Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 17, 1913, Page 2

PAGE TWO. THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKE!\ND, FLA., FEB. 17, 1913 2 iman,” he sald, “there's a lets | S0 0 0RO LOFOPOEOFOSOHOPQ 0 m\n PGHNTED there posted by mistake. lu{ 5 ed to John Brett, in a slanting e ey ) SOUVEN I RS & lil r hand. T want it back.” | r I 2 You'll have to go te the postofce 1) § epertment if you want it before it's 0 We have some very heavy Sterling Spoons with a cut 2 M'Stake in Posting Letter Proves AliTaran i fia i man S i nght Thmg ‘l‘hat 11 take three days. You'll get ft of the A, C. L. Depot on the handle. Also a nice line of i tonight if you go home and sit down ! s - “ s S | By HAROLD CARTER, l'and cool off a little.” Cloisonne and Hand Painted Pins in many styles. John Brett was in the seventh “Does money talk?” inquired John, | / heaven of happiness on Saturday | waving a ten-dollar bill in the air. | morning, and there were three dis- “Well. I ain’t against free speech,” . ! tinet contributing causes. First, it ' answered the other. taking the bill [] [ #as Saturday, and he did not have to | and handing John the letter. He seiz- 0 to work that day; second. his new ' od it, and then, so great was the re- suit had come home; third; and im- | action. he was unable to open it for Lakeland cheler Fla' measurably greater, though in a meas: | several moments. At last he did so. | ure bound up with reason two, he had | Inside was a communication from > QBOHOHOIOPIHOFOSOEOSOTOIOH A e $ors iy received a letter from Georgia Gaines. | an unknown man. John made out For The Men “Yes, I shall be in town Saturday. signature with difficulty. Clo—Clo— . & but only for a couple of hours,” she | C'losefit! Then his senses reasserted We are ge"lng In every d;l\ our wrote. “And then, perhaps, I shall | tLemselves. It was the bill for the i i answer the question you want to ask | cuit, which the tailor had - ¢'osed H H H , i : me—if you decide to ask it. I shall ‘n the insida pocket. And be must Sprlng Llne‘ so lf }Ou want a arrive about 10 o'clock, shall do my bhive left Georgia's letter at home £ § g good There was no time to get it now— Brett skimmed the letier hag rot the ghost of a ch » that he . 4 2 Later he would read it at leisure, ild return within hour M store in town thfit kCCPS '." linzering over cach letier of every e time, for he kn f word of ti writing which al- joust have made it 11:20 or 11:45. @ YV'C h:WC ;]l. 0 recet way thrillcd ven beforehe had o 1:25 now. ile tore the I i i torn open tl elape. On 3uch oc i el casions t} so—-cven the e ) y. with down-hanzis 1, n H :‘%‘;‘.7"‘]1 O superseripticn, ol Brett, 1 overwhelmed Lim with emotion. Iie wor Reason (%o tnroed to gall and to Georeols wormwocd. The suit did not fit. It he had been—ro, he did not fit apyro ly. It might ¢ rst train to her how have fitted the Living Skeleton or | giveness. At the tl made a pas:ably good garment for ' round, nearly ng m‘h a \ou'” 4 the Elastic Man, but it was not built and attractive ladv, and started in for John Brett. And there was no the direction of the terminal. But possibility of changing it. before he had gone three steps he “I'll take it to the circus—I'll give | folt a touch on his arm and looked it to Marcelline, the clown,” he solil- | around. | 5 g sy oquized, when the first burst of Ingerl “Well, you are rude, running away JOSEPH LeVAY had spent itself. “No, [ won't, either. | | from me like that!” she said petu- \ feel so fine today—hers, Bill!” 1 ntly. “I-—" A. H. T. ( :lGAR CO. The janitor looked up from the | “‘flnorgiu!" exclaimed John l!rhtt«j 118 KentUCky Avcnue Jard at the man in the window. “Well. didn’t you expect to meet ! L “Here's a new suit for you,” eried ne 2 Didn't you core here for that Lakcland, Florlda ¢ | Prett, and flung the garments down | jurpose? And didn’t you get my lei- ¢ [to him. Then, after donning his or- 1er apnointine lhl» laco? | 790 Blue. o | dinary atiire, with a little sigh for a | “What place, rgin?* Jobn mute | Sranasatoagecs | 105t impression, he tinished his break- 1oped g ‘m t and went dowpntown “\Why, this caid O i v, whers are we (0 meet?” he harply. “Pot | asked hiviselr tle later, and felt for 1ohn, if you dc the letter. 11§ Kels were empty wly that vou h | Suddenly th prailing conseiousnes: r I n i came to him t ( d left the let ter in the diseard He rushed back ; summoned the janitor. “I've got to have the letter ‘»“IHY THEY Gm :"OT P:TU” shopping at ——, shall expect youout- ufter all! nobby Suit, S¢e US, as tfi’li}» | h g side——" ; § O OE OO BO DO b3 b n < Wy chn Little Story Lacked Pathos Promised: | by the Altogether Grewsome Introduction, “Talking about omens,” said the ex- Canadian soldier, “a queer thing hap- pened in the Boer war, A mmp of mounted rlfles were re- We have putin a full line of Steel-Drake Baking Co. Cakes. Lady, Marble, TR N 2% oo o e ere o Frmt Ralsms C]tron Nut ] A N ] 112 o camp mene Saatoburs, n f,’(,}‘ iy : !v.‘"n_\' back we had to pass (hc.tm\'n Whete can You Get ’Ih(n‘? | and Sponge Cakes. s AR IR | i e o et | PORODTIPOPOIOTDI D D | etood a shed in which was kept the Here at this drug store, If the {town hearse . g | ke et ot die bulldlng wara you need a certain’instrument or app 30C Ound I D il | |open as we were riding past, and in right to this store—- we have it. !!ome manner the blocks which were (4 | 1 ! usually kept under the wheels of the i : e e —— = | hearse must have become dislodged, e e e S \ d {for the hearse slowly moved out of v b | the shed and rolled down the hill into f re 00 ore J i | | the middle of our party, who scatter- “ (r f | |ed in all directions, *“The officer in charge of the troop w. P' Pillans 6 Co' = “ordered four men to dismount and Phone 89 ;: QuiCk ;D(l‘.‘k” i | take the hearse back. Now comes tho PHONE 93 i queer part. Soon after this we went y Po.tman,,’ Therebs \ Letter In Thers, | to Cape Town and took ship for home. osted by Mis Every man of that scouting party re- I left in that coat,” he explained. turned alive and well to Canada ex- “H LB, g cept the four men who handled that m:l:;zm(,:;l: T LALIER 86 DOTARE hearse. Not a man of that four re- & o BOR00 The janitor looked sheepish. “Why, pirae. | Mr. Brett” he stammered, “I—I h 'elforr:wlr bethndd aohlL] n“df S ] 7 “ 4 | baven't got it now. I let it go—" "f.’(‘;,(od' :,,i,:' true comrades they g mlt [L‘ i i [ 4 " ) | ou sold it, you mean," cried were,” sald he. s i A Snan For Quick Sale 80 Acres As fine land as there is in Florida, one and a half mile from station: 60 a- ru under guod wire fence; 30 acres ‘um\ ated; 125 large bearing orange trees, 200 grapefrnit trees, budded, 4 vears old; 30 acres fine pine timber; 10 acres cheice hammock land cov- ered with oak: 10 acres cood muck land. The first man with $2,200 cash gets this bargain, : i M'Hlnlw.}nmn e, two and thic ‘\\xnx .nl juics as this wili not last, Brett. “Where?” " b i | “Have another drink,” sald the bar | < Why, Mr. Brett, I've had some H dealings with Mr. Peterman's Misfit :::"d.e;'lm"?d tell us how the poor fel- For Aill hinds of Y o Y o, p ! | £ ]"'fl?m (:" rourteenth Sirect and Sllently the soldier drank to the| & fl‘ e | John Brett waited not an instant memory of his comrades, sct dow " E" | but, hurrying out of the house, leaped the empty lass nd :1:,'“ i Id ey : - ! aboard a moving car, and 15 minutes do‘;r L et bie it s UL 2 ter found himself at his destina- ok, destina: “urpe reason they did not eome “You bought a suit this morning,” :::.‘:1( jv:\.!l: :'”11\1 ks ‘:’ "‘.\?:': ; Tj’ Scc l‘s f[r HCS{BA[E Erc i".‘f’ | he explained. “A brownish ty wead. It—" ' 3 3 SIS “Cur purchases run to five duzen 1078 OF o e ¢ Dee Q ryant Buildin i “Iiut &4 . smber 1t A man vho % % In one of tho 1 land has 17 en vote b DBLEVET PRSI OPOPIT S v e s tinports t was an area of ! {c Fulghum Phon\. 334 fil'aill d!l[] all Ki?;fi; of Yeed Stuif. | , Ay arued beck A ccmpime stock of Buxlc\.: | ot teterout of the tmasde poctr @i wsatie e vio| § always on hand. All Plumbir: [ =" i " $ for two | . N Country Produce Bought énd Soig | hetterr nuired e _asecia o meresenss | 8 ning Guaranteed. New stock ¢ l\\a\;‘rtn; A}&: ter my :A e g L\%E‘é ;OL hina. | | 1 i Call and See Us Before Placing Your Orders ;- i st s 1 e & s 10 St 12 e f‘j‘_’f?“ Flf"?l,wféf nhei Better ask the p 2 ‘" F“hr" it tlscw“ere l’”e sauntered away, | coat’s volaminous folds. o e it is more co ont F 3 A~ i - i J.ohn felt like murdcr tut atn that h:?fi{q‘m ) sioriey ; lhe Mfidel "ard‘va { All Kinds of Feed Stuff a Specialty. Scraes the sireet, whidling briss oF Fod I color, n a1 portons of g ‘xt‘i“x.mlcckcd the box. John Inter ;‘!’“";m;;c: center as well 4 PHONE 340 “—~ \