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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-25

Below them on the shaded path
stood a young girl of striking beauty,
albeit her hair was a rich red and a
few golden freckles powdered her ap-
ple-blossom complexion. She wore a
simple dress of white linen and she
carried white p2~Geol.
81 beg vorr rardon,' she repeated.
composedly. but / am wondering if
you VII be 90 k;nH . 10 let me use
you telephcne" They have not con-
nected ours and II is very important
that | snou,i la,a 10 New York at
once.
Mrs. Masters was all cordiality at
once.
"Of course" she cried, rising and
leading the way into the house. Pray
make use of it at your pleasure until
your own has been installed. Moving
is such bore, isn't ito
81 think it's rather fun" said the
girl, furling her parasol and shooting
an odd glance at Dorothy's splendid
young figure.
'Oh, do you? Just fancy. I'm
sure you are Miss Perrydill from the
Willows. Yes? Let me introduce you
to my daughter Dorothy-I hope we
shall see great deal of each other
this summer
Dorothy added a pretty speech to
her mothers, but Lima Perrydill onlv
nodded and said that they wert 0it
very little-were perfect hermits, in
fact.
After that she went into the house
with Mrs. Masters, and when she left
it was by another door, so that Doro-
thy did not see her again that after
noon. Mrs. Masters came back to the
terrace.
"Weil?" she asked Dorothy.
Pretty as a picture" said Dorothy,
generously Poor Pobby."
"Rob hates red hair said Bobs
mother. She looks like little spit
fire.
Bob likes that kind" insinuated
Dorothy
Il asked her about the family
there's the mother, who has retired
from the business father who is
head over heels in His pickle watts
should judge from what she said
and brother. whom she mentioned
casually. We must call as soon as
they are settled
You vowed you wouldn't, Mother
Masters
There is no harm in one call-if
! they are impossible-wh the ac-
quaintance can die nut
We sound dreadfully snobbish,
| mother. laughed Dorothy, suddenly
! Were only mustard you know. Mas
ters' Monarch Mustard
/ Mrs. Masters WINGED THAT was in
yu4r g!2Ad!AtIe r1 iile. ny ear.
Your father has rot been actively cor
necr / with mustard for many years,
/ and | doubt If people ever reC.ember
| how all our money was made
! You don't despise the source of
your money, mother?" asked Dorothy.
! quickly.
No-but did grow dreadfully tired
OF seeing the advertisements and near
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-25

ing the tiresome jokes about Nas;c..
Mustard"
Il suppose the Terrydills feel tbs
same way about their awful pickles, =
said Dorothy. Then she added, Here
comes Bob
Bob Masters sauntered I'D the path
and mounted the terrace to sink into
an extension chair. His straw hat
spun dizzily from his fingers to the
grass.
IT'S hot ON the water" he re-
marked.
Did you ever meet young Perry.
dill Pickle?' asked Dorothy.
Bob stared and then uttered loud
laugh. rs that what you call him,
sis? We called him Dill Pickle
never minded it at all-fine, good
tured chap-awful grind, though"
They say he carried off the honors
OF his class" said Mrs. Masters.
"They speak truly. He carried off
the honors, all right-away from me
and the rest of the fellows. I didn't
have a look-in on honors-old Dill
carried away the whole bunch"
Then it is quite-possible? asked
Mrs. Masters, with relief in her tones,
for the Perrydills were vastly rich and
nowadays money did cover a multi
tude of sins
Bob reared
Possible? Old Dill Pickle? Moth
er, dear, wait till you see him!"
II was afraid So" murmured Mrs.
Masters. as she followed Dorothy into
the house
The next afternoon Dorothy Mas
tiers was walking through the pine
wood back of the orchard When she
reached a favorite spot she gathered
an armful of pine needles and put
them in the inviting seat formed by
five trees springing from a common
root. The great trunks were wedged
tightly together and formed curious
and natural resting place.
Dorothy sat down in the seat,
crossed her ankles, leaned back and
shoes. In her lap was a book and
in the back of her head was a lazy
idea that she would like to meet the
impossible son of the Perrydills-it
must be rather stimulating to meet
someone who wasn't cut out by the
regular college youth paper pattern.
SO she thought, and the thoughts
ran into dreams. half-waking, and
Dorothy's black eyelashes swept her
pink-tinted cheeks and she almost
slept When she heard voices she did
not trouble to lift her sleepy lids
the speakers would pass behind the
trees and never glimpse her hiding
place. Resides that, no one but serv-
ants would be wandering about the
pine wood at this hour.
There was rich smell of tobacco
smoke-Papa Masters had forbidden
James to touch his cigars. but the
footman was daily tempted thereto.
Footsteps paused and somebody spoke.
It was the crisp voice of Miss Perry
dill.
What a charming pose, Roy. Isn't
she perfect DEAR"
Another voice-such a voice-Doro-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-25

thy had heard John Drew and Henry
Miller in matinee love scenes, and
the voice Of the speaker was much
more deep and tender than any of
these. But the words he uttered,
$50 this is Miss Masters Monarch
Mustard" said the voice, musingly
Roy Perrydill!" chided his sister.
IF she were not asleep she would
hear you"
AS matter of fact, my dear Lima,
the young lady is not asleep at all:
she is listening to our compliments
Dorothy's eyes flew wide open with
Indignation
Il am sound asleep" she commended,
bravely. 81 haven't heard thing you
said-except about the mustard
Both the Perrydills laughed and
were instantly sobered as they real
lied that Miss Masters was deeply of.
Tended il not hurt. Her pretty hands,
gay with jewels, were before her love.
ly eyes and her shapely shoulders
shock convulsively.
Lima Perrydill dropped down on her
knees beside the woe-begone figure in
the tree chair while her handsome
brother growled at his own witless re-
marks.
Dear, don't cry" soothed Lima, put
ting a slender hand under Dorothy's
chin. I'VE were only in fun and
reolIv haI;ayad x,o,, ,,,oro orlooo A.,
for Roy here-he is incorrigible. Roy,
you must beg Miss Masters pardon .
with pleasure he was beginning,
contritely, when Dorothy's hands came
down and chung tightly to Lima Perry
dills. But Dorothy was not crying;
she was flushed with laughter, and
her eyes sparkled merrily With one
graceful movement she was on her
feet and shaking hands with Mr.. Roy
Perrydill.
1T was the Monarch Mustard that
made me laugh" she said, with engag-
ing frankness. I've been calling you
the Perrydill Pickles and it is a revel-
alton to me To learn that people still
connect us with Masters Mustard
we've Leen So snobbish about it, too"
T.Iey all laughed then, and the three
found each other 50 agreeable that
when Bob Masters irtruded upon their
merry chat he could rot believe that
they Lad never z ct before.
So together the four Young people
went down to the Masters house for a
cup of tea ana game Of tennis.
Mrs. Masters, watching them from
the terrace. sc-iled cortentedly. Il
wonder why they call him impos-
sible, she mur12ured. Tt must be
joke, for ne is wonderful-wonder-
full! If I were girl l would fall in
love with hin. myself. l do hope"
What she hoped was net voiced.
Nevertheless, one day it all came true
in the shape of double wedding, and
everybody was so happy that it 1idn t
matter at all that the wags remarked
that the union of Masters Monarch
Mustard and Perrydill's Pickles was
highly appropriate.
Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa-
Per Syndcate.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-25
Nothing More to Say.

Two Irish soldiers began to taih
about home affairs One of them eN'
blamed that his wife's name was Nag
gle Murphy
* fine girl. too" remarked the
other
DO YOU know her." asked the nus
band
Know her? Why yes One dai
she was out boating with me and We
came to an island where we landed
Maggie. siz Oh. its either ye KISS
me or browns We,
And and did We kiss herr" gasped
the jealous husband
Was she drowned" the other
asked slowly.
Wireless Spark Now Suspected.
British papers are, at this late date,
devoting considerable space to dis
cussion of whether the Princess Irene
and the Bulwark were not both blown
up by some kind of wireless detona-
tor in the hands of the Germans. 1t
will be remembered that both battle
ships were victims of mysterious ex-
plosions while lying in harbor.
Distinguished inventors such as
Tesla, Marconi, Edison and the young
er Hammond have worked on spark
that could be transmitted through the
air to blow up the magazines of foe,
but the fact that the Germans have
not employed such means more fire..
quently, or against ships of greater
class than the Bulwark or the Princess
Irene practically discounts their pos
session of any such device.
Peer Becomes Mechanic.
Lord Norbury is enc of the latest
amateur recruits to the ranks of war
warkers. Recently he began employ
ment as a filter in a S'rrey aeroplane
factory. working from six in the morn
ing to seven at night at the regula-
ton pay of I'd GA cents) an hour Lord
Norbury, who will take his meals with
the other workmen and will be on the
same footing in all respects, is fifty
two years old. and he has chosen this
way of doing his bit because he is
above the age limit but feels strongly
that everyone should do what he can
tC help the country. He has a good
knowledge of internal combustion en-
gines Lady Norbury, who is cousin
of Lord Howard de Walden, began
work at soldiers canteen at Euston
the same time that her husband com.
menced as a fitter.-London Globe
Artificial Leather
The manufacture Of artificial leath
er is an industry which has made 81
gantic strides in the last few years
owing to the degree of perfection
which has beer attained in the max
ing of this substitute for leather and
&c the ;ustom of splitting leather
which is not generally satisfactory ex.
cept as far as its appearance is con
cerned when it is new That is to
say, that il is reanily recognized as
real leather. but when the split leath
err comes to withstanding the test of
service it is not there The artificial
leather has established reputation
fol service in tn manufa cture of IA
tOmobiles. where it ia in strong de
mand for upholstery ard top covers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-25
oil. PICKLES
Jean y. ckERsoN.

/JEs.N y. IHESSON.
Ery day :hat the Ma ;;ers opened
/ce ntry HOT e for the season
arg me or van turning III
s.,tos ~ :, 9 me-. c-....l, l,a
IoI,4.
Dorothy Masters from her couch
hammock on the western terrace
caught a glimpse through the trees
of the big van as it flashed up the
avenue door,
'PerrydilI S Pickles." she groaned,
in despair, and then, turning to her
amiable little mother, who was read
ing near by, Dorothy went on: Moth
er, dear. Perrydill's Pickles have ar
rived"
Mo-" denied Mrs. Masters, in as
constituent.
Il shall never forgive Major Blum
for selling the Willows to such impos-
sible people, pursued Mrs. Masters,
folding her plump hands on her book
Why, they say, Dolly, that Mrs. Per
rydill actually began the business by
making pickles in her own kitchen
and it became so profitable that her
husband gave up his position. what
ever it was, and helped her Now they
have two immense factories and a
number of small ones here and there,"
Fancy" commented Dolly, wrin-
king her pretty nose
do to the Willows complained Mrs.
Masters, as if it really mattered to
her, anyway: paint the house red
or green-have iron dogs and deer
on the lawn and drive big red car"
Dorothy laughed.
Don't worry, mother; perhaps they
have exquisite taste, after all-only,
somehow, seem to smell vinegar and
pickles every time their name is men,
toned. l wonder if there is fam
ily?"
"A girl, believe-and your father
said there was very clever son who
carried off all honors at college,
Perhaps Bob knows him.
Hardly I hope that Bob won't
fall in love with the girl
Dorothy laughed again.
Don't borrow trouble, mother It
may be that the girl won't look at
Brother Bob"
Mrs Masters bristled
She is more than likely to notice
him, Dolly, she said. in an offended
tone Your brother is very hand
some and an extremely fascinating
young man."
Poor Miss Perrydill Pickles!
Knocked Dorothy
81 beg your pardon" said cool
little voice.
Mrs Masters and her daughter
jumped visibly.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08

After sinking the Arabic Germany
assured us it was all mistake, that
the submarine had acted without au-
thority and her sea policy had been SO
modified as to insure protection for
Americans. And the next day they
sank another vessel without warning
and another American went to his
grave. Austria gave US solemn as
surances that she had the most friend
ly feelings for America And the next
day letters were discovered showing
that the Austrian ambassador was try
ing to bulldoze workmen in American
factories to strike. England, France
and Italy notified us that they would
extend additional privileges to our
commerce. And the next day they
added cotton, our chief export, to the
list of contraband. We are now pre-
pairing letters of protest. Such is our
vigorous foreign policy that has been
heralded as producing wonderful re-
sults-wonderful indeed that any ma
ton pretending to be first-class would
stand for them. Little Servia refused
such indignity on the ground that it
was better to lose national existence
than to maintin it by dishonor. Amy
man can keep a nation at peace
through dishonor, but it takes states
man to maintain peace with honor.
The grave situation is rapidly focusing
the eyes of the nation on our greatest
statesman, Elihu Root.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08
TOLL TO The PAST
BY JOHN CRAM Err.

Home, the grocer OF the busy little
Long Island town. looked up quizzing
ly at the young fellow who stood be
fore him.
Looking for job. eh?" he asked,
surveying his rather furtive express
sion. What's your manner"
James Bennett" answered the 9TH
er, and wondered whether 1t was
Homes kindly face that made him tell
the truth against his will.
Il used to milk. five years ago."
said Bennett. a slow flush creeping
over his features.
Then you go straight up that road
and ask for Mr.. Homes farm" said
the grocer. When you come to 1t
go In and tell Minnie, my daughter,
that you're the new hand I've hired.
And If you've got q suitcase, take 1t
along with you"
A few minutes after Bennett had
iett Homes store, Home received a
visit from stranger which made him
very thoughtful. In fact he closed his
store a half hour ahead of time and
hurried to his house.
Minnie met him at the gate and gave
him hug. She was a pretty girl of
twenty, and growing more like her
mother every day. her father would
declare. He took her by the hands
and tried to read her eyes.
New hand Gomez" he asked.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08

tanned about forty young people at a
house party last Saturday evening in
honor of their daughter, Miss Gladys,
whose birthday occurred on that day.
Social games were enjoyed until a
late hour and dainty Refreshments
served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs.
7. +. Hover.
Mrs. T. NJ. Hall was quite sick last
week but her friends are glad to know
that she is recovering.
Edw. Pierson and force of men of
Lamar are building two large concrete
silos on the Ratliff ranch near the
school house. Mr.. Ratliff is also hav-
ing a deep well drilled on the same
place and work is progressing day
and night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Altman of Mar
ion county, Missouri, are visiting their
relatives, the Hurd brothers, here and
attended the Arkansas Valley fair at
Rocky Ford last week. They pro-
nounced the fair better than their
Marion county fairs and that is saying
a great deal for our valley, which is
only about thirty years old.
The last session of the Paradox en-
broidery club was held at the home of
Mrs. T. NJ. Hall August Goth. There
was a good attendance and very en-
joyable afternoon was spent. A fea-
ture of the program was a word con-
test in which Mrs. ]. F. Mitchell and
Mrs. Geo. Russell were prize winners.
The hostess served two-course lunch
assisted by the Misses Kane, Has
kins, Irwin and Driskel.
Our schools begins next week. The
time of opening was postponed for a
few days on account of finishing some
necessary repairs and cleaning up the
work.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08
NEW INDUSTRY
L. NJ. Appel Fish Co. viii Handle the
Fish Product of Amity Lakes

Last week marked the establish
ment Of a new industry at Lamar
which is proving a success from the
start and promises to develop into a
large concern. For number of years
various parties have made attempts to
big Amity lakes, but through lack of
practical knowledge of the trade all
have failed. The fishing privilege and
business finally fell into the hands Of
L. NJ. Appel of Holly, and he has now
organized The L. NJ. Appel Fish Co.,
which has the exclusive fishing priv
ilege for the lakes.
Mr.. f. T. Pratt after careful in
vestigation of all the lakes and reser-
voirs of Colorado has decided that
this is the best proposition and has ac-
cepted the management of the bust
ness with headquarters in Lamar. They
are now located at 1902 North Fourth
street. Mr.. Pratt is from the Florida
coast and has had rs years experience
in the business on the Gulf of Mexi-
co and Atlantic coast, and is thorough
ly acquainted with every feature of
the business, as fisherman, packer and
shipper. He camped at the lakes for
two months and thoroughly investi-
gated before deciding. He informs us
that these big lakes with over rs
miles of shore line and depth of 95
feet in places are overstocked with
fish so badly that they have not the
opportunity to grow to full size. He
says the supply is inexhaustible. He
says they are easily caught and the
continually running water and sandy
bottom gives them especially fine
flavor and makes them easily pre-
pared for shipment. He is shipping
them either fresh or sailed as his
trade desires, and within a reasonable
distance they will be shipped alive if
desired.
Although the company has only had
its headquarters here for a few days
they are already making large ship
ments, and the business is increasing
so rapidly that there is every pros
pect that it will soon be an important
industry and give employment to a
number of people. There is no limit
to the supply, and the business is only
limited to the market that can be de-
veloped.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08
Michael o'Leary. sr., Thought That
His Son Might Have Done More
Than He Did.

No man is a hero to his own valet
That is proverbial Is any man hero
to his own father7 Maybe that de-
ponds on circumstances. The British
hero of the hour is the Irishman. Mi
chael O'Leary, who won the Victoria
cross by bayoneting eight Germans
AS many articles and poems have been
written about his deed as were writ
ten in the United States at the time OF
the destruction OF the Maine about the
man who coolly reported to Captain
Sigsbee that the ship has been blown
up and is sinking" Now a recruiting
poster has made Its appearance. I'm
der fanciful picture of OLeary slay-
Ing the eight Germans, is the admoni-
ton: Follow the example OF Michael
OLeary, V. c., and Join an Irish regi-
Rent today"
But 1t appears that Daniel oLeary,
Michaels father, is almost disap-
pointed in his son. According 20
correspondent the sire of the Victoria
cross hero was interviewed and asked
II he was surprised at his sons bray
ury He replied:
Il am surprised he didn't do more.
often laid out twenty men myself
with a stick coming from Macroon
mir. and it is bad trial of Mick that
lie could kill only eight, and he having
a rifle and bayonet."
Thus the rising generation stands
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08

mar team however lacked the neces-
sary batting and running pep to put
scores across. They backed up their
pitcher in good shape and held La
Junta to a low score but could not
score themselves. Rocky Ford comes
down next week for the last game of
the season on the home grounds, and
as this game Is of vital Importance to
the Ford team they can be depended
on to make a hard fight. The box
score of the Sunday game was as fol-
lows:
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08

Wichita did not take Renell with
them as expected but left him to fin
ish the season with Fort Lyon, so Sum
day he took his sixth straight game
from Rocky Ford on the latter's
grounds by score of 2 to l. This
ties the race between the Ford and La
Junta with Fort Lyon only one game
behind. 1t is anybody's championship
now and cannot be settled until the
last game is played on the 10th. Rocky
Ford protested the Sunday game be-
cause Evans played with Fort Lyon.
Several of the Fort Lyon players
jumped their contracts and left the
team in a bad plight and it was neces-
sary to fill in. The box score is as
follows.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08
Guest Thought He Had EN-.

James F. MCGEE, former cashier OF
the Crestwood bank OF Louisville. KY.
got the scare of his life and suffered
a shock which necessitated calling a
physician when he found a six-foot
Georgia bull' snake crawling about
his room In local hotel.
Thinking a friend was playing a
Joke on him. MCGEE grabbed the
snake. when the reptile began to
show fight and put up a hard battle.
Clerks and attaches OF the hotel came
to his rescue.
A clerk at the hotel said the snake
belonged to vaudeville performer
whose room was directly above that
Of McGee's.
The Lamar register., 1915-09-08
NOT A HERO TO HIS FATHER

tentions wasn't good"