The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-27
Playing With
Edged Tools
By BARBARA PHIPPs

Il am no Such tnlng.
you have no conscience"
Il have as much conscience as you"
81 think l can prove that you haven't !
Here comes my classmate. Jim Elmer.
SON. We haven't met since commence
,ment day. when we parted to go to
our respective homes. III introduce
you to him as my wife. You win show
your want of conscience by making
him act dishonorably toward his friend.
You will weave your web about him,
and when you have entangled him you
viii send him Off with broken heart"
This little dialogue occurred between
Charles Waterman and Efie Meri-
weather, an engaged couple at Geneva.
Switzerland. Waterman was TO start
for America in few minutes. He had
scarcely time to speak the words bro
ken heart when Emerson came up to
him, and the two men greeted each |
other heartily.
81 am awfully sorry to meet you just |
as l am starting for home, jim" said
Charles "Let me present you to Mrs.
w. She is going to remain abroad
few months. Going to stay here
awhile?"
Don't know. Reckon So"
The introduction was made, Charles
gave his flancee a parting kiss, got into
the vehicle bound for the station and
left her on the hotel porch with Elmer
son. Waterman was very proud to
have won the pretty coquette from
host of admirers whom she had brought
to her feet and had then sent them on
to "get over it." which she declared
they would do In few months, If not
few days. Instead of blaming her
want of feeling for his rivals 1t only
served to cause him to put a. higher
value on himself She had engaged
herself to him; therefore he felt per
fectly safe. The others she claimed
she had never encouraged. Charles be-
lieved her and really In his heart had
no doubt that she was perfectly hon.
orable. They had been engaged a good
while and as soon as they were both
again on the other side Of the Atlantic
were to be married.
Waterman was delayed In London.
His fancee wrote him there upbraiding
him for introducing her as his wife
and accusing her at the same time OF
being capable Of so bare an action as
/, to win his friend for the purpose OF
: throwing him over her shoulder. But
she said nothing Of having disabused
Mr.. Emerson Of looking upon her as
Jim's wife.
Waterman in due time sailed for
home. A month after his arrival he
: saw in list of passengers arriving by
certain steamer the name OF his
friend Emerson. Charles wondered
: what the upshot of his introduction Of
!, Jim to his fiancee had been. II moth
ing had occurred between Jim ant
= Efhe, Jim had doubtless obtained
y Charles address from her and the!
= would soon meet
~ Several days elapsed and Jim di'
= not put In an appearance. Charlie
" chuckled. The dear girl had been
~ !, her old tricks. And yet he regrette'
u that he had exposed his old frien
to her wiles. However" he though
10 "heT get over 1t like the rest of then
pc After my marriage with Eftie III &c
ne him to dinner and Wen all be corkin
ne good friends. Efie will console bill
It, with one Of her girl friends"
~ Fife wrote a brief letter from Geno'
stating that she was about to san K
ISL New York. The letter came by ii
De- steamer on which she sailed. The mr.
se' thing Waterman knew Of her arrivi
on was through a telephone message fro
". her. She explained his not navn
ny heard from her in time to meet N
II at the dock He said he would ca
ni' at once to see her.
When he reached her he was abol
-eo to take her in his arms when she DIRE
me back. saying. "Wait minute; l ha'
Ieu something to say to you.
a "You remember" she proceede
one "that you introduced your classma
re- Mr.. Emerson, to me, accusing me
ing being so base as to make him act q
req honorably toward you
rri- "I remember" said Charles.
the "well. | yielded to the temptation
was far as To keep the secret of our OF
ne being engaged"
lea. "of course you did, you little hu
rest bug. and proceeded to captivate MIN
: he aPm afraid l did act something !
rbor that. but found him too honorat
par | brought him down in one way
lans not In another. He refused to go p'
ON on you"
APP GOOD for Jim!'
iicer 'Well. considering that he fell In I
cunt with me he found 1t hard to tear n
per- self away from me. We saw 81
orks. deal OF each other at Lucerne, and
face Joined our party to visit other pla'
fol- One day l asked him If he would
into slider II dishonorable to you to take
ioner away from you II l were only enga
This To you-not married, you know
life. %What did he say to thatT
hlans "He said he wouldn't take me az
their from any one. but If 1 were fret
and marry and would marry him be W.
ness. consider that he had perfect rign
! tne marry me-
ooh he did. did heT"
man. yes, and | then told him that u
cen a dueing me as your wife was on