Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-07
Copyright 1918 By The Star Co. All For.
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"THE MASTER TOUCH"

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"THE MASTER ToUCH'
A. big and genial Jim wsllingtord and
the train. the two Warden girls rushed
e assx them The 's Ssn S would never
said Violet; slipping her a hand through sss.a
her sparkling. blue eyes You're more than
4 "I Rad the train stop to gather these vio-
let's Tor thee. grinned Blaekie. and with a
smooth little white box. tied with a florists
AND suppose you plueksd the boxes from
. box hedge" laughed Fannie Warden. the
flush OF welcome stu on her brown cheeks
big J. Rufus was smiling down at her In
Business before pleasure" he ehuckled.
He led the way 20 a waiting bus, and as IL
started, the rattle of the Internal oontraption
ssn i ssi@ e. n vaa 40 You knO%
" Fa SSS =. hSS ssE:f 70 owns RS
town. and we know that he IL guilty, for
BANK shd dToppsd niS eyes we've inVesti
gated all the directors Of the bank and all
the employees The directors we can't get
They're. sporty crowd" interrupted
81 I money TsiI 9S.% about c"sisS. FaaHisS
y was coming to HIN" went on Fannie
head SooRksspsr 's at K. BANK He knows us u.s.
'sHs Jumps and jerks every time he sees
sibie." added Violet. not noticing. In her ex-
element, that she was ciutchinE BlaciSie's
little anger for emphasis. He let her DO u.
and grfaned.
aHs's scrsarningiy funny" laughed Violet
.Hitsh rH %Sen hs's stsrtisd Ms neck sticks
out Of the middle Of his collar like stalk
Oh .grS,n ,istI. Fellow chr. waiiinrford and
Hlaoiie looked at each other thoughtfuily
NE seems TO me as II he misht be on the
yss Ir,. OF AnS S'v %sys been paying 30 much
attention 10 him because we think hes your
source OF information"
Hey yelled voice outside IVY hey
Running beside the bus was = boy 90
iss oAi Hs Ssid sis cap in his hHss. and ii.
earrot-colored hair wae nying. he grinned
;s .a s s :: ON t ss' s.- .ss step
bus with nysnE 's e., A hs 'srhsd open the
sHsyf" he said In . hoarse whisper, and
reached for the bell strap. "9uaisTs leaving
'H sGoodsys" cried viOisti Jumping I'D the
bus stopped abruptly.
wen see you at the hotei,~ said Fannie.
ana the b. sfCls tss sn cS1d or 70 help
'hi Siaskis baw blew an sestasiO kiss after
Will. J. Rufus ana Biackis Daw were
iauehingiy declining TO purchase a vacant lot
QnR0UlIU
n. Wsrasn 1 Sisters %s9s tei0~ns the
ssaSs TSAd a: ''s:SP TsG onasy
curious path the soekkesPer HAD taken ss-
Sss ssaa- SSiS IN tn. mornlnS s.rsiEh, out
into ths eountIy, and along the willow bank
I I. spss . sns sS ana pss.c u
down on the sandy bank; while Toad Jessup,
Sssss the wl ss (. Ss A% %sS
that M man would stag where he vAs Then
ssss b. sssf e :: q n: s' ssiRS:s
-a-sA- -Al.g...a rs.A. gripping, Zach S.S on:
sssP-'Z q rs AAAd Got him tr'sd' Foli'r
On tiptos. and careful 70 avoid even the
%pnE q trs The t tSs s ssSs siN ~.
Wkilows SURROUNDING the pond. Toad Jessup
Tss tAs Arst Of course ana A. So he Ps.,F,sa
S3esl As's got sun; and he's scared OF IT,
Do0a1ksspsr oualey was. without doubt.
s,(careA o. ~ gun" He stood az tho edge
q fns pond. revolver in hand. trembling from
ksad 70 fegt ne had lnrt raised 70 io ms
fhrou<h thS leaves. before the. -ould
uftsr a outcry. he has sarown the revolver
ca M sand sdEinE away from it as II IL
z~sln he walked aeitAtediy up and down
3 M EanA thsn suddenly he threw on hi.
sssehsd q estsrnisatIon. Tor ais pale face
was ct and grim as he ran toward the
S VICES sss S Sss Sa ss SrSuKA
M iesvea. and tbs startled man the
FpriRg-ssAra Aaitsd almost in the act Of
loApinG.
-Yeu eaa serve u.eful purpo.e by living
Mr. ouaisYS aai6 1Aante. when the man wa
ekls 70 lIsesa - - WITH calm attention =
come vita " - yha hStei, and have q talk
= With 1EF. Wailaa8foEa aad Mr.. Dawn
~ ATwonky-one thousand three axty-nve
twsaty-ssvsa.s rsDeAaoA oaAisy. With !
strange nAW GzoDlssnA1t uDoa htm- He sought
the faces q tho ave daRootoTa, one ~ ona
prepared - twttdh e the Arst word.
Very vel enaley,S sid preaid0nt Prine
osMefarY MeFFls for 3lBs N Instant
~BoFtnnAteky u tE1ft mueh.- the fat diroctoI
oolSois6 himself He were > plaid bow III
e9c an gptsrns4 nos,s ana o. oniy eistrss.
about 1omefhin9.
The amount makes ne difference snappoe
the little director with the nerca Whiskora
.-Ihe trouble Il that the stockholders ar
likely 70 bother around with impertinsnl
auestiona about ouF ether ioaAAs
Ihe bpoEkeeDerSs eyes Fgundao untn hll
hiEh-aFohed kroWs stgDpe4 their spread
HhaEe ~ nay - bs IN lnpasti6as1aas~ h
Bnsass4 AesAaAs N wrisls