DAYTON, MIAME, HUDSON, RAICYCLE AND EXCEL
SIOR BICYCLES.
JOHN H. NULL.
thnt long-sultorlng man that Joan hnd
promised o marry him.
Mr. Weston inns: his secretary's
hell and Jtimporli up when thnt young
lady entered.
"Miss Lake," ho fnlrly roared, "my
nephew has Just told we of yflur
promise to marry lilin. Have I no
rights whatever? Am I to ho loft In
the lurch?"
.Tonii was surprised. "Why, wirly,
there are plenty of other girls to tk'
my phtee. I did -didn't suppose you
would mind, Mr. Weston."
"Mind! Am I to lose the host secre
tary 1 have had for yettr Just for the
sake of thnt young mnn?" Mr. Weiiton
cast n look at his nephew.
Joan looked sotnewlmt relieved.
"Oh, If that's all, Mr. Weston," she
smiled. "1 have a sister she Is much
better thnn I uiu as a secretary, for
she Is more experienced by quite, n
few years. ltesldes," lust eyes
twinkled mischievously, "she la Just
now out of work."
lie grunted. "Well, bring her along,
young woman," he said.
Joan giggled as triio turned to Cur
tis. "Would another of my sisters do
vou for a wife. Walter?"
imiUIBWMMUBIIilUI
LOVE VS. BUSINESS
Ru UtTI CM HCDC
(Copyright, 1519, McClure Newspaper Syn
dicate.) Joan felt strangely Insignificant as
site entered the olllce of Weston &
Sons on her first day of work. She
timidly glanced around and saw nt the
desk, which seemed, by the way, to be
miles away, a middle-aged man writ
ing diligently. She coughed discreetly.
The man kept on writing, however,
paying no attention to the newcomer.
Jonn remembered one of the rules of
lier business course. It seemed to
stand before her now In blazing let
ters, "Be respectfully self-possessed."
Oh, the futility of nil those years of
learning How often had she prac
ticed that dignified hut demure walk
to her employer's desk to be afraid
now, at the crucial moment.
But afnild she was, and without a
backward glance she rushed out of the
office directly Into a human figure, Just
who or what she could not discern,
and only heard faintly some apparent
apologies.
A few seconds later Walter Curtis
entered his uncle's presence.
"Well, uncle," he greeted him with a
questioning look ; "rather unusual, Isn't
it, for you to so frighten your secre
tary that she rushes blindly from you?
I don't think It Is funny," he added,
as he saw his uncle's eyes twinkle.
Mr. Weston, however, now broke
Into a hearty laugh.
"I didn't say a word to her," be ex
plained between times. "Ob, "Walter,
am I as ferocious as that?" And bo
forthwith told bis nephew of Joan's
entrance.
Curtis bnd to laugh, though unwill
ingly. "Go on with your work, uncle,"
he said.
Mr. Weston again pressed the but
ton for his new secretary and she en
tered in a few moments, looking at
him doubtfully. Mr. Weston, how
ever, mnde no sign that he knew this
wns not her first entrance, And flftar
n few directions started his dictation.
Joan was the makings of a good ste
nographer nnd Mr. Weston did not
fall to note this. As he wntched her
neat, well-kept hands fly over the pa
per, he Inwardly congratulated him
self that at last his regime of untidy
secretaries was over.
Such things as were going through
his mind, however, were far distant
from bis nephew's. Curtis, too, no
ticed her hands, but took no note of
their secretarial capabilities. He also
noticed the poise of her chestnut
crowned head and the wonderful eye
lashes thnt fringed her cheek.
At last Mr. Weston wns through.
"You mny go to dinner nt 11:45," he
snld.
Ho looked up suddenly as his
nephew coughed rather feebly.
"You want to take care of thnt
cough, Wnlter," he snld, bis eyes
twinkling again.
Joan looked, too. "I know of n per
fectly wonderful cough medicine," she
ndvnnced shyly. "Mother always
bought It for us."
"Go outside with Miss Lake," Mr.
Westou said. "I am renlly worried
nbout you, Walter. This Is my
nephew, Walter Curtis, Miss Lake."
Outside they went, leaving Mr. Wes
ton to his own devices.
As the days went by Jonn proved
her mottle, and Mr. Weston declared
continually that he could never get
along without her. A stenographer
who could spell without the delaying
aid of the dictionary, and whose pres
ence was an encouragement Instead of
a drawback, wns something new to
him. and he wondered how he ever
managed before.
Ills only cloud was his nephew,
which latter developed a strong and
sudden attachment for his hitherto
rather neglected uncle, nnd it wns no
unusual thing to have that now detest
ed one he present at his morning dic
tation and to stay nround for some
time nfter. He grently feared thnt his
days of pence were few nnd snubbed
his nephew unmercifully.
One day on his arrival Curtis real
ized his uncle's worst fears, and told
TK Head of the Whale.
Althoujr tin head of a whale Is of
enormous sl.e. trom one-quarter to
oiif-third of the length of the body,
and the month 15 to L'O feet long Ami
0 to S feet wide, the opening of .lie
gullet is not larger than a man's iVt.
Improved Rivet Cutter.
A pneumatic rivet cutter for use In
structural steel work and In rcpnlr
shops consists of a long barrel, with
compressed air connection at one end
and n chisel at the other, the stem
of the chisel being held by a colled
spring, which draws It back after each
stroke. A plunger travels freely In
the barrel or tube, and a smnll bypass
pipe connects the ends of this tube.
Two men are employed, the one at
the rear operating the valve and the
one nt the front keeping the chisel
against the rivet head. The force of
the blow enn be regulnted by the valve.
Air pressure of 110 to 00 pounds may
be used, the higher pressure being the
more effective. A punch can be In
serted In place of the chisel for back
ing out the rivets. In the larger size
the stroke Is -10 Inches, and the weight
of the machine complete is only 03
pounds. A smaller size will cut rivets
up to three-eighths of an Inch In diameter.
When Bitten by a Mad Don.
When bitten by an animal that Is
suspected ns mad, the best thing to do,
according to Drs. J. C. Begun nnd A.
Sllkman of New York, who describe a
recent case in Archives of DiagnosisIs
to squeeze the wound to encourage
bleeding, wash It with a solution of
mercuric chloride (1 In 1,000), cauter
ize It with finning nitric acid, and ap
ply n wet dressing of the mercuric
chloride solution.
The wound should never be sewn up;
If a deep punctured wound, It should
be cut open with a scalpel.
The sooner this treatment Is applied
the more likely it Is to bo successful.
Afterward the routine Pasteur treat
ment should be taken.
Rabbits and guinea pigs for sale.
Call at 222 cast Tenth street. t
P - - -
P
B a P H B
How Much are you
Paying for Oil?
The gallon price is the smallest item ot
oil cost.
Engine wenr and tenr, the cost of over
hauling and repairs, the smaller mileage
you get from each gallon of gasoline
these are the hidden costs in cheap, in
ferior, unsuitable oil.
Polarine Oil is made to meet every engine need
and service condition. It protects bearings and
engaging parts witli a cushion of pure lubricant that
safeguards against wear and keeps the engine run
ning quietly, with a minimum of vibration and strain..
Polarine maintains a gas-tight seal between piston
rings and cylinder walls that gets maximum mileage
and power out of every drop of gasoline. It keeps
fuel bills down.
Let Polarine keep your motoring costs down. Buy
it where you buy clean-burning power-packed Red
Grown Gasoline where you see this sign at
first class garages and service stations everywhere.
STARDARD OIL COMPANY
(NEBRASKA)
Omaha
Crowds are Enthusiastic
about the Cleveland Six
The crowds which have filled our store from day to day to
see the new Cleveland Six have admired it beyond measure.
They have proclaimed it the great car of the year, the car which
will surely dominate the whole light car field. Those who have
ridden in it, or driven it through hard tests say, "It's a regular
automobile."
The Cleveland is an extraor
dinary car of power, pickup, speed
and comfort, compact in its design
and construction, yet roomy, and
unusually economical in cost of
operation.
The men who build the Cleve
land Six are men of broad and
successful experience in the finest
of motor car manufacture, and
into their car they have built
their skill and integrity. For three
years before they announced thi9
car to the public they put it
through all conceivable tests in
shop and laboratory and on the
road. And when they did an
nounce it, it was Ready.
If You Haven't Seen the Cleveland
Come In and See It Now
Tourlnft Car (Five Passengers) $1385 Roadster (Three Passengers) $1385
Sedan (Fivo Passengers) Coupo (Four Passengers)
(All Price 1'. O. II. Factory)
J. V. Romigh, Agent, North Platte, Neb.
CLEVELAND AUTOMOBILE CO., CLEVELAND, OHIO
Dangerous Counterfeit.
The most expert menus of counter
feiting Amerlenn greenbacks has been
discovered by the state police In the
Adlrondacks lumber camps, where $'20,
$50 and $100 notes were being dupli
cated. Hanking experts have pro
nounced them the most clever counter
felts In existence.
The Information now In the hands
of the state police Is to be turned over
to the United States department of Jus
tice. The secret of the device Is a ma
chine which Is capable of splitting the
thin note paper on which American
notes are engraved and permitting the
face and back of the note to be
stripped from each other. Waxed pa
per Is then laid over each half of the
note and a solution applied to trans
fer enough of the original ink to the
waxed paper to make an exact dupli
cate of the note. The waxed sections
to which the ink has been transferred
are then pasted to the opposite half
of the good note and In this way two
bank notes exactly alike are produced.
Mallnes Carillons Busy.
The carillons of Mallnes have never
been heard so much and to such splen
did effect as of lute. The truth Is that
Mullncs has undertaken to get together
u sufllclcnt sum of money with which
to present to St. Qucntln a now caril
lon, the Hermans having seized the
hells of the French town. So every
carillon of Mallnes has been ringing
and pealing. Tliero have been carillon
concerts, one of the perfonmvs on the
be'ls of the cathedral of St. Itombaut
being the hell ringer of St. Quentln
himself. The hymn which he played
embodied the motifs of the "Marseil
laise" and the "Ilrahanconne.
For Sale Blthor box pure bred
Choster Whlto pigs. B. B. Atkinson
Brndy, Nob. 84tf
JOHN S. SIMMS. M. I).
Snecial Attention Given to
Surerery
McDonald Hank Building
Office Phone 83 Itcsldonco ,1S
IKS. STATES & STATES
Chiropractors
r, 0, 7 UuIIdlng & Loan Building.
Offlco Phono 70. Res. Phono 1242
THE TWINEM HOSPITAL,
1008 WEST F0URTII STREET,
North Plntto, Ncbr.
For the treatment ot Medical, Surgical
and Obstetrical Cases. A place
where tho sick aro cared for so as to
bring about normal conditions In the
easiest, most natural and sclontlOo
manner.
Phono 110.
North Platte, Nob.
W. E. FLYNN
ATTORNEY.AT.LAT
Offlco oror McDonald Bank.
Offlco Phono 1130 Bos. Phono 1156
All Busy.
"What's your wife doing?"
"Preserving watermelon rind."
"So?"
"And the kids are enthusiastically
supplying her with the nmterinl."
J.ouisvUIo Courier-Journal.
T. S. BLANKENBURG,
Bonded Abstracter.
Public Stenographer.
Office with B. M. Reynolds, Architect,
Apt. 1 Roynolds Terrace.
Phone Black 1105.
HERB HAMILTON
Taxi and Livery
DAY ANT) NIGHT SKltVICE
HAY
We Buy and Sell
Obtain our Prices.
THE HARRINGTON MER. CO.
INCORPORATED 1887.
Mutual Building and Loan
Association,
Of North Platte, Nebraska.
RESOURCES OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
The Association has 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.
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