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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

"Wnl you let me tell S-a about
it," he queriod next.
Prudence CUunselled a negative
answer and hasty retreat to the
house. suppose DIcEy --- ] took
hasiy look at the house md seeing
lights only in the room where
Katherine lay the Kitchen and the
halls, yenturcd TO yield to my curl
oslty,
"lt you will hurry" | answered.
1T isn't Il long story" no said.
"DId you know katherine Sin
not in her Young glrlhood""
no" I returned. Il first met her
a year or two before her mar
riagc,"
"Thrn YOU know something OF
what a Hinsome bonny thing she
vas he said, and his voice was
vibrant with strong feelings, Il fell
in love with her the first time
ever saw her, and love soon be-
came absolute alteration"
Dcky is a royal lover when he
chooses to be, yet never lad I heard
in his voice such stress Of emo
ton as roughcned tho rich mellow
tones Of the man telling me his
life story.
But his voice nattened, be
came monotonous, there was an
old man to whom l owed every
thing, my education, my start in
life. When that man came to me
- in extremity and asked
boon OF me. l had to grant It, even
at the cost of my own happiness,
| cannot tell YOU more than this.
| ought not to have told you so
much, But can you not read be-
tween the lines"
I could indeed. There could have
been but one reason for Lucia's
father to have asked so great
gift. So that had been the secret
between those two all these years,
Unloved and unloving husband and
wife, with the knowledge that the
woman had been saved from dis
grace by the mans sacrifice, And
Lucia Meredith's return for that
sacrifice was an avowc1 affection
for another man.
80 you see from my standpoint,
there is nothing on my side 10 keep
me from moving heaven and earth
to win the woman | have loved so
long. Won't You take pity on me?"
His voice unconsciously had risen,
and the last words could easily
have been heard by anyone on the
farmhouse veranda. That they had
/ been heard, | realized to my hor-
ror as l saw u figure dash down the
vcranda steps and stride toward
! the car,
1t was Dicliy,
Copyright 1895, by Ncwepaper
Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

John W. Brooke, widower and
hardware mngnQte, arrangcs with Il
firm Of efficiency engineers to man
use his home for period Of two
months that he will be away. He
fails TO impart his plans TO his thre"
grown chiIdreh' constance l'lIIF ana
Alice lhey arc very "l'p'raSan''F
surprised "heh H. h'ug'' 'Hic'eh'y
engineer taxes over inc care" u
running me ''Tooke mansion llousc
mas maze hllnscIt AT nome W 'hg
prNal" Sn>'e OF Johh W. ana t"rh'q
the library INTO an olllcc' lle cut
OIL the n'Io"an'o OF h''.F ana No"-
stance because 'ncE re'uSea 70 go
10 "orh, n"' PVFH''.''o "''co 10 IRA"
one man Her usual amount because
she 10 sun going 10 school,
constance, r.auF ~ q"lt " 'o'i,s
nsht against c'l'clencF ],'"hp'S TO
eiope p'I !" S'0ppNn y! H51' ''''
'H'H ''ro''s''''H lIeI ~. "'"' ~ No' u"
anu "Pcol'''e lleHseS SCI c'a'S'
inns relns'a'cs ON per cent OIL h''
allowance Allce ana 'lilE are lur'-
Gus because constance mas appaF-
e",'y sone OVER ~ ''.' '''''''' NY
unp"iu'n ti'eir .io''S"'' 'o"aF WHY
'akl0s lhclr qa''E dozen III inc sE'n-
idSlul
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
shes quit us" said Billy, Il
hate TO say it, but what else can
yon make ont Of IT,"
Nothing admitted Alice.
Have you said anything to her
about IT, asked Billy, after Il pause.
Alice shook her head.
Il was hoping 1t wouldn't last.
she said. Il thought maybe Connie
Just needed u little money very bad
~, and that after she got 1t shed
come back on our side again. SO
| haven't said word. But she seems
| to be worse than ever now
He was reading TO her out OF a
book THIS afternoon gro"led Billy
motlon. nat 90 you Know ABOUT
IT.
Alice signed ana made help-
less gesture
1t leaves US out on a limh' con-
'lhucd biIiE. II "oh three against
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

had thrown an old coat down by
the strawstack, 1t lay there AT the
afternoon. Danny Meadow Mouse
poking his nose out from underneath
the straw, discovered the coat. 1T
was lust like the old coat in which
he and Nanny had once made th"lr
home when it was used on a scare
crow. Danny 90 ~ into a pocket
There we're some crumbs in that
nockct. He had smclled them be-
fore he had crept in there. lie
soueaked u shril little squeak for
Nanny. Nanny heard him and
came hurying to see what Danny
had found. She. too, crept into the
rocket. That was a nice pocket. 1T
was so nice there that they were IN
no hurry to leave. Yes, sir, Danny
and Nanny Meadow Mouse went to
sleep I'm the pocket of Farmer
Browns boys old coat lying on the
ground by the strawstack. They
slept so soundly that they didn't
hear Farmer Browns boy when he
arrived. They knew nothing untlI
he had picked up that old coat. Then
they were afraid TO come out.
Farmer Browns boy went whist
ling on his way up to the barn. III
the barn he had his evening work
to do. He tossed the coat down OF
the floor. No sooner did 1t toucf
the floor than out ran Danny and
Nanny Meadow Mouse. Farmer
Browns boy didn't see them, but
| Black Pussy did. She happened &c
be there in the barn. She always
went over to the barn just before
milking time because always she had
some nice fresh milk then. So Il
was that she saw Danny and Nanny
/ Meadow Mouse run from the old
coat. My, YOU should have seer
/ Rlacll Pussy bound after those Mc7'
dow Mice, But she was Just toe
late. Yes, sir, she was Just toe
late. In the very nick of time
Danny and Nanny found a hole just
big enough for them to slip through
Danny drew long breath. My"
said he. BLACK Pussy almost got u'
that time. But here we are in The
big barn, and here we are going &c
spend a comfortable winter. There
will be plenty of grass seed and
there will be corn and oats and
wheat and sweet hay. 1t won't mat
ter how cold it gets. 1t won't mat
ter how much snow there is. Moth
ing that can happen will matter Al
we have to do is 10 watch out foi
Robber the Rat and Black Pussy
There is no one else TO be afraid OF
Aren't you glad you are here, Nam
ny Meadow Mousse"
Indeed 1 ami" cried Nanny
Now let old Jack Frost come when.
ever he gets ready"
! Copyright. 1925. by T. VI. Burgessl
The next story: Peter Spells ;
Hunting Party"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11
76o Much Efficiency
By E.JGG!$S$s::)Rafb

,,,,r ,,1,illt An ,vn,,Lin' for hin, ."
f',' ~, ,.,',
~ shame s''o f"N''"'
Mary looked up quickly,
"a shame, rny yc? An by what
rirht do Won say THINGS like dot
Who arc 70 TO be sqyin' Ills n shame
for ,nc Young miythrcss to do amy
thing"
"IIut Won said Yourself"
"r,oya br," commanded Mary
slcrnlv. 'Whin yo'yc been in this
house IS wears there's things yc
can say. an within yc've been here
fin ,-rarg there's THINGS We can't say.
Kane yer Mace. Elvira, an be putin
no shame OH Miss Connie"
rI>iro n1lrscI her lips nrimly and
fell silent.
"Ay," said Mary after heavy
nausc, "'tis shame 20 be sccin' the
moor child v,lrrlin' the Nds av her
fingers OF, hour in an hour out,
, It's tvpcwritin' lie has her, too
the scut. The poor dear thryin' to
b nllDCO RAYS, IKE me lOTNlI u lNlCn
n clock, iris tho diyil's shame"
TIyira Kent her peace, mildly
wondering at the inequality OF priv
lcgc in snecch.
"Th2 man has a. heart av stone"
announced Mary presently.
"IIr's wicked man." assontod
| Elvira.
/ "Wickcd. Is it" NiNcr Jet me hear
ye say tnot again. 'ris q sin to be
/ sttin' in iudgmint, Ehira. He's
! ciilcatcd. which is more nor you an
me-, an he's gintlcman born. 'Tis
wicked ay yc 10 call him wicked"
Mary devoted another period IA
gloomy reflection.
"'Tis wicked crool tn" way h
dhriVcS her." she declared present
| ".
There was something approaching
CONSERVATION upstairs as we'll. AZ
/ though Alice and Eilly watched the
campaign and kept the greet secret,
their m!SCi(inG& Of final success
We're not to be easily ulIayod. Their
own fate was so directly involved
that frequent "Reminiscences were
necessary.
Alice proved to be the most eff
cicnt spy. She reported to Billy on
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11
A Tragic Love story Is Thrust
Upon Madgc's Attention

DR.. Meredith's voice, as he spoke
OF his wire's infatatlon for an
other man was as cool, as devoid
OF emotion as il he were discuss
ing some character in a play or
book. ! mentally commented that
II he ever had had any real arfcc-
ton for her, he could not speak
so calmly, even though, as he had
just told me, all his heart was
given TO katherine.
He had paused in his story, evil
IDENTIFY expecting me to make some
comment upon it. But my momcn-
tary fash of absurd terror that
Dicky might be the artist hc
meant, had robbed me OF tho
power of coherent speech, | found
myself murmuring the first thing
that came into my head but it
proved to be a pertinent question
after oil.
why did YOU mary some one
else?" ! asked. Did katherine re-
fuse to marry YOU"
NO. although she probably
would have done so, for there
were a dozen better men than !
who probably did put the question
to her. But l never asked her, the
more fool l."
Then do not see where you
have any right TO rail at your
fate" said, getting back my wits
with the assurance that Dicky was
sin no way involved In this unhap-
py life story of Hal and Lucia
Meredith.
II haven't. not the shadow of
one" he returned humbly, but !
can't help 1t, Look here!" -- with
sudden fierceness - did you never
know of any ones running his life
out OF a twisted notion of graft
tude?"
Eyes, 7 have" returned prompt
~. But"
That's exactly what I did" he
returned. ooh! know | sound like
the worst kind Of cad to tell you
this, but it's something I never
have been able to tell Katherine
a man can't very well say TO a
woman. I loved you passionately,
but never told You so because out
OF gratitude married another
woman It's taking her own feel
ing too much for granted. No, |
rant faiI 1pr Don't Won sec 90
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

that a thousand eyes we're watching
them.
AS a matter of fact, sharp eyes
did keep watch around Farmer
Browns barnyard much Of the time,
Spooky the Screech Owl learned long
ago that now and then he could pick
un a young Rat around Farmer
Browns barnyard, or a venturesome
Mouse running across from the barn
| 10 the house. Black Pussy the Cat
| delighted to hunt in that barnyard.
Jimmy skunk, Reddy Fox, even
Old Man Coyote occasionally visited
there in the night. All this Danny
! Meadow Mouse knew. But Danny
/ knew also that If they once reached
that barn he and Nanny would he
| quite safe, for there were many hid
ing places there into which no one
bigger than tSsmselves could pos
zlbIy get. The chief thing was TO
| reach the barn.
Now 1t happened that Farmer
Browns boy had been at work in
the barnyard one afternoon and he
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

Can intimate story of innormost
emotions revealed in private lcttors)
LETTER FROM MRS. MARY Al
DEN PRESCOTT TO PRISCILLA
BRADFORD
My Dear PrisCila:
confess | was very much sur
prised to hear from you, but I was
not surprised when ! noted til" colt
tents of your letter. | knew the mo-
ment l looked and found your name
at the end of 1t that | should find
something very dsaErccable be-
tween your salutation and your sig
nature.
However I read it through to the
end.
It Is rather strange that I did not
connect the charming, up-to-datc
man OF tho world whom l met at
Atlantic City this summer, by the
people OF his name to whom | rented
my house, but, You sec, he did not
mention he had brother, let alone
one who lived in Bradford. Conac-
duently did not think 10 ask him
II he was any relative Of Thurs,
As for your spreading tho Ucws
In my letter. my dear Priscilla. |
know YOU will he only too glad TO do
so. That Is the reason WHY ] am
writing It to YOU. am sorry how
ever that I shall bayo IN take lnlf
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

1t wasn't a great distance from
the strawstack in Farmer Browns
BARNARD to the barn itself lit
wouldn't have seemed far to YOU
But 10 little folks like Danny and
Nanny Meadow Mouse 1t seemed a
great distance because there was
little or nothing under which TO
hide. You see. when they lived on
the Green Meadows always they
we're more or less hidden by the
grass. But here they must run
across open spaces which seemed
very terrible. They had the feeling
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

The smallest incandesccnt cleo
trio light yet made, only a quarter
of an inch in length, came into
practical use when it was used to
light up babys lung while
surgeon removed q tack that the
child had inhaled.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

\ most extraordinary day came
when Constance having been excess
siYoly diHGcnt during II whole fore
noon, remarked after luncheon that
il Mr., Hodge aid not absolutely re-
Qlirc her assistance for few hours,
she would attend 10 some matters
Of shopping,
The efficiency man not only gave
a ready consent, but he went to the
amazing length Of suggesting that
he also had certain brands which
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

A delightful surprise awaits those
who try this. When combing and
dressing your hair, Just moisten your
hairbrush with a little "danderine"
and brush 1t through your hair. The
effect is startling! Your hair will
appear twice as thick and heavy
sparkling with life and possessing
that Incompatible softness. fresh
ness and luxuriance, and just DELI
cately perfumed.
While identifying the hair DAN
derine" is also toning and stimuIat-
ing each single hair TO grow thick,
heavy and strong. Hair stops fall
! ing out and dandruff disappears. Get
a 35-cent bottle OF "Danderine" at
any drug store or toilet counter and
Just see how healthy and youthful
your hair appears after this delight
full, refreshing dressing.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

Adler,ka gives the system REAL
cleansing and brings out old mctabolIc
roisons which may have caused trouble
for a lone time. Just ONE spoonful re-
hcvcS GAS and takes away that full,
hloated feeling So that YOU can sleep at
night without rolling from side to side.
T., on r. your bowels move every day. Ad-
loriha removes much additional poison
Gus matter which YOU never thought was
In yoIr system, and which caused sour
stomach, nervousness, sleeplessncss head
ache" etc. Don't wait any longer but let
AGlerika give your stomach aud bowels
QUICK relief. II leading druggists.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11
Advise
Women
to discard old by
gicnic methods
and retain fresh
ness every day

LARGELY on medical advice,
l. women are abandoning the old
time "sanitary-pad" for a new way
that supplants uncertainty with posi-
tive protection.
Sheer frock5 and ill-tined social
engagements no longer remain as
worries. Lost days are fewer, and
health better.
1t is called "KOTEX." Ends the
insecurity OF the old time sanitary
pad. Five times as absorbent And
Gccdori5c5 - ends ALL fear OF Of
Tending.
As easily disposed of as a piece Of
tissue. No laundry. No embarrass-
ment
You get it at any drug or depart
ncnt store simply by saying
'KOTEX." You ask for il without
hcsitancy,
Costs only few cents. 8 in 10
better class women employ it.
Proves the folly of old ways
K O T e K
No la,fndD-discdrd like tissue
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

Classified ads are connecting links
between buyer and seller.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11
Danny and Nanny Reach the Barn
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS

Excitement gives to life its spice
But too much ceases to be nice.
Danny Meadow Mouse.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

Next Chapter: Hedge walks the
plank.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

The next story: Peter Spells a
Hunting Party"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-11

prrnose
7 Therefor
6 Fit
T,dv
10 Motor
"a While
IT, raIsehood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
DIXIE COACHES BODY
TO ACT ON OFFICIALS

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Ga, December 10.-The
compilation of an accredited list of
men eligible to offiCiate at athletic
contests in which Southern Confer.
ence teams engage will be among
the first objectives of the newly formed
Southern Coaches Association.
Herman j. Stegeman, director of
physical education at the University
of Georgia, and president of the asso.
citation. has announced that a cues
tionnaire will be sent to all mentors
asking them to recommend men whom
they consider competent to officiate
at conference games. Those now act
ing in the capacity of officials will
be asked to submit recommendations.
From these recommendations an &C.
credited list will be formed and il will
be to this list coaches will refer when
selecting umpireS. referees and head
linesmen. The purpose of the %nove-
ment was declared to be in line with
ethical improvements sought by con
ference leaders.
A second QUESTIONABLE to be sent
to coaches will seek a code of ethics
for the profession. This will include
rules for directing games and pro
cedureS for the settlement of any
problems confronting the mentors in
their relations with each other
Meeting one day in advance of the
conference and at the same place an
nually, the coaches association has
proffered its help to the organization
in any connection where the athletic
training staffS are involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
GRANGE GETS $4,000,
NO GLORY AT BOSTON

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, December 10.-Red Grange
has added $14, to his bank roll by
his Boston appearance, but nothing
much to his gridiron feats. Because
Of the lack of sensations when the
Providence Steam Rollers downed
Reds team, 8 to 6, yesterday, there
were a few boos at Red.
He carried the ball but five times.
all on end runs. for 81 total of Is
yards. His longest gain from scrim-
mage was yards.
He attempted three forward passes.
one of which was intercepted, and
made two tackles
Spectators who had stuck to the
seats despite a temperature that how
cred near the 80 mark booed the wear
er of the famed al" as he dashed
from the field on his longest run of
the day-a race for the Pittsburgh
train. There was no send-off commit
tee at the station.
Although Red professed himself
tired of foot ball, and said the stories
about his income were wild he
could not be reached for an opinion on
action taken in Columbus, Ohio, TO
bar athletes from motion picture roles.
Grange has been guaranteed $500.
600 for his first picture. Ohio mem
bers of the Motion Picture owners OF
America voted against signing of
sport stars on the ground that there
Is only one chance in a thousand of
their making good.
When the receipts of $40. 900 were
split Grange took $4,000, the rest of
the Bears collected 81 900, and $1,000
went to the Steam Rollers. The re-
mainder went 10 the management.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
GRID SHIFT REFUSED
BY NORTHWESTERN

CHICAGO, H., December 9.-GIenn
Thistlethwaite, coach of Northwest
ern University, has refused to agree
to the suggestion of DIR. Clarence w.
Spears. Minnesota mentor. for the
changing of the 1926 gridron SEIZED
ule already arranged.
The Gopher mentor suggested that
Northwestern meet Michigan on DC.
tober l6 and Minnesota play Indiana
thus avoiding the two-game arrange
ment.
In response to this proposed change
Coach ThistlethWaite declared that
Northwestern would meet Michigan
in the last game of the season, but
not on October Is, as his team plays
Notre Dame and Chicago during thai
three-week period.
Originally Michigan and North
western were scheduled 10 play the
closing game of the season, but Mich
fgan dropped the Evanston team III
order to meet Coach Spears challenge
for two games next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10


Plans for the series, as outlined last
night at a meeting of the managers,
call for meeting between the
Apaches and one Of Sundays winners
on December 20 The final will be
staged week later
Both Palace and Ana costa Eagle
teams viii start preparing for Sun
days clash with practice sessions to.
night. Palace players meet at Wash.
ington Barracks at o'clock, while the
Eagles gather at Anacostia Park at
40
Members of the Winton Athletic
Club will meet tonight at 7 O'Clock
Twelfth and + streets southeast, TO
discuss the deciding of the 135-pound
foot ball title. The Winton mana ger
has announced that the STATIONS must
defeat the Northerns before they will
be given Il game with his team.
Clarendon Lyons are booked to play
a picked team of Northern Virginia
stars Sunday at Lyon Village field.
The CreScentS are listed for a clash
with the Lyons on December 20.
Knickerbocl1er Props, who claim
they should be considered in the
awarding of the l35-pound title. are
on the lookout for games with teams
in their class. Call Manager Ulrich
at West $50.
RenrOc Juniors will close their
schedule Sunday if n suitable oppo-
nent in the 135-pound class can be To-
Gated. For game call Manager Joe
Healy at Lincoln 1854.
Moose foot ballers, who play the Gel
ties Sunday, meet tonight at 7:30
o'clock, 1854 Eleventh street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Rating Method Puts Michigan Eeven at Top He System Due
G. u. INVITES ROCKNE
AND RICE TO BANQUET

Knute Rockne. Notre Dame coach,
and Grantland Rice, sports writer, are
among the notabIes of the athletic
world invited to attend the testi-
monial dinner to be given members
of the Georgetown University foot
ball team on December II at the
Racquet Club.
Hilltop alumni who expect to attend
the affair sponsored by the &C" Club
are cautioned to make their reserva-
tons Immediately. Less than 100
tickets now are available. according
to announcement made today by Roy
Waldron. IA, chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements.
Members of the committee working
with Waldron are DR.. Murray Russell
DIR. William Cusack. Frederick Stohl-
man, Norman Landreau, John Saul
Neil Burkinshaw. Frank Mccarthy
Joseph V. Connolly, Austin Garfield
John H. Burnett. Paul Mccarthy, Eu-
gene Gallery, James V. Mulligan, Cy
Mcdonald and Thomas Cantwell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10

The annual Central clash fol-
lows a week later, with the Eastern
and Business games following in order
on November 8 and 10.
On November 10 Tech entertains
Newport News High in the second
game of a homeland home series. The
tilt with the Virginians, who won
from the Manual Trainers this year,
10 to 3. will be played at Central
Stadium or American League Park.
Eastern's basket ball quint bowed
to the University Of Maryland fresh
men tossers, 80 to "a. in a practice
game yesterday at College Park. The
teams battled on even terms until the
final period, when the Marylanders
scored IA counters to the 6 registered
by the schoolboys. Coach Guyon
gave II members of his squad oppor-
tunities to try their hands at shooting
during the fray, the substitutes start
ing the clash and being relieved later
by the regulars. Julie Radice, Eastern
guard. was high scorer for the losers,
with three baskets from scrimmage
and the same number from the foul
line.