The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-03
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y EINOR MARSH


, Of an artistic temperament.
my earliest girlhood I had loved
Iul scenes. I took to drawing
y early and In time became a
color sketcher. In summer time
b around In q vehicle called a
bay, drawn by an old horse that
ZEN In my family a long while
whom had every confidence.
Dght I would sometimes stop at
sometimes at a farmhouse, and
nally would place my blankets
|esy ground and spend the night
mac.
evening when l was some miles
town, which l expected to
before dark, Bob went lame.
about for shelter-for I could
on with q lame horse-I espied
distance ahead Of me, perched
age, a cottage. 1t was as artistic
of architecture as I ever saw,
p grounds and vines growing
Indeed, the tout ensemble
eted a thing Of beauty. If l
MY nc permitted to spend the
Aere / would be delighted.
aged to get Bob to the gateway
place and up a short winding
aiding to the house. l was dis.
ID in not seeing any one about.
i drew near 1t occurred to me
y place was unoccupied. The
we're not closed and there was
to indicate that the house was
What was 1t that told me that
De was deserted?
ng Bob standing in the road
went TO the house and raped
lront door with a brass knocker.
not seem to me, IL there had
n one within, that those knocks
ave sounded so hollow. l listen
there was no indication Of any
ring. Going around to the rear
to see any indication Of a liv-
g. There were no chickens, no
{ even a lonely cat. Only a
eers in beds near the house that
grew without being cultivated.
bas a woodshed and some wood
mt plenty of room for Bob in
hould have to leave him there.
hg In at a window, saw a
with a fine broad fireplace and
the furniture a large lounge.
bh was locked, and l went to
1ndows, but found them locked
trellis led to an upper window.
d easy to climb, and I went up
bund the sash unlocked. went
BEDROOM and down a staircase.
MT door was locked and no key.
pened a side door by turning
y.
a understand the fascination Of
90 interested was I In appro-
the premises to my use for the
There was a zest In temporarily
this place, so beautiful and yet
1ate, which was enhanced by
ing to break into 1t and learn
Aere was suited to my necessi-
oext thing was to unharness
4 give him his supper. Then l
10 the house with my lunch box.
3 l always kept something and
I now fortunately had enough
ny my appetite. There were
DIS In which eatables might be
but they were locked. After
lighted a lamp In the library
ked over the books. 1t was EVIL
ut whoever had filled these
was a we'll educated and intel
person. l have never before
pon a library In which every
4 a value. And what surprised
{ was that some Of the books
to date. l read till quite late,
rowing myself on the lounge,
The lamp and went to sleep.
lakening I'm the morning l was
I'd to detect the odor Of coffee.
ID II mean? Was the house.
occupied? Had the occupants
late? l arose and went into
q room. The table was set for
Z, but for only one person.
on, l entered the kitchen. On
! kettle was simmering. and
> coffee pot that emitted the
toast rack stood on the range,
a couple Of eggs were ready
q.
I'd to find whoever had come
Dlogize for my burglary, and.
ng any one on the ground
mt cautiously upstairs. The
doors were open as / had left
night before, but no one was
them The house was as free
person except myself AZ IL
l broke into II.
downstairs again, looked
and listened. There was no
!e the simmering kettle In the
In my right mind7 Was i
q dreaming7 Was / enacting
a movie show?
odor Of the coffee, the re-
ce Of the toast and the eggs.
pthing Of q dish Of radishes
tempting butter on the break