The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-01

lmmutable ways of girlhood
The social events of the 30
club were principally feminip
: for the simple reason that Y NJ
there were few eligible d nan
: Therefore, when Ada yne uuiiNs
some big brother Gaze years so
the holidays, after cook him 10
journ in Nevada, and introduced
library benefit Win an ihsi'e'
him to her fession.
you-a- prize" Jung men present were
The otbrs. so Edwin Marston was
familiar the hour; but with the per-
the he~hich many an older anu
versiero had shown on similar &C.
: wins, he passed by the cream OF
.nville society with mere perfume
.ory politeness, and devoted himself
| to pretty Judith McKerney-a girl who
for some inexplicable reason. people
did not invite.
why don't they invite herr Ed
win bluntly demanded Of his sister
next morning.
Ada looked up from the book she
was reading with a frown of perplex-
ity between her smooth brows.
Il don't know-exactly; but they
never do"
What's wrong with herr"
Nothing; she's all right, suppose
only"
He waited for her to finish. and
when she did not, he said
Il don't see why you girls don't ask
her to join the Kosmos club. She's
the most attractive one OF the whole
bunch | met last night"
Ada did not answer, but pursed up
her small mouth as If she deplored his
taste; and their mother who had en-
tered the room in time to hear the last
remark, came to the rescue: i believe
Judith McKerney is really very nice
girl, she was very clever in school;
but her people have never stood well
here "a shiftless, ne'er-dowell set.
Judith Is sometimes invited to large
affairs like the library benefit dance
but not often to the more exclusive
ones"
We'll think it's shame! She's a
! bright, jolly girl, with the normal
craving for an innocent good time.
: Edwin leaned forward and regarded
,, his mother and sister with accusing
eyes. In most places it's peoples
, OWL fault If they don't strike out and
have a good time; but it isn't here
where conditions are so peculiar. Tall
! about tn. caste system Of lndia-it
! isn't a circumstance to Glenville's
And it's up to those who are in the
lead to take the initiative"
Neither answered, and he added:
I'll wager neither of you can name
single thing that's really to her dis
credit"
Ada bridled Nothing actually t
J her discredit, perhaps. But she say:
and does indiscreet things-however
| tIppose that's the way she's beer
brought up
Edwin's firm young mouth settled
into determined line That's tn
way with you women In speaking o
another. You say: I'd like to invit
her-but She's all right-only-'
you'd condemn her outright Their
might be chance for refutation.
With this parting shot he left tn
room.
Thereafter, partly from perversity
but chiefly because he found Judit
really very attractive, Edwin devote
himself to her, and in terms of his co
lege vocabulary, gave her rush,
while all Chenille stared and VOL
dered Ada frankly disapproved, bu
her absorption in her own interests 6
this time kept her from realizing tn
serious turn her brothers affairs ha
taken.
The Kosmos club was to entertai
the Louisines, literary club Of tn
neighboring town of Windmere, at
reception, and the members wei
striving to make the event memoir
BILE success. Ada, as chairman Of tn
executive committee, took much Of II
burden on her own shoulders ar
worked early and late,
only think, Ed" she exclaimed IL
= morning before the reception, as the
- sat at breakfast, the president of Il
Louisine club is going to bring h,
q cousin, who is author Of The Printt
N Path It's one Of the best sellers
n the year and I'm crazy to meet Il
Y author We reviewed the book at Il
n club, and thought it wonderful that
n young woman as she is said to
\ could write book OF such depth" A,
y branched off into description OF Il
decorations for the reception, and Il
difficulty they had had In securil
flowers.
Their mother listened with intere,
and neither noticed Edwin's abstrs
\ ton. AS soon as the meal was ov
he left the house He felt he cou
not bear questions this morning.
n Outside, the streets lay white a,
sparkling under newly fallen sno
With hands thrust deep in overco
b nncHate and head houed In tbo,,uI