Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 13, 1914, Page 2

PAGE TWO THE BVENING TELEURAM LAKELAND, FLA., MARCH 13, 1014, Finished Floors Made to The SBerwin - Williams Modern Method Floor Finishes are made first of all to walk on—to stand hard foot wear and look well for the longest time, They are made for finishing any floor, old or new—in any style desired. You can select any one of them and by following our instructions obtain the best looking and best wearing finish it’s possible to get. Painted and varnished floors are rapidly taking the place of dusty, germ collecting carpets. They look better, are easier to keep clean, are more healthful and more economical. For these reasons finished floors are in general use in all classes of homes. The Sherwin-Williams Modern Method Floor Finishes include: For Palnted Finish—Inside Floors—THE 8-W. INSIDE FLOOR PAINT. Porch Floors—THE 8-W. PorcH FLOOR PAINT. For Varnished Finish—Natural—~MAg-N07, a durable floor varnish, Stained—FLOORLAC, stain and varnish combined For Waxed Finish—Txe 8-W. FLoon Wax. For Unsightly Cracks in Old Floors—7HE 8-W. CrA0K AND SEAN FILLER, COPYRIGHT, 1910, 1811, SYNOPSIS. Kirk Anthony, son of a rich man, with college friends, gets into a fracas in a New York resort. A detective is hurt. Jefferson Locke insinuates himself into the college men's party. Locke, aided by Kirk's frlend Higgins, who thinks it a joke, drugs Kirk and puts him aboard a ship bound for Colon. Kirk s on the passenger list as Locke. “Broke” and without baggage, aboard the ship Kirk makes the acquaintance of Mr, and Mrs. Stephen Cortlandt. 4o Let ys tell you more about them.~ Yours truly, The Brighten-Up Folks 213 S. Kentucky Ave. Cortlandt is in the American diplomatic service and is going to Panama on a mis- slon. In Colon Kirk, as the son of a big rallroad man, s taken up by Weeks, American consul. Kirk's father repudiates him, and Weeks casts him out as an impostor. Kirk meets Allan, a Jamaican negro canal worker out of a job. The two are arrested by Colon police for helping to put out a fire. Kirk and Allan are treated brutally in a Colon jall by young Alfarez, command- ant of police. Allan’s release is obtained W. K. Jackson-assecaes- W K, MCRaE Owner and Manufac- Real turers’ Agent Eatate Brokerage--Real Estate to ald Kirk. call. Mrs. Cortlandt obtains Kirk's release by using influence with Colonel Jolson, head of the canal. The Cortlandts are In- triguing to make Alfarez's father presi- dent of Panama. Kirk's father casts him off finally, and Mrs. Cortlandt obtains for him a position on the Panama railroad under Runnels, master of transportation. TELL US WHAT YOU HAVE TO BELL WE WILL TRY TO FIND A BUYER The Cortlandts and Kirk plan a plcnie on the fsland of Taboga, near Panama. Cortlandt is detained and his wife and Kirk are marooned on the island. TELL US WHAT YOU WANT T¢ BVUY; W2 WILL TRY TO FIND A SILLE® Kirk kisses Mrs. Cortlandt and is then ishamed to think he has violated Cort- landt's trust in him. Cortlandt, alarmed by his wife's absence, rescues her and Kirg from the island. In the country near ’anama Kirk meets a charming Spanish sirl Rooms 6 and 7, DEEN & BRYANT Building Lakeland » Yes Florida “That ticket is good only to Corozal, the first station. You'll have to get off there.* But when Corozal had heen passed he found Allen still com- fortably ensconced in his seat. “Now, hoss, we shall have fine visits today.” the negro predicted warmly, and Kirk did not have the heart to eject him. At the other end of the line Allan repeated the process, and thereafter worked diligently to amass sufficient The Cost of Living is Great Unless You Know Where to Buy money to buy tickets from Panama to Corozal and from Colon to Mount Hope, relying with splendid faith upon his friend to protect him once he pene- trated past the lynx eyed gatempan. Runnels accepted Kirk's explanation, and so far exceeded his authority as to make no objection. Allan, therefore, managed to spend about half his time in company with the object of bhis adoration. Although the master of transporta- tion never referred to his conversation with Kirk on the occasion of their trip through Culebra cut, he watched hix new subordinate carefully, IF YOU KNOW The selection will be the bes It gave Runnels pleasure to see how he attended to his work once he had settled down to it. Accordingly, it afforded him an un- pleasant surprise when he received a printed letter from a St. Louis detec- tive agency relative to one Frank Wel- lar, allas Jefferson Locke (last seen in New York city Nov. substantial reward for leading to his arrest. tion reached Runnels throughthe usu- al channel, copies having been distrib- uted to the heads of varieus depart- ments. It was the description that caught his attention: “White; age, twenty-eight years; oc- The variety unmatched The quality unsurpassed The'price the lowest All these you find at our store i Just trade with{us This settles the question of living work. There's something about him I don’t understand. Either he's on the level or he's got the nerve of a bur- glar.” “How so?" “Well, 1 know he isn't what he claims to be. I have proof. more Darwin K. Anthony’s son than"— “Darwin K. Anthony!” exclaimed the railroad man, in amazement. “Did he claim that?" Ground Coffee, per pound......oo0uvss sies 6 gallons Kerosene........... T, E. 6. TWEEDELL He's no A Romance of the Panama Canal REX BEACH by the British consul, but Weeks refuses | Mrs. Cortlandt gets a phone | and he felt ! his instinctive liking for him increase. ! 25) and offering a | The communica- | cupation, clerk; eyes, bluish gray; hair, | light, shading upon yellow; complex- | ir: oy ix feet: rele ! Best Butter, per pound. ... ..cocoevenvense sasssncanes 40 fon, fair; l}‘ izht, six feet: weight, 190 [ “T've learned something about canal pounds. No prominent scagy or marks, | eonditions. What would people say if Sugar, 17 pounds .........cc00000vs soonnnas 000l 1,00 so far as known, but very particular | yrpe. Stephen Cortlandt were seen as to personal appearance and consid- ! dancing with the new collect “',( £ Cottolene, 10 pound Palls. ...coconnerereens RGN .1.45 ered a good athlete, having been cap- | No. 27 Resides. to toll‘ th:'\ "ord‘i’l tain of U. of K. football team.” b T % Spalitaig Cottolene, 5 pound pails.......... cessssssansves +80 There s bt i ot :::] Riinnols’ | truth. T haven't any clothes. iy , S 1 Edith silently extended the cel e r AT o) g e ¢ i e Sl 3 e envelope 4 pounds Snowdrift Lard. ... ...covvene cevnncnnnes .60 “‘\'(ill)i:n':ll]l‘ nl[lli\"h“‘\t \ju;llvl\l-llhlllu‘h t-“]'“l‘: i In her hand. but he lauzhed. Buy A merican Fence and be Happ‘ d S, Aever eless e 1e1¢ .- bt 1 5 | “Perhaps I'll come he next dance Snowdrift, 10 pound pails. . ... Y NS SRR ) |« the letter on his desk and did nothing | yy pe ril\ i hon, lffif-“ gflt-gumi for a time except to question his new |y o jone Gin of naner co bl 3 cans family size Cre@m.......c0000ee socvevanasaas 26 collector upon the first occasion. The | goo o 1 \ paper consisting of ) » ms, enc ored “S8S38." 4 result was not at all reassuring, .\1 (1 :\;(“\'[:;ll‘ }:x“ l"mlmh‘nd S 6 cans baby eize Cream. ...... e SR e few days later, chancing to encounter | - -* n‘ e ‘;' "\” G John Weeks on his way across the St an had a4 very par- | ” 1-2 barrel best Flour......... VOEAAS OIS RES SeR R BB .3.00 isthmus, he recalled Kirk's mention of | i ticular dream about the number S, so0 12 pounds best Flour............ i & TN SRy .45 S R 0010 L-lm;}\,h s ', A AN Nk | Anthony? Ob, yes,” wheezed the . St a0 UGS | Octogon Soap, 6 for......... T A RSP AR S i fat man see you've got him at Leense” Kirk siched at the memory Mann Plumbings Best Pl Work Now Under s Noy and Glenada Hotel [OWCSI Pine Street Moifi Frices e Ru ul Work Guaranteed First Class in Every Rglpect Furnished o Short Notlce.' Estimatey [ Residence Phone 274 Red R & Office Ph:ne 257 e ——————————— BY HARPER & BROTHERS Phone: Office, 102; Residence, ; i Room 17 Kentucky Bldg. The speaker “He did, and he” A G e LT checked himself with admirable diplo- K E JOHNS matic cantion. “Say, he's taught me one thing, and that is that it doesn’t pay to butt into other people’s busi- REAL ESTATE AND LOANS ness. 1 played him to lose, and he won, and I got into a fine mess over CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTY A SPECIALTY it. Alfarez lost his job for arresting LAKELAND, FLA. it It you want to buy property we have it for sale; it youw o sell property we nave customers, or can get them for you, Y out vour list and see me today. him.” “You'll get your money. Anthony told me he'd square up on pay day.” Woeks snorted at this. “Why, I've got it already. I've been paid. Mrs. Cortlandt sent me her check He winked one red eye in a manner that set Runnels to thinking deeply. CHAPTER XIIl. “8838-" ORI a few days after this con- versiation the master of trans- portation was in doubt as to what course he should pur- In the end he did nothing, and Louis was perma- There were several | peasons for this action. For one thing, "he was a salaried man and could not afford to lose his job. What influenced | him most, however, was his genuine liking for Anthony. The first thing Kirk did when pay day came was to inclose the greater part of his salary in an envelope and gend it to John Weeks, with a note " explaining that he had withheld only enough for his own actual needs, and promising to continue reducing his in- debtedness by a like amount monthly. e was surprised beyond measure to have the remittance promptly returned. The brief letter that accompanied it brought him a tlush of discomfort. ' What the deuce had made Mrs, Cort- ;lumh do that? PFor a time he was undecided whether to be offended at her conduet or gratitiod, and he had not gettled the matter to his satisfaction whou he called upon her that evening. i “Weeks wrote me you had squared my account with him,” he sald awk- wardly. “I'm tremendously obliged, of course, and—I'll give this to you instead AP B 5 P RS A B QB Tl Alonza Logan LOGAN &§ TOWNSEN] BUILDINGRCONTRACTORS We Furnish Surety'Bonds On All Contract sue. the letter from St nently filed away. If you want a careful. consistent. and r liable estimate on the construction of you building. SEE US INMEDIATELY. TELEPHONE 66 Futch & Gentry Bl A farmer, named Joshua Syerce. Came to town, for some good Wire Fence. |of him,” He offered her the envelope ! with his pay inclosed. He Came: “Don't be silly, Kirk,” she said in a [ matter of fact tone. “I didn't wish 0“r sw Weeks to have any opportunity to talk. You need this money and I don't.” Where we: ¢ “Perhaps I should have offered it to : | Mr. Cortlandt.” Fence g “Stephen knows nothing about the Weeks affair. If you choose to regard my little favor as a debt, however, please let it run on until you are better able to pay.” SRS But Anthony remained inflexible, : And went awaylharry, ficm thence. | and at last she accepted his proffer O with some impatience. : ( “You are the most foolish person I ever knew,” she remarked. *“You have ; the most disappointing way of receiv- PN Sy ing favors. I had a decent position for | you, but you would go to collecting e~ fares. 1 hope you have had enough of |'it by now and are ready to take some- : ; thing worth while.” { “Not until it comes naturally. No hop, skip and jump for mine.” | Edith sighed. “It is terytbly dull for me here at present,” she said. ‘“‘Mr. | Cortlandt Is very busy: I have no one to talk to, no one to amuse me. Why, i I've scarcely seen you since you went . to work. Will you come to the dance W ol - Gl e e s s ae e We sell'ihe best Fence fl Your money can an buy, J_ But don’ tlget{the idea }j tomorrow night?” s | | “He shook his head, S|That it c comes at all high. i 3 “The music is good. You will meet e ! Itiwilllkeep the heg in, Or will keep theihog out— ) Depends on which side The hog is with his snout. some nice people. If you remember, | one of your qualifications for a posi- tion was that you are a good waltzer.” “l can’t mingle with the ‘quality.’” “Be sensible. This is an invitation.” of his new French car. object to such gambling?” “You don't pens that I've been shifted to No. Gl “Hardly.,” laughed Edith, “when I| l have a ticket for the same drawing. Every one does it, you know." “If T win the capital prize I'll come | ‘ to the next party and eclaim all th(‘: dances you will allow me. The draw- HARDWARE C0 for a few trips, so I'll have a chance w | to see the fun.” Ing comes off next Sunday, and it hap- | ; (Continued on Page 6.) PHONE 71 OPPOSITE DEPO‘"