Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 9, 1913, Page 2

PAGE TWO. POLLYS MESSAGE | Parrot Acts as Go-Between and ' Unites Two Loving Souls. | By HAROLD CARTER. f “Frank,” saia Uncle Will, suppress. | ing a groan of pain as he shifted his gouty leg upon the sofa and sat up to greet his nephew, “come here, | sconndrel. How old are you?” “Twenty-four, sir,” answered his nephew respectfully. “Twenty-four! And I was engaged three times before 1 was twenty-four. f Confound you, sir, why the deuce won't you ask Dorothy 10 marry you?" “Because I don't love her, my dear uncle,” answered the young man, “Love! Love! What has that got to do with it?” exclaimed the old man irascibly. “How can you help loving every girl at your age? Confound you, Frank, sometimes 1 think you are as coldblooded as Ephraim over there.” Ephraim, hearing his name spoken, stirred in his cage, and, raising one claw, held it in suspense, cocked his head. and looked at his master, his beak half open, his beady eyes spark- ling. “But Dorothy doesn't like me at all,” said Frank Lessing. “Be a little rea- sonable, uncle. I know I am indebted to you for my support and education and my start in life, and all that, but how in thunder can you expect me to marry a girl I don't care anything about, and who, moreover, hates the very ground I walk on?" “I'm not going to argue with yf:u, sir,” shouted the old man. “But I'm not going to see the Eastdale property divided. It cost me thirty years of work to get that piece of land to- gether, and if you don't get married I'll —1I'll leave it to the Home for Decayed Parrots that I'm contemplating estab- lishing. So you'd better get your stupid hecads together, for this attack of gout is likely to be my last and I'm going to make my will tomorrow un- less I'm better.” “Ha! ha!” crouked the parrot. “Serves him right! Serves him right! Confound your impudence!” “Frank, puta coverover that bird, that's a good fellow.” said his uncle pettishly. And Ephraim, thus sup- pressed, subsided into silence. Frank Lessing was the orphaned child of a cousin of William Jennings, and the kind-hearted old merchant had made himself responsible for his up- bringing. That he should marry his daughter Dorothy had been his earn- est wish, and of late he had begun to express it forcibly. But between the Every dollar"you deposi. in this bank is protected by the Government. The most stringent financial laws in the world apply to National Banks. Government experts watch each transaction. That is why this Bank is so safe. 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At any rate, when Frank, who felt that he might possibly learn to love his pretty cousin, proposed to her under { the promptings of his uncle, she re- ' turned a very decided “no.” “How dare you think that a woman you ! found you, sir, I've missed you more | than ! should like you to know.” i “liow’s Dorothy, il ol D B M MR People Tell It So Plainly, When public endorsement is ma+ by a representative citizen of Lake- land the proof is positive. You musi Lelieve it. Read this testimony. 1y backache sufferer, {1 bhad ever tukiy « Last fall I was havin. . disordered kig, ing from through my 1 MUST BELIEVE IT. | nenhe | “ime old man looked at him with pa- theiic eagerness. “Sphe's well,” he grumbled. “But. I‘ Frank"—he led him into the little room which had been fitted up as his cousin’s boudeir—"you'd better try your fortune again. Now listen to me bac an’s Kidne o my tronhe n every man, {and don't be a fool. Do you see: VOMN or child with any kidney medicing p | [iphraim in that corner?” f?'”"“" will find profit in the read- For sale by all 4, At the sound of his name the parrot | itz. conts. Fostopa)fing _gave an ureasy squawk beneath the R. 1. Marshall, Mass, Ave., New York eol | cloth which ecvered his house. 5 el “Why. ves, uncle.” I “well, he loves her now.” © “What? Dorothy's been making| { friends with Ephraim?” asked the vounz man incredulously. “Why, un- ! ele, she never exactly seemed to care for him, did she?” He alluded diplo- i matically to his cousin's aversion for the bird. which had often distressed | the old gentleman. { “She loves him now,” answered his , uncle solemnly. “Yes, she can’t bear | to have him out of the room nowadays. ,And do you know what that means, Frank? It means that she's in the old | maids’ hurdle handicap. unless—Oh. pshaw, Frank, try it again'" When he was left alone Frark lifted the cover from the cage and regarded the parrot intently. It stood watching him, its head on one side, its claw ! poised, its beak half open. And then ! from its throat procecded a most re- markable sentence, and one which Frank Lessing had never heard it say before. 0 Polly."it crouked. tell Frank—" “Yes. Go on,” said the young man mcouragingly. But the parrot only blinked and repeated the words over and over again. “(io on, confound you,” shouted the yorng man, “Tell Frank what?” ~0, Polly, can’t you tell Frank— O, Likeland, Fla, says: *1 two 1 loxes of Doan's Kidney Pills and Remember 1y, they were by far the best medicine 1.ko no other used “n States, Gave Up Hope “I suffered five years, with awful pains, due to woryy, ly troubles,” writes Mrs. M. D. McPherson, from Chad. bourn, N. C. “They grew worse, till I would often faint, 1 could not walk at all, and I had an awful hurting in my side; also a headache and a backache. 1 gave up and thought I would die, but my hushang urged me to try Cardui, so, I began, and the first botle helped me. By the time the third bottle was used, | could do all my work. All the people around here said | would die, but Cardui relieved me.” The TAKE man's Tonic CARDUI wo For more than 50 years, Cardul has been rel woman’s sufferings, and making weak women stron well. During this time, thousands of women have like Mrs. McPherson, to tell of the really surprising rec: they obtained by the use of this pusely vegetabie, 1. e e iy “can’'t you Polly, can't you tell Frank—0 Polly. | l'emedy for women. : ’ o't you tell Frank.” the parrot | Cardui strengtheps, builds restores, and relicves or pre. |} croaked vents unnecessary pain and suffermz from woman!y troubles, Frank 1 turned away in dis- #uat and fluing the cover over the eage. “0 Polly, can't you tell Frank that I do really love him?" the parrot squawked in shrill protest, Frank Lessing turned as a light foot- fall sounded in the hall. He strode | toward the door. Dorothy came in, stopped, looked at him, and suddenly found herself in his arms. “Dorothy. can you--can't you—-?" Frank began, then stopved, for there was no need to say anything more. In fact five whole minutes had passed before a heavy, gouty footstep near them suddenly recalled them to the conscience of externals. They sprang apart, looking at the old gentleman guiltily—and then Doro- thy pereeived Ephraim's cage. “Why. uncle, whatever made you put Ephraim in my room?" she asked. “Only a whim, my dear.” responded SMOKE ‘he ol gentleman, I thought perhaps he might give Frank a message from | me. There, never mind! I'll take him | back agnin. But 1 wish you'd learn to like Ephraim a little better, Dorothy.” | “Why, 1 just love Ephraim- now,” she answered rogunishly. (Copyrizght 1912, hy W, G. Chapman.) t you are a woman, begin taking Cardui, today. 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An old wom- an in France bought a copy becausre her fancy was struck with the name Nathanael which occurred in a chap- ter read to her by the seller. She thought the name very pleasing, and decided to propose it for a grandson who was not yet baptized. Curious bargains are often struck by these Bible sellers. Eggs are a frequent currency. In a Roumanian | The best Union! Madecigar intcvr. They have stood the test. R 7 X £ W N, L T Ta——— € . 5 £ ——— A —— e ————————— Sebeing! Florida The Town of Beautiful Locaticn | The Town of Progress The Town of Opportunity Inquire About It At Room 1, Raymondo Bldg., Lakeland. Fiovida C. D. M'CAIN, MANAGER. Telephone 309. G ki T BT T THE BEST IS NONE T00 GOOD~Y§ IF EN~- “Irs i or FIARCOURT &0, cotbocr- INCORPORATED. MANUFACTURING ENGRAVERS LOUISVILLE, KY, U.S.A. WE ARE- THEIR EXCLUSIVE, AGENTS POR THEIR EXCLUSIVE LINE. Full{line of Dennison's Gify Dressings; also Gibson Art Co's Engraved Specialties, Holig wand Fancy Goods, ‘loys, Etc, LAKELAND BOOK STORE would marry you when you asked her . village a colporter bartered a Bible to just because you wore told to?” ghe : for a hen. It was l_ very excellent demanded, standing before him with | hen. 8o he added a New Testament. angry eyes and flaming cheeks, “Yoy | For four yards of Ilom(: made linen he might as well be Ephraim. He too A disposed of another n.lblo. Ten eggs " says what his master tells him to say.” | and “a Iu.mp of bacon” was the price From that day they avoided each ' ©f one Bible in a Hungarian village. other and Uncle Will, whose gout had | In_torthern Hungary a farmer gave again subsided, began reluctantly to | ® Ive Pig for a large Bible. A rab- abandon his cherished ambition. From | bit Was an exchange in one Spanish that time forward he spent more and | Village. and a quantity of preserved more of his leisure alone wit peppers and tomatoes in another. GUY W, TOPH PROPRIETOR [WIITE STAR MA RKEI P. CLEMMONS MANAGER G. h the | birds, on which he seemed 1o pour | ‘ forth all his affection H | Perhaps it was due to th. contrari- ' ness of human nature, but the fact re- | , mains that no sooner had 1 orothy giv- . en and Frank received the answer to | his proposal than their interest in "each other assumed a new ang unex- pected importance. Frank Lessing, I during the course o1 a business trip out of town, felt the .0ss of his cousin profoundly. In spite of their constant | bickerings he found himself thinking of her during al' nis spare moments and t very often in hours which he should ' R. L. MARSHALL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Al “aroma plane and specifications or will follow any plans anw & 2 specifontions furnishea SUNGLILOWS * SPLCIALTY have devoted to his uncle's interests. | It was with happy anticipations, there- | fore, that he rang the doorbell of hll' uncle’s house on his return, after an absence of a couple of weeks. i “Hello, Frank. come in!” cried his unicle. shaking him by the hand. “Con- ie\ iwe 1bew you Jome Lakeiond homes I have buiit TELFIAED Phone 267.Green FLCRID: i changed for Ribles. An Arab woman in Fez insisted on giving her silver ring for a Bible, and at a neighboring village a Gospel was exchanged for a pail of water for the colporter's horse. In Korea payment was taken in potatoes. These the colporter traded for rice in a market ten miles away. The rice provided hira with food for several days. In another village a man, too poor to pay in coin, bartered a vine, the inner bark of which is used locally in making ropes. 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