The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-18
An AILUUING SIGHT
BeWi'dering Object He Had Often
Dreamed of Becomes d
Reality.
BY JEAN DlCKERSON.

Flaky pies, rich loaves Of cake.
pyramids of airy biscuits, fat leaves
of bread and all the spare corners
were filled with plates Of delicious
looking little cakes in endless variety.
In the middle of the window was
a long platter heaped with little
heart.shaped cakes frosted in pink
and white.
Just the thing for Priscilla's birth.
day party" decided Priscilla's broth.
er and with the thought he stepped
through the door and took his place
among the customers lining the cOun.
ter.
Two girls in dainty white waited
deity upon the seekers after home.
cooked viands.
Neal found himself following every
movement of the younger OF the two
girls. Fair and slender with flashing
brown eyes demurely yelled by thick
dark lashes she was an alluring
sight. Neal had dreamed Of such
white dimpled chin and such delicate.
ly curved pink lips curling upwards
at the corners and of such fine,
bronze gold hair tucked behind pink
ears.
Now the reality was before him. He
determined that none other than this
fair maiden should minister to his
wants. But she was waiting upon a
man standing beside him.
"Oh-the sugar hearts? asked the
,, girl pleasantly, and she went to the
window and before Meals agonized
glance she counted out four dozen OF
the heart.shaped cakes-until there
was only one left on the platter!
The man took the cracking paper
bag OF sugar hearts and paid for
them and went his way.
Neal was aware that the girl was
speaking to him.
What will you have?' she asked.
Sugar Hearts. replied Neal. wildly
hoping that there might be more Of
the pink and white cakes.
Il am so sorry-the last have just
been sold"
There's one left" said Neal, rather
stupidity. She was SO wonderful he
could not let her go.
The dimples came into play and the
corners of her lips decpened. You
wouldn't want that-One?'
Eyes. please" said Neal dizzily.
She brought him the sugar heart
twisted in tiny bag Five cents
please" she said dcmurely.
Neal gave her a five dollar bill so
that he might watch her while she
rang up the amount On the cas- II sis.
ter and brought him a handful Of sill.
yer change.
Perhaps could order some of
these sugar hearts, he ventured as be
turned to 90
Certainly you can" She brought
forth a book and poised pencil over
it. How many?'
Five dozen. Please mark them
Neal Woodson, and | will stop fol-
them tomorrow night"
Thank you.' said the girl and
turned away with heightened color tc
wait upon another customer.
When Neal reached home his sister
met him in the hall Priscilla was
small and dark and brill antly lovely
What are you carrying in that alb
surdly careful manner?" she asked
mischievously
| Before Neal could protest she hat
captured the tiny bag from his glovet
fingers and was peering at the lonely
sugar heart.
well, Neal Woodson-of all the
sentimental Stiles, what" Between
ordinations Priscilla was examining
the pink frosted dainty.
It's a sample" sand Neal sheepish
! ~. Its sugar heart. saw then
in the window of the Exchange and
have ordered five dozen Tor your party
tomorrow nisht. | brought this home
for you to taste. III bring then
home tomorrow night"
You ordered five dozen? Nea
Wcodson. you are dear. mus
hug you for ii.
Il can send Mary down after them,
said Priscilla when she had released
her brother.
Neal put UP protesting hand. M
j told hCr-Cr-l said ! would stoi
for thcm-I don't mind-it's on my
way home"
Very well, ve-ry-well. dear,
soothed Priscilla with suddenly merr!
eyes and she darted away into the
drawing-room and waltzed airily up tc
the long mirror
IL wonder-I wonder-if Doris AL
len wasn't there today?" she gigslet
at her charming reflection.
The next day Neal closed his desk
at the usual hour and went to the Wo
mans Exchange
His pretty girl was not there.
A plain, matter-of-fact young woman
waited on him and he did not linger to
watch her ring up his So in the cash
register-it was the very same cash
register, too.
Neal had lost interest in the sugar
hearts and when he reached home he
thrust the big box into Mery's hands
Dinner was a hurried affair and he
escaped INN di.tely afterwards 20 his
raom He had to dress Tor the fancy