The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-07
COMPLICATED
CASE
Resulted From an En-.
|deayor to Make q Match
By F. A. mitchell

\. for breach of promise are not
Ivs the vulgar affairs to which We
ccustomed. though l admit that
which are made public are not
sweet smelling.
Sta Deyereaux was my chum In the
San's college. and l confess she fas-
led me. Girls who have brothers
fond of picking out wives for them.
n usually happens that the brother
M see the matter In the same
as the sister at all. When l told
IA that proposed to make a match
|him with my college chum be
red no interest in the proposition
tever.
|ait till you see her." ! said to him.
she is as homely and uninterest-
as most of the girls you have
Id out for me-" -aplied. Il don't
! to see her."
invited Kate to spend -. ing
= with me. ! had been jas, as
|id in telling her that l had broth
Sor her as | had been in telling
ph tha: had chum for him,
Sch my plan was rather a fancy
serio1s intention. | was quite
bus TO see how these two persons
had been thus informed would
h each other. Ralph and l went TO
ktation to meet my guest. and l did
have a good opportunity to see how
we're impressed with each other,
kr our return home l said to Ralph
Nell. what do you think of hery
hes not so homely as the rest of
! favorites." was his only reply.
hsked Kate if she did not think my
jher a fine fellow, and she said,
~ nice" but in an Indifferent tone.
1e were all together for two weeks
b other young persons Of our bunch
| could not see that Ralph and
3e were especially interested I'm each
er. Ralph seemed rather to favor
kher girl and Kate another man. II
Ick me that | had made a new fail
in picking out wife for Ralph
as | have said, my doing so was
a matter of great concern to me
| thought no more about 1t.
late and went back to college. ant
fe we were to graduate In June, W,
fe absorbed in our preparations fol
final exams and commencement
ph came to see me graduate. Kat'
part in the graduating exercises
fhe class. and | asked Ralph II sh,
pit look very sweet In her pur,
lie costume. He replied Indifferent
That all girl graduates looked sweet
Rate invited me to spend a few
eks with her after our graduation
We left college together. The do!
pr our arrival at her home Kate tool
into her room and said to me:
Estelle. have very unpleasan
Pouncement TO make to you"
Do tell me what 1t ISL / said
Ching my breath.
am going to bring a suit agains
pr brother for breach of promise o
|rriage."
looked at her with as much amaze
PIT as II she had drawn a pistol an
|ered me to throw up my hands.
when how-whereT- began, bu
no further.
You may remember what you sal
put Ralph to me before we met
il. | had no sooner gone to you
Sc for the spring recess than Ralp
gan TO make love to me. Fortunate
did not trust him and showed littl
erest When we returned to colleg
Wrote me letters repeating what b
said to me. We met several time
|er that-without your knowledge
accepted him. | have no dout
" that he was simply desirous
he a conquest. for when he came o
commencement he treated me yer
Pis' not mentioning our engage
NJ Now, don't you think. dear, this
D treatment merits punishment"
certainly do. but
But whaty"
m surprised that you should thin
making the affair public"
Ls'elle, you are barking back to
e When We women were expecte
suner any treatment from men the
disposed to give us and hide ou
lihss OF grief or resentment under
suei A time has come when sue
aonegation has passed. TAX
step not because l wish to-iI
- on your account especially
sad t-but because I deem 1t m
~ to do So"
ouid not but admit that in primo
nate was right. but In this partic,
'nS'anoe something must be done [
such a proceeding. cut short m
= returning home at once. calle
N.Y. pu INTO the library. where we wei
ana after telling him that
" his outrageous conduct I tol
.ua' Kate in justice to her Sc
aool' to bring suit against bill
1reach Of promise.
-" a much damage does she claim
es assei lmperturbably.
a.. pu. cried. what do 70