THE MYSTERY GIRL B* CAROLYN HILLS. ‘d with bis characteristic bow, de puted again. A* 10:80 Mrs. Peyton and Helen wort upstairs to their rooms, the house!,, -per hal ing given Nogi strict ci d definite instructions, which In cluded his remaining on duty until -In- master should also retire. Ami the night W’firo on. A clear, cold night wtitb a late-rls im- moon, past the full, but still with it.- greut vellow .disc nearly round. ' I shoon down on what seemed u^e f lim land, for the rle..* that had .ov r ted tin trees with a coating of Ice, .'■nit had trlng ■! raves and fences With ’ < les b.i.t as-d and l"tt the gilt !• i ng landscape frozen and Sparkling in i,lte still, cold dir. A ltd when, roino hours latc-r,'the »‘tiii lo-.e on tho same chill scene its ia>s niatli.' nt< perceptible Impression i n the cold end the mercury slated down at 1t.s low-esi winter teeord. ’.nd so when file Stolid Japanese Tto shivered, and his yellow teeth chat tered as he knocked at Mrs ■ Pet ton's dour in tho early dawn of Monday! inoruintr. A' hat is It*!" she cried, springing from her bed to Unbolt her door. "• iravo m \,-.. madam, " and the Ori- ! cnlal bowed before her. "What lias happen'd'.’ Tell me. He." "I am not sure, uiada.pi —but, the mutter——- " j "Yes, what about Ur. Waring?" lie is—ho is asleep lit his study."! "Asleep in Ills stud>: lto, what do you mean?" "That, madam. His bed is un- j slept in. Hin room door Ajar. I j looked In tho study—through from the i s diningroom—he is there by his desk! "Asleep—madam—but—l do not know. And Nogi —ho Is gone." "•inn*! Where to?" "That also. I do not know Will * madam come and look ".No: I will not! I kno'w something; has happened! I knew something would happen! I to. lie is not asleep lie Is-" "l>on’t say it .maduin. We do not i ltnoo "Find cut! Co in and speak to him." "But the door is locked. I tried I jt." “Cocked! The study door locked,ajid J >r. Waving still thero? How Uo you know?" "1 peeped from the dining-room window—and I could see lilm, lean ing down on his desk." , "From the dlnlng-foom window! What do you mean?” "The small lit tit Inside window! .Madam knows?" The study has lieen added to the Waring house after the house had been built for some year. Wherefore, the diningroom, previously with a lake view from its windows, was cut off from that 'lew But the windows, three smnjl, spunro ones, remained, and so. looked info the hew study. However, the study, .1 higher ceil ing being desired, had its floor sunken s \ feel or inoj-e. which brought the windows fa; too high to see through lia.ni tin- study side, but one could )-ok through them from the dining room. The original sashes had been u-ple-ed by beautiful stained glass, ointuue sate for a new tiny trans parent bits through which a per s stent and 1 urlous minded person inight discern some parts of the : ; udy. The stain'd glass sashes were ijn movable, anil were then' niore for] clrc .vatii tl than for utility's sake. \ 'd i; w;ih through these jieep 1 hoi's that Ito had tlhicovered the pi c.-“in o of Dr Waring Jn his study : t the unpsnl lidur of T o\ lock In the mt nine. The Japanese.’trtta to Ins tribal instinct, showed no agitation, and liis i-alm demi anor helped to. soothe I Mrs. Peyton. But as she hastily dressed herself, she .decided her course • -in n. Her first impulse wa,s to call her i i.'uhgi-r. hut she concluded not to] ►disturb the girl. Instead, she tele phoned to flordon Lockwood, and naked him to ••••me over as soon as in- l* isslhly ooulil. Old Halt took tlie message, and : t. nnsmitted it to the secretary. "What’s tbo matter over there?” ] as’ ci l Lockwood. "Don’t know. Mrs. Peyton seemed all on edge, star s r could Judge from j her voice -hut she Only said for you to come over." “All right. I’ll go as soon ua I can I get dressed.” Oni-o cut of doors, liockwood 1 couldn’t fail to he impressed with the beauty of the morning landscape. One of the most beautiful bile of New ting- , Common Sense That “Hothouse” Way of Living. Don’t house up like a ground hog ■ over winter. I>on’t huddle about stove or 70 de gree house or office all the time. Gn. out and get some fresh air into jour lungs. Do brisk walking every’ day. It may be a bit cold for your cars and your nose but unless it is ex tremely cold they tvlll not be dantuged. Don’t be so afraid of cold air coming into your sleeping room that you keep all your window* closed during the night. There is no cold so biting as cold, irppuro air. Human la-inns need fresh air. Failure to get enough outdoor exer cise in winter creates a demand for "spring medicine.” v Lack of fresh air in your sleeping ] pgrooui means a elofcged brain, a tired and anihitionlofcs body. As an experiment try to have plen ty of bed clothing and- leave a win dow up sufficiently during the night to supply plenty of fresh air and 1 in :e the difference In the way i«tm fed in the morning. Get out of the hothouse way of living. (Copyright, 1J2J.) land scenery. It was newly lovely In ta sheath of ice. Lockwood's hastay steps crushed through the crusted snow, and he hur ried overr to the Waring house. lto opened the door for him and Mrs. Peyton met him at the hall. "Something has happened to Dr. Waring.” she said at once; "he staj • ed in the study all night." ‘‘Why? What do you mean?’ 'asked the secretary. •'Just that. HIf room door is still open, and his hed hasn't been slept in. Also, lto says ha can ace him in the study, thrugh the diningroom win dow*. I — I haven't looked-” "Why don't you go in?" "The study door is locked.” ''Locked And I'r. Waring still in there?'' 'Vet; 1 think ho must have had a stroke—or, something-” “Nonsense' lie's just asleep. He's overworked of late*, anyway.” "Well. I'm glad you're here.” And Mrs. Pevtdh looked relieved. "Tou see about it, Mr. Lockwood, won't you?” The secretary went first to the study door. He rapped anil then he tried the door, and then rapped again, |'cry loudly. But no response came, i and Lockwood returned to the dining room. “Can you see through that glass?” tie ask ed in surprise, noting the thick, leaded mosaic of pieces. "Yes, sir, through this corner,” Ito | directed him, and peering through. | Lockwood discerned the figure of | John Waring. He sat at his desk, his | body fallen slightly forw ard, and his ; head dropped on his breast. “Sound asleep.” said Lockwood, but 1 I his tone carried no conviction. Mrs. Pe.vton well knew Oorfldii Lock I wood's disinclination to show* any emotion, and in spite of his claim, she was almost certain he shared her own belief that John Waring was not merely asleep. “We must get to him." Lockwood said, after a moment's pause. “Can you get through one of these win dows, lto, and unbolt the' door?” "No. sir; these windows do hot open at .*.11.” "Not open? Why not?” Save to remark the beauty of their color and design. Lockwood had never before noliced the windows, especial lj . and was genuinely surprised to discover that they could not be open ed at all. "Of what use, are they?” he mused, aloud; "they give very little light.’ "They were outside windows be fore the study was built,” Mrs. Pey ton told him, “and when the stained glass was put in. it was merely for decoration and the panes were not made movable.” "Well, we must get in," said Lock wood. almost Impatiently. “Mow shall W'n do It’ You, Ito. must, know how.” “No, sir, there is no way. Unless, the long window is unfastened.” The long French window —- really a double door—was on tile other side ■ f the study, exactly opposite the use less high windows that ga\e Into the dining-room. To reach win must go out and around the house. "It la very bad snow—” Ito shrug Voij heathen!'* Lockwood exclaim j ed, scornfully, and himself dashed out at the front door and around to the side of the hous". ^ Mrs. Peyton started to follow, but i the secretary hade her to go back lest sh" take cold. He reached the French wjndotv only to find it locked on the Inside. Ho could not see tn through its cur tained panes, and impulsively lie rAis- I ed his fqot and kicked throtigh the j glass at h point high enough to ai- I low of his putting in a hand and turn- j ing back the latch. He went into the room .and after the briefest glance e.t the man by the desk lie vent on and unbolted the door to the hull. Helen had joined her mother and Tto, and the three stood cowering on , the threshold. “He is (lead," Gordon Lockwood said, in a calm, unemotional way. "But not by a stroke—he has killed himself.” "How do you know?” Mrs. Peyton cried, her eyes staring and her face white. “Go away. Helen,” Lockwood said: "go hack into the living-room, and stay away." And willingly the girl obeyed. 'To M, i onttimed Tomorrow .) Butler County Teachers Holt! Meeting at l)a\ itl City I David Citj—One hundred and ttven- ; ty-five teachers attended the Butler I county institute held here. J. W. Sear- j son, professor of Bnglish. arid Dr. j Lida B. Parhart of the Teachers col lege. both of I he Nebraska university, wore instructors and gave addresses nt both the morning and, afternoon sessions. Hazel Beckwith Nohavoc was in charge of the music. Midland College. r.*e*u \V E Tllberg and Cca<-h Y.ynnu "en- to Lincoln for the Nebraska A'hletlc asao'dhtlen meeting. Peru wau given the championship for basket haJl for 19*3, Wesleyan for tra^k and Midland for football. ■' ' The department of expression will pre dont "Why tho Chimes Hang” In Clem mon’s hall Monday for the benefit of the Y. W. C. A. and the Y M. C A. This |y h very beautiful Christmas play taken trotn an old legend that existed in the prrvlnce of Tralsurd. Provider.\ J F. Krueger is already mak- ! 'ng use of his new auto. He lias visltrd i Fonteueiie and expects to visit a number ' or other Lutheran congregations near Fremont during the next few days. Tho Y. W. c A. had their anniversary J reception in the Y W. rooms. All of fhe girls in the collegt, u«j well ns flu?1 v omen of the faculty \>ere invited. The i college y. V. C. A. with the high! school Y. W. C A. are planning a Christ- | mle> party for a number of poof children • at the high school. Since the football reason ia over, tho greatest excitement on tho campus la ; having one's picture tm’.t«»i» for ftie nn* i nual. Ever} oust is doing It—Indlv Idualt. cluba, societies and oven Homo of the I faculty. The Kiwania und Rotary clul'3 of Fre mont gave a large banquet for the Fre mont High school and Midland football1 teama et the Pathfinder hotel. Small, gold, engraved foothills were pr-.*?i»ted to each of the boys on tho .Midland cham pionship t**am. Thu B'tident friendship drive for relief work among the suffering students In European countries v as made lr> chapel Thureds} President Krueger, who was in Europe this summer, und Mr. Ingles of the Fremont High school, who v a.s on the special committee sent to Europe by th® Y W. C. A during tho summer to investigate conditions there, spoke. Creighton University. Coach Malcolm Batdrtge of the varsity football t »m has tendered h'a resigns tl”*n as coach to devote his time more freely to hij law practice The popular ity he gained among Crelghtoh men dur ing the past two vear.-. and the earnest neat he displayed in promoting the In terest;* of the university ar« reasons to hopo that he will continue hits relations with Creighton ns a member of the ath letic. board. The successful contestants in the pre liminaries of the Creighton Oratorical as sociation are, Francis Chirrst, Harold , Collins. ElUya Eager. StUcirt N't ary. Pauli dtoaliKhneasy and Anton Zaitskl. who are to h*peak In the public oratorical couteet. I January 19. l-eo McCabe, and Francis Byrne were chose as fir.it arid gecoftd I ulte . r\Atj|s respective!}. The y.litner of i publ" contact Will rrt. cn, -a. gold medal, donated by the Omaha Civ igton of the Apcxent Ord»*r of Hibernians^ snd will represent Creighton in the *taf® contes*. which, In also to be hold in Omaha this your. It Is announced that Lieutenant-Colonel McAlister, head of the R. o T. C unit , in thr .ollege of dsnt'btry. Intends to take u’.l the aophomore- of the unit Who pas.’ successful eiairunatior.a to camp with him next summer. ' * felEEPV -TIME TALES] --- TOMMY FOX. VENTURER K SCOTT Wllff CHAPTER XX. Tommy Fox and HU Queer Idea of Fun. Tommy had caught Frisky Squirrel. "X'ow we'll have fun!" Tommy cried, as Frisky Squirrel squirmed beneath his paw and tried to escape. Poor Frisky squeaked with fright. "That's right!” Tommy exclaimed. "Pretend you're afraid. Pretend to try to get -away. And I'll pretend to' let you." "Pretend!” thought Frisky Squirrel. "My goodness! I was never so terri-1 [ Too lat« be knew tiid-t Ur Ua* J j been too jrrcdtj. fi»d in £ it my life." He stopped strug gling. ss lie tried to get hi/ breath. For Tommy Fox was squeezing him hard. "Cornel Come!" Tommy urged him. j "Don't you want to play? Don't you i want to enjoy the fun?" "I don’t like this kind of fun.” Frisky Squlrrtl gasped. "Let me go, please! I'll nevfr drop another nut on your nose—nor any shells either." Tommy Fox laughed long and loud. "I don't believe you will,” he howled. Frisky Squirrel shivered. Tommy Fox could feel him quaking beneath his paw. "That's right!" Tommy told him. "I like to feel you trembling. It maktf the game all Ihe pleasanter And I wish you would kindly oblige me by squeaking a ' bit louder. When X squeeze you, squeak promptly—Now!” And he pressed ltis paw down so heavily upon Frisky that that small ! gentleman couldn't make a sound. ■ "What's the matter?" Tommy in-j quired. "I hope you're not going to! sulk. I thought you’d like ibis game.” J ■ Then he lifted Ids paw suddenly. Feeling the weight of It gone from , his hack. Frisky Squirrel gave a ; spring. Bpt. Tommy Fox was ready for him. j With his other fore paw he knocked: Frisky Squirrel to the earth and held | him there once more. "That's right!” cried Tommy. "That's the way I like to see my friends play. You pretended you didn’t want to play. But you meant to, all the time." Frisky Squirrel did not answer. What could he say? He knew that no matter how much he might beg Tom my to lot him go, Tommy would never do it. Frisky himself had seen Tom my Fox catch mice In the woods. From a safe seat in a tree Frisky had watched Tommy play with them. He wondered if some mouse were watch ing the game now. "There's your nut.” said Tommy Fox presently. "Don't you want it? Go and get it." Again ho raised his paw, meaning to clap it down the moment Frisky Squirrel moved. But Frisky lay still. "You refuse a nut!-' Tommy Fox ex- , claimed in mook surprise. “If I didn't | sc -it with my own ores I never would j have believed it. Aren't you hungry. Or, ha.ve you—ha! ha!—lost your taste for nuts?” Frisky Squirrel looked dully at the nut on the ground before him. He wish' d with all his heart he had never s^en it. It was that nut. that got him info this trouble. It., was a fine nut. It was the only big ono that .Frisky had taken from his winter's store. It was a nut that would tempt almost anybody. And now somebody happened to see it. Dodging out from tho stone wall near by, Sandy Chipmunk caught sight of it with his sharp eyes. A tree trunk hid from him both Tom my Fox and Frisky Squirrel. So far as he could see. there was nobody in sight. He dashed quickly toward the nut. Aiid then he,stopped and tried to turn hack. The sight that met liis gaze was enough to terrify any small crea ture. Tommy Fox saw Sandy Chipmunk right in front of him. He was ecr taily a fat fellow. Why not grab him? Tommy made a lightning pass with '..is t'reo fora paw, keeping his other upon Frisky Squirrel. At. least, he meant to keep it upon Frisky. But as he lurched forward he lost his bal ance slightly. With a yelp of dismay he saw Frisky slip out from under his paw . He clutched wildly, now at Frisky Squirrel, now at Sandy Chip thunk. Too late he knew that he had been too greedy. He beheld Sandy Chipmunk darting Into a cranny in the old stone wall. He caught a glimpse of Frisky Squirrel safe in the tree above him. "That's a good game for two." Tom my muttered. "But for three it’s no fun ut all." Uncle Sam Says Books on Child Care. "Good Books and Pamphlets on Child Care" is the title of a little fold er issued by .the United States Chil dren’s bureau. It contains a list of Works dealing with the mother. the baby and the child. The folder gives the titles, authors, price and source of these books and pamphlets, many of which are free. All mothers should have this leaf let and learn about these helps. Many cf the books mentioned can bo loaned tom pubis- libraries. Headers of The Omaha Bee may obtain a copy of this folder l'rc-e as long as the supply lasts by addressing the Children's Bureau, Department of Labor. Washington. D. C\, asking for "Childrens Bureau Budgtr Mo. 1." ——— ~~~ j, My Marriage Problems Adele Carlson'* New Phris* of “Rev elation! of a Wife.” TIip Demand Madge Made of Claire Foster. For a long, tense minute after my call to Claire Foster through her closed door there was no answer, al though my cars, always sharp, heard furtive little rustlings, and 1 guessed ! that the girl was making some quick change either in her room or her clothing before greeting me. Then her door sw ung wide, and she stood framed in the doorway, a piti ful travesty of the smartly-gowned, insouciant ultra-modern girl whom 1 temembemt. True, the kimono wrap ped around her was both costly and beautiful, but Claire Foster had beta distinctly the peppy, tweed-coated, sport-skirted and bloused type of girl, * 1 could not have visualized h<-r in a kimono. Although her bobbed hair with its natural wave was freshly brushed—I reflected that it took hut a second or lwo to reduce it to order— she had not had time to remove all traces of the rouge and powder the mst hav hastily applied, and I guess ed that, underneath the cosmetics, which the glowing girl of the summer before never had needed, there was a pallor she did not wish me to wee. She was quick-witted enough to play up to rne. as 1 had known she would when 1 called her name t hrough* th- ilu»,r. A Ye never had addressed each other by anything save the for mal “Mrs. Graham" and "Miss Fos tcr," but she promptly responded to my uso of her first ttanie with an exuberant little cry. "Oh, Madge! flow' dear of you to come to mo so soon! I’ve had the moat hectic time." Claire "Plays 1 p.” Wio put out her hand, pulled me j past her into -the room, swung the ( door to securely behind mo and spoke j in a tone so lifeless, so changed from j the tone she had just used that 1 Btarted in amazement. "That was, tlie way you wished me. to play up. ttasn t it? If 1 was too fa- j miliar, pray forgive rne.” She stood a few paces from me. . stiff, almost bristling, as if she were I an animal at. bay. Her eyes were as, full of life as her voice was devoid of it. and they gazed at me with a de fiance that. I was sure was only a mask for far different, emotions. "You did just exactly what I wish ed you to do," I said in the matter of-fact tones I would have used to a pupil, when, in my teaching days, I had had occasion to commend a task performed. "And now, tell me about your arm and shoulder. Dicky says they are bruised. Are they too sore for you to get on a traveling dress?" Her eyes w idened. “Oh, I'm able enough!" she- re turned. “My arm and shoulder are a little lame, but I've exaggerated them in ord£r to keep out of the way of those pet stuffed poodles on the veranda." Her voice dripped con tempt. and aversion, then changed to sharp, half suspicious wonder. "f Brought It on Myself—’’ '"You want mo to go home with you—why?” "Suppose we don't discuss the rea- 1 son now.' I replied smoothly. "We I haven't time, .lust now I want you to do something for r~e. Will you?" She hesitated only a second. "Of course, ” she said simply. "What is it?" "Get Into one of your smart little suits—something you could travel in tonight if necessary, and come with me into the dining room. Mrs. Bark er is to give Mr. Graham and me some supper there, if Mr. Graham Daily Prayer With my spirit within me will I soelt Thee early—Isa. 2f>; 9 Our Father in Heaven, we call un to Thee because we have called be fore and Thou didst hear u-c Come unto us. Lord, when all is dark, and when trouble weighs uu down. Lift us up again, that wc may praise Tlu-e anil smile in our heart. For the la- I hors of this day. give us free grace: ] for the hard road, the iron shoes of j good resolution: for the hour that casts us down, calm us and lift us up again. Make us gentle. Lord, with our loved ones. May w* never give way to harsh words or unjust thoughts. . Lord .lesus, listen to our prayer as wo confess our sins before Thy Holy Cross. May we meet the Man of Sorrows now while we bend before Thee, so shall our sins fade away, and our hearts rejoice with a n«w joy. May we be resigned to Thy will, tio matter what, we must yield. Gather this little family about Thyself as doth the bird when the storm falls. Cover us with Thy love, and protect us in the hollow of Thy hand. 6 Lord, give us the power to pray aright, for we pray in Thy might. At last. Gen tle Shepherd of our home folks, gather us all to Thyself in the dear Home- ’ land, when the morning breaks and | the shadows flee away. And this wo ask in Jehus’ name. Amen. r\ ft. WOOLSTON, n l>., r JANUARY ' Hats, Sweaters, Skirts CLEARANCE January Prices Now is clearing up that eczema 7hail the Point i The moment Resinol touches an itching, burning •kin, the suffering usually stop,. A iew days’ persistent treatment rarely ' fail* to clear away the inflammation and soreness and finally restores the •kin to its nstural healthy condition. Rcaloal S«n nd Raatnel Shawlag Slick caataia tha aama aaothhig propartiaa and at# I aaaJ hr diacrminatias man who like their ger-. afaua, cleansing lathar and whalaaona Retinal hagTtara At ttU urug£ub» doesn’t upset anything by squabbling | with her before 1 set back there. If I can manage to smooth things out I will stay here with you tonight, and w? will leave tomorrow forenoon. If not, we will drive back to the hotel ( in Caldwin." "I understand." She said slowly, ad dressing herself rather than me "It's going to be like the third act of a society comedy. Effective 'close-up' of husband, wife and—and—third party amicably supping together with all the gossiping ladies peeping through the cracks of the door. Oh, yes, I'll ioin you. and I suppose X ought to be mighty grateful for the chance. "But," she stored at me, "Ini not, someway. I haven't at all the proper feelings for the occasion. 1 assure y ou. You'd much boiler leave me alone. I'm planning to leave tomorrow, anyway, and there's really no reason why you should mix yourself up in this mess. I brought if on myself, and 1 can see it through." She was as hard, as unyielding as a concrete wall, but I guessed that be hind it she was nothing but a fright ened child. I found myself longing to comfort her, but I knew the danger of her breaking down under sympathy', and I kept my voice as cold as her ow n. "I am not insulting you by suppos ing that there is any reason why 1 should noi see you through this,” I said deliberately. "And because I have come up here to get you out of this nest of gossip, I expect you to play the game as I outtine it." Grand Gland High School Re-Enters Debating League Grand Island—The Grand Island high school won for the first time in many y ears' participation in the inter high school debates of the state this year. A regular schedule of debates with oilier high schools has been ar ranged, the first of which will be a dual debate with York. February 7. In this debate the Grand Island affirma tive team will meet the Y’ork negative team and the same night the local negative team meets the York af firmative. After a tryout Charles Paine, Philip Nenur, Arthur Buehllnk, Dorothy Wilson, Dick Davis, Paul Newell, Leona Westover and Frances Shat- I tuck were chosen as the local teams. The question used in the try-out was: "Resolved that the federal govern ment shall exercise full power in set tling disputes between employers and employes as soon as such disputes as sume an interstate character. PENN MUTUAL LIFE $5,000.00 Policy Costs $69.70 Acre 40; dividends reduce this cost after first year; organized 1 ?47 ; assets over 200 millions. Write for specimen policy at your ate. GOULD * STURGES, 720 Peters Trust Bldg .—-Omaha Sittings— made before December r;d will be finished io time for Christmas. Please arrange ap pointments as soon as possible. Pa lion Block lflth at Farnnm Buy Your Puritan Hop Flavored MALT Sugar Syrup Now! Take advantage of the Christmas sale prices which all the Puritan dealers in this city are making for your benefit, look at your calendar. Do it now. Buv it by the case if you can, by the can if you can't. Distributed by Jerpe tcommission Co. Metiord-Brady Company Payton, Gallagher Co. H. J. Hughes Company COUGH i Try PISO’S Astonishingly quick relief. A syrup — different from nil others— pleasant—oo up net stomach—no opiates. 35c and 60c everywhere. Girls! Girls!! Clear Your Skin With Cuticura SonirJ» oo«*h »? . Doc. 17.—The Kelly Springfield Motor Truck company of Springfield wa* placed in the hands of a receiver on application of the Bankers Trust company of Now* York. The Trust company also asked tore closure of a mortgage for $ 1,500.000. Bearl A. Leu is was named receiver and authorised to borrow $250,000 to continue operation of the plant. Professor Takes Pastorate. Hastings-Dr. J. W. Boyer, pub lic speaking and Bible professor at Hastings college, has accepted a call to the pastorate of Marlborough I’res byterian church, Kansas City. Parents’ Problems If a little girl wishes to wear a dress, which her mother thinks un becoming, should she bo permitted to wear it? A little girl should he allowed a certain amount of freedom in dress ing. and encouraged to develop taste and independence; but It does not seem necessary to allow her to wear anything glaringly unbecoming. Guide her tastes without her being conscious of it. Vocational Training Plan at Scottsbluff Scotisbluff — 1’lans for vocational classes for men and women under the direction of Supt. 13. L. House, oro be ing made here with 13. L. Hartley, state supervisor of vocational train ing. and Miss Alice Loomis, head of the w ork in home t eonomlcs, In con ference with school authorities and business men. Lust year classes were organized among the women and these will be organized again with the stress glwen to homo management. A special ef fort to organize men's classes will also bn made. All of the uuto sente* stations have promised co-operation for classes in practical mechanics, and other classes for men w ill bo organ ized In any branch in which eight men ask for the work. Friend Fcoiiomics Flare Feeds Business Men Friend—The Home Economics class of the Friend high school served din ner to 30 business men and women of this city. The dinner was served tn two courses. Alex IMcFarlatie, presi dent of the Friend Commercial club, presided as toastmaster and speeches were niado by members of the school faculty, board of education, members of city council and others. The school could take care of only 30 people nt one time. The grand palace of Versailles In France is estimated to have cost more than $50,000 000. Make This a Jewelry Christmas Never before has jewelry appealed more strongly to the buy ing public than now. People are seeing more clearly how impor tant it is to buy and give gifts that last beyond the time which the gift commemorates, and jewelry does this materially and psycho logically. 0 Our Very Reasonable Prices We court a comparison of our prices with any to be found anywhere for similar merchandise. We hav* been complimented frequently on the reasonableness of our wares, and it is undoubted ly the explanation for the large crowds which are frequenting our establishment. Our Manufacturing Department We are the only jewelers in this city to conduct our own manufacturing department. It is situated on the balcony of our own store, and any diamond or other valuable piece of jewelry which you may order from us never leaves the room to receive complete attention. There is still time to remount your diamonds in the new, modern settings. T. L. Combs & Mazer Co. Since 1888 Omaha’s Master Jewelers 305 South Sixteenth Street Near Famam Open Evenings Until Christmas Christmas Tidings! On the street, in crowded shops, the spirit of good cheer radiates from the hustling holiday crowds. At home there is mysterious whispering and hiding of bundles. The Christmas spirit is in the very air we breathe. In your holiday preparations may we suggest the use of the long distance tele phone. Through its use your Christmas greetings may be earned dire&Jy and in a personal way to each relative and friend. The sound of your voice to those from whom >ou are separated on Christmas Day, will be a cherished remembrance long after the holidays have passed. For every Christmas visit made in the olden tunes in person, a hundred are now made by long distance telephone. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company • i