The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-05
COMPLICATED
CASE
/ Resulted From an En-.
deavor to Make q Match
By r. A. mitchell

hits for breacn or promise are not
avs the vulgar affairs to which we
accustomed, though l admit that
Nv which are made public are not
sweet smelling.
ate Devereaux was my chum In the
mans college, and l confess she fas-
lied me. Girls who have brothers
fond of picking out wives for them,
It usually happens that the brother
sn't see the matter In the same
n as the sister at all. When l told
oh that l proposed to make match
him with my college chum he
wed no interest in the proposition
htever.
Wait till you see her." said to him
In she is as homely and uninterest-
as most of the girls you have
ked out for me-" he replied. 81 don't
nt to see her"
invited Kate to spend the spring
ess with me. had been just as
hid in telling her that had a broth
for her as | had been In telling
lnh that / had a chum for him.
bugh my plan was rather a fancy
m a serious intention. | was quite
tious to see how these two persons
10 had been thus informed would
let each other. Ralph and went to
station to meet my guest, and | did
have a good opportunity to see how
ey were impressed with each other.
her our return home / said to Ralph:
FWell. what do you think of herr"
She's not so homely as the rest of
ur favorites," was his only reply.
asked Kate if she did not think my
pther fine fellow, and she said,
Terry nice" but in an Indifferent tone.
I'VE were all together for two weeks,
Ith other young persons Of our bunch,
It could not see that Ralph and
hte were especially interested In each
her. Ralph seemed rather to favor
bother girl and Kate another man. 1t
ruck me that l had made q new fail
he in picking out wife for Ralph,
BIT, as | have said, my doing so was
BIT matter of great concern to me,
bd thought no more about 1t.
Kate and | went back to college, and
hce we were to graduate in June. we
ERE absorbed ia our preparations for
be final exams and commencement
alph came to see me graduate. Kate
bok part in the graduating exercises
the class. and l asked Ralph If she
dn't look very sweet in her pure
|hite costume. He replied Indifferent
that all girl graduates looked sweet
Kate invited me to spend few
Fceks with her after our graduation
nd we left college together. The day
fter our arrival at her home Kate tool
be into her room and said to me:
"Estelle, have very unpleasant
announcement to make to you"
DO tell me what 1t Isl! / said
atching my breath.
Il am going to bring a suit agains
Jour brother for breach Of promise O
narriage."
l looked at her with as much amaze
hent as if she had drawn q pistol ant
ordered me to throw up my hands.
"When-how-where?"- l began, bu
got no further.
You may remember what you sal,
lbout Ralph to me before We met
Nell, had no sooner gone to you
pouse for the spring recess than Ralpl
began to make love to me- Fortunate
y did not trust him and showed littl
interest. When we returned to colleg
ne wrote me letters repeating what b
pad said to me. We met several time
hfter that-without your knowledge
Hhd ! accepted him. | have no dout
now that he was simply DESTROYS t
make conquest. for when he came o
at commencement he treated me yer
coolly, not mentioning our engage
ment Now, don't you think, dear, tina
such treatment merits punishment"
I certainly do. but
But what?"
. i'ASNu thdt NOu chouiu thiii
OF making the affair public"
Lstelle, you are barking back to
.inle when we women were expecte
70 suffer any treatment from men the
,eit disposed to give US and hide on
,eellnss of grief or resentment under
OusueL \ time has come when sue
sen abnegation has passed. l TAX
.us step not because / wish to-il
seeu on your account especially
siead it-but because l deem 1t m
uuty to do So"
could not but admit that in prime
-, pie nate was right, but In this particr
al instance something must be done {
s.Op such proceeding. l cut short m
ps s,c returning home at once. Gale
-, a'pu INTO the library. where we wei
s Oue' and after telling him that
Knew OF his outrageous conduct to
Mn Mn mat Kate In justice to her SC
g.. - ABOUT to bring suit against hi
~ II, preach Of promise.
h now much damage does she claim
ar nsAei unfortunately.
"a.pn. cried. what do VI
81 all You don't mean that you a
60. S TO let this disgraeeful condu