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) paying her. Behind him stood
Mile, still in her woolly sport
suit that looked SO smart-on
the street. But not at dinner
time when the other lady was
dressed in a creation that must
have been born on the Rue de
la Paix.
$50 glad to see you. Millie!
It's fortunate you came home
with Tom. It will give US a
foursome at the table Stanley
Carter is coming, too"
Tom was looking at Ella as
if he had never seen her be-
fore. He followed her into the
living room while Mile went
I'D to add to plentiful supply
of paint and powder.
Gosh" said the astonished
husband, you've bobbed your
hair! Why didn't you tell me
about it? And that dress-gee,
it looks like two million dollars"
All, thought Ella. She had
gone Mile one better already
better by million at least.
And yiolets, at 10 bucks rer
hundred! Say. who's waved a
magic wand around here. Where
did you get all these spiffy
things-you look about 16, /
swear"
She eluded him, deity. II
think that eight years is long
enough for any wife to slump,
don't you?" guilelessly. And ]
heard you say today perhaps--that
you wished l would dress up and
be stylish
"Say, don't run around the
stump with me. Where did you
get all this finery you have on?"
He was plainly puzzled and
amazed.
Consider the lilies of the field"
laughed Ella lightly as she wens
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This is love this is beauty. 1
want this"
She said aloud: Ramon oh.
isn't 1t lovelyp
Glad RecIkIessness
In these moments a glad reck-
lessness possessed her. She would
turn to him with vivid laugh:
I'm glad! I'll always bet''
She was young enough to exuIt
in her defiance: to regard herself
a free. brilliant being who dared
to do what others wished but
feared. She recalled characters
in fiction--women who were a
law unto themselves, Selling
boldly the color and vividness of
life; leaving TO the paltry the
neanness Of reluctance and re-
This moment of disturbing
beauty with that sad, poetic tree,
so still there in it's rocky cleft,
was a holier thing than she would
ever have known If she had
bowed She told herself this
and wondered why her breath
grew short and the tears came to
her eyes.
She leaned against his shoulder,
watching the fantastic imagery of
the water.
Thousand Lives.
He said softly: There isn't any
thing wouldn't do for you,
Sandy"
What. for instance7''
Everything. Sometimes won
der IL you care much--deeply-s
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Listen Sandy. we were travelling
20 miles an hour They weren't
even sure IT was 8 girl with me-
They recognized the car.A IL Jack
Horace dreamed 1t was AyOu, he
would have let me knCU this.
He's that type. isn't he?
She kept her face ayerted
wanting to crv clustered with
shame as though she had been
discovered in some low, guilty
deed
Ramon. They'll be dropping III
again tomorrow oh, pleas
Re locked the doors and win
dows. He rot scarf and wrap
ned II about her neck He switch
cd out the light and gripped her.
ia his arms, pleading: A YOU
want fo 20. dear Iii take you.
Don't Be frightened. wouldn' I
lie to you. He didn't zee you
He'd never iii a thousand years
dream ii was you
Impatient
sOh. all right guess so---
But she was on fire with i'm
patience. gasping with historical
relief when they were finally IN
the car, flying along the rough,
dusty road wanting him To 60
quicker she felt cowardly and
demeaned.
They stood 4 moment 81 her
sSdoOr.
n the shadows she saw his
male. worn face and WINGED.
He ran his hand over his hair
.TJon,t think about II, SANDY
THAT wouldn't happen again III
ten years. z
4 She nodded nutely. raising her
face for him to kiss her and
smiled
Then she went with quick. Iighl
steps and frightened heart to hef
room.
Suppose Jack Horace had pulled
open the door or the kitchen
And he would tell everybody III
santa Barbara how he'd caught
her red handed living with =
In the dark, she felt her skin
turn crimson. She pulled tbs
blankets over her shoulders. sink
ing down. trying bIuffIy to say
IT don't carer She chung IT,.
many sweet, glowing moments
that night when the FURNISHED
moon swung over the waters and
they stood in the holy Quies
speaking OF love. Brave aTlc
beautiful sss
She turned from this flushing
a little sick-desperate with the
wish to put out her hand and
wipe everything awayEVERY
THING.
Suddenly she sat upright, say
ing fearfully: II love him. Don
/ love him. Oh, Lord she re
membered Ramon's white, worn
face and covered.
tTo Be Continued Tomorrow
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smart.looking. He had never no
ticed that she had slumped
On her way home she dropped
into a little French shop where
she had always bought her
clothes before she had been mar
ried. Madame was delighted to
see her again. She had a little
green dinner dress-"just the
kind of thing you can wear well
chic, youthful lines.-''
Could it be altered at once?
She wanted to wear it to dinner
that night. Could they get it
ready while she was having her
hair bobbed and curled next door?
Madame could. And she had a
little two-piece suit, navy blue,
with a white silk blouse
Her first letter in STAINS paper
would be published within two
or three days, and here she
was spending the money already,
like a prodigal.
Hello! Hello! Hello! called
Tom after his key clicked in
the door that AFTERNOON. Come
on down. There's company come
to see"
Quite like the heroine in a
sensational modern drama, Ella,
,oo+%ino her. smooth bobbed hair
gave a last look at her reflec-
ton in the mirror. The green
taffeta dress was like poem
of spring. STAINS wedding gift
to her a string Of pearls, cir
cled her throat.
Magic Wand
She came down the stairs
slowly, enjoying every minute
of that silent tribute Tom was
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that you'd be willing to spend 4
thousand lives with me?"
"Oh, not that many! don't
think I'd want thousand lives.
81 would with you
You look so tragic, Ramon.
when you speak SO. Not like
yourself"
"I am not myself since 4 met
you. At least I'm not what !
was before. =
He turned her face upward. In
the moonlight his appeared white.
his eyes glowed and were soft In
its paIlor. He gazed at her, smil-
ing: I'm not what / was before,
Sandy. You own me. Do you
know this? don't think except
in terms Of YOU"
She gave a little shivering
laugh The image of him SO
burned on her mind. Afterward
ON many a tortured night she
saw Ramon standing so-holding
her face kissing it.
Say that you love me, Sandy.
Why are you so grudgingT
Don't 1 love you-mustn't I
After this he was light-hearted
again the brown eyes
were sunny.
Il like you better say. Al
ways be laughing, Ramon. can't
bear mournful people,"
Week-ends
They rose early and went for
swim in the chilly water. The air
was cold. and the sands under their
feet were wet. They ran up and
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Romance of Girl Who Was Forced Into LOveless1
+ Marriage by Family That Thought Onlym
Terms of Luxury

opinion?"
'sYes-it will. Anyway, you
viii know that came with you
freely-because i wish to-"
He drove with his eyes glued TO
the road, tense and excited.
THAT would be all right, Sandy,
IL you could get q decent job.
But you can't stand this layout.
You're not used to it. After you
pay your board and laundry and
lunches you won't have IS q
month left for clothes and car
fare and everything else that
comes up. How long will you
stand that?''
Something VIII Happen
Sandy shrugged. She smiled into
the darkness. The trees flew past
her in shadowy bIurs. She thought
OF her wedding night and her
wide-eyed~ terror starting on that
journey. Now she was begin
ming again. Little shivering OPP
pressive fears crept through her.
She pushed them off with an
impetuous defiance: oh, some
thing will happen. This Is only
temporary I'm not going to be
earning $65 all the days of nay
Iife."
And she repeated with a brazen
tilt Of her head: Something win
happeny
tn happen?
More than once in the last
week as she walked to work she
had come to an abrupt pause,
asking herself this same question.
These first lovely days with their
first lit Of summer singing
through the valley and the May
roses blooming In every garden
on these gay sunny morn
ings, Of course, something joyous
must happen.
Incredible that fine, breezy
person like Sandy Mcneil would
be filing compensation reports in
a cooped-up office all the days Of
her life. She was doing this
only till Ben MuriIIo came TO mis-
senses and realized she was in
earnest; she'd left him for good
and all. Then he'd release her.
Grinding Life
But IL he didn't?
She refused to think OF ii. She
sat up and pol1ed her head from
the window shifting noisily ut the
sweet night air. She was aware
Of Ramon's rigid quiet.
He leaned modify forward re-
garding her now and then with
panied, ardent eyes. How long
would she endure the beggary OF
such q mean, grinding life? She
would grow restless and impa-
tienL under the pinching and
want. The woman In the post
office had frightened her so she
had run away-proved to tho
world that she was free and
brave-she was not taking things
from him. What had they to do
with the world?
He saw already in this atti-
tude OF hers a tragic menace to
their happiness.
Midnight when they reached
the cottage. A FURNISHED moon
hung in the pines like an i'm
mense golden fruit. The pine
swayed, and then the moon
swung free and rode above the
waters so that they rippled and
took life. The waters flashed
with eerie figures--etrange, lighted
figures glided on the waves.
How thrilling, Ramon She
drew close to him, turning her
hand in his-stirred to her inmost
pulse. The quiet of the night
swept and uplifted them like
music. Sandy thought with pain:
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Sandy in Movies

Sandy soon win Be seen g
LOew's Palace. the FOX F'iIin
Corporation already hrs started
proauctfOn.
Madee BellaIlly, silosm % her
luxurious tresSe1 his been
selected Tor the part 81 the
red.hesded. bob haired. flaming
SANDY
SANDY WIN make her screen
debut while the story d run.
ning II The Washington Times.
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Ella, OVerkearing a remark By
her husband to another aoonaGt
about her clothes, makes q de-
cision and acts upon 1t.
IT was like a scene from a sem
= sational modern drama. Ella
Lamar had just stepped into her
husbands outer office when she
heard his voice through a door,
partly ajar.
"Now, that's what l cali spiffy.
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By ElenOre Meherin,
Author of "Chickie," "Ann,
aAnn and PhiT' and
stNora Lee"

AN0AeS A-SNsSs
anH, did youg' Sandy ripped
open an envelope, hurried
from the place.
She became self conscious, as
though the whole village had
found her out. They had all seen
Ramon-they all knew he was
there on Saturday and Sunday.
There would be rurnors of her
ugly things said.
but you don't care, voice
reminded.
No. don't care.
And the woman in the postof-
fice-an the men and women who
might talk OF her became hideous.
They were smaIl-bfgoted
They were living in the past.
They had no youthno emotions.
why are these things wrong?"
She thought of all the KIND,
thoughtful things Ramon did.
How eager he was to please her.
How delightful it was to run
down from a hin hand in
Imagine Ben MuriIIo doing such
n thing! But that relation was
fgfat-and this one was wrong.
Seemed Incredible
she paced the long, shadowy
room listening to the throbbing
stiffness. She stopped before the
! typewriter. gave 1t vicious
shove Suddenly she said aloud:
II know it well enough
She became GREATNESS and hot.
Yes-she knew enough to get
lob. For some time she had sup
pressed this admission thinking
Next week. She dreaded the
Thought of going into an office.
She visuaIized herself going some
ghere and asking for work
hen keeping at this grind year
fter year.
It seemed incredible that she
I'd really come to this pass-that
10 one was doing anything for
her. They just let her go as
though her fate was no longer
! any concern OF theirs. She was
out on her own.
'.In get job" she said quietly.
OF course, get a job-she was
\ now ashamed to think she had
DELAYED this. She said aloud-feel-
ling her flesh scarlet: What am
II IL I stay on here? Yes
whatt''
But IL she worked-when she
was making her own way, teen
she could talk Of freedom--Of
bravery.
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CANDY, listening Dshind the
~ closed door Of the Kitchen,
heard Ramon move Iaziiy to
the phonograpln heard MN
drawI: wait e nl10msla mt
knock the place down.
The latch slid back. elrl.sH
voice: Hello, ole darling ~ here's
your lady friend We've come
"a fetch sou. Were rounding
M all the clan for q big time q.
Then the man spoke. All
the blood III sandy body flew
rs her head She waited limp
With forebo ding, es--yV here ~
sl1e9 Sasv you tearing up the
roads this afternoon. Bring her
aionr she knew that voice.
Sorry / can't oblige You, Quite.
sure ii was me you saw this
afternoon2
con. quite! All right With us
We're not particularly ne man
laughing rubbing his HANDS.
Come along.
Thanks. Don't feel Ike 3
party tonight. "
Al Visitor
..Too badthought you'd come.
ana bring some cheerie-o.
Want drink
Never refuse.
Glasses blinking q toast - 9
laugh. Sandy, with her face
pressed against the door, grew
weak with suspense.
Someone walking coming tO-
ward the Kitchen asking for
FRI. ww&esf
..N0f there here Ramon
his voice easy interceptlng ner.
AT last: "Wellrbe good. We're
on our way"
He opened the door with q
quiet:
She went over to the sink and
let the water rum on her hands.
''of course they saw my hat
and coat.
They didn't. 1 put both away
before let them in.
'sThe girl almost came in here!
"No. she didn't.
without looking at him her
Iips tight: syvho was the man ~
zone OF the crowd from Nell
Drury's house party
1T sounded like Jack Horace.
I could swear it was Jack
Horace"
Silence. HIS arm about her
waist. why are you so excited2
Don't begin to imagine things.
Suppose ii was he
was it?"
He rubbed her fingers slowly
Yea--it was
BIistered with Shame
"And he saw me with you this
afternoon. Oh, Lord!' She turned
from him, flung across the room,
sank heavily on the couch before
the fire. ''Now-I'm done for!
The whole of Santa Barbara win
know OF this-oh, Lord!
Jack Horace had known Of Ra-
mons interest when they were in
Honolulu. It was he who told
Ramon OF Sandy's unhappy mar
riage-and that she ran away on
her honeymoon. She and Jack
Horace had been in school to-
gether.
She pressed her hands, biting
her white, dry lips. Everyone
in Santa Barbara viii know OF
1t before the week is out. ]" She
got up suddenly, shaking and
weak-found her hat and coat.
''Take me home, Ramon
He was very quiet. His hands
were cold. He spoke gently:
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Each Is cent
package contains
dir e ito MS SO
simple any wom-
an can tint soft,
delicate shades
or dye rich, per-
manent colors In
lingerie, silk 8.
ribbons, skirts
waists, dresses,
coats. stockings,
sweaters, drap-
cries, coverings ,
hangings-every-
thing!
nVaEnn nf hcr
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The Story So Far

Sandy Mcneil love with life, marries Ben Murilo
rich Italian to please her impoverished family Tyranny
by Murilo and frequent quarres follow son dies at
birth Bob Mcneil her uncle aids in plans for Sandy and
her mother to take trip Honolulu. There she meets
Ramon Worth who saves her life in the SURF On the
same steamer home he declares his love- MurO says he
win release Judith Moore, cousin tells Sandy
love everything Muro overtakes her IS she goes for
tryst with Ramon he appears unexpectedly, at party
she giving for her friends After the party he strikes
her. She leaves his house accepts the kindly aten
Eons of Ramon whose home she shares She receives
telegram from Ramon whose work keeps him in the city
he comes to see spends the night ct his home
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n kind-and tell your druggist wheth-
r. the material you wish to color
is wool or silk, or whether it il
; Hnen, cotton or mixed goods,
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Drawing Instruments

THE work of II different drawing instruments be done with
the recently invented flat triangular piece metal
that perforated and inscribed in number of ways
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Story Of Real Life
Complete in This Issue

= to the door to answer Stanley
| Carriers ring.
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Six Ne.O Violin Instruments

clx new instruments Of violin class have been invented ~
French musicians ranging from smaller than the Yo
Is one between the double and yooncelo n size
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Swift Adventure, Tingling ROmance,S
and the Thrill Of Young
Love

--sl1e darted to the kitchen. Some
one called: Ray ole fellow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-20
Leaders from All
Parts British Empire
Confer at London

London, Oct. 19-(P-Political
leaders from all parts of the British
Empire met today at the ninth i'm
perial conference for deliberations
which may prove all-important in
the history of the empire and which
are expected to last for a month or
flve weeks. The premiers present
were Stanley Baldwin, Great Brit
ain; w. L. Mackenzie King, Canada;
S. NJ. Bruce, Australia; J. G.. Coates.
New Zealand; General J. B. NJ.
Hertzog, South Africa, and w. S.
Monroe, New Foundland. The presi-
dent of the Irish Free State execu-
tive council, William ,Cosgrove. and
the Maharajah of Burdwan, India,
were also there.
Today's business was merely for
NAL; 1t consisted of sending a mes
sage of loyalty and fidelity to the
king and queen and the delivery of
complimentary speeches. A brilliant
banquet was rendered tonight by the
government to the overseas dele
gates.
What made this family gathering
from the overseas dominions doubly
significant was a touching little GER
emory performed by England's am
bassador of the empire, the Prince
of Wales, in Westminster Abbey.
Here in the edifice where centers all
that Is most moving in the story of
Britain and her extended dominions,
and in the presence of representa-
tives of the whole empire, the
prince unveiled a memorial tablet
to the empires million dead who
fell in the great war.
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flated surplus was created tout of
nothing" by Dennis.
Potter testified that In tho summer
OF 1918 he was called to Dennis Of
fice in connection with an audit he
had made, and that Isennis showed
him letter in which an offer of $685.
100000 was made for the Virginia
Shipbuilding Company and the Gro
ton Iron Works, subsidiary companies
of the Morse interests. Dennis, the
witness testified, told him to make
the necessary entries to show on the
books that the property value of the
two companies was about SO percent
OF the sum offered. The witness said
this meant he was to increase by
about $7,000,000 the valuation of the
companies. which were shown on the
books as being valued at approximate
ly 100000.
Under cross-examination Potter said
the accountancy firm of Dennis and
Young, of which Dennis is a member,
had high reputation and had made
audits for many prominent concerns.
Dennis and three sons of Charles
W. Morse are among the II defend
ants in the trial. They are charged
with conspiring to use the mails to
defraud In the sale of stock in the
Morse interests.
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PUBLISHER CURTIS
Makes fine DONATION
BOWDOIN COLLEGE

Brunswick, Me, Oct. 1s-The gift
Of a swimming pool and OF a new
organ for the college chapel was an
nounced by President Kenneth c. M.
Stills at the morning chapel services
at Bowdoin college today. The donor
Of the two gifts is Cyrus H. K. Cur
tbs Of Philadelphia, the well known
publisher. who has previously been a
benefactor of the college, which in
1913 honored him with the degree of
Master of Arts.
Mr.. Curtis informed President Stills
of his intention Of making the gifts
in a very short letter in which he
asked the college authorities to have
plans prepared and sent to him with
the estimate of the costs.
This morning representative of an
organ company arrived to make the
plans for the organ, which will be
placed in the chapel over the pulpit.
The old organ, which is now at the
rear of the chapel, will be moved to
Memorial hall and the present organ
loft will be used to care for the over
flow of students who are now unable
to secure seats.
The swimming pool will be in a
separate building to be erected south
of the Hyde Athletic Building and
Sargent gymnasium, but will prob
ably be connected with those build
ings.
1t is hoped to have the organ ready
for use by commencement, while
work will be started on the swim
ming pool as soon as the plans can
be prepared and approved.
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J, Warren Fuller

J. Warren Fuller, who passed away
late Monday night at his home on
Second street, was the son Of George
and Hannah S. Fuller of Hallowell,
and was born in this town, March
Is, 1874 His family was an old and
respected one, dating back to colon
ial days, and he himself during the
days of his vigor bore an important
part in every civic movement.
At a very early age he learned his
trade in his fathers iron foundry,
then situated on the lot where City
Hall now stands. During the war
of 81 he was in the employ of the
United States, doing general forage
work in the woods of Tennessee.
After his fathers death, he and
his four brothers formed the firm
Of George Fuller's sons, Iron Found
ers. with machine shops and wood
working shops, which he ran until
he retired some six years ago.
He was always very active in civic
affairs. never shrinking from respon-
sibility, but never assuming authority
not clearly his. AT the time that the
late Governor Bodwell was mayor of
Hallowell. Mr.. Fuller was chief engi-
neer of the fire department, and after
much agitation succeeded in securing
for the city q steam fire engine, one
Of the first in the state, and a Won
derful Improvement. over the old hand
tubs then in general use, to fight
fires. Mr.. Fuller was fire chief for
several years and was always
interested in the affairs Of the de-
partment.
At various times he held nearly
all Of the Offices within the gift of
his fellow citizens, his broad common
sense and business ability meeting
with general approval. He was
mayor in 1887-sS. and again in 1885,
96. He was in business in Hallowell
for over SO. years. He was actively
interested IN getting the Johnson
shoe factory TO locate in town.
Mr.. Fuller has been all his life an
attendant at the Baptist Church and
supporter of its work. He was a
member of Bombahook Club, the
Masonic lodge, and one of the Oldest
members of Asylum Lodge of Odd
Fellows, Augusta. He was always a
good mixer, popular with young and
old alike, a good neighbor, with a
friendly smile for all.
! His business life was measured by
| the highest ethical standards, win
ming and holding the respect of all
! those who had dealings with him.
! Since the death of his wife, years
ago, he has lived with his son, Ches-
! ter A. Fuller. who survives him. One
| brother, Charles T. Fuller, also sur
wives Funeral services will be held
from the family home this afternoon
at 2 o'clock.