The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-07

about eight o'clock tonight" said MI
lit, II might be able to help you
know yourself You have trouble in
your heart. mademoiselle. can
trace it in the third line Of your right
hand, running from the Mount Of
Hercules to the Oasis Of Luna"
And with these enigmatical words
he beat a retreat into his tent, leav-
ing me decidedly annoyed and lit
tie Inundated
knew he couldn't possibly have
heard about me and George. because
our engagement had been kept a pro-
found secret outside the family, and
only the relations and the servants
knew about it. and they wouldn't have
breathed word to anybody. How
ever. ! began to get piQued by Mr..
Its words, and about eight o'clock
that night, finding myself-Quite by
chance. You understand-in the vicin-
ity of Mr. Its tent, l thought | would
drop in to see whether there really
was anything in what he had said
about the Mount of Hercules
Though it had begun 10 dawn on
me that ] had had my hands in my
muff and that he hadn't seen them
at all
Mr.. lit seemed to have been wait
ing for me, for hardly had | drawn
near his tent when he was outside,
Selling me by the hands.
You have come" he said a am
glad you have come. Madcmoiselle,
YOU remind me of my dear friend His
Exccllcney Ching Foo, the grand
vlzier of Tartary. who had fearful
quarrel with his wife last week Over
the spending money. lie came to me.
Mr.. lit he said. I have had 4
row with my wife and | wish ! were
dead She wants a hundred Yen a
week to bay her own clothes with
| What would YOU do?
GIVE her two hundred an
swerad and he saw the justice Of Il
and went away happy, They're recon-
cilod now"
Nr Its views seemed sensible 10
me. but all the while he was repeat.
| ing this absurd puttcr he kept
elarcing back nervuusly over his
| shoulder, as though he were expect
ing somebody. And as he ended he
made an abrnpt little dive into tie
tent and pulled the flap to. heard
murmur of voices inside, and Won
| dcred whether ! had happened along
When another couple was there
And was still wondering when.
- my Amusement, somebody put his
| h1nd5 over my eyes.
And now my heart began TO pit-a-
pat. Yes, it was George.
I'm SO sorry. sweetheart" ne said.
Il see how wrong was to dance
! twice with Florence Smith. I'll nev-
| 7r look at her again Mr. lit per-
aradel me that had been fool,
| Won't YOU forgive me, dcar"st?"
Well, I WIS considerably hrrt, hut
then felt something being squeezed
| over my finger, and it felt like that
laif-hoop of diamonds. which had
owed so mach, and which | had in.
| tended 10 have enlarged the day be
rcre I gave it back to George so
what could ] do?
We had the happiost time there,
and then we decided that we ought Is
| 5hank Mr.. 1T. 1t seemed too wonder
II to he true SO we went up &c
he tent and called.
Mr., w seemed to be scolding some
BODY, thought, and he didn't hear Try
voice. wanted to thank him and sc
opened the tent door, And who DC
YOU tank were inside? Uncle vii
aGa Miss Jarrett.
Enc'e VIII was on his knees be
'0rn her. and her faco was ne tArf
: stone lust then T-nclr viii cav
and he sprans to his feet, looking
| rat,tcr foolish
Go away, Won Young .vipors" hr
, llowed. what do yon moan BY
| i'trp3i0g upon why, It's little Lydia!
And George"
Somehow instinct told nc Just ,"hat
70 do at that moment I wont MP tr
Kiss Garrett and kissed her an,
| plaeai her hands in Uncle WIFE
suddenly Miss Barretts face soft
Snad and a mime latar size wa.
CRYING ia Unclc WIS arms. I'nG!c
VIII said aftorward that it must have
bnen The force Of our example
+, think this was correct Bat woulf
you ever believe that t'rclc VIII lad
hired Mr. ~ for the performances
, That's what Aunt Pose Rarrctt r. n
I pleton says And Uncle VIII doesn't
deny il. lie saws TX" po' such 2
good wife he doesn't want So remom
Der the trouble he had in getting her
Strangely enough George said
something like that to me yesterday
tCopyr'rht 1914, by W. G. ChapmanD