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

‘THE EVENING TALEGRAM, LA¥ ELAND, FLA, DEC. 17, 1914, S BpOCUBHORARRBERD S : o, 80800000000 CPCC00P0C00000Q ?BIIIP.‘G T0 A CIRCUS y MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD- RIDGE. over here at once,” declared Alan read- ' ily. “She shall have my room. Both | of you are indeed welcome. g Mrs. Woods, when she returned, good soul that she was, at once set about acting as nurse for the little pa- | tient. Mr. Woods grumbled a little, but kept it to himself. The circus company moved away 48 hours later, | but neither Miss Mercy Lester nor lda- lia went with them. I [t $25.00 less 10 per cent. for Cash 1 to December 15. L (] “Be tolerant, Ephraim, mnborl The child was now under medical you was young yourself once.” care. She had developed a slow, wast- "lu.um,wtrnmmmm:“’"”"- The elephant was leased to the circus and a substitute for Idala tcom: leasures I it b Tantll the priciple 1ot Alaa's | found. This insured an tncome to the mind” | little patient, and should she not re- “Golng to a circus once in awhile turn to the sawdust arena, a good bulk " from the sale of the elephant. won't pervert the dear boy,” declared y Mrs Woods. “I've sometimes thought | _*1 take it all back—all I sald or we were making him old before his | tROUSht of those circus folks,” de | time by restricting innocent pleasures | m‘?m :::hml::z. ‘2;::;;‘3 that would give variety to his dull life. - | He 18 getting too studious and soll. | TAK® the evenings Golghitul’ = tApyo Fov iy (At 1 Sn giss 00 m!uulm‘..wu'a reeooioulchi.ld.mllot bim brighten up, as he has since the B0 % RS & B n ; excitement and glare and glitter of the | Dright in i‘““:’ SO8. N ?mi::’ circus came right next to us.” m‘;:‘" Leslie nu:]e “‘;".dl}'kc 0 “Well, I'm very proud of Alan, proud | ring harmony. Alan wa st and hopeful, as you know. I have man- | 26¥ being under the warm, generous influence of loving hearts. aged to pull along and give him a fine | ! education. Now he's beginning to earn | EVen when another month had | assed by little Idalia was not yet] something writing for the book men, p I am buoyed up with the belet that | entirely well. Then some important he will become a great author.” news came. The circus, stranded, had | “He won't uniess he gets a heart in- | 8°R® to Dieces. of attracting your atten- b your local paper) to their exquisite line of Holiday fation to say that our exclus- 8 not to be equaled in Tampa. Janywhere to be found so wide exquisitely designed goods to i 4 ! J . ATTENTION GIVEN TO MAIL ORDERS. p. e Owen Cotter Jewelry Company - U8 613 Franklin St. ~ terest in something,” said Mrs. Woods | Miss Lester that the elephant would softly. “That’s your woman’s way,” retort- ed Mr. Woods, yet fondly. “That's what I'm afraid of—that he’ll fall foolishly in love and waste a couple of years sweethelrting.” “You fell in love once, Ephraim,” re- marked Mrs, Woods naively. *“Did it hurt you any?” “You dear woman!” cried her hus-i MW Distance Phone 1079, Fla. z;‘!fih’“&uuunaannunnnanoonunfi fh - COOoO0 0O 000 Go 000X I 06 30008 K08 000 0 Kt band expansively, “I'm more in love = = L <] < - (=} = = — 5 £ 2 with you now than ever. a minister’s daughter, though, this girl you seem to like so is a circus woman.” “Hardly, Ephraim,” “She is a dear, sweet creature, l You were | wife. in charge of a little angel of a child | and | contested. his ~ Little it will cost. Fora B SRS who rides the big elephant of the show. If you knew why both of them are chained to that life, you would feel the greatest sympathy for them. They do not play on Sunday, they go to church, they are treated with re- spect and friendly interest by the com- ing and Construction Company e LAKELAND, FLA. having your Electrical work done. X save you money and give you better ot ) than you have been getting, and for tle less money. RDWELL, Electrical Contractor 'RYTHING ELECTRICAL % 18 PHONE 233 ) Street and New York Avenue ¢ h KELLEYS BARRED j Plymouth Rocks BOTH MATINGS Better now than ever \ He Recognized the Missing Animal. before € mon circus people. The true Chris- tianlike way is to pity, instead of con- demn them.” i This had happened to disturb the quiet humdrum life of the Woods fam- ily. A circus had camped on the va- cant lots next to their house. At first Ephraim was shocked, then repellent, finally neutrally indifferent. The stake men came to the pump for water, and insisted on paying for it. Some of their grazing horses broke down a fence and devoured a small haystack. The fence was replaced with a new and better one and double the value of the fodder was forced upon Ephraim, who had to concede that “they were very fair folks.” l One day a plain but neatly dressed young lady crossed over from the liv- ing tent of the circus into the Woods | yard. Alan was trimming some vines. | He was at once struck with her mod- esty and beauty. “I would like to see Mrs. Woods,” she said in her reserved ladylike way. | “My mother i8 not at home,” ex- plained Alan, postponing his work, glad to have an excuse to once again view the sad yet charming face of the visitor. She tarried for a moment ir- | resolutely, something in his earnest sympathetic face attracting her. “You have shown our little company a great many acccmmodations,” she said, “and we are truly grateful. 1 had come to ask a very great new fa- vor of your mother.” “If it is urgent, 1 will be glad to act for her if I can,” replied Alan encour- agingly. The swift tears came to the eyes of the beautiful young woman. “Mrs. Woods knows why we con- tinue with the circus,” she said. “When ! Idalia’s father died he owed the circus proprietor a few hundred dollars on the elephant. You have seen ldalia’s pretty act where she acts as trainer of the elephant. At her father’s re- quest (he was my half-brother) I have gone with Idalia to care for her. She has finally earned sufficient to pay off the debt her father owed. Today she is quite ill. The noise and bustle of our ' tent prevents her resting. We are to remain here only two days longer. I would be glad to pay any price to have |a quiet room and home comfort for the dear little one.” “I will go with you and carry her Hignh class breeding birds at reasonable prices. Fggs from high class pens for hztching. Write me before ordering else where. H. L. KELLEY,Griffin Fia man nor elephant appeared. started an investigation, in the inter- ests of its little owner. There was no | doubt that the messenger had stolen and hidden the elephant, for after a protracted search neither could be lo- | cated. moving picture show. One of the films ' geaman’s jaw, and he was knocked Its proprietor wrote i | be sent back to her in charge of one of his men. teered as to where the animal might | be sold and he advised that she hold for a price of $10,000. Suggestions were volun- | But a month went by and neither Alan One evening, still in quest of some clue as to the whereabouts of the missing animal, Alan happened into a depicted a day's life of one elephant. The moment Alan saw the first reel he recognized the missing animal from a peculiar mark on its breast. It did not take long to run down the subject of the picture. The unworthy messenger had leased the use of the elephant to some film makers in an igolated movies camp, and was enjoy- ing a regular income. It was the evening after Alan had returned home to report to Miss Les- ter that he had not only found the ele- phant, but had an offer of $12,000 for the animal, that little 1dalia and the family were discussing the future plans of their guests. Miss Lester lL.ad just told of her desire to buy a modest little home in a near by sem- inary town, “But there are good schools here,” instantly chimed in little Idalia. *“I con’t want to leave Uncle Alan and my uear friends here.” “And we do not want you to, dear,” said Alan, lovingly stroking the gold- en-haired child. *“Nor you, Miss Les- ter,” he added impulsively, before all of them. long before this. my wife?” “I shall never love any man as I Will you stay—as love you,” said Mercy frankly, placing R her hand confidingly within his own. “To both of us this dear place and no other could be home, sweet home!” (Copyright, 1914, by W, G. Chapman.) NO SYMPATHY FOR “JIMES” Nurse’'s Naive Report Made It Quite Evident That She Was on Mr. Murphy's Side. Murphy went in to get a nip before | | going home. Leaning against the bar was a bronze-faced man, who, frem his conversation, wae unmistakably English, He was delivering a tirade against home rule, and capped the climax by declaring that Robert Emmett wasn't an Irishman at all—that he came from Sweden. Murphy bristled like a mad tiger | a8 he walked over to the Englishman. | “What's your name, young fellow?” demanded Murphy. “Jimes Elwood Forbes—a seagoing chap, old top.” “Well, mine's Murphy— Patrick Francis Murphy—if you repeat that R-R-Robert Immitt was a Swede ye'll | ! be a hospital-going chap, old top.” “My word!” “No, MINE,” roared Murphy. “Well, 1 will 'ave to repeat the news —'e was a Swede,” said the English- man. Murphy's fist crashed against the out so thoroughly that they called the ! ambulance. “What’s up?” asked the doctor, who came with the ambulance. | *“Him that lies there,” explained Murphy, “had the nerve to say that! Robert Immitt was a Swede.” | The explanation was sufficlent and | | the ambulance hurried to the hospital. “What ails him?” asked the nurse,i whose name was Ellen Clancy. The | ' doctor explained. The next morning Murphy dropped into the hospital and saw the nurse, introducing himself as the man who | had hit the Englichman. ! “How’s your patient?” he asked. { “He’s no better, thank hiven, Mr. Murphy.” quarter of a century in Japan, is re-! turping to Germany. He has long | been connected with the Imperial uni- | versity, and is one of the recognized authorities on Japan, having written extensively on religious and dramatic | | subjects. | 'The Hub CnresmmevermmTns, “You have read my heart ! g Don’t Forget--- Christmas Will Soon Be Here ---And you have not bought those presents as yet We have beautiful Bath Robes with Slip- pers to match for $5.00 Ties and Socks to match from $1.00 to 1.50 a Box Our Hart Schaffrer and Marx Suits are selling better this Fall than last. 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