The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-06

where are the new ones!" Sim
clair demanded.
"Oh," Felicia said, carelessly, 81
didn't think you'd notice. Don't you
think look nice in my mink?"
Lovely" he FASTENED to say. But
why not the red foxes!"
Il" she began, then hesitated. and
stammered. "I'm-rm tired Of them"
He gased at her in Amusement.
"Tired?"
"Yes. Don't let's talk about 1t any
more"
After that she wore her old mink.
cheerfully.
Sinclair pondered over the mystery
Of the red fox furs. Was Felicia then
such . spendthrift that she could af.
ford to buy furs and not wear them?
! He made himself unnecessarily mis-
cradle over them. It seemed to him
that Felicia was more frivolous than
ever. He couldn't get in touch with
her.
/ He cane home depressed and tired
after q five o'clock call on her. His
| mother was out, and he sat down in
front Of the fire.
When his mother came she found
him In the darkness.
Dear boy" she said. why 20
early!"
II went to call on Felicia-and-"
"Oh. Felicia!" she broke in. ~
have something 30 lovely to tell you
about her. l heard the story this
afternoon. Such lovely story. Wait
till turn up the lights and Ill tell
you"
"Sit here in the dark" he begged.
He drew low chair up for her and
threw himself on the rug with his
head In her lap. Nov tell me all
the lovely things you can about Fee
licia."
"Well, you know the dear child's
uncle gave her q check and she
bought some red fox furs."
Sinclair sat up. "Yes," he said
quickly. go on"
They were very expensive, and she
felt q bit extravagant over them, she
told me. Well, suddenly she stopped
wearing them"
II know"
And we all wondered what had
become Of Felicia's furs. But she
wouldn't tell US"
Eyes,"
"The lady who told me bound me
to secrecy. She said she wanted me
to know because my son was to marry
Felicia, and she thought he ought ia
hear"
In the darkness Sinclair was tense
"Well?" he demanded.
This woman knows q young girl
who used to go to school with Felicia
Her name is Mary. She is very poor
and this winter she has had the shah
best clothes. And one day she met
Felicia in q downtown shop and Fee
licia insisted that they should have
hot chocolate together and over the
cups they talked. The girl had sucf
an awful cold, and now and then she
shivered. Felicia spoke of 1t severa
times, and when at last they came on
Of the store. she said, "Oh, you're no
warm enough, take my muff-please.
and she thrust 1t into her hands. Sh'
insisted on putting little Mary on tn,
car, and just as she was bidding he
goodby, Felicia slipped off her beauti
full fur collar and laid 1t around Mary
neck. Then she ran away laughing
and little Mary had note from he
the next morning. saying that she wa
to keep the furs."
"But why" Sinclair was on his feel
why shouldn't she tell me7''
, ASK her." said his mother prompt
~, lust as soon as dinner is owe
you must go to her."
THE DEAR" said Sinclair.
He said to his sweetheart tina
night, Gould anyone but you hav
done such lovely thing, Felicia?"
"Oh," she hid her face in her hands
II was afraid to tell you"
"Afraid?"
II thought you'd think me-silly.
He looked down at her gravely
why should you think thati"
because ! know you don't like t
have me extravagant-but-I-
couldn't let little Mary 60 cold. Sin
clair"
: The tears were streaming down he
. cheeks, and suddenly she was sobbin
In bis arms.
why, Felicia. darling" he said, Il
). was = beautiful thing to do-and
= love you for it."