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

ness better,” suggested Eloise, and I PAGE TWO THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKLLAND, FLA., AUG. e —————————————————————— WITH EARSBY'S HELP By F. W. SULLIVAN. ; (Copyright.) “Now, Dick, isn’t this simply ador- able?”’ demanded Eloise, tightening the reins over the unkewpt back of Earsby. “The situation has its merits, I'll admit,” I replied, glancing happily at the radiant girl. We were seated side by side in the little two-wheeled vehicle known as a donkey-cart. [ tried earnestly to dis- entangle the leaping landscape to dis- cover our whereabouts, “And you have tried to convince me that an automobile iy the only means of seeing the country,” she remarked scornfully. “It's the only means of seeing it in one place,” I jerked out. “If those trees would only stay put for a minute I might enjoy it more.” ! The padded board that passed for a seat back struck me sharply beneath the shoulder-blades, for the three- hundredth time. “Oh, it's all in getting used to it, Dick,” was the patronizing reply. “Same as a broncho,” [ hazarded. folling the seat back triumphantly by leaning forward. Eloise did not deign to answer this flippancy. | We had left Northampton shortly | after luncheon to drive along the road that circles the bay on the south shore of Long Island. After two weeks of pleading, interspersed with glorious rides in my humble roadster, I had finally agreed to become Eloise’s guest for the afternoon behind Earsby, on' one condition—that the duke should be left behind. | This in itself was regarded by con- servative observers as a triumph in itself, seeing that the duke—a real one, at that—had been the girl's con- stant companion of late during most of the hours between sunrise and mid- night. His Grace of Twizdale was not a half bad sort in his way, but, 1 often; agked myself, how could he love Our Lady of Joys as I did, who had been to school with her in pinafores and hoped vainly for so long? “Where are we now?” I asked. “On our way home, my fine humor-' i8t,” replied Eloise a trifle fcily. “I suppose you are glad.” ! “Only because you have an engage- | ment with the duke at half-past three,” I replied, “and ought to be on time. | You reminded me of the fact yourself ' before we started out.” Eloise colored a trifle and I cursed my bluntness. “The duke will dryly. “He wasn't pickled when we left,” 1 suggested, “but vou can't tell what he has been doing since.” “Please conflne your witty observa- tions to the landscape, Richard,” warned Eloise stiffly. “Slow down your mule and I will,” 1 retorted with an equal amount of gpirit. The conversation langulshed after | this, and the afternoon appeared about to become a failure. We approached a little grove and I surreptitiously looked at my watch. | It was just three o'clock, and I judged ' we would not disappoint the duke. I resigned myself with a twinge of bit-, terness. As we entered the cool greenness of | the little arbor, Earsby dropped from | his racking canter to a walk, and ln! the very center of the shade stopped short, pulling at the reins to loosen their tension. “Get - upl” sharply. The brute twitched his ears and| turned his head so as to observe us! with a kind of asinine insolence. His expression was so far from compli- mentary that I took it as a personal affront. “Here, let me have the reins,” 1 oommanded, and took them from Rloise. Knotting the ends, 1 belabored the animal with considerable energy and | precision., Earsby turned his head to the front, whisked his tail and slew a fly that was resting on his seventh rib. After that demonstration of marks- manship I paused. “Perhaps a switch will do the busi- keep,” she sald commanded Eloise immediately got out and cut one from the nearest tree. Again I attacked | the stubborn animal, but only succeed- | ed in raising a cloud of dust. Earsby yielded a great sigh of com- fort and commenced to nibble the grass at the side of the road. My ! herculean blows might as well have been raindrops. “Stop!"” cried Eloise, when I was | about to swoon with fatigue, “I think love will do it. I never did belleve in using brute force with animals.” | “No, keep it for humming Mrds."‘ gald 1, heaving the splintered cludb into the underbrush. Eloise agaln chose to disregard my words and descended from the cart. She slipped her filngers beneath the bridle, patted the neck of the creature and talked gently, but firmly, to him. | Then she started to lead him; but she started alone. Earsby, with grass the corners of his regularly on the bit and betrayed a flickering interest in a cloud shadow that raced across a distant fleld. “You're not using love enough,” I ventured from my comfortable seat in the cool grass. “Get really affection- ate, Eloise. You can't fool a donkey with that half-way business.” “Richard Parsons,” she flamed, her protruding from mouth, chewed ing by. Isn't the blue beyond the green lovely? And over there in the field. See the men haying in the' i sun?" i half yawning. | confirmed in his folly! | leaves here at a quarter to five sharp. { you and—" i in no condition to distinguish ideas cheeks flushed with her exertions. “Come here and help me. The idea of a great big man like you sitting there and watching me work! I don't believe you care whether I ever get back to town or not.” “Sure I don’t,” 1 sald easily, filling my pipe. “But calm yourself, maybe the duke will come and rescue you.” “What do you mean?” “Well, it's this way, Eloise. I have Reard Twizdale call enough people ‘blithering ahsses’ to gather he knows how they act. With that knowledge he will probably come and rescue you | from this one.” “Which one?” she gasped, ex- hausted with pulling. “Both,” I said. “Don't be partial. Come on, sit down beside me, and we'll cool off.” With a final exasperated tug Eloise gave up the ghost of a chance she had with Earsby and followed my sugges- tion. It was really a divine little nook for a tete-a-tete, Suddenly Eloise laughed. “As long as we are here, let's have | a jolly little picnie all by ourselves,” IN ROBES AND SACKS { 'DAINTIEST OF NEGLIGEES FOR THE HOT WEATHER. | Most of the Models Easy to Copy by the Woman Who Sews—Loose Robe Should Be of Soft, Supple Material. (By MARY DEAN.)) Dainty negligee robes and eacks | are desirable possessions at any sea- son, but the average woman feels the need of them more in summer than in winter and buys them more lavishly | for the hot weather than for any other season. For the woman who sews, the pos- session of attractive summer neglige is a simpleand in- expensive matter Good patterns fo such garment: abound, and par- ticularly late i she said. “Isn't it delicious In this | green grotto? Look, Dick, up between | the trees you can see the clouds float- I grunted responses indifferently as | though I owned the place and had brought her along to see it. 1 couldn't trust myself to say anything else. Eloise knew that I loved her, but she also knew and recognized that wealth and soclal position were indfs- pensable requisites in the man she married. “What's the matter, Dicky?” cried she. “You're not yourself at all.” I made what I now recognize as a gallant attempt to flounder through a few of my well-known witticisms, but the only smile I could raise was a pitying one. Eloise told me I was going off horribly-—a bally English expression, | believe—and I admitted it with a groan. Then I cursed my- self for an imbecile and trembled for fear she would divine what the matter was. 1 knew I should soon make a fool of myself, and in desperation heaved rocks at Barsby In a last flickering | endeavor to get him on the move. But he, adamant animal, proceeded "according to the numerical strength of grass tufts and no faster. For a considerable time there was silence while Eloise hummed. “I certainly do admire those men over there,” ghe sald at last warmly. “Yes? Why?” 1 inquired affably, to keep up the conversation. “Oh, 1 don't know,” she replied, “I just do.” Now anything that Eloise admires comes at once under my very personal serutiny. Consequently with feelings compounded of the emotions of Ga- borl and Doyle, I proceeucd tu dis- cover why she admired those men. The first clue was this: They were in a hayfield, making hay. Their pitchforks glinted dazzlingly in the sunlight, which fact brought me to my second postulate, namely, that the sun was shining. Proceeding logical- ly, I achieved the following: That the men were making while the sun shone. With a sudden feeling that I had left part of mo floating round in the air somewhero, I looked at Eloise. She was smiling at me divinely and her eyes were sweeter with love than hay the season it i easy to pick up pretty summer materials and surdly low prices ty models shown in the shops, sim- ple of line, aro One, for in- stance, is of plaiu white voile, made with short walst- ed bodice shirred onto a full skirt by two cords. There are cuffs and a deep cape collar of flower:d net inset and edged with lace and Insegtion. Another negli- gee I8 of whito Flowered Volle. dotted swiss. with lace and insertion, and lace in- sertion s set in at the upper part of the negligee, crossing over and form- Ing bodice effect. One Roman stripe effect which is shown in silks and cotton, is shown in the washable crepes, and effective kimonos are made of this material. Often there {is a plain | trimming color of the eame tone as the predominating shade in the stripe. The loose robe is at its best in soft crepe de supple material such as chine, silk, chif- fon and shadow lace, which are for those who can af- ford to pay ex- travagant prices. Onevasol ant cot charmeuse with an overskirt and tunic of pale oream shadow lace. There was a broad girdle of pale blue satin edged with tiny pole tinted roses. A chiffon coat completed the robe. At the front closing there was a cluster of small pink roees. a honeysuckle is with honey. Then I made a fool of myself ag [ had feared all the time [ would; but never was a fool more wonderfully “By Jove! It's five o'clock!” I ex- claimed after a few seconds, pulling out my watch. “If we can't get your celestial creature to ambulate we will have to walk.” At this Eloise gave a little scream and, springing to her feet, ran down to the dusty roadway. “He's gone!” she cried in a despair- ing voice. “Oh, why didn't I think?" “Think what?” I demanded fero- clously of my future wife. “About darling Earsby. He always You see—oh dear, what have I done? —early in the summer, when I rarely saw any one, [ used to drive out here with him and read in this little grove for a couple of hours. He nibbled the grass, and I read and thought about “Then you expected him to stop when we reached here this after noon?" 1 cried, insane with joy “Why, Richard Parsons!" she ex- clailmed reprovingly. “The idea of such a thing.” And we let it go at that, since I was from ibexes. And, after a while, we started to walk home in a leisurely manner, Still more elab- orate and costly was a gown of pale pink crepo draped in shadow lace and chiffon. There was a short bolero jacket of chiffon, bordered at the bottom with White Voile, Flow- ered Net. in deep points. There was a long tunio falling in a deep point at the back. Another attractive model was a sash and petticoat combination of pale blue crepe trimmed with plaited frills of shadow lace. The sash was out- lined with the plaited shadow lace frills. The shirt had a long tunic of taffeta with an underskirt of plaited shadow lace. — GUEST CHEST, BY ALL MEANS May Be Persuaded to Stay for the Night. household. “Maternal Instinct.,” We hear less sentimental talk about the “maternal iustinet™ than at one time. The maternal instinet may move a moether to a certain sc rt of protection of her child, a survival of the primal instinet which nature pro vided for the perpetuation of the species, but the higher form, mother love, that which moves her to an intel xiety in care, personal sacrifice to provide development direction must be knowledge and endeavor, are “"too much bother™ who call the regard to its 1, taking no account of leads her to desire | the best means toward its Her disposition in this reiutorced by these and mselves m 1 are very good reasons for believing that many mothers are incapable of any real knowledge of the meaning of mother love Utica Globe erous size will do, although a cedar chest will be better. Into it should go everything likely to be needed by a guest who comes to stay for the night ‘c\r who is persuaded to stay without | brepuration The contents should include a thin and & warm nightgown, chamber or bath slippers, a no, b ) Ol dressing gown, ssing jacket, an extra pa ankets or quilt, a h water bag., properly covered, ance of towels, large and sma and thin, of linen and crash, soap, wash cloths, toothbrushes, ;\hsvhmfi cotton, court plaster and other emer- gency helps for the possible bruise or wound, or accident; a work basket equipped with black and white thread, { cotton, =ilk and darning, a darning egg, plenty of needles aund pins, a pair , thick of scissors, an emory, a piece of wax, a card of hooks and eyes, a roll of linen tape. a card of these thin 1 guest. A d | articles shou!d be kej they t are used, or wear out, th replaced promptly The edges are outlined | also | shadow lace running up on the holero | Means Comfort for the Visitor Who | A guest chest should be in every | A shirtwaist box of gen- | trimmings at ab- Among the dair- | many which may | be easlly copied. | i cipal purposes, and for { { | | | | | | 1 abund- ! buttons. All | isetul to the | ey should be | | | 13, 1914 a2l Lo i & Updale” . PARGAINS. Phone No. 340 o SO IOTOTOTOTOOGIDNG HOHET ORDINANCE NO. 169, An Ordinance Providing for the Calling, Holding, and the Manner of Holding, an tion in and for the City of Lakeland, Florida, tor the purpose of voting on the question of the City of Lakeland issuing Bonds for muni- the purpose of elect- ing three trustees to serve as a board of bond trustees for the said bond issue and the dis- bursement of the funds from the sale of the said bonds, in a certain manner, should the said vote be in favor of the issuance of mu- nicipal bonds Be it ordained by the Board of Commission- ers of the eity of Lakeland: Nection 1 That an election is hereby dled in and for the City of Lakeland, in the | St or inst the issue of bonds by Ltk nd, in the amounts and for the pur- poses hereinaft H K1 | ARTMENT Twenty thousand dollars — (£20,000.00) for re Department improvement and enlarge- nent LIGHT AND WATER DISTRIBUTION SYS- TEM, AND LIGHT AND WATER PLANT ENLARGEMENT Oue hundred and thirty thousand dollars (£140,000.00) for the enlargement of the Light and Water Distribution System and the Light and Water Plant BUILDING AND EQUIPPING MORRELL ME- MORIAL HOSPITAL Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) for the building or altering and equipping Morrell Memorial Hospital. 2. Notice of the said election shall Section be given by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Lakeland, for thirty days next preced- ing the said election, by publishing the same in a newspaper published in the City of according to Law Ouly resident electors, who are wlitied to vote, who own real es- tat the Cityof Lakeland, who have paid taxes thereon for the year when the sinte shall have been last due, shall be en- titled to vote in the said election, Section 4. The form of ballots to be used sh e so arranged that each voter can each of the proposed issue of ben v any three candidates for the Board of Boud Trustees Seetiond. There shall be elected at election three trustees, who shall serve as a Board of Public Works, and who shall each bond in the sum of five thousand (§$3,- ! ¢ w0 dollars, to approved by the Board of Conmissioners of the City of Lakeland, con- ditioned for the faithful perfarmance of their duty It shall be the duty of the said board of trustees, as soon as the bouds herein authorized shall have been executed, to offer the same for sale hy notice, stating the amount of the bhonds for sale, the rate of interest, and when the same shall become due and payable, advertised in a newspaper published in the eity of Lake land, and also if deemed nec v, In tweo of Florida, for the purpose of voting for ! the City of ! this | © BROOMS - - 25c. each, worth newspapers published in cities reputed to be money The Board of Trustees shall {receive bids for the purchase of the said centers, bonds or any part of the fssues thereof, on or before the expiration of sixty days from the date of the said publication. The said Board of Trustees shall have the right to reject any i all bids and to readvertise the bonds or any portion thereof that may remain unsold. The said board shall have the control of the expenditure of the money derived from the sale of the said bonds, and the supervision of the construetion work for which the same may be issued, and shall be responsible for the faithful discharge of their trust to the Roard Commissioners, and shall not have super- vision or management of any other expendi- {tures or construction of work except as set forth herein A\ bank or banks or other depository to be d by the Board of Commissioners 1l receive and be the custodian of the said wnds and k1l moneys arising from the sale of sitid bonds. The Board of Bond Trustees shall advertise for bids for work to be done for which the said bonds may have been issued, make con- tracts with the lowest responsible bidder, who shall himself give bond for the faithful per- formance of his work but the board shall have the right to reject any and all bids so recelved. They shall personally or through | their proper agents, select all materials and | have full’ supervision and charge of the work fur which bonds may be issued, and shall audit all accounts connected with such work and pay the same by check or checks on the hank or depository handling the proceeds of the said bonds, which check or checks shall he invalid unless countersigned by the chair- { man of the Board of Commissioners, and shall be so worded. The said Board of Bond Trustees shall be ed at the same election at which the honds are voted by a majority of the qualified electors of the city, voting at this election (qualitied under this article to vote at such [ election) and ele | shall serve until the bonds {may be issued. Vacancies on the Board of ! Trustees shall be filled by a major- | ity vote of the remaining trustees and a full hoard of the Ssion commissioners sitting in joint Members of the Board of Trustees 1y be removed from office in the same ma ner and for the same causes as other eity officials. A majority of the said board shail mstiture o quorum and be capable of trans- roall business. No person holding office under the city government shall ible to serve as a member of the Board 1stees The Board of Trustees shall cause to he kept proper books of account which shall be at all times subject to the insp m of mem- bers of the Board of Commissioners, and, upon the completion of the work intrusted to them, such books with a full report of their actions shall be turned over to the Board of ( e s —— : - v POEOE0H0 7 ¢ ommissioners and a copy of the same pub- | i - SPECHLS for Friday and Satyg i = : EMEMBER, Saturday will be the last day of the Come in; you will find some mongy ishedin a city, Any the sale of after the cony the same sh applied 1o the tion of such | i sioners may dire Provided, ¢y sioners for bond issu be sold, the hig for which the | icy of the suid to the foregoii. aboard, for s ing by the Buun | going respects ; Commissioners suit of constrn | when they shall ‘rhu people of the Board of Commi y W require imm | ations, or other Provided, furt missioners st | work or works pleted, and hv acceptance, pri tees may not, to accept work W Section 6. Luw City of Lakeland city, are herchy in relation to th Section 7. The & City of Lak be deemed in forc sanction of the <« of the manner of Section 8 or the Board ordinance prior office, hereby e as follows: the Board of “upon our corpora truly, our duties s bered 169 of the ti taws and ordina which said oath officer empowered I hereby certit | nance, numhber | regular mect ers of the | day of July, A. D 0 shall | Attest: [/ L SWAD " A Drop of P . Makes “Ihouy Sixty Dollar Cut Now Prices of All Fords Fhese prices are gus tuture d The new price il ST ALY eliv ery. Effective August 1, 1914 iranteed agamnst any advance in price. that has made IVICE, 1s now Offered at a price S are: R.unabout agamst reduction unti] / Ihese prices are All orders must be for immediate delive August 1, 1913 guaranteed T'herefore n for itself a world-wide r¢ well within Touring Car $490 Detroit. s of Anterica only) Lakefane Automobile and Suppl}