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Christmas Uses of
English Walnut Shells

wv HEN you are cracking English
w walnuts for mother to put in her
Christmas pudding or fruit cake
save the unbroken halves OF the shells.
There a.e lots of ways in which a boy or
girl might use them. First gid a great
many with gold paint. For Christmas
tree ornaments glue the gilded halves to-
gether, placing a piece of heavy rope
tree tinsel about five inches long in be-
tween. SO that the golden nuts may be
hung on the Christmas tree. If tinsel is
not at hand use haif-inch red or yellow
ribbon. Christmas eve leave a box of
these trimmings handy for old Santa
With some of the other gilded half
shells make tiny boxes. using small pieces
of paper for hinges TO join the shells. In
side of these boxes fo:d small pieces OF
paper on which you have written your
Christmas greetings. Tie the boxes to-
gether with ed baby ribbon. so that they
may be ready to give away Christmas
morning instead Of Christmas cards. II
you want to make real pretty Christmas
gift for father or mother there is an
other way to use these giided shells. Cut
out Of cardboard or out of an cd paste
board box a frame for photograph. On
what is to be the back OF the frame put
a heavy piece of paper. FASTING it around
the edges. With a knife cut a slit in this
paper so that the picture may be slipped
in. Gid the front of the frame. glue the
golden half shells In a border around the
inner edges of the frame and around the
outer edges. Hang with yellow ribbon.
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The Halls Christmas Gift
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dear, unselfish boy" And the good moth
er's eyes grew dim.
Then the subject was changed from
Christmas to Tommy's school and his
comrades. Then to Mr.. Halls promised
increase of salary. which rejoiced them
al SO much.
Just think, DEAR" said Mr. Hall to his
wife, my sickness cost me three months
absence from my work, which meant
three months loss of salary. And all the
time our living expenses went on. and
added TO them were my doctors bill and
drug bill. As we all know, the little
rainy day fund was soon exhausted and
we began running into debt. But now
the way is clear again, and very soon
Wei forget all our recent hardship and
worry.
Eyes, indeed, dear, we're very happy
to be as we are tonight-all we'll, COM
fortably housed against the storm and
plenty of fuel and food to last till your
first weeks salary is earned. You GO
to work on the first Monday of the new
year. oh, / am so very. very thankful
And so am l. cried Tommy And let
Christmas gifts and all that sort of thing
go to people who cannot be happy with
out them. We are lucky fami y, l say.
A home and warmth and food. Gee! 1t S
far ahead of being out in the storm. with
out shelter or friends, as many poor I'M
fortunates are today"
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The supper over, the three sat beside
the cheerful cooking-stove fire. Mr.. Hall
reading from some interesting book to
his wife and son. Mrs. Hall mended
Tommy's school coat and Tommy played
idly with the old family cat. And when
the cock struck they wondered how
the evening could have passed quickly.
well. we must be off to bed, and give
stovepipe." said Mr.. Hal. He may bring
an airship-or something else as small-to
our young man."
well. I'd like an airship as well as
kissing his parents good night he ran up
stairs to his own little room. 1t was CO d
there, but Tommy did not mind that. He
only made haste to get between the COW
ers, and was soon very fast asleep.
About midnight Tommy was awakened
by low cry. 1t sounded like some one in
distress. He raised his head from the pill
low, listening ntently. Yes. there 1t
came again, and apparently from beneath
his window. Leapiag from the bed he ran
to the window. but he could not raise the
sash, for 1t was frozen shut. Downstairs
he went, careful not to wake his parents,
for he was not sure that the creature In
distress was really so near the house as
he thought. And the second cry-or wall
did not sound like human voice.
Reaching the front door, Tommy un-
locked and opened 1t. Their, shivering on
the doorstep, was the Gark form Of lit
tie COS. ISdiSlNS his pun vi eyes 10 lOIN-
my, he stood on his four feet and wagged
his tail, begging in his way to be allowed
to enter the house.
Poor puppy said Tommy. Come
right in. You must be half frozen Ugh.
how the snow is falling
The little stranger needed no second
invitation to enter a warm house, and
jumped in beside Tommy. Tommy shut
the door and made light. Then he ex-
amined his midnight Wis tor The stranger
wore no collar, and Tommy knew he
was a waif. Then suddenly an idea came
to him: Santa Claus has brought you to
me. brought you to me for a comrade
and l am to share my good home with
you. All. that's it, And Tommy patted
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mother and little Son-were not unhappy
or respondent. Indeed. they were quite
cheerful. if one could judge from their
conversation and manners as they sat
about the little supper table in the COM
Portable kitchen. the only room In which
they could afford to keep a fire.
Well, tomorrow is Christmas day,
said Mrs Hall as she poured the tea
And We have not spent penny for
gifts, much as we should have liked to.
But we're not gong TO grumble over
that, for we have so much to be thank
full forever If we haven't any Christ
mas cheer.
YES, mother. that is the way 1 feel
about it, agreed Mr. Hall. Il am SO
happy to be well again and to have the
promise of my old job once more and a
raise in salary, SO the president OF the
company told me today, that such small
doings' do not fret me. / shall soon be
on my feet again. able TO pay the rent
and my doctors bill. And then we shall
begin to have some little luxuries occa-
sionaliy, such as Christmas trees, taffy
parties and the like. for Tommy. really
do regret that our little mans Christmas
must be so unlike his former Christ
masses. Last year we gave him such
great time. with capital letters" And
SIR. Hall laughed over the happy memory
of last years holiday festivities.
"Oh. papa. don't worry over my Christ
mas-or lack Of Christmas, as one might
say Besides, who knows what old Santa
Claus may bring me? / am past the age
for Santa's pr sents, for l was TIVE We
wears old six weeks ago. and Santa's
children are all much younger than that
But he may remember me with some lit
tie thirg-just through pity, you see. But
should he want to be generous to any
OUTSIDE his realm of very young chi dren.
| would much rather he would bring
something to put in dear mothers stock
np. You and /, dad. are two old chaps
that can do without Christmas and birth
law presents now" And Tommy smiled.
Mr. Ha laughed, while Mis-. Hall patted
Tommy on the head in loving way.
..No, dearie, if Santa has anything for
this family / hope it will fall to you. my
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TOLD By AUNT MATILDA

ter, Aunt Matt da resumed her work of
clearing the table. But as the little boy
her. she said:
Mr.. While Wuzzle say dat Mr.. Pig
would to dis day still be Mr.. Fig eff 1t
hadn't been TO- his carryin's on at de
mouse Of Mr. Bar. de tine Mr.. ar 'vited
all de TO ks to take dinner wild him. I
disremembers who all was at de dinner
Mr.. Bar done give dat day. but eff / did,
an Den started In TO to tell yo' al chill
rem who all dey was. ia be tellin' yo' til
dis time mex week, dere was 60 many Of
'em. An eff started in TO- to ten what
Mr.. Bar had on his table TO de folks to
eat yo' al chil'ren would be mighty
hungry befo' I'd git done tellln' yo' al de
good tn ngs ole Mrs. Bar done cooked TO
Il didn't know. Aunt Matilda" inter-
rupted the little girl. that bears could
cook"
Il reckons, honey" replied the old
woman, Il didn't know 1t needer til
done Earned it frum Mr. While wuzzle
hisself, an. what's mo-, l cert'inly
wouldn't have. b lieved ole Mrs. Bar ever
done cook ennything tall eff ennybody
else den Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle had tole me
But all OATS got nuthin' tall to do wild
de carry on Of Mr.. Pig at Mr.. Bar
zle done say, eff 1t hadn't been TO- dem
carryin's on of h.ssen cat day, Mr.. Pig
would sti be Mr.. Pig, an dere wouldn
be no MIR. Hog nowoays."
''Yo' see, chill ZEN, 1t was Jest dis way;
Mr.. Pig was 'vited to dat dinner by Mr..
ar cause Mr. ar an everybody else
dat knowed Mr. Pig done b lieved aat Mr..
Pig was as fine ge'man as yo' wants
to see, AM
las fine a gentleman, Aunt Matilda?"
doubtingly inquired the little girl.
Oats what Nj. Wizzie WIzz e done say,
honey" the cd woman replied. as me
a ge'man as yo nur me nur ennyboGy
Sc ever Sc. An b'ievin' Mr.. Pig was all
dat. MI. B ar 'vited HIM to de d.naer he
give all de 10 ks dat day. An Mr.. Pig,
SO Mr.. Wizzie Wuzzle say. cert inly acted
de ge'man day Il thought he was all
through dat dinner til oey done Come to
bring on de dessert. but jes den-
What did they have for dessert, Aunt
Matilda" asked the little boy.
Laws. honey" she replied, 'dey done
had so many things TO dessart at dat
dinner dat 1 couldn't tell yo' half OF m.
But l members dal icy done had. 'mong
de udder good things. ice cream, an
plum puddin'. an mince pie, an apple
pie. an lemon pie, an pumpkin pie.
an"
Did they have any custard pie. Aunt
Matilda?" asked the little girl, who was
very fond Of custard pie.
Dat, honey" said the old woman,
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top of the chimney and speaking TO the
stork.
And how Santa's face beamed as he de-
posted the presents In the household OF
the Abbotts; and how Doro.hy's face
beamed when. on the morning of Christ
mas day. she found her stockings and a
table full OF pretty things for he self.
But when her eyes rested on a lovely
mun the smile lef. her faa and a look OF
sadness came in.o her eyes. Santa did
not get my last letter, / guess " she said.
But at that very moment Aunt James
voice called from an adjoining room:
Come. Dorothy. dear. and see what
Santa left for al of us last night.'
Dorothy, in nightie and bedroom Sip
pc s. ran 10 Aunt Jane, and there on the
coed woman's ap lay tn, cutest. round
little baby brother one could wish for.
''Oh, Santa did get my last 'etter." cried
Dorothy. jumping up and down with de-
light. "Oh, he has brought just the thing
l wanted most-a baby to be my play
mater"
And all the Abbott household rejoiced
that day over tn, playmate Santa had
brought to Dorothy.
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Christmas Trees in Germany.

- ERMANY may be called "the land Of
IT the Christmas tree for at the
Christmas season the hcEsehold'
which does not have its evergreen tree
gay with trimmings must be very poor
1t is said that almost all Of the six mil
lion families of Germany sing their Tan
nenbaum'' to the Christmas spruce. Al
one time the German empire had large
wild forests Of these favorite trees. but
the kriss Kringle season. coming once
year for so many centuries. has entirely
used up the supply of trees which grew
wild. Still the children find the ever
green's Offering with tinsel after the
Christmas man las paid his yearly visit.
The government of 1.-The land Of the
Christmas tree attends every year to the
planting of new trees. their growing and
the cutting for the Christmas market
In the beginning the young trees are set
one foot apart In rows four feet from
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- - STORIES FoRIIII 60

by his mothers voice calling up the
stairs: Come. Sonny, come and see what
Santa has brought to u.s." Tommy re-
membered the doggie and jumped into his
clothes and was down to the coy
kitchen in hurry. There he saw the
little dog frsking about as though he
owned the place. and Mr.. Hall was
watching him with q pleased smile on his
face.
What seems mysterious to me-" said
Mrs. Hall. is this card VIII oh was on
the little fel ow's back. and he was lying
on rug fast asleep when l came down
this morning
Then Tommy explained about the dog $
midnight appearance at the door, and how
he had taken him in as a present from
Santa.
Wei. am inclined to think that Santa
presented us to the dog instead of the
dog to u.s." laughed Mr.. Ha !. He was
homeless and acne. and Santa gave him
a home and friends"
THE gift is both ways" declared
Tommy. This puppy is our Christmas
gift and we are his
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months, owing to his illness, that the
family purse was in a very deplorable
state, and now that the Christmas holi-
DAYS were come there was no money
with which to buy the usual things that
20 to make up the holiday festivity. There
was no turkey for the Christmas dinner,
no floral decorations on mantel and In
window. No Christmas tree with glitter
ing adornments and wax candles graced
the little "best room that was without
fire in the CRATE.
Knowing all this, it may sound strange
to the reader when / say that the three
members of the Hall family-father,
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the frisking little fellow on the head
And must surprise mother and father"
ne declared Then he got q card and
wrote on it: From Santa C.aus to the
Halls This card he ted to a cord and
fastened to the long hair on the little
dogs back He fixed it in such a way
that the dog would not feel 1t, or be con-
scious of its presence. Then feed ng the
dogg1e some co victuals left from sup
per, and placing basin of fresh water
for him. and warm rug for him to
Steep on, Tommy again went to his bed
and to sleep.
In the morning Tommy was awakened
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had been mo bount fully served, and
she and they also knew she had been
much more indulgent in the matter than
the mother Of the Little ones would have
perhaps approved. SO she said:
Deed, chiI'ren, It do seem de mo- l
gives yo' de mo- yo wants. Yit. yo'
knows jes as well as l does dat yo' al
ready done had mo- den is rally good 10
yo', an lots mo- den yo' own ma want
yo' to have. l see now yo' done fo'git
how Mr.. Pig come to be Air. Hog. Vas,
done fo'git all dat
'.Why, Aunt Matilda" exclaimed the
little RI, we ne.e. heard OF 1t. So. l
don't see how we couid .orget sonnet IL g
we never heard o.. Then, too. l Thought
there was no difference between pig anu
a hog"
Laws. honey" remarked the old
woman. deere jes mucn d frunce tween
a pig an a hog as dere IS TWEEN gay an
night. Dat IS she add, after mo-
ment's pause. .dele was in de oden time.
Course most folks dom know dat. an dey
hog is jes a gIow.d-up Pig But VIE
dat's mebbe so nowadays. 'Iwarn I 50 IN
de olden time. Lat S, of Mr.. Wzzie
Wuzzle is TO be b'heved. an l knows yo
nur me nur ennyLods else IS gw.ne spate
what Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle say bout dat
nur bout ennyth.ng else.
NO indeedy, chirren,' said the old
woman, after preparing to remove the
dishes from the table. "'twarn't dat way
in de o,den time. TO / member dat Mr..
Wizzle Wuzze 'stinctly say dat in dc
days long time ago Mr.. Pig warn't no
mo- Mr.. Hog den Mr. Adam was Mrs
Eve, TO Mr.. w zzle Wuzze say dat in
dem days dere warn't no mr.. hog tall.
An what's mo-, MIR. Wilz.e Wuzzle say
dat eff t hadn't been TO Mr.. Pigs carry
ms on, dere wouldn't be no Mr.. Hog
nowadays. OATS what Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle
say. chil'ren."
Then, as If that settled the whole mat
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How Mr.. Pig Became Mr.. Hog

He little boy and
his sister. not satis-
fled with the many
good things Aunt
Matilda had pro-
vided for their
! u'n c h e o n, were
clamoring for this
and that thing not
on the table. The
old woman knew.
as really did the
children, that they
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PUZZLES.
Letter Enigma,

Letter Enigma.
Ny first is In frown but not in laugh:
My Second Is in grain. but not In chat;
My third 10 In earn. but not In dollar;
My fourth Is In neck. but not In collar,
My fifth Is In zero. but not In warm:
My sixth 10 In wind but not In storm;
My seventh is I'm crown, but not In scepter;
Ny eighth Is in goblet, but not In nectar:
My whole's a cond ton of all winter weather.
And I hope you will so.ve me without any bother.
Conundrums.
Why is a cherry like a book? Ans.-Because
Ii 10 red (read).
When is water most liable to escape7 Ans
When It's only half tide
When Is bod like a watch? Ans.-When the
mattress Is ticking.
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MR.MdZAaEWdwMZAE @@ED- TIME TMLES

was bout de onliest thing dey didn't
have TO dessart dat time, an cause dey
didn't have no custard pie TO- dessart dat
day is how Mr. Pig come to be Mr.. Hog"
-
Il don't see." remarked the little boy.
''how that could be-"
'Needer did see it, honey" said Aunt
Matilda" til Mr.. Wizzie Wuzz,e done
splained it all to me. An dis is de way
he spia.nod It: He say dai, spite de fac
dat Mr.. Pig done eat his snare, an meb-
be ieetle' mo. QUEER evry dash dey done
had on ue Iaoie, dat when de tims TO
de dessart COM long, Mr.. Fig done seem
to 10 CAT to &C. like ue &c man ev ryDOdy
posed he Was, an starred In eatin' ny
de zee cram, an de plum pdduin, an
dis pie an DAT PIE. Jes ike he was
at AIRED oat et he uidn goDole 1t all up
mlsnLy quAck he WOu.dn sc. his s.Iare.
ne must nave been ve,y ruue and I'M
polite, Aunt Matilda, Remarked the little
Eirl
He was mo- dan dat, honey" said the
old woman, 10 not Satisfied wild a-Gob-
bin zip MS share OF de ice cream. an de
plum pudain, an oIs PIE, an 0at p.e, fas
as d-y Was all sot Oefo him, ne hoilers
out to Mr.. b ar: Whar de cussard pi- :?
Isn't yo' gw-ne have emmy cusLard pie?
An waen ole MRS. Bar started III TO TO
Spain ia. she mad ally done fUgIt to
make emmy cuslard pi-, out DAT sne
snvreiy done MAKE some mex time, Mr.
Pig ho.ler out: l s pose 20 all folks IS
satisiiud wid dis here dinner wiuout Gus
taro PIE 10 dessart, Dul as 10 me, l
wants yo' all to know dat Use sOIrer
have custard pie wld my dinner TO 0es-
sart ey'ry time. An what's mo- MRS.
y ar. it's a mighty po' dinner whar 0ey
don't give 20 custdrd PIE. mong udder
things, TO- dessart. OATS what l say.
madam.' An wld dat, Mr.. Pig jumps up
rum de table. glaDs his hat an lights
out of de house las as he kin go.
''Corse, chii'ren. de res of de folks at de
table feel powerful sorry like TO Mr..
Bar an To- ole Mrs. Bar. dat Mr.. Pig
carry on SO. an when one Of de folks say
dat he is unable TO- to say jes what Mr..
Pig done acted like. ole Jedge Owl. who
sot mex to Mr.. Bar, at de head OF de
table, up an says: He done acted like
hog. OATS what he done acted ke.'
AN frum dat time to dis chilren.''
said tn. old woman. as she lifted them
down from their chairs. "dat's jes what
Mr.. Pigs been. an jes what he's gwine
to be to de en- of time. An jes as Mr.. Wiz
BILE Wuzz.e will tell yo, all on count of
his not be.n' dat polite as to be satisfied
wild what was done purvided TO- him."
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i was not a prom
Using Christmas
eve for Tommy
Hall. Owing to his
fathers recent and
serious illness the
family found them
Sc YES in very
straitened circum-
stances. The poor
fathers work had
been discontinued
for so many
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MODERN BO-PEEP.
n EAR little Bo-Peep
II Went fast asleep

l. Went fast asleep
In the shadow of tree.
The clock struck one,
And still he slept on,
And he didn't wake until three.
Then home he went,
For the day was far spent
Gle must go to bed at eight;
On his mothers knee
He sat until tea,
Which they never had until late.
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There Is Little Boy Watching
to Catch Santa Claus. Find Him.
Zigzag Puzzle.


The words OF this zigzag contain four letters
each. II the words are correctly guessed and
written below another in their ri htfui or
der their zigzag letters. beginning with the up
per left hand letter and ending with fh over
left-hand letter, will spell the name OF place
frequently visited by SAINTS Claus. The cross
words are: ~ tw3-whee I'd vehicle. 81 A
place where goods are sold. q, A seszoing YES
sci. a, Soinci hing real 90 A number. 90
metal. "a Denoting time.
Hidden Name Puzzle.
In the following hidden name puzzle there are
cerfai. ~yiahe words Whose initial letters
spell the name OF a very celebrated persona e
known all children. Each sentence contains
but OF the desired words and the word 10
repeated In the sentence:
The gives both warmth and light.
go to the ant for a lesson In industry.
Change not the old friend for the new.
tear ca Is forth sympathy from the hardest
heart
An arch appeared In the earliest architecture.
answers to Last Weeks Puzzles.
Christmas letter eniyma-Sanfa Claus.
Primal acrostic-Trapner. Cross-words: %
Turnip. (2) Riches. (3) Anchor. az Purple.
(5 Prince. fGD Eaylet. ca Rabbit
Beheadings-.tD Spear. pear. ca Flock. lock.
81 Drink. rink.
Curtailin-s-(D Drama. dram. C9 Grown.
crow. ~ Boat boa.
Rehus-The girls and boys went to the pond
to STATE. ~ tho r.. $3.50
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were l-nkling merri1y In the distance, and
the few pedestrians whom Dorothy could
see f. ON the window were hurrying along
with rudy cheeks and beaming eyes, for
the villagers were very happy. as was
their wont each year. in anticipation of
the holy Christina slide.
In the kitchen where Dorothy sat
the big cooking range gave out CHEEKY
warmth. as we'll as certain savory odors
from its capacious oven, and the promise
OF q great feast on the morrow (Which
would be Christmas day. was in the air,
and Aunt Jane was bustling about, busy
with the holiday prepa. atoms, singing
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At home, and in the schoolroom
too,
I'm sure they would confess
That Christmas gifts are not de-
served
By those who break the laws
At home and school, without re-
morse;
They'd know that Santa Claus
Was just i'll holding back his
gifts
From naughty girls and boys,
And giving to the kind and good
His store of lovely toys.
The worthy child receives re-
wards
Throughout the busy year,
And when the holidays come
round
He has no need to fear
That he'll be missed by Santa
Claus,
For Santa knows each one,
And in some way he'll show his
love
For Kind Daughter and Brave
Son.
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Why Santa Forgets Some

= y : 8 8 8 s e g = g s. e e &
GONE children blame poor
y Santa Claus
If presents they don't get;
They say he's partial with his
gifts,
They pout about and fret.
But if those very children would
Recall their naughtiness
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ORnTHY sat In the
kitchen W n d o W
watching the big
feathery fakes Of
Sncw as they watt
e d d o w n W q r d
through the nip
ping air, wrapping
the town and the
world - all Doro-
thy's world-iil a
mantle Of white.
The 81 e l g h bells
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-15
O. X. Batchelder of Newport and
J. Twohey Of Montreal Vic
Tins Of Accident.
WERE RACING IN MONTREAL
Machine Went through Fence and owe
EmbnnlSment--Twohc Neck was
lder Was Ter
ribly Mutilntcd-Dicd just
after Reaching Hospital.

Montreal, Que, July &C. x. Batchel-
der of Newport. Vt, and j. Twohey of
Montreal were killed at the second an
nual races of the Canadian Automobile
club at Blue Bonnet track this after
noon. Batchelder was driving GO horse
power Stearns car in the ten mile open
race for stock touring car. Twohey net
ing MS his machinist On the eighth mile
rounding into the back stretch Batch
elder pulled out to pass Burman. What
then happened nobody knows. The
Stearns was seen to dash into the fence,
fly over the embankment and come to a
stop 40 yards beyond. The two occupants
were thrown into the air When assist
ance arrived Twohey was found dead
with his neck broken. Batchcidc. was
still breathing but was horribly mutiat-
ed. one stake having ripped open his
abdomen and another knocked great
cash in his chest. He was placed in an
ambulance and rushed to the Royal Vic
tora hospital but Cied just after being
admitted. The car was the property of
Lorne Hale. His entry was refused last
night but to-day when he secured the
services of BatchelGer. who was sci
encc graduate of McGill it was accepted