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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

the past six months later, when she /
was established as Jfms wife in his
home. Jim was everything to her.
He even tried-she could see that-to
interest himself in literature 1t was
SO dear of him. And his delight when
she whispered to him the momentous
secret made her cry for happiness.
There would soon be three of them
a little world of three, How weak
and vain the old dreams had been
He brought her home some books.
THERE" he said. laying them down.
Here's 'Ebenezers Folly. They say
it's the talk of the country nowadays.
Wen read it together. And here
When We Were Young. Everybodys
raving over that. the book-fellow told
me in the shop. Why, dear, are you
feeling sick?"
No, its nothing. jim answered
Clarice There. before her, lay her
own book She opened it. 1t was
! hers. word for word and she had writ
| ten It. Oddly she flew upstairs and
| thrust il deep into drawer.
That evening che turned almost au-
J tomatically to an inside page of the
city weekly. She had never read the
Authors Gossip" before. And there.
on the top Of the page, in huge head
| lines. was the question:
who Is the Author of When we
Were Young"
THE Publishers Statement"
Clarice devoured the long article
that followed. The publishers an
nounced thet they had received the
manuscript. written in longhand, and
apparently the work of an amateur.
six months before. A cursory survey
had revealed a novel of an uncommon
type. 1t had been read with an enthu.
siasm that even the most hardened
reader in the firm was not proof
against Its setting Of country life,
its truth, its fidelity. its scorn of the
picturesque had demanded instant pub
LEGATION. And the reading public had
endorsed 1t by purchasing ninety thou
sand copies of it, But who was the
author? The publishers statement
that they did not know was believed
to be genuine 1t was no advertising
, scheme. Somewhere in America
genius lay hidden. watching witt
amusement the frantic efforts Of the
public to discover her identity 70
of course it was a woman!
Clarice let tho paper fall. She hat
not the dimmest idea of the value 0
her book to her. How much was !
worth? A hundred dollars@ Two hun
dred9 Jim did not need that badly
| And to reveal the truth she say
. the slow arrangement that must fo
4 low. Simple as she was, she almos
III mtuitively discerned the results G
III publicity, her husbands inability I
live the new life that would open bt
- fore her. her struggle between the oil
- and the new And Jim was very dea
to her. And then she blushe
. as she thought of that other reaso
that bound them together in bond
\ that none might break.
- 'Clarice, Clarice. dear"
She rose from her chair.
= Jim dear" she answered.
And what was wretched old, stup
: novel in comparison with Jim?
"a copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

but" How was she to say to him
that she wished he would interest him
self in higher things?
Jim was speaking before she could
begin. You know, Clarice,' he said,
taking her hand, we've been as good
as engaged for years. When you came
back from high school was scared
for awhile for fear I'd lose you. Rut
you weren't that kind, Clarice. You
don't forget. And love you Just as
much as I've always loved you. Won't
you say yes, DEAR?
And in another moment even the
novel was forgotten in the JOY OF
knowing that she loved and was loved.
Jim" she ventured presently, do
you know you never asked to see my
my stories? Jim, don't you think
that. when we are married, you and
ought to share everything together!
Jim laughed and laid his hand upon
hers.
MY dear little girl" he said, I
guess you don't know much about au-
thors, do you? Remember that fellow
that MIXED the cows for me last sum
mer? He was an author Went broke,
and | kept him--for his work WASH
worth his board alone much less his
pav-I kept him all summer. He told
me a thing or two. There isn't money
/ in it. and it's all swindlc anyway
/ Suppose YOU do sell some magazine a
+ story? That doesn't bring in the bread
and butter regularly OF course, you
wouldn't need that, bun don't you see
dear one has to be practical? NOW
Won can do all the writing YOU want
4 as nv wife, and mean to give you
pretty easy time only you mustn
pet IMPRACTICAL Clarice.' lie lowered
his voice You know, dear, ] always
mink a wCma.ls task is 20 keep hcl
house neat. and look after her babies.
Ela-it3 was cmlncntlr practical
only Hot IN the same way as i'm
That night she faced the problem will
..r own fraukucea II she could neve
snare thrs. hopes with Jim-and sh
knew ri. at she could not she resolves
:hat They should never come betwcel
-h-m. she would abandon them. Sh
would take up the part of wife an
, mother, Sho would live for Jim. Sh
would b., everything 10 him,
And, ono the decision was made
. IL was astonishing how quickly sh
forgot all about her novel
: She mad signed it with 4 pen nam'
: She had given no ahdrcs5. To her
seemed a terrible embarrassing, SOM
thing that was liable TO call down o
her the scathing ridicufe of the pul
fishers, if they knew who she wa
No doubt, she thought. tn. now
. would find its way quirly into n
waste basket, and that would be tn
j, end of it.
II seemed a foolish i.,tle dream ,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

back to the cabin in doleful procession. |
What are you going to do?" asked |
the girl tearfully.
Il guess I'll stay said Jimmy.
But you can't stay here!" she
breathed
Il guess | can make myself com
Portable" said Jimmy, producing his
az
As the girl watched him he proceed
ed to chop down the spreading
branches of the pines. Within an hour
he had constructed. out of stakes and
branches, comfortable little cabin,
which, if not wind-proof, was at any
rate rain-proof. When he had finished
] the girls eyes met his in friendly
I smile.
This is very irregular" she said.
But it will be fine" answered
Jimmy.
1t was. indeed. the beginning of an
ideal vacation. The girls name was
Mary Bancroft; she was teacher in
the city, and, oddly enough. Jimmy
had been expecting to meet her
through some mutual friends for quite
period Of time. They fished to-
gether, they rowed upon the lake, and
laughed the quarantine to scorn. And
before the second day was over Jimmy
was sure that he was in love with her.
On the third day he was surer Of it.
He told her so that night.
Il don't know how it is" he said
but | feel as if | had always loved
YOU
Mary Bancroft looked at him in hel
quick way Il think you are a very
chivalrous young man. she said.
What do you mean" cried Jimmy
blushing
, You think--you think it is YOU
duty to love me because-wel, be
cause of this
: Jimmy's only answer was to clasl
! her in his arms. And with that h
succeeded in persuading her.
Next morning, seated patiently a
, her door, he was rudely disturbed b
the excited individual, this time veal
ing friendly grin.
"Quarantine's up" he yelled. "1o
Z amt neither of YOU got smallpox ha
N you? Well. you're free That's al
n My names Josh Jennings and IL
N pleased to know you"
" He shook hands with Jimmy, an
. with Mary, who emerged from he
NJ camp as radiant as the dew, an
M winked. Guess there's justice {
NJ the peace over to Kew" he voucl
Nj safcG. as he trudged homeward.
NJ Tho outcasts looked at each othe
hi Jimmy sighed. Mary and he stood sic
lu by side watching the sunbeams on II
n lake Their paradise seemed an Eide
!. the thought of leaving it urbearable
+ How would two weeks more of tn
Y suit YOU. DEAR" asked Jimmy, as b
arm stole round her waist.
Next summer" asked the girl
: nocently.
No" answered Jimmy. Right no
At least. as soon as we can get ba
from Kew"
Il think it viii be our real quars
tine said Mary softly.
DOWNRIGHT 1915 by W c. Chapman,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
QUARANTINE
BY GEORGE MuNsoN.

Jimmy Leigh got out OF the train at
tue little station and shoulderad his
suitcase. Declining the approaches of
the solitary porter, he stepped out
oriskly along the five-mile trail that
leu 10 the Trudgeon camps beside
Lake Yellowhammer. 1t was a fad of
mis- to travel lightly, and in the rea.
sonably heavy suitcase he had an AK
hshlng rod and accessories. five or
SIX days provisions, and the minimum
OF clothing that he would need for the
very brief vacation that he had al.
lowed himself.
He was hardly out of sight of the
station when he perceived an excited
looking individual yelling and gesticu-
iating at him from the high road.
which here turned from it's parallel
course along the trail and wound
away beside the line.
| Jimmy who had a constitutional OBJ.
lection to being shouted at. stepped
on at pace that defied pursuit. He
heard the shouts grow more and more
distant; then he was alone in the
heart OF the wilderness. Presently
the lake came into sight. Jimmy sal
down his bag and rested.
The air was very still. A thrush
was singing in the underbrush. In {
little pool he saw trout leap. His
heart leaped too He rose. shoul
dered his bag again, and steppet
briskly forward
His cottage was the second of tn,
six. He had occupied it for two 0
three years. Trudgeon had fixed it III
for him. He anticipated pleasant con
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
EQUINE IuSuries.

for horses in certain of the larger
cities through the kindness of the hu-
name societies, remarks an exchange.
Arrangements have been made with
the municipal fire departments by
which the societies are allowed to tap
the fire plugs and attach hose and
spray. SO that transfers and others
may give their steeds bath by merely
hating for moment and turning on
the spray. Water for drinking pur'
poses may also be drawn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

pany among the other cot.agcrG. EW
when at last he reached the point he
was amazed to find the whole place
desolate and bare, except the single
second cottage. standing forlornly
among heaps of debris. A fire had evil
IDENTIFY destroyed the rest. How NO
/ 2 had escaped was beyond his powers
of computation,
He whistled a moment, then stepped
up to the door Another surprise
awaited him Upon the threshola,
wide-eyed in wonder and appeal, stood
the most beautiful girl, in Jimmy
opinion that he had ever seen Jimmy
stared at her.
THANK heaven," exclaimed the girl.
Il beg your pardon?" asked Jimmy
Are you going to let me go home!
the girl demanded,
~ hone YOU are not being kept mere
against your will said Jimmy
The girl stared at him again.
"Don't YOU understand" she cried.
u thought had rented this camp
said Jimmy
The girl burst into hystericai laugh-
fer What does it matter she ue'
mandod Don't you know that we are
ouarantined here? Didn't they Try 10
stop you coming
81 believe some idiot did yell at me
now come to think OF it. Jimmy re-
piled
The girl laid her hand on his arm
Listen to me-" she said came h''i'
two weeks ago and my friend was u
come the following day They turheo
her back. was just too iate hti'
Rod been a smallpox epidemic mere
They burned down the other camps
They left one for me- ana ihoNea NV
his because it was the most eoilioi'
ohio They bring food every DAY 7
,1,ce Al tho md Of the lake am
Iaaya II there don't know "heh
90, 90 thought you had come Y
take me away
= wish had, said Jimmy tie 50
,ba Girl start and look al HIM lil'eil.ia
!, had only lust occurred to hef INA
,h;s man might be a gentleman
What are you going 70 do ;"
asked ,s..ar ,ak
WHY. I guess We had better 'aN
,ho nayt train. Jimmy answered
oh it ISN'T possible. said tht FlrI
pack and well try. said JlainS.
lie shouldered her bag aud ms ,W
= ond they tried Al tn" place "h''
tra trail and the road united 7'ooI i =.
II .xc3,ed individual waiting Tor '"s :,
petuscn them and himself "er, u
yo barrels of a shotgun N''
tack' he yelled ..-.;,
, = ron vou ware going to 't' ''l4''
.bn,gel jimmy. enraged =,
u guess YOU amt warner y, =,
.o4 wouldn't listen To me 1ll'
a 2a amt up for four day7 <s'. Ne :.
bsek The wind hio".it ~ ~.
- me Keep back ~ Err ~
: d TnsbI. to move hun. 'm'a ~, !"
tbs tpa harz again ana 'Ar' ''u's
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
Foolish pcssimism,

There are 50 many of us who are
inclined 10 look on the darkest side
of things 1t is rather hard to say
that the majority OF persons are pes
simists. but it certainly seems to be
true Perhaps they do not really out
number The optimists. but they talk
so much OF how hard luck is. and wor-
~ 20 constantly that they make a
far wider Impression than the opti-
mists who go along the bright paths.
serenely confident that the morrow
will be just as bright as the present.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
Or. Why Not nramatizs the namer

I'D like, a trile mordaciously said
Grout p, Smith, TO see the name of
Imri Hnnwalt the able Bonner
Springs editor. set to music. Ii would
be Immediately snapped up by all the
cheap dramatic aggregatiuns In the
country. Tor use in playing the villain
of the piece across the stage. Just di-
vide 3 IT, n.= n syllables and re-
49, it siewiy. and note the appropri-
atene9s. Kansas City Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
WILL LOOK ALMOST LIKE NEW
Furniture Polish That Is Said TO be
Invaluable to Economical
Housekeeper.

When highly polished furniture as
sumes a blush white appearance. or
the surface is injured so as to show
white marks, it should be rubbed with
a mixture of equal parts OF raw llDseed
oil and turpontine and then wiped on
clean II this does not restore the APP
pcorance of the furniture, the only
remedy is to repolish it, and though
this is somewhat difficult operation,
a fairly good job may be made or II
il the following directions are care
fully followed The old polish must
be first removed by scrubbing It with
a paste made of finest emery Hour and
spirits of turpentine. After cleaning
and before polishing, it is good plan
to merely moisten the face OF the work
with raw linseed oil, for this causes
the old body TO unite with the new
one Where shallow dents. scratches
and broken parts of the polish present
themselves, carefully coat them two
or three times with q thick solution OF
shellac and when the last coatlngs
become hard rub them with soft putty
until they become uniformly smooth
4 and even then proceed TO nolish I'M
general surface. A very good pollsh Is
made as follows Dissolve liz ounces
of shcllac and onc-ioufth ounce san
darac in half a pint of naphtha. Tt
applv the polish make a wad WITT
a long strip Of flannel. rolling It rount
and round, wet the end of il well witt
the polish, then lay a piece OF clear
Hnon rag over the moistened flannel
and app'y a drop Of linsced oil to tn
rag Rub the work in circular direc
tion. lightly at first To finish on u.s.
a little narh'ha applied the Same a
the polish.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
hnu lsi-.llss Is Made.

III" raw material % asl"ss is the
AR bladdrrs or sounds OF fish. and is
not Of value except for this one pur-
pose In Russia. where the finest ism
glass is made. the sounds of the stur-
seon are cut open and STEPPED In wa
ter until the outer membrane sepa-
rates from the inner tEe2 the latter
Is washed and dried In the sun
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
wouIs Hardly Call 1, Privilege.

Il noted a new meaning OF the WORD
prig,lara' the other dav," said ].
Fe"e- Gloom "The article said It
vas a mans privilege to pay for
woman strangers meals on short rail-
road trips. Personally I do not see,
with the customary high prices on
dining car. how anyone could consider
the having anything more than an ex.
IRENE effort Kansas City Star
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
MiSIead 70 Audience.

why doesn't young Bliggins make
more progress ii hts studiesT lie
doesn't get the proper kind OF en-
couraeement His father doesn't take
any interest in what the boy knows
about the classics. but is enthusiastic
about the way he caa play accompani'
ments on the banjo Washington
Star
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
Quite a Description.

Nonocled Caller making converse
,,onl-"Last year, y know. came
across a most extr'o'd'n'ry book all
a ont-er-things = don't remember
The tItle-can't recall the author
name but-aw-perhaps you We read
ite"-Life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
Peal stroke of Genius.

A genius has invt hi. d a piano that
wei.zIs only l2d pprrds. The tired
p;.pt Whn nam, to- rest and read can
throw that silcd piano into the back
Xard when lqlio " +. tsi Is in pound.
inn -Milwauktt u'inel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

ri never again invite that profes
.,onal humorist to dinner" exclaimed
Ms Newlyriche. why. he made our
English butler laugh. "-Phi.adelphia
Ledger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

uothor Willie I'm shocked at YOU
n vnu KNOW what becomes oil niue
pnvs Who sss bad words when they
,nay tssehaH
W5,I;e-Yes N. They grow up anu
s...,.rz -olf levers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

Cravford-Did he tell you ~, sgSt -
soirr to marrg the widow!
Wa 80 the widow tod ms
s ssa nas going TO marry him -Juose
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

operes a few grown OILS : n ns,S
: n'' 1si,I1a. ba, d4rs heap mo en-,
In d, .nows hoN % ''aA@
folks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
Whtch?

when a man insists on classifying
all women as fools. the evidence is
weighty that either he or his wife
married one.-TasningIon Post
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
Best Form of Guttapereha.

Guttapercha obtained by French
manufacturers from the leaves Of the
caoutchouc tree is said 30 be more
durable than that obtained by tapping
the trunks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
The Professions
cH1RoPRACToR

CHIROPRACT0R
:. . q. SCARBOROUGH.
Lady in Attendance
Dvcbes Building. Between Park
and Auditorium
OFFICE HOURS
"a m 1880 to 5 p. m.
700 to $3.50 p. m.
.;on and Examination Free,
ossidence Phone 24O Black
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22
und.xsr4.d Reuutstien

Sometimes. said Uncle Eben, "a
man gifts de reputation Of bein' ter
dhle industrious when he's only hdg'
sfve
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

"A srpcdc m..s- itdicates now fast
me 3 -C.-s ~ co.'s O"">
balance. -Coat7a transcript.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

y sH.D. MENDENHALL
CIVIL ENGINEERS
:. o,9-215 Drane Building
LAKELAND. FLA.
.o,o Land Examinations and
/. resigns, Earthwork Special
| ,co phone 27S Black.
\ phone 27s Blue
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-22

The best No "a Is the woman who
Is the ieast teses .ssat.-Old Prov
erO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-15
LEAGUES TRYING TO
 SPEED UP THEIR CONTESTS
Other Timely News of Interest to Those Who
 Follow Sporting Events.

pionship he was in the country on a short tour four years ago, and on that occasion he played some wofl- derful golf on various American cour- ses.
 Charlie Mayo. the Burhill profes- sional, who has been in partnership with Duncan on many morab1e oc- Icasions, has not been in America be- fore, and it is difficult to estimate his prospects. He is a sound golfer, and very steady, and is not so slow as he used to be. might add that there is a possibility of a certain British anateur-one who has not won the championship either here ore in America, be it said-mak1ng the trip as we'll as the professionals, and if he does so he will need to be taken into most serious consideration, for I do not think that any amateur in this country Is playing better golf at the present time, and hardly a profession al either for that matter"
 Reports from Australia indicate that baseball continues to grow in popularity. The seventeenth annual report of the New South Wales Base l ball association shows that the gen eral advanceme lent of the American game was more marked in this state in 1914 than in any previous season, and that the standard of play in all \ special note expresses satisfaction at i the success of school baseball. the wisdom of fostering the game in the nursery section being exempltfied by the victories of the youngsters in the 1 interstate matches. g As to finances i the Association has a sum of about i $1,445. an increase of almost $500 1 over last season.
 i An interesting insight into the
 manner in which baseball gossip oc-
 casionaITy upsets big league circles
 occurred in New York recently. Man
 ager John McGraw of the Giants, I having signed Benny Kaun, of the Brooklyn Ftedera1s to what he con- sidered a, binding contract, a, club of fciaI conhded to friend that the Giants had made splendid deal
 whereby a sensational outheTder was
 to join the New York Nationals Ask
 ed where the player was from, he
 answered, Brooklyn.
 The friend. who is a thirty third
 degree fan, forgetting of the existence of the Brookfeds, immediately jump
 ed to the conclusion that Zack Whea1
 of the Brooklyn Superbas, was tnt
 player meant He passed the stoTy
 along and others furnished still fur
 ther details, including the names O
 the Giants players Perritt, Murray
 and Robertson as the trio scheduled to wear Brooklyn uniforms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-15
TENER RULES
 GIANTS LOSE
 THEIR PROTEST

New York. May 15-John McGraw, who gets into arguments with league presidents every now and then, still is waiting for his first decision. John J. and President Hampstead of the. Giants protest the game played on Kauff Day, April 29, which Arbitere Quig1ey first forfeited to New York;. to 0, after which the Braves won a seven inning game. 13 to r.
 McGraw claims this was exhibi- tion game, but Governor Tener points out that no National League teams are permitted to engage in exhibition warfare during the regular season. Such game would be contrary to the rules of all N. L. warfare.
 Governor Tener contends that the Giants question his neutrality. He sticks pat to his original announce rnent, made on the night of April 29, that the game played was the regu- 1arly Scheduled game, and that the victory on Kauff Day officially be- longs to Boston.
 Before going to war about it the Giants will likely appeal to the N. L. Board of Directors. This, of course, will do no good, as the Board of Directors of the National in recent years has voted so1idsy with its states man president, but some people will have their rights.