The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
head AND BUTTER
~ HOPE AINSlEE.

copyF1oAt. 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
Mary lane Martin received the sum
& - Zach week for her work in the
dtcu1Allcn department of magazine
,1oa ( Mary James work was the ad.
lreeg1n8 ~ envelopes and other sim.
~ nnshiI1ed clerical tasks.
HE nvGd at home with her mother
~ tAFGo smaller children on tiny
Arm ~ ne outskirts of the city. She
M0N~A her lunch with her and as
4o@oo& Alone during the noon hour
Mt116 - homemade meal she was
Always trying to conceive of a plan
" v11ch ehe could add to her weeks
xol1o.
go yC1ny day she offered to share
~ oC4 with one Of the girls who
~ y 111 and did not want to go out
N Ihry Jane Martin. who makes
N1not teend?" the girl asked when she
ho4 en1tod one of the bread and but.
IT, witches.
oOotimes my mother makes 1t;
nooDet1mos do" replied Mary Jane,
moGoo115 She had never known any
otAor bcoad herself.
MY couldn't you bring me a
mneh oyery day. with this heavenly
! broad and butter, and I'll give you
vmy Af4een cents instead Of to the
Dreetaussnt CASHIER" asked the girl
n noysr tasted anything so good"
1GeSy Jane began to think. why
7 not5 she asked. Perhaps could,
ana it would help to pay my car fare,
\ Wc1l1nt it,"
'F Thereafter Mary lane brought two
=1U&&@s, and it was not many weeks
51GeH ehe was bringing large wicker
ou1tcnSo full of lunch boxes from her
-p96 avery day. One by one the
f14 Aad been given tastes OF the
Gomede food, and one by one they
olned Mary James lunch club.
pp 411o e1.5O each day that she col
0<lG from the girls made enough
ptt1le 70 pay her car fare. and Mary
Ja1o was happy.
Mary Jane. couldn't you bring one
ox11n box for me every day?' asked
. t1ftlo girl who had been member
q fho lunch club for couple Of
WQ1k0s 81 want 1t for my brother,
No works on the next street. I've
Nh Him of mine and once in while
XVo corried home little. He's crazy
NJ that homemade bread, and
~ Ae1l call for it every day IL you'll
one for him.
~ COURSE" Mary Jane replied.
~ lope to-"
3l I'm Henderson called at the office
M ~ his sister and Mary Jane
V0iko1 every day at FIVE minutes
6; 49, Twelve. And every day when he
~ box from his sister he tried
~ - . glimpse Of Mary Jane. He
~ met her on the first day, but
oo Men the girl had never thrust
hxoR into his presence as had 80
G1y Of the girls whom his sister
s,S ca day he asked his sister fol
lane. "Why-she's always here
6zse, John. Shall call her?'
n nodded. 81 like that girl, but
8 ny. I won't bite her. Tell hel
for me, Cora" he said, as he
~ right. I'll see that she gives
~ 5our box tomorrow So long
y nhould worry, JOHN his sister
>Gh as he pushed the elevator
III Jane, at the earnest insist
81 q Cora Henderson. handed Johr
nch on the following day.
81 ATS the reason you can't come
18th me and have an ice cream
&1 he asked.
there isn't time after you ea
II mich" Mary Jane protested.
MY of time. I can't talk tt
nth all of those girls rubberint
aiding u.s. he said.
uldn't ii be better If you ani
~ would come out to our house d
10y afternoon and meet moth
{ made q move as IL to faint
nv, that would be the best, bu
MT M to me to suggest that
ebe mot" Mary lane admitted