The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-04

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Chiffon dropped into the postofiice
and saw with her own eyes and al.
most fell over In = faint. There were
those who told her about the flirting,
and when she reached home she was
In Z hysterical condition.
The first thing was an edict to pre-
vent the pupils from visiting the
village without permission, and there
was dissatisfaction at once. There
were even threats to leave the school.
After three or four days Of troubled
minds the old maids solved the prob
lem. They called on the postmaster
and Informed him that he must 1t
once remove his nephew"
but why?" asked the old vet, who
had heard nothing Of the gossip.
Because he-he nirts with our pm.
pils!"
Don't blame him . darned bit! II
, was . young Teller I'd do the same"
"But he mustn't! You hear-he
mustn't! It will break up our school"
Nonsense! II you'd done a little
! flirting yourselves in days gone by
! you'd have been all the better for It
I want Clarence here, and here he
| will stay"
"Sir. We shall appeal to the post
master.general!" was the awful
threat, as the old maids retired.
And appeal they did, and right on
the ground, too, that the assistant
postmaster at Rockwell was a nirt
and bringing discredit On the depart
ment. It isn't likely that the ofacial
read the letter or reply. but some
clerk who sympathixed with the as
sistant answered:
"Flirtations are not forbidden by
tho rules of this department unless
they seriously interfere with the work
Of the official, and we do not think
that h the case In this instance"
The Misses Chiffon had been sure
they could GUST the young man and
drive him back toward sunset, and
tho failure was great disappoint.
ment.
'Ill tell you what We must do
said the elder sister. as the case was
talked over. I'VE must not forbid the
young ladies going into town. but we
must select the most steady and de-
mure among them and have her act
as chaperon for the rest. She car
take up so much Of that young mans
time that he will have none left fol
fiirtations."
These two old maids, brought w
on oatmeal and the New Testament
and neither having ever been es
corted home from prayer meeting b,
q man, thought they knew all about
girl.nature! The "demure" girl the,
made chaperon was the biggest fir
in the school. She was mode
chaperon while within sight of thu
school buildings, but once the village
was reached it was:
Nov, girls. scatter and have
good time, but don't too many of yo'
jam into the postoffice at once"
And as the days went past tn
Misses Chiffon grew secure and com
placent, and now and then the eide
said:
SISTER Flora, you must give M
credit for perspicacity in this case"
Il do. sister Fanny" was the repl,
"But for you our school would hav
been broken up by this time. Hav
there been any further reports q
flirtations?"
mot a one, sister,"
"How grand to be able to undel
stand human character!"
Two weeks later and then the Who'll
world seemed to be spinning aroun
like q top. One afternoon the ID
mure" chaperon was missed. Scare
was made, even under the beds an
in the bureau drawers. It was .,
tended into the country, but in vail
No one had seen demure young lad
Of steady appearance padding alon
| through the dust. There were tw
persons in the school that got n
sleep that night. When morning cam
they went to the postoffice In til
hope of striking clew. They WEI
, not disappointed. The old vetera
was on duty, and at sight Of them b
|, rubbed his hands. together and said
"Come right in, ladies; have solve
the problem!"
I'VE are looking for Miss Blank
, was the reply.
"And you've come to the rigl
place. I lent Clarence my horse an
buggy yesterday to drive on an
marry her, and now all your trouoi<
are DER. He can't hirt with any
thu rest Of the school!"