc
au,omnh;,., 10 h,,,nad as,;rst SOM
body hack Of him and there was .
half-supprossed feminine cry followea
by a crash nc Of broken chin,
In confused ANALOGY no turned and
beh> ID III, n,st heantifr, DIR, he had
4 ever scpn With voranIy tact. she
tried 10 relieve his embarrassment am
| hide i.er own di.mav Tn, packa.a
which he h;,! Knocked from her hand
he u,ctully r.ch,d M. a.d as he !.
, tortod her 70 the sidewalk he coal 4,
f,.l Tie pieces oi brohca china iii
'heit wrapliues.
Pray forgive me" he exclaimed. q,
III l~aie rry rl.an | can say. u
t2ke this artlu'a wifh me- and have 4.
, replaced"
\ look a'mcst ., lri.ht came in.
The young WaraNs taee. and in any
ious tones she s;iG
oh. no. You mast ne. think Of H..
! cant let yen hay Ills
Shc feaei#a out her hand fer tie
Inflated rae!@-e
halph MAS surprise! At her asiia
ton. l'ut he was also Impressed hy
me remarkable sweetness Of her voice
iii be ashamed if !oa Mil not al
low ME TO Endo this mischief. 1t
good of you to belttle my awkward
ness. but I've cot 10 do something for
my own sclfrospcct"
There was such sincerity In his
tones that she could not In kindness
disregard them as no confirmed.
i am Ralph Woedson MAY not
have your address. ana send Won \
duplicate of this article"
Again she GiSplav,d n feeling Of
real embarrassment.
please give il 10 mo .hn insisted
and held out her hand far thc nnck
age. He could NOT resist tle plca1inr
in her eyes. ana reluctantly r,vo I
to her.
With The arple one. NOR. ~ ,or
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carried with moro ,hor or,,n.u,
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,o,,iro o,J Vim, ms. :.
q, yorv bo,dso,na no,r =, -. ~.
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our DISPLAY window Yesterday Wo,vo
rot detectives all over tbo citv IN
tho lookou, for n"
Ralph liked tho vase and h,,,h, -
IIc had made nm bis mind ~ ,ho
prcsump,ion Of delivering {, IN nor
son Accordingly he ,.f, b,s ,,w NJ
flee earlv in tho afternoon and w.,
soon seated IN tho n,rrauh dr,wi,a
room awaiting with n shade -, owl.
ETY. Miss Darrapb's entrance H., w,.
conscious In n general w,v ., thu
quiet elegance OF his surrounding.
hut nil his active mind WAS occun,od
with tho mere Measure q, he,ny ,bore
the Measure or meeting opain tho
woman whose n.rsonal,tv had dom,.
mated the whole day for tbem
The soft rus,l, OF skir,s announced
her coming. and Ralnb ros. IN meat
her. She was more charming than
he had thought No woman lad over
before seemed 10 li,, So rraeips and
loyable.