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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1908)
THE REPUBLICAN , OUSTER COUNTY , ] NEBRASKA. Younger IHMMMMMMMMBBMaMMMaW M 'By 'RO'BE'RT "CO. CHAM'BE'RS , Author of "The Flflhtlnfl Chance. " Etc. -T COPYRIGHT , 1007 , BY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS. * * 'glMp * > 9Jl/ * * + ri tip "I dnro wiy uht1 il t'lmosp the best to be had. It's n pity , tlKJUgll. " "What's a plryr "That n charming , Intellectual , sennl- live , Innocent girl like that should Ixt turned over to a plain lump of n nmn. " "When you've DuJgbed your eulogy on our sex , " Bald Lnnslug. "I'll walk liono : with you. " AB the two men ; uterod their own door nnd started to ascend the' sliilrn door on the parlor tloor opened , nnd lh lr landlady appeared , enveloped In n tolled crimson kimono and n false front which had Hllppcd sideways. "There's the miltunn , " whispered "and she's making algu luu- Their Inndlndu nppcnrcd. nt you. Wigwag her , Phil. Oh , t""J evening , Mrs. Greevu ! Did you wish to speak to me ? Oh to Cnptulu Belvyuof course 1" "If you please , " said Sirs. Groove ominously , so Lansing continued up ward ; Selwyn descended. Mrs. Greeve waved him Into the Icy parlor , where JIB presently found her straightening her "front" with work worn lingers. "Captain Sulwyn , 1 deemed It my fluty to ect up In order to Inform you Of certain specials doln's , " nho said haughtily. * What 'doings ? ' " he Inquired. "Mr. Erroll's. sir. Last night he evl- Bontlolly found flllllculty with the Stairs , and 1 peon him asleep on the. parlor sofa when I come down to an-1 ewer the milkman a-Binokln * a cigar that wasn't lit , with his feet on the Uigelus. " "I'm very , very sorry , Mrs. Greeve , " b * bald , "and so is Mr. Erroll. lie and t had a little talk today , and I am euro that he will be more careful here after. " 'There Is clgnr holes burned Into the eari'Ot , " Insisted Mrs. Greeve , "and u mercy wo wasn't all Insinuated in our hudu , one window pane broken and the gas a blue an' whlstlln' streak Withthe curtains blowln' into It an1 H strange cat on to that satin dozydo , Hie proof being the repugnant per fume. " MAJ1 of which , " eald Sclwyu , "Mr. Erroll will make every possible mends for. He Is very young , Mrs. O reeve and very much ushumcd , 1 am ure. So please don't uiuko it too hard Cor him. " Bbe otood , little slippered feet plant ed sturdily In the first position In flantlng , fat , bare arms protruding from the kimono , her work stained flngers linked together In front of her. With a Boiled thumb sfic turned a ring On tier third finger. "I nln t n-golu to be mean to no- she said. "My gentlemen Is nlwt vs refined , even if they do some- Utnes forget thelrselves when young ud sporty. Mr. Erroll Is now abed , air , nnd asleep like a cherub. Ice bavin' been served three times with towels xtr.i Would you lx > good euough to msniloii the bill to him in the tnoruln' , Itou grocer bein' sniffy ? " And aim handed the wadded and Inky memo randum of damages to Selwyn , who pocketed It with a nod of assurance Tilt1 re was , " she added , following tllm to the door , "a lady here to see you twice , leavln' no name 01 Inten tions otherwise than business affairs * f a pressln * nature. " * A lady ? " he repeated , halting short Of the stairs. "Young and retlned. allowln * for u antouiobllu veil. " "Site she asked for me ? " ho repeat ed , fl 'tonlshed. "Xi1sir. . She wanted to see your rooms But bavin' no orders , Captain flelwj u , although I must say she was that polite and ladylike and , " added Mrs. ( Jreeve Irrelevantly , "a art rocker woroe for you , too , and another for Mr. Lansing , which I placed In your Wnpoetlve scttin * rooms. " "Oh. " said Selwyn , laughing lu re- Mot , "it's all right , Mre. Greeve. The tftdy who came Is my sister , Mrs. Cirrcnl , and whenever she comes you > r to admit her , whether or not I am fcerV "Blie said she might come again , " MVfchled Mrs. Greeve as he mounted Wie sUlrs. "Am I to show her up any lime Uie comes ? " "Certainly. Thank you , " he called back. "And Mr. Gerard , too , If ho oils. " H looked Into Boots' room as ho That gentleman. In bedroom costume of peculiar e\ollc gorjjwiuv ness , nnt "fulling n pipe with fhig ; nnd poring over a masii of p-ipers pcr'nln- i Ing to the Westeheater Air Line's prop erty nnd prospective development ? . | "Come In. Phil. " he called out. "and look nt the dinky elm- ! somebody eont inc. " But S'clwyu shook his head. "Come Into my rooms when you'ro ready , " he said and dosed the door again , smiling and turning nwny to ward his own quarters. As he lighted his pipe then ? came n hesitating knocl : nt the door , tie Jerked his head sharp ly. Tim IsnocI : r > 'nu repeated. TO I j BMS'YN walked swiftly to tlu > dour , IliniK It open ' full width and stood StOC'U Kill ) . I And Mrs. It mil vet ) en tered the room , partly closliiK the door behind , her gloved hand still restlnt ; on the knoh. Kor n moment they confronted one another , he tall , rigid , astounded ; Him pulp , stipple. relnsliiK n trifle against the half closed door behind her , \ \ hleh yielded nnd closed with a low did ; At the hound of the dosing door he found his voice It did not re.semble his own voice either to himself or to her , but she answered his bewildered question : "I don't know why I cume. Iti It no cry dreadful ? Have 1 offended you ? I did not suppose that men cared about conventions. " "But why on earth did yon come ? " he repented. "Are yon In trouble'/ " | " 1 seem lo be now , " she said , with , a tremulous laugh. "You are frightenIng - Ing me to death. Captain Selwyn. " Still dazed , he found the first chair at hand nnd drugged It toward her. Rho hesitated at the oiler ; then "Thank yon. " she anld. passim ; before him. .She Inld her hand on the dialr. looked n moment at him and sank Into It. Nesting there , her pale cheek against her mull , lie smiled at him. nnd every lie I've In him quivered with pity "World without end , amen. " she wild. . "Let the judgment of man pa-is. " "The Judgment ol till * man pusses very gently. " he said. looking down at her.Vhnt brings you here , Mrs. Itnthvcn | "Will von believe meV" "Yes " "Then It Is simply the desire of the friendless for A friend , nothing else , nothing more subtle , nothing of ef frontery , n-nothlng woise Do yon be lieve meV" "t don't understand. " "Try to. " "Do you mean that you have differed \vlth"- "IlltnV" She laughed. "Oh , no. I wns talking of real people , not of myths. And real people are not very friendly to mo always , not that they are disagreeable , you understand , only a trifle overcordlal , and my most Inti mate friend kisses me a little too fre quently By the way. she IU\H quite succumbed to yon , I hear. " "Who do you mean ) " "Why , Ilosamnnd " lie said something under his breath and looked at her Impatiently. "Didn't you know It ? " she asked , smiling "Know what ? " "That Rosamund Is quite crazy about yon. There's no use scowling nnd squar ing your chin. Oh , I ought' to know what that indicates I've watched yon do it often enough , but the fact is that the handsomest and smartest woman in town Is forever dinning your perfec tions Into my ears. " Liu drew up a chair , seated himself very deliberately and spoke , ills uu- lighted pipe In his left hand : "The girl I loft-thu girl who left me was a modest , clean thinking , clean minded girl , who also had a brain to use and employed It What ever conclusion that girl arrived at concerning the importance of mar riage vows Is no longer my business. But the moment sbe confronts mo again , offering friendship , then 1 may use a friend's privilege , as I do. And so I toll you that loosely fashionable badinage bores me. And another mat ter privileged by the friendship you acknowledge forces mo to ask you a question , and I ask it , point blank , Why have you again permitted Gerald to play cards for stakes at your housa after promising you would not do sol" The color receded from her face , and Lor gloved lingers tightened on the arms of her chair. "That la one reason 1 came , " she enld. "to explain. " "You could have written. " "I say It was one reason. The oth er I have nltvady given you because I I felt that you were friendly. " "I am. Qo on. Pleaee eiplulp about Gerald. " "Are you Bure , " raising her dark eyes , "that you mean to tx > Ulndt" "Yes , mre , " he said harshly , "Qo ' Vim nre a little rough xvitb me , n-nliiiiisi insolent " "I-1 have to be. ( Jood ( Jed , Allxel Do yon think this Is nothing to me , for a moment they contrrmtctl one an- ntltcr this wretched mess we nave tnailp of life ? Do you think my roughness r ad abruptness cmmIrom anything but pity pity for tin both , t tell yon ? Do you thlul : 1 can remain unmoved looking on the atrocious punialiuioiit you hn\o Inflicted on yourself tether ed to to that for lire the poison of the contact rhowlus in yonr nltpved vou-o and inunue : * . to tbe thlucn vou laush nt. In the things you live for , In the twisted. rnlssliapiMJ Id ' : i'i ' < hat youi % friends net up on a heap of nug gets for you to worship ? Even if we've passed through the sen of mire , can't we"at least clear the tilth from our eyes and see straight uuu Pteer straight to the anchorage ? " She had covered her pallid face with her muff. He bent forward , hl-i imud on the arm of her chair. Her gloved hand , moving at random , encountered his and closed on it con vulsively. "Do you understandV" he lupe.ated , "i'-es , I'hll. " Head still sinking , face covered with the silvery fur. the tiomois from her body set her haild quivering on his Heartsick , hif'rhore to ask for the explanation Me knew the real answer anyway , whatever sue might say , and he umlcrMootl that any game In that house was l.'utliven's game and the guest * hit siir n mill th.it Uri.ild \ \ n only iie ! nf tu ! > younger men \vho had been wrung dry In that house No doubt at all that Ituthven needed the money He had lieen [ ticked up by a big , hard eyed woman who had al most forgotten how to laugh until Hie found him furtively iiuix llng her < : li- : mend laden lingers. So when she ( IN- covoivd that he could sit up and IH ; and roll over at a nod she let him fol low her. and since then he had becoaie indlspcuxnlilf anil had cut led up on many a vit't and silken Knee and h.ul sought and ( 'etched ami rmrieil tor many a pretty woman what she her- nelf did not care to touch even with white gloved lingers. What had she expected when shu married him ? Onl.v Innocent Ignoraneu of the set he ornamented could ac- Allxe , count for the horror of her disillusion. What splendors hud one dreamed of from the outside ? What flashing and infernal signal had beckoned her to enter ? What mute eyes had promised ? What silent smile invited ? All skulU oeeui to grin , but the world hae yet to bear them laugh. "Philip ? " "Yea , Allxe. " "I did my best , wwlthout offending Gerald. Can you believe me ? " " 1 know you did. Don't tnlnd what L said. " "N-no , not now. You do bellove 010 , don't you ? " "Yes , 1 do. " ( Continued next weuk ) 1 ilk NEW Pictures TEN CENTS NEW EACH FOR PICTURES Largest Line of Pictures , Moulding And Framed Pictures in County. Floe Line for Christmas 12 Framed Pictures at 15c each 48 Framed Pictures at 25c each 12 Frame 1 Pictures at 45c each 12 Prannl Pisbaras at 33 ; eaoh 25 Framed Pictures at 25c each learly 100 designs of Mouldings See Kimball first a"bout Frames Always See KIMBALL First A GIFT THAT IS A GIFT An cterual source of and satisfaction to the whole fam ily. Lasts a life time. Contub , utes to the higher cdticalion and ] ethical dtvcloiJCincnt rf ) our | children. Aie you overlooking thC3C vital cotibtderations ? The "BOUDOIR" Nine other makes at reliable prices. II. A. WATTS Music Specialist Watts Building , Broken Bow. iffl'kr ' . ! ' ' 5 ioSL / . U , 'IVaM BANGS STUDIO East Side of Suqare Photographs , Edison and Columbia Phonographs nud records. Agents tor Chickering , Ivurs and Pond and Star Pianos. Wo can save you money , Drs. Farusworth Beck Dentists. BROKEN BOY/1 -L I V ii R Y- I have u-pairt.il anil it-lUUil my Livery Kn-i : in'-iiic dinl outside - side ami have : ulik'il four ioirali | \\hich will fecil nntlater o o head of Stock. See me for reasonable ratjes. I J. H. SPASM North Side Livery FRANK KELSEY , ACL KINDS OF WELLS Consult him If you want Water. Phone 112 , - Broken low. Licensed Undertaker and Embalmer. Furniture - Repairing Upholstering and Picture l-'remiug. Telepraph and Telepboue orders prompt ly attended to. Business Phone 85 Residence 322 DROKUN How - - NKBIIASKA 0. & M. Train Schedule i WEST 1JOUNI ) i I2AST HOMED No. 3V 6:1" : a m No. W C40 ; a m No. 41 Ui7ptu : , No. 4 ? 9Ki : a m No. 43 8:32 : a in I No. 44 11:27 p m No * y > and 40 run betueeti Lincoln and llrokeu llow only , and not on Sundays Freight trains Nos 47 and 43 carry passengers but arc run as extras Schedule of Broken Bow Mail * . rODCIlBS FOK Till ! BAST CLOSK AS FOLLOW * ! Train No 40 Cam Train No 42 < J:30 : a in Train No 44 7:30 : pra POUClIhSl'OK TUB WBlt CLOSE AB FOLLOWS ! Train No 43 BjOO n m Train No 41 7:30 prn Oflico open Snuday ( rein 0 : J to 1UO ; ! a.J in wtet iiayi.o.aJa. m. to7-n : p , m. HARRY KIMBALL , Practical Undertaker & 2 Licnsed Embalmer Business phone , 501. Residence 334 B Broken iio\v , tlqb. j. i ruRousox. . A. IIUN'TCU. Notary Public. llroki'ii Uo\v. Ouuhtock , Nebraska. Real EstateInsuiance FARMS AND RANCHES FOR RENT LEGAL PAPERS DRAWN Surveying and platting neatly done. DR. CHRISTENSON. EyeEarNosoThroat and Chronic Diseases. Fitting- Glasses , Offre in Reality blo : > . A ETira S"SfB4TfillS" A EBEEZY TIME , A musical comedy of more than usual merit will be given at the Opera House on Xmas even ing , December 25th. The Leuarlc , Illinois , Gazette of November llth has the follow ing to say concerning the show : "The Fitz & Webster Com pany , of 15 people , presented "A Breezy Time" before a large and appreciative audience at the Opera House last Monday night. This is one of the best companies that ever showed in our city and the manager has booked them in their new play for the coming season.1 .Come and sec a bright clean show and hear some very fine music. S.P.GROAT , Mgr. \ NORTH SIDE OPERA-HOUSE