The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-22
ODDS from the highway to have a goou

promising pupll VI rup
In the city, out for fe" uayo
among the daisies, had passed ,hlousn
that same gap in the fence nan on
hour ahead of the girl. and was 'yins
in the shade Of rock a hundred i'''
away when she arrived. :.
by George!" he exclaimed as NC
raised up on one elbow.
Wonder who she ISL" he museo as
he brought the other elbow INV
play. 90,
Must be some one from town. was
his conviction as he sat up anu
squinted and peered.
Miss Irene thought and thouen" anu
her thoughts we're so sad that sne nu
ally fetched out her handkerchief "
wipe her tears away.
Mother or father can't be SICK, OF
she wouldn't be out here. was .no
opinion of the young man oeniho
her.
More tears and an attitude OF de-
lection.
Her Teller has probably gone BACK
on her. If he has, and If | can get MS
address, III punch his head"
Miss Irene leaned back against the
tree and sighec. nr. Farrers was 100
far away to hear the sigh, but ne
knew that she sighed. OF course sne
sighed. One can't be sad unless she
signs.
PERHAPS she got letter from nome
this morning stating that her old DAD
had put all his wealth into an orange
plantation in New Hampshire, and the
cold spell last week had frozen all the
Juice out OF them. If was the ola
mans son-in.law Id come to the res
cue with what I've got Gee, what
figure!"
Miss Irene had pocketed her hand
kerchief and got to her feet to throw
a club at a rabbit.
Not within a thousand miles OF
him of course, Why will the sex per-
sist in throwing when they know they
can't hit the side OF barn? Hello,
what's all that racket,
From thu direction OF the town came
the barking of doss, the shouts OF men
and the rattle Of sllirAish tlr!ng. Inc
girl turned her face that way and
listened intently
THE Dasota have stiuck some'
where and got up a riot, commented
the young man.
From out OF the cioud OF dust draw
ing nearer came the faint shouts:
Ia d dog Mad dog
mere was chorus OF hlrHs anu
yelps There Was rattle Of wheels.
There w4s the bumpty-te-bump OF an
old tin pail, as it banged from one
side of the highway to the other.
Gee, but if il Il a mad dog"
Young Mr.. Fan = looked for the
girl She had vanished
If it's mad dog he may turn in
here"
Mad dog. Look out for the mad
dog"
There was only one ark of safety for
half mile around-the tree under
which the girl had been sitting. AS the
young man sprinted for it the tin-par
dog turned into the gap and sprinteC
! for him. The way some object shin
ned up that tree must have made
the dog wonder whether it was q
streak Of creased lightning or the
shadow Of passing cloud
Go back! Go back" exclaimed {
voice among the branches.
Who Is IT,"
1T is l. and you must get righ
down and so away"
I'll be hanged if--That is, are YOU
the girl that was sitting below"
Yes"
/ Il didn't know where you went
don't want a mad dog in mine, ant
I'll stay for a few minutes My nam
Is Flynt Farrers. wouldn't intrude
you know, but
We'll, you can stay | am Miss Rigs
by"
The tin-pan dog waited till he 60
his second wind and then resume
his travels, and Mr.. Farrers slipped t
the ground and went down to tn
highway and sat on the fence with hi
back to the tree until joined by Mis-
irene.
Not many weeks later the ste,
mother said to the father of Irene:
We'll, she says she's engaged, an
guess she is, and she's promised m
all her hats and dresses as fast a
they get out of fashion Educatio
seems to be good thing after ALL"
Copyright 1913 by the Mcclure New
paper Syndicate)
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