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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
NEVADA
BELLE
BY IZOlA FORESTER

Copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary Press.)
I'D like to know where you intend
to put him. that's all?" Dolores stood
OF a chair to dust the grill work be-
tween the two front rooms Of the tiny
apartment and her tone was far from
being philosophical. On the floor by
the piano sat Gretchen in a Bingham
apron that nearly left her in total
eclipse. and industriously attacked
the mahogany with a damp channels.
When one has an uncle who IL Q
real live senator. one does not think
Of such trifies. He has telegraphed
his most gracious intention of visiting
us. Therefore. we must dust and pol
ish against the coming Of the prince. +"
How old 10 he. Gret?"
Il haven't the least idea" said the
polishing lady. cheerfully. HE went
out west, or down to Texas, or some
such place, when I was about a. high
a. this piano stool. and he made his
pile. as they say. and got woefuliy
rich. ! don't think he dug 1t out Of the
ground. 1t isn't bit like our family
to do that. More likely he invested
in town lots and then doomed the
town. and made 1t the county seat.
and got all the franchises that were
budding The main point is that he
is very wealthy. and has suddenly
felt heart throb. and call back
home.
And to you"
That's only because there isn't any
home spot for him to touch except
where live" Gretchen rubbed vigor-
ously, and her voice sounded muffled.
We're all dead in our family. 'ceptin
Uncle AL and my own sweet self"
Does he know that you sing?"
He doesn't know thing except the
number on the lower hall door, dear.
He doesn't know that this artistic
abode is all yours, and that you're my
only friend In the world. and that I've
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15

call reasonable sum. will let you
have them.
Very truly your distant cousin.
"Rebecea Danforth Norton"
A few days after this was mailed
Aunt Eldora remarked:
Il guess Stephen Moore thinks he
may as well give up the beads, we
don't hear anything more from him
think did put 1t to him good and
plain"
A satisfied nod accompanied this re-
mark. but Rebecca made no response.
She was, however. conscious Of gull
ty little flutter at her heart.
A week passed and then one day
the sound Of the brass knocker rang
through the old house, and Rebecca
opened the green door to q man when
her quick glance took in to be young,
dark-eyed and broad shouldered. Hat
in hand he inquired:
Am l speaking to Miss Rebecca
Norton?"
"You are"
Upon this the stranger reached out
his hand with an irresistible smile,
and the announcement. Il am your
cousin. Stephen Moore"
With cheeks like twin roses Rebeccs
went to tell her aunt Of his arrival.
Miss Eldora was at first inclined to
be somewhat distant in her manner,
but 1t was Of no use. for the geniality
OF the young man soon made both
women feel that they had been &C.
quainted for years.
Before the day was over Rebecca
had shown him the Danforth beads.
They are beautiful" he commented.
'and SO odd" Then a little later
when Miss Eldora mad left the room
he asked. "Would-would a hundred
dollars be any object?"
20. would you be willing to pay
that?"
Certainly"
The girls red lips trembled. 1t was
hard to part with them, but reaching
out the box, she said bravely: They
are yours; am so mercenary, you
see"
The young man took the box, but a
moment later handed 1t back.
81 would like to see them worn;
will you please wear them while |
am here?"
For few days longer the family
beads adorned the girls white throat
then the night before he was to leave
she gave him the box once more. Il
hope your wife will like them" she
smiled
Il hope So" the young man smiled
back"
''Is she interested in them?"
my wife? Why, | haven't any
wife!"
For moment the two gazed at
each other in mutual amazement.
What made you think l had?" he
asked then.
why, you said-your letter."
THAT wanted to give them to my
wife, and so do-when have one"
Then Stephen Moore took the box
as we'll as the hand that held it, and
he must have claimed both beads and
wearer. for few months later there
YVES wedding in the old brick house,
and one OF the groom's gifts to the
bride was string OF gold beads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
GOLD
BEA DS
BY ELLA. N. BANGS

copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary Press.l
"Of all things." exclaimed Miss Ell
dora Goodrich, looking up over hel
spectacles to her niece across the
room. What do you think, Rebecca
But listen to this. 1t is written from
Cleveland, Ohio:
Miss Eldora Goodrich.
Dear Madam:
Il am informed that you have In
your possession a string Of gold beads
engraved with letters forming the
name, Rebecca Danforth. No doubt
their story is as familiar to you as to
myself. though possibly parts Of II
are omitted in your version. so you
will pardon me for repeating what you
already know for the sake Of what
you, perhaps. do not Ninety or a
hundred years ago. Stephen Danforth
Of Massachusetts,. gave to his young
wife this string Of beads engraved
with her name. Two sons we're born
to them, Stephen. Jr.. and William;
the former removed to what was then
way out west. The latter remained
in Massachusetts,. After the death of
Mrs. Danforth her husband promised
to give the beads to the first grand
daughter born and named Rebecca.
I'm course of time a daughter came
to William Danforth, she was duly
baptised Rebecca. and to her was
given the gold beads. A few months
later word was received that daugh-
ter had also come to the family OF
Stephen Danforth. that she was
named Rebecca and therefore laid
claim to her grandmother's beads.
Now, however. though the birth OF
this Ohio Rebecca antedated that OF
her Massachusetts cousin by several
weeks, she never received the beads.
This Rebecca Danforth was the
grandmother of the writer of this let
ter. Her daughter. my mother, died
six months ago. promised her that
] would hunt up the beads. gain pos.
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been most horribly sick, and that you
found me in a measfy hall bedroom
why is it that lone damsels who are
sick always are discovered in hall bed
rooms-and dragged me here by sheer
force. and have taken care of me till
| got my grip back"
She stopped. not from inclination
but because the feather buster was
jammed forcibly In her face
I'VE won't say any more about that,
Dolores laughed. I'VE will entertain
our senator uncle. Poor old boy.
Would he mind the davenport much,
Gret? 1t isn't SO bad II you double
yourself. you know. How tall is he?"
Gretchen disregarded the query.
The electric bell was buzzing. and she
hurried to the door.
Telegram from uncle" she called
back. Wait for the answer q minute,
boy"
Together the girls read the slip of
yellow paper. Briefly 1t stated the ar
rtval Of the senator. but that he had
been detained by business engage.
ment. and would be late"
mo answer, boy" Gretchen called,
then suddenly she saw the expression
on Dolores face. a. she stood holding
the telegram in her hand. why,
what 10 It, dear?"
Dolores pointed one finger accusing.
ly at the name signed to the message,
Allan Esterbrook.
Why didn't you tell me his name
before? can't stay here, Grst, dear. "
Already she began taking of her apron
and kimono. Her face was pale, and
her eyes had filled with tears. Don't
ask me. please, please. He doesn't
know that l am here, so It won't make
any difference. Just say 1t Is all yours,
the apartment. the furniture, every
thing, and I'll run down to my aunt's
until he has gone. Oh, Gret. you dar-
ling, knew there was some reason
why l liked you best Of all tn girls
at the Art League"
Mystified. and very quiet, Gretchen
waited, after her chum had gone. She
had always admired her clean-cut,
clever draughtmanship and sense for
the right form and line. She knew.
too. that she was we'll supplied with
money. Lots of the girls were. Do
lores had seemed perhaps a shade
more dignified and reserved than the
rest, but not to her. Why should she
suddenly run in a panic at the sight
Of that name?
A little past nine o'clock the senator
arrived, Even Dolores would have ap.
proved of him, Gretchen felt sure. He
was tall and youthful looking, in spite
| of his dark hair just tipped with sill
yer.
so this is your girl bachelor quar-
tiers. is it," he said after he had kissed
his niece. and exchanged greetings. II
did not know you were so we'll stu.
ated Art is not so bad, after ALL"
Gretchen smiled, but shook her head.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
A THOUGHTFUL CONVICT

The Governor of Arkansas recent
" wrote to a convict in one OF the
nrisons of that State offering MIN
free pardon under condition that he
would leave Arkansas and never re-
turn and the happy prisoner IN due
time replied, declining the oHer
with some scorn and observing; i
IN not fit to live in Little Rock,
7 am not fit to be free"
This is what our polished con-
victs are growing to be-mentors
for our uneducated public officers.
The convict has the better OF the
argument. 1t certainly is not falr
for a State to release its prisoners
before they have served their terms
on the condition that they transfer
their activities to some other state.
The best feature of the parole sys-
fem is that which requires the
manumitted convict to live within
the Jurisdiction of the State that
conditionally granted him his lib
erty in order that his behavior may
be scrutinized. To release a convict
upon the simple condition that he
move on means, certainly in a
great many cases, that some other
State will, in a short time. have to
pay the expenses of his upkeep in a
State institution.
This is all true, and yet the in
stance of a convict refusing par
don upon such high moral grounds
suggests a belief that the prisoner
is satisfied where he is. Life pris-
oners, of course, catch at straws
and are willing to submit to any
conditions for a brief space of lib
erty.
This Arkansas convict, however,
may have been reading of the woes
of the Arkansas Traveller, and have
decided that the food and the ac-
commodations in the Arkansas peni-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
SHELTER IN THUNDER STORM
Main Thing to Avoid ls Being Most
Conspicuous Object on Earth
or Water.

The greatest danger or a human
being in thunder storm is to be the
highest projecting object on the sur
face. Hence 1t is dangerous to be out
on golf links or hillside or In a
small boat on water The wise thing
is to take shelter in a house, or, II
that is not accessible. In a cave or
under overhanging rock. or in a hole,
or to lie fiat Many more persons are
struck. according to statistics, in the
open than when taking shelter under
trees, and 1t appears from statistics
that more are killed when seeking
safety under oak trees than under
beech trees. but this may be due to
the relative abundance of those trees
or to the nature Of the soil in which
they grow.
Avoid solitary high tree. but seek
protection In a wood or clump of
many small trees. In a house avoid.
during storm. placing yourself be-
tween two large and prominent coz
ductors Of electricity. such az the
water pipe or gas main and the nre-
place. II the house 10 a detached one
or corner house in a row and the
storm is close, you may do we'll to re-
tire into the basement until the storm
Is over. On the whole. the long rows
of houses Of fairly equal height in the
streets of a great town are about as
safe as any place during an electric
storm. They are so safe that 1t 10
not thought worth while to protect
them with lightning conductors. The
Eiffel tower In Paris, being entirely
built Of iron. is huge lightning con-
ductor, and has been photographed in
storms with forked lightning harm
lessly playing about its head.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15

Then her old sense of fairness got the
better of her discretion, and she told
her side Of art life. even down to the
hall bedroom, with the wolf growing
In at the keyhole. as she put 1t. Some
way. II seemed easy to tell it all, now,
sitting on the low tabourette, with the
senator listening in silence
We'll change it all now grille" he
said when she had finished Life has
not played very fair or gentle game
with me. I've lost the dearest gift 1t
gave me. the girl loved"
How did you lose her. Uncle All"
asked Gretchen suddenly.
"A telegram came for me while we
were on our honeymoon. 1t simply
read like this. Belle will join you at
Portland"
Who was BELIEF"
"Ah. that Is the question we divided
on" smiled the senator. Dolores
"Dolores?" exclaimed Gretchen.
flushing happily, and clasping her
hands. Il thought so. Go ON quick.
Uncle AL"
She would not listen to explana-
lions. and ! resented her unreasoning
Jealousy. and assumption that Belle
was an old sweetheart, or anyone
had not told her of. So we separated,
after one month Of married life. and
have never even heard from her
since"
Gretchen rose from the tabourette,
and started toward the telephone. At
the bookcase she stopped and lifted
from 1t portrait Of Dolores, and had
her reward at the look that swept
over Esterbrook's face when he saw 1t.
Where is she?" he asked, tensely.
but Gretchen rang up. and called a
number without replying. j..
is that Mrs. Devereux's? Oh,
thank you. May ] speak to Dolores,
please. Mrs. Devereux! It's very i'm
portant."
She turned with a happy smile. full
of mischief. and handed him the re-
ceiver.
There she is" she whispered. Now
tell her who Belle was, and go and
find her."
So the message went over the wire
to Dolores. standing like a statue at
the other end. her face paled as she
heard the dear tones again Of the man
she loved. and had doubted.
Listen, DEAR" he said. Gretchen
told me Of you. and the picture did the
rest. | am coming down to get you.
Er-wait. Belle is still with me. Her
full name is Nevada Belle, and she
is the best riding horse l ever had.
Do you understand, dear? I'll be at
the square in ten minutes"
He hung up the receiver, and turned
to Gretchen. as she stood wide eyed
and laughing.
II am going down to bring her home
and you had better make arrange
ments to go west with us next week
grille. Art is long, you know. and life
Is short, and love is mighty sweet
You may find the right one waiting for
you right down there in our Texas
land"
Gretchen laughed, as she handed
him his hat and cane.
If do, won't let myself show
Jealousy on the honeymoon, Uncle AL
Not till I'm sure 1t isn't a horse OF
dog, or gold mine"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Truly Appropriate.

The organist was not lacking in pa
triotism. yet he rebelled when re-
quested to play THE Star Spangled
Banner" at a wedding.
1T is not appropriate" he said.
Amt it," said the brides father.
For this wedding it is the most ap-
propriate thing you can play. Cut all
the rest of the program If you like.
but stick to that. | had the hardest
kind of fight to keep Bellies mother
from marrying her off to foreigner.
Between Belle and me we won out for
an American and If this isn't the time
for the Star Spangled Banner I'd
like to know what is"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
EVIDENTLY LIKES HIS PORK
Boys EuIogy Of the Pig Reads az II
II Had Come From His
Heart.

Teachers in Bury have recently
been asking their scholars to write
essays on animals, in view Of the
Royal Lancashire agricultural show
which has been held, and the county
is chuckling over the following de-
scription of the pig. which emanates
from a secondary school,:
"A dirty, grovelling mass of flesh,
grunting and wallowing in the mud
with which its sty Is copiously sup
piled. That is the subject Of my es-
say. Who would imagine that useful
articles could be made from that dirty
skin, and that the flesh beneath 1t
could yield the most delicious fiavors :?
In life the pig is Of very little use.
and is often the cause of a great deal
Of mischief. But for the pig to die is
to be born again into a sphere of
much greater utility. In life he is
often an object Of contempt; in death
he gains greatly in Importance.
In few words I will endeavor to
show how the dead animal can enter
into one day of our life. We rise in
the morning and utilize his bristles to
brush our hair and our clothes. For
breakfast we have crisp, savory
piece Of bacon. We take out our wal.
let a: school and find that It is made
Of pigskin Then the tender pork
chops for dinner send us back to our
work with an increased capacity for
study. When We return home, to find
beautifully-done pork sausages friz.
cling in the pan. we are in the sew.
enth heaven of delight But our sleep
Is disturbed by last meal of cold
pork sausages for supper, and as we
lie comfortably in our beds we drows.
lily murmur, Bacon. sausages, and
pork chops And the cause of all this
is the pig London Answers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
The a Becketts of Punch.

There is still an a Beckett writing
for Punch. My grandfather" writes
Pat Beckett the late Gilbert Abbor,
Beckett, was one of the founders Of
Punch; my uncle. Gil Beckett, con.
tributed to Punch until the day of his
. death. and my father. the late Arthur
a Beckett, was for over % years on the
staff Since my arrival from India
three months ago, my work has an.
peared on four occasions. so respect.
fully suggest that | can claim 10 no
the third generation of Becketts
writing for Punch.-London Daily
Chronicle
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
"Eathcr of Modern Screw.

Jesse Ramsden, an English inven.
tor. is credited with being the father
of the modern screw. He began in
Tvs to pay especial attention to the
making OF screws by machinery. and
MS invention may be regarded as the
first example of the modern form of
screw-outting lathe. although 80 wears
before there had been made in France
machine for cutting the thread on
the fusees of watches. and 200 years
before Jacob Bessoai had designed a
rude lathe for cutti'g wooden screws
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15

session of them, If possible, and give
them to my wife, as she felt that they
should have come 10 our branch OF
the family. They have been traced to
yourself at Hilltop. II you still have
them, and are willing to part with
them, will gladly pay any reasonable
sum to possess them.
Kindly let me hear from you. and
oblige
Your distant cousin,
stephen Danforth Moore"
Pretty, pink-cheeked. hazel-eyed Re.
becca Norton had listened attentively
to the reading OF the letter. and as
her aunt paused exclaimed:
MY beads. Why never thought
that anyone else had the least claim
upon them"
Neither have they" Indignantly. II
shall write this distant cousin that the
beads have been in this branch of the
family for three generations, and
rather think they will stay there. Pos.
session is nine points Of the law. any.
way, and II Stephen Danforth Moore
wants to give gold beads to his wife
he can buy some new ones"
The girl reached for the letter And
read 1t over. How much do you sup
pose he would pay for them," she
asked
Not more'n flve dollars. probably. +"
was the scornful reply. NO." she add.
ed. we may need money. but not bad.
ly enough for you to sell your beads.
We can tell him there are no Esaus
In our branch of the ramily." Miss
Eldora smiled grimly at her fitting
smile.
Rebecca knew 1t would be hard tn
part with the beads, but as her aunt
had suggested. they were in need of
money. They lived in the house where
both had been born, plain two-storv
building of red brick, with a green
front door, over which was fan.
shaped window. II was sadly In need
OF repairs. and after much thought on
the subject, the girl one day wrote the
following letter:
Dear Cousin Stephen:
You have probably received a let
ter from Aunt Eldora before this saw
ing that we could not give up the Dan.
forth beads. But they are mine and.
although my aunt does not know that
| am writing this, want to ask how
much you would be willing to pay for
them. If they really belonged to your
grandmother think you ought to have
them, especially wher you are willing
to buy them. | just love those beads.
but we are poor. and you can't think
how much this old house needs repair
ing; parts OF the roof leak. as aunt
Eldora says, like raddle sieve, II YOU
know what that Is So, If you wan;
the beads enough TO pay what you
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Tertiary are better than ;,
might find available if tu,s
to roam.-Louisville (Kv,
Praise.

Praise may puff I'D a Oh,
ture, but it always brings
of humanity to a deem oro as
and commentator are GU \
Just because they are worth =
the true and earnest spirit il ~
with a sense of it's own upwo' wy
as it receives them, a IopeiD1
better fitted for the trust raa .
it. 1t is not the flash OF Sow
the light of love that reveals
ourselves and stirs US TO On. .
effort.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Nails Made by Hand

1t seems hardly credible that n :
almost to the close of the eight
century that most nails were m,a.s
hand. Other countries were verv 4
to follow the lead Of England in !.
ting out nails in large quantitie,
France for nearly a century \!
nails for carpenter work were ~
from wire. but until 1850 they
made by hand with a hammer
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Excellent Precent.

Go not so far out of your n.s
. truer life; keep strictly onss',
that path alone which you,
points out; do the things vh;.s
nearest to you, but which ara Az
to do; live a purer. a more tbon...
and laborious life. more true = b
friends and neighbors, more noN,.
magnanimous.-Henry D. Thorss,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Has a Hard Time.

Someone is quoted as having said
that of all the letters in the alphabet
sc" is the most unfortunate, because.
1t is always out of cash. always in
debt, never out of danger, and in hell
all the time" 1t is also the most fire.
ouently used letter in the alphabet
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Muddy Missouri River

The Missouri is the muddiest river
in the Mississippi valley: it carries
more silt than any other large river
in the United States except possibly
the Rio Grande and the Colorado. For
every square mile of country drained
it carries downstream 3S1 tons of dis
solved and suspended matter each
year
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Parents Presence SuHiei.r

Parents Presence Sufficient
Little Harry had an operation N
while coming out of the anesthrl
looked up at his nurse and said 4
my mamma here?" The nurse "
Yes Then he said, is nv M,
here?" Again the nurse assured N
that his PARENTS were both at bis NJ
side. Thinking little he said. IN,
you can go. When a child has ,
mother and father that's all it WANT
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
His Limit.

That amateur aviator declared he
was going to break a record. and fly
straight into fame"
did he succeed?"
No; he broke his machine when he
started, and few into a rage"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
knew The Meanina OF u.

Pa. what does it mean when a pub
lie man is said to be at the zenith OF
his popularity" 1T means, my son,
replied the defeated candidate. rueful-
ly. that he is about ready to hit the
toboggan. birmingham Age-Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Movements of the Heart.

The heart OF an average man makes
about one three-thousandth of a Volt
OF electricity at every beat, and an
instrument sensitive enough to meas.
ure it has been invented
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Eish-Rescue hoapltaI.

Iowa has a fish-rescue hospital to
which fish are transferred from the
small lakes which dry up in the sum-
mer. The building measures is by 50
feet and is filled with storage tanks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Danger n leo Much sonn.s.

"A soft answer will tzrn away
wrath, ies' as de Good Book says" ob-
served Uncle Eben but TOO mucb
softness is gvinter .e=1pt somebody
to hand you slap 80 feb de fun
of it,