The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-11

Il will 60 to the police. il you say
SO. and have him trailed to the ends
of the EARTH"
A week later Mr.. barrow went to
the store to buy q velvet jacket. He
had never worn one. though he had
been a sculptor for three years. He
had at last been told that his non
success with mallet and chisel and
the refusal Of his uncle to expire were
owing to the absence of the right sort
OF jacket. He found his fit and
bought it.
On that very morning one of the
pockets of Miss Tyson's apron became
entangled and was torn OF and she
realized that she must do some shop
ping. She was just entering . store
and wondering about bargains. when
Mr.. barrow came out. Both were
stepping lively when the head-0n col
lision occurred that crumpled them
up. They went down. They were
mussed up. They were Inundated
and angered.
IT'S you" gasped Miss Tyson a
somebody helped her up.
And y0u!" exclaimed Mr.. Darrow
as he reached his feet and knew that
his dollar suspenders had busted un'
der the shock
You were gawping at something
across the street. sir"
And you were ogling your tOes!"
"This-this is the second time"
Il know it,"
They got away before the police
came. and on arriving home. and to
explain his condition. Mr.. Darrow said
TO his man:
Henry. have had another en-.
counter with tbat-that person."
Yes. sir. They do be around"
She bumped into me again"
you will have to carry . gun. cir.
And down ! went. Henry. and again
she laid It oil to me-"
They always does. sir-they a.
ways does"
And when Miss Tyson reached her
apartment she said to her maid:
Helen. there has been more bump
ing. and with that same mani"
The assassin! was Kissed.
1T must cease, Helen-it must"
1T must, MIST must"
"Or ! shall have to take strong
measures"
Very str0ng!"
Il was two weeks later this time
when Mr.. Darrow was on the street ~
fire alarm sounded. So was Miss
Tyson. He started around q corner
in haste to see where the flre was.
She started around the same corner.
in the same haste, to get clear Of the
mob.
A third head.on collision and two
falls! Nothing new about the Ian
guage they scattered around - they
arose. Nothing fearful about their
parting. Again at home Mr.. Tyson
said to hts man:
THAT person again. Henry"
Yes. sir. They do hang on"
"BIt can't stand being bumped
about like a pumpkin"
Yes. sir You will have to carry
knife and a gun"
And Miss Tyson said TO her maid:
THAT man again, Helen"
And more bumps. Miss"
Yes. more bumps | must see a
lawyer or somebody"
You must, Miss. This cannot 60
on forever
II did not Four weeks later Mr..
barrow visited picture gallery one
afternoon SO did Miss Tyson. II
was on the second floor with a hard
finish stair to climb and descend. He
was just ahead of her when she
slipped and grabbed his coat-tails, and
together they bumped down fourteen
steps.
OH, lllN lldNlt II MISS ouIl, anu
this must cease" she said as they
sat up
Miss Tyson. my name Is barrow,
and | too say il must cease
but how >"
ny our getting married. Married
folks never bump into each other"
And two hours later MIR. barrow
said to his man:
Henry ! an going to marry that
that Miss Tyson the bumpess."
Quite correct. sir-quite!"
And Miss TYSON said to her maid:
Helen. I'm going to marry Mr. Oar.
row, the bumper"
Perfectly proper. Miss. perfectly"
Copyright. 1915. hy he Mcclure News-
PAPER Syndicate.)