Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 7, 1913, Page 6

M5 FUNNIEST AGT Culmination of an Old Romance Looked That Way to Some People. By W. P. DUNN. “Well, James, what is 1t?* asked rich Mrs. Tuckerman, testily. “I told you I didn’t want to be disturbed. The guests will be arriving in half an hour and I must get things ready for them.” “l beg your pardon, madam,” an- swered the butler. “There's a young person outside with a violin who says she has an appointment with you.” “0, it must be that Miss—what's her name?’ saild rich Mrs. Tuckerman, crossly. “Let her sit-down in the hall and wait until I'm ready.” “Yes, madam,” answered the butler, Halt an hour later Mrs. Tuckerman, flushed of face, emerged from the re- | ception room and found a slender young woman, with a wreath of cop- | per-colored hair and timid demeanor, walting, a violin in her hands. At the sight of her patroness she rose. “Well, 8o hcre you are,” snapped Mrs. Tuckerman. “I don’'t know whether I sholl want you or not. lti depends on how tired my guests are ' after Krissel has played. You had better wait—you had better wait in the cloak room, and I'll give you thm dollars extra to take charge of th ladies’ wraps, because my maid hun‘t‘ come.” \ The girl felt the blood surge into ' her face; then, remembering the sick mother at home she bowed her head. “Yes, I shall be glad to, Mrs. Tucker- ” she said. said Mrs. Tuckerman. “James! Show this young woman to the cloak room and instruct her in her duties. And keep an eye on her it you have the chance,” she added in 8 lower voice. “I don't know about that class of person, and I don't want anything stolen.” “Yes, madam,” said James. Mrs. Tuckerman's reception was the talk of the avenue, for Herr Krissel, the famous pianist, had actually prom. ised to grace It with his presence. And every one thought it an honor to have Herr Krissel, since he was an intl- mate friend of the music-loving regent . of Bonn, where a lady who ranked so- clally high above Mrs. Tuckerman I'ay wages, store bills, or any kind of bills with checks. This is S EFLR than paying with moxn*) You can also keep your accounts straight and have a LEGAL RECEIPT for every dollar you pay out, A checking account is also a great convenience. We want your “commercial” account. Come in; let’s talk it over. l«t OUR Bank be YOUR Bank. N N First National Bank OF LAKELAND ' [ Long Life of Linen along with good laundry werk is what you are looking for and that is just what we are giviag. Try us, Lakeland Steam Laundry Phone 130, West Main 88, g! > | FOSGHOHOHDTHD SOHDEOSDILE0 IT IS THE WISE WHO Wisely Insure Otherwise We Would Not I'e In The Fire Insurance Business PR Y Walrens Herr Krissel Was Short, Stout and Bald. had met him and taken him up. And 80 Herr Krissel's tour of America was punciured with social triumphs, Had these good people known it, however, Herr Krisscl wes not at all conscious of the honor that he was receiving, nor of the reflected glory of the re- gent of Llonn, which he showered over his hostesses. Iie attcnded such fune- tions because he had always done so, and to his simple Teutonic mind all whom he met were his equals, “Yes, Her Krissel is re: lly coming,” | 8ald Mrs. Tuckerman to her guests as ' they assembled. “You know whom I mean—the great pionist, the friend of {the resent of enn. You know his j romantic story, don't you?” | Then, bofore the other could reply, Mrs. Tuckerman would plunge into the oflen repoated tale o. how, twen- wriszel was a :vd fallen in a rich land- d her; how iscovercd, and the us nt the dizcovery, had 1 into the army, where he scrved soven years, hearing nothing of his wife. When at last lie was per- mitted to rcturn the count was dead, the petty state had been swept into , the maw of Austria, and the war which had devasted the land had obliterated all traces of his wife. He had never found her agrin. And so, not know- ing whether she lived or died, he had | ! never marricd, but had devoted him- self to his art, “Dear me, how romantic!” exclaim- cd the other invariably. “I am so anx- fous to see Herr Krissel.” ' | “Hush! Here he comes now,” ! rich Mrs. Tuckerman. | The 1irst glimpse of the famous man was admittedly disappointing. Here Krissel was short and stout and bald, , and if any romance had ever come into his life it must have been fully twen- ty years ago. Then, too, he acted as naturally as though he had never been in eociety before. He laughed loudly, and sometimes wiped his forehead wita a red handkerchief; eo that un' L has been sald, “A fool is a mortal who is wise too late,” ' And again, “He may hope for the best, that's prepared for the worst.” ARE YOU AMPLY PREPARED. 1t will cost you no more to have a policy in the strongest cumpanlel ; Fife Insurance is my sole business. s i Your lvuslmss will have my personal attention. Ravmondo Bldg. Y Z M A N Room 7, [‘houe 30 Q04 QEQECHHIPOSTGN IS Q4O+ & WHEN WE I"UP\NluH YOU - THE BEST IS NOXE T00 GO0D—3 255 HAROURTALCO. o GRAVED BY CORRECT" MANUFACTURING ENG RAVERS LOUISVILLE, KY,U.S.A. WE ARE THEIR EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR THEIR EXCLUSIVE LINE. Full line of Dennison’s Gift Dressings; also Gibson Art Co's an—avgd Specialties, Holiday and Fancy Goods, 1oys, Ete, LAKELAND BOOK STORE; r:. R. L. MARSHALL | CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Will furaish plans and spesifications or will follow any plans and spesiisations furnished. SUNG.ALOWS A SPECIALTY. uld: Lt me show you some Lakelood homes [ have bails, LAKELAND, Phone 267-Greea. FLORDDA LAK B '“you are mistaken. That is the clouk | gold, carved with the arms of Laufort, she had half-unconsciously recognized ' TELEPHONE UNDER THE SEA [ New Invention That Promises to Be ‘eonvemtlon between continents is 'fron wire being stretched the distance | The one which claims that any bare LAND, FLA. / guests, not knowing whether to resent this or to admire it as a token of genius, were somewhat at a loss what to do. But when at last Herr Krissel was coaxed to the piano and took his seat and began to play every chattering voice was stilled. Under the magic touch the piano awakened, the full tones rolled forth as from an organ. All eyes were fixed upon the’player, when, suddenly ending in a crashing chord, he rose from his seat and bowed. At the end of the room the young girl stood enthralled. At the first sounds of the music she had stolea from the cloak room, and now, clutech: ing her violin, and wholly oblivious of her surroundings, she watched Kris- sel as one in an ecstacy. Krissel saw the rapture in her oyes. “Mrs. Tuckerman,” he exclaimed, “will you not present me to that young lady with the beautiful hair?” A woman seated near by tittered loudly. She could not help it; this was the funniest thing that Herr Kris. sel had done. But Mrs, Tuckerman, perceiving the young performer, frown- | ed angrily. “0, my dear Herr Krissel,” she nkl. l’oom mald. She has no-business in here at all. I am very angry.” “But the violin?” faltered Herr Kris- “.\Vell-l thought perhaps that as the young woman had some skill on| ! that instrument she might possibly play us something later. But now I , shall send her home at once.” She walked hurriedly toward the girl, but before she could whisper to her to leave the room she found that Herr Krissel was at her side. And the famous pilanist did a still funnier thing than ever before. . He put forth his hand and tugged at a locket on & slender chain of gold around the girl's ty throat, “Where did you get that?” he e» claimed tragically, “It s my mother's,” faltered the girl, recoiling from the planist ia something approaching terror. “Your mother! You are a German? Who is your father? “He is dead,” whispered the girl. “He was killed in the' wars, years and years ago.” Everybody was hushed now, dimly conscious of some impending denoue- ment to this strange scene, Herr Kris sel wrenched apart the half shells of Inside was a faded portrait—his own, taken in Germany 20 years ago. The girl saw the llkeness now, as it before. Herr Krissell placed one arm round her, with a look of infinite tenderness and, without speaking & word, he led her from the room, And that was the funniest thing he did that evening, (Copyright, 1913, by W, G. Chlplnlfl.) of the Utmost Commercial Value In the Future. Long distance telephone calls and claimed for the near future, as the re- | sult of the submarine telephone, in- | vented by an English engineer named Willlams. The first demonstration test was made recently from the Pacific main- land to an island 11 miles away, a bare and lying in naked contact with the salt waters. Then over the bare wire went the sound of human voices and distinct conversation was kept up for several hours. This invention {8 said to overcome two supposed basic laws of electricity. wire conductor in contact with water would be skort circuited the minute a current of electricity passed through it, and the other which claims that it is not possible to have an electrical charge on a metallic conductor with. out that conductor’s possessing an clectrostatic capacity.’ Both the above things, however, were accomplished. The commercial value of the inven- tion may be judzed from the fact that whereas it will cost the United States $400,000 to lay a new cable to Alaska, according to present conditions, the new invention would enable the work to be done for §20,000, Didn't Want to Take Chances. [ rememb r cnce hearing of a man —a farmer he was—over in the Couns ty Down. He was a great one for in- venting—always ideas that were ;!:' failures. Natu- rally, in a place like that he was the | “great joke” of the countryside. \\ell anyway, he invented a flying machine. It was really a pair of wings made from wire and hens' feathers. 7 out grcat He took a ycar to do it—secretly. 1 But the night before he made his first attempt to fly, being both a hopeful and cautious man, he went round all the cottages within reach, and after sitting for a little while chatting, but never mentioning his great invention, he said, in an off-hand way, before leaving: “If any of yez sees a strange lukin’ burrd flying about the country to- morra’, for the love ov goodness don't be shootin’ at it."—The Bystander. Breaking It to Him Gently. “My dear nephew,” wrote a wealthy : old uncle, “allow me to congratulate | you on your approaching marmzo. and please accept from me the accom | panying wedding gift. You will flnd. it extremely appropriate in the clr- Telephone :oo. cumstances.” With much expectation —-fl the prospective bridegroom openedi the parcel and found inside a large book marked “Household expegse book."—Tit-Bits. 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