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(Continued From Yesterday.) "And I believed you were the her mit singing!’’ she said. “But you fooled the bird,” said the boy. “Close here it answered you.” "And near me It called you,” said Mrs. Minturn. “Your notes were quite as perfect.” Slilcolm straightened and seemed reassured. “Why mother!” he exclaimed. "When did you study bird music? Have you just come back?” "I've been away only two weeks, Malcolm," she answered, “and If It hadn't been for learning the bird notes, I’d have returned sooner.” "But where have you been?” cried the boy. “At home. I reserved my suite!" she answered. "But home’s all torn up. and pound ing and sick people, and you hate pounding and sick people." he re minded her. "There wasn't so very much noise, Malcolm," Bhe said, "and I've changed about sickness. You have to suffer yourself to do that. Once you learn how dreadful pain is. you feel only pity for those who endure it. Every night when the nurses are resting, I change so no one knows me, and slip into the rooms of the suffering little children who can't sleep, and try to comfort them.” "Mother, who takes care of you?” he questioned. . "A very sensible girl named Susan,” she answered. The boy went a step closer. | "Mother, have you changed about anything besides sickness?” he asked ea rly. "Yes, Malcolm,” said his mother. "I’ve changed about every single thii g In all this world that I ever said or ..Id. or loved, when you knew me." ou have?” he cried In amaze ment. "Would you wear that dress and come to the woods with us now. and do some of the things we like?” "I’d rather come here with you and sing these bird notes than any thing else I ever did,” she answered. Malcolm advanced another long stride. "Mother, is Susan a pounding, beat ing person like Lucette?” he asked anxiously. "No ” she said softly. "Susan likes children. When she's not busy for me, she goes into the music room and plays games, and sings Bongs to little sick people.” “Because you know,” said Malcolm, , "James and I talk it over when we are alone, we never let father hear because he loved Elizabeth so. and he’s so fine—mother you were mis taken about father not being a gentle man, not even Mr. Doveskv is a finer gentleman than father—and father loved her so; but mother, James and I saw. We believe if It had been the cream, It would have made us sick, too, and we’re so ashamed of what we did; if we had another chance, we’d be as good to a little sister as father is to us. Mother, we wish we had her back so we could try again Nellie Minturn shut her eyes and swayed on her feet, but presently she spoke in a harsh, breathless whisper, yet It carried, even to the ears of the listening man. “Yes Malcolm, I'd give my life, oh so gladly If I could bring her back and try over—” ’’You wouldn’t have any person like Lucette around, would you mother?” he questioned. “Not ever again Malcolm,” she an swered. “I’d have Little Bister back if It w^re possible, but that can't ever be, because when we lose people as Elizabeth went, they never can come hack; but I’ll offer my life to come as near replacing her as possible, and everywhere I've neglected you, and James, and father, I’ll do the best there is in me, If any of you love me, or want me In the least, or will give me an opportunity to try." "Mother, would you come where we I Visiting Teachers: Visit America’s Largest Credit Apparel Store—supply your every need. 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She’ll come back, father, and she’ll go to the woods with us, oh she will! Father, you're glade, aren’t you?" When Nellie Minturn saw' her hus band coming across the mosses, his arms outstretched, his face pain-tor tured, she came swiftly forward, and as she reached Malcolm, Mr. Minturn caught both of them in his arms, cry ing: "My sweetheart! My beautiful sweetheart, give me another chance, and this time 1 11 be the head of my family in deed and in truth, and I’ll make life go right for all of us." CHAPTER XIX. Establishing Protectorates. "I’m sorry no end!" said Mickey. "First time I ever been late. I was helping Peter; we were so busy that the first thing I knew I heard the hum of her gliding past the clover field, so I was left. I know how hard you're working. It won't happen again.” Mickey studied his friend closely. He decided the time had come to watch. Douglas Bruce was pale and restless, he spent long periods in frowning thought. He aroused from one of these and asked: "What were you and Peter doing that was so very absorbing?" "Well about the most interesting thing that ever happened,” said Mic key. "You see Peter is one of the grandest men who ever lived; he's so fine and doing so many big things, in a way he kind of fell behind in the little ones." ’’I’ve heard of men doing that be fore," commented Douglas. "Can't you tell me a new one?" "Sure!” said Mickey. “You know the place and how good it seems on the outside—well it didn’t look so good inside, in the part that counted most. You’ve noticed the big barns, rheds and outbuildings, all the mod ern conveniences for a man, from an electric lantern to a stump puller; everything I’m telling, you—and for the nice lady, nix! Her work table .faced a wall covered with brown oil cloth, and frying pans heavy enough to sprain Willard, a wood fire to boil clothes and bake bread, to this hot weather, the room so low and dark, no Ice box, with acres of ice close every winter, no water inside, no fur nace, and carrying washtubs to the kitchen for bathing as well as wash ing, aw gee—you get the picture?" "I certainly do," agreed Douglas, "and yet she was a neat, nice-looking little woman." "Sure!" said Mickey. "If she had to 'set up housekeeping in Sunrise Alley in one day you could tell her place from anybody else’s. Sure, she's a nice lady! But she has troubles of her own. I guess everybody has.” "Yes. I think they have," assented Douglas. "I could muster a few right now, myself.” “Yes?" cried Mickey. "That’s had. Let’s drop this and cut them out.” ■’Presently," said Douglas. "My hcad is so tired it will do me good to think about something else a few min utes. You were saying Mrs. Harding had trouble: what is It?” Mickey returned to his subject with a chuckle. “She was 'bout ready to tackle them nervous prostrations so popular with the swell dames,” he explained, '‘be cause every morning for 15 yars she’d faced the brown oilcloth and pots and pans, while she’d been wild to watch sunup from under a particular old apple tree; when she might have seen it every morning if Peter had been on his job enough to saw a window in the right place. Get that?” "Yes, I get it,” conceded Douglas "Go on" "Well, I began her work so she started right uway, and before she got back in comes Peter. When he asks where she was and why she went, I was afraid, but for her sake I told him. I told Mm everything 1 had noticed. At first he didn’t like it.” "It’s a wonder he didn’t break your neck.” “Well,” said Mickey Judlcally, "as I size Peter up he’d fight an awful fight if he was fighting, but he ain’t much on starting a fight. I worked the separator steady, and by and by when I ’summed up the argument,’ os a friend of mine says, 1 guess that cream separator didn't look any big ger to Peter, set beside a full hous and two or three sheds for the stuff he’d brought to make his work easier, than it did to me.” "I’ll wager it didn’t,” laughed Mic key. "No, It didn’t,” cried Mickey earn estly. "And when he stood over it awhile, that big iron stove made his kitchen, where his w-ife lived most of her day, seem 'bout as hot as my room where he was raving over Lily having been: and ^’hen he faced the brown oilcloth and the old iron skil lets for a few minutes of silent thought, he bolted at about two. Peter ain’t so slow!” "What did he do?" asked Douglas. "Why we planned to send her on a visit,” said Mickey, "and cut that window, and move In the pump, and invest in one of those country gas plants, run on a big tank of gasoline away outside where it’s all safe, and a breadmlxer, and a dishwasher, and some lighter cooking things; but we got Interned.” "How Mickey?” interestedly inquir ed Douglas. "Remember I told you about Junior coming in to hunt work because he was tired of the country, and how it turned out?" said Mickey. "Yes I recall perfectly," answered Douglas. "There's a good one on me about that I haven't told you yet but I will," said Mickey. "Well when son came home, wrapped in a comfort. there was a ripping up on the part of Peter. He Just hurled hack the enemy,’ and who do you think he hit the hardest?” "I haven't an Idea,” said Douglas. "In your shoes, I wouldn't a-had one either.” said Mickey. "Well, he didn’t go for Junior, or his Ma, or me. Peter stood Mister Peter Harding out before us, and then didn't leave him a leg to stand on. He provd conclu sive he'd used every spare moment he'd had since Junior was In short clothes, carrying him to Multiopolis to amuse him, and feed him treats, and show him shows: so he was to blame if Junior developed a big con suming appetite for such things. How does the argument strike you?” "Sound!” cried Douglas. "Perfectly sound! It's precisely what the land owners are doing every day of th'-lr lives and then wailing because the cities take their children. I've had that studied out for a year past." "Well Peter figured It right there for us in detail,” said Mickey. "Then he tackled Ma Harding and her sun up. and then he thought out a way to furnish entertainment and all the modern comforts right there at home.” "Well he specified saddles and horses to ride,” grinned Mickey, "and swimming, and a fishing boat and tackle for all of us, a launch on whatever lake we like best, a big en tertainment house with a floor for skating and dancing, and a stage for plays we will get up ourselves, and a movie machine. I’m tq find out how to run one and teach them, and then he'll rent reels and open It twice a week. The big hole that will cave in on the north side of Multiopolis soon now will be caused by the slump when our neighborhood withdraws Its patronage and begins being enter ADVERTISEMENT. P' 11KS NEW Sweaters Waists Draperies Skirts Dresses Ginghams Coats Kimonos Stockings Each 15-cent package of "Diamond Dyes” contains directions so simple any woman can dye or tint any old, worn, faded-out thing new, even if she has never dyed .before. Choose any color at drug store. NOUGAT SPECIAL —a rich and fine, Chocolate Delicia, gener ously filled with Maraschino Cherries and freshly ground assorted nuts. Your folks will say it is delicious—and the nearest Delicia store will supply you now. Taka It horns today In bulk—or In pint or quart sealed packages. Frozen Fresh Daily the BETTER Way in Omaha, Crate, Grand Island and Sioux City Plenty of Fancy Red River Potatoes IS Pound Peck 19c Clip AD 2 lb Canon 21c dUUKIf 5 lb Cloth Bat 50e DOMlN0 10lb Cloth Bat 99c WALNUTS 5r 29c APRICOTS BSl5c Blactbeirios'K.’lOc tained by Peter. And you'll Bee that it will work, too!” "Of course it will,” agreed Doug las. "Once the country folk get the idea it will go like a landslide. Bo that’s what made you late?” "Well connected with that,” ex plained Mickey. "Peter didn’t do a thing hut figure up the price he'd paid for every labor-saver he ever bought for himself, and he came out a little over 16,000. He said he would not have wanted Ma in a hardware store selecting his implements, so he guess he wouldn't choose hers. He Just drew a check for what he said was her due, with interest, and put it in on the north side of Multlopolis to cut loose and spend It exactly as she pleased.” “What did she do?” marveled Douglas. “Well she was tickled silly, but she didn't lose her head; she began Inves tigating what had been put on the market to meet her requirements. At present we are living on the thresh ing floor mostly, and the whole house is packed up; when it is unpacked, there’ll be a bathroom on the second floor, and a lavatory on the first. There'll be a furnace In one room of the basement, and a coal bln big enough for a winter's ^upply. We can hitch on to the trolley line for elec tric lights all over the house, and barn, and outbuildings, and flreles* conker, iron, and vacuum cleaner, and a whole bunch of conveniences for Ma, Including a washing machine, and stationary tubs in the basement. Gee! Get the picture?” ''I surely do? What else Mickey?” asked Douglas. "You know I've a house to furnish soon myself.” "Well a new kitchen on the other end of the building where there’s a breeze, and a big clover field, and a wood, and her work table right where it is In line with her private and particular sunup. There's a big sink %vith hot and cold water, and a dish washer. There's a breadmixer and a little glass churn, both of which can be hitched to the electricity to run. There's a big register from the fur nace close the work table for winter, and a gas cook stove that has more works than a watch ” “What does the lady say about it?" 'Mighty little!1’ said Mickey. “She Just stands and wipes the shiny places with her apron or handkerchief, and laughs and cries, ’cause she's so glad. It ain't set up yet, but you can see just standing before It what it's go ing to mean for her. And there’s a chute from the upstairs to the base ment, to scoot the wash down to the electric machine to rub them, and a little gas stove with two burners to boll them, and the iron I told you of. Hanging-it up Is the hardest part of the wash these days, and since they have three big rooms in the ; basement, Peter thought this morning that he could put all the food in one, and stretch her lines in the winter for the clothes to dry in the washroom. The furnace will heat it, and it's light and clean; we are going to paint it when everything is in place." "Is that all?" queried Douglas. “It's a running start," said Mick ey. "I don't know as Peter will ever get to 'all.' The kitchen is going to have white woodwork, and blue walls and blue linoleum, and new blue and whlte enameled cooking things from start to finish, with no iron in the ■HOLLANDALE A Cekrw^ Sa/fetest^Tendemt“ I BIEHLER BROS. OMAHA’S BUSY STORES Quality Meats and Provisions at Lowest Prices 212 N. 16th St. 4903 S. 24th St. 2408 Cuming St 634 West Broadway, Co. Bluffs, la. - Choice Lean Boston Butts Special 15c Small Lean Pork Shoulders 10c Choice Pork Loin Roast 15c Choice Beef lip Chuck Roast ... . 11U VEAL Fancy Veal Roast. .14c Fancy Veal Stew... 10c Fancy Veal Chops, ,18c Fancy Veal Legs (V2 or whole). . . .20c Fresh Leaf Lard. BEEF CUTS Choice Boiling Beef. . .6c Choice Beef Pot Roast 9c Choice Round Steak. .15c Choice Sirloin Steak, ,15c Choice Porterhouse Steak at.15c Fresh Cut Hamburger at.12 Vic Choice Corned Beef 12Vic Genuine Spring Lamb Hindqtrs. 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If she sails into the~port o’ glory looking more glorified, it’ll he a wonder! And Peter! You ought to see Peter! And Junior! \ou should see Junior planning his room. Arid Mickey! You must see Mickey plan ning his! And Mary and Bobbie! And above all, you should see Lily! Last I saw of her, Peter was holding her 4 under her arms, and she was shov* ( ing her feet before her trying to lift them up a little. We’ve most rubber them off her with fine sand, and thei, stuck them in cold water, and then sanded them again, and they’re not the f’me feet—that's a cinch!” (Continued in Monday Morning Bee.) Swap your ”!iz” for a lot. Read the Classified ads. WE ISSUE &K (.KEEN STAMPS. pi fur ECONOMY just Join the CROWDS that SHOP here SAT- H IKDA1. Phone order service Frida) until x p. in. EKEE DEI.IV- B EKV:__MA£E OKPEKS EIEI.ED, SATISFAI llON l.nilAM E.KIl, B g SUGAR 10 Lbs. 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