The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14

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again, 'you DO Just as say IN
used 70 DOssing boys.
An huur later Tom. tucked ~ N
bed with hot wafer Days the night
OF him, and nor wafer Bags % the
eft Of MIN, anu with AIS appetite
satisfied by the most delicious 1roth
hat ne nad ever .asted. inquired
neekiy Of his grandmother
How did you know vas III"
She looked At INN sharply over ler
Spsctacles. "A little DIrd ola me-
she declared.
He was sick Yo weeks, ana avery
day here came 20 lIim dainty lutes Il
the graceful feminine SCRIPT. they
came by mail now, ana here vas ne
DOstInark of distant city.
Tom mad learned ~ his ime hat
ais grandmother lived IN he Jppo-
site side OF The nail. When Ie vas
strong enough le vent MO ler Dlaln
apartment, anu hen 10 wondered
where he luXur.es winch she lau fur-
nished MIN during ais illness lad
been obtained. or II heSs rooms
there vas no sign N iIfiuence. 'eI
there had been or am III he tel-
cacies hat tempt no appetite II III
invalid.
Now, grandmother. he iaId me
morning, when le vas trhssed ma
ready q axe AS irSt nnt!ng. 'Ws'va
got % have IN understanding. Il
must have ta&ed an l OF q ;ci Ill
nose soOd alngd or Mt. inu Ii
soon rs | ran sel Work, IN cong O
pay yOu back. 3ut an 4vHr -epay
ynn FOR he other hlnEs-ynur syn.
pathy ana Kindness.
The little woman pAtten ais llg
hand. There she 5ald, '1On ynu
WORRY ibnut T. L hasn't cost ne a
penny--'here vas | fairv sonmorher
Who net all he pills.
But size wnuld lur ell nm another
word.
The next tay ram began q onk
for work Ee lad leen badly placed
IN his first position. 3e feit himself
equal 10 something better
One tay ne sunnd IA bigger hing
than ne lad lupru fur-wlth IN Ak
cellent salary attached
Then he Went back q he little
grandmother ! want O ina my
fairy gohmu,her le SAID, lnd an
know where she &.
Y don't 5nld ne ady iallr
oh, come now
y iOnt vas he teciued answer,
'hut ! IAN eel I'm Who SHE q. She
g ny niece, ma when she vas Wenty-
one she came mo a nee it,ie
mind llar she vGlld iDend il IN nav
ing a gond time. But she's | funny
child ana she idn' nal il 4 gond
time 10 90 "a he shows lnd hings
she Just wanted o spend her money
IN helping other paOpie. And 1ne
day She heard Ynu aough. ind when
your duDr vas omen she Deappd IN,
and she Just couldn't bear "a thinA
or your being 81 lonesome. anu 80
she planned lie little surprises. and
one day she said, Now alnrie, he
needs muT%, attention than [ can give
aim, and you Just 10 al ynu can.
and { Will Dr1vide The money and
she has, and hen When ynu began 70
want "a know her she gor scared
and vent home.
'Whera Is her home >" Tom de-
manded
She AIM here said he little
adY Shes cone q work. ylu zee.
spent il liar vay But she said she
had he line II Ter life.
'Wha g her work y
shes 4 81 anugrapher. snid he
little Iady
ram ) heart eaped. Then a east
feared l40w anuld le rhen have
iarRd % VOC Ter
IF You knew her home address,
Ynu give It 70 ne, he said. md ~
luctantly lie amt gave it q am,
and char night lie took a train ind
started IN his luest.
/ 3a found her for fita Vas Kind 20
! him. And she vas dear ana sweet. As
he had dreamed she might De-.
He brought a lettar II introduction
trnm The aunt
Fur don't really need IL you
Know he said
! No her cheeks vars pink did
4 you.-iid you think { vas very FOR
ward, ,"
] Il rhnughr y0u yere-an Angel. .
/ Tom hurried Iur.
! Bur lie did not tell der then AL
char vas n his lear. FOR time wa
I needed For The vCcila ald the
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