The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-17
Love ON RIVERSIDE
BY KEITH KENYON

firm az the latter's dea III
ways alluded to as Junior NJ
He hal never known want I,
He WIS a rather stolid. s,
healthy young fellow. vb
hume, and no enemies.
Eve-y evening after .
his custom 70 take a short -.
his t" Q b.ue-ribbon terriers A..
ersidn drive. And into
hour.-one night in Octobe-
truded the scream of a wora-
Weldon stopped and wa:,44
come from the strip OF ra-.
drive. Almost immediate II
girl running along the
he boxed she beckoned 10
The s,airs were at Ore I:,.
Se0"-t street. With the G9s.
hee.s. he sprinted back an.
her side as she stood leas,g
a tree, white as death az
scious.
What's the matter" h. aa-.
My father" she b-.a..5
afraid he is dead.
Weldon did not quite rea.v
he was supporting her as
back to the seat half hide
tall shrubbery. Some way Nd
catching her broken We. Is-tss
. been no work. they were withc~
or money, her father la! ID.
i'll, he wished to die.
Don't worry" he told her
after everything"
Which, after all, was only
stinct Of efficiency. He vas i.
looking out for everything q
that he could handle any 81
even this. But as he stood #.
old man, with his handsome h
face and closed eyes, be had
lesson in what life may do to /;
dren.
He's not dead he assn.
listening to the faint heartbga,;
exhaustion.
Starvation the girl ins!s.
terly.
Weldon saw a policeman az
ing. Just how he did it he ney.. I
remembered, but a taxi was hail.
he had both of them, the cir. l..
father. placed in it, and tooi
straight to his home. It was
venture, the first he had ever =:
and it interested him keenly
Viola Mclean, she told tAt.
name was. They had lost the..
in Maryland and had cone
thinking to find some sort Of :.
ment. Her father had be4n
chanical craftsman. His hea.
failed, and she could not leay.
While her father was slow,ys.
his health in an upper chautt,
a good trained nurse to care Il
Viola tried to make herself W.
Mrs, Weldon. The two daught..,
in college, and gradually the O..
began to rely on her. "Juu:U
and smiled to himself. And L;
drifted by for a month, until c.
ming, as he was ready for hi;
she followed him out into Ii:
entrance hall. dressed for wa
May l go with you?"
Rather" He held the doc
and they went out together
you like to walk or drive
oh, walk. l don't want I.
| only wanted a chance 10 ST.
you-seriously."
Go ahead" His eyes rested
amusedly. 1t was the unescapa.
ment, he knew, and he had p:
himself for it.
Il want to know where ! Z
work. You have been so good
and to father, but | must NC
pay it back. I'm strong l'5
know, and l want to. He wo--r
stantly for the South. and l.;
there and friends. I'm ho7!1l
how / can get him back
II you remained here and
who would he go to-"
His sister-my Aunt Ca
She has a tiny place near Be-.
he would be quite conten;ed "
could send him money
What would you do here
Don't you think | VOL! :
good social secretary? OF ,o-
do anything | could: but ! VIC
that. l asked your mother.
What did she tell yol'
To ask you
Junior mentally reg!s,s-s-
cial prayer for mo. le~s
tuition. He led her down T..
steps into the park section
had first found her. Saa
at him with a worried 'o2a
2ycs, the loo,- that + -
there in a month. ami
the proper formula for n
got everything except III.
were alone in the tendf-
light of his castle gardsa ;
his arm around her saC--
drew her near him. so G=a-
head just lay comfortab.y .aa
own shoulder.
Well send dad bae5 q
where he is happy, b. -
You're going to stay riE.' r
me. Aren't you. dear? p. r
that I'd ever let you get ava:
Isn't the policeman 7-.--
whispered. Let me 80
/ hope he is. JUNO.
doggedly. Maybe il wol-l
tie romance into him. WI.
Niola?"