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Evening star., 1920-03-14

Exactly. There can be no doubt
that your mastiff, on the night Of the
tragedy. had roamed into one of those
huge and now discarded cellars IN
deNpeath your house. and that it-had
edged a way into the passage con-
Meeting with the chapel Who knows
but that instinct had made 1t scent
the peril of Cassidy's movements? But
find him there it assuredly did. Cas-
sidy fled by the way he had come.
The first and far-off bowling Of the
dog attracted your notice and remind
ed you of mere whine or cry. Then
you heard it's full roar, followed by
the terrible shrek OF the pursued
Cassidy leaped upward for the open
len of the mock cenotaph, and he got
there. Now the iron bar propping 1t
ajar was rusted through and through
and ready to snap at touch. That
touch, that jar, it received as, Cassidy
was in the act OF leaping through to
the crypt floor. The bar broke. Down
fell the ponderous top. The under
edge struck Lacey Cassidy on the
back Of his skull and smashed 1t,
hurting him forward so that his dead
body fell against the opposite wall. un-
der the faded fresco Of the Five Rivers
of Paradise"
Heriot brought his hand down with
all his force upon his. thigh. "Can you
prove that?" he shouted. p
Certainly can. There is forbidding
evidence on the other edge Of the big
stone lid Nothing has disturbed it. Of
course. The traces OF human blood and
Nroioo ~ human hair-T ,acAy Cnaaidy'a
hair. I noted IT all yesterday.
Evening star., 1920-03-14
Where Farming Pays.

WHERE 90 you think you will find
the greatest returns for labor
and capital in the realm Of agricul-
ture? The enormous highly scien-
tihc. highly specialized farms?-
Not at all. You must look out in
some ones back yard" or. garden,
where there are few rows Of beans
and peas, a succession Of carefully
tended lettuce crops. a dozen or 20
thriving tomato bushes. where, with
vigilant care, the family supply Of
this useful vegetable can be supplied
all summer long, with enough left
to can for winter. -. .-.<
In the first place. in such = garden
there IL no reckoning to be made for
the land. Every one has "a "back
yard" or a garden plot, and II they
are not planted to vegetables they
are sewn to grass or weeds. The i'm
plements such as arc needed for this
adventure in farming at home need
not be q large. item, and if they are
carefully cared for they Win last
for many seasons. - Seeds. though
costing more in proportion, than any
Of the other items in. the reckoning.
are not very considerable In the small
garden. .- !. @., ''ss%'
Then comes the item which In the
regular work-a-day farm. whether It :
be Of the way back or tho highly
scientific variety, always counts the
highest. That is the item Of EXPENSE
of labor. And in the backyard gar
den this item is written with zero;
for 1t is part Of the adventure that
all the labor should be accomplished
by those who consume its fruits. In
fact, SO beneficial 10 the work that
den that the item OF labor might
be checked up on the profit side Of
the page.
1t is doubtful whether any exercise
10 more wholesome than the work OF
making and caring for q small gar
den. 1t gives variety andskeeps men.
tai interest alert Many muscles are
used in ways out Of the ordinary
routine of city life. And It 10 all In
risk of being caught in. storms 10
practically nothing and there 10 every
convenience for changing clothing II
the exercise is vigorous and the
weather hot. ',r.-
The more gardens in the. city the
fewer cases Of sickness and the
smaller the waste Of time and moHaV
which prevsntable illness implies and
Involves The better the gardening
the greater the supply Of perfectly
fresh and alto6sther satisfactory
wgDytables ana the more mensy thsre
'Wt1rs6e for acs3ser rufp0seo than buy
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MME. GRANDVOlNET. BY ALBERT AIDES ),


IN her voice. One might have said that
she spoke. seeing about her, but visible
to her only. the whole circle Of her past
humiliations. 5,......,s ~ = - =, ,fs.9s.
perhaps you don't understand yet
what am talking about. Nevertheless,
I assure you that Of all the realities of
poverty this is the most terrible. 1t
grows on you slowly. But from the
first day we are unconsciously Influenced
by 1t In all our acts. Unconsctously we
know that too quick movement Is fun
of danger. 1t may tear dress 1t may
break some object. Unconsciously we
know that we mustn't manifest desire,
for the desire Of the poor takes hid
eous form. 1t becomes envy. Uncon-
sciousiy W realize that It IL necessary
to cultivate a little ignorance. to be In
different to human progress. For We
are Of the race which. can share in
nothing. Of that fixed race Of the dis
inherited, prisoners to two or three
needs which come daily to the surface
and which each day hardly gives US time
to satisfy
/ looked at Nine. Grandvoinet. She
into this house, where. from the garden
gate to the light which flooded our
chambers, everything had sxhaled to her
wealth and luxury. The sheen Of the
copper ball on our staircase was enough
to upset her and to force her to crawl
into her shell. Now everything was In
the same place. but the atmosphere had
changed. The carpets, the chandeliers,
the silver dishes were only images. over
which q dark shadow hovered. She felt
terminated by our ruin. not because 1t
gave her any pleasure. not because
malevolent thought entered her mind. but
because there was now an air In which
her lungs could dilate. an atmosphere
In which her individuality could expand.
My mother looked at her with yelled
glance. strange and q little malicious.
She didn't like this philosophy Of pow
erty. She had not sent for her friend
to ask her counsel. And believe that
she was annoyed by the confidence with
which Nine. Grandvoinet had exposed
her ideas.
but 1t isn't necessary to exaggerate
things" she answered through her teeth.
I'VE are ruined. That IL understood.
But 1t IL only form Of speech. We
have something left. Our furniture. my
Jewels and this villa viii! produce very
considerable sum. No. my dear. don't
strain yourself to picture everything so
black"
Pale. q tear on her eyelashes. Nine.
Grandvoinet was silenced. My mother
had brandished before her what was left
Of our wealth. She had made mistake
then. She had revealed the secrets Of
her souf In . world In which she was
still stranger.
The words which she had meant to
be sympathetic and tender had taken on
an offensive sense. They were accepted
a. an augury Of evil in house in which
there was still a ray Of hope.
Pardon me. didn't know. Excuse
me-" she murmurcd.
Ny mother smiled,
Such as 1t is," she said. ''The reality
isn't very cheerful Think Of the height
from which fall! No carriage any
more. no house Of my own, no entertain
mcnts. nothing which makes life sup
portable. Consider the position which
have maintained for twenty veass! I
fsd q saxssaoSs ~. WStse - ~ esH
ssCsesy. NY tsssansA ~ SAesss.-vss'
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:. ~ IN WhlCn ITO mas Oeen care.
"VV free and easy 1t doesn't
evoke only painful images.
1t suddenly magnihes the past and that
which was Of little importance yester-
day takes on marvellous form and color
in the memory.
When my mother learned that we had
lost our fortune she stammered,
through her tears:
"Cecile! Oh. what will Cecile say?
Quick. must write to Cecile."
For two days we awaited her COM
ing. Each time the garden gate creaked
my mother cried. TITS she this time"
We asked ourselves what reason there
was for this impatience. For since our
early childhood. we were accustomed to
see that poor Nine. Grandvoinet" come
to visit us-timid. shrinking. always on
her guard much like an old governess
with whom We had remained on terms
of intimacy.
She and my mother were Of the same
age. Up to the time they married
each had been the others best friend
Nothing then seemed to foreshadow the
difference in their destinies. My moth
er's was to be. for twenty years. smooth
and happy Nine Grandvoinet, In that
time, had had to contend with many dif-
fculties.
The relations between the two old
friends continued. But they rejected
the change in circumstances Of each.
Nine Grandvoinet acquired that habit
Of admiring my mother extravagantly
and blindly. When she came to our
house everything greatly impressed her.
The least knicknack seemed to her q
rare object She felt abashed before
the most modest Of our friends II my
mother said to her. DO you know what
has happened to MOI" her eyes immedi-
ately took on a dreamy expression, As II
she were ready to listen to fairy tale.
1.-THE migrate! The ingratei" my
mother cried. "You will see that she
doesn't come. now that am poor
Nevertheless. on the third day, as I
was looking out Of the window. caught
a glimpse Of her brown cape.
Stretched on sofa, my mother re-
ceived her friend.
TITS you. Cecile?'
..s yes: mere am. kne" ABOUT IL Ue-
fore you wrote me. fly dear child
She bent over and pressed her face
against my mothers forehead.
Il suffered long before you did," she
murmured. II know how one ought to
face suffering. Why should you have
been obliged to descend to this? But
1 shall be a helpful guide to you IN the
path in which you are taking your first
steps,
In spite Of her shabby clothes and her
habitual air Of distress. I perceived for
the first time traces Of a beauty with
which l had never credited har. I had
had a superstitious feeling which held
me apart from this woman. As a boy
1 used to cry when she wanted to kiss
me or take me on her knees. In her
face. worn by suffering, I had seen
something mysterious, almost diabolical.
She went on:
"You will have to learn economy not
only in things but In the manifestations
Of your nature. 1t IL that, you see.
which is the hardest Of all. for II i'm
poversshs4 tse fsscss - ~"
iT@~rVs WOO . N1uN - uD2o sfeSes0
Evening star., 1920-03-14

1t will be heavy work. but we ought to
manage it."
We put our hands under a project
ing edge and heaved. 1 felt my arm
muscles begin to crack; but the efligy
To my surprise q rush of damp and
Icy wind beat out into our faces.
Push it-push It. Now!,.' urged Tred-
ways.
BY that method We edged 1t along
for nearly a couple Of feet. We lifted
the lantern and saw that the ceno.
taph had no bottom to IL: that 1T
really consisted Of a huge stone Golfer
with four sides and q mossive top.
On the edge Of one Of these sides was
a mans leather gauntlet glove. 1t had
been pressd there by the lid for
long time, and was fairly sticking to
the stone edge which it overlapped
Tredways pocketed 1t.
He leaned over and started long
time into the clammy void.
"It isn't much OF q drop down here.
he announced. I'm going in. Hold
the light, Francie, until I'm down."
wanted to dissuade him, but knew
such advice would bs futile. As ! fol-
lowed his directions noticed a few
inches Of deep-rusted iron hanging
from q ring in tho under side Of the
stone lid.
Tredways dropped into that foul
darkness. BY leaning over ! could
just manage to place the lantern
In his tlbstretched hand, He gave mo
CHEEKY farewell and vanished some
where In that hole. shtvered In the
bitter breath which blew out of 1t.
The score Of minutes which passed
before his temperance was like two
hours Of waiting. was never SO glad
to hear his voice as when it doomed
up: you there Francie? I'm coming
out"
He was blue with cold, his cloth 3
caked with mud. his shoes weighted
with yellow earth and slime.
Come along" said he in tired and
almost exhausted voice. 1--WE want
the best supper that the Joyous
Brethren can put before u.s."
"And we will have the two best bed ,
also" 1 added.
zone Of them." he corrected as I
relocked the door of the crypt. For
you. Francie. I must be back In Lon
don tonight at all COSTS
"And SO must l." ! insisted. my
duties"
Must wait a bit. 1t is above all
things essential that you should keep
an eye on our friend Reeds until you
hear from me. He may bolt. II SO.
don't lose him. Francie. For heavens
sake don't let him slip YOU" 's,t
On the following day found that
this was Just what Reeds meant to do.
| A stealthy inquiry regarding the oc-
euDant 'of "Tke t.aturslur. breuvi6 slks
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from the French by VIII.
: :. liam l.. McPherson.

HEN rain falls upon a house
in which life has been care
free and easy 1t doesn't
. n,,ol,> op1y nolDf,,1 ina 0oa.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-13
FREDERICK C. MOORE GIVEN
 HARTFORD ADVANCEMENT

A number of changes in the officers of the Hartford Fire Insurance Com pany were made Wednesday when the directors at a session held imme- diately after the annual stockholders meeting, elected two new vice pres- idents and made other changes, in cluding the election of Frederick c. Moore, an asS~ ant secretary.
 Mir. Moore is a graduate of Nor wich Free Academy and of Boston Tech. and lived in Norwich for many years, the family home being on War ren street. He has been superin- tendent of the special risk depart ment at the home office in Hartford is well known in local insurance cir
 cles and among insurance men in other cities and in his new advance naent will have an extensive part ot 1 the scompany's' work in his charge. IT
 May, 1915, he was elected president of the Insurance Institute of Hart ford
 He is the son of eGorge H. and Es- telle c. Moore, lifelong residents oi l Norwich. and is pleasantly remem- bered by former neighborS. and many friends, who will rejoice. in his mer- tied promotion and will congratulate 1 him on this signal advancement.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-13
FUNERALS.
Mrs. William RaiIeN

Funeral services for Josephine Holmes widow of William Bailey. were held Thursday afternoon from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alex ander B. Williams Of 97 Broad street. Relatives from other cities and towns attended the services. The casket rested in the parlor and was decked with many floral wreaths. Services were conducted by Rev. J. Eldred Brown and he also read committal service at the grave in Maplewood cemetery. Friends of the deceased filled the places of bearers. Funeral arrangements were in> charge oi Church & Allen.
 Arthur w. Boiseiair.
 The funeral of Arthur w. Boisclai, was held Thursday morning from his late residence at 39 Hedge avenue with a large attendance. There were many floral tributes from friends of the deceased. The following men act ed as bearers: Charles J. Conne] deputy chief of the fire department; Harold Lieberman and Patrick ! Bremen, also members of the fire de partment; Alderman Joseph A George and John 3Valz of the Nor | Nest of Owls.
 Services at St. Mary's church were conducted by Rev. ". H. Kennedy Henry La Fontaine presided at tho organ. Before the close of the mass Mrs. T. J., Donovan sang Beauttfu Land on High, and members of the 1 choir sang, Nearer, My God to Thee Interment was in St. Joseph's ceme. tery and Father Kennedy read q committal service at the grave.
 Arrangements were in charge al Hourigan Brothers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-13
West Side SIX NH Banquets Employees


 Over one hundred employees of the West Side Silk Mill were given a dinner at the Wauregan hotel on Thursday evening by the Schwarzen- bach Huber Company. This is the first time in the history of the large manufacturing concerns that such an event has taken place where every emplcye from the manager down to the errand boy has been entertained so well. The banquet marked the besinHing ef new plan at the mill 10 stimulate cooperation between em- E'loyer and cmploye and such affairs will become one of the fixtures in the mill life
 At 3 o'clock. the employees marched into the dining room while Swahn' s orchestra which furnished music dur Ing the dinner, played a lively march. Before being seated those assembled sang one verse of America and Ed win Eiiii of the local Y. NJ. C. A. of Tered prayer The following menu was served by the Wauregan house:
 Bisque of Tomatoes
 Aux Croutons
 Celery and Olives
 Roast Chicken. Stuffed Giblet Gravy
 Duchess Potatoes
 String Beans
 French Bread
 Harlequin Ice Cream
 Assorted Cakes
 Demi Tasse.
 Following the dinner NJ. L. Berg stresser, manager of the local mill acting as toastmaster, in short ad- dress of welcome expressed the hope that all had enjoyed themselves anC that this affair would not be the last H'3 said tiiaL Friday marks the sev- enth anniversary of the taking ovel or the mill by thc rresent owners anc that there were now in all four em- ployes present who were with tn, ] concern seven years ago MT. Berg stresser read a letter from Presiden Robert F. Schwarsenbach in whict MT. SchwarzenDacn expressed his re i gret at not being 1ble "a be present General Manager Honry RGeGg sent | telegram expressing ms regrets a being unable to attend and wished the employees an enjoyable evening MT. Bergstresser then introduceo Secretary Edwin Hill of the Y. M. ( A. as the first speaker of the evening Mir. Hilfs topic was Sociability. 1 In his. opening remarks Mir Hi I staoeo lhat NIT. BeFgStreSSer was good example of sociability and tha he was not a model manager. foi | said Mir. Hill, model means an inita ton of something. and MT. Bergstres ser is no initation--he is the rea l thing. The clements of sociabilit, IS nrst pleasant face, not necessar 1 fly pretty face, but a face that smiling. A man with a grouchy fac is never a sociable person. The sec ond element is friendliness and
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-13
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Mrs. Henry T. Arnold has been Vis- iting at the home of her son, Henry Arnold, in Passaic, N. J..
 Lieut.. Commander H. D. Bode and Mrs. Bode, who have been at Wash lngton manor, have left Boston.
 Mrs. William H. Palmer has re- turned, after spending several days at the Ben Grosvenor Inn. Pomfret while visiting her son, H. Reynolds Palmer, student at Pomfret school
 MT. and Mrs. Willis Austin left Wednesday for Pawaing- on- the Hudson, to attend the mid-year fes- tivities at Pawling school where their son, Willis Phipps Austin is a student.
 Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell, of Norwich and her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs Robert Glendening, of Belfast, Ire land, have left Los Angeles and are at Mission Inn, Riverside, Cal, untf April eth. when Mir. and Mrs. Glen dining will continue on their trip around the world.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-13

man to have friends must show. him self friendly. Friendship means much to both parties and the lack Of it makes all the difference in the world. True friendship is like sound health-its value is seldom known until it is lost. This old world Is craving for friendship and this is the element of sociabilty. The third ele-. meat is the forgetfulness. of self and the thoughtfulness for others. What would happen if we all lived out this principle? There would be no strikes, the enploye would think of the efl- ployer and the employer of his eni- ploye. There would be no need Of jaiis, no trouble in the homes and ev= erybody would be showing kindness to his feIlowman. Sociability. is one of the first things to be considered in cooperation and unless there is no harmony and no production.
 Mir. Bergstresser then introduced W. w. Schmitt of West Hoboken, who is supervisor of human relations at the main plant in that place. Mir. i, Schmitt in a few words outlined the plan of this welfare work. saying that
 q few years ago before the large | manufacturing plants were estab- l lished every. employer knew all his 1 employees by name and knew the con l ditions ip the home That time has
 passed but Is now being revived and ] will do much to settle labor unrest. ] It is practically impossible to bridge l the gap between employer and ern- ploye but with cooperation this l breach may be closed. Here Mir. 1 Schmitt sprang a surprise by telling l the employees that a rest and recrea tion room was. being fitted up at the ] mill and that within a short time il 1 would be open. It is to be equipped
 with piano, victrola. chairs, sewing machine and a kitchenette is to bs
 built for the use of the employees There will also be pool table for tht men and the women are to be in.
 structed in dressmaking and milli
 nery. We have the plans, said MT
 Schmitt, and now it is up to you. Co.
 operate with. MT. Bergstresser and
 he will cooperate with you. l l.. M. Crandall of the chamber o
 commerce was the last speaker Of tn
 evening and his topic was Produc
 tion. MT. Crandall said that capac
 ity production meant the reduced ccs
 of living and that little productio meant the reducing of the value c
 money, for if there was no prodrc tion there money was worthless. Fl said it was the loafer on the job thu was causing much hardship and tha the loafer destroys production. Ev cry man should produce as much "a possible and this should be- don through the cooperation of the en
 plove with the employer.
 The evening closed with the sing } ing of Keep the Home Fires Burnin 9 and a rising vote of thanks wa given Mr. Bergstresser and tt l speakers of the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-13
UNITED CHURCH ELECTS
 OFFICERS FOR 1920

The annual meeting of the United Church was held Thursday night at the church. Rev. Alexander H. Ab- bolt in his capacity as moderator opened the meeting at'7.15 o'clock with prayer. He then called the attention of the members of the conference of the State Congregation Association which is to be held in this city March 0th. stating that this conference would be means of better cooperation be- tween the various churches of the state
 The first item of business to come before the meeting was the reports of the secretary and treasurer and these were accepted. as read. The re- port of the treasurer showed the total receipts for the year to be SIS, ,76S .65, while the disbursements were as fol- lows: Current expense $10,3ss.87, beneficenee $9,2SS.44. leaving a balance on hand at the close of the fiscal year of $16o.56. @
 The resignation of assistant treas .urer. A. S. Comstock was read and ac- cepted with regret.
 At this time, Henry fl. Peck on be half of the members of the church presented Walter F. Lester with S75 in gold. In presenting the money MT Peck stated that wita the resignation or MT. Lester as member Of the church choir the church had lost man who had for 28 years given his services to the church, and this present of mon ey was from the members ce the church in grateful remembrance of service rendered.
 Rev. Abbott then read the names o1 the offices to be filled at the meeting and the regular election of officers by informal ballot resulted in the follow ing being elected. Dr. Hugh Campbell William A. Aiken and Walter F. Les ter, deacons; Thomas P. Browning treasurer; John H. Sherman, assist. ant treasurer; H. F. Dawley, truste. for three years; Mrs. E. D. Fuller woman on the church committee. fo, three years; Archie Mitchell, 4th member of the executive council fo1 three years; Mrs. W. P. Wade, wo man on executive council for thret years; H. W. Gallup, superintendent O Sunday school for one year; John Fl Perkins. auditor for one year; William Bottom1ey. chairman of ushering com mitee; Jerry Angel and Alfred BIiven members of ushering committee.
 Following the election of churcl officers for the ensuing year, it wa voted that the nomination of Mrs. F w. Lester and Mrs Arthur M. Thom as as members of the Comrnunit, Horse committee be sustained
 The meeting was declared adjourn ed following benediction by Rev. MI Abbott. '7