Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 26, 1913, Page 2

TRENGTH | Undoubtedly you have had con- tention with tradesmen, etc., over bills you kmow you've paid but haven't any receipts to show—why not avold these differences and of. ten double payments by paying ALL bills with CHECKS? } ; The endorsed paid check is a legal voucher to which there is NO “‘come back.” Your account is invited—irrespec- tive of its gjze. ' THE | OF LAKELAND FLA. é THE x_vifme TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA.. AUG. 26, 1913. |of N 6 Grace Livingston 1l Lutz AUTHOR o “MARCIA' SCHUYLER? “PHOLBE DIANE | “DAWNOF THE HMORNING | ILLUSTRATIONS 6~ CMAPTER Vil. Three days duter Tyron Dunham .en- ‘tered the office ©f Judge Blackwell by appointment. After the business was completed Judge said with a smile. “Well, ‘our mystery is solved. The little gifl is all safe. She tele- phoned me just after you had left the other day, abll sent her maid atter her hat. It seems that while she stood by the windew, looking down iato the street, she saw an automobile contain- ing some of her friends. It stopped at the next duilding. Being desirous of speaking with a girl friend who was seated in the :auto, she hurried out to the elevator, hoping to catch them. The elevator hoy .who took her down- stairs went off duty immediately, which aecounts for our not finding any trace of her, and he was kept at home by illness the - next morning. The _young woman «caught her friends, and ‘they insisted that she should get in :and ride to the station with one of ‘them who was leaving the city at .once. They-loaned her a veil and a ‘wrap, and promised to bring ber right ‘back for her papers and other posses- slons, but the train was late, and when they returned the building was «closed. The two men who called for ter were her brether and a friend of his, it seems. I must say they were not 80 attractive as she is. However, the mystery is solved, and I got well laughed. at by my wife for my fears.” But the young man ‘was puzzling how=this all could be if the hat be- ‘longed to the girl he knew—to “Mary."” ‘When he left the Judge's office, he packages awaiting him {a the offich. “Bring them to me here, Henry.” . The boy hustled -away, and soon came back, bearing two hat-boxes— one of them in a crate—and the heavy leather suit-case. With a start of surprise, Dunham sat up in his comfortable chair. “Say, Henry, those things ought not to come in here.” He glanced anxious- 1y about, and was relieved to find that b | there was only one old gentleman in i| the room, and that he was asleep. We are ready to serve the public in our new place, corner Florida Avenue and Main Street. Also all our Vegetables are ‘SCREENED’ W.P.PILLANS “Pure Food Store” Phone 93 Security Abstract & Title Company Announcesithat it is now ready for business,' and can furnish promptly, complete and reliable abstracts of the title to any real estate in Polk County. SECURITY ABSTRACT & TITLE CO. Miller Building, East Side Square BARTOW FLORIDA IF YOU ARE THINKING OF [BUILDING, SEE MARSHALL & SANDERS . The 01d Reliable Contractors Who have 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 " MARSHALL & SANDERS Phone 228 Blue “Suppose we go up to a private room . o’ Let Himself Silently Into the House. with them. Take them out to the ele- vator, and I'll some in a moment.” “All right, sah.” “And say, Henry, suppose you re- move that crate from the box. Then it won’t be so heavy to carry.” “All right, sah. I'll be thah in jest & minute.” The young man hurried out to the elevator, and he and Henry made & quick ascent to a private room. He gave the boy a round fee, and was left in quiet to examine his property. As he fumbled the strings of the first box his heart beat wildly, and he felt the blood mounting to his face. ‘Was he about to solve the mystery which had surrounded the girl in whom his interest had now grown so deep that he could scarcely get her out of his mind for a few minptes at & time? " But the box was empty, save for some crumpled white tissue-paper. He took up the cover in perplexity and saw his own name written by him- self. Then he remembered. This was the box he had sent down to the club by the cabman, to get it out of his sist: way. He felt disappointed, and turned quickly to the other box and cut the cord. This time he was rewarded by peeing the great black hat, beautiful and unhurt in spite of its journey to Chicago. The day was saved, and also the reputation of his mother's maid. But was there no word from ! before the beautiful stranger? He searched hurriedly through the wrapplags, pulled out the hat quite unceremoni- ously, and turned the box upside down, but nothing else. conld be found. Then, he went at the suitcase. Yes, there was the .. He_took it uothing, and, moreover, was ) - i L:‘ \ Rin p £7c. COPYRIGHT, 19/3, BY /.5 {ion"the collar of the | \ L L d \ g TCAY WALTIRS LIPPINCOTT COAPRIND ‘pot “his trust in (he falf irm‘er Jus- f#ified? He bad done well t0 belleve ifn ‘her. He began to take out the other ; ents, curious to see what had i there for use. ]b?lons. goldeger brown hair mestling bathrobe gleamed {in & chance ray of sunlight. He looked {-at it reverently, and laid the garment i down carefully, that it might not be | disturbed. As he lifted the coat, he ! gaw the little note pinned to the lapel, and seized it eagerly. Surely this ‘would tell something! But no, there was only the message that she had arrived safely, and her | 'thanks. Stay, she had signed her pame “Mary.” She had told him he [ might call her that. Could it be that i§t was her real name, and that she "had meant to trust th with so much |«ot her trve story? He pondered the delicate writing of the note, thinking how like her it .geemed, then he put the note in an in- mer pocket and thoughtfully lifted out ithe evening clothes. It was then that ihe touched the silken lined cloth of her dress, and he drew back almost as if he had veamtured roughly upon something sacred. Startled, awed,-he Jooked upon it, and then with gentle fingers lifted it and laid it upon his knee Gradually, as he looked, the gown told §ts own story, as she had thought 4t would: how she had been obliged to put on a disguise, and this was the only way to hide her own dress. ‘With a sigh, he carefully folded up the cloth gown, wrapped it in folds of tissue paper from the empty hat-box, and placed it in his suit-case. Then he transferred the hat to its original box, rang the bell, and ordered the boy to eare for the box and suit-case unti! he called for them. During the afternoon he took oc- casion to.run into the Judge’s private office about some unimportant detafl of the business they were transacting, and as he was leaving he said: “By the way, Judge, who was your young woman who gave you such a fright by her sudden disappearance? You never told me her name. Is she it befos for it?” “Oh, 1 don’ it he sald, band. “I've been 80 things this pas :t;h'eer done almost anything. By the P ‘1 be glad Mother, I'm sure you ;"l;ur that Judge Blackwell u: made me & most generous offer o business relations, and that I have de- cided to accept it.” d the exclama ov:rflthh bit of news, the hat was tten for & time, and when the gor::er and sister finally reverted to ul’: and began to discuss how it eoh have gotten on the closet shelf, he broke in upon their questions with & suggestion. “ advise, Mother, that you By h for your rain- thorough searc x:nl am sure now that you must have overlooked it. Such things often n. We were SO excited the m‘:ng Cornelia missed the hat that no one 4 :‘Ililt‘xl:o::at is impossible, Tryon,” said his mother, with dignity. "1 h:d that closet searched most carefully.’ «Nevertheless, Mother, please me by looking again. That closet is dark, and 1 would suggest a light.” He beat a hasty retreat, for he did not care to be present at the finding of the rain-coat. “There is something strange about this,” said Mrs. Dunham, as with ruf- fled dignity she emerged from the hall closet, holding her lost rain-coat at arm’s length. “You don’t suppose your brother could be playing some kind of a joke on us, do you, Cornfe? I pever did understand jokes.” “0f course not,” said practical Cor- pella, with a eniff. “It's my opinion that Norah knows all about the mat- ter, and Tryon has been helping her out with a few suggestions.” “Now, Cornelia, what do you mean by that? You surely don’t suppose 't attempt to account for with a gay wave of bis taken up With t week, I may tions of delight i your brother would try to deceive us— | his mother and sister?” “I didn’t say that, Mother,” answer- ed Cornella, with her head in the air. “You've got your rain-coat back, but youw'd better watch the rest of your wardrobe. I don't intend to let Norah have free range in my room ‘any more.” (To Be Continued.) WOULD ASK FOR EXPLANATION Not Hard to Imagine Uncomfortable Few Minutes for Chauffeur, the Victim of Joke. ‘A practical joke was played the looked thoroughly.” | other day in Washington. A man who one of my acquaintances, I wonder?”| g something of & reputation as a “ 5 " IM(?l:.il h;' dnnme s Mary Weston,”| yag wag the writer's companion, and e Judge, smiling. “I don't be-| yo were passing a fashionable store. ‘] did this because he did not wish to went to his club, determined to have & little quiet for thinking it over. He was annoyed when the office-boy ap- peared to tell him there were some | back, to make good hig word that he lleve you know her, for she was from California, and was visiting here only for a few days. She sailed for Europel the next day.” That closed the incident, and, so far as the mystery was concerned, only added perplexity to it. Dunham purposely remained down- town, merely having a clerk telephone home for him that he had gone out of | the city and would not be home until late, 8o they need not wait up. He have his mother or his sister ‘ask him any more, questions about the missing hat and coat. Then he took & twenty- mile trolley ride into the suburbs and had gone out of town. A little after midnight he arrived at the club-house, secured his suit-case and the hat-box, and took a cab to his home, He left the vehicle at the cor-| lest the sound of it waken his mother | or sister., He let himself silently into the! house with his latch-key, and tip- toed up to his room. The light was| burning low. He put the hat-box in the farthest corner of his closet, then he took out the rain-coat, and, slipping off his shoes, went softly down to the | hall closet. In utter darkness he felt around and finally hung the coat on a hook under another long cloak, then gently re- leased the hanging loop and let the garment slip softly down in an incon- spicuous heap on the floor.” He stole upstairs as guiltily as if he had been & naughty boy stealing sugar. When he reached his room, he turned up his light, and, pulling out the hat-box, surveyed it thoughtfully. This was a problem which he had not yet been able to solve. How should he. dispose of the hat so that it would be discov- ered in such a way as to cast no fur ther suspicion upon the maid? He took the hat out and held it on his hand, looking at it from different angles and trying to remember Just how the girl had looked out at him from under its drooping plumes. Then with a sigh he laid it carefully in its bo;h again and went to bed. e morning brought clearer thought, and when the summons to breakfast pealed through the hall he | took the box boldly in his hand and | descended to the dining-room, where he presented the hat to his astonished er. “I am afraid I am the criminal, Cor n.u‘,".ge sald in his pleasantest man- ner. m sorry I can't explain Just how this thing got on my &loset-shelf. I must have put it there myself through some unaccountable mix-up. It's too bad I couldn’t have found it and 8o saved you a lot of won ry. But you are one hat the richer for it, for I paid the bill yesterday. Please uué:pt it with my éompliments.” roelia exclaimed with delight over the recovered hat, . m"slnt' how in the world could it have nto your cioset, Tryon? It wi tmpossible. 1 left 1§ Ny rovm 8! Know I did, for I snoke to fO‘mO'uk"ut_grh There, drawn up, were three or four motor cars, among them a limousine with the chauffeur fast asleep. Evi dently the mistress was inside the store, Without a word the wag stole quick- ly up, and opening the motor car door carefully, slammed it shut. In a mo- ment the chauffeur straightened up. Then he stole a look over his shoul- der and saw the wag standing, hat in hand, apparently talking to some- one inside the car, A “Thank you, yes; good-day,” sald the wag, and bowed himself gracefully away from the door, turning as he did 80 to look at the chauffeur and say “Home!"” “Yes, sir!” Honk honk! and off went the car, “home.” Where that “home” was, who the mistress of the carriage was, or what she did when she came out of the store, or what the chauffeur did when he stopped at the door of “home” and found the limousine empty, all that only the chauffeur and the lady know, ~The Pathfinder, Put Salesman on Right Path, Jones, a Boston manufacturer, em» ployed Hobbs as a salesman. Hobbs was a hustler who brought business when he worked, but who had a habit | of sacrificing two or three days a month getting drunk and sobering up directly after getting his pay. He was alwaysin debt. One day Jones called Hobbs in and said that he would keep him in his employ only on one condition. “What's that?” agked Hobbs. “It’s this,” said Jones. “Every week I shall take $5 of your pay and put it aside. Every month I ghall de- posit the money in a co-operative bank. You are not to touch that money as long as you remain unmar rled and work for me.” But my debts | —how can I spare—" “Pay ’em sothe- how—and let me see that bankbook every month.” That was all—no leo- ture on the evils of drinking, no aphorisms. The other day Hobbs brought the bankbook to Jones and gowed :800 on deposit. And his only mment was: “And I didn" thirsty when I look at lt."dn . e I::twut Sweaters, : ewest sweaters are of sk instead of wool. These oontt:{m each. 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