The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-20

Ames who might be the father Of Eve
lyn. They advertised and wrote letters,
and In the end they were ne wiser than
before.
Then one fair morning, while the sun
shone on the summer seas and the
wind murmured among the palms,
Blake worthing told Evelyn Of his
love Blushingly she gave her heart
and hand into his tender keeping. Mrs.
Worthing, delighted at the outcome.
gathered them both to her heart
Il was when the engagement had
been two weeks old that blow came
to Blake Worthing. He was prepar-
ing to go to Barnacie, where the Of
fees of hts fruit industry were stu
ated, when he heard a sharp scream
from the front veranda.
He dashed downstairs and found
Evelyn gazing. pale and wide eyed, at
the ocean.
Dearest. what is the matter?" he
asked
She sshuddered and hid her face In
her hands.
"Oh, Blake, 1 have remembered
Remembered? That is splendid,
dear. Tell me-"
my name Is Evelyn Ames Mortimer
my father is DIR. Ames Mortimer OF
New York--and, oh. Blake, how can /
tell your Her slender shoulders shook
with sobs.
'Tell me-" he gently urged.
IT cannot marry you." she breathed.
"Why notY'
II have remembered"-tragically.
"You have remembered whatY'
'"That / am already engaged"
"You are engaged? You were en-
gagged when you sailed away? And
you had forgotten that"
She nodded hstlessly.
"Then you do not love me-" he said
rising and drawing his hands awal
| from her grasp,
But she chung desperately to him.
"Ah, dol do love you, Blake! Tha
| is the misery of it all look back ant
| think of Frederic Doerr, and wonde
how could have dreamed Of marrying
him."
LET me think 1t over, Evelyn SAT-
Blake as he went away. All day Will
he dictated letters or interviewed Gus
toners Evelyn's pale, frightened fac
came between. Toward night he sen
telegram to Frederic Doerr's address
in New York, and the second day aft
erward he met him at Barnacle statio
and took him to the cottage.
Frederic Doerr was a tall. thin, dar
man with grave eyes and preoccupie
manner. He appeared to be extremel
nervous when speaking of Evelyn, a
though he talked freely of her fathel
DIR. Mortimer, who had been saved.
He told Worthing how the Mortimer
had sailed on private yacht, and |
the excitement following collision
with visions Of Immediately sinking
| Evelyn had been dashed to raft an
cast adrift.
The storm tossed yacht had reache
Cuban port. and DIR. Mortimer, a
: though giving his daughter up for los
,, had made every effort to find her.
was strange that the threads Of inquir
instituted by the Workings and Ev,
lyn's father had never crossed.
"She has told us of her engagemeI
} to you," said Blake in his blunt wa,
"You win want to see her alone, SUI
pose"
IF you please. think you and Mr.
Worthing had better be present" sal
: Doerr nervously.
So when Blake told Evelyn that |
had brought her fiance to see her an
! that her father was still living her j.
: in the latter news was dampened
the approaching interview with Il
man she had ceased to love.
II must keep my promise to Ere
eric" she assured Mrs. Worthing,
J. they descended the stairs. He ga
once that he did not care to live II
;, would not marry him."
Mrs. Worthing smiled wisely, but b
arm frightened around the shrinkll
girls waist as they entered the hvil
room.
!, Evelyn cried Doerr, starting Il
ward with outstretched hands. "Ho
delighted your father viii bel I win
= him at once of your safety"
He made no attempt to embrace b
and Evelyn was manifestly relieved
= The Workings turned to leave, b
Frederic Doerr put out detaini
- hand.
\ "Please do not CO." he said, wi
: embarrassment. There is something
4 must confess, and Evelyn will ne
u her friends around her. l am asham
= to say that''-his voice dropped
most to whisper-"I have been fait
o less to Evelyn Mortimer, one of t
II sweetest girls God ever created
3 lieving her to be dead, permitted n
Il self to be attracted by another won
IA and, to make a long story short
= am married. am no longer free"
Frederic Doerr did nat expect
"a demonstration that followed his ne'
% Mrs. worthing clasped her hands a
a. cried for joy, while Blake opened
ha arms to receive Evelyn Mortimer.
he why, nobody seems to care "
he much" remarked Mr.. Doerr, with
no whimsical smile.
No Then Mrs. Worthing took him G
at side and explained, and while Il
IT'S were gone Blake and Evelyn sea
their betrothal with long kiss.
"You belong to me, sweetheal
-, vvhianarad Plaka sgrha sea rave :
to me-you drifted into my heart"