Adele Garrison “My Husband’s Love” • Dr. Bmithwaite Accepted the Situation. Dr. Edwin Braithwaite turned as tonished and unconsciously reproach ful eyes upon his wife at Dicky's in advertent revelation. "Why, what's this, Harriet?" he asked helplessly. "Cloing sway to morrow? You haven't told me—" I dug my elbow warningly into Harriet’s arm. "She hasn’t had time,” I struck in gaily. "If you’re going to chastise anybody, Edwin, cut a rod for me. I'm the guilty party. It was I, alone, all by myself, who thought of this plan, and enticed Harriet into joinipg me at the farm for a few days. In deed she hasn't promised me certain ly yet, but of course Dicky jumped to the conclusion that she had.” A Tactless Remark. "Don't you believe a word, Ed win," Dicky Sidmonished. "I don't know much about my sister these later years, but my spouse is the most accomplished bunk thrower in existence. For instance, 1 was led to believe but a few moments ago that Harriet was the one panting to leave home and husband and was dragging Madge along reluctantly by the hair.” I planned several slow tortures for my tactless husband in the few sec onds which elapsed before I gathered enough breath for a retort. Why could he not have played up to my obvious cue? It was one thing to have Harriet leave her husband to his own devices, as an offset to the to assiduous care with which she had surrounded him for years; It was distinctly "something else again"— 1 recalhd the phraseology of Lillian's old colored cook with a smile—to hurt and offend him by having him believe her anxious to get away. "I fancy Kdwin knows Harriet well enough to take your chatter for what It is worth," I replied with an edge to my voice which I hoped Dicky would recognize as a signal to keep quiet. "The whole thing, Edwin"—I turned ■o him—"was planned hy me because of Mother Graham. You know she is getting older and feebler each year, uid she is really pitiful in her anxiety to have Harriet with her for a good >ong visit. I was speaking but the truth in the last words. Indeed I had felt listinct irritation against Harriet for ,ier willingness to sacrifice her moth er's longings to her husband's con venience. I was sure of my gen erous. big-hearted brother-in-law's re sponse, however, and his prompt re ply -justified my belief. "Why, of course!" he said heartily. "Harriet ought to go. and I shall get along famously, never fear. It was only, my dear,” he turned to his wife galiantly, "that I was so taken by surprise. But, really, you could not go at a better time. I am feeling un usually fit, and my patient is in such good hands and has rallied so won derfully that I have no special anxiety there.' Dick and I will ramble around New York—that is if he can put up with an old man’s—" The Note of Pathos. "Didn't I tell you?" Dicky de manded of me. "II hat old Kd and I will do to poor old Broadway.” "No doubt we shall find It a deep maroon tint when we get back." I returned. "But we don t envy you. ^'e'll be feeding chickens and hugging Junior—" "1 11 trade anything on Broadway for that privilege,” Jipilor's uncle said, and there was In his voice as he uttered the apparently jesting words which clutched at my heart strings. That Harriet recognized the note also I knew by the convulsive twitch of her arm next to mine, and 1 hastened a commonplace return. "You ought to be. able to run out and take the privilege % a couple of days, couldn't you? \ou could see Mrs. Dur'kee before you took the early train on one day and after you came back on the evening one the next. That would give you almost two days with us.” "That's a splendid idea. Madge,” he said with enthusiasm. "I ought to be able to manage it in about three days from now. And it will break the loneliness of your absence, my dear.” He smiled affectionately at his wife. "Are you yearning to have me N N O ° w w rv Colleen Moore and Kenneth Harlan Borrah Minevitch World's Greatest Harmonica Soloist With New Numbers . RIALTO ORCHESTRA OF 21 EXTRA TONIGHT at 9 o’clock BIG “TRY-OUT” to find Omaha’s best Har monica players to compete in next week’s big contest. N N O O w w You'll Laugh You'll Thrill You'll Cry “THE BROKEN WING” j KENNETH HARLAN I MIRIAM COOPER W,lh I WALTER LONG ! MISS DUPONT Sorority Alumnae Holiday Parties for “Actives” Pan Hellenic, intersorority organisation, having disbanded In Omaha, there will not be the usual holiday function by this group. Sorority alumnae are busy, however, planning smaller affairs for their “actives" and out of-town members who find themselves In Omaha during this season. Alpha Phi has scheduled a bridge luncheon at the Hurgess-Nash tea rooms for Friday of nevt week, December 28. Mrs. H. G. Nasburg Is president of the local alumnae. Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae will give a lunchen December 27, at the Brandeis restaurants to meet the active members home for Christmas. Mrs. H. I. Dodson is president of the Ofnnha alumnae. PI Beta Thi sorority has not sched uled a formal affair for the vacation, but there will be some entertaining by members. Mrs. Carroll Belden and Miss Jessie Nason will be hostesses at luncheon at the University club Friday for the Misses Owyneth and Lucille Knee, members of the Stuart Walker players who appear at the Brandeis Friday and Saturday'nights and Saturday matinde for the Drama league. Kappa Delta entertaining will cen ter around Mrs. Philip S. Jones of Wichita, Kan., formerly of Lincoln, who is a guest here with her hus band's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones. Miss Mary Leslie will enter tain her sorority sister, Mrs. Jones, and Mr. Jones at a theater party Sat urday night. Miss Maude Miller will give a luncheon next week for Mrs. Jones. Many sorority and fraternity peo ple are in the Stuart Walker cast. Miss Genevieve Addleman of Has tings, Neb., who was a Gamma Phi Beta at the State university, will be honored with a luncheon at the Ath letic club Friday, when 12 sorority sisters will compliment her. Mrs. George B. Hall Is local secretary and Miss Bertha White is taking reserva tions. Other Greek letter members of the Portmanteau players' cast Include Miss Lucile Springer, Sigma Alpha lota; Miss Wilma Davis. Heta Tau Alpha; Ben Carswell. Phi Mu Alpha: Peter Dodge, Psi I'psllon, and Tom Springer. Phi Delta Theta. Phi Mu will have a luncheon next week at the Brandeis for the purpose of organizing an alumnae chapter here. Twelve guests will attend. Alpha Omtcron PI has scheduled a luncheon for December 29, at the Brandeis. Mrs. I,. A. Higgins is local alumnae president. Delta Delta Delta sorority will honor the active members from Lin coln with a bridge luncheon Decern her 29 at the Brandeis. Mrs. K. A.. Broadwell, jr., is alumnae president. Kappa Alpha Theta "alums'* enter tained their husbands at a dance and bridge party last Friday night at the home of Mrs. Victor Jeep. break the loneliness of yours? Dicky struck in with a jesting smile at me, but I fancied that I detected a note of bitterness behind the jibe, and with quick and inconsistent contri tion for a resentment which I knew could not be healed so quickly, I an swered him swiftly—eagerly: “Of course I am. If you don’t come with Edwin, I shall— “Don't be too brash in your threats." Dicky said, hut there was a relieved note in his voice, and then the limousine halted in front of a brilliantly lighted entrance. “The Gift She Longs For” A Blue Wesselton Diamond, any style mount ing, from $8.00 to $1,500. For"Him “A Gift Appreciated” An Illinois, Hamilton, Waltham and other make of watches from $12.00 up. 0 We move to Aquila Court building at once. Stop! Think! Your dollar will go 20% farther here now. i Louis A. Borsheim 117 S. 16th St. Holiday Vaudeville—Exclusive Photoplays STARTING TOMORROW Extraordinary Engagement of the Most Talked About Mystic the World Has Ever Known ALEXANDER “THE MAN WHO KNOWS” Ank Alexander Anything He Known Everything Delightful Supporting Show Including 30 PINK TOES POSTER GIRL Stanley Chapman Rhoda & Broshell NARTELL TWINS MLLE. VALESKA Arthur Hays Playing “Xmas in the Old Neighborhood” GLADYS WALTON in the Clever Screen Comedy “THE NEAR LADY” Please Attend Shows as Early in the Day and as Early in the Week as Possible Martha Allen PROBLEMS THAT PERPLEX. □HltlSTMAS TIME is no time to think of nervous troubles or to have "ingrowing thoughts'' A letter from one who signs "Nervous Wreck” has just been received in this column. Here is the letter in part: “I think it is wonderful for the people to have some place to come for help. I am a nervous wreck. I have been to several doctors and they tell me to take exercise and to diet. Can you help me? I haven't much money. I am desperate.” In holiday time, a time when every thing is joyful, it makes any one want to preach a little or to moralize when a letter like this comes to light. If physicians have made examina tions and find no cause for anxiety as to your state of health, it is time to use a little Couelsm, N£w Thought, or any other method of thinking that will make you forget your state of health which seems good. The air is frn, so why not take It? And exei vise is something that is also to he had for the taking. The gnat outdoors is usually the best doctor fin cases of your kind. Even if you haven't a garden spot in which to take your promenade, take it daily if you want to improve. Nerves are often a frame of mind that you cultivate. Take an interest in tilings about you. Force yourself to think of pleasant things. That wouldn't be so hard to do at this time of year. Just look around you. Every one cannot is? happy at Christ mas time, but there is such a large majority of smiling faces and gener ous giving now that it seems difficult to do anything else but be happy. Diet if It will help you any, but the main thing to do Is to remember, If you can’t find happiness In your own interests. look around and make joy for yourself by doing for others. You'll forget you have nerves If you begin to serve others Just a little, and then a little more. Unsolved Problems. Dear Miss Allen: I am a student at Central High school, and my age Is 15. I have two problems that I can not solve. There is A boy two years older, who is exceedingly fond of me. He also attends Central High school. He has been giving me candy almost every day for about two months. I like candy very much hut I don't care at OUT OF THE DARK! The Finger of Suspicion—Circumstantial Evidence pointed its grim, gaunt finger at you and shrieked the word “GUILTY” You had destroyed the let ter when the crime was dis covered ! The handker chief was yours, you ad mit! And only three days before you had practiced shooting with that very gun! What Would You Do? Written by the Master of Detective Fiction ANNA KATHERINE GREEN With a Splendid Cast of Players MARTHA MANSFIELD SEENA OWEN WILFRED LYTELL Starts Tomorrow EEECJ SEVEN DAYS S/Radio-Mania’ The Omaha Drama League Present* WalLYr'a Portmanteau Theatre j in REPERTOIRE Ev'ngl, 50c-$2.S0; MM.. S0r»2 00 ^^^^^^Specini Rate* to Member* ^ (hub GOLDEN p^ssats* PLAY BROKE WORLDS RECORD SEMI-FINAL HARMONICA CONTEST to Find Omaha's Best “Mouth Harp" Artist Friday Night ■ I 9 O'Clock I This is an elimination tryout for the hiu contest nijrht of p^ all for this boy. How can I refuse without hurting his fpeiings? My second problem is as important to me as the first. I have always had a good "stand in" with my teachers but now I have one who seems to almost hate me. It’s a woman teacher. I have tried very hard to please her and I feel that she has graded me unfairly. Is it possi ble to change her attitude toward me? JANEYIXTU. How can you he so heartless, Janey, as to take candy from a boy who means nothing to you? By accepting his presents you have made him be lieve that you are interested in him. I should think you wouldn't be able to enjoy the sweets if your conscience' is with you while you eat. You're Just "biting the hand that is feeding you." You surely repaid this gener ous youth with a smile for his kind ness. didn’t you? Now that you are indebted to him-, let him drop easily. Refuse the candy once a week and then more often and he’ll gradually realize that you care no longer for his attentions. As for the "pull" with the teachers, it sounds as if you had depended more upon your smiles and wiles than upon the merit of your work. Some teach ers are very matter of fact and de mand real work from students. If there is only one who expects this from you, why not do it since you don’t seem to find it necessary with the others. You must have plenty of time for that one study. The teacher will change her attitude toward you if you excel in your work. If yon hn\c any lov#* problem* or other question* you want anawrred, write to Martha Allen and they will be HMwerrd In the order they are received. Personals . Ed Shoemaker will spend Christ inas with his parents in Sidney, Neb. Bayles Spain Daves this week end to spend Christmas with his parents in Lee's Summit, Mo. Judge and Mrs. Irving Baxter will spend Christmas in Detroit, guests of Mrs. George Bogus. Stuart Edgerley will arrive, De cember 22, from Dartmouth college in Hanover, N. H. Mrs. George Haverstlck will be in Tunis, Africa, on Christmas, with General and Mrs. Krug, formerly of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Shedd will leave Saturday to spend two weeks with Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Cain of Colfax, la. Miss Emma Cross of Douglas. Wyo., will spend the holidays with Miss Ruth Miller, her classmate at the University of Nebraska, and a sister in Kappa Alpha Theta. She will arrive Sunday. Mrs. lCrnma P. Bates will leava Saturday to spend the holidays with her son Lacy Patterson, at his home in Marshalltown, la. Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Beardsley and their daughters, Ruth and Margaret, - will dine . Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thomas In Council Bluffs. The Misses Agnes and Nellie Ran dell of David City, Neb., arrive Sat urday to be the guesta of their sis ter, Mrs. G. Bindewald, and Dr. Bindewald. Mrs. Emily T. Hornberger, former ly of Lincoln, now of lies Moines. v/111 spend Christmas here with her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Evans Hornsberger. Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Haldeman of Des Moines have arrived in Omaha to spend several days with Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Nashurg. on their way to Grand Island f