The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-06
OF ONE GIRL
~ NELLIE COOKE.

the young man who was calling. "You
look bothered about something ant
you are painfully quiet"
That's dreadful slam" said thu
girl with mild resentment. There
isn't necessarily anything wrong mere
" because I'm not chattering like Z
maybe. shouldn't like 70 b told
that I'm . chatterbox."
I never said such . thing q you. o
declared the young man. you
couldn't be . chatterbox II you tried
an just wondering Why you ars
more than usually silent Are you
tired?"
Not exactly. Just worried"
why are you worried! Who . MI
Why didn't you tell me! 10 II your
mother? She has been looking . lit.
tie pale lately. l recall"
NO. mothers oil right I'm glad To
say. But there's lots Of things to
worry about besides illness. Peoples
business may not be getting on we'll. .
You certainly are . trump" cried
the young man. admiringly. 1T 10
Just like q girl Of your nature to worry
when her father 10 feeling anxiety. I
hope he appreciates your thoughtful.
ness"
"Oh. II isn't father!" the girl Do.
elared. hastily. Il haysnt the slight.
est idea how fathers business 10 do.
Ing. don't have 70 give bic Affairs
. thought"
mo reason Why you shouid!"
agreed the young man. "You couldn't
possibly get hold Of the details Of bic
large affairs II you tried. Il isn't .
girls place 70 keep track q such
things. When she 10 married ne dif.
ferent. Then . fellow could tell her
everything about his business"
Even the troublesome things" the
girl said. understandingly. "A worry
shared 10 . worry divided. That's
what l always think"
III It isn't something relating to
your family that is going wrong. what
is IT,"
We'll. suppose you'll think me
foolish"
You're never foolish"
"You don't know me. I'm afraid.
You see. there's a little fur store that's
opened up over on the corner"
YES. I've noticed that little fur
store"
We'll, that's It,"
That's what?"
why. don'tyou understand? That's
what was worrying about, that
store"
What happened there? Did they
lose your furs or spoil them In any
way?"
They haven't had any furs Of mine.
and father says he doesn't wish ME to
take mine to him. don't know
what I can do about IT,"
Take them to somebody else."
"But you don't seem to get the
idea," said the girl. patiently. TITS
because I want TO help the man that
want to let him clean my furs
They were cleaned In the spring. so
| don't need anybody else to do the
work over again. yet that poor man
has just set up In business and |
don't think he's had q single custom.
er yet"
Did you promise him any custom.
ers?"
why, OF course not I never saw
him before he opened the store"
Then where does your responsible.
ity come in?"
"Everybody's responsible" said the
girl. severely. when a new store
opens In a neighborhood It Is every.
body's duty to help 1t get start. This
has let three stores fail
in the last year. and I'm awfully
afraid this one is going to 60. too"
Il shouldn't think q fur store was
needed In this neighborhood. should
you?"
THAT isn't the point. The point is
that the man has got to support his
family. He has a wife and three chill
dren, besides an invalid mother or an
aunt or something. It's just too pitt.
full for words"
$50 you worry yourself into . head
ache over IT," said the young man.
Indignantly. Il think the man ought
10 be ashamed of himself The Idea
81 his worrying you like that"
Nov you're laughing at me-"
Indeed, l am not" said the young
man. fervently. But, really, know
81 something lots worse that I wish
vou would go to worrying over"
"Oh, dear" cried the girl. What
lwful thing is IT."
"Why, it's-it's me-" confessed the
1oung man. viii you take me to
worry about permanently! Will you
marry mo Gertrude 2"-(hicaeo Daily