The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-06

over re INTEL SHOULD be your
cholce
q most certainly do
"But suppose she IS red-headed.
cross-eyed and club sootedg"
my dear Aunt Darb0y, the word Of
Wetcott Is sacred. The first thing
n skirts to enter tie new house gets
3 proposal og marriage from yours
truly. Il she rejects II with scorn,
don't blame me"
The house was ready for the bach
elcr 70 take Up his quarters in. but
be hung 81 At bis club. Under those
circunas tancss 10 skirt" could very
well appear Mrs parhoy showed GER
tain Of her friends through Che
Ranch as she called it, but they
were either married ladies' or young
ones already spoken for The one
whom her nephew was 70 fan ii love
with and marry kept far away.
Don't you see how it is?" he asked
onS day. I've got to resort to an
enticement Tomorrow shall hang
out sign and coax my bird ID. Won
der I didn't think Of that before"
And the next day sign reading
'eThis House to Rent appeared on
the front door. and man was sta
toned on the steps to answer CUES
lions.
A mile away lived the Widow Glen
dening. She had a daughter Myrtle.
and the house she occupied was rent
ed. It had been rented for a year
that mother and daughter might look
about little before buying. Miss
Myrtle had passed and repassed the
new house while 1t was building, and
she had stood and surveyed it with
envy when completed, but she had not
learned the name Of the owner. Who
ever it was would occupy it himself,
Of course. OF a sudden the sign ap-
peared. tt had not been out an hour
when the girl stopped before it and
asked of the man smoking his pipe on
the steps:
"But I'd rather buy than rent. Do
you suppose they'd SELF"
Cant say, miss. One can never tell
what folks will do. There's lean
man and his fat wife in there now
looking to rent IL for hundred years,
and there comes a tall man and bis
short wife to do the same thing. Bet
ter take look and make up your
mind.
But want to tell mother and fetch
her." was protested.
Never wait for your mother, miss
mot when there's such a mansion
as this on the market. It'll be snapped
up in 80 seconds after your back is
turned.
"Then Til run In and look it over.
The lean man and his fat wife, who
were going from room to room, vel
coined Miss Myrtle with hostile looks,
but she went skipping from place to
place and finally came to that wonder
full library. The. others had already
explored 1T The door stood open, and
as she entered it the girl gave it a
push, It shut and there was click.
It was one Of Mr.. Westcott's spring
lock ideas to fasten himself III when
he wanted to mediate.
Miss Myrtle sprang to the door and
pounded on it. Then she called. Then
she screamed for the police and IRE
departments. From ten o'clock Ii the
morning until nine III the evening,
and the last two hours III darknessl
The lean man and his fat wife went
about their business, the tall man and
his short wife didn't penetrate as far
as the library, and a dozen others
tried the door and went away thinking
the room might hold old hats and
shoes.
At mine o'clock Mr.. Westcott appear
ed switched on the lights to see to
smoke BY. and after q start Of surprise
1t the huddled and weeping figure on
the floor he rushed over to It with the
exclamation:
my poor poor child. but / said I
would do #, and surely Will"
'Is Charles going to marry Miss
Clendening?" repeated Aunt Darboy
three months later to gosslpy caller.
''I1e Is. A Westcott never breaks his
world"