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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEEt SEPTEMBER 22, 1918.
OHvMOUinOMY!
JboXIeanor l. uartor
Author ot "Pollyanna.- - HvXP
Copyright, 191 J, by Eleanor H. Porter and
by The Publio Ledger Co.
By PtrmlnloB of Houghton Mifflin Co.
All Bights Reserved.
CHAPTER XXVI.
Re-Enter Mr. Stanley G. Fulton.
In the library of Mrs. Thomas
; Tyndall'a Chicago home Mr. Stan
ley G. Fulton was impatiently
awaiting the appearance of Miss
Maggie Duff. In a minute she came
in, looking charmingly youthful in
her new. well-fitting frock.
The man, quickly on his feet at her
entrance, gave her a lover's ardent
kiss, but almost instantly he held her
off at arms' length.
"Why, dearest, what's the mat
ter?" he demanded.
"W-what do you mean?"
"You look as if if something had
happened not exactly a bad some-
th:ng, but what is it?"
Miss Maggie laughed softly.
"That's one of the very nicest
things about you, Mr. Stanley-G.Fulton-John-Smith,"
she sighed,
nestling comfortably into the curve
of his arm as they sat down on the
divan "that you notice things so.
And it seems so good to ne to have
somebody notice."
"Poor lonely little woman! An'
to think of all these years I've wast
edr "Oh. but I shan't be lonely any
more now. And listen I'll tell you
what made me look so funny: I've
had a letter from Flora. You know
I -wrote them about my coming
marriage."
"Yes, yes," eagerly. "Well, what
did they say?"
lMiss Maggie laughed again.
j, "I believe I'll let you read the
letter for yourself, Stanley. It tells
some things toward the end that I
think you'll like to know," she said,
. a little hesitatingly, as she held out
the letter she had brought into the
room with her.
"Good! I'd like to read it," cried
Fulton, whisking the closely-written
sheets from the envelope.
"My dear Maggie (Flora had writ
ten) Well, mercy me, you have
given us a surprise this time, and no
mistake! Yet we're real glad, Mag
gie, and we hope you'll be awfully
happy. You deserve it, all right.
Poor Maggie! You've had such an
awfully hard time all your life!
'Well, when your letter came, we
were just going out to Jim's for an
, old-fashioned Thanksgiving dinner,
so I took it along with me and read
it to them all. I kept it till we were
all together, too, though I most
banted with the news all the way
out.
'"Wei!, you ought to have heard
their tongues wag! They were all
struck dumb first for a minute, all
' except Mellicent. She spoke up the
very first thing and clapped her
hands.
"'Theref she cried. What did I
tell you? I knew Aunt Maggie was
uaaA ennueh for anvhnitvf' I
"To explain that I'll have to go j
back a little. We were talking oh'e j
day about you Jane and Mellicent
and me and we said you were a !
saint, only not a marrying saint. !
.., Bgt-iie4icet,thought you were, and '
it seems she was right Oh, of;
. course, jure'd all thought once Mr.
Smith might take a fancy to you,
but we never dreamed of such a
thing as? this Mr. Stanley G. Ful
ton. Sakes alive I can hardly
- sense it yet!
"Jane, for a minute, forgot how
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ih.ii uc was aim sjjukc ngni up real
quick 'It's for her money, of course.
' I knew some one would marry her
... for that $30,000!' But she laughed
then, right off, with the rest of us at
the" idea of a man worth millions
marrying anybody for $50,000.
' "Benny says there ain't any man
alive good enough for his Aunt Mag
gie, so if Mr. Fulton gets to being
too high-headed sometimes, you can
tell him what Benny says.
"But we're all real oleased. honest.
' ly,: Maggie, and of course we're ter
ribly excited. We're so sorry you're
going to be narried out there in Chi
cago. Why can't you make him
come to Hillerton? Jane says she'd
be glad to make a real nice wedding
for you and when Jane says a thing
likej that, you can know how much
she's really saying, for Jarre's fee'ing
awfully poor these days since they
lost all that money, you know.
"And we'd all like to see Mr.
Fulton, too 'Cousin Stanley,' as
Hattie always ca.'ls him. Pleas give
him our congratulations but there,
that sounds funny, doesn't it? (But
the etiquette editors in the magazines
say we must always give best wishes
to the bride and congratulations to
the groom.) Only it seems, funny
here to congratulate that rich Mr
Fulton on marrying you. Oh, dear I
I didn't mean it that way. Maggie.
I declare, if that sentence wasn't
way in the middle of this third pare,
and so awfully hard for me to write,
anyway. I'd tear up this sheet and
begin another. But, after al!, you'll
undertsand, I'm sure. You know
we all think the world of you, Mag-
inf. nnn na a n i .1 n .....u:
., m..u. Mia. . muii 1 intern any. lung
against you. It's just that that
Mr. Fulton is is such a big man.
and all , But you know what I
meant.
"Wei!, anyway, if you can't come
if here to be married, we hope you'll
" bring him here soon so we can see
him, and see you, too. We miss
you'awfuliy, Maggie truly we do.
especially since Jim's folks went
and with Mr. Smith gone, too, Jane
and I are real lonesome.
"Jim and Hattie like it real well
where they are. They've got a
N. real pretty home and they're the
biggest folks in town, so Hattie
doesn't have to worry for fear she
'won't live quite, so fine as her
neighbors though 'really I think
-'Hal tie's got over that now'a good
cleat That awful thing of Fred's
sobered her a lot and taught her
who her real friends were and that
money ain't everything.
"Fred is doing splendidly now.
.., ju'st ;as steady as a clock. It does
my sou! good to see him and his
father together. They are just like
. chums. And Bessie she isn't near
- so. disagreeable and airy as she was.
Hattie took her out of that school
and put her into another where
"she's getting some real learning
anil 1ise ntetv anH frills anH Ha nr.
mg Jim is doing. well and I. think
Hattie's real " happy. : " Of course,
when we first heard that Mr. Ful
ton had got .back I think she was
kind "of disappointed .You know-
to have the rest of that money if
he didn't show up. But she told me
just' Thanksgiving Day that she
didn't know but 'twas just as well,
after all, that they didn't have that
money, for maybe Fred'd go wrong
again, or it would strike Benny this
time. Anyhow, however much
money she had. she said, she'd never
let her children spend so much
again, and she'd found out money
didn't bring happiness always, any
way. "Mellicent and Donald are going
to be married next summer. Donald
don't get a very big salary yet, but
Mellicent says she won't mind a
bit going back to economizing
again, now that for once she's had
all the chocolates and pink dresses
she wanted. WhJft a funny girl she
is but she's a dear girl, just the
same, and she's sett'ed down real
sensible now. She and Donald are
as happy as can be, and even Jane
likes Donald real well now. '
"Jane's gone back to her tidies
and aprons and skimping on every
thing. She says she's got to make
up that $40)000. But she enjoys it,
I believe. Honestly, she acts most
as happy trying to save 5 cents as
Frank does earning it in his old
place behind the counter. And that's
saying a whole lot, as you know.
Jane knows very well she doesn't
have to pinch that way. They've
got lots of the money left and
Frank's business is better than ever.
But she just likes to.
"You complain because I don't tell
vou anything, about myself in "my
letters, but there isn't anything to.
tell. I am well and happy, and I ve
just thought of the nicest thing to
do. Mary Hicks came home from
Boston sick last September, and
she's been here at my house ever
since. Her own homs.ain't no place
for a sick person, yofc know, with
all those children, and they're aw
fully poor, too. So I took her
here with me. She's a real nice girl.
She. works in a department store
and was all played out, but she's
picked up wonderfully here and is
going back next week.
"Well, she was telling me about
a girl that works with her at the
same counter, and saying how she
wished she had a place like this to
go to for a rest and change, so I'm
going to do it give them one. I
mean, she and the other girls. Mary
says there are a dozen girls that
she knows right there that are half
sick, but would get well in a minute
if they only had a few weeks of
rest and quiet and good food. So
I'm going to take toem, two at a
time, so they'll be company for
each other. Mary is goiug to fix
it up for me down there and" pick
out the girls, and she says she
knows the man who owns the store
will be glad to let them off, for they
are all good help, and he's been
afraid he'd lose them. He'd offered
them a month on, besides tireir va
cation, but they couldn't take it, be
cause they didn't have any place to
go or money to pay. Of course,
that part will be all right now. And
I'm so glad and excited I don't
know what to do. Oh, I do hope
you'll tell Mr. Fu'ton some time
how happy he's made me, and how
perfectly splendid that money's been
for me.
"Well, Maggie; this is a long let
ter, and I must closed Tell me all
about the new clothes you are get
ting, and I hope you will get a lot.
"Lovingly yours,
"FLORA."
"P. S Does Mr. Fulton look
like his pictures? You know I've
got one.
"P. S. again Maggie Duff, for
pity's sake, never, never, tell that
man that I ever went into mourn
ing for him and put flowers before
his picture. I'd be mortified to
death 1"
"Bless her heart!" With a smile
Mr. Fulton folded the letter and
handed it back to Miss Maggie.
"I -didn't feel that I was betray
ing confidences under the circum
stances," murmured Miss Maggie.
"Hardly!"
"And there was a good deal in
the letter that I did not want you to
see," added Miss Maggie.
"Hm-m; the congratulations for
one thing, of course," twinkled the
man. "Poor Maggie!"
"I wanted you to see how really,
in the end, that money was not
doing so much harm, after all,"
asserted Miss Maggie, with some
dignity, shaking her head at him
reprovingly. "I thought you'd be
glad, sir!"
"I am glad. I'm so glad that,
when I come to make my will now,
I shouldn't wonder if I remember
ed them all again a little that is,
if I have anything left to will," he
teased shamelessly.. "Oh, by the
way, that makes me think. I've
just been putting up a monument
to John Smith."
"Stanley!" Miss Maggie's voice
carried genuine shocked distress.
"But my dear Maggie, something
w due the man," maintained Ful
ton, reaching for a small flat parcel
near him and placing it in Miss
Maggie'6 hands.
'But oh, Stanley, how could
you?" she shivered, her eyes on
the wo"rds the millionaire had pen
ciled on the brown paper covering
of the parcel.
"Sacred to -the memory of John
Smith."
"Open it." directed the man.
With obvious reluctance Miss
Maggie loosened the paper covers
and peered within. The next mo
ment she gave a glad cry.
In her hands lay a handsome
brawn leather volume with gold let
ters, reading:
THE BLAISDELL FAMILY
By
JOHN SMITH
"And you did that?" she asked.
her eves luminous.
"Yes. I shall send a copy each
to Frank and Jim and Miss Flora,
of course. That's the monument. I
thought it due Mr. lohn Smith.
Poor man. it's the least 1 can do for
him and the most unless " He
hesitated with an unmistakable look
of embarrassment.
"Yes." prompted Miss Maggie
eagerly. "Yes!"
"Well unless I let you take me
to Hillerton one of these days to
see if if Stanley G. Fulton, with
your gracious help, can make peace
for John Smith with those er
cousins of mine. You see, ! still
feel confoundedly like that small
boy at the keyhole, and I'd like to
open that doorl Could we do it,
do you think?"
"Doit? Of course we could! And,
oh, Stanley, it's the one thing needed
to make me perfectly happy," she
sighed blissfully.
(THE END)
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Discuss Values of Securities
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Week.
Chicago, Sept. 21. Railroad secu
rities will be one of the important
subjects to be discussed by the sav
ings bank section of he American
Bankers' association, which holds
its forty-fourth annual convention
at Chicago, September 23-28. The
banks of the country have more
than $1,700,000,000 invested in rail
road securities, hence the recent
contract made by the United States
railroad administration with the
railroads will have a large effect up
on savings banks! investments
Samuel Untermyer of New York,
counsel for the National Associa
lion of Railroad Security Owners,
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H. Sisson of New York, vice chair
man of the railway executive ad
visory committee, will discuss "The
Effect of the War on Railroad Se
curities." "Has America Sufficient Capita!
to Finance the War" will be the
subject of an address by David Fri
day of New York. Mr. Friday has
been in Washington for some
months past making an intensive
study of this question.
Public utility securities and their
desirability -as a savings bank in
vestment will be discussed by Sam
uel Insull of Chicago, chairman of
the State Council of Defense.
Savings Banks.
, The question of greater liquidity
of savings -bank assets will be dis
cussed by Edwin W. Kemmerer,
professor of finance and banking
of Princeton university. Professpr
Kemmerer has just returned from
Mexico, after having reorganized
the currency system in that country.
Jerome Thralls, assistant secretary
of the American Trade Acceptance
Council, will give a five-minute talk
on "The Trade Acceptance as an
Investment for Savings Banks."
The clearing house section will
hold a conference on Monday morn
ing, after which William A. Law, of
Philadelphia, former president of the
American Bankers' association, will
present his views of "The Clearing
House as a Power in War and in
Peace."
Another feature of the convention
will be h. agricultural conference
under the auspices of the Agricul
tural Commission of the associa
tion. Dr. Clarence Ousley. assistant
secretary of agriculture, will address
the bankers, who will discuss vari
ous methods by which they can aid
in putting into effect the agricultural
program for 19' 8.
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sions of the national bank, trust
company and state bank sections.
Hutchinson New Manager
Bearings Service Company
T. L. Hutchinson, who has been a
special traveling representative for
'he Bearings Service company, has
been made manager of the Omaha
branch td succeed W. C. L. Hodg
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central district manager, with head
quarters in Chicago. Like Mr.
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up from the bottom.
Program of Library
Section Meeting on
Thursday Given Out
Miss Edith Tobitt, librarian pf the
Omaha Public library and president
of the Library section of the Ne
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has announced the program for the
Library section meeting Thursday
afternoon in the Central High school
library, as follows:
Securing and Using the Rural
School Library A. V. Teed, State
Normal school, Wayne, Neb.
A Method of Dealing with Out
side Reading Jessie M. Towne. de-
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school.
Introductory Remarks "to the?
School Exhibit H. A. Master, Ptiii-j
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Anna V. Jennings of the Kearntrj
State Normal school is secretary;
of the I ibrary section.
On Thursday and Friday during
the State' Teachers' convention iri
the Centra! High school there will
be an exhibit of books and other
materia!, to show fhe service of the
school library in various courses.
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