TTTE OMAITA DAILT BEEt SUNDAY, JUNE 7. 1003
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Elegant Shirt Waists at 95c and $1.98
Most sensible and ultra fashionable shirt waists for 1903. Elabor
ately trimmed and perfectly finished, all the most favored wash
fabrictj Two large bargain squares 95C-1 98
&t
20c Laces at IOc, 5c and 1 l-2c
riain and fancy wash lacw, inserting and galoona, wide and nar
row widths, over 100 styles, worth as high"! fr "I if
as 20c a yard, at
-BREAKING ALL SILK SELLING RECORDS."
EXTRAORDINARY BLACK SILK SALE
We have Jost "ootired another (Tan A lot of Black flilks from a lending silk
manufacturer of Patterson, N. J., takl wc his entire aarplua stock. Beginning
tomorrow we will offer the most remarkable bargains In Black Silks ever
presented In Omaha.
In this lot are Peau de Solet and Taffeta from 19 to 36 Inches wide, every
yard guaranteed to wear well.
8-Inch Black Taffeta-worth
SL2& a yard at
BMnch Black Taffeta worth
tl-SO a yard at
Vlnrh Black Taffeta worth
$1.75 a yard at
f7-lnch Black Taffeta worth
11.25 a yard at
-78c
93c
..69c
4-Inch Black Taffeta worth RQp
(LOO a yard at
71-Inch Black Taffeta worth
53c
00 a yard at.
89c Foulards at 39c Yd.
II this seaaon style, dots of all sizes,
fancy patterns of Foulards and Ion-
gees, many white and
black effects, worth 75c
and 89c, all go at yard.
39c
WHITE SILK SPECIALS
31-tncb White China Silk 17c 27-Inch White China Silk 36c
36-Inch White China Silk 47c
Specials for Monday Only
Beautiful New Dress Goods
Silk Striped Dlmltlesv white and
summer, regular value 75o, at
Silk MousMllne daintiest summer
goods, tomorrow at, a yard
All the Burr Etamities and Mistrals former 7Cp
selling price $1.20 and $1.25 a yard.... - -Vw
Superfine French Voile black, regular value QOp
tl,25, at, a yard "9
Twine Etaraitie, Melange, gray, tan, blue, brown QOp,
mixtures, regular selling price $1.50, at, yard . . . .
Sicilians, black and navy blue, 48 and 54 inches i (f
wide, at, a yard 69c, 85c and 1 vJ W
Cream Armure, Bir;es, Melanges,
Mohair, Brilliantine aud neat
fancy all wool Suitings 69c
-and 75c grades, Qp
yard .: '-'
Summer Dress Linens.
Unbleached Linen Crash. .,39c
Corded Dress Linens linen etamines in all AEZri
colors, special value - '"rcJWv
48-inch French Linen A heavy grass bleached OCp
linen for the ideal shirt waist dress OtJVv
NEW HAIRDRESSING AND MANICURING DEPT.
ON THE THIRD FLOOR.
SHOE SPECIAL TOMORROW
Ladles' turn sole, three button low shoe,
all stses and widths, regular
price 12.00, on sale
at
1.59
By the Light of Day
By Louis Vane for The Twentieth Century Farmer.
I was 21 years of aga and In my senior
year at college when I received a letter
from a lawyer of Fairbury, Mass., inform
ing me of the death of an uncle, leaving
me sole heir to his estate. I had never
seen this uncle, my father's half-brother,
but I had heard of him aa being a very
eccentric old man who preferred to live by
himself with a parrot and wolfhound fot
eompaay rather than have a family about
him.
Naturally I was possessed with all thr
curiosity of youth to behold my inheritance,
so taking advantage of a week's recess from
school and gathering what Information I
could about the place, I started out ex
pectantly. I found my late uncle's land
now mine, without any difficulty, but wai
somewhat! surprised to find it situated in
ao primitive a part of the country. A thick
atrip of woods separated it from the main
road and at the first sight of the house I
admit my hopes fell. Neglect, waste and
ruin w.ra on every aide. Th. whole place
bad the look of not having been tenanted
for years. Of course, not a person was in
sight.
My first Impulse was to turn back tc
town for th. night, but when I recollected
that the town wa. eight miles away and I
had come here with the determination of
apendlng a day or two, taking an Inventory
of the place, getting the lay of the land
and making my plans ss how best to d!s
pos. of it, I put my personal feelings aside,
dismounted from my horse and resolutely
entered the house.
When I crosred the threshold I was
struck with the difference In the Interior
ef the house as compared with Its appear
ance from the outside. Here were evi
dence, of test, and even wealth, and as I
passed through he lower rooms I noticed
furnishing, of various kinds hl,h I knew
had not com. from the little town.
After supper (which I prepared mvsrir).
I lit the lamp In the living room, snd per
suading myself that I felt In nowls. un
n.ual, took a clgtr and dally paper from my
pocket and sat down to read. There was
no sound to disturb the stillness of the
night. Presently some unaccountsble im
pulse Impelled me to look up. As I did so
(ny glance fell on a large chevsl plate
mirror which hung from the opposite wall.
I could not remember having seen It when
I mad. my tour of Inspection and thought
It strange that so handsome a piece as that
should have escaped my eye. The heavy
and expensive gilt frsme was a work of
art. I went up to It and examined It. This
mirror soemed to possess the power of
enlarging objects which were reflected upon
Its surfaca. As I stood surveying myself
in my Increased form, and speculating ss
to th. probabl. coat of the mirror, I co
tleed pictured upon the glafs a door almost
directly behind me. I turned and aaw th.
reality tor th. first time.
"That is strange." I thought. "There
war. tour doors leading from this room I
in tura; but now there appear, to be five.
Is it possible that th. fifih door aa well as
th. mirror hss escsped me until now?"
This door looked exactly like Its fel
lows and might have been as old as they
from Its appearance. I wondered Into what
room It might lead, but decided to wait
antll morning to satisfy my curiosity. As
te the mirror I had already decided to have
1.25
36-Inch Black Peau de Solo ffl
worth lioo a yard at....
..... 3
SC-lnch Black Peau de Bole 071
worth aS.OO a yard at OA' 5
23-lnrh Black Peau do Sole QAc
worth 11.38 a yard at
13-Inch Black Peau de Sole fQr
worth 11.00 a yard t ... vj w
tl-lnch Black Peau de Sole 67r
worth 0o a yard-e.t
Basement Silk Specials
All kinds of plain and fancy Silk Taf
fetas, Walstlng Silks, white and black
Washable rillks, Including v
85 pieces of ribbon stripe VJ f
moire Silks, worth up to f 1
black, beautiful goods for Cn
fabrics, regular 50-oent - SZf
lt-Jw
I Cream Mohair, all wtol Vi? eroux,
Checks, silk and wool Plaids
regular $1.00 value,
yard .
39c
SKILLED ASSISTANTS.
SHOE SPECIAL TOMORROW
Choice of over 1,000 pairs ladles' shoes Ox
ford Ties, Prince Alberts, Button Ox
fords, Langtry Oxfords, etc 4 -v r-
plain kid or patent tips, J ZSJ
it packed and to take tt with m when I
returned to college.
"Won't the fellows stare when they see
that," I thought. "I wonder where my
ancient uncle ever picked It up, or where
he could find money enough to pay for it.
I'll inspect it further by the light of day."
And rather elated than otherwise I picked
up my lamp and went to bed.
But In the morning I was doomed to dis
appointment. For by the light of day both
door and mirror had disappeared. I could
scarcely believe what my .yea told me.
Waa I dreaming, or had my brain played
me a clever trick last night and hoaxed
me into the belief that I ahould have an
article ef rare virtu to' carry away in the
morning.
"Hang it!" I aatd aloud. "I believe the
place la haunted. I will get through here
In short order today, and go back to town
tonight."
I spent the morning riding over my es
tate, laying out the boundaries (for I knew
something of surveying) and satisfying
myself aa to how many acrea It contained.
In the afternoon a rain aet In, a mere drls
xle at first, but It gradually grew heavier
until I was driven to the house for shelter.
As evening drew on I gave up all hopea
of returning to town and prepared to re
main for on. mora night. I confess an
eerie feeling crept over me at the thought
of apendlng snother night under that roof,
but I laughed at myself and said in fine
derision, "Pshaw, you, a Harvard grad
uate, afraid of a mirror and a vanishing
door. Get It, get it, man, and don't let a
chance like that escape you twice."
With this determination In mind I again
seated myself In the living room, Ut a cigar
and waited for the reappearance of the
mirror. Of course it came, and directly be
hind me in th. same plac. waa the door,
both looking exactly as they had th. night
before.
"This means something," I decided, "and
I am going to find out what It is."
I stepped up to the mirror and attempted
to lift it from Its place. As well might I
have tried to move the' corner of the house.
Then I looked for Its cord or fastening.
but there waa none. It seemed a part of
the very wall.
Considerably abashed by Ha resistance
to my efforts, I went to the door and turned
th. knob, expecting to be met by a like re
pulse. Bui the door opened with merely a
rusty creak as it turned on its hinges. All
was darkness beyond. I picked up th. lamp
from the table and atepped over the
threshold. I waa in a narrow passageway
which extended for five or six feet. At th.
and ther. appeared a flight of atep. formed
simply of earth and running down into the
ground. I had no Idea as to their probable
length and prudence suggested that I go
ao further. But the very mystery of the
thing stimulated my lively fancy and aom.
thing els. urged m. on.
"I am going to ... this thing to th. end,
srhatev.r the cost; so her. goes." And I
started to descend th. stairs. They came
to an end rather aooner than I expected
and I found myself in another passageway
which ran atralgbt ahead for some dis
tance, snd at the farthest end ot which I
could detect a light. My own flickered and
grtw dim, then, to my disgust, went out.
I groped along th. aldea ef th. wall and
walked on. the light at the other end aoaa-
M-lneh Black Peau de Sole
worth tt.86 a yard at....
Ore
pory Stock Attached
ENTIRE LOT IS BOUGHT OY US
63 SALE TOMORROW
The entire spring purchase ol Dl4perles of a well known eastern department store recently
was attached by the sheriff. This store got into financial difficulties, the stock of goods was
replevined and sold to us for spot cash at less than one-half regular value. When We buy
cheap we sell cheap. This time, owing to the conditions as well as the lateness of the season,
we bought these goods at a wonderful reduction. Read below how cheap we are going to sell them.
TAPESTRY PORTIERES
All the Tapestry Portieres that are worth up to $2.00 a
pair we are going to sell at each 9 HavC
All the Portieres worth up to $5.00 a pair we are coins i
to sell at-each. i.UO
All the Portieres worth from $5 to $10 a pair, those rich a f
plain, heavy repp mercerized curtains that you always expect to pay $ 10 a pair for, 9 eyj gfl
you can buy at this sale lor each ..... y B tfi
These porUerea always come in pairsi We will sell them alngly or In pairs aa many of them can be used for couch covers
COUCH COVERS
All the Couch Covers from this purchase all those
heavy Imitation Oriental Couch n
Covers many of them worth up to J Vij
115.00 each go at Each nfe 2 J
$15 LACE
ibian Cord'd Lice
All the heavy Arabian Corded Lice
in fact all ins hig
I all ths high grade Imported Lace Curtains mwj of the",
t would tell in the reguUrwiy l US a pair wt have divided
othrelot, at a pair
curtains
them into I
Ruffled Swiss Curtains from this purchase, that Nottingham Lace Curtains we have divided Into
7r:XzXl2i:r 50c25c 1..7.... 98c-49c25c
CURTAIN iiOBBINET AT I5c YARD.
All the Curiam Bobinet from this purerose, most of them two yards wide and worth up to 500 yard, all in 4 C
full pieces not remnants go at, yard XOw
TAPESTRY PIECE GOODS AT 25c YARD
AH the Tapestry Piece Goods from this purchase. In all kinds and grades, no matter what Its former price was and a
great deal of It Is worth II a yard
goes at yard
40-Inch Dotted SwUa
from this purchase goes at
There are many other Drapery bar rains offered Monday of which the
paper advertising. You should
Hand
Painted
Waist Sets
PorOradaatlos Oifta. .
Beautiful hand painted Waist Sets,
Painted In rosea and for get-me-nota
rVetflat.?.1.8.1-. 1.49.L25- 98c
SHOE SPECIAL TOMORROW
The new Gibson ties, Colonlette oxfords,
Berlin ties, extension sole oxfords, light
flexible turn oxford ties, made imt v-v
xt Foerderer's vlcl kid, patent I I
kid. patent colt and enml..",wu
Ing no nearer than at first. I waa about to
despair of ever reaching it and ready to
curse the fate which had led me into such
a freak aa thia, when I found myaelf on the
very threshold of a amall room or cave.
It waa dimly lighted, but at first? my
eyes were danled by the sparkle of dia
monds and precious gems with which tha
walla ware atudded. There were gold and
silver ornaments, while the floor wss
strewn with coins of great value. I fairly
gasped with amazement, but horror quickly
succeeded when, aa my vision cleared, I
perceived on one aide of the room three
grinning skeletons standing upright agalnat
the wall. I believe I should have swooned
but for a aound which held my confused
senses from collapsing. It waa a voice I
heard, saying gently:
"Fear not, master; you are welcome."
I knew not Its source nor could I see
anyone but tha figures of the horrible
skeletons before me. Just then ther. came
from out the shadow ef the farthest corner
the form of a little, old man. He reached
acarcely to my kneea in height. His hair
and beard were anowy white and hung to
tne noor. Hia face waa thin and the akin
wrinkled, but bis eyes glowed with a fir.
that no time could quench.
"All that you behold are yours," he said.
"I have waited for your coming these
countless yesrs. In all that time but
three persons have dared to Invade my
realm, and there they are."
He pointed with his skinny hand to the
three figures against the wsll.
"Tomorrow you may come and carry with
you all .that you will. But tonight go
back to your rest. Here is ths key of your
treasure chamber. I shall need It no mora.
Tonight my work Is done."
Ho placed In my hand a tiny golden key,
so delicate that a touch might break it,
and giving me a candle to light my way.
closed the door of the cave.
Outside again in the passageway I
quickly retraced my steps, ascended the
stairs and 'thence Into tha living room.
My first thought waa for th. mirror. Would
I be able to secure it nowT I held the
dwarf's candle before It, but It Imaged
nothing. The glass wss Inky black. I
staggered, rather then walked, to my bed
room, and, completely exhausted, fell Into a
aound aleep.
When I awoke In th. morning th. aun
was shining and th. birds were singing
outside by window. For awhile I lay stupe
fled, unable to collect my aenses, but as the
events of last night cam. back to m. I
sprang from my bed, resolved to have not
a moment'a delay in recovering the treas
ures that were mine. I looked for the
golden key where I had placed it last
night. It was not there. I ran Into th.
living room, to seek th. mirror and door,
but they, too, were gone. Yet I refused
to believe that all was lost. The occur
rences of last night were ao vividly stamped
upon my brain that I could not doubt their
existence. The chamber beneath the house
must be real, at least.
Before noon I bsd flvs men In my employ
engaged In digging out the earth from the
foundations under my house. I wanted to
build a cellar, I told them, and they
laughed at the Idea of my doing anything
so foolish. But while the work went on
nothing could have induced me to leave th.
spot. -
About 6 o'clock la the afternoon one of
the workmen on the opposite side of the
house from where I stood brought m. a
small tin box which he said h. had un
earthed. I worked with It for aome tiro,
before I was abl. to open it, but when I
at last sucoeeded In doing so I was well
repaid tor ail my tabor, la tale rusty
TABLE COVERS
All the Tapestry and Chenille Table Covers from this
purchase most of thorn two yards long sr
and worth up to fc!.50
go at Each
CURTAINS AT $4.98, $3.98, $2.98
Curtains, all the real Bnisnel Lace Curtain: all thi Irish Pni
Curtains, all the real Bnisielt Lace Curtains:
and some 11.60 a yard all"
Plain and P ncy Printed Drapery Denim
from this purchase goes at
yaid
5c
not fall to attend this sale, as such an opportunity occurs but seldom.
Pearl Necklaces
Fw Oradaatloa OlfU.
The lateat designs they come In 3, t
and 4 strands A i f
length and pearl neck- nvC4vC
bands at " y w ' w
SHOE 8PECIAL TOMORROW
The new extemes of low footwear The
Rocker oxford, Potay Ulutcher oxford.
golf oxford, Manhattan oxiord;
all made of the finest surpass
kid on sale at
$3
tin box my eccentric uncle had stored away
the earnings snd savings of four score
yesrs. They amounted to something over
$25,000. How he ever expected me to And
the money, bidden away under the ground
as it was, I do not know.
But this, at least, waa mine, by th. light
of day.
OMAHA'S FAVORITE RESORT OPESS.
Conrtlsnd Reach, with Its Myriad At
tractions, Opens to Pabltc.
After thres or four abortive attempts to
formally open Courtlnnd Beach, each time
the attempt being set back by the rain,
this favorite summer haunt of Omaha peo
ple will be given Its premier today. The
street car company, expects an extremely
large attendance and will put on a large
number of cars. The weather man pre
dicts not only clear wqather, but much
warmer for today. Despite the excessive
rains the grounds are In excellent con
dition and thoroughly dry, aa the aandy
nature of the soil does not permit water to
stand.
There is much to enjoy at the beach
this season. The old amusement devices
have been placed In good condition and
many new onea have been added. One ran
hardly turn about without bumping .nto
aome amusement devlcu. Amusements for
the little ones have been put in and the
juvenile part of the visitors can take their
choice of the amusements provided for
them. The customary merry-go-round,
bowling alleys and shooting gallorys will
greet old friends. Mr. Griffiths, who man
ages the resort again this season, has ar
ranged the pavilion as a dining room and
refreshments will be served there, aa well
aa In the cafe. The boat department Is In
excellent trim and the bathing facilities
are better arranged than ever. Three hun
dred new bathing suits have been pur
chased. The lawns are beautifully grassed
over and pl?nlc parties will doubtless enjoy
this result of th. gardener's care.
Prof. Nordlne has been re-engaged nnd
his orchestra, consisting of sixteen pieces,
is said to be far superior to trt of last
season. 8am Murphy, th. most daring of
aeronauts, gives balloon races, four para
chutes being attached to one Immense
balloon.
The Frlese Bros, and lady are sensational
barrel Jumpers and acrobats. They will be
seen on the platform afternoon and evening
The switchback railway, the only gravity
riding device, Is In full swing and will be
the mecc of the children. Any Sherman
avenue car direct to th. gates for a S-cent
fare.
Too Often the Case.
Seedsman Tou know, ma'am, you don't
have to plant your potatoes whole; you can
cut them up In small pieces.
Mrs. Newmarket Yes, I know; that
might do very well If we always wanted to
raise potatoes for Lyonnalse or for mash
ing, but we should probably desire to hav.
potatoes served whole now and then.
Boston Transcript.
On th. Beat.
He beat the butcher every day;
He beat the corner grocer.
If anyone asked. "Will you pay?"
His prompt reply was. "No. sir."
And snyoue he chanced to meet
Boon came to understand
He was a beat who was a beat,
A beat to beat the band.
He beat the bars, he brat the car.,
Th. owner of hi. flat
But when It cam. to beating ruga,
a. let bis wit. do that.
Chicago Kewa.
by
Sheriff
all thi Irish Point Ltce Curtains
i AO 1 ftO f Q.
A lim Z. V(J
ts7U"Us7U S V-r
25c
Brass Extension Curtain Rods
this puichnse go at each
15c, 10c and
lots are too small for news
Bead Chains
Pr Or.du. lon Olfts.
62-ln. Bead Chains In robin's egg blue
and turquoise with in Tc
large tassel ends 1.4 V. I
a strand a
SHOE SPECIAL TOMORROW
The new Spike Heel Oxford,
The new Empire Heel Oxford,
.3.50
i ne ivew ins oxford.
The New Mugda Oxford
Mother Mississippi's
Voice
Short Story by Colin S. Collins
It waa excessively Inconsiderate of Mrs.
Downs to die. Just as he was about to close
that N.. R. A M. merger, argued Henry
Yates, but with due filial respect for his
sister he turned his back on his New York
office, boarded th. "twenty-hour train" for
Chicago, and of a audden found himself
living in the past.
He awakened to a realisation that years
had passed since his gentle, shrinking wife
had closed her eyea to sight of him stand
ing shocked and wide-eyed with a wee baby
girl in hia arms. He had been so busy,
fighting for a foothold In Chlcago'a finan
cial world, that he had failed to note his
wife's fulling health, and even in the hour
of her death he had not realised that she
had died literally of heart-hunger of long
ing for companionship and the protecting
love, but not the dollars, of the man she
had married.
Of one thing he waa aure. He had loved
her, in his passive way, and had meant to
make a great lady of her, when he had won
his financial fight. He hated the child who
had robbed him of his wife.
Bo the babe had been thrust Into the will
ing arms of his widowed sister, and he had
plunged back Into the business maelstrom.
The allowance turned over to Mrs. Downs
for the support of the child had been lib
eral. He had been informed that her edu
cation had been carried on after the most
approved methods, but he never saw her,
and when from Chicago he had plunged
Into New York, still bent on acquiring more
and more wealth, he had passed out of
their lives without even a sight of the child.
And now, of course, with Mrs. Downs'
death, something must be done. Doubtless
hH sister had had Intimate friends among
her own sex. Th. problem would be solved
somehow.
And it waa, but not Just aa h. had ex
pected. Edith settled it for herself, when She,
came to greet him, big-eyed, slender, lily
Ilk. and aorrowful. The daughter waa her
mother of their honeymoon days. Ystes
reached out his arma with a great cry. The
paternal Instinct awoke with a rush that
robbed him of speech. But the girl under
atood. She was the sort who could read
men aright.
From that hour Edlth'a happiness and
social success were of more vital Interest
to Henry Yates than the acquirement of
stocks and bonds. The latter were useful
only in furthering her Interests. Mr. Yates
built a palace on Millionaires' Row, and
cursed In hia heart th. social lights who
withheld their beams from his lovely
daughter. A lordltng of depleted fortune
but irreproachable social connections came
and saw, but did not conquer. Yates said
the prince was too high, and his daughter,
curled up in nls never-falling arms, thanked
him between sobs of Joy.
But all this did not help matters when
Allen Houston appeared on th. horlxon,
and, so far as Edith wss concerned, filled
It completely. Young Houston had a amall
patrimony, a tremendous fund of smbltlon,
and the profile of a poet.
Her.ry Yates srtld "No." Edith remem
bered the lonely years her father had spent,
talked pathetically, yet not waveringly, of
"duty," and Houaton flung himself Into the
wilds of the west.
Edith did not grieve openly, but the loving
eyes of her father were not to b. deceived.
Ha became raaUaaa aad anxious, and ao
Dantiest Frocks for Summer
The delightful cool shirt waist suits awl the smart comfortable
JL summer cottumts in yeat variety are to bi seen in our mntchlex summer $tyle thaw
Qowna for Graduation Made in the beautiful Swisses, silk mulls, lawns, etc.,
Butchers' Linen Suits Sensible and very attractive and fashionable stills for
summer wear, elaborately trimmed, cluny laces, thon Qo Q no AO 1 QO
most fetching "ash costumes of the season at . 700.7ty VO'd "0
Fashion's Swell Novelty the White Dn9 Sklrta-The most stunning separate
skirts for summer wear, beautiful while and GLfe down C OA
cream etamines, voiles and Sicilians kJOLF to OiyO
$25 Spring Salts at $10 Beautiful Silk Coats at $3.98 Beautiful Silk
taiiorea spring, suits, every sTi f
$10
handsome novelty in style
ana laoris, at
Important Sale of Hirrli
1 1 -afiftSL Mxl.
0yJ -sssr. -sx z-6
$7.50 Tailored Street Hats at $2.50
$15 and $10 Pattern Dress Hats at $5.00
For Monday we announce a clearance of about two hundred high class tailored
street hats. These represent the cream of this season's bent end most authoritative
tdean. This sale should forcibly appeal to the good dressers of this city and vicinity,
coming as It does at a time when everybody Is preparing for their usual summer
sojourn at either mountain, valley, lakeside or seashore. The character of these hats
Is beyond dispute. They are comprised of Imported Ideas as well as our own. The
street hats that have been 7.o0 will be
116 and 110 will be sold at tv The itumDer or hat. In this sale
Is limited to 300. We therefore advise your early .election
Monday
SHOE SPECIAL TOMORROW
The "Paris" Ideal Kid Welt Sole Oxford,
the Improved
new Colonial
Ties
4.00, 5.00
they decided that New York was unbear
able and the sight of New Orleans during
tha MnHl CI riis would do them both good.
Mr. Yates planned the trip without con
sulting Edith. They would go to Memphis
by rail, and there board -one of the old-
fashioned stern-wheel river boats for New
Orleans. Somehow, with the sting of social
failure and the mad rush of hia business
llfo wearing upon him, Yates was hungry
for the old life the life he had known
when he was only "Mr. Clerk" of "The
Belle of the West." Those were the days
when the Yates fortune was represented
by three figures, and during these river
trips he had laid the foundations for the
prosperity which now ran into eight figures. I
They reached Memphis at night, but he 1
Insisted upon a glimpse of the majestic
sheet of swirling, yellow water. It was like j
meeting an old friend, he declared, and.
with ruth's arm held close to his side, he 1
added:
"I never realised how tired I was until
I got within sound of my old friend's
voice."
The next morning th.y w.nt on board
.rh. v.iiev oueen." Yates thrilled as his
foot touched the deck. He walked briskly
to the little window on the saloon deck
and exclaimed: '
"Mr. Clerk, I want two of your best rooms
to New Orleans."
A blue-coated figure came clos. to th.
window, a strong, masculine hand held
out some keys, and a Voice which made
Mr. Yates start answered:
"The beet two on board, Mr. Yates, and
I hope you will find your trip with us most
pleasant and 'comfortable."
Mr. Yatea glanced wildly toward the
shor.. It waa slipping away from them.
They were in mid-stream and the man at
th. window waa Allen Houston.
Retreat waa Impossible. Graceful capitu
lation waa inevitable. Yates put out his
hand.
Thereafter ha divided hia tlm. between
the deck, which he paced with hia daugh
ter, telling her lively yarna of hia own
dnya a. a river-boat clerk, and the office,
where he ahared Houston's preoccupation
with his dutlee. There was something fa
miliar about It all the pleaaant familiarity
which takes ten years off a man'a ahoulder.
And Houston understood the work, Just aa
Yates had underatood it yeara before.
Where he had started, Houaton waa atart
lng. Bometlmea watching hia daughters
fnc he wavered. But no; It was Impos
sible. His own case had been exceptional.
All river-boat clerks could not be mlllion
alrea, and Houston was merely of good up
atate family, without social standing In ths
world where Mammon ruled, but could not
buy himself and Edith an entrance. But
In time he would win and Edith waa ao
inv.iv Rha must, she could not fall to
mak. th. de.lred match. 1
Yet Mr. Yatea found himself watching
young Houaton curiously. He wssn't half
bad, this college-bred youth, who could
dispatch office dutle. with ease, placate
patrons who fretted at the slow method of
travel and in an emergency could tell the (
deck mora things about their ancestry than .
Yates had dreamed of In his own river life.
. .
They had quit th. bluffs, and cotton had
given way to can. and rice. In a few hours
they would touch St New Orleans. Th.
rim-k hands had all been IJHld off. save for
the dollar which insured their aid In tying 1
the boat to the dock. The clerk's duties j
were over, his papers In shape and the last j
landing mad. Mr. Yatea met rum on tn. .
aaioon deck and remarked: "Let's go be-1
3.98
stole fronts,
worth $10,
at
f tnee Mi'1i;iPrv
sold at K.5. The dress haia that have been
2.50$5
SHOE SPECIAL TOMORROW
Custom made Louis heel boots, made of
Sol&350-$4-$5-$6
low and watch those darklea loaa all their
money."
The old life had him in Its clutches.
Down below they went. Away in the
stern the engines pounded. Toward the
bows the furnaces glowed. Between the
two, roustabouts had gathered to gamble
their earnings. Some of the negroes were
already penniless. Others were flushed
and excited by their gains. Yatea watched
the scene for an hour, laughing at the apt
remarks of the gamblers. Wall street was
forgotten. Social ambitions died within
Mm. He . waa again , in Allen's place, a
clerk without a future, without great hopes.
Suddenly he turned:
"Man, they ore happier than I have dared
10 do since 1 stood where you stand today.
I am wondering whether It is worth while
-rthe struggle, the knock-out blows one
must give and take. (Mother Mlssi.sippl has
been talking to me, Houaton; scolding me
in her own way." He drew Houston aside.
"Edith told me once that money was not all
and I reckon she is right. At any rate,
you may ask her if she still believe, that.
If she does, I won't stand between you."
An hour later th boat slipped around
the crescent, past the coal docks and the
fruit docks, to the levee. The ruHh of the
water and the rudely melodious voices of
the negroes singing at their work, mingled
with a strange harmony. In the bow of
"The Valley Queen" Edith Yates atood
with her hand clasped in her lover's, her
expectant glance fixed on the quaint old
city. In the stern, looking backward upon
the river, whose vclce he had heeded, Henry
Yates "stood with folded arms. He was
wondering whether she should ever go back
to the mad struggle and tha social walls
h. had striven bo hurd to climb for her
sake.
Rom. Cyclone Btorlea.
Astonishing stories about the recent cy
clones are in the Kansas press. The Hallnn
Republican notes the case of Miss Olson,
daughter of a Saline county farmer. The
OUon house was taken up and twisted Into
splinters. A son wa. killed and several
more were desperately Injured, including
Mr. Olson. Miss Olson was In bed, con
valescing from typhoid fver. After th.
storm had abated she was found a long
distance from the site of the house, calmly
reposing on the mattress of her bed and
without the slightest injury to her person.
That the girl and the mattress could hav.
been .lifted through that whirling mass ot
broken timbers, carried along on the wings
of (he stoi tn and dropped without Buffering
even a Jar or a scratc h la marvelous.
'Chamberlain'. Stomach and Liver
.Tablets Better Than Pill'.,
The question has been asked, In what way
are Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets superior to pIllsT Our anaw.r is
They or. easier and mora pleaaant to
take, more gentle and mild In their action
and more reliable, aa they can always be
depended upon. Then they clean., and In
vigorate the jtomach and leave th. bowel.
In a natural condition, while pllia ar. more
hsrsh In effect and their us. la often fol
lowed by constipation.
Tha Aartcaltaral Lady.
"Mudgers, why don't you and V.rdlgrl.
settle your long standing quarrel by arbl
trstlon? Neither of you has anything to
gain by keeping it up."
"Plenty of time for that. If ha beats mo
In court I'm going to fight him th. first
day I meet hlm on th. street, and If t
can 1 iica mm 1 11 agree to arbltraU darn
hlrar'-Chlcago Tribune.
Monte Carlos. BlshoD sleeves.