The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-27

AicNi, lAttt' III liiIlSS liilCl AHA ulSuGI
she would be found wanting. She was
such woman, so the girl reasoned
acutely, as might inspire a passionate
affection in a strong hearted, reckless
youth, but whose charms being large
ly physical, would pail in longer and
more intimate association; danger
GUS rival in charge, but not 80 for.
midable in steady campaign.
These thoughts We're the result Of
long and earnest inspection, and it
was with some reluctance that the girl
at last put the photograph aside and
looked toward the door. She was hun
cry, ravenously so. She began to be
a little alarmed, and had just about
made up her mind to rise and STUN.
BILE out as she was, when she heard
steps outside and knock on the
door,
What is it ," she asked in response.
May | come in?"
Yes, was the quick answer.
The man opened the door, left It
ajar and entered the room.
Have you been awake long?" he
began abruptly
Not Very"
81 didn't disturb YOU because you
needed sleep more than anything else
How do YOU fee?"
Greatly refreshed, thank you"
And hungry, | suppose?"
Very"
u will soon remedy that. Your
FOOT"
ut seems much better, but T.
The girl hesitated. blushing. 81 can't
get my shoe on. and"
Shall have another look at it,"
NO, don't believe it will be neces-
sary. If may have some of that lini-
ment, or whatever 1t was you put on
1t, and more OF that bandage, l think
I can attend to II myself, but, you see,
my stockings and my boot"
The man nodded; he seemed to un.
derstand. He went to his cracker box
chiffonier and drew from It a long.
coarse wooden stocking.
THAT is the best that can do for
you he said
"And that will do very nicely" said
the girl 1T will cover the bandage,
and that is the main thing"
| 'Nhn loiJ hA toh kr ho
side OF the stocking another strip of
bandage torn from the same sheet AS
he did SO, he noticed the picture He
caught ii up quickly, a dark flush
spreading over his face. and holding
It in his hand. he turned abruptly
away.
~ will go and cook YOU some break
fast while You yet Yourself ready II
you have not washed, you'll find a
bucket Of water and a basin and towel
/ outside the door
He went through the inner door az
suddenly as he had come through the
outer one lie was man Of few words.
and whatever social grace he might
once have possessed, and In more ia
vOrable circumstances exhibited. was
not noticeable now. The tenderness
with which he had caressed her the
night before had also vanished.
His bearing had been cool, almost
harsh and forbidding, and his manner
was as grim as his appearance. The
conversation had been a brief one, and
her opportunity for inspection of him
consequently limited. Yet she had
taken him in. He was tall, splendid
man. No longer young, perhaps, but in
the prime of life and vigor. His com
pleXion was dark and burned browner
by long exposure to sun and wind win
ter and summer IN spite OF the brown,
there was a certain color, a hue Of
health in his cheeks His eyes were
hazel, sonnet mes brown. sometimes
gray, and sometimes blue, she after
ward learned A short thick closely
cut beard and mustache covered the
lower part of his face disguised but
not hiding the squareness Of his jaw
and the firmness Of his lips
He had worn his cap when he enter
ed, and when he took it off she no
ticed that his dark hair was tinged
with white He was dressed in leath-
er hunting suit. somewhat the worse