The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-20


That evening the new tutor arrived
He was not very tall and rather stock
fly built He had a clean cut race
tarned by sun and wind, lighted by
keen. dark eyes. Anne liked the way
he wore his clothes, and she liked his
brown. capable looking hands. She
also liked the direct glance OF bis eyes.
but there was nothing softening In his
glance when 1t rested upon her lovely
face.
Therein lay the oddity of the new
tutor. Mr.. Newman was politely In
different to Anne's charms. even when
she played the harp. which was her
chief accomplishment. When accom-
panied by her clear. sweet soprano the
results had been disastrous indeed to
the other Samuels.
"weIl, Anne. how do you like him?'
asked her brother-in-law one morning
as they stood on the veranda watch
ing Newman and the little boys rae
ing across the lawn to the boathouse
When the three white clad forms had
disappeared Anne shrugged her shout
der impatlently.
Hes perfectly hateful" she Jared
and then ran away to the rose garden
to hide the telltale tears that filled her
merry eyes.
Mr.. Samuel Newman had been quite
frank In explaining to Anne that the
rowboat would not safely carry more
than three persons. and as he was
teaching her nephews how to row and
manage boat, her presence among
them would be exceedingly awkward.
Anne had tossed her dark head and
! turned away. but there was Devil
dered look In her pansy brown eyes
J for she was not accustomed to receiv
ing rebuffs.
, 81 wonder why he doesn't like meT
J she asked herself for the hundredtf
} time since breakfast Anne leaned
over the artificial pond and stared a
, her reflection In the still water. Ger
tainly | am not homely." she smiled
vainly, and lost her balance.
, She would have tumbled ignomin
iously into the pond had not a stron
! hand grasped her arm and drawn he
back to safety.
!, "The mirror in the music room
less hazardous" advised Mr. Newma
r with quizzical glance, and Ann
9 blushed hotly.
a "Please don't do that again." sh
d said rashly.
"Do what7 Rescue you from dar
n gerT
:. Yes. would rather fall in and b
- drowned than be saved by you" SD
p cried fiercely
l. 81 will remember" he said gravel.
and passed into the house
= Instantly poor Anne was smitte
= with shame She flew to her room ar
;, battled with a new, strange misery, +
retribution had come upon gay. lig
9 hearted Anne Cummings. She hi
fallen in love with the new tutor, al
"a he evidenced not the slightest intere
4. in her--indeed appeared to disappro'
"a of her
Verify. 1t would appear that the TIL
10 Samuel was to ayenge the wrongs
his predecessors,
W. Mr.. Newman was gracious to Nj
va Arnold, quite chummy with her hi
an band and devoted to his small charg
Cd who adored him in return. But it "
apparent to the entire household tt
he was Indifferent to Anne.
ea The Arnolds were amused at the
Ir uation until Maud guessed Anne's p
we full secret. II am glad he is going nj
Dir week." she said one September day.
mo 81 believe will take Anne on Il
90 coaching trip Monday" said VILLA
to with strange gruffness.
Ar. civilian. you're dear and
,to wife kissed him.
"Poor little Anne!" he murmur
Ar. Its pity. really like Newman /
Inv ter than the other two. He Is M
cir manly and Independent and has bou
inc less ambition. You never can
where chap like that will stop.
nd short of the top. anyway. Just
md cool, firm hand to guide Anne
tlv Il suppose it is just as well for Al
to learn that she can't play with I'll
Ar. sighed Anne's sister, but these life
on sons are so hard and leave such
for ter tang"
ung The next morning Anne went tip
w." ing down to the waters edge. She
ne's trim figure In her bathing dress.
rav water was warm and inviting.
mar Anne was fearless swimmer.
,e. Max and Bobby were digging In
sis- sand, and Newman and William
mold were playing tennis.
mar IT will swim out to the float and
vour awhile" she thought.
Her white arms cut the water
mo long. even strokes. The tide was
nork ming swiftly, and Anne felt stran
what tlreu. lhele c"ihe suuuen nm
IL ~ then the agonizing cramp that rer
bor ed her helpless. Her arms flew
and she cried out once before
,,,.,ro sank, Samuel
m" When she came to the surface
saw white clad form plunging m
with through the water toward her. D
vii down, down she went
rfact When she came to the surface.