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hand was in his coat pocket, and .

hand was in his o pocket, and a
quick glance revealed to Barnes a sim
gularly impressive angle In the cloth,
the point of which seemed to be direct
ed s1uarely at his chest. But I'm
not going to do 1t. ! just want TO set
myself straight with you. In n word,
I got anywhere neal the room
in which the jewels were hidden. This
is Gods truth. Barnes. l wasn't the
only n who was trying to get the
baubles, my friend. 1t was a game in
which only the best man could win"
Il know the truth now about Room
and Paul." said Barnes significantly.
You dog Sneered Sprouse. 'Tll
bet you a thousand to one you do not.
The girl was led to believe that they
were a couple of crooks and that they
fixed me in that tavern down there.
Isn't that what she told you? Well,
that story was cooked up for her Spe-
cial benefit. Room was the Baron He'd
lund. Hedlund came up here a week
or 50 ago TO keep a lookout for his
wife. The baroness is supposed to be
deeply eDamored OF Prince Ugo. He
found letters which seemed to indicate
that she was planning to JON the
prince up here. When he heard Of me
arrival of a lady at Green Fancy the
other afternoon, he got busy. l admit
that | am the gentleman who tele-
phoned the warning up to the prince.
They tried TO head the baron and his
man off at the crossroads, but he
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Is Your Name Here?

The following have our thanks for
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port:
j. j. Raby, Mansfield
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Sunset Hill

Ellen Fry spent Tuesday night
with Beatrice Mcintosh and at.
tended church at Macomb.
Elzil Owen spent a few days
last week at Mt. Grove.
Zelda White spent Monday
night at her cousins, Reed Grip.
pen.
Owen Fry and Ira Stout spent
Friday night at Joe Fry's.
Mrs. Esther Curly spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. J. e,
Stout.
Miss Claribel Fry has been
sewing for Mrs. w. M. Brand.
Opal Crippen spent Tuesday
night with Leana Fry.
Ira Stout left Saturday night
for Oklahoma.
Lester Stone and wife andMr.
Plank and wife and two children
from Springfield spent Satur.
day night and Sunday at Joe
Fry's.
Orie Walton left Tuesday night
for Wichita. kans.
Gertrude Stout spent Tues.
day night at Joe Fry's.
SLEEPING BEAUTY.
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Norwood Route l
Several are attending themeet.
ing dt MacOmb.

Several are attending the meet.
ing dt Macomb.
Ollie and Nellie Frye spent
from Friday until Saturday at
Virgil Royals.
The party at Virgil Royals
Saturday night was we'll attend
ed and all there reported a good
time.
Clarence and Alves Kennedy
and Willie Frye spent Saturday
night at Virgil Royals.
Mr.. Kennedy has started his
canning factory at Macomb.
Myrtle Shores spent Friday
and night with LESSEE France.
Mrs, Fred Frye, who has been
sick the past eight weeks, is still
real sick.
Miss May Miller left Saturday
for Oklahoma.
Those that took supper at Vir.
gil Royals Saturday night were
Ollie and Nellie Frye, Maud
Shores and Willie Frye.
DOLLY DIMPLE.
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ened. 1 just had to tel you Today.
l should have gone mad If l had tried
to keep It up any longer" He waited
breathlessly for her to speak. She sat
silent and rigid, looking straight be-
fore her. rs 1t hOpeless?" ne went
on ut last. huskily. "Must l ask your
forgiveness for my presumption and
and 90 away from your
She turned to him and laid her hand
upon his arm.
"Am l not like other women? Why
should l forgive you for loving me?
Doesn't every woman want to be
loved? No, no, my friend! Wait !
A moment ago l was so weak and
trembly that l thought I-Oh, I was
afraid for myself. Now l am quite
calm and sensible. See how well I
have myself in hand? 1 do not
tremble, l am strong. We may now
discuss ourselves calmly, sensibly.
Oh! What are you dOingT"
II too um strong" he whispered. ~
am sure of my ground now, und l am
not afraid"
He had clasped the hand that rest
ed or his sleeve and, as he pressed 1t
to his heart, his other arm stole over
her shoulders and drew her close to
his triumphant body. For an instant
she resisted, and then relaxed into
complete submission. Her head sank
upon his shoulder.
"Oh!" she sighed, and there was
wonder, joy-even perplexity, in the
tremulous sigh of equalization. "Oh,"
came softly from her parted lips again
at the end Of the first long, passionate
kiss.
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Xxx.
The First Wayfarer Has One Treasure
Thrust Upon Him-And Forthwith
Claims Another.

Claims Another.
"What are you doing hcre?" de-
manded Barnes, staring. He seized
the mans arm and inquired eagerly I:
'Have you got the jewelsy
mo; but l will have them before
morning" replied SprOuse coOIly.
would you be surprised If ! were to
tell you that his royal nibs is hiding
In this town? Well, he certainly is.
The Baroness Hedlund has been here
for q week or ten days. She goes by
the name Of Mrs. Hasselwein. | popped
down here this afternoon and found
ont that she Is at the s%anatOrinIn, but
that she expects to leave tomorrow
morning. ! made another trip out there
this evening and waited. About eight
o'clock Mr.. Hasselwc,n strOlled up. He
sat on the veranda with her for half
an hour or so and then left. I fol-
lowed him. He went to one of the
little cottages that belong to the sana-
forum. ] couldn't get close enough to
hear what they said, but / believe he
expects to take her away In an antO-
mobile early In the morning. II Is a
seventy-mile ride from here to the
junction where they catch the train
for the West. I'm going up now to
make a call on Mr.. Hasselwcin. by
the way, what Is the number OF your
roOmi"
"Twenty-tw0--on the next floor"
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beat them to it. If there was to be a
fight. they didn't want it to happen
anywhere near the house. l believe
Ugo is the one who got the barOn-or
Room, as you know him. Now, that is
the true story Of the little affair.
"To 90 back to my own troubles.
When | got out into the hall night be-
fore last, after leaving her room,
heard voices whispering in Prince
Ugo's room. I beat it up the stairway
into the attic. Nothing happened, so
| sneaked down to have u peep around.
The door to Ugo's room was open, but
there was no light on the inside. He
came to the door and looked up and
down the hall. Then some one else
came out and started to sneak away.
| leave you to guess the sex.
nicholas butted in at this unfOr-
tunate juncture. He made the mis-
take of his life. UgO jumped back into
his room. In less than a second he
was out again. He landed squarely on
Nicholas back as the fellow turned to
escape. ] saw the steel flash. Poor
old Nick went down in a heap, letting
out a horrible yell. UgO dragged him
into the room and dashed back into
his own. A moment later he came ont
again. yelling for help. There was
only one thing left for me to do and
that was to get out on the roof II pos
sible, and wait for things to quiet
down. ! got out through a trap door
and stayed there for an hour or so.
well, to shorten the story, l final
ly took u chance and slid down to the
caves where l managed to find the
limb Of a tree big enough to support
me-just as II the Lord had ordered !,
put there for my special benefit. l
was 500 on the ground, and that
meant safety for me. ] had heard UgO
tell the others that Nicholas said the
man who stabbed him was yours truly.
Can you beat it2
"And now comes the maddening part
Of the whole business. He said that
the crOwnj jewels were gone! The thief
was running downstairs when he stag
gered to the door. If we are to find
the crown jewels, my friend, we will
first have to find Prince UgO. He has
them"
II don't believe a word Of this
yarn" said Barnes fatty. "YOu have
the jewels and"
Look here, Mr.. Barnes, I'm not 60
Ing to double-crOss you again. That's
all over. ! want to get that scurvy
dog who knitted poor old Nick. If you
can give me "A lead, I'll try to run
Prince UgO down. And II / do, well
get the Jewels"
"Wei You amuse me, S~prOuse."
swell. / cant do any more than
give my promise, my solemn oath. or
something like that. ! cant give a
bond, you know. ! swear to you that
u ! lay hands on that stpff. / will dr.
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liver 1t to you. Might just MS we'll
trust me rs ugo."
"Get in the car" said Barnes sud
denly. He had decided to take u
chance with the resourceful, indie
tatigahle rascal. There was something
convincing about Sprouse's version Of
the affair'at Green Fancy.
Barnes told him that he knew OF
Prince Ugo's fight. Sprouse looked
thoughtful for a long time.
$50 O'Dowd knows that I really was
after the swag, Ell? He believes l got
TIP
II suppose so"
The only n who thinks I'm abso-
lutely innocent is Ugo, Of course-and
Mrs. Van Dyke. That's good"
Sprouse smacked his lips. N'rve got II
pretty fair idea where l can find Mr..
Loeb. 1t will take n little time-a
couple of days, perhaps-but sooner
or later he'll turn up in close prox-
Unity to the beautiful baroness"
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Square Deal Mill

hopefully. She had forgotten Mrs.
Courtney's presence, she had not
taken the time to remove her hat or
jacket.
Lets all sit down." said he. my
knees are unaccOuntably weak. Come
along. Eide. Listen to the romance of
my life"
And when the story was finished the
countess took his hand In hers and
held 1t to her cool cheek. The tears
were still drowning her eyes.
ITO Be Contiuued.)
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| have sold my furniture to
w. b. Fullington, proprietor of
the Mansfield Furniture Co., and
l intend to add a line of 10c, 15c
and 25c goods to my line of no.
tions. | wish to thank all of you
FIR your patronage during the
last three years.-J.W. Floyd
adv.
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SICKNESS IN HORSES,

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pared. Get Farris' Collie Remedy to-
day and you Will have it when you
ned it. III. NJ. Morcross ADV.
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CHAPTER vI-Barnes advances Rush
croft money sufficient TO release the COM
thereby becoming its official hacker. He
visits Green Fancy. and in the grounds
meets his acquaintance of the night be-
fore. finding her q girl Of surprising
beauty.
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CHAPTER vII-she seems not to be
desirous Of recognizing him, and turns
away. 'O'Dowd appears and in apparently
friendly fashion escorts Barnes who feels
he Is unwelcome) from the grounds.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-20
TIPS FOR HOME

Try rhubarb Juice. boiling hot to ~
move stubborn rust stains.
A tablespoonful of either borax, tur
pentIne or kerosene added to pan Of
starch will prevent the iron sticking.
House plants need more winter IN
very warm weather than when the tenn
perature Is either moderate or cold.
Have a place on each floor where
articles to go downstairs or to 20 up
stairs are invariably placed. Taks
them with you when You 20 and put
each article where 1t belongs, thus saw
ing many steps.
To prevent -four paste from bccom'
ing sour add teaspoonful OF boracie
acid to a pint Of paste and six drops
Of oil OF cloves. Make the paste quits
thick and be sure that 1t Is perfectly
smooth. II In a great convenience I'd
have plenty Of library paste on hand.
and this will keep until used up.
II you want to carry hat with zoo
when motoring and yet are afraid that
expensive trimmings will be musscd u
the hat is allowed to rest on the bot
tom Of the car, try getting a hatbos
which will just ut the hat. slip the
box into a cretonne bag and fastea
firmly to one of the braces Of the COW
erfnR.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-20
PITH OF TIL
DRY N E w S

Members Of Congress who oppose Pres
ident Wilson's League Of Nations
scheme prepare to make real battle
In this country on the proposed In
ternationai court Of justice. A
Washington dispatch outlining their
arguments says the Presidents de-
eision to land in Boston and make an
address there 10 regarded as move
70 offset expected attacks by Senator
Lodge.
Russia 10 looming before the peace
congress az problem ~ baff'Ino and
dangerous 40 Germany. Suggestions
for solution Of the situation have
been heard, but none acted on.
president Wilson In presenting the
LEAGUE OF Nations document refer.
red TO the league as union which
cannot be resisted and which no ma
ton will attempt 10 resist He said
the plan was not q straitjaeket, but
elastic, yet definite.
President Wilson described the league
az . moral force having an armed
force In the background. The forma-
ton Of the league, President Wilson
said, will put an end to the snnexa.
tons Of or entertainments upon help
less peoples.
The League Of Nations may allow enc
my states u join.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-20
FEED WORLD AND Then
TALK PEACE--WILSON
People More Anxious to Know
About Next Meal Than Who
Their Ruler Will Be.

Paris. THE first interview President
Wilson has granted TO American news
paper representatives since he mas
been In Europe took place just as he
lasted an hour. The President was
most cordial and frank and expressed
his regret that 1t had not been possible
for him TO see the correspondents ey-
cry day while he was here. He added
laughingly, however, that every one
else had had his ear. r.
The President emphatically and
gravely declared that the most ire.
mendous issue In the world today con.
Germs the economic situation. =,
He declared that even the peace
treaty and the league Of nations could
wait, If necessary, while the wheels of
industry were being started up again
until the worlds commerce had agais+
been re-estabished. 3
He declared the people were, more
Interested in knowing where their
days food is coming from, more in
terested in work, than they are in who
will be their rulers.
The latter question, he said. Is one
of negotiation and ii might prove diili-
cult of solution, but the first consti-
tutes a primary condition for the res.
toration of order and the blocking OF
the progress of BolsheyIsm.
He insisted that the lifting of the
blockade is imperative unless we de
sire TO see Germany become another
Russia. III
"You can't talk government with "a
hungry people." he declared a.
When he was asked about Russia he
shook his head and said 1t was almost
an insouble problem. He said the al
lies invitation to q conference on Prin-
kipo Island had attracted the factions
least desirable, to the exclusion OF
those which might restore order. He
regarded the Soviet reply to the allies
as rather insulting. because their inti-
nation Of willingness to make good
the Russian debt apparently revealed
the Rolshevik desire to split the loot
between them and buy recognition.
All the allies want to help the
worthy Russian factions which are
seeking to establish stable govern
ment in Russia, he said.
Summarizing the world situation, he
declared that economic conditions In
Germany and Russia, as well as In
other parts Of the world which are
stagnant because OF war restrictions,
constituted a greater crisis than any
possible future wars.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-20
REVOLT IN RUMANIA;
FLEEING KING WOUNDED
General Uprising to Form Repub-
lie Is Reported; Bucharest
in Uproar.

Berlin.--A general insurrection Is III
progress throughout Rumania, accord
Ing to a special dispatch from Vienna
King Ferdinand has been wounded
slightly In attempting TO flee.
Working men blocked the roadway
from the royal palace In Bucharest
when the royal family attempted ia
flee to Jassy, and the king and his fam
lily were forced TO return. The King
was wounded when the workers. ac'
cording to the report, fred upon the
royal palace.
Rioters in the streets of Bucharest
are openly demanding the overthrow
OF the dynasty, crying; Down WIN
the puppets! Long live the repnpllcF
The vilag of Budapest learns that
the revolt Is part of the Bolshevlk
propaganda In a clash between the
milltary-nnd demonstrators at Bakors'
GO persons were killed and'i5o wound
2 &c..
ed.
The discipline of the Rumanlan
army, the newspaper ADDS, is collaps'
ing. The food and economic situation
is rapidly growing worse, and the coun'
try's finances are completely demon
allied The position Of the Bratiano
cabinet is declared to be untenable.
Since early last December there have
been recurring reports Of grave disor'
ders In Rumania, but there never has
been any official confirmation or any
statement from the Rumanian govern
ment on the internal situation. On De-
cember l II was reported that Bucha'
rest was burning, but the report was
denied the next day, and December .
King Ferdinand and the royal family
were welcomed 10 Bucharest on their
return from Jassy, which had been the
temporary capital while the Germans
were I'm possession of Bucharest.
Dispatches received In Vienna from
Budapest January % said that q peas.
ant revolt had broken out IN Rumania
and that many had been killed and
wounded In fighting In Bucharest This
report was not confirmed.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-20

| A small snow storm improved the
sleighing very much and Transfers are
busy drawing wood, logs and ice.
News was received the latter part
of the week Of the death in the hos
pitai in Montague, Mass, Of former
pastor, Rev. w. r. Dugan. He was
pastor of the church here for five
years about 80 years ago. a
School were re-opened on Monday.
Miss Jessie Farnum is substituting in
the village school until a new teacher
can be found, Miss Adelaide Lakin
having resigned on account of poor
health following an attack of intiu-
onza.
John Chester Jones, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Il. Jones, and Miss Alta
I4enora Abbott of Weston, were mar
ried in Charleston, N. H., on February
10Th, by Rev. John Crosby Emerson,
pastor of the Evangelical Congrega-
tional Church of that place. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Jones have many friends
here who will wish them much happi-
ness.
Friends of Mrs. Sarah Russell,
formerly Of this town, but for several
years of Natick, Mass, received the
news of her suffering severe fall one
day last week and breaking her hip.
She makes her home with her son,
Frank Quackenbush, but is at present
inthe hospital in Natick. She visited
friends and relatives here for q short
time last summer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-20
BELGIUM'S RAIL
DAMAGE BILLION
Commission Put This Estimate
on Destruction OF Lines and
Bridges Done by Germans.
FOE RUINED $50 MILES
Supreme Council Names Special Com
mission TO Adjudoe Belgian Losses.
Destruction Wrought Most
iy in 1919

Paris. The supreme council ap
pointed special committee TO study
the claims OF Belgium for an indemni
Is. The American members of the
committee are Charles H. Haskins and
Colonel s. d. Embick.
The Belgian commission which Is In
vestigating the damage done by the
Germans 10 railroads In occupied ter
ritory, while II has not yet finished It's
work, is IN position TO give interest
Ing figures relative TO the destruction
caused by the Germans,
The figures show that nearly 68
miles Of railroad tracks were destroyed
and nearly 260 miles made useless out
of a total mileage of Approximately
1900 In Belgium. These distinctions
mostly were In the Mons coal valley In
the region Of Journal and around
Client. Bruges, Ostend and Courtrai.
Seventy per cent of the destruction
was carried out during the period from
the start of the Belgian offensive on
September %, 1918, and the signing OF
the armistlce.
The Germans appropriated 2,6i4 10
comotives out Of total of 4,134, or
about 81 per cent, 9,062 passenger
coaches out of total Of l0,S12, or Ok
per cent, and S0,5GS freight cars out OF
total of 94,737, or So per cent.
The block signal system in Belgium
was destroyed and replaced by a Ger
man system, with which the Belgian
locomotive engineers are not acquaint'
ed. 1t will have TO be removed and the
Belgian system again installed. The
commission Is not able to make public
yet the number of bridges or stations
destroyed.
All the bridges leading in and out OF
Ostend and Bruges have been destroy
ed and virtually all In West Flanders
as well as those over the Meuse at
Llege, Namur, Huy, Dinant and Ense.
remme. Eight bridges over the Client.
Terneuzen canal were blown up.
Two Of the bridges at Salzaete, neal
the Dutch frontier, weighed 3,0O0,00O
pounds each. 1t is estimated by the
commission that more than 100,0O0,0OO
pounds of steel will be required TO re.
build the bridges in Flanders alone.
The commission estimates the dam
age to railroad material, tracks,
bridges and other equipment at more
than $1,000, 100000.
The Peace Conference Commission
on Preparations continued its eXamina-
ton of the principles upon which rests
the right TO PREPARATION. The commit
tee heard Baron van den Heuvel for
Belgium, NJ, Stoyanowitch for Serbia
and Finance Minister Klotz for France.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-20
SOUTH WINDHAM

Mr.. Virgins visited the schools in
town Monday.
Cecil Bridges is boarding at Alva
Harris and attending school.
Mrs. G. F. Carleton is home after
several weeks spent at Saxons River
First Class Private Harry l.. Hal
has been discharged from the service
end is at home.
Arthur Howe, who has been station
ed at Camp jackson, s. c., has beer
discharged and is visited his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Howe
The one act farce "Pa's New House
keeper" will be given by the younl
people this Thursday evening. Aftel
the play there will be box social.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-20
SILK GLOVES ARE IN FAVOR
Hand Covering That is Not Only Eco.
nomicai but Is Happily In Height
Of Fashion.

Do you remember when You some
how associated the wearing OF SILK
gloves with old ladies' in general and
rather fussy old ladies In PARTICULAR
IL you were young and prided yourself
on your smart dressing you would
sooner have gone gloveless than don
gloves of silk.
Just why you felt this way 1t 10
hard to say. silk stockings carried no
such odium or distinction. And sure
" silk gloves have always had a good
deal In their favor for warm weather
wear.
Cotton gloves, of course, we thoughf
of as-well, something that you would
endure bravely II you were reduced To
them. They were associated with the
last stages toward the poorhouse 10
the minds of most of us.
Then France began to wear fabric
gloves and gradually we discovered
that they were more easily washed ana
cooler than wash chamois or doeskin
gloves. But the best thing that ever
happened to silk gloves or cotton fab
ric gloves was the fact that because
of the war their price went up.
For the first time people were will
ing to try them without feeling that
in doing so they would be effecting an
enormous economy. Moreover, being
economical has come In favor since
the war. Now, although silk gloves
cost probably very little less than KID
gloves did before the war, still kid
gloves have gone soaring 30 that they
are In the category Of luxuries.