The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-19

.,'' ,,rso half an hour ago. I'm alraio
the s' ou, Of the question. Suppose
vnu leave me out? You wont nave
~. .ov trouble then except to take two
mates of the table"-he laugneo
you would nave even ss
rn,,,les You see," he fastened to ada'
~ he heard Mrs. Parker Bowmans
preliminary dissent-"you see' Mrs'
Fowman. I'm in somewhat OF predlc,
ament myself. Ny train was late' anu
as left the station happened 10
moot a Young woman-a-a friend
T1e reflected rapidly on the ola pro.
verb "a friend in need Is frieho
indeed" In that sense she was
frinnd) "she is temporarily separated
from her friends, and is a stranger IN
the city. In fact, I'm the only &C.
nuaintance or friend she has, and l
feel rather under obligation TO see
ber to her hotel and look up trains
for her. She leaves the city tonight.
"Now, look here, Tryon Dunham'
you're not going to leave me IN the
lurch for any young woman. l don
care how old an acquaintance she Is:
You simply bring her along. Smell
make up my number and relieve me
wonderfully. No, don't you say
word. Just tell her that she NEEDN'T
stand on ceremony. Your mother ana
I are too old friends for that Any
friend of yours is a friend OF mine,
and my house is open to her. she
won't mind. These girls who have
Travelled a great deal learn to step
over the little formalties OF calls ana
introductions. Tell her I'll call on her
afterwards, if she'll only remain in
town long enough, or I'll come and
take dinner with her when l happen
to be in her city. I suppose shes
lust returned from abroad-they all
have-or else she's just going-and II
she hasn't learned to accept things as
she finds them, she probably will soon.
Tell her what a plight I'm in, and
that it will be real blessing to me
If she'll come. Besides-l didn't mean
to tell you'll meant it for surprise.
but / may as we'll tell you now
Judge Blackwell is to be here, with his
wife, and l especially want you to
meet him. I've been trying to get
you two together for long time"
"Ah!" breathed the young man, with
interest. Judge Blackwell! l have
wanted to meet him."
"Well, he has heard about you, too,
and think he wants to meet you. Did
you know he was thinking of taking a
partner into his office? He has al.
ways refused-but that's another story.
and haven't time to talk. You ought
to be on your way here now. Tell
your friend / will bless her forever
for helping me out, and won't take
no for an answer. You said she'd just
returned from abroad, didn't you? OF
course she's musical. You must make
her give US some music. She will
won't she? I was depending on Miss
Mayo for that this evening""
"Well, you might be able to per
suade her." murmured the distracted
young man at the phone, as he strug
gled with one hand to unite his neck
tie and unfasten his collar, and men
tally calculated how long it would take
him to get into his dress suit.
"Yes, of course. You'd better no
speak Of tit might make her de
cline. And don't let her stop to max,
any changes in her dress. Everybod!
will understand when tell them she'
just arrived-didnt you say?-fron
the other side, and we caught her OF
the wing. There's some one comm,
now. Do, for PHYS sake, hurry. Tryon
for my cook is terribly cross when
hold up dinner too long. Goodby
Oh. by the way, what did you say wa
her name?"
"Oh-ah!" He almost succeeded Il
releasing his collar, and was about L
hang up the receiver. when this ne,
difficulty confronted him.
"Oh, yes. Of course; her name
had almost forgotten" he went O.
!. wildly, to make time, and searche
about in his mind for name-an
name-that might help him. The tell
phone book lay open at the Rs. H
rounced upon it and took the iirs
name his eye caught
Observation-Disclosures, Miss Rem
ington."
"Remington!" came in a delighte
scream over the phone. mot Caroly
Remington? That would be too goo
luck!"
NO." he murmured distractedly
no, not Carolyn. Why, lab
think-Mary-Mary Remington"
"Oh, I'm afraid l haven't met he
put never mind. Do hurry up, Tryo,
II is five minutes Of seven. Wher
cid you say she lives!" but the r,
eelver was hung up with a click, an
.ne young man tore up the steps
MS room three at bound.
lie was settling his coat into plae
when a queer little bulge attracte
MS attention to an inside pocket In
patiently ne pulled out q pair Of Ion
Wnite gloves. They were his sister
and he now remembered she had n,
en- them to him to carry the MIL
before, on the way home from a :
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