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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09
"Oamn the Money!" He Exploded.

I don't know what made you write
this letter. in the first place" he said
taking the weil-thumbed paper from
his coat pocket; but know well
enough now why you didn't sign It
and why you didn't put the mans real
name in 1t. Y0u-you and him-fixed
1t up between you 80 that you could
say to yourself afterwards what you've
just said to me-that you'd done your
duty. But you haven't finished dom
you duty yet. The law says"
Il know very well that the law
says" was her battling rejoinder; 81
have taken the trouble to find out
since came home. am not hiding
your criminal
Broffin was trying to gain a little
ease by fitting his chair. But the house
wall was too close behind him.
People will say that you are helpin'
to hide him as long as you won't tell
his real name-what?" he grated.
You still think | could tell you
that. IL ! chose?" she said. willfull,
him to mislead himself
II don't think anything about It.
know! You'd met him somewhere be
fore that day In the bank-before 70,
knew he was goin' to turn gentleman
holdup. That's why you don't want t,
give up his real name."
She had risen, and in self-defens,
Brofin had to grope on the floor TO
his hat and stand up too.
the law. and l could arrest you ant
take you to New Orleans on what evi
dence I've got. How about thats-
what?"
There was good fighting blood OIL
the Farnham side. Notwithstanding tn,
kindly Doctor Bertie's peaceful vosa
ton. and the calm gray eyes that me
Brofiin's we're militantly angry whel
the retort came.
IF had q brother. Mr.. Brofnn. b,
would be able to answer you bette
than cant" she famed out Let m,
pass. pleased"
1t was not often that Broffin lost hi
head or his temper. but both wer'
gone when he struck back.
"That'l be all right. tool" he brok,
out harshly. blocking the way to forc'
her to listen to him. you think you'v,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09
DOCTOR AND NURSE
Formers Love Stood the Su-
preme Test at Operating Ia.
BILE in Hospital.
By HAROLD CARTER.

Nurse Glynn tapped quickly at the
door Of Doctor Bentley's room in the
Central hospital. and then entered
without further ceremony. The doctor
was seated at his table, writing; he
had not heard her knock. As she ap.
preached he turned round in his chair,
got up. and took her in his arms and
kissed her.
I'm wanted!" he asked.
yes. dear. An emergency case
A child has been knocked down by an
automobile. His leg is broken and
there are internal injuries"
Are they getting him ready" asked
the doctor, slipping into his linen
overalls.
Hes being anaesthetized now"
Nurse Glynn answered. and kissed
him again. 20 my dear, how glad l
shall be when Easter comes. Then
We shall be together always-no more
Of these hasty meetings."
She went out noiselessly. and Doctor
Bentley. having completed his pre-.
parations, followed her into the oper.
ating room. The little patient lay
upon the glass table, ready for his
scalpel. At the head sat the nurse,
pouring out, from time to time, a few
drops Of ether upon the mask which
covered the lower part of the face.
But although she watched the boy at
tentively she also watched the doctor;
and she watched him with some sort
Of intuitive faculty of sight. SO that,
without failing In her duty, she was as
conscious of him as of the child
For this was to be the supreme
measure by which she might under
stand his love for her, whether strong
and abiding, or pitiful thing born of
loneliness on the one side and propin.
guilty upon the other. She was not
sure Of him; she could not be sure un.
til he met the mother Of the child on
his way out.
He did not know that this was his
own child upon which he was operat.
Ing 80 deity. His skilful fingers
picked up the shattered filaments of
muscle and flesh. uniting them for his
assistants sutures. His scalpel cut
into the bruised tissues, but merciful.
ly. and only to lay hare the shattered
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09

II guess We can take it for granted
that you know what want. Miss
Farnham." ne began abruptly, when
he had shifted his chair to face her
rocker. Something like three months
ago. or thereabouts, you went into q
bank in New Orleans to get q draft
cashed. While you were at the pay
ing tellers' window a robbery was
committed. and you saw 1t done and
saw the man that did it. I've come
to get you to tell me the mans
name"
Il have told it once. in a letter to
Mr.. Galbraith."
Broffin nodded. Yes: in a letter
that you didn't sign. I've come all
the way from New Orleans to get
you to tell me his real name, Miss
Farnham."
why do you think 1 can tell youY"
was the undisturbed query.
"A lot of little things" said the de-
tective. who was slowly coming to his
own in the matter of self-assurance.
In the first place, he spoke to you
in the bank. and you answered him.
Isn't that so?"
She nodded again. you know so
much, it is surprising that you don't
know it all. Mr.. Brofiin." she com.
mented, with gentle sarcasm.
"The one thing l don't know is the
thing you're goin' to tell me-his real
NAME" he insisted. That's what I've
come here for"
In spite Of her inexperience, which.
in Mr.. Broffin's field, was no less than
total, Charlotte Farnham had imagi.
nation, and with it a womanly zest for
the matching of wits with a man
whose chief occupation was the meas
uring Of his own wit against the subtle
cleverness of criminals. Therefore she
accepted the challenge.
II did my whole duty at the time.
Mr.. Brofan," she demurred, with q
touch Of GOODNESS in her voice. IF
you were careless enough to let him
escape you at st. Louis, you shouldn't
come to me. ! might say very Justly
that it was never any affair of mine. %
Matthew Brofiin's gifts we're subtle
only in his dealings with other men;
but he was shrewd enough to know
that his last and best chance with a
woman lay in an appeal to her fears.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09
COULDN'T KEEP ANY GOODS


Have you crackers Of any kind ?"
asked one OF an automobile party a.
ne entered a little store by the road.
s'ue nine miles from the nearest town,
NO, I'm just out O. crackers" was
tne reply. I had some last week, but =
man come along here the other day
ana bought all I had-darn it all!
Seems like as soon az I Law in a stocr
OF anything some one comes along and
buys 1t all o me. an 1 got to bother
round sittin' more"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09

clambering rose on the porch trellis
we're swelling to burst their calyxes.
Brof{in turned in from the sidewalk
and closed the gate noiselessly behind
him. While he had been three doors
away in the lake-fronting street, a
small pocket binocular had assured
him that the young woman he was
going to call upon was sitting in a
porch rocker behind the clambering
rose, reading a book.
She had risen to meet him by the
time he had mounted the steps. and
he knew that her first glance was ap
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09
Easy to Classify.

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09
CHAPTER XVI,
conversins Roads.


Matthew Brofiin had been two weeks
and half of third an unobtrusive spy
upon the collective activities of the
Wahaskan social group which includ.
ed the Farnhams before he decided
that nothing could be gained by fur.
Their delay
Having his own private superstition
about Friday, Brofiin chose a Wednes.
day afternoon for his call at the house
ON the lake front. 1t was a resplen.
dent day Of the early summer, which,
in the Minnesota ATTITUDES, springs
Minervalike, full grown from the nod
ding head of the wintry Jove of the
North. In the doctors front yard the
grass was wildly green. gladioli and
jonquils bordered the path with q
bravery Ct color. and the buds Of the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09

Tommy was put to bed early ons
evening, ano getting up next morning.
his papa told aim he had something
to show him. Leading him into his
mothers bedroom. he drew out from
under the bedelothes a tiny baby
Wnicn had come during the night
Now. Tommy. what do you think thi,
Isl! said his father. smiling Tom.
ny's big eyes opened wide and look
ing proudly at his father. said: why
dat's . tid!"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09
Interesting EacAa.

II you shade your eyes you weaksn
your sense Of hearing. II you sip .
glass Of cold water you win increase
for q short time your power OF vision.
II you all your mouth with water you
Win greatly Strengthen your sense OF
smell
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09

pfaisive. He had confidently counted
upon being mistaken for a strange pa-
dent IN search Of the doctor. and he
Was not disappointed.
you are looking for Doctor FarH-
ham" she began. He il at his Of.
ace-201 Main street.
Brofin was digging in his pocket
for q card.
Il know we'll enough where your
fathers office is. but you are the one
l wanted to see." he said: and he
gave her the round-cornered card with
its biazonment of his name and en-
ployment
He was watching her narrowly when
she read the name and its underline,
and the quick indrswing of the. breath
and the little shudder that went with
ii were not thrown away upon him.
But the other signs; the pressing of
the even teeth upon the lower lip and
the coming and going Of three straight
lines between the half-closed eyes
we're not SO favorable.
VIII you come into the house
MI she had to look at the card
again to get'the name-"Mr. Brofnnf"
she asked.
Thank you. miss: it's plenty good
enough out here for me II It 10 for
you. he returned. beginning to fear
that the common civrities were Civ.
ing her time to get behind her do
fqpAea 49,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09

bones within. None at the Central
hospital bore such a reputation for
deft and careful surgery as Doctor
Bentley.
They had been engaged three
months- She knew what was . CON-
mon report, that he had been married
before. unhappily; that his wife had
gone west and obtained . divorce upon
fhafechnicel ground ofdasertiop: that
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09

When you turn over a new
said Uncle Eben, ''you's got to
up 20 mind not to notice de
dat insist on huAtin' up de bsc'
oers an maxim remarks"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09

"US o2tN0s
TWO million persons in New Yors
nave money In the savings banks:
were they to share their savings with
the rest of'the population o: the city.
each OF the e.O0O.ao0 would have s225.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-09

II has been computed that
time Of the arrival Of Columbus
we're $4,000, 600 Indians In Noru
South America
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-16
Where Nature 10 Mos. ee,sro,,.

mere are few places where nature
mas hidden her gifts so bountifully as
IN Cuba. This is especially true about
the tropic..; .iui ii ,',st y..-;r,,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-16
JUDGE WILLING TO PLEASE
protesting Prisoner Escaped With
Light Sentence After He Had Put
Up an Argument.

Judges were very considerate in
tne OLD days. Lord Brampton, in his
"Reminiscences" relates a story II.
Illustrating this
haron Martin. famous English fur.
ISL OF the old school, whose native le.
niency and sense of fun often placed
him at the mercy of the very men he
was trying. was once about to sen.
tence an old offender charged with a
petty theft
LOOK, said the baron, with an as.
sumption of severity; Il hardly know
what to do. but you can take six
months"
Il can't take that, my lord; it's
TOO much" said the prisoner, respect
FULLY but firmly. Il can't take II
Your lordship sees didn't steal very
much, after ALL"
The baron INDUCED in ono NJ bis
low, chuckling laughs before reply
ing:
Wei, that's very true: We didn't
steal much" he said. well. then
ye can take four months. Will that
do-four months?"
Nay, my lord, but l can't take that
either" was the reply.
"Then TAX three"
That's nearer the mark, my lord"
the prisoner said. approvingly. But
Ia rather you made it two, il you will
be so kind"
Vera well, then. TAX two" said
the judge, with the air Of one who is
pleased to have done the right thing
at last. And mind, don't come again
If you do I'll give yer-well, it all de.
pends!"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-16
Citrus Fruit
Crop is Below
The Average

Gainesville, Aug. 16-C. c.. Hare
Ct this city, who is field agent for
Florida of the Bureau of Crop Sta
tistics at Washington, has recently
gone into every section of the State
and talks Interestingly of crop con-
ditions as found by him on this
trip. He says that only very re-
Gently report has been given wide
publicity outside Florida to the eff
feet that we would have a bumper
crop of citrus fruit this season,
whereas the actual figures gathered
from the fruit growing sections in
dictate only a fraction more than
two-thirds of an average crop. This
crop is so far advanced now that it
is considered nothing could happen
within the bounds of reason to in
crease the estimated yield, while it
is possible for many things to hap
pen to cut it down. The publica-
ton of overestimated conditions of
the crop even at this season of the
Year, he says. has a depressing eff
fect upon the market, and as wide
publicity as possible of the real
facts ought to be made. Mr.. Hare
finds, according to the present out
look, the yield Of all other crops in
the State will be satisfactorily large !
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-16
N0RA'S BLUE EYES.
One of Many Romances of the
Great Receiving Room at
Ellis Island.
BY HAROLD CARTER.

DR.. Sergius O'Flanahan, stationed al
his post in the great receiving room
at Ellis island, examining immigrants
for trachoma, let his hands fall upon
his apron and gasped. He found him
self staring into sweet face upturned
twinkled with fun and then suddenly
to his and into two blue eyes that
| clouded with sorrow.
Nora Mulcahy!" he muttered
GLORY be! l guess there's nothing
the matter with your eyes. Nora How
did you get here?"
Whist! You're holding up the line,
Sergius," said Nora. I'll see you aft
erward at the place they're sending
me to, unless they won't let me go
there"
Then she was gone and Sergius
OFlanahan was resuming his daily
prosaic task of examining eyes. He
looked into several hundred pairs that
morning. but none of these affected
him in the least like the blue eyes
Of Nora Mulcahy, his former sweet
heart.
"Mulcahy?" asked the official to
whom he applied. He turned to his
register. That little Irish girl?
Ihey're holding her in the detention
room until her man comes. He was to
nave met her. They won't let her in
II he doesn't come"
SO Sergius found her in the deten-
tion room, her eyes piteously red, her
race white, her lips trembling At the
sight of him faint smile came to her
lips. and presently she was twinkllng
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-16
Says The Bad
Check Law
Is A Failure

| The bad Check Law" as pub.
lished in the newspapers, which we
have no reason to doubt is the cor
rect copy of the law, shows the
measure actually safeguards the
drawer of bad checks in this State
; from prosecution by his victims. In
asmuch as the law explicitly ex-
empts the man who signs same pro-
vided he claims that he had reason
to believe that the check would be
paid Now just what reason has
a man who has NO FUNDS in a
bank, to expect that bank would pay
same? However, if the Florida
Bankers Association would get the
banks of the State National and
State to print the following little
inscription in readable type across
the face of every check, mo man
who signed this check has reason to
believe it will be paid by this bank
unless he has the funds on Deposit
whoever then signed such a check
would by his own act waive any
such claim as the law contemplated
when passed.
This method of protecting both
the banks and the public was sug-
sested to the Advance by one of
Florida's best-known bankers
Sumter County Advance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-16

with laughter again. Nora was never
sad for more than a few minutes to
gether.
Sure, Nora. this is a bad business,
said the young doctor, sitting dowr
beside her. II hear you're to be
married"
THAT I am" answered Nora, look
ing sidewise at him.
| It's bad business" said O'Flana
han again. Who is 1t, Nora darlin' p
: You mustn't call me that, Sergius
nor squeeze my hand" said Nora
primly. Il wouldn't have thought II
of you, Doctor O'Flanahan."
I'm not squeezing it, Nora; I'm
Just holding it." said Sergius, and, as
she made no protest, he continued
holding it. who is the lucky man ~
he continued rs it Piggy Mac
Shane?"
Now do you think that I'd be after
marrying MacShane?" cried Nora in.
dignantly. mo, indeed it isn't"
Then it's Terry MacBride; bad
luck to him." cried Sergius. II knew
he'd get you. Nora. If you didn't take
care. Is 1t MacBride?"
mo. it isn't MacBride," said Nora
faintly And please-please don't
ask me. You'd be SO jealous"
Then I know who 1t Is for sure"
said the young doctor. ITS Ellis
OFlaherty. Ellis, who always boosted
that he'd get you and went to Chicago
four years ago and made his pile
fattening pigs"
And what II he does fatten pigs,
Sergius OFlanahan?" exclaimed Nora
Indignantly. Hes worth his ten
thousand dollars today, is Ellis, II he's
worth penny. Mind YOU" she added,
I'm not saying that It is Ellis,
though"
Il know it's Ellis" answered Ser.
gius O'Flanahan gloomIly. II knew
he'd get you. He always beat me out
of everything Do you remember
when he won the pig at the fair BY
staying on the mule when l got
pitched into the mud? He was al.
ways great on pigs. Ellis was. All,
Nora, if onlA you hadn't turned me
down when Easked you. before left
the Old Sod to walk a lonely wander.
er over the earth. Twice asked you
and each time you said no."
Twice!" exclaimed Nora. "Why,
Ellis asked me seven times before he
sailed and wrote me five times after.
ward. Why didn't you try me again,
Sergius?" she continued softly.
The young doctor edged closer to.
ward her. "You'd-you'd have taken
me. Nora?" he whispered.
Then he saw that the tears stood in
her eyes again. He clasped her in
his arms, and she did not resist but
lay there.
Nora, is it too late" he asked |
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-16
Better Stock
Needed On
Fla. Ranges

The native Florida beef does not
sell particularly we'll in the markets
of the west, according to w. M
Davis, who recently returned from
st. Louis, where he and a number
Of klssimmee cattle men sold train
load of Osceola grown beef. Yet
considering the little attention paid
to the breeding and feeding, Mr..
Davis thinks that Florida beef
makes very good showing in COM
parison with the stock of other Sec
tions. The high freight rates from
Florida make against the profit of
the shippers also. Ut cost him and
the other shippers of this train
load s153 car to put the train
load of cattle into st. Louis.
"Of course we didn't get as much
and didn't expect as much for our
cattle as the growers of corn fed
stock of the st. Louis section re-
ceive," said Mr. Davis. Il saw a car
load of this stock three years ago
average 1,615 pounds; Texas grass
fed stock averaged in the neighbor
hood of thousand pounds, and ours
averaged els. The Texas stock
brought on an average of SS.75
hundred while ours brought $50.
When asked whether or not he
thought we could raise as good grass
fed stock here as they could in Tex
as. Mr. Davis said: when you
come right down to a decisive an
swer to that it is hard to say.
think Texas has better range
grass than we have. The trouble
with Florida stock on the range in
general is that they are bred out.
The breeders are realizing this and
are putting in blooded bulls. In
Time the Florida rancher will plant
pastures for his cattle. OF course
he number of cattle raised will be
necessarily decreased but the stock
will be far superior and bring more
money. Reporter Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-16
HUDSON IS SATISFIED

The many friends of Senator F.
M. Hudson in Tallahassee and
throughout Florida will be pleased
10 learn that the genial Senator
! from the Feast Coast sthoe string
district is well satisfied with the
,, prospects of success in his campaign
! Tor nomination as the democratic
candidate for Governor of Florida
as shown by the following from the
Miami Herald:
apparently not burdened with
political cares and with encouraging
reports as to the political situation
III many parts of the State, Senator
r. M. Hudson. Dade county's can
dldate for governor of Florida, has
as yet done no campaigning for Of
flee, and will not for some time as
ne does not want long campaign.
i think twelve months of DO
iitical discussion would be a calamity
TO the people of the State" said
Senator Hudson just before takin,c
the train for Atlantic Beach to at
tend the annual session of the State
Bar Association. you may call that
the first plank in my platform. if
you wish"
me senator, who left Thursday
for the convention of LAWYERS. has
been out of the city considerably
lately. but on business for his firm.
hudson, Wolfe & Cason. Aside from
writing few letters, he has done no
campaigning.
Encouraging Reports
ust before leaving for Atlantic
Beach. Senator Hudson was cor
nered, and the following confession
was Xtracted: Unprecedented OBJ
servers IN many important counties
in the State report that sentiment
is strongly in favor of the Dade
county man: its is equally sienia-
cant that in other counties where
he is least known careful inyesti- !
sation shows that the field is stiu
open and the voters are not COM /
mitted. During the last three or