The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-17
TOKEN OF ADMIRATION
Gy JULIA CONWAY.

Crcmr family for the children to
shar sare ali,le, but when pref
~ tl4. He eldest. received the
dgy aNr lr six eea;h birthday a
be"o.. ia at Of honhcns, token
Of thu On OF wealth whom she
lad while visiting in the sum-
mer. 4. afdly r,be.ind 1T the pros
pee. ias the delicious sweets
melt tx the dew before the
sun. l'gr ,he yo.ay Cromptons al
ways Ii 4 remarkably short work OF
box Of Gently.
4 II AZ Lrst fer that biz piece of
candid i apple" said Alice as the
chiidr,a gaiherod around Claribcl to
see tie dciectable package opened.
Cen have some O. them caniied
violois. Ciaribel9" asked small joe.
NO. YOU can't" Claribel Quickly
raised the basket beyond the rHach
of Joc's none too clean hand. You
can't have any. because you said,
them instead of those
Wei, don't care If did. You
ate more'n half the talfy bought With
the nickel dad gave me for having
my spelling paper right
And it Was the first time he ever
got perfect mark" chimed Helen
Why Claribel. aren't you going to let
us haze any of the candy? You shut
down the basket lid with a regular
forever bang"
"MaNn have that pineapple to put
in ny lunch box?' asked Alice. Il
guess II YOU had to take an old lunch
| to schGol every day the way do.
! you'd
No, Alice returned Claribel with
dignity I'm going to save this
candy"
Save it," exclaimed all the chill
dren
"WhaJ for" demanded Carita.
"You Know had the toothache ycster-
day asa "ai'nr at any Of your birt.'
day candy think ought to have
a loi q Ihis
And get the toothache again,
scorn(ally remarked Claribel. IF you
wcrcn such a baby about going to
the dentist YOU could have your teeth
fixed
"W,ll, what good would It do II
YOU re alWays going to save your
CANDY
I'm not always going to save 1t.
replied Clarbel in a tone Of martyrct
patience, but this is very specia
basket OF candy and think II dom
wan, it all gobbed up the first minute
I've right to keep It. My sororit.
Is going to meet here week from
, next saturday and | want to show al
the girls this beautiful basket just a
1t is Then I'll pass II around ant
you can all have some"
Yes, after the sorority girls hav
. y, I'd it all over grumbled Alice.
, Some day you may wish to jo
j my sorority. Alice"
I Nice, being an aspirant for earl
v election to her sisters sorority, locke
q somewhat chagrined ard mcntiOne
4 casually that il was time to be gOin
!. 70 school After the others were gOn
Q Claribel hastily looked about for a hit
8 ~ place for her basket of cand,
y Aiter a moments desperate thought
Tor nothing was sacred in the hOus
!. Of Cronlpton she flew into the lbrar
q and secreted the candy with consider
ahlo satisfaction at her bright idea.
= Where on earth did you put you
+, candy?" asked Helen the next da.
n "Oh, were you looking for it,
&c No. of course not, but | didn't Sc
|, It anywhere auL just wondcre
= More ii was"
, suppose you all wondered
). rbel was smiling superior. Il ju!
. liza it away"
+ Toe, coming in from play on the Sa
F., ay of the sorority meeting, force
!, way into the library AGAINST II
l. zee of his young sisters, wi
IL med him that Claribel would |
i, ny if he went into the meetin
. i.ch was always very secret.
4 don't care if it is a secret" d
Jared Joe. "Claribel promised II
me candied vi'lets today and wa
= em."
Joe, run right away" commando
tlaribel as he entered the rool
You know you can't come to o.
n letting"
Il don't want to come to your NEE
n Ing. All want is the candy you sa
could"
g oh, my basket of candy" fair
sarieked Claribel. ITS all burned uE
a Why, how can it be-" asked Alic
If who had rushed in, having been liste
q ing at the door, where was it,"
Claribel pointed at the fireplat
e Il put it under the cedar bong
II father brought in from the country
e make the fireplace look pretty. al
Nhen the girls came today l thong
q how cheerful the fire would be and
h lighted 1t and forgot all about {
:. candy"
a All her sisters. sorority and re