Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 16, 1916, Page 8, Image 8
t THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1916. . Dramatized and Produced by the Vitagraph Company From the Popular Novel of the same name , " , by C. N. and A. M. Williamson MR. EARLE WILLIAMS ai-CHRISTOPHER RACE MISS MARGUERITE BLAKE as LADY IVY DE LISLE . . Next Week Another Story and New Picture i Copyright, lilt, by the Star Company. AlfYorelsii Klsjiti reitrvtd. " r CHAPTER I: JANUARY. " ( .The Car and His Majesty. It- was such an unusually beautiful and striking car that everyone looked at It, then turned to look again. This was what Christopher Race had counted upon. r" "Good old Scarlet Runner!" he said as he drove. "Oood old girl, you're making your Impression." --.Slowly the red car moved up Regent street as far as Oxford Circus, where it turned to roll back, like some great, splendid beast pacing the length of a vast cage. It was past 7 o'clock: but the sky was a blue and silver mosaic of stars and electric globes pulsed with white lights that struck and giintsdon the rich scarlet panels of the automobile. The army of workers pouring home from shop and factory, the army of pleasure-seekers pouring Into reetaur- ant and theater, all looked at the car, straining their eyes to make out the crest rold and dark blue painted on scarlet; and those among the crowds who were women looked also at Christopher Race. - . ". , He drove alone, but he was dressed ' Hire a gentleman,' not In the gloried livery of a chauffeur. He was a thin, - dark, eagle-faced young man, with an air of breeding not contradicted by his evident self-consciousness. His mouth clean-shaven gave him strength of uharacter, and his eyes a senna of hu mor and high daring. The electric globes lit his face with the fierce intensity of theater foot- , lights, revealing in It not one mean line. But it was not only the good looks of the driver that-attraeted at tention; It was his extraordinary be havior. . He sharply scanned each passerby as if searching the crowd for some lost friend; and whenever he caught the eye of a well-dressed man who might, from his appearance, have a good bank account and a correspond ingly good position In society, up went the gloved band of the motor-driver In evident Invitation. At the same time he smiled and slightly lifted his eye brows so that his whole face seemed to ask a question, v i, No one responded to his agreeable signals and he arrived at the corner of Charles street without stopping once. 1 ' ' In this quiet thoroughfare of re Tmectohle private hotels and better class lodging bouses was drawn up an automobile, handsome enough to rival the red ear. It was dark green In col or, and it stood silent and sad before a discreet-looking doorway silent be cause, apparently, there was some mi- Ugn reason for its silence. As he slowed down to pass the green, car, the discreet door opened and a gentleman came out en the pavement ' He was dressed as an English gen tleman should be when he Is going to !' dinner on a winter evening In Lon don; but, though he looked above ail things a gentleman, he did not look like an English gentleman. i Under the sleek !!k. b, and above the thick, white silk handkerchief that .' filled In the "V" of the black overcoat, was a face which an observant person could hardly have passed without a cond glance. Never before had the young men In the red car beheld that face In the flesh, save once, when as a Httle boy he had been taken to a grand pageant to gase In awe at. those same clean-cut features (or others exactly like them), nnder a glittering silver helmet. But, unless he were egregloualy mistaken, be had seen . the face in a hundred photographs, m as many black-and-white drawings In illustrated Journals he hsd seen It caricatured, in comic sketches and flashed on to white sheets by blographs at music hails. ' For a moment Christopher Race forgot all about his car, ana his Inter- est In the car that was disabled. But the first words spoken by the gentle- man with the shining hat and neat overcoat reminded him forclly of all ' three. . N'o better suecessT'. asked a clear voice. In perfeet English, enrlohed by slight foreign acoent. t i "I am very sorry indeed, sir," apolo. glzed the chauffeur, but I haven't been able yet to make out what's the mat ter. Something wrong with the car buretor or the Ignition.". . ' "I'm late already." broke In the gen tleman, visibly bolstering up his pa tience. I f ' ' !-.-' ' - , It was this moment that the driver of the red car chose for making his habitual gesture, .which he accom-f panled with the usual Inviting smile and questioning lift of the eyebrows. Instantly the keen gase- of the man j . SKith the waxed moustache fixed his. "Why do you hold up your hand?1' inquired the clear tones, with the un- English accent. At the same time the speaker tried' to- mask his face In shadow, backing away from the blase of the two cars' acetylene lamps. '"1 hold uo my hand because I'm plying for hire," answer Christopher Race. -... j "Eh? Plying for hire with thafcar? . . You are Joking, I suppose." Tone and eyes expressed astonishment, perhaps distrust. But the red automobile had. come to a dead stop, and the gentle. man In the tall hat had stepped to the edge of the pavement to examine it at close quarters, also to examine, incidentally, its driver, "Not at all," said Christopher Race, "unless life Is a Joke. I'm out to gain a livelihood. I have no license to live, but I have a license to drive. If you would care to see it .. , "Hal" said the other, "you are a remarkable pair, plying for hice j you and your car. May I ask if you are m tne employment or some per son who sends you out on this bust nessr ". .. ', ''' - ,. . "I'm my own employer under Fate. I drive my car; Fate drives me. , .''" - - "Indeed? I'm Inclined to think and the keen eyes flashed to the ttnk- . erlng chauffeur "that Fate intends you to drive me. , What do you think about It!" ' ' ' :' "I should be dellghted.to think that you are right," returned Christopher Race. ' ' -,'-.' i "Very well," said the other; "I Villi ravage you for the evening. You nan take me where 1 wish to go, and r wait if my chauffeur can- bring my car round later,- you can go; but in any case you (hall nave tne same money. .What are jour cnargesr "For, the entire evening, five guin eas," lata cnnstopner. - 'Good: that la nettled." Tne gentle man stepped forward, and the owner of the red car and the chauffeur of the green one both sprang to open the door for him. But he waved them back. "I shall sit with the driver' he announced, with the air of one ac customed to quick decisions, and never to have them gainsaid. "Do you know Desmond House?" he asked, when he was In his place, and Christopher ready to start The driver was not surprised in the circumstances to. hear the name of a historic place, owned by a man whose ancestors hod helped to make not only Its history, but the history of nations. He replied quietly - that he did know Desmond house. "Then drive me there. If you please, and as aul'ckly as you. can," sul his employer. "Meantime I shall be pleas ed to have you solve the mystery c .yourself and your fine car." fhrlntntiher obliged. "If I had failed to earn at least the sum of five guineas before m tonignt. nothing could prevent me from losing another sum, amounting approximate ly to.176,000 pounds," , He invited Christopher to go on with, the .story, and Christopher did, in a Way perfectly frank, simple, and a little humorous. , "The 176,000 , pounds or ( there aboutsare my uncle'n," said he. "Also a rather nice house in the coun try, and a few other things which I was brought up to believ. would even tually be mine. ' But my uncle heard stories about my life which didn't please hUn, and they were, all true. , "Besides, It more were needed, I'd refused to marry some girl he want ed me to take, to please. So he sent for me, and all my deceitful meek ness and sweetness of manner was of no use. He saw through me, and told me I was an Incorrigible young scoun drel. Also, he told me his plan for my future. It was to cut down my al lowance from eight to 100 pounds a year, Just enourh to keep me fed, clothed and housed In decency, which, in his opinion and in mine, when I came to think of it was more than I deserved. - "I heard him through tothe e-'. and then proposed a substitute plan. I admitted the young scoundrel, but denied the Incorrigible. I said I thought he might give me a chance to show that I had a backbone. As proof of this existence I refused the allowance, asking my uncle to keep hits money and reserve hls Judgment Said I 'If within a year I'm a reform ed character that is, If I've shown that I'm able not only to make my own way In the world, but to make It like a gentleman will you reconsider, and not leave the family house and the money away from the last repre sentative of your name?' - " 'All right,' said he, 'It's a bargain. But I don't believe you can do it.' "And this,'! said Christopher, "Is how Km doing It. Tou are my first pay passenger, barely In tlnve." "I am gloa to be the one wno Brings you luck," said the young man's pas senger. - " 'You are at my disposal for the eve ning, I believe," said Christopher's passenger, as Scarlet Runner entered the drive and slowed down for its approach to the door, "My car may come or it may not. in any case, i wish you to wait" Ten minutes passed, may be, and the thoughts of Christopher Race had glided from the affairs of his late passenger to his own. He was won dering when he might expect to get his dinner, when the one thing whleh of all others he did not expect hap pened, Close to Scarlet Runner ap peared the figure which a rew minutes ago had been ceemoniously ushered Into the house. There it was the slim, soldierly form, seeming taller than if was Because or its upright bearing. There was the shining hat, shading the clear features; there the folded white handkerchief and. the neat overcoat Surprised, but hiding surprise at sight of the guest of the evening, un escorted and out of door when he ought still to have been engaged with his oysters, Christopher sprang from his seat and awaited orders. - "Saunders' hotel, Charles street. Pal' Mall quick!" said , the crisp voice with the foreign accent But It was less crisp than before, and betrayed agitation. ' Had his passenger's last question been repeated, Christopher Race could not have answered it truthfully and at the same time decorously, for he. was consumed with curiosity. One had always heard that this cel ebrated personage was erratic and ad dicted to making decisions on Impulse; but his latest caprice bade fair, it seemed, to break the record. A royal gentleman is asked to a friendly din ner; he accepts, goes; and before he has had five minutes at 'his host's table out he pops, unattended, nerv ous In manner, and demands to be taken , promptly back whence he came! However, Christopher drove on. In a reflective mood and at b pace to suit It, until he had reached Charles street There, at the door which had given him his fare and his adventure, he stopped. - I " "Go in and Inquire if Lord Thahet and Lady Ivy de Lisle have come," the foreign voice directed brusquely. Christopher's face made no comment on tnese instructions, but that was because he had the habits of a mau of the world. Within, he was ex cited and curious, for the earl of Thanet and his daughter were distant cousins' of Christopher Race, and nat urally he would have liked to know the why and wherefore of his majes ty a Interest In their movements. If the name of lrd. Thanet alone had been mentioned it would not have itruck him so oddly, for Lord Tnanet had at one time been connected with the diplomatic service, and had spent years on the continent. But why did one of the first gentlemen of Europe eave a. dinner party In tne miasi 10 inir at a hotel fur Ivy de Lisle? i His majesty had a consort to whom ; he was devoted, ana no was not 10 uo tempted to a flirtation even by such a beauty as Lord Thanet's 20-year-old daughter, who -had been one of the successes of last season. But, then, a man highly placed Is occasionally un selfish enough to Interest himself in a girl for the sake of another man who needs an advocate. -. And there were two men whoBe names Chris topher bad heard, coupled with Lady Ivy de Lisle's. -' - . - Either might have persuaded this sovereign to plead his cause with the girl's father, for both could claint hlsi country as the land of their birth. One WBS-Jiaron von ttess, me enor mously rich Inventor of the latest quick-firing gun adopted by the Triple Alliance: the other was "young Max Llnd whom Christopher had known slightly and admired greatly at Ox ford the eon of a notorious socialist who had adopted England for a coun try when banisnea trom nis own. a year or two ago there had been a rapprochement between Max, the elder, and an outraged monarch, and a place in the diplomatic service for young Mux had been held out as an olive branch. - ' ' Baron Von Hoss was a good match for any girl below royalty; Wax Llnd, on the contrary, would have difficulty "you win. do itTv-yes i ln making his cause good, with Lady Ivy's father, unless, lndeedja monarch should turn matohmaker. ' An Christopher started to obey or ders he hoped that this mysterious visit had to do with Max JJnd and Ivy det Lisle. If It had he was glad he was concerned with it, ' tot1 Max Lind, all unknown t5Max Linda clever and handsome self had .been1 the hero of Christopher's two best years at Oxford. His hand was on the door, when a' call from his employer gave him pause. "Stop!" said the great man. "1 left a letter here for let ms see was It for Lord Thanet or his daugh ter? one of the two: I really torget to which I addressed it. - That letter I want back. 1 have changed my mind and prefer to write a different one. It Lord Thanet has not ar rived, or If he has arrived, but has not yet read the letter,-1 wish tq. have It again. Should you learn, on the other hand, that the letter has already been received, I will send In a mes sage." . Chrlstopher'-went in somewhat be wildered, but knowing that somehow he must succeed Is accomplishing his errand. 'i v. - ' Christopher was only a poor rela tion, a mere "forty-second cousin," and, moreover, was under the ban bf family disapproval. Nevertheless. Lady Ivy gave him -a lovefy smile of surprised recognition. She was always more than pretty, and a radiant beauty wnen she smiled smiled with gray eyes and pink cheeks and a pair of dimples that gave new life and meaning to red lips. v "Why, father, It's Christopher!" she said. Naughty Cousin Kit! Have you come here to see us?" ' "I came to see If you were here," he replied, hat In hand for her and for Lord Thanet who had only the gnost ot a smile, with no emphasis ing dimples. "I was sent," he added, "by a gentleman who not long ago leii a letter to await your arrival.'.' "Oh, no! we must see what's In It!" broke In the girl, ' "X can't wait. Kit, you knew Max Llnd at Oxford" "Ivy." warned Lord Thanet. "Why shouldn't I tell, as Kit's In his majesty's confidence?" asked the girl, wilfully.1 "We hope we think tha? Max is to be thanked and hon ored for a service oh, well, I'm not fcolng .to say what-a. secret kind of service, but moat Important. And if he. has succeeded, father's promised that Max and 1 ' . . "I will take-It to his majesty my self," suggested Lord Thanet and went to the door: but In an Instant he had returned. "You can take him the letter, tell him that my daughter and I have Just arrived, that he can guess the errand which has' brought us up from the country to town at tnis time: that I am completely -at his service should he wish to speak with me inatend of writing; ana we will remain here in the hall awaiting this message." Sympathetic now as well as pui tled, Christopher took the letter and carried it out to his passenger, who an out snatched it in his eagerness. "Oood!" exclaimed his majesty. "Now let us get away." "But, sir," said Chrlswpher, "Lord Thatret has come and" The gentleman In the tonneau hast ily examined the envelope. "It Is still unopened." ho muttered. . "Lord Thanet has not yet had time I v Ml to read the letter. He wishes to know If he may have the honor of coming out to " "No," said his majesty, Imperatively. Then with lefts Abruptness: "Go back, give Lord Thanet my compliments, and say that I regret not having the time to speak with him this evening, as have an important engagement. for which I am already In danger of being late. My compliments also to Lady Ivy de Lisle, and I am obliged for their courtesy In returning the letter unread.. They shall hear from tne. That is all: ana remember that I am In haste." The message evidently gave disap pointment both to father and daugh ter, though , Christopher guessed that It was for different reasons. , He Uld not doubt that the ''import ant engagement" tor which his fare had declared himself "in danger or being late" was a continuation of the unfortunate dinner-party at Desmond house: therefore the .order which came from the tonneau gave him a double surprise. "The Wood. No Thoroughfare street. Hammersmith." The words struck sharplyon Christopher's ears. His majesty was not, going back to. the dinner-party. - He was going to ihe house of Max Llnd, the elder- Max Lind, the long-ngo banished so cialist. ' : v . What did it mean. " Chris asked himself that the autocratic head of that government was going to pay a secret visit to the Wood tonight. There was no drive leading, up to the house, and Scarlet Runner must wait at the curbstone in Jhe deserted will do it, but- street appropriately named "No Thor oughfare. ' Christopher got down to open the gates, half expecting to find tnem locked, but tney swung apart with a rusty creak, and Sis majesty was Instantly swallowed up in shadow. The Llnds, father and son, were above suspicion ot treachery; but Max, senior, was, or had been, notor ious for his anti-royalist ideas, and some firebrand friend might have taken base advantage of his absence. What if the man had gone Into a trap and should never come out alive? Ten minutes at least had passed since his majesty was devoured by the shadows. If he had knocked and found no one within, there had ibeen more than time for htm to return to the automobile. Some one, then must have received him, but whether in loyalty or treachery Christopher could not hope to discover by blundering to the front door and ringing the bell. Treading on grass to avoid gravel, he skirted the path round the house to the right, and was somewhat re lieved to see a sprinkling of light on the frosted lawn. It was thrown from a long French window which opened to the ground, and as the case ments were ajar, the heavy green cur tains half drawn back, Christopher could see Into the room-beyond. - His majesty stood with his bsck half turned to the window, and facing him was young Max Llnd, in traveling dress, his white face carved in stoke, eyes dark with (tragedy. The visitor held out to his host a small revolver, and Max was taking It "It is the best thing yon can do," his 'majesty said, and through the open window the words reached ears for which they were not meant "The only thing left , for you to de- In honor." ... - "Very' well," Max answered dully. And he looked at the weapon. But Christopher thrilled as he felt It was not the revolver which those tragic eyes really saw. "He sees Ivy," Ivy's cousin said to himself. .. - "You will do It?" "I will do it But" ' "There is a 'but' ?" - ' "My God! Ycb, sir, there Is a 'but'. more than one. There is my father. He was so happy andprud. He be lieved that I should succeed that I should be able to satisfy you. And there is you , know well, sir, there is another," It is better for both of them that you should take this way of wiping out aisgrace. ' "Disgrace! It's a hard word. I tried' so - earnestly. I thought I was si certain, only a quarter .of an hour ago, that I had done well as well as a man could do." "And now that I tell you you were utterly fooled, outwitted by men you should never have trusted, don't you see where you stand ?" "Good night sir. You will learn to morrow that this time it wasn't in vain. ' His majesty took a step towards a door opposite the window, but Max reached it before nlm and opened it "I prefer to find my H'ay out alone," said the visitor. -His' host bowed submissively, and stood at the door unl the erect figure in the dark r-i wtii nau )snea Dili oi signi.. Then, softly, he closed the door, and as he. came back to a desk whleh was placed between door and window Christopher Race threw the casements wide open. "Lind,". he exclaimed, -before the other could move or speak "it's I Christopher Race. Don't you remem ber me? There is no time to apologize and explain, except to say that I drove him to the house, and I've heard some things. 1 thought you were away with your father. 1 followed to protect his majesty in case of a plot; I've stayed to defend you from one." . " . "There Is no plot," said Max Llnd. "I am not so sure. I've seen Ivy tonight you remember we're cousins. She loves you. This will break her heart, poor child." 'IDon't!" stammered Max. ' "I wouldn't If there were no hope, but, believe me, there (sf I want you to wait I want you tm promise" "One such promise as I've made to night is enough? Max cut In, his voice like ice. "You don't know " "I don't know what it Is you tried to do, and failed In, if you did fail. I suppose you were sent on some mis sion perhaps one of those which no' government will acknowledge if It falls, and' ' - "You are right there, f, stupid fool, thought I had been a brilliant success, and expected a personal letter of con gratulation. Ivy, too, and her father but I cannot talk of it It seems that I played Into the hands of the enemy all the while I dreamed they -were playing into mine. I don't even rfow understand, but one takes the word of royalty. . You overheard something, but I know you won't betray i. You meant well though it's no use. You must forget this scene wipe It off the slate. Tomorrow you must be sur prised, with the rest of the world, "Yes, if. ButTl's only 'it.' Lind, I ask you to wait till I come back, with news which may make all the differ ence in the world to you." The white face flushed -painfully and the tragic eyes dilated. "If you mean to fetch Ivy " They grasped hands, and Christo pher went quickly out by the way he had come. v There, by the! car, stood the neat figure In the dark overcoat the keen eyes looking this way and that, under a penthouse frown. "I beg a thousand pardons for keeping you, sir," said Christopher, as he shot out between the half-open gates, "but something's gone wrong with the motor, and I went Inside to look for you, Just to say that I must get .her to the nearest garage before I can take you on. I won't be long; not many minutes are needed for re-: pairs. He bent and fumbled, and' with aL. ......... .nnnn lnnnAnArf few turns of a spanner loosened the Joint of the exhaust-pipe near the sil encer. Then quickly he turned the starting handle, "and Scarlet Runner broke Into a series of sharp explosions, dry as the barking of giant fire crackers. -'-.' . . His majesty stepped back- with less dignity than haste, and uttered, some exclamation In his native tongue, which was lost among. the explosions. "I'll wait- for you," he said. And (not a word about the silencer. unrisiopner ttace - couiu - nave shouted as he flashed away, thVcar yelping maledictions. .When he h&d turned two corners and was well out of earshot from No Thoroughfare street he stooped. and screwed Up the loosened Joint, then darted on again; but not to a garage. It was well for him and well for Scarlet Runner that traffic had gone i '. to sleep, and policemen had some thing more engrossing to think of than springing traps upon reckless motor ists, for Christopher drove as if for the winning of a 'cup; and in eight minutes he was at the door of Des mond house. - L. To ' the extreme surprise of the chauffeur in green and brown, the gentleman chauffeur sounded the big bronze1 knocker with the self-confi dence of a prince. ; The door flew open, and a footman stood revealed,' staring. Christopher wrote something on a VJBItlUK LOI U. v "This must be given Instantly to the- gentleman whose name I have written across the top," he said, point ing at an underscored line. - "It's as much as my place is worth more, sir," stammered the fostman, his respect increasing as the Visitor's peremptorlness Increased. "I don't see how 1 could manage It." ' "I do not care how you manage it provided you do .manage -It; but It will have to be managed," said Chris-'' topher.,-'Give me the cord again." The man gave it, wondering. Christopher took from his pocket a five-pound note (his last, by the way, but that was a detail) and wrapped it round the card. "I will wait here," said he, "and I expect an answer in ten minutes at the latest." : . He got It in six; but it was neither verbal nor in writing. The man to whom he had sent the - urgent mes sage appeared himself at the door. "You are very good," Christopher exclaimed, "But I knew you would come." "Of course I came. I ant not made of stone," sold the other. "And you wrote that it was a matter of life or death for a man I valued." -- "Do you value young Max Llnd, sir?" asked Christopher. - . , "I do. Indeed, and Intend to show my appreciation. He has. Just ren dered me a great service, in accomp lishing a mission tactfully, adroitly, as few. other young men could have accomplished it. And I have done my best not only to assure his career but his happiness for the future as a reward. Why do ask such a ques tion?" v - - Because at this moment Max Lind believes you have doomed him to death, as a ghastly failure who has compromised - the government for which he was working. He believes that you have put Into his hand a revolver and told him the only thing to do Is to blow out his brains." - "Great heavens! But this is mad ness." ,. "v' "It will be suicide In less than an hour, unless you will consent to come with me, sir." "Leave my friends who are enter taining me to go where?" " "To the Wood. Hammersmith the house of the Llnds, where a man who usurps your dignity and uses it for his own or some other's advantage is expecting me- back every moment" "A man who Con you mean Gus tav Krokesius?" "If Gustav Krokestus is the living image of you, sir, has cultivated a voice like yours, and wears clothes copied from yours,"" ' "He does, and for the best of rea sons because he is what vou FnplUh .would call my understudy. A mas wno naturally resembles m remark ably, and Is paid to cultivate every detail of that resemblance, taking my place during my visit here whenever I wish it before the public, that 1 may enjoy myself as I please and not be spied upon by reporters or anar chists. But he is oft duty tonight" .-. Officially, perhaps. Yet he has been at work. He went tojhe Charles street hotel, got bnex a letter left by. you for Lord Thanet who Is my cou sin, and drove out to the Wood " "How do you know all this?" "Because I took him for you, and acted as his chauffeur until I'bagan to suspect. Then ( I came here to get you to save my friend, Max Llnd, 1 from misery and disgrace my cousin, Ivy de Lisle, from a broken heart" "That lovely 'girl! Ah, I guess the mystery. He Is paid for this business by von Hess, who loves Lady Ivy and hates Lind. But von Hess shall pay more.' He shall py me. As for Krokesius did you say we should find him still at the Wood?" CLEARING HOUSE . FOR FARM IDEAS Omaha Will Be Hostto 3,500 -Rural Jitizens Within " ' Seven Wrecks. . ' ;. . THE CONVENTION CITY About 3,500 farmers from Nebraska and many other states will exchange ideas in Omaha during' the- seven weeks between the last week in No vember and the second week of next January. . . ", -' :, Five years ago not a single one ot these farmers' organizations was hold ing, its convention m Umaha, jnow many of them are toming here 'annu ally, as the best central poin at which all the farmers may meet most conveniently. ' ' ... The Farmers' Equity union, a na tional organization, has even gone so far as to break a precedent, in that it is to hold its meeting in umaha tor the second consecutive time. Never before .has this national bodv held its convention twice successively in the same olace. -. Last vear. however, it was brought to Omahaand the dele gates Just naturally liked the place. So they broke the rule and voted to come back here in 1916. . . r . . . Bureau Did It 1 It is largely through the persistent ' . I Tl f Tl .'.'. . work oi meBurfau 01 sruuncny 111 Umaha that tnese tanners conven tions .are meeting in Omaha. This bureau for five years has been giving especial attention- to bringing con ventions to Omaha, making Omaha the convention city, and special at tention has been given in this work to farmers' organizations, since Oma ha is favorably situated in the heart of a great "agricultural belt, and it seemed proper that the farnjrcon ventions should center here. Six big i conventions either of farmers directly, or of trades imme diately concerned with agricultural 7V;V'?l r ru f m mm i MUJUR Oil 1 . Kusua V dent it ij iT isn't a question of averat purity in a barrel of Polarine every drop is absolutely idnt ical, and all lubrication. POLARINE, the Standard CW for All Motors. Minimizes friction, r - Look for the Polarine sign. It mson the best oil sad reliable dealer. SBRVICB STATIONS IN OMAHA V - m B ! ssd Cm St. E J. J ffth a' H.mr St. 4Stk Sin tk STANDARD OIL ' , (NBBRASKA) Telephone Courtesy is voice to voice . consideration of the invisible listener. NEBRASKA TELEPHONE CO. "I said that I left him there watching, but when he sees you'! "We will be too quick for him, said his majesty, looking pleased. And they were too quick; for he Is a man whose prophecies usually com true. , We made several people happy 1 py that was nay reus. ' nleht: but Gustav Krokesius one of them, nor Baron von Hess. Christopher poured a glass of chanw pagne over Scarlet Runner bonnet. "That's a libation, my beauty," said he. He was glad that he had quarrelled? with his uncle, that he was free, with, a year of adventure before him. ' (A New Adventure Next Week.) activities, art booked for Omaha dur ing the seven weeks above mentioned. November Zl to U, the farmers Co-operative State Grain and Liye Stock Shipping 'association is to hold its convention here. This will bring 800 delegates. This is an organization that deals exclusively witn tne, proD lems of marketing. December s 20 and 21 the National Farmers' Equity union is to be in session, here. .This is a co-operative buying and jelling organization. This is to bring delegates from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Oklahoma, Illinois, and' Wisconsin. , Early in January the Farmers' Union, of some 2,000 delegates, is to be here. 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