RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
t
n
t
P A V..laiJ ! I
i iiueuae Dressing ?
By Ralpb Hamilton
. 1820, Vetrn Newiuaper Union.)
',
HRISTMAS CHEER was
In tho air everywhere.
The sleigh bells bud a spe
cial tone for Ned Graham
ns ho sped over tho gilt
tering snow homeward
bound, tho melodious clang
of tho skates along the
river course made perfect
music to his enraptured
ear, the stars appeared to
shine with a new luster and all for
him, he almost fancied, on this tho
first Christmas eve ho could remember
where peace on earth, good will to men
had a real vitalizing meaning, and
himself a part of It all I
Left an orphan at eight, for five
years he hod been tho slave of a miserly
old being. Then Victor Wade, a dis
tant relative, and his wife Allco had
taken Ned to their humble Uttlo homo.
"You havo no children of your own
nnd a blessing will como to you for
caring for this poor outcast," tho vil
lage clergyman had told them, and In
deed his words had como true. IIo
nestled down Into their hearts and
gave them an obedience nnd lovo.
And Ned ns well shared tho shadow
that hovered over their lives. Allco
was the only daughter of tho richest
man In Brompton. Sho had married
Wade against tho wishes of Martin
Brill, who had from that hour shut
both of them out of his life.
"He can't treat my dear, good mother
that way I" declared Ned sturdily to
a chum. "Some day I'm going to let
him know how mean he Is to tho best
two people who ever lived."
Mr. nnd Mrs. Wado had gono to a
Christmas entertainment and Ned was
speeding homeward full of holiday
plans.
Dashing through tho gateway Ned
camo to a sudden halt A light showed
In tho parlor, the porch window of tho
room was open, and plainly visible In
sldo was a rough-appearing ronn toss
ing over tho packages grouped under
tho Uttlo troo.
"It's n burglar 1" gasped tho star
tled Ned, "and stealing our Christmas
presonlsl Hey, you I get out of there
or I'll shoot you full of bullets 1" and
A Rough Appearing Man Tossing Over
the Packages.
Ned ran to the window, drew a re
volver from Its caso and presented It
In menacing view.
The Intruder turned, dashed from
the room Into the hall nnd dlsup
pearcd. Valiantly triumphant, Ned
went hack to the parlor, for tho llrst
moment noticing a small satchel lying
opeu on a chair. It somewhat thrilled
blm to observe strange-looking articles
of steel within.
"Burglars' tools I" whispered Ned,
fairly awed. "And here's a great big
wallet stuffed full of papers and bank
notes, and right across It Is stamped
the name of 'Martin Brill' In gilt letters.
Say I This fellow must have robbed
tho old mnn before he came here."
Half an hour Inter Ned stood in tho
garden of tho Brill home. Gazing Into
tho one lighted room of tho place ho
saw Brill tied to a chnlr and striving
to dlslodgo a gog In his mouth. lie
was frantic ; ho toro his hair ; Incoher
ently he babbled forth tho visit of a
might marauder as Ned released him.
"You're the Wade boy, aren't you?"
ke quavered. "You've done me a good
tarn. Do another. Call the police."
"Say," Interposed Ned, "If you'll
wine with me I'll see that you get your
wallet back."
"What why come with you
wkerel"
"To your daughter's home. A funny
thing has happened, and if you want
your wallet back you've got to go with
me there."
Half distracted, fully mystified, Mar
tin Brill consented to tho Btrango pro
posal. Arrived, Ned told his story,
produced tho wallet and restored it to
Its owner.
"Oh 1 lad, you've won my eternal grat
itude l" cried tho delighted old man,
but paused abruptly, his eyes fixed
upon a decorated framed portrait of
himself.
"Mr. Wade got tho holly for that,"
said Ned, "and your daughter trimmed
It. They do that every year."
Martin Brill sat staring at the por
trait, K dim mist crossing his eyes.
Med stole quietly from tho room as ho
heard footsteps on tho front porch.
"Sh-hl" .he whispered, reaching It
"Mother, you've got a visitor."
"Why, who is It?" aBked Alice sur
frisedly. "Santa Olaus, I'm thinking," was
BM NM9t r-poair ami It was.
The Cake Lady
H
! ! I
By Mildred White
I
V5
C39tt$&S$$$tt$9tt$$$$$&
&!JV
VV
(, 1910, Weitirn Newspaper Union.)
ESSIE LOUISE was mak
ing a great deal of trou
ble. From the tlmo her
Invalid mother had
brought Tcsslo to tho city
hospital to bo treated for
her spine, the golden
haired baby had been tho
pet of the nurses. And
as her stay was pro
longed, partly becnuso the
mother was too HI and too poor to yet
understand the care of her child.
"What In the world," asked the au
tocratic young house doctor, "does that
child wantr
"Tess-'ese wants a Norm Christmas
doll," the nurse said eagerly.
Doctor Bruce wrinkled his brow.
"What docs she meant he asked.
"Miss Nora Dean," the girl an
swered, "Is a young woman who vis
Its tho children's ward and has been
much interested in them. Sho lives
In a cottage out on tho lake shore, and
last summer sho camo In and took two
of our Uttlo convalescents for a
month's stay there. Tcssio Louise was
one, and she so fell In lovo with Miss
Dean nt the time thnt wo could hardly
coax her hack. But it was necessary
that she should come. Yesterday, Miss
Dean camo to tho hospital with a bas
ket of Christmas cakes, mado Uko
dolls, with currant eyes, and colored
frosted dresses. Tho kiddles were so
pleased; they call her tho Cake Lady.
Doctor Bruce frowned.
"That's bad practice," ho com
plained, "allowing women to come In
h,ere and feed our patients. I did not
"oppose "
Tho pleasant nurse hurried to cham
pion her friend.
Sho has helped us In many ways. I
should call Miss Dean a philanthropist
If she were not "
The pleasant nurso paused, "In hum
ble circumstances herself."
"The young woman you spoalc of
lives on the lake shore?" tho doctor
asked.
The nurse nodded.
"Her uncle was an old sea captain,"
she told him. "Miss Nora mado her
home with this uncle and aunt when
she was as small as Tessle here.
"Now she lives on In the house at
the water's edge to take care of her
aunt, who Is old and crippled. And
still that girl"
The pleasant nurse choked up unac
countably. "Well, she's always trying to do
things for others," sho finished; "that
is tho way Nora Dean finds happi
ness." "Great Scott I" Interrupted the doc
tor, "thcro goes Tcsslo again; thnt
noiso must be stopped. Sho must not
disturb the sick ones."
The prettiest nurso came hastily.
"Tessle says she won't stop until she
Is taken to Miss Norn. I really wish
we had made arrangements yesterday
to have her driven out to tho lake
shore for over Christmas."
"How far out is it?" Doctor Bruco
asked briskly.
"I'll take her In my car," ho ex
plained. "It's closed and comfort
able." Donald Bruce sighted the cottage ns
ho brought his car to a stop In the
roadside.. Then ho gathered bis small
charge In his arms and made his way
to the white door.
"Come In," Nora greeted cheerily, "the
nurso phoned me of your coming.
There's u new Christmas doll for Tes
sle Louise In the oven, and a lot more
to take back."
It was a broad, white kitchen, redo
lent of sugar and spices, and on old
lady in a rocking chair near tho win
dow relieved Tessle of her wrappings.
"You must give the doctor a cup
of coffee, Nora dear," the old lady said,
"before his cold drive back to the
city."
But Donald Bruce seemed, In no
hurry to return.
"This," he said musingly, "smells
like my grandmother's kitchen. Used
to spend our Christmas with grand
mother when I was a boy."
"We nre going to havo a roasted
chicken for dinner," tho old lady sug
gested tentatively "I wonder If it
might not seem Just a bit like being at
grandmother's If you'd stay and eat
with us?"
It was remarkable how swiftly the
afternoon hours flew In the lakeside
cottage.
"I'm so glad," tho old lady whis
pered at parting, "that you decided to
wait to take Tessle back with you.
It has been a happy Christmas for
Nora. I can Bee It In her eyes; and
usually happiness Is only Nora's
through the giving. She's the dear
est girl In the world I"
"She is just thatl" Donnld Bruce
answered solemnly,
His eyes were on Nora, as he clasped
the eld laaVa hand.
Bm M
wy
bVkttbaMM
nance 1
A Christmas Romance
By Mary Grahaa Bonier
(. 1920, Weitern Nawipaptr Union.)
ARJORIE was tho first girl
every boy called on when
ho got home for the
Christmas holidays. Yes,
every boy who had gone
away to school or to col
lego always came to Mar
jorle's house first when
the Christmas holidays be
gan, though thcro were
exceptions, of course.
Many of them, coming home at the
tame time, on tho same train, would
agree to call together.
Then they would havo a good time,
singing, talking, laughing. Marjorle
was such a good sort The whole
"bunch" liked her.
Sho played tho piano well for danc
ing and had the kind of voice which
mado others want to gather around
tho piano and Join In the chorus.
In truth, without Mnrjorlo tho
"bunch" would havo been oftentimes
eery lonely, very restless nnd wretched.
Marjorlo danced well, too, nnd If oao
wanted n girl to come up to a prom or
a clnss dance Mnrjorlo would always
Qt In anywhere. Then, too, sho
wouldn't bo mud If n fellow nsked an
other girl.
Mnrjorlo was an exceptional glrL
Marjorlo wasn't Jealous of any of
them. She seemed to regard them as
they regarded her goal sorts as sho
was n good sort They passed the tlmo
for her merrily as sho did for them.
They were Jolly good companions as
she was n Jolly good companion.
So It went on. And another Christ
mastime came along and Marjorlo's
house- was tho center of tho gnycty.
It was the night before Christmas.
Tho "bunch" wero taking around their
Christmas presents. They wero going
to call on Marjorlo last because then
they would stny there for n while.
They all had presents for Marjorle,
typical presents from members of a
"bunch" to a friend of tho "bunch."
Thcro were several boxes of candy
(which tho "bunch" would help eat),
and there were some books, which per
haps some of tho "bunch" Inter would
borrow and rend.
One of the "bunch" has gone to Mnr
Jorte's earlier thnt evening, and had
Without Marjorle the "Bunch" Would
Have Been Very Lonely.
taken with him u present which could
neither he divided and eaten, nor bor
rowed and read.
Soon, soon he was going to glvo It
to her, and soon, soon ho hoped to seo
her wenr It.
"Marjorle," ho began, "the other fel
lows nil like you, of course, but you
know I've been feeling for some tlmo
kind of differently about things. And
before I went back to college again I
thought perhaps you know I thought
Christmas eve would be such a nice
time to look back upon when we had
grandchildren as our engage "
The front door burst open after a
lulck and vigorous knocking, and the
'bunch" came In.
"Whntl You here, Jim I Stole a
march on us, eh?"
They gnvo their presents to Marjo
rle. Then they nsked her to piny the
piano. Then they sang. Nervously
Jim looked at his watch. Jt was al
most Christmas day and be so much
wanted to be able to look back on
Christmas eve as the time of his en
gagement, and somehow he had fan
cied Marjorlo looked upon him a
little more affectionately than upon
the rest Finally he could bear It no
longer.
"I say, fellows," he began, "It seems
to me that as long as the "bunch' wants
to hang around the best friend the
hunch' ever had and won't give any
ne fellow any more chance than an
ther I'll just have to do my proposing
jefore the whole 'bunch.'
Tve got a Uttlo ring here I'd Uko
Marjorle to wenr, nnd while I always
(vant to bo one of tho 'bunch' nnd sho
llwnys wants to bo a 'friend of tho
unch,' I know, I'd Uko to have her
regard me as more than just a friend I"
"And I'd like to ho more than a
friend to one of the 'bunch,' " Mnrjorlo
mid.
"Congratulations 1" shontod tho
bunch." "And Merry Christmas and
ots of them 1"
"But to think," one of the "bunch"
laid to the r6st afterward, "that one
)f us was able to 'put it over on the
cst of us and Marjorle, tool"
And tho next day, which was Christ
nas, tho "bunch" all camo around to
lee one of tho "bunch" kiss the "friend
f the bunch" under the mistletoe,
which favor was granted tho "bunch"
rery willingly.
l$S$$$S3g$gS$$$g$$$ft
J(tPx.
5 ! 311
Lutheran Church
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
Confessional Scrvico at 10:30.
Regular Scrvico nt 11 o'clock.
Rev. O. Hcinltz, Pastor.
FARM LOANS
If you want a farm lonn call and
6co mo for I nm ready to mnko loans
with absolutely no dolny.
J. H. BAILEY.
Mormons to Dedicate Temple.
Tho Mormons of Canndn nnd many
from tho United States will gather nt
Oardston, Alberta, next May to attend
the dedication of the great temple that
has been In process of erection slnco
1014. Tho building will cost 11,500,
000 when completed and will be unlike
any other structure In tho domain.
The paintings for the rooms and the
decorations for tho other Interiors
are now being finished. It Is one of
tho show places of southern Alberta.
Somewhat Ambiguous.
Among tho local Items that appear
ed In n country paper was this:
"Paul McMnnus met with n painful
accident last week. A fishhook be
came cntnnglcd In his eye. Paul Is
being attended by Doctor Even?, who
says his eyo will como out nil right."
;
E. S. Gerber
Wall Paper, Paints. Oils and
Varnish
PICTURE FRAMING
(Work Guaranteed!
Electrical Goods of all Kindt
Will Wire Your Houso And
Furnish You with Fixtures
The Margin of Safety
Is represented by tho amount of
insurance you carry.
Don't lull yourself into a fancied
security.
Because flro has nover touchod you
It doosn't follow thnt you'ro Immune
Tomorrow no today, If you have
time and you hotter find time
comu to tho oflloc and we'll write
a policy on your house, furniture,
storo or merchandise
LATER MAY BE TOO LATE-
O. C. TEEL
R.eli8Lble Insurance
Thr
The music
COME in and let us play these
for you. They number some
of the world's best-loved pieces of
music. Take this opportunity to
cniA J Rotary (Nevin) Cornet
50174 A Dream (Bartlett) Comet
Marche Lorraine
Imperial Marimba Band
Hawaiian Breexea Waikiki Hawaiian
Orch. (With Louise & Ferera)
( Wallana Waltx InatL Duet
501570 Toots Paka's Hawaiian
.Hawaiian Smiles Waikiki Hawaiian
Orchestra
JSemperFIdellsMarch N.Y.MilitaryBand
J TrumDctcr's Carnival-March Militalre
50671
N.Y.MilitaryBand
,n. J William TellOverture(rt.nSoderQ'sBand
8012a J William Tell Ovcrture(Pt. 2) Sodero'sBand
82063 Ave Maria, Violin .MMfljCarl Flesch
I7
7& NEW EDISON
nt
3ME
DC
The Price of Lumber
and building material is so much less
than it has been and the prospects for it
going much lower is so slight that we
feel justified in advising you to build now
PLAIT & FREES
H
3E
of My Bargains in
KANSAS WHEAT LAND
010 acres. 4 miles from good town, good grass, 15 feet to water,
for quick sale 812.50 por aoro will carry backlMOOO nt 0 poroent.
(M0 acres. 8 mlloB from town all In grass, 250 acres bottom land all
can bo farmed but about 40 acres, closo to school, good neighborhood,
and surrounded with good Improvements, CO feet to water, 820 por aero
will carry back 85000 at 0 percent.
480 acres, with improvements, 8 tulles from good town, CO feot to
water, 80 norcs under cultivation, adjoins school, a bargain nt 823 por
acre, 81800 back at 0 percent.
1G0 acros 8) miles from town, lovol as a floor, good grass, 830 per
acre, 81000 back,
.120 acros OK miles from town, 10 acres In whoat, . delivered, 100
acres more broke which could be put In barley In spring, every foot enn
bo cultivated, priced at 6,10 por acre, SiOoo back at (J porcout.
100 acres line lovol quarter excopt about 10 acres, lfiOln cultivation,
100 noros In whoat xt of wheat at machine goes with tho plaoo at 810
per aero, 82000 back at 7 percent.
320 acros, 300 tlllablo, 200 acres under cultivation, 120 in pasture, 7
room house, barn, granary, well and mill, leased for 1021, for ono third
delivered, 5 milos from town on graded road, n bargain ut $40 por aero,
14000 baok at 0 percent.
0C0 acres, 4 miles from town, Unost improved farm in county, 100
acres good alfalfa land, pumping plant Irrigating 40 acres, good spring
In pasture, 200 acres soodod to wheat goes with tho placo for 800 per
aero, terms at 0 por cent,
1G0 norcs 13 miles from town, all in grass, level, good soil, this goes
for 82 1 per aero.
If you aro interested hi uny of tho above como In nnd soo mo and
sot n date to go down nnd look it over. I mnko tho trip in auto and
about threo days Is all that is required to make tho trip and look tho
land over to your satisfaction. I bclclve I am giving you good advise
when I toll you to act quick for land is suru to advance, ns parties in
northwestern part of Kansas aro soiling their laud thero and coming in
here to buy.
Geo. W. Hutchison
Real Estate, Insurance, Loans, Abstracts
PHONES aj
these -
lovers fawriteRECHEATlOHS
finer joy out
Couturier
Couturier
12 536 A ve Maria fBach-Ooanod) in Latfal
82077
82171
82510
I Dear Louise Hindermyer and Chorus
Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer (Wallace)
Venetian Inst. Quar,
Kathleen Mavourneen (Crouch)
wr " Venetian Inst. Quar.
E. H Newhouse
Hw .
miE
DC
S3
3IIG
DG
W63
Red Cloud
Nebraska
iXV .vST. VvsvP-ari1
CVXV' &'
visit our Re-Creation Department.
See how our various services to
owners help you get the greater,
of your New Edison
mhoj (Gkria-12thMM(Mczart)arscorlsnChctt
mm lHauefaiahCIiema-Maaiah(HandeQ4M
Oratorio eternal
Marie Rappold and Albert SpaUtat '
Depots le jour Look -Mm Anna Cat (
J Silent Night (Gruber) Frieda Hempel
J O Holy Night (Adam) Frieda Hempel .
O That We Two Were Maying "
Elizabeth Spencer and Thomas Chalmers
In the Evening by the Moonlight,
"7& Phono
3SP
AuHth4
(
.A