The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-29
WHO WAS THE GOAT?
BY DOROTHY BLACkMoRE.

IF you put it in water on your desk
it will keep fresh for days." said Dor
inc Fable as she pinned marigold
on the coat lapel of young Doctor
Hanscom.
"I'n do it and you'll see me wear
it home every night while it lives"
replied the doctor. "And for good be-
havior perhaps you'll do me the hon
or of pinning on another?
Dorine nodded. Her dimples played
about her mouth when she smiled and
the sight of them had become very
interesting part of Doctor Hanscom's
summer sojourn at the Laketon hotel.
He was a young veterinary surgeon
and his office and visiting hours were
not long, so that he had had the advan-
tage over many Of the summer men at
the hotel by getting home early. And
it seemed almost as II Dorine waited
for him on the tennis court or on the
veranda.
Several times on the suburban train
that took him to the city he thought
Of the girls face as she had reached
up to put the little flower on his coat.
That evening while he was at din.
ner Dorine came ints>the dining room
with her mother, and they both wore
automobile costumes.
Dorine gave him her usual bright
smile and nod, and then her eyes fell
on his coat lapel, which was guiltless
Of adornment. A slight flush burned
her cheeks and after that she gave
him only cursory glances. and when
he asked her to walk with him as he
passed her in the corridor she de.
clined almost frigidly.
For three days he did not have
conversation with her. He saw her
across the dining room with her ia,
ther, mother and brother, and he re-
ceived each time a cool little nod
from Dorine It was Saturday night
at the weekly dance that he deter.
mined to talk with her.
He waited for her at the big dou.
BILE door leading into the ballroom.
He had fully decided to force her to
listen to him. AS she came down.
stairs. lovely in white dancing dress,
he met her face to face.
"This has been our dance all sum.
mer. Dorine. Have 1t with me now"
He put his arm about her and they
stepped OF together in the hesitation
waltz they had learned to dance 30
we'll as partners.
When the dance was over he led
her out through the French windows
that opened onto secluded veranda.
"Sit down." Joe said, drawing up q
chair. Himself, he sat on the railing
facing her.
Now" he began. what IL the mat
ter? Why have you deliberately
avoided me for days?" He paused.
= know--it was because you thought
was careless about your flower
that I had forgotten It,"
"You were-you did," said Dorfne
with asperity. And know very we'll
why It Was"
:, "Dorine-" began Joe. but she In.
terrupted him.
"Wait-let me tell you! Let me-
show you that realize all about It
before you tell me your excuse" She
laid emphasis on the last word.
"George-my brotherhood me when
he saw me pinning it on you that you
would never be seen wearing q vel.
low dower-that it was the emblem
OF the suffragist! So you let some
one ridicule you out of 1t. I did not
pin 1t on you because Of my views
/ on this woman question-though they
. are very strongly in favor Of it-but
because I was beginning lowell, ia
like you. and l always give father
and George buttonhole bouquet when
they leave in the morning. IL was
very foolish to do It," she said.
"Dorine Fable, listen to me-" the
young man said. earnestly. "Thia
sounds SO funny can hardly tell you
though I assure you 1t isn't funny
to me. The morning you gave me
that flower I was called out to the
estate Of Mr.. Phillips to see what was
the matter with the foot of a very
fine goat. While l was looking at til
foot the animal chewed my flower on
and the stable man who was with III
roared WITH laughter II you doubi
this. win show you the witheret
stem still pinned to the under side a
my coat lapel. had not put 1t in va
ter on my desk, but was still wearina
1t. Now, do you see how badly you
have treated me? Do you, Dorine!'
"And-and it wasn't because Il wa.
yellow, them" she asked.
Search me! Maybe the goat wal
an antisuffragist, but I'm not respon
sible for his views Seriously. Dcrfne
aren't you sorry?"
Dorine nodded.
And then Doctor Hanscom whis
pered three little words n Dcrine,
ear.
Found Worms for Her to Eat
African jungle people are not yer,