Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 23, 1912, Page 7

70 BE HAPPY KEEP WELL MSE ONLY DR. KING’S 70 CURE { COUGHS.AND COLDS WHOOPING COUGH AND OTHER :DISEASES OF THROAT AND LUNGS SOLD AND GUARAKIEED WY | 1Price 50c and $1.00 ALL DRUGGISTS e e Watch This Space for New Price List Now In Preparation ¥ tuy before another rise. Best Grade on the Market. 4 N5 1 Flour, 12-Ib sack 4 N2 1 Flour, 24-1b sack 4551 Flour, 48-1b sack ’*2 Talk Flour, 12-Ib sack *n Talk Flour, 24-Ib sack... The Pure Food Store e ——————————————— be Telegram Is Up-To-Now | [LOUR---FLOUR---FLOUR With wheat costing $1.17 per bushel in Chicago and it takes 7 "iskels to make a barrell of flour. Therefore flour must go higher. < W.P. PILLANS & CO. Ask the Inspector THE EVENING TNLEGRAM LAK): of the Titan ‘By Morsan Roberison Copyright, 18, be M. F. Mansfield. Copyright, 1012, by Morgan Rob- ertson. All rights reserved. of the WUITT A one end s a raised platform, sacred to the presence of an important functionary. In the technical language of the * the apartment is known as the “room™ and the func tionary as the “caller,” whose business it is to call out in a mighty sing song voice the names of members wanted at the door and the bare particulars of bulletin news prior to its being chalked out for reading, It is the headquarters of Lloyd's—the immense association of underwriters. brokers and shipping men which, be ginning with the customers at Edward Lloyd's coffee house in the latter part of the seventeenth century, has, re- taining his name for a title, developed futo a corporation 8o well equipped, 80 splendidly organized and powerful. that kings and ministers of state ap- peal to it at times for foreign news. Not a master or mate salls under the English flag but whose record, even to forecastle fights, is tabulated at Lloyd's for the inspection of prospective em- ployers. Not a ship is east away on any inbabitable coast of the world during underwriters' business hours but what that mighty singsong ery an nounces the event at Lloyd's within tlirty minutes. One of the adjoining rooms is known as the chart room. Here can be found in perfect order and sequence, each on #te roller. the newest charts of all na tlons, with a library of nauntical liter- ature describing to the last detail the line shown on the charts; the tracks of latest storms, the changes of ocean currents and the whercabouts of dere licts and jecebergs. A member at Lloyd's acquires in time a theoretieal ledge of the sea seldom exceeded Ly the men who navigate it. Another apartment, the captain's room, is given over to joy and refresh ment, and still another, the antithesis of the last, Is the intelligence office. where anxious ones inquire for and are told the latest news of this or that overdue ship. On the day when the assembled throng of underwriters and brokers had been thrown into an uproarions panic the crier'’s announcement that the great Titan was destroyed and the papers of Europe and America were issuing extras giving the meager de- tuils of the arrival at New York of one boat load of her people this oflice had been crowded with weeping wonien and worrying men, who would ask and remaln to ask again for more news. And when it came-a cablegram-giving the story of th. wreck and the names of the captain, first officer, boatswain, seven sailors and one lady passenger as those of the saved a fecble old gentleman had raised his voice in a quavering seream high above the sobbing of women, and said: “My daughterindaw is safe, bhut where ig my son, where is my son, and my grandchild?’ Then he had hurried away, but was back again the next day, and the next. when, on the tenth day of wait! 1 watching, lie learned of another bout load of suilurs and children arriving at Gibraltur, he «shook his head slowly, muttering “George, George.” and left the room That night, after telegrapling the con sul at Gibraltar of his cominz. he crossed the channel, In the first tumultuous riot «f in quiry, when underwriters had « /ined over desks and each other to lcar again of the wreck of the Titan, the noisiest of all, a corpulent nosed man with flashing black « had broken away from the cpow | i made his way to the captain’- " where, after a draft of brandy. ! seated himself heavily with a .romn that came from his soul. “Father Abraham,” he mn' “this will rin me!” Others came in, some to drin} to condole, all to talk. “Hit hard, Meyer?" asked o “Ten thousand,” he answered o ily. = “Serves you right,” said anot! n kindly. “Have more baskets for eggs. Knew you'd bring up.” Though Mr. Meyer's eyes spar this, he said nothing, but dra: gelf stupid and was assisted L D one of his clerks. From this o lecting his business, excepting * 1 slonally visit the bulletins, he < «* his time in the captain’s room, «r ng heavily and bemoaning hi< the tenth day he read w eyes, posted on the bulletin belo™ news of the arrival at GibraM:r of the second boat load of people, the o 0%~ ing: “Life buoy of Reyal Age London, picked up m wreckage in latitude 4520, north longitude 54.31 west. Ship § Boston, Captain Brandt.” “Oh, mine good God!" he howled as he rushed toward the captain’s I “Poor devil! Poor fool!” said one ©b | “He covered the| server to another. whole of the Royal Age and the big | gest chunk of the Titan. I’ 1l take his wife’s diamonds to settle.” hm weeks later Mr. Meyer was luter | r |l complained he AN FLA, MAY 23, 1912 PAGE SEVEN TITWITOrs, What diti Read it With soms: i Mever! N\ P2 \ /" "Rnd it, Meyer. Read it.” cul(v he md aloud, \\hllflh«) \\.nched his face: “John Rowland, sailor of the Titan, with child passenger, name unknown, on board Peerless, Bath, at Chris Wiy a Harmonious They are happy in the possession o' the piano par excellence of the Pecker Bros. This instrument grati- fies the ear by its exquisite tone qual- itics, power and gradations of effect. Lesponsive to the touch-—charms the «veo dna word, a perfect piano. A comparison with others will demon- strate superiority. Then compare and thats all need be said. Perry-Tharp-Berry Music - Company -:- the prices Eat For a Good Square Eat Lunch, call at the popular 0, K. Restaurant, Meal, Short Order or tiansand, Norw. Both dangerously ill. Rowland speaks of ship cut in half night before loss of Titan.” “What do you make of it, Meyer? Royal Age, isn't 1t?" asked one, “Ye vociferated another, “I've fig ured back. lately. Overdue two months, Was that iceberg!” “Sure thing,” said others, said about it in the captain’s state- ment. Looks queer.” “Vell, vhat of it said Mr. alufully and stupidly, “lere | lision clause in der Titan's polic merely bay the money to der steam ship company instead of to der Royal Age beeple” “But why did the captain coneeal it they shonted at him. “What's his ob Jeet - assured g nst collision suitss" “Der looks of ity berhaps. Looks pad. “Nonsense, Meyer! What's the mat- ter with you? Which one of the lost tribes did you spring from? You're like none of your race-drinking your- self stupld like a good Christinn. I've got a thousand on the Titan, and if I'm to pay it I want to know why. You've got the heaviest risk and the brain to fight for it. You've got to do it. Go home, straighten up and attend to this, We'll wateh Rowland till you take hold. We're all caught.” They put him itio a cab, took him to a Turkish bath and then home. The next morning he was at his desk, clear eyed and clear headed, and for a few weeks was a busy, scheming wan of husiness ‘ Meyer ol (To Be ( mmnuvd ) Outdoor Game. A splendid way to pget children out of doors is to get them interested in plaving “architect.” A stony vacant lot or an open field is the playground, | and the children vie with one another | in gathering large pebbles, with them making “life-size” bungalow plans up- on the ground. This done, the peb- ble plans become make-believe houses for the little folks to play in. Children seem to keep up interest in this sim- ple game for months Snails a Plague in Ceylon. The region about Bernwala, in Cey- lon, was not leng ago afflicted with a veritable plague of snails. 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