The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-02
'n sana ming to
/, Ns~.ova ~ ch man,
4. 80 hsc kharitieS

1au UOu0 ~ !,
Lindgrove. He - man
far from it, but his b. narl.ies
were many, and one concrete- deed q
goodness, where he had saved . poor
widow from foreclosure. had compiete'
" won Nellie's heart. -
It was two mornings later wnen
Nellie entered the front office OF the
suite unobserved. The boy VINO
onened up was busy in another room
and had not noticed her, nor had two
men seated in the outer apartment.
She was about to apprize them OF nef
nresence when remark attracted ner
attention sharply.
TITS a raw deal, Sharp" spoke one
of the men. 80. !. \
"That's the kind that pays, isn't IT,
Marvin?" and Nellie instantly knew
that the speakers we're the expected
clients of her employer.
Eyes. but if it's found out-about
that letter, you know"
at won't be. If it is, we've MADE
our turn. haven't we? See here LOOK
at the rationale Of the thing: this way
hack sleepy Mercer has tract WIN
3 uncovered riches under it. We dis.
: cover it. So does the vulcan o.ee'
company. They write him onerlng mn,
u ton thousand dollars for the land.
n intercept that letter and it never
> reaches it's destination. We came per-
y sonally and get an option on the PROV
u erty. The Underwater Iron WORKS pays
- 10 richly for it. That's our business
" making a commission. See here, ana
!. there was rustling Of paper. Inere >
~ sample of some of the prime SUN
- under that forty acres
81 In a fash Nellie comprehend inc
K n,ot in motion. What should she 90?
as Mercer was five hundred miles away.
She had only surmise to 90 on. Inc
3D. Office boy coming in announced ner 70
~ the visitors. They stated their ousl-
ness. Nellie had her orders On, ior
lat time. for advice! Then, self-reliant NJ
lei tie business woman that she was, she
ls' nrepared the deed the men asked for'
OF executed it and received the two-tnou-
sand. Messrs Marvin & snarp
marched off jubilantly to record tne
.aS decd. Nellie nearly collapsed wnen
1 sbo tried to realize the bold, defiant
- thing she had done. ~.
eo' The men had left what looked ike
" lump of clay behind them. 1t wa'
the specimen they had talked apout
\ From one of the professors up at I'M
: college Nellie learned that 1t con
tanned a rare substance known as Gre
solite. employed in blasting furnace
to fuse metal.
Then Nellie waited, expecting an eA
nlosion every day. Having secure
their deed the schemers were taKln
their leisure. One day Mr.. Mercer 81
peared.
by the way, Miss Ward" ne spok'
after a warm, friendly greeting, i NJ
Il tice in the weekly paper transfer
the swamp tract"
II Eyes, sir" replied Nellie, her orea,
coming quick, 81 sold it to those G
ents, Marvin & Sharp
III But they were 10 nave 'Ao opi0A
acres"
They think they have got them
III explained Nellie. "They are swl
dlers, for they intercepted letter
fering you large amount. on, M
Mercer! have tried to protect YOU
hone I have not done wrong al
bursting into tears, Nellie told ALL
"You are going to blame mel, s
q sobbed. as she looked up to md
= eyes fixed upon her.
Ono II am lost in admiration cried j
Wis Mercer. Il need guardian,
you have proved. Miss Ward-Nell
, her could it be possible that you would
ot,on cent such responsibility-peru
nently?" :.
,us,v 81 love you SOL love you So" v
all Nellie could whisper, sheltered
ia Il those strong, protecting arms.
fconvright 1918, by w. G. Chapman