The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-12
HIS Deep Scheme
Peters Philanthropy Proved to
Be Rather Two Sided
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BY JANE OSBORNE.


mornings at the cCuntr! club for the
sake of teaching the little mothers"
OF the tenements the al OF sewing,
decided damper Was cast on coun
try club ACTIVITY Hall lCIch ung
men who had shared the honOrs OF
Marion's companicnship on the links,
and on the courts. tried in various
ways to dissuadc her from her phil
anthropic activities. She would catch
something, get some terrible germ
from. one of her chiidren-that was
the first argument she would be I'M
able to teach them anything they
didn't know; sh-. would make pub
lie spectacle of herself. get her name
In the papers. have 10 associate viii
"a lot OF frFak rhilanthropists :
None of these arguments had the
slightest effect on Marion.
The strange thing about it was thai
the young nan who Rad hitherto en-,
joyed more Of Marion's society than
his less favored rivals. the most ar
dent lover of Saturday morning
sports, Potter Meeker, made no effort
to dissuade Marion The fact Is
Peter had deeper schemes.
Two weeks after Marion had begun
the settlement game" as Peter and
his friends referred to her activities
Peter also discovered a set OF long
dormant humanitarian motives some
where In his make up. and decided
TO 90 into settlement work. too. So
while Marion taught the art Of sew
ing with the view OF making more
useful mothers and wives OF the little
girls In her class Peter was teaching
their none too tractable brothers the
art OF basketball with the aim OF max
Ing more useful citizens ont OF them
That Is. that was his avowed motive
Peter taught his hovs on Friday eve
nings and Marion taugh. her girls on
saw each other at the settlement
house. Meantime. Peter became
friendly with all The authorities on
settlement work he could manage "a
meet, informed himself on the intri
cacies Of teaching basketball and use
fml citizenship aud on all occasions
spread the story Of Marion's wonder
full success as a settlement worker.
she began Two weeks ago with
only ten little girls" he would tel
their mutual friends 'and since ther
her class has grown to twenty" III
| didn't add that the reason for this In
crease In membership was an Ice
cream feast served on his order.
Marion Is a wonder at that sort Of
work" he would 90 on, and have
no doubt that she will make II hel
life work"
News Of the ice cream party spread
through the ncishborhood with won
derful effect and IN another week thu
twenty had increased to thrifty Mar
Ion was glad they appreciated thu
treat. she told them II had beer
given to them by a friend Of theirs.
and she wanted the secretary Of thu
little club to write a letter OF thank,
to this friend" This Marion did II
order to instil habits of politenes,
and gratitude in her small charges.
"Rut. teacher" said one Of the class
to Marion, you ought to thank tn,
friend cause the friend must hav'
done II for You The friend has ncve
seen US and people don't give partie
to people they haven't seen"
This was sound loeic certainly. bu
Marion met Il
But this friend has heard erea
deal about you Now am sure on
little secretary can write nice lei
ter"
The bright eyed little secretary wa
pensive for 4 few minutes Then sh
raised her hand and asked:
Teacher. what must call th
friend"
oh" said Marion. with blus
that did not escape the keen ewes q
her little secretary Il think 20
won't need to use the friends nam,
will deliver the letter for YOU"
The secretary chnwed the end {
her pencil in thought Yes. bu
teacher" she finall, asked is Il
lady friend or gentleman frien,
cause on account Of the Dear ST
or the Dear Madam at the top tn
teacher at school said we should h
gin letters that way Before long Il,
letter was written Deal Sir"
began, we thank YOU for the gran
Ice cream YOU gave us Onr mothe,
and fathers say. What nice teacht
we must have 10 have such a rio
friend 10 give ms such treat u
hope you will come to see us So
sometime"
Marion read the letter and thong
II was not quite what she had expef
ed, she put II in her handbag. ar
] that night posted II TO Peter witho,
comment.
Thus encouraged. Peter ordered A
, other Ice cream treat for the folio
ing week Sut this time the roll OF [,
- class had reached forty. and AZ ney
v Of this second treat went the roun,
\ OF the neighborhcod the class reac