The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-19

would Dig If he thought he was Boost
Ing his own Game.
by stealthy short-weighting of the !
country Trade and holding out on the |
Assessor, he succeeded in sailing away !
numerous Kopecks in one corner Of |
the Safe.
While in Chicago to buy his Winter |
Stock, he bargained for two days and
finally bought a Cottage Melodeon,
with the Stool thrown in.
Jennie would sit up and pump for
Hours at. time, happy in the knowl-
edge that she had drawn the Capital
Prize in the Lottery of Hymen.
In the year 1886 there was some
Church Wedding at the County-Seat.
Frances. daughter of Hiram and Jen-
ME. had knocked the Town a Twister
when she came home from the Female
College wearing Bangs and toting
Tennis Racquet.
All the local Gallants, with Cocoa
Oil in their hair and Rings on their
Cravats. backed into the Shrubbery.
Hiram had bought her about $500
worth Of Hauteur at the select Insti
tuition of Learning. All she had to do
was look at a Villager through her
Nose-Specs and he would curl up like
an Autumn Leaf.
A Cuss from Chicago came to see
her every few weeks.
His Trousers seemed to be choking
him. The Pompadour was protected
by q Derby of the Fried-Egg species.
1t was the kind that Joe Weber helped
to keep in Public Remembrance. But
in 1886 is was de Rigeur, au Fait.
and la Mode.
Frances would load the accursed
i City Chap into the high Cart and ex-
hibit him up and down all the Resi-
dence Thoroughfares.
On nearly every Front Porch some
Girl whose Father was not interested
in the First National Bank would peer
! out through the Morning Glories at
) the Pageant and then writhe like an
Angle-Worm.
The Wedding was the biggest thing
! that had struck the town since Fore
paugh stopped over on his way from
Peoria to Decatur.
Frances was not . popular Girl, on
account OF being SO Uppish. so those
who could not fight their way into
the Church climbed up and looked
khronut, Tho Windows
The Groom wore q Swallow-Tail.
Most of those present had seen Pic
lures Of the Dress Suit. In the Fire
side Companion, the Gentleman wear
ing one always had Curls, and the
Woodworking caught him in the
act of striking q Lady in the Face
and saying Curse you!"
The Feeling at the County-Seat
was that Frances had taken . Des'
perate Chance.
The Caterer with Colored Help In
White Gloves. the ruby Punch sus
pected Of containing Liquor. the Jap
anese Lanterns attached to the Naples
the real Lace in the Veil. the glitter
ing Array Of Pickle-Jars. and . we'll
defined Rumor that most Of tho i'm
ported Ushers had been Stewed. gave
tho agitated Hamlet something to blat
about for many and many day.
The Bachelor Of Arts grabbed OF
BY tho daughter OF Jennie and TIL
granddaughter Of Susan WAS tn
owner of Real Estate In the congestet
Business District Of . Town which
came into Public Attention later Of
! through the efforts Of Frank Chance
His front name was Willoughby. blu
Frances always called him Dear" NJ
matter what she happened to be think
ing at the time.
Part Of State Street had been wishes
on to WNloughby. He was afraid t
sell. not knowing how to reinvest.
So he sat back and played safe
With growing Delight he watched tn
Unearned Increment piling up on ev
cry Corner. He began to see that b
would be fairly busysall his life. jac1
ing up Rents.
The Red.Brick Fortress to which b
conducted Frances had Stone Steps 1
front and a secret Entrance for lowl
Tradespeople at the rear.
: Willoughby and his wife had tn
high courage of Youth and the Final
cial Support of all the Money Spen,
ers along State Street. SO they star
ed in on Period Decoration. Fac
room in the House was supposed
stand for q Period. Some Of thel
stood for . good deal.
A few of the Periods looked iii
Exclamation Points.
. The young couple disregarded th
Toll.Gate Period and the Log-Cabi
Period. but they worked In every on
OF the Louies until the Gilt Furnitul
gave out.
The delighted Caller at the Houi
beside the Lake would pass from q
East Indian Corridor through An Ear
Colonial Ante.Room into . Japapei
Boudoir and, after resting his Ha
would be escorted into the Italis
Renaissance Drawing. Room to me
the Hostess. From this exquisi
Apartment. which ate up one year
Rent of Q popular Buffet near VI
Buren, Street. there could be obtaint
ravishing glimpse Of the Turkil
Cozy-Corner beyond. including Il
Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
Frances soon began to hob-nob VII
the most delicatessen Circles, inclu
ing Families that dated back to Il
Cero 80 1911