The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-11
"A Timely
Message
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Nv RALPH HAMILTON
Copyright. 1919. by the western News
paper Union.)

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When the parents Of Waldron |
Lynne asked him to 60 down to Earl !
vile and look up house they could
rent from May to November, that en-
young man must have acted
with extreme diligence and care, for
when he returned he made the an
nouncement with enthusiasm:
''Ive found you just what you want,
all ready to move into, lovely garden,
nice neighbors-in fact, perfect jew
Ell Of a place"
A few days later when Mr.. and Mrs.
Lynne accompanied him to Earlville,
there were selected places they liked
much better than the one Waldron
had selected. He seemed so greatly
taken with the latter, however, that
they decided to indulge his choice.
"There was method to the process
Of our young man in influencing us to
move into this especial neighborhood,
1t seems" remarked Mr.. Lynne TO his
wife a week later. "Have you noticed
the large house on the rise in ground
in line with this one, about square
diStantW
mot particularly" replied Mrs.
Lynne. "Why?"
"Waldron has, and continues to do
so. l remarked how absorbed he was
in studying Its architectural beauties
and general environment through an
opera glass and took a look myself.
1t appears that the garden Of the Way
land place, as 1t Is called, Is favor
lite spot with most graceful and
prettily dressed young lady. I rallied
Waldron, basing the action on my
suspicious, and in his always frank
and truthful way be admitted the soft
Impeachment Of an unusual interest
in the young lady In question. He de-
liberately stole march on us. It
seems that when he first came here
and noticed the rent sign, he went to
the Wayland place to inquire some
thing about 1t. AS It might not hap
pen again In year, Miss Isabel Vane
was alone In her garden. All the folks
were away except one servant. She
was probably lonesome and she and
Waldron were mutually attracted to
one another. Anyhow, he remained
there whole forenoon and he has
managed to meet her away from hel
home several times since then"
"Why not at her homer" asked Mrs
Lynne.
"Ah! there Is the crux of the whole
affair. Miss Isabel Vane Is an orphan
and an heiress with two guardians
one at BroctOn, the other here. Sh,
equally divides the year between thu
two. John Wayland, who lives yon
der, is a crotchety, stern, ssupiciou
old bear who is so afraid that his love
ly ward will fall prey to some schem
ing fortune hunter, that he watche
her as a cat does mouse.
"Poor boy!" said Mrs. Lynne.
Mr.. Lynne had outlined condition
correctly. Isabel Vane and his sol
had met a sufficient number of time
to cement an acquaintance that ha
very nearly eliminated In unexpress
ed, but mutual love. John Waylan
had seen to 1t that the young peOpl
did not meet. He denied Isabel n
rational pleasure that money cOul
buy, but at once set about arrangjn
to remove her to her other guardian
many miles away from Earlville.
Just one letter Waldron had maj
aged through craft and caution to q
to Isabel. In 1t he had impetuousl
confessed his sentiments toward he
He entreated a reply, encouraging,
1t could be so, and then limited at
campaign where love laughed at lOcl
smiths. A day passed by, two day
but he received no reply, and he WI
at q point of desperation. He did n,
make allowance for the fact that Il
9 watch and ward Of John Wayland hs
;. been set to method where evel
J. move of Isabel was under the close
cynosure. 1t was torture complete
p sit at the open window of his room al
take within <he range of his vision
:. distantly sight of the dainty, fifth
form of his inamorata. Archery WI
T: about the sole recreation Of 1sab'
8 and as he noted her in its pursuit
7 likened the punctured targets to Il
9 poignant wounds separation 0cc
Z stoned to his own longing and lacert
! ed heart.
& At the end of the third day of an
I ious, woeful waiting, Waldron ma
y I'D his mind that Miss Vane was
inclined to favor his suit. Had II be
q otherwise, he reasoned, she sure
Z would have found some way Of CO..
8 municating with him. He made
Z his mind to 60 to the city, INNER
: himself In business and forget
Z misery and disappointment. He W
J seated dejectedly on garden sc
I when his little brother Willis came
y to him.
( ooh, Waldron!" he hailed, Two
i YOU make me a bow to shoot wit
4 See, found beautiful arrow rig
ri under the window Of your ROOM"
Il AS WaIdron casually took the