The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-20

others ne would go to some farmers
convention or rural exhibition.
Had anybody asked the secret OF his
isolation and aloofness he would prob
ably have enlightened them. He was
simply a newly fiedged lawyer who
had worn himself down with constant
study. His physician had advised
country air and as much interest ana
employment in what was going on
around him as he could encompass
without overtaxing himself.
In keeping with this latter sugges-
ton was his purchase of the aban-
doned odds and ends of the freight
wreck II gave him occupation. and
further he was shrewd and business
like. Morrison proceeded to turn the
circumstances to money profit.
Before nightfall his queer new pos
session had been carried out OF the
cut and removed to a vacant store in
the town and a rummage sale contem-
plated. He had hired a bright lad
named Tommy Sands to assist him
In disposing of the stun. Early the
next morning Tommy had a message
to convey from the owner OF the va
cant store to Mr.. Morrison and start
ed for the lonely home up in the hills.
It was as he was passing the scene
Of the wreck. that way back among the
bushes Tommy made the discovery OF
! neglected or abandoned package
| from the wreckage. II looked like a
| wheel encaSed in stout heavy paper
covering, which he proceeded to re-
move. The wheel turned out to be
a reel of paper tape OF some kind, only
that it was thick and here and there
showed slight protuberances, Tommy
tore open a short slit.
why, there's some kind of seed
pasted in between the two strips Of
thin paper" he commented. Il won
der Why"
II Tommy had taken the trouble t.
read on the covering of the package
he would have found the label: "Seet
Tape That might not have enlight
! ened him, however, for Tommy wa
not up to the latest agriculture
wrinkles. He tucked the wheel un
der his arm. Gaining the top Of tn
embankment and starting from jus
behind the Robson home, he began t
unroll the tape, boylike. He liked =
see it wave and trail, and finally sci
tie down into q sort of a gutter tina
had once been O footpath. Then h
reached the cabin OF Mr.. Morriso
and forgot to tell about the seed tape
1t was two months before Glady
set ewes on her brave rescuer, VIII
had remained all that time In her II
nermost thoughts. The shock at tn
railroad cut had Frustrated her,
fever came on. Eight weeks to tn
day Gladys was able to take her frt
walk outside.
/ All earth seemed smiling, and the
|. ms she wandered over the field
H seemed as though nature had prepare
II royal surprise for her. Her enra
II tured gaze fell upon narrow d
II continuous streak Of lovely blue.
II Forget -me-nots-oh! by what mag
II have they come here?" she cried.
II The seed tape had given forth !
II best to that ready soil. She did n
Il pause to gather the nodding beauti'
II Fascinated, Gladys followed the GER
II can path to halt almost at the door
the lonely cabin where Hector Nj
II rison lived.
II He came forth as though the no
II path had been his message to her. S
shrank back timorously. Then gre
u tude and its expression caused
self-consciousnes to diminish.
nc Hector Morrison accompanied Glac
back the floral path to her home, WI
I'M friends they had become on that br
ro stroll!
n, And after she had gone into
house out OF his sight, but not out
. 4" his thoughts, he reverently lifted
cd , spray of the blue beauties to his Il
,er Forget me not, indeed! he N
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