Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 3, 1914, Page 6

PAGE BIX EVENING UP THINGS = U Sy 8y HAROLD CARTER. Jubn Hiwu tid Ktrawberry, which the gu had & BiX yeurs betfore, plant died of struwherry « & commuter, v all day in a stufly ineurance office, had grown this won- der The geeds of the gtravwberry would be fertile. There was no doubt of that But the plant had borne only one frult, | Just ue Bergback's had done. Ferg- back's had died in a nipping frost that swept down upon his plantations. But this was June, and there was no fear of fromts any more, “Minna!" called John Hilton excited- ly, a8 he gaw the lilac ribbons of a sun- bonnet appear ut the back porch. “Minna, come here! Come at once!” A pretty little woman made her way toward the excited palr. Minna Hilton ‘was a bride of elght months. Bhe was still as much in love with John us when { thought to cat much. “What!” Yelled Both Men In Chorus. ' they had been married, and he wllhl ber. Bhe was not of the Intellectual type; but she was pretty and dainty, | and the face upturned under the sun- ' bonnet was marvelously sweet and good-tempered. “Well! Have you two old fogies found something remarkabic?”’ sbke asked. Henry Price was an old bachelor, | and reputed to be a woman-hater. His | affection for John, whom he had known | & good many years, had managed to purvive John's marriage. In time he even brought himself t+ the point of feeling ut home when he called. But his distrust and fear of womankind bad never left him; and then, too, he had never overcome his feeling of Jealoury toward the woman who had cowe to ghare John's lite ‘Don't tell her, John,” he whispered, THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKE “1¢ she kznew that strawderry wes worth a fortune—" 1 kzow what you want to ehow me, It's that funny isu't 1t? I no znewered John in a Ard please remember preserved very care te seemed calm with Price. What neinuating tha angry. Price was mental- anewered Minna you might have However, | ‘ou are io the a little huffily - had seen not very = tolerated John e stood at the door, I accidents ‘O, that's all right, old man,” gwered John. His good humor ¥y restored by that time; long Price, “for + word about nd, don't what witk Berghuck's experi ould be racked first dark Le in that an was Le : qon't E You in | gpread are it did seem as though the 1 absolute gilence. The 8 invaluable. Jerg- experiments had shown con- ¥ that the blended strawberry would produce fruit only from the geed, not from the runners. And there had been only one fruit thus grown. The fruft was to be plucked as care- fully a8 though it were the last hair from the Buddha's head, and placed in a pot, and Price was to convey it to a greenhouse, and— It was, in short, a remarkable con- spiracy against one poor Btrawberry. Thursday was the day get for the ex- periment, and on that afternoon Price came to tea. Minna made them have ' tea before going into the garden. But | both men were too much absorbed in ' In vain Minna tempted them with her scones and cakes, 1 “Won't you try a little more of my Jam?" she asked Price coaxingly. “You know, it was you and Johnny who are responsible for it.” i “How 18 that, my dear?” John asked. “Why, I've made it from the best fruit in the garden,” she answered, “and I put the blended strawberry in, Just as you told me—" ‘“What?" yelled both men in chorus. “Dear me, how excited you both are,” sald Minna loftily. “Didn't you tell me, Johnny, that it was to be pre- served carefully?” | “You—you put the strawberry—the strawberry in that Jam?” inquired John | Hilton, gasing at his wife stonily. “Yes, Johnny. Wasn't that right?’ “O, yes, it was right enough,” re plied her husband. “Only—well, you have lost us a fortune, Minna, that's all.” Henry Price glared at the poor wom. an and then, without a word, dashed out into the hall and thrust on his hat. A moment later the garden gate slammed to behind him. This sound, indicative of his final de- parture, relieved the tension of the sit- uatlon. Minna put her head down upon her folded arms. John rose up awkwardly and came behind her and put his arms about her. “Never mind, dear,” he said. “It was my fault, and you couldn't have | known. I'l try again, Minna. Don't cry!” The tears were streaming down | Minna's face, but she was not crying; | she was laughing hysterically. ! “0, Johnny,” she said, “I—it—well, | it wasn't true!” “Not true! You didn’t put the blend- ed strawberry—" | growing i line mixture known as soap. “No. It's etill there where it was But I just wanted to pay that old Heary Price for being so meen. You sce, | beard what be said, and—’ “Mipna,” minutes lat himsel! tb there, “1 evened up LOWw , solemuly, five he had satisfied berry was really ings have been Y 1 forgive old And we'll agk bim szid Jo er " answered Minna ¥ ary more about Peril That Lurks in the Unwashed Hand Is Great, but There Is One Way to Safety. please—the most dan.- | gErous a ous enemy of the home, the family and civilized society has agaln been discovered lurking in its lair or something equally &s bad. ery row and then, you know, this | ) is pun to earth and exposed 11 a gopher with a fox ter- rier at its hecls—and the home, the family and modern soclety are rescued +in the nick of time, like the maiden torn from the burning building by the picture ehow, says the Detroit Free On this occasion Dr. C. E. orthy of Washington tells us that the most dangerous enemy of our lares and penates and other institu- tions {8 the human band, because the hand spreads ger especially when used In a none o ¢ preperation of food. ases thus to dash us on the rocks of ob) some other im- movable, inert object, gee? IJ()C!'_A: Langworthy does not go so far as to Buggest amputation of unclean hands when found in the possession of cooks. That would be rather too radical, wouldn't {t? He merely gently inti- mates that to abolish this peril to society, health and happiness cooks would do well to cultivate the custom of frequently bathing their hands in clean, pure water diluted with an alka- Easy, isn't it? And the remedy {8 procur- able almost anywhere at an expense 80 small as to be within the reach o' the leanest purse. or Pass the Vinegar. A gally gowned and garrulous house- maid sat down by an acquaintance on a trolley and at once said: “Hello, Sadle! Where you lvin’ now?" “Nowheres,” was the reply. “How's that?” “I'm married.” “You ain't!” “Sure thing. Look at that!” She held up her ungloved left hand in triumph; for there on the third fin- ger was a shinlng new wedding ring. Staring at it In wonder for a mo- ment, the other girl asked, “Well, who Bot stung?’—Assoclated Sunday Mag- azines, Lucky Bead Necklace. The Dry Goods Economist says that & dainty little necklace composed chiefly of glass beanshaped beads which are commonly supposed to have a lucky influence is being shown. These bean beads are combined with small pearl and tiny gold, silver or metal beads. The glass bean-shaped beads come in various colors, such as green, amber, blue, etc. These neck- laces can be bought made up, or the lucky bean beads can be furchased in Quantities to be made up in the home. Morning Frock, A good-looking frock for morning wear In town {8 made of white cotton crepe striped narrowly with brown. The skirt has a long tunic and the loose walst is cut in raglan style with deep collar and cuffs of white crepe hemstitched in brown. A belt of pat- ent leather adde a smart finishing touch. For alternate wear with the leather belt there is a wide girdle and sash bow of brown moire ribbon which fastens easily under the bow with snap buttons. In organize 1 baseball since 1906 when he played under name of ‘Sullivan.’’ Now with Philadelphia Athletics. Student at Columbia University where he cxcelled in baseball and football. Developed by Connie Mack and is now one of the greatest 2nd basemen in the game. A left-handed batter and right-handed thrower. Pronounced by John McGraw as the greatest ball player. He is the Hub of Connie Mack’s $100,000 infield. 27 years old—S5 ft. 10in. 160 Ibs. He is a quick thinking, brainy player—that's why he rinks The quickest answer to every thirst. Chosen by men of brain and brawn for its wholesomeness. Delicious and Refreshing semand e genuine by full name— Nukusmes encursge substitution THE COCA-COLA CO. ATLANTA, GA. ‘Whenever you see an Arrow think of Coca-Cola, CHARM Wken Rodney Phail inherited the lit- [tle Westbrook factory that had been | the quiet, unassuming property of his deceased uncle for two decades, he posted up his one order in all of the | four working rooms of the plant It was: “Sing.” “What does bhe mean, anrvhow?” ' growled well-meaning but surly Jef Dodson, the foreman. “Is there a bet- ter gystem iz any shop along the riv. 1£r? ‘Swear!' would suit me better when a machine breaks down.” “Maybe his advice would be good for you, then,” suggested his assistant. | “It doesn’t do the youngsters much g00od to hear you rip it off when you're riled, Jet” | Before another day, however, all | hands in the plant understood the situ- ation clearly. The new proprietor ar- rived—a rather serious-faced young man, but with a kindly light in his eyes and a gentle, eympathetic voice that attracted the eighty odd employes. The first thing Rodney Phafl did was to call all hands into the main rest room and make them a epeech. He told them that he felt something more than mere enrichment in being the favored owner of the business—a sense of great responsibility. The Bame conservative business methods would be followed. Old and deserving employes would be retained. great wish, however, was to make of them a hapy fami He intended to build a club house for them, where mu- Ble, lectures and entertainments could be held to break the monotony of their lives. There would be a good library and a gymnasium. These faithful workmen had borne bravely the brunt of the industrial battle. They should share in the prosperity of the business. Each year twenty-five per cent of the profits of the concern should be dis- tributed equally among the employes. Of course there was rare apprecia tion evinced at the mention of this lib- eral donation. Then Mr. Phall said: “I have put up a sign reading, ‘Sing.’ 1 want to explain about that. For ten years my life has been spent on a lone- ly ranch, taking care as custodian of a plece of property in litigation belong- ing to my uncle. The solitude, the eve- ning weariness after an uneventful day, the uneventful existence fast made of me an unsociable hermit. There was no sweetness in my life. ' Then, one day, a wonderful bird took up.its home just above my cabin door. ! It sang from morning until night. It filled the air with rare, beautiful mu- sic, and my sou! with delight. When it flew away to sunnier climes with the approach of winter I missed it great- 1y. Then a new idea came to me: I | would sing myself. My friends, you ! do not know how his companionship of music cheered and refined me.” This was the text, and further upon the subject “the new boss” briefly descanted. He showed them how, es- } pecially in the work rooms where the ’memhllnz of the plant was done at long tables, the hours could be enliv- ened by music, the vocal organs exer cised and rhythm, poetry and good cheer engendered. There was so much promise to the plan, the girls especially so eagerly re- sponded to the music suggestion, that Rodney decided to go a step further. He advertised in a near city newspa- per for a cultured lady to undertake an orderly educational superintendency of & group of sixty young factory girls. One especially neat, terse and com- prehensive reply from a Miss Mabel Durant pleased him. A week later the young lady in question arrived upon the scene with her aged mother. Rod- ney had a neatly furnished cottage near the works all ready for them. For the first time in his life a woman's face attracted him in anew way. With in a week he was ardent in his appro- bation of the system pursued by the quiet, refined young ledy, who entered with zest into taking charge of the girl workers. | Rodney left all the details of man- agement and training to Miss Durant. He heard great reports of her suc- cess, he did not wonder when he met her dally that she had wound herself around the hearts of the girls. Then one day his whole being thrilled as he paused in his work to listen to a touch- ing ballad she was singing in the work room. It was in the rear work room on the fourth floor of the plant, but every note was borne to his wistful hearing strong and clear. Suddenly a jarring crash shut out the mellow harmony that so charmed him. He turned to view a great up- heaval of an isolated stone building where explosive varnishes were stored. There was a blast of lame. The main building had caught. In an instant dense clouds of smoke rolled upwards. “Fire!"” The direful shout, echoed and re- beated, rent the air. There was a rush from the building. A chill struck the heart of the anxious Rodney as he thought of the girls on the fourth fioor. “Those narrow stairs!” he gasped, and then, thirty voices strong, there came to his ears the steady, rising notes of a song accompanying the footsteps, as clearly timed as though a company of trained soldiers was on the march. And 80, In splendid order, the last one of the girls got safely out of the building. The structure was destroyed, but soon to be rebuliit. But not until Rodney Phail had won & loving bride who had sung her gen- tle way into his heart of hearts. (Copyright, 194, by W, G. Chapmen) COULD SCARCELY ne e 20.CCC .Persons .Publicly meud Ozr Remedy REFRESHES — STIMULATES === Docsa't stir up your atsves. 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