Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 10, 1913, Page 2

PAGE TWO. (-] FullWeight CleanGoods § HEART OF A MAN He Understood and Saved a Girl] in a Most Trying Situation. BY CARL JENKINS. The citizens of Rockland, which was a county seat town, were very proud of their new jall. They were also very proud of their sheriff. He was a man so well liked that he had been placed on both tickets for election. If | a list of the things the Rocklanders | might be proud of bad been made out it would have been a long one. One evening, while the seriff-elect | waited to be sworn in, and the new Jail waited its first tenant, Ezra Jones sald to the dozen men gathered at the postoffice: ‘ “Bad news, boys—bad news about' Uncle Joe tlart.” “Barn burn down?" was asked. “A heap worse than that. That mort- | gage on his little farm has been fore- closed and he's got to get out.” “Why, he's sixty-three years old and | always llved there!” “But the mortgage care.” “He's got too old to take another farm, and what's he going to do?” “We've got to help Uncle Joe out| and do it in a way not to hurt his' feelings or humiliate his gal.” ‘. “But how 7" “Well, I've been thinking got a new jail, haven't we?” | “And a new sheriff?" | “Hurrah for Tom Blaine!" | “And Tom will appoint a new jaller, | won't he?” [ “Bound to.” [ “And what's the matter with his ap- | pointing Uncle Joe?" “It'N be bully!” Yes, Uncle Joe Hart had boen‘ brought low after a lifetime of toil and many misfortunes. He was a good man, but that hadn’t saved him, His last bud stroke of luck was the long | Chase & Sanborn’s Bulk Coffee 25¢.pound Pure Food Store W. P. Pillans & (. PHONE 93 sharks don't We've | J. J. DAVIS & CO. Successors to D. Fulghum 218 and 220 South Florida Avenue Heavy and Fancy Groceries had been a true helpmate to him, Yes, there was a “gal”—a daughter eighteen yvears old named Annie. Liv fng three miles from the town and school wnd having pienty to do ot the farm, both inside and outside of the house, she had had no chanee. There was a love match between her Henry Shields, the son of a neighbor ing farmer, but marriage might be two years away. She was just a girl—just a good girl just one of the thousands of farmer girls shut out from the world and having to suppress all long ings for it The good-hearted men of Rockland went to Tom Blain confidence und said “Yes, Tom, you must appoint !'nele Joe as Juiler Iis gal will do housework, and it will be a snap for the old man Not much to do but smoke his pipe and draw his pay.” The good man opened his lips to tell them what a responsible position it was-—-a place to be filled by a younger, stronger man one to watch and deal with desperate prisoners, but he re- membered that he had been elected by popular vote and was under obliga- tions to repay “Yes, I'll appoint him,” he replied, and the committee went away saying what a big heart Tom PBlaine had in his bosom The new jail had held only a tramp l Hay, Grain, and Feeds a Specialty Phone 334 L] Prompt Delivery mmmmmm«oméom@m GEO. H. STOWE . BURGESS y Brick, Cement and Woeden Buildings Large and Small STOWE & BURGESS CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Lakeland. Florida First class work at reasonable prices HOBOIOTOB > Q) FOPQPOLO Natisfaction guaran THE EVENING TELEURAM, LAKELAND, FLA., MARCH 10, 1913, | years and years.” : of father!” | dared not take a train, and he said | away, illness and final death of the wife who ¢ and with the utmost the | | her once ___—*x monoumm'w girl has done so and will do s0 again. Don,t Forget the Date & TUESDAY, MARCH] vi (-ums every day. But why wait for the trial?” he querled Dr. Edgar H. Cole will be here after your eyes. All errors of refractiog correctly fited. Examination FREE ! COLE & HULL “You can let me out and go with Jewclers and Optometrists Phone 173 laleim i | me at once.” “But I dare not.” to IOOk “Then you must believe me guilty and want to see me sent to prison for 'Vo' Nov o'-- If you dont love me 1 might as well be dead!” “Rut I do love you!” “Then prove it. I am an innocent young man, but they will swear me into prison.” “They shall not do that, but think —_— "“No one will blame him.” Sopkistry and another quarrel with der farmer carried the day. The girl packed up a few things and at 10 o'clock on a winter evening walked out of the jail with the yeggman. He FIOPOGEOT OIS COPOIIFOIOE04.04.0.2 OBEOSHDI 40008000 Phone 5§ At Your Servic, PHOENIX Barber Bath The Place T, a Y Shop Rooms chifi,ol™ : L. E. Peacock, Manager they must be far away before another day came. She told him where he could steal a horse and cutter, and felt no stings of conscience. An hour later, and several miles the yeggmun broke a long si- lence by suddenly saying: “Girl, you are a fool!” “Why—why—!" “The biggest one | ever heard of"' “Oh, what can you mean!” sh moaned. “l was just playing you and the old "' man to get out! I'm through with you! i Get out!" And he dropped the reins and seized her and threw her into a roadside snowbank and drove on jerring. Tom Blaine had been out on a case. Along towards midnight he was com- ing home with a horse and cutter when he overtook a girl slipping and numblln; along and sobbing at every )nrd “Great Scott, it's Annle Hart! Girl, | what are you doing here!” exclaimed the official, a8 he pulled up beside her, “Take--take me home! she held out her arms. Not a question did Tom Blaine ask | during the drive. lutuition told him what had happened. He drove straight to the jail and roused the tather up | and carried the girl in and said; | “Her bed is the place for her.” ‘Suy, Tom, what is it?" “Is your nrisoner all right?” “To be sure.” “Come along with me and see.” The door of the yeggman's cell swung wide There was no occupant | of the cage. “Why, he was here only a few min- utes ago!" sgaid the old jailer as he peered around him “He hasn't boen here tor hours.” “But Anuie where's she been?” “Chasing him, mayhe,” was answer- ed after a monent's honght | The sheritf cent the old mau to bed and sat in the office the rest of the night At daslight the girl came in and said: “l am going to tell vou all about it “Not unless yvou wish to,” he replied She told lier story with blushes, tears and sobs [le never interrupted but after she had finished VWi Lakeland Fuer Supply and Transfer Co. Charcoal and all kinds! of{ Wood dc- livered promptly. Firsteclass service in furniture moving and general trans- fer guaranteed. Hours: 6w ;.50 m; 11:30 to | noon; 14:30"t0 Jp.om, 258—-—»F’HONE REL=”-————258 MMMMMMMMMMM " she sobbed LAKELAND MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS, Located on East Lake Morton, Johp Edmu he said “You di-covered the tried to overtake the prisoner, but was benumbed with the cold. He must have had false keys passed in to | him. “But father” escape and T Tion Solicits the Orders of All R uiring Anything in New Lile of Tombstones on Hand See?” the sobbed or two, glad enough to be on their " 0 al car LS S teed. Drop us a postal card. Box | & [ Eood betvior tor the food and sholter | $OPQPQICPOFOPOIQPOUQPQBOHPQO DO IO DO G P S furnished, when one of a trio of yegg- e o ——{men or postol! ce robhers was caug red by ile was yvoung and good- look ' m 3 a p Fate V " y or — - would ¢ \ a | il. bt 2 | cantioned Unele Joe about t ‘v..‘ 2| chances with the privoner For two B | weeks he was closely watched but ! then, us he seeme ‘l S0 quiet, the wateh | began to relux He had told of bei ng | forced to join the gang, and that he ! had never broken the law before, and | he carried off the role of innocent and penitent o well that the old man said to his daughter: Say. 1 believe they are doing young man a great wrong. lieve he was int that I can’t be- o that scrape of his Where Can You Get Them? | Here at this drug store, If the doctor says o‘f.'l'hf,"(;m:‘,('”h_rk e e 10 s Bty you need a certainfinstrument or ‘lpplnm ¢ (cme man,” replied Aunic, looking as wise | as a girl that had e u dozens rlght t“ ""s store— w ¢ have it. guilty men in her day . “1 kinder hope hell get clear when e hig trial comes of It was for the jailer to feed his pris R oner three times a duy, and N 8 ross ar times 10 see that he was secure [t came 10 he lefi to the It was without the sherif ige and it filled the ! with hope He | girl's exes fron father had spe b -~ ) Phone 89 Quick Dellvery her | yr ] = = travel and see sights. They would go after a buried treasure he knew of; | they would be rich and happy. ! 8illy girl to laten! Silly girl to be MARSHALL & SANDERS Phone 228 Blue The voung yege f out oo'uooooooomowwm G0 10100POPOFOI0EDEO0a | 10 capture her B ¥ L~ Heroism i od innocence—inins IF YOU ARE IHI.\I\.N: U BUILDING, SEE g |tlee—no friends oven tears! She > i # | was his chamy na week, and / / | quarreled with her farmer lover ab MARSHALL & SANDERS § |wri: v oo o Th(’ 0ld Rellabll‘ Cfln[r",’(‘{ors § lost her heart to o uew lover. While ¥ 392 ° her her smoked his pipe in the jail Who have becn building houses in L or years, and § lofice and drowsed. she sat on & stool who never “FELL l).()\_\.\ or failed to givo nisfaction. § | before the vezgman's cell door and All classes of :;ulell1g~ contracted The many fine & | ereedily drank in his words. His trial residences built by this firm are evidgnees of their ability to $ | would bring him liberty. Then thaey make good. = § | would marry and go away. They would Ilhvo‘ And yet a far more worl ,ors do not | lac * | var of the that they have LT R inoculate special serum ; which com? dangerous and | contagious « alady. rot head or nape of n we will not be able to live together"" o3 dly {1t yez do be goin'? “Don’t teil him the truth. | shallf !uleu.,;v for vour farmer to come mey’ve Just bought ' here today | QUL RE R dunpruled some new furniture. \ Yo i y make up and get marricd ! or Jailer ind t him.™ “And “Let naps 2 think he's ]un\ rest | & “l—wunt to B i sald Annie ! 3 as she put «n \ id his neck. |3 WCopyright, hy J News- paper Proper Marking of Sheep. The means provailing at the present time for the murking of sheep for the purpose of identitication is unsatisfac tory for the reason that the coal tar or pitch solution which is made use of has a s« offect on the wool, not only w » mark has been made on the ‘s being put process at that a decreased cleansing | 1ch wool brings The National So- | ciety of Agriculn of France h:x'i;'f' been investigarine » matter and rhe | report of tho *d to do the|> work contalns the following: It has| been proposed to use e colors, | & but this is ey the col- | o merely ece, but ‘ actu 1 metal- 1 the ear ep to prove lic plate can be as is done witl | ¢ |3 | ¢ | ! scab. The Synd ber of Com- | merce the em- ployment of a color composed of Hn~,.‘ seed ofl. essence of turpentine and | Prussian blue or ilar color. It L, e recommends nose. fore- | == ¢ 1he Model Hardwart Mistress—I'm afraid, nridget thn( Y c,:(\...om‘-f. TELEGRA any longer.” Bridget—Indade. mum, an' where is ,Subscnbcforlllt