THE SUNDAY BEE: OMAHA, SEPTEMBER 3. 1922.
The World Outside
ItMMiaaatf twm f4 !'
By Harold MacCratk
r'ifr'i pensioner. J ca destroy
llii." -
"t'erUia'y. Bui will yooi"
"Iber wer HO instruction
g). ding II."
"Bul yon going to trll lit
to to on ndwg ttir check o
song at any of the keneheiarie
conitau la li.M
"You're right."
'Don't ever be afraid of growing
loo rich. Aa boworably rub wan
I alwayt a human benefactor. 1 1
it not only a greal responsibility,
bill a great trust. Spend if ou
will, but wifely. Jf you throw it
way indiscriminately, you tale
the strength out of those who re
eeiv it. Out o( whit might
eventually become man jou will
snake a parait. Do yoa want
lie it fatherly advice?"
"Ye. I never bad any."
"Then go by Instinct Do that
rf'xliith instinct urge jroil to do,
nd you'll come out all right."
"Bui why did he never telute the
term of mier?"
"1 know no more about thai
than you do. There' lhal date on
the calendar. Any idea what it
means?"
Bancroft studied the calendar for
I minute. ' Why, it's the anniversary
of my mother' death."
"Then that explain! the bills for
flowers."
"My .faflier never vUited that
grave."
"J If mut have had good rea
son.." "Had he an enemy?"
None that 1 ever encountered,
f your father had an enemy, it ap
pears rather incredible liiat J
shouldn't have heard something
about it. But I am forced to ad
mit that there was a tide to his life
of which 1 knew nothing. I'll call
in Johnson."
But in answer to Banrrofi'f
questions, Johnson could add noth
ing lo the suppositions in Snell's
letter. The clerk htd heard high
voices and the death cry of Silas
Bancroft; nothing explanatory.
The clerk was dismissed.
"Anything else before we visit
the banks?'' asked Sncll.
"Yes. Have one of the clerks call
up the rooming home I own and
see if there is a room to let. I am
going to spend several mouths in
town under the name of Jeremiah
Collingswood. I wish to make some
real friend. I shall drop in on you
occasionally. I want you to take
charge of the estate as you did
during my father's time."
"We agree to shoulder all the
responsibility we can. I'm going to
leave you alone for a few minutes,
ss I've a will to correct."
"Just a moment, Mr. Snell, -1
shall need three certified checks
this morning for $50,000 each."
He set himself for the violent
protest which be expected to follow
this astounding-declaration; but no
protest followed. Mr. Snell nodded
benignly.
"There are ample funds," was all
he said.
"Aren't you curious?" demanded
Bancroft.
"Why should I be? It is your
money. Anything else! .
There a mortgage on the Jirst
esbyterian church, home, that I
want canceled."
"Ah."
"Conditionally."
"And what are the con liii.iis:"
''That the church shall permit me
to offer a window in memory of my
father."
"By gad, young man, that's the
best thing I've heard in years)
Your father will chuckle over that.
Well, I'm blessed! Anything
more?"
"Nothing more that I can think
of."
"I'll be buck in 10 minutes," said
Snell.
Left to himself, Bancroft inspect
ed the room. A film of dus-t lay
upon everything, lie saw a small
bookcase, and he went to it eager
ly. The Bible, Shakespeare, Dante,
Kmerson, Lamb, and Dickens; all
well thumbed, lie understood now
why he had never seen his father
take down a hook at home; he had
done his reading here.
"Why?" he said aloud, without
being conscious of it, "An honest
man. My father! . . . Why did
you never take me into your life?
Why did you never try to make a
friend of me? I don't understand!"
His throat became stuffy and hi
eyes filled. "I would have been
happy with only you! You were
interested in me; but why, in God'
name, didn't you let me know it?"
He sat down in the drk chair,
and there came into In iiiiud a
vision of hi father, sitiL'rf on the
porch in the afterglow of day, a!
way with the unchangeable serenity
of rountrnauce, Bancroft bent h
head in his hattd.; and so Snell
fiiiiiii him,
' We'll do the ban! and have
luneh together. Now," wml on
Snell, "ilnn'l (!! into moods.
Soma slay all this putt! is sure 14
smooth out."
"But it stems to tvsclessl Mr.
Snell, did my talker ever mention
to ) a mis by the atme ol Ken
edyr"
Sncll, after some deliberation,
shook hi head. "No. If he ever
did. I have no recollection. Why?"
J found bp among his pttr,
announcing that he had paid Ken
nedy in full It was heavily under
scored; so I judge that the settle
ment wa something out of the or
dinary." "I can't recollect the name as as
sociated with your father. It
might have been something before
lie rame to this office."
"There was a water matk in the
paper, dated 1912."
"As I have already Informed you
there were chapter in your father's
hfe of which 1 knew nothing."
"Do you know, where he wa
,born?"
"Jn this city "
"Has he any Lin?" ,
"None other than yourself. But
if your father wrote paid, you can
rest assured that this Kennedy was
taid whatever th debt."
'Battle, murder and suddm
death." said Bancroft, lo no one
ill particular.
' VVhaf thai?"
"I wa thinking out loud, Mr.
Snell."
Bancroft discovered that he was.
for the first time in his life, con
tentedly happy. There was no
urge to violent expressions, to
sing, dance, ibout. He was more
inclined toward a bench seat in
I'nion Square park, in the sun
shine, with the brown leaves pleas
antly dancing isa the fresh breeze.
He had come upon a great truth
in life: that the only possible way
lo become happy is to make others
To see Mr. Home' face when
she opened the letter and beheld
the check I Bancroft would have
given much to stand invisibly at
her elbow.
Bancroft observed a clock in the
distance; it was 3. He must ar
rive in Ninth street at 4, or he
would lose Jiis chance to engage
the one room vacant: for in this
instance lie was not the owner but
Jeremiah Collingswood. So he
rose from the bench and started
across town. The Shadow fol
lowed at a respectable distance.
He noted with pleasure the well
scrubbed marble and the fresh sur
face of the ruddy bricks, the gen
teel quality of the neighborhood.
It was quiet, too; such noise as
he heard eame from a distance.
He would do very well here. He
mounted the steps and rang the
janitor's bell. That person ap
peared shortly and even grumpily.
"My name is Collingswood. I
was advised that you had a room
vacant, furnished. . May I inspect
it?"
"Five or six months.'1
"Well, come along. 1 lie room
was vacated this morning for lack
of rent. We toe the line here.
J'ay day is every Monday. We
don't gouge you as they do else
where in the street, but vou settle
on the nail Monday, or hoof it."
"Who own the house?"
' "Don't know. I'm hired hv
Snell & Pride, attorneys for the
estate."
"That's odd for a janitor not lo
know the name of the owner."
"So it is; but my pay comes in
regular, so I ain't no complaints.
I'll show you the room. No gen
eral cooking; but you can cook
an egg and boil coffee on an
alcohol burner, if you want to. Xo
children or dog allowed."
The room faced the street and
contained a fairly decent bed. a
bureau, a washstand. and an old
black walnut clothes press. Worn
linoleum covered the. floor. At
one side of the bed was a worn
machine-made rug.
"There's nothing against mv re
luinishing the room is there?"
"No; but it won't make any dif
ference in the rent; that's fixed,
fins is the only furnished room
we have."
"How much the week"''
"Twelve; IS, if you want mv
wue lo make the bed and clean up
every morning."
"That's pretty stiff for a rooi.i
without board."
"Try some other houses alonn
the street if you think we're liar
pooning you," was the callous ad
vice. "You save enough to buy a
meal ticket at Doblin's acios the
w ay."
"All right: I'll take the room.
Do I give the extra three now. or.
at the end of the week?"
"Same a the rentin advance "
"What did vou say your uan;e
was Scroojre?"
"junsen. When'll yon move in'"
"About six. By brliiijiii ure
at a hotel."
Bancroft went into the sfeet.
mining. So the janitor hail never
heard of Sila Bancroft? That
was unusual. Had it miv 'g
mlif aiice?
At 7 o'clock tht eveii'ti Hie
Shadow reported to his employer
that Bancroft was domiciled, and
calculated upon remaining in his
new quarters for several month.
Alo, that the young niau had vis
ited hi lawyer, made the round
of the bauks, and bad, later, en
tered the offices of Brown 1 Co.,
investigators, late Of the Depart
ment of Justice.
"Good work. Shadow, From
now on you will have a little more
freedom. But keep in touch with
him, particularly where he goes at
night. See il he make friends, and
with whom. He is moving exact
ly the way I expected. lu a few
days he will be intcrvicwiiiil
George. I isn't anticipate that. If
lie approaches George at Bancroft,
everything is arranged for hi re
ception; but if he advance under
his assumed name, George will
have to ue bis wits, which is my
reason for employing him,"
After 1 be Shadow bad gone hi
way, the Professor fell to pacmg
the room. Ironies! They came tip
is thirkly as the fabled dragon
leeth of Jaon. That boy, now, in
that house!
"Foot and branch!" he cried. Ins
finger closing convulsively. ' Root
and branch!"
Unaware of tfii menace fit
rather of the exterminating qual
ity of it. Bancroft pursued hi af
fair to a happy conclusion. lie
found himself more or less com
fortably situated. He would have
his meals across the way. begin
ning with tomorrow. Tonight he
would not have lime to dine, dress
and get uptown in time to avoid
standing during the performance,
for he knew that for the next half
dozen nights his particular amuse
ment would consist in listening to
and watrhing Nancy Bowman. He
reasoned that by familiarizing In
eyes and ears, his pulse would be
less likely lo jump when the in
evitable meeting came.
Thus dinnerless, the young aua
ly.t arrived at the box office in
time to purchase a single chair in
(J, behind a supporting post. He
was happy, but he could not( ana
lyze this happiness. It wasn't the
quality he had sensed upon mail
ing those checks. He succeeded in
getting near enough to compare
this state of mental exhileration to
the joyousness of a dog; it gat
loped and romped and cavorted,
but remained beyond the reach.
Her voice was like all feathered
songsters he had ever heard, com
bined; and she moved her body
with the inconsequent airiness of
the butterfly. He drew other pic
ture ruefully; the limousine, the
rich furs, the luxurious apartment
near Central park. He began to
regret the masquerade into which
he had entered. As a millionaire
she might consider the value of
his acquaintance, but as a Latin
translator, living in most lntmble
if decent quarters, he wouldn't be
worth her while.
He studied the men in the, audi
ence, particularly those who' were
young and dressed as he was. Did
this one know her? Had that one
the freedom of her conversation?
He fell to reconsidering his reso
lution not to seek the stage en
trance, and finally decided that
there could be no harm in watch
ing to see if she walked or rode
away with anyone after the per
formance. With much diffidence, to which
was added a meed of self-scorn, he
stationed himself at one side of
the stage door and waited. Several
closed cars stood invitingly at the
curb, When he arrived there was
no one about; the stage door re
mained shut. After quarter of an
hour men began to gravitate in
iiis direction, all o fthem smoking;
then the stage door opened. A
men stepped forth and hurried. He
belonged to the orchestra, as he
carried a violin, case under his
arm. Other men followed, chat
ting. None of these gave the least
attention to the young men loiter
ing about.
By and by women came out, in
pairs and trios. Some of them
walked away, some of them en
tered the cars and were driven
away. There followed another pe
riod of inaction; then Nancy Bow
man appeared. She immediately
turned toward Broadway) alone
and afoot. Bancroft war delighted,
hut he was also puzzled. The most
attractive young woman in the
operetta, and none offered to see
her home! I'crhaps by this time
they knew 'he futility of approach
ing her; she was the butterfly on
i lie stage, nowhere ele.
lie gave her three minutes' head
way, then he followed, all the way
across town to the Llevatcd. A
.l:e ran up the stairs and vanished
he recollected that be wae hungry,
lie entered the first restaurant he
rame to and ordered an oystrr
.tew,
When the stew earn on The
Shadow lade Bancroft a men king
goad-night through the window,
I'anrioit walked from the rnn
i.iul i the way down to Ninth
li el. lie i4i ct cnu ol weari.
ness only whru he arrived at the
marble steps. 1'hcw! He entered
i he silent house and wrnt up the
first flight.
At the end of the hall was a
bathroom. He remembered weii.g
a typewritten slip of ppr tacked
at one tide of the door, and he ap
proached inquisitively. Some rule
lo be observed probably. Instead
he was Informed that the bath
room was "divided up" for the
mornings, that each tenant on, this
floor had priority right at a cer
tain hour. Thus. No. J bad the
bathroom at II. No. I at 8, and
o on. Hi own number, being 4.
wa followed by 6 o'clock. That
was tatit factory. No names ap
peared on the slip; simply the
room numbers and the allotments
of time.
He heard an automobile in the
street, heard it semi-detachedly;
bul when the hall door below
opened be rushed to the stairhead.
Why? Not if his head had depend
ed upon It could he have explained
hi action. For the present he had
no Interest or curiosity in the com
inirs and goings of hi tenantr.
Still, with the impetuosity of a
doubtful husband, he had dashed
to the stairhead. He arrived just
a a young woman, blonde, hand
some, turned the elbow of the ban
isters. Tableau, denoting mutual
astonishment. Almost at once Ban
croft's turned into horror, while
the young woman' expression he
came cold and determined. She
caught hold of the banister rail,
not for support, however. She
wa making barrier against this
unknown young man's departure.
His presence here had to be ex
plained. Too late Bancroft started to turn
bark.
"Just a minute, please V said
Jenny Malloy. "Who are you an'
what ire vou doin' in this hall
after 1 o'clock? Shoot it quick, or
I II holler!"
By, the look of her the evidence
was conclusive that she would do
exactly as she threatened.
"I ... I beg your pardon!" he
stammered. ,
"No old stuff!" Jenny interrupt
ed. "Come across. I never saw
you before, an' I live here. Who
are you?"
"My name is . . . Collingswood.
I came late this afternoon."
"Is that so! Why th hurry
when you heard me?"
"I was going for a walk." He
knew the moment the defense was
uttered how infernally lame it was.
Jenny laughed contemptuously.
"I'll say you was goin' for a walk
... all th' wav f Troy! I don't
know; J guess I'll holler."
"I'm the new tenant in No, 4."
he said desperately.
' "That listens good. If vou're all
right you'll have th' key. So toddle
over an' unlock th' door. An' if
you don't unlock it I'll let out a
yell you'll remmeber 's long's they
keep you in th' hoosegowl"
Bancroft had never before en
countered a woman young and
handsome with such rough and
ready diction, and perhaps that
added to his confusion. But as he
unlocked the door and flung It
open he began to laugh at himself.
In all his life he had never felt so
like a fool; for it was in his nature
to lend dignity to all his acts. He
did not blame the young woman.
Indeed, he found her worthy to
admire. She was as brave as she
was handsome.
At the sound of the laughter a
twinkle popped into Jenny's eyes.
She realized that she had had her
scare for nothing.
"But you looked as if yon was
just about t do th Fairbanks
down th' stairs. Honestly, now,
was you goin' for a walk?"
"I was not. 1 ran to the head
of the stairs for no reason that 1
can explain. Will you accept my
appologies for scaring you?"
"Well, well; no harm done.
What did vou say th' name was?"
"Coolingswood. Jeremiah Coll
ingswood." Jeremiah? That settles it!" '
"Settles what?" akcd Bancroft,
who was beginning to enjoy him
self. "Wliv. no crook in th world (I
ever admit bavin' that tied to
him." ,
"Bad as all that! But Jerry
sounds all right."
"Of course, that'll help. r.Iy
name is Jenny Malloy. an' I live
in three." , ,
'Jenny. That's the diminutive
of Joanna."
"Are you guyin' mc?"
"Oh. no. Just happened lo re
call, jenny u a beauti.'ul name.
It was astonishing how easy it was
to talk to this odd young woman.
"Leigh Hunt wrote a charming
poem about a girl numed Jenny,"
"Never beard o' him."
"It run bke I hi-
" Mi imy kid me when we met,
lumping , , .'"
",'lie ild noi!" But Jenny was
smiling. After all, lhi boy mujkj
turn out lo b reguUr.
Bubbling with ntiiM hlef wo
that be was sure ol himself if,
went on with the vrrr:
"'Jumping Irani the clulr tkt
at i,
Time, you thief, who love to get
Sweets upon your list, pu tatt
in.
Say I'm weary, say I'm sad.
Say thai health and wealth bavf
missed me,
Say I'm growing old. but add-
Jenny kissed mel "
Hey, youT bawled a voice
through one of the door. "Forget
il, and brat il Into the hay!"
So much for the introdurtioa ol
Jenny Malloy, chow girl and man
ikin, to Jeremiah t oiling. wood,
lire Bancroft.
No matter how trriously beat
the human mind may become upon
a project, tliere will be diversiooe.
It i unimaginable that any humaa
being should proceed unalterably
toward an end, a it is uniiiisgka
able for a tree to grow without
branches. The seller of adventure
wa never wholly out of Bancroft's
thought; nor wa Bancroft ever
wholly oul of the eller's, but there
were many diversions, more to
Bancroft' account because he was
younger. Thus, while the profes
sor amused himself with "The An
atomy of Melancholy," Bancroft'
interest wss devoted to anatomic
particularly discouraging to mel
ancholy. Still, it I doubtful if b
noticed these shapely supports,
save in a detached way. Whet
there is a central point of focut,
the bi-sretion become neglible.
For five night running lie vo
riferously beat hi palms together,
a Nancy Bowman came mon the
stage to enliven the operetta; which
wasn't so bad a Nancy thought si,
nor so good as Jeremiah believed it
to be. It may sound incredible,
but he never once recognized Jen
ny Malloy in the chorus. Why
should he have?
(Continued Next Sunday.)
A new copper process make it
possible to w-eld together iron and
steel parts. The copper penetrate
into the fine pores of the iron and
forms a firm weld.
Archeologist have found bone
believed to be those of Giovanni
Boccaccio, the great Italian novel
ist and poet of the 14th century.
The bones were found in the house
at Certaldo in which he lived.
The bolshevik leaders have pre
served the great Koyal palace of
the Kremlin, of Moscow, almost
without change, as a reminder of .
"the lavish wealth and the pomp
and splendor of the old regime."
Fishermen off the Norwegian
coast are catching more mackerel
than has ever been caught in that
section. Fishing smacks are load
ed to the water' edge with 10,000
mackerel each. They are retailing
at 2 cents each, and in quantities
for lees than a cent. The fish are
tmtisnally large.
University professors of Prince
ton may retire hereafter on half
pay when they reach the age of
55 years. Professors can contin
ue to teach, if they with to do so,
until they are 68 years of ago, but
after that they are to retire au
tomatically. A new gas has been developed
for aerial navigation. It is ca (led
currenium and costs $100 a thou
sand cubic feet less than it cost
to produce helium. It is non-inflammable
and nonexplosive and
has a lift about the same as pure
hydrogen.
Supporting piers are now being
made of paper in California. These
piles are not subject to attack by
the teredo. They are 00 feet in
length and from 18 to 30 inches in
diameter. A square steel cap is
fitted over the top to receive the
shocks of the pile driver. ,
Except for 100 miles there is now
a paved highway from Los Ange
les to Portland, Ore., a distance
of 1,200 miles. In less than three
years the Pacific highway will be
completed from the Canadian liae
, to the Mexican border.
Tweu7y-nine men were murder
ed last year in thj half-mile between
the Tombs prison and the police
headquarters in New York City and
only four men have been convicted
for these crimes.
The smallest house in London
i opposite Kensington Palae
Gardens. It lias a six-foot frort
iige and the ground floor apart
ment is ti'cd as a shop. A sitting '
room and bedroom are above aad
a basement kitchen below.
Soda fountains are becoming
more popular in Great I'litani, Un
til recently iced drinks and toda
fountain were practically unkaown
outside ol I nndon, but they east
new be Inund in most of th fro
t'ltcliil ci'irs of the kingdom, ,
