The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
GETTING THEM tanned
BY. SARAH JORDAN.


Minnie is gcing to be married."
mid the girl who likes to talk. Il
don't suppose you are acquainted with
Minnie, by thu way. She's been .
Of our family for six years
Md has done the second work. You
can't imagine what . vortex Of emo.
don We are plunged into because OF
lhi1 move Of Minnie's. It Is like hav-
ing your father or your mother sud.
1enly arise and say casually: Well.
uiust be going now. I'm tired Of this
edtAt and guess I'll move ONT
"~Ninnis 10 the least excited Of any
e ~. I said to her the other day.
" she was laboriously busting the
eeps Of tho window castings: Good.
oess. Minnie. aren't you getting nerv'
Gus and excited over your wedding!
You are 20 calm and act Just ~
though nothing unusual was going to
happen!' Minnie looked down benign
I from tho top Of the stepladder.
No. she said. apologetically. Some
low It doesn't bother me in the least.
You zee. Jim 10 Just IN ordinary Eel.
low and I'm not particularly Get up
eyer getting him. Almost any girl
oeuld a-got him-he's - good natured
uke!'
II sat down at once" said the girl
vho likss to talk. because I saw
mere were vistas In MinnieS mind !
had not suspected.
Don't you love him 1t allr I
asked severely.
Minnie paused In her labors and
Booked 1t me rather plying. That's
% how you look at IT, she eonAded
% me. Tn not much on holding
hands. ! tell you she said with .
snddsn rush Of confession. I don't
lnow % I'd got married II you and
ypur family hadn't been % unsteady
Ma last few years! II you aren't 80.
1kg down the Me you're OF to Cali
cornia or other heather parts. and I
like people around me. I'm tired OF
aa3fng here for weeks and months
with perhaps just one lone man 70
leok after.
S'Let mo tell you. when you and
your mother are gone and leave your
hther or brother here it's tho tele
phone every other blessed afternoon
md Minnie. I won't be home to din.
ner tonight" That's no way to live!
When sec that . meals on the table
Z want It ct up a. though It was
sslfshed-and I will say Jim has .
hearty appetite! He's awful slow
to think. but he makes good wages.
and tell you it, better to marry b.
Meath you! Yes. It is-because then
you'll always be looked up to! Don't
yuu, ever 90 and marry . man that
Knows more than you do.
"'Jim he says always for me to do
Inst a I. think best Now. I aim 10
have Z nice home. I wouldn't marry
. man who couldn't have . nice home.
md Jim says to me when We talked
4 over: there's $500 saved up 10
earnish tho house or the fat or what
ever you pick out for 10 to i've IN.
end you Just 90 ahead and blow III
q you waet. rsd plush you get Il IN
Z you want two sets Of dishes IKE
hey have whore you live you get 'e0l
cguess there isn't going to b nothon'
sheep about our house!"
~That decided me about I'M. ]
1on't think I'm going to have . BIT
u trouble with him. He's going .
Rave everything to me. you sec. and
that helps = lot. Some men hold out
% long before you get 'em tanned to
Nat point where they realize = wom'
- Knows what's better for 'em than
hey dot
"'But are you sure you dor I asked
minnie doubtfully.
.She ffirted the dust cloth disgust
ely. You, don't have to live very
lpng' she said. II you keep your eyes
spen, before you learn that men are
Door helpless critters. They may
Haow who 10 vote for and al that.
lat show me . NAM who knows what
- ought to eat or what he ought =
wear or do any moro than . babyl
Look 1t Mr.. Rob now-you1l excuse
~ for saying II Of your brother-bus
q you mind the green silk socks he
eruught home Just ~ proud. that 700
eDok back the next day? That poor
nan would have. worn those socks
light out among people II . woman
hadn't been handy to stop him! And
rpar father wanting lobster salad 1t
aidnight and 1t his age-not that
~ not we'll preserved! And both oe
N lust tagging around after you and
your mother. waiting to b amused
nd told what to do to pass the time!
"Why, rvs stopped Jim already
eom wearing SO suits when he can
~ lust % good for SIS. I thought
q might Just % well begin to realise
What itTl mean when he has . wife
\ buy clothes for! Oh. Jim and ne
- eoinR to eet along together an