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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-26


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asking Brood single question. al
though he knew him 10 be witness
to the shooting.
, Yvonne suw the reporters ard later
on an inspector Of police. &anHh told
his unhappy story He had taLcn the
weapon from hook on the wall tor
the purpose.of cleaning it, 1t had been
hanging. there for years. and all the
time there had been single cartridge
left in the ,cyInder unknown to aHy-
one, He had started to remove Ihe
cylinder as ne left the room. All these
wears the hammer had been raised;
death had been hanging over them all
the time that the pistol occupied its in
secure poSitiOu on the wall Somehow,
he could not tell how the hammer fell
as he tugged at the cylinder. No one
could have known that the revolver
was loaded. That was all that he
could say, eXcont to declare that if his
masters son died he would end his
own miserable, valueless life.
His story was supported by the dec
farations of Mrs. Brood. who. while
COMPLETELY generating her husbands
servant. had but little to say in eXpIa.
nation of the affair. She kept her wits
about her. Most people would have
made the mistake of saying too much.
She nrofessed to know nothing except
that they were discussing young Mr..
Brood's contemplated trip abroad and
that her husband had given orders to
his servant to pack a revolver in his
sons travelling bag when the time
came for his departure. She had paid
but little attention to the Hindu's
movements. All she could say was
that it was an accidental horrible,
blighting accident. For the present, it
would not be possible for anyone to
see the heart-broken father. Doubt
less. later on, he would be in the mood
TO discuss the dreadful catastrophe,
Int not now, etc. etc. He was crushed
with the horror of the thing that had
hammered.
The house was in a state of sub1ued
excitement Servants smoke in whis.
nors ond tio.toed through the halls
Nurses and other doctors came, Two
old mon. shaking as with palsv roamed
about the Mace, intent only on worm
inc their wav into the nresence Of
tboir friond and sunnortar IN offer con.
ISOLATION and announcement to him in
his bour Of tribulation. They shud.
dered as they looked into each others
faces and thew shook their heads
without speaking. for their minds were
: filed with doubt. They did not ques-
ton the truth of the story as told, but
they had their own opinions. In sup
port to the theory that they did not
believe there was anything accidental
in the shooting of Frederic it is only
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-26
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Shot That Failed.

Inc ShCI nat : dlISu'
Transfxed, they watched him take
mo or three steps into the room. At
is back was the swarthy Hindu, his
syss cleaning like Goals of fire in the
shadowy light
aJames!" fell TREMENDOUSLY from the
Rw Of Yyonne. She swayed toward
bin as Ranjab grasped his arm from
behind. Frederick saw the fash Of
:omething bright as it passed from the
brown hand to the white one. He did
bot at once comprehend.
IT happened once" came hoarsely
from the throat of James Brood, 1T
shall not happen again. Thank you,
Raniab"
Then Frederic knew! The Hindu
bad slipped revolver into his mas
leFs hand
1T gives me great pleasure. Yvonne,
10 relieve you Of that damned, rotten,
worthless thing you call your life"
As he raised his arm, Frederic
snang forward with a shout of horror
Scarcely realizing what he did, he
hurled YVOnne violently to one side.
Il was all over in the twinkling of
an eye. There was a fash, the crash
Of an explosion, a puff of smoke and
the smell of burnt powder.
Frederic stood perfectly still for an
Instant, facing the soft cloud that rose
ron the pistol barrel an expression
q vague amazement in his face. Then
bis hand went uncertainty to his
breast.
Already James Brood had seen the
req biotch that spread with incredible
sEiftness- blood red against the
snowy white Of the broad shirt bosom
IIaFing with wide-open eyes at the
aorrid spot, he stood there with the
PISTOL still levelled in petrified hand
Good God. father, you've-why
1ouVe-" struggled from Frederic's
Eflthing lips, and then his knees
jagged; an instant later they gave way
WIN rush and he dropped heavily tc
The floor
There was not a sound in the room
suddenly Brood made a movement
wick and spasmodic. At the same in
sant Ranjab flung himself forward
go grasped his masters arm. HI
aad turned the revolver upon himself
Inc muzzle was almost at his temple
Fnen the Hindu seized his hand in {
grip of iron.
Sahib! Sahib!" he Kissed. VIVA
you'd you do?" Wrenching the weapon
nom the stir, unresisting fingers. h,
earied it across the room.
Ny Cod" groaned Brood His tai
ooay sWeryed forward, but his legs re
,aSeo to carry him, The Hindu caugh
siI as ne was sinking Imply to hi
anses, With tremendous effort O
- WIN, Brood succeeded in conquer
lug the black Inconsistencies tina
vas assailing him, He straightene,
y 70 mis- full height, and with trem
S'llg fingers pointed to the prostrat
asufe on the floor THE pistol, Rar
.ao! Where is it? Give it me! Mar
-, lal' can live after that? hav
1iliea my sonny own son! Quick
sahibl" cried the Hindu, wringin
= hands, Il cannot! l cannot"
command you! The pistol"
!, Without a word the Hindu, fatalis
se pagan that he was, turned to d
masters bidding. 1t was not fo
w to say nay, it was not for him t
sppOse the viii of the master, but t
AZ this time, Yvonne was crouchin
salnst the table, her Mortified gaz
~ me great red blotch that grew I
silOie proportions as she watched
had not moved, she had ne
e'eASled, she had not taken her hand
~ her ears where she had place
~ at the sound of the explosion.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

resurfaced this year and put in shape
for the motorcycle races held there
earlier and is now in the very best
of shape.
The 10 mile open event for the mo-
torcyclists is going to be some race
ness of the heart should sit near the
finish for one never knows what to
look for in these events when the
dashing demons Of the wiry steeds
Dust everything open in an attempt
to get away from the rest of the field.
The purse is $50 and that is some
money for motorcycle race in these
parts.
There viii be what is bound to be
the biggest cattle show ever held by
the association and already the big
gest part of the space in the cattle
sheds and pens has been spoken for.
Those ribbon premiums are sure some
attractive and the winners in the va
rious livestock classes win look pretty
nice when the judges get through dec
Grating them.
The secretary Of the society re-
ceived letter recently from a young
lady who wished to know what care
would be given her two pet poodles if
she s~nt them in for exhibition. The
aforesaid official, who is there with
the x omeback STUFF sent a reply say
ing: Send on your dogs and rest
assured that they will get the same
care that would be given them if they
were in the best five-dollar-a-day
room in the Biltmore hotel. We as
sure theN best Of service to all our
guests
Well, getting back to the fair again
where outside of a circus tent will
You find such an array OF attractive
and thrilling acts as are on the pro-
gramme Of the free open air show Civ
en- daily at each afternoon and evening
performance. he Zobinos, those topsy-
turvy acrobats, the Three Tumbling
Toms, one Of the best comedy aero
batic acts in the country. Then We
have Ce-Dora, the daredevil rider of
the motorcycle within the steel globe
To see her alone is more than worth
the price of admission.
Between the acts and the races
Happy Harry" Henry will sing the
announcements and Harry is a come
dian of no small order. Mile. Mar
wild beasts, eight ferocious lions and
every one of them bigger than the
little lady who by the power of her
will maintains them in subjugation
and puts them through their routine
of feats. To see her put her head
within the open NAV of one OF those
ferocious animals is enough to make
the strongest man shudder.
A balloon will make an ascension
each day and the aeronaut will make
tr1Ql0 parachute drop Two D2n0S
will discourse sweet music each aft
ernoon and evening and to cap the
climax. to I'LL to overlooking the cup
of enjoyment, we are to see at our
own county fair, In orr own home
town. the highest, official Of the old
Nutmeg state, His tExcellency Marcus
w. Holcomb
There will be big Midway. where
will be seen eight more shows which
will be furnished by Harry Allen, the
man who for many years has furnish
ed the Midway for the rbig Worcester
and Brockton fairs. The Midway
shows. according to Harry, win be a
galaxy of Oriental and Occidental
splendors."
As We remarked before, where un-
der the broad canopy of Heaven can
you get such n vast amount OF I'M
paralleled enjoyment as will be given
hat the sixty-first annual fair of the
New London County Agricultural So
@IstY? Echo answers s.WhereT'
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
HUMOR OF THE DAY

What does our party stand forz~
asked the machine senator.
You. for one thing" replied rau-s
cous voice from the rear Of the hail.
Philadelphia Record
Payton-A bachelor is a man who
has been crossed in love.
Parker-Yes. and a married mani
has been double-crossed--B
Life
DO you promise to love. honor and
cherish this woman"
Yes. said the politician. What
ever the platform is. / subscribe to
it-'-Louisville Courier-Journa1
Il don't see how they can afford to
do what they do on his salary"
DO you know what his salary IS
NO: but / don't see how they can
afford things. just the same!"-De-
troit Free Press.
Say, old man, I noticed your wife
crying all the way up in the sub
way last night Has she lost some
member Of her family?"
BLESS you. no. Wed Just been TO
the theater and she was stin enjoying
the last act."-Judge-
How would you classify a tele-
phone girl2 Is hers a business or a,
profession?
Neither; it is a caIling."-Chrisiian
Register.
mamma" "a
why 50. Ethel2"
Because it don't look right for q
little thing like a kitten to have six
letters and a big cat to only have
three."-Yonkers Statesman.
"Oh. dear groaned the young wife,,
Il don't know what to use to raise
my breadi I've tried everything"
"A derrick and a couple Of jack
screws ought to do it." thought her
hrIGhand hTIf he didn't II alnrId -
Boston Transcript
Young man." said the magistrate
severely, "-the assault you have COM
mitted on your poor wife is a most
brutal one. Do you know Of any
reason why 1 should not send you to
PRISON."
IF you do. your honor" replied the
prisoner at the bar hopefully. 1T will
break up our honeymoon-"-Phl
phia Ledger.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
AT THE AUDITORIUM. asg
Marguerite Clark in "The Goose-GirI"
Today and Tomorrow.

Marguerite Clark, who was first IA
nous in comic opera and who then
won laurels on the dramatic stage, is
now fast becoming one of the most
justly renowned favorites OF the film.
Nothing that she has done shows her
to the public with such understandable
charm and winsomeness- as the title
role in The Goose Girl'', the Princess
who was kidnapped in infancy at the
orders OF an ambitious chancellor, and
who was brought up by peasants with
out suspecting anything of her royal
birth. Miss Clark began her stage
career in the same companies as De
Wolf Hopper. and the contrast between
the very big man and the very little
girl was most striking. She made an
immediate hit and is now beyond a
doubt one of the few most important
dramatic artists here or in Europe
The Goose Girf'. produced by the
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
will be the offering today and tomor-
row. Besides the above Paramount
feature, the eighth episode of the
Broken Coin" will be shown in two
reels and also number five of the ia
nous Paramount Travel Pictures. this
time taking you on a tour of Jamaica
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
eoETRY


m, whence yo1 glare.
- daTk-rsd smoke '
slotting me siiysr moonT The starr
In darkness and pure and spangiinS
CLEANS fslntIy through the gloom mat
Hark 70 that roar whose swift and
deafening pea1s
In countless echoes through the noun
Startling pale midnight on her starry
thronef
Now swsils the intsrmihsling din; fhs
vrsqusnt and frightfuI OF the bursting
The falling beam, the shrek. the gTo~n.
The csaseiess ciansor. and the rush of
Inebrlate with rsge;-lOud and more
The di.sord grows; TIL pale death shuts
And Ger the conaueror and the con-
quered draws
His cold and bloody shroud. OF all the
Whom. days departing beam saw
blooming there.
In proud and vigorous health; of all
That beat with anxious life at sunset
there
How few survive. how few are beating
All is deep silence. like the fearful
That siumbers in the storms porten-
tous pause.
Save when the frantic wall Of widowed
Comes shudderIng on the blast. or the
faint moan
frame Of clay
Wrapt round its struggling powers (.
Percy BysShe Shelley.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
COLONIAL THEATRE.

The Darkness Before Dawn, the big
three reel feature at the Colonial to-
day features Earle Metcalfe and is full
of emotion and win prove that happi-
ness is everything after ALL
The Little Dolls Dressmaker, a tv-a-
part drama. featuring Lillian Wa er
the favorite Vitagraph star. He n
shiny. and sweet disposition. IS m
parted to others. 1t brings ha -pfsss IS
to them and returns ten-fc.d her,
self. This picture is one os e
which makes US feel the bet. for
having seen it and we rejoice W ne
girl when her good work bears & 1T.
In the valley OF the Shadow. TIE h
chapter of the Road o. Strife Is
with Crane Wilbur and Mary CE. s.
ton, completes the program fol. !: ay.
Coming tomorrow, Augustus Phi :ps
and Mabel Trunnelle in the three-part
Edison feature, with Bridges Burned. s.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
gXL2Hi
THE LOVERS.

Pearls for necklace, pearls from oHt,
the sea,
This was the guerdon that the first,
gave me.
Pearls that were worth 9 suItan's ran.
soming,
Slaves and temples and the cities OF a.
king.
Singing at my window. singing whrle Il
Long was the vigil that the second
kept
OF my, eyes like morning and my hair;
like light,
And my arms for girdIe of1the hezrrsI
delight
Fair was the third one.- 1sarer enan;
the SUM-.
Fairer than an empress could seem ans
not be won:
Ie clasped my knees ana pleaded thai
love was sweet 4
and his red lips burned upon my naked
feet
Naught have you given me, nothing
have you said,
You have not beauty and you have nofi
gold.
Yet my heart shall love you TIL the
world is old,
Who shall tell the way the heart Is
.-Nargaret wIddemer in the Interna1
tiOnal
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
EVERY DAY DOLLAR DAY
AT COUNTY FAIR
Horse and Motorcycle Races and Bal
loon and Vaudeville.

Every day, according to the county
eair management, will be Dollar day
at the biggest and best county fair
that the people of the eastern part
Of the state have yet had the pleas
IRE OF seeing. One big round dollar
will take a man and his wife, or the
father OF mother can take couple of
The kiddies." The boys can get in
solid with the girl of their dreams for
one big cartwheel.
One dollar takes your party through
The gates and once inside You can let
FOUR imagination run riot. Where
outside of the big three ring circus
IAN You get so much for your money
IS that great tuition, the
County Fair?
There's the -hoss racing rand some
II the speediest horses OF the state
md in fact from all over New England
ira entered for the sullSy races. Sew
lral fast horses are. already working
eueson the track and one OF the old
Rme Trainers says-sthere isgno track
losgood for theJhorses as&the oldstraok
Hta@fgEast. Great& Raain- Z TT hasaneen
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
Complete Change of Photo-PIays To-
day-Newshoys Sextette Vaudeville
Act.

Today will be the last chance to
see and hear the Newsboys Sextette,
the Keith vaudeville attraction for the
first half of this week. The act is a
variety Of singing, talking and dancing,
and it is one of the cleverest acts of
its kind in vaudeville. Every member
OF the act has a good singing voice,
and their solos and assembly numbers
are a musical treat. The photo-plays
will be all changed from the first two
days and the feature for Wednesday
and Thursday is called 1.-The Grudge'
a strong western play, featuring the
celebrated western actor. VIM. S. Hart
supported by acceptable cast of Broncho
favorites. The following is brief
synopsis of the picture: Rio Ed and
Dick Wayne get into furious fight.
Dick is troubled with his lungs and
Rio seeing he isEin no condition to
finish the fight, carries him to his
cabin. where he. nurses him with the
single object of getting him in shape
to finish the fight Later, Dicks sis
ter comes to town and visits her
brother, where she finds Rio caring for
him through Sheer friendliness, as she
suppoSeS, and the men don't tell her
the grudge is something that is differ
ent from which anyone expects, and
there is plenty of action throughout
the entire production The ninth
chapcsr or The Diamond From the
Sky will be on this bill. This chapter
is called A Runaway Match, and has
many thrilling adventures depicted
Lottie Pickford and Irving Cummings
perform some dangerous feats in this
special chapter. Three Roses, the
Thanhouser picture to be shown here
is a beautiful story of the South, and
the keystone comedy Is Crossed
Swords and Love. This is one OF the
funniest pictures ever made. Matinee
every day at 80; al seats 10 cents,
children 5 cents. Three full shows
daily, Big musical coming the last
half Of the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
Connecticut Food Ship for Belgium.


Over 100000 women, children and
other non-combatants are in the Bel
gfan bread line. Unless America is 10
let starve those whom she has saved
until now. more food must be sup
piled.
The Connecticut committee OF the
commission for relief In Belgium has
set to work to load a Connecticut
food ship" Jointly with the interna-
tional commission, which has agreed
to meet whatever is raised here dollar
for dollar All administration expenses
are guaranteed: every cent contributed
will reach Belgium In the shape OF
food
The commission has offered to meet
whater2.- We raise, dollar for dollar
Conn ,:cut's half of this shipload Will
cost = .,roximately 100000. of which
tho g.ssater part must be secured m
large = descriptions. Every dollar CON-
tributsd will actually reach Belgium
In t..s shape Of food. without any
din1ind;. on.
GIFTS 4 money, large and small, may
&c SET either to Gen. William a.
Aiken, Norwich, o. to Charles c. Russ,
state treasurer, care Hartford Trust
company, Hartford
SIMIION E. BALDWIN, 4.
= MARCUS H. HOLCOMB. =
FRANK B. WEEKS,
q, Special Committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beebe have been
entertaining at their home on Otro-
abeth Swan and Reginald Bogue of
East Haddam, who returned Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Mrs. E. J. Leightsinger from Deer
River is visiting her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lindore
Olcutt of Washington street
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
vi. irq DAUGHTER.

Nre. Js-e Miner of 100 Town
street is i -1g her daughter. Mrs.
g. 4. GrisH I'D, in Mystic, and before
returning wild be the guest in Middle
town of another daughter, Mrs. G. w.
Hewitt.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

After two weeks onting in Mantle,
Miss Bernice Underwood returned this
week to her home on Peck's Corner.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Eccleston, and
daughter Ruth, of Tanner street, were
in Preston Plains during the week end,
dleton,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Eccleston of
Tanner street spent Sunday in Mont
vile, guests of Mrs. Eccleston's sister,
Mrs. Potter.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

William Riley of Hartford is the
guest of his cousins, Mr.. and Mfs. C.
NJ. Welte of East Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Mrs. Frederick Marshall of Provi-
dence arrived in town Tuesday to
visit Mrs. Sarah Fredenburg of Town
street.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Mrs. G. Evans Wightman Of New
Haven. a lorg IT,. resident OF Nor
witch Tc-.l, an6 sister, Mrs. MARY
Martin of New <, have returned
after visiting / 81 uptown
Mrs Eusel rde wool OF Wood
bridge car " Town Tues
day, to Yisi drs-l ID. L. Un-
derwooC i iF-r. "a on Peck's Cor
ner
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Miss Alice Ryan of Providence is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. John Ryan
of $50 West Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Miss Louise Newman. of Brooklyn
n. Y, is at her home on the New
London turnpike for a visit
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Miss Gala R. White of Peck's Cor
ner returned Tuesday after a day or
two spent in New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
Mrs. E.ree.s G. rts for Home.

Mrs Inns Fl son. of Denver. Col,
who hos % cas- curing the summer,
called -unda~ 81 Mrs Pierce of 100
Town st-y..t sef. = leaving Monday
for = -ev Sa*.- say at Mt Kisco, N.
Y o., her :. a .ome.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Miss Emily Hopkins of Plainfield is
visiting Mrs. Albert Green at her home
on Huntington avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Mrs Policy Cilley CT Huntington
avenue is visiting friends in Colches-
ter.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

In Britain fossil remains of a larger
hipDopotamus than any now existing
have been found.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Experiments in France have DEM
onstrated that the best signals to be
displayed from the ground for avia-
tors are Arabic numerals in white on
a black background.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

willis White of Peck's Corner left
New London Monday on the ship Itas-
ca for cruise to Halifax, Nova SEQ
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

The heart OF an average man makes
about one three-thousandths Of a volt
Of electricity at every beat, and an
instrument sensitive enough to meas
ure II has been invented
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Earthquakes cause electric waves,
and an Italian scientist has invented
apparatus which has registered them
several minutes before seismographs
have shown earth movements.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Mr. and Mrs James Clifford are a
Pleasant View, R L, for a weeks stay
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
Movino TO Town Street.

Moving to Town Srreet.
Mrs Lizzie Frazier and family are
mosing from Harland road to Town
street.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
NORWICH TOWN

willis White Sails on the Itasca for
Hafifax-Mrs. James Preston Leaves
Tcwn-SoeiaI and Personals Items.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
What Is Going On.Tonisht

Vaudeville ana Motion Pr lures at
Moving Pictures at Colonial Theatre.
Vaudeville and Photoplays at the
Davis Theatre.
Norwich Grange. No. 172. P. OF h,
meets in Pythian hall.
Thames council. No. 1851. r. A. meets
in Foresters' hall.
Norwich lodge, No. Il, A. o. q. w,
meets in Germania hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

There are three monkeys in the Earl
Of Leinster's coat-of-arms. They were
adopted when in 1916 an ape rescued
John Fitzthon1as Fitzgerald. infant
heir, from death in a burning castle.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Eighty years ago IL was the duty Of
clerks at the London postoffice to ex-
anime every letter for the country
with a candle to see whether IL con-
sisted OF more than one sheet OF pa
DER.