THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. JANUARY 14. 1022. The Story mnv m. alius. tCefrltat, nil. tr the WfceeSer ft.ae. MM' auala (rMJMw4 rea. Yeetaraa, ) TNOraia. MJIaTTB, iIm earth mm laa Ufa kw J ill 1 INI H.Ua M lM MM eh Im Is lea I.e. M hsm ta IV WMM ta etrtraea) t e eiaai naaa, TMi fuaae ree rt aaa ik cart, ! vara miiii M enM aa4r Waeeter'i aama M mm n ta Iks avwapaaar hra k tehee tea aeea eMrirtaeiiaf. Waaej Jalaetia tMli la aew.pewe. afftca Utt. rrrr.N XOTHAl, aublleewr, toaaae ha anirla aa "rakKUa,1 tafarlalb ika ff VI. Tkal areata. 1 hAMM k aa laea. pairaala lexaaie. X law la ere a wealthy kill, taring Ik hm'i ah. aa aa4 I a i nl la eteaj waUh la a!4 altNU, ka Nethea. eha aaa Ika ri4ar, raleraa, Tfcrailna her aHk amet alkjal . Natha4 r rai aalee Ik rlrl haeae wllk M aa4 - an r dww. vt m iuww t 4 fca lae raarh tka ludg tnr !. !Uaea falala aa Netharrf, lalai all, mm Ik arte -etrirkea eul, rarrtea nar ta lailaak ae4 lhe Marl fee kl kMa, aeeeiaaatia1 a lha leBdlaaVe hueaaail, w go aa wllk Ika etorjr Nothard tat frowning before him. Whit the devil wit he gotng to do with the girl, and why had he yielded to thit impulse to bring her with him? Hit houelccepcr would be home by now certainly, but the would probably be horribly tcandatized; he wondered how on earth he would be able to explain thing! to her. The man opposite him .poke. "Nice genilcntan. Mr. Wheeler wat, tir. I'm sure we alwayt did our best for him, me and my missus; but we are poor ourselves. Nothard made no answer: he wondered if he wcjuld ever forget That dark. cheeriest bedroom, with the flickering candle light falling on a dead mans face. He had known Wheeler for years as a vague, onict figure, flitting in and out of the office. always willing to do any job that might be going, never asking for an increase in pay; getting older and shabbier year by year; and he wished " now from the bottom of his soul that he had done something for him be fore it was too late. There must be many such cases as his in the world he knew, but until today the fact had not seemed to touch his own life; it was as if a rude hand had roughly torn from his eyes a toothing curtain that care fully screened from his vision all the ugly spots of the world. Ninette stirred faintly beside him and moved her hand. It touched his, recoiled, then sought it again timidly. "Josh!" Nothard't hand closed about her fingers. " . "It's all right," he said as gently as he could. "We shall 60on be home."- ' ' She seemed content; she was only half conscious and he breathed a sigh of thankfulness when the drive was ended. He let himself into the haute and sought his housekeeper; she was one of the old-fashioned, very prim, and thoroushlv trustworthy sort. She listened to his stumbling ex planation calmly enough nothing disturbed her serenity greatly and when he had finished she said: "You wish the young lady to stay here, sirf Very well, i will get bedroom ready." ' Nothard was utterly relieved; he went back to the cab, lifted Ninette in his arms and took her into the library, from which he had departed but an hour ago so full of hope. He put her down in the big chair, made up the fire and went out into tiie hall, where the man wttn tne loud laugh waited. He was not laughing now; he ' stood nervously twiddling his cap and staring about him. Nothard gave him , three pounds and promised to call around again in ;he morning. "I will bear all expenses," he said. "You need not be afraid." He hustled the man out of the louse, cutting short his profuse grat itude; then he went back to Ninette. She looked at him as he entered the room and tried to rise to her feet. "What are you going to do with me?" she? asked. . There was a queer mixture of fear and indifference in her voice, but she ' was still ahaking from head to foot. Nothard answered gently: "You are going to stay here; my housekeeper will Took after yeu. To morrowtomorrow we will see what can be done." She looked away from him into the heart of the fire. "We were too late," she said slow ly, and the depths of misery in her voice cut Nothard to the heart. "All his life Josh has never had anything anything! I hope now he has gone to heaven, that God will treat him more fairly V '- There was a tragic silence; Nothard did not know what to say or do; he had never been in such a predica ment in his life, and although he would have given anything for the power to have comforted her, he felt tongue-tied and stupid. He stammered out at last that it was all for the bess that death was always harder for those who were left behind useless platitude, which have been spoken hundreds of times to stony ears. Ninette looked at him again. "He would never have died, if only you had helped me this after noon, ahe said steadily. "You've got so much-j-you're so rich; it wouldn't have hurt you to spare a little for us." ' Sh covered her face, with her hands, but no tears came and a long silence followed. Chapter IX "What Are You Going ? to Do With Me?" Nothard looked at his reflection in the glass above the mantelshelf and was surprised at his pallor. The man Wheeler had been nothing to him, but his death nevertheless had come as great shock. He knew that Ni nette's words were true. too. "You've got so much; you're so rich it wouldn't have hurt you to spare a little for us He wanted to say something to Tier; to tell her that he was sorry, to tell her that he would look after her for the future and do everything in his power, but her set face checked him. It was a relief whea Mrs. Gay came tapping at the door. "The young lady's bedroom is quite ready, sir." Ninette looked up at him. "Does she mean me?" she n$ked helplessly, I Nothard nodded; he ctnii ast trust himself to speak. Ninette rote at once; as she passed j kin ahe hejjtated, then stopped, i ' - ' of Ninette "It was kind of you to bring nw away from tlmt home at any rate; the id. "If I had had to stay there I thould have killed myself, l'oor child I And he threatens her with the police I it w as sur prising how he could ever have tr otiii lit himself to be to brutal t.iiihtcen iiet birthday. Nearly young enough to be his daughter. And he niiulcd cynically as li went back to the mirror snd looked again it hi handsome rellcction. - Tcter Northard was 8 and 40; there were a frv gray lines above hit temples and faint lines at the corners of his ryri, but he always had considered himself a young msn until this girl had hurled her youth at him. "1 shall be 18 next birth day" It srrmed another lt:e time that he had once been 18. He sat down by the fire and stretched his legs to the warmth. She could not stay here, that was cer tain; he would have to find a home for her somewhere or put her into a business. Yes, that would be the thing; to many girls went into busi ness nowadays and did well for themselves. Jle would do this for her as a sort of .vnends. He frowned at the thought that had formed in his mind. Amends for what? What was it to do with him that Josh Wheeler had died? lie rose and paced the room restlessly strain. It was all nonsense, the events oi the night had Rot on his nerves; tomorrow he would see things differently: tonior row he would have a long talk to Ninette and tell her what he meant to do for her. He wished Mrs. Gray would come and tell him what she thought about it all. When presently he went into the hall he met her coming down stairs. I think that she t going to be very ill, Mr, Nothard, sir," she said in her prim way. "I was just cominir down to say that I think we ought to send for a doctor." Ncthard shrugged his shoulders and walked to the telephone. "What's the matter with her?" he asked presently. blie s had a had shock, she aaid sympathically. "And not too strong herself, I should say.' And Mrs. Gav was rurht. for be fore morning Ninette wat down with brain fever. The doctor, who had known Peter Nothard for years, looked amused and sympathetic. "Of course, we could move her to hospital!" he said dubiously. "But it would be risky very risky; and, on the other hand, if she stays here it may mean a long job weeks, or even months." Peter Nothard looked away and thought of Josh Wheeler, the quiet unassuming ghost who had vanished from his life forever. Out of his little Josh had managed ADVEBTISEMEKT. A FRIEND IN NEED A FRIEND INDEED Write MriHardee Regard ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Lot Angeles. Calif.'! must tell you that! tan a true friend to Lydia h. finKDam a Vegetable Com pound. I have taken it off and on for twenty I years and it baa helped me change trom a delicate nrl to a stout, lealthv woman. When I waa mar- Iried I was sick all the time until I Itook Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1 was in bed much of my time with palna and had to have the doctor every month. One day I found a little book in my yard in Guthrie. Oklaho ma, and I read it through ana got the medicine-r-Lydia E. ldtham s Veg etable Compound and took eight bottles and used the Sanative Wash. I atonccbegantoget stronger. I have got many women to take it just by telling them what it has done for me. I have a young sister whom it has helped in the same way it helped me. I want you to know that I am a 'friend indeed for you were afriend Inneed.'" Mrs. George Hardee, 1043 Byram St., Los Angeles, Cali fornia. Hotel Rome , Dancing SATURDAY NIGHT . f INFORMAL ROME MILLER ECZEMA 1 YEAR CUnCURAHEALS la Funples All Over Bdy. Itched cd " Eczema broke out in pimpfea mil over my body. It itched and burned sol the time and I scratched and irritated the pans un til they bled. My doth Ing; aggravated the breaking; out and I could not rest day or night. "The trouble lasted about year before I be- gan oaing Cuticura Soap and Oint ment aod after using three boxes of Ointment with the Cutkna Soap I was healed in aU sseeks." (Signed) Mrs. Earl Baker, Cotter, Ohio. Beaotify your skin by dafiy nee of Cottcawa Soap, Ointment and Talcum. fta2 liiiiiimiiiiiiniiiiiil III, illlll o mnium -a x" to provide for this girl; turcly.ht, a it h all hit jnoiiey "She will ttay here, of court," he said. "And I with her to have every attention." But it wat at the doctor hii M, long time before Ninette wit able to lilt her head from the pil'uw; and lemember what had happened; and roor Josh had been In hit last, rest ing place for several weeks, and the therrless room where he had die J relet, and the world wat going on it hredlett way again. The doctor tayt she'll be able ti rome down for a little while nrM week, tir," Mrs. Cay told Nothard one morning. "I'oor dear, she looks so frail t if a puff of wind coul i blow her away." Nothard shifted uneasily, "Does the hat the 'tan! anything about the past?" he asked, with a.i effort Mrs. Gay shook her head. "No tir, not a word; all the taid wat just at I wat coming out of the roomt 'What is Mr. Nothard goi.ig to do with me now?" Nothard ran his fingers distracted ly through hit hair: that was the cuettion he wat always asking him self: "What wat he to do with Ninette?" Peter Nothard never forirot hi frit meeting with Ninette after her illness, when, in reply to his dep recating knock on her door, she said in the ungracious voice which wat hit most vivid memory of her lii, come in! She was sitting by the window in a basket armchair, a white shawl, which teemed to increase her pallor and fraility, folded about her shoul ders, her dark hair drawn loosely back and tied with a bow. She looked across the rnnm nf Nothard for a moment without speaking, then the made an effort to rise. "I didn't think it was vnu." the said, and a painful ttreak of color crept into her cheeks. Nothard came quickly forward. "Please don't eet tin. I want tn have a little talk with you. Oh, please tit down 1" There was a touch of impatience in his voice. . rninette obeyed then, drawing tfi white shawl more closely about her as if she were cold, though there was a bright fire in the grate. mere was a little silence. "I hone you are better." NntWrt taid awkwardly. I hope I am," was Ninette's an- twer. "I'm tired of being ill. You must have been sorrv I dirt nnr h; and put an end to it all." ' tie half smiled. "Have I been such a fioar a. ,h that?" he asked. Her 'dark eyes searched his far suspiciously. ' "You've done a good deal more than you need have don " h an. swered. "I know that. Your hnn. 1 tMliiiiiiiiiiisiiiiiii'iuiiiiuimiii;,,,:,;,,,,,,;, i? January Sale This ad offers but 68.00 Queen Anne Twin Beds in brown mahogany, each 39.00 45.00 Queen Anne American Walnut Dressing Table 29.50 45.00 Brown Mahogany Chiffonier ". .29.50 110.00 Brown Mahogany Dresser with 28x34-inch French plate mirror 69.00 45.00 Bird's-Eye Maple Dressing Table with triple mirror 23.50- 145.00 Old Ivory Vanity Dresser Louis XVI type . . . 79.00 110.00 Old Ivory Dresser with 24x34-inch plate mirror ........ 69.50 69.00 Old Ivory Dresser with 26x24-inch . plate mirror k. 45.00 65.00 Adam Bed, full size, in American ' ' walnut 39.00 66.00 American Walnut Chifforobe, Post - Colonial type ......,, C. 45.00 98.00 American Walnut Dresser, Post Colonial type 69.50 88.00 American Walnut Bed, full size to match 39.50 45.00 Adam Dresser, in American walnut. .29.50 v. . 1' 197.50 9x12 Royal Bengal, dropped pattern 120.00 9x12 Anglo-Persian Eug, second 126.00 9x12 Seamless Highland Eug, second 120.00 9x12 Rose Chenille Eug, dropped - pattern 75.00 125.00 9x12 Highland Plain Blue Rug, shaded 59.00 84.00 9x12 Wool Wilton, dropped pattern ................... 75.00 114.00 8-3x10-6 Highland Rug3, - seconds .... 89.00 82.50 9x10-6 Plain Karadi Eugs in , rose, taupe or blue .69.00 Basement 2.00 2-quart Pyrex Casserole . 1.00 8-inch Pyrex Pie Plate ..i 1.25 8-inch Pyrex Pudding Dish 65c Pyrex Oval Baker 60c Pyrex An Gratin Dish 7.50 9-cup. Universal Percolator ...4.95 8.50 -9-cup Universal Percolator 4.95 5.50 7-cup Rochester French Drip Coffee Pot .......3.75 6.00 7-cup Rochester Tercolator 3.75 6.00 4-cup Rochester Percolator 3.75 - , Tables of articles at 25, 50 and 75?. ci:!KM1iw;i!W:rK;!uri:t;!JiT krepcr keeps en telling m ail dy long how niuih I owe you, and how iiMiriul I ought ta be. tiut I'm not, though 1 know it's wtckedt I'm not grairinl at all. I'd much rather have died." "That's absurd. No cnt wantt to die brlore thry need." Nothard ld sharply. "You'll soon be quite well and strong again." "Shall I.' He daik eyet touht hit dufonrertintly once wore. "And then hat't to become of mef" the asked Utterly. "I haven't money or any friends." "I intend t IcKik after that. I promise yon that I will do every ihing in my power for you." A little bitter smile curved her pale lipt. "I don't want you to do anything f'T me. 1 ih I didn't owe you all Hut now. I tlull never be happy till 1 ve rai l you bark tor it ail." MillaaH ta Tka ttaa M-aaa.) Extra! Water Well Hums as Firemen, Across Street, Dance Ogallala, Neb., Jan. 13. (Special.) -Ileres a new one. A wntrr well in Ogallala caught fire and burned up. Ogalhila firemen were having their annual ball hist across the street from the fire, the siren whistle screamed loud and long, yet not a iirciuan in inc nan nearu u ana re snondi'd to the c;iM. An old welt adjoining the office build ng of the Wclpton Lumber company wat used for an aih dump. The well was lined with lumber, which ignited, setting the platform and the side of the building on fire. A few strokes of the pump ovef the well extinisui.shed the tire. "Kceil for Governor Club Formed in Hamilton County Aurora, N'cb., Jan. 13. (Special.) A "Reed for Governor Club" has been formed in Hamilton county and it already has a large membership. Senator Perry Reed is being urged to announce his candidacy for the nomination as governor on the re publican ticket. He has received much encouragement from : other counties. ' Pawnee City High School Holds Tryout Debates PawneC City, Nb., Jan. 13. (Spe cial.) The- tryout for the high school debating team for this sea son was held in the school chapel Six students participated. The three winners, listed according to their rat ing are: Maynard Arnot, Lee Mcln tyre and Donald Becker. Fourth man will be alternate; He is Harold Bosley. Robert Foley . acted as chair man of the contest. iiiiliiijt.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiili'iniriNiiiiiiiriiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinliiiiiliiiiiiiiliiliiliiiiilir is;issiis:isiitiil few suggestions. W Rugs January special sale. Our regular stocks, in cluding large purchases of drops and seconds from all the well-known mills. Big reductions, rugs of all kinds, all sizes. " ' . 234.00 11-3x15 Seamless Highland Eug v in rose ...187.50 ' 115.00 11-3x12 Whitall Teprac Wilton Eug, dropped ...i. ..95.00 135.00 9x15 Lakewood Eug in taupe and blue .....107.50 ; 125.00 9x13-4 Green' Wilton Stock. 150.00 ; 97.50 . 97.50 Department V" KWt.a:.atMMIia New Co-Opcrativc Body Is Launched by Livestock Men Producers, Packers, Commit tion Men and Hetailera Adopt Propotal at Colo rado Spring Meeting. Colorado Springs, Jan.. A pro posal to create a national livestock and meat botrd, a co-operative or ganisation made up of all producers, packers, commission men and retail ers, to remedy conditions In all branches of Ilia livestock industry and increase the consumers' demand for meat products, wat unanimously adopted by the American National Livestock association convention in session here this afternoon. The plan for a board consisting of 17 members, 11 of them representing the producing end of the industry, wat first drafted in Chicago, Decem ber 2, in response to the widespread realisation of the necessity for co operation in an educational market ing program, K. L. Burke of the American National Livestock asso ciation was chairman and the other members of the committee were W. J. Carmichael, secretary of the Na tional Swine Growers' association: A. Sykes of the Corn Belt Meat Pro ducers' association: A. C Williams of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers' association, and Thomas E. Witson and F. Edson White of the American Institute of Meat Packers. Mr. Burke presented the proposi tion to the meeting today. Mr. Wil son, president of the American Insti tute of Meat Packers and a member of the committee, also was present at today's session and spoke favor ably of the plan, urging the necessity for adopting it. "LECTURES BY NOTED THEOSOPHIST" CUud L. Wilm, Natl Vlca Pra.ld.at Nauoaal Lacturar Tbaaaepblcal Soclatr. la THEOSOPHICAL HALL IIS Laflaaf Bldl- IStk and Capitol Ava. January IS, It, IT, la, 19, Inclu.lva, at sub r. m. Ban. Era., Jan. IS "Mas, Body, Soul and Spirit.' Man. tv... Jan. It "Birth, Now Chanca." Tue.. Ev., Jan. IT "Way PovartjrT Dlua.a and Death 7" Wed. Ev... Jan. 18 "H.aUof, Physical, Mental and Spiritual." Thur. Kit., Jan. 19 "la tha Shadow of the Croee." .Tha Latter, Are Free-Ta, Pobll, It lattf iwiiWHd SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS Press up the home with New Furnishings while you can secure such unusual values, as this sale offers in all departments. Thousands of articles of New Furniture, Rugs, Draperies, and Gifts priced at Tremendous Reductions. e want you to feel free Here is a suite of very pleasing design at an unusual price. . (Like illustration.) " 35.00 Golden Oak Dresser, 30-in. base, with 20x24-in. plate mirror. Sale price, 23.50 33.50 Chiffonier to match, with mirror. Sale price 22.00 39.00 Princess Dresser to match, with 18x36-inch mirror.... 27.50 ' 25.00 Bed to match , 16.75 Eug .." 75.00 60.00 9x12 Heavy Seamless Axminster Eug, dropped 49.50 47.50 9x12 Eoxbury Electras and Bussorahs, seconds ..39.50 37.50 9x12 Axminsters, some seam less 32.50 43.50 8-3x10-6 Eoxbury Electra Carlton Eugs ...36.50 28.50 6x9 Eoxbury Electra Carlton Eugs 23.50 19.50 .36x63 Finest Wiltons, drop patterns 15.75 13.50 27x54 Finest Wiltons, drop patterns 9.95 Trunks 1.60 80 1.00 The celebrated Hartmann Wardrobe Trunk tremendous reductions for Jan uary selling: One lot of high grade Hartmann Trunks that sell regularly at 105.00, 115.00, 125.00 and 137.00. Your choice, at 75.00 44t 40c Cheyenne County Builds llural School Tearhcra!o' Lodgepole, Ntb Jan. 13, tboe rial ) .vliool district No. 7o hat the diJi'iu tion ci having the only "teach- .7 j I H HomeFamily M M U by using . ; i r-HHi j niTfJHEM x I II nyrtHB III iViaKes I 111 ITKrJansrafWH ' Snowv VVhlift ATJML-sy V 'I I " a, I i'i:liil!il!ililliiliiliil!'ll:ililliiliillili;i:isiil'lllililliil!ili IWlltillil: to come in, look, and Draperies Tremendous Reductions in Curtains and Drapery Materials Scrims, Marquisettes, and Voiles, plain bordered 25c values, per yard.. 18t 45c values, per yard ... ...25 75c and 85c values, yard, 38t Curtain Nets 1.00 values, per yard 68t$ 1.50 values, per yard ..... .95 2.00 values, per yard ....1.25 2.25 values, per yard ....1.50 Colored Voiles and Marquisettes 25c values, per yard ...... 18 50c values, per yard ..... .25 60c values, per yard ......38 85c" values, per yard ...... 50J 1.00 values, per yard 60 ersge" in Cheyenne county, and one of flit very irw in rtrin Nebras ka. It is a neat little bungalow, and furni.hes a coy home lor Mist llattie l'ver.man and Mus Anna Sheridan, the teatheit. itiitiittitliSiit:it'iriS'WiSusilSiiSMS'isiis:iS'isiis:iS:;s.:riSiil'il:it Ji:S!!S--Si.t!is;iShS:is:iS'iSiiS!itiit;:tiiliitiitilti!tlii:it.;SrSil ..X . 4 V -aV .rV a V3 VaZ? compare with no obligation to buy. 90.00 Post Colonial Dresser, 26x32-inch mirror 85.00 Chiffonier to match, 110.00 Post Colonial Bow Foot Bed, extra quality , 69.50 98.00 Chifforobe to match 68.00 54.00 Brown Mahogany Poster Bed, full ' size 35.00 62.00 Fluted Poster Colonial Beds, twin size, each , 45.00 72.00 Old Ivory Dresser . 59.50 118.00 American Walnut or Old Ivory Vanity Dresser with large triple mirror 79.50 56.00 Chifforobe in American walnut, ivory .' or mahogany 38.00 68.00 Dresser in American walnut, ivory or mahogany 45.00 69.00 Bowfoot Bed to match in walnut or mahogany ,.. 45.00 : 65.00 American Walnut Bed in full or twin sizes 39.50 45,00 Bed in American Walnut or brown mahogany 35.00 Ostermoor Mattresses 1.00 values, per yard, 68-50d 1.50 values, per yard 75 1.75 values, per yard 1.00 2.50 values, per yard ....1.65 2.85 values, per yard ....1.85 8.25 to 4.00 values, yard, 1.60 -4.75 values, per yard ..',.2.25 , Overdrapery Materials " Madras, Poplin, Silk, Damask, and Sunfasts. . ', 36-inch width Madras in rose, blue, mulberry, gold and brown, 1.25 per yard now 75 45 and 50-inch materials in almost any desirable drapery ' color in big variety. 1.50, 1.65 and 2.00 per yard, " now ...,1.00 Some 2.00 values, per yard 75 2.50 and 3.00 values, per yard .....1.50 4.25 values for 1.95 and 2i00 5.25 and 7.50 values for- ,, .2.85 ift Shop Still more reductions on gifts in our Gift Shop. Novelties, pot teries, candles, lamps, and shades, smoking articles, smoking stands, china, porcelain, and glass, all of these are marked from 20 to 60 lower than the regular price. All the prices are on the individual pieces. Candles Smoking Stands 20c, now 15c 15c, now 11 All shapes and colors are included. 5.85, 5.50, 25.00, Report! from Spain indicate thtt di4iisfaction it becoming sieneral among employes in the impoiunt in 4utnct in that country, due largely to wage reductions and the maikcd narrae in the com b( living. 50.00 45.00 with mirror. 29.50 15.00 ........... V. A 4 i& AAA a - i . f ikiZl now 3.50 now .......... 3.25 now -. 9.50 1 . !. i t I ! - 1