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the Country.

; was actually relieved to turn to q
discussion Of business,
Drawing a chair close to the
dressing table bench on which.
Id sunk down. he patted my
hand encouragingly and said with
simple friendliness:
"Now, let's have it. my dear.
Whatever's on your mind, re-
member that you do me proud
by thinking you need my judy
ment. You'll have the best I've
got. Be sure Of that"
''It's all very queer and compli-
Gated" began. "lt dates back
to the Shipping Corporations
first payment to me. That was
in stock. And then when needed
a lot of money for the search for
Neal, I had to liquidate the stock.
Peter Stanley was a dear about
THE gave me his check on the
spot. So now I'm advising the
rest of the world to buy stock
in a concern where I don't hold
any interest"
BLESS your dear little hearth
laughed Jim. you don't suppose
l feel called on to own a block Of
shares in every oil company I
help put over. do your"
I shook my head. Somehow
/ felt that it would be hard ito
make Jim agree with all the in
terwoven motives that impelled
me. But l went on to tell hlm
how the Shipping Corporation
was blocked in its efforts to Sc
cure South American tonnage,
and how this check was threaten
ing to be almost fatal to the
fortunes of Peter Stanley & Com
pany.
1.-THE young nutv' exclaimed
Jim impatiently. lis he going
to wreck his house and his
fortune just to see this thing
through? He ought to be hard
ened enough to realize how
things go i'm big business. It's
only human for Peter to let the
other fellows take their losses,
too, and to get out with a whole
skin If he can
HE can'tw L said simply.
This corporation is flesh of his
flesh in a sense, Jim. And if he
goes to smash. his hope Of win
ming the girl he loves goes, too.
Peters old-fashioned and quixotic,
and he wants to have everything
to offer-or else he'll offer moth
ing"
I was on the verge Of telling
Jim how tenderly and reverently
Peter loves Irma Warren and
how deeply / feel that he has
the best to offer. but refrained
You'd like to help Stanley
save the honor Of his firm and
you feel that the matter touches
also on your own business honor.
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THE WOMAN WHO WAS CORNERED
Story of Battle to Keep Her Freedom Which Resulted in
Defeat From Which There Was No Escape
III Without Sacrifice.

suitors-I've watched them come
and go-and I know also that you
are not In love with a single one
of the crowd. This is one reason
why I have been so patient t."
otherwise, you wise man, you
would have unwisely stepped
in"
"And claimed you," he added
calmly.
Really, Tom Blaine, your con-
fidence in your power u mot
above suspicion. You are playing
hide and seek. You haven't the
slightest idea whether you could
have caught me or not and you
want to provoke me into q de;
NAL or an admission"
He felt a little reckless, but
w that his future happiness de-
-ded upon his present GOODNESS.
1t was a critical move, but he
ventured:
81 am taking this as a refusal"
Elizabeth didn't say word, as
he had hoped.
"Our friendship, so pleasant to
me at least, must come to an
end" he added, watching the
glowing face. what is It that
amuses you, Elizabeth" He in
quired as he saw her eyes dane
ing with suppressed mirth.
You have trapped me in q cor
ner-the only corner possible to
catch me. Really, Tom, am
quite intelligent. but you depre-
ciate my quick mind. You mean
that l must marry you or lose
you"
Eyes he said, putting his
hands on her shoulders so that
she could not escape, that IL ex.
actly what I do mean"
81 saw the game when you
started"
you are cornered."
mot until I acknowledge de-
feat"
''Or I claim the victory. Well.
you brought it upon yourself
Elizabeth Kline, you have always
loved me. That is why you sent
the others away. Dare you look
6nto my eyes and deny it,"
Elizabeth did the unexpected
thing; she pulled down his head
and kissed him between the eyes.
Well take the dangerous curve
together, but only the Lord knows
whether Wen make it," she said
with sigh.
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WAYS OF A HUSBAND : By"A
A Delightful Sequel to when Girl Marries," Which
Scored Such Tremendous Success Throughout

Wen. from your point Of view,
IsH concedea there's something to
it. And now, my dear, where do
come IMP
otis ike this.'' / said, making
my. resume as brief as possible.
Rosa tells me young Ortiz is
practically at the center Of the
web of South American shipping
And 1 know she has grudge
against Peter for not putting RAJ
mon up at his club and railroad
ing you in. Manuelo Ortiz Is her
slave She's willing-for some
reason I can't make QUITO let
me do the publicity for Manuelo's
steamers. And I got the idea
that in fairness, to young Ortiz.
it would be fine to have him
meet all the big men / know
and particularly our crowd, so
he'd make his own choice Of at.
filiations."
Trying to put one over on
Rosa?" chuckled Jim. you'll
have to get up very early in the
morning. my dear"
"Ralph thinks she's putting on"
over on me-" l confessed rue
fully.
HE says she might be sending
Manuelo into our camp with a
purpose. 1 really want to see the
boy get a chance to make good.
Rosa might wreck him while she
was using him as a pawn to
smash Peter and the Shipping
Corporation"
"She might" agreed Jim
thoughtfully.
He fell into a sudden silence,
sitting there pulling on his pipe
with a growing remoteness COM
ing to darken his eyes.
Look here, you'd better keep
out Of this" he said, at last.
you're a child in Rosa's hands.
You can't cope with a woman
like that, and what's the use of
breaking your heart trying?"
but must" protested.
'Bosh" objected Jim. peter
Stanley's a grown man. He's han
died his business for number Of
years without your assistance.
He'd have been compelled to man
Don't make a joke of It,"
age somehow IT, you hadn't hap-
pened along"
II don't want you made joke
Of" cried Jim.
cit will be'interesting matching
wits against Rosa" said. IT
just wanted you to tell me You
have faith in me. That will send
the fears Ralph brough tup fly
ing"
1--WE got plenty of faith in you,"
muttered Jim.
"Then it's all rightr' I cried,
relieved in some measure.
(TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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k<YTVELL me some more about
Hercules" said Bobby
one evening when I had
promised to tell him story.
What do you remember about
him?" asked.
"Wen," said I, First he killed
a terrible Hon-with club. That
is the reason you always see pic
lures Of him in a lions skin with
a great club In his hand"
"And then he captured a fierce
serpent called Hydra which had
a hundred heads. Then he cap.
tursd a savage wild boar. This
boar was so terrible that when
he took it to the king who had
imposed these labors on him, the
king became SO terrified that he
locked himself up in a room
made all Of brass, in his castle"
Then" I continued" for a
whole year he chased a beautiful
stag with golden horns and feet
Of brass. This stag was sacred
to Diana. the goddess Of the
chase. You've seen statues Of
her with it, I'm sure. After that
he drove some cruel birds away
because they ate people and de-
feated some warrior-women called
Amazons. Later he did q re-
markable thing"
"What?" asked Bobby.
"Well," said I, "there were
some stables where three thou.
sand oxen were kept by Augeas.
And the poor oxen had not been
treated properly and their stables
had not been cleaned in thirty
years. And what do you think
Hercules did? He cleaned those
stables by turning the course of
a river so that it flowed right
through them and cleaned them
until they were spick and span"
Wonderfully said Bobby.
Then," I continued, "he tanned
a ferocious wild bull and brought
1t to the king. Next he overcame
a cruel tyrant, who used to feed
MS guests to his horses. He pun
ished him by feeding him to his
horses"
Right and just" commented
Bobby. Some more, please"
Let me think" pondered.
Oh yes, he overcame a terrible
monster called Geryon who had
Three heads and three bodies.
Next, killing the dragon that
watched over the golden apple in
the garden Of the Hesperides. he
carried off the sacred fruit"
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pointing force" she Dtold him
widely. ut robs U.S.
"But it is the thief we pardon
for all of it's sins Of commission
and omission" he interrupted
softly. ut is the way Of life."
Elizabeth felt that it might be
difficult to convince this man Of
his error and to retain him for a
friend. He seemed so sure of,
himself, with no doubt In his
mind as to what he wanted. II
she did not consent he might dis
solve the pleasant friendship
which she held as one of the good
things of her life. She must be
diplomatic.
Are you considering me favor.
ably, Elizabeth" the would.be
husband asked with a quizzical
smile.
Elizabeth looked down at her
hands and said meekly. II really
don't want to be married" She
was fighting to retain her friend,
but not lover.
Tom Blaine's vigilance did not
relax. He knew Elizabeth in all
her moods and this was one she
had imposed upon him as a girl.
He had come for a final answer
and meant to have 1t without
play Of words such as he knew
her to be capable Of hiding be.
hind.
This is not a game Of hide and
seek, my dear Elizabeth" he told
her impatiently. There :, isn't
corner where do not know how
to find you"
IT am neither hiding from nor
asking you to seek me- she said,
stung into the retort. Moreover,
you are not the only man who
has asked me to marry him, nor
the only one whom I have re.
fused"
II know all the long line Of
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By EvANGEL1NE WEIR.

"A RARRIAGE was no longer
Of supreme Importance
AL to Elizabeth Kline. She
winked at her ringless third finger
and told herself complacently that
she had passed the danger point
and rounded the curve with her
cool brain ana farseeing eyes. She
knew that 1t took years of dis
.cipIine to produce a good husband
and that she might probably die
before his education was complete.
A husband left no margin in a
woman's life, and Elizabeth loved
a margin.
:. Elizabeth was healthy, wealthy,
handsome and wise, and the
years did not bring her the free
dom from suitors that she desired.
She did not consider It an honor.
After a time it came to be known
that she did not care to share
her fortune and time with any
man,
One man Of her set, however,
had waited long time for Eliza
beth to grow tired Of her single
blessedness. He had been her
lifelong friend and kept in touch
with all her hobbies without
criticism. She was surprised and
irritated one evening when he
proposed to her In words that
left no DOUBT of his seriousness.
"You are a fool. Tomr' she said
with a frown.
1T is delightful to be q fool,
he answered with provoking ease.
"You are too old, Tom; love be-
longs to youth"
"This love belongs to my youth
and has passed down into my
years, Elizabeth. 1t Is a part OF
me, and you are unkind to be
flippant about that which affects
me deeply"
Love is such a restless disap.
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WHO SAID 1T
AND WHERE?

II believe this Government can
not endure permanently half
slave and half free"
Declared Abraham Lincoln in 4
speech delivered June 16, 1858.
$50 fair she takes the breath OF
men who gaze upon her un-
aware"
Thus Elizabeth Browning de-
scribes the beauty of the subject
of her poem Blanca among the
Nightingales.
Copyright. 1924, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
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''Oh, yes," l laughed. Now. let
me count up. I've told you about
eleven of his labors. Now for the
twelfth. He descended into the in.
fernal regions and brought up the
three-headed dog Cerebrus."
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WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?

: count Of color blindness was given
by Dalton, October 81, 1894.
5-Calderon, the great Spanish
poet. lived from 1900 to 1881.
Copyright. 1924. T4ing Features
Syndicate, Inc.
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when was Galveston, Tex,
devastated by fire?
2-When was the Wells.F Fargo
s@t -
Express Company organized?
3-When did Haiti become an
Independent republic?
4When did Calico first re.
mark the suns spots?
5-When was L'Abbaye, the
French military prison, destroy
ed?
ANSWERS to These Queries Will
Be Printed Tomorrow
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give me another love-and anothe At thirty
is % Lord, give another husband-Snd a better oneW At
forty it is 20 Lord give me just another FLING"
mourning; slides right his old carefree
bachelor life casually though he had just
little holiday
A failure is a man has spent more time and money!
than he could afford trying that he
a Success"
-
To be a real a wife spend half her
time in stimulating mans secOndnce and the other half
reducing the fever.
Most married couples settle peaceful after
forty because they TIRED fight
by King Teatur Incl.
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ANSWERS.

ANSWERS.
To Saturdays Questions
1.-The original Faneuil Hall,
Boston, was destroyed by fire in
1851.
2-The Falkland Islands be-
came British possessions in 1888.
s-Rear Admiral John A. Dahl
gren, inventor of the Dahlgren
-
gun, died July IL, 1870.
+The earliest scientific &C.
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M EDITA TONS
MARRIED WOMAN
BY HELEN ROWLAND

MAN will believe almost any girl may give for
n kissing him except that she doesn't WANT to.
Sometimes be "fed up" flattery-0nd yet be
Starving for love-"
When says she doesn't marry"
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he doesn't expect to marry" he mans he doesn't
WANT to maryland he defies any girl to
make him.
h
Apparently the new generation make love
in epigrams, propose between cigarettes, marry
"conditionally" and divorce-for excitement.
Falling out Of love is as painful as coming
out from under the anaesthetic after an opera
ton; but, fortunately, just as you think you are
going to die Of the shock another love comes
along and interrupts YOU
At twenty q woman's prayer Is, 10 Lord.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-05
DrathH
Mrs. Prudence Butler Bassett

Mrs. Prudence Butler Bassett, wife of Milton Humphrey Bassett. died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F.. W. Clary, of New Britain, Tuesday morn ing, March {, at $ o'clock. She was in her Ssth year and had been in fail ing health for a year past. An acci- 6ent l6 years ago left her constant sufferer. but could not cloud the keen mind, buoysnt nature and ready sym pathy for others which endeared her to large circle of friends and rela- tiycs. She is survived by her husband and four children, Mrs. r.. W. clary. of New Britain, Miss Jane R. Bassett. of Washington, n, C., Samuel R., of Waterbury. Conn. and Herbert H.. of Groton, x. r., and four grandchil- dren, Willard B. Clary. Thurston c. Rassett and Ethan and Prudence Bas- sett.
 Mrs. Rassett was one Of the eldest graduates of tho State Normal School in New Britain and before her mar riage was n successful teacher in Stonington and New Haven.
 She was a member Of the South church of New Britain, and of Victory Chapter. n. A. F. of Washington, p. c.
 Funeral services will he held at inc home of her daughter, Mrs. F. ". Clary, 7t Francis street, Friday after noon at . o'clock. Rev. c. W. C. Hill officiating.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-05
City Items

Mrs. NJ. T. Crean who represents this city on the democratic state cen tral committee, will attend a meeting of that committee Saturday at Hotel Garde, New Haven. A banquet will he aeld in conjunction with the meet ing at which plans for the coming campaigns will be discussed.
 Rev. Henry W. Msier will address the John l.. Davis Bible class at The Y. NJ. C. A. tomorrow evening. His subject will be Faith Of a Modern Man"
 Ernest Iirdgren Of 50 Woodlawn avenue has had his license suspend cd. according to a notice received by the police from the office Of the high way commission. Licenses b operate have been restored to Alfred Scag- Iiels of s7S South Main street and Sebastian Coccomo or 161 High street
 A marriage license has been issued to James W. Adams of IS Lee street and Miss ossannia Boyandorian of S6s Zion street Hartford.
 The last meeting of tho New Brit ain Rotary club at the E.lks club win be held tomorrow at noon. when FL mer Themes of Hartford will tell about county '. NJ. .. A. work. The lecture will be illustrated.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-05

A program of entertainment was presented. features of which were piano selections by Councilman F.. Howard smith, vocal numbers by Mer- ritt Humason, and accordion numbers by s. FazZina. 4 boxing bout was put on by Cowboy Kid'' Thomas who is now locating here. and Young Ryan" local pugilist. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served.
 Among those who spoke last night and who urged concentrated effort to put across the democratic ticket, were: Prof. A. $. Andrulewicz. nr. X. l." Avitable. Public Works Commissioner Eugene Fascelli. Michael McCrann of theboard of relief. John Meshill. eN- Alderman Michael T. kerwin. Daniel Sullivan, James T. O'Connor, eN- Councilman Thomas Coyle, Council man stephen A. Lynch. Charity Com missioner James A. Coyle and Chair man r. C. Mcintyre of the board Of public works.
 Mayor A. M. Paonessa was schedul- ed to speak. but his time was taken up with talks to the Elihu Burritt stockholders at their banquet and to the Ladies Auxiliary of the A. o. H. at their annual banquet.
 It was announced that the next meeting will be held Monday evening in the same hall. One of the features will be a talk on: Democracy in America" by Commissioner Fascelli.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-05
'KIWAN|ANS ELECT
 PERMANENT SLATE
Charter Expected to Arrive Here
 Within Few Weeks

Charles W. Hawkins was elected club today at the official organizing of that organization at the Burritt hotel. He will serve until December S1. Harry Howard WAS named vice president: T.. W. pape. treasurer; Gleason W. Parker. secretary; Harry C. Jackson, district trustee and the following directors: Morris D. Sake, Dr. F. T. Fromen: Donald Leavitt: Sturman Dyson, w. ]. Bryan! Nor maA Morrell and Howard Y. Stearns,
 Bylaws were adopted and in a few weeks the club will receive its charter The meeting today was in charge of Walter C. Humpton, repre- senting Kiwanis international.
 Following d brief talk by Charity Superintendent William Cowlishaw, in which he stated that there are le2 New Britain patients in different in- stitutions throughout the state and a great many widows in the city for whose support the city pays only about 90 per cent of the money re- quired, it was voted unanimously 10 give one luncheon to the workers in the coming United Community Cor poration drive.
 Mir. Cowlishaw said the United Community Corporation eliminates so far as the city is concerned what otherwise would be large expense to the taxpayers.
 An interesting and amusing pro. gram adopted by the club is that of requiring every man, during the popular introduction, 10 recito a sio- gan applying directly to his business. There were many witty slogans. most of them original One or two by way of illustration arc given as fol. lows: Roy. Dr. A. \. Ahlquist: "A sky pilot who is very much on the earth" Dr. Grant orthe New Brit ain General hospital, an S-ray eN- pert: "Wn see yeu as you arc, not as you'd like 10 be-" Dwight skinner, of the Boys club: Building future citizens" \ life insurance man said: Widows never object" Dr. Henry T. Bray: "A work with many callings. particularly from io in tho morning." Al. torncy Donald Gaffncy, My business is other peoples business and I hope they have lois of it." Frank Rack life. Jr.: "Chickcns. blondes or bru- ncttes"
New Britain herald., 1924-03-05
PROMINENT MEN TO
 BE AT C. OF C. BANQUET
Seventh Annual Affair to Be Held at Burritt Hotel Tomorrow Evening
 President Black Is ToastBaster.

The seventh annual banquet of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce will be held tomorrow evening at the Burritt hotel. The reservations are practically all gone and the officers expect that this will be one of the most successful affairs in. the histcsy of the Chamber.
 Congressman Daniel \. Reed of the iSrd district of New York will be the principal speaker. Congressman Reed is an orator Of national repute.
 Isaac Black. president of the Hotel corporation and director of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce. will be toastmsster. Other speakers in clude Mayor Angelo NJ. Pacnessa, and ]. Linfield Damon. sice-president of the American hotel corporation.
 Many guest from out of town are expected including Stanley H. Buliard. president of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce: George E. Chandler. secretary of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce.: r, c, Hughes. presi- dent of the Bristol Chamber of Com merce: Earl ], Arnold, secretary of the Bristol Chamber Of Commerce: Roy :, smith, secretary of the Cham Der Of Commerce. Albany. New York: Ben X. Hapgood, secretary Chamber Of Commerce. Springfield. Massachu- setts; George NJ. Wood, general agent, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad: and John l.. Gen. ter Of Springfield. Massachusetts.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-05
REJECTS LIGHTING RATES
 FOR CITY ILLUMINATION
Committee Believes rruposcd Sched- ulc uf Connecticut Light and
 Power Co. is Exubitant.

Comparison of electric lighting rates charged other municipalities wuh those which the Connecticut Light X Power Co. proposes 10 make effective hero under its contract fir urc Of sIa.7is.TS per year having inc dicaied that the proposed new rate is eNurl,ltani. iltr special committee on lighting contracts hAs declined 10 acs ecrt inc compary's figure. City En- sinccr j. p Williams is working on . new figure which hc Will submit to the lighting company sUon.
 Treasurer C. l.. Campbell of the C. L.. S r. Co. mel last night with the special committee and told the group that Inc figure offered Is the lowest the company can submit. He was in- formed that tho committee has found that the rates proposed arc ! per cent higher than tho rate ty candle power charg, ,d tn Stamford ard co per cent | gher than the rate charged by can de power In New Bedford
New Britain herald., 1924-03-05
Y. ", DRIVE TOTAL SS,ssS
Team Under leadership of Mrs. Schultz Rrrorts Sa57-Miss Whit. tlesey's Team Tun,s in S5s:.

The total reached today in the Y. W. '. A. drive was ss.52a, according to a report made at the luncheon this noon. The total amount for today was i9,95a.
 This second luncheon for ths teams conducting the drive brought forth some favorable reports concerning the progress of the enterprise. Team No, under the leadership of Mrs. Schultz headed the list with total of ss57. Miss Humphrey reported s57a for Miss Whittlesey's team. The sums se- cured by the other teams were: Miss Bingham. s6s.: Miss Rathbown. se2s: Miss Blakesley, si37: Miss Camp, ssas. and Miss Dyer, siSi.
 Mrs. Philip stanley presided at the meeting and introduced Miss Eliza both Eastman, who. offered prayer. Mrs. Stanley was much pleased with the results and expressed herself as feeling sure that the full amount would be brought in at the next lunch- con which is scheduled for Friday noon.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-05
CONSCIENCE STRICKEN

Bridgeport, March 5.--Conseienee- stricken, Michael ristey, father Of four children. voluntarily told Julius Gayla, poolroom keeper, that he was tho person who Saturday night stole several boxes Of cigars and three car tons of cigarettes. according to eNt- dence in city court today when Fistey was fined se5 and given a suspended Jail sentence for the theft. Galya entered tho complaint. Pistcy went into tho pool room yesterday and inquired if Galya know who stole the articles. When Galya said he did not Pist-y said that he was the man but hc did not recollect much about it because Of his condition Saturday, but on returning home from church Sunday he heard people talking about the robbery and finding the cigars and cigarettes at home he made up his mind 10 admit tho theft