Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 16, 1911, Page 6

PAGB SIX Dt o MG o W DGO o SOCCOG DOOOOOIOOROOO00O000 QOVVOVCTVOOVLOIOTOOOC TANPA A (A condensed story of the play toI FOVOLOLOPOSQIRIO SO IOIOLO O The Third Degree LA D 0Q QIO IOIOIQI PO IO H OO DO DD 10 Furniture DOOCOOOOOCOOC o e B T e e O & v, Davenports Bear in mind that our stock is ABSOLUTELY NEW. No shop worn goods. e e RO e e RUGS AND FURMITURE FOR CHRISTMAS A purely ornamental gift is never as satisfactory as one that comlines beauty, ccmfort and conveni- ence. For example .the hall, library, dining room or bed room may need a rug-NOW, In our rug depart- ment you can find just what is needcd. be it an Oriental or a domestic. Give it for Christmas. It will be crnamental but it will also be comfortable and useful. Then some room may need a comfortable chair or table, some pieces of furniture. Give it for Christmas, it will be an ideal gift. ornamental but useful, and for years will be a pleasant reminder of the doncr and the occasion. The artistic, exclusive small pieces of furniture are here in abundance. Varicty of articles, wide range of prices. Let us enumerate a few at- OO DD tractive gifts. Rocking Chairs 2 ; seocooccce SEPYiNG Tables Ladies’ Dressing Tables Big Leather Chairs Cadallic Desk Tables Parlor Suits sold furniture taken back in stock for non-payment of installments. Blankets A. J. ANGLE FURNITURE Local and Long Distance Phone 87——315 FRANKLIN STREET :0'30;3‘ 2 $| > DODOOOIODOPOBC Young Jeffries is profuse with ap- be presented here January 3d. Somo | ologies “for butting in™ and wants er-| typographical and grammatical | rors are purposely made, and prizes | of theater tickets will be given by | htis paper to those making the best and most corrections, complete as follows: For the best correction, two of the best seats in the theater; second best correction, two orchestra circle seats; third best, two general admission tickets. The story will run through three or four issues of the paper. Save the installment of the story and after all has been printed, note corrections and send in to The Evening Telegram by Salul'-l day, Dec. 30th.) The first act takes place in Robert Underwood's art studio in Fifth ave- nue. It is evening and Underwood, a pale, nervous man of abont thiriy- gight is alone when Mr. Beunington is announced over the telephone. “Send him up,” Underwood answers and throwing away his cigarette, he picks up a newspaper, which he care- lessly scans, & ting Bennington's arrival. “This is a surprise,” Un- derwood declares when his guest en- ters, but waiving formilities the lat- ter says his time is short and his mission delicate-—he has come to wiarn underwood that the firm em- ploying him has learned that he sold many of their valuable objects, for which they say, so far as can be ac- counted at the office or the store, have received nothing, and are now about to ask a return of their prop- erty. At first Underwood tries to deny. but seeing he is trapped, begs for time. “They're coming tomorrow i promised to let you know, and | can do no more,” Bennington answers. fn a moment the telephone rings and Underwood goes to the receiver, “1 can’t see him —tell him 'm”—but he leaves the sentence unfinished to de- tain Denington. who is about to leave.” “IUs only that infernal nuisance, Howard Jeffries,” Under- wood announces, and in another mo- ment the nuisance, a young fellow of about twenty-five, evidently slightly under the influence, makes his ap- pearance and Bennington soon takes his leave. .| couple of thousand. to know of Underwood why he is so downcast, “Wait till you hear my hard luck story; that'll cheer you up.” he says. It quickly develops that the boy is out of money and has come to borrow, and reminds under- wood of the 230 bucks he loaned him. “When my family kicked me out for marrying the finest girl that ever lived, my father cut me off with a picking allowance which 1 told him to put in the church plate, Howard rambles on, as he helps him- self to the decanter. He admits that he has the independence he sought, but is broke and wants to borrow a Underwood ad- vises his friend to go ltome and see his father. Howard-—- After being turned out like a dog, with a young wife on my hands, not much, no, I've injured their pride. You know, father mar- ried a second time, loaded me down with a young stepmother, and 1 fol-| lowed suit. Underwoml-—Yes, | know. She's all right, but she's so confoundedly—-you know me. Say didn’t you and she—wasn’t there some sort of an engagement once- Seems to me | Howard Underwood doesn’t care to talk about the matter and asks Howard if he cannot postpone his visit but the boy simply takes another drink and continues talking. He declares he has married the finest little wom- an in the world; she is a little crude, but the only thing he objects to is that she insists on going back to work, and he won't allow that. He, by the way, has attempted sev- eral things himself unsuccessfully. Underwood tries to tell Howard he is broke, and again advises him to go to his father, who will relent. Jeffries, Sr.,, has too much brains and too little heart, his son thinks, for any chance of relenting. “My God, how obstinate that man is,” he drawls drowsily, as he throws one foot over the arm of the couch on which he is sitting. “Gee, but I've made a mess of things, havn't 1 ™ he muses. Underwood—You've made a mess of your life, but you've had some measures of happiness, at least, you Comforts maried the woman you love, The woman | wanted married some one elze—damn him! Howard fay, old man, 1 didn’t come here to hear a hard luck story. I came to tell you, if you can't be cheerful——don't say anything - shut up. And with this Jeffries falls over on the couch asleep. Again the tele- phone rings, and Underwood answer- ing it learns that a lady is calling and leaving up he returns to Howard whom he tries to arouse, but finding the boy dead to the world he draws a screen about the couch just as Mrs, .l.-fl’rius,' | has. Sr., enters, It seems that she called in answer to a note from him, | in which he threatens to kill hims(-lfi unless she continues to be his friend. She upbraids him for writing to her, and he reminds her that when she broke her engagement with him she Mattresses word for her to come| Stoves in his pocket, draws the curtain across the window, turns off the light s he disappears through a door lead- ! ing into an adjoining room, in an- other moment a shot is heard -then silence. 10 hours later in the same studio Captain Clinton assisted by Sergeant Maloney and another officer, are giving young Jeffries the “third de- gree' test, boy stands under a brightly lighted chandeliers, his hands resting on the }mhlo, and answers over and over the questions Captain Clinton Keeps re- i peating. “I've told you so many times,”’ he pleads as his breath comes heavily “‘and you don't believe me— Lour after hour- question upon ques- tion——won't you please let me go? My wife will be waiting up”—DBut the Captain only goes over the ground again insisting that Jeffries quarreled with Underwood did not destroy his love for her. She broke the engagement, she tells him, because she found he was deceiving her as he deceived others, and adds that he is incapable of disinterested friendship as he is of common hon- esty. Then she asks him if he means to carry out his threat, Underwood - 1f my life has po in- terest for you, why should you care? Mrs. Jeffries— But you accuse me of being the cause of driving you to your death. 1, who have been your friend in spite of your dishonesty. 0! It's despicable, ungrateful, and above all, it's untrue. He asks her why she came to see him. She dreads the shame of hav- ing her name connected with that of a man who would take his own life, she tells him, and he taunts her with her pride. She reminds him of what her husband has suffered through his son’s marriage with a saloon keeper’'s daughter. and asks if he would add to their diszrace. But why should he consider her hus- band's failings—who did not con- sider him when he married her. They argue further, but reach no satisfactory conclusion; she declares she will not recognize him longer among her friends that he may cheat and rob them. “If vyou desert me now,” he threatens, “you'll be sorry till the day of your death.” Telling him she does not believe a man who is coward enough to write the letter he did has courage to carry out his threat, Mrs. Jeffries says good night and leaves the stu- dio. When she is gone Underwood pauses for a moment. then goes to the door, and locking it puts the key glint, while the Captain sa “You did it. Jeffries— yon know you did. ‘(‘nnn- out with it; let's have the truth. You shot Robert Underwood lwilh this revolver.” And so he keeps on until at last Howard begins slow- "1y to repeat the words after Clinton. Clinton—You quarreled. Howard—We quarreled. 1 Clinton | You came here for mon- Howard—1 came here for money. | This continues until Jeffries says: “I shot him.” *“When," exclaims Clinton. “That's all. Gee, he was a tough man.” Then turning to his assistants he asks if they got it ail down. At this point Dr. Bernstein enters the room, and hearing that Howard has confessed asks the Cap- tain if he feels sure Underwood might not have killed himself. He looks the boy over, feels his pulse and remarks that he doesn‘t like these all-night examinations and third degree processes, at which the Captain sneers. (Continued in next issue.) Spiders Ald Scientists. Certain species of spiders are culti- vated by sclentists on account of the fine but durable thread they weave, the thread being used on delicate abtronomical instruments. L SHBOH00 HECOIOOOIGOROCOOFIHTLOTO Ranges Haggard and worn, the! from whom he wished to borrow money, {and then shot him. Of course thej boy denies this and Kkeeps denying it until he is utterly worn out and sinks into a chair, from which Cap- tain Clinton orders him to get up, and then he begins again. 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