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007 By BLANCHE HARPER. Peckham has a beau,” an- Mrs. Bennett, breathlessly, to the women who were gathered | around the bridge table. “You don't say so!" exclaimed Mrs. Holman. *“Who is he?” i's'ten! Big Cut in Maz- da Lamp Prices “Miss nounced Bennett. very day he came. 15. 20 and 25 Watt were 50c now 40: I'm so glad! Sc now......... 45¢ 40 Watt were 5 a shame that she never had a beau 80 Watt were 75¢, now. ........ 60¢c ; b"flg\_r@-" i . ever had a beau!” 100 Watt were $1.10, now. .. ... 90c “Never!” repeated Mrs. Bennett, | designed. impressively. 150 Watt were $1.60, now. .. $1.35 me in confidence one day. 1 intend to help her along all 1 can, and see 9 3 ) 250 Watt were $2.60, now. .. $2.25 O/ that she.lands Mr, Weed, for she de- Q" serves a good husband.” @ “l should say she does!" agreed one of the other women. “Let's all : 4 rut in a good word for her, and then Bs Mazda lamps and reduce your light bill. For sale by E it she doesn't land him it won't be | our fault' M h C :;:4 That evening o dinner Mrs, | fl"v i ‘ , ec r'c aC I“ery 0 Q| Bennett : on the front 1id 6 poreh of the Birownstone alonc when | s ONE 146 - DRANE BUILDING :.)' young Weod made Yis appearance. 4 “Good evening, Mr, Weed,” QPQLOIQIQRCIOIO I OLODOLOTOFQFRTOBIBO | cd the gopher eved Mrs, Bennett. . i o Yow . do you e the Browh | Stope?” QPOLOBOIOIOIOTOTOEQIOIOHOLOHOFOTOTO #[00K# | WE HAVE PUT IN A NEW LINE OF ICE CREAM WHICH WE GET FROM TAMPA. L RO “Very much indeed, Mrs, The food is good and I find the peo- ple pleasant.” “I'm so glad to hear you say so, | Mr, Weed. I've lived here four years, | and I am very fond of all the people | don't you think so?" “Yes, yes, indeed,” young Weed re- plied nervously. A bachelor can never be too wary, “I think Miss Peckham is an espe- cially tine gitl,” Mrs. Bennet went on. “She is perfectly splendid and she makes the best things in a chafing dish you ever tas(ed.” Mrs. Bennett glanced out of the cor- GIVE US A CALL LAKE PHARMACY SOBROSOBOHOHOPOPOFDLOEO PO " & HC QDO CIODOBOOOTOIOTOIPPOFOPASIF | ner of her alert brown eyes to see o .. the effoet her speech was having upon & 1 P FOS OO ECHEQHOPOPIFOBOFCP0 i | Young Weed. e was plainly moved, for he fingered his cane nervously and burricd down the steps, murmuring some thing about an engagement. The next morning Mrs, Holmes met yYcung Weed in the hall on his way to breakfast, " PHONE 226 For Fresh Oysters, Fruits, Candies, (mud nmrnu, Mr. Weed. Lovely & < morning, isnt’ it? Nuts and a,l ConfCCflOflS “Fine, lmv, agreed young Weed, standing policely aside for Mrs. Holman to pass, but that designing person moved not at all, “Too bad this isn't a holiday. It would be such a lovely morning to play goll. You know, Miss Peckham is an expert golicer, and you should challenge her to a game some morning.” PROMPT DELIVERY H. O. DENNY POPOPOHC B0 POPAIOR L FOIQBO BOTOD B ORI il 4 Ve VP PR . ingly, reddening a trifle. much of a golfer myself.” “Then you chould have Mics Peck- | ham take you in hand and teach you,” | fusisted Mrs, Holman. *“I'm sure she ' would love to. She is so accommodat- ing! position! Really, Mr. Weed you should know her better.” ! Young Weed sueceeded in driving { Mrs, Holman before him to the break- fast room, where she beamed at him from her table across the room all | through the mcal. As young Weed stopped at the mail " box in the hall Mrs. Adams sailed down the front stairs, elbows waving. Looking for a love lotter, Mr, Weed ?” she bantered 55 “Not this morning, Mrs. Adams, No such good luck for me. Haven't got a £irl, you know."” Ifo smiled at her :iously, now, that's too bad, Mr. A man with your good looks “l am. not “Well, Weed. othe ! wmd and a cloudy sky ) t " should not have any troubls finding a ny a nt n girl. I you want any hcip, just let rc"halm l u l mornln ® me know. I know of one not very far away. She is a dear, and I'm sure you would like her very much if you knew her better. There! I've let the cat out of the b for you do know her already. R« Mr, Weed,” she went on confidentially, “Miss Peckham is one of the most charming girls at the Drownstone. And so versatile! She can do anythinz—cook, sew, sing, con- verse intelligently, do anything. ‘Reall) you should cultivate her ac- A 872! VOl are planning a hunting Pilis year, you cannot af- 14 10 leave this store out of dr conSIdera tion. | Galaiinen, T sars you twe weslt & | have cverythirg you may need at PriCES up with alarm as he hurried away. S]d bl " f d |End«-nm there was a combination W y lower ‘han you wi n ln any The next afternoon Miss Peckham sat on the porch reading. She was ¢ o ;t.hat had been wrought by her well the flnest rifles of e’ descnptlon. | meaning friends. She looked up in ha:(‘: MISS PECKHAN'S BEAU| | chirp- | fashicn | i WHITE H Bennett, | THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAK ELAND, FLA, JAN. 24, 1918, ‘ SOFOLOHOHFOFGFOSOHOPOFOHOPA SOSOHIFOSOL040H0SOSUII0 RIEH EVENING ‘OLOAKS WORN. éAre You Satisfied VWim Where You [at? .Chasuble Deugn Smart, Though Those With Trains Have a Following. The coat, chasuble low the waist, is very smart. is the cope-shaved shoulder wrap of “The new boarder,” replied Mrs. | P1ain fur, which can be worn over the “He's the tall young man | evening cloak and retained when the who sits at the middle table. He took | cloak is let a great fancy to Miss Peckham the | Wrap follows rather the shape of the Miss | cardinal’s robe Peckham 1s one of. the finest women | chiffon velver at the Brownstone, and it certainly ig | ders are very effective, A delightful evening and is carried out in Trained evening cloaks are (‘uming in, another instance of the nnpr.wtlc able way in which most fashions are 'w A cloak should never touch “She admitted it to | tLe Bround anywhere, and whea it is designed for evening and is therefore likely to have a long gown beneath it which has to be held up on leaving theaters and restaurants, it ought al-0 to be so arranged that the wear, fulness i the skirt can be brought round 11 11 Luad to the front, where the clouk cpens Then a coat which fastens all the wa» vithe front and tr. be- ! hind » s two of che most import- ant ru v It oveht to regulate tho | make ot i particular garment, Bt s not mueh to do with rules f.h‘ 2,‘\33 TO REMAIN With Costumcs of the Same Color They Are as Popular as They Are Ornamental, White handbacs with white eos- | s " here, especially the young ladies. We | :;:‘m:\sl;m L T”‘;h;l mrr(;:t‘ ':‘I""‘:‘rib“;: f o 3 ¢ b have such lovely young ladies here, ' gy ATe 5 il $ a8 were those carricd with the mid- "summer lingerie frock, and they ara vastly more ornamental. They also . are more expensive, unless you have “Yes?" spoke young Weed, mth, And she has such a perfect dis-- Young Weed's hair falrly stood 1 the time and 1he skill to make one for vourseil ol sk and beading. The handsom: <t hacs, whether of tlat en- velope. reund or square shape, mounted on silver or white eomposi- | n | /| | | tion frin e of bengaline inerusted with a doson done in erystal or pearl beads i tinished with bead fringe and + handles. Some of | the ba ot show any of their silh found:; that being concealed by a ! backgrouid of clear erystal beads, ag I is worked a design in pearl 1o Req ning and not expensive (if ho vler are the handbags of heavy « 0 d white silk elaborated with I* cut work. Thesa are fringed | v knotted, seallop edeed on the md suspogded from the wrist by i long and heavy cordage in silk SHOW! IN ODD ARRANGEMENT fino Newe:! Hats Have Ostrich Feathers in Lnusual Effects, Though the Style Is Certainly Chic, O:trich feathers are being dlsponed [n many ways, more or less unusual, | 'on certain of the newest hats. Some- i times they curve out quite suddenly from under the brim on one side, and in other instances they circle the crown, and then gtretch out beyond the coiffure for quite a long distance at the back. Vet another variety of chapeau is ar- ranecd with a soft ben* crown in chif- fon velvet, a broad brim of brocade, with raised designs in plush on a crepe de chine ground, and one long wiich feather standing perfectly eroctin front. These hats, with full \ t erowns and brims or brocade, I wtienlirly smart when they are i in black and trimmed with y feathers in some vivid shade ige, emerald groen or cerise, « [ ’ESS FOR QI"!ALL GIRL to snare him. | T Store, We carry Only the best guns entirely unconscious of the havoc | surprise as young Weed came out on . the best quality Wiier and rcvolver "¢, semis-smoke- ' the porch, suitcase in hand, his long, polnled nose stabbing the atmosphere in | before him. Having scented danger, + he was making his retreat. He started | slightly as he spied Miss Peckham and cything, ¢ your huntlr-g Sle. | took a firmer grip upon his suitcase. “Why, Mr. Weed, are you leaving us?” she inquired, turning her round, | surprised eyes on the suitcase. “Umph huh!™ he grunted. “Going on the North side to live. Waiking dis- | tance from downtown, you know.” “Well, you must not forget us, Mr. Weed. Come over and see us occa- sionally, won’t you?” *'Fraid not,” young Weed mumbled, ungraciously, leveling his suspiclous eyes upon the anxious little spinster, his face wrinkling in a sour smile. “Going to take up a correspondence course and will be too busy evenings to make many calls. G'by!” He strode off down the swinging his Chlcago Daily News. .e. 'Their sat- utfitted many huntsmen . q 'nmendations are the best proof thatjour hnat-| f's are the best that can be bought. (s street, suitcase relievedly.— A soft cashmere of fine cloth fis needed for our little model, which has the skirt made with an apron tunic at back and front, braided or trimmed with embroidered nlloon n! the edges. The Waist-band 1s same, and 1t is also used to lorm the square at neck; the sleeves are set into the armholes under wrapped scams; cuffs of the material are ap ranged to turn up. Materials required: 2% yards “ | \nched wide, 34 yards galloon. 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