The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-12
Jack HAS HIS WAY
Nv LOUISE OLIVER.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
You don't love me-so there JAIN
Haven" sobbed Lura.
"Don't love you. Just because
bappen to have an idea OF my OWL
about a wedding. / like that!
Tt's such-such horrid idea. -
rather not get married at all tnan
have it the way you say. All my ne
I've dreamed of white satin dress,
and a veil, fluffy bridesmaids anu
millions of roses. Il
And all my life I've had a norror ~
marching through a crowd o. peopi.
wearing white gloves and flower IN
nv buttonhole, and learning 10 Aeep
step to that internal Lonensin
music"
"you don't have to-" eagerly. Inc
groom doesn't have to march H.
"DonY. Lura, dear. 1t makes me
shiver even to talk about II. nihn
of having to stand on exhibition lot ah
hour afterward while crowd Oh peo-
nile Won never saw before in your lie
ween over YOUR shirt front, or fall ON
YOUR neck and kiss you! Wheh ID,
want on earth is you, Lura' why
should I have to have the whole Town
around?' -,
Iura got up and faced him angrlly.
81 think you are hateful hoii,u
man. Jack Havens. If you aren't WIZ
ing to endure a little bit of discomfort
for my sake you don't care enough io'
me to marry me-thats all! here
vour ring, | won't wear it an instant
longer, Goo-good night" Lura rusheu
ont of the room and up the STAIRS
Then lack heard a door slam some
where above.
The DAYS that followed were lonely
miserable ones for Lura, followed by
sleepless nights and hours filled Win
disturbing dreams
After one particularly bad nlght
spent in trying. to rescue JACK from
cannibals, Lura called him on the
nhone. Jack, dear, will you come
around tonight? l want to talk TO you
I'm simply wretched."
Eyes. dear! If you hadn't called Ia
have come anyway. I've reached my
limit, too"
So the flowers in the moonlit garden
witnessed an interesting little scene
that evening, and the moonbeams
caught the light that flashed again
from the diamond on Luras left hand.
| Dearest" whispered Lura, lets not
talk of a wedding any more. l know
it makes you wretched to think OF IT,
so I've decided to get married any way
you say"
He caught her to him exultantly.
"Then l move that we get married this
very night. Just we two! No dress
ing and no fuss. Just little walk to
the preachers and home"
Lura drew sharp breath. Then
she smiled bravely. All right. Jack
I'll do it. Only you forgot one thing
II we go alone, Doctor Luke will won
der about father and mother not be-
ing along and he'll want to know all
about it. He wouldn't marry me with
out their consent
Then we'll elope! We can go to
Sharon in the car and be married. We
can take a weeks honeymoon and lei
things blow over before we come back
What do you say, girlie?'
I've already promised"
l NJ
Then as there was little time to lose
Jack Departed to arrange for the tril
while Lura hurried to her room to d.
what she could toward her trousseau
She had promised to wait in tn,
kitchen. Jack was to leave the car h
the alley and come in the back wa!
through the garage
Lura CROPPED her way uncertainty ii
the darkness of the kitchen, intending
to watch for Jack from the window
Outside everything was as bright a
day in the moonlight.
But in a shadowy corner near tn
stove she stumbled over a chair, an
something heavy that had been on tn
seat lost its balance and fell upsid
. down on her feet. 1t was Nora's pa
of dough raising for the morning
baking. Lura sprang back startled
, but she was too late. The dough wa
, sticking like chewing gum to he
shoes.
, Finally she heard, "St-st!" fror
, the direction of the garage. II it wa
. Jack, why didn't he come to her?
, must be cat!
: Keeping in the shadows as we'll a
she could, she made her way throug
/. the garden.
y jack"
Here, Lura I'm caught on an il
' fernal nail. can't move. The clot
q won't give. Unlock me-will you?
8 it was only my coat l could SKIP on
but it's
o Lura was giggling Historically, b,
a managed to extricate her lover frol
i. his uncomfortable position.
!. Jack near, Lura was happier. Loo
@ dear! l can't go in these shoes.
n got into some dough! And mamma
q awake, so can't go through the hous
q for others. Do you think you ccuI
get me pair out of my cupboar
The russell ones with the low
!, Heavens, Lura, Let's get out
d here. Where's your bag?"
q Il won't be married in these shoes
" "Oh-alI right"
D. Jack got the shoes, but returne
# bumped, bruised and wild eyed.
n They got into the car. Jack toucht
g the starter. A whirl and they we
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