Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 1, 1914, Page 2

good old man must be found—and punished.” \ | And, as If registering a solemn' promise, Walter Burdett looked into! THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA. SEPT. 1, 1914, her eyes, and she knew he would notg falter in his chosen mission. =T PARM WAGONS & the assassin, but not the slightest clue as to his identity or whereabouts was & A FAITHFUL FRIEND Sy MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD- RIDGE. !dlscovered. There was a description ! of a stranger seen about the town the day of the murder, but it was vague | and led to no results of value. | Very often Walter visited the now :deserted home of the dead jurist. It beceme necessary. Don, recovering | from his fearful wounds, refused to i leave the grounds. He would linger! all day and night near the closed door- ', way of the house, looking up and down . the road constantly as if expecting 'some one he was looking for to pass by. | Walter finally dragged the dog g ‘housa to the spot, chained up Don chain, he glared after the disappear- pathos and pleading in the glance, a Grim faced “fim—ifi‘;"-“'; smith SiagRer g the Sieot 3 and morning and night brought him his meals. There came a climax. One moon- | light evening Walter had just attend-! , ed to the wants of the poor, faithful ] { animal when an automobile sped by. § L {ing machine. Plainly in the clear low whimpering howl, but Don kept, ¢ame to the office of Walter Burdett. Don leaped into the air. He bit his | X ! Don had made a sudden leap, with a | Phone No. 340 - C. E. TODD, HMgr. moonlight Walter saw that it held but ! straight on until he reached the stone You were the attorney for Judge | Chain, he was falrly {rantic. A speedy Sabae i ot (. We can save you money on Wagons. Our stock of 1 and 2-horse Wagons is complete, and if you need a Wagon for hauling fruit this fall, see us. A We sell ihe “COLUMBUS” make and the name is a guarantee of quality A woman shrieked and fainted away, 8 gathering of street loiterers parted summarily, expressions of excitement, wonder and then horror beat out upon the amblent afternoon air at Purdy| Corners. Tragically and without warning there had sped around the cornmer of the public square a panting, bristling, ¢ ‘wild-eyed collie cog. Its fleetness was ‘ that of & greyhound, its progress that ! of a loyal, intelligent dumb animal | bent upon some mission of vital ur gency. “Old Judge Warren's dog!™ shouted ; a dozen voices in unison. i “What's he up to—gone mad?” ’ “No, he's been hurt—look at the blood on him!" The last speaker was the village' smith. To him both dog and owner had been known for years. With hlm’ Don had been always friend and fa-| Would Linger All Day and Night Near vorite. The animal swung its blood-| the Closed Doorway of the House.' shot gaze towards him. There was 3 sharp, wild cry. He tugged at his - cme persce. & mas apereaty o3 We Want YOUR Business Warren,” he said. thought impressed Walter as, follow-| _ = __ o i i mm:::el“ upinko the stisGounty “Were? repeated Walter, startled, | i08 the sutomobile with his eye, he S R R L T BT It was there, ever since he had done “Then—" s B W B BTt e Mo d LT L B : fund money on request, 50 I request STOMACH “We found him murdered in eold | 8WaY from the traversed roadway. most of %8 bitterness. o amren had come blood, the safe fn his Hbrary ran.| Hod the dog's instinct guided him| (Copyright, 181, by W. G. Chapman) dally to keep in the routine of old ac-, 8acked. The dog must have put up ul, recognize in 'h: automobile the: quaintanceship. That morning he had ® terrible fight, for he lies at his dead indind U5 A REE S T LIOREReION. ARE HARD TO REASON WITH been missed. And now his usual com- | aster's feet, all but bleeding to ;:dh"::“;:]::d";:ce.d:;:::h:r?xh:: anion had appeared in a manner that, death.” y fadicated the Faysterious, the terrify.| Instantly the young attorney set the | °dge of Which was bounded by a deep, ing, the tragic. wheels of justice in motion. For 24 :“"r' T':e“ the “':“5'; was reach- For only a moment Don faltered af ROUrs the entire country was scoured. | 128 nto the trunk of & hollow tree. the money be given me in exchange for my muff. You see, it is in very su FFERERS good order, and you can sell it again SH—— next winter.” It took the next quarter of an hour on the part of the manager and the exchange clerk to convince the irate caller this was not in reason, and as Patrons of Stores Advertising to Re- fund Money on Request Some- times Make Queer Claims. “I was a sick man s i He drew out a small fron box. Walter she departed she declared never ‘:udo" SRR the steps. Then he sprang up them. | mcll‘:; dt: t:e ““i‘:;g";:" :" the miss- recognized it as the missing posses-| The clerks stationed at the ex-|again would she patronize the store e o Uau b The crowd followed. There was a sud- | 'l‘hpen eu;o :!relu t‘:m“’ ) tul mts, | 100 of his dead client. . change bureaus of the large stores tell, that advertised “Money refunded on [by n‘me of gur most ,‘ e & che e, LA N S¥tar HilRAEL gud;em%uu:en hl: “You are the man!® he shouted, o;lmu’n yt;u'r louurikn:ldsnts”fi;:ttet::: it 5 " la_Bate " i 1t some dread werewolf of ancient! Put one living relative in the world— springing upon the murderer. ' v e L D Yeard of yout Woue “ " following incident: ‘ after relating this incident, “what we t heard of your Wonde Rimes had invaded the peaceful ham:| EV&: his adopted nfece. She was at | “And you know too much!® growled ", "jp4y 1 a great hurry ome dnl have to deal with. HB e B e | treatmes ! boa t the other. They clinched. Walter secured a _full trea let, bringing in its trail a sanguinary | P08Tding school 200 miles away. o | Tushed up to the exchange desk of &| “Why, ouly the other day a lady and took it according 1 Some one must advise her of the death | fell underneath. The man had drawns J o 2 directions and passe token of impending disaster. Iot her only friend in the world, Bur.| knife. Kneeling upon the breast of | well-known store and llld"- Exchange | brought in a package wrapped in tis- fundreds of Gall Ston And then an awesome thing happened, | # this muft for me, please. sue paper, laid it gingerly on my desk SWI T oreru Fhyer our med The dog proceede: dett departed on his sad errand. his adversary, he ralsed it menacingly | "y o nery opened the package and ; conrtroo‘m.p Th‘: co:r::::s:::t ‘l: :::| He was amazed when the first out- At that moment there was a metallie| ggxeq in a polx:te mmner?““wzem 1s plon, but the presiding judge sat in his ' PUrst of grief was over with the young | Jangling, then a weird shrill scream.| your purchase slip, madame?” mocustomed place listening to some girl to observe that into her fair face Don, broken free from his captivity, “Oh,’ said the lady, “I lost that, Snformal discussion of half a dozen | there had come a set steruness, as | had sprang upon the shoulders of the py¢ 1 pought the muff here, and I lawyers. At the edge of the dais Don ' though the murder of her uncle had | man. Over and over they rolled | wane my money back.” paused. As If appealing to justice, the Ohanged all the currents of her be- With a gasp Walter saw them disap “But,” continued the clerk, “we can- Fecking snimal lifted its head, It iDS. After the funeral it was thought | pear over the edge of the ravine. not refund money on this article un- ttered one shrill, curdling, mourntul best that she should remain at school | There—the man dead, his ‘victim's| jogq you have the sales slip so we can owl. It was the cry for vengeance, UDt!l the estate was settled up. As she | cruel fate avenged, Don stark and| geq the date of purchase.” gor justice, blood for blood! The ant Piaced her hand in that of the young [ stif, but his teeth sunk deep in the| wop” gaid the caller in explanation, knal turned swiftly, but first swept the lawyer to say good-by, she retalned man's throat—both were found by 1 pought it at the beginning of win- Races of those near to it and gave a the clasp with the words: neighbors summoned by Walter. ter, and,” she continued, “I used the laintive whine as though beseeching “You have been a true friend | The shadow of the tragedy never en-| muft while it was cold, but now I !hpm to follow. through all my trouble. I ask only | tirely was dissipated in the life of Eva ' have no further use for it, and wish . The truth was known in an hour. One thing more—not vengeance, but | Warren, but in the sunshine | justice. The cruel murderer of thie ! and asked me to refund her money don't feel any flfl'agm & ..lnmpml on the contents. I opened the pack. Your Remedy to all my ik ¢ age and was surprised to find there "m:z"“‘:"‘{‘:.‘.'m ol ” it in the de-rrmu of a canary bird. %nu:sn.:e ;&mhi u'eur' -adhlm bd oy el e BB e eel e just 1 The Program. one dose— which tn’lwuld mk: feel bere “You didn't attend to any of those [0 hexith, convince . matters I mentioned when you left the suffering and give you a . house!” said Mrs. Crosslots. essach, A 1t sfu;e in thousands of i o cases, erever take: will b “I'l do better next time. ‘FOrgve nothing but the highest praise. Go to and forget,’ you know.” g b '::m it e e e . 01 “Yes. You'll do the forgeting and knows or send to Geo: H. fl'.','r,"u e I'll do the forgiving.” ist, 154-156 Whiting St., Chicago, 1, o free book on Stomach Ailments and m grateful letters from people wha bhave b restored, my money back. You advertise to re- ot sale by Henley & Henley. 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This gentleman was a new comer, otherwise he would have known that for years we did ALL the printing used in this town; that right now we are doing more, probably than all the other printing offices in the county combined ; that we have a larger investment in printing facilities than the eight or ten other printing shops in Polk County combined; that we have built this business on correct and workmanlike service; that we have both the equip- ment and know-how, and that we give an order for 100 visiting cards the same ca‘reful attention we bestow on a large catalogue or the publication of a State- wide newspaper. We Do Do Job Printing; Indeed, We Do! O OBOIPODOE . 3 D OTHISI SISO SISO S OISO EORD E 0% CHEDR A ENBLN SeEsemanneg: nasoes Lakeland Evening Telegram Send Your Next Order to The Lakeland NeWS A A A AN AT A . TELEGRAM BUILDING & First House On Main Street A GG AT G A AT THE HEAD OF THINGS . 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