The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-23

was incaScd in a very ATTRACTIVE u"'! \
made it all the mo e acceptable to M
Now. this sirl was really Il devil /
and | am going TO tell you how she
proved herself one
When we came To- that period IN /
courtShip where couple can SIT SIDE |
by side from : O'Clock in the evening
till 3 in the morning | told Alice all
about my woman hating uncle ny /
this time he had given me iuii a'- /
count Of how he had been m Hei IN |
his brothers affection 10y dcsl;Esl-
woman. and | gave Alice Ihr Si".!-
She seemed much interested. mUr n
censeI. against the 'horiid l.iia- Nts'
had 50 foully misrcpresen cd her SeN
Meanwhile | had given my enrhaa-
tress to understand that ! was to a
herit my uncle's estate in trust for M
next man to inherit it after me. ann
that could only do so 10y GIVING
pledge that would never mara.
Alice could not very well object -
this till after | had come 50 far uildef
her influence. or the devil within trr.
as to resign a fortune for her. So
was willing to take me with the fer
tune and. being still quite young. de-
clared that she would take me with
out it, But she admitted that II would
be "A great deal nicer If We could IA
herit my uncle's wealth. Tile ni.a1
had conceived scheme for get,.aE
that fortune, but she sail nothing "bouI
II to me.
NV affair driftcd on till Nas Of a
proper age 10 Ice married and Ali"a
was II grown woman. Since ! HAD oe-
termned To- put my head in the lion
ess' jaw | was in desperate hurry
TO do SO. But Alice was in no hum
at all She kept putting me or till a.
last | told her that | believed She WIS
fooling me and would not marry re
at all. gave as reason that she
wanted my unclc's fortune as well as
myself and She would not take M"
without 4
can never forget that beautiful, re
proachiul book she gave me. 1t seemed
that | had touched a sensitive plant
aud had Ill shted H. | caught her in
my arms and implurrd her forgiveness
She forgave me
But our wedding was not whit
nearer than before
IL was about this time that | began
to notice a change In my uncle His
| TRADES against women were less fire.
| Quent. He surprised me one day by
| saying that il man could capture one
of these creatures young and train her
| to sense OF honor such as is inherent
In man she might be changed. as a
wild cub Is changed, to domestic uses.
How young. Uncle Ted" ! asked
do you think it necessary to begin
with girl?'
That don't know Perhaps eight
cen would not be too late" was his re
| ply.
/ II seemed TO me as IL my uncle had
! been tanned ut the age of forty six, fol
every day | noted some new evidenc,
that he was becoming n domcsticatet
animal Then there came periol
when he seemed very i'll ut ease Will
me. Up to this time he had been yer,
/ chummy with me Now he would 81
at table reading his newspaper, and il
the evening when we had smoked a
home or gone out 10 Il play together h,
would either 20 to his room to read o
would 20 out alone One morning
saw him going into flower shop
What business he had there | did no
know, and | was not of sufficient,
small caiber TO try TO find out. n
flowers came to the house. No woman
hater could be sending them except I
Il funeral. and | was not aware tina
any of my uncle's relatives or friend
had died
One morning after breakfast my IN
Gle took me into his study and sal,
that he had very important commu
nication TO make. After great hem
ming and having and getting very re,
in the face he began:
Il have adopted you and led you {
expect that on certain conditions 20
will inherit my fortune. Circumstance
have somewhat changed this intention
You Will remember that | have sal
to you that If woman could be caugll
young she might be tanned and turne
from devil to something that coul
be lived with. | have decided to TT
this plan | am about to marry
young woman, woman twenty-fiv
years younger than myself. But | wi
not disappoint you. | will on the da
of my wedding settle ON you thir
OF my estate without conditions. IL
have no children you will eventual
get the whole"
was relieved and delighted.
third of an estate was far better tina
none. and If my uncle had adhered
his original intention | would get not
ing unless resigned Alice. | COZ
graduated my uncle. and from tn,
moment we were again in perfect RAJ
port. asked him when | should |
introduced to his tiancee. and he to-
me that she would dine with us Il
next evening
At O'Clock on the appointed eve