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Mr* J.*r, ■ * ». i »»*f» aba, a a CHAPTER IV.—CMtiflMd. *1e • waWL~ laughed the Jude*. ”*«• &'-u that u; an* trained to r*a4 my can t-U just anat s panning :* mj brain?" * Hr«* .»• ;y," replied ilk* doctor with a smile ~liw psychoiagist can tell with aUnoei matlM mutual accuracy just boar yoar mental mecLamun: :• aork ng 1 admit it sounds uat-anny but it can be proved la fart, it has t>*en >wo«ad uta and ume again " Alina case- op and took the dor tors arm. “Oh. Ur Itemsteia." she protested. ~I ran t allow the lodge to monopolize you tb this war Come with me. 1 want to introduce you to a most rtart; .n* » -man a ho is dying to mast you. she is perfectly crazy on psychology - "Inon't introduce me to her." laughed the judge “1 see enough rrszy people la the law courts.” Ur It raatela smiled and followed hut hostess Judge lireaster turned to t tat atth the hanker From the dis tant music room came the sound of a plane and a beautiful soprano voice The roosts sere now crowded and •-•comers were arriving each mia »'.» denaats passed in and out serv ing trad delicacies and champagne. bodbrnly the butler entered the ask* and. guietly approaching Alicia, handed her a letter In a low tone be said “This letter has just come. ta rn. The messenger said it was very im portaat and 1 should deliver it at Alicia turned pale. She instantly rsneuntt the handwriting. It was from Robert Fhderwood. Was not her last message enough* How dare he adcr* s her again and at such a time? Retiring to an inner room, she tore •pen the eceeiepe and read as foUoms: Issi Mrs JeCres This is the last ns- 1 snail ever t- e» |<e srtth my iet ter» Tos heve (• irbuddaa m* to see you o>i fra- ticmiijr yea have estmeet u - t»- a living e-»u. hut u i pr* f*r dev » e : uc he partial, hot full and •sss'ct* Jivw. I itlr this means at b-ctmg > ■ - iwes that utaP-s* you revube |ej -el aenter.ee of hsatahtaeat. I •toil O.- an end of n nlL 1 shall b* t at dead, it-'ndny nv -rr.irg. and you nri anew sis is r-«fvt.».» > Tears devotedly. HtdHCRT rXf^.S'OW VU ta’s i:ps. and crushing «be tov up •t b*r Land she bit her Ups till the biu*<d ctar It «» just as she fcarc-d Tbr xu tu desperate He was not to be c«t rid of so easily, llow oar 1#—boar dare he’ The coward—to think that she could be frightened by curb a threat W hat did she care if be luUed t.c.selJT It would be good r.ddau- e. Tet suppose be was in earnest, suppose be did carry out his ttreat* There would be a terrible •c audal, aa is realisation, people would talk, her aam- would be men tlo&ed No—eo—that must be pre sented at aii costa Distract*d. not knowing what course to pursue she paced the floor of the room Tbroucb the closed door she could bear the music and the chatter of htf guests She must go to see I'nderuoud at once, that was certain, and her visit must be a secret one. There uas already * sough talk. if her enemies could bear of her vis it :ng him alone la his apartments that would be the end "Yes—I must see him at once To morrow la Pundsr He's sure to be borne in the evening He mentions Monday morning There will still be tla»* Mi go and see him tomorrow " "Alicia* Alicia The door opened and Mr. Jeffries put his bend in. "What are you doing here, my de-r*- be asked "I was looking e*erywhere for you. Judge Brewster w iftbes u» say good-night." *1 was fstng my hair, that's all." replied Alicia wKh perfect compos ure CHAPTER V. Among lb- many tuf» caravansaries Ual at iwtBt rears hatt fprus; up la New York to provide luxurious guarier* regardless at r«! for those who can afford to par for the best, rone eouU rival the Astruria la size and magnificence. Occupying an re tire block :a tbe very heart of the residential district. It took precedence over all the other apartment hotels of tbe metropolis as the biggest and most splendidly appointed hostelry of Ha kind la tbe world It was. Indeed, a small city In itself It a as not nec essary for ha fortunate tenants to lease It unless they were so minded. Everything for their comfort and pleasure a as to be had without taking tha trouble to go output doors. On the ground floor were shops of all kinds which catered only to the Astruria's patrons. There were also «n the premises s bank, s broker's I*— a hairdresser, and a postal tele A HAtMATIWE KflEUlB®IMDfl.DTOSJ QUITE Third degree ^CHARLES KLEIN y y Arthur3horn blow Y ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTERS Q9»W0tf. Ml er C W OiLUtNCwAM COrmAHY Rfnph office A special feature was t'-e a^-jea court, containing over 30. o*«t square feet of open space, and tastefully laid out with palms and flowe:* Here fountains splashed and an orchestra played while the patrons lounged on comfortable rattan chairs ■ ■r go-sip. d with their friends. Up on t! sixteenth floor was the cool roof cardt-n. an exquisite bower of palms ed r. -es artificially painted by a rr.e 'f FY-mh artist, with its rech t . he restaurant, its picturesque and its superb view of ail Manhattan island. The Astrurla was the last word in e*P« six* apartment hotel building Ar< ..itects declared that it was as far as modern lavishness and extrava -auee could go. Its interior arrange m-nts were in keeping with its ex ternal splendor. Its apartments were "f noble dimensions, richly decorated, -tid equipped with every device, new and old. that modern science and .ild. rs' ingenuity could suggest. That the rents were on a scale with the grandeur of the establishment goes w ltkout saying. Only long purses aid stand the strain. It was a fa vorite headquarters for Westerners who had "struck it rich." wealthy bachelors, and successful actors and ••per* -ingers who loved the limelight on and off the stage Sunday evening was usually exceed ingly quiet at the Astruria. Most of the t-nants were out of town over the u is-end. and as the restaurant and • root garden were only slimly patron ized. the elevators ran less frequently, making less chatter and bustle in cor ridors and stairways. Stillness reigned Then came the answer. The boy! looked up. "He says you should go up. Apart ment 165. Take the elevator.” In his luxurious appointed rooms on the fourteenth floor, Robert Under wood sat before the fire puffing ner vously at a strong cigar. All around him was a litter of objets d'art, such as would have filled the heart of any connoisseur with joy. Oil paintings in heavy gilt frames, of every period and school. Rembrandts, Cuyps, Ruys daels, Reynoldses. Corots. Henners, some on easels, some resting on the floor; handsome French bronzes, dainty china on Japanese teakwood tables, antique furniture, gold em broider* d clerical vestments, hand t aimed screens, costly oriental rugs, rare ceramics—all were confusedly jumbled together. On a grand piano in a corner of the room stood“two tall cloisonne vases of almost inestimable value. On a desk close by were piled miniatures and rare ivories. The walls were covered with tapestries, armor, and trophies of arms. More like a museum than a sitting room, it was the home of a man who made a business of art or made of art a busi ness. Underwood stared moodily at the glowing logs in the open chimney place. His face was pale and de termined. After coming in from the restaurant he had changed his tux edo for the more comfortable house coat. Nothing called him away that particular Sunday evening, and no I one was likely to disturb him. Ferris, “Yes. I Must See Him at Once.' •\erywhere a? if the sobering influ ence of tb*» Sabbath had invaded even this exclusive domain of the unholy rich. The uniformed attendants, hav ing nothing to do. yawned lazily in the deserted halls. Some even in j duiged in surreptitious naps in cor ners, confident that they would not be disturbed. Callers were so rare that when some one did enter from ; the street, he was looked upon with | suspicion. It was shortly after seven o'clock the day following Mrs. Jeffries' re , ception when a man came in by the •nain entrance from Broadway, and approaching one of the hall boys, in quired for Mr. Robert I'nderwood. The boy gave his interlocutor ar. impudent stare. There was something [ about the caller's dress and manner which told him instinctively that he was not dealing with a visitor whom he must treat respectfully. No one divines a man's or woman's social status quicker or more unerringly than a servant. The attendant saw j at once that the man did not belong j to the class w hich paid social visits | to tenants in the Astruria. He w as rather seedy looking, his collar was | not immaculate, his boots were thick * and clumsy, his clothes cheap and 111 1 Suing "is Mr. I'nderwood in?" he de manded. "Not home." replied the attendant insolently, after a pause. Like most I hall boys, he took a savage pleasure in saying that the tenants were out. The caller looked annoyed. "He must be in," he said with a frown. "I have an appointment with i him." This was not strictly true, but the bluff had the desired effect. “Got an appointment: Why didn't ' you say so at once?" Reaching iazlly over the telephone switchboard, and without rising from his seat, he asked surlily: "What's the name?" “Mr. Bennington.” The boy took the transmitter and spoke into it: "A party called to see Mr. Under j wood.” There was a brief pause, as if the ( person upstairs was in doubt whether to admit that he was home or not. his man servant, had taken his usual Sunday off and would not return until midnight. The apartment was still as the grave. It was so high above the street that not a sound reached up from the noisy Broadway below. Un derwood liked the quiet so that he could think, and he was thinking hard. On the flat desk at his elbow stood a dainty demi-tasse of black coffee—un tasted'. There were glasses and de canters of whisky and cordial, but the stimulants did not tempt him. He Pondered If Alicia would ignore his letter or if she would come to him. Surely she could not be so heart less as to throw him over at such a The Price of Fame. It was id the office of one of the big theaters. A lot of actors were hang ing around, a couple of journalists and a secretary or two. A young woman dropped in for a hasty greet ing. and then paused a moment to speak to a very well-known actor whom she evidently met for the first time. The press agent’s desk was open, and in a corner fas a package of pictures of the celebrated actor. The latter looked them over, and as the young woman exclaimed that he should give her one he said, with an insinuating smile to the press agent: “Alas, they are not mine. They be long to Mr. Dash!" “1 can’t give any away" said the latter. “Each one costs me 20 cents." “Surely that is cheap!” the young lady suggested. , The press agent ignored her and turned to the actor. "Cheap? Do you think anybody would pay that much for you?” And the young lady laughed and went without her picture. Cost of Living Increasing. The price of diamonds has been In creased ten per cent. It appears im possible for the poor man to get In on the ground floor anywhere. Martha Washington, Housekeeper. In the oldest wealthy families of Vir ginia all the women knew all about cooking and housekeeping, and had to in order to run an establishment of many slaves, and an ignorant mistress would not have commanded the re spect of her cunning negroes, but would have been a laughing stock. Martha Washington owned 15.000 acres of laud and hundreds of negroes, yet she knew all about cooking and housekeeping and made the rounds of her household every day, just as did the general his plantation. Martha was neither a sloven nor churl, but true aristocrat of the right sort. Girls should be taught housekeeping by ladies who have sprightliness, vi vacity, eloquence and fine manners, so as to correct the miserable false no tions besetting the modern Anglo Saxon word about “menialism.”—New York Press. Proof of Remembrance. She (after elopement)—“I received a letter from papa to-day. He writes that he had just finished making his will. He—“Did he remember us?** She—“Yes, indeed. He has left all hia money -to an ayslum for hopelesa idiots.” moment. Crushed in his Ten hand was a copy of the New York Herald containing an elaborate account of the brilliant reception and musicale given the previous evening at her home. With an exclamation of impatience he rose from his seat, threw the paper from him. and began to pace the floor. Was this the end of everything? Had he reached the end of his rope? He must pay tlie reckoning, if not to day, to-morrow. As his eyes wan' dered around the room and he took mental inventory of each costly ob ject, he experienced a sudden shock as he recalled the things that were missing. How could he explain their absence? The art dealers were al ready suspicious. They were not to be put oft any longer with excuses. Any moment they might insist either on the immediate return of their prop erty or on payment in full. He was in the position to do neither. The articles had been sold and the money lost gambling. Curse the luck! Every thing had gone against him of late. The dealers would begin criminal pro ceedings. disgrace and prison stripes would follow. There was no way out of It. He had no one to whom he could turn In this crisis. And now even Alicia had deserted him. This was the last straw. While he was still able to boast of the friendship and patronage of the aris tocratic Mrs. Howard Jeffries he could still hold his head high in the world. No one would dare question his integrity, but now she had aban doned him to his fate, people would be gin to talk. There was no use keep ing up a hopeless fight—suicide was the only way out! He stopped in front of a mirror, startled at what he saw there. It was the face of a man not yet 30, but apparently much older. The features were drawn and haggard, and his dark hair was plentifully streaked with gray. He looked like a man who had lived two lives in one. To-night his face frightened him. His eyes had a fixed stare like those of a man he had once seen in a madhouse. He wondered if men looked like that when they were about to be executed. Was not his own hour close at hand? He wondered why the clock was so noisy; it seemed to him that the ticks were louder than usual. He started sud denly and looked around fearfully. He thought he had heard a sound outside. He shuddered as he glared toward the little drawer on the right-hand side of his desk, in which he knew there was a loaded revolver. If Alicia would only relent escape might yet be possible. If he did not hear from her It must be for to-night. One slight little pressure on the trig ger and all would be over. Suddenly the bell of the telephone connecting the apartment with the main hall downstairs rang violently. Interrupted thus abruptly in the midst of his reflections, Underwood jumped forward, startled. His nerves were so unstrung that he was ever apprehensive of danger. With a trem ulous hand, he took hold of the re ceiver and placed it to his ear. As he listened, his already pallid face turned whiter and the lines about his mouth tightened. He hesitated a moment be fore replying. Then, with an effort, he said: “Send him up.” Dropping the receiver, he began to walk nervously Up and down the room. The crisis had come sooner than he expected—exposure was at hand. This man Bennington was the man ager of the firm of dealers whose goods he disposed of. He could not make restitution. Prosecution was in evitable. Disgrace and prison would follow. He could not stand it; he would rather kill himself. Trouble was very close at hand, that was certain. How could he get out of it? Pacing the floor, he bit his lips till the blood came. There was a sharp ring at the front door. Underwood opened it. As he recognized his visitor on the thresh old. he exclaimed: “Why, Bennington, this is a sur prise!" The manager entered awkwardly. He had the constrained air of a man who has come on an unpleasant er rand. but wants to be as amiable as the circumstances will permit. “You didn't expect me, did you?” hr began. Shutting the front door, Underwood led the way back into the sitting room, and making an effort to control his nerves, said: “8it down, won't you?” But Mr. Bennington merely bowed stiffly. It was evident that he did not wish his call to be mistaken for a so cial visit. “1 haven't time, thank you. To be frank, my mission is rather a delicate one, Mr. Underwood.” <TO BE CONTINUED.) Suit Coiffure to Hat IF it is true (as those who make it their business to know, say it is) that American women have less hair than the women of other lands, then we are compelled to ad mire the cleverness with which they conceal this -deficiency. One would naturally infer that a vairety of styles in hairdressing would be impossible to them, but this is not the case at all. By using switches, chignons, transformations and the many other devices of dealevs in hair goods, all the pretty conceits in the changing fashions in coiffure are copied and our gentlewomen continue to look to day demure, tomorrow vivacious; an other day finds them with a stately coiffure and then again they effect simplicity. No doubt Cleopatra rung all the changes within her knowledge or invention in matters of dress to aid her in earning the greatest trib ute pafd to her fascinations: ‘Age cannot wither, nor custom stale, her infinite variety.” Just now we must concern our selves with suiting our coiffures to both large and small hats. The new imports for midsummer are more than large, one may almost call them enor mous. The large hats require a coiffure designed to fill in the space under the brim next the face and bead, otherwise they look grotesque aDd their beauty is wasted. The small hats require only enough hair visible ! about the face to frame it, but 'it is i necessary to have a coiffure under tne hat, lor the hat must be taken off. The puffed chignon shown in the picture is woven in a long strip like that used for a "transformation.” This strip is drawn together at intervals leaving quite large spaces on the un der side of the coiffure, which are covered by the puffs and curls on the outside. These open spaces afford ventilation, and they also make it possible to arrange the chignon in a great variety of styles. What with them and the hair bands now uni versally worn there is no end to the variety of coiffures that fashion makes possible. The chignon placed high on the head so that it is in the crown of the hat solves the problem of the small turban and makes a stately and beau tiful coiffure. The puffs are crowded together a little and pinned down over a coil of the natural hair (or two coils) placed on top. Usually no other support is needed for this coif fure. In case the natural hair is very thin a small pompadour may be arranged by using a small hair roll before the chignon is pinned to place.—Julia Bottomley in the Illus trated Milliner. Rows of Frills. Rows cf little frills again finish the hems of dressy gowns, but the frills are scanty and their soft materials make them far from bouffant. They add little to the flow of the hem of the skirt. HEADGEAR FOR THE MOTOR — ; Attractive in Design and Affords Ample Protection Against the Flying Dust. Here is a very attractive way of ar ; ranging headgear for motoring. The | vieux rose strew shape is wound with i a blue silk scarf, which terminates in a loose chou at the side. A rose silk frill frames the face and a chiffon veil of the same color is gathered on to the crown, to be thrown back off the face if preferred. No pins at all are required, except for fixing the bonnet on the head. Buy Ready-Made Linens. Most housewives nowadays effect a great saving in many ways by buying their bed linen and towels ready made. These are offered attractively hem stitched at reasonable prices. But you must conform to regulation sizes and qualities. Many mistakenly believe that they can economize by buying sheeting or toweling by the yard and doing the hemming or hemstitching themselves The woman of leisurely hours who loves to sew and who perhaps wants to elaborate the hems with more or less intricate drawn work may find this worth while. Most women will find it advisable to stick to the ready mades. Quaint Frocks. When children form a part of the bridal procession they are often dress ed in quaint little gowns copied from styles of other lands or of the years gone by. Many of these are quaint, old styles adapted to the fashion of the present day, but all are pretty and make the child an attractive attendant at weddina. TUB DRESSES FOR A DOLLAR _•_ i Dainty Frock* in All Sort* of Design* Are Nbw Well Within the Reach of All. It is astonishing how many dainty ■ frocks for the summer can be made • these days setting the limit of ex- ' penditures at $1. including the pat terns and threads. ■Never before have so many delicate ; designs been shown in inexpensive lawns and ginghams, and the busi ness girl should begin now to make the smart little dresses which she will wear to the office during the coming j summer. Two things should be remembered. One is that much trimming of any sort detracts both from the cool ef- j feet of the gown and makes it bad to launder; the second is that however dainty the very light materials are they are far less serviceable than a plaid or a plain buff or blue dress. As to the question of expense, be gin with the pattern. Choose one of the new cues that are capable of being carried out in several different fash ions, with or without the high waist line or with long or short sleeves and with or without yoke. Thus for 15 : cents you will provide yourself with a pattern for several frocks. Next, a few yards of white mull and some inexpensive lace will make broad collars and cuffs and a fichu or a dainty pointed yoke, all of which will serve as trimming, for your : gowns. Then as to materials. Ginghams, ‘ plain ones, may be purchased as low j as 8 and 10 cents a yard. A good quality of lawn in dark colors Is only a cent or two more in price. Paper for Stitching. When you buy a bolt of narrow rib bon, save the paper on which it i9 wound, and use this later to place un der soft materials when stitching I them, to avoid puckering. You will find this much better than tearing up strips of newspaper for the purpose. Ribbon Holder. Cut four three and one-half inch circles out of thin cardboard, tack Dresden silk on one, and white soft silk on the other, being careful that it is on smoothly. Trim of all super fluous ends and sew the circles to gether firmly. Whip a tiny Valencien nes lace on the edge of these and re peat the process with the remaining circles. When this is done insert a bolt of baby ribbon between them, and with a stiletto make two holes from top circle through bolt and bot tom circle. In these insert a short piece of baby ribbon, tying in bow on top and in this bow put a bene ribbon threader. Large Cellars. Extremely large collars of heevj lace are being worn on many suits and dresses. Some are called the “Char lotte Corday" collars, and all are charming. Sailor collars, with or without jabots, are being rhown by all the leading blouse shops. Mate rials are varied, and trimming is ap plied In many ways. 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