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! love. Better for me to lose all the
others and still have you"
The girl looked at her in wonder
for long time. "Oh, know you mean
it, Sara, but-but how can it be true?"
"Put yourself in my place." was all
that Sara said in reply, and her COM
panion had no means Of translating
the sentence.
She could only remain mute and
wondering, her eyes fixed on that
other mystery, the cameo face in the
moon that hung high above the som;
Der forest.
Poor Leslie" murmured Sara, a
long time afterward, dreamy note
in her voice. "I can't put him out
Of my thoughts. He will never get
over it. l have never seen one so
stricken and yet so brave. He would
have been more than a husband to
you, Hetty. It Is in Kim to be slave
to the woman he loves. I know him
well. poor boy"
Hetty was silent, broodfng. Sara
resumed her thoughtful observations.
"Why should you let what happened
months ago stand in the way Of"
She got no farther than that. With
an exclamation Of horror, the girl
sprang away from her and glowered at
her with dilated eyes.
"My God, sara!" she whispered
hoarsely. care you mad?"
The other sighed. 'T suppose you
must think it Of me-" she said dis
mally.. I'VE are made differently, you
and ]. If I cared for a man, nothing
in all this world could stand between
me and him."
Hetty was still staring. "You don't
mean to say you would have me marry
Challis Wrandall's brother% she said,
in sort Of stupefactioa.
Sara shook her head. "I mean this:
YOU would be justified in permitting
Leslie to glorify that which his broth
er desecrated; your womanhood, my
dear"
"My God, Sara!" again fell in
.hoarse whisper from the girls lips.
81 simply voice my point Of view"
explained Sara calmly. "As I said
before, we look at things differently"
81 can't believe you mean what you
said," cried Hetty. 'Why-why, If I
loved him with all my heart, soul and
body I could not even think Of Oh,
1 shudder to think Of it!'
"I love you," continued Sara, fixing
her mysterious eyes on those Of the
girl, "and yet you took from me some
thing more than brother. love
you, knowing everything, and l am
paying in full the debt he owes to
you. Leslie, knowing nothing, is no
less your debtor. All this is paradox.
ical, / know, my dear, but we must
remember that while other people
may be indebted to US, we also owe
something to ourselves. We ought to
take pay>from ourselves. Please do
not conclude that on "--!-~ -
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Ear unoleasant odors.

Burnt coffee will free the house
e-on cooking odors. So will a smoul-
derIng piece of string. A handful OF
,.vender flowers in a bowl with lemon
n.el covered with boiling waite: I'M
ner+s gentle fragrance tc an entire
APARTMENT.
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CHAPTER XII.

In the Shadow Of the Mil.
The next day but one was overcast.
On cloudy, bleak days Hetty Castle
ton always felt depressed.
Leslie was to return from the wilds
on the following day. Early in the
morning Booth had telephoned to in
quire If she did not want to go for a
long walk with him before luncheon.
The portrait was finished, but he
could not afford to miss the morning
hour with her. He said as much to
her in pressing his invitation.
Tomorrow Leslie will be here and
I sha'n't see as much Of you as I'd
like" he explained, rather wistfully.
Three is a crowd, you know. I've
got so used to having you all to my
self, it's hard to break off suddenly" !"
"I will be ready at eleven" she said,
and was instantly surprised to find
that her voice rang with new life. new
interest. The grayness seemed to lift
from the view that stretched beyond
the window; she even looked for the
sun In her eagerness.
It was then that she knew why the
world had been bleaker than usual,
even in it's cloak Of gray.
A little before eleven she set out
briskly to intercept him at the gates.
Unknown to her, Sara sat in her
window, and viewed her departure
with gloomy eyes. The world also
was gray for her.
They came upon each other unex-
pectedly at sharp turn in the ave-
nue.. Hetty colored with q sudden
rush Of confusion, and had all she
could do to meet his eager, happy
eyes as he stood over her and pro-
claimed his pleasure in ierky, awk-
ward sentences. Then they walked
on together, strange ehyness at
tending them. She experienced the
faintness Of breath that comes when
the heart is filed with pleasant
alarms. AS for Booth, his blood sang.
He thrilled with the JOY Of being near
her, Of the feel Of her all about him,
Of the delicious feminine appeal that
made her so wonderful to him. He
wanted to crush her in his arms, to
keep her there forever, to exert all
Of his brute physical strength so that
she might never again be herself hnt
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AS They Are Not.

"a man never sees things as tney
are until he is past middle age" said
the philosopher.
Perhaps" !. said the experimentat
ist .but a young man often sees
things where they are not"
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Wide Tire Law Benefits.

Results of experiments in dinerent
states indicate that the wide tlre law
is not only a benefit to the pubic nlsn-
ways. but gives the teamsters big
advantage. Reports from various states
show that with the wide-tired vehicle
30 to so per cent less power is neces-
earv to move a given load than with
the narrow tires.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-04-23

Farm productions are increased il
value by getting them where needed
at the proper time. Good roads In
crease values.
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pains IN my oaG
and side and was so
weak / could hardly
do my housework.
I have taken Lydia
E.. Pinkhan's Yegs-
table Compound and
it has done me 9 lot
Of good. IwM fe-
commend your mea-
icine to my friends
end give youpernis-
sion to pubiish my
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saucy,, arrogant mustache eloped de-

saucy,s arrogant mustache sloped de-
jectedly.
81 fancy you must have gone about
it very badly" she said, pursing her
lips.
.Badlyg he gasped. 'why-whS
good heavens, Sara, I actually plead
ed with her." he went on, quite pa
thetically. "All but got down on my
knees to her. D-n me, If / can
understand myself doing it either. |
must have lost my head completely.
Begged like a love-sick schoolboy!
And she kept on saying no-no-ao!
Ard /, like a blithering ass, kept on
telling her I couldn't live without her,
that I'd make her happy, that she
didn't know what she was saying,
and But, good Lord, she kept on
saying no! Nothing but no! Do-do
you think she meant to say no? CoDid
It have been hysteria? She said it so
often, over and over again. that it
might have been hysteria. I never
thought Of that. L"
"No, Leslie, it wasn't hysteria, you
may be sure Of that" she said de-
Hberately. She meant 1t, old fel-
low"
He sagged deeper in the chair.
I'll cGn't get It ttsszsa ny head,
he saattesed.
"As-I said before, you did it badly,
she said. "Ys1 toos 500 much for
granted. Isn't that true?"
i"God knows didn't expect her to
lrefuse me-" he exclaimed, glaring at
her. would I have been such a fool
as to ask her If I thought there was
the remotest chance Of being" The
very thought Of the word caused it to
stick in his throat. He swallowed
hard.
.You really love her?s she demand
ed.
Love herr" There was sob in
his voice. .tI adore her, Sara. I
can't live without her. And the worst
of it is, love her now more than
/ did before. Oh, it's appalling! It's
horrible! What am ! to do, Sara?
What am to do?"
"Be man for little while, that's
all" she said, coolly.
| Don't joke with me-" he groaned.
"Go to bed, and when you see her
in the morning tell her that you un-
derstand. Thank her for what she
has done for you. Be-"
Thank herr" he almost shouted.
Eyes; for destroying all that is de,
teetable in you, Leslie-your self-con;
ce.t, your arrogance, your false no
tions concerning yourself-in a word,
your egotism."
He blinked incredulously. 'Do you
know what you're saying?" he gasped.
She went On as If she hadn't heard
him.
.Assure her that she is to feel no
conjunction for what she has done,
that you are content to be her loyal,
devoted friend to the end Of your
days.
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WOMEN FROM
IS TO IS TEsT TIFY
To theMerit Of Lydia E Fink.
hams Vegetable Com.
pound during Change
Of Life.

Westbrook, Ne. -"I was passing
through the Change Of Life and had
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And yet neither Of them looked
about in search for the intruder!
Far into the night Sara sat in the
window Of Hetty's dressing room, her
chin sunk low in her hands, staring
moodily into the now Opaque night,
her eyes somber and unblinking, her
body as motionless as death itself.
The cooling wind caressed her and
whispered warnings into her unheed-
ing ears, but she sat there unprotect-
ed against it's chill, her nightdress
damp with the mist that crept up with
sinister stealth from the sea-
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Caeu0l4Z Ia2 6y GE0TGL GE

He melloWed to the verge OF tears.
'I cant keep on coming out here
after this, as I've been doing, Sara" I"
Don't be silly! OF course you can.
This will blow over"
BLOW over" he almost gasped.
.I mean the first effects. Try being
martyr for a while, Leslie. It isn't
bad plan, can assure you. 1t may
interest you to know that Challis pro-
posed to me three times before I
accepted him, and yet II loved him
from the beginning
"By Jove!" he exclaimed, coming
to his feet with a new light in his
eyes. The hollows in his cheeks
seemed to fill out perceptibly.
"Good nisht!"
81 say. Sara, dear, you1l-you'l help
me abit, won't you? I mean you'll talk
it over with her and"
"My sympathy is entirely with
Miss Castleton." she said from the
doorway. His jaw dropped
He was still ruminating over the
callousness Of the world In respect to
lovers when she mounted the stairs
and tapped firmly on Hetty's door.
s =
Hetty Castleton was standing in
ss5 rzsaSN os her room when Sara
entered. From her position it was
evident that she had stopped short in
her nervous, excited pacing Of the
floor. She was very pale, but there
was q logged, set expression about
her mouth.
Come In, DEAR" she said, IN
manner that showed she had been
expecting the visit. Have you seen
him ?"
Sara closed the door, and then stood
with her back against it, regarding
her agitated friend with serious, COM
passionate eyes.
Eyes. He is terribly upset. It was
blow to him, Hetty.",
'T am sorry for him, Sara. He was
so dreadfully in earnest But, thank
God, it is overt" She threw back
her head and breathed deeply. THAT
horrible, horrible nightmare is ended.
suppose it had to be. But the mock
cry of it-think Of 1t, lSara!-the
damnable mockery Of it,"
Poor Leslie!" sighed the other.
Poor old Leslie"
Hettys eyes filed with tears. "Oh,
am sorry for him. He didn't deserve
it. God in heaven, If he really knew
everything! If he knew why l could
not listen to him, why I almost
screamed when he held nay hands in
his and begged actually begged me
to- Oh, it was ghastly, Sara!"
She covered her face with her
hands, and swayed as If about to fall.
Sara came quickly to her side. Put
ting an arm about the quiTering
shoulders, she led the girl to the
broad window seat and threw open
the blinds.
Don't speak Of it, dearest-dont
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and glorided."
What utter tommy"
wait! Believe me, it is your only
chance. You will have to learn some
time that you can't ride roughshod
among angels. Think it over, old fel-
low. You have had good lesson.
Profit by it."
seYou mean I'm to sit down and
twirl my thumbs and let some other
chap snap her up under my very nose?
Well, guess not!"
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roo-,v half the earth is oxygen; a

.a.+,- ---- .hhsn a quarter q the eaIth
Is s;ts5r: early eight ger cent OF Il
!g ai..a:anga. and nearly 81 per cert
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Biucher Solved Problem.
One hundred years ago the 4 I
potentiaries Of the allied nations -
conferring on the future Of EN |
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h@~o 2.m sneT scorze anc.
Gtis 'syZ2S a2d pE.ces Gen1
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csss
I IS havsan naQ43
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GROCER EXPLAINED THE HEN

"EI wonder" murmured Hetty.
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"Hush, dearest! You are first in m
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08
JEWEl-RY WORTH
 $IOOO STOLEN BY
 PORCH CLIMBERS
George C. Edwards Home Loot ed While Owner Heads in
 Room Below.

Jewelry valued at more than $1,o0o was taken last night when porch climbers entered the home Of George C. Edwards at 174 Park Place. The robbery was particularly daring as MT. and Mrs. Edwards were in the house at the time. The location is in the exclusive Seaside Park section According to the police, there were two of the thieves, one keeping watch while the other climbed to the win dow of Mrs Edwards bedroom. raised the screen and entered. It is believed that the 4sjob'a was done about 3 O clock. Discovery of thea burglary was made about two hours later. De- tective Sergeant Peter 1T. Hall is in- vestigating the case.
 The JewelI-y taken was in bureau drawers in a bedroom on the front of the second story in the Edwards home- The drawers were overturn ed and the contents thrown about the room.
 The piece Of jewelry Of highest value was a. diamond brooch worth $500- Other. articles included in the loot is 8 gold bracelet watch belong to Mrs. Edwards, made in Switzerland. of am tique design, set with Jewels and valued at nearly $200; 2. crescent pin set with diamonds. an unset ruby, an other gold watch, numerous jewe1-set stfckpfns, valuable baby pins and sev4 eraI gold brooches set with stones.
 The discovery was made about I 1 o'clock when Mrs. Edwards was about to retire. She noted q light in her bedroom. Knowing that she did not leave it burning she investigated. The screens of three windows had been raised, apparently with a view of gfv- ing free escape in case of discovery.
 MT. Edwards Is president of the Bridgeport Chain Co.,. and first vice. president Of the Holmes & Edwards
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08
WHITE SLAVES DO NOT OPERATE HERE,
 POLICE DECLARE

With the discovery that, following Inc expos1,res in white slave traffic in New York citv and vicinity resulting from the release of Mrs. Della Neeleyi Hanson of this city from captivity, more than 50 victims have been sold for as low as S1O each, every effort on the part of the local and state police to ascertain if any have been sent to Bridgeport is being made. It is asserted in official circles that this city has been absolutely immune from the operations of white slave bands for some time, and the belief enter tained by the New York police that Bridgeport has been a depot is yigor- ously conbated.
 It is again reiterated by the police that, if any victims of slave traders have at any time recently been in Bridgeport, it was merely for trans shipment. to smaller togplas aaB e5st t12e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08
COMBINING LOVE AND DUTY.

YEAH AGO Mayor Wilson caused War NA renite pavement to be laid on Fair field avenue, wherever the public would have. tosuHrofeFs i4sf5 4ezefaeM o1
 He excused the Connecticut Company from laying the same pavement, and permitted 1t to put in a streak of water bound macadam.
 Monday evening Mayor Wilson sent com murica4iou to the Common Council, recon1- n1anding to that body that it ORDER the Con- nncticut company to put down Warrenite, or a similar pavement, in place of the water bound nacadRm.
 The message followed the announcement that the benehcaries of the illegal contracts for more Warrenite have suspended paving, be- cause doubtful if they can be paid if they lay it.
 These facts raise some interesting ques-
 Was the mayors message inspired by a be- lated feeling of duty to the public? Or does he love Warrsnite more and the Connecticut Gona- panv Iess7
 1t IS plain that if the Connecticut Company doesalay Warrenite, the makers of it will not have kept their tools and machinery in Bridge port an winter for nothing.
 On the other hand how can the mayor ex- pect the Connecticut Company to lay pave- nent between it's tracks which it's makers can l Euarantee to last there2
 Al the bottom of the Warrenite contracts, the same which the city attorney has declared to be illegal appears this clause, the very last paragraph of each instrument:
 rTne Contractor will not be required by the City of Bridgeport 10 GUARANTEE any War Fenite surface Laid between lines drawn paral- IeI to and two feet outside of EEe outer rails of any street railway tracks,
 It remains 10 be seen whether the Connec- tfcut Company will show generous and lib- eral spirit, and lay Warrenite between it's rails, regardless of how long it is likely to stay there.
 The same company was confronted9 with the same opportunity. on Stratford avenue, but 1t aadn't lay vVarFenites there, though this ma terIaI was laid on all of the road for which the public paid the paving bill-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08
JURY .sFIxING.s

A NUGLY STORY is being told at Chicago, ~E=Al in connection with court proceedings, of the alleged work of some 50 people, in bribing jurors. The cost of liking murder jury is put at s5.OOo to $15,oOO, less serious cases for smaller amounts.
 zoTg jury fixing fonlmon? As you scan the faces of the average jury, it does not seem. above par as compared with the run of the conn munity. There is a popular impression that juries are rather sshy' in brains. But even if sos it does not prove susceptibility to money in fuence.
 Disagrs cable as jury service is to business and profess ssiUna1 men, to some it appears an att tractive prize The small fee is windfalI not easily to be acquired by many days or even weeks work
 The motive leading such men to seek jury service is not usually corrupt Rather it is a plum often sought by men who are rather lack ing in personal energy. It seems easier to sit in padded chair and listen to other peoples troubles, than 10 get out after your own busi- ness
 The fact that a man has little talent for pushing his own business does not al- ways mean tE1a he will not make an honest and intelligent jur7man. He may have acquired from his failures very comfortable indepen- dent philosophy, which makes him able to look at things on. their merits.s Crookedness he des- pises, and he fears it's consequences. He is about the last kind of that the jury 'fxers' could touch
 Many officials who have the duty of mak- ing up. jury venires are far too easy in handing out this plum in so far as it is a plum to amiable friends whom they like to favor. This tendency tends to lower the intelligence of iu- ries, but not neeessarily their honesty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08
THE ST. LOUIS CHARTER.


 rT-NHE ST. LOUIS CHARTER, while notin the l usual commission form, ought to ac- complish about the same results. The distin- gushing feature of commission government is not the precise number of men whoN make the commission, but in the centralized character of the powers conf1ded to the responsible munich pal officer, and in the control over the jobs and acts of such officers which is given to the pulp lie.
 St. Louis con1des it's Legislative powers to a board of 28 men elected at large. The e1ecu- tive powers are given to the mayor, and are very broad and liberal.
 Control of the whole is given to the people by the initiative, referendum and recall, which may be said to be the heart of commission gov ernInent
 Even the deoentralized government of Bridgeport would give tolerable results if these powers were eon1ded to the people.
 Assume that the mayor might. be recalled in the midst of his term, or that the Warrenite contracts would not become valid if they were taken to the voters. Is it likely that the mayor would make such contracts in the first place, or that if he made them they would be ratified by the voters?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08
; TAMING THE LORDS.

THE PEOPLE of. England taught the Hing
 M of England his place some centuries ago. Now the people of England have taught the Lords Of England what their place is. Moth ing could have been tanner than the lordly ae- quieaeence in Inc home rule bill, and nothing more Fif ficative Of the shrivelleds char acter of once great legislative body than the speech of that peer who feared the measure would destroy the empire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08

This wax EDa49a4 aB used flor a enst many purposes Good chance 6c gs it cheap. 100 Wax Paper gely Covers for 5C. Ice BIankets-cuE ace bills in two Sc each
 Lunch and Picnic Sets, 5c- JeEly GIasses, 9 for Sc and a fpg 1t- BTason Jars quarts oH psntsl 5c lqr dozen
 Sure seaa Jars, quarts or Enta, se each.
 Jar Rubbers, g dozen for 5c and So dozen.
 Very Heavy Red or Black Iaul75s 8c dozen
 Parowax, Sc Tb-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08
EASES TORMENT or
 ASTHMA AND HAY ElsVlz-i

For the disconafort and misery eI asthma snd hay fever use Fsoley's Honey and Tar Compound. 1t pese a healing, soothing coating over ths' swollen tickling membranes, ald eases the thick and choking sensaticr. Helps you to breath easily and Hatu4S ally. In the yellow package- Ean- dle,s Drug, Stores.-Adv-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08

state, and that they were secIudsd from the ordinary haunts-
 At the home of Mrs. Hanson fn tals city, her effects are still untoue-llee4 although 1t was expected that tnlof- nation of an interesting nature would be revealed in letters therein
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08

Extraordinary values this week dur ing our July clearance sale. All new desirable merchandise at such small prices that even profits are Ignored and cost not considered ct P A Dil- Ion & Co.'S, 11O5 Main street.--Aav.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08

Saying he was an inspector Gfprn the Westchester Lighting Co. ls man entered the home of DudleT H Peabody of HamaroneclSs N. 4. and he1ped himself to S2, poo in 5eT.eI1E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08

The children enjoying the free of vacation around the kitchen and asking: What I do Mother?
 Tn view of the warnings Col Roosevelt has received doctors ought nor than of old hard wood trees in one day z C. $* $
 school teachers always for their long vacation when they have chance to rest up by doing housevvork a1daVHs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08
The D. ". Read Company
STATE SECRE ARY
 TO WED TYPlST ]?

e.I shall be glad to accept congratu- lations when they are due.s was the statement made today by secreary of State Albert PhiIHps from his Starn- ford home when the subject of his rurnored engagement to Miss Pauline Daisy Kempner was preached to him
 The young Secretary of State refuses either to deny or confirm the report published in Hartford papers Miss. Kempner is "a stenographer in his Hartford ohlces.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08
TIERS OVAL MENTION.

Miss Gertrude McNanara of 54 Hanover street has Been entertaining her cousin. Miss C1etus Mac1saac of New Y ork for the past two weeks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08

Paul McNamara Of 54 Hanover street and Edward O.FIara Of North Washington avenue. are spending a few weeks in Saugertiess N- r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-08

Frank Bright, of Huntington. W. Va. who weaghs 800 pounds, tried to commit suicide by jumping into the Ohio River. Being too fat to sink he f1oa4ed several hundred yards and was pulled ashore.