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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
GRAIN MARKET
Omaha, Nov. IL

Omaha, Nov. Is,
The receipts Of grain today were 81
wheat, 81 corn, Al oats, rye and 8 bar
Icy Out shipments were 81 wheat, IL
corn and IA oats.
LATE SALES YESTERDAY.
The spot sales were made too late yes
terday to appear in that days report:
Wheat-No hard winter: cars, ;2,4s;
car car (yeliew} ssts Ne 3 hard winter
No. car h ssa wnte ears 's eals , asT
1886. No. s hard winter: car (smuttyj
sSS.stt' No. 3 northern spring: cars,
s ss9Stty No. %iAeS car ,s4s
3 cars, ss.6s. No. 3 mixed: ! car. .s2A2;
! ld car Ssm.gstty) s2E; car, '2l4: cars.
white: cars ~ TITS. No. Se.' sA White NO.
si snsS' ysov No. Is ys esT. ,i.. car
SIS ssS9 e Mo' ;,sss yellow No. car Sn:w.
cars new il.so Sample yellow: j car.
theating) s1.15. No. mixed: ; cars,
sar No. No : 81 mixed; cars. sl,4s; l
s. car ~ $3.50 No s mixed: i car (new5
White: cs Mn' &C. S sor', nike mi.sa: No
car 7lNc.
Rye--No. Q: / car, sI.s1.
DAILY INSPECTION REPORT.
The daily inspection report shows this
grain inspected m In "a hours
Wheat-Hard winter: II No. 2, rs No.
10 No. 5. s No. 1, No. S. Spring: i
No. l. / No. 2, 2 No 4, 2 No. S, 3 sam
Ide 81 D ~ ,n No. 8, No. 4. Total.
ceEn--Yellow: No. ., / No. 3, mo. T.
No; l. / No. 2; No. g., No. 4. No. s.
! No. g.. Total 46 cars in. !
Oats-No white, Q; No. 3 white, 90;
No. 4 white, 4; sample white, l. Mixed
No. g. 2; No. 4. /; total 80 ears in.
Rye--No. 2. 2; No. 8, 4; total, s carst in.
MOVEMENT BY RAILROADS.
This grain was received in and shipped
out of Omaha in the "a hours ending at Z
this morning:
In-Burington: 81 wheat, corn, s
oats, l barley, Great Western: oats
Milwaukee, 3 wheat, 10 corn, 10 oats
Northwestern: 5 wheat, Is corn, 10 oats,
: rye. Omaha: corn, 8 oats. Illinois
Central: corn, oats. Missouri Pa
cifie: 1 wheat, corn. Union Pacific
20 wheat. cats, 3 rye; total, So wheat
IS corn. 81 oats. rye, l barley--161 cars
In.
Out-Buriington: 3 wheat 8 corn. 7
oats; Great Western: is wheat. NIL
wrukee: wheat. Northwestern: 2S
wheat earn. Rock Island: corn H.
lihois Central: wheat. Missouri Pacific:
wheat, corn, oats; total, 81 wheat
Is corn, ID oats-S6 cars out.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo- Nov. 1s.-Cett,e-
Receipts, 1850 head; market steady to
20 cents higher; heavy beef steers, choice
and prime. sl7. 5@lS75; medium and
good s1S.0O@17.25; common, $40 50 N
1890; lightweight. good and choice, IS. 90
glS.40; common and medium, sS5O6
1850; butcher cattle, heifers, 40m
400: cows. s6.a5@12oO; Gamers and
cutters $6,Oo@ 635; veal calves, $4,000
100; feeder steers, $s.0O@l3.50; stocker
Hogs-Reeeipts, $4,000 head; market
closing active ard steady to 10 cents
lower; bulk Of sales, s1425@1470; heav-
les, sl4.20614.65; mediums, sl4.2561475:
lights, s14.40@1475; light light, slS.9OG
1880: packing sows, sl2.75@l4.OO; pigs,
market slow but steady to rs cents lower.
lambs. sl275G15.00; culls and common
$50 Q 12So' sysarlng wethers. 10000
lilo; ewes 50: 90 @S,25; culls and COM
mon. $50 q SIS; breeding ewes, s7500
l2.0o; feeder lambs. sll0Onl3.O0'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
st. Louis LiYa Stock.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, Nov. 1s--Cattle--
Receipts, 10000 head; market steady;
beef steers. medium and heavyweight,
and good, s11.O0@1775 common, $3.50
1913; lightweight, good and choice, s1425
Vls25; common and medium $500
l426; butcher cattle. hefers, s6.5O91600;
So 90 $50; veal calves, light and handy
weights, Sl4.60I16,50; feeder steers, $3.50
q l2oo; stocker steers. s6.50GlO.00,
Hogs-Reeeipts. 5000 head; $50 zoe
higher; top, $500: bulk, s14s0@149O;
heavy, sll6o@14SO medium, sl46O@
1900; light, s14.0O@14,65 light light,
S40o9l450; heavy packing sows,
smooth. slS,0o@13.50; packing sows,
rough, s12o0@1S.o0; pigs, s14O0q1465.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. D, 600 head;
steady to IS cents lower; lambs. s1250@
12,75; culls and common. s6.O0@12O0:
yearling wethers. sleoo@ii,25; ewes,
common, s3.o0m500
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Observation-Disclosures
Oil Co.
124H, Golden Acres.

l24H Golden Acres.
SAN of which are in the famous
Desdemona field of Texas.
WELL NO. 1.
Now drilling. on tract one mile north
OF Desdemona townsite. at 2,70I feet,
Well Of from 1000 to 5000 barrels sx-
psctsd within 8 days or . depth Of
around 1900 feet. This well Is in the
famous sShellenberger tract, which has
s producing wells of from 500 to $500
barrels each. The farthest one Of these
six wells from our drilling well b not
WELL NO. z.
Now drilling around 1900 feet on
our other Desdemona tract just . short
distance from the Magnolia Ellison
gusher (The largest in the fisld-ss-
timatsd making $500 barrels every "a
hours) There are large producers on
all four aides Of our well number Q and
a thirty million feet gas well 10 within
l niue Y WELL Ei. NO. {,
On our frat Desdemona tract and
will be started just ~ soon a. our well
number ! comes in.
WELL NO. 4
On our 80 acre tract southeast Of
Burkburnett townsite. Derrick Is IN
and almost all Of the machinery is on
the ground. This tract Is surrounded
by production Of shallow depth but
very recently large producers have
been brought in at q greater depth Of
1900 feet.
The Desdemona- Burkb burnett Oil Com
pany also has 50 acres in the Comanche.
Okla. field. which 10 surrounded By pro.
duction.
YoN KNOW THE POSSIBILITIES OF
OIL.
II this eompanv's holdings appeal to
you, also II the fact they are actually
drilling and the capitalization Of $780,
900 (which is very small for valuable
acreage) also appeals to you--thsn we
invite you to join us while stock 10 par
$50 per share.--Remember COM
panies with the small capitalization and
the large valuable acreage have been
the large dividend payers. Investigation
invited-but act promptly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
New York Coffee.

New York, Nov 1s.-The market fol
coffee futures was weak and unsettled
owing to the declines in foreign exchange
the uncertainties of the peace treaty
nervousness over the coal situation and
the breaks in other markets. After open.
ing 2 to 8 points lower. prices rallied
slightly on covering, but soon weakened
under liquidation and trade selling which
forced March off from 16.14c to 1b.65e
and July from 16.13c to 15.75c. Closing
prices were at nearly the low point OF
the day, showing a net loss OF IS to 81
points December. 15.50c; January. 1850
March, 1b.75c; May, 15.7Sc; July, 15.76c;
September, 1850.
Sa ntos As 26hc,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Nov. observation-disclosures, 80
900 head. Estimated tomorrow, is 900
head, Market lower. Beef steers, me-
dunn and heavyweight, choice and prime,
Ssas oo V2o.oo; medium and good. $40 500
as.o9; common, $3.50 @lo.50: lightweight,
good and choice, $135O@l95O; common
and medium s7.75@l3.5O; butcher cattle,
heifers. s665q14.75; cows, s6.40Q1s25:
Gamers and cutters. $550964O; veal
calves, s17.6 1850: feeder steers, $7O0m
1900; stoeker steers, s6,oO@1O.O0; west
s srh range steers. E.2S@15.oO; cows and
Hogs-Reeeipts, $4,000 head, Estimated
tomorrow, $4,000: Market weak. 10@l5c
lower. Top, sl4,75; bulk of sales, s14s56@
146a: heavy, s14,25@1&7O; medium, sl4s5
gias; light $1425@1465; light light,
Sl4o0@l4.50; heavy packing sows, smooth
$3.50 @14.15; packing sows, smooth sIS'o
Ql350; pigs, $14.000l475.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 80, 900 head
Estimated tomorrow. 25, 900 head, Market
unsettled, Lambs, s12.5O@15.OO; cuils and
common; $S.75 1925; ewes, medium good
and choice, $7.0o@S36; culis and common
- ,00@6.25; breeding $6b0m115n
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
South Side Brevities

w, J. OBrien donated $40 and costs
in police court Tuesday on charge Of
intoxicatien, Il
The married women Of the Holy Ghost
parish will give q card party at ASS p.
m. Wednesday at Odd Fellows hall.
burn coke in your base burner; cleaner
hotter and lasts longer than hard coal.
Call South 80, g. f. Harding Coal Co
The young women OF the st, Mary's
parish will eAiertain at card party and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

Hogs-Receipts were fairly liberal to-
day, estimates calling for 1000 head, MAX
ing the run for the two days a iittle
over 1000 more than last week, but about
5000 less than the same days last year.
Quality of the heavy packers was moth,
ing extra. but receipts included liberal
proportion of we'll finished lights. The
market opened with a few sales around
Csc lower than yesterday. but under good
demand prices firmed UP until the general
market was not over 10Ql6c lower. A
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Sioux CITY Live Stock.

Sioux City Ia, Nov. 1S.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1000 head; market steady to weak
dps,oO; fat cows and hefers, $s.50Q1250;
Gamers, s5.oo46Ts; veal calves, $500 q
$40; stockers and feeders, $500 II So
feeding cows and heifers, s5.009sa5.
steady, rs cents lower; light, sl425@
1855; mixed, si400@14,50; heavy, $3.50
Gl&26; bulk of sales, sl3.759l450.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 1000 head
narEat
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
New York Produce.

New York. Nov. 1s.-Butter--Firm
creamery higher than extras, 72h Q73c
creamery extras, 7l,a orc; firsts, $40
7t1tc.
Eggs-Firm; receipts, s,72s cases; fresh
gathered, extras, 76@77c; extra firsts, Il
@75c; firsts, 6S@72c
Cheese-steady; unchanged.
Live Poultry-Quiet: turkeys. 35@3sc
dressed, steady, chickens, 26G45c; tur,
keys, 4O@47c; other prices unchanged.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Turpentine and Rosin.

Savannah, Ga, Nov. 1s.-Turpentine-
Firm; H:s7h gl,57x; sales, ITS bbls. re.
ceipts, Az bbls; shipments. 3s6 bis
Rosin-Steady: sales, 3sS bbls.; receipts
i462 bbls.; shipments, $685. bbls,; stock
53Ss2 bbls.
F, $3.50; G, II. 1855; l. $500; X
s1s.o5; NJ, N, Wig. WV. unchanged.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
st, Joseph Live Stock

st. Joseph. Mo, Nov. ls-CattIe-Re-
ceipts, 1900 head; market steady to lower;
s5259lioo; calves, ss,OO91s.oo.
Hogs-Reeeipts, 10000 head market
10 to Is cents lower; top, sl470: bulk OF
sales, s142Sm14.65.
Sheep and Misunderstanding, 1000 head
market lower: lambs se,0Omlf50: ewes
6.0l4 500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
NeIy HArL Iry Gnnda

New York, Nov. 1s.-Cotton goods were
quiet today with gray goods prices easing
in the print cloth division. Yarns were
steady, the demand for fine combed quail
Ties being strong. Raw silk was higher,
with mems wear values tending upward.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Eorelrn Money.

New York, Nov. 1s-British, French
and German exchange rates went to new
lew levels at the opening Of the money
market here today. Demand sterling fell
to t4.o6x to the pound. nearly cents
lower than yesterday. Francs were s.6S
to the dollars, a decline OF ! confines,
while marks were quoted at $'02l5.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

New York, Nov. :s.-Flour-Firmer;
spring patents, s1s:25@1425; Kansas
straights, $12.6O@l3,25.
Wheat-Spot, steady; No. 2 red. $2.36h ".
track New York. export billed.
Corn--Spot. firmer; No. yellow and
No. white, SLIM G. l. I. New York.
Oats-Spot firm; No. l white, SAC.
Lard-Weak; middlewest, s25. 40@26.60
Other articles unchanged.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

New York. Nov. 1s--Prices Of Liberty
bonds at 1880 a. m. were ans. 10000:
first Is, $3.50; second Is. s2.so first ANS,
$3.50; second Ans, s2.s2: THIRD AIS, s4.+4;
| fourth AIS. $500; Victory 3%s, 9s.2s;
Victory AS, s9.2s.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

10 Save Time Use This Coupon.
pe.uenona. Burkburnett on Co.,
iis Field ST.. Dallas. Tdxas.
Desf Sir:
lnclosed find remittance 70, s........ for
which please send me certificate for.
shares OF stock In your company at par. $50
ref share. l understand all stock Ia common,
tuiIy paid and non assessable and that l own
pro rata interest in everything the COMPANY
now owns or ever shall acquire. l also un.
dersfand that when the company sells their oil
l viii receive my proporticn Of the dividends
monthly and that will be kept regularly ad-
vised M to the progress Of the company.
''s"e .'''''''.'-.....''.'... '.............,.
IN the event OF over subscription your re-
mittance will be promptly returned.
To nv Friends In Nebraska:
] personally tndorse the Destemona -Rurk-
burnett Oil Company We organised this com
psny % . sound basis and u 70 one Of the
tsienedl II. ID. MUNEkE
Q. b. Formerly Of lincoln. Neb
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
THE OFFICERS WHO PROMISE YOU
FAIRNESS:

WALTER JOHNSON, president. oil
operator Of Dallas Texas, who has
drilled 80 wells in the Texas fields.
B. Z. ROBERTSON, vice president, oil
operator Of Dallas.
II. d. MUNEKE, secretary treasurer.
oil operator of Dallas.
REFERENCES--ANY BANK. oil or
business man Of Dallas.
HOME 0FFICE--l1s Field St., Dial.
las. Texas.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

New York, Nov. ls-Cotton--Futurex
cpe ned steady: December, $1,000; January,
$500; March, assoc; May. 32soc; July.
81 soc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Chicago Potatoes,

Chicago, Nov. 1s.-Potatoes--Unsett
arrivals, 10S cars: Northern sacked and
bulk whites. best s2.f592.sO: western Rus
sets, 33.25.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

Chicago, Nov. 1s.-Butter-Highe
creamery 57@7lc.
Eggs-Receipts 4,342 cases; unchanged.
Poultry-Alice, unsettled: springs. 22c;
fowls law Q22c; turkeys, 32c.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
few rough packers sold down to s14I0,
but bulk of sales was $1426@14.G0,> with
TOP at S1465

Sheep-Another good sized run Of sheep
and lambs arrived for today's trade and
fully 80 per cent of the offerings were
short feds. Packers took advantage of
the liberal marketing to cheaper cost and
most kinds of killing sheep and lambs
ruled ESQ Acc lower Good fed lambs
had to sell around s1425. with the even
money buying a fairly good quality Heavy
ewes dropped to $7.75 and some fat
yearlings sold at $11.3O. Feeder trade
ruled steady to perhaps little easier
fleshy feeders are quotable around $3.50
Ql3.76. with common warmed up grades
selling as low as s12,50, with bulk of the
desirable grades at s1S.00Ql35O Good
feeding ewes are bringing s625@675.
quotations on Sheep-Lambs, good TO
choice s4.00 q 4.35; lambs, fair to good,
$l3. 70 % 90: fleshy feeders, $1S50@13.75:
good to choice feeders, slS,oO@1s 50; fair
to good feeders, $12.5O@13OO; Gull lambs,
SS.boWllO0; yearings, S1O250ll13b:
wethers, $s.oo@s75; ewes, good to Choice
S725@775;. ewes. fair to good, $3.50
L2s; good feeding ewes, $6.25@6.75; culls
T.50Q135O.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Kansas City PInduce.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov 1s.-Butter--
Creamery, unchanged; packing. Nc high
er. 27c.
EGgs-hgher: firsts. sac; seconds, 6sc,
Poultry-Unchanged.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
landau M0ney.

London, Nov. 18.-Bar silver-70d pei
ounce
Discount rates--Short bills, 5H per cent
three months bills, 5A per cent,
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Art Open. High. Low. Close. Vest.
f pse' 1903 1ss 1897. ,.s44 $50.
May 1.25% 1.25% 1.24K 1.2sh 124T
o dsIs 1's'" i-s'A 1'sss l's's l."
Dec. .72& .75Al 1873 70 .754
Minnean0lia Grain

Minneapolis. Mimi, Nov. 1s.-Flour--
Barley--$1.1GG142.
Rye-No 2. $1.S51135h.
Bran-SSg
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
LIVE STOCK
Omaha Live Stock.
RECEIPTS-CARS.

Receipts and disposition OF live stock at
the Union Stock Yards, Omaha, Neb., for
"a hours ending at o'clock p. m, No
vember, IS, 1919:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

Evaporated Apples and Dried Fruits.
New York, Nov. 1s.-Evaporated Ap.
ples-Quiet.
Prunes-Scarce.
Anricots In demand.
Peaches--Firm.
Raisins-Active
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

Cattle.-Receipts of cattle were a great
deal heavier than for the same day a
week ago, the estimates calling for H.
500 head. Total for the two days is over
81 900 or 5000 more than for the cor
responding time last week and about 1000
larger than for the same days a year
ago.
Supply of short fed cattle was not as
large today as yesterday and the quality
was not so good. The. better kinds were
selling about steady while others were
weak. There was good sized run of
butcher stock and prices were generally
the best time yesterday.
Some feeders sold this morning at
steady prices but the fair kinds did not
hold up so well. few scratch sales
of western beef was steady. other kinds
weak. .. ~
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
heeves, $l5.5O@1700; good to choice
s12oo@1S,oO; common to fair beeves.
s1o5o@1l.5O; choice to prime yearlings.
s16oo@17.50; good to choice. yearlings,
S1350@15,o0; fair to good yearlings. $500
@12.oo; choice to prime heifers. $500
1850; choice to prime cows, $4,000
fair 10 good COWS. s6.5o@756; common to
feeders. s11.hOal25o; good to choice feed
ers, $10.00Q11.0O; medium to good feed
ers. s7ooGs,oo; good to choice stocker =
sl0o0@11.OC; fair to good stockers: $500
cows, s5.5O@7.oo stock calves, $4,000
1880; veal calves, s7oo@l4s6; bulls,
stays, etc, s5.259sbO; choice to prime
grass heeves, $l1,OO@12.50; fair to good
grass beeves, Ss.0O@10.5O; common to fair
grass beeves, s75Oqs.0o: Mexican beeves,
sf.00@S.50.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Bar Silver,

New York, Nov. 1s.-Bar silver-$1.27.
Mexican dollars-s1 00&.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Omaha Hay Market.

Receipts light on both prairie hay and
alfalfa. while the demand continues good
causing the market to remain firm and
STEADY. with no change In prices. Dat and
wheat straw steady
No. ] upland prairie hay, $1,000 to $500
No. upland prairie hay, $500 to sec. 90
No, upland prairie hay, 1890 to $500
No. l midland prairie hay. $4,000 to S22. 90
No. midland prairie hay, $500 to sac. 90
No. lowland prairie hay. $500 to $17.00
No. lowland prairie hay. s12.00 to s14.O0
No. lowland prairie hay, $500 to 5000
Choice alfalfa. $1,000 to $1,000: No.
alfalfa, $4,000 to $4,000: standard alfalfa
S26,oo2to $500: No. Q alfalfa, $4,000 tc
s2a.o0; No. alfalfa $500 to $4,000.
oat straw 5000 TO sll.oc; wheat straw
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

New York Sugar.
New York. Nov, 1S.-Sugar-Unchanged
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

Omaha, Nov Is,
The receipts Of grain today were 81
wheat, 81 corn, Al oats, rye and bar
corn and IA oats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
e D'you think she'd sell me those

D'you think she'd sell me those
shoes"
Martha Foote didn't get her dinner
that night until almost eight. what
with one thing and another. Still, as
days go. it wasn't so bad as Monday;
she and Irish Nellie, who had come
in to turn down her bed. agreed on
that The Senate Hotel housekeeper
was having her dinner In her room.
Tony. the waiter. had just brought 1T
on and had set it out for her, gleam-
ing island of white linen and dome
shaped metal tops. Irish Nellie,
privileged person, always waxed con-
versational as she folded back the
bed covers in neat triangular
wedge.
six eighteen kinda Gained down.
didn't she? High tonne, the divil, She
had us jumpin' yist'iddy. l loike t
went off me head wild her. and tn day
girl tn same. Some folks amt got
no feelin', l dunno"
Martha Foote unfolded her napkin
with little tired gesture. You can't
always judge. Nellie. That woman's
got son who has gone to war and
she couldn't see her way clear to
living without him. She's better now.
/ talked to her this evening at 6.
She said she had a fine afternoon"
''Shure, she amt the only one. An
what do you be hearin' from your boy.
Mis- Phut. that's in France?"
He's we'll and happy. His arms
all healed. and he says hell be in 1t
again by the time l get his letter"
"Humph." said Irish Nellie. And
prepared to leave. She cast an in
quisitive eye over the little table as
she made for the door---inquisitive.
but kindly. Her wide Irish nostrls
shifted n familiar smell. well, fur
tn land. Mis- Phut. If l was house
keeper here, an cud have dollhouse
straw berries an swatebreads under
glass an sparrowgras an chicken
an ice crane the way you can whin-
liver yuh loike. | wouldn't be a-eatin'
cornbeef an cabbage. Not me-"
"Oh, yes. you would. Nellie" replied
Martha Foote. quietly. and spooned up
the thin amber gravy. 'Oh. yes. you
would"
Copyright, 1872
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

not really the hotel housekeeper. are
you?"
II am"
well, then, you weren't always
"Yes, l was SO far as ! know I'm
the only hotel housekeeper in history
who can't look back to the time when
she had three servants of her own
and her private carriage. I'm no de-
cayed blacks gentlewoman. Not
me- My father drove hack in
Sorgham, Mimi. and my mother took
in boarders and ! helped wait on
table | married when ! was twenty.
my man died two years later, and I've
been earning my living ever since"
Happy"
II must be. because ] don't stop to
think about it. It's part Of my job to
know everything that concerns the
comfort of the guests Of this hotel"
Including Mysteries in six-eight-
een?"
Including. And that reminds me.
Up on the twelfth floor of this hotel
there's big old ia Toned bedroom
In half an hour l can have that room
made up with the softest linen sheets,
and the curtains pulled down. and not
sound. That rooms so restful it
would put old insomnia himself to
sleep. Will you let me tuck you away
in it?"
Geisha Mccoy slid down among her
yumpled covers and nestled her head
in the lumpy. tortured pillows. Me!
I'm going to stay right here"
But this room's-why, it's as stale
as Pullman sleeper. Let me have
the chamberma id in to freshen 1t up
while you're gone"
I'm used to it. I've got to have a
room mussed up to feel at home in it,
Thanks just the same"
Martha Foote rose I'm sorry.
just thought If could help
Geisha Mccoy leaned forward with
one OF her quick movements and
caught Martha Foote'S hand in both
of her own. You have! And / don't
mean to be rude when l tell you
haven't felt so much like sleeping in
weeks. Just turn out those lights,
will you? And sort of tiptoe out to
give the effect" Then. as Martha
Foote reached the door, And, oh, say