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The Newtown bee., 1896-03-13
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 BEDDING.
BEDDING.

l THE CON NrRACr LET FOR THAT NEW ROAD
 The contract for the new road WAS awardrd on Saturday to Jtmes Tread well for S925. By the terms of the agree ment the work is to be completed within six months.
 James Sanford went to the hospital in New York ou Wednesday t3 have a can- cerous affection of his tongue removed At the ltst advices the operation had been performed and he was doing well. Ic is reported that the entire tongue had been removed, the growth of the cancer rendering it nnce3sq Dr Smith ac- compaDed him.
 Fred Hill of Mllerton, N. r., was at home over Sunday,
 Rev W. A. swan attended the funeral { Dc T4tlock in Stamford on Friday last.
 Il. 5 S14w has @ npl4cei the parilou3 task of painting the flag pole
 Ernest Hill has given up the Umpa weug school on account of ill health and Will Hazen has taken his place.
 W. B. Shprpa of D tabu~v, whose death was announced on Monday, attended school at the k tdding Institute when a ooy and is well remembered by Ridge people.
 The party who is making threats that h will burn out one of his noighbors htd better b1 careful, for should his threat be carried out he will surely find himself in states prison. As it i3 he is likely to b9 placed under bonds to keep the peace.
 The peuper ease a1 issue between Reading and Wesaporr, ani which wa referred to Juige Woodward, hs, ben .'cided in ftvor of Wes,nort,
 Cornelius Do,gen has taken Commjs- missioner Mrler's farm on shares for year.
 Mrs Stephen Beneajct is sick with maa sles, attended oy Dr Annie Reid.
 Georg' Banks, when driving from Bethel, last week, hld his carriage 1qdly broken by his horse taking fright and turning it into the drtch.
 Ebert Slafori of DAa5urv was at Prospect farm with his parents over Sunday.
 Jesse, the little son of George Banks, is quite ill and under tfe care of Dr Reid.
 Miss Julia Sanford, accompanied by Miss Told, has recently visited D. s. Sanford at Brookine.
 William E, Duncomb is very sick with pneumonia. E. B. GrfFing's baby, who is boarding there with the nurse, ia also low with the same trouble.
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HUNTINGTON.
WHITE HILLS.

Sunday evening the pastor will give a lecture on ''The Life of Christi" There are some fine views to be exhibited which will be of interest to all.
 E. c. Wixon has sold two of his fine colts to New York parties.
 Mrs David Wheeler entertains com p&ny from Bridgeport.
 Rev c. 0. Sauer goes to Boston, this week, hut will be in his pulpit on Sun' day.
 The Reading club had fine program, Tuesday evening, on "Walter 5cott."
 There is a young son at MT Sharp's.
 The White Hills school is full to over flowing and we predict new schc ol house will be necessity if the population
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of White Hills increases as rapidly the next decade as the last.
 Miss Louise Nichols and Mrs George Drew visited Mrs Rehnberg, Wednesday.
 A surprise party was given Miss Emma Wheeler, Wednesday night.
LONG HILL AND VICINITY.

A~O4NN II 4@4@ a D ' ANA4NA4 A'
 We are glad to hear that Mark Munson is able to be out after his long illness.
 John A. Wilkinson passed a successful operation for appendicitis in the New Haven hospital, last week.
 Mrs John Wilkinson came home, last week, and is able to sec. Both eyes were operated on for cataract.
 Miss Flora Beard spent the first Sun day in March at her home.
 Miss Ruth Platt returned home from a visit to her brother in Brooklyn, N. r., last week. Samuel Drew, an old resident of Hunt ington, was calling on the hill, Friday.
 Fred Bennett is on the sick list.
 Miss R. o. Sturges is visiting Miss L Gordon.
 Bennett N. Beard bought three cows, last week, for Century Farm dairy.
 The boys are improving the wind for kite flying. One small boy, Saturday searched garret, workshop, etc., for his kite string without success. Sunday night he dreamed it was in certain place. Monday morning he was very glad to find it, just where he dreamed it was. His faith in dreams will be strengthened after this.
 Miss May Kelly has returned to Bos- ton.
 Miss Elizabeth Beard is with her broth CT in Bridgeport.
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THOSE wHIsCONIER BREEzEs.

Mr Lees wind mill was again SO roughly handled by last weeks wind ae to need extensive repairs. Wbisconier w.ud are not always zcphyrs,
 Mrs E. Weld's orders for painting and decoratiog china have become so ex- rxteueive that she has now bought a kiln and doe, her own firing, thus say ing the time and money necessary to get the work done in Donbury.
 large number of our farmers are now engaged in getting out telephone poles and transporting them along the line of railroad where they are to be set up. A gang of Italians have already set mp line from the Junction to DAnbury.
 There is one of the old-time trap pers in town, this season. He has cap tured 100 ekunks, one coon and 25 mu krats.
 A1 l4Ul14 uhN " AANA Lldc OCSh oPGhNiAEs a fe v days with her uncle, William Hoy, iI Seratford.
 Mrs Esther Andrews spent part of last week with friends in Brooklyn and Bridgeport.
 Slnford Underhll. is talking of setting cut a. other thousand peach trees, as his prrfCa from hi present orchard of 1900 trees was sufficient to pay all expenses from the purchase price, cost of cultiva- ton, up to the present and leave a very ha2dsome profs. Better than potatoes at n" pyico.
 The Congregational Sunday school is prop2ring to add number of books to their library, W 1ich they hope 10 put in by Easter.
 Doa Soroers has been quite indisposed from the effYc.a of a severe cold, bei@g confined to his bed for a number of days. He is now improving. Howard Kaeler is assisting R. w. Green in the store.
 The loss of H c. Cray, formerly & resident of this town, by the recent Danbur7 fire, was SI2OO, being uuinsur- ed. He had two horses burned before they could be got out of the stable.
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port on Friday of last week. He leaves wife and four children who have the sympathy of the entire community.
 Miss Ruth Sloane of Waterbury is the guest of Miss Althea Allen.
 Mrs Daniel M4llett has returned from Hartford.
 Mrs Harriette IsbelI has returned from New Hampshire, where she has been spending the past six months with her son.
 Mrs Henry Dawson is entertaining her sister.
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A HANDSOME GIFT.


 A certain man Che is dead now, as we say when we explore the album, was wont to say that if you got 8 woman a few yards of calico and a few new dishes she would be contented. Now the ladies of the Trumbull Congregational church are more than that, they rejoice and arr happy and thankful for the beautiful gift that they have received for the domestic rooms of the church, 8 large and elegant dinner and tea set with silver knives. forks, spoons in abundance and all the appurtenances pertaining thereto, from Mrs H. L. Fairchild. Long may she en- joy the blessing promised to the cheerful giver.-[~
 D. N. Ward, who has been confined at his home by an attack of i1fiuenza, is improving slowly.
 Dr House of Nichols has been having quite practice in this place of late. He seems to be growing in public favor and ia demonstrating the we'll known fact that new blood in these times may be worth something. We wish the doc tor might be persuaded to remain in town. Certainly good physician, such az pr Hill has been, has hard but wide field of usefulness in country town. Such physicians grow into the friendships and lives of people as few do. Let him who doubts it read of Dr Mcclure in "Beside the Bonny Brier Bush."
 The young peoples social club met, Wednesday evening, at the home of Miss Lena Nichols.
 Miss Nellie Wilson has returned from long stay with her sister, Mrs Powell, of Cornwall.
 Edward Ward succeeded in taking two fine ducks from the reservoir, last week.
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WEST CORNWALL

PERSONAL CuCECH MATTERS.
 Joseph Mcnmoct of Bridgeport was home over sunday.
 Walter Hart of Brookfeld Junction was at home over sunday.
 Mrs Henry Crandall of Bridgeport has been visiting friends here the past week. The illustra red missionary lecture giv- en in the chapel, last Wednesday eveu- ing, was much enjoyed by all who at tended.
 A temperance meeting was held in the chapel, last sunday evening. About Al signed the pledge.
 Joseph Mallinson, Jr.. is on the sick list at this writing.
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TRUMBULL
CHURCH NOTES.

NhOHCh NOAE0' On account of unpleasant evenings on meeting nights the Daniels Farm meet ings have not been held. If the wealth CT is pleasant the next regular meeting will be held next Wednesday evening. Subject, 'How to help our pastor"
 The subject of the sermon, Sunday morning, at the hall was, "Some dan gers that threaten the home." In the evening the pastor gave brief talk on Entertaining angels unawares," and il- lusrrated the subject by giving read
 ing from Count Tolstoi's booklet ''What Men Live by." AS both chimneys were blown from the church by last weeks wind it was necessary to hold both ser- vices in the Town hall. The chimneys are being laid over and services will be held in the church as usual, Sunday morning.
 As many would like the opportunity to attend the special union Lenten ser vices at the Park City opera house, Mon- day evenings, the Cbautauqua circle will hold it's meetings on Tuesday even- ings until further notice.
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In Litchfeld County
SOUTHVILLE.

JUSTICE CLARK OFFICIATEs AT MAR
 RACE.
 A marriage took place at the house of 5. F. Clark, last week, NIT Clark per forming the ceremony. 4 Mir Lane and Miss Jennings of Brookfeld were the contracting parties.
 Rev MT WhitcOme held service here in the mission rooms, last Sunday after noon, which was greatly appreciated.
 Miss Hattie Bristol has been quite sick with measles but is improving at the present time. Mrs D. R. Barnum is suffering from a severe cold. Ira Shephard from Danburv spent two days with his father in.law, A, NJ. Wor. din, recently.
 Henry Camp and wife from New Mil. f,rd were guests of G. ". Nortbror over Sunday.
 School closes here, this week
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EASTON.
BAPTIST CHURcH NOTES.

The next and last of the sociables given at the hall will be held on Thurs day evening, March 26, at 30 p. m. The entertainment is expected to surpass any thus far given. A drama entitled The Schoolma' am together with some excellent music will constitute the pro gram. The supper ia to be superior to any that has been served. The admis- sion, including supper, will be 25c and children 15c, Come early in order to se- cure good seats. If stormy the enter tainmeut will be held the first fair even- ing.
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H.ow's THIS !

We offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls catarrh cure. :.
 F. J. Cheney & Co, Props. Toledo. O.
 We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for l5 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business tran sections and financially able to carry out any obligation made by the firm.
 West $ Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0, Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggistg, Toledo, 0,
 Halls Catarrh cure is taken internally, acting directly upon blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c.
 Sold by all Druggists.
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Miss Owen, the violinist, who was < guest of Miss Annie Smith, assisted the choir at the Congregations! church, Sun day morriog and evening service.
 Rev c. A. KnesaI administered the sac ramen5 at the Long Ridge Methodist church, sunday.
 Elmer Taylor Judd of Cando. North Dakota, and Miss Susan Curtis Booth of Bridgeport were married at the home of the bride, l59 Broad street, at r o'clock on Wednesday, March II.
 Archie Evans has recovered from hi> late illness of seven weeks and is once more able to call on his friends. Archie will soon resume his position as foreman at the Judd & Cunning Hat Co., s fac tory. F. A. Judd, of that firm, has been confined to the house with severe attack of sciatic rheumatism.
 The carpenters are engaged in making repairs on the Fox hotel building, lately damaged by fire,
 The work of repairing the Nichols op- era house has been commenced, which was also damaged by f.e.
 Walker Ferry, the boot and shoe deal CT, is making extensive improvements on the south side of his residence and shoe store.
 Oscar Bates has graded down the yard and will put up new underpinniDg of brick and stone.
 Selectman A. s. Judd went to Middle town asylum, last Friday, with Frank Cole, who has become an object of pity from an habitual use of a drug,
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Mrs Henry Banks on Wednesday after, noon of this week.
BETHEL.
DEATH OF WILLIAM B. SHARPE.

William B. Sharpe, one of the best known men in both Danbury and Bethel, died at his home on South street, Dan bury, Sunday morning. MT Sharpe had been poorly for about two years. He had fell away in flesh so much so that his friends, many of them, failed to rec ogniza him on the street. The immediate cause of his death was hemorrhage of the lungs. He was born in Newtown in 1S43 and was about B years of age when he died. Mir Sharpe was veteran of the re. bel!Ion, having served in the Fifth regi- ment, C. V. He marriCd Hannah L.,
 daughter of John R fl She was remoy- ed by death several years ago. A daugh- ter survives him; also mother ard two sisters, Mrs Ava Parmalue of Danbury and Mrs Eleaz4r Bevans of Dodging- town. The funera! vas held from his late residence, 106 ; u'h street, yester- day. Rev E. J. .reagarten of the Dis ciples' church conducted the services. The interment was in Wooster cemetery.
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TASHUA.
DEATH OF MRS MORSE MALLETT.

DEATH OF MRS MORSE MALLETT.
 The death of Mrs Morse Mallett occur red Saturday, March 7. She has been a great sufferer for several months and her death was not unexpected. The funeral was held in Christ church, Tashua, Wed nesday and was largely attended, as she
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BETHLEHEM.

A. D. Bacon is on the sick list.
 LoRoy Fogg is ill with the mea asles.
 Frank Aliens hone has been turned into hospital. His children all have the measles.
 Jonathan Wootten and F. r. Hayes have been appointed appraisers on the estate of the late Fl N. Lake.
 Mrs J-mes Jackson is very fec ble and her recovery is very doubtful.
 Theodore Bird returned to his sisters 4r sharon on Monday.
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DEATH OF BERNARD H. spoRK.

Bernard H. SpoIk, a we'll known and highly respected person of the town, ,died on Thursday night of last week. The funeral was held at his late home on Main street, Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Rev William Morrell fficiated Eureka lodge, F. & A. NJ conducted the usual Masonic ceremony. The pail beaI- CTS were s. $. Amber, E. D Smith, E i Ferry, Lewis B. Benedict, Andrew 4. Parchen and John (. Mead.
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STEVENSON.

Mrs William Jordan cane naar having an accident, last week, in putting wood into the stove. The ire caught on to her waist and covered ir in mom sI [
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WILL INTEREST VERY MANY.

Your Bethel corre> >pondent will con, tinue to give historical sketches of the town and the old ecclesiastical society of Bethel from time to time and also a part If the genealogy of the Taylor families, from the first settlers of Danbury down to the present day, who are numerously settled in both Bethel and Newtown.
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In New Haven County.
OXFORD.

GOOD RECORD AT THE CENTER SCHOOL.
 The following is the school report of the Center school for the month of Feb ruary including the names of scholars who were not absent during the month, Olive Gooin, Edna Hoxsie, May Beach, Daisy Peck, Howard Morris, George Ed monds and Fred Hoxsie. Names of scholars who were highest in the different studies. Arithmetic, Olive Gooin 93 :; geography, Edna Hoxsie 100; reading, Olive Gooin 9G; history, Howard Morris 09; grammar. Julia Lum 93; spelling Julia Lum 90, Howard Morris 98; writ ing, Olice Gonin 99 l ?, Howard Norris 90; compositior, Julia Luy 93; deport- ment, Olive Go"in 94
 AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
 Rev Mir Collier of East Hampton con ducted services at the Congregational church, Sunday, in exchange with Rev L c. Armstrong. Six new members were taken into the church.
 Mrs Caroline Bronson has gone to her sisters, Mrs Merritt Russel's in Middle bury, who is yet in poor health.
 Elmer Osborn is visiting with his brothers in Derby and New Haven for a few days.
 Mrs Burton Hubbell, who has been staying with her husband at F. W. Hub- bells has returned to their home in Waterbury.
 The Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co.,, are holding a series of shows in the Town hall this week and sellingIwhat of
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LONG HILL.

A social dance will be given in Mid dlebrook's hall, Tuesday evening, St Patrick's day, March F. All are in vited.
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had many friends. Her intense suffer- ings were such as few are called upon to pass through and were borne with Chris tian patience and resignation. She will be much missed in the community and the church, of which she was faithful member.
 Tho cottage Lenten service for Easton and Tashua will be held at the residence of k. A, Hawkins, Wednesday, March IS
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THE TURN OF LIFE. WOMAN'S CRITICAL PERIOD Contemplated with Less Fear than
 of Old.

ESPECIAL TO OUR LADY READEnsA
 There is no period in woman's earthly career which she approaches with so much anxiety as the " "change of life" Yet during the past twenty years women have learned much from woman.
 1t IS safe to say that women who pre- pare themselves for the eventfuI period pass through it much easier than in the past.
 There is but one course to pursue. Lyd1G E. Pjnkhdm's Vegetable Com pound should be used in time to subdue the nervous complications, and prepare the system for the change,
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and but for the timely aid of her hus- band, she would have been badly burned.
 c. E. Bradley and wife visited friends in Bridgeport, last Sunday.
 Charles Gilbert has had very hard cold for the past week.
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SILK SALE.
THET4LK OF CONNECTICUT

such vNlucs were never known to be given before. Another demonstration this week with additional money saving items that will crowd our store to it's very utmost. The bar gains In SIX will never be surpassed in bean iy, qnality and lowness of price.
 Read every item in this ad.
 All silk Roman stripe "Gros de Londre" in pretty colors .25 n low price on this fashion able silk but our determination to 0utdo our selves. Price wIII be s9c 5d.
 superb sh owing of chaugrnDle Tatleta Silk Ncvr~ brnr4 repeating, Never sold less than tl Price 1jc yd
 Black nll silk gros grain Brooches in eNquis itu patterns, nt | &o We know these to be in town at i
 All silk black satin brocades in large and mrdIum figures, beautiful designs, at fI15, Don't think ot comparing these with any sold elsewhere less than 250 10 t3.
 Moat forgot the popular price, as an extra effort has been ma 1e to enrich this pr ce with special values that will loom up amazingly when scco. 25 styles to choose from. Every sly a bargain, in pricing equal qua ity else where, csk torthc 1o grade. Our price on these, all silk Black BrOcades [ yd.
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FOOD ~ PILLS cure Liver Ills, ttousness, indigestion. Isc,,tache. 1,!aat ns-~ te~s''r~ Al ". 70 t7-
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WOODRTRY.

HOTCHKISSVILLE AND VICINITY. Charles Smith was drowrpd at E B-idge
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ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST DANBuRY.

ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST DANBURY.
 There is now another sewerage suit against the city of Danbury. This time by Henry Starr for $l0 800, as he claims it is this damage to his farm. Still river runs through the middle of it and was his water supply for stock, but he has been unable to use it for that or any other purpose since 1900.
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BLOOMFIELD.
THE BURNING OF THE AMERICAN
 TInTTSF

HOUSE.
 While Jesse l.. James and wife were eating dinner, last Friday noon, an alarm was given that the top of the American house was on fire. It started near the northwest side of the building and was supposed to have resulted from a defective fue. It was burned cleaned to the ground in one hour; partially in sured. A small part of the furniture was gotten out. The wind shifted so that MT Beehler's store was out of dan ger.
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It is well for those approaching the time to write Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,

get her
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 Such testimony as the fol-
 lowing should be COnFlQc- ing:
 '' Your Vegeta- ble Com pound ha' been a God-send to me: f saved my life wher all else failed.
 I wO11lC1
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Mr Lees wind mill was again SO roughly handled by last weeks wind ae to need extensive repairs. Wbisconier wind. are not always zophyrs,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-24
All tho Comforts of Rome

Jimsmith-H Hello, Johnbrownl How
do you prosper now that your family
is away for the summer? Pretty
lonesome and unsettled, eh2
Johnbrown-Not q bit of 1t; getting
along finely.
That's queer; l should suppose you
would feel the loss Of your accustomed
surroundings"
$50 l would, my boy, If hadn't
dropped into just the boarding house
did. You see, the landlady is a par
ticular body and she calls me down
every time miss meals or stay out
late. Then the young woman in the
room across the hall has spunky
pair of twins who do their yelling be-
tween and II every night, so that
can go to sleep with the usual accom-
paniment Talk about all the com
forts of homep l wouldn't leave that
boarding house to go to the best hote
In town as the guest of the proprietor.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-24

ashamed TO do So" I added with q
faint laugh
He took no notice Of my self-depre-
citation.
Tell me all about yourself-as short
as possible, but pass over nothing"
SO in few words I told him tho
story which, years ago, Julian Lorraine
had told me. o.. se.e
How was born in mid-ocean, and In
curious way established some sort
Of a claim on Mr.. Lorraine. My tale
was but half finished when Grant left
me, and / heard him in the outer Of
fee shouting for telegraphic forms In
way which scandalized the decorous
clerks. He wrote two messages rap
idly, threw down sovereign, and
asked for some one to 60 at once to the
telegraph Office. Then he seized me
by the arm.
Come" he cried "all that trash
meaning the business papers-"can
wait. Come with me-"
He swept me out of the ONCE like a
whirlwind, down the stairs, into the
street.
He shouted for cab, and in a mo-
ment we were tearing at full speed to-
ward our hotel. Had not guessed
that something deeper, something con-
corning my own fate lay under his
excitement should have thought
Eustace Grant had suddenly gone mad.
No; l knew that he had made some
discovery which wrought great
change in everything.
''What is 1t? Tell me-" said.
II can not. can not speak. Wait
one minute"
Tell me that 1t means good to Viola
and to me-" a-
He grasped my hand, Julian" he
said, ut means everything"
sunk back speechless. For a min
ute or two was willing to rest con-
tent with this bold assertion and ask
no more questions, said no more
until we reached the hotel.
Grant carelessly threw money to the
cabman, passed his arm through mine
and led me to our sitting-room at O
rate which made US the observed Of all
Once there, he grasped both my hands
and shook them vigorously. Then hC
left me. hps5 Ea|a
In minute he was back again. HI
held two letters in his hand. He gave
mo one.
"She wrote this" he said; ut is {
farewell, and was to have been giver
you when You had learned ALL"