LOVE'S
MESSENGER
By VICTOR REDCLIFFE
A
VOCATiON
8
(Copyright. 1920, V..tern Nw.pp,r I'nluo)
When mi Dnryn left tlu trnln at
Russville his first move wns towitnl
" little one story Imildlnit Iwiirlng the
6ln "pptor Wiirne Itonl Kstntp."
"I'vp come Ju re on n fl.vlns trip.'" he
announced, "nnl If you nre nM-' to sell
Bonio property for tup I'm rptuly."
t .."Tlint Is my lino of huslnoss," nn
twere1 Wnrnc-, slirevlly 5inHin? thU
etralghtfonvnrd clien. if ttie fatter
had been more xiwrieii.vu lu tlu
ways of the world he would hiive con
strued thnr, false, sinister fare.
"Here Is the layout." proceeded Dur
yea briskly. "My uncle died a few
months ago and I wns one of the bene
ficiaries under his will. Ue left me
tbe Addison tract Do you know J it
1lke a book." declared Warne. "Tt
Ilea along the river where they have
the water rights, and a jtood many
plants are likely to gn up In time."
"That Is my name." apprized the
other, tendering a card. understand
f executors that the property
SAHk&kfrsfr perhaps thirty thousand dol
VC ;r j111 willing to take something
"pose of It quickly and
furf-'Jy fRfclT, for I am offered an
opportunity to get Into a promising
business partnership If I can Invest
twenty thousand dollars.
A crafty expression crossed Warne's
face as he rapidly analyxpd thp situa
tion: A young and Impulsive client, a
tranger. and likely to be easily Im
posed upon.
"See here." he suggested, "suppose
you let me drive you over and take
a look at the property. I'm afraid you
will be disappointed."
Duryea was Indeed disappointed
when the rattling old buggy driven by
Warne reached a broad, deep river.
"There's your land." spolre the lat
ter, pointing out a desolate stretch,
low and swampy. Beyond In both di
rections were high lands, hut th's spe
cial expanse made a deplorable slump
In the landscape.
"You talk of thirty thousand dol
lars," spoke Warne. "Well. In twenty
years and after a fortune spent In
drainage you might get ten never
more."
All the spice and ambition suddenly
deserted Allen Duryea. Ills high hopes
were crushed. He stood ruefully view
ing the uninviting spot
Tt looks Just as you say." he admit
ted gloomily. "1 reckon I will have to
begin business life on a more modest
acale than I had blocked out You've
(rot my address. See what you can get
for the property. By the way. there
la no train cityward for several hours.
I understand?"
"That's correct." nodded Warne.
- , "Ton could make It by walking two
SfllllS east and striking a trolley." and
be drove off. while Duryea thought
fully proceeded on foot, fie had gone
about a mile when, passing a small
cabin, he paused to view an obi man
In tears, directing a pitiful appeal to
another, who was rending to him an
official looking document
"I'm sorry to distrain. Mr. M:irsh."
spoke the latter, "but law Is law. Yon
owe fifty dollars and there's a judg
ment against you. If you enn't pay It
I shall have to levy on your rig."
"You take the bread out of our
mouths If you do!" sobbed Gabriel
Marsh, and Just there Duryea stepped
op to the official.
"I've a little surplus cash," he snld,
"and this old man's honest face Is good
enough for me. Write out a release.
I will pay the hill."
"Oh, wait till my daughter comes."
pleaded Marsh, when he had recovered
from the first access of gratitude and
Joy. "She Is Mabel, and I want to
bave her see and thank the stranger
who has rescued us from ruin. Oh,
air I you have an old man's fervent
blessing. There Is Mabel now!" and
the speaker ran down the road to meet
a young girl. Dnryr-a sought vainly to
esenpe the overwhelming gratefulness
of father and daughter. For ilie lat
ter, modest, refined, sincere, lie formed
an immediate admiration, drawn closer
as he heard the story of their strug
gles to keep the wolf from the door,
lie did not readily forget Mabel
when he returned to the city. More
than once he felt drawn to go asaln
to Rossville.'nnd was glad of an ex
cuse when one day be received a letter
from Warne, stating that he had found
a purchaser of the river tract for four
thousand dollars. Duryea win getting
ready to go to rtossvllle when Mabel
Marsh entered his office.
"I have come on a strnnt'e mission.
Mr, Duryea." spoke the young girl.
"We learned of your errand to Ilnss
llle after you bad gone, ami father
overheard o conversation bet v. pen
Warne ami his clerk which showed
that they bad a plan on foot to swindle
you. Warne never showed you the land
you really own. which father Fays In
worth a great deal of money. Instead,
be bad a plot to get your property
from you for a song and sell It for
n immense sum."
"I have come to close our deal for
the forty thousand dollars," announced
Duryea to Warne the following day.
"Forty thousand why. It was foui
that I offered," corrected Warne.
"Well, even so, I would give ODly a
Quitclaim deed, for I understand the
land you showed me does not belong
to me at all. Mr. Marsh has kindly
volunteered to show me my rightful
holdings, and I fancy you will be no
further Interested In Its sale."
And then Allen Duryea, with a glad
mile on bit face, started on his way
ta the Marsh home and Mabel!
By ELIZABETH R.GREENE.
lionyngiit. mo. Wnirn Nwi.ijr Union.)
Cyrilla stood at the window listless
ly watching the whirling snow Hakes,
In the rooni below her three' aunts
were gatheied In oemn council and
the girl frowned to herself at the
know ledge.
"Why don't they let me alone?" she
tl. ought, wistfully. "If everyone has a
spevlaj work, as Aunt I'hyllla says
wliv (Jii't U.ty iet me llnd inlue for
fiiiielf? - -
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troublesome questions Cyrilla turned.
While she still stood Irresolute Aunt
Deborah's voice called to fier, and with
smoldering rebellion In her dark eyea
Cyrilla went obediently down.
As she entered the somber library
two pairs of sKctacled eyes regarded
her fresh young beauty accusingly.
"Cyrilla." said Aunt Deborah, who
was the oldest of the aunts, and Oie
Indomitable leader, "have you decided
yet what vocation you will pursue?"
"No, Aunt Deboralu"
'Well, Cyrilla, as you seem so unable
to decide for yourself, and It's time
you were accomplishing something,
your aunts and I have concluded to
make a choice for you." She paused
expectantly, but the girl listening re
spectfully made no effort to speak.
"We think It best for you to take up
dressmnking you seem such a home
body" she added In a tone that set
tled the mntter.
"What right have you folks got to
plan out my life?" she demanded pas
sionately. "Because I've always
obeyed you, you thrnk you can drive
me now Into a work I detest. You
won't give me time to decide for my
self, you won't trust me. It's It's)
not playing fair!"
Cyrllla's voice broke In a defiant
sob.
The council of three was properly
shocked, but It was gentle Aunt I'hyl
lla who spoke.
"The child Is right," she said softly.
"We ought to trust her and let her
find her own path "
Deborah Meade shot her youngest
sister a withering glance.
In the refuge of her room Cyrilla
sobbed despairingly.
"But I won't be a dressmaker. I
won't I won't I" sobbed Cyrilla rebel
llously. Slipping softly downstairs for her
wraps Cyrilla. passing the library
door, caught the sound of a forbidden
name her mother's name on Aunt
Phyllis' lips. She paused eagerly; she
knew so little of the mother of whom
she had been bereft when a child.
"It doesn't pay to he too hard, Deb
orah." Aunt Phyllis was saying. "You
know how It worked with with Cice
ly." she added bravely.
So once, long ago, her mother had
rebelled at Aunt Deborah's rigid
reign ! Tbat was why, then, they nev
er spoke of her.
Absorbed In her thoughts, she had
reached the crowded thoroughfares of
the city before she realized how far
she had gone.
She would get an office Job. Any
thing was belter than being Aunt Deb
orah's dressmaking pupil.
Then It happened.
When she opened her eyes Cyrilla
found herself In a little white hospital
bed. with a nurse smiling down at
her.
"Where am I?" asked Cyrilla. bewil
dered. "You fell, dear, crossing the street
don't yon remember?" '
"You've sprained your arm, but to
morrow we're going to send you
home," smiled the nurse. "We found
your name anil -address in your hand
bag and have notified your folks. Now
go to sleep, dearie."
When she awoke, a huge bunch of
dewy-petalled violets was on the stand
by her bedside. Cyrllla's eyes filled
with quick tears. So the aunts did
care for her a little, after all!
"Awake, dear?"
Cyrilla. admiring the violets, had
not heard the nurse enter.
"Aren't they lovely?" she cried, In
dicating the flowers. "I didn't know
my aunts cared for me like that," she
added, tremulously.
Nurse Cray smiled enigma! leally.
"Wouldn't you like to thank the giv
er of them?" she asked. "I came to
tell you. you have a caller."
Cyrilla. watching the nurse depart
wondered If Aunt Phyllis had really
come to see her. Then the door
opened and Nurse Oray re-entered,
followed by a tall young man with a
pair of anxious brown eyes.
"Mat, this Is the victim of your
careless driving, Mlsa Dale," rj
proael ed Nurse Oray gently. "My
brother. Mr. Oray, Miss Dile."
"Can you forgive me?"
Cyrilla looked up Into a pair of
pleading brown eyes.
"It was my fault." she said quickly.
"Please don't blame yourself for my
stupid blunder. I shall be all right
aoon nurse says I'm to go home to
morrow." Then, shyly, "Thank you so
much for the violets. I I caver bad
anything so beautiful."
Oray, looking down Into her lovely,
wistful face, vowed many things to
himself. Aloud he said:
"I'm glad you Ifke them, because
there's a lot more coming." Then,
"You must let me atone some way," be
begged.
This be did ao effectually that alx
months later Cyrilla, aa Mrs. Mat
Oray, found her long-dreamed-of voca
tion for life making home beautiful
and happy for the prince. 1
THE ALLIANCE HERALD,
RAILKOAl) NOTES
I,. ,T. Bro'.ilcv ri i!,1 n !ki li in
!to N'cvrr tlc, Mcr.d;'.y.
Miss Lillio Towiley spent Christmas
with her sister at Casper.
J. H. Boxlcy has been laid ofT and
left for old Mexico Monday.
Karl Donahue, who has been luM
oil", returned Friday 10 hi;' home.
Mr. and Mrs. Munuor K ft Monday
for Buwyn, Neb., to v;.-it relatives.
Joe Concannon, who his !cc;t in
Denver for the past v.rek, tcluinul
Friday.
Harry Brew left Friday for low 1
City to frpend the holidays with
friends.
John Breckner returned from 1ngle,
Wyo., Monday, after spending the
holidays there.
Ho;-?,! Irwin :s worLInj? at the en
gine dispatcher's office during the
Christmas vucation.
Five boilcrmakers were pet back to
helpers and five helpers laid off the
j boiler Rang Monday.
I Beryl Brown of the superintendent's
' office left Friday to spend Christmas
with his family in Denver.
Engineer McWade, who has been
working on the Broken Bow locil, has
been changed to the Alliance division.
I The following engines have bee'n
laid olF because of slack business: En
gines No. 3290, r272, 5266, 5257, 1647,
' 1750 and 5262.
I W. A. McCune returned Friday from
Kansas City where the family spent
Christmas. Mrs. McCune and Jimmie
are staying until the first of the year.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 192b.
I .The first issue of the Alliance Bap-t'.-t,
a t 'oi lhly pul!: t on cd led by
'.pv. B. .1. Minort. has boon received
I by irtonibrr ot the romrctriition. It
is a twelve page pamphlet, filled with
news of interest to the church tnem
lcrs, as well as numerous articles of
a ireneral nature. This is by way of
inroduct'o.T of Mr. Minor!, who will
I come lo Alliance as pastor of the First
1! ij t;. t church. One news note in the
: bulletin states that Mr. Minort w'll
Mime in this city January 15, and
j w II preach his first sermon as j a. 101
on the day following. He has had the
j monthly bulletin printed to show what
can be done with it, and says that f
I the plan receives the proper support
FIVE
on the part of the membership, it will
te continued.
(lood reliable Singer sewing
rrnchinc sold at a discount Ihta
week only. Cuarnnterd for life.
Throe dollars a month payment!.
Plio-ic r,8L A. J. Milford. 9-10
NOTICE
The annual stockholders' meet'ng of
I the Herald Publishing Company will
be held at the office of the company in
jthe Reddish block, in the city of Alli
ance, Nebraska, on January 3, 1921, at
7:30 o'clock, p. m.
LLOYD C. THOMAS, President.
Attest: 10
JOHN W. THOMAS, Secretary.
The temperatures since Christmas
have been considerably better than
; last week, when during several morn
ings the mercury dropped to 20 de
grees below zero. Some of the sand
hill roads are none too good, but they
are navigable by horse power, if not
by automobile. The first touch of real
winter worked very little hardship on
either ranchers or townspeople, al
though the visible supply of coal was
diminished considerably.
Miss Frances Brcnnan is home from
Denver where she has been attending
the Barnes Business college, and is
visiting with her parents during the
holidays.
DONT RISK IT
NO USE takinp; the risk of carrying money or of
having it around the house. You may have it
stolen and you may lose your life at the hands of
some bandit. Deposit your earnings in our bank and pay
your bills by check. We do the bookkeeping.
Be Practical
The young man in love often goes into raptures about "the
blue of the sea in her eyes and the golden haze of autumn
in her hair," but remember this, young man she'll eat
just the same as any other healthy girl. Therefore get
down to practical affairs. Save your money, deposit it in a
good reliable bank like ours and get ready to own a home
for you and the girl and to provide the three square meals a
day that you will both need as long as you live. You know,
when poverty comes in at the door, love sometimes flies out
of the window.
WE PAY FIVE PER CENT ON DEPOSITS
The
First National Bank
A Big Three Days
nventory-
ale
Of "Meats and Groceries
SALE STARTS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ENDS FRIDAY EVENING
Remember Only Three Days Before Our Inventory.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE PRICES AS YOU WILL NOT SEE THEM AS
LOW AGAIN FOR A LONG WHILE.
WE DELIVER ALL YOUR ORDERS TO YOUR DOOR. LOOK THESE FEW OVER AND CALL US
OR COME TO THE STORE. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.
Shredded Wheat, Post Toasties or
Puffed Wheat per package
Soda Crackers 20 cent value
per pound
Oyster Crackers 20 cent value
per pound
Calument Daking Powder 33 cent seller
per pound
14c
17c
17c
29c
Package Corn or Gloss Starch, 1 pound 1ft
packages 15 cent seller per package JLvO
AJ1 WHITE LAUNDRY SOAPS (this
sale only) G bars
Lenox Laundry Soap,
6 bars
29c
25c
Heinz Pork and Pcans small size
15 cent value 2 cans
Fancy Pink Salmon half pound cans
20 cent value 2 cans
Small Cans of Milk any kind
4 cans
20c Dottle of Extra Ketchup
3 bottles
Fancy can Apricots or Peaches, Red Pitted
Cherrie3 worth CO cents
Fancy Preserves all kinds 50 cent seller
this sale
24c
29c
25c
30c
.45c
39c
WE HAVE ALL THE STOCK MARKED AT BIG REDUCTIONS FOR THIS THREE DAYS' SALE
CALL 81 AND HAVE THEM DELIVERED.
BUY YOUR NEEDS NOW SAVE MONEY DON'T PAY MORE LATER
ALLIANCE GROCERY CO.
Phone 81 Reddish Block