The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-27

Ds5sgSS.l AMI nnkiil" ont on a sail
spanclcd stretch of blue from the sd
loon deck of Il wrSlbDund liner, ~
membcrcd that he had made no provi-
sions to have Mrs Sr.rii.e notified by
cable of the safety Of her child. ana
unless Mr. Meyer or his associates
gave the stU"y 10 ihr press il would not
be known.
well" he mlSri. Joy will not XIII.
and | >lla,i wines, il in il fullne>S If
take her ly s"rpr.,r. I'm the chances
are tina, ii vi! gel INFO tn papers l''
fore reach her II is toa good for Mr.
Meyer 10 keel,
But the S;ury w2S not @lvcn on m
m~lia,rly. Air Meyer called Il confer
cnce of the I'm lcrWrilcrS concerned
! in the INSURANCE. UI the Titan. at
| which II WAS decided to remain 81
lent concerning The card they hoped to
play and to spend Il little time and
money IN hunting for other witnesses
among the riian's crew AMI IN inter
viewing Captain Barry to the end of
improving his memory \ few stormy
meetings with this huge obStructioniSt
convinced them of the futility of fur
Their effort In his direction. and. after
finding ut the end Of Il week that every
surviving member Of the Titan's por,
watch, as we'll as a few Of the other
had been induced to sign for Cape voy
ages or had otherwise disappeared
they decided TO give the story told b!
Rowland to the press in the hope tina
publicity would avail to bring to ligh
corroboratory evidence.
/ And this story, improved upon III TN
repeating by Mr.. Meyer to reporter
and embellishcd still farther by the re
porters as they wrote 1t up. particular
" In the part pertaining to the pola
h bear, blazOned out in the great dailie
Of England and the continent and wa
y cabled to New York. with the name Q
the steamer In which John ROWAN
- had sailed TOR his movements ha
been traced In the search for ev
, dcnce), where It arrived too late fc
publication the morning OF the day
"A which, with Myra on his shoulder. b
stepped down the gangplank at
!. North river dock. As consequent
he was surrounded on the dock by q
thusiastic reporters. who spoke Of II
story and asked for details Tie r
;. fused to talk, escaped them and. gal
> Ing the side streets. soon found hir
self in crowded Broadway. where
entered the Office Of the steamsh
company In whose employ he had be-
wrecked and secured from the Titan
passenger list the address Of Nj
Celfridge, the only woman save
Then he took car up Broadway al
alighted abreast Of large departing
store.
Were going to see mamma 500
Myra." he whispered in the pink e,
''and you must go dressed up. 1t do
matter about me. but you're Fiji
avenue baby-a little aristocrat Tn.
old clothes won't do now" But $
had forgotten the word mamma" a
was more interested in the exciti
noise and life Of the street than in
clothing she wore. In the store Re-
land asked for and was directed 10
children's department. where YOU
woman waited on him.
This child has been shipwrecke
he said. Il have Sl6.1o to Spend
1t. Give 1t bath. dress its hair .
use up the money on dress sh
and stockings. Undertaking and
hat" The young woman stool.el
kissed the little girl from sheer :,
pathy. but protested that not M
could be done.
DO your best" sail Rowland
is all have. will wait here
An hour later. l,ennile>s again
emerged from the Store with VI,
eravely dressed in her new fine-x
was stopped at the corner by \ AL
man, who had seen him COM, an,
who marveled doubtless az sinh i,
n'sltion of rass and. ribbons