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niE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: .TTNE 22, 1013. JOHN L. WBBSKR SARCASTIC Thinka the Water Board Might Have. Invited Him to Meeting. BOARD HOLDS SECRET SESSION lortd nnd AtiKrr Sounds Float Thronfch the Keyhole nnd Web ter Cornea Ont Smiling1 "Ha Winn," Bar Spectntor. Attorney John Ul Webster of the Water board, being the acme and tho very soul of punctuality, steppefi. lightly and merrily Into the assemblage room of the board at the city hall last night. Two newspapermen, two meter salesmen and Member Patsoy Heafey were In the room. The water commissioner had called the meeting at "7:30 o'clock sharp." John Lee Webster's cheerful face wore its smile for fifteen minutes. When a quarter of an hour had slipped by and no water boarder had appeared the attorney began to frown. Then he remembered that the water commissioner had tried "to bawl htm out" at the previous meet Ing. ' "Where's the board?" he asked of Heafey. "Howell's office." "MectlngT" ' "Yes." ' Silence ensued and after several min utes, in his most cultured, sarcastic drawl the general .said: "They might ha,vo Invited us to that meeting. Any chance of their adjourning and coming up here." "Oh. yes." W. H. Bucholz came In. "I'm about to adjourn this meeting," sold Webster. "They're going to read minutes. I had that all fixed once, but when this administration, came In they Insisted on changing It 'and taking VP time reading minutes." It looked like the general was ready If not looking for trouble. In Secret Sealon. It was 8:30 o'clock when the board met. After awarding the contracts for two thlrty-stx-lnch and one four-Inch meter to the Simplex Meter company and the contract for four 400-horsopower boilers to tho Wlckes Boiler company for 916.578. a recess was taken and the board went into secret session In a room Just off the assemblage room. For thirty minutes the muffled sound of argument came through the keyhole and then loud and angry voices and the word "Dundee" Impinged upon the ear drums of those In the outer office. Sud denly W. H. Bucholz came stamping out. "Ten o'clock Is my limit." he said, "and they know Just where I stand on tho Dundee matter." When the board came out of Its secret session all was serene. "Heard high voices and angry argu ments In there," said a reporter to At furney Webster. "Anything to report" "They've left It in my hands. Nothing definite." Howell was glum; the general cheerful. "General wins," said spectators. Tho "Dundee matter" concerns the claim of the Qeorgo Bros, for pay for a main they laid at their own expense. It was over this main that Howell accused Webster of drawing a contract and leav ing out the things he wanted in. Members of tho board will leave 8un day night for, Minneapolis to attend a meeting of the American Water Works' association. Howell, Heafey, Wead and Sherman will probably go. The new boilers for the Florence plant will Increase the horsepower pumping , capacity of the station to 4,400. The boilers must be in by the latter part of Novem ber, f EFFICACY OF PRAYER SHOWN Fairly Adequate Response to Broth er' Appeal Soothes the Pain of Tragedy. Triplets, all boys, were born to Mrs. ILouts Isler of 729 Prospect st'eet, Brook lyn, lh the burning of whose home, at Bl Rogers avenue, on January 31, last year, she and her husband lost all of their four children. Isler, who is a prosperous kosher butcher, called Dr. Harold Rablnowitz of 64 McKlbben street to his new home yesterday afternoon and soon the physi cian ushered three little boys in to the world. Each weighed six pounds and each was healthy and possessed of lusty lungs. Mrs; Isler was reported as doing well. When the Isler home burned last year, through the explosion of a kerosene lamp, their four children were asleep. Two were dead when found and tho other two died soon afterward. Mrn. Isler suffered from mental shock for sev eral weeks and seemed to be Inconsolable All of their household goods were de stroyed. After a few weeksthey established a new home In Prospect street and re cently Mrs. Isler has been vtry happy. Her neighbors said she had prayed every day, many times every day, fot children to take the places of those elio lost. She told the physician today that she knew her prayers had been answered. Three of the children killed in chi flro were boyB. Three boys came yesterday. Isler said that no mother in his family or In that of his wlfoihad ever had trip lets' or even twins before. -New York Herald. New Books "Motion. DESERT GOLD. By tEane Orey. 32 Pp. 11.30. . Harper & Bros. In this story of love .nd warfare on the Mexican border, the author has given his readers plenty of thrilling excite ment. Richard Cole, a rich man's son, after a disagreement with his father, has drifted about the west in half-hearted pursuit of work or adventure. In Caslta a village that lies half In tho United States and half In Mexico he meets an old college friend Georgo Thome, now with tho United States cavalry patrolling tho border. Plcturesquencss of scene blends with the vigorous action follow ing the rescuo of a beautiful Spanish girl by Thorne, and ho love of the hero for a charmlrg American girl, makes the story colorful and spirited to the end. OUT OF THE DEPTHS. By Robert Ames Bennett. 390 Pp. 11.36. A. C. Mc Clurg & Co. The chief figure In the story Is a young engineer who has been ruined In charac ter by the usual upbringing of a rich man's son. Having been discovered In tho theft of another engineer's plans, ho Is disowned, and seeks service on a ranch. The Influence on his character of the ranch owner's daughter, the Jcatous hatred of a cowboy, who Is himself In love with this girl, and the part the eastern youth plays In enhancing the rar.cher's fortunes, make a story true in Its lust for power nnd love. GERTRUDE. By Edward Hungcrford. 885 Pp. 81.35. McBrlde, Nast & Co. The book tells first of tho rejuvenation of an old country tavern Into a fascinat ing sort of Inn, and then of the rejuvena tion of the family that moved Into it. The story moves, of course, about Its central figure, Gertrude, the girl, who made herself strong and winsome and then conquered the tradegy of her own life. The characters are quaint and lov able, and the theme of the story Is rather novel. THE BEARS' CLAW'S. By Grace Sart- well Mason and John Northern Hllllard. 351 Pp. $1.23. A. C. McClurg & Co. From her bronze cage In the rotunda ox a New York hotel a tired stenographer who Inherits the wanderlust and dreams and writes stories of romantic adventures In far landB Is swept, at a day's notice, into the very whirlpool of the oriental life of Which she has always dreamed. It becomes her lot to help her. Intrepid, resourceful engineer husband as he plans to build railroads through the Persian desert, and to thwart tho practiced spies of Russia in their efforts to block his work. The story is a thrilllttg narrative of life and adventure In the far east, spiced with a flavor of the devious ways of International politics. FARO NELL. By Alfred Henry Lewis. 3S Pp. $1.25. G. W. Dillingham' Co. Faro Nell, herself, has all the honor nnd honesty of a Colt's .45, and tho town of Wolfvllle Is seen In Its hours of sun shine and Its hours of gloom. The char acters which Mr. Lewis has used In his tales of the western frontier are all there and their lives and actions faithfully re flected. Obeyed Order. Murphy- was; ai new cavalry recruit and was given one of the worst horses in me iroop. Keraemuer, said the sergeant, "no ono Is allowed to dismount without oraers. Murphy was no sooner In the saddla than the horse kicked and Murphy went over his head. "Murphy." yelled the sergeant, when "jc discovered him lying breathless .on ne ground, "you dismounted!" "I did." "Did you have orders!" "I did." "From headauarters?" "No, sir: from hindquarters." Ladles' uome journal. Ijooiim ii ml Their Plumage. A nature student who was viewing re cently arrived feathered migrants through a field glass in Mill Creek park tme afternoon was approached by a small boy. who said to him: .."Say. mister, there's a funny looking vi. u uu ma ui.jfur mfte. xjm you see iw The pature student replied In the at Urinative. "What is ItT" "It's a loon In Its winter plumage." The boy was silent. Do you . think you can remember untw Biiuiea wie man. "Sure I can," the boy answered. There's a girl next door to us that wears inin siocKinss and It w-r.eciie J dresses in the coldest kind f wmint. I'll Just think of her." Youngatown Tel egram. Deadly Fright cossesses sufferers from lunc trnuhu till they learn Dr. King's New Discovery .will help them. Price 60c and Jt For Mia by Baton Drug Cb AdvertlMineat. THE PILGRIMS OP THE PLAINS. By Kate A. Apltngton. 400 Pp. -11.26. F. G. Browne & -Co. A' A story of the old Santa Fe trail telling the adventures of a 'pioneer group of travelers. It abounds In romance and Its thrills are many. It is an interesting tale. told In a vivid and charnilng way. TID3 WINGS OF PRIDE. By Louise Kennedy Mable. 324 Pp. 11.30. Harper & Bros. This story leads the reader from social amenities In New York to a life of self sacrifice In a western city. The tronsl ton from dilettante living to a battle with actual and baslo problems makes the romance one of love and trial, but charm ing and Interesting withal. THE AIR PILOT. By Randall Parrlsh. 318 Rp. $1.25. A. C. McClurg & Co. The hero of this romance Is Lieutenant Philip Dessaud of the French army, the Inventor of an Improved aeroplane. Why, his machine was withdrawn from the contest at the last moment and lost to sight, and why Its Inventor disappeared mysteriously, are the questions answered In a breathlessly moving yarn of Inter national intrigue and the loyalty to Des saud of a young American newspaper woman, who balks a plot to steal the se cret of his invention. THE SOJOURNER. By Robert Dull Elde. 335 Pp. 11.30. Harper & Bros. From boyhood Jack Holllday has been In love with Violet Spencer, the sister of his best friend, Kenneth Spencer, his roommate at Princeton, cheats In an examination, and Jack feels bound to report htm. Late on the night following JOHN A. SWANSON, Pros. SlfeSIcftnwfitt WM. L. I10LZMAN, Trens. 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Ho Indignantly refuses the bribe and at one stroke loses the woman ho loves and his best friend. Jack Is expelled and dis owned by his father. A year Inter finds him a cowboy on a western ranch, to which Kenneth comes on a visit to a mine In which he has an Interest, and with him the girl to whom Jie Is en gaged. The drama that follows bears the stamp of reality arid the characters are well drawn. Ifly Vaughun nobbs-Merrlll JOHN O' JAMESTOWN. Kester. 853 Pp. 1.35. Co. The hero of Jamestown Is the central figure In the story, which Is told by a young Englishman. The greater part of tho book 1b filled with an account of the first three years at Jamestown the hardships, the starvation, sickness and death, the relations with the Indians, the Intrigues and conspiracies among the colonists, the explorations, and the first attempts at cultivating the soli. There Is plenty of exciting adventure In the course of the story, and tho author has managed quite skillfully tp keep the main threads of the latter well entangled until they are all cleverly separated at the end. CnOOKED TRAILS AND STRAIGHT. By Wllllum MacLeod Ralne. 333 rp. tl.2G. Q. W. Dillingham & Co. A western story, made up of stirring exploits and exciting events, based upon the bitter enmity existing between the cattlemen and the shecpherders on the Arizona frontier. There Is plenty of ac tion, and well xcrulnted periods of sus pense, as well as a love story attrac tively worked out. THOItNEY. Alexander Black. 80S IJy Pp. 11.25. McBrlde, Nast & Co. A girl of 18 has been alone on a tropical Island for six years, her father having died shortly after they were shipwrecked. There Is another shipwreck, and this time it Is a young man who Is cast ashore. The situation la rather cleverly handled by the author, and the romance ends happily In rescue and return to civilization. Juvenile. BT. DUNBTAN BOY SCOUTS. By Warren U Eldred. S35 Pp. 81.00. Loth rop, Leo & Bhepard Co, The boys of St. Dunstan's school are types of the best sort of American youth. They become Interested In tho "Boy Scout" movement and organize a "patrol" at the school. There Is work for them of a mysterious and puzzling nature, and they acquit themselves well. In conclu sion, they have a very enjoyable week's "hike." HARPER'S BOOK FOB YOUNQ NATURALISTS. By Alpheus Hyatt Ver rill. 877 Pp. 81.C0. Harper & Bros. Written with tho aim of helping boy collectors to gather and arrange their collections Intelligently, It Is difficult to Imagine a book more valuable or Inter esting to every boy. Here are no dry discussions of species, no long technical terms to frighten the boy, but valuable suggestions and directions from actual Attractive Feature of the Omaha Summer School of Missions experience. Taxidermy, trapping, catch ing and mounting Insects, dredging at tho seashore all are explained. Directions are also given for the making of a museum; then' follow the divisions de voted to birds and bird nests; insects, fish, reptiles nnd batrachlans, mammals, marine Invertebrates, rocks, minerals and fossils, Indian relics and botanical collections. The Illustrations are all original and many unique photographs show the subjects In their natural haunts and attitudes. PRUE'S JOLLY WINTER. By Amy Brook. 250 Pp. 81. Lothrop, Leo & Shepnrd Co. A center of Interest Is the dancing school with Its funny, fussy teacher, and tho ungraded village day school, with Its pupils of all sizes, Is amusingly de scribed. A mystery Is furnished by the "haunted mill" until It Is learned who haunts It, and a more real excitement by tho loss of little Prue In a snowstorm thnt closed the school. POLLY OF LADY OAY COTTAGE. By Kmmn C. Dowd. 228 Pp. 81. Houghton, Mifflin company. 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After severe hardships, he and his friends gather the scattered Texas forces for a mighty effort against Santa Anna and the Mexican army. LITTLE TOP8Y TURVY. By Cairo Frances Warren. 106 Pp. M cents. David McKay. Nature lessons are made Interesting, and, In fact, delightful, In this little book. Children will find recreation and pleasure in every page. BERT WILSON'B FADEAWAY Dhu BERT WILSON AT THE WHEEL. By J. W. Dutfleld. CO cents. Sully & Klein telch. 1 Two of the latest and most Interesting of the "Bert Wilson series," the first tells how a base ball pennant was won by the masterly pitching of the young re cruit, and the second is a story of auto mobile exploits. Both abound In stirring experiences and exciting adventures. Mlaoellaneon. "MISTRESS DAVENANT, THE DARK LADY OF SHAKESPEARE'S SON NETS." by Arthur Acheson. Walter M. Hill, publisher. Mr, Acheson has struck a new note in criticism, dealing with a phase of th Shakespearean controversy somewhat neglected. 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