“IF I ONLY HAD THE MONEY”
“IF I ONLY HAD THE MONEY”
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L. W. Wakeley, Gen. Pass. Agt. Omaha. Neb.
THE NORTHWESTERN
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mission through the malls as second
claag matter. ,
Office Phone, - Red 21
Residence, - Black 21
W. RFRI-RIGR. Editor and Pn
J. R. GARDINER Manager.
Some time since, the state nor
mal board threw Superintendent
Thomas of the Kearney Normal
School over the transom. Immed
iately the press of the state was
flooded with literature kicking the
board for its action and request
ing the newspapers to publish a
lot of sop in favor of the deposed
superintendent. V large number
of the papers did so, but the North
western, for one, found its space
too valuable to fill with the grief
aforementioned, and not caring a
tinker’s dam, so to speak, whether
one educator or another got the
soft sit, providing he was quali
fied, and no doubt but that there
were others than the deposed man
capable of earning and spending
the salary. Thomas and his friends
took the matter up at the State
Teachers’ Association at Omaha
last week and attempted to secure
vindication by election to the
presidency of the association, by
the desposed Governor Sulzer of
New York route, hatching up the
story of politics controlling the
action of the association, an inner
ring running things with high
hand, all a story of the Daily Bee
published a week or more ago.
But the thing didn’t work, but on
the other hand the sympathy sub
sidized newspapers of the state
smote hip and thigh for lending
their columns to the Thomas story,
and they were advised that if they
iad so much waste space they
would better use it in advancing
matters of education throughout
the state than wasting it on side
issues and shedding tears over
some deposed politician. All of
which goes to show that the aver
age country newspaper is an easy
mark for the floods of subsidized
literatuse reaching their sanctoms,
as witness the space given McKel
vie and his farm paper, either free
or paying for the same, which
means so much advertising foa
McKplvie and so much loss to the
“easy” suckers caught by McKel
vie’s slick scheme to advertise his
publication.
A scandal in official quarters of
this democratically controlled state
is just now being aired by the
newspapers. It seems that one
Dr. Lord of Omaha, chief sur
geon of the orthopedic hospital at
Lincoln, is paid $2,000 a year by
the state for his duties at the hos
pital spent two months in Europe
this summer and has drawn his
salary for the two months without
rendering any services whatever.
Even when on duty he only goes
twice a month to Lincoln to at
tend to his duties at the hospital,
and when he goes across the Big
Pond and does no duty whatever
and takes the dough just the same
considerable adverse criticism is
forthcoming. Besides, it has been
the custom for Chief Surgeon
Lord and Superintendent Orr to
take their private cases to the
orthopedic hospital for operations,
charging for their professional
services and keeping the money
themselves. Besides the $2,000
paid Dr. Lord, his assistant, Dr.
Orr, is paid $1,800 per annum, to
gether with his living expenses.
This makes $3,800 and living ex
penses of one physician to look
after the surgical and medicinal
affairs of the institution, which
looks like a pretty good graft
from the the taxpayers of the
state, with little returns for their
money. However, it is under
stood an effort will be made to re
move these men and place a com
petent physician at the head of
othopedic hospital affairs, who
will devote his entire time, and pro
bably at greatly reduced figures
from that paid to the two in charge
at the present time.
Three administration democrats,
O’Gorman, Reed and onr own
Gilbert M. Hitchcoek, of the Sen
ate banking committe, have kick
ed over the democratic traces,
joined in with the republican mem
bers and placed amendments to the
democratic currency measure,
which changes the context of the
whole bill, whereat 'the Wilson
fellows are stranded high and dry
and cuss our Gilbert in no uncer
tain terms. How is that? Caesar
(translated democrat) cad do no j
harm!
Mystery
Dunfiam opened' the door. She sup
posed, of course, it was the bellboy
with a pitcher of ice water, for which
she bad just rung.
“Ah, here you are at last, my pretty
cousin!” It was the voice of Richard
that menaced her, with all the stored
up wrath of his long baffled search.
At that moment the man from the
motorcycle stepped softly up the top
stair and slid unseen into the shad
ows of the ball.
For an instant it seemed to Mary
Dunham that she was going to faint,
and in one swift flash of thought she
saw herself overpowered and carried
into hiding before her husband should
return. But with a supreme effort she
controlled herself, and faced her tor
mentor with unflinching gaze. Though
her strength had deserted her at first,
every faculty was now keen and col
lected. As if nothing unusual were
happening, she put out her ccdd, trem
bling fingers, and laid them firmly
over the electric button on the wall.
Then with new strength comity from
the certainty that some one would
soon come to her aid, she opened her
lips to speak.
“What are you doing here, Richard ?*
“I’ve come after you, my lady. A
nice chase you've led me, but you
shall pay for it now.”
The cruelty in his- face eclipsed any
lines of beauty which might have been
there.
“I shall never go anywhere with
you,” she answered steadily.
He seized her delicate wrist rough
ly, twisting it with the old wrench
wltlv which he had tormented her In
their childhood days. None ot them
saw the stranger who was quietly
walking down the hall toward them
“Will you go peaceably, or shall 1
have to gag and bind you?” said Rich
ard. "Choose quickly. I’m In no mood
to trifle with you any longer.*’
/.’though he hurt her wrist cruelly,
she threw herself back from him and
with her other hand pressed still hard
er against the electric button.
“Catch that other hand, Mike,” com
manded Richard, “and stuff this in her
mouth, while I tie her hands behind
her back.”
It was then that Mary screamed.
The man in the shadow stepped np
behind and Baid in a low voice:
“What does all this mean?”
The two men, startled, dropped the
girl’s hands for the Instfint Then
Richard, white with anger nt this In
terference, answered Insolently: “It
means that this girl's an escaped luna
tic, and we're sent to take hef back.
She’s dangerous, so you’d better keep
out of the way.”
Then Mary Dunham’s voice, cleat
and penetrating, rang through the
halls:
“Tryon, Tryon! Come quick! Help!
Help!”
As if in answer to her call, the ele
vator Bhot up to- the second floor, and
Tryon Dunham stepped out in time to
see the two men snatch Mary's hands
again and attempt to hind them behind
her back.
In an instant he had seized Richard
by the collar and landed him on -the
hall carpet, while a well directed Mow
sent the flabby Irishman sprawling at
the feet of the detective, who prompt
ly sat on him and pinioned hla arms
behind him.
How dare you lay a finger upon thls
’ady?” said Tryon Dunham, as he
stepped to the side of his wits and put
a strong arm about her, where she
stood white and frightened lu the
doorway.
No one had noticed the bell boy had
come to the bead of the stairs aad< re
ceived a quiet order from the detec
tive.
In sudden fear, the discomfited Rich
ard arose and attempted to bluff the
stranger who had so unwarrantly la
erfered just as his fingers were about
to close over the golden treasure of his
cousin's fortune.
"Indeed, sir, you wholly misunder
stand the situation.” he said to Dun
ham, with an air of Injured innocence,
though perhaps you can.scarcely the
blamed. This girl Is an escaped luna
tic. We have been searching for her
for days, and have just traced her. It
is our business to take her back at
once. Her friends are in great dis
tress about her. Moreover, she is dan
gerous and a menace to every gnest
in this house. She has several times
attempted to murder—” ,
Stop!’’ roared Dunham, In a thun
derous voice of righteous anger. “She
<s my wife. And you are her oousin.
I know all about your plot to shut her
up in an Insane asylum and steal her
fortune. I have found yon sooner than
I expected, and I intend to see that the
law takes its full course with you."
Two policemen now arrived on the
scene, with a number of eager bell
boys and porters in their wake, ready
to take part in the excitement
Richard had turned deadly white at
the words, “She is my wife!” It wias
the death knell of his-hopes of secur
ing the fortune for which he bad not
hesitated to sacrifice every particle .of
moral principle. When he tuned, and
saw impending retribution in - the
shape of the two stalwart representa
tives of the law, a look of ennnips
came into his face, and with one swif'
motion he turned to flee up the stall
- case dose at hand.
“Not much you don’t," said aa en
terprising bellboy, flinging himself l>
the way and tripping up the scoundre
in his flight.
The policemen were upon him anti i
had him handcuffed In an instant The «
Irishman now began to protest tha
he was but an teaaseat toot bleed to
nelp discover the whereabouts, of - an ,
escaped lunatic, as he supposed. Be
was walked off to the patrol wagpn 1
without further ceremony.
It was all over in a few mlnnte# 1
The elevator carried off the detective <
.1 ' '' ■ mk
tBe paiicemenan<f their two prisons*
the door closed behind Dunham a
hie bride, and the curious guestB v.
had peered out, alarmed by the u
roar, saw nothing but a few be!lbo>
standing in ths hall, describing to on
another the scene as they had wit
nessed it
Dunham drew the trembling girl into
his arms and tried io soothe her. The
tears rained down the white cheeks
as her head lay upon his breast, and
ha kissed them away.
“Oh!” she sobbed, shuddering. “If
you bad not conic! It waa terrible,
terrible! 1 believe he would have
killed me rather than have let me go
again.”
Gradually his tender ministrations
calmed her, hut she turned troubled
eyeB to his face.
“You do not know yet that I am all
I say. You have nothing to prove It
Of course, by and by, when I can get
to my guardians, and with your help
perhaps make them understand, you
will know, but i don't see how you can
trust me till then."
For answer he brought his hand up
In front of her face and turned the
flashing diamond—her diamond—sc
that its glory caught the single ray ot
setting sun that titered into the hotel
window.
“See, darling,” he said. ‘It is you;
ring. I have worn it ever since as an
outward sign that I trusted you.”
“You are taking me on trust,
though, in spite of all you say, and 1:
is beautiful."
He laid his lips against here. “Yea,’
ha-said; “It is beautiful, and it i;
beat."
It was very still in the room for
moment while she nestled close
him and hts eyes drank in the awe
ness of- her face.
’See,” said ho, taking a tiny vel
ease from his pocket and touching
N W« All Over la a Few Minutes.
spring that opened It "I have amused
myself lading a mats to your atone. 1
thought perhaps you would 1st ms
wsar your ring always, while you
wear mine.”
Hs lifted the Jewel from Its whits
velvet bed sad showed her the in
scription inside: "Mary, from Tryon."
Than ho slipped It on her Hager to
gnard the wedding ring he had tfves
her at the church. His ant that en
circled her clasped her left wrist end
the two diamonds flashed side by side.
The last gleam of hho getting ana, ere
It vanished behind thw tgjt headings
«n the west glanesd Is and biased the
game lets taegled beams et glory,
darting out Is stay colored prisma to
Mght the vistas of the (stars of the
hflssedker egals. sod their epee met
like other Jewels, Is which gleamed
the glory of their loveasdCnui,
THXKNIX
W. C. T. II. ITEMS
We<wish to thank each Individual of
the fine audience who helped to make
the Union service Sunday evening a
success. We alee wish to thsnk you
for the collection which wae *9.75,
most of tills we will use for literature
to distribute among the people. We
. are especially grateful to each one
who took part in the program, and. to
the minister* and trustees who co
operated so loyally.
Next Fridav afternoon we shall
meet ah Mrs. Burweil’s. A mothers’
meeting is planned with Mr* Joeeph
Daddowat leader. We give a special
invitation to-alt mothers of young
children and to the grandmothers.
We want to encourage the dear work
ers of today, and to honor the mothers
whose work is nearly done. £very
one will be most welcome.
The W. C. T. U. National Conven
ion that just closed laid emphasis on
the three following lines of work;
prohibition, equal suffrage, and sup
pression of white slavery.
We got nearly 100 names on the
Equal Suffrage petition last week.
We know of many more who will be
glad to sign. We shall have the peti
tiUon out again.
Deny W. lull’s Prolac
tin of “Thetas”
is Coaitg.
“Thelma” to without doubt the
mast Ulkedof of all book ploys sod
crested mors interest than aU others.
Marie CorelU’s “Thelma” to a world
wide popular story sad every one that
to-familiar with tbs book can realise
the grand material it affords for a
beautiful drama. It to a romance of
the Northland; a Norwegian story
with adttb of mysticism of the old
rritagOt the Gods of Eden and Thor,
living the great scenes, In the Land
of the Midoight Sun, ■‘The Burning
ViktaffShip” “The Balnbow Death”,
"The Famous Echo Gave” etc. Every
detail perfect and the engagements
of this popular play to. announced as
one of tbaaeaana’s theatrical events.
Coarisg Nov. Was Opera House. Bob
ter secure your Ucksts in advance at
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Dreamland Theatre
Changes Pictures Every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Only the best pictures shown. Everyone passed on
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For an Evenings Fun and Pleasure
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