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Milford chronicle., 1909-11-19
DC. ~ -TRAP 80 N oPERArIoN.

FIG. XVI TRAP NEST IN OPERATION
agreeable odor. The head swells, the
eyes often being swollen entirely shut
An affected bird may live for a long
time and sometimes even get well, but
It is seldom worth anything. The
treatment consists In killing the af-
fected birds and removing the cause.
Exposure to cold and dampness Is
among the chief causes. A dry, warm
house, especially one with a curtain
front to provide for plenty Of ventila
tion without drafts, is one Of the best
preventive measures. The curtained
roosting apartment also helps to keep
the fowls from catching cold In severe
weather.
Lice and Mites.
The most troublesome parasites Of
poultry are lice and mites. These
pests are very different in their habits
The lice remain on the bird all the
time, eating the feathers and skin.
They are not usually present in large
enough numbers to do any consider
able damage. except to sitting hens
and small chicks. One Of the most
effective means Of combating lice is|
the dust bath. This is simply a con
venient sized box filed with fine dust
IN which the hens can ron. Lice and
other insects breathe through tiny
holes along the sides Of their bodies
The dust fills these holes. and they die
of suffocation. A little turpentine add
ed 10 the dust bath makes 1t more ef-
fective.
The dust treatment Is usually all that
b required to keep the Nee In check.
Where they get unusually bad pyre
thrum or tobacco dust blown IN among
the feathers is effective. This plan
takes too long to be used extensively.
however. Lice frequently make their |
way from the hen to the chicks at
Matching time and often cause the
death Of many Of them. The best wa.
to prevent this, of course, Is to see
that the hens are free from lice be
fore the chickens hatch. One of thc
best remedies Is to dust the chicks
with insect powder or paint them
around the neck and under the wings
with a sulphur and lard mixture.
Mites are much worse pests than
lice. They live in the crevices in the
walls and roOsts, attacking the fowls
at night. They do not eat the skin
but bore through 1t and suck the blood,
Mites are so small that they can
hardly be seen with the naked eye, but
the damage they do is not measured
by their size. Half the SO called dis
lases to which poultry are subject are
caused by mites. When fowls sicken
md die without any apparent cause it
b time to look for mites. Painting the
'oosts and adjacent walls thoroughly
With crude petroleum or kerosene will
lestroy many Of them. The same .
should also be applied to
,OOps and nest boxes. The litter un-
ler the rOosts is often a breeding place
or mites. It should be cleaned out
and hauled away. After
leaning out. the floor should be thor
ughly soaked with a strong solution
4 some coal tar dip. If the poultry
louse is fairly tight burning sulphur
q It VIII effectively destroy all mites
within reach Of the fumes. Keeping {
erIain and disease in check requires
work and constant vigi-
lnce, but It is work that will be well
spaid b tne improved health Of the
oak
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Milford chronicle., 1909-11-19

About 20 more mems and youths 'overcoats worth
s'.'O and S. that We are selling at s. and So.
A lot Of small boys overeoats, sizes to yrs.
worth $3.50 to $500, we are selling at s.. and s..
Another lot of boys S. overeoa,a, sizes 10 to
10 yrs at s..
A big lot Of boys knee pants in all grades to be
sold out cheap.
Mems single pants in all grades for dress work
or business wear to go cheap.
All underwear for men, boys. and women and
children. in all grades. Heavy fleece lined. medi-
Gated aannes and the Wright's Health underwear
at cost
Top shirts in al grades for work and all grade.
for dress in Negligee and 6ne white shirts, cuffs,
collars, ties, searfs hosiery, etc. All at cost.
All grade of overals and jumpers for men and
boys.
All the latest shapes in soft and stiff hats at COS,
or less.
Last but not least is our line Of well made and
attractive line OF shoes tor men, boys, women and
children. which includes some Of the best makes
and stylish inc uding the guaranteed, BuH & Packard
grades Of work shoes for men and good school
shoes for boys and girls, heavy work shoes leather
and rubber boots, rubbers, etc.
All goods must be closed out and store vacated
by the end OF the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
LIFE OF A PIMPLE
Compilations Are Cleared and Pimples Disappear Overnight Without Trouble.

The dispensers of poslam. a new skin discovery. ask that notice be given that no one Is urged to purchase it without first obtaining an experimental pack age. Everyone who has tried IL knows that the fifty-cent box. on sale at Jen- nie Hami,ton's Pharmacy and all drug stores, Is sufficient to cure the worst cases of eczema. where the surfaC c affected Is not too large. The itching ceases on first application. It will also cure acne. letter. blotches. scaly scalp. hives bar Der and every other form of itch. including itching feet. Being flesh-colo-ed and containing no grease. the presence of poslam on ex- posed surfaces. such as the face and hands. is not perceptibie- Water and soap cannot be used in connection with 1t. as these irritate and prolong skin troubles. sometimes even causing them
 As to the experimental package of poslam. 1t can be had free of charge by mall of the Emergency Laborator- les. g West Twenty-fifth Street. New York It alone Is sufficient to clear The complexion overnight. and to rid the face Of pimples in twenty-four hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
Connecticut Patents

The following were issued Dec 21. 1909. List furnished from office of A. M. Wooster. solicitor Of patents. Bridgeport, Conn.
 H. Hubber. Bridgeport, Separable att tachment plug
 F. P. Poole. Bridgeport. Electric lamp socket
 G. L. Wallace. Bridgeport. Electro plating tank
 F. N. Connolly, New Haven. Pen feeder.
 L. l. Hepburn. New Haven. Maga- xine nrearm. device for registering mechanisms- E R. Sargent. New Haven, Casket c. A. Clark. Hartford. switch-indica- e. G. Passaro, Stamford, Eel-trap. w. H.. Taylor, Stamford, Time move A. s. Garlick. Meriden. Liquid gauge. c. H. Hubbell. Derby, Piano-case. J. R. Fletcher. New Britain, Knob l. N. Lewis. Waterbury. AzImuth- indicator.
 W. H. Perkins. Cheshire. Wrought metal fitting for plumbers use. U. Dove. Litchfeld. Garment-hanger. E. E. Babcock. Stonington. Driving mechanism for printing presses F. T. Wheeler. Piaiuville. Flush plate for flush receptacles-
 Trade Marks
 Hartford Rubber Works Co. Hart ford. Tires for rubber or rubber and Hopkins and Allen Arms CO, Nor wich, Revolvers-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24

The first man turned on the doubter with A smile. "Now look here-"said he, Don't make the mistake of think ing that I haven't given this matter pretty sober Judgment. That fellows got the right stun in him. Just think 1t over a minute. When you and l produce a- play we consider ourselves out financially if the piece on.y lasts few months. The cost of producing that Yale play isn't so very much less that some I've brought out my self Yet that kid made quite a hand some profit for his theatre fund on less than eight days run. I need him on my staff."
 1t turned out. however, that the man in question was needed by his father in the latter's business activities so the theatrical profession lost a likely recruit.
 The production comes to Jackson's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
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N. Y. Wholesale Prices.

s7Hc; extras, SC M c; dairy tubs. hn- est. s4c: good to prime. soc Q 32c-
 xbitss am'e fancy. 47e@ eS soc: % smali. sseg l2c; gathered. 3sc @ 41c; hennery browns, fancy. 42c O 43c: gathered, 35c o 4lc; fresh gathered extras. sac
 APPLES, table varieties. bbL.. s2.5o e s4.5O; Greening. s2.25 O Ss; Tall man Sweet, S2.25 a s2-5o; pears, Duchess. bbl.. s2.75@s3.75; Kiefer. s2 HAY AND srRAw.-Hay.-rimo- thy. prime. large bales. 100 ro-. .s1; No. 8 to l. s5c @e7hc; shipping. soc; packing, soc O s5c: clover and clover mixed, T5cG ga c. straw-Long rye. 7sc gs7ho; short and tangled rye.
 POULTRY. - Alive. = Chickens. spring. fo-. 15c; fowls. 15c; roosters. old and young, 10c; turkeys 16c Q 2sc; ducks. 1sc; geese. 12c Q 1sc: 26c. Dressed-Turkeys 2sc92sc; broiIers. fancy. pair. soc Q 75c; fancy. 4 lh. and under. 25c O 2sc; chickens roasting, fancy. g ID. and over to pair. ana & ssc sg ss aossn % 1Sc 7es: fesr S ,To e $50 to 42 lo., Is If c; ducks. zoe Q 21c; geese, Eastern, white, 20c; dark. 16c 91sc: squebs. prime. large. white, dozen, s2.25 Q s4.25: poor. dark. s1-5o;
 ''' -e'
 GAME.-ouaii. frpzen. dozen. s49 s4.25: pair, s3.50 a s4;woodcock, pair, s1 o SIPS; rabbits. fresh, pair. 1sc6
 VEGETABLES. - Potatoes. Ser muda. second crop. s3.5o a Ss; South ern, s1-25 Gs2; Long Island: bbi-. s2 Gs2.5o; carrots. ton, s12@s14; bbi-. soe9s s1; onions, Connecticut yellow HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS-Cucum ters. doEen, 76c6 S1.25; lettuce, strap. soc sl. mint. dozen punches. 55c G soc: mushrooms. h., 20c Q soc; rad- ishes. 100 punches. s1 @s2; tomatoes ID. 1oc Q 2sc.
 s2-5o; black walnuts. soc @ soc; but ternuts. z5c 70 Soc
 HONEY-Ciorer comb, fancy. rp.. 15c Q 16c; fair to No 1, 12c6 14c; clover. extracted, sc6sHc: buck wheat. comb, 12c 913c; extracted. 7c
 MAPLE SUGAR. sc9Ioc per ib.; syT1P T2Rs s0eS SS sGe PsE KTs@s,,v.- Esllon; ,ox s5O.OO Q s5o0.0o: Cross fox, s7.oo . s14.0o; Red Fox, s4.6o Q s6-5o; gray fox. S1.25 G s1.5o; house cat. black. 25c @ soc: house cat. colored. 1ec: skunk. black. sS.4O G ss.70; half striped. s2.25 Q s2.5o; striped. s1.250 $1.35; white. soc O soc; raccoon. ex- tra black; s2.eo Q $3.5o; raccoon. sd.5o SIS: oposs1m. large. 75cg 25c; rabbit skins. 1c: mink. $500 a s7.oo; n1uskrat. winter, large. 5oc9 soc; falls. 3sc Q 4oc; medium, 34cA 36c: small. 25c n BOG: kits, 1oc H 15c: winter, black, 55c 6 soc: fall. black, 43c Q Isc; kits. black. 15c a zoe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24

Messis Leverty will go further and will give with every package they sell their personal guarantee to refund the money if Pleasant Specific does not permanently benefit. A reliable med icine at half price. with the guarantee that your money will be cheerfuIly re- funded is you are not entirely satis- ned
 Anyone who Is suffering from liver trouble. constipation. sick headache. Indigestion. bad taste m the mouth, biliousness. specks before the eyes. melan1 holy, or tired feelings. should take advantage of this offer. Messrs- Leverty do not know how long they will be able to sell Ames Pleasant Specinc at half price. for the sale has heen-something phenomenaLand hun dreds of the most obstinate cases in Bridgeport have been cured.
 As the dose is diminished after che first few days a bottle that you can obtain now for 25 cents will last . month
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
YALE ACTORS ON ROAD SOON. Putting Final Touches on @Iondon
 Assurance"

They are putting the finishing touches on the production of Dion Boucicault's London Assurance" these days. The coach and the costuners and the managers are all in the throes of final preparation It really takes business ability of no sraan order on the part of the under graduates to successfully manage their holiday tour from a financial point of view and many a professional manager could gain few points by observing their methods Of course they have many advantages over a professional director. Tn the first place they have that intangible but highly elective ssYale Spirit which brings alumni flocking to each performance Then It is in no sense a money making or ganizatfon and instead of a salary each man is working with the goal on the other hand there are a number of pretty stiff obstacles in the way of the undergraduates which no man. ager has to confront
 The cost of the scenery for the play, which Is always especially constructed each year. Is no small item Dearly as they love the drama undergradu- ates must act and the reczoning for twenty-five or thirty husky students at a good hotel comes high The tour is not arranged geographically in. any thing like the sequence that would be employed by a regular booking syn dicate- Alumni centers have 10 De taken into consideration Railroad fare eats up profits quickly and seen cry transportation expenses come to surprisingly large amount Critics who have witnessed the Yale perfor- mances agree that no money is spar ed in the costuming or scenic fittings of the plays so that the initial cost will compare favorably with a regul- lar production if the salary list of the latter be excluded
 he r~rw1o rnff aNrf- cal manager made a rather flatter- ing offer to a man who had managed the Yale productions with signal sue cess to join the stan upon graduation Another factor In the world of plays was present when the latter was be- ing dictated and calculated his sur prise when=he beard, the salary which the frstnna offered -as a starter.
 "Isn't that going rather steap for a starter" he asked
 you can get lots of experienced men for less than that. I thought you had better iIadsmer'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
CUT THIS COUPON OUT It Is Redeemable at
 Leverty's

T. A. Leverty & Bro. the popular druggists. ask you to present the fol- lowing coupon at either of their hrea stores. 1855 Main street.sos Park ave- nue, or North avenue and Main street. and they will let you have a regular fifty cent package of Ames Pleasant Specific for constipation and dyspep- sia- containing a full months treat ment ct half price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
RAILROADS
gLeH Lfk XazSNz1Teyd 1
 -/RAMRz< .. NOVEMBER 1, 1909 Trains Leave Bridgeport ss
 Follows:

tslss. IoK ts sEw hol4k4as aa314. .4:.s. 5s fs:s. .s;5I;S s:os. .io:oe. .1l:ss A. M- .5:27. s:12. .s:2s. s7:2S. .s:iL .s:ss. s:5S P. M.-SUNDAYs-.4:45, @:Is. $s:25, 10:eo A. M.-f12:so. 2:es. .2:27. .4:13. 5:O7. s5:27. f6:45. s7:2s. 's:1l. f9:s6. 9-52 P NJ
 FOR WASHINGTON, via Iiarieln River-~12:so (daily) A. NJ; .i:1s p Nj.
 FOE NEW HAyES-.12.s2 -I.4i. 6:5O.7:56. *s;21. 9;25. "1e:4s. .iI;sa A: M.ls;ie. .l2;so: l;se: ;oe .s:ss s, s6:54. 7:1o. *7:s2. ss:41 f11:54 P. NJ SUNDAYS-s12:S2. *i:41.. S:l3. S-4S. sIO:4s, .11:S3 A M.-"2:29. .4.2Ss s6:s2. *6:54. 7:1s, s7:S2. s:47. s1eso1 P M
 FOR BOSTON, via New I.ondrn Al ana MR.a:ss. .s:4s. .4:s5. .s:54 P. M--suNDAYs-.1:+1; '1I:ss A N
 FOR BOSTON via Hartford and willimantic-ss:e1 A. M--*s:2s P
 FOR TWISTED and Intermediate Stations-5:00, 700, s:35 f11:40 AM -2:35, "5:51, 7:4o P. M.-SUNDAYS -S:So A. M--6:45 P M. DERBY and Intermediate Stations 5:0O, 7:oo, 500. 9:35, 11:4o A. M S:S5' t5:54. TAO P M.-SUNDAYS- S:sO,. 1o:5O A. M.-6:45, $50 P. M.
 FOR CT. HARRINGTON, LENO1, PITTSFIELD. ETC.-7:0O. 9:50 A M. -.s3 P MEUNDAYS-S=3 A. M-
 FOR DANBURY. NEW MILFORD ETC. via Brookfield Junction-7:00, a.5o A. M.-4:33. 6:36 P. M.+SCNs DAYS-s:30 A. NJ (to New Miifordl-
 FOR LITCHF1EID, ETC.-9:5O A .Sa.e3 P. M.-SUNDAYS-S:9O "A NJ.
 Express trains. 1Locai Express
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
Cut This Coupon Out
 and Use It at Once

This coupon entities the holder 10 one soc package of Ames Pleasant Specific for dyspepsia. constipation and bIliousness. at half price. 2sc.
 J. A. LEVERTY & BRO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
AUCTION SALE

HIGHEST PRICES PAID for used furniture. carpets and srore fixtures. Bridgeport Auction & Commission Co.,. <4 Union Square. Tel 16s6-3-
 D1 elf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
SURGICAL APPLIANCES

ELASTIC SURGICAL APPLIANCES fashioned on hand looms to fndfvid- ual reouIrements. Requisites foa physicians. nurses. hospitals Wil- lia.n Snowdea. No Taylor Block, IIf9 Broad street. A practical exc p@rsence of over es yeara Telephons ss7. g eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
FURNITURE
INSTRUCTION

PIANO REPAIRING-Now Is fhs feet condition Our workmen are not busy and we can give you a very low figure now Let us tell you how much 1t will cost Drop postal or Gall. Steinert's Piano Store. SIS Main St LG elf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
ROOMS TO LET

TO RENTING rooms all improve ments, 1so Whitney avenue.
 T22 p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
DEFECTIVE AGENCY

LICENSED DETEC- TIVE BUREAU-Civil and criminal investigations in any city or town Room 5i2 Carney Building. 43 Ire mont St., Boston Natraniels G. Robinson. manager. Telephone Hay 1900 H G 6 2 I
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
LAUNDRIEs
SHOES
BIRDS

LOUIS COURTNEY. dealer in inpor ed canaries. foreign song and Avie birds and talking parrots and pa Birds boarded ana conditioned. ll6 Wall St.. upstairs Open evenings
 RS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
CARPET CLEANING

Steam Carpet Cleaning
 and f1an Rug Works Has Removed fo 2S6 Stratford Ave
 O. ". WILCOX. Prop
 !. c. FLORIDA. Mgr. reiepnone IS9s-3 ..Sza o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
THE MAN WHO DOES sor

~nicn suck m the public mind. are thoss of the advsrtassn---IheA. uhs let p--.- hshs ->snA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24

TO RENT.-Jlght. airy store and ex- c<nent basement. s5 John street. near Main Apply. Superintendent. Public Library. I1fags
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
FEMALE HELP WANTED

wANTED.-A competent cook. with
 reference. 255 Park Ave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
MALE HELP WANTED

MA1E d5LE w AIN 61 wANTED.-Men to learn automobile driving and repairing and qualify for early spring positions paying SIS to s20 weekly. Practical work tearing down and rebuilding 1909 and 1910 cars makes you successful More pupils of this school holding positions than any school in New Eng and: Days and evenings. New England Auto School. sl5 State St. Bridge port. H IS If I MADE s5o.eoo in five years in the mall order busiress began with ta Send for free booklet Tells how Heacock 7e5 Lockport. ". Y
 R 2s s c If DRAF-TsBEN. mechanical archJ,ee- turat or structural arc always in demand at go~d <slarie-. ten youns men wanted to toir dub ts tearn craving. at home evenings: instru- ments furnished Address C. g. k- Box sss, City. C1S s6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Typewr,ters all mak,s new and second hand Mullins Typewriter Exchange l5e State SI
 Bzo eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24

TO RENr-Typewriters underwood Remington Smith. Oliver. etc. a Auliins Typewriter Exchange. 1st State St B 20 cit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24

MRS. HASTINGS. SPECIAL ss. A sI
 DIrectore corset 3l.5o. To be had al Mrs. Hastings stores only. Bridge port. Hartford. Waterbury, and Springfield. l. 12 eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24

FOR RENr-Ons stor and rent,
 l7ss Main St. H1 su FOR RENT-eeverai B-room naes, an
 inprcvemnts. s1z: deSirabie loca-
 bon- L. Weiss. Room 3t. szS hain Rt T11 "0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24

COR3ETS to make thin people to look plump. Corsets to make stout peop.e look slender. Mrs- Hastings Corset Shop. 1888 Main St.. foot of High St. .f L12str
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24

si.oo CORsETs 5sc. H.5o corsets ssc
 S.76 corsets 79c- Mrs. Hastings Cor set Shop. 1898 Main st-. foot of Higt St. L12s If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-24

At the last meeting Of the Common Council a contractor in the building trades was among the spectators. An other onlooker spied him and point ing him out to a party of friends said: "A fellow who worked for him fell on the roof. When ft came time to pay off that week the boss wanted to know the time he went over the caves in order that he would know the ex- act amount to take out of his enve- lope-"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-08

The windows in L. Alloys store on
Nuuanu below Hotel contain an array
of hosiery that should open the purses
of the ladies.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-08

SOuCuIllS Opln1on OF wider, j..
Section 81 of the Municipal Act pro.
vides that "Any candidate directly in
terested, or any thirty duly qualified
voters of any election district may file
petition in the Supreme Court of the
Territory setting forth any cause OF
causes why the decision of any board
of inspectors should be reversed, cor
rected or changed. - The petition in
this case is brought by some thirtv-siS
persons who are alleged to be duly
qualified voters Of the election districts
of the City and County of Honolulu. and
who voted at the election for Mavo1
held on November 8. 1908. in that CITY
and County The principal objection
raised by the demurrer is that the
petition does not show that it is brought
by thirty duly qualified voters of any
election district, the defendant contend
ing that the election districts prescrib
ed by R. L. See. los, (Which are the
4th and 5th). are the ones referred tc
IN the Municipal Act. The petitioners
claim that the Municipal Act in provid
ing for the election of a mayor by al
the qualified voters of the city and
county specifies but one election dis
trict, although. as already pointed out
the petition is not drawn on that theory
The thirty voters who desire to con
test an election must all come from
one election district. That is clear
think.
If R. L. See. Jos applies. it is by
virtue of Section 40 of the Municipal
Act which provides that "The genera
laws and rules governing the election
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31

ship Utah have a wife In O.
port?"
Now they want TO tax bank n,
Get rid of yours while times goo
Piece OF downtown New York
for 1926 a square foot. They'll
selling II In capsules soon. like rad
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31
|OU WILL PIE IN YOU'D
TRACKS UNLESS YOU
~


OfNhtASn
My impulse was to unhesitatingly
obey, but with an iron effort subdued
II.
by the God above us you will die
in your tracks unless you unmask."
I said to myself-"Oh. no, | shall
not. Well he knows. this surgeon.
that IL he kills me he must hang!
and speedily"
Fire." I cried on, instant. It'was
the most courageous act of my life.
Sir Chas. venner let his hand fall.
and his eyes. I heard click, and |
watched him restore the pistol TO his
rocket. In one second he had aged
/ 10 years. He was now an old man.
haggard-faced and trembling.
strobe TO the bell and pressed the
button. had won the battle. | stalked
over TO the door and threw II wide.
Get out OF this" I grated. Get out
OF this and go-hang yourself II you
want to cheat the hangman. You've
bad your fun. and now by heavenl
iru have mr. pound OF fesh!"
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31
IN MANY GUISES
Story Exciting Dash for Fortune BY an
nterY.e Association,

with Mr.. Seth Halford?" he asked
quietly.
Undoubtedly. Sir Charles"
Il confess | should like you to ex-
plain the meaning of your present
mummery. You were excellently well
disguised before"
l bowed profoundly. Thank you
for the compliment, Sir Charles"
Il did not come here to exchange
compliments with you.' he retorted
coldly. Kindly get to business"
Have you the money!" demanded
Yes. But l shall not give you q
solitary farthing until I am furnished
with substantial guarantee that this
will be your last impertinence."
smiled grimly. You must be salts
fed with my oath. which I give you
freely. that you will never hear from
me again, Sir Charles. Now, please
the money"
Il am sorry" he said softly, But
we cannot do business on those
terms!"
bowed and got at once to my feet
Then our interview Is at an end"
I | moved towards the bell. but l had
not advanced two PAGES when he cried
out, Stop"
I turned to look into the muzzle OF
revolver. Sir Chas. Venner's right
eye cleaned behind the sights. and
his expression was diabolically wick
ed. A cold. shivering thrill quivered
up my spine. My eyes. however. did
not cease to serve me. and with a
gasp of reviving hope I noted that
the pistol was not cooked.
Remove your glasses and your
wig," he commanded In low but ter
rihia vofca
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31

Will the sailors on the new battle