The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-22

That objection would only nave
held until you were married." laugh
ed the lawyer
cal al heart You say things like that
because you want to cover up your
real thoughts and sentiment from a
too curious world
Why"
! Il don't know Nice wOmanly rea-
son to back up my assertion isn't it"'
They had reached the girls home
and after chatting With her mother for
while. they sat down to warm com
, fortabl, before big open fire in the
library Mr. Bob IS Eleanor called
Robert ogden. had been her fathers
\: ",nrr ii the laN lllm and II had
been at the Older MAIN request that
H. Vas mad, t.!tanors guardian
Why h asked. wa,cfing Elran-
o. mar ONLY. MhN no sou think that
| am not cynical ~ heart
'Hecaus. YOU have shielded both
m. ,h.,, aud III" IRON. ever, bit Of care
since father died /"
That was my duty Yonr father
helped establish M in my profession
when was a young man
Many men forget either to feel or
To show gratitude | know Of poor
sick little children that you have tax
en- to the hospital and cared for al
your expense No man TO when. !.
child appeals is really cynical
That" h. said, is charity and
charity in cynic is not an impossible
or unknown characteristics
Il am always worsted in an argu
mcnt with you but ! am not always
convinced" laughed Eleanor Then
seriously Il have often imagined that
YOU loved somebody vino died or wen,
ava. from YOU
lon needn't put II in the past
tens for the only woman ever loved
| still love | cant tell her about i,
SO after all am willing to admit
that you win this case for you are
right when you declare that | try to
appear cynical TO cover up my real
sentiment"
Is Is she married." asked Elean.
or In small weak voice
"\o
We ought to be able to comfort
ea'h other since we both are unfor.
tuhafely In love Let's exchange sto.
res will YOU honestly?"
The lawyer looked at the pretty
pensl'e face in the freight lie
reached IN his pocket for cigar and
Eleanor put matches and tray con.
venicntly near
Thank you he said An old
bachelor ="
Your" no, very old" rrptcd
the girl
Wen, YOU can't get around the fact
/ that am bachelor and as started
10 say, bachelor does appreciate
the attention of pretty Young won
an"
The cool impersonal voice sent a
wave Of resentment over Eleanor
You are trying To cover up some.
thing now"
You are right again was Jus,
thinking that il wouldn't be- wise to
tell YOU my story"
\ Int If Il t,,t
tcll""
Oh no. but 1t might make YOU un-
happy"
1T couldn't make me any unhar
pier than am row You deserve ey
erything good that life can give and
1t seems so cruel that you should be
| denied anything A poet has said.
mans love is OF mans life a thing
apart. but II wouldn't be TO a man
| like YOU Mr. Fob
You are forgetting your own hurt
In sympathy for me. That is how a
womans instructive mother feeling TO
comfort helps her bear personal sor-
row better than a man can under the
same circumstances There is not a
time when | can force myself TO for
get"
Does the woman love YOU"
NO that Is why have never had
the courage to ask her to marry me"
"You have never told her that you
love her."
mo. never"
Why. maybe she loves you, Mr..
Bob A woman doesn't carry her
heart on her sleeve you know"
Il knew this woman when she was
a little girl" said the man reminis-
Gently. Il watched her grow to wo
manhood with many men to love and
court her There was no place for