Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 22, 1914, Page 7

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA,, OCT. 22, 1914 FOTLEODD ¥ £ Do Yo Wan.t%Ft‘e'sh Clean ROCERIES? We are at your service for anything cl 1 located the odd shoes, returned them | to their places, and—but had he?! Nicholson opened the bag and looked HONTHG THE SOE By H. M. EGBERT. dence of his theft—Miss Martin’s high-heeled shoe, beside his own! | Nicholson gasped. Well, nothing | could be done now. He resolved to'i tend the shoe back that night with | a letter of apology. He thrust his suitcase across the baggage counter, received his check, and dashed into ~ L0 S SCPOP SO Lower Prices on vord Cars All the way over Nicholson had tried Effective August Ist, 1914 to Augustist, 1915 and guaranteed against any reduction during that time. All cars tully equipped i 0. b. 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STREATER. LetsUs Supply Your Needs Wiss Orange Clippers ‘Spruce Pine Picking Ladders Cement Coated Box Nails * % Xk X Avery’s Orange Plows American Field Fence Cyclone Ornamental Fence 'R Everything usually carried in an up-to-date Hardware Store WILSON HAR_DWARE CO. XY Bd O fo make the acquaintance of the girl in brown. But, try as hard as he could, he failed to elicit anything more than a parting greeting from her. She was named Mary Martin, and he overheard her telling the steward that | thought it would come on the same train.” she was a school teacher and spend- ing her vacation on a tour of the Brit- ish cities. Nicholson was making a pleasure tour. He was one of those fortunate young men who have sufficient income to make work unnecessary. Not that he was an idler. He meant to take up sociology seriously—was, in fact, on his way to England at the invita- tion of a friend, to attend some crowd- ed political meetings in the Black I(‘oumry. the industrial part of the Midlands. . The girl in brown would not say anything more than “good-morning” and “good-evening.” She even seemed to resent Nicholson's attempts to force himself upon her, the young man thought. So, by the time the voy- age was half ended he had left her severely alone. It was one of the greatest disap- pointments that he had ever had. He was not an unduly impressionable young man, but the girl in brown had made a profound impression upon his heart. There is some inner sense that tells us whether these affairs have in them the possibility of permanence. Nicholson felt that he could love the girl in brown—given propinquity for the development of his passion—until he died. However, love must have responsive- ness, and by the time he reached Ox- ford he had only a pleasant, mellowed memory of her. He put up at the Queen’s hotel. His room was on & long corridor. And as he entered it he heard light footsteps coming along case. the train. | His friend was waiting for him at the other end, but there was no suit- “I checked it,” said Nicholson. *“I 3 inside. There lay the dreadful ex:-‘E 3 | | % FOIOIVSOLQTIFO 2O ITUFQ VKL “You what?” asked the other. “Checked it,” answered Nicholson, displaying a stub. “I don't know what you mean by ‘checking it’,” replied his friend. “If you had a guard put your bag into the baggage-van it must have come.l Why—good heavens, man, don't you% see that you left it at the parcels} o It's waiting for you there, no| =% room? doubt, and it will cost you tweopence a day until you get it.” ‘ Bewildered and disgusted, Nichol- son euffered himself to be dragged oft to his friend’'s house. He bought an outfit and determined to return via Oxford when he concluded his round of visits. And in the enthusiasm of } the night’s meeting he almost forgot his troubles. l The following morning he saw this advertisement in the Coventry papers: “If the gentleman who tock away a lady’s shoe from the Queen's hotel, Oxford, will return it to its owner, no' questions will be asked. Address M. M., Leicester. Reward if required.” Leicester was Nicholson’s last stop- ping place. He resolved to explain by letter and arrange to meet Miss Mar- tin there. Meanwhile his friend told him that it would be possible to have the bag forwarded to the station- there. Accordingly Nicholson wrote an apologetic letter to the poste res- tante, and then continued his journey. Four days later he descended at 3 Leicester station. At the post office | he found a communication from Miss Martin. i “Miss Martin will be glad to see Mr, Nicholson at the Temperance ho- tel, provided he brings her shoe with him.” OSRPLFDAT QB POTOSOHOO0 24 O carried by an Up-to date Grocery Phone orders glvin prompt attention W.J.REDDICK SOPIFOHIHOITES KELLEY'S BARRED Plymouth Rocks BOTH MATINGS than e . y Better now ever before Hign class breeding birds at reasonable prices. Fgge from high'class pens for hatching. Write ‘me before ordering else- where, H. L. KELLLY, Gri‘fin. Fla QIR DB HOOCHELH PO " Heinz Pure Food Demonstrator failed to get here last Saturday on SO CR account accident, but promises to be here Saturday, October 24th All Ladies invited to call and be served Don’t Miss It. 3 with Samples. Nicholson found the missing suit- case, slung it into a cab and hurried | 4 to the hotel. Miss Martl came into the parlor. Nicholson was hardly articulate when he saw her. They had never stood face to face before. Now Miss Martin’s face was covered with ! blushes, which followed each other across it with remarkable rapidity. ] He cursed himself for a donkey under his breath, for he could see that i Miss Martin understood quite well ' what Boots had thought. But she only said icily: N “will you kindly give me my shoe?” Nicholson opened the suitcase and | took out the shoe, wrapped neatly in paper. “p'll Tell You in a Minute.” the passage, and looked round to see the girl in brown. She did not pay the slightest heed to him, but, without any sign of rec- ognition, entered her room adjacent. Nicholson sighed, changed his mind about going to bed, and went out and promenaded the High for nearly an hour. Boots, dazzled by the bestowal of a truly American tip, informed Nichol- son of the British custom of putting one’s shoes outside the bedroom door to be polished. eaid. “I'll give you an extra shine. Thank you kindly, sir.” Nicholson went to bed and slept like a just man without remorse or care. In fact, he was a little ashamed to discover, when he opened his eyes, opened his door. Outside lay one of his shoes. And, next to it, was a | emall and very shapely lady’s shoe, neighbor. His missing shoe was no- where to be seen. Nicholson had a spare pair of shoes {n his bag, and he put them on. Then he stood staring in perplexity at what lay before his eyes. Boots must have made a hideous blunder. Nicholeon went down to pick a quarrel with him. But Boots was nowhere to be found. And, as Nicholson munched his break- fast, a telegram was put into his hand. «“Meet me at Conventry at four,” it ran. It was from the friend who was to guide him through the maze of sociological observations that lay be- fore him. | There was only one train to Coven- [ try that day—Sunday. Forgotten was { the episode of the morning, forgotten Miss Martin, save that she lay like a | subconscious idea at the base of his l‘mernory. He rushed upstairs, to find | Boots standing before his door with his suitcase in his hand. «“It's all packed, sir,” he said. “There isn't no time to lose, sir. I've called a keb, sir.” What was it he wanted to say to Boots? peared with the suitcase. He was waiting at the cab door. He thrust the ' other tip, departed, while {the cab dashed frantically toward the station. cushions. rectified the blunder. I cleans 'em, sir,” he | that the sun was shining brightly. He | evidently the property of his next-door | Boots had already disap- suitcase inside, and, gratified by an- Nicholson sank back against the Well, of course, Boots had No doubt he had “I am very sorry to have caused you so much trouble,” he said. “You un- derstand it was not my fault, don’t | you?” | “I'l tell yeu in a minute,” Miss Mar- | tin answered. “Kindly wait. It is no | use attempting to pass me, because you will be stopped by the doorkeeper. He knows.” | “What do you mean?” Nicholson de- ' manded, For answer Miss Martin carefully . extracted the shoe from the parcel . and, to Nicholson’s surprise, began to unscrew the heel. The heel came off, | and out of the hollow interior there . fell one, two, three, four, five hundred- dollar bills. | “Oh, thank heaven!" she cried. “1 was down to my last dollar. Oh-h!” And suddenly Miss Martin went into ! something that very closely resembled | hysterice. And before Nlcholson| knew what he was doing he found himself bending over her and implor- ing her to be calm. “Can you ever forgive me?”’ she pleaded. | “Why wouldn’t you speak to me | on the boat?” he asked. \ “Because 1 was so afraid,” she an-| swered. “I knew Europe was full of confidence men, and you—you looked at my shoes so hard. I put the shoes outside to bluff you, because I thought —1 thought you would never dream that I would put the ehoe with the money in it outside the door. And, and—I thought you had followed me.” “I didn’t,” answered Nicholson bold- 1y, “but, as a fellowcountryman, I'm going to now, to see that you don't get into any more trouble and—for other reasons.” | TN O AR T AR BN LT G And something in the girl's look en- couraged him to believe that she was l not wholly unwilling. \ (Copyright, 194, by W. G. Chapman.) | ! Unless All Signs Fail. Mrs. Commuter, basely deserted by her maid at the eleventh hour, mobil- | jzed a Swedish reserve in desperation for the dinner party. All the English the new domestic understeod was the sign manual, but an hour’s drill put her in some shape for service. The dinner went well until dessert. The Swede forgot the finger-bowls which should have been upon the plates. Mrs. Commuter employed the sign manual under cover of the table illustrating the washing and drying of hands. The Swede nodded, went out and returned. Mrs. Commuter turned to iind the new domestic at her elbow. 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