The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-20

chine that Peter came to realize that
he was entirely lacking In artistic
sense.
He was going to business as ueuaI
on q bright October morning when q
bit Of paper caught his eye. With his
habitual interest in things that did not
! In the least concern him he picked the
crumpled paper up on the end OF his
walking stick. It was q sheet OF copy
paper which had been used by q per-
son evidently learning to use type
writer
II do wish." he read, that the young !
man in the gray suit would select .
new tie and have his clothes pressed
more often. He wouldn't be at all
bad looking II he possessed an atom
Of taste In his dress-but alas! he
wears q green and brown tie. soft
blue hat and red socks. He would
look stunning in brown. with small
dull gold tie" Peter laughed aloud
and fell to wondering who had
watched him passing and with an eye
30 critical.
Peter fell to wondering whether the
name, Edna Glover. 30 often repeated.
was the typist's name or merely nc
titious one. In the evening before he
left the ONCE Peter had decided to
send card to Edna Glover in the hope
that the name was q real one.
The card he sent reached Edna
when she was having her early morn.
ins Gun OF tea. Martha. her faithful
maid brought It to her.
Il have ordered Q brown suit ana
purchased q dull gold tie. In the
course Of q day or two you will see
me wearing them. Hope they please
you. p. D." Edna arched her fine
brows In thought, then . smile leaps
into her ewes. "Oh." she gasped, my
papers must have blown about and
he has picked one up. Isn't that
dreadful"
The typewriting was progressing
nicely and Edna could do an entire
page without more than half dozez
mistakes before she had the pleasure
Of seeing, from behind her rose cur
tained windows, the brown suit. Edn'
gasped at the wonderful change !
made In Peter. He certainly was goo'
to look at and her eyes followed hin
until he had turned the corner to or
ter the subway.
Peter was really proud Of himself
He wondered why he had never wor
brown before and thanked Edna !
another card.
Call me up at 40 Broda," b
wrote. II want to know II have 81
lected the right color. My name
Dean-Peter Dean"
Edna drew q sharp breath, half
- anger and. half OF excitement whe
~ she read that card. She decided fir
to ignore the request, but during II
nts afternoon her sense Of the romant
and perhaps q desire to write sto
around Peter prompted her to call
the number.
4 This Is perfectly scandalous," q
told him when his most pleasing vol
answered her on the telephone.
There Is no possible scandal IN !
Peters calm voice Informed her:
am a single man without any strin
and I take It that you are In like
sition. Yes?" His voice had q RI
of laughter In It. You are frig
fully bad typist," he added.
Il have improved wonderfully Ia
ly," said Edna. with an echo OF
laughter.
What do you look likef" ash
Peter.
After prolonged conversat
Edna hung up the receiver and Pc
called up Calvin Asten.
Il say, what do you know alb
Edna Clover" he asked the astonisl
Asten.
Peach" came back the prompt
ply. Have proposed to her a do
times and intend to again tonight"
mo you DON'T" said Peter. I'll
you why later"