Tr-nrirxirv A I R I 3 i .CHARLES KLEIN AMD ARTHUR HORNDLOW ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY"ALTEn$ H tared gloomily out of the win dow without replying. After all, he thought to himaelf, It was perhaps for the best. Shackled as he was now, ne would never be able to accomplish atiTthinj. If they separated, his father wouli take him Into his business. Lite would begin for him all over again. It would , b better for her, too. Of courss, he would never for get her. He would provide for her comfort. His father would hslp him arrange for that. Lighting a cigar otte, he said, carelessly: "Well perhaps you're right. May 1 a little trip through Europe won't do me any harm." , ."Of course not," she said, simply. Pusy with an obstinate match, he did not hear the sigh that accom (tripled her words or see the look of agony that crossed her face. "But what are you going to do?" be Inquired, after a silence. With an effort, she controlled her voice. Not for all the world would he betray the fact that her heart whs breaking. With affected indlf tfcrfnee, she replied: "Oh, I shall be all right. I shall go and live somewhere in the country for a few months. I'm tired of the cty." "So am I," he rejoined, with a tes tate of disgust. "But I hateTTRe tna luc to leave you alone." "That's nothing," she said, hastily. "k trip abroad is Just what you teed." Looking up at him, she added: "Yoor face has brightened up al ready!" He stared at her, unable to under stand. "I wish you could go with me." . Bhe smiled. . "Tour father's society doesn't make June such an appeal to me as it does to you." Carelessly, she added: 'Where art you going Paris or London?" He sent a thick cloud of smoke curl ing to the celling. A European trip was something he had long looked for ward to. "London Vienna Paris," he re plied, gnyly. With a laugh, he went on: "No, I think I'll cut out Paris. Cm a married man. I mustn't forget that!" Annie looked up at htm quickly. "You've forgotten It already," she said, quietly. There was reproach In ber rolce as she continued: "Ah, She Gave Way Completely. Howard, you're such a boy! A pleasure trip and the past Is g often!" little f0P, A look of perplexity came over his r i , . .I . , face. De ng on y a man, he did not grasp quickfy the finer shades of he, Trunin Vl'lfh aswia If r t n t nn ho (lA luwided: "Didn't you say you wanted me to go and forget?" fthe nodded. "Yes, I do, Howard. You've made Die happy. I want you t6 be happy." He looked puzzled. "You say you love me?" he said, "and yet you're happy because I'm go ing away. I don't follow tlmt line of reasoning." "It isn't reason, " she said with a while, "it's whiit 1 1 eel. 1 guess a man wants to have wlmt he loves and a woman Is satisfied to love Just what she wants. Anyway, I'm glad. I'm glad you're going. Go and tell your fa ther." Taking his hat, ho said: "I'll telephone him." "Yes, that's rlghl." she replied. "Where's my cane?" he asked, look ing round the room. She found It for him, and as he ojwned the door, she said: "Don't be long, will you?" I He laughed. ' "I'll come right bark. By George!" . he exclaimed, "I feel quite excited at , It's awfully her fondly, he went on: good of you, old girl, to let me go. 1 don't think there are many women Itke you." Annie averted her head. "Now, don't spoil me," she said, lift ing the tray as if to go Into the kitchen. "Walt till I kiss you good-by," he said, effusively. 'ftkktng the tray from her, he placed It on the table, and folding her In his uiiiis. he pressed bis to hers. RjOEinXKIDBKIDILQTrAW DJH7H DEGRE "Uood-by," he murmured; "1 won I be long." As soon as he disappeared she gave way completely, and sinking into a chair, leaned her head on the table and sobbed as if her heart would break. This, then, was the end! He would go away and soon forget her. She would never see him again! But what was the use of. crying? It was the way of the world. She couldn't blame him. He loved her she was sure of that. But the call of his fam ily and friends was too strong to re sist. Alternately laughing and crying hysterically, she picked up the tray, and carrying It into the kitchen, began washing the dishes. Suddenly there was a ring at the bell. . Hastily putting on a clean apron, she opened the door. Judge Brewster stood smiling on the threshold. Annie uttered a cry of pleasure. Greeting the old lawyer af fectionately, she invited him in. As ha entered, he looked questionlngly at her red eyes, but made no remark. "I'm delighted to see you, judge," she stammered. As he took a seat in the little parlor, he said: "Your husband passed me on the stairs and didn't know me." "The passage Is so dark!" she ex plained, apologetically. He looked at her for a moment with out speaking, and for a moment there was awkward pause. Then he said: "When does Howard leave you?" Annie stared In surprise. "How do you know that?" she ex claimed. "We lawyers know everything," he smiled. Gravely he went on: "His fa ther's attorneys have asked me for all the evidence I have. They want to use It against you. The idea is that he shall go abroad with his father, and that the proceedings will be begun during his absence." "Howard knows nothing about It," said Annie, confidently. "Are you sure?" demanded the law yer, skeptically. "Quite sure," she answered, posi tively. "But he is going away?" persisted the judge. "Yes, I want him to go I am send ing him away," she replied. The lawyer was silent. He sat and looked at her as if trying to read her thoughts. Then quietly he said: "Do you know they Intend to make Robert Underwood the ground for the application for divorce, and to use your own perjured testimony as a weapon against you? You see what a lie leads to. There's no end to it, and you are compelled to go on lying to support the original lie. and that's precisely what I won't penult." Annie nodded acquiescence. "I knew you were going to scold me," she smiled. "Scold you?" he said, kindly. "No It's myself I'm scolding. You did what you thought was right, and I al lowed you to do what I knew was wrong." "You made two miserable women happy," she said, quietly. The lawyer tried to suppress a smile. "I try to excuse myself on that ground," he said, "but it won't work. I violated my oath as a lawyer, my in tegrity as a man, my honor, my self respect, all upset, all gone. I've been a very unpleasant companion for my self lately." Rising Impatiently, he strode up and down the room. Then turning on uer, uo umu, .... . 1 . .... Tl,,.t' u.linf ' 1 nnve no iuu. - 1 brines me here this morning. The ""'ea , "iIiS " www . Annie gazed pensively out of the window without making reply. "Did you hear?" he said, raising his rolce. "I shall let the world know that you sacrificed yourself for that woman." She turned and shook her head. "No, Judge," she said, "I do not wish It. If they do succeed In Influencing Howard to bring suit against me I Shall not defend it." Judge Brewster was not a patient man, and If there was anything that angered him It was rank Injustice. He had no patience with this young wom an who allowed herself to be tram pled on In this outrageous way. Yet he could not be angry with her. She had qualities which compelled his ad miration and respect, and not the least of these was her willingness to shield others at her own expense. "Perhaps not," he retorted, "but I will. It's unjust, it's unrighteous, It's Impossible!" "But you don't understand," she said, gently; "I am to blame." "You're too ready to blame your self," he said, testily. Annie went up to him and laid her hand affectionately on his shoulder. Witn tears id uer ojj, bh . "Let me tell you something, Judge. Ills father was right when he said I took advantage of him. I did. I saw that he was sentimental and self willed, and all that. I started out to attract him. I was tired of the life I was living, the hard work, the loneli ness, and all the rest of it, and I made up my mind to catch him If I could. 1 didn't think It was wrong then, but I do now. Besides." she went on. "I'm older tnan be la nve years oioer. ne thinks I'm three years younger, and that he's protecting me from the world. 1 took advantage of his ignorance of lite" Juris Brewster shrugged his shoul ders impatiently. "If boys of 25 are not men they never will be." Looking Uowu at her kindly, he went on: "Ton my word! if I was 23, I'd let this divorce go through and marry you myself." Oh, Judge!" That was all she could say, but there was gratitude In the girl's eyes. These were the first kind words any one had yet spoken to her. It was nice to know that some one saw some good in her. She was trying to think of something to say. when suddenly there was the click of a key being Inserted In a yale lock. The front door opened, and Howard appeared. "Well, Judge!" he exclaimed, "this la a surprise!" The lawyer looked at him gravely. "How do you do, young man?" he aid. Qutczlngly he added) "You look very pleasea with yourself!" "This is the first oportunlty I've had to thank you for your kindness," said Howard, cordially. "You can thank your wife, my boy, not me!" Changing the topic, he said: "So vou're aolni abroad, eh?" "Yes, did Annie tell you? It's only for a few months." The lawyer frowned. Tapping the floor impatiently with his cane, he said: "Why are you going away?" Taken aback at the question, How ard stammered: "Because because " "Because I want him to go," inter rupted Annie quickly. The lawyer shook his head, and look ing steadily at Howard, he said sternly: "I'll tell you, Howard, my boy. You'ra eolne escape from the scan dalmongers and the gossiping busy bodies. Forgive me for speaking plain ly, but you're going away because your wife's conduct Is a topic of conversa tion among your friends" Howard interruptod him. "You're mistaken, judge; I don't care a hang what people say" "Then why do you leave her here to fight the battle alone?" demanded the judge, angrily. Annie advanced, and raised her hand deprecatingly. Howard looked at her as If now for the first time he realized the truth. "To fight the battle alone?" he echoed. "Yes." said the Judge, "you are giv ing the world a weapon with which to strlko at your wife!" Howard was silent. The lawyer's words had struck home. Slowly he said: "I never thought of that. You're right! I wanted to get away from It all. Father offered me the chance and Annie told me to go " Annie turned to the judge. "Please, judge," she said, "don't say any more." Addressing her husband, she went on: "He didn't mean what he said, Howard." Howard hung his head. "He's quite right, Annie," he said, shamefacedly. "I never should have consented to go; I was wrong." Juc'ge Brewster advanced and pat ted him kindly on the back. "Good boy!" he said. "Now, Mrs. Jeffries, I'll tell your husband the truth." "No!" she cried. "Then I'll tell him without your per mission," he retorted. Turning to the young man, he went on: "Howard, your wife is an angel! She's too good a woman for this world. She has not "Then Why Do You Leave Her Here to Fight the Battle Alone?" hesitated to sacrifice her good name, her happiness, to shield another wom an. And that woman the woman who called at Undorwood's room that night was Mrs. Jeffries, your stepmother!" Howard stared back in amazement "It's true, then, I did recognize her voice!" he cried. Turning to his wife, he said: "Oh, Annie, why didn't you tell me? You saved my stepmother from disgrace, you spared my father! Oh, that was noble of you!" In a low tone he whis pered: "Don't send me away from you, Annie! Let me stay and prove that I'm worthy of you!" To the young wife It all seemed like a dream, almost too good to be real. The dark, troubled days were ended. A long life, bright with Its promise of happiness, was before them. "Hut what of the future, Howard?" she demanded, gently. Judge Brewster answered the ques tion. "I've thought of that," he said. "Howard, will you come Into my office and study law? You can show your fa ther what you can do with a good wife to second your efforts." Howard grasped his outstretched hand. ncr "Thanks. Judga, I accept," he replied, Beartily. Turning to his wife, he took her In his arms. Her head fell on his shout ar. Ijooklng up at htm shyly and smiling through her tears, aha mur mured, softly: "I am happy now at lastl" THtt END. OKDIVIM'K Mj 4MT. An Ordinance levying an occupation tax upon occupation!! and business within the liniitH of the City of 1'latta motith, .Nebraska, and on all persons enKaKfd in xucli occupation)) and tnml ncK.s to raise revenue, and for provlil InK for the collection and disposition of said tax; living penalties for the non payment of such tax, and to repeal Ordinance No. 108 and all other ordi nances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance. Be It Ordained by the Mayor and City Council of the City of I'lattsinouth: Section 1. That there la hereby levied annually a license tax on each and every occupation and business within the limits of this City, as here inafter enumerated, to rul.se revenue thereby In the several sums on the dif ferent buinesN and occupations re spectively, to-wlt: Auctioneers of goods, wares and merchandise, other than live stock and second-hand house hold Roods, per day $ Auctioneers of live stock or second-hand goods, per day Hawkers, peddlers of Koods, Jewelry or patent medicines, per day Traveling physicians who adver tise as such, or who vend or Klve away medicines, drugs or appliances, or who treat medi cal or surgical rases, and traveling; dentists, per day... Every outdoor concert or ex hibition and every person who exhibits Karnes or game upon the public streets, per day (foregoing not to be construed as licenxing any game pro hibited by law) Kvery person engaged In can vassing, taking orders for future delivery, or selling to the general public or from house to house by sample or otherwise any goods, wares or merchandise (except drummers for wholesale houses selling to local merchants), for each day so engaged In canvassing, sell ing or delivering Kvery traveling book or tree agent, per day Kvery patent right peddler, per day Kvery traveling sewing machine agent, per day Kvery traveling Insurance agent for each day engaged tu can is.no 1.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 10.00 3.00 vassing (but canvassers for fraternal Insurance represent ed or to be represented by a local lodge, to be excepted from the foregoing), per day.. Kvery traveling photograph artist and canvasser for photo graphs or pictures or frames for pictures or photographs, per day Kvery itinerant or traveling merchant, per day Kvery person or persons furnish ing goods, wares or merchan dise for auction sale, other than live stock and second hand household goods, per day Attorneys, including privilege of selling real estate, but not to solicit or write insurance, per year Hank, per year lietail grocery store, per year... lietail meat market, per year.... Retail drug store, where no malt, spirituous or vinous liquors are sold, per year 3.00 3.00 6.00 35.00 6.00 20.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 lirug stores where malt, spirituous or vinous Illinois are sold, for medical, me chanical or sacramental pur poses, per year 100.00 healers In dry goods, per year.. 10.00 lietail clothing dealers, per year Ui.00 General merchants, per year..,. Hardware dealers, per year,.,, Lumber dealers, per year Jewelers, per year Itoot an shop dealers, per year.. Grain dealers, per year liealers In glassware and crock ery, per year Tobacco and cigar dealers, per year 10.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 10.00 20.00 25.00 6.00 3.00 2.60 5.01) 10.00 10.00 6.01) 5.00 5.00 5.00 Sewing year Variety machine dealers, per Store and Stationery, per year Public Oarage and Automobile dealers, per year Moving picture shows, per year Knell soda fountain, per year.. ltarber shops, per year Merchant's tailors, per year l.lvery and feed stables, per year Furniture dealers, per year.... Saddle or harness dealers, per year Grist or feed mills, per year.., Motels, per year Restaurant or confectioners, per year Real estate dealers, or agents, whether resident or traveling. per year I'hysicliius ami surgeons, per 6.00 Wagon or bliicksnill h shop, per year 2.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 10.00 liealers ill tinware or stoves, per year Flour or feed stores Bakeries, per year . per year. , 1 lent Ists, per year Hi Ickyards, per year Ice dealers, per year Saloons retailing Intoxicants as a beverage, In add It Ion to such sums as are now, or here after shall be required under the laws of Nebraska, per year 500.00 10.00 1.00 5.00 5.00 Howling alleys, per year I nays or teamsters of two-horse teams, per team, per year.... Photograph galleries, per year.. Milliner stores, per year Kx press companies on their busi ness from points In the state of Nebraska to the City of I'lattsinouth, and on business on packnges and pracels trans ported from the City of I'latts inouth to points In the state of Nebraska, per year 15.00 3um Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Kvery telegraph company on the business and occupation of re ceiving messages in Platts mouth from persons In said city and tiasmlttlug same bv telegraph from Plattsmoiith to pi'inis within Nebraska, and in transmitting such messages from points in Nebraska to persons in the City of 1'latts. mouth, and delivering such messages In I'lattsinouth, ex cepting the receipt transmis sion and delivery of any such messages to and from any de partment agency or agent of the Culled States, and excepting 1 the receipt, transmission and delivery of any such messages which are Interstate commerce, which said receiving, trans mitting and delivery of said excepted messages are not taxed hereby, per year 30.00 Telephone companies on local business, per year 25.00 Manufacturing illuminating gas, per year 25.00 Manufacturing and sale of elec tricity for Illuminating pur poses, per year ; 25.00 When one person manufactures and distributes both gas and electricity for Illuminating purposes, per year 60.00 Kvery corporation or Individual carrjlng or transporting freight and passengers from any point In the Citv of Platts moiith to points within the State of Nebraska and from points outside said city, but within the State of Nebraska to or within the limits of I'lattsinouth. on such occupa tions or business (no tax shall be levied on any of such business as may be Interstate In Its character), per year.... 25.00 Every person or corporation en gaged In the business of sup plying water by means of mains or conduits to the real dents of suld city, per year... 30.00 Each side show, per day 6.00 Kuril circus or menagerie, per day 25.00 Conl dealers, per year 10 00 Printing otllces, per year 6.00 Second-hand stores, per year. ... 6 00 Shooting galleries, per year.... 15.00 r.ucn lire, lire or accident In surance company, except fra ternal Insurance companies, per year 2.00 Every laundry agency, per year 6.00 Abstracters, per year 6.00 Loan and building associations, per year 10.00 Agricultural, Implement or buggy dealers, per year 10.00 Steam laundries, per year 6.00 Dealers In petroleum, gasoline, kerosene or naptha, who sell In (intuitu les exceeding titty gallons at any one time, or who store said oils or any of them In (iiautlties exceeding three hundred gallons, per year 60.00 Cigar or tobacco factories that employ labor, per year 5.00 Machine shops, per year 6.00 Broom factory- that employs labor, per year 5.00 Concrete factory, per year 5.00 live and cleaning works, per year 6.00 Soda and pop factory, per year,. 10.00 I'ndertakers, per year 10.00 Tombstone dealers, per year.... 10.00 Section 2. All tax under this ordin ance shall heroine due and payable on or before the tlrst day of May of each year or as soon thereafter as any per son shall engage In business In said City. Section 3. The tax proiidol Tor In this ordinance shall be puyubiu In cash only. Section 4. All moneys collected under the provisions ok this ordinance shall be paid Into a fund to be known as the business or occupation tux fund. to be used only by said city to pay the expenses of grading and repairing streets and sidewalks, salaries of policemen and otllclals of said City, etc., provided, however, tho city coun cil may at liny time, by a majority of all members elected, bv resolution, ti abater money from said fund into any other fund of said City. Section 6. It shall be the duty of every person, nrm or corporation, be fore engaging In any of the occupa tions or business hereinbefore enumer ated, to tiny to the City Clerk the tax hereinbefore provided for said business or occupation, whereupon the City Clerk shall issue to said firm, persons or corporation a receipt and business permit under the corporate seal of said city, which receipt or business permit shall be substantially as folows: titllce of the City Clerk. Plattsmoiith, Nel 18. . . . Kecelved from I being the amount in full against said due t lie City of Plattsmoiith for the year as a business or occupation tax upon the following described bust- ness (Heal) City Clerk. Section 8. Any person or persons engaged .In any of the occupations or business specillud In Section 1 of this Ordinance, who shall transact any such business or engngn in any such oc cupation without having Hist compiled with the provisions and requirements herein, by paying the full amount of tax levied on such occupation or busi ness, shall he guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined In any sum not less than the amount of said tax, nor to exceed one hundred dollars, and shall stand com. mltted till said lino and costs are paid, and such line or prosecutions shall not relieve said party from civil action or distress for the collection of said tax. Where any of the above enumerated business or upatlons shall be conduct ed by an agent for a corporation or non resident, such agent shall be subject to arrest and punishment under the pro visions or this section, If his principal shall not have compiled with the pro visions of this ordinance. Section 7. The City Clerk Is hereby authorized to Issue 11 distress warrant, over seal of the City, directed to the City Marshal or Chief of Police, com manding the said Marshal or Police Olllcer to forthwith collect by distress and sale of goods and chattels of the party In said warrant named, the oc cupation tax dun and unpaid, of any Individual, II r m or corporation within the limits of said City and owing any occupation tax ns herein provided. Said Marshal shall be entiled to the sums fee for said services as provided for DC 3XC ALFALFA will soon be ready to cut, and you will need to n sharpen your old sickle. This grinder if furnished with a carboundum cone fore grinding sickles. Carboundum is 26 times faster than ordinary grinding. The machine is also equipped with a disc harrow and plow coulter attachment, and in addi tion to these it has a stone for grinding all ordinary tools and a wheel for polishing. These machines can be seen at BAUER'S, SHERMAN- WILLIAMS STRICTLY PURE Paris-Green Purity and Uniformity are the essential qualities of Parii Green. The name Sherman-Vil-Hams Co. on the package insures thecontents to be pure, strong, uniform and absolutely reliable. Phone your orders in now. F. G. Fricke & Co., me STORE the levy of an execution and sals ot property thereunder. The City Attorney shall, when requested by the Mayor ot said City, commence a civil action against any individual, firm or corpora tlon engaged In any business on whtoh an occupation tax Is herein levied for the amount of such tax due said City, Said action shall be maintained In th name or the City of riuttsmouth. Section 8. The provision of this ordinance shall not lie construed so aa to after! the rights or liabilities be tween the City of Plattsmoiith and thft persons or Individual liable to ths business or occupation tax herelsj named existing or arising under any other ordinance of the City. Nor shall the provisions of this ordinance extern! to or afTert Individuals vending meat, milk, butter, eggs, vegetables, fruits, hay, grain, or fuel gotten or producsj by said vendors. Section . All ordinances and parts of ordinances In rontlict with this ordinance, be and the same are here by repeuled. Section 10. This ordinance shall tak effect from and after its pussage, p proval and publlcuCon according to law. Passed and approved this 24th day Ot April, mi. ' John P. Battler, Attest: Mfty0r 11. U. Wurl, CKy Clerk. SUPERINTENDENT ABBOTT AND PUPILS MADE HAPPY Two Fine Paintings Presented to the School by the Class or 1910. Tin' class of 19 10 made Super inlt'iiili'iit Alilmlt and the- students liappy Ihis iiiorniiiK by (lie pre scnlnlidii to t ho school of two fln painliiiRs, oik cnlillcd "At th Close of Day," and I lie oilier "Th Old Soul It Church or Huston." Th hitler is exceedingly line, of Guer in print and is a niRlit-liino scene of run beauty, linled in various shades of pink and blue. To3 presents lo Hie school by Urn clagf of 1 1) 10 was made possible by the use of a part of Hie fund reulizedr from (heir class play of last year. When Superintendent Abbott assumed cliarKc of the school he received a fund of $00 from tha class of 1010, to be expended, one half for Ihe purpose of inereas iiiK Ihe facilities of I lie class In aRi icullure, and a pari expense of ili'balers. The other half to be ib'voled lo works of art lo adorn Ihe walls of the chapel at Ihe High school. The class of 1010 cer lainly deserve Ihe commendation of Ihe ci mi in u n i I y and I lie grati tude of Ihe students of Ihe P I alts -moiilh schools for Ihe very laudi ble enterprise it has manifested, and the school patrons will feel a degree of pride as Ihey look upon the One pictures, realizing that Ihey are the properly of the IMuttsmotilh schools. Mlnh for Ihe clas sof '10. DC 3C THE HARDWARE MAN 3KC 3t 1i ?A