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Gunnison news-champion., 1915-12-03
CHAPTER XII.
Quid pro Quo.


II was his blessing that had done
1t; up to then she had controlled her
feelings in a fashion worthy of the
title just bestowed upon her. II only
he had stopped at that, and kept his
blessing to himself, II sounded SO
very much more like a knen that
Blanche had begun first to laugh. and
then to make such fool of herself
tas she herself reiterated) that she
was obliged to run away in the worst
possible order.
But that was not the end of those
-FOUR superfiuous words Of final bene-
1iction; before the night was out they
had solved, to Blanche's satisfaction,
the hitherto impeIetrable mystery Of
Cazalet's conduct.
He had done something in Austria
fa. something that fixed a gulf be
tween him and her. Blanche did not
mean something wrong, much less a
crime, least of all any sort of com
plfcity In the great crime which had
been committed while he was on his
way home. But she believed the
worst he had done was to emulate
his friend, Mr. Potts, and to get en-
gagged or perhaps actually married to
somebody in the bush.
There was no reason why he should
bot; there never had been any scrt
or kind of understanding between her.
self and him. II was only as lifelong
friencs that they had written TO each
other, and that only once a year. Life
long friendships are traditionallv fatal
TO romance. They had both been
free as air; and II he was free no
longer, she had absolutely no cause
for complaint, even IL she was fool
enough to feel IT,
All this she saw quite clearly in her
very honest heart And vet, he might
have told her; he need not have flown
to see her. the instant he landed. or
seemed SO overjoyed. and such a bov
again. or made SO much OF her and
their common memories He need not
have begun begging her, in a minute
to 60 out to Australia, and then never
have mentioned IT again: he nisb,
Just as well have told her IL he had or
hoped to have q wife to welcome her,
OF course he aaw It afterward, him
self; that was Why the whole subject
of Australia had been dropped SO sud
eenly and for good. Most likely he
had married beneath him; II SO. che
~aA 'srT sorrv- but be uisht h.v. s.sA
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had ever done by day for Walter GAIA
let; at least she put on q "dressy"
blouse, her calling skirt (which al
ways looked new). and did what she
could to her hair. All this was only
because Mr. Toye always came down
as II 1t were Mayfair, and it WAS rotten
to make people feel awkward II yos
could help IL. So in sailed Blanche,
In her very best for the light OF day,
to be followed as soon as possible by
the silver teapot, though she had just
had tea herself. And there stood Hill
ton Toye, chin blue and collar black,
his trousers all knees and creases. e.
actly as he had jumped out of the boat
train.
Il guess I'm not fit to speak to you,"
he said. but that's just what I've
come to do-for the third time!"
"Oh, Mr.. Toye," cried Blanche.
really frightened by the face that
made his meaning clear. 1t relaxed
. little as she shrank involuntarily.
but the compassion in his eyes and
mouth did not lessen their steady de-
termination.
Il didn't have time to make myself
presentable." he explained. Il thought
you wouldn't have me waste a moment
il you understood the situation.
want you to promise to marry me
right now,"
Blanche began to breathe again.
Evidently he was on the eve OF yet an
other Of his Journeys, probably back
to America. and he wanted to GO over
engaged; at first she had thought he
ha- bad news to break to her, but this
Was ne worse than she had heard be-
fore. Only IL was more difficult to
cope with him; everything was differ
ent, and he so much mere pressing
ana preciPitate She had never met
this Hilton Toye before. Yes; she
vas distinctly frightened BY him But
in a minute she had ceased 70 be
frightened Of herself; she kew her
cwn mind Cnce more. and spoke il
much as he had spoken his, quite com
passiorstely. but just as tersely to
the point
One moment" he interrupted. Il
aid nothing ab1ur my feelings. be-
cause they're kI7s no -f pr0pC 81
ion by this time; bu, or rms sa Ike
! may state thera 10 "a I5 there,
except in the cnly 5i-eet-a Q -uess a
pors5n's feelings gre d Biz tc change
'ovard ycu. Miss E'.acl Tr1 a worse
case than ever, If thnt ~ dif-
ference"
Blanche shook 1er aead.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-12-03
Uu>IRANS

through lato tas room ussnssss . 49,
s-s saF eyes ahaas hneis q ths la-siV
ls<hf TbaE sls retsrled sish D0os.
and stood has N the baicoHs. frau,ed
- N . sanel ioOklEg Tor place
You uea4iaa ne Of The ThoasaHdth
kaa. she told him as she fosad a.
Who uas he"
HES eSsry man who does . thoa
sandth part of whaf yea re asing'-
sa.d Blanche with connaeaes And
tbsn she read. Father shyly aaa HS;
Goo we'll
''ous nlan IN q thoasaua~ Solomon Saws.
VIA sfirk more cisss than q brother
And rs Wurfh Nhiio ssel.iuE him half
your aays
II yoa nnH him haiure the ofher
Sine huut-red and ninety nine pend
On ~hai tno suria socs lu Fau.
But TIE Thousanath aIan ~iH sfslad your
frinud
vilh she whole round world asin yea +"
4 should hope be would. said GAIA
bet. "A h. a Haa Al all
Bw this is the bs fOr yea" sad
Blanche
"fHs wrong your wrong. ana bis rights
your riEht
In season or cut q season
Stand ~ aud back a IN an mems sight
Win that Cor your only reasont
Nine hundred and ninety -nine can't blue
The Shame OF niookiHg or laughter.
But the Thousandth Man viii stand b,
your side
To the salloWs-fooi -and afterf'
The last words we're italics N
BlaRche's voice, and il trembled. bui
30 did Cazalet's as be cried out in hs,
formula:
That's the finest thing ever heard
In all my lifel But it's true, and nc
n should be. | don't take any credit
Cor IT,"
Then you're all the more the thou
sandth mani"
He caught her suddenly by the
shoulders. His rough hands trembled !.
his Jaw worked Look here. Blanche I
II you had . friend, wouldn't you do
the same"
Yes, IL I'd such q friend % al
that" she faltered
You'd stand BY his side to the gal
tOws-toot'-if he was swine enough to
bet your"
Z dare say I might"
However bad thing II was-nur-
Der. II you like-and however much
Ae was mixed up in it-not like poor
ecruton?"
I'D try to stick to him." she said
simply
Then you're the thcusandth wom-
an. saii Cazalet. "Gcd bless you,
blanchie."
He turned on his heel in the bal
cony, and a minute later found the
room behind him empty He entered.
stood thinking, and suddenly began
looking all over for the photograph Of
himself. with a beard. which he had
seen there a week before
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11

abundant notice of this. It will leave no doubt in the mind of any man
 that the investigation is not to be an
 impartial legal inquiry, but means
 of attacking the president. Before they get through with this the sen ators will find that the people are on the side of the president. now, and in nearly all cases.
 The senators have a perfect right to reject a nomination. The presi- dent, of course, recognizes this. He uses his best judgment in selecting 8 man, and if senators do not use their best judgment, but aim to reward their friends and punish their en-
 emies, in exercising their power of rejection that is a matter for their own consciences But the practice known as senatorial courtesy is wholly without any constitutional warrant or any excuse in sound policy. It is sim ply q rule adopted by a patronage trust to protect the personal interests of the individual members. It un- dertakes to say that the consent of the democratic senator from New York or the two senators from Mis- sOuri must be obtained for the nom inatiOn of any man from New York or Missouri, respectively. The object is to enable every senator to build up patronage breastworks around him. self. and maintain his unconstitutional assumption of being the distributor of federal patronage off his state.
 The senate can reject some of MT. Wilson's nominees, but in the long run it will lose standing with the peo- pie. The constitutional change in the method of electing senators was the result of popular dissatisfaction with the senator's It will not do them any good to increase this dis satisfaction. It will not pay any democratic senator to attack the president over so unimpOrtant a mat ter as the patronage, or to give the country the impression that there is a break between the president and the democratic side of the senate. Sen ators have had plenty of experience in this sort of thing, and they have made nothing by it.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in cX- changes that come to Herald office.
stands by the President.
( Philadelphia kecOrd.1

The present is not the first senate to pick d quarrel with the president over patronage. and it will not be the first to be beaten in the contest. The people care very little about the patronage the senators are quarrel ing over, and they have very general confidence in the president, whoever he is, and we warn democratic sen ators that the democrats of the country care nothing about an indi- Vidual postmaster or collector, but 9 great deal about the unity of the par ty, which is endangered by such con- troVersies as the senators are now committing themselves to.
 An Investigation of the COnstitu- tionality of recess appointments has been determined on by the judiciary committee, and by way of assuring the country that the investigation shall be entirely judicial, one of the senators who is blocking a nomina- tion by the president has been made a mem Der of the subcommittee to per form the task. The country will take
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11
COMMUNICATED.
James l.. Cowles Wants Extension of
 Parcel Post

Editor Herald--Many years ago now my old friend Mr. Jarvis, then head of the F. & F. Corbin company gave me hundred dollars in recog- nf1on of the efforts I was making to place our foreign parcel post on a par with our European competitors. but our efforts, however. proved in vain. The second assistant postmaster general who then controlled our for eign service as he delegated the postmaster general forever contend ing that the condition of the federal finances would not allow it.
 Last spring, however, we at last got hearing on our case at head quarters, the president and the post master general, taking the matter un- der consideration and when the Euro pean war broke out we had reasons to believe that the old twelve cents a pound rate of 1887 was about to be reduced to eight cents a pound, and we want to be able to trade with the West Indies and Central and South America on a par with Great Britain and Germany.
 The war put off the consideration or the matter TOT a tune put now that we are about to increase our southern trade it is a matter of great import ance to our manufa cturers to break down all possible barriers to our in- tercoursc with our southern friends and a cut in our export from twelve to eight cents a pound parcel bill would be of great value to us.
 To push this proposition forward I suggest that the manufa cturers of New Britain write to the president and the postmaster general praying for this improvement and that they also urge Connecticut's senators anI Representative at Washington to add their efforts to the same end.
 We might eas' ly build up a small parcel trade of scores of millions of dollars a year with the West Indies. Central and South AmeriCa-if we would trouble ourselves to provide the needed facilities.
 Every legislature, every commercial and social organiza ton in the coun- try ought to join in demanding the widest possible extension of our won derful post office-its most efficient and economic operation.
 JAMES l.. COWLESy
 President World Postal League 125 East 23d street, New York.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11

had been born in the country of their adoption. In America the adopted
 citizen has with one exception rights
 equal to those of the native born.
 That exception is eligibility to the 1 office of president. And his sons may even attain that office.
 Now the freedom, security, and op- portunity offered bv naturalization imply corresponding duties--duties strongly implied in the precept, Be Americans first" In the present hour of storm and stress" when the m ost deplorable of existing evils is monstrous war. 1t would seem that the first duty of Americans is to pre- serve peace. The United States has
 declared it's neutrality, and what the
 government demands of all collective
 ly it requires of each individually.
 Belligerent advocacy of one of the
 warning nations is a mark of disloy-
 atty to this country. When an alien
 becomes an American citizen he re-
 nounces forever all foreign political
 allegiance and swears fealty to this
 republic. There is no divided alle-
 glance. The ties of naturalization
 are as sacred and binding and ex-
 elusive as those of marriage. Just
 as the young pair leave the parental roof to found new home and new family, so the emigrant departs from the mother country and, coming to the new, establishes another home and becomes member of another family among the nations.
 The people of this great common l wealth are in lineage English, Irish, | Scotch, Swedes. NOrwegians, Ger mans, French, Italians. Poles, Dutch, ! Russians, Greeks, Armenians, Span- iards, Philippians Hungarians, Arabs Or mixtures of some of these. Yet | they are all Americans; and not only 1 Americans but Americans above everything else, with a community of interest which constitutes the surest bond of union.
 As America is our country, So all Americans are our compatriots; and as we increasingly realize this there will be fewer and fewer societies of Irish Americans, German-Americans, Polish and what not hy- phcnated American societies Ii can not be gainsaid that such societies have done much to overcome the loneliness Of foreigners when first they have come to this country, but it should be remem bered that the or of groups of persons on the basis of race identity results in un- pleasant antagonisms Therefore, in the interests of themselves as well as of the community. persons of like lineage should try to avoid clannish- ness. The strong political party known as the NatiVe-American or know-Nothing party, which attained great influence about 1850, sought the of all foreigners and the repeal of the naturalization laws be-
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11
The Embarrassing Hen.
Indianapolis News.D

We are getting used to having
 happened which we did not believe
 could happen. that we are beginning
 to take life with our fingers crossed
 Nevertheless, we were surprised tho
 other day, actually surprised. A hen
 laid an egg. Yes, just laid it as un-
 concernedly as though it were things
 that hens did right along. Moreover,
 she laid it, carefully and decisively, on
 the sidewalk at Pennsylvania and
 Washington streets, wfile she was
 waiting for the street car along with a basket of vegetables and the woman
 who had purchased them all at the market. Of course, it caused quite 8 bit of excitement. Safety first was for gotten. and the crowd gathered anu the policeman left his post to sec what the excitement might be. There was only one person besides the hen who was not excited That was the woman who bought the hen. She may have been just as excited as anybody else. but she did not care to show it. If would have been better for her if she had. Her absolute and confident manner of ignoring the whole thing, labeled her at once as the owner of the reckless hen. The hen lay calm ly in the center while the crowd s- nu6ged and giggled and shuffled q bout, and the woman waited for her car. The suspense was delightful. What should she do? Should she ac- knowledge the hen and the egg and take them away with her? Surely she should never leave the hen, much less the egg. "I should think shed be glad somebody whispered - The woman pretended not tG hears Say, Missis. yer hens laid n aig." l newsboy yelled at her, and whom she did not reply he persistently re- oeated and repeated his Unnecessary until it became a sinRsony which was taken up by few dar ng persons on the edge of the crowd
 This is n true story, but if has a poor ending. all because Of the street ar. 1t never came or at least the woman did not get on any of those nat dld come, and everybody got lfed waiting, and the boy got tired lhglnR and the hen went. to sleep tnd the last that was heard of the af. ar the woman was still standing here waiting for her car.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11
SMALL TOWN REPRESENTATIVE

If the small towns of Connecticut are in earnest in their opposition to more direct state taxation, they can do a great service to the state. They should be able to impress their will upon their representatives, and thus for once make the state glad that the small towns have control, to large eX- tent, of it's affairs. And in this in- stance, moreover, they should not lack the support of the men of the cities.-New Haven Register.
 The small town representatives are more responsible for the large in debtedness of the state than any other force. If the statement is cor rect that the good roads movement. as it has been called, is the main cause for the state debt, then the represen- tatives of the small towns are to blame because they were not satisfied until the state built the roads for the country towns, and it was well known that they even refused to keep them in proper repair afterwards. It will he rem em bered that one of the com plaints against Mr. Macdonald some years ago was that the roads he built were not kept up, but the reason for that was that when the state built the roads the small towns wouldn't do anything to keep them up. The Idea was then in it's infancy and the small towns determined that they should not pay out any money if they could possibly help 1t.
 There is no denying the fact that the small town representatives can prevent direct taxation by the state if they so desire, but it is a historical fact that when any measure of doubt full value is pushed thr ough the house that the small town representatives are usually behind it. If they were not it could not be passed.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11
Be Americans First.
(Ea gle Magazine.)

Thanks to American valOr and American statesmanship. the idea that d man may choose the count.y of his citizenship has become firmly i'm
 Ledded in the laws of nations. Al though d government may today pre- vent it's citizens from leaving their native land-it does not always hap pen that it can-When once they are located and naturalized in another country they are as free from all ob
 legations to the old and as secure in their rights in the new as if they
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11

Tn New York is to round up the gum men, convict them and send them to 'ne electric chair. They do not seem To want any half way about it or to nave any sentiment enter into the situation at all. @...-
 The Sun says that one of the argu- ments in favor of abolishing execu- tlons, namely that jurors would be less reluctant to convict if their ver- dict did not mean the taking of life, IS broken down by the result of many murder cases, C,leary's among them. The main argument, however, offered against capital punishment is that the death penalty is not even thought of when murder is being planned, the as- reconciliation, endeavoring to cover up their tracks so that they cannot be traced at all and the same is true in the case of burglars and others who commit crime. Executions are suf-. ficiently numerous to act as a deterrent against the commission of murder, but somehow they do not appear to have that effect and if they do not then the great argument in favor ot cap- ital punishment Is very much weak ened. But aside from all those things ssctimept against the death penalty
 increase and among those against it is the new war den of Sing Sing prison. That is a very important addition.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11

cause adopted citizens insisted upoN assuming hyphenated class name.
 Particularly in the present crisis should persons refrain from aflilia- tions that in any way separate them from their fellow citizens. and should do everything they can to promote a spirit of national unity.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11

It Is touch not a sign. of the mill lenn'um when a former democratic governor chucks compliments into the lap of the reigning republican gover- nor. If they were running the state, there would be no anxiety anywhere. New Haven Journal-Courrier
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Windsor Locks has just marketed an issue of $500 town sewer bonds bearing interest at four and one-half per cent at 107.79. This is a re- markedly good price considering the present dull markets for securities- Manchester Herald
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11
TIT PENALTY.

l says that it is
 bup of ideal lists 1 against capital ! po1ice of that desperate effort 6aIized murder. I death penalty gunmen fear,
 Lrtet who shot luIQ nave gone (e with great
 es they would
 certainty of re- ! The sentiment
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11
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New Britain herald., 1915-01-11

What the state needs most of all now Is not purchasing agent but one who can persuade the solons not to make purchases unless they have the money on hand to foot the bills. Running the state on credit for the past four years has run it into the mire so that it is almost hopelessly ubnerged.-An- sonia Sentinel.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11

e the n1aCnlne,
 a fe W minutes. Lount of discus
 the street will
 children or to little ones off Of course they playground for come a sort of m to use them were it not for
 the place as a h be no serious
 Britain, like B grown during m years, the automobiles and the streets me dangerous,
 but for adults hst exercise the In crossing lest
 was not so CT child was
 not far away
 last evenings 10 near a truck r and killed. he a perfect cha ufeurs and les need to be
 through there ke one. If any hod pertaining sen these acci- In he will be a hd.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-11
TO SUCCEED

dential booms lust as the nnounces the
 There may be Id then again
 present an Eo prevent the dent Wilson's s ht he may run it fit into the his son In Jaw.
 is suspected of ht. The latter uttered 6 word
 his candidacy
 given publicity spapers today
 a statement
 that the presi- hot be regarded Fond term can
 of President ost natural re- rnmental acti- the d democratic Int in that di- at this time as t will prevent kn is the abso- esident to run. ation of any nd he probably
 his political ence if he had There certainly en himself and Eubject than to rtant utterance ling. President statesman and
 than natural h renomination Is and those of evie wed and if ke people of the
 ambition does
 or truthful at