True Story Out of Omaha’s
Summer Bookkeeping
Dear Old Lady at Local Home has Sat Dressed Up On
Porch All Summer Waiting For
Invitation To Take a Ride.
By MARTHA ALLEN.
Here's a true story right out of Omaha's Summer bookkeeping.
The nurse maid at one of our well known homes was given the use of
her mistress’ roadster on her afternoon off last week. The girl was ac
customed to driving her father's car of the same make, "down on the farm,”
so it was with no misgiving that the mistress trusted her with the machine.
What did the girl do with the car and her time? What would you have done?
She drove to the home for old people, and seeing a dear old lady sitting
on the porch, most truly "all dressed up and no place to go” asked her if she
cared to take a ride. The gentle little answer was that she did, and not only
that, but all summer, she has dressed carefully every day she said, donning
her crumpled little bonnet and lace shawl awaiting on the porch the Invita
tion for a ride which did not come until a little nursemaid consecrated her
afternoon off to another's happiness.
It was a simple and an easy thing to do. Many kind hearted car owners
would have been glad to give this dear old lady her ride, but no one thought
about doing It. The desire to do a kindness must precede the kindness Itself.
Mrs. Myles Standish is one of the number of Omahans who plan definitely
for others. She has consistently used her car for pleasure rides for those
who would otherwise not have them. She loads it up regularly with children
from one of our local homes.
Miss Gladys Miller is a local sorority girl who Is dispensing kindness
through her summer at home. She assists regularly at the Visiting Nurse
Mary Mann Baby station at Twentieth and Drake streets. Mise Janet Cun
ningham also assists there.
Bryn Mawr College Woman
a Visitor.
Miss Grace L. Sheaffer, Bryn Mawr
graduate, is the guest of Mrs. William
Ralston. Miss Sheaffer is aetivs In
I he women’s club movement in Penn
sylvania and New York. She is man
ager for Owen Rowe O’Neil, author,
explorer and lecturer, now In the
• ■ city. Mrs. Ralston will entertain for
her guest on Thursday.
Otnahans in Colorado.
Mrs. R. T. Wilson is at the Alamo
hotel In Colorado Springs; also Miss
Grace Octal, Misses Ora D. Ruth and
Helen Bracken.
Dr. W. H. Ratcy and daughters arc
at the Antlers; also Mr. and Mrs. F.
F Manchester, J. S. Walton, Mr. and
Mrs. K. C. Hensman, Mr. and firs. J.
P. Fallon and family, Misses Helen
Hewitt and Ruth Sandberg.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hamer are at
the Albany hotel in Denver.
At the Joyce hotel in Colorado
Springs are Miss Helen Waterman,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Bunce.
Mrs. Charles Sadelek, Mrs. L. C.
- Kyhl and children are at the Alta
• Vista hotel.
Mrs. John P. Webster and Mrs. A.
G Beeson are at the Broadmoor.
Robert B’. Burns is motoring In
J Colorado.
■Mr. and Mrs. Ray Halsey and
daughter are leaving Manltou for
California, where they will reside.
Tourists up Pikes peak by way of
• Hie cog road are Mrs. W. F. Maloney.
Klla I. Peterson, Helen Gallagher and
! W. F. Maloney; Mrs. A. B. C’ulllson
and son and \V. Culllson.
Bridge Luncheon.
firs. Will Plataer will be hostess
• a; luncheon at-the B'teld club and
• bridge following at her home Mon
I day afternoon for 18 guests, honor
‘ ing Mrs. Roberta Kddy Kitchen, who
w II leave this month for California,
and for Mrs. H. B\ Purvis of Des
Moines, guest of her sisters, Mrs. A.
II Nal stedt and Mrs. R. M. Holliday.
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For M iss Ellingwood.
Miss Rosalind Platner will give a
| lawn party and dance at her home
Friday night, honoring Miss Jane
i KlUngwood of Colorado Springs, wh"
v ill be here for the week-end.
Birth Announcements.
Mr. and Mrs. Nason Bordy of North
Platte announce the birth of a son
at the Omaha Maternity hospital
August 4. A son was born that day
to -Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Rice of Creigh
ton.
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Strain Your Huron.
Instead of boiling your bacon try
steaming It. You will waste a great
deal less. If you have no steamr
place the bacon in a collander. Stand
* it on top of a saucepan that con
tains boiling water.
Till-; HOUSEWIFE,
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Personals
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Miss Melba Bradshaw Is at T.ake
Okobojl.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Dietz will leave
for Dome Lake, August 9.
Mrs. Douglas Welpton Is In Chi
cago, called there by the Illness of her
sister.
Mrs. Caroline Leflang of Los An
geles is the guest of Miss Marie
Stuckey.
Byron If. Smith and Frank Hascall
have gone to Thinestone, Wis., on a
fishing trip.
A. H. Nabstedt has returned from
Davenport, la., where he visited his
father, who is ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Deiss Mufflt will short
ly leave for Green Lake, Minn., for
a several weeks’ stay.
Miss Dorothy Richardson of Min
neapolis Is a guest, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Denny.
Mrs. M. C. TIodgin and daughters,
Mable and Frannes, left Monday for
Interlaken at Fairmont, Minn,
Mrs. A1 Riley, who has been the
guest of Mrs. C. K. Robertson, has
returned to her home in New Jersey.
Mrs. Frank B. Thomas of Chicago,
who was the week end guest of Mrs.
Lois J. Cochrane, has returned to her
home.
Misses Helene Geiius and Dorothy
and Peg Minturn have motored to
Lake Okobojl to spend a few days at
the Inn.
Miss Lots Thompson, who gradu
ated in June from the University of
Nebraska, a Kappa Kappa Gamma, is
in Indianapolis.
Miss Verona De Vore returned Sun
day from a month in Des Moines.
Miss Laura Stevens of Columbia, Mo.,
will arrive Wednesday to be the guest
of Miss De Vore.
Mrs. Reed Talmage, who returned
recently from a visit In Batavia. N.
V. leaves the latter part of the week
for a trip through the Yellowstone
with Mr. Talmage.
Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Utley have Mrs.
Ava Detaplain and Miss Ellen Utley
of Bolivar, Mo., as their guests this
week. They will leave at the end of
the visit for Boise, Idaho.
Mrs. Walker Corbin (Clara Hart)
who has been visiting her mother.
Mrs. E. E. Hart of Council Bluffs,
and her brother. EldrPd Hart, of this
city, returned to her Wocester, Mass.,
home today.
At the Field Club.
Mrs. W. M. Oilier entertained a
foursome at luncheon Tuesday and
Miss Barbara Christie was hostess In
compliment to Mrs. Mason Zerbe
(Frances Bradshakw).
Miss Christie's guests were Misses
Helen Schwager, Jane Sutcliffe, Amy
Stevenson, Beth Cole, Elizabeth Mc
Donald. Virginia Morcom, Adelaide
Hrabury, Josephine Elllck, Janet Cun
ningham. Ruth Jane O'Neil, Emily
I [oilgland, Violet Marguerite Forsell
Florence Christie, Mrs. Willard Green
and Mrs. Robert Balllman.
Mrs. Victor Roos will entertain 14
guests Wednesday and Mrs. A. 11.
Fetters and Mrs. John R. McDonald
will he hostesses to 40 guests who
will gather there In compliment lo
Mrs. Ralph Moody of Wilmette, III.,
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mr*.
J. W. Campbell.
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Army Newcomer
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Lieutenant and Mre. Elmer Hostet
ter are newcomers to Omaha, having
arrived recently from Philadelphia,
where Lieutenant Hostetter was on
duty with the quartermaster school.
They are residing temporarily at the
home of Col. and Mrs. Alvin K. Bas
kette.
Happy Hollow Club
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sherman will
entertained for their guests, the Louis
Waymans of Kansas City, who are
here until Thursday. Mrs. Frank
Tatton gave a luncheon at her
home for Mrs. W'ayman and Wednes
day Mrs. M. C. McGlasson will give
a luncheon.
Mrs. Eugene Duval will entertain
20 guests for her daughter, Mrs.
Rollin Sturtevant of Kansaa City
Thursday.
Friday Miss Mary Ure has made
20 bridge reservations for Kappa
Kappa Gamma, who will meet there
in the morning and for luncheon.
Adele Garrison
“My Husband’s Love”
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Why Madge Bedded to Startle Lil
lian With the New* About
Grace Draper.
“Be ready to turn on the electric
light switch when I say "Now!”
Lillian whispered, and though I bare
ly could aee her, her voice told me
that she was bending over the sleep
ing Mamie. With tensed fingers I
fumbled for the chain of the light I
just had turned off and when I clasp
ed It, waited for Lillian's signal.
"Now!” she whispered, and as the
light above my head suddenly flood
ed the room with light, I ssw that
Lillian at the same Instant had
turned the rays of the powerful
flashlight directly Into Mamies face.
I expected the girl to scream in
terror, but she only grunted, scowled,
threw up her arm across her eyes,
and turned on her side, all without
awakening. Lillian etraightened
herself, snapped off the flashlight,
and turned to me.
Lillian Keeps Own Counsel.
"Put out the light, and come back
Into the other room,” ahe said, and
when I followed her back, closing
the door behind me In obedience to
her nod, she returned the flashlight
to my desk with a satisfied little air.
"She's all right,” she said. "No
matter what happens, she’ll sleep
Rtralght through It, which Is better
all around. She Isn’t clever enough
to play a part, but I would have to
do the beet I could with her If there
had been any chance of her awaken
ing.”
She sank Into the nearest chair
and motioned me to another, while
I wonderd anew at what she waa ex
pecting to make her take »uch queer
precautions. But apparently Lillian
was not yet ready to enlighten me
aa to the reasons for the odd inci
dent she had Just staged, for the
extra nightdress she had secured from
me or for her mysterious telephone
message concerning "a silky blue
black one with two long braids.”
Instead, she drew a long breath,
and amlled sffectlonately at me.
"If you ever want to patent and
Incorporate that tea brewing of
yours, Madge.” she said, "I’ll beg,
borrow and steal all the money I
can get hold of to back It, for I'll
be a billionaire In no time. I was
a wreck, no—nothing so dignified—
I was a mere piece of Jetsam, until
I drank It, and now—behold me!"
She pointed a dramatic forefinger
at herself and I gave her an enig
matic smile. I knew that the tea
was good and had refreshed her, but
I also knew that only the prospect
of Immediate exciting action of some
kind had brought that rejuvenating
flush to her cheek and the light of
combat to her eyes. I suddenly
felt as If the electric wires of her
excitement were reaching me, and
unconsciously my own nerves tensed
to meet whatever emergency was at
hand.
Did You Find Out?"
That she was not ready to en
lighten me yet, I saw clearly, how
ever. But I did not expect her to
couch her next' Inquiry Qirite so
casually.
•'■Well! Did you find out anything
from Harry?” she asked, as care
lessly as If the Information she
sought had been the price of a
theater ticket.
Before I could control my eyes
they had met hers In astonished
questioning. I looked away Instant
ly, but not before I thought I recog
nized In the depths of hers a start
ling truth.
Lillian had known I would get no
satisfactory answer from Harry
Underwood. She simply had wished
me out of the way while she busied
herself with some activity that con
cerned the fur cloaks I had found
hidden In the farmhouse attic, my
empty trunk from the basement of
the apartment building, and Mrs
Marks In the rear apartment.
"You are right — and wrong
Madge.” she said suddenly, with the
psychic understanding of my
thoughts which often has proved
most embarrassing to me. "I did
want you out of the way, for good
and sufficient reasons that I will
explain to you later. But I also
wanted to find out whether or not
Harry Is connected with that boot
legging gang, although—I must con
fess I didn’t have much hope of
your success. But perhaps you
were successful.”
"No, I distinctly was not.” I re
turned, and I told myself that I was
to be pardoned If my voice were a
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I prise tickets. No charge made for Ouart
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I EVERYBODYS STORE
House furnishing
I Needs
I Kerr Fruit Jars
I Self-sealing quart
1 fruit jars with
I r,r\...89c
Potato Ricer
Fruit press or potato ricer,
strong metal frame with time
container. 60c value, OQ
each .OUC
Wear-Ever Preserving
Kettles
R-qt. size, regu
larly $1.75— _
91.30
R-qt. size, regu
larly $2.16—
$1.00
10-qt. Rize, regu
larly $2.65—
$1.70
12-qt. size, regu- -
larly $2.95—
$1.08
14-qt. size, reg. $3.40..92.08
17-qt. aize, reg. $4.30..S3.80
$10.50 Emerson
Electric Fan
9-inch, 4-blade fan
guaranteed for 5
years. Special fur
one day only—
i $8.95
Water Cooler
3-quart, galvanized metal, flat
shape that will fit in OC _
any chest. Each .OOC
p Fourth Floor
Your furniture dollar—wisely spent—gives more pleasure for a longer
time than any other dollar; so it is gratifying to us to announce a continuation
of our very successful furniture sale—a sale that offers striking price reduc
tions on our regular, fine quality merchandise. Well constructed, beautifully
designed complete suites, as well as odd and broken suites am1 individual
pieces. Comparison will prove true economy, and mear V- i. ing of many
dollars. Furniture, above all things, should be purchased only after careful --
consideration of the price and quality. jit'
A few items illustrative of the wonderful values:
$240.00 8-Piece
Dining Room Suite
A new suit# at a very unusual price, includes a 45x60
incti table with an 8-foot extension, 60-lnch buffet, five side
and one arm chair with tapestry upholstered seats. In beau
tiful antiquf combination finish.
$11.50 Cotton Steel Beds
Mattress T.lght weight, durably built beds
of steel construction in any sis#
Processed cotton mat- and finish of ivory or Vernis Mar
tress. .full 45 pounds tin. Complete with link spring
weight (Q 4C and full weight (IQ QB
At.mattress .127.00
CTTSr* * fi if?ii hk*.
\ 3-Piece Velour $01 Q50
J Living Room Suite bdL%/
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e-r- A suite, graceful and dignified in appear- |
ance, consisting of davenport, chair and rocker.
Constructed of the very best grade material
and upholstered with figured mohair, veloor
trimmed. All web supported seats with spring
filled cushions. J!
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$215.00 4-Piece Walnut Bedroom Suite
A auite that combine* tha highest grade workmanship with the best
quality material*. American walnut and gumwood combination finish.
Consist* of bed, dresser, full length vanity and chiffonier.
Fourth Floor
Furnish Your Home on the Household Club Plan I
I $54.50 Automatic Refrigerator
$49.50
Eight-wall refrigerator, built for
economy. Has a large built-in water
cooler.
Illinois Refrigerator
I Seventy-five-pound side-icer refriger
ator, scientifically constructed. The ice
chamber is of galvanized iron, the food
chamber is of white enamel.
100 lb. capacity .933.!M)
Fourth Floor
August Sale of
Ruffled Curtains
White Splash Colored Dot
Voile Curtains Marquisette Curtains
Pair $ 1.95 Pair $2.39
Regularly $2.50 Regularly $3 25
Ruffled curtains of a fine Marquisette curtain* with
quality voile, with tie-back* to blue and pink dots,
match.
Marquisette Curtains
Pair $2.50 and $2.95
Fine quality marquisette curtains with plain ruffles at the
sides and base or a 6-inch flounc. ruffle at the base.
Plain rufft. curtains . $2.7*0
Flounc. ruffle curtains .$2.07*
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trifle sharp. Really. Lillian some
times carries a trifle too far In her
desire to be unhampered in a piece of
work even by her closest associates.
It made of me a mere machine—I was
indulging in a fine fit of self-com
miseration by this time. When I
looked up to find Lillian's eyes look
ing at me with distinct amusement in
their depths, I yielded to a childish
desire to startle her, and spoke aloud
the thing with which a few minutes
before I had determined not to
trouble her.
“Mr. Underwood refused to give
me any information whatever on
the point you asked." I said a bit
frigidly. "I think he might have
excited, as was I, to find Grac®
done so. but he was very much
Draper at the restaurant.”
Copyright, H24.
Miss Baker Complimented.
Miss Edith Tyler will entertain at
a bridge party Wednesday for Miss
Ruth Baker of Sioux City.
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A Cool Refreshing Drink! j
In the afternoon after shopping or in the evening, it’s all J (
the same. I /
A plate of ice cream or a soda refreshes as a drink of i
cool spring water. j
When ice cream is made as our ice cream—from eight
hour cream—flavored with sun-ripened fruits teeming with
juice—frozen just right—you can’t help but taste the dif
ference.
Come in Today—You 7/ Like It Here
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16th at Farnam St.
CRYSTAL CANDY CO.
16th at Capitol Ave.
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