Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 2, 1913, Page 2

4 Sell your hammer and b out: knocking-=-go out; Blow in Lakeland, THE town; THE shop. The PHOENIX BARBER SHOP m Best Work Lowest Prices All work guaranteed firs furni iy o v o — The Cost of Living is Greal e ———— 1 Unless You Im(jw Where to Buy THE EVENING TELEG IF YOU KNOW The selection will be the best The variety unmatched The quality unsurpassed The price the lowest All these you find at our store Just trade with us This settles the question of living fugax, 17 pounds ...... ek it A Gottolene, 10 pound pails.......... L e Al Cottolene, 4-pound pails........~.. o " 4 pounds Snowdrift Lard. S Dl e Snowdrift, 10-pound pails...... ... BUSRE W ) 7-8 barrel best Flour .. .....co.oprmeiers e s 1% pounds best Flomr ... .ococowone cne oo [ Outagon Boap, 8 f0F ....oo i poees S @rovnd Coffee, Per POURE ... +o- oo sses i benon [ ] L] ¥ gallons Kerogene ....... o epand waraw et 8 E. 6. TWEEDELL Phoenix uy a horn! Enter with- fiour horn for artber Shop jis the largest in PolkiCounty L. E. PEACOCK. _.. MANAGER nal growth A {l - end appreciated Build up a solid, success- ful institution, which ac- ‘counts for our phenome- Your patronage solicited AMERICAN STATE BANK J. L. SKIPPER President P. E, CHUNN Cashier rnished on shory notice. . Office Phone 267 esiuence P 274-Red D | TRANSFER OF LAND, Quaker,” ! vis Mercer had won | atter sixty days’ ‘uxd sincere addendum secretary, Nellie Ward, but she said it to herself, as she glanced timidly at ber employer, and blushed. self con- sciously. gratitude towards the shy, man who had started her in business applied for & position a grade better than clerking in the village dry goods store. Nellie had an aged aunt to sup- port, and when Mr. Mercer offered her b nearly double i felt as though rare opulence had be- | come her portion. | indulgence. He had been patient in RAM, LAKELAND, F 0004-000000.00000 :ng (:'l‘l:: Lindgrove. h man, wi ly By WALTER JOSEPH DELANEY. “Square as a die and honest as was the reputation that Jar | in Lindgrove “And good as gold,” was the ardent of his office T far from it, but his "BN g':ore many, and one concrete Nellio entered the front office of the suite unobserved. _ opened up was business _establish 'and had not noticed her, nor had two ment in the real estate and mortgage line. men She was about to apprize them of her | presence when a remark attracted her attention sharply. harities aed of dness, where he had saved a’'poor dow from foreclosure, had complete- won' Nellie's heart. It was two mornings later when The boy who! busy in another room seated in the outer apartment. | “It's a raw deal, Sharp!” spoke one of the men. wThat's the kind that pays, fen't it, ‘ Marvin?” and Nellie instantly knew Hler true womanly heart was full of that the speakers were the expected reticent | ‘te. She needed work sadly when she her former salary she c Mr. Mercer had shown her unusual teachini, her how to operate the type- writer. He had set her easy and‘ pleasant tasks. From the first he had placed entire confidence in her, and this pleased her greatly. In fact, at the end of the first month she attend- ed to bank and other business when he was absent. Her employer arose and came over to where she was busy at her desk. angry at herself for the emotion. “I am going away for two weeks, that letter, you know.” uncovered riches under it. company. They write him offering him ten thousand dollars for the land. I | intercept that letter and it never reaches its destination. We came per- | sonally and get an option on the prop- erty. The Tidewater Iron works pays us richly for it. That’s our business— making a commission. there was a rustling of paper. “There’s a sample of some of under that forty acres.” plot in motion. What should she do? ks 14 bt plics O we o Mercer was five hundred miles away. clients of her employer. | “Yes, but if it's found out—about «1t won’t be. If it is, we've made our turn, haven't we? See here, look at the rationale of the thing: this way- ack sleecpy Mercer has a tract with We dis- over it. So does the Vulcan Steel See here,” and the prime stuff In a flash Nellie comprehended the She had only surmise to go on. The office boy coming in announced her to » fet, gen- lx;s:v::? 0,7 Bo ARG 1D RIES, 45 the visitors. They stated their busi- Her telltale heart informed her that she would miss him. She dropped her glance from those kindly eyes of his. “You will find all necessary memor- anda here,” he continued, placing & package before Nellie. She noticed that the bank book was included, containing some checks of a large amount. Adding to this the large cash balances usually carried, and the fact that she had authority to ~ PLEASED CUSTOMERS m ann Plumbingce OWYER BUILDING, TAKFLAMLT : t class in every respect.. Kstimates L e “)t'g a Raw Deal, Sharp,” 8poke One of the Men. sign checks during the absence of her employer, a sudden wave of emotion overcame Nellie. ‘Oh, sir,” she spoke impetuously, “how greatly you trust me!” “And how greatly you appreciate it, smile. “You have developed into & splendid little business woman. 1 don’t know how I could get along— that is, you have been so useful and willing.” He turned away shyly, like a great schoolboy making a blunder. The mu- tual embarassment, his tacit recogni- tion of her harmonious position only gard. some papers, “here is something par- ticular. forty acres.” came to Lindgrove. less stretch of swamp property. cute it, please, and take the money.” legend the bit of pasteboard bore. “And now good-by, continued Mr. Mercer, hand and holding it. thing in your charge, turn.” been here two months.” all of us,” brightly reminded Jarvis. his breath came quickly. Then h turned away and abruptly left th room, “1 love him,” Nellie told herself. love him!” CUURIRPRSNEN e Miss Ward,” he returned with a quick | seemed to increase her Browing Te-| of the millions of New Yorkers wish | “By the way,” he went on, after a moment or two of consultation of | even the most 1t is a power of attorney au- thorizing you to act for me in the mat- | | no street, alley, or avenue; has no ter of & real estate transter. I have peighbors; neith 1 Bad & very good offer for the uplasd | ghbors; neither owns his home nor Nellie knew the tract well. It was one of two pieces of property left to him by his uncle's estate when he| There was the lowland forty acres near by, a worth- “These people,” and Mr. Mercer ex- tended a card, “will be in, they say, in a day or two and pay two thousand dollars cash for a deed. You will exe- “Marvin & Sharp, Brokers,” was the Miss Ward,” clasping her “1 leave every- knowing you' slightest whim. will attend to the business ess better than | 4o o pava)l officer on extended fur- 1 possibly could. It will be your turn : lough, who controls and directs for a two aca the weeks' vacation when I re-| \\iiearious industries of the pier, “And need a little recreation, like “t | is folly, for he could never think of a simple, untutored girl like me, but—¥ Who would not! she challenged, as ' 5 . . ness, Nellie had her orders. Oh, for time, for advice! Then, gelf-reliant lit- tle business woman that she was, she prepared the deed the men asked for, executed it and received the two-thou- sand, Messrs, Marvin & Sharp marched off jubilantly to record the deed. Nellie nearly collapsed when she tried to realize the bold, defiant thing she had done. $ The men had left what looked like a lump of clay behind them. It was the specimen they had talked about. From one of the professors up at the |. college Nellie learned that it con- tained a rare substance known as cre- solite, employed i blasting furnaces to fuse metal. Then Neilie waited, expecting an ex- plosien every day. Having secured their deed the schemers were taking their leisure. One day Mr. Mercer ap- peared. “By the way, Miss Ward,” he spoke, after a warm, friendly greeting, “I no- tice in the weekly paper & transfer of the swamp tract.” “Yes, sir,” replied Nellie, her breath coming quick, “I sold it to those cli- ents, Marvin & Sharp.” “But they were to have the upland acres.” “They think they have got them,” explained Nellie. “They are swin- dlers, for they intercepted a letter of- fering you a large amount. Oh, Mr. Mercer! I have tried to protect you. I hope I have not done wrong,” and, bursting into tears, Nellie told all. “You are going to blame me!” she sobbed, as she looked up to find his eyes fixed upon her. [ am lost in admiration!” cried Jar- vis Mercer. “I need a guardian, as you have proved. Miss Ward—Nellie, could it be possible that you would ac- cept such a responsibility—perma- nently?” I love you so—1I love you so!” was all Nellie could whisper, sheltered in those strong, prctecting arms. (Copyright, 1913, by W. @G. Chapman.) HAS HOME THAT IS UNIQUE Remarkable Domicile Provided by the Government for Use of One of Its Officials. | ' \ | Many people are quite happy in the homes in which they live; many more | that their lives had been cast in dif- ferent places; but it is safe to say that | satisfied individual | would envy the home of one resident i of New York, a resident who lives on pays rent. Out on the extreme end of one of the longest piers in the Hudson river there is perched a tiny building, wrought of corrugated iron, and re- sembling more nearly a bomb-proof shelter than a peaceable dwelling. This strange little apartment, never- theless, is fitted with all the com- forts and luxuries that combine to make a bachelor's existence suffer- able. Rich paper sheaths the walls, heavy carpets lie underfoot, a piano stands in the corner, capacious leather chairs offer the comfort of : quiet ease, while an excellent man- servant obeys and anticipates the The occupant of this small domicile welcomes the great ocean liners as “Why, Mr. Mercer, I have scarcely | A | they warp into their havens, dis- | ! patches them as they are towed out | want of the transatlantic travelers, Then his expressive face dropped | solemnly. He stared at his little help-! and holds absolute dominion over his er in surprise. A tear drop had fallen upon his hand. His clasp tightened,'i , little maritime world. All Puffed Up. sl “The town of Plunkville is all perked i ap, And over what?” “Dunno. Got a new pitcher fer the | ball team?" l “Nope.” l “What is it then?” ~A flying machine flew over the e . This week we will open up and display the largest line of eut glam An Announcement of Direct Intert | into the river’s flood, attends to every | CAMED S| Rings Pins Broaches Charms :: LaValiers boupht rightand sold right CUT GLASS we have ever bought. 1t is from the best manufacturers and will be sold at a price that will interest you. SCOUTS COMPASS WATCHES | (good gift for the boy) Repairing promptly and carefully done and all work guaranteed. H. C. STEVENS The Lakeland Jeweler A. C. L. Watch Inspector _—-‘ OUR TOOLS ARE MADE FOR Hard Service e TR =N It is the quality of service our tools give that will make them own your friendship. You will do better work with them, with greater, ease, and ip less time, It is the quality of work you cap do=-~the ease with which you cap do it- -and the length of time the tool will last tkat sets its value. Judged by these points,our carpen- ters’ tools are the cheapest you can buy. The steel is the best made. They fit the hands just right. 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