The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-28
MOTHERS eao'eE
Nv LOUISE ArLEE.

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po,nh Fenton. who had a small
wooden factory and was twenty-three $
vaors NJ age. was regarded as an I'M
usually promising young man, qui'e
GOOD enough for any girl IN warren
county. why shouldn't he be esteehie1
highly? p,r,
tons mother was not at all perturoeo
! when. one evening in early summer
Ra,nh Fenton brought her daughter
home from prayer meeting on MS
Arm. He supplemented this, DAY OF
two later. with . call, and was smn'
,n.,v received. Soon thereafter Grant
mi. solt began to talk In whispers.
A conspiracy also Was natcneu.
Several months earlier. IN payins
a visit to q town few miles distant
Incv Remington had met the youns
y u.n With whom her immediate ~
: tura vas not concerned. He was IN
, .varv way - desirable ~ Fenton,
vhom abe was aftervard to meet. Out
. vh.r he drove over to Grantville 70
make q call and meet her mother. ms
D r.cention by the latter had been
}. polite to the verge Of frigidity.
"You don't seem to like John HUI
u SON." ventured the daughter ~nen
.. the young man had departed. 49,,
"Well, l hope We shall see very little
O. Of Mr.. Hudson" A..
X renton made frequent visits to tne
T. Remington home and was welcomed
cordially both by the widow and her
daughter. The latter seemed 10 nnu
RS the young man agreeable company.
en- md the mother congratulated hersen
ed that her efforts for the family wehars
we're likely to have successful out
~. come Could she have overheard
re. conversation which took place Que
nd evening AS the precious young diseh''
3D. blers were returning from local les
tival she would have been shocked De
en- vond esion at the discovery ina
her homes were certain to miscarry'
RS, "Mr Fenton," laughed the girl, "yo'
the certainly arc one OF the incest ie'o"
mt l ever met
"Thanks, awfplly." he returned
GER promptly
DRY "Also--l am Engaged
His "You see, | want to De irahE W.
the you =.
oily 81 appreciate it, and will reclpi
cate have been engaged TO si
the over in Blissfeld for the last thre
to months"
owe IL am so giad!'
:. or "And now how can l help you
llect he asked with chuckle.
rom "Do YOU know why mother shou
ther he SO opposed to Mr.. HudsonE
O be "Pcople become prejudiced witho
like o eooa cause. You haven't told
vet how can help YOU
n, "By--by not dropping me--yet,
stammered. "You see, mother mas
uEc has hopes that that
II see!" he came to the rescue.
"Y-yes."
AFTER "Well. from all l hear of Hubs
he's a mighty nice fellow. and
glad to help him get such jolly y
girl for wife. My marriage Will
esen' take place for three months yet
per eve expect to be married al
:. 10 that time"
II 10 In this interesting little matrlmol
no -, game there were three against
~ but Mrs. Remington was not an
" oo ouitter. When she discovered
70 me Lucy was meeting Hudson at the
'nea'n office the library and other pla
"iue's ahe made It her strenuous duty to
wouiu tercept them whenever 1t was
ior No able. She had frequent crying 81
"ou'o and abe went about her WORK
'nah tears in her eyes. Finally, she v
endors .e~ ..,,.ot,on that her plan
chieve- s,.o-.h,v Although Fe
o'ne, still maintained friendly relations
i'e eo them he showed no signs OF az
n,s' the maternal consent to make
A. his wife.
Oh .he II resolved itself into case
that woman worrying herself Ill, yet
thehi' nothing tangible to worry .
icy ale When old Doctor Peters was call
" uo he felt of her pulse. looked al
'ea' tongue and demanded bluntly
he pres "What the dickens are you wor
- about?"
"About-about-Lucy! she 80
"She's In love with man ! d
approve of. His name Is Hudsol
young Hudson, over at T1pto
nun "Yes."
me 'n%. Good for her! What's wrong
w. ~ him?"
soms :" His eyes are not very wide q
Neither are Elder Spooners.
er ironi "He has high cheek bones
iio"ine. $50 had Abraham Lincoln.
have on. ~,
u, and ., ,.,on Mrs Remington" sa
'ia' doctor soothingly. Il was over
nas VIZ ten yesterday, and saw Mr..
'ne 'o He Is building q fine new hou
! nus, mus has a room for his mother-ir
u 49, the best In the house. She WI
my mind -, .nd . long mirro
a" will have patent rocking
and"
. :. M, Mother, Mr.. Hudson is herr
-. ua nounced Lucy from the doorw
:, ~ nod Good" chuckled the doctor
jpital. maae nis va. .ho mother
away her tears and got up and
herself She felt herself no