Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 22, 1913, Page 7

’—__————— —————— I\ THE DEACON'S PEW gY J. E. MACDONALD. The little frontier town of gon DOS several ganbling houses, two churches, a tele- graph office, but no newspaper. There- fore, when Gen. Gorgon Snorter, late of tie Confederate army, the scene and announced tion of starting & dally journal.every- ,Mwnpluwl. But when tbe gen- eral visited Descon Lamb, one of ganderson’s most prominent citizens, «iin & view to renting u suitable puilding in which to house the Sand- erson Dally Trumpet, the deacon de- clined to lease without receiving & quarter’s rent in adyance. ugirrrr!” thundered the redoubt sble Snorter, “you insult me. Pay in indeed—neyer, sir, never.” one of the mildest of men, felt embarrassed g he had an end stammered {mpediment of speech: tense, 1 g-genenal?” Rut General Snorter’s dignity was affronted and the iaitial number of the Trumpet contained a scorching article devoted to- the day passed without the be! tellow citizens mone of whom ap- proved of the Trumpet's attacks. Yet nobody dared to remonstrate with the editor. General Snorter was nown to ba the only survivor of four brothers, who kad all died “with their boots on” leaving bloody records be- | hind them; and it report spoke truly the controller of the Trumpet's edi- torial destinies had slain several per- conai friends during a somewhat lim- 1ted residence in Texas. Yet the doncon preserved an unruffied calm under fira, Even when Elder Durham, (carful lest the truculent Snorter mi:ht proceed from verbal to physical vicl-nce, urged his brother church- pan to try to placate the ex-terror of the Lone Star State the deacon nweroly shook his head and stame eds “T-t.the g-g-general isa c-ch-ch-child of w-w-w-wrath, but I d-d-d-do-don’ consider him a d-d-d-dad-dangerous man.” : Thus matters stood when Snorter, 1n an editorial on & religious revivaf being then conducted in the town by a couple of traveling evangelists, gclzod the opportunity to emit the following vindictive blast: “We know of no one in greater pecd of the sacred ministrations of i se good men than that precious o'l scoundrel—Deacon Lamb. Even A8 Santr| d “N-n-0-00 o!-' ooth e e e e e e e forty-rod whisky won't revive him. He has tried that for the past thirty years. If the liquor he has swallowed during that périod could be poured into one vast tank it would form a lake sufficiently large to drown the entire congregation, the members of which have for a decade been delud- ed, cheated and gulled by this toddy- soaked and loathsome old hypocrite.” At about eleven o'clock of the day ! on which this article appeared Dea- con Lamb entered the editorial sanc- tum of the Trumpet and approached Snorter's desk. The general looked up with a savage scowl. “Well, sirrrr,” he growled flerce ly, “what can I do for you?” “N-p-n-n-no-not much, g-g-g-general, 1 m-m-m-merely w-w-wished—" “Come, come, make it short, make it short, T can't sit here all day| listening to your infernal stuttering.” “Yes, g-s-g-general, Il mm-m-make it as s-s-s-s-short as p-p-p-possible.” Taking the morning issue of the | Trumpet from his pocket he pointed ! to the obnoxious article and asked the | general if he wrote it. “Of course I wrote it. What of it, ;llrf' i An instant later the deacon gripped the gemeral by the back of his neck and, producing a stout raw- hide whip, proceeded to lash the as- tonished warrior with tremendous _vigor. Snorte: struggled and yelled {for mercy in valn. The deacon held 'bim in & grasp of fron until he had | fintshed hia exercise. Then he huried bis victim into & corner, remarking: “l hhhhave m-m-m-made it as s-s-s-short as p-p-p-possible, g-g-g-zen- eral, bb-bbut when you ere w-m-m- more at Il-lleisurs I s-s-sshall be “bhh-happy to renew tttihis cceo con-conversation.” The news spread quickly through . Sunderson and the deacon's friends begged him not to venture upon tho street unarmed, as it was freely pre- i dieted that the ferocious Snorter | would mot rest until he had executed | dire vengeance upon his castizator. I But the deacon refused to encumber i himgelf with a weapon. He enly i smiled mildly and said: ! “T.t.t-the gg-e-gon-general 18 o ! e-.¢-c-ch-ch child of w-w-w-wr-wr-wrauth, :b-b-b-bul 1 d-d-d-don’t c-c-c-con-con- igider him a d-d-d-dangerous m-w-m- man.” I On the following Sunday morning, greatly to the surprise of the citl- zens of Sanderson, Deacon Lamb and (ieneral Snorter were gcen to emerye from the former's house and prosecd arm in arm in the direction of thy church, where the fire-eater from Texas sat meckly in the deacon's pew, listened to the sermon with zrave attention, and gave liberally to the collection. i Gen. Gorgon Snorter's conversion was & convincing and accomplished fact. 17X ave for a Rouygh Face THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., APRIL 22, 1913, | | AN CVEPGRONN BOY i But a Foe of Great Resource, De- termination, and Sinews of ‘Warfare. By ARTHUR W. PEACH. When Miss Alice Romley entered | the office of the head of the big manu- facturing firm, she met Roy Hillard for the first time. That meeting served to make her interested in him and the interest grew from friendship into something else. She would not confess it was love for him but she was attracted by his cheery, happy-80- 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 fn his own right—a considerable 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- ting off his work. She could see that 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 good to be alive, and good to be be- side him, he proposed. She was startled, yet she had read it in his eyes days before. His first words thrilled her, the next angeved her, for he was proposing as he did every- thing. carelessly, good-naturedly, as if it didn't amount to much anyway Marriage Involved giving up the busi- ness career for which she had fitted herself, and of which dreamed. It was not a matter to be talked of in other than a scrivus way. His manner angered her, She told him, frankly, that on overgrown boy, and hadn't a seri- ous thought in the world, and that a girl liked to have the thuoght of mar- riage with her resarded as the biggest thing In the world His open, smling face grew serlous, for imece, as she went on, and she found she could not scold when words of a serlding nature bounded off so easily. Before thry had returned, ‘e was smiling herself, but under her smiling exterior was her detremina. tion never to marry him. She told him so flatly. The next day a small bomb burst in the office. Hillard appeared late, and making no cffort to make up for lost time, he aroused Lake's long su® fering wrath, with the result that the room full of stenographers heard Hilliard a stream of condemnation tn which he ripped Hilard's character into shreds and showed it up before Hillard himeelf in its bare truth. Not gtopping there he went on to dis. charge him, closing with the words, “You aren’t half a man! Get out! Mis- Romley, you take his work.” Milurd stood, white to the lips, his fair, good-natured face stiff under & new emotion, then he turned toward the cloak-room without a word. Alice Romley had reallzed her ambi- tio* : she was the chosen ¢! r! of the manufacturer, and she labored to ghow her value to him. He seemed pleased by her efforts, and she certain- ly was by the size of her pay check and his words. Of Hillard, she heard nothing after his departure. She missed him keen. ly, and she began to belleve it was all the had | | rhe | would not marry him, that Le was still | the frate, bittter-tongucd man turn on | FRET * R ! tiis face was firm and stern, his ey had grown steadier, and his manner was slow but certain. On lis face were the signs of the terrific struggle | tn which he had taken part. La.e could not belleve his eyes. nor was he willing to make terms with his former clerk, but Hillard, smil- ing a grim smile, proved that he was the one. Lake, humbled by the evl- dence that Hillaid had been the pow- er behind the competition, surrender- Jed. The terms were discussed and | drawn up by Miss Romley. She wom- ' 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 spoke had ripped the mask from his own life, and he had seen how useless it was. He offered Lake the posi- tion of eastern manager. Lake gulp- ed 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 afraid of him now, she knew, and she did not lift her face; but she mas- tered her fears enough to say, “Well, Mr. Hillard, 1 suppose 1 am dis- charged, and must needs seek a new position.” She sald it as playfu'ly as she could. 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 ker face against his coat, as his strong arms drew her close to him. “Yes, you are discharged, Alice, but T want to give you the highest posi- tion a man can offer a girl. 1 want you to be my partner in the business of building a hom2 and happiness. Are ! you willing?" Soothed by the quiet sense of pow- er, the low thrill of emotion in his voice, she loowed up {nto his eyes. | 12 them, far back, was the gleam of the old geod nature, Her answer was not in words, but it sealed the agreement (Copyright, 1913, by the McClure News- paper Syndicate.) RATHER GAVE MAMM—A ‘AWAY To an Observing Mind There Would Appear to Have Been Some Point to Kitty's Cuectioning. A new family had moved into the house next door to the Smiths, accord- ing to a story told by Postmaster General Hitcheock, and little Kitty Smith was on the back porch of her jown home cultivating the acquain- tance of the little girl on the opposite porch. | “What's your name?” ghe asked. “Florence,” replied the newcomer. “What's yours?” l “Katherine,” was the answer, “but they always eall me Kitty. The name of the folks that used to live here be- | tore you came was Jones.” “Our name is Thompson,” said the | new girl. “We came all the way from Baltimore.” “Our name {s Smith,” returned Kit- ty. “Say, you never met the Joneses, did you?” “Oh, no,” refoined the new girl. “Not your Joneses.” “They was just something awful for borrowing,” volunteered Kitty. “They used to send over to our house three or four times a week to borrow goffee, gugar and things, and never pald It back. Say, you folks don’t borrow like that, do you?" “Oh, no,” was the sponse of the new girl. “She says they don't, mamma!” called out Kitty, turning around and facing the hulf-open door of the Smith reassuring re Postry at the Bottom of the ey “He will work,” sald a Tottes! ‘Eng.) constable of & defendant, nknmthenl-splntofbocd Come to us for the goods advertised in First Aid Handbook NOW BEING DISTRIBUTED. LAKE PHARMACY Don't let the satisfaction fag you're a good fellow from the realization that effort is the only thing which gets 09 suits worth hile. MY LINE INCLUDES Newspapers Magazines Stationery Post Cards | Cigars Come and see me before pur chasing elsewhere. Your patrénage appreciated. Miss Ruby Daniet News Stand Loooy of Edisunis Foea.ss United Brotherhood of Carpenters |, ... o osei0icao00e04098 and Joiners of Americs, Local 1776 | iCre0#08C i000HCHOSTE0I0ME Meets every Tuerday night at 1 »'clock, at McDonuld's hall, R. L. MARSH ALL, President. J. W. LAYTON, Vice Pres. J. W. LOGAN, Treasurer. J. H. FELDS, Fin. Secy. H. F. DIETE .CH, Rec. Secy. H. L. COX, Conductor. -1he Professions. DR. SAMUEL F. SMITH SPECIALIST. ' Eye, Ear, Nose and Throst Glasees Scientifically ‘Prescribed SAMUEL BOYER, Ptone: Offic, 141; Residence, 87 1. W. SCARR, Bryant Bldg., Lakeland, Fla. - ¢. L. WILLOUGHBY, T e s Board of Trustees. DR. J. F. WILSON, Y PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON ' Phones—Office, 270; residenes 297-3 Rings. Lakeland Florida ————————————————————————————— OR. W. B, GROOVER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Rooms 3 and 4 Kentucky Bldp, Lakeland Lodge No. 91, P. & A M. Regalar communications held or second and 4th Moadays at 7:30 p | Muam Building, m. Visiting brethren cordially in vited. J. C. OWENS, W. M, J. F. WILSON, Secy. Lakeland Chapter, R. A. M. No 29 mects the first Jhursday night i Lakeland, Floride sach month tn Maesnic Hall. Visit ing companions welcomed. A. D KELSEY BLANTOR Leonard, H. P.; J. F. Wilson, Secy. LAWYER o Palm Chapter, 0, B. 8. meets every '"' Lakeland second and fourth Thursday night ufl___’t » each month at 7:30 p. m. Mm Viora Keen, W. M.; J. F. Wilson 5.7, DR. SARAH E. WHEELER O81EOPATH PHYSICIAN Rooms §, ¢ and 7, Bryant Bulllag Lakeland, Fla. Lakeland Camp No. 78, W. O. W. |Ofice Phone 278 Blue. i meets every second and f~arth Thurs | House Phone 378 Black day night. Woodmen Circle frs! Wi thed Thursusys, W J. Bstridge @. D. & BE. D. XENDENEAL} ‘ouncil Commander, Mrs. Sallle Scip Civil Engineers and Architecw - of Clrcle. Rooms 312-316 Drane Blds. J— LAKELAND, H14a. Phosphate land examination S K OFD Regular mecting every Tuesds) veys, examinaties, reporia right, after all, to have a nature that Tees only the sunny side of life, even | bome.—Philadeiphia Telegraph. 3¢ 1:30 at Odd Pellows Hall. Visit s aiebend ¢ it such & nature never gets one any- ing wembers alway welcome. A. 3. MACDOROU No matter how tender your skin or tough | where. No word came from him, and Grow Trees From Top Down. P. D. BRYAN. Room ¢ Deen & Bryast . ; " | shh- ¢1d not write for she had no idea | 4 forefgn railway company has solv- Chancellor Commander Arehitect ' where he was. ed the plan of getting good shade 'RSO! and W|ry yo“r beardi we can. se vou a | The first inkling came through & | ¢rees in a short time, thought t;ey A R AL N! Becretary. m%‘l a ofl“m N s 5 \ | note from one of thelr western tan- | may be small. The trees are 8o ar eland, i razor that will give you aclean, velvetshave. @ 7o) "0 Wat the first of 410D ranged that after two years' time they POST 33, G. A. B, et n ;: ”‘:” . “;-"" '.":"]"'"“r""i‘;.'}‘_:‘:: “;; will give as mnr-hrshndo as trees in' Meets the first Saturasy in every i La wyer ! N . : Oy =® 2 similar 10 o ordinary way of setting out would month at 10 s. m. at the home of g ¢ It will give you a light orclose shave with e, B et a7 e T are 1o 203 . The 3.4, paeing on ity Gt | N 1, BTN Mg i and that his vm-n' were getting the (oo sany rets a small ehn tree, pre- .A C st bone 269. 3 Sl : o o Ione : 3 < . C. SHAFFER, Commander t o no irritation woret of it right alons. ferably, dirzing this, roots and all, 4 B Lakelsnd, Fiorlds 'l“ roughneSS, . Jakes free had locked worried aft- from'sio provnd. The tree the Is set, J. R. TALLEY, Adjutant. i'r' f " l "]"‘ e q“; knr;-‘: ;’r:"\ “v!nrfl-mmrl'l ‘;:"";' the top part being set into the ground B B KUFYAKKR, : y , ' i i 4. 1a¥pe DIOULOY LI GEOTR 2t and the roots are left in the air. The| Eloora Rebel N ~Attornes-at-Law—- } It you cannot shave }OurSCl Boi e he h"':,." £ afraid of the adveat of .06 yhon grows, forms roots on what 'neeuoevery .,m:.:“m?". ;on‘ @eor 1 Btusrt Bide Bartow, Fla Bes . ¥ | compehiter : | ! originally wrs the top of the tree, and | ¥ Sou a safety razor ‘hat Q"CS an casy’ safc' - Em aeat 5 ok rj-,h.m the west Was . ariginal roots that now ta:ke (he!‘" nights at L 0. 9. F. hall. Vislt DR W. 8 IRVIN gtill more di conrazing, and before | {ing brothers end sisters cordially i DENTIN? g lace of the branches bezin to leaf out | | A it wal hattle was on be- | P . i :::rl:\nl":‘nlfi"n‘r‘—' for existence . l’):m:l {and form a complete foliage very % |2 bit by the wondor ef i, she took | quickly. Beautiful specim:ns of such MRS. F. C. LONGMAN, N. G Ser small part in it She eaw that | Inverted trech B0 to be seen by the MRS. ILA SELLERS, See. ' fountains in Kensington gardens, Lon. Establisred in July, 1960 Qooms 14 and !5 Kentucky Bailding Phones: OMce 1R0; Residence 84 ———————————————————— quick, convenient shave,at very small cost. Besides razors. we sell strops, brushes | they were fighting a foe of great re-, . : | conree and Actermination, and one | don- Lake Lodge No. 3.1.0.0. P TUCKER & TUCKER and other kinds of cutlery. Come in (q:(";": ;ri;lh ::1” i;mf-ws of warfare Petiry. meets Friday nights at 7:30, at 1 —Lawyers— and talk to us about it | They could cot learn whe the pow. ) “Oh, Miss Lightfoot” said Joliyer | O O: F. ball. Visiting brothers are Raymondo Bidg. g | e was In the opposing eompany. but | efter their third dance at the ball, cordially invited. Lakelaad, Flonitg | ghe knew ther wege men of sbility; | “you are a most wonderful dancer.” J. L. REYNOLDS, See. u—o 5. EDWARDS come of ‘ncia had been with Lake's | “Really, do you think s0?" she re- W. P. PILLIANS, N. 0. : | firm ir old davs. iplled< o mfih‘. ' iho afternoon ghe knew | “Yes, indeed. More wonderful than Ofice ia Muaa Duiiing che or forget. She gat . the damsel who danced before Herod G.LAWBOLR LAKBLAND, FLORIDA [in 10 T nere the membors of and dcmanded the hcad of John the| OTSDS® Blostom DIV, NO. 48 | e | tie ¢ -h' to fing a way cut; , Baptist.” G. 1. A. to B. of L. E meets ever’ W. 8. PRESTON, LAWYER | she s y dezperately plan, and “Replly. How so. pray?” second and fourth Wednesdays o' | (Oftes Upstairs East of Court House) e—— L4 ;Mm b2 :: at bl{h fron: ;‘!'-'ery, “Well, you :fl. ‘Ihon dsho danced | each month at 3:30 p. m. Visitins E —_— corzer. One by one they Tleft in one man was decapitated, but when ' gisters always Welcome. Exzaminsation of Titles and Read | despatr, and only Lake remained. you dance all men lose their heads.” 1 . a | The came offering no com- | MRS. J. C. BROWN Bec'y Estate Law a Spestalty. an | promise, but stating that it would give | Happy Family. — LEm | a reasonable amount for their busl-| Mr. Scrappincton—After all, only a 1 PROFESOR YDEN | ness. Beaten, and beaten badly, Lake | very small percentage of men squan- ORDER OF EAGLES TEACHER OF The Fratersal Order of Bagle ORGAN. , aszented. der their money on chorus girls. | When thenmresutsuve of the c*h Mrs. Scrappington—That Is because | er firm ent she'beard Lake £asp, the percentage of chorus girls is very | 7:30, at 0dd Fellows' hall. Hours: Moscaday, Thuraley enf | and looking up, she gasped hersell. It gmall compared with the number of ) —Eschange. ! was Hillard, but & changed Hillard gen. J. H. WILLIAMS, Prestdeat Saterdey, 1 00 & A meets every Wednesday -night ot |Reom 11, Futch and Oeatry ‘Bl Wilson Co. pe 8. M. SMAILS Sesretany LAKBLAND, PLA. : - . e . - T -