Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 8, 1912, Page 6

PAGE SIX THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAl ELAND, FLA,, APRIL 8, 1912. RARRR KOS S NI His Captive Princess a— By Clarissa Mackie R S R B e SRS (Copyright, 1911, by Associated Literary Press) “Evan is a dear,” lamented Amy Durland, “but there isn't a spark of romance in him—that is, not the right kind!” “You mean the kind we have just witnessed?" asked her friend, Hester Blake, they left the theater and walked down the street. “Yes—" hesitated Amy with a swift upward glance at Hester's rather se- vere profile. “Evan Gates isn’t the sort of man to do anything romantic | —oh, you know what I mean, Hester— we have just seen it at the matinee. Fancy Evan rescuing me from captiv- ity in a lonely tower! Evan would | call out the fire department to run a ladder up to my window and I would | be released by the most prosaic meth- od, while Evan would stand at the | oot of the ladder looking at his watch and grumbling because he might miss an important business engagement!” “Nonsense!” laughter Hester. “You underestimate Evan's chivalry because the opportunity has never been of- fered him to display it.” Amy tossed herpretty head in utter scorn of Hester's matter-of-fact opin- fon and as they entered a bus and went their way uptown her mind was busy with little plans whereby she might prove to herself that the man she was engaged to and who really was a most devoted lover, should prove further devotion by some roman- tic deed of chivalry. It was not until she was dropping off to sleep that night that the great plan came to her and it immediately ban- fshed all sleep from her violet eyes. Amy lived with an uncle. BEWARE OF SUDDEN A'I"I'ACI(S THAT MAY PROVE DEADLY. YOU CAN SOON REPEL THE MOST DANGEROUS WITH DR. KING’S NEW DISCOVERY THE RELIABLE REMEDY FOR COUGHS AND COLDS WHOOPING COUGH AND OTHER DISEASES OF THROAT AND LUNGS PRICE S0c AND $1.00 SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY ALL DRUGGISTS Several days afterward Evan Gates scanning the pile of morning mail on his desk picked out a small grayish blue envelope and opened it with a tender, expectant smile. It was from Amy and bore most as- tonishing tidings: “Dearest Evan: Come to my rescue at once—Uncle Bert has locked me in T {“ u bOLLM WILL DO THE WORK OF TNO We Don't Talk Cheap Groceries BUT WE DO TALK VALUES Our volume of business enables us to buy Quality At Its Lowest Price Hence a’dollar will buy more of us than elsewhere. Tryit and See, w’n'm f| ~: i l” ! $ A jm. “Somebody's Crazy as a Loon.” the tower at Hilltop because I will not marry Terry Bannister and give you up. There are rats and mice here— and you know how I hate them! I shall drop this letter from the window and trust to some one malling it for me. Come quick, dearest, before I die of fright and starvation, “Your distracted Amy.” P. 8. “Please come yourself and do not bave any publicity.” Evan read and reread the bhastily written, tear-blotted missive. “Somebody's crazy as a loon and it may be me!” ejaculated Mr. Gates. He picked up the telephone recelver and called the number of Mr. Frake's town house where he had seen Ay only two days before. As he talked into the transmitter his face changed from perplexity to surprise, disbelief, impatience, anxiety, and back to per 10-pound pail Sea Foam Lard. 10-pound pail Smow Drift Lard. .................cvvvvns plexity again. e § “Now, what do you make of that?” . he frowned as he leaned back in his ¥4 chair, oy ‘w A servant had answered the tele- phone. She had sald that Mr. Frake had salled for Europe that morning and that Miss Durland had gone away the day before—it was not known just where but on a week-end visit somewhere. As Amy and her guardian-uncle com- posed the family, there was nothing for Evan Gates to do but to take the next train for Hillside and unravel the hideous plot and rescue the unfortu- nate damsel from the tower. “Somebody’s crazy!” repeated Evaa 1 as he hurried up to the station for his train. Try to slice your breakfast bacon with that old dull knife, as it will be so thick that when cooked it will be so tough that you can’t eat it. Let us slice it with The Packing i 187 PPy He decided it T Banni 7 IOISG Mfll‘ ket S|ICI||0 Madlllle. pO' “-‘ht‘fl ue:“ ?oyou:a;oul;":ollld:zn‘:::; 4 him at the Central station and instant- 4 lite service in stock all the time. sl bkl “The greatest news ever!” bleated Terry grinning widely. “Well, what is it?” snanved Evan, remembering that this was his rival, and also that he had a train to catch.’ “I'm engaged—she's said yes—the dearest gir! in the world!” chortled | Mr. Bannister, announcing his engage- ment in his usual spectacular man- ner. Evan’s blood ran cold. He turned awa) from the entrance to the train i‘ sheds. “Her name?” he asked crisply, | he thought he could guess. “I should think you might guess— Gladys Hallman, of course—Hi, where you going?” e [ g W.P. PILLANS & CO. The Pure Food Store Ask the Inspector [ afrseen b d The Telegram IS Up-To-Now 0 der as he sped away. “Congratulations—got to make this train!” shouted Evan over his shoul- “I wonder what's eating him?” re- flected Terry as he went on his glad- some way. Anxiety and bewilderment were gnawing at Evan’s mind as the train | ran out into the open country. Some one tapped his shoulder gent- Iy and he turned around to see Hester Ilake's plain, pleasant countenance, Ie instantly found a seat beside herl PROBLEMS 4 SOLVED HERE P When youbuy hardware-no matter what it is--you want the best, don’t you? and learned that she was going to the next station beyond Hillside for & short visit. Because Hester was Amy’'s dearest friend and because he knew she was | loyal and utterly practical, Evan showed her Amy's letter and related his interview with the servant at the Frake house and his meeting with Terry Bannister. | “What does it mean, Hester?' he asked anxiously. | To his surprise Hester leaned back in her seat and laughed until she cried. “The foolish little girl!” she uttered at last. “Foolish?” queried Evan more puz zled than ever. Hester nodded and related her sus- picions. She told of the talk they had had after the matinee and what Amy had said about Evan’s lack of chival- ry. “The child must have planned this whole thing since then for Mr. Frake has been expecting to go abroad for some time—in fact he sailed with fa ther and we both know him to be ut- terly incapable of treating Amy in this manner. What shall you do, Evan?” “Rescue her in a good old-fashioned way,” sald Evan grimly but he could not suppress a smile—a tender smile it was—over the romance of Amy Dur land. “I don't mind,” he said to him- self sturdily; “she’ll get over it soon enough.” Hester waved him a laughing fare well at Hillside and Evan tramped on the tall tower that was visible for miles around. He saw a speck of white up on the tiny observation plat- form and as he entered the grounds of the estate it disappeared within. The big house appeared to be va- cant. The tower he knew contained & little room at the top prepared for comfort and the service of refresh. ments. It was approached by a wind- ing iron stairway within and entrance was by a solid oaken door at the bot- tom, Evan looked over the situation carefully and changed his plan of res- cue. He whistled a familiar note and Amy instantly appeared on the bal cony. “You dear! You have come!” she called down in a tremulous whisper. Amy was enjoying herself. “Yes, I've come, dear,” called up Evan suppressing a smile. “I come at once—I met Terry Bannister and what do you think?” “What?" asked Amy feebly. “He's engaged to Gladys Hallman— told me so0.” “The—the horrid thing! Why, Gladys has a glass eye.” Amy was plainly disconcerted. “And, Amy, dear, shall I effect your rescue before the eyes of all the couns ty?" He swept an arm suggestively around. “Or will you walk down the stalr and unlock the door?” “You are so—horrid and unroman. tic!” cried Amy tearfully. “Dear heart, you've got romance enough for both of us. Ah, come down, dear, I want to kiss my captive prin- cess—can't I rescue you by persuas sion?” Evan looked so handsome and capti- vating at that moment with the love light shining in his’ dark eyes that the captive princess merely waved her hand and came down and unlocked the prison door. “I suppose this is an upto-date method of release,” sighed Amy as they walked back to the station. “It's awfully unromantic but its better than being up there with the spiderst” CLIMAXES OF SLOW DISEASE Really, There ls No Sush. Thing ae “Sudden Death,” as It ls Gen orally Understood, There is 20 such thing as “sudden death” from diseass. Those deaths appearing to us &8s sudden are Ia reality the very slowest forms of dis- ease, 50 slow and insidious that they often pass unrecognized, as for ia- stance, Bright's disease, rheumatie states and hardening of the arteries. 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