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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1923)
Farmers of Boone County Prosper, . Banker Asserts \ — Lerge Bank Deposits Indicate Better Times and More Im provement Expected, Says A. W. Ladd. Albion, Nob., Oct. 1.—Are the farm ers of Boone county hard up? According to A. W. Ladd, prominent i Albion banker, farmers as a class are about the most unfortunate people in the world, financially speaking. But, are they, Mr. Ladd asks, lie says: "According to ttfe last official state ments of the 19 banks of Boone*cpun ty they had on deposit $4,837,009. "Now Boone county Is a purely ag ricultural district. There is not a fac tory, mine or other business enter prise employing any considerable number of men. Of necessity a very large per cent of this money must belong to the farmers. But how much do they owe these banks for money borrowed? "According to the same official statements their* loans and discounts amounted to $4,327,276,000. So the money on deposit would pay all the money borrowed and leave a balance of half a million dollars on hand. "Of course this only tells part of the story. It does not show the real estate mortgages given, although those represent in large degree work ing capital and permanent Improve ments. No one wifi deny that the farmers are bearing t^ore than their share of the burden of readjustment, but they are far from being insolvent, and they are 'carrying on’ with a com* mendable spirit, and every indication is that the bottom of their financial condition has been reached and that a gradual improvement may reason ably he expected.” Harold Lloyd ‘Why Worry? & STARTS FRIDAY SYNOPSIS. Michael O’llullorun. an orphan newsboy, adopts a little crippled girl. Dougins Bruce, a young corporation lawyer, is in terested in Mickey and in turn interest** his fiancee. Leslie Winton. Leslie and Douglas take a trip to the great swamp and become fascinated with the songs of the birds. Leslie decides N» make another trip and invites Mrs. Min turn. wife of a prominent attorney, to accompany her. On their return Mr. Minturn breaks all relations with his wife and Mrs. Minturn disappears. Douglas Bruce and Leslie Winton are stunned by the happening and center their attention on Mickey whom they have de termin'd to adopt. (Continued from Yesterday.) "Yes, In that event, he would," said the lady, "and the temptation is so great, that I believe if you'll give me your address, I'll look you up the next time I come to Multiopolis, whlofi will be soon. I'd like to see your Lily before I make any prom ises. If' I thought l could manage. I could bring her right out In the car. Tell me where to find you, anti 1 11 see what Peter thinks." Mickey grinned widely. "You ain’t no suffragette lady, are you?" he commented. "Well I don’t know about that," said the lady. "There are a good many things to think of these days." "Yes I know." said Mickey, "buf as long as everything you say swings the circle and rounds up with Peter, it’s no job to guess what’s most im portant in your think-tank. Peter must be some pumpkins!" "Come to think of it, he Is, Mickey,’ she said. ‘"Come to think of it. I do sort of revolve around Peter. We al ways plan together. Not that we al ways think alike: there are some things I just can’t make Peter see, that I wish I could; but I wouldn't trade Peter—” '"No I guess he's top crust," laugh ed Mickey. "He is so!" said the woman. "How did you say I could ^each you?" "Well, the easiest way would be this. Here, I'll write the number for you.” "Fine!" said the woman. "I'll hurry through my shopping and call you—when would it suit you best?" "Never mind me,” said Mickey. "For this, I’ll come when you say.” "What about three in the afternoon, then?" "Sure!” eried Mickey. ‘“Suits me splendid! Mostly quit for the day then. But. ma'am, I don’t know about this. Lily isn't used to anybody but me. she may be afraid to come with you.” "And I may think I would scarcely want to try to take care of her for a week, when I see her." said the wo man . “You thay think that now, but you'll change your mind when you see her.” said Mickey. "Dearest lady when you see a little white girl that hasn't ever walked, smiling up at you shy and timid, you won’t be any more anxious for Orphings' Homes and Charity Palaces to swallow her up than I am; not a bit! All I must think of is what Lily will say about coming. She's never been out of my room since I found her. and she hasn't seen any one hut Mr, Bruce, so she'U be afraid, and worried. See ing her is all I ask of you! What Pm up against Is what she’s going to say; and how I'm going to take her hack after a week here, when it will be hotter there and lonesomer than ever.” “You surely give one things to think about,” commented the woman. “Do I?” queried Mickey. "Well 1 don't know as I should. Probably with Peter, and three children of your own. and this farm to run, you are busy enough without spending any of your time on me.” “The command in the good book is plain; 'Bear ye one another’s bur dens,’ ” quoted the woman. "Oh yes! 'Burdens,’* of course!” agreed Mickey. “But that couldn’t mean Lily, 'yause she’*' nothing but joy! .lust pure joy! All about her is that a fellow loves her so, that it keeps him laying awake at nights thinking how to do what w’ould be best for her. She’s mine, and I’m going to keep her; that’s the surest think you know. Tf I take you to see Lilv, and if 1 decided to let you have her a few’ days to rest her and fresh her up, you wouldn’t go .and want to put her.'mong the Orphings’ Home kids, would you? You wouldn't think she ought to he took from me and raised in a flock of every kind, from every place. Would you lady?" “No, I wouldn’t,” said the lady. “I see how you feel, and I am sure I wouldn't want that for one of mine.” “Well, there’s no question about her being mine!” said Mickey. “But I like you so, maybe I’ll let you help me a little. A big hoy that can run and play doesn’t need you, dearest lady, half so much as my little girl. Do you think he does?” "No. 1 think the Lord sent you straight here, if you don’t stop I’ll be so worked up I can't rest. 1 may come tomorrow.” Mickey arose, holding out his,hand. " Thank you dearest lady," he said, "t must lie getting out where* the ear won't pass without my seeing it.” “You wait at the gate a minute," she said, "t want to send in a little basket of tilings tonight. I'll haye it ready in a jiffy." Mickey slowly walked to the gate. When the woman came with a basket covered with a white cloth, he thank er her again; as lie took It he rested his head against her arm, smiling up at her with his wide true eyes. "A thing 1 can't understand is,” he said, "why when the Lord was mak ing mothers, lie didn't cut all of them from the same piece he did you. I’ll just walk on down the road and smell June beside this clover field. Is it yours?" "Yes," she said. "Would you care if I'd take just a few to Lily? 1 know she never saw any,” "Take a hunch as big as your head if you want them." "Lily is so little, three will do her just as well: besides, she's got to re member how we are fixed, so she needn't begin to expect things to come her way by baskets and bunches," said Mickey. She's bound to be spoiled had though as It is. I can't see how I'm going to come out with her, but she’s mine, and I'm go ing to keep her.” "Mickey,” laughed the woman, "don't you think you awing around Hoy tomakp coffee-3 if ffou use a percolator Allow two level tablespoons [one rounded tablespoon} of M.J. B. Coffee for each cup of water. Either hot or cold water may be put in the lower part of the percolator. Place the coffee in the upper section and allow to percolate slowly. Tc produce a delicious cup of coffee it should not percolate too fast or too long. Different types of stoves require different periods of percolating. The best results are reached at five to eight minutes over gas, eight to ten minutes over coal or oil, and fifteen minutes if an electric percolator is used The uniformly delicious goodness of M.J. B. Coffee brings coffee satisfaction to thousands of homes. cRerif* bated cm lab*> ratory tfttf made by '•Tartndtf C ; onUu% Dome ftic Science Experts MJB Cfcrfftte Proves its Quality in every cup GRONEWEG & SCHOENTGEN CO. Wholesale Distributor JA 1302 TREE TEA givei the utmost in tea satisfactlo \ to Lily just about the way 1 do to Peter?” "Well maybe I <I6^” conceded Mickey. "What kind of a car did you say Mr. Bruce has?” “Oh the car is dark green, and the driver has sandy hair; and Mr. Bruce —why you’d know him anywhere! Just look for the finest man you ever saw. if you are out when he goes by, and that will be Mr. Douglas Bruce.” “I guess I'll know hint if I happen to he out." "Sure lady, you couldn't miss him,” replied Mickey. • Carefully holding his basket he went down the road. The woman made supper an hour late standing lieside the gate watching for a green car. Many whirled past, then at last one with the right look came gliding along; so she stepped out and raised her hand for a parley. The car stopped. "Mr. Douglas Bruce?" she asked. "At your service, Madam?" he an swered. "Just a word with you," she said. He arose instantly, swung open the ear door, and stepping down walked with her to the shade of a big widely branching maple. The woman look ed at him, and said flushing and half confused: "Please to excuse me for halting you, but I had a reason. This afternoon such an attractive little fel low stopped here to ask for a drink in passing. Now Peter and I had de cided we’d try our hand at taking a c ity boy for a week or so for his vacating and twice Peter has left his wortc and gone to the trolley station to fetch him, and he failed us. I supposed Peter had missed him, so when I saw the boy coming, just the first glimpse my heart went right out to him-" "Very likely—” assented Mr. Bruce. "He surely is the most winning little chap 1 ever saw with his keen blue eyes and that sort of light on his forehead,” said the woman. ‘T've noticed that,” put in the man. "Yes," she said, "anybody would see that, almost the first thing. Ho 1 thought he was the boy I was to mother coming, and I went right at the job. lie told me quick enough that I was mistaken, but I could see he was in trouble. Someway I'd trust him with my character or my money, lint I got to be perfectly sure before I trust him with my children. Y'oii see I have three, and if ever any of them go wrong. I don't want it to he because I was careless. I thought I'd like to have him around some; my oldest boy is bigger, but just about his age. He said he might be out this way with you this summer and I wanted to ask him in. and do what 1 could t« entertain him; but first I just wanted to inquire of you— “I see!” said Douglas Bruce. "I haven't known Mickey so long, but owing to the circumstance* In which I met him, and the association with him since, I feel ttiat 1 know him better than I could most boys In a longer time. The strongest thing I ran say to you is this: had 1 a buy of my own, I should be proud if Mickey liked hint and would consider being friends with hint. lie.is ab solutely trustworthy, that I know." "Then I won't detain you further,” she said. Mickey, cheered in mind and heart, had walked ahead briskly with his basket, while as lie went he formu lated his plans. He would go straight to the.Hunshine Nurse, tell her about the heat and this possible chance to take Idly to the country for a week, and consult with her as to what the effect of the trip might be, and what he could do with her afterward, then he would understand better. He kept watching the clover field beside the way. When he decided he had reach ed the finest, best perfumed place, he saw a man plowing on the other side of the fence and thought it might he Peter and that Peter would won der what he was doing in his field, so Mickey set the basket in a corner and advanced. He was wonderfully elated by what had happened to him and the con elusions at which he had arrived, as he came across the deep grasses be side the fence whette the pink of wild rose and the snow of alder com mingled, where song sparrows trilled, and larks and quail were calling. He approached smiling in utter confi dence. As he looked at the man. at his height, his strong open face, his grip on the ploy, he realized why the world of the little woman revolved around Peter. Mickey could have conceived of few happier fates than being attached to Peter, so he thought In amazement of the boy who wanted to leave him. Then a slow grin spread over his face, for by this time Peter bad stopped his horses and was awaiting him with an answering smile and hand outstretched. "Why son. I'm glad to see you!” he cried. "How did I emne to miss you? Did you get off at the wrong stop?” Mickey shook his head as he took the proffered hand. "Yos are Peter?” he asked. "Yes. I'm Peter," confirmed the man "Well you're making the same rrys take your pleasant lady did.” explain ed Mickey. "She thought I wj^m the lioy who had Iwpn sent to visit' you, so she gave me the glad hand loo. I wish I was in his shops! Hut I'm not your boy. Oee, your lady is a nice gentle lady.” "You're ail correct there,” agreed Peter. "And so you are not the boy who was to be sent us. Pshaw now! I wish you were. I'm disappointed. I've been watching you coming down the road, and the way you held to gether and stepped up so brisk and neat took my eye.” “'I been 'stepping up brisk and neat' to sell papers, run errands, hop ears, dodge ears and automobiles, and climbing fire-escapes instead of stairs, and keeping from under foot since I can remmber,” laughed Mickey. "You learn on the streets of Multio polls to step up, and watch sharp without knowing you are doing it.” "You’re a newsboy!” asked Peter. "I was all my life 'til a few days ago," said Mickey. "Then I went in to the office of Mr. Douglas Br'uce. He's a corporation lawyer in the Irlouois Building.” "Hum, I've been reading about him," said Peter. "If I ever have a case. I’m going to tgke it to him." "Well you'll have a man that will hang on and dig In and sweat for you." said Mickey. “Just now he's after some of them big office-holders who are bleeding the taxpayers of MulUopoIls. Some of these days If you watch your Herald sharp, you're going to see the lid fly off of two or three things at once. He's on a hot trail now.” “Why I have seen that in the pa pers," said Peter. "He was given the job of finding who is robbing the city, by James Minturn; I remember his name. And you work for him? Well, well! Sit down here and tell me about it." "I can’t now." said Mickey. "I must get back to the road. His car may pass any minute, and I'm to be ready. Your pleasant lady said I might take a few clover flowers to my little sick girl, and just as I came to the finest ones in the field, I saw you so I thought maybe I'd better tell vou what I was doing before you fired me." "Take all you want," said Peter. "I'd like to send the whole field, larks and all. to a little sick girl. I'd like especial to send her some of these downy bobolink fellows to puff up» and spill music by the quart for her; I guess nothing else runs so smooth except water.” “I don’t know what she'd say," said Mickey gazing around him. “You see she hasn't ever walked, so all she's seen in her life has been the worst kind of hare, dark tenement walls, 'til lately she's got a high win dow where she can see sky, and a few sparrows that come for crumbs. This”’—Mickey swept his arm toward the landscape—"I don't know what she'd sav to this!" (Continued tn Morning Bee, tomorrow. > Al>\ KRTISEMENT. BABIES CM « Prepared Especially for Infants and Children of All Ages Mother! Fletcher’s Castoria has been in use for over 30 years as a pleasant, harmless substitute for Cas tor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups. Contains no nar cotics. Proven directions are on each : package. Physicians everywhere rec ommend it. 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