Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 1, 1915, Page 6

SPECIAL SALE {[iF § Rexall Goods THIS WEEK See Display. All Rexall Goods Guaranteed Lake Pharmacy PHONE 42 When You Think of Gents’ Furnishings You instinctively turn to the house with the reputation of high class goods Our Hart;Schaffaer and Marx Suits are selling bztter this Fall than last. Now is your tim: to get ons. Also, our Boys’ Suits are extra good in Quality and Low in prices. Com: in and look over our Stock and convince yourself as to Prices and Quality ofjour Merchandise. The Hub THE HOME OF Hart Schaffner and Marx Good Clothes JOS. LeVAY Don’t forget to asklfor your Calendars for 1915 “Save Ten Dollars” By having your Fall Clothes made to your INDIVIDUAL Measure by us Suits or Overcoats 1 No More Soft Hats and Derbies No Less Large variety of Shapes and Shad- ings, Trimmed with Contrast Bands — thef{Sesson’s latest Conceptions $5 Styles 3% Quality ENGLISH WOOLEN MILLS Hatters and Tailors T Futch & Gentry Bldg, LAKELAND, FLA. # 6t JUMPER e By GEORGE ELMER COBB. A vivid scream rang out upon the still afternoon air, just as Ross Evans turned from a side street into a-blind thoroughfare which lost itself among the rock heaps of the canal. His was 8 quick eye, and within the space of & vocond its glance took in details of excXement and peril that thrilled him. ‘What he saw was a young girl dash- ing frantically down the middle of th road, & square distant. In advance -i her, coming full bent at .op .peed WAS an automobile, and clinging *o its seat was a golden haired little child of about seven years. Her face was devold of color, her lips parted in horror, her eyes distended. Young as she was, the little one seemed to fully realise her frighttul peril. In a flash Ross fancled he comprehended the merits of the situation. The child had probably accidentally started up the machine while alone in its charge, ‘Was ignorant as to handling the mech- anism and was powerless to stay its mad flight. “SBave her! save her!"” shrieked the young lady in wild pursuit of the run- away machine. Even at the distance Ross was away from her the agonized accents rang out clearly. Ross Evans, once high jump cham- plon of a noted athletic organization, nerved himself mightily, at the inspira- tion of old time campus ardor and the call of humanity, Death and destruc tlon hovered. The fated machine wa: headed for an end to its career les: than thirty seconds ahead. There was one way only to hope to stay its course, a way full of danger and sac- rifice. He took it. Calcuiating to the closeness of a single watch tick, he braced for a run. Coming at Top Speed Was an Auto- mobile, Magnificently, as though it were a test spring for a field prize, ho rose to meet the coming monster of &peed Ross just cleared the edge of the machine. He landed in the seat, one arm striking the brass casing of the wind shield and numbing it Then, quick as light he shot the reverse but- ton, with a shuddering glance at the yawning pit, now not twenty feet away, and the nz words, “Just in tin, It was truly o, yet wi'h superb cool- ness of nerve he swung the machine back, fronting the advancing girl, spoke a reassuring word to the now huddled and sobbing child, sprang to the ground znd awaited the approach of the young lady. She came towards him pale, totter- ing, on the verge of swooning, an ad- vancing vision of grace and beauty. His eyes feasted upon all her girlish daintiness of dress and innocence of face, the pitiful appeal of frightened eyes and quivering lips. Then, as she swayed in utter collapse, Ross glided swiftly to her side and caught her pliable form in his strong arms, just in time to save her from sinking to | the ground She was helpless, held sheltering against his broad breast, the contact thrilling him, the world and all else it contained to him a worthless bauble, could he but sweep with his own those full tempting lips. Only for an instant, however, the eyes closed. She roused to still cling to him, but braced to battle her agitation, that she might breathe out her gratitude incoherently and hastening te the machine to selze the rescued one, her sister, Ross sur- nised, she pressed her to her besom f outspoken gladness. She had carried a little hand bag. and this had fallen epen to the ground when she had swooned momentarily. As Ross picked it up to restore it to her, he noted her calling cards and the name upon them: “Nellie Moore” He restored the hand bag to her and lifted his hat. She swept his hand- some face with a searching look, as though glad to believe that true noble- ness of soul lay behind that coura- geous nature. Again and again she thanked him, was sure she was able eo operate the machine, and made ready to drive away. “No, no, come here!” cried out the peremptory little miss whose lite had been saved, and she beckoned eager 1y to Ross. “What is it, little one?” he smiled. » For reply the eyes of the child grew |r1rnut and humid. She did not £peak, but reaching out she placed a et chubby hand on either cheek, drew him toward her and kissed him on the lips. Then, still holding him, she added with an inquiring glance ! &t her sister: i “And one for dear Nelllo, too?” The fair maiden blushed deeply, but @id not gainsay the edict. Again Ross Evans lifted his hat courteously. A | bright episode in his life faded away s the machine disappeared, leaving . him standing there, his heart warmed .and thrilling. He watched the auto- mobile till it turned the next corner, xesponded to 3 little. hand. waving i . il the climax. ‘Worth in disdain. met Alice. He found her she bad proved to be. him, she encouraged him sought work like the man he was. Then true love shone forth. They became engaged. At the end of | i H H FISH e —— ING Fish are plentiful, and nothing is better sport than catching a big string of Perch, or better yet, in landing a big Trout! on display. Our Spring Stock of Tackle has ifist been placed Look it over. Some New Minnows . that Trout CAN'T RESIST Reels Reels Lines Hooks Model Hardware Co. Phone No. 340 the year, in a modest but happy home ; they set up housekeeping amid the sneers of Alice’s three cousins con- cerning “those paupers!” One day there came to the humble cottage the executor of Uncle Rob- ert’s estate. “Mrs. Davenal,” he said, pleasantly, with a glance at the portrait of her dead relative occupying a prominent place on the wall and well cared for, “I see you still remember your uncle.” “I shall never forget him,” declared Alice. “He was very good to me, and I loved him dearly.” “You are not like your cousins, then,” said the lawyer. “Those three other portraits have gone to the rub- bish heap. So I have a special mis- sion in coming here today.” Alice looked inquisitive and her hus- band interested. “By a private arrangement made with myself,” éxplained the lawyer, “I was to watch the manner in which fy] gacrifice of business honor and his portrait was cherished by his ! nleces. To the one who showed a Eenuine interest in his gift, I was to give, at the end of two years, the sum of $20,000. That legacy you have worthily’ won, and it {s now &t your command.” And “those paupers” were no longer pitied and looked down upon by the {ll-natured trio, who had lost a for- tune by showing up their real petty natures in true colors. (Copyright, 1914, by Folk’s Good Opinion. Few persons do not value the good opinfon of others. Pulling down the character of someone is not the way to build up your own; the ruin of an- other does not mean your building up. There are some who appear to think another’s possessions something taken from themselves. This is a mistake. To point out an error in another's character is not to prove a correspond- | ing virtue in one's own. If we decry another for being miserly, of disagree- able disposition, extravagant or stu- pid, and expect the hearer to see the corresponding virtue in ourselves, ‘we need to learn that this is not what the hearer usually sees. Rather he thinks how unkind such talk is and attention is called to failings in the speaker which would probably other- wise not have been noticed. Let your + chief ain: be to make yourselt worthy | of the good opinion of others. Belit- tling them is a plain acknowledg- ment of a conscious fault of your own. The way to win the good opinion of others is to be worthy of it. If you are you will not need to call attention to it—Milwaukee Journal. Running the Gantlet. 6F He would Be [mvolved ln “serlous trouble. And, through mistaken loyalty to a person who did not deserve it, Worth - C. E. TODD, Mgr. ST. and FLORIDA AVE. .. MAIN made his first misstep. l His plan was to take the abstracted | bond to a money lender he knew, bor- row $200 on it, and whep this wnf paid off return the security to the of- | fice vaults, and nobody would be the wiser. ‘Worth slipped the familiar envelope into his pocket. One hour later he left the office. His feelings were tense, he seemed to have suddenly assumed a load that weighed down body and spirit. |~ Worth reached the hotel where he had arranged to meet his friend. He had decided to tell him of the fear Ppeace of mind he was making for hig | sake. ! An hour went by. The friend did not come. He would never come, as Worth later learned. The friend was & scamp, had learned that the police ‘were already on his trail and had fled i the city. Worth waited wearily. M- | nally he arose to_leave the hotel. J “Firet” ) The cry took Worth momentarily ' ‘out of himself. He saw smoke and flames {ssuing through an open arch-' ing leading into one of the parlors. The heavy silken draperies all around the room were getting -bllu.l He tore down the fire-kindled curtains at the door. Then he shoutod to a| group of terrified women huddled near i one of the windows: | “Get out into the hall. There is no! danger yet."” | Worth tore off his coat. He MI it as an extinguisher, beating at thaI blazing curtains of the windows. He was perspiring, singed, his face and hands blackened as the advance fire patrol came to the spot. Some one asked his name. He saw the blaze under control, .and, pretty well ex-' cited and exhausted, passed down to | | the street. ‘Worth did not return to the office at | once. He went to his room to tidy up. | ]’l‘hen he made a discovery t.h.t; The word “gantlet” in “to run the * gantlet” is improperly used. The word ; should be “gantlope.” Phillips, in his “World of Words,” tells that “to run the gauntelope” % a punishment among soldiers, the offender having to run, with his back naked, through the whole regiment, and to receive a lash from a switch frem every soldier. It is derived from Ganmt (Ghant), a town of Flanders, where the punishment was invented, and: the Dutch word lope, running. THE EMPTY ENVELOPE By EVELYN LEE. “To help a friend—and no one will over know. Long before next interest day the bond will be back in place.” Bryce Worth whispered the words to himself. His worried face, his quickened breath told of unusual men- tal stress. It was in the broker's office where Worth was employed that he stood wrestling with his conscience. Only the bookkeeper was in the outer room. The vault was opes. To this Worth bad ready access at all times, but now he slunk toward it and into it with the stealthiness of a thiet. “Mrs. Malinda Parr"—he knew the labeled manila envelope well, knew that it contained ene $500 bond, a Rex Construction gold 6. It was a somewhat outof-the-way trust. Their eclient, a struggling widow, had purchased the bond. For safe keeping. she had always left it with the office. Twice a year she had appeared to collect the interest. That was all. A friend had come to Worth in dire distress. He must have $200 at once, thrilled him. The envelope was gone from his coat pocket. He hastened back to the hotel. With eager delight he left it again, for he found the en- velope where it had switched out of his coat. He started for the office, | glanced within the envelope, and. found it—empty! “Some one has abstracted it from | the envelope,” he mused desperately. | “1 dare not make any move towards Its recovery without exposing my own ! wicked foolhardiness!” | Worth placed the empty envelope back in its place in the vault. That evening he planned what he wowld do. By saving and skimping he might put aside $500 by the next interest date. He could sell some jewelry he had. His pame got in the paper as the | hero of the hotel fire. It made Ada Mason, his flancee, very proud of bim, | but her joy was dampened by a great ' change in the man she was to muarry. He called upon her less frequently. He no longer planned of how they | would furnish the little flat they had | discussed 80 comfortingly in the past.! Vainly Ada tried to learn what| trouble he was brooding over. l Then at the end of a month Worth broke down one evening. He con- fessed. all to Ada. Never did a ten- der, loving heart move to rescue and consolation as this dear little soul. “Yes,” she said, “you must make reparation, and I must help you,” and her sister wondered at her now eon-! @ stant attention to fancy work. At the end of five months Worth | & had' the exact amount needed to eover | § bond value and interest. It was a happy moment when he went to the |§ vault te place the money in the en- | velope. It was gone! the bookkeeper, fearing some MI compieation in the case. “The Parr envelope? he tried to |¥ say carelessly. “Oh, I threw it out yesterday,” was the indifferent explanation. “Had no business there.” “Why—why—" “Mrs. Parr took her bond away | nearly six months ago. I ought to bave removed the empty envelope | ¥ then. Why, what alls you!"—for Worth had dashed from the room. It l svemed as if he must shout, laugh, cry. pray! Oh, the relief of it! Ohb, the joy of it! (Copyright. 151, by W. G. 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