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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25

The amateurs opened the base
ball season by defeating the North
Bennington team on its own grounds
Saturday afternoon by score OF s
to T. The Amateurs secured 5 runs
in the opening inning and had the
game apparently won but North Ben
nington began to score in the third
when one run came in. again in the
fifth when three tallies we're secured
and again in the sixth when another
trio was gather. The Amateurs had
secured runs in the fifth and the
score was tied at the close OF the
sitxh. The Amateurs secured the
winning run in the seventh and Meth
er team Tailed during the last three
periods. The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
Wasted Effort.

Miss Dixon. charming society girl,
had spent the entire summer in try
ing to elevate the simple country peo-
pie with whom she was boarding.
When she was about to leave she said:
"GoOdby, Mr.. lngersoll. | hope my
visit here hasn't been entirely without
good results
"Sartin not" replied the old farmer.
you've learnt a heap since YOU first
come; but. by heck. you was about the
greenest one we ever had on our
hands. National Monthly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
Expecting Too Much.

Claude had been promised motor
ride with his father, and his mother
had sent him upstairs to get ready. AS
he came down his mother asked:
"Have you washed your face
Claude"
"Yes'm," answered the boy.
"And your hands,"
"Yep." said Claude.
"And your neck:' persisted the
mother.
"Oh. see here, mother said the boy
in disgust, II amt no angelr-Leslie's
Home Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
CORNS CURED FIRE

In every package of Marvellous Ego
for Feet is free box of Ezo for
Corns. Use the free Eco for Corns
as directed for three nights On the
fourth night lift out the corn and
throw 1t in the fire. That's all there
is to 1t.
Eco for Feet is a refined ointment
just rub it on and all swelling, sore
ness, burning and foot sweating is
speedily banished. Eco for Feet, in
Guiding a box of Eco for Corns is but
% cents at druggists. Eco for Corns
il bought separately, 10 cents. w.
l.. Gokay, Druggist, Bennington, Vi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
LOCAL DRUGGIST MAKES
MANY FRIENDS

w. j.. Gokay reports they are
making many friends through the
QUICK benefit which Bennington
people receive from the simple mix
ture of buckthorn bark, glycerine,
etc, known as Adler-i-ka. This rem.
edy became famous By curing appen-
dicitis and it is the most thorough
bowel cleanser known acting on
BOTH the lower and upper bowel
JUST ONE DOSE of Alder-i-ka re
lieves constipation and gas on the
stomach almost IMMEDIATELY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
w

In this production Of the wonderful imaginative comedy
drama, "A Good Little Devil" David Belascos greatest ar
iistic triumph is mmortalzed "a Good Little Devi' is
fairy play for young and old and all between 1t is poetry
ana Fantasy mingled with reality II is human film echo
ing the cry OF the world The stage version of the play was
believed to be the master stroke Of David Beacos produc-
ing genius Combined with the oranbic camera effcs nd
the mechanical possibilities and powers of the motion pict
ure the him production supraSses the dramatic pores and
scenic trIumphs OF the original play Mary Pckord who in
TINS play added to her popularity as famous film star the
gory OF stage triumph now the role in which she
won this new distinction for the screen. tender pIav
proving faith conquers fear Regular Admission.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
WHEN TONGUE IS COATED

your liver is torpid and Is affecting
your srumach and bowels To rouse
your liver. take the lttle, purely Vege-
table and ln-all-NaEs satisfactory
Hoods Flns They relieve blAousness,
constipation. an liver ills. DO not ifrl-
tate nor Erire. Price -sc- ~ druggists
Or L, l. Hood Co. Lowell Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
Bennington

Two base hit. Ferro; three-base hit
Bowman: first base on balls on Jaw
cry /. of Leahy ,; struck out by
Javery 6. by Leahy 6; double play,
Burt to Shea; passed ball, Norris
sey: balk. Leahy; umpire, Charles
Hodge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
Amateurs

4NVINH IINtIIIIIc FVI y . y !" !" !" = ="
Earned runs, North Bennington 2,
Amateurs A. three base hit, Miner;
two base hits, + Brooks, Harris; sac
fee hits, Kelly, Hurley; stolen bases,
Spencer, Kearns, Miner ,, F. Brooks;
double play. Millington; struck out
by Hurely i, Shaw 6, Brooks 2; LIST
base on balls of Hurley 3, Shaw 3;
wild pitch, Shaw; passed ball Harris.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
Proctor

ragsed helsing game behind Leahy.
The score.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
CENTER RUTLAND.
TOO FAST FOR
AMATEURS
Bennington Team Defeated BY
Score Of 6 10 2
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Local High School Badly Beaten By
High School Nine from Proctor
Saturday
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Amateurs went TO Rutland
yesterday and lost game 10 the
strong Center Rutland nine. The
game was even enough TO be more
than usually interesting until the
sixth inning when Center Rutland
scored three times and secured a
commanding lead. The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
ALMOST SHUT OUT

Bennington High School Lost to Proc
tor by Score of IL TO
The local high school team was
given a bad drubbing at Morgan park
Saturday afternoon when it lost to
Proctor by a score of IL to /. The
local boys we're not only unable to
hit the ball but they also played
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
OUR OWN FAULTS.

Our worst fault is not seeing
that we have any. There can be
no repentance over wrongs when
we are sure that the blame rests
entirely with some one else and
the spirit that is satisfied with its
own goodness and atiainments
ceases 10 grow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25
Center Rutland

Center Rutland 0 Q l f--6
Bennington 90 90 o o O.
Earned runs Center Rutland 4,
Bennington /; two base hits, Walsh.
j. Barrett; three base hits, Teren-
zini, +. Barrett; stolen bases. Fas-
sett ,, Scott. Shedd, Walsh, Murphy:
sacrifice hits, Fassett. McHugh. J.
Barrett; struck out by Navin 9,
Brooks 3, Scott Gin inningsl;
lst base on balls, of Navin 4. Brooks
3; Wild pitches, Nayin >; passed
balls, Terengini >.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-25

Ladies white canvas pumps special
sSc Al the New York stores sale
ADV.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-12
AIan's Appearance at the Hotel MonoIlth.

sand miles Of salt water. But thi:
thing-I can't do 1t, even for you.
can't do 1t even for myself. Rose
Urine is here in New York, in the
hands and at the mercy Of her father
and sister: and you may Judge what
their mercy will be when you learn
all that she has done for me. / won't
go and l can't go until find her and
take her with me. And that is final"
Then" Digby struck in, grasping
wildly at a straw of hope, 81 have your
word you'll go, providing l find and re-
store Rose to you?"
you have my word to that, unques-
tionably. Bring Rose to me, and I'll
gladly shake the dust Of New York
from my shoes, and never return till
Urine is put away comfortably in his
grave"
ut shall be DONE" Digby promised.
1T mustl"
you believe that?"
I'm twelve hours Rose shall be re-
stored to you"
viii you make a book on It? I'll
bet you something happens-and hope
/ lose into the bargain. If you believe
you can carry out your promise, wire
the White Star line to reserve the
best available suite on the Oceanic
sailing tomorrow morning at ten
and make arrangements for a mar
rage before the boat sails"
III go you," Digby agreed: "and II
| fail, l forfeit the cost of the reser.
walton. But about this marriage"
He hesitated.
You'll have to have a license in
this state-and cant get one except
by applying In person with your bride
to-be. There won't be time"
Then we'll marry In Jersey!" Alan
insisted. dig up some clergyman over
there. II you don't know one your
self"
"Oh, I'm well acquainted with the
very mani"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-12
CHAPTER XIII.
A Sporting Offer,

1
Some two hours later. that sans
evening, Mr.. Alan Law, very much
alive and, in spite of a complete new
! outfit of ready-made clothing. lookine
much more like himself than he had
in a fortnight, issued forth from the
Grand Central station, hailed a taxi
cab, and had himself conveyed to the
Hotel Monolith
But II he looked his proper self once
more, 1t speedily was demonstrated
that his wish was otherwise: for after
learning from the room-clerk of the
Monolith that suite was being held
in the name of Arthur Lawrence. that
was the name Mr.. Law inscribed on
the register.
On the other hand, II was his true
name that he gave to the person whom
he called upon the telephone immedi-
ately after being shown to his rooms.
But then he was speaking to his old
friend and man Of business, Mr.. Digbv.
Within another ten minutes this last
was in conference with his employer:
81 think you must be out Of your
head" he insisted nervously. once
their first greetings were over "You
might just as sensibly throw yourself
from the top of the Metropolitan tower
as come to New York while Urine lives
and knows you're this side the water"
"Nonsense!" Alan laughed. "Remem.
Der this is New York-not the back.
woods of Maine!"
Alan paused and smote his palm
with a remorseful fist. by the Eter.
nal, I'm forgetting Barcus!"
"Barcus?"
Chap whose boat l chartered in
luck on my part: he's
one Of the salt OF the arth. First
must be done for the bow
You've got influence Of some sort in
New Bedford. surely?"
Digby reflected: Some. There's
George Blaine, Justice of the peace"
THE very man. Telegraph him in |
Barcus' interests Immediately. And
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-12

telegraph Barcus as well-send him
n hundred for expenses, and tell him
10 join me here In New York as quick
as he canI"
Your friends address," Digby in.
quired, mildly ironic as he sat down
at the desk and fumbled with the sup
ply OF stationery.
New Bedford jail, Of counsel" Alan
chuckled-but cut his laugh in two as
something fiuttered from the pack of
envelopes which Digby had disturbed
and fell to the floor between the two
men.
Face up, 1t grinned sardonic mock
cry OF Alan's confidence: 1t was a trey
OF hearts.
Now will you believer" Dlgby de-
manded huskily.
"In what? A simple coincidence?"
Alan flouted. Not !. Who knows I'm
in New York-or that the Arthur Law
renee for whom your agent engaged
these rooms was Alan Law. No, my
friend: it's bit too thick for me. Take
my word for II, this is nothing more
nor less than a souvenir Of a poker
party held by yesterdays tenant of
this suite"
"Perhaps-perhaps!" Digby assent
ed. stroking tremulous lips. But I'm
AFRAID for you, my boy. Who knows
that Trine's spies were not watching
my man when he made this reserya-
ton? Who knows but that Arthur
Lawrence was too thin a disguise for
Alan Law? l tell you. I'm frightened
to the marrow Of my old bones! Do
me this favor at least, my boy: now
that you've been warned, whether By f.
accident or design--we won't argue
that-do leave town-go incognito e. /.
some quiet place near by and wait |
there for the sailing of the next trans /
steamer. Oh, surely you can't /,
ieny me this one wish of my fond old !
heart, my boy"
There's nothing on earth I would
lot do for you" he said: you've been
father and mother to me ever since
can remember, even if we were sepa-
ated, most Of the time, by three thou
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-12
CHAPTER XXI.
The House Divided


Alone in that strange place Of ST
renee and shadows shat den OF the
devils livery, crimson and black
chained to the invalid chair wherein,
DAY in, day out, for years on end, he
had suffered the Promethean torments
or the life that would not die out Of
MS wretched, wrecked carcass, though
without ceasing sharp beaked envy,
hatred, malice and all uncharitable-
ness pecked insatiably at his vitals:
Seneca Urine sat waiting, with the i'm.
passivity OF a craven figure waiting
on the imminent hour of ultimate
engagement for the wrong that had
made him what he was.
Another hour! In sixty
minutes more they will be here, Judith
and Iarrophat and Rose-poor fool!
and him. e.. In sixty minutes
m' re they will put him down before
NE, bound and helpless, If not dead
,
A slight pause prefaced words that
were whimpered prayer: God send
that he be not dead! Have fingered
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-12

along one OF these, gingerly on hi
hands and knees. until he came to II:
end and might, If he cared to. lool
down hundred feet to the sidewalks
That view, however, did not tempt
he kept his eyes level; and was re-
warded with bare glimpse of a pret
tily-papered wall, framed In the lace ot
half-drawn curtains.
And OF sudden-whether through
fortuity, or instinct, or the psyche.
logical attraction of his steadfast con.
centration-the tenant of the room
came to the window and stood there
for little, looking pensively out, alto
gether unconscious of the watcher in
his aerial coign.
Again horrible uncertainty har-
assed him. Was the woman Rose
or Judith? That she was one Of these
he could plainly see. But which? Dared
he assume his hopes fulfilled?
With difficulty he detached his
hungry vision from her, and drawing
from his pocket a small notebook. tore
out. blank page, placed this fiat on
the girder, found a pencil, and with
the assistance of a ray or two of
moonlight scrawled a message of al
most stenographic brevity.
When he looked I'D from this task
she had vanished.
Sitting up, astride the girder. he
took his watch-a cheap affair he had
picked up when reclothing himself in
the garments Of civilized society. at
Providence, that morning-opened the
back Of the case, and closed 1t upon
the folded message.
Then drawing back his arm. he
breathed a silent prayer to the god of
all true lovers, and cast 1t from him
with all his might-with such force
that II almost unseated him at the end
OF the swing. But nothing less would
have served to bridge that yawnine
chasm.
And thS watch flew straight and
true, squarely through the lighted win
dow and to the further wall
At that very instant of his exultat,on
over an obstacle overcome, he heard a
sound behind him Of heavy breathing.
The assassin had come that close
upon his prey when Alan turned and
discovered his peril.
The same moonbeam which had
aided Alan In the composition of his
message struck across the others face
and showed It like hideous Chinese
mask Of deadly hatred, with its eye
balls glaring and its lips drawn back
from the naked blade gripped between
Its teeth-a stiletto nothing short OF a
loot In length.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-12

borhood OF the Riverside drive bor,o ..
his mortal enemy. a grim white bouse
that lowered, stark and tall. upon a
corner.
his preliminary reconnaissance pro
vided little more than comfortless ex-
ercise. Huge. still, its wall batbed in
the milk and Ink Of MOONLIGHT and
shadow, all It's windows dark hut
one-and that one, in the topmost tier
showed only feeble glimmer, so slight
that Alan almost overlooked It
He believed with small doubt that
Rose was q prisoner within those
walls: that Judith must have con-
veyed her there with all speed.
And. this being the presumpttve case.
that small, high window Of the light
might well be hers.
Directly across the street from the
Urine residence, on the opposite cor
ner, a colossal apartment structure
stood half-fnished, stonework TO its
second story. gaunt iron skeleton rear
ing above.
To his infinite disgust Alan found
the guardian very wide awake. very
much on the job: no chance here 10
steal unseen into the building.
This in itself might have been
deemed a suspicious circumstance.
not for nothing does an honest night
wat Imam so deny the laws of nature
a., the te1ets OF his craft But Alan
u ely praised the man while cursing
Il cry fact Of his existence; and. &C
COS rg, overcame with bank-notes
what seemed an uncommonly stubborn
reluctsnce, and got his way.
lie c. Id not know that another
5kulked behind barrier of lime bar |
rels and overheard all that passed and. |
when Alan had ducked smartly into |
the unfinished building, rose and stole |
after him with footsteps as noiseless |
IS a cats and a face that had the saw
lgery OF a tigers when 1t was tran
silently revealed in a shaft of moon
light
At length Alan gained the gridiron
If girders on plane with the lighted
window across the way. and crept
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-12
CHAPTER XIV.
ChanqeIina.

Changeiing.
In the vague, chill gray Of that dul
and desolate dawn, Judith stirred al
ruptly on the couch of a sleeples
night, and with the rapidly of on,
who has arrived at a settled purpos,
after long period Of doubt and per
plexity, rose and bathed and dressed
herself in negligee.
In the adjoining room she could hea,
small; stealthy notes.-the sounds
made by her sister moving about and
preparing against the unguessable mo.
ment when her rescue would be at.
tempted, according to the information
conveyed in that midnight message.
For chance had conspired with her
insomnia to station Judith In the re-
cess OF her darkened window, idly
viewing the gaunt framework of the
unfinished building from an angle
which, when Alan edged out along the
girder, showed him plainly In silhou-
cite against the sky.
She had seen him throw the watch
and had heard the double thump OF IFS
impact with the wall and floor of
Roses bedchamber.
The clock was striking six as she
left her room: across the street work
ingmen were streaming into the build
Ing to begin the labors Of the day.
Brushing unceremoniously past the
drowsy and Indifferent guard In the
corridor outside the door to Roses
room, Judith turned the key that re-
manned in the lock on the outside, re-
moved it, entered. and locked the door
behind her.
Without any surprise she found her
sister already dressed to the point of
DOMINIC her outer garments.
Rendered half-frantic by this unex-
pected interruption, threatening as II
did the perilous scheme that Alan had
proposed, Rose greeted her sister with
countenance at once aghast and
wrathful.
81 insist that you leave this room at
once!"
Insist by all means-and no |
damned! / may leave this room-and
l may not, dear little sister. But one
OF us will never leave 1t alive"
What do you mean? You cannot
mean to murder me in cold blood
Judith"
Not T." Judith laughed harshlv
But. since 1t has pleased DESTINY N
decree that we must both love one
man-let Destiny decide between us
and bear the blame of murder,"
Judith"
"One moment" Crossing 10 a ala.
table, Judith took up a glass from a
tray that held a silver water-pitcber
and returned with It to the table that
the middle of the floor. Al The
same time she opened a hand TIL tben
asst clenched and disclosed a small
blue bottle with a red label shriek,ng
he warning "POISON!"
"Strychnine," she explained COM
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-12

mot but Destiny, II Il WIFI"
window, she was dressed and clam.
bered out upon the sill.
Sweetheart My bravest little
womanl"
The hook hung steadily within six
inches Of the window-ledge. Alan ex.
tended his arm.
Nothing to fear. except lest l hold
you too tight, dear one!"
Without word Judith set her foot
beside his In the hook, surrendered to
his embrace. and closed her eyes.
Immediately they were swung away
from the window, over toward the CD
posite sidewalk. and gently lowered to
the street.
Maybe this isn't good scheme!"
Alan exulted In the innocence of his
heart But think 1t Is. And those
workingmen think 1t a great lark-I
told them the simple truth. you see:
that we were eloping!"
By way Of answer Judith breathed
only a word OF tenderness.
And that instant the hook paused
and Alan stepped of upon the side
walk
Safe and southland not a soul
over there the wiser as yeti" he de-
clared with a derisive nod toward the
home Of Urine. Come aIong. Here's
a Limousine waiting. In twenty min.
utes we'll be at the ferry, In forty over
in Jersey. within an hour married,
within four hours safe at seal"
TO BE CONTINUED %
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-12
Rose Turned on Her PassionateIy.


here in anguish all these weary years
for the fuldllment of my revenge only
TO be cheated at the end by Death &!
God grant that Alan Law may be laid
down still living here at my feet,
Then ="
A bitter smile twisted his tortured
features: Then shall my will be done
to him! And then, when have seen
him die as his father died-then-Ah,
God!-then at last / too may diei
There was a long silence, then a
Sroan OF exasperated protest: WHY
do they not come? Why does Judith
delay, when she knows how suffer?
Why have | been put off from day to
day with her kilograms that begged
for more time and promised eyery-
thlng-but told nothing!-until yester.
oay' Where are those mes
sages she sent me yesterday"
Ills one sound hand CROPPED out like
claw and sought a mass of papers
on the desk beside him, sorting ont
from among them two yellow forms
Painfully he blinked over these and
slowly his pain-bent lips conned their
wording;
Alan and Rose safe with me-will
bring both home tomorrow night with.
out fail, he read the first aloud: and
'nen 'he second: Have motorcar
waiting for me tomorrow morning
from three o'clock till called for New
Bedford waterfront-Judith.'"
MOI" he affirmed with the fervor
OF one persuaded by his own desires.
Il must not doubt the grill She has
promised. she has performed:
So still was he, indeed. that be
seemed to sleep, but so deceptive was
that semblance that he was alert for
the least sound. The girl entered soft.
ly, as II fearful of disturbing his SLIM
bers; but she found him with head ,
erect and eyes a-blaze.
Judith" he cried, his great vo,ce
like brazen bell. AT last,
Where is he? You have brought him,
Where is he?"
With no more answer than a sigh
the girl dropped her head and let her
hands hang Imply with palms ex.
posed.
After an instant OF incredulous dis.
appointment the man shot q single
frigid question at her:
You have failed?"