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Ab-"--"-- -vf fi- -i vt . p.-,;, ?f '.o, ; v- w. -.vTV5r,;s!-'' -ifx'.-i --"-.; ' I --M l tjZZSyZfF'Zg --."" I y MiE HE HE MICH The handiwork of the American Indian, especially in the making of baskets, has never been approached for beauty. Add to" the beauty of your home by pur chasing some of these useful and fancy baskets, made by a number of the tribes and now being distributed at pleasing prices in A Special Sale if Ifliiii6uis at this Start Cm h ti Sn Hn Varteti ttftaf Will rawi Q Indian Baskets Indian Novelties These OMds Are All atade'fei Indian Iriqnoi Barony 8t Bgu, Mic-Maee, PtntAmeatm, Mohawk,. Abenaki, and maoy other known tribe, of Aaorics few. all bsen employed io the maoafftctoriDg of theee noraltMe. Bo Sure to bo Among the Early Buyero HENRY 13th St. ITEMS OF INTEREST CENTRAL CITY. Vrotu the Nonpareil, Mrs Wm. Lanb ia in Co J ambus this week, st .the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tom Costello. - Dr. C. H. Davies, of Humphrey, waa in town yesterday ,;tbe guest of Dr. New ell Jones. He was on his way to Hastings where he will soou assume the poetion of assistant physician at the in. sane asylum. Word comes from Chillicothe, Mo., that Miss Haxel Lambert, who is now a member of the "Belcher Comedians Co." was married at that place December 2nd to Arthur Williams, another member of the same- t-oupe. Miss Hazel is the daughter of Mrs. Evalyn Lambert and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Agnes. She has been on the stage for three or four years and has spent her summers here during that time. Her friends here will wish her unlimited joy and happiness in her married life. LEIGH. From the World. A fine large combination pipe and reed organ arrived here for Rev. Lutz'e eongregation last Saturday. It will be an excellent addition to their large new edifice. We received a card last Monday from Wm. EL Mnnger, a member of the 4th cavalry hand, whose address has been Jolo Jolo, Philippine Islands, request ing as to send him the World to Fort Meade, 8 D., hereafter. B. B. De-France, who hails from Eldorado, Nebraska, is to be the per manent station agent here. Mr. De France and family arrived Wednesday eveniBg and have taken quarters in the living rooms at the depot. Mr. Nicho las, relief man. took bis departure this Banning. Th! school bond election last Satur day passed off very quietly and little in terest was manifested Only 36 -votes were cast of which 27 were for the is suing of bonds and 9 against the issafng of bonds. This vote, although not un animous, we believe, expresses the gen eral sentiment. The bonds which amount to $15,750 will be disposed of as soon as possible, so that the contract can be let and the work begun with the opening of spring. The building will be erected on the present site and with early $16 000 with which to put up tue building, Leigh ought to have a modern aad spacious school house. FRIfCHHOLZ .shoes clothing Gents' Furnishing Goods RELIABLE GOODS AT BIGHT PRICES. FRISCHHOLZ 405 11th Street, Indian Baskets Indian Novelties RAGATZ & CO. r. ABOUT OUR NEIGH BORS AND FRIENDS CUPPED FROM OUR EXCHANGES XONROK. From the RepablicaB. Mrs. R. G. 8trother and little daugh ter Helen returned Saturday 'from a short visit with friends and relatives at Council Bluffs, la. Thursday afternoon Mrs. W. W. Frank entertained Mesdames J. G. Boeder. 8. B. Oeitzen, M. Kelly and Oarl Kramer of Columbus. Mre.A.E. Priest returned Thursday from Cuba, Kas., where she was called by the serioss illness of her sister, Mrs. Ed Rybs. 8he was accompanied home by her sister, Mies Hazel 8tudley of dreston. Mrs. Ryba, who was very sick at the tisze of her sister's arrival, is much improved. About a month ago Lin Riley cat his finger on a plow share. He did not pay much attention to the wound at first but it commenced to bother him and he had it looked after. Blood poisoning had set in and as a result he has been compelled to lay off since then. The in jured member is better now and no ser ious results are anticipated. FCIiliKKTOX. From the News-Joaraal. Ed Penney returned from California Monday and reports 8. H. as greatly im proved aad entirely oat of danger. Dr. Dora Jadkins has been appointed assistant physician at the Hastings asy lum and leaves tomorrow to take np her work. The doctor has been practicing medicine here for several years and has enjoyed a good practice from the very start. She is a most estimable ynng lady and leaves a host of friends who wih her success' in her new field of labor. Mrs. Nellie Gilmore, daughter of Major B. D. Slaughter of Omaha, risked her life Tuesday afternoon in a fire in Chi cago which damaged the Studebaker theater and music hall, to rescue the manuscripts of an unpublished book of poems, which she had left on the sixth floor of the building. Refused passage in the elevator by the firemen, she climbed the stairs, threading her way among lines of hose and wading ankle deep in water. When she reached the room which held her manuscript, - she found it filled with flames and smoke. Nevertheless, Mrs. Gilmore darted in side and found her papers. The firemen carried her to safety outside. iv Columbus. BROS BROS --.-, Ed Amdr has been haanag lumber this week with which to build u Urge rjera oa his tarsi sooth of towat Mrs. Frank' B4ley, who was reported quite ill last week with smnrslgis. Jus folly recovered her usaal good health. Mrs. George 8chmdol,m.;m receiving a visit from her sob, William Spner, who arrived hero Tuesday evening front Chi- Irwin Meek-en, the eldest son w Mr. and Mrs. Eageae Maokea. was at Co lumbus last Sudsy reeiviag medical troatmear Cor -aease.of blood sis in his left hand. ' Oscar L."Nay arrived in towa last night for ja .day or 'two's visit. He is located in Cheyenne, bat he kas to come back to Nebraska every few months to see her, and she doot live in Platte Center, -either. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Newman and baby aregaeets at the home of Mr. aad Mrs. P. F. Lucaslaajer. Mr. aad Mrs. ftew man arrived here reeently from Wheat land, Wy&, aad it is their iateataoa to remain in Platte coaaty. Mrs. Joe 8ehamaeher, from near Co lumbus, who has bes in failing health the past several months, aad has beea coriflned at 8t Mary's hospital at Co lumbus the past month, having sub mitted to aa operation, returned to her home Wednesday mach improved. The scare about green bags in wheat has began this early. Yesterday oaa of oar local grain agents received a letter from hie people. in Omaha informing him that the bag- had beea discovered in Butler coanty aad directing him to make examination in fields in these parts and report. The bag, if be exists, may be easily found at this season in the roots of the grain. Little Gertrude Frey, the three year old daughter of Mrs. Lizzie Frey, met with a very peculiar accident Sanday. "She was walking'' between her mother ;and cousin. Margaret Bipp, each having !hold of a hand. She was jumpingalong 'depending on thorn for support when her hand alipped away from Margaret. Mrs, Frey in attempting to prevent her falling clasped the haad she had tight and the littieone flew aroand with suflcient force to break her wrist about an inch above the wrist joint. A physician was called 'and the fracture was dressed. Anthony Oady, a well-known old ident of "Joliet township, living about ten miles northwest of Platte Center, died last Saturday, from infirmities of old age, he having acquired the anuaaal number of ninety-six-years. Mr. Cady was born and raised ia Canada, comiag to United States sixty years ago, and to 'this state thirty-foar years ago, where 'be settled on the farm where he died. His wife died four years ago. He leaves I two daughters, Mra.MaryGlass,of Lind- I say, and Mrs. Josephine Smith, of ! Stuart, Neb:, and one son, Joseph, liv ing on the farm near the deceased. The funeral was. held at St. Johns church Monday. i HOWELLS From the Journal. A few days ago the little three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eonvalin fell from a chair and dislocat ed her shoulder. Dr. Meyers gave the injury attention and the child k getting along, nicely. Last Saturday E. Quesner sold a quarter section of unimproved Cuming county land belonging to Joha Bauer to James J.'Marik for $75 per acre. Jon- lairierinfr land valnaa in this nart of the state, it was cheap. Hog cholera is still making destruc tive inroads oa the herds ia this vi cinity. Frank Teleeky, of two aad a half miles northwest -of town, is one of 'the heaviest losers, having had some 'ninety head die with the disease. 1 On Wednesday Jos. F. Kovarik and family moved from their old Maple Creek precinct home to a farm which 'Joe purchased some time ago, a short distance west of Sohuyler. The old place'is left ia charge of Trash Ticbota, who has itander lease' for a term of years. Emil Sachaa says that cold water baths at this season of the year are not what they are cracked np to be by the advocates of the cold water' euro, and Emil is in a position to know what he is talking about He was on a hunt las 'Sunday afternoon when he came in con tract with mors water than was agree ble to him. In attempting to cross Maple creek on a fallen tree he slipped iu and got a thorough soaking. After he had crawled out on the frozen bank of the stream the gait with which he tracked for home was not slow. The Clifton Remedy Co. closed a series of performances here on Sanday eve ning. They were of the same old-style medicine shows variety and worked all dm old thread-bare schemes calculated to separate the E. Z. marks on the coin. The attendance was not large and we anderstand that the proprietor exhibited considerable soreness when r peaking of the lack of patronage. It ia to the cred it of oar people that few of them spent their money for worthless concoctions that are supposed to care all the ills to which the human flesh is heir. It is always best to eonsalta repatable physi cian when in ill health aad to "pass op the fake aad his core-alls. 'ST. BDWABO. From the Ad-mace.' Dr. O. A. Britell again able to be oat after aa illness of nearly two weeks. H. G. Cross of Petersburg is spending the week at St Edward at the homes of his son, b Gordon Cross, and da -gbter, Mra. W. 8. Taylor. Mrs. A. J. MeKelvey entertasaed her graadohildieaMoadav evening ia hoaor of Mr. MuKetvey'o aixty-secoad birth day anniversary. A maskml aad liter- givea by tie children aada'very -a -. - Sam rttlFIC BamVwwmmsmwwmV TIK TABLE WSBT BOUHD. Ho.lt .....?. 220 a m No. U ll-2Sam Ho.1 11:33am No. 11:31am Mo. 7 S-Wpm No. IS 6.-45 pm KASTBOtTHB. No. 4 633am' No. 12 4:13 am No.llal2:lSdl2-55pin "0.6 Ifipm No. 16 230 pm No. 10 3:00 pm No 8 6:10 pm No. 2 6:15 pat No. 58 .-. 0:00 am Nat ... 6:55 pm No.3 . No. 731 pi 7s00 BBAHCHB8. BOBIOLZ. SPALDIBQ ALBION. No.77mzd d 6:15am Na2pas . .d 7.t5 pm Nn Mix 190JS.no No.?9mxd..d0:(Oam No. 31 pas ..d 130 pa Xo.32pa ..alzSOpm No.TOmxd..a?:00am Na 78 mad.'.a 6:00 pm Daily except Soadajr. -' BOTE: ?oa. 1.2, 7 and 8 are extra fare trains. Nos. , 5, 13 and 14 are looal passenger. Noa. 58 aad 5 an local rrnsfamT No. 9 and 16 are mail trains only. No 14 due ia Omaha 445 p. m. No. das in Omaha 500 p. m. selbelch accompanied Mrs. ' Hasselbalch to Omaha last Saturday where she entered the general hospital for treatment. Miss Hasselbaloh will re main in Omaha with her mother un til the latter returns home, which time io expected to be Saturday afternoon. .. Jack Weetbrook and Miss Mary Meek were married Wednesday at Columbus, and arrived in St. Edward on the after noon train. Mr. Westbrook is well known to many Advance readers as he grow to manhood here. He has for the last four'years been in the employment of the Union Pacific railroad and is now with a construction gang at Columbus. -Miss Mask's former home was at 8L 'Joseph, Ma Mr. and Mrs. Westbrook were given a reception at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Westbrook, Wednesday evening, and a number of the near friends of tbe family were present. Mr. and Mrs. Westbrook i will. make their home at Columbus. Friday afternoon a lively horserace was palled off on the Smith track. Fostonic, owned by Paul Wright, and 'Billy, owned by E. C. Kennedy, were 'the two horses matched. The race was a mile dash to training carts and was somewhat of a novelty inasmuch as it was a running race. Something over iSOO.had been wagered on each hor-e by 'the owners and their friends, and first 'honors were easily won by Billy. An other match race took place immediate ly after and was of leas interest ouly be- cause of the amount of money at stake. This was a trotting race between a horse owned by Mr. Wright and one owned- by Walter Stil linger, and the 'money ia this race fell to Mr. Wright. HITMPHUBY. From the Democrat Jos Anselme went down to Omaha 'Tuesday morning and accompanied Mrs 'Anselme home in the evening. We are glad to report that Mrs. Anselme's health is mach improved. CK H. Tieekotter has been appointed city treasurer to take tbe place of An ton Faogman. resigned. The appoint ment took place at a special meeting of the town board last Friday evening. Postmasler Gietzen is confined to bis home with a slight attack o' pneumonia, 'but we are glad to state' that he is im proving, rapidly and will be able to be 'out and attend to his duties in a few days. The 13 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. John VanDyke died last Sanday 'of lung fever. The funeral was held 'from the St.; Francis church on Tuesday 'mo.-ning and the remains of the little one was buried in St. Francis cemetery. Frank and T K Ottis returned the first of tbe week to their respective homes, the former to Minneapolis and the latter to Pennsylvania. Dr. D. M Ottis is still here and will remain for some time at tbe bedside of his father. i whose condition remains about the same as when the Democrat came out last -week. Anton Eisenmenger and daughter Bertha, and Miss Carrie Foltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Foltz. left yester day morning for a visit to their old bom- in Illinois. They will first visit at Brim- field, then Peoria and before returning I will visit friends and relatives at Peso- turn. Tht-y expect to be gone about i three weeks Robt. Linnaberry, who has been lay ing off from his duties as brakeman on the passenger for about three months on account of the illness of bis mother, re turned to his work yesterday. He has been spending the most of his time with his mother at Humphrey, although he made a trip to South Dakota while away. His family will return nex week Spalding Enterprise. HARD AND SOFT COAL ORDERS FILLED PROMPT LY. P. D. SMITH LUMBER CO. BRUCE WEBB AUCTIONEER Greatea, Met. Dates can be ramie at the Journal Office COLUMBUS T We invite all who desire choice steak, and the very bent cute of all other, .meats to call at our market oa Eleventh street. We also handle, poultry and fish and oysters ia season. S.E. MARTY & CO. Telephone No.1. - Colambus, Neb. m MARKET BEUJWOOD. the Mrs. Charley Hoshor, who was taken to the hospital at David City the latter part of last week and operated on, we ream, m much better and will soon be able to join her family. A school teacher tells the following: She noticed that a pupil named Willie smelted badly, and sent a note to his mother to that effect, intimating that Willie needed a bath. To whioh tbe mother replied; "Willie ain't no rose. Don't smell him; learn him " Word was received from Billings, Montana, on Saturday last announcing the sudden death of our former towns man, Fred Litty. The death of the young man was caused by drowning, in Yellowstone river. He had been in. tbe employ of the Watr Power Co. and while at bis work bad fell into the river In town the loafer is looked upon as a natural produotand assuchoooasionsno special remark. In tbe country a loafer is looked upon as a sort of an outcast. He has no standing in tbe community and other farmers don't "neighbor'' with him if they can help it. This state of affairs may have something to do with catting down the per cent of loafers in the country. Harry West had his horse and baggy bitched in front of Bauer's store Toes day morning and when he was about ready to start for home his horse made a sudden tarn and in doing so upset Harry and the vehicle. Harry tumbled in tbe snow; but was not hart. Tbe animal ran as far- as Belsley's barn, where it was called to halt., by "Jim" Jadevine, but the buggy was minus a top. OSNOA. From the Leader. Mrs-Konchof Columbus was a guest of Mrs. 8. H. Anderson in this city tbe last of the week. John Wilson, the horse thief tried at Fullerton last week, was sentenced to five years iu the penitentiary. This is his fourth term in that institution. Tbe St. Edward Advance says that at an auction sale near that place last week only the sum 4147.00 in notes waa taken out of $1,400. That does not look like a money panic While this section was enjoying beauti ful weather tbe last of the week blizzards were raging on all sides of na Colora do and western Nebraska were buried in snow while tbe middle we-a ana eastern states had an old fashioned blizzard. Stand up for Nebraskn. John Parker was in the city the last of the week and packed his household goods, which have been stored here for the past two years, and shipped tbem to Bancroft, where he has purchased a harness business. Mrs. Parker will join bim the first of tbe year. Yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Swan Swanson of this city occurred the marriage of their youngest daughter Esther, to Oscar Jensen of Boone county -The bride was not only the youngest but also the last unmarried daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Swanson and the groom is a pros-terous young Boone ounty farm er. The Leader joins in extending con. gratulations to the yocng couple with beet wishes for a long happy life. PARROT TAUGHT BOY SPANISH. But of the Kind That Is Not Used in Polite Society. William Bush, a resident of West Caldwell. has decided not to open a correspondence school for teaching foreign languages by trained parrots instead of talking machines. The higher education as applied to hard working farmers on the study-at-home on the poll parrot plan is not all it is said to be, he now believes, and this is why: William Bush has a son who was graduated from the district school re cently. He wants to learn Spanish. He tried talking machines by corre spondence schools, but he was not satisfied with the results. One day a man brought, a large parrot around for sale. It could speak the Spanish language perfectly. Bush thought this a grand oppor tunity and bought the bird. Soon the family was able to speak Spanish, or a generous portion of it. Another par rot was purchased, and it, too, soon learned Spanish, and the two birds jabbered back and forth nearly the entire day. A local preacher Is the cause of Bush's change of plans. The minister knows a little Spanish, and the other day he called at the Bush home. He did not stay long, for when, in re sponse to his request to hearhow William was progressing with his Spanish, he heard a choice flow of pro fanity in the native tongue of Christo pher Columbus be decided it was time for him to go. The minister looked horrified when he saw the serene smile of pride and satisfaction upon the faces of the mother and four sis ters as he made hasty excuses and departed. An expert linguist, when called in. condemned the language as taught by tbe parrots as not being suitable for polite society, and recommended that the birds be sold. Both ' birds went to-day, the pro ceeds going to the church fund for foreign missions. Caldwell, in the New York Tribune. Not Their Man. "Now, we want nothing impolite," explained the examining committee. "No harsh asperities at any time, yoa anderstand." "I am a preacher," responded the ap plicant, "and I am looking for work with some church. You seem to be running an advanced vaudeville bouse." Washington Herald. Failure. Reporters met the returning dele gate to the peace congress. "Did you muzzle tbe dogs of war?" they asked him. "Naw," he said, with some asperity, "we coulda't yb auiule each otkssV A RUSE THAT FAILED u. rainr'MiOT ume Mr. Pennywlnkle entered his froat door like a cautious maa who wishes to make no noise. In Jus right hand. he carried a heavy paper bag which, from the Inscription upon It had evi dently once served 'the purpose of holding 25 pounds of floor; and Mr. Pennywiakle held this bag securely by the neck as though his soul's salvation hinged thereon. "Johnr cried a voice. With a great sigh aad a fearsome look at the .paper bag John answered back: "My lover "Is that you?" And John walked through to the kitchen holding his hat In one hand and the paper bag In the other and, standing in the doorway with his head meekly bent forward, he blinked his eyes in all humility. . "Why, John!" cried Mary, "whatever have you got there in that bag?" And as she said the words the bag moved, John standing as still as stone, his gaze fixed oa the floor in front of him and giving no sign. "Good grief!" cried Mary, gasping for breath aad tuning slightly pale. "What on earth ails yoa, John? "Nothing," said Joha. "Then-what is In that bagr "A hen," said Joha. "A hen?" "Yes," said John. "A dead one?" "No," said John. "A live oner "Yes," said John, and he gazed at Mary at last in such a pleading, wist ful way that she turned her head' to hide her look of pride. "Now, they had a raffle at the of fice," said John, growing bolder at Mary's silence, "and I won it." He placed his hat on a chair. "It is a game fowl," he eagerly add ed. He drew a jackknife from his pock et, placed the bag on the floor and opened the knife to cut the string that encircled the neck of the bag. "They are very rare," he added again, flushing with pleasure at the thought of his proprietorship in the fowl and Mary's kindness to him. "Well." said Mary, speaking with indulgence, "put it down in the cellar for the present, John, and we will see." And if ever a happy man first hung his hat up in that hall and then car ried a paper bag down into the cellar, humming a hymn under his breath and walking softly as a true gentle man should, it was our John the night he brought the game fowl home. "Won't you have to build a coop for itr asked Mary after dinner. . "Yes; shall I go now?" asked John, rising from the table. "The poor thing will have to have a coop; shall I go now, Mary?" She nodded a gracious assent and John tripped down the cellar steps like a bride who is late to her wed ding, and when Mary went down a little later and sat on the steps to1 watch him work, John's cup of happi ness was full and the chicken coop grew beneath his hands like a thing of magic. "There," said John, after the coop had been finished and set outside, a nest and a perch placed in it and the game fowl balanced on the perch. "Now, if she is only a good layer " But it seemed as if that was the very thing in which the game fowl was most deficient. "Did the chicken lay an egg?" was John's first question every night. And every night Mary made sympa thetic answer: "No, John; It didn't." John's spirits drooped. "Perhaps," he said another night, "she needs a bigger nest." They enlarged her nest. "Perhaps," he said the third night, "she needs a few oyster shells well cracked up." They provided her with that deli cacy. "Perhaps," said John the fourth night, "she needs a run." They tied a string to her leg and let her run. The fifth night John had bo sugges tion to offer, but his manner was so disconsolate when Mary told him the news of the chicken's continued inac tion that she could hardly restrain herself from going right out and boxing the game fowl's ears. Simul taneously an inspiration struck her, and the next morning she made a special visit to the chicken coop and slyly slipped an egg into the next. "I don't suppose the chicken laid an egg," sighed John as he hung up his hat that night. "I don't know," said Mary, bustling around; "I've been so busy to-day I've hardly had time to turn around. Come to think about it, though, she was cackling like anything this after noon " John rushed oat and almost simul taneously rushed in again, triumphant ly carrying tbe egg. "Well, well!" cried Mary. "Isn't it a large one!" cried John. "Of all things!" cried Mary. "And how heavy it is!" cried John, weighing it in his palm. "I never felt such a heavy " It slipped fell broke and, O, but it was an ancient egg! "I wouldn't want to eat it," said Mary, turning fiery red. "O, they're not for eating!" cried Joha; "they're for setting!" "Gamy enough," said Mary. "Yes," said John simply, "she's a game fbwL" A New Version. After hard study Hilary felt sure that he had the parable of the prodl SI son by heart. All went well ia the recitation until he -came to the prodigal's return, which he described in this way; "But when he was yet a great vray off his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and broke it' " But, my son," explained the mother, "he fell on his son's neck and kissed him." "Ob! I thought he ran and fell oa his owe neck,- and because he was an old man he most have broken it!" Harper's N HIS TELEMME SWIlflEAVTI l CARMI Oa-AJfAM According to the rales ttoas of the telephone company, ah op erator has ao, right to listen to cob- . versatiops over the wires' of her charge, hot sometimes Edna could not help overhearing snatches of a con versation when she tested to see whether some one IB one at the booths was stlu talklBg. Naturally, too, she hsrsme taterest ed, la the young- man who always catt ed oae address aptowm. His first name was I"taak,thet mach she knew, and she knew also that he worked in the big oflce WldiBg la . which she operated the pahHc station swltchbosrd. Most oMces had their owa wires and the work waa light, so gradually she began to take especial faterest la Frank- and his calls. Her - own' . lonely little life contained no romance. and she entered heart aad soul Into this stranger's-lore affair. Every day oa his way In from lunch and again in the evening he called up "Dearest" It was the only same he ever used, aad Edna wished that some time some oae 'would talk to her like that.. whether It was. over the wire or face to face. She hoped n; might he some eae like Frank, with laagnlag. brown' eyes and a kindly, smile that seemed' perpetual, and her haagry luart took-: to itself the tender message she. heard over the wire waea she 'delib erately eat in. She- had some share of his visits. for he had always a pleasant smile ' and a "good afternoon" for her, bat she wanted more. She used to whis per very softly her own answers to his tender messages and she was gen uinely distressed when, some months later, the messages were discontinued.' She still looked for his pleasant greeting as he passed her desk, and wondered that he should. take his dis appointment so well.' She sometlraes planned to call up the old number and pretend that It was a mistakea call Just to see If the girl was still there. Then there were other times whea she was selfishly glad that the calls bad stopped, for she was jealous of bis telephone sweetheart and now oc casionally he stopped for a word of chat with her. Then, one afternoon there came the call. She recognized the voice instant ly and her generous spirit rose supe rior to her selfish jealousy, sad with out thinking she laughed lato the re ceiver. "I'm so glad you're hack," she cried," then the voice at the other end recalled her to her duty. For the first time she knew his last name, and the caller asked that Mr. Frank Howard be sent for, and gave the number of bis room. Presently he came dowa In the ele vator, his face beaming with glad ness, and Edna fought down a desire to listen. She wanted to know that be had won back his telephone sweet heart, and yet she could not hear to' learn the fact. Howard came out of the booth- with an odd look on bis face. There was no one there beside the girl aad he leaned against the desk. "What did you mean by sayinr that you were glad?" he demanded, cu riously. Edna's face grew red. "Did you say thatr she asked. Howard nodded. "She wanted to know what yoa were glad about. She thought at first she had the wrong number." "I was glad that she had come back," explained the girl. Somehow those brown eyes compelled the trafcf. "You didn't call her for so long -J knew that yoa had quarreled and "l was glad that yoa were going to be happy again." "Been scenting a romancer he said with a smile. "She's been my sweeV. heart ever since I was old enough to love anyone. She's been out of town. Just got back, and wanted to tell me." "I'll bet you're glad. It was not a brilliant remark, but It was the best Edna could do. Howard smiled. "I bet I am," he agreed. "You see. I don't go home until late and she's all alone, so I call her up to cheer her." "Then you're married r asked Edna in dismay. Howard shook his head. "That's my mother," he said, with a laugh. She's the best sweetheart a man ever had. I want you to meet her some time. The night law class comes to an end next week, and after that I want to take you up to see her." "Me? What forr "I've been telling her a lot about you," explained Howard. "She said before she went away that she want ed to meet you when she came back. and I told her that I would try and get you to come up. Will yoa come?" "Sure," said Edna, feeling her con versational limitations, but too start led to give expression to her feelings. "I can tell from her voice that she's an awfully nice person.- You learn to tell voices when you hear so many of them over the wire." "I'm glad you like her," shid How ard simply, "for I want you to like us both. Do yoa think yoa will?" "You mean-" Edna did not com plete the sentence, but Howard un derstood. "Just that." he agreed. "I guess I do now," confessed the girl, "because I was awfully jealous of 'your telephone sweetheart." Letting Ge All Helds. Once there was a womaa who had spent many, many years In making green lampmats these mats, yoa know, that have fuzzy borders yoa pat them on the center of the table as ornaments and never, aever had made them of any other color than green. One day, waea hi an tnosnally wicked mood, she shot herself ap 1b her room, locked the door, palled down the blinds, and then, yieldiag te aa uncontrollable impulse. la the most reckless chaUan; red Mmnmat.