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aviator sat that evening at table in
cafe, ''what are you going to do after
you have finished your engagement
here?''
Il haven't any engagements ahead"
Smith answered gloomiIy. I'm think
ing of taking a run East to see if I
can't book few dates.''
Going to take the machine with
your"
"No. Freight's too high and it's too
much of a speculation. I'll leave it
on the coast until I get something
''The trip you gave me this after
noon seems to have reawakened my
enthusiasm for aviation" said Morton
lightly. 81 find that I shall have to
stay around here for the next few
weeks and I'd like to pass the time
with something more exciting than
golf. Why not rent me your machine?
I'll assume all the risks and I'll pay
you enough to make it worth your
while. How about it?''
Before Smith and Morton separated
the latter had become the temporary
owner of the aerOplane.
Morton and Olga fully realized that,
as a result of their desperate but I'M
successful attempt to obtain posses
sion of the book from Doctor Owen
in the restaurant at Sandstone, they
had shown their hand and that, hence
forth, they might as well play their
game in the open. Recognizing that
Hope and Cleo could have no object
in continuing their search for the
books had they discovered the lost
formula in the one which F'itzmaurice
had loaned to Doctor Owen, the two
conspiratOrs followed the naval officer
and the girl to Santa EuIaIia, where
they learned, by a few inquiries, that
Patten was prospecting in the noun
tains and that it was uncertain when
he would return. AS the hotel was
the only one in Santa Eulalia, Morton
and Olga established themselves in
the nearby town of Ellenville.
On their way back to EllenviIIe,
Morton unfolded his scheme to Olga.
at was that cabin on the ledge, -
he explained, that gave me the idea.
It's as remote and inaccessible as an
island in the Arctic. Suppose we left
the girl there for a week or two. ]
fancy she would then be willing
enough to tell US anything she knows.
How does my plan strike your"
"As far as it goes" said Olga, 'ft
is admirable. You seem, however, to
have overlooked one rather important
detail. You tell me that this cabin is
| practically inaccessible How do you
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Mr.. MortOn2 have I had an
accident? has anything hap
pened? I can't remember"
Nothing has happened-yet," said
Morton coolly. You're in a cabin il
the mountains, my dear, and quite a
lonely place it is, too"
''But how did get here?" she asked,
striving desperately to keep her COM
pOsure, though his tone chilled her
with fear.
81 brought you here" was the an
swer. 81 wanted a quiet little talk
with you where we would not be dis
turbed and this seemed just the place"
What what do you want
Of me?' Cleo asked in a voice scarce
~ above a whisper
Il want you to marry me-" said Nor
ton, seating himself on the edge of the
bed and attempting to draw her to
him.
For an instant she gazed at him in
mingled disbelief and anger, then
sprang to her feet The next instant
she was in his arms.
And you're going to marry me, too,
my beauty" he repeated, his breath
hot upon her cheek, and he bent for
ward to kiss her, but, with Il sudden
movement, she wrenched herself free.
Marry your" she cried contemptu-
ously. Marry you, you cur, you cad?
wouldn't marry you if you we're the
last man left on earth :" and, as he
again attempted to kiss her, she
slapped him in the face.
You little devil ~ he snarled, Iivfd
with anger, you'll kiss me now, and
before I'm through with you you'll
be glad to marry me-" and he made
as though to seize her, but, eluding
his grasp, she reached the door, opened
it, and fled with Morton at her heels.
A hundred yards she ran blindly; then
stopped abruptly, trembling with ter
ror and excitement, for at her very
feet a chasm yawned. But as her pur-
suer approached she turned defantly.
IF you attempt to touch me, Mr..
Morton" she said steadily, q shall
jump. I would rather be dead than
have you lay a hand on me-"
''YOu need a chance to cool down
and think things over" he said 'T
suppose my proposal was a little sud-
den. So I'll just leave you here for a
few days, my dear. You viii find a
basket of food on the table, and there
viii be no one to disturb you. It's
a quiet, restful place-no one could
find you here in a thousand years.
Sure you won't change your mind and
give me kiss, my dear? No? Well,
then, I'll be going. When come back
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about the fatigue of metals as well
as of men, but there is no metal trade
union, nor is there any need for moral
scruple about working metals into the
scrap heap as fast as there is adyan-
tage in it, under war conditions. even
If there is no profit in the excessive
wear and tear OF the machinery.
The experience OF the British gov
eminent as an employer may be c@n-
mended both to some few workers
who drive themselves faster than they
are driven, only to meet untimely
ends. and to some few inhumane en-
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ployers with impractical views re-
garding the waste OF human material
which they think costs them nothing.
There can be no permanency about
the industrial stan which is constantly
disintegrated by excessive wear and
tear, with the effect of diminishing
output through the diminished energy
of the workers as q whole, and the
waste through the undisciplined ef
forts Of unframed labor which has
only energy instead OF experience and
skill The worker whose youth viii
be his possession but once may well
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cure my little
Pinky when he's SickT she squeaIed-
"'Of course not said Doctor Frog
disgustedly. You are always thinking
about that spoiled little Pig
well. who wouldn't think about
Child when he's Sick? Ny poor,
precious little Pinky.'
No doubt you think said Doctor
Frog, that am very hard hearted
that I've no feelings at aIl-but you're
Son doesn't need TO be SickP
Do you think enjoy itF grunted
Pinky Grossly.
at seems that way said Doctor
Frog
"'oh. cruel. cruel Doctor. Why
haven't Frogs kinder HeartsT asked
Mrs Pig.
1--WE have. but don't waste our pity,
that's ALL
What am I to do for hing she
asked again.
~'Get a Telephone said Doctor
Frog.
But you said it wouldn't DO my
darling Piggie any good
1T would do me good said Doctor
Frog.
And you think I'd get a Telephone
just for your
Why not? I'm worth it, L am.
am getting to have a finer Name every
day Doctor Frogs Cures are known
both far and near
Then instead OF Dragging, why
don't you do something for PinkyP
- Mrs Pig said DOofor F7roo sXVfTT
you please get a Telephone? They're
very Modern, and in this part OF the
Country we want TO be Modern and
keep up with the times It's hard
work TO keep up with the times but
we must do it. A Doctor with a
busy practice like mine must have a
Telephone And what good will il do
me unless my Patients have TeIe-
phones toOT
What is a Telephone? That's what
want to know asked Mrs. Pig.
You get a Bell, or you can take
two Stones and roll them against each
other time and time again. Then I
will ring my Bell which I have near
my Office Stump. That VIII mean I
hear you and am answering. If Pinky
is very Sick you can keep on ringing
your Bell or hitting the Stones, by
showing them against each other with
your Feet II you keep on doing II I
will know that I must come, but II
not viii stay at home and have q
Nap, and then visit Pinky when I'm
on my Rounds
"T'H get q Telephone said Mrs.
Pig It's great pity though the way
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beside himself with anxiety, told him
the news He wired to Los Angeles
for detectives. Stirred by CIeo's youth
and beauty and the mystery which en-
velOped her disappearance. posses Of
cowboys and citizens secured the sur
rounding region
It was on a Monday afternoon that
Cleo disappeared. Shortly before noon
on Friday two painting boys. their
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up with four O'Clock and be late and
not get in until ten past four
But, Doctor Frog, what am to
do for PinkyF
"'Oh. dear crOaked Doctor Frog.
that Child OF yours is always In trou-
BILE I don't know what IS the mat
ter. You haven't told meF
But want you TO tell me- said
Mrs Pig
81 will said Doctor Frog, when
you give me some sort OF an idea A
Doctor must be given an idea first
you know
He has a bad Headache and his
Legs ache said Mrs. Pig.
He's been OVERRIDING and eating
too much. A little rest, simple food.
TO bed early, and a nap three times q
day until he is well GoOd-dsyP And
back went Doctor Frog 10 his ONCE,
while Mrs Pig put up q Telephone
with an old Bel Mrs. Cow had
dropped one day"
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consider the saying that q years
work can be done better in Il months
than II.
The men who are managing the Brit
ish munition factories are thinking OF
the last lap of the most strenuous
struggle within human e1preience, AID
are slowing mp for whirlwind finish
when the adversary is distressed To
accomplish that II Is necessary to sur
viye to the last lap There are too
many men dying before the last lap.
wasting themselves In the middle OF
the race, and With the excuse OF wars
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GEAIR TALEB
LMAET GRAHAM BQVER
DOCTOR FROGS VISIT.

''Now Pinky Pig" said Daddy, was
Sick again, and his poor Mother did
not know what 20 do. Pinky was apt
to get Sick because he ate so much or
because he went OF and got too tired
I viii have to send for Doctor
Frog said Mrs. Pig. He only laughs
at me for being nervous, but cannot
have my dear little Pig Child Sick
without knowing what the trouble is
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SIX DAYS QUITE ENOUGH
Working Human Machine Seven
Days q Week Practically
Condemned.

The Biblical authority in favor of
six days work each week is approved
by the British munitions committee
for the wost worldly reasons. In the
words Of LIoyd-George, 1T is better
to work overtime during the week
than 20 have Sunday work" Accord
sngly, the government controlled fac
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Re Was EnuaI 70 II

A student who could not sound the
letter II" was given the following sen
tence TO read:
Robert gave Richard a rap in the
ribs for roasting the rabbit 50 rare
He studied IL in silence a minute.
then glibly rendered it as follows:
Bobby gave Dick q thump in the
side for cooking the bunny so little"
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Quick Work

Sunday School Teacher-Willie. you
may recite your lesson
WIllie-And the children Of Israel
arose and said unto the king. 'tOh,
thou king. live forever"
Sunday School, Teacher Cpronpt1ngl
And
Willie Cgaessingl-And Immediately
tha king lived forever.
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ReckIess seIfccnfdence.

Daughter. If you don't quit dancing
so much you are gsing to have nerT-
Gus breakdown
Don't worry about me. father
have a great little constitution and 50
long as you are able TO pay the piper
III guarantee 20 give him employ
ment-
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they re trying TO
hurry US. Pigs
have always had
such a pleasant
way about taking
their own time.
b" True. true,
but we must move
along with the
times And now,
If I'm to be back
at my Stump at
four O'Clock when
I have my Office
hours. I must be
OF. 1t would be
q pity not to keen
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necessity. It is an indication Of q
ms5:aI defect, as well as OF unba1-
ance between mental and physical
powers
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tied Cleo in the only hotel that the
town boosted, Hope called on the pro-
prietor of the general store
do I know Dick Patten?' repeated
the storekeeper in response to Hopes
question. "WelI, 1 reckon I do. I've
sold a heap of goods to Dick, He's
QUILTED with me fOr'S much as fifteen
years"
''What is his business?" asked Hope.
well" said the merchant reflective
~, 81 reckon you might call Dick a
prospector and not be far wrong.
Never made a strike that I heard of,
but he always has money to pay his
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Mrs. Pig sent
her Husband for
Doctor Frog. and
he came pretty
soon looking tired
and rather hot
L" You should
have a Telephone,
Madam said Doc
tor Frog
'What?' grunt-
ed Mrs Pig.
"A Telephone
repeated Doctor
Frog. One Of the
most useful things
in the world
Would IL
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Hope did not return from Los An
geles until the day following CIeo's
disappearance. He was met at the
railway station by Hook, who, almost
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-21
VERMONT S DUTY.

Immediately after the Vermont ma
tionaI guard was called to the service
of the government in the spring of
1898 Governor Josiah Grout called the
legislature in special session and rec
commended the enactment of a bill
providing that all Eermonters in the
service of the United States should
receive extra pay from the state.
Needless to say this measure was
promptly passed.
Now that the First Vermont Regi-
ment has again been summoned to
federal service the state should again
take action in this direction. Col. J.
Gray Estey, for years commander of
the Vermont national guard, already
has taken the matter up with Govern
or Gates and it behooves all patriotic
Vermonters to give the movement
their hearty support Vermont would
be lacking in the fundamental princi-
pies of state pride if she failed tc
make every possible provision for the
boys who are to uphold her honor il
the nation S hour of need.
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affront to the fish and
game department of the state. Mr..
Titcomb has given a tremendous
amount of work and thought during
the past twenty-five years to the de-
velopment of the fish and game in
terests of the state. He rewrote and
codifed the fish and game laws of
the state, formulating them in com
pliance with the judgment of the
best fish and game authorities of the
whole country. He changed the laws
from complicated regulations which
gave rise to considerable expensive
litigation to clear and explicit regula-
lions that the common man could I'M
derstand and observe. Now an at
torney is dictatorially changing the
laws back into the form that brought
fat fees to attorneys in defiance of
public sentiment and the legally en-
acted statutes.
We do not believe the people will
stand for such high handed proceed
ings. Mr.. Darling as revisor of the
statutes should embody in the revis-
ed statutes the present law and, if he
wishes to do Sc submit his proposed
new laws i'll a separate report. This
will be all the expense he is warrant
ed in making the state and all he has
a moral right to do to promote the
| interests of pettifogging attorneys.
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The Fish and Game Laws.

st. JohnsbuFy CaledOnian.)
The legislature of 1915 passed an
act (No. 242) authorizing the JUS
tees of the supreme court to appoint
commissioner ''to revise, re-draft
compile, consolidate and arrange III
methodical order, and in plain and
simple language, the public statutes
OF this state, upon the basis, plan and
general form of the Public Statutes
OF Vermont, with authority to omit
redundant enactments, reject super
tuous words, circuitOUs and ambigu-
Gus phraseology, recommend amend
ments, and condense the whole into
a concise and comprehensive form as
is consistent with full and clear
expression of the will of the Iegisla-
ture, and report the same to the gen
esal ASSEMBLY at its next biennial
session,
In accordance with that law the
justices have appointed Hon. Hale X.
Darling commissioner, and for
months he has been engaged on this
important work. We have no means
of knowing how much revision he
has made, but are informed that he
has rewritten the fish and game laws
of the state, changing them from
statutes that prohibit everything that
is not permitted in the statutes to
statutes prohibiting certain acts by
fishermen and hunters and allowing
them to do everything not expressly
prohibited. In other words he has
rewritten the fish and game laws of
the state, making them an entirely
! different set of laws from those en-
! acted by the state LEGISLATURE He
| proposes to submit in a separate re
/ mort bDVnVay Of the fish
and game laws in their present per
missive form that the Legislature may
adopt in place of the entirely new
code of these laws he has made
! This was done in face of the protest
of Fish and Game Commissioner J.
w. 'Titcomb, who wrote the present
form Of the laws. and against the eX-
| pressed wish of every fish and game
organization in the state of Vermont
Why has the commissioner done
this?' becomes an interesting ques
ton. What authority has he fol-
changing a statute enacted by the
/ general assembly, The statute de
| filming his authority SAYS his revision
shall be "a full and clear expression
of the will of the Legislature. Th'
I expression of the legislature was The
/ permissive form of the fish and gan
laws as they stand on the statute
books, made by the legislature of 191:
after full and fair discussion befor
both bodies of that legislature. TIL
, Hon. Hale K. Darling was chairman
of the committee on revision at tina
time and approved of the law as
? was written and enacted Now b
5 proposes, at a considerable expens
, to the state, to undo the work of TIL
legislature and substitute one MAJ
act for the work of an entire assembl
t fully empowered to enact the law
5 for the people of Vermont.
To our mind Mr.. Darling is brazenl
defying the thousands of members 0
: the fish and game organizations of th
:. state and the only legal authority fc
e enaeting law in Vermont. as well 8
d the legislature which defined his Al
thority in revising the statutes Of th
state. This seems m nnealled.fe
q exhibition of dictatorship and an u
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-21
AS TO MEXICO.

The mobilization of practically the
entire national guard strength of the
United States, while not necessarily
indicative of the intention of this
country to go to war with Mexico,
shows that the situation between the
two countries is extremely grave. The
effect of President Wilson 5 note to
General Carranza fatty refusing to
withdraw the American troops now on
Mexican soil may cause the first chief
to reconsider his threat to General
Pershing, but it is more than likely
that the eXcitable temper of the Mex
lean people has already reached a
point where moderation is not to be
thought of. In fact, events along the
border are moving with such rapidity
nowadays that by the time this is
read the two countries may be in 9
state of war.
From the very first, the greatest
trouble this country has faced in it
attempt to bring order out of chaos
/ in Mexico has been the deep ignoranc,
Of the great body of Mexican people
It has. been an easy matter for TIL
leaders in the revolution to sprea,
through out the country false impress
ksions Of the purpose of the Unite
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-21
EVorydaY-
Wisdom q @5A
..T . Oh ##eso& 49, 2,
LETTER TO A YOUNG LADY.

Dear Ethel: Your last letter is very
interesting as an exhibit, but I don t
thiak mach of it as a letter. Holding
it up and looking at it at arm S length
it is very interesting.
l notice that your letter is mostly
paper. The space between the lines
is several times greater than the
space occupied by lines, and | observe
that you use a penmanship that fills
a line nicely with a minimum of
words. These letters that you young
ladies write, with lots of room be-
tween the lines, appeal to me as traps
for young men to rush in where
angels fear to tread. You believe in
giving young man lots of room for
his imagination.
don t like being left to my imagi-
nation. I refuse to read between the
lines When it comes to young ladies
letters, / want lines.
So your next letter, yon will please
write eompaetly. II your next letter
/ wish you would please write some
lines. You and are either going to
get acquainted or We are not going t.
get acquainted.
Sincerely yours,
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wUNN oALD PHELLAH oUERIED.
Farmer Littletown Asks Question
About Town Representation.

Having read the inspiring article
by this anonymous author in last
week s issue, | would like to have him
answer the few following questions
which his article has aroused:
What would be the result if the 139
small towns had vol in the legisla-
ton only in accordance with their pop
ulation?
Is not the population of the 139
small towns composed of farmers, for
the most part?
Are not the $4,000 residing in the
large towns and cities dependent upon
the $4,000 farmers for their food?
Is there any better way to rightly
lower the cost of living than the prop
cr protection and encouragement of
agriculture?
Would the class of representatives
sent from the large city be apt to put
through such legislation?
What would be fair estimate of
the enormous damage done by deer
throughout the state?
Would this. proposed seity legisla.
ton incline toward better control
of this and other pests9
Would he also advocate that Yer.
mont be represented IN the United
States senate and house of reprasen.
tatives in exact proportion to her pop.
nlation2
Is not every organized town unit
in the state legislatureq
Does might make right, and il i
Justice for tho big fish TO swallow the
small oneg
Respectfully submitted.
FARMER LITTLETOWN.
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States in her efforts to maintain peace
and the sending of forces over the Dor
der has been easily magnifed into a
story of an invasion for conquest.
Over three months ago, following
the raid of Villa bandits into Column
bus, New Mexico, a punitive expedi
ton was sent into Mexico for the pur-
pose of capturing Villa or breaking
his strength. Villa has not been cap
tured; neither has his death officially
been reported. Raids continue. The
presence of American troops on Mexi-
can soil has admittedly been an EN-
barrassment to Gen. Carranza, who is
trying after Mexican fashion to hold
down his job as president of the
bleeding republic, and it may be that
he is sincere in his belief that he can
accomplish his house cleaning better
without help.
But Carranza cannot expect that the
| big republic north of him will sit IDLY
| by and allow raiding squads of his
people to keep the Texas, Arizona and
New Mexican border towns in a state
of terror. If he is unable to contro
his people, he must expect help OF
some kind, and that is the purpose O.
the United States government jus
now.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-21
URGES STATE TO
RECOMPENSE TROOPS
Col. j. G.. Estey Believes Vermont
Should Take Similar Action to
That Taken in 1898.
Editor of Rcformer:

Editor of Reformer:
] hope the Reformer viii earnestly
support the effort that is being made
to provide extra, or state pay. for the
Vermont troops responding to the
President 5 call. l have sent the fol
lowing telegram to Governor Gates:
II earnestly urge YOU to consider the
question of taking the necessary az
ton to provide extra, or state pa,
for Vermont troops, responding to the
President ; call. believe all eiti-
zens will approve action to this end
as was done in 1898,
I suppose this cannot be done with
out the ealing Of an extra session OF
the legislature, as was done in 1898.
believe there is just as much necessity
now as there was then for this gen
crous and patriotic action on the qart
Of our state and / hope you can see
your way to urge this i'll your usua
forceful manner.
Yours truly,
j. G. ESTEY.
June 90. 1916.