The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-29
MILDRED IN VENICE
Did Things Not Strictly in Ac'
cordance With Matters Gen.
eraI Principles.
ev lola FORESTER.

wrong" began Mildred.
Il don't say it was wrong to do It.
! said it would be decidedly outre.
Otherwise not in accordance to the
matters general principles. and you
mustn't do it,
Mildred turned from the lofty en-
brasured window with sudden dis
tate for the Grand canal. and Its
businesslike gondolas. They had been
in Venice two weeks. and already her
very heart strings lwanged song OF
home loLging Seth regarded her
| placiilv. Fhe family knew that only
Seth could adequately take care OF
Mildred in Venice He WAS nlump and
normal, AM har'' .alv INDECENT. II
vas as if s0Me one hid tied an an
cher 70 a aaf 'ili.c gornplanc, ana al
Ter two weess. 'a lirhaf vas sar,iy
draa-ing E,a se.h realized that
much
As.t'n win neither ~ here" She
did not wait for the answer Not
until next Thursday, Won know she
wont Seth Turner And tomorrow $
THANKSGIVING DO von suppose that
am going to III arornu this decayed.
mOldy. miserable, dismal old palace
with YOU and eat oily Italian messes
on THANKSGIVING day Well. won't.
DO you understand | won't do It,"
He won't have any turkey. child"
mnrmured Seth. kindly He's only
a poor devil of an architect trying to
swallow all OF Europe on about nifty
per"
I'D rather be that than doing Eu-
rope as a girl body gnard
Strike" srinned Seth sitting up
why not Lord knows you need a
bodyguard Anyone who wants my
Job can have it"
Seth think brothers are awful
" fussy."
They're the down-troddcn Of the
earth
Won't You 90 over now and call
on him. His blinds arc up
Yen ought TO b. ashamed Of your
self for WATCHING his blinds I'm not
gong"
Don't III invite him myself. then.
but I'm son2 10. eat III" nearest az
preach TO turkey can find tomorrow,
and have Carl nevoreauN for dinner,
| and il You don't llkc il, YOU may 60
aud stuff table d'hute trash with the
| Spcneers
"IIcre goes me" groaned Seth
"Whatll tell HIM"
Tell him We are Americans, ant
lonely, and We want him to come over
and talk home things
The door closed noisily after s. Z
Mildred waited moment. holding her
breath at her own temerity; ten
laughed and returned to the window
overlooking the canal. II was sunset
Half way down the old palace where
they had secured rooms, was Carl
Devereauxs studio The blinds we're
up. And while she stood there he
came to the window. and lOunged up
on the broad SILL smoking, and watch
ing the bank of red and purple clouds
piled up behind the somber old sky
line out towards the islands
Seths gondola was near there sud.
denly Mildred saw figurr OF nan
outlined for moment behind l1sNe
reaux The next instant the heaF OF
the architect pitched downwalG rom
the window into the waters " he
canal. Her clear shrek clipla' he
air like a bullet. but Seth, laH ~
going Seth. was already on n -""t
his coat half eff He slipped if' h@
water like a se:l.
lie didn't rise because tho 2f"
stone steps there. and at h e
they're covered Tho devil H.,
too. and figured on his head ~
them" Seth spoke in low tt On
The couch in his room lay be- ~,
two English doctors workine or
him Wen keep him here, 9u
don't mind. Mile Amerioaa Eou
know. and all that I'm s. 10
stand by"
And how You scolded an ho"f 70
You old dear thing. Did they sa he
fellow"
Seth shook his head
They'll get him at the Waits
He's a Siciian He cheated De- ux
Yesterday in deal over Bat are
and got punched. They don 81; Ter
stand punch here. He was se'iins
even, that's all The doctor say
he'll be laid up for couple OF te" KS.
and I'm going to see him tttdSh.
He's one of my frat men. L me
out of Harvard by four years ems
a nice sort"
Seth was frowning. and Ia ~ III
deep voice as he always DID heh
he was covering any Of his osn de-
linquencies. But Mildred smiled COX
ing over at the head on the c"ttl PHI
low. II meant something + ms
stranger to have Seth Turner ior
frat" ral. The doctors we're ing
While Seth talked to them in TIE YES
Thule. she leaned over the ia on the
pillow. He had turned In IL ing
from the window. and had sra me
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