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THE EVENING TELEGRAM, 1Ak DCOVOC DO e C The whole woria KODAK We have Kodaks suitable for the BETTY REPENTS ' §l By DOROTHY DOUGLAS SOOODOONONG ¥ most oxtended tour or vacation noment the nurse had plung Quick Service Phone 25 wited Laterary ome use, too. sitce ed her into her first small tub; at the are was pretty but self willed; at eighteen she threatened to elope with a second-rate actor because she Usei @ racing motor car. twenty-one, beantiful und’ Betty considered hersell avery much abused person | of ten ghe Wils Arrivin THE WORLD SMILES AT YOV th o s fraers 4 ke of | through the fragrant smoke of of an But with all her faults Ietty was Iuman Blunt cigar. As you smoke it | adorable andi adored. Her parents | loved her with a devotion that spoke yeur troubles vanish as if by magic ¥ & well tor her ultimate good; they knew - i Mind and nerves are soothed and dif- | (hat her perversity would one day | N : . < | ficulties become trifles or fade away | melt before the light of reason. In| : ht . A many small instances Retty had al «ntirely. Think that's a lo gF . : i ! i [,, " \“‘“h t”to claim ready succumbed to their tactful for 2 a-cent CIRg1 5 Well, try an In-| pothods, but in big things she was ob- man Blunt tonight after supper and | durate; she disliked ghine i to the it's a safe bet you admit the claims are justified. will of another The crisis came wien Hetty's par- ents flatly refused to let her take a trip to Paris with Mathilda Davig Mathilda had a husband somewhere on the globe but she jpreferred to study painting in the Latin quarter to living in domestic bliss. S0 vividly bad she painted the joys of student life to the untutored Hetty that the latter felt life no louger possible with- out some of those joys After trying every wile at her command in order to gain her parents’ consent and fafl- ing, Betty defied parental authority and skipped off with Mathilda to Paris. Before taking her leave Betty's fath- er had looked loug and steadily into his wayward dunghtor's Marufactured by igar Factory ek Fla. hone 33 Re , nman haif-shamed | eyes with ‘Remember' Lo said stern Maslied tsement—tell them ow we carefully examine eveiy b definnt- And for thireatencd tears fall Betty went hurrefedly from her father's Very well' shie ened bk e Vil not come back?! liow we ar lest the = 9 & ne there and Towm Hillary knew | 6 w k puy Har A & el ' i1 or throm Had he r{- reets ol Paris lookie for either von 2 CALL AND SEE THEM CAN SAVXW YOU MONEY [« ] : e e e ?,‘:‘l“'jj vt Crushed Rock, Sand and Cement for Sale : vould talk personally o every man and woman who reads i) LrEE HEER T AT L A0 .n...]...‘h\..'“ eves “When ar. BUILDING BLOCKS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS (39 5 ire before it is placed in our store: seaich for o and into the waiting village om Onice musty depths Through her her mother's ealm, | beautiful face when she had sald, 1 hope vou are going to be happy in vour new life, Betty " And when the rumble of departing carriage wheely died away Peter Gi house nihn ety a good ory tears she conld se nd defects and diseard every article that we believe inside it had uy way prove unworthy when placed to the test of ac- ie—they would realize why they could not afford to buy goods T QOO v other store, < | rard turned to his wife und there was ) :: n twinkle in his eyes He took his 4 ¢ wite in his arme .15 lor instance, granite ware. All stores are not as eareful % Cheer up, dear,” he told her, “our 1 :; dnughter has merely gone on a trip of i ' T : : . ¥ & distllustonment and she will come fly 3 e & Iy Chlp off or 4 Sllghl blemish here, and the ar '. ing back to her lttle mother and her 9 : daddy before another two moons have ; ‘#s not go out to any customer, because right at that flaw :Z: : q ,:, to months is a long time without b 1 Wi tim : s . " : ¢ Betty smiled the mother 2ins to work, and the article is worthless Everythirg yon ‘{ § onis ke haied e e o] parents in lm.n, Island. they proved s exactly as represented. endless to ety In Paris She had enjoyed the ocean trip ] the utmost of 1t all an! v ¢ the pleasure of meeting <o many 0 matter what you need—a wrench—pump—food chopper— | entlig persons enst out all homesi k nese for the time bheing PBut try o | ghe might to retard it Betty felt hor | self drawing within her chell as far Mathilda Davis was concerned. 1 intimacy brought about Ly sharing « The newness e to us. Let us show you our stock and give you our MO cabln had not enhanced the woma charm ’ * Retty had been led 1o expect ' v persons on the hoat wi ecemed guch good friends w on land. It or even fourth trip t t the friendship o ¢ the same fwtty tha Ssmme———y — (=] [C— =0 oo o o = —_— = D @ = _— g = met her f onment she saw who ha = charmed by her pr ¥ e hoard, but thines a dinner ot il o ol the mer were not the ca mi— . ¢ her, but the of men r ostudio diegnets | quented the “OUR MOTTO" { Retty found herse g [ clean | I 1 t Roe. per can. ... 20c Qi thog! : ficakiast Roe, per can 2 - ‘ -Imported. per can - §i i iported, per ca 30¢ Tips—Imported, per can 35 v Bogialps Imported. per can 35 e s Devil Ham, per czn 20 s ze ; Picanto Cheese, per rackage 15 ‘ | ol h.P. PILLANS & CO.| The Pure Fooqd Store Ask the Inspector §.0 "0 “oo i PHONE 93 alope. With =stubbornness « | pentance Visdne, Uvou are feaving my house for lnn- last time. lnoaccepting the chap e — \ ero of thut woman you are no | | longer a d ol mine' We have | s Lriven you cvers comtort i life, :IHI"‘ ’ 4 now il you pred V viant through | meut ' the s Ms of Paris with o woman nl'!a v | Pantheon {nouncement that appeared In the Ga [ llow river requests that a tablet be put ! marked sueces 1 PAGE 3EVE il @ 1@@&... 1 * the et a . s with the b ! th as =« matter of course. * cavelop a budding sense o . to accompany dd me and so does mat ma, she told her “and 1 have flainly. shopla titt] 1 am goin e one and t is no reason why dow o old Bow street church at nk nes oont " e and at ot Our pay as vowalked on down toward the ol bells had told Dlek vou play plar will enable you to se- W o turn back again toward Lt rhaps 1, too, can hear cure o osplendid mano right now. 80 the beils” sighed Betty b A sense of awe stole over her when ! v baraaine o slizhtivused pianes. within the anclent, historic Wl she slipped guietly into a pew lere was no one in the church | and Betty like ¢ry was glad because she feh' H In an effort to divert her| crr ar crr “ |c mind from the lump that was rising in L] her throat she glanced about at the | wonderful windows, and as her eyes| rested on the one above the altar the tears came unheeded The Virgin Mother was there with her Christ Child in her arms. Betty | suddenly realized that since the time she lerself had been a baby in arms her mother had guarded her from all trouble and care; had petted and loved | her and now | Betty slipped down to her knees on the worn hassock and buried her head | fn her arms. Her slight frame shook with the sobs she had been foreing back since the hour she had left her father's house. soft footfall sounded, but Betty scarcely heard. <o deep was her re. | - MAPS, BLUE PRINTS | Special attentior County and State Maps of any description compiled on short notice, ghven to compiling city, display and advertising maps. maps kept on hand Chemically prepared, non-fading blue prints at res- sunable rates, Special rates for prints in lovee quantitiee. Prompt attention given mail orders. South Florida Map and Blueprint Co. Tom Hillary stopped at sight of the wWeepine girl, then eaught a surpriged hireat! He slipped an arm about her UBetty sirl . was all he said, be ! canse B o valee was not quite | Room 213-215 Drane Building LAKELAND, FiA stendy He had drawne her up until vostood heside him Croeyes lis in wonder T = T R T IR BT T et Tek | 08060 teady was |3 Something deep and o going to marry me? Nothing lse 12 and 18 inch Drain Tile for Sidewalk, Gnte Posts, Flowe: Mounds, Etc Good Stock on Hand WE Deliver Free of Charge H. B ZIMMERMAN. Proprietor. O EOH0 I GHOMOHOTOEOFOBOBOP OO POSFO SISO ¢ fetty looked down at the little ring ¢ Tom had put on her finger when they ¢ After o .I. § \nnll were children, and smiled moment she sald shyly, @ as 1 have sent Tetty repents '™ REWARD OR PUNISH THE GODS Chinese S8ystem That Has Merit, Though S8omewhat Humlllating to the Deitles. The Peking Gazette publicly com- mends and compliments the state gods whew the sovereign or regent Is sutisfied that they have done thelr full duty toward Chinamen. When some particular god distinguishes himselt by an extraordinary service his rank among the gods 15 raised by Imperfal command Once the God of War was Increased In Importance by reason of the great armaments which the government un- dertook to support, and after he had | shown his bhenevolence by nlluwlnu;’ Just n cable home Mt_Hllk SHOHO LOHOHOLO CHANC[ OF A LIFE TIME I am going to retire from activ s and in order to do ctock of Diry Goods, Notlona, ete, husing 1 am offering my entire ABSOLUTE COST rome to Iy store this of you wart to make $1 do the work of 5, the fmperial froops to defeat a body of | and lay in a supply of Spring and Summer Goods Everything | rebels he was metaphorically patted oo on the back and raised to the same will be slashed to rock bottom prices, including rank as Confuclus, who had hithorto | LAWNS, LINENS, GINGHAMS, PERCALES, CHAMBRAYS. held the first place In the state | SILKS, SATINS, SHOES, HOSE. The following is an interesting an | o : . Come iand See My Line. My {Prices Will Astonish You N. A. RIGCINS 7ette “The governor general of the Yel River God ion of relfef rice i to the Durlng the transmts to Honan whatever ditficulties were enconntered #h challows, wind and raln, the § God Interposed in the ' kable #o that the tran et af gy vithout hind most ur et ain went on @@El@@@@ FGRG GGG Vcs Bill, shoes are made - skins, all (§ Sk of Ko ,.',:‘: Kinds, including banana skins--(hey make slippers of them.” However. you will not ““slipup” if you will *slip in"" here aad **slip on™ a pair of our stippers, oxfords or shoes. Brown-H Fheir 1rigz Carver’s Daylight Store ¢ ‘At The Corner @fififififififi@fifil 'k‘ f etature g @@@@@@@@@@fififififi.@ ERIRIE Tatus of 3 MAIN ST. & FLORIDA AVE. JENE 3" e e TS D i