The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-17
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1.-THE .nils.r saasn s tsrss~eiFoae
songs,.ra SaSa,s=s n 49,
Ayia .wass.thrown back fansosfsnei
contentment as she listened 70 ms
, rich voice. and yet when he stoppeu
she was lonesome. The broodlng quie'
of the room no longer satishea hei.
The Stiffness seemed to rob ner u
that unknown presence-the man
whose voice had enriched the passing
moment ,os
A the DAVIS wore on Avis was
haunted by a desire to know the man
in the next house. Her every WAKING
thought was of him.
II certainly must be losing my san.
mind" she smiled as she lounu
herself becoming prisoner 10 ioea's
regarding him. He is no douol
understood. and perhaps has a mole
on his chin or nose. Little men al.
ways have big voices" she argued
with her intuitions. which had hlnted
at a big, broad. flaxenhaired man with
gray eyes.
And when. in the course OF events
Avis met a big. broad, haxen'nalreo
man with deep gray eyes that gazeo
admiringly into her own, she nao
not the slightest idea that he was
her nextdoor reighbor.
The mutual friend .who had intro
duced them left them together II
had seemed to the s1Eiend that AVIS
Miller and Hugh Wentworth were
noticeably delighted to meet eacn
other. Her company was in no way
necessary to their happiness and sne
left them together with a smile IN
her heart
Hugh Wentworth glanced down
at the dainty fragment from the
feminine world that it had been his
pleasure to meet.
! Avis glanced up at the big giant
whom her good fortune had guided
across her path Then, the imp OF
admiration Haunted itself boldly In
the mans eyes. but in the girls 1t
was swiftly hidden. Heavy lashes
came to the rescue.
When she looked up again he was
still gazing at her Despite her ef-
forts the color famed into her
cheeks.
What is it?" she asked with q
catch in her breath.
I The .faxen.haired man shook his
head whimsically Il don't know" he
said. 81 just seem to be happy
that's all. He turned and meas
ured his step to hers. II will walk
home with you. If you viii let me"
! Avis was silent. but her silence
was golden to Hugh Wentworth.
! This happens to be my direction
also he said by way Of breaking
the more or less disturbing moment
4 rs it," Avis smiled then laughed
outright. you surely must think l
am void Of gray matter" she said
with an odd expression creeping into
her eyes. But don't know what Is
, the matter with me. feel exactly
~ II the world were suspended in
mid air and We werp waiting for It
TO continue on its way" Avis
laughed . little nervous laugh and
! glanced up at him a. II in apology
for her vagaries.
Wentworth assumed . bantering
tone. but his gray eyes were shining
with q new light. The world will
take up its revolutions-now that
you and have met" he said Il
understand the woria hes Z way Of
hanging IN mid air on certain occa.
sions. 7 have never before realized
: It." he added. -
This Is where hve," Avis put in
hurriedIy with quickly beating heart.
! Wentworth glanced up. He had
been unconscious Of direction OF. in
fact, Of anything save Avis
And there" he said. indicating the
house next door. rs where I I'VE"
The bushes famed defantly new
in the cheeks Of Avis. They were
! no longer ashamed but gloried IN
! their right to dance at the coming Of
Hugh Wentworth.
! Then you-sing?" she Questioned
happily.
II try" he told her.
you sing beautifully" she said
with sweetly serious eyes, but you
need an accompanied"
Hugh looked long and earnestly In.
to the eyes that did not hide them.
selves from him. and he tried to &C.
cept nationally the great thing that
had come with startling suddeuness
into his life. He only succeeded In
singing softly:
Il need thee So"
Copyright. 1912. by Associated rAtsrs,y
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