Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-12

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failings of some of his type.
His best friends are Lillian Under
wood, an illustrator and writer o
advertising jinEles, and Harry I'm
derwood, who is interested in theat
ricals. At first Madge is jealous o.
Lillian. but she soon realizes thai
Lillian can be better friend , hel
than she was to Dickey, even though
Harry Underwood shows his infatu.
alton for Madge.
Soon there comes to live with
Madge and Dicky, Mrs. Graham, sr.
whom it takes all of Madge's diplom.
acy and self-command to win for a
friend. Madge's housekeeping prob
lens are soon solved by the efficient
help of Katie, a strange little maid
who comes to adore Madge. Katie
marries Jim, the man-of-all-work
who enlists when war comes and
goes "over there"
In the meantime Harry Under
wood deserts Lillian and runs away
with Grace Draper-Dicky's one
time model, who was desperately in
love with Dicky until he made his
love for Madge clear to her-to
South America.
About this time Madge meets
Capt. Hugh Grantland. The manner
of their meeting doesn't disclose to
him that Madge is married. Indeed,
| Madge awakes to this fact with a
shock when Captain Grantland,
Whom she has come to admire, ex-
presses his hope that some day she
will care enough to marry him. In
stantly Madge tells Captain Grant
land that she is married and happy.
Now that Harry Underwood has
gone, Lillian devote% alltof her time
to work for her country, even
though Robert Savarin whom she
has loved from girlhood, is eager to
make her his wife. Lillian's high
sense of honor causes her still, to
consider herself tied to Harry
| Underwood, although she has
plenty of evidence to obtain a d.
vorce, Furthermore, her love for
I her child by another marriage,
Marion, causes Lillian to hesitate to
bring upon her tn notoriety divorce
would cause.
| In plot that is discovered in
time, Grace Draper and her con-
spirators are captured, but Harry
Underwood isn't among them.
The birth of a son to Madge and
Dicky brings them close together
in perfect harmony. Madge names
the baby after Dicky, and his grand
mother calls him Richard Second"
But happy as they are, Madgc feels
that Dicky is Withholding something
from her.
One day Madge learns that the
secret Dicky has been hiding from
her-for she grieves that he hasn't
enlisted as others of their friends
had-is that he's been studying for
the aviation corps. This news
comes in a shocking manner.
Anxious to break the news in a
way that seems to Dicky will punish
Madge for her doubts of him, Dicky
permits Madge to suppose all anony-
nous letter suggesting that she GO
to the aviation field on certain
day, was written by Edith Fairfax,
whom Madge feared was in love
with Dicky. So Madge goes. not
knowing what she will find.
| AM accident occurs, someone
hampers with the wires of an air
plane thar almost crumples in mid
air, and the airplane falls. X was
Dicky's machine. And one of the
men who were responsible for the
accident is Harry Underwood, but
who has a change of heart at the
last moment and endeavors to save
Dicky. The others in the plot are
| captured, but Harry Underwood
gets away.
Dicky is badly hurt. For a time
it is feared that he will never fly
again. Madge's unfailing care and
love, however, gradually bring him
out of the blackness of his despair
and he is able to be about again, and
soon goes overseas.
From France word comes from
Dicky at infrequent intervals. One
day news arrives that he has won
the coveted title of "Ace," and a
decoration. In the same letter he
writes:
by the way, whom do you sup
pose | ran across the other day in
this forsaken corner of the world!
Give you three guesses."
1T was Harry Underwood whom
Dicky met in a rest house, for
Harry had enlisted and is serving
at the front. At first Harry On
derwood feared Dicky and what he
might say or do to him. But Dicky
quickly convinces Harry that he
holds no resentment against him
blaming his condition for the ter
| rible thing he had attempted to do
and then had tried to undo almost
too late.
+ Madge decides that she will ad-
vertise for a position as a teacher
in order to make things easier al
home. With Lillitn's help she
writes an advertisement which
among other answers. brings a re-
ply that appeals to her and a visit
from the principal of the Bayview
High school, Mr.. Kenneth Stock
bridge.
| In Mr.. Stockbridge, who carries a
cane to help him in his lameness
from whose left hand two fingers
are missing and whose temple and
cheek bear jagged scar, Madge
recognizes the foot ball hero of her
| girlhood, whom she had adored
from distance, and who was then
known as THE Fiery Streak" I'm.
der the odd condition that she
| should never mention his visit tc
her, but will accept the contrac,