The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-30

way to insult man whose onlv fault
was desire to possess the Egerton
homestead. He determined to make
one more effort to see him. He called
Dut again was obliged to be content
win seeing the secretary, the doctor
having again gone to the city on i'm.
portant business.
rs this DOCTOR" he asked in an irr,.
tated tone, "a regularly educated phy.
sic1an or a quackY
DR.. Egerton Is something b,pher
tnan even a regularly educated physi.
clan. The doctors title is doctor Of
philosophy"
What, then. does he do for a liy-
ing"
The doctor is sociologist"
"Oh, l see; has something to do with
tne running Of the town charities"
City charities principally"
Il know man who has such a posi.
ton, but he doesn't get much Of a SAL
ary."
TO this there was no response.
! Well continued Aborn, 'T wish YOU
would tell this sociologist that he'd
better cut out his degree till he has
learned to treat his fellow men with
proper civility. | had perfect right to
inquire whether he woild sell his
place and was led to beSeve that an
o1er would be acceptable even if not
accepted. Then l receive an
You have not yet offered enough.
| The doctor holds the property far above
Its intrinsic worth on account of its
I having been so long in the family"
Aborn, being angry, thought how
nice it would be to offer a price this
insulting sociologist could not afford to
decline
VERY WELL" lie said, ''tell him I'll
give him 100000 for 1t. When will he
be at home?"
Tomorrow"
"I'll call for the reply"
! AbOrn looked over the premises as
he went away and determined to give
double the price offered If necessary,
buy adjoining tracts and make the
! place paradise. Though he did not
know 1t, all this fever to possess the
place was born Of the desire to have
his own way in everything and to
take revenge for having been told the
truth.
The next morning Aborn was rowing
on the lake when he met the girl he
had seen on the landing. She was in a
canoe.
"Beg pardon" he said, but
The girl stopped padding and waited.
perhaps you will remember suggest
! ing that write the owner of the white
house up there asking If he would
like to sell the place."
"Well?"
what kind of man is he anyway"
| cdr. Egerton is very level headed
person. Anything the doctor tells you
has weight to it,
HIN! He's no gentleman"
"There you are right. | must admit
| that the doctor is not gentleman in
any respect"
"Why did you not tell me this be-
fore"
"You did not ask for information as
to his attributes
"He is a cad"
"He is very plain spoken"
II should think he is"
II hope my suggestion hasn't led to
anything disagreeable."
"Oh, the suggestion was very sensi-
BILE as well as very kind"
'Is the place for sale?"
II suppose it is. But for a man who
gets probably $40 month for running
the poor he's mighty independent"
The girl made no reply TO this. In
deed, she indicated that the dialogue
didn't interest her by putting her pad
die in the water. AbOrn dipped his
oars, and they pulled apart.
During the afternoon Aborn called
at DR. Egerton's to learn If 100000
would buy a place worth not over a
| third Of that amount. He had given
UP any expectation Of seeing the doc
tor. Indeed, he rather thought 1t bet.
ter he should not. He feared he would
be tempted to punch the mans head
He was standing in the drawing room
looking out through window on the
lake when, hearing rustic Of woman's
clothing behind him, he turned, expect
ing to see the secretary. What was
his amazement to see the girl he hat
met first on the landing and the sam'
morning in a canoe. Her eyes wer'
bubbling with mischief.
"W-w-hat does this mean? he stau
mered.
"You called to see DIR. Egerton. dit
you not?'
] YES"
II am DIR. Egerton."
"You?"
"Yes. lam Cornelia Egerton. Phi. D.
II see."
1t was scarcely necessary for him Il
add anything to these two simple words
for it was evident that his eyes had
| been opened.