The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-13
BY LAURA HOOVER.

avenue yestldday." interrupted Miss
Stelter. ruthlessly. Charlie ALWAYS
wantsme to be in on everything. Say, 1t
was great! nearly broke my neck
Those r ten cents a card. No,
We amt got none bigger for ten cents.
Wouldn't some people frost you.
always wanting more'n their moneys
worth. Well, we looked at them
things floating around in the sky till
! was dizzy. Then grabbed Charlie
by the arm. Don't you never | said
70 MIN. don't You never go up in one
OF them machines as long as you know
me. Charlie Johnson! You've got to
promise'!"
Whatd he say" inquired the girl
at the handkerchief counter.
i ought-a-known better" pursued
Miss Stelter. Il ought-a remembered
Charles high-strung nature, and how
1t always makes him stubborn to cross
him. But l was that foolish! Il
made my head ache to think Of his
being a thousand miles up in the air
and me down below wondering II
two baskets'd be enough to gather up
the pieces in. Anyhow. I'm nervous.
Dress goods, three aisles to the left
No. madam, We don't carry that style
button. ! tell you that we don't, SO
what's the use Of looking for it hereo
ia like to give these people
piece of my mind who think because
this is the has, ment they can impose
on us So said. Charlie Johnson,
you can Just promise me this min
ute. You know how stern Charlie
can look when he wants to- suppose
1t comes from ordering people to step
forward in the car-;lnd he just turn
ed his full expression on me. Ard then
he said he Wouldn't"
My said the girl at the handker-
CHIEFS. is he that stubborn"
"Jhhuh," said Miss Stelter, proudly. |
That man is regular stone wall.
tie said man that VAS man court !
ed danger instead of running from
1t, and il was a duty he owed
Six cents dozen. These are
oght.
He looked grand, too, as he said
is Five aslcs down. wish pee /
pie would 50 long about their bust I
ness and stop int,rrupting. lie said
he wouldn't lumor me in such fool
ishness
But aren't you ;iraid?' | asst him.
lie lust laughed al ne in a scornful T
sort of way. Afraid he said. Me
afraid Well, | guess not. Going up
in airships is the best thing | do.
Why, I'm perfectly ut home in the air.
OF course, be SAYS, I've mover been
up in one of these here machines. but
being on top OF the Masonic temple
shows 4 fellow what le can stand
Those people who talk about danger,
huh | ieIt proud Of Charlie when he
talked like that"
"of course ron did" agreed tho girl
u tho haat.herchieis 4 know when
trt saws
Egt wasn't sojot 10 e,yo in," went
N Ms Sitter H. bad habit 10
- ii'o. .Et rs daHe rous, told
itn
Charlie ius, booted. Dangerous"
10 said. aAboat a. much danger as
oa coald pgi in Your nc' The ma
',rts are perfectly harnjo $. ard you
.en manage EN- M'ih a ssuele twist of
Ae wrist. because I've read about
IN. expect I'll buy ore when
hey come down cheaper Why, there
ont be any aeeide Mt when every
'ody travels BY arship. They're
reat''
We were standing looking up with
rs n"cks most broke an me hanging
n to Charles arm, ccaxing him.
rs bound to get my way. though |
.as proud to hear him talk.
Right in the middle of sentence
harlie give yell that you could have
card a mile off, and waved his arms
Ike a thrashing machine. Rum he
run for your life, The
hing'l Il get US ALL and be streakcd 1t.
You see, somebody in an upper
tory Of hotel had dropped an open 1
e@=rauor from the window, and
tariie's eye had caught Ii glimpse Of
j. thing floating down on top of our
eads-it vas getting Kind Of dusk
IA | g1sss he thought an airship 8,
81 got loose aad drepp d.
Sly. you ought To have heard the j.,
ople lal.h, ] was awful ashamed, =
u the newspaper drcpn right on
: hat ard covered no ~.
"Charil- cstae around last night. and :.
toll !i'a = hat thought of him. pla-
~ q LAD. is s'.eh position. But
: promised Id never 90 Up in one of :.
re -laas. arrho@."
Wa should think you'd be re-
we'd, said The girl at the handker.
liefs. Men are the linz: =" :,