The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-07
\ CASE Of VERTIGO
sy !. c. pLuMM ER.

TT would De Just ny blooming .ucK
70 meet Mackav tonight. muttered
Capt. Duncan Strong Of tie steamer
ralisman as 1e walked unsteady lp
the street.
An evening spent With fellow cap
-aina. iOvtal ana bibulous, Is not con-
ductve TO sobrtety and, despite resolves
70 The cont-arv, Captain Strong eft
the party drunk.
Most people would regard an 1c
casiOnal lapse from s0briety as a nera
matter Of headache. brandy and soda
and brand new resolve, but i vas
aot Just 50 With Captain Strong. he
vas much IN love With Dnrs Grey, one
II the orattiest girls in Newcastle. ana
he vas engaged % her professionally
He had promised 70 refrain absolutely
from ardent spirits and IN this prom
lse Miss 9ray laf allowed herself 70 DE-
engaged. AZ L private citizens actions
ara nor II intar1at.ona. Importance. t
NDlA4u 3t1ll JbDSlJlV -bi -Hhy'%A-NA
Strong 10 ger drunk IN America ana
ais ieraict.on lot De Known d gtr,
in England. 5ut there vas Mackay
Captain Iackay, 4 stern Gid temper
ance advocate, 5ecraraT- 81 The sea-
nan 2lue Ribbon 3nciety, vas -nr-s
c.rav's uncle ant guardian. t vas
Mackay vlo lad consented With | lau
grace to ais niece engagement IN he
promise alluded 10 ana { vas MacKav
VINO would instantly have It broken I
/ The promise vas not kept. t.B mill
/ anca over her vas greaC and abe vas
also IN enthusiastic temperance work
ar yl0 larad strong ir'nA ls dercelT
\ IL lid her lncie.
CAPTAIN MlIaar vaa l0w n 1aiti.
mora n command IT lls steamer and
hence The .urabOding that the lnror-
cilnata raIa IT Captain Strong would
or,ng am n contact vita captain Mac
KAY th!B vary evening
Ut would be 1ust NY luck. nuttared
The captain. g.o0mlly III take A
ram and 20 To the steamer
He anrarad he car WITH vaver-ng
5tep. fell heavily int0 Seat anu liz
eyes rnved vacuGusly around The az
Until they ixed themselves With A
stanY stare. for, directly opposite With
lueer expression on lis weather.
beaten iaca, sat Capt Andrew MacAay
He had Witnessed the entrance Of Cap
tain Strong Into he car AID vas ev-.
IDENTITY fully aware II t. ase CT ala
Stumbling into cae seat.
FOR A nomenr the befogged brain u
Captain Strong vrastled With the proc
ems al 20 whether he should spea.l
to Maci1ay keep silent or ger drf he
car, but MackaY settled the matter by
arising and abruptly zetttng off tle
,ar himself Captain 5t-0ngs eyes FOL
owed dtIn "A. under The glare Of d
y hating step To rhe pavement Ant
hen stood With lis arm around TIT
amp post.
Yes 30 angry lie can aven walk.
nurmnrsd Captain Strong 20 himself
: -it's all over With me now
During the next day Captain StTrnl
4 expected -ait, A rhunder0us and lie
aunciatory visit rom Mackay nut Il.
visit vas not paid and n the after
noon Captain Mackays steamer 2uLes
ont rom The pier AID started On le
voyage 70 England, Leaving Captain
Strong N most oer-uvoed state O
mind.
II Some nan conceal heir trnnbies /
their breasts IL the spartan boy tit
The fox and let It g1av there, ou
others seek c0nfdants, lad 80 lii
3tr0rg He laid the matter before u.
Stokes lis lua-arnastar. and askat
iis ifyIca
II M Stokes liBtaned synpaGhettcaIiy
He vas act A Blue a.bboner and i
lad sailed A number Of years WITH CaI
tain Mackay
! The pint II the thing d tlac Ma
ray t!dnt see you drink hany.h;lg. ,
La cant swear you we're drunk Eal
1gc The WORT Ger this mix =
marked The cid nan. cnoily
: Vertigo :" exclaimed Captain 3troni
8 Yes vertigo, men stagger lagcl
: Vnen they have c and ia cnmmo
9 complaint
Z 7 tont want 70 lie about It. 90 iec
= I'd Captain Strong
. 'Thsre tines when ,ytng must b
= irne,' said Mr. Stokes With irmnes
: and chls ia one u rhem
. TIE oswilderad captain considera
: the situation without committing I'm
. self TO Mr Stokes exDedient.
. When The Ta.isman antarad =
y Tyne L vas zoo lnts 70 dock. 20 ah
. dropped her anchors a The stream
= Captain Strong I'D not 20 aahor
. Newcastle lad 40 charms FOR itm.
oa cnidly received by Doris vas 1lo
from which lie recnIed and lie ss
sure strong minded enthusiastic y.r,
she vaa, Jhag hls weakness would /
atrtar,y resented. he simply .urne
: n and dreamed depressing dreams.