The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-08

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cold and exposure, the next morni:s 4,
daybreak Ned was washed ashore. He
reused up to discern that he was on a
wild-looking, desolate stretch of coast.
He found q cooling spring of water,
some edible shell fish and some fruit.
Revived and encouraged. he was about
to line the coast. hoping to come upon
some settlement, when with hideous
yells there burst from q near thicket
Q score or more Of dusky. half-naked
savages.
Ned was bound hand and foot, placed
upon litter and carried through what
suggested an interminable Jungle.
After twelve hours Of steady travel.
Ing they reached q rude native village.
1t was composed Of a thousand or more
small mud huts and one large building
formed OF logs. This was the royal
palace, It seemed. At least Ned was
carried within the structure, where
upon q gaudy throne sat thick-lipped,
creased and painted savage.
From the hungry way in which this
rubicund monarch viewed him, Ned
decided that he would soon be roasted
and eaten. The curiosity and interest
OF King Obi, however, were next fixed
upon the leather case that contained
the ice-freezing device and which the
natives had brought along with their
captive.
He ordered 1t opened. Then he be.
gan lingering the cogs and wheels OF
the machine. The clicking as he turned
the crank tickled his childish nature.
He glanced at Ned. bodied his head
and grunted, as If to say:
What Is this?"
Ned bobbed vigorously, as II assent.
Ing to show the king what the machine
could do. His bonds were cut. He set
the device in position. filled the acid
receptacle and taking out the glass
that held the water indicated by mo-
tons that it be filled with water.
Then Ned turned the crank. All
hands in the royal court watched him
raptly. Their eyes bulged as at the
end Of eight minutes he drew out
pound cake or Ice.
hoo! hoo!" shouted the king, as
the ice was handed to him, and he
dropped the unusual substance from
his fingers as though it were a piece
of red-hot iron. Such q thing as ice
or snow had never even been heard of
In that remote district.
But once his royal highness cooled
the drink at his side and enjoyed its
rare freshness, he virtually appointed
Ned ice Surveyor to the crown O. q
desirable and cherished Official ap-
pendage.
Ned knew that his life was now sure.
ly safe. For a week he catered to the
palate Of King Obi. Then the sui
phuric acid supply ran out Ned ex.
planned to Obi that he would have to
60 to the nearest settlement to re-
plenish it. BY signs he made q bar
gain with the king that he was to
furnish him an escort, give him his
liberty and he would secure the acid
and give him the ice.maker.
So 1t was arranged, and in payment
for the same Obi handed Ned q little
sack full of diamonds.
One day two months later, WE'LL
dressed, almost a capitalist, with
bright face and happy heart, Ned
appeared at the Office Of the patent
lawyer to pay him the fee for advice.
The attorney had refused to accept
when Ned was poor. The latter related
his strange story.
"And now, I suppose" smiled the
lawyer. you are going to expand your
invention in q large wayf"
EYES," replied Ned, after I have
married Nellie"
Copyright. 1914, BY W. q Chapman.)