THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
MARY
MARIE
Dy Eleanor H. Porter
Illustrations by
H. Livingstone
CHAl'TKIt VI Continued.
TWO DAYS LATER
What do you suppose1 has linppened
now? Why, that wretched violinist Ib
nothing hut a deep-dyed TTlalnI Lis
ton what ho did. , lie proposed to
Mot!' t netunlly proposed to her and
after nil he'd snld to tlint Theresa girl,
about his being perfectly hiippy If ho
could mnrry her. And Mother Moth
er nil the tltno not knowing! Oh, I'm
so glad 1 wns there to rescue her I I
don't menu nt the proposal I didn't
hear that. Hut nfterwnnl.
It was like this:
TJioy hud been out automohlllng-
Mother nnd the violinist. I was In my
favorite window-seat, reading, when
thoy caino homo and walked into tlio
library. They never looked my way
at all, but JUBt walkod toward tho fire
place And thoro ho took hold of both
her hands and said:
"Why must you wait, darling? Why
qan't you glvo mo my answer now, and
make mo tho happiest man In all the
world?"
"Yos, yes, I know," unswered Moth
er; nnd I know by her voice that sho
was all shaky and trombly. "Hut If I
could only be sure sure of myself."
"But, dearest, you'ro sure of mol"
cried tho violinist. "You know how I
"Why Must You Walt, Darling?"
love you. You know you'ro the only
Woman I have over loved, or ever could
love I"
Yes, Just like that be said It that
awful lie and to my mother. My
'stars 1 "Do you supposo I waited to
hear any more? I guess not J
I fairly tumbled off my seat, and
my book dropped with a bang, as I
ran forward. Dear, dear, hut how thoy
did Jump both of them 1 And I guess
, they were surprised. I never thought
-how't was going to affect them my
' breaking In like that. But I didn't
wait not a minute. I Just started
light In and began to talk. And I
tnlkod hard and fast, and lots of It.
I don't know now what 1 said, hut
1 know I nsked him what ho meant by
saying such an awful lie to my mother,
whon ho'd Just said trie emir thing,
, exactly 'most, to Theresa, and he'd
huuKed her and ktssoil imr. nmi nvoi-v.
thing. I'd seen him. And
But 1 didn't got a chance to say half
I wanted to. I was going on to toll
him what I thought of him j hut Moth
er KHspod out, "Muriel Mario 1 Stop I"
And then I stopped. 1 had to, of
course Thon she said thnt would do,
and I might go to my room. And I
wont. And that's all I know about it
. (jxcopt that sho came up, aftor a little,
and mild for mo not to talk any moro
. nt.ri.it It . .
iiuuui ii, iu net, ur w uuy unu eiSC ,
and to ploaso try to forgot It.
I tried to toll her what I'd scon,
and whnt I'd hoard that wicked, deep
dyed villain say j but she wouldn't let
mo. She slfook her bond, and said,
"IIusli, hush, dear"; and that no good
could coma of talking of It, nnd sho
wantod mo to forgot It. Sho wns very
swoot and very gontle, and she smiled:
but thero wore stem cornors to hor
mouth, oven when the smile was there.
And I guoss 'sho told him what was
what. Anyhow, I know they hnd quite
' u talk boforo sho caino up to me, for
I was wnfcblng at tho window for him
to go; and wlnfii ho did go hoookod
very red mid cross and he stalked
away with u ncvor-wlll-I-darkon-tlils-door-agnln
hind of stop, Just ns far as
I could soo him.
I don't know, of course, what will
happen noxt, nor wliothor ho'U ovor
come back for (I'heroja ; but I shouldn't
think eeu Jl tQUld want him, aftor
Hils. If she found out.
And now, whero's my lovo story com
ing In, I should like to Know?
TWO DAYS AFTER CHRI8TMA8
Another wonderful thing has hap
pened. I've had a letter from Father
from Father I a letter met
It came this morning. Mother
brought It In to me. She looked queer
a little. There were two red spots
In her cheeks, and her eyes were
very' bright.
"I think you have n letter hero from
your father," she snld, handing it
out.
She hesitated before tho "your fa
ther" just as sho always docs. And
t Isn't hardly over thnt sho mentions
his name, anyway. But when sho docs,
she always stops a funny llttlo minute
before It, Just as she did today.
I could bco sho was wondering Vhot
could be In It. But I guess she wasn't
wondering any moro than I was, only
I was gladder to get It than sho was,
1 suppose. Anyhow, whon she saw
how glad I was, and how I Jumped for
the letter, she drew back, and looked
somehow as If she'd been hurt, and
cald:
"I did not know, Mnrlc, that a letter
from your father would mean so
much to you."
I don't know what I did say to that.
I guess I didn't say anything. I'd al
ready begun to read the letter, and I
was In such n hurry to find out what
he'd snld.
I'll copy It here. It wasn't long.
It was like this:
"My Dear Mcryr
"Somo way Christinas has mado me
think of you. I wish I had sent you
aoino gift. Yet I Imvo not' tho slightest
Idea what would plenso you. To tell
tho truth, I tried to And something
but had to glvo It up.
"I am wondering If you had a good
time, and what you did. After all, I'm
pretty sure you did "have a good time,
for you aro Mario now. You see, I
have not forgotten how tired you got
of being Mnry. Well, well, I do not
know as I can blame you.
"And now that I have asked what
you did for Christmas, I suspect It Is
no more than a fair turnabout to tell
you what I did. I suppose I had, a very
good time. Your Aunt June snys I
did. I heard her telling one of the
neighbors thnt last night. She had a
very fine dinner, and she Invited Mrs.
Darling and Miss Snow nnd Miss San
born to cat It wlfli us. Sho said she
dldnlt want mo fo l'eel lonesome. But
you can feel real lonesome In a crowd
sometimes. Did you know that, Mary?
"But I left them to their chatter aft
er dinner nnd went out to the obsorvn
tory. I think I must hnvo fallen asleep
on tho couch there, for It was quite
dark when I awoke. But I didn't mind
that, for (here were some observations
I wanted to take, it was a beautifully
clear night, so I stayed there till near
ly morning.
"How nbout It? I suppose Marie
plays the piano every day, now, doesn't
she? The piano here hasn't been
touched since you went awny. Oh,
yes. It was touched once. Your mint
played !ymns on It for a missionary
meeting.
"Well, what did you do Christmas?
Suppose you write and tell
"Your Father."
I'd been reading the letter out loud,
and when I got through Mother was
pacing up and down the room. For
a minute she didn't say anything; then
sho whirled 'round suddenly and faced
me, and said, Just as if something In
side of her was making her say It :
"I notlco there Is no mention of
your mother In that letter, Marie. I
suppose your father has quite forgot
ten that there Is such a person In the
world as I."
But I told her no, oh, no, and that
was sure he remembered her, for he
used to ask me questions often about
what she did, and the violinist nnd all.
"The violinist I" cried Mofher, whirl
ing around on me again. (She'd be
gun to waft: up and down once more.)
"You don't mean to say yon ever told
your father about him 1"
"Oh, no. not everything," I explained,
trying to show how pntlent T wns, so
she would be patient, too. (But It
didn't work.) "I couldn't tell him
everything because everything hadn't
happened then, But I told about his
being here, and about the others, too;
but, of course, I said 1 didn't know
which you'd take, and"
"You told him you didn't know which
I'd take I" gasped Mother.
Just like t!i:ii she li.terrupted. and
sho looked so shocked. Jhen she be
gan to walk again, up and down, up
nnd down. Then, all of a sudden, sho
Hung herself on tho couch and began
to cry and sob as If hor hoart would
hrouk. And whon I tried to comfort
her, I only seemed to mnko It worse,
for she threw hor nrms around me
and cried :
"Oh, my darling, my darling, don't
you see how dreadful It Is. how dread
ful It Is?"
And then iu whan she beiran to talk
somo moro about being married, and 4
unmarried as wo were. She hold me
close again and began to sob and cry.
"Oh, my darling, don't you see how
dreadful It all Is how unnatural It Is
for us to live this wayV And for
you you poor child I what could be
worso for you? And here I am, Jeal
ousJealous of your own father, for
foar you'll lovo htm butter than you
do mol
"Oh, I know 1 ought not to say all
this to you I know I ought not to.
But I can't holp It. I want youl I
want you every minute; but I hnvo
to glvo you up six vyholo months of
every yoar I havo to glvo you up to
him. And he's your ftithor, Marie.
Ajldjni't N good ninn, L knuw Uq's. o
i good man. "I know Tt all the better
I now since I've seen other men. And
j I ouglit to tell you to lovo, him. But
! I'm so afraid you'll lovo him better
1 than you do me, and want to leave
! me. And I can't give you up I I can't
', give you up!"
Then I tried to tell her, of course,
that she wouldn't havo to give mo up,
and that I loved her a whole lot hot
ter than I did Father. But oven that
didn't comfort her, 'cause she said I
ought to love him. That be was lone
some and needed me. lie needed me
j Just ns much ns sho needed me, and
! maybe more, And then sho went on
again about how unnatural and awful
I It was to live tho way wo wero living.
A olin pn 11 nil horisolf n U'lplfrwl wnm.
an thnt she'd ever allowed things to
get to such n pass. And she snld If
she could only hnve her life to live
over again she'd do so differently oh,
so differently.
Then sho began to cry agnln, and
I couldn't do a thing with her; nnd,
of course, thnt worked mo all up and
I begnn to cry.
She stopped then, right off short,
and wiped her eyes fiercely with her
wet ball of a handkerchief. And sho
asked what was she thinking of, and
didn't she know any better than, to
talk. like this to me. Then she said,
come, we'd go for a ride.
And we did.
And all tho rest of that day Mother
was so gay and lively you'd think she
didn't know how to cry.
Now, wasn't thnt funny?
Of course. I shnll answer Father's
letter light away, hut I haven't the
faintest Idea what to say.
ONE WEEK LATER
1 answered It Father's letter, I
mean yesterday, and It's gone now.
But I had an awful time over it. I
Just didn't know what In the world
to say. I'd start out all right, and I'd
think I was going to get along beauti
fully. Then, all of a sudden, It would
come over me, what I was doing
writing n letter to my father! And I
could Imagine just how he'd look when
he got It, all stern and dlgnliled, sit
ting In his chair with his paper-cutter;
and I'd Imagine his eyes looking down
and reading whnt I wrote. And when
I thought of that, my pen Just wouldn't
go. The Idea of my writing nnythlng
my father would wnnt to read I
And so I'd try to think of things thnt
I could write big things big things
thnt would Interest big men : About
the President and our-country-'tls-of-thee,
nnd the state of the weather
and the crops. And so I'd begin:
"Denr Father: I take my pen In
hand to Inform you that "
Then I'd stop and think nnd think,
nnd chew my pen-handle. Then I'd
put down something. But It was aw
ful, qiid I knew It wns awful. So I'd
hnve to tenr It up and begin again.
Three times I dd that ; then I began
to cry. It did seem ns If I never could
write that letter. Once I thought of
asking Mother what to say, and get
ting her to help me. Then I remem
bered how she cried and took on and
said things when the letter came, and
talked about how dreadful and un
natural It all was. and how sho was
Jealous for fear I'd love Father better
than I did her. And I vns afraid she'd
do It again, and so I didn't like to nsk
her. And so I didn't do It.
Then, nfter a time. I got out his let
ter and rend It again, And all of a
sudden I felt all warm and happy,
Just as I did when 1 first got It; and
some wny I was buck with him In the
observatory and he was telling me nil
nbout the stars. And I forgot nil
nbout being afraid of him. And I Just
remembered thnt he'd asked me to
tell him what I did on Christmas day ;
nnd I knew right off that that would
be easy. Why, Just the easiest thing
In the world 1 And so I got out a
fresh sheet of pnper and dipped my
pen In the Ink and began ngaln.
So I Sent It Off.
And this tlmo 1 didn't have a bit
of trouble, I told him all about tho
troc I bud Christmas ove, and the
presents, and tho little colored light,
and tho fun wo had singing ami play
ing gamos. And thon how, on Christ
mas morning, thoro was a lovely new
snow on tho ground, and Mr. Foster
brook eamo with u perfectly lovely
sleigh and two horses to take Mother
and mo to ride, and what a splendid
tlmo wo had, and how lovoly Mothor
looked with .her rod chooks and bright
eyes, and how, whon wo got homo,
Mr, Eastorbrook said we looked moro
Uko sisters than mother and daughter,
and wasn't Uutt nlco oX lilnu Ot course
TO BR CONTINUED.
I YODER RODEO Ii
and first annual
Shotgun Roundup
JUNE 24-25
Leave North Platte - 4:15 a. tn.
Arrive Yodcr - - - -11:05 a. m.
Returning
Leave Yoder - - - 8:00 p. m.
Arrive North Platte - - 2:45 a. m.
REDUCED FARE
June 23-24-25
Round Trip $10.67
The above special service is in addition
to regular service shown in time table
folder. For complete information con
sult T. D. PYLE, Agent
UNION PACIFIC
OTIS R. I'LATT, M. I).
Physician and Surgeon
X-Ituy
Dingnoss and Treament
Ovor Union State Bank ,
Office Phono 29GW House Phone 2HGR
GEO. B. DENT
Physician nnd Surgeon
Special Attention Given to Surgery
and Obstetrics
Office: Building & Loan Building
Phones: Office 130 Residence 115
DR. L. A. SNAVELY
Dentist
X-Rny Diagnosis Oxygen nnd
Gas Anesthesia for Extractions.
Over Union State Bank
Phone 29G.
DERRYBERRY & FORRES
Licensed Emhnlmers
Undertakers nnd Funeral Directors
Day Phone 41 Night Phono Black 548
Eyes examined, Glasses fitted. Sat
isfaction, sure. Clinton & Son
IV. T. PRITCIIARD
Graduate Veterinarian
Ex-Government Veterinarian and ex
assistant deputy State Veterinarian
Hospital 315 South Vino Street.
Phones. Hospital 033 Residence G35
ED KIERIG
Auctioneer
For dates and terms call at
First National Bank
North Platte, Neb.
DR. REDFIELD
Physician, Obstetrician, Surgeon
X-Hny
Calls promptly answered Night or Day
Phones. Office G42 Residence 676
DR. HAROLD TENNER
Osteopath
Over HIrschfeld's
Office Phono 333 Res. Phone 1021
DR. M. B. STATES
Chiropractor
Rooms 5. G, 7 Building & Loan Bldg
Office Phono 70 Res. Phono 1242
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base one ot tho best equipped
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ttska and can gunranttoo you
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DR. V I. SHAFFER
Osteopath Physician
Over tho Oasis North Platte
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Spoclcl Attention Given to
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McDonald Bank Building
Office Phone 83 Residence 38
DR. J. R. McKIRAHAN
Practice Limited to Dlsensso ot
Women nnd Surgery
Over Rexall Drug Storo
Phones: Office 127 Residence G50
L. & S. Groceteria.
NOTICE
Tho next Lincoln County Teachers'
examination will be held In North
Platte, Friday and Saturday, Juno 30
and July 1st.
Alleen G. Cochran
County Superintendent
NOTICE OF PETITION
Estate of Rlioda A. Edmlston de
ceased In tho County Court of Lincoln
County, Nebraska
Tho State of Nebraska. To all per
sons Interested In said Estate take
notice that a petition has been filed
for tho administration of said estato
and for the appointment of Edwin W
Wright as Administrator o said estate
which has been set for hearing heroin
on Juno 30. 1922 at 10 o'clock a. m.
Dated May 29, 1922.
WM. II. C. WOODHURST,
Seal County Judge
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF CO
PARTNERSHIP , Notice Is hereby given that the co
partnership composed of Carlton E,
Porter and Henning G. Andorsori
heretofore entered mio uu the 3rd
day of October 1921, for tho conduct
ing of an electrical contracting bust
ncss and retail electric shop, was dls
solved on the 15th day of March 1922,
said Henning Anderson, withdrawing
from said firm and tho said Carlton
E. Porter continuing to operate brtiu
business under tho former namo of
Porter Electlc Company, ho to assume
and pay all indebtedness of said firm
and to receive all accounts collec
tablo and all assets of said firm.
Signed: CARLTON E. PORTER,
HENNING G. ANDERSON.
NOTICE OF THE FORMATION OF
PAVING DISTRICT NO. 15 IN THE
CITY OF NORTH PLATTE. NEBR
ASKA.
To tho owners of tho record of all
property adjacent to or abutting upon
tho streets hereinafter described and
all persons Interested therein.
You nnd each of you aro hereby
notified that the Mayor and jCItyj
Council ot the city of North Platte
did under date of Juno 2, 1922 pass
and approve a certain ordinance form
ing nnd creating paving district No
15 of the city of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Nebraska. And that tho fol
lowing streets Including tho Intersec
tions thoreof within tho limits of the
city are comprised within said paving
district to-wlt: All that portion of
Second Street commencing at tho
commencing at tho north lino of tho
west lino of tho Intersections of Sec
ond Street and Dewey Street In said
city of North Platte, running thence
.west along said Second Street to tho
east lino of tho intersection of said
Socond Street with Oak Street of tho
city of North Platte, Lincoln Count;
Nebraska, and commencing at tho
north lino of the Intersection of Third
Street and Ash Strcot In said city
running thonco north to tho south
lino of tho Intersection of Fourth
Strcots nnd Ash Streets in - ' city
and commencing In said city ru ining
north along Maple Strcot to tho south
lino ot tho Intersection of Fourth
Street with .said Maplo Street and
Intersection of Fifth Street and Maple
Street in said city running thonco
north along said Maplo Street to tho
south lino of tho Intersection or 6th
stroot and Maplo Strcot In said City
of North Platto Nobraska, there to
terminate.
Unlosa objections aro filod as re
quired by statute within twenty days
from tho first publication (of this
notlco, tho Mayor and City Council
shall proceed to construct such pav
ing. Datod this 0th day of Juno, 1922.
E. H. EVANS
Attost: O. E ELDBR, Mayor
City Clork (SEAL)
NOTICE
W. E. 'Shuman, Attornoy
To Addison E. Erb, executor of tho
estato ot Henry B. Erb, deceased,
Addison B. Erb and Ellzaboth Erb,
his wife, Genora E. Bennothum and
Clinton Bennothum, hor husband, Lln
nlo Kirk nnd Reuben Kirk, hor hus
band, Harry Erb and Donald Graff,
n minor.
You nnd each of you aro horoby
notified that the First National Bank
of Freeport, Illinois, a corporation,
commenced an action in tho District
Court of Lincoln County, Nobraska,
on May 29, 1922 against you and each
of you as defendouts, the object and
prayer ot the petition filed In said
action being to foroclose a cortaln
mortgage made, executed nnd delivered
by ono Henry B. Erb (slnco deceas
ed) to the First National Bank ot
Freeport, Illinois, a corporation, on
May 14, 1920 and which mortgage
wr-3 given to secure payment ot a
note In tho principal sum of Fifteen
Hundred and no 100 dollars ($1,500)
bearing tho same dato and with In
terest at 7 per anum from said date,
tho said mortgage convoying to tho
said plaintiff ns security for tho pay
ment of said debt, all of tho North
west Quarter (NWU) of section Five
(5) In Township Fifteen (15) North
of Rango Thirty (30) West of G p. m.
In Lincoln County, Nebraska, and be
ing recorded on May 21, 1920 In Mort
gago Record 5G at Pago 9 ot tho Re
cords of Lincoln County, Nebraska
and to causo tho said premises to bo
sold to satisfy tho amount duo upon
said mortgage and to har tho defend
ants and each of them from all In
terests! rights, title and equity of re
demption in tho said premises.
You aro required to answer said
petition on or beforo tho 17th day
of July, 1922.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FREE
PORT, ILLINOIS, A Corporation.
By Wm. E. Shuman
Its Attornoy
PRIMARY ELECTION
By virtuo of tho authority vested
in me by law and In accordanco with
Section 2159 of tho Revised Statutes
of Nebraska, 1, A. S. Allen, County
Clerk of Lincoln County, State ot
Nebraska, do hereby Mrect nnd pro
claim that a Prinio'y Election be
held In the several vol ng places
within Lincoln County, State of Nebr
aska, on Tuesday the 18th day of
July 1922, during tho hours dt t
ed by law for the following purpo.-es,
to-wlt
For the nomination by each of tho
politica' parties ono candidate for
United States Senator.
For the non-political nomination of
two candidates for Judge of the Sup
remo Court for the Sixth Supremo
Court Judicial District as provided
by the Constitution o the State of
Nebraska.
For tho nomination by each of the
political parties of one candidate for
Congressman from the Sixth Congres
sional District within tho State ot
Nobraska.
For the 'nomination by each of the
political parties of tho following can
didates for State Offices, to-wlt
Ono Governor
Ono Lieutenant Governor
One Secretary of State.
Ono Auditor of Public Accounts
Ono State Treasurer
Ono Attorney Geneiui
One Commissioner of Public Lands
and Buildings.
Ono Railway Commissioner
For tho non-political nomination ot
two candidates for Stato Superintend
ent of Public Instruction, as provided
by law.
For tho nomination by each of the
political parties ono candlda)to for
Stato Senator from tho 30th Senat
orial District as apportioned by the
Session laws ot 1921.
For tho nomination by each of tho
political parties of ono candidate for
tho Stato Roprosentatlvo from tho 89th
District as apportioned by tho Session
Laws of 1921.
For tho nomination by each of the
political parties of ono cnndldato for
Stato Representative from tho 90th
District as apportioned by tho Session
Laws of 1921.
For tho nomination by each of the
political parties" ot tho following can
didates for County Offices, to-wlt
Ono County Clerk.
Ono County Treasurer
Ono Rcglstor ot Doeds
Ono Sheriff
Ono County Attorney
Ono Couuty Survoyor
Ono County Commissioner from the
2nd District.
For the non-polltlcal nomination
of two candidates for County Supor
Intondont of (Public Instruction ns
provldod by law.
Polls will opon at 8 a. m. and ro
maln open until 8 p. m. of tho samo
day.
In witness whereof, I havo horounto
set my hand and affixed my official
goal this 2Gth day of May, A D. 1922.
A. S. Allen
(SEAL) County Clerk