Thursday, June 26th, 1919.
THE ALLIANCE (NEBRASKA) HERALD
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THE RUBY RING
By ALICIA BOCKELMAN.
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"If I could only have ruby ring."
sighed Margaret Kendall, "but father
and mother seem determined to give
me something else."
She was sitting on the front porch
with flushed cheeks and an angry
scowl clouded her beautiful face. She
pushed aside her curly, black hair,
which the wind would blow in her eyes
to Irritate her still more.
"Margaret," a voice called from up
stairs, "you had better dry your tears
and look cheerful."
"Oh, mother, how can 1 be happy
when you will not give me what I
want for a graduation present," fretted
.Margaret.
"Child, enough of thnt foolishness.
You have Severn! rings already
enough for any girl of your age. A
ruby ring! No. Indeed, you shull not
have It."
"I didn't want a gold wrist watch,
mother."
"Why, Margaret, you have been ask
ing for one all along until this new
idea of a ruby ring came Into your
lead. Whatever "
"Why doesn't father buy me one?"
interrupted Margaret.
"Father has already bought you a
pearl pendant. But, Margaret, my
dear, it Is four o'clock and you have
ftever once thought of Aunt Mehlta
bei. She will be waiting at the sta
tion for you!" exclaimed Mrs. Ken
IalL "Dear me I wish Aunt Mehltabei
would forget to come to my gradua
tion," complained Margaret, going to
the garage.
As she drove up the street Mrs. Ken
dall breathed a sigh of relief. "Well.
he is off at last. If Margaret would
only like Aunt Mehltabei P
In a few minutes Margaret was at
the station as the train was disappear
ing around Atlantic Hill. She wa
. Jumping out of the machine when
Jharlie Montgomery hurried up to the
station cum.
"Why, Charlie." she asked, "what
are you doing here?"
"Oh, I was to meet two of my col
lege chums on leave from camp," he
panted. "Are you to meet someone,
too?"
"More likely someone Is waiting for
ine," replied Margaret. "Oh, Charlie,
look at Aunt Mehltabei arguing with
one of the porters. Do you remember
her?"
(, "Of course I do," laughed Charlie;
but look at my friends, the young
lieutenants, witnessing the parley."
The tardy pair rushed up to the
newcomers, and after salutations, In
troductions and apologies Aunt Mehlta
tel and Margaret were handed Into
their auto and had started homeward.
"Land's sake, child, why were you
o late?" scolded the tired traveler.
"I delayed to tease mother to give
tne a ruby ring for graduation, but
he won't," confessed her. designing
alece. '
"Ituby ring stuff and nonsense!"
cried Aunt Mehltabei.
It was graduation night. Margaret
was putting the last touches to her
pretty gown, when a warning call from
downstairs told her It was time she
was ready.
"Just a moment." she answered, tak
ing another survey of herself.
Being satisfied she snatched up
her outer garments and sped down
stairs. Aunt Mehltabei was waiting for
ber In the lower hall.
"Margaret, here Is a useful present
tor you," she said solemnly, handing
ber.youthful kinswoman a book. Mar
garet glanced at Its title, "Household
Arts."
- Th thank you very much. Aunt
Yon are s so kind," she stammered.
The graduation exercises were about
to begin. Margaret heard her name
called softly. Turning around, she
aw Charlie In a soldier's uniform.
"Come," he said quickly, "come a
little way from the door. I have some
thing to say to you."
Margaret followed him, somewhat
bewildered.
"I have been ordered to Camp
Onieda and wish to say good-by. 1
would like to have you accept this
little gift from me as a keepsake,"
Charlie drew a small box from his
pocket, pressed the spring, and Mar
garet saw a ruby sing!
"Why, how M began Margaret, as
tonished. "Ob, don't hesitate to take it Your
Aunt Mehltabei told me what I might
give you," he pleaded.
"It Is just what .1 wanted, but 1
didn't think it would come from yon.
I shall wear It as a talisman. But
you will come back from camp soon,"
be added, anxiously.
"Not nntlT I've been 'over there, "
Charlie answered, smilingly. There
was no smile on Margaret's face and
all the light went out of ber eyes,
"You will writer he asked. .
"Yes," she said, putting her hand In
his outstretched one. They were part
lng, perhaps never to meet again In
this world so he kissed ber reverent
The opening measures of the grand
inarch were heart! and Margaret went
back to her place and whispered to a
little group of her nearest ' friends,
"Girls, what do you think my new gift
ur
"What?" came the questioning chor
us. "A ruby ring," she answered, with a
tb In her voice
-EARN HNE ART OY RESTING
Ability to Do and Work Depends on
One's Knowing Jutt How to Spend
Leisure Time.
Rest is a blessing laid up oT the
bred only, not for the pleasure seeker.
It is a relaxation from toil, not a new
thrill for the bored. It Is not a pickle
following a feast of cake, nor Is It
within reach of the laxy. It is a gift
for the sole use and behoot of hlin
who has tolled. No one reaches the
door lending to rest without first pass
ing through the workroom.
Most tired folk have wasted much
good strength, but this tolly does not
bar them from entering Into the house
of rest. If all lived wisely there would
be need of few hospitals, and If only
tho who tailored wisely rested there
would be no rest for the race this side
of the cemetery.
"Stonewall Jackson, whose army
corps was swift of foot, used to say:
"1 like to see my uan lie flat on their
backs. A man resis more that way."
That Is the primitive way of resting.
Mother Earth has u broad lap and a
restful way of holding her children.
A wise physician, when sending a
patient on his summer vacation re
cently, said: "On your drive don't try
to get anywhere. Any place is a good
place to stop, if you stop before you
are tired- Don't try to covei any pre
scribed distance in one day. Don't
make or keep any engagements. Be
criminally laiy. Avoid folks. Fish.
When tired of fishing, lie down under
a tree and look up. If you fall asleep,
sleep. When you wake up, fish some
more. Forget that you ever lived be
fore that one day." -
The ability of a man to fill his mind
full of one day depends on his having
I trained himself to see things out of
doors, to fill himself with the Immedi
ate pleasant present without having to
draw on the unpleasant past Happy
Is that man who can get 14 days of
rest out of a two weeks' vacation.
. The ability to Uve well the remain-
I der of the year may lie wholly In
knowing how to occupy those two
weeks, for if one learns on this sum
mer outing that the art of resting In
cludes the fine art of forgetting, he
may practice the same art throughout
I the year at home In his little rest
spells. What a man brings out of th
I rest roonidepends largely on whether
or not, when going in, he remembered
to shut the door behind him.
' Why America Succeeds In China.
) "Chinese-Japanese friendship ha?
long been on the lips of both Japanese
and Chinese, but 'with little result."
says the Tokyo Mchl-nichl. "Equally
true It Is that a feeling of roiinnce on
America Is .growing apace In China."
The editor then explains the situation
' by mentioning the consideration shown
to China by the government of the
United States In renouncing the Roxei
Indemnity, In petitions treatment giv
en to Chinese students, and In Amer
ican educational work carried on In
China. The chief reason which Is de-
I laying the realization of Chinese-Japanese
cordiality, the editor thinks, If
that the Chinese do not accurately un
derstand how necessary Is political and
I economic friendship for the good of
the two countries. Japan needs raw
materials and has money enough tc
pay for them, while China's resource!
are Inexhaustible, but she has no mon
ey to develop them. Then, too, the
Russian menace Is at China's . front
door. In conclusion, the editor of th
Nlchl-nlchl urges a Chinese-Japanese
chamber of commerce.
Getting Ready to Work
My son tells a story of when he
was at Camp Logan. lie Is a ste
nographer, and part of his duties were
to carry dally reports from camp to
brigade headquarters, and from his let
ters at the time, was kept pretty busy.
Along his route were civilian mechan
ics and laborers working, one of whoa
always seemed to be getting ready to
work, usually measuring a piece ol
pipe or looking at It
. One day the soldier stopped and
looked on. The workman noticed him,
and after laying the piece of pipe care
fully on the edge of the ditch said,
"Well, young feller, they keep you
humpln', don't they? How do you like
the army so far? Yon don't get ruucb
time to loaf, do you?"
The soldier answered, "I like this
army all right, but the next array "l
Join I'll tell them I'm a plumber."
Chicago Tribune.
Minor Consideration.
Ton are mispronouncing the names
of places where these battles oc
carred." "That's all right If our boys had
stopped to argue about the pronun
ciation they might not have won the
battles so quickly."
Country Board.
Tm tired of canned beef," complain
ed the summer boarder. "Some fish
wouldn't go bad."
"That's easily fixed." responded the
genial farmer. "Ezry, open a can of
sardines."
The Difference.
"That man Is telling of the most
wonderful exploits he accomplished
when he was on the firing line."
"Was he ever overseas?"
"Well, he might have been half seal
over."
Page Mr. Hoover.
First Suburbanite I understand he
was arrested by the government
Second Suburbanite What fort
First Suburbanite He cast his bread
upon the waters and later found out It
was a wheat! eas day.
CHANGED HIS MIND
By FLORENCE ARMSTRONG.
It was precisely 8:3.V on Friday
morning when Mollis Wlnslow made
his resolution. The local from Turtle
Ulver Junction, five miles north, was
J wheezing Its unsteady way down the
track, leaving Wlnslow on the plat
form at Cherryilale. glowering help
lessly after Its steadily retreating, wa
vering outline. i
"That settles It!" ho exclaimed as
he turned with savage stride tmvanl
the only garage In the village. "I'll ad
vertise In tomorrow morning's paper.
Whoever heard of a backwoods place
where the trains run ahead of time?"
Wlnslow's business was In the city,
15 miles away, where he hud lived un
til the last two year. Then, by the
deiah of nn aged aunt, whose especial
favor he had alwavs enjoyed, he had
Inherited a huge old n-ansion In Cher
rydale, where the old lady hiid lived
and died, and whither. In her will, nhe
bade the young man come and live.
It was under protest that Wlnslow
had compiled with this provision of
the bequest. This morning, however,
his dislike of the arrangement had
blossomed Into the full flower of re
bellion, and the threats, so often made
anil retracted, to forego the possession
Of the property which had become a
white elephant on his hands, were ful
filled. Ills first act, when the Cherry
dale automobile had deposited him at
the door of his office building, was to
telephone the Sentinel and enter an
advertisement for the sale of the es
tate. As he stepped from the accommo
dation early Saturday afternoon, Wlns
low regarded the wintry landscape
with profound satisfaction. He had
an appointment with a prospective
buyer who was coming on the next
train, and the countryside always
showed to better advantage under this
clear," bright sunshine. , However, It
was very hard going, he reflected, on
these Icy roads, and the wind blew
across the open spaces with a violence
calculated to sweep a lighter person
off his precarious foothold. Wlnslow
turned up his collar to meet the arctic
blasts, shoved his hands deep down
Into his huge pockets, and strode on
toward the white-pillared house at the
Joining of the crossroads.
He looked up suddenly as an Icy
wind whistled through the rattling
tree-tops, making a shower of crystals
that danced around ils feet. Ap
proaching him from the angle was the
small, trim figure of i girl. He won
dered what mad errand could have
sent her out to tread ihose glassy
roads this afternoon, when the same
blast caught her hat, Irrespective of
restraining hatp'ns. She clutched
wildly to regain It, struggled frantic
ally to maintain an upright position,
and collapsed in a little heup, from
which she endeavored In vain to arise.
"Hurt?" Wlnslow demanded anx
iously us he bent over her. He had
reached her side In two reckless
Jumps.
"I guess not," she replied, making
another effort, and crumpled up again.
"We'll have the doctor here In a
Jiffy," Wlnslow said, as he unceremo
niously lifted her In his arms and car
ried her Into the library of the big
house. For once he was grateful that
he was not living In town In bachelor
apartments.
Half an hour later, when the doctor
had departed, Elizabeth Langdon drew
a sigh of sheer happiness as she
leaned back In the big grandfather
chair before the crackling wood fire.
"What a jf wonderful home J" she
breathed. ,At her side stood a tea
table on which Wlnslow's housekeeper
had set forth the golden beverage, with
English muffins and currant Jelly, as
serting as she did so that this spar
kling transparency was made from
fruit raised on the premises, which
was the finest anywhere around the
countryside.
Wlnslow turned abruptly from the
fire, where he was stooping to en
courage the flumes to leup still higher.
His eye took in the pleasant domestic
scene. An attractive girl, who was
also a plucky one, before his fireside
made things look different "What a
fool I've been !" he ejaculated. "I ad
'vertlsed It for sale today and some
one's due here now to look It over,"
he muttered, somewhat lnaudlbly.
"Perhaps he, won't take It" she of
fered, "bur It's perfect I All the 6lmple
dignity of It" she Indicated It with a
sweeping glance. "Oh 1 If you had to
live In an apartment In the city as I
do, and never see the country dressed
In Its Ice-clothing on a Saturday after
noon, you'd be willing to ray for It
with a broken ankle, too," she ended
laughingly.
A harsh jangling sound Interrupted.
Wlnslow stepped Impatiently to the
telephone. "Who? McQuag? at Jen
kins' drugstore? Well, don't comet
Can't help It; that's an owner's privi
lege! Sorry. Better take the next
train back. I hear It whistling now.
No. Positively 1 You'll have to hurry,
Mr. McQuag, lt'a ahead of time."
Wlnslow bung up the receiver with
a chuckle. "Blessings on that Turtle
River station master. He cut that
short for me. The old codger wanted
to buy without even looking at the
place 1" Elizabeth's face wore a charm
ing expression of suspended question
ing. Wlnslow leaned across the table.
"Perhaps I'd better not say yet why
I changed my mind " he hesitated.
Elizabeth's eyea dropped to her te
cup. He stumbled and grew red.
"Perhaps," she said softly "you'd be
a little ahead of time."
(Copyright, by tha McClure New,
piper Syndics.!.)
WANT TO HUT nomMhlnaT Hun
drvda of people werkly man thraa
want ad column looking- for
what you or othra have to offer.
Oct quick remilt by advertlalna
ln The Herald Wi.t Ad depart
ment. WANTED 5 bright, capable Ladles
to travel, demonstrate and sell
dealers, f 25 to $50 per week. Rail
road fare paid. Wrlto at once.
OOOUitlCII DRUG CO., Dept. 786.
Omaha, Nebr. 26-5t-8016
OLD CIXVTIIKH WANTED
The City . Mission is In need ot
second-hand clothing, eseclally men't
and shoes. Call phone 696 and we
jwill call for them. The City Mis
slon
WANTED TO BREAK SOD We
I have several clients who wish to
break sod this spring. They are ex
I perienced and have good tractors or
horses. Price reasonable. If you
have land In Box Butte county which
you wish broken out Ret In touch
Iwlth us at once. THOMAS-BALD
INVESTMENT COMPANY. Alliance
17tf7871
riANO FOR SALE
A beautiful high grade upright piano
at a bargain, on easy terms to a
responsible party. Answer at once.
P. O. Box 401, Alliance, Neb.
WANTED Clean cotton rags, at
The Herald office. Must bo of fair
size and clean. Are used In wiping
machinery. 83-tf
STRAYED Brown saddle horse
. branded on the left shoulder with
and M or a W. Mealy nose and wire
scar on right hock joint. Shod all
around. Suitable reward will be
paid for Information leading to hh
recovery. PETER , THOMPSON.
Minatare, Neb.
$1,000 maximum reward for evi
dence convicting anyone stealing CJ,
JIC or other of my stock. C. MACH.
Whljman. 29-8t-8067
LOST Ladles' Rain Coat, near
Broncho Lake. Finder please
leave at Herald office and receive re
ward. 30-tf-8079
FOR 8 ALU
TWENTY ACRE BUILDINO SITE
for Si mmer Home Ift" the beau
tiful Spearfisn Canyon. Best of
water, good trout fishing. Close to
railroad depot. Be quick if you want
It. Address me at Barret Hotel,
Spearflsh. So. Dak. W. A. BARRETT.
MISCELLANEOUS
Flrst-Class laundry work. Denver
agency. Call 133 for serrice car.
Keep-U-Neat.
Cleaning, repairing, dyeing. Keep-U-
Neat Just phone 133 and the
MOVE FURNITURE SAFELY
We hate equipped our dray was
ons and auto truck with the late
appliances for moving furnltur
without marring or scratching or de
lng damage. Up-to-date wagon pad
will be used by us on all movln
Jobs. JOHN R. SNYDER. Phone If
37-tf-6950
LOST Late Friday afternoon, la
dy's small wrist watch, in or near
post ofhee; valued as keepsake.
Liberal reward if returned to of
fice ot Boyd & Mets. 20tf7911
Automobile and tractor repair
work wanted by experienced me
chanic. Work done at your home
city or country If desired. Phone
656, ask for Boyd. All work guar
anteed. 28-tf-8057
Weaver Garage open for business
again. 116 West 2nd St.
Real Estate, Loans and Insor
ance. F. E. REDDISH, Reddisf
Block.
15-tf-6727
Piano For Sale
We ha.ve stored In Alliance a high
grade piano which, if taken at once,
will be sold at a very substantial dis
count. Terms to a responsible party.
If interested write at once for partic
ulars to THE DENVER MUSIC
COMPANY, DenTer, Colo.
28-2t-8051
Regular teacher's examinations
will be held at the Court House.
June 27th and 28th. This Is the
latft Reading Circle Examination.
Opal Russell, Co. Supt.
28-2t-8061
Give' Him a Goatskin.
The professor Is the goat
"If it were not for one trivial thing."
mused Professor Cranium, the famous
memory expert, a he stroked his chin
In par, "I could give young Stewpldd
his diploma. His record as a student
of my course Is almost perfect."
"What Is his little trouble r asked
Dr. Uackem-Uppe.
"lie forget to pay for bis lessons."
I No. 1663
NOTRE
OF
CHANGE OF BOUNDARIES BE
TWEEN THE . ALLIANCE AND
BROKEN BOW LAND DISTRICTS
IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA.
Notice Is hereby given hat the
President of the United States, by
Executive Order of April 8, 1919, In
accordance with the provisions of
Section 2253 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States, and by virtue, of
the authority therein given, directed
that:
Township twenty-six north, of
ranges 17 to 24 west, inclusive, and
townships twenyt-seven to thirty-five
north, of ranges seventeen to forty
west. Inclusive be detached from the
Broken Bow land district and attach
ed to and made a part of the Alliance
land district in the State of Nebraska
and the business and archives per
taining to said lands transferred to
the land office at Alliance.
The chnnse of boundaries above
Indicated will take effect on July 1,
1919, and the Keplster and Receiver
of the land office at Broken Bow, Ne
braska, will transact no business per
taining to the lands referred to after
June 30, 1919. '
Given under my hand at the Dis
trict of Columbia this fifth day of
May, A. D., 1919.
CLAY TALLMAN,
Commissioner of the
General Land Office.
LIXJAL NOTICE
I in the County Court of Box Butte
County, Nebraska.
In the Matter of the Estate of
NcLle E. Taylor, Deceased.
Notice to all persona Interested In
said estate Is hereby given, to pre
sent their claims for adjustment and
allowance against said estate, to the
County Court of said County, on or
before the 28th day of July, 1919, at
the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. At
which time I will hear and adjust all
uch claims.
All persons having claims against
said estate must file the same In said
Court, on or before the 28th day of
July, 1919, or Bald claims will be
forever barred.
Dated this 21st day of June, 1919.
IRA E. TASII.
(SEAL) County Judge
L. A. Berry, Atty.
June26-4t-8072
ANNOUNCING
The Opening of an Exclusive.,
UNDERTAKING PARLOR
You are assured when you
have your funeral arrange
ments handled by this estab
lishment that you will have
the best of service and supplies
at reasonable prices.
GEO. G. GADSB7
. Residence Phone BIO
114 West Fourth St., Alliance
Phone 100
Prudential Life
Insurance Company
Newark, New Jersey
Office Opera House Block
J. A. PIERCE
District Manager
PHONE 43
QUICK SERVICE ELEC
TRIC SHOP
F. T. McKKE. Mgr.
Phone SUM
423 tt Dox Butte Ave.
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
"I
BURTON & REDDISH
Attorneys-at-Law
OFFICE I
Flrat Katlaaal Baak Ballalas
PHONE 180
ALLIANCE. NEBRASKA
Harness Hand Made
Fraaa Beat Material. Oatlaat Aav
Vmefwj Maaa UaaJa. Call aa Baa.
Haraeaa Reaalriaa; hf Kxrl-
caced Haraeaa Maker,
J. M. COVERT
At M. M. D. Nlraala Btaad
ALLIANCE. NEBRASKA
Professional Photographer
QUALITY PORTRAITS
laterUr tad Bxteiier Ytawa
Kedak FlaUalas
Ealartiac aU Style
ALLIANCE ART STUDIO
M. E. GREBE. Praartete
PHONE RED 111
Maybe You Know Him.
Said Senator Squash of Squeegee -
The senator who never knows the mo
tlon before the house Is the kind ot
feller who always baa to ask. 'What'
trumps J"
GEORGE J. HAND, M. D.
Asthma and Hay Fever
Eye, Ear, . , ,
Nose and Throat
PHONE XST
Calla aaawered treat Office day a
alcat
C. E. SLAOLE, M. D.
Physician and Snrgeon
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
RESIDENCE PHONE No. II
OFFICE PHONE No. II
DR. . II. I1ELLWOOD
Surgeon
C. C Q. RallroaJ
Office over Ilolsteln Store.
Phone 87.
L. W. BOWMAH
Physician and Sargtra
lit l-t Boi Butto
Aulas, Nrbraalui
PHONES
otscei sea
If
DR. If. J. RiSKDr
Physician and Surgeon
Office over Ilolsten Store
Office Phone 87 Residence 189
J. JEFFREY, D. O. Ph. C
A. O. JEFFREY, D. O.
WALTER A. STATES, D. O.
Chiropractors
10 a, m. to 8 p. m.
New Wilson Block
J
DR. EINAR V. BLAK
Medicine and Surgery
Specialty: Eye, Ear, Noae,
Throat and Lungs
GfaMM Carefully Fitted
Office In Mallery Block
Phones:
Office, 104; Residence, 103
DR. E. L. BASKIN
DENTIST
Over Holsten's Drug Store
PHONE 87-
r . J. D. EMERICK
Bonded Abstracter
I fcava taa aaly at at Abatraet
Baafca la Baa Batta Caaaty.
Ofltei ROOM T
Opera Uaaaa Black
L, A. BERRY
Lawyer
LOOM RUMMER BLOCK
PHONE
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
Lt Ma Cry fa Taa" ' '
HARRY P. C0URSXT
LIVE STOCK am GENERAL IAUH
SPECIALIST aaa AUCTIONEER.
Farm Sales a Specialty
Tcrama Heaaaaaala
PHONE AlUaaea, Naaraaka
WHEN IN OMAHA VISIT THB
"Omaha's Fun
Centre"
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