Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 25, 1914, Page 3

é,, lore i —— = Bates, The Ladfe 5;LAD TO SHOW YOU RATINE PAYE, RICE CLOTH, CAMEO CREPE, COMET RATINE, INDIA CRAEPE \5[‘1 \.- Lt SANEESS By KATHRINE HOPSON. S ROCADE SILK, RATINE. tow 6 vrer-Christmas | \EW THINGS IN SHIRT WAISTS | ot Woease . A ND SKIRTS. HOUSE DRESSES g8 | esbto v onisy . delbeancnr AND UP. Caroline bent over the quilting frames 3 with wrgetically tlashing needles. Selling Out All Man Furnishings &/ 1% ftaion o shonder saie yin, sat x «| embroidering by the window. As she | took deft, daintly stitches, she looked the picture of poace and content- ment, but in reality she was harbor- irts fOP. v esses 0398 T e G Oy 50c ‘Sox for . $1.00 Shirts b 3 for. 0 Caps fof = $1.50 ?h}rts for ....$110 ing fierce rebellion e ,...ll'.a- OF sevsve k %3.00 ;]urts for ....$1.39 “I had ‘lowed that six quilts would w0 Neckties 0r o0 100 $3.00 Shirts for ....8200 &/ D¢ enoush—with the pretty comforts \eckties for ... .39¢ B :0 are going to make,” remarked Mrs. ceaxdor didvevey 120 Same reduction Al ] rtasol tenmtively A duction on all { When 1 was married a girl al- Sy fob e iiadie108 Underwear '5" ways had a dozen of everything for 5 P i | her setting out,” returned Aunt Caro- WA5’H GLOVES. $L.oo for line : Th :1\"“\1‘ h\-?“m;\kim{ :30¢ and 03¢ for '+, .. 300 S1. 30 for | anything tor a lo ime " “Yes, but Lois s tolks don't lay Cl )thlfl(’ GOlng at Ha]f Pr n such a supply, nowadays,” defended ,,,,, i MBI Heatot FOR HONEST MERCHAN DISE Styles nee =0, brides like to be G B T E , able to get something new once in a s 51 while,” put in Lois . » S ¥ Aunt oline sniffed. “Well, cold s weather don't change none, and 1] PRt 88 BEE DD SEELEDEIEIEIEEIEIE S SIS | guess folks need plenty of quilts now i Just as much as il ver did.” “That's ' returned lois, strug- &ling to keep the irritation out of her “ voice. She was becoming worn by | the needless discussion that took place y every | over detail | ‘I must I get think." The petty confines of the crowded room seemed suddenly un- | bearable, and onged for the free- dom of untrammeled spaces “I'm | for the mail,” she expliined to Vit S0 | trousseau. | can of her away where 1 going the others The Heaton's mail box was a half | mile from the house, near four cross roads, for the convenience of the rura carrier, and it was Lois' daily exer ‘ cise to get the mail, Today, wrapped in a long, warm coat and furs, with a scarlet tam on her fluffy hair, she | walked rapidly down the road, erunch- {ing the dry. crumbly snow beneath | her feet I can‘t-—1 can't go on,” she de- clared stormily I can’t give up my [ dreams of romance and adventure, Land =ettle down tamely here in Endi- cott tor the rest of my days as Will Ellis Our family has always P been so practical and methodieal, and | Will is even Oh, it some- would some real ro- need a neew rain coal 2 wite nmare go. thing happen mance in my lite!" Jingling sleigh bells announced an | approaching tewm. and Lois turned aside mechanically to et them pass But the driver drew rein, and said in cordial country fashion. “We scem to A RAIN COAT;/is the most service- be going the <ame < uy, may | give you ible garment you can buy. 1t Wil i viss noan she turned and saw Harry Wen- - «eep »ff rain and chill on a raw day Ind dust on cool evenings all the jear around. OURS are not only serviceable but STYLISH and can be Wworn for any occaslon. We have ‘many splendid “numbers” in RAIN W hen you PRICFJ them“’()u will b uy one. | “I'm on my way to ( I.I\\hl' got W e've got the Umbrellas too. ittle business to see to at the bank—1 dell, a young wan who has his coun- terpart in every community Dashing, the spoiled son of wealthy furnished gossip for halr handsome, parents, he the countryside Still in her adventurous mood, Lots graciongly accepted lis offer of a ride a4 monient more was seated beside him in the cutter [t's hardly worth while putting you to the trouble to help me in” she | ean make the round frip in an hour le'-\’ at your OLD hat and see if voua don't need , ;1 halt Wi: s to hinder your go- | P “w o . ine toc Vone. Weare “hat"-quarters for hea ts. “Why rothing, | gess she e qd lizht) her hazel oves “”.m‘,“u lefiance to hi lightly flicked It's a go, then”" he rses with his whip, and they [ iickened their he monoton beneath a coveriyg of vlitt hlne ! . The Home of; white snow that 1ad world | “ 5 . enchanted | “e arx J 0 l g | fortable seat with a sigh of luxurious | comfort Here wa nexpected ro- | mance She had known Harry Wen | dell all her life and they had attend Vi ed high school together, but he had ! GO ISISOM0e never ;m»] her any particular atten- E - B ALk 5 ®1tion. “I'm not the type of zirl he ad- | ¥ E "_“*M Office B. H. Belisario, mires,” she had told herself, piqued | Phone"39 Blie ™ Phone 348 BIack. Res. Pion [ by his indifference ‘ this creature of glowing ves who laughed | Hut today ! cheeks and luminous e and talked with joyous abandon was not the quiet demure girl Wendell haq | always known He looked and looked again, and at last In the middle of something she was saying broke in: | “Why have known each other all | our lives and nwr really ac- quainted be fore”? Or perhaps I should put it the other way around Having Let us estimate on your sidewalks or oncrete floors. We lay floors that are -ater-dust and grease-proof. Ask us about them, ”_:Akmwn PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION CO. " akeland we been fa SR ST AR TR S 2 22 SR 2 B §.~ tried to know me.” 1 should have if you had shown me your real self’ He leaned nearer. 1 “We all have so many moods, it's a a d ' C ' problem just which is our real self.” : n a" an Her smile held mystery and allure- y. L ment. Inwardly was thinking _—— — that her pr attractiveness to J\ had its origin in the fact that WE HAVE IT ::7‘;]59‘11; else 1 found her nllr:w-: ascious of Will | tive too. Sh g finger and the | diamon W Stick Candy to the Finest Box Candy i o Have you tried any of our ‘ :;;‘;'m‘;‘,, & 1w CMADE CANDY 2 A Triai is AU We Ash ™" 1o hfl‘l? 2 nice stock of Fresh Fruits. Nuts, |7 o L Dried Figs, Dates and Raisins. | and power. | * now in the | make amends determina- ver too late | r the wed- | for the other man u | what { ment of the new? added in resentment. really tried to win me Will. daisical in your business as | been in your woolng, you'd have gone | into bankruptcy Jong ago!" sons suspected while the sensible Heaton part of her | noted with placid satisfaction that in Listen, Lois You probably have heard | am plar ning to start tomor- row fo: southernu ¢alifornia. 1 have a good position thce. 1 want to s t- tle down- I will with the right woman to heln me We are almost in Clay- ville, what's to hinder a license, a wedding—and California together?” He was leaning close, and his eager, dominant face both attracted and re- pelled her. She shrank back in the seat. “Why-—everything's —my engagement—" “I know, I know I shall be counted a cad for stealing another man's sweet- to hinder—Will heart; but it's for all our lives long— Lois—for all our lives long. And after all, happiness is what we're seeking."” On and on he talked in this strain, earnestly and well. tostincts, but she felt old moorings slipping from her, lost in the tide or her rising emotions. When they arrived in Clayville she | in actual words, | but her eyes had given tacit consent. | had not consented There was joy and triumph in his face as he sprang out of the sleigh in front of the bank “Shall 1 tie the horses or will you hold the reins?” he asked “I'll hold them.” “I won't be gone longer than ten minutes- then the courthouse—and the minister's.” She laughed reprovingly, but her glance fell beneath his compelling eyes. At that moment a little mongrel dog ran out and began to bark in a way | that threatened to annoy the horses. | Wendell, still holding the reins in one hand, took the whip from the sleigh socket, and gave the dog several cut- ting lashes that sent it whining and cowering away. “Oh, don't,” pleaded Lois, look of terror in fts eyes. “I'll teach it not to bark at teams,” he retorted curtly. tone, drawing the robes around her “I'll be back in a very few minutes.” Left alone, Lois faced the reality of she was about to do. Should she leave the safe conventionality of the old life for the unknown allure- She realized she could love Wendell with a more ro- mantic love than she had ever felt for Will Ellis; but on the other hand she could also feel greater anger and great- er jealousy toward him. He scemed to have the power of rousing all the turbulent emotions in her nature. “And as he said it's for life,” she shiveringly reminded herself, and above the glamour of his personality she seemed to sce again the look of abject terror in the little dog's eyes as he had whipped it. at she declared with a Without any “I can't go on,” revulsion of feeling formulated plan except out of the sleigh, and with trembling haste lest Wendell shonld return be- | tied the horses to; fore she got away, the rack and scurrled down the snowy street, The south-bound five o'clock inter- urban train was soon due and she re- | solved to catch that She had no money with her, so she decided to stop in the grocery store at they were In the habit of trading and borrow some from kind old Mr. Dan- by, who was a life-long friend of the family. As she was going in the door her name was called. Glancing around in startled fear she saw Will Ellis, | the last person on earth she wished to see just then, sitting In a sleigh In front of the store “I'm on my way will you come with me going with the other or were yon man?" The sarcasm in his tone told her that In | some way he had heard of her ride to Clayville with Harry Wendell “I—am going home on the car,” she ashed He alizhted from drew back the robes. peremptorily l.ois, surprised into docility by his unexpected firmness, obeyed Elis tonelied the horse with the whip, and the carried swiftly away to the jingling sleigh bells until the town lay far behind them, then he turned: “Have anything to say, Lols?’ “Merely that I'm not going to mar- ry vou or Harry Wendell either.” ‘You're hard to please.” His lips curved in a mocking smile. “We're the sleigh, and “Get in." vere une of Neithor spoke yon | the two extremes for you to choose from.” She gave a hysterical little laugh “That's {t—if you'd been more like Harry, or he like you, I could really love elther or—but you're the two ex- tremes in temperament.” Then she “You never You had | 307 to 311 Maln St. Fla. P wavs acquainted why haven't | every chance In the world but you P. 3 we really known each other?” | took everything so stupidly for grant- X We do out of town work too. “probably because you have never | ed. Why, if you were half as lacka- you've There was a silence—a long throb- bing sllence—during which she leaned back white and spent, sat with tense strained face Staring straight before him as if reliving the past. hand that still wore and the man Then he turned and clasped her his diamond. “Will you give me another chance— Lois—begin all over agalin and let me ! an ry to win you Her eyes answered his question as they read new strength and determin- ation in his and the romantle side of that strain which few per- thrilled in response; rer nature- fR[‘ [RS L for mine is set, you "hu same old peu.wtu] way, ahead of v them shone the lights of home. know . e : / Jopyright, 1914, by the McClure News- Y Perhaps nearer than you think '(COPYT LR Es H. O. DENN eraaps paper Syndicate.) RN S —— e - Delivery Phone I Through f{t all | Lois tried to hold fast to her Heaton e A B A A e o b ) 4 WY | FPRAO® e 0P EB EPPhPREIEoae Then In a changed | This cruelty in his nature boded ill for her happiness. | to get back . home as soon as possible she spran&;l which | back to Endicott; | he said | It Vb Ake IV tHE MAL KD ‘ For i, Sheet iions Lopper, Zinc or any Kind oi Kooliig Wwork, call the LAKELAND SHEET METAL WORKS 212 South Fiorida Ave. Ask for J P. CARTIN we can fix thot leaky roof. Our Motto is. Modaest Prices and Al Work Guaranteed, HWOOISACOOODAGOOIIOGGR S & 3 O0DRDOCODL0000 QDO e SEF T L) RE THIN#ING OF BUILDING MARSHALL & SANDEKS The Oie Keitenle Contraciors D cudditg sonses Lagefand for years FELL DOWN® or faiied Ll.gn‘\ satisfacton of cuildings contracted for. 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