Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 18, 1913, Page 2

oy ‘ 1 THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., FEB, 18, 1913, L Mrs. Richard Coke Burleson 1s to be grand marshal of the suffragist pageant that will be held in Washing: ton on March 3. She Is seen here standing by the horse she will ride. and in evening costume » o - Surely Justified, | Ha Cou'd Understand. % v Lady Motori=t- "Oh, Mr. Policeman, Poet—"All my lite secmed to g0 ! When 1 tell yon why 1 gpeedid you'll fnto that poem. | was 1 Trectly exe fet me po” Otlicer— “Why were you haustcd when [ had tinished writing A g speeding? Lady Motorist—"1 was it.” Sporting Bditor 1 can sympa- | Romance in Clty Girl's Visit to tryin~ to catch up to that car ahead thxm with you. [ vay in ex: wetly the H y 4 to e how the lady Liad her hat trime |'~ me condit'on whin [ had finished w‘ld a']d Woolly COWbOys mcd —I\u\ York Globe, reading it.” i Camp. OO CIOHOFOPOFOFOFOEDFOFOPO 105015 O OROFOVOFOFOMIFOEOPO By LOUISE MERRIFIELD. ¢ . “What's ber nume agaln, SOUVENIRS § “Jessamine.” Mrs, Simms went on | kneading dough placidly, just as if { We have some very heavy Sterling Spoons with a cut she didu't know six separate and dis: A of the A, . .. Depot on the handle. Cloisonue and Hand Painted Pins in many styles, H. C. STEVENS Lakeland Jeweler CIGARS »”-rfa TFY Davis, Ful; Succcsso.s to D. Fulghu 218-220 S. Florida Ave Dealers in A" Kinds of Fancy and & s LA m Phone 334 Also a nice line of ¢ Grain and all Kinds of Feed Stuff, {ry Produce Bousht and S Elsewiere. All Kinds of Feed Stuff a Specialty. A. H. T. CIGAR CO.; Lakeland, Florida ‘ 290 Blue. » R e Loty Ll ATONHIOLDLOLAREIOIODEDE DA B0 vy Groceries, Hay, Call and See Us Before Placing Vogr Orcers m & Campbell | Ing and respectful | at him pleasantly. tinct male heads were looking into ber two windows. Curly coughed and took a fresh start, urged to ac | tion by sundry surreptitious attacks on his anatomy from the rear. Time was fleeting, and Jager's Junction de- manded an explanation. “Why didn't you tell us she was This merely as & mild re | coming?" proof. “Didn’t want to stir you all up, boys,” smiled back Ma Simms. “Any- how, she's just here on a little visit to me.” “Relative? “By marriage.” “Say, now, look here, Ma Simms," Gimpy Lane tried arbitration, “We've always treated you square, aln't we? Here we are located on the raw edge of nothing, so to speak, and you the sole female within sixty miles. Ain't we treated you like so many ador- sons for ten months?"* “I'd like to sce you try any other methods, Gimpy.” Ma Simms beamed at all to you for the way the place has settled down. I've labored over you, out Jessamine and introduce her to one of you, S0 you can go your ways She don't care to meet you, she says | herself. study.” Curly suddenly vanished from sight, drawn backwards by the hasty acticns o et \n!h ! view he ob truct ans, wi d. mmediatel rose a choerus of y Z- ud 3 v Junetion ¢ noiic in this en- ol pregress dopro kod the edies of d pichod up 1 sau d forth of the road lay one Do- vus perched astride the yo fri his hair towsled like a terrier, hang tencd with short and swit exacti h eye of Ma Simms tcok in the tab- leau, and she pursed her lips Overhcad, in the one little window above the restaurant, Je iine look- ed forth for diversion. Chin propped on her palms, she stared down at the boys serene and amused. She was ccol and sweet and clean. Her fair hair was braided and wound in close, €oft bunds about her head. Her cyes were long and sleepy, most proveeative eyes, and her rose was a bit tiptilted | like the corners of her mouth. “Go right inside, Jessamine,” said ‘\Irs. Simms, firmly. Jessamine met | Curly's upturned glance with Inter- est. !pluxk' d b | the bowed like the ujg ].n h s “They didn't hit me, Aunt Roxy,” ghe caid sweetly. Hit her? Curly sprang up, and is hat off the carth where Ile Dol had a com dinced en it tier to the Juli r\rn, practice s the Doln cu'd ly.'lnr stay there, Jessa- mire,” Ma Simws ingisted, seeing the “There’s no credit | Jeulous and | ‘ly. at her lovely eyes and : She came out for rest and gr'l('e of her, a: d hig av them wao ;' home next week, back to Chicago, and boys, like a mcther, and I've fed you | on wholesome tood, but I'll not bring ! mounting Intention in Curly's eyes. “The boys are harmless and don't meay a thing. I've told them you wanted to be quiet and study.” “It had lots of effect,” laughed Jes- samine. Ard then she did a rash and feminine trick. She deliberately drop- ped her handkerchicf from the win- done a crumpled square of linen, with an embroidered “J" in one corner. Gimpy got it, being nearest, and de- fended his possession with a new short range automatic that even Curly thought well of. Gimpy's pony stood near, bridle hanging while it munched the clover around Ma Simm's dooryard. And war started in camp at that identical moment, Gimpy was in the saddle and racinz for the foot- hills before the rest knew his intent. ‘The rest followed—all save Curly, whoce pony was grazing in the creek pasture below the blacksmith shop, weriting his turn to be shed. When the rest of the crowd return- ed. perspiring and dusty ith , bat erviod ' N mile chos of i wt had a very wid y long In of apeni lenly hike an interested child After that he wn to tf» funetion every n the rost o the K-T outfit s .:l,\ld mr 'u the u.(h. Some uights Gimpy rode in too, and brought his violin. Jessamine said she loved music. Curly sat on the doorstep to the lean-to, listening to the two of them, Gimpy playing, and Jessamine singing. He hated Gimpy those nights, and before Jessamine hod arrived the two had been close | pals. Bometimes now as he rode, krowing Gimpy's pony followed, he al- I il wished he had the nerve to| fu. about, and dare him to a straight ' fight the way men used to settle such things. Then he would wonder wheih- ' er she loved Gimpy, and l'ow he could face her gupposing he were to put a bullet through him. So he took the straight path and rode down one night early Gimpy was there before him He saw him sitting beside her on the rough wood- et bench under the eucalyptus tree. He saw that Gimpy was agitated. He leaned forward and tried to take her hands, but she pulled them away, and then Gimpy made a quick dash for her, and she laughed. Curly heard her laugh, He felt sorry for Gimpy. | Even 1f she didu't want him, it wasn't | kind to laugh. He knew a fellow | Hke Gimpy was too good to laugh at. | He turned and rode the other way | & couple of miles, to make sure the Eame was an open one, When he came back Glmpy was gone. And she looked so pretty and tender in the moonlight that (,urly forgot the other man, “I don't suppose you'd care for al tellow like me, Jess” he told her, ' e.anding with his back to the wall head up, eyes pleading. “But l' thought maybe you did, from the way you looked at me, and the way we'd | talked, don't you know? It ien't much ! ot & life out here for a girl, but my | dad’s sherift down in Colorado, and be's made good. and going to run for | county treasurer, and I can go back there any time, and step Into the helr apparent's shoes. And mother'd | love you like forty." | “But, you silly bov,” eald Jossa-! mine, laughing. “I'm not a bit in love with anybedy here 1 just enjoyed | having you boys come down and kn"" and play for me I'm going buack ! I'm going to be marvicd. | hope you | won't mind. I'm so sorry, you know.” : “Mind?" Curly stared at hor faed- oft all the rare heart harder “1 didn't knew vou were in ea Curly—" she heoon “Yes, vou did i Curly, firm- Iy. “And you knew Giony to You just 1+d ns the two of pals, too ' smooth hair and oo ct 11 13 of Wi Y you didn't know 1 i e | He stopm stood in eyes ke ‘Now, did you take?” mine cov ered her f: s. and ericd silently, Curly was mbling with hi: g i i 1 to somcedoedy in Chi cazo.” he & bit She threw both of us boys do “She ain’t enca Iy,” retorted Ma & just told you that bec you and Gimpy will get i ing scrape over her. Jeo. look Curly in the face the truth, or I shall mys You'll fight and t hurt,” falt "(‘1. Jessamine, and in her voice 3 caught a new tremulous note that sen the blood leaping in his veins, e swung around on her, and pulled her | arme down “Jess, £ay you wouldn't care, wnmd yvou?" And sor 1r\“ w her a | close around hi= went back into ll‘m ho deor. 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