The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-08

very old, In the house, whose presence
would render his stay proper. After
luncheon Susie said to her brothers
friend: +
eff you choose to wait Johns coming
you can be accommodated" /
1--WE been thinking that might wait
. day or two. but would not think Of |
! intruding upon you I'm stopping at (
the inn.' and can Is well keep my |
room there. By the bye. where has |
John gomez have mind to commu- |
nicate with him and learn when he'll |
| Be back"
He's at Waterford at the somers !
/ House.
where Is your phonef III zee IL
can get him."
Being shown to the booth, the gen.
tieman called UP John ,Atwater and
caught him at his hotel at the neon
meal After . brief conversation the
guest told Susie that her brother wish
ed to speak few words with her. and
on taking the receiver she was In
structed 70 send TO the INN for the gen.
tleman's baggage and IL possible keep
him TIL he John returned.
"who Is her. asked Susie.
"a college classmate Of mine"
With this there was click. and Su-
sic was shut of from any further in
formation. Without a word to the Wis
itor she sent for his baggage. and 1t
arrived in time for him to dress for
dinner. Notwithstanding he had reach
ed middle age he seemed very boyish.
He talked a great deal about the esca-
pades he and John were concerned In
while in college, though he said that
John was rather old for that sort Of
thing. Susie wondered how Johns
friend could have had time for esca-
pades, for Phi Beta Kappa key hung
to his fob, and Susie knew that that
meant high stand in his class. How
ever, he gave her the impression Of be-
. ing very bright, and 1t might be that
he had been one Of those students who
can maintain a good standing with no
great amount of study.
: Susie Atwater was DESTROYS OF OBJ
!. tanning the guests name, but hesitated
! to ask him point blank. Finally she
mustered up courage to do so.
!, 81 have proposition to make" he
= replied. when your brother returns
= he and will be John and Bob to each
= other. You and he viii be John and
9 Sue. That leaves you and me out in
the cold for Miss and Mister. What dc
you say TO our being Bob and Susie
till John comes homer
There was something forceful abou
y the man that prevented her insisting
9 ON a more satisfactory reply to he
u question. She assented to his PROPOSE
u ton, though whenever 1t came to ad
= dressing him as Bob abe evaded dom
u 20 By not calling him by amy name q
all. She was passing 0 very delightful
10 season and began to wish her brothe
would not hurry back. because when d
% came he would doubtless appropr1at
much of the visitors company, TO he
70 loss
When John went away the 'severs
70 days'' she was to spend without hiI
seemed long. His stay really SCENE
very short. He returned one mornin
OF to And his sister and the visitor sitttn
in the drawing room on tie same soft
~ with presence Of mind. the latte
ne Jumped up and advanced to meet hin
Ve Hello, Johnr'
" "Heilo, Bobw
"Your sister has been good enough
AZ keep me over"
70 $50 / see."
ch John grasped his friends hand; thel
N. turning to his sister. he said:
"Sue, this is my college friend, Be
nr Martindale, better known to the publ
today as James Robert Martindal
he governor Of this state. I'm glad 70
us. succeeded in keeping him until my .
ter turn"
ne "A big Job, considering how hal
lat I've tried to get away" replied Il
ng governor ironically.
it This Introduction struck Miss A
ID water dumb. She did not Try to spea
u for she was too much astonished
mel utter sound. A dozen consideration
to rushed upon her in heap. This you
nd man, full OF college pranks, q 60
cry ernori And be had come knowing b
ops brother was away and after leadii
ed: her to suppose he would defer his Wis
Miss Atwater," said the goyernt
s<having heard no end Of chatter fro
John about his interesting little sists
TO I long desired to see her. When ,
telephoned me OF Johns absence 1t I
ger CURED to me TO make your acquail
ance incog. You have given me t
the change and rest much better than
could have done it Thanks, awful
the MY brief recess is ended / must
back TO work this afternoon"
linn But Governor Martindale. having b
ose ken the Ice by this first visit 10
site friend John Atwater. made many Of
was ers. Whenever the cares Of state
came too much for him OF when
ked wished to consult his friend abe
sons important political move
would step away from the capital
col the purpose. But when he arrived
at seemed more inclined to dawdle W
our Miss Atwater than to talk politics "
ON her brother.
run Then his visits began 70 be pTeced
nile by q gift of flowers, and every
knows what that means when 3 n
sap becomes attentive to one OF the
posite sex.
When Sue Atwater received a
itch posal Of marriage from the governor