The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-29


Initiated Ia himself. In
the future. lie no longer regretted
that he waa without creative genius,
That hls future WIS cut and dried
did not distress him. Ills father
by the strangcst saeriflco~had Gre
ated these millions; his son would
administer them. turn them loose IN
productive sallics upon broken
world, build up little communities
Of wage earners. create jobs as 9th
or men created music. literature,
art. Why, there wan nothing finer
In all this drab earth than to mako
oneself q useful citizen. That would
be his business In life. ..
He went 10 the theater that night,
His applause was thunderous. 10
couId not keep sin In hls chair; hls
face was like beacon. lie did not
exactly annoy anyone. but he nj.
tracted some amused attention. Pso'
pie smiled induigen1y Mt "ths
young man with n girl In the show
They could even pick out the girl,
SO far AZ Bancroft was concerned
he was all alone In the orchestra
and Nancy was alone on the stage,
lie left his chair AZ the beginning
Of the finale, begging pardona by
the wholesale as he maneusered
past the cramped knees Iie trod
on one gentieman's foot.
II hope your oysters choke y0iif'
anaficd the victim.
"Thafs remarkable, sir. How did
YOU know that had oysters In
mlna7" eurrenderlne to a flash o.
light hearted deyiitry.
you trod on my foot,
II beg your pardon. In sorry
But would you mind telling me juat
how that would suggeste oystersT
Get out, get out. Before you
step on the other foot" s
Bancroft reached the aisle with
out infIietIng upon the remnant OF
the row anything more serious
than INSTRUCTED view. He hurried of
to the nearby florist, who, no re-
membcrcd. was always open late
o. nights. lie purchased two dozen
American beauties and had them
separately boxed. Next. he ran
around 10 the stage entrance ana
boldly enfered--for the first time
He paused before the eubbyhole oi
the ancient Cerebus.
Got a pencll?"
!" A pencil? You can't get ~
here, young man." said the watch
dog, feeling his dignity grossly nf
fronted. A pencil. "Whadda yuf
think this is, O. postoffice2"
"I1I give You S. for a pencil"
with guesture and tone perhaps
not unlike that used aforetime b.
the desperate Richard, seeking Il
eyada the wrathful Lancaster.
well, Of course--"
A. stub was produced and pate
for. On each box Bancroft wrote
Supper at the RITZ. Jerry"
"Please deliver these" he said.
IAN right. But I've dumped NOR
roses In the ash can for Miss Bow
man than you got hairs On you
head. / never saw you before"
"And you may never see me again
That's the sad part Of life. Her
today. and gone tomorrow"
well. I'll take the flowers II
+ but they'll be heading for the as
+ can, If / know anything"
= These two boxes OF roses get Cd
d receptions. Jenny frowned. Name
sighed.
G Jenny touched the soft petals. ey
t ing them with that fixity of ga7
known OF the crystal gazer; indee'
y she could penetrate the future
II the extente OF an assurity that thes
Y would be the first and last roses ST
would ever receive from Jeremia
l. the Queer, as she suddenly dubbe
Il Bancroft: not particularly hapI
:, over the gift. certain that Han'
woud possess the like or better. A
Il right. she would wear them. 81
n would go TO the Ritz. but she YOU
also give the thoughtleas nut
piece of her mind for not tippir
sf her of no she could have dressed Z
n the part.
II Nancy sighed. but with happinos
d Here were ROSES she might kee
n Che held them TO her face and
pt hailed tn. delicate perfume. Jer
to was becoming thoughtful. the po
4. boy Whatever was she going 10
with him. Never sign. never
! word. and vel Hut I'll
poaing the destination had been d
To a twist Of his pear bruised hea
~ she hoped rs, she did not want
Oh hurt Jerry u eeesaed 10 b@ fatal
y thai she iuast hurt those shs hk'
30 sne was no. convinced that y
80 had hurt Craig moi deeply. peftaal
y hut a hurt nevertheieAs What
mad thinn she had tesns ltow
se trfis she would always hats hers
AL for that uulselissahla msaaenl.