The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-21

young imbecile has come back in the
hopes Of meeting that young fool of a
| female person.
No. Marian. don't see as do
answered. Because. you see. each of
'em told me he and she wanted to be
In a nice, lonely place, where there
wasn't any of the opposite sects
around
well, 81, when l said you was a
fool l was speaking only from nine
and thirty years experience she says.
But now I'm speaking out of the ex.
perience of Just about hundred mil
lions of women. guess you won't I'M
derstand that, ST. But anyhow, this
Is what you're agoing to do
She told me what l was agoing to
do, and, having had experience of
what comes from not doing it. went
and did it. stopped young Mr. Evers-
leigh the next morning. as he was
walking up and down in front of Ned
Changers cow-shed, thinking over a
poem
why. Mr.. Eversleigh. l said, If
l didn't 60 and forget about Old Mans
Head. There's nice lonely place if
you like. And there's camp there.
too. Only, you see. once you're there,
you can't get off unless you send me a
! signal to come over with the boat
The very place. says he. jumping
at the idea When can you take me
over there
"'This afternoon, suppose l an.
swers.
land If should have reasons to
want to run ashore. you'll come over
the minute I put up the signal?' he
asks me. And l thinks to myself that
he means to keep his eyes peeled for
Miss Sadie after all.
Surely answers. Just hoist a
white rag or something on the flag
pole. Ill be over in about half an
hour
Its bargain says young Mr..
Eversleigh. And with that he didn't
give me no peace till I'd got out the
boat and filled it with stuff from jim
him across to Old Mans Head.
Il knew Miss Sadie would be sketch
Ing on the south rocks that time Of
the day. so rowed him round to the
north end on pretense Of the tide be.
Ing strong. and showed him where
the camp was in the distance. Then I
pulled back as hard as l could and
waited.
THE day wore on toward afternoon,
and l reckoned that them two ought
to have found each other, and l was
looking to see the signal hoisted in a
frantic sort of way. But there didn't
come no signal. l asked my missis
about 1t. but she didn't seem to en-
courage me. and SO started out about
o'clock, rather in panic and won
dering what ought to do.
First man met was the Rev. Stod-
gers-you remember him. don't you?
Sort Of humorous chap, with a gray
beard and twinkle when he looked at
you. He'd come down by the after
noon train.
1.-The very man I wanted to see.'
he says, catching holt Of me. Can
you tell me-
"'Of nice lonely place where you
can write few sermons without be-
ing disturbed l says.
"'Now how in thunder did you
know? he inquired, letting go Of me
and Gaping at me.
Never mind l answers him. What
you want is Old Mans Head, over
yonder. l can get you a box of pro-
visions and row you over afore sun
down. Only there amt no way of
getting back unless you hoist the sig
nal-which the same Is a white rag
on a pole
Take me there says the rever-
end. L want to breathe the balmy sea
air this night, arter being cooped up
in
mot word I answers. I know
Just how you feel. But I'll be watch
ing till 1t grows dark, anL II you've
forgot anything. or want me. just hoist
the signal and Ill be over in jiffy'
well. sir, calculated that by that
time young Mr.. Eversleigh and Miss
Sadie would have decided that 1t was
signaling time, and l didn't want to
see the flag just then So I got the
Rev. and the provision box into the
boat and pulled round to the north
end. | showed him where the camp
was, and pulled for the shore again,
reaching 1t just about shutdown. And
there l sat and waited
1t was nearly too dark to see when
the signal went up.
"Off l goes. and the three Of them
was on the beach, waiting for me.
hadn't hardly got out of the boat than
young Mr.. Eversleigh catches holt of
me like a mailman.
what do you mean by this in
fernal trick you've played me-? he
shouted.
Trick? I asks, but I hadn't time
to go no further.
"'Trick, l said,' he shouted. DO
you mean to maroon my wife and me
in this COMPOUNDED place all night?
Pull your hardest, 81, for II you don't
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