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3 b FWE SVENING TELDGRAM. LAKSLAND, FLA., AUY 1913, ' HIS GLEVER SCHEME s> - =2 22 W ] | nounced: [ [} H “ the We l!lkfl Ohlld.l'OII s hair ' |gm‘:“t,m&geh ;::‘ zzmmnw b]:: : Cllttlllfl a lpoculty. WO requested to make a féw remarks. It familiar with all the John Moran Arose to ocoas“m" is qnot necessary that I introduce our l.:t‘est styles. Bring us and Immediately Fell With | csteemed fellow cittzen.” your boys and girls. Great smash_ As John approached the edge of the Lakeland has one platform he looked down into the face of Susan and made a mental note of of the largest barber shops in of the surprise expressed in her coun- the State “THE PHOENIX” (Copyright, 1913, by the McClure News- | {mprovising a speech, while he L. E. PEACOCK WHY SUFFER With that olg sore that's never easy day nor night, when it can be cured for atrifle. Makes no dif- ference how old the sore may be, it can be cured. For particulars, write to p.0.Box 440 Lakeland,Fla BY HERBSRT DROCER. ol s chuckled inwardly at the satisfaction Anything between the ridiculous and | ¢po occasion afforded. Now, he whis- the sublime probably would have left pered to himself, he would show her John Moran with a very unmcertaln | ipe calfber of man he was; he would appreciation of the Fourth of July prove that he could “rise to the celebration. Neither the one nor the | 5aaqgion.” s ; other, in his opinion, could have been | - Apg rise to the occasion he un- very fruitful of results. But when the | g5 ptedly did. His was the most elo- ridiculous followed close on the sub- | quent, the most logical and the most Proprietor MY LINE INCLUDES |iime, the two opersted after & fash- | impressive speech delivered that day. EERECSOITINIneTIOIaNENes ?&,n??.'.’.‘.’:'.’ m::fi“:omfidm:: As be concluded bo was grested 1 i A : { eI S Newsplperl taneous decision on a matter affecting :tel:::d .::w:r:::;"&e‘:fl:,‘:; nn: John, wherein all the p's and q's she | ;ade his way toward Susan. As he bad lingered over so long never be-| ypproached, he observed @ twinkle in .Ihe ProtBSSIons. M.gulne' :‘::lofl";:gz ;"’:::y"d in her mind to hzr eyes, but did not trouble himselt [ PR with an explanation just thenm. S(aflonery Of the two extremes, the sublime : was too happy. 53 SAMUEL §. OTR had been deliberately planned; it was | She arose and took hold of his arm. premeditated. The' ridiculous wasn't. ‘ “Let us go off to some place where 4 : Post Cll'dl "The former was the Tesult of & clever | we can sit alone,” she sald. Ny Hes, oty aad scheme and weeks of hard work. ‘The | They made their way toward the Cl fl;tur was the ehan:e o!dl mlnnt:;l n:- outskirts of the crowd. When they b one: O 1; Resléamen ! F) | foreseen, unexpected, and, some mig t . had reached & point where they could ) “: ;'““ ™ g have sald on the spot, unpropitious. - | speak without being overheard, be| ' m For several years John Moran had turned to her questioningly. y M . » -, ”» Come and see me before pu. |wooed Susan Duvau, but, so far, he| “Well,” he said, “did I—' seemed to himselt no nearer the matri- | “You ecertainly did, John,” she inter- | V.. GRO0VED, : 1 h Y monial goal than he had been at the | rupted. “Who would- have thought i ) m' d“"m‘ elsewhere. or beginning. AN her people had been i (3 i , Beome b and Keatmeky Bids inted assisting him without apparent avail. | The sublime had been attained. Lakelend Flesids patronage apprecia He had pleaded with her; he had| “Who wrote it for you, John?” she g y coaxed -and cajoled and even assayed | asked. e h ‘ . 0t e to coerce after a mild fashion, his| “Wrote 1t?” in hurt surprise. “Why, A K. L BRYAR, . threats reaching that superlative pro- | nobody.” g M]" Rubv D‘n‘ei portion where he promised to identify They walked along in sflence. ’m Buildiag, Over PesteBes himself for lite with the sublime or-| “How long did it take you to pre- Phone 800, der of bachelorhood. But, to all this, | pare it, John?” b Residence Phions 800 Red News S(llld she merely cast down her eyes de-| He did not answer. LAKEBLAND, P14, 1a20y of Edisenis Vhontes murely and asked him to wait awhile. | “Yes, you certainly did rise to the John calculated that he had waited |‘t)ccuhm. John. Now, you want to be s long enmough. At first he had been | caretul not to fall, lest—" ) V. 0BV FRIKES patient, but now he was growing des- | Fate would have it that he fell that i [ { instant. Twitted and stung by her Seiabiished fa July, 2068 Bossis 14 and 10 Kentushy Butssi Fhones: Ofice 180; Restiumes ¢ ’_—_—————_—-— DR. C. 0. WILEOX— " PHYBICIAN AND SURGEON Bpecial Attention Gven to Diseasy of Women and Children. Ofigs Desn-Bryant Bldg., Suite 9. perate. A score and onehalf years had |raillery, he had been walking peril- come and gone around the life of ously near the edge of the high dirt Susan. As her thirty-first birthday ap- | bank that overhung the creek, with- proached, John, who had schemed un- out thought of danger. As she spoke, | 41 his halr was beginning to fall out, | the ground beneath his feet gave Wiy, declded on a bold stroke. He spent |and he went tumbling through' the the afternoon with her that day, and, dirt and sand into efght feet.of water in the evening, they had dinner to- | below. gether downtown. Susan shricked, and the crowd, alarmed by her cry, began to rush to That night he sat with ber on il the spot. As the gathering in front of ‘Surgical Goods, Household and Sick Room Sup- ' st In t front porch, after the family had ront porch, after the family had re- DR ————— i/ \ plies go to tired. Over them a dim light shining :.he speakers’ stand lbroke WAy l: g7 L&ke Ph&l'macy glow. John sat quletly, walting for |y oy gpgwered by a little urchin, the silence he depended on for the Ko athod in th Vot kit 2, 6. Biig. Phose 019, Iakehad, % | Bryan'’s Drug Store . |frteranco of i plan ' Ator S Yo smd:p. B TR SO I t————————— it -came, and then, when the stillness wnlgon. , “Why, Jack Moran's fell in the o had locked the night in its embrace, . B GARK A VENEES We will send them up to |he began to hum, “Silver Threads crick,” shouted tia lad. John was dragged out at the ford, | OMBOPATH PHYSICIAD o g l rarve. you and will try to treat ::;nglst:;afiola;ser‘t\oh;:rs hr:ac!l::: a short distance down the creek. ; s About his eyes, mouth, nose and ears, o you l'lflht. ceased, tears stood in his eyes. He | 5" oo hart of his clothing, were out for her hand again, and asked her black splotches of mud. Resuscitat- PHONE 42 o B g g A Bu‘t. 1t wasstig ing methods were applied, and ‘as he same old prosaic answer. began to revive, the crowd p “Wait awhile, John," she insisted. | paok leaving him stretched out on & “Walt awhile. Do something grand. | puggy laprobe and attended by Show me that you can rise to the o¢ | gygan. The ° Store | casion.” Wher he opened his eyes, she was Rise to the occasion, he would. He | ypeeling by his side and looking down resolved that firmly as he stood UD |{nto his face. |forthwith and bade her good night. | «pjq I rise—" he began. He resolved it all the way home. The “There--there,” soothi AR ( t Blwepriatiag. next morning he still resolved it. But | yoy dled. No:,n“, “hg_-?‘ e how? She gently stroked the hair back A 3. MACDONOVER A happy thought struck him. John | from his brow. He grasped her hand Sesm ¢ Doen & Brvusd Bidn had & penchant for hppy thoughts. | tn his and she suffered him to hold it. Arobitesd. He would make a spech at a Fourth | One night, three months later, aft- h'fl of July celebration. It would be 80 |er the weddirg toasts had been pro- [ Beckgpice grand and so eloquent, couched in |posed and John had made his re- sponse, he made a mental observation to himself, as he took his seat. “] wonder,” he reflected, “whether such rich expressions and so laden with noble sentiment, that she could not help but feel the appeal. He & MENDENEALL would show her that he could “rise |it was my celebration speech, or the tod Architests to the occasion' tumble I got? moom 313 Dveae Buldipa. John got out his old, school die- Laieland, T tionary and brushed the dust from its e ————————— covers. Then he borrowed an im-| , mm'f;m,',;':'wc;: for many P ; mense volume of masterpiece orations ‘ e m o Dl l from a friend and read every speech yoars 1s 3 suberd of Clacipat. re- Lovwym, ur Sp Qy " | tired and went to fMorida to live. After he could find that contained any pa ear or 80 there he pald his first { 2eam 1, Bryant BulaQ of watches, lockets, ehains, rin; triotic reference or expression. For % hereleitbagl kg ", S _ | visit to New York in 20 years, Faseg four weeks, he labored almost inces: days Lakeland, Mieskin. brooches, ete., I8 meticeable fe2 * |gqntly, night and day, on his eftu B wandersg s fev e y, nlg Y, s1on | 14 then went to see an old Cincinnati e e | Dortost tante aa Well a8 salt-evidas and finally he had it completed. — e An obstacle that John had not reck- | " «} pave been watehing the people in oned on now loomed up. John was a member of the program committee, and he doubted the propriety of hav- ing himself included among the list of speakers. But he remembered his this city,” said the dominie to his triends, “and | wonder and grieve at the money-madness | see everywhere. This rush and hurry and eagerness for S —————— ; we handle is the kind that esath i KR & TVOKED ues to give satisfaction me masd |penchant, and called it into play B . | new 1eng 1t 15 worn. 12 you @ax. |asnin. with good effect Pepesads Bép \ The morning before the celebration R, - 10 give sometihag of permanens Wi« |\ ' noq around to see the chairman . “You see—ahem!—Mr. Grubbs,” § '.‘M John began, “Deing one of the commit: s Feuatos Bam P— tes, 1 should regret to see any part BAPEOW, of the program fall fiat.” Emeseiion o il a0l 95 | “Just 50, answered the chhirman | Sanlwoin | : “1 foul the same way." ; . 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