The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-06
ZONES at once offered to supply Mrs.

Stanley with all the funds she needed.
This was no sacrifice or risk for him,
for the lady told him that the moment
she reached Honolulu she would ca
BILE back to America for money, But
it put her under an obligation to Jones
and she was naturally grateful. The
voyage to Honolulu is a long one and
the two. being without other friends
or acquaintance on the vessel. spent
much time together
After the first shock at their unfortu-
nate situation was over they subsidized
into encomiums upon their respective
partners. Jones tired Of this first and
was glad when his companion gave
over expatiating upon her husbands
noble qualities. 1t soon seemed like
a widow extolling the virtues Of her
first husband to her second.
The voyage was favored with pleas
ant weather. and the two. having moth |
ing to do but idle away their time on
deck in comfortable steamer chairs
were not long in becoming reconciled
to the situation. Then came moments
when they felt shock in realizing
enduring was losing its frightfulnesS /
! One day when the water was rough
and Mrs. Stanley was kept In her room /
i by seasickness Jones walked the deck
F! disconsolate, thinking of her instead of
his Evelyn. On another occasion, when !
Mrs. Stanley, after seeing Jones stroll !
! ing along the side when the ship |
was lurching, heard the cry of Man ;
overheard" she paled fearing that it
might re Jones.
When the vessel reached Honolulu
Jones decided that it would be neglect
| of a defenseless woman TO leave his
companion without seeing her com,
fortably started on her return journey.
Since his ship spent but half day
there, to do this he must remain over
and take another passage to Hong
kong. In any event, Mrs. Stanley de
termined to wait the arrival of the
next steamer from America, which
would doubtless bring her advices from
her husband and her family. In such
complicated case nothing could be
decided upon cablegrams.
When the next mail from San Fran
cisco came in it brought two letters for
Mrs. Stanley-the one from her nus
band, the other from her parents, who
had become aware of the contretemps.
The latter inclosed draft for funds
and advised her immediate return.
which was indeed what was to have
been expected The former letter coh-
tanned great shock for the bride.
Joseph Stanley wrote his newly made
wife that his father, having suspected
something was in the wind, had en-
ployed detective to shadow him.
J Stanley had avoided the detective SO
far as to be married, but the detec-
tive had caught him just as he was
about to enter the dOckhouse to board
the steamer. This was by way OF ex-
planation. The letter went on to say
that being taken to his father, he had
been told that unless he consented to
an annument of his marriage the for
|. tune that would be his-a million dol
Iars-would be left to cousin, Robert
Stanley. whom Joseph hated.
Since he had not been brought up tc
earn his living. a due regard for MS
y bride as well as himself compelled hin
. to submit. His father had held vii
he had made In his hands, ready tt
destroy it, waiting for his sons deci
sion. When it was given he was re
!, aured to sign an application to the
courts for an annulment of his mar
riage.
Jones received a similar shock In q
= cablegram intended to intercept hi
voyage from Evelyn Smithson asking
him to await advices at Honolulu
;, When the advices came they revealed
q greater weakness on the part of Eve
lyn than Joseph Stanley had shown
a The morning that Evelyn was to have
= sailed with Jones her mother, seeing
q that she was agitated, pressed her t
j tell her what was on her mind. Eve
= Iyn weakened and confessed what sh,
!. was about to do.
!. OF course the confession was tanta
!. mount to backdown. Mrs. Smithson
), anxious to be rid Of man whom SIN
Q did not wish her daughter to marry
h at least not then-refused to send wore
;. to the steamer that Evelyn would no
!. sail
n Jones and Mrs. Stanley having re
5 ccivcd their letters by the same steam
G err read them in the latter's private par
Tor at the hotel where she stopped
y Jones finished reading his letter frs
d and waited for his companion TO III
0 the slmc When she did She handle,
d her letter to him lie read il and look
ed Mp at her Seeing something en-
conragng i'm her eye he went to he
!, and kissed another mans wife.
Now. had Mrs. Stanley not been
married woman Jones might have mar
a ricd her aud the two could have con
thrucd this double intended weddin;
journey condensed into a single one
But Mrs. Stanley was tied to anothe
man, and there was nothing for 1t bu
:. 10 return to America and procure an
: annulment of her marriage before they