The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-07

AAohNo hhtO pOShONos AAOA lie
nonchalance utterly disappeared, for
his hand closed upon--the little watch
and chain. He must have put them
there in his confusion.
II do hope you'll find my watch,
said the girl, who had tied the boat
to tree and now came up. 1T was
present from my grandfather, and
I'd give anything to get it back"
"We'll do our best" answered Rich.
ards captor.
The girl looked rather curiously at
Richard. Then she drew the man a
little way aside and whispered some
thing. He shook his head; the girl
persisted, placing her hands plead.
ingly upon his arms. Finally the man
rather sulkily assented, and the girl
came toward Richard.
IF you give me back my watch and
chain you can CO. she said
Richard saw only one way out. He
drew the lost articles from his pocket
and put them in her hand.
Il didn't steal them, and it was a
mistake" he said. 1T was my first
day here; took the wrong side of the
lake because the island confused me.
and when | saw you | was so startled
that | put them in my pocket ] don't
suppose you'll believe me, but | can
refer you to Mrs. Temple as to my
character"
TIL" party was coming back from
the cottage.
Nothing there they called. They
looked at Richard, and seemed to hes.
itate about repeating their request to
search him. The cottage was GER
tainly occupied by some one, and as
certainly the occupant was not there.
Perhaps this young man might have
spoken the truth. But they looked at
the coat stains and moved toward
him.
IT'S all right" said the girl, cheer.
fully. "lve found it."
You've found it, Miss Cameron"
1T was very stupid Of me. l put
my watch in my chatelaine and-and
here it is And she opened the bag
and showed the article in question,
which, in fact, she had just trans
ferred there.
The men looked at each other, and
the man who had spoken with Miss
Cameron looked at Richard. He sus-
pected something, he did not know
quite what, but--well there was moth.
ing more to be done.
I'VE must apologize" said one OF
them, rather glumly. Since the
watch and chain are found of course
there is nothing more
They went down to the boat, and,
Just as the girl was about to embark,
she left them and came running back
to Richard
81 want to tell you | believe you,
Mr.. Dwight she said. "And | hope
you've learned lesson"
Il certainly have said Richard
Next time take a wrong turn in the
dark"
"Oh, don't mean that sort of les
son." answered the girl, and Richard
saw that her eyes were twinklng,
just as Mrs. T 4mple's had 81 mean,
not to go off into the woods when you
have the chance of staying at home
and meeting maeting-meeting mel"
"You are Mrs Temples niece!" ex.
claimed Richard in establishment. |
What fool ] was not to remember
your name, Why -"
Why, Mrs. Temple must have sent
him there without telling him that |
the pretty niece WIS at Otter lake
also! Wasn't that just like her?
81 happened to have your photo |
graph which auntie sent me-" she con-
tinued, That's how | knew who you
were. And now that you have found /
the way to my cottage"
Il may come again."
During visiting hours" she said.
Miss Cameron" called her friends. |
Have you lost anything"
mo. I've found it now" she called