Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 1, 1914, Page 6

e Everythmg"‘"""""""""""' IN BUILDERS’ ardware: It is most important to select the best hardware for that new home er building. That brings vou here, for we make a point of carrying noth ing but the best builder’s hard- ware that adds notonly to the b=auty of a building, but to its selling value as well. The sash and door locks, hinges, ¢tc., are a very small part of a building, but will re- pay mary times for the cost and trouble of proper selection. We are prepared 10 name interesting prices on tke com= plete hardware for any style of building from the humble cot- tage to the largest office build- ing. Yes, Sirl We also sell the best building tools--all moder- ately priced. W ILSON: " HARDWARE CO.: Phone Tl YOU and Your Neighbor |, have been good to us and we deeply appreciate the splendid patron- [ age and the many words of praise that have been given us during the holiday season. Under the inspiration of your kindness we [y have already determined to serve you still better next year. Now | that Christmas is over, the next thing is Lakeland’s big Carnival ! of Progress, 'and we are prepared with a full line of Decorating Material Interior and exteriof pager festoons, flags, bunting, etc. ] For Carnival night Confetti, Masks, Ticklers, etc. The Lakeland Book Store ;" terious mission. i1 roctors’ feast with a 7HE NVENING TBLBGRAM, LAK ELAND, FLA., JAN. 1, 1914, . New-Ideas In The Tlme Lock i g 2 % (By Charles Edmonds Walk.) b H O S oo seeeses<< I\ DUTTONAURRIS COMPANY CHAPTER I-Rudolph Vaa Vechten, & young man of leis is astonished to nonnnmurflo‘.‘r:hl":wmm house has long been unoccupied and s spokea of as House of 3 CHAPTER I1—8everal at rege- E intervals enter No. m-v.;;vm-xw- eoncera to his friend, Tom Phinney, garding the whereabouts ot hh and flances, Paige Carew. :Q‘midmhmbmmnm Van mnz mowm Bm of Myst H .‘:.:I:: ysi ery 0 gees one of & Mr, Callis, on shore later and follows him. Tom {s seized, blindfolded and taken to & house. He hears a girl named Jesste, evidently the daughter of the maa in authority, Juesuon his captors. A sweet- volced later protests against the rou‘hnm of his captors. Book Ik CHAPTER I-Van Vechten calls on his ' uncle, Theodore Van Vechhnth‘ Wall street and known as the “Man Iron,” in search of information rcnrdh. the whereabouts of Paige Carew. CHAPTER II-Detective Flint shows ' Van Vechten a gold mesh purse found in the House of Mystery. Van recognises it as belonging to Paige Carew. CHAPTER IIT-The sweet-voiced girl ! helps Tom Phinney escape, but refuses to disclose her identity. 'om dgeclares he | will meet her again. CHAPTER 1V—Detective Flint tells Van | Vechten he has a theory that Palge has been kidnaped. Van goes to lay the case before his uncle. CHAPTER V-Messages are sent to Europe in an effort to trace Palge. Tom tells Van Vechten he is in love and re- lates his adventure. CHAPTFR VI--A message from London | rts that two ladles resembling ss Carew and her companion, Mrs. Devmuuv. sailed for New York some time nreviously A reward of $2,500 is of- ___ - g gd 8F : ] ?é R & CHAPTER VII-It develops that the lndles visited the English home of Tem- le Bonner, owner of the House of Myse- rv Flint has a theory that thamn] connected with the mystery of No. CHAPTER VIIT-It is recalled M Temple Bonner was in love with s, dnu m of Compton Schuyler, who mas- | ax Willard. The other d ter n man named Devereaux. | and Wiliard were intimate friends. A Oppos]te Depot Soareh s staried for WillAPd i House of Mystery by the back door time to hear John Callis threaten a He interferes and helps the gh'l elupo. but is rendered unconscious in gle with Callis. Book Ml CHAPTER I-Tom Phianey rfi ag master of Brownlow’s yach Kngh- which has been chartered IX—Van Vechten enters ‘ CHAPTER II-The charterer and Mis | friends board the yacht at night and Tom | hears the volice of the unknown girl also of a man involved in his adventure of a few nignts previous. | CHAPTER 11T -Toin finds tha girl more | beautiful than he had anticipated. The o | charterer turce out to he Max Willard, CHAPTEIER VW that his miusior Willard is assures Tom honorable and inti- mates that wrong is about to be righted. ¢ ra that no one is to leave or weht without his p nnw-mn frl of the voice, and while Tom all’s junips over- 5 %3 upon fs exnlainine board. arders Boclc V. CHAPTER T—Willard appears at a di- cofin which he de- that there was no nxp'\m\n in the coffin. | "‘i clares contains enaugh of his new ex- fll plosive to blow up Now York, A time £ | lock is attached to explode the <h"1r:e Iz‘\t L) B | 12 o'clock. e declaves that unless he 182 receives restitution of a fortune which he Benford & Ste t o was Aefrauded of by Thendore Van Vech- ten the whole company will he blown to eternity. He oy offin and d's- closes Paige Core n. Tt appears f that Paige is in ¢ vith his cause. . Vun Vechten gnrr m md Willard then Place your Order Now . and Avoid the Rush est. work Now Under and Glenada Hotel lowest Pine Street Prices All Work Guaranteed First Class in Every Respect. Estimates Will Be Furnished on Short Notice. Office Phone 257 3 Residence Phone 274 Red b Room 17 Kentueky Bldg. Phone: Office, 102; Residence, 160 W. FISKE JOHNSON REAL ESTATE AND LOANS CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTY A SPECIALTY LAKELAND, FLA. A It you want to buy propéfty we have it for sale; if you want o sell property we have oustomers, or can get them for you. Make out your list and see me teday. ol § $| volce went on, | feeling of respect 5| which I entertain for your genius to CHAPTER TT--Ali mysterias are cleared up. The Kohinur covs to sea on a honeymoon trip with Paize and Tom and Jessie and Rudolph Van Vechten as the | honeymooners. | “However, T Tave come here pre- | pared for any turn. if my rights are not to be recognized, then it is a mat- ter of indiffercnce to me wether 1! destroy myself along with the rest of you. I prefer not to do so, of course: but I give you my word, at the first movement o opposition I shall term- inate this unpleasant scene.” An impulsive movement of Theo- dore Van Vechten's was followed by a gasp of horror; for the stranger was go self-possessed and deiermined that nobody doubted his dispassionate dec- laration. [t was only too obvious that he would do to the last extreme exact- ly what he said he would. The Man of Iron’s fists suddenly clenched, and he took a step toward the speaker. The man’s magnetic eyes turned upon him with a steady, 3 | inscrutable look. “Theodore Van Vechten,” the quiet “it lowers the high and admiration see you choose the role of fool now.” “Max Willard,” retored Van Vechten | evenly, “you know me well enough to recognize that I can not be coerced; 80 it is you who are playing the part of fool. Can't you see that this J| means your utter ruin?” 5 Said the ether: “Everything that hu- man agency can accomplish toward that end has been done—by you, Theo- dore. And now, just one more chance. Ifl?lht!llbgnmhmm-’u —d | '"Oms Minute Till { no further assurance. “I merely want to add that—in addi- tion to a well-calculated charge of willardite—she too is in this casket— alive at this moment.” Again he glanced at his watch. “It is precisely two minutes until twelve.” Nothing was to be heard save the regular ticking, each pulsation mark- ing off one more fateful second. The two men—Max Willard, cool and stead- fast in his purpose; Theodore Van Vechten, an image of power and in- domitability—looked long into each other’s eyes. With a quick movement, Willard's hand slid to another part of the cas- ket. It could be seen that he pressed a trifle harder. The whole thing fell apart into the shape of a davenport lounge. In the midst of the creamy cushions thus disclosed, clad in a white yacht- ing costume which, in its present set- ting might well have been the cere- ments of the dead, her hands clasped lightly and naturally upon her bosom, reposed a beautiful young girl. Her glowing hair afforded the one mark of vivid color against the ivory and dull gold of the casket and the pallor of the huge table's spotless napery. The ticking still continued. Pointing to the satin pillow upon which the fair head rested, Max Wil lard said briefly: “The willardite is there.” Once more he glanced at his watch, with an indif- ferent air, and snapped it shut. “One minute till twelve,” he announced. There was a sudden cry from one of the guests, an involuntary outburst of strained alarm—an indication that \J =Y Twelve,” he an- nounced. nerves were giving under the tension. Rudolph., unconsciously holding his !neighhor‘s arm in a viselike grip, called to his uncle: “Uncle Theodore, it is about to } strike twelve!” The Man of Iron made a little ges- ture with one hand. With tone and manner unchanged, he said to Wil- lard: “Stop that thing!” “You mean—?" returned Willard, hastily feeling with deft fingers among the padded cushions. His hands found a certain position and hovered in an attitude of readiness. The harrowing clockwork ticked on. “That you win,” announced the Man i of Iron, shortly. The clockwork ceased like a period to this utterance. Mr. Van Vechten returned to. his place at the table’'s head. It was characteristic of the regard in which the Man of Iron was univer- sally held that Max Willard asked for He might take any advantage of you in which he was pleased to regard as partaking of the nature of open warfare; but his word once passed, and he was bound irrevocably. Whatever of elation Max Willard may have felt, it was not betrayed by ‘any sign. A’ slow movement of one hand swept back a lock of white hair from his forehead, and again he ad- dressed Mr. Van Vechten, who was) watching him narrowly. “For Miss Carew's sake,” he said, *“a word or two of explanation is neces- sary. This young lady, fully con- versant with all the circumstances, with a com:plete understanding of how my caughter and I had been wronged, has not only been in full sympathy with my plans, but has lent me an acrive, material support. To a certain extent, however, I have taken an unfair advantage of her irest and confidence. But when T am through, gentlemen, I want you to remember how desperate were my chances—that 1 had to sink or swim—and that I am right!” For the first time he showed a spark of emotion, and the last expression was uttered in a burst of earnestness that made manifest the intense feel- ing lying behind it. “She consented ¢o disappear for a time, until her family's alarm was such that I could bend it to my own ends in making this demand; but she did not dream that she was to appear in such a role as this.” He pointed to the motionless form, and for a mo- ment regarded it temderly. “But by the aid of a light, harmless narcotic, | the effects of which I can banish in a moment, I brought her here tr glay (Continued on Page » 3 Water Wells, Irrigation and Drainage Plants PUMPS AND ENGINES B3 When you want something different come to us. We keep up with the new ideas Come ana see. 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