Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 26, 1914, Page 7

tiecause Christmas Is Over 3 good Things to Eat are not in ecially during the remainder the Holiday season. Turkeys, Chickens, Country pund Cake, Fruit Cake and ny other Delicacies Richelieu Can Goods 2y are the best money can buy. i Truckers will please remember I am head D POTATOES and all other Seeds. D, B. Dickson ISTMA i g P TALKS iday Time is nin With Us large and varied stock many handsome, use- wental gifts may be selected. The home com- iits that count, and why not get HER a Com- fiina? Either Haviland or the less expensive 4be found here. ¢ time to give her that range she’s been want- be one of .our gasoline or oil stoves that she bf cutlery is the most complete to be found M it only has to be seen to be appreciated. ke perculator she’s been talking about would akfast better, so let us show you one. i many othed innumerable gifts can be found :e to Show You. 1LSON RDWARE CO. # Knock Out {ligh Cost of Living .J with us, and getting the Best st Groceries at Prices like these Bisbury Flour ...... .. B Lard Victory Corn eeeeeesnens by skl e & Coffee, per pound Phone 119 THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., DEC. 26, 1914. BARTON'S EXPERIMENT, By FRANK FILSON. (Copyright, 1914, by W. G. Chapman.) John Barton had fallen in love with Lucy Dean after the first germs of his deadly purpose had sowed them- selves in his mind. Once there, they had taken root and flourished, so that not even the new interest in his life could prevent thefr development. The idea possessed him, body and soul. S8ince boyhood the temptation had come to him at idle moments when he was vaguely dissatisfled with lite. But he had always fought it down and conquered with sheer will power. He knew, however, that the law could never touch him. He knew that he could carry out this design with impunity, holding the harrowing knowledge of it in his own soul until the day of discovery. Love comes unexpectedly enough, and Barton’s soul was torn in twain after Lucy had promised to be his wife. Yet, fight as he might, he could not withstand the prompting of that impulse within. He had given rein to it too long. He had a month’s vacation every summer. That would be ample time in ‘which to set his purpose, though his plan would not come to full frui- tion for two or three months longer. However, it was only necessary to start, and, automatically, the train that he had fired would smolder until, without intervention upon his part, the ripe fruits of his enterprise be- came manifest. Barton had rented a little furnished cottage in a remote region of the Adirondacks, where his only neigh- bors were a few woodmen. He made some miserable excuse to Lucy to cover his absence for so long a period, and disappeared from the haunts of his friends. And, the even- ing after his departure from the Grand Central station found him in the little cottage, alone, staring out moodily across the lake. The clay-colored chemical which was so essential a feature of his de- sign stood on the little bare table in the room which he had selected for his operations. He had the formula calculated to a nicety. All that was necessary was time for the chemical combinations to become permanent and to produce their rich crop of results. The experi- ment had been performed many times since man emerged from barbarism, but less and less often as he became enlightened, and of recent years 8o seldom that its very infrequency was John Barton’s greatest asset of safety. It was on the fifth morning after his arrival that he received a letter from Lucy. STOP! { "My dearest John,” she wrote, am becoming very uneasy about your _going up to that out-of-the-way place in the Adirondacks, where you are all by yourself. Mother wants you to : come back at once and spend the rest of the month with us at Atlantic Beach. “I am greatly concerned about you, dear, and unless you write me that you are coming on the next trainm, I shall begin to think you do not love me.” The sight of Lucy’s delicate hand- writing brought back to him with a rush all the memory of their love. I How fond they had been of each oth- er! loved him had temporarily driven the thought of his purpose out of his | mind. And how miserably he had striven to avoid that insistent tempta- tion that came knocking at his heart! But the experiment was under way, and, more, it was succeeding. There was no doubt of that. Science was in- fallible, and her laws absolute. And he had used only a tenth part of the claycolored chemical, with its faint, aromatic smell, so subtle an agent in his great task, and yet apparently 8o innocuous. John answered Lucy’'s letter, excus- ing himself on the ground that he needed perfect rest, and remained in his cottage. Then the day of decision dawned. There was a letter from Lucy. John could hardly steady his fingers to tear it open. “My dear John,” it began, “since re- celving your last letter I have felt very much hurt at your refusal to spend your holiday with us. I hoped that you would write again, and I have waited every day to hear from you. I was too proud {o answer you. “But now, dear John, I have come to the conclusion that you could not have treated me thus unless some- thing serious were the matter. And 8o mother and I are coming up to Cranberry Lake to see you. We shall start tomorrow, and the day after you receive this, we shall be at your sta- tion. I hope you will meet us there, John, and remove my suspense—and mother's.” And now the die was cast, and the man's struggle between love and the dreadful task to which he had set him- self was renewed more acutely than ever. None can know what a mental struggle he endured during the rest of that day. For, if he destroyed the ' results of his experiment he knew that he could not nerve himself to be- gin anew, But the thought of Lucy conquered. As the gray dawn came stealing into his room, after a sleepless night, John emptied the clay-colored fluid out of the window. Then, taking a razor from the bottom of his bag, desper- ately, wildly, he shaved off his mus- tache. How the knowledge that lh., ' | RIBBONS IN GREAT VARIETY l All Descriptions and Shades Called In- | to Use Both for Girdles and i ..Trimmings. Rich satin, faille and moire rifbons are used for girdles and hat trim- |mlngs: Girdles are either plain, of iltflped broche, or a combination of ribbons. Velvet brocades have entire velvet figures, or satin flowers out- lined with velvet. Velvet stripes ap- pear in dark, rich roman ribbons. Many rich ribbons are very dark, such shades as dark brown, navy, pur- ple, mahogany, russian and stem greens, etc., and are blended with hair lines of black, yellow, scarlet, pale blue and green satin, or one wide one of black satin. Girdles and sashes of brocade have a rich effect with a plain colored gown. For evening or dancing gowns rich satin girdles are worn, and fancy stripes set off a simple serge or cotton dress. Soft finished ribbons are used for crush girdles. Tinsel ribbons heavy with gold or silver scrolls or flowers are very hand- ! gome and are used for girdles or for collar, vest or cuffs. Ribbon tassels of black ribbon are fur tipped and ! used as a coquettish finish on some of | the close turbans worn tipped sharply on the side. Nursery Laundry Bag. A laundry bag for the nursery is made of cretonne or linen, gay in color, or with Mother Goose designs. | Two yards of material make a com- fortable big bag. It is gathered at | | the top on an oblong shaped sewing |hoop. Then sew a pretty ribbon at the top, attach at either end with a bow, and it is ready. It will prove an easy thing to hang up in the ! child’s closet. New Muffs Are Large. The new muffs are immense. They look like ornamental sofa cushions. One smart shape is the crescent, with a small opening at each side for a hand. These big muffs are not stiff- ened, and they are so soft that they roll up like a ball. Silver Lace and Satin. Moyen-age effects remain ultogeth-' er modish. A frock, in one piece, is made with a black satin foundation and a deep full chiffon tunic bordered with a three-inch band of satin. There are long chiffon sleeves, and there is an overblouse of satin, cut so that it hangs smooth and wrinkleless from the bust and ends below the waist in a rounded outline. Silver cords reach from the underarm seams to the back of the waist. The straight satin bodice suggests, in its lines, a coat of mail. There is a straight-across neck line, finished with a little rolling collar, as high i back as in front, of silver lace. LOOK! AT THE LISTEN! BANKRUPT SfLE OLD LEADER STORE VAN HUSS BUILDING This Stock I bought Saturday, December 19th, at BANK- T PRICE, and | must dispose of same at any old price, St ’ I must MOVE very soon, and prices will until it is all sold. be CUT LESS THAN HALF. BEST Merchandise- - Shoes, Hats, Pants, Suits, Cases -- Everything to Wear. Less than Half. are Open now. Don’t Delay. 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