The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-28

! 0V QUIT GUUVOs
ert Burr ended, all interest Of most
Of the relatives present died out, for
he had favored few Of them. and those
with no marked liberality, There was
great confab at the Dalton home
that evening. Alice was an orphan
and lived with the Daltons. The Win.
steds lived only next door, and Mary
and Nettie came over to discuss the
great event Of the day and abuse their
dead relative.
"Humph! his old portrait can 60 to
the barn loft, for all I'll hinder" de-
clared Mary, spitefully.
In loving remembrance quoted
Nettie, sneeringly. II hope some one
smashes stepladder in 1t when they
80 to hang It in my room"
II shall retire my precious legacy
- soon as the decent period Of mourn.
ing has passed." observed Esther,
icily, a. though she were furnishing
the relative who had failed to cater to
her extravagant tastes.
Alice said nothing. She had always
had . warm spot in her loyal little
heart for Uncle Robert. She was in
. measure dependent upon the Dial.
tons. but wen earned her way. Espe.
eially. since the gift Of the piano she
had been able to pay . fair cash price
lor her board. besides helping in many
httle household duties which the
naughty Esther disdained.
A month later the really priced por.
trait hung in q cherished way in the
poorest room In the house, which Of
course was the one to which uncom-
planning Alice was assigned. Esther
had placed her legacy In her brothers
neglected den. The Winsted girls
openly boosted that theirs had found
storage In IN unoccupied servants
room Then there came along one
Worth Davenal, and the complexion
Of the four young girlish lives was vi.
tally Affected by the occurrence.
He was . bright, manly young fel-
lUw. What pleased the Winsted girls
was that he was reputed rich. He
we. IT,: favored nephew Of prosper
'ous CITY stockbroker. Esther set her
can for him at once. This caused
hitter break in her relation with Mary
and Nettie, and the harmony Of the
little coterie Of cousins was broken In
upon.
+, Esther was pretty, but bold ~ well.
SAA simply started out to appropriate
ths distingu!shed visitor to the town
an To herself. Young Davenal was,
however. NO more attentive 10 nc.
than to the others. Alice greatly az
mired the manly. free-hearted feiow,
ana nom the first he seemed to ENJOY
her company. Twice. however. once
because Of necessary attention 10
some pupils, and again when Mrs. DAT
40. fan III and wished some one 70
taep her company, Alice disappoanteo
~ navenal in engagements, and TINS
seemed to nettle him. 1t was possio"
nat Esther created some raise I'M
,,sa.,on IN his mind as to the true
f.ct. NJ the case. At all events. ne
necame quite q regular escort to Es
ther. and the winsteds gave up tho
contest.
Not no Alice. She felt that she mao
stood aside too often to please Esther
ana the others. She had time anu
.e.in sacrificed her pleasure Tor tneil
benefit. She had been more or less .
drudge in their sefvice. NOW 'esl'
ousy and petty scheming. she was Ger
tain. was discrediting her with . man
vhose friendship she valued. 5ne
vished to stand well in his eyes. Inc
opportunity to indicate nersei c.m.
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