Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 29, 1913, Page 3

B 107 WARRED furse Gregory at Thirty and One, Was Still Single, but Not for Long. 8y HAROLD CARTER. “Miss Gregory!” sald the maa em e bed petulantly. Nurse Gregory approached her pa- Gent. Patlents always were oven the best of them, the day after 0 operation, especially when, as ia this case, there was only a small hope @at the eyesight would ever be re- qined. Thirty-five years old Mind! She shuddered to think (bis strong man perhaps © a life of inactivity and wretched- oess. “You want some orange juice?” she asked. “No, 1 want to talk to you, nurse. | You know, during the two weeks that Tve been here, before my operation, | sever sceing the light, and hardly bop- | g to, I've—well, you've become sort of pecessary to me.” Nurse Gregory smiled softly. : w1 nice to be necessary to anyone. ! She was necessary to mone except for the sake of her skilled hands and sbrewd intelligence. And this man— Arthur Graham—had none to care for dim. He had lived a single life, ab- sorbed In his work as a painter of stalned rlass, until the explosion of | ¢hemicals that wrecked his studioand blinded him, “Do you think I'll ever recover my : eyesight?” asked the patient. “We hope 80, The doctor says there 1 a fighting chance, He'll know when the bandages are removed next Tues | y. “Mayn't I raise them ever so slight- | Ir, nurse? I want to see what you! ook like.” “No!* she cried in alarm. “No! ¥o! Do you want to destroy your last Bope of seelng agaln?” ‘l want to ses you™ he com: dlained. Nurse Gregory sat down by his bed- Side. “Supposo I talk to you instead,” #bo sald. “Then let me ask you an impertl Sent question. How old are you, Bates’ Great. Stock Reducing Sale Starts April 26th Headquarters for Good Merchandise At Big CUT PRICE COME AND S EE » AT £ B ASK ABOUT FREE TICKETS TO TH £ AUDITORIUM fully. of times” he cried triumphantly, nurse as he met her outside the pas nature like yours, a—" Gregory. And don't you dare to think about iaquired the nurse, touching those bandages. We all hope that !OI will see as well as ever, blind, so that he could be dependent of on her, and so that he and make him well again,” she pray. ed. of those women whose beauty is Ia the n ' soul. | "Bo" meant Tyes™ “I wonder what has upset Nurse Gregory?” said the doctor to the night “No,” she answered, & fittle wist- “l am not married.” “But you could have been—scores “With a personality llke yours, a tlent's room. “Do you know, I be- | lleve she is troubled about Mr, Grar “Now, you stop,” answered Nurse bam. It's a bad case.” “It's time you went tosleep, “You don't think he'll ses, then?” “It will be a miracle it he does,” the doctor answered. When on the following morning the agaln. But when she bad left the hospital | doctors had assembled in Graham's nam':.mmmm‘.w- wm-mm(mnnmnumu home, wept bit 3 bad 3 | Srown to care for this patient.of hers toward the light, his head upturned; more than fer any man she had ever | ouly the clenching of his fingers show. known, and she did not waat him to | d the tension of his nerves. At the regain his sight. The patient sat in his chair' doctor's bidding Nurse Gregory une No, she wanted him always to be | fastened tbe bandages. One tura— another—another, and they fell from aever | his eyes, and the man leaped uwp and mam stretched out his hands to the sun know. It was the worst ever came to her. Bhe fell on her | MEBL. knees. The miracle had occurred. “Dear God, forgive my siaful wish g “Even though I must lose yes, even though I must lose Mm.” Plain Nurse Gregory, they ealled her at the hospital, and, for the ter of that, everywhere. She was It her features were pleasing, it was in spite of their irregularity, and because of the goodness that ra- diated from her. She had never had a lover. She had had her plainness drilled into her from childhood. And now—now for the first time she felt deprived of her birthright, “Dear God, make him well,” she prayed, “even though it kill me to let |- him see me as [ am.” Thy days passed. The man on the & bed was well; there was only the for Selom, mality of raising the bandage to be | People who talk merely for the pun gone through. Then, on Tuesday |dose of sttracting attention to theme morning, he would know his fate in |selves seldom get the kind of 1'tes a moment. And neither the nurses |Uon that is worth unythiug, nor the doctors could prophesy what woud be the outcome of that moment of suspense. “Nurse,” eald the man on the eve “Goodby,” she whispered. He caught her in his arms and pressed her cheek to his. “My love!® be whispered. “How beautiful you are!” (Copyright, 1913, by W, G. Chapman.) * Eat Albatroes Eggs. The natives of Hawali are large con v sumers of albatross eggs, which are ning befors, “sit down & moment. I |gecured principally from the Island of want to tell you something. I'm 18 | Layson, the Hawallan group. These love—in love with you. 1—" eggs are 80 plentiful on this fsland “It you talk like that I shall leave | that they are gathered fn wheeldar you,” sald Nurse Gregory quietly, | rows and carried to the skore in boxes though her heart was fluttering, and loaded on a small industrial rail But the man only laughed, and then, | road. stretching out his hand suddenly, he - Gt s Gy -'"’-""‘*v:,CARDl" WORKED LIKE A CHARN “Nurse,” he sald, “do you know what will be the first thing that I shall do when I am well? It will be to ask you—" he held-her hand tight- ly in his—"to ask you o be my t i £.1% d) ; 'RIALI.V PRETTY BLOUSES ARE lace also edges the sleeves. There a vest or gulmpe of cream net. portant part in the trimming of lingerie blouse this spring and derful color schemes are obtained these embroideries. One of cream colored volle tri Bulgarian embroidery. The sallor lar, revers and deep shaped cuffs trimmed with the colored embroldery. The fronts opened over a vest of cream net trimmed with a row of ored glass buttons. - | of simple design, with large, flat tu down collar embroidered edges with beautifully colored IN LACE Stomm—, et Bulgarian embroidery plays ap 187 ! §88E ; i blouse mmed S 44 1 ‘Another blouse was of fine bat g3 85 about L 1§ Crepe With Ratine Collar. rian embroidery. The front of the blouse and cuffs were trimmed with the colored glass buttons, ' One important firm makes blonm! of taffeta for tailored wear, to match | any suit. The blouso has a turn-down l collar of creamy batiste, embroldered and trimmed about the edge with & narrow frill of lacv. The long sleeves aro also trimmed with the lingerle, cuffs laco trimmed. ; Tallored lingerie blouses for street and outing wear arc on sale now by the thousand. Many of these have the Directaire collar of the turn-down kind and finished at the front with & e or frill, A smart blouse for sporting wear is shown by one firm, which makes & specialty of taflored blouses, This model is of basket weave heather mix- ture. There is a Robesplerre collar buttoned to the blouse at the corners with small jet buttons. The blouse is fastened at the front with small square jet buttons and jet buttons trim the ! cuffs. There is a fourin-hand tie of dark fuchsia red, MARY DEAN. Vegetable Party. Invitations for a vegetable party were sent on the backs of old seed packets, and each girl was told to their partners for supper by guessing the vegetable represented. The house was brilliantly decorated with strings onions and red geraniums. A wreath of round red radishes twined arcund | i5: ii:g g i tidliss 5 H J I Standing of Com- . testantsin Plano " HAND REQUIRES CARE s NO DETAIL OF THE TOILEY N N. SHOWN THIS SEASO! | by Y E ntes( Etect o Employed, and the Qan 10 Ll st | atva, 3. W, Otom v 14,650 """'."‘.","""" Mnm.:dmu- "| sases Nettte Fidler:......... 18,460 | ] — . T 4 Teadees simple blouses of allover shad- ' A protty hand, well hept. with aalld l.lm............. [ Just below the bust line, us- | brilliantly polished and trimmed, io 8 |U. W. Irvescn 9,008 , the Iace, & wide ribbon sun | Grester eraaiaent to & womaa (has (Miss'Goersts Strals .24,780 rounds the bodice. Some of fl.l~“mmm.~_ Mim Kittlo Fusk ..........15.43 blouses have ribbon of a shade te har | menplace hand can be mede altractive log.y ;' 4 Weod 1,600 monize with the skirt with which it is | losking by careful treatment. M'......"' i " be worn and others have gay ool mmwummubmm 4 rlbbon.oruloplnt.blnnhv-,lhlmmulnm l.ollm '“". ender. There is a turndown collar ' modsl Band can take heart of grace, | Miss. Lillie May Melntire....34, of black chiffon. The sleeves resch a 'and 8o improve on the commonplase Mies Margaret Marshall ... .128,648 Illflnbehwthoclbow:ndmhmlulwmalllbmm C H. Tedd ........ oeen, " with a turn-back cuff of black eillol.iul!n&Inl’ envy. i Dizieland Methodist chureh.’. 11,110 An attractive model of allover shad- | It the skin of the hands is rough, 8 | » g, Clifford ..... b s ow lace had & blouse of fine cream ©cam 8oon be softened by the appliea- | ; g ¢ Cifford ... ... ..... 7Y shadow lace with trimmings of rose tion of wellchosen creams or lotions Miss Nettle Brooks ...... 15.960 pink velvet and an ornament of Bul- 'and the use of soft water for able- McCra : "'1“ garian embroidery. The flat turn-down . tional purposes, care being taken te Laalle BOY oocose-een.ld, collar is of velvet and & touch of vel- - dry the hands thoroughly every time | Mrs. J. W. Cord ........... 1,080 vet appears at the lower part of the after washing. Neglecting to do this | Luela Koight ............. [ {] elbow sleeve, Finishing the lower part fs the cause of many & rough-looking | Thelma Manp ............. 3,128 of the collar or revers is an ornament hand, and encourages chilblains. The!R, Black ... [T of Bulgarian embroidery underneath ' first thing to do in treating the bands | Aoner .... g T which falls & jabot of soft cream fs to get the skin soft and the fingers |\, " Cordery 131,240 shadow lace. A frill of the shadow : pliable. 2y Krd "".""’. "" oatmeal and boll it in wa r, strain it, and use the with night and morn- h must be made fresh toflet borax is added to whitening effect of be enhanced. To keep te, some women sleep smeared inside with melted (:onte'st—\fill Close Next Monday, May 6, at-6 o’clock P m.; after that time no votes will be allowed to be voted. Be sure to vote all votes before that time. The vctes will be counted by a commite tee appointed by the three highess contestants. We want every one to have an ecual show. The contestant who has deposited the most votes will be the winner. There are thousands of dollars’ 8'8' d I HHHM g or ten minutes given to the JH g brush and soap and warm water should be used daily, and every time | worth of coupons out; collect them the hands are washed the free edge of I in, | the scarf-skin, which, it not attended i to, is apt to grow upward over the ! mails, should be gently loosened and tw ll !m back in & neatly rounded 0 ea er 'M'I. by which the occurrence of ! cracks, hang-nails, etc, about the bl | poots of the malls will be Is when the women folks suffe l;:’ l‘ gracoful 0'::'::"! OM.?O dis | from cooking on a wood stove, We & crescentlike space of white |pave bought and have oo hand ® will be ensured, This scarfekin a8 |g5q ear of Insurance gasoline stoves. & rule should never be cut, and should | o ) oy burner to & four burner on 30 account be torn or picked off, as is commonly done. The luss it is gasoline range like the one you seer Selow. InsuranceGasolineRange it finger nails are disfigured snd the flesh sur rim should be re- [ gd ¢ i g £ 5 g8 nafl ™ ! fuld, ealip. e —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— et ———— ———————————————————————— || Desides the Insurance Giusviine we | |earry the National Oil stove and the Pertection Oll stove and plenty of any size ovens—glass tront and plaia troat. " A LORAIN | This stove is asbestos lined and, like | the Great Majestic range that we care /gy, holds all the heat Inside. I 'oets on legs, making It easy to sweed “unéee. . . i Lakcland ardware & Plumbing Co. i stretching full Let 1t dry oa the rell & 2w,