Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 29, 1914, Page 7

o . THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAK ELAND, FLA., OCT. 28, 1914, e e B Wmm departed for lunch in happy ignorance ———————————— of her impending downfall Miss Bur Hls F ton walked in from the dock. IEF"[ I.ETIER Mr. Rogers and Miss Burton were accustomed to greeting each other - AL more as old friends, but when Miss y JULIET JENNINGS, Burton clasped both her employer's | % hande in hers and asked him, in & e trembling voice, whether he was well, Mr.“fiqt:ru;\ltl:s Burton,” dictated Mr. Rogers was a little startled. More = Fpedhbl hs n:‘w stenographer. than that, he was a little pleased at SR msi : ‘at. | this evidence of Miss Burton’s regard. | Nr Rose.rs : dn:i th h.ad got that, but . “I'm as well as ever,” he answered, , e i al iscg\ ered during her . “only the business is going to the dogs ! g serv'ice in the woolen im- Wwithout you.” . w“~ = ;fipan) that her stenography | “But you wrote me—" began Miss trsmcrllje:lor ouly to her spelling and = Burton, and stopped. - ity ll’:a:u- dHowever. he was a' “Something wrong with a letter of T showa:i] lmeudeq to keep her ¢ mine?’ asked Mr. Rogers. * e & Elf‘“ of improvement. ;| This was too much for Miss Burton. o5y nfl:a '\svldowjr of fifty, he looked ' Mr. Rogers had never seen her in S "‘9‘ \t orI.d in a benevolent and tears, but now—Iit must have been a | u“vp d::; or\}“mauner. x Joke, an underbred joke! He was not | aga‘h{ o ¥ ss Burton,” he sald mentally affiicted—that was clear at a Smm;' ot en he stopped. Miss _glance, and he was acting as though i uplifted pencil, watched 'mothing had occurred. Bous th; f‘d tiallen into a daydream,! “Miss Burton!” exclailmed Mr. Rog- e le»:‘tnge of it was that ho ers, terribly etartled and frightened, t ed he had the strong, clever,, “show me the letter. You have it with | capable Miss Burten to advise him in ' you?” The new tarift was playi Ll i | 'with bis atare, sad two of e old, | command you said Mr, Rogom: ax | trusted employes had recently left hm;! suming a dlgx;lty which 'he :u 'very to establish an opposition business. far from feeling. And Miss Burton's Miss Burton had been with him for answer was ren;arkably feminine for seven vears, working her way up from | such a strong-minded woman. stenographer to foreign buyer. He, “There! Take your hateful old let- leaned A good deal on Miss Burton, It ter!” she said, flinging it down on he were not twenty years her senior— | his desk, 4 “My dear Miss Burton,” he said for| “My dear Miss Burton,” read Mr. the third time, resolutely putting aside | Rogers, “Now that you are in England the dreaming impulse. “Now that you'. . . hum! . . what's this? I are in England you might run up to 1 want a new, strong wife, not a cross # | Huddersfield and see if you can't find | Wife like my last sample, but some- 5 :gme novelties that might go well on | thiug durable, showy and serviceable. © market here. I am anxious toput Er . . . er . . . why, it is simpl out a new line. Have you got l:nt, | outrageous!” e m‘?\s'efls m:il:\"?"sald little Miss Smith, 1";;"‘ ;5-";“5‘:?::3:01:::5 }i“::l%l:;;l{h;g\: DOi!;hl& her pencil between her teeth:: ml”l‘sl: be i;‘- As you aren't il . . . “I want a new, strong weave, not a en Mr. Rogers explained, and cross weave like my last sample, but Miss Burton, having been hereelf a something durable, showy and eervice- ! stenographer, understood that the sym- able. One that a man would like to bols for “weave” and “wife” might readily be confused by anybody who transcribed without intelligence. But —but that made it worse than ever. Suddenly she became aware that Mr. Rogers was standing over her, with a very un-employer-like expression on . his face. i “Mary,” he said, in a firm volce, “it | waé abominable. But now that the ! mistake has been made, won't you— | | won't you—1?" ! And a moment’later he was clasp- ing the strong, capable Miss Mary Burton in his arms. And he found | that he did not feel anything like his age. It was not until the end of Miss | Smith’s lunch hour was at hand that | he remembered to tear the letter | which he had left on her desk to | pleces. | “A business letter?” inquired Miss | Burton, wondering why he was de- | stroying it so carefully. | “No, my dear,” answered Mr. Rog- ers. “I'm just covering up my tracks, | that's all. By the way, can you find 'a place in your department for an | ignorant, unintelligent young woman | with a genius for happy blundering?” | { C i i . @. St onsihistibaoki and: wouldntibe | st MDA G IChapaim,) ashamed of showing to his friends. Do 1 the best you can for me. That's all.” The last words were addressed t0 | grenma of the ni; : ght we are carried :ac:: uson‘;tlryx e::t\::g:;y‘::; Bh‘: tfh': i forward, accords with all that sclence or philosophy can unfold touching the body 0;'he;::‘e";;:h“’:‘r::;l""l‘::c‘:::z | onward march of being. It is true that 8 u h | :;:::ew“u 4 :ile O{P Ahesditiaceg it hkm:.htlho lf!lvo ;I:I:d’ tl:nt :e be- s that day and Mr. Rogers picked up ::’::hlng n:l:l:t::y.:t alee'p :ot::u:': two letters together and only signed | mind and body that its purpose in hu- th?r ;Zplflnt:r sl shushed M Mary) man life is commonly found. To nurse g by o | and refresh him f r Burton in London. Miss Burton had | :flwersrl?the mg::;ln“‘n&ell::;‘:‘n:‘: selected a particularly fine assortment | ;yon 4, general acceptation and car of goods that spring, but when she Ie- | yjoq 44 fylfillment little more could be ceived Mr. Rogers’ communication 8he | goyeq of 1t Nothing surely it it i gy g }tlu(fd‘:;fl:*;‘g-s :r:d“;‘: | could enfold that sleep of death in its contrary she sat do i ing logic. F the letter for about five minutes; and ;;:%";;\fl &'v'fir et .'1"'..'3. t:’:un:: then the guong-mn;lded. capable busl- i must be, as Browning so clearly dis- ness woman buret into tears. | cerns, that he “sleeps to wake” to the : Her enéglc)':;d ‘:Z:n:":gel‘_‘;;:'rgfi': | grander use of hllh powers tln the ;lt: nsane. e | more large. Nor should he fear to fin work as something more than employ- | ymeei¢ of just such stuff as his dreams ment; she had an interest in the suc- | were made of. cess of the business second only to her S interest in Mr. Rogers. It wae mot How He Could Find Out. like him to write in that way; In fach | g o Prong in his early days it he were in his right mind he could | S hich in the fi H ¢ posaibly have done . once plllnyed a pm;t wk ch in la ul;:: no y , A hasty survey of the slluatlon.bln: ;::'kcr:-s:dh:o;o:gh:rwl:m' ol(;l earl, she d“ci?nd ‘Uh‘i"'l‘x:;:ed':fi;‘ dt"g“ 8CK | threw him heavily and, when he did America, whic . tc‘!vieluflfllile little Miss Smith was ;laoi: rlq:valn:":r:utl:ecll';“:u:?“d nm . TR demonstrating her Incapability 8t eV-| .t o0t hoaveng! What have I = ery turn. Her spelling might have de-| g q. lighted the heart of Mr. Carnegle, | "0 night he played the part in a though it went somewhat beyond l;“{ small English town. A stage hand own !dr-m];du!hrv-ft;rn(x]. ::tht!:(dr ';z“;:;g'; was very much impressed with the 3 av @ 2 o | vowels were anh nnmu}:#rml";p';‘(’)dgz:: reached the climax, felled the old earl | a letter. So that, when ZIT. | to the ground and epoke the line. pest customer recelved a cnmmunicda- “Great heavens! What bave I done?” ing him that the goods |, ~.g gtartled to hear the stage hand . Everything . usually carrled o had ordered had a ticking ef- gay in a loud voice: . t Rogers h'“dk dlc“f‘(“]‘?ng'“:lks" XStrike a match .and we'll have a ln an up'tO"date p A _;ly’;h R¢ g‘:’\r’; ::rccm:::((hat Miss | ook were numbered. Andi Lo opel Not Up to Her Looks. There was cne youig wcman in the box party at the theater who took no part in the noisy clatter and giggle. Ao | With her gaze fixed upon the stage (which ild have L"‘“_“ drill”) _\Ir.‘ she watched the progress of the play, Rogers sat down to cogitate. | indifferent to the gayety around her The result was that, belng SOme=| . ... that her delicate, aristocratic, Lower Prices on Ford Cars Effective August Ist, 1914 to Augustist, o5 and guaranteed against any reduction during that time. All cars fully equipped { 0. b. Detroit. Runabout... ... ...$440 Touring Car ........490 Town Car... ... ...690 guyers to Share in Profits All retail buyers of new Ford cars from August Ist, 1914 to August Ist, 1915 will share in the profits of the company to the extent of $40 w $60 per car, on each car they buy, FROVIDED: we sell and de- iver 300,000 new Ford cars during that pe- ‘od. Ask ua for particulars 3 FORD MOTOR COMPANY {ake'and Auto and Supply Co. POLK COUNTY AGENTS. you WANT YOUR SHIRTS AND COLLARS AUNDERED The VERY BEST . en | akeland Steam AUNALY Foks ptier saued than ever for giving you high grade Laundry Work, ZSQEatsasn g B PH) (S v L L] $PEERBEERPEPPEEE POPPPPRII .B. STREATER ONTRACTOR AND BUILDER ving had twenty-one years’ experience in building : contracting in Lakeland and vicinity, I feel competent mder the best services in this line. If comtemplating ing, will be pleased to furnish estimates and all infor- ion, All work guaranteed. - J. B. STREATER. pne 160. Let Us Supply Your Needs “My Dear Miss Burton.” Emerson's Idea of Dreams. iss Orange Clippers Spruce Pine Picking Ladders Cement Coated Box Nails LR I 2 ry’s Orange Plows American Field Fence Cyclone Ornamental Fence th's days . Ii d‘fir S e { when a letter slipped past his secru- | | . gratuitously instructing a larzs: ar are tor il‘—:;:‘wgthu: he :1d supply him with irool for white walstcoats | fine « some i | Emerson’s claim that even in the D ————— A GOO0D ROADS CONGRESS !velopment of a comprehensive sys- tem of interstate highways will be Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 28.-—The discussed. Secretary of Agriculture Northwestern Road Conzress will Houston and® good rouds experts hold its first annual session in this from all parts of the country are city, commencing today and closing present to attend the Congress. A on the 31st. The object cf this or-.big exposition of road machinery, ganization is the improvement of A material and implements is being roads throughout the country, andllwld in connection. the governors of several Siates have e enthusiastically entered into the! Wheat is so scar«® in Holland plans which brought about its that the natives are eating tulio jfounding. At this meeting the de- ' bread. i ?MFMMLM.‘MNIO r 2 ¢ au: HORLICK’S QENUINE . ‘ Avold imitations—Take M., Substiute Mik, malted grain,in powderform. More iicalthful iuan tea & coffes é\vflmh.invnlidnndo'owinschfldrm. # grees with the w=-" digestics Purcautrition,upbuldingthewholebody. Keep it on vour sidenoa.s ..t home. ‘~vigoratesnursing mothers and the aged. A quick lunch prepared in & minute. MMME’%"Z"E"S"E“S"SCN: s PSP ErG RSB OT GBS BB DG > & 6 ) g ”» 4 Don’t fail to see us before having your Electrical iwork done. We can save you money,and give you better ** stuff’’ than you have been getting, and for 4 a litt'e less money. & % T. L. CARDWELL, Electrical Contractor & EVERYTHING ELE CTRICAL % PHONE 233 West Main Street and New York Avenue B GHBHHBPPEIIIIBIIELIIP IS KELLEY'S BARRED Plymouth Rocks BOTH MATINGS Better now than ever before High class breeding birds at P/ reasonable prices. Fgge from }#’ high class pens for h:tching. s;%: Write me before ordering else- <7 where. Don’t Talk War, But Talk Business, and ; Boost Your Town A 3 HE HUB is still selling ! Hart Schaffner & Marx ’g good Clothing, and it is the - best clothing ever brought to your city. @ Have just received a new I} shipment of NECKWEAR and ARROW 'l SHIRTS, and ONYX HOSIERY. L f Now, Old Men and Young Men, ' come around and see what you ‘ can buy for 15c. and 18¢c to 25c. Will appreciate showing them to everybody orous as well as a kind- he placed a note upon, th's desk during her lunch | nforming her that two months’ would be at her disposal, and d be advisable for her to| for a more congenial po- thing of a tim hearted look about gition ARDWARE CO. | ===~ finely chiseled features bore a look of weariness and a scornful smile curled her lips. At last, however, she turned her head slowly and looked at the other members of the party. Then she spoke to the eilderly ma~ tron sitgng by her side. “That chick- en in the blue kimono,” she said, “thinks she is the whole custardl” JOS. Thie Hub This Store is the Home of Mart Schaffner and Marx Good Clothing