Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 1, 1912, Page 7

| g OOC QO g;:oemwmmwmmmmm 2 Job Printing ——— WING to the enmlargement of our newspaper and publishing business, it has been necessary to move The News Job Office up-stairs where it will be found in Rooms 11 and 12, Kentucky Building. in the com- For anything that can be printed, |if you want petent charge of Mr. G. J. Williams. the best work at the right prices, call on A\Ir. Williams. The News Job Office Rooms 11 and 12 (upstzirs) Kentucky Building. HIOTTOFODI0NI FOODOROALIDIFDOD DD SOOC OOOC QR FOUOVVQOIDQAL IOV .1+ e ———— \\”.‘ enjoved a splendid Christmas trade for which we are very thankfui to our patrons and the ubic enerally, We take occasion to thus (xpress and to wish all a Happy and. Prosperous Lakeland Book Store “45 Seconds from the New Dep.t’ Only Bakery in town that makes |Bread and Cakes by machinery, which means no sweat in bread as made by hand. We guarantee to use the best of goods in our bread and cakes. Phone 203 for prompt delivery. Barhite Brothers Lakeland 290000030IFI0000 £.0000000ODOOOLOOPDACE ¢ QOO0 V0IV0Y VIV IIIIIVIVOVOV0LOQ IRV LAREL AND MARBLE AND GRANITD WORZ{S. st Lake Morton, i ! the aders of all requiring anytk i ABOUT IT ¢t lusure your property with us and forget it. We will put cood companies only (time tried and fire tested); will ad- ir losses pereonally and pleasantly; pay you promptly and liscount; look after the renewal of your poll teTwits and gascline permits without charge nts should do for the protectioy of their ¢ “'2 Loth country ard tiwn property Tiiz R, H. JOHNSGN FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY E. CHUNN, Manager o Lakeland, Fla. Successor to Johmson and Cannon. —— ¢ least | marks of the half dozen idiers on the | | NG TELEGRAM : Plutarch’s Mission By Donald Allen (Copyrigit, 111, by Assoclated Literary Press.) Miss Cherrle Vale, almost twenty years old, had decided ideas about suburban life. Ore of them was to keep a goat as a pet, comrade and friend.. She had no care for a canary, parrot, dog or cat, but she did want a goat, and she wanted a name for bim, Just why she called bim Plutarch she never explained, but that cogno- men was bestowed upon the animal generally referred to as Billy, the day fbe bought him in the ¢ity and bad bim shipped out to the village. Miss Cherrie hd plenty of friends. Among themselves they sald a goat was 4 queer pet for a girl to keep around, but when Any one was asked WAy a goat shouldn't be coddled, ~ombed, petted and fed on the best of ! the land he could put forward no good | objection. That the Vale goat appre clated his position in society was to be noted in bis walk: that the bad boys in the village had better let him alone was shown when Miss Cherrle went for thein with a hersewhip and the ge constable atterwards tiight ed them with threats ot chains and | dunteons, Three irom the It v e he or ben wonghs a'ter his o arrival iy Plutared owned the vile < to wander olested by 0 o the exclusiveness of the prest 1!1( ot a Lutter trust, and 1 ohi wi\ s were tull or complaceney low ol troub'e, and uodevdlopad into a solid sud- ce v the sis s built acress a dod down and Ui the autos d villaze which had tihorto been avorded ut, to be I and other to e witer nest Y [ we W Vite was aboat the ) thing in the vidage who the conelusion that an Nt of way over every- hidn't Leen itpulsive in away ma lew | auto had the | thing He Sized ‘I’hmgs Up. i his actions nor hod he jumped to co clusions. He he stood at the puate and sized things ap as he cicwed los Cead He bad reeogmzed the tact Lig he wa ed up tar more du he was not disuayed He roat, and he bad never yet miet tinrg that could stand 1 b, He Id dni " ° d then to busine #l they could r ity said he was picturf mile of highway filled wit HETRR il that 1t kicl a hea liion w who Lol those elieve ' ool ing \-ln *h ml( val he paid not attention to the insulting an hour, o the re- tavern steps, he espied an auto, Ther« were three men in it, and they had no causre for haste. Plutarch walked to the middle of | the street and posed himself. His heart did not beat one faster. The | { auto horn wailed at him, but he did | not bat an eve. The coming vehic.e might have swerved from its conr-s but it did not. The goat might h: sidestepped and saved his bacon, hm he wus no such goat. Head down and | his tail Jerking, and the co:ll&lun! came. The 2uto did not rise thirty feet r and come down with a It was the geat. Ut tor n in thke ton the a:to won!d hs ified indifference o the parior p n: and make short 'crk of b, | 1 the dignity | knoeked don ) H 4 Seme were ! ! pugilist, compared pugilic D. FLA., FEBRUARY 1, 1912, ' td was thorefore somewbat sure prised 10 tehold a gentleman who Jowed and stammered, and tinally said: 1 “l was told on the public square that you were the owner of a goat.” “Yes, sir.” [ “Would you be willing to put a price on him and let him go?"’ “Sir, I am not selllng goats: " 0, but you see—you know—" “l bave a goat, but he is not for sale.” “1 know, but you see I—I have killed him and wish to pay damages'” “What — killed Plutarch!” shouted Miss Cherrie. “Yes. He was in the street and’ made a dive for my auto. \We were ' going too fast to stop and—" | “l will never (forgive you, str— | never! He had as much right to the ' street a3 your auto. You are prob ably proud of the feat you accom | plizhed. You probably chuckled over | it. The wonder is that you did uot | sheak away after your crime!” “Miss Vale, I—I—" stammered Mr. ; Gleason, but before he could get tur- ther she haughtily said: “It was an insult to come here and tell we you had slain my goat: 1| shall lay the facts betore my lather.” With that she turned away, and the young man found his way to the tront door e had been embarrassed and ! contvsed, but he Mad noted that M Chertie Vale had big brown chest hair, a handsome tace and a adwired. Had 1t been n or spinster her words worll Lave arn ed him, he dove ail that conld bhe reason: loolcd o, bt i this case, while he ! felt 1 ited, he kept the pieture nl the I betoie his eyes and took a sl vow o himsell spade were eng qui a wile down the | the temuins ot Platareh were 151 resti place o g 8 Misg | sl sat den in wineh | dire she wonld walk, an wito ’ halted, a young wan reised his enp, l and M. Fred son saluted her! haif | | oyes. il to be some old wor r ol Lid an Chery i3 CVsle, 1 ohave aosont here to A reploo ne 1 Kided the other day a Wi veon kindly ook ¢ Mt e as @ roal antora and a great pet’ Foe sivl never raised her eyes, hut el and entered the house as ! My Pred Glenrson did not exist On the evenlrg of the second ||n' after, My Vale came hotue trom the | city 1o H v, dear, the young man who Kitied vour gont has got me poing. He | wints to neake good and he 1s asking ! me it you wonld aecept ot thig or that | Retier tihe a camel or givalfe and call | 1t square.” A week later the tather h-lvphmu-d. that he would bring a Iviend to din ner, and when he arvived the friend ! proved to be the goat killer. smile faded trom Miss Chervie's face | at ouce, but the father laughed in hig Jovial way and pinched her cheek and i sald: epitaph. There's just time to fix it up‘ between you before dinner, and then we can attend the tuneral in a body " I Dinver was delayed hall an hour by ! | the “fixing up, but when the young people came to the table at last hoth | were smiling, and it was while the two | | were down in the grove, later on, at | the grave ol the goazt that dured an ! [ auto, the hroke: said to his wite Do Wonldn't 1 be tunny it the killing | Pof that old poat wae toreordained ol as to provide s with a son 1o 10 he o s e fore Choriie ¢ noold naid? fthe (ow not de it het e Sen nt) had more ki« * op free than the ed by Henly the Hayter 1u i oo, for ik sng ™ Fivally Croliatic ehid To @ wup oo cdia i) A Mt Crawford b Capt. Wiight une bot'e of chamyag that peither of t'em killed |In an action wittin twelve monthe from’ that date The bt w n settled, for a m: 1wzl note reads “Capt. Crawford ard Cunr WWrigh .ooth billed.”" —Answers. 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