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RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF l5ESSH5aSBSE5HEaS2SHSaSHSHSSSaSip THE LIGHTHOUSE D MILDRED WHITE JSHSHSZSESSSnaSlJ Copyright, 1923. Western Ntwipaper Union. ?Bruce kept tho light. High In the shining tower dny after tiny he sat' Ik Xvob vory still there anil uninter rupted. Ho could work on the booic, which was the effort of his life. Tho arte to write had been with the light hwise keeper's son whllo he wub a lad nt school. Even then bright reams persisted, fostered by tho lone-' ly life he led, when reudlns wub his only pnstlmc. Sandy, his Scotch father, wouiq fcmlle whimsically us he rend the titles of the books that Bruce rode so far to obtain. Unlike boy's rendltiE were tbeso classics ,nnd tales of yore. 'Tou'll have to follow mo nt tho ,KghtB, Lnddy," tho old ninn remind ed; uut the son who had come late to gladden his father's departing days, listened nbsently from his place bo 'lore the Ore, and rend on. Now, tho father wns forever gone and Bruce, It seemed, was, indeed, fated to carry on the lights. In his stilted environment ho had learned no other trade mid the perpetrating of his dream kept him content. Dnrk nights when the light like a treat pointing hand bent Its wurnlng across the seething water, Urucc, his dark hair rumpled, bis flno brows drawn In thought, snt absorbed In the tower, his flying .lingers writing, writ ing. Fur down nt u fnshlonnble sum mer hotel n glrPone night glimpsed tho high tower us Its great silvery finger caressed her hair, showing her ior n moment a white vision, lovoly and wistful. "I would llko,"snld this girl to n ninn beside her, "to rldo out across the sea sonic day and touch my boat to the shores of the light. Maybe," she smiled up at him, "I'd like to stny there until I should find .myself." s , The man returned her smile Inzlly. "Are we so distracting? Or Is It that you are weary of my Importun ity? As for finding yourself I think that If you would not further ques tion but yield to wisdom and the love unconsciously pleading within, our happiness need not wait." "Is It pleading?" her tone wns rue ful. "I do not know. I alone realize discontent." She arose Impatiently. "Good , night." With nn angry fccowl the mnn looked after her. James Ivor was un accustomed to the thwarting of his will, nnd he had willed that Cnmcllu Carroll hhould he his wife. , The morning sun wns shining when Cnmelln steered her little boat de Db6rately across tho dancing wntcrs. Bruce was busy over his book, no did not hear tho tap of Camclln's slip pered feet ns she climbed the spiral stairs. So his first sight of her was 'as she stood In the toner doorway. "Oh, I did not expect," murmured Camella, distressed, "to find anyone here. An old mnn usetl to keep tho light ears ago when I was a little glcL It was ml so still then and rest Int. 1 used to come, hometlme.s, alone up this htalr. I'll go down now," slu added hustlly. But Bruce cniho slowly townrd her. "Please," he' said wonderlngly, and that was all. But Cornelia promptly nnd properly translated the request. He wanted her to remain. It was strange. Stranger still, that he &o reticent, should unasked, pour out to her the story of his ambition neces sarily lestralned, should show to her the book Itself. She seemed to hnve known that It woilld be- that kind of a book, stiong and line. lie rode back with her" In the noon Hour. She was comparing the direct ippenl of Bruce MacDonald's eyes against the shrewd glint of James Ivor's. ' , "I ii m glnd 1 came," she said sud denly. "It has helped me In a de olslon." Cnmella's smile was per plexed. "Though 1 cannot tell In what way," she added. Bruce lifted Her gently, yet with an air of possession ocr the side of the boat to shore. "You will come again," lie said. Ills words were not a ques tion ITut Joyous assurance. She stood looking up at htm:- "Tonight," she lemnrkcd Irrelevant ly, ''I will watch your signal across the sea. and 1 will think of you there behind tln light. You will bo writing 3;oiir book. You are near the end. I wonder how It will end. Perhaps, sometime, you will tell me." "I will tell you now," the young man answered gravely. "I did not - realize until today that the story of love must always end happily. Hap piness Is love's natural right. Love iiuds Its own." Bruce MncDonuld put out his hand. Camella clung to It. "And I,"Jie said, "will come to you when my hook finds success." She watched her little boat until It sflowed like a shell on the ocean. Watching, she smiled. He has forgotten, mused Camella, that It Is my boat nnd that he will Save to bring It back lu tho morning. Turning, she looked up Into another face cnlm, confident; hut to the girl, aovr as the fnce of n stranger. Tou have sailed far," remarked James Ivor, "res," &he said, "fur to the light wiier love lives." ' .Cut and Thrust. "Thnt young woman with nil those jewels carved out her own fortune." "Nonsense. She's an cx-chorus girl. iSbo didn't enrve out her own fortune, She married an old millionaire," Tea, but think how muny chorus atria she had to cut out to inurry Mm." Sheffield Telegraph. CiESHS35E5EFESaEaSl FLEET POORLY ALANG FOR ;ace trades LA8KER SAY8 AMERICAN MER CHANT MARINE NOW LIKE RAIL ROAD OWNING ONLY FREIGHT CAR8 AND NO PA8SENGER EQUIPMENT; 8AY8 PA88ENGER AND OTHER TYPE 8HIP8 E88EN TIAL TO NATIONAL PROSPER ITY. Note: This Is tho second of a sorlca of six articles on tho American Morchnut Marino by tho Chairman of tho Shipping Board. ARTICLE 2. "Ships, more ships, and again moro ships." "A bridge of ships to Europe" "Build ships and wIntho war." Theso are familiar crlos that will romaln lndellblo In tho minds of all liv ing Americans, reminiscent of ono of our major war programs, and heeded as one of the main factors that con tributed to tho ending of tho war in tho fall of 1018. True, hardly any of tho Govcrn-mont-hullt ships found their wny In to commorco until nftor tho conclu sion of tho war; but tho knowledgo on tho part of Grcnt Britain and our other Allies that renewals and re placements were so soon to como from American yards, led them, in spito of Germany's submarlno war faro, to n profligato uso of their own tonnngo; for they, knew that, whllo Germany wns destroying their bot toms In Increasing ratio during tho spring and summer of 1918, by tho Jail of that year American ships In nn unending stream would bo roady. For ton years prior to 1914 our total annual production of ships In Amorican yards averaged 4BC.000 d. w. t. tons. In tho period of 1914 to 1917, because of orders for ships placed with us by tho Allies, our average annual output had Increased to 700,000 d. w. t. tons. In April of 1917 the Shipping Board began Its plnns for tho building of tho present Govornnient-ownod licet, and tho In preaso In American production of tonnage wns so rapid that in tho last six months of 1918 and tho first six months of 1919 our yards produced a total of 4,553,298 tons. Vision Of Marine Power Lacking. How did wo accomplish this mir acle of production? First, lot it bo said, to tho unending glory of tho Bplrlt of our nation, that we gave un atlntod of our treasure nnd of our mon to tho building of the much needod merchant marlno fleet so es sentially needed for tho winning of the wnr. Had wo had In pre-war days tho vision of what such a fleet would havo moant to us In war, wo novor would havo had to make this groat sacrifice of treasure and tlmo, for wo would, In largo part, have possessed tho ships roady for poaco or war-tlmo needs. But neither tho sacrifice of money nor the timu of men could havo re sulted In the creation of so vast a flc,ot In so short a time had wo not been willing to utterly disregard one prlmo factor In tho manufacture i)t ships, to wit: the pence-time vnlue of the ships wo crented. War Fleet Badly Balanced. By this I mean that our wholo offort was dlicted and for war purposes, properly to tho ei cation of tho' maximum tonnage In tho shortest time anything that could enrry men and roods, legardlcss rf cost of construction nnd oporatlon This, while exactly right for war's pressing necessities, loft us "' th conclusion of our building program, with n vast tonnngo unfitted in Jargo mensuro for peace-tlmo neodB; be causo for peaco noeds, tonnago must bo measurod by two factors; econ omy of operation and fitness for varying" trades and purposes.. Our war-built fleet could obviously 'take nolthor factor into consideration. This, while resulting In tho produc tion of ships ns it by magic, had tho gravo disadvantage of creating tho most sadly bnlnnced morchnnt fleet the world ovor know. That tlic render may bettor iimlerstnixl "balance," let mo liken ships to railroad equipment, with which oil are fnmlllar. A railroad, to oparato Huecosufully, must have flat earn, muxt hove Incloied freight carg tO take rot-lllnr in I tod frnloM ntnl Inrirnr cars to carry automobiles nnd the like. If uiuoi uiie special cars to carry ooai, nno atlll other cars nttod for express purposes, It must havo refrigerator cars capable of taking caro of varying types of commodi ty. It must have highly specialized equipment for passenger trnille, day coaches and parlor cars, Pullman sleepers und dining ears. .Mint Hmo ricnrcr plilns, The same sense of bnlaucc and equipment must obvlouMy exist In a merchant, licet. To comparu tho ships which the Govern ment ovwis to railroad equipment, wa might s.ty that the li:;o steel ships under tho Shipping Hoard consist hircely of that typo comparable to the regulation freight car, while practically none of tho especial equipment needed, such ns railroads havo for furnltuio carriage, automobile carriage, express sen lec nnd refrigerator eenico exists. Again, to liken our ships to freight cars, too many are of wrong sixes for practical technical operation. We nro still sadly do llclcnt In passenger ships, Theso passenger 8hlju, as will later develop, arc tho vory foundation of a morehaut marine for war and peace-tlmo needs. It was becauso wo were willing to eacrl nc balaaco to quantity production which was oisehtlal for the Immediate neodi of tho World Wnr, that wo nnd ourselves With this utterly unbalanced Meet, tho dis position of which U ouo of the great prob lems confronting the American people. In the next article we will cover tat airereion or to war-blUt Oeet to Urn um&a. PROTECTED BY AIR ENVELOPE Without the Atmosphere Surrounding lt the Earth Would Bo Bom barded by Meteors. Tho ordinary shooting star, or me teor may be u piece of matter prob ably not much bigger than n bnseball. Millions of thiso small bodies tnovo uhout in tho wide regions of space. It is ono of, tho greU laws of ns tronomy that) every body, whether it Is n tiny meteor or u Inrgo star, must revolve about some other body. Tho meteors truvel In rent com panies round tho sun. For millions of years they may continue on their pnth, then one dny n swnrm of them -begins to feel tho pull of the earth's attrac tion. They uro dragged from their path, slowly ut first, und then with eifyr mously Increasing speed until nf last they strike the envelope of air which surrounds this planet. Here, owing to their terrific' speed, such great friction Is set up that they catch Ore, nnd flash across fhe sky, leaving n trail of glowing dust behind them. It Is n good thing for us that wo havo such u meteor catcher as tho at mosphere to protect us. Otherwise wo should bo subjected to n ceaseless bombardment of stones nnd pieces of metal from tho realms of space. Occasionally n giant among the shooting stars pays im n visit In the form of n lire ball or mctnorlte, weigh ing several tons. These big fellows nro often not entirely consumed as they pass through tho air. They gen erally burst Into large fragments nt some distance from tho enrth's sur face and their flying pieces have worked havoc on many occasions. GIGANTIC GEYSERS OF ALASKA Have Not Been Visited, but Are Be lieved to Rival Those of the Yellowstone. Near tho head of the Copper river in Alaska, In a very rough and broken country, above which rises tho cono of the extinct volcano Mount Wrangell, there exlbts, according to the report of a government oillcer, a nest of gigantic geysers which tuny exceed those of tho Yellowstone val ley In power and magnitude. The oillcer was unable to approach near the geysers, but he saw mnny In eruption from a distance, and ho thinks that tho steam from the gey sers has given rise to erroneous re ports from various sources that tho crater of Mount Wrnngell Is still alive. The surrounding country Is so rough with Its chasms, gluclers and lava beds Unit tho oillcer Is of the opinion thnt It would be nlmost im possible for explorers to reach tho mountain. New York Herald. ' " Strange Good-Luck Charm.' The famous gambling resorts of Dcnuville and Monte Garlo are unusu ally rich In superstitions, nnd queer are the faiths of the men und women gamblers In good-luck charms and omens. At Monte Carlo u man and womnn appeared at the tables each night, nnd while tho mnn played, the woman re mained seated nursing n black cat for luck. Tho man's luck was good at first, but It changed later. To play with the third and fourth fingers of tho left hnnd crossed Is a device which one woman atllrined gave her luck, but she could ;wt explain It. At Heuuvlllo a Ilusslan explained his success by admitting that hi ato a eonMdt'rablo ipuintlty of almonds for dinner ever.v n'ght. Ameth.W tie pint arc popular at the gambling re Mitts h. cause of their alleged luck bringing virtues, and every hunchback that appears on the streets Is rubbed ngnlnst constants . All but the Vtz. Hecontly a chattel mortgage In a rural district was foreclosed on tho following: "I'lght oxen, viz, one yoke (2) named Tom and Bill; one yoke (2) named Spot and Black; one yoke (2) named Bed and Sam; one, yoke (2) named .lake aud-ltriglit." The shviiff made his levy, and re potted that be had made diligent search around defendant's premises, hut had been unablo to find the "viz." An old negro, who worked nt tho sawmill where tho oxen were found, said to the sheriff: "Boss, I'se been working 'round here eber since des been any sawmill, and I hain't neb her seen no vlzes." From Off the Becord, Carried Back. "How did you happen to let that circus press agent got a 'story' on tho front pnge of your paper?" 'I couldn't resist him," said the ed itor of the Chlggersvllle Clarion. "Ho enmo Into the sanctum with n hand ful of sawdust and n sack of pea nuts. The atmosphere he created was too much for me." Birmingham Age Herald. It Can De Done. "How old Is Grandpa Twobble?" "On the sunny sldo of forty." "Nonsense I Ho must bo at least seventy years old." "When Grundpn Twobble crossed tho great divide he took his sunshine with him." Blrininghnm Age-Herald. Most Unusual, nubb Your bill for flowers was something terrible this month, my dour. , Win- But, dear, yon must remem ber thut rldo doeaii't usually get sick M he was this mouth. American Legion Weekly. , t 8,000 HIKING CLUBS ' IN GREATER NEW YORK ThcySwIng Along Highways and Through Woods in Groups of Varying Size New York. Onomust walk nowa ,das to be In tho swim. Statistics 'gleaned from the out-door departments of tho newspapers, from the Boy Scout nnd Campllro Girls' organizations, from the Y. M. O. A. branches nnd kindred bodies, from scores of amateur athletic clubs and from tho leading dealers In sporting goods, indicate that "Best Walkers Make Best Citizens," , Says Mayor of New York. 'today there nro no less than 8,000 hiking clubs In Greater New York, with n total membership of moro than ia quarter of n million men and worn ten, who are keeping themselves in the ipluk of condition nnd experiencing the real Joy of living by getting regularly out Into the open country with no oth er means of locomotion than their God .given legs. Tho city of New York has taken offi cial notice of tho movement. On three 'occnslons recently Mayor nylan has congratulated the boys and girls of tho public scuools upon their enthusiasm in taking up tho new sport of hiking. In his dedication of the grcnt now pub lic plnyground In the Bronx tho other day Mayor Ilylan extolled the nthletlc .tendencies of tho hoys nnd girls and Impressed upon them that tlicro was no better or more profitable way in 'which they could pass their vacations '.and utilize their holidays than by the excursions Into field und forest of their walking clubs. He gave tho same messago to .the Amateur Athletic Un ion of Brooklyn a few days later, and when a club of East Side boys and girls visited him nt city, hall preparatory to a hike to the tomb of Roosevelt at 'Oyster Bay ho assured them that tho hes't walkers among them would mako tho best citizens. Walk and Be Well No less enthusiastic a champion of tho walking game Is Dr. Royal S. Copelnnd, city henlth commissioner. ''The benefit to health and the safe guard to morals to bo found in long wulks," said Dr. Copeland In an in terview, "are too apparent to speak of them. If one takes long walks nlone It Is well, for he walks the road of health, but If he tnkes long walks in company it Is better for he adds the tonic of companionship to hl exercise. Walking Is tho ono form of e-.erclse In which there Is the minimum risk of overdoing it. In short, I consider walking the most beneficial of all exer cises and It Is never out of season." "Never In my life-time," said Ed ward It. Wilbur, mnnngcr of a nation ally known sportlhg good3 store, "havo I known such a demand ns now for out door garments and shoes and stock ings and appliances for the tourist's luncheon box. The rapid spread nnd tremendous popularity of the walking club Idea has no parallel In our ex perience. "The hiker can make his requisite Just w'.mt he feels like spending. Real ljVthero are only two or three nrtlcles indlppensnhlo to hiking" thick wniklnj' shoe's ttiat allow lots of room, thlcK woolen socks nnd clothing that will give freedom of limb. He should hnve a canvns or louther musette bag, such as tho soldiers used In France. The Cow In the Knapsack "To get the renl benefit and Joy out of hiking luncheon should be carried and prepnred and enten In tho open. Brend and cheese, a few slices of bacon, some coffee, n can of condensed milk, and a cako of chocolate fur nish high-powered fuel for tho hiker and are readily and happily assimi lated even by those who In their pre hiking dnys were aflllctcd with di gestive apparatus so feeblo as to balk at crackers and milk. Fortunately for tho hiker, ho can replenish his simple larder nt any cross-ronds store nnd provide himself with the most nutri tious nnd appetizing food In a form that can bo conveniently carried. "No single development In the prob lem of food transportation for the hunter, fisherman, hiker nnd all lovers of tho oilt-of-doprs can compnrc with tho gift bestowed by tho mnn who first found tho way to mnko con densed rallk, thereby putting n dairy in ovo'rtf man's knapsack. Before long there will be n nntlonnl nssocratlon of hikers, and Gull Bo i den will bo Its pa tron saint. Such nn association could do much to encourage the sprend of the most btnellehTl and unlversnl of all outdoor pastimes, mnp out Interesting routes, secure tho establishment of shelters, rest-stntlons, and camp sites nt snitable locations, nnd Insure the rlphts of pedestrians on country roads." 12 " on COAL We Niggerhead Maitland And Routt County Lump We sell for cash that's gi why we sell cheaper. J FARMERS mmKmrmmmltmmmTmm'mmiMminmtm'mmm mm THIS MAXIM from the mind of one of America's greatest thinkers should strike home with the young men of Red Cloud and vicinity. Our most successful business men have heeded it in their youth and are happy for having done so. They practiced thrift without personal inconvenience and the dollars they thus saved proved the foundation for their succsss. not already a depositor open an account today. THE WEBSTER COUNTY BANK Edward Floiance, President Red Cloud, Neb. S. R. Florance, Cashier Capital and Surplus $35,000.00 Dtpoilti Guarantied by th D)9fltort Ouaranty J'and of the male of SebratKa BMrWiTOltJIIIIHJIiTIITIIIIinillinBglllllillllllEHIIIIIIIIirilllM lAlvJvuvvvAv.vv.v.vv.v.svv.v.AVJv Phone Ind. 3 on 90, Bell 174. Mrs. Ed Amack UNDERTAKING BOTH PHONES J I. T. AMACK - AftrWWWAJUWWWWSAIWy Get Acquainted Order Blank FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS Date. THE LINCOLN STAR. Lincoln, Nebr. Enclosed is 75 cents, for which send me by mail your daily edition, every day but Sunday for threo months, with the understanding that the paper will stop when the time is up unless I order it continued. R. H P. 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