Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, July 10, 1914, Page 2

e WA o gk ) PAGE TWO A Grbitp of Shriners Residing in Lakeland I, bl IS SWatts: 2; O'Donalgd, 8 G. W. Dudley, 9, O. M. Eaton, 10, (. E. L. A Rennolds, 18, T 1. 21, W. B. Bonacker, 22, EVENING TELEGRAM. LAWELAND, FLA,, JULY 10, 1914. = Dr. J. F. Wilson, 3, Maior C. W, Webb, 4, J. L. Love, 5, A. J. Handsard, 6, Woods, 16, M. Crown, 17, R, R. Daniel, 18, H. D. Mendeniull, 19, ]. G, C. M. Clayton, 23, E. H. Youngs Jr., 24 G. A. Brower, 25, J. .\. Rathff BEING A 600D FELLOW By E. V. COTTMAN. 000000000000000000000000 (Copyright.) Jerry Deems, pickpocket and seo- ondstory man, paused a moment in his delicate work of removing a plece of glass from the dining- room window in one of the fash- fonable houses on Riverside drive. He listened care- fully, but could not hear a sound. Reassured by the favorable condi- tions, Jerry cau- tlously continued his operations, and in a few sec- onds a semicircular piece was lift- ed out of the pane, a cautious hand slipped through and sprung the catch, and Jerry’s portly form struggled through the open window. It was long after midnight, and he was tired. This was not the first house Jerry had visited that night. He had made a few calls in another part of the city with satistactory re- sults, and by all means should now have been safely making for his quar- ters. But Jerry possessed a trait that many of us have—that of not letting | well enough alone. This he soon real ized, for when he straightened up your hands up on the table.” Jerry did so, and she looked him over scorn- fully with her bright eyes. “Well, start the ball rollin’,” said Jerry, who was getting disgusted with the whole affair. “Does you want to know what church I goes to, or would you like to know if I'm married or single?”’ The lady smiled. “Neither,” she said, “but I would like to know why an ablebodied man like you can't find something better to do than sneaking into other people's houses in the night? Ien't there plenty of work for a man to do that is hon- est and respectable?” Jerry squirmed uneasily in his chair. “Cut it out, mum,” he said, raising a wrathful pair of eyes to hers. “Cut it out! I didn't come out { tonight to listen to a sermon on hon- to get his bearings, the light was sur ! denly flashed on, and he found him- self looking into the steely mouth of a six-shooter in the hands of a tall, | el, lady?” asked Jerry. slender woman. “Surprised, are you?" asked a cool, | mocking voice. “I think I am the one to be surprised. My visitors do not usually enter through the window.” She was dressed in a loose pink bath-robe, and had a lace scarf twist- ed about her head. _"Don’'t move,” she sald. “Now put | | | | | | esty. If you're goin' to call de cops, do it, but hold yer jaw, fer I ain't in no | humor just about now to be guyed.” “But you haven't answered me,” persisted the lady. “Why don't you work—" “Work!"” broke in Jerry. “You're a perty dame to be talkin’ about work. Have you ever worked in yer life? | veloping | standing | and slender. What do you know ’bout work and | about being broke?” “I know more about it than you think,” she returned, leiting a little warmth creep into her dark eyes. “For that i{s precisely the position I find myself in at present.” “You broke!" exclaimed Jerry in- credulously, throwing his eyes around the richly furnished room. “Noti:ing but the truth. We are | ruined. My husband's fortune is swept away, this house is mortgaged, my Jewels—even my very dresses—have been sold.” “Is what yer givin’ me on the lev- “It certainly is,” she replied. “Can’t you see how hard it is for me? One can never judge by appearances. “Come,” she said, rousing herself, “it s time you were off.” He opened his eyes in astonishment, “Yer don’t mean ter let me go?” he asked. “Certainly,” she answered, with a faint smile | bathroom and heard him first” he | D W, Love; 4, John Southard, 11, J. W. Hand sard, 12, H. J. Drane, 13y L M Hutch 145 Holmes, 20, J. D.Wadkins, Jerry looked at her in a perplexed | manner. “Say, lady,” he said in al voice shaking with feeling, “I'm sure | Borry yer up against it, and since you | are so white to a fellow, I'd like to | give you a souvenir myself. Yer see,” | taking a small, carefully wrapped bun- dle from his pocket and opening it, | “so if you will kindly accept this! necklace,” holding up a beautiful string of diamonds and emeralds, “I'd be mighty proud ter give it ter you. So long, and good luck,” he whispered, as he swung himself softly from the window and disappeared, Several minutes passed. The lady stood holding the necklace in her hand, watching the light flash and scintillate on the gleaming stones, She pursad up her lips and gave a low whistle, “What a beauty!” she cried. “Worth $5,000 at least! Oh, the fool, the fool!” Slowly from a cropped, she unwound the lace scart sleek, black head, clogely and slipped out of the en- folds of the pink bath-robe, revealed a young man, lithe “Lucky for me I came through the said to himeelf, bringing up a dark lantern and a mask from somewhere under the table. With one hand on the electric button he looked cautiously about, then turned out the light, climbed softly through the window, and was gone into the cight Smokes as He Loses Finger. Dr. Maxime Menard, head of the | radiclogic department of the Cochin hospital “at Paris, France, calmly smoked a cigarette while his finger was being amputated The operation was nec cause cancer had develo ing to the action of X-rays, which had pene- trated through the special gloves now | used by X-eray marnipuiators The gloves were found to be defective on examination. be- ssary | the sleeves | at the front, This is & pretty negl igee combining neatness, daintir .... 1€ss and grace. The blouse portion was of cream shadow lgce over 1 net. The revers and sleeves ; shed 1 lace edging fmfl a little double ruche of lace is held at the back of the neck by a strand of pale blue roses. These same %4 : d pink chiffon le flowers com- reen silk cord are uged ss the front and catch up — The ds'mrt portion is of P *d pink crepe de chine, Th of pink satin ribbon 18 loo; o as frogs acro Imiles from Morristown, Ped in a bow ! - Conservation® On the Farm ORS mes Practically every farm in this ¢ would show a nice profit if the aboy, pressed idea could be with all its pessibilities. problems of today are many. Geod f e and lots of them go a long toward sofu 1 ihe question of bigger not gt in line and buy your fence f preciate your business. 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