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New Britain herald., 1925-12-09
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love and adoration of the boy is re- iturned in the same measure 10 him l by his mother. I have always felt that there is a bond between Leslie | Prescott and her adopted son that is even deeper than the mere act of bearing him."
 Thore' I'm not going 10 talk any more about this I get sentimental as you see and 1t doesn't do any good, Leslie. I begin 10 pity myself and my heart says:
 You see what you have missed''
 I am very glad yon are coming hack next week, for I want Paula to see that goodnight ceremony where Jack promises always to protect his little brother under any circum- stances, because my mover asked me 10 and I will do it because l love my mover and after her my buddy"
 Of course you know your mother came in yesterday. MT. Prescott told me that she talked with you over the phone from his room. Theys went immediately 10 your house from the dock, as Jimmy Condon met them at the boat and told them of Mir. Pres ootts accident. l am going down to see her tonight.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

! But l oboyed his directions when we had crossed a bridge over a winding stream and entered a Wl- lage. Here the houses, mostly white with green shutters. were scattered al intervals along single long main thoroughiare and charminGly irregular side streets which wound un 10 the hills surrounding the town and there disappeared.
 It was as we entered one of these, that Lee Chow spoke for the first time since entering the village,
 "Missee Graham please drive yer slow on this street." he said.
 As I obeycd him. wondered fl his eyes had been caught as had mine by a small stone church, coy- cred with ivy from its square bell tower 10 its base This little church nestled among a grove of ever green trees that looked as if they had strayed down from the hills above on purpose 10 frame and protect the picturesque structure. It was n building which, with its equally quaint ivy-hung rectory be- side it. would attract the admira- ton of any heauty-loving tourist; yet I did not believe that Lee Chow, in his present real or fam cied emergency, would stop to view the Taj Mahal were it sud- denly presented to his gaze.
 We nearly had reached the church when the Chinese uttered a stacato command.
 When we get 10 church and house, Missee Underwood say. oh! how beautiful" and tell Missee Ora ham stop look. Then Missee Ora ham stop and Lee Chow tell Missee l Graham and Missee Underwood what to do. Missee Underwood not say Lee Chow's words, say owr words, but act yer pleased"
 Lillian, ever quick to grasp g situation and act upon it, gave z I high pitched gurgle of admiration as I drove the car slowly past the church.
 "Oh-h. Madge. Look! Isn't thii the quaintest thing you ever saw Do stop and let us look at tht church and rectory. I never saw anything lovclior with rays of the setting sun upon it."
 Obediently I drew the car 10 the curb in front of the rectory and stopped. Of stone like the church there was square veranda at the front. almost wholly shielded bS evergreen trees and screened by vines witch now, however, in the late autumn had lost most of theil leaves. Because of this we were en. abled to catch q glimpse of two masculine figures seated upon the veranda, one of whom moved st precipitately through a door bacl of him into the house that VIC could hardly feel sure that h' really had been there. Yet some thing in the movement of that fig ure unaccountably sent my hear into my throat.
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New Britain herald., 1925-12-09
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

BARBARA HAWL.EY, 25. breaks with her ftance, BRUCE REY- NOLDs, and gets lob on the New Britain Telegraph. in order 10 see life.
 ANDREW McDERMOTT, tho managing editor, is former friend of her father. BOB JEFFRIES. po- lice reporter, proves friendly.
 Barbara gets letter in the love lorn mall signed "Yioletta", asking how 10 attract young man socially superior to the writer
 Barbara attends a newspaper din ner a, the Lighthouse Inn. with SIN BAD SULLIVAN, a press agent. There she meets JEROME BALL, 0 man about town. While she is danc- ing with him, Sinbad drinks too much champagne and climbs on the table 10 sing.
 To Barbara's horror, she sees Bruce Reynolds staring at her.
 The sound Of shot comes from an inner room in the roadhouse. NORMAN HOLLOWELL, a pro. mnent broker, was found dead in the room. A suicide note was in his pocket. A doctor said 1t was clear case of cuicidc, that HoloWell was alone in the room at the time, but Barbara finds a woman's scarf under | the table.
 When Barbara returned to the Of ell, hn j haaI1 m a l. | ing repeated efforts to get her on the telephone.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER NV
 The call came just as Barbara was ready to leave the office.
 What is the name, pIease?" she heard the switchboard operator say. NO, Miss Hawley is not in. Yes, Not till tomorrow morning"
 Barbara took a step toward the telephone, and halted, Then she walked away and caught an elevator l going down.
 The hall of the Hadey boarding house was quite dark, except for a narrow pencil of light from q tram som.
 Bruce hung up the telephone re- ceiyer and turned away wearily. A triangle of light struck across the wall by the staircase. Someone had opened door upstairs,
 Bruce started. A girl was standing on the lower steps. suddenly re- vealed by the half light. He drew back. T beg your pardon. l did not know there was anyone in the hall.'
 "Oh. that's all right" came a childish voice. "Guess I scared you more than you did me. I've been standing here for couple of min utes, trying to figure out who was using the telephone"
 Why. it's Miss Cranby," said Bruce, the lady that couldn't use the hammer" He smiled little. 1 She giggled. "Aw, now. Don't rub 1t in. None of US women can. But what are you doing at this hour ot the night?--it's after two o'clock. VI
 Bruce hesitated. then spoke rap idly. "relephoning woman "no doesn't want to talk 10 me. That's the kind of fool I ann
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09
Letter From Sally Atherton To Leslie

Letter From Sally Atherton To Leslie
 PrcSCott-COntinucd
 You know, Aunry Sally" said lit- tie Jack turning 10 me, that my daddy wants me to love my mover best, for my mover she-she is-sho is--is-" He could not think of any comparison splendid enough for you, my dear, so he just spread out his arms as far as they would go and with the most heatinc expression on his face, he finished.
 q love my mover SO much dat I'm almost busted wiv II"
 I wonder If you'd be surprised, Leslie. to know that neither Of us childless women sitting there smiled, when we heard that baby make the greatest declaration Of love that had come 10 the ears Of either of us Paula bent over and kissed httle Jacks face until he drew away from her.
 T wonder if Madame Leslie knows she holds such an exalted place In her oldest sons heartH' she asked quietly.
 "I think she does" I returned, land I think if you would sec them together. you would know that the
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

There are two great holes in your new dam."
 Paddy's eyes glowed with anger. "One hole might be from accident, but two holes means that they were made by some one. Who was it, Billy Mink"
 Don't ask me-" replied Billy. There was no one about when l was there. At least, l didn't see anyone, and there is nothing the matter with my eyes that l know of"
 Did you see any tracks Of those two-legged creatures called men?" demanded Paddy.
 No" replied Billy. "I didn't see any track of them and 1 didn't smell the horrid man scent. l don't believe one has been about up here"
 Did you come straight down from there?" demanded Paddy.
 Billy nodded. As straight as l could and follow the Laughing Brook" said he.
 Without another word Paddy turn cd and headed for his home. Where are you bound"" asked Billy Mink, q should think you would go up there and fix those holes" he add ed.
 Paddy said Lothing, but dived and 1 disappeared. Billy knew that that dive took Paddy right down 10 the entrance to his house, the entrance far down under water. Billy waited But he didn't have to wait long 1 Presently Paddy appeared. Thel Mrs. Paddy appeared. Then one ot the nearly-grown children appeared Then another appeared. Paddy led the way and with the other swim ming behind him went straight tc where te Laughing Brook entered that pond. Without stopping an in statnt they started up the Laugh. ing Brook, and they were in a hur- ". Yes sir. they were in a hurry Any one could have seen that.
 Billy Mink grinned. Paddy might have at least thanked me for bring. ing him the news" thought he. "BL- suppose he was so upset he quite forgot to be polite. Oh, well, il doesn't matter. l wonder if Paddy guesses who did tear those holes ir that dam? II was the work Of Buster Bear CT l don't know signs when see them Rather rough on Paddl and his family. But then. makinf that pond out of that swamp vii he rough on some folks. It does seen as If what is good for one in thi world is bound 10 be bad for som' enc else. It does so. wonder if Bus ter Bear will tear that dam opel again if Paddy fixes it. And I wonde who put him up to it? I don't believ, he would have thought Of such [ thing all by himself. Still, you neve can tell what Buster Bear will do." | Copyright, 1925, by T. w, Burgess
 The next story; Paddy Take Cnpnr,,apd as
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

late in the night, he went out of the house for q swim in the moonlight. Almost at once he saw a small. dark head moving swiftly where the moonlight lay across the pond. "Hel- 10, Billy Mink" he said.
 The brown head turned toward him. Hello, Paddy" said he. For goodness sake. what are you doing here while your new pond is running away"
 Whats that?" demanded Paddy sharply. What do you mean by say ing that my new. pond is running away"
 Just what I say." rctorted Billy. Your new pond is running away and soon there won't he any pond at all. I've just come from there and there wasn't much pond when left,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

Nioletta looked at him sharply, Then she sighed and sat down on the lower step, propping her chin in her hands. "Life's funny" she said. When you want 'em, you can't have 'cm. And when they want you you can't see em for the dust"
 Bruce crossed the hall and sat down beside her. T guess there's nothing to it, anyhow-this love stuff. Better forget it all and go about your business"
 Violctta shook her head and shot sideIongs glance at him, "Oh, mo- that's not go. Life wouldn't be any thing without love. I'd hate to think had to go through the rest of my life all by my lonesome. Besides,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09
A Phantom-Iike Figure Brings Hope and Fear 10 Madgc's
 Heart

As VIC came out e. the rayinc where we had changed the license plates on Lee ChoW's car and trans formed it with pennants and gay stickcrs, l turned 10 the right as the Chinese had directed, and drove steadily ahead for miles upon a road which wound among the hills and held very little Of traf1c, Lee Chow, in his feminine mourn ing disguise, spoke not at all, ex- cept an occasional low-toncd dircc- ton to me. when al a fork in the road there was a question as 10 which was 10 take. He had bid den Marion and Junior get up from the floor Of the car as soon as we were well away from the vicinity Of the rayine and sit on the seat beside him, Marion alternating with the Chinese in watching for follow ing cars.
 We emerged after awhile upon the main road. followed if for sev- eral miles and then at crossroads l espied a sign which accelerated my pulses.
 "Tyndan. 10 miles" 1t read,
 Thank Heaven we're nearly there" Lillian whispered. But where under the canopy this bizarre cavalca1e is going to stay tonight I don't know"
 mentally echoed her hewider- ment as I turned the car away from the wide and paved state road into the charrlngly rustic, but less smooth one leading 10 Tyndan. If 1t were not for Lee Chow's dis guise, we could have gone to any country hotel or boarding house, but I knew the curiosity of the small town people and dreaded their probable discovery that tbe supposed woman In widows weeds was in reality a Chinese man.
 venture1 one question over my shoulder to the disguised Oriental behind me.
 "Have you ever been in Tyndan before, Lee Chow?"
 "No, Missee Graham" the mo notonous voice replied. But when we get there, Missee Graham please drive down one street, up another till we see all streets"
 did not know whether to be annoyed or amused at the prospect Of piloting the gaiy bedecked cal through the quiet streets of an up state village; but there was some. thing in the intonation of the Chi nese which told me that he consid cred his direction a most neccssar! one. could not escape the rcaliza ton that whether justifably or not the Oriental greatly feared discov cry by the tall Chinese whom WI had eluded so successfully in Bing hamton, and ] could not reconcil, this public Haunting of ourselye with the strenuous measures h. had taken 10 conceal our depar ture from thateity.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

Paddy the Beaver was very well satisfied with the way things were going. It was a great task, very great task. 10 build that new dam to make the new pond up there in the swamp, but when the work was fin ished 1t would be worth all it had cost Already that pond was hecom- ing Of some size, and it was with real regret that Paddy had left it with the others to come down 10 their home that evening. But they had worked hard all day and Paddy knew that without rest they could not continue to work.
 Despite his satisfaction with the way the work had progressed, Paddy had an uneasy feeling that night, He didn't know just what it meant. He knew of no reason for feeling un- easy. Just the same he did, and he couldn't sleep as soundly as Mrs. Paddy and their two children did He kept waking up. Finally, quite
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

dix is removed, the symptoms dis appear and the patient is rapidly tIcstorcd to good health,
 The best surgical and medical opinion is unanimously agreed that 1 all acute cases of appendicitis should bo operated upon at once for the re- moyal of the offending organ as soon as inc attack Is noticed. Prac- ticalIy all good surgeons agree that ! it is unsafe to await a second at 1 tack. no matter how mild the first may be. All good surgeons also agree that all chronic cases of this disoase should also be operated upon.
 1 , In tho mild cases the operation Is not dangerous, particularly If op- cratcd oarly, but acute cases of ap- i ppndicttis arc practically all dan g"rou1 after q hours duration and after this time the course of the i dis, aso is rapid and the danger is greater Without operation, in . ca-cs of acute appendicitis, 1t is often fatal in a few days. Deaths 1 may result from the bursting of the swollen appendix, which may infect the whole body cavity and cause poritonitis, the blood taking up the diseased bacteria and causing in 8 few days septic poritontis, or as il is or1in"riiy known, one form oi blood poisoning. In rare eases where carly operation has not beer performed q surgeon may postpone ] operation until the patient has re, covered.
 When 2. person i6 taken ill sud. dcnly with pain in the abdomen
 with or without nausea and vomit ing, the first thing to do is to cal your doctor, Delay is dangerous
 Put the patient 10 bed.
 Lack of information Of the earl,
 signs of appendicitis is responsibl, for the delay in determining the dis
 care and the consequent delay il
 relieving he patient of his condition
 The trcatmen, of this disease is no nearly so serious in its early stage as if is after a period of waiting fo the patient to show signs of i'm proy"ment.
 lew to prevent appendicitis
 Keep the hcIy in perfect health 8.
 long as possible. Watch your teeth
 your ,or~lls, any place where an in
 lection may occur. Get plenty o
 good food. plenty of sIeep plenty 0
 tN"rc..o Help your body to talk
 care ol itself.
 Have d. thorough medical exami nation at least once every si months This kind of watchful
 ness wjl not only help you to avoi , appendicitis, it will help you 10 avoi , many other Illnesses as well. ! READ HERALD CLASSIFIED AID FOR YOUR WANTS
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

This i- uf" da-,s r.ap.rr n' "Rump.'s.- Reu. Save all the paper dolls this week and you wilt lave complete set with which 10
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

Chronic appendicitis is 'hc result Of repeated attacks of the milder forms of appendicitis. Al cach att tack the appendix changes a little in form, becoming thicker. causing the little canal running through if to become smaller and smaller and eventually shutting il off entirely.
 This shutting off If the canal oauars Iiqmis and food 10 be TO- taincd in the appendix. Tn" liquids and food nay drcompos and cause inflammation Of the litr) pocket that ts formed. Tus ma. lorni and iisteni the appendix. quorI.y a growth Is formed which Mnis lh, appendix 10 The iufestin"a TT other portions Of the body in Its Nlrlmi}. Tho symptoms of chronic apwu- dicitis appear in Inc form o( attacks with free intervals 0f health. or the patient may hav" constant Jig. stIvc disturbances. He suffers from in- itpytinat discomfort, pain, and gen cral m health. When the aYpen-
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of Illness
(BY DR. HUGH S. CUliMING) Surgeon General |. S. Public

Surgeon General L. S. Public
 Health Seryice)
 There are two forms of appcndi- cius acute and chronic. That form which appears suddenly with great pain and sickness, is acute Chronic appendicitis may extend over long period ol time and consists ol slight attacks at intervals, but at some time there will usually occur an at tack worse than any before and the discas. may then become very Sc~ rious
 In the beginning, appendicitis may not appear a3 a serious illness and the patient may have one or more light attacks of tle disease before it becomes serious. on the other hand, q first attack may prove fatal. Some people suffering from the first attack Of the disease do mol imagine that it is anything serious or i'm portant. attribuing inc intestinal disturbance 10 dyspepsia, "cohc,' or Incorrect di.t Most patients have some pain even in tho milJcst at | taCks.
 The acute attack appears sudden ly.. Sometimes tho patient eAperi- ences this acute attack afier ar error in diet. or some other com mon experience.
 The first symptom Is pain, some, times over tha entire abdomen sometimes in u particular portion 1T the right side of the abdomen Some;imrs this pain extends aromt 10 the back or down into the rjgh' limb, The pain Is cramp-like am 1 is often mistaken for conc.
 In q few hours 1t becomes more severe and th" patient becomes n1u seated and som 'mr's lomins. Th' 1 fever rises 10 lu0 CT lnl d"gr'0a an( the pulse becomes qHc'lc6cd. CT 1 gentle pressure over tA" region o the appendix, 'rn1srn. ss is found The muscle of the right siLa ol ,hr abdomen bocomc cTampcd and stiff 1 Sometimes there is a chill. The | right leg may be drawn up.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

The next story; Paddy Takes Command"
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

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New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

If you don't already know the modern woman's pastimc, you can find 1t out by working this crossword puzzle.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-09
Billy Mink Brings News

By Thornton W. Burgess Some folk delight in news that's bad But as for me it makes me sad.
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New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

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New Britain herald., 1925-12-09

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Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

progress is achieved here is bound to benefit Ketchikan to some degree-just how much
 depends to great extent on
 how much effort is made by
 her business interests to CO., operate with the miners and
 business men of this section.
 By helping in the development of the local mineral resources the people of Ketchikan will be furthering their own pros perity. Ketchikan depends at present largely upon the fish. cries for her support but fish and fishing are precarious things and before many years are passed her present prolific fish trade will yield to the pro- cesses of depletion and either vanish or become a minor in- dustry. When that time arrives Ketchikan must look to the mining industry and partic- ularly to the mining of this section for her principal means of support.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

The introduction of two lit- eracy test bills in the first days of the present session of the Alaska legislature should re- ceive hearty approval from all true Alaskans. In view of the large number of native ele- ments who, in spite of the pos session of the rights of citi- zenship cannot be even re- motely considered as possess ing prorer qualifications for the exercise of the franchise, the adoption of some method of preventing a misuse of the great power they represent is absolutely essential to the maintenance of good govern ment. AS pointedly indicated by Governor Bone in his mes- sage to the legislature: :: "Knowl 'dee is the very es- sence of citizenship. Education i@ it's base. Ability to read and write should be made the es- ,senti'l prerequisite of the franchise. Otherwise it be- comes 2 mockery and a trav- esty. Therefore, this legis- latnre should amend and strengthen the election laws by adding qualification clause applicable to. all voters reo" ~dless of previous condit- ion."
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

Postal employees throughout the country are, it can be safe ly assumed, pleased, for the pay raise for which they have long been contending is now assured, President Coolidge having signed the bill that an increase of about an average of $30O.O0 a year for them. It is reasonable to ex- pect that the postal service, now that it has been relieved of the handicap of being und- erpaid, of which it had so long and vigorously complained, will respond to the increase by an improved efficiency. That will be the way for the service to satisfy the public which has to foot the bill.