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Connecticut western news., 1922-09-14

lights The oldest and most dignifed of the three men servants who waited upon them in the dining room Alan thought must be a butler-a species of creature of whom Alan had heard but never had seen the other servants, at least, received and handed things through him, and took their orders from him.
 What SherriIl had told Alan of his father had been iterating itself again and again iH Alan's thoughts; now he recalled that Sherrill had said that his daughter believed that COrvet's dis appearance had had something to do with her. Alan had wondered at the moment how that could be; and as he watched her across the table and now and then exchanged a comment with her, 1t puzzled him still more. He had opportunity to ask her when she waited with him in the library, after dinner was finished and her mother had gone upstairs; but he did not see then how to go about 1t.
 'I'm sorry" she said to him, "that we can't be home tonight; but perhaps you would rather be aloneY'
 He did not answer that.
 "Have you a picture here, Miss Sher- Till, of-my father?' he asked.
 Uncle Benny had had very few pie lures taken; but there is one here."
 She went into the study and came back with book open at a half-tOne picture of Benjamin Corvet. Alan took it from her and carried 1t quickly closer to the light. The face that looked up to him from the heavily glazed page was regular of feature, handsome in a way, and forceful. There were imagination and vigor of thought in the broad smooth fore head; the eyes were strangely moody and breeding; the mouth was gentle, rather kindly; it was a queerly i'm polling, haunting face This was his fa ther! But, as Alan held the picture, gazing down upon it, the only emotion which came to him was realization that he felt none He had no emotion of any sort; he could not attach to this man, because he bore the name which some one had told him was his fa- ther's, the passions which, when dreaming of his father, he had felt. .. Alan stood still a moment longer, then, remembering the book which he held, he drew a chair up to the light, and read the short, dry biography of his father printed on the page oppo- site the portrait. It summarized in a few hundred words his fathers life. Alan shut the book and sat thought full. The tall clock in the hall struck nine. He got up and went out into he hall and asked for his hat and coat. When they had been brought him, he put them on and went out.
 He went down the steps and to the corner and turned west to Astor street. When he reached the house of his fa- ther he stopped under a street lamp, looking up at the big, stern old man. sion questioningly.
 He could not call up any sense that the house was his, any more than he had been able to when Sherrill had told him of 1t. He own a house on that street Yet was that in itself any more remarkable than that he should be the guest, the friend of such people as the Sherrills? No one as
Connecticut western news., 1922-09-14

outer door. Holding this door open to get the light from the street lamp, he fitted the key into the inner door; then he closed the outer door For full ly a minute, with fast-beating heart and a sense of expectation of he knew not what, he kept his hand upon the key before he turned it; then he opened the door and stepped into the dark and silent house.
Connecticut western news., 1922-09-14
Continued Next Week.
Diamonds splt AsLndcr.

That diamonds Snnptimes burst spontaneously Is hpltct dating back to the Middle ages, md still widely prevalent, though nobody seems to have actually witnessed this phenom- enon. Numerous broken fragments of diamonds are found in the vicinity of the Kimberley diamond mines in South Africa.
Evening star., 1922-01-22

HpeeCueS were " Ue loIScE diu IuoIc
tiresome. the firemens races and the
ball games, and the fat mems race, and
the frog raoa. and the grand ball, with
its quadrilles and Virginia reels. and
"Hulrs Victory" and Lady Washing
tons reel" and Its portland fancy
were all to be just a little superior to
anything of the sort ever attempted in
the state. Numerous septuagenarians
were resorting to st. Jacobs oil and
surreptitiously prancing in the barn
to ''soople" up their legs for the
dance. 1t was to be one Of those
wholesome. generous, splendid out
pourings Of neighborliness and good
feeling and wonderful simplicity and
kindliness such as one can meet with
nowhere but in the remoter mountain
communities Of old New England,
where customs do not grow stale and
NO innovation mars. II any man would
discover the deep meaning Of the
word welcome" let him attend such
. homecoming!
Though coldriver did not realize
Il. the impetus toward the home
coming week had been given by Scat.
tesGood Baines.
X X + \
cCATTERGOOD went inside the store
- and leaned upon the counter. TAX
ing no small pleasure in a mental in
vsntory Of his heterogeneous stock.
He had completed one side and ar
rivsd At the rear. given over to stoves
ana garden tools. when a customer
catered. scattergood turned.
SGqrnin'. Mattis." he said. what
an8 nan yer 20 this timer
ss . assk hammer. M
Evening star., 1922-01-22
THE SON THAT WAS DEAD

Got three kinds-plain with claws
and them patent ones. that picks up
tacks by electricity. ! hold by them
and kin recommend 'em high
I'll take one, them" said Matte
But after scattergood wrapped it up
and gave her change for her dollar
bill. she remained. hesitating, uncer-
tain. embarrassed.
was they suthin' besides a tack
hammer you wanted. Matter" Scatter
good asked gently.
'I-no nothing" Her courage had
failed her, and she moved toward the
door.
"Mattie."
She stopped.
Jest a minute" said Scattergood.
Never walk off with suthin' on your
mind-apt to give ye mental cramps.
What was that there tack hammer an
excuse for comm here fer?"
'Is it true that he's coming back.
like the talks goin' around B"
Il caic'late ye mean Mavin. Mean
Mavin Newton?
"Yes," she said family.
What If he did?" said Scattergood.
Il don't know-oh, I don't .know!"
want he should come back?'
"He-if he should come"
"Uh-huh," said Scattergood. "Calc'-
late I kin appreciate your feelin's.
Treated you mighty bad, didn't he?"
"He treated himself worse" said
Matte. with a little awakening of
sharpness.
$50 he done-so he done. I'm
, eight year he's been gone. and you
was twenty when he went, wasn't We?
Twenty?"
Yes
"Hain't never had feller since?"
She shook her head.
I'm an old maid, Mr.. Baines."
i've heard tell Of older" he said
| dryly. ''Wisht you'd tell me why you
let sich a scalawag up and ruin your
life fer ye.'
He wasn't a scalawag-till then"
You hain't thinkin' he was accused
Of suthin' he didn't doc"
"He told me he took the money. He
came to see me before he ran away"
DO tellw This was news to Scat
tergood. Neither he, nor any other
was aware that Mavin Newton had
commission of his crime.
He told me-" she repeated. land he
said gooy-bye-but he never told me
why. That's what's been hurtin' me
| and troublin' me all these years. He
| didn't tell me why he done it, and
hain't ever been able to figger it
out"
"Um. Why he done ito Never oc-
Cured to me-"
"It never occurred to anybody. AK
! they saw was that he took their or
gan money and robbed the church.
But why did he do it? Folks don't
do them things without reason, Mr..
Baines."
"He wouldn't tell you?"
"I asked him, and / asked him to
take me along with him! I'd a-gone
gladly. and folks could'a thought what
| they liked! But he wouldn't tell. and
he wouldn't have me-and I hain't
heard word from him from that day
| to this. But I've thought and fig
gered and figgered and thought-and
1 Jest can't see no reason at ALL
Took it to run away WHITTIER ex-
penses," said Scattergood.
n \ + X
THERE wasn't anything to run
away from until after he took
it. know! Whatever twas. 1t come
on him suddn. The night before we
| was together-and-and he didn't
have nothin' on his mind but plans
Evening star., 1922-01-22

mo matter how hard you try. you
can't ever pay it back. Wait till he
croaks. and then do your worryin'."
I've got feelin' he's goin' to
come" she said, and turned away.
wearily. II thought maybe you'd
know. That's why I came in, Mr..
Baines."
"G-bye. Mattie-g'-bye. Come ag'in
when you feel that way-and you
need't to buy no tack hammer for an
excuse"
Scattergood slumped down in his
chair on the stores piazza and began
pulling his round cheeks as if he had
taken up with some new method of
massage. 1t was sign of inward
disturbance. Presently hand stole
downward to the laces of his shoes
gesture purely automatic-and in a
moment, to the accompaniment of a
Evening star., 1922-01-22

sigh Of relief. his broad feet were re.
leased from bondage and his liberty.
loving toes were wriggling with de.
light. Any resident Of Coldriver pass
ing at that moment could have told
you Scattergood Baines was wrestling
with some grave difficulty.
'It stands to reason" said he to
himself, that everybody has a reason
for everything, except lunatics-and
lunatics think they got reason. Now,
Mavin, he wasn't no lunatic. He
wouldn't have stole church money
and run of the night before his wed.
din Jest to exercise his feet. They
hain't no reason. ~ recall 1t, why
he needed two hundred dollars-un.
Evening star., 1922-01-22
Monocle Disappears.
WHERE is the monacle Of yeste

|WHERn is the monacle of yester-
" year? Even the Englishman has
dropped it. Eyeglasses and spec
tacles have multiplied. but the mon
| ocle has seen it's day.
The monocls nlaysd its shining
part in certain elements Of English
society. 1t had quite a vogue and
then its popularity waned. Toward
the end Of the first quarter of the
nineteenth century the fad of wear
ing q monocle had become so popu-
lar that q writer on a book on the
care Of the eyes and preservation OF
the vision inveighed against it. The
name OF that writer was DR.. Kitch-
iner and in 1923 he published a book.
the title Of which was Economy OF
the Eyes" Among many references
to the monocle he wrote: "A single
glass. set in a smart ring. 50 often
used by trinket-fanciers for FASH
IONS sake. These folks have not tho
least defect in their sight and are not
aware Of the mischievous conse-.
ouences Of such irritation"
It has been said that the English
army authorities once issued an or
der that officers should not wear
eyeglasses or spectacles, these being
considered evidence Of defective
sight. A number Of army officers
then took to wearing the monocle.
disobeying the army order by . safe
margin and giving to themselves, rs
It was thought at the time. m air
Of distinction. the thought being
something like that which prompted
80 many oficers and enlisted men to
carry . short cane which came to be
called q ''swagger stick"
One Of the interesting things writ
ten about the monocle is that the
fashion Of wearing ii was introduced
at the congress Of vienna-that con-
gress which remade the map Of Eu-
rope back in the last century. Sir
Horace Rumbold has written that 1t
was q Dutch exquisite, ono Jonkheer
Breele, who was the first man to
wear monocle and showed the then
brand-new tad to the diplomats and
their followers assembled At Vienna.
After that Introduction the fad
spread to all parts Of Europe. but
took ~ strongest hold on the Eng.
1100h
Evening star., 1922-01-22
DISCUSSED.

for him and me. And he was that
happy.~Mr. Baines! I wisht could
make out what turned a good man
into thief-all in a minute, as you
might say. It's suthin', Mr.. Baines-
suthin' out Of the ordinary. and al
ways I got a feelin' like got a right
to know"
EYES," said Scattergood. seems as
though you had a right to know"
"Folks is passin' it about that he's
comm home. Is there any truth into
itr'
II calc'late It's jest talk" said Scat
tergood. Nobody knows where he
is."
szHsu Dsms somA time. she said.
Evening star., 1922-01-22

less it was to git married on. And
instid of that, it busted up the we'd
din. calc'late that matter want
looked into sharp enough. And eight
years has gone by. Lots of grass
grows up to cover old paths in eight
year."
A small boy was passing at the mo-
ment. giving an initiation Of a cow
boy pursuing Indians. Scattergood
called to him.
"Hey. bub! scurry around and see
II ye kin hnd Marvin Preston. Uh-
huh! F ye see him. tell him I'm
Evening star., 1922-01-22
Ar,other Scattergood
Bair,es Story

over the folks who were expected to
arrive from distant parts.
This here town team hain't what
1t was ten year ago." said the sheriff.
"In them days the boys knowed how
to play ball. There was men Will
Pratt and Pliny here, m Avery Sut-
phin, that was sheriff fore ! was"
what ever become Of Avery?"
Pliny asked.
Went west. Heard suthin' about
him a spell back, but don't call to
mind what it was. Wonder II he'll be
comm back with the rest?"
Evening star., 1922-01-22

TREES that have their own indi.
l vidual methods Of reproduction are
interesting. The way of the elm Is
one of the most remarkable. since the
elm actually makes hedges, and in q
very accommodating way. too, espe-
cially in England. where 1t is the Gus.
tom to border trees and roads with
hedges.
The habit Of the elm is to send out
its roots in every direction and then
to push UP suckers from its spread
ing roots. When an elm seeds itself II
is planted in a hedgerow in England
and becomes established there: it sends
out its roots and pushes UP suckers
on all sides Of 1t, but, except on two
sides. the young suckers get killed:
they are trodden down in the path or
cut up by the plow or gnawed down
by grazing animals.
But they flourish on each side OF
the elm In the direction in which the
hedge runs, and they kill out the other
trees in the hedge until at last possi-
bly, the hedge is all elm. Then It the
hedge is not cut or only partly cut.
the strongest suckers grow up and
become trees themselves and carry
on the process.
Other trees. instead Of being killed
by animals, spt helped and planted.
Squirrels carrying on haxelnuts and
burying them for private consumption
later frequently forget where they
have put them and so plant countless
hasels every year.
Trees with berries, such as hollies.
are found almost everywhere. The
berries are carried, half swallowed.
by the birds in various directions, and
they are ultimately disgorged. Now.
birds do not really like tree berries
and will not eat them when they can
get other berries or when the weather
is warm and open. The result 10 that
in q mild winter comparatively few
holly berries can be eaten and sovn.
From the trees point Of view there
must be good and bad seasons Is re.
CARDS the sowing or planting.
But the tree which occasionally
gets itself propogated In the most in
terestine way Is the elder. A nat
uralist, Hudson. has told delightfully."-
the life story Of some elders he no.
ticed growing on Wiltshire down.
There was small group Of them set
among some rabbit burrows, and .
local farmer told how taey came
there. First. the rabbits. fading that
the hill had softer chalk at that spot.
had made burrows. Then some wheat
earn came and nested In ana Lived
Evening star., 1922-01-22

himself as a righteous man suffering
for the sins of another.
In the darkness of the evening
street Matte Strong accosted Scat
tergood, clinging to his arm tremu-
lously.
Mr.. Baines." she whispered at
frightedly. "he's Gomez!
who's Gomez"
"Mavin Newton. He's here in
town."
Scattered frowned. "See him.
"Hain't seen him-but he's here. !
Evening star., 1922-01-22

"And you calc'late keep on waitin'
fer him to come?'
Until I'm dead-and after that, If
it's allowed"
Il wisht there was suthin' I could
do to mend it ALL" said Scattergood.
Nobody kin ever do anythin'," she
said. But if he should venture back,
calc'latin' it had all blown over and
been forgot! His father'd see him
put in prison-and IL couldn't bear
that. it seems as though"
There's a bad thing about bor-
rowin', trouble" said Scattergood.
Evening star., 1922-01-22
Curious Ways of Certain Trees

about the burrows. The wheatears
fed up on the down and SO brought
the seeds to the burrows. where they
rooted in the soft ground and soon
established a hourishing thicket.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-31

can only say, as one who has lived
with you. that 1 love you all"
DIR. Walter Hullihen thanked the
newspapers for their hearty support
and cooperation, which. he said, had
proved valuable Tin making tho Ii
brary Memorial drive a success.
Both Senator du Pont and Mr..
Johnson joined the newspapermen in
their merriment. DIR. Robin. a long
time friend of Mr.. Snellenburg' 8.
spoke highly of his associate, wishing
him health. happiness and success. In
behalf of the newspapermen, the fol-
speaks for itself:
Fruits Of An Abiding Faith.
"Actuated by an abiding faith in the
future of the city of Wilmington rs a
commercial center. n. Sncllenburg &
| Co. opened its store in this city in 1898
1t had built a home for itself at Sew
enth and Market streets. and during
/ the many years intervening II has
/ continued to live and thrive In that
home. Local pride and local interest
constituted the firms slogan from the
time decision was reached to open &
store here. That was demonstrated
clearly by the fact that T.. l.. Rice. Jr,
! n local architect. was selected to draw
the plans and Wilmington labor was
used in tho construction of the build
| ing. The guiding spirit in the big TRADE
venture. which has been such sue
cess, was Mr. David Snellenburg, wht
Is our honored guest this evening, IL,
became, in y civic sense. q Whining
tonian of WilmingtOnians. n Delawar
can Of Delawareans. and n DelmarViaI
of Delmarvians, from the very outsc
OF his career here. and was so enthu
siastic at all times with respect TO th'
future of Wilmington, of Delaware
and of the Delmarvia peninsula, tina
he became a marked figure at ono
and his name became we'll and fav
orably known the length and breadtl
of the peninsula II Mr.. Snellenburl
had been born in this territory h
could not have espoused its cause nor
heartily, more earnestly. or more IN
telligently. His policy throughout hi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-31

long md distinguished business career
has been patriotic. progressive. pur-
poseful and productive.
ITO no ono has this been moro ap-
parent than to the newspaper men In
Wilmington and the trade territory
tributary thereto. And IL IL the knowl-
edge OF that fact that has impellcd the
Wilmington newspaper men to have
Mr.. Snellenburg as their guest here
this evening and with him, those news
paper men with whom he has been
most intimately associated since he
has been in Delaware"
Because Of the absence Of H. p.
Warrington, business manager OF
The Sunday Star. who recently suf-
fered n great bereavement through
death. fitting tribute was paid Mr.
Warrington and members OF his fam
lily. For one-half minute tho guests
stood In silence.
Those attending the luncheon fol-
low: David Snellenburg. Erwin Smell
lenburg, Il. NJ. Barsham, William
Black, Everett C. Johnson. Senator
du Pont. John Blackson. George Car
ter. Ir. Walter Hullihen, w. IL. Con
ner, Albert w. Cummins. II. X. Dant7
of Newark. Arthur c. Davies. Edward
NJ. Davis, Charles Il. Gray, A. Q. II
Grier, Benjamin Greenstein, Clement
B. Hallam. Harry j. Harkins. mana
ger OF the Hotel du Pont; Thomas c
Hill Clarence c. Killen. Clark r
Kuhns, William F. Metten. Clarence
J. Pyle. Clark Snmuels. r. M. Meggin
son. A. II. Saylor, Charles p. Saylor
Arnold Stewart, f. S. Truitt, Charles
Walls Of the Centreville. Nd. Record
Joseph n. Wheeler. George Whitenack
l.. NJ. Wickersham, DR.. Albert Robir
| and James G.. Wickes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-31
Lace Trimmed Scarfs,
45c to $1.35.

Beautiful ScarfS Of various lengths and widths
for bureaus buffetS dreSSerS etc. some Of allover
lace, Others thlace edges and still others with lace
medallion centerS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-31
DINNER IN HONOR OF
DAVID SNELLENbURG
Continued from page /.

Continued from page /.
That Mr.. Snellenburg 10 held In tn,
highest esteem was evidenced wheI
he was presented with a framed testi
indorsed by Senator du Pont
Senator Bail, Governor Dennay an,
Mayor Harvey. Tho Testimonial
reads.
Il love the man who faces what he
must
with step triumphant and q
heart of cheer;
Who fights the daily battle with
out fear;
Sees his hopes fail. yet keeps un-
faltering trust
true and just
His plans work out for mortals;
who envies not,
Nor loses faith in man; but does
his best"
To the man who always does
his best" whose unfaltering trust
in Wilmington and the things that
are Wilmington. has marked him
ever foremost IN advancing the in
terests OF the city of his adoption;
whose courage and optimism have
been an inspiration TO those who
might have felt faint-hearted or
despairing in the last twenty
seven years of Wilmington's
progress; sincere friend; loyal
eomrade, successful business man,
with name as fair and fresh as
when he first embarked upon his
career; tireless worker in all
causes which lead TO n better un-
derstanding between man and
man, whether they be those which
are embodied in civic progress or
whether they be represented hy
the helping hand extended to all
manner of charitable work, with
no distinction Of creed, race or
color; the man who is now just
as strong in his vision for
greater Wilmington as he was
when he first joined his fortunes
with us-in short. TO our true and
loyal friend. David SnelenburG,
who now completes his twenty
seventh year OF business among
us. we offer our sincere congratu-
lations for his mercantile success
in the past and his courageous
and unfaltering loyalty 10 the best
interests OF Wilmington and OF
Delaware, and we trust that the
future may show an even greater
measure of success in all the
things that make life worth while.
Signed by
Coleman du Pont, l.. Heisler Ba-
William d. Denney, Leroy Harve,
The testimonial. unexpected by NJ
Snellenburg. was accepted in a mar
ner easily depicted by amot!on wins
the guest was unable 10 say wit
words. In brief, the merchant voice
his thanks, adding that no create
gift could have been bestowed. IN
words OF mine are adequate 10 e,
press the great honor you have pa
me-" he said. ITO be presented wi;
the printed sentiments as contaIne
herein" Mr.. Snellenburg continue
placing his hand upon the testimonia
Il can wish for nothing greater !
life. II l am unable TO leave rich,
or wealth 10 those who succeed me.
shall feel amply repaid by leavir
ills, the greatest OF ali gifts Wor,
cannot express my appreciation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-31
Your Health is the Most
Valuable Asset You Have
Here is n Weu.Known Mans Advice

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great pleasure to have the privilege
TO make public this statement in be-
half of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. 1 cannot recommend It too
highly to tho public. We have used
1t in our family for years and have
reaped good results. We have always
found the Discovery superior TO any
other tonic-it Is a wonderful system
builder. 1 can cheerfully recommend
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vauds' Hotel. in Buffalo. y. Y. FOR
trial pkg. OF tablets. and wrto FOR
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-31

In this selection, specially grouped for Wednesday,
we included some OF our regular S25 stock, Of hand
somely beaded braided and embroidery models, some
designs of sleeve and neck novelties also shown.
Black, navy and tan the leading colors.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-31
Good-looking Hand-drawn
Tailored Blouses, $2.95.

These are in the popular Peter Pan style in
models that button in front or back developed of
fine quality dimity and batste elaborately hand
drawn and hand-embroidered
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-31

In assortment of four different styles TO choose
from, braided, embroidered and beted design, also
straight line types in up TO 54 black and
navy blue only An early selection is advised the
quantity is limited.