Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-01

ROMAN SENATOR!
masked Some women Here hide
in this closet"
Stotetsworthy, hurrying as fast as
the hobbled sheet would allow,
squeezed himself through the doorway.
Unfortunately, the cOurtier was far
too interested in trying to establish the
IDENTIFY of the two masked women,
who at that moment entered from the
passage, to pay much attention to the
unhappy StoteSWorthy, and he did not
notice that he was standing on Il
corner of the Roman senator's toga.
Neither did the Roman senator notice
that anything was wrong until the
final squeeze play which carried him
through the narrow opening.
He had gone thrOu"h with Il sort of
rotary motion, something similar to
the famous revolving wedge of the
football fed; this time, however. OK.
ecuted by Il single player; sometime
Of feat in itself.
But. us fate would have it, he had
rotated in the wrong direction; had put
n reverse English on himself. as 1t
were. with the result that the sheet, or
most Of it, remained in the cloakroom.
Immediately upon StOteswOrthy dis
appearance Tommy took it upon him
Se.f to sla.A til, GJor. Again fate in
the guiSe Of Il spring lock, played the
trouble burdened author scurvy trick.
The bang of the door was followed
Immediately by vicious bOmbardmeut
of knocks and kicks from Stoteswor-
( thy's side.
( open this door" he beloved. you
-yOu-Open this door, say
Ssh cautioned Tommy in stage
whisper wait just Il minute: they're
still here"
open this door, tell you. l don't
care who there" screamed the author.
seemingly in fury over something.
open this door, you fool, or I'll break
your COMPOUNDED neck"
ooh, if that's the way you feel about
it" Tommy returned, with maddening
coOlness, you can stay in there till
you calm down Bit
The orchestra had ceased playing
and j curious hush had fallen upon the
dancers, so that the courtier of Louis
XIV. heard distinctly the ensuing out,
burst from the other side of the door
"Open this door," 5totesworthy
shrieked in crescendo tones. I'm in
the ballroomr'
Even with that horrifying announce
ment Tommy failed to grasp the situa-
ton. He had not noticed StoteswOr
thy's tOga upon which he was still
standing. and even if he had that was
no reason why he should know that
stout, asthmatic author was giving 4
free demonstration of athletic under
wear in a crowded ballroom.
Tommy felt peevish. That was no
way to talk to courtier of Louis XIV,
who was doing his best to assist. Let
him get out by himself.
"Stay there, then" he called out and
passed down the passage to the lobby.
The first train to New York left
Bayswater, the station used by the
guests at Cragside Hall. at $50 in the
morning.
1t was not a popular train, nor q
fast train, but it was the one elected
by StoteswOrthy st. John to carry him
and his effects away from the seaside
For the past three years Mr.. st.
Johns summers have been spent at
Atlantic City, and he rarely leaves his
hotel in the evening unaccompanied.
Educating Jurymen In Law.
Not often does a judge turn jury
man out of his boX-to the juryman's
content. one may suspect. The rela-'
tons are generally very cordial. Some
time ago. when a juryman asked
question which settled case, Mr.. JUS
tice BuckniI wrote to congratulate
him. and said that man who has
served his country on a jury became
more useful citizen. The great Lord
Mansfield. who had implicit faith in
trial by jury, took such pains to edu-
cate them in commercial law at the
Guildhall that for some time there was
n body ofsgentlemen in the city known
rs Lord Mansfeld's jurymen."