The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-24
GOT EVEN WITH HIM
BY ELLEN SMITH.

front row of the balcony and was en-
toying the opera very much. The mu-
sic did not bore him and moreover.
Daisy liiltson was with him. and he
was enjoying Daisy's society even
more than the opera He reflected
that he had simply wasted his time
/ taking other girls TO the opera. when
he might have engaged Daisy for the
| entire season if he had had his wits
! about him Lannigan. however, felt
complacent and at peace with the
world
| At the first intermission hand
tapped l.anigans shoulder let me
see your checks. please. quietly said
. voice accompanying the hand Lam
nigan stffened Indignantly Then.
fishing in his pockets for his checks.
ne trostily passed them back over his
shoulder
, Wrong seats" murmured the voice.
Sorry. hut you belong on the other
side OF the house
| THE dickens do" l.annisan pX-
ploded These are season tickets, Id
have you know I've sat here all win
ter"
Sorry" said the imperturbable
| voice. but the people who own these
seats are waiting for m. aud you'll
have to move"
lannigan absolutely choked with
rage. That this should happen Of all
nights on the night when Daisy was
with him. He controlled himself with
an effort and spoke out Of the side OF
his mouth over his shoulder: Il
shan't move"
Sorry" said the memorable voice.
n hope you won't make scene. II
you don't 90 Ill have to put you
out
Lannigan boiled over It'll take a
bigger man than YOU are to do that
he said very audibly you confound-
ed"
"Oh. I'm big enough" drawled the
voice. lnSu!tlnEiy
I.annigan. whrling around with blood
! In his eyes, confronted the grinning
face of Phillips, one Of his best
friends
Daisy gisgled audihly. Il thought
Id die" she gasped. hopping her
eyes with whisp Of handkerchief
Really. | never saw anything done
more cleverly. Mr. Phillips | didn't
| recognize YOU at first myself this
light IL so dim never saw anything
80 funny in my life Mr.. l.annigan
was $3.50 perfectly belligerent!"
Phillips never will know how near
ne was to going over the railing" de-
clared Lannigan, grimly. still weak
from the shock.
1t quite spoiled the opera for him
Besides upsetting his calnness OF
mind and his satisfaction. he had
an additional worry. He did not al
all like Daisy's open admiration OF
Phillips brightness. l.annigan was
at the nervous stage In his courtship
where the blowing Of straws pointed
the way. Then he had an inspiration
Phillips Is so frightfully careless.
Lannigan told Daisy week later
when again he was taking her to III.
! opera Hell never once look at the
dates Oh, wrote him the incest sort
OF note. | told him that | thought
owed ii to him and hoped he could use
my opera seats tonight as | could not
and sent him tickets for a month
ago that didn't use know him
he'll ask some girl and when the man
at the door turns him down he'll have
! to buy seats-and hope everything :
gone but the dearest ones That'lI
serve him right"
How aw-fully funny" giggled Daisy
Hiltson. Really. that's terribly bright
Mr.. Iannigan How clever 1t was o,
you to think Of that"
I.annigan beamed He felt comfor-
table again and fully reinstated in
Daisy's admiring opinion
Almost obstreperously ne presented
his tickets To the man at the door
There was q colloquy Then taking
Daisy by the arm, I.annigan led her
out OF the crush and. with q muttered
Excuse me just q moment. please.
he vanished
What's the matter?" Daisy asked,
bevilderedly, when he returned from
the ticket Office.
1.annigan looked confused. "Oh.
nothing he said, heavily. "Only-er
we'll. you see. | made a mistake and
sent Phillips the tickets for tonight
| brought along the old ones myself"