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Here we are" I said as the cab
drew up at the curb. and sprang out
and helped her down.
We went up to the promenade after
he first act and ate an ice together.
The place WIS crowded. and Cecily soon
became the center Of attraction. Men
stroiied past merely to look at her. ard
from more than one woman | caught
a fash of eye that said unUtterable
things. The advent OF Il new, incom-
parable siren could not pass unchal-
lelEcl At them all Cecily glanced
froE! time to time with admirable non-l
chG!3nce. One would have sworn she
had been reared in New York, She
chatte1 sayly. eating her ice, slipping
her wine, looking ut lie with eyes that
2i0wel Ike stars. Then suddenly as
she looked Up her face changed. |
glanced W. too, and caught Jim Cod
freT's astoniShed eyes fixed on mine.
lie bowed and passed On.
who is that gentleman:" demanded
Cecily eagerly. leaning across the ia
bic toward me. You know hia:"
"0h. quite well answered, more
and more surprised. LIS name is
Godfrey"
Godfrey" she repeated slowly after
ne. as though fixing it indeii5ly in her
memory. And what is his bIsiness%'
yes a reporter by trade; lie gathers
news for paper" added. seeing that
she did not wholly understand.
oh" she said, and breathed deep
met my glance she added: Il fancied
that | had met him somewhere; l was
mistaken In New York have met no
one except you, IA sieur."
To be continued.
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business engagement that can't afford
to break, but Cecily will never forgive
me if disappOint her. Have you any
thing on for tonight!''
NO" / ans cred, looking at him in
some astonishnent, for it was evident
what was coming
Then perhaps you woul mt mi.:i
taking Cecily? 1t would be a tremel
dOus favor"
Not at AL" l assured him. but
1T isn't quite corvenab.e?" he cl-
ished as | hesitated. Surrey we mt
need to stand Oh ceremony, and C2cily
doesn't care Il hang for convention. It's
a great favor to both of US. Sh II cry
her eyes out Il she has to stay at home.
and simply can't take her"
VERY We'll" ! said, IN be glad to
take her" and thanking me :; .,Gin he
hurried away.
She was dressed and waiting for me
when l knocked at her door, and she
caught me by both hands as l en-
tered.
This is good of you" she cried
''Doudoux has been 50 busy for many
days that we have gone nowhere. but
he promised ne tonight Oh, l should
not have stayed at home! should
have gone alone. care not for the
eyes of the mCnw
"Oh. shan't let you go alone"
protested, ana watched her. fascinated
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as she put on little bonnet and gave
ner hair two or three final pats before
the mirror
She was in the highest spirits, sing
inc to Internationally, l told myself
only child-and at last she swung
around and dropped ne courtesy.
How is that, chez" she cried, smil-
ing up at me- Does that please you?"
''Charming,"' | cried. Sasping little
with a feeling of giddineSs, as l looked
down into her eyes.
Our cab swung around into Broad
way, ablaze with light and Cecily for
got me in the excitement of watching
The changing crowd. the brilliant shop
fronts.
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Lester" l said. Il am your neigh
Dor across the hall"

Lester" l said. Il am your neigh
Dor across the hall"
''My name is Tremaine, a. I'm ex-
ceedin~ly glad to meet You" he con-
tinuel, with q courtesy which charmed
me from the first moment. I'VE must
pour libation to honor the escape"
Cecily. who had been hanging on his
lips. few to the next room md was
back in moment with deca ter and
glasses-three of them-and S Joined
us with an imperturbable E"tter of
course air which somewhat "u~prised
me- Only noticed she left little
wine in her glass. and with ii she ap-
preached a square cage of f~e gilt
mesh hanging over the radiator in the
warmest corner of the room.
"She's q most extraordinary Woman"
Trel1aine said. with 4 smile that seem
cd little forced She's about to DO
what no other woman in the world
would dare Co and she thinks nothing
of it. Come ana see"
C2cily had are d reached the cage
and was bending over it, humming
a weird little refrain that rose and fell
and turned upon itself. reminding me
family OF the negro spirituals had
once heard ut camp meeting in the
JERSEY woods. After moment I saw
Il movement within the cage and a
head erected itself a broad. triangular
head. deep orange barred with black.
with eyes like Goals of fire. 1t swayed
to ana fro, 10 and fro. rs Cecily fitted
words to the refrain-qucer, chopped
off creole worCs.
"Oh. Gu ioio;h, oui. Oh. thou art
pretty, pretty, Ie-Fe! Ia ka fai moin
pc, do not fear her. not at all. Is
she not pretty"
Gradually we had drawn nearer.
Tremaine and l, and | felt myself
yielding to the fascination of the song.
even as the serpent did. 1t was not
very large. nor seemingly very formi-
dable, so | did not even think of fear
when Cecily opened the little door of
the cage and drew it forth. She held it
between thumb and finger Just behind
the head aad by slight pressure she
forced its jaws apart Then she poured
the wine down its throat, drop by
drop. Finally she returned it to it's
cage and shut the door
When it was over and she was lying
again on the couch. painting with
Kind of fearful exhaustion. turned to
Tremaine. who wGs hopping his fore
head f2verisLly
I've got kind of sUperstitiOus hor
TOR Of that snake" he said aoologetic
ally as he met ny eyes. I've seen a
lot of them. but none ever affected me
Just as this one does.
What is it, | asked, astonished by
I! his pallor. ly the trembling Of his
hand az he Pit away his handkerchief
and reached for 4 cigarette. He light
ed it before he answered. inviting me
by a gesture to help myself
Its Il fer-Ge-lance" he said at last,
zone of the deadl.est Serpents in the
world. and this particular variety is
said to be especially deadly. sort of
creme de Ia creme. as it We're. It's bite
kills man in three minutes if it hap
pens to strike an artery. 1t does more
than that. 1t turns him to a swollen,
rotten piece of carrion. I've seen it."
And he leaned back to blow a ring to-
ward the ceiling.
| sat. pet"ified, with my cigarette
Nv. ) = " mouth.
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though this | somehow doubted Good
evening, sir he said, standing with
his arm still about his wife and gazing
at me with a look so sharp that | found
myself for an instant unable to meet it.
His wife uttered in his ear a sen
tence SO rapid that was utterly unable
to catch the words. but suppose it eX-
planned the reason of my presence, for
he turned to me Instantly with out
stretched hand
"Cecily tells me that your presence
of mind prevented general confagra-
ton, Mr.
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CHAPTER VI.

VA OR three days Thompson's
body lay enthTOned on its
sglT'z.Es'vss couch at the morgue, but of
sSsMssS the thousands of people who
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LATTER VII.

nsy acquaintance with the Ire
1 sWs ! maineS in the weeks that fol-
lowed grew 10y imperceDtible
degrees into an intimacy
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To be continued.

Every man has an excuse Tor drInk
ing-aDd each il worse than the other
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
Health ome.r., school.

The eighth annual school for the health
officers OF Vermont opened at Burlington
Monday evening. DR.. Charles Caverly OF
Rutland, president of the state board OF
health, made the principal address, on Mod
ern Sanitation and the Methods and Instru-
ments Which Are Being Devised to Protect
Life and Conserve Physical Health, Mason
s. Stone Of Montpelier, state superintendent
Of education, spoke Tuesday on Hygiene Of
the Schoolhouse. DR.. ]. W. Copeland OF
Lyndonville read paper on Contagious Dis
eases in the School and in the afternoon DR..
Ferd c. Valentine of New York spoke on
venereal Diseases, a Peril to the State. II.
l.. Stillson of Bennington read paper on
Public Opinion and Preventive Medicine. In
the evening, George c. Whipple, consulting
professor to the Brooklyn Polytechnic in
stitute spoke on Sewage Disposal. Wednes-
day, DR.. r. H. Miner of Rutland read a
paper on the ACCESSIBILITY of Notification in
Tonsilitis Pneumonia and Cerebru- Spinal
Meningitis and Alexander Dunnett of st.
Johnsbury one on Sanitary Laws. In the
afternoon the Vermont Society for the Pre-
vention of Tuberculosis held symposium on
tuberculosis, several papers being presented,
Wednesday evening DIR. Herbert n. King,
chief physician at the Looms sanatorium,
read a paper on the Relative Merits of Sana.
torium and Home Treatment of Tubercu-
losis. The school closed yesterday with a
paper on Pure Food by Dr. H. W. Wiley,
chief of the bureau of chemistry at Wash
ington, and another on the Medco-Legal
work of the State Laboratory in its Relation
to the State, by Prof. II. L. White.
These officers were elected: President, DR..
w. n Bryant of Ludlow vice-presdents,
DR.. H. L. Stillson of Bennington and G. s.
Page of Hyde Park; treasurer, DR.. W. L..
Ravens of Chester; secretary, Redfeld Proc
tor, ir. of Proctor.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
Aamtr., Rojs..veusly Acquitted.

Admiral -Rojestvensky, whose trial on the
charge of surrendering TO the enemy aftei
the battle of thessea of Japan. began before
court. martial at Cronstadt, Russia, July
4 was acquitted Tuesday after the court
had deliberated for nearly 10 hours. -Four
officers of the torpedo boat destroyer Bedoyi
who were placed on trial with the admiral
were found guilty Of having premeditately
surrendered the Bedovi, and all four were
condemned TO death by shooting But on
account of exteuuating circumstances the
emperor will be requested to commute the
sentences of the four to dismissal from the
service and to be deprived Of certain rights
which they would otherwise enjoy. The full
report of the court martial shows that Ad-
miral Roiestvensky was acquitted on the
ground that he was not in his full senses at
the time Of the surrender. Some OF the
officers were acquitted their guilt not be-
inc proved The recommendations for
mercy in the cases of Captain De Colongue,
chief Of Roiestvensky's staff, Captain Bara'
noff of the torpedo boat destroyer Bedovi,
Fillipoysky and Leontieff, who were found
guilty and sentenced TO be shot, were based
on decentralization produced by the long voy'
are and shock Of the disaster in battle.
They were also credited with a desire to
save the life of Rojestvensky. AT the trial
Admiral Rojestvensky pleaded guilty, taking
all the blame on his own shoulders and ask
ing that he alone be punished to the fullest
extent Of the law.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
CHESTERFIELD.

George Pratt, who has been seriously i'll
is much better.
William Holman had valuable pair o.
oxen killed by lightning in recent shower
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Butler of Hinsdal'
were in town last week and attended tht
concert at s. F. Riggs.
George Wheeler, superintendent Of the j
A. Wright silver polish mandatory OF
Keene, with two cousins the Misses Estey
had a pleasant visit with Miss Jennie Ather
ton Sunday. at the home of II. c. Marsh
The sudden death of Frank Ware, brother
Of w. K Ware of Lakeside house, caused
genuine sorrow to our citizens by whom he
was well known and highly esteemed. The
bereaved ones have the heartfelt sympathy
Of all
The graphophone and photograph con
cert given by George Fisk OF BRENTWOOD
Mass, Saturday evening, at the residence
Of S, F. Rugg was pleasant AFFAIR ana
was attended by more than 100 persons, the
large house, piazzas and lawns befng wen
filled. The graphophone was one of the larg-
est in use and the monographs OF the best
quality. Light refreshments were served to
all.
The Emerson family of Bratteboro are
at their plea SAINT cottage at Lake Sponoru
A SON Paul Sumner Emerson, is poet OF
ability. his recent class poem at graduation
being considered very fine in the opinion OF
those competent to pass judgment on such
work. He has also written others that are
considered remarkable for youth sui IN
his teens He, with others from Brat
tleboro, recently visited Mr.. Feathers the
bard of spofford lake who greatly enjoyed
the occasion.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
SOUTH NEwrANE.

~. II. rr;et pexter of Troy, n. Y, Is
h.ra tor nor xae.S;on
ra..,a T;hhs,,. 81 Keene N. H., is board.
;,r =, Iaon powers's
v.,.o- rnr.u ~ pbiIadel.
c,r.,,onis
p"" s.a.,. r,,, ;s with
oeei s"AA "a wrs " stratton.
MS parents mr' anu
Mrs. Helen Moore OF opr,hsnu S.a.
IS visiting her ss'er' "rS'
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Mason OF Phiiadeiph'a'
opened their summer home Monday evening
Mrs. stella Gilkeyson of Philadelphia was
calling upon relatives and friends "edhes'
day.
Miss Sarah @ Morse of Philadelphia is
srandiny the summer with her sister, Mrs.
r. +, Dexter
NJ and Nrx Walter Stratton OF Spring
so,a Mass speut the past week with Nr.
and Mrs A. V. strsttsn
~. pu. s.ua,,or ~ Rra,tleboro Wis
MSS hlia ~. I'D Mrs 4 strat.
l'eu ,e. p -. Wea,exd,v
'on' U''".H J., -,
MI. anu Mis' .a,,rned from
sons, INV , ~, 'A' r.id,,v risbt
opiihs"eiu' -,
Mrs. Willlam H. uoouno" ., wv"
bridge, Mass visited Mrs- oa"uel "i'
and Mrs. Harrison Aidrleh last "eeA
Arthur Moss, soloist at Trinity NJ. b.
church, New York city, assisted the choir
in singing at Sunday morning church ser
vice.
Mrs Edward Carter and daughter Aldine,
of New York city, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Moss. Mr.. Carter is expected
to spend Sunday with them
NJ, E,orsrce Morse Morgan and her
a,har Ms Alice A Morse. who have been
ni.;,;ns .t w Brooksrs. left on Thurs
- ma; hma in Rr;stol Tenn
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
q YEARS DUNHAM BROTHERS = 75AE|


Congress recently passed a pureisa|
but IT failed to provide the wherera
cover the cost of enforcing it. Thls 4
cry was soon made by the officials !
three departments having to do "
new law. Work will begin on the pm
regulations, however, and they will 4
mulgated in September. II is expeds
the first work of congress at the ~
sion in December win be to make
priation to enable the responsible 80
put the law into effect.
The Chicago health commissions q
that much of the poultry kept in asl
age there is poisonous and some d
affected with maggots. Putrid ehi:ia
preserved and kept for 10 or Il vas
sold. The judiciary committee Of y
council recommends label Law F'i
that each chicken be tagged with VI
it goes into storage and rigid ilqt
law to bring about sanitary conditiga
fessor Kron, a German medical M
started crusade against the waiii.l
kin which he pronounces a mense ]
public health.
Postmaster General Cortelyou hiss I
an order, to go into effect Aug, / ns1
the regulation under which patrons Il
mail routes are compelled to buy boIa'
one OF the 200 listed manufactural
have put on the market 300 ditfersHi
of boxes, approved by the departures
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

Julian Farr is spending his vacation at
hoWe.
Winfield Farr is here for two weeks
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs c. A. Clark of Springfield
spent the past week at o. X. Fairs.
Miss Rumrill of Boston is spending her
vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. 0. E. Randall
Miss Batchelder of Greenfield, Mass. was
tho puest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Farr the past
week.
Mabel Cunningham of Cleveland, O., who
visited here last year in company with ner
grandmother Mrs. f. H. Farr, came alone
Monday to spend her vacation with Miss Ell
len Smith.
Mrs. 0. R. Farr and Marcia Burnham
welt to Riverside Monday. Mrs. Farr re.
turned Tuesday, but Miss Burnham VIII
visit her brother Carl, in Springfield be-
fore her return.
Next Monday E. R. Clark, wife and two
children and Miss Darling of Springfield
Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Clark go =. &c
spofford lake for two weeks. They VIII
occupy Jerome Amidon's cottage.
Mrs Helen e. Burnham tested the fire
less cooking method recently. She put three
hounds of beef in an iron brown bread Kettle
and cooked 90 minutes on top Of the stove
then wrapped the kettle in large newspa
per and placed it in trunk that wa'
packed fun of papers just removing part OF
the middle layer covered over with SINAI
cushion and a few papers and left eigh
hours. 1t came out steaming hot and per
| fectly done,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
WEST puMMERsToN.

Mrs. Grace Willard of Randolph, Mass, is
at Mrs. A. o. Norcross's.
Miss Ruth Crosier of Guiford was guest
of Mrs. Lewis Olapp last week.
William D. Aiken has purchased one OF
the Van Doom cottages belonging to f.
G. Rogers.
Harry and Miss Grace Colburn OF Spring
field, Mass, are guests of their sister, Mrs.
NJ G. Goodell.
Mr.. Fletcher of Claremont, N. H., has
been spending a few days with his grand
daughter. Mrs. c. E. Taft.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson have re-
turned to Springfield, Mass. after spena.
ing few days with G. F. Wilson'S family
at Valley View.
Fred Connarn returned from a visit to
his sister, Mrs, Kate Flannery, In Mont
pelier accompanied by his sisters children
Master Emmett and Miss Catherine.
Thomas Labracque and daughter, Hattie
and Miss Cora Chambrano from Holyoke'
Mass. were visiting with the family of MT.
Labracque at his residence lately occupied
by Mrs. @. L. Combs.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
Vermont undertakers, Convention.

The sixth annual meeting of the Vermont
Funeral Directors and Embalmers' associa-
ton opened in Burlington Tuesday after
noon, President NJ. J. Moran of Brattleboro
presiding Prof. H. s. Eckels of New York
city gave an illustrated lecture. Wednesday
morning the annual address of the presi-
dent was given by NJ. J. Moran of Brattle-
boro. This was followed by an address by
Rev, G. W. Brown, who urged upon the
members of the association the abandonment
of Sunday funerals as far as possible and
asked them to cooperate with the clergy in
making funeral arrangements. President
Eckleberg of the national association spoke
briefly. In the evening demonstration
was given by Prof. Eckels, who had two en-
balmed bodies on exhibition. One of these
had been embalmed for Is years and was an
object of much interest
Officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows President, j. B. Carrigan Of
Poultney; viee-presidents, E. N. Miller Of
Brandon, G. NJ. Edison of Williamstuwn;
secretary, A. f. Hale of Bradford; treasur.
er, b. F. Cabot of Windsor chairman of ex
ecutive committee, NJ. J. Moran of Brattle
boro. The convention closed with ses.
sion yesterday morning.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
Bryan VIII Accept Presidential Nomination

In letter to ex-senator James X. Jones
of Arkansas. who was chairman of the demo
cratic national committee in the campaigns
Of 1896 and 1900, William J. Bryan has
signifed his readiness to accept nomination
as the democratic candidate for president
in 1908, If the reform element is predomi
nant in the party at the time of the con-
vention. The letter states in substance that
Mr. Bryan is gratifed at the vindication OF
democratic principles as seen in recent po'
litical events, that he stands for certain re-
forms and is ready to head ticket to ac'
complish the reforms, or is ready to work
for any other reform man who may be nomi'
mated The nomination is not sought but
win be accepted, Representative Charles A.
Towne of New York will be candidate for
vice president before the next democratic
convention.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13

According to the Chicago Tribune, SO per.
sons were killed in Fourth of July casualties
and 2,7s9 were injured The fire loss was
500, 450.
Thomas Jameson, who shot and fatally
wounded Fred A. Ainsworth at Wiliamstown
Thursday of last week. under the impress
sion that the latter was horse thief, was
bound over the same day in $1,000 for a
hearing on the charge of assault with intent
to kill The hearing will be held today.
The joint bridge commissioners of Yer
mont and New Hampshire held meetings at
Hartand and Plainfeld Wednesday, the SEN
timent being unanimous for new bridge to
connect the two towns. The commi ssion
went to Littleton and Colebrook, N. H.,
which will finish its hearings unless some
towns wish to lay further information before
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13

Louis Marcott of Windsor, retired farm
er, aged II years, committed suicide b.
hanging just before midnight Monday. H,
had been respondent over money matters ant
had threatened to take his life. He leaves
several children.
Another tale mine is to be opened at Eas
Granville where mining operations were be
gun year ago. The output has proved t.
be of such quality as to justify further de
velopment. Plans have been drawn for I
factory with daily capacity of SO tons.
Hon. Walter e. Ranger, commissioner O.
public schools of Providence, R. l., former
ly state superintendent of education in Yer
mont, is presiding at the 10th annual con
vention of the American Institute of Instruc
tion which was opened in New Haven, Conn.
Monday evening.
Sir Joseph Ward, the new premier of New
Zealand, lunched with President Roosevelt,
Friday. He wants reciprocity between his
country and ours and proposes a universal
10 per cent. tariff reduction in return fol
like concession. Sir Joseph aid NO,
Know the meaning Of the word graft" and
when told declared there was none in New
Zealand.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
H1NsDDAL.E.
Union Picnic a Highly Successful Affair to
Be Repeated Annually.

One of the pleasantest affairs in the his
tory of the town was the union picnic at
Hanrahan's grove on Wednesday. The pic.
nickers started about and from then TIL
past dinner time there was steady line
OF people, all carrying something in the
way Of edbles. Not only people from the
village but friends whose homes are out on
the farms came in every sort of conveyance
till the grove was simply swarming with
children, great and small and every one
seemed to forget themselves in their efforts
to make every one else happy.
The committees worked untiringly and
served to all beans, brown and white bread,
cake, coffee, lemonade and ice cream After
the repast croquet, baseball and bean-Dag
games were played, followed by races, the
first of which was running, won by Harold
Martin; sack race by Milan Smith; three
legged race by Neil Latham and Kaye
Fletcher, and potato race. There were
swings everywhere among the pines ana
many hammocks. The grove is so short a
distance from the village that all could at
tend and everyone was interested in the
sports which were seen plainly from the
brow of the hill, being held on the level plot
of ground west of there seeming to be a
natural amphitheater. This picnic was such
a charming success that it is to be made an
annual affair with the hope of having all
societies unite, thus making it town IN
stead of union picnic. Too much credit
cannot be given the committees for their
work in arranging everything and many kind
words were spoken of Mr.. Kinds for his
generosity in furnishing team for those
unable to walk, while everyone is grateful
to Mr.. Hanrahan for having the privilege
Of using the beautiful grove on this occa'
slim