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A big assortment of trimmed hats to bo placed on snlo at i price Saturday, May ICth, Tho Hat Shop. The Story of "Mrs. r A Diabolical Plot By MARGARET C DEVEREAUX TheHeadof TheHouse Dy LOUISE B. CUMM1NGS JR. HARRY MITCHELL GRADUATE DENTIST. Telephones Itd 4 605K Dawoy St. North PU Mo, Nebraska. R escue By M. QUAD Copyright, 19H, by Associated Lit erary Press. Girl Wanted Competent girl for general house work. Apply t 421 west Fourth St. 1 Wo were between the Azores nnd Madeira, bound for a port In tho "West Indies, hi tho Auicrlcnu ship Den Joyce when a curious, thine hnppenod one morning about nn hour before dny light. I wns digging niy eyes and lighting away sleep when a curious Bound from over tho bows caught my car. As I listened to the noise tho only thing I could cotnparo It to was the noses of sharks bumping up ngalnst a sranll boat. It would havo been ridiculous to call to Iho mate and give him any such wild explanation, Lutrl finally called his attention to tho curious noises nnd left tho cause to his own perception. 'There's a raft or a boat out there," "ho said after n moment, "and the noise may bo mode by onrs. I'll burn a port fire. The port flro lighted up tho sea for a hundred feet around, and tho first tiling we saw was a ship's boat within forty feet of us on tho port bow. In the bottom of the bont were two hu man figures, antl one of them "was a woman, nnd nil around tho boat the sea was alive with sharks. As soon ns we caught sight of tho boat tho mate ran to coll tho captain. By tho time tho captain arrived the boat had drift ed right down against us, and ono of tho crew lowered himself Into her and made fast tho painter. Then I got down to tfsslst him, and wo passed up tho bodies tho man first. Wo might Just ns well havo dropped him into tho sea, for ho had boon dead for twenty four hours nt least. lie was recogniz ed by all ns n sailor. As wo picked up the woman, having not n doubt that she wns dead also, sho moved and ut tered a groan. Wo had her on board after a couple of minutes, and tho small boat, which was a captain's gig, new", and without a name, was later hoisted up. The woman awoke to find herself aboard of a strango ship, with strange men around her. Sho was a handsome, well formed woman, English In looks and speech and about thirty years of age. Her apparel was fine nnd costly, but sho wore no Jewelry and had neither n purse nor a cardcaso. When asked how sho camo to bo nt sea In the gig, what her name was, if sho had visited Madeira or tho Azores, If sho lived In England, sho could tell nothing. Sho began a new life when she opened her eyes In the cabin of the Joyce. After threo or four dayB both cabin and fo'castle camo to tho same conclusion which was this: Tho sailor must havo been rowing tho ' woman off to a ship or from a ship to shore at some of tho Islands. That's the way wo figured It out, nnd It looked reasonable enough, nnd, of course, tho right thing to do was to leave tho woman at Trinidad nnd report the case ns widely as possible. Quecrly enough, sho fought nnd baflled this plan. Our captain was a good looking man, and, feeling that she owed him her life and doubtless being rather romantic by nature, what did she do but fall In lovo with him! That Is only half the story. Ho fell head over heels In lovo with her. The posi tion was' most embarrassing for him, however. All of us agreed that the woman was or had been a wife, though she had no finger ring to prove .It I think ho saw things ns nn-honorable man should, and yet ho could not help loving her. When we reached Trinidad ho notified wo English con , . sul, placed tho woman in the house hold of a friend and then sailed for the port of Now York. The story of our picking up tho liv ing and tho dead was published far and wide. Tho publication of that story all over the world did not eolvo tho mystery. No husband enmo for ward; no relatives wrote. When threo years had elapsed and still no news had come the two were married. Tho woman had not recovered f"" ono single point of memory. Sho was a stranger to herself. Sho had no country, no relatives, no name except by chauce. After marriage the cap tain left tho sea and went intb the ship chnndlery business In Brooklyn. Ono evening two years after the wed ding tho captain of an English trnmp .steamer Just in called to ask for some information, no complained of not being well, and, ono thing leading to another, ho finally related a talo of woe. Several years before, whilo his .ship wns nt tho Azores, his wife, who hml been sent ashoro in tho morning, attempted to return about nightfall, just ns n squall was coming up. The boat upset, and tho occupants were lost They found neither the boat nor tho bodies, but there was no doubt of tho calamity. Tho loss of the wife so affected tho husband that ho was 111 of brain fever for months, and ho had never read n lino of her rescue In mid ocean. Thero wns tho husband nt hist and Captain Clark realized that ho had rights before him. They were nlono in tho olllce, and perhaps ho thought of killing tho man who had como to break up his happy liomo. It was only a step to tho edge of tho slip, nnd per haps ho thought of sulcldo as tho best ' way out. Tho climax was a curious one, but in keeping. Tho strnngo cap tain, who had glvon his name ns Burko, wus looking ut Captain Clark in a puz- -zled way and wondering why ho should bo so affected by tho story when a yacht anchor swinging from a beam nbovo his head parted Its fastenings -and fell upon him and crushed him to the floor, and, though ho did not die 1 for two days, ho novor spoke again. A lady nnd a gentleman stood on tho deck of an ocean liner nbout to depart for tho Mediterranean. "Upon my word," said the latter, "If thero Isn't ray old chum Dick Thurs ton coming nboard loaded down with hand baggage. I haven't seen him in four years. He's going across, sure. I wish I were going." "Introduce him. IIo'll servo to light en the ennui during the voyage." "I'll do it on one condition." "What condition?" "That you go for him. I'll let him lUlnk you're my wifo Instead of my cousin, and you must keep up tho de ception. He's -always prating about honor In not making love to a friend's wife and all that sort of thing, whilo I clnlm that if a woman can get a man In lovo with her sho can turn hliri over to Sntnn. body ond soul. Do you agree?" Miss Katherlne Mnrywenthcr in her heart snapped nt tho idea, but sho oc cupied tho few minutes to spnro in de claring that sho would do no such nbomlnable. thing. Thurston wns brought up and Introduced to her," Frank Waters having given him tho impression that he had been married since they had met and ho wished him to take charge of his wife for the voy age. "itemcmbcr," said Dick, giving his cousin n parting kiss, much to tho envy of Thurston. "I'll remember nothing," was tho re ply. Miss Maryweathcr was an uncon scionable flirt, and this request of her cousin especially appealed to her. Slits had brought many a man to her feet ns Wntera well know, but she had not experienced tho zest attending making n man a traitor toTui Intimate friend. As to deliberately stating to Thurston that she was Waters' wife, sho re pelled such a sin with horror; sho would merely suffer him to supposo sho wns. The voyage consumed twelve days, during which the weather was delight ful, tho sea smooth, and nil were on deck every day and moonlight nights from start to finish. Before tho vessel reached the Azores Thurston's con science was troubling him dreadfully. At Gibraltar he made a weak effort to lenvo the Bhlp and do the rest of the Journey by lnnd. The night before reaching Naples he seriously contein plated Jumping overboard, no had not offended, indeed, against his old friend, but he had been criminal In word and thought up to his chin. Miss Mary weather had bewitched him. Once ashore, ho righted himself and fled fled to Rome, where ho had in tended to remain n month. But, fear ing that the supposed Mrs. Waters would be coming up that way, ho lit out for Florcuec Indeed, ho never stopped till he reached Lucerne. Frank Waters had made arrange ments to Join his cousin at a summer resort on Lake Thun, nnd they met thero in July. "Well?" said Frank inquiringly. "Well what?" "Did you break down Thurston's self respect?" "Certnlnly not. Mr. Thurston is a very honorable man." "Since you don't seem disposed to tell me what happened I'll ask Dick." "ne'll tell you nothing." "Won't he? Do you menu that ho will lie about It?" "Ue needn't lie. Ho can simply re fuse to talk." "I won't ask him. I'll charge him with, all sorts, of dishonorable things, nnd he won't deny them." "Such us" "I'll sny, 'Dick, you've been making lovo to my wife?'-" "What else?" " 'In a moment of weakness you proposed to her to leave mo nnd tako up with you.' " "If you accuse him of such a thing I'll never speak tp you again." "I won't do it if you assure mo ho didn't" "You had no business to introduce him to me, letting him supposo I was your wife." "Why didn't you disabuse him?" "Why didn't I? Why, because" no looked at her with an amused smile, then continued: "Dick Thurston is a mighty good friend of mine. When I saw him go ing nboard'tuo ship in which you snll- ed I knew you would expect nn Intro duction; that you would flirt him all tho way over and send him off with tho rest of them on reaching Italy. What I did I did for his protection." "How for his protection?" "In tho first place, If ho bellevcd you to bo my wifo it might help him to resist you. In the second, if you succeeded you would be so tangled up In your deceptions that you could bo ninnngcd. I'm going to confess tho matter to him my past and yours." "You'll do no such thing!" "What shall I say to him? Ho is at Lucerne, and I'm going to run down thero tomorrow to seo him." "What shall you do? Why, let him discover that I'm not your wifo with out saying anything nbout your detest able plot." "Or yours." This thrust was received In silence. "If I do os you sny will you treat him honorably In futuro?" "Yes, I Willi" Tho former Miss Maryweather Is now Mrs. Thurston. .."Susie," siild Tom Athcrton in n. se rious tono of voice, "I'vo been doing n. jobvof thinking on our future." "Why, Tom, what havo you been thinking about?" "Well, when wo'ro married thero's got to be a head to our partnership. There's nlwa3s a bead to every busi ness firm." "Do telll" "Now, what's marrlngo but n co partnership? Tucro'll bo you nnd I, nnd some day" "You'll bo mnnager, of course." "What a sensible girl you nro! Do you know what first attracted mo to you? It was your good sense. You catch on to anything so quick. We'll bo Just ns happy as two dovos, won't we?" And ho drew her to him nnd gnvo her n couple of dozen prcmntrlmoulal kisses, Ho is content with ono now, nnd sometimes when he's thinking on other matters even that Is perfunc tory. Tom's salary was not Inrgo, and the couple had no income except what ho enrued. The husband hnd not been nn expert on economy, but tho wife was a good manager. "I'll just turn oyer to you," ho said, "my salary check each week, and you do nil tho plan ning. I shall need very Ilttlo for my persounl expenses, and I can take that as I want It. That's tho way they do in business. Ono man attends to get ting tho business, another, to doing It whilo n third looks out for tho finances." "The finance man of tho compnny, isn't he?" "Well, yes, usually." "In our case you make tho incomo on which wo live, and I nttend to its expenditure. In other words, you nro head of the firm, and I'm tho Junior partner." "I supposo that's tho way to look at it." So Tom turned over tho checks each Saturday night to his wife, and, since she was n splendid manager, all went very well. Thero were no outstand ing bills, nothing absolutely needful that was not forthcoming, while a per centage of each week's salary wns put away regularly for emergencies, such ns doctor's bills, and another amount for a nest egg. "My dear," said tho happy husband "when I run a big business I'll want you for my financial manager. I could mnko money In any entcrprlso with you to handle tho cash." "And Isn't It nice," replied tho wifo, "thnt you can feel that you'ro tho head of tho house?" "I'll admit," said Tom thoughtfully, "that it is. No man likes to feel that ho must bo obedient to a woman." It was a few days after this remark that Tom needed a pair of gloves. Susie told him to go to her box, where she kept the household moneys, and get what ho needed. There was noth ing smaller than n five dollar bill. He took it, expecting to return the change. TJnfortuuntcly, during tho day un old chum thnt he hadn't seen for years came in to see him. Tom took him out to lunch and when ho went homo re turned 3 to tho cash box instead of $1. Tho result wns that when Tom gavo his wifo tho marital kiss she smclled beer. She said nothing,, but nfter ho had deposited tho balance of tho ensh sho went to the drawer nnd found It a dollar short. "Tom," she said, "how much did you tako from tho box this morning?" "A (Ivor. Thero was nothing sranll er." "How much did your gloves cost?" "A dollar." "That leaves $4 to go back. Have you put it all in?" "All, except n dollar." "What becamo of thnt?" "Well, you see, Peto Hathaway came to town today, and I took him out to lunch with me." Tho look on Mrs. Atherton's face was lowering, but she said nothing, Thero was a silent dinner between them, nfter which Tom said: "Susie, I wish you'd get that look off your face. It's all because I spent n dollar today a mlsernblo, slnglo dol larand thnt entertaining an old friend I haven't seen for several years." " ho nutliorlzed you to spend n dollar for such a purpose?" "Who nutliorlzed me? Am I account able to you for tho money I spend?" "I thought I wns to bo tho financial member of our firm." "So you are, so you ore, but nm I not the bond of thd concern?" ' "Of course you are! But that dol lar you spent today I Intended for an other purpose." "What purpose?" "I hnd Just enough with it to buy our Sunday provisions. Now wo'll have to eat canned salmon for Sunday dinner." Thnt was tho beginning, a now light brenklng In on Tom's brain, nis wife's miinngcment of their nffnlrs was so excellent, produced such beneficial re sults, that ho became raoro of a slavo to her every dny. True, thero was a profit tn It all, but Tom was a slave all the same. "Somebody once de clared," ho snys, "that ho didn't care who mado a nation's laws so long ns ho could write Its songs. My wife doesn't caro who makes tho money for tho family so long ns she disburses it Head of tho houso be hanged! I have to account to her for .every penny I spend." THE BEST IN THE LAND Only comes to the man who gets the "best in the land" to help him whether it bo men, building- material or anything else. We carry the "best in the land" in lumbornnd building material because we were not satisfied till we had searched the whole land to obtain it. It is all to the grand. And it doesn't cost you n cent more than the second or third best. If you're thinking of buying lumber or building material, you can't go shy shoving your order at us. All we ask is tho opportunity to '"show you." C. F. Iddings Company. North Platte, Nebraska. JfiJyJEsJl ilPlffll I Jmd Jm w i i ilLIHt iKlW'V til 1 SIMON Something About Government Ownership No. There are approxi mately 15 million tele phones in the world. More than half of these 8 mil lion in round numbers represent the power and scope of the Bell System in the United States. All Europe, with four times the pop ulation of Amer ica, has less than three million telephones. America has a telephone for every ten persons Europe has one for ovory 150 persons. Bell Telephone Service Has Set the Standard for the Rest of the World. NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY The North Side Feed Barn HAS FOR SALE GRAIN OF ALL KINDS, Bran, Sherts, Baled Alfalfa, Hay, Good Seed Potatoes. Goods promptly delivered. Our terms are cash. TELEPHONE No. 29 Beatrice Cream Separators Increase your Dairy dividends Made in three sizes. 600-lbs capacity $65. 800-lbs "capacity $75. 1000-lbs capacity $85. BRO 1 Consider the buying power of money here and abroad, and America has the cheapest telephone service in the world. The wages of American tele phone employees are double the low est and average higher than tho highest paid any where. Every kind of tolephono material except copper costs more here than in any European country. Cattle and Hogs WANTED. ' Sell your Cattle and Hogs to Julius Mogensen, No. Platte. Hgihest cash prices paid. Oflicft open day ond night in North Stfe Born. First class horse and onto livery inxonnection. Phone No. 20. o . Oflico phono 241. Re8. phono 217 L. C. DROST, Osteopathic Physician. North Platte, - - Nebraska. McDonald Bnnk Building. Olllco rhono 410 Res. Blk 552 Bertha E. Mangon, M D. Physician and Surgeon Dsatata of Women and Children 'SptcUltf NORTH PLATTE, NEB. Now McCabo Blbg. ifilMit- 0E0. D. DENT, Physician and Surgeon, Oflko over McDonald Bank. C Phnnnn I 0fflC6 130 E John S Simms. Physician and Surgeon. Office In Keith Theatro.Bullding Special Attention Riven to Obstetrics and Diseases of Women Omco209 rilONES Hcsldcnco 03 Subscribe for the OMAHA BEE 45 cents per month. Delivered anywhore in tho city that Uncle Sam delivers your tat ters, and by special carrier on Sunday. All for-45c. C. M. MEWT0N, Agent for the BEE. A, Picard CARPENTER. Job Work and ..Repair Work.. Shop Corner Sixth nnd Pine Street Phone Red 377. n sauiM Bought and highest market prices paid PHONES Residence Red G3G Oflko 459 C. H. WALTERS. Croam Separators" at Horshey' corner of 5th and Locust streets, Smokers' Articles Wo are not only manufacturing and selling tho best rive and ten cent cigars in town, but we also enrry a full lino f smokers' articles, nnd all tho leading brands of plug nnd smoking tobacco. Tobacco users can bo supplied with everything in the tobacco line at this tore. J. F, SCHMALZRIED The Maker of Good Cigars. WANTED! BONES AND SCRAP IRON We pay $8 ner ton for Bones and $3 to $4 per ton for scrap, iron. Wo buy all kinds of junk nnd hidosand fur. Bring them to us. L. LIPSCHITZ; Locks Livery Barn. Public Sale Notice is hereby given that I, Corda V. O'Brien, administratrix of tho estate of Dennis J. O'Brien, deceased, will, by virtue of a license granted mo out of tho district court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, in nn action ponding therein, oiler at public sale, to the highest bidder for cash, on May 27, 1914, at tho hour of 2 o'clock, p. m., at the east front door of the court house in North Platte, Lincoln county. Nebraska, the following described real estate situate in Lincoln county, Nebraska, to-wit: Tho East Half (El) of Section Thirty (30), Township Thirteen (13), North of Range Thirty (30), West of Sixth P. M. Terms cash in hand. Said sale to remain opon'for one hour. Dated at North Platte. May 4, 1914. Corda V. O'Brien, Administratrix, m5-3 E. H,. Evans, Attorney. Hi