Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 31, 1914, Page 6

PAGE SIX l | GLANCING BACKWARD By DANIEL HENRY MORRIS. (Copyright.) A vast stretch of dense wood and swampland, murky rivers, streams, roughly hewn mountains and cliffs, spread across the continent. Frequent storms disturbed the strange creatures in their lairs and pastimes. The mammoth, long-haired and ivory- tusked, pressed his huge body against the slde of a cliff and beneath the sheltering branches of thick growths overhead. The giant dinosaur and others of his ilk stretched thelr great heads up- ward with questioning glances, and sent forth howls as of ten thousand viols at the interruptions The wide river-lake foamed churned, disclosing dark green black creatures, scaled and loath- some, swimming, diving, and, even amid all the turmoil, seeking the prey that was powerless against their re- speetive superiority in encounter. Heavy reptiles, lizards, and ser- pents, huge alligators, progenitors all of present-day species, snarled and fought, a confused mass of living, moving flesh, none daring to climb the banks, though the wide river-lake continued to seethe and hiss from the war of the elemets. Lying flat on a high precipice above this large body of water, a creature was seen—a female More monkey than human, her long, matted hair partly covered her back, face and breast. Quite upright she walked at times as she changed her position at the crest of the cliff; oc- casionally, however, she would sink to all fours, for this action seemed to afford her a certain degree of rest. When the fury of the storm broke, the creature, with her babe fastened to her back, defied the efforts of the “upper-gods” that sought to thus sep- arate the mother from her offspring. She raised her halry hand high in the air and gave vent to howls of rage. Having arrived, however, at the edge of the precipice, she lay flat, the infant sheltered and soothed by and and the warmth of her body and thlck| halr. In the flashes of the forked llghtr, ning she peered downward at the riv- er-lake, and an expression of fear ! came into her eyes. Closer she pressed ' her body to her infant and grunted. The lightning flashed again, and, chancing to look to the right, she saw a bead-eyed serpent approaching. She recognized it as one of the dreaded ‘“deathers” of the forest.| Scaped from its lalr by a falling tree, it had sallied forth. Terror crept into her eyes now, but she made no sound, only stared, stared—and her eye-teeth glistened in the lightning-light. The writhing thing crawled closer and clogar— there was a shriek, a hissing. With both hands the mother had grasped the great snake at the neck, dodg- ing its fangs, and hurled it down from the helght. There it was set upon by a huge' Wwater-serpent that swallowed it whole, and then sank to the depths of the water to digest in comfort the large morsel, The mother now wiped the hairless, weather-beaten patches of her face ' with her hair, hugged her offspring close to her breast, then lay flat again awalting the ceasing of the storm. Soon night gave place to day—the hot sun poured through the fast-dis- appearing mist—and the creature fled to the forest beside the cliff. There she nursed her child, after which she Infgatnned it to her back by a strip of softened hide, and then, prompted by the agony of hunger, she pursued, overtook, and “lth a heavy stone killed a young ure-ox that had been separated from the herd. © With the ald of a long, sharp plece of fiint, carrled ot her walst on a strip of hide, she cut a piece of meat, which she tore with her teeth, swal- lowing the smaller pleces and suck- Ing the nourishment from the larger. T'hence she continued on her way to a cave that was hidden behind a growth of vegetation Enterlng, she drank some water, using her hands as a cup, after which she threw herself on some stiffened ' skins In a corner. Soon she was asleep, and her child, one of the world's early recipients of mother-love, was resting on her breast! After a while, the growth at the en- trance to the cave was parted, and a heavy creature entered. His face, neck and chest were cov- ared with hair. About his walst and covering his thighs was a plece of softened hide. In one hand he carried a massive club, at the end of which a heavy, sharp-edged plece of flint was rudely but securely fastened. In the other hand he held a plece of dark, blood- soaked meat In the dim light, to which his eyes had long since become accustomed, he glanced at the female and child | with evident satisfaction and grunted loudly She awakened, ing a position of defense, then she grunted—soft unintelligible sounds— but to him words of welcome. Her mate stretched forth the meat to ::kr.; She but she thrust it aside gently had already He lay h provided for her wants. down beside her and placed on her head, and touched the th one finger He drew from the folds of his hide- | designed to show which are the most | i suitable fish to propagate instinctively assum- | o p— covering three juicy berries of great size, one of which she selzed with avidity, then patted his arm. He grunted contentedly. The family circle was complete! Hours later a round, halry face peered into the cave. The male-mate, observing it in the dim light, grasped his flint-club gnashed his teeth, and growled. Intc the open space, however, driven by desire, the intruder sprang. His limbs were thick and knotted, his neck and shoulders heavy strong, and He had come to fight for the other's mate! Long had he noted her active body, her white teeth and fangs showing behind deep purple colored lips. He had come to get her —and he was known among his tribe as “the Killer" who always got what he wanted. And fight for her he did! Backward and forward the rightful occupant and the intruder struck and reeled. The female, notwithstanding her love for her mate, realized her | subserviency to the stronger—and she needed the stronger to help her pro- tect her offspring; therefore, she sat silent as the battle waged. Her mate, however, whose strength was fast failing as he parried the more heavy blows of his opponent's club with his own, realized that the weight of “the Killer” was telling on him. Once he glanced appealingly— almost sadly, it seemed, at the mother of his child. i Perhaps she noted the mute ap- peal, for suddenly she sprang, landing on the back of “the Killer,” who tried to shake her from him. Tightly she clung, and bit his neck at the back. love for her mate had conquered, " by her ald he was enabled to strike a fatal blow at the intruder. He then | dragged the body through the en- trance of the cave and to the edge of | the cliff, down the precipitous heights of which he threw it. | He returned to the cave and petted her. The family circle was still com- plete! | Night approached—the time to sleep—and, in accordance with his usual custom, he went to the en- , trance of the cave and peered out into | the darkness. Seeing naught that , | should disturb thelr rest, he returned. | But what was that rasping sound? Surely, not his mate, or child! An- [ other intruder? ! He grasped his flint-club, rose, and . looked forth. A pair of green eyes plerced him! A forest-beast! Only by the subtlest stratagem had : an enemy of this character ever been conquered, yet he was now face to face with ft. But had not his mate saved him from ‘“the Killer?” He would save her—and the child. | He motioned her to retreat to an inner recess of the cave, and pressed | his body agalnst the rock-side just within the entrance. There he await- ed, and a huge dark body with nose to the ground soon crawled to the natural archway. Suddenly a crack was heard, then a low growl, ending in a brute-moan, | and the great beast sank down with a broken skull. He then summoned his mate and proudly displayed the | carcass of the beast. | She crooned softly over her babe, | thus expressing her contentment at' having as her mate the mighty con- * queror. j The family plete! The mate of “the Killer” walted | until dawn for his appearance. When | the sun broke through the morning mist, she realized, not without fear (for though he had been brutal to her, he had at times been most kind), that he would never return. She therefore set forth, close to the ground, footprints through the forest and the | swamp-land—and on the bark of[ trees | She read the signs, and they led lo! the cave of her rival—she of the| thlr‘k, black hair and white teeth and | ;ul‘n.- body With maddening rage, | the mate of “the Killer” remembered | how his eyes had followed the form | of her rival—how she had beat her | breast when he had pointed to the | babe. ' She peered into the cave “He" was absent, but the corner crooning over her child. ! The intruder walked stealthily, a round stone held in her hand. circle was still com- | her fzwe; following his “she'" sat in Suddenly she hurled it, but it/ | missed its intended victim, who, in| ! instinctive self-defense, threw her in- fant at the attacker, who, staggered by the blow, fell backward In a moment the mother was upon | her, grasping her throat and pounding | her head upon the stone floor, until i(h“ skull cracked and consciousness | had gone. The victim soon lay still in death. At nightfall the mother threw the body over the precipice whence, on | the previous night, the corpse of “the' Killer" had been thrown. Thus the “triangle” —mayhap the first! “He" returned and an expression of satisfaction was in his eyes, for, al- ways a reader of signs, he had ob- | served the evidences of the combat. They sat upon the stiffened hides and his arm rested on her shoulder. At her breast the infant nursed. was destroyed ! termination of the tucks small ros- | low this the hem in the material is THE EVE TELEGRAM wAKELAND, HE three simple dresses pictured here, worn by little maids from | 8iX to nine years old, set forth the | most approved lines on which frocks for children are made. They are of | fabrics most in demand for occasional | wear, They are made in the same de- signs as the simple clothes for daily | wear, but show more latitude in the matter of decoration. At the left of the picture the little | miss {s arranged in a party frock of messaline. It could hardly be more slmply cut if it were a gingham school | dress. It is a plain slip with parallel tucks running lengthwise at the front | and back. They, with the shaping of the underarm seams, provide the scant fullness of the skirt. At the ettes of velvet ribbon are used as a finishing touch. The neck and sleeves | are ornamented with an applique of heavy lace. At the right a plain close-fitting slip fastens at the left side. It is made of | a flgured crepe, in white, finished with a sailor collar and bow in black sat- in and a sash of black satin ribbon. The sleeves are very short and orna- | mented with four narrow tucks at the bottom and finished with a piping of | black satin. The fastening is man- aged with small crochet buttons and buttonholes above the waist line, Be- stitched down. Very long black stock- | ings and low slippers with straps '@, NE of the loveliest of the new coif- | fures is pictured here. It {s shown decorated with an extravagant orna- | ment of paradise feathers, for eve- | ning wear. The style is not elaborate and might be adopted as one suited to all occasions. There is a small pompadour of un- waved but fluffy hair extending from temple to temple across the forehead, with a very light fringe as a finish. The mass of the hair is parted in the middle of the back and combed for- ward at each side. It is held loosely and braided in two braids, which be- The family circle was still com- plete! Fish Worth Prop:gating. It was recently discovered that there exist in Bombay waters sev- eral species of fish which feed on mosquito larvae, rector of the bacteriological labora- tory, is now conducting experiments and Major Liston, di- | gin at a point just atove the ears. | These two braids require all the excepting the ends of that po which covers the padc g X ! ends are spread r th the head n! Y‘~' ‘”(k part, and pinned ¢ by the braids The braids are brought across | back of the head and are | place. In hair of average length wn of 1g the ijown to be concealed conceali ! | the d to the I i are worn with this somewhat abbrevi- | | ated garment. A little greater length {and amplitude would improve the | skirt. Fine plain organdie or dimity or the best grades in lawn are suited to the dress shown in the middle of the picture It is also a one-piece slip, | with the fullness provided for by deep plaits laid over the shoulders in theJ back and front. The skirt is bor- | dered with a wide band at the bot- | and the sleeves are fini of 1 % | i a2 4 i tom, of printed organdle, showing plain and figured stripes alternating, shed with one figured stripe of the same material. The figures appearing in the border are calculated to capti- vate the childish fancy. figures, like snow crvstals and much- conventionalized little dogs and birds interspersed among them character- ize this bit of decoration, only suited to a young child. The sleeves in this dress are elbow length. The neck is finished with a band of the figured fab- ric. A round collar of princess lace forms the finishing touch for this lit- tle dress-up affair. Half-length socks and low canvas shoes are worn with this as with almost all other summer dresges. In adapting these designs to Ameri- can children they are improved by cutting them knee length and allow- ing slightly more fullness at the bot- § 1 8 i tom of the skirt, JULIA BOTTOMLEY. ' : B & ® ¥ plain and one Conventional | will extend to the{\ f the other, the two form- | > braid across the back of | % But the arrangement of the | o must depend upon the len gth of V the hair. It it s very long they wil & be coiled and pinned down at the back j ® of the head or wrapped about {t, The | & feature to be noted in thig coiffure |% especlally is the fact that the h alr | 1s brought forward so that the bmlisl begin above the ears ss the hair {n this Way sue- ‘ :t quires that it be first made all support 1~ .uHAd to end of one begir Ing a « the head bra braid R L 3 keep the scant \Hmvl\ 0 dressed in t switches in "n is way b braid JULIA BOTTOMLEY b BP'dle of Pearls. maintain a gas {of Lakeland, ., s b, iven that Rosco Nettles ’l-'ll“_ to the ¢ : Al.“;;n)c:mmlwluncrs of the City |habitants th to grant unto him, or his as- l!lu‘rnmun sie and assigns, as an individual or in- ”["'I‘ or can or as a body corporate or to be ‘l‘l be made on the 16th day of September, jv"'\lt"lwl ei " for a franchise to estabhsh and 010 NOTICE L ang Ty (keland v 1914, o £ A Pt e < ——————— N d ’“M_m"mmwlm 6 Th? fost of Liv 0 S Gy iinless You Know Wherz 1 l IF YOU KNO The selection will be the bey The variety unmatched TWA [RrvR™ ~rialitsr vy R RN The price the lowest All these you find at our sir Just trade with us This settles the question .f Iy Best Butter, per pound. .. .. ..o (ottolene, 10 pound palls. .. 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