Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 24, 1912, Page 7

of the Titan By Morgan Robertson ICKNESS DON'T CHUM 70 BE HAPPY KEEP WELL 1 USE ONLY Copyright, 1855, by M. F. Mansfield. Copyright, 1912, Ly Morgan Rob- ertson. All rights reserved. table at which he sat. It had Leen a face as old and worn and weary as that of the white haired wan confront- fng him. On it when it raised, flushed, bright eyed aud smiling, wus the glory of youth. “I trust, sir” telegraph her. he said, “that you wiil Lam penniless at preg 10 cuu loY :l.:t"“.nul besides, do not know her couG“s AND coLDs n\\’: ‘IKI:I'HI:‘ “.\'llrflh [ :r‘nl‘wl'l‘ ‘“r"-“":;‘ T0 WHOOPING COUGH Mitlions AND OTHER DISEASES OF THROAT AND LUNGS rrice 50c and $1.00 SOLD AND GUARANTEED 8Y ALL DRUGGISTS George Selfridee. Our New York ad dre s well known, But 1 shall cable her at once, and, helieve me, sir, al though I can understand that our deb to you cannot be named in terms of money, you need not be You are evidently a c¢ay I have wealth aud fnftuence, Rowland merely bowed slightly, but | Mr. Meyer muttered to himself: “Vealth | and influence. Berhaps not. Now, g tlemen." he added in a louder tone, “to pizness. Mr. Rowland, will you tell us about der running down of der Royal Age’” “Was it the Royal A land. “1 sailed in her Yes, certainly.” Mr. Selfridge, more interested in My ra than in the coming account, carried her over to a chair in the corner and eat down, where he fondled and talked to her after the manner of grandfathers the world over, and Row land, first look fug steadily into the faces of the two men he had come to expose and whose presence he had thus far ignored, told, while they held their teeth tight to- gether and often buried their finger nails in their palms, the terrible story of the cutting in half of the ship on the first night ont from New York, finish- ing with the attempted bribery and his | uniless long > man, and shed Row one voyage a refusal “Vell, gentlemen, vhat do you think {of that asked Mr. Meyer, looking | around. ) “A lie, from beginning to end!” stormed Captain Bryce. Rowland rose to his feet, but was| pressed back by the big man who had llulnnp'lnll-ll him, \\Im then faced Cap- tain Br, i “1 saw a polar bear that this wan | killed in open fight, 1 saw his arm aft- erward, and while nursing him away from death I heard no whines or com plaints. He can fight his own batties when well, and when gick 'l do it for him. If you insult him again in wy presence 'l knock your teeth down your throat.” There was o moment’s silence while the two captains eyed one another, broken by the atiorney, who said: “Whether this story s tru t certainly has no bearing on t lidity of the policy. I this happencd it was after the policy attached and before the wreek of the Titan.” “But der concealment, der conceal ment!” shonted Mr. Meyer excitedly. “Ilas no he If he con cealed anything it was done 'fh( the wreck and after your li confirmed. It was not even harratry You must pay this insurance.” “I will not bay it -1 will not. 1T wi! fight you In der courts” Mr. Meyer stamped up and down the floor in h excitement, then stopped with a tri | umphant smile and shook his finye into the face of the attorney. “And even if der concealment wil not vitiate der policy der fact that v had a drunken man on lookout when der Titan struck der iceberg will v enough. Go ahead and sue. I will not bay. He was part owner.” “You have no witnesses to that ad | mission,” said the attorney. Mr. M«: er looked around the group, and the smile left his face. “Captain Bryce was mistaken,” « ! Mr. Austen. “This man was drunk a1 New York like others of the cre But he was sober and competent w i on lookout. 1 discussed theories ' navigation with him during his tri on the bridge that night, and he spol« intelligently.” “But you yourself said not ten i utes ago that this man was jn a sti’ of delirium tremens up to der «o! sion,” said Mr. Meyer. “What [ said and what I will ¢ mit under oath are two differen: things,” said the officer decporan “I may have said anything undvr excitement of the moment when were accused of such an infan crime. 1 say now that John Row!:: whatever may have been his cor tion on the preceding night, was = ber and competent lookout at the i of the wreck of the Titan.” *“*Thank you,” said Rowland dr:iy '@ the first officer; then, looking into 1! appealing face of Mr. Meyer, he s “I do mot think it will be necs to brand me before the world ag an in ebriate in order to punish the compan and these men. Barratry, as I under stand it, is the unlawful act of a <% taln or crew at sea, causing damage 7 loss, and it only applies when the par | ties are purely employees. Did I un i derstand rightly that Captain Bryce] ‘was part owner of the Titan?" “Yes,” said Mr. Meyer, “he owns stock, and we Insure against barratry. But this man as part owner could Dot £l back on * for New Price List Now In Preparation wis | IFLOUR-..FLOUR---FLOUR W.rh wheat costing $1.17 per bushel in Chicago and it takes P 528201 o make & barrell of flour. Therefore flour must go higher. % 555 before another rise, Best Grade on the Market. 4% 1 Flour, 12.1b sack A5 1 Flour, 94.1b sack T«rn Talk l'lm 121b sack 7% Tuk Flow, 41b mek . $190 $1.00 | g B"-P. PILLANS & Co. Pure Food Store Ask the Inspector e ——————— Ielegram IS Up-To-Now - THE EVENING TRLEGRAM LAXprAND, FLA A., MAY 24, 1912 PAGE SEVEN his, will you no is bhad fi It annuls Lis, Mr. 1 T insurance Thompson, do you Hois law” said the attorney ir. Austen ced Rowlind view of the ease s it not, 4 part owner irnoring Mr. Mr. Aunsten?” e rubbed his Austen miade . while yer. S and sutiled M Mo o s of denl and Kowld con titned THhen for deuzzing a sailor into a { 8tpor o paving i on lookout out at the it when the Titan struck the tain Bryee and Mr, PAUSten live as part owners commit ted an act which vullities the ivsur ance on that skip.” 1 “You iufernal Iying scoundrel!” roar ed Captain I He strode toward "Rowland with threatening face. Half wiay he was stopped by the impact of | A luge brown tist, which sent him reeling and sta £ across the room toward Mr. S »oand the child, over whom he tloutdered to the floor a disheveled heap, while the big Cap iz | Re ! M Dy a captami y Whe s hich mizht cause | &hipe | of e iy ) e we ' s he said himself ! t; howith der | Lol his tien while i that condition and | i Harmonious They are happy in the possession the piano par excellence of the l ocker Bros. 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H Short Order or = e S ek e S Flower OPOFOFOFOPOL020BOHOO% He Was Stopped by the Impact of a Huge Brown Fist. tain Barry examined teeth m his knuckles, and every one sprang to his feet, “1 told you to look out” «aid Cap tain Barey. “Treat my friend respeet- He glared steadily at the first r, a8 though inviting him to du plicate the offens it that gentle man backed away from him and as- gisted the dazed Captain Bryce to a chair, wherg he felt of his loosened teeth, <pat blood upon Mr. Meyer's floor and gradu; awakened to a re- alization of the fact that he had bheen knocked down - and by an American. (To Be Continued.) ks on Secret Revealed by Face. If you want to get at the real strength and character of a person’s | face, study the right stde of it—the | ugly side, as portrait painters some- times call it. There you will find the | lines bold and harsh, with every de- fect accentuated. On the left side, however, everything is softened down, and the face is at its best. Whenever you suspect a man of trickery or de- celt—and this rule applies equally to | the fair sex—stand on his right and watch his expression closely, Care of Child’s Eyesight. Don’t let little children read at duak or by firelight; read ill-printed books, nor one set in small type; have a light too near the eyes. the heat and glare teing injurious; read too long at a time or stoop over a book. Bad posi- tions In sitting are a fruitfni sousce of curvature of the spine Don’t let them euffer from inperfect cight At the firet sign of trouble have the eyes at- tended to. Take the child to the best oculist you ean afford World's Good Things For All Along all our pathways sweet flow- ers are blossoming, if we will only £top to pluck them and smell thelir iragrance, In every meadow birds are warbling, calling to their mates and coaring into the blue, if we only stop our grumbling long enough to hear them.—Minot J. Savage, D. D. 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