Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 10, 1914, Page 8

Bates TheLadies and Children’s Store More Goods, New Goods, andBetter Goods SPECIAL BARGAINS EVERY DAY Ladies’ Shirtwaists 19¢, 39¢, 49c. Children’s Dresses, come see, 39¢ up SELLING OUT ALL NEW G0ODS Shirts. 14 and 1414, 25and 50c; all sizes 35c, 3 for $1 . S 3 A oo B e e e e 30c the pair, all sizes. Men’s Hats, any price you want ; must go Check Nainsook Underwear, 2-piece Suit $1.00 Union Suits._.......... . 69c & Boys' Suits, $4 for $2.49; $5 for $2.98; $7.50 for $4.95. ool oo ot el B L LRSS IO BRI S OO IO RO More Goods for Less Money "U. G. BATES OO MO sy rore e & Spring Style Show Now Ready You'll realize when you come here to look at clothes how much real service a store like thisis rendering you You'll find that we've been a sort of “purchasing agent” for you, subject of course, to your approval. Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes)are here becauseljwe; believe they're the best for us to serve our customers in clothes; the best value possible for your money, In that we are offering you our best judgment ; if you don't agree with us. that's your ‘look out;" we've done our best for you. d Suits from $18 to $25 The Hub The Home of, Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing - % CHICHMOHOHICHI NN Office B. H. Belisario, Phone 848 Black. .. Res. Phone 372 Blue. JOS. * LeVAY G. H. Alfield Res. Phone 39 Blue Let us estimate on your sidewalks or concrete floors. We lay floors that are | ; water-dust and grease-proof. Ask us about them. RO Pt | 1 ] LAKELAND PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION CO. Lakeland 307 te 311 Mala St. Fla. “ “We do out of town work too. andy! Candy! CandY o ‘ WE HAVE IT kq Stick Candy to the Finest Box Candy Have you tried any of our HOMMADE CANDY ? A Trial is Al We Ask € ak have a nice stock of Fresh Fruits, Nuts, Dried Figs. Dates and Raisins. ] RESH APALCHICOLA OVSTERS H. Q. DENNY | <remst Delivery Phene 130 | back?” questioned Mary Ellen e r————TT SRR THE 'EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., MARCH 10, e ——— By HARMONY WELLER. 1914. { $ wiTHouT N RFEREGE l Long L;fe of I AT THE JEWEL COUNTER By C. R. SPENCER. ~ g Had anyone had the hardihood to Had Bronson been the ordinary type} inform Mr, James S. Sy};es, the sen?or of man the incident would never have ( partner of Sykes & Davis, that he was happened. could met aat at which she was garing longingly. head and handed back the velvet case. e Bromson was uncomfortably suseep- tible to the timbre of the veise. “T will have you send me those euf links when the emgraving is fmished,” she was saying to the clerk. A me- ment lader she had given her name and address aad turued frem the eounter. Bronson did not leek after her. e was net interested in her as a woman. “Show me that opal and diamend pendant?” he asked of a elerk whe had not served Avis Brayton—fer sueh was the girl’s name. “Send this to Miss Avis Brayton,” he told the clerk, and gave her the ad- dress. He scribbled a line om a blank card, paid the bill and went his way. When the package was received by the girl with whom Avis roomed she thought nothing of it and took it in without question. “But how could I know to send it when Avis unwrapped the pendant. “I sup- posed it to be something you had or dered.” “Oh-h,” gasped Avis, delight glowing in her eyes, “it is the very one I want- ed so badly!” “Avis Brayton—that is the most ro- mantic thing I ever heard of! An anonymous token of admiration!"” Mary Ellen wrote love stories that oc- casionally brought checks from the magazines. “You will meet him some day and marry him—I know it!" It was two years later that Bronson entered the Van Wilde's spacious drawing room. The affair was a din- ner-musicale. Bronson was more or less attracted to a girl to whom he had not been presented. She was extraordinarily beautiful, and her gown of white chif- fon and swansdown brought out every manifold charm of her. The girl was evidently one of the song birds. She was even then ma- king & graceful pilgrimage toward the side of the grand piano. Bronson sighed. Surely a girl so lovely could not be pessessed of very great musical ability. That would be an abundance of gifts seldom given to one being. However, the applause that greeted her appearance beside the piano gave partial 2vidence that she was at least of magnetic personality. Later, he met the wonderful girl and the very slightest of premonitions then warned him that he was on the verge of a tremendous love affair. ! His unique trend of thought was inter~ rupteed by the voice of his hostess. “I am giving you our star to lead in to dinner,” Mrs. Wilde told him and indicated the singer. “It is she who will lead—I can but follow,” said Dronson with a gallant bow. At the dinner table it was Jimmy Rogers who made the startling sug- gestion. “l want you to disabuse our minds on one conviction, Miss Brayton,” he said with a laugh. “All famous people are supposed at one time to have gone about bare-footed and all that sort of thing. Tell us the true story of your life.” A general laugh followed. Avis Brayton smiled. “It is a long story and a true one,” she began laughinly, “and there is a little of the romantic in it. I really was —all but barefoot—once. My room- mate and I, Mary Ellen was her name —you can see it in all the best maga- zines now—were cooking our meals in a chafing dish to save money. We were very poer, but optimistic. When we were at the lowest stage of the lad- der I—" Avis paused and held up the opal pendant, “‘was presented with this neeklace—anonymously.” She glanced about at the guests and wondered at the sudden indrawn breath of her ta. ble eompanion. 2 “I have mever known who sent it, but it brought me luck almost during the hour I received it. I would not part with it were the donor himself to ask it.” Aeccusing fingers were pointing to Bronson. “There couldn’t be two eccentric philanthropic specimens — Bronson here is the guilty person or I'm a Dutchman!” laughed Jimmy Rogers. “Your ecgentricity, in this case, Mr. Bronson, has given me all my voice that had a wistful timbre. “I have a feeling that one day—I can re- ward you.” Bronson gazed at her until a soft color crept into her cheeks, then he re- moved his glance and gave back the banter that was hurled toward him. But Bronson was, counter of one of | g (o, as bookkeeper and cashier with the department | woigndid refernces. Mr. Sykes person- | storey Pronson ally engaged or dissharged all the heard 4 girl's! pelp. He did it beoause he alone un- voice lamenting ' gensgood buman natire, or flattered the fact that she pimgelf that he did. Whet he bad have , the dainty pend- “They are my birthstones,” she told the clerk, “and I need the luek they would bring me. No,” she sheok her “I would have to go without lunehes for three years in order to pay for suc- | cess,” she said softly in that mellow | being generously ‘ ! not the only honest man in the United States, his astonishment would have not ordinary in. been intense. any senge of the! If any employe had hinted in the re- word. His great-, motest degree that Mr. Sykes was be- est hobby was' g oping very forgetful and absent-mind- odd philanthro-} gq, that daring employe would have pies. | beea out of a job within five minutes. At the jewel| Waiter Brisbane had come to Sykes read the refereticss, he said: “Young mag, there was no meed wl bring this trash here!” I “But 1 supposed that—" 5 “No matter what you supposed! You | didn’t steal anything from these pen~ ple, and so they eertify that you are strietly honest. What fools!” “I—I don't wnderstand, sir!” “You might net have had she ehance i to steal!” “Good meraing, sir!” sald the young man as he arose to go. “Sitdowa, young man!” shouted Mr. Sykes. “I am goimg te give you the plase—not because of these refer- onees, not because I thimk yew are honest, but because I shall wateh you ke a hawk.” . “Yery well; I wilt takevthe place.” It was a month to a day°when a cue- tomer came into the store to pay a debt of $250. He brought eurreney | instead of a check. It being the noom ) hour, the cashier was out for lumch, and the only one in the office was Xr. Sykes. The next afternoon as he returned from lunch Mr. Sykes smilingly said to him: “And now for a little jaunt to Sing Sing!” “You have caught me, have you?” “Did you deposit that $250 yester- day? Did you enter it on the cash book?” “What particular $250 do you mean?” was asked in all seriousness. “The payment made by Adams, sir.” “But he didn't make a pdyment to me.” “But he did to me, and I left the money with a slip on your desk.” “But I found nothting of the sort, and you said nothing to me abeut it.” The indignant young man demanded arrest and trial, but this was refused, and when he threatened Mr. Sykes with a suit for defamation of charac- ter he was laughed at. In answer to an advertisement next day Miss Hattie Somers called. She was fumbling in her reticule for her references when Mr. Sykes exclaimed: “Don’t want to see thera!” “But they are referenees,” she pro- tested. “Ain"t worth a eent a pound! Just discharged a young fellow with gilt- edged references who stole $250 be- fore my face and eyes and then threat- ' ened me with a suit for damages!” “He muet have been a bad man.” | “Ewvery one that handles your money | is a thief!” | “If you think that, Mr. Sykes—" “I do, but you can take the place. [ { have read and heard that women are | more honest that men. { expect you'll ! last about four weeks and then go the | . - a2 wra. Eway of the others. Don't forget that. i Lyou'll be under my watchful eye.” | Miss Somers had held the place for i two weeks when she had an evening { caller at her b arding place. The { card read: “Mr ter Brisbane.” She | had heard the > at the oflice. Even the junior partn had told her that he had grave doubts about the young man's guilt. { The discharged cashier had made no ! | effort to get another place, but had spent much time in thinking. Mr. Sykes was certainly a mean man, | but that 4e was a deliberate liar was much to be doubted. | All of a sudden one night as he lay turning the problem over in his mind for the hundredth time, a bright thought came to him, and it was that thought that had esnt him to Miss Somers. Oue day after Mr. Sykes had spent half an hour in looking for a certain paper it was found in a “catch- | all” drawer in his desk, and the re- mark was made that the drawer hadn’t been opened before for a month. Had the man in a moment of absent-mind- edness placed money and slip in that receptacle? Would Miss Hattie take advantage of an ocoasion and make a | search? The girl would be only too glad to | do se and help him solve the mystery | and clear his name. What happened next morning in the office of Sykes & Davis interested sev- eral people. At ten o'clock Mr. Sykes rose up and remarked that he might be eut for half an hour. Miss Hattle was at the “catch-all” drawer, and there lay the money and the slip. At 10:35 Mr. Sykes returned. “What is this?” “The money that Mr. Brisbane didn’t embezzle!"” “Ha! fool!” “I found it in the drawer!” “Ha! fool!” “Who, sir?” “Iam! I want to see Mr. Brisbane!” There were just a few words: “I acted like a fool, sir, and am sor- ry for it! Miss Somers is a nice girl. Fall in love with her, sir, and the day You are married I'll hand you for $5.000!" i (it 52 5l _——————'_——\\ ! that is just what we re xiving {8 what you »rg ,vw;l alony with good lauudry work. Try us. 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