The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-07
CHAPTER XIV.
In the BurgIar-Proof.

CHAPTER XIV.
In the BurgIarProof.
A week and day after the opening |
Of new vistas at Miss Grierson's "eve. |
ming" Acknowledgements interces.
sion with the Widow Holcomb having
paved the way-took favorable op.
portunity of announcing his intention
of leaving Mereside. 1t figured as a |
grateful disappointment to him-one
of the many she was constantly giving
him-that Margery placed no obstacles
in the way of the intention. On the
contrary. she approved the plan.
81 know how you feel" she said,
nodding complete comprehension.
"You want to have a place that you
can call your own; place where you
can go and come as you please and
settle down to work. You are going
to work, aren't you?-on the book. !
mean?"
Griswold replaced in its proper
niche the volume he had been reading.
It was Adam Smiths Wealth of Ma
TONS" and he had been wondering by
what ironical chance 1t had found a
place in the bankers library.
Eyes; that is what mean to do"
he returned. But it will have to be
done in such scraps and parings OF
time as I can save from some bread
and-butter occupation. One must eat
to live, you know"
She was sitting on the arm of one
Of the big library lounging-chairs and
looking up at him with smile that
was suspiciously innocent and child
like.
"You mean that you will have to
work for your living?" she asked.
EXACTLY.
"What were you thinking of doing?"
II don't know" he confessed
Again he surprised the lurking
smile in the velvety eyes. but this time
it was half-mischievous
1--WE have a college here in Wahas-
ka. and you might get place on the
faculty." she suggested; adding: las
an instructor in philosophy. for exam
pie"
PHILOSOPHY? that is the one thing
In the world that know least about "
"Oh, but do mean it, honestly" she
averred You are philosopher,
really and truly, and l can prove it.
Do you feel equal to another little
drive downtown"
Being a philosopher, ought to be
equal to anything" he postulated; and
he went upstairs to get a street coat
and his hat
She had disappeared when he came
down again, and he went out to sit on
the sun-warmed veranda while he wait
ed. He had already forgotten what
she had said about the object of the
drive-the proving Of the philosophit
charge against him-and was looking
forward with keenly pleasurable an
ticipations to another outing with her
the second for that day. It had come
to this, now; to admitting frankly the
charm which he was still calling sensu
Gus. and which. in the moments Of In
sight recurring. as often as they car
be borne to the imaginative, ant
vOuchsafed now and then even to thu
wayfaring, he was still disposed tt
characterize as an appeal to tina
which was least worthy In him.
Passing easily to Miss Farnham tn,
ideal from Miss Grierson the fiesh-and
blood reality, he was moved to won
der mildly why the fate which ha'
brought him twice into critically init
mate relations with her was now deny
ing him even chance meeting. For
week or more he had been going GU
daily; sometimes with Miss Grierso
In the trap. but oftener afoot an
alone. The walking excursions ha
led him most frequently up and dow
the lakeside drive, but the doctor
house stood well back in its enclosur,
and there was much shrubbery. Ono
he heard her voice: she was readin
aloud to someone on the vine-screene
porch. And once again In passing. b
had caught glimpse of q shapely arr
with the loose sleeve falling ava
from 1t as 1t was thrust upwar
through the porch greenery to pluc
q bud from the crimson rambler, ad,
ing its graceful mass to the clambe
ing vines. It was rather disappoin
ing but hs.xas not imnetient.