Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 27, 1912, Page 6

v,. it e 2 { i { R i H f ¥ 1y RAVNRS =3 L0 HELP NS & o 2 waNTED PN 122 < T 8 The great steamer Tit npposed to be unsinkable, starts acrc the Atlantic Rowland, once a lieutenant, now a com- mon sailor, meets his olil love Myra. She {s with her husband ard child The Titan cuts a ship in two, and her captain endeavers to conceal the crime. | Rowland objects. The captain gives him i whisky, so that he will be discredited | Myra accuses him of attempting to mur- der her child. Rowland 18 drugged by the captain’s or- | der and Is then given th hoard bridge foukout, 8o that he will d ace himself. | f *fi‘ Myra's clild steals away and joins Row- , land The Titan strikes an iceberg and sinka. Thousands are lost. Myra escapes in @ i\ 17 ) -’ ayore 3 i, [ ] ¢ Rowland, who ‘ - for t and he & Meyer, a'marine in hit by the loss of Ul \ Age. Meyer will be ruined if the Titan insur- i i 3 is paid, and Selfridge, little Myra's You never know when you may be workless. Sickness—other [ granarather. will b fini it it Is not causes—may do it. Money in the bank makes you independent. It pall. Meyer finds Rowland and relies ives you ti to look d and : | wpon_his story to Lreak the insurance & you time to look around and—you can choose a better job. It policide Rowland's story helps him, is a terrible thing to be out of work—food to buy and rent to pay. tart saving tcday, before it is too late. cen an atheist, i d the Royal The Titan's captain admits that he drugged Rowland seifridge, thinking himself ruined, dics suddenly. To save a fortune for little Myra Rowland refuses to testify in Meyver's hehalf Rowland sails for New York with little Myra, He is arrested in New York for | kidnaping the il ce maglstrate | hears his stor him. Row- land reforms and fing n invitation | goes to see lttle Myra's mother. CHAPTCR VIIL The KKidnaper, T was near noon of the next day that Rowland, seated inj 4 stemer chaiv with Myra g oout on a sail Jdne from the sa S loon deck of a westhound liner, e membered that he ad niade no provi sions to ] s notitied h_\-“ eable of the safety of her ehild, and| unless Mro Meyer or gave the stary 1o dhe pe be known “Well™ and | sl take her by are that it w fore | rene Nl Meyer (o Lo FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LAKELAND Under Control of U. 8. Government A LUXURY THAT PAYS. 1 the modern sanitury plumbing, It pays in greater enjoyment of the bath, in better health and thereforo is assovintes | < it wonld not | m bedter appearance, We are ex- oy will not Kitl | it~ tullnessir 1 the chanees papers he | TS too cood for Mr perts in equipping houses with the approved plumbing. Why not i o ‘ consult us about your place? it But the Yow s ot siven o om I-akela“d “ard are & Plumbi“ ("0 mediately. Nir Yeyer ealled o confer ence of the unl ‘rned g s in the iusuran the i , at AT x 8 b e | which B WS 4 o remain si- N S T LAT) e lent coneerning the cird they hoped to play and to spend a little tme and money in hunting for other witnesses among the Titan's crew and in inter- viewing Captain Barey to the end of fmproving his memory. A few stormy meetings with this huge obstructionist convineed them of the futility of fur ther effort in his direction, and, after finding at the end of a week that every surviving member of the Titan's port watch, as well as a few of the other, nad been indueced to slgn for Cape voy- ages or lad otherwise disappeared, they decided to give the story told by Rowland to the press in the hope that publicity would avail to bring to light corroboratory evidence, And this story, improved upon in the fepeating by Mr. Meyer to reporters and embellished still farther by the re- porters as they wrote it up, particular- Iy in the part pertaining to the polar only is used to make the flour which| bear, blazoned out in the great dailies of England and the continent and was And the very|cabled to New York, with the name of the steamer in which John Rowland best methods only are cmployed to| had sniled (for his movements had been traced in the search for evi produce hoth the flour and the bread. | dence), where it arrived too late for publication the morning of the day on R. 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They all entered, little Myr: ing for Rowland from the female member of the party, aud were driven off, rapping his prisoner on the head with his club and jerking him off his feet. Then, while an approving erowd ap plauded, the man who had fouzht and conquered & hungry polar bear was You'll like the looks of our bread| Which, with Myra on his shoulder, he stepped down the gangplank at a when you see it. You'll like its taste| North river dock. As a consequence he was surrounded on the dock by en- thuslastic reporters, who spoke of the story and asked for details. e re- fused to talk, escaped them and, gain- 1he MOdern Bakefy E.r'!,fe Brothers ing the side streets, scon found him- self in crowded Broadway, where he entered the office of the steamship company in whose employ he had been wrecked and secured from the Titan's passenger list the address of Mrs. Belfridge, the only woman saved. Then he took a car up Broadway and alighted abreast of a large department store. “We're going to see mamwma soon, Myra,” he whispered in the pink ear, *and you must go dressed up. Itdon't matter about me, but you're a Fifth avenue baby—a little aristocrat. These old clothes won't do now.” But she had forgotten the word “mamma” and was more interested in the exciting noise and life of the street than in the elothing she wore. In the store Row land asked for and was directed to the sail, building restrictions. Inside the children’s department, where a young city, one block east from Lake Mor- woman waited on him i ton. “This chill has Leen shipwrecked.” he said. “l have § ) to s SMlTH &' STE'TZ It. Give it a bath, dress its 4, and G. C. ROGAN use up the money on a dress Deen-Bryant Duilding. and stockings, underclothing hat” The young woman st Whatever you want in rea lestate. we have it still better when you try it. Live Where You Will Like Your Neighbors We are exercising great care to sell our ROSEDALE lots only to the best class of people. Thus we give you desirable neighbors in addition to ROSEDALE'S other attratcions. Wide strects, shade trees, fertile kissed the little girl from sheer svym- pathy, but protested that ner mych could be done. % your best.” <a'l Rowland all 1 have. 1 will wait her An hour later, jw emerged from 1} “It man, who had see 1 t who marveled doubtless ar su. b v nosition of taes and_ribbons him o ’. s | but happy faced withal. allowed no ta- land was_sworn and_testi THE POPULARITY OF Iy. MAN BLUNT (g is not due to their price 1, 0 quality. Many men wi, I paid a nickel more for t};, now prefer the Inman [}, count of the splendid they afford. Not to try treat. T liose kid yo @0t h@demanded. oI helieve it is the daughter of Mrs. Manufactured by N They started back, the odli- with his hand on Rowland's col- ar, and were met at the door by a party of three or four people coming out. One of this party, a young wo- man in black, uttered a piercing shriek toward them, she screnmed. “Give me my lahy! Give her to me!” Nhe snatched the child from Row- land's shonlder, hogged it, Kissed it, and se 1 over it; then, ob- 15 1o the crowd that collected, in- Vacation Time and Kodaks You Can't Enjoy Your OO OO OO Vacation Without a Kodak “Myr You will always have PICTURES to remind you of those 15 .+ days. Baby pictures taken now will be a great pleasure ten ; from now. ' CENTRAL PHARMACY Phone 25 “You sconndrel flourished his head with his f he exclaimed as he over Rowland's e arm. “We've ke that man to I will follow and harge in the name of my DOUBLY DAINTY or ; is the sight of a pretty gir buyiag lien he shtole the kid, did he?" | a box of our confectionery. Tue gip| “Most certainly,” answered the old and the candy match each other per. tance of fectly in daintiness and sweetnes : Such a scene may often be scen here n- ms of a for our candies appeal to those of dainty taste, It's surprisinz that you have not yet tried them H O. DENNY MAPS, BLUE PRINTS Maps of any description compiled on short “Cran wit me” uttered the ofiicer, notice. given to compiling city, display and advertising maps. maps kept on hand. Special attention County aud 3tate Chemicaliy preparcd, non-fading blue prints it res Special rates for prints in large quantitiee. sonable rates. Prompt attention given mail orders. South Florida Map and Blueprint Co. 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In the same city are dignified magis- trates—members of clubs and socteties —who spend late hours and often fail to arise in the morning in time to read the papers before the opening of court.|"J Also in New York are city editors. We Always PLEASE Our Patrons inconsiderate of reporters’ feelings and professional pride. Such editors, when w_‘ keep everything to be found in an up-to-date book store, and will be pleased to wait on you. a reporter has failed through no fault of his own In successfully interviewing Lakeland Souvenirs, the Latest Books, and Al the Popular Nicv ines. a celebrity, will sometimes send him uvews gathering in the polles courts, where printable news is scarce. On the morning following the arrest Electric Appliances to convenience and beautify the home at 8 price that is reasonable enough for all to be ha. FLORIDA ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO. DRANE BUILDING PHONE_298 of John Rowland three reporters, sent by three such editors, attended a ball of justice presided over by one of the late rising magistrates mentioned above. In the anteroom of this court, ragged, disfigured by his clubbing and disheveled by his night in a cell, stood Rowland, with other unfortunates more or less gullty of offense agninst society. When his name was called he was hustled through a door, along a line of policemen—each of whom added to his own usefulness by giving him a shove— and Into the dock, where the stern faced and tired looking magistrate glared at him. Seated in a corner of the courtroom Wwere the old gentleman .Otis Hungerford. | Building Contractor with little Myra in her lap and a num- ber of other ladies. all excited in de- | meanor and all but the young mother directing venomous glances at Row- | land. Mrs. Selfridge, pale and hollow eyed, 4 Twenty years’ experience. =7¢ work. Your interests are T'°° me figure on your building, emall. A postal will pecelss 73 attention. Lock Box 41, or Phone 50 ¢ Lakeland, Fla. wandering glance to rest on him The officer who had arrested Row. | fied that he (Continued on Page 7.)