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3f"f t Dfy. I(edfiBld fydfield Physicians and Surgeons. The Prodigal's Return By EUNICE BLAKE An Unknown Why Carl Becker Came to America By LOUISE B. CUMM1NGS Friend WILLIS J. REDFIELD. Surgeon. JOE D. REDFIELD, Physician. r By JOHN N. LARNED "lr t " vvfr-- .( K John Perkins lived nlouc with Ills dnughtor Mildred. Ho wns nn old man, and she took euro of him. Ho in i .. i ...!.. ,ic iTio ami was blind and partly deaf. Ills m Jack had gone away to sea ten jcara beforo nnd had never returned. Whether ho did not caro to return or whether ho had been lost nt sea or ( killed In n fight or died In somo foreign lininftnl wan not known. Ills father . believed ho was living and would re-' turn to him. Beforo Mildred was n desolate pros pect Sho was twenty-fivo years old. Her father would 'nt no Vtho ' long enough to leave her nlorio In tho world and loo old to marry. As to her marrying whllo ho lived, ho would not hear of It. On this account ho would not permit her to havo any man como to seo her. But ho would occasionally allow her to go out, nnd ono night at n danco sho met her fate. A young miller danced with her several times nnd asked her If ho would bo wclcomo ns a visitor at her house. She was obliged to toll him that her father would not permit her to havo young men call upon her. Dick Elwood, tho miller, after tho danco miulo Inquiries about Mildred V"t .1. .. .. . ,1 I nn .. n.1 i Im ninMt nt It nt f,, . , V. T i .i tt life; Including her nbscnt brother. Ho had fallen In lovo with her nt first .sight and resolved to win her. Ono day when Mildred had gono to tho village to do somo marketing tho old man heard a knock at tho door. Ho answered tho BUinmons, and, though ho did not see, a young man stood beforo him. "Father, don't you know mo?" The old man tottered with out stretched arms. "Oh, Jack!" ho moaned. "I'vo been nu ungrateful son, father, but havo repented and havo como back to ntouo for my sin. Can you forglvo me?" "Forglvo you! Indeed I do, denr boy, and you're going to stay with us. You'ro not going away any more." "I'll romnin nbout hero, father. I must mako n living and may not bo ablo to stay right hero. But I'll bo near you. How Is Millie? Sho must havo grown up by this time." ."Oh, Mllllo Is a fluo woman now. I'm glad on her account ns well as my own that you'vo como home. I'vo been dreadfully afraid sho would marry and lcavo mo nlono. I've known nil nloug thnt It Is not right to deny her n homo and husband nnd children. It's selfish, downright, selfish. And It has been selfish of you, to her as well as to me, to stay away and let her bear tho burden of your old father. Now that , you havo como homo you can Introduce somo lino young man wno.ii ninrry uer and bo n good husband to her." "Father," said tho young man with wio juuug mini uu , n tromolo ln his volco and n twlnklo lu his eye, "I'll do It" When Mildred returned Bho was "astonished to seo her father nnd Dick Elwood, tho young miller sho had re cently mot, sitting sldo, by sldo on a sofa folded In each other's nrms. The old man heard Mildred como ln. "Millie," ho crlod, "Jack has como back to usl" Mildred's look wns ono of great variety. Thero wcro reproach very mild amusement pleasure, and on her checks blushes chasing ono nn ' other llko nn aurora. Elwood sprang up and advanced to meet her. "And you nro Mllllo! now you havo changed! When I went nway you wero, If I remember aright, not quite fifteen. I know then you would mako a lino looking woman, nnd you havo not disappointed mo." That tho old man might Infer ho was treating Mllllo ns a sister tho stranger fl'mncked his lips.. At this Mildred, who was between n Bltock nt thq decep tion practiced on her father, n dread of tho outcome and amusement nt it all, smiled. It was all very funny. Thero was n good deal of conversation bo tween tho three about bygono days, but it was finally discontinued by El wood, who showed a dcplornblo Igno rance of family history. Tolling Mr. Perkins that ho must go for tho pres ent to his lodgings, ho took his depur turo, followed by Mildred. "For hcavon's sake," sho exclaimed when they wero nlono, "father must find out that he has been deceived, nnd then tho effect on titin will be awful." "It Is not necessary that ho should bo deceived," replied tho miller. "Ho will expect you to como nnd Uvo nt homo." "Oh, I'll fix thnt; only glvo mo a llttlo tlmo." Pcrktii3 did Insist on his boy going back Into his own room. Dick con trived to put him off till ho could In troduce a friend who was to marry Mildred. Tho gentleman's namo Avas Elwood, and his business wns milling. . "Why, Dick," said tho old man, "his voico Is so near llko yours that I couldn't toll 'em nport" Dick told his father that Elwood was ono of tho finest fellows In tho world. If ho hadn't been ho would not havo Introduced him. Tho courtship was not n long ono, though it need not havo been hurried. Dick told his father thut ho must go to soa again slnco ho couldn't Uvo nslioro, but that Elwood and Mildred would remain nt homo, nnd with this Tcrklns was obliged to bo satisfied. After his departure Mildred wroto let ters from him from forolgn ports to her father ns long ns tho old man lived, I was pretty well fixed when I wn9 married, nnd tho futuro looked Jnvit. In But I hnd a fnlllng-ot lMt iny wlfo called It it fall ng I cbuldn't stand mQ u j indowcd ft notQ fof ft fr,cn(1 Bnyo Wm fmm bnnk. ruptcy nnd ,onncd others monCyf not counting on tho fact that I would need wliat I put out, and If I didn't havo It I would come to grief myself. And so I did. Ono day I received a letter from a manufacturer of nutomobllcs that ho wished for an agent In my city. My pay would bo n salary of $1,500 a year and a commission on every machine I V why ho mQ Qr mg agcnt l mn,t knQW ' and didn't stop to Inquire. I accepted tho position nt once. I Itathbono was tho namo of the head , of tho nutomobllo company. Soon nftcr being settled In tho business I wroto him, nsklng how he enmo to chooso mo as an agent, but received no reply. Tho letter that catuo from tho fnctory was dictated by tho superintendent of tho sales department, nnd I was not suro that Mr. Ilntlibono had ever seen my letter, or, If ho had, whether ho had found tlmo to reply to my question. I sold a good many of his nutos nnd was making money when another windfall enrao to mo that surprised mo moro .. ., . than tho first Mr. Hnthbone's nuto works wcro In corporated, and ono morning I received a registered letter whlqh, on opening, I found to contain n certlflcnto for a thousand shares of tho now company nmdo out In my name. I was never In my Hfo bo dumfounded. Then It occurred to me thnt ns an employee of tho concern I wns expected to sub scrlbo for tho stock. Though I had laid up somo funds, I had not enough to pay for tho stock. jWhllo I was wondering what It all meant ono of ray employers called my attention to n newspaper Item mentioning tho organization of tho manufacturing company for which I was agent at shares of $20 each. Tho par value of my stock was $20,000, and tho Item i further stated that there had been sales nt 120 I I wroto nt onco to ask if the stock had been sent mo ns subscribed stock j and on what terms I would bo ex pected to pay for it A formal reply from tho treasurer of tho company camo to mo that tho thousand shares stood in my namo on tho compauy's books full paid. I When I told my wlfo about tho mat ter sho said that tho stock had been i placed in my nnmo to servo somo pur poso connected with tho organization of tho company nnd 1 would find out , Umo tU(lt iMAn.t owu ,t 1 wroto sem.n, ,eUor8 to tl0 timln oQko about it, but they wero not answered. My wlfo was fearful that if any financial iirnnlf,lim'n nncnrroil n flin pnmnnnv . .i,1 i, i no .,,! nv ,, i,p W IIWMIll JJ 114 IIO WUVI It I.V lig MUU4U I wns offered tho agency. I resolved to let tho matter drop and nwnlt de velopments. When tho first quarterly dividends wero declared I received a check for $1,000. I looked nt It ln amazement, then, showing it to my wife, remarked that If this was ruin I wished I might keep on being ruined In tho snmo way ns long ns I lived. At this rate my stock was paying mo ?4,000 n year. It didn't seem worth whllo to write for nn explanation, for no such letters hnd been accorded an answer. My wlfo still feared that I was being used as n dummy to put through somo financial schemo, but dummies don't usually rccelvo checks for hard money. Thoy nro not tho basket of tho balloon, but tho gas bng. I didn't put any faith in this Interpretation. Slnco I could giy ho information I determined to loavo my business ln chargo of my demonstrator, go to the ofilco of tho company nnd find out for myself what wns Tit tho bottom of my good fortune. I carried out my resolution nnd one day walked Into tho ofilco of tho manu facturer, I wns obliged to send in my card to tho president and received n re ply to call at his homo thnt evening. When I presented myself there, nftcr being admitted, nn elderly woman camo In to rccelvo mo nnd said: "My husband has asked mo to sny thnt ho Is undor a great obligation to you, which ho Is endeavoring to repay. But it Is in your power to do him n event Injury. Ho suggests that you re turn to your homo and accept tho ben efits ho has bestowed upon you nnd those ho Intends to bestow, asking no. questions." "And ho will not seo mo.?" "Ho prefers not" "May I nsk.why?" "Becauso you may recognlzo him, 'And if I do?" "I can answer no more questions. I will sny this, howovcr I consider my husband overtlmld nbout tho matter." "I cannot concelvo why I should In jure ono who has so befriended me." Sho remained silent, nnd I withdrew. I returned to my homo and within a week received n certificate for nnothcr thousand shares of stock. Ono night whllo lying nwako mem ory brought mo n posslblo explanation. When a youngster, somo fifteen years before, whllo hunting I started from tho bushes n man wearing stripes, no begged mo not to betray him. Instead of doing so I secured ordinary clothes for him, which ho put on and went his wny. I novcr hoard from him. I do not doubt that this man bocamo successful nnd was my benefactor. After think- I !, u luuiwvi uici i uuuuuu iu lusinrii ftla vlafma nnil nntnn nmiti 1lnA y nsu him. . ilia n iiiUki nun uu ii iik: ii in iiiitii hi nti A stagecoach drovo up to n tavern In a far western mining tOwu.' A young man with flaxen hair and light bluo eyes jumped out nimbly nnd, walking ns If stepping on springs,' entered tho bar and ofilco rooms nnd told tho land lord thnt ho wished to stay with him for n short time. "My namo is CnrI Becker. I hall from Cologne, nnd I'm going to settle down In this country." "What did you do thnr makln' It nec essary for you to' leavo?" drawled tho landlord. "What I do? How you know 1 do anything?" "Waal, most of 'cm that comes here hnvo had to light out from whar they come." "I say nottlng nbout why 1 como from home, except that I must spend n year In n fortress If I stay dare. My vader ho say: 'Carl, you spend n year In a fortress, den you servo your time lu do nrmy, nnd when you como out you hnf lost a good deal of time. Sup poso you go to America. Lots of peo ples go to America, and they nil get rich. Vot you say, oh?' "I sny: 'Vader, I go to America. 1 spend do tlmo I spend here nnd in de nrmy mnkln' money, and then I como back to do vnterland nnd take cure of you and mutter.' " "A good Idee," replied tho landlord. "What was they goln' to put you In tho fortress for?" "Vot for dey put mo In do fortress? Ach, I think I don't talk about dot!" "I reckon It wouldn't mako much dif ference nbout hero unless It was for boss stcalln'. Thnt's nbout tho only thing they don't llko ln these parts. You kin shoot nil you llko and It's no body's business but yours, but you tnko anybody's boss and If they ketch you you'll hnvo to danco whafMho grass Is too short." "Vot you mean, dance?" "Tho hangman's jig." Tho landlord took young Becker to n room nnd when .ho returned remark ed to a fow persons who happened to bo present: "That's tho kind we want out here." Carl Becker was among tho higher grnde of emigrants nnd enrao not over In tho steerage; lnstcnd he camo first class and when ho reached Nevada hod $1,000 ln his pocket Thnt was ln tho day when silver mining wni new lu this region, nnd n new country Is proverbially n rough country. Tho evening of Mr. Becker's arrival he enmo downstairs with a singular look ing cap on his hend. A number of tho rougher element of tho country wcro standing at tho bar drinking. A rami with a red beard in sheepskin breeches happened to turn ns Becker entered the room and fixed his gnzo on the cap. "Well, now," ho remarked, "that's tho purtlest pleco of headgear I ever scon In these pnrts. If It had n feather from a peacock's tall Btuck Into It It would bo n dandy ornament for n wo man." Becker heard tho criticism, and his lips broke into n beautiful smllo. "Say, young man," pursued tho man with tho red beard, "whar did you git yer bonnet?" "My bonnet hn, ha! Yoli call dot u bonnet?" "I nxed 'you whar you got it" "I got dot when I vns ln de unlver. slty." "Phew, tho university! You don't mean you'vo been to college!" "Yah, Heidelberg." "Well, we don't stand no Blch rain bow tops ns that out yere." And the speaker, drawing a knife about Blxteon Inches long from between his shoulder blades and catching Mr. Becker's cap on Its point, tossed it on to tho floor. A change camo over Carl Becker, Ho stood looking, nt tho man who had re moved his cap with an expression of sorlous dignity. "Pick up my cap," ho said, "and glf it back to me." "Well, I llko that!" replied tho other. "I'd havo ye'' know, young man, that wo don't tnko orders out here, nnd we don't allow young men to wear any headgear except tho sombrero of tho country. If you want a fair fight you shall havo It Beckon you ain't armed or I'd heored from you uforo this. Jim, glvo tho boy n gun or whatever ho likes." Tho man addressed as Jim thrust n revolver Into Carl's hand, but ho de clined It nnd said he would take a knife such us had been used ln tho re moval of his cop. A kulfo tho same length ns tho other was handed him, and ho put himself ln tho posture of n fencer. "You got n lot of stylo nbout you, nln't you?" said Becker's opponent But before ho could finish tho young German gave him a cnt In tho cheek that concentrated his attontlon on his enemy's knife. Ho made a thrust at Becker, but Becker nimbly retreated out of reach, and before his onemy could recover for another attempt ho received n cut on tho other cheek. Then Becker cut off tho tip end of his nose. Lnstly ho gashed his forehond, and tho blood running down Into his oyes stopped tho fight "Whar did you learn to handlo a -knife like that?" asked tho landlord of Becker. "I learned dat nt tho university. I vns champion of my corps." "Beckon tho reason you camo over horo was for klllln' n man?" "No, but I camo pretty atsr killing him." lfcBnHfti EM A HOT IRON AND A COOL KITCHEN That's what you want for ironing that's what the 'Oil Cook-stove gives you. The heat is all in the burner -none in the room. The New Perfection is cheaper than coal and cooks better. Broils, bakes, roasts, toasts. In 1 , 2, 3, and 4 burner sizes. Ask to see the 1914 model 4 burner cabinet range with fireless cooking oven. Perfection Oil Gives Best Results Standard Oil Gompany (Nr.unAsLtAi, 'Omaha.' On Sale at Half Price? This Week Only. Tho 5,00 Hot Point El Glostovo thnt you havo seen advertised. For this week we are selling this stove for $2.50. Think of tho hot days coming and preparo for them with one of these stoves. Cooks anything, using your common kitchen dishes. You can get a whole meal on this little stove. Best thing under the Sun for a hurry-up breakfast. - DO NOT WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE, GET ONE NOW. North Platte Electric Co G. R. Morey, Manager. Stops Squeaking Spindles because there's Mica in it Eureka Harness Oil will Keep Your Harness Black, Soft and Strong STANDARD OIL COMPANY (NEBRASKA) OMAHA gf&fo&jtoPV) r 4sTOt mmliz GREHSE& i OVU' &. IVHW4I tEGRI OFFICE: Physicians & Surgeons . Hospital . . PHONE 642. Dr. J. S. Twinem, Homeopathic Physician and SurgcoH. Special Attention to Obstetrics and Children's Diseases. Phones, office 183, rcsidenccl283 Ofilco in McDonald Bank Building. Worth Platte, Nebraska. FARM LOANS. Plenty of Money to Loan on Farms and Ranches. Rates and Terms reasona ble. Buchanan & Patterson. ORDER OF HEARING. Tho State of Nebraska, Lincoln county, ss. In tho County Court. In'the matter of the estate of John H. Guther Icbs deceased. To the creditors, heirs, legatees and others In terested In the estate of John H. Gutherless. Take notice, that Mary Gutherless has filed In tho county court, n report of her doings bb ad ministrator of said estate, and It is ordered that the same stand for hesr'rff tho 12th day of May, A. D. 1914 before ' otirt at the hour of 3 o'clock, a. m.. at i . time anv net-son In. terested may appem uiid accept to and contest tho same. Notlco of this proceeding nnd tho hearing thereof Is ordered given to all persons interested ln said matter by publishing a copy of this order In the North Platte Tribune, a semi-weekly nexys paper printed In s. Id county for three consecutive weeks prior to said dato of hearing. .Dated April 17th. 1914. a22-3 JOHN GTANT. County Judge. LEGAL NOTICE William E. Funkhauser and Lillian 0. Funk houser, defendants, will tako notice that on the 10th day of April, 3914, Loren Sturgcs, plaintiff heroin, filed his petition In tho District Court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, against said defendants and other defendants, the object nnd prayer of which aro to foreclose a certain mortgage ex ecuted by tho above named defendants to the plaintiff upon lots seven (7), eight (8), nine (9), ten (10), clecn (11) and twelve (12), In block three 3, of Gamble's Addition to the town of Uer shey, Lincoln county, Nebraska, to secure the payment of a certain promissory note, dated March 6th, 1911, for the sum of $1,000.00 due and payable In ninety days from the dato thereof That there Is now due upon said note, nnd mort gage the sum of $1,228.85. For which sum with interest from June 15, 1914, plaintiff pray for a decree that said defendants bo required to pay the same, or that said premises may be sold to saUsf y the amount due. You aro required to answer said petition on or beforo tho 25th day of May, 1914. Dated April 10th, 1914. LOREN STURGIS, Plaintiff al4-4 By Wilcox & Halligan, his Attorneys. IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR I iNrniM rniiMTv roiiniDii . vvu, wwi..,, nuimailiwrt, innry urcuuecx, piainuit Geoge Meyer, a Minor, Elizabeth umeyer, u minor, xieiena xuey- Notico of Sale er, a minor, Henry Meyer, a minor, nnd Carl Bralherk. Nntt,fa Var.)nl rrittnn .Via. tn .Ma..i -. w. .. w w .'.. . unco, v iiukk uj. me uigixict UOUrt in nnd for Lincoln county, Nebraska, made on the i District Court a, made on the s-. of real estate Jr sold at the east j? Lincoln county Jay. 1914, atair a. ,ii ujr ui nfiM, lirii, lur me sale oi r ..,.... ubBW..WVU. ..l.B W1I1UUDV1UUI irnTit luuir m inn rnnrr nniiGn in .nw.r Nehraska. on thn 2.11 rlnv nt M.u 1Q14 nt-o-d o'clock, p. m.. at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real jatatc, to-wit: The South. Half and the South- Half of tho Northwest Quarter, and the South Half of tho Northeast Quarter of Section Twenty- m. uui, 4uiiBini uiahxu, nuriu ui i van ge Thirty-One, West of the Sixth P. M.. In Lincoln County, Ncbraska.'Sald salo will remain open for one hour. Dated this 27th day of April. 1914. a28-3 MARY BROBBECK, Guardian. LEGAn NOTICE To Mrs. Elolse Ireland, non-resident defendant: You are hereby notified that Emma J. Turpie as plaintiff filed her certain peUtion in the district court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, on April 28, 1914. ntrnlnftt. vmi. ImnLnHml urltV. tinHl, r Frank E. Coo and Coe, his wife, first anp real name unknown defendants, tne object and prayer of which said petition are to quiet title in iJitMiiiiu Brumal cam ueicnuams in and to the following described Iathir ftfttintn In T.ln.ntn county, Nebraska, to-wit: Lots Six, Seven. Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven and Twelve, of Section Twelve, and all of Section Thirteen, Township Thirteen, north of Range Thirty, west of the Sixth P. M., and particularly against a certain mortgage made and executed to one Isaac Coe. your ancestor, to said described lands and for such other relief as may be just and equitable. You aro required to make answer to said peti tion on or before the 8th day of June, 1914, or judgment will bo taken against you as in said pctition,prayed. EMMA J. TURPIE. Plaintiff; a28-4 . By E. H.Evans, Her Attorney. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Serial No. 06&19 Department of tho Interior U. S. Land Ofilco at North Platte, Nebr. xt .i i , t , May. 5,191-1. Notlco Is hereby given that Oda Roberts, of North Platte. Nebr.. who. on April 5. 1913. made Homestead Entry No. 05649, for WM SWJs of Sec. 22. twp. 13 N. rg ;. 30, west of the 6th Principal Meridian, has filed notlco of Intention to make commutaion proof, to establish claim to the land above described, beforo tho register and receiver, at North Platte. Nebr.. on the 7th day of July, 1914. Claimant names ns witnesses: Scott Reynold. Alffred Markee, Frank Dowhower and Clinton Mr York, all of North Platte, Nebr. mI2-S J. E. Evan. Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Serial No. 0776 DEPAriTMEHT OF THE INTEMOIt. United States Land Office North Platte, Nebraska. April 27. 1914. Notice Is hereby given that Henry W, Greeley. of North Platte. Neb., who on Nov. 1908 EVr0,. h?""-'tead entry No. 0776 for & L6.", ? Township 15 N. Range 29, V. of 6th Principal Mcrldan, has filed notice . '?,. ?tio.n .to mako final five yr proof, to establish claim to the landnbovo described before tho register and receiver nt North Platte Nebraska, on tho 25th day of June 1914. Claimant names as wltnessses: CarlMcGrew I' rank Ebele, William Reynolds, nnd Joomih Ellsworth, all of North Platte. Nebr. P raS-fl J. E. Evans. Register. Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of an order of tale Issued from he district court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, upon a degree of foreclosure rendered in said court wherein L.C. Scvtrni Is plaintiff and Chris Ras mussen and E. P. lUsmusscn. are defendants, and to me directed I will on the 29th day of May?1914. at 2 o'clock p. m., at the east frontdoor of the courthouse In North Platte. Lincoln county. Ne- i,Mika,e11 "! p.ubllc ,au'on to the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said decreo. Interest and costs, the following described property i'w Ai" "Section Nino (9). Township Ten (10), North of IUngo Twenty-elght (23). except one and one-half (IM) acre In the northwest SJSST iNM V .f V" outhea.t quarter. we of " 6.th,Pw M:,L!n.C0,n eounty. Nebraska. Dated North Platte, Neb.. April 26. 1911. 28-8 A. J. SALISBURY. Sheriff I ir-.v H