Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, July 31, 1914, Page 6

3 PAGE SIX THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., JULY 31, 1914, ! e et : L T e L L] = 55 “You have come back!” she whis- g : i st pered. e & & : e h Before the man could reply he |& 3 w1]l acriiice or as heard.a child calling from one of the | & g rooms. He hurried in. Upon a little Q, :}: l cot the boy was seated, and, as the ‘3 r & father entered, he looked up at him |% Ten i trUCk land, i Ot e '.: and smiled. Something seemed to'§ i @ By FRANK.ALLEN. burst in the man's heart. He snatched | & SChOOI house; also l new o Fonm @ —_— | the child in his arms and covered him bl @ with kisses. 2 house cne acre()f land' The governo' sat at his desk, star- “Put down my child!” exclaimed C} ing at a lette: in his hand. Present- | pjg wife's voice at his side, and Smith . 1y he touched his bell. secretary appeared. “I shall not see anyone this after- noon except a woman named Mrs. Win- throp,” he said. “She is to be admit- ted as soon as she arrives.” “Very good, sir,” answered the sec- retary, and disappeared again, Governor Smith read the letter again, and his thoughts went travel- ing back along a road that he had kept closed, even against himself, for 20 years. The letter was a pa- thetic appeal from a mother on be- half of her only son, sentenced to A smart, alert MANN PLUMBING CO. PHONE 257, B o Goeoeo e 203 B BB PINE ST. oo o L J. B. STREATER Contractor and Builder turned to see a fury confronting him. “You—murderer!” the woman gasped. “How dare you come here and pollute my child with your touch?” “Your child?” the man stammered. “Yes, mine. The court gave me the custody of him. You have no part with him any more, You have no right here. Leave this house and never let me see you again!” This was the woman who had clung to him so lovingly when the guard led him away to begin his sentence. The man looked helpless, and the woman, seeing his distress, softened a little. serve ten years in prison for killing a man in a drunken brawl. * “He is a good boy,” wrote the mother, “but his father was a convict, and he never had a chance. I implore you to give i c ( tracting in Lakeland and vicinity, I feel competent to render the best service in this line, If contemplating building, will ke pleased * to furnish estimates and all information, All worx guaranteed. Phone 169 J B T s . Having had twenty-one years’ experience in building and con- ; STREA ER SR f! I WATER THE EARTH TO suit conditions. No better irigation in existence. J. W. Kim: brough, of Lakeland, Floridd has the management of the State of Florida, Cuba, Bahama Isl nds, Alipines, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. Any one interested in irrigation can obtain information by writing him or the company. They are now prepared to fill all orders promptly, Address Kimbrough and Skinner Irrigation Co., LAKELAND FLORIDA s Ll SR R TR R P P R R e e ey DBBpddBE ST PRPPIIDIIIBIEIFE D DD DIOPDBHDD IODHDOGPDDGED G C. Barton, G.C.Rogan, W.T.Sammon Wm. Steitz, President Vice Pres. Trcasarer Secretary 3 \ h } POLK COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CO. CAPITAL STO K $300,000 A New and Unique Bond This Company is 1ssuing a series of $150,000 of Partici- pating Bonds on 7,500 acres of land near Lakeland. These bonds are redeemable in any of the land at any time. They bear 6 per cent interest for ten years, payable semi-an- nually, which is evidenced and guaranteed by Coupons attached. HUGH LARMON General Sales Manager Rooms 1 and 2, Deen & Bryant Bldg. Lakeland, Florida. Lo SR RS R R SR LR e T M&WWW ““ l § “Tell Me That You WIIl Pardon My Son.” me a hearing. T shall come to the ex- ecutive mansion this afternoon at four. Do not refuse to see me, if you have any mercy. Lucy Winthrop.” The governor sat quietly in his chalr and his thoughts went back 20 years to a scene inside the peniten- tlary at Mansfleld. “Smith,” said the head warden, “the governor wants to see you.” The convict followed the man into the office, where the governor was standing before the window. “This Is the man, sir,” said the head warden, and the governor turned round and took the prisoner's hand in his. “Smith, you are a free man,” he sald. “I have decided to issue you an unconditional pardon. In due time, it you show yourself worthy of it, your rights of citizenship will be re- stored to you.” He paused and added: “Remember, Smith, there is the stain of murder on your soul, You killed a man. There is no way of disguising that, even to yourself, That you had great provocation extenuates your crime, but does not excuse it. I hope you will report to me, Smith, from time to time. Now you can go back to your wife and child.” | It was three years since the convict had seen his wife. The child had not | been born when he was sent to pris- on. When Smith saw the free heav- | ens above him and heard the clang of ! the prison gates behind the tears streamed down his cheeks. He went to the little cottage where his wife had lived. The place for sale. Nobody knew anything about her. Smith spent weeks trying N\ S\ s\ lo dress well- it pdys. We've got the Pundy clothes was | SONETHING EVERY DAY to locate her. That he did so at I was purely by chance. He met her father in the street. The c¢ld man | him. Smith ran back and seized him by the arm. “For hcaven's sake tell me where she is,” he cried. “She is not dead.” “She is dead to you, forever,” an- swered the old man. “You have no right to keep her SATURDAY, passed by as though he did not seo ! “I don't want to hurt you more than you have hurt yourself,” she said. “Don’t you see that you must not come into my life again?” “No,"” said the man stupidly. “For the boy's sake,” she answered. “What do you think his life will be if he grows up to discover that his fa ther was a convict?” “We can go somewhere,” the man | pleaded. “We can begin life anew,” “And live a lie? No,” she answered. “The court has set me free, and given me the child. but you must go. It is for hissake.” Smith put on his hat and went out without a word. his foot outside the door before it closed. From that moment he had set to work desperately to retrieve himself. He had taken a position, through the kindness of the governor, who saw to it that his past. should never come to light among his associates. He had saved money, had gone into poli- tics. He was elected a congressman. Then, the record of his unflinching in- tegrity alded him, and he had been swept into the governor's chair by a large majority of the voters of his state. And the secret of his past died when the old governor, his friend, died, leaving him a legacy sufficient to insure him against all future want. It was the supreme act of the old gov- ernor’s life, that he, who had not been all he had dreamed of being, should have raised this convict out of the dust, “Mrs. Winthrop, sir,” said the secre- tary. A black-garbed woman hurried into the room and sank down into the chair which the governor had courteously accorded her, “I got your letter, madam,” said the governor. “You will pardon him,” the mother | pleaded. “He never had a chance. He was a convict's son.” The governor was looking into her face. She did not know him. But he would have known her anywhere, “Tell me what happened to the fa- ther,” he requested. “He was a murderer,” sobbed the woman. “When he came out of prison I cast him off. I could not let the boy grow up to know that his father had killed a man, But it was in the blood. Still, Henry struck in a moment of anger. He had no intention to kill” “But the father, madam,” persisted the governor. “What became of him?” “How should I know?" answered the woman. “He went to the bad, I sup- pose. He was a worthless man. 1 could not let Harry know that his fa- ther was a murderer.” “You have never regretted your de- cision, madam? It did not occur to you that you had some responsibility for the father's future?” “No!" she cried wildly. you will pardon my son.” She raised her eyes for the first time and looked into the governor's face. Something there seemed to ter- rify her, for the moment, for she looked hard at him, and the governor met her gaze patiently. nized him—but she did not recognize him. Her eyes fell, then she sank to the floor and, kneeling before the gov- ernor, with her hands clasped in ap- | peal, “You must pardon him,” she said. “You, who are so upright, to whom temptation has never come, cannot un- derstand the temptations and passions of a boy bereft of a father's love and ! protection. I did everything I could for him. I changed my name. Imoved to another city. But it was hard to give him the proper environments, and in spite of all he turned out wild, from me."” AUGUST 1st Every Straw Hat in the S:icre to go at $1.00 Nothing reserved and nothing changed at this price. Our Suits snd Pants are cut away down in Price, so don’t forget to come around and take a look. Tiue Hub you. She helped you to gain your freedom, now she {s going to keep hers. cured a d.vorce.” Smith had killed one man, and the memory of his crime was strong upon him. Nevertheless he was re ady to kill another. He looked around; the street was almost empty and it was growing dark. He seized the old man by the throat. “Tell me where she lives, or I will strangle you,” the ex-convict shouted. He saw a look of terror in the oth- er's eyes. The cld man stammered out the address, and the ex-convict, releasing him, hurried away The old man had been too terrified to lie. Smith found the place; it was a clean 1 DA uas st JOS. LeVAY ittle cc rts of the town d never have The Home Of found it without L He rapped at the doc ent later he was staring riflied eyes. Hart Schaffner Marx Clothing . | “I am not keeping her from you. ! She is keeping away from you be- | cause she wants no more to do with | But he will never do wrong again.” “Get up, madam,” said the governor. “I have decided to pardon the boy on one condition. This is, that he re- port to me from time to time, that I may know how he is progressing. I hope to help him, too; if he wants his chance to run straight, he shall have {t. That is all, madam. The par- don shall be delivered to the rden tomorrow. And—if I may ven 3 on a suggestion to you—remember that charity covers all sins. Be charitable, even in your memories of the man you married and cast away. Good after noon.” (Copyright, 1914, by W W G Chapman.) Precocious ; Childhood. “Now, my child,” said the kind old Judge, “which parent do go with?” “That depends,” answered the fash- fonable child. “Is mother going to get large alimony?” “Yes.” | “Large enough to embarrass father | inancially?" — Loulsville Courier | Journal you prefer to I am sorry for you, | He had hardly set ! “Don't let ! 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