„JWI& &amam Ov Gene J*traiton-Porietr rfc SYNOPSIS Mickey O'llullornn is a newsboy wlio finds and adopts a little lame Kiri. Lilly Pearlies, (is life ©t once becomes a struK tfle to supply the comforts of life to the little Kiri. Mickey, while on a trip In the country LfimN a family who want to entertain poor uirl from the city for two wHm and Mickey makes arranKements to take Lilly Peaches to the farm. Uruce is eiiKHKed in an investiKation of the city offices and is workinK hard checkinK over accounts. Leslie rents a cabin with her father and llruee they move out of the city for the summer. (Continued From ¥e«ierday.) "I don't know why you say that!" cried Mickey. "Omnih:” said Mr. Chaffner. slowly. *'[ don’t either, only I didn’t under stand they were engaged. It’s my business to find and distribute news, and get it fresh, 'scoop it,’ as our term is, and so, Mickey, when investiga tions are going on, and everybody knows a>ieuou—a big surprise Ip com ing, in order to make sure that my paper gets in on the ground floor, I make some Investigation for myself, and sometimes by accident, some times by intuition, sometimes by sharp deduction we happen to land before the investigators. Of course we have personal, financial, and poli tical reasons for not spoiling the game. Now we haven’t gone into the city hall investigation as l?ruce has and we can’t show figures, but we know enough to understand where he’s coming out; so when tho gig upsets, we have our side ready and we'll embroider his figures with what the public is entitled to, in the way of news.” • Sure! But I don't see why you act so funny!” "Oh It's barely possible that I’ve got ahead of your boss on a few features of his Investigation.” “Aw-w-w-wh!” said Mickey. “Well I hope you ain't going to rush |n and spoil his scoop. You see he doesn't know who he's after, himself. We talk about it a lot of times. I tell him how I've, sold papers, and seen men like he’s chasing get their dose, and go sick and white, and can't ever face men straight again; but he says stealing is stealing, and cut where it will, those who rob the taxpayers must be exposed. I told hint maybe lie'll lie surprised, and maybe he'd be sorry; but he says it's got to be stopped, no matter who gets hurt." "Well he's got his nerve!" cried the editor. "Yes!" agreed Mickey. "He's so j^'ie himself, he thinks no other men worth saving could go wrong, told him I wished the men he was after would hreak their necks 'fore he gets them, but he goes right on.” "Mickey, you figure closer than your boss does.” "In one way I do,” conceded Mickey. '‘It's like this; he knows books, and men, and how things should be; but 1 know hiy they are. See?” ”1 certainly see,” said the intent listener. "Mickey, when it comes to the place where you think you lfltow better than your boss, while it's bad business for rne to tell you, keep your eye open, .-and maybe you can save him. Books and theories are all right, but there are times when a man comes a cropper on them. You watch, and if you think lie's riding for a fall, you come skinning and tell me, not over the 'phone, come and tell me. Here, take this it will get you to me any time, no matter where I am or what I’m doing. Under stand?” “You think Mr. Bruce is going to get into trouble?" “His job is to get other people in to trouble-” "But he says he ain’t got a thing to do with it,” said Mickey. "He says they get themselves into trou ble.” “That’s so too.” commented Mr. Chaffner.. "Anyway, keep your mouth tight shut, and your eyes wide open, and if you think your boss Is getting into deep water, you come and tell me. I want things to go right with you. because I’m depend ing on that poem for my front pa;te, soon.” - « Mickey held out ids hand. “Sure!” he agreed. “I'm in an aw ful good place now to work up the poetry piece, being right out among the cows and clover. And about Mr. Bruce, gee! I wish he was plow ing corn. I just hate his job he's doing now. Sure if I see rocks I’ll make a run for you. Thanks Boss!" Mickey had lost time, and he hur ried, but things seemed to be hap pening, for ns he left the elevator and sped down the hall, he ran into Mr. James Minturn. With a hasty glance he drew back, and darted for the office door. Mr. Minturn's face turned a dull red/ "One minute young man!” he call ed. "I’m late," said Mickey shortly. "I must hurry.” "Bruce is late too. I just came from his office and he isn't there,” answered Mr. Minturn. “Well I want to get it in order before he comes.” "In fact you want anything hut to ONWARD OMAHA / ' 1 Cylinder Reboring We rebore Cylinders for Steam Engines, Air Pumps and Am monia Compressions. P. Melchiors & Son 417 S. 13th St. JA 2550 Meet Your Friends nt The World Billiard Parlor 15th and Douglas Coolest Place in Town EXCELSIOR-HENDERSON MOTORCYCLES Part* and Supplies A Mail Order. Filled Promptly Neb. Motorcycle and Bicycle Co. 1512 Howard St. AT iantic XBB7 Dr. Frances H. Turner CHIROPRACTOR X-Ray Service, Comfortable Adjusting Tables for Adults and Children You have tried the rest—now try the best. Offices 326-328 Brandeis Theater Bldg. 17th and Douglas Sts., Omaha, Nth. 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AT Uatic 4800 Creighton University OMAHA . . f 28th and California Street* AT lantic 9345 ■ - ' have a word to say to nie!” hazarded Mr. Minturn. '•Well then, since you are such ft good gueaser, I ain’t Just crazy about you,” said Mickey shortly. “And I’m tired of having you run from me as if 1 were afliicted with smallpox.” said Mr. Minturn. “If your blood is right, smallpox ain’t much,” said Mickey. “I haven’t a picture of myself running from that. If it really wanted a word with me.” “But you have a picture of your self running from me?” "Maybe 1 do,” conceded Mickey. “I’ve policed it on occasions so frequent and conspicuous that oth ers. no doubt, will do the same,” said Mr. Minturn. “If you are all Bruce thinks you, then you should give a man credit for what he tries to do. You surprised me too deeply for words with the story you brought me one day. I knew most of your fads from experience, better than you did. except the one horrible thing that shoekerl me speechless; hut Mickey, when I had time to ad just myself. I made the investiga tions you suggested, and proved what you said. I deserve your scorn for not acting faster, but what I had to do couldn't he done in a day, and for the boys’ sake it had to be done as prjyately as possible. There's no longer any-Teason why you should regard me as a mon ster-” "I’m awful glad you told me. Mickey said. "I surely did have you sized up something scandalous. And yet X couldn't quite make out how, if my view was right. Mr. Bruce and Miss heslle would think so much of you.” "They are friends I'm proud to have," said Mr. Minturn. “And 1 hope you'll consider being a friend to me, and to my boys also. If ever a time comes when I can do anything for you. let me know.” "Now right on that point, pause a moment,” said Mickey. "You are a friend to my boss?” “I certainly am, and I’m under deep obligations to Miss Winton. If ever my home becomes once mor$ what it was to start with, it will be her work. Could a man bear heavier obligation than that?" "Well hardly," said Mickey. "Course there wouldn't likely ever be any thing you could do for Miss Ia-slie that would square that deni; but I’m worried ‘ about my boss something awful.” "Why Mickey?" asked Mr. Minturn. "That investigation you started him on.” "1 did start him on that. What’s the matter?" / "Well the returns are about ail in," said Mickey, "and tlie man who draws the candy suit is about ready to put it on. See?” ‘‘Good! Kxactly what he should do." "Yes exactly,” agreed Mickey dryly, •hut. who do you figure it is? We got some good friends in the City Hall." "Always is somebody you don’t ex pect," said Mr. Minturn. "Don't waste any sympachy on them, Mickey.” "Not unless in some way my bos* i got himself into trouble,” said Mickey. “There’* nu^posslble way he could.” "About the smartest man In Mul tiopolis thinks yes." said Mickey. "I just been talking with him.” ■‘Who, Mickey?" asked Mr. Min turn, instantly. "Chaffner of the Herald,” said Mickey. "What!” Mr. Minturn seized the hoy’s arm. shoved him inside his door and closed it. Mickey pulled away and turned a belligerent face upward. "Now nix on knocking me down with your ’whats!’ ” he cried. "I just been hammered melier with his, and dragged into hi* room, and shut up. and scared stiff, about 20 minutes ago.” "The devil you say!" exploded Mr. Minturn. "No. I said Chaffner! Insisted Mickey. “Chaffner of the Herald. I’m golng'to write a poetry piece for his front page some day soon now. 1 been selling his paper all my life." "And so you're a friend of Chaff - ner's?" "Oh not bosom and Inseparable," explained Mickey. "I haven't seen so awful much of him, but when I do, we get along fine." ‘And he said-?" questioned Mr. Mlnturn. "Just what I been afraid of nil the time," said Mickey. "That these In vestigations at times got Into places you didn't look for. and made awful trouble: and that my boss might get It with his.” "Mickey, you will promise me some thing?" asked Mr. Mlnturn. “You see I started Mr. Bruce on this try log to help him to a case that would bring him into prominence, so if it should go wrong, it's in a way through me. If you think Douglas Is unlike himself, or worried, will you tel| me? Will yow-2." "Why surest thing you know!” cried Mickey. "Why I should say I would! Gee, you're great too! I think I'll like you awful well when we get'acqualnted." (Continued |n The Morning Ben.) SOW Mat. 2i20 to 466 PLAY1SC *»«■■« h.20 to 1060 Orpheum Concert Oreheatra Afiop'i Fahlee—Tpplea I1KRK * SAUW I THREE WHITE KIJHlfS THOS. J. BY AS A CO. 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Lillian asked the question casually, as after trying on the apron which she had found In a drawer she began putting her possessions away. Osten sibly It was a query referring only to aid with the dinner I was preparing and If I w ished I could recognize no other meaning In it. But X knew, and she meant me to know that her question ■ meant. "Have you any thing to tell me?” My friend never Invites a confi dence much less forces one, and I know that to no one save myself does she ever speak of her own prob lems. But she and I havh few sec rets from each other, although It 1« only when I feel the pressing need of wiser, saner judgment than my own when I am afraid that because of my emotional reactions I cannot be Just to Dicky, that I ever speak even to her of my marital difficulties. "You can help me set the table," I replied. "The other things will I have to wait—the things for which I need you most, until we can be sure of an uninterrupted hour.” "I fancy we can have that very shortly after dinner,” she returned. "The Bralthwaites, as I remember them, are not the devoted relative type will sit up to nil hours exchang ing family reminiscences, are they?” “Distinctly not,” I returned with a smile at the vision of dignified, reticent Harriet Bralthwalte and her alvsentminded husband. j “Then you can be sure that with a journey like theirs behind them, and a difficult surgical problem befor* N 0 W N 0 W HOLBROOK BLINK JACK MULHALL HARRY MEYERS ENID BENNETT “The BAD MAN” 55.00 to ee* it in N. Y. Now your» to la.ifh and thrill and cheer over at Movie Prices The Robin Hood of the Desert EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION “IS CONAN DOYLE RIGHT:'' A Spiritualistic Sensation EXPOSES SPIRIT WRITING. TRUM PET SPEAKING AND ALL THE OTHER TRICKS. 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And I will honor a rule by the breaking, and send Marlon to a play or a cinema with Dicky. Hhe slept late this morning and isn't a bit tired. It will do her good. Then we shall have the evening to ourselves. Now where shall I begin with the table setting?” Lillian Is Delighted. * "\Vc'll have to bring another one. In from the kitchen first," I rejoined laughingly, my spirits immeasurably'' raised by the prospect of a long con fidential talk with the friend whose sanity of outlook I had so often proved. "It will have to be a sort of 'T' effect, which ought to delight your unconventional soul, for It will be a long cry from the usual dining table. "Lovely!" she exclaimed wfth en thusiasm. "I can Just see It. Ves" with a swift appraising eye "you have candlesticks enough and flow ers. 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