Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 22, 1913, Page 6

BULK DRIED APPLES 10c¢. 1b. Pure Food Store W.P, Pillans 4 Co. PHONE 93 BuildersLumber & Supply COMPANY B H & . 0. GARLAND, PROPRIETORS, Toot of Main Streot Phone 8. N0.'1%4 AND § INCH CYPRESS SHINGLES “ 24 IND G INCH * : 400N M0. 1 STANDARD CYPRESS LATH 400 N MR FLG_8EILING SIDING, INVERNESS STOCK 25,00 M We are handling the cut of & small mill, and can furnish you rough and dre'ued framing from 2x4 to 10x12 best heart It wanted, cut from round timbcr, We make doors and sash ard cap furnish any kind of mill work out of pine and cypress lumber. Re carry & first class line of points, varnishes and oil. Our lumber and mill business will be managed by Mr E. H. Hopkins, who is well kunown by the people of Lakeland as an nu-to-date lumber man. Terms: Strictly Cash on Delivery of Goods J. J. DAVIS & CO. Successors to D. Fulghum § 218 and 220 South Florida Avenue Heavy and Fancy Groceries Hay, Grain, and Feeds a Specialty w Phone 334 Prompt Delivery { Here at this drug store. SIf the doctor says . you need a certain‘instrument or appliance Come " right tothis store—we have it. Red Cross Pharmacy Phone 89 % Quick Delivery e ¥ THE EVENING ‘IIIMIAI';A.EL:AND, FLA., API;IL z;. 1913, S —————— e — IT WAS A COLD DAY|GApr, VINCENT'S BET BY ELIZABETH ALLEN, “Isn't this a lovely winter day!” re- Joiced the hostess as the young wom- an with the extra dine lynx furs came “Oh, by all means!” agreeld the and ruddy cheeks and all the regt that rubbish, but as for myself give might throw in and a case of sunburn into the bargain—Ill take them alll” “What has happened?” inquired the hostess. “You are so violent, dear.” “Violent!” echoed the young woman who had just come in, hurling her muft at the Pekinese spaniel and dashing her gloves into a thicket of Boston fern. “I'm & mild ethereal szephyr compared with what I'd have to be if I expressed the sum total of my emo- tions! In fact, I have s0 many emo- tions that I feel like the person who lives in & two-by-four flat with folding beds squeesed into one coraer and has her grandmother's mahogany four poster bestowed on her! I've got to move, that's all! Violent! Come hers, Chow, and let me bite you!" “Leave that poor, innocent dog alonel” ordered the hostess, hurried- ly. “Is your new velvet dress spoiled, or what?” The young woman sank into & chair and groaned as she regarded the fire. “Worse,” she related. “Beyond the limit of the impossible! You kmow Winston Wilder, don’t you—the ome we all call Winnje because he looks ke 1t? Why, once when we were hav- ing conundrums somebody ‘ asked, ‘Why is & Winston Wilder? and the answer was, ‘Because he was out when the foolkiller ealled!” I don't know why any of us have tolerated Winnle ‘all these years except that be is gen- erally harmless, in spite of his super satural conceit. “Then, too, as for myself, I always was interested in counting the six bairs of his mustache and seeing if by chance there were seven, but there never were. I think he has those six glued on, and even they are kind of pink. He lsn't even decorative at & tea, because he insists' on talking and that slirill voice of his sends every one home. We have accepted him as one of the drawbacks to existence. Well, when Winnie appeared yesterday afe ernoon and said he had come to take me skating he seemed s0 sure abost it that I went, Beeides, I had' nothing else to do and I like to sikate and 1 thought I could forget lie' was alsag. “We bad a lovely time at first, until 1 noticed that it was frighttully cold. When I get cliilled my face alway® be- comes 80 frozen that the rl. won't work and I can't' talk. st as though they were set in'a vise: § didn't know it had happened until'Wis- ale began to propose to'me.” “Propose!” shricked the hostess *Well, perhaps you wouldn't call it proposing it you are finicky about words,” admitted' the young woman who had dropped In. “Rather he be gan to inform me that he had decided to marry me. It never would occur to Winnle to ask a girl about a little thing like that—his idca is that she would hurl herself at him in hysterieal tears of joy should he but mention that she had a chance to get him. As soon as I realized what he was doing I turned upon him with a chilling sen- tence on my lips—where it stayed. 1 couldn't gget out a word, o I sawed the air wildly and protestingly with one hand. “‘] know what I have sald has startled and overcome you,’ remarked Winnie as he grabbed my hand and pulled it down, ‘but try to be calm! Try to control yourself! It isn't so strange when you come to think of it —you are a very attractive girl it you aren’t a beauty and I never would man ry for money anyhow. I want my wife to be a girl who has been brought up frugally, so she won't expect dh-. mond tlaras and ten servants to walt on her. A woman’s place is the home, making things cheerful for her hus- band, don't you think? “l made some strangling, guttural sounds and Winnie beamed at me soothingly. ‘I knew you thought so,’ Ne said. ‘You can trust to my judg ment. [ knew you earcd for me, dear, though you were at such peins to conceal it. Thw knowledge that you did 20 was wbat first touched me «it would dave been unmanly to spurn your affection!’ “] stopped short at this and pound- with one skate and steps as I rushed inside and when I got my face thawed out I tried I've been trying since and he’s not at home or in his office or anywhere and I can’t stand | another minute to have him dare to ! think I'm engaged to him! I won't ' have it! “What oa earth are you laughing at? You are & heartless, brutal, unsympe thetic friend, that's what you arel” —— GILFADDEN'S GOLDFISH By AMELIA COWAN. BY PAUL VILLIERS. Gilfadden was hastening down the ' street toward the dock where he was to take his boat to cross the lake when he caught the glint of red gold in a For more than a year we had held a position on the frontier of Yunnan, and the day when we were recalled shop window. was made one of gereral rejoicing. | “Say!” he muttered to himself as he Captain Vincent, who was in com- ' paused and watched a number of gold. mand, decided to give a grand mep-;lllhdufiutowd fro in the clear wa. tion to the troops that were coming 'ter. “That's just the thing for the have the law on you—" “You've killed one!” erled Gilfag. den, holding the corpge up by the tai) “A perfectly good, innocent little gold. fish! They're imported, I'd have yoy know, and that flsh’ll cost you 59 cents! What right have you to inten fere with my wggage? It's a peni. tentiary offense—" “Aw, go scak your head!” growleq the fat mau. “And you whistle for that 50 cents, will you?” He crawled under his covers anq low remblings of wrath continued to to relieve us. Allmmoumotmi country were drawn upon to make the coming supper, the only meal that we ' were to partake of together with our ; successors, & memorable one. We porch at the cottage! Nice aquarium among the fern boxes—why didn't I think of it before?” J Gilfadden tramped into the store and when he emerged he was tenderly wentolnnthunnmuxtm'endrellu with one arm a globular ing at sunrise. parcel. It was a large glass globe con- A flare of trumpets announced the ' taining eight goldfish. The young per arrival of the little detachment. An son who had waited on him had large hour after we were all like old Mendl.] and melting eyes and her gaze had so After quarters were found for the bewildered Gilfadden that he accepted men | went out for & walk in the out- I'vlut she gave him with no question. skirts of the woods, with the lMeuten- | She had murmured something sbout ant who was to relieve me. His name ' our best people never carrying & bowl was Caral. He was small, thin, nerw ! of goldfish with a wooden handle, so ous, but full of fire and energy. ‘h.m.“mmummmm “] suppose you are not Sorry 0. den under his arm. i leave this desert?” he said. Everybody bumped into that extend- 1 did not try to conceal elbow and whenever there came & the prospect of soon seeing France | pump thers was s splash and some again and of meeting all my old| of the water in (he bowl jwmped out. friends. The young persen had explained that “And your captatut® the top of the bowl must remais un- “It possible, ke feels @ven more! cgyered to give the fish air. When Rappy thas L H-hmluwhm‘mmmmmmm-: '.'y’:?"'&m sn elderly man with know that's ice water, an’ ice water tsn't what goldfish like? Dip it up from the river!” he has been on furlougly but he wwll| not marry until he has his three gold braids, bis cross and has put aside! enough money to set up & home im sood style.” With the assistance of the elderly “Then his fisnces bas no fortune?™ | pyfianthropist with whiskers, Glitad- 1 do not thisk so, but he has neat | jop tied a string to a tin can and low- ly all the time Dbeen stationed o ered ft into the river. His hat blew frontier posts where he could save o while he was doing this and he practically all his salary and he bas: paid o Boy & quarter to fish it out every chance of quiek promotion.” l with & pole. Grimly he watered the The beating of a gong summoned us; g51dfish and again boarded the boat. baek to camp for the dinner, which ~ mpe attendant at the foot of the and as he balanced himselr and step- ped in the involuntary contraction of his arm smashed the goldfish globe, already cracked from the adventure with the large man's feet. Gilfadden slumped down upen & seat and began tearing off the paper wrappings like: mad. The water trickled all over his neat gray trousers, “Save ‘em!” lie begged, weakly, of the staring launchman. “Get some wa | ter?” Cn the opened paper wrappings seven goldfish flopped half-heartedly ané expired. “Gee!” said the lawnchman, stil} proved a very jolly affair, for many ! sairg Jeading to the upper deck gazed | Staring. “Is that some new kind of were the bottles of good French cham- | gyspicieusly at Giltadden's parcel, |bat? pagne that were emptied. “Anythifag alive?” he demanded. When we left the table Caral was| «can't take it to the stateroom!” very nervous and sald that the excite-| «No » gbbed Gilfadden. “Just a glass Wwas t00 angry to reply. Leve is a cannibal that feeds on its ment and the heat had robbed bim of | g quarium I'm carrying over.” To ease own kind. every desire to sleep. ¢ , “Suppose we have a quist game of eards,” he s his conscience he told himself that fish dle wnexpectedly sometimes and i for all he knew his might be dead as Added Zest. ggested. The new eaptain declined; sayileg | goor nails by this time. was going to try and sieep. Reachiug his stateroom, Gilfadden Captain Viacent, however, accepted, | 3ot gown the bowl carefully and then, and he and Lieutenant Caral'sat In 8 ' pomgying his hat, he mopped his brow corner of the broad veranda, where I'g1q gaid “Whew!” He Mhad mot watched the game. jmagined that carrying & bowl full | At first Caral lost all the time. Be-| o0 yater would have' been such & ing used to play be had made the!giryy on his muscles. Thea he weat stakes rather bigh, and out of polite: ous on deck. ness Captain Vincent had cousented| " wyep he came in He was grested without objection. As for me, 1 was by a large and angry mian who had | glad to see my eaptain adding % the | ), upper bertti. little amount he had saved up for M8 .wha'q yulr mean,” began the large ' man flercely as-he stuck his head over Then luck turmed. Vincent lost not the edge of Mis bed, “by endangering & only all bis winnings but every a8 | rogpectable man's life with wild ank- be had in his pockets. mals? 1 stepped into that confounded' Caral felt rather embarrassed 8¢ M8 | pow) and might have owt myself and/ constant luck. His position was it | pied to death—" deed rather difficult. If he stopped the| «pyq you Mill'my fish?™ roared Gil- play he saved the captain from furth. fadden, rushing to his pets, but he also prevented him I hope so!” snapped:the large man, (] & \{ . ey . foot—s cold, squirmy fish!' 1 ' At last Captain Vincent, who was verge of collapse, suggested that they quit or double the stakes. The challenge was accepted, and sgain the captain lJost; but still he played on doggedly. It was evident! that the game could not last long in this way. In halt an bour Vincent had | lost every franc be owned in the world 1 heartily cursed this devil of a; Neutenant, who, in & few hours, had | ruined my captain’s whole future bap piness. Vinceut tried to laugh. “l am dead broke now,” he sald, “dbut 1 stake two years® salary agains® the pile.” | 1 hoped and prayed that Caral would refuse, and watched his face eagerly. Every trace of passion had left it. Cap | ~ al looked at Vincent's pale features, thea to me, hesitated a moment and then sald, greatly to my surprise: “All right—even or uneven!” ! Everybody knows this game, which even children play. On~ of the play ers holds in his hand a number of chips and the other is to guess whether this namber is even or une even. If his guess is correct ke wins. Caral picked up & number of gold coins from ths pile in front of him and held them toward the captain, closing his hand. “Even or uneven? he sald again, It was a dmeadful wager. With one word Vincent was to decide his whole future fate. I he guessed correctly he would get back all of his savings, and the events of this evening would be like & bad dream. He woul be able to return to France and marry the gird - Ar. and Mrs. Home-owner:— Why do we love the forests and fields? Because Mother Naturo makes them deautiful with fiowers aad streams and *] hear you are going to & mad inee today,” Miss Green sald to Mise Blazer. “I hope you'll enjoy youn selt.” “Oh, I'm sure to have a good time!™ replied Miss Blazer. “I'm go ing with a woman whose husband strongly disapproves of her seeing shows like the one we are golng to . see; 80 I think we can't fail to enjoy ourselves.” He Knew, Teasher—"Tommy, you are to® great an idler. Do you ksow what be comes of people who won't work!® Tommy—"Yessum. They gets sup ported by the rest of tha tamily."— Judge Usual Way. “Troth crushed to earth will rise again,” but nine times out of ten th¢ tutomoblile gets away first.—Lippln e % i grass. We who had beeo walting foe him during these many years. If his guess was wrong he was done for. He would lese 1 never will forget what happened {mext. Caral opened his hand, pretend- @d to count the coins, though I am pos. ,itive—ahsolutely positive—he did not ! do 80. The splendid fel.ow had chosen this way of saving the eaptain from loss without hur ing nis pride. ‘With ia charming smile he threw . j back on the pile aud said: wia, Captaia Viscent.” . : . P ; spead the greatest part of our time ia the house and we should have beauty there, too. We know how to make your home har- monious and beautiful. We have the furniture and furnishings to do 1t with. Ceme to see our stock; you will not quarrel with our PRICES. TINNERS AND PLUMBERS The Mode! Hardware Co. Subscribefor TRETELEGRAM