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landscape. "And be home IN time TO
dress for dinner" she added, as If to
relieve his mind.
Good Lord!" he groaned, "do we
have to eat again?"
eve have to dress for it, at least"
she replied.
"In CO." be exclaimed, and ambled
of to secure a cap and coat.
Sara has planned for q run to
Lenox tomorrow If It doesn't rain y
she informed him on his return.
"Oh," he said, staring. Booth gets
a day off on the portrait, then"
Being Sunday" rhe smiled. eve
knock off on SUNDAYS and bank holt
days. But, after all, he doesn't really
get a holiday. He Is to go with ua
poor fellow"
TO BE CONgINUED9
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CHAPTER x.
Ersn Proposes.


The young men cooled their heels
for an hour before word was brought
down to them that Mrs. Wrandall
begged to be excused for the after
noon on account of severe head
ache. Miss Castleton was with her,
but would be down later on. Mean
while they were to make themselves
at home, and so on and so forth.
Booth took his departure, leaving
Leslie in sole possession Of the porch
He was restless, nervous, excited;
half-afraid to stay there and face Het-
ty with the proposal he was deter
mined to make, and wholly afraid to
forsake the porch and run the risk Of
missing her altogether II she came
down as signifed. Several things
disturbed him. One was Hetty's de-
plorable failure to hang on his words
as he had fondly expected her to do;
and then there was that very disqut-
eting laugh Of Sara's. A hundred
times over he repeated to himself that
sickening question: What the devil
was there to laugh at?" and no an
swer suggested itself. He was decid-
edly cross about it.
Another hour passed. His heels
were quite cool by this time, but his
blood was boiling. This was deuce
of a way to treat a fellow who had
gone to the trouble to come all the
way out in a stuffy train, by Jove. it
was! With considerable asperity he
rang for a servant and commanded
him to fetch a time table, and to be
quick about it, as there might be a
train leaving before he could get back
II it took him as long to find it as,
it took other people to remember their
obligations! His sarcasm failed to
impress Murray, who said he thought
there was schedule in Mrs. Wran-
dalls room, and he'd get 1t as soon
as the way was clear, if Mr.. Wrandall
didn't mind waiting.
"If minded waiting" snapped Les
lie, 'T wouldn't be here now"
AS the footman was leaving, Sara's
automobile whirled up to the porte
cochere.
who is going out, Murray" he
called in surprise.
Miss Castleton, sir. For the air,
sir"
"The deuce you say!" gasped the
harassed Mr.. Wrandall. It was q
pretty kettle Of fish!
Hetty appeared few minutes later,
attired for motoring.
"Oh. there you are" she said, espy.
ing him. II am going for spin.
Want to come alsng?"
He swallowed hard. The ends OF
his mustsche described pair Of ae.
solutely horizontal exclamation
points. '1f you don't mind being en-
cumbered," he remarked sourly.
"I don't in the least mind" said ehs
sweetly.
Where are you going?" he asked
without much enthusiasm. He wasn't
to be caught appearing eager, not be.
Besides, it wasn't anything to be flip
pant about.
"Yonder," she said, with a liberal
sweep Of her arm, taking in the whole
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we'll have to interrupt them. Perhaps
It is just as well, for your sake, she
said tauntingly.
He grinned, but it was sickly ef-
fort.
You're the one to spoil anything Of
that sort" he said, with some as
cerbity.
T?"
Certainly" he said with 80 much
meaning in the word that she flushed.
Hetty and Booth came into view at
that instant. The painter was laying
g. soft, flmy scarf over the girls bare
shoulders as he followed close behind
her.
"Hello!" he cried, catching sight Of
Wrandall. Train late, old chap?
We've been expecting you for the last
hour. How are you?"
He came up with frank, genuine
smile of pleasure on his lips, his hand
extended. Leslie rose to the occasion.
His self-esteem was larger than his
grievance. He shook Booths hand
heartily, almost exuberantly.
Didn't want to disturb you, Bran
dy," he cried, cheerily. Besides, Sara
wouldn't let me-" He then passed on
to Hetty, who had Jagged behind.
Bending low over her hand, he said
something commonplace in very low
tone, at the same time looking slyly
out of the corner of his eye to see If
Booth was taking it all in. Finding
that his friend was regarding him rath-
er fxedly, he obeyed sudden impulse
and raised the girls slim hand to his
lips. AS suddenly he released her fin
gers and Strengthened up with a look
Of surprise in his eyes; he had dis
tinctly heard the agitated catch in her
throat. She was staring at her hand
in a stupefed sort of way, holding it
rigid before her eyes for a moment
before thrusting 1t behind her back
as if it were a thing to be shielded
from all scrutiny save her own.
"You must not kiss 1t again, Mr.
Wrandall," she said in low, intense
voice: Then she passed him by and
hurried up the stairs, without SO much
as a glance over her shoulder.
He blinked in astonishment- All OF
a sudden there swept over him the
unique sensation Of shyness-most
unique In him. He had never been
ashamed before in all his life. Now
he was curiously conscious Of having
overstepped the bounds, and for the
first time to be shown his place by a
girl. This to him, who had no
scruples about boundary lines.
All through luncheon he was vola-
tile and gay. There was bright spot
in his cheek, however, that betrayed
him to Sara, who already suspected
the temper of his thoughts. He talked
aeroplaning without cessation, direct
ing most Of his conversation to Booth,
yet thrilled with pleasure each time
Hetty laughed at his sallies. He was
beginning to feel like a half-baked
schoolboy in her presence, most oe-
plorable state OF affairs he had to
admit.
IF you hate the trains so much.
and your automobile is out Of Whack,
why don't you try volplaning down
from the Metropolitan tower?" de-
manded Booth in response to his lugu-
brious wall against the beastly luck
of having to go about in railway
coaches with lot Of red-eyed, nose
blowing people who hadn't got used
to their spring underwear yet.
"Sinister suggestion, ! must say"
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owner how it happened, and in doing
80 shot him. When the police came
to arrest him he attempted to show
them how he had shot the owner, and
in doing so shot a constable. Later,
in showing the coroner how he had
shot the constable, he shot the coro-
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BUGS PAINTED ON CHEEKS
Birds and Beetles In Natural colors
Adorn the Faces Of Paris
Beauties.

Paris. = Designs painted on the
cheeks are the latest barbarous eccen-
tricity INDUCED in by Parisiennes'
which Is ousting the colored wigs.
The fad now Is to have a miniatu'e
work of art in the form of bird. Dug,
lizard or what not painted In naeufSi
colors on the cheek.
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regiment and ornate enough to suit
the Shah Of Persia. He took them
over itifrom top to bottom and at last
stood up before them in the handsome
library.
What is the rent?" asked the sena-
tor, who was nightly pleased with the
place.
Very reasonable" replied the agent.
Only $500 a year.
Senator Shields went over to a win
dow and stood for a time in deep
thought.
well. sir, what is It that is puz-
zling you?" inquired the agent.
Nothing much remarked Shields,
81 was only thinking what I would do
with the other Ave hundred of my sal
ary."
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Short Story Writers.

I asked H. G. Wells, while lunching
with him last month at the National
Liberal club in London, why he wrote
no more short stories" The speaker
was an artist He continued: "Mr.
Wells said that there was very little
money in short stories. He said that
the yarns about the enormous sums
paid by magazines for short stories
were mostly fakes-fakes got up by
editors, which writer's supported out Of
vanity. "In fact" Mr.. Wells conclud-
Ell. "In fact, despite these fakes.
you'll find that all short story writer's
are short
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dts All Tommy-Sot," He Growled.
shesmay have married into the nobili-
u by this time. She was a very poor
actress, but the loveliest thing in the
world excepting our Hetty, of
course.
If he could have seen the troubled
look in her eyes as she was whirled
of to the village, he might not have
gone about the cottage with such a
blithesome air. He was happier than
he had been in days, and all because Of
Hetty Glynn!
Leslie Wrandall did not arrive by
the evening train. He telephoned late
in the afternoon, not to Eetty but to
Sara, to say that he was unavoidably
detained and would not leave New
York until the next morning. Some
thing in his voice, in his manner Of
speaking, disturbed her. She went to
bed that night with two sources of un-
easiness threatening her peace Of
mind. She scented peril
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hC nSSl VI SiiS thSSSaSAs
covered in 1s4s. He paid $4,000 for
the buildings and other effects at Fort
Ross and four smaller settlements in
the neighborhood. In 1912 the Rus
SLAMS sailed away for Sitka. Four
years later California passed from
Mexico to the United States.
There are few relics Of the Russian
occupation still to- be seen at Fort
Ross. The conamandant's house still
stands, and parts Of the stockade can
yet be seen. The church was in fair
condition until the great earthquake
of 1906, which threw the roof. with
its quaint cupola and belfry, to the
ground. But even then the massive
timbers, fastened with hand-wrought
bolts and spikes, held together.
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The Fortunate MIR. v

There is a theatrical magnate Il:
New York who is up on the needs 9 :
the tired business man, but little bis
shy on general education. In his Office
they were discussing the prevaleHt
hard times-theatrical and otherwise.
Well" he said, there's one guy, II
this town that envy. He's busy &a
the time. Everywhere. I go see pee
pie using his machines.
Who's that?" inquired one Of the
company. -
"Why, this guy, Vacuum, that makes
all them patent cleaners"
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The United States iavy departments
aims to develop to perfection this
smokeless torpedo boat Destroyer
just as the naTies Ct all the other MS.
tions are trying to 30; but receEa
test gave results most gratifying Is
the officials. 1t was shown during the
annual speed tests OF the third ana
fourth groups, including ten vessels.
The Jouett exceeded her contract
speed by averaging 32.e, lon two
hours run. The Beale5 Of the sea
hornets" carried off the smokeless
horsaA scoring 100 per cent She ran
70 yith absolutely no
T ON her tunnels.
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What the devil was there to laugh
at, Brandy" he demanded of his
friend after the women had left them
together on the porch a few minutes
later. Hetty had gone upstairs with
Mrs. Wrandall. her arm clasped tight
ly about the older woman's waist.
II dare say she was thinking abozt
you falling mile or two," said Booth
pleasantly.
But he was perplexed.
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safebiowers Obliged.

Stockton, Cal.-"Don't blow the SAFE.
Here's the combination.
note bearing these words was
so,,nd NV cracksmen when they en-
tered the plumbing establishment OF
Dab, h. Henry, in the business dis
tr,ct They followed directions and
made away with $3.50.
"There's no sense in having a $500
safe wrecked when there is only $3.50
IN it." member of the firm explained
subsequently.
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she Mas No Easy Marx.

Martha is seven, and has shown
more than ordinary childish averskwr'
to learning lessons, being washeGeA
having curls made smooth and&&
and less than the average deg
fairy-tales.
One day upon her turfr1vED
day school she was questiJ ~
what she had learned from
teacher this time. She criec
flashing eyes and an indigna
her pretty head. Way, ma Q, co,
teacher told me today that alley -
the Children of Israel wall
the Red sea and not getcs
selves wet one single bit
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Nothing! New to Operator.

Nothing New to Operator.
I'VE should be patient and forbea
ing toward our feIlowman," said ta
ready-made philosopher; genercr
forgiying and eager to assist
.Humph!" exclaimed the telephone c.
orator; you've got to be all that g Z
more in order to hold this situation
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Makes a Comparison.

Philadelphia.-Bishop Kinsolving OF
southern Brazil, in contrasting the
home life of George Washington to.
that in Newport and Reno. declared
that the homes Of rich society people
today "exude no1ious moral poison.
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Too Dangerous.

DR.. Alexis Carrel, the famous sur
geon Of the Rockefeller institute in
New York, said the other day Of an
experiment that he deemed danger
Gus.
"An experiment Of that nature re-
minds me of the Cinnaminson carder.
"a Cinnauinson cardAr shot a dog
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o,;o, Eaatneis Near.

Springfield, Gass.-An onion famine
threatens the aation. Reserves in the
connecticIrsslley, the country's chief
source Of subply, have dwindled to e
few hundref carloads and prices have
sornded sfgward z. -:
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MRS. Williams
LONG SICKNESS
Yields To Lydia E Pinf,
hams Vegetable
Compound.
E1khart Ind :-"I suffered for fcar-
teen wears from organic inaammation,

l0moIS ! WSAsusSSs
pain and irreguga-i-
ties. The painssS
sides were ~
creased by walking
or standing on my
feet and / had slch
awful bearing down
feelings; was de-
pressed IN spirits
andbecane thin ara
pale with dull, hea7y
ewes. I had Gxcoc-
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Electric Power Preferred.
Electric power has been adopted by
candy factories because Of its ease Of
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4 Deep Sea.

Az
BE in his Expedition
Regiment" Ito the Low
led in London in 1887,
Emmand charged upon
a were some distance
&ed;sh army. The
id not elevate theif
d their shot began
Mackey's men, so
gtwesn tbs NeyiS and
.
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Literally.

Literally.
isn't that girls talk killing?
"she sure does murder the king
English"
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Smokeless ER,troyers.

(TO BE CONgINUED.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-22
ADMIRAL CLARK IN ACCIDENT.
Dr. II. c. Brigham Hurt When Auto
Struck a Team.

Stowe. Sept. 22-Resr Admiral
Charles +. Clark, commander of the
Battleship Oregon during the famous
trip around South America in the Span
ish war. arrived at Lake Mansfield yester.
day. after escaping injury in an auto.
mobile accident Sunday night.
Admiral Clark. who has been spend
ing the summer at the Lake Mansfield
Trout club at the foot of Mt. Mansfield.
was returning about 1880 o'clock from a
trip to Waterbury in an automobile
driven BY Dr. Homer C. Brigham, presi-
dent Of this club The lights Of the car
were troublesome. shining intermittent
lv and az a moment when they were
out and while DR.. Brigham was driving
slowly. the car collided Just east Of the
Miller brook bridge with a carriage oc-
cupied BY Henry ?. Jenney, ir.. and Miss
Jessie Adams.
The automobile left the road. plunged
through a harhed wire fence DOM an
emhankmcnt and stopped on the brink
of the river. Dr. Brigham was thrown
ont. and his bead vas cut by the harbcd
wire. bat Admiral Clark retained his
eat The carnage vas smashed. but it.
occupants wers not seriously injured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-22
TO INCREASE PASSENGER FARES
Both Eastern and Western Roads Max
ing Preparations

Washington, d. C., Sept. 2l.--Inter-
state passenger fares, in both eastern
and western territories, are to be in
creased by the railroads in the imme-
date future. The new rates will be
fixed on basis of 2la cents a mile, but
will vary slightly, in particular cases
from that base.
Information received by the interstate
straight fare between New York City
and st. Louis for instance will be adj
vanced 81. The fares between New
York and intermediate points will be
based on the increase between the two
large terminals.
The fare between New York and
Chicago will be based entirely upon a
2A cents mile rate and so far as prac-
ticable the fares between New York and
intermediate points viii bear like mile
age. Because of the laws of some in
termediate states fixing the maximum of
interstate passenger fares at two cents
a mile, some difficulty is being expert
enced by railroad officials in working out
the details of the proposed advance in
interstate rates.
The preparation Of the new passenger
tariffs now is in progress and il is ex.
pected that they may be in readiness to
file with the commission by October /.
The law requires that notice of at least
30 days be given Of any change in passen-
ger OF freight rates so that in any event,
the proposed changes could not become
effective before November /.
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SEVERAL NEW CASES.
But Tnfantile Paralysis in Vermont
Thought to Be on Decline.

Burlington. Sept 22-The epidemic
OF infantile paralysis in this city and
state is thought to be on the decline by
| Dr. G. F. Dalton, secretary of the state
board of health One new case in the
city, that of the young son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Smith OF Pomeroy street,
was reported Sunday to DR.. d. j. Nolan,
local health officer 1t is not thought
the case is new one as the boy, l6 years
of age, has been i'll for two weeks past.
To the present time 20 cases of the
disease in the city have been reported to
Dr. Nolan, and three of these have re-
suited in death None of the present
cases is likely to prove fatal, all the
patients being reported as improving.
The Smith boy has not yet been para
lyzed The epidemic is thought to have
been effectuallv checked here and If the
present favorable conditions continue to
exist it may be possible to open the
schools next Monday, though nothing
definite has vet been decided upon.
Through the closing of the schools and
of the picture houses to young children,
and the co-operation of frightened par
ents in keeping their children in the VI
cinity of their own homes, it is con-
sidered that much more dangerous
spread of the disease has been checked.
Since last Saturday new cases from
seven other towns about the state have
been reported to Dr. Dalton. They are
from Brandon, New Haven, Newbury,
Marshheld, Bloomington, Enosburg Falls
and Essex Junction. Records of epidem-
les of the disease have been kept since
1910 and there have been many more
cases in the state this year than any
previous year. The smallest number
was in 1912, when there were but l3
cases, and last year there were ~. 1t is
estimated that about l35 cases have so
far been reported this year.
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MONTPELIER.

The funeral of Miss Bessie Larkin,
formerly OF this city and also for three
years living in Barre, with her sister,
Mrs Martin Mcmahon, was held yester-
day morning from the Catholic church in
Richmond. Miss Larkin was % years
old and had been i'll with tuberculosis
since May, 1912. For 10 years she had
also been troubled with rheumatism. She
leaves her mother, four sisters and two
brothers.
A son was born Saturday TO Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dillon of Pearl stree.
The funeral of Miro Narcisco VIII. died
Sunday at Heaton hospital of blood pois
oning, was held yesterday. Narcisco had
a sore on his nose. which he tried to
treat himself and which terminated in
a fatal illness. He had been in this
country only three and one-hslf months,
bringing with him his wife and three
children. In the shed OF the G. R.
Bianchi company, where he was an ap-
prentice, he was we'll liked.
One hundred and seventy-fve hunters
licenses have been issued by the city
clerk.
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THREE BRITISH CRUISERS
SUNK BY TORPEDOES
IN NORTH SEA TODAY

gians making sortie from Antwerp,
were fred upon by mistake by the Ger
man Gerrison of Louvain, and that IN
this way fighting occurred there. But
events prove incontestably that the Ger
mans repused the Belgian sortie.
During this battle before Antwerp an
undoubtedly organized attack was made
upon the German troops at many places
in Louyain after apparently friendly re-
lations between the Germans and the
citizens of the town had seemed for "a
hours to be beginning. The attack was
first against a Landwehr battalion COM
posed of older men of quiet disposition
and themselves mostly fathers OF fam.
lilies, also against sections of the general
staff that had remained in the city and
upon moving columns of troops.
"The Germans had many wounded and
killed. They won the upper hand, how
ever, owing to the arrival of fresh troops
by rail who were fired upon when ar
irving at the station. The truth OF the
foregoing statements is established
beyond all cayil, The city hall was
saved, but further attempts to extin-
guish the fire in the city were unsuccess-
full"
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DEMOCRATS FoRsooK LEADERS.
And Enabled Republicans to Defeat
Rivers and Harbors Bill.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 22.-Reyolt-
| ing against party leadership last night,
sixteen Democratic senators accomplish
ed the overthrow OF the rivers and har-
bors appropriation bill and crowned with
victory filibuater against the measure
directed by Senator Theodore 4. Burton
of Ohio.
The Senate by a vote of p TO p ended
the determined struggle over the $34,-
100000 bill by adopting motion by a
Democrat. Senator Bankhead OF Ala
bama. to reeommit the bill TO the com
merce committee with instructions that
lii substitute a measure appropriating a
lump sum of $20,00000o to be expended
on existing waterways projects in the
discretion of the secretary OF war and
board of army engineers.
The collapse of the fight for the bill
came suddenly after desperate attempt
to wear down the Republican opposition
led by the Senator from Ohio, aided by
Senator Kenyon of Iowa, which began
last Friday morning and included 30
hour session ending Saturday night.
Senator Bankhead's motion was inter-
jected in the proceedings last night at
a moment when 10 became apparent that
o substitute offered by Senator Burton
for the committee bill championed by
Senator Simmons of North Carolina was
to receive the support of Democrats
who had been fighting for the original bill.
Senator Simmons in charge of the bill,
made a game stand, but it was at once
apparent that the fight was lost and the
roll call was quickly ordered.
Senators Ashurst, Bankhead, Chiffon,
Gore Hollis johnson, Lane, Lee of Mary
land, Lewis, MARITIME, Pittman, Pomerene,
Shafroth, Smith of Arizona, Thompson
and White.
The bill rejected when originally re-
ported from the commerce committee,
carried $50, 100000 but as result of
the long fight had been reduced to about
S34 100000
Senator Bankhead delivered an impas
stoned appeal to recommit the bill, say
ing he believed $20,000,000, with the
money on hand in the treasury now ap-
propriated but unexpended, will be
ample to carry on all projects now under
way