The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-16
AN ALLUR|NG SIGHT
BeWi!dering Object He Had Often
Dreamed Of Becomes a
Reality.
BY JEAN DIckERSON.

| WluuoW VI tue woman EXcuduk0
and regarded the display Of toothsome
dainties with appreciative eyes.
Flaky pies, rich loaves Of cake.
pyramids Of airy biscuits, fat loaves
Of bread and all the spare corners
were filed 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 Priscillas 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 nne.
bronze gold hair tucked behind pink
ears s, 3.
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 =
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
wus only one left on the platter!
The man took the cracking paper
bag Of sugar hearts aud 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 80 wonderful he
could not let her 60.
The dimples came into play and the
corners OF her lips deepened. "You
wouldn't want that-one?"
"Yes, please" said Neal dizzily.
She brought him the sugar heart
twisted in thy bag. Five cents.
please" she said demurely.
Neal gave her five dollar bill so
that he might watch her while she
rang up the amount on the cas- regis
ter and brought him handful Of sill.
yer change.
Perhaps l could order some of
these sugar hearts," he ventured as he
turned to 60.
Certainly you can" She brought
forth book and poised pencil over
1t. How many?"
Five dozen. Please mark them
Neal Woodson.' and will stop for
them tomorrow night"
Thank YOU" said the girl and
turned away with heightened color to
wait upon another customer.
When Neal reached home his sister
met him in the hall. Priscilla was
small and dark and brilliantly lovely.
What are you carrying In that alb.
surdly careful manner7" she asked
mischievously.
Before Neal could protest she had
captured the tiny bag from his gloved
fingers and was peering at the lonely
sugar heart
We'll, Neal Woodson-of all the
sentimental stiles, what" Between
EXPLANATIONS Priscilla was examining
the pink frosted dainty.
Its a sample" said Neal sheepsh.
ly. Its a sugar heart. | saw them
/
have ordered five dozen for your party
tomorrow night. brought this home
for you to taste, I'll bring them
home tomorrow night"
You ordered five dozen? Neal
Woodson, you are a dear! | must
hug you for it,"
~ can send Mary down after them "
said Priscilla when she had released
her brother.
Neal put up a protesting hand. mo
Il told her-er-I said would stop
for them-I don't mind-it's on my
wa, home"
Very well. ve-ry-well. DEAR"
soothed Priscilla with suddenly merry
eyes and she darted away into the
drawing-room and waltzed airily up to
the long mirror.
Il wonder-I wonder-if Doris Al !
len wasn't there today" she giggled
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 Sc in the cash
register-it was the very same cash
register, too!
L. - Il. A.