The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

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Coon pIkntsd 6ut on ms wsathsfs
Seat
He changed the Terms In several
Leases and was enabled to slip her a
hot Surprise on the Birthday.
When she came down the Steps for
the usual bowl along the Avenue. so
as to get some Fresh Smoke, she be-
held q rubber-tired Victoria, drawn
by two expensive Bang-Tails in jingly
Harness and surmounted by import
ant Turks in overwhelming Livery.
She was SO trancified with Delight
that she went right over to Willough-
by and gave him a Sweet Kiss, after
looking about rather carefully for the
exposed portion Of the Frontispiece.
Frances did q lot of Calling within
the next two weeks, and to all those
who remarked upon the smartness of
the Equipage, she declared that the
Man she had to put up with carried
. Throbbing Heart even il he was an
Intellectual Nudge.
In the year 1913. . slender Young
Thing. all Of whose habiliments
seemed melting and dripping down.
ward. came YEARLY from StaterOom
B. as the Train pulled into Reno.
Nevada.
She seemed quite alone, except for
q couple Of Maids.
After she had given Directions con-
corning the nine Wardrobe Trunks
and the Live Stock. she was motored
to q specially reserved Cottage at
the corner Of Liberty Street and Hope
Avenue.
Next day she sat at the other side
Of . Table from q Lawyer, removing
! the poisoned Javelins from her fragile
! Person and holding them up before
the shuddering Shyster.
She had q Tale of Woe calculated
to pulp Heart Of Stone. In blocking
out the Afidavit. her sympathetic At
! torney made Pencil Notes as follows:
| Her name was Ethel Louise. IA
vorite Daughter of Willoughby and
Frances, the well-known Blue-Bloods
Of the Western Metropolis.
| She had finished of at Miss Sniff
fie's exclusive School, which over
looked the Hudson and the Common
School Branches.
After she learned how to enter a
Ballroom and while on her way to
attack Europe for the third time. the
Viper crossed her Pathway.
She accepted him because his name
was Hubert, he looked like an Eng
lishman, and one of his Ancestors
turned the water into Chesapeake
Bay.
While some of the Wedding Guests
were still in the Hospital. he began
to practice the most diabolical Cruel
ties.
He induced her to get on his yacht
and 60 cruising through the Mediter
ranean when she wanted to take ar
Apartment In Paris.
At Monte Carlo he scolded her fol
borrowing 5000 Francs from Rus
sian Grand Duke after she went broke
) 1t bucking the Wheel. She had me-
the Duke 1T . Luncheon the day be
fore and his Manners were perfect
The Lawyer said that Hubert was ,
Pup. beyond all Cavil.
Cairo. Egypt. yielded up anothe
, Dark Chapter Of History.
Il came out in the sobbing Recita
that Hubert had presented her with
$500 prize-winning Pomeranian, direct
ly related to the famous Fin, owne
by the Countess Skidoogan Of Bi
carly.
Later on, he seemed to feel that tn
Pomeranian had come between hir
and Ethel. The Situation becam
more and more tense and finally. on
day in Egypt, within plain sight of tn
majestic Pyramids, he kicked Preciou
ever 30 HARD and raised quite Swe
! ling.
The Legal Adviser sale Death wa
too good for such q Fiend.
: In Vienna, though. that was wher
he went 30 far that Separation b
: came inevitable.
Ethel had decided to take an $50
900 Pearl Necklace she had seen In
Window. 1t was easily worth this
much, and she felt sure she could 81
1t in without paying Duty. She Ia
been very successful at bringin
things Home.
= She could hardly believe her Ear
: when Hubert told her to forget 1t an
back up and come out Vt the Spir
World and alight on the Planet Fart
He had been Heartless on previou
Occasions. but this was the first tim
. he had been Mean enough to renig Q
. mere side-issue such ~ comm
. across with the Loose Change.
n Ethel was simply determined
. have that Necklace, but the unfeelir
. Whelp tried to kid her out Of the N
ton.
. Then he started In to Pike. He su
= gested . $4,000 Tarara Of Rubies a.
y Diamonds - . Compromise. Ethel b
% came wise to the Fact that she b.
. Joined out with . Wad.
= While she WAS pulling . daily Bic
= Headache in the hope Of briaging hi
y to Taw. the Maharajah Of Umslopag'
came along and bought the Necklace
y That was when Ethel had to
. taken to . Rest Cure In the Austria
- Tyrol, and she never had been u
~ Same Woman since.
To all who had come pleading q
u Reconciliation. Ethel simply hung o.
o. the Card, Nothing Doing"
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