The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-14

Inc souuS WOtldll was saying W Tue
mayor of Baysville. Give me police
powers. Make me real policewom-
an with power to arrest any person in
the city who violates health ordi-
nance"
The mayor took form from draw
er of his desk and filled in the blank
spaces. Here is your commission. !
Miss Calvin. You are policewoman
with power to arrest"
The newly-commissicned policewom-
an stood before the door that Leonard
Gordon's Office boy had thrown open
for her. You are Mr.. Leonard Cor.
DOM" she asked
The young man at the desk roae.
There was MISUNDERSTANDING, wholly
admiring smile on his face
Il have come to arrest YOU" said
Miss Calvin, ION charge of violating
these sections of the city health ordi-
nances." She held book of statutes
toward him and traced the section
with slim white finger
And you are arresting mel" he
beamed delightedly. Really arrest
ing me? You. Bayville's first and only
police lady? l appreciate the honor.
Put your handouts on me and lead
me to Jail"
"Mr. Gordon" there was little
| angry CLINT In her eyes-"this is not
a matter to be ridiculed. l have re-
peatedly asked your agent to make
the changes in your tenement that
! the law demands He has refused to
do so. You have returned to the city
after long absence and have taken
the first opportunity to compel you to
rebuild your tenement"
Il am delighted to do what can
for YOU" he began.
For me?" The girls lips were
| set and her face was white. mot for
me-for those wretched, i'll, poverty
! stricken tenants of yours. For them
the law will make you do something.
Will you come with me to the justice
of the peace?"
In the office Of the justice of the
peace Miss Calvin formally stated her
case. Leonard Gordon promptly plead
ed guilty to each charge, Miss Calvin
asked that the maximum fine be i'm
posed Gordon requested the aston
'shed magistrate to do as Miss Calvin
asked. He promptly wrote check
for the entire amount.
A few days later Elizabeth Cal
win was standing on the side
walk looking at the half-flnished
apartment house that Gordon was
erecting on the site Of his con-
demned tenement Gordon stood on
scaffolding looking down at her. He
waved his hand. She paid no atten-
ton He took of his hat and waved
It around his head. The glance she
gave him was as impersonal as II he
were a part of the scaffolding. He
waved his hat in a wider circle, lost
his balance and fell to the ground.
, With a cry Of horror Elizabeth ran
to him. He lay white and silent. She
+ laid her ear close to his lips. The
faintest breath touched It, For an
| instant she pressed her cheek against
his, which was no whittier than her
own. Then she called the workmen.
, Yet a few days later and Gordon
J Leonard. pale and thin. one arm in a
sling, entered Elizabeth's Office.
You are going to marry me-" he an
nounced.'
Her lips curled. Marry you! In
deed not!'
you love me-
Il do not I detest you. hate you
and the class to which you belong"
: III you do not love me. why did you
kiss me as lay apparently dead on
the site of my wretched old tene'
ment?"
Il did not" she began Indignantly.
, There was sound behind her The
1 mayor had entered from the adjoining
!. ONCE. Il heard all you two said be-
fore realized I had no right to be
q here at this time." he said. But, hav
, ing heard, I shall say something to
you, Miss Calvin" He was an elder
ly man, with years of kindly living
stamped ON his shrewd face. Il want
to tell you that, good and noble as you
> are, you are most uncharitable and
narrow. Leonard is a good boy. II
was not his fault that people were
i'll and unhappy In his house. He in
herited that house a short time be
;. fore you came here. He was abroad
and his agent could do nothing He
started home at once to see what sort
of quarters his tenants were living in
learned only after had made you
;. a policewoman that he had given or
ders for the building to be torn down
He lie. you arrest him because you are
: SO pretty, and he thought 1t good
u way to get acquainted feel 1t my
duty to tell you this"
The door closed behind the mayor
Elizabeth sat with her eyes on the
floor Her lips were tightly com
pressed.
. Don't leok that way. You lool
as il you hated me more than ever.
Elizabeth raised her eyes to his
Il hate" she said slowly, Il hate the
egotistical, narrow-minded girl who
misjudged you. But | must have
y known down in my heart that yot
Il we're good. because I did care FOL
Q you"
d Then as Gordon caught her in hil
q one sound arm she whispered: :"
J. didn't kiss you when you were hurt
It | only touched your cheek. ! didn'
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