The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
!: PEACE IN THE FAMILY F.:
BY KEITH KENYON.
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seem ancient to twenty
Dora loved her father devotedly.
| There was something in his tone that
brought a flood of red to her cheeks.
Well, not exactly ancient, daddy,
but when | get married | want some
one my own age who can play golf
and tennis and dance and run an aero
,, plane, maybe, if he's rich
An all-around athlete like yourself,
So you think because like books and
a garden and write for magazines I'm
old and decrepit?"
Now, daddy"
1t sounds pretty much that way,
miss. But if you liked books and flow
| ers better than anything else wouldn't
| you like your husband to like them,
too, no matter what his age might
be-" anxiously.
81 suppose So" with sigh. But,
| daddy dear. if she's accepted you
and you seem pretty sure of it or you'd
/ have been more anxious about the let
ter-please don't tell me- I'll know
that silence means consent. And
maybe some day mean I'll try to
get used to it." She kissed him and
went quickly back to the house to sob
her heart out in her room.
The days passed and Henry Harper
never returned to the subject they had
discussed that morning in the garden.
Dora dropped. knowing that her father
I ~ ha nd
woman would soon be pouring coffee
at her place at the table.
Her friends. little guessing the trou-
BILE, did what they could to cheer her.
Her father was worried. Dora he
said one morning with finality, 81 have
a plan. I'm going to send you away.
You need change of scene and air.
If you go on this way | don't know
what will happen. You've got to go.
I've made up my mind"
But, daddy, promise you won't"
she stopped.
He guessed the appeal in her eyes.
"No, dear" softly. Il won't be mar
ried while you're gone | know of a
place on the north shore a Massa-
chusetts, Broxton where a number of
people have cottages. Some friends of
your mother live there-two in fact a
Mr.. Cyrus Fielding. bachelor, and his
sister Margaret. They have always
wanted us to visit them, but | can't
go just now. So I'm going to send
you alone. There. That's a good girl.
knew you'd do it. I'll give you a
check for some clothes and try to be
ready by Saturday.
The Fieldings were at the station
with their car when Dora arrived at
BroXton Saturday evening. Margaret
was clear skinned, dark eyed and
quiet hammered. and her tender greet.
ing of the girl won her at once. Cyrus,
tall and not too good looking, put
Dora instantly at her ease by remark
, ing How do you do, Miss Harper?
Tho last time ! saw you YOU were
cutting your first teeth Someone sug-
: gested that | investigate, and you bit
, me. still have the scar
9 Dora laughed 81 have always Won
dered why my teeth tried to grow
: crooked | understand now. They got
5 wrecked in infancy"
Very likely you are right" agreed
e Margaret Fielding, looking at her
brother fondly. Hes as hard as
s nails all over. And no wonder-he's
i never in the house"
n That sounds promising" returned
Dora, "if you rean he's fond OF
:. sport"
n Try me on anything you like!
y boosted Cyrus. "But here we are al
r home"
o The cottage was low, rambling ant
luxurious with every comfort. Sur
d rounding it was a most wonderful
p garden. ooh, If father could only SCI
d it," exclaimed Dora "He loves flow
Y ers so,"
d 81 wish he could" answered Mar
g garet. THE garden is mine l TAX,
e care of it myself Now, dearie,
want you to feel that this is you
home. Do just whatever you wish
I'll see that you meet some charmin.
NJ people and Cyrus would love to hav,
"a you along on all his jaunts. boating
N or otherwise. if you don't think he
n too old"
you're both darlings," exclaime,
,r Dora enthusiastically. Its my owl
a fault if | don't have the time of m
II life" For the time she had forgotten
40 about her father and her trouble
r The days and weeks few. The rose
of health and spirits again hloome
r. on Dora's cheeks-and something else
a For she had fallen in love with Cvru
" Fielding and he with her. Put, deai
is you are sure you don't think | III
too old" he asked her once anxiously
ID I'm forty"
or "Oh, hush. | won't have No& sa
that" she laughed. You're jus
right"
I'd One day Dora came into The libra-
ID where Margaret wGs rcn1irC On tn
10. table was a bowl of roses that oaugh
her eye. "Whv. those are Lady Thor
d. roses. l thought father was the onl
". one in this part Of the country VIII
had them"
IS. He is" answered Margaret, pu
or ting her arms tenderly around Dor
and drawing her close. "He sent thel
. to me. Do you like me any bette
J." dear than you did?"
You darling," exclaimed Dora. IS
.ot you are to be my new mother2 Of
Up I'm so glad Now I've two things /
he tell daddy in my letter."
'e- Copyright. 1915. by Mcclure Newspap,
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