The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-28


tened. He heard neither the sound
OF voice nor piano from within. He
opened the door very softly and en-
tered hat in hand.
Some one arose from a little desk
near the windows and turned about.
"Howdy do. Marion?" said Sam
Why, Sam" she cried, in pleased
surprise coming forward with an out
stretched hand
What are you doing here?" he de-
handed.
She bobbed her head toward the
letters on the door.
And how did you happen to come
III here?" she asked.
! had to see Gregory-Bill Gregory
on business He has an office down
the corridor Why are you doing this? ?"
'Reverses in the family fortune"
said she What else do you think
would make me-"
how are the pupils coming?"
"oh, I'm doing nicely--yery nicely"
she replied
Sam said good-by and went out.
back at his own office he found a
batch Of letters which the stenog-
rapheT had left for him TO sign, They
we're very important letters about
some upstate contracts; but instead Of
attending to them. he pushed them
aside and sat staring up at the ceiling
with knitted brows
Presently he grinned He rang the
bell into the outer office A brisk
clerk answered the summons,
Riley said Trevor. Did you
ever think you'd like to have your
voice manicured?' he asked
Il hadn't thought much about it,"
Riley confessed.
We'll do SO now AS a favor to
me, will you take piano lessons II I'll
stand the bills?"
Sure That'll be all right" said
! Riley When do | begin?"
Tomorrow. III tell you the place
to 90 to then, Send in Emmons when
you go out, will you?"
So Emmons came in, and Emmons
was inveigled into taking vocal lessons.
After that the entire Office force, one
after another, came In at his behest
, and each one was urged land proved
willing to take lessons either for the
voice or on the piano Two weeks later
Sam Trevor again pretended to have
business in the Weymouth building.
Again he dropped into Marion Heath's
office. 1t had q much more spruce ap-
pearance.
Marion, too, was her old smiling
self.
You can't stay long" said she. y
have two little girls named Todd com.
Ing for their lessons at $3.50. I'm won
dertully busy these days. I'd be
ashamed to tell you how many pupils
! have"
Good enough" said Sam. You
might have known you'd succeed in
anything you undertook"
They started coming last week,
said she. And after the ice was
broken they simply seemed to come in
droves All, here are the little Todd
girls now. You'H have to run along
Sam was smiling in pleased fashion
TO himself when he took the elevator
down that afternoon He continued te
smile for two whole days. Then sud
denly that smile vanished, Emmont
came in with the residue Of the money
Sam had given him for quarters vo
cal LESSONS.
sorry, Mr. Trevor" said he. =
can't take any more, 1t seems. MISS
Heath said today It was simply
waste of money.
And after Emmons came Riley VIII
very similar plant, and after Riley
the rest Of the Office force
Twenty minutes later Trevor wal
IN thai room in the Weymouth build
Ing.
Marion met him firmly
q found cut my pupils were simply
your office force, said she, and tha
Won we're paying for the lessons,
simnly couldn't do anything else bu
send them away Sam. 1t was per
factlv fine and splendid Of you to d.
ANYTHING like that, but reall!
couldn't take the money
well. you'll take something else
then
What is it,"
.YouII take me. Step all this non
sense and marry me.
She turned away She looked out a
tha white walls of the light shaft.
would you send en- all back If
didn't"
YES, and some Of the hands from
the factory for good measure
Then" said she, family in sell
defense" 1.-Two
- don't care what excuse you give,
..35 sam striding forward Joyful
ond taking her in his arms.
rCopvright. 1914 by the Mcclure Ne"sD~
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