The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-11
No Relief
in Sight

When Ledesons sisters two gig
Cling friends we're finally slowed ava!
on the Pullman and Ledeson had es.
caped from their staccato thanks ana
their parting reminders and messages
and general feminine exclamations &c
heaved his first relieved breath TOT
two weeks. which was the length VI
their visit.
One would not brutally say tna'
Ledeson hated women-merely tnat no
particular woman had impressed niih
with the marvellous charms OF the sex
as a whole. The effervescing kind were
a particular trial to him. and these
two had been especially efervescent
The two weeks had indeed been d
nightmare.
lust as a reward of merit and
bracer Ledeson decided to take the
day OF and 60 out to his gof ciuD'
whole day tramping the sod. entirely
free from the blight OF a woman ;
presence. appealed to him as the uit''
mate Joy.
Then Just as he tried to walk
through the first car to the smoker
Mrs. Wicketts called him.
oh! Are you going out to the club
too?" she chortled. How perfectly
lovely! So are we! Stella, dear; let
me present Mr. Ledeson. My cousin,
Miss Geddit Mr.. Ledeson Stella has
never played golf and was bound she
should have a chance to learn even u
the club is deserted at this season.
That's why I'm 5000 glad We met
you-you know all about golf! ! can
sit on the veranda and crochet while
you and Stella roam the Inks!
Mrs Wicketts beamed upon her
victim. Cousin Stella. too. beamed
upon him. She was a young thing
and Ledeson saw In his first Mortified
glance that she was even more efier-
vescent than the two who had just
been removed from the scene by a
Pullman car
How perfectly lovely" echoed Cou
sin Stella. I'm simply crazy to play
golf! Can | learn In one afternoon ?
learned a perfectly dreadful en-
broidery stitch in only two hours the
other day-and I'm splendid croquet
player down home."
Ledeson violently twisted his coun.
tenance into the polite smile that had
been SO badly overworked of late.
What he really wanted to do was to
seize Cousin Stella by the yellow
curls on the back Of her head and
give her neck one swift. comprehen
sive twist. Centuries Of conventional
ancestors. however. enabled him to
say hoarsely that he would be delight
ed to teach Miss Geddit.
t., 1t was worse. much worse, than he
could have dreamed. He had never
known that a girl could be quite so
idiotically awful. The polite smile
was so firmly glued to his face thai
II would have staid even had an old
college chum tried to borrow money
from him In daze of misery Lede
sen walked from the station to the
club with Cousin Stella trotting along
beside him chattering every inch of
the way. and Mrs. Wicketts beaming
placidly. Bitterness sursed In his
heart as he secured clubs and Joined
his tormentors Cousin Stella clapped
her hands babyishly.
oh. are these what you play With
she burbled. How much does it count
when you hit the ball? Why don't
they make them bigger? My goodness,
Isn't there a net to play over or any
thing"
, Like man going TO execution. Led
eson stalked to the first tee. With a
sigh he turned to give his first in
structions. Then he stepped.
Cousin Stella was making a nea,
little mound CT sand and placing her
ball upon 1t. Then in a calm. cool
ousnessiike way she stepped back
screwed up her eyes and swung he,
club twice. There was a crack which
, sent the white sphere hurtling a mar
veious 200 yards. She turned her in
|, nocent blue eyes upon Ledesen and
, there was a deep silence. Then in
strangled way he seemed to be trv
Ing to say something.
Cousin Stella crumpled over he,
stick IN a spasm Of hysterical laugh
ter. Il couldn't help It," she easped
mo human girl could IL she'd .esr
that look OF rage and horror on Won,
face when Mrs. Wicketts thrus, m.
upon you! She didn't know that we,y,
golf club down home and that rvs
won six cups! Now I'll 90 and crocbe,
with Mrs. Wicketts and leave Won r.
peace.'
Indeed you WON'T" Ledeson exp,od
ed. 1t had dawned upon him ,b.,
Cousin Stella was really a wonderfu
exception to all other girls. "Yor'r,
going to play golf with me ALL a,,s,