Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 14, 1913, Page 6

PAGE SIX. THE EVENING TELEGRAJ, LAKII AND. FLA,, FEB, 14, 1913, money to play with OU require money if you are o get all the enjoyment possible our of life. Only a bank account will help you to that pleasure. A very small sum will open an account at THIS bank. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Lakeland Long Lifeof Linen along with good laundry work is what you are looking for and that is just what we are giving. Try us. LOYAL FREND BOB fScheme to Separate Lovers De- feated by a Wild Flight in an Avrshlp ‘By MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD- RIDGE. well dressed and idly down the rview, suddenly d and stared ahead in a startled He had apparently observed some one he did net wish to meet, and he turned down a side lane at a brisk, excited walk. ‘It's the constable, sure enough,” he said under his breath, “and I feel pretty sure he must be looking for me.” The speaker glanced appre- hensively back the way he had come, | and then broke into a run, It was a singular position, that in which Cecil Morse found himself. Brietly stated, he wus bent upon run- ning away to get married. Others, including his legal cuardian, Lawyer Grabbe, and his old maid daughter, Portia. and their hired emissary, the town constable. were on nipping the goiden prouress of love's young dream in the bud Ceeil was b He lived with the Grabbe family. The flawyer was intent on keeping a hold on his ward and his fortune as long (a8 he could. Iucidentally he plotted to enmesh the wan in the snares of the somewhat faded beauty 1 of the classic Portia Now. Cecil had (I:lirn Wynd! (the next courty { tvrannieal old of the mutual attachment, out that the lovers were too young to think of wedding bells, and had set | his foot down hard The result w. piot on the part of the lovers. The \Wyvndhams were going to take Claire to Kurope the [ following week In the meantime she {had gained permission to visit a | schoolgirl chum at Rrookville. There Cecil had been »day previous. There t arrangements had ! { been made “leovment the next | | A Jever faced, coming incipal street of P young i, w0t to a ral fortune. young loved and won who lived over in fier father was a Lakeland Steam Laundry Phone 130. West Main 8t. 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Full line of Dennison’s Gift [y s Art Co's Enuraved Specialues, Holiday mey Goods, Toys, ke, LAKELAND BOOK ST ORE, also Gibson R L nv‘IARSHALL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER W ek plane and speeif oo of . f0'icw suy plans and wecilleations furnished SIFGLLOWE = SPECIALTY Le we vhew you dome Lascind Lomes. ] Lave buily LAKTIAN2 Phone 267-Greer FLORITA 1 OROE0HOFOHOROHOIOH0 LD FOPOTOIOBOIOHODOLOBOBOBOHO | Sent His Machine Through Some Hair- Raising Gyrations. evening. Just now, Cecil had gone to |\ garage to secure the automobile he rh.ul engaged for the trip | The auto man wos his friend. He |Inld Cecil that the consiable had been | there looking for hin. The lawyer | had got wind of Cecil's plan to leave ! town, and was bound to circumvent it l ‘I'm your friend, Cecil,” said the | marage keeper, “so | warn you They ' have the west turnpike guarded. The constable 18 looking for vou with a | warrant.” | “But 1 have committed no crime!” ‘o-xplodpd the Indignant young man. | “No, but the lawyer has secured [ the warrant on some fimsy charge | The judge is his friend. They will lock you up without bail for a week, and by that time-—" | “Claire will be on her way to Ru- | rope—never!” declared Cecll to him- [self, and left the garage—to take fiight at his first sight of the con- | stable, who was now in actual pur- suit of him Ceell was a crack sprinter His one Boight was to et out of town. He would trust to luck for guidance, once ! clear of his pursner open streteh he d away a high boar he very thing!™ he cried exulting if my friend Bob Archer, is only m hand.” Turning into an vered half 4 mile fence Iy There had been an acroplane meot at Fairview for several days. Inside the inclosure was Arciier. who was an airship enthusiast. He and Ceeil had become great friends The runner shot a rapid glance behind him. Toess than a quarter of a mile away constable was hot on his trail Ceefl followed the rounding fence untll he came to a narrow open door way. It was a private entrance to the grounds. The guard sat on a stool midway in the aperture. his back towards him. Cecil ‘could not afford to lose time in an endeavor to per- suade this sentinel to allow him in- eress. He simply ran up against the man, tipped bhim flat of the stool, and sped on, followed by the exeera- tlons of his astounded victim. “There is the Flyer.” cheored Cecil, promptly making for a hanuar beyond which a three-passenger bijlane was getting ready for a flisht. e recog- nized the machine belonging to Bob, j&nd its owner near by. All out of ‘breath Cecil ran up to his friend. | “Bob” he planted, “I'm in trouble! | Got to get away from Fairview.” | the fellow who had heard | thundered ! don't say s0!" excialmed ' “Where to, may I ask?” and quick. The con- Bob, it's about— 1 “Yon Archer. “‘Prookville, - is after me W I hinted to you—the girl They are trying to separate us.” the left seat back of the H directed the young air- Give her a boys,” he directed to his assist-! { | Tove I jump in !pvlw-' post,” man Strap vourself in. I run nts (hug—chug!—the aerial beauty sped over the grass for thirty feet. Bob shot on the power. “Hold on, there! Stop that ma- | chine' In the name of the law—" “The mischief!” gasped (ecil. They were leaving the ground. but not alone. Through his official author- ity to enter the grounds the constable He had fairly overtaken his prey. had jumped at the machine and skimmed one of the wings. To pre-‘ vent dama-e and save him from a fall, Bob was forced to grab the bulky offi- eial and drag him into the vacant seat Stop this machine!” flared the con- | stahle “I've got a warrant—" t'an't stop—got to finish this curve first. Here, Cecfl. strap him in, if he dosn’t want a tip.” Ueh! ah!" spluttered the official, turning pale as the biplane shot sky- wi like an arrow, p on that helmet,” continued with a wink at Cecil. “Now the buff and the non-concus- Rob ther | sic here—I don't—I won't!” ot the constable, as. securely vd in his seat, the steel and r were forced upon | ‘Il nigh suffocated 1 m»lc *d like a diver. er!' let me out!” suddenly d the involuntary passenger, but juirmed in vain. He had forgot- all official dignity by this time, frightened to death, as the mis- | Bob seut the Flyer on a | circling sweep that fairly tock the | breath away. his uncomfortable vietim ' nearly fainted. Ol let me out ~let me out!” plead- | "ed the shivering official ‘ | Pob did not exactly engage in any “shoot-the-chutes” maneuvers, | did send his machine through somel decidedly hair-raising gyrations. Meantime, Cecil enjoved it all. He | trusied to Bob. and this loyal friend | fand cxpert aviator certainly took him | through vel! he to ot 15 in the spectacular flight, he. leancd towards Cecil and detailed instructions. There he vol- I pland made a circuit, and the Fiyer "land in an open field near Brook- Iville v and graceful as a bird | sink to its n st { Ueeil quickly removed his belt and sprang to the ground. Hold con, there!" shouted the con- thle, “I've got a warrant for that man.” ood in this district, officer,” “We've landed Just over county line.” il Morse disappeared He was i to feappear at the Wyndham home two days later. The happy wedded | pair bad a honeymoon wire to | Papa Wyndham, pathetically telling !'him how sorry, but still how happy | they were. The reply telegram had | 'conveyed to them the time-honored | § sentiment: “Come home, and all will be forgiven!™ | (Copyright, 1412, by W, safety Lamili i the Hob G. Chapman.) [AS TO TRAIN FLIRTATIONS | Drummer Gave Fatherly Advice to a | TalKative Young Woman, and j Was Rewarded. ou the rond and not a flirtation , Is my record,” sald the needle and thread drummer. “The only time a beauty ever spoke to me on the train was down In West Vir- ginia on the way to Wheeling. *‘Do you know what time we get there?” she inquired. * ‘Six-thirty,’ I told her. “Fifteen but he | “‘You know.' she continued, ‘I was never on a train before. It seems so strange to me!’ “To make a long story short, she was the kind you read about in books, but seldom meet in real life—the real innocent flower. When we got to Wheeling 1 put her on the car for Pittsburgh, her destination, and gave her some fatherly advice about speak- | ing to strangers “About three months later | was un- packing the sample trunk after the long trip when the stock boy said there was some one down stalirs to see me. own state. “*1 wish to thank you, sir, for vour | kindness to my daughter while trs xV\"l- ing,’ he mld.\ ‘mly. “1 assured hir usual, but he tho insisted on my w #what evening.” “And since then you have wondered who she was?” put in the button man. “No,” said the ncedle and thread drummer. “She’s my wife now.” otherwise and | & diuner with him | Cause for Turkey Shortage, Every one of the boarders was tus- sling with the question: Why are tur- keys scarce and high this season?” At length the star boarder came for. ward with this solution: “You see, the turkeys are very fond of apple orch- ards. This was a good year for ap- ples. While the fowl(s) were out scratching in the apple orchard, the numerous apples falling from the trees hit the turkeys on the heads, killing them. Hence the present scarcity.” i A long silance followed this Infor mation. Then the cheerful idiot re- | marked mildly: “I bad attributed the | turkey shortage to fatalities from ;over exercise in the turkey trot”— | Hartford Times. b [here stood the girl and her, father, who was a judge down in his 11 kS it was nothing un- ! R TR T TR T We Won't Sacrifice Quahtv but we are always studying how 1 Increase The Quantity We give the more. “most now but we are anyiu. Phone us and prove it Best Butter, per pound ... Sugar, 1€ pounds . Cottolene, 10 pound pai Cottulene, 4-pound pails Snowdrift, 10-pounl pails . ... ... 3 cans family size Cream. . ... 6 cans baby size Cream 1-2 barrel best Flour. . 12 pounds best Fious. . .. . Picnic Hams, per pound Cudahy's Uncanvassed Hams . 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