The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-25
AUNTIE CONcILIATED
BY CATHERINE cRANMER.

les, Aunt Caroline" admitted
Marian, with a smile, for, although
fond of her worldly aunt, she was also
amused at her sometimes. But my
decision wasn't based on pennies so
much as on principles. It's making
money the first consideration that
makes so many marriages a failure"
Dreaming, as usual" Mrs. Martyr
shook her well-groomed gray head.
"Still, I've hopes that you'll wake up
before it's too late. Come with me to
the seashore and make yourself agree
able to the men you meet there"
While Marian swan, golfed and
fiirted with the eligibles at the sea-
shore In way that misled her ambi-
tious aunt, Gerald Holmes busily |
clicked away on his typewriter In
manufacturing section whose laborers |
produced the wealth which made 1t |
possible for the rich eligibles to live |
In luxurious idleness. Every day let |
tiers passed between Marian and Ger
aid and every letter contained a bit
of description of the life around the |
writer. The contrasts were so strik-
ing that Gerald got the biggest plot
idea he had ever had, and he sat day
after day and sometimes until far into
the night, working on his first novel.
"Kindling the Worlds Kinship" was
the title Of his book, which came out
early In the fall, when the summer
idlers were returning to the city. 1t
was the story of a millionaire mine
owner, who, when he went for the
first time to inspect conditions In his
mines In the hope Of averting strike,
was overwhelmed with the RESPONSE
bility resting upon him in providing
the means Of existence for that small
world of workers. With the aid Of
miner and his daughter, who proved
sort of prophet and prophecies for
their people, the mine owner faced
this responsibility so frankly and dis
charged 1t so fully that life after
wards meant infinitely more for him
and for the laborers and their chill
dren than any of them had dreamed
that life could mean. Gerald pub
lished the book over the name Of
"Gery Marion" but covering the iden-
tity of both Of them.
| At Mrs. Martyrs first reception
after her return to the city this book
was a main topic of conversation. At
Marians request, Mrs. Martyr had In
vited Gerald to the reception, and he
had the unusual experience of hearing
his book criticized with absolute can
dor. He had the very uncomfortable
experience, however, of seeing that
John Morehead, one Of the most dis
tinguished-looking men present, was
deyoting himself to Marian and Of see
/ ing by Marian's manner that those
attentions were not unwelcome. Ger
aid knew that Morehead was one OF
the many young married men whose
marital infelicities had been aired In
the newspapers, but In the midst OF
his anxiety over this unpleasant dis
eovery Mrs. Martyr called him TO hen
and presented him to Mrs. Morehead
II "Everybody's discussing 'Kindlini
the Worlds Kinship,'" began Mrs
Morehead, land as you are writer
perhaps you'll divulge some of tht
tricks of the trade. I'm not the ons
TO say whether this book Is good liter
allure, but / know 1t has made ms
shudder at the thought Of the amoun
of money thrown away on gewgawi
by the few when 1t could be used t.
make life more worth living for 10
of people"
Gerald saw that the woman was In
tensely interested and that she wa
seeking to regain a normal outlook Oh
life. but his Interest In her suddenl.
ceased to exist as he saw Marian ant
John 'Morehead approaching then
after a tete-a-tete over their tea.
HI Mrs. Morehead," said Marian cor
daily, "this is the opportunity Nv
been hoping for, and I'm going {
throw myself on the mercy Of al
three of you at the same time. Il
YOU. l have to confess an unfail
1 monopoly of your husband all throug
the afternoon; to your husband, hav
to confess my responsibility for som
of his Identical speeches being pu
into the mouth of the hero OF Xii
ding the Worlds Kinship,' and to Nj
Holmes, must confess that / hay
allowed the authorship Of his book I
become known to Mr.. Morehead as tn
last step in proving that 1t was ne
prompted by envy of the wealth
classes"
Hi "Mr. Holmes, forgive me for SUI
pecting that you could envy anybody
said John Morehead calamity, "D'
untl a few moments ago l didn
know you were Miss Martyrs hanc
III congratulate you"
but we must keep that authorsnl
4 secret among US for a while longer
HI saId Marian. with a blush and
lauch. as she and Gerald starte
away from the Moreheads, for y
don't want our honeymoon spoiled
enraged milllonaires." :,
John Morehead looked into 4
wife's eyes and asked her II th'
couldn't take a little honeymoon TT
to the Pennsylvania mountains whe
HE mines were. The naughty mes
i lowered a little. and the words IN
tried 10 form themselves on her trei
al