Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 15, 1914, Page 2

ki i o T ?5 PAGE TWO A LITTLE FLIRTATIO —— By LAURA V. GRAND. “Well, what did you see?” Mrs. { Ramsdale questioned. | l “Philip and two girls sitting there THR EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA | | as cozy as you please and having a good time; he had the hand of one of them in his. I was so surprised that I could not help crying out. “Philip looked up and then he was | so surprised. He introduced me to E=————————=—o—= those girls as his intended wife and (Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) Part |. *The room was a very pretty bou- doir; in it were two women, both hand- some in their different way, the tall- est light haired with blue eyes and a falr skin. She was having & white silk party dress fitted by a girl who was as dark as she was light. Looking at herself in the long peir glass that hung on the wall, she said: “I think the style suits me, I am! it seemred they knew all about me. I was raging and got away as soon as 1 could.” “Then what; did you see him again?” Mrs. Ramsdale asked. “Oh, yes; I saw him that night and every night while we stayed. And what do you think was the excuse he made?"” Marcella said, indignantly. “Flirting, if you please. Well I - smiled at the pretty dark face looking | at his wife. Both women nodded and ; the conductor called: “All aboard.” | Mr. Ramsdale hurriedly kissed his wife and swung on the step. Hlll wife waved her hand and as she turned away laughed out loud. Mr. Ramsdale entered the sleeping car behind the porter and his first| glance was towards the girl that his | wife had recognized. She was dressed entirely in black, which suited her dark beauty; a big picture hat on her head and long | black gloves seemed to complete her’ costume. Very pleased that he could use hls] wife’'s recognition as a basis to be- | come acquainted with this “beautiful firted him. I would have nothing | &irl he said: more to do with him. But I have “l am Mr. Ramsdale, and as you 8o sorry that you are going back to|changed my mind. He has written to | are a friend of my wife I hope you New Orleans. I never had a dress- maker that suited me so well before.| When do you start?” “lI want to leave on the evening train tomorrow. I am so glad that you are pleased with my work,” Mar- cella Train answered. “Pleased. I should say I was. ItI you should ever make up your mind| to come and live in the North, I hope| you will make my dresses for me.” Mrs. Ramsdale smiled as she spoke. “I hope that time will never ¢ome, | but I thank you for your offer. One| never knows what might happen,” | Marcella replied. : “When do you expect to be mar ried? 1 will slip this dress off and while you are changing it, I want you to tell me all about it. I dearly love to hear about a romance.” “I do mot like to bother you, but you have been so kind to me since I brought you that letter of introduction from your cousin that I would do any- | thing that I could to please you. 1| was not raised in the South as you; can tell by my talk. Philip Cobb, the man I am going to marry, inherited his uncle’s barber shop and moved to New Orleans to take ponanlon.l That was a year ago. I have sewed for your cousin for some time, and she always liked me. She knew that Philip had gone away. Just a month before I came here your cousin de- | termined to go to New Orleans. Her' maid wase not well, so she offered to take me in her place and then I could , see Philip. I was delighted at the opportunity and decided to surprise | him. 1 “Your cousin gave me tle first after- noon off and I started out to find him. 1 had the street and number, and after inquiring of several people, I found the shop. It was not quite as I cared for Philip, not what he had, and I walked up to the door and went in. 1 heard the :-und of laughter from the back room, so walked towards the door.” Here she paused. P z g G A Bl 2D GrErBrSrSrBndrrded GHI B M BN G @ (ET LRl S ST T S R R R R L R L et L L e SR R large as I had expected to find it, but l me nearly every day and promised never to do such a thing again. I have been so lonesome that I just felt I could not live without him, so I am going down there and get married. Do vou think I am making a mis- take?” she asked. “No, child; I do not. If you love him and he loves you I think you are better off married. I have the same thing to contend with. My hus- band is one of the best of men and 1 feel that he loves me dearly, but he will flirt. He is going south tomor- row night and I suppose he will not be on the car a half hour till he has found someone to flirt with. I would glve anything in the world to break him of it.” Mrs. Ramsdale sighed as she spoke. There was silence in the room for a moment and then Mrs. Ramsdale laughed out loud. “I have it, I have it. With your help I think I wfll cure him. At least I can try.” ’ Going to the door she looked up and down the hall, closed the door tightly, shut the one leading into her bedroom and then pulling her chair close to Marcella’s she commenced to talk rapidly in a low tcne. Part 11, It was very near train time when Mrs. Ramsdale entered the depot. She looked around hurriedly and saw the face she was looking for. A nod was exchanged and then she turned to watch the door for her husband’s en- trance. He looked surprised, but said heartily: “I declare, I am surprised to see you.” “l was down in the neighborhood and thought it would be pleasant to come to the train.” Mr. Ramsdale had his ticket and they walkéd down towards the sleep- ing car, his wife talking as fast as possible. When they reached the car he was to take, the porter took his grip. She stepped back a little and exclaimed: “There is a girl I know, she ia going to New Orleans; she must be in the same car with you"” :s;m»m will consider that an introduction and | let us be friends for the journey.” “Thank you, Mr. Ramsdale, I will be pleased to.be friends. I knew you at once as your wife had shown me your picture. It is very pleasant to| have an acquaintance on the train when one has a long journey ahead. I am going to New Orleans; how far are you going?” “To the same place. It will be de-; lighttul to have company.” The train pulled out and the two| went to dinner together. When they were at table he was rather sur- prised that she did not remove her gloves, but he was so deep in_ his flirt- ation that he made no remark. The next day was spent by the two together in pleasant converse. She received several telegrams at Mem-: phis the next day. One of them was from his wife and she showed it to him. It was as follows: To Miss Marcella Train, Memphis, Tenn: [ My husband is on the train. Will you please tell him that I have sent him a' telegram to New Orleans. Have you met. him? Please answer. Francis Ramsdale. Marcella showed him the telegram and then said: “I answered at once and told her that you had introduced yourself as soon as you came on the train.” “I am sorry,” he said, “that you told ' her we were acquainted. My wife is always complaining about my flirting and I suppose she will call my becom- ing acquainted with you flirting.” The flirtation went on until the ! train pulled into the depot at New Orleans. They walked side by side till they had neared the gate. Then she pointed to a well-dressed negro standing be- side the gate and said: “There 18 my intended husband.” “What! Not that negro?’ he ex- claimed in horror. She laughed and sald: “Why not? I am a negro, too; at any rate I had & negro mother.” Stopping still where he stood hel Accuracy Taste, Style HOBBBITEEQ | cis.” , OCT. 15, 1914. 2 L= ;| BRINLLY e ——— Py AT T PO line of 10 and 12 e o back. O EHOBACHECHEELE S0 SRS 3 Phone No. 340 looked at her in dismay and horror. She laughed again and sald: “Good- by. I hope you enjoyed our little flirtation.” He was too stupefled to answer and she walked away still laughing. As she reached the gate ghe turned around and called to him: “Be sure to get your wife's telegram.” He hurried to the telegraph office and inquired for his message. When it was handed him a grim smile spread over his face and he knew his wife had put up a job on him. For these words met his gaze: “I hope you-had a good time. F‘nn-‘ — s ‘ SLANG TERM HARD TO TRACE: Origin of Appe!latl_on of “Plker” Has Been Ascribed by Writers to Va- rlous Sources, The word “piker,” designating not exactly a “welcher,” but a timid, mean-spirited gambler, who would nev- er hold out against a losing game, has no possible connection with the agile, greedy,bold pike of inland waters. That fish is ever daring and aboveboard. The term is said to have originated in St. Louis, Mo.,, where, in the old gambling days, men from Pike coun- ty, Mississippi, or Pike county, Nlinois, Lakeland Evening Telegram The Lakeland News Just received, a complete FOIBIDDOFIPOIAENT OISO K Mr. Ramsdale looked up and muwmwmm,wwww 'PLOWS [BRNGE)] inch MODEL HARDWARE (o c. X used to play cards, but being poor, they never had much money to lose, and so could never do much plunging. Hence the derisive term “piker” appli- cable to the merely pettifogging gam- bler. A recent writer has another derivation. He says: “In the early ' days men from Pike county, Missouri, and Pike County, Illinois, went all throuzh the West. They were all good men. In fact, they were such a fine lot that when auy crooks would want to represent themselves as hon- est men they wouid say they were from Pike. As a result of this all the bad man in the West claimed to be from our secticn, and in that way Plke got a bad name. 80 when® the Westerners suspected & man of being crechied, they'd say: ‘Look out for him, he’s a Piker.'” This sounds somewhat apocryphal, however. There was a General Pike who fell in the United States attack upon Toronto in 1013, who traced the Mississippi to its source, and also discovered Pike's peak in the Rockies during ex- ploring surveys conducted for the United States government after the Louisiana purchase in 1804-5. Pre- sumably the counties above referred to were named after him, and possibly there is some connection between him and the slang term in question. 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