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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

car. With bow which had in it all the grace and sallantry which could have been displayed had he used much more time Henri assisted Marie to her seat. He sprang in beside her. He inserted his key He pressed the starting button. Silence Bah. The motor cod
 You're under arrest" And ironke middle finger dumped Henri on the shoulder
 Arrest. NJ. Oficer?" cried Henri 'Impossibler' And he gave another vigorous twirl of his crank. Look, the boat we have
 Do you know Officer Dowd?" asked Marie
 DowdT repeated the solemn policeman, shaking his head
 Cant say l know Moran
 Do you know Officer OToole:' And she beamed high up into the solemn policeman's face.
 "OToole? o'Tooe? East sideg'
 Listen NJ Officer, eh?' broke in Henri.
 Marie had furtiyey kicked him the shins.
 We took the boat yes but you will comprehend, monsieur
 Get it? He says he took the boatr' This from the cap and the overcoat
 Take 'em aong." rumhled the cap and overeoat
 q guess I'll have to take you,' the officer said re gretfully. Will you walk or will you ride? It's only up couple of blocks"
 Walk" exclaimed Henri in astonshment. 'sNev- err He rushed to the front of his and cranked it. Off they went to the police station
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He stared at her fin surprise.

He stared at her fin surprise.
 Good scheme," he granted, looking down at the brushes, and then he laughed. However I suppose I'll have them scattered all over the place again by tomorrow
 "Oh. no Bennett" she returned. "Td rather you'd keep them here, please I don't like my house all cluttered up'
 q don't believe can paint if don't have to find my favorite brush behind something or other he confessed Why, where's my good old chaise lounge?"
 ''I had fl taken out. It was very disreputable" Mrs. Durban studying the room with naughty severity. T want my house to represent me-
 The young butler came h. dragging tall step ladder
 ''what are you going to do, oscar: inquired Dur ban sharply.
 II to remove these tapestries, sir" he report ed setting his ladder up by the side of of them.
 '"The dickens you arer' exclaimed Durban in sur prise "Get out.
 ''It was madam's orders sir"
 "Oh. Durban looked at his wife slowly.
 You may take them down. Oscar" said Mrs. Dur ban quietly, and both the artist and his wife were silent while the tapestries removed
 "Vivi don't understand puzzled her husband. q don't why you'd important things without consulting me-" And he glanced at June, who had returned to the house to resume her nap. Her eyes closed, although she was not sleeping. The woman's chin went up.
 Bennett, dear, this is my Muse."
 "Oh yes, yes, to be sure! He walked very quiet ly back to his big and studied 1t for a long time without seeing 1t at all.
 June not only shocked but filled with com passion. She understood the man could not the reason for the astounding change in the woman. The sudden acquisition of property had transformed her entire nature, had given her dizzy haughti- ness had twisted her view until she placed an utter ly false valuation upon herself and upon everything around her. Money agan Always money!
 Officer Dowd walked into the police station just the desk sergeant with the sausage shaped red mustache gave way to one with blue eye and blue chin, and the new incumbent greeted Officer Dowd with effusive cordiality.
 What's bringing you into my district7 Or you off duty?'
 "Dan, you got girl here by the name of Rose Hesper that claims to know me, and just dropped in to mug her"
 You look them all over if you've time" grant- ed the sergeant, and Dowd walked back into the cell room. Rose Hespers in cell 5.'
 "why, hello, MarisI" exclaimed Dowd. What you in forw
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n0URE M LOVE WITH HEB"

His eyes st1i glowed with the excitement of the morning. and he laughed. First time I've had chance to the reyovers you make me carry when go out for the marsh sunrise. I busy sketching trying catch that wonderful scarlet of the sun and the mist-you know, my dear-when suddenly heard piercing It could come but from one direction-the hut Immense. real adventure l folded my easel drew my revovers and told Jimmy to push through the reeds for life death. Before could reach the hut there shreks upon shrieks in young girls voice, then shots. after another Wonderfully He shook back his dark hair and laughed, and his wife paed. June trembed and grew faint with the memory of it, and her eyes distended with recurrence of her terror. AS burst through the tall marsh rushes 1 the island this beautiful creature held by a gigantic murderer. A woman with beautiful silk shawl over her rough clothing was running toward the hut Another murderous thief was lying the ground. Down the channel from the open water there came two speed boats, driven by man with mustache in evening clothes and silk hat, and the other, driven by round headed man, car ried a dark, handsome fellow with black Vandyke, who stood up, shooting two revovers fired in the air The gigantic murderer dropped this beautiful creature, and she ran shriekng to my boat.'
 You poor dearr' The artists wife was instantly contrite You must be tired and cold and half fam ished and frightened to death. And you're all wet. She raised June by the hand.
 ''The Spirit of the Marsh" unused the artist study ing June critically
 
 In richly furnished office which contained hint of business except for its telephone and the long rows of push buttons sat Gilbert Bye and Orin Cunningham and T. J. Edwards in earnest con ference, Cunningham still in his evening clothes, Edwards still with his pajamas buttoned Inside his coat and the carpet slippers on his feet Button after button the black Vandyked man pushed, and one after another silent stealthily moving noncom municative men came in and with grave faces re- ceived their instructions and departed.
 kkl~ Rnn desk sergeant with a sausage-like red mustache. Your names" he demanded
 'svoilay agreeably returned Henri T am-ughr' And he lifted his foot sharply. Marie had kicked him on the shins.
 ''He is Jules Lefon," snapped Marie.
 Non! Noni Non! Non" indignantly objected Henri and there ensued vigorous argument
 And am Rose Hesper," calmly finished Marie whats the charger asked the desk sergeant ..Swiping a boat" This hoarse information came from the overcoat and cap
 'I don't know about the Frenchman" whispered the phenomenally long policeman in tho sergeants
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CHAPTER III.


 H OWN at the dock Ned Warmers detectives
 N appeared and Rouncer. picking up the D trail at the landing, ran excitedly up to
 the street at the point where June and Bennett Durban had taken the taxi Bouncer be gan go round and round in widening circles, whin ing his close to the ground. The trail was lost, they had known that trail would be, and from here the detectives scattered, seeking every where in their own method for clew to the where abouts of the runaway bride. As they left the VI cinity rowboat pulled slowly up to the dock, drag ging behind it a steam yawl with frosty mist on it's stoveppe and very much begrimed lady with long nose and high arched brows landed and went away without word, pausing only to cast look of whitening at the well known and justly ia private detective Bill Wolf That short. thick Individual, with much pulling exertion. scrambled up and renewed the smudge his face with rotary motion of his sleeve and damned profusely; then he too. stomped away.
 Blye and Edwards and Cunningham fin a luxurious limousine stopped at house. where they ushered into gay parlor. where half dozen hand somely gowned young women crowded around them with hilarious greetings A large blond in to greet the callers and to her Bye showed the picture in the watch. She laughed and nodded her head.
 Gilbert Blye gravely left Mrs Russers house.
 In the high cenged studio June quietly watched Bennett Durban walking about with perplexed air. ''I can't find my brushes. Niv" he blurted his wife came in
 Tt will be the easiest thing in the world from on, Bennett" she informed him and showed him the box at the side of the big easel.
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A STEAM yawl with black smoke pouring from N her stovepipe, suddenly stopped it's churn- A ing halfway across New York bay as the
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And all that it contains laughed her husband; everything. including myself
 There exclamation of delight. The woman kissed him again and again and called him dear boy and good boy and the best husband in the world. June, who had awakened and followed them. drew back. they would not know that she had heard. but she glad for to have been unwilling eavesdropper glad to have shared in this joyous moment
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\ OWN at the dock Ned Warmers detectives N appeared. and Bouncer, picking up the trail at the landing ran excitedly up to
 the street at the point where June md
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

By special arrangement for this poper a photo-dromo corresponding to the insfoii- n,enfs of Runoway June" may non be seen at fhe leading moving picture theafers. By arrangement made wtfh the Mutunf Film Corporation tt Is not only possible 10 read
 Runovoy June" each week, buf also dffer- ward 10 see moving pictures illustrating our story.
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SYNOPSIS.

June Ned Warner. impulsively leaves her husband on honeymoon because she begins to real fze that she must entirely dependent him for money She desires be independent.
 June is pursued by Gilbert Blye, wealthy married man. She escapes his clutches with difficulty Ned searches distracedy for June and. learning of Blyes designs VOWS vengeance him. After many adven- lures June from river pirates by Durban
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New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
City Hen1s

Miss Marguerite Jones of Hartford of Chestnut street
 Miss Elsie Loomis of Chestnut street is entertaining her cousin, Miss Edna Chapman of Mystic.
 An entertainment will be given in Skritulskys hall Saturday night, at 8 o'clock, by the Henry Gregory Slam Bang quartet. Henry Gregory, Jo- seph Crosby, A. KrOuse, William Mid- dleton, Henry Batchnich and Walter Rosensmith will take part in the con- cert.
 The last games in the Saturday af- ternOOn basketball series at the Y. M. c. A. will be played tomorrow after noon. Stepanian's team will play the Vensel quintet at 5 o'clock and a game between the Pickup and Mill CT fives will follow.
 Miss Millie Rowe, of Windsor, is the guest of Miss Julia White, 234 East Main street, off a flew days.
 A meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary department of the First church was held at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon.
 Miss Eliza beth M. Fetzman, form erly of this city, the daughter of Frank s. Fetzman, fl Beatty street, has completed her course of training at the Gloucester hospital, Gloucester, Mass.
 The prize winners at the whist held in Masonic hall yesterday afternoon under the auspices of Eastern Star lodge were Mrs. J. N. Bull of Plain vile, Mrs. Abbie Meisner Mrs. Norton of Plainville, Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Foster. Refreshments were served during the social hour.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
FOUR MEN KILLED IN
 ICE JAM AT LISBON
Northern and Western New Han,p- shire and Connecticut River Valley
 Recovering From Floods.

Concord N. H., Feb. 26.-Northern and western New Hampshire and tie valley of the Connecticut river from St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Greenfield, Mass, were recovering today from floods, ice jams and washouts caused by four days of thaw. Colder wealth CT having frozen up the water sources, the rivers were subsiding.
 Up to noon today four men had been killed in an ice jam at Lisbon, and railroad conductor had received probably fatal injuries in a washout wreck near Claremont
 Railroad traffic was badly ham, pered over the Connecticut and Pas- sumpsic, the White Mountain, and tn e Fitchburg divisions and the Clare mont branch of the Boston and Maine railroad.
 At St. Johnsbury all business de- pendent on electric light or power was suspended today, floods having put three power stations out of operation, while the fourth and remaining power plant was disabled by a condenser ex- plOSiOn.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
TICKETS FOR MASONIC
 BALL SELLING FAST
Indications Are That Capacity Crowd Will Attend Affair-Out of
 Town Demand.

Plans for the ball and concert to be given by local masons for the benefit of their building fund on April 9 are maturing very rapidly. Although the tickets, which are in the hands of the committee for sale have been out for a few days there is a very big demand for them and they will be hard to procure after a few days, judging by the advance sale. The two big enter tainment features of the evening, Sphinx Temple band and Arab Patrol, are attrac actions which have never been seen or heard in this city and it is thought that their promised presence is creating the demand.
 It was announced by the leader of Sphinx band, Tom Morgan, that he had arranged for a twenty piece or chestra to furnish music for the dancing. This orchestra will be known as tEe Empire theater orches- tra because of the fact that many of it's members play at the theater and also in the Sphinx band Tickets as far as possible will be held for local masOns although they must make known their wishes for them to a member of the committee as soon as possible as there is a large demand for them from out of town
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
Unemployed and the Land
(New York Evening Post )

(New York Evening Post
 For the old unfriendly smiles of the city as a growing black spot, tentacled monster, a hugh wen, the Massa chusetts homestead commission offers another. It is a reservoir with springs and streams conct1ntly pour ing in and no adequate outlet. Massa- chusetts is fearing this winter more than ever before the evils of con- gestion and unemployment. They rise largely from the constant flow from country to city, with but slight return stream. The creation of an outlet from the city requires the over. coming of two almost insurnountable
 obstacles The first is lack of the
 knowledge necessary to any agricul- tural venture; the secon !, lack of capital to carry the family over to the time of production.
 It is ordinarily taken for granted
 that migration to any useeul extent from cities must also overcome a men, tai obstacle. There are not enough city people who really wish to get to the country; most of them enjoy the close proximity of crowds and the greater variety and stimulus of city life, besides apprec' 'ating the more numerous opportunities for em- ployment. But the Massachusetts commission found a conside rable body of the land hungry by a census of | 500 families in the north and west | ends of Boston. As mary as 1ss l of these, with 902 children, were de- | sirous of the agricultural training on l publicly leased land which the com | mission purposes. "Thie percentage ]
 mission, than actual facts warrant l but 1t confirms common belief that there Is a considerable number of workers in cities who desire a differ
 ent mode of life" The measure now before the legislature makes farm instruction depend upon the petition of 100 or more families in any single city. Land may then be taken within
 or without the city, provision made plots of ground and for the construc- tion of houses for the use of fam lilies attending the school.
 Tn certain countries ana towns q
 modification of this rlaE is now
 under way. The work Of Prof O. A.
 Morton of the United States govern
 ment as "club leader" in Massachu- setts-in Hampden country over seventy mayors and selectmen met
 with him last wcek-is of a sort un- usual in this country, Cities like
 Worcester and Springfield are awake to the need for better Rousing, and
 hence for rural evpansioh. But it IS as a statewide scheme that the Mass achusetts plan is most ir teresting It is less radical than a direct assault upon urban congestion by the use of
 public funds to supply homes for wor<ingmen as is done from Fin land to Australia. In Italy, Belgium. Switzerland and Germany the much broader attack upon unemployment through farm colonies 1as often
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
WAR COSTS ENGLAND
 $1,8OO,OOO,OOO YEAR
O.OOO.OOO Ased for as InstaIment for Similar Expenses During Year
 Ending March 31 1916

London, Feb. 26, 1:15 P. M-Sun- plementary governmental estimates were issued today covering tbs amounts which will be reuuired to defray the expenses of naval and military operations; to cover the cost of assisting with the food supply and in promoting a continuance of trade, etc, as we'll as other expendi- lures arising from the existing state of war.
 An additional sum of 37,00O, 900 pounds (s185, 5,OOOO0O) will be neces- sary to meet the outlay up to the end of the financial year closing with the 31st of March 1915. This makes with the original vote credit and the pre- vious supplementary vote, grand az gregate of s1,S1O, 100000 for the cur rent year.
 Another vote credit ogf 1.250, ,0O0,- 900 is asked for as an instalment for similar expenses, which may be in cured during the year ending March 31, 1916.
 Included among the purposes f the present vote credit is project to put into operation machinery for the raising of funds by British do- minions and proteCtorates outside of the United Kingdom, and by the powers allied with Great Britain.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
STATUS REMAINS SAME.
Supreme Courts Decision on Compen-
 sation Act Explained

Hartford, Feb. 26.-Compensation Commissioner George E. Chandler was asked today how the recent decision of the supreme court affected em- ployers of less than five persons. In reply MT. Chandler said: The de- cision of the supreme court makes no change whatever in the status of employers and employees under the act. In other words every employer of less than five persons is under the act, but every such employer can secure exemption from the act by the simple process of applying to the compensation commissioner of his district either by personal presenta- tion or by registered mail At the same time any such employer must serve notice upon his employe or em- plOyes, by the use of form No. [. In the case of a new employe this service of form No. z takes effect immediately, but in the case of an old employe it does not take effect uitil thirty days after service.
 'Service of form No. upon the compensation commissioner runs in definitely and does not need to be renewed. In serving form No. : on the employe, it is not necessary for the employe to sign the same. The employer simply fills in the em- ploye's name and hands the paper to the employe. The employer should exercise care either to serve this paper on the employe in the presence of witness or keep a copy threof In other words he should be in po- sition to come to hearing before the commissioner and prove that he actually did serve the paper upon the mDlOVe"
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
EREN HILL DEAD.
Prominent Iron Manufacturer Passes Away After Long Illness.

Norwalk, Feb. 2.-Eben Hill, q Dtominent iron manufa cturer, and widely known as an inventor of var ious appliances including gas and ar compressors, died early today at the home of Alfred N. Wildman at Dan- bury. He had been in failing health for some time.
 Mr. Hill was born at South Nor yak in 1S49 and was graduated from Wesleyan university. He is survived by one son, Eben Hill, Jr., comman- der of the Naval Militia of the Con- necticut National Guard. Congress- man-elect E. J. Hill is a cousin.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
. WAR NiANEUVER DATES.

October 10 and 19 have been fixed as the tentative date for war maneu- vers on a most extensive scale in the New London coast artillery district While no official program has been announced, plans are under way for a big mimic struggle between the bat tleships of Uncle Sam and the coast defenses at Forts Wright, Terry and Michie during that period. re- quest has already been forwarded to the navy department for a squadron of sea fighters to participate in the engagement.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
FAREWELL PARTY.
Miss Lynch Will Study in Waterbury
 for Nurses Diploma

dered Miss Agnes Lynch last even ing at the home of Mrs. Margaret Maloney, Mo- 83 Seymour street Miss Lynch was presented with many and for Waterbury, where she will enter St. Mary's hospital to train for nurse.
 Supper was served during the even- ing, Miss Mary Faulkner acting as toastmistress Both vocal and instru- mental selections were rendered by the Misses Carrie Dorsey, Mollie Car roll and James Mcintyre
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
GUNSHANAN TO SPEAK.
Will Talk on Anti-Tubcrculosis Move
 ment, Sunday.

John Gunshanan, who is to give a talk on anti-tuberculosis work in Con- necicut, at the Fox theater, Sunday afternoon, at o'clock, has had con- siderable experience in this line be- cause of his having been the commits sioner and has lectured on the sub- ject in all parts of the state. His talk Sunday will be along -ne line of what has been done among the working people and what needs to be done to make the anti-tubercuiosis movement more perfect.
 Mayor Quigley will preside and will introduce the speaker.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
NO OFFICIAL REPORT
That New York Sailings From Eng
 land Have Been Cancelled.

New York, Feb. 26.-Officials of the International Mercantile Marine, op- erating transatlantic liners on the American, Atlantic transport White Star and Red Star lines, today said they had not received any notificat ton from the British admiralty that New York sailings had been temporarily suspended from Liverpool, London or Glasgow. There were reports today from Liverpool that such suspensions had been ordered.
 Cunard Line officials, likewise, said they were without such notification
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
WAR RISKS ADVANCE
 ON BRITISH PORTS
Special Rates of Insurance Made Tor Them Announces SeCrc-
 tary MCAdOO.

Washington, D. c, Feb. 26.-All ports in the British Isles were made special ports requiring special rates of war risk insurance from the gov ernment bureau of insurance by an order issued yesterday by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. The only special ports in the United Kingdom under former orders were those on the North sea, north of London.
 The order also extends the special port zone on the continent to include Bordeaux. The previous limit was Dunkirk. The bureau reserves the right to refuse insurance to these ports.
 The order was the lrst general move made by the department to protect the insurance bureaus interest since Germanys declaration of a war zone about the British Isles. It was made necessary, according to the depart ment's statement, owing to excep- tional hazard involved"
 With the aim of resuming the is- suance of policies on ships for Bremen, discontinued Wednesday, in quiries have been forwarded to Ger many to determine whether more definite outlines of safe routes to that port will be provided. Belief was ex- pressed last night that replies would be received before the meeting of the bureaus advisory board in New York Saturday night when, it is hoped, rates to be may be restored on the old basis. The bureau has been un- able on information received up to this time to determine whether the sinking of the cotton steamers Carib and Evelyn was the result of made uuate information concerning safety zones or whether their masters were negligent.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-26
BABY BURN
Infant Son of Jar
 Critical Condi(
As a result o.

As a result of q day night, Irving son of James Ii. street. lies in A \ the Hartford hosI} about his face and
 The baby found
 which an electricI while working inl spilled it on his fd to be but little ho(