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New Britain herald., 1925-10-24

and he faltered, houndered. and An
ally stopped short, She spoke
again, quietly. with every vestige OF
levity gone from her voice and In
its stead contrition and a hint OF
reproach.
please do not punish me, my
dear boy. for having presumed on
your long friendship TO bring that
girl into your home. am re-
preaching myself enough as 1t "a.
But I simply cannot let YOU give.
this thing publicity. II would mean
most serious consequences TO a
piece OF work I am doing and prob
ably would result In the death OF
someone | have hopes Of saving.
But | promise you this that never
again will l take advantage OF your
hospitality In this fashion"
an Explain This"
was not surprised to see Dicky
seize her hand and bend toward her
in humble and contrite apology.
There Is between those two an I'M
usual memory, the remembrance Of
monumental sacrifice which ILL.,
liam once made because on account
of a perfectly innocent friendship,
the cad who was her husband had
threatened to wreck the boys life.
/ know that because Of this, there
Is always touch OF reverence In
the great affection Dicky has for
her, but he generally contrives to
hide It under the raillery which
usually characterizes his converse
ton with her. But It was given me
to know as I watched her face that
1t had hurt her pride terribly to
have made even so camoufaged an
appeal to Dicky's sense Of gratitude
| to her.
MY dear GIRL" All the arrogance
was gone from his voice and he
stammered as might a. bashful
schoolboy. II am unutterably
ashamed OF myself. You know that
you are always to consider our home
as yours and feel free TOTO"
stage any stunt IN 1t I wish ?"
Lillian's voice lost its seriousness,
took on a touch OF whimsically
which I knew was designed 70
! tighten tho somber tone of the col
loquy. I'm sure I've awaited my
eelf Of that permission far too many
times already. But suppose you
help me get these bills back into
the valise before Katie comes along
Then III explain this particular
third reel to you"
Dicky eagerly hurried TO help her
as she stopped toward the scattered
bills, while /, retreating quietly back
to the bed wondered uneasily how
she could explain Fanny Powell tc
Dicky without bringing In Hugh
Grantland's name.
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Feature Service, Inc.)
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
Ectter from John Alden Prescott to
sydney Carton Continued


Sydney Carton Continued
After the man shufled out, sgd,
With his fret ten dollars In his
hand, Mrs. Atherton turned to
Maggie and said:
"T'll take you home with me,
child, l had been feeling rather
lonely there before | went to Cali
tornia and I know l would DC
doubly SO now after having had SO
many people around me all the
time.
y never thought you bad so
much TO put up with at home or
would have fixed up matters be-
fore"
Il will never cease 10 thank YOU.
You have been so good to me, Mrs.
Atherton! And II you will only let
me come to live with you I'll do
everything YOU want me to as long
as l live"
That's d pretty big promise, my
dear" said Mrs Anterior sadly,
hut as long as you are honest. in
your trying TO do the best YOU
know how, think you'll get along
al right"
"Whatll 10 about my clothes ."
asked Maggie suddenly. III | &c
back after them, Dad will kill me
and he won't Jet me take away a
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24

Well" said she, has that long
legged bunch of curiosity gone on
about his business"
found this hollow and how dry It
was, she straightaway decided that
she must have just as fine a nest
to go with it. And so she had built
this big. comfortable, soft nest
down there under the messy old
stump.
In going 10 and leaving that
home, both she and Rudy took
the greatest care that no one
should see them. They always
paused to look about with their
bright little eyes and 10 listen, and
they seldom left that little round
doorway in. the same direction
twice In succession. You see they
took pains not TO make any little
paths leading TO that round door
way. And so It was that they kept
their secret. l think it was a secret
worth keeping. don't you?
Copyright, 1928. by T. ".
Burgess)
The next story: Rudy Pre-
parss for Winter"
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
plcky Pronounces His Ultlmatum

Diclsy's face was filled with ex-
citement and anxiety as he voiced
the possibility OF my being arrested
for having In my possession the
bundles OF counterfeit money which
Fanny Powell had left strewn upon
the floor. should have realized
that It was no time for wife to
smile, but the idea was so absurd
that I could not keep back a laugh
which ended In choke as my
bruised throat protested my mirth.
whats the big idea.?" Dicky
Erowled. You may find something
humorous in this, but ! cant find
laugh anywhere about It,"
Forgive me-" begged haltinsly.
at only struck me that, with a
government agent in the house who
knows all about this money, it would
be rather absurd TO expect arrest
for having It. even IL there be a
penalty for keeping 1t in the house"
Dicky kicked the yalise violently
and sent 1t spinning across the
room.
"Old LII will come a cropper
some time with one of these govern
ment stunts of here and drag you
along with her, The predicted darkly.
But I'll be condemned If I'm going
to stand by and let that animal that
was here get away with anything
like this" He strobe toward the
door, and guessing his purpose, I
sprang out of bed, ran to him and
caught his arm just as he was I'M
locking the door.
What are you going to do?" I
gasped.
"Send for the Police
Send for the police" he retorted,
twisting away from my grasp and
throwing open the door. This
farce has gone just far enough,
I'm a long-suffering worm, but when
II comes to having counterfeiters
and garroters parked in my house,
It's high time for the worm to
turn"
He was racing me ana ne did not
see Lillian as she came swiftly down
the hall In time to hear his excited
TRADE. She smiled wryly at me
and tapped him lightly upon the
shoulder.
"I weep for you" she quoted
also, I deeply sympathize.' but I'm
afraid. my dear Dicky bird. that
you'll have to postpone your police
summons
That's where you're mistaken
this time, ILL.," he answered In al
obstinate. angry tone never had
heard him use to her. 4 1--WE pu
Up with lot OF nonsense from timt
TO time. but when I find Madgt
gagged and"
She was looking at him steadily
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
Menus for a FAMILY
r :; $3.50 s az ST.: II

Tor serving. Spread each piece with
butter and arrange in casserole.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and
add boiling water, Cover and cook
in a hot oven for one hour. Add
cream and broken and cleaned
mushrooms and cook, uncovered.
for ten minutes. Work flour to q
smooth paste with a little cold
milk and stir into the gravy. Let
boil five minutes and serve.
Copyright, 1925, NEA Service,
Incl
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
Tn Much Efficiency
By E.JGG!s!;$ss:@)Ratb

Most certainly mott" exclaimed
Constance frigidly.
do you mean to tell me, Miss
Brooke, that you, for example, do
not at least purchase your clothing
out OF the sum OF $1,000 a year."
Constance laughed, but 1t was
mirthless. She glanced down at her
dress and continued to laugh.
IF you understand anything about
gowns, you would not ask such a
question: she said. "Of course, I do
not use my allowance for any such
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24

purpose. 1t is wholly for personal
expenses, as l see ft~to use It,"
Clothes are personal, are they
not?"
Personal perhaps she adj
.mitted coldly. But they are on
father"
And is that also true Of YOU"
demanded Hedge, glancing sharply
at Billy,
And then some" declared Billy.
why, l don't even buy gasoline out
Of mine!"
well" observed Hedge judlcially
'ff none of you employ your allow
snces In the purchase of food, cloth
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24

we've accepted halt, shall wu take II
by the day or the week? :"
Lets go back and fight for It 10y
the month in advance" said BillH,
Constance shook her head,
ut would do no good she said
Don't you see how he's got u.s. lie
has all the money and we've only
got S279 between us--and that's all
mine. And can sec he is not going
to change his mind, He hasn't yet,
on anything. For my part ] eau
stand 1t by the week. But I'm think
ing of you and Alice"
NEXT CHAPTER: Depreciation
on household pets.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
Cnnscr,e Your Strrngth

II YOU will cut out the non.es-
sentials from your Homework you
will ind that you will go through
life much healthier and more COM
fortably.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
Cossip;s Corner
Tasteless Meat

Never allow your meat to boil.
Boiling meat at high temperature
makes it tasteless. Start cooking
meat in cold water. let 1t come to
the boiling point and then simmer.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24

Paris frocks carry the effect OF a
belt with fullness given by gathers.
Sleeves are either very short or TO
the wrist, widened at the bottom
and always with gathering at the
cuff.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
To Flavor Meats

To max. meat more ss,ory let II
lie on, might In q dressing OF oil,
vinegar, paprika. or onion sauce.
This will make the most tssteless
meat ssvory and tender.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
Careful Buying.

In buying vegetables, don't buy
by size entirely. Large cucumbers
are usually not so tender as me-
dium sized ones. Large potatoes are
likely TO have a hole in the middle.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
Test Iiy Weight.

When buying grapefruit, test them
by weight. Thu heavier ones contain
more juice. while the light ones are
more fibrous.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
BETTER Taste IN ycretah,es

Soak all vegetables In cold water
before cooking. This will make the
vegetables crisp and more tasty and
will also remove all insect eggs and
dirt that still remain on them.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

John w. Burke. wldower and
head OF a large hardware concern,
Is leaving town for two months. lie
has arranged 10 have an efficiency
engineer take charge Of his house
hold during his absence. But he
fails to inform his three grown chill
drcn. Constance. Billy and Alice, Of
his plans.
II. Hedge. assigned TO the job,
takes charges of the Brooke man
sion. He occupies the owners quar-
ters and turns The library Into an
office. The children" finding no
other way out, have concluded TO
petition Hedge for their monthly al
lowances. Alice Ia nominated as
spokesman. She explains TO Hedge,
who wants TO know whether It Is
expected that these gratuities be
continued
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Alice stifed an angry exclama-
ton, flushed, and then nodded. She
could not stack her pride against
a hundred dollars a month, particu-
larly when she was fiat" Hedge
made some more figures.
~ will continue these gratuities, V
he said, abruptly.
Allowances. please" reminded
Alice,
allowances. X you prefer It. One
word Is as short at the other. /
shall, however, reduce them
Constance rose out Of her chair as
II impelled by some unseen force.
She wheeled and glared across the
room. Billy stopped in his tracks
"A!l allowances will be reduced
| fifty per cent" announced Hedge,
until further Investigation"
There was a mobilization OF
Brookes on the opposite side Of the
table. Alice was thankful for the
arrival Of her reserves.
you are to cut--our allowances
lin half" she asked slowly.
I'm half-payable daily" said the
efficiency man.
daily"
Daily"
Alice was frightened. She felt
the reassuring hand OF Constance Oh
her shoulder and looked up at her
appealingly.
you do the rest, Connie she
murmured.
II find" said Hedge as he con
tinued to make rapid figures. "tha'
your father had been paying two Of
you at the rate Of approximate!
$685. day. including Sundays ant
holidays, and the other at the rate
OF about $3.50 a day. Out Of Thu
what DO you SPEND"
all" said Billy. What did 70,
expect"
What for"
"Why, anything We want, o
course!"
"Clothes-shoes-l or heat?
uueried Hedge briskly.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
TO THE AID OF THE KING

This Is the end Of the first week
Of the picture story OF Joan OF
Arc. Children who have cut out the
pictures will soon have the whole
set. Watch for more Of the same
story next week.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24

But Joan was not, discouraged.
~ must go TO the Dauphin," she
said. though / go on my knees"
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
Thornton W. Burgess

Where Ruddy's Home Really Was
BY Thornton W. Burgess
Where 7 live and what | do
Has naught at all TO do with you
Rudy the Mouse.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24

The next story: Rudy Pre-
pares for Winter"
Evening star., 1925-09-06

Miss Jessie E. Martin. 1906 Critten.
den street, $19.36.
Leon H. Makover, 1413 Crittenden
street, so cents.
Charles l.. Miller, zoos Twentieth
street northeast, S16.96.
road, oi s4.7o. g. l' " '''' ''''
Edward A. Morris. 6o4 Keefer place.
$2.O2.
clifford w. McGlasson, a23 Aspen
John R. Muller. 22O5 Champlain
street. 1855.
c. A. Magoon, Riverdale, Md, s2s43.
Ida G.. Myers, 1882 l street, $1,000.
Hotels, s574.
Samuel Miller, 1921 Four-and- one.
half street southwest, $4.27.
Pauline Mueller, 21S Rhode Island
avenue, $643.
James w. Marshall, Oil G street,
$14.77.
Donald v. Murphy. 1902 Q street,
$19.7S.
George w. Mccoy. 261s Garfield
street, $57.71.
peter Francis Meade and wife, 1712
Sixteenth street, $3.50.
Francis H. McAdams. Colonial
Hotel, $42 .49.
William +. Moutran, 1901 Twen.
tieth street northeast, $376.4S.
William Musselman, p. o. Box 1887,
S3.40.
c. H. Mulligan, 2135 Fourth street
northeast. rs cents.
William w. Morrissette, 33 East
Walnut street, $10.96.
Pedro Y. Martinez, 73l Seventh
street southeast 70 csnt&
Evening star., 1925-09-06

Continued on Twentieth Pase.l.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-28
new TEACHERS
OBTAINED FOR
HIGH SCHOOLS
Students Will Meet Twenty
Five Instructors Added
to Stats.

Twenty-Five new high school
teachers will be among those greet
ing Indianapolis 10000 high school
students when they return to class
rooms Sept. s, it was learned today.
The new teachers schools in which
they will teach, and their former
addresses are: Manual Training High
School, Louis Smith, Marion Pee
oples, Elizabeth Rath. 1850 Win.
throp Ave; Mrs. Verna G.. Magee,
Three Rivers, Mich; Dorothy Daily,
1880 Guilford Ave; Selma Zahl 2450
Park Ave, and Mrs. Opal Conrad,
cambridge, Ind.
New teachers at Shortridge will be
William r. Wahrand, Ann Arbor,
Mich; Charlotte Row, 80 Audubon
Pl.; Edith Gore, 1417 Tuxedo ST.;
Reeta Clark, Clarkshill, Ind; Joseph.
inc Lee, 300 E. Armstrong ST.; ].
Archer Culbertson, Hanover, Ind,
and w. F. Wise, Anderson, Ind.
Among the new instructors at
Technical will be Cecil McClintock,
Lapel, Ind; Margaret Friedrich,
Lancaster, Mo; e. w. Ensinger, Pc
oria, Ill; Lucele S. Hodges, 3947 Cen
trail Ave; Mrs. Grace w. Smith,
Knoxville, Tenn; Mary Mcconnell,
Chicago; Clara Inman, 1920 Howard
Pl.; Paul A. Foltz, Galveston, Texas
Lester Bolander, Oaklandon, Ind,
and Orlando o. Jay. Edgar F. Diede.
rich will be added to the staff at
Broad Ripple High Shcool
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-28

will pay a share of the improve
ment because their properties will
be removed from the possibility Of
danger from high waters.
The city of Indianapolis will de-
per cent and the 1000 property
owners, 10 per cent of the bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-28
cal n aHIIl'la D

on a clause in the track elevation
agreement STIMULATING elevation shall
not begin until the Hood prevention
contract has been ratified.
Odgen has estimated that long de.
lays may result from the inclusion
| Of this clause in the elevation con.
tract by the board Of works.
THE orders are to finish the job
of drafting plans in sixty days"
Cassaday said, but We'll have to
work over time to do it."
Because construction of the new
channel will protect a vast area
from damage by flood, assessments
have been levied against persons
owning property in an area Of 1000
acres. At the assessment bureau 1t
was estimated that $1,000 persons
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-28

Replacement Of the Belt Railroad
bridge over White River, north of
Raymond St., by a 100000 struc-
ture over the new channel OF the
river Is one of the chief causes Of
the present councilmanic investiga-
ton Of the board Of works.
James NJ. Ogden, corporation coun-
sci, contends the railroad company
should defray total costs of the pas
sageway while the Belt officials had
almost persuaded board member to
allow the taxpayers to shoulder the
burden at one stage Of negotiations.
Compromise
The result was a compromise
whereby each Of the parties involved
pay 100000.
With the commencement of sound
ing and the effecting Of uniform
line of grading for the short cut"
White River will take to straighten
itself out and cast aside it's curve,
the flood prevention program Of In
dianapolis, involving expenditure of
many million dollars is under way
City employees, under direction Of
II. w Cassaday. flood prevention
engineer, are taking soundings ios
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-28
CATCHING EN- UNAWARE

NAUEN. 'Hungary.-A law has
been passed here compelling theater
managers to turn on the lights with
out warning at certain intervals
while the film is being shown. And
couples caught in the act of 'petting"
are to be heavily, fined
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-28
This Is Bridge That Sburved Council to Probe

the present river channel near Nor
ris ST.
AS they progress along the line of
the cut, they will figure elevations
and estimate the amount of ground
to be excavated on dry land, re-
turning to the river proper near
Raymond st.
Faster Drainage
Cutting new channel for the
river. a distance Of one mile, will
provide for a direct flow of the
stream, thereby draining the water
faster in food time and preventing
inundation of the lowlands and i'm
mense property damage such as
occurred in 1918.
With the new chanel is involved
the building Of an enormous levee,
sixty feet wide on the east side of
the stream. It's top will be four feet
above the high water mark reached
in 1913, the most disastrous flood In
the city's history.
Sees Delays
After the engineers have complied
data on costs Of the flood prevention
work, a resolution will be prepared.
When this will be completed in prob
lematical and is one of the reasons
why the Belt Railroad has insisted
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-28

Buy all your tires here at the Con-
sumers Tire Co.-Indianapolis' most
reliable tire house. The Consumers
with huge cash purchases, is able al
ways to offer the highest quality tires
at prices away below the market. In
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08

Charles Larrabee and family, and
Mr. and Mrs John Warner of Dover
Foxcroft.
4 Mrs George Blance and children,
of Winter Harbor, spent the Fourth
with the d. G. Libbys
Rev. Paul Phalen and family, of
West Newton, Mass, have arrived
for the summer at Joy cottage.
E. w. Bridges and son and Miss
Vida Cleaves were guests of friends
in Bar Harbor Friday.
Frank Shaw has returned from a
visit to his daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Young, at Waldoboro.
Dr. Harvard Colwell and wife of
Lincoln, visited their parents for
over the Fourth.
July g. c.
East Sullivan.
Miss Doris Hatch is rapidly re-
covering, after an operation at the
Eastern Maine general hospital, Ban
gor She returned home June 80.
Mrs. Sutherland, r. N, arrived
Friday from New York, with the
boys and girls for whom she has had
summer camp built at echo Blen
Farm" Saturday night there was a
display of fireworks at the camp,
which was enjoyed by all
H. Ivah Thomson received tele-
gram Friday telling of the death of
his brother-in-law, Robert Sizer, at
his country home Norwood" Port
Washington, L. l. Mr.. Thomson left
for New York Saturday.
The summer home-cOmers are ar
irving. The E. H. Smiths of STAN
ford, Conn, have opened their home
Mr.. Lord is at the Brick House"
where he will have guests. The
"House on the Hill' is being made
ready for the John Cary Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Stanley were
in town for the Fourth, motoring
from Bass Harbor. Their son
Fremont, who has spent several
weeks with his grandmother, Mrs. E.
e. Bragdon, will return with them to
their home in Minturn.
Postmaster G. H. Hanna motored
his daughter, Miss Julia, and niece,
Miss Alta Hanna, to Rockland, where
they visited their brother and cousin,
Ralph Hanna, for the week. He
brought them home Saturday, by way
of Bar Harbor.
Guests from Massachusetts on
their way to Nova Scotia, registered
at the "Maples," Friday night.
Pearl D. Robertson's truck was in
a smash-up the Fourth, but so far as
can be learned, no one was injured.
July 6. H.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
COMING EVENTS.

Wednesday and Thursday, July s and
9-Annual lawn party of Thursday
club. supper Thursday; so cents.
Thursday, July 9, at county court
house, MISUNDERSTANDING of State as
SCISSORS with town assessors. CAT Bar
Harbor July 10)
Friday evening, July 10, at vestry
of Ellsworth Falls church--Muscal en-
tertainment by Hastings class. Adj
mission, 10 cents.
Tuesday, July IA. at Hancock hall
John j. Black in Ten Nights in Bar
Room Prices, % and so cents.
Thursday, July 80 = Annual lawn
party and supper of Catholic society.
Wednesday and Thursday, July %
and 23-Historical pageant, under aus
pieces of Hancock County Fair Associ-
alton.
Wednesday, July 29-Annual festival
of Hastings Sunday school class, on
lawn of Ellsworth Falls church.
Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. and
6, at Unitarian vestry-Annual fair of
Woman's Alliance.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
ENTHUSIASTICALLY. JULY 1O-11.

code OF THE WEST" The first of a
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Grey, which we will show this summer
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