A Mythical
Lover
By MARTHA V. MONROE
My dear, you belli); my most liitliiiuti!
friend, I write u fli'Ht of nil to an
nounce my onrttiKoinetit. Harry nfler
hanging about me for two yearn lias
at laHt proposed. How mueli loiwr lie
would liave continued to do ho had 1
not by my own skillful manipulation
brought blm to tcnnH I don't know.
An It Is, I bad a bard time landing blm
and did so only after n number of ef
forts bad failed.
Now, 1 wlb to assure you, my dear,
that If you have occasion to bring a
man to terms, do not adopt any of the
old fashioned methods that are well
known that Is, If you aro playing a
man who Is as adept at the game as
you. I Hied a number of them on
Harry, and he was too smart for them
all. First I told iilin that I was in
tending to study the lnw and would
make a vow of celibacy that I might
be wedded only to my professional
work. Ho laughed me to scorn; drew
Ironical pictures of my arguing it case
before a Jury; said he would like to be
the Judge before whom I pleaded n
case, and nil that.
About the time of this llrst failure
the European war broko out, and I
threntened to go abroad and take carp
of sick and wounded soldiers. He said
ho was thinking of going to France
and enlisting In the Foreign legion.
I didn't go us a nurse, and he didn't
go ns n Holdler. He had met my bluff
with ono of his own.
Then Howard Wentworth came to
town, nnd of all tho girls here he seem
ed to prefer me. Taking ndvantago ot
his preference, I encouraged him, es
iwclally In presence 'of Harry. What
did the ncainp do but devote himself
to Agnes Woodruff. I was frightened
for fenr sho -would get him away from
mo and dropped Mr. Wentworth Imme
diately. After I had done so Harry
gradually ceased to pay mnrked atten
tion to Agnes, but I knew that he was
still more or less devoted to her, and
It worried me.
Hnvlug heard that Aunt Caroline had
been In her youth skillful ,nt tho game
of hearts, I confessed my failures and
my nnxlety to her and asked her to
help me.
"Tho trouble with your expedients,"
sho said to me, "Is that they are too
palpable. Ono of thoso you hnvo tried
Is excellent, but you did not apply It
In the right way. I refer to your at
tempt to pique your lover by accept'
lug the attentions of another man.
You should not have called In tho at
tentions of a real admirer, but an im
aginary one."
Not understanding what Aunt Carrie
meant, I asked her to explain. She
did so and gave mo tho Identical meth
od by which she brought Undo John
to terms twenty years ago. I mndo
up my mind to try It.
My llrst movo was to nerve myscl!
to treat Harry wHh lndlfferenco for n
stated period. This being a part of a
general plan, I was enabled to play
the pnrt pretty well, I was careful
not to overact It, In order that he
might not see through what I was up
to. Having apparently grown more In
different to him for three or font
months, I accepted an Invitation from
Elinor Trask to make her a visit. I
remained away six weeks, and when
1 enme home I talked a great deal to
my intimate girl friends about a fusel-
nutlng fellow I had met, or, rather
had not met, during my visit, giving
them tho impression that I had been
much takon up with him. Of course they
spread a report that I was either en
gaged or was lllcoly to bo engaged
and it renched Harry's ears.
Nevertheless so confident was he
that ho could drop mo and take mo up
when lie pleased that ho placed but
little contldcnco in my preference for
him hnving been diverted to another
channel. He cama to see me on my
return from my visit, twitted mo on
having lost my heart during my ab
sence and asked for a description of
this "Adonis," as ho called my myth
ical lover, who hud been so fortunate
as to win such a prize us myself. I
turned the conversation upon other
topics. Harry asked me to go to the
theater with him tho next evening. I
told him so decidedly that I had u pre
vious engagement that he did not ask
for another evening.
Harry did not call again for some
time. Meanwhile I was talking to my
chums about the fascinating man 1
had met, contldcut that, what I said
would reach tho man I really loved.
Tho next time he called on me 1
telephoned to n florist, with whom 1
had loft nn order for llowere to be
filled on call, to send them at once.
Half an hour later the (lowers came
and were brought Into tho room to me
where I was sitting with Harry. Pre
tending to bo auxlous about them, 1
opened tho box containing thorn. In
side was a little envelope I seized it
and without opening It held It in the
palm of my hand.
This was altogether too much for
nnrry's equanimity. Ho demanded to
pee the card of tho sender, and
refused to give It to him. no turned
very red, then pale, and I saw that
an emotional storm was raging within
him. I let htm go on till ho had com
mltted himself, after which bo lost nil
Interest as to avIio Hent tho flowers, for
vre were eugnged.
I assure you, my near, i am very
happy, and Harry says he Is very
happy, and, as for my mythical lover,
I think It is perfectly honorable for ne
to have used blm, for ho can't bo a bit
disappointed.
Origin of "Editor."
One of tho most Interesting verbal
or philological trails that scholars now
arc following Into the past for light on
origins Is that which hs.s the word
"editor" stamped upon Jr. Yule's au
thority on evolution of liagllsh speech,
Professor Lotinsbury. could find no ear
ler use of the term as appled m nn
chief writer and director i.f a period
ica than In 17(is. but there Is evidence
In the superb collection of British ami
American newspapers owned by tin
Antiquarian society. Worcester. Mass..
that It was so used in 1T!1. The al
leged use of the title In the Boston
Newsletter of 17US proves, on exami
nation of the (Ho in the I'.oston public
library, to bo Inaccurate. Undoubtedly
Isaiah Thomas, In 177.'!. spoke of him
self as editor of the itoyal American
.Magazine. Tho Interesting point to be
lioted. while the hunters aro busy on
the trail, Is that, relatively speaking,
"editor" Is a new word in Journalism.
"Printer" and "publisher" preceded It
Christian Science Monitor.
Way of the Bluejay.
Tho bluejay Cyauocltta crlstau n
purely an American bird. Ho Is about
twelve Inches long, is light purplish
blue above and graying below. The
collar and frontlet are black and the
wings and tall ultramarine, barred,
the outer tall feathers being tipped
with white. What a graceful, beauti
ful bird this Is, Impertinent nnd noisy,
his raucous scream followed by a chor
tle that sounds much like a mocking
"Ha, ha. ha. oh, my." Ho is accused
of robbing the fanner's corn crib, of
sucking the eggs of other birds and
even of tearing to pieces their young
Tho sportsman ns lie goes through the
woods, gun in hand, thoroughly hates
tho Jay, which Is a kind of game war
den, sounding an alarm to the other
birds as their enemy approaches, Nat
nrallsts have placed blm in tho crow
family despite his beautiful plumage,
but his manners nnd his morals are
moro like those of the sparrow hawk.
Indianapolis News,
The Darkness Before Dawn.
It is proverbial that "tho darkest
hour precedes tho dawn." W; F. Don
ning, the English authority on me
teors, has recently called attention to
tho literal accuracy of this proverb, as
established by his own observations
on thousands of nights. He says:
"Before dnwn a greater darkness
seems to drop down Uko a mnntle upon
tho Immediate surroundings. Objects
which were plainly observable during
the previous hours of the night nro
blotted out, and a nervous feeling is
sometimes induced by tho dense opac
ity of the air."
Ho claims to hnvo noticed this
phenomenon n-hen tho subject was far
from his thoughts, so that It could not
have been purely subjective, no Is
unable to state the exact Interval be
fore sunrise when tho remarkablo dark
ness comes on nor whether it is com
mon to each season and sky conditions,
Wellington's Wounded.
It Is dllllcult to realize the callous
ness toward the sick and wounded
against which Wellington struggled In
the peninsula. One evening at dinner
ho heard that at a post several miles
away a largo number of sick soldiers
were lying In the open, exposed to the
wenther. He rode promptly to the
place, found tho sick in tho plight do
scribed, while tho healthy ollicors were
In comfortable houses, and was told
by tho commanding officer thnt there
was no accommodation for tho sick,
lie instantly arranged iu detail for tho
billeting of tho sick In thoso houses,
but, suspecting what might follow,
paid a surprise visit tho next night
and found that tho invalids had again
been turned out into tho open. Well
lngton immediately reinstated them,
arrested tho officers and had them
tried and dismissed for disobedience,
A Little Problem.
If tho tclcphono company charges 15
cents to carry your voice across tho
Hudson river, nnd if tho telegraph
company charges 25 cents to carry ten
words across, and if tho ferryboat
charges 3 cents to carry your body
across, and If tho tunnels charge
Cents for carrying your body under tho
Hudson river, and if tho oxprcss conr
panlos chnrgo 28 conts for carrying ,a
20 pound parcel across, and If tho gov
eminent charges 15 cents for carrying
a 20 pound parcel across, compute tho
amount of logic in n Bquaro Inch of
modern civilisation. Life.
The Cheapest Paper.
London used to possess tho cheapest
Journal over published. It was called
tho Slx-a-Penny; or, Pouny-a-Woek
Town and Country Dally Nowspaper,
and subscribers of 1 penny weekly had
tho paper delivered to them overy day,
whllo slnglo copies were a farthing.
Unhapplnou.
They who have never known pros
perity can hardly bo said to bo unhap
py. It is from tho remembrance- of
Joya wo havo lost tliat tho arrows of
affliction are pointed. Emllo Zola.
HI Own 8wt Self.
Blr Who do you consider your beat
friend, tho one who would do tho most
for yon?
Dlx My wife's husband. Boston
Transcript
Qot Even.
Mabel Marry him! Why, hla grand
rather kopt plgsl Edith I know. Ho
told mo that your grandfather stole
two of them. Now York. Globe.
No Hints For Her.
Crawford nas your wifo hinted yol
about. , a now bonnet? Crabshaw-
Hlntetl? Why, she's Issued m, ultiaa-
ram. Buffalo Courier.
A Deathbed
Triumph
By WILLIAM CHANDLER
An old man lay on the bed of dcith,
A doctor sat by blm Intent upn.i s
method of saving his life. Air entirely
different problem was In the mind of
the sufferer.
Doctor," he said presently, "can't I
die for a short time, then come to life
again for n certain purpose?"
"What purpose?" linked the .'ctor.
The Invalid cast his eyes al,it the
room to see that no one was present,
then, stretching forth his hand, drew
the doctor to hhn and whispered win.
ho had to say. When he came to a
pause the doctor said:
"I have suspected as much."
"Can 11 be done?" asked tho Invnlld.
"It can be tried."
Some more conversation followed, in
which the doctor gave the sick man
Instructions, and the sick man did the
same ny the doctor. Tiien tno latter
ended the matter by saying:
"Aro you ready?"
"Yes."
The doctor took from his raedtclno
case a tablet nnd placed It In the pa
tient's mouth.
The sick man, who was lying on his
back, stared at the celling, Immovable.
The doctor went hurriedly to the door
and opened It. Thero stood the wife of
the Invalid.
"Madam," said the doctor. "I fear
that your husband Is dead."
The woman hurried Into the room nnd
stood over the sickbed for n few mo
ments looking down into the pale face.
The doctor, who was beside her, closed
tho eyes of her husbnnd, then led her
nway, saying:
"This has been n long trlnl to you.
Your watch Is now over. Go nnd rest
yourself."
She suffered herself to bo led away
and within nn hour wns In bed nnd
asleep.
Paul Mnrkhnm passed nway at dawn
the next morning. Preparations were
made for the funeral, which was held
three days later, and on the fourth
day his widow, who was his second
wife, and her two children by a for
mer husband, all dressed In deep
mourning, entered the drawing room of
the house In which Mr. Mnrkhnm had
died and took seats. A number of
other persons, Including n lawyer, en
tered, nnd when nil were seated tho
attorney unfolded a document and wns
nbont to begin Its reading when Dr.
Blanehard, who had attended the de
ceased, entered In company with a girl
of fifteen. There wns nbout her n mel
ancholy thnt savored of despair.
"I havo here," said the lawyer, "the
last will and testament of Paul Mark
ham, deceased, executed one year ago."
He then read the will, which left all
his property to his beloved wife, Jane
Mnrkham, trusting that she would suf
ficiently provide for his daughter, Ethel
Mnrkham. Having stated that tho will
had been duly signed and witnessed,
he ndded that It would be Immediate
ly filed for probate. Ho was refolding
the document when Dr. Blanehard
arose and, drawing a pnper from his
pocket, said:
"I have a will executed a few hours
before Paul Marklmm's death."
The widow's countenance changed
immediately.
"If you have any such will," she
said, "it Is a forgery. At any rate it
was not witnessed. That I know, be
cnuso I was in attendance upon my
husband every day and hour during
his last illness, and I know no one
who could havo witnessed a will en
tered tho house."
"What timo did you go to bed the
ulght your husband died?" asked the
doctor.
"At 10 o'clock."
"Your husband did not die till 2
o'clock tho next morning."
"Ho died at 0 o'clock lh tho evening.
You called mo Into tho room where ho
lay and told mo he was dead."
"I told you I feared he was dead,
no was very low. lie revived, and at
midnight I drew this simple will for
him, bequeathing all his property to
his daughter, Ethel Markham. Two
persons came nt my cnll nnd witnessed
tho will while you were asleep."
Tho womnn stnred at tho doctor, al
though sho could hardly bcllcvo her
senses. For years sho had domlnntcd
her husband and for a year, slnco sho
had forced him to mnko a will In her
favor, had watched blm carefully to
make sure that ho did not make an
other. At tho very end of his life he
had outwitted her.
"Let me see It," she said to tho doc
tor.
Ho held tho paper before her. She
read it and recognized her husband's
signature, though it had been written
In tho agony of death. Realizing that
sho had been foiled, sho aroso from
her scat and, followed by her two chll
dren, stalked out of tho room.
Dr. Blanehard by the terms of tho
deathbed will was mndo Ethel's guard
lan, and sho thereafter made her resi
dence with him. ner llfo had been
nearly crushed out of her her step
mother, and it required somo time to
rcatoro her to a healthy stato of mind
and body. But by tho time Bho came
of ngo sho wns completely recovered,
for her surroundings ns a member ot
tho doctor's family were all that could
bo desired, nnd he knew how to treat
nor to her advantage professionally,
In his old ago his savings of years
were swept away In a commercial pan
ic, and Ethel Mnrkhnm provided for
him and thoso of his family who were
still too young to tako care of them
selves.
GAS STOVE
Willi 1 .LL.1X1
AA MTUT
FUEL
HALF AS MUCH FUEL
HALF AS MUCH TIME
THE NEW PERFECTION
fireless cooking oven does
half its cooking with the burners
turned out.
Give your roast a few minutes
of quick heat, then pull a damper
and turn out the burners. Din
ner cooks itself without watching.
PER
NEW PERFECTION
COOKSTOVES are now
2,000,000 homes.
4 burner sizes at hardware, furniture,
and general stores everywhere.
Standard Oil Company
NEDRAB1(AI
I.
uattle
Bought and highest market
prices paid
PHONES
Residence Red G3G Office 459
C. H. WALTERS.
NOTICE tfOIl PUUMOATION
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land omce at North Platto, Neb.
April 23, 1915.
Notice Is hereby clven that Minnie
Eliza McQulre, now Seoso, of North
Platte, Nebraska, who on February 8,
1912, made Homestead Entry No. 06371,
for fett of SE Section 2, Township 11
N., Range 30 W 6th Principal Merid
ian. ImB filed notice of intention to
make final three year proof, , to estab
lish claim to the land above described
before the Register and Receiver at
North Platte, Nebraska, on the 21st day
of June, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses: gcott
Shaner, of Maxwell, Nebr., Jesse Illgh
berger, of North Platte, Nebr., Andrew
Howard, of Wellfleot, Nebr., Mary Rich
ards, of North Platte, Nebr.
J. Jii. liiVAINU,
a27-6w Register.
Legal Notico
To Charles E. Cotton, Ora D. Cotton
and Richard B. Cotton, Dofcndants:
You and each of you will tako no
tico that on tho 14th day of May, 1915,
Henry Clark, plaintiff heroin, filed tils
petition in the District Court of Lin
coln County, Nebraska, against said
defendants, Impleaded with others, the
object and prayer of which aro to ex
clude tho said dofcndants and each of
them from all Interest in and to one
certain promissory note for Four
Thousand and no hundredths
($4000.00) Dollars payable to the order
of Charlos B. Cotton, and payablo Sep
tember 1, 1915, datod May 8th, 1916,
nnd signed by P. E. Qundorson and
Gus Qundorson, and for a decree to
have tho said defendants hold said note
in trust, for the plaintiff and for an
order, that tho said defendants and
each of them bo required to dollved
said note Into Court for tho purpose of
having tho samo delivered to tho plain
tiff heroin.
You and each of you are required to
answor said petition on or before tho
12th day of July, 1915.
Dated this 1st day ot June, 1916.
HENRY CLARK,
Plaintiff.
By WILCOX & HALLIQAN,
Jl-4w His Attorneys.
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is am
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Probate Notice
In the Matter of tho Estate of James
M. Rannie, Deceased.
In the County Court of Lincoln Coun
ty. Nebraska, May 25, 1915.
Notice Is hereby given, That the
creditors of tho deceased will meet the
Administratrix of said Estate, before
tho County Judge of Lincoln County,
Nebraska, at the County Court Room,
in said County, on the 2nd day of July,
1915, and on the 3rd day of January,
191G, at 9 o'clock a. m. each day, for
tho purpose of presenting their claims
for examination, adjustment and al
lowance. Six montlm are allowed for
creditors to present their claims, and
ono year for the Administratrix to
settle said estate, from tho 2nd day of
July. 1915. This notice will bo pub
Uuhed In the North Platte Tribune, a
legal semi-weekly newspaper printed
and published in North Platto, Lin
coln County. Nebraska, for four con'
secutive weeks, preceedlng July 2nd,
1915.
GEO. E. FRENCH,
il-4v County Judge,
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE DISTRICT
OF NEBRASKA, NORTH
PLATTE DIVISION.
In the Mattor of Charles II. Emple,
Bankrupt.
Case No. 39, In Bankruptcy, Voluntary
Petition.
Notico of First Meeting of Creditors.
To tho Creditors of Charles H.
Emple, of Sutherland, In the County of
Lincoln In the District aforesaid.
Notico is horeby given that on tho
11th day of Juno A. D., 1915, tho said
Charles H. Emple, was duly adjudi
cated bankrupt: and that the first
meeting of his creditors will bo held
at tho office of the Referee in Bank
ruptcy in North Platte, Lincoln Coun
ty, Nebraska, in said district on the
25th day of June A. D. 1915, at 10
o'clock In tho forenon at which
timo the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint tho
trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
proporly como before said meeting.
WALTER V. HOAGLAND,
Refereo in Bankruptcy.
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NURSE BROWN
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
1008 West Fourth St.
MRS. M. HALL,
Superintendent.
Graduate Nurses in Attendance
JOHN S. TWIXEM,
Physician and Surgeon.
JOHN S. SIMMS, M. I).,
Physician and Surgeon
Omce B. & L. Building, Second Floor.
Phone, OHlce, 83; Residence 3S.
Hospital Phone Black C33.
Houso Phono Black G33.
W. T. ntlTCJIAKI),
Grndunte Veterinarian
Eight years a Government Veterinar
ian. Hospital 218 south Locust St.,
one-half block southwest of the
Court House.
Ninth Platte, Neb.
Office phone 241. Res. phone 217
L. C . DROST,
Osteopathic Physician.
North Platte, - - Nebraska.
McDonald Bank Building.
Geo. B. Dent,
Physician and Surgeon.
Special Attention given to Suigery
and Obstetrics.
Office: Building and Loan Building.
Phones t Office 130
Fhone Re8idenCB 115
DR. J. S. TWINEM,
Physician and Surgeon.
Special Attention Given to Gynecology
Obstetrics and Children's Diseases.
Offlce McDonald State Bank Building.
Corner Sixth and Dewey Streets.
Phones, Offlce 183, Residence 283
J. B. ItEDFIELD.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Successor to
HYSICIAN & SURGEONS HOSPITAL
Drs. Redfleld & Redfleld
Office Phone G42 Res. Phone 676
DERRYBERRY & FORBES,
Licensed Embalm crs
Undertakers and Funeral Directors
Day Phone 234.
Night Phone Black 588.
Legal Notice.
Louis Joseph Einstein and Herman
Einstein, defendants.
Will take notice that on tho 29th, of
day of May. 1915. Wesley T. Wilcox
and John J. HalHgan, plaintiffs herein
filed their petition in tho District court
of Lincoln County. Nebraska, against
said defendants, the object and prayer
of which are for a, partition of tho
north half of the northeast quarter
and the north half of the northwest
quarter of section twenty-six, town
ship sixteen, north of range twenty
nine west of the 6th P. M. in Lincoln
county, Nebraska, equally between the
plaintiffs and the defendants, and If
said land cannot bo equitably divided,
that the same bo sold and out of tho
proceeds tho plaintiffs be paid for cer
tain taxes which they have paid on
said land.
You are required to answer said pe
tition on or before the 12th day ot
July 1915. ,
Dated 29th day of May, 1916.
JOHN J. HALLIGAN,
Jl-4 Plaintiffs.-.
rrobnto Aotico A
In the Matter of the Estate of Cor-
nellus Sullivan, Deceased.
In the County Court of Lincoln Coun-.
ty, Nebraska, May 25, 1915.
Notice Is hereby given, That the cred
itors of said deceased will meet tho
Administrator1 of said Estate, before
the County Judge of Lincoln County,
Nebraska, at the County Court Room,
In said County, on the 2nd day of July, .
1915, and on the 3rd day of January,'
1916, at 9 o'clock a. m. each day, for
the purpose of presenting their claims
for examination, adjustment and al
lowance. Six months aro allowed for
creditors to present their claims, and
ono year for tho Administrator to set
tlo said Estate, from the 2nd day of
July, 1915. This notico will bo pub
lished In the North Platto Tribune,
a legal semi-weekly newspaper print
ed and published In North Platte, Lin
coln County, Nebraska, for four con
secutive weeks preceedlng July 2nd,
1915.
GEO. E. FRENCH,
Jl-4w County Judge.
Probate Notice.
In the Mattor of the Estate of Ann
Juno Barraclough, Deceased.
In the County Court of Lincoln'
County, Nebraska, Juno 1, 1915.
Notice Is horeby given, that the cred
itors of said deceased will meet tho
administrator of said estate, before
tho County Judgo of Lincoln County,
Nebraska,' at the County Court Room,
In said County, on tho 9th day of July,
1915, and on tho 9th day of January,
91C, at 9 o'clock A. M. each day, for tho
purpose of presenting their, claims for
examination, adjustment and allow
ance. Six months are. 'allowed for
creditors to present their claims from
July 9th, ,1915, anvono .year for tho
administrator to settlo said estate,
from tho 1st day ofi'June, 1916, Tola
notico will bo published," in tho Semi
Wcokly Tribuno, a nowspaper printed
in said county, for four. weeks suc
cessively, on and after Juno 8th, 1915.
GEO. E. FRENCH,
J8-4w Count y Judge.