The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-18
The House OF,
the Conner


when the son marries they constantly
bemoan their fate Kenneths mother
wept for three days after our wed.
ding while my mother was all smiles
and never let chance slip by to say
In her proudest way. My daughter.
Mrs Kenneth Dunlap just as II she
had achieved great triumph in hav.
Ing a son-in-law."
ut may be the same old story Of q
daughter remaining daughter for
the rest Of her eXistance but a son
forgetting his filial duties after he be-
comes benedict At any rate you're
married now for better or worse
We'll. she doesn't like me any the
better. LYDIA We are as antipodal
as the north and south poles
Not very pleasant" interrupted her
friend. "bu, the distance is 50 great
between You all Your husbands rela.
t!v' ''e't 'ho".'s - dn",r ui No'r
coniclns often Is that the reason
you rent,d this bungalow on The other
side q luMhcrc"'
YES. hu don't breathe il IL 4 soul
Whit a rank hypocrite am Ken.
neli. hasn't the tailt,sl idea at the
Reason and weuld''i have him learn
Of he sl,fe Of affairs fer AL thal VAS
In the heavens above or the earth be.
low
"Non are 50 ercdnlaus. oes he nj.
mire you for living on the outskirts Of
the town"
surely Kenneth Is most lavish in
| his praisr d ;aN WILLINGNESS 10 1--we
so tar from The shopping diSiric, and
| for iii, different incnnvrui' ncrs 81 The
nci hlelhlod He doesn't realize Why
| find iii. air So saluhriuNs. Mh, rave
ovor the li'tlr W. table garden and
never murmur why the raid leaves"
Here comes Year husband now"
said Lydia looking ont the window.
| married life agrees with him llo
looks as happy as a bird"
Kenneth bounded ue The steps OF
the house and into the room. greeted
his wife affcctionatcly and shook
| the hands of their guest heartily, cm-
phasizine how glad he was of tho
chance to show their hospitality.
You look ready to explode said
his wife. What's tho news From
your looks it certainly must he good
news
Kenneth nodded his head.
| dearest. don't try to guess; you
couldn't ran nearly all the way to
tell ynu."
Don't keep us IN suspense" plead
ed Iiermina "llave you inherited q
fortune"
Kenneth, how lonely you must he
In this little suburb Every time
passed tina, vacant house on the cor.
ner | thought If only lIermina had
some of her own family living there. :"
"What has thai to do with our good
fortune" asked IIcrmina impatiently
As sh, finished Kenneth gave ono
lonr low whistle which expressed all
degrees oi salptisc and amazencn'
But III. people who have rented
that house are net he kind YOU refer
10. They ~ our relatives Ny moth.
or. father and sis,o'
"Yonr pafent have taken hat
place'' aint5la'ed III" ast9fls he'd
Young wife trying 10 look pl' as"a.
Isn't il splendid that mother VIII
ne fiehi h'rs a. 9s4is' ~ III foH'
domestic II hhle wager 70 u ~
bele auf" than a. home. he 'd7'
"ithlSia iirallt
Il snpp#se he will sad Lfita
with l..G ltal, ~ h"f to-te;a
ONLY l4af web yhlr 'afihf @fid
he coudnt e'r "hy @" tlF'-d 50 III
rom town sad s." didn'' cohrd'7
stane hon q i2si'hF that "a" tEtt"'
Mas teu Ga difait. and Ia tly ne
senI Wa 50 eEhatbtam thai cillt
navarant young couple cotdd a'ial
ia pay it
"Yon SO The rtlroad @ al@rt is
roiny IN haild a peW depot and need
The ground oxplai,sed Kenneth
whore their hoflse stands. 80 thes
paid them AN enormous sum if they