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By ALVAH JORDAN GARTH
(Copyright, 191, by the Western News
paper union,)
"It Is prvtty hnrd to become depend- j
cnt on your sister Eunice after; nil !
these yenrs of struggle nnd wiving."
"Take courage, dear." Mercy Lewis
comforted her dejected husband. "Eu
nice Is only too glad and willing to
harbor us. Besides there, there Is
Rodney."
"Wo may Just as well know the
cold, clear truth, Mercy," spoke Joshua
Lwis. "Rodney Is n broken reed."
There was no bitterness In the
words, but a sorrowful tinge as though
Joshua Lewis were taking the blutno
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us face the facts," he added. "My
brother has spoiled Itodney. It was
an unfortunate hour when we con
sented to have llobert practically
adopt Itodney as his heir. Kobert was
then a rich man nnd his one Idea was
to make Itodney a bookworm and stu
dent like himself. Now, that Robert
has lost every cent he had nnd, worst
of all, has Involved our own little for
tune 4n the general crash, It simply
menns that Rodney has to face life
probably without one practical l-iu In
his mind.
"I fear he will have a difficult time
of It earning his own living, let nlone
helping us In our poverty and home
lessness." Two weeks later husband and wife
v had broken up their little home and
were domesticated nnd welcomed at
that of the snlnstor sister of Mrs.
Lewis, Dorothy Wnlton. shortly after
wards. Rodney Lewis appeared upon the
scene. Ho was a quiet, rather deli
cate appearing young fellow, showing
signs of the retired life he had led.
There was a family council. Rodney
listened attentively and thoughtfully
to what his father had to say.
"Father mother," spoke Rodney,
"there Is only one thing for me to do:
go out Into the world and earn the
money to re-establish you In a home
of your own. I shall shirk no hard
ship or duty that dan mnke the path
smoother for you two."
Where to begin, there was the ques
tion thafmost troubled Rodney Lewis.
He knew so little about anything but
books that he expected a severe np
prentlceshlp before he found a real
working level. Ho went back to the
city and looked around for employ
ment. It, or the prospect of It, ma
terialized within a week. An acquaint
ance, an old bookseller, advised Rod
ney of a Mr. Alexander Hume, resid
ing lit a town called Wadhams, who
was In need of some one able to go
over an extensive IHirary he had pur
chased recently and classify and ar
range It. Rodney wrote to the gentle
man In question to receive a reply ask
Ing him to come to Wadhams.
The distance was about a hundred
miles nnd Uodnev decided to make a
jaunt of it. On foot he started out)
provided with a suit case lightly
filled and vastly enjoying the variety
and novelty of his trip. It was four
days later when he awoke In the loft
of an old dismantled barn to evade a
furious storm. When ho awoke from
n sound sleep he heard voices below,
and peering down he mnde out two
rough looking men standing near to
nn automobile moving van. They, too,
It seemed, had sought shelter and were
now discussing their further plans,
"We want to get to the city before the
absence of the girl Is discovered." ono
of the duo wns saying. "My Idea Is to
land her by some country road and
make our final dash."
"Yes, the main thing Is to get rid
of her nnd our nlunder into safe
hands," responded the other man
"We'll go down to the crossroads on
foot nnd get nn Idea of location and
route. The -machine and the girl arc
all safe In this lonely spot," nnd the
speaker saw to It that n hasp and
catch securing thf rear door of the
closely shut-In vnn were In place,
They left forthwith nnd Rodney de
scended from the loft to make an
astounding discovery. Opening the
door of the van and staring within
Rodney found ' It to be stored with
books, paintings nnd art rarities, and
lying bound nnd gagged upon some
blankets was a lovely young girl
She was the dnughter of the nmn
who had engaged Rodney as bis liter
ary helper. The house hnd been looted
by the men owning the van, and in
order that the alarm might not be
given they carried Alma Hume, the
only ono In the house at the time,
nwny with them.
It was n fortunnte thing that Rod
nev understood how to operate an
automobile. At once ho released the
distressed girl and started the van
in a direction opposite to that in
which the two men hnd gone. Alma
Hume told him enough to guide his
course to Wadhnms.
Tho rescue of the young heiress,
the- recovery of some of tho rarest
books In the world, the efficient liter
ary services of Rodney brought su
preme satisfaction to Alexander
i Hume. Into an environment that wns
full of congeniality nnd pleasant
work Rodney drifted. The confidence
of his employer wns n cherished gift,
the love of Almn Hume tho crowning
blessing of his life. Mr. Humo under
took the publication of several books
he had written nnd within n year "the
, broken reed" had restored his father
Mid "I. " ." to comfort and happiness.
Practically Impossible to Run Home
Without Employment of Good
Business Methods.
It must he admitted that business
system is desirable In the home, for
the very good and simple reason that,
inittilfostly you cannot carry on suc
cessfully any kind of business without
more or less bookkeeping, writes Carl
Marshall In Thrift. Hut often you will
hear some easy-going housekeeper say:
"That's too much trouble; I have
enough other things to do without
bothering with accounts. Resides,
what's the use? It costs you Just so
much to live anyway, and keeping ac
counts won't make the amount any
less."
Lazy or Inefficient folk nre seldom ut
a loss for self-Justlllcatlon of this sort.
Some of us can remember the old
fashioned country storekeeper w;ho
used to spend most of his time sitting
on n box whittling or gossiping with
the loafers when he should have been
studying his business. This cheerful
soul held the snme views as the slack
housekeeper.
Rut we do not see much more of
this old-fashioned, happy-go-lucky
country merchnnt. He has long ago
been put out of business by his enter
prising competitor who learned the
Value of good bookkeeping.
The answer to those who would
shirk home nccount-keeplng Is simply
this: lou cannot plan your affairs with
nuy certnlnty unless you know nbont
them, and you ennnot know about them
unless you keep records of them.
-THAT ENDS WELL
HIGHEST HONORS PAID POET
Men of Every Walk in Life in Proces
sion That Followed Robert
Burns to Grave.
Robert Rums died at Dumfries,
Thursday, July 21, 1700, at the age of
87. Sunday evening, July 24, the body
was carried to the Trades' hall, In
the High street, nnd from there, on
Monday, July 25, It wns borne to the
churchyard of St. Michael's. The poet
was burled with military honors. Sol
dlers lined Hie streets nnd n firing
party, with arms reversed, marched
first. The coffin was enrrled on the
shoulders of the poet's brother volun
teers. To the music of the "Dead
March in Saul.'' the long procession
walked down the High street of Dum
fries and along St. Michael street to
the churchyard. The soldiers who took
part In the funeral were the Gentle
men Volunteers of Dumfries, to which
the poet belonged ; the Fenclhle In
fantry of AngiiKshlre and the regi
ment of cavalry of the Cinque Ports.
The two latter bodies were at that
time qunrtered In Dumfries, and of
fered their assistance. Among the
junior officers of the Cinque Ports
regiment wns the Hon. Robert Rank
Jenklnson, afterwards the second earl
of Liverpool and prime minister of
Croat Britain from 1812 to 1827. The
principal Inhabitants of Dumfries and
the surrounding countryside walked In
the iirocesslon nnd a vast concourse of
people witnessed the funeral.
By EDNA FOREST.
Mollle had been playing n game, n
very Interesting nnd secret game, and
she hnd never been so1 bnppy In nil her
life. Tho game wns "Hide nnd Seek,"
of an entirely new, and romantic na
ture, and Mollle returned from her
lnst exploit In high, but subdued
spirits.
Eleanor, the mnrrlcd- sister, whom
she visited, must not suspect the de
lightful pastime of her summer nfter
noons. Eleanor, strictly conventional,
would bo horror stricken. The secret
game had begun by chance, nnd on
Mollle's side wns the ndvuntage.
When she had nrlsen enrly one In
viting m.ornlng slipping silently down
past closed rooms to n dewy gnrden be
neath, she hnd Intended to take but
n brief dip In the sen, nnd when Mollle,
disporting herself nmong tho waves,
looked down the lsolnted beach, she
fancied herself monarch or perhaps
monarch "ess," of nil she surveyed.
As she snt upon n grent stone In
the early sunshine, she saw, however,
that another ns ambitious as she, woh
swimming about In the blue.
Mollle in embarrassment, darted
again into the wnter. going further out
than she had heretofore ventured, nnd
being roughly brought to her senses by
the swimmer himself.
"It Is dangerous for you to be out
here nlone," he snld. "I am returning
to the hotel. You'd better come back."
Mollle suddenly weakened, request
ed breathlessly, his help.
When the two reached tlje shore, she
resting In the warm sands, thanked
him, beginning in her pretty way, a
sort of 'holding conversation.
The man at least was held by It, for
he made no motion to carry out his
Intention of returning to the hotel
And this was Mollle's advantage from
the beginning. She recognized at once
In her rescuer, n certain noted curate
from the city, whose arrival at the re
sort had been heralded a few days be
fore. Eleanor, Indeed, was an attend
ant at his city church.
"The Faery Queen."
As a work of nrt "The Fnery
Queen" nt once astonishes us by the
wonderful fertility and richness of
the writer's Imagination, by the facil
ity with which he finds or makes Ian
gunge for his needs, nnd above all. by
the singular music and sweetness of
Ills verse. The main theme seldom
varies; It Is a noble knight, fighting,
overcoming, tempted, delivered ; or n
beautiful lady plotted against, dis
tressed, rescued. The poet's affluence
of fancy and speech gives n new turn
nnd color to each adventure. But be
sides that, under these conditions
there must be monotony; the poet's
art, admirable as It Is, gives room for
objections. . . . There was loose
ness and carelessness, partly belonging
to his age, partly his own. In the use
of materials, nothing comes amiss to
him. He had no scruples ns n copy
ist. He took without ceremony any
piece of old metal word, story or Im
age which enme to his hand, and
threw It Into the melting pot of his Im
agination, to come out fused with his
own materials, often transformed, hut
often unchanged. The effect wns
sometimes happy, but not always so.
Churcli.
To Preserve China.
Many a lover of fine china has been
heartbroken to discover her choice din
ner or tea set lined with hairlike
cracks. Hot tea or chocolate poured
into dainty cups cracks them Instantly.
A Chinese merchnnt gave tills bit of
information when a rare ten set was
purchased from him. "Beforo using
delicate china plajce It In n pan of
cold water. Let It come gradually to
the boll and allow the china to remain
In the water till cold." This tempers
the chlnn, nnd It Is cnpnble of with
standing the sudden expansion caused
by the heat. There Is no need of re
penting the trentraeht for n long time."
Flower Show Old Institution.
The flower shows of English villages
have an ancient origin, though few
people may ever stop to give the mat
ter n thought. The ancestry of the
floral fete reaches back to the days of
Ovid, the poet. As for when (lower
shows were first held In England, It
cannot be certainly known, hut It Is a
fact that If they did not actually In
troduce them, the worsted manufac
turers from Flanders, fleeing the
wrath of Philip anil Alva, In 1f07, gave
a illlip to the practice. To these peo
ple English gardens of Elizabeth's
time owed such favorites be the gilly
flower urd. the carnation.
But the curate himself wns left un
enlightened ns to Mollle's knowledge
of his Identity, and Ignorant of her
own. It wns as they were pleasant
ly chnttlng thnf she waved her hand
In quick farewell, and literally disap
peared. Mr. Sutherland. Eleanor Innocently
regretted, wns returning to the city
nt the' end of the fortnight nnd she
feared she would have no opportunity
of entertaining him nt the cottage.
Mollle, In her secret planning, de
cided to completely disappear .from
Mr. Sutherland's life before the end of
his fortnight, leaving to him ever af
ter but a romantic, and. she hoped, a
pleasing memory.
So. she was seated demurely read
lug In the rector's favorite book as he
came down Into the glen. Her dress
was blue cotton, her white collar nnd
cuffs neat and plain.
Her wide eyes expressed surprise
nt the rector's appearance. Ills keen
eyes expressed pleasure. When Mol
lle would have politely -departed, he
begged her to remain.
The mm proclaimed the noon lunch
eon hour, "when she finally took from
Mr. Sutherland, the volume of poems
which he bad been rending aloud.
"Good-bye," laughed Mollle, and was
Instantly lost to view among the trees,
Though the rector nrose In quest
of her,- .Mollle was gone. Which
branching path she had chosen he
did not know. But he went back to
his seat beneath the oak to sit again
and dream of her. Then nt lnst,
Eleanor brought Mollle's fascinating
game to an unexpected end.
"Mr. Sutherland, the rector Is com
lng to dinner at five tonight," she said
"I cannot be buck from our motor trip
until six. Bo here to' welcome him,
Mollle, and, do mnke n pleasing Im
pression, dear. Mr. Sutherland's opln
Ion Is worth while."
Mollle sighed. So she was to hnve
no memory romance -after all, and to
the man she would he but a common
place girl, In n commonplace, modern
home.
Freda was admitting the tall figure
of the rector ns she renched the foot
of tho stairs. It wns Impossible for
Mollle to retrent. In desperation sh
slipped Into a hall closet beneath tho
stairs.
Mollle knew nfter a suffocating lapse
In the closet Unit he had made himself
comfortable for a long wait. Hope
fully Mollle fumbled along the wall,
finding there evidently a maid's en
veloping apron. Frantically she stuff
ed her hair into the sturched cap's
crown, her feet, iMindals and nil, went
Into the shoe, then Mollle opened tho
closet door.
The rector stared and Mollle stared
nt a reflection of herself In the mirror,
Freda's borrowed apron was far from
clean. Mollle's hair was escaping from
Freda's cap. Speechlessly, she fled up
tho stnlr.
It wns Freda who knocked present
ly nt Mollle's door.
"That man," she said, disgustedly,
"says he must speak to 'other mold.'
Ho don't believe me thnt I'm the only
maid. You go tell him."
With the laughter light of 'hide and
seek' still in her eyes, Mollje came,
very uretdly dressed down tho stair.
Eleanor returning later, was aston
lshed to hear her rector happily pro
claiming:
"I'm going to see that you stay
found, now that I havV you at last,
Mollle derr."
(Copyrlelit, 191, Weitern Newarujjer Union)
North
Platte Round Up
AT FAIR
OCTOBER
GROUNDS
- 10 11
100 Head of the best Bucking Horses
75 of the best Contestants.
Consisting of Bronco Busting, riders
Ladies and Gentlemen, steer roping, high
ridings bulldogging and in fact every
thing seen at any Round Up or Frontier.
Teddy, Champion bucking steer, will be
here, Case's Champion bucking Mule will
be here.
Something doing all the time, begins
a: one o'clock and lasts till six. A big
Carnival at night.
Bring in your bad bucking horses,
they will be ridden. $25.00 for champion
local bucking horse and $25.00 for cham
pionbucking mule. Come and have a real
time.
YOURS,
NORTH PLATTE ROUND UP.
A. A. HASTINGS, :Sec'y. .
Notice For Publication Isolated Tract
Public Land Sale, Department of the
Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Broken Bow, Ne
braska, September 27. 1910.
Notice is hereby, given that, as di
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land office, under provisions
of Sec. 2455, It. S., pursuant to tho ap
plication of William B. Howard, seri
al No. 012001, wo will offer at public
sale, to the highest bidder, but at not
less thtfn $5.00 per acre, at 10 o'clock
a. m. on the 13th day of November,
next, at this office, the following tract
of land: SSEV4, Sec. 32, T. 15 N., R.
30 W., Gth P. M.
Tin salo will not he kept open, but
will bo declared closed when those
present at the hour named have ceas
ed bidding. Tho person making tho
highest hid will be required to Im
mediately pay to tho Receiver tho
amount thereof.
Any person claiming adversely the
above-described land aro ndvlsed to
file their claims, or objections, on or
before the time designated for sale.
MACK C. WARRINGTON, Register.
JOHN P. ROBERTSON, Receiver.
oCn7
Notice of Petition.
Estato No. lC0r of Henry F. Coates,
deceased, In tho County Court of
Lincoln County, Nebraska.
The State of Nobraska. To all per
sons Interested In said estato tako no
tice that a petition has been filed for
the probate of an Instrument purport
ing to bo the last will and testament
of Henry F. Coates, deceased, and for
tho nppolntmont of an. Executor of
said ei'tate, which has been set fov
hearing herein on October 2S, 1019, nt
0 o'clock a. m.
Hated October 1st. 1919.
(SEAL) WM. H. C. 'WOODHURST,
o6o24 County Judgo,
"Notice of Flnnl Report
Estate No. 1C12 of Earl E. Butler, de
ceased, In tho County Court of Lin
coln County Nebraska.
The Stato of Nehraskn. to all per
son" Interested In said estate tako no
tice that tho administrator has filed o
flnnl account and report of his admin-
istrntlon nnd a petition for final set
tlemont and discharge as such, which
have been set for hearing before said
court on October 31, 1919, nt 0 o'clock
o in., when you may nppenr nnd con
tent tlin same.
tinted Sontembor 30, 1019.
f SEAL) WM. H. C. WOODHURST.
on.'l County Judge
Goodman-Buckley Trust Co.
Ill Enst Front.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
Phono (lit.
REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER OF STOCKS,
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, RECEIVER, ASSIGNEE, .
TRUSTEE, GUARDIAN, ADMINISTRATOR
OF ESTATES, EXECUTOR OF WILLS.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT
RON!) DEPARTMENT
OFFICERS:
B. R. GOODMAN,
President.
M. E. BUCKLEY,
Secy.-Trcas.
S. M. SOUDER T. F. HEALEY
Liberty Land Company
Office Over Rexall Drug Store.
Choice Farm Land in Lincoln and adjoining Count- '
ies. Also some good Ranches. Houses and Lots
in all parts of North Platte. Look for the bis l sign.
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Slght-Seelng From tho Air.
To view the scenic wonder of the
west from the nir, escaping the rough
trails nnd rocky bnrrlers thnt often
screen the rarest vlstns thnt Is the
provpeet offered to tourists who make
Suit Lake City their "golng-ln" point
for slgiit-seelng trips, says Popular
Mechanics. Five specially designed
airplanes have been prepared for the
work of carrying travelers to, nnd
over, the beauty spots of the region,
some hitherto Inaccessible.
INCORPORATED 1887.
Mutual Building and Loan
Association,
Of North Platte, Nebraska.
RESOURCES OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
The Association lias unlimited funds at its command to
assist in the building or purchase of homes for the people of
North Platte. If you are' interested, the officers of this
Association will render every assistance and show you how
easy it is to acquire your own home.
T. C. PATTERSON, BESSIE'F. SALISBURY,
President. Secretary.