Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 26, 1913, Page 6

" SALl e THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAK ELAND, FLA., SEPT. 26, 1913. Would you go out in the pouring rain weari your best clothes if you had no protecti such as an umbrella or raincoat? Not if could help it, you say, Yet some people expose expensive material - the elements without adequate protectia The building material in your house is pensive and should be protected. Other it will be ruined as surely as the fine clof you wouldn’t wish to wear out in the rain. Dampness causes decay in wood-work. you keep out the dampness you keep decay. ¢ Paint made with Atlantxc White Lead Dutch Boy Trade Mar¥ and Pure Linseed Oil will keep away dampness and prevent decaj We sell it. Come in 8ad have a talk with sbout painting. Jackson & Wilson Co.® OUR FALL LIN Of Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothing has just arrived. Also Bonar Hats, Kneeland Shoes and the Arrow Brand Shirts AR A ST A2 TRRECAS A SRS P S L ¢ LA Our Ties this Fall in Velvet will surprisc you, as they are the grandest that have ever been in South Florida. Come in and look over our Boys’ Clothingalso Outfitter The Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing I JOS. LeVAY The Hub SSOFHOPEILEEIOPHEIPSOHIE PUORSIITIIITIRI T OB IvAL 4 Lakeland Paving&Construction Co Artificial_Stone, Brick and Concrete Building Material t_stimates Cheerfully Furnished on Paving and all Kinds of Artificial Stone Work 307 west. Main Street- Phone 348-Blach F. J. HOFFMAN J. N. DAVI Pres. Sec.& Tres. Supt, & Gen. Man. V. Pres & Asst Mas L OO0 TRHICAL 329 DO TeDELOODERN T o0 ) B T T R T T S IF YOU ARE IN IHE MARKET TROB. SO NGIPCROIS INL »IEIIgIN : u a2 Pity the Unpainted House§ . P, NEWBECKER SLANCY, THE BAD MAN By EVERETT FILLMORE, haps and spurs he had always known o0 be a legend. Nevertheless, a great cal of the wild frontier spirit still urvived in this corner of Arizona. ‘ or instance, the town boasted a real bad man"-—one Clancy, to wit, whose pecord of seven deaths and much suc- :essful stock rustling had made his aame a by-word throughout the state. Paul had gone West for his health. He was well now, but the country i had grown into his heart and he con- templated settling there. land. Sometimes, though, the appall- | ing loneliness drove him into Falling Brook, to seek amusement among his %®llows. The hotel was crowded on this par- ticular evening and the bar-tender tersely explained that the cowboys 'were in town and that a dance was to be held. Al the girls of the neigh- borhood had flocked in to attend it, and there would be several weddings as a consequence, for matchmaking is not prolonged when one lives a hun- dred miles or so from one’s sweet- heart. Bessie looked up at Paul with a flicker of amusement and then went 1| on polishing the glasses. “I suppose you're looking forward to a good ttme, Miss Bessie,” hazarded Paul. Nobody knew much about pretty Bessie Smith, the hotel-keeper's wait- ress, except that she had come from the East, also to regain her health, and, having found it, had fallen in had no sweetheart among the cow- love with the country. But though there was no girl who could begin to compare with her in charm, Bessie boys. Paul had never known why, “I always enjoy myself,” said Bessie quietly, and weut on polishing her glasses. Later in the evening Panl cutered the dance hall. Round the wall \n.-u] a double row of cliaivs, filled, net with girls, but with men, who sat glumly watching the dancers Into the Room There Strode a Little Man. boys outnumbered the woinen by about two to one, there were necessarily not enough partners for them all. Some of the men danced together. but most of them waited for the turns prom- ised by the girls. they were enjoying themselves to the full and distributing their favors with impartial beuevolence. But among the groups of men, or rather, seated in her chair and looking list- lessly upon the dancers, was pretty Bessie. Paul strode toward m r. “May I have the pleasure of with you?"” he asked. waiting noticed that him. all eyes were turned on seemed to fali an insta felt an atmosphers ol inde nt. 1Q for For Tin, Sheet Iron, Cooper, Zinc or any kind of Roofing Work, call the LAKELAND SHEET METAL WORKS Smith-Hardin Building Phone 279 Ask for J. P. CARTIN We can fix that leaky roof. Our Motto is: Modest Prices and All Work Guaranteed, Paul Muir found Western life ex- ctly as he had expected to find it. he picturesque cowboys with their He had | bought five hundred acres of irrigated Since the cow- | As for these lmt\‘r.i a little apart from all, a dance As he stopped in front of her he The dancers almost stood still, even the fiddles and the tinkling piano Paul ble sus- 1 where Brown stood behind the supper table. But he had no chance to ask. “Young feller,” said Brown, laying his hand heavily on Paul’s shoulder, “1 admire your grit—if you knew what you was doing. If you didn't, you'd . best borrow my mare—mind you send | her back—and beat it for Goldmine. i Claney's in town and he's as like as not to come to the dance.” “I don’t know anything about Clan- cy,” said Paul, “or why I should leave town because of him.” “l guessed you didn't,” answered' Brown. “Now listen while I tell you.l S e Kippered Herring Plum Pudding Boned Chicken Dill Pickles per dozen Heinz Mince Meat > =5 and then clear out. Miss Bessie is . Clancy's girl, and he's the best shot Apple Butter in Arizona. If he knew any man had . Sliced Pineapple Imported Sardines i Mushrooms Cod Roe Lyles Golden Syrup Crab Meat W.P.PILLANS “Florlda Avenue Grocer” “Pure Food Store” Phone 9 danced with her or spoken to her, ex- cept in the most or'nary way, he'd spit him as I'd spit a mad dog. You wouldn’t have no chance to draw on "him. That's Clancy. See. That's why them boys don't want to stir up no trouble with Clancy. Now take my advice and git, because I runs a re- spectable hotel and I don't want no trouble here.” “Thanks,” said Paul brusquely, and went back to Bessie. “I know now,” he said. “I hear Mr. Clancy’s in town and that he might object to my dancing with you. May I have another dance, Miss Bessie?” The girl rose and something in her eyes answered the plea in his. It meant, to Paul, that she was willing to trust her future to him, that Clan- cy’s domination meant less than noth- ing to her. The music started and they went whirling over the polished | floor. Suddenly the music quavered and stopped. Paul discovered that Bessie and he were dancing alone, and, since the music showed no signs of resum- ing, they ceased also. They were quite alone in one corner of the room, and every one else seemed to have drawn away as if by instinct, Then into the room there strode a little man, quick-gaited, with the man. ner acquired by the plainsman. In his belt he wore two revolvers prominent: ly displayed 15 and 3 — SHOBOTORIDID TSSO ST 20 1 &0 IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BUILDING, 8 MARSHALL & SANDERS The OId Reliable Contractors Who have been building honses in Lakc!and for yea who never "FELL DOWN" or failed to give satisiacti All classes uf buildings contracted for. The m residences built by this firm are evidgnces of their ub make good. 1 wie e s s el - MARSHALL & SANDER gicians and the music resumed. He Phone 228 Blue | walked into the thick of the crowd and touched a girl upon the arm. She; { surrendered hersclf to him, and he led | the dance again i | Paul watched him as they circled: | round and round. The outlaw secmed ABRACHCHOROHOROP™ UROROICHORO OO (0 747 School Books and School Su; pli [ alelalilalaln Tiln winie malefelh - not to notice him. It was not until| b ; th: dance ended that hie caught | W_ o | 8 ht of Bessie E | “Git out!” he said to Paul, and pull} L | ed the gir! toward him, Paul's fist shot rablets, Penuls. Ink' Crfiyons, : out and the man dropped at his feet. ' TS % i As he fell he pulled a revolver from LUnCh BaSkets' book bags‘ EtC ¢ his belt, but e he could aim it | the mob of mien b len upon llim.} WE CAN SUPPLY Y ,‘Uq WANT l The room becam: tugeling pans it | demonium. Paul pulled i+ ssie through ! J the surgi and led her to o wd, got her to the door, | vhere his horse \(fl()d} g er LAKELAND BOOK STOR tethered. No one was following them, | Be"ford & gteitz but inside the denee hall pandemonium o Paul took off ms‘ | still held sway horse's headstall HE swung his pnrt ner into the saddle. Then he mounted | behind her and in a moment they \\(rc| cantering across the plains under (hc] starlight. i She mad ) resistance, but by the| light of the as hie could see that | and s LV( | her eyes we open and looking into | . his. He (hv w Iny il 0 his arm ! “Bessie,” he “['veonly seen you gmm { five times, but l\u counted each one. ' I am going to take I've won you from | 1 love you, dear ! you awey with me Clancy.” “O—Claney ! she said, with a laugh, “I never saw Clancy in my life before.” | “But you were engaged to h'lm."‘\ | said Paul. | Bessie crept closer to him. “Let me : tell you about that,” she said. “You don't know anything about me, but you ! trust me and believe in me. 1 was a| school-teacher in Ohio. I had to come ! west for my health. I couldn't (each( any more for it would have killed me, | Somehow, I drifted to Phoenix. There I had the opportunity to work as Brown's waitress “I soon found that western men are just as brave aund chivalrous as in the east. But | was different from the| country girls round about here. Every- body wanted to marry me. At dances they neglected the rest for me. The women were jealous of me and spoke spitefully. I saw that I would have to leave unless 1 could discover some way of stopping these attentions. “Then Claucy began to be notorious and I thought of inventing that story about his being my lover. I never saw OF LI, | 3 . ® IF YOU KNO The selectiqn will be the best | The variety unmatched The quality unsurpassed The'price the lowest All these you find at our store pense, as thouczh he had committed | him in my life bofore tonight. But it 3 some fearful breach of the social code. | worked like a charm. There wasn't a JUSt ‘rade W|th us Bessie's eyes looked into Paul's. | man amoug them dared to speak to There was unmistaiable amusement | me, except in a civil way, or to dance This se"les the ques"on in them. She scewed to be reading | with me until you came.” nim; then she rose and gave him her John laughed and, bending over her, hand, kissed her. “I think yon are the only man| “I'm going to take you into Gold- Best Butter, perpound. .-......... - -oooioeees among this 1" she said, and they | mine, sweetheart,” he said. “There's swept into the dance a preacher there—and then we're go- .ng"' 17 po'md' s PN &9 4 Bessie danccd divinely. Paul, | ing home.”" a ils grown used 1o loneliness, felt himself “Home," Bessie repeated, and there Cottolene, 10 po“d palls. ......... d\»‘cou}iu;: intoxicated by the music. } were tears in her eyes as their lips Cottolene. 4-ponnd p&fll .... USRI e Her light form felt like gossamer in | met for the second time his arms. Dessie’s eyes were shining. | (Copyright, 113 by W. G. Chapman.) 4+ pounds Snowdrift Lard. .......... A new and sirunge feeling crept into T R S : = ' Paul's heart. 1f he could win this Real Pf ce of Mind. $nowdrift, 10-pound pails. . . girl, who was so different from all| “One of the unusual things I saw on R 2 i e dboka Bk my vacati northern Indiana was % cans family size Cream ....... : the rest lie spoke as a cultured ¢ > d M { woman from the east; there was no | & contenteqd farmer,” sald 1 .w_\‘qr io doubt but that they were essentially Shanks et tary fo an Indianapolis 8 cans baby size Cream............. ..... suited to each other. S!‘:“lr'l‘(‘[")l' AL O N 1-2 barrel best FIOUF ........¢00urccve- He led her back to her chair and | “We were going In an automobile L took a seat becide her. He mnoticed |08 & “-*:;"“-“\""‘;‘ Sl etus 12 ponnds best Flour........... A then that the chair on either side was | 18Ke a“‘l “}' w e ~“v 2 Bk plirimt | empty. ti o, O e Sl 18 Tards Octagen Boab, 80P .. .. .. .oooiivc sunes “Why won't ‘hey dance with you?” whittling. H_fl wve us th formation, [ he asked : and just to let him ""“‘; that we were Ground Coffee, per pound ... ... . . ..... i . friendly, 1 ask him his opinion on 9 Vs eyes srew wide with aston. | (IEHCGLY. 4 g | ishment. “You don't know??” she |Politics. x B RRLONE KETONEME .. coiociiiviis saeh wes i stammered. “0O, I thought you were so “‘That’'s something that don't worry b e Jidiim g § the r said. ‘Why should I; ot 2 worry about s or auythiog else? =g = ok A Here | am, livinz on a good farm, got i Asl rows salc 3 te that's & 2o b Rean the hotel-} a good bara, J \\1‘«‘. f"-n},u\]d : e ccdy ke hy should I worry?'* left her abruptly and e S o -