The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-29
And was trying q catch him!"

Anu wdS Trying % C6ICu MIMI
said Mr.. Hayes.
1T appears that you don't know
whom to assault and batter!" re-
marked Miss Ledyard with cutting
irony.
III you knew that this man was in.
nocent why not say so In advance?"
asked Mr.. Somers III you thought he
was an escaped convict then you were
more than willing to see him get away
from pursuit | confess that your at.
titude puzzles me. will have the
guards continue the pursuit while
axe you home In my auto"
Thanks. but | couldn't think Of
hothering YOU II you do overtake the
escaped prisoner please kill him with.
out mutilation."
Mr.. Somers raised his cap and sped
on, and Mr. Hayes, when he had got
rid OF some Of the blood and tousle.
helped the chauffeur to adjust new
tire and accompanied the rig back to
The city There was very little con
vrrsatiOn en- route The longest speech
Miss I.edyard INDUCED In was
Il think your nose Is broken. and II
il Is II serves you right for butting into
What was rot your affair in the least"
lust so, Miss-iust SO" was the
humble reply, as the nose was gently
alrrsSed with a finger.
HE girl Mr. Hayes was engaged to
aus wearing Sci complaccnt smile
that afternoon. when the lover drop
Il in TO show her his nose and relate
his adventure Ry the time he wa.
through her smile had vanished and
she said:
Well you certainly are big IDIOT"
Put what for"
For chasing the man"
But didn't | want to see where he
VENT"
It was your business to go along
about your business On several &C.
casons have noticed this silly habit
Of yours, and"
Silly" he exclaimed.
Yes; even idiotic."
We'll, there's one idiotic thing
haven't done. thank goodness. and that
is to get married."
And with that he grabbed for his
hat and made Off. and there was no
telling how many apologize notes
would have to be written to bring him
back. Convict No l,75O didn't know
how much trouble he was going to
make in that suburb when he bolted
For two long weeks four people
stood on their pride and saved their
! ostage stamps and shoe leather. 1t
might have continued two weeks long
er bnt for the convict. His friends
didn't rally with the cash to get him
to the Pacific coast to become grape
,rownr. and lie returned to the city.
There he heard bout the lovers quar-
us, and he made a decision.
one evening a week later Miss Led.
yard was informed that working
man wished TO speak with her for a
moment, and after wondering for
minute over such a request she told
the butler to show him in. 1t was
Hogan and he was not bit abashed
Kid, its all my fault" he began.
What is"
Dat you and Mr. Somers are outs. |
I'm de convict dat bolted, and I'm
ashamed OF it. hear dat dey caught
de man dat was tryin' to catch me
and broke his nose"
Put what is all this to me-: was
asked
u don't want Mr.. Somers to be
trowed down over dat mix-up. ii de
bloke hadn't resisted he'd have a daisy |
OF nose today MIR. Somers' all |
right all right"
And you are going back to PRISON."
Sure, Nike. but want to see de
Gully wild de broken nose first and
square everything up. Dat breaks
goln' to cost me a year or two more.
Make il up wild Mr. Somers. He's a
daisy" t
Mr.. Hayes nose got we'll and his
fancee apo'ogzod and made him hap
Ply Md convict No. l,750 gave hirl.
self back to inprisonmcnt with the
feeling expressed in words
Gee How much trouble a counlo
of kid-girls could make if dere wasn't
few sensible culiias like me around
TO talk sense to en-"
Copyright, 1919 ~ the Mcclure News.
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