Nelly'. Mistake
By HAROLD SINCI.AIRE
(, 1I1, Wli. Npit I null I
The Ice on Jhe rHrr wh burnished
ly the TrlKlit nnMglit till It uliotie
l;ke a Mud of colli. 1 1 m If hundred
.Mppy iprnnM hovered about, nr.'l
Nelly ItlHlr wa cooler if lir
vn little group of M'hH'l friend.
She mumped lur III lie foot till the
kate Maile rang.
"I will never pnk lo f 1mI .Ionian
caln!" Mic Im-Ih rl. "I have n (rood
ir.ind to unul 1 1 i it hiuk tli enutiKe
T. cnt ring."
"Ion't be foollsli, NHIy." alvlHi
),r idMer. "You are miiklug a'sn-nt
Mj mountain out of a Very siuiill
Fide lilll."
"Itl? Little?" Ripped isvily. her
rjes full of tear. "I wtw lil in skntlnK
may from everybody with one of the
r.ew nendnny plrN. Ill arm whs
ground her, and I am an re I saw lilm
Vtss her."
"Ild ho s-e yon, Nelly?" Inquired
I i r MnU t.
He acted a If lie didn't want to
Me me," cried the vexed girl. "He
van to lie here to Hl;ale wit li me two
)yui atro and "
"Why, thero In N now, Nelly ; there
it aome jt,nlHtake, He must have Just
imi from home."
, Hut Nelly WHB rmt In hearing now
f.nd awn flie wim out wf KlRJit. She
I nd glanced JuM once at an appronch
Hig figure. It her lover, with
lis Hkalra over his shoulder.
Nelly awn far from the gen
eral throne Kvery niouier.t she felt
more a tinned and perverse. Vhii she
xanie to where the river divided, she
teok the fur western hnineh.
Here the lee was a rlenr, Jirllllant
fl.ect, ararrrly mnrked. Nelly rested
for a moment. Then she casually no
flcod a man coming her way.
"Iteautlful, very heiiutirul," he an hi.
end Nelly wan more astounded than
vcr. ' He described a wonderful clr
lc on one foot, and then, with n
fourlsh, uuule a aeries of quick
whirls.
Nelly capped and flushed at the
nvidnrlty of the iiinn. Plainly he hud
written on the lee wllh wonderful
(LIU a nu me.
It was: "Nelly."
finally she espied a cut-off leading
to the other river hnineh. It had steep
c?oy sides, and Nelly started nlong It.
Crack swish crack, crack! Nelly
littered a sharp, sudden cry of dis
may. The frull rubber lep was her.d
Irg tinder her weight. Then one foot
vent through It to the ankle. She
)urted for shore, hut though at every
dep her feet broke through, ahe
jidncd the bunk.
A driftwood lop was there, and
Nelly snt down on It, breathless and
with wet feet.
She Iwked up at the sound of clnng
1iK skate blades and crackllr.R Ice.
Her lover was coming toward her.
. "Wby, Nelly." he cried. In a glad,
relieved tone. "I feared I should r.ot
find you. If It were not for a skater
I met who bad seen you come this
ay, I might have searched for hours.
And In trouble, too, poor little girl!"
"Yes, I am In dreadful trouble,
fobbed Nelly. "Was It a man In a
fnncy costume you mot?"
"Yes a stranger looked like a for
'!?ner.' "He Is a bold, bud man,"llufed out
Nelly. "He smiled 'at me, and and
tkllberatcly wrote my name on the
Ice. -I never was so affronted In my
life."
"He did, eh?" flared up I.lsle. Ir. his
turn.
Nelly nestled In hla arms so gladly
tbat she forgot all her pet grievances.
"Ah, there is the Insolent fellow!"
rxclalmed Lisle, us they came to a
bend In the river and tlie-man who
bad so frightened Nelly was In view.
"You wait here while I attend to the
Tcntleman.
The stranger bowed nn showed
the most extravagant courtesy. Lisle
skated back to Nefly, his face lu a
broad smile.
"Why," he observed, "there Is. of
course, only one Nelly In the world
to me, hut there are two Nellys mixed
lip In Uils skating experience.'
"What do you mean, Lisle?" asked
.'lly bewilderedly.
"That gentleman yonder and his
Vife are a rollor skating team who
ST hero with a vaudeville company.
He was simply prmticlng on lee
fkates. Ills wife's name Is the same
as yours, and lie whs delighted to find
e was able to write It on the lee."
Oh. dear! What a foolish girl I
Lave been," said Nelly.
"Your sister told me of your mls
fj,Ve about myself," pursued Lisle.
"Mistake?" repented Nelly.
"Yes, dear. Hie person you mis
took for me was a college friend. Jack
Iw.lmar. I loaned him my outfit this
imc'iilng."
"Oh, Lisle! Tan you ever forgive
trie for doubting you?" almost sobbed
Nelly. "That Jack lviniar. though,
is a bold fellow I saw blio k!s the
f.1'1 with b'm."
"Why not? She U one of the seml
t.fcry girls, and Jink Is engaged t
hr. 1 tell you, Nelly, Jack is a fio
ft Mow."
Nelly nestled closer to her lover.
'.:Wued, contrite, but Immensely Imp.
j y Then she glanced up archly, and
t-fiid :
"And you are a fine fellow, too
I.lsle!"
lie was not averse to the di-licutr
litnt, and their kiss of reuui.illutloc
was as well the k-s of peace unl per
feet 1'nderstandlng.
:.tit-;
A Successful
Failure
By WILLIAM FALL
Warren Taleott look a last look at
the long counting room that had once
been his, but whs so no longer. Some
men were erasing the sign, "Taleott
A CO., Stoeka and I'.onds." from the
glittering plate glass windows. He
passed the elevator starter, who halted
him by gently catching his arm.
"I've heard of It. Mr. Taleott," he
said, his voice quivering. "Sir, my
wife didn't sleep all night over It. She
says there's a room for you tinder
the roof you helped us save all your
life long. If you'll take It."
"Thank you," nodded the broker.
"Tell jour w Ife It's such peeple us you
thut make a limn think there's aonie
good In the world."
Men turned and noted the tall, grace
ful figure as Taleott passed. There
was always something royal In his
bearing. Uvea with "Failure" wrllten
that day against his business career,
a dauntless courage nhotveU In his
kindly, steady eye.
Taleott had brought half a dozen
letters from the ofHce. He opened
them In turn. Five were of no conse
quence. Tlie last one atari leu on
It announced tliti flu o!4 pensioned
his, James Oregory. living In another
city, bud died leaving blm his entire
estate "apply at once to Dockkery &
Kates, attorneys."
' Twenty-four hours later the senior
member of that firm escorfd the
broker to a secluded city court. In
the center of a vacant lot stood a
large covered wagon. It had windows
like a house nnd was divided Into
three (living compnrtnients. Seated
on the grass reading , from school
books were three small boys. Near
by was a young lady of about eight
een. She was sewing and four little
girls tvere copying her Industry.
"Mr. Gregory has left you two
horses and that wagon, with all hands
Included," said the lawyer, grimly. "In
nddltlon, here Is the deed already re
corded lu your name, to a six hundred
and forty acre tract of wild land a
hundred miles from here, up near the
pineries."
"And this Is my legacy 1" murmured
the perplexed Taleott.
"F.xactly. Miss Gregory will explain
the details," and the lawyer left him.
Taleott advanced towards the young
lady and Introduced himself. He
fancied he bad never seen so kindly
and peaceful a face. Her simple story
was soon told. Her dead father, nn
eccentric, had taken In charge, gradu
ally, some homeless orphans, F r
them and herself he had worked, trar
ellng about the country In the wngn
and doing odd Jobs as n tinker.
When the broker asked her aj to
her plons for the future, she only
looked helplessly and pathetically at
him. .
Ihey talked for over an hour, niunt
ly Taleott told of his real situation.
He suggested a plan. He needed rest;
a change, the doctors had said. Here
It was, ready made to order. They
would go to "the farm," as he called
It. It was their only tangible In
heritance. Taleott went to sleep that nfght
feeling the great load of a broken past
lifted from his mind. The odd. the
new, the unknown life attracted him.
He awoke with a headache the next
morning. The reaction had come. Ity
noon he had a fever, by nightfall he
wus delirious.
For him the next 20 days were a
blank. He awoke t find himself,
weak and emaciated, lying on a led
In tlie boys' end of the wagon. Tal
eott tried to arise. He sank back
weakly with a groan. Instantly from
the wagon living room a light form
came into view. It was Miss Gregory.
Wonder-eyed and grateful, Taleott
learned bow the brave little woman
had nursed him, and carried out the
plan of the Journey to. "the farm."
Here they were, the children Industrl- '
ous nnd hr.ppy. and oh! such .grand
fortune, and her eyes danced as she
told hlni of It.
"A railroad Is building right through
your section." she explained, 'und the
wagon stands on the new town site.
A man has been liere daily to see you
about selling him some of the prop
erty." The man appeared next day. lie
looked Taleott over shrewdly. Then,
he said:
"I see you are a keen business man,
so I'll talk sense. I am a laud specula
tor, lil give you ten thousand dol
lars for a quarter section, and fiftfc
per cent of what I make on another
charter section selling town lots."
"You mean," replied the broker,
gently, "twenty thousand dollars and
seventy-five per cent."
"I guess I've figured wrong," said
the speculator. "You're up to snuff.
Well. I'm icady to trade."
"And what Is your plan now. Mr.
Taleott ?" asked the motherly guar
!;an of the little coterie of children
; few days later. "You are almost
ieh iiguin."
"1 shall build a nice roomy home,"
uswered Talco-t, "and we will all
row up with the country. My dear,
..xl ii'ire mil true friend, I have
un I hope and ambition where I
'l-nig'-.i there was nothing but de
;alr. 1 have fo.ind love, too. Will
li shnre the new home as njy wife?"
And when the blushing. lovable
'idrey ilrvgury answered "Yes," Wnr
! Taleott felt that he stood at the
ft n votal!e F.Jen.
Golf vs. Baseball as a
Paying Profession
GoUl will soon rank with baseball as
a money-makw for those who go into
the pame professionally. There are no
ticket-sellers in the way of an anxious
public, but, in spite of this handicap
from the money view-point, polf af
fords comfortable salaries to experts,
and has the great advantage of le
maining open to them at an ejre when
the biscliall professional takes his seat
amon the spectators. There are i o
golf professionals who receive salaries
such as are drawn by Col.b, Speaker,
Ruth, and one or two others, say.
Grantland Hice in the New York Tri
bune; hut there are ;uite a cluster of
golf professionals who can pull down
better money than many star big
lenHiM's. Among these, says the
writer:
" I here arc several golf pros, who
can knock down better than $10,000 a
year from lessons, the sale of balls
and clubs, and through exhibitions,
while the number of major-leaguers
who get $10,000 a year is far from
being abnotmally large.
There are about 3"i0 ball-players in
the two major leagues. In the three
big minors there are 450 more.
"With rare exceptions these are the
only five leagues that can afford to
pay a ball-player over $2,500 a year.
"And not all these collect any $2,500
in the three minors. There are not
over 600 ball-players who drawn down
$2,50 a year or better.
"While we have, at hand no account
flist, there are between 1,500 and 2,000
goit professionals now in America, and
we should say at-least 800 of these,
from salaries, lessons, sale of Rolf sup
plies, and exhibitions, average $2,500
or better.
"As teachers they get from $1.50 to
$2.50 an hour. .Many of these can work
six hours a day without any trouble,
which means at least $10 a day for
lessons given between April and No
vember, not including indoor schools,
through the winter.
"Add to this salaries paid by the
For
Summer
Nights
On vacation. A moonlight
night, a cool veranda; the
grassy lawn of the camp in
the deep doows, or the deck
of a boat in the star-lit lafce,
need music to make the pic
ture of happiness complete.
So here is the small Vicr
trola. The instrument you
have always wanted.
$1.00 Down. $1.00 a Week
Buys this fine VICTROLA.
Price $."0.00.
When you hear it play
you will say that in all buC
size it is the equal of the,
bigger, more expensive in
struments. It has all the
exclusive Victrola features.
GET ONE NOW
Thiele's
Tht Start With a Guarantor Without
RtJ Tape
IMPERIAL
TONIGHT JULY 5
"THE PIG
ADVENTURE"
UNIVERSAL ATTRACTION"
COMEDY' 'PALS'
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6
"THE GREAT
LOVER"
Cohan & Harris
Stage Success
JOHNNY IIINES
"CROWNING TORCH Y"
THURSDAY, JULY 7
DOUBLE FEATURE DILL
Viola Dana
"BLACKMAIL "
Larry Semon
"HEAD WAITER"
Admission 10c and DOc
elbus, with profit on golf supplies, and
you can see why golf, as a profession,
has taken its place on a par with base
ball. "Golfers who can establish reputa
tions as star players can give leading
baseball luminaries an even tus.-de
when it comes to the money end of the
sport.
"This includes such well-known
names as Walter Hagen, Jim Dames,
Jock Hutchinson, Douglas Edgar,
Harry Hampton, Mike Drady, Leo
Deigel, Dob McDonald, and others,
many of whom can l'uund out a rear
at least $ 1 5,000 to the good.
"Hagen and Darnes were paid from
$1,000 to $1,500 for. their exhibition
two-ball matches. Vardon and Rav
collected something like $12,000 each
for less than three months of golf.
Kach last year picked up at least $20,
00O. "As golf is growing rapidly, and
there is a keener demand each year
for high-class players or good instruc
tors, or both, no expert statistican is
needed to show what the future holds
in the way of a living.
"There is also certain to be a big
growth in the way of exhibition batt'es
between leading players, where a fine
golfer, attending to every angle of hi
job, will have no great trouble in pil
ing up from $20,000 to $25,000 a year.
"We know now of many profession
als who never compete in champion
ships, and whose names are compara
tively unkpown, yet who are able to
turn in tax returns upon $7,500 or
more a year.
"For the average ball-player the
reason is bounded by April and Octo
ber. "The .pay-check blossoms around
pril 12 and suddenly fades around
October 5.
vMgr is5a Mil
l MliM IIIWIIIH " "" ' II jg i,hlluw A
the Secret of Success
Conscientious, systematic and regular savings tells the whole story
in a nutshell.
Plan your expenditures make a budget and leave a surplus for a
Savings Account.
Then never break over the rule you have laid down for yourself. That plan, if consist
ently followed through life, will make you
' INDEPENDENT IN YOUR OLD AGE.
See Us for Advice and Assistance.
FIRST STATE BANK
Savings Protected By State Guaranty Fund.
those troublesome
Mower Repairs
We use every precaution to ee that you take home the
repairs that fit your Deering, McCormick or Emerson
Mower.
This means much to you and we take pride in the service.
Rhein Hardware Company
Prompt and Courteous Seer vice
"Up north th golfing season, out
doors, carries from April to Decem
ber. "A'jt when the outdoor season closes
hundreds either head directly for some
indoor school or else shift their head
quarters to the south or California.
"Florida alone lias a young army of
pros, on the job, where each leading
course can take good care of two or
three. And Florida soon will be al
most a network of golf courses. It Isn't
far from that condition just now.
"To earn this money, the golf pro.
has to work longer hours and through
a greater number of months. Dut he
has this other advantage. At thirty
five or forty he isn't checked out of
the game with a lifetime membership
in the Raspberry club. Vardon, Draid
and Taylor, at fifty-one, are still collecting-
their stipends. There are
shoals above fifty who make a good
living with no thought of hanging a
worn-out mashie upon the wall."
R. E. Knight and family returned
last night from a two days' fishing
trip in the Black Hills. They visited
W. E. Rousey, formerly mayor of Alli
ance and business partner of J. S.
Rhein of this city, who moved to a
farm near Hill City on account of poor
health. Mr. Rousey ha a fine farm
and thirty-eight registered Shorthorn
cattle that can't be beat. He has one
yearling bull that he expects to exhibit
in the National Stock show at Chicago
this fall. Mr. Knight says the crops
there are looking fine, and the roads
are in fair condition. He told about
his son, Edward, catching a ten-inch
trout with but a few minutes of in
struction. High gloss Kodak prints at regular
prices. Van Graven Studio. 63
et Us Tell
i hum mm
County Judge Tash
Makes Report for
First Half of Year
County Judge Tash has made out his
report for the first six'months of 1921,
and it shows, among other things that
the office is more than self-supporting,
as well as positive boon to the general
school fund. The cash fees received
amounted to $1,164, and the eperwes
were: Judge's salary, $950; clerk hire
$149.50; postage, $a This leaves a
credit balance of $5S.50.
Fines and forfeitures, which are not
included in these details, were received
to the amount of $1,472, and thi
money has been turned over to the
general school fund. Judge Tash had
hoped to make it an even $1,500, but
somehow the offenders simply stayed
out of court, although Beit Lainjr is
reported to have told the judge that
he had been driving pretty slowly the
past week or two bcause he knew his
honor needed exactly $28 more to
make the record mark.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Turne, who h?ve
I een spending the winter in southern
f.alifornii and are now en route for
their hprrte in South Orange, N. J., ar
rived in the city last Thursday and ara
making a visit with Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Pierce, 619 Mlnouri avenue.
Box Lunches prepared to your
order at Thiele's. 62-63
Miss Leona Darveau and Al Flort,
accompanied by Mrs. Darveau nod
daughter, motored to Scottsbluff Mea-
(day.
You
-:-