(
' THfe BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 0, 1921.
8 D
Among the Brave The Parson's Wife
By Charles Dana Gibson -
Cpjrlwht l.lf l'ul. -'o.
The.Married Life of
Helen and Warren
Published byjrangement . Wjth Jife
'4
w
They Are Lured on a Midnight
Visit to a Clandestine Mont
martre Resort.
'"Dear, do we have to order chain-
I' pagne? I'd just as soon have claret,"
vS whisperedjielen, economically.
I X- "Now we can't do Mommartre on
the cheap," scowled Wancn. "You've
to ' got to order champagne in all these
b joints they don't . servi! anything
f ' Mo ,
A glance arouud the crowded room
showed at Vach table a gold-topped,
ice-embedded bottle the price of ad
mission to the Cafe Ryale. x
The air was ,hazy with cigaret
tuiolce and stilling with French per
fume. Each girl diffused a different
scent as she whirled by in the danc
ing space.
The head waiter, beamingly hope
ful of large tips from Americans,
placed the wine list before Warren.
Moving closer on the leather wall
bench, anxiously Helen scanned the
card. Only champagne was listed
a dozen vintages and all unpriced.
."Dear, just a half bottle! We
couldn't drink a quart."
"We do not serve half bottles, ma
dame," a' slightlyycontemptuous- note
in his accented I English, his smile
fading as the prospective tip dwin
dled. "A quart of that Pol Roger," or
dered Warren, glowering at Helen's
interference. -
Here the orchestra began to march
around the room, followed by half
a dozen girls, evidently paid enter
tainers, in extremely abbreviated cos
tumes. .
Helen felt their hilarity was forced,
but they i worked hard to keep up
. the gayety, throwing confetti and
colored balls. " As they passed th-j
girl at the end pelted .Warren, who
dextr6usly (aught and returned the
balls. ' . . .
"Lively bunch, 'Mic grinned, when
one of them paused to kiss a gleam
ing fold' head.
"Dear, look at that girl in yellow.
X'ot even straps over her shoulders!
How doei she keep her bodice up?"
"Sicking plaster, r-guess, Isn't
that wliat they use?"
"Don soir, monsieur," the girl who
bad pelted Warren came to their ta
ble. Helen had read that in Paris an
"American wife has the choice of
either remaining reprovingly aloof
or entering into the spirit of thr Pa
risian gaieties. With a view to hold
ing her husband, the latter was
strongly advised. : , -
So Helen inanagcf friendly smile
while the girl carried on an animated
conversation with Warren, not a
word "of which he could understand.
Hc.r mauve tulle gown, was cut
aLnningly-low in front and to the
waistline in the back.. Her lips were
rouged to a, vivid carmine afgains
t lie oclier powdered pallor of her
i;.ce. Her glistening black hair,
drawn low over her ears, was con,
lined by a rhinestone bandeau from
which trailed a paradise afgret., '
"I'm afraid I don't get you,"
h.ughed Warren, refilling her glass.
"Mire!" drawing out a box of cigar
cts when she held up her empty case.
'. . . f .1 - ... Tl. -
j !(ygeneraT stir 01 aepanure. 111c
i waiters betrail clearine off bottles
I'lind glasses, and turning off some of
U'.C llglltS. Si
"WhaVin blazes does this mean?"
demanded' Warren. "They're not
closing up already ?It isn't chucking
out time yet."
'Yes, monsieur, it's a new order,"
the head waiter .came up to explain.
-Wft must close 'now at one'
"Then why the devil didn't you
say so You e$ me order a quart
of wine and don't give us 10 min
utes to drink it!" ' -"I
cannot help, monsieur," witn
the inevitable exasperating shrug.
"It is the law-."
"Rcgardez! Regardez!" the-"girl
fairly shook Warren's arm in her
eagerness to make' him understand
what followed-i-hut "clandestiu" re
peated several .times was the only
recognizable word.
"Marie says she can take you to
a place near here where they, stay
open aH night,'' translated thcUiead
waiter,
"What kind of a joint is it?'v de
manded Warren.
"A 'private place. The police do
not know of itso they do not
close." ,
"All right. Tel! her we're game."
"Oui, oui, monsieur," Marie
glowed her approval.
When Warren had paid the 90
f ranee check for the one bottle of
champagne, thev made their way out
past the bowing, tip-expected door
man. ' S - -
"We don't know where she's tak
ing us," anxioused Helen. "It may
be some AWFUL place 1 You might
be robbed I" ' i
"Oh, I guess we-ean tak4 a chance.
, That head waiter seemed to know4
about it. He wonldn t dare steer us
up against any cut-throats. We'll size
it up when.wf get there. Don't have
to go in if H looks phony,
v "Oui, oui,. monsieur.7 purred
Marie, who was walking on the other
side of Warren, holding tight to
his arm with' in air of triumphant
possession. - '
S She led them around a cornerand
down a side street, dimly-lit and de
serted. Another turn and they were
in an unknown neighborhood of
small shops, now all closed. Not a
window "held a ftifendly light.
At last she paused before a low
doorway; Then, as a policeman
emerged from- the darkness across
the street, she hurried them W the
house. v :
Further on a horse cab stood by
the curb. A whispered word from
and the man drove up before
ie house, cutting ;t ft from the of
. ficer's view.
Then' with a cautioning "ft-s-sh,"
she led them back. Instantly the
door opened a"d they were drawn
into a pitch-black hall.. ;
t "Hold on." protested Warren.
- "What sort of a dive is this?"
nother warning, "H-s-shf' The
woman who had admitted Ibcm pro
duced a flashlight and motioned
them up the stairs. -
"Oh, dear, let's get out of here,"
whispered Helen. "I'm afraid," '
"Does look prttty queer," Warren
muttered, his arm about her.'draw
ing her close. ... "But we're in for it
now. May as well snMt through."
When they reached the top of the
stairs, the sound of strumming man
' dolins brought a throb of rcassur
. ance- Helen could haye screamed
with relief as they entered a -well
lighted room whetc several eotiples
were dancing. , v- '
With a familiar nod to Marie, the
proprietor came forward to seat
them. ,
After the gilded Cafe Royale this
place was conspicuously plain.
Heavy draperies at the windows kepi
the light from the watchful police.
Evidently there was tear ot a raid,
for the mandolin orchestra strummed
subduedly, and a girl who laughed
I too loud was promptly hushed.
j It wasa mixed crowd.' At one -
table sat a stout prosperous-looking
American, his arm about a girl in a
silver-cloth gown. He could not
speak French, but with the sign lan
Sitage they wce making rapid' prog
ress, t
"Why. we didn't order this," pro
tested Helen, when- a waiter placed
before them the inevitable 'quart of
champagne. "We can't drink apy
more." , ,
"You dn't have to drink it butv
ou have to pay for it," grumped
arrcn.' "These arc all "champagne
joints. ere. lucky if that's flic"
onlv holdup."
"Well, I want a- sandwich., I don't
see how they can drink without
something to eat," for here as at the
Cafe Royale only wine seemed to be
in-order. , .
"What kind?" Then to the waiter,
"A chicken sandwich for niadame."
A girl who sat alone at an adjoin
ing table translated the order.
"You spea'k English? That's good.
Better come over and join us.1"
Warren's invitation was eagerly
accepted, but not wishing to share
her "find," Marie did not look over
pleased. Immediately she asked him
to dance. . " 1 ' ,
Yes, dear, do if you want to,
Helen tried to say it with enthusi
asm. ; With mingled sensations she
watched them waltz off. then forced
her attention to the girl who had
joined them. - Under the huge black
hat her hair shone a metallic gold,
and her gown, a headed chiffon, was
slashed to the knee.
She was from jMaxim's in answer
to Helen's inquiry. Tonight slye Jiad
brought a. rich South American here,
but he liad been afraid tb come up
the dark stairs ,
"Stfch a fool." with a disdainful
shrug of her powdered shoulders.
"But they have money ah, rfluch
money I Look." disnlavincr a diamond
! bracelet, "He wasfrom Buenos Aifls.
And the Americans they, too, have
money. But the English they are
not generous. No, I do not iiarc
for them." .,' .
"Rotten ftoor." Warren came back
to his seat. "Is that all the show
they put up here? Just that bum
orchestra? Nothing else doing? Just
a place to rope in suckers who fall
for anything clandestine' that it?"
The girl who spoke English ad
mitted as much. ' ,
"Well, then we miglit as "well
mosey along. Ask her. how much -I
she wants for steering us here."x , '
"She says 200 francs," after con
sulting Maie. y
"Two hundred! Isn't , that pretty,
stiff?"
"She says she often gets more,"
after another consultation. -"And ih
has to pay the head waiter at ihe
Cafe Royale, the man outside ind
the-'' ' t - ;
. "Graft all around,, eh?. r All right,
here you are," countingx four 50
franc notes into Marie's eager palm.
" "Merci, merci, monsieur"
"I wtfuld like a little something,
too. Tonight I have hard luck."
Helen it)t her. face grow hot for
sheer shame at thi brazen request,
but Warren laughed good-natured(y.
i "Yes, you might as well have a
rake-off, too," giving her 20 francs.
"Now how do we get out of this
damn place? Can you work . the
combination?"
"You better go with her. She
will think I take you to some other
place." ' .
Gleeful over her 200 francs. Mane.
smiled a general adieu as she drew
on her gold brocade wrap, and
ushered them out.
Down the long hail and steep
black stairs. Af the door she peered
anxiously out. .The' road clear, she
beckoned them on.
The horse cab was still there.
Warren gave their address fb the
driver and they -jolted off Marie
waving a cautious fareweJLfrom the
sidewalk. - y
"Stung! And the way we swal
lowed that jejandestine'-bait." growl
ed Warre,V slamming the door
which had swung open. "Wrhy. that
w-hole thing's fixed up for suckers.
Nothing there just .an excuse to
soak you! And I thought we'd
scared up the real thing."
"Think what it cost vou!" be
wailed Helen. "Two hundred francs
to her, 20 to that other girl and
what was fhe check?"
"It was- enough," curtly "But
that's all right, we were nnf tn he
done and they did us un brown!
We'll take our mediciua-and not
squeal." - Then with a grin. "But we
certainly were nice. nny pickings!"
Vienna War Office 7 i
Mecca for Thi
leve
Vienna, Jan. 2 Scores o rob
heries are tabiiijr place in Vienna,
but the house which is most favored
by-Jhieves is thatwhich was for
mcrly-occupied bythe ministry of
war. -. . T . -
Scarcely a day passes when this
house isiiot visited by robbers, who
are always able fo get away wjth
their booty.. '
The great size of the building
which contains over 1.000 rooms, evi
dently attracts attention, and al
though the military and police have
taken all possible steps, they have
been unable to end the present s,tate
cf affairs, and not onlv so. but sonic
officials . have been killed on the
premises. 1 .
Typewriters ornaments, pictures,
mirrors, door handles and brass fit
tings are all c.uricd away.
Should a thief in the course of his
wanderings about the huge building
encounter someone in one of the
rooms he visits he inquires for some
imaginary person, and continues his
supposed search for Mm until he
finds a room that is! unoccupied,
then he quickly gathers together
anything that he oin find and de
parts. To overcome the difficulty of
carrying awajt a typewriter the thief
hands it out Of a window to an ac
complice in the street, and in some
cases machines have bef" taken to
pieces and removed n
looking dispatch cae.
an innocent'
V
Heart Secrets of a
Fortune Teller -
THE AYOFA MAN
' By RACHEL MACK.
""It's not hard to0 tell when ,
a
woman's peeved, is it?.. As soon as
i i j r
a certain voting iaay opcuey my ui-
lice door today and .stepped in, l
savs to mvsclf: "' "Slie's angry all
right. She's got a click to her heels
and a snap to. her ' eyes that' not
quite regular."
"Girlie," I says, when ''.we vc
opened the interview, "you seem to
be slightly miffed for some cause.
And-my occult senses tell me there's
a. man at 'the bottom of. it I''.
"How strange that you, "should
know it," she exclaims. "I always
keep my feelings under perfect con
trol!" . . , .-'-' ' : '":
I give myself a nudge and say
notfiing. . lookin' as w-ise as Solo
mon's .fifty-second .wife.
Your insight has given me great
confidence in you," she goes ,on.
I'm. going1 -to tell you the whole
sty-vand depend on' your advice.
Yob see I am--orirather J was en
gaged to be married. Jack and I
thouzht we were very much in love.
But it must have been a mistake. He
could not possibly treat me so it
he really loved me." ... 1
. "So Jack's eittlraly to blame for
this disturbance, is he?" I parley ;
"Absolutely!" she insists. -"It's a
perfectb' one-sided affair. He's in the
V Where rare you grongr, my -pretty maid?"
; . v 7m groingr to Florida Jfcr she said. x" N
TheEASTjGOASTsFlorida
witn iu Bummer skie and brilliant tropic
warm blue wtt,rl ; Ita ivtvlnf nalm trm
ia beyond question the real Winter resort,
to (or thorough enjoyment and recreation.
ing. Fishing. Mqtor-uoating, Kiding every out-door sport ia ther escn one W fl
atitabest. The climate is delightful, the Hotela are the finest In the land, and rfTT
the leading resorts. ST. AUGUSTINE. ORMDND, PALM BEACH. MIAMI,
LONG KEY; KEY WEST, and NASSAU in the Bahama Islands, each have
their own individual attraction and charm. -
'Thrtulh rullmm Trllni with Dining C' Urvltt
Baltifwe, WtihtngMn. u., n St. AuctttiHt. Ormvnrf, vatnni, rtim Ktth, Mftmi miu
K0t M'eit. CtnnutlU t Miami with ihipt Hr Ntim, Bhma$, ttti mi Kit Wett ivith
thin Hr BdVlHa, Cub. Alt thrtuth Pulimmmt
(irtni RtpUi, Ktmmi da. St. Limit. Cim.
f JtcknnvtlU. mlkiai xlut nautili! with Htnit
- Full Information at 243 Fifth Atomic, New York City '
Telephones. Msdison Square
FLORIDA EAST
(Flagler System)
- AOVKRTISEMENT
RHGUMATIC JOINT?
6u6 Pain Rijht Out-Try Uis!
lvhcumatisiu is "pain only.?' .Not
one case in fifty requires- internal
treatment. Stop drugging!' Rub
soothing, penlrating' "St. Jacobs . Oil"
directly into your sore, stiff j6ints
and "-muscles and relief- eomfcs in
stantly. "St. Jacobs Oil" is a harm-.
leLs rheumatism k,ure which never
(li.-api)oints and candot bum or dis-
color the skin,
t Limber up 1 ',Qui . coinplainiiigl
' i i I j '
wrong.and he" knows it. Further
more he knows that IAnow ij, but
he simply 'won't apologize!" v--v
"Well, .. Well!" I soothes.'- "Nb
wonder, you're all spiced up today.
Have you 1iad no message from him
since the big battle:" . v..
"Not a word," she says. ifE very
time the telephone tings I think it's
Jack oil the wire. Every time ' the
postman comes mil begin to hope
he's bringing me a tetter from Jack.
But I'm doomed to disappoint
ment." . ' ".He's just disappearin' out of. your
"life, is he, like they do in the novels
an' everything?" r '
. '.'Well,", she admits.V'I can hardly
!, say that, tie sends the candy just
j as usual, and the' flowers still come
I perfectly regular." , . ,
"Ohi I reflects. "But you ,don't
count the sweet tokens as a boni fide
apology, eh?"
"Indeed I do not!"-she answers.
"He's simply evading the question
trying to ,. make me come across
without one word of apology on his
part." ,. .'' ;
i'And vou've come to me," I" ven
ture, "to get occult advke on how
iO yry Hint ' apuiugjf u.mi imm
Well, girlie, I'm for you alright, and
I'm your ' friend from first to -.last;
but ' I won't be guilty of cruel and
inhuman treatment."
verdure : ita ailvery beaches and . VhWi.
anil frBorrant n r n a . rmuM
thia -3 r
favored above all others, to turn a
Surf-Bthlne. Golf. Tennis. Sail- S.
(rim g. Ntvr Ttrk, Philtiilflilm,
A s!
frim Chiemf, CltvtUnd, TaW. Dffrwf,
IndUmpelii. Clnttnmtll. Ltuitvltl: at..
BAiT COA-ST Rtilwtf Irmly.
9230 and 9231 .
COAST .
ArVKRTtSEMET
Get a sniaft trial bottle of old-time
' St. Jacobs Oil" at any drug store
and in just a -moment you'll be free
from rheumatic pain.-soreness and
stiffness.' Don't suffer! Relief and a
cure awaits you. "St. Jacobs Oil"
hjis cured millions of rheumatism
sufferers in the last half century, and
is just as good for sciatica, neuralgia,
lumbago, backache sprains and
swellings. ' f
she ex-
claims.
"Simply this, dearie: the male' is
... :':.. : l r.,,:..
infancy you can drive 'em to it You
can take 'em by the collar while'
'they're young and helpless and
march 'cm tip to the offended party
and say 'Now apologize!' And some-,
times they'll do it. It allMepends
on the pressure from' the. rear!" . '
'But when a man grows up.'Jcarie,
he doesn't exactly drop' all his kid
ways., lie doesn't lose his distaste
for a(k)logizin' any more than he
does for castor oil."
"Do you mean." she asks, "that a
man never says he's sorry wTien-he
can possibly find a loop tioTe out of
"What do you mean?"
iliWils'iiliitiil.iliiliilili;iSiiaiiliiltlliiliilMllfciliawilli;iia
; ; Big Price Cut oh
V Glass-Enclosed Demountable
Special opportunity. cMake a big sayimf by buy
ing now. Get an Anchor Top at this rock bottom
special sale price and turn your open car into a
snug," stylish closed car. Real , sedan or coupe ef
fect glass doors and windows. ' - v
We are closing out our warehouse stock in
Omaha and have cut prices to the lowest point for
QUICK SALE. You'll never again get a chance
like this to buy .the, famous Anchor Top at prac
tically your Iwn price. -
These are all NEW Tops and carry the regular
Anchor) guarantee. They're selling fast you'll
have td'order quick if you want one. .
BUICK
Model. '
Price.
.$121.10
. 159.60
. 121.10
D 44......
D 45......'
-E, H & K 44...
E, il & K 49, 45
E, H & K'49..
179.2U.
206.30 '
OVERLAND
"00 t. '.. ...7.. . 155.40
9(f C C- '. . 128.80
Model' 4 Touring 153.30
Drive direct to the warehouse of
Omaha Van & Storage Co.,
806 Si 26th Street
and get your Top. Or if you prefer, send your
order to us direct and we mill arrange for delivery
to you from the warehouse.
H I PPS
Dei Moinei,
1
,.(' 'I I riil.it Jul il I. it I I I III III I
T
"That's just what I mean, dearie!
He -may say it with flowers; he may
sav it with Huvler five-oounders; Tie
may say it by keepin' his ashes and
cigar stubs off the floor; or. if hes
married, he' may say it by offeriir' to
wipe, the dishes every night lor a
week. , But when it comes to saymr
it with words well, that's different!"
"But,"s she interrupts, "I believe
that I can make him apologize if I
hold out long enough."
"Sure youcan, girlie.I agree?.
"He's sorry for his sins alright, and
he loves youhYott uv tell that by
the peace offerln's he passin' ut.
Butrwhat I'm urgin' is for you to
have a heart ! Any ' - wortiaw tnat
DODGE
1920 Touring.. $171.50
1915-19 Tourirfg 171.50'
191 5-1 9 Roadster 121.10
1920 Roadster. . 136.50
CHEVROLET .
400 Touring. .... 147.70
: ESSEX
Touring
FORD
Touring .... , .'. .
188.30
105.00
. 84.00
Roadster
X".
- STATe s Co.
Iowa
-A
., . . . .. ',.
II I II I II I I il. I I HI I II I I I ll.il.'l.
makes a n'ian eat the dust of repent
ance just' to satisfy her own miffed
leelin's well, she's my idea of the
original feminine fiend."
"So you think," she asks smilju'
"that I ought to take Jaclv's flowers
and candy as the high sign that he's
repentant and wants to be forgiven?'.'
"Take 'cm in exactly . that spirit,
dearie, and call the scorceven. If
you really love him you von't push
him 1 in the corner, just because
yotfvc got the upper hand. Write
Final Wind-Up
Price Slashing
H
We Are Headquarters for the Famous
t '
' v Come In aijd ear Our Daily Concerts, v
Dining Rooni Furniture at
Tremendous Savings
Table, 54-inch, Period
Design
tlft.SO Vnlnr.
Only $39.7tf
Chairs, $6.&i? v
Rrpular SK.St Velue
Buff etr $44.75
. Regiilar -Value $97.50
China Closet, $39.75
Rrrnlar Valine $S7.S
A Beautiful Full Size Floor
amp and 25 Records With a
Large
Cabinet Phonograph
$107
Terms $5.00 a Month
Sim. fORWITOBE faw
CORNER 149 AND
him a forgivin' note sayin you re
not busy tonight, and sign it. with
love!".
' "You'll find paper and ink iu that
desk by the window, girlie, and
there's a mail box on the first cor
ner goin' east!" 1
, "Katie!" I calls, when I sec she's
pullin' off her .gloves like a good
sport and prcparin' to fall to. "Bring
this young lady a stamp."
Copyright, 1921, Thompson- Teature
of Our
Furniture Sale
A Bargain in
Overstuffed
Living Room
Furniture
All Spuing Construction
$127
SPECIAL
85c and $1.00 Records
48c .
DODGE STREETS
N I'
4 '