Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 4, 1913, Page 8

U A i - PAGE RIGHT jHOW MEALY GOT EVEN By ARTHUR PRESTON. Mealy, whose oflicial title was the "devil,” worked in a job print shop. bably he had another name, but 80 no one around the shop had er heard it, or would have remem- E;ed it i they had. He was a freck- faced youth with watery blue eyes and a tangled mass of reddish yellow 'hair. What his age may have been 18 | only conjecture, but, seated on the | tallest office stool, supplemented by a cony of Webster's Un- ' abridged, he could, by dint of much stretching, jusi reach the upper case he cut into small squares and, after & discarded A twere confining their ‘were alone in the ofllc: {@rogan. 4 “Hullo, Jimn," he said. “Morning, Grogan; how are thl.ngs‘ woming?" “It's going to be a hot one, we have Say, have you «got to keep moving. any old tickcts on naud? Any kind will do.” *I'il see,” sald Sparks. He arose' and went to the rear of the shop where, from under a case he extract- o a dust covered package. “Here's a lot of tickets that were or~ Mdered for a nizger ratlle and never ealled for. How will they do?” rushed {in, "y NG U ) A jox 427 151 “Just the thing. How many ue! “For heaven’s sake, Jim,” he shout- EIFST T’?“?,,".x -,1'90K A}Ei! s B e .mx s __] l_ fhere?” !ed, “how many of those tickets did | ‘ND THEN THE FRICE TG MEET - ————— s A s susvord Sparks, |3 gho me? | {(OUR AFPROVAL WITH A GUAS | FOR RE NT . "Good,” rclurned Grogan; “that will “A thousand,” answered Sparks BE 3 S TRY THI R @ ¢ L) 8 just about what we need,” “What's the matter?” . b ThAT. E,,"LRYAHIE“ i v “What aro jou goiug to do with! “Matter! All Hades to pay,” re-| YILL BE AS EEPRESENNED 3 10E SEW UNFUANIATED ifew ? quericd Sparks, | turned Grogan, excitedly. “We have| THESE PRICES FOR CASH ONL: Tobwe 1o Nishit houkexeastie “Well,” 4nswered Grogam, “you honored twice that many, and they | & pounds Sigar fo7........ 8150, ao o 512 @ p-:« DA *know that tiey Luve closed up every silil are pouring in. Our stuff 18 all| oo pyver pon . <H pply 512 8, Pire. 113 aloon tightcr than & drum today, but gone, and we ¢an't get more, the work- We huvs got a lot ¢f men we gave the tickets to are just | -uttolene, LU poand sac. . .. egs down fn Muiphy's barn, and each coming to the polls. one of.these tickets will entitle the s a trick, and have passed the wordf we'll fool 'ew. bt‘;trn.'l"to 4 uip, aud no guestlons ask- to vote for the other fellows. Wo will put them around where ward will go against us sure as shoot- | they will do the most good. Clever {ug!” ed. scheme, eh?” The two men chuckled together & elther Sparks or Grogan “smelled a | few moments in self-congratulation, “\\'cl!. ,l ust run along,” sald Gro-, kept his own counsei. “You'll be out after awalle?” | San. “Sure.” Sparks, afier working awhile, took “If anyone | iid, “I won't be in You can look shiop, there won’t be any-' down his coat und hat, calls, Mcaly," b again beforo dinner, after the 4hing doing.” Leli alone, R olaed s 3 ‘worh 88, VUl rage burned within him, Why sho™dd lie wlone, ot all the shop force, ba commpalled to stay cooped up at W when thero was fun to be had ‘“L Mealy stolidly continued 5 TOWING in the type on which he was It was election morning and & mfly-I the make-up clab, set the press go- Mot campalgn of municipal reform was 108 wn. The “gang,” roalizing that t.hey} rwere up against it i earnest, had fig-' hi8 arm, Mculy left the shop and, aft- jred out the wards they needed and operations to ithem. Sparks, the ov..2r, and Mealy All the print- ers having been let od :or the day, when the door opened aud in walked i =—Puch. dirt.” THM EVENING TE(SGRAM, LAK ELAND, FLA.. SEPT. 4, {813 ¢ pr— outside? He thought of his compan-, ~ Square Necky Worn., o fons, probably at this moment playing | A pleasant bofze cut out sguare to | | “knuckle down" for keeps or shooting | the bust line ang filled in wits folds | craps for pennies. It was tough luck, ' of soft chiifon or net is gradually win- | and he turned his head and spat vi- ning by a neck over the pointed dacol- ! ciously from between his teeth. As lette. As with all nocks, whether he did so his glance rested on a small | round, square or V-shaped, it has ite red pasteboard. He gazed at it with | omuipresen? ruche of jlnited lace or unfriendly eye for some time, when, | net, and an eriginal not> on some of | suddenly, his countenance brightened | these gowns shows a fall of lace in the’ and he slid from the stool, pying a ! middle of the back from the upstand stickful of type and tumbling the dic- | ing de Medici ruif—a jabot! worn ber tionary to the floor as he went. bind. He picked up the bit of pasteboard and carried it over to the stock rack from which, after a careful compari- son, he drew several skeets. These lassified FOR SALE—Free dirt. Kizdling ' wosd st $7 per foud. Apply at| Kibler hotel. 836 FOR $ALE—New 5-room house and 2 1-2 acres at city limits. $1,750. The John F. Cox Realty Co. 1124 The Crux, She—"Do you believe & man kmows when he is in love?" He—"Yeus, and |48 doesn't know anything eluw*— Tudge. 0 . . v er bolting a huge piece of pie and N S .S Xty-s b'@ gulping down a mug of coffee at a f lX l IX! near-by luach couuter, betook himself | This is a prescription prepered especiaily | dows a familiar alley to a secluded | for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. corner whero the street gamins were | Five or six doses will break any case. and | busy half hour at the case and on FOR SALE-—20 acreg on South Ilorida Ave. Fine location. $6,000. The Jolm: ¥, Cox Realty Co. 1124 At 12, with a snug package under FOR SALE-—New bouss;, 6 rooms, wont to spend the noon hour. Cnll-j :,i:::‘:n ml(:"flflzsflcfn'},cet?fi.cFrc";e:rwm(;:: ggt (Qbathii“ L_;nh 6;2":1(.!-0_ RPr::?j | ing aside two of his special cronies, | Galomel an ; it 0z iy (LS CORT i SOR e | there ensued an animated- converss | ot 88d does not ripe o sicken, 2S¢ Ii Q08 1124 tion, following which the package was , b S B GRS E T) (l - | transferred to one of the twain, who | FOR SALE—Rurnishizgs and lease ' gy promptly departed. Mealy returned to the shop, mounted his stool and worked industriously, whistling cheer- Glenada hotel, Oct. i, Glevada. Special Prices ily the while. T S TR About thres o'clock Sparks came in| BELOW WE GIVE A FEW OF 0T} | 01D HOUSE FOR SALI—WIN xake.' and graciously dismissed Mealy for | PRICES WITAd MANY OZHJ".'J‘ $75 if sold at once. Florida &| the rest of the day, a permission which | T EG ANt Georglar Land Co., phoae 72, he accepted with alacrity. Perhaps a | ZOODS CF EGUAL QUALITY AN Munn Eldg. 1985 couple of hours later the door was PRICE. SRS NSTAEIRRE S pushed violently open and Grogan| QUALITY OF GOODS IS TEl | 1ro%t SALIZ—New Ford iutoamobile. Bargain i¥ scid by 1145 { FOR RENT - Furnighed bedracm They swear It | lottolene, 5 pound ..... .... &% Appiy at 4U% W. Ilsmon 3t. snowdrift, 10 pounds AR G LB 1L e e e | The | jnowdrift, 5 pounds ... ... 4:{ FOR RENT—Rooms for gt hvuse [ otenY freed Stiff 18 our specialty We are : . “Yen. Ile's been a cook-chaser for | :ut on South Florida averuae D ‘ A e —e | years,” said Mrs. Suburbs, couwposedly. We deliver the goods | FO RENT—Tv~ i | ‘all us. lariye greaud-floor | rooms Ior reni: HGY West Lemon | 1131 street. Phone 337 Lakelang| o T N 1tz Rewarcs. “Is farming really profitable?” “I supgose it ig, if you strikz oay un*irmished e SES——— One-Half Off Straw Hats We are NOW SELLING any Straw Hat in stock for 1-2 price pre—p——————— A dpcrtising -FOR SALE..": s A A St AR .1 AT AR L BATE e AT 5 i ReNT—Bourding house. A uice 18-room boarding house;. nicely located in Lakeland, Fla., for veut, House has 14 bed roomis four beds, ¢iuing room and kitch- en, «orviug roow, electrically lighted, city water, oune bath room, two tollets and lavatory. House has a spleadid trade at present, every room being full, ex. cept two. Only two and a half blocks from A, C. L. station. Price of rent, $60 per month. Apply to J. W. Kimbrough Realty Co., Room 11, Bryant buflding. 1117 %0OR RENT—Furnished rooms for No ckildren North Flor- 1134 light housekeeping. desired. Apply 401 ida. JR RENT—4 unfurniched room; reasonablerent. Appl to C. C. Slwmors with Lakeland Hard- ware and Plumbing Co. 1037 ',._I'Vliscellaneous.‘ | have winter asthma; re “OST—A fob with locket attackted. Initials F. J. W. engraved on front ef lo:ket. Findr please re- turn to News office and receive re- ward. UFFY'S DEAD SHOT CHILL AND FEVER TONIC—2 to b6 doses guaranteed to break up any case of chill and fever, or iagrippe Taken as a tonic, it wili build up the aystem, improve thas appetite and make life worth liviag. For sale at all drug storegs 25¢ a bot- tle. Manufaetured by G. E 5 cans Baby Size Crssia .. ... i | keeping, Cull at 405 South b'l;r-] Scott, Lakeland, Fla. g8a It did, and the city went with ft, If | Jetagon Soap, 6 for.... .. ... 2+ ida avenue. ol sronng Coffee, per ponad . ... 2r e s ey R S NANTED(— Your safety razor 'rat” Mealy never heard of it, and he | 5o uee Corn, 3 for ...... S RO 1"“\'5“' BHcH oL NOlieEe blades to resharpen. Made bet it i ; \pply- 315 Soath IMorida Ave. ter than new. 25¢, 35c and 50c (Copyright, by Dally Story Pub. Co) [ 7€8t White Meat, per 1b G 1743 dozen. Lakeland Furniture & — #al. Keresene ............ LR — e Hardware Co. T4¢ After Woman. ipound Lard, per . .. 16 FOR RN T g I e A e e “[x»es your husband run after the rooms.. Phone 125 3lack. boy, not afrall to work. Good op- portunity for the right hoy. No drones need apply. Lakeland' Ev- ening Telegram, tr! anything in the way of real es- tata sce Orange Pelt Realty Co., Room 10, Bryant Bldg. 1150 A | one room large enough for | sy {LOST — Between Earl & i home on Florida avenue “( l Pharmacy, a Kappa . ;, & { pin. Shapsd like 3 ey, | set with rubies and peo g Pl er return to News clice ; eeive reward. WANTED TO LEASE—F e . | bungalow of five rooms «q all improvemerts, includyy, and cold water, ~ange, t'ipb- refrigerator, screens, sh'.:ios,,_ tric dight fixtures, etc. Cloy Address P. 0. Box 308, Laj Rla. \ WANTED—A firstclass g2l Good position for tbe righ: " Address or apply to U. G, 3 Lakeland. | ———— FOR COUNCILIAN Y The many trieuds aund s, of N. Av Riggins, res War¢ three announce him a: didate for Ceuucilman to 11l . unexpired term of R. ., in special election Sepi, & WANTFD, SITUATION ter foreman or finishar; | experience in all clacs ings; now employed w contractor. Must chan erence if asked. W. P, LaGrange, Ky., Box ¢7. ZOST b In Lazeland, Saturd:ry, Julyy !8 bag of gold; big reward the findor. fe will be 1 Jeremian’s DBargain Con i front of ). B. Djcksc Store and the reward will B at Room- No. 12, Futch & g building, by Smith and ¥. ! i b No Qood Thing Is Ever Lot g Remember that truth, ths monig portant and encouraging of all tn Your 1i2s may not seem worth ¥ the sacrifices that ycu make forf ers may not ssem worth while no good thing s ever lce: who does his duty couci | ever to the sum toal of that 11 AR AR 3 1149 | WANTED—A good, strong, active|ys good In the walverse. e el ! it xn { Anwwered, Y Teahor m lesson oa NolMg "Why, Willte, don't you mmov L " YOU WANT 7 o1 T 'eountry the geograpby [ham P YOU WANT 70 SELL OR RITY:»W” Think hard, Whe ren! ipeople who made war ou LIS [ Willle—"De Anti-fulona wma' ! dre [t A Attt St 5 252 BIG REDUCTIONS ON SHOES AND OXFORDS: All the latest Styles and Toes, and all this season’s goocls. of-date goods. You know the character of merchandise this store sells--T he Best T hat. MONEY CAN BUY. Our asual guarantee back of every pair we sell. “Your money’s worth or your money s back.” We need the room and must have it for large INCOMING FALL STOCK. i " leathcers. $6.50 to $7.00. Reduced to Clapp Shoes and Oxfords Including all styles and all Former price The famous “JustWright” Shoesand Oxfordsreduced from $4 and $2.98 $4.50 to $5 Quality reduced to $3.48 $4.98 No old shop-worn or out- BOYS’ OXFORDS ATHALFPRICE Terms Cash. No goods charged to any one AT REDUCED PRICES. Good time now to buy your Boys’ School Shoes as they are Greatly Reduced, early while selections are gooc BAILEY CLOTH - - DEEN & BRYANT BUILDING ING CO. L « SCOUT O D PIYRerbe Ml dde @ Come TP T I I