Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 13, 1913, Page 2

P e B ez PAGE TWO. FullWeight CleanGoods Chase & Sanborn’s Bulk Coffee o¢.pound Pure Food Store W. P. Pillans & (. PHONE 93 J. J. DAVIS & CO. Successors to D. Fulghum 218 and 220 South Florida Avenue L, 2 Heavy and Fancy Groceries Hay, Grain, and Feeds a Specialty AN OVERGROW B0 ! But a Foe of Great Resource, De-' ! termination, and Sinews of Warfare. By ARTHUR W. PEACH. J ; When Mise Alice Romley entered ' the office of the head of the big manu- | factaring firm, she met Roy Hillard for the first time. That meeting | served to make her interested in him ! l and the Interest grew from friendship | | 'nto something else. She would not | confess it was love for him but she | ) was attracted by his cheery, happy-go- | luck personality, his willingness to do | little services that a woman values. ’ It did not take her long to discover that he was of little use to Mr. Lake, | the head of the firm, whose confiden- | tial clerk he was supposed to be. She , learned, too, that Hillard had money | In his own right—a considerable i amount fact, but as it had been the wish of his father that he enter busi- | ness with Lake he had done so. He | was lazy, never on time, always put- | Mr. Lake was exasperated at times, but managed to hold his temper. Therein, she discovered, too, that if | Hillard were discharged, his position would be hers. Hillard got into the habit of seeing her home: sometimes, she found him and his car waiting for her Before long he was coming on Sundays and soon she was listening for his slow, good-natured voice asking the girl at the door if Miss Romley were in. One starry night, when It seemed 800d to be alive, and good to be be- side him, he proposed. She was startled, yet she had read it in his eyes days hefore. His first words thrilled her, the next angered her, for he was proposing as he did every- | thing, carelessly, good-naturedly, as |!; it didn’'t amount to much anyway. Marriage involved giving up the busi- ness career for which she had fitted | herself. and of whieh she had | Lis face was firm and stern, his ey-s had grown steadler, and his manner was slow but certain. On Lis face were the signs of the terrific struggle fn which he had taken part. la e could not believe his eyes, nor was he willing to make terms with | bis former clerk, but Hillard, smil- ing a grim smile, proved that he was the one. Lake, humbled by the evi- dence that Hillard had been the pow- er behind the competition, surrender- +d. The terms were discussed and drawn up by Miss Romley. She won- dered at the masterfulness of "iillard, at his sure grasp of the items, and his relentless hold on the vital points at stake When they were both through, and Lake's shaking hand was signing the agreement, Hillard leaned back, and his eyes went to hers, but hers drop- ped before the mute power in his, and she did not look up. He went on to tell Lake that the words he epoke had ripped the mask from his own life, and he had seen how useless 't was. He offered Lake the posi- tion of eastern manager. Lake gulp- ~d a little. and asked for time to think it over. Hillard agreed, and his voice was kindly. . When ‘Lake went out, she expected Hilard to go. too, but she heard his steps come back toward her desk. She was afrald of him now, she knew, and she did not lift her face; but she mas- tered her fears enough to say, “Well. Mr. Hillard, I suppose I am dis- charged, and must needs seek a new position.” She said it as playfu'ly as she could, l He did not answer, but she felt his hands come down, and lift her to her feet. She knew then'by the touch what w s coming. The suddenness of it made her tremble a little, and she thrust her face against his coat, as his strong arms drew her close to him “Yes, vou are discharged, Alice, but | want to give vou the highest post- tion a man ecan offer a girl. I want you 'o be my partner in the business of biilding & hom~ and happiness. Are BSOS UIOPOPOSUE T ¢ Real Meaning o, R 1s said thar oy, €ross, much useqd op old often misunderstooq to ance on the part of yp, .. sometimes due tq fnah but quite ag oftey amo it was an attestatioy, o foria of oata that the sty true. ad of signer that he add hiy vath Bame, and the cross wa« \;se; » in this sense ag becauce Qn oould not wrlte,—Exrhn-.n ——— Seasonal ... “And what is your 'uked the accident in.,, | “I'm a woodsman Duriyc ' Ing season I act 5 A Zuide” « sorry, but my company wo; . pounds of | policy on your class ™ British, a8 | Surely I'm a good aper for houses und cottages. you're not a rj 8 Coogpy “alay Don’t Forget the Date TUESDAY, MARCH 3] Dr. Edgar H. Cole will be}jhere 1o look § after your eyes. All errors of refractiop { correctly fitted. Examination FREE COLE & HULL | * Jewelers and Optometrists Phone 173 lakelana. 1, § 4080 Crogy ORRINE CURES DRINK HABIT. So uniformly successful has OR- RINE been in restoring the victims ot the “Drink Habit” into sober and useful citizens, and so strong is our confidence in its curative powers, that we want to emphasize the fact that ORRINE is sold under this posi- tive guarantee. If, after a trial, you get no benefit, your money will be refunded. ORRINE costs only $1.00 per box. Ask for free booklet. Lake Pharmacy. Pequir ity Use for Old Newspape.s, China uses willions o old mnewspapers, chiefiy wall § o B0 6 At Your Serviée you willing? Soothed by the quiet sense of pow- | dreamcd l ting off his work. She could see that ’k It wns not a matter to be | of in other than a serious | way His manner angored her She told him, frankly, that she would not marry him. that ke was still on overgrown boy ous thought in the world, and that a girl liked to have the thuoght of mar- riage with her regarded as the biggest thing in the world His open, suiling tuce grow serious, for nce, as she went on, and she of a scolding nature hounded off so found she could not scold when words i or. the low thrill of emotion in his | voiee, she loowed pointo his eyes I them, far hock. was the gleam of he old good nature Her answer was not in words, bt tsealed the recment nwright, Vot + Meclure Svndfeate ) News | and hadn’t a seri (FATHER GAVE MAMMA AwAY 'Tu an Observing Mind There Would Appear to Have Been Some Point to Kitty's Questioning, oA new family hag moved into the . easily. Hefore they had retnrned, e | honge next door to the Smiths, accord Phonc 334 y Promp‘ Dellvery was smiling herself. but under her | ing ta g story told by Postmaster smiling exterior was her detremina- | Goeneral i cheoek, and itrge Kitty tlon never to marry +him She told | Smith Was on the back porch of her ! him so flatly L own home caltivating (e acquain - -~ - The next day a small bomb burst | fanece of the Little wirl on the opposita i*‘.v-i'OF'O-!-OVE’OKE'C"E‘O‘!OAEOi'Oi*O‘i'W‘OOMWO'iOW'EO«&O'i‘OGO-fi'O@OirO‘i".') In the office Hillird appeared Inte, | poreh o . prie . YO L S TOINT S and making no effort to make up for | “What's Your name?" <he asked b STOW V. BURGESS ¢ b e bididaid: § GEO. T STOWE K. V. BURGES 5] lost time, he arons d Lake's long su ‘Floreuce ™ roplicd 1he newenmer T @ | tering wrath. with the result that | “What's vours” { & Birizk, Cement and Wooden Buildings © [ the room fuli of stenographers heard = “Katherine,” was the answer “but | 3 Largeand Small o | the irate bitttertongned man turn on they alwayvs cill mo Kitty. The name o ] ‘:: Hilliard a stream of condemnation of the folks thit used to live here be f: & in which he ripped Hilard's charactor [ fore you was Jonoes® o I E @ | Into shrods and showed it up betore *Our nanme is The apson,” said the C' L: Hillard himsell in its bare truth, Not new wvir] W o all the way from & % & 3 : | stopping there he went on to dis Baltimor. w C(’N] RALTORS AND B 'lDERS Y [ eharge him. elosing with the words, “Our nan SIith.” pot A i & " Y oy V. Ot . L7 roturned Kit [ . i < “You aren't hall a man et out ty. “Sm r met the Joneses & Lflkcldn(l. "lorl(ld & | Mis Remley you his work did you" .? o Hard stood, white to the lips, his |, “Oh. no 1 the new girl % First class Work at reasonable prices. Satisfaction guaran o | fair tured face stilf under a | “Not vour - y 3 5\ heon he ne town oy . toed Deop us a postal card Box 1s% S : trpnd S0 ard They awful for ! & | the bor vithout a word BOrrowine 'y Thov .} | Alice o hid d her 12ed to 1 ¥ ) Onr ' three tie TR he chosen el el of o Tour t Y s [ Ploasod by il wha turt & B by her 2 and h rd ) ) s Of Hillard, +he ird " lon't, mamma*" Iy, and van 1o believe it was al facing the 1 200t of the Smirh richt. after to have a nature th home PVl 1e) lowraph gees ouly the sunny side of life, ever if such a na PaiETe: where No Grow Trees From Top Down 2 Where Can You Get Them? Here at this drug store. If the doctor Sivs vou need a certain®instrument or appliance come right to this store we have it. —————— - 7 ——— O, s vt St St s s e — Red Lross Pharmacy Phone 89 5 AT T T O L PG L R e AT TR Tal Tu S, B R IF YOU ARE THINKING BUILDING, SEE MARSHALL & SANDERS The 0ld Reliable Contractors Quick Delivery 04 Who have been building houses who never "FELL DOWN" or All classes « ! or years, and ' sfaction. residences built make good. MARSHALL & SANDERS Phone 228 Blue 1 Are evidgnoes vir ability to IVOBOVDLORCRD . rn g oy v WOWMWMOW she did not write <o where he was The note from o agers first wmklive came through a I western r saying that the first of a of salesmen wore intruding on his ter ritory with an article similar e theirs, but botter m and cheag and that his men wera getting the worst of it richt along Lake's face had looked worrted aft er that. She knew they wepe mak 2oods, and that a large profit on their he had been atraid of the agy it of comnadtitors 't west was con ) Hep n promi but | & reasonable T ness. Beaten, and beaten | assented. When the representative of the che | er firm entered. she heard Lake gasp, | and looking up, she gasped hersel? It | was Hillard, but a changed Hillarg, badly Lake the percentage of chorus girls y small compared with the tuwber cof men.—Exchange. A fore ed the plan of trees in a shom may be small r ranged that of will give as n the ordinary wov ¢ give that are 17 oy company gets o ferably. digging from the ground the top part hei e and the roots tree thon grow < gn railaav o 1y has soly. time they | | ng out would rs old | im tree, pre | and al), tree then s set , this The roots nickly 1 of nverted tr ! by fountains in W ! rdens, 1 m Paptist™ “Well, you = V) ne man q PR vou dance all @ 1 their Happy Family. Mr. Serappin ; very small per 126 of men der their money on chor Mrs. Scrappington—T! | s very [ as trees in % The | $ -The Model Hardware (.. Subscribefor PHOENIX Barber Bath The Piace To b vh Shop Rooms chiigren™ - L. E. Peacock, Maneger CUDEODOIOIVIVODDNIONI IV OO0 LAKELAND MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS, Located on East Lake Morton, John Edmus 4 Solicits the Orders of All - Hiring Anything in This I dew Lile ) of Tombstones on Hand Tt . et et e 8 O] e e , They’ve Just bought some new furniture. e R ¥ U cowie to FI0IOIOIOROIDIDINLG THETELEGRAM