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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

dozen names and sneer that fastened
itself aggressively on Tommy.
Tommy learned that the pair had
been together for days, walking, noun
tain-climbng. Also that the counts
matrimonial status was extremely un-
satisfactory and depended largely upon
the judgment to be delivered by the
Roumanian court of appeals. How
ever, he posed as a married man and
wore an aggressive wedding ring,
which he regarded as safeguard, APP
parently against feminine wiles, par
ticularly American ones.
81 don't like to see that fellow with
you" Tommy blurted out on the third
day. "Why do you go round with him
like that, Marion?"
"Since when have you had the pre-
rogative Of asking me that question:"
inquired Marion with great dignity.
See, here, Marion" cried Tommy,
II came over here-you know why
came. And l can't stand this sort Of
thing any longer. You've got to tell
me there's chance, and more than a
chance, or I'll-I'll really quit. Yes
Marion. l mean just that. Isn't there
any chance at all?"
Il don't know, Tommy" said Ma
rion candidly. You see," she went
on, 81 like you-well, awfully. But
somehow you're always the same.
There isn't any romance about you.
Couldn't you do something desperate
for my sake, Tommy"
She had fallen back into her banter
ing mood. She looked up at him teas.
ingly.
'I'll do anything If you'll give me a
dogs chance" said Tommy impulsive-
ly.
"Then get me an edelweiss from the
top of Grundelwald," said Marion.
The rare Swiss edelweiss grows
only in a few almost inaccessible
places. or these the treacherous top
of Grundelwald is one. The mountain
is never assembled except with an ex.
perienced guide. The ascent seems
easy, but the crevasses are almost hid
en- from sight under the heavy snow.
| falls. A false step and one falls clear
of the needlelike summit sheer down
| to the fangs of the rocks below
| Neither Marion-who had almost for.
gotten her testing words-nor Tom,
| my knew that.
Tommy had found the edelweiss
early in the afternoon. He had had
FOOLS luck to guide him and he had
been within a few inches of death
without the least suspicion of that
fact Marion did not even know that
he had gone. She was engaged in a
Irritation with Count Skopianu on the
hotel balcony when the talk turned to
| Tommy.
81 like him, that young American.
| said the count But why does he
scowl at me as If was his bitterest
enemy"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
THE EDELWEISS
BY HAROLD CARTER.

Tommy Griswold was very unhappy
For two years he had been in love
with Marion Chester and during that
time he had seen her drift farther and
farther from him. II he had spoken
to her during the first glamour of their
love perhaps-but he hadn't. After
ward things just drifted. Sometimes
they were tacitly engaged and some
times they were almost strangers.
''You see, Tommy" explained Ma.
rion, with her engaging frankness,
you're so ordinary. There's about as
much romance about you as about"
"The average American man" said
Tommy, sarcastically. "All right, Ma
rion. perhaps some day Ill convince
you"
But then, again. Marion would say:
Il don't care for any of them, Tom
my, dear, only you. You're like dear,
big brother to me and"
/ Some day." Tommy would ask, try.
ing to control the hammer in his chest.
But that day seemed farther of all
the time. However, there was this
consolation: in a few months Tommy
would automatically be raised to fifty,
and then, even in New York, two PEG.
pie could scrape along somehow.
1t was really to tell Marion about
that prospective fifty that he followed
her to Grundelwald that summer. He
could just make the trip on his vaca
ton schedule and have five days to
spare. On his arrival he surprised
Marion considerably, but she did not
| seem in one of her most amiable
/ moods. She was talking to big blond
beast of man, as Tommy described
him, a Roumanian count with half a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

Il guess he's little jealous" said
Marion.
He loves you, then? He knew you,
perhaps, in American"
yes, Tommy's q dear boy" said
Marion. penitently. Il believe he's
going up Grundelwald to get me an
edelweiss as proof of his devotion"
The count stared at her That is
not the young man who assembled
Grundelwald this morning and refused
guide?' he asked.
Il don't know; it would be just like
him." said Marion, struggling her
shoulders.
The count got up abruptly and left
her. Marion, looking after him in as
constituent and indignation, presently
saw him talking with Hofer, the head
guide, and pointing up the mountain
side. Presently the two men set off
with ropes. The sun was already half
way down the western slope.
1t was not until ten at night. under
a brilliant moon, that the three re-
turned. Tommy, in a state of exhaus-,
ton and frostbite, was wrapped in
blankets and put to bed. All the hotel
was talking about his foolhardy ex-
plot But in one hand he clutched the
edelweiss.
The count. at his bedside, opened his
heart in indignation.
1T is monstrous. Mr.. Griswold," he
exclaimed Indignantly. Had known
why. l should have told you the dan
gers. Love does not set tasks like that
She is worthless"
Tommy opened his eyes feebly.
Much obliged to you for saving my
life, count" he said in weak voice,
"but I'll say good-by to you now"
The count, whose temper had been
soured by the receipt of an adverse de-
cision from the court that afternoon,
on his return, looked at Tommy for a
few moments. Poor fool" he thought
Then he shrugged his shoulders and
left him. Perhaps he had never cared
| for Marion. At any rate, he passed out
of her life in that moment.
Tommy lay silent until Marion came
in. Then he looked up to see her stand,
ing beside his bed.
Tommy" she whispered. kneeling
! down, Il didn't know. didn't know
the dangers. | was wicked, Tommy.
Everybody thinks l am thoroughly
bad. What do you think. Tommy"
She burst into tears and kneeled
close to him, resting her wet face on
the damp pillows.
Il was just foolish, Tommy. I
| wouldn't let a hair of your head be
harmed for anybody in the world. Why,
the count was old enough to be my
father"
That's all right, dear" answered
Tommy You see, Marion, l under
stood you all along. Only tell me one
thing, Marion. Here's your edelweiss.
And is there just chance?"
"A big, big chance, Tommy" sobbed
Marion, thrusting the white flower into
her bosom.
Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
WHEN LOST IN THE WOOD:
Manner In Which Shadows Fall Will
Show to the Initiated Where
the Sun Is.

Few persons become lost in the
woods when the sun is shining; but on
n cloudy day or in a snowstorm 1t is
easy to go astray, the Youths Com
panion states. A familiar piece of
woodland will look strange when the
trees are overloaded with snow and
their branches hang close to the
ground.
1t often happens that you find your
self in the woods without a compass.
To meet such an emergency, those
versed in woodcraft offer many rules
and suggestions. but their advice is
not always to be depended upon. A
sign that is correct in one part of the
country is often misleading in another.
All signs depend upon one of two
things-the sun or the wind. Winds
are likely to follow up or down water
courses or along the valleys. There
fore they vary in different localities.
Likewise, in billy country the sunlight
! does not fall evenly upon the trees and
plants, and often leaves misleading
signs.
Since you will probably have fairly
| accurate idea as to what hour of the
day it is, you can easily lay out your
course for home or camp if you can
find the position of the sun
| Find place where the light is
even, that is, not in the shadow of a
large tree. Then place pin or a
sharp stick, point down, upon your
thumbnail, or other polished object.
! a dim shadow will fall away from
the sun. At any time before sunset
the pointed end of the shadow will
show where the sun is, no matter how
heavily clouded over it may be, or
how thickly the snow may be falling.
This method of laying a course has
led many man to camp many times,
when all other signs had failed When
you are lost, 1t is important not to get
excited. AS long as you keep cool
you are not very badly lost.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

free to ask the woman he loved to
marry him.
Edith Carstairs was a noted beauty
Everyone had heard of her, but no
one in the hospital had seen her. 1t
was the general opinion that she was
heartless. Any woman must be heart
less who would allow her lover to
undergo so terrible an operation, fol-
lowed by the six weeks in plaster, be-
fore she would listen to his suit.
The next morning was an agonizing
one at the hospital. The patients
might have complained of neglect for
the first time in their lives within that
institution. There was not nurse
but stole down to the operating room,
whenever the chance occurred, to
gather the news from Fritz, the an
esthetic room orderly:
1.-THE surgeons haven't finished,
miss"
Five hours after the little gentle
man was carried away they carried
back a limp, tightly bound, uncon-
scious body. exhaling ether, with the
white mask of ether anesthesia upon
the features.
An hour afterward Nurse Ray was
seated by the little gentleman's bed
side, listening to his muttered words
about Edith Carstairs, as he slowly
came back to consciousness.
HE shall not marry her!" said
| Nurse Ray to Nurse Rensham indig-
nantly, the next morning
"At least, she ought to have been
here today"
| "She doesn't know"
The other looked at her scornfully.
| "Of course she knows. She's waiting
to learn the result of the operation. .
She came that afternoon, a tall,
proud-looking beauty. asking for the
| little gentleman. She had Just learned
| she said, that he had undergone an
| operation. She did not know what ii
was. He was friend of hers-she
was distressed
| Nurse Rensham took her apart
Women can be crueler to each other
than men when it is needful, and
Nurse Rensham thought Edith Car.
stairs was a hypocrite She broke the
news to her with a few burning words
that made Edith Carstairs gasp, and
then shook her into passionate sob.
bling.
She had not known. she had not
dreamed, she said. She did not know
that the little gentleman had ever
cared for her like that. The nurse
was half convinced, almost convinced
when she took Miss Carstairs to the
little gentleman's bedside for a mo
ment and saw her kneel and press his
white hand to her lips But she was
not sure.
HE shall never marry her until |
know Nurse Rensham said.
The little gentleman was the dear.
est patient they had ever had in the
hospital He never complained
though the pain Of the cramped posi-.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
THE LITTLE GENTLEMAN
BY GEORGE MUNsoN.

Nurse, l believe l am the patient
for Room T."
There was an immediate pause in
all the activities of the ward as the
little man who had spoken these
words stood at the door and looked
smilingly toward Miss Rensham, the
night superintendent.
He had the most charming and the
most intellectual face that Miss Rem
sham had ever seen. He was about
eight and twenty years Of age. The
forehead betokened thoughtfulness,
the head was fine in the best sense OF
the word. But the stature was only
five feet, and the body was misshapen.
The doctors had told the nurses of
the forthcoming operation. 1t was the
most romantic thing that had ever
happened in the hospital When the
little gentleman was safely in bed the
night superintendent talked with his
special nurse, Miss Ray.
1T wrings my heart" she said. I'D
like to SEQ, I'd Just like to see the
woman who's going to let him suffer
like that for her"
But she doesn't know" answered
Miss Ray.
"Of course she knows. He's trying
to hide it, to shield her. She must be
q worthless woman. Why, he is q
dear-just little dear"
Miss Rensham dabbed at her eyes
with her handkerchief. Miss Ray
shifted and blinked Both women felt
touched at the thought Of the little
cripple who was to be made straight
by the most delicate operation in the
world, in order that he might fee
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

ton ate into flesh and muscle and
sinew. After five weeks the surgeon
began to talk of taking on the band
ages and uncasing him.
Nobody knows whether it has been
successful" he told Miss Carstairs.
who had been a regular visitor. The
two had been loverlike enough, but
Nurse Rensham was still scornful.
"She thinks he will get well-she's
waiting" she told herself bitterly.
The morning when the bandages
were to be removed arrived, Nurse
Rensham had said nothing to Miss
Carstairs; she met her at the door.
will you come in here a moment.
please" she said, motioning to her to
enter the drug room.
There she told her. The operation
had failed. The little gentleman
would be more hopelessly crippled
than before. The nurses face was
white and resolute. Her eyes cleaned
vindictively. Now let me see what
mettle you are made of" she seemed
to say.
Edith Carstairs gasped and reeled
back against the wall. Then she
turned and ran swiftly down the pas
sage toward the elevator. But Nurse
Rensham caught her before she could
enter.
Il knew what you were made of, you
worthless woman!" she Kissed. you
couldn't bear to have the love of 9
good man because he was crooked ir
body. You have turned from him now
that you know he will always bt
thus"
Edith Carstairs Strengthened herself
and looked at the nurse with a new
dignity.
Il ran away because the blow
stunned mel" she answered. 1T wa!
not because / cared for myself.
cared for him. Can't you understand
can't you realize that woman WHIT
loves a man will never dare to lool
upon him in his souls agony. becaus,
she cannot bear it on his account"
mo, can't" answered Nurse Rem
sham.
"Then come with me-" cried Edit
Carstairs fiercely.
She seized the nurse by the arm
and almost dragged her into the littl'
| gentleman's room.
Tell them" she cried Tell then
now, because they doubted my low,
| and loyalty. Tell them! See!"
She was thrusting something fierce
ly upon her finger. 1t was wedding
ring She stood up bravely by tn
| bedside, confronting all the nurses II
the room 81 am his wife," she cried
Il married him before he came here
and l did not know he was to come
Now, will you believer"
The little gentleman sat up in be-
and drew her to him.
What is all this about, Edith" h
asked wonderingly. DO you knoy
the doctors say l am cured, that ar
to get up tomorrow and shall b
straight as any man for the rest G
my life?"
Edith Carstairs collapsed across tn
bed in a dead faint. The little gentle
man. still holding her in his stron
arms, looked anxiously into her whit
face. He was not thinking Of Nurs
Rensham then; and she was sobbin
her heart out in her own room, alon'
Copyright 1916. by W. G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
EARTHWORM PLAYS AT NIGHT
He Is All Stomach, and His Only Aim
In Life Is to Eat, for He's A.
ways Hungry.

Midnight is the favorite play hour
for earthworms. To catch glimpse
of them in the daytime, you'll have to
dig in the earth, which Is their home,
or watch for them after a heavy rain,
when they can be found on top of the
ground. But go out any warm night
with lantern, lie close to the ground
on a lawn or terrace and you'll see
them in abundance, the Philadelphia
North American says.
Probably you've regarded the earth
worm merely as q good fish bait and
have never taken the trouble to learn
his habits. When he's prowling around
at night he's usually enjoying a feast
on decaying leaves, grasses or animal
matter. Before daybreak he's back
in the ground, burrowing his way in
search of more food. His alimentary
canal extends from one tip of his body
to the other, 30 it's little wonder he's
always hungry.
He has neither ears nor eyes, yet
he's sensitive to light and he knows
when night comes just as other crea
lures with eyes. Another interesting
fact is his method of laying eggs He
grows a band around his body like
belt, in which he deposits the eggs
Then he gradually works his way
through this belt until he slips it off
when 1t closes up and forms capsule
to protect the eggs until they are
Matched.
Vegetable growers sometimes regard
the earthworm as a nuisance They
should be thankful, however, that
those of North America are not SO
large as those in South Africa, where
there are earthworms four and five
feet long and as thick as a mans fin.
ger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
Mo liberation the Proper Thing.

Peoples that work little do not af-
ford an inspiring example in morals.
culture. manner of living and prog.
ress. On the other hand, peoples or
classes that work too much and too
hard achieve little or no development.
but persist in dead level of humdrum
existence in which there is more shad-
ow than sunshine and virtually no ad-
vancement. 1t is in the more civilized
countries where a happy mean has
been struck that you find work approx
imating its genuine basis and reward.
Among such peoples it would be as alb
surd to rail against work as to lift
ones indignation against the air, the
water. the sky and all things that are
good and wholesome.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
STRANGE.

Some phases of politics are rather
hard to understand.
mo doubt"
For instance, you would think a
candidate less liable to ship while
running on a dry plank than wet
one"
Yes
But the minute you suggest to a
practical politician that he put dry
plank in his platform he shows the ut.
most trepidation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

The Lake Washington Canal is now
opened up to small craft and in a few
more months it is expected that boats
of almost any size may anchor in
Lake Union. 1t will be interesting to
Lake Union
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
She Did.

Mr. Wise-rd invest that little sur
plus money you have on hand so that
you'll have something for rainy day
IL l were you.
Mrs. Wise-I did so today. | bought
a new raincoat. a rainy-day skirt and
a gold handled umbrella.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

Platinum thrown away by its early
Spanish explorers, ignorant of its val
ne, often is found in excavating foun-
dations for new buildings in Colon
bia. some times in sufficient quaint
ties to pay the cost of building.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

Thomas PAR Of shropshire. Eng
land, IN an probability bears the palm
for longevity. He lived one hundred
and fifty-two years and nine months
Il IL claimed th PARIS case is well
authenticated, white "a me cases go
ing beyond ~ ~'''ty gives way
70 coniect,"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
All Seek Man of Efficiency,

II man can make a better book
preach better sermon or make bet
ter mouse trap than his neighbor.
though ne build his house in the
woods, the world will make beaten
pathway to bis door-Emerson
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
Annual Event In ireland.

At Waterford, Ireland, noted for N
glass, the withdrawing of the solidly
built stone gateposts to match the
white cottages in the country parts
is an annual event, and takes place
In May.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

EXCEPTIONS

he--We women have to stand o
lot" He-"Not in the street car II
you're pretty Boston Transcript
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
Qound 20 Succeed.

what makes you think Daubbsr
VIM succeed as a painterY~ He has
the soul of an artist and the per-
severance of a book agent Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
Some Mems Greatness.

The superiority Of some men 10
merely local; they are great because
heir asrociates are little.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

The most disastrous explosion ever
Three thousand r~rgons were '-iileS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

Doub, In, nlged becomes doubt r

ICED. To !etermlne to do anything
"a half IN, battle Courage is victory.
timidjty defeat Nelson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-25
TEACHER AND
STUDENT DROWN
Canoe Caught In Current Spills
Occupants Into Grand
River

LANSING. Mich, May 25.-G. r.
Bromley, %. science teacher in the
Eaton Rapids high school, and Fer
ris Hall, a student, II, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Hall, were drowned
in the Grand river. Wednesday.
Bromley, Hall and Burr Twitchell
had carried their canoe past the
dam at Eaton rapids, where 1t was
again launched. As the three men
got in. II was caught by the back
current, whirled up under the dam
and capsized in 12 feet OF water.
Spectators drawn by the cries of
the youn gmen were unable 10 pull
any OF them from the stream for
about 10 minutes. Twitchell was
revived in half an hour. His COM
panions never regained conscious
ness. Bromley's parents live in
Rochester. Mich, where his body
will be sent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-25
mitchell DENIES
HE SOUGHT TO
SUMMON PRIESTS

NEW YORK, May 25.--The other
side OF Mavor Mitchel's sensational
charges of conspiracy among a group
fCatholic priests was laid before
the Thompson investigating commit
tee this afternoon. Monsignor John
j. Dunn, chancellor OF the archdio-
eese of New York. and Rev. FIR. Will
liam n. Farrell appeared TO answer
any questions the committee desired
to ask. These Catholic leaders were
among those included by the mayor
in his charges Of conspiracy TO de
feat justice and perjury.
Mayor Mitchel's supporters today
denied that he had asked for sum
monses Of any Of the persons named
in his expose Of the tapped" tele-
phone wires over which the priests
and their alleged conspirators
talked
When Monsignor Dunn took the
stand he repudiated several Of the
conversations Mayor Mitchell read
rs having taken place with the Rev
Farrell and Or. Potter. and openly
characterized the reported accusa
tions az lies.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-25
ACTIVITY CENTERS|NFEW
WAR ISSUES; READING
IS HEAVILY DEALT /
Steel Revives for a Short Peri
cd, But Soon Relap.-
Into Dizziness

preferred, Crucible Steel, American
Locomotive, which furnished ap-
proxiamately one half the first three
not materially altered in the later
dealings
Reading, wnicn has been the bell
wether OF the market for long
time past. opened fractionally lower
and was the feature of heavy buy
ing and selling which was clearly
OF purely speculative origin.
THE trading shifted into the in
dustrials and specialties before the
expiration OF the first hour. when
a reawakening OF activity in the
United States Steel common i'm
parted an impulse to the general
movement. Under this the inde-
pendent steel properties improved
and the entire list hardened. but
activity fell away on the recovery
and the market became entirely
dull.
"Monotony of the trading was re-
lieved 10 some extent late in the af-
ternoon by pool operations, and
some of the recently conspicuous
specialties moved up sharply, while
issues elsewhere stood still
Bonds were fairly active and
strong, and wheat was higher,
while cotton ruled lower.