The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05

Seated at q desk in a neatly fur
nished inner room, Eloise made ou
. young man. At glance his hand
some open face attracted her Sh.
decided n he was lawyer and sht
needed one, it would be a bright In
telligent young man like himself she
would choose.
"Oh, dear, l feel SO fiustered-ev
erything is SO strange to me,
breathed Eloise timorously. Il mus
do something, though, to settle thii
matter" and she entered the Office
and confronted the young man at the
desk.
please pardon me-" she said, "bu,
am a stranger in the city and wish
to consult with some lawyer"
The young man sprang up all cour
tesy. He bowed her to a chair.
Il am an attorney. Miss he said
Can be Of service to you?"
Il hope you can" replied Eloise, an6
she handed him her card. Il have
come to the city to see my guardian
or rather the man In charge Of the
estate of my dead uncle. My friends
fear he Is not-that is, attending to
the affairs of my brother and myself
as well as he should. l have tried all
the morning to reach him in his Of
fee. but have not succeeded"
II Eloise had not been SO confused
she would have observed q strange
expression come over the face of her
companion. He appeared about to
break out into speech. Then he bit
his lips, looked startled, then serious,
and finally said:
81 shall be pleased to have you
state your case. Miss Thayer."
Eloise did SO. She was too gentle.
hearted to accuse Mr.. Rolfe Of deliber-
ate fraud. but she made a clear, plain
statement of the circumstances.
IF you will leave your present city
address. l will look up this matter
and advise you this evening" he said.
Eloise went home, feeling that she
had placed her business in competent
hands.
$50 intelligent looking! He just
seemed to see through the case In a
FASH" Eloise told her landlady. mo
wonderD "And so-well, SO hand.
some, too" (And she blushed)
The lawyer called that evening. 1t
took him-he called himself Mr.. Ed
wards-an hour, although 1t took him
only five minutes to state that he
could not settle with Mr.. Rolfe for a
day or two.
He called the next evening and
stayed two hours. At leaving, he told
Eloise that il she would call at his
Office the following morning he would
have the delinquent monthly pay
ments for her.
you had better return home then,
Miss Thayer," he advised, "and in a
week I will see that this-this negli.
gent rascal of q Rolfe sends you full
and complete statement Of how your
business affairs stand"
Mr.. Edwards had given her the
money at his office next day and
Eloise was about to leave, when q
voice that startled her spoke, and,
turning. to her profound amazement
she faced her brother.
II won't see you in a false position,
Rolfe," he declared. "Eloise, this Is
the best friend l ever had. He has not
given you his full name-it is Adrian
Edwards Rolfe. have been fool.
ish and extravagant. Some ready cash
had to be got to lift me out of my
troubles. The money due you and
what Rolfe has kindly added, about
saved me-" and a full explanation fol-
lowed.
what can you think of me, Mr..
Rolfe," fluttered Eloise. blushing with
Embarrassment, after the terrible pic
ture painted Of you?"
IT shall try to make you think bet.
ter OF me in the future" laughed
Rolfe.
Which he did-aided by Earle Thay.
or, future brOther-in-law.