Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 24, 1912, Page 6

PAGE S8IX BETSEY’S NAME By M. DIBBELL (Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary Press) e “Betsey! Betsey! “Yes, father, I'm coming.” She stepped round the curve of the ve randa as she spcke. “Where have you been all these Lours?” grumbled Mr, Whittlesey. “Hours!"” laughed Betsey in re- sponse. “Why it {8 barely twenty minutes since | went in to give Sally her instructions for the day, and we fou can alwayrs afford something—no matter how small— put it in the bank. The most successtul men in the we say, “Your ex- penses should never excesd your income.” Take that advice—and bank the surplus. It will make you independ- ent—is a safeguard against sickness, accident and misfortune. Nex? pay day—don't forget—start it here—even a 51311&1; will do. rate. Now I am at at your service agaln—but just think how you would feel if I really should leave you for a long time,” she ended teasingly. “I suppose that is all I have to look forward to now.” Her father gave a dismal groan. “Just take a fancy to some young limb ycu happen to meet, and then—presto—my baby is turned into a lovesick maiden, with her puor old dad utterly forgotten.” His daughter assured him that fall- ing in love was altogetler outside of her plan of life and the last thing he need worry about. Richard Whittlesey had had to play the part of father and mother both, ever since Betsey was three years old. Now she was entering her twen- tieth year, and her father was more than grateful that xo far her interest in the masculine had been wholly cen- tered on himself. FIRST NATIONAL BANK| OF LAKELAND Under Control of U, 8. Governwent GARDEN TOOLS OF QUALTY. are the only kind we handle and the only kind you ought to handle. You want a spade, hoe, rake or ork made o real steel, not one that bends like tin. You can get it here along with everything clse for gardening. Buy yours early =0 you can heat our your neizhbor with your garden. [a!(eland IIardwa_ye & Plumbing Co. R. L. MARSHALL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Will furnish plans and specifications or will follow any plans and specifications furnished. BUNGALOWS A SPECIALTY. Let e aliow you some Lakeland Lowes I have built, % LAKLLAND, Phore 267-G:oacn, FLORIDA | R SR 0 T V. 5+ S | THE VERY BEST WHEAT tlour whic l;i i cmployed to produce both the tlour and the bread. You'll like the looks of our bread when you see it. You'll like its taste still better when you try it The Modern Bakery Barhite Brothers She laughed aguin as she asked, “What young man of this present gen- eration do you suppose would want a wife with such an old-fashioned name as ‘Betsey? How you could ever have given it to me just because it was my great-grandmother's is more than I can understand. But at least I has marked me out of the matrimonial market.” “I only wish it had,” declared her father. “I would have called you ‘Hip- popotamus’ if it might have had any such effect.” “At least I can be thankful that you did not have that awful thought in time to do any harm. But really I think that such a good father and such a poor name as mine, between them, should make a voluntary old maid out of anyone.” “And yet that statement from one of your advanced years does not give me the safe and secure feeling that you intend it to." “Kvery year that passes will make you feel a little surer, anyhow,” con. soled Betsey, “now let's go for a ride.” An hour later, as they were speed- ing smoothly along the lake road, they nouticed ahead of them a saddled hprse nibbling the grass at the roadside. Richard Whittlesey was driving, and stopped his car beside the horse, “Must he something wrong,” said Mr. Whittlesey, "l never saw this horse before.” He reached across to smooth the horse'’s nose, then secured his bridle and passed it to DBetsey, “See if he will let you hold him while 1 start the car.” He returned to his seat, and they slowly moved ahead. The horse followed without resist- ance. After traveling a few rods they came to a sharp curve in the road As they turned this they came upon a man clad in riding clothes. He was hitehing painfully along on foot and a stout statf soon as he saw the horse he et “You old rascal! what do you mean by deserting e ti way The auinnl litt] pulled away f ! ' on top of Place | g down 1 stepped on a thir of rock, which gave way wir} {me, 50 1 came the rest of the {about half a second.”™ He cheerfully as he added, "Guess 1 broke the small bone of my left lew. Can't use it at all” “Then the sooner you get in with us and let me take you to a surge fthe better off you will be ™ down, Mr. Whittlesey bundl unexpected passenger into the neau as gently possible “You are very kind.” way smile ton The strang { his broken bone, but his voice was still cheerful. such stupidity a8 mine Is deserving of so much consideration.” 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 streets, shade trees, fertile sall, building restrictions. Inside the city, one block east from Take Mor- ton.” SMITH & STEITZ ad G. C. ROGAN Deen-Bryant Building. Whatever you want in rea lestate. we have it. sey sald. “Come along, Colonel, called have been rushing things at a great ' “Though 1 doubr it with $10,000. with the Soapy Smith gang, was re | “Folks have to get used to our ceeded to Dawson crumbly style of rocks,” Mr. Whittle- twelve feet and sunk holes to bed. the stranger to his horse, and that obedi- \ING TELEGRAM, _akELAND. FLA, JUNE 24, 1912 o PICKLING TIME ther word,” bis host an- | nouncec Lis stranger is not going I:o be | at an inn; he is coming | home with me.” The doctor and Mr. Whittlesey was petting Colonel when they | “He is the dearest horse ew,” sae said to his owner, | ve Colonel a pat in passing. ie is,” he agreed heartily. “It ‘inz on him all in a ~ap that gave him such a shock that .e ran around the corner.” Richard Whittlesey told his daugh- er of his invitation to their passen- <r, “He would die of being talked ) death at either of the village board- ' irg houses,” he concluded. “Amd I ‘'1ew vou would approve of saving a ! fellow being from such a dismal end.” “It is lovely of you, father—but then ,vou are always thinking how to do i rice things for everybody,” sald Bet- |.ey admiringly. “You can amuse | the master, and I will make love to , Colonel.” i Bet grew fonder of Colonel ev- | ery day, and her father and Colonel's | master—whose name proved to be | Max Pleyfalr—became great friends. | letsey took part in many of her fa- Betse | ther's discussions with their guest, | !nm! the crippled man seemed never to | éind h | enjoyable. | Five weeks passed before he was {able to attempt walking, and on the | day that he first llmped about a little, his host was surprised to realize how | much he would miss his visitor. “Of | course he will rush off the minute he lean walk at all,” grumbled Mr. \Whit- | tlesey to himself, “the smartest, clear- lest-headed youngster I ever met—and now away he goes.” The following day Max Pleyfair broached the subject of his departure. “I can never thank you enough for vour Kkindness,” he assured Mr. Whit. tlesey. “But now [ am able to get about I must stop trespassing on your hospitality and go back to work.” “Just what I expected,” growled the elder man. “When we get well enough acquainted to hegin to understand each other then duty squalls for you —vyou know that you are always wel- come here, my boy." “I wonder if I should be as welcome if I made a fearful revelation?” asked his guest. “Try me and see,” answered Rich- ard Whittlesey bluntly. “Well, then, here goes! Mr, Whit- tlesey, I did not come through this region for the sake of the scenery, it was for your daughter's sake. Your couring told me about you both and stowed me her picture, which I must tell you-—though it sounds foolish— that I fell in love with at once. I went up that bluff to catch a glimpse of your place—its location had been de- gcribed to me—and 1 was thinking so deeply on my way down how I was to make any headway with the cruel father of my imprisoned princess, that I fell headlong; but I hope into his gaod g 8" e e T S S e T o | Richard Whittlesey regarded the | speaker with astonishment, which | tslowly iurned to amusement. "\'nu! { young scoundrel, to have the nerve to | Itell such a yarn to an unhappy fa- ther,” he laughed, giving the offender | {a sounding thump on his shoulders. [ “Yes, you scamp, vou did fall into my s, and if you can get a ‘Yes' ey, there won't be any re- sistance here! “Thank you more than ever,” and Max limped v to meet Retsey who 3 just coming up the steps, while petting Colonel ot the game time. To r Max ponred forth the whole story That young woman was literaliy pt fi ! , for no sugees dany effect nman. wme hig young What could T do, daddy, whe A o went b CHAMPION HARD LUCK STORY More Than a Million in Gold Taken From Mine the First Owner Had Abandoned. Murray Potts of Vancouver, B. C, an old Klondiker, says that the cham- plon hard luck story happened to & friend of his who staked claims on Sul- phur creek during the Klondike rush. of Hamilton, Ont., he started north At Skagway he fell in llevad of most of his money and pro- He crosscut every rock for a mile on Sulphur Creek. This took a year, and he never got a color. He was taken down with ent animal followed after them like | SCUrvy. and spent three months in a a well-tralned dog. They were not far from the lake village, and inside of a short time a surgeon was setting the broken bone. | |"Brolen in two places,” he informed them when his task was completed; *good, square breaks both of them, only means keeping qulet with the ! toot in a chair for five or siIx weeks.” 1 that “Is “But where am 1 to speng tme?” questioned his [ hospital. Then he returned to Ham- | {lton, thoroughly disgusted. Later a ! Scandinavian secured one of his claims on Sulphur Creek. Mr. Potts' friend had falled to go to bedrock in | one place, mica sist being mistaken | for the real article. The Scandinavian | went through the mica to actual bed- rock, took out §2 snd a similar amount f. sons after that. The or 39 on Sulphur, one ¢ there a boarding house i 10e? omdik 1 have no friends within sev hun. 0 the Kiondike dred miles—was just >nel through this part beca told of the magnificent s “There are two < houses.” began the d ard \ hittlesey iuter “He is going back ue, doctor; 1 can look keep him from dying ¢ he blues.” ng - ik Rich- time, nor waiting un 1 been To Write Successful Advertigement. i sing perfect before beginning. 1t's making car with a start somehow, and writing a better er him and ' ad the second time through expert ence of shortcomings in the first, ana “Now that is more than good of doing better the second year, and hit- you,” the injured man said, gratefully. | ting & good pace, and getting second “But you must not bother yourself out | wind, and going on, and on, aad on.— of all reason on my account.” Jaa, H. Collins. imprisonment anything but | 50.000 the first year | helped the man back into the car. | A Few Drugs Left But They are Going Fast er's lips looked blue from the pain of The son of a powder manufacturer | 1233 Red Plenty Spices all kinds for Pickeling ang Caminy Fruit Jar Rubbers 5¢ and 10 LAKE PHARMCY MAIN ST, PHONE 42 THE WORLD SMILES 17 vy tirough the Ir. ng sun Iuman Blunt ¢ Az yeur troubles vani Aind and nerves are = ficulties becomg entire! Think for a J-cent ¢f G\ man Blunt tonight at: ; e bet you admit L o justified L F AL | | eue Inman Cigar Factory - OOOLOOOOCOOOCOOTHCT L OOOOOOOCO0O000 O. K. BAKERY RESTAURANT Cakes and Pies a Specialty Cream Bread and Light Rolls “Like Mother (- To Make.” St Do Do e o e Lo Rye and Graham Bread on Il Sandwiches 5c. Short Orders Reasonable W. A. YAUN. Pror. 107 South Florida Ave, Phone 29 Peacock Bldg. N. B.—fish Market, Ne. 218 North Kentucky. 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