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THE feEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. MAY 17. 1921. 1? Holding a Husband Adelt Garnton'a He Phase of Revelations of a Wife The Romantk Question Miss Foster Asked Madge. Miss Foster's laughing summons to get down from the car and tell her all about Dr. Pettit startled me as much by its assumption that my acquaintance with the physician was an old and intimate one. as by its insouciant attitude toward the man whom 1 believed to have a distinct and special admiration for her. Had she deduced an old friend ship from Dr. Pettit's greeting of me, or was it possible that he had told her about his acquaintance with me? .1 was inwardly furious at the thought of being discussed, even though the comment was fa vorable, by my old mend and this keen, quick-witted girl, so filled with the egotistical insouciance of youth. The question she had ' laughingly flung at me, "Isn't he a darling old frump? grated especially, though-1 had no right or reason to object to any cognomen her fancy might give to the young physician. I repeated the words she had em ployed doubtfully to myself even as I smilfd at Miss Foster, and descend from the car. Always I had thought of Dr. . Pettit as a young man. This casual reference to his ' years made me catch my breath a bit with the realization that I, too, belonged to his generation, and that in the eyes of this brilliant, bloom ing girl still, in her 'teens, both he and I no doubt appeared quite mid dle aged. I suddenly remembered that when I was her age a man or a woman who was married or held a respon sible position in the world, espe cially a woman, was in my estima tion not far from the point where one retired from active life and sat by the fire with one's grandchildren. I could smile at such a viewpoint now, but there was a tiny sting in the knowledge that another and younger woman now looked at me from that perspective. But I -let no knowledge of my hurt vanity appear in the smile I gave Miss Foster, and the laughing answer I made to her question. "I'm Positively Mad About Him.M "I do not know that I ever thought of Dr. Pettit either as a darling or as an old frump," T said demurely. "But he is very " "Don't say 'nice,'" entreated Miss Foster. "I. feci, in my bones you are going to say 'nice.' Oh, please forgive inc. I know I'm horribly rude, but if you could only know how I detest .'nice' men' They'rel always possessed of all the virtues in the calendar, kind and good to their aged mothers, . display : irre proachable taste, and they're invari ably such good matches oh, I de test 'em!" I laughed heartily at her little tirade. It was impossible to do any thing else. She was irresistible in her drollery, fascinating in her fresh, glowing beauty. I did not wonder that Dr. Pettis, staid and stern, was attracted by her. "You misjudge me cruelly," I re torted. "I had no intention of using so banal a word. 'Interesting was what I meant to say." "I might have known that by looking .at you," she said with charming contrition. "And I . agree with you, he is 'interesting' and 'brainy,' and 'dignified.' and has all the other qualities that generally appeal to a romantic girl. I'm posi tively mad about htm, but he is a darling old frump, for all that. I don't know any man . who needs a wife more than, he doest and I've been wild to find out why he never married. - A Wary Answer. "Down here they don't know any thing about him, because he's only been here such a short time. And he's the closest-mouthed thing about himself a regular clam. I've fig ured out that he had some sort of unhappy,.' hopeless attachment or other, but lately he's been sitting up and taking a little notice of yours truly not that it amounts, to any thing, I wish it did but doctors often fall in love with their patients. "yvou know, so I'm not building any hopes on .that. But I do wish .1 knew the secret of that melancholy way of his! It's so fascinating!" .She sighed, evidently carried away ., by her' own eloquence; then laughed outright at herself with' a half-rueful, half-amused glance at me. I joined faintly in her laughter, and tried to get command of myself. " Rarely in my life have I - been so surprised' as I was at this out burst of Miss' " Foster's. t Her astounding frankness, I'm posi tively mad about him," "he's been sitting up and taking notice of yours truly"--the phrases rang in my ears. Her scarcely veiled invitation to re late to her any fact of Dr. Pettit's history which would confirm her & romantic theory concerning him were these simply the ill-bred rat- tling ' chatter , of .. the modern girl, accustomed td saying the first thing : which, came into her, head without thinking what she meant? Or was . she a ..clever, calculating young woman, camouflaging a, real interest in the. physician, a determination, to find out his history by her nonsensical-tirades? v ' Her personality baffled even-as it attracted me, and. I could find no answer to my own question. But, I knew that I must answer her warily. "I know nothing of Dr. Petfit's history," I said sedately. "He was our family physician, and' a valued friend. But I am very sure he has no hopeless attachment, . nor any other romantic story." , ; . . Continued tomorrow.) ' m ' ..... . Mexican Engineers Are to Study U. SWater Project Mexico City, May, 16. i-ormer Governor Manuel Ballaiare of the northern district of Lower" Califor nia, will be appointed head of the Mexican engineers to be named members of a joint commission with the United States to study the Colo rado river situation. This commis sion Is to make recommendations for the .'permanent control of - the flood, .waters of the Colorado, it is said. ; -' -' - . Turk Nationalists Pacts ' May Be Held Up as Man Quits Constantinople, May 16. Ratifica tion of treaties negotiated, between .the Nationalist Turkish government , "and Italy and France, may be de layed'as a, result of the resignation of Bekif Samy Bey. minister of for eign affairs in the Turkish, national ist cabinet, it is believed here. THE GUMPS.-- km dBicious- moui V fc SoMCTHiNfi NK MV V I '.'" 'You HAVENT AHV V &W VM GirmH6r- MV -T HAW?, mJn- VfA K . , MORC CrRAY HAIR'S 'NOW J j Crwtf nmw ;n vm? wem , A Umex, Yqu- NXW HE WA XTY- I tl Y v, K More Truth -By JAMES J. HOW IT ALL HAPPENED 'Ere Solomon ruled in his glory, H-e went td the movies one day And there was enthralled by the story. Of a comical bigamy play. The movies his fancy affected And we .know for the legend survives-1 That when he grew up he collected . Some sixty or . seventy wives. When Cassius was ninteen or twenty, ' A terrible movie he saw Where stabbings- and cuttings were plenty And no one paid heed to the law. He watched it with eager emotion, And now to the world it is clear That there's where he picked up the notion That ended J. Caesar's career. Guy Fawkes went to cinemas daily. And deep in his memory sank A scene where two criminals gaily Put dynamite under a bank. . ,'' , t ' And later, when thinking of treason, He used the impression he got, ' v1 And that, gentle friends, is the reason . He hatched up the gunpowder plot. ,, Cap Kidd was caught up by the glamor, And took to be utterly true The things that the photoplay drammer Makes pirates and buccaneers do. The movies became his obsession, And craving for power and pelf. When he grew to the years of discretion, Young Kidd was a pirate himself. DANGEROUS , "I own the world," sings a poet in the New York Herald. That is what the Kaiser used to sing. But SEND A Child for Ambassador to Tokio tion this recalls the story about the NO CHANCE There is no war at present, but warm up a few sharpshooters on the (CoorliM. 1921. by Th WHY Does Water Boil ; When i Pot on Lime?"; Just as the application of heat to water cause-, a chemical change, resolving the water into the gases of which it is composed, so also the combination of t water and lime Causes a chemical reaction which produces a : large amount of heat, precisely as other chemical changes result. in the formation of heat in the course of their'action. : . Quicklime is a . compound of calcium and oxygen. . . bearing the chemical name of calcium oxide.' and the symbol of formula. "CaO" meaning that it is made up of one part of calcium (La) and one part of oxygen (O.) , If .water js added, the water and the lime combine, very powerfully. The , latter draws the former into-itself, just is if it were slaking a" violent' thirst," the result being what is known as "slaked lime of lime 'to which watcr has been added, f Here the formula be comes a combination of that of the lime CCaOX Mi that of the water (H20) or Ca02II thef e . being now two jahs of oxygen as .well as two parts of hydrogen. ,It is the violence of this combination... the avidity with which the ; quicklime seeks to draw the water into itself, which gives rise to the ,heat and causes the water to boil and bubble as if it were1 over an open flame. (Copyright, till, by The Whelr Bm .. dleate, Inc.) . t By MILDRED MARSHAXL. For today, the opal "is- the'talis' manic gem. The belief that" this stone brings bad. luck to those who own it no longer prevails, since it is known to have no foundation." -Espe- pecfally on this date does it bring good luck, endowing its wearer with brilliancy of mind, and bringing good fortune to those upon whom it is bestowed as a gift. The natal stone for today is the jade, which the Chinese believed to be most potent in bringing good luck. They claim that it promises a long and happy life to anyone born on an anniversary of this date. It is said also to bring happiness and good health. Green. is the fortunate color for today, and is symbolic of joy and hope. - - Today's flower is the tulip, which drives away evil thoughts and brings happiness. (Cops-right, UZU Whetler Syndicate, Inc.) Jewel, Flower, Color Symbols for Today Than Poetry MONTAGUE he discovered he didn't., MAN Headline. In view of the situa occasion that was no job for a boy. TO RUST there is always an opportunity to Moros. Bell Bmdictt-, Inc.) Romance in Origin Of Superstitions By H. IRVING KING. Death Contagion. In the rural districts especially, less frequently in the cities, it is the custom, both in this country and ,Canada, ,to give the whole house a thorough cleaning after a death has occurred in it,.tnough the death may have been the result of no conta gious disease, the deceased may not have had any long illness, and may even have died from violence or ac cident. The mere fact that death has occurred in the house is sup posed to necessitate the cleansing. In Massachusetts many people will not walk through a graveyard in going to make a call for fear of bringing death to their, friends. All this is a survival of the doc trine of the contagion of death. Primitive man had no idea of the contagion of disease, but through observation of the effects of disease, came to the conclusion that death it self jWas ''catching." .Disease and death to 'him : were" purely spiritual phenomena. The nearer-the rela tionship of the dead to the' living the mote unfavorably -were the living liable' to be affected, i If one of the attendants of the temple of Hierapolis-Bambyce .saw the. dead body of a stranger he might not enter . the temple for a day and night; if the body of a relative he was debarred for 30 days and in any case must be purified before resuming his office. In the island of -Ceos those , who offered sacrifice Jo dead - friends .were :im-. clean for ; two 'days' and .could' not enter the templer Uptil .Vutijied 'by .water. ' Any number 'of similar ci tations might be rHa?te. i Purifica tion by watery was the usual'-prc-scriptiori for death, contagion; I not because of 'its physically cleansing properties but because at was the ul timate source of lifeM,i -. Thus we sec a primitive idea which has developed on . the one hand into boards .of 'health -and the germ theory and on'the. other Into a meaningless current superstition. (Copyright. Ml. by Th MeCIurt. Xew--papar Syndicate.) ' Parents' Problems How can a tendency'to snobbish ness best be overcome in a girl of high school age? , A girl of high school age is usu ally very eager to "be a lady." A tendency to snobbishness can per haps more quickly be overcome by making it clear to the girl that snob bishness is ill-bred not indulged in iever bv a idv. MORE HAIR S L E E.-P Y - TIME TALES CHAPTER II. The Latest Arrival. Bobby Bobolink : did -not reach Pleasant Valley in time to spend May day with his old friends of the summer before. And, although everybody was disappointed not to "Did oou heal- that sonar he cried. see him and hear him the feath ered folk tried to be cheerful and told one another that Bobby ought to arrive almost any day. "He always finds it hard to' leave the rice fields in the South," Mr. Red-winged Blackbird observed with a knowing wink at old Mr. Crow, as the two stopped for a chat on the morning after May day. "It's rice planting time in the South, Mr. Red winged Blackbird explained. "Some what like corn-planting time here!" And he winked once more. Although Mr. Crow was in the habit of scratching up Farmer Green's newly-planted corn, just as Common Sense By J. J. MUNDY. Are You Afraid of Criticism? It is useless to try to he fearless and just and at the same time avoid hurting the feelings of some per sons; it can't be done. If you say anything worth while you must expect to have some enemies. If you would be more than a little person in a very small sphere you are "bound to, rouse censure and hear some very uncomplimentary remarks about yourself. All men who do things big things make enemies. , ; A fearless, writer usually has a goodly following-of well wishers and admirers, but he also has a good many enemies who seek at every op portunity to knock him and his work. The mat holding the highest politi cal 'dfficc' ',is icalled- incompetent by those who are far below him in men tal caliber and capacity! And so ; it goes all along the line of man's advancement. , If ' you care more about persons speaking well of you than you do for the principles which actuate your life, or if you prefer not to be mentioned rather than to be criticised, it is just as' well, for you to go along in your spineless way, for your mental con cept is wrong. Copyright, 1921, International Feature Service, Inc. Do You Know the Bible? (Cover up the answer-, read the ques tions and see if you can answer them. Then loolc. at the answers to see It you are right.) Follow these Questions and An ... swers as arranged by J, WILLSON ROY 1. Who was Anna? 2. Where was Joshua buried? 3. Who was Deborah? 4. What was the name of the place where Joseph was sold to the Ish maelites? 5. Who was Ncbat? 6. At what place was Jacob's name changed to Israel? ," ' ' Answers. i'.l. A prophetess at Jerusalem, who recognized the infant Jesus. 2. Timmath-l)cres. ' ',Z. She was a prophetess apd judge in Israel. ' 4. Dothan. - 5. He was the father of Jeroboam, king of Israel. 6. ,At Pcnuel. (Copyright, 1931, By. The Wheeler Syn dicate, Inc. ) Where It Started ' The Thistle of Scotland. The thistle is said to have been adopted as the emblem of Scotland by King Achaius, in the year 809. When the Danes were attacking the Scottish camp by a night surprise, their advance-guard struck a clump of thistles. . The Danes being bare foot, their feet were pierced by the prickly plant, and several cried out, giving opportune warning of their nttack. Thus the thistle saved the Scottish army. 1 (Cocyrlaht. 1J"I. Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.) 1 FOUND 1 ,N 1 THE TALE OF BOB BY OBOLI RTHURiSCOTTfwl LEY. Bobby Bobolink uncovered the freshly-sown rice in the South. Mr. Crow never cared to have any of his neighbors even hint that he did such a thing. And now he glared at Mr. Ped-wingcd r Blackbird, who con tinued to wink at him. "Is there something in your eye?" Mr. Crow inquired in his coldest manner. Mr. Red-winged Blackbird had no wish to make Mr." Crow angry. So he stopped winking at once. "When you see your friend Bobby Bobolink you'd better tell him to leave the corn strictly alone," Mr. Crow remarked. "Farmer Green expects to begin planting in about three weeks. And he counts on me to -watch the field for him. If I catch Bobby Bobolink there he'll wish he had stayed in the rice fields, down South." Mr. Red-winged Blackbird smiled. And he told Mr. Crow not to worry. "Bobby Bobolink won't touch the corn," he said. "During sthe firs! half of the summer he lives on such things as caterpillars and grasshop pers, with a bit of grass-seed now and then." Old Mr. Crow replied that he was triad to know that. "He's wise to leave the corn alone," he added. "If Farmer Green was on the lookout for him with a gun handy Bobby Bobolink wouldn't act so care-free as he gen erally does. He wouldn't sing such rollicking songs in the meadow. And now that you've mentioned how he spends his springs in the South, I don't wonder that he appears glad to get to Pleasant Valley. For you may well believe that folks are not so fond of him down there where the rice grows. And unless I'm much mistaken the planters actually order him out of their fields." Mr. Red-winged Blackbird told Mr. Crow that he hadn't a doubt that everything Mr. Crow sajd was so. And he was just about "to remark that he should think Mr. Crow must lead a care-free, happy-go-lucky life in winter, in the South, because Farmer Green always stayed in Pleasant Valley the whole year round. But as he opened his bill to speak he heard a sound over in the meadow that made him forget what was on the tip of his tongue. "Did you hear that song?" he cried. "Hurrah 1" Old Mr. Crow cocked his head on one side and listened. "Yes!" he agreed. "There's no doubt about it. Bobby Bobolink is here at last!" Copyright Grosset & Dunlap.. Woman Smashed Jugs of Moonshine, Sheriff Says While Sheriff Grrttipwi'a an1 fnur deputies were searching the cottage oi jay uixon, stereotyper, near Wray's Landing at ' Lake Manawa Sunday, Mrs. Dixon smashed several gallon jugs of moonshine with a hammer, which act caused her arrest alone with her husband, accordine- to the sheriff. Forty gallons of mash, several jugs of moonshine, and a 15-gallon still were confiscated by the officers, and held for evidence. NOW at 11, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. Gerald Gritwold of the, World-Herald Says: "Aside from "iu historic value It i both spectacular and appeal inf spectacular in the splendor of its appointment and pa yen try, appealing in the dramatic qualities oi its sympathetic story. Henny Porten, a beautiful actress, and Emil Jennings, player of signal endowments, both famous screen players of Europe, enact the leading roles with complete artistry. The support generally is of the highest standard, the mob acenes especially beta gimmense because of the thousands who took part in them. Nat'l Board of Review Says: "in Exceptional Photoplays $ ' this picture, whose name has been changed from "Anne Boleyn" to "Deception," is a remarkable example of the power of the screen to present an historic epoch. The workmanship of the picture remains Joy. You feat that the pro ducer has not gone to work with the glad exuberance of a purely theatrical imagination. King Henry the Eighth mi-Whave stepped straight out of the frame nf the famoua master and the Anno Boleyn of Henny Porten. is a gem. . But these actors do mora han dress their parts correctly. They are not of modern, faces, looking at us awkwardly in costumea that , impede their naturalness. They are entirely, credible ia their surroundings and carry" conviction in their slightest movemente. You never question thst the king made liberal use of his tankards with the enthusiastic . thirst fa longshoreman disposing of one of these generous schooners that have so lately sailed away from us forever." )eceptioni: I it y A Romance of Love BchtnJ a Throne M Sl Tbe true story of Anna i.a i' 1 t'fUl Boleyn and ths world's worst g Dog Hill Paragrah By George Bingham Atlas Peck is thinking about mov ing to Rye Straw, but there is not a vacant house in town now. Some ) public spirited capitalist ought to put up a vacant house or two. It is' believed tha Yam Sims has the only listening mule in cap tivity. Very frequently he says, when he takes Miss Flutie Belcher out driving, the mule stops, throws back its ears, listens a minute, then shakes its head and trots on. The Dog Hill preacher has been asked to go over into the Calf Ribs neighborhood and preach a trial sermon at the church, and if he suits the congregation they will make, him an offer. They don't seem to like the preacher they have, as he says what he thinks. Copyright. 1921, Georfte Matthew Adams. 1 0 Persons Injured as Fast Train Derailed Bloomington, III., May 16. Ten persons were injured, one seriously, when the westbound Chicago & Alton "Hummer" ran into coal cars on a siding six miles south of Blooming- ton last tiiKht. Railroad oihcials de clarcd that the switch appeared to have been thrown open by some one, as the switch light showed green, in dicating a clear track.' The engine, mail car and com bination baggage and smoking car toppled into the ditch. The train was traveling slowly. H. E. Wood, special counsel of the state public utilities commission, a passenger, after examining the switch, said he believed it had been tampered with in a "deliberate" at tempt to wreck the train. , Fire at Oakland, la. Fire of undetermined origin gutted the W. W. Hockenberry drug store, Ditto studio and E. T. Dunlap mo tion picture theater in Oakland, la., at 4 a. m. yesterday. The buildings are owned by Josh Spalti who estimates the damage at between $10,000 and $15,000, partly covered by insurance. Estate Tax Upheld. ' AVashington, May 10. The estate tax provided in the revenue act of 1916 was held valid today by the su preme court in passing upon the ap peal of executors of the estate of the late J. Harsen Purdy of New York.. NOW at 11, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. IE 4 Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith. (Copyright. 1921. by Chlcmgo Tvlbune Co.) OU DlWT HAVE ANV "THEN- YOU HAVEN'T ANY nov4- Your hem looks uioe. a panpeuon twt HA CrOUE TO "Sort YA5 - qrONt TO vEtP AND fcLOWN TO THE NECK TO XODK eC5 WHAT A KEWT- Wave of Crime in Bluffs Continues Burglars Climh Over Roof to Enter Downtown Tail or Shop. Burglars, . continued ' .their , crime wave in Council Bluffs Sunday night, climbing over the roof of a building in the rear of Martin Peterson's tailor shop at 535 West Broadway in the heart of the business district, springing the latch in a rear win dow and escaping with 20 suits worth $2,000 and $1,000 worth of cloth in bolts. Numerous homes in the west end were entered by burglars while members of the . family- slept, amounts from $5 to $35 and pieces of jewelry making up the loot se cured. Among the homes entered were those of Mrs. C. Cooley, 1312 Seventjg avenue; John Radkin, Thir ty -seventh street and Avenue E; A. D. Johnson, 3606 Avenue F; A. Weaver, 3609 Avenue C, and E. P. Clizbe, Thirty-sixth street and Ave nue E. Forty deputized special officers in the west end failed to get together. More than 20 reports of prowlers were made to the police. Chief Nichol attributes the wave to the influx of questionable characters from the south, who infest the rail road yards, he said. . AMrSEMKKTS. The American Legion Present MARY JORDAN World Famous - CONTRALTO Brandeis Theater May 24. Tickets at box office Prices 50c to $2.00 Mat. Daily, 2:15; Every Night, 8:15 WILL M. CRESSY and BLANCHE DAYNE; SHEILA TERRY; BERT A BETTY WHEELER; MARION WEEKS BARRON; Grace Doro; Aeh A Hyamt; Paul Nolan 4 Co.; Mang A Snyder Topic of the Day; Paths News. Matinees, 15c to 50c; some 75e and $1.00; Sat. and Sun. Nights, 15c to $1-5. EMPRESS TWO SHOWS IN ONE BYRD A ALDEN, Two Dainty Maids From Songland; YOUNG a FRANCIS, From Tape to Reveille; FAIRMAN a PATRIC. A Wee Bit of Irish Wit and Song; . THREE RECALS, Gymnastic Feats of Strength and Skill. Photo play Attraction WILLIAM RUSSELL in "COLORADO PLUCK." THOTOPIATS. WRY PICKFORD in her latest production THROUGH THE BACK D00IT will radiate dladness in others' hearts -briiKjin forth tears to vater the crop of smiles . and keep those self 6ame smiles blooming- an attraction of unusual strentK full of happiness and $ood ctet pathetic appeal sunshine and charm Also a Beautiful Scenic, "IN DUTCH" ' Rlalto Symphony Players Harry Brader, Director "It Happened in Norland" Julius K. Johnson Premier Organist Playing "Make Believe" a-ii ii : " Council Prohibits Flowers on Graves; Hot Protest Raised : Earlham. Ia., May 16. Can a chy council legally prohibit the dccora tion of graves in the city cemetery! The council litre is trying t do it. By its order all ' shrubbery an flower pots have been removed front graves and thrown in a ditch. The citizens arc wild about it. On Mother's day only one grave, was decorated. Mrs. Clarence Wil son, wealthy land owner, was in formed by Councilman John Urqtt hart that she should not place flow en in a jar on her mother's grave. She immediately consulted hei lawyers and appealed to County At torney Leo Fercival, who told hei to put the flowers on the grave aii.il have anybody" that molested their promptly arrested. She placed the flowers and thej were not removed. Councilman Urq'uhart said: "Wi cannot have jars on the graves for we cannot clip with scissors around each jar. And there is no other way to keep the cemetery looking th best." It is considering an ordinance specially prohibiting the planting of flowers or placing of flower pots on graves in order to facilitate mowing. Wages-in .the building trades at Vancouver, B. C, are to be reduced on an average of 17 per cent. rHOTOrtATS. 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