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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

A son has been born to Mir and Mrs Henry Hirsch of Third street.
 Mrs Brown of Thomaston vis- ited friends in this section yester- day.
 The St Thomas Cadets are mak- ing arrangements for their annual dance.
 The Rev William Laflin of St Patrick's church is spending few days at his home in Windsor Locks.
 The Daughters of Ruta fair which has been on in the hall at 100 Green street the past week closed last evening.
 James Sherman of S53 Bank street, conductor on the Highland di- vision of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, was badly shaken up Tuesday when he was struck by car. The train was back ing up when the rear car hit MT Sherman and knocked him to the ground. He was attended by Dr J. F. Farrell.
 Now that Daniel Mahaney has turned over his cafe to his son, Will liam, the ex-alderman would have plenty of time tc attend to municipal affairs should Mayor Thoms decide to place him on the board of works. Previous to election, when it be- came known that MT Mahaney would not oppose the administration ticket, it was rumored that he might secure a place on the board of works pro- vidiIg the democrats won out. Of late very little has been heard on the matter. 'but there is yet plenty of time for Mahaney's friends to do some good worS.
 It looks as though the Brooklyn and Town Plot Improvement com mittee would meet tomorrow even- ing after an extended vacation. There is some .alk of the organiza- ton disbandin8, as already stated. A few of the members have been of the opinion that the committee would he the better if it were just the Brooklyn Improvement" but au out slider fails to see where the Town Plot members have in any way ham, pered the BTookly mites or their work. If the committee is going to stay in existence there is no apparent reason v-hy the Town PlotteTs should be bounced" Should the majority wish to do any bouncing they have not the power. considering the man Ter in which tLey were appointed. They may disband and start new organization. but it is doubtful if they will do so.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
CHINA BARGAINS.

Salad h0wls or cake plates. de-
 corated German china. regular
 75c ........ .......... 35c Cups and saucers. decorated
 German china at .......... 5c Berry saucer. decorated German
 china. regular Toe at ....... Sc Salad bowls. decorated German
 china. regular 35c at ........ I5c Plates. tea size. German decOrat-
 ed china. regular l5c ....... 5c
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
FRIDAY AS USUAL IS HOUSE DAY. The Anniversary Sale further emphasizes household goods here
 

IS1.25 Smyrna rugs, choice of
 oriental, floral or animal de-
 signs. Anniversary Sale Price 96C 200 velvet rugs, all good bright
 Colors, choice line of patterns.
 Anniversary Sale Price .... S1.4S s25 Administer rugs, size 12x9
 feet, parlor patterns. good col
 ors. Anniversary Sale Price Sl9
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
Special for Thanksgiving

Keenly realizing the pleasure many will have by wearing new hats on Thanksgiving day, we will pre-. pare specially large number or dressy hats and will offer at prices which intending purchasers should not miss. We plan to have the spe- cial hats on sale Saturday, perhaps sooner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
PRIZE PIANO GIVEN AWAY.
Contest Will Close at HaIIct d
 Davis's To-Nizht.

The Hallet & Davis Piano com pany announce for the judges for the great sentence contest which closes tonight at g o'clock. E E F. Me Hahon. advertising manager of the Waterbury Democrat: B. c. Pike. advertising manager of the Water bury American. snd F. H. Copithorn. advertising manager of The Repub- Hean- They will award the s4O0 piano to the winner of the contest See the Democrat Republican and American on Saturday for a detailed account Contest closes at 2 D. m to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21

Would EOa be w5thoat what voE want when a z5e ad night get If
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
CARPET VALUES IN OUR ANNI.
 VERSARY SALE.
Carpet PTgs Under Price for the
 treat hnniversary Sale.

sI-35 Wilton seitet carpets. all
 this seaaon's Fattcrns Anui-
 versary Sal" Price ....-... 9sc yd sI BrUsscl raFrets. choice of
 either room o- hall and stair patterns Anniversary Sale
 Price -------.- -.----.....- 75c vd soc ingram caTEe-s neat pat
 terms. all good Cnlnrings. Anni-
 versaTy sale Prise ----.--- 4ec vd sl35 Administer carpets oriental
 OF floral designs. suft rich col
 orfngs- Anniversary Sale Price
 -----.-.- ----------.- 9sc yd S5c BrusseI carpets. either room
 hall or stair patterns. Ami
 verarT Sale Price -------- 65c v5 SIS BrusseI rugs. sire lz1s feet
 oriental CT H0raI patterns An
 nfvsrszry Sale Price ----.-- Sa cs S27-58 WiItOa velvet rugswOven
 in one piece Anniversary Sale Price -.--.....-.... S214e
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21
IRON BEDS AT ONE-THIRD OFF.

IRON BEDS AT 0NE-THIRD OFF. Sale prices on all brass and iron beds.
 A good strong white enameled
 iron bed. full size, brass trim
 med, value s7.50. Anniver-
 sary Sale Price ........ S5.45 Fancy enameled iron beds. in
 colors. full brass trimmed, val
 ue SIS. Anniversary Sale
 Price ........ ...... Sll95 Extra heavy iron beds, white
 enameled. continuous posts.
 neat designs. value s1O.5O.
 Anniversary Sale Price .... Ss.25 Massive iron beds. full brass
 trimmed. all brass filters and
 mounts. value s1S25. Anni-
 veTsaTy Sale Price .. Sl5,95 Solid brass beds. neat designs.
 with ? inch posts. not equalled
 elsewhere at s35. Anniversary
 Sale Price ....... .....- S23.50 Folding cot beds. made strong
 and durable value s250. An
 niversary Sale Price .. s1.49I Iron couch beds made with
 best national link spring. in-
 cluding all cotton mattress
 and bolster. covered with fancy ticking. sold elsewhere at SIS
 Anniversary Sale Price ..-. sI2 e5I All mattresses and feather pillows at reduced prices. A clear saving Of st least twenty per cent. Clean sanitary feather pillows. made with extra quality tick ing. worth Sz50. Annfver- sarE Sale Price .---- Sl.s5 uair
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-21


 MENT FLOOR.
 HOUSEHOLD SPECIALTIES. Family scales, weighs 2i pounds by ounces. without scoop, reg ular S1 ............ 79c Food choppers, Universal. chops all kinds of meats and yege- tables. regular 9Sc ....... 75c Double roaster, sheet iron. tur- key size, self basting. regular 3sc ........ ...... 45c Double roaster. enameled ware. self basting. two sizes at .............. Sl.SO and Sl .95 Carving knives. genuine stag handle. regular Sl.25 ...... 9Sc Carving sets. 3 pieces. genuine stag handles and sterling fer rule. regular $3.9S. set .... S2.9s Bread rOaster for oil or gas stove. tOasts four slices at once. at 25c Fruit press. regular 25c .... l9e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

olive.
How brave you are. I could not
have done it. should have run away.
How can L ever thank you2 Oh, how
n wish you We're my friend!"
The cry appeared to come from a
weary heart and touched Olive. The
girl seemedsto be almost as lonely as
she herself felt. Are you alone.
then?" she asked.
II am alone in the world" was the
desolate reply. II only came over
from Chicago week or two ago.
was in Jail there
Olive was startled and looked at her
closely. In jail" she ephoed. For
what?"
III was to tell you, you wouldn't
believe me. No one ever believes me.
I'm Just sort Of no-account fool that
ought never to have been born. IT
haven't the pluck, for one thing.
Tell me-" said Olive, kindly.
Selma laughed; a. laugh so ELOQUENT
of utter desolation that 1t drew a sigh
from Olive. ooh, L was Just getting
wise to their plans so they had me
jailed, while they cleared. was up
against 1t all right, all right, !
thought 1t was another shine Of the
same sort to-day. Only that time in
Chicago they planted the goods on
me. 1t was done o. X
II don't understand all you say" a n
swered Olive; "and peghaps you had
better not tell mo any more"
Il THE grlhad large weak blue eyes
Rand she turned them now on Olive
with a feeble expression. Reckon
you're about skeered of me n bit. But
II amt bad I'm white enough, as
white counts in Chicago. Some day
ira like to tell you. Not that you'd
care, though, of course"
How do you live9'' asked olive, In
iterested in, spite Of herself.
Reckon I don't ike, Just am. That's
me. Never had chance to live. Not
that I'm such a big fool as look
l5But my luek's panned out, Never. lnd
thirty cents worth all my life, {;
II am half an American, said OliYe
| rather at n loss what to say.
You don't say. Guess we'll shake
| on that and there was more rs
In the Ashy eyes than at ans tins
y III
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Or the / arrnenter Millions
By ARTHUR W. MARCEIMONT,
Author Of By Right Of Sword When Was Ca" Etc

at the station horc ead bcfricnicd her.
For aught I know to tho contrary,
the old woman, Tisley. was telling the
truth, and when thu doctors certified
that she was insane. what could / dO2
Bring the woman here und the rest of
the people? suppose a lawyer like
Mr.. Mathers can be found easily, and
they will only bear out what i say.
wish now had let the thing take its
course"
You will wish that often enough
before you have heard the last OF it,
madam" said Jack. furiously. But
Mr.. Easement Guieted him.
"rhe matter will of course be thor
oughly investigated he said. There
is the serious point as to the fnlse
kilograms, and the bogus specialist"
II can only say that will do all in
my power to assist YOU. was the reply
spoken with unruffled calmness. II
was completely deceived"
And despite his utmost efforts, Mr..
Easement could do 10 more. The sup
posed lawyer, the bogus specialist--by
whom DR.. Larkhall had been entirely
hoodwinked and the woman, Tlsley,
and even the people who had repre-
sented themselves as running the
lodging house. had disappeared and
could not he traced.
That 1t had al been concocted by
Mrs. MerrIdew, neither Jack nor the
lawyer had the leas. doubt. She had
known Olive was coming to Shefl4e-,.
and had made her preparations we'll
In advance. But 1t had all been done
so cleverly that her part in 1t had been
completely hidden, and when the others
wore spirited away there was abso-
lutely no proof of her handiwork.
They had. therefore, to accept de-
feat for the time leaving the affair
IN the hands of Mr.. kingrose. Nor was
there any better result in regard to
the attack in the railway carriage.
The railway authorities did their ut
most to find the man, but without
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Copyright, 1907. by Arthur w. MarchmonD

dear but / won't buoy you UP with
false hopcs.',s
Nothing will discourage me- re.
piled Olive, 81 trust my instincts. And
am as resolved as ever to so on with
my task until i know the truth" she
added, confidently.
In this mood they returned first to
Frampton, Olive having announcel her
determination to so to London.
Both men attempted to dlssuade her
from this, Jack urging her again and
again to marry him.
Think of the danger you have al
for you to think of attempting all this
alone"
II don't care what the danger is.
Jack. ! will not be frightened off.
Besides, I have had q lesson. 1 know
something OF the people I am pitted
against now, and shall be cautious.
But IL / am to lose even my life. will
not give up. / shall take care that
they do not know where / am to be
found. But I shall go to London; I'd
go to the end of the world IL neces-
sary; but give UP. will not"
I'm in town; that's one blessing
he said. But where shall you live?'
About that Mr.. Easement had sug-
gestion. "a young friend OF mine
named Robson. son of an old client.
fell in love with detectives life, and
is now an inspector. He has dear
little wife. and IL you care to go to
him. not only would YOU be perfectly
safe. but he is a shrewd fellow, and
might help YOU"
Wait mlnute." cried Jack. why
not go to Mrs. Taunton in such an
emergency? She would be delighted
to have you. Olive"
But Olive replied she would rather
see something of Mrs Taunton before
going to stay at her house and de-
olded therefore. to accept Mr.. Case
ment's suggestion. a day or so SUI
feed to make the necessary arrange
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LIZ 4 & 81
ments. and lack. on the plea that she
was not to be trusted to travel alone
in the future, went with her to Lon
don and saw her Installed In Inspector
Robsons house in Chelsea.
Three days later Jack brought Mrs.
Taunton to see her. and that clever
little lady succeeded In making a most
favorable Impression upon Olive. She
was intensely sympathetic. most tactful
in implying her absolute agreement
in Olives resolve to devote her life to
the task, and urged her to come to live
with her, at least until she had; been
able to make other plans.
I'VE will wait little while" was
Olives decision, although she was very
near consuming, as she confessed to
Jack after Mrs. Taunton had left.
Il tell you she's real grit. that wo-
man. he declared. was sure YOU
would like her. But I can tell you
that although she was SO emphatic
about your going on with this bust
ness. she Is heart and soul IN FAVOR
of your marrying mo. Whenever see
her she drives 1T into me that 1T IS
the only right thing for us, The ma
ter would have, a nit she knew.
But Olive shook her head, Not
Will nave uoIle WIeat titt' '" ~ 1890
Jack" she said.
she was a little inclined to despair
at this point. She had never had any
hut very vague ideas Of what she
could do In London, and as tie days
passed and she could do othinlg---
could not even form coherent idea
OF what she could do oranoW she WAS
to set about her great work--shc be-
gan1sto find 1t very ditlieullt 70 Keep
on hoping. @
She was dazetl by the heWilder1ns
bigness of Londons She felt her lone
llness lseenly, anlsSher helplessness'
And strong as was her purp os SO the
Inability 10 make any lslnd OF starr
toward the end III View dlsrnay ,r her e,
She was in, one Of these rather. ae-
Ispondent moods ono afternoon5walklne
Iaimlessly in Oxford Street u when nor
attention was attracted by ne sin
gular behavior Of ii well-dressed man
who WAS pushing rudeiy amoEs .,s g
crowd Of ladies lustered ~ Doul a l '
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number of undiscovered railway mys-

number of undiscovered railway mys-
teries.
The knowledge that her fathers
name was cleared from the old charge
OF crime put such heart into Olive,
however. that she was virtually inuiL-
ferent to the other failure.
Her implicit faith In his honor had
been splendidly vlndlcated; and 1t was
with a light heart that she set to work
to dlsprove the story of that old mar
riage. on the truth of falsehood OF
which her good name and her right to
her fathers millions depended
CHAPTER XIV.
An Adventure In Iondon.
II am more confident than ever that
It is all falsehood,' declared Olive
to her two champions, speaking of the
alleged marriage between her father
and Mrs. Merridew.
But in this she was doomed to q
bitter disappointment,
The two witnesses to the marriage
were seen, and they turned out to be
persons Of comparatively humble posi-
ton. but of unquestionable respect
ability. They remembered the cere-
mony; they had recognized Mrs, Mer-
rldew and when portrait OF Mr.
F'armenter was shown to them, botl
agreed that allowing for the years
which had elapsed between the mar
riage and the date Wien the photo.
graph was taken, 1t was the likeness OF
the man who had married her,
The registrar who had performed
the marriage was dead, but the sigma
.ture In the books was that Of
olives father. Even MI. Casemel
could not dispute that In word, ths
| proofs We're indisputable.
Il am deeply sorry, Olive" com
mented Mr., Easement, "but you coult
not find half dozen people In th'
whole Kingdom to believe that tina
marriage did not take place.
II know OF one" said Olive. II vii
never believe it."
And ! know. another" declared Jack
And here he stands III never believe
those Merridews haven't fakedlit some.
how"
II am accustomed to Weigh evil
! dence,' was the lawyers rNply, :"
'have no wish to discourage You, my
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windows OF one of the big shops.
Then to her amazement. she saw
+ him thrust his hand into the pocket
of a richiy-goWned woman. take out
la purse and slip away with 1t.
The theft was instantly discovered
ant the lady, turning round quickly,
accused b girl who was standing be-
hind her of having picked her pocket.
The girl, pale and thin and delicate
looking protested her innocence ant
began to sob bitterly. A policeman was
soon on the spot and in moment tho
girl was In custody.
Taking rire at this fragrant injus-
/ tice. Olive stepped forward and ex-
planned that she had seen the whole
thing; that the girl had had nothing
to do with the theft, which had beer
committed by man who had run of.
The constable was either a fool, or
wishful to make a charge, however
and told Olive to be off about her
business. A second constable came
up. and when the matter was told to
him, he accepted his fellows story
and added to it that he knew Olive well
by sight and had often suspected her
of pocket picking.
She persisted In her story. none the
less for this, and in the end the second
constable declared he would arrest
her as we'll Boiling with anger and
Indignation. she was marched off tt
the station in company with the girl
whose violent sobbing drew general
attention to them both.
At the station, just as the girl. who
gave the name of Selma Hammond,
was about to be charged. Inspector
Robson entered. 1t was most fortu'
nate chance. Olive told him what had
happened, and after very short de-
lay, the two girls w<re released and
the constables severely reprimandcd.
Selma Hammond was a tall, slight.
rather delicate looking girl and shed
tears OF gratitude as she thanked
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CHAPTER XIV.
a Startling Discovcry,


Selma Hammond stood holding the
door of her room and staring In blank
amazement at Olive until cher weak
eyes dropped and signaled alarm. Then
she turned and threw open the door,
"SalSes alive. what has skeared you?
Course you can go If YOU have a mind"
But when the way was thus made
free for her, Olive began to be ashamed
of her sudden panic. The desire to
between this girl and the Merridews
took the place of fear, and she hest
tated.
Those photographs! What are they
to you?" she asked, eagerly.
Say, you don't mean you know
either of them?' cried Selma in unmis-
takably genuine establishment and GU
riosity.
On the Instant Olive decided that she
was sincere. WHO are they?"
why, they Just raised me, sure.
call her auntle. but ] don't know
whether she Is that or not The mans
her son. Gilbert. when he isn't Gideon
Mawford. About as big a tough as
ever skipped from the police Of Chi
cago. Ill tell you, II you like; but
don't you stay If you'd rather hop
"rell, me,iiSI helped YOU to-day. Tell
NE, nssaid OliWasgexcltedly.
The sWornhnX or athe mouse brousnt IN
the tea and the interval gave Olive
time to recover self-possession.
II don't know who my father was,
and never knew my mother, either
said Selma, as she poured out a cup of
tea end handed 1t to Olive. t'All !
know lis that auntie raised me, and
raised me real hard, too. She was on
the stage, and beauty at that, ! can
|.tell gyo,l But say. who are you, any
way? 4 didn't catch your name at the
my name ia olive Parmenter, and
THOSE two have done me q grievou !!
wrong Don't tell me sanythsn " you'd
lrathar not
III was the other's turn now to be
excited. uttering her faYo!ite eScla-
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synop,I, of Preceding ctnpter..


Olive Parmenier, heircss 10 Gregory
Parmenter's millions. is engaged TO the
future Lord Belborough. of OSfordshirc
Eng. Her father. after receiving 4 mys-
tcrious cablesrnm from America, insists
that the marriage be FASTENED. No OBJ
lection is made, l)u Lady Belborough
takes occasion 10 insult the girl and Is
rebuked by her husband. lord Belbor-
nuEh The wedding is interrupted dra-
matically by a strange woman in black
who cries: ~ forbid the banns." Old MIR.
Parmenter falls dead from tho shock.
and II is later discovered that his Will
has been stolen. thus leaving Olive pen
niless The woman In black subsianti-
ates her claim to be the widow OF Greg
Dry Parmenter, and with se, son. Gilbert
Nerridew. takes possession OF the Greg
,ry estate, Merridew calls on Mr. Par
nenter's old LAWYER. Mr.. Easement, who
suspects Merridew of having stolen the
Will
Olive writes to her lover saving that
they must not meet again. but he Sc
cures an interview in Mr.. Easements
office, in which he vainly urges her to
marry him in spite of all Finally she
agrees to come to him when the rnys-
terry is cleared up, and starts on n jour
ney of investigation. on the train she
is attacked and robbed by a man dis
guised as a woman. and only by q ruse
prevents him from throwing her out of
their compartment.
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ther on where no missionary had Wis
tied, group of believers Chat word
is commonly used in Korea) had re-
Gently sprung up. numbering ten fami-
lies. They had been visited each Sun
DAY by the Christians from our vii
Rage and given instruction, but thew
wanted the missionary to visit them
and establish catechumen class. Mr..
Halls program was too full on the
present tour to admit of this. In our
stopping place the elder further re-.
ported, there were 40 candidates for
baptism To be examined. This mar
ucular community illustrates the pbe-
nomenal Contamination of this conn
try' winch is now less than genera
ton removed from the rank heathen-
ism and seclusion which earned for
IL the title of The Hermit Nation -
The settlement comprises 80 houses
and OF these % are Christian.
Practically the entire village turned
out Tor the evening service. most NJ
them carrying Bibles and hymn books
The singing was led by the mission.
airy, there being no organ. The ron.
gregadon Is dependent upon his visits
ior new tunes. though they retain with
surprising correctness the ones for.
merly learned. Mr.. Hall also TAUGHT
the people, by having them repeat tho
words after him. the frst question and
answer OF the Westminster Shorter
Catechism, which has lately been rem.
dered into Korean. The time-bono,ed
figure, drank in every word " best
expresses the attitude OF the congre.
cation toward the sermon.
While the missionary preached T
watched the people. All excent tbs
children were in white. MANY Of tho
women, who were curtained off from
the men, had babies on their backs
or at their breasts. Some OF tho nar
wore the wide. horn spectaclcs OF the
Chinese scholar. All except the few
unmarried ones had their hair done
mp in top-knots, with a brain soueex.
ing black net band around their heads
Most wore the horse hair inner ga,
Tho children wore clothes Of MANI
coloTs-pink, yellow and green pre.
dominating. Candldly. all would have
looked better for an application ~
soap and water: the Korean has NOT
yet fully learned tho godlessness of
dirt None Of the people showed the
foreign influence in their clothes. as ia
the case in Seoul. where even the ton.
knot Is beginning 10 disappear IN
the latter place I saw boy in church
whose dress consisted OF Japanese
imitation o. American shoes; stock.
Inga with black, yellow and gree.
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"Golnq Some"

Two OF our colored brethren were
engaged in heated argument. The
retort courteous" withou. the quail.
Tying adjective. had been passed and
returned.
Suddenly the larger Of the two
moved up aggressively. "Yuh nygah.
you'll! If All hit yuh, Aim a-goin' to
knock yuh so fab dat der amt no rail.
road train kin bring yuh back"
The other looked at him a moment
speculatively. Then: "Niggah YOU.
self yuh brack map o. Africa! IL All
hit yuh, Aim goin' to knock you so
fab dat it'll cos eight dollars to sem
yoh L postal card!"
Whereupon the tall one, realizing
that the limit had been reached.
passed his 'chaw," and peace reigned
again.-Judge.