The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-05


that the charm was at least partly
physical, its appeal was none the less
irresistible.
Are you dreadfully tired?" she
asked, adding quickly: you mustn't
let us make a martyr Of you. It's
your privilege to disappear whenever
you feel like It,"
Indeed, I'm not at all tired" he
protested. 1T Is all very comforting
and homelike; SO vastly" he hesi-
tated, seeking thoughtfully for the
word which should convey his mean
ing without laying him open to the
ness, and she supplied 1t promptly.
$50 different from what you were
expecting; l know. You have been
thinking of us as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
barbarians. perhaps-and you find that
we are only harmless provincials. But
really, you know, we are improving.
wish you could have known Wa
haska as 1t used to be-"
1T is all very grateful and delight
full to me-" he confessed, at length.
II have been out OF the social run
ming for long time, but may as we'll
admit that l am shamelessly epicu-
rean by nature, and an ascetic only
| when the necessities drive"
II know" she assented, with quick
appreciation. AN author has to be
both, hasn't he?-keen to enjoy. and
we'll hardened to endure"
| He turned upon her sQuarely.
where did you ever learn how to
say such things as that?" he de-
manded.
II was an opening for mockery and
good-natured raillery, but she did moi
make use of 1t. Instead, she let him
look as deeply as he pleased into the
velvety eyes when she said: 1T IL
given to some of us to see and tC
understand where others have to learr
slowly, letter by letter. Surely, YOU
own gift has told you that. Mr.. Girls
wold?"
1T has" he acknowledged. But
have found few who really do under
stand"
(which is to say that you haven
yet found your other self, isn't 1t
Perhaps that will come. too. II you'll
only be patient-and not expect to,
many other gifts of the gods aloni
with the one priceless gift Of perfec
sympathy"
when find the one priceless gift
I shall confidently expect to find .ev
erything else" he asserted, still hel,
willing prisoner by the bewitchin
eyes.
: appointed. The gift you demand viii
preclude some of the others; as tn
: others would certainly preclude II
. How can you be an author and not vi
derstand that?"
II am not an author. am sorry t
say" he objected. Il have write
but the one book. and l have neve
been able to find publisher for it,"
) But you are net going to give up .
! mo; ! am going to rewrite T.:
! book and try again-and yet again.
: needful. 1t is my message to maj
3 kind, and mean to deliver it,
! "Bravo!" she applauded, clappin
+ her hands in little burst of enth,
: siasm which. II it were not real, wa
: at least an excellent stimulation az
= is only the weak ones who say.
hope For the truly strong heart
8 there is only one battle cry. 4 will
r When you get blue and discourage
. you must come to me and let m
:. cheer you. Cheering people is m
r mission, II l have any"
. Griswold's pale face flushed and tn
t blood sang liltingly in his veins. H
wondered II she had been tempted I
, read the manuscript Of the book Will
! he was fighting his way back to col
, sciousness and life. II they had bee
|, alone together. he would have aske
|, her. The bare possibility set all tn
, / springs of the authors vanity upbut
bling within him. There and then b
: promised himself that she should hea
the rewriting Of the book. chapter b
, chapter. But what he said was on
Of deeper and worthier underthoughi
, You have many missions. Mis-