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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
TUMUlT OF EMOTIONS
Inc Sight Of Wintergreen Saved
Country Girl From a City
Temptation.
BY HAROLD CARTER.

Gee, I'm tired-ain't Won IJsette p,
aeAed Miss Sturgeon, leaning back
e'inst Tie shelves, piled with bur.
zap and monks cloth-which. as all,
ssiesgirls know. make heavy rolls.
gay, Lisette. I'm sick of this iob.
WHAT'S the use? You toll and slave
all day and wear yourself to pieces
lor your eight bones a week. and when
sunday comes you're SO used ND all
You can do = t. s.eep."
Yes, som l." answered Lisette
blanchard disconsolatsly.
There was lull in business at How.
ara Emporium; it was two in the
AFTERNOON, and the morning rush was
over, while the afternoon shoppers
nad not yet put in their appearance.
MISS Spurgeon surveyed the little
french Canadian girl who had Joined
the sales force some three months
previously. All the girls liked her:
they recognized, too, that she was
the right Sort" as they phrased it.
Nobody ever took liberties with little
Lisette.
Say, Lisette," continued Miss
Spurgeon confidently, Il got a dandy
fellow. Works in wholesale hard
ware store and gets eighteen steady
the year round. He's asked me to
hitch up with him every Sunday night
this past year, and l don't know but
what / will
"9es?" queried Miss Lisette.
Sure, that's what l say" went on
Miss Sturgeon. Hes the kind of a
fellow any girl would be proud of, not
IKE these cheap pikers that comes
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had told her something which filled
her with humiliation and shame. He
was married, he said. His wife and
he had been separated for years, but
he could not divorce her. What did
that matter, as long as they loved
each other? He would not press her
for her decision. but would wait for
her outside the store on Wednesday
night. Then she could give him his
answer.
Lisette had torn herself away and
fed from him. All that night she
wept, lying sleepless in her bed in the
little hall room of her boarding house.
But on Monday the eternal grind be-
gan again. Tuesday came; Wednes-
day. This was Wednesday. And In
her heart was wild tumult of emo
tons, and she could not foresee the
issue of the battle.
He met her outside the store that
night, and she greeted him icily. She
did not order him away, but walked
beside him, thinking thinking hard.
He was the only person in the city
who had ever cared for her; the
thought of losing him seemed unbear.
able. Little by little something of an
affection for him had crept into her
heart She turned toward him pres.
emily, her eyes brimming with tears.
God forgive me, l am too weak to
say what l should say" she said.
Have pity of me and leave me. Help
me against myself"
He drew her into the shelter of q
doorway and pleaded with her She
felt the last atom of her strength leav-
ing her. She thought of the store,
with its dreaded monotony, and then
of life with him. None need ever
know that the bond between them was
not legal one. Life would hold some
thing for her after all. not the endless
monotony of the years that she saw
stretching away before her.
'Wintergreen! Sweet wintergreen!"
cried voice beside her
She started violently A peddler's
cart had stopped before the curb, Ia
den with flowers and greenery. And
III lhC uot OuI Wv Oh u
her she saw the plant that suddenly
awakened such poignant memories, la
den with its clustering berries. And
suddenly the past year was blotted
from her mind. In st. Joachim woods
the winterErocG vas bearing fruit
again. And Andre was waiting, as he
had sworn to wait
"Goodby" she said, looking at him
steadily. 81 am going home. / shall
never see you again" And something
in her voice told him that her resolve
was memorable.
Clutching spray of wintergreen
against her heart, Lisette slipped into
the crowds.
Copyright. 1912, by W. G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16

arsy ne could not resist Hia . rem.
thai 1,e" !. staggering. He tried to re s,Tps
.nat he had what was un,o,s reai,ze
,or MIN In his present homeIaa, "eal,n
less condition. WORK
he had a waveripe ide. .
in en 70 the drinking den and celehrat
ing MS unexpected accession ~ 80
s are was conscious of reaching a door.
su, p a latch string gave wav No
spia"ied in the darkness cran.
a aouhu on his hands and knees ana
SANK into sodden slumber
,,, was morning when Burr awoks
a senses were still dazed He
eraoualiy took in his environ mont -
,eailzed that he was lvins rnas
oencn on a bare floor. Then no
suessed what the place was-an old
uuiiulng used as the only church in
the place. --uieh III
II was place SO poor and 60 froe
VI All mat it was not even kent locked
up Burr closed his eyes again pis
hiihd began to 20 over tho scopas =,
Tue preceding evening. The goldo
ms hahd felt along his coat. Yes II
uaa oeen no vision. He could feel tho
"eisnty treasure so prodigally given
Tor the sake If a song
mere came glow. a sudden i'm.
purse to hasten back to the comnan.
IONS who had dragged him 10 tho
ueptns. Suddenly the scene of last
nights song was revived IN his mind
ne locked reyerently about the little
pace sustained by struggling group
u good people. There stood the lt.
tie organ. 1t was open. He moved
towards i. Ills fingers strayed across
its keys.
surely some good spirit was NOV
ing ms better nature. Again he for
got lime ana place. He seated him
sell oelcre the humble instrument
MS touch swept the keys in a pre-
lude to an old-time song. and then
despite s!mso.r lis yo.ca Lu.st r.i.h
into ringing melody.
lie arose, the tears streaming from
MS eyes. They We're not So binding.
however that he did lot see the big
metal box with slit in its top and
bearing the words; donations for
Our New Church"
Burr rid his pockets of the last
grain OF gsld dust He turned towards
the door 1t was to face a fresh. bloom
Ing young girl, the minister's daugh-
ter. She had Witnessed all. Her
own eyes were humid 1t vas no time
for words Only. she took both his
hands in her own.
You have male some great re-
solve, she spoke
"Yes-a new life
Heaven speed YOU"
1t was Leslie Burr who built the
new church in Raven Gulch. 1t was
he who, seeking honest work. became
first laborer, thea a milman, and
then superintendent of the great For
tunatus mine.
You have indeed redeemed your
promise" Mabel Fare told him enc
evening, year after that weird
morning scene.
Can ask one of you?" he inquired
earnestly
She knew what this indicated. She
tiuttered as he told her of his love.
Once again she placed her hands with
in his own.
Il trust you,' she said simply. Il
am proud IF you and-I love you! +"
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in to scrape acquaintance and take
you out to dinner somewhere, and
meaning nothing good. Jim's honest
all through. Say, Lisette, who was
that fellow | seen you talking to
yes'day morning? seen him round
here two or three times. l thought you
might ha' made hit with him."
Miss Spurgeon!' cried the floor
walker severely, and Miss Spurgeon
hurried away. leaving Lisette Blanch-
ard 10 her meditations.
II the loquacious salesgirl could have
known the thoughts that she had set
coursing through the others mind she
would have been genuinely horrified.
Lisette Blanchard had come south
from her horne in Canada elev-
en- months before, leaving her par
ents. her friends and her lover be-
hind. In vain Andre had asked her
to stay.
by Christmas we can be married,
Lisette," he had pleaded. What wilt
thou accomplish in New York? Sup
pose thou dost earn some money to
bring back home-what is that to .
happy life in the village where we
were both born? Thou wilt never
come back Stay, Lisette!"
But she craved life and excitement;
the stories which she had heard of
the metropolis of America had fas-
cinated her; the deadly monotony OF
life In St. Joachim had become impos-
sible to her. On the morning Of their
parting they had strolled in the woods
together, and Andre, STOPPING, had
picked stem of wintergreen, with
its clustering berries. and handed 1t
to her. She smelled the faint, acrid
odor of the leaves even then.
when the wintergreen bears fruit
again. and thou art not here. then l
shall know that thou wilt never re-
turn" said Andre.
That was eleven months before.
I4isette had spent nearly a whole year
away. She had had time to become
dischanted. to realize what life In a
large city meant to a girl living alone.
And then the stranger had come in
to her life.
She had first seen him upon the
street as she left the store one eve
ming and had flushed under his stare.
On the next morning she found him
waiting outside the store. He follow
ed her in, made purchase. addressed
few conventional remarks to her.
He came again and again. He always
treated her with respect and, though
ner fear of him was instructive. grad
nally he scraped an acquaintance with
her II is hard for salesgirl to re-
fuse the polite offer Of little atten-
tickets, suppers, Sun
3ay outings. Little by little they
5rfted into intimacy. She knew he
owed her. He was well-to-do. and,
hough she did not love him. she felt
hat here. at least, was the chance OF
salvation from her faborious lot.
Then. on the preceding Sunday, ne
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
Was Glad to Get That.

George Kingsbury staked a theat-
rical man repeatedly In the hard times
Of couple OF summers. The amounts
ranged from 81 to S. and came to
represent a loan OF SIS or more.
The borrower let payment slide for
several seasons, never referring to 1t
Until a short time ago, when he burst
into the Chicago opera house mana
gers Office ard began to blurt:
Somebody told me that you have
been talking about me-" he said
abruptly. because | happen to owe
YOU some money. | know | owe you
money, hut | have forgotten exactly
how much. Is it 50 or SAP"
-Four" answered Kingsbury in .
hurry.-Chicago Evening Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
He Die Not

Jeff de Angels met 2 New York
newspaper man do you remember"
asked the newspaper man, "one time,
while YOU were playing in Kansas City.
vou offered SO for the best original
verse for your Women song?" Il
do" replied the comedian. Il won
that ten" According to the laws Of
6ctiou. Mr.. de Angels should have
said: I've been looking for you for
wears. Here's $1,000 as retainer. l
want you to write me a comic opera"
But he didn't What he did say was:
well. that's so long ago ! guess No
can be good friends. nevertheless.
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Wall Named.

They we're talking about promis-
Ing Young man who had failed 70
make good as a travelling salesman
The first man said to the other
man: ~
1T was queer about the boy He
seemed to be a regular "niri"l.'u
His first trip was rafting success
hut all he Brought back from his sec
ond trip was bunch OF fooilsn eA-
cuses." -
what was it you called him-a
whirlwind?'
Yes"
81 see All 'Whirl' at the beginning
and all wind at the hnish' -Oie''
land Plain Dealer
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
Freedom Won at Plevns.

Fraedom from the Turkish woke
was achieved by the RoumanlaAS -
p,a,.na where tho.r roops. although
not nearly as strong as the Russian
force we're assigned 70 attack the most
dificult of the reteubts seyer ,
lars later when the country gradu-
.tad from a principality 70 a kingdom,
~ naw crown was made OF steel
f-om Turkish cannon captured al
81 There are millions of Rou-
narions in Transatlantic and huko
wilma. who have looked tor~ara ,o 81
wins inc, 70 Union with the mother
country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
Immense Sum for Harbor.

Brazil is preparing to spend $751;
100000 in improvements upon the har-
lis of the Amazon valley and the great
est rubber exporting center of the
world Formerly large vessels, owing
to the shallowness of the water were
Obliged to lie some miles from the
quays. A considerable part of the
new quay wall will have depth along
side of from thirty to thirty-two and
half feet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
PASSING Of Youth

To me the passing of youth was es-
Gaping from torment of passion, strife
and trouble into placid content. My
griefs and joys grew less violent.
ceased hunting those who had wronged
me. and. in lesser degree. grew calm
er In my attachments. Undisturbed
by passions I found / could think
more clearly, be more liberal nud m
derstand better.-American N.,-a
zine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
-. rtvIno Machine.

The idea of the flying machine en- -. !,
Lue Of years old, but the reai
. .nssar ot the heavier-than-air aero
plane was Professor La a.,aIly ny
. .nn, the air in such machines mach
.n,ua The wright brothers in lsoS'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16

'n1ousandth Of Q gram OF
uock1aw) toxin IL enough to
Es se weighing 1900 pounds or
1eo million times its weight.
n arkable still. one-thousandth
Ingram of tubercular toxin
uce action on a man weigh.
f'uuas--si-.- tr;ilion times its
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
Identified.

The men who give the excuse 'na.
49, don't care anything about an au'
tomobile. but are buying TO plesss
.Sair wives. are perhaps the same
ones ones who borrow boy to take 70 'ne
onT Bead News-Tribune'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
Helped by Everybody

Every great man is always being
helped by everybody for his gift is to
get good out o. al things and all per
sons.-RuGkin
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16

"urusrous Devil Plant
, s,s' pod Of the dsvn plaaf q
A.s droves Of animals By gse
! 'our-inch claws" secured IN
tHs Of a grazing animal ane
" Ia;al Inflammation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
Optimism Pays Best.

Ia Business the one who assumes
that the world is honest will often do
better than the man who believes il to
b. rtCpled with rogues
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16

Many family Bible is more orna.
mental than useful.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16

Olive rrsss Live Lsasssl
Olives are declared to be the loaD
sst-lived fruit trees. some In Syria
having borne abundant crops .cr more
than four hundred years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-16
On the Curve.

On the Curve.
In going quickly around a sharp
curve the inside wheels c: :2aicle
naturally leave the ground list
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by

1t is built of brick and contains 500
guest rooms, with many private suites
and more than 800 bathrooms. A pleas
ant homelike atmosphere is lent by
great number OF freplaces in both rhe
public and private rooms. A distinct
i've feature of the hotel is the great
public lounge finished in white. with
lofty ceiling supported by classic pill
lars. Some idea of the artistic spa
ciousness of this room may be gained
from the statement that the colonnade
measures 200 feet in length. 4 mar
vellous view of the mountains may he
seen from the lounge through a great
window enclosed with a single pane Of
glass.
A great octagonal ballroom IS one Of
the especial attractions of the Home
stead. For informal dancing there is
an artistic japanese room, besides many
luxurious lounging rooms, a billiard
room and smoking rooms. In furnish
ing the hotel great care has been taken
to preserve a homelike atmosphere de.
spite its great size. The decorator
have been especially happy in design
ing the private suites, which are free
from the formal conventional furniture
of many hotels.
The bathhouse, which plays an i'm
portant part in the life at the Springs,
is connected with the hotel by a via
duct. 1t stands just below six large
flowing hot springs and is a handsome,
well appointed building Throughout.
There are many attractive resting
rooms for men and women on each OF
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nances usually characterizlng the mas
culine half of humanity.
But in New York this is not the
reason because New York women are
so handsome that they need fear no
competition. The reason for a whisker-
less New York lies with the men them
selves.
You know men are vain-what? oh,
yes; they are just as vain as the women
are, especially in their desire to look
young. Now, New York men live such
rushing, eXhausting, aging life that
people from the quieter places wonder
how they manage not to look old, even
though many of them have numbered
years aplenty to justify marks Of age.
And why don't they? Simply because
they don't wear whiskers!
"Whiskers, you know, have a way Of
turning gray much sooner than the hair
does, and many a man with hair in
which little or no gray shows would
have whiskers as gray as Rip Van
Winkle's-if the men wore whiskers.
But they do not, and that is how they
beat the flight Of time.
Now just imagine a collection Of
New Workers at a banquet say, or
hurrying along Broadway, or in Wall
Street, or fitting about theatre and
hotel Hobbies If they wore full whskers.
Why, there would be such a show OF
gray boards that all visitors to the city
would go back home and tell everybody
that there were no young men in New
| York at all except a few Johnnles buy
ing champagne with papas' money.
Really what results would follow re-
ports like that getting out all over the
country no man can tell. and / think
New Workers are quite wise in removing
every telltale whisker that shows above
| the skin.
I'm not exactly senile myself but
last summer in the hills l thought I'd
let mine grow out just to see what they
would look like, and when l pushed my
face into civilization my best friends
didn't know me at first, and one day
after | had been shaved a man for
whom l have a high regard called me
one side.
"'Say, john he said, with deadly
seriousness, 4 had no idea you were
that old
He didn't say how old that old was
and l didn't ask him, but. by Jove, I
sham let 1t occur again"
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MIN THE "KURS" OF VIRGINIA'S MOUNTAINS
Simple Life Rules at White Sulphur
Springs, Where Visitors Indulge in Pet
Theories as to Rules of the Baths

have set the pace for the horseback
riders with trips of forty and fifty miles
over the stiffest trails. Mrs. Mccormick
with Mr. Mccormick is one of the few
women visiting the Springs who join
the hunters and rough 1t for several
days.
Mrs. Frederic Nelson, whose chari-
ties among the mountaineers and other
worthy ones while taking the "kur"
have become notable, Is one II the ad-
herents of the Carlsbad mud baths.
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs spends her
leisure hours when here driving to all
the nearby points Of interest in a surrey.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor plays tennis
while taking the "kur," and during her
last visit took UP golf with the profess
SIGNALS. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. NJ
Orme Wilson, and Mr.. Wilson walk and
drive, like Mrs. OelriChs, in an old
mountain surrey TO the cnvirons Of the
county, while Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Car
negie, Mrs. Henry NJ. Flagler. who
comes with Mrs. Pembroke Jones; Miss
Amy Townsend, Mrs. A. Murray Young
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell Steward Mrs.
Richard Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. George
l.. Rives, Mrs Reginald Rives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Schiff and Theodore L.
Shonts follow practically The same pro-
gramme.
Members of the Vanderbilt families
follow varied routes TO a successful
"kur." Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt ride and tramp, while Mrs. w.
Seward Webb, who was Miss Lila Os-
good Vanderbilt, and her sister. Mrs. II.
Nick. Twombly, who was Florence Van
derbilt, motor at least a hundred miles
day. Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Van
derbih play thirty-six holes Of golf a
day, dividing the two rounds between
morning and afternoon, and are usually
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
o. Beach
Thomas F. Ryan visits the farm
houses twice or three times a week
while here, and declares they are the
| only square meals he INDUCES in
while he is taking the "kur." He insists
that it takes two baths TO overcome the
weight gained in one old Virginia
luncheon or supper.
Many foreign visitors come to this
European Spa" in America to take the
! baths, some OF the recent visitors in
GLIDING Principe and Principessa Fran
| cesco Rospiglioso of Rome, Count and
/ Countess Arnaldo Casella- Tamburini OF
|
| Florence. Baron and Baroness Egbert
de Nagell of the Netherlands, Count
Bonde of Sweden. Princess Paul Trou'
betzkoy of Russia, Gregory Wilenkin
military attache Of Russia at the EN-
bassy in London; Countess Wachtmeis'
ter Of Paris, Baroness Won Ketteler OF
Berlin, Count and Countess del Sera Of
Italy, Mrs. John Liddell OF Shanghai
/ u a nd I.n.
renzo Mtchell-Henry Of London; Amer
lean residents Of Paris, including Nr
and Mrs William Lawrence Greene, and
residents Of Cuba, including the Mar
quise and Marquisa de la Real Procla-
macian. and Colonel and Mrs. j. NJ
| Tarafa.
The Premier Of Canada and Mrs
Robert l.. Borden and other Canadians
are frequent visitors, particularly dur
ing the winter season.
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it's floors, and on the upper floor,
reached by elevators, is the Solarium,
where the guests may enjoy sun baths
in complete quiet. The swimming pool
measures eighty-five and one-half by
thlrty-nine and one-half feet, with
depth ranging from four to seven feet,
and is very complete in its appoint
ments.
The surrounding country with its
mountain ranges is explored by many
attractive drives and bride paths. More
than one hundred miles of such roads
have been constructed by the present
management of the Springs. The roads
have been laid out with great care to
command the beautiful mountain seen
cry of the region and are a constant
delight. In some cases the bride paths
ascend the sides of the mountains to an
altitude of 1900 feet. At almost ever
step one may enjoy beautiful vistas
of the surrounding valleys.
one of the great attractions of the
Hot Springs are the activities of the ia
nous Fassifern Hunt Club. beautiful
road leads to the Fassifern Farm, the
home Of the club. which has been es-
pecially arranged recently to accom-
modate an enlarged membership. The
Fassfern Farm has long been famous
for the saddle horses bred there. The
club has constructed a half mile race
track where many races are held. the
great sporting features at the club are
the point to point races which attract
many spectators.
The region is rich in historical as
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sociations one of the most attractive
drives leads to Oak Grove with its old
Colonial mansion. Here may be seen
the original deed by which the sur
rounding property was transferred from
King George II. to the family which
still remains in possession. The collec-
ton includes several other deeds from
George Ill. Dinners are served in the
mansion which have been made famous
by certain delicate Southern dishes.
Another delightful drive brings the
visitor to the Daniel Boone .og cabin,
situated about a mile from the hotel,
The cabin. which is built of great logs,
is very spacious and contains a large
stone fireplace and many private dining
rooms which are especially popular at
the tea hour. There is a pavilion set
among the trees for open ar dancing
and an orchestra which tempts many
visitors away from the elaborate ball
room of the great hotel
The lover of sports visiting Hot
| Springs will find an opportunity for
| playing his favorite game, whatever II
may be, under ideal conditions. The