The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-05
The Girl of
My Dreams
CONTINUED from page g.

gentleman was pretty we'll satisfied
with the situation and made no move
to correct matters.
mo. there isn't any mistake" Har.
~ said.
did l understand Alright" Medders
asked. that thee are paying seventy.
five dollars for that hat?"
Il did-without taking chloroform,
too." Harry ruefully acknowledged.
Some hats are worth that much"
the Count remarked.
''Sure!" doomed the General my
wife often spends more than that for
a hat"
rs It for thy sister, Harry" Med.
ders asked, casually.
Il don't know II 1t will ut her." Har-
~ answered. non.committally.
"Wouldst thee let Us see it," Med.
ders asked. Truly, a hat worth that
much must be wonderful thing"
Here the Count nervously inter
posed. afraid that the General would
become aroused II he saw the hat.
mo, NO. Der night air might spoil
IT."
II confess I am curious to see IT,"
Medders said. "Ah. what forms the
vanity Of women and the foolishness
Of man do take!"
From the house came the lank form
OF Socrates Primmer. In his hand he
carried the hatbOx which all day he
had been endeavOring to open In the
presence Of Lucy.
what Is the trouble?" he asked.
mo trouble at all-until you came. /"
Harry replied. drily.
Harry has simply been doing what
have often DONE" General Blazes
explained. HE has bought hat"
Primmer glanced at the hat box
Harry held, and then looked at his
own.
This then, d for his wife!" he in.
quirsd. sadly.
"What!" the General said. misun.
derstanding Primmer. Another man
buy . hat for my wife! How dare
you!"
Primmsr shrank away from him.
May" Medder soothed. THE hat
Harry has y for his sister. Carolyn.
ma" Harry corrected him. fearing
some further complication. "The fact
ID. I Wa going to give the hat to
Lucy-with your permission. Mr.. Med
dsn. But didn't like to ask your
permissioa before Ill the others herr"
Bully for you. Harry" the General
beamed- "You couldn't do . inner
thing"
Primmer lapsed into . at Of dejec-
ton.
"Alas!" he sobbed. "Homer vas
right when he said:
ALIAS, faint hope leaned upon!
| Alas. thou too art dead and gOnol"
Cheer him up" General Blases
suggested. Let him sec your pres
ent for Lucy"
Il. too, have . present for Lucy"
Primmer said.
Thee hast?" Medders asked. What
is It, Socrates?"
"A hat" Primmer announced.
Harry leaped TO q conclusion. In
stantly he coupled Primmer with the
mysterious man who had bought the
duplicate hat at Mile. Daphne's.
Let's see IT," he said.
He opened Primers hat box, and
one glance was enough to confirm hia
suspicion. He dropped the lid quick
u. took Tie boz from Primmsr's unro
sisting hold, and said:
I'll take your hat TO Lucy. She'll
~"
mo. I shall present It to her my
self." Primer declared. taking the
box from Harry.
All right" Harry said. Don't lei
any one profane that hat b. seeing II
until It gets to the one for whom It d
intended. And neither will viii
mine. You won't let any one sec IL!
Surely not" Primer agreed.
IAN right That's . sacred compact
Lets Ill 90 In now"
And - he ushered them into the
house Harry said things to himself b.
cause Of his fookshness In payino
seventy-ilve dollars for hat when the
duplicate wss IN the house al IL
time.
And" hs growled. I've sun got
one coming from Daphne!"
what did thee say!" Msddsrs
asked, a. they went into the reception
room.
Il was saying that I hoped no one
We coming this evening 70 break -
our quiet little party"