Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 20, 1912, Page 2

FAGE TWO LOOKING THROUGH OUR TIRES you will find only standard makes, the kind we don’t have to tell you are all right., Same way with our lamps, horns, batteries tools and all If they all are here ready to sup- «ds of your auto without other are right 1 ply the ne delay and supplics, oy unreasonable ex- without pense, The House of the FORD AND CADILLAC. West Main St. RECEIVED GEOIGIOINIGIOIOIOI0NO & JUST Full line Reach’s Base Bail Goods . Our 30c¢ ' Book Sale is stili on . . Stationery jin all o shapes Post Cards 1 cent cach fo O ! after April 1st the busivess of this store will : be conducted on a strictly cash_basis, < s LAKELAND BOOK STORXRE ? 00T O IRN0LG L B S el e B 0 S Bl 0 e SR S0 B m S R — AT e SEEDS POTAIOES BEANS ALL SEEDS Don't send away for such. I have as good as money and experience can command. N.Y. and Eastern grown. Some from other sections wherever the best grow, FRESH, PURE, TRUE, RELIABLE Car of Pure Mainc Bliss Potatoes —— e ALSO FERTILIZERS D. B. 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W. WEAVER, PROP. "Phone 130 PHONE 65 i A House of Surgr_ises By Martha Endicott Eaton Daniel Rodell was dead, and mno heir coul! be found. | He had leit a picturesque old house and a few hundred dolars in a bank. People thought there might be some I money Lidden in the house, as Daniel had been called a miser. The village lawyer closed the house and adver- | tised in the papers for relatives of one Daniel Rodell. Weeks lengthened into months, 1nmhn:;: was heard from any k and j O | kin. Then John B the lawye r | sent advertiscuents 1o New Yorx | papers, and one day there came a let- Jter from a yofng woman who said wias a niece of Daniel & replied and asked her to a few day om0 ded; dd, He obeyed A at onuce she reguested him to drive 1 She had brought prove hier kin Oilice, Ler papers with | ship. i "Well,” said Mr. Black, "I suppose the house is yours, unless other heirs are heard from. [ have heard him say he had a gister out west and a nephew somewhere.” They went and looked the house over. Miss Strong was well pleased with it and the dear old furniture, as she called it; the fireplace, too, de- lighted her, “But,” she sald, “I can't live here. I am a journalist In New York, and can't leave now. [ shall have to walt untll my summer vacation.” 1o One cold wintry day an old lady, rather poorly clad, called on Mr. Rodell's sister. She had come from the west and spent nearly all her money, thinking she would like to end her days in her granlifather's house, for such it was before Daniel Inherit- ed it So John Strong. dell's sister come to What shall | do?” The answer came, | her Ly all means, | “PRANCIES - “Mp was in a | could live ut money 1Other heirs might spring up. He did fnot dare to touch the money in the bank. e wrote to Miss Strong, and tasked her what he should do. Miss | strong <end him a cheek for $30, say- ling: “She is my great-aunt, | can't Ilet her starve.” i So the old lady took possession. She thad only one trunk. She looked like a Black telegraphed Miss “Lady clalmlng to be live fu house. “If - proven, let STRONG.™ ry. How | Rlack Dresden china shepherdess He had a happy thought. An old lady lived In the village who was threatened with the “poor farm.” All her money had gone, she was smart and active yet, but the seclectmen were afraid she did not have enough fto eat and bhad told her she would have to go, but she always said: “I'll | die first.” Now, thought Black, she can go and live with Mrs, Jores and work a [Nt jor Nier voom and hoard Jones consentog nd the old wWhose name was Tabitha 1 with ! IR e 1 . is 1 i e i ! Jed, who v ' as doout apl t n \ ¢ o hotice rooi H Y used by Mr. of siororoom; as t! 1 snall chest of rs, such as spools o silk or cot ire kept in fn shops, Mrs. Jones knocked a drawer out; such a rattling and Jang- | ling noise it mado when it fell! It was full of dimes, loosely thrown in; a serap of paper had fallen with them. She ‘picked it up and read: “These dimes belong to the finder! “DANIEL RODELL." Belng generous, she thought she would divide with Jed and Tabitha There were 200 dimes. Mrs. Jones kept a hundred and gave Tabitha and Jed 60 aptece. They cleaned the room without find- ing anything more. Jed would take no more pay, saylng five dollars was very good pay for a day's work. When Tabitha was settled, the two had happy afternoons together. Now and then Mrs. Jones had a cheery let- ter from Frances, who was glad to have found an aunt. She sent them papers and magazines, so the winter passed pleasantly. Then one day quite | early In the spring Frances ran up to Ispend a week-end with her aunt, | Al dar long Sunday she poked faround trying to find a will which Mr. | Black was sure had been made years before. At last in an old desk in her {uncle’'s room she found it. | for Mr, Black. | Just at dusk. When the lan | lighted Le read the prelir tence hen got down to i e 1 live in [ give h to my niece, France ¥ 1ephew, John Rod. cre in the wes oy nwere movit He eame hurrying in quen and t | gom | the hank to my sister, Elizabe | now in Montana. Around the house vari rlaces (having not much faith in banks) I have put sums of money iwi(h slips of paper telling for whom | each sum is intended. l (Signed and sealed) “DANIEL RODELL.” They all listened In silence when he gead. When he finished Frances ez Ro- | e ———————tn et e ettt et s i She sent | THE EVENING TELEURAM LAKELAXND, FLA.,, MARCH 20, 1912. | 2 | claimed: “Well! [ like that, the house | mine and John Rodell's.” | “And I shzll have to go,” said Aunt Elizabeth, “and so shall 1" echoed | Tabitha, ’ “No, you won't,” answered Frances, | “half the hoyse is mine, and if my cousin, John Rodell—whom [ bave no! seen for ten years—is part owner, I think [ shall need a chaperone so | that's settled,” giving the Dresden ! shepherdess a kiss. | “Where is this John Rodell?” in-| quired Mr. Black. i “Out west somewhere on a ranch.” | “Is he your own cousin?”’ i “No, my mother's; | am Daniel Ro- dell’s grandniece, you know.” | Everythipg went on smoothly with the old ludies. Curiosity made them look in odd places to see if there were ,more money hidden Finally ynder the eaves of the attie | sometimes kept in, but no k Mr. Black | 18 fer n days ‘o il K opened the OX, S0 ¢ be covered erested as the paper Mr.o | k. “but he e enjoyed pianning the little Dame Forture dipped her fingers ip | | the pie; and dropped more gold inte | ! Frances’ fingers. She went into Uncle | Daniel's room one day to direct the | | cleaning of a closet and put his clothes | laway for the summer. | She tossed old an old shoe; it went | down with a thud. She tossed out the { mate, which seemed stuffed with pa- pers. She told Tabitha to take out the rest of the things and proceded to examine the shoes. One was filled with ellver half dollars. The other contained stocks and bonds which were for John Rodell it he married Frances Strong; so a little paper tuck- ed in the shoe stated. The sllver was Frances' without any proviso, If John Rodell did not comply with this request, a home for indigent bach- elors was to be started with the money realized by selling the stocks. Frances flew to the barn, harnessed her Liorse and drove to Mr She toszed the papers on the table and gave him the slip to read. | otfice, ! My Black gave a prolonged whistle as | i he read. | Franees’ eves flashed fire, i Such an ifty!” she sald. *1| ] won't stand it Mr. John Rodell will Inever marry I'rances, so the bachel- ors are sure of a home!" scorn- fully. The office boy stuck his head in the door, “Mr. Joln Rodell to see you, sir!™ Frances and Mr, Black hoth started. Frances jumped up. “Good morning, Mr. Black,” she whispered, and rushed past Mr. Rodell, who had followed closely on the boy's footsteps. Mr. Black saw a tall, finely formed, straight-limbed man, bronzed of face, with kind blue eyes and brown hair, “Well, Mr. Black, here | am. Your many personals have at last reached me.” As he talked Mr Black thought, and little Dan Cupid | who masqueraded as Unele Danfel—so | ell that Unele Danfel | et dete ed to a * to him, and halt ! ! not ten- s part for nt, who Wi v to ) " | i |at Join’s part. John w ‘ t| looked irly comdortable, so W id | he guessed he'd have it cleaned up a bit and stay awhile While John was fnone of the shops, Mr. Rlack came to Frances and told her he had thought best mot to say anything to Mr, Rodell about the would have made it so awkward :or us both, Now we can be good friends * Which in truth they became. The summer passed merrily and Frauces | went back to New York in September, promising to come back at Thanksgiv- Ing, which she did, but the other half of the house was silent, for John had gone back to his ranch, Summer came again, and with it Frances. The two old ladies were de- lighted to see her. The long, lovely days passed slowly. Frances seemed rather sober. She missed her comrade of the year before. Aunt Elizabeth sald: “I do wish | John were here. I long for a whiff of his cigar.” The words were hardly out of her mouth, before Jed drove up with some bonds. “Thank you!"” sald Frances. “i: | trunks and, out of the “ark” as il-‘rancel called it, stepped John | After he had greeted his aunt and | for Tabitha he inquired | “Why, she was Lere |up,” sald Tabitha !the kitchen. Peor Frances, dignity? John sald: “France turned and John was 1 went out tex Zlizabeth, m both “But,” “how can | “] am culy @ a half at only my halfc On 'he morn of the wedding day ! | Mr. Black presented Joln with the | | stocks which were to be his if he mar- | | rled Frances. | “Poor old backelcrs!” he said with & chuckle. I Frances. | You drove | lohn found her in where now was her -well. 1 wh sadd i i . | Black's | IS SPRINGTIME RIGHT NOWwW At this store and spring clothes are.h.. plenty. If there is a man or boy that needs or Furnishings, we are ready to put him Sint nobbiest goods at the lowest prices. — Boys' Suits | $4.50 to $5.01 | il Our Spring Opening March |7t THE HUD JOSEPH LeVAY 118 North Kentucky Avenue, Lak. .-y Men's Spring Suits 810 to $16 A KEEN APPRECIAT: of the value of uuli:. Lardware is our guid our supplies, We don's that we wouldn't be w,, ourselves. That muk. - for you to buy an i - here, Come here net t certain satisfaction wi chase, Lakeland Hardware & Plumbing ( ROSEDALE Lakeland's only exclusive now on the market, Wide Streets, Shade Trees, Fertile Soil, Building Restrictions. Inside the city one block from Lake Morton Smith & Steitz and G. C. 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