Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 5, 1913, Page 7

in the winter of 1910 that ad myself firsc took up “ghos- who took it up and I who gen in,” whether willingly or various forms of _harity and i its to the swamps—that part elty where for the past twenty down-and-outers, the good- gs, the bums and a few poor t folk had congregated—she gome acquainted with an old resided in a great old log of town. ,‘ man’s story, which was sim- that the house possessed a ghost. iy "’ubln. which had been built ) the city proper was wild prairie, had M on its site for fifty-five years Wd was well qualified for a spirit re- m:lng run down and decayed bly. The old lady’s husband l%dlpd three years before, but it was a year later that he assumed rodigal role and began visiting mer home. s the story our landlady told nd through her Rink managed to m invitation to visit the place 3 satisfy fool curiosity. Of 1 was dragged into the affair went in the afternoon in order ne the surroundings in day- &) M we Sherlocked all over the & Bnd yard until dark. At the e timber grew up »'most to tep and while here I noticed was rooting into tMfgs with fite than he' el Before shown. jined.the ground and the walls [y and a smile overspread his i)l bet we land something to- remarked. tning we were again given t time was interested to an' { r the river and on the very | In time she learn-' This body of wa'er was formerly a the account by the old lady herself. When her husband had succeeded in passing away, a grandson, Jimmy somebody, had come to live with the old woman. Shortly after Jimmy arrived his spiritual grandpa, supposedly, had de- veloped the uncomfortable habit of dragging a chain around the house at various hours of the night and it jarred the survivors’ nerves. About nine o'clock we were shown to our room in the north end of the house, which point seemed the chief place of attack. We fixed ourselves comfortably, Rink extinguished the light and we sat | down on the edge of the bed. We had been waiting about two hours, I think, when Rink arose and stepped to the window. The moon was just rising and made everything lock mor¢ or less ghostly. The sky was clovdless. “Not much of a night for ghosting,” remarked my friend, as he came back . and reezeated himself. “Well,” 1 replied, “if you're getting tired, don't let me keep you up. I doa't care much for ghosts anyway. I would rather—" I stopped abruptly and experienced the pleasant sensation of my heart and hair rising at the same time, as a faint scratching sound came from somewhere, accompanied by the clank, clank ot a chain. The sound came nearer and nearer. It seemed in the very room with us.! Then for & moment it stopped and the voice of the old lady in the adjoining room asked if we heard it. Yes, we heard it all right and I was frantically | going through my clothes,.to find a match when the clanking began once | more. There was a desperate scratche | ing and it seemed to have passed UD ,on¢ Jast summer, made of white and ced down in time to see the little girl the wall and we heard it on the roof. At that instant Rink leaped to the win- dow, drew up the sash and leaned far out. a \\ilhelmina has told the Dutch parliament th:t a bill is to be introduced for tho drainage of the Zuy- ' as to form & new provines. lake surrounded by marshes, its pres- It is from ten AN S ol s and : our deor I bumped into 0 hid heard the commotion dhny menvan when ou Jimmy, v and was geiting into his clothes, I was o relicved I wanted to shake hands with the youngster. Hastily we made our way to the yard where I trained the light on the roof avove where Rink was holding the chain. Truly, somethin~ was hud- dled tiere by the big chimney, but I could not see what it was. It is doubts ful whether at that time I should have recognized my own brother, but while trying to obiain a clearer look the boy suddeuly let out such a yell I nearly fainted. | edly, and I was relieved that it hadn't been a cold hand clutening at his throat which caused the cry, as I had suspected. “Who the deuce is Rastus?” I ask- | ,ed, but before he could reply Nink, | who had been pulling steadily at the chain, g an extra yank and—down came a large, fat raccoon. | Jineay seized the chain joyfully and led the aniinal into the house while I followed sheepishly, “Gran’'ma had Rastus lour er five years,” he explain- | ed, “but he breke Lis chain one time and run away into the woods.” And when the cold weather came Rastus had returned to the cabin and finding his old box removed he nightly climbed the rongh sides of the house | and found @ warm bed in a corner by the chimnev MOST ARTISTIC JET WRAP Recent Developments Show That Pos- sibilities in This Line Have Not Been Exhausted. When Drecoll brought out his jet black crystals, the majority of persons thought it was the last word in attrac- tive beaded wraps, but there are sev- eral new ones introduced today that “Why, il's Rastus,” he eried dolight-\ “I got it” he yelled and turned to are even prettier, because the design me, who was trying valnly to swallow is more artistic and is not confined to my heart back into place. “Here, take contrasting bands of black and white. my electric flash light and run out and In these new coats the spider web is see what it {3.” 1 have had other jobl I ltked & good F. TOWNSEND & COMNNY 'BUILDING CONTRACTORS Furmsh Surety Bonds On A Conjracts :LEPHONE 241 g N. Y. AVEa"d Vala ST. ELAND ou want a careful. consistent. and re- hle estimate on 1the construction of your ldmo. SEE US IMMEDIATELY. . L. CARLETON SANITARY PLUMBING NNINGcnd SHEET METAL WORKS Gas Fitting. Sewer Work. Driven Wells and Pumrps . Futch & Gentry Bldg FUPLPUPL sUSIRLGUGUSLIYL ¥ PHONE 340 FLORIDA | quite the most aaring and charming of them all. It is made in black and |in white, both mounted over flesh .plnk chiffon satin, and edged with .denn scallops of panne velvet, | There is another jet wrap which is a loose coat that hangs from shoul ders nearly to hem of skirt, made of jet beads loosely scwn to coarse black net. This is worn without a lining, over white, black or colored gowns, or it can be lined and worn as an after- noon or evening wrap. It is main- tained that the beads will not break when one sits down. The Drecoll coat lasted very well indeed, and this new one is made much after the same manner. The coat is all black; even the tulle ruffle at the neck matches, for few of the great dressmakers are com- bining black and white. Here and there one sees a remarkable gown in the bluck and white directoire strip- Ing. but the material will be used as a train, or a flowing gown over a white lace or tulle foundation. There seems to be no doubt, how- | ever, that stripes are bound to be in the ascendancy, but not at the pres- ent moment. They merely are intro- duced as it were, to get before the public and gain a hearing. The dark Roman stripes are used, but only for one garment, such as a skirt, or as a plece of garment, like thg immense | pear-shaped take up the whole of the bodice. Pretty Baby Cap. Use white lace all over, and draw the fullness in at the back with rib bon run through a tiny hem. Edge the bopnet with & lace rufle, and make long strings of fine lace inser tion sbout three inches wide. A GOl éTRAfiT N V/GEAT By A. CHAMBERLAIN. “l can't see a chance, sir; sorry as| I am to say 50. We must deliver that| wheat within 24 bours or forfeit! our contract, and | that smashes us. Marchmont has, cornered the mar-| ket, and won't sell at any price.” ! “Don’t you be, fooled, Carte. wright. We're caught, I know; but Marchmont must sell to real ize, and all his talk about mot gelling is Dbluff, Wlat’s his price? That's all we want to know.” Cartwright, con- fidential clerk to Aberley, shrugged his shoulders, ‘He won't sell, Mr. Aberley,” he re- peated, doggedly. i that again, sir!"” | Aberely cried. “He will sell—he shall sell—-" He pulled short up, gasping; while Cartwright sprang towarde him in sudden alarm. “I=—I let my tem- per get the best of me—yes, yes; | that’s right; a man of my build can't nflord to get excited. Mr. Cartwright, |1t we fail, we fail. There's 24 hours. anyway, and we'll trust to the chapter of nccideuts; that's all there is left for us.” Aberley left the office shortly; the men and women whom he met he rec- ognized merely as moviug obstacles in his way. Me felt, dully, that he wonted to get where it was quiet— where he could think. He sank down wearily upon a bench in the first square that he came to, staring at the nursemaids and children with unsee- ing eyes. He realized presently, in a vague fashion, that he was not the only oc- cupant of the bench! a girl of about twelve years was seated at the far- ther end. “I wouldn't wonder,” he said, “if it isn’t about time for you to go home; and if you don’t mind, I'll walk along . with you.” The little girl looked up at him, “Don’t tell me LLLLO CLLLRNLO0 tactily ~onsenting. “You're in busl-f;i‘v”"""" a ness, I guess, like my papa,” she sald, s+ BLANTON & LAWLLER Q@ tentatively. @& O | “Yes,” assented Aberely. IQ ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW ] “Perhaps,” she went om, “you can 3 3 tell m: something—is all the wheat 2 ; cornerd?” l Aberley drew a short, stabbing | ; breath. “What d'ye mean?” he said, ;‘3'"’"'"""’ il e "‘VN"N,}, almost roughly. ;;i DR. R R. SULLIVAN PHYSICIAN ;:: | “Why, you see, I was hiding under d Bpecial Alleation Given to ’s:: the sofa in the library after luncheon, o 2 and 1 heard my papa tell a man he & SURGLRY [N thought he'd cornered all the wheat, 3 Deen-Bryant buudiug, Ground Floor v | but there was a big lot that had slip- & [ ped through his fingers—‘and if we can't get it at our figure,’ I heard papa say, ‘we’re ruined; Aberley will snap it up and hammer us to pieces.’” | | Aberley was hurrying along at a pace that kept the little girl trotting tat his side. If he could only reach a pay telephone before Cartwright left the office! Five minutes—one minute ~—would settle it; he could trust Cart- . wright to get track of the wheat—to | lbuy it—he would win the deal yet! ! Aberley felt a sudden tug at his hand as the crowd surged at him; he glan- stagger and fall. “Good God!” he cried sharply, shive ering as one who awakes from a night- mare. There was no irreverence in the speech. He caught the little girl to him. | “You'll take me home, won't you?" she said. | | “I certainly will,” replied Aberley.' “I think not, sir!” A hand fell heav- fly on Aberley's shoulder, swinging him half around. Marchmont snatch- | ed the little girl from him and stood glaring. “Pana!” cried the little girl, ex- citedly. Aberley pulled himself together. “Marchmont, we don't want to have a fight on the strect. I've a business proposition to make; if 1 may come into your house, I'll make it there.” “Come,” replied Marchmont, grim- ly. Aberley followed Marchmont f{n- doors; the nurse swooped down upon the little girl and bore her away. Once in the library, Aberley turned to Marchmont, speaking deliberately. “Marchmont,” he said, I am in a hole. It is a bad hole. I've a big contract to fill tomorrow, and I'm short on wheat. Cartwright says that | you won't sell at any price. Is that | 802" “It ix.” replied Marchmont, briefly. Aberley inclined his head. “Then— I fafl. Unless—" he looked hard at Marchmont, and waited. | “Well?” queried Marchmont, ‘ “Unless 1 telephone my confidential clerk to buy that lot of wheat that has slipped through your fingers.” Marchmont started, recovering him- | o4 uleevel Whlch Almolt “" ‘lu\ an .floft. "WQ“." h. “l‘ mm heavily, “why don’t you telephone?” “Because,” returned Aberley, with groat gentleness, “it was your little girl who—gave you away. | *Marchmont, I think this is & drawn gume. I want a partase, | want you. Is it a go?” Marchmont beld out his band It 1 & 50, he sald. Preserve Your Hair SETRNITENL WO By purchasiag a bottle of REXALL HAIR TONIC. Eradicates| dandrutfand makes the hair grow. A Full line of Toilet Accessories LAKE PHARMACY. Bryan's Drug Store PHONE 42 ATNETAT IR E s TR TP 00 0l B o Wi the trofessions- ROV OC RO COCRUCVUO0C 'QUVU'J‘J N TSN T T TN TN TR T T L W T R mm, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT g Phone: Suite 1, Bryant Building LM\ELAIMI. H.A Oilce 141; Residence 22 DR, W. 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FORT ARCHITECT KIBLER HOTEL, LAKELAND FLA W. 8. PRESTON, LAWYER Office Upstairs East of Sourt House BARTOW, FLORIDA Examination of Titles and Real Estate Law a Specialty 29 | sell for cash or on easy terms. Room 14. Futeh & Qentry LAKELAND. FLORIDA Bidg. SAMUEL F. SMIT!, M. D, 3 Practice Liwiied to Treatment < aud Operations ot Q@ Lakeland, Florida | rhiie Make good hard cement brick, ved pressed brick, blocks of all sizes, house piers, drain tile from three ta aighteen inches; we also build side~ walks, foundations, floors. If it ia good work you want call the old re- llable at 508 West Main street, next to eftrus exchange, or phone 330 red. FLORIDA NATICNAL VAULT GO, Successor to Lakeland Artificial ! Stone Works v ZIMMERMAN, MAGR. e —— e TR T The Suspender Girl. The shirtwaist girl is now going M for suspenders, but they are a glork fled vision of the idea which she stolen from her brother's wardro In fact, so glorious are they that | seems a pity that they must be co | ed by the middy blouse which # | wears with her tennis and gol skirt. The straps are of dull gold | sllver lace supplemented by jewel | chalns that hang from each should and in front fasten under a gol horseshoe with a scarab-set center. e s ) ks by LW, YARNELL waooaseor to W, K. Melae, TRANSFER LINES K!nxey lo ReYvive tRYIng aud tuullpg of Al Prompt arg Qoasanal draranteed i Household Novmg a Specialty ' Residence Phone 57 Green. Office ml .The Lodges.. i o S e A s Y PALM CHAPTER, 0. E. 8.~ Meets every second and fourt! ’lhlllm].lv t of each month lora lveen, W. M.l retary, Iu\l\'l'JIu\Nl) LODGE NO. 91, vk AL Regular communijcations held second and fourth Mondays, at 7 Bl Ntm Lrethren cordmllv in- vited. J. Owens, W, Wilson, unvtnrv ————————————————————— K. OF P.— | Regular mecting every Tuesday a#l 7:30 at O«d Fellows hall. Visiting rmembers always welcome. L. - | Yarnall, chancellor commander; E. 8 | McCrary, secretary D e POST 33, G. A. R.— | Meets the first Saturday n {month at 10 a. m. Shaffer, '(-omm‘mdor J. R, Talley. adjutant., B T e | LAKELAND CHAPTER, R, A, M.— M. P - ev«m Meets the first Thurnda{ night 1w each month in Masonfc hal Vlsl"nl s comp.mions \\ elcomed. A. Leon- ard, H. P.; J. F. Wiison, sec'relary.. LAKELAND CAMP 78, W. 0, W,— Meets evorr Thursday night. Woods men Circle first and third Th!lrdd afternoons at 3 o'clock. . Ja tridze, council _commander; ‘Lula Hebb, guardian of Circle. A Ml'l-a POLK CAMP N0. 3,1, 0, 0, ¥,— Meets the first and third Mondays. Visitine Patriarchs welcome. F., A, MeDonald, seribe; M, Zimmer man, chief patriarch. . {ORANGE BLOSSOM DIV, NO. 299, Room 7, Stuart Bldg Bartow, Fla. | $!G.1. A. TOB. OF L. B.— | Meets everv second and fonrt! { Wednesdave of each month at 2:3 Visitine sicters alwavs wels Mrs. J. C. Brown, secretarya p. m. come., UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CAR- PENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMER~ [ 1C\, LOCAL 1778— Meets each Thursday night | {Mor.an & Groover hall, over Bat | Dry Goods store, Visiting brothers welcome. . 4,. Marshall, nresi dent: J. W. ldytnn vice president; l.ozan, treasurer; W. J. o FFLNS. financial secretary: H. Fa Dietrich. recordine eecretary; L ('ox. conductor: Samnel Boyver. J o B oo Moaabby. romitted ELENORA REBEKAH LODGE NO, 4 Meetg every second nnd fourtll Mnndav nizhtg at 1. 0. hall,, Visitine hrothers and sisters mrr"al- lv lmhed Mrs. E. Roberteon. 3.: Mrs. Guv Arendell gecretary. LAKE LODGE NO. 2,1, 0. 0, F.— Meets Friday niehts at 7:30 at J. 0. 0. F. hall. Vigiting brotherd are cordially invited. . 3 Rev- o‘du secretarv: 0. M. Eaton, N. G« JEREMIAH B. 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