The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-17

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Flood said that the lady was a snob
and wouldn't like it known that her
apartment had been rented, and SO
the name was to be kept quiet"
The young lady laughed scornfully.
,-"You can tell that to the police" she
answered.
"Why not call up Flood" suggested
Rittenhouse.
AT his homer inquired the young
lady. Perhaps you forgot that it was
after closing hours for offices.
hardly think you are on sufficiently
frieadly terms with him to know
where he lives"
II forgot the time" suffered Rit-
tenhouse.
II am going to telephone the po-
lice" said the young lady. You will .
stay quiet, or I shall fire."
She moved toward the telephone
and hesitated. Tiff you are really
speaking the truth, and mother rent
ed you this apartment" she said, Il
will give you a chance to offer some ,
satisfactory-quite satisfactory refer
ence."
"All my friends are out of town.
groaned Rittenhouse. The thought OF
spending the night in stuffy, un-
clean police cell was not an enticing
one. Il don't know soul. l was in
the Adirondacks until this morning.
was summoned down by my firm
Birch & Landso-on business. Oh.
if only Freddy Holmes were here!
He'd get me out of this!" groaned the
young man.
A remarkable change came over
the girls face. Mr. Fred Holmes
of-of-where was he living last
spring? Quick!" she exclaimed
"At the ST. Elizabeth" said Ritten-
house And then a light came to him.
; "You don't mean to say that you are
Miss Rita Ell never learned the
last name" he continued. why.
Freddy has told me about you, and
: Oh. won't you let me put on my coat
u and take you out to-talk over the
. matter? We can get him on the long
y distance telephone, and"
= The revolver hesitated and was
her suitcase.
Half an hour later they were seated
opposite each other in a snug corner
H of famous restaurant not very far
\ from Grants Tomb. Their acquaint-
\ ance had progressed as far toward
\ friendship as is possible, among we'll
\ bred young people, in the space OF
II Lo1c nj
\ progression may have been the reac-
\ ton from the dramatic thrill Of their
| hostile encounter.
) Wont you forgive me for saying
! that" Arnold was pleading.
| 81 don't know that can," answered
; the girl. ITO call mother a snob-'
81 didn't say she was snob. Miss
Seftcn'--he had by now learned thai
much. II said Flood said she was.
am sure she isn't"
"Why not?" demanded the girl.
: Because of you"
"How me?"
because - because" stammere'
Rittenhouse; and then, all at once ,
chilling thought came over him. Her
he was chatting away with Miss Ritz
Seton like an old friend, while poo
Freddy, who loved her to distraction
90 was eating out his heart in the Ad
~ rondacks, all ignorant of the situa
~ ton.
~ 81 think / had better send a wir
JIG to Freddy. telling him you are here,
= he said, after turning aside the que'
III tion as gracefully as he was abb
hs You know" he added, "he has toll
ne me all about you"
-er "Yes?' inquired the girl, littl
10 coldly.
ew "And he will be so glad to kno
!" that-that you haven't"
as She rescued him adroitly from th
v, dangerous ground. That l haven
NJ married the earl?" she asked.
IRA "Yes. Forgive me, but, being Ere
dy's friend, was naturally intereste
'eu Freddy is the best fellow in til
er. world, Miss Seton, and hope yc
Vi will be very happy together"
''e Il am not going to marry Mr.. Ere
no' Holiness" answered the girl, colorin
u. II don't see why you should NAL
leu such insinuations as that I can
=. help it If he is eating his heart o.
III, for me. as think you phrased it,"
'hu Silence. Rittenhouse was dumfoun
!. ed. He did not see the sly CLAN,
us that the girl stole at him from und
ieu her long lashes until
-, Until she raised her head and sa
i'h softly: Il am not Rita Seton"
me Not Rita Seton! At first Rite
anu house only looked at her with SO mi
iie' ancholy a visage that her heart smo
her. Then he understood.
feo You are Miss Beth" he cried
reo We'll. you've hit it at last" she a
oe swered. And | knew who you We
len the moment you mentioned Freddy
hao name So we can let the telephol
'er wait until morning. And you cen f
ext give me for turning you on: OF yo
ne apartment? You see, didn't kno
II u mothor had rented IL I WAS at Y.