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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-21

The Groton Manufacturing Co.
plant is closed down this week whtl
preparations are being made for in
stalling a new and larger boiler, an,
also making other repairs.
Kenneth Murray left Monday TO
Sherbrooke, p G., to visit relatives TO
Il few days,
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. F. Clark and chill
dren, Mrs. Emma j. Clark, and Jame
Adams, motored to Hardwick Sunday
Mrs. Mae Dean returned Monday
from Manchester, N. H., where sht
passed the week end with her daugh
ter, Mae, who is attending a bushes;
college there.
James and Perley Foley left Mon
day for Warren, where they will visit
relatives while the shop where they
are employed is shut down for repairs
| Work was begun Monday on the
new milk station, which is being erect.
cd near the railroad station
Mrs. Amy Philbrooke, who has been
i'll and failing for some time past, was
taken to the Barre City hospital Tues
day for care and treatment.
Mrs Anthony Hart and children re-
turned on Monday to Florence, Mass,
after a week spent with relatives here.
Miss Nellie Knox returned the last
of the week from Marshticld, where
she was the guest of Miss Estella La
kin.
Mrs Helen WEIGH. who formerly
lived here, is visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
Mrs Wentworth Morton was called
to ST. Johnsbury yesterday by the
critical illness Of her brother, George
Goodwin
\ daughter Was born early Wednes
day morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews
in the south part Of the town.
G. J. Bailey was business visitor
in st Johnsbury Tuesday and Wednes
day
Mrs. George n Clark, VINO has been
very Ill since the last Of the week
about the same
a marriage that will be of inter
est to Groton people is that OF Louise
Lewis Robinson and Charles William
Moore OF St. Adams The marriage
took place at the home of the brides
sister in Syracuse, n. Y, Oct. g. Rev.
Jacob Finger performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Moore is we'll known here, being
the daughter Of Rev. f. w Lewis, who
was pastor Of the local Methodist
church for six years
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-21
SAGE TEA DANDY
TO DARKEN HAIR
It's Grandmother's Recipe to Bring
Back Color and Lustre to
Hair.

You can turn gray, faded hair beau
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night if you'll get bottle of "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" at any
drugstore Millions of bottles Of this
old famous Sage Tea Recipe, improved
| by the addition of other ingredients,
are sold annually, says a well-known
druggist here, because it darkens the
hair so naturally and evenly that no
one can tell it has been applied
Those whose hair is turning gray or
becoming faded have surprise await
ing them, because after one or two APP
plications the gray hair vanishes and
your locks became luxuriantIy dark
and beautiful.
This is the age of youth Gray
haired, unattractive folks aren't want
ed around, so get busy with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound tonight
and you'll be delighted with your dark,
handsome hair and your youthful APP
pearancc within few days. adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-21

Mrs. Reynolds, in telling of her ex-
perience with Vitalitas, said: "For the
past 20 years | have suffered greatly
from rheumatism, stomach trouble and
a general run down condition. AT times
l was so bad that it was impossible
for me to do my Homework. After see
ing and hearing so much about Vitali-
tas l decided to try it myself and see
if it would benefit me. After taking
three bottles l noticed big change in
my condition. | have now purchased
my sixth bottle and ! feel 20 years
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-21

younger and | do all my own house
work. highly recommend Vitalitas to
everyone as the best medicine on the
market and would advise its use, for
! know what it did in my own case"
If we knew of any better way of
offering greater proof as to what vi
talitas is doing for rheumatism, indi-
gestion, nervousness, stomach. kidney
or liver ills, we would, Vitalitas is
sold in Barre by browns drugstore
and leading druggists in every town.
adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-21
Yet the PATHE t Gos,s n h
Photograph

held
planned which will
iesof the nted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-21

the attendance last Sunday was slight
~ less than preceding weeks, the in.
terest was keen and if few more PEG.
pie can be brought to invest little
time in this important and valuable
work, there is no reason why Middle
sex cannot take its proper place among
the Sunday schools of the district,
Next Sunday the special service for
"Good Literature" day, entitled, Open
Windows" will be used.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-21
GROTON
Hiram Daniels Dwelling House De-
stroyed BY Fire.

The dwelling house of Hiram Dan
iels, situated near the railroad track
on the road to Ricker's mill, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday morning. The
origin of the fire is not known at
present A part of their household
furniture was saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-21
MIDDLESEA

The progress of the Sunday school
continues to be encouraging Although
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-21
THIS WINSLOW LADY NOW ABLE
TO DO ALL HER OWN HOUSE WORK
ALSO FEELS 20 YEARS YOUNGER

T.
Greatly from
bic and General Condition, and Has
Put He N
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-21
Conditions of Sale

1.-The photograph offered in this sale the 1921 genuine
Pathe Photograph Model No TO- AZ inches high, 20l2
inches wide and 201a inches Deep in Mahogany, Walnut
Oak, 5-ply, absolutely the most substantial cabinet
construction on the market to-day, equipped with
One indestructible genuine Pathe Sapphire Ball full
tone) and one ndestructble genuine Pathe Sapphire
Ball (half-tone) for playing Pathe Records.
One Universal and sound box for playing all
makes of records.
$500 WORTH OF GENUINE PATHE RECORDS
YOUR OWN SELECTION-FREE
One hundred steel needles.
2The total price for this entire outfit is $3.50.
g You may practically your terms Tell what
you to pay down your first initial payment.
THE BALANCE MAY BE PAID IN WEEKLY OR
MONTHLY PAYMENTS EXTENDING OVER ONE
YEAR.
This equipment including the $25 worth of records will
be delivered to your home Immediately, receipt of
your initial payment. Freight Express charges will
be prepaid to all points within fifteen miles
The Pathe Photograph included in this sale is guaran-
for year. both the manufacturers and ourselves
agreeing to replace any defective parts without charge
during this period Written guarantee to this effect fur
nished with each photograph.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11

a trial and torment from which I wish
release. l do not want to be hedged
in by the a%bsurdities Of this arrange
ment."
"John, my boy" said Mrs. Sidney.
whats happened to you"
Nothing, but I'm confused. I'd feel
better if Isobel and l were not on this
preposterous footing"
But there was a reason" Mrs. Sid
ney suggested mildly, "and it still
exists. and we relied upon you, John.
We don't want to make you unhappy,
but you don't care for Isobel. That's so
apparent, and 1t helps us so much"
II don't care whether he cares for
me or not" said Isobel suddenly. 1--WE
are going to remain engaged. Get your
precise mind reconciled to the fact,
John. While you are in this house, you
and I are engaged to be married"
"lsobel!" hel mother exclaimed.
I'm going to have the freedom that
this man John brings me as my be.
trothed," said Isobel. Both of you can
reconcile yourselves to that. John,
you are Il victim. You are engaged ia
me, and l know you are unhappy,
Mother, you see me do things because
l am engaged to John. Well. Il intend
to remain engaged and to do things
and l love you both"
And. by George! she danced up ant
kissed her mother and kissed mt.
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evltanlnry entered the house. We
were no longer lodging chance. Nor
gan surely and certainly represented
fate. 1t had become only q matter Of
time when in one fashion or another
the security of this home, so carefully
studied, would be invaded successful
ly. That was apparent. 1t might be
that Morgan would be able % expose
us to nothing more than the publicity
he mentioned. But that was sufficient ;
it would be destructive.
[ had telephoned Mcclure. telling
him Of Morgan's part in the new turn
Of events, and he later Informed me
that two Of the Morgan agency op-
e%ratives had sailed for South America,
taking Dravada with them. The hunt
had begun-but a long way off.
The hunters knew as much of the
quarry as l did. and l had no way of
knowing whether it was likely that
they could find a trail back to Hart
ley house. 1t a impossible not to
feel uneasy. Dravada had been to
me, whatever he had been to Jed.
merely an incident grotesque and ex.
travagant, a preposterous dash of col
or in odd conditions. The lawyer had
been resourceful and cunning enough,
but his actions had to be those of a
Sinking feral animal. He was not tC
be greatly feared, but Morgan was
He had the machinery for the work
His cupidity was aroused. Every ras
cal who smelled the mystery Of Hart
ley house became eager to follow the
scent into the strong box Of the house
thought l was not assuming enough
responsibility. l asked Mrs. Sidney
again if it would be of service to give
me the secret of the house. l told hel
l was far from certain that my relia
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CHAPTER xI-continued.

ne was a curious instrument of
such abstract Justice. He served fate
as If it had sworn out a police court
warrant. AS a nemesis he was q
clown, or at least a beadle or a bailifr.
The manner in which he served newt
ability will appear. Mr.. Sidney's
crime, I soon saw, whatever hammer
or kind of crime it had been, was one
Of unacceptable consequence.
"A man named Dravada," said Nor
gan, after we had looked at each 9TH
er in in%terrogative hostility for an in
slant, "has come to our agency with
a very strange tale. From what I
learn Of the things he and his disrepu-
table attorney have done, l can see
that they r heading directly into the
~penitentiary. understand that the
lawyer is dead and that all their
come to u agency, and I have come
directly to you. l want you to under
stand our methods of doing business.
They are honest. The paper Dravada
carries about him says that crime has
been committed. Are you familiar
with that paper"
Il have seen what a blackmailine
lawyer said was a copy of a sheet
in the possession of Dravada."
II am not much Of a literary man."
said Morgan, taking from a black
leather case a manuscript which he
handed to me. "but I've read The
Moonstone,' and this looks to me like
a couple Of chapters copied out of it.
Probably you are familiar with The
Moonstone.'"
II have read it several times"
'Then what do you make Of that
manuscripts"
I looked at several Of the pages
The manuscript was a copy Of part OF
1.-THE Moonstone."
."I am right, them" said Morgan
"'Moonshine' it had better be called
That's the manuscript the maid stole
out of your man Jed's room and that
Dravada took after the lawyer haC
been killed. Here's my reasoning
maybe you viii be Interested: Thi:
man Jed and this fellow Dravads
worked for Mr.. Sidney in Montevideo
Dravada is a thief; Jed isn't mucf
tetter. Dravada got one sheet of s
manuscript that had something to d.
with a concealed crime. Jed got thu
rest of the manuscript, so Dravads
says. Dravada has been trying t.
$500 ~ - IN 20 ~ -- A@-- A~,,
ing to get the rest of the manuscript
He'll murder Jed yet.
"Now here's the way I look at it:
mar like Jed does o go to the trou
BILE Of copying a couple Of chapter
Of The M%oonshine' and planting tn
copy in his room just to devil a dea
berate fellow lie Dravada. He doe
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11

~ Suppose You're Something to Miss
Sidney, Too"
It for a purpose. That proves he has
the real manuscript. That proves
there is a concealed crime. Our agen-
c. IN interested in finding out what
that crime was. AS an agent Of the
Law l am interested In this case. Are
youf Is this family interested?"
Il am not, and the family is not"
"Ill take your word for it, but I'll
zee Mr.. Sidney"
ut Is quite impossible. He never
Dees callers. l am his doctor. l
should forbid it."
''Then I'll see Mrs. Sidney"
"That also is impossible. l am her
representative"
swell, I'll talk to Miss Sidney"
THAT also is out of the question"
II suppose you're something to Miss
Sidney, too"
II am her fiance."
"You are a little bit Of everything
around here. Well, how about seeing
this man jedi"
THAT can be arranged" l said. and
rang for Jed. When he came In, !
said:
jed, this is MI. Morgan. of the
Metropolitan Detective agency. He
wants to talk to YOU"
"Yes, sir" said Jed, and l went out
Of the room.
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Kissed Her Mother and Kissed Me-.
bility and trustw6rthiness had been es-
tablished, but II they had been, and if
the question were merely n of fidel-
ity and s%tanchness, l hoped l could
be regarded loyal.
IF only those qualities were in
volved. John" said Mrs. Sidney, "you
could have the Utmost secrets of my
soul. I would trust you with anything
anywhere, but for your W salvation
I would not have this terrible thing in
your consciousness. knowledge of it
would curse you. 1t will be unless
there is expiation in a great love, and
exculpation in self-sacrifice. Jed's
soul is gone beyond redemption. l
dare not think of Mr.. Sidney nor of
myself. But Jed is n gross sinner"
SHE was by nature and wish an I'M
emotional, %untheatric lady, but she
was dramatic in her seriousness. Then
shs said:
VI should like to have you for q
son."
1 was much embarrasscd-the more
so when she kissed me. To conceal
some disconcerting emotions laughed
awkwardly and went on about my
business. l was to 20 blindfolded into
the intricacies of the strangest situa-
tions I yer encountered.
With early October beautiful days
came and brought tranquility. Life
Is full Of zest in October, the rich,
rare month of the year; physical
ems are made more sensitive. Hart
ley house blazed out in autumn splen-
dor. What had been beautiful before
was now glOrified.
l could have hours, but not complete
days of happiness. l could use my
common sense part Of the time, but
Isobel broke it down at other times.
Occasionally l thought her willful and
tried to believe hat she amused her.
self by playing the devil with the only
man available, but when I came to my
senses, I knew l was a fool.
All she did was to associate frankly
and friendlily with the only available
man, and if she liked to be with me,
it was q compliment l did not see that
I deserved.
With the return to normality. with
Jed back and immediate alarms quiet
ed. our family routine was re-estab-
lished. Dinner. which had been less
the sociable occasion that it might
have been, because Of .Jed's m%alevolent
superselviceability. became q pleasant
event.
Heretofore Jed had made it a point
to restrict and embarrass our attempts
at easy conversation. Now he withdrew
and left us to ourselves.
1t was owing to this extraordinarily
favorable disposition that l, coming to
dinner M evening in u sullen mood.
had opportunity to take up a subject
which concerned me.
Mrs. Sidney" l said when Jed had
| placed the coffee-tray beside her and
had retired. II must ask you to release
me from the absurd position l am in"
l.. "What position. John?" asked the
kindly lady.
II am engaged to Isobel." l said.
(Which is a torment and u trial."
said Isobel.
: ut is," I replied with warmth. 1T Is
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11

Tho worlds standard remedy for kidney,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles.
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All druggists, three sizes. Guaranteed.
Lsok for the name Gold Medal on svory bex
and accept NO imitation
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11
All Run Down
howFeeIsFine
EafOnfc Ended
His Troubles

"Eatonic is the only thing I have
found to stop my heartburn and I
think it has been a great help in
nervous spells" writes G. C. Johnson.
An upset stomach may cause lots
of suffering all yer the body. Eatonic
helps in such cases by removing the
cause Of the misery, because it takes
up and carries out the excess acid
and gases and keeps the digestive or
gans in natural working order. A
tablet after meals is all you need. Big
box costs only a trifle with druggists
guarantee.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11
{ lllustratod By lrvinNyerx Copyright

In about twenty minutes Jed came to
me again.
"Mr. Morgan wishes to speak to you
once MORE" he said.
"Well?" I said. looking at him in
quiringly.
&. "A downright, direct and positive
sort of a person." he said. smiling,
shut although keen, not a real intel
ligence. He is waiting for you. sir"
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4uAt w
concerts. There's nothing but vanity
and vexation Of spirit about an enter
tainment of that kind. It's advertised
to start at a certain hour, say eight
o'clock. and you are credulous enough
to think that the specifications will be
lived up to. You break a hame strap
to get there in time, and when you ar
rive, at ten minutes to eight, you find
you're the first one there. You sit
around, waiting for an hour or two, and
people walk on your feet and sit down
on your hat and make things unpleas-
ant as possible.
"By the time the curtain goes up,
you are wishing you had possessed
sense enough to stay at home. But, be-
ing there, and having paid for the priv
ilege. you determine to hold her nozzle
agin the bank, as it were.
"The entertainment usually is
| opened by a talksmith. The mar who
makes Il few remarks always looms up
Mt such entertainments, and should be
taken to Jail for obtaining money un-
der false %pretenses. When he has
said all that he can think of, the art
lists begin to dish up the music. 1t
may be elegant music-it usually is.
But you can't enjoy it in comfort, for
the gentleman with the large splay
foot, in the seat directly behind you,
persists in beating time with that organ
until he drives you frantic. If you turn
around and dot him in the eye, you
will he elected from the building.
"Then you will find that the woman
with a shrill. carrying voice, who has
heard better singers, sits right in front
of you, and she keeps on talking in a
maddening way. The last concert I
attended had Il fine contralto who sang
some stem-winding songs of the kind
we all like. But the wOman with the
shrill voice was right in front of me,
and I could hear her saying: Really,
you should hear Margaret Reyes or
Christine Miller sing that selection
this woman is impossible as q vocal
ist.'
"Then a man with n hectic voice
and a name that he imported without
paying duty on 1t, stood up and whin.
MED like a dOggone zebra. and we were
expected to believe that he was sing
ing n Neapolitan song. l never heard
anything that filed my nerves the way
that voice did. 1T recalled the halcyOn
days when my father used to sharpen
a bucksaw with a rasp. Well, when
ne finished his first number, the ap-
plause was frantic, and he reared up
and did it all over again. Then the
applause was louder than ever, and he
whinnicd something else. They kept
that blamed pirate there for half an
hour, and I don't know when l suf'
fered so much.
"The hall was overheated, and I was
iamlned in the middle of n row of seats
so I couldn't get out without climbing
over Il number of ladies and gentlemen
We we're kept there for three hours
and when l got out I swore by my
Sunday hat I'd never go to another
public concert.
"Next day I bought a photograph
and a lot of records of the kind l like
and now I enjoy my music. 1 start II
when l get ready, and quit when am
tired. No punk singers are encored
No Windy Jims introduce the singers
with Il few pertinent remarks. If q
singer displeases me, I stop the ma
chine and throw the record into the
aIey. You'd better tear up your con
cert ticket and come and hear my mu'
sic mill"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11
(To BE CONTINUED.)
Somethino Doinq Then.

II only more millionaires had the
imagination Of poets, signs a Florida
editor. what a wonderful world this
might be! But wouldn't it be q still
more wonderful world If more poets
had the incomes of milliOnaires7-
Springfield Republican.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11
OF Course.

OF Course.
"You made a big howl that you we're
out for civic betterment."
eve did"
"Yet your program consists solely
of getting your crowd into Office"
swell, amt that civic better
ment?"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11

nor liberal than
that"
"You'll break
yourself up in
business if you 20
around wasting
your substance in
that fashion," re-
piled the hotel
keeper. But you
will have to
hunt up another
victim. Since ]
bought a phone
graph and u bunch
Of records I have
mutt onin n tc
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11
BALED MUSIC

SSTHERE'S going to be a great ION.
cert ut the opera house to-
night" said the retired merchant, "and
if you'll go along with me, I'll pay
your way and buy you five cents worth
Of peanuts. I'm sure nothing could be
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11
Hard Hit

"What's wrong, old man? You look
blue"
"Had a scrap with my wife this
morning"
"Oh, don't let a little thing like that
worry YOU. A thunderstorm clears the
atmosphere, you know"
eyes, but that doesn't help a man
who's been struck by lightning" -
Boston Transcript.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-11-11
New Rich.

"Well. what's on the tapis today?"
asked the social secretary breezing in.
II hadn't noticed" answered Nav
Hoptoad. maria, did you spill any
thing on the tapis"
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Burke on Nationa, Defense.

"Education is the cheap defense Of
nations" Il uttered by the English
statesman, Edmund Burke.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-15

UNIONS FAVOR
Committee. Headed By Gompers
Draws Comparison of Demo-
cratic and Republican platform
LABOR PLANKS ANALYZED
Report Holds Organized Labor
Is Not Partisan To Party But
To Principals of Justice

Washington July 1l-Weighed a.
gainst the specific demands of Or
ganiZed labor, the Democratic plat
form adopted at San Francisco, more
nearly approximates the desired decla-
ration of human rights. than do the
planks found in the republican plat
FORM" Samuel Gompers, chairman of
the special committee appointed by
the American Federation of Labor to
present labor's demands to both party
conventions, said today in reporting
result of the committees work.
With the report was made public
an analysis of the labor planks in the
Democratic platform and comparison
of these with the program adopted at
the annual convention Of the Amerl-
can Federation in Montreal.
In summarizing it is but to say that
the Democratic platform marks mea-
sure of progress not found in the plat
form of the Republican party the
repord asserted. Men and women of
labor of the United States, and her
liberty loving people must judge be-
tween the declaration of these parties y
Labor of Americans is not partisan
to. any political party; it is PARTISAN
to the principals Of justiees,and free
dom" the report said.