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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-07-31
SYNOPSIS.

Challis wrandall Is found murdered In
q road house near New York. Mrs. Wran-
dali 10 summoned from the city and iden-
oompanied Wrandall to the inn and sub
seQuently disappeared, Is suspected.
Mrs.. Wrandall starts back for New York
In an auto during binding snow storm.
On the way she meets young woman In
the road who proves to be the woman
who killed WrantaAl. Feeling that the
Si7i had done her a service In Kidding her
OF the man who though she loved him
deeply, had caused her great sorrow.
Mrs. Wrandall determines to shield her
end takes her to her own home. Mrs.
Wrandal hears the story OF Hetty Cas-
tleton's life, except that portion that re-
lates to Wrandall. This and the story OF
the tragedy she forbids the girl ever 70
tell; She offers Hetty home. fnenasnIp n, MP
traxedy. Sara Wrandail and Hetty re-
turn to New York after an absence or
year I'm Europe. leslie WrandaH, brother
OF Chalfis becomes greatly Interested IN
Hetty. Sara sees in Leslie's infatuation
possibility for revenge on the WrandalIs
and reparation for the wrongs she SUI
fered at the hands OF Challis Wrandall by
marrying his murderess into the family
Leslie. IN company with his friend Bran
don Booth. an artist, visits sara a, ner
country place. Leslie confesses TO sara
that he is medlv in love with Hetty. Sara
arranges with Booth TO paint picture OF
fIetty. Booth has haunting feeling that
he has seen Hetty 6tpes before Nv Look1ns So un
thiohbh AiNhN
known English artist he finds one OF
Hetty. He speaks TO her about IL. Hetty
declares II must be picture or Hetty
Giynh, an English actress. who resembles
her very much. Much to his chagrin
Leslie Is refused by Hetty. Booth and
Hstty confess their love"for each other,
bat the latter declares that she can never
marry as there Is an insurmountable bar
ffer In the way. Hetty admits TO sara
that she loves Booth. Sara declares that
Hetty must marry Leslie. who must be
made to pay his brothers debt 70 the
girl Hetty again attempts TO tell the
real story OF the tragedy and Sara threat
ems to strange her II she says a WORD;
Sara insults Hetty by revealing that All
this time she has believed Hetty to have
sinned In her relations with Challis Wran-
DALI Later she realizes that Hetty Is In
nocent Leslie again proposes to Hetty
and II rejected. Hetty prepares to leave
Sara, declaring that after what has nap
pened she can remain no longer Hetty
starts for Europe. At sea she receives a
message from Booth that he has started
on a faster steamer and will be waiting
for her on the other side. Booth meets
her and accompanies her TO London: In
an attempt to escape from him Hetty
starts for Paris. but finds Booth on the
same boat. She persists In her refusal TO
tell him the secret which keeps them
apart She declares that Sara alone can
tel him. Booth leaves for America de-
termined to get the story from Sara.
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CHAPTER xvI.-contInued.


The weeks slipped by. He was with
her almost daily. Other people came
20 her house, some for rather protract-
cd visits, others In quest Of pillage at
the nightly bridge table, but he was
seldom missing. There we're times
when he thought he detected ten
Aency to waver, but each cunning at
tempt on his part to encourage the
impulse invariably brought a certain
mocking light into her eyes and he
veered of In defeat. Something kept
telling him, however, that the hour
was bound to come when she would
falter in her resolution; when frank
ness would meet frankness, and the
the veil be lifted.
There were no letters from Hetty,
no word of any description. If Sara
knew anything Of the girls movements
she did not take Booth into her conf
dence.
Leslie Wrandall went abroad in Au-
gust, ostensibly to attend the aviation
meets in France and England. His
mother and sister sailed Ia September,
but not before the entire colony of
which they were part had begun to
discuss Sara and Booth with a relish
that was obviously distasteful to the
Wrandalls.
Where there Is smoke there is fire,
said all the gossips, and forthwith pro-
needed to carry faggots.
A week or so before sailing, Mrs.
Redmond Wrandall had Booth In for
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! began, but she interrupted him with a
laugh.
Il am starting for the city before
noon, by motor. to be gone at least q
fortnight"
What This is the first I've heard
OF It."
Again she laughed. ITO be perfect.
ly frank with you, I hadn't heard OF
It myself until just now. ! think
shall go down to the Homestead with
the CAROLS"
"Hot springs?"
Virginia" she added explicitly.
II say, Sara, what does all this
mean? You"
And II you should follow me
there, Vivian's estimate Of us will not
be so far out Of the way as we'd
like to make It."
True to her word, she was gone
when he drove over later on in the
day. Somehow, he experienced a
queer feeling of relief. Not that he
was oppressed by the rather vivacious
opinions of Vivian and her ilk, but
because something told him that Sara
was wavering in her determination to
withhold the secret from him and fed
for perfectly obvious reasons.
He had two commissions among the
rich summer colonists. One, a full
length portrait Of young Beardsley in
shooting togs, was nearly finished. The
other was to be half-length of Mrs.
Ravenscroft, who wanted one just like
Hetty Castleton's, except for the eyes,
which she admitted would have to be
different. Nothing was said OF the
seventeen years difference in their
ages. Vivian had put off posing until
Lent.
The Wrandalls departed for Scot
land, and other friends Of his began
to desert the country for the city. The
fortnight passed and another week
besides. Mrs. Ravenscroft decided to
go to Europe when the picture was
half-fnished.
you can finish 1t when come back
In December, Mr.. Booth" she said.
"Ill have several new gowns to choose
from, too"
Il shall be busy all winter. Mrs. Ra-
venscroft," he said coldly.
How annoying" she said calmly,
and that was the end of 1t all. She
had made the unpleasant discovery
that 1t wasn't going to be in the least
like Hetty Castleton's, SO why bother
about It?
Booth waited until Sara came out
to superintend the closing of her house
for the winter He called at South
look on the day of her arrival He
was struck at once by the curious
change In her appearance and manner.
There was something bleak and desc
late In the viyidly brilliant face: the
tired, wistful, harassed look of one
who has begun to quail and yet fights
on.
"Will you go out with me tomorrow,
Brandon, for an allday trip in the
carr she asked, as they stood to-
gether before the open fireplace on
this late November afternoon. Her
eyes were moody, her voice rather
lifeless.
Certainly, ne said, watching her
closely. Was the break about to come?
II will stop for you at nine" After
a short pause, she looked up and said:
II suppose you would like to know
where / am taking you"
"It doesn't matter, Sara"
81 want you to go with me to Bur-
tons Inn"
"Burtons inn"
THAT Is the place where my hus-
band was killed." she said. quite
steadily.
He started. "Ohl But-do you
think 1t best, Sara, to open old wounds
by"
II have thought 1t all out. Brandon.
I want to go there-just once. / want
to go into that room again"
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dinner. I think che said en- famille
AT any rate, Sara was not asked
which is proof enough that she was
bent on making 1t family affair.
After dinner, Booth sat in the
screened upper balcony with Vivian
He liked her. She was a keen-witted
plain-spoken young woman, with few
false ideals and no subtlety. She was
less snobbish than arrogant. OF all
the Wrandalls, she was the least self
centered. Leslie never quite under
stood her for the paradoxical reason
that she thoroughly understood him.
you know, Brandon" she said
after O long silence between them
they've been setting my cap for yor
Cor long. long time" She blew q
Sbin stream oS cigarette smoke toward
Ne lzoon-
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Little Gardner. whose big brother
had been presented with a bicycle.
asked his mother II he could not have
one. too. You're not old enough" she
replied. but I will buy you veloci-
pede." Il can't use a velocipde on
these rough roads" he exclaimed. The
motor cars use the rough roads every
day" The youngster thought for a
moment. then with look OF scorn re-
marked: do you think sm filed
with gasolinef"--New York Timea .
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CHAPTER XVII.
Once More at Burton's Inn.

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Again Sara Wrandall found herself
In that never-to-be-forgotten room at
Burtons inn. On that grim night In
March she had entered without fear
or trembling because she knew what
was there. Now she quaked with a
mighty chill of terror for she knew
not what was there in the quiet, now
sequestered room. Burton had told
them on their arrival after long
drive across country that patrons of
the inn invariably asked which room
1t was that had been the scene of
the tragedy. and, on finding out, re-
fused point-blank to occupy It. In
consequences he had been obliged to
transform II into a sort OF store and
baggage room.
Sara stood In the middle OF the
murky room, for the shutters had long
been closed to the light OF day. and
looked about her In awe at the hetero.
geneous mass OF boxes, trunks. bun.
dies and rubbish, scattered over the
floor without care or system. She had
closed the door behind her and was
quite alone. Light sneaked In through
the cracks In the shutters, but SO
meagerly that II only served to In.
crease the gloom. A dismantled bed.
stead stood heaped up in the corner
She did not have to be told what bed
IL was. The mattress was there too,
rolled up and tied with a thick garden
rope. She knew there were dull. ugly
blood etains upon II. Why the thrifty
Burton had persevered in keeping
this useless article of furniture. she
could only surmise. Perhaps II was
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went away because Sara. failing In
her plan to marry her off to Leslie.
decided that It would be fatal to a GER
tain project of her own II she re-
mained on the field of action. Do I
make myself clear?"
"Oh, you are away of In your con-
clusions, Wv"
Time will tell" was here cabalistic
rejoinder.
Her father appeared on the lawn
below and called up to them.
you are wanted at the telephone,
Brandon. I've just been talking to
Sara"
did she call you up. father?" asked
Vivian, leaning over the rail.
"Yes. About nothing In particular,
however"
She turned upon Booth with mock
ing smile. He felt the color rush to
his face, and was angry with himself.
He went to the telephone. Almost
her first words were these:
What has Vivian been telling you
about me, Brandon?"
He actually gasped. Good heavens,
Sara!"
He heard her low laugh. 80 she
has been saying things, has she ?" she
asked. 81 thought SO. I've had 1t
In my bones tonight"
He was at loss for words. II was
positively uncanny. AS he stood there,
trying to think Of trivial remark, her
laugh came to him again over the wire,
followed by a drawing good night"
and then the soughing of the wind
over the open" wire.
The next day he called her up on
the telephone quite early. He knew
her habits. She would be abroad In
her gardens by eight o'clock. He re-
membered well that Leslie, In com
menting on her absurdly early hours,
had once said that her "early bird"
habit was hereditary: she got 1t from
Sebastian.
What put II into your head, Sara.
that Vivian was saying anything un.
pleasant about you last nightY"
Magic" she replied succinctly.
Rubbish"
81 have a magic tapestry that trans
ports me, hither and thither, and by
night l always carry Aladdin's lamp.
So, you see, ] see and hear everything
BE sensible"
Very well. will be sensible. II
you intend to be Influenced by what
Vivian or her mother said to you last
night, I think you'd be wise to avoid
me from this time on"
Prepared though he was. he blinked
his eyes and said something she didn't
quite catch.
She went on: Moreover, in addition
TO my attainments in the black art.
am quite as clever as Mr.. Sherlock
Holmes in some respects. / really do
some splendid deducing. In the first
place, you were asked there and |
was not Why? Because ! was to be
discussed You see"
"Marvelousl" he interrupted loudly.
you were to be told that have
cruel designs upon you"
Go on, please"
And all that sort OF thing" she
said sweepingly, and he could almost
see the inclusive gesture with her free
hand. He laughed but still marveled
at the shrewdness of her perceptions.
"I1l come over this afternoon sSd
show you wherein you are wrong" he
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held as an inducement TO the morbidly
some and gloat even as they shudder.
For a long time she stood immov-
able Just inside the door, recalling
the horrid picture of another day. She
tried to imagine the scene that had
been enacted there with gentle, low
able Hetty Glynn and her whilom
husband as the principal characters.
The girl had told the whole story of
that ugly night. Sara tried to see 1t
as 1t actually had transpired. For
months this present enterprise had
been In her mind: the desire to see
the place again, to go there with old
impressions which she could leave be-
hind when ready to emerge in a new
frame OF mind. II was true that she
meant to shake off the shackles of a
horrid dream, to purge herself of the
last vestige Of bitterness. to cleanse
her mind of certain thoughts and mem
cries.
Downstairs Booth Yaited for her.
He heard the story Of the tragedy from
the innkeeper, who GROSSLY maintained
that his business had been ruined.
Booth was vaguely impressed, he knew
not why, by Burton's description Of
the missing woman. I'D say she was
about the size of Mrs. Wrandall her
self, and much the same figger," he
said, as he had said thousand times
before. my wife noticed 1t the min
ute she saw Mrs. Wrandall. Same
height and everything"
A bell rang sharply and Burton
glanced over his shoulder at the indi-
Gator on the wall behind the desk. He
gave a great start and his jaw sagged.
Great Scott!" he gasped. A curl
Gus grayness stole over his face. Its
its the bell in that very room. My
soul, what can"
Mrs. Wrandall is up there. isn't
she?" demanded Booth.
1T amt rung since the night he
pushed the button for Oh, gee!
You're right. She Is up there. My.
what scare 1t gave me-" He wiped
his brow. Turning to boy, he COM
manded him to answer the bell. The
boy went slowly, and as he went he
removed his hands from his pockets.
He came back an instant later, more
swiftly than he went, with the word
that "the lady up there" wanted Mr..
Booth to come upstairs.
She was waiting for him In the open
doorway. A shaft of bright sunlight
from a window at the end Of the hall
fell upon her. Her face was colorless.
haggard. He paused for an instant to
contrast her as she stood there in the
pitiless light with the vivid creature
he had put upon canvas so recently.
She beckoned to him and turned
back into the room. He followed.
This is the room. Brandon, where
my husband met the death he de-
served" she said quietly.
Deserved? Good heavens, Sara,
are you"
II want you to look about you and
try to picture how this place looked
on the night of the murder. You have
vivid imagination. None OF this
rubbish was here. Just a bed, table
and two chairs. There was a carpet
on the floor. There were two people
here. man and woman. The wom-
an had trusted thesman. She trusted
him until the hour In which he died.
Then she found him out. She had
come to this place, believing it was
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-09

ten quoted to the kickers here as the
pattern for Twin Falls schools. Boise
is kicking on a six mill school tax this
year. Twin Falls patrons must con-
tinually boost or be classed as unde-
sirable citizens by the school board
and pay IA mills, the limit set by the
state. Why should Twin Falls have to
pay more per capita for educating It's
children than it's wonderful pattern
Boise. After considering all OF these
wonderful economies it occurs to the
Times that what is needed is not more
similar economies but a change OF The
administration of the schools to mel
who can distinguish real econom.
from the brand that is being passe'
off on the taxpayers at present.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-09

Doctrine everywhere excite hatred
and autagonism.' This point he dis
misses, however, as beyond the scope
of his essay, but lifts his voice IN
warning. THE writing on the wall
is visible, he says dramatically. Bra
zil has the largest dreadnoughts in'the
world" Argentina and Peru are
building ships of war" He con-
tinues:
1.-THE writing on the WALL VIII
not say that Monaghan hand has
shaped the letters. Yet it may safely
he averred that many thoughtful minds
see in South America the cruciole IN
which Latin, Indian, and Aslatlc blooa
are TO be closely intermingled. the
leading Indian inhabitants OF Peru
Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia, &C
cording to an eminent anthropologlst
so closely resemble the natives OF
Northern Asia that the hypothesis OF
South America being originally colon
lied by Asiatics assumes an air OIL
| plausibility. 1t is at present quite
probable that this colonization IS ac-
lively going on. One thing is certain
The Mongol question in South Amer
lea has reached a critical stage. Inc
nosition Brazil has taken with regard
TO Japanese immigration is exactiy
opposite to that taken by California
Argentina actually welcomes the ia
!, panese. and these immigrants are SC
numerous that the Japanese govern
ment has subsidized a direct line OF
steamships by the Cape of Good Hope
. route. Another Japanese line passes
by way of Honolulu to the west coas'
f of South America"
o If Latin America is powerfully re
Enforced from Asia it is better for us
SAYS the writer, to have the "A b Y -
Argentine, Brazil, and Chile-fo
friends and not for enemies, that Is
we must drop our Monroe Doctrine.
If is, moreover, a delusion, he con
tinues, to think that the Monroe DOC
, 1I1uS HtIp2 Oui Sohii -
:, follow Germany's example:
Germany has shown, especially U
=, her action in Brazil, how this is to b
!. done. 1t Is true that she Is only a
= powerful in army and navy as Amer
70 lea and not whit stronger? II W
;, look at the matter from logical pom
Of view we should find that nothln
l. hurts commerce so much as polluc'
20 Interference, which makes enemies lo
= us not only in South America, but ais
:, in Europe and involves a costly los
&c of time. Would it not be wiser
~ heed the warning of James Bryce, WI
u holds that as advocates OF peace v
~, should gain the greatest influence al
:, eventually control the whole westel
"A Ehemisphere. and, thus inspired, 7
~ frain from holding an umbrella oV
ca other people who already nave one
al their own. or from holding it over
is friend when it is not raining
rot Translation made for The Lltera
an Digest.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-09
IMMENSE FEDERAL BANK IN n. y.
Reserve Bank Capable OF Absorbing
80 Per Cent of Capital Needed.

New York-The task of setting up
the machinery which is to put in mo-
tion the new banking system OF the
country was taken up here MONDAY
by the federal reserve organization
committee, consisting OF secretary
McAdoo of the treasury department.
and Secretary Houston OF the depart
ment of agriculture.
On this committee devOlVeS the re-
sponsibility of mapping out the re-
giopal reserve districts and Locating
hank in each. To aid it in reaching
its decision the committee Monday pc
can a series of hearings which VIII De
! continued three days more IN New
York and subsequently in other I'M
Dortant financial centers of the coun-
| try. 8,
A number of New York's leading IL
nanciers gave their opinions on the
subject Monday. Frank A. Wander
lin. president of the National City
bank. said he thought the committee
would find it impossible to work out
plan that would fulfill all require
ments.
1T presents almost an insolvaple
problem" said Secretary McAdoo'
? when M. Vanderlip had given his OPP
inion as to the manner in which the
regional reserve districts should be
drawn up.
II think that is what you are FAC
ing" said Mr.. Vanderlip. "Overslgh,
and control spell the whole story OF
this law. If we get the proper over
sight and control the law will work
in spite of it's defects, If we do not II
will not work.
The majority opinion of the witness
es favored the creation in New YoIf
of a regional bank of such magnitude
that it would absorb 40 to 30 per cen
of the S106,O00,000 capital available
for the entire system OF the country
Such a district would include NeV
York, New England, New Jersey, Del
aware and part of pennsylvania.
Secretary McAdoo suggested ina
such a huge bank here would over
shadow the other regional banks, O
which, according to the law, ther
must be at least seven. The reply wa
made that bank of such size wa
needed here in order that it migh
command the respect of Europea
bankers and hold it's own with tn
treat individual banks in New Yorl
establishment of a large bank !
New York was advocated by Francis !
Hine. president of the Chase Natlons
bank; Walter Frew, president OF III
Corn Exchange bank; Charles A. cor
ant financial expert and writer;
Barton Hepburn, chairman or tL
chase National bank; Alexander
4emphill, president of the Guaran'
Trust company; James G. Canno
president of the Fourth National ban
md others.