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The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
CHAPTER III.
Covering the Tracks.

There was a fire escape running
up to the floor of that room on the
outside of the house. I saw that 1t
would be possible by standing on
chair to swing myself up to the hole
in the wall and reach down to the iron
stairs up which, / assumed, the dead
man had crept after I had given him
the hint of Jacqueline's abode by
emerging from the front door.
I raised the dead man in my arms,
looking apprehensively toward the
bed. was afraid Jacqueline would
awaken, but she slept in heavy peace,
undisturbed by the harsh creaking of
the sagging floor beneath its double
burden. 1 put the fur cap ON the gro
tesque, nodding dead head, and, push
ing chair toward the wall with my
foot, mounted it and managed with a
great effort to squeeze through the
hole, pulling up the body with me as
did so.
Then I felt with my foot for the
little platform at the top Of the iron
stairs outside, found it, and dropped.
Afterward I dragged the dreadful bur-
den down from the hole.
I carried the dead man all the way
down the fire escape, clinging and
straining against the rotting, rusting
bars.
At the back of the house was little
vacant space, filed with heaps of de-
bris from the demolished portions of
the building and with refuse which
had been dumped there by tenants
who had left, and had never been re-
moved. This yard was separated only
by rOtting fence with a single wood
en- rail from a small blind alley.
1 took up, my burden and placed 1t
at the end of the alley, covering 1t
roughly with some old burlap bags
which lay there. I thought it safe to
assume that the police would look
upon the dead man as the victim OF
some footpad. r s..
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
Substitute for Glass.

Materials of many kinds, more or
less transparent, are being tried in
Europe to replace window glass. which
is unObtainable. Cellulose films are
made practical by mounting on metal
gratings, light wire screen, or cloth.
Glue interlaced with hemp strands be-
tween two sheets of paper; albumen
and casein products sheet gelatin. and
an artificial resin made by cOndensing
phenOl with a formaldehyde solution,
ali are imperfect but ready makeshifts.
More nearly resembling glass, but
comparatively expensive, are an oxide
OF silica made by fusing it with acid
oxides of titanium or chromium, and
a combination of greensand mari with
magnesia, bauxite, and an alkali, melt
ed in an electric furnace. Some of
these glass substitutes are flexible
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
new Tempest
IN OLD TEAPOT
Alas, Poor Yorick! The Women
Simply Go Wild About This
Chicago Man.

Chicag0-Nature. which moves in
mysterious ways her wonders to per-
form. as we CLEANED from the third
reader, performed so wOndrously well
in the case of YOrick Owen Henry as
to render him irresistible with men,
hers of the other sex.
Alas, poor Yorickl Until yesterday
the custodian of two adoring wives.
singing in happy chorus BLESSED Be
the Tie That Binds" he found him
self last. night in a cell.
Il can't help it," Henry admitted.
whats a man to do7 They go wild
about me-"
After Henry's curses on his fatal
beauty had somewhat abated the re-
porter learned from the desk sergeant
that he was charged with larceny, big
amy, and forgery; also that sometimes
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

81 received compliment yesterday
for which I did not thank the giver.'
grumbIed old Festus Poster. "a. total
stranger wrote me a letter and adj
dressed me as the Hon.
II do not know why he should have
applied that epithet to me, unless it
was because he did not know me.
feel safe in saying that even my enc
mics would not charge me with hav-
ing many of the characteristics of an
Hon.
Il am not a fawning, smirking blath-
erskite, too lazy to work, nor am ! a
liar and deadbeat.- 1t may be that
have one attribute of AN Hon.
very likely I am a bore, but beyond
that I am not guilty, kansas City
Star. @- q. -a- = -e.. T..
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
He Loved the Khaki,

The officer father had just been mus
tered out and when he appeared in
'cfvvies' his eighteen-months-old son
failed to recognize him. In khaki had
the father first been introduced to the
baby and the baby refused to acknowl-
edge the acquaintance in other dress.
Papa all gone!" he cried sadly, over
and over again-and when the parent
insisted-"NO! Nor declared the
baby, papa all gone!" "At least he's
not a pacif1st," was the fathers con-
soling remark.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

| room was not a dozen PAGES from the
| door.
listened for the breathing of the
sleeping girl. If 1 could hear her
| breathe, I thought would go quietly
| away and find a hotel in which to
| sleep. I listened minute after minute,
but could not hear a sound.
At last I put my mouth to the key
hole and spoke to her. "Jacqueline,"
L called. There was no answer.
Then a little louder: "Jacqueline "
And then quite loudly: "Jacque-
line!"
Then, out of the silence, hammering
on my eardrums, burst the loud tick
ing of the little alarm clock that I
had left on the mantel Of the bedroom.
1 heard that, and it must have been
ticking minutes before the sound
reached me; perhaps if I waited a
little longer I should hear her breath
ing.
1 took the key of the apartment
from my pocket at last and fitted it
noiselessly into the lock. l stood
there, trembling and irresolute. I
dared not turn the key.
Once more I ventured:
"JacQueline Jacqueline!"
There was not the smallest answer
ing stir within. And so, with shaking
fingers, turned the key.
The room was completely dark, ex-
cept for little patch of light high up
on the bedroom wall, which came
through the hole the workmen had
made when they began demolishing
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
Romance Came From "FIu."

Kansas City, Mo.-Mrs. Margaret
Walters was stricken with influenza
and she fingered between life and
death for seven weeks. Green II. Vor-
is nursed her after his working hours.
Voris then became ill, and Mrs. Wal
tiers, who had recovered her health,
had him removed to her home, where
she nurSed him.
Friendship ripened into love, and be-
fore Voris had recovered sufficiently
to leave his bed, minister was called
and the two were welded.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
BoscHEEs SYRUP

will quiet your cough. soothe the In
fiammation of sore throat and lungs.
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insuring good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectorati IN
In the morning. Made and sold In
America for f1fty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature i'm
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group.
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
lied countries.-Adv.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
JUST AS LAWYER FIGURED 1T
Legal Light Had Method of His Own
of Ascertaining Age of Feminine
Witness.

Lou Guernsey has gone on record
that he doesn't think it should be nee
eSsary to establish the age of a woman
witness in court. He made the state
ment after pulling boner in court the
other day. which has put him in bad
in one Los Angeles home at least.
What is your age MADAME" Lou
asked of the matronly witness.
my age why I've just turned "a, I"
she gurgled.
Lets see. When. you turn "a it's
40" figured Guernsey. II thank you,
madam M 4'et<.J & - s.... /
"You brute" she Missed, but the
jury was more appreciative.-Los An
geles Times.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
'"That man, Jacquelfne. That dead

"That man, Jacqueline. That dead
man."
What dead man, Paul?"
She was staring straight at th
body, and at that moment | realized
that she not only did not remember
but did not even see it.
The shock which she had received.
superyening upon the nervous state
in which she had been when I en-
countered her, had produced one of
those mental inhibitions in which ths
mind, to save the reason, Obliterates
temporarily not only all memory of
the past but also all present sights
and sounds which may serve to re-
call it.
l saw that it was useless to say
anything more upon this subject.
You are very tired. JacquelineT
I asked.
Yes. monsieur" she answered
leaning back against my arm.
"And you would like to sleepY'
Eyes, monsieur"
I raised her in my arms and laid
her on the bed, telling her to close
her eyes and sleep. She was asleep
almost Immediately after her head
rested upon the pillow.
l watched her for a while until I
heard a distant clock strike three
This recalled me to the dangers of
our situation. 1 struck a match and
lit the gas in the bedroom. But the
yellow glare was so CHASTITY and in
tolerable that 1 turned 1t down.
And then l set about the tasks be-
fore me.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
waacs to Go to Germany.

The high appreciation Of the British
army authorities for the Waacs is
shown by an invitation now being
made TO the girls to volunteer for
service in Germany. Just as each took
the place of fit man in the critical
days of the war, so each one who now
volunteers to go further forward will
enable one more man to be demobiIized
and return to his place as the bread
winner at heme. Hitherto the Waacs
have not gone beyond the Franco-Ger-
man frontier.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

well and feel fine in the morning and
able to do my work. gladly recon-
mend Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to make weak nerves
strong. ALBERT Suite, eos
Olmstead ST., Winona, MINI.
How often do we hear the expression
among women, 81 am so nervous, cam
not sleep" or cit seems as though
should fly" Such women should profit
BY Mrs. Suites experience and give
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound, trial.
For forty years it has been overcom-
ing such serious conditions as displace-
ments, Inflammation, liberation, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, dir
illness, and nervous prostration Of
women, and is now considered the stan
dard remedy for such ailments.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
Uniuckv Thirteen

A correspondent suggests that the
origin of the 'unlucky thirteen" super
stitiOn is to be found in the casting
lots by Hanan to discover a '1ucky
day" for the destruction of the Jews
The 18th was certainly a most unfor%
tunate selection in this case, and the
story was SO popular in the middle
ages that it may really have given
rise to the superstition
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

The reason that unmarried ladies
are called spinsters is that formerly
women were prohibited from marrying
until they had spun a complete set of
bed linen. If the same rule prevailed
today what a falling off there would
be in the marriage rate!
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
ventriIoquist Admits
It's a True Story

Los Angeles. Cal.-"Please let
me down easy, mister" came a
deep voice, apparently from the
casket, as Andrew J. Wilson, a
negro employed by Long Beach
transfer company, was en-
. gagged with another workman in
unloading at a freight station
, there a coffin containing a body
that had been shipped to Long
) Beach for burial from a town in
the middle West.
} Wilson was just letting his
end of the box down, with about
) two feet to go. He let it fall
the two feet with a bang, and
; with a flying start he sprinted
, down the street.
Police Sergeant Clyde Allen
of Long Beach. who was stand
ing near the scene with a ven
triloquist friend, vouches for the
story.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

T-told YOU" said the merchant, "to
mark this box Handle with care
What's this gibberish you've scrawled
on 'it?" .1.~>-...
THAT" replied the college, graduate,
"is the Latin for Handle with care -
Huh! How do you expect a bag
gageman to understand that?"
HE won't, and therefore he won't get
mad and smash the box."-Boston
Transcript.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

A species of the acacia tree attains
height of about eight feet. When
full grown it closes its leaves together
in coils each day at sunset. Thus set
tied it will f1utter violently If touched.
and if the branches are shaken the
tree will emit a nauseating odor. The
natives call it the "angry tree
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
Living Costs in England.

Solomon's desire. Stay me with flag
ons, comfort me with apples" would
be quite out of the question If he lived
In England today, unless he was pre-
pared to pay war prices. FlagOns OF
Australian wine which used to be AZ
cents, are now S1.14,. and edible apples
are bringing SO cents.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
cat.rrh Cannot Re cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease
enced by constitutional conditions HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
1t is taken internally and acts Through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is composed of some of the best tones
known combined with some of the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
Of the ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such won
derful results in catarrhal conditions
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co. Props. Toledo. o.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
FRECKLES


wv" ." ~@S H11~@ ~ NSR AN14 w Au&1N Wy IFI1ts
There's no longer the slightest need of feeling
ashamed of your freckles. Othine-doubIe
strengths guaranteed to remove these homely
spots. -4+l4s4 Eee
Simply get ounce Of Othine-double
of 1t night and morning and you should soon zee
that even the worst freckles have begun to dis
appear. while the lighter have vanished en-
tfrely. 1t Is seldom that more than ounce
Is needed to completely clear the skin and gain
beautiful clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength % me-
as this In sold under guarantee Of money BACK
II IL fails to remove frerkles.-AdY.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
Shaw. With cutieura sosp

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no
irritation even when shaved twice
daily. One soap for all uses-shaving,
bathing and shampooing.-Adv.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
JAcoUELINE! JAcoUELINE!

Paul Hewlett, lettering at night
In Madison square, New York, is
approached by an Eskimo dog. He
follows the dog to a gambling house
and meets the animals mistress
coming out with a large amount of
money She Is beautiful and in dis
tress and he follows her After
protecting her from two assailants
he takes her in charge.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

81 D60 Al COQ1u I10&
re t at nigh t.
would lie awake and
get SO nervous i
would have TO get
up and walk around
and i'm the morning
would be all tired
out. / read about
Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and thought
/ would try il. My
nervousness soon
LEA
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
Probably ON All Four Tires.

CaughIin-When Cheapleigh bought
that bargain car, with the poor tires.
he invited all the neighbors for a long
celebration trip. 't-s AsafEs
Laughlin-Yes-th had a regular
observation-disclosures. AZ.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
CALLING Names.

81 tell you all the feet in these
verses of yours are wrong"
Good gracious, man. Don't talk
about my poem like it was a cent?
pede."
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

'See, the moon is under a cloud"
"She is like most people when they
come TO their last quarter"
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
The Reverse Situation.

BelIe-"Turkey has been brought low
in Europe. Nell-"WeII, it's higher
than ever in America"
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
Vain Escape.

81 am not rich enough to give yoU
large contribution to this Cause
THAT is a poor excuse"
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
Just BEGINNING.

Mrs. Ffnebred-"Is yours an old
family, Mr. Newpop?' Mr.. Newpop-
Mercy. no! We've been married only
q year."
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

PIatonic love is a.ssort of prologue
to the real thing. Il &.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

The greatest business in the world
is to help the world to he better.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24
WOMAN'S NERVES
MADE STRONG
By Lydia E. Pinkhari1's
Vegetable Compound.

Winona, MINI. suffered for more
than year from nervousness, and was
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

There is nothing in which people be-
tray their character more than in what
they find to laugh abOut.-Goethe.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-24

The woman who fails to say "be-
cause" has some other excuse.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-22

. Are you getting the benefit of what
tire science has given the motorist!
9 You are entitled to it-not onlv a
saving of one half, but better tire
satisfaction than you have ever had
before.
. A wonderful new principle of tire
construction has been created and
perfected by Americas we'll known
tire engineer, Chas. G. Gates, and this
principle is everywhere revolution.
izing the manufacture and sale of
pneumatic tires.
Like most great inventions, it is
simple and the tire world now won.
ders why it was not thought of before.
. To every car.owner who pays his
own tire bills it means the arrival of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-22
a day for which he has long and

a day for which he has long and
patiently waited.
= The biggest business houses in the
country were the first to grasp its
positive economy, and more than
100000 American motorists have
already taken advantage of the saw.
ing and security that Gates Half-Sole
Tires have made possible.
] You should benefit by this and YOU
can begin to do SO today.
There are now 1918 authorized
Gates Service Stations i'm the United
States and at every one of them YOU
will find a trained expert who will
show you what the Gates principle is
and what it will do for you.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-12-18
FARM HOME RIVALS
CITY RESIDENCE
Nov Contains All Comforts and
ConvenienceS.
IPLAN FOR EIGHT ROOM HOME
Design for Farm Home That Meets All
Modern Requirements-House Is
Large Enough for Good
sized Family.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
lCOST on all subjects pertaining to the
paper. On account Of his wide experience
las Editor Author and Manufacturer, he
rs. without doubt. the highest authority
ION all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply
No more can it be said that the lot
lof the farmers wife is "woman's work
lis never DONE" for the modern farm
lhome contains all the comforts and
lconyeniences that will be found in the
laverage city home. The reason the
farm home of ten or fifteen years ago
Ibid not have running water and electric
Fight and power was because they We're
mot obtainable. But that is not he
lnow. Both running water. hot md
,cOld, and electric lights are becoming
part of the equipment of the homes on
1.-THE farms as the gas engine has solved
the problem of power for these COLI
lyeniences.
Comfort-gfving and labor-Saving home
equipment are just as much a part of
1.-THE modern home as the roof or the
floors. No one in a city would live in
IA house that did not have water. or
light, either gas or electric. They GO
with the home The cost of individual
,electric light and water plants up to
la few years ago was prohibitive for
most farmers. But American inven-
ition has changed things on the farm.
IAN electric light plant does not cost
much nowadays. Neither does a plant
that puts running water into the house
The Carlisle independent., 1919-12-18
LIVES AS SIMPLE CITIZEN
King Albert Of Belgium Cares Little
for Pomp That Usually Sur
rounds Monarch.

Among the fisher folk Of La Panne,
where King Albert of Belgium spends
his summers. he is known as the old
fashioned king. He lives in small
cottage of unpretentious design. cireled
by homes of Antwerp and Belgian mer-
chants much more kingly The royal
palace and park, at Ostend, where his
uncle. Leopold ii, spent the summers
in gay frivolity. and the gayer resorts
of the French coast, have little Of in
terest for the practical and democratic
monarch The dress of the king in
both fashion and fabric is like that
of the merchants of La Panne. The
affairs of the town are the affairs of
his household, and one not knowing
him would pass the kindlyfaced man
on the street and not recognize him.
He takes pleasure from his camera
swapping the peasants and fishermen.
It was at La Panne where the con-
queror julius, invading Gaul, found
the Belgae, people whom Caesar de-
scribed as the most valiant of all the
races of northern Europe.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-12-18

with running water; bathroom IS in
lcluded in the floor plans. Both require
running water, and the architect has
taken ii for granted that water plant
VIII be installed to supply the needs Of
these two rooms.
This is an eight-room frame house
I23 feet inches by 46 feet in dimen-
eions The many gables. the hip roof
Dand the irregular outline OF the house.
coupled with the attractive front porch
land the rear porch with balcony on
ne second floor make this exceptional
liy good to look at. Inside, its room
arrangement, both as to size and loca-
zion is excellent, and those who build
from this plan will have an exceedingly
modern and comfortable home.
There are four rooms on each of the
two floors. On the first floor are living
and dining rooms, an once or den.
whichever the owner may desire to call