The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-29
LOST and FOUND
BY ANNE BROADHURST.

a good cry" Elinor went out as soon
is she had finished her dinner and
walked until the darkness drove her
n. AS she ncared her boarding house
she saw at the edge of the curb a
mans leather bill purse, which she
picked up. AS she saw no one near
who could have dropped it. she took
It to her room.
Fifty dollars! Just what I hoped
to win in that contest Then Elinor
saw that the purse also contained
some cards. IF don't know whose
it Is can't return it: and il don't
look at these cards I won't know.
but
ITO a man who carries purse of
this quality and who uses engraved
cards fifty dollars probably means
very little." she unused. but to me it
means a winter suit and months
board" Slowly she began to tear
the cards, but as the tough paste
board began to yield to her trembling
fingers she stopped abruptly
"Horrors!" she gasped. II said
must win and this is losing even my
honor. Oh. hate you!" And she
swept the money from her and looked
at the cards.
"Mr. Joseph Stanley Morton" she
read. but the name meant nothing to
her. She looked in the telephone book
and found the following: ~. Stanley
Morton, Broker, 515 City Blk. Bldg :
No residence number being given, she
could not notify him that night
y Elinor had no opportunity to tele-
/ phone during her busy morning, SO
\ she went during her noon hour next
day to deliver the purse to it's owner
4 AS she entered Elinor saw that the
only occupant Of the room was tall
well-built man whose dark head was
bent over a typewriter Statement,
lying on the table before which he
sat. Hearing the door close, he turned
upon her a kindly glance from pail
of dark gray eyes,
"Are you Mr. Joseph Stanley Nor
TOM" Elinor began.
ly rising infection.
"Here is something Of yours that
happened to find last night Sh
handed him the purse.
"Why what a pleasant surprise
, find the purse, and how kind of 20
to bring it to me! I thank you sir
cerely. Now. won't you sit down an
tell me all about it,"
Elinor sat down and told him brief
, where and how she found the purs
3, I'm going to confess to you" sal
Y Morton, that this very day I've bee
thinking that honesty is an unknow
1 quantity these days, so. you see, yo
k have restored to me far more tina
t my lost money; you've restored m
i lost faith in humanity" He was lea
ing toward her with the friendlie
,. look in his clear eyes. but the sudde
I change which swept over Elinor pu
r zled him.
# Don't. please don't" she almo
" walled. "If you knew how near
s came to keeping it you'd hate m
IS Oh, must tell somebody al
crashing the arms of her chair as
Z to support herself. and looking in
/, her Ian, she told him just what 81
q first thought of doing with his none
n. AS she talked her cheeks faded fro
10 crimson to white. Then she rose
W leave Stanley Morton had been
ID ting with his elbow on the table al
Ia his right hand shielding his eyes. b
he rose quickly and stood betwe
N her and the door, with his right hal
ID extended and sympathetic smile
"a his eyes.
lie "Please let me say that I und'
ID stand fully. and that I honor yo
bravery as much as your honest
az Many OF us are passively hone
as when it's convenient, but you are I
M lively honest even when 1t means
Ia. hard fight You've made the VOL
seem right again for me, and nj
No won't you promise me that II ]
ever make things easier for you y
will let me serve you?" The mai
=. sincerity was unmistakable. a
Elinor extended her hand and smil
up at him frankly.
., you've already made things cas-
IA. by forgiving me. and you've und
a. stood, and that is what counts mo
% you know 1t was only after she h
gone that Stanley Morton realized II
=. she had not told him her name
- given him any clue about her work
,at One morning. a month later,
I'D Elinor was at her work In the BIO
ad store she turned from the shelves W
half a dozen books in her arms ant
ant near sighted customer. intent upon
hy book he held, collided with her. sc
:. tering the books in all directions.
90. gentleman who was approach
IN picked up two of the books and v
IA about to pass on with formal
81 Acknowledgement OF Elinor's than
.hv when their eyes CHANGED to meet.
,ur was Stanley Morton.
lch AT last I've found you, as ] KIN
nly | should find you some day"
words came deliberately. but his e
made each word a caress. But tn
are always twofold discoveries abb
fen you and I'm daring to believe d
NV I've found in your eyes evidence q
in your heart there is something
md the same love that has been grow
in mine ever since the dav | fol
inc you. This is nc place to say 1t. BIT
al, love you and need you and want yo
~ Her ewes fell on the title of the b.
,ox. he held in his hand, 1t was PA
disc Regained."
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