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cites. He could not marry them, and he
never talked with girls or possible rivals.
So she had always felt safe and certain
that fate would ultimately make him her
husband.
But this was different-he had never
been like this before. And uneasiness
grabbed at her wellregulated heart.
"Ah, there is my mother!" he exclaimed,
at last, with such evident relief that
MOrella began to feel spiteful.
They made their way to where Lady
BracOndale was standing. She beamed
upon them like a pleased pussy-cat. 1t
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Theodore had not returned to him yet; the
next dance had not begun. This great
world contained discomfort as well as
pleasure, he decided.
Hector walked straight over to him and
was excessively polite and agreeable. and
Josiah's equanimity was somewhat re-
stored.
What could have happened to Theodore?
Where had that beast WensleydOwn taken
her? Not to supper-surely not TO sup
per?-were Lord Bracondale's thoughts.
And then with the first notes of the next
dance she reappeared. II seemed to him
she was looking superbly lovely; faint
pink suffused her cheeks, and her eyes
were shining with the excitement of the
scene mad rush of passion surged over
Hector; his turn had come, he thought.
Lord WensleydOwn seemed lOath to re-
lease her. and showed signs of staying to
talk awhile So Hector inteTpOsed at once.
MAY | not have this dance? | have
been looking for you everywhere" he said.
Theodore told him she was tired, and
she stood close to her husband; tired
and also she was quite sure Josiah would
be bored left all alone, so she wished to
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search for Theodore. She would certainly
return to Josiah some time. To 60 straight
to him would be the bestsplan.
Josiah was standing absolutely alone by
one Of the windows in the ballroom, and
looked pitiably uncomfortable and i'll at
ease in his knee-breeches and silk stock
ings. He had experienced such pleasure
when he had tried them on, ana had en-
joyed walking through the hall at Clar-
idge's to his carriage, knowing the people
there would be aware 1t meant he was 20.
ing to meet the most august Royalty. But
now he felt uncomfortable, and kept stand
ing first on one leg, then on the other.
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Tophe! IN these days people never
run away"
NO" said the Grow They say at home
until the foOtpan, or the mans last mis-
tresS, or the wOman's dearest friend, send
anonymous letters to the husband
But
well, tell you. Queen Anne to me this
appears serious. | know Hector pretty
well, and have never seen him as fa-
gone as this before. The wOman-she is
mere child-loOks as unsOphisticated as
a baby. and probably is She won't have
the least idea of managing the affair. She
will tumble headlOng into it."
We'll, what is to be done, them" eX-
claimed Anne, piteously q
You had better talk to him nuietlv.
He is very fond of you. Though nothing, J
am afraid, will be of the least use" said
the Crow.
But il she is going into the country thew
won't meet" reasoned Anne. You saw the
dreadful-looking husband just now. viii
he be the Colonial who will object do you
think, or the English snob who wOnt?"
But the Crow refused to give any more
opinions except in general 1t all came
he said, from the ridiculous marriage laws
In this overcivilized country. Why should
not people eminently suited to each other
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Hector was not paying the least ate
ton Theodore was completely out
sight now, and might be lost altogeth
for all they were likely to overtake
among this crowd and the Humberle
exits and entrances.
"Beechleigh!" he mumbled. absent
who lives there? ! don't even know.
am going home"
why, Hector, of course you know! I
Fitzgeralds-S Patrick and Lady AC
Every one does"
Then il came to him. These were The
dora's uncle and aunt Was II possi6
she could be going there, too? He rec
lected she had told him in Paris her
father had written to this brother OF
his about her coming to London. She
might be going. 1t was chance,
and he must ascertain at once.
Sir Patrick Fitzgerald he knew at
the Turf. and now that he thought
of it he knew Lady Ada by sight
quite well, and he was aware he
would be a welcome guest at any
house. If Theodore was going, he
expected the thing could be managed.
Meanwhile, he must find her, and get
rid of Morella Winmarleigh. He hur-
ried her on through the blue salon
and the yellow salon and out into
the gallery beyond. Theodore had
completely disappeared.
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Chapter Xxx.
The Happy Culprits.

|NH, Crow, what are we to do
Them" said Lady Aiming
ford. Surely, surely you
don't anticipate any sudden catas-
trophe? In these days people never
run away"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
GLORY. GLORY, HALLELUJAH!

I learn that famous English or!
ganist is contemplating setting The
Battle Hymn of the Republic to new
tune and is finding much fault with
the present familiar air-the melody
Of John Browns Body to which in
the past Julia Ward Howe's hymn has
always been sung. 1t is not to be
sure especially suited to impressive
occasions. So many comic songs and
all Of them not SO very dignified paro-
dies have been suited to this rousing
tune that it has been felt by many
to have cheapened to large extent
The chorus, GLORY, Glory, Hallelu-
jah," swinging as it is, is just bit too
yociferous to be sung in large
English cathedral. For instance, when
the hymn was given out in the great
st. Pauls, the chorus was omitted, to
the great surprise of the audience,
which was composed, at the time, of
hundreds Of our American soldier
boys who, of course, were all ready
to begin rolling it out. And this
proved to be great disappointment
to the Americans. But, all the paro-
dies extant have failed to modify the
effectiveness of the good old air ever
present when The Battle Hymn is
sung. When this is, as is usual, SUNG
to that stirring air, these petty paro-
does fail to mar 1t in the least 1t is
just suited to us Americans, too and
We will not stand for any new-fangled
substitutes.
Sincerely, W. S. B.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
A FISH STORY

Guy Bateman, who has been max
ing some repairs on houseboat at
Indian Rocks, where he landed the
other day, having come from .Michi-
gansto spend the winter, found some
thing yesterday that surprised him.
He found a piece of cord fastened to
the stern of his houseboat, with one
end in the water. Wishing every
thing shipshape, he pulled the line in,
and found on the end thereof four
fine reddish and two sheepshead,
which by some means or other had
strung themselves through the gills o
the line. Bateman was so astonished
by this circumstance that he really
did not know what to do, but he took
the fish UP to Indian Rocks Inn,
where he stops, and had them cooked.
Before doing so, however, he looked
about him to see if anyone could give
him an explanation of the agar, as
he is from the tall timber of Michi-
gan and does not pretend to know
much of anything about the sea, ma.
rine life or its habits. The only one
in sight was Fred Corner, the gro.
German, at the other end Of the draw.
bridge, busily engaged in getting &C.
quainted with what was inside a
bushel or so of scallops. Not wish
ing to interrupt Corner in this sport
he picked up the string and went of
with it, to show the prize to Mrs
Bateman and Mr.. and. Mrs. LaycocK
who are ov% at the beach with him.
The party had the fish for supper and
pronounced them very fine, but to
date he cannot explain how four red
fish and two sheepshead could posi-
bly, string themselves through the
gills, tie themselves around a cleat
and 60 back to the waters of the bay
again A tourist who had been ang
ling from the deck of the houseboa
in Mr.. Bateman's absence must have
made just such another curious cap
ture and have lost it, for he wa!
heard later in the day talking yer!
'oud. and asking somebody, in Ian
guage not fit for refined ears, wha
the something had become of it.
ClearwaterNS Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
BEING A BOY AGAIN

At the theater few years ago
listened to the orchestra playing
Memberships exquisite Spring Song
and Immediately was taken back 70
infancy in my boyhood days and 10 tne
old colonial country home and where
| spent SO many happy hours ana AZ
night time was the greatest treat OF
all for us boys to lay awake anu ten
or guess riddles and ofttimes 10 near
the natter of the raindrops on the
roof. And how soundly we would
sleep finally and be awake in the early
morn and hear the black birds calling
to each other in the nearby tree tops
For me now as / bark back to those
good old days 1t was. to me the rea4
spring of youth-for boys VIII Is
the winds viii and the thoughts o.
youth are long, long thoughts; now
glorious and peaceful it is to SIT Dy
the open fireplace in ones old age an0
read in the glowing embers the sweet
memories of the past and to have the
ardent wish and longing to be boy
again If for only one day. In those
long gone days we had no stop watch
held on us as we were almost our
own free agents, carefree and IN
trammeled by cast iron rules. II we
had the desire to loaf about or to play
| hockey we were free to do so. Now
adays the average school boy gets
| but little time to loaf or go swim
ming as | often did in the good sum-
mer time. In fact, the boys OF today
know very little of the sports we in
dulged in my time. Little do they
know, as | knew, of the regular sea
sons for playing the country games
such as spinning tops, playing mar
bles, fox and geese, kite flying, duck
on the rock, humble the peg, etc. The
boy today knows of only two games
baseball and football. All other games
that we boys were fond of are now
looked upon as childish. Does thu
modern lad ever play that old game
Of hockey? We have to ask the truan
officer about this. This is the case @
the city boys who have to watch this
officer and very closely, too. an
prone sometimes to feel thankful tina
my lot was cast in the country vii
lage. The coming of Christmas TIM
y recalls how that we got but few gift
but what we did get in the stockins
always would fill out the bill. Whel
the boy is taught and has everything
then he is not settled on anything ant
so the pleasure Of giving is lost en-
tirely. Sincerely, W. s B.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
TEN THOUSAND CRATES
eLApEs PRODUCE SHIPPED
THRoUGHW. P. 3. OFFICE
FIRST PART DECEMBER

West Palm Beach, Dec. le.-No'
less than ten thousand crates OF truck
from the east shore of Lake Okee.
chobee have been handled through
tho West Palm Office Of the Ameri-
can Railways Express Co., SO far this
month, says Agent ]. A. Edwards IN
reply to an inquiry on that subject.
Six or seven thousand crates were
handled in November, when the sea-
son was just opening. The quantity
so far expressed from this point this
month is fully twenty-five times as
great as the volume of the express
companies business in truck pack
ages handled in December OF last
year.
This, however is practically the
first season that express shipments
of vegetables have been made
through this office. Until the COM
pletion of the stub canal last spring
these shipments went out through
the Lake Worth express office. The
volume of business so far, as indicat-
ed by the express office records, is a
yindication Of the judgment that I'M
PEELED the construction of the stub
canal. @ .%
So far none. of the express ship
ments have been iced. On one &C.
casion a buyer called for freezer
as the refrigerator cars are called,
but the necessity for the use of the
refrigerator car in another connec-
ton and without icing prevented a
test Of the advantage or practicable
ty of that method
1 No complaints are made against
the facilities or methods of the ex-
I
press company in handling truck
shipments. Cars have always been
provided in point of time and in mum
Der adequate. to all demands. Elk,
press Agent Edwards hopes, never.
theless, to make an Improvement in
the service, He expects that by the
first of the year orders will be re.
ceived that will permit the express
company to transport packages from
the canal basin to the depot and alb
sorb the charge that is now borne by
the producer. 1t is understood that
the transfer charge is around four
cents crate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
NOTICE

The annual Stockholders meeting of
the First National Bank of Lakeland
will be held at its banking Office at
Lakeland, Florida, at 10 a. m, Tues
day, January IA, 1919, for the election
of officers and directors and the trans
action of any other business that may
come before the meeting.
S217 E. GOOD, Cashier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

The new superintendent of the State
Reform School is a preacher, which
leads the Plant City Courier to remark
that "the unfortunates at the school
can have divine worship. if no knives
or forks" Let us hope. too, that they
be given a little gravy as we'll as
grace. Hungry and mistreated youths
are not prone to solace empty stom-
achs with the comforts of religion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

route to Key West. but this had hardy
annoared before there was news 70
the effect that other placs' WIN par
ticular reference to Tampa were
being considered on the line OF inc
non, mail service, and we do not hest
tate to express the belief that our own
oitv will before very long be served
by air, at least to some extent a.
Enough It cannot be expected that
train and boat service WE'LL De as
nensed with right away Fort myers
Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
AIRPLANE MAIL ROUTES

Airplane mail routes will at no dis
tant date be comparatively common
thing, judging from the interest that
is being taken in this exceedingly in,
teresting method of transportation,
the speed of which is one of its most
valuable points. Not long ago we had
some reference to the proposed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
SMALL INDUSTRIES

That Florida should be developed
agriculturally at first and later invite
industries to come In and give en-
ployment and add to the prosperity
and growth of the state is natural
for the soil and climate are the prime
attractions. Things have now ad-
vanced to such point along agricu'-
tpral lines as to call for methods of
utilizing the by-products and insur-
ing the use,of products that cannot
be Immediately used or exported. The
wonderful productiveness Of the land
has gone ahead Of transportation and
marketing facilities in some sections,
and the progressive man now begins
to think of plans for utilizing the
stuff that comes on when the markets
are full, and that which, while ex-
cellent in quality, does not make q
good appearance.
Canning factories and places where
preserves and marmalade and pickles
and jams and jellies are made will
some day be found in every Florida
town and city. We have the stuff to
be used, and there is never any lack
of market for canned, preserved and
potted goods. During the war all
sorts of canned goods have advanced
in price and there has never been a
time when standard canned and pre-
served goods we're not bringing fair
profit to the makers. The Tampa
Tribune recently talking Of the res
opening of the marmalade factory in
Largo, said:
Factories to take care Of the i'm.
mense surplus crop of citrus fruits.
guavas and strawberries, to say moth
ing of the immense wastage OF vege-
tables, will one day be taking care
of what now goes to the wrong side
of the states economic ledger. The
state that takes care of its wastage
as we'll during peace times as during
war days, is the state that ie going
to forge to the front as state o!
common sense, frugality and wealth
Florida has unlimited opportunities
for these factories. 1t offers climate
a market, and the labor that could no
be secured elsewhere. And in addition
to this it presents the enormous sup
ply of raw material at the very dool
of any one Of q thousand such fac
tories, let them be located wheresthe
may be in the fruit and vegetable
growing sections of the state. Thu
Largo plant was operated to fill gov
'ernment marmalade contracts las
year and the fact that it made goot
is recommendation enough to warran
Its going into the open market witt
its wares in quantity sufficient to al
tract attention.
Within the past two or three year
number of packing houses have beef
established in the state, and the cat
tie and hog raising industry ha
grown wonderfully, but there Is nov
ample room for the establishment o
factory where canned and pottet
meats, sausage. mince meat and al
of the cannedaand preserved meat
and meat products could be prepared
A Florida hunting party that re
Gently went into the forests with |
canning plant tucked away with tn
camping outfit, and brought from tn
woods a hundred cans of ported ant
canned venison, wild turkey and othel
game demonstrated a saving Of wha
would likely have been otherwis,
wasted, and offered an illustration o
what might be made most profit
able industry in the state Jackson
VILE Times-Union.
|
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

What holds back the cause of wom-
ansuffrage is just such action as that
! of some three hundred silly women.
who paraded by the White House the
other night, and, assembling around
the statue of Lafayette, burned copies
of the speeches of President Wilson
Some men figure that they are against
any proposition that could inspire ac-
ton like that.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

Why should oysters be 80 cents a
quart, here within such a short dis
lance of the sea-coast? Who gets the
extra 40 cents in excess of the price
some time back? Not the fishermen,
ws'll warrant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

Some people seem strangely indif.
ferent to the appeal Of the Red Corss
Only a dollar, to be part and parce.
Of this great organization for a whole
year-how can any one, blessed with
even moderate prosperity, refuse?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

WANTED or 5 room furnished
house in easy walking distance of
Lake Morton school; for four
months. Address A. H Boulton,
Lakeland Highlands, City. S219
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

OF course your time is worth 500
& minute, but it doesn't take much
longer to write Christmas" than it
does to write Xmas" and the former
Is much better and more correct.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
Modern Banking Methods

There are all kinds of modern banking meth.
DDS Some of them have been proven good
some have turned out bad-others are in course
of being tested.
This Bank is ALWAYS in the front with any
modern banking method that is PROVEN good
if there is any service that it does not afford its
customers it is because it has proven bad or has
not been proven good. We take no chances on
new experiments.
old-fashion, conservative, safe This Bank
will appeal to depositors who prefer these
methods.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
PAY YOUR WAR PLEDGE

Your United War Work Pledge is
payable as follows:
SO per cent Dec. 2.
% per cent Jan. 10.
% per cent March 10.
At the State Bank of Lakeland 70
W. W. CHASE,
5000 Treasurer U. w. w F.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

LOST-Pair of glasses in case; ad-
dress in inside of case. Finder
please return to Mrs. s. Butter
wick, 511 South Kentucky Ave, and
receive reward. 1921
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

The demagogue who has had to be
quiet for a while will soon be in his
glory, at his old game of attempting
to array capital against labor. Watch
for him-and swat him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

The Elks are planning to do some
splendid charity work this Christmas
while those who knock the Elks will
keep their money tightly wadded Il,
their pockets.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

And now some people are intimat-
ing that Brer Cats is losing his grip
as a business man because he didn't
cinch for himself that $104 the State
paid for prayers for the Legislature
by acting as chaplain himself. He
wouldn't have overlooked bet like
that two or three years ago-but he
has grown wealthy since then.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

There are many things our city still
lacks-but when we look over the
beautiful streets and drives that have
been provided during the Period OF
greatest business depression, we are
much encouraged. Now let us all push
the Identification of our lakes, which
will do more to render the city at
tractive than anything that can be
effected for a similar expenditure.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

Florida is SO big that one-half Of
il doesn't know how the other half
lives. The St. Augustine Record is
amazed that PLANT City folks are
actually talking about strawberries!
In Lakeland we have ceased to talk
about Strawberries as novelty-they
have been on the market for some
weeks, and some pretty considerable
shipments have, been made to the
north.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished
rooms; may be arranged for light
housekeeping. 81 South Virginia.
Phone AIRED. S2lS
FOR SALE-4-cylinder 5-passenger
Buick, first class condition. Inquire
Major Bradley, fremont Hotel.
S222
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

JUST RECEIVED
Another Shipment of those Gray
and Brown Boots with Medium
Heels also Low Heel Brown Shoes
for Girls.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18

5000
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MOVE SNAHY RAKOUSKA
O MIR.

Londyn, 9. zafi. Z Amster
damu dochazi nova zprava, re
V Rakousko-uhersku vzmaha
Sc opetne jina mirova propa-
ganda. Povestny hrabe cernin,
byvaly rakousky ministr zahra
ricnich zalezitostf napsal do vi
denskeho listu Neue Freie Pres
Sc clanek v kterem pravi, re
vetsina nemeckeho lidu stoji "a
cisarem a preje 81 trvaleho mi
ru. (Pozoruhodne jest, ze pra-
vi vetsina, kdezto pred nedav-
nem tvrdil, ze pfi kaisrovi stoji
veskeren nemecky narod.)
Nynejsi ministersky predse-
da Husarek pronesl pry "a roz
mluvy gorickym guvernerem
nadeje, ze mir Sc dostavi v do
bf' nejkratsi.
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Washington, 9. zari. - Ma
,vrativsi Sc z navstevy francou7
/! ske fronty clenove namornfho
lvyboru domu zastupcI prohla.
sujf, ze Sc americke branne me
ci nedostava niciteli torped 4
letadel a pravi, ze starostf nasi
zakonodarny bude, co nejdffvc
tomuto nedostatku celiti. Hlav.
Ir; pobidkou k speehu jest ne
kolik 1spesnych 1toku nemec
kych ponorek ma vracejfcf Sc
|vojenska transportni lode, KITE
re must pro nedostatek nicitelti
plouti bez bezpecneho dopro-
vodu. Parniky vezouci vojsko
do Francii jsou prave jen nici-
tel chran6ny pred torpedova-
MIN ale straznich techto lodi
Sc nedostava pfi plavbe zpa-
tecni.
Skorem vsechny lode jez ma
padeny a zniceny byly ponor-
kami nalezaly Sc ma cegte do
domacfch pffstavd. Nedostatku
ma odpomoci Ford jeho vyro
bou znamych jiz mensfch lodi,
ktere nazvany jsou Ford Eagle.
DIE zvysene cinnosti v dotyc-
pych oddelenich pracuje Sc usi
lcvne, ably nedostatku v dobe
nejkratsf bylo odpomozeno.
Palivovy administrator Gar
field ohlasuje dnes, ze zamyslf
stanoviti cenu gasolinu, nejen
pro potrebu domaci, ale vlad-
nj. Nova diktovana cena bude
pry nizsf nezli jest nynejsi ce-
ma trznf. Garfield oznamf move
ustanoveni jakmile jej dojdou
r8ktere blizsf informace kru-
ht smerodatnych.