Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 31, 1920, Page 8

i [ i | 1 wérs of her dark-fringed eyes. _Interest wic n bit?" she said, with. & ./t well enough, but tanlght, some- | - how, it scems—stale.” band, placidly, “that the.penple wno} * stirprise. LEANOR RIOHARDSON |, decorated restaurant -table| €t her “husband,” who . was consuming indifferently his|: frozen, nut-sprinkled des- |} sert. 3 " He-certainly was not grow=| ing uny younger, while she—well, only Eleanor herself koew the exact num- ber of gray hairs in her carefully ar- tanged coiffure and realized’ the un- equal battle being waged between the “g6ld cream of her masseuse and the | insidious crows' wrinklos at the cor-|; *Do you know, Fred, this doesn’t | ! casual glance at the gay scene about| her. “Other years I have eu]oyed “I suppose,” returned ber bus-| get thi¢ most fun out of this sort ur. thing, after all, are those who come here from- the backwoods where they | douse the ke and lght it n.when the roosters| crow. The rest of us are used to It By making reservations long in ad-|: vance the Richardsons had beeo able | 1o seeure a place in the most desir- | able location in the dining roo— | not too wear thg palm-embowered !, orchestrs loudly dispensing , Mot | frern the tin: the goment s culating Hawallen beauties Ilnpu Al costumes, which ily Inappropriate con- | nor cupped her chin in white, expensively ringed hands: perhaps I'm merely bored, but T feel ! i out of sarts. As I look back on our|] ten years of married life they scem huppy enough, ward in the future to the same of ten years doesn't seem while.” Irre sort | Richnrison louked at her tm Retrospection . had never been one of Eleanor's habits. “What's the matter, old girl?” he asked with | unusuul solicitude. “Shall we. leave this joint and go the rounds? There won't ve much in the way of excite- ment anywhere untll midnight.” “But 1 tell you, Fred, I'n not look- ing for excitement tonight,” exclaimed Eleanor impatiently; “strange as it may scem.’ For one thing; I'm worrled a8 to whether I've dope.the right thing by Beth. You know that Jim Goddard has been wild about her for some time, and warts to marry her ofthand on his ridiculously small salary, Of course Beth, after Wing with we sll these years, asked my advice, und " I em- phatically advised agalpst it. Told her to wait until they had lald by enough to put them beyond the chance of worry.” “\all, that was sensible enough ad- ~vice nowadays, T guess,” acquiesced her hushand, - good-naturedly, filcking the ashes from his cigar. Eleanor looked at him keenly. Time was when he woull Bave spurned such . counsel as savoring of 'too worldly a wisdom. Ten years of. pioney-makiog in the big city had' wWrought their changes{in him, too. Shys sighed. Then: “Oh, well,” she exclaimed, shrugging her shoulde “I. should worry about that now. im "was to get his answer this evening, and I imagine b§ now Beth has turned him down quite definitely” At that moment a shower of con- fettl and ¢colored streamiers shot from the baleonles and ‘mezznnine, turning | the Interior of the restaurant ioto a “Well, That Was: vice Nowidays.” 1 weritable rainbow-tinféd blizzard, dey scending In - confusion on. the ~ bril- liantly dregsed women ‘and thelr com- panions’ seated bélow; .. Eleanor rose, drawlng. on her. Iong white gloves. “Lét’sgo home, Fred,” she safd. Moved by.one of the many | odd impulses: which had been stir luge muff the evening favor—a frail papler gnache representation of old | Father Time beuring in his arms | very plnk, yery nnidics csed buby, pre- sumably+ 5|gnlfi\.unl it the \‘ld Jear | | bringing in the newy As Eleanor ‘and: hee |- same--Instant.” ene lnmp at 8 p. m.|! {a child into her well-ordered dn)sl wge, || twisting | “Perhaps | * it 1s the reaction from the season or . and yet to look for-|’ worth |} ring within her, she' tucked intg her | | bauk, now mimost” suclent for the 4 'purcllnse of a very late, very come ). pletely equipped, I\Igh-pmoered Model. Resolvipg also to acquire a-chauf- who, #kirts held. high. to_avoid the trampled slush, stepped in. At the “Fred1”. she’cried. n Tfarm. “Ered; what in-heaven’s name i1 this?” [} ‘socket, and flashed it on. I There, on -the luxuriops cushloned iseat, lay a small, shawl-wrapped logked atross the! fe3tIVely. pyngre, oadly soft to Bleariors in- quiring touch. -As she parted the in- sufficient, ragged covering the bright ilight disclosed a very plufy and quite new - baby, with open eyes | junder os yet unlashed lids and very -lntrlzulng dlmples in bis fat knees. , Fred gasped to hls wife: “What {slmll we do with 1t?” {llce statton.” There I8 evidently not a “Why,~J suppose drive to the po- iclew as to its parents.” dwre practically blocked the slippery street, his wife sat holding the u sought package in a lap quite unused ‘to such an occupant, She was -thinking that possibly llf.‘ )wnnlu not have become so drably mo- | .nomnous and the bond betweep her-‘ I iselt and Fred so frayed at times It{ childfen had come to their home. = At first she had heen thankful, seeing no ! opportunity In their meager budget | {for bills for-nurses.and doctors and | certified milk. Later, the advent of Carrying Something in His Arms. !would not have known how to meet. station, the baby stirred. IFred, get- ‘ting down, held out his arms. “\Wait,” she sald, a strange note | | 'her volce. “It seems so healtby—you don’t suppese—perhaps a chlld uraund ‘the house—" " itired eyes. But it died out as suddeny a8 it hx\d come. ‘erazy.” Why, we're luckyT¢ we're al- ‘lowed to have a lup dog in our flat, ‘much less a baby. Hand it over.” “Buat, [red,” Fleanor went ‘place of our own cost—not too far-out, but with grass around ‘porch~—" you're wonderful. getting another chance at life. Let’ g0 home.” A few minutes later than this con- feur, he opened the door:for his wife Fred, equally startled by his wife's' | ‘tense. tones, pevred unseelngly- into. | ‘the dark depths of the car thea .un- hooked the electric torch from: its While Fred drove with unusual care lmrough the traffic. which here and ‘would*have seemed a cnlustrophe she | As the car stopped In front of the Typant the past two weeks on a com- . Fred, who had long ceased to speak {bls regret that he had no children, looked at her at first without compre- ;e things, ‘hension, then with & great light in his “Nell, you must be on, strangely relleved of the boredom she .had complnined of, “there’s that mouey “in the bank—this car is good enough for anyboily—how much would a little ft—and a “Nell,” he sald huskily, “you're— It swould be like verax\tlon a well-set-up young man and Ja slim, plquantly pretty girl were gaz- ing at each other with miserably dev ant eyes, \ “No—no—no, Jim,” cried Beth. “I to reject. any or all ‘gg:) STEIN, | do want to, But Eleanor says I'd be City Clerk, it crazy. She tried It and she knows.” | Bemidil, Minn., Dec. 31, 1920. “Then it’s good-by for keeps, Beth, 1t12-31 refuried mzmr grImiy. - “TTenven | lknows. I want ;you badly enough, but | ot “atthe'‘expense “of walting for | {years-and ;wasting; our young lives, all | ‘for the whim of a third pm'ty who | doesn’t count.” Jim' turned’ to’ go, and Beth steod twisting and. untwisting a damp little |/ bow ‘ball of-handkerchief, Why didn’t she | ;4 dare follow' the - dictates of- her own | Kipp hedrt, no the biddiug-of a cynical sis- | galf iter, howevergood that sister had been ‘to her? ! As Jim opened 'the door, the eleva- tor Stopped -‘across the hall Out stepped Beth's-brother-{niaw, carrying something “fn * His’ ) Behind fol- lowed o strangely alive-looking. woman, | whose first'wopds struck most:{bcom- | prehensibly oW°the: younger girVs ear. | “Beth, dear, ‘please . tetéphone at once to the nurse’s bureau end .ask them to:send up the best graduiite | rurse they can get hold of, iwith:the. formula for feeding:a very.young baby, und——how do'‘you do, Jim? "I hope Beth's beex nice to you! * Forget what I sald about,not getting married. . Tt doesn't pay to walt too lopg!” She 5 one intg an inner room, Jim held out his arms once miore, nd Beth ‘went tnto them. When she raised her head to meet hls lips the | ‘bells of the city were breaking turu. ‘in joyous peal: “Ring out the old, ring In the new ¢For us,” murmured Jim, fatuously. =le e “«For- us,” murmured Eleanor and g Fred, thelr eyes meeting across thelror of ‘wide expanse of white lace - spread| !where Fred had lald the baby. “The old year has gone,” sald | Eleanor} then added whimsically, “but| ‘we brought the new one home with us!” .(Copyright by the McClure Newspape: Syndicate.) [ o | ’ SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Pos it, pe: an. ol into arms W] hurt In most unde head ¥. S. Lycan returned to Bemidji| |this morning after a_two weeks visit | and hunting trip to Little Rock, Hot i Springs and Corning, Arkansas. en h said two with Deacons, each Horse hides, Chicago, Dec. 31.—Potato receipts 128 cars. whites, sacked, $1.50-to $1.60, bulk | $1.60 to $1.70. no markets. (United Press Correspondent ) New York, Dec. 31.—Latest in the line of sport specialists is Ed “Strang- burried nfter ber busband who Bad fler LR wrestling champion. ual strength, the giant Kentuckian plugged away at a headlock, stydied {the top of his class. Joe Stecher, ‘the late champion, is |tortified with a very strong pair of Stecher would But his legs were inferior to the for' the championship.. a recent bout that it was feared for a while he would lose his sight. Lewis worked with a perfected the hold it is almost with- out defense. summer. months; when the other of the wrestling- fraternity. were enjoy- ing. themselves on vacations, dévelop- ed the ;champion so.in ~his- specialty | that’'he won‘the clmmmonumv just at the start /of: the.seagon. X HIDES KRR KKK KRR hides, No. 1, Ib.. .Be-6¢ | - BUCK LAKE - % hides, 4c-5¢ 4 hides N 050 | # 2k 4k R N skins, No. 1, Ib. 6c-7¢| The ~ Woodland Union = Sunday .60c la $2.50-$3 [ ment was'a grang success, as attested by thie smiling faces of the little’ones as well as the grown ups: There were sixty-five present, and all seem- ed to be enjoying themselves. And we are truly proud of .our young peo- POTA Market stronger. -Northern Holiday wmtfirow, Owlng to an unavoidable circum- stance, Rev. Marcus Tufteland could not reach. his appointment at 11:30. At Silver Lake schoolhouse, as had been'announéed. - He came out later however, after people had left for home and asked/ the people to an-| nounce a service to be held January 23, 1921. T. H. Phillips and Cordie Helferich worked in camp with a team a few days last week, returning- home Christmas day. Henry Sawyer and Fred Murphy Forded to Cass Lake last week? across the ice. Oscar Hoglum'’s father from Willig- ton, D.; arrived last week with a cnrfoad of stock and machinery. We congramlate Mr. Hoglum on receiv- ing so valuable a Christmas gift. Mr. Hoglum, Sr., is visiting over the | holidays, we understand. Bdward Larson came home from camp to visit his family over the || holidays. Arthur and M3Bel Carlson made a bueiness visit ™ Oass Lake last week.. Messrs. Martin, Jr., and Oscar Rog- holt have their steam engine on-the mill site. They had some_ trouble i bringing.jt thru the snow, but pluck and “know how” succeeded. Messrs. Albin Carlson 3nd Ed Raf- wrmw llEAD By Henry L. Farrell the new heavyweight ssessed of huge arms with unus- rfected it uptil it brought him to He-specfalized 1it'a' body scis- hold that for a year was the ter- £ the wrestling world, oil his legs around pponent and finally crush him submission. of.Lewls, in their recent bout ladek Zybosko was so furiously by the ““Strangler’s” headlock in the hospital he said it/was the terrible punishment he, had ever | €TtY spent Christmas at home. They reoie; returned to work- at Henderson’s camp Sunday afterncon. ‘Martin Rogholt, St., took a load of young people’ to the Silver Lake | schoolhouse last Sunday to attend: the f servide there—that wasm’t. Three, sled loads of Suvex Lakers attended the Woodland Union Sun- day school Christmas tree Sunday. “wooden .as a sparring partner until he It was literally a wood- | ead fitted up with strong springs-| to have a resistence of close to hundred pounds. Constant work the wooden head during the ‘Wh. and Mrs. George A. Hayes, 906 Minnesota avenue, announce the ar- rival of a baby girl on Thursday, De- cember 30. ! ! 1f you are a Moose you are wanted | at the Mooke hall tomorrow night. Dcesn’t matter whether you belong |in Bemidji or not. 1t12-31 ) oM, " Johnson returned this morn- ing-from Kansas City. where he has/ | bined business and pledsure trip. He ‘reports that Bemidji's weather isy much more agreedble than that of Kansas City. -« All the Moose-will be there tomor- row night. Where" Why, at the hall. of course.“ There's be games and dancing and oysters and a lot of oth- Don’t “miss it. L 1t12-31 REMAINS OF ™ M. ADAMS: | SHIPPED TO NEBRASKA The remains of F. M. Adams, who passed away at the St. Anthony hog-| pital Wednesday. at the age of 69| years, were shipped to Brock, Ne- braska, today. R, M. Campbell of Brock, a brother-in-law of the. de- ceased accompanied the body. Local arrangements were made under the| direct| %ou of M. E. Ibertson, under- | taker, = 4 w1t BRI | BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned to Dbe considered at a meeting of the city council of the city| of Bemidji for 16 more or less win- dow storm sash glazed. Size of opening for sash can be ob< |y 'MATINEES AT 2:30 GRAND SUNBAY | _Matinee—2: 30 1st Night Show—7 15 5econd—9 00 Big B-lll Russell “Slx Feet Four” s of a‘Man s Man—In a lively drama " of the Old West. —ADDED FEATURE ATTRACTION— “JIGGS IN SOCIETY” A Two-Part Comedy. From the Famous ! ¢ “Bringing Up Father” Series G. JOHNNY HINES—AS—“FATHER JIGGS” 1ST EVENING SHOW AT 7:15 school Christmas tree and entertaiy- | Reglnnld an pointed; lt!pendqq monthn old pigs. and' party “ag lndlfletently as the her- + ollethotel. ! ring's lmclboms doth. He-in ' the ‘midst ; WANTED TO RENT Counts.| m%’ rent. Add\reu ox 78T, . No_man can afford to. work. for.mons ey alone. Simply accumulating wealthi: adds nothing: permanent to-human wel- fare. ' Wealth i only ‘2 means to an end. It is' the purpose of I!te that| " co\mts most—Grit. 5 LE—-Dry,; i od.~ Birch, $4.25; tamarag plar sns Ph.qna (1} WANTED—EMMon true driver. by experlencod ’%!" 947-W.! WANTms—szanognfih,or to 'ae ;u society. reporter ai itent for.one week . at ' Pig From January Srd ‘to. Most Men Will Remember That. < Boys know nearly ‘ag many untrue things as grown folk. :Does anyone remember their gaying that, “If a tur-| tle got. hold of o boy's toe it"wouldn't let gp-uptil the sun goes. down?” Etch‘mge. . e % “Can Peas, perdoz ........... Case of 24 eans . Cold Pack, extra standard Tomatoes perdoz ..... Case of 24 cans .. o | Extea Standard Corn, doz .. ... Caseof 24cans .......... | Red Kidney Beans, doz ............8 case of 24 cang N (! No. 3 Cans Table Pears, per doz. . . . Case of 24 cans ) Mixed 'éans of-veg. consisting of 6 cans . Peas, 6 cans Corn, 6 cans Beans, 6, cahis p{lepared vegetables for soup; 24 cans§ in’ alb - cans Pears, 6 cans Peaches, 6 cans sl ce _or grated Pineapple, 6 can; Cherrlés, ,cansmallfer...,...._ ; Mixed Coomes, .wt. about 8'1bs at 28c 1b Fancy Head Rlce, lb , Bulk Peanut Butter, perlb . ' Fancy Bacon, by slab, per lb Lard Substltute, perlb ... ... % Pure Lard perlb .... o Layin your stock wlule the prices are nght. tained at the office of the City Clerk. The iCity council reserves the right >| = | / Koors 1 Ends the qu —Ask Your Busband ap- proached thelr éaty. @ -moderately priced sedan waltlog én. & gquleter side street, Fred; flm with eatls- tuction of the MEW tha For Your New Year’s and Sunday Dinner |iifi Take Home a Brick of i Minnesota SnecialA A Five Layer Brlck-— B it Chocolate—Orange—Pineapple i Strawberry—Vanilla . ' i ce Cream est for the best Dealer for It— E’RE all jogging along _the same road—We all ¥ 3¢ the same sun rise every morning and setevery evening. Arid what happem - in_between . the rising an - the setting is about the same for all of u us——at least, in the Iong ‘run, it averages up about the same.