Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-24


q lent Linnard $4,000 with which
to rebuild the Maryland hotel after
the old structure burned down and
I have lent him a good bit of money
since then-$5,000 at one time and
! 81 900 at another.
Il won't say lent him that much
money, because ! refused to lend
money to him. ! simply let him
have it and told him my family
would occupy a bungalow at the
hotel until we were even. We stayed
there about four years and when we
came to the conclusion that we
weren't enjoying ourselves there we
pulled up and moved"
Jack lolIed back in a den chair
and erammed the tobacco down into
his pipe bowl. He fingered the
match boyishly and looked out to-
ward the sea with unborn dreams in
his blue eyes. Young Michael rode
past the open window on his bicycle.
No Tennis Court.
1--WE left the Maryland on account
of the kids" he resumed. THE
management promised Us that there
would always be a tennis court for
the Riddles. Then they built bunga-
lows on the tennis court. They OBJ
jected if the children rode bicycles in
the paths. They bollered because
we harbored couple of little chow
dogs"
There was a silken rustic some
where and the portieres parted. A
beautifully gowned woman stood
there. She elevated her jet-black
eyebrows just a trife and bowed
slightly in acknowledgement of the
introduction. She sank into "a chair
near the door, where vagrant breezes
began to frolic with her hair.
Chow. Dogs Caused War" IS
"Such a disgusting topic" she put
in when she found which way the
conversation was drifting. "'All so
absurd" she continued. "Mr. Moore
(E. c. Moore, the hotel manager)
acted so childish. I had little chow
dog. It never harmed a soul nor
made noise at night, He politely
told me we'd have to get rid of ii
or leave. He said 1t was driving
away patrons who were paying $50
per day. IinagineP
Mrs. Cudahy woos Miiady Nico-
tine so artfully that one is scarcely
aware that she is lifting her cigaret
to her lips. She flicked the ashes
from it with a prettily tapered finger
nail and continued:
"And then Mr.. Linnard did such
a boyish thing. He told me l would
have to dispose of the dog. / re-
fused to do so. Then he wrote me
letter and said that they would
try the little doggie three days
more, and that if IFS behavior was
not obnoxious during that time it
could remain, and ba-ba-ba-b a-ba,
and lot Of other things" And she
ran her pretty tongue out hooking
". "Oh, how ] hate Mr.. Linnard,p
she added.
Wanted TO Go to Honolulu.
Jack had been lingering a volume
of "AiI On the Irish Shore" He
broke into the conversation long
enough to say that Linnard visited
him at the officers training camp at
the Preside in order to secure
money with which to make trip to
Honolulu.
@God knows we paid enough
money at the Maryland" he re-
marked, and Mrs. Cudahy tilted her
chin scornfully. ut was agreed
that we should pays$10000 a year at
intervals of six months" he con-
/ tinued. Every time we'd settle up
| Linnard would try to raise the rates.
/ Our extras at the hotel were fully
as much as our ordinary living.
| Meals were served at the bungalow.
II we had wine it was IS per bottle.
Steaks were S. each and sometimes
they were charged up at the rate OF
$3.50.
$3.50 for Steak and Beef Trust"
The walls of Jacks den are liter
ally covered with framed pictures OF
4 Cudahy ranch steers which have won
grand championships al the inter-
national livestock show. His gaze
was fixed upon one of the finest
| steers in the bunch. Finally he be-
gan chuckling away down deep in
his throat. and in a moment he
pointed a finger at the steer in ques-
ton, remarking:
"And me. the son Of a great meat
packer, with such fat cattle as those,
paying $3.50 apiece for steaks.
Still the American people talk
about the beef trustl'
/ Mrs. Cudahy lighted q lfresh
cigaret and drew her chair little
closer. Her lip curled scornfully.
why, / even bought loads OF
| firewood with which to keep our
bungalow fireplace going" she con-
! tinued. There was a lattice fence
between our bungalow and the ho-
te1 but they took it down. ] went
and put Up a canvas curtain in Its
I place and she swept out of the
room, declining to discuss the SUBJ
/ jet further.
Jack says he and Manager Moore
fell out many months ago, and that
when he moved on the first Of No
vember Moore offered no opposition
and even invited him to remain a.
the hotel
80 Bottles Of Champagne at Time,
II is claimed that the Cudahys
were good livers while they were
at the Maryland. Mrs. N. A. Con-
don, 100 Green street, Pasadena,
who was formerly employed in their
household. says she has been as many
as 30 bottles Of champagne on their
table at once, "and all Of thetA open,
toe" Mrs. 6udahy admits that they
] entertained lavishly, frequently hay