Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 19, 1914, Page 2

{ R 2 i R R R RN, PAGE TWO THE EVEN NG TELEGRAM LAK WELTON, THE TRAITOR By WILLIAM J. JACKSON. \ “There is something strangely fa- miliar about that figure!” Thomas Arkley, real estate broker, | was fighting his way home to supper through the deep snow and the bluster of a squally winter night. At the Baptist church corner he glanced across High street before go- ing over. On the other side, in the half shel- ter of a wall-: ¢ and under the glare of an electric 1t, he saw a tall, Heav- ily built figure of a man, slouch-hatted and awkwardly bent over. He was mi- | nus an overcoat, and stood with his hands thrust deep in his pockets, the collar of his sack coat futilely turned up against the storm (Copyright) 1 t | Possessed with the notion that he ! knew the man, Arkley passed close to | him “A bad night, friend,” the broker es- | sayed genially, at the same time peer- | that was lift- sound of his voice ing keenly into the face ed slightly at the “Jim Welton!" he ¢jaculated, with sud- | den recognition “Well, of all the | meetings in the world! How are you, Jim?" Arkley's hand had been thrust out with instant and genuine cordiality. Jim Welton was one of the lads Ark- ley, by sheer force of kindliness, had drafted into a Sunday school class in former years. He did not forget those boys, good, bad, or indifferent, and though it was five years since he | had shaken hands with Welton there was no hint of strangeness in his greeting. Welton's hand came out of his pock- | et very slowly. Arkley understood perfectly, When a man has been in prison for five years he is, to say the least, apt to be shy. But the hand came, nevertheless, No one had ever been able to resist the whole-souled broker. Welton not only shook hands, but, when Arkley linked arms with him, suffered himself to be led. “You're coming right home with me | to supper, Welton,” he declared. “I won't take 'No' for an answer, unless,” he qualitied—"unless I'm making a nui- sance of myself. You haven't anything on hand that it would interfere with, have you?” "I was just on my way to see—a friend,” Welton admitted slowly. “But I guess our business can wait for a while.” He appeared content to let matters shape themselves. “Good!" Arkley approved. “We'll | have a nico supper together and after- ward we'll smoke and talk over things. I want to hear all about you.” Mrs. Arkley was ignorant of the very first detail in the life of Welton. To her he was only a business ac- quaintance of her husband. When the two, after a meal in which Welton did not talk much, retired to the com- fortable room where the broker had business conferences ou occasion, she did not intrude. “Welton, I always believed in you,” Arkley insisted, as he passed the ci- gars round. “l always thought you innocent,” he said. “Let's talk on that basis.” Welton nodded his understanding | and murmured his thanks. “There are some who don't g0," he grimly commented “l met | Mrs. Greene this afternoon. She rec- ognized me and stepped off the side- | walk so quickly she nearly fell. You would have thought a bumblebee had stung her, the way the expression of her face changed. Tom Gardner knew * me, too, but you wouldn't have thought it from the way he didn't look at me,” Welton continued It was an unhappy subject for dis- cussion. Arkley hastened to change it. “What are you going to do?" he queried. “1 don't ask out of mere curiosity; I want to help you if I can.” Welton, pufling hard on the cigar, got up and strode across the room be- fore he replied. As he turned about he burst out impetuously: think “1 have partly tested that questic Been—been out now about three months. Had & place clerking for a | contractor for a week. At the end of that time 1 knew from his expression | when he paid me off that some pious | rascal had given him my pedigree. That has happened twice Three times 1 have lost places just suited to me for the want of references, and four jobs have been taken from me | because 1 wasn't competent,” Arkley ventured a grunt of sym pathy here and there as \\.lmn§ talked; but he let the ex-convict go on without any more decided interrup- I tion “To tell you the he coufided, suddenly in “1 had given up when 1 night. Of course,” he grinued in seli- pity, “I've had lots of ch money in the way jailbirds are posed to prefer. Made acquaintances during my sojourn, they've been generous with their sug- gestion of partnership.” “l take it,” Arkley drawled, “that this friend you were going to see was one of the gentlemen who had offered a partnership The broker sent a curl ward the ceillng as he leg mugingly in his chair 0, Welton admitted ip papers had be k. He said he get enough money t truth, Mr. Arkley,” himself down | front of his old teacher, | as he sat met you to- ances to make sup- some noke to- wed back The n signed, mfortable dividend. We were I have never stolen a ug after it | der | coincidence. { do such an obvious thing ! first intruder turned | looked into the . heard a door close downstairs i man the other day. business | and | | inew where | 1 | declare a penny in my life; but I meant to do it tonight.” Arkley ately. For a while they smoked in silence: and then Arkley avoided the subject for a while. It was sufficient for him that Welton was content to i remain as he found himself. A knock at the door was answered with a cheery invitation to enter. Mrs. Arkley opened the door far enough to apologize for the disturbance. “Mr. Masterson has just called,” explained. on the Brooks money. to you before banking hours; and he would rather not keep it in his own house. Do you want to speak to him?” “Ahem! Tell him, all right,” Ark- ley begged his wife {n bland tones. On the whole, he would rather not have had the money in the house un- the circumstances. It was not that he exactly doubted the honesty of Welton; he simply felt a sort of an ability to get superstitious about the Of course, he couldn't as to send house, with Wel- she property and some the moncy out of the ton to overhear. He thought of going out, excusing himself to Welton, and wsking Masterson to take it elsewhere it all he did, after all, was to ask . Arkley to take care of the money. After a little more talking, and a suggestion finally from Arkley that it were better to postpone further con- M lsldr-mliun until the morning, Welton was shown to his room. He had ac- cepted an invitation for the night while at dinner. Arkley chided himself mentally for the anxiety that took possession of him after separating from Welton. He honestly believed in the man, but the chain of coincidences held him captive of worry. Masterson had nev- er been afraid to keep money over- night before. Arkley did not dare tell his wife what kept him waketul. If she had but the inkling of an idea that an ex- conviet was in the house—Arkley didn't know just what she would do— s0 he kept the matter to himself. made no comment immedi- “He brought those papers | He is sorry he didn't get it' the | He was obliged to make a pretense of sleeping to keep the good lady from suspecting something unusual; but he lay awake a long while, wondering and at times listening. It was only what might have been expected, however, that after a very wearing day he fell | asleep in spite of his fears. With his nerves on the alert, he roused quickly in the middle of the night. His wife slept on peacefully as he opened his eyes and saw, out- lined against the moon penetrating the shutters, a big figure stealthily rummaging the reau drawers, It had not been Arkley's practise to sleep with a revolver under his pil- | low, and, out of regard for his wife, he had not that night deviated from his rule. So he could only lie still for a moment, pondering the wisest meth- od of dealing with the situaticn When he had made up his mind to spring from bed and trust to good for- tune in frightening away the intruder, he was surprised by the gentle open- ing of the room door. The newcomer did not make a sound. He was fully within the room before the rummaging rascal suspected. In spite of the mask, Arkley had no trouble in recognizing the second per- son as Welton. He had supposed till then that of course the first was his ill-fated guest. Simulating sleep, he watched. The slowly about, and barrel of a revolver. nor made a sound; with his thumb pointed invited the first Neither spoke but Welton, over his shoulder, burglar to withdraw Arkley waited until he thought he Then d himself, Mrs. Arkley he quietly got up, half dres prepared to explain, it | combinations of many types. dim light of the' bu- should awake, that he was going down- ! stairs for a drink Arming himself, he stopped at Wel- ton's door. The ex-convict came quick- ly and quietly to open. He was fully dressed. “Did you hear any unusual noises?” Arkley queried innocently. Welton nodded “My partuner has been here” plained. “I was expecting him he ex- He ! evidently traced the money Masterson had turned over. You can go to sleep. I'1 watch the rest of the night.” Arkley felt the anxious tension re- lax a®he climbed into bed again. As sleep came subtly seeking a victim, he muttered to himself: “I'll never be able to look that bur- glar in the face after making his part- ner turn traitor!” He Couldn't Make It Out. A typical case of the confusion caused by the buying methods in vogue was mentioned by a dry goods For a month or he had noticed the expression countenance of more of despondency on the rd who attends to the Western | figured them up three times to ng off showed a large fallir | The Changing Styles. NEW LINGERIE COMING FULLER SKIRTS AND DRAPERIES WILL NECECSITATE CHANGE. Return to Old-Time Frills and Folds May Be Looked Upon as Sure— How Reign of Tight Skirts Has Done Good. By MARY DEAN. The amount of underwear worn Ly a fashoinably dressed woman at any one time has, during the last two sea- sons, diminished almost to a negli- gible quantity, but the designers have | done their best with the handicap and have produced undergarments that ! are dainty and beautiful, With the threatened return of full skirts and draperies and normal waists there wili presumably be an accom- panying revolution in lingerie, The frills and folds that have been ruthlessly sup- pressed may re-as- sert themselves. Something more tangible chiffon available for un- derwear. ottes” may lose their prestige; but all the extrava- gance in the sup- pression of lin- gerie fullness and weight have teught lessons that will probably lin- ger. } Even when it 18 no longer necessary that not a crease or fold in underwear shall show through a clinging, scant Corset Cover for Evening Dress. | frock, the value of carefully fitted un- derwear may still be appreciated. Women have learned how to do away with clumsy and unnecessary fullness around waist and hips. Charming combination garments have been evolved which are in no way extreme. For the moment the underskirt adapted to the narrow skirt still holds sway. Only in the shops of the fash- jonable corsetieres does one hear much talk of coming innovations in undergarments. For wear over the corsets there are Some are cut in one without even the bead- ing walstband, and have a corset cover without fullness, continuing in culotte, or comparatively close-fitting drawers, which, instead of being open and flowing at the bottom, are drawn closely to the legs above or below the knee by ribbon. These are made of lingerie mate- | rials, in light-welght wash crepe, and 'in the soft Ital- ian suk, and are beautified by hand embroidery and flat inserts of lace, but have no slgn' ot Ry save, perhaps, a narrow soft lace edging the top and armholes and culotte ends. Other combina- tions have the one-piece cut, but the drawers are not drawn in at the bottom, and they are wider throughout their length than the culottes. Even those are, how- ever, likely to fin- ish with flat trim- ming at the bot- Blue Crepe de tom instead of Chine, with the old-time frill, and to have but little flare. There are still other models called | been fn | “Pantelettes” which have evidence for a few months past, These were designed for wear with the dance | frocks, which, in order to have frev | | movement when dancing, were slit at |a fr business of a large Worth street | house. They met a couple of days ago and the latter was asked as to the condition of business 1 don't know what to make of it,” said he, ‘but it seems to me it has been | pretty bad” To this followed the query yw do your sales show up?” ‘That's the queerest part of it. [ have make sure | v as not taken, but my sales are $16,000 ahead of last I | gimply can’'t understand it Before im.\\l\'ng his calculations the man been convinced that his busines “1 was a bar footed bov ¢ | “Well, 11 white | socks."—Detroit Free Press. ! the side of back. These pantelettes |, are usually made of crepe de chine and trimmed at the bottom with deep frills of lace or plaited frills of the crepe de chine. The crepe de chine upper part reaches to well below the knee | and fits rather snugly to the plain up- per part. when attached to the frills of lace, net or crepe de chine, whlch extend to the ankle. DECORATION FOR PIN BOX Little Trifle May Be Made a Real O~ i nament for the Boudoir of Dainty Woman. One of the fetching little trifles that the amateur artist may speedily deco- rate is the duplicate pin box. This {s simply a 3x4'%-inch box, that are pulled out by means of nar- where a knob ordinarily would be drawers and all of the box excepting its bottom are covered smoothly with white or pale-toned satin and rated with a fine vine in hand painting. To the top surface, set in the of | a painted garland, is stuck a circular pincushion with shirred sides that puff The The deco- out from the flat top and bottom. This cushion, which is fully two inches | deep, is for hatpins, while the tiny drawers are intended to accommodate tlack and white toilet pins Cretonne Parasols. with brald, terie on The cretonne parasols, or motifs of cotton the hem, will be carried by s en at the seaside and ir try, where they will add a gay note to | the white co than| may be | “Cul- | fitted | across one side with two tiny drawers We appreciate the way the Lakeland people have . advantage of our Specia! Sale. Our business has been mug O beyond expectations. & s 4 « . ,‘ Our “Alway” slogan is: We want your busines - MODEL HARDWARK - Phone No. 340 . C.E TODD My Everything in Heardware B o Tn E Am R s - 2w ot m D NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE wit: water are excellent for keeping the Notice is hereby given that un-; Beginning at t skin of the hands smooth and soft. der and by virtue of a final decree|of the southwest Don’t breathe through the mouth, of foreclosure of mortgage made and !southwest quartep and don't form the habit of keeping cntered by the judge of the cireuit inine (29), your mouth wide open. Not only your Tenth Judicial ecireuit, | (28) south, Don’t forget that glycerin and rose- townsl conrt of the rang | health, but your looks will suffer it ;i iy hancery, in and for Polk |east, thence runni i you do. county, Florida, on the 29th day of {one-half (7 1-2) chuins | Don't eat between meals. i June, A. D. 1914, in a cause pend- |thence south thi Don't go out in the sun without 8 o "4 court ¢ M. G. Waring |one-hundredths | parasol if your skin freckles, and al"‘:.wl W, (. Bdwards vs. M, A. [stake; thence cast s ways wear a broad-brimmed hat. Don't neglect to brush your teeth night and morning, and to brush your gums also. Don't worry. undersigned A. X. as special master in chan- appointed for the purpose in will sell at public out- half (7 1-2) chains to north thirteen and hundredths (12,111 (hai point of beginnine, Shadinger, the lirickson, \ cery, Don't smile supercil- Lsaid cause, iously and say: “That is easy to say, cry for cash, to the highest and best | (10) acres more or but how about doing it?" If you mean bidder, at the front door of the|Polk county, Florid do I worry, 1 can answer With em-|county court house at Bartow, said Said land being « phasi"s: “I'do not, never did and never county of Polk, between eleven a. |erty of H. A, Shadin: ':11(::'!3 “s:\fl‘l’l"g‘a:e‘;z‘;{ed‘:ifnk?::m};‘g m. and two p. m. on Monday, the [the said decrce. . Tth day of September, A. D. 1914, Dated August a lot harder to do than work. It has nothing in common with beauty, elther '!¢ Same being a legal sales db A, X, ER | of face or of mind. i following deseribed real estate, to- 2951 Specia Fat simple foods, fruits, salads and ' @ EEg@adggdnd i oo G Gopapgadognbgiidning vegetables, meat not more than once a day, and heavy rich gravies and pas- tries not at all. Forget to nibble can- w dy —Pittsburgh Dispatch, £ HIVBROUGH & SKINAER IRRIGATIN WATER THE EARTH TO No better irigation in existence. J. T . brough, of Lakeland, Florid4 has the management of of Florida, Cuba, Bahama Isl nds, Alipines, West Virzinis Cerolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkani one interested In {rrigation can obtain information by writy or the company. They are now prepared to fill all orders pn Address Kimbrough and Skinner Irrigation LAKELAND,F LORIDA 15: sult conditions. Drawing a penny from his pucknt.] he inserted it in the machine. Six'g times he tried with six different pen- # nies, but absolutely nothing happened. | Then he rode away, poorer but hap- | ¥ pier. S As he rounded the corner the girl's | mother appeared in the doorway I “Well, Kate,” she asked, “how are | *® things going?" “A 1," came the reply. “He's the | tenth, T've netted 25 cents ulready | & this morning.”—London Tit-Bits, Eggs for a Foundation. Two Philadelphians were talking of | the fortune of a third denizen of that 2 H A V A N A R OYAL city when one said: 3 | “His first lucky strika was in eggs. s i 10 dhr st e e MADE IN LAKELAND {ure, put them in cold storage, and | sold them at a profit of more than W three hundred per cent. That was the . correrstone of his great fortune.” } “Ah!" exclaimed the other. “Then THE BEST 5 CENT CIGAR ‘Lhn.- hens laid it!" - Harper's Magazine. | — Alsoa full line of 10- and 13 cent Goois NOTICE Everything for the Smoke rated, on the 16th day A. 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