THOMAS DKON v) '
Copyrltht. 1911. br
CHAPTER XIX.
Th Devil Smiles.
STTJAKT returned with renewed
energy and enthusiasm to the
practice of law. The wide fame
he had achieved as district at
torney brought him the best clients and
from them ho was able to choose only
the cases which involved principles
worth fighting for. Ilia spare time he
gave in a loving effort to restore the
doctor to his old cheerful frame of
mind. He had returned Bivens' money
in splto of his protest and made his old
friend a loan sufficient for his needs,
taking his personal note for secority.
He had no difficulty In learning the
progress of Bivens in his search of
Hurope for health. The dally cabled
reports to New York always gave his
condition us better. But Stuart knew
the truth. He received two or three
letters a week from Nan. She had told
him in full detail tho little man's suf
fering, and at Inst of his homesick
ness, fast developing into a mania.
He was not surprised at the end of
three months to hear her familiar voice
over his telephone.
"Yes, we've returned, Jim sailed in
cognito to escape the reporters. He is
vfcry feeble. Wo haven't been in the
house three hours, but he has asked for
you a dozen times. Can you come up
at once?"
Stuart hesitated, then, "I'll come," he
answered slowly.
He lost all sense of danger in the
warmth and tenderness of Nan's greet
ing. Ho not only forgot his fears but
reproached himself for his low esti
mate of her character in supposing that
she would allow herself or permit him
to cross tho line of danger, nor solici
tude for Bivens seemed deep and genu
ine. Bivens' joy at meeting Stuart was
pathetic, and moved him deeply. Ho
was surprised to find him so strong,
apparently, in body and yet so broken
in pplrlt.
Tho littlo shrunken hand clung to
his friend's.
"You know, 1 felt the thing creeping
on me for tho past two years, but I
couldn't let up. That's why I tried so
hard to put sorao of the load on your
shoulders. At least you can help mo
to get well. To the devil with the doc
tors! I'm tired, too, of all the syco
phants, liars and fools who hang
around. I didn't mind 'era when I was
well. But they get on my nerves now.
The doctors kept dinning into my oars
that I've got to rest and play, and
finally ono old duffer over in France
pat an idea into my head that brought
mo back home to sec you. ne told mo
to get on a small boat with a slnglo
nnrse and a congenial friend, get away
from land, cut every telephone and
telegraph line, get no mail, and shoot
docks all winter, and he'd guaranteo
I'd be n new man next spring. I've I
Kent for you to accept the invitation J
von gave mo to shoot ducks with you
down in Virginia."
"What invitation?" Stuart asked in
Hurprlse.
"Why, the one you used to reproach
me for not accepting. Will yon go
with mo now?"
Stuurt shook his head.
"I can't go," he said slowly.
Bivens hadn't said Nnu must go on
that trip, but in a flash of warning In
txitlion he know it. Tho danger of
Huch a situation on a yacht would be
real and only a fool would rush Into it.
"Can't go? Why?" the financier
asked In tones of genuino distress. -
"I've important legal business.
There's no use in my going. I can tell
you exactly where to go, the guides to
net and the kind of boats you'll need.
You'll get along better without me."
"I won't go wltlKHit you." tho fln in -eier
said peevishly. "You know the
place, you know all about tho birds,
yj)u can teach mo. the ins. and outs of
the business and I can-trunf you. I
know that you won't try to worm out
of nie any information my enemies
would like to know. I appeal to the
boy I used to know at college, tho fel
low who fought for me ono day."
Stuart hesitated and looked at Nun.
who had stood motionless while I'.lv
vns spoke.
"Well, If that's the way you put II,
I'll take n vacation and go with you
for h mouth."
Bivens seized his hand and pressed
it gratefully.
"Best medicine I've had In weeks."
Nan walked slowly n crows the room,
looked Inlo his eyes ami suld, with
emotion:
"Thank you, Jim."
Hi five days the party had completed
all preparations and Bivens' lir
rteiinier. t u Jtii'Taneer. sllpi''l i'il't
Thomas Dixon
ly through the Narrows and headed
for the Virginia coast, towing a trim
little schooner built for cruising in tho
shoal waters of the south.
They had scarcely put to sea when
Stuart began to curse himself for
being led into such n situation.
Bivens had -insisted with amateurish
enthusiasm that tliey begin the cruise
on the littlo schooner with her limit
ed crew and close quarters at once,
and use the Buccaneer as her tender.
The moment tliey struck tho swell
outside Sandy Hook the financier
went to bed and the doctor never left
his side until tJio trln ended.
Nan was in magnificent spirit", her
cheeks flushed and her eyes sparkled
with the Joy of a child. Stuart
watched her with growing wonder at
her eternal youth.
The night was one of extraordinary
springlike air though it was tho 15th
of December. A geutlo breeze was
blowing from tho south and the full
moon floodod the smooth sea with soft
silvery radiance. Nan insisted that
Stuart sit on deck with her. There
was no help for it. Bivens would
allow no ono except the doctor In his
room, and so Stuart resigned himself
to tho beauty of the glorious scene.
"Jim!" she said, softly. "I don't
like your attitude, and I think we'd
"Best medicine I've had in weeks."
bettor fight It out here and now in
the beginning of this trip, it's useless
to deny it. You hesitated to come on
deck with me in the moonlight this
evening. Your assumption of such
chilling virtue is ltWiiltlng. I wish au
apology and a promlsu never to do so
again."
"Have 1 really made you feel this?"
lie asked contritely.
"You have and feel it keenly. Let's
come to an understanding. You nnd I
Imth live in glass houses set on a very
high hill. No matter what may bo tho
secrets of my heart, I'm not a fool,
and you can trust my good sense."
Stuart pressed her hnnd nnd said
gently:
' I'm awfully sorry if l'vo mado such
an as of myself that yon have receiv
ed this linnresslon." .
"Then I forgive you!" she cried, with
n laugh, releasing her hand and rising,
"but on ono condition."
"Name it."
"That from this hour yon lo yonr
old self without restraint nnd let mo
be mine."
"I rromise faithfully."
"Then yon. can help. ni dQW'l t"!1
tf.i.Mi' r.iniiiiuilonwav" nnd I'll go to
1h(1. (iood night."
But he didn't spend n good night,
The longer he thought of it the more
sinister and dangerous lie felt his po
sltion. At lust he squarely faced tin
faet that his desire for Nnu had In
creased a hundredfold by the fact that
he had lost her.
As he sat In the darkness In his
stateroom he could hear every sound
In the adioinlng ono which she ocoi
pied us plainly as If the thin panel-
litis of wood were not between tliem
lie was a fool to be caught In such
a trap. Mis love had been too big and
serious a t needy to end In a vulgar In
Irlguo. ITe made up his mind to cut
his trip short on some pretext, and In
the meantime h" would devote himself
faithfully ! mm attempt to sti'rt Bivens
oil the !-'! t ' v 'ver. .
"At S o'VI.M-k the next morning the
Mae!; nose of the Buernntvr slowly
felt her wnv into Hog Island inlet, on
i he shores of old Virginia, and drop
ped iter anchor iu the deep waters or
the channel l:o !; of the sand spit.
As Stil:'lt stopped o:l dot U a cloud
of black d'leks eireled gracefully over
head and slowly spread out on their
f reding grounds. His In art gave a
tlitnl, of primitive joy. lie was a boy
again and the world was young.
"Confound them!" he cried. "I'll
show these dinks a trick or two tie
fore this trip Is over."
He was glad he came. Bivens had
put him in command of the little
schooner, and he gave orders at once
to lower a tender and tow her to an
old anchorage he knew iu a little cove
behind Cull marsh. And then his
trouble began with Bivens.
"Let 'em fly if they want to; I'm not
going to budge. Go yourself, Jim."
"Go myself! What do you suppose
I gave up my work and came down
here a month for? I came to try to
tench you how to live, you fool, and
I'm not going without you. Get into
your togs! The guides are here and
ready. The tide waits for no man.
not even a millionaire: it's ebbing
now."
"Well, let it ebb. I don't want to
stop it!" the sick man snnrled.
Nan came In. pressed Stuurt's hand
as she passed, nodded good morning
nnd Joined her voice to Stuart's.
"Come; you must go. Cnl. It's n
glorious day."
Tho doctor slipped in a word too.
"By all moans, Mr. Bivens. get your
hand In the first day."
Bivens lifted himself to a half sit
ting posture, glared at his physician
nnd yelled with fury:
"Get out all of you-and let mo
nlone!"
The doctor and Nan left on tip toe.
hut Stuart folded lits arms and looked
at Bivens.
"Oh, come now, this Is too ridicu
lous, a quarrel the first day of our
shooting. But you'll have to got one
thing fixed in your head once for all;
you don't run the entire world. The
telephone, telegraph and mail service
have been suspended. The Buccaneer
has put to sea for New York. You're
on a little eighty-foot schooner,
anchored in a bay ten miles wide and
a hundred miles long and I'm in com
maud. I won t Maud any nonsense
from you. Come down off your
perch, quick!"
Bivens started to swear, caught the
expression of Stuart's face and sud
denly extended his hand.
I'm sorry. Jim; you must not mind
tuv rooilsluiess. it was nwruiiy nice or
von to come. I'll stay in today, but
you go ani get some ducks for din
ner. like a goon twiy, nnu say-iaue
Nan along and teach her to shoot.
It's getting to be the rage among the
high flyers a'or the women to shoot.
"House do, Jim!" Nan cried from
the door. She had llftetieil outside to
the duel in the stateroom.
"All right," he answered.
For five days Bivens stuck to bis
bod with doggeil determination, and
ouch day Stuart went out with Nan.
Never had she been more resistlessly
charming. Bach day their assocla
Hon grew in tender Intimacy and
. I
everv rear mat nau hihtou ins nvmi
at first was lulled at last to sleep.
On the six!!) day Bivens rose early
and declared that he would try the
ducks. The barometer was falling, ami
dark, stio-.vy looking clouds were piling
i j on the western horizon. A breeze
came stealing out of the cloud banks
with the chill of snow In its breath.
Bivens insisted on going out at once.
against the advice and the protest of
the guide. Ho not only insisted on go
ing after the ducks, but, what was
worse, swore that he was going to get
his mail and telegrams from the shore.
Stuart protested vigorously.
"I've told you that the guide is the
nly man who can run that tender over
tho crooked course to the nialulaixi.
nnd 'if ho goes away we'll havo no one
to take us out."
'What do you need a guide for? It's
not n half mile to tliwe blinds. I've
soeu you every day go back and forth
in plain view of the yacht. Nnu could
row out there and back by herself.
Send him ashore. Don't you know how
to put out your own decoys?"
"If a strong blow comes well need
two strong men to handle the boat."
"Hot!" Bivens cried. "We've got two
tenders. Send your guide ashoro with
one of the sailors to run his engine.
Tho other man can tow us out and
back."
(To Be Continued.)
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Funeral at Cedar Creek.
The funeral of Emii Franke
was hold Saturday at Cedar Creek
and the interment mndo in the
filendale cemetery at that place
Mr. Franke had been afflicted for
iiliiiul a year with heart trouble
and Friday morning he passed
away at his homo in Cedar Creek
He had been unable ! work for
out ti car and his wife and six
small children are loft in very ba
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Local News
1 loin .Mnnilll)
I tail v.
Mi-s Nettie MiU'te relumed last
veiling from
is City, where
he had been isiting for several
u;ts.
t). W. l.aughlin of (ireenwood
was in the city todav. coming in
to attend the opening of district
court.
T. II. Pollock was a passenger'
litis afternoon on No. L'3 for
Omaha to attend to sonic matters
of business.
Attorney Sam It. liams of Lin
coln w;ts in the city today looking
after business mailers in the
county court.
P. II. Meisinger was in the city
today for a few hours attending
to some mailers of business with
the merchants.
Attorney C. K. TefVt of Weeping
Water came in this afternoon to
attend to business matters at the
court house.
J. M. Hoover of Louisville, who
is on the jury for thic term of
court, came in this morning to
begin his duties.
Frank Cook of llavelock came
down Saturday evening to visit
over Sunday with his parents, C.
F. Cook and wife.
Will Vallery and wife of Have
lock came down Saturday even
ing to visit over Sunday with
relatives in this city.
Herman Heck of Mt. Pleasant
was in town Saturday afternoon
lo attend to some trading with
the merchants.
Mrs. C. M. McKlroy of Min
neapolis is in the city, having
been called here by the illness of
Iter mother, Mrs. Thomas Pollock.
Charles L. Graves of Union
came up last evening from his
home and attended lo some husi
ness matters at the court house
today.
Finery Hathaway of Union
came up this morning to attend
the opening of the district court,
which will convene this after
noon. Miss Flea nor Todd returned to
her studies at Omaha this morn
ing, after a visit over Sunday at
the homo of her parents, west of
this city.
Mrs. Kusscll Harris and little
child of Omaha came down this
afternoon to visit for a short time
al the home of her parents, F. ft.
Fricke' and w ife.
A. C. Cary and wife and little
daughter were passengers this
morning on No. l,r for Hastings,
where tliey will make an extended
visil wilh relatives.
James F. Hagley, one of the
prominent members of the Sarpy
county bar, was in the city today
from Papillion, attending to mat
er al the court house.
C. F. Melzgcr of near Mynard
was in town Saturday attending to
some matters of business for a
short time and visiting around
among his numerous friends.
A. P. Heil, residing about eleven
miles west of town, came in to
day and was a passenger on the
afternoon Burlington train for
Omaha to look after some busi
ness matters.
loo llawls and wife and Mrs.
C. A. Rawls were passengers this
morning for Omaha, where they
were called on some matters oi
business and to view the sights
of the metropolis.
Miss Anna Hassler and broth
er, will llassler, accompanied ny
Miss Husmann and Miss Itoch, all
of Lincoln, came down Saturday
and were guests over Sunday al
Hie William Hassler home.
Fditor L. J. Mayfleld oT the
Louisville Courier was in the cily
today attending to business mat
ters for a few hours, and while
here called at the Journal ofllco lo
pay his respects by a short social
visit.
Mrs. William Holmes of Cole
burg, Iowa, who has been visiting
here with Mrs. Allen Beeson and
daughter, Miss Gertrude, depart
ed this afternoon for the western
part of the slate for a short visit
before returning to her home.
L. H. Young of Nehawka, who
is one of the jurymen for this
tcrm-of district court, came up
this morning from his home and
was a passenger on the early
train for Omaha to look after
business matters for a few hours.
Ii. J. Roush of Nuckolls county,
Nebraska, who lias been visiting
at the homo of Hon. W. B. Man
ning nt Union, came up this
morning and was a passenger for
Clenwood, where he was called to
look after some matters of busi
ness. Mrs. Jessie Quaekonbiish of
Omaha, nee Miss Jessie Lane, is
in the cily visiting with her
friends and acquaintances, who
were very much pleased to see
her, as she was cjuilo n popular
voting lady when a resident
here.
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PLATTSMOUTH.
NEIGE OF BARLOW G0L0IN6
MAKES DEBUT IN ST. LOUIS
Myron Guiding has received u
copy of the St. Louis Star con
taining an account of the debut
of his niece, Miss Birdie Perles, at
a concert given at the Musical
Arts building in St. Louis. Tho
Star has the following to say in
regard lo the great .success by
Miss Perles:
"Miss Birdie Perles, 17 years
old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K.
M. Pearls, of 5820 Maple avenue,
is said to possess a voice rivaling
that of Telrazzini, being able to
reach high C in alto with ease.
She sang for Madame Calve while
that artist was in St. Louis and
the great singer exclaimed, 'One
of the greatest soprano voices I
have heard in America, and the
sweetest, truest notes I have ever
heard from a child's throat,' and
the great singer expressed a wish
to take her to Europe to finish
studying under her direction."
Miss Perles' mother is a half
sister of Byron (lolding of tho
Variety store, and he, iu talking
of the wonderful voice of his
niece, said thai the voice of the
young lady was inherited, as her
mother and aunt had been fine
singers in their day and that they
had sang in grand opera and had
received handsome salaries for
their services, and he would not
be surprised if Miss Perles be
came one of the greatest singers
in the world. That she will be
heard of most favorably there is
not the least doubt, as she pos
sesses a wonderful voice that will
develop greater powers under the
proper training.
THE TREAT OF YOUR ,
LIFE SATURDAY NIGHT
Hugo B. Koch, One of Greatest
Actors of the Age, Appears
In "The City."
"Tho Cily," the starring vehicle
in which Hugo B. Koch is to ap
pear here next Saturday night, is
an unusual play. The plot pivots
on the call of the cily any cily
to thi! younger generations of the
small town ami country, and upon
the acid-test this same siren city
applies to the individual worth of
each victim as soon as he or she
arrives within the municipal
limits. Mr. Fitch's conclusion,
expressed in the final act, is that
the city either makes or breaks,
according as the personal balance
is on the strong or weak side of
the character. The steady man,
or at least tho author so con
cludes, wins much greater suc
cess in the great city than he
would in a minor community,
while the weak man, who might
wabble through respectability in
the village, is speeded on the
downward path in the metropolis.
At any rale, the play seems lo
prove that there is a great deal to
evironment after all.
Mr. Koch, who is favorably
known for his work in "Tho House
of a Thousand Candles" and "The
Servant in the House," has the
best role of his career in "The
City," and the support of a fine
cast. Tho nttrnclion is under the
direction of the United Play com
pany, the same firm that sends
out the popular successes, "The
Lion and the Mouse," "The Third
Degree" and "firatislark." Mr.
Koch, in "The City" m this linn's
banner attraction. Don't, forget
Hie dale Saturday nisht, March
Isl.
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Severe Case of Grippe.
John Snead, the Burlington en
gineer, has been suffering for
several days with a very sevcro
case of the grippe at his home in
Sioux City. He lias been unable to
attend to his duties for some time
on the road and his many friends
here will join in wishing him a
speedy recovery front the in
disposiiton and trust that he will
soon be able to make his usual
trips into this city, where ho
possesses a host of friends.
FRANK VALLERY WILL
MAKE HIS FUTURE
Platlsmouth has received an
other addition to its population
in the persons of Frank Vallery
and family, who have returned lo
this city lo make their future
home. Mr. Vallery, who is en
gaged in the business of selling
line horses, removed some time
ago to Ogallala, Neb., and while
he did a most excellent business
there, did not consider that the
country could compare with old
Cass county, so decided to re
move to PlaUsitioulh, where ho
will reside in the future and place
his children in our schools here,
where they can have the advant
ages of the excellent teaching
that is given in the local schools.
Mr. Vallery expects to continue
in the business of buying and
selling fine horses here and will
undoubtedly meet with much suc
cess, and we are delighted to
welcome him back to this rounty
to make his home.
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