Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 4, 1913, Page 7

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(Continued from Page 2.) 3 on h bath, i consclence’ @ecused Hm Fourly, and yet he knew not where he was at fault or how he could have done dif- ferently. It was a helpless and hope- less sitnation. To him, therefore, en- tered Armstrong, QU 2 RN - “Maitlard,” he bezan, “I con't stand "W g {t ary longer. I'm going into the moun- 4 Nl AN LS4 “You are mad!” THE GNIVERSRN CAR “I can't help it. I can't sit here and face them, damn them, and re- main quict.” “You will never come out alive.” ‘: “Oh, yes, I will; but if I don't, T swear to God I don't care.” { 0Old Sterhen Maitland rose unstead- | fly to his feet and gripped the back of | his chair, i “Did I hear aright, sir?” he asked, with a!l tle polished and graceful cour- tesy of birth and breeding which never | deserted him in any emergency what- soever. “Do you say—" A mcdern Atles—it carries the world (n its vack! The strong, pewerftl Foid hes been breught within the rezch of a rew world of pcssible puichasers by a mew and marked reductionin price— made possible by an unprecedented procuction, tains to gearch for her. “It is madness,” urged Robert Mait- land. But the old man did not hear him, “Thank God!" he exclaimed deep feeling. “I have sat here day aft- Five hundred dollars is the new price of the Ford 1unatout; the touring car is five-fifty: the town car seven-fifty—all f. 0. b. Detroit, complete. Get cata leg and particulars frem THE LAKCLIND AUTCKCEILE AND SUPPLY COJ LAKELAND, FLA. and 1 bave sald to myself that if I 1 would not wait.” “You are right,” returned Arm- strong, equally moved, and indeed it would have been hard to have heard and sccn thot father unresponsively; “and 1 am not going to wait, either.” “l understand your feelings, Jim, and yours, too, Steve,” began Robert Maitland, arguing against his own emo- tlons, “even if she escaped the flood, she must be dead by this time.” | “You needn't go over the old argu- ment, Bob. I'm going into the moun- tains, and I'm going now. No,” he | continued swiftly, as the other opened | his mouth to interpose further objcc- | tions, “you needn't say another word. ‘I'm a free agent, and I'm old enough ' to decide what 1 can do. 'There i3 no | argument, there is no force, there fs no appeal, there is nothing that will restrain me. I can't sit here and eat . my heart out when she may be there.” “But it's fmpossible!" “It is impossible. that there may not have been some- body in the mountains; she may have ! wandered to some settlement, some hunter's cabin, some prospector's hut.” “But we were there for weeks and saw nothirg, no evidence of human- ity “I don't ~are. The mountains are filled with secret nooks you could pass by within a stone's throw, and never School Books and School Supplies | Tablets, Pencils, Ink, Crayons, L.unch Baskets, Bouk-bags, Etc 'WE CAN SUPPLY YCURWANTS ' LAKELAND BOOK STORE ] Benford & Steitz 1 suppose she is dead, and it's all fool- {sh, this hoye; but I'll never belleve it until I ha ned every square rod within a radius of 50 miles from your ce I'll ».ke the long chance, t2o longest, re wh ter I do or n, I am “1 den't o It's no uvee, oll tha 1 there about it.” rt Maitland knew 1aen. He rec- ognized finality when he heard it, or when he saw it, and it was quite evi- cent that he was in the presence of it then. It was no use to say more, “Very well,” he said. “I honor you for your fec''ng, even if I don't think much of your common senge.” “Damn common sense,” cried Arm- strorg, triumphantly, moves me now.” At that moment there was a tap on the door. f G Start that che-king accoun® and save yourself the risk, anncvance old Kirkby was in the ante room. eager to welcome him. He fancied that the newcomer would undoubtedly assist him in dissuading Acusirong from his foolhardy, useless enterprise. “Mornin’, old man,” drawled Kirkby. “Howdy, Armstrorg, my respects to you sir," he s2i¢, sinkirg his voice a liitle a3 he bowed respectful'y toward Mr. Sterhen Maitland, a very sympa- thetic look in the o!d frontiersman’s eves at the sight of the bereaved fa- ther, “Kirkby, you've come in t! nick of time,” ot once began Robert and inconvenience of carry!nJ raoney about and of payiug bills, et., with cagh. The check book 18 sure t3 brirg the enocomy that doesa't pineh and will relieve you of many wo.rics. Your account is respectfu!ly so- licited, THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA,, OC . you in the past, an’ “I said 1 was going into the moun-! op jt" with | Maftland, but I admires your spirit, er day and watched those mighty hills, i had youth and strength as I have love, | How do I know | gee fnto; she may be in one of them, “It's love mati A clerk from the outer of- |, fice bidden to enter, announced that “Bring him in,” directed Maitland, very T. 4, 1913, ount t the o!d man and all the others felt that moved the in- most soul of the hardy frontiersman. He threw an approving glance at him. “I tell him that it is absurd, impossi. ble, that he risks his life for noth- ing, and 1 want you to tell him the game thing. You know more about the mountains than either of us.” “Mr. Kirkby,” quavered Stephen Mait- land, “allow me. I don't want to in- fluence you against your better judg- ment, but if you could sit here as I Lave done, and think that maybe she i8 there, and perhaps alive still, and | J. P. MCCORQUODALE | The! Florida Avenue Grocer PHONE RED —— Respectfully asks his friends and the publ generally to give him a call when needing Fresh Meats, Groceries, Vegetables, Etc. HE WILL TREAT YOU RIGHT AND WILL GUARANTEE SATISFACTION ~ 290 in need, you would not say a word to " deter him.” “Why, Steve,” expostulated Robert Maitland “surely you know I would risk anything for Enid. Somehow, it seems as if I were being put in the selfish position by my opposition.” “No, ro,” said his brother. “It isn't that. You have your wife and chil- dren, but this young man—" | “We!l, whit do you say, Kirkby? Not that it makes any difference to me what anybody Come, we are wasting time,” irterposed Armstrong, who, new that he had made up his mind, was anxious to be off, “Jim Arn e answered Kirkby, decidedly, never thought much o I think sence you've put out this last projick of yourn, that I'm entitled to call you a damn fool, w'ich you are, and I'm an- other, fer I'm goin’ into the mountains with you." “Oh, thapk God!" Maitland fervently, “I know you don't like me,” answer- ed Armstrong, “That's neither here nor there. Perhaps you have cause to dislike me, perhaps you have not. I don't like you any too well myself, but there's no man on earth I'd rather have go with me on a quest of this kind than you, and there's my hand £ cried Stephen Kirby shook it vigorously. “This ain't committin’ myself,” he said cautiously. “So far's I'm con- cerned, you ain't good enough for Miss Armstrong, an' I'm goin' with you. *Tain’t no geod, 'twon’t produce nothin’, | most likely we'll never come back 2gin; but jest the same, I'm goin’ along. Nobody's goin’ to show me the | truil. My nerve and grit, wen it comes to helpin' a young female like that girl, s as good as anybedy's, I guess. You're her father,” he drawled, on turning to Stephen Maitland, “an’ 1 ain't no kin to her, but, by gosh, T believe I can understand better than any ore else yere what you ara feelin'.” “Kirkby,” said Robert laitland, smil- ing at the other two, “you have gone clean back on me. I thought you had more sense. But somehow I guess it's contagious, for I am going along with you two myself.” “And I, cannot I accompany you?" pleaded Stephen Maitland, engerly drawing necar to the other three, “Not much,” said old Kirkby prompt- ol | l “Well, gaid Nob- | 4 et I y, T intend 0 pwa 77\ Auman, 2 SR “'m Coin' Irto (he Mountains With U vee to me. I'll citler go mad e Lere in Donver, or I must go to sceX 1y, “You aiu't got the stren'th, ol for her there” man, You don't know them mountaing, “put you never come back ‘ou'd be helpless on a pair o ycu cnee get 108e mountains lone, 4; there ain't anything you coud do, i'd jest be @ Grag on us. Without suyin' auything about myseif, el I'm o wodest for that, tiere n't three better wea in Colorado to tackle this job than Jim Armstrong an' Iich an'— Well, @ I Sl i aitasloann et el Lariins? | (o Be ' Coutinued ) | e o<t e Bacl wardinScheol |18 frequently "caused by defective ro:la,-lgm makes {ko child mnervous vnnd incapable of concentration of mind. 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