The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-19

maAing donkey of himself. fie must
be two or three of them. Instead of
going back to the girl and Tossing
up and having it all over with in half
an hour, he must so round with the
air of a martyr and keep the whole
United States upset for weeks. He
knows that the girl can't and won {
visit his gents furnishing store to ask
about dollar shirt for her father and
make 1t an excuse for looking at him
IN heartbroken way and limiting that
she has consumption and not long
to tarry. No, she can't and won't
come, and that's another crouch to
add to his stock. She ought to send
little note--s he ought to do this and
that and he keeps right on the don
key job till Destiny gets mad and
slam bangs him.
The cousin from the west married q
girl in village five miles away and
went home to his steers and his al.
Kali, and Of course young Aikens got
the news. That was another crouch
Why didn't Miss Fanny deny the COS
sip more vigorously Why dn't she
roll up her eyes, raise her right hand
aid say in 4 loud firm voice;
"hando'pn, ! swear to high heaven
! can never love anybvdy but thee"
Had she so sMotL? Not by a Jug.
full! Very Well; let her suffer for the
omission
Nh. .A.k,ls lurlis hing store closed
al eight O'Clock in tne evening He
always went home by a particular
loute, Miss talLy was aware OF this.
bat had sln lh.own herself in his
way and siyyn him good evening and
a shoM! Not d blamed throw, and
when he thought it over he fairly
grittcd his teeth
Weeks passed Then he got the
HABIT Vi lanine evening walks along
the riverside. He would wander on.
on an cid deck and sit on an old bar.
rel and sigh and cuss couple OF
hours and then head for home saying
he didn't care rap Ter my SRI thai
ever wore hCbble skirt.
On this nighl--on this particular
night-the neon rode high, to be high
er than the cost OF living The little
waves OF the river tapped at the old
uC.K, as thry had been trained to do
from infancy From various quarters
came rialnlye walls of the bullfroSs
owl hooted.
1t waa Il night for reelection. 1t was
night lur 4 Young man Who had made
a uouEe Y OF him ell 70 SIT and think
whether The BEST dollar SHIRT could not
b. sold .or ,n ,gnta ana ,.u a make 80
per cent proit? Also TO Wonder how
he cam to do il, Also, to wonder
why some mutual friend didn't take
hold OF the matter and make 1t his
or her business TO bring about re.
Cancellation! Also, lots OF other
things.
| A step on the dock!
| 1t was too late in the season for
assassins None of the ministers Ia
town were given to walking in their
sleep. 1t was light step-a human
step-not that of COW. 1t came on
1t halted hes ide him One--two
/ three minutes the owner of that step
waited before whispering the name
Randolph"
/ The young NAN looked up and gave
a start II was Fanny!
, Never In this world will it be admit
ted that she knew OF his presence and
had come TO make up 1t Is thou
sand chances to one that she thought
he was up at Troy buying his fall
stock OF collars and cuffs. Anyhow
she was there.
1t has ben stated that the dock
was old and rickety. 1t was strong
enough to with. tand fair start. when
he heard his name lovingly whispered
That dock slBaod and groaned and
staggered ana went down under the
strain,
iwo feet Of water and two Of mud
but ii was enough. Alter the lover:
had topped around for awhile The
hnls lie was saved and the young
man climbed out beside her. lheJ
were very vet and very muddy, bu
LA,y we very happy Each hdu tor
swan the oh r, and the collar market
Waa firm at on, lor 10 cons, or twe
lDi Il G.arurr
cCup!usut. IS3, by the Mcclure News
p.pr SyndicatcJ
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