Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 17, 1914, Page 7

e —— GHT FOR PHOS- BOUCDS IN POLX COUNTY onville, Oct. 15.—Suit has d by the United States sainst the Charleston, “aroling, Mining and Manu- pg (0. to recover certain e phosphate properties in The bill of complaint, -m Thos. W. Gregory, at- ceneral of the United States and H. S. Phillips, district v, was filed in the federal -ur‘. vesterday afternoon. he Dbill of complaint, it is stat- t on or about Feb. 9, 1906, e of Florida, by its agent, Hampton, filed In the plain- 41 land office at Gainesville, indemnity school selection g lands lying in Polk . pursuant to provisions of ised statutes as amended, un- stitute ment ag taining the land for agricultural wurpeses instead of for their mineral deposits. On Feb. 8, 1908, the State Fducation of Florida is all have deeded to the South Carolina Mining facturing Co. the same lands, and that the officials of the govern- went’s land department were misled 2ud deceived by false, and untrue statem g board . ed to Charleston, and Manu- fraudulent representations and ents that the lands were be- int acquired for agricultural values instead of the mineral contained thereon. Since the transaction, the govern- went alleges that valuable phos- prhate deposits have been discovered on the property, and it is averred that it is the Dbelief of the plaintiff that the South Carolina required the the time properties company realizing at the existence of the phos- property ——— THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LARK TLANT, FLA,, OCT. 17, i%14. THE SEFTON GIRLS By A. TENNY SPRING. (Copyright, 1914, by W. G. Chapman.) “Sorry you have to go back to New York, old man,” said Fred Holmes to Arnold Rittenhouse. ! The two young men had been friends at college and ever since. They had been enjoying a fishing vaca- | tion together when Rittenhouse's firm | ' summoned him on a matter of urgent | business, which would cut three days out of his holiday. However, Arnold | was to rejoin his friend as soon as; possible. “I hope you won't find it too hot in August,” Holmes continued. *“I used to think New York made a good sum- mering place, with a cool apartment ich the State of Florida was 4 to select in lieu of school which had been lost to it in of other agricultural lands of ited States. The State is al- to have obtained the land on iled for the purpose of ob- phate. The government deed conveying the property to the South Carolina Co. be declared null‘ '“,]:;(:‘tfl‘:d l‘-:;”rll tHis despondancy, of AERS BN : e ed was a young man' 'nd void and that "‘f‘ title to the | of means and could make his home lands be lecally transferred back to ! wherever he chose. He had had an' the government. iunhanm‘ love affair, the which he had confided to his fricnd. It was the case of an ambitious | mother in Europe set upon a title l‘or | her daughter, a dangling suitor with | the prospect of an earl's coronet, and a young American eating out his! heart in loneliness, “Honest, Arnold, if you could see; i Rita I think vou'd be as crazy about { her as I am,” and most of the people gone. But I don’t know that I want to see the city again.” asks that the its 1 Best Food-Drink Lunch at Fount.ing B ¢ | | i | almost as stunning, too. Now Beth is ! a regular madcap. If only the mother had picked her for the marriage! But | she took Rita to Europe and left Beth behind. The old earl can’t last long, | and his brother, who's | day, isn't good enough to wipe Rita's shoes!"” Arnold had rented a furnished apart- ment for the summer months through . an agent, the owners having gone to Europe till September. He was glad " Ask For IGINAL m: HORLICK'S Avold Imitations—Take M-, Sub -5 th Milk, malted grain, in powder form. 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He was going to | | cut his stay in New York as short as | possible by the simple process of ! sleeping as long as he was able. And the firm had promised him an extra | week. He took off his coat and unbuttoned his collar. Then, with natural perver- sity, the collar button slipped out of | his fingers. It would no doubt have rolled under the bureau had that not been impossibly far away. Therefore it chose the next best place; it rolled | under the bed. With an unscriptural remark, Rit-| tenhouse got down on his hands and | knees and went after it. He found it in the farthest corner. He was just! about to emerge when the door opened and a young lady came in. A Step Ahead in Quality--- A Step Behind in Price BATES STORE Every piece of WOOL GOODS in STOCK ABSOLUTELY NEW SEQPOEOTEOD i i BHO s»o'swsnao.s»oms-cgmom amazement. The young lady imme- | diately proceeded to the mirror and AR ¢ :"?‘OWWM :«:-'-a«m“o Sod O Woodrow W|Ison WOOD be PLEASED at WOO0DS’, The New Drug Store New FRESH Shipment of that ’ Kustom Katching Kern's KANDY Justreceived. Phone 408 The New Drug Store JUST 0°POSITE THE CITY HALL. Prseeeedd Rittenhouse choked with horror. around. Then, apparently reassured ' that nothing had happened, she be-! gan to unstrap a light suitcase which | Rittenhouse now perceived she had brought in with her. She stooped over it and picked up something. The next ] instant Rittenhouse perceived that he was looking into the wicked eye of a glittering revolver. “Come out of there or I fire! the young lady. Rittenhouse came out. He scram- bled to his feet. On the chair lay ' his tell-tale coat. Doubtless it was | this and not the choke that had star- tled his visitor. ! said | my collar?” inqwired Rittenhouse, as ! the revolver perked upward at his | at(»mm to move. said the young lady. “What you doing in my apartment? Don’t you dare put them are Hands up! down!” It's mine,” said Rittenhouse hum- bly. “I rented it from Flood for the | season.” details of | he said to his friond., “She's got a little sister, Beth, that's’ to have this refuge when he returned Rittenhouse was struck dumb with | The young lady started. She looked | “May I put on my coat and bmtn'n It was the young lady’s turn to look surprised. “Indeed!” she said. “Per- ! haps \ou can tell me the name of the owner.” “I can't,” admitted Rittenhouse. 'Flood said that the lady was a snob | and wouldn’t like it known that her | apartment had been rented, and so the name was to be kept quiet.” The young lady laughed scornfully. . “You can tell that to the police,” shs answered. “Why not call up Flood,” suggested Rittenhouse. “At his home?” inquired the young i lady. “Perhaps you forgot that it was | after closing hours for offices. I’ hardly think you are on sufficiently | frieadly terms with him to know ' where he lives.” | “I forgot the time,” stuttered th-' ' tenhouse. i “I am going to telephone the po-| lice,” said the young lady. stay quiet, or I shall fire.” She moved toward the telephone ! and hesitated. “If—if you are really speaking the truth, and mother rent- | ed you this apartment,” she said, “I will give you a chance to offer some samhctory—qulte satisfactory refer- ence.” “All my friends are out of town, groaned Rittenhouse. The thought of spending the night in a stuffy, un-, clean police cell was not an enticlng i one. “I don't know a soul. I was in | | the Adirondacks until this morning. & 1 was summoned down by my flrm~ | Birch & Landso—on business. if only Freddy Holmes were here' He'd get me out of this!” groamed the , young man. A remarkable change came over! the girl's face. “Mr. Fred Holmes of—of-——where was he living last | spring? Quick!” she exclaimed | “At the St. Elizabeth,” said Ritten- house. And then a light came to him. “You don’t mean to say that you are: | last name.” he continued. Freddy has told me about you, and— Oh, won't you let me put on my coat ' i ,:: and take you out to—talk over the ;¢ matter? We can get him on the long- distance telephone, and—" ‘ The revolver hesitated and waa' | lowered. Then the girl replaced it in | her suitcase. I Half an hour later they were seated | opposite each other in a snug eorner{ | of a famous restaurant not very far from Grant's Tomb. Their acquaint- | ance had progressed as far toward i friendship as is possible, among well- ! bred young people, in the space of t | half an hcur. The rapidity of its | progression may have been the reac- | | | { | i | | i | tion from the dramatic thrill of their hostile encounter. “Won't you forgive me for saying that?" Arnold was pleading. “I don't know that I can,” answered the girl. “To call mother a snob—" “1 didn't say she was a snob, Miss Sefton"—he had by now learned thal much. “I said Flood said she was. am sure she {sn't.” “Why not?" demanded the girl. “Because of you.” “How me?” “Because — because—" | Rittenhouse; and then, all at once a chilling thought came over him. Here he was chatting away with Miss Rita | Sefton like an old friend, while poor | Freddy, who loved her to distraction, was eating out his heart in the Adi- | rondacks, all ignorant of the situa- fon. “I think I had better send a wire to Freddy, telling him you are here,” he said, after turning aside the ques- tion as gracefully as he was able. ‘You know,” he nddul “he has told me all about you.” “Yes?” inquired the girl, roldly. a little! | “And he will be so glad to know | i that—that you haven't—" She rescued him adroitly from this | i “That 1 haven't| dangerous ground. ¢ married the earl?” she asked. | “Yes. Forgive me, but, being Fred. | dy's friend, I was naturally interested. | world, | will be very happy together.” “l am not going to marry Mr. Fred ! Holmes,” answered the girl, coloring. “l don't see why you should make ..' such - insinuations as that. 1 can't! | help it if he is eating his heart out | for me, as I think you phrased it."” | Silence. Rittenhouse was dumfound- | ed. He did not see the sly glance that the gir] stole at him from under ' | | her long lashes until— ! ! Until she raised her head and said | shftly: “I am not Rita Sefton.” Not Rita Sefton! At first Ritten- | house only looked at her with so mel ' her. Then he understood. “You are ‘Miss Beth!" he cried. i “Well, you've hit it at last.,” she an- | swered. “And I knew who you were ilhe moment you mentioned Freddy's name. So we can let the telephone | wait untfl morning. And you con for + give me for turning you out of vour | apartment? You see, I didn't know | mother had rented it. 1 was at Vas- | sar, in my last term, and then | stayed with friends at Hu and—and mother simply s2id closed the place. I came up to town; | because I had a letter from Rita | “Announcing her engazement,” :aid ! 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