The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15

Il can think of something better
than that" her husband growled
That night at the dinner table
Cameron took letter out of his
pocket and tossed it over to his wife
to read.
Il call that something of an impo-
sition," was his statement.
The letter was from Chalmers, 1t
stated that the noise of the automo-
bile in his neighbor's garage was try
ing to his nerves. 1t walked him in
the mornings. He requested that 1t
be stopped.
He might have put it more pleas
antly," Cameron said. Il never knew
him to be cranky before"
Young Richard looked up. Il guess
it's our auto he said, land wen
make all the noise we want"
That's right" said Cameron, and
| will write him to that effect" Out
of the correspondence grew decided
GOODNESS between the two friends.
Even Mrs. Cameron was puzzled to
| one or merely the result Of plot.
Richard, however, had no doubts.
Father certainly has a crouch on his
neXt-door neighbour" he confided to
his mother; but it oughtn't to make
him rude to the girl. He snapped out
such gruff Good morning to her
that l felt positively sorry for her"
The climax came when Cameron
chased Dulcie Chalmers white cat
| across the lawn. He threw a stone at
her, carefully sending it in the wrong
direction, for Cameron had soft spot
in his heart for cats. Across the
hedge Richard apologiZed later for his
fathers act
Il don't know what Is coming over
him, Miss Chalmers" he said. Il
think he has crouch against your
father"
They were such good friends" the
girl sighed 1T seems a pity. doesn't
it?"
1T is pity" Dick said. But II
needn't make us any less good friends
need it, Miss Dulcie?"
Why of course not" she said.
That was the beginning; but as the
summer went on the two young PEG
pie found themselves involved in s
most romantic situation The two
fathers commanded that their chill
dren give up all intercourse with eacl
other. This led to delightful clandes
tine meetings, moonlight and star
light saw them whispering together IL
the garage or at the foot of the ros'
garden The summer winds hear'
their VOWS, and the birds sang a chor
us to their love song.
When they were well out of sight
and of hearing, Richard, ST., woul
shake hands with old man Chalmer
across the hedge and they Woul
chuckle over the success of their pre-
tended feud But Mrs. Cameron wa
worried
The next thing you know, weI
have an elopement, and want Die
and Dulcie married decently l
church
What difference does it make, S
they are married." her husband d.
manded.
1T will make a whole lot of diffe
ence in their future" said Mrs. Can
eron You and | ran away, Richar'
because there was no other way o,
of it, but Dulcie has right to whit
satin and a wedding veil. | have a
ways regretted that | didn't have
chance to wear one, though Nv
never regretted my marriage"
We'll, we'll bring things to a hea
tonight" said Cameron, laughing.
The sundial was a pretty place fl
the lovers to meet 1t was far enoug
from the house SO that, after II
shadows fell, it made safe retrea
There was a stone bench, too, with
high screen of vines behind 1t. an
here Dulcie and Dick plighted the
vows unheard, unseen.
Here the two irate fathers -four
,e them.
70 'Dulcie." said Chalmers, "wh
does this mean?"
n, | 1t means, Sil, Sdiu LiSh, oeuhuii
le very stiff and straight that l wa
to marry your daughter
lr well, of all things" said Richar
fe Sr.
IT You ran away with mother" sa
the boy stoutly, land l don't thil
YOU have ever repented your b;
n, gain"
THAT has nothing to do with IL
ar- case" said Cameron. why, it
of preposterous that you should expe
ur to marry Dulcie Chalmers, Richal
ar when her father and | are sworn Ell
mics"
lid Sworn enemies" echoed Chalme