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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31

Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Phone 354-W. 81 Main St., Brattleboro.
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EAT QUEER THINGS IN PINCH
Find Satisfaction In Stew Made Of
Vest, Shoelaees and sIedge
Gear.

There Is naturally much talk in
war time OF rations and food supply,
and the possibility or probability OF
starving out one or other of the bel
ligerents. But Il is amazing what peo-
pie will eat at a pinch.
A recent arctic explorer seriously
advised the wearing OF skin clothing
in preference to wooden, simply and
solely because, II the worst came to
the worst, ones outfit could be stewed
for meal. or at any rate given to the
dogsi
Wen, when a man finds enjoyment
and a sort of inward satisfaction in a
stew made OF his vest. his shoelaces.
and his sledge gear, he must be pref
" "peckish." and when he gets back
to civilization he viii make a model
husband. never likely to turn up his
nose at cold mutton on washing days.
The bishop OF Yukon thinks moth
ing Of eating his boots. He had prob
ably declared he was ready for that
operation many a time when he was
q boy, but he has actually done IL
since he came 20 mans estate-in his
case, the great gold field OF arctic
Alaska.
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nook Advantaoe Of Custom

There is a peculiar democratic Gus
tom which Chinese servants may claim
but which is seldom used-the right of
reviling the family when discharged.
An OLD serving woman employed in the
family of the youngest son Of Ii Hung
Chang was discharged for a reason
that evidently did not appeal to her
sense of Justice She sat beneath the
gateway and for three hours called
down curses upon the Ii family at the
top of her voice. This happened on
one Of the principal residence streets
of Shanghai, and the police passed and
repassed. but no one tried to stop her.
The house steward made two or three
feeble attempts to persuade her to
leave, but she would turn her facile
tongue upon him, and he would gather
his skirts in his hands and start on a
most undignified run for the house,
evidently believing discretion to be
the better part OF valor. At the end
of three hours, when she was com
pletely exhausted. she was led away.
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Bits sharp eyes followed the ges-
ture. Spike at that moment vas Just
leaving Rhinelander. Helen and
Storm. Bill, knave of more than
ordinary discernment and one who
hated Spike for his share in the fight
at Las Vegas, saw in the incident his
chance TO get even. He put the check
appeared at the pay car, Bill was ready.
Descending the car steps. Bill called
to Spike as the latter came forward.
Bill advanced to meet him. What
DO you mean, Spike" demanded Bill
in loud and aggressive tones, pitched
so that everybody might hear, by
running over to Rhinelander's camp
all the time? What are you up to
now, Spike?"
Spike was in the worst possible
mood to be badgered by anybody.
With a hot expletive he babe BIZ
mind his own business. and offered
gratuitously to break his head.
Bill turned to the men with a shout:
This is the duck" he cried. that
helped Rhinelander steal our right of
way. boys. He's the guy that's thrown
US I'll out of work. What do you
know about that?"
Spike, in most opprobrious lan'
guage, fatty gave Bill the lie. The
men, most of whom were spelling for a
row, closed in to hear and devour the
heated argument that the two enc
mics engaged in. Accusations and de-
mails fell thick and fast; abuse fol-
lowed assertions; hard words and a
deep-seated enmity raised the tempers
of both men, and Bill, without further
warning. swung and sent Spike with
a terrific left-hander to the ground.
Spike was no sooner down than up.
He came back at Bill gcaded to fury
by the unprovoked attack. Men crowd
ed up. Their cries and shouts had al
ready attracted the attention of Storm
and Helen who stood with Rhineland-
er still discussing Spike. Storm was
the first to perceive what was going
on in Seagrue's camp.
They're after Spike" he exclaimed.
Look! Down he goes-that bull
necked Bill hit him. He's up again.
The whole bunch are jumping him.
They'll kill that fellow. Well he
unused, as the clamor grew and Spike,
fighting desperately to keep from be-
ing surrounded, went down again. Il
suppose he's no great loss"
man murdered before our eyes.
won't stand it. I'll go help him my
self If nobody else will"
Undismayed by the undertaking,
Helen, followed by Rhinelander trying
to stop her, hurried toward Seagrue' s
camp. Storm. with more forethought,
hastily got together such of his men
as were within hearing, and yelling in
his turn to Helen to wait, started after
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her and Rhinelander. Fast as the
men ran, none could overtake her fly
ing feet. She dashed into the thick
of the fight ahead of everybody and
Selling Spike, pushed back his assail-
ants.
They stopped an instant from sheer
| amaZement at seeing a lovely girl,
seemingly fallen from the sky, in the
middle of a hot scrimmage.
Rhinelander rushed to her side.
Hands off," he cried, putting Spike
behind him. "Shamel Twenty to one!
Where's your manhood?"
Without pausing to consider this ir-
relevant question, the mob started in
to hammer Spike and RhineIander
both. 1t was then that George Storms
preparedness was INDICATED. He
fought his way into the ring. followed
by dozen huskies, who beat back
Seagrue's men till Storm was enabled
to pull Spike away-his men holding
the line back Of him.
But this diversion was good only
for a moment and Storm-not unused
to riots and fighting-knew better
than his companions the necessity OF
further instant dispositions 1t was
only a question of minutes when his
own men, outnumbered. must give
way, and in their present temper, Sea.
grue's gang might attack the whole
Rhilelander camp.
Helen had kept close to her friends.
We've got to get him out Of here
quick" exclaimed Storm to her.
They'll tear him limb from limb II
they get him again. Helen he cried.
Back the outfit cars down the cutoff
for US, will you, as quick as the Lord
will let you? Wen hustle him inside
one
Helen ran. RAinelender and Storm,
picking up Spike, now almost uncon-
scious. dragged him. fast as they
could, from the scene. their men COW
ering their retreat and giving ground
only as they were forced to by sheer
weight of numbers. Fighting stub
bornly step by step in this way, Storm
and Rhinelander dragging their bur
den in front of the protesting line
which threatened every moment TO
give way under the fierce assaults
got Spike to the cutoff track. Helen
had reached the engine cab ard was
ready to pull out the cars. Together
the two men threw Spike bodily into
the open door of the last car. Climb
ing aboard after Rhinelander, Storm
signaled TO Helen in the cab. She
opened the throttle. and Just as
Seagrue's angry men reached the car,
Storm slammed the door shut and
Helen moved the string hastily down
the track
The incident would have been
closed, with the hind outfit car max
ing rapidly towards safety, had not
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gan to denounce him Indignantly for
his vilIainous conduct.
He took her singing reproaches
without resentment. Il admit" he
said. my temper carries me too far,
sometimes"
Sometimes" echoed Helen. "A
hundred and ffty!"
When / do get angry" confessed
Seagrue, 81 lose my head. l stop at
nothing. When it's all over. nobody
is sorrier for it than / am. have
acted shamefully l know that And
what hurts the most is that it should
have cost me your friendship and my
uncle's."
While the talk thus begun the two
was going on in this fashion. Storm,
who had been experimenting with
some new Jacks. noticed what Helen
was doing; and that the man standing
near her was none other than Sea
gTus. Scarcely able to believe his
eyes, the young constructionist called
to Rhinelander to look The latter
disengaged himself from his new ma
chimes long enough to see what Storm
had seen and putting another Ean in
charge of the work. he hurried OF,
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seagrue handed his foreman a notice
to post on the bulletin board:
Work Will be suspended on
the Coast and Colorado cutoff
until Las Vegas grants a right
of way to allow this company to
reach the Superstition mines.
Spike, sauntering over, read the no
tice.. Seagrue's eye fell on him at that
moment and recollection of what he
termed Spikes treachery came to his
mind. He spoke to the convict rough
ly. Il suppose you know that in help
ing Rhinelander get those contracts,
you caused this trouble, Spike"
Spike glanced at him with an angry
shake of the head. 'Rhinelander
didn't need me to get the contracts,
Helen Holmes is the one that beat
you, Seagrue."
The remark did not help TO soothe
Seagrue's irritation. He kept after
Spike all the harder. "If you cross
me again" he said, threateningly, 'Tn
hand you over to some high voltage,
my friend"
The wrangle was going from bad to
worse when Bill came in with Sea-
grue's coat. The latter, putting it on,
tonk his hat, directed Lug to post the
bulletin. beckoned to the attorney and
accompanied by him and Bill, started
for the station to catch the main line
local then due. When the train pulled
in Seagrue and the attorney boarded
it. Bill started back for camp.
Spike, left alone, went into his tent.
He sat some moments thinking. Then
he rose and from corner got out the
suit of clothes, carefully put away,
that Helen had bought for him in Las
Vegas. The least he could do, he felt,
was to take this over to RhineIand-
er's camp and return it to her with
such lame explanation as he could In
vent to cover the occasion.
He found Helen alone. She regard
ed him strangely as he approached.
Spike would rather have faced a sher-
If than to face her on such an err
rand. He shuffied toward her i'll at
ease and her silence did not help to
allay his embarrassment.
Il know you bought the clothes for
ne" he muttered, because helped
you get the contracts. hated to turn
back the way did to Seagrues camp.
hate to bring these back to you.
But the way I'm fixed can't double
cross Seagrue."
Helen saw he was greatly humiliat-
ed. And she was mystifed little by
HIS words. Spike" she said. kindly,
the clothes are nothing. But what
have / done to you that you should
treat me in the way you did?"
Spike shuffied on his feet and swung
his head uneasily. Not a thing in
the world" was all he could say.
why have you acted in this way?"
she demanded. q bought you a ticket
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NINTH lNSTALLMENT
A CLOSE CALL

Despite Seagrue's persistent opposi-
ton. Rhinelander secured the right
of way to enable him to complete the
Superstition cutoff, and unable to
stop the Tidewater construction work.
Seagrue resolved to try other methods
to defeat his rival.
Helen Holmes was enjoying the
taste of camp life that her trip to the
front had brought. AID after the ex-
element had died down attending the
destruction of Cassidy's house, she
found herself amused and interested
in Cassidy himself, who was busy
next morning trying to restore much
battered stove to service near the
wreck of his shack. The various be-
longings of the old bachelor-dishes,
beds, lamps and household utensils
were strewn around in various degrees
of destruction, but Cassidy felt that
he must eat. He now felt, too, that
after his double-dealing he would hard
ly be welcome in either camp, so he
decided his most prudent course would
be to continue his housekeeping with
such remnants of his own domestic
equipment as he could restore to serv-
fee Helen watched his dazed efforts
until sympathy overcame her, and. ex-
cusing herself, she walked over to
where Cassidy was struggling to get q
fire going.
Seagrue, who had been watching
the scene from distance, saw Helen
join the old fellow, and deemed it his
opportunity to make tentative adj
yances toward the collective enemy.
Sauntering over, accordingly, he Joined
Helen at a moment in which she sent
Cassidy for water and was herself
watching the fire starting in the
stove.
Helen looked up in establishment
when she heard Seagrue's greeting.
Indeed, she resented his intrusion SD
strongly that she refused all commun-
ication with him and for time he
spoke into deaf ears.
You ought not to be too hard on
me. Helen" he urged at length. ANY
man VIII fight for his life against ruin.
have in the world is tied up in this
Superstition cutoff. But more than
once ! said to myself, would willing
ly sacrifice it all to regain your friend
ship"
He spoke slowly and looked so beat
en- and worried as he fingered in the
penumbra of Helen's gaze that she be-
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to the city-you promised to go-why
didn't your"
He labored in continued confusion
to explain. He tried to tell her Sea-
grue had done many things for him;
he told her he owed Seagrue a lot of
money and he had no hope of ever
paying him back except by work, and
that he didn't feel he ought to break
away now.
All this was said in terms so hating
and contradictory that Helen had no
doubt he was concocting a tale to de-
ceive her Spike" she declared, you
needn't try to tell me any such story
when your whole manner tells me you
are not speaking the truth. There is
some mystery. I don't know what 1t
is, but know you have gone back on
us and that it seems to me as unmanly
thing as you ever did in your life.
That is my opinion of it. Spike" she
continued Indignantly, "if you want
to know 1t"
Storm and Rhinelander came up at
that moment. They greeted Spike.
He avoided their eyes as much as pos
sible and returned their greeting in a
shame-faced way. Helen answered the
surprise that overspread the faces OF
Storm and Rhinelander. It's no won
der he's ashamed to speak to you" she
said severely. You would hardly be-
lieve it. l know; but the fact is he
has turned over to Sesgrue again"
The two men looked at Spike with
undisguised contempt. Their attitude
made him desperate. "Oh, know
what you think of me-" he said with
a reckless swing of his head. Il can't
help it. can't explain. It would take
me from now till the middle of next
week, If tried-and then you'd think
less of me than you do now. Never
be kind to me again. It's hopeless for
me-but can't help it."
The three watched him shuttle away.
Rhinelander shook his head. There's
a mystery somewhere in it. l can't
make it out. Some day wen know. 3"
We'll, in any case. certainly don't
want these Clothes" declared Helen,
looking at the bundle Spike had left
in her hands. They're no use in the
world to me-" A laborer was passing
Here, you" she said to the man,
take this suit. II it fits you" she
added. before the man could recover
from his surprise, ''it's yours"
At SeagrUe's camp, Bill and the pay
master we're handing checks out to the
men. The latter stood about the car
in disconnected groups and discussed
their situation Is being thrown
so suddenly out Of work The pay
master handed Bill a check It was
for Spike. Bill yelled his name. A
man hard by pointed to Rhinelander's
camp. There's Spike" said the man,
over there at Rhinelander's."
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AUTHOR OF WHISPERING
SMITH" 1.-THE MOUNTAIN
DIVIDE" STRATEGY OF
GREAT RAILROADS" ETC.
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes, daughter of Cen
eral Holmes, railroad man, is rescued
from imminent danger on a scenic rail-
road by George Storm, newsboy Grown
10 young womanhood. Helen saves Storm
now a fireman, her father, and his friends
Amos Rhinelander, financier, and Robert
Seagrue, promoter. from a threatened col
lision. Safebreakers employed by Seagrue
steal General Holmes survey plans of the
cut off line for the Tidewater. fatally
wound the general and escape. Her IA
theirs estate badly involved by his death,
Helen goes TO work on the Tidewater.
Helen RECEIVERS the survey plans from Sea-
grue. and though they are taken from
her, finds an accidentally made proof OF
the survey blueprint. Storm is employed
by Rhinelander. Spike, befriended by
Helen, in his turn saves her and the
right-of-way contracts when Seagrue kid
maps her. Helen and Storm win for
Rhinelander a race against Seagrue for
right of way
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70 the top of the car and the two men
climbed the side ladder again.
Helen. still closs behind, scrubbed a
note. folded 1t hurriedly. took OFF a
shoe, stuck the note inside and with
careful aim, threw Ii Up on top of the
car. The men secured the shoe and
read the note:
Passenger due-Must ditch
car--Jump.
Rhinelander and Storm looked at
each other and looked down the line.
The smoke of the passenger train rose
on the horizon. There was nothing to
do but what Helen directed. They
thought of Spike below, but Helen was
calling to them and without further
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GEdkcs
delay the two men jumped one after
the other down into the machine.
They told Helen Of Spikes plight
She nodded as If the difficulty were
no more than a detail. slued the ma
chine from between the rails, drove
around the outfit car. slowed along
side II and all three shouted. Spike.
hearing his name, listened and sat up.
He saw the machine outside the door
and crawled forward but he was I'M
equal to a leap. Rhineiander and
Storm urged him to make every eff
fort He got to his feet and did the
best he could toward a jump. The
men together half caught and half
pulled him into the machine. With
the three aboard, Helen sped on ahead
of the runaway.
Storm had decided what to do. I'm
drop off the hind end, Helen" he ex-
claimed. 'and derail the car"
She caught his idea. Quick" she
cried. mo time to lose"
Storm rolled over the back of the
machine and dropped to the ground.
A bridge spanned an arroyo just
ahead. Running forward, Storm caught
up such loose rocks as he could reach
and placed them along the track.
Helen, choosing a negotiable point.
| turned her machine courageously of
the right Of way and steered it safely
down the emhankment. The outfit car
struck the rocks Storm had thrown on
the track. 1t reeled, plunged wildly
into the air and shot headlong over
the bridge into the bottom of the ar
royo.
In the distance the oncoming pas
senger train was whistling for cross.
ing close ahead. Storm running back
to the track. cleared It hurriedly of the
distractions. The engineer Of the
train, seeming trouble. tried to check
his train. but it was too late and
Storm, to save himself. dropped down
between the ties and hung there till
the heavy train hurtled past. Nc en-
CINE driver was ever more relieved
than the man In the passenger cab,
when he saw himself safely across.
He stopped his train. From the foot
of the bridge, Helen, Spike and Rhine
lander were making their way to the
top and we're with Storm when the
crew and passengers came back. The
engineman angrily told the conductor
the trouble. But after Storms brief
story, he was as grateful as he had
been indignant
The conductor. knowing the anxiety
among the dispatchers. urged his pas
sengers on board and the train has
| tened on. The moment it pulled into
/ Arden the conductor gave the details
to the operator and the latter wired
! headquarters,
In the dispatchers' Office it was the
chief himself who jumped 10 the in
strument when he heard the Arden
call. 1t was the chief who took the
message telling how Helen and Storm
had saved the train. But the chief, as
he wiped his face with his handker-
chief, reflected that It was only an
other incident in the days work on the
rail, happily. instead OF tragically.
closed.
At the bridge Spike was trying to
express his gratefuluess to the three
who had rescued him. They left the
scene together in the Communicated
machine; and with perhaps a little
better understanding Of one another
than any Of them had yet reached.
no BE CONTINUED
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recommend it to any woman suffering
from female weakness. You may pub
lish my letterif you wish. Mrs JAMES
CoNLEY, BIC st. Clair St, Frankfort, KY.
No woman suffering from any form Of
female troubles should lose hope until
she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
Ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism.
All women are invited to write
to the Lydia Il. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for special
advice,-it Will be confidential.
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Flsherman's Luck.

"Talk about me running you down
and marrying you IN spite OF yourself
You know you were fishing for hus-
band when / CAME along!"
"Yes. and I had the same luck you
do when you go fishing"
You mean you made a good catchf"
mo. mean that the biggest fish
got away"
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do my own work,
had to hire it done.
/ b e ard so much
eboutL Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetab BILE
Compound tn at I
tried it. l took three
bottles and I found
it to be all you
claim. Now I feel as
well as everI did and
am able to do all my
own work again I
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help FOR
WORKING WOMEN
Some Have to Keep on Until
They Almost Drop. How
Mrs. Conley Got Help.

Here is letter from a woman who
had to work, but was too weak and SUI
fered too much to continue. How she
regained health -
Frankfort, Ky.-"I suffered SO much
with female weakness that l could not
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MuItum In Psrvo.

Giles--Who was that man you
were talking With a moment ago7
Miles-That was my old friend. Mul.
tum of Podunk.
Giles-Of Podunk? Then Multum
is no longer in Parvo.
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Brlef.

"scribbler told me a month ago that
a play of his was to be produced very
shortly. Have you heard anything
about it?" Yes. It was produced
very shortly indeed. 1t ran for one
consecutive night"
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II. C. w. Runaway car
from cutoff on main line. Stop
passenger at 5aird.--L.
The dispatcher sprang to his train
sheets and back with them TO the chief
who dictated the only possible an.
swer:
Passenger left Baird four
minutes ago.
II was too late TO avoid a collision.
They could only await the issue
witt Arden station left far behind.
Helen, making the utmost possible
speed in Seagrue's machine. scanned
the track ahead for glimpse of the
wild car Resolved at any cost TO
overtake Il, she was running the ma
chine on the right Of way and on the
track itself in her determined effort.
When she caught sight of the run.
away, no one was to be seen upon it,
but she knew Rhinelan6er and Storm
we're inside and as she began to over
haul the chase. she sounded her horn
insistently. The two men, leaving
Spike, who IN the face of the common
danger had pulled L'7lself partly to
gether, looked out Of the side door.
To their amazement they saw at their
heels Helen humping violently along
in Seagrue's machine She slgnaled
tb am excitedly. She tried to shout
to them but could not make a word
heard above the deafening noises.
Rhinelander and Storm did make out,
however, that she wanted them to go