Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 12, 1914, Page 6

PAGE SIK i THR EVENING TELSORAM, LARELAND, FiLA., FEB. 12, 1914. ———a "'nut is what he is always doing, and t the slightest warning. WGlL( MARSHALL & SANDERS The 01d Rellable: Contractors with him,” she said in annoyed wnea. P YOU ARE THINKING Of BUILDING, SEE t this Period use all Safe- el e e .A DECOY ADVERTISEMENT 555 i i guards for Comfort the mutton, please. You must stay $ k keland for By H. M. EGBERT. here and have your trunk sent for.” Who have been bm]]d)lz)n%v Izll?uosrefiall?eg&w v ntlsfig:ll‘s ang " Al . “WANTED—A capable young wom-| 1 ghall have to go back to pack my | who neyer "FELL ntracted for, The and V~ ell Belng an to act as private secretary to the | things” hazarded Sylvia, A All classes of buildings co: i uces.ot e man Yfln head of a large corporation. Apply, “0, very well,” said Mrs. Chambers, & _.cidonces built by this firm are evidg eir abilitygg K lad stating qualifications and experience, looking angry again. “That's always The best and most practicable of these is ice"OUR ICE. It preserves |, 2 C.. Box 220" the way. However, it you must go I | your food, conserves your health, increases your pleasure, does you Sylvia read the advertisement hope- | suppose you must. Now peel the pota- i 5 . . fully. She was a young woman—if ” —an very little toes. good in ways too numerous to mention—and all for a very twenty-five is young; she was capable, Three-quarters of an hour later the | money. and for four years she had been pri- | dinner was done, and almost simul- i s . : vate secretary to Henry Cowle, head | t 1 re came a ring at the Instead of decreasing your taking of ice on the cool days which ; aneously there | rose make good MARSHALL & SANDERS Phone 228 Blue Q4 of the Lighting Investment company. | front door. will be occasionally sandwiched between the warm ones, resolve B|But syivia was more than capable—| There's Alphonse,” said Mrs, Cham-{ right now that every day is a full ice day for you. she was pretty and charming, too, and | pers, [ suppose he has left his key | 5 L young Harry Cowle had taken an at the office again. Really, men are And stick to that COUPON BOOK of ours, It is your consistent, per B amazing liking to the details of office | yery trying! Now, you bring in the | 3 duty in his father’s corporation ever dinner in exactly five minutes, while sistent SAVER. since he came home from college and | I get the table laid. Alphonse comes I saw her. home ravenous, and he won't wait.” Room 17 Kentucky Bldg. Phone: Office, 102; Resldence, 150 W. FISKE JOHNSON REAL ESTATE AND LOANS CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTY A SPECIALTY LAKELAND, FLA, L8 It you want ta buy property we have it for sale; it you wantjied Henry Cowle looked upon his son Har- Sylvia did some hard thinking dur- ry with a fond paternal eye. He meant ing those five minutes. This introduc- him to have a destiny, as he express- tion to the Chambers family had al- ed it. The idea of his son’s marrying | ready ceased to be entertaining, but | a strange girl from a small country anyway it was possible that Mrs. | town did not appeal to him. The young | chambers was a little eccentric and | Lakeland Ice Campany people were not exactly engaged, but | that her husband would make things Sylvia was just as fond of Harry as ! right. And she did want that position he was of her. And so matters drifted | ly. Since Mrs, Chambers had made Phone 26 until Henry Cowle intervened, .::dmention of the salary perhaps her “Harry " he said, “I've decided to|pushand did have a little to say upon | put you in charge of our Portland | certain detalls of her occupation. branch. You can start west tomorrow. Then a new thought came to Sylvia. | .emem= | I Want to build it up and sh ombfio’umoommaoo’o all expect | | Mrs. Chambers was, perhaps, of a you to stick to your desk there for at | jealous nature. Perhaps that was why o sell property we nhave customers, or can get them for you. Make) —_— least two years.' [ Mr. Chambers had left her to select ‘5 out vour list and see me today. That was how the quarrel b(gdn | the secretary. And she had been' ® Harry announced that, if he went, he (110a(n be e she was not pretty, &eddddbddiieddbibbdddddd biddddddgupiododdgdps would take Miss Sylvia Latham ““h‘S,\]\la smiled. She had never been or ou him as his bride. Henry Cowle re- vain, but Harry . . well, it was a * joined that in that event he could re. | A i ' strange situation. sign his position and take twenty-five ! Five minutes precisely after Mrs.' i ents for a wedding gift. In the mid- hd ds Sylvia, carry. | If you i and be h"Cd at 5;9‘ of :hr:d t us.»:igcn S.\'lvirz; elnete:eldvgi(;lhgar:bf;:}'hllgdi‘dpi\{;lelf dqx‘si;elsa, ;?;lfgs [N H but the discussion had Erown so lieat- (ang a large platter on which the leg | 'I'h (; t [ l s fi t Our Great Shoe Sale e Cost of Living is Gre ed that it 1 not stop. Sylvia under-| o mytton reposed in a pond of gravy, stood its 1 jort at once, turned, walk- made her appearance in the dining ‘HJT?;Y- an - iever went back. room. Happily for her hostess’s peace . Z at W s how she came to leave| ¢ mind and carpet Sylvia was too well We have deCIded to Cominue Henry Cowle. And now she wondered loaded with her burden to look up § whether it would be necessary to men- | ypti she had placed it upon the serv- I Y K Where t B the sale another thlrty davs. tion him as & reference. ing table. Then she perceived, seated " ess Ou now 0 uy 3 She answered the advertisement, at the table, Mr. and Mrs, Chambers, — q‘ “/e have the Shoes; they and on the following day received a and—Harry Cowle, [ = letter asking her to call at a house in She stared at him for an instant in 3 the suburbs. Sylvia went. It was a wild incredulity—then turned and are Yours a‘ lUSt Wha‘ they splendid mansion, set in several acres made for the door. Harry had just cost of grounds. A maid admitt"d her to| time to catch her as her hand was v a reception room. upon the handle. In a minute or two a pleasant-look- “Sylvia!” he cried triumphantly, i ing woman entered and nodded to her, and strained her to his heart. Watch for our Handbills3with some of our great “I liked your letter very much,” she | *“Harey 1v. shocron M Shambers. Bargain Prices. “What is the matter? Have you gone crazy?” | “No,” answered Harry, still holding Sylvia tightly, “not now. I have been insane, almost, trying to locate Miss Latham, since she ran away from us three weeks ago. I had a decoy ad-; vertisement in the Sunday papers, for, a secretary, but not a single answer rewarded my efforts. Sylvia, dearest, ' look at me! It's all right now. Fa-' ther says he wants you as much as I do. He can't find his papers and every- | thing’s going to rack and ruin, and he guesses you'll have to come into the family to straighten out his affairs. Yes, Mrs. Chambers, of course, I have | met Sylvia before. Why—see here, ! Alphonse, Miss Latham and I have been engaged for months.” “Well, you certainly will enjoy your meals if you marry a cook,” sald Mrs. Chambers witheringly. “Cook? She's a splendid cook,” said Harry. That i{s—eh? What do you | mean by that, Mrs. Chambers? Sylvia isn’t a cook. Sylvia, dearest, you aren't | & cook are you?” “I thought I was a private secre- tary,” sald Sylvia, in tears. “But it seems that I'm a cook now. O, let me Stared at Him in Wild Incredulity. go, Harry!” said. “It was so literate, and I do| _ Didn't you SnEWer my advertise | like to have educated women about ment for a cook?” demanded A\lrs.; Chambers of the girl. But before Syl Thanking you for your valuable patronage, we are Very truly yours, Kimbrough & Rutherford 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 Long Life of Linen that is just what we m giving is what you are losking fer ot and alony with good laundry work. Try us, Best Butter, per pound Sugar, 17 pounds .................. s sive e wassnlall Cottolene, 10 DO BRI o o400 6 00 60 0ioesie s basneson 1ol Lakelana *Steam -Laundry Zhens 180. West Maix O, Cottolene, 5 pound pails.......... 4 pounds Snowdrift Lard Snowdrift, 10 pound palls. me. I am Mrs. John Chambers. Now. ] L2 SRS LR ST TS TR AN N . ‘1 vit could reply Alphonse Chambers 168 Miss Latham, are you sure that you v A | 3 cans family size Cream, ., 2 understand your duties thoroughly and :r;)l:fiht lhls fis!d‘d0\§ o with 1;81;;“ | e LI i t will stay with us? It gives my hus.| S€! the glasses anding ipon 9 SaRiY 6 cans baby elze Cream. ..., .. WAk TRl 1‘ band no end of trouble, the way we ¢ ‘I see it now!” he yelled. “Harry, i Seetis seseesnnnnns | ’ are always being left the lurch " they must have mixed the ad\erme‘ 1-2 barre] best WIOME e v I Y ST A L j [ shall cert \ to stay,” said ments at the newspaper office. That's | | Sylvia, a little u 'l, why I got five hundred applications 12 pounds best Flour....,,... vesens | | ! 2 { for a secretary’s position yesterday. | { i [) And with whom were 3 last, ma i g [ x I d‘:i] } \':)L\ L\‘\“‘Iil “m.l ‘!““: 1]\; Yes, I got this lady's too, but it was s0, Octogon Soap, 6 for. ... ....., .. VAR CARE R Ly f < all vague I thought it was in answer to! Ground Coft 4 Sy y ; : ing | Mrs. Chamber’s advertisement for a| SRt SR DERDOUNA o e e g s { (13 $ard ” With Mr. Cowle, of the Lightn nl_fi i v B0 B 6 T 4 Reduce the COS‘ Of hv"]g) our Investment company,” re plied the | cook; it 5 gallons Kerosene. . ., ., 80 girl. “But—I don't want to give him | “What!” shouted Harry. “Then S R BTG : motto for nineteen fourteen as a reference. There was a little | that's why mother has been wrestling | unpleasantness, and 1 left of my own | With the servant problem al. yester- accord.” | day and today. There were twenty “Well, that's honest” said Mrs.| Waiting to see her when I left home.” Chambers. “I happen to know Henry| Mrs. Chambers got up from the Cowle well, and he is certainly hard | table, walked to Sylvia, and drew her to please. All men are. [ won't press | into her arms. the matter, for you look reliable. Can| “I'm sorry, my dear,” she whispered, you cook a good plain dinner®” caressing her. “I think you will make | “I suppose I could,” said Sylvia, smil- | & splendid wife for Harry. Come and ing. sit down and we'll forget this little “We have no servants at all,” said | misunderstanding.” Mrs. Chambers petulantly, “I will help| “Uh!” munched Mr. Chambers. you if you can begin at once. My hus.| “From the taste of this mutton I feel bard will be home soon, and he growls | rather sorry it was a misunderstand- Alonza LOBGI’I LI =} anncend like a bear when his dinner is not | ing.” 0 ready.” | (Copyright, 1914, by W. G. Chapman.) LOGAN & T ND Mr. Chambers must certainly be un- der his wife’'s thumb, thought Sylvia, Worrying the Oil Dealers. it he left her to choose his secretary. | The olive oil dealers of southern | BU'L DI NG CONTRACTORS But she liked the informality of the Europe kave found a new source of Will sell staple groceries, hay, feed, Wilson-Toomer Fertilizers, all kinds of sh poing crates and baskets, ; | E. G. TWEEDELL | { | | rrices | ] Mayes Grocery Co. LAKELAND, FLORIDA SOOI IO OF CFOPOF PO PEBEBBED OB DD DG DGO BDPE memm«o«»mm life, and these people had evidently orry. urnish Surety Bonds On Al Contr acts taken ler Into their hearts at once |~ After the of) of commerce has been \’ “I did not know I was to live here,” pressed out there is left a residue et el S P0000® | ho said. “Does Mr. Chambers want which has been treated by a steam l.f You want a careful ConSlStent and re i me to go to town with him every process to yield an inferior ofl, which | liable estimate on th uf 2 morning. has been used for making soap and b 14 n eCOlIStI‘I.ICtIOfl Of yo 5 ot Mrs. Chambers stared at her, then otper industrial purposes. “lld"‘n' SEE Us IMMEDIATELY laughed. Now a way has been found of rer J B STREATER “Not if I know it,” she answered. fining this waste oil, and a <\ndxcate: “You are a queer girl. Now come a 1 g . ; s beer A] for’?;’ed to make it on a TELtpHONE 66 F“tCh&GGI‘ItTY Bldfl and let us get the mutton into the large scale e trouble comes from % CO” trac t or and flullde ove i o the fact that there isb;o way to dis- ting it irom the oil pressed direct- Having had twenty-one years’ e xperience in building and contract- was S0 Iy frow the r:}i\‘es. T ing in Lakeland and vicinity, T fee] competent to render the best service| A fow ri od authorities of France in this line. If contemplating building, will be pleased to furnish esti | ra: - rs u \ Y g for'months to find a ) mates and all Information. A 1l work guaranteed. ¥ hor § ;i T e grdm c a ' | her fa % Phone 169 J. B. STREATER ™ et K Le found.