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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-22

Tuc;,ts Wall ,,,,, hama an F7,;lo,,
accompanied by his son and wife. Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Webb. and went to
the sanatorium for treatment. and if
thought advisable, he may undergo an
operation t9e first OF the week.
Mrs. G. w. Scott and her son. Ethan
Scott, we're among the passengers on
Friday afternoon who left here on the
train for burlington, where they met the
accident at East Granville and were de-
iayed several hoursn
H. :, Bell was summoned to &arS ner,
Me-, tins week by the serious illness OF
ms Drot9er a. =. beil a. ., bel recent
y MenC 9 30? tnlhhlhS inc chsnSe hlsnC
improve ms ne",'e, VIII. mas oeGH III
sei'ouS oo'J ~ ioi se'e.e@l "eeNS' otlI
lbs rotnTnod home mot as wall ,i'' Nike
Flora RelI Ls sister il also With him
Al Gardner
n Hr.,.- -,.c- p o....,..,.-.
vs., -'e'.e G""liee VI ,2'I'"1'H was
I'Si II. a. Sne a no"e 81 Ml anu MIS- L.
- ii''''I '''e iiiS1 VI t'e "eeN'
Mrs. Fannie l.. Ntnton Is here this
week taking care OF Mrs. Alice McLaur-
IN at the home Of Mrs. Emily Hastings
Miss Marjorie Mcclellan went to
Nnrthfeld Tuesday TO visit Miss Doris
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-22
RANDOLPH
Elias Gates, Aged 10, Died Following
Attack of Appendicitis.

Elias Gates died at the sanatorium on
Wednesday night following an opera
ton for appendicitis Mr. Gates had the
influenza, and since that time had been
about, although not quite well. when he
was taken suddenly and violently i'll,
and physician was summoned in the
night. ii was pronounced acute appen-
dicitis and he was rushed to the sana-
forum the following morning, and soon
after an operation was performed, which
revealed a very critical condition Mr.
Gates WAS the son of Mr.. and Mrs. O. ~
Gates, who live on farm few miles
out of town. Three weeks ago another
son died with pneumonia, the develop
ment OF influenza, the first son being
IS years OF age; and this son was 10
wears old and a very promising young
man. fIe was elected to an Office in the
grange here at the last election and was
prominent in this organization. His par
ents have the sympathy Of the commu-
nifty in the loss of two soas within so
short time, both of them being of un-
usual promise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-22
Not for the Ailing.

Il am strong for this chatting dish
stuff"
"Well, a fellow has to be strong for
that. Boston Transcript.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27
CHAPTER I-continued.

When the taxicab deposited us ir
front Of the house I glanced hastil,
up and down the road. There was
another cab at the east end Of the
street. but I could not discern IL I,
were approaching me or stationary.
opened the front door quickly and ad
mitted my companion. then preceded
hef up the uncarpeted stairs to my
little apartment on the top floor.
As opened the door of my apart.
ment the dog pushed past me. Again
] had forgotten It; but 1t had not for
gotten Its mistress.
It'll tomorrow. mademoiselIe,"
said. "And won't you tell me your
manner"
"Jacqueline." she answered. "And
yours?~
'PAul." I said.
Eau revoir. Monsieur Paul. then. and
take my gratitude with you for your
goodness"
let her hand fall and hurried down
the stairs. confused and choking, FOR
there was a wedding ring upon her
finger
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27

room was not dozen PAGES from the
door.
l listened for the breathing of the
sleeping girl. II l could hear heI
breathe. thought would go quietly
away and find a hotel in which tC
sleep. l listened minute after minute
but / could not hear a sound.
At last l put my mouth to the key.
hole and spoke to her. "Jacqueline, "
l called. There was no answer.
Then little louder: "Jacqueline r.
And then quite loudly: "Jacque-
liner
Then, out of the silence, hammering
on my eardrums, burst the loud tick
ing of the little alarm clock that ]
had left on the mantel Of the bedroom.
| heard that, and 1t must have been
ticking minutes before the sound
reached me; perhaps II I waited a
little longer l should hear her breath
ing.
1 took the key Of the apartment
from my pocket at last and fitted 1t
nOiselessly into the lock. stood
there. trembling and irresolute.
dared not turn the key.
Once more 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
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27
CHAPTER ~.


Covering the Tracks.
There was a IRE escape ruuutns
up to the floor Of that room on the
outside of the house. l saw that /,
would be possible by standing on q
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 l had given him
the hint Of JacQueline's abode by
emerging from the front door.
raised the dead man In my arms,
looking apprehensively toward the
bed. I was afraid Jacqueline would
awaken, but she slept In heavy peace,
undisturbed by the harsh creaking of
the sagging floor beneath Its double
burden. put the fur cap on the gro
tesque. nodding dead head. and, push
ing a 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 a I
did 80.
Then 1 felt with my foot for the
little platform at the top Of the iron
stairs outside. found It. and dropped.
Afterward l 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 q 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 single WOOD
en- RAN from q small blind alley.
! took up my burden and placed It
at the end Of the alley. covering II
roughly with some old buriap bags
which lay there. thought It safe to
assume that the police would look
upon the dead man a. the victim OF
some footpad.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27
Hewlett plans to protect
jacqueIine from the oonse-
quences Of what he believes
is her deed and to take her
to her home.
GRO BE CONTINUED.l
SIMPLY PERFECT IN THEORY


An experienced housewife. Who has
never taken any other course In do
nestle science than that afforded By
wrestling many years with the prob,
lem Of three meals q day, felt much
Interested when her college-bred daugh-
ter told her that she was going to
spend the weekend with q friend who
was the last word in the hlghbrow
world Of the cooking specialist.
Mother. II was wonderful" *.
claimed the girl on her return. ~On
one side Of her white-tiled laboratory
she doesn't call II q kitchen-there
In the dishwashing machine and on
the other the long tables for the con-
structive work. The Arrangements
are perfect. and everything Is clean
and shining. I'm Just crazy about II.
Not bit like our haphaxard Kitchen"
"And presume the food was equally
wonderful" said the really sympathetic
mother. ready to learn of the new
generation Tell me about IT.
The returned visitor looked thought.
ful. well. you see. we didn't 20 very
deep into cookery. She never does. We
had dinner made In the nreless cook.
er. some sort Of stew. And the rest
Of the stuff she gets at the delicates-
sen."-New York World.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27
THAT man. JacqueIIne. That dead

That man. Jacqueline. That dead
man."
"What dead man. Paul!'
She was staring straight mt The
body. and mt that moment I realized
that she not only did not remember
but did not even see it.
The shock which she had received
supervening upon the nervous state
in which she had been when I en-
cOuntered her, had produced one of
those mental inhibitions in which The
mind. to save the reason, ObIiterntes
temporarily not only all memory of
the past but also all present sights
and sounds which may serve to re-
call II.
l saw that II was useless to say
anything more upon this subject.
you are very tired. JacquelineY
l asked.
Eyes, monsieur" she answered,
leaning back against my arm.
And you would like to sleep?"
"Yes. monsieur"
! 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.
watched her for a while until
heard distant clock strike three.
This recalled me to the dangers of
our situation. / struck a match and
lit the gas In the bedroom. But the
yellow glare was so CHASTITY and In
tOlerable that / turned 1t down.
And then set about the tasks be-
fore me.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27

companying the map-making depart
ment Of each corps were expert iifhog-
raphers. and In the event Of . rush
order for q map Of certain territory
perhaps for . printed outline Of the
ground being fought for at that very
moment-lt was possible for the Amer.
lean map makers to turn out . map
two feet square n less than II hours.
The designs wess eupled iron maps
~ . larger scale. . complete ~ q
thsse being eaSFis4 ~ eseA eoeps'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27

the building. hesitated a moment
then I drew a match from my pocket
and rubbed II softly into a fame
against my trousers leg.
! reached up to the gas above the
table. turned II on and lit the incar
descent mantle. lowering the light IN
mediateiy. But even then there wal
I no sound.
The oppressive stiffness was NOT
that Of solitude. She must be awake
she must be listening in terror.
went toward the curtains and
when spoke heard the words come
through my lips In a voice that I
could not recognize as mine.
"Jacqueline whispered, .it "a
Paul. your friend. Are you safe.
JacquelineT
Now l saw, under the curtains, what
looked like the body Of a very small
animal. 1t might have been a woolly
dog or a black lambkin. and II was
lying perfectly still.
pulled aside the curtains and stood
between them. and the scene stamped
itself upon my brain as clear as a pho
tographic print forever.
The wOolly beast was the fur can of
dead man who lay across the floor
Of the little room. There was a tiny
hole IN his breast. over the heart, from
which q little blood had flowed. The
wound had pierced the heart and
death had evidently been instantane-
Gus.
1t was the man whom I had seen
staring at us across Herald square.
Beside the window Jacuueline
crOuched. and Mt her feet lay the Is
kmo dog, watching me silently. In
her hand she held tiny. daggerlike
knife. with ,hin. red-stained blade.
Her gray eyes, black In the gaslight,
stared into mine. and there was nei-
ther fear nor recognition In them. She
was fully dressed. and the bed had
not been occupied.
/ flung myself at her feet. I took
the weapon from her hand. "Jacque-
line ~ cried In terror. l raised her
hands to my lips and caressed them.
She seemed quite unresponsive.
"Jasqueline." cried. you are not
hurt? Thank God you are not hurt.
What has happenedT'
Il don't know" she answered. Il
don't know where I am"
"Jacqueline, DEAR" I said. will you
not try to think? am Paul-your
friend Paul. Do you not remember
met"
mo. monsieur" she sighed.
But. then, how did you come here.
I asked.
Il do not know" she answered.
And. a moment later. II do not know,
Paul"
That encouraged me . little. Evi-
iently she remembered what had
Just said to her.
There was something more to be |
aid. though II was hard
~Jacqueline. who-was-thatr
~whor' she inquired. looking ut ne |
Nth the same patient vistfsl sasa |
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27
JAcQUELINE! 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 assailanis
he takes her In charge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27
MAPS UP TO THE MINUTE

press. especially adapted for map max
ing. has been one Of the many cut
comes OF the war and u IN American
invention which has been In sctusl NE
behind the lines Of the Ames1esn
armies IN France.
ne preso Was carried On Z large
trnek and was moved from place g.
Daa0 w1th tie cusss headquarters Ac-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27
uniuel<y Thirteen.

A correspondent suggests that the
origin Of the "unlucky thirteen" super
stition Is to be found in the castine
lots By Hanan to discover "lucky
day" for the destruction Of the Jews.
The 18th was certainly . most unfor-
tunate selection In this case. and the
story was SO popular in the middle
ages that II may really have given
rise to the superstition.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27

The reason that unmarried ladies
are called spinsters II that formerly
women were prohibited from marrying
until they had spun = complete ct d
bed Mnen- II the same rule peov1ilod
today what . falling Oh there woald
- h TIE marriage rstsi
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27
Wonder Of Plant Life.

A species Of the acncIa tree attains
q height Of about eight feet. Wheo
full grown II closes Its leaves together
In coils each day Mt sunset. Thus set
tied II will nufter violently II touched.
and II the branches are shaken the
tree will emit nauseatIng odor. The
natives call II the ~angry tree"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-27

The liberty we hold secure,
The soil ON which We tread,
That air Of freedom that we breathe
The nag that floats o'erhead:
That nation on whose history
The sun shall never set
All that we have and bold we owe
To France--and Lafayette"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05
CURRENT COMMENT
Picks the Sort of Governor for Vernon

Picks the Sort of Governor for Vermont
The esteemed Brattleboro Reformer
says that Lieutenant Governor Stone is
likely to be candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for the goyernorship
next time We do not believe Mr.
Stone is worrying over that situation
for he is man who seldom crosses
bridges until he comes to them. At least
that was the case while he was head OF
Vcrmont's educational system, and while
he was similarly engaged in educational
work for the United States govern
ment in the Philippine Islands. Bur
lington Free Press.
The expressed opinion that Lieuten.
ant Governor Mason s. Stone in break.
ing the tie in the Vermont Senate and
voting for the barge terminal appropri,
alton has set up q big obstacle TO his
possible candidacy for the governorship in
1920 is OF little or no consequence. The
plain fact is that Mr., Stone, able man
as he is, with large following of per.
sonal friends, suave and 'smoot pol,
itician,' is not the type of governor
that Vermont needs row and viii need
for several years to come.
The imperative need Of this state is
a governor of superlative business abil-
ity and constructive genius, who will
in spirit of absolute loyalty to Yer
mont traditions and institutions. help
solve the complex problems that now
face and for many years will continue
to face the commonwealth. Mr. Stone
would be a likeable, ornamental COVER
nor But a man of his type is absolute
ly out of place in these times.
A hard headed comparatively young
energetic business man with eonstruc-
tive ideas for the upbuilding Of the
state industrially is the only type Of
man that Vermont voters should even
think Of putting at the head of their
government for a number of years to
come.-Rutland News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

mock us, and mock us most pleasingly
withal, by spreading the brilliant sun
shine over the land. The weather is tied
to nobody's apronstrings; it takes its or
ders from no one; it smiles when it
pleases itself to smile and it sheds its
tears and RACES when the mood seems to
seize upon it.
Such being the elements of its con-
trariness, one can readily see where men
will "fall down" when they attempt to
corral or even to indicate what will be
the course of the weather during the
succeeding "a hours from the date of the
prediction. Mistakes are frequent, al
though not the rule in spite of the slight
ing comment of many persons who point
out errors now and then. And if it is
difficult to prognosticate on the weather
for "a hours, how much more difficult
must it be for the weather sharps to
figure out the probabilities for a week,
as they attempt to do? To size up their
difficulties one has only to point out the
actualities Of the weather for the week
beginning March go The weather OBJ
servers down in Washington figured it
out somehow that whereas the tempera-
lures were to be lower for the beginning
of the week they were to be followed by
warmer by Tuesday" and "above normal
temperature thereafter" Yet Tuesday
came and the weather set in colder than
even until on Thursday it reached the
low mark Of several weeks and almost
touched the zero point. Perhaps the
weather men did not figure on the per-
sstency of the weather plus its boreal
fierceness. At any rate they deceived
trusting people, a people waiting for the
advent Of spring and joining hope with
favorable predictions. 1t seems to us
that the weather bureau might go out Of
that branch of business which pretends
to tell us week ahead what the wealth
er is to be.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

ON short time The weather has been
favorable for the largest possible out
put and for the rapid movement of coal
by the railroads. The supply Of labor
for all purposes has been abundant. All
the conditions that last year caused SO
much trouble are absent. The govern
ment no longer finds it necessary to
stimulate production or restrict private
consumption.
Everybody has coal to burn who can
pay for it, and everybody is paying the
highest price ever known. The season
is near when prices have been regularly
reduced for spring and summer buyers
and instead prices are to be raised month
by month. If only the operators could
plead a shortage OF coal or of labor or
railroad congestion or excessive war re-
quirements they might have some sort
of plausible pretext to offer But they
have none OF these excuses--New York
World.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05
Why Coal Is to Be Higher.

Governor Sproul Of Pennsylvania
eyinces legitimate curiosity as to the
cause for the promised advance in the
price of anthracite coal. Like many
persons with less authority to order an
investigation, he suspects that another
campaign of extortion is under way. The
innocent consumer, who must always
shoulder the burden of the higher cost
Of necessaries, viii follow with interest
the governors efforts to uncover the
facts
1t is known that for some months the
rate of production in the Pennsylvania
anthracite field has run ahead Of the
demands Of the market. A very mild
winter had greatly reduced consumption.
In order to forestall the accumulation
Of considerable surplus, operators early
in the year began working their mines
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

The town of Orleans is TO be congrat-
ulated on securing hospital OF modest
size 1t will be the more to be con
graduated if the hospital should be
fortunate enough to acquire sufficient
endowment to carry it through all finan-
cial emergencies. Almost without ex-
ception, hospitals at some time or other
have some distressing financial prob
lens to meet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

With Elihu Root backing league of
nations covenant tone somewhat amend.
ed from that first adopted by the peace
conferees) the bottom is dropping out Of
the opposition TO the league. Not that
Root represented the obstructionists, be-
cause he didn't, but because Root is of
that type of thoughtful Americans in
public life who carry great weight with
their opinions. A Republican in politics
and quite thoroughly grounded in the
tenets of that party, he is nevertheless a
man Of broad vision and when he ex-
presses conviction in the value of GER
tain thing he is likely to swing con-
siderable following. To be sure, he has
proposed some rather important changes
but the principle of the league remains
unchanged. Gradually, those who have
not been outspoken in favor of the
league of nations but who have enter
tanned convictions of its fundamental
strength are coming out in support of
the plan II augurs well for the league
when such men as Root join in the move
ment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05
FoRECAsTING A WEEKS WEATHER

For unalloyed refractoriness the
weather surpasses almost everything we
creatures of the world have to deal with,
The weather won't stay placed from one
24-hour to another If the casual indi-
cations are for fair and warmer the
weather will assert its independence and
come off cold and blizzardy; and if, per-
chance, VIC mortals seem to see signs of
an approaching storm the weather will
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05
Feared She'd Miss Train.

"Who was that lady in the ear yester-
day when you were going so fast -
"My wife's aunt. | was taking her TO
the station"
Speeding the parting guest, ehf'--
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

Bon voyage for Congressman Frank
Greene! Only it's too bad that he
couldn't have gone over when Congress
man Dale went, early in the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

Even though the salary Of the Yer
mont governor is not raised, there will
be plenty of good men and true who will
want to assume the duties of the office
for two wears at least.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

The Vermont legislature and the Yer
mont governor seeta to be drifting apart
slightly on the eve of the dissolution OF
the legislature.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

If Charles A. Plumley goes out of the
lob of state tax commissioner it will not
be because of hack of fidelity to duty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

The taxpayers Of the city of Barre
can give assistance to their officials by
going to the assessors Office in the city
hall promptly and making out their tax
inventories. Vi you were in business and
employing help you would not think of
placing handicaps in the way of effective
work by your employees. No more should
the taxpayers of Barre place handicaps
in the way Of the help they are employ
ing, said help being the assessors. There.
fore, make out your inventories now.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05
Pleased with Mr.. Barclays Article.

Editor, Barre Times; have heard no
less than a dozen people express their
pleasure in recent letter to The Times.
written by William Barclay 1t is hoped
that such articles may appear from time
to time. Many people, for one reason
or another, cannot take the time for
these little trips, but much pleasure and
information can be obtained from the
experience of Others. Do not think it
necessary TO 90 outside Of our state to
make an article interesting. Who'll be
the nextf Lena b. NorthrOp.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

Finish the job"--subscribe the fifth
Liberty loan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

It is probable that the strain under
which he has been passing for many
months is beginning TO tell somewhat on
the strength Of President Wilson and
hence he was more susceptible to the at
tack of disease germs than he would
have been in less trying times, He has,
however, always shown good recupera-
tive powers, and there is reason TO ex-
pect that he will soon throw off the
germs of the grip which are reported to
be the cause of his present indisposition
in Paris The whole American nation
extends its encouragement to him.