Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 31, 1912, Page 7

THE EVENMN InLEGRAY LA For Business Reasons By McCulloch-Williams {LCopyright, 1012, by Pre Associated Literary .) “If you really cared about me—" ‘hoking sob, William, her husband, frowned heav- o 8 BEWARE OF SUDDEN ATTACKS THAT MAY PROVE DEADLY. YOU CAN SOON REPEL THE MOST DANGEROUS WITH DR. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY THE RELIABLE REMEDY FOR i COUGHS AND COLDS WHOOPING COUGH AND OTHER DISEASES OF THROAT AND LUNGS PRICE 50c AND $1.00 SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY ALL DRUGGISTS ! don’t care--you are only my wife—' for whom 1 spend my days toiling and srubbing—and from whom I get in return—" “I try! hard!” Elinor flashed out. “But your have a minute's peace.” “Won't—eh? 1 really hadn't noticed it,” Willlam retorted, still sarcastic. “I suppoge the real root of the matter | is—you want me to leave her. Under- stand—1 shall not do {t! —knowing all she had done for me— | . told you outright 1 would never leave 1er lonely, You agrecd —anything to get me. Now--you want to get away |lrom your bargain" “Do you want 1¢ get away from your bargain?" Elinor asked, suddenly eyes drying them magically. William did not answer--only smiled provolingly. After a little she went on, still clearly, “If you do—I1 will take myself away—as soon as we have gone over the accounts. 1 want to leave things straight.” “Really, Elinor—this is too ridicu- lous. With the Travers expecting us to dinner—and the theater afterward,” William began—he was not smiling any more, but still his voice was hard. Elinor's head went up. “You do not answer,” she said. "I take silence for consent. can make my excuses-say you came to tell them | was— indisposed.” The door opened without any pre- e m.‘wua|ufllt'lhn resting —you can have fifteen minutes before it is time to dress. Elinor nev- er thinks of such things—but if you are to #o on doing yourself justice you must take care of yourself. And to- night I want you to be your hest self. Every’[hm g i Hardware. ./5 the best hardware for that new ™ mimis v e That brings you here, for we make a point of carrying nothing but the best builders’ I bred, but must say 1 never dreamed | vou could be ignorant enough to think hardware that adds not only to the beauty of a_building, but to its selling value as well, of such a thing.” The “Say 'Kindness' for ‘ignorance,’ er,” William interposed. “Elinor is impulsive -and very generous. Of course, her suggestion is impossible. But I know she thought only of giv- ing you pieasure—the pleasure of meet- ing an old friend.” “It will be much greater pleasure to have him see my son and his wife at their best, among the best people,” Mrs. Alsop said proudly. “As fur James Dwight, I don't care a pin— except to have him see I made no mis- take in refusing him. He will he bound to see it- you are so much your futher's son.” The clock striking the half hour, made her hurry off with a vexed ox- clamation As the door shut behind her William went up to his wife, laid a hand upon her arm and said, not very easly: “You are very angry, Elinor tha: 1| know. And it is in your power to take a deep revenge. Vnless you go tonight, [ cannot. That will mean the loss of Traver's good will and good word, which just now are vitally important to me. le and his wife count on us to liven their party. The others are rich, but heavy--aud wild to be amused. “We are not paupers - thanks to my mother. She saved my father's es- tate, you know. But one can't stand still—you know that without telling. 1 have invested more than I ought 10 have risked in a deal that Traver can make successful. moth- sash and door locks, hinges, etc., are a very small part of a tulding, but will repay many times for the cost and trouble of proper ! sclection. Cheap goods are a continual source of trouble and worry. | We are prepared to name interesting prices on the coraplete hard. | Ware tor any style of building from the humble cottage to the largest of- "¢ building, Yes Sir! phiced | We also sell the best building tools—all moderately CRPREVYD The Jackson & Wilson Co. L Knowing that vom AKE LAND FLORIDA must decide. 1 throw myself on voar . R e e s e e ’ i e samp——— | TNETCY." “On my Justice, you mean,” k! ror sald lifelessly. “Therefore I will yo. It shall never be true that 1 adied ‘ to the harm I did you in marryine “ou LN 1} sss the wreck of your fortune.” “Come, now, let's Kkiss and be friends,” Alsop sald, trying 1o e her in his arms. She eluded him, turned to her * table, and began pulling the pins !r her hair, saying over her shou! “As | am staying only for bu=: reasons, and 8o long as they portant, there seems to be no occa for us ever to quarrel again.” She was the life of the party ‘rat night, so blithely brilliant, eo e¢lfnly fascinating, Alsop was amazed Ile With wheat costing $1.17 per bushel in Chicago and it takes 3 bushels to make a barrell of flour. Therefore flour must go higher. $0 buy before another rise. Best Grade on the Market. 4 %0 1 Flour, 12-1b sack. ... A No. 1 Flour, 24-1b sack. . are m Elinor beran, breaking off there in a| ily, and said sarcastically, “Of course ' ¢ You know I try—ever 80| — your — m-mother — won't — let me | That's flat. | You married me with your eyes open | that 1 was her only child—besides, 1! calm, sparks at *%o bottom of her !¢ As to the Travers, you | liminary knocking. Mrs. Alsop, the telder, came through it saying with ta frown, “William, you should be| ELAND, FLA.,, MAY 31, 1912, wraps, answering with commonplace quict whatever Alsop had to say. There was no rebound in her—she did not «ven admit how stupid she had | found the rich folk. Her husband was | {all tiken aback—she had always been 1 @8 responsive as a harp-string and as Vivid as a summer day. I Lis heart he cursed roundly the root of trouble—the little lame dog | 1 she had found and fetched home, only i 10 have it sent by his mother straight to the pound. This was the sensible i thing, of course—but the furry inno- | cent, hungry and friendless, had gone tight into Elinor's keart. She had bezzed 1o keep it—only until it was | !well, and she could find a home for it. i { Her motherdn-law had been inexor | ahle, with the result of sending her into stormy tears. Throughout the | | next six weeks of dryeved calm on her part, William Alsop thought he | would welcome anything that would \l»n 12 back the tears, \ She kept going, going, from her late rising to her later lying down. | The house she had let slip into elder hands, giving over even the account books which had been her special pride. Business drove Alsop as hard as Elinor drove herself in the name {of pleasure. She helped him indubi- tably. Traver stuck at nothing in his behalf. “Want to make some pretty me for the pretty child to throw he said sometimes, with a Traver's word had weight, spocially when his money went be- {hind it. After a feverish campaign, ! Alsop caught breath—to find himself | richer by a quarter of a million. He started home early, but moved by a queer impulse stopped at a fa- mous jeweler's shop. 1t had suddenly come to him that Elinor loved pearls. He would buy her a string, the hand- somest he could find, even though the cost might be half his recent gains. He was no judge of such things, but the shop imprint was a guarantee— besides, it employed the best of all experts. Alsop had a nodding ac- quaintance with the expert. Moving among bewildering counters in search of him, he came in view of a couple standing face to face. The woman's back was to him -the man he recog- nized as an elderly bachelor banker, cnormously rich, with the name of be- ing ulso enormously unserupulous. He was smiling down at the woman, and saving persuasively, “If you will but permit—whid happiness for me. thing Lereor in the whole You love pearls Alsop made almost a leap for the pair--something familiar in the out line of throat and shoulders, in the silken chestnut hair, told him who was listemng, But he was nnan enough, gentleman enough, to carry off things well, "I sce my wife has been con- fessing her pet gins to you, Mr. Vor- chuckle world. § Any- PAGE SEVEN IGHISIACHENC T %l@@@@l =g A BEAUTIFUL uwsmAnow ol pia no excellence may be seen at our warercoms. 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Good Stock on Hand WE Deliver Free of Chlrge For a Good Square Short Order or Flower tre he said, stepping between them, “Ave you a Judge of pearls? How lucky! My business here is to buy her a string.” “Not now--some other day,” Elinor murmured composedly, turning to go. Alsop walked possessively beside her, put her into her cab and himself followed her, Not until they had made the round of the park did he speak. Then, lift- ing his haggard face from the hands that had hidden it, he asked, miser- ably: “Elinor, iow far has this gone? How long have you known Vortress? How dared he offer you Travers presented him -1 have tol erated him for business reasons,” K- nor said coldily “As to his offer — ple understand 1 did hot accept, me | Yon see- | am still foollsh. He told soin had won out as you don't need me any onger, 1 am going away in the morning.” “Elinor! Darling! | need you as never before. 1 love you, love, love, love you beiter than all the world! Try to forgive me 1 know I was bru. tal,” Alsop panted. “Only say -—-you shall have whatever you want- -even if it should be a hundred dogs.” Elinor sat trembling, her eyes hu- mid. “I--1 don't want any dog -now,” she murmured. “l ought to go away -~but truly I cannot- I want my-—hus- band!” Alsop couid not speak. Found Out What Hit Him. Before Horace Webh became clown he was a circus "leaper.” He held the record for a double turn leap over six elephants. One night he was standing at the top of the run ready to make a dash for the springbhoard: The six elephanis were lined up and ready. He started down the run and was half way along when he suddenly felt something hit him on the calf of the leg. It rattled him so that he made a misstep and landed with a sprawl on top of the middle elephant. He got a fine shaking up. Te couldn’t imagine what had hit him and puzzled over it the rest of the day without coming to any conclusion The next day he met a fellow on the street whom he had known in his home town. The fellow was tickled to see Webb and sald: “I saw you at the show last night, Horace, and I tried to catch your eye mother I thought her the mos® fusci-| nating of women—until [ me* daughter you have given her” 1e to Alsop as they shook ! “Come and tell her 80 } Alsop answered. But 1 held up his hands with 2 far dismay. If Elinor heard or sa™ the ! she made no sign. In the car : whirled home she sat inert amic d | W.P. PILLANS & C0. 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