Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 26, 1915, Page 2

066000000008 0004000040408 jorida_Lands In Large and Small Tracts SUITABLE FOR spent August with her family by th' As for him, he had been as a son to the Bontines ever since he could remember. ‘They got through the meal perfunc- torily and when it was over the two younger men went off arm in arm to the telegraph office, while Pegrl went | (Copyright, 54, by W. G. c"":";‘)” “Well,” the girl was saying, “I be- | “to have a good cry” in her mother's | u“'::«’mufim; house L ' lleve in asking for what you want. We | room. iy POR THE INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC dnmtomlnnym?;.m Dolores Stuyvesant walked a lm.hitm the hill, at the top of '::"2‘::: SCHEDULE IN EFEECT JANUARY 18T, 1916 And the musical draw], no less than | 3Part. Her grief was deep also; but, - street, and neither had 8po clear velvet | 28 he had mot given her the precious other. And mobody in Grantford had —Subject to Change Without Notice— e Shve cuplvcion. ehe right to show it, sie would keep it ever learned the cause of their dis- to herself. So she crept away to the pute. deserted croquet lawn behind the ho-| When the only brother died, leaving tel, and sat down on & rustic bench : a little girl, the sisters, then in the E facing the sea. M-dyflufiohlmmm% CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND NORTHERN RAILWAY BLUE AND PIRK RIGGON “BOCA GRANDE ROUTE” By MARY MONROE. SAFETY FIRST. ATTRACTIVE SERVICE. COURTESY eyes, left little doubt as to what “my country,” was, for she spoke and | N-o.:t No. 'u !wm brbyie o o tl . AT .No.84.|.No. 83. “138 | “123 ATLANTIC COAST LINE “126.| 128 || “Ask, then, O fair! and thou shalt | "YU U TLO L g e ! 's executor for the F H even gravel | written, asking Jobn's t, ».m. o lihl::“ to the hall of my Mng-| .o, ang pastly ber handkerchief privilege of caring for the orphaned rul ruck a 9 30 .. Jacksonville . Ar| p.m. went to her eyes as she gave & very ‘ niece. So Maud had come to the No sooner had Spencer Lathom wut- tered the jesting words than he real- ised, with a little bitterness, that his . Ar| .5 80 .9 60 . Ar[ 725 pm. Lvis 5 16 ——— General | Unimproveq . Lakeland am. 545 |[Lv 6 10 am. |[Lv .. LY ....... Winston ....... creditable imitation of a m;umudm&-flmlhumw Then she looked around. Old' Bon- | customed herself to the peculiar state tine was looking at her with eyes full | of affairs in that family. Improved 722 kingdom consisted of the pay he drew | o b what you d No. 3 No. 4 as special correspondent, in peace or iy o BEEwasSomrepint B MY termedi- an 1 ANDE ROUTE No.2 .|[CH.&N, ¢| “Eb, my dear, it's a bad business— | wished to say through the interm g y F g (:.l?nl‘!:: BOCA GR « [ Limited :b'l: im';’:m:.;";'e‘m what?” And he sat down beside her. | ary of a third person, instead of hav: Ummproved armm “Oh, dreadful, Mr. Euntine! 8o ter- ing to soliloquize. rible for dear Perl. And she was lo{ It was when Maud Grant married lovely about it. Oh, it—it—makes' John Springer, the doctor, that the me 80 unhappy!” wrench came. It Maud had ooly “Yes, my dear, but she has to be a ' known it, the old aunts were so chas- soldier's wife and to get used to this ( tened by her approaching departure s 9 16 8 56 8 55 t 8 50 looks to Fleet street for his bread, but no more than poverty by compar ison with Miss Stuyvesant’s millions; they might be dollars, but even so they made four hundred & year seem beggarly. Improveq s eSS s 618 |Lv ...... Mulberry ........ Ar(s 4 40 £8.07 6 28 . t8 07 6 28 s8 12 631 Samples L. M. FOUTS, N. H. GOUCHER, C. B. McCALL, 2nd V. P. & Gen. Mgr. Supt. Transportation, G.F.& Pass.Agt., Boca Grande, Fla. Arcadis, Fla. Boca Grande, Fia. [SPECIAL SALE '_ For THIRTY DAYS we will - Make a Special Sale on the | New Improved White | Rotary Sewing Machine A { them 23,000 ACRES—In Polk County.at $6.00 per acre. Tim t8 16 6 34 8 45 They bad stayed a little longer than | 0Tt Of thing. It's worse in & way that she could have made 3 N ik more than Halt thETEE ; ber s 8 40 for poor Spencer.” He was watching | friends. : 88 25 6 40 . Bradley Junction usual in the water, and were late for live in the mew 3 i : z .... Chicora .... £ 831 || breaktast. In the center of the room | Ber Darrowly now. She knew it, but| So Maud went to I:h. :m as Mrs, |$ 40 ACRE FARM—35 in bearing Orange Grove, 8-roon 18389 6 51 8 22 stood a table larger than the rest, and | C°Uld she keep t:: hot -blood from | gohnu -;'.:l;bt!nm :d. Gm“-'h she | * house, packing house and barn, large lake front, Ney ) R Iaid for elght, and to this there came | MITRE her choekt e il often. the old ladies Irrigation plant, good heavy soil and good road, Sy g 3l 3l t348 | 832 ||an old gentleman, prospercus and ¥ | e non-combatants, and they run Were sadly disconsolate at her loss. |$ miles from Lakeland. Price $30000.00, s8¢ | . . €343 | 818 | o istcoat. On four of the eight plates, | 81l the risks—eh, my dear, did you| But after a while Msud did :h": FOR NON-RESIDENTS—Good Fruit Lands, well locateq 701 . Fort Green Junction . t 333 8 08 his own included, were little piles of | 887 anything?” For she had uttered ; climb the hill so often; and then 1 in ten, twenty and forty acre tracts; Co-operative Devel. 702 ....Fort Green . £330 | 806 |lietters, two of them surrounded by |® Sound that might have been & sob.; time came when she did nat climb 1t opment Plan. 905 s 326 |r 802 telegrams. “Yes,” he went on ruthlessly, atall And the two old ladies bexlIW: e g BUILDIN I 2 713 t 312 |t 761 Mr. Richard Bontine gave only cas- | Such a pity, because he gets no glory. ; be very busy with knitting and emh:u NEW BRICK STORE G—In the city of Lake- 717 s 307 |t 747 ual attention to such correspondence | But 1t's his living, he says, and he's ; Work, and the balls of yarn e land; Leased for five years at $2,600.00 per annum, $30, 726 t 2 54 736 as followed him on his holiday. His ;oo Dmlllfl et: let :zfne— (:h,b bonmld" ;;:lred lhetr:::n as the busy old fingers ! 000,00. Wil trade for Orange Grove as part Paymem’ e continued, as if struck by & sud- a . 7 : 781 | .. .Limestone . 5244 [t728 xflm;:dc::f:m':""‘:n Nt e | den idea, “why can't he marry? But| Miss Mary and Miss Martha sat op- | 9-ROOM HOUSE and three vacant Lots. Close to Lake £9 41 | 734 | ...... Kinsey . o[t 239 [ 724 R ver, ome of the other partmers|it’s NO use. The very fact of & girl | posite each other in thelr chairs, tll;elllr Morton $4,200.00. $1,200 down and terms, .. Bunker-Lansing t 2 26 712 was in town. Then, by the way of having sixpence to bless herself wllh! fingers working and the needles c! t; 3 TWO HOUSES In Dixieland (5-rooms), rented. i 751 veeseesess SHOPE c.iiiiia... t 2 14 704 more interesting literature, he opened | Would choke him off, even if he wor-| ing, and, as they worked, they solilo- Terms, » 3,000,00, 766 |Ar. 210 |s 700 ||nis Daily Mail just as his wite passed | shiped the ground she walked on. He quized: Sy ; A oib 800 |[Lv Arcadia .. Ar| 205 |[s 6565 on to her seat behind the tea and cof- | told me so.” |~ “A pink ribbon on the little cap, be- I'WO GOOD SUBDIVISION Propositions. Both cloge in i e 1858 650 |!tee pots. He paused suddenly, half-frightened i:‘lu.':’tdm:lflel.fll: 1;:;;": to be & and desirably located. F ¥ S t the effect of hi rds. For sh y.” o Miss h . 810 .. Nocatee . t 146 6 40 As m-“eyc mvet} trom l:ha yn‘m to| :,“ ; e;:m;c‘ forw:rd'ono:'. -e:re'nl;! “How glad I am it is going to be & 20 ACRES FARM—At Lake}and nghlapq- 13 acres in 8 18 oo HEW Vo ee s 136 |t 630 ;h“; :‘eml’e" envelopes, he em! a breathing, her great eyes fixed on: &irl,” sald Miss Mary. “I love blue !)earmg grove, 600 trees .in good condition. Large res- 8 22 i . Fort Ogden . t 127 |t 620 n"’Whm & 1t. Richard?” asked the | his, as she sald, almpst inaudibly, “He | ribbons. 1 think a baby girl with & idence with modern improvement. Private water 824 | . . Boggess .......... |t 1238 J 18 1] 1245, who had also looked at the tele- | —told—You so! When?” dainty little cap with a blue ribbon on works; good out buildings with implements and team, 828 Plagt ... 117 4 Then he dashed straight ahead. It it l:dgy-t the sweetest thing in the Price $10,000. 841 Mars f 100 was now or never! !'Gl‘ . 34 ACRES OF RICH HIGH .HAMMOCK land Liies 8 44 Murdock s12 65 hud“:l;lv.‘:::ymh;:d nlllh:i“;f::fhg{' m"_ °l“".:“'&md?., Loy w"mufl ter Hill. Close to school post office and store, F;‘:le : :: Sy e s‘;‘“::l:l;m :i: :: only my little Juke.' you know, and! Maud's baby is to be a boy. Charles? acres clear. Pn(.:e $550.00 N1 12 18 he— Yes,” he concluded defiantly, “I OF Ferdinand? My uncle or my fa- 28 ACRE FARM—with lake front. 6 acres in young grove; 912 |. . Placida meant to tcll you this. It seemed a ther? I (hink Ferdiand will sound new cottage and good barn. 2 1-2 miles from Lakeland : :3 568 % .BG”F;:‘.I:I sesesseses :fi gg shame to let mn thing lflotwrlmt“ m: 1 z:e;::::.' :I:: ;1:;::.»1: would be a 80! i on hard road. A good combination farm Prioe 16 s . .. Boca o . want o 1 meddlesome old fool to pu g { X i » 940 |Ar .. South Boca Gran 11 45 it right. —you are not angry with | “She must be called Dorothy, after | 750.00. Cash $1,250.00, Balance deferred at 8 per cen pm. am. am. < me, my dcor—what?” ‘immnm.," Miss Mary soliloquized. | interest. Daily And, vith a silent prayer that his| They emphasized their sentiments 4 CORNER LOT—Three blocks south of city hall. E: 4 Daily | Daily $:55 Lavinia, to whom he had been faith- to callers, and it did not take at all| South expostire, . Sofie il tieen: yne ,l <}?I1st_ ?lr(nd ful all ticir wedded days, might not a long time for the news to rcach Mrs. i Price $2200.00, H W 1dewalks. 5 “C H. & N. LIMITED” at that dicadful moment be. looking ' John Springer,s in the house at t.hal lia a3 i . in their dircction, he suffered her to bottom of the hill. | . i 4 Through Sleeper Between Jacksonville, Lakeland, Arcadia & Boca Grande| press her cool young lips to his rosy | “The dear old, things!” she said to For Further Information See C. H. & N. Limited, train No. 8 will stop at flag stations todischarge| nlr; c;eek.l e . b i :mr h;ubn:g. b:Oh, J:hn,d?n; cldtlh':: i ° 3 4 pass Lakeland and points north. nd st e August sun shone'is going 8o dreadfully J N l L F ecn‘;:l :o:l l::mtll'?: t:r:::nmo ‘a,":l stop :: fl:‘ stations on signal brightly, though this ‘trlme we see it ' pointed. Whatever shall we do?” ‘ » le sen ~ an e . she ok * : } over London town. et smart cars| “Well, my dear, they are bringing : '0'l lm.-dm‘." and for passengers holding tickets for Lakeland and| and carriages rolled in and out of the , their own troubles on their own ! Lakelandv nbrida b poin! ond. side streets that led to the squares, heads,” laughing. “We must just e fnformation mot obtainable from Agents will be cheerfully fur. Ro0 1L ek AARN 15 alieve! AT AHE. Saave. them to vork. at Athate own Phone 354 Green. Office Evening Telegram Bldg, nished by the undersigned. great city was as empty as the news- . problems. Anyway, we shall be happy, . papers would have their readers think ' whichever way it is, won't we dear?” | it. Maud smiled up at her husband, 80, at any rate, thought Spencer!and he put his arm round her shoul- Lathom, as a minute before noon he ders and kissed her. passed into the shade under the por-| Apq now the day arrived when the tico of Claridge’s and sent his name plye and the pink ribbon each re- up to Miss Dolores Stuyvesant. Which ‘' pogeq upon its cap, along with little accomplished, this ordinarily self- jyoxets and coats and all the para- possessed wan felt so nervous that ,yempa)ia of babydom. And the little he actually contemplated sceking maiden ladies waited. And the wait nleu‘; ;n flight ;:nd wa: only‘ I,l!deed ! proved longer than they had expected. stayed from making so ignominious a “I'm Going to Msl.: “w'm'- on My | retreat by the vision that suddenly :,::lmby“::d':z‘:n;n:;n t:ii":t::r‘:'lr:: Lo | "“_‘:"““ the way. drove swiftly up from the station, and grams With the nervousness which | “AD. this is just 1‘",’,‘,’ of you! 80'g famous specialist leaped out and the sight of them always caused her. O 80t mY gatiery o ran through the room in which the “O nothing, my dear; nothing,” Mr. | “A“d here I am, hdy i the reply. two old ladies sat, waiting. Bontine gave a laugh that was a little | Come ’In "'h;‘ here, ':‘h"ld' tl;:n “Dear Lord, save her to me!" torced. “Only another little kickup— bit her lip. hgat¥ Jool ere, M. | yrayed Miss Martha upon her knees. er—n India. Quite a small aftair, | Spencer Lathom, I'm going to 8ay upnoy knowest I want her—we want Teally!” what's in my mind. ItA ldl Way WO |peno | A small affair! And there, staring "!::'nl‘: G::‘::":,n::’ 1 n‘:";'::::":‘: Little Miss Mary started, for this him in the face, were those leaded '~ yntl man and will sey & th{ was the first time in all those years ' Dheadlines: Trouble in the Northwest 1are '," 4 Y Joning that her sister had betrayed the rec- ' Frontier. Hurried Dispatch of Troops. | 10 8n¥one. # Not daring to think what this won- oo > :l:x:nln (;t;ms;::{:::ln:d‘mnd. Cabl derful darling was going to say next, ‘Martha! Sister!” she said in a trembling voice. And it was Martha’s Of course! Those infernal tele- l"-.%".":,‘ °::"l ':;2" M;'om;‘:_m;’" | turn to tremble and look afraid, for grams could mean nothing else. One lun me—don't you?” she had not dared to hope that the ! was for Blake, Bobby Blake, who was Like her! Like her! He wanted olive branch, held out, would bear| to marry Pearl (the pearl these fond !, down and kiss her feet, but |®Uch fruit so soon. parents set above price) in October; | pg way not going to tell this Dollar | The little old ladies looked at each the other for Spencer Lathom, WhO | pii;cess what was in his mind. other, and of a sudden they fell into was to him as an elder son—Blake | wyoy ynow you do! Why, you told | each other's arms and cried. And as the soldier, who no doubt had to re- | . Bontine so only the other night.” | the tears streamed down their cheeks port immediately for forelgn service; | A, hig confusion became more evi- |and mingled, they asked each other's | Spencer the war correspondent, Who | gon¢ ghe grew calmer. It is a way |forgiveness with sobs and seltre | would have, with all the risk and none ! y o men have, proaches. of the glory, to go out to those pitl- | «yeqs» ghe proceeded with delibera- “I—I—I hope it will be a girl! less mountain passes, perhaps to be | ijon “you also told him that those | There!” said little Miss Martha. - sniped or knifed by L4 Thirty Dollars Cash fridis. blamed dollars of mine—which I| “No, no! It is going to be a boy. "uSt 0“0‘“3" tm “s“al nflce Silently young Blake read his wire, | can’t help a little mite, and which are | want it to be a boy!” answered Mis: then handed it to his host, who, read- | rather nice after all—were in the way, | Mary. And each had gone as far as it TGKGS 0||0 0' fllem ing it, lald a sympathetic hand over ' 3n3—0, Spencer Lathom, Spencer La- | was possible to go *n she made his eldest girl's as she sat down be- |thom. I'm thinking you're just a cow- | that admission. side him. ard after all!” There was the sound of hurried foot- Pear]l did not need to be told. She ‘ “But,” he stammered, white as a steps on the stairs, and Doctor Spring- was deathly pale, but carried herself gheet. er came into the room. Instantly the WE SELL FOR CASH WE HAVE CUT THE PR WE SELL EVERYTHING I"O&ESS § Sugar, 16 pounds .......... Bacon, side, per pound . 3 ]iucun_ cut, per pound Tomatoes, can ............. ancy and Head Rice, pound Meal, 10 pounds for ..... . Grits, 10 pounds for ...... . Florida Syrup, per quart .. Florida Syrup, per gallon .. Good Grade Corn, per can { Good Grade Peas, per can . Pet Cream, per can ..... ..... White House Coffee, per can .... | ognition of her identity. Flake White Lard, 4 pound pail ... atsup, Van Camp's, per bottle . Trish Potatoes, per peck S}\'eet Potatoes, per peck \a\'y Beans, per pound . Lima Beans, per pound ...... . J Brookfield Butter, per pound ..... G. W. Phillips & Co, s finely. “But,” she Interrupted, “I'm mot | two old ladies had seized him, one by AMOS H. NORRIS ANNE M. HARVEY, ’ “Well,” ejaculated Mr. Bontine, “it's !mywuy. not me. Spencer Lathom,|each hand, and their wrinkled old President i NS ‘A-l' Don t let ‘his Opportunlty pass Wilhout d—. H’'m, beg pardon, my dear. It's | will you marry me?” She all but | faces were upturned to his. \ Cashier. hard lines, Robert. But duty calls, |swooned. Then he caught her.in his eed boy, eh? And yours, Spencer? |arms. both pleaded together. s“pplying your n S. The q“.nt“y is xme ]{:b,.l suppose—what? H “Well!” efled‘.leoh:rSprlnger. “Why, “Yes, sir,” was the reply, as tho[ Gruesome Relics Not in Demand. |it's all over. It 18—" “m“ed- Come lt once. When they are war correspondent scented battle. Hangme! ky M'l'llo(rlphl rt.y" Tt' a A girl!” exclaimed Miss Martha. 9, “And I'm off to Peshawur on Friday.” | valued marketable property. ew “A boy!™ said little Miss Mary. i gone we can't dupllcate the order. As a matter of fact, Miss sum:dm ago a collection of letters bear- | ‘Well—it's both—,” admitted John ' sant had no secrets from herself,and | ing the signatures of Calcraft, Berry | Springer, rubbing his hands. “A boy | she was quite convinced that if she [and Billington, with the autograph of | and a girl. Eight pounders. So we'll had to go through life without Mr. |the notorious Crippen thrown in, only | have use for both your gifts, atter all.” Spencer Lathom in close proximity it jrealited $4 at a London sale. | And, being a man, he began to dance was not going to be her fault. Berry’s autograph appeared on a | for joy. London editor, protesting We need THE CASH- YOII need the .::;‘h::l (md:;nd":::h‘: efface :;t.t:r an ':nm‘:rr m‘::n attracting Sot ot tvo el diits, Wik 0 i ll mmmmum-wuwlm-«m-m;‘m rests are mutu two earlier, been Pearl’s bosom friend | tion by declaring in the pul uses M‘Chine. " . t - r 'at a Neuchatel pension, had gladly |of the :llm:cl l!';.:l he himself was | ments. Thev followed suft Berry.—London Mail W. E. ARTHUR, Treasurer Tampa Agricultural Dynamite Ce TAMPA, FLA. *Ex e “John! She's doing well?” they Mr. H. P. Dyson, an expert sent to us by t“" Atlas Powder Co., is at your service. He will look after your Blasting Proposition, and give Y0* his advice, Come let us Serve you. , Trapped. They were quarreling. “Well, you | can't say I ran after you,” said the i wife. “Neither does-a mousetrap run | after the mice, but.it catches "em just | | the same,” replied hubby. We have also two men we have import Pennsylvania, who are expert blasters, who do your work on contract, or sell you our Explos- ives, which are second to none. Try Thumb Tacka ' o “Ross of Hell. 1t thumb tacks instead of ordinary The “Rose of Hell” is the name tacks are'used to fusten white olicloth 8iven to a flower that blooms on to pantry and cupboard shelf, the oll- | tree of great siae 'cloth may be easily removed whea on o e e e I S () ~ et S e - A 14k s ‘ Achleving Importance. P ::‘:I:‘;" :-;'"“ ""':- llyrin, ‘”m m flr c I “ynflm HARDWARE CO. |.z-otuss m |« SIS 220 ts i po- dey has to be hollered at all de time | that can turn in a little room.—Bishop S -"ltmhhmnuhn foh gittin’ in de way.” Hall. year's ®rop."—Magazine of Fun,