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THE BEE OMAHA, .MONDAY, MAY 25, 1914. me TOE PROFESSORS MYSTERY A Leading Lady's Jewels The Magnificent Collection of Gems Owned by Onarming Fannio Ward. Reproduction by Special Permission from Harper's Bazar. Copyright, 1JH. by Harper's Qatar ' vWELLS HASTINGS BRIAN HOOKER. "iin I LLUSTHATIONS by HANSON BOOTH corvnioiiT 1911 yntE dodds-mcrriu. company "4 And tlicro he stood lYoti Can Begin This f'Grca Story To-day by Reading This First Trof. Croshy casuo'r.v noountr6 HI & suburban trolley fetation MI3s Tftbori whom he had mt nt a ChHtmad PRftV, both blnc bound (or the AlmMei'B. Dn tho way tlies trftllsy In wreoKed, Hear" th8 Tabor home,. and tltr Crosby goes' 18 upend the lilcht. After 1-etlHnn ho 13 summoned and turned ttUt, to flrtd fic commodations at a nearby lnri rid 6X planatlon boinu glvpn lilm. lie ert counters Mr. Tabor In A heated debit to with n rough looking Italian turf nm day, nnd leamd the Italian Is one GarUcal. Later at tho Alnsleys he meetd MIpM Tabor again, and thsY ftra eettlni? on famously, when Dr. Walter field, JIIm Tabor's stepbrother turns up, and catts her off home. Crosby Is warned lid MUSI not try to seo Miss Tabor again. tie persists, and Is Invited to accompany tier on a midnight trip to tho olty, Where they rescuo Sheila, Mlsa TdUof's Olil nurse, from the effects ot an agialW committed on her by Cafiiael, who turns out to b: Sheila's hllfildttia, in eienillfltf from the city with Bheilfi, thsy liavo a brush with the police, but (IVoid t)ltlff detained or Identified, Tlils fcdta tl newspapers Into tho eatile, , aitrt fllle of tho reporters, who coms oldneht (0 th trail, turns oilt to be Mttslaan, an flit) pal of Crosbys, who Is persuaded to sup press tho Tabor Hnm, find 10 assist In cleaning tip the mystery. In tlio mean time Crosby has gottpit Intd the .fiood trrACes of the Tabor family, lias learned UAt it , IS Mariraret Who Wedded Ur, iieid, whild he is, in Jovd with Jllrlam, ho answers to tha fttmily fist hams of " will uviil working with a sang of graders near the Tabor home, and, manage to stir up quite a row with him. When Shdlla Inter- VAnon Prn.hu ..hiMi. , 1 . rr ""no ticia juio an inumaio conversa tion with Airs. Tabor, only to be Inter rupted by Lady and her fnther. As a result of tho conversation that followod Lady Is left rrlth her mother, who seems UnaUlv vrrltpd. TVhiln Criuhv nnrl lr Tnbor go 10 havo a smohe nnd talk over Wie situation. Tabor explains that his wife's health has been Shattered since T.nc death of a daughter several years nrlor and that conditions are becoming pnbearablc. Carucei la tha storm-centor. and they ajree that ho must be gotten rld,of. Sheila Is to help. Crosby troeB roc to town and encounters MarLean, who has dug Up some information as to Carucei. MacLean explains tho situation, that is leading up to tho solution of the mystery. It involves a visit to a spiritual, lttio seance, which croiby makes under Itfaclean's guldanco It dcvolopos tho rrtedlum pretends to produce the spirit of Mrs. Tabor's dead daughter, tho wife of Dr. Held. Lfavini the seono of tho t-eance, Crosby sobs Carucei on the streot and follows him tn a drinking place, where the, Italian meets Dr. Held and a giant, and drinks are served for threo. It becomes apparent that Held has a scheme on foot, for Crosby notes that Cancel's drink Is drugged, whllo neither bMHa others IS drinking. A large roll of bills Is handed CAi'UCci jutt before ho collapses and Is carried out. The giant comes, back with tho Money nnd slvas It In ni(;. frnnby accosts Raid, and thsy The Veteran He has been through many wan. He bears the mark ot battle. But the mark of old nge he has escaped. For grey I hair is the mark of age he uses affair neaith It restores natural color to grey or faded hair, cleanses the scalp, strengthens the hair. It is not a dye. Satis faction or your money back. SOcuUlUfaciSi. StajbtodfasttWlOc olfctlcr'istm. rUi Bw Srx. C., KtmtA. R. J. iCj ft4 JJeC'e, i't sa "etsty. HU ' t n on the sidewalk. quarrel. Ileld has plnnnrd to havs Qarucvl shanghaied; Crosby meets Sheila ana leim ner nnai nas nsDnened to her husband, flhn tells lilm nf the death of Miriam Tanor and her Inrant child, and lays the hlamn on Dr. Held, with a suc- gostlon ' that Mrs. Tabor needs a priest morn than a doctor. While Crosby Is puxxiinr over uhalln's story, he Is called on tho tnlenhnno by Tabor, who tells him Mrs. Tabor has startod for town alone. ona nsKa urosby to Keep track or her. ClIAI'TKR XX. Nor Understand All I See. (Continued.) Shu came on quickly, carrying a llttls shopping bag, nnd stepping with a cer tain blrdllko alertness. It was hard to Imagine that this eager, pretty lady, with her spun-class hair and her brlcht eyes, could be either 111 or In trouble. I let Iter pass mr, and followed at a little dis tance Into the waiting room; then crossed over and met her face to facn by the telephone booths on the west side. Her greeting was a fresh surprise. "Why, Mr. Crosby, this In delightfully fortunate. I was just going to call you up, and here you spring from the earth as It I had rubbed a magic ring. You must havo known that I was thinking about you. You'ro not going away, are you? Or meeting any one?" If sho meant anything In particular, I had reason to feel embarrassed; but the bit;, childish eyes that smiled Into my own seemed wholly Innocent of sus picion. "No," I said. "I've been seeing some body off. and I'm very gladly at your service for as long as you like." I was p'raylng heaven to Inspire me with men dacity. "Well, that's the best that could havo happened. I earne In town to see some friends, and I promised myself to see you at the same time Excuse me Just half a minute, while I telephone them." She slipped Into the booth, leaving me hesitating outside. Evidently here was my chance to call up Mr. Tabor, and re port; but she kept glancing out at me through the class doors as she talked, qulto casually, but still with observant Interest; and I dared not shut mself In a booth lest sho should either suspect or escape. Hh was out again before I could make up my mind. "Now take mo to lunch," sho said gaily, "and after that, If you haven't grown tired of such a frivolous old creature, I'll set you free by : or 3 o'clock, at tho latest." I took her to the Waldorf, for no better reason than that It was cool Vnd close at hand; wondering all the way how In tho world I was tn get word to the family, and keeplnk up my end rather absently In a conversation, which with a younger woman would have been merrily flirtatious, and wanted only relief from preoccupied anxiety to be very delight ful fencing. Mrs. Tabor "was In that state of fluffy exhilaration, that heightening and brightening of spirit which In a man would havo been hilarity, and which tn a woman may equally well mean the excitement of pleasure or the tension of Imprisoned pain. She was a little above herself, but thre was absolutely nothing to tell me why. And she kept me too busy In finding the next answer to plan what I should do the minute afterward. "Of course. Mr. Crosby," she began f.hcn we were settled at our table, "this Is another of my horrible and mysterious disappearances. I've actually come to the great city, In broad daylight, without a chaperon. Isn't It reckless of me?" "Desperately." I answered. "And not a soul knows where you are? Won't they be shocked and surprised when they miss you?" She shook out a little laugh. "Let them; It's their own fault. If I'm to b treated like an European school girl. I shall at least have the pleasure, of acting like one. They need Imagination enough to conceive of my being able to take care of myself now and then. I'm not In my arrond childhood, yet only In my second ri'lhood." "At least let me telephone them that ou'ro with me. I .won't say why or where, and we ran make a mystery of that " "?ot a bit of it." Her voice sharpened Just a trifle. "That would spoil the Row Read On y y y y y li rarls and diamonds ars Miss Ward's favorite Jewels. Her collection Includes 1 some very rare and valuable atones, and soma with very Interesting nlslurles. The collection as shown here does not lncludt her remarkable diamond! tiara or tur quoise corontt. which she left In Letidot., knowing she would not wear them hero She lias designed many of the settings for her Jewels. Her rings are very Un usual. Instead of the gold band she has circlets of tiny diamonds, set 'n plati num, In which the major Jewel also Is set. Ono of her rings has a largo pendant pearl hanging from It, on a slender plati num chain. Another has an ''Old Mine" diamond attached In the same way. This stone was originally as large as a hazel nut, but some ot Its size was sacru'Wd tn tho cutting, as Miss Ward wanted It, wholo lesson. They needn't worry unless they choose. Then when I come home, If they make a fuss over me I hall say: 'Now see how silly you've been. I've been having luncheon with Mr. Crosby.' You wouldn't tako the edge off of that disclosure?" Bhe tilted her head on one aide. "But they ought to krlow merely that you're safe." I ventured. "Safe? What should I be but safe7 No" She put out an emphatic little hand, "I'm free from the convent, and I'm not going to be taken tn task by so young and good-looking a confessor. Be sides, I'm ashamed of, you. Where's your gallantry? You don't tr.tm to ap preciate xno nonor or xur secret ai an. "Perhaps the trouble It," I said cau tiously, "that 1 don't understand tho secret myself. What did you mean when you said" "Oh, that!!" she laughed. "Why, I meant the hardest thing In the world for a man to understsnd. nnd that Is-Just nothing at all. You had all of you been so studld and serious and uncomfortable that night that I felt It would serve you right to make you Jump. So I mads a llttlo mystery of my own, and It worked beautifully. It sounded every bit as sensible as yours, too." She was beyond me. Two or three times after that I worked, around to the same subject, but she evaded me so deftly that I could not for the life of mo be sura whether It was evasion of uncon sciousness; and my attempts to communi cate with the family mot with no better fortune. At last I tried to leave her for a moment on the plea of. calling a tax Icab. "You live on Table Mountain, and your name Is Truthful James," was her com ment. "Taxlcaba are scarce In Stam ford, Mr Crosby, and It wfculd take too long to get one here. Iet the waiter call one from those outside." At that, I gavo up with u pood grace. I should be fre to report as soon as I had left her with her friends, and a few minutes more or less could not matter much by now. She gave the chauffeur an address In tho sixties and we were presently there; one of these new Ameri can basement houses sandwiched In among the older hrownstono fronts of the more conservative blocks. During the short drive, she had been silent and I thought a little disturbed; but her fare well was bright with reawakened gaiety. 'I shall measure your enjoyment by your secrecy. Mr. Confessor," she purred, with tilted head and raised forefinger. "You may tell my anxious warders Just as much as you pleas, and the leas you confide In them the morn I shall flatter myself of your confidence In me. Now I leave you to your conscience." She was standing in the doorway, her hand upon tho bell, and I had turned back to the waiting taxlcab, when a somber and respectablo electric brougham turned tho corner and drew slowly up to the curb. I recognized with, an uncom- to be as nearly oval as possible. The tiny watch, crusted with diamonds, hanging from a pesrl chain, was once the property of tho late empress of ustrla. It was given to Miss Ward by the Arch duke Ferdinand. The gold bs But with diamonds and emeralds, was u wedding gift from Barney Barnato. Tho dlamonl sorpent bracelet Is her mascot. She nevor rlays vlthout It. Frequently It Is tho only bit of Jewelry she wears. Is'e:!c- f : Aim to Be Perfect Man or Woman Vs By ADA PATTEHSON. Hecently a judge died in a western state and columns of sincere iroumlns In tho press marked his passing. Til isv who thought their way through the columns discerened some thing beside the unquestioned sin cerity of their ex pressions of praise They noted the remarkable range of the Qualities set forth. I knew this judge and knew that every enco m I u m bestowed upon him was dn eerved. Not only was ho a Just judge, a brilliant lawyer, a good husband, a good father, an eminent citizen, a loyal friend, but a' man with a kci-n sppetltc for, and enjoyment of life The fact that he r.iurlted tne ptslse bestowed upon him for rJ' of Hms-j nha'is jof lil character called 'ttt'illu to the s..f.tri oi wnat is a uii'U le Miiiltinn. Thi? judge was sn iuMiM-"ly uinbitkus man, eager for approliit' n ns p chil. sensitive, too, as a child, to adverse crifdsm of his acts, t pos-usod r.f In. finite courage In doing what he .he- fortabln shock that the driver was no other than the Tabors' former chauffeur, the unworthy Thomas who had deserted Lady and myself at the crisis of our midnight adventure; snd I thought that under his mask of the impassive servant ho recognized me somen hat uncom fortably. I glanced back tn see If Mrs. Tabor had seen him also. She waa Iran Ing against the door ot the house, clutch ing at the handle as If for support, or In a desperate anxiety to enter; every lino, of her face and figure writhing and agonized with unmistakable terror The bang of the brougham door behind ma and the sound of a shrill precise voice MBMSt that I remembered mads me turn my eyea to tho street and as I did so the hang of the front door sounded behind me Ilk an echo. Mrs. Tabor had dis appeared Into tha house, the brougham was starting rapidly away, and there on the sidewalk stood tha man' whom Reld had twice brought secretly home. iTo Bo Continued Tomorrow. J Iiccj are a passion with this piquant lltllo actress. Sbo lica an alinont barbaric lovo for chains of Jewels, One uf tn .bochon turquoise Is set In lU.u.indi, ufid another, entirely of diamonds, has a curious clssp, with a larxe ruby ns tht contcr of the three stomis. Of psarl necklaces, her jewel box holds half a dozen, which may be combined under u round diamond clasp, as the throe are shown In this picture J llevcrt to bo right, no mii-.t-.r mint storm of pusslng publlo odljm Ho might ln.to xiy his rulings, Yet whllu lie was umbl tlous he did not des.-vo what Imncctor Byrnes of tho New York police once said of men anxious for tho .ijiplit ,s ot U-,v follows; "Watch tho very M'Tvmiuiis mint Ho vlli turn sharp oriwrs." lie was o Just Judge and no broatu of K'Hk'l'ii ever ciouaea tue escutcheon uf his honor, He was a fond and faithful liutbund Pad as Is the commentary on masculine 1 nature, fondness is not always a gtaran itco of fidelity. "I don't Knuv vihy I fn It was tho only explanation of a nun (V,ho had been apprehended In an attempt , to make love to his secretary could make iM ran aoes. me speech of-currcd In a Phiy on a New York stage, causing niters by some, discussion by others, Well, the Judco didn't make love to his 1 set ritary. Rather he earned the eeo j mlum of Octave Thanet pronounced upon C olonel Robert O. Ingersoll: "Ifo was the llfrlonc lover of one woman " o ,n n. mtijrur who uBcu inc weapon i of a profound knowledge of the law, not fpr ilie prosecution of the oppressed and ! unfortunate, hut for their relief. Cir cumstances occasionally forced him Into the office ot prosocutor, but after secur ing one man's conviction he afterwards begged for leniency and saved his life. "There's a world-wide difference between high justice whloh Is broad humanity and the quibbling technicalities of the law," ho said. Ho was public spirited, always at the fore of any movement for the betterment of his city and. the strengthening of his state nnd the glory of his country. Ills . aunchncss ns a friend waa as prow, si as the strength or Cllhraltar. as unwavering as the silence of tho Sphinx. He was one of those companions who brightens an hour and lightens the burdens of life. As a father ho was ten der and comrade-like, yet Just, ns waa the Roman Judge who sentenced his son to death when that son was found to he. an enemy to the state. He fashioned his son's character upon the precept: "The proper ambition Is to be a perfect man." There wo have It. All the wisdom of all the ages has given us no greater pre cept. Try to be a perfect man or woman. I It wn may not reach the stars we may gate upon them. To do our work well and zestfully and at tha aamn time ap proach as nearly as may he to a perfect character Is the right ideal. To do one thing well while being many things that are worth while Is th normal aim. Genius will take care of Itself. Like lovo It cannot Ns controlled. But through- inraa and blanc are sufficient alms for the 30 of every 1,000 mes and women. Mott housewives make It a habit to keep their larder well supplied with cold cuts, which are exceedingly tonvcnlent to serve nhen unexpected and unwelcome vlrltors drop. In. Th most common ot these delicatessen morsels Is cold shoulder. This Is a favorite d.sh with brides, who almost Invariably servo it In large, solid chunks to their husband's people and his old friends. It Is equally good, however, to offer to rrtuumptuous people who knew you hi the duys when you were poor snd strug gling, and who et:ll havo the presumption to call you "Hill" or "Sally" when you are r.ch and prosperous, and have moved from Brooklyn to Fifth avenue. lnV.tud, ctld shoulder Is tho most fanitlUr article of food among those who have Just made their fortunos. They ate, always giving It to some one. Or getting It from somebody else, and there Is probably more or It consumed In this city than anywheru Cuts in the world. New Yorkers Invnrlably hand It out to Pitts burphers under tho Impression that It la their favorite article of diet, while when the Oemtstlv brand runs out In New York they Import It from Europe, the cut direct of cold shoulder from people ot title txlnt a sweet morsel that New York milt onalies roll on tliolr tongues. To pi op re cold shoulder take a barrel of snobbishness, a bushel of Idiocy, a peck of egotism and a pound of superciliousness, snd mix well together. When these are thoroughly blended flavor with enough Ingratitude, for past favors and broken ties of friendship to make It b'.ttcr. Add scltlshnres snd truelty to taste, and steep yourself In thin mixture. Follow these rules and you cannot fall to produce an artlfle of cold shoulder that will have no superior n the insrket, and of which no one will ever ask a second helping. There Is nothing that a housewife can serve at her table that will do to much to reduco tho high cost of living as cold shoulder, and this Is why In so many homes It Is invariably tho piece de re.Vstanco when the husband dares bring a frlond homo to dinner. Another favorite dish with married women, and an article of food that they al ways keep on Ice, Is pickled tongue. Sonio women servo this at all hours to their family and friends, nnd ovon regale their servants upon It, hut the majority ot wives save It as a particular tidbit for their husbands. The Impression prevails that men have an especial hankering after this piquant morsel Into at night, particularly after they have boen spending a fow hours with their friends In ths smoke-laden ntmosphere of a poker gsme, whew perhaps, there was also noma beer. Whether husbands really are so keen about pickled tongue upon such occasions, or whether they find It somswhat In digestible. U not kpown, hscause after perceiving how much trouble nnd tlmo and worry their wives have spent In preparing an unlimited supply of th's domestic staple for their con sumption they fecj It best simply to gulp It down In silence. Thus do wo pcrcclvo the wisdom of the nursery trnlnlng which trachea small boys to oat what Is set before them, and as); no questions. There ar ninny ways ot preparing pickled tongue, each housewife, In deed, having her own specific rules nnd her tried and true reclpo for mak ing1 this relish to domestic life. We can, however, heartily recommend the following formula, which Is followed In many of our best families: To properly pleklo a tongue, first put It down in brine, Make your brlno by weeping a barrelful ot tears over the most foolish and trivial hap penings. When tht tongue simply drips tcsrs and Is to salty that the mere thought of It makes a man want to take to drink, It Is ready to pickle. , Then take on unlimited supply ot the vinegar of tcmner. throw In enough of ths mustard of splta to make It bite, and sufficient ot tha cayenna of mall" to causo it to burn and blister. Then season It to. taste with reproaches and ausr plclons and unguarded accusatlohs-the more bitter these arc the better. Sptce fa up still higher by dragging oUt all of a man's weeknrsses and rehashing them with any unpleasant facta you happen to have In your possession concerning his family. Btccp your tongue In this mixture for about tour or five hours, while you aro waiting for your husband to come home at night, and then serve It to him, good and plenty, while t Is still on tho frits. Tickled Tongue mny be served cither plain, with a simple garniture of curl papers and Mother Hubbard wrapper, br as a kind of floating Island surrounded by a sea of tears. Pickled Tongue cannot be recommended as wholesome, yet many men partake of It overy night and still survive. As roast beef la tha national dish of Knglnnd. spaghetti of Italy, saurkraut of Germany, and oatmeal of Hcotlnnd, so Tig's Feet Is of New York. It Is the proud bosst of thin great city that nowhere el so und'r the sun aro there so many Pigs' Foot, nor aro they so largo and luscious, snd so within the reach of all. rich and poor alike, as In New York, Everywhere you go In Now York Pigs' Feet aro served to you, but the very finest nnd best are to be found In tho Slihwny. To preparo Plgc Feet a' la Subway1, take a large, able-bodied, husky male per son, with long legs that end In a pair of about No. II socks. Plsce the msle per son In a scat at tho back of the neuk, so that his legs will extend out In the aisle as far as possible. Cross, these extremities at an angle of forty-five degrees, ax this will onnhle lilm to uso ono foot to trip up people an they enter the car. and the other to smear mud over tho expensive clothes of women. Then Jam tha car as full as possible of assorted sizes of men, women and children, add a motorman who starts and stops tho car with a Jerk that musses up everybody around with tho Pigs' Feet, and flavor the whole with blasphemy and cursing. Another very delirious brand of rigs' Feet Is nisde from the hoofs of the theater hog, who forces everybody to hurdlo oven his hoofs as they come in and go out of their seats at tho play. According to statistics the life of the average New Yorker Is very short and full of Internal pains. Scientists account for this on the ground that New York ers aro forced to practically subsist on Plgn' Feet. FBSBBHbHbl b2fl Evtf j9 iSBPlV .StSBHVSr UKk &nar Advice to lly BKATRICK FAIRFAX. Burn Them. Dear Miss Fairfax: I have been mar ried one year, and love my husband dearly. Now he kept company with a girl before I knew him. When we started to keep company he asked me to bum any letters or plcturon I had from othor men, and I did so. J find lovo letterii and pictures which he received from his girl. I feel hurt becsuso I Imagine t.o still loves the other girl and keeps these things in remembranco of her. What shall I do with them? M. Men aro not given to any sentimental cherishing ot remembrances, and he has probably forgotten ho has them. Destroy them snd say nothing to him about It. Wait Five Years. Dear Mlsu Fairfax: I am a young man, ape seventeen, nnd am in love with a girl one year my senior. She loves me and I lovo her. My parents object to our "wrcrroNnirMAisirArL. wngr. An .Ideal Hotel -reiih am Ideal Situation, the Lovelorn being cngagea The reason of my parents' objection Is because she hsn no parents. What would you advlso me to no. as I am heartbroken? II. W. You are a mere child and cannot dream of taking the responsibility of marriage without the help and consent of your parents. Mind Mother, of Coarse, Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a boy of 17. and am In love with a glrj 16 years of sge. She continually asks me to quit my position and pay more attention to her. My mother says If I cease to work sho will stop my spending money . on Sunday. So which would you advise me to do? ' J. P. L. Your Inquiry Is enough to make one regret that corporal punishment Is no longor In fashion. Your mother seeks your future welfare; (he girl doesn't. Which, you aak, should you heed. 1 am ashamed of you because I you hesitate. I I