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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1923)
igwipiiyEL ___ i y \_Gtf Gone S*lratton-Porietr _ SYNOPSIS Mickey O'HuIloriui in n newsboy who {Jnds and iuic.ptn u little lante girl, l.lltv l eaches. Hn lift; at onee heroine* a strug k gle to supply tno comforts of life to the L. little girl. 4 .Mickey. white on a trin In the country w kls a family who want to entertain soMSe poor girl from the city for two weeks anti Mickey makes arrangements to take Lilly peaches to the farm. Bruce is engaged in an investigation nf the city offices unit is working hard cheeking over accounts. Leslie reifts a ealvin wiili tier lather and Bruee they move out of tlm city for (he summer. (Continued from Yesterday.) ‘‘You’ve not heard from her since that note?’’ he asked. “You don’t know where she is?" "No," said Leslie. "I haven’t an idea where you could find her; but because of her lawyer superintending the hos pital repairs, because of the wonderful way things are being done. Daddy thinks it’s sure that the work is in John Haynes' hands, and that she is directing it through him.” "If it were not for the war, I would know," said Mr. Minturn. "But un derstanding her as I do—’’ "I think instead of understanding her so well, you scarcely know' her at all.’’ said Leslie gently. “You may have had a few' months of her real nature to begin with, but when her rearing and environment ruled her life, the real woman was either per verted or had saiall chance. Do you ever stop to tllink what kind of a man you might have been, if all your life you had been forced and influ enced as Nellie was?" “Good Lord!” cried Mr. Minturn. \ “Exactly!" agreed Leslie. "That’s what I’m telling you! She had got to the realization of the fart that her life had been husks and ashes; so she went to beg you to help her to a better way, and you tailed her. I’m not saying it was your fault; I’m not saying I blame you; I’m merely stat ing facts." "Margaret blames me!” said Mr. Minturn. "She thinks I’m enough at fault that i never can find happiness until I locate Nellie and learn whether she is with her mother and friends, or if she really meant what she said about ehanging, enough to go ahead and be different from principle.” "Her change was radical and per manent.” ‘‘I’ve got to know,” said Mr. Min turn. "but I’ve no faith in her ability to chnnge, and no desire to meet her if she has." "Humph!" said Leslie. "That proves thnt you need some changing your sS^f." ” "I certainly do,” said James Min turn, "if I could have Rn operation on my brain w'hich would remove that particular ceil in which is stored the memory of the past 10 years—” “You will when you see her,” said Leslie, "and she'll be your surgeon." "Impossible!” he cried. ‘‘Go find her,” said Leslie. "You must to regain peace for yourself.” James Minturn returned a troubled man, but with viewpoint shifting so imperceptibly he did not realize what was happening. On his way he dicided to visit the hospital, repugnant as the thought was to him. From afar he was amazed at sight of the building. He knew instantly that it must have been the leadir*. topic of conversation among his friends purposely avoided in his presence. Marble pillars and decorations had been freshly cleaned, the building was snowdrift white; it shone through the branches of big trees surrounding it like a fairy palace. Ah the top of the steps lead ing to the entrance stood a marble group of heroic proportions that was wonderful. It was a seated figure of Christ, but cut with the face of a man of his station, occupation, and race, garbed in simple robe, and In his arms, at his knees, leaning against him, a group of children: the lean, sick and ailing, such ns were carried to him for heating. Cut In the wall above it in large gold-filled letters >■"" ,,'as the admonition: "Suffer little chit dren to come unto me.” That group was the work of a stu dent and a thinked who could carry an idea to a logical conclusion, and then carve it from marble. The thought it gave James Minturn, ar rested before it. was not the stereotyp ed idea of Christ, not the conventional reproduction of childhood. It impress Your Boy’s Feet Should "Be Winter Proofed AT ONCE □BOY’S SHOES must he chosen to withstand hard knocks and scuffing. But, more than that, they must be ample proof against winter’s damp chills and snows, else illness may follow. At a very small cost, every boy’s feet can be winter proofed with STEEL HOD HOES They give long day-in-and day-out service and insure un hampered, healthy foot growth. Now featured at— $3.50 to $5.50 DREXEL Shoe Co. 1419 FARNAM. eil on Mr. Minturn'a brain that the man of tlalllee had lived in the form of .other men of his day, and that such a face, filled with infinite compassion was much stronger and more forceful than that of the mild feminine count enance he had been accustomed to associating with the Saviour. He entered the door to find his for mer home filled with workmen, and the opening day almost at hand. Every where was sanitary whiteness. Tho reception hall wi.s ready for guests, his library occupied by the matron; the dining hall a storeroom, the second and third floors in separate wards, save the big ballroom, now whiter than ever, its touches of gold freshly gleaming, beautiful flowers in tubs, canaries singing In a brass house fill ing one end of the room, tiny chairs, cots, every conceivable form of com fort anc) amusement for convalescing little children. The pipe organ re mained in place, music boxes and won derful mechanical toys had been add ed, rugs that had been in the house were spread on the floor. No normal man could study and interpret the in tention of that place unmoved. All aver the building was the same beauti ful whiteness, the same comfort, and thoughtful preparation for the pur pose it was designed to fill. The operating rooms were perfect, the whole the result of loving thought, careful execution, and uncounted ex pense. He came in time to (he locked door of his wife’s suife, and before he left t’ t ulld rrg he met her lawyer. He offered his hand and said heartily: "My sister told me of the wonderful work going on here; she advised me to come and see for myseif. I am very glad I did. There's something, bigger than the usual idea in this that keeps obtruding itself." "I think that too,” agreed John Haynes. "I’ve almost quit my prac tice to work out these plans." "They are my wife's, by any chance?" "All hers," said Mr. Haynes. ”1 only carry out her instructions as they come to me.” "Will you give me her address?" asked Mr. Minturn. "I should like to tell her how grent I think this." "I carry a packet for you that came with a bundle of plans this morning," said Mr. Haynes. 'Per haps her address is in it. It it isn’t I can’t give it .to you, because I haven't It myself! She's not in the city, all her instructions she sends some one, possibly at her mother's home, and they are delivered to me. I give my communications to the boy who brings her orders." "Then I'll write my note and give It to him." “I'm sorry Minturn,” said Mr. Haynes, "but I have my orders in the event you should wish to reach her through me.” "She doesn't wish to hear from me?" "I'm sorry no end, Mr. Minturn, but—" "Possibly this contains what I want to know," said Mr. Minturn. “Thank you. and I congratulate you on your work here. It is humane in the fin est degree.” James Minturn went to his office and opened the packet. It was a complete accounting of every dollar his wife was worth, this divided ex actly into thirds, one of which she kept, one she transferred to him, and the other she placed in his care for her sons to be equally divided be tween them at his discretion. He re. turned and found the lawyer had gone to his office. He followed and showed him the documents. "What she places to my credit for our sons, that I will handle with the utmost care," he said. "What she puts at my personal disposal I do not accept. We are living comfortably, and as expensively as I desire to. There is no reason why I should take such a sum at her hands, even though she has more than I would have estimated. You will kindly re turn this deed of transfer to her, with my thanks, and a note I will enclose." "Sorry' Minturn, but as I told you before, I haven't her address. I'm working on a salary I should dislike to fnrfeit, and my orders are distinct concerning you.” “You could give me no idea where to find her?" "Not the slightest!" said the lawyer. "Will you take charge of thise papers?” he nuestioned. "I dare not," replied Mr. Haynes. "Will you nsk her If you may?” persisted Mr. Minturn. "Sorry Minturn, hut 'perhaps jf you should sec my Instructions in the case, you'd understand better. I don’t wsh you to think me dis obliging." Mr. Minturn took the sheet and rend the indicated paragraph written in his wile's clear hand. "Leslie Winton was very good to me my last day in >$uitiopolis. She was with me when I reached a deci sion concerning my future relations with Mr. Minturn, as X would have arranged them; and I am quite sure when she knows of our separation she will feel that it would not have occurred had James known of this decision of mine. It would have make no difference: hut I am eon vinced Leslie will think it would, and that she will go to James about It. I doubt if It will change his attitude hut if by any possibility It should, and if in any event whatever he comes to you seeking my address, or me, I depend on you to in no way help him, if it should happen that you could. For this reason I am keeping it out of your power, unless I make some misstep that points to where 1 am. I don't wish to make any mys tery of my, location, or to disregard my intention that it is barely pos sible Leslie could bring Mr. Minturn to, concerning me. I merely wish to be left alone for a time; to work out my own ex'piation. If there be any; and to test my soul until I know for myself whether it Is possible for a social leopard to change her spots. I have got to know absolutely that I am beyond question a woman fit to be a wife and mother, before I again trust myself in any relation of life toward any one." Mr. Minturn returned the sheet, his face deeply thoughtful. ‘"I see her point," he said. X will deposit the papers in a safety vault until she comes, and in accordance with this, 11 shall make no effort to find her. My j wife fc> Is that she must work out j her own salvation, and I am begin | nlng to realize that a thorough self. ■ investigation and revelation will not hurt me. Thank you. Good morn ! ing.” CHAPTER XV. A Particular Nix. Peaches awakened early the fol lowing morning, but Mickey was watching beside her to help her re number, to prompt, to soothe, to com fort and to tench. Ho followed Mrs. Harding to the kitchen and from the prepared food selected what he thought came closest filling the diet prescribed by the Sunshine Nurse, and then he carried the tray to a fresh, cool Peaches beside a window opening on a grassy, tree-covered lawn. Her room was bewildering on account of Its many, nnd to the child, magnificent furnishings. She found herself stretching, twisting and filled with a wild desire to walk, to see the house, the lltlle girl and the real baby, the lawn beyond her wndoiw, the flower-field, the red berries where ihey grew, and the birds and animals from which came the most amazing sounds. After doing everything for Peaches he could, Mickey went to his break fast. Mary Harding and Bobble were so anxious to see the visitor they could scarcely eat. Knowng It was no use to try forcing them, their mother excused them and they ven tured as far as the door. There they stopped, gazing at the little stranger, while she stared back at them; but she was not frlghtcned^because she knew who they were and that they would he good to her, else Mickey would not let her come. So when Mary, holding little brother's hand, came peeping around the door-cas ing, Peaches withdrew her attention from exploration of tho strip of lawn In her range and concentrated on them. If they had c me bounding at her, she would have been frightened, hut they did not. They stood still, half afraid, watching the tiny white creature, till suddenly she smiled at them and held out her hand. "I like you," she said. “Did you have red berries for breakfus?" Mary nodded and smiled hack. 1 think you're a pretty little girl," said Peaches. “I ain't half as pretty as you," said : Mary. "No a course you ain't," she ad mitted. "Your family don't put your ribbon on you ’til night, do they? Mickey put mine on mi this morning \ Cause I have to look nice and be jus' ms good, else I have to he took hack I to the hot room. l>o you have to lie nice, too?" "Yes, I have to be a good girl, said Mary. "What does your family do to you if you don't mind?” "I ain't going to tell, hut It makes me,” said Mary. "What does yours do to you?" "I ain't going to tell either,” said Peaches," "but 1 get jus' as good! What's your name?" "Mary.” "What's his?" "Bobbie. Mostly we call him little brother. Ain’t he sweet?" asked Mary. "Jus’ a Precious Child! Let him mark on my slate." Mickey hurried to the room. As he neared the door he stepped softly and peeped inside. It was a problem with him as to how far Mary and Bobble could he trusted. Having been with Peaches every day he could not accu rately mark improvements, but he could see that her hones did not pro trude so far, that her skin was not the yellow, glisteny horror it had been, that the calloused spots were going under the steady rubbing of the nightly oil massage, so lately he had added the same treatment to her feet: if they were not less bony, if the skin were not soft and taking on a pinkish colour, Mickey felt that his eyes were unreliable. Surely she was better! Of course she was lietfer! She had to be! She ate more, she sat up longer, she moved her feet where first they had i hung helpless. She was better, much better, and for that especial reason, now was the time to watch closer than before. Now he must make sure that a big strong child did not drag her from the bed, and forever undo ail he had gained. Since he had written Dr. Carrel, Mickey had rubbed In desperation, not only nights but mornings als >. Jest he had asked help before he was ready for It: for the Munshine l„ady had said ex Illicitly that the sick back could not he operated until the child was stronger. He was working according* to Instructions. Mickey watched Any one could have seen the delicate flush on Peaches' cht ek that morning, the hint of red on her lips, the clearing whites of her lovely eyes. She Was helping Hobble ns Mickey had taught her. And Hobble approved mightily. He lifted his face, put up his arms and issued h s command: “Take Bobtpe!" “No! So, Bobbie." cautioned Mary. “Mother said no! You must etay on the floor! Sister will take you. You mustn't touch Peaches til fiod makes her well. You asked Him last night, don't you know? Mother will spank something awful if you touch her. You must be careful ill hir back is well, mother said so, and father too; father said it grosser than mother, don't you remember?" “Mustn't touch!” repeated Bobble, drawing back. _ I" Mickey was satisfied with Mrs.. ; Harding’s instructions, but he, took the opportunity to emphasize a f' w points himself, lie even slipped or.® white, bony foot from under the she-1 and showed Mary how sit.k it was, and how carefully it must be ruble >1 before it would walk. •'I can rub It." announced Mary. “Well don't you try that.'' cau tioned Mickey. “Why go on and let her' ' inter posed Peaches. “Go on and let her! After today you said you'd be r r.e all day, an' if rubbing in the morn ing and evening is good, maybe more would make me /walk sooner. Mickey I ain't ever said it. 'can. you do so much an' try so hard, but Mickey. I'm just about dead to walk! Miek*y, I'm so tired being lifted. Mickey. I want to get up an yo when I want to. l.ke other folks!" "Well, that's the first time you ever said that." (Continued In the Morning Bee ) Bad weather reported coming thi* way. Prevent 111 health and complica tions. Use Uatta Pills, 25c a box. Ask your druggist.—Advertisement. Popular Saturday Affernocn Free CGncers Cclober 13, 3:30 P. M.—Last* One Hour The FREE Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. concert? proved so popular the last two seasons that we have decided to hav them again. The first of this season will be held tomorrow. Come and bring your friends. The local artists who make ui the program this week are: Celco Solo; Violin Solo by Marjorie Smith, punil of Grace Liedy Burger; Piano Solo by Clara i ectiout. pupil of i'arl E. Tunberg; Zither and Harp-Guitar by kuehn and Davis; Violin Cello Solo by Elizabeth Liedy; Celco Solo played by Richard Merton; Recitation by Venus Dickover, pupil of Amy Woodruff; Song and Dance, Helen Deats, pupil of AET.e Britton; Vocal Solo by Ruth McBride Wing, pupil of Fred Elli?, accompanist Miss Lelia Turner. 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