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lover Why dos thou shotter oWr ideals n asst dozen
our iiuSonsf why dost fhu make idle tests OF oil things beautiful under
the SUM-"
And / hare greeted them uth pity In mine eyes,
For / looked at them and a that they uere BLIND
Then 7 dnspered them sorrortuHp, saying:
"Lo, my Beloved Son. open thine eyes and thou shalt see that I 90
NOT mock at MARRIAGE; sethcr do I laugh at LOVE.
But at thine ATTITUDE topard these things, oh, MODERN MAN, I
SCOT and uccp beneath my scomngs.
"VerHy, verify hare I not sold unto thee that a CONAN Dithout az
husband Is a a ship cithout a sai That q a u1thout a WNe Is az q boat
pithOut q rUddcr9
"Yed, ana a He uthout lore "a 10 q song rtthout melody a night pith-
out dawn. FW, behold, lore Is the light Of IF. Yet thou hast turned out
the LAMP!
"Then, phH I ask THEE, hast thou made Of love q mockcyy and q
pashme, Why hast thou made OF marriage a deal rather than an tdcol:
yea, a sacrifice, rather than a sdcrament'
why dost thou seek to escape a sourmate tina, thou mayest pursu. a
eagle upon n side and George Washington upon the othrf
go tot Thou hast dug a grave for thine 10 heart and a pit for tAtss
opn illusions
Thou at al empty cdsket aherefrom the jeuers hove fallen, a bdskef
phererom the pne hath leaked out q blue vein whererom the diomonds
hare been odshed dwdy.
"Come, my BeIopedi Depart from thy foolish ,cays and cas- dopn ty
tin oodsi Come into the green fields, where the hower OF ROMANCE bios
somch and the fragrance Of SENTIMENT shall M thee utth sDeetness
and delight.
depart from thine idols Of pink light and champagne and ranty, For
these shall Icarc a bitter taste In thy mouth, and all thy days shall o DO
as the morning after g
"Lo, Life sin0eth a sueet song ohen 10 Is athuned unto REAL LOvEl ~
yea, verify he that hath loved ONE pomdn truly and deeply and
highly and purely knopeth ALL there rs Of LITER SeIahi
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the better Of him. He slid II Into his
vest pocket instead.
You're damned poor stun, David
son." he said with n snarl. IF she
hasn't got them. then wardrop has.
You1l bungle this Job and there'ii be
hell TO pay. Tell McFeely I want to
see him.
Davidson left. for I heard the door
close. Schwartz took the ring out AMI
held II to the light. I looked at my
watch. The time was almost up.
A fresh burst Of noise came from
below, | leaned out cautiously ana
looked down at the lower windows;
they were still closed and shattered.
When | raised my eyes again to h
level OF the room across I was amazed
TO see a second figure In the oom-
1 woman at that.
Schwartz had not seen her. He stood
with his back TO her, looking at thu
ring In his and, The woman had
thrown her veil back, but | could see
nothing OF her face as she stood. Shs
looked small beside Schwartz's tower
Ing height, and she wore black.
She must have said something Just
then, very quietly, for Schwartz sud-
denly lifted his head and wheeled on
her. | mad a clear view OF him, and IL
ever guilt. rage and white-lipped fear
showed on n ans face IL showed on
his. lie Replica half dozen words.
In a low tone. and made a motion TO
oner her a chair. But she paid no at
tentlon.
have no Idea how long a time they
talked. The fresh outburst OF noise
below made II impossible TO hear what
they said, and there was always the
maddening fact that I could not see
her face. | thought OF Mrs. Fleming.
but his woman seemed younger N
more slender Schwartz was arguing.
| imagined. but she stood immobile.
scornful, watching him. She seemed
10 have made n request. and the mans
evasions moved her no whit.
II may have been only two or three
minutes, hut Il seemed longer. Sclwartz
had given up the argument. whatever
e. was, and by pointing out the window
| supposed ne was telling her he had
tnrown what she wanted out there.
Ever. then sac did not turn toward me;
| could not see even her profile.
what happened next was SO unex-
pectcd that II remains little more than
q picture IN my mind. The man threw
out bis hands rs II to show he could
not or would rot lccede To her request:
ne was flushed with rage. and even at
mat distance the lsly scar, ON his fore
head stood oot likk a welt. The next
moment / saw The woman raise hsp
right hand. with something In 1t.
fTo Be continusdA
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Copyright. 1910. by Bobbs-Msrnn Company
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

fNOPSiS OF CHAPTERS.
Allan Fleming. State Treasurer. is found muir
dered in a room Of Tho white Cat" q little
political club. His daughter. Margery, asks Jack
Knox. a young lawyer. to solve the mystery. For
some days before his death Fleming had been
missing from home. On the. pillow Of his bed q
alp Of paper had been found bes airing the figures
Up" Miss Jane Maitland. an elderly aunt
the same figures are found. Margery is engaged
60 hor late fathers secretary. Harry WardIop,
Knox, too. loves her. Chasing a midnight intruder
in the Fleming home. Knox falls down a dumb
walter shaft. When he energies the fugitive IL
gone. Margery goes for a few days visit 10 the
home II Knox's sister in-law. Ellen Butler. the
%lattcr's old schoolmate and widow of a politician
who had been crushed by the machine" plans tn
visit the Knox home at the same time. A reporter
named Burton begins work on the murder mvs-
terry. and a detective employed by the "machlns'
solemnly warns Knox TO drop the whole case.
Mrs. Butler arrives at the Knox home. She IL
q Hervous wreck, A handsome woman calls ~
Kuox's office and introduces herself as F1eming's
widow. She says she married him secretly three
years before. She says she believes Fleming was
murdered by Schwartz. a rival In politics and
love. Burton. a reporter, takes Knox, by night,
to q warehouse next door to the white Cat"
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were to the solution of our double mys-
terry. l would a said we had made no
progressive by eliminating Wardrop.
Not for one instant did / dream that I
was within less than half al hour of
a revelation that changed my whole con-
ception OF the crime.
/ timed the interval by using one OF
my precious matches 10 see my watch
when he left. sat there for what
seemed ten minutes. listening to the
rush OF the train and the creaking OF a
door behind me In the darkness some
where. that swung back and forth
rustily In the draught from the broken
windows. The gloom was infinitely de-
pressing; away from Burton's enthusi-
asm. his scheme lacked point; his argu-
ment. that the night duplicated the
weather conditions OF that other night,
a week ego. seemed less worthy OF con-
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A melancholy wcaking inspired to ne single burst of enort-thats Ros.ands
Dsglet-but not Bernhardts. Fututy was the me thing nc didn't supsest in
voce, bearing and manner. When the storms within her burst forth n the old
familiar fashion she reminded me II a Tosca or a Fedora I'm III whit uniform
OF the little duke She was more Ike a Sardou nhere turning pon her
lover than a scHy boy railing a fate
But 1t was for hese moments that the audience waied with its most violent
applause. The best scene, aside from the really perfect moment with the in.
peral grandhthe. vas" the one before tn mirror. This rang as rue as the
crashing glass settled the fctth hat the renowned voice was not cracked in
. single note but The great scene on thu battlefield of wagram fell short of
its usuai effect possibly because the cries and means Of the dead soldiers were
unsympathetcany managed. It wal here hat Nine Bernhard betrayed n only
sign OF effort She aced the death scene beautifully and simply.
NJ. Decouer did not spare himsefa as the rough. grun roaring grenader,
Fiambeau. IL stood head and shoulders above thu other members OF M sur.
porting company and Won all the glory that wasn't Bernhardts.
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7 h e N e w Play S


AWv.aS incredible Bernhardt A sreatgandmother II you question her closely.
but a boy vel within his teens when seen across the fotights In
. "EAgion" Sarah Bernhard Is still the wonder OF her sixty seven.
In admirins Nine. Bernhardts courage at thu Globe Theatre last might we
Qutef forgot the lack Of It In m Eaget 1t raj amazing in It's daring; II knocked
vi speechIss. Here was an actress who might have deved init her apacious
repertory and brought forth any number of roles on a moro or less friendly
footing with her years nut no! She deliberately challenged US as q stripping
In . uniform that fairly tuck to facts. most Of which 70 were compelled TO
overlook Perhaps the Eagetsb belt was a trfe larger than that worn in other
days. and Il Is barely possible that the iooked-f for stride wasa bit discouraged at
the knees But the legs we're as slender as youth. and the face,e except for an
ccasional expression about the mouth, was that of a boy.
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Christmas Presents.

~HRIsrMAs letters are coming in thick and fast. All
sorts Of inquiries from all sorts Of girls and young
~ men, until I have quite caught the holiday spirit
myself,
Now. my dears, Just a word TO you all, DO not spend
more than you can AFFORD. Do not gather together every
cent you can lay your hands on for gifts and then make
the members OF your household miserable for months after.
ward BY complaints OF poverty. Remember the real Christ
mas spirit. DO not spoil 1t with sharp words and unkind
speeches.
And, above all, spend the most money on those you love
the best. DO not give your mother or your father some
cheap tribe, the better to bestow a handsome gift upon
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And so Sarah Bern
hardt came back de-
family. incredibly
youthful. An audi
ence that packed the
house greeted her as
she deserved to be
greeted. She has
been welcomed by
m o distinguished
audiences in New
York. perhaps. but
" by a more
sincere gathering OF
admirers. Best of
all, she was taken
Isensibly. The house
did not lose its head
and throw its cap
in the air. though
there were cheers as
the play went on
and the spirit of
Bernhardt ruled once
more.
In a play lasting
from 8 o'clock until
mid night a great
grandmother. II you
please. was Begin
ming a weeks work
that included four
FO L Il - matlnees.
Angels Of rost! TIC
be sure. ~"L'Aislon''
m h easily be
child's play to the
i~nexhaustible Sarah
were II not that
she must play @
child. And in one
scene last night she
was the boy to the
life. When the lac
coaxed his grand
father to help hin
In his dream. Bern.
hardt leaped to tn,
arm OF the chair
crossed a pair o
legs that didn't lool
n Gay older thar
seventeen and ca.
Joled the old fellow
with all the lngenu.
GUS charm Of {
spoiled child. This
TO me. was the mos
delightful, and a
the same time tn,
m ost remarkably
mnmAnf Of thu pta q,
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Betty Vincent Gives Advice on Courtship and Marriage

OF being engaged at the present time"
never heard OF a Friendship" ring.
But. OF course. the young lady could not
consider herself engaged unless you
asked her to marry YOU. However. |
think It would be a better plan not to
awe tho young lady a ring at all under
the circumstances.
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o4n attachment.

YOUNG man who signs his let
~ tors u. H." writes.
4 Fl lave teen calling upon a
young lady for the past six or eight
weeks and during that time have be-
come very much attached 10 her, Af,er
this short time would It be proper to
make her a present OF jewelryg'
You have known the young lady too
short a tiAie to give her Jewelry. Give
hes candy or bookA
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A Short Friendship.

A GIRL who signs her letter "R. r."
4 "A young man has been calling
upon me steadily FOR several months.
Under the circumstances will It be proper
for him to give me a Christmas present?
And II SO, shall return III"
The young man may give You candy
or u book IL he cares TO, but Il Is not
necessary for you 20 give him any thing.
A Friendship Ring.
A YOUNG man @ho signs his letter
"A -. II, NJ" writes:
4 "For the past seven months or
so | have been paying attention to a
young lady. II Is my Intention to give
her a friendship ring for Christmas.
Now. thu question Is. could she call this
! IN engagement rinS7 ] AN not DESTROYS
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XXI.
In the Room Over the Way.

went away into the darkness,
and I sat down on an empty
box by the window and walt
ed. Had any one asked me a.
that mipnta hnw paar ua
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CHAPTER XXI.
(Continued.)

(Continued.)
- got to the second floor
finally and without any worse
V mishap than Burton bang
" ing his arm against a
S wheel of soma sort. Un-
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Sayings of
- Mrs. Solomon
Being the Confessions of the SeVen
Handredtb Wife.
Translated By Helen Rou,fand

Copyright. 1910. By Tbs Prs.s Publishing 90. chs New Yos wuG.
Y Beloved. many men haze come unto me, sdyine:
wv "Oh, thou Cynical One! WHY dost thoa
mock at m~arridoer WHY dost thou laugh at
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-30
COLONEL BRvAN's REMARK.

When Colonel Bryan returned to New York from his tour Of the South American republics he was feeling quite well and spoke of himself in these words:
 sI have a right to title that I sell dom use, Colonel I've long since ceased court martiaIing"
 Ever since that day the democratic leaders have been guessing, for they cannot tell whether Colonel Bryan is just at peace with himself, at peace with the democratic party. or at peace with all the world. A democratic con- temporary asks.
 Does he mean he is going to pur- sua< the even tenor of his way from now on as a high private in the ranks. ready to follow where his command ing officer may lead? Or does he mean simply that he is going to con- tinue as an unavenging Nemesis in pursuit of that illusive phantom that has led him on three fruitless expedi- tions already"
 Another concludes that eff MT. Bry- an means that he is at peace with the democratic party and from now on will preach harmony in it's ranks, then we may safely take it that he means to work for the party and its success in all seasons and quarters. This view must then lead us to the conviction that Tom Taggart has nothing to fear as to the support of Nebraska's peerless orator in his quest for the senatorship in Indiana"
 If they only will wait with patience Colonel Bryan will in time demon strate what he means. They might ask Roger Sullivan.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-30

democratic from plate to outfield because on the fringes of the diamond the poor clerk and multi millionaire are roofing. together. The baseball fans meet on the level just like the Masons, and take their cheer and com fort together. There is no caste or class when the umpire gives his de- cision and the excitement begins they all talk in the same vigorous lan- guage, and try to all talk at once. They all look alike to the umpire when he errs, tool Men are made better by attending these open air games; and very few boys lose their eyesight looking through the knothcles in the fence. Since baseball is a boon and a blessing it is not strange so many lies are told to get there or that the American public souanders -s25, 900. 900 a year to support the game. Some enthusiastic fans are willing their wives should take in washings to furnish the dough. It is a great ma tional game for it reaches into every mans pocket.
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and good wishes of those whose assist ance they need
 One more bit of counsel Knock if you must now and then, for thus only can corruption and incfilciency be re- moved, but put the brunt of your ef- fort on the positive side. Get in the fray and show that you know how to them all day long," or criticise -he other workers in the harvest field. AL most anybody can knock. The act. inn plies no large measure of intelligence or devotion to the public, but compara- lively few know how to push the load up the hill or pilot the ship over the dangerous rapids, or to keep to a diff ficult job until it is carried through. Your business in life is to do precious little knocking and a bit of lifting.
 All this applies to religion and to or ganized Christianity. A New York aI- vertising manager said the other day: '1 take it that all this Roman-Metfl odiSt talk is not good advertising be- cause Knocking is never good adver- tising." Would that the church could and energy has been spent in the ages past in combating what was believed to be the other mans error in pum- meling him because of his indiecre- tions or selfish designs? But that day, thank God, is nearly at an end. We are learning that pure and undecided religion does not consist chiefly in ex- posing errors or attacking false pre- texts or hammering away at this or establishment, but that it consists rather in doing the right thing and in loving God and man.
 THE PARSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-30
ABOUT PORK.

The price of pork has declined quite @ bit because of the falling off in demand since there has been no chance as yet for an increase of supply. The top notch price of 1a1e did not ap- proach the prices of the past. In 1862 the father of MT Charles S. Wood nlansee of Preston, John Wooduaansee slaughtered three hogs that weighed respectively 5s7, 5ss, and 844 pounds, a total of 2,o19 pounds This was when great hogs were in demand and found a ready market at cents a pound. But after the war was over, the price of pork went to 20 cents a pound in Norwich. and Charles l.. Woedmansee writes us that his father butehered a hog that weighed s05 pounds and sold for 20 cents a pound. He delivered tfsis hog to Henry R. Gardner Of Norwich and received his chsek Ger 41e1, which l1e thinks was the hr6est check ever given in this section for one heg;' and quite likely he Is right.
 Poxk would have to take a right smart jump upward to reach that point today.
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Is Landlord RssponsibIs9

Is the landlord responsible. asks the Bridgeport Standard. for injuries to a. person who visits a tenant of the landlord and in so doing falls into an question which the firm of Shapiro Brothers, attorneys, will argue and try out in the city court of Bridgeport They have brought a civil action against MT. and Mrs. Charles A Reilly. Charles Reickardt, 20 years old. The claim is that Reickardt went to the property of the defendants on April g, to visit some friends living there, After entering the yard and walking a short distance the young man discover ed the will, alleging that she was not the earth. He had stepped into an excavation which had not been prop erly covered His injuries consisted of a dislocated shoulder and sprained ankle.
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LOSS FROM FOREST FIRES.

F1re played less havoc in the wood Ian c Of the national forest states last year then 1t did in 1908, although the nuGber of fires @vAs 41o greater. The department oe agriculture has just coApleted the statfstfcs The protec- tPe value of the work of the depart nonf 5s shown in that (1) almost 80 per cent. of the Ares were extinguished before as much as five acres had been domaged; (e) less than one and one- haff acres to the square mile of ma tenal forest land was burned over; 4e) and the amount of damage done e the burned ever area averaged but kl.e6 per asre.
 For the twelveznonth ended Decem- Der e1 lasa, there were 3,1ss fires on the <orests. 1.1ss caused by 1ocomo- fivas. 1s1 by campers. 29k by light ninE. zS1 by brush burning. 97 by fn- cead1aS&es. 3S hv sawmills and donkey engines, fhS by Sscel1aneous and 75s by un3znown agencies. The area burn ed over was. in round figures, 360,0 ,00o acres. of which anout e2.ooo were pri- vate lands in national forests, as aea1nat soma leo,600 acres in 1eoS was consumed, of which 3s,000, 900 2sesoea, ,eee in the previous year. The loss in value of timber destroyed was less than s30o.0se. ok which close to $se,eoe was privately owned. The loss of the year before was about s4se.oee. Damage done to reproduc- = lion and forage shows a remarkable decrease. less than $1eo.oo0 being the record for 1909 and over $7e6.o .oo0 that for 1908.
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PICTURES AS INVESTMENTS.

The fad for pictures and the com petition to acquire the works of cer- tain painters show that thousands spent in single canvas may be a gi1t-edged investment. In the recent sale of the Yerkes pictures in New York there were some tremendous ad- vances.
 Yerkes paid s12.00o for one Of his Franz Hals, which sold for s137 ,000 and about $10,000 for a Rembrandt, which sold for s51.o0o. For Turner he paid something over $19.000, and it sold the other day for s129.00o. On the other hand, however, some of his pictures brought less than he paid for them, notably a Raphael and Cor regio. These celebrated Italian ar lists are not the fashion just at pres ent, it appears, and then, too, their pictures have been copied so much that one feels suspicious when a so- called HoriginaP' is offered for sale. Both Franz Halls and Rembrandt painted a good many pictures, but tab has been kept on them all, so that it is almost impossible to be cheated in buying one.
 There is no venture where there are larger opportunities to get stung than in the investment in celebrated paint ings, but buyers who know what they are doing find it a safe and fertile field for speculation.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-30
BRIEF STATE NEWS

New Haven.--Over 275 pupils are expected to make up the graduating class of the High school this year.
 New Britain.-rhe preliminary try out for the spelling match on May 2 was held at the Y. M. c. A. building Wednesday evening.
 Meriden.-Lewis A. Miller has been awarded the contract to build the new $lo.0o0 armory for the Torr1ngton company.
 Winsted.-A proposition is being considered to have all Winsted fans interested in the success of the na- tional game contribute 2b cents eact week. which will entitie each to a sea, in the grandstand-
 cornwali.-Gov. Frank B. Weeks has reappointed Leonard J. Nicleerson o1 West Cornwall to be prosecuting of- ficer of the Connecticut Humane so- cdefy for the term of two years from April 2l.
 Bridgeport.-Dr. Herman Guessing of 654 Pembroke street, who applied in the superior court nnsuccessfully for a divorce from his wife, Is now seeking a divorce from her at Reno. Nevada He alleges cruelty. Waterbury.-In one week of April the number of freight cars received and sent out from the city exceeded 4.7oo. and fin another they approached 1000. The other weeks have also been crowd ed ones at the freight yards.
 ddIstown,-wiLliam w. Carruth. who has been the organdst at the North Congregational church for the past 15 months. has resigned and will sail for Europe shortly to continue his musical studies. He is succeeded by Arthur Stuclnai of New Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-30
No Place for a British Lord.

Colonel Astor's reported intention of restoring to state of nature the four thousand acres of Iand-Tnuch of it inhabited which he has accquired near Rhinebeck. N. T., ap- pears of life to involve "an object les son of the uses of money which helped to raise hob in France and in our day have brought on the budget crisis in England" However this may be, it seems unfortunate that any multi-millionaire should think it necessary to rage whole villages for the purpose of providing himself with a tranquil tract of field and forest, when there is so much land that might be obtained for such an end without disturbing any considerable number of human habitations. There are townships in New England for instance, that are reverting to the wilderness; three thousand acres in Connecticut, close to the Rhode Island line. were reported burned over the other day without injury to any dwelling Journal.