Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 28, 1914, Page 7

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA Starttheyear’sworkright 2 with the right materlals and g make things easy for yourself § 3 We. Sell Office Supplies If your work demands something special we will get it for you The Lakeland Book Store Benford & Steitz verything IN BUILDERS’ ardware It is most important to select the best hardware for that new home or buildjng. That brings you here, for we make a point of carrying noth ing but the best builder’s hard- ware that adds not only to the beauty of a building, but to its selling value as well. The sash and door locks, hinges, etc., are a very small part of a building, but will re- pay many times for the cost and trouble of proper selection. We are prepared to name interesting prices on the 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. ILSON IARDWARE CO. hone TI —Opposite Depot ann Plumbingceo. Best Place your Order Work Now and and owest Avoid Prices the Rush Work Guaranteed First Class in Every Respect. Estimates Will Be Furnished on Short Notice. Office Phone 257 Residence Phone 274 Red Now Under Glenada Hotel Pine Street IF YOU ARE IN 1HE MARKLI For Tin_ Sheet Iron, Copper, Zinc or any k:'nd of Roofing Work, call the LAKELAND SHEET METAL WORKS 212 South Florida Ave. Ask for J. P, CARTIN We can fix that leaky roof. Our Motto is. Modest Prices and All Work Guaranteed. XXXX ] ] By DON LA GRANGE. 2‘0‘0 SOOI 0. An incident and a rumor had set the village of Coldwater a-buzzing. The incident was that Mr. Nor- ton, the livery stable man, had bought a wolf. The rumor was that Miss Jessie Fayne, the belle of the village, was loved by two young men and didn’t know which one to accept An old man had come down to Coldwater from the nerth woods with A& wolf in a| He had! started out to ex-| cage. hibit the wolf at five cents a peep, but the public had hung back. A debt was contract- ed with the liv- eryman, and he bad to take the wolf for payment. He would keep the animal until a cir cus came along. To keep children away from the stables it was given out that the animal had killed and eaten no less than five different persons, and was on the watch for others. It was declared that if he should break his way out of his cage, the slaughter would de something terri- ble. The rumor that Miss Jessie Fayne was hesitating between two lovers had some foundation. She was not en- gaged to young Stephen Allaire of the village bank. but everybody said it would make a match. For months he had had no rival. Then young Albert Morton came from the city to visit rel- atives. He had been introduced to Miss Jessie and had fallen in love. One evening the livery stable man recelved a caller whom he was sur- prised to see. It was Mr. Allaire, and in a careless way he asked: “What about that wolf you have here?” “Oh, he's a wolf, all right,” was re- plied. “I hear he {s a very savage beast.” “You just ought to see him attack a plece of beet.” “If he were muzzled he might be let out?” “Bless you, man, he don't need any muzzle on to walk the street. He is no more dangerous than an old hen. He's an old wolf on his last legs. He was born in captivity, and has played with children for years. I have to tell of his savageness to keep the chil- dren away.” “Mr. Norton,"” said the young man after drawing a long breath, “it I should want to take your wolf for & walk this evening—" “Take him right along.” At seven o'clock that evening the skaters began to gather on the pond, and at the same hour came the report that Mr. Norton's wolf had escaped from his cage, and was roaming about. He had already bitten old Mrs. John- son and Deacon Skinner, and other victims would be heard of. The skat- ers began leaving the pond They didn't uch risks. The 1 t leaving when ) i and Mr. Albert wn to the pond then we can't | was asked “Loc wolf may be l ero And ) 10t be here ne‘t sum g “But if he make for t “Then let him come. You can pro- tect me from one old wolf!” “But he is age animal, Fayne.” “I came dow to skate, Mr. Morton, and it will take more than | one old wolf to drive me home again. If you are afraid—" “Oh, no, no, no! your account.” “But you needn’'t mind me. Come on!” Away they went up the river, side by side, she smiling contemptuously and he glancing back over his shoul- der at brief intervals with an awful dread in his heart. It was an inher- ited fear, and he could not control it. Of a sudden, after one of his glances back, he caught the girl by the arm and almost shrieked out: “The wolf! The wolf! us!” “He can't be!” she replied. But he was, and if they had looked a little closer they might have made out a skater not far behind the ani- mal. “He's coming! He's coming!” shout- ed the young man as he twisted the girl about in h I “Then fight h Three seconds later Mr. Morton was ska the shore, and alone! up and began circling ratory i before » he will certainly Miss n hen n here It is solely on He is after the girl, but before he arrived and stret f’d l'“l dead mm a bullet from his pistol “Oh, Stephen!” “Is this you, Jessie?” The next morning Mr. Morton went home. - He had neither excuses nor farewells. In two months Miss Jessie Fayne became Stephen Allaire’s wife. JAN. 28, 1914 By HORACE DEMING. TIIMIHS' RENUNGIATION i ok | | Bob Timmins was only a wood-: worker and worked in the finishicg | room of the big factory. He had 10 education and could hardly read wind write. He had Irifted through life until he was iwenty - eight, spending what money he earned carelessly, and the future had no efinite shape or form to him. When Bow was g E s |twenty-six & new J nfluence entered his life. He fell blindly and des- perately in love with Minnie Car- son, the pretty daughter of the foreman. She had a good education, haying been sent to the Whoopstown Fe- male seminary after graduating from the public schools. Also she was ambitious and belonged to liter ary clubs. Once she had a piece in the Daily Palladium. It was in the form of a communication, was nearly a column long and was signed with ! her name in full, Minnie Minerva Car- son. It was entitled “The Status of the Women of Ancient Greece Com- pared With That of the American Women of Today.” Bob had seen it and treasured the paper among his few valuables. Had he heard the com- ment of the editor of the Palladium, “I don’t know what in thunder it means, but we've got to give the women a show or down goes the cir culation,” he might not have felt so much awe. The one great thought the piece in the paper gave Bob was that to ac- quire this divinity he would have to lift himself to a plane somewhat ap- proaching hers. He was confirmed in this idea by overhearing a bit of con- versation between Miss Carson and Stokes, the assistant secretary of the company, who was very sweet on Miss Carson. One day they stood near where Bob was working and he overheard their conversation. It was all about books and authors and plays and philosophy and poetry and theories of life and things of which Bob had a very dim comprehension. But his love was overmastering and when once he rece ognized his passion he set about find- ing a way to gratify it with the same dogged persistence that had made him the best workman in the shop. Grasp- ing the idea that learning was the first step to put him within hailing distance of the maiden of his choice, he enrolled himself in a night school and began slowly to master the rudi- ments. In the meantime Stokes had been intrenching himself more and more ln ! Miss Carson's heart. He was hx\nd some, college bred, of a good (’amlly, with a position in the best society, drawing a good salary and with every reason to anticipate rapid advance- ment and a liberal inheritance. It was altogether natural that Miss Car- son should regard him with favor. | But Bob knew that Stokes was not all that the husband of Miss Carson should be and he bided his time. His opportunity came. He was waiting for a street car one day when Stokes | came down the street. Just as he was | passing Bob a woman met him. She greeted him with a broken-hearted cry. | “Harry, Harry,” she ecried. “Oh! where have you been? Why have you deserted me?” Stokes pulled the pathetie, wm‘p!ng: creature into a hallway out of sight, | but Bob could not help hearing what was said. | “You promised to marry me, you jPhfladelphia Underwriters, 'German American, capital 2000000 A The Loss by Fire in the U. S. 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McRae Owner and Manufac- turers’ Agent Eet:to Brokerage--Real Estate TELL US WHAT YOU HAVE TO BELL WE WILL TRY TO FIND A BUYER TELL U8 WHAT YOU WANT Te BUY; WE WILL TRY T0 FIND A SELLER; . 35" Rooms 6 and 7, DEEN & BRYANT Building Lakeland | | Florida know you did, a hundred, five hundred | times. And after it was too late you ran away and I found that you had lled to me and that I do not even know your real name.” What Stokes said was in so low a voice Bob did not hear it. But the woman replied: “I don't want to be taken care of in that way. I want an honest name for myself and my child. I can work my | fingers off for food and shelter, but I want an honest name—and 1 want | you, Harry, because I love you.” Stokes said something else and they went up the stairs in the office build- ing. “Mr. Timmins.” Bob turned and encountered a white face close to his. It was that of Min- nie Carson. She evidently had heard the conversation in the stairway. His [ heart gave a great, triumphant leap. “Was that Mr. Stokes talking to |¥ that girl in there? I came along just after they went in. From the glimpse I got I thought it was he. Was it?” Bob never thought so fast in his |© life. As he looked Into the anxious eyes and drawn face of the girl he |2 realized in a flash that she loved | Stokes and that the truth would (§ break her heart. & “No, it was not Stokes,” he said simply. “Thank God,” sald the girl, break- ing into a sunny smile. “Thank you and pardon me for my idle curiosity.” And she tripped lightly down the street, leaving Bob with & leadem | heart. SPPPFPEPRPEIPDIPDEPDOPPPPD | 10 Per Cent. Reduction on ALL High Shoes for the next fifteen days. We are a new store all new stock. Our Spring : Oxfords are arriving daily. We Must Make Room 2 v DUTTON-HARRIS C0,™ 'Foot-F ¢ Renair Shoes Jfif:’.? way Ouality " i