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New-York tribune., 1921-10-30
CHAPTER K.

~ TILL in that twisted position, Lulu
looked up at her. Her straying hair,
~ her parted lips, her lifted eyes were
slngulary pathetic.
Ny poor, poor sister!" Ina said. She
stuck together her little plump hands. "Oh,
Dwight!-when | think Of it! What have
done--what have we done that 1 should have
good, kind, loving husband--be SO protected.
80 loved, when other women Darling!"
She sobbed, and drew near to Lulu. "You
Know how sorry I ssm-we all are"
Lulu stood up. The white shawl slipped to
the loor. Her hands were stiffly joined.
Then she said, "give me the only thing
I've got-that's my pride. My pride-that
ne didn't want to get rid Of me-"
They stared at her. "What about my
pride?" Dwight called to her, as across great
Instances. "Do you think I want everybody
70 know my brother did thing like that?"
You can't help that" said Lulu.
But / want you to help it. / want you to
promise me that you won't shame us like
'als before all our friends"
iou want me to promise what?"
! want you-I ask you," Dwight said with
an effort, "to promise me that you will keep
ns, with us--a family secret
Mol" Lulu cried. "No, won't do 1t! !
won't do it! won't do itl'
1t was ike some crude chant, knowing only
'"o tones. She threw out her hands, her
snsts long and dark on her blue skirt.
can't you understand anything" she
asked. I've lived here all my life-on your
money. I've not been strong enough to work,
a'ey say-well, but I've been strong enough
% De a hired girl in your house-and I've
Is'' g'ad to Dav for my keep. . But
-. n.efe wasn't anything about it ] liked.
veil veil then | got little something, same
O'aer folks. / thought was married, and
"0,' on on the train and he bought me things
SUI saw the different towns. And then 1t
aS all mistake. I didn't have any Of it.
zane back here and went into your kitchen
s@'n--i don't know why / came back.
~ pOse because I'm most thirty-fou and new
fss amt so easy any more--butswhat have
eO' or whatll ever have? And now you
As 70 put on to me having folks look at
h.. ana think he run off and left me, and
:. lug EN- all wonder. can't stand
-. cant stand it. I can't"
10ad rathsr they'd know he fooled you,
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nlent ii his Utopia would be necessary. Also
there would be no army and navy-perhaps q
prophetic foreshadowing of the effect Of the
conference soon to be held at Washington.
The pictured abolition OF revenue service with
its assessors and collectors, would almost in
spire many a protesting taxpayer of this day
to hunt up subterranean sleeping chamber
and hypnotist that he, too, might sleep until
the year 1000.
Doctors in the era pictured by Mr. Bellan,y
have to render reports of their work to med
ical bureau. If the individual proves his worth.
he is advanced. Athletes go back to contending
for the bays, evidently, as DR.. Leete says:
With professional sports, which were such a
curious feature Of your day, we have nothing
to do, nor are the prizes for which our ath-
letes contend money prizes, as with you" Yet
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servstcyy. where she presses button and
turns thuznbscrew or SO, and Immediately the
room is flooded with organ music" It seems
that concerts are set for certain hour. All
great artists are in the employ Of the govern
ment, and they sing at these great public
functions, sometimes having an audience of
10000.
Only thcss concerts are transmitted over
wires. Radio concerts, such as those given TO-
day By wireless, do not figure in the prophe-
cles. Mr Marconi saw something that mere
novelist could hardly be expected to see.
Getting things by pressing the button was q
common performance in the Bellarpy Utopia.
Ali the shopping was done that way The
heroine went to big store, but there were NO
clerks IN sight. She made her choice-evi-
IDENTIFY being one of those rare shoppers who
New-York tribune., 1921-10-30

know just what they want before they start out
and pressed button. Immediately clerk
appeared and wrote down her order. But the
goods were not wrapped and delivered, as the
store with the button-pressing arrangements
was only the sample place. after all. The
goods were shipped from great central ware
house.
In Utopia as Bellamy saw it there was
no housework. There were public restaurants
and community eating houses. eve have no
use for domestic servants" AYERS Dr. Leete.
who doesnt go so far as to quote the 1921
schedule Of maid-of-all-work wages Just to
show to what lengths the problem went before
the millennium arrived
One thing that will be rather worth stick
ing around this globe until the year 1000 for
is the Looking Backward system Of coping
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with rainy weather. No umbrellas are car
ried. Light coverings are let down over all
sidewalkE-presunlably the weather man hay
ing things in hand so there are no forty-mile
gales to rip such things to pieces.
Authorship, according to the Bellamy view,
will be rather hard game. Every author
viii have to defray the first cost Of publica-
ton. II his books prove successful, after sew.
eral seasons, he will be permitted to have some
royalties. Trotzky and Lenine have not
thought up any more thorough way of dis
couraging the habit Of tampering with type.
Newspaper editors, according to Mr.. Bell
amy. will be subject to the recall, if their
readers do not like them. But so far the
reader Is simply stopping his paper" Mr..
Bellamy forecasted no congress, no legislatures,
and no politicians, because no formal govern
New-York tribune., 1921-10-30
By IONA GALE

II s'pose So
Ina sobbed: "Thank you, thank you, Lulu
This makes up for everything.''
Lulu was thinking: "Di has a hard enough
time as it is" Aloud, she said: 81 told MIR.
Cornish, but he won't tell"
'Ill see to that" Dwight graciously offered.
"Goodness!" Ina said, $50 he knows Well,
that settles - She said no more.
''You'n be happy to think you've done this
for us, Lulu" said Dwight
II s'pose so," said Lulu.
Ina, pink from her little gust Of sobbing,
went to her, kissed her, her trim tan tailor suit
against Lulu's blue cotton.
my sweet, self-sacrifcing sister," she nlur-
INJURED.
"Oh, stop that!' Lulu said
Dwight took her hand, lying Imply in his
Il can now," he said, Overlook the matter of
the letter"
Lulu drew back. She put her hair behind
her ears, swallowed, and cried OUT
Don't you go around plying me! I'll have
you know I'm glad the whole thing happened"
Cornish had ordered six new copies of
popular song. He knew that it was popular
because it was called so in Chicago paper
When the six copies arrived, with danseuse
on the covers, he read the words looked
wistfully at the symbols which shut him out
and felt we'll pleased.
"Got up quite attractive" he thought, and
fastened the six copies in the window of his
music store.
1t was not yet o'clock Of vivid morning
Cornish had his floor and sidewalk sprinkled,
his red and blue plush piano spreads busted
He sat at a folding table we'll back in the
store and opened law book.
For half an hour he read. Then ne found
himself looking off the page, stabbed by
reflection which always stabbed him anew
Was he really getting anywhere with his law?
And where did he really hope to get? OF
late when he awoke at night this question
had stood by the cot, waiting.
The cot had appeared there in the back Of
the music store, behind dark satsen curtain
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Yes. I'm going otf-for q while My
satchel's in the bakery-I had my breakfast in
the bakery"
SAY" Cornish cried warmly, "then every
thing wasn't all right last night?'
AS right as it can ever be with me-" she
told him. "Oh, yes. Dwight forgave me-
"Forgave youl"
She smiled, and trenlbled.
Look here" said Cornish, ''you come here
and sit down and tell me about this
He led her to the folding table, as the
only social spot in that vast area of his, Seated
her in the one chair. and for himself brought
up piano stool. But after all she told him
nothing. She merely took the comfort Of his
kindly indignation.
1T came out all right" she said only. "But
won't stay there any more. can't do that
Then what are you going to do?'
In Milton yesterday" she said. II saw ap
advertisement in the hotel--they wanted
chambermaid."
"Oh, Miss Bett!" he cried At that name she
flushed. "Why," said Cornish, "you must have
been coming from Milton yesterday when I
saw you. I noticed Miss Di had her bag''--
He stopped, stared. "You brought her back"
he deduced everything.
"Oh!" said Lulu. "Oh no--T ynean''-
II heard about the eloping again this morn
ing" he said. "That's Just what you did-you
brought her back
you mustn't tell that! You won't? You
won't?"
"No. Course not" He mulled it. 'rYou tell
me this: Do they know? I mean about your
going after herr"
NO.
you never toid!"
They don't know she went"
That's funny thing" he blurted out, "for
you not to tell her folks--I mean, right off.
Before last night"
''You don't know them. Dwight'd never let
upon that-hed joke here about it after a
while
"But it seems"~---
"Ina'd talk about dissrsciag Ia Thsy
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"oalont know what to do. There's no serss
IN telling them. They aren't a mother and
father" Lulu said
Cornish was not accustomed 70 deal with 80
much reality. But Lulus reality hs couId
grasp.
Yours trump, anyhow" he affirmed. 4
"Oh, no." said Lulu modestly. "a
Yes, she was. He insisted upon it.
By George" he exclaimed, you don't And
very many married women with as eood sens-
as you've got"
At this-just as he was agonizing becauss
he had seemed to refer to the truth that sha
was, after all, not married--at this Lu,u
laughed in some amusement, and said nothing
You've been jewel in their homo all
right" said Cornish, II bet they'll miss vor
If you do 60.
They'll miss my cooking" Lulu said withs
out bitterness.
They'll miss more than that, know. I've
often watched you there"---
sYou have?" 1t was not so much pleasure
as passionate gratitude which lighted her
eyes.
You made the whole place." said Cornish.
You don't mean just the coolxing?"
NO, no! / nean>-well, that first rishs
when you played croquet I felt at home
when you came out"
That look of hers, rarely seen, which vas
no less than look Of loveliness, came now
to Lulu's face. After a pause she said
Il never had but one compliment before
that wasn't fer my cooking" She seemed Ia
feel that she must confess to that one. .He
told me done my hair up nice'' She added
conscientiously: "That was after took notice
how the ladies in Savannah, Ga, done uu
theirs"
~Well, WE'LL" said Cornish only.
Well" said Lulu, II must be going now.
wanted to say goodhy to you-and there's
one or two other places"
II hate to have you CO." said Cornish. and
tried TO add something. II hate to have vo.
GO" was al that he could find to add.
Lulu rose. "Oh, WELL was all that shs
could find.
They shook hands, Lulu laughing r,t,s
Cornish followed her TO the door. He bsd
begun on "Look here, wish"- when I'll,
SAID "goodby'' and paused, wishing intensely
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WITH TOO lew rings on the wire. How little
else was IN there nobody knew. But those
passing IN the late evening saw the blur Of his
kerosene lamp behind that curtain and were
s1nltten by realistic illusion of personal lone
liness.
1t was behind that curtain that these un
reasoning questions usually attacked him,
when his giant, wavering shadow had died
upon the wall and the faint smell of the ex-
tinguished lamp went with him to his bed: or
when he walked before any sign of dawn. In
the mornings all was cheerful and wonted-
the question had not before attacked him
among his red and blue plush spreads, his
golden oak and ebony cases, Of sunshiny
morning.
A STEP at his door set him flying. He
wanted passionately to sell piano.
"Well!' he cried when he saw his visitor
It was Lulu, in her dark red suit and her
tilted hat.
well" she also said, and seemed to have
no idea of saying anything else. Her excite
ment was SO obscure that he did not discern it.
You're out early" he said, participating
in the village chorus Of this bright challenge
at this hour.
"Oh, no." said Lulu.
He looked out the window, pretending to be
caught by something passing, leaned to see it
the better.
"Oh, how'd you get along last night?" he
asked, and wondered why he had not thought
to say it before.
"All right, thank you," said Lulu.
''Was he-about the letter. you know"
Yes" she said "but that didns+ r,ottar
You'll be sure,' she added, mot to say any
thing about what was in the letter.
why, not till you tell me I can said Corn
ish, but won't everybody know now?H
NO." Lulu said
At this he had no more to say, and feeling
his speculation in his eyes, dropped them to a
piano scarf from which he began ficking invis-
ible specks.
II came to tell you goodby," Lulu said
"Goodby."
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-12-22
MANCHESTER DEPOT

Miss Doris Bourn is assisting il
Pratts' Drug Store during the holi-
days.
For glasses see Slader, Optometrist
at Colburn House, Saturday, Dec. "a
Advertisement. 36-2
T, J. Healey attended a Shriners
meeting in Rutland Monday afternoon
and evening.
See the "Bluebrd" line Of Toy Fur
niture for sale by Mrs. NJ. S. Childs.
Advertisement. 36-2
N. Kamber Of the Colonial Theatre,
is in Massachusetts, for several days
this week on a business trip.
Miss Clara Marden has gone to Lon
donderry, where she is spending her
vacation with her mother, Mrs. Allen.
Regular dinners at the Quality Res
taurant will be 80 cents, commencing
Monday. Dec. 10. Advertisement. 1862
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Blackmer Of this
village, are the parents Of son, Will
liam HAL, born Sunday morning, De-
cember 18th.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-12-22

primary school for the term ending
December 10th: Pupils having per
feet attendance, Ruth Taylor, Helen
Hitchcock, Glenn Beckwith, Henry
Hall, Ernest Bolster. Absent one-half
day, Claude Campbell, Jr. Absent one
day 0rpha Barber, Elizabeth Zullo,
Howard Eddy Absent one and one
half days, Tony Zullo Ethel f. Derby,
teacher.
The Christmas day services at the
Methodist church will be as follows:
Regular service and sermon at II a. m.
The Offering will be for the starving
children Of the world. Sunday school
at noon. There will be no evening
service. The Sacrament Of the Lords
Supper will be observed on the first
Sunday in January which will be New
Years Day.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-12-22

night get-'em-oncs and -gougc EN-
good fakir.
He l your neighbor-ypur fellow
citizen. building for tomorrow and
next year. and fully eognizant that the
only way 70 build is 70 sell good goods
at right prices.
Your local merchant is in himself a
guarantee Of his goods and prices and
services because he Is always at the
same stand meeting largely the same
customers.
He cannot exist upon the patronage
OF transients-his livelihood comes
from permanent residents; his aim is
to make permanent residents regular
customers. He must do this-hence
his wares, his prices and his service
are all and always arranged and held
70 this end.
You never heard your live-wire,
wide-awake home merchant say, "Oh,
well, one customer more or less makes
no difference. Every customer. 70
him, is important; a new customer is
eagerly sought, and customer less
well, your local merchant will not let
il happen il anything just and reason
able under the sun will prevent such
thing happening
So not alone out Of a sense Of 10y
atty to your community, but for your
own sake-for the sake Of your purse
and the satisfaction Of being given
personal attention and service-buy Of
your home merehants.-Venice (Cal)
Vanguard.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-12-22
PLENTY OF PROOF
From People You Know-From Man.
chester Depot Citizens.

chester Depot Citizens.
The greatest skeptic can hardly fai
to be convinced by evidence like this
1t is impossible to produce better
proof Of merit than the testimony OF
residents Of Manchester Depot, OF
people who can be seen at any time
Michael Pickett, proprietor Of but.
cher shop, Elm St., Manchester Depot
says: 81 am a firm believer in Doan's
Kidney Pills and am glad to recon-
men dthem. My kidneys were in bad
shape and my back was so lame and
sore | could hardly get up when | was
down. When climbed on the wagon,
. sharp pain caught me in the small of
my back. Ny kidneys were weak and
irregular in action and felt badly all
over A friend advised me to use
Doan's Kidney Pills and through the
use Of this remedy | was soon com
pletely cured. | have not suffered
with my kidneys since so | can honest
ly endorse Doan's."
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Pickett had. Foster Milburn Co,
Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y. Advertisement.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-12-22
oNE.FoURTH Or oN AL WOOL skIRTs

They are all made Of beautiful materials, smart,
farming, attractive colors in stripes plaidS and plain.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-12-22
G. X. AMES
Phone 81
Manchester Center, Vermont
MANCHESTER CENTER

Mrs. W. f Gillette entertained the
900" club at her home on Thursday
evening last.
Mrs II w Davis and Mrs. ]. A.
Thayer have closed their home here
for the winter months. Mrs. Davis is
spending the winter with Mr. and Mrs.
w n Roberts and Mrs Thayer is
with her daughter, Mrs f. II. Holden
in Bennington
The following services will be held
at Zion Episcopal church on Christmas
day: Celebration Of Holy Communion
at 8 a. m; morning prayer, sermon
and second celebration Of Holy Com
munion at II o'clock Evening service
at the usual time.
Attendance report for the Center
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-12-22
Estate of
JAMES MAGOFFIN SPENCER
Order Of Notice of Allowance Of
Account.

Order Of Notice of Allowance Of
Account
State of Vermont. District Of Man
chester SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the es-
tate of James Magoffin Spencer late Of
Rupert in said District, deceased,
GREETING:
WHEREAS, said Court has assign
ed the 22nd day of December next for
examining and allowing the account of
the executor of the estate Of said de
ceased and for a decree Of the residue
of said estate to the lawful claimants
of the same, and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons
interested in said estate by publishing
this order three weeks successfully
previous to the day assigned, in the
Manchester Journal, newspaper pub
lished at Manchester in said District.
THEREFORE, you are hereby noti-
fled to appear at the Probate Office in
Manchester in said District, on the day
assigned, then and there to contest the
allowance Of said account il you see
cause, and to establish you'd right as
heirs, legatees and lawful claimants to
said residue.
Given Under My Hand, this 28th
day of November, 1921.
34-3 EDWARD GRIFFITH, Judge.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-12-22
THE HOME MERCHANT

Did you ever really give the subjec
Of the local merchant and you any ser
ious thought?
Perhaps you are loyal citizen anc
patronize local shops and stores as ;
matter Of loyalty, but as this is not ;
lecture it will do no harm to read this
anyhow.
If you are one Of the misguided
folks who imagine you can do better
elsewhere by all means read this!
Your local merchant is first a citi
ben, a resident Of your community the
same as you are.
He lives in your community, pays
taxes along with you for the upkeeE
and improvement Of your community
he raises his family and sends his
children to school-schools which he
helps, with you, to maintain.
If he is a butcher, he buys clothes
and shoes for his family from fellow
merchant. No matter what his line OF
business, he spends money with other
business men of the community.
He banks in local banks; he takes
his family Of an evening to the local
shows.
Summed up, the money he makes in
the community is spent in it.
Were it not for your local merchant,
there would be no schools, no paved
streets, no public buildings, no prog
.ress nor prosperity. He is here day in
and day out, rain or shine, giving his
time and energy and money to what
ever will benefit the district, taking
part in the administration Of the com
munity or aiding to regulate the adj
ministration for the best interests Of
the community by his vote.
He is a citizen.
Is he not entitled. then, to consider
alton?
But there is something more than a
call for your loyalty 70 him as citizen
to citizen-neighbor to neighbor.
Living here as he does, he comes TO
know his customers. They are TO him
not sjust customers" but fellow eiti-
zens:" good neighbors." As he will
be here tomorrow and the next day
and next year, meeting his customers
face 70 face, day after day, his bust
ness get his personal attention-every
transaction Is a personal dealing be-
tween him and the patron
He Is not your huge store where
thousands flock in daily, many for the
one time only. He Is not your fy-by-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-12-22

Mr. John Loyc,t 81 this village vas
ia Rutland Monday % attend the
funeral 81 Tie late ~ sarah Reagan
q that city.
/ The Misses Marion and Catherine
Healey, students 3; VT S. Joseph's
Seminary IN Rutland. will spend the
/ Christmas holidays with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs T. J Heaiey.
/ For Chrstmas-What present would
be more acceptable than the receipt
weekly Of the home news The Man
leicester Journal FOR one year $3.50 In
Vermont 500 Advertisement
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Nrooman of
Deer River. \. Y, have returned 20
their home after visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Harold p. Berry and infant son Of this
Village Mrs. Berry Is a daughter Of
Mr.and Mrs. NroomaB.
Manchester Post No. 81, American
Legion, will give two benefit perform
ances in the near future. Both will be
moving picture shows The first will
be on Thursday, December Goth, at
the Old Depot Theatre, and the other
will be at the Colonial Theatre on
Saturday, January 7th.
The following pupils Of the Merri-
man School primary room had per
feet attendance during the fall term:
Louis Lombardy, Wilfred Champagne,
Eta Bushee, Beatrice Beaudin, Mabel
Payne, Ruth Starks, Bertha Clayton,
Mary Clayton, Annie Shapiro, Fannie
Shapiro; absent one-half day, Ida Le-
Tray, Felix Beaudin; absent one day,
Louis Bushee. Doris Rogers, teacher.
The following pupils Of the Merri-
man School intermediate room, had
perfect attendance during the fall
term: Dorothy Bushee, Eva King,
Cola MCGOWAN, Beulah MCGOWAN,
Grace Payne, Florence Roberts, Rob
ert Bushee, Merle Clayton, Arlo Jen-
nings, Aubury Jennings, Frank Lom-
hardy, Frederick Payne; absent one
half day, Kathryn Clayton, Dorothy
Edgerton, Lois billiard, Gertrude Sha-
prio; absent one day, Jesse Bushee,
Clyde Mattison. Albina NJ. Perry,
teacher.
The Manchester Center grammar
scheol closed last Friday with Christ
mas exercises and Christmas tree.
Those perfect in attendance for the
term were: Gertrude NJ. Healey, Betty
B. Thcrp, Edyth Taylor, Maude L.
Wells, Maynard c. Benson, Malcolm X.
Couch, Ernest b. King, and Tony A.
Lorenzo. The percentage Of attend
ance was ga. Those in the 8th grade
attaining a general average Of 80 or
over we're: Louise NJ. Hicks and Clara
NJ. II. Fisher; so to 80, Ronald o. Nc
Gowsn, Maude l.. Wells, Harriet /.
Rasti.ll, Irene NJ. Bushee, Herbert X.
Keltcn and Ernest B. King. In the 7th
grade, 80 or over, Louise M. Levin
and Stanley f. Fisher; so to 90, Nath-
IN Roberts and Raymond J. Bushee.
IN the 9th grade, 80 or over, Helen
Elmer; so TO 80, Abbie Balch, James
Rachel Stannard, Clara Riz-
.io, Fred Giddings, Gladys Wells, Ed
ward Schroeder, and Olive jenkins.