Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-03

//~ ILLY'' SUNDAY is popularity believed to
80 be willing to give helping hand to
any worthy. person in need of
He would, no doubt, give "handout"
to a tramp or lend a hand to a fellow
yoyager on life's sea in distress.
But when the demon reporter from this great
moral and religious daily and fireside companion
went to 'Billys" headquarters to get a hand from
him, he quite reluctant. And ma" even
more reluctant than billy"
The demon reporter had only one man on his
side.
Let us be a jot more specific and little less
mysterious. What the d. +. wanted merely a
print of "Billy's" palm. Only this and nothing
more.
The one person on the side of the demon
porter Bob" Mathews private secretary, plan
1T and newspaper mans friend.
Bob" used to be demon reporter himself on
the Chi. Trib., and he knows a good story when he
sees one.
Great" said Bob" Great. Fine idea"
So Bob" was then and there appointed envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentary and was
entrusted with important secret mission to the
court of Emperor William Sunday.
Bob" didn't conceal any documents in a hol-
low cane. anything like that He simply sailed
out OF his room and down the hall till he brought
up before the door of 'Billys" room.
BILLY" was in bed reading. Ma" was in the
room too Bob" laid his message before the court.
"Ma" went right "up in the air" She didn't like
the idea. No, sir, not a bit.
So Bob" came back to where the demon
porter was pursuing policy Of watehfuI waiting.
and told him of the failure of his mission
The demon reporter did not attempt to conceal
his displeasure. He upbraided poor "Bob" tainted
him upon his failure a dipomatist and declared
that he considered the decision of the Sundays
a deliberately unfriendly act.
secret conclave held and note to
the powers was prepared, demanding a disavowel
OF any intention to sink neutral newspaper projects
and a promise to desist from torpedoing good
paper stories without giving full warning and
cuing all readers
- Away went Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
<Plenipotentary Mathews again with do or die"
expression in his eye. From the Sunday room came
the sound of high voices. Then silence, and back
cane Bob"
He all excitement and elation.
Come on in quick before he gets out of the
notion" he said.
The demon reporter seized the smudge paper
and hurried after Bob"
BILLY" up out of bed, bare-footed and in
his robe de mutt, commonly known nightshirt.
Ma real mad. oh, yes, no use trying to
deny that. But BILLY" is boss in his house,
other opinions to the contrary Notwithstanding
II hate to do it, and I hate to refuse" BILLY"
said.
The smudge paper was on the table and Billy
planted his right hand it and bore down hard.
Then he took 1t off-and here is the print right on
this page.
The two arch-conspirators hurried out of the
room. and MA" shut the door and locked 1t. Bob"
and the d. r. elated that they would have
called waiter and ordered couple OF glasses OF
buttermk. But there was no time for such amen
tties. So the d. T., after wringing "Bob's" hand
and kissing him on both cheeks and his alabaster
brow, hurried away to the office.
Later he took photographs of the hand print
TO those prophets and seers and knowers OF the
movable, the palmists. keeping to himself the
diplomatic secret that the hand print was that OF
BILLY" Sunday
Madame, the Clarvoyant and Palmist' was
reading paper-back volume entitled WAS She to
Blame?" She laid it aside and took the print
Whose hand is It? Cannot you tell me that? Why
can't the person come here?" madame asked. Ma
dame is shrewd. She has to be. for shrewdness is
the price Of success in her calling.
"Ah, this person has great troubles" groaned
madame. "Oh, such troubles! See, these lines
up and down. they indicate the troubles can
feel it more than read it in the palm. Trouble
and worry! Trouble and worry l feel it
here" Madame placed hand upon her bosom.
Can't you hear that growing hoarse?"
It was. indeed, true. Madame was growing
hOarse The demon reporter looked fearfully
around him, vaguely expecting to the spirits
overwhelmed by the marvels of clairvoyance that
can make lady grow hoarse just by looking at
print of palm.
This man has been married twice and has
three children" continued madame. HE will live
J. long time. He will never go TO the penitentiary
See, this line here indicates that He has strong
temper and when he is angry he says things that
he don't mean"