Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, July 1, 1912, Page 6

PAGE SIX i - dds happines toyour wedding With money in the bank you need n.t worry about being out of work, 6 Money adds peace of mind to your married life after. | % about sickness or other misfortune. Start a bank account today [ and add happiness to the futu:e. Ask “"HER™ “ | FIRST NATIONAL BANK] OF LAKELAND Under Control of U, 8. Government TOOR AND WINDOW SCREEN TIME the kere again. Don't wait until Pouse is filled with flies and other itsects hefore putting in your sereens, Come now and get what you will have to have anyway. We have screens of every size and in many patterns, Come today and choose your fly excluders. l?_qlvieldnd_ Hardware & 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 me show you some Lakeland Lomes I have built, LAXELAND, Phone 267-Green. FLORIDA THE VERY BEST WHEAT only is used to make the flour which goes into our bread. And the very 1 best methods only are employed to; produce both the flour 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 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 mail, dullding restrictions. Inside the city, one block east from Jake Mor- ton SMITH & STEITZ ad G. C. ROGAN Deen-Bryant Building. Whatever you want in rea lestate. we have it. | please have hot biscuits? ) THE EVENING TELEGRAM, _AKELAND, FLA., JULY 1, 1912. SERENA’S SUMMER BOARDER By TEMPLE BAILEY [Sacav o ne S e ] (Copyright, 112, by Assoclated Literary Press.) “There's only one way to do fit” said Serena. “But we couldn't, could we?” asked little Mrs. Blair, anxiously. “We have never had any strange people in our house.” “One boarder isn't ple,” Betty reminded her, “and I'll advertise for some dear old soul with gray curls, and a lap dog—I should love the dog, mumsie.” Mrs. Blair sighed resignedly. “You never could take things se- riously,” she sald. Serena smiled and ran away to get the lunch. But when she reached the kitchen her face lost its bright- ness, “If mother only knew,” she whispered to the big yellow cat on the window sill, “If mother only knew, I haven't money enough to pay for the advertisement.” “l want to put an advertisement in a city paper,” she said 10 Alvin Green | that night, “and 1 haven't any money.! | . I guess I'll have to borrow it, and you | can take your pay in eggs” “All right,” said Alvin Green, He was an old friend of the family and kept the village store. “Mother doesn’t know just hard up we are” Serena explained, “but 1 told her we'd have to take some one to live with us, she agreed.” The advertisement read as follows: “Board for single lady in private family. Big first-floor bedroom open- ing on a porch. Fresh eggs, clo- ver honey, brook trout, spring chick- ens, home cooking. Fireplace, old mahogany, solld silver, lake view.” She hand it to Alvin. “It's the queerest advertisement [ ever saw,” he sald. “Well,” Serena told him seriously, “I put that in about the mahogany and the slilver because nice people ltke such things.” A few days later a letter came. Serena carrled it over to Alvin. “Listen to this,” she cried, “Your advertisement sounds Iike peaches and cream to me," it sald. “I'm coming on Saturday night. Don’t let any one else have that room or the fresh eggs, and I want | to corner that honey—and will you I'il pay twenty-five dollars a week. Don't try to change my price, because I shall probably make a lot of trouble, and I want to bring my dogs.” “l wonder if 1t's Miss or Mrs,” sald Serena, thoughtfully, Alvin read the note agaln. “Well, from the kind of English she uses, and the way she slings around her money, I should say she was a gay widow, and I'll bet the dogs are bull pups.” On Saturday night the big front bedroom was In readiness. There were roses in a -silver bowl on the shining mahogany dresser. There when written were fresh white curtains blowing| gently in the soft breeze. A little fire burned on the hearth. “For she may be cold,” sald Serena, “and the evenings are cool.” In the dining room the table was set with the fine linen and the old glass and sllver that Mrs. Blair had zaved out of the wreck of her for- tunes. “She will be here at six,” sald Serena, coming in from the kitchen where Miranda Meek presided over the stove, Serena had on a white linen skirt and thin blouse, and her { red-brown curls were caught up high ricd another man—and—I'm free— | ]on top of her head. “I hope she'll be nice and that you will like her.” A muffled scream from the kitchen started both of them. Then Miranda burst in. “They've come in an auto- mobile. A great big red one, and there's two dogs on the back seat, and a man in front, and I don't see any woman." “It isn't our boarder,” sald Serena, peeping out. “Probably something has happened to that poor man's ma- chine; we'd better go and see.” But when she reached the porch she gave a little gasp of dismay, for, the young man having descended from his seat, was taking out bags and rugs and wraps' Then he came up the walk to ward Serena. “You won't mind,” be sald, cheerfully, “It I plle these things on the porch while 1 get the rest. I've got such a lot of truck, you know——" “But your mother—" stammered Serena. “When will she be here?” He stared at her. “My mother"— then bis eyes twinkled. “Oh, you did say something about board for a lady. But do you think I was golng to let you waste all this richness on & woman? Why, that ‘drook trout’ took me, them?™ “Alvin Green catches ours,” sald Serena, stiffly. “Now, look here,” sald the young man, ‘I'm afrald I've made you feel badly because I wasn’t my aunt or my mother or something. But really | won't be a bit of trouble. And I'll try | to make myself as scarce as possible, {and if you don't like me you'll like ’the dogs.” | He whistled and the impatient col- | lies sprang from the auto. | “Oh, you beauties,” sald Serena, and her eyes sparkled and her cheeks | were plnk, and the young man under | his breath sald, “You beauty!" | He sald the same thing the next day to Alvin Green. as ther cast thelr files into the quiet pools. ‘I expected ‘strange peo- | how | ind finally | Where do they catch | _——“\ : : b3 [? d a peir of old spinsters, but the ! il 1 The whole world it R KODAKS “Young man,” sald Alvin Green, | solemnly, “You've got to remember that she hasn't any father to take We have Kodaks suitable for 13, most extended tour or vacqy, dauon and for home use, too. LET US FURNISH y(r- CENTRAL PHARMACY don't disturb her peace of mind.” ‘ Quick Service Phone 25 thapn 1 will hers,” sald Ayers, rue |5 ully. “And the worst of it is, that |2 .'m rot free.” “Married?” asked the old man. 8 “Engaged,” answered Ayers. “'l"o g 1 lovely girl—but—oh, & mwan can't|g talk about such things.” The next morning there were brook | tvout for breakfast, and waffles and oney and a great dish of red rasp- ‘ ;2::1:\, in a pink lawn, waited on e table. “I'm glad you like every- | i.ing,” she said, when Ayers praised ihe delicacies, “and I'm glad you are not an old lady.” “Why arg vou glad?" he demanded. “Iecause vou are much micer than | old lady,” said Serena, calmly, CHOPCIHDICHICIICDI b e e e “] guess she’ll disturb mine more |3 THE WORLD SMILES AT v, tirough the fragrant spo: - . Inman Blung ci yeur treubles vanisy , Mind and nerves ape s o ficulties become 11 an “and rour dogs are lovely.” ity s A i passed, and one ,morning 0 .,‘- k ,L‘ ? une to Serena, “I've got to OT @ J-vent « { man Blun: ton * he said, soberly. " demanded Serena. it's a safe het the | " his eyes sought A —'( | are Justified. of the hills, “there are k\ i | st d cant | Mazufacture, | thing t I must do. But I want] treg Ly ke care of the dogs untll| Phope T ‘ou u vo back, and keep the room for iaps the Fates will Le good | Wbar Factory 233 Red | |t | to me, and let me come agaln.” o e [ “Wiy--" Serena's little face went D (R | white, "ot course you will coxue‘fiww’c’w""""'-‘ LODOOOOTOOCI0 SO again g ¢ g ¢ u't tell her,” Ayers sald de 1 & | spairincly to Alvin Green that Mler4:§: " » noon s they went to the train to-| & . gethe that I love her go much lhat{:}‘ L1 mustn't Tuere's that girl out | & RESTAURA NT | west, vo ow." |2 g e e g e “Do you love the girl out west?”|g A Alvin denanded & C k d p S . ; | It was @ schoolboy and girl ar-| % a es a“ IGS a De(’lalt_\ rangement,” Ayers explained. “We & were college mates. And now—we::;: Cream Dread and Li;"ht Rolls “Like Mo | haven't a thing in common—but I'm in Lounor bound.” (& To Make.” Rve and Graham Bread on 11, Alvin Green held out his hand as they said good-by. “It's tough luck,” his voice shook a little, “but it's best you should go away—it wouldn't do to let Serena care.” But Serena did care—and as the days lengthened Into weeks and no word, except a perfunctony line or | two, enclosing a generous check for the care of the dogs came from Ayers, she grew unlike her usual merry self. “But the money has been a great help,” she sald to Alvin Green, as the old man sat with her in the rose gar- den, “only I'd like to know why he never came back.” “It's like this, dearle,” sald Alvin. “He was in honor bound to another girl. He didn't love her, but he was tied to her, and he began to like you so well that there was nothing to do but go away.” Serena raised a transfigured little face. “Oh, do you think that—he cared?” Alvin nodded, “Then I think I can bear it better,” whispered Serena. Suddenly there came upon the quiet air the beat of a motor. Serena sat up. “It's stopping at our gate,” she sald, excitedly. The dogs who had slept at her feet Short Orders Reasonable W. A. YAUN. Pror. 107 South Florida Ave, Phone 29 Peacock Bldg. N. B.—f'ish Market, Ne¢. 218 North Kentucky. Mullet, Pompano and Red Bass Sandwiches 5c¢. ORROLOROROOOCOLVVOOOLOOOL0S DOUBLY DAINTY is the sight of a pretty gir] buying a box of our confectionery Tue gir and the candy match each other per fectly in daintiness and sweetness Such a scene may often be seer Lere for our candies appeal to thos: dainty taste, It's surprising that you have not yet tried them rus' 1 down with wild yelps of wel- come. “Oh,” sald Serena, as she fol- » e lowed them, “oh, he has OCOMO| e back.” RESRET T TITTE Her boarder came toward her, with outstretched hands. “Say you're glad ' | to sec me,” he commanded, “and then | T'll tell you how glad I am to see you.” | Alvin interrupted him quietly. “I've | told her,” he sald, “that there's an- | other girl” | “DBut there lsn't” | rapturous. “She has Ayer's tone was married—mar- | free to try to win you.” ‘ Heart’s Desire of Baden-Powell. | In speaking of the vital import of ' the Boy Scout movement to the world, | President Colin H. Livingstone relat: | ed a touching incident which took | place at the banquet given to General | Raden-Powell at the Hotel Astor. Sev- | | en or eight hundred guests, represent: | ing the prominent business and educa. | | tional Interests of New York city, had | gathered there to pay tribute to the distinguished guest. There was a va. | cant chalr between General Powell | and Mr. Livingstone and, leaning over, | the American suggested: | “Doesn’t this splendid tribute to the idea inspire you? Does it recall the | picture of Mafeking? “I was just thinking.,” sald the gen: eral, slowly, “that if I could have my ! | heart's desire just now I would wish | that my dear old mother might sit in | this vacant seat and look upon this | scene, which inspires a feeling far | exceeding anything known in martiad | pageantry. For here are the real scouts and the vallant men of the fe ture.”—National Magazine. 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This reduction has resulted from the control of infectious diseases. The saving thus made re lates only to the period of life under 50 vears. Therc:h is no nivlng knowl Floot of edge regarding the Organic diseases < Jlgadvmclng years, which afflict es- Main St. pecially those who have been active In affairs and who are taxed with large responsibilities.—Christian Her sld needed. Don't trust to t: your auto is apparent Better make sure now ! afterward. Brown & Bonsac T0 GARAGE C0. UNION AU Subscribe for The Telegram