The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-16

inside Of a tomb
Not at all like tomb. It's a home
Tor living plants. The odor is their
breath"
She stepped up to some flowers that
were fading aud inhaled their per.
fume.
Il love flowers Don't your" she
asked
i did once. but after attending a
succession of funerals | have come to
dislike them"
what 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 Effie If she knew what II
was.
"What was IT." she asked.
SANITY says that l have a 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 l can throw
stones even If do live in a glass
house."
He said this with a 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
daintlest, 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 Fife.
and she blushed little.
Which one of you flowers" con.
tlnued the young man, "could put on
tint like that2 The best any Of you
could do would be like the paint on a
red wagon In comparison. All you're
fit for is to decorate her."
With this he began to gather such
flowers as were In bloom and turn
them over to Effie.
"Oh, don't!" she cried. "You
mustn't! That's robberyr
Il love robbery. l think l would
IKE to have been a burglar. BY the
bye, suppose we break into the house. !"
He said this so seriously that Efie
was not sure but that he meant It. AT
any rate, she caught her breath.
When he had loaded her with flowers
he said.
Come; let's see what we can find
elsewhere. II meet any one I'll
make him set up something to eat"
Urging Effie to 60 with him, he left
the conservatory and, ascending the
porch, rang the bell. The summons
was answered by middle aged serv.
ing woman.
us there anything left in the larder7"
asked the burglar.
There's some crackers and cheese,
sir, and a part Of a cake"
Bring them out and make a pitcher
Of fruit punch"
| Effie's mind was so imbued with the
belief that her companion was a tres
passer that it did not occur to her that
he had any right whatever to give
such an order. Her Imagination help
ed her to hear this order given in q
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 live here. My mother and sisters
have gone to town. I remained for
some shooting. Forgive me for i'm.
posing upon you. You looked so visit.
fully innocent when I saw you peer.
ing m at the gate that couldn't help
It, Won't you take bite with me on
the porch? The buffers wife will wait
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 off 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 man determines to get 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