Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 19, 1913, Page 6

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WELLES Manager © itacky Ave. Fhone 257 Bowyer Bullding 3 Tel g en 2get g gel g et St ity yer foel L] jal Je el 2al tal jal dul el el te) Sel o) Lakeland Pav ng& ConstructionCo. | Artificial Stone, Brick and Concrete Building Material ] Estimates Cheerfully Furnished cn Paving pand all Kinds of Artificial Stone wmk 307 West Mein Strcet- Fhere S4é&: EI:_ E & FOETNIN [ B DVS ). P MRELOT) Pres. Sec.& Tres. Stpt, & Con Nem V. Fres § Assiha (55 S o o ey S e THE XVENING [FLEGRAMN, LAK ELAND, FLA, AUG. AT THE WHITE EAHM Story of the Troubles of Two | Cirl Farmeie, Their Pigs and Lovers. By MARION GORDON, “Oh, Gertrude, I am sick of hogs! 12 aroend in uncomfartable cleanliness. “You can't raise prize farm stock without coming in eontact with many unpleasant things,” retorted Gertrude | Lee, pulling her Nhat down over her _ tightly braided and eoiled hair. “I wish we badn’t added hogs to the farm, anyway,” went on Alicia discon- ; tentedly; “the cows are perfect pets and poultry raising is too fascinating —but hogs, ugh!” Gertrude turned a dark, weather beaten face toward her pretty partner. “You can fuss all you want to, Alicia, but you will find that the Chesters will earry off the first prize at the county fair—and H everything does as well, ! vhy we may take that trip to Califer- nh next wiater.” “If Uncle Gregory hadnt been so luaplcioul he would have left us the money outright instead of stipulating thlt we must show ourselves capable of self sapport for two years.” “It was a great idea—our starting this steek farm! I just wish uncle were alive now to see how well we have managed,” triumphed Gertrude. “And that sneering Jack Fenway, » | “Gertrude you ought to give Sam Halliday some credit; if he hadn't been such a splendid neighbor we couldn’t have accomplished a thing! ‘ Mrs. Wells sald the other day Ahat this was practically Sam Halliday’s success—not ours!” Alicia was talk- ing very fast. Miss Lee flushed indignantly but said nothing. She pumped a pail of water and carried it to the pig pen, swaying gracefully at hip and shoulder as she walked. Iler short skirts be- trayed high brown boots laced snug- | ly over her slender ankles and she skipped with agility through the gate and out of the way of the lumbering porkers. From her ample pocket she‘ produced a small box of soap powder. Bhe sprinkled the powder on the largest hog, dipped a stiff broom in the water pail and proceeded to scrub the bristles of the prize hog un- til he was a fluff of snowy suds tfrom . snout to twisted tail, | “He looks like a meringue,” giggled ! Alicia balancing herself on the wide coping of the cement v.all. A that moment a stinging dab of soap entered the eye of the prize hog. With one anguished squeal he broke loose and banged against the un-; latched gate of the pen. The gate swung outward and away went the trightened animal acroes the barnyard, down the hollyhock-bordered path, out of the gate and straight toward the! road that ran past the White farm. Gertrude flung aside her broom and tollowed him. Alicia slipped from the 1 wall and ran after Gertrude. Just as ' the two girls reached the gate a long | gray motor car swept swiftly down ! the hill; there was just time to note that the chauffer's eyes were dreamily ‘ fixed on the peak of Old Man moun- ! tain when the tragedy happened. | There was a startled hoot from the "siren of the car that mingied with the dying squeal of the prize porker. ' The car jerked heavily and came to a standstill just as Gertrude, white- ! lipped and with two burning spots in her cheeks, flew across the interven- ing epace to the side of the car. “And then he woke up!™ she cried | with bitter sarcasm as she faced the bewildered young man at the steering ‘heel “By jove, what have I done now?” ! he groaned as he got out and peered under the car. “Oh, a hog!” he cried with relief. “Only a hog,” sneered Gertrude, un- pleasantly. “Only the sole means of livelibood of two women who are try- Ing to be self-supporting.” | “I'm eorry—I don’'t know what to gay!” stammered Jack Fenway con- tritely. “I was looking at the moun- | tain peak yonder and thought I had a elear road ahead—but that's no ex- | cuse,” “No, it isn't. usual hog—we were raising it for the county fair; we have toiled all sum- mer over these hogs—and now!” Ger trude’s voice quavered alarmingly. Jack's fumbling hand found his cheque book. 1ing for the hog,” he sald practically. “If you will tell me #ts value and add to it the umount of the prize you ex- pected te take, I shall be happy to re- fund you the money.” “Of course we might not have taken a prize -but—it was for the pair of Chesters that we were striving. We would rather have the hog and get the | prize—the honor belongs to the White i farm,” explained Gertrude coldly. Jack thought rapidly. He was will- ing to do anything to placate this angry young woman. His face bright. ened. “l Lave a friend o~ r at Redcots who has a fancy far m sure he will let me have a he eaid ugerly. “I'll go ove d Gertrude frowned )be the product of th she said in a ehocked tc “In a way it would—you might say it was a by-product,” Insisted Jaclk. “Come, Miss—er—madam, let us hava gome understanding in the matter— I'm sorry about the kog but I waut to | do what is right.” “A praiseworiky sent!meat,” sneered ! Gertrude, her eye on 2 swiftly advane. Ing mueculine form. “The coastable » | Other autymobilist I ever gaw. walled Alicia as she followed her cou-' i sin toward the big cement pen where | the pedigrecd Chesters were root.i.nz You see this is an un- ' “I must insist upon pay- ' 19, 1913. will: discuss that wita you,” gbe added 1 trinmphantly. “The constahle—sh!"” Jack flirped his cheque boek in‘o nis pocket faccd. the massive He was in his shirisiceves oflicer: d and o flie lapel of his vest was pisac his badge of oflice. I He eyed Jack Fenvay with a dubi- ous grim “Wa like yow kin git inte? with that there car of yours more troutde than ao Y:‘ " | “Oh, hello, Bengon, it ¥ou, fs 17" greeted Jack amiably. “Yep, it me. It was sevel chiek< § 'ens and = cow last week—what is it. 'now I dida't wrderstand what Miss Alicia said: when she telcphoned?” He i peered under tie car whils Jack |turned an inguiring eye toward the bouse in cearch of the second self- | | supporting woman. But Alicia was in | the safe seclusion of the arbor mear the gate. “A hawg!: By gum, Miss Lee, it's ‘one of your: prize critteral” be ex-| claimed, syrathetically, ( “It is, Mr. Benscn, and I think this ' should be arrested,” said Gertrude 86 verely. “Tain't no use, Miss Lee, ‘twon't | punish him none; he's becn arrested twice in the last month for over speeding besides all them chickens and a cow last wee'z. I'll take him over ] to the justics, If you waat to enter n‘ complaint, though.” “I've offcred to replace tho hog,” l sald Jack, “Better let him do it, Miss Lee” | urged Benscn. “ITl stand guarantee , for him doing s0.” [ “Very well, Mr. Benson and 1 wish you would call one of my men ard get th—that h—b—hog away. 1 never want to see it again!” d Gertrude whirled about and dmappeu'ed through | 1 k i the gate. i Benson stared after her open-. mouthed. “Well, by gum, I never ex- ! pected to s29 her crying over & dead i hawg,” he muttered. , The next morning the woman farme ! ers were busy 2bout the vig pen where ! the solitary pr'ze mg was submitted punctu- ¢nd so mers that ay's gray ' to a bath. The cere ated by his approvi absorbed were the | they did not see Jotck Fe rd nor car enter the v they aware of his presence undl the siren uttered a warning wail. i At sight of the car and lls occu- pants Alicia Lee screamed loully and fainted {n the arms of her exasperated cousin, Gerirude staz 4 cut of the pig pen with her burden thankful: to have Sam Hailiday jump from the car and relieve her of her “Just put her on the where,” said Gertrude t see why she should be =o | Bee Jack Fenway i m I me— Ive been expecting it .1.1 I M In gpite of her bravado Gertrude did look a little startled at the unusual sizht. A wooden-faced chauffcur sat at the wheel of the handsome ot d in the tonneau was Constable Beuson his face alarmingly red with the impor tance of his mission, Beside him was Jack TFenway | garbed in a hideous suit of white and | black striped flannels and the stripes ran around and around in the most heart-breaking manner; and Jack Fene way's head was shaved he looked | very much like a re-captured convict as he faced the obdurate cousin of the | glr] he loved. “Seo what you have done, Gem : trude,” his reproachful glance seemed | to s3y. | “What's all this, Sam?" asked Ger- | trude, clinging to the lapel of Mr. Hak | liday’'s coat, | Constable Benson spoke up. “He | couldn’t find no hawg, mizs, so we're | jailing him. I'm afraid he's a hard' | character, he is!” | “Shut up,” muttered Jack politely. | He leaned over and beckoned Gertrude | to him. “Say, Gertie, it's a joke—you | don't think Alicia is dead, do you?” | “No—Jack, why can't you let us/ alone until we live out the term of | uncle's will?” demanded Gertrude, I “I'm engaged to Alicia and no White | farms and prize h og: will separate me | from the girl I love,” declured J:x«:kf sternly. “Gertrude, I've worn out | three pairs of tircs running back and fortk past this place d I've been ars résted for speedin fired for kil | ing innocent (ri-'»r nly one thir remains; 1 Alici me to visit the \‘.“.1i'n fa gon here can take me to Gertrude wavered. Unconsclously her hand was still gripping the lapel of Mr. Halliday's coat and his bg brown hand had closed over her emaller one. Also ehe was leam.xm "against him ever so slightly. Jack’s eyes flashed. “If you're not | engaged to Tialliday, Gertie, you ought to be,” he snapped suddenly. “She Is!" retorted Halliday quickly and his arm closed around her before she could withdraw. “Then you ought not to come be- tween Alicia and me,” said Jack grim- 1y, and he jumped down and went to- ward Alicia who was standing staring at him with dazed, troubled eyes, i “Jack,” she cried, suddenly, “if you €0 to jail I shall go with you, so there!” And it was during this general reconciliaticn that the remaining prize | Log ran away and was never recov- | ered but when October came the wom- en farmers were €0 busy over wedding finery that they forgot all about the county fair, (Copyright, 192, by the \!r(‘l i e Rl ure Newspa- S AR His Nature, “What caused you to walk out of p"fcn In that oThand way?” | ell.” replied the recaptured con. vlrL “1 suppose it was th a ! e same | thing that made me leave bome i the first place. 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