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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-19

on the whole successfully, burglar
He did not take from the poor; ne
had never found that worth while
His victims were always those VINO
could afford to lose-and to have. II
cannot be claimed that he belongeu
to the chivalric type that abandohs
loot in order to save the baby, or
touched by feminine gentleness, re-
turns gems by mail the next day. NOR
was he the burly rufiian for whom the
timid look nightly under the bed A
little black grease, and he mlght
have passed for plumbers assistant
It was not ignorance of the hours
kept by the rich that started him OUT
as early as ten o'clock that evening,
Tom read the society columns to gooo
! purpose; he knew that If the kltt
ridges were giving Christmas Eve
4 ball, among those present would as
suredly be MI and Mrs. Douglas Whlt-
\ timore and their daughter, Miss Evan
peline Whittimore, who would propa.
4 bly be charming in rose chiffon anu
4 nearls. This meant that the Wnltu
n more house would be empty OF the
y Whittimores that evening. care1u
u inouiry into the ways Of the Whltt
n more servants suggested that most 0
\ them would be off the moment I'M
carriage had left the door. 1t looKe'
such a pleasant opening that ION Ut
{ cided not to take confederate VIII
& him but softly let himself in by
4 window in a Swallowed angle, selecte
4 earlier in the day.
4 He found himself in dining-roor
4 dark except for the light in the I'D
beyond. Riches glimmered dlmly
" the sideboard, but Tom seldom DOT
Ne cred with plate Crossing the roo
with the noiseless agility OF q cat,
paused by the door.
The silence was absolute; not ev
4 tho ticking of a clock could be neal
III After three minutes his head dr'
W hack with somewhat the movement
n a turtles, his Jaws came togeIh
4y and he deliberately scuffed one II
3 along the polished floor, producing
dull. indefinite sound that might me
ANYTHING. Again the tense listenll
-, tbpn with q LG&inceslike QUEEN
., wholly free from sinking, ne eros
the hail and went swiftly up inc er'
III dim stairs.
:. The Whittimore Christmas prese
still lurking in drawers ana desh''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-19

Won 10 much that l don't trust my own
Judgment. It has seemed to me thai
he was-unfair. l could be holder II
only I didn't realize how utterly I'M
worthy"
DON'T"
She ran to him, and he took her into
his arms.
Nov l will run and get on another
dress; you wait here" she said. "Ano'
dear, am going to bring my jewels.
They are truly mine, and II we arc
too poor"
II hate to have you take them" ne
protested.
Tom also hated to have her take
them. The case was at that moment
in his right.hand pocket, together Win
several other trifes from her dressing
table.
"Ill be back in five minutes, sne
was saying, drawing away reluctant
hands.
! When she had gone as far as the
door. Tom took charge Of the situation
: He threw back the curtain, llftlng
q cautioning hand at her faint scream.
;. IF you want to keep this quiet IRON
!. the servants no row, please" ne SAT-
with dignity I'm sorry, young feiief
n but I'm a detective employed by IN
d lady's papa to stop this very thing
p see? | have to do my dooty."
le The young man stared helplessl!
o Miss Evangeline clutching at his Goa
n "But-but-" he stammered.
II "You see, the old gentleman q
ID | wind Of it and asked me to Sue
rs around" Tom explained. He don
,r, want any fuss.
re, The young mans color had chang'
ar from dismayed white to angry RED.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-19

1CrGu all uHuouu
" wide selection,
and Tom browsed
peacefully among
them for half an
hour. Then, add
ing to his pocket
collection M ! S $
Evangelino's jew
ell case and two
hundred dollars
from Mr.. Whitti'
more's desk, he
slipped down the
stairs again and
made the mistake
of pausing in tn
dimly Zig h t e I
drawing-roon Il
see if he hat
overlooked any
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-19

Will not, no
said clearly. III
he does that sort
of thing"
Exactly" ech-
oed Evangeline
proudly. I'VE will
wait till my faith
er comes home,
and have 1t out
with him. Detec-
tive, indeed"
They sat down
on the couch and
glared at Tom. l,
made him uneasy
"Lookee here
he began conn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-19

Eve
was always a
busy night for MT.
Thomas Patter'
son. He had in
variably done the
biggest business
of the year at
that time, except
for three success
sive Christmases
spent under the
conservative reg
ime of the penl
tertiary.
Mr. Patterson
was frankly, an
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

paid no heed to them. His life was a
matter of small moment beside getting
this thing done.
The great wall Of snow poised above
the trail for an instant and finally,
shaken free from the mountain In every
part, it movcd-slowly at first, and then
with a roaring leap that finally changed
it to a swiftly moving streak of white.
The last fragment went over the brink,
followed by several boulders whose mo-
mentum carried them past the pocket
The bare brown side OF the mountain
was left: the marks Of the trail were
nearly oblitcrated; and beside it lay a
smooth white surface, glazed by the
passage Of the snow above it. This was
tho pocket
THE man seized a spade and began
fcVcrish'y to dig. The weight Of the
snow that passed above had packed it
harder than he expected; but he toiled
on till darkness forced him to cease
That night he slept lightly. still restless
til his purpose should be accomplished
even to the uttcrmost detail
With the earliest light nc was At work
again. by noon he had reached one Of
the burros He uncovered the animal
with care; and after making several trips
to the tent Transporting the pack it had
carried. cast it over the cliff. His Ct
orts were telling On his already depleted
strength bit he vent on doggcdly that
day and the next. He counted the loads
to be sure nc had them all The bodies
OF the men he forborc to search Their
possessions had been no 3art oi his idea;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

cline at any moment On the right OF the
trial Lay the edge Of the precipice and
between them interviewed a small gully.
To reach tho brink of the precipcc. it
was necessary to cross this hOllow--a
matter of some difficulty because OF the
sheer sides Of the place. a little snow
still covered the bottom Of it, through
which a few black bouldcrs already
barred their heads.
As the man stood and looked down
into it. there grew once more the slow
smile OF relentless determination that
again brought winter to his face, and
twisted his lips into n half-snecr. 1t was
the one touch needed to sweep away lie
last remnant of the gcnter memory Of
the winter months; and his purpose vas
once more serving its turn, that he might
live and abide by it.
lie examined the side OF the mountain
closely where it rose above him. and pro-
cecdcd cautiously upward till he came to
Il wooden stockadc, the lower side Of
which had been partially barred to sight
by the strength of the sun. Ten feet
above his head it rose, strongly made Of
heavy pine logs. II had been put there
years before to prevent sudden avail
anchcS from sweeping away any OF the
cavalcades Of burros that passed there
bearing rich loads Of gold from the
mines twenty miles farther to the west
The wooden wall was firmly shored with
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

The lady entered the grocery store
and after pausing a moment to sample
the contents OF box of salted al
nonds. addressed a plcasant-loOking
man standing by the counter.
what are eggs today" she asked.
Eggs, madam" he replied cour-
tcou>ly. "Why. eggs today, a. yes'cr-
day, are the oval shaped, shell covered
product Of the hen, the duck, or the
goose Biological'y spealing, they
are nothing more than gcrm-oells-~"
Indeed! Very clever said the
lady, with n smile, But that is not
what wished to learn. Perhaps you
can tell me what a dozen eggs come
to"
u am no, a prophet. madam" said
the maH, politely. What dozen
eggs come to depends upon two fac
tors-what kind OF eggs they are,
and what You use them ior If they
are aligator's eggs they will come,
under propitiou, conditions, ultimate
" to suit-cases. slippers, or gun-cases
but If YOU refer to hens eggs, as |
presume you do, they may come 10
an omclctte They may come to a
scramble, They may come to grief.
II a broody hen sets on them they
may come to lie, and the same results
can be obtained by substituting an
unmatcrnal incubator for the former,
but this is, am told, a most uncer-
tain venture due to large number ot
Fictitious causes, but generally to I'M
PROJECTIONS in the egg itself.
The lady's gracious smile faded
away. She had apparently had enough
righteousness for the time being.
Young man." she said, somewhat
severely, will you tell me how high
eggs arc today or not"
II should be pleased to, madam, he
replied. but alas that also depends
entirely upon the individual egg ON
never can tell how high an egg Is
until YOU have opened it"
"You will excuse me, young man,
the lady re,orted, huffly. but you
do not seem 10 understand your posi-
ton. | want freshness in the eggs
not in those who sell them. Do yol
for one moment imagine that ! car
continue to buy things at this shot
If my inquiries are met with such FRI
volty?"
81 have tried to answer your Ques
tions not only truthfully, but cour
tcously, madam" replied the man
"and | am sorry have offended, Bu
even then, don't see why you shoul
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

with great WEAKNESS in his steps.
Around him was the gold in heaps and
stacks But as he looked upon it, a
vaguely troubled expression grew upon
his face. From this realization Of his
toll, something was missing. The gold
was there; he remembered with kind
of vague surprise that his first idea had
been the gold, when he had como to this
place those seven months ago that
stretched into his past now like weary
ages. Bit later-and this he could not
know-the gold had not been the end in
view, for the engrossinE accomplish
ment had become an end in itself. Gold
from What difference would it make?
1t was not gold he had been seeking, and
It was not gold that he lacked. Some
thing had gone out from his life leaving
this fulhment of his purpose a thing
that was empty in his sight lie had
made his act not a means, but an end in
itself; and its accomplishment left him
nothing beyond itself. He had glorihed
temporal thing, and by obtaining it
had made ot his life 4 completed circle.
None OF this did he know. He felt only
the bitter agony Of a terrible success, the
accomplishment of failure.
That night he lay and wept like a
child. Suddenly he was silent, and lay
and looked at the moon and the far-off
stars with growing look OF peace upon
has face. A cloud obscured the moon
for moment, breaking the train OF his
thought. He looked ont over the dark
ness beyond the cliff--the darkness that
seemed TO contain within itself promises
of unutterable fulhlmcnt.
Rising silently, he put his arm around
the neck Of the stag-hound for an in
slant, and allowed the dog to lick his
face Then he walked slowly to the
cliff.
When the dawn came it was gray and
cold. On the edge Of the cliff crouchcd
a dog, close to the dizzy brink; and
from time to time he howed, with a pain
that might have moved itnpassive hills,
as though from his life, too, the purpose
OF existence had vanished, leaving only
beyond
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

the farm to sec the show. and Just
about that instant Lucinda begins her
act. She shakes the reins so that the
old horse starts 10 move and then
LucinGa shrieks. Men catch hold Of
the horse. and stop it. Lucinda finally
is paciied while search is made for
her husband When he is found he
gets into the vehicle. and just as he
drives away, prefacing his departure
with thanks. he throws cards to the
crowd on which is printed Don't
forget that Buffalo Bill is in town"
Shcriffs, police chiefs, editors and
judges have been deceived by this
couple. And many persons have
fallen victims 10 the work OF Hiram
and Lucinda,
But that's not all When Hiram
and Lucinda reach the show and the
crowd is starting to arrive Hiram and
Lucinda become separated. Lucinda
wecps because she says she is lost
Hiram searches for her, carefully
avoiding the direction taken by his
wife. Hence it is not unusual TO see
sympathetic women take compassion
on the aged Lucinda and lead her
back to the show door. Suddenly
Hiram is seen rushing across the
arena. Several persons observe the
haste Of the aged hayseed and they
follow Much excitement results until
the crowd suddenly awaken to the
fact that Hiram and Lucinda are part
of the show.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

bracos bodied or,i,., .ho s,r;d ror,, Va.
lyeioht ~ .nou. FROM, 'I,,,o co',,d ,,,a,o
if. and II a., ay.,anrho SborII rn,,o
which wa. barcIy nossiblo ,hcrc v.onId
sill he time for arv one on tbc trail ~
have a chance of gaining safetv re
looked closely at the base of earh Shore
marking win care fine points most Vial
to thc strcnoth of the STRUCTURE and
clearing away the snow where if was NOT
TOO dccn Tje observed With eat;ef9c,;on
th,t thc structure e.rced in nIaces fror1
thc WEIGHT ~ The sno,,, above
+ ate n ,bn ofternoo,, no ro+,,rrod Tho
yvav he had como ob,;terat;ng he trarks
as much nc nose;bIo. and thc 900, bours
~ dav1ioLf that ,o,,,;,,od no dcvotod 10
ovcrb9mI;1g he s+oros N,,o,n .toeo
was a s,na,l but nowcrf,,I cIertri, hat-
terv which he fttcd togc,hcr ss r. 10
mii;ar Win lis constrnct?on Tko-c ras
also a rou of fnc elortr;c ,,;-, ;neY1,tod
with white elk He had had 80 o ,'lt,,
tb;s s,cc;aI,,, On acco,,rt of tho, f;ttIa
r,,ttcr of coIor. and +Lcrc wore several
hnndrod ,ords ~ ~; !, '''
TLro,,oL tho d,,., .t,,. to,,o,,.od to.,.-
.ti;, icy wa. o' 4. " as
L;sS1- IT, ..,''S-.,l 10 ,P9, Nv. ~
N'lIoi nv u '0N ''o t,". "''. ''.tVI
,t...po'"l! 'uupP''.ii, UHt'"G1 r., VIII We -,
pa,'LLly ?.,u NV WILLY ,.'', .,, l'C ivmt i !,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31
ODDS AND ENDS.

Ne, Henderson, in motoring. it isn't
the make OF the car that is so inlpor-
tant-it's the make OF the man at the
wheel that counts.
Socially speaking, it is the runaway
match that starts the worst kind OF
family conAagrations.
We should Re careful Of the man
who plays fiat on a cornet. He nav
be a very moral, self-respecting citi-
zen IN most respects, but he will go
off on a tOot.
Whatever may be said Of other
kinds OF men, it is assuredly a good
point in chauffeur if he is always
blowing his own horn.
There are many varieties Of mean
men in the world, but the meanest If
them all is the fellow who won't stand
even for a Joke at his own expense.
Bildad who has worked himself to
the verge OF lunacy trying to find out
what he is worth under certain reor-
CARNATIONS that have recently taken
place. sends Us day letter, collect.
announcing that cts wise man who
knows his own share OF Standard
Oil"
a man out West bought a Red
Cross stamp the other day under the
impression that il was share OF
Tobacco stock Come to think OF it,
maybe it was. Who can tell?
One OF the first things that chorus
girl should learn is to keep her
powder dry.
Speaking Of its inevitable effect
upon ones capacity to work, why isn't
the Martini or Manhattan cocktail
indctablc as a combination in re-
straint OF trade?'
"What induces writer's cramp"
asks Laura Maude Bosbyshell Wells
Laura, writer's are hardly different
from other people in this respect. A
nice juicy green apple washed down
with buttermilk and topped off with
ice cream and broiled lobster ought
to produce results worthy OF Dickens
or ThaCkcray.
We do not doubt that most travel
ers returning from abroad are upright
citizens sincerely DESTROYS Of doing
their duty. but it is a sad revelation OF
The records that mighty few OF them
arc willing to pay 1t.
In the drama OF modern life a good
many people would like to cut out
the Sherman act.
J'ri,eySHi Syndicate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31
AN UNJUsTIFIABLE SUSPICION.

The Colonel had caught Rastus -ed-
handed, coming out of the hen-coou
with three fat pullets under his coat.
So" he said. 1--WE caught YOU al
last stealing my hens, have II"
"Whut, me, suh?" replied Rastus. III
panied surprise "Why, Marse Col.
onel: sub, | hain't a-stealing no hens.
sub"
Then what are YOU doing with
them under your coat?" demanded
the Colonel.
Why, Marse Colonel, hit look n
me so like it war gwine to snow. sub.
dat all went out to de coop to brinS
dem hens in by de kitchen fiah. sub.
to keep EN- from gittin' froze, subj
said the old man with deep sigh IA
think that his honor had been SUI =.
peCtcd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31
A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

visit your displeasurc upon Mr. Sands,
the genial proprietor OF this store,
because OF any seeming delinqucncies
OF mine"
Not visit my displeasurc upon Mr.
Sands when he employs fresh, im-
pertinent, silly and frivolously face
tious person like you?' she demanded,
making ready to founce ont.
"Oh, but he doesn't, madam" pro-
tested the young man. 81 am Pro-
lessor Dwiggins, the. new instructor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

in English at the high school and, IiKd
yourself, have come here to inquire
into the market price current OF Al
tolerable grade Of cold-storage pouL.
try germ, suitable for introduction
into polite society at little dinnes
Mrs. Dwiggins and are giving IA
the school commissioners this evsl
ming"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31
NOT A PERMANENT LOSS.

Don't YOU feel sort Of lost when
your wife is away, DOLBY" asked
Bilkirs.
Yes, do" said Dolby, but r
don't worry about it Maria is al
pretty successful detective.'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

I''. hN' az NlN 'Fl'd''l'NN
when he noticed the lower ic'H OF "'e
snOW-.inc.
Casting frequent chances at the sky,
which now showed a siate-color instead
OF blue as on the previous day, nc spent
the day cutting small pines which he
rapidly trimmed. For two Gays ne
worked without intcrm'slon. On the
third he moved his possessions and the
contents OF the cache INTO WeII-ndde
log cabin. The nest day brought snow
Working furiously in the spell OF clear
weather that followed Hc threw together
another rough building against MS own,
and NanLcd the whole double structure
with q thickness Of boughS against the
cold The whole locality showed traces
OF his previous h2ndiWork. and ne snort
I w opened another cache, that contained
provision for the two horses. ms ne
/ handled with even greater care than his
oV" supplies ii's preparations mad been
thorough and systematic. lie welcomed
the gray days; and when the real winter
and the deep snow came together one
wild night he was ready. An intimate
knowledge Of the locality had enabled
( him 10 choose site tor his cabin where
no Great amount of snow could DRIFT;
and there was timber aplenty;
He did not need to watch the trail.
\onc knew better than he how impos--
s,b'c it would be for any one to travel
there while the snow renamed. / ne po-
Siuon was tor the present practically m
accesSible-and almost invisible, even II
some evil chance should bring a visitor
hlS way.
The days OF the long winter passed
slowly. lie used his snow-shoes much,
bringing IN fresh meat from time to
time The unwontcd freedom to he idle
at pleasure gratifled him, His nature
had never been a sociablc one, and the
solitude, which would have been irk-
some to most men, satisfied a real desire
i'm him. As his life had been essentially
ono OF action, he was not given TO books.
Net there was a mental vigor about him
an innate curiosity regarding things
that prcdlsposcd HIM to take certain
Joy IN them, He possessed several he
had picked up once in dismanted cabin
on deserted placer claim. The owner
lcft-why. when, or where was merely
one of the thousand mysteries Of the
mountain country, and had. therefore.
not aroused his curiosity. He had taken
the books with a vague idea that he
might sometime read them. and had car
ricd them since that time with the same
idea. SO thcv remained in his posses
sion awaiting that combination OF the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

Ne, Henderson, in motoring, it isn't
the make OF the car that is so impor-
tant-it's the make OF the man at the
wheel that counts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

We should Re careful Of the man
who plays fiat on a cornet. He may
be a very moral, self-respecting citi-
zen in most respects, but he will go
off on a loot.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

Socially speaking, it is the runaway
match that starts the worst kind Of
family conAagrations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31

Whatever may be said Of other
kinds Of men, it is assuredly a good
point in chauffeur if he is always
blowing his own horn.
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