The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-03

Margaret Maynard must be a de
lightfully sympathetic person TO per
NIT Mabel to dampen the atmosphere
Of her home over some fancied es-
arrangement from either brother or
husband. Mabel Bliss had never be-
haved SO erraticaIly before. As he
considered this. Paul grew anxious
concerning his sister.
As he mounted the steps of the
handsome house his heart began to
beat In that queer manner once more.
Why, he was asking himself. should a
girls voice thus agitate such a con-
firmed bachelor as he prided himself
that he was?
Miss Maynard met him at the cur
tanned doorway of the drawing room
and the sight of her did not lessen
his interest Tall and fair, with a
coronet of golden brown hair. be-
meath which shone steady, dark blue
eyes; face exquisitely beautiful In
form and delicate in coloring. in this
girl he had encountered so strangely
Paul Enslow met his fate.
She held out slim, white hand
Mabel is inside" she whispered.
AS Paul entered the cool, quiet
room. a slender, white-gowned form
arose from a deep chair and faced
him. He stared aghast at the tear
fully pretty countenance of an utter
stranger
II beg your pardon" he said, but l
understood Miss Maynard to say that
my sister was here"
"Indeed?" said the girl, coldly. II
win send Miss Maynard here-per-
haps she can explain" And she left
the room.
Presently Margaret Maynard stood
before him, flushed and perturbed,
holding his card In her hand. I'm
afraid there is some mistake, Mr..
Enslow," she said; do sit down and
let us clear up the matter. | thought
was talking to Mr.. Saul Enslow, but
on looking at your card / see that you
are Mr.. Paul Enslow-let us unravel
the matter"
Paul was only too willing, and after
they had compared notes and made
many amusing blunders, which
served only to ripen their acquaint-
ance, they disclosed very pretty
game Of cross purposes.
II seemed that Paul Enslow had a
cousin with the embarrassing rhyth-
| mical appellation of Saul Enslow.
Saul lived in Chicago and was engaged
to be married to girl in the Windy
City, whose name proved to be Mabel
Blake. Miss Blake had quarreled with
her lover and had gone to visit Miss
| Maynard in New York. Saul had fol
] lowed Immediately, and had stopped
in his cousins office in the Skytop
building, and after finding him out
had telephoned to his sweetheart, and
in the course Of reconciliation had
quarreled more. this time Mr.. Enslow
| feeling aggrieved. After his depart
ure from the office the repentant Ma
bel had called up that number and
asked that he telephone her when he
returned-there being for her but one
Mr.. Enslow in the world The faith
full Miss Clark had made the proper
memorandum, which Paul Enslow had
found, and thereafter had followed
the puzzling conversations.
When the matter had reached this
stage of explanation a servant an
nounced that Mr.. Saul Enslow de
sired to see Miss Blake, and so Mar
garet, still in the role Of peacemaker
gave her hand once more into Pauls
warm clasp and smiled at him unit
his head went dizzy, and took leave
of him. AS he ran down the steps tC
the waiting cab, he vowed to relieve
himself from the stigma Of bachelor
hood at the earliest opportunity.