Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 5, 1912, Page 6

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAk ELAND, FLA., SEPT ) [ Cn oo o s % “What note™ It N J | wurn to stare A OLD S"'VER LAM‘ “1 left oue for you put shall T tell : ! what happened? ' Love Note Ten Years 0ld Brought | “plcase do:” 1lis tone was per-| % ! to Light. | emptory with suddenly roused ex- k! ' ek g { citement ; S “You seec,’ she began, her gra By ALICE pRMONR, on the table cdge tightening, “when Lethridge stepped into the hallway I reached here there were g of i 4 B0 SLophe AL, a¥| leople about you so that it was im- of the deserted house. Linen shroud- ble 1o speak to you by your- ed the upholstery, dust lay velvety i | PO>SIDIY ’d ; 4 a slight headache £ the corners. There was a faint odor | “e}:r [l l(l-l!i ho‘x:o and by ten o'clock of mildew. The house had been closed | “' ;"d own 8o much worse that T §i80e his grandmother's death, almnk" n\mh :as foolish to try to remain nine years ago. \When last he qu l' i d H ted the place, thought Lethridge, 'h" rest of the evening. So lb;Illp:e. i was a boy of twenty-five, smnm {in here for a moment, scribble: 249 ! note to you—with my answer—and cheeked, bright-eyed, surcharged wit! hid it | wanted you to read 1t enthusiasm. Now, after his nine hasy e bed alone, in the quiet, after everyhedy J successful years in thn Orlsnl rh sedaiae rhen I gave dlrectinn'- 0! A (‘hangn Sade 1o Taraclviof n : I hi \d put the note and how he was to % e l{ Onf n’f S |rell you about it before you went to drnqams ‘;hw th)< old house bre bed Wade insisted on going home A them hm-k') These r.,.]led walls ha .ith me, and to keep from distressing seen the destruction of the bra ¢ | anvone we allpied (ARSE nit onldy ! : “ : ur gran dream of them all. Here it had : V'M"']ll::_flpd Rondhy. 1090 ol ) its death, and since then, absurdl: She Ipuus(-d Lethridge looked at e On t acrl lce U‘lht\ —' sentimental as it may seem. nothine e ol atnresion i had quite filled the gap it left, nott \ i ! i he . 4 ing had made him forget it »W; never got the message, but we‘an dl\\ ays \MIH\H o W b c”m; m:» "1“1”””” 1"’ lv’“:h l'f;;” "I know ft—now. But I didnt [ s'lwc with him. and yet he had not . * f i ¢t duy when [ was I ; : : i s faroweall oo now it the next day W l h Q \ !Through our connections we can make Qs her asals sinow e BEACE T el in bed- that headache was _the nereasc ¢ uane ! K “ £ AT ginning of an attack of grip—and| . . | collections for you in any part of the """?”:l’lfl “';""’:"'1";":_ ""((’,'x:;"",",""“r:,'l"', ‘hen T waited, thinking surely you!s We give the “most now but we ore ; ? D L would come. You sailed without| % b} 1 H B 1 { t N B i = and OV world. The lowest possible charges and [ tha she cared for b st B0 wven telephoning me. 1 wan angey. | § more.. Phone ux and p } o o N 4 e 3 i and my pride was hurt. It n't the most efficient service guaranteed. o was osanded by onokers 10 U ong atersard that 3 Best Bustr, per pound . ........ i I On learning of the sudden luci i ’"' ;mfi:ltlmhz:lwu::ul‘hd: ::‘: ah:d Sugar, 16 pounds ........ I 10 : which was to send hx‘m ;)n ‘Inh Ifi 4;»:1’!‘1;’,1-l| your mind about how you Co!tolene, 10 pound pails........... :‘5 I o o o o marr. | "Il toward me and that you thought | B Cottolene, 4-pound pails. ... e 5 7 | the bt way Vi rel ¢ : : b e him 1t she would consent his plan | :f:'d;“r:sr;:;v‘:‘;':{ 1t Wag mopaly Snowdrift, 10-pounl T R R e SR S 118 ¢ (.‘ Glimeriin :n: tlo :;“:":l ’0: h;l:s:“ 1: “":: :I:',_ ‘ “To what se;'vanl did you give the 4 cans family size Cream..... PTG PRI | ' Y. ARARAIEU. 8 "' | nessage?” v » after A - A,? OF LAKELAND an important decision. she Inslstnd.i :';:::“' »" asked Lethridge a 7 cans baby size €ream. .. 2 i and she wanted to be quite sure—but | 1-2 barrel best Flour. ... S ' l' Under Control of U. 8. Governmeat she promised to give him his answer “I think It was your Krandm&:’thsr: " et 30§ the evening of the reception. He had old butler. 1 knew his face an ‘:’; pounds best riour...... 140 gone away happy. full of hope. And | :"':;;K:‘?.“” trust him to deliver the || pionjc Hams, per pound .................. 1213 s Frame s ';";;Ty ":'fl“‘;‘ L‘::n:"'::r ":::”:2::"’:'7:::“ | Lethridge's face changed. “Watson' Cudahy's Uncanvassed Hams. ......... SREUEE " SOOI FOCRFOFOHAE OO DD Y HODGTO MY OO HOPOD ‘o~w~:~¢ how lovely she looked, he recalled! ‘:urr'{:;:?:h;:.:.' ::,16‘"1-:; mtu'yl«;: :v“: g:hg%n cs:fl.Pe’ :::rl;o. .“... coms ARG R { 5 but very early she had gome awav| . o : dhinal oun ee, L R RS R i | IF IT'S with Wade Barrow without word of ""e"f "‘;ddl';l‘.:'rkn:\:f“::"afl n?;,:.:r::rn- 5 gallons Kerosehe .. .......e.emevvvnenn.. 4 0 explanation, leaving no message. He| =™ " R E A L E S T A T E had been hurt. plqued, and had sailed 19?!19:‘“:1;:7:1 "x.'.fl:,::":.;nr:l;|‘;“r;:: ' | [ A ARG T ;:;:the(::r.‘t‘ with a miserable load on | put the note?” he inquired. " ' You want, see us before you buy. We have it y 5 | ‘Here. In this room. [ slipped 1t wee e i anvwher "'md in any si7 .yt acts b 1if it Y b Three months ln’wr a letter l‘run:‘ into the silver lamp there.” [ [ cod Bkl b, any s1ze tracts, and 111 is 4 ive ::":.':h:’eld ::)lmm:-'ro'\:'".\vlsn:‘l:‘:;;t?p::"l‘-'1 With a quldk gesture Lethridge | 3 a| s v. L e sent | o che n E ! . INSURANCE T e i s e |, 1, e S, b N oare ‘e oCl i : 4 y hiivg i verap of paper which was wrapped ¢ % You are needing we can give you the bestjon earth remained of the friendship except a| 'l @ T hrown and crum- bt 4 and treat you rnrht. haunting memory of the girl. bling { Slowly he wandered through the That was a rose-a pink rose— 7 P0| c l n c desolate rooms, reviving old and | o my houquet.” said Mrs. Barrow, {3 . ; k 0““ y eal [8late & Ins“rance 0 sometimes painful recollections. At| «ity a nervous lttle laugh : J Office: Roam 7, Deen & Bryant Bunilling 2 1% last he drifted Into a little study at| gqowly Lethridge read the faded 3 ," " il the back of the house and down In| \yiting his face paling. He finished | HADLFEIRPQPRICPAPOIOLOI0L CHOPOIOIOPOPGIQIQDQTOPOIAR 4 a worn leather armchair before a]anq put the note Into his pocket, then ; o — | library table. Over the center of the | go0d4 gazing at her, a queer pain at| o ; THE VALUE OF YOUR table was swung a Greek lamp of|pic pheart. For a moment nelther = dull silver. Lethridge looked up at|enoke 0 | PRESERVING WORK |1t with pleased recognition. It was! “agter -after | married,” sald Mrs.|& ; a graceful thing. 1le had always ad-| parrow, hesitatingly, “I sometimes | : depends on theee things The qual-| mired it when he was a :vt‘)‘)'ml’t'rhfli“ woudered It something like this hadn't é: ity of the truit, the skill of the pre- he would take it back w m happened. It was so unlike you to act | ¢ : | He started into a listening attitude. | ;s { first accused you of acting. But I 2 M it corver and the character of the jars, | A step sounded in the hall. Who could | didn't feel right about trying to find & ¢ . |1t be? There was not even a care-| out when I was Wade's wife. I would . gT \ f w lasses rubbers, ete. employed. Wel qager fn the house. A shadow fell| never come here even on the small YOU CA N : supply the last in any quantity at|Across the doorway Lethridge rose | chance of finding the note while he IR “ . : : with an astonished exclamation as a| was alive.” § the lowest prices The most skili- | slender, black-gowned woman ap “While Wade was allve?” u Bétiet, suota conitlote stovk o RLECTI Pl ] iul presopte makers ‘nge iy | Peared in the doorway and stopped| “Yes. You knew, of course, that 'q S RIALS SUPPLIES ‘nas b, iul presopte makers in town get their stlll with a frightened expression In| Wade died—at Carlshad—two years IRONS, MOTORS, MATERIALS \ " nppli & here. There's 4 reason. her purplish-gray eyes. ago”” hereabouts, | “Mrs. Rarrow'" sald Tethridge in| “! hadn't heard it. Poor Wade! our prices are exceptionatiy attro lakela"d “ardwarc & Plumbi“ i 6 amazement But why do | say that” He must & <juality unexcelled. “Frank!"” There was no hesitation | have been happy. He had everything | & For anything ele al except ! J e e s s ——————ss | {1 OT USe of the fGirst name 1|a man could want to make him so.” had no idea you were in Ame: She looked down at the faded car- When did you reach home?" pet. “Yes, I believe he was—very Macl‘““er ‘Jo “Yesterday. | came straight over| happy.” she replied. Then, after a 0r| a ec r C [ ® to look at the old place. You krow | moment, and ina brighter tone, “Well, it has been shut up since my grand- | myv mission is fulfilled. T have found [? J T @ PH & CONTRACTOR AND'!BU'LDER mother died, which was just afto= 1| what 1 came to search for—my old I) RANE BLlLDI\(' R ’ 8 went away But you—? 1 dilu't|note, and my belief in vou. And PRIRR S S G, S Sl SE - LR SRt SEL SRR Will tarmish vlans and specifics: ons or will follow any plans and dream of seeing an old friend h now it {s time to depart. Shall 1 look _____________—————“_"" = i Mrs Rarrow looked a little embar | forward to seeing you before vou go _’ specifications furnished. rassed away? Come in some afternoon to “I borrowed the keyvs from mr | tea and we'll talk of old days.” BUNGALOWS . SPECIALTY. cousins.” she said “1 came to Lok “Why not talk them over now?®" | for something 1 1oft here a a long l.flhl’ldg?‘ moved a step nearer her. _—_—_——-—__—-T z time ago.” “Say it i3 ten years ago. I am the & Let we show you some Lakeloud Lomes I have built, |0 see' Perhaps 1 can help ooy | same Frank Lethridge. and you are | find it 1 suppose vou've Mved « | Polly Hayden. You're just twenty--" WIIBHES ELBEKS IIEWH.H | A LAKELAND, Phone 267-Graen. FLORIDA Yo rk right along “That's a far flight for fancy.” she T e e | SILVERNARE MWD CUT 6LISS f = which Tve s ' a"'ll"x-rr fancy, l‘:’l'h‘mvs' hmlls it a far| frope. 1. too have , | filght for—iove Asten: 1 have just| m————— a——" ' | e | read vo The nine years it| § = \RE —/——— i (E et o b | took to reach me have not heen long : PHESENT{D | | Lothr! Lee god 1 S ] nough to alter the question to which Eumlm[n A [l i t o ¢ 1it replies. Tell me the truth—is it| X ! b ”l"l:;l:: h:.l too la me to hope”” “Claims” have worth only | ‘: " You are o] She ated. much as she had backed by deeds. | ' l- . . stapld of me to ask, bnt Tved s | ‘;m . l‘x\\v'.r : P?"\:'.H N‘(‘flsi?: ‘;‘ sud- Shoutm; b; m"hd‘an ts as | w news of you lately ™ | den shyness in er eyes o leaned !he\' can do for the trade ' w; "’e hare Yo“ w‘" l.'ke “Indeed, no. 've not even t = ;‘\\\n'rd |:;‘\r 1;{];\;115;\.)]_\‘ and caught convineing as a pmmcm 4 | . * 1wer two hands in his . § d love. X . monsty ] ’A' [l Yo“r"e'uhbors “'No? Surely you're joking .P“”". I'm repeating my ques- “0";;? ISIFJ;?: t:l:i“iex\a\" | . We are exercising great care to “Not since the fair Polly o I.].:““ What answer will you give Please report any GOODS ! ; 1 ou SE banished hope forever o e lm.mr S e N % e b::l:te he a:u\red 1~gmn 2 You have it in vour pocket” she not wear as 1epresented | best clasa of people. Thus we give e .\\M' do ¥ou mean b . o | TEDllEd e | rou dezirable neighbors in addition <he tuquired curlousls. vOTHATT copyright. 1912, he Asiciated Literary H C. s T Ev E N S i 0 ROSEDALE'S other attratcions. “Why, the usual thing You L ress . ol Wide streets, shade trees, fertile haven'’t forgotten the st S et B = JEWELER i sall, building restrictions. Inside the here, in this very house vou 2 y b L e NY 1) Fiow | . 1 San Francisco literary folks are AKELAND, . | .y, one block east from Jake Mor- { were to glve me an answ a per 3 g 1 wa i | tinent question 1 had sou greatly impressed by the poetic gen- | i Well—I got my answer a tepped | 108 of George Ashton Swmith, nineteen n - ' vears old. of Auburn. Cal. The boy SM'TH aside. That was al! & STEiTZ ‘You got my answer’" was born and reared on a mountain ’ i . d recelved no instruction be- The most conclusive farm an and G C. ROGAN '!‘.m, off before 1 m,h‘, o vond that afforded by the district Ly | . ™ i school e 4 Deea-Bryant Bullding. j with vou alone. went wi s . — . d ks B s s The lad came to the notice of Bout- Whatever yor want in rea lestate ":::vr“'l‘l"‘_ r;: - d :“: well Dunlap. consul for the Argentine | we Are Now "‘ Our New a“d we have it | dreaded to inflict the w | ing me the truth, face always wondered.” She was staring Republic, a few years ago, when the latter was gfpending 2 vacation in Auburn. The consul was so pleased with Smith’s odes and sonnets that he ! one hand graspin ."4‘21 prought him to San Francisco. table 3 i sce that time the young poet has “Then it is tra w _ten about Qm‘ms and they are my pote!™ S lwvep ed in November. Permanent Quarters 514 Franklin Street. Phone 231, The Most Complete Line of Sta- tionery and Office Suppliesin State The Shaw-Clayton Stationery Co. TAMPA, FLORIDA