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It Was Sent by the Governor
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By EILCEN BUENNAN
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"Mamma, isn't papa coming
Home
Tor Christmas this year?" '
"No. dear; papa ean't come home for
Christmas We'll have to wait anoth
er year"
"Oh. mamma; that's what you said
last year, the year liefore and ovet'y
tear! I don't believe ho will ever
ome."
The mother kissed her lltllo girl and
turned away to hide her tears. Sho
dad but faint hope that her husband
would return to her for n number of
vears, and when bu did bo would be
hioken In spirit If uot In health.
Kvan Walker bad been a bookkeeper
(n a bank One day the insider went
to the president and Informed him
that a shortage of over 510.000 had
been discovered In the funds. Asked
If he suspected any one of a defalca
tion the cashier replied that he did
not. but he was going over the books
In which the shortage had been carried
with a view to discovering the cause.
Walker bad done the bookkeeping
which covered tho case, but Walker
wus above suspicion.
A week later Vail, tho cashier, In
formed the president that be had had
an expert accountant ut work on the
books, bad traced the deficiency back
tiewral yearH and had learned Just how
It had been coveted up Slnco no one
but Walker had bad anything to do
with tho work In question It was lm
posslhle that any one else could have
i "fi t!tn embezzlement.
Walker wa accused. There was a
Jong drawn out trial, at the end of which
half tho Jury believed him guilty and
tho other half wete In doubt. A com
promise was effected They agreed to
find a verdict of guilty and recommend
mercy. The Judge reduced the sun
tence from the limit of twenty to ten
years.
Walker was innocent or the charge,
and there was not sulllclent evidence
of his guilt to convict him. lint there
was a weak npot In bis case that, he
had speculated in stocks and had lost
some money. On this evidence, to
gether with the fact that ho had had
exclusive care of the bank's books, the
compromise verdict was reached.
When the husband and father was
removed to the penitentiary bis chil
dren were told that be was going on a
Journey from which ho would not re
turn for a long while. This fabrica
tion their mother was obliged to keep
up, dreading tho time when they would
grow to an age when It would ho 1m
possible to keep their father's disgrace
from them longer.
The Christmas season was the most
trying period of all for Iter Tho dill
dren always reminded her that she bad
promised them their father bhould be
with them, and she bad wearied of In
venting excuses for not fulfilling her
promise. On this occasion when her
child had reminded her of the promise
made the year before sho gave up try
lug to frame an excuse.
A few days later Mrs. Walker took
up a newspaper, and her eyes lit on an
ininounconienU Rushing from tho room,
she ran to her children, folded them In
tier arms and covered them with
kisses.
"What is It, mamma?"
"Papa Is coming homo."
"When?"
"1 don't know "
"Kor Christmas?"
"Possibly lie may come for Christ
mas. though he may not get here hy
that time. Hut be will come, and he
will not come hroken in spirit, but
holding hLs head hlgh"-
"Why. mamma, what can you
nicnnV
"I forgot myself. 1 am so huitpy that
1 don't know what I am saying Oh.
my darlings, you don't know what a
good thing has bappcnedl"
The mot hut tore herself away from
her children, realizing that she had
said too much and dreading lest she
should say more. When she had read
again and again what she bad seen In
the newspapers 'and given herself time
to regain something of her composure
iter sadness had disappeared sho re
turned to her children and. folding
Uio three of them In her arms, said:
"We know that papa Is coming home,
though we don't know that be will
como for Christmas. Nevertheless we
must make our preparations. Kuch
one of us must have ti gift for papa,
and wo must have a nice dinner and
holly and evergreen wreaths and every
itlilng that will give us a merry Christ
'mas." "Hut, inamina."sald (leorgle, "sup
pose pnpa doesn't como on lime?"
A slight shadow passed over the
mother's face, hut she overcame the
feeling that produced It
"In flint case, (Jeorglo, wo will dofer
our Christmas till papa comes"
"And not have any Christmas at all
on Christmas." put In tho youngest,
"not bang up any Blockings? What
will Santa Clans think when ho comes
and finds no stockings ready for him?"
"Well, sweetheart, we'll havo to do
tho best we can We'll havo two
Chrlstmnses-oue on Christmas day.
tho other when pnpa comes."
This did uot please the children at
nil. and they agreed that their mother
roust write pnpa that he must be mire
to come by Christmas without fall,
fur lr bo did uot Christmas would bo
nil spoiled
That saniu uftcrnouii Mrs. Walker
appeared In the olllce of Hawkins &
Spencer, attorneys, and was admitted ,
to Me. Spencer's private olllce
"You have seen a notice ot
Vall's
arrest. Mr. Spencer?"
"I have, nnd 1 congratulate you most
heartily."
"This will free my husbnml. 1 sup
pose?" "Most assuredly."
"When?"
"That I can't say. Vail has been ar
rested Tor embezzlement. This In time
will undoubtedly prove thnt he and not
your husband was guilty of that other
stealing which he managed to llx on
your husband If he can bo Induced to
confess to that we can get a pardon
from the gnsernor."
Mrs Walker looked disappointed.
I will see Vail" continued the law
jei. "and learn what may be expected
from him Since I defended your hus
band t may lime some weight In tho
mutter by promising to use my inllu
ence in making Vall's sentence as llghl
as possible "
Mrs Walker left him and the next
day tecelved n telephone messngo from
him that tho cnshler had confessed thnt
In- was guilty of both deficiencies and
would so plead tie bad carried the
losses in the accounts by going to the
hank In the night and "doctoring" the
books.
It now rested with the governor ot
the state to pardon Walker, which was
the only way Ids release could be ef
feetod. An application was at once
made to that elfect, and the head of
the commonwealth promised to look
Into the matter. lie consulted the
state attorney, who also agreed to look
Into the matter. Hut tho state attor
ney had a great many cases to look
Into and must take them up In turn.
Meanwhile the Wulker family were
making preparations for a Christinas
celebration to be finer than any Christ
inns (hey had ever spent. The gifts
for pnn occasioned the most consid
eration, for there were few articles
that would please film. However, with
the mother's assistance the list was
completed, and every child had some
thing to offer the returned father.
Hut Christmas was drawing near,
and there wete no signs of action on
the part of the governor In the matter
of the pardon. Mrs. Walker made fre
qiient applications to Mr. Spencer, who
did what lie could to hasten the mat
ter, but was unable to get any satis
faction as to the date the pardon would
be granted.
One day Spencer called on Mrs.
Wnlker to report progress. Georgle
was In an adjoining room, unknown to
his mother, and heard Spencer tell her
mother that be had been to the state
capital and seen (lovernor Brown, who
had told him that It would be Impossi
ble that Walker should be released be
fore Christmas because there was uot
time to remove the legnl obstacles In
the way
The overhearing of this statement
quite broke (leorgle's heart. Ho was
naturally a reticent little chap and said
nothing to his brothers and sisters
about their father not being at home
for ChrbUinns, but his little brain was
active. He bad heard of children writ
ing letters for gifts. Why should ho
not write to this Governor Brown to
let his pnpa come home In time for
Chrlstnins? So he Bnt down nnd wrote
as follows:
Dear Govncr Ilrown Wo expect to
linvo a bully Crlsinns, but wo cant untca
pnpa comes homo to spend It with us. 1
wish you wood kIvo him to mo (or u
Crlsmiiu proactiL I would thank you over
to mutcli. Yours trooly,
GF.ORGE WALK EH.
Georgle addressed Ills letter, "Gov
ernor Urown, the Capital," which prac
tically was as good an address as could
have been used. Georglo didn't know
where the capital wns, but tho post
olllce officials did, and they also knew
all about Governor Hrowu. On the
morning of the governor's receipt of
the letter he telephoned the state at
torney for Information as to Evan
Walker. Tho reply camo that It could
uot bo taken up lieforo "next week."
"I have u letter," replied tho gover
nor, "from Walker's little boy, asking
me to let Ids father como homo for
Christmas. This ono gift 1 propose to
mako this year, and If you ever expect
another favor from me you'll have to
remove all legal obstacles in tho way
of my doing so."
"All right, governor," was the reply,
"I'll attend to the matter Immediately."
The state attorney got busy nt once,
for politically ho was nothing without
the governor, and in very quick time
ho presented to tho governor papers
that enabled hltn to Issue a pardon to
Uvan Walker which enabled tho ward
en of tho penitentiary to set hltn free.
On the afternoon of tho day before
Christmas Mrs. Walker was at tho pen
itentiary to accompany her husband to
his home. Walker's vindication, taken
with his freedom, was a cause of ex
quisite relief and happiness both for
him and his wife. As for the children,
they only knew thnt after a long, long
absence they had their father with
them for Christinas.
The parents were received with
shouts of merriment by tho children,
who climbed all over their father. The '
llrst gift bestowed on that happy Christ-
inns was n silver wntcb sent through i
his mother to Georglo as his "other"
Christmas gift froui the governor.
So pnssed the first really merry
Christmas the family had spent nnd
tho first they had spent together In a
number of years. And It was the
dnwn of n new era In their lives. So
great was the sympathy for I! van
Wnlker that lie was restored to his
position and advanced rapidly as some
atonement for the injustice that had
been done hltn
Echoes Made to Order.
Aro you awaro thnt It la possible to
make echoes? It Is. Indeed, easier to
make than to destroy them.
In the past men built their great tern.
pw and cathedrals with no thoualit of
ncoustlcs. Hence, when the premier
preaclnd echoes rolled freely amid tho
urolnlngs of tho roof, down tho ions of
sculptured columns and round and
round the nave.
With wires strung hero and with
tapestries spread there many of the
echoes of the old wor.d lui'ldlim-H have
Leon oblltotated There are ole ex
norts builders acquainted with the sci
ence of ncousttvs. whose npoclnttv Is
echoes' destitution Homellnies their
tasks are hard.
Today au architect takes thought of
the echo. Ills building Is coiiNtnu'ted
o as to exclude this Intruder. And,
knowing how t exclude It. ho known
how lo welcome It ulso
Archltecls are frequently called upon
In Inndscnpe work to put up summer
houses anil arrange roiks around Ihetn
ko as lo create nti echo there. And this
(hey enn satisfactorily do. London Tit
lilts. An Englno That Wouldn't Down.
A light American automobile was
sold to a tea planter of upper Assam, n
region in tho Himalayan foothills with
scarcely any good roads and n rainfall
of from 31)0 to DUO Indies a year. Six
months after It was purchased the
planter's native chauffeur drove It Into
a washout on the Cherapunjl road dur
ing a freshef, and It went rolling ."00
feet Into the rain swollen river A
week's search failed lo reveal any
trace of machine or driver. At the end
of the rainy season the remains of the
machine were found several miles be
low tile point where the accident hnd
occurred. The wheels were gone nnd
the body battered almost beyond rec
ognition, and It was only on the h ova
of sentiment that the planter had the
pieces gathered up and taken home by
toolles. A month later while on a tour
of Assam I saw the salvaged engine
and part of the transmission gear set
up over a well and actually pumping
water to the planter's bungalow on the
lop of 'i high ridge. World's Wo'i-
Have you seen the "KOM13KBL
IvUSS" at C. M. Newton's I'rice L'.'.c.
ame
OEOnOB W. C. ATKINS. Vie(
RECEIVED AT
LOS
ANGELES GALfF NOV 28.14
MR,
WALTER E.
MAXWELL MOTOR COMPANY, INCORPORATED
DETROIT MICH.
IN ALL MY EXPERIENCE IN THE RACJNG GAME0 NEVER HAVE I HAD AS SATISFACTORY
A MOUNT AS THE MAXWELL NUMBER "H" WHICH I DROVE IN THE CORONA ROAD RACE
THANKSGIVING DAY WITH PRACTICALLY NO PREPARATION IN A CAR WITH WHICH I
WAS ABSOLUTELY UNFAMILIAR I WENT THE ENTIRE 30J MILES WITHOUT A SINGLE
6T0P THEREBY ESTABLISHING A NEW WORLD'S NONE 8T0P ROAD RACE RECORD AND
FINISHING IN SECOND "LACE., THE MAXWELL CAR BEHAVED IN PERFECT SHAPE,
RAN COOL AND SMOOTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE RACE AND HAD PLENTY OF SPEED VoR
ANY RA(?P I UAtl T mnm ....
" nw wrw mAI MlUtS PER.H0UR, WOULD WIN THE RACE;
WAS THE REASON 8 AVERAGED QNLV 85-5MILES. CAR I 0R0VE WAS THE MOST
CONSISTENT ERF0RMER IN THE RACE. TIRES SHOWED PRACTICALLY NO WEAR-
USED 23 GALLONS OF GASOLINE 3 GALLONS
Barney Oldfield has driven dozens of different
makes of racing cars. His unqualified endorse-
of
the
merit
Corona
ace1
SEE THE
Lloyd
The Man or the Gun?
Tho tnnn rather than the gun Is &
nation's military asset, asserts 11. G
Wells, whose essay on "The Common
House of Warfare" is Included in Ids
book. "Social I'orces In I'ngland and
America." "Kvery penny." he says.
"we divert from national wealth milk
Ing to national weapons means m much
less In resources, so much more strain
In the years ahead. Hut a great vs
teni of laboratories and experimental
stations, a systematic Industrious in
crease of men of the ulllcer avlatoi
type, of the research student type, of
tho engineer type, of the naval oillcei
type, of the skilled sergeant instructor
type, a methodical development of a
common sentiment nnd u common zeal
among such a body of men. Is an add
ed slrength that grows greater from
I'm moment you call it into being."
The Hunter and the Wind.
In hunting against the wind In open
forests more game Is passed than
many hunters would suppose The an
I ma Is ( the man. note that he will
pass them and hide by getting as near
to the ground as possible. If they
s cut him after be has passed they
evidently realize that the danger Is
over, though some, mostly the younger
inexperienced nnlmals. then sneak off.
Where game Is very wild It is often In
such localities as I have mentioned
uily possible to approach them with
I he wind by outdistancing the latter
bei-.Misi a big game 'iniinnl at rest de
ponds t-u Its nose to save it from dan
ger In the direction from which the
wind comes and on Its eyes to watch
the side from which It can get no oth
er warning.-"Track and Tracking." by
.Josef Hruuner.
Feasted on Candlss.
Jtusslnn soldiers, according to the
author or "Kat Drink and He Merry.'
esteem tallow randies a great luxury
He facetiously describes how they
came across ,i iuil',- .store ot them
ainona the Kieueti baggage on the re
treat iro'tn Moscow and summarily
snufled them out of existence. "Nev
er wen- the consumed In such a stylo
before The enraptured warriors drew
them across their mouths like a how
across a llddle and left only the bare
wicks as a prool or now easily their
coverings, so necessary tor lights, can
tie readily utilized for livers'
Stop Road Race Record
in a Maxwell
WBSTEBHL UNION
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NEWCOMB CARLTON.
WOODWARD AVEM DETROIT!
FLANDERS, PRESIDENT
BARNEY 0LDFIELD.
Maxwell Racer he drove in the
-speaks for itself.
NEW 1915 MAXWELL AT
Powers Agent, Br&day, Nebraska.
Under the Green Light.
Cube Migar nnd Ivorj piano keys nre
Inspected under the ghastly greenish
rays of mercury vapor lamps with
greater speed and accuracy than can
be attained In ordinary daylight. Any
Impurity In sugar inniiM'esls itself t
changing the white to a shade or yel
low. To delect Impurities, plates ot
the crystallized sugar one inch thick
are examined by a man lonkiuu
through them toward a mercury vupoi
lamp of the kind which Is a ramlliat
adjunct of the galleries of postcard
photographers. When thus viewed, ac
cording to the ICieetrbal World, the
yellow impurities stand out clearly in
the bluish green light The color ot
Ivory varies from the outside to the
venter of the tusk to such an extent
that mnnul'neturor.s sort the pieces into
sixteen different shades Formerly this
sorting could tie done only In bright
daylight, but with the light ol the
mercury vapor lamp grading can lie
done without litnllatiou nt any hour
of tile twenty-four.
A Military Secret.
Tho plebe. sitting on the monument
beside the first class man, looked
across tho liver from West Point to
Constitution Island. The plebe was
inquisitive He wanted to know what
the government Intended to use Con
stitution island for. The first class
ninn coughed discreetly, blushed and
looked around him carefully for eaves
droppers "It isn't geneially known." he said,
"but you re a cadet now If the sig
nal corps experiments go through suc
cessfully they'll use It as an aviary"
His voice dropped mysteriously.
"For birds, eh?" said the plebe.
"Carrier pigeons?"
"Not exactly," answered the knowing
one. "They'll be pigeots. as they call
'em cross between a carrier pigeon
nnd a parrot to carry verbal mes
sages, you know. Don't tell."
And the plebe didn't. New Vork
1'ost
Traveling Sets nnd Sewing Sots $3
to .$20. Sterling Silver Cigarette cases,
and the Popular Havcono case .$3 to
$12.
Clinton, The Jeweler,
Tho Vlctrola Store
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WhukMcr jour mutts may he remem
ber that our telephone sen Ice is ef
ficient. Cull us hy wire anil we'll
wait on you ut once. With our accur
ate sen Ice and our quick riclhcrr
mo stand ready at nil limes to assist
j on or jour doctor. Iteineinlier that
we have what you want.
Stones Pharmacy
NURSE BROWN
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
100S West Fourth St.
ants, ar. hall,
Siiperiiifontlciif.
Graduate' Nurses in Attendance
.JOHN S. TWINED,
Physician and Surgeon
Sheriffs Sale
By virtue of an order of sale Issued
from the District Court of Lincoln
County, Nebraska, upon a decree of
foreclosure rendered In said Court
wherein Huhen W. Bisbcrg is plain
tiff, and Albert V. Larson et nl aro
defendants, and to mo directed, I will
on the lSlh day of Janunry, 1915, at 2
o'clock, p. m.. at tho east front door of
the court houso In North Platte, Lin
coln County, Nebraska, sell at Public
Auction to tho highest bidder for casli
to satisfy said ,tecn . Interest and
costs, tho following described prop
erty to-wlt:
Southeast quarter (SE1) Section
Seven (7) Township Ten (10) North of
Range Thirty-two (32) Lincoln Coun
ty, Nebraska.
Dated North Platte, Nebraska, De
cember 11 1014.
dlfi-Gw A. J. SALISBURY,
Sheriff.
Fonoiaei
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