The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-11

You may"
I've enjoyed coming here 50
much
You have been here quite often
Il don't mean that either. mean
have so much enjoyed coming here
that l can't bear to think OF not seeing
you any more.
The girl raised her eyebrows.
You are going awa"o" she asked.
politely How long does it take TO go
so far?"
Who's going far?'
You said you We're never coming
back
No. didn't was trying 10 ex-
plain something, but you put ME clean
! off the track
I'm so sorry. she said contritely
You're like my small cousins 10Y en-
! CINE. We had TO take it back and get
our money refunded. If only had he
key could wind you up and start YOU
off again
You are the key yourself he re-
! piled, with a sudden inspiration. Its
| all on your account that | want 10
make the explanation"
oh. then YOU needn't bother any.
more. and well talk of something
else. What do You think would make
my Boston fern grow?
Il don't know, and don't care he
said. savagely. Are you going to le'
| ,,ho ,.,,'t
Dear me how fierce You frignten
me, Mrs. Fuller has a terrier that
acts just like that Only he bites.
There's no telling what I'll do be-
fore | get through, he threatened, Il
met Mrs Vantmore-'
That's enough to excuse your con-
duct. | quite forgive you. Now les
think no more about it
Il shan't be surprised that is what
you say when finish, he said. sadly.
But | wish you'd lei me begin
Well, I'll help YOU, the girl prom.
Used You met Mrs Vantmore and
she took UP an hour telling you all
about her terrible case of nervous pros
tration, Or was il the children :,
mumps this time?"
1T was neither 1t was you she
talked about"
oh, I'm so sorry YOU were SC
bored
Il wasn't" he declared Only she
made me realize what a donkey Eve
been"
How rude of her"
We'll, she didn't exactly say il that
way. but she suggested that ! was mo
. nopolizing a good deal of your time
and made me wonder what on earth
/ you must have thought of it,"
Really haven't given it a thought
I've been so busy. you know
Yes, she reminded me that Sanders
might steal you away from under my
very eyes"
We'll. ! recall that you have beer
here few times since Christmas.
told you the other day that"
II know 1t" he interrupted. But
didn't think you really meant il.
couldn't, or at least I didn't want I,
believe you were getting tired OF me
: Now that other people say the sam,
r thing ! think IL may be true
: You put more confidence In othe
peoples words than in mine?"
+ You know perfectly well that
mean I'm all broken up to And In
Y making people talk about YOU"
! That's good OF you, but You ca
easily stop IT,"
: How do you mean"
= You don't have to come here d
> your"
z You know I'd rather be here lha
anywhere else in the world, and | ius
v want you to know it. that's all II
y sorry it's So
Sorry"
We'll. that isn't just what NEAR
either, I'm all mixed up. mean II
d sorry | hadn't realized il before Mr.
l. Vantmore did"
L III you had stopped to think va
e might have remembered that vo
r were here rather often. Do you ear
n 50 much for Mrs Vantmore's opinion
n Not rap. Only I'm sorry 81
l. knew cared before knew IL myself
o Il thought you said you didn't ca,
e Arm"
% DO you always made IL as hard ;
e this for man TO propose to youo"
T The girl opened her eyes wide
le oh she cried, were you prono
u ing 10 me-"
er Il was trying to-"
'Wen?"
What"
10 Go on; it's interesting
" The young man. with a new air
a. determination. changed his seat T
u one nearer her. Then he said VII
Is was on his mind
er Settling the Difficulty.
ST Waiter-You have wine served h.,
err This place is strictly temperance
is wet goods in sieht.
IL Cuest-That's all right. What
vast is something extrN dry.
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