Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 10, 1914, Page 7

OILED GOWN NOWLAND. ed it! What shall I b come here! running from the din- little flat where she had been keeping : Her face was eyes were wide with world is the matter, burt? What is it7” as she rushed into ‘catin, THE EVENING TELEGRAM, iAK ELAND, FLA., NOV. 10, 1914. the palest shell pink, with cherry i soms embroidered over its nurgczloaso that they looked as if some merry cfummer breeze had scattcred them there. It was lined with drcamy Aline gasped with joy. She could wear the lovely robe over her pink ;1.1: and represent a daughter of Ja- Virginia helped her hair with '.lnype e ghond Her brows and eyes were penciled; a little rouge applied deftly to her cheeks and lips gave her the piquant appearance of a dainty geisha girl. u;?her; did ygn l;:t this lovely no, Virginia? w 8 to lend it to me.” i “I wore it once—to a party—five fans and pretty pins. ' LETITIA'S DEFIANCE By CATHERINE COOPER. (Covvright, 1914, by the McClure Newspa- per Syndicate.) "My dear Letitia, you are no more suited to the lecture platform than I am to open a mothers’ meeting.” Nor man Prince gazed fondly down at his Sweetheart. There was, however, suf- ficlent of masculine superiority in his ' expression to irritate Letitia. “Men always make such absurd comparisons,” she retorted quickly. room and found that years ago,” replied Virginia, and then : “Just because you cannot preside at sobbing heap on the quickly the subject. It was nearly midnight when Aline | & mothers’ meeting is no reason to ; suppose I cannot lecture successtully ave you done? Come, sank down in a secluded corner of the ; °F Detter babies.” p't - cry. Allnqlp-ll her tearstained face a mass of thick, ust look at jt! ioo_' had told her over and over how lovely | fo o my dress—it's ruin- she was, and his sister had admired | 2 nia 1 can’t g0 to the her costume and said she was the | | Win think? What prettiest girl in the ballroom. It was | ! almost time to unmask, think? i he front of my gown gown! Isn't it just 's no time to get any- wasn't & fancy dress panage, but I can't go ng gown, and there is for me to get even a r my pink frock.” ptty head was buried nd the slight form of d with alarm and in- ely fluffy frock flung k. All over the front dark blue stain, a big hat completely spoiled and chiffon. i that slie looked on a had been engaged to just two weeks. She s mother for the first ng—the mother who al, who was giving a for Winston’s sister, ect great things from aw-to-be. that Mrs. Scott was a woman to look with son’s marriage with ed her own living; but e could win even the 's heart with her gen- sweet, loving disposi- had a chance. ttle one. I think we ght. Come along with e something that will | his shepherdess dress.” | Aline followed Vir-, room, where the older e a large trunk taking t until she drew forth pped in tissue paper. held up a lovely crepe ! Japanese garment, of | | to New York. She was wearing conservatory justh to “get her breath and think for a minute” She had been a success. Mrs. Scott had re- ceived her most graclously. Winston She leaned her head back on the cushions of the divan and closed her eyes behind their satin mask. Sud- denly she was conscious of some one sitting down beside her; then— “Virginia! At last I have found you. I came late, and only caught ' sight of you in the crush. Why have you hidden yourself from me, Vir ginia?” “I beg your pardon. I am mot Vir ginia. I suppose you mean Virginia Taylor.” And Aline quickly pulled off her mask, revealing her face to the man in monk's costume seated by her side. “Pardon me. I'm sorry I made the mistake—but surely, that is—it was your kimono that led me to think you were Miss Taylor. She has, or had one just like it. “This is Miss Taylor's kimono. She let me wear it tonight because I spoil- ed my own dress.” “You know Virginia? Tell me, is she here?” “No. “But I can find her! I am Jack Howard, an old friend; in fact, we were engaged to be married, but after a foolish quarrel I left for the west without seeing her, and I have not been able to find her since my return that kimono the last time I saw her. Tell me where I can address her, please.” “Don’t you think it would be best to go to see her? Virginia and I have an apartment which we share.” “That blessed kimono!” sald Vir ginia a week later as she laid it back in the trunk. “To think I should be packing it now for my honeymoon, and you, Aline, are to be my mald of honor instead of I yours." et Us Supply Your Needs Drange Clippers Bpruce Pine Picking Ladders Cement Coated Box Nails s Orange Plows American Field Fence Cyclone Ornamental Fence Everything usually carried in an up-to-date Hardware Store 1L SON RDWARE CO. l l_ | “The idea is absurd,” Norman sald, . more hotly than he realized. “A girl . of your age can’t know anything about | efther better or worse bables, and as for lecturing on the subject to wom-, who have brought up children as as you are—well, your own com- mon gense should teach you the folly of guch an idea.” < “And your own common sense . should tell you that I would not con- j sider lecturing on a subject I had not , mastered. Just because women have | brought up children is no sign they have brought them up properly.” “And you are going to teach these mothers what their children might have been had they heard your lec- ture first.” Norman laughed long and heartily. ¥ Letitia’s eyes were fixed wrathfully upon him. She was very serious over her proposed series of lectures before the club and she did not like being laughed at. She was sorry Norman was 80 fine a specimen of manhood. It was difficult to give him up, but perhaps when she had succeeded in showing him and her world that she was an efficient speaker he would come back to her and bow in acknowl- edgement of her gift. Before she could speak the flery worlds that would terminate their en- gagement Norman himself gave ex- pression to his quickly matured reso-' lution. “Letitia, I am sorry to have hurt you, but I think I understand you better than you do yourself. I also realize that you are going to give me back my ring and tell me never to darken your door again. Isn't that right?” “Yes!” retorted Letitia deflantly. “Well, under the circumstances, I think you are right. But I see no reason why we should sever our friendship. I have always been your best friend and always want to be.” He looked earnestly into Letitia's sur- prised eyes. ‘“‘Can’t you manage to promise me that?” "Y-yes,” agreed Letitla, trying not to seem amaszed at his readiness to wever the closer tie. “But I will be wvery busy durtng the next week or two preparing my lecture,” she added, by way of imtroducing the new Le- titla. She more or less reluctantly pulled off the beautiful ring from her plump little finger and gave it to Nor- man. . “Oh, thanks,” he said, with a merry smile, “we almost forgot to end things properly.” He put the ring in his pocket with the casual remark. “I suppose it is up to me to find another girl before this solitaire burns a hole in my pocket.” Letitia’s head went up into the alr, but she made no comment. She was frightfully hurt, but defiant. “I want to help you all I can,” Nor- man told her, with his usual gentle manner toward her. “If you just study up your lecture and practice it on me it will help you wonderfully. You've no idea how difficult it is to speak the things out that you have conceived in your mind, especially be- fore & seething mass of people. Your voice sounds like a lost soul when you first speak and you get positively ghastly weak in the knees.” He laughed in recollection of his own first attempt. “So it you just practice up- on me a bit you'll find it will help & lot when it comes to the nerve-rack- ing ordeal.” Letitia essayed a smile, but she felt rather weak in anticipation of her first speech. | “You are certainly cheerful and en- couraging,” she said finally. “How- ever, I think your suggestion is & good one. I will be very glad to speak my lines over before you. It is goo! of you to think of it.” In her grati- tude Letitia would have offered him the habitual lover’s kiss, but she re- membered just in time that they were | no longer lovers but only friends. Norman smiled but made no com- ment. He had seen her swiftly with- held caress and in his heart rejoiced. He did not press the advantage, but shook hands in most friendly fashion and left her. After that Letitia threw hersel her lecture to be delivered before the club women of the town. She'! earnest. Norman seemed suddenly realized that she was a wom- an of some purpose, and was helping , her in every way. He listened pa- | tiently to her speech sometimes twice | during an evening, until Letitia felt that she could stand before a thou- tremor or mistake. “I don’t know what I would done without you,” she told him on | the night before the meeting. are going to stand in the wings and W mpt me if I need it, aren’t you?” ' l”}‘,&xpre'—yon can't lose me,” laughed i Norman. He had tried, and with re- 'mnhble success, to stifle enurelyl any loveriike feeling he had for Le- care and the result, a mass of soft ,was a world of relief in her eyes. , she said, “it you still love me and . I suppose all the women will be want- - heart and soul into the preparation of ! ggen but then | would get worse felt very important and yery much in [ly, m husbtndg:‘lded to have (ry ui, the | bought me a bottle and I Itdid me more good than cines | had y of my Cardui, and they all say_the geyen benefited by n! use, "hete 3 has been, and never will be, a medicine sand people and say it without & o compare with [ have bles.” “You (leving woman’s It should surel [ it ly help you, titia. It the girl missed the comfort Advisory Dest. The following moming Letitia awoke with a peculiar sense of pre- monition. She felt strangely weak in the knees, and without apparent rea- | son all the nerves in her body were twitching so that she had no desire to eat. She tried desperately to fling off the sickening dread that had gripped her. During the day she did succeed and toward evening her qualms had so far left her that she could laugh at her early morning silly . weakness. 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