Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 15, 1914, Page 2

PAGE TWO By MARGARET M'DOUGALL, “Know Madam Ricardo?” inquired one of the group on the hotel porch. “Well, I should smile at that! I know her intimately—intimately!"” And Mrs. Bellowes tossed her head and smiled at the naivete of the question. “They say there was a dreadful scandal about her last summer, wasn’t | there?” inquired little Miss Jones. ! “Not that I want to hear it if it is | true, you know.” Miss Jones played a part not un- known at summer hotels. Posing as | a hater of scandal, she liked to draw out the worst of everybody, and then, having revelled in what she heard, as- sume indignant virtue. Mrs. Bellowes and Miss Jones were the leaders at the hotel. Nobody had made them go, but they had assumed that role. Thera was plenty of gos- siping on the veranda, while the needles clacked. The only woman who did not join in it was the shy, quiet little woman of thirty or so, who sat ulone and unfriended at the other end of the porch. Nobody had ever troubled to take any Interest in dowdy little Miss Went- worth, and nobody was likely to. What aroused the antagonism of Mrs. | Bellowes and the rest was that she didn’t seem to mind being ostracized. In fact, she had been overheard to say that she had come to The Pines for a long rest. “Well, to begin, Ricardo fsn't her name,” said Mrs, Bellowes. “She's Bome common American woman Imas- querading under an Italian name, they say. And it wasn’t a scandal. No, no, I could hardly say that.” “I am so relieved to hear you say B0, Mrs. Bellowes,” sald little Miss Jones. “It was about young Alpenstock, the millionaire's son, you know,” Mrs. Bel- Jlowes pursued. “He wanted to marry | *“They Say There Was a Dreadful Scandal About Her.” her. Of course his father got furfous, wand ‘threatened to cut him off. The ‘end was that the woman disappeared ~—bought off, 1 suppose. Those stage women are clever at getting hold of money.” “Indeed they are” replied Miss Jones. “But still, we musn't say un- kind things, you know. She may have left him of her own accord, for just a trifle.” “My dears, you are all hopelessly at sea,” purred Mrs, Higginson, the pork- contractor’s relict. “Now I happen to know the whole story. That Ricardo woman was already married. That's how she got her name. Ricardo was THE HOTEL GOSSIPS . can do what he lfkes. | anybody seen that Wentworth person some player in a cheap theater, an Itallan, of course. When she discov- | ered that she had a voice she paid him to go away. The Alpenstock af- She has entangled more young men than—" “O dear! sald little Miss Jones. “Wasn't there something said about some jewels or gomething?” “O, you mean that diamond tiara! young Alpenstock gave her! Yes, his father made no end of a fuss about it, acoording to the society sections of | the Sunday papers; but the creature refused to glve it up, and so he simply had to let her keep it to avoid scan- dal.” “Well,” sald Mrs. Tearle, “they sald something about singing tonight, so | » | ever happened to the boy,” let us go in and see if they are ready. “Well, what do you think!"” gasped | Mrs. Bellowes. “That Miss Went- worth is actually down for a song!” ! “Poor little thing,” said Miss Jones | softly. “Don't let us fail to applaud her, my dear. It wouldn't be nice to | hurt her feelings, 1 should say she | could sing about as well as a cat.” Despite this prognostication, how- ever, Miss Wentworth acquitted her- self really quite well. Even the most prejudiced were forced to admit that she had a passable soprano voice— nothing to boast about, of course, but still, not bad. They congratulated her with distant enthusiasm, but Miss Weuntworth, after quietly acknowledg- ing their plaudits, retired to a distant corner About the middle of the concert a carriage drove up to the hotel. Thers was a rush to the windows to get a glimpse of the newcomers. Mrs. Bel lowes was the first to break the news. “It’s Cyrus Alpenstock!” she gasped. “And his wife! And his son, Claude. Now is the opportunity to find out Jjust what happened in that wretched scandal. How fagged poor Mr. Alpen- stock looks! No wonder, after all that he has been through!” The Alpenstocks were evidently fatigued from their journey, for they retired to thelr room, and the hotel knew them not during the remainder of the evening. The next morning they went away in thelr automobile for an all-day trip. The group upon the piazza was lamenting their ab- sence, “Started at six, before anybody was up, to see the country,” sald Mrs. Bel- lowes. “Isu't that queer! Dut of course, when one 18 a millionaire, he By the way, has about this morning?” Nobody seemed to have seen her, and the group, always tnterested in thn doings of the other guests, ques- tlone(l one another. When lunch came, | and she was still absent, the curlosity became overwhelming. “Do you suppose she has skipped out without paylng her bill?" sug- sested Mrs, Higginson, “She brought a goodsized trunk | with her,” answered Mrs, Bellowes. “It might have contalned bricks,” suggested little Miss Jones. “Although, of course, {t isn’t exactly right to think such things. Still, there was something queer about her, wasn't there?" “It's my belief,” said Mrs, Bellowes | with conviction, “that we have so(‘n the last of that person. Anybody could tell that there was something wrong about her. What was she? A school teacher masquerading as a lady, I should say!” But they were destined to see Mlss Wentworth again, and that very eve- ning, for she came back in the Alpen- stocks’ car about six o'clock. And the group on the piazza, seeing the young man help her to the steps, stared in bewilderment It was Mrs, Bellowes who broke the ice. “How do you do, Mr. Alpenstock!” she sald, advancing with outstretched hand. “Don’'t you remember me? I met you here three summers ago."” “Can't say 1 do,” growled the mil- llonaire, but I'm glad to know you. What’s your name?”’ “Er—Mrs, James Bellowes,” faltered the lady. “My dear, this 18 Mrs, James Bel- THE Coca-Cora CoMPANY, fair was only one of numerous ones. ' I hate to hear this talk,” | TELEGRAM LAKE lowes,” sald Cyrus Alpenstock to his | wife. “Mrs. James Bellowes—my son. | % Mrs. James Bellowes, my son’s flancee, & Madame Ricardo.” { “Eh?" stammered Mrs. James Bel- lowes, staring into the face of the famous singer. “Mr. Alpenstock and I have been o engaged to be married quite some @ time,” said the singer. “I must apol- ogize for having been known to you | under my maiden name. You see, the court gave it back to me when I had to divorce Mr. Ricardo. But I didn't pay him anything to leave me—he went away with another woman. And that story about Mr. Alpenstock wasn * | quite true. In fact, Mr. Alpenstork seemed quite pleased with his son’s engagement.” “Katle, you're the best thing that growled the millionaire with conviction in his ! voice. “And Mr. Alpenstock has given me a | pearl tlara—not diamond, Mrs. | lowes. “But I didn't ask for it, and | there wasn't any trouble. I just wanted to set you right, you know—tor the sake of Miss Jones.” The party entered the hotel, leaving the group on the piazza looking wit amused interest at Mrs. James Bel- lowes. “In my opinion it's all a pack of lies,” wrathfully. (Copyright, 1914, by W. G. Chapman.) DISCUSSING THE WORKMEN Contractor Deciares the Town Men Won't Work Regularly, and They Shirk Heavy Work. A downtown contractor wae dis- cussing the labor problem as it came under his personal observation. “I don’t know what {8 the matter with town men,” he sald. “They won't work regularly and they shirk when there {8 any heavy work to be done. This i8 especially true of the men who have entered the ranks of the wage earners during the past ten years.” Bel- | & snapped Mrs, James Bellowes | o o o .‘» Our f " Phone No. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY.—T. 8. Kirkland vs. the Unknown Heirs of Gottleib Nagel and Rosa Nagel and Carl Krueger and Sophia Krueger. It is ordered that the unknown heirs, devisees, grantees and other claimants under Gottleib Nagel and Rosa Nagel, deceased, and all other per s claiming an interest in the following described property, towit: The south half (S 1-2) of the north- ast quarter (NE 1-4) of the south- piece of wire, leaving some free wire at each end. Divide the string into 50 beads each and take the free ends to the middle and wind them around, thus forming two loops. This serves for the outside of the bow. The inzide loops are made in the same way, with the exception that it only takes 75 beads. The piece which goes over the center and holds the beads together is made of two or three strings of beads of about five each. "These are sewed to a small plece of cloth to give it body, and also that you may sew it to your bow of maline. These bows are very effective also, of black jet beads on black maline or ribbon. The larger the beads are the fewer it takes. ATLANTA, Ga, Sixty Dollar Cut Now Prices of All Fords We appreciate advantage of our Speciai Sale. bejyond expectatiors. “Alway” slogan is: 340 Everything in Hardware CEHRBCOD GQ “Hu‘ TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF “m.mnu and unloading a car load ' ,money than an; the way the Lukeland peopie have Our business has becn 11 “We want vour busipes - —————— . X Ly 13} ‘ &ARE%@ C. E. TODD, y ¢ O3B CHR N QMR P RBRBY S (1 ¢ The lemhrough Supply Co. are gl\o you the | of and caskets, and a full This and hearse will | coffins ida. Our motto line of undertakers’ supplies living to bury th undertakers' stock prepared to furnis be second to none south of Juckson- | date funeral directo, ville. This stock will amcunt to! opg. more than $5,000. Any one who is! so unfortunate as to need unythlng] in this line we will guarantee to Respectful] KIMBROUGH «1 0 dora h N east quarter (SE 1-4) of section | — 3 R % i ne wonders how general this com- eleven (11), township twenty-nine ST T ‘c&%iwnh@@%"@%”mw%&%w‘ plaint is. Are city men unequal to | (29) south, range twenty-four l;’|‘\ ‘_ hard labor? Have modern urban con-| (il 1530 ) a6t o e et 4 KIMBROUGH & SKINNER IRRIGAIIO\ ditions weakened the stock to the ex- dred anq sixty-four (264) feet wide, 5 tent indicated? in I’lnlk[lr'ount\ I<]8r1d'1 be and t}nh\ & WATER THE EARTH TO There s a good deal more to the | fif) Iy Chy reduire itea T tneCshe [ % sulp conditions. No better 1rigation in existence, iy problem of unemployment, as it ex- ';’lllll‘%;‘ (Rl }l)nn]«}.ul“ H‘l)vr’h‘xlt{l”'&l(«n”(‘)’f Qr]- brough, of Lakeland, Floridd has the management of - :gts at all “l',':"s' thanlthe more Ik | 16y 5tions of the saig bill will bé take of Florida, Cuba, Bahama Isl nds, Alipines, West Vire mf:lefl:a:: la:ofans?)m:m::e l?lnl;:- “'.‘11'11;Lf‘({glil?:x‘udnrm the defendants so | ® Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippl and Arka: ployed because unemployable. That ‘llltfllv;ddl:;l)fl;)lrl‘hll?:}obl(l\‘ruh(nfl.nrrll (ll\lr]‘ll(‘:\‘ & one interested in Irrigation can obtain information by wi s the more serfous aspect of the mat- | are required to appear to said bill of | § ©F the company. They are now prepared to fill all orders ter, <Ior{n‘»1um§ on \Ifln;l{n Tlm A ])f Address 914, otherwise the allecations of | & g It would bo an unfortunate situation | (j. & il will be taken as con- | @ it what the down-town contractor says tm]\ 1 against rhrl'n o i Kimbrough and Skinner lrri a"on t 18 turtner ordered that t‘|< nr- il of city workmen were true of any der, insofar as it relates o I-AKEI-AND H-OR“)A considerable percentage of them. One ! [<pincer and Sophia. - Irae SR E DRI SR YDdE Br g MW&M prefers to belleve that this particular |nublisheq once a week for eight 2k man’s experience was unfavorable, |50C!ItILe weeks, in the Lakelan ening Telegram, a newspaner of and that what he says applies to no eral cirenlation published in large proportion of those who must mmn\ and State, and insofar labor with their hands for their own |*[1("5 10 the other defendants. o 2 S . week for twelve consecutive weeks [] and their families’ support. There 18 | 110 <yme paner, | . H opportunity here, however, for an in- il ordereq this 10th ‘I", of | ur Op IS d erl d B " teresting Inquiry into the relative ||\ Ay fl:mf.l‘” A Barcows Bolk | stamina of city and country work- i " J. A, JOHNSON, {| of all the vare and staple materials and men.—Cleveland Plain Dealer, e spiRapreuit Court. () used in Fancy Work. It is easy to make TO MAKE PEARL BEAD BOWS | lisitors. for. Comolainant, | Beautiful if you have the Things Right kel Cot Y DR EORIDA with. Braids. Linens. Stencils Stampiny Ornament Just Now So Fashionable Ig 1ereby certifv that the above is | Itstruction Book s Ad § laWw 4l Easily Within the Reach of Any o trite gony of the oricinal order of | ? R ix, Advice and a Welcome are § Clever Girl, };}‘l[ j“]”‘"jw’;’\' Made in said e ause andil iyou at 203 M:thon Street. e — the 149th dav of lmn A, Do 1914 ¢ To make these double bows, which 5 ‘\\ lll‘l’l[bh\*l]n:\ :1 x]rl\d "Ill{l tlnlfluly'l} seal | ART NEEDLE WORK SHO 18 0 e, A n sell in the shops from $1.60 up, re- (Sealy 4 l_” l(m\\()\l | TAMPA, FLORIDA quires two strings of small pearl beads, Clerk Cireuit ( “‘lr,',_m | costing 15 cents a string; gome fine ! | wire, costing five cents a spool, and = iR s ' some maline, costing five or ten cents, String about one hundred beads on a r guaranteed delivery. THE UNIVERS A1 CAR Effective August 1, 1914 agamst reduction until August 1, 1915, guaranteed I Therefore no or e 1or immediate delivery I'hese !':‘i\'\‘> m ust 1 are ag nee All orders m rice - itself » a world-wide record rice well within the 1t