The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-07-11
THE OTHER GIRL
BY SUSAN e. cLAeETT.

One of the two men sitting near
the window Of the Metropolitan club
leaned forward. looking after figure
walking leisurely down the street.
81 did not know Marshall had re-
turned" he said. as he ficked the
ash from his cigar. 'sThe last heard |
Of him the yacht was at Alexandria
Must have been q pretty gay crowd |
on board. Judging from what ! have |
heard"
"Yes. To those who knew him 1t has |
always seemed odd that Jim should |
have accepted the position. With all |
their money, the F1eldings are still
deemed much to be desired in the way
Of breeding.
Have you ever met the father! He
was born Just outside OF Washington
OF most ordinary parentage- absolute
" uneducated. But he had keen
business head and could make $1.0ON
do the work OF three. Went West and
made fortune. then came back hsre.
"It seems he took q fancy to Jim
when he was at Johns Hopkins for
treatment and offered him a large
salary IL he would go as his physician
on this trip around the world"
Wasn't there some sort OF love
affair? have a faint memory OF
something Of the kind"
Ever since he was a student at
the University of Virginia he has been
interested in a girl in Charlottesville.
One day he did the asinine thing-took
Grahame to see her. He is hand
some fellow. and good looks will
count with girl against every ster-
, ling quality.
"The outcome was she threw him
over. Then, actuated by the devil,
she insisted that he should be an
usher at the wedding.
"Jim took his medicine like man.
, He is that kind of fellow, and
| walked down the aisle with as dainty
g vision of womanhood as a mans
I eyes could rest upon-a younger sis
!. ter Of Mary Houghton's, and, from my
/ point of view, the more attractive OF
q the two. I have often wondered II
she would not get him in the rebound.
9 but OF late there has been more or
|, less talk Of Fielding's sistertn-law,"
\ Jim Marshall paused as he reached
. the avenue and looked across at the
stream of cars and pedestrians enter
ing the White House gates.
o The man heaved sigh Of enjoy
} ment. ''lt is good to be home" he
v thought, as he swung across the street
narrowly missing little car coming
'. slowly toward him.
a. The driver. woman. called to him
Is He had not seen her, and as h'
II went up to the car he wondered a
% the change in the girl he had walket
with down the aisle OF o countr!
ID church twelve months before.
Surely you have grown up," he salt
e. with a smile, as he took her hand int
y warm, close grasp. Your voic
er brought back memory, else / nigh
ie not have known YOU"
n Had you really forgotten me, Doc
n. tor Marshall?" she asked simply
TX knew you at once"
u IL said might, did mott" he laughed
Is- mo. 1 could not forget such a con
Vs. panion as you proved yourself tha
night q year ago. / was merely ur
le- prepared for the bewildering chang
n, from girlhood to womanhood. All
/ seem fated to be run down today.
le- As limousine brushed by him he hf
ry ed his hat.
rs The girl in the big car leaned TO
ward, looking straight into his eye
Dit then raised her glance to the fresl
young face in the little car.
W. "Is that Miss Howard?" the girl b
side him asked "She Is very ham
some, and. hear. very rich" A sligf
as flush crept into her face, dying OF
en- as quickly as It had come. II unde
ict stand your friends should extend CO..
~ gratulations."
10 $50 you have heard that rumor,"
' replied shortly. well. there isn't
'o' word of truth in it. Ordinarily
not take the trouble to deny 1t, but
8 8aa want you to know"
~ "And why meT' she asked light
e. "You have older friends who have
prior claim, although | doubt II thu
,9p would feel more interest"
He hesitated long before replytn
''This is not the time or place wou
ia choose to tell you." he answered
last, turning his back fully upon Il
,ed passing crowd, but Mrs. Grundy is
persistent old lady and makes gre
deal of trouble. Ever since l land
wa that rumor has followed me. But
Ing want to tell you what Mrs. Grun'
Iza cannot know. l was safeguardsd
I'M. the vision OF a little girl in a b
picture hat and a yellow gown, wi
a bunch Of snapdragons in her arms
a little country girl living near Chi
lottesville."
ln The girl leaned forward, eyes shi
~ ing, lips parted. do you really me
me, Doctor Marshall?" Then mo
eus slowly, Il had thought Mary"
think OF what / have told you
:. 7 Of nothing else" he replied somewh
'Snr peremptorfly. Il did care for Ma
,sra but for IL months have remember
her sister. There has been no 9th
Where are you staying?"
'T am in town for the night on