The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-26

beginning 10 weep again
John fidgeted restlessly. Miss
smith. cant YOU shut down the flood
gate long enough for explanations?
As ! understand il, you planned to
elope with John Colson. And /. John
smith. had similar arrangement
with Hetty Olsen Now. where were
you 10 meet John Colson?'
he left call for me at the pub
llc telephone office, and when | talk
ed with him
But you didn't talk to him. That
ounsllng operator gave you to me,
and must have given him my party,
Hetty Olson. Fine mix-up, thought
mat fellow following us was Het's
"rathful sire. but 1t must have been
your John Now. we'll find them in
one OF three places. at the police sta
tlon. for speeding; at the hospital, be-
cause he got in the way of the police
man bullet. or back at the telephone
office waiting for us.
AZ mention OF the first two places
klttle gave another little shrek.
Oh, stop pulling the whistle. III
have Het give you few lessons. You
wouldn't catch her doing the weeping
act or squealing over anything She's
clear grit, Het is, he concluded with
evident pride.
The same officer who hailed John
Smith either took ,tter aim or had a
lucky accident in the case of John
Colson. When his second command
to halt seemed likely to be disregard,
ed, as was his first, his bullet Just
grazed Johns elbow. benumbing his
arm so that his hand dropped from
the steering wheel Hetty pushed him
aside, taking his place before the car
had time to swerve
is It broken" she asked sympa
thetically.
| l don't know. but that doesn't mat
ter, what does really matter is they
have got away from us, ruefully
They'll be hunting us when Johr
hnds out that he has the wrong girl.
said Hetty, laughing confidently.
As they came to a stop the police
man came up swinging his club i'm
pressively And what do you mean
racin like that" he demanded
John laughed infectiously TN tel
you, was trying to catcn Il ef
That fellow ahead was running OF
with my best girl Wouldn't you chas
him"
Faith, think would, then
Well?' beginning to smile.
It's this way. The old folks OF
jet, and YOU know how tbs Throug
mistake he got my girl and | hay
his" The laugh ,g tone aided by
little persuader slipped into II
brawny hand resting on the car pro,
ed potent
Well g'wan wid We. but don't y
dare let me catch We racin' again,
TN not let you catch me if ca
help it. answered John facetiously
Il think we better return to tn
telephone office. said lIetty, turnn
the car but as they approached tn
building the saw that the Office wa
; closed for the night.
? What now? ?" asked John in trol
] bled tone.
: I'm sure ! don't know, reptile
Hetty with a laugh 1T wouldn't ma
/ ter SO much 10 us, only I'm certai
$ father would never let me mix h
/. toddy again. It's once perhap
2 twice Never with him
: And kittie' n. she'll never i
me mention elope again said job
. Hello. what's this" as car can
rushing toward them.
! THAT you, John Colson?' came Il
+ greeting
1T certainly is, replied he
: There ensued a rapid fire OF que
. lions and answers, an equally rap
exchange Of partners. little WeepiI
I on Kitties part over Johns arm,
& speedy ride to the waiting clergyma
: and in a very short time two hap
r couples came out again into the nigl
n each man wearing an air OF proud pl
prietorship
e The parson renal. ed standing
r the open doorway enjoying the hap
l. termination OF the AFFAIR, also smili
& a little at thought OF the two gem
t. GUS gold pieces clasped in his har
n We've given you lots Of annoyan'
d parson take these as recompens'
d the two Johns had said.