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New Britain herald., 1926-03-13

10 be easy for the New Departure basketball team last evening in the local high school sym. the final score being sS Co e6. Feldman starred for Bristol and l.azaraski played the best game for the visit ors The summary,
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 For the convenience Of thos" obliged 10 pay an income tax. there will be two deputy internal revenue collectors at the post office all day today. Deputy Collector John F.. l.ehr who has been in Bristol since February 25th, will be assisted today | by Deputy Michael Budd.
 Next Monday, March 18th. is the last day for filing returns.
 Arym Club Meeting The Arym club will hold their regular meeting tomorrow morning at 9;Sa at the Prospect NJ. E.. church.
 ! Rev. William F. West will deliver | an address on "The Real Source Of ! Power"
 Property Transfer Paul C, Stone has sold to George r. and Josephine P. McNeil housn and land at 63 sherman street.
 Committee Appointed
 Palos Council. Knights Of Colum- bus have appointed n committee, consisting Of Joseph Donovan, M. N., Kelly. John Kaichcr and Rich. ard Lambert, to work out plans for the celebration of the forticih an- ,niversary of tho local branch. to be Iheld some time during the month Of April.
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ECZEMA BURNED. 1 AND |TCHED
 In Pimples on Limbs. Cuticura Healed.

The eczema first started with small pimples breaking out on both of my limbs below the knees. l., burned and itched so badly sha, 1 scratched causing the eruptions to break, and water came from them. 1 could not wear my stockings or allow the bed clothes near them. The trouble lasted three months. II began using Cutieura Soap and Ointment and they helped me. continued the treatment and now ara healed" tSignedl Mrs, F. ], Forbes, io Townsend St., New Haven, Conn, Aug. Is, 1928.
 cu,ieura Soap, oinsmen, and Taleum arc sll you need for every day toilet and nursery purposes.
 sosp z-. oiutnsr; s and Fos. TLern xe. Sold ev-yvhete Sample each free. A6drsu; i'esseurA LaSorAecneA Dept K Nsiass, Hsa-
 S crtieurA Shaving Stick 2Se.
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Bristol
1'erry,ilIe
Two Revenue Men Today

Score at half time. Bristol % TerryVille 1t. Referee, Clyde Waters
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The Circle will give thrce.act play, Getting Acquainted With
 MaGge,' in the parish house on Thursday at s D. m. Advent Christian Church. lo;io a, m, the pastor will speak on "The OlI and New Israel" l20j
 ?, m Sunday school hour, 6 ?. m. Loyal Workers service, The subject will be "A Christians Courage" : D.
 mu ovangolistic service, The mb5ect. "A Common Iitfal and It's Result"
 The public is cordially invited.
 7;ao ?. inn Friday, mid.wcck prayer meeting. Twin Sisters in Hospital The condition Of Mrs. Andrews Of Canal street who is q patient al the
 Waterbury hospital, is reported as Improved, Mrs. Andrews twin sis. ter Is also patient thcre, In tho next bed to hers. Considerable in. Itorest is being taken in the sisters, as 1t ia very seldom that twins re-.
 scmbling each other so closely are
 patients in q hospital at the same Itimc.
 Son Born l Mr, and Mrs. Frank Johnson Of Bank street are receiving congratu. lations on the birth of 6 son. James Francis.
 Plainylllc Wins The results of the bowling match between Plainvillc and Southington arc as follows:
New Britain herald., 1926-03-13
Other Frocks at Lesser Cost

are offered in Flat Crepe and Georgette. colorings. Anticipate your Easter wants and make selection here now at. ......
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Tined For Carrying Booze

Joseph Pavano Of New Britain
 was fined S3o and costs on q charge Of transporting liquor when hc ap- p"ar"d before Justice N. O. Ryder tn the local court last night. He had been arrested by state Officer Miller. who found two barrels of hard cider in PaVauo's automobile.
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Mcridcn High Tonight

Tonight the Bristol high schoo basketball team will stack UT against the fast high school quintet of Mtriden in the local gym.
 The contest will start at 7:%O and should ha a hummer. as the teams gre evenly matched and playing an exceptionally good game.
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Masses will be celebrated al 8 and 10 o'clock tomorrow morning al g.. Paurs church, Kensington. The S o'clock service will be conducted by Rev. John .. Brennan and the 10
New Britain herald., 1926-03-13

SuNdaT a"rviccs at tho Daplist church, under the leadership of the pastor, Rev Alexis D. Kcndrct D. D.. will begin promptly at 10;45 Il. m. with sermon on "'The Mean ing and Responsibilities Of Disciple ship" sunday school at l2 noon. Evening service at [ o'clock. with live ovangclistic congregational sing ing, followed by talk by the pastor on If Jesus Should Come 10 Pain vile, What Church Would He Toi,, ""
New Britain herald., 1926-03-13

Brock Barnes post. American L".
 zion. will hold its regular meeting in Legion hall on Monday evening. Among the items 10 come up for discussion will hn tho arranging of dates for bowling matches with the
New Britain herald., 1926-03-13

The funeral Of Leon II. Sloan, who died Thursday night after a short illness with pneumonia. was held this afternoon at 3;30 o'clock from his late home on Laurel street.
 Tho Rev. William T.. Vest, pastor Of the Prospect N. E. church Of tloiatcd and body was placed in the vault at West cemetery for burial in hn lrnrl1,.r
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died. This, undoubtedly, was
destiny.
THE sins Of the mothers! I've
kept my promise, Daddy Paul."
she whispered, with tears salty
on her lips. perhaps you can
forgive everything now"
Ted came in the morning with
the borrowed roadster and took
her to Mother Wood. Bnt that
lady met them gloomily, shaking
her gray head.
"Shes gone, dear. She was
fairly beside herself"
"I know, dear Mother Wood.
sent young Mr.. Satterly to get
her. Last night he was to come"
A Mean Man
"But 1t wasn't last night she
left! She telephoned not a half
hour after you'd gone and the
man wasn't young. Elderly;
long face and mean eyes
Clare gulped "Cappy Bond"
That's what she called r!nl-
'Cappy.' He struck me as an evil
lot"
Tied" .....-
Don't be upset, honey. Cans
you see it wasn't any use? Amy
is just plumb worthless9'
Tied, we've got to find her!
I'd never be happy again. even
with you! Mother Wood, did they
say where"
Mrs. Wood thought they meant
to stop in the country. Clare
knew Bond had @ suburban estate
but had no idea whsre 1t was.
Because she didn't know what
else to do, she had Ted drive
her back to the hotel ana they
searched Amy's things iur a clue.
They were about to give up in
despair when she spied num-
Der in Amy's scrawl on the wall
behind the telephone.
Repeated calls brought no an
swer, but they managed to locate
the Bond villa in the Ramapos
and set out on a 50-mile drive.
If was afternoon when they
wound up a long, steep roadway
and stopped before what seemed
a. deserted mansion. Ted re-
NAMED in the car while Clare
Numbered at the door. To her
surprise she was admitted at
once. A tottering butler con"
Quoted her to library and there.
before an open CRATE, SPRAYED
Cappy Bond. shaggy and disheV-
eled, a decanter at his elbow. one
foot wrapped in flannels on a
chair near the fire.
Greetings. m dear" ne
croaked. Comm kiss your new
brother-in-law, Ell? Little touch
of govt prevents m standing on
ceremony, so to speak,"
"You-you mean you've mar
ried her? You've married my
m1ther?" she gasped.
Mother, eh? Mother OF Amy's
little tricks! Never mind. III
tame her"
Then Amy swept in, gorgeous
In a peacock colored robe. and
kissed Glare on the cheek.
you've married him. Mothery"
Amy's voice was cool. oh
yes. I believe so. They make 1t
d. negligible ceremony in Je1seyA
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you trying to work some game
on this officer"
"Oh-you know I wouldn't! It's
only that I'm s-sorry for what I
did. / wanted money, you see,
and-and here's the necklace. 1
don't know where the earrings
are, but-but I'm willing to go to
j-jail-"
She was such a miserable little
figure and so patiently beyond
her depth that the anger went
out of his face. Had she been
more vigilant she'd have seen
how unconVinced he was.
He said, you're not telling the
truth-Im blessed if I know
why. Under the circumstances
Wen have to hold you for the
present"
"And-and must 1 go to Jail
now, please?"
Seems to me you're pretty
anxious to get behind the bars.
No, you sit down over there and
wait. I'll be busy an hour or
two. BY the way, do you want
to telephone your lawyer"
MY lawyer? Oh! Why, haven't
any! But could l telephone?
There's someone else"
That was how it happened that
Ted came tearing in remarkably
soon afterward. He was prepared
to drag her away forthwith, but
she managed to warn him.
Amy helped those thieves" she
whispered, hardly moving her
lips.
"of course" he beloved.
Everybody knows THAR
I've told him that it was !.
No, listen, Ted! IF you love me
prove it now! Say that you won't
give me away"
He shook his head.
For Paul. Ted! I've some
thing to tell you She wrote n
letter and he read It by mistake.
That's what killed him! You see?
He wanted me TO save her and
II I can 1t will square things n
little; make up for what she did
to him. Ted, darling, you know
how L love you. But l couldn't
il you weren't yourself: II you
weren't SO much yourself that
you couldn't be strong enough
to help me noW"'
He muttered. "All right"
grabbing his hat, and was gone
like a shot.
And Clare shrank into herself
Why didn't he say good by? He
was through with her, Of course.
That moment he'd heard about
that letter he was through. Well.
nothing mattered any more. Why
didn't the men over there, writ
ing so steadily. send her to
jail?
The street roller person came
in mumbled and the District
Attorney nodded and smiled in
her direction. The next moment
Mrs. Harrison stepped over the
Threshold followed by her nus
band and Ted.
Clare was on her feet with
little shrek. Ted. You said
you woNldn't---"
And he won't. my dear" ex.
planned the old lady, taking the
gtrf n, her agnass But Ws'yS
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you in the Court. I'll be there
when you get there. So long,"
He turned on his heel and she
heard him talking to his father a
moment later IN the front Of the
store.
'I'H take thisn The old gen.
tIeman who had been reading in
the corner thrust book and
SO bill into her hand, and
Rosemary's spirits SCARED sill
higher. She'd sold book and
a $3.50 book at that
Mr.. Graham was coming to-
ward her, walking rapidly as he
always did, his little eyes kalf
closed.
1T sold a book for $7.50v'
Rosemary cried. my first sale"'
That's a good start" he said
in his hard, clipped voice, with
all the geniality gone. Keep it
up. But was just going to say,
Miss Merton, it is bad idea to
hold long conversations with the
customers-or anyone. 1t doesn't
look well. And, of course, no
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papers-if you'll look over the
files for January"
Instead he looked at her, very
sharply. DO you realize you're
practically confessing a crime?
Many who attended that affair
are scattered; others have had
curious lapse of memory. Shady
characters mostly anyway; even
Mr.. Satterly declares he was
drunk and remembers nothing OF
the robbery. If you say you
helped plan the thing and then
deliberately defrauded the insur-
ance company, you'll convict
yourself irrevoca1ly."
Memories.
Again the memory Of Daddy
Paul flashed through her mind.
"Why-why I know. I know
that, of course. Please-there's
nothing else to be done, is there?
Excepting" She fumbled at
her handbag. Excepting that
I'd like to return this" She
placed the necklace on the desk
before him.
He stared at her; at the droop.
lag head, the blue eyes swim
ming with tears.
Look here" he asked, Are
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THE THRILL HUNTERS

DERHAPS the mamie was
u built or the lines of a street
roller-was a little surprised at
Clare's calm acceptance Of his
presence.
At any rate when he saw she
not only was willing but a little
eager to Ego long NICE" his fat
face broke into smiles and he
chatted pleasantly of "jool" BAN
dts and their ways.
He called her Mrs. Dean and
she did not correct him, not even
when he said, You was paclIin'
for a getaway, wasn't you? They
all do but some amt quick
enough"
The District Attorney was
different sort. Tall, gray-haired,
cultured, with humorous eyes, he
received her courteously and be-
gan to ask questions.
Inevitably he said. But you're
not Mrs. Dean? They've made
q mistake. havnt they?"
I'm her daughter" Clare
flushed and glanced beyond his
gaze. But it's all right; I'm
the one you want. You see it
was 1 who went to the party
and wore the pearls. The news-
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social engagements in connec'
ton. That's understood.
Nobody used the stairs at
Graf1am's. Nobody but Nina.
Steep and narrow and dirty,
they wound their tortGous way
from the basement where Nick,
the shipping clerk, held forth.
past the French gray elegance of
the bookshop; past the work
rooms of Berthe Gowns; past
the third floor Commercial Art
studios up to the barnlike loft
at the top of the building where
Nina's friends, the starving ar.
tists," worked.
Fine Service
So excellent was the elevator
service, so crooked and narrow
and boxed in the rear-the stairs
that the occupants OF the build
ing would no more have thought
Of using-than of climbing down
the fire escape. And this vas a
great help to Nina. 1t was a
chance to slip away from Gra-
hams watchful eye occasionally
and means of inconspicuously
reaching the top floor.
Rosemary was introduced to
the stairs on her second day.
Nina spread a newspaper and
motioned Rosemary to sit beside
her. Now tell me about it. What
are you worrying about?'
"Well, I'm afraid I've done
something awfully wrong and /
don't know how I'll ever get out
of it now. Mr.. Graham's son
talked to me for long time yes
terday and before he left he
asked me to have lunch with
Nina snorted. s'Dr. Graham!'
"Of all the nerve! / suppose he
told you he was great surgeon,
too. That's his line.3 Smoky
Graham is the biggest blewhard
in seven counties, not excepting
his sire-and. that's going some.
He isn't any more Dr.. than I'm
Professor He is simply a stu
dent, and if you ask me he'll
funk the state board exam sure
as shooting"
Rosemary turned her head
away. Her chin quivered. She
liked DR.. Graham. He'd been
lovely to her . lovely.
Nina went on. "Graham is a
climber. He's got to the point
where a good paying business
and the Rotary Club and Kiwanis
and SO on, aren't exclusive enough
for him. He yearns to bust into
the Union and one of the real
snobby golf clubs. For about two
years he's been planning to marry
Smoky off to a society bud, and
every time Smoky looks at a
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NOU Continue

Haley-they say he's worth
three millions!"
The things Nina whispered!
Unreal, thrilling things-names
that made her pulses pound with
wonder and excitement. Bits Of
racy gossip. Caustic criticisms
of women and clothes.
"You can go to lunch at 1.
Miss Merton" Mr.. Graham eem-
ed really to like her, he was so
cordial and friendly.
That's good,r Nina, whispered.
They went out together. Il
never eat much lunch" Nina eX-
planned, because want time to
look around. We only have alter.
nate Saturday afternoons, you
know, and you have to make your
noon houIs count!
They passed a welI-known con-
fectionery. Let's go in here"
said Nina, "and then / want to
run over to one of the stores.
They're having a sale. A
cup of chocolate and lettuce
sandwich what are you GO
ing to have. Rosemary"
Rosemary thought of Joe's So
and how long it would have to
last. Just a cup of chocolate.
/ never eat much at noon"
But her hand shook and she
spilled some of the chocolate over
her dress.
Nina looked at the stain.
"Come on; well have to get an
other Dress" she said.
But I haven't the money"
Rosemary cried.
OF course. you haven't" said
Nina. who carries wad
around? But I am a fiend for
charge accounts, and you can use
mine. And pay me any time.
Two months from now would be
time enough"
Two months Rosemary's
mind leaped ahead she'd
have earned $3.50 by then
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give them back the price OF
the earrings and Amy would be
free.
She didn't remember, just then,
the promise she had made Sat.
terly.~
Tony was gone and Clare had
lost her fear of what his friends
might do. AS the night hours
dragged by she visioned Amy
speeding North, to Canada, per-
haps, with Satterly by her side.
Amy would not be caught! And
she couldn't come back-not, at
least, until Clare had contriyed
some settlement and there was
no danger of arrest. Even then,
things would be different; this
terrible affair would have taught
Mrs. Dean such a lesson that she
would be a changed woman now.
Satterly Clare sighed.
Life with him would be pretty
empty. Always thinking of Ted
But she'd heard Of wo.
men who lived while their hearts
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Read How a Beautiful Girl Rebels al
the MOnOtOny Of a Drab Home
Life in the City

poor but honest working girl Graz
ham has picture of them put
ting the padlocks on the countrv
club to keep him out. Now. DO
you get the drift?"
''But it isn't fair
''Nothing's fair. Now. Rose
mary, if you want to get ahead
in the world, don't stand around
the edges talking about what's
fair and what isn't. Never mind.
just note the way the wind Is
blowing and keep out of tile
dust >"
A door creaked upstairs. Hose.
mary sprang to her feet in q
panic. A bell tangled loudly.
sending its echoes spiraling down
the stairs.
Noisy Lads
"That's just the boys, indicat-
ing that tea is ready. They make
a noise like that every afternoon,
and if Graham isn't buzzing
around too near 1 sneak up the
stairs the more you know
about these stairs the better
you'll like 'em! Come on, l told
everybody I'D bring you up to
the Secret Studio. That's what
we call it,"
"But hadn't l better 80 sup
pose he should miss us
think l ought to stay in the
store, Nina"
"Oh, nonsense! said Nina. IF
he was looking for us Hal would
have called u.s.
"Hal?"
HAL Seagrave, the one ] told
you writes poetry. He's one of
the gang. Come on-it's all
right
So they climbed the stairs, pant
ing a little, and Rosemary think
ing: ST shouldn't be going up.
He might miss me-"
And then they were at the top
and Nina was calling. Here we
are! Here's Rosemary Rose
mary, the one with the dirtiest
smock-right here's Jamie, and
this John, and the bashful one
over there hiding behind his
freckles is Larry. Now you know
everybody. Where's Ellen? Isn't
she coming up?''
mo. she had to go to sketch o.
pair of shoes or tomato can or
something for Greeves. He works
her like a dog ="
THE coffee's boiling over.
Larry broke cup ." 1
'All right, he drinks out of tl1es
shaving mug. ="
Copyright. BY Call Publishing Col
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow.
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made no promise and we will!
Your plan was mad, child! It
wouldn't have helped a Bit"
Old Mrs. Harrison greeted the
official like a friend Of long
standing and they talked to-
gether.
But of course" the District At
torney finished. 1--WE can't just
drop the case. There's still
something like ten thousand COM
ing to the underwriters-the ear
rings were very fine, they say"
"Oh, Clare will be sensible now.
Where is your mother, my dear?"
But she would not tell, them.
And when they were sure she
would not there was more con-
Versation and Mr.. Harrison
pledged himself to be respon"
tible for her-whatever that
meant-and she drove away with
her friends, giddy with relief.
They'd not find Amy; Satter.
ly would get her out Of town.
She, herself, would manage 70
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eyes and the pale gray Of his
Well-made clothes
He was frankly admiring. And
his face was close to hers. The
quick color dyed Rosemary's
cheeks. She didn't know how to
answer.
Very COnceited
81 guess you don't know who !
am" He blew a smoke ring, and
leaned back against the book
shelves, handsome, boyishly
conceited figure.
Graham is my name. Gordon
Graham" He paused. impress.
sively.
"Ooooh," said Rosemary. And
that was all. Just "Ooooht"
He was liking her better every
minute. Some baby! The old
man was sure a picker!
He told her he was a doctor.
This is my afternoon off, but
I'll have to be getting back.
I'm a little nervous about that
last laporotomy." He seemed
about to explain some more.
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One of the Most Remarkable Stories of LOvead Pleas
ure-Mad COnventiOn-Defyng Bohemia
Written in Recent Years

and she COULDN'T face Graham
like this! She followed Nina into
the store. full of happy terror.
Fashion Note
"It'r have to be something to
go with that hat" Nina unused.
unless you want to get whole
new outfit. Still, you don't want
another pink. That little one.
piece beige friska is good
but no there it is! There's
your dress! Dark blue like your
eyes the one with the box
pleats and the white collar and
cuffs. Only thirty-five dollars.
My dear, you look adorable In
it!'
The saleswoman was bringing
a hat, a round little black hat Of
hand-crocheted straw, innocent of
trimming, except for the demure
gros- grain ribbon band and bow.
Rosemary looked at herself.
She had adored the pink sport
suit. 1t was lovely for college
or sports. But this this
made her look like Nina. She
looked at. herself from every
angle, smiling, flushed.
E"All right We'll take 1t. Charge
it to me. And we'll have the
little pink suit and hat sent.
Where to. Rosemary? Where's
homer"
Home! Rosemary's hand flew
to her throat ~N% Ma
Gertie the poor little lunch.
oil in
she'd left on the train
She struggled against the rising
lump.
Mosemary, smartly clad, went
sauntering back to work with
Nina. The sick misgivings OF a
few short minutes ago were gone.
She'd explain to Ma and Gertle.
They'd understand.
I'm going to stay down here
in the basement a while and
check over some new cases that
just came in" Nina said, pointing
to the two big boxes the shipping
clerk was opening.
She felt a little lost without
Nina. The others were busy,
but there wasn't anything for her
to do but dust. Well, busting
was fun; you could look through
the books as you busted them.
Irish Fairy Tales" illustrated
by Arthur Rackham! She looked
at the pictures, dipped into the
text.
Believe In fairies?"
Rosemary jumped.
Somebody was looking over her
shoulder. Black hair he had, Rose.
mary noticed. that contraSted
strikingly with his light gray
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BIRDS FIGHT
OVER EGGS

THE egg birds are entirely diff
- ferent from other birds in
that they quarrel over their eggs.
Thes birds, which inhabit the
northern Atlantic seaboard. de.
post their eggs on bare rocks.
When the number of the birds in
the colony is very large, the eggs
often roll together and get mixd
up. Each bird lays only one egg.
and naturally goes into terrific
rage if it's sole offspring gets lost.
During the arguments over the
eggs, many Of chem roll off the
cliff into the sea and are lost.
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Miss Merton, will you take that
telephone call, please?" Mr., Gra-
ham. coming in the door, called
to her. A..
Perhaps Mr.. Graham didn't like
her talking TO his son! But the
son followed her.
Look here" he said. rive got
to be getting back to the hospital,
but I'll be in again. How about
a little lunch a week from today.
We could amble across to the
hotel.
That hotel. Shed never been
there in all her life. And to have
lunch, with a wonderful looking
young doctor like. Gordon Ora
ham!
II could let you know" she be.
gan vaguely.
"Let me know! What's the
matter, do you have to go home
and look at your date book? If
that's the case"
"A1I right" she agreed. "What
time?"
Five minutes past 2. Meet