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The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-12-30
CHAPTER xl.

For fully an hour after retiring
John Stuart Webster slept the deep,
untroubied sleep OF healthy unwor-
ried man; then one Of the many
species OF digger" which flourish just
north and south OF the equator crawl
ed INTO bed with him and promptly
proceeded to establish its commissary
on the inner flank Of the Websterian
thigh, where the skin is thin and the
blood close TO the surface. AS a con-
sequence, Mr.. Webster awoke sud
denly, obliterated the intruder and
got out OF bed for the purpose OF
amounting the injured spot with
alcohol-which being done, an active
search Of the bed resulted In the dis
covery OF three more jlggers and the
development Of John Stuart Webster's
soul in the fogs OF apprehension.
"Tls an evil land, filed with trou-
BILE" he unused as he lighted a
cigaret. ~ wish Bill were here TO
advise me. He ought TO be able TO
straighten this deal out and assure
the hlgher-ups that I'm not buttlng in
on their political affairs. But Bits
up-country and here | am under sur
VIGILANCE and unable TO leave the
hotel TO talk II over with Andrew
Bowers, the only other white expert
I know Of in town. And by the way,
they're after Andrew, tool wonder
what for"
He smoked two cigarets. the while
he Wondered the various visible as
meets of this dark mess I'm which he
found himself noundering. And FIN
ally he arrived at a decision. These
chaps aren't thorough" Webster de-
cldea. They'll see me safely TO bed
and pick me up again In the morning
so I'll take chance that the const
Is clear, slip out now and talk 1t over
with Andrew"
He looked at his watch--eleyen,
thirty. Hurrledly he dressed, strapped
on his automatic pistol, dragged his
bed nolselessly TO the open window
and tied 10 the bed-leg the rope he
used TO lash his trunk then he low
cred himself out the window. the
length Of rope permitted him to de-
sc@nl within few feet OF the ground
Webster made his way 10 the street
unnoticed and ten minutes later APP
Peared before the entrance OF I'll Buen
Amigo Just as Mother jerks was bar
ring II for the night.
II am Mr.. Webster" he announced,
Mr.. Geary's friend from the United
States"
Mother jerks, having heard OF him.
was OF course profoundly clustered to
meet this toff who so cGrelessly wired
his dowa-and-out friends pesos orc In
lots OF a thousand. Cordially she In
yited him within TO stow peg OF her
best, which invitation Mr.. Webster
promptly accepted.
ITO your beautiful eyes webster
toasted her, "And now would you
mind leading me to the quarters OF
Bnly's friend Mr.. BowersW
She shuffled away, TO return pres
entity with the news that Mr.. Bowers
was IN his room and would be de-
lighted 10 receive Mr.. Webster Moth
er jerks led Webster 10 the door,
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-12-30

~ ; guard; then webster's
',.S NV closed around the officers
~Vuie to me thou lnsolent
ne crooned, and Jerked his
'oWard him, gathered him
arms carried him. kicking
na,,ug with futile rage, out
'a'io and souse1 him In the
Splthre. that viii cool
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-12-30
"Pull your hardware, you
pretty pair Of poIecAtsp
CTC BE coNTINUEDJ


One Instance.
1.-THE office should seek the man."
ut does In the case OF the vice
presidency"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

iod of many years, on the part of those
at the head of our educational system, |
has been made to put these schools out |
Of existence and establish central nor
nal school. ID, To show that these
schools have been a most valuable asset
to the state i'll furnishing trained teach
ers by the thousands, at a less cost per
capita than in any other state, 3d. That
the offer of 100000 by the Carnegie
Foundation is Just a bait to foist upon
the state The Columbia Idea" for the
training of teachers, which method has
been tried out in other states, also in
New York city, and abandoned. The
spectacle of Vermont being turned over
to Columbia university for experiment
and exploitation, is grim one. Their
plan, if ever adopted will be an expen-
sve proposition for Vermont. -
You will notice that the Free Press in
all its articles on the subject, says moth
ing in regard to one of the conditions OF
state shall make a yearly appropriation
of 100000 for the maintenance OF tins
central training college. Does this look
| like a less expensive proposition Tor the
| training of teachers? Further, do you be-
| leve for moment that a young person
| trained in a college like this one pro
| posed, will ever go into rural school to
| teach? Most certainly not, unless 1T is
| done from a purely missionary spirit.
/ Everything connected with this cen
! trallZatlOn plan would tenn TO euuCdtG
away from the rural communities. If |
understand it correctly, the great need
today is for rural teachers, and the rea-
son why ! shall fight to have these two
! normal schools re-established is that this
need may be supplied.
/ We believe that the lavish expenditure
of money during the last three years, es-
pecallv at the Johnson school, like the
| employing Of IS or IS high-salaried in
structors and assistants for less than p
students, was a deliberate and premedi
tated move on the part of the adminlstra-
ton to sduelch the school by making 1t
so expensive that the state would not
! stand for it, and that this was the rea-
son why. the last legislature refused a
renewal of the charters of the two
! schools.
4 With SO much pronounced dissatisfae-
ton as | hear concerning the. present ed
ucational system, my fear is that the
! next legislature will be disposed TO go
too far and tear down more than 1t can
1 rebuild on improved lines.
! If we cannot sustain these charges be
fore the next legislature, then our con-
tentions must fail.
Very respectfully yours, -c
/ c. II. STEARNS.
i Johnson, Oct. %, 1920.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals for building abut-
ments and approaches and doing other
work for the proposed Booth Bridge in
Bridgewater. Vermont. viii be received
at the Office of the State Highway Com
missioner. Montpelier, Vermont. until ,
D. IN. October Is. 1920, and then pub
licly opened and read.
The work to be done consists OF the
following approximate quantities;
Earth excavation, $50 Gu. yds.
Rock excavation, in
Guiding removal of old
abutment. 100 Gu. yds.
Borrow, 900 Gu. yds.
Concrete Glass 4 (1-2-4) As Gu. yds.
Concrete Glass c $3.50 30 Gu. yds.
Reinforcing Steel. 5000 pounds
Wooden Guard Rail. 3D. lin. fit.
Bituminous Wearing
Surface, $50 81. yds.
Plans and specifications may be seen at
the office of the State Engineer, Mont
pelier. Vermont.
Bidders should satisfy themselves, be-
fore bidding. as to the character of the
work and the obstacles to be cncoun-
tered. The estimated quantities are not
guaranteed. but are given as a basis for
the comparison of bids.
able to the State Highway Commits
siOner, must accompany each bid.
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
s. B. BATES,
State Highway Commissioner.
Dated October 10, 1920.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
GuILFORD CENTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. u. Lyon have returned
from their western trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Lyon and family en-
tertained u guests Sunday.
Mr.. Prescott, who is boarding at
Charles Clark's, has returned after be-
ing away two weeks.
w. H. Goodnow and son and daugh-
ter and Miss Jackman of Greenfield
spent Sunday at J. II. Thayer's.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Goodnow have
moved from Jamaica. where they have
been on a lumber job, to Brookline
L. J. Thayer and son. Arthur Thayer
of BrocktOn are spending the week with
his brother, !. II. Thayer, and family.
Mrs. George Ingraham of West Hart
ford. Conn. has been spending the past
graham, and family. Mr.. Ingraham is
expected Wednesday to stay until Sun,
day, when they will return to their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Ihgraham and
daughter Mrs. George Ingraham
and Miss Ruth Maynard spent
Sunday with Mrs. Frank Maynard OF
Mortified, attending the sacred concert
by Mount Hermon and the Mortified
seminary schools.
The following program will be given
at the next regular meeting of Broad
Brook Grange Saturday, Oct. %: Open
ing song, Grange; readings. Mrs. Frank
HOughton and Mrs. Elida Davis: vocal
selection, Miss Marguerite Henry; pa
per. Mrs. Kate Blanding; question,
Would there be a surplus if the farmers
worked only eight hours a day.; rccita-
ton, Mrs. c. X. Faruum; vocal sclec-
ton. Mrs. Archie Phelps; readings, Mrs.
Merton Thomas and Mrs. Newton Hast
ingS; closing song, Grange.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
STEARNS TELLS OF
NORMAL SCHOOLS
Will Attempt to Show That
These Institutions Have
Been Unfairly Treated
ONE CONDITION
OF CARNEGIE GIFT
State Must Appropriate 100000 Annu-
ally for Support of Teachers College
Such Institution Would not Fur
nish Teachers for Rural Schools.

Editor of The Reformer:
A clipping from a recent issue of your
valuable paper has been sent me, in
which you quote from an editorial of the
Rutland Herald, and on which you com
ment. The fairness of your comment and
my personal knowledge of you, leads me
to believe that you viii want to give
both sides a fair and full hearing, and
that you will want that to win which is
best for Vermont, SO | would ask for
space in your paper to try and throw
some side lights on this normal school
question. which / consider of very vital
impoI lance to the people and to the edu-
cationaI interests of Vermont.
First, [ want to say that the Rutland
Herald is wrong in its statement that
the attack Of the johnson cohorts and
Mr.. Stearns will be directed along these
lines, LIST, Inethciency of the state board
of education, ID, It's expense, 3D. Its re
moteness and overIordship." We are al
so sure that the Rutland Herald Is wrong
in its statement that the board receive
expenses only, when away from home
This, however, has nothing to do with
our question.
Our attack, if you are pleased to. call
it that, win be made along these lines;
lst, To show that these normal schools
have been most unfairly treated, and
that a continuous effort, covering a per
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
CUILFORD.

Mrs. Mary f. Starkey is visiting at the
home of Mrs. Joel Flagg.
Mrs. II. H. Smith arrived from Boston
on Friday and is a guest at G. z. Miller's
Mr.. Johnson. mail carrier, is expected
home today very much improved in health
Hooker Winchester lost a valuable fox
huond Sunday night. 1t was run over by
an automobile.
Congratulations are extended to Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Ward Winchester, who
were married Oct. 16 in Brattleboro.
Mrs. c. f. Alexander of BrattleborO is
guest of Mrs. $. \. Smith and also is
visiting old neighbors and friends IN the
village.
Mrs. Carrie Lasher, former mission
airy of this town. has rented a room or
Canal street in Brattleboro and will re-
main there through the winter to regain
her health.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

DON'T LET anyone fool you. Sch
your junk to the right dealer-get full
price and the right scale. Telephone
connection. M. Gissen, l04 Williams st.
81 If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

BARGAINS IN MAGAZINES-Mos
favorable terms on single subscriptions
or on reduced club rates. Send for
booklet. Brattleboro News Co. 1S2-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.

ROPODY-EIizabeth P. Bailey,
POS Barber Bldg. 8 to 12-2 to D:
Phone COG. lSZ-tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
WEST DUMMERSTON.

The Ladies' Aid society met in the
home of Mrs. Sam Clark Wednesday
for n quilting bee.
Mr. and Mrs H. s. Sisson of Albany,
y. Y, were recent guests of Mrs. Mary
Aiken and Mrs. George Norcross.
James Phillips, who is making plans
to move his family to Monson, Mass,
is to hold an auction at his home Sat
urday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
FOR SALE.

FOR SAAE-Dodge touring car, q. j
Perkins & Son. Tel. 575-M. l46-t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

MAGAZINES AT LOWEST PRICES
Write me about what magazines you
want for the coming year. l can get
them for you at money saving prices.
Mrs. G. NJ. Love, Magazine Specialist,
South Newfane, Vt. 1S2-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

COME AND PICK your apples 81 per
bill. Baldwins and Greetings. Matthew
HnM0rd Tel. G3S-M. 199-2O1+
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TO RENT.

TO TENT-Furnishe room; heat.
light and 'ath. Tel 68-R. 197-tf
FOR EENT-Large front room. pri-
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To RFNT-For the winter, the fur
nished home # the late Mrs. E. G. Star
key. Oak st. 1919 If
TO RENT Building, % < 20. in rear
of Waite & Freeman block on Main St.
). W. Edgett & Co. 179-tf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-02-04
CHAPTER XIV.
"Ihs LeweIa Are Mine

To this day I've never quite recov-
cred from the establishment and cha
grin when on waking up in the morn
ing I reviewed The case with a re-
freshed mind and realized with what
ease De Ravenol had imprisoned both
Mrs. DelariO and me In our own homes
and had US quaking in our boots In
fear of our very lives
Monsieur had managed Mrs. Deiario
even better than he had me-he had
merely left a detective IN her house
to watch her by day and lock her up
by night. In fact, she'd actually in
vited the detective in proof of her In
nOcence; for when monsieur had ac-
cused her of stealing jewels she saw
in her minds eye-just as ! did---trin-
kets, jewelry; and the ideL that he
was referring to seven unset diamonds
Gagged in her slipper never entered her
head
you have accused me of shocking
crime--a crime that offends every prin-
ciple Of decency as we'll as morals"
she told him with spirit. land / now
insist that you convince yourself of
my innocence before you leave the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-02-04
GIRLS HELPED BY DANCING
English Medical Officer Of Health
Makes Significant Statement In
Recent Report.

That twice as many girls as boys
squlnt is one of the conclusions ar
rived at by DIR. w. II. Hamer. medical
officer of health
In his report on London school chill
dren. he attributes girls poorer eye
sight to sewing classes In school In
the late afternoon while the light Is
at its worst. and when. In the winter
months. artificial light has to be used.
Girls. however, according to DIR.
Hamer, have better teeth than boys,
due to the fact that 1t is easier to
persuade the former to use tooth
brush than the latter. Girls suffer,
because of lack of outdoor games and
sports. more than boys from heart de-
fects. and anaemia.
BIZ in spite of all these disadvan-
tageS Ihe poise and department Of Lon
don girls Is superior to that of boys
Country boys and girls both fall short
of the London girl In this respect.
Particularly noticeable is the grace
full arch of her instep. due to her love
OF dancing. This, and the teaching OF
dancing. is said to have greatly help
ed, If 1t has not saved, the situation in
regard to physical dsvelopment.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-02-04

said: Bill, II you haven't got the
nerve. I'll get game guy But /, like
q fool fell for what she said.
ION the night of Feb. 11-but l am
not sure 1t was on the 11th--I did my
first job in Detroit.
81 came home with a suitcase full
of money and had enough to paper the
Dime Saving Bank building, but it
didn't last her very long. She must
have eaten the bills and spent the sill
yer. When she was broke she would
say, Bill, make one more job and we
will go and live straight But 1t would
be the same story all the time. DO
another, Bill, maybe you will hit it
rich.'
81 have not drank in IL years, and
now she is not satisfied, But the rea-
son l am going to do this is because I
won't serve time for the woman I
served as burglar for.
"But / hope this is a lesson to other
young lads; stay straight and don't
fall in love as l did. Tell my mother
and sister and brothers that am sorry
to disgrace them by knowing Bill was
a burglar. They always thought / was
a good fellow. Tell little Rea daddy is
going away forever. for God knows l
love vi and baby"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-02-04
YOUR COLD is EASED
AFTER THE FIRST DOSE
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Relief comes instantly. A dose taken
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The very first dose opens your
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Don't stay stuffed-upi Quit blowing
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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-02-04

house. Here Is the key to my bed
room-here is the passkey to all the
other rooms Have your man watch me
while you examine everythIng-every-
thing-and then you must get a wom-
an to search me-"
This unsolicited action, her fiat de-
NAL and his finding the slipper where
she'd carelessly dropped 1t In her ward
robe threw the scent on me. In two
hours monsieur convinced himself that
she did not have the diamonds and
knew nothing about them, and he then
requested her-as the proof of her
noncomplicity-to Ter him lock her In
her room and send for me! And she
didn't dare TO Refused
And there you have. simple as
simple could be, the whole of 1t. /
mad her side Of the story when ] saw
her Sunday morning as mpnsieur's
messenger. But / had enough of the
story before l went to her TO feel
pretty well chagrined; yet sad. too. as
| thought of the disappointment | had
in store for her when l told her that
Emperor William owned her find"
and how the diamonds came to be In
her slipper
confess didn't like very much the
way she'd lied 10 me about the uncle
abroad who had left them to her.
Stlll--it was an understandable lie:
since she'd found the diamonds and
di1nff kpoxv urhO ounad thau, Sha faIf
they belonged to her as much as If
they'd been left her In will.
/. Mrs. Delario herself admitted me (;
gave a gasp when she saw who It was,
and whirled me into the seance room
and locked the door on us before we
exchanged a syllable.
We sank into chairs. / felt as IL a
tidal wave had swept from under me
and left me not even hanging up in a
coconut tree but sitting still in peace
full security. IL was she who got us
down from the high peaks to the levels
where conversation can go afoot with
out falling off, by asking. "And how
are you-after 1t ALP" to which l re-
piled. "But how are you-after 1t all?"
and we both laughed.
Her laugh died away into an indig-
nant frown. You never heard any
thing ike IT," she cried. HE came
here with a detective-and 1t wasn't
five minutes after you got out Of the
house, MOnday-and accused me
me of stealing Clalre's Bracelets !"
"Braceletsf" l echoed.
"Yes-me."
/ said oh" slowly. / hadn't ex-
pected she'd grind the word Jewels
quite so fine.
Did you ever hear anything quite
1 so outrageous?" she rushed on. ITO
come here and say l robbed his child
Of jewelryl / don't believe she had
any iewelry, anyway-lt was all a
trumped-up story to get something out
OF me: but was so Indignant" and
! she poured out the whole tale.
'Well. it's all over" she concluded.
Il didn't care how much monsieur
searched-I knew hadn't robbed
| Claire, and l knew that so long as
you had my diamonds they were safe.
didn't worry after the first day
or So"
She said my diamonds" and now
! had TO tell herl
Mrs. Delario there seems 10 be
= misunderstanding about those dla-
monds.' l began suavely,
| She gave q start and asked, How,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-02-04
Abysslnian Likes American Styles.

81 would like to see Abyssinian wour
en- dress like American women" Is q
remark credited to Prince Nadoa, the
head of the Abysslnian mission In this
country. This may be merely a bit
of oriental fiattery or 1t may be an
indication of the princes bravery. Il
should be remembered. first that the
sovereign of Abyssinia is woman. and
a descendant of the queen whose ele-
cnnce and beauty of costume dazzled
King Solomon's court. and In the next
place that in Abyssinia style does not
change more than once every thou
sand years. and that for that length
of time the life of man is free from
all pecuniary worries incident TO
changing fashions and new dresses.
without any intention Of forecasting
trouble for the prince, il might be
suggested that IL this story should
pracede him he will have some ex-
plantations to make either to the queen
or to the husbands and fathers of
AbySSinia.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-02-04
Wife MADE HIM
BECOME BURGLAR
Detroit Man Tires of Robbing,
Kills Woman and
Himself.
LETTER TELLS OF LIFE
."stsy Straight and Don't Fall in Love
With the Butterfly Type of
Woman" is His Advice
to others.

Detroit. Mich.-That his wife made
him become a burglar in order to pro.
vide her with more money than he
was able to earn honestly. is the asser'
ton made in a letter by William New
ell, who shot and killed his wife Violet,
26. and then ended his life with bul.
let The woman was strikingly hand
some, having won beauty contests in
Detroit and Buffalo.
II hope my experience will be a
lesson to other young lads" Newell
advised in the letter. "Stay straight
and don't fall in love with the butter.
fly type of woman as did"
The letter. which was addressed to
the chief of police, follows:
Wife Ran Away With Another.
Dear Sir: Just a few lines to let
you know why I shot my wife and
killed myself. Four years ago today
she ran away with a gink in Buffalo
and went to Pittsburgh. / have always
had a good reputation until married
this woman. l had a clean divorce
from her and the judge told me to take
good care of the little girl. Later /
took her back on condition she would
live straight; then l quit my good job
and came to Detroit so / wouldn't hear
the people say Bill. you are fool TO
take her back
'As for the last two weeks she has
done nothing but lie to me. l have
caught her and in a million
lies, and believe that If Mrs. -
(the other mans wife) saw what l saw
Saturday morning she would be look
ing for a divorce also.
Goaded by Wife's Taunts.
"Tll tell yOr what I've done for her.
She said: 'Blll, If you don't quit your
Job at the Detroit Trailer and get more
money. some day I'll leave you and
take Marie and you never will see
either of u.s. So, like a fool, listened
to her. She knew crook while she
was In Pittsburgh and he told her how
easy it was to open n safe. and she
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-02-04

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other women. Mrs. JULES BERo, Jr.,
r. /, Box 80, Casco, Wis.
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