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THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER, THURSDAY, DEO. 21, 193a wn "1 tV v •iy * <3 The Fourth Lovely Lady BY THERESE BENSON Qfeivrtvttt tr 11m B«kbi'U*rrUl Ompuj 'V.;' WMC ] SYNOPSIS Mtftilda Smith Lowly ("Smif"), yoiin*- and physically the weifhtieit of the four Ijrvrly sister*, finds herself in dpcidftflf etraitrned circumstances. The Lovely e»- Ute, Lovelylea, in Vir^irtia, is owned by SmiTs brother, Bin-Lee, but he U living in Chile, while the estate is rented to • Mr. •Minstone Nesbit.. SmiPs dearest wish is ts own Lovelylfa. As "fcjadame Saitou" •plfi e establishes Herself as a "Little Sister the Rich," a consultant. Smif has • " client, ^ man who desires to evade the lo>verliVe pursuit of an extraordinarily stout lai'l his neighbor, whom he refers to as adopted son, who has been a real son to me and lias given me the truest happiness of my life." Stone had sailed for "America the day after he received the cable telling him of Mr. Nesbit's death. This was not the joyous passage he had for so long looked forward to, and, once landed, he quickly found that great wealth brought corresponding responsibilities. The agent engaged by Mr. .Nesbit to find a suitable estate in Virginia, arrived with an •. •••# # - T* #* • *»• * . *0 • •" : • / * # - • . i Mercy. Later, the lady. Miss Martha enthusiastic endorsement 0f Lovely- Washington Mer«4<* (Mercy tor .short), , , > ^ "• <4in« to Smil with a story that became '. '• •' «r ber mcw weight she has lost her { W hen he^ reacKea/this part, of his lover. "Jofcnny " Smif advises her to «et. imrratite," ^tone paused, fltRibling Mercy proposes that. Srtif,. who is herself, ^Jtjner pocket, and Smif caUgllt afflicted with an overabundance °* flesh, .... . •kor.W try tlie -cm-e." and if the resJOt. a, 'glint of ;gWn pmned tar bjjck /«• MtisNclory Merry will follow her «Xr •••on .hi§•.' WaasfcOatv IHainiy tilth emample; Tor a jfencrottf iee. Smifc consmU, onild -*h0^esh<^ W^y'a ffetish With . *Jolwwi'y" discovers Smif's MrtititV and is , r. '•'» recoc1*'**^ bv '• Smif as the tenant . - •% •* '*3 of L«velvi<< Johnstone -Nesbit. She also 1 lie finally . •. lUWjlUf <"<T-'<a' ' he .'it hin ibrvd. bot tb« * « > , , . o f p a r e n t s , ' it .' resting on a bed of \elV«vt, vlny r»Wu*nstanoe<,:-ma«le; !.".Nesbit the -it- anIVOry miniature ta^UIitftd It).'gold.' places Mercy as.^ije owner. an ert^te ! case ai.nl SJiappillg the t'tltl'h, :;***# ,c"*^ i,v|d'.it' W to Ur, opeta:, •-^it t3)»rtic story of hi* (mtwppy chtlflM*c<<L Sort) V'*v " ' ,l_«velj;le*. 4' • CHAPTER "V<--C6rtt|niied "What about njy adopting you?" ft asketl. "I'm a bachelor, all of forty-five years old and not likely to laarrj". 1\1" kind of cotton to the . idea of having a soii of my own." "And that,*" said tny name is Johnstone Nc^sbit instead of Jasjter $tone Rockwell, Jr. I wanted Cousin • Jt»hn's name only, l.ut I'd always been railed Stone and he said, lie"d a prejudice against Smif |ook. ft ; fn>"ni his l\.and vitli interest,.' -v^ .'•How beaiitlful)" ;she .safd. "VYhat "evnuisite work !" She eshrhined it carefully, taking it from the case and scrutinizing the chifTre engraved on the gold of the back. ! " I- I..,' " she read. "That's really curimja, because I can see a vague resemblance to all my sisters; **T«o '•«irt mm yan oat mwm--* Smif atvttwwL "Her name w«» Lorraine Lovtfjr." "The plot of this story," said Smif after a perceptible pause, "la becoming too complicated for my simple, mind to fathom. Do yon want me to believe that this handsome creature is one of our Lovely ladies of Lovelylea?" "Sure enough. I found her on the family tree that hangs In the little room at the right of the back door. (~aj I can show her to you," Stone .asserted. "My mother was named after her. She was her grandmoth*. er, you know." " "Then we're cousins. . . / Welcome to the family, Cousin Stone." Instead of the swift response she expected Stone's face darkened again. "I'm afraid " it's rather distant, : and at any ratg you won't claim me when you've heard the rest of my story." . . "Nonsense!" Smif spoke robustly. 1 "In Virginia, once a cousin, always a cousin. I refuse to be repudiated^ I'm jour Cousin Smif. It's ».< silly name,, but it's the only one I answer to. I don't fancy Matilda." It sounds too meek." , • • Coufd -it be possible that «he saw • a smilex twitch at the corner^ of Stone"s iijoutli ? If so, it was gone. % in iin instant. He spoke abruptly : ' 'i'ra ttK-uriderstatid that meekness; is iiot your out^tahdinig; !qlirtr;acte^ ' istic? r That's isuoii a surprise and disappointment, Smif.."; : The production of the; hilniatui^F . had been a climax and it was withr something of an effort that Stone resuifled his narrative. Knowing himself possessed of a strain of lively blood, when he heard that . i/ovelylea was in the market for rent he had taken it without a mo- ACVCNTUPINC HAPPiNECC A Chi id mas Charts Prerf^rfck lDad?u)Grih ingtrn Letter mwsm Editoriat AttStfatfta I . ., nient's hesitation. It meant some- Stone. "is why an(, thpy are ftii l. f-ovelvs, as tra- ! tiling to him that no other place .iiames or lsair parted in the middle. po we dropped the Ja«fper and the Kockw^l] and. by act of congress or something impressive. I was legally renamed Johnstone Nesbit." Smif gathered that his* later years at school in England had not been unhappy. ' Cousin John, whom he now called "I>ad." had gone over frequently, as he had promiseil. They had many plans for the future when Stone's education had finally been declared satisfactorily completed. Stone's favorite dream was that they .should establish themselves on an estate in America. On the subject of where it Should be his suggestions remained vague, Texas, _ to John Nesbit's tliinkins. "was sjvoiled for sportsmen when unsuspected oil wells might be discovered in your immediate vicinity overnight. Ihtent always on pieasing his b<«y. he had looked the country over far and wide add filially decided that for; climate,, sport and congenial'society Virginia jirobabiv had more to offer them ikian any other iocaliry, * .'Stone was .eotrati'fig the weeks ^iiitil. he could leave whool. Mr! Nest)it had offered to come over and ' Join him for u tour ef Eurofie but the boy war .op fire |o reach America. "Home." as tie called" ,t. IBs ~Y-i He Produced a Leather Cau ind Held It Out to Her. Operv. dltion and superstition In our fam ily ordain." "I don't knovft about yotir sisters. J do know it's exactly like you." Stone made the assertion positively. "You laughed at me when I said so i>efore. Now. if you've a looking class handy, go arid look for your- Self.*"' '• Smif got up obi dienily and went to the cnirror of the overmantel. Americanism Was always Fabjeirt. toCareful comparison convinced her fettack in one way or other: but be ' of the truth of his assertion, ainaz- •Biirsed it sedulously, reminding'himself eoi!Ktanr)y of his moiher's words: "Americans are the bravebt, the best, the kindest peefde In the whole world." The time was coming when he w.oiild live among them ; no iiee<i to say how his heart .bounded at the prospect. ;j And when the day came he was ' in need of their klrdnei#^.. John] "1*fe^T~TnT"d^arly iv.vpT "FiadT" )T»endicitis, he had nevef co ie ojt of the ether. : '...' His will left everytSring of which be died possessed to "my belove<i ^ ^ » m * %'m i * 44* t tt 0 0 *'• 00 :*• 00 000 00 00 000 0 •0 0# ' 0 0 00 0 0 040 004 44 •0 0 00 ing a« it wmed to her. It was the picture of a yonn& woman of fine presence and .poise. Dignity was there and a sense of race. Anyone might be proud tb, resemble such a lady. "Don't yoo want to know who she •1st" Stone inquired. - ;iiiir stared at him In surprise. Bitt' I do^ _know\"_she asserted. was^TTiTe cosfjime^^ gavelhat away She's dead. Of»erated on /hastily fnr ap- your grandmother -- your ' greatgrandmother. |I me.in." . "Yes." Stone nodded. "Tiiat-'s who it is. Have you guessed her name, too*-" could./ In a measure, he, who had never had a home, was now anticipating going home. He was, at the time, only eighteen. He was very sad, very lonely,' very alone, and Jt.^ust be borne in mind that he was almost incredibly ignorant of the living conditions in America in general and in Virginia/ in particular. All he had to live on were his memories of Dad and his mother's oft repeated words, "Americans are the best, the bravest, the kindest people in the whole world." "There's a snapshot of you at Lovelylea," Stone told her. "In fact there are lots of snapshots and other things I'm surprised you left' behind. It was In the lonely years after I was settled at Lovelylea that I made a study of the family. But Ftn-af raid- It^s -gr I've a lot to tell you yet." ' -I don't understand," Smif wrinkled her broW; "why were you lonely? Virginia is the most hospitable place in the world." (TO BE CONTINUED.) SLOCUM LAKE Johfl Nestad was a business cilicr at McHenry Wednesday. Mr, and Mrs«, Harry Matthews and son, Lyle, were business callers at McHenry Friday. iA Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary were callers at McHenry laist Thursday. Mj\ and Mrs. Elmer Esping wecfi callers at' McHenry Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. JBlomjrren and Miss Nelson of Wauconda spent last Friday in Waukesran. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews an<J ^on, Lyle, and Elmer E>pin^ were callers at Grayslake last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Lundin of Chicago spent last Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs, John Blomgren. Mr. and Mrs. - Fred Heffeman of Oak Park spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Heffernan. Larabee near Bristol, Wis., Saturday. Mrs. Lucy Clough and Mrs. Alma OGBR TAI.LA.NT had tlte re lievt^l feeling.of one who has just completed his Christmas purchases, as he started toward the front entrance of the ICmporiuiu But as he was about to pass through (he door to the sidewalk his foot struck something--not much, nppar ently, but something it seemed thai •should not be there.. . : , He picked it up and rarried it in his hand to the IJght outside. A bill-fold! Aud besides sbifle paiH*rs, Eighteen dollars; in bills. •>% 4*". ' t'hen he not iced" a cUih fneTnbei'.shi [> •card tucked iriio VTittle Ijohier nnwie, i or „that purpose. • , . All thought of ^pending the moneyl »assed from Roger's Hiifid. Had there" heeii rto ,Way of tnicing ownership, he might have "considered keeping it. but how tiiat he kitew tiie, owfter: of cotirj$*> it Sltould" be -returned proiiiptly. • ' f. Itoger.^ made his way to the Insur -ince office of Jackson \V Hai/kess. and •v^as slwwn to Mr, l^arkess' desk. "."Dkl/ .tou lose this?" Roger held out I he billfold. .• . Harkess; ;'b(^^and"/lpoii«d into it. - - "Why, yes, I did," he said. "1 rio lice there Is a little money here. Tou take that, an& I'll just keep these sheets of figures which 1 could not have replaced." *** . Roger protested. "I didn't return it to you for a reward," he said.* "! brought It because I knew It was yours." « "Well," said llarkess with a si.v wink", "buy something for your sweetie with it."" "Thank you, sir. but all my presents liave been purchased." Roger assured. "Lucky!" Then: "Buy something for yourself." llarkess urged. "Thank you again. I may do that." And Roger smilingly took the bills that Harkess held toward him. When Roger Tallant reached home that evening his family noted the buoyancy of his spirits. : •'Well. Roger," said his father cordially, "you seem to have been having Washington, Deceml>er 20--No high pressure salesman ever utilized his arts of persuasion more diligently than the numerous promoters of ideas and "Causes" now camping around the White House. It seems highly important to these "policy-makers" that the Chief Executive should espouse their claims. The theory back of their importunity is eas-ily discernible- If the proposals they have hatched can be carried to the Capjtol in the annual message to Congress then the chances favor better reception from the solons. Mr. Roosevelt's closest friends are apprehensive that some zealot will, endanger important administration measures with trivial matters which Congress will gladly seize to divert attention from vital -problems. Hence those intimate advisors who aid the .President in preparation of - this yearly report will uhdoubtedlv render him a distinct service in rigdly separating the wheat ftfoht th$, chaff. ( v.;V.V-"'7 • <•'; ' The Administration is credited with pulling a. smart trick sy packing the American Farm Bureau meeting at Chicago With those friendly to its farm policies. The endorsement given practically all schemes for agriculture will help a lot in fighting a doubtful legislative body determined to change things to their own satisfaction Last ispring, the Congress, under pressure of, a' national emergency, dissolved many precious precedents to give the executive branch powers rightly belonging to the legislature. Now they want to have their marbles returned. The conservative element is still gasping at the proposals tending toward an economic revolution. .The Young Liberals, as the "brain trust" members are called, are having a merry time flouting their ideas. The J*test proposal to consolidate all communication systems into a government monopoly is provoking worry not only among the officials of the telephone, telegraph and their companies involved, but among their stock holders numbering more than half a million. It is net an emergency matter similar to government operation during the war. This new idea is manifestly a permanent thing which is propose^ by a special governmental committee. The plan is of ?uch magnitude that even its advocates admit that it can not be choked down the public's throat simply by the sayso of the hand-picked committee. Years ago Congress would have fled .« billion dollar budget suggestion as fa plague. Today they are confronted with a six billion dollar item with more than half catalogued as "env' ; ergency relief." It seems idle, to hope : that taxes will be reduced in the face ; of this enormous expenditure of Fed-I money. Forecasts call for higher surtaxes, elimination , of tax on bank checks and partial lifting* of Federal gasoline imposts. The income from liquor taxes will have an important bearing on changing tax levies affecting the consumer. Accountable only to the President at present the monetary experts of the government are preparing * for a Congressional inquisition into their policies. The legislators Want to know wh&t is going on behind the scenes in fixing the price of gold. The aggressive bloc of inflationists are not satisfied or pacified by the devaluation of the dollar." The conservatives in the Federal Reserve management are at odds with the new figures that Morgenthau has placed at the helm in the Treasury Department. The silver advocates from the mining states are not satisfied with monetary policiea It appears that the objectors who have been ignored by Federal officials will have their day and force answers from reluctant witnesses. With Secretary of the Interior waging war on agents claiming influence on public work projects. Congress may follow suit and demand an accounting from Restless government officials. One of the rackets of Washington real estate agents in charge of large privately owned buildings is - td inveigle the government housing officials into taking quarters. Special rentals are,given for occupancy because private interests having riiatters before these bureaus will en>' deavor to rent offices in the same building as- a matter, of conveniences Sometimes they find themselves tied down by a lease at high, rate when the government offices are movent elsewhere. Though hundreds of millions have been expended on new Federal buildings there Is never sufficient space- The Bureau of Mines, for instance, has been shunted around from government-owned structures to private office buildings several times within the year. Congressional appropriation committees are likely to require clear explanations as to the apparently needless shifting from free space to expensive suites. i Films "Play Book*" in China The Supreme court of China has ruled that motion pictures are photographs of artistic works, and that since the pictures have been talien and made into plays, they should be considered as books of plays. ; ; 500,000 Pigeons in War • than 500,(XX) pigeons were'tn&d by the combatants during the World war. Sk««t Shooting Skeet shooting Is a farm of clajrpigeon snooting. It simulates as nearly as possible actual field-shooting conditions. It consists of a field on which two trap house3, one higher than the other, are located at a distance of 40 yards npai/t. From these the clay pigeons ar^ flirown. There are eight stations, /Sit which each of the five coatestanits comprising1 a team cessively. Tree* Shrink and Stretch During clear5 days of the groi period tree-trunks shrink in the daytime and expand at night. It Is all caused by the sun drawing moisture from the tree during clear days. Oft wet days, there Is no shrinkage. R. R. Engins an Stamps A square 3-cent stamp was in 1869 bearing a picture of the ok£ style woodburuer and an oblong 2-cent stamp was issued for the Pan-American celebration In 1901 with the pUh ture of a modern locomotive of period. HOLIDAY Coach Fares Jlowjid trip for Christmassy;, aad New Year -I/ 1 - C E N T S t A MILE Jm each way * -V --"'i to EVERYWHERE Away for the holiday! What better time for enjoying a few days back home--visiting with old friends--or gettting away for a well-earned Christmas ojC^ / New Y e a r v a c a t i o n . N o r t Western's l'/ic-a-mile fare., is good everywhere in coaches. Long1 Return Limit Go December 16th to January . 1st, incl. Return by midnight, January 15 th. Children half fare Baggage checked Also 1st class round trip fares at.2c a mile each way. Ask agent for _ particulars Chicago & NorthWestern Ry. Have Your Eyes Tested --BY-- Dr. C. Keller 45 Years* Experience ' < • Stmdays and Mondays at my Summer Home " 0 Riverside Drive, McHenry AH Work Guaranteed Phone McHenry 211-R His Family Noted 3^^, Hw Spirit. ancy Mr. and Mrs. George Lundgren and Graham of Wauconda spent Monday Miss Nelson of Wauconda spent Sun- at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur day evening at the Blomgren home. Cook. • Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Foss were busi- Miss Lillian Tidmarsh and Mrs- Ina ness callers; at Crystal Lake .last Burton visited atthe home ofMr. and Thursday. , {Mrs. W. E. Brooks Monday. Mr. and Mr. Harry Matthews, Mi.' and Mrs. Willard Darrell, ,, Mr. and Fred Nordmeyer and daughter, Beatrice, attended the movie at Crystal Lake Sunday. ; Chesney Brooks wfts a caller at Wilmette last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams and son, James Howard, of Crystal Lak<a were Sunday dinner guests at th? home of Mrs. Clara Smith. v . 'Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks visited at the home of Mr. and, Mrs. Lee Gias Shells Least Dangerous . High explosive shells are the most' dangerous and gas shells the least dangwous of the various forms.of attack from the air, (Jeniucn experts find. v Library Has 63 Rare Books *fhe Franciscan Fathers of St. Bona venture ciiilegf. New York, have sixty three booK* published (luring^ the first century of printing, - the fifteenth, 1ft their rore i-nllcctinn of 987 old Iwoks. Supreme Court Building Near Completion .•A**."*: a*? mm an adventttre in bappi npss."*"- ^ ^ "'J'hat's what it was," said Roger.; •Rut I hadn't given a name to it." He recounted the Incident of finding the billfold. "And what did you finally, do with the money?"' little Jack wanted to know. (He knew what he should have done with It.) etl^ snid1toger;"wuo wns a tittl iniTlned to be poetic, "1 bought a picv ture with it." "Where'is it? What is It like?" . from sister Margery, "it is something like this--see If you can visualize it." said Roger. "It represents little children being supplied with good food and plenty of milk; parents acquiring a courageous look and a sparkle to the eye ; toys, clothing and other supplies where needed, without much chance of getting them ; hope renewed and faith strengthened: a de termination to carry on. In fact, as I was passing a corner where a Salvation Army lassie was tinkling her little., bell to attract coins to the kettle hanging on a tripod. I pushed the money into the kettle." *'WeIl, Roger, that was a mighty commendable finish to your adven ture." his father commented heartily, ~'Bul that wasn't the finish,"' said; Koger. "After 1 had walked a block, I thought I should In some way feel bet? ter about It. I had lust performed •; tew automatic motions In connection* with a twist of circumstances. While I felt glad that the kiddles would have fhe benefit of the money. It was the, same as though a stranger had done what I did. I had exerted no special effort, had made no sacrifice--there was nothing of myselt in It at all " ; "How, then, did yon square yourself with yourself, so that you come home as Joyous-appetarlng as a bride?" asked his father. i went back and put another fly# dollar bill In the kettle,'* said Roger, 'Sloney that I had worked for--I hat had a part of me ground into It--that meant that I should do without som« thing that I wanted--that represented a part of my life--at least five hours that 1 had lived for somebody else." Mrs. Tallant gave her son n ten(|erljr admiring look* f "Roger, dear," she said softly, "that places a lovely frame around your beautiful picture." c. ion. Wuatarn Newspaper I'nlon. TO ADD CHEER TO THE HOME "V*--"LVr f- --t" vv. . V}*w «.f tiie front of the palatial new building thai Is being . it will be rea4^.. tut -wcninuwrji iong. ^ , r if > • • 1 "J***'- ' VVubhiiitjton fv>r lie Supreme court ot a < See our fine selection of appropriate Jumps for every room in the house Lamps are cheerful gifts. They ate splendid, daily reminders of the giver. And always acceptable in trvery home! We have a wide selection of lamps of all types: Indirect floor lamps, bridge lamps, lounge lamps, table lamps, student lamps, boudoir sticks i and novelty lamps. Before you decide, visit our showroom. See the attractive bases and shades. Silk shades in , both pleated and stretched styles. Parchment shades both plain and decorated. Bases of pottery, metal and wood in a variety of styles. And prices. You'll be surprised at how low they are. Wv- Christmas lighting sets [and novelties Small floodlights, with spike fot sticking into ground at $V80 (red, amber and green color slides 90. cents extra.) • e- TafeieOinsimas Tree at $2.9?, complete, ready to plug in. Stands 10 inches high and: seems to sparkle with 21 tiny lights. Actually a single bulb inside does the trick. Christmas Tree strings of eight colored lamps as low as 60 cents • Weatherproof outdoor strings of seven colored lamps as low as $1.75* Electric candle wreaths as low as 35 cents* Also stars, candoliers and other Christmas novelties. / W* pay the lUimots tax on th* talt of this mtrcbandit* PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS ^ Other local lamp dealers axe also featuring this merchandise ELECTRICITY IS THRIFTY ITEM As you cast up your accounts for 1933, with an eye on holiday shopping and with some regard for the budget for the New Year, you probably are reminded that living costs are again rising. But the cost of electricity, so important to your household, is unchanged. In good times or bad, over a score of years, the trend of electric rates has been downward But living costs have rocketed upward, slid down, and are now rising again. So that now your general cost of living is 28% higher than pre-war level, while your electricity costs you 47.33* LESS thaa it did in 1911. With living costs still mounting, the price of electricity remains at the same old level, still the most reasonable item in your household, budget. Vowr T>nWK*» gawriea will h* MMUl awwinw rintil Q n'clock m m i^wmww !' V % • •