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EMBROIDERED HOSIERY.

What delightful field of fancy work
this craze for dainty hose opens up to
the girl who loves TO make Christmas
gifts. There are so few really nice
presents that can be made for little
money unless one has a remarkable
bag OF silk pieces TO draw on, that
the embroidered stocking is sure to be
great favorite OF the season.
OF course the real silk hose are the
ideal foundation for the handwork. but
very exquisite designs may be done
on the dainty isles Simplest of all
designs is the initial which may be
stamped at any Of the fancy stores
right on the top of the ankle A pair
OF pale blue or pink hose could be
done IN floss to match or in white.
while the white stocking with the pale
colored initial is charming Tiny dots
or stars are also effective and easy to
DO and the plain black hose of gauzv
texture are wondrousIy pretty done in
light colors
More elaborate are the lace me-
dalton inserts over the top OF the foot.
These haevy lace motifs. not too large.
are selling very cheaply at all the
stores this winter but the girl with
an eve to small economies can cut the
figures out of any piece of heavy lace
or batiste embroidery which she hap
pens TO have. one pair of light blue
nose just finished for Christmas has
a small triangular figure of white lace
on each angle. in which the heaviest
parts OF the patterns have been en-
broidered over in blue toss to match
the hose.
Another effective decoration is a
strip of half-inch lace insertion for
about four inches up each side like
the clocks which gentlemen's fancy
hose often have. with these the mi
tial on the top of instep could also be
used. The only care in setting in the
lace must be to take up every single
stitch Of material of the hose. else
it will ravel out the first time they are
worn. Tiny fancy work Jewels NAV
also be worked to good advantage in
the lace patterns. pale pink on white
Isle hose being especially dainty.
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By ELEANOR GATES,
coPYRIcHT. r1ecLURE pHILups Z con1pANY

Author of The biography of Prairie Girl.

/ would discover it. With Dallas, con-
sideration for the feelings of her sister
made her shrink from mentioning
Lounsbury. Yet there was another rea-
son, and one no less delicate-she, as
well, had a secret to guard.
But in the mind Of the elder girl the
thought Of Marylyn's happiness was
the uppermost There were dread mo-
mentS when it seemed to her as If that
happiness were TO be shattered.
During ali the past weeks Marylyn
had carefully harbored her fancies
about Lounsbury. Certain Of the calico
covered books on the mantel had no
little part in this. Their stories of IN
dying affection-of bold men. lorn
maidens and the cruel villains who
gloried in severing them-helped her to
fit her little circle into proper roles.
She loved and must crush out her pas
sion. Lounsbury, whom she loved.
had been sent away by her father. and
she lived up TO the play consistently.
She saw the storekeeper anguished over
his punishment; saw depths of mean
Ing in the good natured salutes he gave
the shack With herself. she accented
loneliness as q sign of deeper suffering.
She was tortured by self pity. by the
doubt she had flung at Dallas. bv the
firm belief that her heart was hopeless
~ fettered. Gazing into a piece of
looking glass that served her for a mir
ror, she marked with sorrowful pride
her transparent skin and lusterless
eyes. She sighed as she watched from
the windows. Patiently she listened
for footsteps, her face half turned to
the door
And yet what size took so tragically
was nothing but failing health. What
was not fact the night of her admis-
sion to Dallas, was almost come to
pass. The few days of great cold and
hunger in February, coupled with long
confinement in the DIRT floored house.
were having their effect. She was on
the verge of illness.
Lancaster, whenever he noticed her
detection, was inclined to poohpooh it.
"She looks as eff she'd jes been slap
ped" he declared, AN is expectin' an
other lammin' any minnit. Eff she'd cry
she'd shore weep lemon Juice" Again,
he reckoned that she had picked I'D
some notion" Jealous and suspicious
as he was, however, he got no nearer
the truth
But Dallas-she was misled far more
than either Marylyn or their father. !
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FOR MADAM AND MADEMOISELLE
HANSEN

necessity for the dress which she
must wear to the office at times when
going directly from the place OF bust
ness to an entertainment. dinner or
some place OF amusement There must
be something which strikes the happv
medium between the simple ONCE dress
and the elaborate dressy frock A
good pattern is one OF the one-pfece
dresses, either a princess dress or one
with jumper waist beneath The
plain colored dress. neatly trimmed
with velvet and lace is always stylish
and looks dainty. y dress of this kind
necessarily demands a separate wrap
and nothing is more suitable than a
black marchioness, which may be said
TO possess sterling qualities fer the
business woman. since it VIII serve for
many purposes.
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" HAT year in the northland
4 winter encroached greedlly
S@S7s=Sl upon spring The latter end
49, of March the weather did not
moderate. Instead the wide valley be-
came a channel for winds that were
weighted with numblng sleet Then
April returned angrily, bringing cold
rains and blows to check all vegeta-
ton.
But April half gone, a tardy thaw
set in The Icy covering of the river
split into whirling blocks. the snow
grew soft and bally, the crust rotted
and picked up. Soon the tempering
sun drove the drifts from south ex-
posures, when freshet coursed down
the coulee and the low spots on the
prairie flied until they were broad
ponds, around which the migrating
wild fowl aighted with joyous cries.
Now caves dripped unsteady. slushy
wagon ruts ran like miniature Nilsson
ris and were Travelled by horny frogs,
prairie cocks made each dawning
weirdiy noisy, and far and near where
showed the welcome green blue eyed
anemones sprang bravely and tossed
their fuzzy heads IN the sharp air.
Throughout this season the shack
had but one visitor Squaw Charley. He
brought fuel and once a week a basket
of supplies from "B troop" Occasion
ally he came swinging a brant by the
neck or carrying saddle of fresh ven
ison; but, though his manner was as
friendly as ever and he seemed no less
grateful and devoted he was always
strangely worried and dlstraught The
evangelist called by once or twice
when storms or the rushing ice pack
in the river did not prevent his cross
Ing. As for Lounsbury, he traversed
the bend often on his way to Brannon,
and If he saw face at a window
waved his hand in pleasant greeting
but he kept to the road.
Since the morning of the aurora the
little family had ceased to speak of
him. That silence was neither de-
manded by the section boss nor agreed
upon by the three On Lancaster's
part 1t grew out of the sneaking con-
seriousness of the ingratitude he did
not regret On the part of Marylyn 1t
an Re from two causes-a sense of girl
iX shame at having confessed her at
taN 1ment and fear that her father
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They are cut in generous width. thus
taking the place of an underskirt,
which they resemble. The lower
edge is daintily finished by tucks AMI
a frill of lace Buttons and button
holes finish the side closing. Cambria.
long-cloth, Victoria lawn. muslin and
nainsook are suitable for the making.
and valencienness or torchon lace will
be very effective for trimming. The
medium size viii require one and one
eighth yards of 36-inch material.
Sizes for 8. 10. u. IA and 16 years
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
TO the Pattern Department OF this paper.
Be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
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! She fought away from the idea thai
her sister might be breaking physical
II and tenderly as q mother yearned
over her. Anxious eyed, she noted the
pallor Of the childlike face, the melan.
choly expression that had come to be
! habitual. She fretted over the spare
ness Of the younger girl, who ate only
when she was urged. If, stated with
/ sleep. Marylyn moved in the night
/ Dallas aroused on the instant and how.
/ cred beside her.
At last. thoroughly alarmed, the elder
girl determined to follow out the idea
/ that had occurred to her In midvin-
ter. What did it matter how hard and
hateful the duty would be? What did
her own hidden feelings matter? She
would appeal to Lounsbury in her sis
ter's behalf.
But time passed without bringing her
the opportunity, and it was borne in
upon her finally that Lounsbury meant
70 remain away, perhaps until he was
hidden to come. Undaunted. she made
plans to waylay him on the coulee
road Resting the Sharps across her
arm, she set out, morning or afternoon
on long jaunt.
But Lounsbury was not met. On
one such ramble, however, an incident
occurred that was far reaching if not
fatal In its results. She was going
hOmeward slowly when she saw an
preaching an ambulance from Brannon
drawn by a four mule team. She
started timidly aside, then paused
The vehicle was filed with ladies. 4
half dozen who were talking and laugh
ing merrily occupied the lengthwise
seats Of the carriage. One sat beside
the driver. Dallas put herself in their
path and waited
How often she had watched these
same ladies canter out of post on
their horseback rides, officers attend
Ing them, or seen them make a rollick-
ing walking party to the bluff top.
And she had pictured how some day
they would be ferried to the bend.
They could not have heard how her
father talked. If they had they would
not blame her. If they passed her.
they would smile and bow, maybe stop
to speak
She was all aglOw now. The am
bulance rolled near. It was closed on
its sides, and the women within could
not see her. The woman on the seat.
pretty, slender, daintily clad, did Dial
las leaned forward eagerly, face flush
ed, eyes shining.
The woman also leaned forward and
looked Dallas up and down searching
~, coldly. Her lips were set in a
sheer. Her eyes frowned. Then the
bowled smartly along, the
driver catching at a leader with his
whip.
who's that, Mrs. Cummings?" The
women in the rear Of the vehicle were
peerlng out
Mrs. Cummings answered over her
shoulder, why, it's the Plow Wo-
man"
There were "Ohs" and "Ahs" and
laughter.
The girl by the roadside heard.
sighted, rebuffed, wounded to the
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quick, she stumbled homeward, her
sight blinded by tears.
She did not wait for Lounsbury
again. Once she thought of writing
him, Of summoning him through a note
given Squaw Charley; but, recalling
her fathers treatment Of the store
keeper, she questioned If the latter
would heed her message. She felt
herself isolated, but no hint OF her
bitterness was allowed to reach Mary
lyn- The younger girl knew only
bright words and unceasing, unseifish
care.
For one thing Dallas was deeply
Observation-Disclosures did not trouble
the shack. David Bond had told her
that when the troops left for the sum
mer campaign the interpreter would
ride with them, the evangelist being
retained at the fort to fill the others
place The latter declared that, by the
pilots report, Lounsbury's name made
Matthews LAY back his ears" but
that he no longer stormed about los
ing the claim.
And now came the warm days-days
in swift, sweet contrast to those Just
gone. Sun and shower banded the
sky with triple arcs of promise. The
robins arrived, a plump and saucy
crew. Bent bill curlews stalked about.
uttering wild and mellow calls. The
jewellers of the ground threw up fresh
dirt around their burrows. The marsh
violets opened pale lilac cups, and the
very logs of the shack put forth am
bilious sprigs, so that from the front
the grotesque head displayed a brlstle
of green whisker. The prairie was
awake, blood and soil and sap.
Ben and Betty showed their high
spirits with comical sporting. The
mules frOlicked together, pitching hind
quarters, rearing TO box and nipping
at Simon. Fully as gay was he, though
his shaggy TANKS were gaunt He
played at goring them or frisked In
ungainly circles. Occasionally, how
ever, he gave signs of i'll humor. low
cred his broad horns threateningly
even at Dallas, paved up the new
grown grass and charged to and fro
on the bend, his voice lifted In hoarse
challenge
On the little family the light, the
warmth and added duties wrought a
good effect. Lancaster's grumbling
lessened, and he helped to plant some
boxes with cabbage and tomato seed
that the sutler supplied Marylyn,
coaxed out for an hour or two daily.
rewarded Dallas with smiles. Her ap-
petite grew rather to her chagrin).
and when she held the looking glass
before her she saw a faint color in her
cheeks
To Dallas the spring brought renew
ed courage and a vague longing. With
the first mild evenings she took to ven
turing out, wrapped in her long cloak. |
for a lonely, walk. In her love of the
cleaning ST, was like a wild thing.
From birth the twilights of the mesa
had proved irresistible. When she was
4 child they soothed her little troubles. |
In womanhood, IL sorrow pressed |
heavily, they brought her strength. |
The half light, the soft air and the lack
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HAPPY MEDIUM DRESS.
Every business woman knows the
of sound were balm to her spirit.

Of sound were balm to her spirit.
Nightly she strayed up the coulee,
eastward, south or toward the river,
until early in May. a second incident
occurred and interrupted her rambles.
She had walked as far as the swale
that was part way to the Missouri
There she was startled into a sudden
halt. From a point ahead of her and
10 the left sounded a gunshot.
She sank down cautiously and stayed
tlose TO the ground. her fingers steady
ing her, her breath suspended. There
was no moon, and the stars were OBJ
scured by clouds. The cottonwoods
were black, shapeless mass. She
watched them.
(To be Continued.)
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<Continuedl
CHAPTER XVII

!" HAT year in the northland
4 winter encroached greedIly
Fgz5s=Ss upon spring. The latter end
1917 of March the weather did NOT
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the deep lace guimpe or neck and the
nigh wired lace stock Even where the
neck Is low they insist upon finishing
i with the inevitable lace guimpe.
Nothing Is as becoming" they de-
clare The woman who understands
her own appearance Will agree with the
modiste in the matter of the becoming
ness of the lace neck.
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NECK TRIMMING.

There may seem to be a monotony in
the way necks are trimmed, but 1T is a
fact that the lace yoke is so universal
ly becoming that few modistes will
give 1t up. They are willing TO vary
the style and to introduce several diff
ferent varieties of lace in one yoke and
stock. But they declare that the most
becoming gowns are those that have
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Our Pattern Department
MISSES OR GIRLS CLOSED DRAW.
Frs.

Pattern No. 5294-Upon the correct
shaping of the under-garments de-
ponds much of the success of the out
side dress. This excellent model for
drawers has wei1-shaped yoke that
nsures g smooth at around the waist
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AUTOMOBILE LIVERY.

Cars stored and taken care OF for
the winter at $500 per month.
FREDERICK L. HEINTz, Prom.
- ?. hohman 81 Phone 1871
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01

Emmett and Alfred Tuttle spent
Sunday with friends in East Dor
set.
Miss Gladys Cheney is spending
few days in Brattleboro.
Miss Elsie Brock of East Dor
set has been visiting friends i'll this
place recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Dow of Med
ford, Mass, were guests of her
brother, Frank Holt, and family
yesterday.
"Topsy," one of the faithful pair
of grays owned for over twenty
years by the Melendy Bros, died
Tuesday night. She had assisted
in taking to their last resting places
the bodies of more than one thou
sand persons.
The concert and lecture given by
0. c. Gilbert, a former slave,
Thursday evening at the Methodist
church was fairly we'll attended and
enjoyed. The audience was enter
tanned until about eleven o o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Lowe ard
son of Fitchburg, Mass, were over
Sunday visitors i'll town, coming i'll
their automobile. Mrs. 4. i.
Cudworth accompanied them as far
as Brattleboro on their return trip.
The Brattleboro Phoenix i'll
speaking Of the "kick" on the West
River division of the c. V. R. Z.
against the practice of conveying
calves i'll one end of the mail and
smoking car says from 1 to 5 calves
make the trip to Brattleboro i'll that
way every Monday morning.
From IS to 2I calves shipped in
that manner each Monday has been
the record recently; and it is hardly
to be wondered at that there is
something of growl going mp from
different sources over this ar
rangemeut.
inquiries have been made fire.
quenuy 6f late regarding the time
for payment of the summer high
way tax. The last Legislature en-
acted the statute that the highway
tax shall be collected and paid to
the town treasurer as provided by
law for the payment of other town
faxes. This is interpreted here to
mean that the taxes will all become
due at one time, to be paid on or
before Dec. 1 to obtain the dis
count; in other words, there is no
summer highway tax.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-08-01

Robert Cone has been spending
few days in Landgrove with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Dryden.
Rev. G. M. Davis of Weston
delivered the sermon in the NJ. E.
church Sunday morning in ex-
change with Rev. ]. H. Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rugg OF
New York were entertained at Er
nest Martins the fore part of this
week.
Miss Grace Babbitt has finished
her work in Grafton and returned
TO her home here.
+ A. E. Cudworth is taking all
outing at the Lodge in Peru. The
reputation of Chef G. L. Richard
son and Assistant S. D. Arnold of
that resort for serving delicacies
has all ready reached this place,
and other visitors are likely to Jour
ney there soon.
The ladies of the Baptist Socie-
ty will hold their annual Old
Home Week social. at F. F.
Churcbill's on Thursday, Aug. IS.
Further notice next week.
Do not be so modest. Let us
know that news item about your
self, as we'll as those about others.
We want all the news possible.
The Casual Visitor wonders:
I. If it isn't time for the loose
stones to be thrown out Of the road
again.
2. If the old road machine is to
remain in its present resting place
much longer.
3. If Church Hill sidewalk is
gone forever, and if the water chan
mel which takes it place cannot be
Strengthened SO that pedestrians
while travelling in it may more
easily know the general direction of
their travels.
4. If the huge pile of edgings
by the bridge must remain there
during the entire summer shutting
off one of the prettiest views in the
village that of the water falling
over the dam.
S. If the two tumbled-down
buildings of the village are to be al
lowed to remain iii that unsightly
condition much longer.
E. If this village ought not to
a more attractive looking
7. If each person realizes that
with a very little thought and labor
he can help very much towards
this one of the attractive
villages of the state.
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LOCAL MELANGE.

Frank Simonds has returned to
his work i'll Pennsylvania.
c. w. Tibbals of New Haven,
Conn, is visiting his cousin, Rev.
R. H. Tibbals.
DR.. Z. B. Babbitt of Washing
ton, D. c., is spending this week
at his summer home here.
Frank A. Rugg of Medford,
Mass , is the guest of his uncle, Z.
F. Rugg.
The little nephew of Miss Rob-
erts at the Inn is recovering from
the whooping- cough.
About seventy couples attended
the dance at Lowell Lake Satur-
day evening.
The lectures expected last week
at the Baptist church were not Civ
ell, the lecturers failing to appear.
Carl Young of Gardner, Mass,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. L. H.
Gale.
Mrs. E. A. Landman with her
three children and the nurse start
ed for her home in Plaistow, N.
H., Tu. .sday, intending to visit
friends in Townshend on the way.
Mrs. A. K. Hovey and daugh-
ter, Jeannette, of Morgan Park
H., are making a months visit
with the formers sister, Mrs.
Frank Simonds.
Myron Johnson returned to his
work in Springfield, Mass, Mon
day. Mrs. Johnson and little son
will remain here for some time.
Charles Conant, by the use Of
clapboards and paint, is greatly inn
proving the looks of his dwelling.
The Mt. Lake Creamery associ-
alton is about to declare a dividend
which will be slightly larger than
that of the Newfane creamery.
Owing to the change necessitated
by the resignation of o. M. Lowe,
F. H. Tyler will draw the checks
and they will be signed by Treasur-
er Averill of Brattleboro.
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TESTED HIS SANITY.
It Did Not Take the Doctor Long to
Find Out His Mistake,

Find Out His Mistake.
DR.. Bliss of Washington, got into
warm controversy with the Super
tntendent of st. Elizabeth's over =
patient whom the doctor believed
was perfectly sane, according to an
exchange.
Finally. agreeing to be responsible
for him, he secured the Superinten-
dents consent to take him in his
carriage on his round of calls where
he could study him to better ad-
vantage. The patient was bright and
Interesting, a good conversationalist
and the doctor became firmly con-
vinced that he was wrongfully held
at the asylum.
Have you a small piece of toast
in your pocket?':
Toast? No." replied the doctor.
Are you hungry"
"Oh, no, SIR said the patient,
most politely. Only the truth is
am a poached egg and unless l haya
4 piece of toast to sit on l shall go to
pieces directly"
DR.. Bliss drove him back to th,s
asylum for some toast.
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AUGUST l. 1907. PRICE THREE CENTS.

Frank Hoy has gone to a hospi-
tai for treatment.
Misses Lucy and Hazel Davis
are spending the week with friends
III Newfane.
Either raspberries are scarce or
pickers are few. There are none
OH the local market.
W. G. Beebe of Manchester was
i'll town Saturday to set a monu-
ment for Mrs. E. w. Lampson.
George Chase of Virginia came
last evening to be with his mother
for a few days at Cyrus Babbitt's.
o. S. Faruell of South Wind
ham has been running the big saw
i'll Hapgood & Millington's mill
during the past two weeks.
The framework to Geo. Clough's
new house is up and covered. 1t
begins to have very cozy appear
ance.
Frank Holt went to East Wall
ingford Friday to get his wife and
chill vino had been making a two
weeks visit among friends there.
Daniel Millington came home
Sunday for his vacation. He grad
uatcd this summer from the Potts
VILE, Pa High School.
IF Il baffar Tn no sorry tbaf vo,,
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A Caro-.

We, the Undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on 5O-cent bottle
of Greene Warranted Syrup of Tar if
it fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
l.. T. Landman, G. f.. Bacon,
J. A. Parkhurst, G.. T.. Richardson
F B. Pier, G. b. William
F. E. Smith, G. IL. Grout,
A. l.. Wheeler, G. II. Pettibones
Ryder e. Johnson.
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3IRrHS

In Weston, July %, son and daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. II. l. Walker.
In Bondville. July %, a son to Mr.
and Mrs Frank Hoard.
In Londonderry, July p. daughter
TO Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Fisher