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And she, prlm and proper again,
chortled. "That's the money you tele-
graphed me to pay my bills with"

And she, prlm and proper again,
chortled. "That's the money you tele-
graphed me to pay my bills with"
But"
"This Is no time to pay bills"
"You're q genius" he said.
And she was, in her way.
When they were at home again he
told her Of his rdlnous speculations.
She did not reproach him. She was
gambler enough to thrill Mt the high
chance, and spOrtswoman enough not
to blame him for losing his stakes.
"Don't you worry!" she said, from
his lap, as from dais. "We'll be
rich yet. You mustn't imagine any,
thing else. There's everything in
thinking u thing is going to happen.
I'm too sensitive to be Christian Sci
enlist about pain, but / am one about
good luck. You must just tell your
self that you're going to come out I'll
right and you will.
"And we must keep up appearances
SO tuut OtHei pSOpic wiz 'Si>'> '
US. it, the only way, too, to keep
your d6ait good. l learned that at
Newport. People who are people up
there never pay their bills. That's
why they get trusted everywhere, and
have plenty of cash. Their creditors
don't dare insult 'cm or sue 'em. The
only people who get sued are the poor
little dubs that pay cash most of the
time and then ask to be trusted when
they're hard up"
Bayard had rebuked Leila for
spending money on clothes and on
amusemcnts. But she had had the
fun: she still had the clothes; and
where were the fruits Of his years of
self-denial? Where were his boarded
earnings? His few bonds were IRE
deemably In pawn. And on the roads
Of Belgium and East Prussia myrlads
of wretches who had kept thrift and
builded them houses were staggering
along in hungry penury, fugitive from
shattered homes and wondering about
the next days bread.
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Tuo Sinks at Anchor.

Chr rleston.-ETorts are being made
to raise the tug Cynthia. which arriv-
ed here from Savannah and which
sank at the coal dock of William John
son & Company. The sinking Is stat
ed TO have been caused while the tug
was loading coal, heavy load on one
side causing the vessel to list too
much, and water poured in. the tug
soon settling at the bottom. The
,ynthia, under command OF Captain
Harris. came here to tow the Nor
wegian bark Marpesia to Jacksonville.
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What Would Christ Dor

In my daily life l am to ask "Ho"
would Christ have acted In my cir
cumstanccs? How would he have mt
act? How would Christ fulfil m!
duties. do my work, fill my place. meet
nv difficulties, turn to account all m!
capacities and opportunities" This
~ 70 be the law and inspiration Of IN!
whole life; not only of my outward
acts, but of all my inward thoughts
and desires. There is to be a mani
,cstation Of the Divine Nature In me
The Bishop Of Vermont.
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Nature of Love to Serve.

There Is no other servant like God
There Is no other being that labors
with so much assiduity and that SC
humblcs himself and so bows down TN
der weakness and so lifts up with his
strength and SO wastes the unwastable
existence of the Infinite as God In the
plcnary service Of love. Not only Is
this that which constitutes divinity,
but II Is the life and the Joy of God
doing good, not easily. not pleasing,
not reciprocally, hut to the just and
70 the unjust. to the good and to the
bad alike. And II Is the nature OF
love to scrve.-Henry Ward Beecher.
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States army, is now putting In some
very hard strokes in the way Of COM
mlssary preparedness, so that If an
army travels on its stomach, as 1t does,
according to tradition, the United
States forces will be able to 60 very
far indeed. Captain Pegram has been
detailed by the war department to rep
resent the commissary department at
the camps of the eastern and north
eastern departments. He has been In
New York for some time cooperating
with the hotel and restaurant men who
are enlisting cooks for the new army.
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Child Injured by Elevator.

Anderson.-The freight elevator OF
Manos Wholesale and Retail Fruit
Store fell and the young boy, Leonard
McCurry, who was running it was ser
iously injured. The bone In one OF MS
legs protruded until it almost came
through the flesh. He was taken al
once to the hospital The boy is about
y wears of age. and is the son OF
widowed mother. The boy Is hurt
very badly. reports the physician, and
it will be weeks before he will he out
even il his injuries are not internal.
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spond to 10 multitudinous appeals for
charity. This was real shame in
times of such frantic needs. He could
not do any Of the honorable. pleasant
things that one can do with money.
He had to do many of the diShonor-
able, loathSome things one without
money n!Es do.
In his desperation Rayard's thoughts
reverted to his original rcscurr. his
father. He never appealed to the old
nun in vain. Bayard had often prom
iSed himself the delight of sending
home a big check as subtraction
from his venerable debt. But 1t was
Il promise easy TO defer, in the face OF
al the other temptations and oppnr-
tunitirS. His father never pressed
him. never expected return of the
money he had been investing in tho
boy. For child is piece Of furni-
lure bought on the inStament plan to
90 into somebody's else house rs soon
us it is paid for.
Bayard put off the appeal to his "a
ther as long as he dared. but at last
sat down to the hateful letter.
He hated to trouble his poor old
dad at such time (he wrote with
truth). but his very life depended on
raising some immediate money. He
was young and husky and he would be
on his feet in a jiffy. He would pay
back every cent In 4 short while, even
if he had to borrow It of some one
else. Anyway, in few weeks the
panicky conditions would ne over and
business would return to the normal.
He knew. he wrote. chat "Old Reliable
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CHAPTER XVI.

Daphne had watched Leila's little
scene with as much confusion as fhe
other two Kips. She felt norral
amount Of jealousy, of course. as we m
an to woman, but no more than
healthy amount. for she liked LEILA
and she was grateful to Leila for he
ing able to rescue her father and sor
being, willing to. 1t was fine thing
for Leila to strip herself of her Inst
splendor to help an old father-in-laW
pay the interest on mortgage on
house in another town. Daphne gave
Leila full need ofspplause for that,
What embltter< Daphne was that
1t had to be Leila ana not herself ttet
saved her father. and that Leila hid
to do the deed by spending things she
had not paid for herself-ornamer is,
gewgaws, gifts.
Leila had collected from life perh'.ps
three thousand dollars worth Of j. W.
els and Daphne had collected fif:y.
dollar check, framed-and that CHI cK
was in lieu Of work. AS soon rs me
remembered that check she ran up to
her room and took it down from rhe
wall, ripped off the back Of the frame
end removed the check from the mat.
She studied 1t and thought, 1.-THE
first money and the last" Then
vigor and determination clenched all
her muscles in kind of lockjaw. She
came out of the spasm In tremor OF
hysterlcal faith. She spoke her
thought loud in a fury: ut sha'n't be
the last, it ha'n't, 1t sha'n't, by golly"
The feebleness Of the eXpletive dis
gusted her. She tried to be power ful
by way of powerful language. Before
she knew it she ripped out resound-
ing oath that would have pleased sood
Queen Bess. by G., I'll pay my way !
honestly like mani"
All her powder exploded in that one
detonation.
She fell over into q chair In horror.
The blasphcmy seemed to rattle about
the little room. 1t terrified her. Mrs.
Chivvis ran down the hall, carrying her
everlasting sewing, and tapped on the
door and asked:
did you call me, my dear? Ale
you Ill"
"No, thank you. I'm all right. /
didn't say anything"
That was doubly false. She had
said something. In the slang of the
hour she had "said something" She
had "said an earful." also heartful.
Mrs. Chivvis supposed that what she
had heard was some voice from the
street. and went back along the hall,
stitching as she walked.
Daphne took the check and went
down to Bayard's apartment. Baynri
was on his way to the pawnbroker's.
Leila was in his room. Old Wesley
sat in chair facing wall. He seem.
ed to see through 1t. Daphne went tn
him and put the check in his hand, rt.
planning what 1t was.
Its all ever earned, daddy, and I
want you to have It."
He looked at 1t and smiled and tears
fairly shot out of his eyes. He patel
her hand between his and said:
"Why, honey, 1 couldn't take your
poor little earnings! Not for anyth:rI
in this world"
"Please, daddy; it would make Tr
ever so happy"
"But 1t would kill me! You don't
want to do that, do you? You must
spenu 1t on yourself. Buy yourself
something nice with It,"
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GRO BE CONTINUED
Canadian Money Orders.

Canadian money orders are issued
on blanks Of variuu. denominations,
each with the amount of money for
which the order Is issued printed on
it. a lady living in Ontario. sending
Il bunch of 30-cent money orders to
make up remittance 10 II Boston firm,
apologies thus: 81 apologize for all
these post office orders. II seems that
the local postmaster got in stock six
years ago. and the 30-cent Orders were
the slOweSt to sell. He has no Others
nn hand now"
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oil Mill Shuts Down.

st. Matthews.-Much to the disap-
po;ntment Of the planters in this sec
ton, the oil mill here has discontfn-
ned grinding seed for the season snd
no more milling will be done until the
fall This action, however. was not
arbitrary on the part Of local author
tiles. Manager Cooper states that the
mill has been working at capacity.
hut that it could not longer afford to
grind as there is no market for the
oil and the company cannot afford to-
keen the mill in operation merely fo'
the meal trade.
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that had broken out on her baby's
back. Mrs. Daynes said she had found
an ordinary looking yellow caterpillar
in her baby's clothing and discovered
the rash later. She was advised to
call in a physician Immediately.
"Caterplllars are the larvae OF
lepldopterous insect. not necessarily a
butterfly, in the first stage OF meta
morphosis," according to Webster. The
larvae of such insects as the geom-
etrld moth or the hawk moth are
smooth and are not poisonous. The
large yellow haired ones have pencli
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of hairs that look like horns and q
fasicule of hairs that resembles tall.
1t Is the sting from these hairs that
polsons, as 1t Is almost impossible for
the insect to bite.
No case of caterpillar sting has
proved fatal, so far as the officials OF
the Salt Lake hospitals know. Mothers
were advised to keep their very young
children off lawns and from beneath
trees, unless some one was In attend
unce to watch them.
George Williams, thirty-eight years
old, Of 537 South West Temple, also
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Househoto Wax Savers,

Use plenty of newspapers about
The kitchen, spreading them m the
floor when anything is likely to spat'
ter. 1t Is easier to gather them uF
than to clean up. If there Is a kitchen
range not in use in the summer time
it Is we'll to prevent dampness and
rust. If the kitchen has but gas
range, then a goodsized waste basket
should be kept and the papers die
posed of in whstever wnv is host
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etTERPlLLARS CAUSE Rash
Several Cases Of Blood Poisoning Re-
ported at Emergency Hospital OF
Salt Lake City.

10 less than four cases Of blood pol
svuing and body rash caused by a
xralent variety Of caterpillar have
besa reported to the emergency nos
sstsl. says the Salt Lake Tribune. MRS
Dean Z. Daynes of S16 South Wes'
yxmple street, appealed to the city
sShcials for advice In regard to rasn
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CHAPTER XIV.

Bayard tried Leila's recipe for a
time, but there were expenses that he
could not charge. and even the wad of
money she had smuggled out of New
port did not last long. Other people
were no more willing to pay bills than
he. Moneys that were owed to him he
could not collect. He could not re-
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A SHOT FIRED IN PARKWAY SERBIA BRINGS SUDDEN DIS
ASTER TO BAYARD.

synopsi.-Cay New Yorker visit to Cleve
brother the office with
n whlwnd couhp they become engaged
with mother to buy her trouSeau
and left Europe with his
install themselves In Bayards flat
Duane, manaboutown who greatly at
accidentally discovers that Clay is pennss
his
The three shopping excursion and the two
having them charged ayard
will her living and breaks her
Through by
Reben. theatrical position Of his
Reben, Duane
Daphne her chance acting dismal failure She is
Daphne Clay and they be
following Il
is cut n to u plans
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Of Salt Lake, was bitten on the thlgn
by a caterpillar while In bed. Wlthln
an hour the poison had spread through
his entire system and a rash had
broken out on his arms and back. he
was treated at the emergency nos
pital, bringing the caterpillar "ltn
him,
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commends Carolina Officers.

Fort Mill-An official copy Of gen.
eral orders No. 2. issued February 28,
by Brigadier General Tyson. COM
manding the Fifty-nineth Brigade.
Thirtieth Division. and containing the
names of IA Santh Carolina officers
cited and commended for performances
ot duty. has been received by Fort
I1ill officer and will be of interest gem
orally throughout the State. =
The order follows:
81. The following named officers OF
this brigade who were with it in the
United States are cited and especially
commended for having performed
their duties in a highly efficient and
able manner during the whole OF tho
time that they were with this brt-
gade in the United States and since
its arrival in France on the oath day
of May, 1918. and the brigade COM
msnder desires thus publicly to ex-
press his appreciation Of the highly
meritorious services they have rem
dered.
The names Of the officers with the
One Hundred and Eighteenth lnfan-
try commended by General Tyson are:
Lieut.. Col. Thomas B. Spratt, Maj.
Gabriel H. Mahon, Maj. Lindsay c. Nc
Fadden. Maj. william L. Gillespie.
Mai. William D. Workman, Maj. James
H. Howell. Maj. James e. Poore ana
Mai. Edward B. Cantey. Those with
other organizations are: Col. Cary r.
Spence. Lieut.. Col Thomas ]. Wyrick-
Mai. Charles W. Dyer, Maj. Caleb r
Hathaway. Mai. Nathaniel e. Callee
and Mai. Ernest W. Andes.
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Another Automobile Accident.

sumter.-L. E. Wood, an attorney Of
this city, sustained painful injuries
when he was knocked down and run
over by an automobile driven by J. r.
Kolbe. The car passed over Mr..
Woods legs. He was taken to the
Tuomey Hospital where after an eI-
animation 1t was found that although
he was painfully bruised and mashed
he should be able to be out again In
short time.
While Mr.. Wood Is absent from Ms
work Miss Edith DeLorme Is acting
as court stanographer.
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Eeedlno the Soldiers.

Although he would a great oeai
rather be taking part in cavalry raids'
Capt. John C. Pegram. for 10 years at,
tachcd to the cavalry Of the United
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Daphne becomes a real
working GIRL" and she ex-
periences some of the trials
that.beset the path Of the work.
ing girl in a% like New
York. Go on va the story in
the next issue.
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MPnJVED UHIfORM IETLKNAIlvnAk
SUNDAYSC[lO0L
LESSON

By REV. p. 3 FITZwATER. D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Of Chicago)
Copyright. 1919. by Western Newspaper rnionI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-27

elder members of the school was very
ably rendered, each boVand girl Of the
cast rendering their parts almost per
fectly. They did great credit to them
selves and to those VINO had the drill
ing of them, and they furnished fine
entertainment for the audience. After
the conclusion Of the exercises, Santa
came running into the church and
after wishing everyone a merry Christ
mas began to distribute the presents,
candy and oranges to the scholars
The. minister and his good wife were
not overlooked, for on the tree was a
purse of gold from the members OF the
parish This was their way OF express
ing their appreciation Of the work the
minister and his wife were doing for
the success and upbuilding Of the faith
among its members. The church was
never in more healthy condition than
it is at the present time, and the out
look for the coming year is very bright
and hopeful
A very pretty wedding took place in
West Lebanon last Tuesday evening at
s o'clock at the home Of the bride when
Mr. Reeves and Winnie Robinson were
united in marriage The ceremony was
performed by Rev n L. Thornton Of
the Uniyersalist church, the single ring
service being used. The service took
place in the presence Of the immediate
relatives,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-27
EAST CORIlNTH
Obituary.

Eben H. White, who died at his home
where practically all Of the nearly as
years Of his life were spent, was man
OF sterling character, although he led
q quiet life, and many did not realize
the fund Of humur he possessed. One
OF the family said "We never thought
how many friends he had until he was
so sick and they came to see him and
showed their respect and friendship for
him. y
On account Of an injury to his hands
in his early childhood, he was unable
to do many things he would have
wished to; nevertheless he was sue
cessfil farmer and breeder Of full blood
Hereford stock Beside his wife and
little son, Hendrick, he leaves his ia
Their, David G. White, and three broth
ers, J. Wilfred, James and T., Asher
He was one OF whom il can truly be
said, he could be relied ON to do all he
could and in his last months of sui
fering he showed beautiful patience
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-27
'FRUiT-A-TIVESH Keeps His
Stomach, and Liver in order
154 Elm ST.. Lakenort. N. q

154 Elm St., Lakeport, N. FL.
81 realize that have reached the
age (sJ) when one often requires
fixing up. Ny digestion was not
right and trouble with my Liver and
Bowels caused considerable distress.
/ could not get rid of he Consti-
patton and the insufficient action Of
my bowels resulted in my blood
absorbing the poisons.
Last fall, | began taking Fruit
a-tives' Or Fruit Liver Tablets, and
after using them for a short time /
could see they were just what my
system required. My liver bccame
active and improvement in every way
was apparent.
doubt whether anyone could feel
better than / do; and / am willing
to give credit where credit is due, to
'Fruit.a.tives' !" Z. Il. ADAMS.
Soc. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENsBURG, N. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-27
WORCESTER

Charles Tewksbury il quite ILL.,
Mrs Carrie Templeton is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Eva Hull, in Montpelier
Miss Myra Richardson Of Randolph
is the guest of her sister Mrs, Fred
Engel, at the parsonage,
The Christmas exercises at the church
were very good. There were also sew
eral other trees In the community, at
Henry Kings, Earl Doty's and Stephen
Richardson's, besides the usual family
trees for the children.
Miss Mary Abbott Of Amsterdam,
n. Y, is spending her vacation with
Henry and Miss Frances Abbott.
Earl Markham was in Pittsford over
Christmas.
Mrs. Harry Hutchinson OF Montpelier
is spending a few days with her father,
c. c. Tewksbury.
Mrs. Myron Markham and Miss Cora
Chamberlain visited at the Pittsford
sanatorium last week.
Clinton Taylor and family spent
Christmas in Barre.
Mrs. Lulu Celley and daughter, Edna,
are in Calais for few days,
Mrs. Arthur johnson is in Montpelier
for a few days. .
Mr. and Mrs. Z. Il. Kellogg are in
Worcester. Mass, visiting their son,
Chester Kellogg
Miss GoIdia Farnsworth was at home
for Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. John Story are in Ran
dolph for few days, the guests Of
their daughter, Mrs. f. f. Markham.
The funeral of Mrs John Pilbin was
held at the church Sunday afternoon
Rev. Fred Engel officiating, with burial
in the Worcester cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-27
.AD4NANT

The funeral of Mrs. Ida Hatch was
held at her home here, Rev A, W..
Hewitt of Plainfeld officiating, with
burial in Aetna, n, H., beside her hus,
band and children, who died years ago
Mrs Hatch will be greatly missed, as
she was kind neighbor, always think
ing and doing for others. There was a
profusion Of flowers, spray of carna-
lions from the ladies' aid, one from the
neighbors and a cross Of flowers from
the family.
Fred Orr was in Aetna, n. H., to
carry Ben and Samuel Hatch and their
sister, Mrs. A. p. Smith, when they
went with their mothers remains for
interment
Mrs, Name Lawrence spent Christ
mas with her daughter, Mrs. Baldwin,
in Montpelier
Mrs. Bessie Jacobs Of North Montpel-
Ter was a visitor at her fathers, AL
lie McI.oud, Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ashline of
Montpelier visited their mother, Mrs
Ida Goodwin, at Earl SIayton's, on
Christmas day,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-27
WELLS RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Corliss vi Bolton
willie spent Christmas day with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Martin of South NewburY
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Marsh left Fri
day for New York City, where they
will spend New Years Mrs. Marsh ex-
poets to be gone about four weeks,
while Mr.. Marsh viii return in few
days
Mr., Kidder, assistant superintendent
Of the White Mountain division, spent
the Christmas holidays with his wife
and baby in Boston, where the baby is
undergoing medical treatment.
Claude Human, who is employed in
the office of the National Wooden Go.
Of Nashua, spent the holidays with his
people in town.
Mrs r. @. Perry returned Tuesday
from st. Johnsbury, where she under
went a slight operation on the throat
Miss Ethel Cody is spending several
days with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Moore.
A slight fire caused by the torch Of 4
plumber thawing out water in the
house occupied by H. L. Lyster, was
extinguished early Tuesday night be-
fore any damage had been done. Plumb,
ers in the thawing of water should use
extra care that the torches they use do
not dig into inhammable material
Philo Van Dyke, wife and daugh-
ter, are spending several weeks with
his mother and brothers in Boston.
DR.. A. B. Woodman spent Christmas
day with six people at Lisbon, n. II,
Mrs l.. d. Smith gave party To
~ little girls in the church yestry on
Tuesday afternoon.
Henry Munsell Of Springfield spent
the holidays with his father, Dir. w. H.
Munsell.
Carl Marsh arrived home Wednesday
afternoon from Hanover, n H., where
he has been overseeing the building
of dormitory for the college Mr..
Marsh has charge of the Woodsville Of
fee.