The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-08
The Effects Of a
Club Breakfast
By EDWARD T. STEWART

Bowling left his sleeping room at his
club and went downstairs to breakfast
Scanning the menu, he saw, what he
had seen every morning. that II he or
dered breakfast made up of different
dishes he would have enough for half
dozen persons and at a great cost so
he gave his usual order, Oatmeal and
coffee" He ate a quarter of the oat-
meal and left the table unsatisfled.
muttering anathemas against the man |
agement for not serving a different |
Kind of breakfast.
I'm going into bachelor quarters
he said TO himself, and keep a cook
Going TO his office by different
route from the usual one. he passed
house ON which was a sign, ITO Let
1t was a dainty edifice and would
furnish him with just about the room
he needed Pushing the bell button,
the summons was answered by wo-
man just AS dainty AS the house. She
was In mourning. Bowling told her he
was thinking of taking II house and
was invited inside. After he had been
Informed as to the number of rooms,
rental. ete,. he remarked:
Il wonder that you can bear to part
with such pleasant little home"
Tears stood In the ladv's eyes as she
REPLIED that she had been married
year before and her husband had died
soon after the expiration of the honey
moon. She had not been able to tear
herself away from the home In which
she had been SO happy and would not
do SO now. but she had found living
-, alone Improbable
THE rental would be satisfactory 10
me-" said Dowling. May l look
through the PREMISES:
The widow led him from the living
room to the dining room. On the table
was breakfast that made his mouth
q watel-a dish Of fruit. a silver OF ba-
5 con. an omelet, with little parsley 70
z garnish ii. aud slices of toast. The cof.
$ fee urn was OF artistic shape, and the
n cups were Dresden china.
II II was Just sitting down to breakfast
r when You called" said the lady
; Isn't 1t an elaborate breakfast FOL
< one person?1 asked bowling.
in II eat little or nothing betweei
Q. breakfast and dinner" was the reply.
10 Bowling looked longingly ut the Vi
! ands
- Madam" he said. Il have just break
tasted at my club. | have had IN.
T., first course OF oatmeal and am read
for the rest If you will permit me I
~ finish the meal here of these viands
!, will rent your house at the price yo
:, ask, with liberal bonus
j. The widow, seeing the hungry loo
!. on Dowlng's face, assented and, se
: ting a plate for him, seated herself b'
!, fore the coffee urn. There was II
i, bountful supply for "A healthy man {
- thirty, but everything was SO deliciou
Ia that the quality made up for the lac
Of. Of quantity.
- Il supposed" she said, that clu
~ table comprised every delicacy. no ma
% ter how costly"
".No matter how costly is correct
- replied Bowling. AS to delicacy. yt
- have been misinformed.'
-. bowling spent an hour at the tabl
but the principal part OF 1t was
chatting with the widow. When
- arose to 90 he said that he would ct
=. again In the evening with lease al
:, the transaction would be completed.
"a But you have not seen the upp
~ mart Of the house." said the lady.
- i've seen the breakfast room a
Tho eaten In IT," replied Bowling WI
10. such a delightful lower story the
40 above cannot need an examination
a. when will you require possession
oon THAT depends"
,a The widow would have asked Y
In. whst?" had not Dowling's look
40 trayed what was In his mind. She daI
sna not 20 further, for his expression 81
of plainly, Just as soon as you VIII c.
80. sent to remain with me here In W
nat lock"
,,a1 bowling called in the evening witt
- blank lease, which he filled In
signed. and the widow signed 1t,
then he handed her a check Tor
first months rent, with an additio
,,nn $40.
- - whats the $40 forf"
- Bowling didn't like to say that
was for the breakfast. so he said I
Il was TO bind the bargain.
- Il suppose" said the lady ruefu
-, that | must move out at once.
-, "Remain as long as you like.
IL The terms did not suit the widow
- all. She had no idea OF remaining
-; her house while receiving rent for
:. so she handed back the check. Do
sso,, ing persuaded her TO let the ie
uand. payment Of rent to begin "
:. :, possession was given.
- Meanwhile he spent most OF his eN
,,o inqs calling on his landlady and WI
49, a fortnight proposed to her she d
arn.s a week looking up bis credentials
- threw OF her mourning for her
husband and began work on Ut