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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1918.
W n AMI III
M rt A
a.PvM Lauaet?
ia tfie Wat? Zone
experiences on tne western u-ig-n-czng 'i-usii
CHAPTER X.
Back at Work.
I had not believed it possible. But
there I was, not only back at work,
back upon the stage to which I
thought I had said goodby forever,
tut successful as I had thought I
could never be again. And so I de
cided that I would remain until the
engagement of "Three Cheers
closed. But my mind was made up
to retire after that engagement. I
c!t that 1 had done all I could, and
mat V v as time for me to retire, and
to cease trying to make others laugh.
There was no laughter in my heart,
and often and often, that season, as
I cracked my merriest jokes, my
fccart was sore and heavy and the
tears were in my eyes.
' But slowly a new sort of courage
came to me. 1 was able to meet my
friends apain, and to talk to them,
of myself nd of my boy.-I-met
brother officers of his, and I heard
tales of him that gave mca new
vnd even greater pride in him than
I had known before. And my friends
begged me to carry on in every way.
"You were doim a great work and
a'good work, Harry." they said. "The
boy would want you to carry on.
Do-'not drop all the good you were
in-" ,
-I knew that they were right. To
tit alofte and give way to my grief
was-a selfish thing to do at such a
time. If there vas work for me to
do,, still, it was my duty to try to
do ' it, no matter how greatly I
Mould have preferred to rest quiet.
At this time there was great need of
making the people of Britain under
stand the need of food conservation,
and so I began to go about London,
making speeches on that subject wher
ever people could be gathered to
gether to listen to me. They told
me I did some good. And at least, I
tric1' ' V . . , . ,
And before'long I was glad, indeed
that I had listened to the counsel of
my friends and had not given way to
my selfish desire to nurse my grief
in' solitude and silence. For I real-
iz$d that there was a real work for
tn'e to,do. These folk who had begged
me-to d'o my part in lightening the
gloom of Britain had, been right.
There was so much sorrow and grief
in the land that it' was the duty of
all who could dispel it, if even for
a. little space, to do what they could.
I -remembered that poem by Ella"
Wheeler Wilcox"Langh and the
World Laughs With You!" And so I
tried to' laugh, and to make the part
of, the world that I chanced to be in
laugh with me. For ;I knew there was
weeping and sorrowing enouph.
. And all the time I felt that the spirit
of my boy was with me, and that he
knew what I was doing, and why, and
was glad, and that he understood that
If 1 laughed it was not because I
tiAtfrVi toii ntn nf him. or missed
him less keenly and bitterly than I
nao done trom tne very Deginnmg,
., TUr mat much nraise for mv
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trnm liltrll nffidal. nd t ITlldt
nui
me proud and glad to Know mat me
pier, wno were at tne neaa oi oniim
effort in the war thought i.waa tie
ing of tise. One time I spoke with
Mr. Balfour, the former prime min
ister, at Drury Lane theater to one of
the greatest war gatherings that was
tver held in London.
And always and everwhere there
Owere the hospitals, full of the laddicsOalong a country road to come to it
v . . . , t .- ( C T mm c t rrft rr and half
hmn hrnurrht home from
France. Ah, but they were pitiful,
those laddies who had fought, and
won, and been brought bark to be
nursed back to the life they had been
so bravely willing to lay down for
their country 1 But it was hard to
look at them, and know how they
were suffering, and to go through
with the task I had set myself of
cheering them and comforting them
in my-own way! There were times
when it was all I could do to get
through with my program.
They never complained. They were
always bright and cheerful, no mat
ter bow terrible their wounds might
be; no matter vhat sacrifices they
Umi inartc of even and limbs. There
wr nin In those hospitals who knew
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that thev were coing ou. no niorci
ilian lislf thf mn tlirv had been. And
yet they were as brave and careless
r,( tlimclvc a if their wounds had
been but trifles. I think the greatest
exhibition ot courage ana nerve mc
wnrM 1ia ever seen va to be found
in those hospitals in London and, in
deed, all' over Britain, wiiere uiose
u.nnlerflil larU kent 11D their SDirttS
always, though they knew they never
again would be sound in Doay.
Manv and manv of them there WCTC
who knew that they could never walk
again the shady lanes ot tneir name
land or the little streets' pf their
hame towns! Many and many more
there were wno Knew mai even aun
1ie hanriairea were taken from about
their eyes, they would never gaze
again upon the trees and the
grass and the flowers growing upon
their native hillsides; that never again
could they look upon the faces of their
loved ones. They knew that ever
lasting darkness was their portion
upon this earth.
But one and all thev talked ana
laughed and sang! And.it was there
among the hospitals, that 1 came to
find true rnuracre and cood cheer. It
was not there that I found talk of
discouragement and longing for early
rhm even thniicrh the final "victory
that could alone bring a real peace and
a worthy peace naa noi ncen won.
Nonot in the hospitals could I find
and hear such talk as that I For that
I had to listen to those who had not
gone who had not had the courage
and the nerve to oner an tney nan
andsall they were and go through that
hell of hells that is modern war!
I saw other hospitals besides the
ones in London. After a time, when
I was tired, and far from well, I went
to Scotland for a space to build my-
lf iin ant cret anine rest. And in
the far ntrth I went fishing oh the
River; Dee, wntcn runs tnrougn me
nurrie? estate. And while I was there
the Laird heard of it. And he sent
word to tell me of a tiny hospital
turd Uv where a ein'H larlv named Mrs.
. . ... .,
Baird was helping to nurse atsaoiea
men back to health and strength. tie
asked me would 1 no can upon me
men and try to give them a little
cheer.- And I was glad to hear of the
rtianre f r hetn
I laid down my rod forthwith, for
here was better wortc than tisnmg
and in my ain country. They told me
the way that I should go, and that this
Mrs. ttaird had turned a little school
Qnnn T w i man ctrnnc and hale.
mvuii " " - - - -
as it seemed, pushing a wheel chair
along the road toward me, And in
the chair sat a man, and I could see
at once that he had lost the use of his
legs that he was paralyzed from the
,. i.'ct rlnwn It wit the wiv he called
to him who was pushing him that
mane me take notice.
"Go to the right, mon!" he would
call. Or. a moment later. "To the
left now." ;
And (hen thev came near to the
disaster. The one who was pushing
1. I.' n 1. (n. (U t r4 A n !
Was ncauing siKiigni 'vi iik. mm. v
the road, and the one in the chair
bellowed out to him
"Whoa there!" he called. "Mon
ye're taking me into the ditch! Where
would yc be going with me, any
way?" , . v . .
Anrl then T understood. The man
who was pushing was blind! They
1, ad hut nne nair of fves and the
nir nl lrtr hetween the twrt
of them, and it was so that they con
trived to go out togemer wunoui
taking help from anyone else! And
they were both as cheerful as. wee
Iaddie ruit.fnr a lark. It was Creat
sport for them. And it was they who
gave mc my directions to get to wrs
T'llrd'o
They disputed a little about the
wav. lhe bund, man, puir laaaie,
thought he' knew. And he did not
not quite. But he corrected the man
who could see but could not waiK.
"tt' he wronc road vou're eivinfl
the gentleman,"-he said. "It'a the
second turn he should be taking, not
the first." " .
And the other would , not argue
with him. It was a kindly thing, the
iv he Went nntpt. and did but Wink
at mc, that I might know the truth.
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He trusted me to unnerstana ana 10
I.... ,'h he i-3c arlincr a he wav
aira I blessed him in my heart for
hit thouglittulness. And so i tnanked
tt.em anrl nascerl nn. and reached
Mrs. Baird's, and found a royal wel
come there, and when they asked me
r i ii-nii d mtr tor t le soifiiers. ana
T c a i rt it t a for that that I had
come, there were tears in Mrs.Baird's
eyes. And so I gave a wee concert
there, and sang -my songs, and did my
best to cheer up those Doys.
Ah, my puir, brave Scotland my
kminii lilfte rntlanrl!
of !11 the I niterl Kincdom.
and. for that matter, no part of the
world, lias played a greater par, in
nrnnnrlinn to its 117 anrl it aKilitV.
than has Scotland in this war for hu
manity against the black forces tnat
If ntiihA if Marlv a miltinn mn
una nuavAvu u j . .......v..
has Scotland sent to the army out of
a total population ot s.ihxwhii une
in five of all her people have gone.
No countrv in the world has ever
matched that record: Ah; there were
nn elrWer in Scotland! And thev are
still coine thev are still goingl As
fni am thev are o fi ennnc l. :n last
id., .7 .... j v ' - n .
9i retrirtion are removed. SO that
men are taken who were turned back
at first by the recruiting omccrs, as
fact as men cee to it that somr nro-
vision is made for those . they must
leave behind them, tney are putung on
the king's uniform and going out
against the Hun. My country, my
am Scotland, is not great in area. Jt
Mrs. tsaira naa turnea a juue scnooi i am oconauu, is uui icai m i
I " . t . 1. . I I - a..mv It .mi A ir n .Am
nouse mio a convaicsceni nomc, anu is hui a 111.11 nmuij m nu, knj .gui
was doing a fine and wonderful work or money. But it is big with a big-
. I 1 A A' 1. 1. J , 1 . '. .. Ca mam V. m 1 ni.i c(trmh it ti r!rh
lor mc lauuivs sue nau .lancn in. wju iitaa nivnaui v. ...., . .v.
I set out to find it, and I walked I beyond the wildest dreams of avarice,
fcu-i i. .j ijuiiiMuai ii 1 1 I r,'- w".'wfmmarfim n - n w !.'.... -mi-i i j
in patriotism, in love of country, and
in bravery. .
We have few young men left, in
Scotland. It is rarely indeed that in
a Scottish village, in a glen, even in
a city, you see a young man these
days. Only the very old are left, and
the men of middle age. Andyou know,
why the young men you see are there.
They cannot go, Decause, aunoun
their spirit is willing their flesh is too
weak to let them go, for one reason or
.f if .
.nnth.r .artorv ann tiein ana iorKc
all have been stripped to fill thi
Scottish regiments and keep then: at
their full strengtn. Ana tn acoiuru,
as in England, women have stepped
in to fill the places their men have
left vacant. This war is not to be
fought by men alone. Women have
their part to play, and they are play
ing it nobly, day after day. The wo
men of Scotland have seen their duty;
they have heard their country's caU.
and they have answered it.
You will find it hard to aiscover
anyone in domestic service today in
ilmrt The folk who used to Keeo
servants sent them packing long since.
to work where they wouia oe or more
! tn their ronntrv. The women of
each household are doing the work
about the house, little tnougn tney
ma ha-, hcen arriistomerl to such
tasks in the days of peace. And they
glory and take pride in tne wnowiengc
that he, are helnillir to fill a nlaCe
in the munitions factories or in some
other necessary war work.
rirt ht loot olontr the Scottish
mj i,vi. , v v i. u.w.'o ... -
roads for folk riding in motor cars for
pleasure, indeed, you win waste your
1ooU for nleasnre-makinff
of any sort in Scotland today. Scot
land lias gone nacK to ner ancini
hnoineii of war and she U rarrvinz it
on in the most businesslike way, stern
ly and relentlessly. But that it true
all nvp th. United Kingdom: I do
not claim that Scotland takes the war
more seriously than the rest ot Brit
ain. But I do think that she has set
an example by the way she has flung
herself, tooth and nail, into the mighty
tac'lr that confront lis all all of US
allies who are leagued against the
Hun and his oian to conquer uie
world and make it bow its neck
submission under his iron heel.
V (Continued Tomorrow.)
Omaha Lawyer Brings Suit
For Fee Against Best and Harte
The trial of a suit by John T.
Breen, Omaha attorney, against
Frank C. Best and Gus Harte, former
county commissioners, for $200, an
amount alleged to be due him for at
torney's fees, was started Monday in
district court.
The suit is the outgrowth of a test
case brought by Harte and Best sev
eral months ago against the county
for two years' salary, which was cut
from their term of office by a recent
law. The case was decided against
Harte and Best, and Breen alleges
that they refused to pay him for the
services he rendered as their attor
ney,
Affairs' of Traction Company
May Be Probed, Lambert Says
Corporation Counsel Lambert has
returned from Lincoln, where he filed
with the State Railway commission
an answer. in, behalf of. the. city to the
application" of the Omaha & Coun
cil Bluffs Street Railway company
for a 6-cent passenger rate in Omaha.
"The commission .will submit to the
traction company a questionnaire,
and if the .replies of th' company
should be, unsatisfactory, evasive or
suspicious, then it is the plan of the
commission to assign a corps of in
vestigators to check up the com
pany's affairs," Mr. Lambert stated.
No .date has been set" for public
hearing.
Henry E. Ostrom Funeral
Will Be Held Wednesday
TT I . : (. Uaitri, 17
r unci ii aciviics i"
Ostrom, deputy election commis
sioner, who died last Saturday,, will
be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon at the residence, S126 Norta
Twenty-third street. The Masonic
lodge will have charge of the services.
Active pallbearers will be Robert
Smith, W. G. Urc, Emmet G. Solo
mon, Harley G. loorhead, F. A. Shot,
well and.E. V. Field. . J -
Honorary pallbearers will be D. Mj
Haverly, Gus Hart, Frank Dewey,
Judge Troup, Judge Day and A,
Interment will be in Fore:t Lawri
cemetery.
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Poultry Raisers to Meet in
City Hall Wednesday Night
Froblems of solving the troubles of
"back yard" poultry raising will be
discussed at a meeting to be held at
8 o'clock Wednesday night in the
council chamber of the city hall.
Joseph Ihm, club leader of the State
Timior Fvtension association, will
preside. Robert A. Harrison, Lincoln,
representative ot tne .National i oui
try association, will Rive a short talk
on back yard poultry raising. Boy
and girl representatives of 10 prade
rhool wilt ineer at 3:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in the Saratoga
scnooi to usien o iccrurcs Rivtn uy
experienced poultry raisers.
Tlie following afternoon boys .nd
girls of Ben3in will assembh: 111 the
Rose Hill school to learn furtl-er de
tails of poultry raising.
Letter Carriers Meet Here in
Annual Convention Thursday
The Nebraska Association of Letter
Carriers will hold its annual conven
tion Thtirsdav in the Swedish audi
torium, Sixteenth and Chicago
streets.
Delegate from all nartt of the
stat$ will attend and Omaha is-plan-
ning a number ot entertainments tor
the visitors.
Increased salary legislation and a
pension for superanuated employes
will be discussed and probably some
d n i t ntan of artion wit! he adonterl
l,ll.inv I ' ' " i ' v. . . . . . . ..... vv
w r c. T- 1 -If! . Ml
M. lraux 01 sr. raui, iviinn., wui
e an address.
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EAT MORE POTATOES , NOW
, t
I
vMAKE - 5feV MAKE
EVERY UmWi EVERY
:,V DAY ' ':
Are Now the Cheapest Highly Nutritious Food
WE MUST SAVE WHEAT FOR THE SOLDIERS
Jhe SHORTAGE of WHEAT is ALARMING
The SURPLUS of POTATOES is TREMENDOUS ,
EAT MORE POTATOES
. The coat of this appeal U defrayed, for patriotic reasons only, by the following members of the Omaha Wholesale Brokers' Asso
ciation, tone of whom is financially interested in the sale of Potatoes:
NOW
E. W. Arthur A Co.
Campbell A Wait, lad.
Cartas A Jeffrey Co.
O. W. Eldridfe Brokerage Co.
Engler-Jackion Brokerage Co.
French Brokerage Co.
W. T. Johnson.
Kohn Bros. Brokerage Co.
Metnrath Brokerage Co.
Newman Brokerage Co.
Runell Brokerage Co.
Scare? & FUrehoitn Brokerage Co.
C. B. Shackleford A Son.
" Will M. Wood Co.
6l iM irtalbl ltlhi
. for Decoration Day
V3
EXTRAVAGANT ECONOMY is
when a man fails to wear successful
looking clothes.
There's a heap of truth in that
and nine out of every ten suc
cessful men are well dressed
men. Look around you.
Hart
Schaffner
& Marx '
Clothes
Are Top-Notchers
in Every Respect
Tney re aeciaeaiy smarx in siyie, dui wun.pracucai unuty. uiawiui
military models, five-seam backs, welt-waist styles. New shades in
browns and greens; new iridescent weaves; many silk-lined Suits of
Gabardines, Tweeds and Worsteds, . ,
$20, $25, $30, $35, $40, $50 and $60
The choice things of America and Great Britain are here master
tailored, at about half the custom tailor's price. Sizes td fit all figures.
Blue Serge Suits $18.00 to $35.00 .
Decoration Dayreally opens the season for these light-weight, durable,
likeable, fast-color Suits. We consider ourselves fortunate to be able
to offer you values like these :
VjrOU-lOgS, lU pou.
Golf Suits '. $15.00 to $35.00
Golf Trousers $3.50 to $7.50
Outinz Trousers. $5 to $10
White Flannel, White Serge and others with
self-stripe. Splendid for golf, tennis and out
ing wear,
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Collars and Soft Shirts
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Pointed corners, round corners, square
cornersin pique and cotton materials,
as well as silk . . . ...... . . .20c to 50c
THE RIGHT KIND OF A SHIRT; We
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Bathing Suits for Men,
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The one-piece stylesrhiade of cotton, wool mixtures and wool
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Soft
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Straw Hats
l and Outing Hats
In the Straws we are showing stiff
brims, soft brims, Panamas and
Sailors ; high crown Hats,
low crown Hats,' narrow
brims and wide brimsr-
Panamas. ... .$3.50 to $10
Porto Ricans ..$2 to-$3
Split Braids ...... $2 to $5
Bangkoks and Leghorns, $5
, Straws, special at. .... .65c
HATS OF SILK AND PALMBEACH CLOTH, light
weight and light colors; samples, and for that: reason
the price is $2.50
Caps in the widest variety
Silk Caps, $150 I Palm Beach Fancy Caps, 65c
to ......... $2 I Caps, $1, $1.25 to ......... $2
Arcade 1
Go Fishing
Four Good Reasons
Why
you should .do so, if you
never fished before, and - ,
why, if you Tiave
fished, you
should fish
. the more.
1. It's a bully pastime that
takes you into the Great
Healthful Outdoors.
2. It reduces the high cost
of living by providing
fresh, nourishing, palate
tickling food.
3. It conserves the meat so
necessary for our fight
ing men and thereby
contributes to the win
ning of the war.
4. The extra hour ofyday-
light makes it possible
for you to go fishing
almost any evening, or
every evening that the
spirit moves you to do
so; indeed, it permits
you to mix pleasure with
profit as never before
has been possible.
Main Floor, r '
Men'a Building.
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