Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 17, 1914, Page 3

2% OUR WEEKLY LIMERICK There was a man, whose last name is Loer, Who, for his lawn, needed a good Lawn Mower, ' he came to Dur Store ‘ ere he found . te the Neat Appearance of the Lawn and the Unru‘fled Appearance of the Man Revealing the efticiency of the ennsylvania Lawn Mower he purchasen here, and the ease with which he accomplishes his task, follow his example and fare likewise have a variety of good Mowers from $4.50 up LSO ARDWARE CO. birprfefodidoid FORERPRPSBEPPBRbbBbIbbEab b ecurity Abstract & Title Co. Bartow, Florida HUFFAKER, PRES......L. J. CLYATT, SECRETARY H. THOMPSON, VICE PRES H. W. SMITH, TREASURER ABSTRACTS OF TITLES nd up-to-date plant. Prompt service. d business left with our Vice President at Dickson Bldg will ¢ prompt and efficient attentiom. PRt 2o SRR SRR 2 L R b o THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., AUG. 17, 1914. "000"0'0'000'000‘000”00000000‘01 lESSBNINRUMA?\CE By T. BELL. ‘There is a popular fallacy that ro- mance passed away with the decease | of Brian de Bois Guilbert,” said George, “but I differ. There is just 8s much real, dyed-in-the-wool ro- | o) Wiy Eeib S | olie 18 ¢ ' ibly ¢ ! 15 gird, > A land all that; but marr.age is a serious . York today, this minute, as ever ran " that Aitheee B g PRl round leose in the good old days of | mance right here in little old New chivalry.” “That may all be,” I said, “but you | have to admit that the ancient prac- tise of grabbing a lady by the back hair and toting her off to the ancestral | stronghold has been obsolete for some | few years." 1 “You are right, and you are wrong,” | returned the intrepid George. “You furu right {n that there {s a difference ! in method, but wrong in that the prac- Iliw wodified to meet modern de- mands, still obtains.” J “Shucks! You can't prove it." [ “No? Well, do you know that young lady in blue that just passed us and is this minute crossing the street about a block away—there, op- | bosite the cigar store?” “I don't know her." “Neither do 1,” said George; ‘‘but I'm going to get acquainted and, just to show you how that little romance lesson of mine works out, I will catch up to her and speak to her in the in- terests of romance. Wait here.” I have known George for years, as years ago, and 1 respect him; but now and then I almost guestion his san- ity, It {8 his disposition to emulate the foolish man who rushes in where well-behaved angels fear to tread. As | saw him round the corner in pursuit of the young lady in the blue suit, I expected to be called upon later to identify him in some police station, and possibly be held myself for admitting that I even knew him. S0 I walted where he left me, and in twenty minutes or 8o he returned. His first words were: “Well, 1 guess, old man, you'll have to hand it to me. The young lady's name 18 Sarah, her brother works in a coal- yard, she has a younger sister going to school, and her father is out of work. [ also know her last name and where she lives, and 1 have promised to try to find a job for her father. How's that?" “But, George," 1 said, “how does all this prove the case of romance? What has romance got to do with Sarah and her brother and her younger sister and her father, who is out of work? What's the answer?” “Henry,"” returned George with a note of sadness in his volce, “you have no soul. Here is how it works out: I g0 to her house aud meet her father; I get him a job Gratitude--they think little George {8 a8 vest-pocket edl- tlon of ‘Paradise Regalned.' Then you come in the scene—with me. I intro- duce you; you fall in love with Sarah and marry her. See?’ “Yes,” I laughed, “that {8 romance, all right; but you are barking up the wrong tree when you think you can marry me off to the divine Sarah. I absolutely refuse to be delivered, bound and addressed to prove your contentlons, 8o you may marry Sarah yourgelf, # you please.” “That f{sn't my idea,” returned George “It's mine,” | answered, and then we talked about something else, Some days passed, and I quite for got about the incldent until one after- noon George called me on the tele- When we reached the street George | aid Wiat do you think of her, old Lt Nice girl—wt ah Oh, she'll do,” 1 replied without en- | thus You seem to like her urs I notice."” shouldn’t 1?" he rvlnrncd.; ue spirit. From the way you went on Lk you intended ) has betier \Me, for i ree, because you prom- | ised I should—that is, if I want to; but I am not at gll sure that 1 do. thing. I have never thought much about getting married—at least not until you put it in my head the other day bBut sincc 1 have seen Sarah— well, Geerge, you krow how it is your- self ‘Yes, yes; I krow how it is, Henry. You go ahead, marry her if she'll have you. She is a f girl; she likes you. ' She told me so herself. Win her, tenry, and I shall be the first one to come forward, lay my hands on your neads, and say Bless you, my chil- dren; bless you."" [ considered it very decent of ) George to leave the field to me in this [ lid think a lot about rah in the ‘ew days, and when orge and 1 ca on her again 1 ied mmy best to tapress her I must have succeeded to some ex- tent, because Sarnh was particularly srucious toward me In fact, after that George abutdoned the quest alto- ther, and in a remarkably short time [ was taking her to theaters, and | we had little dinners together. \\n‘; were, in facy, becuking cateinely weil wequainted and were wighty well pleased with each other iinally Sarah named the day, and made me the happiest man in Chris tendom. 1 didn't have the heart to tell George about it 1or two weeks, though I must confess 1 telt that he ought to be fuformed if only in the interests of romance, There was a question in my mind as to whether his triumph over me in cur argument would cverbalance his disappointment in not winning Sarah himself. However, I simply had to tell him, so when I met him in the street and the mood was on me, I took the plunge. “George,” 1 sald, “that romance stuff of yours was not so far out of the way, after all.” “What romance stuff do you mean, Henry?" he asked, quite innocently. “About Sarah, that day, you remem- ber Oh, yes, ves! What about it?” ‘Nothing, George —only- ouly -well, | she has aceopted e, What do you think of that?" “Think of it?" returned George, ex tending his hand. "I think it's the preatost ever, She's a fine girl, Henry, and will make you a good wife, | congratulate you with all my heart."” He said this joyfully, and 1 won dered; but not for long. George was laughing. “"Well, really, I don't see anything s0 amusing about it," | sald with some resentment, for 1 was puzzled at his mauner. “Of course you don't, Henry; but you will when I tell you all about it." “Spring it, then, instead of laughing like a hyena,” I answered hotly. 1 had looked for sorrow on (ieorge's part, and instead of that he seemed merely amused. It wasn't according | to the rules. “Shake, Henry;, we will soon be cousins.” “C‘ousing?" I replied, astonished. “Sure,” sall Gecrge, “Up to this moment [ had quite forgotten to tell you that Sarah and I are related.” “T'hen you knew her before?” Sure thing" a cluster of small | m.m%.@(.k,fl:w@‘_,%> PRPDBBB RGP 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 seacks 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- sesslon of attractive summer negligees is a simple and in- expensive matter, Good patterns for such garments abound, and par- ticularly late In the season it fis easy to pick up pretty summer materials and trimmings at ab- surdly low prices. Among the dain- ty models shown in the shops, sim- ple of line, are many which may be easily copied. One, for in- stance, {s of plain white voile, made with short walst- ed bodice shirred onto a full gkirt by two cords. There are cuffs and a deep cape collar of flowered net inset and eodged with lace and ingertion. Another negli- geo i3 of white dotted swiss. The edges are outlined with lace and insertion, and lace in- sertion 18 set in at the upper part of the negligee, crossing over and form- Ing bodice effect, Ono Roman stripe effect which i3 shown in silks and cotton, s also shown in the washable crepes, and effective kimonos are made of thiy materfal, 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 supple material, such as crepe de ! chine, silk, chif- fon and shadow lace, which are for those who can af- Flowered Volle. ford to pay ex- travagant prices. One was of apri- cot charmeuse | with an overskirt and tunic of pale cream shadow lace. There was a broad girdle of pale blue satin edged with tiny pale tinted roses. A chiffon coat completed tho robe. At the front closing there was pink roses. Still more elab orate and costly was a gown of pale pink crepo draped in shadow lace and chiffon. Van Huss Bldg. THE EGYPHAN S &NITARIUM OF CHRONIC DISEASES Smith-Hardin Bldg., Cor. Main and Florida Ave, Phone 391 Electricity, X-Ray, Light, Heat, Hydrotherapy, Turkish Bathg Phys- ical Culture, Massage, Dietetics, £te. You can get here what you get in Battle Creek and Hot Springs and | !save time and expense, PETERSON & OWENS ATTORNEYS AT LAW Dickson Building e L G JEREMIAH B. SMITH NOTARY PUBLIC Loans. Investments in Real Estate Have some interesting \vnnq In city and suburban propertv, farms, ete, Better see me at once. Will frade, ~sell for cash, or on easv terms, Rooms 14, Futch & Gentry Bldg. Lakeland, Fla, Residence Phone 240 Black DR. J. Q. SCARBOROUGH, CHIROPRACTOR Lady in Attendance Consultation Free Office in Dyches Building Between Park and Auditorium s eitse e ———— i i —— Residence phone, 278 Biack. Office phone, 278 Blue. DR. SARAH E. WHEELER OSTEOPATH Munn Annex, Door South of First National Bank Lakeland, Florida J. D. TRAMMELL Attorney-at-Law Lakeland, Fla. EPPES TUCKER, JR. LAWYER Raymondo Bldg., Lakeland, Florida G. D. & H. D. MENDENHALL CONSULTING ENGINEERS Sulte 212-215 Drane Building Lakeland, Fla, Phosphate Land Examinations and Plant Designs, arthwork Specialists, Surveys. LOUIS A, FORT ARCHITECT Kibler Hotel, Lakeland, Florida DR. C. C. WILSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special Aftention Given To DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDRPEN Deen-Bryant Bldg. oms %, 9, 10, Office ¥hone 357 Resldence Phone 867 Blue DR. W. R. GROOVER PIIYSICTAN AND SURGEON Rooms 6 and 4, Kentucky Bulldins Lakeland, Florida A. X. ERICKSON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Real Estate Questions Drane Building / : There was a short lut what about the girl in the blue bolero jacket of suit? What about her father out of . White Volle, Flow- 2 chiffon, bordered L [] He had, in fact, made an engagement : work d her brothe he cot : rIR[S Whlch Caustd the I_OSS for both of us to call on her that even- <\I;[.|": s l hrotherdin the coal at the bottom with orey iet ing. 1 insisted that I would not go; | ' shadow lace running up on the holero ‘Sarah’s father and her brother, of phone and told me that the time was ripe for me to bhe presented to Sarah. course. Who elge” But who was the girl in the blue were ascribed always thongit | would like to have i hed in July, 1900 DR. W. S. IRVIN DENTIST erm 14 and 15 Kentucky Building Phone: Office 180; Re idence 84 i but finally George won me over, aud in deep points. Thero was a long tunio | DR, RiII‘I}\‘}'{i\_IT‘)I)OCK (8 O] 1 went falling in a deep point at the back. oy On the way there, George mentloned | Another attractive model was a | Room No. 1, D”"‘f'“"" Bldg. 5215 084 709 nothing about matrimony, nor did he L L R e SR gash and petticoat combination of pale 3 ! I""k“‘]"'“:'- Fla : ’ ’ speak of Sarah at all except to say Bt ton W Le ek bt R h:vm'rr:"]m (I,.““““,d '\\'Ilh plaltod frills ‘lblv o Phone 138 Residenee 91 Black s 5 . 2 that her father, on his recommenda- | 5 % cotked | OF shadow lace. The sash was out- in the United States in ¢ recent year tion, had got a job. He didn’t go into "I‘””I”‘!;;‘ (I“”'Y 1’.‘ " :jl.!‘\‘. :l:::;’ lined with the plaited shadow lace | D. O. Rogers Edwin Spencer, Jr, details, and I didn't care enough to [ " 1% 1 far et Bl ROGERS & SPENCER TO THE FOLLOWING CAUSES ask him, . The shirt had a long tunic of taffeta Attorneys at Law, S I must admit, though, that as we | N e with an underskirt of plaited shadow Defective chimney lues, )14CE8, | gat in the parlor, where we had been afid Bacuk R Sanie. Fo lace. Bryant Bulldlng and lighting paratus; | yshered by Sarah’s mother, I awalted |’ ° What ———— Lakeland, Florida and explo- | osity. This was ;mrrlmu'li for, even | 1 more: assotted [ wed | it 1 didn't intend to marry her fn or- 1000 5y i Jl¢ to carry | Means Comfort for the Visitor Who | and | der to prove a point for George, at| . gracoful rah s I think | May Be Persuaded to Stay for the Night. by incendiarism, electr A | ; g least [ could be decent to her, and I resent the following reli* )iontning. I ‘.' a perfect right to wonder about a lot of him. iue Are | her all T pleased A puest chest should be In n\-,ry: Yohelad 1 noticed that the little parlor False Alarms by Wireless tousehold. A shirtwaist box of gen- | = . . 4,750,000 abele [looked mighty neat and comfortable, | The utility of the wire:s sysiem in | erous size will do, wlthough a cedar a Underwriters, “OUNKNOWN CAUSE!” ‘ but showed traces of a limited fucome. | marin fcusters 1< of inestimable | chest will be better. Into it should go nificant and Potent Reasons | It was a typical flat parlor, even to the lue, and 1 ¢ 8 suarded | everything likely to be necded by a4 encan capital 2000000 i - | plano and the picture of father on the aingt either mistakn or | The | guest who comes to stay for the night Fire and Marine, Why You Should Be Provided With [ oy need of safeguards is shown almost |or who 18 persuaded to stay without 500,000 2 Sarah came. i ften as the occasion arises. When | preparation Fire Insurance Protection! She could not be said to have en- | Smpress of wnd sank she was The contents should include a thin 3,000,000 ‘m'r‘d the room; she just drifted into | ure ndon, with cousequent {and & warm nightgown, chaniber | it, and, bellieve me, she was there 10 ) rer a Mai bath slippers, a kimono t} f ‘ saw that at once r Stberiz q nded be- | dressing gown, dreesing jucket, Sarah played, and George praised |ty ¢ b 1 Hen g, and | extra pair of blankets or quilt, a hot Room 7 Ravmondo Butldifl? ‘bfir effusively. She sang and George th rwriters lost $100,000, al | water bag, properly covered, un abund- r business will have the best at tention if pl with us nearly passed away lauding her. She | tt here was n nster. A Ger- | ance of towels, large and swall, thick talked, end George hung an every | man steamer was orted in distress | and thin, of Hnen and h Nearly One-fourth of all Fires BLANTON & LAWLER ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Lakeland, Florida W. S. PRESTON, LAWYER | Office Upstairs East of Court House BARTOW, FLA. | Examination of Titles and Real Es- tate Law a Speclalty DR. H. MERCER RICHARDS tl.al perhaps (,u;rg( had changed his 1 g redi tha « 8 of | cotton, court plaster and ot - o 3 ‘H‘h“ IA,:\ A\'\‘“, ',l‘ SuADN ind and was going to marry her him % el top the podsible. bEtlee ot | Office: Rooms 5 and 6, Elliston Bldg, NTRACTOR AND BUILDER Sho went ¢ wash cloths, toothbrushes word. After a time it dawned on me ! in the Bay Hiscay nin fact s ¢ the room, and can re or L © Or I T 1 nd darning larning | e————— cake she said she h I ‘ o g I 3 nty of n and pins, a pair | FRANK H. THOMPSON eyes, a roll of | Dickson Building uL\t \CAKC: in t} If comt q : 3 & n o'cl A"' we went away, [0l protectior hese things will be 1, :n‘lf.uvl"o t*H‘.‘\ ateDEOHS AL 11 be pleased to fu 18 g invitation to call mouey | g ple list of the Included |° All work guaranteed entertalning and en- herwise | article wuld be kept, and as they Romance was very rie are used, or vear out, they should be| Marriage licenses and abstracts replaced pr furnished to drafting legal