The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-07
Samuel
the Third
There Was Good Luck
In the Name
By CLARISSA MACKIE

uoue, Tue aTuOluS cOuciuQeO TO employ
q tutor.
The first tutor engaged for the Ar
mold children was Samuel Yarmouth,
a divinity student. Mrs. Arnold's sis
ter Anne, who was gifted with an I'M
usual amount of beauty, set off by nu-
merous accomplishments, sent him
away in six weeks with a flea in his
ear" Anne declared that it was not
her fault; that she could not help the
reverend gentleman from falling in
love with her, and she could not marry
every man who wanted her.
Mrs. Arnold, who, being a woman.
was versed in the tricks and manners
Of her sex, knew better She saw at
once that Anne was as much bent on
bringing down Mr.. Yarmouth as he
was willing to be brought down How
ever, the children must have a tutor,
so after the first had departed another
was engaged. Mrs. Arnold was OPP
posed to the second one on the ground
that his surname was Samuel, and
there was bad luck in the name She
had not mentioned to her husband that
she blamed his sister for captivating
the tutor, and Mr.. Arnold naturally
| considered her reason absurd, and. as
he expressed it. "woman's logic"
Whethe" Mrs. Arnold's reason was
| the correct one or not, the result was
that the second Samuel met with the
same fate as the first.
! Il told you So" said Mrs. Arnold to
| her husband.
! Told me what?"
THAT there was bad luck for us in
the name of Samuel"
| Nonsense. More likely it was be-
cause his other name was Green
| maybe that's the real reason" re
piled the lady demurely.
| Mr.. Green had given as a reason for
his going that he had found his studies
| would require more time than he could
4 spare for his duties as tutor He had
4 recommended a friend for his success
sor. Whether he had an object in
recommending the man he did, wheth,
err he told his friend his real reason for
leaving the Arnolds, does not appear
There may have been revenge in his
| recommendation.
When Mr.. Arnold reported to his
wife that the new tutors name was
Samuel Newman she was overwhelm
ed with CONSERVATION.
Not another SamuelT' cried Mrs
Arnold. aghast
Its a fact This makes the third
tutor to bear that name. Sounds
harmless enough. doesn't it?' returned
her husband dryly.
"They are quite inoffensive. 1t is
Anne who makes all the trouble.
shall send her away before Mr.. New
man arrives. We simply cannot have
her flirting with him. You know when
Mr. Green went away he recommended
Mr.. Newman for the position"
81 know" nodded Mr. Arnold
Both the other Samuels resigned
broken hearted. and we must keep Mr.
Newman during the summer The boys
are not making any progress in their
! studies 1t Is settled now If Anne
cannot behave herself she must &c
| anu SlNC thC cll ChdhCC "
absorb little learning" Mrs Ar
nold's plump countenance settled into
lines of severity.
TOO much gooseberry," said Mr. Ar.
mold thoughtfully. Max and Bobby
didn't make much Roadway In their
studies with Sam Green murmuring
| German poetry in Anne's pink ears.
! don't know what we shall do. Maud
| Your sister Is an arrant little firt, and
the only cure is for her to fail violently
| in love herself"
81 wish she would" sighed Mrs Ar
mold but she won't | never saw an.
| other girl with her propensity for
| changing perfectly agreeable young
man into pestifcrous, lovesicb ninny'
| who is ninny?" inquired Anne's
| fresh young voice from the doorway
81 hope you and William are not quar-.
reling," she added in a shocked tone
William Arnold grinned at his sis
! ter-in-law
"You know Maud and | never quar-
| rel unless we are discussing your
| faults
Have | any faults?" inquired Anne
saucily. well. you may as well mark
one for me now listened to what
you were saying about the Samuelsr'
"Anne Cummings exclaimed her
shocked sister
81 did. Really, 1t interested me more
than it possibly could either of you"
"In what way?"
why. am likely to fall in love with
, any one of the tutors. 1t really is Will
liam's fault for selecting such perfect
~ fascinating tutors. as IL 1t mattered
to Max or Bobby what a tutor looked
like. Now, Mr.. Robinson was cherubie
looking, and Mr. Green was a poets
dream cried enthusiastic Anne. "Now.
dear brother William. is the new one
nice?"
81 haven't seen him." returned Mr..
Arnold. with an amused smile. "As a
matter of fact. Anne. l engaged all of
these young men by letter I've en-
gagged Newman for the summer months.
In the fall hp Is IN take sacrata rv