The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-11

hluu VI IAO1uy, SoAhSthihS Inv eA~
inside of a tomb
mot at all like tomb. It's home
for living plants. The odor Is their
breath"
She stepped up to some flowers that
| were fading and inhaled their per
fume.
Il love flowers. Don't your" she
asked.
II did once, but after attending a
succession Of funerals have come to
dislike them"
"What a pity! They seem like be
loved friends to me. They talk to
me-"
"I've heard girls say that before. !
wonder what it means. What do they
say to your
| "All sorts Of nice things"
He led the way to bank of chrysan
themums and said. addressing them:
Hello. Sanity! How are you feel
ing today"
After pretending to listen to the re
/ ply he asked Fife If she knew what 1t
was.
"What was it?" she asked.
Sanity says that have very nice
girl with me. but I'm doing very wrong
in leading her to trespass on other
persons property
This recalled Fife to the situation.
and she looked anxiously toward the
door.
Don't be frightened" said the
young man, then addressing the flower:
Sanity. just you tell whoever is in
charge Of this place that can throw
stones even If / do live in a glass
house."
He said this with pretense of valor
that made Effie wonder all the more,
though she was a bit frightened at
the prospect Of battle with the but
Ter.
"Santhy's talking to me again." said
the poacher. "He says: Take all the
flowers you want and give them to the
little girl with you. She's just the
daintiest, prettiest creature that has
ever been in this conservatory. Don't
you see all the flowers bowling their
heads before her? Look at that aster
over there. He's dying Of envy Of
you"
This sounded very pleasant to Efie.
and she blushed a little.
(which one Of you flowers" con.
inued the young man, could put on a
tint like that? The best any of Won
could do would be like the paint on a
red wagon in comparison. All you're
ut for is to decorate her."
With this he began to gather such
MOWERS as were In bloom and turn
them over to Effie.
"Oh, don'tr she cried. "You
mustn't! That's robberyw
L love robbery. l think I would
like to have been burglar. By the
bye, suppose we break into the house"
lie said this so seriously that Fife
was not sure but that he meant II. At
any rate, she caught her breath.
"hen he had loaded her with flowers
he said: "
Come; let's see what we can find
elsewhere. If I meet any one TN
make him set up something to eat"
Urging Effie to go with him. he loft
tne conservatory and, ascending the
porch, rang the bell. The summons
was answered by middle aged sery.
ing woman.
is there anything left in the larder?"
asked the burglar.
There's some crackers and cbooSo
Sir, and part Of a cake"
Bring them out and make a pitcher
of fruit punch"
Emes mind was so imbued with the
belief that her companion was a tres.
passer that 1t did not occur to her that
he had any right whatever to give
such an order. Her Imagination helm.
ed her to hear this order given in n
commanding tone. Instead of waiting
for the refreshment she took to flight
Laughing. the young man ran after
her.
Hold on" he said, land I'll explain.
l 1--we here. My mother and sisters
nave gone to town. l remained for
some shooting. Forgive me for i'm.
posing upon you. You looked so visit.
fully innocent when I saw you peer.
Ing IN at the gate that 1 couldn't helm
1t. Won't you take a bite with me on
the porch? The buffers wife will wait f,
on U.S."
Effie had no mind to accept such an
invitation. though she consented TO
keep the flowers. Her entertainer of.
fered to take her home in his car. but
she declined this offer too. Bidding
him good day, she set of to walk
home. Presently she heard the sound
OF an auto behind her, and along came
the trespasser. He drove the car be-
side her and finally convinced her that
she might as well ride with a strange
man as walk while he rode beside her.
When a man determines to get a wo-
man for himself his superior dominant
power Is a great advantage to him.
This man had impressed this girl with
the fact that he possessed a daring
which was foreign to herself. and.
though he had admitted that he had
been chatting her, the impression did
not fade He had foIIouaIl bor a. ~, |