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The St. Charles herald., 1922-09-23
CHAPTER VIII

The news caused Fairchild to recoil
and stand gasping. And before he
could speak, q new voice had cut in,
one full Of excitement, tremulous.
anxious.
Drowned? Where's his body?"
"How do known" Squint ROdaine
turned upon his questioner. "Guess
it's at the foot of the shaft. All
saw was his hat. What're you so in
terested for?'
The questioner, small, goggle-eyed
and given to rubbing his hands, stared
a moment speechlessly.
"He-he bought a diamond from
me this morning-on the installment
plan!'
Rodaine smiled again in his crooked
fashion.
THAT'S your own fault, SAM" he
announced curtly. "If he's at the bot
tom Of the shaft, your diamonds there
too. All / know about it is that
was coming down from the Silver
Queen when saw this fellow go into
the tunnel of the Blue Poppy. He was
all dressed up, else l don't guess
would have paid much attention to
him. But as 1t was, kind of stopped
to look, and seen it was Harry Har-
kins, who used to work the mine with
this"-he pointed to Fairchild-"this
| fellows father. About minute later,
heard a yell, like somebody was in
trouble, then big splash. Naturally
ran in the tunnel and struck a
match. About twenty feet down, l
could see the water was all riled up,
and new hat was floating around on
| top Of 1t. That's all l know. You can
do as you please about your diamond.
Pm just giving you the information '
He turned sharply and went on
then, while Sam the jeweler, the rest
| Of the loiterers clustered around him,
looked appeahngly toward Fairchild.
| "What'I we do?" he walled.
Fairchild turned. 81 don't know
about you-but I'm going to the mine.' y
"It won't do any good-bOdies don't
float. It may never float-if it gets
caught down in the timbers some
where's"
/ "Have to organize a bucket bri-
gade." It was suggestion from one
of the crowd.
"Why not borry the Argonaut
pump? They amt using It,"
"Go get It! Go get it," This time
It was the wall of the little jeweler
'Tell 'em Sam Herbenfelder sent you
They'll let you have It."
Another suggestion, still another
Soon men began to radiate, each on q
mission. The word passed down the
street. More loiterers-a silver miner
spends great part Of his leisure time
In simply watching the crowd go by
hurried to join the excited throng
Groups, en- route to the picture show
decided otherwise and stopped tt
learn Of the excitement. The GROVE
thickened. Suddenly Fairchild looked
up sharply at the sound Of feminine
voice.
"What's the matterT'
"Harry Harkins got drowned" AL
too willingly the news was dispersed
Fairchild's eyes were searching now II
| the half-light from the faint stree
bulbs. Then they centered. It wal
| Anita Richmond, standing at the edg'
| OF the crowd, questioning . miner
while beside her was thin. youthful
counterpart Of q hard-faced father
Maurice Rodaine. Just . moment o.
queries, then the miners hand pointet
/ % Fairchild % hs turned toward hes
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hand or right
hand I will ask
you to guess
whether It Is back
Of my right wing
or left wing"
II guess It Is
back Of your right
wing" said Mrs.
Hen.
"C0ck-a-dO0dle-
do, you're right"
said Mr.. Rooster.
And he brought
forth a worm
which made Mrs.
Hen smile all
over her face.
"Ah, Mr.. Roost-
er, what a lovely
present. I will en-
iOy Il so much"
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'Oward. WON'T knock 'er eyes out,
nOw?"
And he doomed forward toward the
dining room, to find there men he had
known in other days, to shake hands
with them and to bang them on the
back, to sight Blindeye Bozeman and
Taylor Bill sitting hunched over their
meal in the corner and to 60 effusively
toward them. AIRY" was playing
no favorites In his !" '0me-coming."
Jovfally he leaned over the table Of
Boxeman and Bill, after he had dis
played himself before Mother Howard
and received her sanction Of hfs selec-
tions In dres& Happily he doomed
forth the information that Fairchild
and he were back to work the Blue
Poppy mine and that they already
had made . tr3p u inspection.
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RIDDLES

When you listen to the sound Of .
drum. why are you like q just judgef
Because you are hearing both sides.
How can you, BY changing the pro-
nunciatiou Of one word only, turn
mirth into crimef When you make
make manslaughter Of 4 mans laugh
ter.
why ik the letter n" like q BUCKS
ta'l' Because it |. is th: I: end Of 'sn'''a'
What makes more noise than Q pc
y . styi Two pisA
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Rooster TO Mrs.
Hen.
"Cackle, cackle,
thank you, thank
you," said Mrs.
Hen.
"And l hope I
will have the
pleasure of wish
ing you many
happy returns OF
the day or.ch,"
said Mr.. Rooster.
"COck "a = doodle
do, that is what
I WISH"
"Many happy
returns or the
d Y, q u a c K,
quack," said Sir
vfd D u C k.
"Many happy re-
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the house and pointed him out to me
as the son of a former friend of his.
Funny how those things happen, isn't
it?"
Decidedly funny!' was the caustic
rejoinder of the younger Rodaine.
Fairchild laughed, to cover the air OF
intensity. He knew instinctively that
Anita Richmond was not talking to
him simply because she had sold him
a ticket to dance and because her
father might have pointed him out.
He felt sure that there was something
else behind 1.-THE feeling Of debt
which she owed him. feeling of COM
panionship engendered upon a sunlit
road, during the moments Of stress.
and the continuance Of that meeting
in those few moments in the drug
store, when he had handed her back
her ten-dollar bill. She had called
herself a cad then. and the feeling
that she perhaps had been abrupt
toward a man who had helped her out
of a disagreeable predicament was
prompting her action now: Fairchild
felt sure of that. And he was glad OF
the fact, very glad. Again he laughed,
while Rodaine eyed him narrowly.
Fairchild shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm not going to believe this story
until it's proven to me-" came calmly.
"Who brought the news?"
Fairchild deliberately chose his
words:
"A tall. thin. ugly old man, witt,
mean squint eyes and a scar straight
up his forehead"
A flush appeared on the other mans
face. Fairchild saw his hands con-
tract, then loosen.
you're trying to insult my father!"
"Your fatherY Fairchild looked at
him blankly. wouldn't that be
rather difficult job-especially when
don't know himY'
"You described him."
"And you recognized the descrip.
tion."
Maurice! Stop it!" The girl was
tugging at Rodaine's sleeve. "Don't
say anything more. I'm sorry" and
she looked at Fairchild with glance
ne could not Interpret-''that anything
like this could have come up"
II am equally so-if it has caused
you embarrassment"
you'll get little embarrassment
out Of it yourself-before you get
| through" Rodaine was scowling at
him. Again Anita Richmond caught
his arm.
Maurice! Stop It'll How could the
thing have been premeditated when he
didn't even know your father? Come
let's go on. Tie crowds getting
thicker"
| The narrow-faced man obeyed her
command, and together they turned
cut into the street to avoid the con-
stantly growing throng. and to veer
toward the picture show.
Carbide lights had begun to appear
along the street. as miners, summoned
by hurrying gossip mongers, came for.
ward to assist in the search for the
missing man. High above the gen.
eral conglomeration of voice could be
heard the cries of the instigator o1
activities, Sam Herbenfelder, bemoan'
ing the loss OF his diamond, ninety pei
cent of the cost Of which remained
to be paid. Hastily he shot through
the crowd, organizing the bucket bri
gade and searching for news Of the
Argonaut pump. which had not vel
arrived. Half-disgusted, Fairchilt
turned and started up the hill, a few
miners, their carbide lamps swinging
beside them, following him.
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AT least I'm. thankful to you
Tor being the man you are!"
GRO BE Continued

silence is golden-also scarce
The St. Charles herald., 1922-09-23

turns of the day, Mrs. Hen"
"Thank you, cackle, cackle,' SAID
Mrs. Hen.
And all the little ducklings said,
"Quack, quack, many happy returns OF
the day."
"Manv happy returns of the day,
uuack, quack," said Mrs. Indian Kun
>ner Duck.
"Thank you, thank you," said Mrs.
Hen. "It is so pleasant to receive
these fine birthday wishes. Cackie'
cackle. 1t is most pleasant indeed
"Moo, moo" said Mrs. Cow. many
happy returns Of the day."
And all the other cows said, MOO,
moo, many happy returns Of the day."
"Cackle, cackle," said Mrs. Hen.
all of a-futter with the excitement OF
having the different creatures wishing
her many happy returns.
MANY happy returns Of the day,
grunt, grunt." said Grandfather
Porky Pig. II wish it were my birth
day or that could make these greedy
pigs believe it was my birthday"
"That's a funny way to wish
creature many happy returns of the
day." said Mrs. Hen. "but still sup
pose it, is the best you can do,
Porky."
, "Squeal, squeal," said the other pigs
MANY happy returns"
And each one grunted, II wish 1t
were my birthday and that l was 60
ing to get some good presents"
MANY happy returns, neigh, neigh"
said the pony. waving his lovely name.
"Ah, thank you. Pony" said Mrs.
Hen. "Cackle, cackle. l thank you."
MANY happy returns, baa, baa.
baa." said the sheep, and Mrs. Hen
thanked them, too, for their good
wishes.
So all Of the barnyard creatures
wished Mrs. Hen many happy returns
of the day except the geese and they
were off by themselves. not paying
any attention to anyone.
While the other creatures had been
wishing Mrs. Hen the good wishes
Mr.. Rooster had walked off.
When all the congratulations were
over with he came back again and said
to Mrs. Hen.
II have brought you birthday
gift. l SO much hope you will like It."
"What is it?" asked Mrs. Hen, in
a most excited tone Of hen voice.
II will let you choose which wing 1t
Is behind" said Mr.. Rooster.
"Instead of asking you to say
whether you guess II is in my left
The St. Charles herald., 1922-09-23
MRS. HENS BIRTHDAY

r would like to wish you many
honnv returns Of the day." said Mr..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-15
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER Is, 1922.
THE WOMAN BANKER.

Next month the Gnerjcan Bankers
association will hold its convention in
New York city One of the notable
features will be the number of women
participating actively in the proceed
ings
Ten years ago one of the leading bank
ers i'm New York made a stupendous
prophecy-he predicted that in time
there would be women vice presidents of
banks The woman to whom ne made
this statement is today head of the
womens department of one of the big
gest banks in the city, and in other
towns all over the country women are
acting as bank presidents, vice presi-
dents and directors. Innumerable minor
positions are in feminine hands.
The advance of women in this field is
especially interesting. Up to within a
very few years banking was considered
exclusively a male activity for which
the female of the species had neither
fitness nor prediction. Few women
handled their own funds, let alone ad-
ministering those of others ably. Today
man must seek some other field in which
to entrench himself in assured superior
ity. The woman banker has come to
stay.
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To Be Senator from Vermont.
Boston Transcrint.)

tBOSUOn transcript.
Vermont Republicans yesterday nomi-
mated Congressman Frank L. Greene of
st. Adams as their candidate for United
States senator, and the nomination is
equivalent to election. 1t is a choice
that will reflect credit not only upon
Vermont but upon New England. Mr..
Greene is well qualified by character,
ability and training to meet the exacting
demands of that high standard of public
service that has been set by a long line
of New England senators in the upper
branch of the congress. His service III
the house of representatives,, beginning
with his election in 1912. has been
marked by unfaltering devotion to the
best interests of his constituents and
to policies that were calculated to pro-
mote the general safety and well-being.
\ veteran of the Spanish war, Mr..
Greene entered congress with an under
standing of the vital necessity of ade-
quate preparation for the national de-
Tense, and he has consistently and Wig
orously stood in opposition to those who
would disband the army and torpedo
the navy His course in congress has
shown him to be devoted to those Amer
lean ideals which were the ideals of the
founders of the Republic. He may be
relied upon to stand among their de
tenders against foes from without and
from within the country. Vermont does
well in his selection, and the nation as
a whole will be the gamer because of his
participation in those governmental
functions which are imposed by the con-
stitution upon the upper branch of the
congress.
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Time Will Tell.

VbdITt IIIItS.J
There can be no just comparison of
tax rates in different communities until
a general standard of valuation is
adopted A low tax rate with a high
valuation will make tax bills as big as
a high tax rate with a low valuation
will.-BoSton Globe.
OF course And when the valuation
jumps to a high point one might conf
IDENTIFY expect that there would be a low
ering of the tax rate at the earliest OPP
portunity. Various and sundry cities
and towns in Vermont will before an
other year comes around have an oppor-
tunity to see how the thing works out,
to see whether the higher valuation is
not turned wholly into a plan to increase
the revenue from taxation under the old
tax rate.
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years. DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin is a compound of Egyptian
SIENNA and pepsin with pleasant
tasting aromatics, and does not
cramp or grippe. Every druggist
handles it, and bottles are so gen
erous that the cost amounts to
only about a cent a dose. You
buy it with the understanding
that if it does not do as claimed
your money viii be refunded. The
names of all the ingredients are on
the package.
Mrs. A. Arceneaux of Orange,
Texas, suffered from constipation
for six years and found no relief
until she took DR.. CaIdwelis
Syrup Pepsin; and Mrs. Gus
Anderson of Ball, Kans., corrected
her bowel trouble so that she now
eats and sleeps normally. Bring
a bottle of DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin into your own home and
let the family use 1t for consti-
patton, biliousness, wind, gas,
headaches, flatulency, and to
break up fevers and colds.
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Pop was smoaking and thinking, and /

Pop was snoaking and thinking, and |
sed, Hay pop.
Yes indeed, pop sed NIeening wat,
and I.sed, Do you think a fello awt to
run away from a pleeceman weather
they've did enything or nOtg
Certeny not. this is a free country, in
meny ways, sand as long as YOU have
cleer conscience the thing to do is stand
your ground and not bulge for enybody,
pop sed.
Yes sir that's jest wat / did, | sed.
Wen was this? Wat was that? pop
sed.
This AFTERNOON, l sed and pop sed. Yes
yes go on, and Used, Well US fellows was
jest standing there not doing enything
and FlatfOot the cop came up saying, Go
on, get out of heer, you kids cleer out.
He must think this is Russia, pop
Sed, and | sed. Yes sir, and all the other
fellows started to run but | jest stood
there because | had a cleer conscience.
Good for YOU, cleer conscience is
then? Pop sed
Then some Vaughn came up and
umpdumped hole load of stones rite
next to ware | was standing. and if /
hadent of jumped some of them mite of
umpdumped on me, / sed.
Confownd it. do you wunt to get
yourself killed by your stubbernness. you
mite of known there was some good rea-
son for it or the officer wouldent of told
you to move, and in the future you move
wenever enybody tells you to, no mat
ter who it is, pop sed, and l sed Well
Suppose | have a cleer conscience?
Don't argew, pop sed.7
WITCH | dident
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Local Druggists
Guarantee Rheuma
For Rheumatism

What chance does any sufferer take
when Rheuma is guaranteed to Danish
rheumatism, lumbago, govt and kidney
ailments, or money back?
Why not investigate this offer? Talk
to Roots pharmacy about it. Rheuma
must drive rheumatic poison from the
system, bring swollen joints back to nor
NAL, and relieve all agony, or it costs
nothing.
that they could not walk have been alb
solutely freed from the iron grasp of
the demon, rheumatism. with the Rheuma
treatment. a few hours after the first
dose Rheuma begins to dissolve the uric
acid and drive it from the body through
the natural channels
Everybody can afford Rheuma-it's
not expensive. and money back if not
entirely satisfied Advertisement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-15
THE CROP BALANCE.

The American corn crop this season
is valued at more than $1,000, 100000.
So is the cotton crop. So is the hay
crop. The wheat crop, of which so
much is made, is inferior to all of this
royal trio, but should bring three-quar-
ters of a billion. The value of all agri-
cultural crops together is estimated at
$66OO,O00OOO, which may look small
compared with wartime valuations, but
is a billion and quarter larger than
last year.
That extra billion and a quarter. put
into circulation. is going to be one of the
biggest factors in re-establishing Amer
lean prosperity after the sad slump of
the last year or two. That is-if the
farmers are able to market their prod
ucts at the estimated prices. 1t is go
,ing to be very important to do nothing
at home or abroad, tending to increase
the difficulties of finding a market.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-15

Complete returns from Tuesdays
primary show a number of well-known
VermOnters among those nominated for
representative in the next legislature.
Ex-Gov. Horace f. Graham is named
as the Republican candidate from
Craftsbury. Mason S. Stone is the nomi-
nee from Montpelier, John w. Gordon
from Barre, Harvey r. Kingsley from
Rutland. o. l.. Martin from Plainfield,
Aaron H. Grout from Newport city and
Judge Frank d. Thompson from Barton.
In Hartford Alfred e. Watson won the
nomination from Fred L. Davis. secre-
tary of the state fair association, and
Roland E. Stevens of the board of con
troll Reading renominated Wade Reyes
and Windsor renominated Lawrence
Bullard. In addition to Mr.. Barber OF
this town and DIR. Osgood. both of whom
have speakership aspirations. Messrs.
Martin. Stone. Gordon and Kingsley arc
prominently mentioned in connection
with this position. There is a feeling
in some quarters that at present the
Plainfeld nominees. chances are best
although it is too 'early now to get much
of a line on the situation.
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kT0day's Birthdays.

William H. Taft, chief justice of the
years ago today.
Don B. Cotton. representative in con-
gress of the first Utah district, born in
Juab county, Utah, 46 years ago today.
Prince Humbert of Italy. whose en-
gagement to Princess Beatrice of Spain
has been rumored, born Is years ago to-
day.
Hugh A. McQuillan, pitcher of the
New York National league baseball
team, born in New York city p years
ago today.
DR. Edmund Otis Hovey. curator of
the American Museum of Natural His
tory. born at New Haven. Conn, go
years ago today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-15

that mercury may salivate and in
certain conditions loosen the
teeth; that phenolphthalein. by
whatever name known and how
ever disguised In candy, may
cause dermatitis and other skin
eruptions; that salt waters and
powders may concentrate the
blood, dry up the skin and cause
lassitude.
You can take DR.. CaldweIl's
Syrup Pepsin yourself or give it
to babe in arms, as thousands of
mothers do every day, with the
confidence that it is the safest
and best medicine you can use
for constipation and such COM
plants. A teaspoonful will re-
leve you over night even if the
constipation has been chronic for
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-15

massacre may be of interest to those
who have neither coal nor automobiles ::
Three hundred miners were denied
permission to park their cars in GER
tain place and promptly went on a
strike. After they had been out three
days the matter was adjusted and now
cars can be left around, the mine Office
as formerly. 1t is said that the average
daily pay of the men is $3.50 and about
a third of them are owners of autome=
biles"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-15
Ioday''s Events

Today marks the deadline for the
straw hat
Birthday greetings to Chief Justice
Taft, 90 years old today.
Today is celebrated as independence
day in all of the Central American re-
publics
The governor of Massachusetts and
Mrs. Claiming III. Cox today celebrate
their fifth wedding anniversary.
Centenary of the death of Moses
Rogers, captain of the first steam yes
sci to cross the Atlantic.
The Rt. Rev William A. Query.
Protestant Episcopal bishop of South
Carolina, today celebrates his 18th an
niversary in the episcopate.
The annual meeting of the South
western Geological society will be
opened at Dallas today and continued
over tomorrow.
Every city and town along the Greater
Sheridan road from st. Louis, Mo-, to
Houghton, Mich. is expected to be rep.
resented at a big celebration at Oshkosh
today to mark the completion of the
highway.
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The Reformer is on sale every evening IL
the following news dealers:
cleveland, S. L, Purinton CEsteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert J. Pollics, 81 South Main St.
(Fort Drummer district.
West Bratt1eboro, J. L. Stockweil.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, M. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. NJ. Batchelder.
West Townshend, c. H. Grouts
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. Fl Tyler.
South Vernon. E. B. Buffuru.
Hinsdale, N. H, w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

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Of local items.
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NEW DEAN OF WOMEN.
Miss Patterson, Wellesley Graduate
Temporarily Chosen at L. V. NJ.

BURLINGTON. Sept. 15.-It was
announced at the University of Vermont
yesterday that Miss Marion Patterson of
jamestown. \. Y, had been appointed
dean of women temporarily. to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mrs.
Pearl Randall WATSON.
Miss Patterson is graduate of
Wellesley class of 1901 and worked in
the Pittsburgh public library, eight
years. During and after the war She
was employed in the United States en-
ployment service
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Syrup Pepsin Helps.
Nature Give Relief
ANY FAMILY MAY TRY 1T FREE

Thousands Of parents are asking
themselves. Where can / find trust
,rOrthy idTdti0e that anyone IN the
family can use ,ehe1 corstipated?'
urge you 10 try Syrup PeDsiu.
iptU gladly proDide q liberal free
sample bottle, sufficient for an adequate
test. Write me tohere 10 send IL.
Address Dr. w. B. Caidt0eH. SIS
Washington 81, Monticello, Illinois.
DO 1t nolOi
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ana COai-Jdr IN the
form of phenol
when a natural
vegetable COM
pound like DR..
Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin will do the
work equally well
and without dan
& er. p e o pl e