Nebraska Nurse a;:;! Orphan Held at Ellis Island German Boy, 7, May Be De ported Unless Adoption Pa pers Are Procured Immediately. Columbus, Neb.. Nov. 18.—Govern ment Yed tape is keeping a 7-yeaK old German orphan boy from a per manent home and holding a' Colum bus nurse at Ellis island in New York city while friends and relatives of both are waging a battle of tele graphic messages to keep the pair from being sent back. Katherine Harms, 26, Columbus nurse, went to Germany last July to v isit her aged parents. A friend of liers, Mrs. Ernest Schmidt of Chi cago, asked Miss Harms to bring back with her Mrs. Schmldbs little nephew, whose parents had died dur ing the world war. Miss Harms took the boy from the orphanage and started back with him. When she arrived at Ellis island im migration officials informed her that proper adoption papers had to he made out in Germany before the boy could be admitted here. If the adop tion papers are not forthcoming, the government ruled, then Miss Harms must take the boy hack to Germany and pay her own fare and his, be cause Immigrants under 16 are not allowed to travel alone. P. F. Luehsinger, local agent for transatlantic steamship lines, said efforts would be made to have a cash bond posted for Miss Harms and the boy which would enable the young woman to bring the boy to his aunt in Chicago and return to the home of her uncle, Karl Harms, In Colum bus. Arrangements will he made to obtain adoption papers, but if they are not forthcoming in a certain length of time Miss Harms will have to take the boy back to Germany. Then, by virtue of his having been here once, she can bring him hack again. For more than five weeks Miss Harms and the boy have been held at Ellis island. The first of a series of preliminary hearings in the case will be held be fore the officlas of the immigration bureau of the United States Depart ment of Labor some time next week, according to telegraphic advices re ceived by Mr. Luehsinger. Baby Clinic to Be Staged in Tecumseh Tecumseh, Neb., Nov. 18.—The Johnson County Medical society will conduct a baby clinic and open meet ing to the public at the court house in Tecumseh next Wednesday. The clinic will open at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and the physicians in charge will be Dr. Dora M. Judkins Davies, Dr. C. D. Barnes and Dr. A. P. Fitzsimmons. Dr. Fitzsimmons will speak to the mothers of “Infant Care and Feeding.” In the evening a program will be given as follows: "Taking the Public Into Our Confi dence,” Dr. A. P. Fitzsimmons; “The Feeding of Infants During the First "ear,” Dr. G. J. Rubelman; “Com mon Topics of Community Interest,” Dr. J. JI. Curtis. , '•Vliools at Geneva Will Observe Education Week Geneva, Neb., Nov. 18.—National ducatlon week will be observed by 'he local schools. Speakers for con vocation secured for the five days will give addresses, one each day. be ginning Monday with an address on the American constitution by Charles H. Sloan. On Tuesday Robert B. Waring will speak. Wednesday, Mrs. George B. Nicholson, president of the Woman's club; Thursday, .Miss Elizabeth Schel kopf, county superintendent, and Fri day. Louis C. Laun. president of the Community club, is to be the speaker. Physical education day also comes on Friday and there is to be a foot ball rally and game between Friend and Geneva teams. (Kearney Considers Storm Sewer and Water System Keirney. Neb., Nov. IS.—Thu Kear ney city council is considering a group of ten separate pin ns for reconstruc tion of the local water works plant and extension or the city's storm sew er facilities. Cost of, the various water works Improvement proposals range from *60.000 to *240,000, while the storm sewer work totals more than *200,000. I.imitid by the total bonded Indebt edness that may be assumed for either of these projects, the council Is giving chief consideration to the water works Improvements, which are more urgent In thelnfopjnlon. They propose to en dorse one of the projects submitted and pass it on to the voters for final , disposition. Jury Refuses Damages for Death of Boy Scout Kearney, Nab , Nov. 18.--After being out.for 24 hours, the Jury In the case of Merle Dow against Kenneth Shuck brought In a verdict for the defendant. The suit was the outcome of a fatal auto accident In March, 1923, when Jr hn itaunderH, Jr., Boy Scout, was killed In a collision between the Dow and Shuck cars, Dow filed suit against Shuck for damages of *200 ind Shuck filed a counter suit for a like amount. In Justice court a Jury awarded Dow damages of *160. Ap ptaled to district court, the Jury held that both parties were equally respon sible for the accident and refused to bring In a damage verdict. Slale Plants Many Fish in Waters Near Columbus Columbus, Neb., Nov. 18.—Several thousand perch, blue gills and crop plcs have been liberated In the waters of the Wayside Country club by the stite fish commissioner's car which stopped In the city yesterday on the way to the western part of the state, where other waters will be stocked with fish. Two Picture Theaters to Be Bun at Ord Ord, Neb., Nov. 18.—The tlcm the ater here has been sold to Mr. Blemond, owner of the Ord Opera house. The new owner plans to make t extensive repairs and reopen the (Jem. lie will continue to run the opera house as a moving picture theater also. 4 Pelham Affair Jy- jPotzis' Traci}.- I SYNOPSIS. Captain Arthur Pelham, arriving In London from Bombay, India, after several years’ absence. Is told by a railway porter of his strong resem blance to Sir Arthur, who hs says was killed in France. Pelham declares that his cousin la very much alive. Jenkins, the porter, tells of words he heard the supposedly dying man repetu and declares that these names have been seen signed to personal Items In the "Agony Column" of a London newspaper. After going to a hotel. Captain Pelham decides to Join In the fun and writes a personal addressed to "Matador and Vaquero” who had signed the ones which drew his at tentipn. He warns both that "Bull” Is after them. "Scotland Yard will know of this in the morning." remarks one of the clerks In the advertising office. (in a midnight walk Pelham walks through the gates of the family manor and immediately Is set upon by an other Intruder. A policeman catches him but allows his assailant to es cape. After being questioned at police headquarters. Pelham returns to his Next morning C. Y. Prldeaux of Scotland Yard calls upon him and hears his story from the time he ar rived in London to his fight of the previous evening. When the official from the criminal Investigation department hears that Pelham's assailant appeared to be German. Prldeaux. his interest In the case increases and he agrees to use the co-operation of Pelham in the clearing of the mystery. (Continued From Saturday.) “I was convinced there must be something in the similarity of names," she said. “That is one reason why I am here. Another is that the gate keeper at Cedar Lodge, who Is also the head gardener, told me early this morning about last night's affair. Peters and 1 are very friendly, and I get up at six these fine days to help him In watching the flowers." “Similia simllihus," said Prldeaux. "Are you alluding to Peters or to our prize geraniums?" came the prompt retort. “I was really thinking of myosotlc, or. perhaps, delphiniums." Miss Daunt laughed, showing a set of white, even teeth. “You are giving me quite a new Impression of Scotland Yard," she said. "Ah, wait till the army finds Its tongue, and you will hear something. Captain Pelham has learned Persian, and even now he is cudgelling his brains to quote an apt verse from Hafiz.” •'Unfortunately, Hafiz never saw anyone like my new cousin,"- said peihani. “Not bad," nodded Prldeaux. "He's only voung. Miss Daunt, but he wilt Improve with practice. And now you have discovered that there are no ogres in the room you will not he afraid to tell us more about why you have called. We realize, nf course, that you have a very serious pur pose." “I hardly know how to begin.” she said, looking shyly from the one man to the other. “Well, you came to see Captain Pelham, you know, because of some thing Peters said." “Yes. but that Is not all." "Of course not. Peters is a mere hyphen In the words which make up the charade. Let me assist. Sup pose you begin by telling us when and where you met Sir Arthur Pelham " “Lady Pelham, Sir Arthur s mother, came to Harrogate last year, and my aunt and I were staying In the same hotel. My aunt’s name Is Mrs. Lln forth. My father was killed at the battle of Jutland, and my mother died that winter, of pneumonia the doctors said, but I know It was of a broken heart. So—I hate all Ger mans." "Yes.” said Prldeaux. with a curi ous gentleness. •‘We. my aunt and T. are rather poor, and I was planning to become a hospital nurse when Sir Arthur Joined his mother, and—and Mrs. Llnforth became friendly with them. Sir Ar thur Is very rich, you see, and he seemed to take a great fancy to me. At first I imagined his mother dis liked me. She Is—odd. She says she is a Dane, but I cannot help thinking that when she speaks against the Clermans she is reciting sentences learned by heart. Early this year her manner changed, and rny aunt and I have t>een her guests during the past month. We have no home of our own. In fact, I am supposed to be collecting my trousseau In order to get married in July.'' The girl hesitated. For a second sho hit her lower lip. She was at loss how to proceed. •'It is difficult for you to reveal your feeling to two utter strangers," said Prldeaux. who had dropped his Jaunty air and now reminded Pelham of one of those ascetic yet kindly French cures whom he had met In the villages of Artois. "May I put a question? Do you want to marry Sir Arthur Pelham?” “No.” •‘Rut your aunt thinks It Is such a good tn.itrh that you cannot afford to lose the chance?” "Yes. You are rather marvelous, Mr. Prideaux.” “Not a hit. Those are common places of life. Thev strike you as re markable because they constitute your own first experience of Important things. Well, having disposed of Sir Arthur ss a husband, won't you tell us why you don't like him?" Phyllis laughed constrainedly. "I didn’t mean to convey either of those impressions—definitely, that is. I am still engaged to be married and—oh. It Is horribly difficult to make mvself cleai I don't dislike Sir Arthur in some ways, though I fear him In others. Let me say I don't begin to understand his character, and I am quite, quite sure, I don't care for him as a girl ought to care tor the man she Is about to marry.” ' Thereupon, to Pelham's utter con fusion and dismay, the girl's face crimsoned, and her eyes filled with tears. But Prldeaux only leaned for ward with an apologetic wave of both hands. “You have observed already that I like to hear myself talk,” he said. “Now. how will It be if I lead you over another stretch of hard ground? Do you know anything about certain advertisements which have appeared recently In the ‘Agony Column' of a London newspaper?" Phyllis' tears seemed to be absorbed, or dissipated, by a new emotion. Her eyes widened, und her lips parted In sheer surprise. "I do," she almost gasped. "Or, to be accurate, I think I do.” “Capital. They breathe threats, of a sort. Were any of them Intended for your finance—for Sir Arthur Pelham, I should say?” The gtrl gazed «t him awe stricken, and Pelham, watching her, did not err In the belief thnt It was Prldeaux’* rather odd correction which astound ed her. The little man might have been peering Into the secret places of her heart. “I am not certain,” she said, try ing to recover her self-itossesslon by spenklng slowly. "I had read two or three of these advertisements—they nre so puzzling and Interesting as a rule—naturally without attaching the least significance lo them, when the telephone rang one evening, and, as i was expecting a call from a girl friend, I answered. A voice said: 'Is Sir Arthur Pelham at home?’ I said: ‘No. Ho is not In London.’ 'Will he come buck noon?' was the next ques tlon. 'He Is expected tomorrow,' I said. ‘Will you leave a message'’' The man st the other end seemed to think for a few seconds. 'Tell him that Vaquero must see him. You will not forget—Vaquero?' I said: 'Cer tainly, Mr. Vaquero.* X took It for « , surname. Half an hour later came another call. This time there was some confusion on the wire, because, as I learned afterwards, my friend was trying to get through. Hut an other mar. spoke, and the second con versation was practically Identical with the first one. Only the second man was angry. Still, he did tell me his name was 'Matador,' but refused any address, which I asked for. I wrote both names, and it must have been hours later, when 1 was making a memorandum to be left on Sir Ar thur’s desk, that I remembered the 'Agony Column’ advertisements. The idea gave me quite a shock. Luckily T had a lot of time to myself before Sir Arthur came in the following afternoon, and questioned me about the two telephone calls. I could see he was greatly upset, hut wa* pre tending to be merely Interested in hearing from his friends, Mr. Matador mid Mr. Vaquero, since I had written the names that way. Unfortunately, I had mentioned the matter to my aunt, and she spoke of It to Lady Pelham, who became quite ill. Of course, I couldn't help putting two and two together, so, next day, when 1 visited the Royal Academy, I slipped along to the newspaper office and con sulted a file- We take the paper itself, but It Is not kept after the day of Issue. I have copies of all the adver tisements here.” She produced some cuttings from a pocket of her purse, and arranged them In order on the table. Pelham rose, placed his opened pocketbook alongside them. The two series were identical. "My goodness!" she cried. "You have them, too!" "Yes." "But how—?” "Don't leave the track, Miss Phyllis. You are getting along splendidly." put in the detective. "I have given hours of thought to this thing,” said she. "and am driven to the conclusion, strange thought it be. that Sir Arthur Pelham must be ‘69.’ But who is—” She turned and faced Pelham, who was leaning over the table to look at her slips, as she had examined his. "Don't tell me you ure ‘Bull’!” she exclaimed. "I plead guilty," he said. The girl’s voluntary movement brought her shoulder against Pelham's arm, and, for the first time in his life that young man experienced an electric thrill not communicable by any me chanical device. "And why have you headed your collection 'The Strange Story of One Jenkins, Railroad Porter at Victoria, S. K. & C.V" she demanded promptly. Prideaux shrugged his shoulders as only a man of French descent can do. The gesture was eloquent. Pelham straightened himself with a laugh. "Mr. Prideaux will order me out of the roopi if I dare interrupt again," he said. "But you may be sure I shall emulate your candor when the op portunity serves." ' The girl smiled, too. “It will come soon unless you are engaged," she said. “By strange chance I am not expected home till tea-time." Prideaux shot a glance at Pelham which telegraphed quite plainly: "If you don’t keep still as a mouse I'll tell her you hHve an appointment at one o'clock with a South African orange-grower, and that your whole future life depends on your keeping It." So Pelham subsided. But Jllss Phyllis Daunt missed lit tle that passed before her eyes. "You two know heaps that I've never heard of,” she protested. "Still, if my information is of any value you ought to tell me why it is.” "We shall," Prideaux assured her. "In fact. Captain Pelham is bursting to confide in you. If ho behaves. I'll let him take you to lunch, and you’ll be surprised how glib h^ can be. But I want to hear you now." "Well. I was watering the garden this morning till half past seven, and listening to Peter’s version of last night's affair, when Sir Arthur was called" to the tc-lephonb. lie spoke French, but so do I, and I couldn't fail to gather a general knowledge of the conversation. It was either ‘Ma tador’ or ’Vafiuero’—of that I am cer tain—and ho was very curt and rude, saying .he did not understand, and knew nothing whatsoever of the speaker. He said he would report the whole matter to the police.” "He didn't,” said Prideaux grimly. "No, because he left for the north by the ten o'clock Scotch express." “Phi—oo!” whistled the detective. “That is really and truly why I am here, went on the girl eagerly. "We, that Is,'auntie, he and I, breakfasted together at 8:30. He Bald he had busi ness in the west of England, and had to catch a train from Waterloo at half-past nine. He asked me to come and see mm otr, so l saia I wouia, and suggested that I might call for my friend subsequently, and take her to the Academy, while we would lunch together In a tea-shop. I actually meant that, then. You will hear in a minute why 1 changed my mind. We went to Waterloo In Sir Arthur's car, and It positively seemed to me that ho didn't know I was with him, though he apologised for his queer at titude while wo were approaching the station. We reached there at 9:25 ex actly, and he sent the car home, say ing that I wouldn't want to have it hanging about all day. Now, I did want it. A private car Is so much nicer than a taxi, and a girl who has never owned one likes to show off before her friends. No sooner were we inside the station than he told the porter to put his hag on a taxi, as he would travel by tfie Great Western. Crossing Waterloo bridge he ordered the driver to go to Kina's Cross, and make haste, too. Then he gave me a sort of explanation, saying that on account of some important business matters he wished to conceal his movements for a few days. Of course, that could hardly be altogether true. I felt dreadfully %vorried, but con trived to appear quite Indifferent to his peculiar behavior until I actually saw him seated in the Edinburgh por tion of the train. By the way, he asked me not to mention his altera tion of route to anyone in Cedar Lodge. I am glad he happened to put it that way, as I hate anything in the nature of duplicity. Of course, I am only trying to humbug myself by saying that, as he really meant I was to tell no one at all. But what am I to do? I have no relative except my aunt, and she is terrified of pover Test This Out * For Yourself— MANY people who drink coffee regularly are troubled with in somnia; or they feel nervous, “head achy,” or suffer from indigestion. It may be hard for such men and women to believe that coffee is respon sible for the way they feel. 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The coat ol either form is about one hall cent a cup. ty. 1 admit 1 had thought already of seeing the mysterious Captain Arthur Pelham who apparently came to our rescue last night, as I was convinced that the man who attacked him had designs On our house, go I bought a newspaper, went Into the first-class waiting-room at King's Cross, and thought things out as clearly as I could. Then I came straight here in a taxi." "And your next step, Miss Daunt?" inquired Prideaux. "Do you mean about my future?" “Yes.” "I shall await Sir Arthur's return— It would be cowardly to run away now—and tell him that I have re solved not to marry anyone. I—I hate the idea. 1 am sure I can get into a hospital for training, and In a few years I may be able to give auntie a comfortable home." (Continued in Tile Morning lire. Adele Garrison “My Husband’s Love” When Dr. Braithwaite Examined Mrs. Durkee. Our dinner was a distinctly sober meal and no one did It Justice save Dr. Braithwaite and his wife. Being only casual acquaintances of the Dur kees. they naturally did not share the grief-stricken anxiety which pos sessed Alfred and Delia, and in which I was also a participant. Urged by Katherine Leila had come downstairs to preside at the table, while my lit tle kinswoman took up the vigil out side Mrs. Durkee's door. It, of course, was the only possible procedure, but I wondered if both Katherine and Harriet Braithwaite were not vaguely relieved at the arrangement which kept the little nurse from the dinner table. Leila’s presence, however, was a trial to herself and to the rest of us, for there was no ignoring the fact that she was keeping back her tears with the utmost difficulty. I knew that in her heart, as in Alfred’s and mine, was the vision of the cheery little woman we so loved engaged in the preparation of the dinner, the morbid wonder whether or not—. The necessity for bringing In the after dinner coffee punctuated my own gloomy reflections, and before the cups were drained I heard Kather ine’s low call to me. She met me at the top of the stairs and spoke peremptorily in my ear. i "She is awake and perfectly will ing to see Dr. Braithwaite. I shall have her ready in five minutes. Blease tell him at once.'' Keyed l'p for Ordeal. I ran downstairs and delivered the message. Dr. Braithwaite put down his coffee cup and rose abruptly. "I'd like to scrub up a bit," he said to Alfred. "Harriet, will you give my bag to Madge?" "Lavatory right here," Alfred said, leading him away, while Harriet handed me a small black hag with I the air of one entrusting a young baby to an inexperienced nurse. I hurried upstairs with it snd tapped lightly at Mrs. Durkee's door, speak ing my name as I did so that the lit tie woman might not be startled. Katherine opened the door almost immediately and motioned me Inside. "Sixty seconds!" With a trick of moving her lips without sound which she had perfected, she gave me the time I was to stay, and I knew that she would not have permitted me to euter but for Mrs. burkee’s In sistence. "See how grand I am, Madge!” the little woman called cheerily. "You'd better tell Mis. Braithwalte to look out. Her husband may fall In love with me.” I looked at her in amazement. There was not a trace of fear, even of depression in her manner. But as I saw her fc*es bright as those of a girl, and her flushed cheeks, I realized that Hhe was intoxicated with excitement, keyed up to the coming ordeal. "I am very well fitted to warn her,” I said with calculated, smiling mischief. "Just look at what I have had to undergo all these years at your hands. Dicky never looks at me when you are around.” "Oh, I'm the fascinating vamp, all right,” she said, coquettishly toss ing her head. Leila's Upsetting Tears. “Well, I’ll go and hold my poor sister-in-law's hand, you heartless little villain," I answered, and got myself out of the room with but a few seconds over Katherine's limit. “She’s all ready whenever the doc tor Is,” Katherine said casually. “Send him up. Here, little lady, that bow on your slipper is coming off. Isn’t it lucky I have a needle all threaded with the right color on this cushion?" X smiled approvingly at the door which Katherine closed upon me. There was no surer method of oc cupying the attention of her fluffi ness than to interest her in some sartorial detail, and Katherine evi dently had studied her patient With care. I met my distinguished brother in-law in the hall below and detained him for the few seconds which I Judged requisite for the slipper fas tening. Then I gave him Kathe rine's message, and went into the living room, where Alfred was stand ing with a helpless, strained look upon his face, while Leila, with face hidden against him, sobbed quietly. Harriet Braithwaite stood looking out of the window in a patent effort to make her presence as unobstruslve as possible. I went up to her and, with a meaning hand upon her arm, maneuvred her out of the room and into the library across the hall. "That woman ia either sick or silly, and I haven't made up my mind which.” she said tartly, when I had cloaed the door behind ua. "The first.” I said loyally, al though 1 had my own private im patience for Leila's tears, and then waited helplessly, forebodingly, until a knock sounded on the door and Alfred beckoned ue into the living room, with the words: "Dr. Braithwaite is coming down stalrs.” Pawnee County Farmers Return to Sheep Feeding Table Rock, Neb., Nov. IS.—Four Pawnee county stockmen are start Get your iron! Make a Mock Cherry Pie Half CRANBERRIES Half Raisins A delicious dessert Cranberry recipe folder *>ent free upon request Aaericaa Cranberry Exchange 96 West Broadway, New Yarfc ing a new branch of Industry here, or rather reviving an old one. E. F. Pair, John desman, W. W. Smutz and C. A. Fricke have stocked their farms southwest of here with about 3,000 head of lambs for feeding purposes. Mr. Porr will feed 300 head, Mr. Glesman has 1,500 in his flock, Mr. Smutz has 330 head and Mr. Fricke will feed 770 head. This is the first time for a number of years that so many sheep have been owned in Pawnee county. The number of sheep in the feed yards here recently has been very small. This venture will be watched with interest by other feeders in this vi cinity. The feeders are planning to feed them until about Christmas time. 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