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The Kentucky register. (Richmond, Ky.) 190?-1917, 1917-04-13

But what of Jrther;" she inquired
tensely. "Can he be III or sickf'
lie should not have left the flock
INTENDED" said Shelah sternly. Nay,
he was not i'll
But can aught have happened to
him? Oh, Shelah, last night | dreamed
he was in fearful peril, but Of what |
know not" Naomi, with an agOnlzed
sob which she vainly sought to sup
press seated herself on the stone edge
Of the well and watched ltissah as she
bound up the broken leg Of the lamb
kin.
Shelah chuckled significantly.
Have no fear, good mistress Mao
MI" he commented wisely. His
worst danger lies in his fathers
wrath"
what meanest thou?' cried Naomi
quickly.
ION the road hither met Oxen of
Hebron, he who keeps an inn there,
and Oxen told me Jether was there all
night with a companion, Tola, an evil
man whom all know well and far too
well to think well Of him. chuckled
the elderly shepherd, pleased with his
own heavy wit.
The young girl came to him anxious
ly and touched his arm.
"Shelah," she said softly, so that
none might hear, thou wilt not say
aught to mine uncle against Jether"
I The shepherd lifted his hand as If
in protest
NAY, he did great wrong TO leave
the flock alone while he drank through
the night with Tola and his friends, "
he answered. For a young man like
Master Jether to neglect home, his
flock, his duties to his father and to
his elder brother, Gaal, who some day
will be master here. is not right.
know full well the lad is headstrong
impetuous, but he should fear the
wrath of his father If he continues In
his evil ways"
The girl glanced about her nervously
ms one by one the laborers from the
field. the tillers Of the soil, the shsp'
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The Kentucky register. (Richmond, Ky.) 190?-1917, 1917-04-13
CHAPTER l.

-UE setting sun, disappearing
over the western hills toward
the distant Mediterranean, cast
lengthening shadows from the
great fig tree which sheltered the arch
way in the garden wall Far of in
the distance a single trumpet sounded,
faint and lndistinct. \ nearer trumpet
echoed and re-echOed the sound. A
shepherd hidden In nearby valley
took up the silvery notes upon his own
instrument and sounded the tidings
that the day was Ger.
Upon the silken canGnied roof Of .se5
house Of jess, OF the tribe of Judea,
a mcluen sat embroidering a girdle,
She was fair and slender, with brown
ish hair, which hung in two long braids
across her shoulders. But while she
Piled her needle industriOusly and
seemed devoted to her task, she ever
and anon shaded her eyes to gaze visit
fully out over the horizon. Far in the
distance the sheep were peacefully
grazing upon the hillside, even now be-
ing herded together by the watchful
shepherds and their dogs in prepare
ton for the coming Of the night. To
the east and to the west the maiden
cast her eyes in vain, for what she
saw satisfied her not. To the north
lay Hebron, the ancient city where the
great King David had first reigned,
and beyond that-somewhere to the
north, 80 the maiden had heard-was II
great and wondrOus city Of beautiful
buildings, great palaces, rich caravans
and fashlonably dressed folk-Jerusa-
lem. But Of all this the maiden knew
naught and had no desire TO learn.
With sigh she resumed her work
upon the girdle.
Inside the house Of Jesse all was ex.
element for the morrow was the
hallowed day when none might labor
In the fields. The trumpets called the
men from the fields and the women
from their labors to prepare for the
evening mail which should precede the
approaching festival In the courtyard
by the well the faithful Rissah, she
who had been in service as handmade.
en- to Huldah, wife of Jesse, these
many years, gathered up the clean lin
en- which had been washed by two
girls kneading the garments with their
clean bare feet in trough Of water.
Nearer the house the women grinding
corn between two large fiat stones had
already &c, sed their labOrs and were
gatherics ur the grain.
A trumpet blew again-nearer. \
shepherd was bringing in part of his
flock Eagerly the girl, watching from
the roof, ran down the great flight of
stone steps which led to the courtyard
and approached the newcomer
"Shelah," cried the girl anxiOusly
Hast thou seen JetherF
The shepherd, an aged man with a
young lamb snuggled tenderly In his
arms. shook his head sadly.
'Nay, Mistress Naomi" responded
Shelah, laying the lambkin upon the
grass by the well and signifyiTg thA.
Rissah should wash its hurt Nay
Jether was not upon the hills last
hight. found his flock INTENDED. Fol
the second day Jether hath not led
hem to water, and none knows wherC
he lad may be- Some Of the sheep the
wolves have slain and others, like thi'
loor lambkin, hath suffered because OF
lis neglect
The girl clasped her hands together
iervously.
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lay ont fresh garments for himF she
INQUIRED. He may come with little
time to spare
ION. YES. Rissah But what If he
should not Gomez" replied Naomi, tear
fully. Suppose that he should not
come? There are many wolves In
these hills Of Judea, and once | know
that Jcthcr killed lion on foot, with
but a knife as his only weapon. Sup
nose that last night when he failed to
watch the sheep some evil mayhap be-
Yell him? Oh Rissah l shudder when
[ think that Jether may never return
to u.s.
The elder woman smiled reassuring-
~ and carcssed the young girl
81 know thy secret, Mistress Mao
MI" she whispered NAY, do not
start In surprise. Jcther is a fine lad,
beloved Of the entire countryside, ana
not maiden of Hebron but would be
honorcd to have her hand sought In
marriage by the younger son of Jesse.
And thou art beautiful girl, who
must win the love Of all who know
thee. Yet one thing doth trouble me
much, Mistress Naomi
The girl half dried her tears and
turned curiously.
What dost thou meanE'
The aged servant hesitated, as If
fearing to speak.
say on, Rissah. What hast thou in
thy mind?'
Much talk | have heard these past
[ few months among the servants in thy
uncle's household said Rissah softly,
/ CHANGING around to make sure that
none might hear, much talk have l
1 heard that thy Cousin Gaal cast his
ewes many times toward thee, far too
often indeed to please those who know
Of thy regard for thy Cousin Jether''
Naomi sprang to her feet indig'
nantly.
"Gaal indcedr' she efiad, her eyes
flashing fire Let mt .gll thee, Ris
sab. when Naomi is chosen In marriage
it will be by one whom she herself
doth select, not by the pious, elder
stern and hard hearted brother who
doth treat our Jether so shamelessly
For him | care not nor never Will
I But, oh, Rissah'-
The girls voice trembled, and 1t was
with difficulty that she kept back her
tears.
"Oh. Rissah, what If Jether come
not? Last night | dreamed that on
sudden a black cloud swept across a
sky as fair as this one Jether was
near me laughing in his happy way
i and scorned my warning. Then all al
nnce the world was dark. | could moi
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lion bni in a moment his face became
downcast ,,s,ordad
ave, that may be-" he respon ., !"
slowly. "when inherit my portion,
Tola rose. came closer TO the boy anu
took him 10y the arm. r,,soid
.Thy father Is aged, Jelher' he Sl'u
s,owIy "Perchance
The boy turned upon him quickly r.,
sneak not " my father, Tola. ne
cried onrrlly. when it Is the VIII OF
cod that he shall be taken from US
tbcn mayst thou speak thus not De-
fore" 49,, T. @,
Toa shrugged his shoulders III NJ
ront and humble acquiescence'
81 meant no harm, good Jether' ne
nrotosted inslnuatingly u ana uu' ~,
nress NV regret that such lihe'y .au
a. tbou couldst not enjoy in his youIhn
the gold which perchance will he hLs
later in life, when ones best years
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Cast Of Characters of
"The Wanderer"

JETHER, son of Jesse.
GAAL, elder brother of Jether.
JESSE, father of Gaal and
Jether.
HULDAH, his wife.
NAOMI, cousin of Jether.
TOLA, friend Of Jether
RISsAH, a handmaiden of
Huldah.
SHELAH, servant of Jesse.
NADINA, keeper of lodgings
in Jerusalem,
TISHA, daughter of Nadina.
SADYK, a seller of jewelry
PHARIS, a Tyrrhian sea cap
tain.
HAGGAI, a Judean friend Of
Jether.
MERBEL, friend of Jether.
THE PROPHET.
Dancing girls, Egyptians, Ar
abs, servants in waiting, MI
bians, etc.
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"Thou wilt not say aught to mime uncle
against Jether7"
herds and their tlOcks passed into the
courtyard and the sun sank lower upon
the horizon.
please, Shelah. thou will aid me-
Do thou hasten to Hebron and find
Jether. He has forgotten that at sun
down we celebrate the hallOwed day.
Hasten, beg Of thee"
The stolid shepherd shook his head
sternly. A trumpet blew in the dis
lance.
ado not the trumpets sound on every
hill? DO they not bid all cease from
toll and hasten home to cleanse them
selves before they partake Of the holy
meal? Listen! DO not the trumpets
sound in Hebron? II Master Jether
wills to come he'll come. Nay, nay,
good mistress Naomi, | cannot speak
to Jether louder with mine own voice
than can these trumpets which sound
from every hillside. Give me the lamb
kin, good Rissah. | will care for it
henceforth."
The shepherd tcndcrly took the lamb
IN his arms and, followed by the dogs
which had hung about his heels joy
,usly, went into the shecpfold. Rissah
put her arms tendcrly about the young
girl and sought to comfort her
Were 1t not best that should leave
water in Master Jether's room and
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\ The great King David was but

thee? The great King David was but
a shepherd lad amid these very hills"
But IL my father doth refusef
"When my father failed to give me-
what | deemed my right l found a
way TO take them" cried lola angrlly
grasping the boy again by the arm.
And since be had put me to so much
unjust trouble took all that | found"
Jether backed away from him In
surprise and fear.
"Then thou wilt some day suffer pun.
lshment for that theft" he said. docs
not our law say
- Tola interrupted him with mocking
laugh.
"Re not tiresOme. That IL the only
law | warn thee TO obey when thou
doth meet my friends In Jerusalem /
They are merry fellows, rich and free
with youth and spirits. And when ! .
shall take thee to the house OF ms
good friend Nadlna and shall introduce /
YOU to her daughter, Tlsha, the fair /.
est I'm all Jerusalem. shouidst tnou |
nreach 10 them they would never for
give me for bringing thee along. As
FOR Tisha. really think she might
slap thy face
Jether turned toward him curiously
and asked:
Elisha, didst thou sayr
AYE, Tisha OF Babylon. now the
tairest maid in all Jerusalem. For Der
fayors men would almost pay the ran.
som OF a king, yet Tisha scorns them
all and boasts that she will be won by
love alone. Such u lad as thou, with
wealth, youth, good looks-why, fair
Tlsha would worship thee"
Nay, know nAught Of women" re.
piled Jether hesitAungly. II know
naught OF love save that bear ny
mother and my cousin Naomi, and
for any else care not"
what an innocent fool thou art
tainted Tola, with a laugh. That
youthful innocence viii attract fair
Tisha far more than gold shekels
What sayst thou. wilt thou come
with mer'
Jether hesltated. From the distance
came the sound Of q silver trumpet.
He heard II and started.
The trumpets call! must away
he cried. II cannot answer now"
Tola threw his mantle over his shoul.
der and raped upon the table for the
landlord. Old Oxen came from a room
within, and TOla tossed him n coin.
This for thy reckoning. landlord,
he said sharply. AS for thee, ms
good friend Jether, farewell jour
ncy toward Jerusalem"
Again the trumpet blew.
Il am late. Already fear my IA
TIERS anger for leaving the sheep IN
tended NY brother Gaal will one,
more taunt me with my neglect On,
moment. Tola. Come with me and
will ask my father for my portion ant
60 with thee"
Tola slapped him affectlonately upoI
the back
Thou art a good lad, after all b.
said. Bring thy gold and come Wit
me. will await thee here while tho
dost get thy portion"
81 will come, portion or no portion,
declared Jcther firmly.
"whatr cried Tola In pretended sui
prise. "wouldst live upon another
money!"
II my father deny me ! shall ear
my own money"
Thou art fool to spend thy day
In labor, so that thy brother GRal ma
have what Is thine. Go thou. deman
thy portion and join me, Thy fath'
canst not refuse thee. And II he doe
ask thy mother"
The boy smiled at the mention OF b
mother
ITO BE CONTINUED
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-~-S''."'f 'iiis reuate It 10 only neees.
ssry to know that last year gram.
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- vas entirely cleared snd the full
lnIAmN Of III. niinni- ..-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-24
Many Donations Are Made
Toy. M. c. A. Afmy Camps

Pianos, victrolas, books, games and
many other articles to provide amuse-
ment and entertainment for the SOL
dier lads have been donated to the
Young Mems Christian association
camps at Fort Omaha and Fort
Crook, which are in charge of w. A.
kearns, formerly physical director at
the Omaha "Y."
Schneider & Mueller donated two
pianos, one to each camp, and Nickel
Bros. gave two victrolas. Records
for the latter instruments were fur
nished by Mrs. E. S. Westbrook and
Mrs. George. Joslyn.
Henry Miller, Mrs. J. B. Katz, Mrs.
Myron Kahn and Mrs. C. L. Talbot
each gave table. Games of checkers
and quoits and equipment for voley
and base ball were given by the,Wai-
ter G. Clarke company, while Orchard
& Wilhelm gave two dozen folding
chairs and six, tables. Drinking water
containers were donated by the Sky
rock Water company.
Hundreds of books and magazines
have been sent to the "Y' camps by
individuals
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-24
BOYS BUY BIG BLOCK OF
LIBERTY BONDS.

Thomas and Charles Wenniger are
two of the young patriots of Seward
county who are doing their share in
the present crisis. Although but Is
a;.d l4eyears of age, they have sub
scribed for 5000 of Liberty loan bonds
from their savings.
Their parents being irresponsible
Jess Morgan, a barber and stockman,
living ,near, took the boys i'll charge
about four years ago, taking Charles
into his barber shop, and employing
Thomas in the care of his hogs. He
has instilled in both boys industry,
frugality and honesty. Both are still
in his employ, Charles is now bar
Der and is attending high school
Thomas, although a good student in
high school, was forced to drop his
school work owing to defective hear
ing and now devotes all his time to
the care of Mr.. Morgan's home and
live stock.
In 1915 Thomas was enrolled in the
Nebraska Pig club work and won sec-
ond place with his pig, which has
since become well known among Po-
land-C China breeders.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-24
The Busy Bees

TTAVE the Busy Bees stopped consider how the books read
influence thoughts and reflect
Possibly given such ideas these days
but just the and should
else little judgment when selecting book
Vacation time splendid cultivate for
books have already done An hour with good book
with yourselves will help widen world and will nothing
else
Omaha the library roll upon which placed
Of children who play the card catalogue best Opposite each
the honor roll a gold
Omaha boys like historical and adventurous stories best while the girls
frequently ask for of life school
books Thousands Of calls for the Donald and Dorothy series and
the demand Blue
and the Sunbonnet Babes in Holland mention Little Mem and
Atsheles among boys The
Arabian Nights and the "Oz books always vor
and girls
love books why library Of own When
friends OF ambition they will books
useless and breakabc gifts Above all remember that the library shelves
full BIRDS fishing
esnds home school and sea adventures not to mention numerous helpful
Last weeks prize Adyce Danieon of the Blue side
Kermit Sonnend Of the Blue and Katherine Underwood Of the Red
honorable mention.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-24
Honorable Mention.)
At the Seashore,

By Katharine Underwood, Route /,
Dumfries, Ia. Red Side.
Once upon time there was a fam
lily that had two little twins, a boy
and girl. They were 4 years old and
had long yellow curls. Their names
were Gladys and Donald. They had
always gone to the seashorc to visit
their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs,
Bentley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pepper were very
good to the children and gave them
everything they cared for.
1t was two days before they started,
but the two days passed like two
hours, and they were ready to start
before they knew it.
1t took them day to reach there
and Gladys and Donald, becoming
tired, were soon asleep. The next
morning they were up early.
Now, Mr.. Bently had two children
about Gladys and Donald's age. They
both had two ponies. The very first
thing they showed them their pets.
Gladys and Donald were soon riding
them. Soon they became tired Of
riding and went down to the shore to
play. Their mother and father soon
came down and they all went in bath
ing. The next day they went home.
When the time came they said they
had had fine time and that they
would come again next summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-24

seat, the chauffeur slowed the ma
chine for the crossing, just ahead Of
the locomotive. With a lurch the
motor car, with its occupants breath
less, shot across the railroad track,
barely escaping the engine pilot but
the party was safe, and once over
they found no difficulty, by taking a
cut-of in reaching the next station, in
time to buy Mouze ticket and see
him board the train when it pulled
out r..
Helen went with him, while Roy
and Webb returned with the chief.
Rosedalc had now gops to pes-
mond's office. DesmoS6 explained
that Burke was on ifs way % mest
Hogan at the junction OF tie Eastern
railroad and the JprossSted branch.
Hogan, whom Dcsmon.f had apprised
by telephone, ordered team and
started for the junction. Desmond
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-24
By Hans Schmidt, Aged 9 Years,
Treynor, la. Red Side.

By Hans Schmidt, Aged 9 Years,
Treynor, la. Red Side.
Once there was little girl whose
name was Lena. Her mother was
dead and Lena lived with her father
and a cook.
One day a woman was walking i'm
the woods. She was carrying a baby.
She sat dowd by tree and fell asleep.
An eagle carried the baby to its nest
and Lena's father discovered the
eagle. Lenas father shot at the eagle,
frightening it, and then he climbed the
tree, took the baby out of the nest
and gave it to Lena. Lena called the
baby Birdie.
One day the cook was carrying
water in big pot. Lena asked the
cook what she was going to do with
the water. The cook asked Lena if
she would tell and Lena said no. The
cook said she did not like Birdie. IL
am going to drown her tomorrow"
she said.
Lena and Birdie hid in the woods.
In the morning the cook sent some
men to hunt for them. When Lena
saw the men theys changed into a
rosebush and rose Then the men
went back and told the cook. She
told them to go back and get the
rose.
When Lena saw them she told
Birdie TO change into church. Lena
said she would be the steeple. When
the men saw the church they went
back and told the cook. The cook
said she would go along. When Lena
saw the cook, she said: Birdie, we
must change again. We must change
into a pond. You shall be the pond
and | will be duck" II
When the cook heard of it>she said:
u am going to drink all the water"
When she stopped down to drink the
water she fell in and drowned. Then
Birdie and Lena changed back to their
original forms.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-24
The Last Day of School.

By Soloma Naiman, Gilead, Neb., R.
F. D. |, Box 2. Aged 10 Years.
.l,.. Red Side.
Our school was out May Is. 1t rain
ed nearly all day. In the morning we
picked cobs, because mamma thought
that it would rain on them. After we
had finished our chores we ate break
fast. Then we got ready for school.
We were to have dinner the last
day of school. When we got there, it
was about 9 o'clock. We put the
books in the bookcase and when we
were through it was about 10 o'clock.
We played awhile and than the grown
ups put the food on the table. Then
the school children ate first and after
we were through, the grown-ups wash
ed and wiped the dishes.
There were two tables full of people.
We played awhile after dinner and
had geography spelldown. Then
we sang awhile. We had lots of fun
that day.
= The teachers name is Mr.. Frank
Kyker.
| wish some of the Busy Bees would
write to me. would be glad to an
swer their letters.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-24
(Honorable Mention.)
The Busy Builders.
Kermit Sonneland. Are p

kermlt SonneIand, Age Z Years,
2S0S North Sixth-first Avenue,
Omaha, Blue Side.
l built wren house and put ii 10
in our maple tree. The wrens next
day began to build, taking sticks
into it. was not satisfied with one
house so made another. l put it in
the same tree. As soon as the wren
saw the new one she began to build
in 1t.
They took up long sticks and
twisted them to get them in. Then
they gathered string, horse hair,
sticks and feathers for their nests.
They sang sweetly at their work. The
two seem to be very happy in the
new house.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-24
(Honorable Mention.)
Snip, the Cunning Mouse.
Fender, Neb. Red Sidt

Fender, Neb. Red Side.
| am a mouse, 2 years old. My
name is Snip. | viii tell you the
story Of my life. / was born in a
wheat bin on farm near Pender,
Neb. lived here for about a year
and hall. when one, day I found a
barrel with some straw in it.
thought this would be good place to
make a nest. / went in a ways and
found it was full of other mice.
At last | found. place that was
empty and began making my nest.
When I had it half done, l felt an
awful bump. thought surely | was
going to be killed, but | kept real
still. Soon | felt> another bump. Then
! could hear whatI thought sounded
like the wheels OF a wagon. ! heard
that noise for about three hours and
a half. Finally it stopped and l got
another bump. Then I thought the
danger was over and began making
my nest again.
/ had my nest almost finished two
or three days after that, when | heard
something pound. ! saw two women
taking something out of the barrel.
They seemed to be afraid of some
thing. One had a big long fork. l
went down to the bottom OF the bar
rel, for / thought they could not see
me there. | stuck my head up and
they both screamed: "Oh, there's a
mousep Then ! heard them call a
cat, but before the cat got there l
crawled out of the barrel through a
crack and ran away. y
l don't know what happened to
the mice left in the barrel. Now |
live in cob house and am careful
not to get in any barrels again"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-24
Pet Chickens.

By Pansy Bulah Shirley, Aged 10,
Maxwell. Neb., Box 103. Blue Side.
,Snowbali, my pet chicken, is a very
white ons. He runs around when I
Let him out on the green grass. |
think we are having good luck with
our chickens. Railroad tracks are
very dangerous and, l will not let
him get out there. Leo is another one
of my pet chickens.
Ethel has four geese, two of which
are setting on eggs.
Do you Busy Bees know that
Fourth of July is coming?