Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-19
Copyright, 1915. Star Company
FIFTH EPISODE,

you're so good to me-" said celestia,
and she smiled very sweetly. and in the
midst of the smile yawned and showed
all her beautiful white teeth and a mo-
nent later, laying her head on a cool
silk cushion, she fen sound asleep
So sleeping she looked more beautiful
than a maiden Of this earth. Perhaps
she dreamed that she was back in
heaven, for about hor mouth there
seemed kind Of celestial expression.
MY Godi My GodP exclaimed Mrs.
Baxter. amt she beautiful And to think
that she has n be food for swine"
A strong emotion seized Mrs. Baxter.
It was fear, pity and remorse.
She wished almost that she had never
. seen Celestia. Hut not quite, for Mrs.
Baxter was a vry practical woman.
mo use crying over spilled milk" she
rnurrnured. And now to chnge her into
q travelling dreRs."
She left the room hurriedly and came
back with all that was necessary TO
change Celestia nom a Greek goddess TO
an American girl. But her hands would
shake. and 1t took her some time to find
how Celetia's dress wes fastened, and
longer to undo the fastenings. She had
no sooner succeeded than she drew back
sharply with a kind OF muffled groan.
Then she looked again.
Suspended from Celestia's neck by a
narrow ribbon, was the smallest, oldest,
oldest little rag doll in the world
I do not know what silent chords in the
wicked old woman's heart were touched
by the sight OF that doll. 1 only know
that she gave a kind Of howl of grief,
and then she began to say in kind of
hurried sing-song; Must hurry-must
hurry-must hurry"
She found the strength to half carry,
half drag celestia down the front stairs
and TO half life. half tumble her into a
huge trunk that almost blocked the front
hall. Before she closed and locked the
trunk, she flung into IT the ten one-hun-
dred-dollar bills. And then she tried to
compose herself against Sweetzer's ar
He was punctual to the minute. Mrs.
Baxter opened the front door herself.
Beyond Sweetzer. drawn up at the curb.
she could see the express wagon and the
trusted porters that he had brought with
him.
Everything all right?'' he whispered.
Mrs Baxter closed the door.
'sweetzer." she said. she's gone. -
When I went back with the orangeade
she was gone. She must have smelt a
rat. sweetzer. She must have seen your
eyes in the peaoock's tail. See, / had
everything ready; here's the trunk wait
ing for her.
Sweetzer looked at the trunk. He
could think OF nothing better TO do
Well, then" he said. "how about the
thouAand?"
Mrs. Baxter simply laughed In his face
How about the gas company you got
RE TO put up a thousand for?" she said
You give me my thousand and I'll give
you yours"
You go 20 hell" said sweetzer, fur.
ously And he tore open the front door
and marched down the front steps.
Mrs. Baxter locked the front door anc
chained II and then she sat down on this
trunk containing Celestia and had a
luxurious fit Of Mysteries.
celestia woke neither sick nor dazed
hut cool-minded and rested. in a broad
cool bed. II was Mrs. BsKter's entranc.
IN tiptoe that had wsked her. Mrs
Baxter carried a tray upon which wal
an orange coffee AID rolls.
You've had long sleep. dearie How
10 you feel?"
Very well ana happy. thank YOU"
When you've had your breakfast you'll