The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-03
The CALL OF The HILLS
By IzoLA FORESTER.

sary or-or judicious." Mrs. Truxhill
struggled for the adequate expression
az she squeezed her foot into one new
satin slipper. "Your early acquaint-
ance with any of the boys back home I
hardly warrants their coming to see
you now" |
Juliet fingered the card in her hand
doubtfully. She was twenty. In her
dinner frock of white satin, made
simply, she looked even younger. Her
brown hair was bound around her
head in soft bands. Her eyes were
dark and full of mischief. Somehow
Just the mere sight Of Hal Thurber's
name on a card reused mischief in
her.
Just for a few minutes, mumsie,
while you're dressing" she pleaded
Don't you see, went to school with |
him, and it looks so little and snob-
bsh not to see him now. I'm not
anybody special yet, anyway"
Your life is apart from all that"
Mrs. Truxhill said solemnly. 1T is
what l might call consecrated to art.
I'm sure that is what Doctor Justin
said when he called last week-con-
secrated to art. If Runnymede Hills
is ever put on the map it will be be-
cause you lived there once. And no.
body knows what your father and I
have sacrificed to bring 1t about"
"Tll see him in the little red writ
| ing room at the left side of the ele-
vators, dear" Juliet leaned over to
kiss her mother, her soft young arms
wrapped closely around the old neck.
Sometimes l get awfully sick and
tired of it all, mumsie, don't you?
know Dad does"
He's fearfully unstable" sighed
her mother Don't put creases in my
neck, child. No, don't regret any
thing. I'll see you through it. Four
years abroad and the victory's won.
French opera in Paris, Italian in
Milan and German right under Mrs.
Wagner's nose | guess you'll amount
to something when you get through.
Juliet stepped from the elevator and
into the little red writing room
There were SILK curtains at the door.
She let them fall behind her softly
At the dinner hour this room was de-
serted she knew, and only Halls fig
ure showed at the end as he stood
looking down on Fifth avenue.
She tiptoed up to him and slipped
her hands over his eyes.
Guess" she whispered, "who Is it?'
He pulled them down to his lips
with grip that could not be shaken
off, and wheeled about. She caught
her breath at the fire in the big boys
eyes, the hungry, yearning love OF
her in his whole face.
II Don't push me away, Juliet" he
begged. "Nobody's here. on, its
SO good to see YOU"
thing occurred. Right in the little
II red writing room the future songbirt
|, from Runnymede Hills, VT, was taker
e forcibly in a pair Of strong arms.
is "Scold all you want to-" Hal said
n doggedly. when he had released her
, Its been eight months since I saw
. you"
| Dlu yOu COIuc way uOWA ACAO oPC
cially to see me?"
~ Il had to see your father, anyway
lie You didn't know the governor and
lie have been in correspondence for som
lie time"
r. About me?" indignantly.
IN mo, it wasn't about you. 1t wa
I'd strictly business. wish you were a
az good at taking advice as he is"
- "Oh, don't make love to me no0
when l want to know things"
Who's making love to your" h
laughed. II know it isn't time fc
that yet-not until you've had you
n fling and sung all you want to. Thel
~ maybe some day you'll drift back
the old town and be glad to see me
~ Both hands went out to him eagerl
I'm But, Hal, I'm terribly glad no,
nd I've been here long enough to find OF
le- that any number Of girls have just &
lie, good voices as have. and better. to
,ip and seeing you makes me-"
las Say it quick! Here comes the 60
IA ernor," said Hal crushing her hant
"a In his.
-, Juliet looked up at him just as M
Truxhill came into the room. F
looked flushed and triumphant, al
am was waving telegram.
Us by George. Hal, boy, we've &
er, them cornered. we've got them de;
its, to rights, Well hop home tome
at row morning"
Ter. What is it, Dad?' Juliet pleade
,ta Hal won't tell me anything"
Truxhill's arm went around h
shoulders and Halls, too.
"Just this. had sold a half int,
est in the hotel. and old Beggs
my there, who owned the other half, b
ana been trying to get me to sell out
uch cash to him for months. l suspect
last there was something up his sleeve
to sides his elbow. but Hal here put !
uet next. Hal found out the railro
tiad planned cutting directly through I
,ns hotel property, taking in the VIII,
place. Hal here wrote and let
know. He's got an option on half I
other land in town that the railro
OF wants, and I'm going up to swing I
lgh, thing with him to win. Lord, Har
'day but it will seem good to get out
heir dress suits and back into harne
or You and your mother can go on
,oon Europe IL you like, but me for HON
Juliet rubbed her cheek on
sleeve contentedly. Her hand '