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THE ALL! ANTE IlEHALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1022.
vviViViViViv-'iViii!ijaa
Through
a Glass
Darkly
Hy
FANNIE HURST
"Ach, lanr.titT, my old lndy likes
have tier little fuss with everybody.
I'm fflad rnoiiKh for a while It should
be you Instead of me. Like my son
Ulchle bark home In New York pays,
htr bite In worse a her hark. I got
fine boy hack home, Danzlger. Jlut
lway when he. wants to tense his
mini a little, that's what he says to
tier."
Laughter, two large dimples and the
crow's-feet of amiability crept Into
"it. DaiiKlger's fare, and he flung one
na along Mr. Lefkovlteli'i stooped
boulders.
"You got a mighty fine lady for a
'rife Just the same, Lefkovltch a
telRhty One lady."
"See, see, mama, there go some of
The rortugucse who live here, right
last you.M
A group of native riff-raff, ynre
limbed and their brown backs stUl
(listening from the dive, scuttled past.
"Don't look, Esther, I feel ashamed
enough. I tell you If I had known
what goes on In a town like this, right
n the boat where a young girl don't
Heed to be ashamed where she looks,
"Jou would have stayed.
"Mama, this Isn't"
"I don't think It Is so nice, Mr. Pun
fclffT, since you been here before, you
didn't first tell my daughter they go
round In this place worse as In bath
ing suits at stylish summer resort
I home In America."
Mr. Lefkovltch cast 'a thoughtful
quint after the group.
"I tell you, Danzlger, there's a gold
mine lu this kind of a town for a
mart fellow with a few dollars to In-
VtSSt,"
"Wouldn't be surprised."
"If I was a young fellow like my
on, Ulchle, right awuy In a town like
Uils la a furulwliing goods busluess 1
Could (nuke money." -
"Wouldn't he surprised."
"Cbeap rents and low expenses! To
eSl punts to men whodon't know
aythlng about them ain't so hard as
t aU them to men what know too
conch about them. I bet you, Dan
CdCr, with a few thousand; dollars,
two young fellows- like you, and y
oft Ulchle, or his friend, ; Abe Kats,
-could make big money In a town like,
this."
"i"or our son, let me tell you, Aaron,
light In New York, where you built
tip for yourself your own business, is
srood enough for him, too."
"Oh, look, inuinu, please look! See
t&rHtu teams pulling Uie sledges up
toll. "Ach, and Esther, see over there tl
embroidery shops. A whole string of
them like Mrs. Kron said there would
bo."
"No, no, mama, please don't cross
Over there. We're all going up the
tooumaliinlde lu a little truln, mama,
to aee the scenery. Areu't we, Mr.
Dantlger?"
"You won't have time for shopping
this time, Mrs. Ix-fkovltch, If you want
to take that trip up the mountain and
be back on the lnmt by three."
"For scenery, Mr. Duuilgor, I got
time when I got nothing else what Is
more Imbortant. 1 guess, Aaron, If I
can buy linens here hulf so cheap as
t home, you want yet I should go up
on the mountulu top to look at scen
ery r
"But, mama, everybody goes up.
See, they're all going toward the
Tunkulnr. We didn't come all this
distance to look ut linens. Honest, If
you're going to start that way, I 1
Just wish I hadn't come."
"Ach come, Itettha; If the child
wants we should look at the scenery
what's the difference if you got to pay
little more for such linens buck lu
America?"
"You always, Aaron, In front of
Com puny got big ways. I tell you
when a man loses to curds four hun
dred and "
"But mama "
"Don't worry your mama no more to
go up there. Esther. All right. Ber
tha; me and you will stay down off
the mountuln hy the embroideries.
Esther, you and Danzlger go up the
funicular and look around. I tell you
I'm ready for those fellows over there
tn the shops. Before I came away
from home In every language I learned
the money. I Just want that one of
them fellows should try to get hie
(nixed up. You and Esther go on up,
Danr.ljjer." j
"Good. I'll show her the sights
lrljjhty."
"I'leate take care, Mr. Danzlger.
that you get her back on the boat In
1lenty time. Me and her papa ain't
looking for worries."
"I'll bring her buck with bells on,
Mrs. Lefkovltch."
"Come, Aaron. See that second
tore over there with the centerpiece
luing In frout; first I want to try In
there. If they ask you five dollars
for It, you should offer them seventy-.
five cents, Simon, Mrs. Kron says"
Toward the straggling line of tour
fell and, the. cobbled street that, wound
'iink'iif'Ti.v iniird tit i ho ftinictilnr sfn-
Ion. Stiit lMi-r l.'-fkmltcli turned
her vliirilna fnce. lti';d her firm In
Mr. I):nir.lt' r's iroT red tip, smiled,
mid roiild not still tlie tremolo of her
heart.
Two Mh'iiwimI feet above the hnr
tuir, tle twnMp rcdii'-pil by dNtnwe
to tin proportion of n nmn's palm,
stop nn untamed mountain, wlioe
slinky side were matted with patrl-
Joe," She Said Shyly, tht Word Float
ing Like a Petal Off Htr Lips.
nrchnl growth, the Cosmopolitan cafe,
English speaking, marble-topped, awn
Inged, woltered and In wait for tour
ists, rose like an observatory.
En tete-a-tete, at one of the marble
topped tables, well away from the gnb
ble of the Koumnn'a's passenger list,
the thousand scents of a thousand
(rnrdons m their nostrils. Mr. Joe
Danzlger and Miss Esther Lefkovltch
breathed deep and leaned each to the
other, as If Madeira were a desert and
the gardens bloomed each within the
other's eyes. ,
"I Just never thought anything
could be so perfect as being up here.
For a girl like me that's never trav
eled anywhere before, It It's Just too
perfect."
"Didn't I tell you! Just you wait,
girlie, till we get further along on
this trip. I'm going to open those
pretty black eyes of yours."
"And that ride up the mountain
straight through the clouds wasn't It
Just well, I don't know, but Just,
wasn't It?"
"I was too busy looking at you and
your cute little, tan little face and
your big eyes and your red little Hps
to have any time for scenery Ea- i
ther."
,JbhMr. Dan
"Now, now, what did you promise
tne?" I
"Joe," she said ' shyly, the word
floating like a petal off her Hps.
"That's better," he said so senten
tlonsly that she closed her eyes.
"That's better, girlie. But Just you
wait. Esther, until I steer you through
the Italian lakes, If you think this Is
scenery."
"Oh, Mr. Danz Joe, really are yon
going t" change your ticket and go
with us?"
"Girlie." he said with a new sotto
quality In his voice, "if you was go
ing all the way to hold a post mortem
over the Dead sea, I'd go with you."
Crimson was her face.
"Now you're talking Just like the
boys at home do, Joe. And ever I
came on this trip and met you and
all. It Just seems to me like I'm some
body else In a dream or something.
All the boys In my crowd at home are
are Just regular fellows, and you
you're different, Joe. You mustn't
Jolly me."
"Look," he said, reaching for her
wrist, holding It and sending Into her
durk glance the dark Intensity of his
own, "do I look like a fellow who's
Jollying. Esther?"
"Oh, Joe!"
Beneath the black, close-clipped
hedge of mustache his Hps quivered,
then settled Into a 6trulght Hue.
"Do I?"
"N-no. Joe."
"I I'm Just afraid to let myself go
for fear It's you who's doing the Jolly
ing, Esther. What about this fel'ow
back In New York that owns the
haberdasher store? From what the
old folks say, he's head over heels
himself, ain't he, girl?"
"Abe Katz? Aw, he he's Just a
good friend, Joe. Like I always say,
I I want to travel first and meet a
new crowd. I aw, he's nothing but
a good friend, Joe. Him and my
brother, they "
"Then you ain't stringing me along
girlie?"
"Oh, Joe, I no you
"A fellow that's knocked about like
I huve, girlie, and seen as many of
them as I have In every country on
the globe don't make a mistake about
It when he does finally get hit. That
first day I seen you on deck, girlie,
with your hair blowing loose like that,
I knew i was hit."
She locked down the niountulnslde
end Into the riot of treetops.
"You you're the greatest fellow,
Joe."
"And you're the greatest girl."
All the nerves of her were singing.
"Oh, Joe oh let go my hand, Joe,
you you mustn't. (li. Joe!"
"Queer, of this here mountuln, that's
what you are."
This was the chrism of love anolnt
ln..hcj4 SiiU uuwed her hcacL..
"I Jut lsh mnma rouUt have hoard
you spy that. .!. It was benu'lful."
"Your imima, Esther, I'm afraid is
down on tne."
"Oh. you mustn't tnlud lier, Joe, or
papa either. II? "
"Why the old gentleman Is Just the
finest sport I ever met. And don't
think, little girl, t Tint I don't under
stand a lady like your mania. S'-re I
do, She Is a great old lady, shells,
(live me the plain speaking ones every
time."
"She doesn't mean a mean word she
says, Jf e. You nfuMn't feel hard to
ward her; that's Just her way."
"She's a fine lady, all rlirht. but she's
got me dend wrong. Why, honest to
fjod, Esther, as I sit here If It wasn't
that I'd like to see your old gentleman
win bock them few hundred bones, I
wouldn't have touched another card
after the first game."
"I knew that, Joe. That's Just what
I keep telling mnma."
"You sweet little thing you taking
up for me like that."
"1 Just keep telling lier that."
"She's got me down wrong for a
sport. Why, true as I sit here, gJrlle,
If my business didn't carry me like
this i!t over the world, I could settle
down In a good commercial town with
a boy like that brother of yours that
your father Is trying to find a partner
for, make a go of the business and
live quiet the rest of my life. That's
the kind of a hairpin I am."
"Oh, Joe, you you will Just love
Mlchle, when you see him. One great
boy If there ever was one. and busi
ness like papa to his finger-tips. You
and him In a little business together,
say, wouldn't that be great ! Just look
at pnpo how how little he started,
way clown on the East side and and
look at his store now so big and all."
"I'm not much of a fellow to boost
myself. Esther, but with a young fel
low like that to help me push a busi
ness, I could make a go of almost any
thing. I'm the kind of fellow that has
made easy all my life and spends Just
as eosy. a cioiior tiorrt look as big to
me as a dime to lots of fellows. Get
me?"
"Yes."
"Just ilke I enn win at cards eosy,
I can inaVe easy money on any busi
ness proposition I put my mind -to.
Say, right no' I'm making three times
what any fellow In my line Is mnk'ng.
But I'm pettlnir sic'.- n' tUq "-.vntrv.
to-country business, Esther. There's
money In It, but I'm Just about ready
to get me a good partner, settle down
and get me a little get me a home!
Get me, Esther? A home Is what I
want."
"Yes, Joe."
"Get me a partner and settle down."
"A fellow like you would Just be
the making of a boy like my brother
Mlchle. He's such a kid yet, and two
years older than me, too. But he's
been under papa's thumb In the busi
ness too long. A boy like him, that
never would go to school, gets Into
business early,
What he needs now Is
to get out and hustle for himself In a
business that Isn't alrtady made.
That's what I always say papa ought
to set Mlchle up for himself."
"Sure thing! Say, I guess a man
like your papa could set his son up
In business with twenty or thirty thou
sand and not feel It. eh?"
"That's what Mlchle says, but pa's
slow about It."
"Your brother's got the right Idea
all right ; why, I bet If your papa had
three sons he could set them up In
business and not feel It, eh? I know
a thing or two about the money that's
been made In the men's clothing busU
ness the last fifteen years."
"Pa pa Is right rich, I guess."
"And a grand old mnn If there ever
was one."
"He sure Is and self-made; too. Hon
est, It's Just like a story the way he
started struggling and making his
way peddling, and then when he mar
ried mama, right from off the East
side, too. the two of them starting the
little store together, the two of them
pushing through all the dirt of the
East side and coming out of It so fine
and all. Shows how goodness con
grow out of all that filth down there,
dont It. Joe?"
"It's grand. Esther."
"Him und mama don't show It, may
be, but they're Just pure gold, they
are. They they're Just pure gold."
Ills bund lay over hers, quiescent
A wnlter hovered In the distance. The
gabble and laughter of tourists was
suddenly remote.
"If the old gentleman only won't stir
up a game tonleht, Esther, we'll make
a last evening of It on board, alrlghty,
"I Just told papa he he couldn't
drag you down there tonight, Glhrnl
tar coming In sight and you knowing
so mwh to describe about places."
"I sure want to stick with you to-
night. Esther. I fact Is. I Just want
to stick with you all of them."
Her band flew to her breast.
"Joe !"
"My little dearie girlie I want to
steal you."
"Oh, Joe you you mustn't."
But he was on his feet suddenly
and grasping his hat from the table,
"Gad," he cried, "there's the boot
whistling three times. We got to do
some tall sprinting, girlie. Ixxik, the
rest of them have all started down
already."
"Oh, Joe! Mama! Let's run. Let's."
Hand In hand and with the Ilclleile
swing of youth, they scuttled across
the green turf. Form the harhor, full
of wanihig, came another blast
(To Be Continued)
TUE LENGTHY KIND.
"I wonder if my little boy know-
how many seconds there are in a
minute?"
"Do you mean a real minute, moth
er, or one of those great big wait-a-minutes
? " Boston Transcript.
HEMINGFORO METHODISTS
HOLD REVIVAL MEETINGS
7 ' v.
Frof. E. C. Mills of Lincoln, musica
director and soloist, at the Methodi t
church at Hemingford for two weeks
The revival campaign at the Meth
odist church at Heminirford begins on
Wednerday evening January 18 under
the direction of Rev. E. C. Newland of
Crawford who will do the preaching
and Prof. E. C. Mills of Lincoln who
will lead in the singing. Both of these
men are efficient and will render
splendid service for all who wish to
take advantage of it. The services are
!en to the public and all are invited
to attend.
NORFOLK IS PREPARED
TO ENTERTAIN FIREMEN
NORFOLF This city is all ready to
entertain the fortieth annuil conven
tion of the Nebraska" State Volunteer
Firemen's association, which convenes
on To--dav evening and continues
until Thursday night.
About 1,000 firemen are oxnocted.
according to reservations held by the
local committee. The state fire mar-
hal has called in all his inspectors and
during the convention he will have his
official headquarters here.
The opening session take.? place
Tuesday night. On Wednesday there
will be a series of business mtet-
ngs, speeches and demonstrations, and
on Thursday afternoon the new offi
cers will be elected and next conven
tion city selected.
There are numerous towns in the
contest for officers, and several towns
are competing for the next conven
tion. . .
Governor McKelvie is the principal
speaker for the annual banquet on
Thursday njght which closes the con
vention.
Fire Marshal Hartford announced
that he plans an organization of fire
chiefs of the state.
HASTINGS Returns in benefits of
the Hastings chamber of commerce to
the city for 1921 was placed at the
cash value of $90,000 by Secretary
Beels in his annual report of a return
of $17 for every' dollar invested in the
chamber. Should the freight rate case
now pending before the interstate
commerce commission be favorable to
Hastings Mr. Beels said the value of
the years work to the city will ex
ceed $400,000.
ANNOUNCES
Touring: Car $348.00
Roadsters $319.00
Chassis $285.00
Coupe $580.00
Sedan $645.00
Truck ; $430.00
Fordson Tractors $625.00
F. O. B. Detroit
These prices do not include starter and demountable rims on all open models
These prices are lower than ever before in the history of the Ford
Motor company, and with these startling low prices a shortage cf Ford
Cars is imminent. Place your order today with
Coursey
i
ALLIANCE
We Can Sell
New Skin Game
Was Worked on
IIcmingford'Mcn
Hemimrfonl Ledger: Another slick
"-
me',hol of parting the man and his
moiev was recently brought to light 'V auacKina Tine sia e nignway .epan
bere in Hemintr'oni. I mcnt- hich i9 KttinK a P0Ol mW
A rcrnectahle lookine man stopped licks from nil over the Ftate. The
t. ' ! r v,- ,i infi.ixi
himself as a salesman for the Amen
can Plate Glass and Fixture company
riass anil ri.iure tonihu?
of Chicago and San Francisco, giving sirucien in an exuawum. wm
his name as R. B. Mason. manner, and that such roads cost
, . . . in many cases ten times as much a
ne approacneu a numoer i . c.-. similar Voads constructed under county
chants for the supposed purpose of , outhorit and 8upcrvision. A copy of
selling mem seconu ounu nik :
The cases were supposed to be mi
Kiverton, Wvo., where they had been
shipped new" May 10, 1921. The mer-
. - a 1 1 1 1- a! !
cnanuor K'yenon wn inau mane xne
' " " t "
Tieni on uie cases, wcie uiiuuic iu mi- ,
ish the payment, so tne ca.es were
U'ken over by the company. The show
cases, being of glass, take triple first
. i . , ; i - t i,i
rate freight and te :
Ding une cases uhik iu viikjuku umu
be so high, Mr. Mason was trj'infiT to
dispose of them at a reduced price to
save reshimiine to Chicago. The cases
were triple strength plate glass, in
solid oak frame, and valued about four
times what the salesman asked for
them.
Charles Sharp, jeweler, bought one
case, lne case was easily worm jdu travagant and wasteful manner or
according to othe catalogue prices of building these highways, therefore, be
such cases. The case was a jeweler's u
case, with glass shelves forty inches i Resolved, By the board of supervfs
high, and about sixteen feet long. ors 0f Sherman county, Nebraska, now
Fiohnapfel bought a Hussman Re -
frigerator Counter, equipped with
cooler coil, triple plate glass, twelve
"eet long, forty inches high, twenty
oicht inches in depth and 32 inches
at the bow. Each case cost $100. The
rises were to be tried out until May
next and then five months from that
time were allowed for the next pay
ment of $100 in monthly installments.
No money was asked in advance on
the sale. However, as the cases were
hoyed r.nd ready for shipment, Mr.
1'el r.iiu i ' i ii 1 " ......
Mason asked Sharp nnd Frohnapfel to
eh stand half of the freight on the
cases purchased. Frohnapfel and Sharp
ach came across with their half of
the freight bill, amounting to practi
"iillv fifteen dollars each, and Mason
bought a draft at the bank for the
amount of freight in each case, making
he draft payable to G. W. Baker
agent.
The cases were purchased about the
middle of December but to date the
cases have not been heard of, nor have
the advanced freight charges been re
turned. The bill of sale was made out in each
ense on stationery of the American
Plate .Glass nnd Fixture company and
in each case, the agent made inquiries
at the depot to find the exact amount
of freight and paid his half.
A short time ago, becoming sus
picious of the deal because they had
not heard from the cases, Sharp and
Frohnapfel wired Riverton and found
that no such merchandise had been
shipped, nor was there any knowledge
of the show cases ever having been in
town. mason miuic a umiy kvuu
wage of $30 for one day's work here. ;
Both Frohnapfel and Sharp have given : tension of water pipes that under th
it up as a "skin game" with themselves contract system would have cost $10,
as the fleeced lambs. - 000 was completed under supervision):
' of the city manager for $5,700, saving;
THE SEEING EYE.
(Christian Register)
How do you vizualize your job? The
story of the three stone cutters leaves
nothing of wisdom to be said. They
were working on a stone. A stranger
asked the first what he was doing.
"I'm working for $7.50 a day," he re
plied. "And you?" the stranger asked
the second. "I'm cutting this stone,"
growled the laborer. When the ques
tion was put to the third stone cutter,
he answered: "I'm building a cathe
dral." MOTOR CO.
THE FOLLOWING NEW PRICES EFFECTIVE
TODAY
You a Ford Car Now, No Matter'Where You Live
Sherman County
Leads in Fight
on State Bureair
The Sherman county board of
. i.i .i -i i .
supervisors naa lUKt n uie .uu.i in ,.)t..-
bhernian county men have adopted a
strong resolution charging that state
and fedf-ral aid highways tire con-
- , . : - - ,
th u P.lllt nn ha, K,n forwarded to
I "'
the senators and congressmen fronx
Nebraska, to Governor McReme and.
the clerks of other counties in the?
, ki their co.operation an(E
assistance.
The resolution, which was adopted
January 11, reads as follows:
It has been demonstrated in our
own and adjoining counties that in the
.own unu uujuuuiik iuuiiucj uai in lire
construction of our State and Federal
roads, the government, state, countjr
and taxpayers are in no sense getting
value received for the money expended'
oh said Government and State Aid?
roads, in fact in many cases, costing:
ten times as much as similar roads
constructed under county authoritjr
and supervision, and believing an in
! vestigation should be made of the ex-
! in session, that we hereby request our
United States senators and congress
men from our state, on the part of the
government, to investigate and get
comparisons from all over the state,.,
showing the cost of highways under
government and state contracts, nntf
the cost of similar highways under
county supervision. Also requesting:
Governor McKelvie and the proposed!
special session of the Nebraska Legis
lature to also make an investigation.-.
and furnish some relief and some-
- - --
remedy, and if at all possible, so amend
the present laws and procedure so as.
to set apart to the different counties
of this state a just proportion of the
funds allowed by state and nation on
these highways, and permit said funds:,
to be expended by the counties under
direction of their authorities, only
rendering to the state and federal gov
ernment itemized statements of tho?
manner in which such funds are ex
pended. Resolved further, That a copy of this
resolution be prepared by the county
clerk and forwarded to each of the?
senators and congressmen from Ne
braska, to Governor McKelvie and to
the county clerks of other counties
within thi3 state, requesting their co
operation and assistance.
THE CITY MANAGER PLAN.
(Omaha Daily News.)
Last April the citirens of Alliance
Neb placed their public affairs in thes
hands of a city manager, with the re
sult that approximately 20 per cent
of tVio usual annrODriation for the CUT
a pretty goodXer,t year Will be saved-.
ys work here. Here is one wav he does it: An ex-
nearly 50 per cent.
Omaha spends approximately $2,-
500,000 a year nowadays.
If a city manager could do a3 well
comparatively .-peaking, as the city
manager in Alliance, Omaha taxpayer
would save $500,000 a year.
That is worth thinking about.
HE KNOWS.
Elihu Mink of Long Island learned
to make it from an advertised recipes
and will not have any trouble making
it any more. The funeral was held!
from the house. New York Mail.
Miller
HEMINGFORD