An Atrocious Gift from Warren’s Aunt Creates a Discordant Evening "You never have any decent tools here,” fumed Warren, trying to pry off the box lid with a wobbly-headed hammer. "Be careful! It may be something breakable,” fluttered Ijlelen. The box. addressed to Warren, had come by express that afternoon, and he had restrained her eagerness to open it until he came home. Even his Irritable mood, after a hard day at the office, could not dampen her effervescence over an un expected present. “Walt, dear, that excelsior makes such a muss. Put it on this.” spread ing a newspaper on the floor. Beneath the packing bulged two I isue-wrapped parcels, on one of which was pinned an envelope. “From Aunt Amelia!’’ announced Warren as be tore It open. With deepening forbodings, Helen canned the note over his shoulder: My Dear Nephew—1 am send ing you two vases, which you will remember stood on my parlor man tel when you were a little boy. Instead of waiting until after I am gone. I am giving away some of my best things now—where I know they will be appreciated. With love to you both, AUNT AMELIA. Vases? What kind of vases? Know ing his aunt’s execrable taste, Helen watched with breathless anxiety as Warren lifted them out. The tissue paper removed, she gasped her dismay. A pair of hideous gilt and onyx vases. Dropsical gilt cherubs formed the handles, and more bloated cuplds supported the urns on their bulbous shoulders. “Huh!" was Warren’s grunted com ment. “They’re perfectly awful!’’ wailed Helen. “Like that dreadful clock she sent ns! And I'll have to drag them nut whenever she comes to New Y'ork.” “They're going to stay out! I’ll not have everything my family gives us chucked away. These go In the library!’’ “Why. dear, they're impossible: They’d spoil everything In the place. Those preposterous gilt things with our lovely old English furniture?” “They're old, aren’t they? Aunt Amelia's had ’em ever since I can remember.” “But they’re not old enough! They're of that awful mid-Victorian period. They go with red plush fur niture and chenille curtains. Oh, dear, you know we can’t have them out—you see how impossible they are!” “Now, look here, everything my family's ever given us you've thrown i fit over and stuck away on the top shelf. .Here’s where we have a new deal. These go on the library mantel —and they stay there!’’ So rarely did Warren ever Inter fere. or even trouble to notice any thing in the apartment that for a moment Helen-was stunned. “Here’ you get out! Scat!” Driving olT Pussy Purr-Mew, who was mischievously scattering the ex celsior, he strode grimly into the library mantel. Ruthlessly he shoved aside Helen's treasured antiques—candlesticks, lus ter vase and sntifrbqx. to make room for the bizarre over-ornate urns. "Warren, I won't have them there! They’re going up In the hall closet with that clock.” ''They'll stay tyhere I put them!” < xplosively. “You've had this place • our own way long enough; now here's where I cotne In. And don't think you can sneak ’em off In a day or two. I'm going to see that they stay there.” Plopping down by the light, he •■pened his paper with a vicious rattle. “Warren, it isn't fair! You don't have to live with them—you're at the office all day. And •you know how I love my old things—what they mean to me! How I've tried to keep every hlng in the same period—" "Rot!” he snorted. "Don't start pouting that period bunk. I said hose vases were to stay there, didn't ? Well, that goes. Now drop it!” Repressing her flaming rebellion, Helen turned back to the hall. Me chanically she picked up the scat tered excelsior, dumped Pussy Purr Mew from the box, and carried it out •o the kltcnen. Both kitchen and pantry proclaimed 'he haste with which Nora had dls ".'tched the dinner dishes to get off ■ the movies. She had not even vashed out the tea towels! In limp, oiled dejection they hung from the ■ owe! rack. At any other time Helen would nve stopped to put them to soak, but now she hardly noticed them. Back through the dining room, past lie library, without a glance at War en, she turned into her ow n room olid dosed the door. She had always yielded everything n him—lint In this she would not ield. She could not—she would not live with those atrocious vasps! On the couch, her face In the pll ' iivy, she gave way to her sobbing ndlgnatlon. If only she had not urged him to • pen the box tonight! He had conic •iime tired anil, Irritable. Something and gone wrong at the office. Ordinarily he would have shrugged ' la Indifference and left the vases to • ■r disposal. But now with grim ibstltiacy he had decreed they must vo on the library mantel. And his earning that she conkl not steal them away shattered her hope that in a few days be would not notice their ■ emovnl. They should not sluy there! On hat she was passionately determined. Her whole Joy in the apartment cen tered In her antiques. She had taken such pride In keeping everything con .istent with her old Sheraton and I lepplewhlte furniture. Every one who came to call or dine always enthused over her "charming Old things.” What would they say about those bedizened mid Victorian atrocities? t.'i uselessly her mind revolved about plans—recklcsH plans to banish them. One might be knocked off and brok ,'ti—and Pussy Purr-Mew made the . nlprlt. But two! Keen a loosened tilt of fresco from Hie celling could not demolish them both—and break nothing else on the mantel. Nora! What possibilities lay In her careless, destructive hands! Site might take them out to rub up the swollen gilt rapids—and drop the iray mi Which she had them both. It was possible, but lmprobablbe. Five dollars wouid pay for Nora's discreet • iinnlvattce. But ajvcn In her desperation, Helen shrank from such perfidious, schem ing The hall clock was striking Nine? No, ten? For almost two hours she had lain there—brooding over desperate plans for the spiriting away of Aunt Amelia's unwelcome gift. A banging knock on her door. "Where's the Iodine?” called War ren gruffly "The iodine?” She started up dazed. "In the medicine chest, on the second shelf,” controlling her voice to the matter-of-factness of his. "Not there—just looked. Got any bandages?” She was at the door now, her anx iety surmounting her resentment. Warren, in his bathrobe was grip ping a blood-smeared finger. “Get a bandage," cutting short her excited solicitous queries. Darting Into the bathroom, Helen found a bandage, and the vial of Iodine concealed behind a larger bot tle. "Hold it here, under the faucet,” as she turned on the warm water. It was only a surface cut, but it bled profusely. She did not again ask how It happened. In constrained silence she applied the iodine and bandage. "Wait, I’ll get the scissors," when she could not tear the gauze. Rushing into the library, she switched on the lights and turned to the desk for the scissors. Instinctively her gaze swept the mantel. The vases were not there. For a second she stood motionless. What did It mean? A flurrietL glance Into the front room—but ttmre was no sign of Aunt Amelia s unwelcome gift. Afraid to look further, she rah back with the scissors. Warren, still in the bathroom, was now trying to sever the gauze with his razor. With tremulous fingerSj she cut and tied the bandage. "Does it feel more comfortable?" "Urn m," was his unenlightening comment as he strode into the bed room. A faint scratching! Pussy Purr Mew shut up somewhere? Listening tensely, Helen tried to lo cate the sound. The hall closet! As she threw open the door, Pussy Purr-Mew. radiating Indignation, sprang out. Ignoring her protesting meows, Helen’s gaze was riveted on the end of a wooden box under the lower shelf. The box that had held the vases! Its weight, as she drew it out. proclaimed that It again encased them. From the cover, half on. protruded two vicious nails—explaining Warren's snagged finger. He had relented! With a rush of emotions came the warm generous urge to meet him half way. Always the slightest concession from him melted her to a complete surrender. Softly she stole into the now dark ened bedroom. The faint moonlight Illumined the bed. Warren, the covers hunched for biddingly over his shoulders lay with his face to the wall. "Dear?" In a wistful whisper. "Are you asleep?" "Huh?" The stern monosylable weakened her impulse, but she faltered on. "Dear. I—I know I was horrid about those vases. If you really want to have them out—we could put them in my room. They wouldn't show quite so much there. And when Aunt Amelia comes—I could take them Into the—" "Oh. for heaven's sake, don’t start on that again! I chucked them, didn’t 1? Well, send ’em down to the store room—I don’t care what you do,” shrugging off her encircling arm. "But drop It, don't start rehashing It again! Here, move over there! I want to get some sleep!” (Copyright, 1033. > Next Week—Helen’s Kebellkm.. Douglas County Girls Will Show State Fair Visitors How to Sew : ————— --- - . ._ i m Ruth Saunders, 17, left, and Helen Donahue, 16, right, will represent Douglas county in the sewing con test at the Nebraska State fair next Tuesday at IJncoln. They will dem onstrate the selection, testing, altera tion and use of the pattern, compet ing with other teams from all over the state. The two girls attend (ii-etna High school and hate been members of the Worth While Hewing club since Us organization two years ago. They make most of their own^ clothes. Ruth is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Saunders, Helen of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donahue. Both live on (arms near Elkhorn. Mayor Endorses Paramount Week Mayor Dahlman issued the follow ing proclamation in connection wi»h “Paramount week," which begins to day: To the People of Omaha: It has been brought to my attention that the week beginning September 2, 1523, known nationally as Para mount week, opens the greatest movie season In Nebraska. Inasmuch as the motion picture has come to be known as the great Amer ican entertainment and has developed Into a national institution, it being center of civic enlivenment and pillar of community progress, I hereby urge that you lend your support to the observance of Paramount week and the Oreater Movie season. In my judgement, It Is the duty of our people to support and encourage theatrical industries and the Measure derived from their wholesome enter tainment will amply repay those who give that support and encouragement. With the current announcement of bigger and better picture* during the Paramount week and the Grcater Movie season, I urge your eupport of the celebration. JAMES C. DAHLMAN. Mayor. Florence Masons Will Hold Labor Day Picnic * Greased pigs will run wild, horse shoes and ladies' slippers will fill the air when members of Florence lodge No. 281, A. F. and A M„ and the Owaissa chapter of the Eastern Star get together with their friends at a Labor day picnic Monday at Harry Fry's grove, two miles north of Florence on the Calhoun road. The boys from the Masonic Boys j Home will be guests of the lodge and compete In contests with the other boys who attend, the winning team to be entertained September 15 by the Sun theater. Cars will he provided for those who have no means of trans portation and will leave the end of the Florence car line between the hours of 10 and 1. Dinner will bo served at 1. followed by a program of games and contests. Elsie Ferguson is to make ' De classe'' when she finishes her stage tour wTith the play ''The Wheel of I Life.'*_ __ I THOMAS ^ MEIGHAH Iaones V AYRES ^ I BEBE kOANlCLSi GLENN HUNTER J I LEATRICE L joy A JACK kHOLTJ LRICHAR Dl* J BETTY ■V COMPSON A JACQUELINE k LOGAN A RICARDO Si ccrtexJ THEODORE I l ROBERTS I DOROTHY LdaLtonJ I GEORGE ^ FAWCETT^ Lmary A5TOR A WALTER K h.ers £ I ALICE j LbraoyJ LDAVID S POWELL ^ I LOIS M ! ^ WILSON >| Lpola I NEGRI J I elsie*^ | ^ FERGUSOM^ 0 All these Paramount artists invite you to participate. With Paramount Week the greatest motion picture season the world ever saw gets well under way. You have the opportunity for a grand review of 1923’s achievements and a pre-view of the great Paramount Pictures coming. Celebrate Paramount Week at your own theatre as mil lions have during five previous annual Paramount Weeks. "h'j Paramount Week at your theatre now!” LILA I A I ANTONIO V MORENO^ IsiGRIO ] ^HOLMQUIsr^ I LEWIS ?! ^ STONE ROBERT :E Vagnew^ CHARLES i k DE ROCHE CHARLES 1 ^ MA.GNEL^j ^ . r THEODORS kKCSLOF^ WESLEY ^ RUGGLES^ ROBERT GEORGE ITZ MAURICE/; SAM ^ WOOD ^ JOSEPH I Wnabery^ [VICTOR ! ^ FLEMING [IRVIN 5 L WILl-AT A »VM.C. L d« MILLER JAMES ^ cwuzej ALLAN j GEORGE ! ^ ME-LPORD^ HERBERT ^ BRENOM^ , ALFRED kGREENi Omaha Joins in the National Demonstration of the Better Motion Pictures At All These Theaters, All This Week, Paramount Pictures Will Be Shown □ DURING PARAMOUNT WEEK, SEPTEMBER t TO I WITH “SALOMY JANE” JACQUELINE-LOGAN, GEORGE FAUCETT, MAURICE FLYNN BRET HARTE S STORY TRANSFERRED TO THE SCREEN DURING PARAMOUNT WEEK, SEPTEMBER 2 TO S “A GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE” JACK* HOLT A PERFECT BLENDING OF FARCE AND ROMANCE! ENOUGH LAUGHS FOR TEN PICTURES! Boulevard Theater Sept. 2, 3, “Sixty Cents an Hour,’* with Walter Hiera. Sept. 4, 5, 6. “Grumpy," with Theo dora Roberts. Sept. 7. 8, “The Young Diana/' with Marion Davies. Lyric Theater Sept. 2. ‘The Bronze Bell,'* with Doris May. Sept. 3, 4, 5, “When Knighthood Was in Flower,** with Marion Davies. Sept. 6. 7, “Children of Jazz,*’ with Conrad Nagel Sept. 8. "Thre»--Word Brand." with William S. Hart. Ideal Theater Vpt. 2. 8. "My \mefire*. Went. ft. "Ahum Asrriid*. * with Allrs llrii'l. S.*pt H. 7. "The World's Applwusr. with 14**ho Ihinlrls. Sept. K. "NfdMidy's >1onfT, with ,)hiU llolt. Diamond Theater Sept. 2, 3, "The Ordeal/* with Agne* Ayree Sept. 4, "The Young Diana,** with Marion Davie*. Sept. 5. 6, "Nice People/' with Wal lace Reid. Sept. 7, 8, "On the High Seat/* with Dorothy Dalton and Ja/ W Holt. IOWA AND NEBRASKA Albion, Neb... Rex Arcadia, Neb...!.Electric Akron, Iowa.Empress Avocn, Iowa. Majestic Auburn, Neb...Ideal Ashland, Neb..Palm Alma, Neb. Rialto Amhurst, Neb.Community Anselmo, Neb.Community Arlington, Neb.Fad Adams, Neb.Globe Ainsworth, Neb.Royal Aurora, Neb.Mazda Butte, Neb.Opera House Broken Bow, Neb.Lyric Bancroft, Neb.Empress Braddyville, Iowa.Paramount Beatrice, Neb.R alto Beatrice, Neb.Gilbert Bassett, Neb.Gem Beaver City, Neb.Auditorium Bennington, Neb.Liberty I Bladen, Neb.Pix Blanchard, Iowa.Gem Boelus, Neb.Opera House Brock, Neb.Lyric Byron, Neb.Rialto Brunswick, Neb.Paramount Crofton, Neb.New Star Correctlonville, Iowa...New Radio Creighton, Neb.Lyric Central City, Neb.Empress Columbus, Neb.Swan Columbus, Neb.North Clarinda, Iowa.Armory Calloway, Neb.Star • larleton, Neb.Auditorium Clay Center, Neb....Lyric Comstock, Neb.Gayetjr Craig, Neb.Opera House' Crete, Neb.Lyric Council Bluffs, Iowa.... Broadway Dunlap, Iowa.Idle Hour Dodge, Neb.Wilalto Dorchester, Neb.('olonial Elk Creek, Neb. ..(.Motion Picture Show . Edgar,"' Nob.Lyric Etidicott, Neb.l. ....... ..Palace Ericson, Neb..Opera House Eustis, Neb.Play-0 Dome Ewing, Neb.Quality Fairmont, Neb.Sterling Franklin, Neb.Rex Gothenberg, Neb.Lake Gretna, Neb.Central Geneva, Neb.Grand Garland, Neb.Folly Havelock, Neb.loy-0 Hooper, Neb.Amtisu Hawarden, Iowa.Auditorium Hambu rg, Iowa.Colonial lloldrege, Neb. ...... .Auditorium Holdrege, Net).Crescent Humphrey. Neb.Lyric ilubbell, Neb. Booster Club Rohlff Theater Sep* 2. 3, 4, “Prodigal Daufhters.** Gloria Swanson. Sept 5, ‘Hr side the Bonnie Briar Bush,'* a Dona'd Crisp production. Sept 6, 7, “Sixty Cents an Hour,** with Walter Hiera. Sept. 8, “Travelin’ On,” with Wil liam S. Hart. Lothrop Theater Sept 2, 3. ‘Bought and Paid For,"* with Jack Holt and Agnes Ayres. Sept. 4, ‘‘Dawn of the East,** with Alice Brady. Sept. 5. 6, “The Crimson Chal lenge,'* with Dorothy Dalton Sept. 7, 8. 'Her Husbind’s Trade mark,'* with Gloria Swanson. Hippodrome Theater ftapf. 2, 8 “The lihiul Itrmker." with Wallace field. Sept. 4, “M aa l ulu llett." with 1 ll» i*r. Sopt. 5. "law nml the human." with Iteltr t'oni|»M»ri. Sept *1. 7. “The .Mum Who Khw To morrow.'’ with Thomiu MHihan. Sept, a “Her lluahood’a Trnda murk. * with (doria nmuomim. Hamilton Theater Sept 2. “Singed Wing*,” with Oebe Daniels. Sept. J, 4, “The Young Rajah.“ with Rodolph Valentino Sept. S, “Anna Ascend*,* with Alice Brady. Sept. 6, “Above All Law,“by Joe May. Sept 7, S, “The Dictator,” with Wallace Reid. The Roseland Theater South Omaha's New Paramount llouaa Sept 2. 3. 4, "Homeward Bound.** with Thomas Meighan. Sept S. “Missing Millions," with Alice Brady. Sept 6, 7, 8, "Bella Donna," with 'Pola Negri. Broadway Theater Council Bluffs, la. Sept 2, 3, 4. 3, “Salomy Jane,** with Jacqurlin l.flfan. Scot 8, 7, 8. *'A Gentleman of Leisure,** with Jack Holt. Homer, Neb.Star Hebron. Neb.Majestic Hildreth, Neb.Liberty Heartwell, Neb.Star Hardy, Neb.Liberty Huntley, Neb.Opera House Ida Grove, Iowa.King Imogene, Iowa.Imogene Julian, Neb.1. O, 0. I'-. Hal! Kingsley, Iowa.. . .Crslno Kearney, Neb.Empress Kearney, Neb.t i Lynch, Neb.Yclda Le Mai’s, Iowa.Ucyal Lexington, Neb. Lyric Lexington, Neb.Majestic Logan, Iowa.Pastime Loup City, Neb.Liberty Laurel, Neb .Auditorium Long Pine, Nel>.Pa nee Lyons, Neb.Plaza Missouri V alley, Iowa.... Majestic Mapleton, Iowa. .. ..Princess Malvern, Iowa Empress Morningside, Iowa .Park Movillc, Iowa.Gem Milligan, Neb.Central Moorefield, Neb.Opera House Mason City, Neb....Opera House Maxwell Neb. . . .Star McCool, Neb. Opera House Morns, Neb.i’itcu ro Sho v. Nelson, Neb. Rialto North Bend Neb.Lyric Norfolk, Neb.Grand Norfolk, Neb. ..Lyric North Platte, Neb.Keith Newport, N'eh.Sutherland O'Neill, Neb.Royal Orange City, la.Cottage Orchard, Neb.Hex Ord, Neb . Gem Osceola, Neb.Auditorium Osmond, Neb....Auditorium Oakland, Iowa.Liberty OiiHWB. Iowa .......Opera House Oakdale, Neb.Oak Oronto, Neb. Princess Maryland Theater Srpt, 2. "Nobody ’* Money,, mtb Jack llolt. ve|»t. .1. "Racine Heart*." with \ene<» Ay re* and Thedor? Robert*. b«j*t. 4. .V "Ilelht Donni." willi I'ola Ne*ri. s«'l>t. 44. 7. \|i American Wife.** with Gloria >w«n»nn. •*ept H. "*ittv tent* an Hour.’* with Walter lliem Suburban Theater Sept. 2. **Our Lead ng Citiren.*’ with Thomas Meighan. Sept 3. 4, "You Can’t Fool Your Wife,” with Leatrice Jcy and Nita Naldi. Sept. 5. 6. "Sixty Cents an Hour,** * th Walter Hiers. Sept. 7, 8 "The Tiger's Claw,*’ with Jack Molt. Alhambra Theater Sept. ?. 3, *'ll»c inf Heart*.” with A t nr* Ay re* and Theodore Rrberte. Sept. 4. 5, "The White Flower,” with Betty lompion. Sept. 6. 7, "Nobody'* Money,” with Jack Holt. Columbia Theater Sept. 2. 3. “Find the Woman.* with A!m* Ruben* Sept. 4, 5. “The Cradle," with Ethel Clavtcn Sept. 6. 7, "Bei.de the Bonnie Briar Bush.*' a Donald Crisp production. Sept. 8. “Love's Boorneiang. * with David Powell and Ann 1 oreat. IOWA AND NEBRASKA Overton, Neb.Gem Plattsmouth, Neb.Paroialee Papillion, Neb.Centra! Pawnee City, Neb.Linwood Page, Neb.Coay Persia, Iowa.Opera House Pilger, Neb.Lyric Ponca, Neb.Royal Pierce, Neb.Strand Plainview, Neb.Plainview Republican City, Neb. ...Liberty Riverton. Neb.Lyric Rock Valley, Iowa.Orpherm Kost'lund. Neb ... .Auditorium Rulo. Neb . . . .Paint Red Cloud, Neb. Hesse Auditorium R