Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 15, 1914, Page 3

THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAK ELAND, FLA, AU G. 15, 1914 OUR WEEKLY LIMERICK There was a man, whose name is Loer, Who, for his lawn, needed a good Lawn Mower, last r Store , he found galore, wn looks ted no more. he Neat Appearance of the Lawn d the Unrutfled Appearance of the Man Revealing the efticiency of the nsylvania Lawn Mower 1)u1dmscn here, and the ease with which he accomplishes his task. ow his example and fare likewise ave a variety of good Mowers from $4.50 up [L.SO RDWARE CO. PR P ERbPRbEE PEEPRREPERPEEPEPRIREPEIRY urity Abzstract & Title Co. Bartow, Florida HUFFAKER, PRES......L. J. CLYATT, BECRETARY . THOMPSON, VICE PRESH. W. SMITH, TREASURER ' ABSTRACTS OF TITLES up'todate piant. Prompt service. | business left with our Vice President at Dickson Bldg will prompt and efficient attentiom. e OF'} $215,084,709 were ascribed TO THE FOLLOWING CAUSES | i | | Ll 2] FIRES which Caused the Loss in the United States in » recent year| WRAT JORN ESCAPED By MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD- RIDGE. ' | “Mary looks old and worn,” eaid John Strickland to his bro*her, Ephraim. | “Should think she would!" retorted | Eph. “Say, John, this has been an imposition—our family landing down on you this way.” “Well, you're welcome, aren't you?” demanded John, “Your wife has surely made us so— dear woman! She's a prize, a jewel, ~but to harbor and work out her life for her husband's folks—no more of that! We're going home tomorrow.” | John sald nothing, stalking away. He was in a cross mood. It was true that Mary looked old and worn. A true-hearted, loyal little woman, she i had set herself at work to give her | visitors the time of their lives. They were John's relatives and nothing was | too good for them. 8o no wonder that she looked tired and faded. For nearly three weeks she had barely found time to change her dress daytimes. As to hair frills— none of that, surely! She had ignored | “fixing up,” of necessity, until she had appeared almost homely to John. And that afternoon something cross- | grained had hit John—hard. He had | just been notlcing the tired but smil- ing face of his wife, when an automo- ' bile sped by. It contained a chauf- feur and two others. The others were ., Mr. and Mrs. Alison. I They were old residents of the town, but had left five years previous to live | in the city. Now they were coming | back to the old Booth homestead. | John Strickland, peering past a lilac | bush, noticed Cy Alison, smartly | dressed and of prim dignity, seated be- side his wife—she that had been Myra Booth., John stared. He had not seen Mrs. Alison for over five years. She had been his first flame. She had treated him pretty mean in discarding after encouraging him. John had got all over that calf love speedily, however, Just now, though, a queer thrill per- vaded him. “Why, she looks as young-—yes, younger, than when I last saw her! he was forced to ejaculate. Certainly, at a distance, Mrs. Alf- son was a vivid contrast to Mary Then He Started and Stared Through | an Open Front Window. Strickland. There was a vivid color in her cheeks; a8 she smiled, her white, even teeth reminded him of pearls. Her halr was tastefully ar-| ranged, her figure made up to the per fect outllne of a dressmaker's model ‘I might have had her once, if I'd gtrong enough to her,” ‘Her husband looks as | like as usual. And get out win mused John ueeless and ninny 2 el they say ghe got a hundred thousand 3 heating ollars from her father's estate — ek 4 | dollars fror \ P g X, faults of ‘1/:”«_\ Cy! Mq ——e ment. | John felt misused and very much o sions followed | ghused. He was not tired of sweet, i le ity and|loyal Mary; he would not “trade” sent the following relit $2 ,500,000 3,000,000 I ar"nrd ; Fire Insurance Protection! Room 7. Ravmondo Bui]dinn ur business will have the best 2 ed with t tenti on 8. STR E ATER PNTRACTOR AND .BUIII_L)VERl' ""vi twenty-one years' ing in Lakeland and > best services in this | be pleased to furnish estimates : 11 wo rk guaranteed. nt ANN & DEEN with Cy Alison it a basket full of dia- ki ¢ monds was thrown into the bargain! Werwriters, One-fourth of all Fires Are | gtill, John was in just that m“f;d . 4,750,000 Labeled where the dull l‘h’]“\’ of hux':w lll‘t, Underwnten e i ACe ) | looked more gomber than usual n ‘ UNKNOWN CAUSE! | the other hand, the eight of the be- ...... ‘4 500,00C Significant and Potent Reasons : jeweled, brilliantlooking woman who mcan capital 2,000,000 G : N Ot ik | had once held his affections quite ire and Marine, Why You Should Be Provided :_f i b Ok wihiss fown | (h~ street aimlessly, dreaming “Oh, say, Mr. Strickland!” sang out a eudden voice. “Why, it's Nat, isn't it?” inquired John, always kindly and cordial In | his greetings and especlally 8o with children. It was a child, a little fellov of about ten, a cripple, wheeling himself | across the walk towards John in his {nvalid chair, who accosted him. “See here,” sald little Nat, “I found this just now.” He extended a silver-netted purse and John stared at it and awalted an explanation. “Where did you get it, Nat?” he in- quired. ‘In the road. auto went by."” “Whose?” ‘The Alisons’.” «Oh, indeed,” murmured John, and It was right after an he now tcok the dainty trifle in his hand, g! sly and ‘A’ and 3 been dropped Alison.” leclared Nat. See here, 1 can't get around very fast or rar, you know. Would you mind | al it to the owner for me?” X ¥ ited Jehn, Then, acting on a quick impulse, he added: "Yes, I'll do that, Nat.” So John took the silver purse, placed it in his pocket and started down the street. His color had heightened. He tried hard to believe thut he was sac- rific his time to du a good deed. In reality, es he socrotly knew, he was catering to an irresistible impulse to act upon a favorable excuse for seeing again the lady of his thoughts, John reached rather imposing home of the Alison's. There was quite a flutter of his nerves as he ascrnded the steps. lle touched the bell but- ton at the side of the door, not know- ing that it was out of order. He got tired of wa g for a response to his summons and sank into a porch chair. Then he started and stared through an open front window. A decldedly waspish voice had cualled out sharply: It was Alison calling to her husband. was plainly visible to Johin in’ the room beyond the window. “I'm coming,” auswered a from somewhere vpstairs in the house. “Make haste, then, stupid!"” was un- graciously retorted, the shrewish ac- cents scarce according with the dulcet vocalism Mrs. Alison employed when assuming “‘company mannpers.” Slowly, then, John Strickland arose to his feet. He could not help but note Mrs. Alison standing before a mirror, He startled st shocked. Tho lady was heated and dusty after her automobile ride. She rubbed her face with a handkerchicf and it seemed to take away its false youthful bloom. She removed the upper set of teeth that had so reminded John of pearls. Then she removed some of her hair. The amazed John thought of ecare- crows, e was embarrassed; he was amazed. Cy came into the room. “What d'ye wunt?' he crossly, “That money [ let you have. didn't use only a small part of it.” “I'd like to carry a little once in a while,” growled Cy. “Oh, yes, to distribute among those wortiiless relatives of yours!"” sneered the model Myra. “I'll give them their walking papors if any of that cheap rabble show their faces about here. All you've got is what 1've brought you. My money, do you understand? Hand over the chan that dollar bill.” Allson groaned and complied. Down the steps and homeward bound bolted John Strick disillusioned. “What 1've escaped!” he exelaimed, “And I fancicd vy faded! Oh, been a wicked 1! And see how thot dear worman has treated my rela- tives!"” “John,” s ng Mrs. voice inquired You & e of Cy land wko Mary, as he entered the house, “your brother and his fam- ily are thinking of leaving us."” “Yes, kph epoke of it today,” erod Johin Don't let them. 17is wife is resting splendidly and snother week will just an- put her on her foet, “Oh, you dea lovirg, unselfish woman!” cried John nd actually picked up Mary in his her a dozen times s and kisscd ten- I've | And Mary blushed till her comely face looked just ad pirlish us of yore, and with a smile of rar ¢ John went about the hou-e, whistling happy tune “I'd be to tell her of my omparing her with that woman,” muged Jobn softly o } If. “\Why, Mary is I y compared o we her more than ever, ind I'll never think she nd f d againl’ (Cop) | i puian FINANC! OFCTWH CTYRES, | The Ascetic Who Lives Only for the Accumilation cf Wealth Has I O¢ ite. An Fng n pictur tho vty B n an ofl th il 1 iv or 1 disadvantag M nees i 15 o3 of the 1t ha n pplicd ) ! } T b Liand I (LN | oulr i fe of accan o 1 xact 1 herbs t stern joy in the ¢ « tion of mental The all th time, any m ver cious person D¢ tt truth \\e all rwd al margin. | that poison { 1T WAS REAL TROUBLE . [d . [d ° [ By JESSE CROWN. H Mrs, Whittingham squeezed lemon into her husband's second glass of iced tea. “George,” ly, “I'm perfectly sure that those Youngmarrys across the street have had a dreadful quarrel.” Whittingham knew he answered, something, “you're always suspecting But what ! makes you think they have had a misunderstanding?" “You know how much they always seemed to think of one another,” she said, “and how they always seemed to be such—ah—" “Billers and cooers.” “Yes, that's it exactly. Well, this morning after you had gone she came out on the porch as usual and got into the swing, in a lttle while he | came out, too, and he never once offered to kiss her good-by, which is | something he never before failed to do. He seemed so stiff and straight, and he simply marched right down the steps and away up the street with- out looking back once. 1 never saw it happen before. He always kisses | her good-by and he always kissed her first thing when he reached home in the evening.” “Why,” said Whittingham, “I came home with him this evening and—" “You needn't tell me that you didn't notice anything amiss,” interrupted Mrs., Whittingham. “I know you didn't. Men never do. But what I I noticed only confirms what you call my suspicions. “After you left him at the steps you didn’t look back. But I watched and Mr., Youngmarry marched right up and into the house with his face straight in front of him—e -~ dignified and cold and unbending as a ramrod. Mrs. Youngmarry appeared to smile a little half ashamed smile, and she got right up and followed him inside, “And then while you were working in the garden Mrs. Youngmarry called little Jimmie Monson and sent him I in- hurrying off to the drug store. “Dignified and Cold and Unbending." quired of Jimmy what it was that Mrs. Youngmarry asked him to get, and Jimmy suid he couldn’t remember the name, but that the bottle had a skull and crossbones on it “l think it's perfectly dreadful for a romance as sweet as that one to end 8o Aud such young married folks, too!"” “Well, my dear,” said Whittingham, “you see “Now, there's no excuse for it at all,” went on Mrs, Whittingham em- phatically ‘I'm sure they haven't been married a year, and here they are quarreling like cats and dogs, To think of thelr not kissing good-by! I shouldn’t be surprised if she took she J Mong I'm all excited over it. I'm to seo the am to their door and poor dead body! Men 38 things, and I think ought to be dono be sent on after! waiting every minute bulance rush up carry out her are such heartle that something fore it's too late. I thought Mr. Youngmarry sald something to you about It on the way men are apt to tell one another their trou- bles.” “He did,” respondod “And you've let me time! George, that's do maybhe home Whittingham vorry all this mean gh of you! I don't seo why u couldn't tell me “I've been trylng to tell you for ten minutes Yo marry did not kigs his wife I you ob served and I know tl K3 £t a8 a poker. The i T a large pet boil ba ( neck. 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