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New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
Ouicksands of Love
 Adele Garrison's New Phase of
 -Repelations Of q Vie -

peated efforts 10 get Hal Meredith on the telephone.
 She stood motionless looking steadily at me with a gaze that cut like a razor blade. "It vas the oaly way to save you ! from what, in my judgment, as well as that of Dicky and Hal himself, was actual physical peril" l went on. "The fact that without any mes sage from T. a Dicky has demanded this of you, ought to show you how real tne dang r is, She shuddcred. but I knew that it was not Of her own peril she was thinking
 Something must have happened, she whispered.
 Lucia Meredith is DCad."
 "I am afraid so" ] answered, knowing the futility and the in- justice of hiding from her anything which | knew. Then as succinctly as possible I told her of Ccntrals in Iadvertently switching me to the busy wire of the Meredith home, of the agitatcd summons 1 had heard Dr. Meredith give to some one, and of my belief that it was Dickys voice which l had heard answering him.
 'I am afraid" she began slowly, broke off with start as two peals of bell rang out close to where we were standing. It was the house. keepers signal that some one was coming up to the second floor. l remembered that because of our disagreement over the time of leav- ing the hotel quarters, Dicky had not supplied himself with a key to the apartment, and wondered, with a fresh access Of terror concerning the situation in the Meredith home, if he were the caller announced by the bell.
 was at the door holding 1t open as Di1ky, confirming my surmise, appeared at the top of the stairs, Katherine was close behind me, and al sight Of lis grave face, both of us exclaimed.
 "Oh! Whatever has happened? Lucia?-''
 His answer was hushed and solemn.
 Lucia Meredith is dead" he said.
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New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
Dicky Brings Dire News from
 Dr. Meredith.

UT. hGEttil1s
 I stared at Katherine. as she reproached me for asking Dicky to interfere with her projected trip 10 the Meredith home, in as genuine astonishment as If that had been my very purpose when 1 left the house. But l had not succeeded in finding Dicky Hor in getting Dr. Meredith on the telephone, so that her taxing question startled me.
 What do you mean?" I asked. "I have not seen Dicky nor heard from lin since he left me at the door an hour or so ago"
 Her frown lifted, but her eyes NJ. still resentful.
 Forgive me for doubting you ,' she saiI, and felt a little QuaIm that only for an accident l should have deserved her censure; then banished by scruples with the reflec- ton that l was planning only for her welfare.
 Has nislly been here?" I asked,
 "No but he telephoned just a few minutes ago. He asked for you first, and apparently was much perturbed when he found you were not here. Then he asked for me, and peremp- torily told me that under no circum- stances was l 10 attempt to go to the Meredith home until I saw him. He said that he would come over 10 the apartment in few minutes as soon as he could get away. l never heard his voice sound so agi- lated. What do you suppose he was trying to 'get away from? Is ha SO tied up al the office?"
 "Someth,lG has Happened"
 There w-s the same foreboding n her voice that l had felt. but I trit 10 ignore it as l answered her, but I made no attempt to deceive her
 He is very busy at the office, yes" I answered slowly. But he is not at his office now. At least he wasn't when I telephoned there a few minutes ago."
 Katherine's eyes betrayed her quick reaction to my tacit adInis- sion
 "Yes, Katherine, l did try 10 get hold Of him for just the purpose you surmise," I said boldly "I did ii only afer the failure of my re-
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you to pay for that page of damn ing evidence which I carefully cut from the register as soon as I found out that he had seen us, Something he had forgotten to do or you would have heard from it before this,
 Last night the manager of The Circle inveigled me into card game in which there were three or four of the richest young men in town. 1 lost fifty thousand dollars, and on the impulse I went into the other room and signed a check with Iyour stepfather's name. It was then that l decided that you and I would ] be married, at least go through the ceremony, for that was the only way ! I could see my way out. l knew your stepfather would do anything to get rid of me.
 "'Your insistence upon having 8 | witness to our marriage upset all my plans, for of course, 1 had no l license. A friend was going to im- personate the minister. Consequent Iy, you must get me out of the mix | lup.
 l My eyes must have been wide with horror, for Barry continued:
 "I really wouldn't do this, Joan, hut-well you see if I don't get the money by tomorrow night. 1t Is prison for me. and I'm desperate.' Get that money. I must, and get | it l will. The stork is coming 10 my house and I'm not going to let my child claim a criminal for a father 1 if l can help It.
 Judy. l do not believe that could again feel what l felt at ynat moment. The agony and horror of mind was too great. I think it has Idulled my brain for evermore. When I heard Barry say that his wife was going to have a baby l. and I remembered that he had been making love to me for many months. well--oh l can't describe lit"
 "'Does Lela know a---a--about Ius?" I stuttered.
 "'Yes, of course, but she knew 1t was business. We had to live. She shared In your money from the first, In fact, she got the most of it, poor girl"
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 TOMORROW; < Girls Murdered 1 Faith.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03

aloud. Hello, Bmffer.' he called. "You can't scare me. You would scare any one who didn't know you You look about ty g as dangerous
 as old Buzztail back there on the mountain. But you're not soaring
 me one bit. It's all bluff, and you
 know it. Old Mother Nature ccr-
 tainly did a good job when she un- dertook 10 make you look so dan garous that people would leave you alone. I don't believe that in all the
 Great World there is an uglier ap- bearing snake than you, and cer- tainly there isn't one more harm less. You 1uldn't bite if you want
 ed to-"
 He reached down with a little stick and BlEifcr struck at il, but he
 didn't bite it. He was satisfied just
 10 strike if. The tip Of his nose was
 turned up. Farmer Browns Boy
 reached over quickly and picked him up, Finding himself a captive
 Eluffer stopped struggling. In mo- ment such a change came over him
 His nack was no longer flat. II hal
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03

resumed its proper shape, He kncw that il WAS no longer any use to pretend. and so hp was himself once mora perfectly h-rmless member of tha snake family. whose chief joy was a toad. He was Buffer The Addor the IIog-nosed Snake, som,ti. .,. called the Blow Adder and inc Blow Snake,
 "Ltrc and Iot liyc," said Farmer Browns Boy, and gently put Blufrer on rbr ground. Slowly HIuffcr glid- ed away instead of being dangerous, he WAS in realty one Of tho most tmld or his family, All that hisslrG md striking and nauenns Of his lead and neck had been because Of fear, You will find il that way all through li'n Fear often makes peo- pl. appear very much worse than they really are,
 wonyriEht 1926. by r. W Eurg"ss)
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
Menus for he Family

Breakfast - Stewed prunes, ce- real, thin cream. scrambled eggs with bacon, crisp whole wheat toast milk, coffee. Chicken and spinach soup, croutons. open tomato and lettuce sandwiches, caramel cookies milk. tea.
 Dinner-Broiled lamb chops. bak- ed potatoes, crcamed peas, new cab hage salad. raspberry shortcake graham bread. milk. coffee.
 This Luncheon soup uses stock made from the bones of the chicken left from the preceding dinner. Such stock is known as "second stock and while lacking in the strength of the first stock it gives flavor 10 q soup.
 Chicken and Spinach soup
 One pound spinach, f tablespoons butter. 2 tablespoons flour. tea sroon salt. Is teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon sugar. 4 cups hot chicken stock. 4 tablespoons whipped cream, tablespoon minced parsley.
 Wash. spinach through several W. IFS. Put into u sauce pan with butter and cover closely. Place over n low fire until wil'ed. Cook in juice and butter until tender, about ten minutes for young spinach. Combine salt. pepper, flour and sugar and stir into spinach. Cook stirring constantly v..h fork, for five minutes. Rub through a coIan- der and add 10 chicken stock. Bring 10 the boiling point, stirring con stantly Serve in bouillon cups top ped with a spoonful Of whipped cream lightly seasoned with salt and sprinkled with parsley.
 The chicken stock is made by covering chicken bones with cold water. bringing slowly 10 the boil ing point and simmering below the boiling Dc. .nt for 40 minutes.
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BluIfer ought to know. Bluffing is q part of his stock in trade. He says that if you make people think you're dangerous they will leave you alone. So they will unless they hap pen to knoy that you are only buffing.
 On his way home from banding the "oung Duck Hawks Farmer Browns Boy was moving along rather carelessly. He wasn't watch ing where he put his feet. So il was that just as he reached the foot ol the lodges he was startled by q sharp buzzing rattle. "Buzztail the Rattlesnakew cried Farmer Brown $ Boy, jumping to one side, Then he looked over to the flat rock he had been about 10 step on. Sure enough, there was Buzztail the Rattlesnake with the rattle on his tail being shaken for all it was worth. Farmer Browns Boy looked at him and grinned.
 "I suppose" said Farmer Browns Boy. That l ought 10 kill you be- cause you are dangerous. But l hate 70 kill an honest snake, and certain ly you are an honest snake. You alw-vs give fair warning if it is q possible thing. All you ask is 10 be left alone If other folks will leave you alone you will leave them alone. Nobody is likely to come up this way ae Tn this wear anyway"
 BuzEaiI looked almost as if he understood what Farmer Browns Boy was saying He looked what he was-a dangerous snake. But he also showed very plainly that his ir rautions were perfectly good. So Farmer Browns Boy Jeff him alone.
 T. was whan he vas almost home and still thinking about the Duck Hawks he Lad banded. and so still needless |. whore hc was going that q srddeu hiss. as if some our had put q piece Of redho' iron in water mad" him jump again. He looked down. There in front Of him. partly coilcd. was another snake and beside fhir on. Ruzzail the EaftIrr looked gentle. This one was largely black with broad markings Of rat Ills tail was tightly rolled. His head and usrk were ae flat as f they had been through a wringcr. His mouth vas wide open, and chen Farmer Browns Roy moved tht snake hissed again Ie certainly vas a dangerous looking snake.
 Earn Browns Boy laughed
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
Hats of Delicate Shades for Mid
 summer Wear.

Two charming hats for mid-sum- mer usage are sketchcd today. The first one is lovely for afternoon teas and garden fetes. II is of shell pink horsehair and its broad brim is bound with q deeper shade of pink velvet. A velvet band crushCs around the crown and on one side is an ex- 'quisitely tin.d pink rose whose leaves and buds trail delcately over the brim. An extremely smart note
 in this hat is the Ileating of the up- turned brim in back.
 The second hat is vastly differ
 ent In mood and design. It is chic because of the piquant abruptness .of it's narrow brim. Ii is made of canary yellow felt and the brim
 which turns up in the back is edged
 with orange velvet The crown is crushed as felt crowns should be and eneirCling 1t is band of felt
 whose two ends cross in the back and point 10 the front. This band is
 edged with tiny gold beads.
 These two hats are extremely chic, the large one of pink horsehair
 for formal afternoon affairs. the small one Of yellow felt for sports
 occasions.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of Illness
BY DR. HUGH S. CUMMING Surgeon General, United States
 p,Iblic Health Service

SuTS StOn GtIeIdli lIlLtu HldlcH
 Public Health Service
 Bubonic plague is a disease which has killed hundreds of mil lions of human beings.
 In India. between 1900 and 1920. it is eotimtaed there were l0,00o,- o0l deaths from plague, There were more than half million deaths from this disease in A different countries of the world during 1924.
 Plague has existed in the United States since 1900. It has been sue cessfully combated, though at con- siderable expense. Barring the pos sibility of an epidemic of plague in the pneumonic form. which l hope is very remote, l believe that in this country the disease will be held in check, though 't will probably re- main q menace to us and to other countries for a long time, certainly for many decades and possibly for cent 'ies.
 Yellow fever cannot be traced with certainty farther back than the f7th centir,, but it's ravages since that time are recorded in the mor- tality statis .cs Of many countries, both in America and Europe. The epidemic of 1793 decimatcd the popul. ton of Philadelphia Dur ing the summer of tEe same year, one out of every 20 people died in New Orleans of yellow fever.
 P::or to the Civil War, yellow fcvor was epidemic in New Orleans, Galveston. Mobile. Key West Pen sacola and Charleston. No less than a0 epidemics Of yellow fever have made their appearance in the United States at different times and the disease has been reported as far north as Quebec.
 The last serious invasion of this country was in 1905, when @4o2 cases with 452 deaths occurred in New Orleans.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03

And then, all at once, she came back from the half-dream she had been in for hours. The nurse had stopped beside the last bed on that side of the ward, and she turned to Sylvia and said: Here is your bus band, Mrs. Phelps. Don't touch him, please"
 Sylvia drew q long breath and went down on her knees beside the high, narrow bed.
 No, no, this wasn't Ranny, This couldn't be Fanny.
 Anything so igorous-anything so full of buoyant life as he couldn't be lying here now, like dead person.
 Only d little of his face showed between the bandages that covered his head like helmet. And that little bit didn't look at all like Ran nys face. The nose was pinched and the mouth was drawn and gray.
 There was no sign that he breath ed and lived.
 Forgetting the warning of the nurse, Sylvia put out a hand to touch him, but the nurse seized it and drew it back. NO, Mrs. Phelps. l Please don't touch him." she said gently.
 Sylvia looked up at her with her haunted eyes, Hes dead, isn't he?" she asked. That's why you won't let me touch him?"
 The nurse shook her neat head with its white cap. She even smiled a little pitying smile as she looked { down at the girl beside the bed. She 1 had lived with death and sickness so many years that she had grown ] used to the horror of them. as nurses have to grow used to 1t. 1 "Of course. he's not dead. He wouldn't be here if he were dead" she answered in low tone. "You'd better come now"
 Obediently Sylvia rose and leaned over the still figure on the bed. As she bent toward 1t the smell of iaenesthetic came to her and made her faint and dizzy
 Promise me you won't die" she l whispered, and it seemed as if Ran ny must hear her. even in the fog of his ether-dream. so intense was that whispered plea. Promise me you won't die"
 Then she felt herself being drawn away from him. Really, you mustn't do this the nurse said in her low. firm voice. He cant pos sibly hear you, Mrs, Phelps, any way"
 She put her arm around sylvia's shoulders and led her out of the ward.
 Outside Peter was talking 10 an- other nurse-a large, middle-aged one who looked like Mother Phelps
 "Im making arrangements to have Ranny put into private room" he said to Sylvia. and i'm mediately the black cloud of despair lifted from her soul. If Ranny were going 10 he moved into another room. it meant that he wasn't going to die immediately, at any rate. There must still be T chance for him. A fighting chance.
 Afterward as she and Peter went 1 out into the chilly night, she be- gan to ask him questions about Ranny- questions that she had , been too dszed to ask the nurse while she was in the hospital.
 "IIe has fractured skull. and he's pretty well smashed Up, ] guess. But there's still hope for him." Peter answered her questions in that mat ter-of-fact voice of his. Hell pull through, you'll see. Hes always been as strong as an OK"
 He semed 10 muse q little. Then he spoke again.
 They said that Miss Delano died on her way to the hospital" he said. (TO BE CONTINUED Will Fanny live? If he is spared, will that heal the wound in Sylyia's heart? And if he dies-wilI that bring her problems any closer to a solution?
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circumstance would come to pass
 Why a!ould it make any diff ference whom you registered as your wife? No one would know that the woman was l..
 ''Tes, Joau.' he asserted. Some one does know,
 By a curious fortunate or un- fortunate circumstance the manager of The Circle aas in the lohhy of fbat house that night and stepped just inside the door of another room Ho recognized IFS both. | sometimes think he follow cd us ln- tending 10 biackmail us. For many times since he has wanted me to ask
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03

hams Vegetable Compound and 1t would help me. She handed me one of your little books and 1 read it and was interested in it. I went to drug store that night and got bot tie of your wonderful medicine. I took it until the baby was born and was able to be up and do my work. Baby Is Az months old now and weighs 14 pounds. l have plenty of milk for her and she gains steadily. l recommend it. I am willing to answer letters and will do anything l can for any woman, for l know how I suffered "-MRs. A. H. TsCHIRHART, E. No. ?, Box 39, Ad- kins, Texas.
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been in use by women for over fifty years. It is a .vege- table tonic made from roots and herbs and is sold by all druggists.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
HER3!MN 3s!M WAY
 p9a Girl of Today

"It was the only way could write it, Joan Barry Cornwall said. T did intend 10 gel rooms on dif- ferent floors and register you under an assumed name. But l found that that suite were the only rooms in the house that w"er moccupI.d, and AS the inn preserves outside coH- ventions, it had 10 bo Barry Corn wall and wife
 You wiU al least let me justiy myself hy saying that when you went into your own room and lock- d the door did not even kiss you good nigh Al that time. you see. had not thought that this annoying
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
SPECIAL BACHELORS TAX

Athens, July 3 P}-It's going to cost money for men to remain un- married in Greece henceforth under the Pangalos regime. A decree is- sued today imposes a tax of 2,000 drachmas (about s2D on bachelors over 24. and 1000 on those over 40.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
BEFORE HER
 BABY CAME
Used Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound
Adkins, Texas. s.-"Betore my baby came was so weak 1 had to stay

in bed most of the time until I
 b Q gan taking Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound. My mother in law, who is a mid wife, told me it was all foolish- ness for me to stay in bed. She told me to take Lydia E. Pink
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
 k&sQla&gs!!{2A nuls Es iAsAAR&8ad ;ld HEALS THE SKIN

A Hospital Nurse Says: For a sore, irritated, infamed skin or for chafng and rashes of children or adults, l rely upon Sykes Comfort Powder to bring quick relief.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
Farmer Browns Boy Discovers
 Buffer

By Thornton ", Burgess There's ming like a little bluff To make some people think you ra tough,
 -Buffer the Adder.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-03

Will Fanny live? If he is spared, will that heal the wound in Sylvia's heart? And if he dies-will that bring her problems any closer to a SOlutionr
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-10
IAN HOUR A WEEK"
is LITTLE ENOUGH

The church with all its imper-
fections, stands for what is high.
est and best in the human life. In
a large measure, it is the salt of
the earth, saving society from de-
gradation, decay and disintegra-
ton. Christ himself set the ex-
ample of church attendance for
we read, "He entered, as was His
custom, into the synagogue on the
Sabbath Day"
If we are to follow the Christ,
therefore, we should ally our
solves with His church and attend
it regularly.
Morally and spiritually anyone
who is not an insufferable egotist
is conscious of failure.
Against soul-shrivelling ma
terialism and as a help in the
trials, temptations and tribula-
tions that come to US, we need all
the inspiration available.
/, for one, feel | need whatever
inspiration regular attendance
can give me.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-10
ST. PAULS CHURCH
Low SUNDAY


There being no Priest, tempo
rarily. there can be no celebra-
ton of The Holy Eucharist.
Gas A. M.-Church school
There is an opportunity in Sun
day school for the children to
learn more about the Historical
Anglican church.
7:45 P. NJ. Evensong and
address.
Monday at 500 p. NJ. the war;
dens and vestrymen viii meet in
the cloister of the church.
Lay Readers.
Sam Goldsmith
Emil Sweet:ng
Geo. d. Crittenton
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-10
POLL TAX NOTICE

Z The Poll Tax Books are now
open they win close on May sth.
1880 The Prerequisite Polls to
vogS in the June Primary will be
tAe 1924 and 1926 Poll Taxes. all
those Electors that Voted or paid
their Poll Taxes in the last City
Essetion of 1925 and did not own
any Real Estate, whereby they had
q pSy Poll Tax with their 1924
TAzes will have this 1924 Poll Tax
to Day before they will be qualified
q Vote in the June Primary, al
Tax payers who paid this 1924
poIl Tax and paid their Poll Tar
GO Note In the last City Election
VIA De qualified to Vote, provided
tkeg are duly Registered.
- wM. r. MAL0NEY,
Tax Collector Monroe County, Fla
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ENGINEER OF
: DREDGING co.
Fl VISITING CITY
HICKS. CONNECTED
WITH THE HOLLYWOOD
COMPANY. IS GUEST OF
NsMELTzERA Ii

Xxx Hffss 2
II. z. Hicks, assistant. to the
Fhief engineer of the Hollywood
Dredging and Construction Com.
pany, Hollywood, Fla, is visiting
/. NJ Meltzer. sg5 - e &
This is Mr.. Hicks first visit to
Key West in two years. He. as.
sisted Maj. Geo. Brown in dredg.
ing the harbor at Key West in
Front. Of. the Porter Dock Gompa.
~ two and a half years ago.
{. He is now engaged in the
Fifteen million proposition of max
ing privately owned harbor at
Hollywood.
: Dir. Hicks is an honorary men,
Der Of the Pirates Club of which
Mr. Meltzer is Captain Kidd. He
: much impressed with the inn
provements and changes that have
taken place in Key West during
his absence Of two years.
~nftS
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