The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-13


" asked Adelaide if she would driy
over 10 Pendleton.
MIR. Morland and Larry and Am
and l." said Betty. Your mother wi
} not object. | am sure"
'She is asleep now. she has suffere'
! from neuralgia all day" said Adelaide
Il will go. Betty, dean
Just slip warm coat over tina
pretty white frock I'm SO glad yol
wore it. Adelaide" cried Betty. dane
ing Off
Il wonder why" murmured AIDE
, laide as she Went upstairs.
Mrs. Higginson was sleeping sound
~, and Adelaide whisked a motorin.
cloak out of the wardrobe. twisted ;
white chiffon veil about her pale gold
en- hair. and. with blue eyes shining
like stars. she joined Betty ana The
two young men in the yeIanda
Over in the corner there WIS Il glow
ing point of light. Professor lIitk,
was smoking furiously. Perhaps h,
had counted on having Adelaide tt
| tildI tNtHlllS-
Near by were Mavis Cakes aud her
cavalier. Larry.
A half hour later came telephone
call for Larry. He returned from the
booth in very vexed frame ~ mind
I'm called over to Pendleton. he
explained. Gould you take me ., er
in your car, professor All the hetei
! cars are in use
with PLEASURE cried Prof, s>or
Hicks, tossing his cigar away '.rr
haps Miss Cakes would like t" es.s..'
too"
Thanks. should love to.
So the three drove away from lIlt.
hotel two of them trembling with ca
element at the coming ordeai.
Professor Hicks, the innocent sic.
tim of their disturbance. guided the
car with his usual cool precision,
Where do you want 10 goE'' he ask.
Ell after they had entered the quiet
Pendleton streets.
The rectory,' said Larry ..
Professor Hicks peered at him
through the darkness.
HIM he coughed suspiciously. and
Larry pressed Mavs' hand and whis-
pered: HE believes we're going to be
married, you aud t. Mavis. You
wouldn't hate the idea. would your
No one save Larry heard her answer.
but from what followed it must have
been entirely satisfactory 10 that love
lorn youth.
In fact. the professor had to remind
them twice before they realized that
the car had stopped at the rectory gate.
VIII you come inside. professor"
pleaded Larry.
In the rectors study there waited a
nervous group Betty and Amy. with
a tearfully smiling Adelaide between
them. while Dan Morland and Harvey
talked to the puzzled looking clergy
man.
Larry beckoned Morland into the
hall. Here he is, old man. Larry
whispered to Dan. Go to it~ Movis
and Larry went into the study. leay.
ing Dan Morland alone with the pro.
fessor
Those within the room heard sounds
OF dispute in the hail. murmured ex-
postulatlohs and then the deep rum.
ole OF Dams persuasive voice
The girls looked Mt each other IN dis
may.
Now that adelaide. the dear. had
consented to their plan. would II nor
be dreadful if the professor refused 70
marry Miss IIigginson?
Il wish we had not meddled, wills.
pered Betty to Mavis.
Mavis nodded ana looked miserable
There was Adelaide with sweetlv
tender smile on her lips, her thinness
covered by the tleeey white frock. so
bridelke.
And there was Professor Hicks. act.
ing $3.50
"Balky! Ii was Larry who SIM.
piled the right word.
Just then the Two men came into
the room. the professor smiling Dan
Marland looking baflled
LIT. Deems came forward, surpliced
with an open PRAYER book In his hands
Professor Hicks exchanged n loolr
with Adelaide and stffened his shorl.
iers as he stepped forward.
Il thank these young people for their
'ind interest in my-our affairs" he
aid gently. "hut | cannot marry Ado.
aide You will explain TO them wbv
cannot"
"oh-oh.' The exclamation. scarce.
y hreathed, ran from lip TO lp. Some
low the professor found a place ha.
ide Adelaide.
They all looked expectantly ar tho
Please tell them why | cannot ask
gu 10 marry Ms. DIR. Deems" repeatad
Professor Hicks.
Dr. Deems closed the PRAYER hoo,-
pon his fngef and smiled benicnIv
round the group
Because" he said mpressiyelv-"ha.
ause married them two weeks aeor
CONSERVATION foil nno,. ~