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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1921)
18 THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. OCTOtftU .1. ly.., SLEE PY 3 TIME TALES THE TALE OF MRS. LADYBUG AY ARTHIiarnTTRAll FY X V Mill II.VI1 r ".' CIIAI'TER I. Tht Polka Dot Ltdr. Little Mrs. Ladybua was a worker. Nobody could deny that. To l lure, the had to Mop now and then, talk to -her iieilijor because $Ir. Lad) bug dearly loved a bit ofi 'ai. At the same time there asn't anyone in I'lcsant Valliy that .Helped Fanner (ireen more than she .." She '"'"l l"r hardest to keer tttc trees in the orchard tree irom iinecis. jj Some of her less worthy neighbors iVht Cill they se in that ut; creature? . L&dybuj often tskarl iiev friends.; were known sometimes to say with a tiiiff: "If Mrs. Ladybiift didn't enjoy her work she wouldn t care about Iftlping Farmer Green. If she hadn't Mich a big appetite she'd stop to char (Jen, more than she does now." " t 'J'liat might seem an odd remark imless one happened to" know how vMr.. Ladybug freed the 'orchard or the tiny pests that attacked it. ; The -iruth of the matter was this: Mrs. Xadybug' ate the little insects thai '.fjd upon the fruit trees. Her coi tant toil meant that she devoured luie number " of . Farmer Green's ejietnies. ' .' ' ; ; ? Goodness knows what Farmer Green wottld have done had Mrs. . 'Ladylug and all her family !ost their 'taste for , that kind of fare. The orchard might have been a sorry "sight. : ' ; Perhaps it was only to be expected that Mrs. Ladybug should have lit tle patience with folk that seemed Jazy. She thought that Freddie Fire fly wasted too much of his time dane- , r'wg in the meadow at night. She .considered ' BustcrJumblebce, the 1 queen's son, to be a useless Idler; dressed in his black Velvet and gold. Having heard that Daddy Longlegs ' was a harvestman, 'she urged tim'to ; . go to work for Farmer Green at harvest time. And as for the beauti ful Betsy Butterfly,-. Mrs. Ladybug found all manner of fault with her. s Nothing made 1 Mrs. Ladytmg angrier than to see 'Betsy Butterfly flitting from flower to flower in the sunshine, followed by her admirers. J ' "What can they see in that gaudy creature?" Mr. , Ladybug often asked her friend. It will appear, from (his, that Mrs. Ladybug was not always as pica ant as she might have been. More over, she was something of a busy body and too fond of prying into the affairs of other. And if she didn't heppen to approve of her neighlors, or their ways, Mrs. Ladybug never heiitated to speak her mind right out. When lie first appeared on Farm er Green s place, wearing her bright red gown with its black spots, every one- supposed that Mr. Ladybug was dressed in her working 'lothes. And indeed she was! Nor did she ever don any other. "I've no time to fritter1 away," she declared when somebody asked her what nhe was going tv wear' to Betsy Butterfly's party. "If I go to the party I'll just drop in for a few minutes as I am. in my polka dot." Her neighbors thought tint very strange. They, even whispered to one another that they didn't believe Mrs. 'Ladyb-.'t had anything else to wear. . ' ' ' Nor '-ill die. Nor did she want any. ti it wasn't long before evervbo(' understood Mrs.- Lady- bug's ways. She was so earnest tljar they couldn't help liking her, no mat ter if her remarks . were a bit tart now and then., H'opyrlclil. 1921. 1- tho Mttroioltaln Xwpair flervko. ) My Marriage Problems Adrift liaeriiHtn'a New Pliur of "REVELATIONS OF A WIFE" . ICvpfWkt, IIJL I ffli- tuuut nW. In. I Jack and Jill .omiroii dense By J. J. MUNDV. Enthusiasm. When you apply for a position do not attempt to make, your piospec tive employer think that you know practically all there is to know 'about the line of work you are. seeking. i Talk of this kind convinces him that yon are not in a mood -to learn ing, and when a man ceases to learn he ceases to progress!. which means he goes back, in whatever - line he has excelled, ' -..' . Employers are not ' after a ' man who is sliding backwards. Employers want men who are suf ficiently proficient to make valuable help, but they also want men who feel that they have yet much to learn, and" this "'desire - to : learn must' be strong -enough' to absorb-' as 'well as learn what is actually taugnt.. ' If a man realizes that he does not know it all he will absorb knowledge. Also a man who is not a "know it all" Will be willing to adopt new Ways to suit the ideas of his firm. Tell your prospective employer the truth, the experience you have had, and show by your attitude that you want to' please and get all the information you can as you go along, and that you want to advance. The man who says this and really means it is making a good impres sion and .stands more -chance of get ting the job. Copyright, 1921, by International. Feature service. Inc. - - What Best Dean Calmly Told Madge Waa Her Plan. "Be Deanl" I sprang to my feet, letting the papers and letter tall un heeded to, the ground. "Wherever did you drop from?" It was the tv.o.t banal of greetings, but it was the only one I could think of in the confunion of seeing her and the certainty that without tel'ing a deliberate lie. I could not say I wa glad to see her, .' My attitude toward Jc 'au al ways has been one of f tiuct!y mixed emotions. I admire her rath er superficial brilliancy, enjoy oine tjmes the clever, flashing- chatter which in her general manner of speech, and behind .which 1 think she masks whatever real tliought she may have, for I never havt seen her serious, while I disapprove the hardness, the cynicism, the petty nu srrupulousnet which I lclicc her to possess. I think she has nough conscience 'and 'cool blood to keep her from being fiendishly evil as Grace Draper is. or cautiously wick ed as is Rita Brown. . "You Seem Surprised." The best thing about Bess Dean always has been her friendship for Alice Holconibe,' now Alice1 Stock bridge. And the new which Alice had written that Miss Dean h:id not been asked to conic back to the Bay view school, because of her -championship ' nf Alice and Kenneth Stockbridge, softened my heart to ward her. although I instinctively felt that unpleasantness for' W was apt to follow her presence in my vicinity. I had not forgotten the clistinct penchant sle had shown for' Dicky 1 ....,...'..... nnllMi. tllV upon SCVCiai iriiuaillia, liuio'.tj 'v last meeting ' with her, when by "piggy go' to Cork" tactics I had thwarted her expressed wish to pose for one of Dicky s magazine illustra tions. Tnat she had comprehended and resented my maneuver and its success with Dicky I knew from a little -stinging - reminder, that she 'Voulcf not forget my effort's" re h,clp her. But itf her 'laughing, face Jiow there was nothing but friendly good humor, save for the, touch "of malice which always appears to lurk in her eyes. '"'., i "You seem surprised, ma chene," she said with a Gallic little shrug. Although I happen to kno'w from Alice Stockbridge that there . is no French blood in Bess Dean's ances try, yet I have observed that she de lights toi use French words and Phrases, noti alwavs correctly, and affetts sometimes; foreigii spright- nness of manner' which I think nan been a matter of painful acquire ment. Her natural cynicali'malicious raillery is much more attractive. " Less Maneuvers. ; "You really startled me." I return ed. "And yet, I was just reading Alice's . letter which said . that you were at her wedding, and that I might see you. I see what she means now.". . , . "No you . don't, unless Allie's a mind reader," she rejoined tartly, "and I never gave, her credit-for any particular powers in that direction. I r didn't know myself that I was coming Op ill this section. But she read me a letter in which you raved over the beauties of the region, and having been brought up on Wash ing Irving myself, and having an ex tra two weeks oh, you private schools, , I'm for you I I thought that I'd meander up tliis way and see what it looked like. You haven't es tabliahrd any ; monopoly tin the re gion, have you?" "No, indred." I rejoined, laughing at the Vigilant little uiouth with which she punctuated 1ier question. "Where are you staying: "I'm not staying anywhere," she retorted. I came up last night, got off at this htation because it was your address and went to the only hotel, the told pnng House, lor the night. Then I came down here at mail time, because I thought I probably would have the opportu nity to say 'Suprise, surprise 1' and find out something about the farm resorts down here. ' No hotels for me! A picturesque farmhouse for mine What's the matter with that paradise you've been touting to Al lie? Or would I be too disturbing an element?" There was more than a tinge of malice in her voice and eyes now. They plainly said that if I did not arrange for her to stay at Mrs. Cos- groves she would interpret my ac tion as having its root nl apprehen siou of her being thrown into Dicky's companionship. Of course, being woman and proud. - I did exactly what she had maneuvered for me to- do summoned mv sunniest smile and most cordial tones. "Indeed. T think you'd be just what we need!" I said with an enthusiasm that I flatter mvself was plausible, "We've been -dull as ditch water all summer. But I do not know wheth er Mrs. Cosgrove has any possible place to stow you away. Neverthe less, you must come back with me to dinner only noon dinners up here, you know and then we'll find out about it." "That will be delightful," she re turned. Then, as we walked toward the postofnee, where 1,-had left Ju nior and Marion, she remarked as if a oit puzzled: ' "Funny old Allie should say I might see you. I never opened my head about it." But I, knowing Alice Stockbridge's keenness of perception, realized that She had read fcer friends determina tion and had done her best to give nie a subtle warning and prepare mc for the visit. Parents' Problems How can a boy of 15, much in terested in politics; best be instructed in such matters? ' ' History and politics are so closelv connected that I think the boy of 15 would find profit and interest in reading such histories as Fiske's Life of Herfry Clay. A great deal of. information, too, can of course be picked up through lisVrning to. the conversations of able men. If you know of a good debate that is to takq place, it is worth while to take your boy to that. Encourage him, also, when at home with you, to give voice to his own thoughts and opinions. ; Jill accepted the half of the morn ing piper that Jack always handed I'rr, while he shut himtelf up in hi shell of the front page as custom dic tated. .Suddenly he heard Jill's slurp little explanation. "Well?" he asked mildly, yitii down the paper with a little t'gh. "Where' the other part of 'he pa per?" she asked. lie handed it over with a grunt of resignation. i ii net you are wotting tor tue society page to you may see what some of your pal wore at the Rey nolds' tea," he murmured. Ji'l paid no heed but searched on, page by page. "Humph!" Jack spread the marma lade thick on the last slice of toast, i.ud waited. Hut Jill' t-earch went right on, regardless of her impatient lord and master, for it was an unwritten rule in the household that Jack must not take the newspaper to town with nun o'mornings. . And the extravagance of two papers was out of the uues tion, ' Jill did not know, to be sure, that: her Jack smoked two eleven cent cigars because he had nothing to read, whereas had he had a news paper on the train he would have smoked only one cigar, or more economical still might have been content with a couple of cigarettes. Jac k smoked cheap ones! "Well?" he ventured, finally, and with exaggerated patience. . "Oh. vou cross-patch," cried Jill. "Can't you wait a minute?" "Can't you read that when . I've had a look at it and gone along?" he insisted plaintively. "No I want'" she 'darted. Then a sense of acute alarm seized Jack. "Oh, I know you want me to get something in a" store," he said despondently. "You're not lookinjj for the society page at all." This came from him accusingly. I Jill only smiled absently . , "My darling old grizzlie." she laughed, "I never said I wa3 looking at the ads." ; : "You don't want me to do a lot of shopping for you, I hope," lie said. "Cih nn tt rfron in'! He snorted impolitely. "Drop in." He emphasized it with fine sarsasm. "Yes. my lady, 1 vc dropped into stores in town for you !.frr T hail n act 111 and get three-quarters of a yard of ribbon once.- 1 remember it. , Aim wnen the girl who waited on me had gotten ihronirh lauirhini? at me. ; and -had pointed me out and whispered .about me to a halt cozen otner gins m place, I found out, that baby notion you sent ine for came to ten .'ruts a yard, and the girl laughed right in my face when .he banded me the change for eight cent out of till' dollar bill." Jill hummed an aria from "Fau.t," -Ten dollars is too much for you to have in your pockets." wi her eonimcnt on this long-winded com plaint. Then: "Ahl" "Oh, you've found a bargain. I know that shrill cry of our," grumbled Jack. "Yep." thrilled hi Jill. "Men's title hote, tperial. sixty-live a pair. They're at White' and Brown, Jack. Now sir, you march in there today and buy ix pair, you unoVrtta'id. You haven't any hoce at alt to men tion, and" "What sire do I wear, honryr h? atked weakly. The perfect wile told him ;nd h kissed her timidly and tenderly when be started for the station. Copyright. J3I, Thuniixwn Vulur Srvi- this simile about the Jtihiinl fowl came into general ne, the turkry Wits a (.miliar figure iu the barn yard and hi (Mine wat given l Job's iumou bird. (t'wriittii, 121, wbir si..i.i. tut) Where It Statled WHY- Do We Speak of Someone as Being "Aa Poor as Job'a Turkey ?" The aptness of the simile "as pooi as a church mouse" is apparent a, once when we remember that few churches contain anything that a ro dent would find edible and that the mouse who found himself in a place of worship would probably starve to death for want of nourishment. Hu. the expression "as poor as Job turkey" has reference to a bibical ac count of the trials of this saintly man whose ruin was so complete that, in addition to being deprived of his children and all his possessions. th story is told that even his 'turkey' was left without a feather in its tail. To be strictly accurate, the kind of fowl which was domesticated in the region where Job lived was not, according to our understanding ot the species, a "turkey" at all, for this bird is indigenous to America-ant received its name owing to an error on the part of Europeans, who thought that it came from the Ot toman empire. But, at the time that , Mister, , There are to version of the or! ' in of ilii- lerm it Mt.ulieil ta men: tie state that it i a corruption oi "matter, changed to forrei.poiui with "iiiiktret;" tbu, instead of "nutter and tnitre" of a house, we would lave "mister and nut trrk. The oilier vei.imi i that the word conic, (itiui "wytry," which I-rimrly meant a trade, and wa pelhd "niy-ter" that is, a mat who knew a trade. i'1ri.lit, l'l. Whlrr HvrU'4t, I'K A beaver coat ha a border ami cuffs of platinum K:it, The lerve and body of the coat are made in one and the bottom border fit close around the hip. Field Clerk at Air Mail Station Weds A quitt w eilding ceremony Joined. Frank IVndleton, field clerk at the fidcrsl air null .isuon in Omaha, and Mit !oe C, Lrhr of Colum bus, Neb., in uurriaue yeterdy at Koiinwc Memorial church, Twenty illi and laruant street. W. I. Yotaw. kiiprriiiteudent of the hangar, attended. The couple left )rierday for a honeymoon in the wcttern part ol the kt.ic moron tt. fllOIOI-l tM. AMI'SKME.NTS. CLEAN-UP AT" THE YS I kik-V. V3rV V N ; ii 0 18th and Cuming Streets, eMil Bargains Tires Tubes " All Sizes Ford Size Tires $5.00 and Up Sprague Fabric Tires Y ut a Sprgue 3f in. , i )2 I I Tiiw. Compare it with ' , I one, on opposite side.' ' ,- M I I I "Count the plies.' A " X. I 1 y tWncewillconvinceyou " ' ' f - I it Will delivtrjtwicrthe - $ A Tire of Standard Make A Across section of a standard 3)i in. fabric tire. Notice that it con tains only FOUR plies.' It is used only for com-' parisonand emphasizes1 the size,, strength and wearing qua IU ie s of the Sprague.'" Ford Tubes ....$1.00 Srin. and 4-ln. Tubes. ; $1.50 4J-in. and 5-in. Tubes .....$2.00 Phone Us for Prices Before Buying a Tire! 7 A. If. to 11 K 11 V,:::;;y '-'aflBUc.5V:-; - ..TDsaWeek' LAST TWO TIMES MATINEE TODAY, 2:15 EARLY CURTAIN TONIGHT at S KITTY DONER wWi 8l(tr Rom Broth? T Doktr: IACK ItiiaLIS: LYONS 4 VOSCO; KRAMER A BOYLE; Mln Norton: Pull Nleh. olktn: Skmitod 4 Morion: "Nlhlo": To,loi f tho Dk: Aeioo'i Ftbln; Potho Now. Mktlnooo ISo to Me: Som 7o to SI. OS. Sot 4 Sua. Nlohtt loo to 11.00; Soom II.H. Sot. 4 Sun. NEXT WEEK CUS EDWARDS a-CO.' in "Song Royuo oI laai" Wellington fnn CAFE Sunday, October 3, 1921 $1 Dinner from 11:30 to 8 P. M. ' Crab Moat Cockull Queen Olive and Radioheo ' Con torn m Royal Cholco of Fried Sprint Chlckoa, Family Styla Roaat Younf Turkey. 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Comedy Singing Talking and . Dancing; THE BRIGH TONS, "Artistk Rag Picker"; -Phbto-play Attraction, "LIVE W 1 R El S", featuring Edna Murphy, and .Johnny Walker.. ; :, . ;;'.'; V.?.- "OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" tfmilfSl7i Mat, and' NHe Today adSjiiHfl Good Rea'v'd Seat 80c MAIDS OF AMERICA buhw -With That Blttest Rnhhv Rmmi Llttl Csawdla ' jr EASY-TO-eAZE.UPOW CHORUS - Ladies' Ticket 15c-30c Every Week Day '? DAN CING i 3l lit ,a Under Empre Theater ffl, . BISHOP ALMA WHITE Great Woman Preacher and Lecturer Assisted by Others KEL-PINE HALL, OCT.. 2 to 11 - 25th and Farnam Sts. ; " 2:30 and 7:45 Revival Meeting Pillar, of Fire , . j. Organisation Br andeis: Stores New Restaurants Extraordinary Program : Saturday, October First : 12:30 P.M. to 2 P. M. Ralph Williams and His Orchestra Requests Cheerfully Solicited. Addison Fowler and Florence Tamara Whirlwind and Toe) Dancers Supreme Dora Maughh America's Popular Prima Donna. 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