The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-27

,sesm tsubagvssJE fond Of you--perhaps
en1daslxa win dle jessstsssWfepare all
nedesthat ~ay;0e fneuF ,.ssssasa Il
eyesBnts the srfclp smpay.. VIII BE with
him." said MagdaF He will have no
eyes for anyone else. could never
stand it,
However, Drew was able to per-
suade her that little skillful acting
might bring back Brajaska's affec-
lions. She was very pretty, Drew told
her, even II the other lady was beau
tiful
1t was gay assemblage that met
in the woods, and although Magda's
heart was heavy the sound of the
music and the festivity brought the
light into her eyes and the color to
her cheeks. She laughed and needed
little artifice to disguise the true feel
ings Of her heart. Brajaska and Kath-
| crime had been watched by their
associates more closely than Rather
| inc enjoyed. She was very beautiful,
Drew thought, in comparison with
their simple, stolid peasant women.
He had never before realized how
beautiful she was
He was alone for minute. Magda
had gone OF to take part in some
contest. He was surprised to see
Katherine standing alone at his side,
her eyes flashing and the color high
in her face.
Professor Drew" she said distant
ly, II am surprised. never thought
it Of you
"Never thought what, Katherine?"
he asked feeling somehow that what
he had come to the excursion for had
begun to happen.
Il never thought that you would
come to one of these affairs with .
Hungarian woman. Don't you sup
pose that it will get back to father
and the college?'
| what about yourself?' asked Drew.
That's quite different. Every one
knows about Brajaska and me. And
you are just trifling with these people.
It is quite different"
How do you know / am trifiing?"
asked Drew, feeling the charm of her
beauty now that she was angry Per.
haps l am as serious as you are"
you, you don't meant isn't that
little Magda creature?"
81 wonder how serious you are,
Katherine" he said. do you really
mean that you are going to marry
Brajaska?"
"Oh, no. I couldn't do that quite
But Brajaska IL wonderful. He has
so much more spirit than any other
man I ever knew"
But suppose you were to find that
spirit than you thought? Suppose that
were to tell you and prove to you
Katherine. that had more spirit than
to let you throw yourself away on Z
: person like Brajaska. that had feel
ing enough to fight for you. Suppose
were to tell you that I have been
following you and watching you FOL
the whole winter and that for . weel
have been living with Brajaska Just
to find out for myself whether you
; and he were really capable Of being
happy together"
But what about Magda?" Rather
ines jealousy was still uppermost.
THAT little Magda." said Drew, I'll
going to marry Brajaska II you havt
the good sense to let him alone. 70,
.. have been behaving like q child, buI
I love you"
Katherine looked him n surprise
! her breath coming fast.
At shutdown Brajaska took Magd.
home to the little boarding house, ant
. Magda had forgotten all about tn.
|. long months OF her unhappiness, q
: happy was she to rest her head on hi
!, broad shoulders and feel that after al
. they we're promised to each other ant
would soon be married.
But Brajaska," said Magda, sud
denly remembering that the kind
hearted boarder who had gone to tn,
!. excursion with her had not returned
where is the new boarder? He wa,
a good friend of NINE"
"The new boarder l will tell 70,
about him some time" replied Bra
jaska. I'VE had long talk last night
He and l are always going to b.
: friends. He is man. like ourselves
!. with great feelings. but he knows. a,
I do. that to be happy. one must Low,
woman Of his own class"
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure Newsps