Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 21, 1903, Page 10

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, OVEMBER 3 A SHINOLA SHINE FOR ALL THE FAMILY See our shoes, how they shine! They bright atl the time, Hurry up, get in line, Hundred shines for a dime. SHINOLA Is the world's polish—the modern wonder. No exertion, no soiling of hands and clothes. Buy it now. It Is easily applied, especially with the Shinola Dauber ond Polisher. ONE SHINE LASTS A WEEK. A large box at your dealer’s, or by mall, 10c. SHINOLA CoO., SHINOLA Duuber, sc. and Polisher, soc., bas| 7 lambs wool surface, backed by flexible feit, best ever made. At |dealers, 25c. ot by mail 30c. poet-paid, vy Sit{NiRA. Columbia ROCHESTER, N, Y, New Moulded Records 3C We Sell Them at 18c. When they are worn out we will allow 16¢ each for them in exchange for Genuine ‘'‘No Scratch” Edison Ree- ords—they will cost therefore only 3c Apiece They are really worth it We are jobbers for Edison Phonographs, Records and Supplies. Write for Catalogues. 30,000 Records to Select From and Always a Large Stock of Machines, We are the largest Automobile dealers between Chi- cago and San Francisco.’ H. E. Fredrickson 15th and Capitol Aue, Telephone 2161 $14.75 Chicago and Return November 28, 29, 30. daily—T7:00 a. m,, 4 st trains to Chicag S ra— R e . T The Bee Building Is noted for the excellence of its jaul- In fact, the best Omaha office bullding can claim is that “it is as good as the service in The Bee Build The Bee Building is the standard of office excellence in Omaha An office there is a continuous source of satisfaction. ROOM 300—This office is immediately in front of the elevator and is seen immedi- ately on steppiug out of the elevator. It is a large, handsome office, faces the is ‘considered one of the most % in the bullding. A pri,ate partitioned to suit the ten- This coffice will be vacated January 1st. Price per month .. $37.50 ROOM 5 easant room with good light and was recently decorated. This ruom i8 a very pleasaut office both winter and summer. The & incl light, heat, wa.er and janitor service. Rehtal price per moath. 817,50 ROOM 304—This is the only large room in the bullding vacant. It faces wrnam sireel and is A% handsome a room as Lhere is in the bullding. The suite consists of a walting room end two private offices, 80 that It would be admirably suited for {wo professional men. It has a large bur- glar-proof vault and is a most desirable £ > of offices in every respect. Renta! price per month e .. $80.00 offic be ant, if desired. for ' occupancy R. €. PETERS & CO., Rental Agents. @ Floor, The Bee Bulldiug. A Ward in Chancery 1 sat in my bath chalr at the corner of the square alone, for 1 had sent my man to dispatch a telegram and it was pl anter for me to walt on that quiet spot than in the busy thoroughfare. It was a warm day In mid<October. The sun shone with soft, mellow radiance on the yellow leaves that were clinging to the trees in garden of the square or futtering quietly to rest on their parent earth. No passengers were to be seen; but for the aull sound from the far-oft streets the siience was profound The melanch of autumn—that se: of spent endedvor, of slow decay, of T was In the alr Most of the houses In the square were shut, their not yet returned from the country; but one very large evidently inhabited. It filled the center of the block facing the square on my right ve . it could be, for the bullding = » large for & privats dwelling house, when my attens tlon was attracted by a young man—a youth, I ought rather to say, for he did not seem to be more than or 20-who was elow pacing the pavement the railings that enclosed the square garden, looking all the time at the large house 1 have just mentioned It seemed almost as if he were axpecting or hoping to ses the face of some one he knew appear at one of the tall windows. And what par- teuarly struck me was that as he walked { he touched with his fingers every - fourth one of the iron uprights that formed the railing. He came nearer and nearer' to me, still touching as he went, and then when he had reached the corner, without notleing me in the least, he turned réund, and re- traced his steps, still rall ings. But it scemed to me that he did not lay his hand on th me uprights that he had touched before This circumstance stimulated iy idle curlosity. Those who have knowr as 1 have what it is to lie for many hours too weak to read or talk, a prey to wandering fancles, will understand me when I eay that I became intensely anxious o know why he was touching those raflings. There did not seem to be any way of satistying myself on this point, and 1 strove—this will explain my state of mind as well as anything I can say~I strove to make sure that he was really putting his fingers on difterent uprights from those he had touched when he was walking toward me. There was a ready way of settling this point. Every twelfth upright terminatad In & splke some inches Ligher than the others, and T observed that he had touched the high ones as he came toward me. 1f he touched one of them now. 1 was Wrong; if he touched the next to one of the high ones, then I was right. A few seconds told me that I wak right. The youth Iald his “4ngers on the beyond the tall one every time. And so he went on tll he reached the further corner of the square I thought he would turn and come back ogain. 1 was sure he would. He ¢1d touching the railings as before. And this time he touched the uprights on my side of the tall ones. That meant that he was systematically touching every one of them. My curlosity, satisfied on this point, im- mediately reverted to the more Smportant | question—what could be the young man's :n:;r;n for behaving In this extraordinary He came slowly nearer, and just as he was about to turn around, obeyinig an i:1- pulse, T called to him He gave a little guilty start as If cware for the first time that he had been cb- served, and hesitated as if .he had made up his mind to walk away. “Don’t go," I sald, and my volce reached | him easily in.the qulet autumn af. “You j8ee I can’t do you any harm. I only want to speak to you for a moment.” He left the rallings und came up to my | chair, and then I saw that he was ‘reaily a very nice iooking hoy with an open. pleasant face that just now was siightly flushed. “Would the owners along close to touching the upright you mind looking ddwn that street,” I began by way of breaking the fce, “and telling me If you see a man—a servant out of livery—coming this way?" He stepped eside #0 as'to obtaln a view down the side street and sald that no such person was in sight “Would you like me to wheel you a lt- tle " he added “No, I think T will stay here. But your kindness in offering to do that encourage me o ask you to do me one small favo “Oh certainly." ‘ “Then will you tell me why you touched every fourth upright in the raiiings as you passed along just now?" The young man's cheek flushed with !shame and annoyance, and he repli-d rather sharply, I can't conceive, sir, how that is any business of yours “You are perfectly entitled to make me that answer,” said I with a smj to tell the truth, 1 quite expected that you would. ‘But as you see, I am an invalid, and, belhg unabie to go about as you can, little things are apt to acquire an unnat- ural miportance in my eves. My curfosity kas been roused, and if you can see your way to gratifying it I should really feel obliged to you. Bestdes, you know you promised to do me a favor," “Oh, well,” sald the ypungster In an off- hand way and with a toss of his |that I thought became him vastly, “if you care to know, the fact is I was seeking for a mark on the railings—a signal.” “Yes?" “You gee that big house opposite? It fs a girls' school and one of the young ladies there— He stopped and hesitated for a word, blushing furiously. “With whom you are in love?" “I suppose you would call it that FOR FOOTBALL skating, touring, and all Winter sports and recreations--the great “Crofton” Coat bearing this famous mark SlredBenjaminz @ MAKERS ¥t NEW YORK Caut loose and 52 inches long from English and Scotch checks and mixtures. Broad, concave shoulders; ‘hand - made, close-fitting collars; pockets that won't rip; new one-piece belt in the back. j§f | The correct English ulster with American improvements. Just | | the coat for crisp, cold days § | on land or sea. | The price is right, Your money back It The, BENIAMIN <Crotion” & for sale by us only. GUARANTEE CLO. CO. 151921 Douglas Street houlders fs very il and I daren't go to ask how she Is, They wouldn't tell me i I did." “But why?" “Because she is a ward in chancery, and they have got an injunction—s “Against you? Upon my word, my young man, you are beginning early.” “Don't make fun of me, please, sir. I can't stand it, and 1 might say something that would not be respectful and be hor- ribly sorry for it afterward.” assure you I am not laughing at you nor thinking of such a thing," sald I. And as I looked into the lad's ingenuous face I wished I could have had such a boy to eall me father. “But I don't undetstand yet about the signal,” 1 added. ‘It was Carrie Embleton, one of the little girls, who promised that if Winnle was bétter she would make a sticky smear on one of the raflings, but I haven't been able to find it. And I am afrald she will not get better; she may @le and I shall never see her agatn." “How would it do If I were to go to the house and ask for her?" “Oh, str, if you would! I might go with you?" T pondered for a moment, and just then Jenkins, my man, came round the corner of the street. That gave me an idea 1ppose you tak my man's place and wheel me up to the house?" I sald. “Then you will have to help me up the steps, for I can't walk by myself, and 1 can make the excuse that I want to have you within call to bring you iato the sitting room. If you are not afraid of being recognized that might do." ‘I don’t think Mrs, Melrose would recog- nize me coming ad your servant, and it #he did it wouldn't much matter, she could only turn me out” As he spoke he lald his hand on the long handle of the chair 1 dispatched Jenkins on another errand and the young man wheeled me up to the { blg house. On the way I asked his name, and he told me it was Bdward Hethering- ton. We were admitted without difficulty, and as we walted for the mistress of the house to appear my companion whispered to me aomething rather fmportant wh'ech 1 had quite forgotten. The young lady's name, he sald, was Winifred Gordon, and she had nefther father nor mother, Mrs. Melrose swept into the room, a well- developed specimen of her class, and came up to me when she perceived my helpless condition. Hetherington stood modestly near the door. “I called to inquite,” 1 sald, “after the health of one of your pupils in whom I am Interested—a Miss Gordon. I was told that she was serlously f1L."" “8he was, but 1 am glad to say that she is better. She is to come downstairs today for the first time since her fliness I am sincerely glad to hear it,” sald I “May I ask you the nature of her fliness?" “Oh, nothing nfectious, I otwure you. A sort of low fever. The foolish ch'id fancied herself in love with a very presumptuous voung man. Perhaps you may know the cire cumstances?’ 1 sald 1 knew something of them. “Well, she was 50 sllly as to allow that to' upset her considerably. And this news about her uncle has, of course, re:arded her recovery.' “Her uncle?" * . “Yes. Have you not heard? It is really the most scandalous thing. Mr. Gordon was belleved to be one of the wealthiest men in Bombay. He was very indignant when he heard of the love aftair I aliuded to apd immeditely told his solicitor eettle £100_ for him on Winnie so that, he might make her a ward of chancery and be nble to get an Injunction against the young man—I forget bis name. Tetherington? ‘es, of course, that ia it. Well, now 1§ turné out that the man's wealth was all sham and protense. He has been prac- sally @ bankrupt for years, and 1 may think smyself lucky that 1 was pald my last term's bill. Of course, 1 shali get }nn(hm; for this term, but fortunately it has just commenced. “Then you mean that Winnie must go out to India?" “That would be a wild-goose chase,” sald the schoolmistress with a little =cornful laugh. “No one knows precisely what has become of Mr. Gordon—at least, I have not been able to learn anything of his where- abouts, and I fancy more (han one of his creditors would git'e a good round sum to #et his address.’” hen what is to become of Winnle?" “That is just what I should so very much like to know. I hoped, when the fervant told me you had come to inquire for her, that you might have something to propose something In the nature of a home to | offer her.” I shook my head “Then what s to become of the poor child I cannot imagine. She is too young to earn her own living—much too young., I cannot send her to the workhouse, and yet I cdwiot be expected to keep her here for nothing." “No one surely would be so unreasonable as to expect that you would voluntarily do a thing of that kind," 1 exclaimed, and th lady looked at me very sharply to whether 1 was speaking ironically before | she repiled, “I must try to get her into some orphanage, but 1 tear it will be very aifficult.” As she sald these words the door opened and a gir! of about 16 came shyly into the room. She was not striking! pretty, but her expression was gentle and sweet and she was pale as from a recent lline 1 beckoned her to come to me, and with- out noticing the young man who stood hat in hand behind the door she came close to my chair wondering, no doubt, who 1 was and what 1 wanted with her. Mrs. Melrose considerately left us to our- selyes, and my temporary servant drew a few steps nearer as woon as the door had closed behind her. “My dear.” 1 sald, taking ber by the | hand, “there 1s some one here Who is very anxious to see you." She followed the direction and then with a little scream her hands went up to her bre And the next I knew was that they were in each other's And do you think | of my eyes arms 1 had forgotten all about the ‘el ancery division of the high court of justice and its ridiculous Injunction, but it was scarcely worth remembering now, when there was no one who cared to enforce it. Perhaps if T had had the use of my limbs [ might have thought it necessary to go out of the room or at least to turn my back. As it was, 1 might have shut my eyes, but this @i not occur to me Tt was most touching and beautiful to watch the inno- cent raptures of the two young lovers. There was no time for words, and it was | plain that they had a better language | than any verbal one. A broken sentence and then was all they seemed to The lad's face was radiant, his burning. his whole frame quivering with excitement, and as for Wianle, she seemed to be Mterally drinking in great draughts of happiness. As I looked I made up my mind “Hetherington, my boy," said 1, “be |/g00a _enough to retire for & few mouents 1o the other end of the room or outside of the door, whichever you prefer. come here. \ She came close up to me, now | need. | eyes Winnle, and T said “Give me your hand."” She put her slender little hand in mine. “I know Your story, my child,” sald I “but you do net even know my nmme. As ou see, I am an old man, al ieast, o pared to you, and & oripple. J bav to ! HOLIDAY SPECIALSAL Your holiday money will go farther here than anywhere else. Any article suggested below will make a magnifi- cent present and one sure to be appreciated. 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But till that time comes will |y you let me be your father I kunow just how you are feeling about N th but, you kunow, marriage is Berlous thing | geats are not constructed to accommodate and there ought to be some one to see {0 | 4 person of his avoirdupols, something over things for you. Wik you let me be that | g pounds. Proprietor Henry P. Soulier of BSOS one the Lyric thea has had an orchestra chair | “1 hope no one else ¥tops to cougratulate * Her baniiy hirown eyes opened wides with | made to order for Mr. Daab. Itis twenty-six | me before 1 get home. These new shoes surprise, and then & pleased look came | nches wide and s warranted to sustain | pinch me so I cnu't stand it another min- fnto them. Finally she beut down, n-ua;u.. commissioner's welght. The chalr will| ute! —Detrolt Free Press. Theater Seal urtin Daab, a member of the Hoboken ommissioners, likes to g0 the theater, but has not able to atify his taste for the reason that t} g “I'm o glnd of ‘Chinese W ushiy to Mre Gushly, w finlshed rerding be paper 15 %0 interesting. 1 never th things “Merecy,” thought the author of the papey away to rd of e been yad Just tire about poor