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New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

But now that you are here we shall take larger one with an elevator ' Yes, that would be better To1llng up behind them with my | despised flowers and the bottle of ] cream. l felt like a stranger an in- l terloper. If my mother-i in law had said in so many words: "Henceforth
 it is my will that is law here-please keep your proper place. she could not have revealed her sentiments toward me more strongly. At the door, Katie, who evidently had heard the taxicab, stood smiling broadly.
 This is Katie, mother" Dicky said l kindly. She will help take care of 1 you.'
 How do you do Katie?" The | words were the same, but the tones 1 were much kinder than her greeting 1 to me.
 "Your Mother Now.'' Dicky assisted her into the living room. She sank into the armchair, and Dicl1y took off her hat and loosened her cloak. She leaned her head against the back of the chair, and her face looked so drawn and White that I felt alarmed katie, prepare a cup of strong tea mediately,''~ I directed, and Katie vanished. "Is there nothing can do for you, Mrs Graham?" I approached her chair.
 Nothing, thank you. You may save the maid the trouble of prepar- Ing that tea if you will I could not possibly drink it. l always carry my own tea with me, and prepare it my self. If it is not too much trouble D1cky, will you get me a pot of hot water and some cream? I have everything else here.'
 I really felt sorry for Dicky. He caught the tension in the atmosphere and looked from his mother to me with a helpless caught between two fres-expression With masculine ob- tuseness he put his foot in it in his endeavor to remedy matters.
 Why do you call my mother Mrs. Graham, Madge?" he said querulous- ly. She is your mother now as we'll as mine, you know"
 T am nothing of the kind" His mother spoke sharply. "Of all the idiotic assumptions, that is the worst, that marriage makes close relatives and friends of total strangers Your wife and I may learn to love each other. Then there will be plenty of time for her to call me mother As it is; I am very glad she evidently feels as I do about it. Now, Dicky, if you will kindly get me that hot water''
 1T will attend to it." I said de- cidedly. 'Dicky, take your mother to her room and assist her with her things. I will have the hot water and cream here almost at once.''
 In the shelter of the dining room, where Dicky nor his mother nor Katie could see or hear me, clenched my hands and spoke aloud.
 Gall HER mother! Give that i,1-tempered, tyrannical, old woman the sacred name that means so much to me. NEVER as long as I live!'
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
COUNTY CLERK
With No Appetite, All Rundown, Tells How Vinol Helped Him.

With No Appetite, All Rundown, Tells How Vinol Helped Him.
 So many cases like this are com ing to our attention that we are pub fishing this letter for the benefit of New Britain people who are in MT. KeIly's condition. Read our offer be- low. ..
 Clarksville, Tenn. "I am a County Court Clerk, and became rundown no appetite, was drowsy and felt bad ly most of the time, I had tried sev- eral remedies without benefit One day l read an advertisement of Vinol and at once tried it. Tn a short time my appetite improved, my strength increased and I felt better in every way" $. w. Kelly.
 The reason Vinol is so successful in such cases is because it is an un- equalled tonic body ybuilder, combin- ing native wine, the oldest and most famous tonics known to medicine.
 So strong is our faith in Vinol that we offer to return the purchasers S money in every case if Vinol should fail to give satisfactory results. The Clark & Brainerd Co., r-Hegeman, druggists, New Britain, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

l smile crossed her lips, "I had guessed what 1t was that my brother would ask Mary, and then I heard her tell MT. Langdon.''
 Was MT. Langdon at the house at that time?''
 l No, he came while was sitting 1 talking to Mrs. Page. Mary and David 1 were in the next room, so went ! to let MT. Langdon in. He stopped ] at the gate, looking at my brothers 1 automobile, and I walked down the ! path to meet him. While we were coming back toward the porch the ] others came to the door. Suddenly l David caught Mary up in his arms 1 and kissed her. She seemed to struggle against him and, slipping away, ran into the house. Mr. Langdon, think ing that my brother had kissed Mary ! against her will. rushed at him and threatened to strike him." Your Honor!" It was Langdon's voice, suddenly harsh and strained, T protest against this evidence as entirely irrevelant and leading up to nothing that has 8 bearing upon the ] case at present.
 The court cannot sustain your ob- 1 Jectlon.' said the judge, curtly. "It l IS very unfortunate for you, MT.
 Langdon, but whatever brings out 1 the details of the relationship be- ! tween Mary Page and David Pollock l is decidedly relevant"
 The District Attorney smiled in tri- l umph. He turned to Ruth, who look 1 ed startled at the interruption. and
 said, gently:
 l You were saying, Miss Pollock, that MT. Langdon threatened your 1 brother. Was there a fight?' l "No. Mary ran between them and 1 said that David had a right to kiss 1 her, that-that-they were engaged" He didn't say anything. He just l turned around and walked away, and l Mary began to cry"
 1 Was the engagement of your
 brother and Miss Page made public?" 1 "Yes. At a dance."
 l Did your brother and his fianceo ! seem happy on that occasion?'' "No." Her voice was scarcely more 1 than a whisper now and her eyes } troubled and sad, travelled from 1 Mary's bent head to the frail little
 mother who was sobbing so quietly, yet despairingly, behind her lowered veil. "No-I-In fact, I know they were not"
 i-aa"Ddd they tell you so.?' f "No. but I overheard. was hiding
 in the conservatory ] a With smothered grasp of surprise 1 Mary's head came up suddenly and 1 for the first time the eyes of the l two girls met; but now it was Mary that were accusatory and Ruins Una
 were troubled and it was in answer te
 1 that reproach, rather than the startl
 ed look on the prosecutors face, tha
 made Ruth add shyly:. Tt was al just in fun! I had promised dance
 to MT. Brandon, but I had told hin
 that if he could find me before the
 music was half over, I would give
 him two more. for I had discovered
 a nook behind the palms which I was
 sure no one else could find"
 1 Gro Be Continued.)
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

Her Husband Seems a Little Bored. Now, of course I may be mistaken, but it does seem to me that there is certain boredom in her husbands manner sometimes Q rather forced tenderness in the way he receives somo of her onslaughts of affection. don't doubt that he loves her, but I do think his love would flourish a little more in a freer atmosphere He needs to be let alone more.
 Restraint is one of the qualities ab- solutely necessary to art. 1t is equaI- ly necessary to the art of living. If this woman, and all like her, would practice a little more restraint, be a little less omnipresent, little less ex- actingly affectionate, a little more self-dependent, if they would retire now and then into the castle of their own personalities and permit their husbands to do likewise, I am sure there would be less strain on the tie that binds them together.
 Friends Can't Always Remain FricnHs
 In the Same House
 I have known several cases in my life in which devoted friends decidea to try living together, and in each case the friendship cooled. And yet. we wonder that husbands and wives are not always able to keep their friendship for each other!
 This shutting ones self away from the world with one companion is a difficult business. It needs infinite tact and tolerance and restraint Each should be able to respect the others mood and if it is a mood of aloofness to withdraw into ones self without hurt or resentment.
 Thomas Browne's advice, "Be able to be alCne," is excellent. 'Be able to let others alone," is an equally val uable supplement- especially for mar ried folks
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

with her parents in a small cottage close to the vast estates of Grand Duke Valonoff. Valanof. despite his title is nothing more than a wealthy Hbertine. The Grand Duke sees Vania and is enraptured with her charms
 makes ardent love to her, and wins her with the lavish display of jewelry and marked attention. Valonoff ulti- mately tires of Vania. Despite her pleadings, he casts Vania off, and de- votes his attention to some new charmer. This is the turning point in Vania's life. Vania argues to herself that the most poisonous serpent is comparatively harmless unless mo- tested; trod on. it strikes. She req sons that she had been trod on
 ground beneath the heel of man. and she, too, determines to bare her fangs. Her prey is to be all men, not one. Her beauty enables her to come With in easy striking distance of her V1c- tims, and her venom is potent. From this point the audience IS carrled through a series of compelling ana heart racking situations that posi-
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

EPISODE HI. 1 Did MT. Page say who the friend l was that had given him the check. No; but we learned later.'' ] "Whose check was it?'
 My brothers"
 Was he interested in Miss Page at that time? ?'' N Yes. He had always been. I think, but she was not at all in love with him: She had told me that. Yet he gave her father check for | large sum?''
 'No." She flushed hotly now, and cast a timid glance at Mary, as if half deprecating the necessity of the testimony in spite of the circum- stances that had built wall of hor-
 or and hatred between the erstwhile girl friends.
 "No,'' she continued after an in- stant's pause, carefully choosing her words. That was just 1t. My brother had not-signed that check Do you mean," broke in the
 Judge, that the check was forged ?'' , Yes
 How do you know that?" "A detective sent by the bank came l and told Mrs. Page and Mary and
 me. Mary didn't believe it at first. but at any rate she said she didn't t ] know where her father was, though we both guessed he-he-was in the bar of the hotel. He was mostly ! thcre. When the detective had gone Mary wanted to go and warn MT. Page, but I thought it would be bet ter to go to David; and we did. He was mortified when he found out that i it was Mary's father who had cash ed the check because, not knowing, he had already told the police to prosecute the man to the limit Mary cried and begged him to do something to save her father. and David said, I'll save him for your sake. Mary. if you will promise to do omething for me in return t.' Did he say what that something ! waso" NO. She didn't even ask. She just said she would do anything in the world he wanted if he would save her father. So he went with us to the hotel and we got there just in time , to save MT. Page from arrest" a 1, How did you save him. as yo, call it?
 1 DaVld totd the detective that ht had forgotten about giving the checl 1 to MT. Page and that it was perfect ] ly good
 And Miss Page was naturaIl1 grateful to your brother for his hay 1 ing saved her father?'' promoted tn, District Attorney, as Ruth broke off not knowing how to go on. Grateful? Yes. She-she pro missed to marry him. How, soon were you told of the engagem ?''
 "Well, a faint little wrath of g
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

lively dumbfounding for dramatic in- tensity and daring action. The great and big surprise does not come to the very finale when the audience is treated to something new, extremely new and novel. Knocks and Oppor- tunities' a roaring two reel LKo comedy featuring Billie Ritchie and several single reel photoplays frame the balance of the offering. "The Ser pent'' will be shown at 7:25 D. m. and $40 D. m.
 Native Eggs, 33c. Russell Bros- advt. l tA9sNE
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
@ Rnun 8H cAnEna
Letting Him Alone

THE POWER of the quality of elu. siveness to make d woman more at. tractive in courtship days is universal ly recognized.
 Man is by nature hunter. He loves to pursue. Every woman whc knows anything about the art o1 charming a man knows that.
 Now is marriage bad for the mem ory? If not, why is it that the aver age woman forgets this fact just as soon as she is married, and practices just the opposite tactics?
 Perh aps you think I am foolish not to recognize that marriage is a very different state from courtsh1p, ana that it would be impossible for Wo- man living in the house with man and sharing his daily existence to re- main the elusive creature she was when he was courting her.
 No, I didn't forget that, but l don think she needs to go to the opposite extreme.
 She Even Asks Him What He Is
 Thinking About.
 Let me tell you about one young married woman who typifies the at titude to which I am objecting. She is very fond of her husband, and her fondness shows itself in this way-she simply can't let him alone for min ute | don't know how she acts when they. are by themselves, but when they are with intimate friends she is always straighten;ng his tie, picking a thread off his coat, or going over to sit on the arm of his chair. When he reads, she asks him what he IS reading about; when he is silent, she asks him what he is thinking of. It is her boast that he almost never goes out evenings without her, and when they had been married three years I heard her declare that she had never been away from home a single night.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

Butter is lower. Russell Bros.
 -advt.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
EPISODE III

EPISODE III. Did MT. Page say who the friend No; but we learned later.'' Whose check was it?"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
WENTWORTH CLUB
 GIVES THEATER PARTY

The Alfred Cross Players will be honored tonight by a theater party of over one hundred end fifty members of the Wentworth club to witness the admirable performance that the Ly- ceum is giving of the thrilling "Sev- en Keys to Baldpate.' After the per- formance, the club will entertain the Gross" company at their rooms with dancing and refreshments.
 Next Monday begins the new period of MT Cross stay at the Lyceum.
 It is said that the result of the meet ing of the Chamber of Commerce, last Monday night is very satisfactory. Monday night the 7th, Bought and Paid For' will have it's first hearing in New Britain.
 Messers Lynch and Cross are giving the public novelty sufficient to suit the most exacting and with the list of plays scheduled a theatrical bill of fare New Britain should feel proud of will be in evidence
 Butter is lower. Russell Bros.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
THE SERPENT"
 AT FOX'S TODAY

"The Serpent pronounced by the metropolitan press as the greatest Bara success. even greater than Car mem is coming to the local Fox the ater today and tomorrow. Theda Bara
 again shines in the vampire role and in this production she is seen as
 the daughter of a Russian Serf. Vania Lazar (Theda Bara) is the beautiful daughter of a Russian Serf, who lives
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
Menu for Tomorrow

Breakfast
 Stewed Figs
 Cereal with Cream
 Frizzled Beef
 Baking Powder Biscuits
 Coffee
 Corn F'ritters
 Pickles Coffee Jelly Whipped Cream
 Roast Loin of Mutton Franconia Potatoes
 Baked Bananas
 Currant Jelly Sauce
 Lemon Pie
 Coffee Coffee Jelly-One and one-half ta- blespoonfuls powdered gelatine, one half cupful strong coffee, three table, spOonfuls sugar, one teaspoonfui bran dy, one pint water, white and shell of one egg. Put gelatine into a sauce- pan, add the coffee, sugar, water, white and shell of the egg. Stand it over the fire and whisk till it boils Allow to settle for few minutes then strain and add brandy. Pour into wet mold and set in cool place till firm. Turn out and serve with slightly sweetened whipped cream, turning often. Franconia Potatoes-Pare twelve medium sized potatoes and parboi them for seven minutes. Place them under the loin of mutton and baste with fat. Bake from twenty to thir- ty minutes, turning often
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
THE STRANGE CASE,
 OF MARY PAGE"

Read these episodes, each con- plete in six insertions. Sec them acted on the motion picture screen at the Keeney Theater.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

ptred the remainder Of his instruc'
lions. When she had finished DO
looked up and wagged his head appre'
hendiugly
Yes: | see what you mean-and It's
none O. my business what you mean It
for" he answered. ri get the evil
dcrce. ii, there Is any"
1T must be like the other; In black
and white" she stipulated. And you
needn't say H. Look for a red.faced
man with stiff m~ustaches and q big
make-believe diamond in his shirt.
front. and make him tell you
Miss Grierson Vas opening her
purse and she passed a yellow'backed
banknote to her newest confederate.
Your retainer" she explained.
Brotiln's grin this time was wholly
Of appreciation.
You're the right kind-the kind
that leads trumps all the while, Miss
Grierson," ne told her. Then he did
the manly thing. "IIl 80 into this. just
as you say-what? But it's only fair
to warn you that 1t may turn up some
things that'll teaze you. You know
that old sayin' about sleepin' dogs?"
Miss Grierson was gathering the
reins over the little Morgan's back and
her black eyes snapped.
This is one time when we are so.
ing to kick the dogs and make them
wake up" she returned. Good by.
Mr.. Brotln."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
DRAW MOISTURE FROM WATCH
Timeplece Is Not Necessarily Ruined
II Unfortunately It Has Been
Water.Soaked.

What to do with a water.soaked
watch Is often a problem when one is
caught in the wilderness, or In a com.
munity where no jeweler Is to be
found. Lack Of knowing what steps
to take often results in much expense.
II not in the utter ruin OF the watch.
Watches made with both a screw
face and screw back may be dried
easily by removing the front and back.
emptying the watch Of as much water
as will run out, reversing the crystal,
screwing 1t on the back Of the watch.
and then laying 1t where the sun Will
have a chance to reflect through the
crystal.
The heat Of the sun on the crystal
will draw the moisture from the works
in fifteen or twenty minutes, says the
Technical World. II water still re-
mains In the works. the crystal may
be unscrewed. wiped and replaced.
and the process repeated.
After the sun fails to draw any
more OF the water out Of the glass 1t
is safe to conclude that there Is no
more in the works. and the oil orfgt-
nally on them. warmed by the sun.
Iubricates the parts.
There should be no more trouble
with the watch, although 1t Is advis.
able to have It examined by a jeweler
at the earliest opportunity.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
CHAPTER XIV.
Gates Of Brass.


It was an hour beyond the normal
quitting time on the day of ultimatums
and counter.threatenings. the small OF.
flee force had gone home. and the
night squad of deputies had come to
relieve the day guard. Griswold closed
the spare desk in the managers room
and twirled his chair to face Raymer.
I'VE may as well so and get some
thing to eat" he suggested. There
will be nothing doing tonight"
Raymer began to put his desk In or.
der.
mo. not tonight. The trouble will
begin when we try to start up with a
new force. Call 1t a weakness il you
like, but l dread 1t. Kenneth"
Griswold's smile was a mere bar.
ing of the teeth. That's all right. Ned;
you do the dreading and I'll do the
| fighting" he said; adding: What
we've had today has merely whetted
my appetite"
The man of peace shook his head
dejectedly.
81 can't understand It," he protested.
up to last night | was calling you a
benevolent socialist, and my only fear
was that you might some time want
to reorganize things and turn the plant
into a little section of Utopia. Now you
are out.heroding Herod on the other
side"
Griswold got up and crushed his soft
hat upon his head.
"Only fools and dead folk are denied
the privilege of changing their minds"
he returned. Lets 60 up to the Win.
nebago and feed"
The dinner to which they sat down
a little later "a a small feast Of ST.
lence. Though he had not betrayed it.
Griswold a fercely impatient to get
away to Margery.
Twice, on his way to her after leav.
ing Raymer, he fancied he was fol-
lowed. and twice he stepped behind
the nearest shade-tree and frightened
his grip upon the thing in his right
hand pocket. But both times the rear.
ward sidewalk showed itself empty.
| Since false alarms may have. for the
moment, all the shock Of the real, he
found that his hands were trembling
when he came to unlatch the Grierson
gate. and it made him vindictively
self-scornful. Also, 1t gave him a
momentary glimpse into another and
hitherto unmeasured depth in the val.
ley of standings. In the passing OF
the glimpse he was made to realize
| that It is the coward who kills; and
kills because he Is a coward.
CTO BE CoNT1NUEDJ
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

shaking II down as you used TO shske
down the"--she broke of short, and
again the tndomitable viii got the pet
ter of the seething passions. Well let
the by, cones go. and come down to the
present. What II some OF the things
you are doing here and Iow would get
into print?"
For ins,ancc?" he suggested. when
she paused
The daughter who had asked for
bread and had been given a stone put
her face in her hands and moved to
ward the door. But at the last moment
she turned again like a spiteful little
tiger.eat at bay.
You think | cant prove it? That
Is where you fall down. l can convince
people il | choose to try. And
that isn't all: | can tell them how you
have planned to sell Mr.. Galbraith a
tract Of virgin pine that has been
culled over for the best timber at
least three times In the past five
years."
Jasper Grierson started from his
chair and made q quick clutch into
smoky space. "Madge-you little
devil!' he gritted.
But the grasping hands closed upon
nothing and the sound Of the closing
door was his only answer.
When she had unhitched the little
Morgan and had driven away from the
bank, Miss Grierson drove quickly to
the Winnebaso house and drew UP at
the carriage step. A bell boy ran out
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

A road running through Illinois has
its trackage fringed with alfalfa.
Some farmers have resented the waste
and are beginning to cultivate the land
out to the wheel tracks. This may
cause a little trouble at times, but aft
81 all is it not q great deal better
than letting the roadsides grow up in
%ironweeds, sumacs, briars and thick
cts?
Any of our road vehicles needs no
more than a six-foot clearance. Fig
ure out for yourself how many farm
wagons could drive abreast OH a &c.
foot highway and then try to imag-
inc any necessity for any such ar
rangement. On a highway one rod
in width there is room for two We
hicles to pass with about four and
one-half feet to spare. Why have
the roads, then, &C feet wide?
Some Of these days our roads will
be narrowed. We have not really sslt
the pinch of q real land need as yet.
When we do, then there will be a
sudden narrowing of these wide
stretches that are now weed incuba-
tors and seeders. In the meanwhile
why not make some use of the soil
fanking the public highways? Why
not seed 1t in grass and NOW 1t as you
would a meadow? OF course the land
belongs to the state, to the public, but
1t Is worse than useless. Why not
make 1t. give some return to some
one?