Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 1, 1912, Page 7

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As for me, [ am more like a cabbage than a lly, and Rose is plain and practical and not a bit of a beauty, and Pansy isn't a bit thoughtful—she's like you—she cares more for the out-of-doors and horseback and tennis than for any- thing housewifely.” “Iris i8 the only one whose name fits her,” said Violet, slowly. “She's |lo tall and stately, and she dresses to suit her name—she looks so well in her lavenders and purples.” l “Yes, she does,” sald Lily, without l(’nlhus' sm, “but she gets them at the i expense of all the rest of us, Vi." Vi nodded. “She has a new mauve chiffou for the Country club dance. It's a lovely thing, with a purple vel- vet panel and some touches of silver green. She is a perfect reproduction of her name fower in it." “The rest of us will go in old gowns.” said Lily, bitterly. *“I don't care for myself—but you are the voungest, Vi, and you haven't had Yyour chance.” “Don’'t worry about me,” sald Vi, bravely. “I'll wear my old green silk. And I have mother's pearls.” “Poor mother,” said Llly, slowly. “How all of her plans for us have fafled! When she married a man named Flower, she made up her mind that if there was ever a girl baby it should be called by a blossom name. And there were five of us, and 1 was the first and we are all so plain, and her sense of eternal fitness is only sat- isfled by Iris’s beauty- but she loves us—dear mother.” The little woman who came in at this moment had an appealing look in her ¢yves. the dance, Violet?" she asked. (Copyright, going to make her lace” over old white the mother said. Then hesitation: “l was sorry to give Iris the only new gown, but she really needed it, didn't she?” the two girls eourse!” “Poor dear,” gald Violet as the lit- tle woman went wearily on her way. “Irfs positively holds her up for new gasped hastily. “What shall you wear to “My green silk,” said VI, “and Lily's “I am sure you will look very nice,” with some In the face of that wistful appeal “of 12 PAGE SEVEN added years which had given him height and strength and beauty. “Philip Boone,” ske cried, “when did 2| S I T » i) “An hour ago,” he sald. “I went| first to the house—I wanted to see Vi | =but your mother sent me here.” | | “To see Vi——" The words rang in | Lily's head. Philip had always In\'mlI Vi, since the little girl days when he asked her to marry him—and he was worth ten Bob Taylors. But Philip had been away for years, and Bob had had the field to himseli. Before she could stop herself Lily told him of her indignation because Vi must dance in an old gown, Phillp laughed. “Is she as sweet as ever?" he demanded. “Sweeter,” gaid Lily. “I've come back to marry her if 1 can.” sald the young man. *I felt | hadn’t a right to ask her until I was able to support a wife.” Lily confided the news to Pansy that night. “I believe Vi always liked him best, but she couldn't understand why he didn't write.” The following week there came for Vi a package by express. It was a wonderful gown, all white and silver, with an underslip of palest green. There was a wreath of white violets for the red-gold hair and a trailing bunch of the same flowers for her corsage. There was no card, no name, but at last they found a slip of paper on which was written in fem- inine seript: i piano excellence may be seen at our No picture or de scription could reveal it like a per- somal examination.. So if you are a liver of good music and an admirer the artistic, come and see how warerooms. the enthusiastic poriectly the Bailey piano will sat- isfy you. Also how easily you can cwn one. erry-Tharp-Berry Music Co. ] A R « WEHR) GGG S GIGIGIG RGBS G 'MAPS, BLUE PRINTS Maps of any description compiled on short County and State Chemically prepared, non-fading blue prints at rea- “Ask no questions, ear, but wear, This pretty gown to make you falr.” “l belicve Philip Boone sent it Lily confided late that night to Pansy, “but I was afraid to say so to mother, for of course Vi couldn't accept it un- der such circumstances.” “Well, mother thinks it came from Aunt Felicia, and she's going to write and find out; but anyhow Violet can wear it to the charity ball, and Iris won't outshine her this time." Violet was the belle of the charity ball. Even Iris's delicate beauty could not compete with the youth and rap- ture which gave her sister such won- derful charm, “Isn’t ghe a beauty?” Philip Boone said to Lily, esctatically. “Where in the world did she get that gown, Lil? It suits her down to the ground.” “So he dida't send 1t said Lily, when she could get Pansy in a cor- ner, “but who did?" That night Vi crept into Lily$ room. “Oh, Lily, Lily,” she said, “I'm 8o glad that Iris switched Bob Taylor Loff.” “Why, dearest?” “Because—1 like Phillp hest. 1 al- ways did. But when he went away to college and then went into business, and didn't write, 1 decided that he didnt' care any more. And so [ tried to get interested in other people. And lob was 8o kind--and 1 wanted to be loved-—-to be happy—and so 1 thought I could be content with second best— but | couldn’t-—and now Philip wants notice, given to compiling city, display and advertising maps. maps kept on hand. sonable rates. Special rates for prints in large quantitiee. 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'him you were at The seth and door locks, hinges, etc., are a very small part of a|Wouldn't be back until today. building, but will repay many times for the cost and trouble of proper |him, and he came over Sunday.” selection. Cheap goods are .a continual source of trouble and worry. | et demanded. We are prepared to name interesting prices on the complete hard- ware for any #tyle of building from the humble cottage to the largest of- nee building. Yes, Sir! ed gown." “I gee” arated. their understanding. We also sell the best building tools—all mederately best. But Iris--oh, you know Iris. She makes all the rest of us scem rough and rude by comparison” RSPV The Jackson & Wilson Co. LAKELAND, FLORIDA FLOUR---FLOUR---FLOUR With wheat costing $1.17 per bushel in Chicago and it takes 5 bushels to make a barrell of flour. Therefore flour must go higher. 35 buy before another rise. Best Grade on the Market. Ivmend our manners, L1l." breesiness, and now-—oh, forgive her.” “She doesn't understand,” her selfish, Lil. things and she doesn't realize tiu’ go without.” Vi,” sald Lily, slangily, “I shan® give her in a minute.” “If Bob lets her break it off plain Rose, who was sewing ; room, “he won't be worth keejp 1« “That’s s0,” sald Pansy. The night of the Country ¢!} 'n Vi wore her old silk. The . somewhat out of date, so th:' slender figure looked bulky wher Hence he defended Iris. me,” ex- ily quarrels. “She makes her gowns, she he sald, “and thus reduces the pense.” “We all make our thi indignantly, “except V | £ felf Lily, “Vi 18 not housewifely ™ 7 said, gently; “she is a d no— W. r PII_I_ANS & 60 she is not housewi he . L left her. . Left alone, Lily wept, ‘1 The Pure Food Store Ask the Inspector | were came to ter a man =i rie Q%. seemed to recognize In sp! Bob Taylor will be at the ” “He 18 home Oh, Lily, who He wanted to see I answered the 'phone and told Lancaster and And then Iris said she wanted to talk to “And he's going to take her?” Vio- “Yes—that's the reason for the new There was silence after that, and presently the gisters kissed and sep- But the kiss was the token of “It's a shame,” Lily confided later to Pansy, “Bob has always lked VI “Perhaps we are,” sald Pansy, cheer- fully, “perhaps it wouldn't hurt us to “Perhaps not,” Lily was ahsorbed in her argument, “but he likes Vi's cald Pansy, gently, “what it means ' feel deeply—and perhaps we have all made We just let her have we “Well, if she butts in with 1" and for- sald idly by the window of the little «'ting- nee ' was her ~om- pared to the modieh silhouettes zbout to marry me—and I told him 1 would— Lily.” A letter from Aunt Felicla came the next morning. *Of course I didn't send the dress,” it said, “I haven't money for such frivolities.” “Then, who sent 1t?" the little mother asked. Suddenly her face hardened. “Do you suppose that some man was impertinent enough to do 1t? If 8o, you can't wear it again, VI, Never—it {8 preposterous.” “Oh, mother.” Vi's eyes were full of tears. “There's the Mercers' dance tomorrow, and 1 haven't anything else” “Rut just the same, you mustn’t be seen in it"” Then Iris, who had been looking out of the window, came forward. “Let her wear it, mother” she sald gently. “I bought it.”” At her aston- ishing declaration the girls gasped, but she went on steadily. “It wasn't until I saw Vi in that frumpy green gown the other night that I realized how selfish | had been. So-—I sold the ring Aunt Fellcla gave me last year, and bought the gown. [ didn't want to be unfalr. 1f—if Bob lked Vi best—1 wanted him to have her. But, now that she's engaged to Philip —it won’t hurt her if I marry Bob, It Iris vir breaks this up, I'll feel as if [ co:ldn't, The younger gister flew to her. “You darling,” she sald, and her head went down on Iris’ shoulder. Journalism Not His Forte. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, the mil- llonalre sportsman of Philadelphia, who I8 equally at home in the drawing room and in the prize ring, told the members of the Chicago Athletic asso- ciation the other evening of his early experience in journalism. “As a youth my great ambition was to be a reporter,” he said, “so I went to my uncle, George W. Childs Drexel, who was editing the Public Ledger. He gave me a place on the local staff, and the city editor assigned me to a district in which the city morgue was located. 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