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THK OMAHA SUNDAY FKK: JUNE in. 1917. 7 fc if L f "The Neglected vrUe" (NoT!iied from th Path SrUl of th Same Name, Bated od Famous NoroU of Mabol Herbert Umer.) By JOSEPH DUNN. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 MARY'S SUSPICION OF THE CHARACTERS. Tlif Man Horace Kennedy Th W1f Mary Krnnedy "The Woman Alone" Margaret Warner CHAPTER IV. "Beyond Recall." ' "Don't try to tell me now just rest," Kennedy was holding both her hands with reassuring strength. "No, I want you to know. I shouldn't have phoned you I I fought against it as long as I could." Then suddenly, hiding her face against the cushioned back of the cab, Margaret burst into tears a reaction from the prolonged strain. It was a large apartment house be fore which they finally drew up. In the marbled hall, the elevator swung them into the ninth floor, where Ken nedy ushered her into a luxurious six room suite. He had first taken her to his home, where over a reviving tea tray he had tuid her of this apartment left in his charge by an absent client. Mar garet had hoped for a simple inex pensive refuge, but now she shrank from this seeming extravagance. "You make it very difficult, Mar garet," with a note of reproach at her shrinking reluctance. "If you'd only accept my help for a few weeks with out these protests." When finally he left, there was a wistful note in his quiet "I want to see you often you know that. But 1 don't want you to feel that I feel I have any special right here. This is your home a long as you choose to stay.". The delicacy of this attitude Mar garet acknowledged by a grateful glance. Poignantly sensitive to her anomalous position, it was a slight soothing to her flayed pride. It was late that afternoon when Mary, having found the loneliness or the houseboat unbearable, reached their town house. Entering the linen-swathed library, ; her surprise d glance tell on a tea tray. Had her husband brought any one here? Again that vague leaping jealousy. As she crossed the room something crunched under her foot. A side comb! A light amber side comb implying light hair. "Some one here for tea?" she asked the maid, who now entered. "Mr. Kennedy, ma'am." confusedly, gathering up the crumpled napkins. The service was plainly for two, but Mary had not yet stooped to questioning her servants. It was late when Kennedy came home for dinner. His surprise at her having come back to town was evi dent, but his greeting held the punc tilious politeness that she had come to dread. The dinner and evening that she had so longed for were painfully con strained. With a sick dispair, Mary realized that all their old intimacy and companionship was gone. Pleading fatigue from the long drive, it was still early when she went up to her room. How unavail ing had been her trip how futile her etlorts to get near him! The next morning, after a restless, sleepless night, she. came down to breakfast to find he had already left. With a stabbing heartache she real ized that he had preferred to break fast alone. Going back upstairs she turned into his room. Her longing to lie near him found a pitiful expression in han dling his clothes. The suit he had worn yesterday lay on a chair. Starting to hang it up her glance fell on a faint white blur on the coat. Holding it closer, she caught an elusive perfume. The tea service in the library, the sidecomb and now this added proof! Sinking to the floor Mary dropped her head against a chair. The wretch edness of this last discovery left her dazed and hopeless. Who was she? Where was she? The first stupiiying shock now leaped to a passionate jealousy a fierce deter mination to know! At any other tjme she would have scorned the impulse to which she sow yielded. Feverishly she searched HER HUSBAND GROWS. the pockets, finding a plain white card on which was penciled: "T. D.. 42 Water street, third door, second floor four short rings." For a long moment she stood mo tionless staring at the card. That this was the woman's address she felt convinced. Swept on by an impulse she could not combat, she dressed swiftly a dark suit and heavy veil. Hurrying down to the sun-bathed street she signaled a passing taxi and gave the address, "42 Water street." A rapid drive across town, and they entered a saualid water-front district. The cab drew up before an old-fashioned dilapidated brick house with broken shutters and an unkept door way. As she went up the steps Mary saw with surprise that the front door was ajar. Pushing it open, she entered the dim, shadowy hallway. Conquering a throbbing sense of tear, sne started up me aarn stairs. Twice she paused with an alarming desire to turn back, but her heart beating fast, she forced herself on. The second floor was gruesomely black. Timidly Mary approached the third door. She was summoning her courage to touch the button, when she was startled by gruff voices within. "They've put Mike away for two years, and it he liasn t talked yet ne will! Whats the name ot tnat law Ver who got him to plead guilty?" "Kennedy," growled another voice. "Well, he promised him a job after he d done his piece it ne a run straight. Oh, Mike's squealed, all right. We'd better beat it or we'll have the cons here anv minute. Marv had heard enough. Her ab surd mistake was clear. Terrified, with held breath, she ran down the fearsomely-creaking stairs and out into the security of the sun-lit street. She had stumbled on a band of criminals whom her husband intended to orosecute. Could she let him j!now w,at sne had overheard? Could tdl him without confessine her jeaious suspicions? What excuse c01lld sne Kjve could she give for being in such ueie hborhood? Her mind in a whirl, she hurried on with no thought of direction, soon finding herself in a crowded tenement district with littered fire escapes, oush-carts and swarming children. Through another street and she took a cross-town car, which brought her to a more familiar section. Her adventure had taken barely an hour. By the clock on her dressing tab e it was lust 11 when she again stood before the mirror to remove her discruisine veil. A letter with a special delivery stamp lay beside the pin cushion. The long envelope was roughly typewrit' ten. Wonderingly, Jie tore it open. It wjs a newspaper clipping, on the mar gin of which was penciled the stab bing, anonymous message: "It might be well to watch your husband. (To Be Continued.) (Copyright. 1917. liy Mabel Herbert Umer.) ."Doll's House" on the Screen; Dorothy Phillips in Ibsen Mrs. Fiske, Nazimova, Eleanor Duse and other famous stars of the drama have used "A Doll's House" as a medium for extending their popu larity and testing their talents. Now comes Bluebird with the first screen version of Ibsen's famous problem play with Dorothy Phillips announc ed to appear in the role of Nora Helmer at the Hipp theater Sunday and Monday with Lon Chaney and William Stowell leading her support ing company. Miss Phillips has lately come into great popularity through the expression of her dramatic abili ties in varV.us Bluebirds "The Flash light," "The Girl in the Checkered Coat," "Th Price of Silence," "The Pipers' Price" and other clever dem onstrations of her artistic gifts in the Bluebiid series. In "A Doll's House" she has the most difficult and emotional role she has ever played be fore the camera. Persistent Advertising is the Road to success. Summer Filmland Favorites Dorothy Dalton, Triangle star, was born in Chicago, September 21, ltWJ, and received her education at the Sacred Heart Academy in the same city. Her stage career includes sev eral seasons in stock company and on the B. F. Keith and Orphcum circuits in vaudeville. Her screen career be gan with the World Film corporation in "Across the Atlantic," and with the All-Star Film company in "Pierre of the Plains." At this time Thomas H. Ince realized her possibilities for stellar roles and under his banner with the Triangle Film corporation, she has appeared in "The Vagabond Prince," with H. B. Warner, "The Weaker Sex," "Chicken Casey," "The Female of the Species," "A Gamble In Souls," "The Dark Road," and is now starring in her latest success, "Wild Winship's Widow." She rides, swims, shoots, play the piano, has a pleasant singing voice and is a grace ful dancer. Her height is five feet and three inches, weighs 127 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. Her home address is 1209 Fourth avenue, Los Angeles, and the studio address is Ince, Culver City, Cal. Empress Starts Today With First Run Fox Comedies Tr nnitiMv is not verv well known, but William Fox, who is at the head of one of the largest film producing companies in the business, is also one of the largest exhibitors owning a string of houses in the east. It oc curred to him that there were not enough good comedies on the market, at least those having many hearty laughs, and he decided that the only way to get them was to make them, with the theory that many other ex hibitors throughout the country were looking for comedies that were funny, not merely a sort of half drama, half comedy. For the last few weeks he has personally been present at his west coast studios supervising the making of a number of them, as he knows from a practical showman's standpoint just what the public wants in this line. The Empress theater of this city announces that it has just completed arrangements whereby it will show the William Fox comedies' first run in this city every week. Mr. Foxs' idea is best illustrated by a remark he made a few days ago, when he said "A comedy should have a smile every foot and a roaring laugh once in each reel at least, and I don't care how much money it takes to make this said laugh." "Six Cylinder I.ove," the Foxfilm comedy which is sh"wn at the Empress the first four days of this week, starting today, proves beyond a doubt that he has really made comedies that are funny. F. 0. B.Kitchen Door By Frederic J. Hoskin The Bee calls attention to the fact that booklets on the planting and care of the home vegetable garden, prepared by government experts and published by the fed eral Department of Agriculture, can be secured free from The Omaha Bee Information bureau at Washington, D. C. Simply send your name and address with a 2 cent stamp to the bureau at Wash ington, and this valuable booklet will be mailed to you promptly. Washington, June 8. "Let me sug gest that everyone who creates oi cultivate a garden helps and helps greatly," said President Wilson in his service proclamation, thus putting the home vegetable gardener in the same class wilh the soldier, the munition maker and the ship carpenter, as one ot those whose efforts will set the day of victory. And the home gardener has responded right nobly. While the revenue bill was being riddled by blasts of protest, while the army bill was plowing through committees, while the ship-building bill was being criticised and recast, the army of home gardeneu was shouldering its spades, turning up the moist and win tcr-rested soil to heaven, and poring over government manuals on the art of vegetable gardening. It is not too soon to estimate some of the probable results. There is still time to plant a few thousands or tens of thousands more gardens; tne lateness ot the spring gives the more backward citizens a chance to retrieve their patriotic standing: but enough gardens have been planted to enable it to be said that the small vegetable production ( ' the United States will be about 700 per cent this year over what it was last, and that the value of the products will be in creased by some $300,000,000. This is a good showing and ought to en courage the gardener to stay by his plat with the consciousness that his effort is part of an important factor world conditions, but the eood showing is no excuse for anv one holding back. The country will need the whole croo and cou d use a irood deal more. The enthusiasm with which Gardens are being tilled is a Rood barometer of the state of public feeling. It shows that everybody is anxious to help. Amusements for the ORGANIST AT SUN HAS MUCH EXPERIENCE. Herman C. Hiller is handling the Kimball organ at the Sun theater. Mr. Hitler's musical education began in Stutgardt, Germany, and he is a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music. When 22 years of age he came to America. He was for three years orchestra leader at Shea's theater in Buffalo, was with the Marie Bell Opera company as musical di rector for two seasons, leader tor Sullivan & Consindine vaudeville house at Seattle and later at their Victoria, -B. C. house. He played the first large Kimball organ produced, installed in the Williamsburg theater in Brooklyn, N. Y., and from there went to the Chicago Beach theater. He has a remarkable memory and "old timers" are surprised on many an occasion by hearing music they had forgotten years ago. Wally Likes, to Play Ukulele; Director Made Him Act Some Wallace Reid, the Lasky-Paramount star, likes to lie on a couch, smoke his pipe and play the banjo. Morosco Director William H. Taylor made himself Wally's friend for life during the filming of "The World Apart," in which Keid. with Myrtle stedman. will be seen at the Muse theater to day. Monday and Tuesday. Wally alwavs has his banjo or ukulele about so that he can strum on it in the mo ments he is not busy. Director Tay lor, seeing the young star enjoying himself, promptly arranged the action of the play so that Wally could be at ease, smoke and play away while the rest of the cast did all the work, but later Taylor threw in a couple of ad ditional fights to show the star he was still the director. Others in the cast are John Burton, Florence Carpenter and Henry A. Barrows. Brandeis to Offer, Strand Features at Week-End Shows Under a policy which calls for the rebooking for exhibition on Saturday and Sunday ot successful lcatures which have once been shown at the Strand, the Brandeis will open this afternoon with the popular .triangle star, William S. Hart in "The Square Deal Man, the story of a square jawed westerner who staked his all on the love of a girl and won. A different feature will be billed for each Saturday and Sunday hereafter. and, while Douglas Fairbanks, Wil liam S. Hart and Mary Pickford will predominate, any other feature which has once been exhibited at the Strand will be rebooked and shown at the Brandeis, if a sufficient number of re quests are received. The garden gives everybody with a bit of ground a chance to render serv ice of great value, and patriotism rather than profit is the chief motive back of the work. People far too rich to worty about the prices of food are having their lawns and their flower beds plowed for potatoes and onions. On the other hand, people so poor that they haven't enougl. land and sun to add much to the total crop are working patiently and hard just to give vent to their spirit of service. Some of the most aristocratic resi dence streets in America will be fronted by rows of cabbages instead of blue grasses and roses this sum mer. And down in the tenement dis trict of New York therj is at least one little girl who is raising a gar den in the only flower pots she has a pair of battered wooden shoes brought over from Holland. Thou sands and thousands of apartment house dwellers are planting beans and lettuce in their wooden boxes in stead of geraniums and chrysanthe mums. Between these extremes are the hundreds of thousands of garden ers who are planting anywhere from fifty to 5,000 square feet of soil to feed or help feed the family with vegetables. The movement has been taken up and is being pushed by all sorts of organizations, and any movement in this country which can get the sup port of our numerous and energetic organizations is sure of success. Boards of trade arc behind the gar den campaign in almost every princi pal city, with concrete encouragement which runs in one case as high as $25,000 cash. Mayor's garden com mittees have been appointed in sev eral hundred of the largest cities in the nation. Practically every wo man's club has taken the matter un. and in many cases these clubs were the first bodies to start the work in their local fields. The Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts are pushing the campaign in wholesale fashion. The Young Men's Christian association and the Young Women's Christian as sociation have done much good work in many sections. Before the first of June the vacant lot it!, nothing growing on it is likely to be fenced and exhibited as a curiosity. Probably the leading nonofficial or ganization engaged exclusively in pushing the campaign is the National f.mergency food Garden commis sion, with headquarters at Washing ton. This commission, of which Charles Lathrop Pack is president, 1 Music Notes Mr. Eloise Wood Milliken enter tained the Junior Musical club at delightful meeting yesterday after noon, when a great many of the members of one or two guests fur nished the program. There is great interest and enthusiasm among the young members of this club, and the programs are looked forward to by the participants and their 'riends throughout the season. Those who took part were: Kleuore Baxter, Rowena Tixley, Mariorie Smith, Gladys Mickel. Elizabeth Terrigo, Ruth Snyder, Rose Dubnoff, Susan McEachron, Katherine Baxter, Ber nard llanighen, Louise Clark, Clara Schneider, Anna Carter, Dorothy Dar low, Virginia Pixley, Nancy Hulst, Mildred Maherry, Olga Eitner. Ac companists were: Margaret Liljen stolpe, Grace Wieding and Ann Ax tell. A musical service will be held at the Immanuel Baptist church Sunday afternoon. lune 10. at AM o clock Several special anthems will be sung by the choir under the direction o' Joanna Anderson. Mr. Will Hctlicr mgton will play violin obligatos to solos by Miss Anderson and Miss Etta Youne. and other solos will be taken by Mabel Pilgrim, Carl Krahm, Dwight hdson, Mrs. ,11. J. nmitit, and Mrs. Grace N. Jones. Miss Mil dred Clauson is organist, and Miss Ethel Morris will assist at the niauo, Rev. A. J. Morris is pastor. There will be no admission and those in terested are invited to attend. A pupils musicale will take place at Browned Hall Monday evening, June 11, at 8 o'clock. Those taking nart will be: Gretchen Swoboda, Helen Burritt, Audrey Nipp, Alma Michener, Mabel Datel, Eunice Con voy, Gladys Osborne, with Miss An thes accomnanist. The Beethoven concerto in C major will be played by Miss Ruth Kadel, accompanied on second piano by Gladys Osborne and quintet of violins containing Margaret Sharpies, Martha Kiger, Albert Rain, Carl Smith and Miss Anderson. The program will close with the "Star Spangled Banner." A piano recital was given Friday evening, June 8, by pupils of Miss Olive Seymour at 515 McCagiic build ing, assisted bv Miss Ethel Parsons, soprano. Those taking part were: France Ollrk, Helen Murphy, Leone Pollack, Huth Pollack, Jean Hampton, Kleanor flapper, Knthryn Murphy, Margaret Stafford, Helen Krug-, Violet Dante, Frances Stafford, Martorle Everson, Herbert Nelaon, Katherine Krana, Ruin Sunderland, Jean Field. Ethel Parsons. A concert by the following will be given at tne jjunaee rresuyicnau church, Monday. June 11: Miss Marie French, less McDonald, Margaret Snaldinir. Elizabeth btephan, Mrs. WillardSlabaugh and Messrs. Law rence Dotl ds. Lvnn Sackett and Peter Fisher. Miss Esther Fricke, accom- panist. Magnificent Background Chosen by Brenon Pafrnnc nf tlipmnvinir nicture who are tired of the dull, drab stories of sordid lives in dingy surroundings, will welcome the second Herbert Bre non production for Selznick-l'ictures, "The Eternal Sin," with Florence Reed in the principal role, which shows at the Strand theater Friday and Saturday. i In this picture Mr. Brenon has drawn upon all the resources at his command to create a photodrama which will so far excel in its mag nificence anything of the sort ever produced that it Will be in a class by itself, and set a new mark for perfec tion in exquisite detail. For weeks he had his assistants engaged in the most painstaking research work, un earthing rare prints in libraries and museums, and obtaining all other data available concerning the court of the Borgias. Never has the world known sucn splendor as existed among the ruling class in Italy during the renaissance. The Babylonic era alone surpassed it, but only in barbaric extravagance. the renaissance was a period of real artistic achievement and under the patronage of Lucretia Borgia and other reigning notables, works of art were created which are still re garded as masterpieces. It is in this atmosphere ot splendor that the story of "The Eternal Sin" transpires. But the beauty of the set tings and costumes does not interfere with the swift movement of the in tensely dramatic and sensational story. consists of about a score of prominent men from all cr the country, in cluding the assistant secretary of ag riculture, Carl Vrooman; Hon. James Wilson, formerly secretary of agri culture: Luther Burbank. and many others equally eminent. This com mission has no other aim, obiect or purpose than to stimulate the planting and care of home gardens. It was one of the first, if not the first or ganization in the field, with "a mil lion food gardens tor its original goal, which it bids fair to see passed bv a wide margin. r. J. H. tne Kitchen Door," is one of the slogans evolved by its president. I his slogan brings out one ot tne most important features of the home garden movement and one that the gardener should not forget in reckon ing the advantages he will derive from his labor. The home garden solves a good part of the problem of trans portation. American railroads will be worked to the limit carrying troops and munitions, breadstuff and sta ples and live stock and other essen tial freight. The $7,000,000,000 war bond issue is to be spent entirely in the United States, not only that part which we use for our own pur poses, but also the billions that the allies borrow. The greater part of the products purchased are destined for use in Europe. This means that the railroads will have to haul them to Atlantic ports. They will have to haul the coal and the ore lor muni tion making. Every factory in the country will be working under forced draught and the railroads are the vital arteries of manufacture. Ex perts have long been balancing trans portation facilities against transpor tation needs with grave concern. The home food garden will take a great burden off the roads. If every city and every section produces every pos sible pound of food at home thou sands of nrecious cars will be re leased for other essential service. I Multitude EMPRESS VAUDEVILLE FOR COMING WEEK. At- tit Empress The Empress management lias se cured a popular bill for this week. Klein Brothers, comedians of the big time, will present their singing and talking comedy sketch, "The Nootrat Admirals." Arco Brothers, the pre mier athletes, appear on the same Dill. Jane Barber and Jerome Jackson, who are presenting a singing, talking and piano number that they call "Nothing Serious." Just add a touch of comedy to the offering with the Casting Campbells, a whirlwind offering that keeps the audience on the edges of their seats from the start. Through a special arrangement with Managers Ledoux and Le Marquand, the Empress Garden is now getting from Chicago the best and nothing but the best in the entertainment line. All the stars of cabaret entertainment will appear at the Empress Garden from now on. The new policy is in augurated today by the first perform ance of Mile. Marion and Martiness, society classic and descriptive danc ers, who, according to all reports, have been a riot in Chicago and are presenting a high class novelty in a new way. Miss Helen McLormack. the high class popular vocalist, also makes her first appearance at the Empress Garden today. Hentpplneaa, "Who'a that flra-eatlnr Individual ovar there? He aoerna to be lolnir about with a. chip on hie shoulder all the time." "Oil, he uaed to be a pacfflat. But the other dnr he hit ft man on the Jaw and a-ot away with it, and etnee then he'a look ing for moro worlds to ronquer." Detroit Free Trees. ! ' v. onononoaoaoaononoaoaonononononoaoarj Only t jh ''"TrTTT!?"! An Amusement Vaudeville I ttl 1 1 jjlltfc! Value u;equr,,ed In Town UmammmmmmmJimmmmir-" Anywhere FOUR FEATURE ACTS ON ONE BILL KLEIN BROTHERS I BAIibER and JAJkS&N The Nootral Admirals AMan Singing-Talking A Maid Comedians And a Piano CASTING CAMMELLS America's Most Sensational Casting Act In Connection With a jnonoDoaonoDononoDonononononononon&l "THE ROADS ARE FINE M "' ' IS THE Ideal outing place for Omaha, Council Bluffs and vicinity. , Free concerts by Green's big band afternoon and evening today and every evening this week. Oleson's orchestra is making a big hit in the dance pavilion. A new game Skee Ball will be opened today. Th roller coaster is more popular than ever. Many other park attractions await you. Shady Grove invites you to a delightful picnic. Boating is best for years. Free playground for the children; swings and seats for you. ADMISSION IS FREE FARE From Omaha, 10 cents; children's round trip 15 cents; from Council Bluffs, 5 cents. Bee Want Ads Are in Omaha Ethel Barrymore in Big Special Feature at Sun From all advance reports, Ethel Barrymore in "The Call of Her People," a special release by the Metro Pictures Corporation, and which shows at the Sun theatre the last three days of this week, bids fair to being one of the film treats of the season. One of the leading trade journals "ays of this feature: 'The picturization which Metro of fers of Edward Sheldon's Egvpi under the title of 'The Call of Hei People" is highly commendable botl as a screen version of a good play ami a picture for the lovers of photoplay entertainmrnt Simplicity marks the plot, effectiveness its development. artistry its presentation, and the act ing is excellent. "Of particular note is the perform ance of Ethel Barrymore. The play is better suited to Miss Barry more than any other in which she has appeared, and while those who have seen her on the stage will continue in their conviction that the screen is the lesser of the two mediums for the star, she is still Ethel Barrymore. "The Call of Her People" presents this star tr, piclure-goers in a far more favorable light than any of her previous pictures. "The picture as a whole is distinct ly in the class of 'special' offerings. The production, without being spec tacular, ha; an air of dignity and big ness that is in no sense a part of the average screen offering. Picto rial beauty and atmosphere nave their place in every scene and from the be ginning to the end the action has that pleasing effect which only real ism bounded on all sides by artistry can bring to the spectator, "For this latter sterling quality is John W. Noble, the director, re sponsible. The confirmed critic might call attention to the fact that a few scenes showing natives of the town gathering into the fold of the lynch ing party would have heightened the effect of the portion of the play in which this incident occurs, but even such a peron would be forced to ad mit that stch a course would only serve to improve upon something that is now tho-oughly good and entirely capable of furthering the interests of the play so far as the casual observ er is concerned. On the technical side it can be said without hesitation that the lightings and photography leave nothing to be desired." Of Count Not. Aa ft train was setting up ateam to leava ft oertatn station It auddenlr parted In the middle. Of course, the eommunleatlon cord broke, ftnd on and of It struck an old woman, who waft standing on the plat form, In thft fact. "Uoodneea met" she rasped III astonish ment "What was that!" "The train has broken In two. madam," said a man who stood near her, "And I ehould think so!" Mid the old woman, Indignantly, fts she eyed the broken cord. "Did you really think that ft piece of strtnf like that aould hold ft train to aether ?" Exchange. EMPRESS GARDEN Tho Beauty Spot of Omaha. Proeontiof by Special Arrange ment th But Chicago Enter tainers. Mile Marion & Martinesa Commencing Today Society Classio and Dftscriptiy Dancers Helen McCormaCk High Class and Popular Vocalist Tablft d'Hoto Dinnar, $1.00, Served from 12 to 8 P. M. A La Carta Sorriea, 11 A. M. Until Midnight. D ARCO BROTHERS Premier Athletes Sensational Polish Gymnasts Big Photoplay Program 99 " - Business Boosters