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The two started cut in the rain Elizabeth continued to sue into the
tcfp;ber EUzabeth aai her friend . J downpour.
who was a widow. Their umbrellas A man is a protection," conclude-!
crirped.
"Shall we taie a car here?" asked
the widow, as they took a car.
"X am ure I shall be happier." said
Elizabeth, "now that I have Dado np
my mind. Yon and I can Hvn tn a
little fiat together, and be cozy, cant
we? It's a good deal better than be
ing married. We have been friends
for a long time. We'll be very con
genial. Unless yoa are happily mar
ried." she assured herself, -you'd a
great deal better not be married at
alL But I wish it hadnt rained to
day. she finished, and sighed.
Forget the rain." advised the
widow. -We shall be gay, of course,
in our little flat. Ton are wise. Why
live unhappily when you are independ
ent, when you have some money of
your own? This is a free country.
Be free."
"I think.' reflected Elizabeth, nhat
it will be good to be free. Ween you
are married, you can hardly call your
soul your own. You most dress to
please your husband I doot mind
that, if only I oould please him and
.talk to please him. and walk to
r lease him. Why, sometimes when I
am dressing to go out I nearly go into
hysterics. Jack nags me so about
everything 1 am putting on. I
shall be very giad to be rid of ail
that-'
It is probably not the only thing
you wiU be giad to be rid of." flashed
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-Is There
a Rat for Rent Her!
the widow. nor the only hundredth
thing. There's a Sat for rent in this
street. Shall we get out here?"
They got out.
It rained. It not only rained, but it
roared. At the door of the apartment
house they furled their umbrellas, and
pushed the janitor's belL After
long time a woman, in a gray shawl
the color of the day. emerged from
some subterranean depth, and con
fronted them with a countenance ap
parently composed of stone, in which
nature, or ill-nalure, had carved vari
ous and sundry curiously repellent and
uncompromising lines. It was the
janitress.
-There's a flat for rent here.'
asked the widow, pleasantly, tsat
there?
-Tea,- answered the Janitreea. and.
opening the door, she preceded them
down a long hall, and opened another
door.
The rear apartment.- she i
neenced. standing aside to let them
pass in. Then she followed them, ask
ing e,uestioua.
"Any children T
"K, answered the widow.
-Any dogsT '
Elisabeth tamed white, and 1
friend pressed a cautioning hand oa
-No.- she answered.
-How many in family r
"WO!
-Tea.-
"Thm Sat is IS.- announced the
lanitreea. suddenly, and vaulted back
a foot er two to observe the effect.
-It feat worth TP." said EHxa
betfc. in a frightened whisper, -and it's
dark. I should die of the horrors U
rcoms that were dark.. I coeMal
stand them."
At that the Jaaitreea, without
word, treesingsy showed them the
door, and shut it in their faces.
1 tremble to think.- sighed EU-
beta. safe ta the street, going steadily
against the rain showering heavily
on them, -what would have happened
If she had known about Fldo.
The widow turned upon her In sur
prise. -If you want to rent a flat in
this town.- said she. -keep uaietabout
FMa A cat might live in a New York
Sat. It has nine lives. But
never! That is, ia a Sat with a jan
itress.'
- Elisabeth stared gloomily into the
rain.
I'm gtod." mused she, -that we
have a hall-boy. Hen very kind
me sometimes, David is. Aad he
never says a word about FWo."
The wtder occupied a moment
thowsTht.
-I believe- she derided, "that the
creature raised the price of that flat
oa us because we are women. A jaa-
lttw&s never likes vomea."
she. "Isnt he?"
"He is." assented the widow. "No
matter bow good-for-nothing be Js.
he's a "jrotecttaR- A lone woman is
subjected to nil sorts of slights end ill
treatment from other women in au
thority, particularly if sua is a widow.
I am a widow I know.
By-and-by: -And of all the women
in authority.- she continued, -barring
the landlady cT a boarding house, the
janitress is the most brutal to women.
In less ycu have a husband, it is al
most impossible to live in a Cat with
jani tress."
They walked on and on in the
drenching rain to the next flat on
their list. There, the janitress was
occupied in polishing ths door knobs.
Ascending the steps, they furled
their umbrellas, and stood looking at
her ia a frightened way.
They might have been stone Hons
oa a stoop, for all the notice she took
them.
"There's a flat for rent here," asked
the widow, presently, "isn't there T
No.-
But," objected the widow, "it was
advertised."
"It's rented."
"How much was it""
-It's rented."
"I understand that." explained the
widow, suavely; "but I should like to
know at about what prices the flats
rent for in this neighborhood before
inquire further."
The janitress had finished polishing
the door knob. Silently, she opened
the door and dosed it with herself on
the Inside.
Somewhat disconsolately the pair
cues more walked into tne straight
and steady rain.
My shoes are wet." complained
Elizabeth.
And so are mine," returned the
widow.
They arrived eventually at the next
flat oa their list.
It seemed to be a day for polishing
door knobs. The janitress there pol
ished imperturbabSy. As they ap
proached she added renewed vigor.
bending over her work in an ab
sorbed and chilling manner which had
the effect of leating them out in the
cold.
Is there a flat for rent bereT
asked the widow, with even more tim
idity than formerly.
It's rented." came the answer.
I wish." remarked Elizabeth, audi
bly, "that we'd known before we came
they were all rented."
The janitress turned a granite face
upon her.
"Did anybody ask you to comeT"
queried she. to which question, there
being practically no answer, they went
out again in the rain. It showed no
sign of decreasing. It rather in
creased. The rows upon rows of Cat
buildings, gray and pink new ones,
brown and red old ones, swam ia a
mist. The streets shone grayly. The
skies showed hardly at all, so bluured
were they.
-Sometimes," began the widow. "I
think these janitressea are soured by
their life underground and out of the
sunshine; and nomrtimrB I think they
are born that way."
Enzabeth stopped short at the cor
ner of a street.
"Lt's go home now," she Implored.
-and get some tea to cheer us. My
skirts are wet; my shoes are wet Tm
drenched all over."
On the way: "Did yon say," she
questioned, wistfully, "that the jani
tress was not so kind to women, with
out husbands T"
rhat,- reiterated the widow, grim
ly, "was what I said. They are brutal
to them.
"There are worse things than hus
bands," reflected Elizabeth, softly.
As long as there's a janitress in the
world." decided the widow. -yo can
depend upon that."
"Besides,- she ruminated, "a widow.
after all, is.a lonely sort of creature.
I know. Apparently she is the gayest
of the gay; but ta reality there are
many dark aad lonely hoars that she
mast live through. Sometimes a
widow la the loneliest creature ia the
world."
At home, the hall-boy smilingty
bowed teem in. At the door of her
apartments a joyous yelp greeted Eliz
abeth. She stooped and clasped Fid
ia her arm.
-Darliag," she murmured. "I nope
youH neve i know how near you nave
come to tiring witn a janitress.'
Making themselves comfortable,
they had cups of tea, sitting eerily in
opposite chairs, sipping it.
"I'm giad." repeated Elizabeth,
-that we never see the janitress in
this fiat-
-I should think you would be."
nodded the widow. "There's nobody
to make your life a burden but the
hall-boy, aad your husband is here to
wrest with him."
Elizabetk set her cup down, aad
went to the window. She drew aside
the curtain, and calmly observed the
downpour, which, being outside, no
longer depressed her.
"There are worse things than hs
baada," smiled she, and added, her
eyes on the corner where the car
Mopped aad people were alighting: "I
think it's just about time for Jack to
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Am Appeal to Reasom
Sothing adds more to the appearance of the home than a nice rug.
Without anu adcertising, aside from that our otcn enstomers gice us,
our carpet departmcut shorcs an increase of 60 per cent in business ocer
that of a uear ago.
There mnst be a reason for this, of coursa, and there is a reason.
We pride ourselces on the assortment of rugs toe can shots uou ocer
200 different patterns in Brussels, Axministers, Yeloets and Wiltons
ranging in price from $14.50 to $55.00 in large sizes.
Besides this tre make a specialty of carpets bu the roll, and can, on
short notice, make you a rug any size. Just this tceek, the largest ship
ment of rugs tee hare receiced this season, arriced. The eery newest
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The A. D. Benweiy Co,
11L2-11I O STREET, LINCOLN. NEBRASKA.
if it is not raising. The monkey case
s foil of Simians. The boSalo is
taking kindly to strangers. The peli
can fishes regularly, and tfce eik no
longer- hides In the tall grass. The
bears wrestle without ceasing nnd the
coyotes are as tame as does. No
finer place for quiet Hole lienies can
be found within a radios of "steen
miles.
AMERICA'S OLDEST UNIONS.
We carry a complete line of
yiniD(DD.-rJad!e Razors
and all union-made goods
G3EEI1 GECICAL GO., Dcrfccr SpHcs
120 North 11th St.
CHARTERED BY CONGRESS.
Only Union That Ever Received Such
Recognition Was Blacksmiths.
The only anion that ever was char
tered by congress was organized in
l$oS and received a charter in the
same year. It was known as the Ma
chinists aad Blacksmiths Union of
North America. At first it was com
posed of smiths aad rns chine makers,
bat later boilermakers anj pattern
makers were added. In 1S77 it took
the name of Mechanical Engineers of
the United States of America. In
the meantime it had lost taost of its
distinguishing features as a trades
anion, and from a membership of
1S.000 in 1ST it fell to 5.000 in 187S.
If it is still in existence it Is keep
ing the fact very quiet.
The Blacksmiths long since organ
izer separately, and so have the
boilermakers and patternmakers.
UNION BARBER SHOPS.
Information as to Where You Can Get
Your Work Done Fairly.
Fallowing is a list of the union bar
ber shops of Lincoln, the name and
location being given:
Gus Petro, 18M O street
W. A. Jackson. 1001 O street.
W. E. Myers. Capital Hotel.
C. A. Green. 120 North Kleventh.
Geo. Shaffer, Lincoln HoteL
J. B. Ramer. 1301 O Street.
E. A. Snyder. 1204 O Street.
A. L. Stern. 11S South Thirteenth.
A. L. Kemmerer. linden HoteL
Chapman & Ryan. 137 North
Twelfth.
H. A. Larabee, S22 P Street.
Knight and Farmenter. 123 Soul"
Twelfth.
H. C Leopold. Fraternity Building
Frank M alone. Havelock.
EL A. Wood. Havelock.
C B. Ellis. Havelock.
GO TO THE PARK.
The city park is in lovely shape
these days, and well worth a visit
A Few Dates That You Ought to Paste
in Scrap Books.
The oldest American national ankm
dates back hardly more than half a
century, and many unions mocs less
than that, as shown by the following
list:
International Typographical Un
ion of North America 1S5
Tackmakers" Protective Union of
the United States and Canada. 1854
Stone Cutters Union.. 1854
Hat Finishers International As
sociation of North America IS54
Iron Molders Union of North
America 1859
Grand International Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers 1843
Cigarmakers International Union
of America ... . 1864
Bricklayers' and. Masons Interua-
- tional Union of America . .1S45
Order of Railway Conductors of
America 1SS
Brotherhood of Tuocomotive Fire
men r . 1S72
International Union of Horse
shoers of the United States
and Canada :1$7
Amalgamated Association of frost
and Steel Workers 1ST
Window Glass Blowers" Associa
tion 1ST?
Granite Cutters National UeioBlST7
Brotherhood of Railway Train
men 18SS
CAPITAL AUXIUARY.
Capital Auxiliary will meet Friday.
June 2. with "Mrs. W. C Norton, 1533
North Twenty-fifth street. The semi
annual election of officers win be heM
at this time and a large attendance
Is requested.
Mrs, W. S. Bustard left Monday for
Mt Vernon. Washington.
Mrs. W. M. Manpin. who has been
ill for the past few days, is Improv
ing. Members are asked to bring in their
best and favorite recipes for the
Auxiliary cook book, which is oaly
waiting for copy.
Mrs. F. In ringer is suffering this
damp weather with rheumatism.