The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-19

other to make the move, but no ons
cared to take the initiative. Flora and
Emily met In the hall and gasped to
hear Kate's voice calling out Of the up
per window:
aPlease ring again. | don't think
the girls heard you"
Flora dropped her apron and start
ed for the door. She turned the eaten.
she pulled, she put her knee against IL
and pulled some more.
"oh. Emily. do come help me. We
simply must let them In"
So together they pulled, then the
girls on the outside began to help by
putting their combined weight against
1t and pushing. All to no avail.
Kate Price, come down here this
minute and let the girls in-we can't
bulge this door,
Kate appeared as fresh as you
| please In a dainty white dress, and as
she came down the stairs her face
J plainly showed a whole expression OF
! contentment.
"oh. we had that door painted yes
terday and l suppose 1t has all stuck
fast" Her pretty brown head ap-
peared at the front window as she
called, "You will have to come In the
back way. girls, the door is stuck
They all turned and came around to
the bacA door, where Kate let them In
| with the air OF. well trained hostess.
| Just look at my dress, all green
paint-I won't have a thing to wear
to the hop" Dear me this organdie
Is ruined-it won't wash were just a
few of the greetings she received.
Kate rose supreme, however, 10 all
such trifies, and she had soon man
aged to pacify all of the girls, and
they were seated ground the tables
when the bell rang again. Out Of the
window went Hates head, and tbs
! minister's voice was heard to say:
} my dear Miss Price, I've run ovel
with the glasses that you sent las
} night, and Mrs. Perkins asks YOU
please to accept these few goodies
that were left over from the dona
!, ton" A large, substantial-lookinl
{ basket was handed in the window.
4 "Oh, Mr.. Perkins, do come in AM
meet the girls, and have some lemon
= ade. Will you climb in the window o
e come around the back way?"
I'm coming In, Miss Price, just lonI
9 enough to preach sermon to one Q
your party. ] met Tom Gown the roa'
sitting on a rail fence in a most do
jected frame of mind, and, by the way
0 here is a package he gave me to d.
!. liver. Now rail fence on hot a
y ternoon is no place for young ma
IS to be sitting with broken heart, an
propose to send Miss Emily down I
"A tell him So"
III HE can sit there till the fence give
Il way" snapped Miss Emily. I'm M
il going"
n "Oh yes you are, Miss Emily. To-
4 told me all about 1t, and it's quit
| your own fault. Sam did cut his to
1 You are wholly to blame, so go te
4 him so before he succumbs to su
stroke"
i 1t took the combined pleadings
i Mr.. Perkins and the club member
l 4 Uul dltGf lUuCA poi AuaohoA, anu Wv
4 threats, Emily started for the re
oil fence that ran around the orchard. 81
automatically approached from Il
rear. There Tom sat, hunched up III
blackbird In the rain.
Toni" called rather weak vote
N Emily, darling!" and with boul
Z he was at her side.
I'll I'm sorry l didn't let you in la
" night, Tom, but you see l thong
you stopped in to see Lucy Wrig
= and that made you late"
Y mo, dear, | told the truth. So
-. did cut his toe of with the wood CT
ter, and had to go for the doctor"
IT know 1t now" admitted Emf
en- mfr. Perkins told me, and then,
ne. sides, I've seen SAM" Then with
nd shy little glance she stole up to Tt
up and said:
,sy I know where Mr.. Perkins is nc
Tom"
fri Emily, can it be? VIII you rea
he be mine today?"
tes "Yes, Tom, today, If Mr.. Perki
v9p thinks I've atoned sufficiently for i
III. SIM"
all Tom took her In his arms for JUS
led moment. and then together they sta
int ed for the house. They found Mr.. P
md kins prying open the front door
an. order that the club members might
least make proper exit, and the t
so told everybody of their plans.
md There was a quiet little wedding
.irs town that night, and the club ate
to ed in body. Sam recovered 81
GENTLY to drive the bride and gro
one to the station. and to this day
lied members OF the Bridge cluo nave
ora ways contended that Emily won
mo- prize at their last meeting.