The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-03

.2aght sight OF white but deter
.aa face through the haze OF dust.
Tn=t was simply o2e peril avoided.
l,,r,nar nm the road others must be
encountered. she threy aside her
,Eetcbir, and mounted her pony and
sci OF III chase HALF mile away
The auto had plowed its way into
bank and was at rest
Young Inlay had been thrown out
~ the collision and suffered broken
~ He was unconscious until some
,i,se after doctor had looked him
o.or Al The manor house. No one
knew who he was until his pockets
Mad been searched. and then the
,.ther was telephoned to. BY the
title He arrived the son had gathered
III The threads of the case and was
ready 10 say to the Jury:
NO use talking, governor. I've got
j, fai,'
Anything beside the lcg?"
Ty heart
Why-why, / don't understand
Il. the fa'l had affected your heart" "
i.lt il has. It's case of love at
hit sight, and the first sight didn't
Il l4orc'n ha' 4 second"
md whore is the girlo"
.,ight here in the house. 1t was
who found ne in the road and
"a the Job Of "etting me here.
", governor, she's Il 81 of sense.
! hayen't had q fair loo. at her face
NIX Int | know from her voice that
1 good-looking. Id have smashed
3 five cows as well as myself, and
'i. machine If it hadn't been for the
g.fl"
We must now get you home," said
the father in very sober tones.
can't be done, governor. Here |
tay I'LL the leg mends and I've got
me promise OF that girl to be my
Wife,"
Young man, this seems to have af
rrIed your brain
4 has affected me all over Say.
governor. I'm lawyer, am | not??'
> very young and tender one"
iAit | know what a breach-of-prom.
lt is, and | don't propose to
ma in the dock.
iarold lA.ay, what can You
aan:"
governor, when ...w those cows
iGg tAe narrow highway and
.z'al vh;,l 4 htgteher hon il would
the girl didn'i move them on,
l 10 marry her il she did the
"a titng she did it. end I'll keep
verdi
itA' I'm thini. ! can arrange
i0r you TO be cared tor here for few
,!ay but my boy, don't get any fool
notions III yoar head. Remember that
loa are inst entering upon your
career as Il LAWYER"
II was three days later before the
patient caught sight of Miss Irene.
The decor had said that it would be
better i the Young man could remain
there for i few days and Mr. and
Mrs. G,lhraith had readily consented.
4 professional nurse had taken charge
and The family was not to be put out
to any extent When the young man
expressed his thanks in appropriate
words he asked of the girl:
How many COWS were there?"
Five"
And how fast was | going?"
: 1t looked like two or three hundred
miles minute to me-"
And II I'd struck that bunch of
beef at that gait?"
"Why-why--"
Ny father would have had a dead
son to bury, wouldn't he? | just
want him to look at the case on It's
merits. You know As a lawyer, he Is
naturally biased. If there had been
only one COW, now, and she in poor
condition, but there were FIVE, and all
fit for beef. Father must see that
that"
Miss Irene thought the young mans
mind was wandering and called the
nurse. Ills mind was all there, how
ever. though It was six long weeks
and he was crutching around before
he finished the sentence by saying:
Yes, you must see that having
saved my life-and having been both
cred with me here so long-and as
this leg will be weak for some time to
come-and as have fallen In love
with you-and as Your father Is In the
library-and as I'm going to crutch in
there and ask him"
That marriage won't take place un-
I'll next Christmas day.