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\ Adele Garrison ^
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Madge's Interview With a Tenacious
Visitor.
I followed Katie out of the library
quietly, but my heart was pounding
with excitement at the summons. A
stranger In the kitchen meant noth
ing *t any ordinary time, but this
afternoon—I caught my breath as I
came within vision of the opened
kitchen door, and saw standing by
the table the flat-footed man whom
Lillian had labeled as a detective
when we saw him entering the posl
office.
'“Here's the missus." Jim said, as
I came in the door and looked with
inquiry, which I tried to make cas
ual, at the intruder.
He swept off his hat hastily and
clumsily. "Good afternoon," he said.
"I’ve Just bought in wrlth a little
express business In the village, and
I'm around trying to drum up a lit
tle trade. If you expect to have any
moving, or trunks, or baggage, any
time, I'm sure you'll find my prices
very reasonable."
He had lost no time In beginning to
trace the movements of the orphaned
Harrison children, whom their father’s
family were so anxious to secure.
That was my first apprehensive
thought, followed quickly, however,
by a more reassuring one. The man
was altogether too clumsy In his
sleuthing. I felt that I could outwit
him myself, even If Lillian were not
close at hand, royal aid In any emer
gency.
"What business did you buy?" I
asked as if Interested. "Hairs?"
( linking Back a Iaiugh.
“No. that Isn’t the name." He
fumbled in his memory. "Jim Jones,
that's It."
I choked a laugh bark with diffi
culty. The thing was too absurd.
"Smiling Jim Jones” was the town's
laughing stock, a poor halfwit, with
an old emaciated horse and a small
wagon, who picked up an occasional
odd job despised by the two up-to
date motor expresses which the vil
lage boasted.
“That ought to be very nice for Mr.
Jones,” I went on with a sympathetic
note In my voice. "I am afraid he
doesn’t get very many Jobs—his out
fit—’*
"Oh! I’m going to change all
that,” he Interpolated hastily. “I've
a motor truck of my cwn. and I’m
having it driven down here. You'll
i-ee we ll he just as up-to-date as any
of the others—more so. I hope you'll
give us a trial Mrs Harrl—Mrs.
Graham."
I pretended not to notice the slip
but from beneath my half-lowered
lashes—a trick Lillian taught me long
.-.go—I saw his quick, furtive, appre
hensive glace at me. The mis
placed name drove home the last nail
in my suspicion. He waa a detec
tive sent by the family of William
Harrison upon the trail of his chil
dren and his subconsciousness had
been so full of the name that It had
swung Into his conscious utterance
oefore he could repress It.
Bulldog Determination.
“Oh, yee. Indeed. I'll send for you
1? 1 ever need anything In your line,"
1 assured him largely "I should like
very much to help poor old Mr. Jones
in any way I could. I do not know,
however, when we shall have any ex
pressing to do, not for weeks any
way.
You see the only traveling we do
is when my husband and I go back
and forth to the city, and then we
only have light luggage, which goes
in our own car.”
He moistened his lips slyly with
his tongue, but I saw him do it, and
was prepared for his next question.
”But,” he stummered—"I under
stood—someone told me—you see I've
l>een trying to pick up trade around
for several days, and one person
sends me to another—that you had a
lot of people hero on a visit, children,
and grown-ups, and they would be
going away soon. I thought—per
haps—children take so much baggage
—you know.”
It was most clumsily done, but
underneath the man's awkwardness
I recognized a tenarity which made
me uneasy. 1 looked more closely at
him and saw beneath the lips, which
were babbling so aimlessly, a bull-dog
jaw which looked as if It would never
let go anything upon which It once
had clamped.
Novena ‘at Lady of Lourdes
Enjoys Big Attendance.
The novena being held this week
at Our Lady of Lourdes church,
Thirty-second and Francis streets, is
being well attended at every service
In spite of the extreme cold weather.
Father Catterlln, who is conducting
the novena, holds his congregation
spellbound. The novena will end
Sunday morning with an 11 o'clock
solemn high mass.
Wvniore W. C. T. U. Elects
New President.
Wymore, Neb . Feb. 6.—At a meet
ing of the Wymore W. C. T. U. re
cently, Mrs. Arthur Gillespie of Wy
more, was chosen as president, suc
ceeding the late Mrs. J. R. Hpealman,
who died suddenly at her home here
three weeks ago, and who had served
many terms as president of the local
organization and twice a* Gage coun
ty president.
Dietz Church Luncheon.
Radies of the Dietz Memorial
church will meet for luncheon Thurs
day at the church. Dr. Jennie Callfas
will be the speaker.
Club Calendar for Today.
Catholic Daughter* of Amorim. dance
sponsored by athletic committee for bene
fit of banket ball team. Thursday evening
In the club room*.
League of Women Voter*, lunrheon at
12:30 In the Brandel* restauram. Ad
dresses by .Mrs LeRoy Davlr, Mrs. F. H.
Cole. Mis.* Gladys Shamp.
Diet* Memorial church, luncheon. Dr.
Callfas will apeak.
Omaha Women* Club—Art department
program on local artist*, by Mr*. John It
Golden. Mr* Roland Jones, Mrs. Jessie
t'ornlsh. Mrs. A. J. Hassan, Mrs. C. E
Johannes. Mrs. Herschel Wood I a. Mr*
N. W. Davenport. Mrs. Avery Lancaster
and Mr*. M. J. Long.
Daughter* of Union Veteran*—Betsy
Ross tent No. 1. Initiation and *ocla!
meeting, 2 p. m , In Memorial hall, court
house.
Omaha Wormin'* Club—Home economise
department. Thursday at 10 *. m. at
Petersen A Pegau Baking company'* plant.
Twelfth and Jackson streets.
Pearl Methodist Church—Women's or
ganization, luncheon at 12:15 In church.
Miss Esther Johnson, probation officer,
will apeak on "Misuse of Leisure Time as
a Source of OJme."
P. K O. Sisterhood. Chanter C. B.—
'*>ne o’clock luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Robert Zaehcry. 606 South Thirty • first
street; Mrs W. R McOrew assistant
, hostess
Alice R. How aril Phaotnuqun C ircle—
I At 7:30 p. m. at the V. W <* A. Dla
I • ussion on the book “Pr.rty Battle* of the
I Jackson Period.”
BisM-l-Harter.
Mrs Mary H. Jlarte announce* the
marriage of her daughter Jennie to
Donald Bisstt. The ceremony took
place last Saturday at the Methodist
parsonage'in Council Bluffs. Mr. Bis’
set and his bride went to Lincoln fol
lowing the ceremony. They will he
at home in their newly furnished bun
galow at cm North Forty-eighth
street.
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Denver
Two Daily Traina
Lt. Omaha 12:35 night 4:25 p. m.
Ar. Denver 3:00 p. m. 7:30 a. m.
Obaervation and standard
steeping cars, free reclining
chair cars and diner.
A track like a boulevard.
Automatic block signals.
Information and raaarrationa at:
Consolidated Ticket Office
1414 Dodge St., Phone Atlantic 9214
Union Station. 10th and Marcy Sts.
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Omaha
The City of Action
Omaha is a city of action; a city pul
sating with the vigor of youth—yet
stabilized with the mature experi
ence of her pioneers who blazed the
trail but seventy years ago.
With the development of Omaha
came great hotels—and during the
last ten years more hotels have been
built and openel than in the previous
sixty years.
This is most pronounced evidence of
the confidence which Omaha hotel
men have in their city.
Harley Conant,
Conant Hotel Company
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“Know Omaha”
“ Omaha Is a Great Place in Which to Live”
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THE Nebraska Power Company is an integ
ral part of Omaha business and home life.
Its function is to supply to every part of
Omaha a constant stream of electricity.
The very essence of the city’s life.
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Today, the Nebraska Power Company, with its
5,000 miles of wire—the arteries of Omaha—is
serving over 49,000 customers with an efficient
electrical service at rates among the very lowest
in the country—which is one of the manv reasons
why “Omaha Is a Great Place in Which to
Live”
The “heart” of the Nebraska Power Company is
its huge plant located on the banks of the Mis
souri River at the foot of Jones Street. From there
is sent the everlasting flow of electricity to home
and factory
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Nebraska ~ Power 6.
“Know Omaha” Week—
Feb. 3 to Feb. 9
Our Plant or generating station will be
open to the public for inspection dur
ing “Know Omaha Week” 9 a. m. to
5 p. m. daily.
Free bus service leaving Electric Shop,
15th and Farnam, at 3 p. m. daily.
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