The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-11
THAT TALL, DARK nAI
sv OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON.


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Don met them n the train - LOT
raine, her mother and father. IL
seemed centuries since be had seen
her. Lorraine, Of course. although II
had been but two weeks since SIC hAd
gone away.
The parting had been full OF fore
bodinx for Don Such trip was sure
to be prolific in young men To make
things more ominous. Lorraine had
intimated before leaving that Signo
rina Lotta had foresold tantalizinsi!
vague things Of = tail young man with
hro-n eyes and dark hair. This vas
thorrs and nettles to Dcn. whose eyes
we're gray and hair decided auburn
He nov searched her face anxious
~. Had the dark young man mate
rallied in the fortnight's VACATION
There was nothing there 10 tell Lol.
raine vas as sweet and smiling-ano
baHing-as ever. He sighed
He vas asked 10 STAY 10 dinner and
accepted gratefully He had logged
determination not TO leave until ne
lad verified. OF dissipated. his fears
Two things favored him-'he noon
and the arrival Of the preacher TIE
back yard swing soon had two ocou-
pants
Lorraine suddenly became laxative
The whole thing vas heavenly. Don
From the minute re left Until !ust
now
Thanks"
You're welcome. grouchy, I'd
think you'd be glad 10 see NJ hack
Instead you've bee, eloonins around
like funeral Well. In going 10 tel
You all about il anyway I've inst
got 10 tell someone Do yol renen-
Der about Signorina Lotta-sn she
. said about a DARK man ard every
thing
= No. killing = mosquito. What
did she say Surely yoz don't BE-
lieve the rot a fortune teller gets
Of
Oh but 90 = al came tue:
almost every vcrt Q. Il You see, il
was this -ev gazing r1--1-cusly at
the Moon When We got 10 Patti
more the ci-y was I'll decorated for
the big centennial. !..-e- We had seen
the decorations snd all lhs, dad want
ed TO &C IT ba-,lestip.
Well. where does the fellow cone
in
Sh, I'm coming 10 thar We
vent across the hay TO srea; rhop-
ping man-ot-Sar tina; made yo1 feel
al glorious and patriotic
But When
Pc quiet. In coming to him
soon They let rs OF that one We
wen, up a funny little pair Of stairs
, ;hey lowered over the side Of the
boat
But ~ha, has your hrorneyed
friend 10 do With
For goodness sake. BE- quiet. Don.
You're worse than Prince barking
for bone We'll. mother and ! were
looking all around everywhere. Dad
rad wandered Q. by himself. and in
few minutes he came hack with the
tallest. handsones, dzrliusest. brown.
eyed
Don cooshed painfully behind his
hand
Poor boy. VIA, a cold. Well.
as vas saving dad came hack with
the t.llest. hard
I heard you the FIRST time
-oh did you. Well he was And
he treated rs Jus, lovely He took
Us lots Of places other people weren't
allowed TO 60, for he vas an oHcer.
His Uniform was grr-a-a-nd.~
Silence
AID then that night We ven, BIZ
bra; TO Old Point Comfort and Nor.
folk We we're At luncheon il the
hotel when who should vaik in but
L.suteas-; Erickson He took rs
through the fen and ererywhe-@
Yes. know I've been there,
Then | suppose he vent hack 10 Al.
12co,is whe-e he belonged.~
Who' ~ indeed he didn't, Dad
s,d mother ard / got On the AZ
12t 2-saI and went 10 Boston
Weli-that's all. suppose
No. indeed, The best-very In
no-cenily-~is yet 10 come
Heavens suppose he Suddenly
developed pair OF wings and
Why. Don. you act so funny. L
tont understand you at an
Hunph, Well. 90 on ahou, your
erosneyed god Of Olympus. what
next
Why. tia, very tay We yer. com.
ing o1s Of 4 shop on Trenon, s,rees
IN Boston. when whom should veua
into but
Lieut. Jupiter ron E-ieksn Ism
pose
fes. vonderinsly. How cid ron
guess. And his Wife
His wife. His wife. did ron saw
Mum, And she vas as bssu,i.
tul as be vas handsome. Her h.,,
-as . beautiful light
But Via, he- hair vas Ike m,
never heard ~You little Tease !.
cried holding her tight 10 his h-sss-
Tel ne vhat oclor Of eyes ron Ike