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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26
IMPORTANT NOTICE
To Consumers of Water at
 Fairfield Beach
When It Is a Question of a Gift Blouse at a Reasonable Price

NOTICE is hereby given that the water service at Fairfield Beach will | be discontinued for the season on FRIDAY, MORNING. NOVEMBER
 EDITH, AT O'CLOCK Bridgeport Hydraulic Go. H26 b.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26

TO RENT---6 rooms, corner Pembroke and Reilly streets. Enquire Peter Gleason, 2S90 Main St. Phone.
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love of his city. To this the chancellor
observed that it would be arranged
and the affair was over. To obviate
the difficulty of having the delegation
back down the long room, it was the
crown prince who departed first, with
| the chancellor.
Late in the afternoon the king sent
for Prince Ferdinand William Otto.
! He had not left his bed since the day
he had placed the matter of Hedwig' g
marriage before the council, and now
he knew he would never leave 1t.
There were times between sleeping
and waking when he fancied he had
already gone, and that only his weary
body on the bed remained. At such
times he saw Hubert, only, strangely
enough, not as a man grown, but as a
small boy again; and his queen, but
as she had looked many years before,
when he married her, and when at last,
after months of married wooing, she
had crept willing into his arms.
So, awakening from a doze, he saw
LIE DOy lutIt, duu SdllCd MN AAND>A -
Prince Ferdinand William Otto, feel
ing rather worried, did the only thing
he could think of. He thrust his warm
hand into his grandfather's cropping
one, and the touch of his soft hesh
reused the king.
The sister left them together, and
in her small room dropped on her
knees before the holy image.
In the kings bed chamber Prince
Ferdinand William Otto sat on high
chair, and talked, but he viewed his
grandfather with alarm. His aunt had
certainly intimated that his running
away had made the king worse. Ana
he looked very Ill.
I'm awfully sorry. grandfather" he
said.
'For whatr
THAT / went away the other day,
sir"
1T was, after all. natural thing
to do"
The crown prince could hardly be-
lieve his ears.
III it could only be arranged safely
"a little freedom" The king lay
still with closed eyes.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto 1elt
uneasy. But am very comfortable,
and-and happy" he hastened to say.
.sYou are, please, not to worry about
me, SIR
The king still held his hand, but
he said nothing. There were many
things he wanted to say. BE had gone
crooked where this boy must 80
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.s-v..s -sovav-u tsAs ~<u 1surlus4.
needed distraction and cheering
you know" he said, talking through
the window OF the booth, II think
when I grow up I'll be pirate"
"There be worse trades" said old
Adelbert, whose hand was now against
every man.
"And hide treasure" Bobby went on.
I'm Ain a cave, you know" Bobby
edged closer to the window. 1--WE got
the cave already"
"So!"
'Here, in the park. 1t is great
secret"
"A cave-here in the park?"
"Ill take you, If you'd like to see It.
Old Adelbert was puzzled. The park
offered, SO far as he knew, no place
for a cave. 1t was a plain, the site
of the old wall, and now planted in
grass and flowers. He himself had
seen it graded and sown. A caval
"Where?
4That's secret. But I'll riow it to
you, if you won't tell.y
Old Adelbert agreed to Silence.
Until midday, when the railway
opened for business, the old soldier
was free. So the next incoming, due
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| straight. He had erred, and the boy
must avoid his errors. He had cher
ished enmities and in his age they
cherished him. And now
| MAY I ask you question, sir?'
"What is it?"
"Will you tell me about Abraham
IincoIn?"
"Why?" The king was awake
enough now. He fixed the crown
prince with keen szes.
"Well, Miss Braithwaite does not
care for him. She says he was not a
great man, not as great as Mr.. Glad
stone, anyhow. But Bobby-thats the
boy 1 met; 1 told you about him-he
says he. was the greatest man who
ever lived"
"And Who" asked the king, "do you
regard as the greatest man?"
Prince Ferdinand William Otto
fidgeted. but he answered bravely,
"You, sir"
"Humph !" The king lay still, smil-'
ing slightly. "Well," he observed,
there are, of course, other opinions
as to that. However-Abraham Lin
coin was a very great man. A
dreamer, visionary, but great man.
You might ask Miss Braithwaite to
teach you his Gettysburg address, 1t
is rather model as to speech making,
although it contains doctrines that
well, you'd better learn it,"
'Yes, sir" said Prince Ferdinand
William Otto. He hoped was not
very long.
"Otto,'' said the king suddenly, "do
you ever look at your fathers pic
ture?"
mot always"
"You might-look at 1t now and
then. I'd like you to do it."
"Yes, sir"
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you do not know of what speak, their
are some here who will tell you"
at is the way of the old to live In
the past" student said. Then, imi
tating old Adelbert's majestic tone
| "We, we live in the future. Eth, com
radesW He turned to the old soldier
you have not seen the bulletins2"
"Bulletins?"
"There will be no marching, my
friend. The uniform now-that Is q
pity. Perhaps the tailor" His eyes
Knocked.
mo marching"
Gan order of the council. 1t seems
that the city is bored by these ancient
reminders. 1t is for peace, and would
forget wars. And professions are cost
ly. We grow thrifty. Bands and fire.
works cost money, and money, my
hero, is scarce-very scarce"
Again the group laughed.
After time he grasped the truth.
There was such an order. The cause
was given as the kings illness.
"Since when," demanded old Adel-
bert angrily, has the sound of his
soldiers marching disturbed the king?"
"The sound of wooden legs annOys
him." observed the hooking student,
lighting a cigarette. "He would hear
only pleasant sounds, such as the noise
of tax money pouring into his vaults.
Mel can think of a pleasaDter: the
tolling of the cathedral bell, at GER
tain time, will be music to my ears J"
Old Adelbert stood, staring ahead.
At last he went out into the street,
muttering. "They shame US before the
people," he said quickly.
The order of the council had indeed
been issued, painful business over
which Mettlich and the council had
pondered long. For, in the state of
things, it was deemed unwise to per-
NIT any gathering of the populace en-
masse. Mobs lead to riots, and riots
again to mobs. Five thousand armed
men, veterans, but many of them IN
their prime, were in themselves
danger. And. on these days of ami
versary it had been the custom of the
to march also, a guard OF
honor. Sedition was rife among the
students.
The order was finally issued.
Old Adelbert was i'll that night. He
tossed about in a fever. His body
ached, even the leg which so long ago
had moldered in its shallow grave on
a battlefield. For these things happen.
BY morning he was better, but he was
a different man. His eyes glowed. His
body twitched. He was stronger, too,
for now he broke his sword across his
knee. and flung the pieces out of the
window. And with them went the last
fragment Of his old loyalty to his king.
Old AdeIbert was now, potentially, a
traitor.
On the morning after Adelbert had
turned his back on hfs king, Bobby |
Thorpe rose early, so early, indeed,
hat even Pepy still slept in her mar !
low bed, and the milk sellers had not |
started on their rounds. The early |
Using was a mistake, owing to watch
which had strangely gained an hour.
Somewhat disconsolately, he wan
Tered about. Heavy quiet reigned.
from a window he watched the meat
seller hang out freshly killed deer,
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precautions having been taken, the
two conspirators set off. Three,
rather, for Tucker, too, was now Of
the band of the black flag.
Outside the thicket Bobby hesitated.
II ought to blindfola you," he said.
But I guess you'll need your eyes.
It's hard place to get to-"
Perhaps, had he known the difficult
ties ahead, old Adelbert would not
have gone on. And, had he turned
back then, the history of certain
kingdom of Europe would have been
changed. Maps, too, and school books,
and the life story of small prince.
But he went on. Stronger than his
young guide, he did not crawl, but
bent aside the stiff and ungainly
branches of the frs. He battled with
the thicket, and came out VICTORIOUS.
He was not SO old. then, or so feeble.
His arm would have been strengthen
the king, had not
"There it isl" cried Bobby.
Not a cave, it appeared at first. A
low doorway, barred with an iron graf
ing, and padlocked. A doorway in the
base of Side wall of the gate, and
so heaped with leaves that its lower
half was covered.
Bobby produced key. II broke the
paddock that was on it," he explained.
Il smashed it with stone. But ]
got another. I always lock it."
Prolonged search produced the key.
Old Adelbert's face was set hard. On
what dungeon had this boy stumbled?
1t was strange.
Bobby was removing the leaf-mold
with his hands. 1T was almost all
covered when found it," he said, In.
dustriously scraping.
The door swung in, silently, as
though the hinges had been recently
oiled; as indeed they had, but not by
the boy.
"It's rather dirty" he explained.
"You go down steps first. Be very
careful"
He extended an earthly hand and led
the old man down. Its dark here,
but there's a room below; quite good
room. And have candles"
Truly, room. Built of old brick,
and damp, but with free circulation
of air. Old Adelbert STARED about him.
1t was not entirely dark. A bit of
light entered from the aperture at the
head of the steps. BY it, even before
Bobby had lighted his candle, he saw
the broken chair, the piece of old car
pet, and the odds and ends the child
had brought.
Old Adelbert felt curiously shakea.
None have visited this place since you
have been here?" he asked.
II don't suppose any one knows
about 1t. Do your
"Those who built it, perhaps. But
t is old, very old. 1t is possible"
He stopped, lost In speculation.
There had been story once Of a
under the wall, but he
ecollected nothing clearly. A passage
way leading out beyond the wall.
through which, in great siege, .
messenger had been sent for help But
hat was passage; while this was a
ungeon.
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CHAPTER XIII.
The Gate of the Moon.

A curious friendship had sprung VI
between old Adelbert and Bobby
Thorpe. In off hours, after school, the
boy hung about the ticket takers
booth, swept now to wonderful clean
illness and adorned within with pic
lures cut from the illustrated papers.
Outwardly Adelbert was peaceful
The daughter now received his pension
in full, and wrote comforting letters.
But his resentment and bitterness at
the loss of his position at the opera
continued, even grew.
For while he had now even greater
wage, and could eat three meals, be-
sides second breakfast and afternoon
coffee, down deep in his heart old
Adelbert felt that he had lost caste.
The opera-that was setting! He
had been, then, of the elect. And now,
to what had he fallen! To selling
tickets for an American catchpenny
scheme, patronized by butchers, by
housemaids, by the Common people
a noisy, uproarious crowd, that never
theless counted their change with
suspicious eyes, and brought lunches
in paper boxes, which they scattered
about
There was, however, consolation.
He had ordered a new uniform Not
for twenty years had he ventured the
extravaganza, and even now his eau
tious soul quailed az the price. For
the last half dozen years he had
stumped through the 1treets, painfully
aware Of shabbiness. of shiny back,
of patches, when, on the anniversary
of the great battle to which he had
sacrificed leg, the veterans marched
between lines of cheering people.
Now, on this approaching anniver-
sary, he could go peacefully, nay, even,
proudly. The uniform was Of the best
cloth, and on its second fitting showed
already Its marvel of Tailoring.
On an evening a week before the
parade would Occ7r, he got out his
boots. He bought always large boots
with straight soles, Che Fight not much
different from the left in shape. Thus
he managed thriftuy to wear, on his
one leg, first one Of the pair, then the
other. But they werO both worn now,
and because of the cost of the new
uniform, he could not buy others.
Armed with the better of the two
he visited the cobbier's shop, and there
met with bitter news.
"A patch here, and new heel, COM
rade," he said. with that and a pos-
ishing, it will do well enough for
The usual group was in the shop, |
mostly young men, scattering of gray |
heads. The advocates of strange doc
trines, most of them. Old Adelbert
Of them, regarded them
with sort of contempt.
Now he felt that they smiled behind
his back. 1t was his clothing, he felt.
He shrugged his shoulders disdaiD-
fully. He no longer felt ashamed be-
lore them. Already, although the
.aiIor still pressed its seams and
marked upon 1t with chalk, he was
lad in the dignity Of the new uni
,ormy
He turned and nodded to them. "A
inc evening"" he said. IF this
weather holds, we will have good
lay for the marching" He squinted
! faded eye at the sky outside.
what marching?"
Old Adelbert turned on the speaker
sharply. Probably you have forgot
en-" he said scornfully, "but in 4 week
.omes an anniversary there are many
Who will remember. The day Of
;reat battle. Perhaps" he added, ~ Il
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that. He stepped back, was nudged,
and recollected.
'.Also a gift he said, and ruined a
fine speech among smiles. But the
presentation took place in due order,
and Otto cleared his throat.
THANK you all very much" he said.
sit is very beautiful gift. / admire
it very much. 1 should like to keep
it on my desk, but l suppose it is too
valuable. Thank you very much"
The spokesman hoped that it might
be arranged that he keep it on his
desk, an ever-present reminder of the
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THE KING RECOMMENDS THAT PRINCE OTTO STUDY
ABRAHAM LINC0LNS GETTYSBURG ADDRESS.

Synopss-Prince throne of
Liyona republic His
in kingdom
the marriage Hedwig King Karl OF
formed
ocbek attached Annuncata in
with of whom She is
the prince
whom the king who is between love and
sense of duty loyalty to his king.
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just brought from the mountains. He
went downstairs and out on the street,
past the niece of the concierge, who
was scrubbipg the stairs.
I'm going for walk he told her.
III they send Pery down You might
tell her I'll be back for breakfast"
He stood for Z time surveying the
deer. Then he decided to 60 hunting
himself. The meat seller obligingly
gave him the handle Of 4 floor brush,
and with this impr0vised gun Bobby
went deer stalking. His dog trotted
at his heels.
Around the old city gate, still stand
ing although the wall Of which 1t had
been I part was goae, there was ex-
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{TO BE coNTINUED.l
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14
LAWYERS MEET HERE
Executive Committee OF American liar
.
ocia ton to Convene nj
Jefferson Hotel.

The executive committee OF the
American Bar Association viii meet at
the Jefferson lictcl on Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday. Among those whose
names appear on The list Of members OF
tho committee s the name OF Il SUI
prone cou-; judge from ono OF the
Western states and a former member
o! the United states Senate
The officers OF the association arc as
follows: Walter George Smith. OF
Philadelphia, president: George White
lock-. O: Baltimore. secretary. and
Frederick T.. WAdhams. Of Albany.
treasurer. The others members Of the
body arc: Charles y. Potter. of
Cheyenne. Wyo.; Jchn Lowell. OF Eos-
ton. Mass; Charles Blood Smith.
Topeka, Kan: Ashby Cockril Little
Rock. AK: George =. Pasc. Peoria.
III; T. II. Hammond. Atlanta. va: L.
:. q. Cherry, S,JuN FAILS. :. H.. Charles
Thaddcus Terry. New York city X. T..
Leo Sancr Dallas. Tex and George
Sutherland city.
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which the Germans have hung thc'c-
selves with heavy losses, To-day the
casualty lis, OF the attacking troops
WAS swcllcd appallini:ly as the British
artillery and machine guns pounded
concentration points and troops ad-
vancinS in close formation
The work Of The Hrttish sumncr3 at
GiVcnchy has been noteworthy. On
the first day, when the Germans swept
forward in masses and the situation
was very grave. many ar;illcrNm"n
worked FOR hours shooting point
blank at close range. one Eunncry
sergeant stood by his piece. nrinE with
open sights at ~ rang" Of 200 yards
and held the enemy OF tor consider
able time before he was compelled 20
fail back.
The British troops who have been
making such Il gallant stand just above
Givcuchy also distinguished them
selves by holding the Germans UP for
hours at u certain point III the battle
before tambrai on November 80. whoa
the enemy countcrat;aCkcd.
II became known to-day that OF the
$50 Germans captured near Givenchy
las, Tuesday. 500 we're rounded up
while devotIne their energies to loot
ing a British camtcen.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take De
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead a
taking tonics, or trying to patch up !
poor digestion. they are attacking the
real cause of the ailment = clogged liveI
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse thd
liver in soothing. healing way. Whcr]
the liver and bowels are performing thci1
natural functions, away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles.
If you have a bad taste in youI
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor
lazy, don't-carc feeling, no ambition oI
energy, troubled with undigested foods
you should take Olive Tablets, the sub
stitutc for calomcl.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work withou,
gripping. cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like
At 1Oc and Csc per box. All druggists
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14
PATRIOTIC RALLY AT CHESTER
Liberty LOnn Committee to IIoiJ
Demonstration for bermuda
DIStrIct.

There Will be patriotic rally ana
parade at Chester on Tuesday evening.
This rally has been arranged by DIR.
y. }. Hurt. chairman of the Liberty
loan committee for the Bermuda Dis
trict. The parade will form in front
or the Chesterfield County Bank and
march through the streets Of the town.
me parade Will be headed by thc
Ihre" Hundred and Fifth Artillery
,'aiu; OF camp Lee, and will he fol-
lowed by the members OF the Busi-
ness Mems League. Civic League. war
SAVINGS societies and the students ANA
teachers of the Chester Agricultural
school
The parade will disband at tho NJ,
sonic Hail. where an interesting pro-
gram has been arranged DR.. I'm,
Wiii preside at the meeting and w.
~ Horncr. county chairman OF Tho
county Liberty loan committee ,yil,
Introduce the speakers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14
WILL GIVE BENEFIT DANCE
t"hcn'S Mutual Aid Association Enter
tainmcnt 10 he Held saturday
Night

The spring dance OF tho MuiUal .lid
Association Of the Cohen Company VIII
be hold ~ the Grays' Armory nest
saturday evening judging from the
Increasing demand for admiitau,c
cards this dance promises 10 loo one
oi the most enjoyable and entertain.
inS occasions Of the season.
Tn" Mutual Aid Association of the
Cohen Company is an organization Of
the employees OF the local store, main
tanned by the employees for the bcnc-
ut 81 the employees. II provides for
sick and death benefits and also assists
their fellow workers in need
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14
ONLY POWERFUL
MEDICINE WILL END
RHEUMATISM

1t matters not whether YOU have had
aGonlAiuI pains from rheumatism for
"a years OF distressing twitChinEs for
20 weeks, Rhcuma is strong enough and
mighty and powerful enough TO drive
rheumatic poi&onS from your body and
abolish all misery or money back.
Tragic Drug COMPANY and all drug
pists sell Eheuma on a mcclure uo-pny
basis y large bottle is inexpensive.
and after you take tho small dose as
directed once "a day for two days YOU
should know tina, a, last you have OBJ
tanned a remedy that will conucr rhcu-
matism.
For over Eve years throughout Amer
ica Rhcuma has been prescribed by
hroadmIndcd physicians and has re-
leased thousands from agony. pain and
despair Adv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14

Practical Christianity in the church.
tr the Home, in the Communists" viii
nc the subjects OF the rev. II T.. 4.
N"cLachlan talks a the = " {. \.
religious work conference This VIII
be held .>oril %. - and -, at The as.
ISOLATION building 8 North Fifth street.
from TO o'clock in tho evening. In
detail. the program Is as follows: sup
per and singing from 10 o'clock.
after which Dr. Mnciachlan Viii speak
and Miss Anna Branch Binford will
ho!d IN" round-tabIc conferences The
public is Invited.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14
GNEMI'S PRESSURE THROWS
BRITISH FORCES RACK

Yesterday and last night the enemy
continued his pressure from Wyts-
chaetc southwark and gradually forced
tho British TO fall back from l'locs.
stcert and rlocgstcc7t woo,:. ,!n,il the
battle vas being staged to-day near
Eeuvc EElisc. to tho west
Meanwhile steady pressure vas
maintained in the Es,air.s sector. be.
yond which Lay McrviIle ANA Are.
During the night tho enemy pushed
back the dcfcnscs at Lestra,n and
captured Calonnc-sur-Lys. Just south
west OF Mervillc
~ the Same time they pressed down
through Neut Berquin. u it'll, above
Merville' and these TWO convcrsing
forces hurled themselves on the town
Giving way before create. numbers.
the British fell back toward 81. Venar.t.
lighting doggcdly all tho way agaius,
the CLOSELY pressing Germans. \ san
EuinaEy BATH" was piocccdln: TODAY
east OF ST Nenant, with the British,
making q determined stand During
the night the BRITISH courtcra,tacgcd
west OF Armenti"rcs ana RECOGNIZED
La BacQue after hard fighting.
The German attack about Gi.cnchv.
on the southern end OF the battle line.
Was being pressed TO-DAY b., some
nine divisions. There has been ,ir,l-
ally no cessation in tho fighting her.
since the beginning OF the battle Tues
day.
Thus far tho British have main
tanned a stoncwall defense. against
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14
VIII Install Officers.

Tho Park plhcc Epworlh league
recently had the election OF officers for
tn" year OF lolS-l2i9. This morning at
u. Thompson. l.. L.. Viii hold iustalla-
zion services The following arc the
new officers: president. William VI.
Davis: Eicc president Miss Philcna
Vaughan; recording secretary. Miss
Essic Pierce: corresponding; secretary.
Miss Rosa Gil: treasurer Miss Rcrta
Davis The four department supcrin-
icndcnts arc Misses Fay licnly, Mary
Wirc%. Mary Hatcher, and Ralph
scott The Era agent ia Miss Bessie
EarloW.