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marriage Saturday evening at the Meth
odst parsonage by the Rev. Verne l..
Smith to Lionel Davis OF Morrisville.
They are to reside in Windsor. where
the groom is employed by the Windsor
Machine company.-Miss Lena Wallace
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Ayers
to Northampton. where they were guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. I. Hatch.-Mr. and
Mrs. L. Barrett Clark Of Burlington
were Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. b. ClarkMr. and Mrs T. r. Pick
ard and two children were ovcr-Sunday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Packard on Main
strect.-Henry Baird Of Waitsneld was
week END guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Baird.--Leon Snow of Barre spent
Sunday in town.-Mrs. Martha Pike OF
Barre has been at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Grant Russell
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he had converted every man in the brig
AIDE except one hardened teamster. Going
to his command one day this man said
solemnly:
General. / am lonesome. Every man
In the camp has been converted except
me. ! suppose It's the right thing. but
don't see how l can manage it,"
why. my good fellow" said the gen.
eral. II see no difficulty In the way Of It.
II you will Just surrender your own will
and ask for guidance"
That's Jest 1t. general" said the team.
ster. III I am converted. who In blazes
Ia COINS to drive them ?"-Ex-
change.
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FATHER BALliS,

wife, tell daughter she positively must
cut out those short skirts
Husband YOU don't understand FASH
ion. The skirts must hang few inches
above the top Of the shoe"
Il understand that is the style this year,
and could bow to that dictum. But why
must she pick out such abnormally high
shoes "-Louisvile Courier-Journal
WHY HE STUCK TO HE COLONEL
Even when the lighting was hottest the
colonel of an Irish regiment noticed that
one OF the privates was following him
everywhere, with apparently much devo-
ton. At length he called the man to him
and said: You've stuck t. mo we'll this
day, Private Rooney" WIS, sort replied
Rooney, saluting smartly, Me ould
mother she seq to me- sez she; Patrick,
me bhoy. stick to the Colonel, and ven
be all right; them colonies nivir get
hurt" London Tit-Bits
mn III q
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THE STORY TELLER.
CONFINEMENT.

The fish that gets away, my boy,
The biggest seems to be-
Likewise upon the topmost branch
The choicest fruits we see.
And yet the fish we catch are good.
The fruit We pluck is fine,
So be contented with your lot,
'Tis idle to repinc,
Don't mourn the fish that gets away,
But glory in your catch.
The fruit upon the lower limb
The highest ones may match
Waste not your time nor tears upon
The things you fail to get.
But make the most of what you have
And fame will find You yet
f, Harold Cummings in the Bostol
Transcript,
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NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF.

Thomas A. Edison says: The soldier
OF the future will not be a sabre-bearing,
bloodthirsty savage, He will be a ma
chinist. For that reason we can gamble
safely on a volunteer army, provided that
We have a great quantity of ON ,ers
trained and ready for service in hours
to lead and drill the new men.
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FOR PRESIDENTS FIANCEE.

Washington, Oct. 0.-President Wilson
to-day received delegation OF women
and girls from California. who gave him
piece OF gold from California mine
and also bar OF gold to make a wedding
ring for Mrs. Norman Gait. his fiancee.
The delegation also brought petitions
signed by 10000 Californians to visit the
San Francisco exposition before It closes
In December. Later the women gave to
Mrs. Gait cluster Of California orange
blossoms.
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Recruiting in England is to be taken
entirely out Of the hands of the military
and hereafter soliciting for service Will
be carried on by civilians: various or
ganizations will he asked to cooperate
and every available man will be ap-
preached. Move Is hoped to obviate neces-
sity for CONSUMPTION and good results
are looked for by friendly coercion
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NORTHFIELD.

One of the twin sons Of Supt and Mrs.
j. A. Hunter died Friday, funeral services
being held Saturday. -Clifford T.. Bliss.
who has been bookkeeper at the hosiery
mill for the past year, Is to give up his
position there and will go to his old
home in Calais to live for the present.
on Wednesday october 10 the Hon Frank
Plumley gave public address before
the annual session Of the State Lodge
Of Good Templars ut Cabot. At this ses-
sion Mrs. G. D. Edgerton of Mortified
was reelected Grand Secretary for the
ensuing year.-The Jesse Cook farm near
the Harlow bridge has been sold to a
Mr.. Thresher, who will, II Is understood.
start a meat and provision route In the
near future.-The Rev. V. l.. Smith OF
Waterbury preached at the Methodist
Church on Sunday.
The golden wedding anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Lowell Is to be
observed at the parlors OF the Congrega-
tionalist Church on Friday evening OF
this week. The evening Is to be an in
formal one and all friends of the couple
are invited to attend.-The Rev John B
McGarry of st. Johns Church, who
leaves town this week to take up the
duties of his new position at st. Stephens
Church at Winooski was rendered a re.
ception by the people OF his parish on
Tuesday evening. Father McGarry has
been very popular with the people OF
the town and general regret is expressed
at his transfer.-James A. Cruickshanh
has purchased a farm In Bralntree and
will soon move his family to that town
MIR. and Mrs. c. s. Richmond returned
on Wednesday evening from a two
weeks visit to New York.-Mrs. NJ. f.
Warrington is visiting In Massachusetts,
Harold r. Dean, N. u, 10, who IL
doing newspaper work at Greenfield
Mass, was a visitor in town this week
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At prices prevailing farm value Of
wheat crop Is $40 $4,000. considerably
more than ever was paid for n wheat
crop before Corn crop is valued at
&C. 1873 oOOOOO
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MORETOWN.

Mrs Frank Buckley. who Is at tho
Heaton hospital In Montpelier for
treatment. is improving.-The funer-
al of Mrs. Gladys Fisher Smith OF Mont
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CONFLICTING DUTIES.

There was n brlgadier-general in the
American Civil War who was so earnest
IN his religious efforts that In short time
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

Mrs Bessie Ide was called to Cabot
Monday to attend the funeral OF hel
father. S. b. Blodgett.-Mrs. r. d. Tas.
sic is quite ill.-George Witham returns
this week to his home in Atlanta, Ga
Satira Sabin was in WillamstoWn or
Sunday.-L. w. Haskell was in Hard
wick Monday on business A. l.
Haskell Is rcported as improving
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pelier was held Tuesday at her aunts,
Mrs. Frank Sawyer. Burial was In the
South Duxbury cemetery. She was the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Fish
er Of this place.--5idney Atkins was in
Barre sunday.-Mr and Mrs. Roy At
kins and daughter were In Montpelier
sunday.--Mrs. 8. II. Atkins returned
from Boston Monday night.--Frank Bulk
ley was in Montpelier Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. b. 8. Ward. Mrs Mary Ward and
Clair Ward went Friday to Meredith, N.
H., to attend the funeral OF Earl Ward.
George Freeman. who has been visiting
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Free
man. went Saturday to Lebanon. NJ H.,
to visit his sister, Mrs. Fulton, and will
90 to Jacksonville, Fla. for his health.
Mrs william Clark and Mrs. Jack
Tanner were in Montpelier Tuesday.
Aaron Goss, who has been in Washing
ton, D. c., attending the Grand Army
encampment, returned home Monday
night.-Mrs. Peter Papno. who had been
III with pneumonia for two weeks, died
Tuesday.
MIDDLESEX.
Mrs. U. A. Hammond Is visiting rel
atives in windsor.-Mrs. Ira johnson,
who has been spending few days In
this section with relatives and friends.
started on her homeward way to Owosso.
Mich, Tuesday.-Miss lila Batchelder has
undergone an operation at Brightlook
hospital, st. Johnsbury. and Is making
good recovery.--T. E. Price was quite
i'll the first Of the week with an intestin-
al trouble Two physicians were called
In his case Sunday. He Is reported as a
little Differentiation Miles came home
last week from his work in Burlington
Ill with symptoms Of typhoid fever.-Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Grey, who have been con-
Quoting the Moody farm since It's pur-
chase by Mr.. Moody. moved the first of
the week to the Murray Clark farm in
East Montpelier, recently purchased by
w. B. Turney Of Montpelier.-MissL Lii
Ian Stockwel and Gilbert Miles were
married In Waterbury Tuesday and have
gone on a wedding trip by automobile.
They will reside in Montpelier.-Mrs r.
S. Stufflebean of Montpelier is keeping
house for her father. Z. A. Hammond,
during the absence of her mother In
Windsor. Milo Nelson and son
bpeHI LTOIn fTlOdy WILL ounudy Will Hei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Goss, and
sister. Mrs. ". Bronson. on Moretown
Common Rainy Day club met We'd
nesday with Mrs. Albert Tapln.-Mlss
Helen Sargent Of Montpelier spent the
weekend with Miss Calista Newhall.-
WILDER Lowe OF Waterbury is moving
this week to the Moody farm which he
will conduct the coming year.-Mrs Wal
lace Goodwin and son and daughter of
Montpelier spent the weekend In town
as guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Vaughn
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Foster Of More
| town Common were over Sunday guests
/ OF Mr. and Mrs Forrest Chaplin at Henry
Badger's.-The Ladies' Aid will hold
their annual chicken-pie supper and
Christmas sale Wednesday evening. DC.
tober q, in the new church. The dance
will be in Holden hall.-Misses Barbara
| Smith and Clara Muxzy. both OF Mont.
pelier. were over Sunday guests Of Miss
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FOUNTAIN PENS AT FREE PREsA
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runs" warrington told it simply. %

runs" Warrington told it simply. %
if it were a great joke.
"Rippin'! BY Jove. you Americans
are hard customers to put over. | sup
pose you'll be setting out for the
States at once?" with a curious glance.
Il haven't made any plans yet" eye
ing the cheroot thoughtfully.
Il see." The purser nodded. It was
not difficult to understand well.
good luck to you wherever you 60"
Alone in his stateroom Warrington
took out Rajah and tossed him on the
counterpart Of the bed.
Now, then, old SPORT" tapping the
parrot on the back with the perch
which he used as a baton. Blinking
and muttering, the bird performed his
tricks, and was duly rewarded and re-
turned to his home of iron. She'll
be wanting to take you home with her.
but you're not for sale"
He then opened his window and
leaned against the sill, looking up at
the stars. But, unlike the girl, he did
not ask any questions.
"Free!' he said softly.
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stranger. The likeness, so close at
hand, started a ringing in her ears
and a flutter in her throat. 1t was al
most unbelievable. He was bigger,
broader, his eyes were keener. but
there was only one real differences:
this mar was rugged. whereas Arthur
was elegant. It was as II nature had
taken two forms from the same mold.
and had finished but one OF them. His
voice vas not unpleasant. but there
we're little sharp points Of harshness
In It. due quite possibly to the dust.
Il am much interested In that little
parrot OF yours. have heard about
him."
"Oh! suppose you've heard what
they call u.s." His eyes looked straight
into hers, smilingly.
Parrot & Co.? Yes. Will you show
him OF tomorrow"
II shall be very happy to-"
DIT ~ the while 10 was puzzlins
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over tire purser's unaccountablt ection
in deliberately introducing him to this
brown-eyed, go~lden-skinned young
woman. Never before had such a
thing occurred upon these boats True,
he had occasionally been spoken to;
an idle question flung at him, like a
bare bone to a dog. If flung by an
Englishman, he answered it courte-
ously, and subsidized. He had been
snubbed too many times not to have
learned this lesson. 1t never entered
his head that the introduction might
have been brought about by the girls
interest. He was too mortally shy of
women to conceive of such a POSSIBLE
ity. So his gratitude was extended to
the purser, who, on his side, regretted
his g%ood-natured recommendations of
the previous hour.
When Elsa learned that the man at
her side was to proceed to Rangoon,
she ceased to ask him any more ques-
tions. She preferred to read her
books slowly. Once, while he was en-
gaging the purser, her glance ran
over his clothes. She Instantly berated
her impulsive criticism as a bit Of
downright caddishness. The lapels of
the coat were shiny; the winged col
lar gave evidence Of having gone to
the native laundry once too often, and
the cuff buttons were Of ordinary rupee
silver. The ensemble suggested that
since the purchase of these habili-
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I'LL nHANY

Right from wrong she knew, and that
sufficed her.
Her immediate relatives were dead;
manned SO, a they had no part in her
life mol she in theirs. From her father
she had inherited a remarkable and
seldom Grant judgment. To her, faces
were generally book covers, they re-
PEELED or attracted; and she found
large and undiminishing interest In
the faculty of pressing back the COW
ers and reading the text. Often bat
tered cover held treasures, and often
the editions de luxe were swindles.
But in between the battered e
and the exquisite F%lorentine hlnd-tool-
ing there ranged a row of mediocre
books; and it was among these that
Elsa found that her instinct was not
wholly infallible, as will be seen.
Today she was facing the first prob
lem of her young life, epochal. She
a as 1t were, to stop and begin life
anew. And she didn't know. she
wasn't sure.
There were few passengers aboard.
There were three fussy old English
maidens under the protection of a still
fussier old colonel. The quartet
greatly amused Elsa. Their mods were
abrupt, and they spoke in the most
formal manner. She was under grave
suspicion; in the first place, she was
travelling alone in the second place,
she was an American. At table there
was generally a desultory conversation
n many a barb of malice Elsa shot
from her bow Figuratively, the colo
mel walked about like a %porcupine,
Elsa could have shouted at times, for
the old war dog was perfectly obliv-
ious. There was, besides. the inevi-
table German tourist, who shelled with
questions every man who wore brass
buttons, until there was some serious
talk Of dropping him astern some day.
He had shelled the colonel, but that
gentleman was snugly incased in the
finest and most impenetrable Besse-
mer, complacency.
Upon these Irrawaddy boats the
purser is usually the master of cere-
monies in the dining saloon. Elsa
usually sat at the purser's right, and
tonight che found the stranger sit
ting quietly at her side. The chair had
been vacant since the departure from
Mandalay. Evidently the purser had
decided to be thorough in regard to
her wishes. 1t would look less con-
spicuous to make the introduction in
this manner And she wanted to meet
this man who had almost made her
cry out in establishment.
Miss Chetwood, Mr.. Warrington"
This was as far as the purser would
unbend.
The colonel's eyes popped; the
hands Of the three maidens fluttered.
Warrington bowed awkwardly, for he
was decidedly confused.
Hal" doomed the German. Wat
do you tink uff -"
And from soup to coffee Warrington
eluded. lodged. stepped under and ran
around the fusillade of questions.
Elsa laughed softly. There were
breathing spells. = be sure. Under
the " Of this verbal lombard.
ment she found time to inspect the
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Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per.
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stomach and around the heart. Get one
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on an absolute guarantee-if not salts.
factory money will be returned.-Adv.
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ments of civilization the mar had
grown, expanded.
Immediately after dinner she retired
to her stateroom, conscious that her
balance needed readjusting. She had
heard and read much lore concerning
reincarnation, specifically; yet here,
within call of her voice, was Arthur,
not the shadow of a substance, but
Arthur, shorn of his elegance, his soft,
lazy voice, his half-dreaming eyes. his
charming Incidence. Why should this
mans path cross hers, out of all the
millions that ran parallel?
She opened her window and looked
up at the stars again. She wondered
what this man had done to put him
beyond the pale. 1t was not possible
that dishonor lurked behind those
frank blue eyes. She turned from the
window and threw open n of her
kit-bags, delved among the soft fab
RIGS and silks and produced a photo.
graph. She had not glanced at it dur
ing all these weeks. There had been
a purpose back of this apparent neg
lect. The very thing she dreaded hap
pened. Her pulse beat on, evenly. un-
stirred. She was a failure.
In the photograph the mans beard
was trimmed Valois; the beard Of the
man who had sat next to her at dinner
had grown freely and naturally. full.
Such a beard was out of fashion, save
among country doctors. 1t signified
carelessness, Indifference, or a full life
wherein the niceties Of the razor had
of necessity been ignored. Keenly
she searched the familiar likeness.
What an amazing freak of nature! It
was unreal. She tossed the photo
graph back into the kit-bag, bewil-
dered, uneasy.
Meantime Warrington followed the
purser into his office. Il haven't paid
for my stateroom yet" he said.
I'll make it out at once. Rangoon,
| understand"
Eyes. But I'm in a difficulty. l have
nothing in change but two rupees"
The purser froze visibly. The tale
was trlte IN MS ears.
"But fancy I've rather good secu:i-
ty to offer" went on Warrington cool
". He drew from his wallet a folded
slip of paper and spread 1t out.
The purser stared at it, enchanted.
Warrington stared down at the purser.
equally enchanted.
"By JOye!' the former pasned final
ly. And 50 you're the chap who's
been holding up the oil syndicate all
these months? And you're the chap
who made them come to this bally
landing three days ago."
1t was altogether a new purser who
looked up. Twenty thousand pounds
about, and only two rupees in your
pocket! Well. we'll; it takes the
East to bowl q man over like this. A
certified check on the Bank OF Burma
needs no further recommendation. In
the words OF your countrymen. go as
far as you like. You can pay me in
Rangoon. Your boy takes deck pas.
sage?".
Yes" returning the check to the
wallet.
"Now. sit down and spin the yarn.
It must be jolly interesting"
I'll admit that 1t has been a tough
struggle; but ] knew that l had the
oil. Been fiat broke for months. Had
to borrow my boys savings for food
and shelter. Well, this II the way It
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SYNOPSIS.
mpN9yGW ~ I'M

Warrington, an American adventurer.
and James, his servant, with a Gagged par
rot, the trio known up and down the Ir-
raWaddy as Parrot & Co.. travel along the
road to the landing, bound for Rangoon
to cash a draft for 800. 900 rupees. Elsa
Chetwood, rich American girl tourist. sees
Warrington come aboard the boat at the
landing.
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Pictures.

Hicks-Did you 60 to the moving
pictures last night?
at home and rehang all the pictures
in the parlor.
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French Army Formatid.,

A French army corps is made up OF
"a b~attalions of about one thousand
men each. These are sectioned into
eight regiments. each Of three bat.
talions. and these again are formed into
four brigades two Of which compose
&
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The man who doesn't secure the
services Of that great teacher, expert
ence, may live to a green old age.
The Delta independent., 1915-07-16
; CHARLES NEVILLE BUC'

is, his organs seems all right. but he
don't pear to have no heart fer nothin',
and his vfctuals don't tempt him none.
He's jest puny, thet's ALL"
"TN go over thar, an see him." aa-
nounced the girl "rll cook a chicken
thet'Il tempt him."
The girl spent much time after that
at the house Of old Spicer South, and
her coming seemed to waken him into
a f1tful return of spirits.
Il reckon, Unc' Spicer," suggested
the girl, on one of her first visits,
I'D better send fer Samson. Mebby
hit mout do ye good ter see him."
The old man was weakly leaning
back on his chair, and his eyes were
vacantly listless; but, at the sugges-
ton, he Strengthened, and the ancient
fire came again to his face.
Don't ye do hit" he exclaimed, al
most fiercely. Il knows ye mean hit
kindly, Sally. but don't ye meddle in
my business"
Il didn't low ter meddle," fal.
tered the girl.
mo. little GAL" His voice softened
at once into gantleness. Il knows
ye didn't. / didn't mean ter be short
answered with ye either, but thar's
Jest one thing i won't low nobody
ter do-an' thet's ter send fer Samson.
He knows the road home, an, when
he wants ter come, he'll find the door
open, but we hain't a-goin' ter send
after him"
Wilfred Horton found himself that
fall in the position of a man whose
course lies through rapids, and for
the first time in his life his pleasures
were giving precedence to business
Horton was the most-hated and most
admired man in New York, but the
men who hated and snubbed him were
his own sort, and the men who ad
mired him were those whom he would
never meet. and who knew him only
through the columns Of penny papers
Powerful enemies had ceased to laugh,
and begun to conspire. He must be
silenced! How. was a mooted Ques