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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-13

opera. a gaia OCCASION, commanded by
royalty for the entertainment of roy
atty and incidentally of certain bar.
barian ~personages who had come
across the seas to be automatically
coddled and fed
Folding his newspaper. John Steele
turned to his legal papers. strove to
replace idleness by industry. but the
spirit of work failed to respond. he
looked at his watch. rang sharply a
bell.
Put out my clothes" he said to the
ervan who appeared with a lamp.
land have a cab at the door"
The opera had already begun. but
pandemonium still reigned about The
box Office. A thunder of applause from
within. indicating hat the first act
had come to an end. was followed by
the usual egress of black and white
figures impatient for cigarettes ana
light lobby gossip.
Divine. eh: The opera, | mean" A
voice accosted John Steele. and. turn
ing, he beheld a familiar face with
black whiskers. that of Captain For
sythe. This is somewhat different
from the mornings environment? 2"
"Yes." said the other. But your first
question:" with a smile, Pm afraid |
can't answer. I've just come. and II |
hadn't-weli. I'm no judge of music"
A bell sounded. John Steele. excus-
ing himself. entered the auditorium
and was ST ,wn to his seat.
The curtain went up at last. the mu.
sic began. and melodies that seemed
born in the springtime succeeded one
another. Perennial in freshness. theme
followed theme; what joy. what glad
ness, what merriment. what madness.
How long was the act; how short?
1t came to a sudden end. After ap-
plause and braves men again got up
and walked out. He. too. left his seat
and strolled toward the back.
MIR. Steele. One moment" He
found himself once more addressed by
the good humored Captain Forsythe.
Behold in me a Mercury. committed
to an imperative mission. You are
commanded to appear not in the royal
box. but in Sir Charles"
"Sir Charles Wray's:' John Steele
regarded the speaker quickly.
Yes" laughed the other. You see.
! happened to mention | had seer
you. Why didn't you bring him with
you to the box:' queried Sir Charles.
He. by the by. went In for law him
1seff = before -bpramr governor
Only had tine to shake hands this
morning. Yes: why didn't you 2
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the %bravura." Captain B'orsytne APP
plauded vigorously.
you've never met Lord Ronsdale,
believe, MI. Steele?' Sir Charles voice,
close to his ear, inquired.
Lord Ronsdaler John Steele look
ed perfunctorily around toward the
back of the box and saw there a face
-aintly illumined in the light from the
stage. a cynical face, white, mask-like
Had his own features not been SET
from the partial glow that sifted up
ward the sudden emotion that swept
Steele's countenance would have been
observed. A sound escaped his lips
was drowned, however, in a renewed
outbreak of applause.
"Old FREUD, don't you know" went
on the voice of Sir Charles. Had n
rare adventure together, n Of the
kind that cements a man to you"
AS he spoke the light in the theater
fared up. John Steele, no longer hes
itating, uncertain, rose. His face had
regained its composure. He regarded
the slender, ~aristocratic figure of the
nohleman in the BACKGROUND. Fault
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enthusiastically, III was the nhusaS =
was thinking of. How it grips one!
Tell me what you think of The Bar
ber.' Mr.. Steele"
I'm afraid my views wouldn't be
very interesting" he answered. IL
know nothing whatever about music"
"Nothing?' Her eyes widened a lit
tie. In her accent was mild wonder.
He looked down at the shimmering
white folds near his feet. I'm earlier
days my environment was not exactly
a musical one"
mo? l suppose you were engaged
in more practical ~concerns?"
He did not answer directly. per
haps you wouldn't mind telling me
something about Rossinis music, Miss
Wray?"
II tell you?" Her light silvery laugh
rang out. And Captain Forsythe has
only been telling NEAL of us-that
you were one of the best Informed
men he had ever met"
you see how wrong he was"
The abrupt appearance OF the mu-
sicians and the dissoaanses attendant
on tuning interrupted her response.
Steele rose and was about to take his
departure when Sir Charles inter
vened.
why don't you stay?" he asked,
with true colonial heartiness. "Plenty
of room! Unless you've a better
place! Two vacant chairs!'
John Steele looked around. He saw
three vacant chairs and took one a lit
tie aside and slightly behind the young
girl. while the governors wife, who
had moved from the front at the con-
clusion of the previous act. now re-
turned to her place next her niece.
During the act some one came in and
tool a seat in the background. If
His gaze remained fastened on the
stage. Between him and it-or them,
arts gayly attired illusions-a tress OF
golden hair sometimes interviewed, but
he did not move. Through threads
like woven flashes of light he regarded
the scene of the poets fantasy. Did
they make her a part of it-did they
seem to the man the fantasy's intangi.
BILE medium, its imagery? Threads OF
gold. threads of melody! He saw the
former. heard the latter. He seemed
content with a partial view of the
stage and so remained until the cur
tain went down. The girl turned. Ii
her eyes was a question.
.Reautifulw said the man. looking a
her.
"Charming! What coloraturel AND
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spoke up Miss Jocelyh You COM
mand me to bring him? I inquired.
BY all MEANS she laughed, L COM
mand.' So here l am"
John Steele did not answer, but
Captain Forsythe without waiting for
a reply turned and started up the
broad stairway. The other. after a
moments hesitation. followed. duly
entered one of the larger boxes. spoke
to Sir Charles and his wife ami re-
turned the bow of their niece. Amid
varied platitudes Steele's glance turn
ed oftenest to the girl. She was
dressed in white; a snowy boa droop
ed from the slender bare shoulders as
If it might any moment slip off; a
string Of pearls. each one with a pearl
of pure light in the center, clasped
her throat.
She waved her hand to the seat next
to her and as he sat down, isn't it
splendid" i%rrelevantly.
1.-THE spectacle or the operaY' he
asked slowly. looking into blue eyes.
1T was the opera / meant. l sup
pose the spectacle is very grand; but"
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CHAPTER
AT THE OPERA.

REVE court toward the end OF the
day he held his head as a
man who thinks deeply.
From the door he directed his steps
toward Charing Cross, but only to
wheel abruptly and retrace his way
He was not IN absentminded man, vel
he had been striding unconsciously, nor
toward his customary destination at
that hour, the several chambers at
once his office and his home. For a
moment the strong face of the man
relaxed as If IN amusement at his own
remissness. Gradually, however, IL
once more resumed its expression of
musing thoughtfulness.
Turning into a narrow way not far
from the embankment. he stopped be.
fore the door of a solid looking brick
building, let himself In and made his
way upstairs. On the third floor he
applied another and smaller key to
another lock and from a hall entered
a large apartment, noteworthy for its
handsome array of books that reached
from floor to ceiling wherever there
was shelf space. Passing through this
apartment. John Steele stepped into
that adjoining. the sitting and dining
room.
A discreet rapping at the door. fol
lowed by the appearance of a round
faced little man with a tray, interrupt
ed further contemplation or reyerie on
John Steele's part. Seating himself
nf The 70 1a he .ar.AnAaA r@-1ks-AI-
to the servants inquiry If ''anythink'
else would be required and when the
man had withdrawn mechanically
turned to his letters and to his simple
evening repast. He ate with no great
evidence of appetite. soon brushed the
missives. half read. aside and pushed
back his chair.
Lighting a pipe, he picked up n of
the papers. Amid voluminous wastes
of type an item in the court and So
ciety column had caught his eye:
Sir Charles and Lady Wray. who are
intending henceforth to reside in Eng
land. have returned to the stately Wray
mansion in Piccadilly. where they will
be for the season. Our well known gov
ernor and his lady are accompanied by
NiC iASSS' in bSdullLul d1u dCCOu-
plished Miss Jocelyn Wray, only child OF
Sir Charles younger brother. the late
Hon. Mr.. Richard Wray. whose estate in
Guided holdings in Australia as
well as several thousand acres in Devan-
shire. This charming young colonial has
already c~aptivated London society.
John Steele read carefully this bit
of news and then reread it. He ever
found himself guilty of perusing all
the other paragraphs. the comings and
goings. the fine doings! They related
to a world he had thought little about.
a world within the world. just as the
people who lived in tunnels and dark
passages constituted another world
within the world. Her name danced
in illustrious company. Here were
dukes and earls and viscounts. a
sprinkling of the foreign element. be-
gums. emirs. the nations guests. He
saw also "Sir Charles, Lady Wray and
Miss Wray'' among the long list OF
box holders for that night at the
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CHAPTER VI
TIDEs VARYING.

" Ohm STEELE was rather late in
arriving at the house of Sir
Charles Wray in Piccadh4y- tie. :
following Thursday. But near
ly every one else was late, and, per-
haps knowing the fashionable foible,
he had purposely held back to avoid
making himself conspicuous by being
prompt.
The program on the present occasion
included a poet and a woman novelist.
The former, a preraphaelite. led his
hearers through dim mazes, Hyrcanian
wilds. The novelist, on the other
hand, was direct. In following her
there seemed no danger of losing the
way. At the conclusion of the pro-
gram proper an admirer of the poet
asked II their young hostess would
not play a certain musical something.
the theme of one of the bard's effu-
sions, and at ono Jocelyn Wray COM
piled. Lord Ronsdale stood sedulously
near, turning the leaves. Steele watch
ed the deft hand. 1t was slim. aris-
tocratic and suggested possibilities In
legerdemain.
IAN attractive looking part" whis-
pared a woman near John Steele to
another of her sex during a louder
passage in the number. Are they
81 don't know, my dear. Perhaps.
She's extremely well off In this worlds
goods, and he has large properties, but
"a diminishing income" She lowered
her voice rather abruptly as the en-
denee came to a pause. The music
went on again to its appointed and
spirited climax.
WAS formerly in the diplomatic
service, | believe" the voice also went
on; has strong political aspirations,
and, with a wealthy and clever wife
"a girl might do worse. He is both
cold and capable-an ideal combination
for a political c~areer-might become
prime minister-with the prestige OF
his family and hers to-
John Steele stirred. The whispering
ceased. My lord turned the last page.
The girl rose and bent for an instant
her fair head. And as Steele looked at
her again there came over him-this
time, 1t may be, not without a certain
bitterness-an impression of life and
its joys-springtide and sunshine,
bright, remote-so remote-for him.
A babel of voices replaced melody.
The people got up. A number fingered.
Many went after speaking to their
hostesses and Sir Charles. John Steele.
at the rear, looked at the door leading
into the main hall toward the young
girl, then stepped across the soft rugs
and spoke to her. She answered in the
customary manner, and others APP
preached. He was about to draw back
to leave when
"Oh, Mr.. Steele" she said, my n
Gle wishes to see you before you go.
He was saying he had some
"Quite right, my dear!'' And Sir
Charles, who had approached, took
John Steele's arm. 'Some curious old
law books l picked up today at a bar
gain and want your opinion Of" he
went on, leading the other into a lofty
and restful apartment adjoining the
library. Steele looked around him.
His gaze frightened as it rested on
Continued on page s
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" Ohm STEELE was rather late in
arriving at the house of Sir
Charles Wray in Piccadh the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-08
HE is STRONG MAN OF THE SEA
Remarkable Tale of FeRts of Strength
Offered by sailor Man of the
Colorado.

The tales Of Opie Dildock nave been sur
passed by reality. That is, If story In a
naval magazine received by Lieutenant
Post OF the naval recruiting station
Wednesday morning, is TO be taken as
truth.
"At a recent entertainment given by sea-
men in San Francisco the story says, IF
J. Emerson Of the United States ship Colo
RADIO amazed large audience by driving q
sixty-penny nail through a two-inch plank
with his fist and pulling It out with his
teeth. he was roundly applauded when he
bent thirty penny nails into staples be-
tween his teeth. He brought his entertain
msut to a Gloss By allowing fellow seameI
70 break rocks On his head with sledge
haumerA-"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-08
ROOSTER GENIUS FOR FEEDING
Fowl Coming to Poultry Show To
Show Off Brains.
HE IS A sEIF.MADE CHICKEN
Wise Mira, Like Great Among Ment
Product 81 Country tife-Eariy
Solves Intrlcaeies OF AutO-
matte Grain Dispenser.

A rooster has been found which has
brains-and, Of course, this Intelligent fowl
is on his way to the poultry show which
Is 10 be held In Omaha next week.
This remarkable bird possesses reasoning
power greater than Tom sawyer's fleas.
He is not trained-never went to school
a day-he Is just a genius born and
mechanical genius at that
Anton Lundstrom discovered this rooster
with brains a, a Missouri poultry show
and he went after him for the big Omaha
show. The bird Is q Rhode Island Red and
a klngly looking fellow. There was some
thing the matter with him since the days
when he was a downy chick. When his
youth was reached he did not crow 50
much but he thought a lot No one knew
Just what was the matter with him until
q Missouri farmer invented a chicken
feeding devise. The rooster mastered the
mechanism, then It developed that he was
genius
This chicken feeder is built for chickens
without any brains. IL Is a cylinder placed
on a rack several feet above the ground.
There Is a perch nearer the ground and
II IS so arranged that when fowl flies
onto this perch the cylinder revolves and
scatters feed around the lot. All chickens
have an instinct to fly up on perches ana
Wnen ordinary, common, DIhlhieS5 SAiSAA0tA
| fly up on this perch, they scatter iced
all over the lot for themselves.
But not so With the Rhode Island Hed,
who has taken his degree as bachelor OF
mechanical arts. He reasoned out the
modus operandi and works the machine
over time.
He walks up to the machine with an I'M
portant cluck OF two struts and a scratch
He looks around TO see IL anyone Is watch
| ing him and then deliberately lifts his lef'
| foot--he is left handed and always uses
this foot--pushes down the lever and the
/ feed flies about the lot. Calling his as
sociates, the rooster helps eat the grain
and then repeats the operation. He is the
/ only chicken I'm the lot who operates the
machine on purpose.
! AS a result Of securing this famous rooster
and the chicken feeder. the secretary OF
/ the Transmit ssissippi show insists that the
/ day is coming when the ROSTERS viii be
| given mental tests by the judges as well
being cored for physical points.
Chickens ought TO pass an examination
to get into the prize winning class says
Lundstrom. 1--WE may have an examination
in the kindergarten classes this year"
The Rhode Island Red and the feeding
device will arrive in Omaha Saturday and
will be set up in the Auditorium ready tC
show Monday, when the chicken show opens
! for a week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-08
Falkland is Still
Open in Bee Rotunda
With Holiday Wares
Women Of Four Different Churches
Now Have Charge of the
Booths.

Fair-land, The Bee rotunda, is stocked
again with wonderful new wares and in
charge OF a new board OF managers, rep
resentatives OF the societies of four more
churches: St. Mary's Avenue Congrega-
tlonal church, Westminster Presbyterian
church, Church OF the Good Shepherd and
the North side Christian church. These
new wares include attractive bits OF needle
work. triumphs OF the culinary art, sweet
meats, well. almost everything the gift-
maker could wish to find.
In the display OF St, Msry's Avenue
Congregational church, which is in the
room off Farnam street, is most inter
esting collection OF different kinds Of
baskets. These come not only from all
parts OF this country but include baskets
from Japan and the Philippines. Mrs. John
A. Kuhn is In general charge Of the fair.
The basket department Is in charge Of
Mrs. Osgood Eastman, Mrs. Samuel Burns
and Mrs. George Payne. Mrs. Louis Clarke
and Miss Louise Dining assisted. The
fancy work department is in charge Of
Mrs r. f. Kloke, Mrs d. V. sholes;
aprons and comforts. Mrs. James Forsythe
pantry department. Mrs. C. s. Hayward
and Mrs. W. c. Dean; candy, Mrs. olive
Baker Kelly.
Mrs. w. r. Burns is In general charge
OF the westminster EIGbbylGElhh NHhINAA
fair which occupies the corner to the left
OF the stairway OF the rotunda. The de-
partments and those In charge are: Pro-
! visions. Mrs. William Randall, Mrs. Charles
/ Westerfield; rug department, Mrs. william
Heller aprons, Mrs. A. p. Thompson,
fancy work Mrs. Warren Switzler Mrs.
Nellie Guild, Mrs. Ewing Brown, Mrs. w.
J. Burgess, Mrs. w. II. Davidson, Mrs.
Byron Smith, Mrs. r. s. Byrne, Mrs. John
Stout, Mrs. John King Mrs. sandersi
candy, Mrs. c. j. Canaan.
The Good Shepherd church has an at
tFaetive display Of wares in the southeast
corner. Mrs. W. p. Rogers is general
manager OF this fair. Those in charge OF
the departments are: Candy, Miss Georgia
| Trimble: fancy work. Mrs. Ira Marks, Mrs.
W. c. Ross and Mrs. r. II. Gould; aprons
Mrs Montgomery Harris; home cooking
Mrs A. r. Ely. Thursday this church will
have charge OF the lunch department and
Mrs. Alice Ellsworth will suDerintend this
In the southwest corner the North Side
Christian church is holding its sale. Mrs
+. V. Painter is president OF the society
Mrs. c. A. Mangum is chairman OF the
bazaar committee. The department man.
ayers are: Fancy work, Mrs. c. S. Mar.
shall. Mrs. J. G. Cromwell; candy. Mis-,
Verba Gains. Miss Claire Whitaker
aprons, Mrs. John Williams; home cooking
J. Carney.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-08
ALUMNI OF BUSINESS SCHOOL
WILL HOLD BIG REUNION
BOyIes College Former students to
Number of 300 VIII Meet and
Hear Band Play Friday.

Students and former students of Boyles'
college from Omaha and Council Bluffs
will be given q reception in the gymnasium
of the Omaha building Friday evening. All
who have attended the school Will be ex-
pected and there will probably be about
800 former students. Since the Union Pa
cific has designated the telegraph de-
partment of the school an official training
class for it's wire operators the Union Pa
cific band will be allowed to participate
i'm the program.
The program will include games and a
variety of amusenents, besides music and
refreshments The affair is given annually
for the Omaha and Council Bluffs branches
as a means of bringing present and former
pupils of the school together for good
time and chance to form acquaintance
ships.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-08
KEMMERLING TRIAL DELAYED
Time Allowed for Gathering of New
Evidence In Behalf of Alleged
Bribe TRkeP.

The trial of John Kemnerling, charged
with acceptance of bribe was outlined
in definitely in district court Wednesday
morning when mis- attorney, A. s. Ritchle,
asked for time in which to develop evidence
declared TO be essential to the defense.
Mr. Richie insisted that he had gained
information bearing on evidence extremely
vital to his client. Assistant County At
torney Magney acquiesced after inter-
posing formal objection TO the delay.
Wednesday afternoon it was decided that
the charge Of accepting bride In the
county court should be continued until De
cember q, the same date set for the hear
ing Of Arthur w. Gross, claim agent foi
the traction company, on a charge OF CIV
ing a bride.
Announcement was made that hearing OF
the contempt charge will be commenced be
fore Judge Sears, Of the district court
Thursday or Friday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-08
Cudahy Residence
Offered for Sale
One Of the Most Palatial Homes il
Omaha is Put on the
Market.


70. A. Cudahy's residence at 5iS South
Thirty-seventh street was put on the mar
ket Wednesday and II was announced that
the purchaser. II one is secured by then,
win be given possession late next spring.
The residence would cost $4,000 to build
at present prices. The house 10 of stone,
contains sixteen rooms and stands on prop
erty lS7x165 feet.
1t is doubtful Il Mr.. Cudahy OF his
agents, Turkey s Son. viii get as much "a
$4,000 for the house alone. Tor the history
OF expensive residences is that the de-
mand for them is so comparatively small
that few buyers come to the front. For
another thing many men Of sufficient
means 20 bay and keep up such a place
prefer to build their own. and the present
trend is farther west than the Cudahy
site, although this Is IN the heart Of the
best West Farnam district
MIR. Cudahy's other real estate holdings
in Omaha include two Tote VA douglas
street between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
the Airdome occupying a portion of one
of these The lots have frontage on
Douglas street OF 26i feet. The west hall
Of these extends 1872 feet the east half
where the Airdome is, runs back SO feet
The rest OF this east part is owned by
the Hamilton estate.
Mr.. Cudahy also bought the northwest
coner Of seventeenth and Douglas and
sold this again 70 DR.. H. c. clifford
Joseph Cudahy's house win undoubtedly
be bought by DeForest Richards cashier
Of the omaha National Mr.. Richards ad-
Initted Wednesday thst the deal is nearly
complete and then added, I'VE have not
agreed upon a price. No transfer has beer
made"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-08
Negro Kicks Man and
Takes ALI His Money
Farm Hand is Relieved of His Gold
and Wholesale Arrests
Follow.

Martin Kruger. a farm. hand, just arrived
in the city from Wahoo, Neb. was kicked
and assaulted by an unidentified negro and
robbed Of $50 in gold at the corner Of Elgh-
teenth and California streets at $40 o'clock
last night The man was taken to the
police station In a serious condition,
Kruger asserts he was accOsted by a
negro woman and while he was talking to
her his assailant came up and delivered a
kick which knocked him over. Kruger was
unable to tell whether It was the woman
or the man who robbed him and he gave
only a meager description Of the pair.
Later the police arrested on suspicion the
dwellers In three houses at 5l4 North Four
teenth street and the vicinity. Fifteen col
ored inmates were arrested. The police
suspect two OF the number, but no special
charge was brought against them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-08
To Make Hair
Clean and Glossy
CFrOm the Toronto Times)

Your hair viii grow IN beauty and
color, and brilliance and luxuriance, II you
win stop drenehing ana rinsing Il with
soap and water and use only a dry sham
poo powder, sprinkled on the head once
the hair.
More dry. duh, brittle and faded hair
can be traced to too much moisture than
to any other cause. A good shampoo pow
der viii remove every particle OF dust, oil
and dandruff from the head. leaving the
scalp clean. cool and refreshed and the
hair glossy. soft and silky.
To MAXI a shampoo powder simply mix
four ounces OF ther0x with four ounces Of
orris root TherOx tones up the hair from
tonio." ADV.