Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 30, 1914, Page 3

Starttheyear'sworkright with the right materlals and make things easy for yourself We Sell Office Supplies if your work demands something special we will get it for you The Lakeland Book Store Benford & Steitz BOYS ARE THE LIMIT By CLARA STACY. it!” declared Jimmy's mother, shiv- vitation card with despairing eyes. “Yes,” said Jimmy's father, with understanding. “Then he added, “Boys certainly are the limit!" “Jimmy's nearly fifteen,” pursued Jimmy's mother. “I don't see why he isn't old enough not to act like a young savage. Whenever I make him g0 to a party you would think 1 was casting him into a den of man eating tigers, to hear him protest. He says girls are ninnies and he'd rather play footbali!" “Seems to me,” said Jimmy's fa- | ther, “that I used to like to go to par- ties when I was fifteen. I can't under- stand him!" “1f 1 didn’t stand over him,” said Jimmy's mother, “every single minute, BEEEP PR TEPebb bbb bbdbbiebd © he'd ggt in his old clothes, with ten- ) Inis shoes and a negligee shirt, and B lLDER ) | wouldn't care! It's just awful! I'm | sure 1 don't know what my friends | think of me. They must have the idea important to a boy's future as it is to a girl's! The friends that he is mak- t my's father. “The Miklesons will be offended if you don't, and it's the right “I won't say anything about it to { him,” decided Jimmy's mother, diplo- { ject and make life miserable for | me!” { that I don’t care anything about Jim- ing now—" sort of a crowd for him. It's what he matically, “until the day before. Then Jimmy's mother had occasion many 2 my’s social progress and it's just as rdware a { “Make him go to this,” advised Jim- needs,” he won't have so long a time to ob- times in the ten days that followed to 3 g H > OO It is most important to select ‘the best hardware for that n:w 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 not only to the beauty of a building, but 10 its selling velue as well, my proved suddenly very difficult to deal with, in spite of his ignorance of the fate that was impending. window and he poured as gloomily over the contents of his desk. Once, to her great alarm, his moth- er found his sorting out his necktie drawer. “Aw, nothin'!” he growled, when she THE EVDNING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., JAN. 30, 1914. (aing wrone. 5 scorset sadioisiss| 1 NE LOSS by Fire in the U. S. { “I actually hate to tell Jinmy about | dreadful humor these days that I eringly, staring at the fashionable in- | dle him. He's likely to say he won't * | l be thankful for this decision, for Jim- The boy stared gloomily out of the‘ i going! the next morning and he said bhe did not want any lunch. His mother felt his pulse, and in- sisted on looking at his tongue. “I hope,” saild Jimmy's mother to Jimmy's father, “that he won't do any- thing rash when I tell him about the Mikleson party. He's in such a don't know in the least how to han- go. And he's so big that I suppose he Constructed S won't—he just won't, that's all! Oh b dear, I wish he was a girl!" 4 When Jimmy caught his mother sew- During the En“re ‘ ing a loose button on his dress coat{ o she quailed. He eyed the work sus- 4 I},li::g::,bieb;tti;?:: 5 [c'fm"q';:s ;’22?; We represent the following reli- TWC lve MOfl(hS! ner and moped. .al.’le companies: Finally,” the night before the party, ’Fldehty Underwriters, When Buying or Building Jimmy’s mother mustered up her cour- ' capital ...... .. .. 4,750,000 age and told him, very fast, so he Philadelphia Underwriters, Provide the Means o could not interrupt. Then she waited | capital ...... ...... $4,500,000 _‘ to hear the worst. Her son was staring at her disbe- lievingly. “The Mikleson party!” he repeated. “Me going to the Mikle- sons!” | That was all before he abruptly | bolted from the room. She heard him presently whistling in his bedroom | and held ber head wildly. Jimmy was | young to go insane, but she had heard | of cases— ! German American, capital 2,000,000 Springfield Fire and Marine capital 2,000 MANN During a Recent Year Amounted to Almost One-Half the Cost Of All New Buildings ° For Rebuilding! . & DEEN Room 7, Rayvmondo Buildiny ] | “Mother!” Jimmy called down. “Don't my dress trousers need press- ing?" | “He's going to be ill!” declared his mother to his father later. "I know he's coming down with some- thing awful!” All the next day Jimmy whistled and sang and beamed and shed sunshine, | He went like a lamb to get dressed | for the party, and he threw away four ties before he got one to suit him. He asked his mother's advice as to , the part in his hair, and surreptitious- ! Iy used her manicure set. By that time Jimmy's father, too, was impressed | and worried. His family followed ! Jimmy's glittering progress to the | front door at exactly cight o'clock with 1 breathless anxiety. 1 Never had seen anything like it. “Gee!" said Jimmy, as he folded his | neck scarf with painful precision and carefully got into his overcoat. I was awfully sore all week! 1 thought I wasn't asked to the Mikleson's party, and everyone else was talking about I'm going to take Ethel,” he added hastily and somewhat defiantly, | (andy! ' From Stick Candy to the. Finest Box Candy HOME-MADE CANDY ? A triai is All We Ash 'We also have & 1ice stock of Fresh Fruits Nuts & ruisut Delivery Candy! WE HAVE IT, CandY : Have ycu tricd ery ot our Uried Figs Diaces and Riaisins [FECH APALCHICOLA OYSTLRS 'H. O. DENNY ~Ptone 13 Tte sash and door locks, hinges, etc., are a very small part of a building, but will re- pay mary times for the cost fary 4 demanded to know the reason for | Sam was going to, but when I found this unheard-of interest in his attire. | I could go, too, she ditched him. She'd “Can’t a fellow do anything without | Tather go with me! the whole family buzzing about his | He dashed out of the door triumph- ears? Wish't I had the money dad , anthy. G | put in that dress suit of mine! 1| “Ah!" said Jimmy’'s father, looking don't get any use out of it! I could meaningly at Jimmy's mother. buy two or threg dandy football! ‘0O-0-c-0-oh! breathed Jimmy's PUMPS AND ENGINES We have 15 years' Call on us. and trouble of progper selection. suits!” piece of chocolate pie when it came 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, Sir! We also sell the best building tools--all moder- ately priced. Alonza Logen TELEFHONE 66 ARDWARE CO. hone Tl ann Plumbingco Best iy Work Now Under s Now and Glenada Hotel and owest Pine Street Avoid Prices the Rush in . Estimates Will Be ] Work Guaranteed First Class onmm Office Phone 257 N THE LOWEST YPRICES. 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