The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-08

DeeMltte0 neT 10 i've w. - ~
and che was duly grateful.
Il wouldn't have circus pictures ON
my barn under no consideration" was
the reply to the offer that had been
made.
your neighbor down the road don't
SEQ It that way"
ITS for my neishbor to see or not
to see for himself"
Suppose we make It three dollars
In CASH."
mo, sir"
Il didn't think there was one OF the
old stock left. but It's your barn ano
% we cant trade ri drive on.
Aunt Martha had stood In the from
door and heard It all. When her nus
band turned away to his work sht
went back to hers. When she hat
cleared the table she did thing tina
surprised herself and made mel
neighbor wonder il she was goint
, crazy. She put on her sun bonnet ant
walked down the road past the mex
house and then stood In the highwa'
for 30 minutes and gazed at the circu
pictures pasted on the barn. Whel
she walked slowly home she had som
new thoughts In her mind. and ne
thin lips we're firmly compressed
So firmly was the neighbors VII
convinced that there was somethin
wrong with Aunt Martha that sh
sneaked over to the field where Uncl
Jacob was working ard told him wha
she had seen.
1T cant be-" he gasped
but It Is SO"
Jest stood and looked at the CT
! Gus pictures. eh?"
Eyes, and never minded me-"
Looked for half an hour. eh?"
Just 20 minutes. was watchii
the clock. Don't you think she's
\ Ing crazy? Some women are TOT
that way. I've heard"
TIN! Mebbe she is"
Uncle Jacob quit work a little ca
lier than usual that afternoon, but
T. offered no excuses and was asked
a questions. While not seeming to
4 40. he watched Aunt Martha. He h
! been puzzled and troubled over VIII
he had heard. Her actions were t
same as usual. but there was a 10
on her face he could not rememt
to have seen before 1t was a gr
4 half.smile. He said nothing touchi
3 the subject until after the table h
n been cleared and the chores done
D Aunt Martha had seated herself
do some patching when he quie
said:
n That circus man wanted to
n some pictures on the barn.
y "Yes?" she replied. without look
up.
Il wouldn't let him"
N mo"
( Il think those things are a sin I
n a shame"
"Yes?"
IF you think as l do why did
walk down to Horizons barn this
ernoon and stand there gazing at
pictures for half an hour"
Because l wanted to see the
was the prompt reply.
you knew wouldn't have Il
:, on my barn."
Eyes, and wished you had"
Martha, do you know what you
i; saying!"
I II do, Jacob. am going to
! circus,"
( What"
{ She raised her face and Loo
= him square in the eyes and repe
! her words He WINGED as II he ha,
I ceived blow from her hand, ar
I was a long minute before she ad
Z Yes. Jacob. | am going"
! Put it's circus
Il know II, but am going"
Y Here was the first and only r,
3 for nearly forty years. and the
q bands amazement kept him duml
awhile. If she had rebelled az
- something about the house-her
Of clothing-too much work
wearisome round-he would have
been surprised, for that is the
of most husbands, but not so or,
si,e, His first impulse was to comman
declare that she should not S
step, but the second thought ste
rs him. If there vas not some
mentally wrong would she talk t
the way she did? Would there
been any revolt' He wisely DIR,
the matter then and there. but h
= not close his eyes in sleep I'm,
n had formulated plan.
w. At breakfast next morning
- remarked that ho must drive I