Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 23, 1913, Page 2

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The fact that he one day forgot to eat his lunch— an intelligence handed over the back fence of the neat little rectory garden by his faithful housekeeper Maggie to Molly the Stevenson's cook, and thus by way of the Stevenson's drawing room through the neighborhood—filled the hearts of his feminine parishion- ers with sympathetic concern. The fact that the cause of the rector’s pre- occupation on this occasion was a good run of trout in the little hillside stream a few miles from the rectory would not have added to the glamor and Maggie, being a woman of discern- ment, did not mention this fact to Molly across the fence. One day, a fresh mild spring day. the rector did not come in to dinner till & o'clock, and Maggie always had dinner ready at 6. When she asked him why he wos so late as she stood at his side, 2s he hastily ate his soup. he looked up in surnrise at her. Then he drew out his watch and whistled. “By Jove!” he exclaimed, “how the afternoon flew!” and when DMaggie BITABSENT-MINDED { he entered the drawing room. which waited fer an explanation the rector offered none. After dishes were washed Maggie hastened to the back fence to tell Molly, but Molly had something to say herself. “I don’t know what ever is getting into Miss Horten.e.” she said. “She never came in to dinner til! 8 o'clock. and we always have it at half past six. And the funny thing is that she didn't know she was late. She said she had bhren walking but she didn’t say who with.” Mageie looked knowingly at Molly “I have suspicioneod it all along.” she “1 won't say anything that fsn’t my affairs, but T will say that the Rev Archibald didn’t come in himself till 8 and whistled when 1 teld him he was two hours late You can draw your own conclusions.” Maggie'’s suspicion was before long making its way through the parich There was little rcom for doubt that Hortense and her neighbor, the rector. were much together, and there was no one in the parish who seemed to keep such a good run of church affairs as Miss Hortense who, until the new rec- tor had come, had been lukewarm, if not a positive backslider. But in spite of Hortense's interest and help Archibald grew even more absent-minded. On one occasion he read morning prayer at Sunday ves- pers, and a week later he announced the hour of the ladies’ missionary so- clety as 3 o’clock in the morning in the rector’s study. But such slips could be overlcoked. It was three hours before vespers on the following Sunday afternoon. Archibald was lazing in his comfort- able little study and Maggie was out for the afternoon. A small boy from the country came breathless to the rectory door and between gasps ex- plained: “Mamma sent me for the doctor and he is away for the day. Baby's got a fit and papa has gone up the river. But I guess you can help if you hur- ry” Archibald stopped long enough to reflect that vespers was not till 5 and that it was about 3 o'clock then, and that he could go straight from his visit to church. He put the notes for his address in his coat pocket and with admirable forethought remem- bered a first-aid-to-the-injured kit from his study desk—one that he used when taking his choir boys camping. He did not know much about fits, but still he might need it €0 he put it with a roll of bandaging and a medicine case into a neat black leather bag that he used to carry his vestments in to weddings and funerals About fifteen minutes later , when Archibald had reached the small two- room ccttage by the riverside about a mile from the rectory he found a scene of confusion. There were four peevish children, a smoky fire, a tired worn mother and a vigorous-lunged baby whose “fits” proved to be merely a case of bad temper. Archibald fixed the fire. humored the children, con- soled the mother and managed to feed the baby some warm milk. Fifteen minutes before church time he made a break to leave. He could imagine what confusion his absence from church would cause, and yet as the poor mother begged him tearfully to stay “just a while longer.” at least till the baby's father got back from the river where he was fishing, Archibald didn’t have the heart to leave. Archibald knew that it was not a case of life and death, but still the mother’s tears made it impossible for him to go. He remembered what Hor- tense Stevenson had told him the day before about his duty to the poor peo- ple of his parish. and he had a pleas- ing feeling of doing something of which she would anprove as he decid- od to stay with the poor woman till her hushand returned. Fortunately R { words of advice and good cheer and a [little diffculty in collecting his scat. ‘cred belongings, the young clergy- | man hastened toward church. His lay reader. of course, wonld have begun the service, and he would for Arcnibald the father did return in | | about a half an hour, and after a few | il be there in time for the address. | Archibald felt an exhilarating sense of being necessary as he hastened to- ward the church. He would slip into the vestry, quickly don his vestments and slip through the side entrance to the chancel. The eyes of his faithful congregation would be turned toward him—he knew that—and of them all it would be the questioning, anxious eyes of Hortense that would count. Then after service he would hurry, | away from church, and not stay to answer any of the curious question- ings as to what had caused his delay. He would go back to the rectory and then after supper he would slip over to Hortense. Hortense would be ex- pecting him. for it was only two days before that he had told her of his love for her, and that she had given him a properly reticent answer. He had been allowed to hope. Archibald cal- culated the probable effect that his story of the afternoon’s experience would have upon her. He would not make too much of it—that would be boastful—but when she asked, as of course she would, what had detained him, he would in an off-hand way let her know what he had done. Up to the time of slipping over to Hortense after supper things happen- ed as Archibald had expected. In fact he found Hortense dressed in the soft pink and white dress he liked so well, sitting by a low electrolier reading as the rest of the Stevensons had. with their usual considerateness, seen fit to abandon at the time for his call Archibald hurried to her with out- stretched hands, but Hortense greeted | him with a cool raising of the eye- | brow that took his breath away Hel pulled a chair to the side of the table' where she sat, and walted for her to | say something. | “] hardly knew whether to expect | you or not.” she said with a forced laugh calculated to freeze a much | more daring heart than that of Archi- | hald Demarest. “Hortense,” £ald Archibald, feeling a curious chokiness, as he drew up to the idol of his dreams. He had never seen her in this mood, and he was The Professions: DR, J. 7. WILSON, PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON Phones—Ofies, 370; residenss, 197-2 Rings. Moon Buflding, Lakeland Worid e e W 2. GROOVER, rHVRIOTAN AND SURCHON, fooms § 10é 4 Kentucxy Bidg Taksland. Ylorida. SRR O L S W. B. MOON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 2 Office in new Skipper building ove postoffice. Telephone, office and res! dence on same line 350. -—————— [ second and 4th Mondays at 7:‘ TiLSEY BLANTOK LAVYEW - @ Bidg Phomo 318, Lekeiand, Jt D&, SARAH X WHIFLER GRowOrand ¥ VEiCIAN gk 5, ¢ and 7, Brysat Puldine Lakeland, Niw. s e Frove 378 Blus. ~1se Prane 378 Blasi @. H. & H. D. NENDENHALL Civil Engineers. Rooms 213-2156 Drane Bldg. LAKELAND, FLA. Pnosphate land examination. B quite unprepared for it. “I cou'dn’t miss this, no matter how busy my day had been.” “No?" said Hortense with a inflection. “It would perhaps be more to your credit if you felt as much de- | votion to vespers as you profess you fee) for me.” “Oh, that's it. is it? Do you know, | 1 couldn’t make out what made you seem so stand-offish when T came in. That's all, isn’t it, dear—dearest?” It was rather hard in the face of Hor| tense’s prolonged frigidness to come | out with the newly-permitted terms of | endearment, but Archibald was mak- ing a great effort. “I never knew till two hours before vespers and I tried | to get back in time.” Hortense's eyes were bright with anger. “You needn't make any ex- cuses.” she said, drawing from his out- stretched hand. “You could have been man enough—" “Man enough! Why, Hortense, I thought 1 did the manly thing. I thought it was just the sort of thing " “Manly thing to come in half an hour late to vespers! A little absent. mindedness isn't inexcusable — What, you didr’t forget? You did it on pur- | pose? Wait till you explain? You' need make mno explanations, Mr. Demarest.” “Tt was a small matter,” sald Archl—. bald, helplessly. “A small matter to go fishing on Sunday afternoon and not to get back till vespers was half over! That was a small matter, was it?” Archibald dropned to his knees be- fore Hortense. “Why on earth do you think I was fishing?" “Because you weren't clever enough to conceal the fact, I suppose.” “Hortense, Hortense,” pleaded the rector. “Won't you think better of me? 1 went out to help a poor wom- rismg‘ veys, examination, reports, Blueprinting. A J. MACDOHOURR, PCOR ¥ LR & RITRRL Ll Arehiteds [d»aa iz Bungalow Desugaia Laxeland, florida Xoest BONFOEY, ELLIOTT & MENDENHALL Associated Architects. Room 212 Drane Building. Lakeland, Fla. ¢ 0. ROGERS, Lawyer, Xoom T, Erysst Buailéing Phome 269. Lakeland, Fiorida. 2. B KUFTAXHR, —Attorney-at-Taw— w02 7 Stuart Bldg. Bartew, P PR W. 0 IRVIN HENTINY Latablished 12 July, 1080 -we 14 and 17 Kentucky Bulldte # : Ofies 180; Roeatfemee M Ufor la Mauna Duistin, LAKNLAND, FLORIDA an whose baby was having fits and—" “Yes, and stopped to fish on the way home and forgot all about vespers. 1 am sorry. Mr. Demarest, but I would rather end our friendship here.” Hortense suddenly composure and Archibald jumped to his feet as Molly came into the draw. ing room. “Please, sir," she sald, with a smile, “Maggie Just asked me over the fence, could you step back to the ree- tory a minute. There is a little boy there says you must have took his father's satchel of fish home by mis- take. He's got your black bag with the bandages In it, and says will you please accept three of the largest trouts in the catch and leave him have the rest?” As a light of understanding broke about Mr. Demarest. He wasn't figh- regained her | over Archibald’s face Molly added tn | an aside to Hortense. “It's all rizht} V. & FRESTON, LAWTER (Utos Uputairs Resy of Const Mows Easatantion of Tities and Mes Estate lav g Spssinity. JEREMIAH B. SMITH NOTARY PUBLIC. jand suburban property, farms, et i seli for cash or on easy terms. Room 14 Futch & Gentry Blag Lakeland, Fa. Enough of Glants, | with water. ing at all. You see, Mr. Demarest,” turning to the clergyman with a con- fidential air, “Maggie was sure when you brought home the bag of fish that you had been off fishing, and she told me and I told Miss Hortense.” (Copyright, 1912, by the McClure News- paper Syndicate.) High Diplomacy. The little girl had been 8o out-| rageously naughty that it was decid- ed that she should not be allowed to | attend the party to which she andf ‘hor sister had been invited. On the! ! day of the festivity the mother called in person to pick up her unoffending | daughter, and bring her home again “Well.,” she asked, “and did you ex- plain to Mr how naughty Betty had been and how I kept her | at home to punish her?” { “Oh, no, mammie,” came the an- | swer; “I didn’t think that 'ud do. 1 | just said she'd gone to a much bigger » party. g ed him what it was. us!®—Lippincotta Shopping In the Ozark Distriet, wore store at Polkville, Ark. heh, that's what 1 "lowed. Well, what I was almin' to git was a straight | Jacket for a crazy man."—Kansas Ctty | Btar Valuable Stamp Collection. How stamp collecting has become | speclalized is instanced by the sale ia | Paris some time ago of a collection of | Bwiss gtamps for ahout §40.%& 0. 0. . hall. Visiting brothers TUFKRR & TUCKER b oy ~lawywn— J. L. REYNOLDS, Sec. Raymeade Bidg. H. B. ZIMMERMAN, N. PRIV Vit — 0LAtwBoLE r e (range Blessem Div. No 4 Atlorney-at-lav. @1 A toB of LB meets s Loans, Investments in Real Estats Have some interesting snaps 1n et |———————————"" | Better see me at once. Will trad. Litte Frank had had a paremtal meeting with his six-foot-two papa about filling the tooth-powder bottle After the meeting ad- kmged, be went In and uk:: his mother to promise him one Without knowing the nature o'fm::. request she promised, and then ash He told her: “Mamma, when papa dies, I wants you % promise me not to bring any more glant mens to this house to live with "Ygu keep sportin' goods yur, don f you?” inquired a frazzled looking lent and Protective Order °* 1 citizen from out on Rumpus Ridge, ad ! : dressing the proprietor of the hard | "Eb and Joiners of America, Local 1774 R Meots every Tuesday night o’clock, at McDonald's hall. R. L. MARSHALL, Presige;- J. W. LAYTON, Vice Pres J. W. LOGAN, Treasure: J. H. FELDS, Fin. Secy. H. P. DIETK.CH, Rec. 8o.; H. L. COX, Conductor SAMUEL BOYER, J. W. 8CARR, C. L. WILLOUGHBY, Beard of Trustees Lakeland Lodgc No. 81, F » M. Regular communications -~ m. Visiting brethren cord:s'ir iy vited. J. C. OWENS, © I P WILSIN, Le&atang CThapior, k. & 29 moetr the fret Phorsis) sach monih in Mowcaic Hali ing eowpanions weicomed. 4 Lecmard, H. P.; J. F. Wilson, “oc- Falm Qdapter, . K. o second aad fcurez Teureiay o, of each month at 7:30 p. Viera Kooz, W. M.; J. F Wils [ > Lakeland Camp No. 78, W. . meota every second ané f~urti Thu day aight. Woodmen Circie ! ne Lhord Tharsueys, W, J. B Covnell Commaander, Mra, Baille & ot Lircle K OF2 Regular medting avery at 7:30 at Odd Fellows Hall ing wembers always welcome ¥. D. BRYAN - Chancellor Commar fe A X. .ACKSON, Becretary ™ end i POST 33, G. A k. Meets the first Saturday in oeve month at 10 2. m. at the howe J. M. Sparliag on K.ati ok aver sHAFFELR, Coomander J. R. TALLEY, Adjutant \ Blnera Redekah Ledge No mosts every second and fourth Mo day nights ot 1. O. 0. F. hall. Vi ing brothers and sisters cordislly vited. MRS. F. C. LONGMAN, N & MRS ILA SELLERS, Se¢ Lake ledge No. 3,1 0. 0 meets Friday nights at 7:30, at socond snd fourth Wednesday? sach month at 3:30 p. m. Vi Sisters always welooms MRA J. C. BROWN Sec’ ORDER OF EAGLES The Vraternal Order of Es meets every Wednesday aight 1:80, at Od¢ Fellows’ hall. J. ®. WILLIAMS, Presiden B M SMAILS Sacretar? PLASTERERS’' INTERNATION! BRICKLAYERS, MASONS AND UNION, LOCAL NO. 12 OF FLOX Meets each Thursday U Morgan & Groover bt 4 Bates’ Dry Goods Store. = brothers welcome. s AT R POLK ENCAMPMENT 310 Polk Encampment No. 3, I F. meets the first and third days. Visiting Patriarchs weC§ F. A. McDONALD, Serib H. B. ZIMMERMAN, Chief Patriarch B.P.O-E — Lakeland Lodge No. 1291, £°7 meets every Thursday night | rcoms over postoffice. Visiti |ren cordially welcomed. > GEORGE MOORE, - Wodern Clothes for ChIntss Traveling for an English | makes ready-made clothing |ner recently secured ¢ $125,000 worth of “foreizd in Barhin, Mar ™ will b 0l o herta