Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 28, 1913, Page 8

PAGE BIGHT . Danfel packed a to Elsa, slipped it of her room and truant flight. He could mot take any risks of detention speedy pursuit, so he B, REN SCHEME = And the Result Was Just as They of had prepared | SHE \/AS INTERESTED to vacate his home in true muvul By JOSIE ROYSE. Come Out in Story by dabes - Books. books!" chackled the exclted oid ' _"Daby gamest” whispered the girl @y FLORENCE LILLIAN HENDER- to the head of his bed and cautiously SON. opened the window. The Fowlers were not very good to | Then he let down the valise. Next Slsa Bruce. She realized it, but in his own thin but wiry form He Ber patient, chcerful way tried not to ' grinned and laughed all the way to @isd it Mrs. Fowler was her step .the railroad depot. It was all so jolly, eunt, Elsa was an orphan, and, aside romantic and insplriting. Sem oid Grandfather Bruce, she bad | But a severe disappointment met @0 near relative in the world. s Mrs. Fowler was sour as vinegar, 8 vertiser in the city next morning. He @hronic grumbler, parsimonious and & slave driver. Within that mnarrow been filled. Dosom of hers she cherished the 1dea| This made Daniel somewhat glum, was informed that the position had | with the high collar, disdainfully, as the glanced at the table of puzzles /1aid out for the entertainment of the ‘guests. “What bright ideas some peo- ple do bhave! 1 wouldn't waste my time over them!” Then she settled ,back in an arm chair. “No, thank you. 1 don’t believe I'll 'try tonight,” she replied to her hos- the old man when he visited the ad- |t€ss, Who asked her to chooss & pus- 'gle. “I passed the age for those things ten years ago.” With that she smiled so superciliously that the hos- tess flushed, but passed on to the Shat she was .philanthropically shel- He wandered about the city planning %"“‘ guest without comment. fering Elsa, the poor shorn lamb, in to apply for some other position, and a-truly Christian way. In reality she came across a big circus tent. The was making a drudge of her. Elsa animation and novelty carried him aaywhere else would have been hailed off a prudeat balance and he bought a8 a jewel of industry and economy, a ticket. aad liberally paid for her apt, tireless | The glare and the tinsel made old ebility as cook, nurse and house- Danicl ferget his trcubles, When the Deeper. ihorses came on he was lifted to the “I must keep on, if only for your :cventh heaven of delight. Then sake, dear grandpa” Elsa was wont came the wild horse, Mazeppa, and 80 say when the old man rebelled at the trained mustang, Armida. Twice Rhe onerous duties imposed upon her. the cld man amuscd the crowd about ] ‘don't mind the work, if they would him by shouting dircctions to bung. | fust treat you with & littlo moro ling traiuers i the ring. When the Rboughtfulness.” 'untamable broncho, Wildfire, was an- “I's a shame!” stormed the old mounced, he fairly rose up in his seat. men. I gave my step-daughter the The ringmaster offered fifty dollars to property here for providing me with the one who could mount Wildfire and home the rest of my life, and it's ride him around the ring. hardened her into a pinching, un-! A heap of fun followed. The audl prateful miser.” | ence roared as candidate after candl “Well, grandpa,” said Flsa brightly, date was chased over the ropes or ®gome day I may be lucky enough to flung into the sawdust. The ringmas- #nd some ono willing to marry me, ter proudly and deflantly raised the and I won't go unless I can take you price—"$100 for the skilled horseman plong with me.” who could subdue Wildfire.” “You're too good for any husband mnder a royal prince,” declared Grand- Daniel, whipp'ng off his coat “It the old dr.ys of chivalry were making a nimule lcap. ck again, there'd be all kinds ot “Whoop!” “Here!” remonstrated the young }mn with a white carnation in his {coat. “I get another choice! :one 1s a mistake. It never was in- {tended to come apart, ard so it isn't fair! looks easy!” i “You foolish boy!” exclaimed the ' girl with the high collar, “Getting ex- cited about a pu:zzle! Why, I could work them all when 1 was twelve years cld!” “Maybe £0,” replied the man with the carnation. “It'll take some dem- onstration to prove it, however. Here tako this jigger and see if you can get the inside out, without untying the string!” He handed her a puzzle. “Thank you!” larghed the girl with the high collar, laying down the puze zle. “1 think I'll gain more by just thinking than by doing anything so perfectly uscless!” “Well, then, here's gomething to sit “and think about,” exelaimed the girl { with the violets, ~“Just mediate on i “I'l tske that!” yelled the excited the fact that they say it's gospel truth i and that you can get this dingus off this | other dingns wilhout breaking the wire “Good for old Methuse- —that it just slips off like a ring! ra! gallant knights jousting around here lah!" “Go it grandpa!” and shouts, deny it, but Sally turned her back on me Just a teuth of a second and then % carry you oft.” Elsa laughed at the ridiculous idea.! Old Daniel fiscd his eye on Wildfire, @he spoke somo cliccry words in her full of the pluck and vim of the old Reartful way, and then went to her ranch days. ke mada & rush. Wild- ewn room for a good crying spell, fire butted at him. Ie sprang aside. A knight errant Flsa already had, Wildfire struck out with his hoofs. tndeed, but in & dccidedly humble and Then with a lishtuinslike movement | Daniel shot out boti hands, one to the ‘ nose, one to the car of the broncho. A |sprin;;!ng leap, he wag on the back ' Around the Irlng once, twice, three times—and the audicnce falrly heoted themselves ! ‘hoarne, whilo the riagmaster looked blank. I “Say, you're the best card ever, came into this :low,” said the latter, ! as he placed (on erisp bank bills im, the hand of the successful broncho] buster. “I'll givo you forty dollars l' weck and-exponees to do just what| 'you did, as a resular aet” ! “I'll take It!" ancwered Danlel y promptly, “It means home and happl- ness for Elsa aud Bert—and maybe me, too.” Which it did, and tho crabbed Fow- fers were left in peaceful possession of the old bome, while Grandpa Bruce saw a new fanily grow up around the bappy Lawton Lieaith, AND HONOR WAS SATISFIED v eSS [ ! Full Particulars of French Duel In Which, as Usual, Nobody #)'ve Got a Great Scheme” Was Hurt, garomantic way. There was not a R pore manly young fulew in the town! ¢ is very scldom that such a de- than Bert Lawton, but hie Was Poor. tajled account of the causes leading His ambition to hocome an elec (5 g guel is made public as was pab- trician. In Fo woaetivity In that jioned ia conncetion with the ducl in Yo was just be ; to ghow dtsell. purig'betwern 1 George Aubry, presk His pay was smal!, ead #o litte coiid gont of the Fai ivmentary ¢ Re save that, altheish Elsa and B9 gecociation, and 2L Picrre L were eaon “ wodding day sceme Jiey, depaty for the Herauit departs ed a long W bend, nient, a few duy -0, when cach ad- “if 1 hadn't boon so foolish 23 0 yersary fired toice, with (he usual re- €ive my prope ay to that eelizh gut; that is, none at alk 2 Crancpa Bruce On the previous afterncon several 1m, JoLn Davis, dcputics and parliamentary reporters who had been attending a lunch at a Champs Elysces rectaurant were ma- king their toward the chamber slowly and dizcussing the pelitical sit- uation. M. Aubry declared that M. Peincare had acquized a special pop ularity by his attitude on the Balkan crisis and had been Leartily acclaimed _at Nantes on October 27, gtep-davgliter of 1t told his venerable ¢! *I'd ect that d: ¢ you:g couple up in housckec; double-quick.” Old man Davis was dependent on the bounty of a son, and none too guch In love with the life itsclf. Ono afternoon Druce mct him with an ex- eited, mysterious look on his face and e crumpled mewspryer in his hand. He drew him aside to a couvenicnt dree trunk. “Not because of his epeech,” de “Davis,” he announced jubllantlys elared M. Pierre Leroy-Deaulicu, “bes *r've got a great £oheme, and I want cause ho made o terriblo blunder of you to help me ont with it.” it I “What s it, Den'l?” inquired old — “How go?” asked M. Aubry. | John, “Did he not declare at the beginning «just this: I'm sick and tired of that France had refused to lend money the life I'm living, and I'm going t0 ¢4 Bulgaria?” change it. Another thing, if Elsa and A lively argument followed, which Pert had a few hundred detlars ahead kept a fricadly tone until M. Leroy- ac a nest egg, they could get married Beaulieu s2id: “In France ministers Well, I'm going to carn " of foreign affairs always find admirers “jlow?” challenged old John d& pecausc ever; one knows they have sisively. | secret funds to sprinkle the press By working, of course. Why, I'm it~ spry as a cricket, for all my sixty odd |« repeat” sald the deputy. “The gears! Just the thing struck me in & Qual d'Orsay employs secret funds to city paper today. lere it 18" ' gprinkle the press.” Dantel unfoided the newspaper and “Excuse me,” replied M. Aubry. “I pointed to & certain paragraph. It am president of the parliamentary gead, with an address: “Wanted, & press, and cannot allow you to speak man used to tho care and tralning of o my colleagues in such terms.” horses.” | =Aund I, if you continue to use that «Don't you.unde-stand?” demanded tone, shall box your ears,” said the Paniel. *T didn’t s cnd ten years on geputy. the ranch out wost not to understand [ ghould like to see you do it,” re- Sorse folks. \Why, I'd take second torted the newspaper man. place to no man in that line. Here's o the deputy did it. gust the job for me, and P'm golog 80, “I am at your disporal. monsieur,” gench for it. Have you any moneY, gaid M. Picrre Leroy Beaulieu. | “1 should hope so, monsieun™ sald the reporter, and events took their ordinary course. Seconds were named, bullets fired and the adver taries parted, unreconciled. The Parliamentary Journalists® asso- John?" =f havo $ust five dollars, put away » replied Davis Nesitatingly. “rale is :he specizl purpose then,” faststed Daniel. “You lend 1t to me 8 will o for a starter. First jay @aF clation met and voted its recognition osmes dack to you promutly.” of the way its president had upheld @ B wes arranged That M‘ndrm. and yells minsled in a riotous chorus. w3t Attend to Your Own Knitting.” a18 'showed it to me all apart. Another (Copyright, 1013, by W. G. Chapman) |,y of a second put it all together | again! I'm swamped!” Sho sat dows in grim earnest to pore over| her Individual problem. “Ob, I've got mine!” cried the girl who had been silently working. “I've got It, and it's just as easy! Watch!” | | " She teok apart her puzzle and put it togethier before the others with thei air of 2 magician. “Iluh! You chose the casiest thing fn the lot!” retorted the young man with the carnation. “llere, I'll exe change, and thea sce who's the smart- | er!” “Loo% here,” said tho meditative, man, coming up from his cornor and | epeaking slowly, “If aay of you c3n | give me an inkling how to do this, I'll | give, a prize myseli! placed gkeptical emphasis on tho ! gquare. Tl give five conts to the | percon who can—" ‘ “0h, do your own sums!" advised | the young man with the carnation. “We've got our owa reputation to live ' up to, and it I get this one thing eclved defore morning I shall bo evers ! lastingly proud of myself!” “Let's see it,” £aid the girl with the fah collar, laughingly. The meditas | tive man handed his puzzle to her nnqi then stood watching. | “l think you must turn this thing' eround the end,” murmured the girl with the high coliar, as she: worked ccuceatratedly at the puzzla. But nothing came apart. “Turn it the other way,” suggested | some on, pausing to watch. I “New, you just attend to your own | knitting!” flashed the girl with the | high collar. “I'm going to earn that | nickel!” She worked silently tome minutes. | “On, I can't do this one” she ex- claimed. “The idea of asking me to solve & puzzle that a grown man had to give up!™ She picked out another from the box. “This cne looks eas fer” “Ask your baby brother how,” sar castically advised the girl with the violets. “They're so easy, he'll show you!” But the girl with the high collar, was too absorbed to notice the re- mark. : “My dear,” she whispered to her' hostess upon icaving, “may I take this ‘one home? I think I've got an fdea and I want to try to work it out. How did you ever think up such & elever plan as to have puzzles? Ive| had the most exciting time. I hate %o leave without trying them all!® The hostess opened her lips and then closed them discrectly, withowd speaking.—Chicaga Daily Newn \ i' LA I 2 : fi%mfl | Give mo that heart thing—it | They say"—he | ¢ H | the dispositioa to act upon it Ia evea THE EVENING TELEGRM, LAKELAND, FLA., APRIL 28, 1913, (South Kentucky Ave,) Rev. lIsaac C. Jenking, pagy Temporary residence, 911 3oy Florida aveaue. Ofce at chyrey iours, 11:30 to 12:30. ducday Services— Sunday school, 9:46 a. m Preaching, 11:00 a. m. Epworth League, 6:30 p. o Preaching, 7:30 p. m. Week Day Services— Woman's Missionary 8ociey, Monday afternoon. Prayer meeting, Wednesday gep. ing, 7:30. ————————————————® FOR SALE—2 lots facing Lake Hol- . Miscellaneous lingsworth with 23 bearing trees. | vOSOS0S0POSVIOSOHOSOSOSN ¢ $300 cash, balance 1 and 2 years. WHEN you want insurance amd if not already insured, you need it right now, see D, H. Sloan. 43t | l FOK SALE l | The John F. Cox Realty Co. 603| c—— FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHULCK 1Tennesses Ave., Between Main ant Lemon Streets.) Rev. W'. 8. Patterson, Pas'or Sunday Services—Sunday school FOR SALE—At the second hand | | store, round tables, kitchen tables, WANTED—Few head of tock to| Teachers’ meeting Friday eveuing ] side board, refrigerators, dining, pasture; good pasture and good A cordial invitation to everyhyqy chairs, rocking chairs, dressers; water, E. D. Fenton. 627 'o all services. : and commodes, Fugs, WOOd BLOVES, * oemms s eemeeeeeeoeto— | ? ? —— | ofl stoves, gasoline range, beda.! 5 UMBERLAND PRESBY. | WANTED—To rent r 5- ® i cots, springs, sewl: g m:;chi:e!. 3:-‘ house for :oode ten‘anto 51:::: TERIAN CHURCH most anything, See Archer, the, el | iecond-h’;nd man, 210 W. I'\h.in} Fitts Land Co., Room 19, Raymon- | (Corner Florida Ave. and Lemon st i 8t, Lakeland. 628 | A ot L :'::d:y ”-hloel'll;. rzltor. o schoo) 45a, m, .JOR SALE—Good milch cow '“";“AIMED;{A“: "°“°'°':‘“’:‘°"Ph de-| Preaching first and second Sus. | slres position. Is competent. Phone’ gays, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. , ;"&.‘ 3."?«11 tlo o mendem::sl 196. 634| Weekly prayer meeting p\\v?{m ! . — | day evening at 7:30 ’ _._____——————-—.—-——-’-— . ‘FOR SALE—One good runabout bug- A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. hwo:mn'l Missionary Soclety on the third Monday a i gy. Dr. Samuel F. Smith. 631 yow much capital does it require| moneh d day afternoon of cach i to earn §3,000 a year in a legitimate| o all these servi ' 'R SALE—East front lot 1o 800 |} giness? We have a propositionthat| copaially tnvited. ookl | nelghborhood, 72%x145. Price | . qyires virtually no capital. A new $625; $225 cash and balance In| .. ¢ent household article that every | one and two years. Phone 339 o i ¢.1j1y peeds and buys. We want to| | 332 blue. 485 give the agency to some wide-awake | ———-——'——_——imun or woman that can show re- PLANT BEVIS’' 60-DAY sweet pota- g tg | tocs; a red yam that matures in| Apgwer by mail. A. G. C.care Ev- 60 days and ylelds from two 3 oning Telegram. €30 four hundred - bushels per acre.| . = e 4:45; preaching. 11 am. m., eud First scascn plants have been cf- !\ ANTED—Position by experienced | 1:30 p. m. fered for eale and only a fow this| pan bookkeeper. Box 601 Lake | ! Wednesday—Prayer meeting at l geason. 100 plants $1. 1,000 1954, Fla, 618 ':30 p w. plants $7.50. G. L. Dryant, Lake- land, Fla. 616 | & DIXIELAND AND MYRTLE | FOR SALE—one 9xI2 rug, library STREET METHODIST CHURCHES table and other furniture; alzo' SURELY A SEASON OF COLOR | oyx1e1and Chureh— boat. In excellent condition. Ap- 5 Is to Services—1st and 3d Sabbaths, 11 219’1 8:13 sk g ’h::;; 4 a m; 2d and 4th Sabbaths, 7:30p.u ack, Sabbath School—3 p. m. . T Prayer Service—Thursday ni FOR SALE—House of 4 rooms, and | Experts whose business it 18 to an-!ay 7:30.. o one acre of land, just outside city ' yiopate feminine fushions dcclafl'u,m. Street Church— limite, $800. The Johm F. Cox ' {hat the coming season will find 8P| gepyices—Iist and 3d Sabbath Realty Co. 62) | ments of daring and varled lies. 7:30 p. m.; 4d and 4th Sabbx mn n'i -——— | From milady's shoes to ler snn-," B iz L] _Tw ots in Eas: shade she will present a picture of; t Fo:nkif:;i r:)x: 4:?::,; 4300 each | color that will embrace all shades) ~Sunday School—3 p. m The Jobn F. Cox Realty Co. 62u known to man, and a few more of her| Prayer sServices—Tuesday nizbt at 7:30. W. H. STEINMEYER, own invention, e e T R R WO Pastor ~| The simple blue costumne, which has FOR BAUR-RATRIBINES 18 DRI gatisfied woman's capricioys taste ing house In Lakeland, doing g00d | |\ \s than any other dress, will have| business. Mann-Fitts Land €0, !5 5o with the black shoes aud black | Lakeland, Fla, 692 | gtockings. About Every Varlety of Shade Be Employed to Adorn Feml- nine Costumes. ALL BAINTS CHURCIL Corner of Lemon Street and Mama This is what the experts say, but & chusetts Avenue, buyer at a fashionable shop said that| Rev. J. H. Weddell, winister 1 the change would not be quite 80 charge, violent. s “There I8 no doubt,” she eaid, “that’ M:&;‘::?: :‘u’cle .t‘ ‘T' :::.:lp' :‘; this year there will be much niore cole Y adibinkg Lo or in women's dress. The desire for, WOBth. Other services as appoisted. a change from the more sober colors has been felt for some time, and has FORSALE—Three sccondhand bug- gles and three surreys, all in good condition. B. S. Rivers & Son, liverymen, Lakeland. 634 FUR SALE—DBcautiful grove lot, 5¢ X250, on western slope of Lake East Lakeland Mussion. Morton. Address (J) care Even- o progseq jtself in various ways. e ng Telezram, : 625 wThe first stop towards the color| 8Sunday schoolat 3 p.m. P.A. FOR SALi-—One gasoline range, gcheme was made by the hosiers who " Milten, superintendent. Prages gmall couk stove, fce box, kitchea table. Apply 914 E. Orange St. ¢i8 introduced stockings in all the shades meeting Thursday at 7 p: @ of the rainbow. So popular did thes0 m—————————e become that bootmakers were ohliged L N Ead] urea. _ to follow, and for the past two of theflih ub o three summers there have been ak . B, 0, Tenneeees most as many shades in shoes as in g:’n d." :::u.l. l.‘::us‘ :' . stockings.” . | “Is tho blue tallormade costume| Services sre beld on secoud 2 tourth Sundays. ;doomed?" | LA “No, I do not think so. Blue suits | ~=——————————————"" % T, S5 o Iwomvn too well for them to give it! CHURCH OF CHRIST. el i J | up altogether. We saall probably mot ' C. C, Redzrave, Minister, (Coraer o ~ | see sobm:my plain blue costumes this | Missouri and Lemon St. ! year, but I question if the provincial | FOR RENT—G-room house on West girl will follow the new fashion f,'::::‘fln:""l";"‘ s Lemon street; all modern conveni. - blindly. Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. O ences. Cail 354 Black, o address| ~‘omen, you know, are not quite: Preacl:ing 7:30 p n dbtad ' the slaves to fashion that men sup- Box 262. i Prayermeeting, Wednesday v'':t 607 | pose. Nor do they dress to please’ ! men, as many of you fondly imagine. at 7:30. FOR RENT—One room 309 South A woman's mirror is another woman's Missouri Ave. 601 eves. If she excites admiration |.hex’oi SOR RENT—Unfurnisded rooms. she knows she has sacceedec. 606 East Pine St. 466, “Blue suits most women, and that! P Sl | s why they continue to wear it.” FOR RENT—Five-room houss on | East 1.ime street; also b.room Bits of Color. Sunday echool 9:45 & ® bungalow on East Walnut. For! Thelrrepressible little colored-flower Preaching Sunday et 118 = 1] particulars see E. M. Buck 502 bouquet consisting of a tiny flower ot {3.45 p o South Florida aveaue. §8y | conventional form, but strange color, ' Deet esday | set inside two green leaves, crops up "::'.::l:' p.,n,y: Iy o 'in the mew summer materials more, P FOR RENT—Four rooms and bath.| than ever insistent. A decorative et | Weman's Misslonary and Al Al modern improvements; very | fect is 80 easily gained by this odd clety Monday 3:30 p. B reasonable rent. Call 317 South | little combination that one cammot| Baptist Young People's Meotind Virginia Ave. Phone 39 Blue, 451 Wonder at the continued success.— as 6:18 p. & JES—— FIRST BAPIIST CHURCH Corner.Floriaa svenue so¢ By &L The Rev. Williuss Dudley X:wid . D, vastor ___ | Harper's Bazar. Regular monthly Dusiness mestisd FOR RENT—¢ @mfurnished rooms, firet Wednesday * 7:30 p. B Lights; eity : new house. Overconfidence, S ———— 517 Prospect ; 607 | “Your opponent says he can win fu — o ) Y wlnlk." sald the campaigner. “Well,® As 1o a Peach avs 0 Wakd . feplied Senator Sorghum, “let us o% baked pes FOR RENT—Roosia, 709 E. Orance. eoneuy that tee 10 e san som | gery ot po. mistake, and 1 ¥ i 636 muade bim to boid himselt dovu to & | anough to bave made the Ioi") of - walk, mayde I can get up & burst of | the gods water, to have made Jo%¢ FOR RENT—Modern five-room bun- | ypged that wil) beai him * ralos, with bath and all convenl-| ences. South Missouri and South i pawn his thunder and Neptune h's u dent for & sscond help'ne =T 1rimod Ton e Tennetsee avenues. Apply to W.' Taking No Chances. = Fiske Johnson. 633! At a domestic econowy lesson, e Changing Mues. . | Northern Christian Advocate ~norta | “Fem are ia love with blonde* * triely - marked the fortune teller, “dut atet | sour _ you marry her, beware of a brune!th - brie?! | who~" *“No davger.” remarked “Vo. should | satrom® “It's the same womas "~TH lalies’ World. little Emily was acked w0 sta'c ' the best way %o, keep milk f: :iIng. Her answer was certai: , and to the peint. It ran: {leave it In the cow.” 5 n..,k A good lmpulse is a good thing, dul fner