Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 19, 1913, Page 2

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SEE MARSHALL '& SANDERS The 0ld Relilable Contractors Who bhave been building houses in Lakeland for years, and who never “FELL DOWN’ or failed to give satisfaction. Al classes of buildings contracted for, The many fine residences built by this firm are evidgnces of their ability to make good. MARSHALL & SANDERS Phone 228 Blue | B | quickly.” ‘ B | Justthen the flery eye of the oncom- ¥ | Ing train burst from the tunnel ahead. f | ehould come, He grasped his compan- ; \vny to fly, +i==~ R EVENING TEIEGRAM, LAK ELAND, FLA,, AUG. 19, "J“"j : Ghe of MARY &y Grace Livingsfon of “MARCIA SCHUYLER," “PHOEEE DEANE” AUTHOR “DAWN OF THE MORNING ™ ETC. ILLUSTRATIONS ‘6);/' OPYRICHT 19/2, BY J.B. LIPPINCOIT | that I should know what 1 ought to do ' for you—" CHAPTER I He paused on the platform and! glanced at his watch. The train on which he had just arrived was late. It hurried away from the station, and was swallowed up in the blackness of the tunnel, as if it knew its own short- comings and wished to make up for them. It was five minutes of six, and as the young man looked back at the long flizht of steps that led to the bridge across the tracks, a delicate penciling of electric light flashed into outline against the city's deepening dusk, emphasizing the lateness of the hour. He had a dinner engagement at geven, and it was yet some distance to his home, where a rapid toilet must be made if he were to arrive on time. The stairway was long, and there were many people thronging it. A shorter cut led down along the tracks under the bridge, and up the grassy embankment, gaid the girl, her hand flutterin to her heart, as if to hold beating from stifling her. to have involved ycu for a mome this, not frightened, now that I got a}wz)’ from that terrible tunnel, I was afraid I might have to go in there & 1 didn’t see any way to get up the bank, and I couldn’t 0 back." & il Luiz & < L 2 7cAy WakT=ro coMERNY “Oh, I must not tell you! T couldn't!” g up its wild “[ am SOITY ut in Please let me out here. 1 am alone, for “I am glad I happened to Dbe there,” breathed the young man fervently. “It would have been dangerous for you to enter that tunncl. block. You would probably have been killed.” It runs an entire The girl chut her eyes and pressed her fingers to them. In the light of the strect lamps, he saw that ilie was very white, and also that there were jewels flashing from the rings on her fingers. | was a lady of wealth and refinemert. It was opparent that she Under the center of the bridge a What could have brought her to this slight ncise bchind him, as of soft, pass? hurrying footsteps, caught his atten-t The carriage came to a sudden stop, tion, and a woman’s voice broke upon and, looking out, he saw they had his startled senses. “Please don’t stop, it said, and the owner caught up with to get out. | reached his home. : nor look around,” seized him as the girl moved as if A new alarm His dignified mother and him now in the shadow. “But will his fastidious sister were probably not you kindly let me walk beside you for 1In, but it by any chance they should a moment, till you can show me how | not have left the house, what would to get out of this dreadful place? I|they think if they saw a strange, hat- am very much frightened, and I'm|less young woman descend from the afraid I shall be followed. Will you|carriage with him? Moreover, what tell me where I can go to hide?” After an instant's astonished pause, would the butler think? “FExcuse me,” he said, “but really, he obeyed her and kept on, making | there are reasons why I shouldn't like room for her to walk beside him, while he took the place next to the tracks. He was aware, too, of the low rumble of a train, coming from the mouth of the tunnel. His companion had gasped for‘l breath, but began again in a tone of | apoiogy: “l saw you were & gentleman, and | I didn’t know what to do. I thought' you would help me to get somewhere Instinctively, the young man caught) his companion’s arm and drew her forward to the embankment beyond the bridge, holding her, startled and trembling, as the screaming train tore past them. , The man’s first'thought was to get out of the cut before another train fon's arm and started up the steep embankment, realizing as he did so that the wrist he held was slender, and that the sleeve which covered it was of the finest cloth. As they emerged from the dark, the man saw that his companion was a young and beautiful woman, and that she wore & light cloth gown with| neither hat nor gloves. At the top of the embankment they ' paused, and the girl, with her hand at ! her throat, looked backward with a shudder, She seemed like a young bird that could scarcely tell which | Without an instant’s hesitation, the young man raised his hand and hailed & four-wheeler across the street. “Come this way, quick!” he urged, helping her in. He gave the driver his home address and stepped in after her, Then, turning, he faced his com. ! panion, and was suddenly keenly! aware of the strange situation in which he had placed himeelf. “Can you tell me what is the mat- ter,” he acked, “and where you would like to go?” The girl had scarcely recovered | breatn from the long climb and the| fright, and she answered him in broken phrases, “No, I cannot tell you what is the| matter”—she paused and looked at| him, with a sudden comprehension ot what he might be thinking about her ='but—there is nothing—that is—I have done nothing wrong—" She paused again and looked up with eyes whose clear depths, he felt, could hide 2o guile, “Ot course,” he murmured with de- cision, and then wondered why he felt Ico sure about it, “Thank you,” she sald. Then, with frightened perplexity: “I don’t know where to go. I never was in this city before. If you will kindly tell me how to get somewhere—I suppose to a rail- road station—and yet—no, I have no money—and"—then with a sudden lit- tle movement of dismay—“and I have no hat! Oh!” The young man felt a strong desire to shield this girl so unexpectedly thrown on his mercy. Yet vague fears ment. Perhaps she was a thiet or an adventuress, The girl was speaking again: “But I have been very kind to get me out of that dreadful place. If you will ger, I will help you"” The warmth of stranger, but lmpetuously he threw caution to the winds. “If you would ' s t must not trouble you any more, Yon‘ { 'phoned me, and 1 don’ Just stop the carriage and let me out, {40. Isn't Cornelia at home? Couldn't I am sure I can take care of myselt.” | YOU bersuade her to come a “I could mot think of letting you Out?” get out here alone. If you are in dan-] his own words startled him. He knew | he saw a way out of hoth he ought to be more cautious with a ' cultles. 'here. I'm sure she would {in her power to help you. Sust tell me & little bit about It, so | and mother were to dine in Chestant you to get out of the carriage just here. Suppose you sit still until I come out. I have a dinner engage- ment and must make a few changes in my dress, but it will take me only a few minutes. You are in no danger, and I will take you to some place of gafety. I will try to think what to do while I am gone. On no account get out of the carriage. It would make the driver suspicious, you know., If you are really followed, he will let no one disturb you in the carriage, of course. Don’t distress yourself, I'll hurry. Can you give me the address of any friend to whom I might 'phone or telegraph?” She shook her head and there was a glitter of tears in her eyes as she replied: “No, I know of no one in the city who could help me.” “I will help you, then,” he said with : eudden resolve, and In a tone that would be a comfort to any woman in distress. As the young man let himself into his home with his latch-key, he heard the butler’s well trained voice answer- ing the telephone. “Yes, ma'am; this {s Mrs, Dunham'’s residence, . . No, ma'am, she is not at home. , . . No, ma'am, Miss Dun- ham is out also. . ., , Mr. Dunham? Just wait a moment, please. I think Mr. Dunham has just come in. Who shall I say wishes to speak to him? Mrs, Parker Bowman? . . Yes, ma'am; just wait a minute, please. I'll call Mr, Dunham.” The young man frowned. Another interruption! And Miss Bowman! It Looked Backward With a Shudden, was at her house that he was to dine. He took the receiver, resolved to get out of going to the dinmer if it were possible. “Good evening, Mrs. Bowman. “Oh, is that you, Mr. Dunham? hovered about the margin of his judg. | HOW relieved I am! I am in a bit of difficulty about my dinner, and called *up to see if your sister couldn't help . Her out. Miss Mayo has failed me. sister has had an accident, ang cannot leave her, it : He caught up the BAR ov “__eltl). now, :hatrs t00 bad, Mrs. Bow- over to the lc)loset. b?rxhe::d - wf’"" b jman, besan the young man, thinking time to lose, and this bo: —— motate 1°*" their diffi. ety 3 “I'm L badila HM tonizht, and they m the house half an hour ago. she's g you leave me out? any trouble then plates off the she She has just t know what te nd help eorry Cornelia isn't do anything But she ame’s and settlo ¢, W sister’s knowledse, He poked back jnt, 1 discovered severa) “'ffina! ¢loaks of more o I style, but the thoygy 3 that perhaps one of :h;m recognized as Comgy,. B the door hurriedy :md:,, a large closet unger the o which he presently o, mother’s new blacx patted his coat-poc had the gloves, suizyg hurried back to the (.. box in one hing 4 rain-coat dra only anxiety wa the butler saw 1 ust have left I'm afraid uestion, Suppose ot You won't have except to take two table”—he laughed =t ou would have even i 'y' he hastened to add, Parker Bowman's iminary dissent—"you see, Mra. I[’;:f\ln:uu, I}‘,m in somewhat of a predic- ament myself. My train was late, and as 1 left the station 1 happen?d u':‘ meet a young woman—a—a friend. (1le reflected rapidly on the old pro- ! verb, “A friend in need is a friend In that sense she was a friend.) “Sheis temporarily separated rom her fricnds, and is a stranger in the city. In fact, I'm the only ac- quaintance or friend she has, and I feel rather under obligation to see ber to her hotel and look up trains for her, She leaves the city tonight. “Now, look here, Tryon Dunham, you're not going to leave me in th'e lurch for any young woman. I don't care how old an acquaintance she is! You simply bring her along. She'll maoke up my number and relieve me wonderfully. No, don't you say & word, Just tell her that she needn't stand on ceremony. Your mother and 1 are too old friends for that. Any friend of yours is a friend of mine, and my house is open to her. She won't mind. These girls who have traveled a great deal learn to step over the little formalities of calls and introductioas. Tell her I'll call on her afterwards, if she’ll only remain in town long enough, or I'll come and take dinner with her when I happen to be in her city. I suppose she's just returned from abroad—they all have—or else she's just going—and it she hasn't learned to accept things as ¢le finds them, she probably will soon. Tell her what a plight I'm in, and that it will be a real blessing to me if she’ll come. Besides—I didn’t mean to tell you—I meant it for a surprise, but I may as well tell you now— Judge Blackwell is to be here, with his wife, and I especially want you to meet him. I've been trying to get you two together for a long time.” “Ah!” breathed the young man, with {nterest. “Judge Blackwell! I have wanted to meet him.” “Well, he has heard about you, too, and I think he wants to meet you. Did you know he was thinking of taking a partner into his office? He has al- ways refused—but that’s another story, and I haven't time to talk. You ought to be on your way here now. Tell vour friend I will bless her forever for helping me out, and I won't take no for an answer. You said she'd just returned from abroad, didn't you? Of course she’s musical. You must make her give us some music. She will, won't she? I was depending on Miss Mayo for that this evening.” “Well, you might be able to per suade her,” murmured the distracted young man at the ‘phone, as he strug. gled with one hand to untie his neck- tie and unfasten his collar, and men- tally calculated how long it would take him to get into his dress suit. “Yes, of course. You'd better not speak of it—it might make her de cline, And don’t let her stop to make any changes in her dress. Everybody will understand when I tell them she's pieasantly pouples. You see, gs he heard Mrs. Indeed.” (To Be Cony QAQEQPQEQL 0 The Projca €latgen Foientifig 0003 Otfoy, 141 Bryant Bidy, Lik, /05 /3. W. R, GROGTEL | PHYSICIAN AND i Rooias § and £ Loy / Xipper Buiillag, U Pouue 30 g Residence L'hong ) LAKELAND, 73] BR. W. 6 1N panan Sesedllalel g e 14 ana it Pasnes: 1 iR, C. C. WILLCY-- PHYSICIAN AND tpecial Atteution G 4 Women and (u seen-Bryant Blde, Phone LANTON & LAwIn-O& ATTORNEYS-4T Lakeland 3 SR, 8ARAX I TR OBYZUVATH Piligoy 2oome &, 6 sad 1, PR Laieiand, lig 1es Phone 20 Eib g foune Phong 27¢ m' A J. aauuun® Boom 6 Duca & EFERS Just arrived—didn't you say?—from Archlish the other side, and we caught her on iz Buagt the wing. There’'s some one coming dywest Leas ut Jumg now. Do, for pity’s sake, hurry, Tryon, Labelant, for my cook is terribly crose when 1 """__——_/,,' bt hold up a dinner too long. Goodby. BONFOLY, LAl Ke gh. by thtz way, what did you say was & MENDENE er name?” 5 Associ Ang “Oh—ah!” He almost succeeded in Room zl;aztctmm releasing his collar, and was about to Lakeland, ¥ hang up the receiver, when this new SRR difficulty confronted him. “Oh, yes, of course; her name—1| 3 @, ROGLR3, had almost forgotten,” he went on| Lavye, o wildly, to make time, and searched Reem 1, brysst e about in his mind for a name—any Fuoas J name—that might help him, The tele phone book lay open at the R's, He rounced upon it and took the first name his eye caught. “Yes—why—Remington, Miss Rem- ington.” “Remington!” came in a delighted scream over the phone. “Not Carolyn Remington? That would be too good luck!” ; “No,” he murmured distractedly; no, not Carolyn. Why, I—ah—] think—Mary—Mary Remington.” “Oh, I'm afraid 1 haven't met her, but never mind. Do hurry up, Tryon. I'It is five minutes of seven, Where | dld you say she lives?" but the re- celver was hung up with a click, and the young man tore up the steps to Kakeiand, 1 R it 6 K &1 DS Civil Eo* Rooms 212-:10° #rosphate land exvy voys, exauwinstit¥e Biuepria- - [ | wad sadurbsn sotter see me 8t his room three at a bound. WD for eash or 03 ¥ | He was settling his coat into place Room 14, Futeh 8 When a queer little bulge attracted Lakeland his attention to an inside patiently he pulled out a :‘oi(;kz‘L l:: white gloves. They were his sister's, and he now remembered she had giv. en them to him to carry the night e el FR00 L pucce | before, on the way home from a re- l 3 ception, she havin, remove: it was raining. He at them with a sudden lnspl::ou:.: Of course! Why had he not thought of that? He hurried into his sister's room to make a selection of a few necessities for the emergency—only to have his assurance desert him at the very threshold, The room was ‘mmaculate, with no feminine finery lying about, Cornelia Dunham’s maid was well trained. The only article that seemed out of place was a bangd- b'ox on a chair near the door. It bore the name of g fashionable milliner, and across the lid was penciled ll; Cornelia’s large, angular hand, “To be returned to Madame Dolll'rd'l." contained a hat of some kind, Ir 1 a8 to be returned, Cornelia would think it had been called : for, and further inquiry would be made :bo‘l.t the matter. He could call at Mag