The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21

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Gus conditions. Get away from the ma
tariaI. nv son. Come to IS often and.
conadentialIy. you may soon attain 70
the graess og our sanity one" And
with a latherly pat 10 passed to
group of satellites
John looked after him disgustedly.
So that was the bait Perhaps abe
was q party TO tie scheme.
He left the hall Ia 4 tunnlt og un-
certainty HIs instincts urged him
to expose the fraud. ret bis heart COM
PEELED him to silence. That silent ap-
peal had klndlad his ehivaIry. Re re-
solved to give her the benefit Of the
doubt and not take any aCtion which
might work to her desriment.
He found himself watching with
feverish impotence for the appear
ance Of the signihcant personal. 2 and
when 1t appeared he vas surprised At
the weight that was lifted from his
anxious mind.
II he had entertained arg doubts OF
the shrinking girls abhorTence Of the
odious fraud, these doubts were dis
sipated on this evening. He lopged to
shields her from the brutal gaze Of
the vulgar audience. The intentness
Of his gaze again drew her eyes to his
and then, reading the unmlstakable
admiration and pity there, she colored
and hastily withdrew.
Ah, my boy was the lecturers
greeting, your interest encourages
me. / hope that you are absorbing the
beautiful ana precious teachings Of
our sublime philosophy. Remember,
Thoughts are Things"
yes. yes" replied John. irritably,
''but when"
The man interrupted him with q
deprecating wave OF the hand. "Ah,
my dear young friend, You must con-
troll your impatience. Oh. the gross
ness Of mortal passion" and he sigh
ed sorrowfully.
After the lapse Of another seeming
" never-ending week the summons
was again issued. and John set out
for the meeting place with Arm de-
termination Of forcing meeting with
iris.
But when be reached the render.
vous his expectations were dashed
The han was dark and empty. Inquir-
les failed TO elicit any satisfactory En-
formation.
skipped. guess" said The janitor,
'sThe old geezer paid the rent for
tonight, but ! guess he got scared
Of. They's been newspaper man
nosin' round here Cor 4 couple OF
days"
with bis spirits thus at the lowest
ebb, his hopes received sudden andun-
expected animation. II reading the
cults customary ana tormenting no.
tice, his attention was arrested BY q
meaningless tumble at the end. It
read thus: aNfpoibo hmm.
Evidently tbs phrase had been In
serted for purpose. He returned Ia
1 the paper and studied It long and care.
fully. His efforts were unavaillng.
however. and he could make nothing
out Of the message, IL message It was.
Then he thought Of Middleton, 4
friend Of an investigating turn, with q
hobby for ciphers He went 10 him.
Middleton glanced at the mslange
of letters and said:
'Moenian hail. Does that convey
anything9p
Does ST." cried John excitedly.
why, old man, that means everything
to me-"
His citation knew no bounds when
he stepped into the dingy hall that
evening and surprised a meeting Of
the society.
He re1oiced Ia iris look Of relief
and satisfaction when she beheld him
and when the meeting closed he ad-
vanced determinedly to the plat.
form.
Il want TO see Iris he demanded
succinctly.
He ignored the Others protegtatiOns
and resolutely forced his way past
the lecturer and into the little ante
room. As he closed the door behind
him she advanced with a little cry Of
JOY.
~You saw tr she questioned
eagerly.
HIS heart leaped ~Then-then II
was for met" he asked triumph
antly.
she nodded confussdIy.
why did You send for meT' be de.
manded.
IL She faitered and stopped.
'sWhy?p he insisted, and her heay.
ing bosom and radiant eyes gave the
answer.
Iris" be whispered. softly. what
is e"
burst out vehementlys TAKE ne away
from It; take ne away" And sht
chung to him IN a frenzy Of weep
ing.
There. there" he assured her
Boothingly. "of course / win, and II
that old duiIer interieres. III punch
hts head
She laid . protesting hand upon his
arm. +Don't.s she pleaded. "Hs is
my father"
"0h." be said, with sudden nlumina.
iions that explains II"
He wheeled and drew her closer 70
him as the door opened. he met her
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