The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-10

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oa another word o
scanced This stranger naf
o @ left at an mns ne coming
home with me.
Tie doctor and Mf Wnltklsaey
helped the man back into the car.
Belsey was petting Colonel when they
appeared. "He IL the dearest horse
ever knew, she said to bis owner
80 be gave Colonel pat i'd passing.
THAT he Is. he agreed heartily. It
was only my falling on him ali in
heap that gave him such shock that
he ran around the corner,
Richard Whittiesey told bis daugh-
ter Of his invitation to their paasen-
ser. He would die Of being talked
10 death at either Of the village board
Ing houses, he concluded. And |
knew you would approve Of saving
fellow being from such dismal end.
It is lovely Of you father-bu then
you are always thinking how to do
nice things for everybody" said Bet
sey admiringly You can amuse
the master, and I will make love to
Colonel"
Betsey grew fonder OF Colonel ev-
cry day. and her father and Colonel's
master whose name proved TO be
Max Pleyfair became great friends.
Betsey took part in many Of her ia
theirs discussions with their guest.
and the crippled man seemed never to
find his Imprisonment anything but
enjoyable.
Five weeks passed before he was
able to attempt walking, and on the
day that he first limped about little,
his host was surprised to realize how
much he would miss his visitor "Of
course he win rush of the minute he
can walk at all. grumbled Mr. Whit
tlesey to himself, ''the smartest, clear
estheaded youpgster / ever met-and
now away he goes.
The following day Max Pleyfair
preached the subject Of his departure.
Il can never thank you enough for
your kindness, he assured Mr. Whit.
| tlesey. "But now | am able to get
about / must stop trespassing on your
hospitality and 90 back to work"
"Just what expected" " growled the
elder man. when we get well enough
acquainted to begin to understand
each other then duty squalls for you
you know that you are always vel
come here, my boy"
Il wonder If | should be az welcome
! If made a fearful revelation" asked
| his guest.
@Try me and see, answered Rich
/ ard Whittlesey bluntly.
Wen, then, here goes Mr.. Whit
tlesey, I did not come through thil
region for the sake Of the scenery, j
was for your daughters sake. You
cousins told me about you both ant
showed me her picture. which ] mus
tell you-though II sounds foolish
that fell IN love with at once. ! wen
up that blur to catch a glimpse D
your place its location had been de
seribed to me-and I was thinking s.
deeply on my way down how wa
to make any headway with the crue
father Of my imprisoned princess, tina
| fell headlong; but ! hope into hi
good gfaces"
Richard WhittIesey regarded tn
, speaker with establishment whic
slowly turned to amusement Yo
young scounarel, TO have the nerve
tell such yarn 10 an unhappy 4
ther he laughed, giving the oifende
sounding thump on bis shoulder
: eyes, you scamp, you did fall into "a
affections, and If you can get re
! from Betsey, there won't be any r
sistanca here
Thank you more than ever" an
4 Max limped away to meet Betsey wh
was Just coming up the steps, viii
pettine Colonel at the same time. 4
her Max poured forth the whole stor
That young woman was literal
: swept from her feet. for no sugge
ton of her awful name had any efGel
on this persevering young man.
what could do, daddy, when Dol
/, you and my name went back on me
Betsey asked her father afterwar
! "And there was Colonel wanting h
I to say yes Just as plainly as cou
7 bel simply could not help myself
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. CHAMPION HARD LUCK STOR