Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 17, 1913, Page 7

oliday Time Is Again With Us From our large and varied stock many handsor:e, useful and ornamental gifts may be selected. The home comforts are the gifts that count, and why not get HER a Cqmplete set of China? Either Haviland or the less expensive patterns can be found here. :Fhis is the time io give her that range she's been wanting, or it may be one of our gasoline or oil stoves that she prefers. Our linz of cutlery is the most complete to be found anywhere, and it only has to be seen to be appreciated. That coffee percolator she’s been talking about would make your breakfast better, so let us show you one. These and many other innumerable gifts can be found at our store. A Pleasure to Show You. WILSON HARDWARE Co. DR. W. R. 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AMI¥H - — | ] NOTARY FUBLIC FEORCRCHORORORNIRCR (372 {DAHE, INVESTHENTE IN REAL ; ‘ s ESTATE OR. { PUVE N schodie. oy i ! {nteresting ln:n a flv Decial Atten B ¢ © propersy, ferms, o8, e i i te= sea me yx‘d :u*- Wi trade, "]m v P el {50 CASD OF OB R4y WRTNE n ) U aor 15, Futon & vewtr Biés i A P ., Groums Flow ¥ i S e s Bartow Fi I‘.kfl_l:l_d Florié | | uncle, Theodore Van Vechten, big man in L e bl ==y ‘—“ & Oharles — Z?oriof‘ oo _ _ge §7 er e = e Jolernoster Ruby.. £l . Y =2 C_‘» ‘_"__V u—)fi:f&iz (eaPRK 7972 ACHCLURG & CO NG 8YNOPSIS. Cardw was Tn England?” éomplalned —_— Bobby, regardless of the number of Book | words. “Do not know her present ad- CHAPTER I—-Rudolph Van Vechten, a young man of leisure, 18 astonished to see' a man enter No. 1 & house across the street from the Powhatan club. The house has long been umoceupled and is spoken of as the House of Mystery. CHAPTER Il-Several lar intervals enter No. CHAPTER III—Van Vechten expresses concern to his friend, Tom Phinney, re- garding the whereabouts of his cousin and flancee, Paige Carew. A fashionably ' rsons at regu- | attired waman is seen to enter the House | of Mystery. A man is forcibly ejected | from the house. Van Wechten indje'f'nm‘ follow the man and find him dead in the | street. CHAPTER IV—Van Vechten is attract- ed by the face of a girl in the crowd of onlookers surrounding the body. Later he discovers the girl gazing at him with & look of scarn from the windows of the mysterious house. VSII,-I%PT}ER \(—Deete lva Fllr;t culgs )oln echten to ge s version of the tragedy. CHAPTER VI-Tom Phinney goes alone on a yachting trip. He recognizes among some persons in a passing motor boat | two men whom he had seen enter the House of Mystery. He sees one of them, & Mr. CalHs, on shore later and follows him. Tom is seized, bimdfolded and taken to a house, He hears a girl named Jessio, evidently the daughter of the man in authority, question his captors. A sweet~ voiced glrl later protests against the roughness of his captars. Book 1. CHAPTER I-Van Vechten calls on his Wall street and known as the “Man of Iron,” in seurch of information regarding the whereabouts of Palge Carew. CHAPTER II--Datective Flint shows | Van Vechten a gold mesh purse found in the House of' Mystery. Van recognizes ft as belonging to Paige Carew. CHAPTER III-The sweet-volced girl Bf"’l’ Tor;]\ r'h‘h(\m-si esm%a, but r?fu!a! to gclose her identity, 'om {gclares he will meet her again. b CHAPTER TV--Detective Flint tells Van | Veohten he has a theory that Paige has been kidnaped before his umcin ‘“You said that the girl who conduct- ed you from the Rocky Cove house, in- timated that you might indeed see her —soon—under some strange condi- tions. Have you any idea what she meant?” “Not the least,” replied Tom; “only wish I did. But she was mighty seri- ous and solemn about it, I can tell you that.” After muck more comsideration of the difficulties confronting them, Van Vechten offered the following pro- posal: “AltLough you are bound not to gearch for the Rocky Cove house, I am not under any such restraint. There is no reason why Flint and I should not run over there and have a try at i “Ruddy, I can’t stand for it,” Tom quietly, but none the less firmly, ob- jected. “Look here, Tom.” Van Vechteh all at «nce grew very grave, and there was a new tone In his voice that caught Tom’s attention. “I am as in- terested in one of those girls as you are in the other. Perhaps"—hesitant- ly—"“we ame both interested in the same one.” This was the most astonishing dis- closure that Tom had yet heard “You?” he almost shouted amazement, Van Vechten nodded. the crowd at the allev, again at a window acriss th while we were returnitg her er she is the gir! in tha curk or I do not know; ! “Describe her,” runted. “She is slender, her hair are dark. She is very But Tom was empha his head. “That—except (0 tiful part of it—could not be the girl who came to me in the dark. [ don’t know why I know it, but I do. But go on with what you started to say.” “] was going to say that I am con- fident of this girl’s innocence of any wrongdoing, or even a suspicion of wrongdoing. Such being the case, no harm can befall either of them from | anything Flint and I do. “It's the sandy-haired chap that I want to get at; I suspect he's the mainspring of the whole affair, and in- dubitably Flint thinks so too. Flint's a pretty clever chap; I rgspect him more every time we talk. I'believe he is thoroughly dependable. “At any rate if that hulking bruiser knows anything about Paige, he must be made to tell it; Flint can do what- ever he pleases with regard to the murder.” Their talk wandered far into the realm of speculation, carrying them over the luncheon hour and back to their seats in the lounge. It was profit- less, and the entry of a messenger with a sheaf of cablegrams for Van Vechten came as a welcome diversion, | | although anticipation lent the inci- dent an unwonted excitement. He took them with trembling hands. \The first proved to be from Bobby | | Massinger, who made it a point to pro- | i pose to Paige every time he met her. | Van goes to lay the case his pw lver in ut—" Tom inter- azerly al ¢ neau “Why did you not tell me that Miss | I dress, but will find it without fail be- fore night.” “I hope so,” sighed Van Vechten, hastily tearing open the other en- velopes. i But his spirits steadily fell as he read. “No use. If she was now or had been at any of the places I have in mind, some one of these persons,” tap- ping the messages, “would be sure to know it. I shall try a cable to her Paris address and see if it is forward- ed. And I shall also instruct Mr, Flint | to get busy. I believe he will want to take a run over to Rocky * Cove. What is it, Alexander?” The page had approached during the speaker’s concluding words, holding ostentatiously in his hand a newspa- per. “Beg pardon, Mr, Van Vechten,” said Alexander, “but I saw you wasn’t reading a paper this morning. Have you seen today's Sphere?” The name startled him. “The Sphere? No. Let me have it.” He flung the sheet open. And, there in glaring headlines extending clear across the front page, was a question that struck him like a blow between the eyes: “WHERE IS PAIGE CAREW? TAL- ENTED VIOLINIST MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING.” And below this was a smudged, two- | column half-tone portrait, which may have been made from a photograph of | his cousin, | BN DR RS SIS CHAPTER Vi £500 Reward, When Rudolph Van Vechten rallied from the staggering blow of the brutal scarehead, he contrived by a mighty effort to focus his attention upon the gensational news story that lay below, and which shrieked as loud as a lav- |} fi Phone 284 ish use of black ink and red ink and double leads could make it. There were smaller headlines—but visible enough, heaven knows—which bore his uncles’s name and his own, and most inconspicuously of all—doubtless as being the least important factor— Mrs, Devereaux's. In the first place, it was made un- mistakable that everybody who knew or should have known where Paige | Carew was, either would not tell, or | else they did not know, and it was demonstrated how this reticence was conclusive evidence that she had en- countered some untoward fate. Every possible change was rung upon the ex- cited query in the hectic headline: “Where is Paige Carew?” Rudolph Van Vechten, prominent clubman and well-known society fa- vorite, the missing girl’s fiance, had been signally evasive in his replies. The interview with him was quoted in full, and the allusive comments made it appear as if he were at the time dis- tressed to the verge of insanity, A recent celebrated abduction case wase summarized, and certain similari- ties between it and Miss Carew’s evanishment were “played up strong” -—the deliberate intention of course be- ing to insinuate that the girl had met with a like outrage. In short, so adroitly was the whole thing worded that the Sphere in no way econnaitred itself; and however Mise Carcw might reappear, and what- ever tue subsequent explanation, it would be good for another “front page” story, and the Sphere would have nothing to retract. Van Vechten, white with rage, gnashed his teeth. Glancing up to ascertain whether he was the target of too many curious eyes, and discov- ering that he and Tom were once more alone, he gave vent to a hushed but heated expression of his feelings. “That,” gritted he, mutilating the sheet with a vicious jab of his fist, “is damnable. If that meddling little re- porter were here I'd t* sh him within an inch of his life. Loru. won't Uncle Theodore rage and tear his hair when he sees it? Believe me, old chap, therell be something doing now. : Alexander! Where did that boy go?” Alexander was upon the scene al- most as if by magic, his mien one of childlike innocence. Van Vechten instructed: “Telephone the Kenmore garage and have Ramley fetch my touring car here immediately—the largest one.” Ensconced in one of the club's booths, Alexander soon got the gar- age and next Ramley, whom he thus addressed: “Say, you Ramley hick, your boss wants his biggest buzz-wagon at the Powhatan, C. Q. D. J'get it? W’at’s that? Who? Me? Well, I'd rather be a fresh kid than a pickled mutt. Beat it, youse, and don’t get pinched on the way, else youse'll be chasin’ annuder job.” Whereupon he forestalled further re- partee by speedily hanging up and re- suming his occupation of lurking, un- (Continued on Page 8.) BT O (CAMEO | i IN Rings Pins Broaches Charms LaValiers ‘boughtrightand sold right CUT GLASS This week we will open up and display the largest line of eut Slam we have ever bought. It is from the best manufacturers and will be so0ld at a price that will Interest you. SCOUTS COMPASS WATCHES (good gift for the boy) Repairing promptly and carefully done and all work guarruteed . H. C. STEVENS The Lakeland Jeweler A. C. L. Watch Inspector Bargains Galore For the Holiday Shopocrs Get my prices on Blankets and Comforts before buying—ocan 8ave you money. 4 I have a complete line of Men's and Boys’ Suits. Prices are right My Shoe Department is complete, and if you want good Shoes see me, Ladies, I have a few Coat Suits left that I am selling at COST. I have all styles and colors in Men's, Boys and Children’s Hats. Complete line of Men's and Boys’ Pants. See my notion department when looking for Christmas gifts. I have Trunks, Suit Cases and Hand Bags. Remember, I de- liver your packages at any time of the day and all goods guaranteed. Phone 284 when in need of anything in my line. J. C. OWENS The Popular Dry Goods House Lakeland, Fla a T A S A R e e iving_is_(Greal The Cost of L Unless You ksiow Where to Buy o [P —————————— 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 Best Butter, per pound. ........... 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