The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-28
Story Of a
Spendthrift
By ESTHER VANDEVEER

IdtHerS death large fortune. This !
was at the beginning of the nineteenth
century, when 100000 was considered
gigantic sum. But it was not too
big for Jimmie to get away with In
few years. He spent 1t In every con-
ceivable way. First and foremost, be
was devoted to horses; second, he
dotted on dogs; third, he was fond of
cards; fourth, he was always want
ing to fight some one. Jimmie veered
between these attractions as a wealth
er cock swings between the four points
Of the compass. By the by, this re-
minds me that he was also given to
cockfghting.
Well, after Jimmie had run through
all his money he continued to spend
on tick. This lasted till he heard the
bailiffs were after him, when, in order
to escape them he enlisted in the cav
airy and was sent to his regiment fight
ing Indians in territory which is now
called the middle west. This gave him
was on horse all the while. Occa-
sionally there were races at the post,
and he figured as jockey
There was no reason why Jimmie
| Temple should not have continued to
serve indefinitely in the army. where
he was very happy. for he secured a
commission, except that he loved a
girl in Baltimore. Miss Belle Ashurst
was the daughter of rich man, but
his wealth didn't do her any good, 50
| far as uniting her to Lieutenant Tenn
pie, for her father had no idea of per-
hitting his daughter to marry such a
scapegrace. But the lovers pinned for
each other, and Belle was continually
writing Jim to come back, just as II
he could go where he pleased.
So 1t was that in time Jim resigned,
and when his resignation was accept
ed headed straight for Baltimore.
Naturally enough. Jim's creditors
were on the lookout for him, and as
soon as he appeared In Baltimore some
Of them got wind Of the fact. jim
realized that If he was to enjoy the 80
ciety Of his girl he must keep out o.
! limbo, so he went into hiding. HI
kept dark during the daytime and, Hike
|, the animals Of the forest, did his prov
ling at night. An attorney employed
by his creditors discovered his lair, bu
dare>not force an entrance, for TIL
would render him liable to action 70
trespass.
This attorney Markham was hi
name-baving learned about Jims 1di(
I syncrasies, especially his fondncss 10
horses, one morning sent q boy In tn
. uniform of a jockey to ride hors
= that was anything but racer bac
and forth before the debtors abode.
0 was not long before Jim threw up
window and called out: "Hi, you, there
4 Do you expect to win race with ina
!, bundle of bones?" Markham, who VIZ
under the window, began to read jill
:, a summons. but he had not read ha
dozen words before down came IL
u SASH
This ruse having failed, Markha
e bethought himself Of another. VI
# bright morning he and a depu
% brought couple of cocks to vaca
lot beside Jim's hiding place and
them to fighting. The cocks were fu
a nished with steel spurs, but spur
a one Of the cocks was turned SO tn
III It was useless to the bird who wore
r. Jim watched the fight from behil
a blinds. and when he saw one OF t
u birds being slaughtered for the lack
~ n properly fixed spur It was too mu
~ for him. Throwing open the blinds,
IN called out: "What do you want
We treat cock that way for? Don't y
s. see"-
ty He got no further. Some one on {
- ground beneath the window thrust
pole under the sash so that Jim COZ
not lower it, and a voice began to re
w. legal document. Jim jumped out
in window, knocked the paper out OF
ed hands of the reader, sent the man "
&C. held the pole sprawling, In jify v
90 back through the window. and
90 sash came down.
One night when he was leaving M
VI Ashurst's home he was accosted on
street by gentleman, who said
nd him:
tn "My friend, have been playing
no bank at Watson's recently. | hd ;
:. vented a system by which
On break II. I am in love WATCHER
eh lady whose father has
at that II ever enter a
oes again it shall be az
the and his daughter-I
consent to play. ckRe
N s ssn !, ~' IS MUST GIVE DEPT.