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New Britain herald., 1925-08-11
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everything I know about the three of thcm.'
 Her thoughts were cut short by light tapping on the panels of her door. ..,, -.
 Come in," she called, and Car lotta Frolking pushed open the door. Her plump little figure seem- ed shorter and dumpier than ever in a ruefled pink taffeta frock, with cape to match, ,'..' 't@
 She tWinkled at May and sur veyed herself in the long mirror of the wardrobe, with childish admir- ation.
 Look at me, all trimmed up like birthday cake!" she said. "Dan's asked me out to dinner with him. And I'm taking your advice along with me-Im going to vamp him to a frazzle. Who knows?-- Tomor- rows dawn may find me blushing bride!"
 May studied her face. The fading blondness of it was lrouged and powdered into semhlance of blooming girlhood, But. under the harsh eletcric light, shadows came out under the eyes, and at the cor ners of the mouth. Carlotta was old., There was no doubt about it.
 And for her, lonely woman, age was tragedy. Much more of a tragedy than 1t was for the com fortable midde-aged wife, who was also the mother of family.
 How long has your husband been dead?" Carlotta asked surprisingly. walking over to the dressing table. May l borrow some of your per- fumeo" !,
 Without waiting for an answer she poured Mays Black Narcisses" perfume over her fluffy blond hair, and rubbed it under her chin.
 My husband" May said very quietly, Has been dead for more than a year"
 She held her breath for a moment, and then continued: He com mitted suicide.'
 "Committed suicide? Do you mean he killed himself?' Carlotta asked. Her blue eyes were like saucers.
 What else could l rean?" May
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11

Let the dead past bury its dead! someone, had said.
 Why, the past was never dead! It had more lives than a cat. It lived forever, to torture you-- !. . = ,Y
 How morbid I am" May shook herself Tt must be the weather!" ' She pulled down the window shades and turned on all the rose cclored light in the room.
 2 "or perhaps I'm getting melan- choIy from living alone so much" she went on thinking as she lay in her warm bath, drowsy and re- faxed.
 ~ never could stand being alone very much. II gets on my nervos." !, But she didn't look as if she had a jumpy nerve in her body when she wrapped herself in a flannel bathrobe, few minutes later.
 Her warm white skin glowed with health. She brushed her black hair back from her low, broad forehead and breathed deeply with disdainful nostrils.
 Ugh" she cried aloud. The air in the room was still slckeningly reminiscent of Carlotta's "Black Narcissus" perfume. She opened the windows wide 10 the wind and the rain.
 q suppose Carlotta told Herbert the sad story of my ife," she thought, remembering last night.
 At that moment there was a knock on the door.
 May hurried to open it. A bell boy stood there with a florists box in his arms.
 Breathlessly she opened it, Within was mass of full-blown cream coiored roses. She buried her face in their fragrance before she read the little card that was tucked among their leaves.
 You're like these" Herbert Wa terbury and written across sthe face of it, And will you have lunch with me at once? I'll wait for you in the lobby"
 Well, like his check" May said to herself, Hes so sure I'll accept his invitation that he's going to
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Carlotta Frolking pushed open the door

asked, Certainly he killed himself"
 Well, l must say you take it calmly" the other woman observed, If it had happened to my husband, I'll bet I wouldn't go around telling it." 2.
 Why not?" May asked coolly, There are people, you know, who think divorce is just as disgraceful as suicide"
 Now, she'll go and tell all that to Herbert Waterbury," she added to herself. when Carlotta had gone, leaving a trail of Black Narcissus" perfume in her wake.
 That, really, was what she wanted her to do, she found when she searched her mind. She knew that if she married Herbert Waterbury, she wonld have to tell him about pr. Johns death. And it would be easier 10 do if Carlotta had paved the way.
 Curtains of gray rain hid the ocean from her heart the next morning when May awakened and went to the window, to look out.
 She picked up her little wrist watch from the table that stood be- side her bed, It had stopped,
 'IIl buy myself a gorgeous new one today" she promised herself as she turned on the faucets of the the bath tub.
 The old watch had been a birth day present from pr. John in the 1 early days of their marriage.
 May decided to give it to the i chamber maid.
 She wished passionately that she could give away all the other souve- nirs Of that unhappy union, at the same time-the memory of Dr. i Johns dead face, the recollection of the snubs she had had from her townspeople, the thought of Jim l Carewe.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11
THE STORY so FAR

May Seymour whose husband, pr. John Seymour, killed himself be- cause of her love affair with Jim Carcwc, returns 10 her home town after a years absence.
 She comes late one night 10 the home of her lawyer, Dick Gregory, and Gloria. his wife. She tells them how the ugly story of her past has followed here everywhere. And so she has made up her mind to go to Europe where no one will know her.
 She turns over her house 10 Ulysses x. Forgan wealthy widower, to sell for her. And she hcgs Dick 10 sell her stocks and bonds for whatever they will bring. All she wants, she says, is enough money to dress the part of a we'll to-do widow for a few months, so she can land a rich husband.
 A week later, with sS,o0O in her handbag she goes to Atlantic City for rest before sailing. There she meets divorcee. Charlotta Frolking and her friends. Dan Sprague and Herbert Waterbury.
 One night while the foursome Is at supper club, Mays bag drops to the floor and her roll of money falls out. Waterbury scolds May for carrying so much money about with her and offers 10 take care of it for her But May refuses.
 He makes love to her in the days that follow, and finally asks her to invest her money in Dan Sprague's oil well. She has led him 10 think that she has much more money than she really possesses.
 Finally a letter from Ulysses Forgan comes. He tells her he can sell her house for S12,000. cash or for $16,O0o on terms
 (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
 That night when she had eaten her lonely dinner, May went up to her room to answer Ulysses Forgan's s letter
 Dear Air. Forgan," she wrote,
 Being a foolish woman. l have
 decided to take s12,000 for my
 house now. instead of S16,000 in
 little drib-drabs, on terms. "A
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11
Letter from Leslie Prescott to Ruth
 Burke-Continued

Letter from Leslie Prescott to Ruth
 Burke-Continued
 Under the circumstances there should have been no aWkWardness about my standing there, my hands in the clasp of Melville Sartoris, but knowing that my husband did not know what he had been telling me, for the life of me I could not keep from jerking them away, and blush ing.
 And as this sequence - as they say in the movies was not in the script, Jack forgot to act and be- came really angry.
 All the way to our house he pro- ceeded to tell me what an immoral man Melville Sartoris was. l was furious, both with him and with Syd, with him for saying these things. and with Syd for not shut ting him up.
 Of course, I know that Jack did not mean half he said, but l thought he had no right to make any re- marks about the man who had just been entertaining us. before Syd.
 syd, however, poured oil on the troubled water, and when ] got into the house things had been patched up a1er a fashion. Before this time Jack had declared he would not go 10 the luncheon, and Syl had told him not 10 maks a fool of himself,
 ran quickly up tbe steps, dIs- daining the help of either man. When I go, in the door l vas hand cd the telegram announcing the death Of Bee, and all vas forgotten, That drove everything else from my mind.
 When Jack came in I told him could not so 10 the luncheon alter this sad news, Then my hms and turned completely around and in sisted that l should go,
 He said that Mir, SartorIs had planned the whole thing on an clab- orate scale and it would be most ungracious for me to refuse al the last minute even 0 hen Bee lay dea l
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11

l decided to try it and now l can do all kinds of work sewing, washing, ironing and sweeping. live on farm and have five in the family so am busy most of the time. recommend the Vegetable Compound to my friends and hope my letter will help some one to take your medicine. - Mrs. WALTER E. ANDERSON, Box 270, Rangeley, Maine.
 Over 2OO, 900 women have so far re- piled to our question, Have you received benefit from taking Lydia 5. Pinkham Vegetable Compound?"
 9S out of every 100 of the replies say "Yes, " and because the Vegeta- ble Compound has been helping other women 1t should help you. For sale by druggists everywhere.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11
A Hilarious Hour Follows Departure
 nf EunSiS

A Hilarious Hour Follows Departure
 of Guests
 Katherine threw open the door of Lnlan's room with a flourish and tell into a march step with hand at her forehead in a military salute,
 "'Veni, vidi, vici'" she intoned as she circled the room. We have met the enemy and they are ours. Don't cheer. boys, the poor devils are dying!"
 She broke into the first notes of Hail to the Chief" and snatched me by the arm, hauled me in front of Lillians chair.
 Behold the conqueror, or rather the tiger trainerl!" she exclaimed. If I could remember any other slogans of famous battles, I'd use them, for never in song or story was there celebrated a more successful engagement than just has been fought Tn the Graham living room. Salute General Madge!"
 Lillian smiled at me affectionate- ly,
 T knew you wouldn't let her put anything over on you" she said.
 Put anything over on her!" echoed Katherine. If you only could have seen Lucia Meredith after she attempted to rag our li.~ tie friend here! l didn't know but I'd have to send for Katie and the dustpan to sweep her up. I'll bet she doesn't set chair down decent ly for week."
 Tell me about 1t instantly" Lil- Han demanded, and Katherine re- lated with gusto the incidents of Mrs. Meredith's call upon us.
 And I was rejoicing that wasn't well enough to go down." mourned Lillian. Here's Katie!" as nymaid's unmistakable knoc k sounded on the door. Do you sup pose she wants to offer congratula- tions too?"
 She deserves them herself" hatleTlHe Sdlu, dp l "eII lO lue door, and when my little maid had come into the room bearing a tray in her hands, I echoed Katherine's verdict.
 T want to thank you, Katie, for the way you served tea during Mrs. Meredith's call," l said. Every thing was very nice. indeed"
 "Vot you tink?" Katie demanded, setting her tray down, dot let dot vomans tink ve not have notings nice? I hunt round, get incest tings you have, put on it, show her.
 She nodded her head belligerent- ly, while we gave her the tribute of a laugh, at which she preened herself and addressed Lillian.
 Katie's Dislike of Lucia
 T tink eet too bad you could no coon down, Meesis Underwood, so I feex you tray init all same tings l git dem downstairs, only I make fresh tea dees meenit. Better drink eet before eet gets cold"
 'I'll do that little thing Katie, ''
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11
uS HEALTH--
 How to Keep Your Teeth

! toothbrush, yet they have excellent teeth, as a rule.
 For civilized folk the toothbrush has come 10 be almost indispensa- ble. It should be used once a day, and if possible twice a day.
 Cleaning the teeth at night is more important than cleaning them in the morning, as food particles left around the gums decay during the night, leaving thei reflect upon the teeth md gums.
 Most people should have a new toothbrush once month, A brush should never be used after 1t has be- come soft and dry.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11

Down, down, down glided little Mrs, Timmy, in a long slant.
 them at once. The poor dcars prob ably are frightened half to death and wondering what has become of their mother. You see, they never have had even peep out into the Great World, and now this sunlight is pouring in on them. That won't do at all, They're not used to it. The poor little things have been in the dark all their lives. It isn't time for them to come out in the light. This is why felt that I must move them. You'll excuse me, Peter, won't you?"
 "Of course" replied Peter. "Of course, I'll excuse you. Run along to those babies at once. I suppose you'll have to climb down with each one of them, and after you have carried them across you will have to climb that tree on the other side with each of them" 4
 Mrs. Timmy looked at Peter with such a funny expression on her face. "Well, Peter" said she. T suppose that is the way you would do it. But am afraid that If that was the way I had to do it my fam fly would never be moved. If you want to zee how to move a family in the quickest and easiest manner, you watch me"
 With this little Mrs. Timmy start- ed up the tree to her damaged home.
 Copyright, 1925, by T. W. BurgessY
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11

If one would have good sound, clean teeth. or if a mother would have her child have good, sound, clean, wel-shaped teeth, plenty of lime foods must be eaten.
 Some of the foods that contain this substance are milk, spinach, as paragus, string beans, onions, car rots. celery, caulifower and other foods containing calcium.
 Bad teeth seem to so with civiliza- tion, along with poor eyesight, ner- vous strain and certain other dis advantages of our enlightened era.
 Primitive people never see a
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11
SUFFERED
 TWO YEARS
Finally Relieved by Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound, Says
 Mrs. Anderson
Rangeley, Maine. Lydia E. Pink. ham sVegetable Compound helped me

greatly forpainsin
 the sides and back, h ca d c h e S and
 tired feelings. l suffered twoyears and it seemed as though 1 could not get my work done from one day to the next. After reading letters from others who hadtaken theNeg- etahle COmDOund
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bird in the hand'--, you know.
 "T suppose the safe thing for me 10 do is 10 invest the money. Later on, I'm going 10 ask you 10 give me your advice along those lines. My husband used 10 tell me that government bonds were the only safe buy for a widow.
 T am going 10 stay here in Atlantic City until you send me the money for my house. Where I shall go then, l really don't know. To Europe. probably. The only thing I'm sure of, is that I shall never come back to New Britain.
 Cordially yours,
 May Lucas Seymour T don't know why l told him al about my plans-or, my lack O plans" she said 10 herself. as sht dropped the letter into the mail chute beside the elevator. But he'i one Of those quiet, understanding people. 10 whom it's easy to tel things"
 She sat beside her window witt her chin cuppcd in her hands, an, a far-off look in her. eyes "ft take his word for anything" sht thought, I'm sure he's as honest al the day is long. He loks that way 
 She remembered, then. the queeI litle glcam she had seen in Herb! Waterbury's eyes that day. Wha had it meant?
 After all know absolutel! about these people Tvt picked up down there" she said t' her self, "I don't even know wher' Csrlotta came from! Dan Spragut has an oil well in California, sC Herby says And Herby has a pic ture of a house in Brookline that ht says belongs to him. And that!
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11

Most attractive afternon and sport dresses are made of white
 crepe de chine with hand-b blocked figures in brilliant red.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11

This is the second days chapter of the famous story of David Cop perheld." Children who follow this story and cut out the paper dolls every day will have a complete set of David Copperfeld dolls with which to act out inc story.
 Little David Coppcrfeld lived alone in a great big house with only his beautiful. young mother and their old servant, Peggotty. His father had died before he was horn. But David was very, very happy with his mother and Peggotty. There was never any one else half so beautiful as David's lovely moth CT. She taught David his lessons, and what happy game they made of it. He loved his books and was farther along in all his studies than he would have been if he had gone 10 school.
 tColor this suit Of DaVid's blue. leaving the collar white Make his book cap and tie all rcd Tomor- row his Sunday suit will apptarl. tCopyright, 1925, Associated Edi-
 tors, Incl
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11
Hand-Blocked Figures,

The next story: Mrs. Timmy Moves Her Family.
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Copyright, 1925, by T. W. BurgessY
New Britain herald., 1925-08-11

TOMORROW -- Letter from Les lie Prescott to Ruth Burke.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-19
E Excursionists Manned and Scalded
As Boiler Explodes on Str. Mackinac
WEATHER MAY
FORCE MACMILLAN
TO LEAVE ARCTIC

Washington. Aug. 1S.-(AP)-
Confronted with exceptionally cold
weather, snow and fog, the MacMil-
Ian Arctic Expedition tonight faced
the probability of abandoning for
this year It's primary object of at
tempting to discover land in the un-
known Polar Sea between Alaska
and the North Pole.
AS the period of continual day.
light is at an end this week and
the time when the expedition can
effectively operate so far north with
winter rapidly approaching is limit
ed to scarcely more than two weeks
and it is still far from the spot
selected for its advance flying base,
indications are that efforts toward
completing it's major mission will be
terminated.
The entire situation was canvassed
at Navy department conference to-
day. A message was sent to Lieuten-
ant Commander Byrd. directing him
to confer with Commander Donald
B. Macmillan, on tho advisability of
concentrating the remainder of the
time on scientific work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-19
GOV. BREWSTER TO
ATTEND HUB PARLEY
ON COAL SUBSTITUTE

Boston, Aug. 1S.-(AP)-Gover-
nor Fuller's call to the governors of
the New England states to attend a
conference here next Friday Ito take
definite action on the fuel situation
with the object of relieving New
England from dependency on an
thracite as a fuel" brought answers
from four states today, it was an
nounced at the state house.
Governor Brewster of Maine tele-
graphed that he would attend in
person and Governor Pothier of
Rhode Island wired he would send
a representative If he was unable to
come himself. The secretary of
Governor Trumbull of Connecticut
telegraphed that the governor was
on a vacation but would send rep
resentative and the secretary to
Governor Winant of New Hampshire
notified Governor Fuller that his in
vitation would be considered by Gov
ernor Winant who reached New
York today from Europe. Governor
Billings of Vermont had not replied
when the executive Offices closed to-
night.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-19
Action Against
High Prices from
Foreign Monopoly

Washington, Aug. Is - (AP) -
Counter action in America against
the high prices resulting from foreign
monopoly of rubber, coffee. potash,
nitrate and other products was urged
today by Secretary Hoover. The
most logical step at the moment, he
said, would be the enactment of les
islation permitting American pro-
moters of such commodities to conf
bine to control, the market in the
buyers interest. This permission
would be similar to the authority
extended to Americans entering ex-
port trade.
"The price trend demonstrates
that the American consumer is in
need of protection" he said.
"While we have the Sherman law
which operates in the United States
to prevent combinations of producers
from restraining trade. there is moth
ing which prevents foreign producers
from combining to exact prices for
their products in the United States.
"A very simple extension of the
Webb Pomerene law which now al
lows combination of American ex-
porters in foreign trade would al
low combinations of American In
porters. The combination should be
made subject to the regulation of the
Federal Trade Commission as is now
the fact with reference to export
combinations"
The commerce department yester-
day issued a calculation indicating
that the United States was paying
about Ss2,000,000 more for coffee
this year as a result of Brazilian
valorization schemes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-19
SLIPPERY LIzOTTE
ESCAPES OVER LINE
into n. BRUNSWICK

Houlton, Me-, Aug. 1S-(AP)-
William Lizotte, the rum runner
who last March escaped from Dep
uty Sheriff Soderberg after being
twice wounded and who recently
was captured in Kennebec county
and brought to Houlton jail has es-
capped and crossed the border into
New Brunswick.
When Ltzotte escaped pusuit by
Deputy Soderberg last March he
carried away with him a bullet. in
his hip and another had crippled the
forefnger of his right hand. Last
week he complained of severe pain
in the finger and was allowed to go
to the Madigan Hospital for treat
ment. His clothes were taken away
to guard against escape but it ap-
pears that a woman who called upon
him last Saturday must have
brought clothing, for before day
break Sunday he, dropped from a
window and is supposed to have
been taken away in car.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-19
1S-Year.Old Gertrude Ederle
Forced to Leave Water After
8 Hours and 46 Minutes
Dover Shore Only 6H Miles
Away - Broke All Speed
Marks for First Hour

Boulogne. France, Aug. 1s.-(AP)-
Gertrude Ederle, the 1s-year-old Amer
ican girl. failed to swim the English
Channel today. She matched the
strength and endurance of her mus
cles against the treacherous waters in
a superb battle, but was defeated.
The end came suddenly six and a
half miles from Dover after eight
hours and 4s minutes of one of the
greatest exhibitions the old channel
has ever seen. She had swallowed
great quantities of salt water repeat
edly during two miles of choppy sea
which was encountered about mid
channel, and she was unable to with
stand the effect this had on her.
Miss Ederle entered the water at
Cape Gris-Nez at 7.12 o'clock this
morning and ended her strenuous task
at 3.5S in the afternoon. She sobbed
as If her heart would break when she
was dragged aboard a rowboat after
having been kept afioat by Ishak Hell
my, the Egyptian swimmer, who at a
sign from Jabez Wolfe. the ever
watchful trainer, threw his arms
about the sinking girl.
Starting as If she would conquer the
channel in record time, the American
champion broke all speed marks from
one hour until she abandoned her at
tempt Almost without warning Miss
Ederle faltered, as If in pain. Mile.
Sion, the French swimmer, gently, and
Helmy. Gruffln. urged her on. giving
her some beef tea, but the girls hand
shook as she took it. She went brave
ly on, however. after a minutes rest,
making for the English coast which
was just coming into sight.
Her strokes, which until then had
amazed the experts by their viGor, be-
gan to lack force and regularity. She
went stubbornly on, but WINGED as If
in pain. The Olympic champion had
to stop every few hundred yards, roll
over on her back and massage her
body.
Then came the collapse. The limp
and crying girl was hauled aboard the
tug, a strange contrast to the power
full swimmer who had left Cape Girls
Nez almost nine hours before. She
was disconsolate, saying: Il just
could not do it. That salt water was
too much for me-"
She recovered quickly as she did not
suffer from the cold. as is generally
the case, for the temperature of the
water was 81 or 63 Fahrenheit
throughout, which Is warm for the
channel.