The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-26
METHOD AND A MAID
BY TROY ALLISON.

) ca nlmSelI cOmIOrtaDly on the grass
She leaned back against the tre'
trunk and watched squirrel busy Of
a neighboring branch.
Harrington noticed that she seemet
to have entirely forgotten his presence
HE could not decide whether the cit
uation interested him or piqued hii
masculine vanity.
When you have satisfactorily ex
amined the trees, the squirrel, the wa
ter falling over those stone, and have
formed your opinion concerning the
enhancing horizon" he said In q
slightly injured tone, wouldn't YOU
like to talk to me some?"
None Of these things are more in
teresting to me, Diogones, than the
study Of you, l assure you,' her lips
curled with teasing smile, and
there was a touch of fun in her eyes.
Sometimes almost conclude that
positively dislike YOU he said, ami.
ably, taking long puffs at his cigar.
Il never cared much for women-but
in this case there is a stronger ele-
ment l believe 1t almost approaches
being dislike.
She wriggled her blond head into
a more comfortable pose against the
tree trunk and beamed upon. him as
II he had said something truly graft
flying.
It's an achievement Diogones to
have inspired you with strong feel.
ing Of any description-I'm proud Of
myself"
You have such a COMPOUNDED way
OF bouncing upon a fellows thoughts
and holding them up to ridicule-you
can analyze man as easily as chem.
list can analyze patent medicine.
Didn't you know, Miss Burton, that
women ought to make themselves
-er-attractive-it's uncanny for
them to 90 in for psychology, analysis
Disqualification"
Attractive? o Diogones-you are
awfully lacking in manners-I was
taking solid comfort and content in
the belief that the powers that be had
made observation-disclosures was anus.
ing myself with your so.called vivisec-
tion-merely as a side issue. | see,
my dear philosopher. that you are not
ntted for the gentle ways of polite So
ciety-if it didn't sound slangy. Id
say: Back to your tub. 1t was a tub
that Diogones enjoyed so thoroughly.
wasn't it,"
he was, by degrees, working him.
self into an exceedingly bad temper.
miss Burton, did you know that
blond women had always enjoyed the
reputation of being fools-more or
less?' he asked, scathingly.
All of which leads to-" she in.
terrupted with elaborate innocence.
The fact that it's time you de-
cided whether you are going to mar.
~ that idiot Darrell or me, we've both
been dangling around you the whole
summer"
Your climaxes are strong" she
smiled, admiringly. that idiot Oar.
'ell or-you-Don't you recognize a
certain similarity to Pope in the way
you construct your sentences?"
IT'S impossible to make climax AZ.
er Darrell" he snorted, 1T would be
IN impossibility to find a bigger idiot
o name after him."
Everything, dear man, depends up.
'n-the point Of view," she pinned on
Ter hat, and turned towards the path
eading to the hotel
That afternoon Harrington lay. half
sleep, his magazine over his face. in
he shade of the bushes that grew
Jack OF the summer house.
"Virginia-you are acting shameful.
y, he heard Darrell's voice.
Virginia evidently enjoyed the idea
Il acting STANDARDIZATION he heard
little ripple of merriment. II
But you know, Jack, he really does
eed some of the conceit taken out Of
lm-women have spoiled him So"
i think you have tormented him
nough, Darrell insisted, and YOU
ave carried on with me outrageouslv
feel party to fraud. You can't
eep 1t up much longer. for when |
leanor comes next week he will soon
nd out that I've been engaged to your {
lster all along Why not put him ont ]
his misery? You know you like
im." {
VI course do-and I'm going to
larry him-but he needs little train. !
lg first"
Darrell rose and started towards the I
ouse I'm going to finish my letter I
Eleanor" he said. I'll leave Won
ere to finish your book. Shall tell
ieanor that we'll make it a double
edding in November" /
Il think he'll make an awhile hand
me bridegroom" she said, softly.
Darrell laughed delightfully."-. First !
me ever saw you with real attack {
lrglnia. l don't see. to save nv souI
Nv he's failed to find out that Won &
re. But as for handsome bride. 3
ooms-rll have you remember that I
be there, myself" and he walked :
'wn the path whistling. I
Harrington sat up. let his magazine :
II unnoticed to the ground, and &
ushed his coat carefully. 3