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lSnmenI, however though LICK nau
been working there all week, he had
evidently heard nothing about Ned's
real name.
Claude breathed more freely, much
relieved, yet wondered how long Miss
Selden would keep this to herself. He
decided that he would not speak to
Ned until 1t became necessary, or
Miss Selden made 1t public property
Having learned what he came for
Claude was preparing to go when he
heard the name Johnston" spoken
by some one In the group nearest the
door.
Dick Hanna was still holding forth :
"Yeh, but that Selden girl amt in II
with the new one that has come to
the White house mean that Miss
Johnston. You saw her driving with
Ned Carter. Wish't | had his chance.
I'd be driving with one hand all right.
And even she amt In II with her
mother. Gollies | wouldn't believe
1t was her mother"
"Stepma, mebbe. but they don't act
IL.
of each other, them two. The moth
er's laundering fine figger of wom-
an. She's a wilder with money, be-
leve. She kin have me for her sec
ond whenever she names the day. ]"
Laughter filled the shop. Claude de-
cided to go. Dick Hanna always made
him feel around for a handy club.
AN while you was achipping
around moles, Ike, | called to mind
that one of hers" Dick continued.
ITS right on the tip of her ear, brown
and fiat, and lays against 1t like one
of them drop earrings. Say. I'd
like"
The door banged so loudly they all
looked up.
Guess Claude's remembered he's
forgot somebody's orders
Claude Dabbs put the orders intN
the truck mechanically. His mind,
philosophical, was In the state which
Claude himself had long ago dag
nosed as that d--n exeitable temper
OF mine"
Claude argued with himself that
there was no earthly reason, after all
these years of nothing happening, TO
get heated up because he'd heard of
a red-headed woman with mole on
her ear. OF course there was the
name Johnston" but 1t was com
-rnoa onoush-name. anyway, 1t would
be her husbands name. There II was !;
he must be at that dangerous age"
everybody was writing about, II he
got so excited about some Johnston's
widow and daughter.
That was another thing-a daugh-
teri If the woman he was thinking
OF was at the White house, where
would daughter come In? 1t was
not, he assured himself worth think
ing about.
To Claudes establishment and pleas
ure, Ned seemed content and happy In
helping him about the store, or run
ming the car TO and fro between Glow
er Hollow and Peace Valley.
Ned, Claude observed, never spoke
voluntarily OF Dorothy Selden and
made no effort to meet her. The
vexed question OF his real name
slipped into the background Of
Claude's mind. save for those mo-
ments when he looked upon him with
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CHAPTER v

Claude Dabbs could trace his Amer
lean blood to some time before the
Revolution. His forbears, the Dur
hams, the Parks, the Elliotts and the
Dabbs, had probably called them
selves English-when they were not
Scots--and that fact accounted for
much. Claude himself was essentially
and uncompromisingly American, and
his shop had that distinction.
While 1t was scrupulously clean, and
the cleanliness was, In true American
fashion, accepted and taken for grant
ed, there was also what Ben Johnston
styled "a sweet disorder" about the
place, which accentuated the charm
OF 1t to the Oldest customers and to
G. NJ. Dabbs himself.
Mary Johnston felt the charm as
she entered the shop and was intro
duced by Ned to its owner. While her
order was being put up, Mary went
to the post Office promising Ned to
return In time to be taken home with
the order Ned stood watching her for
moment, unconscious that Claude
was observing him with interest.
When Ned turned and came into
the shop, Claude was apparently alb
sorbed in the order book and Ned
went his rather uncertain way about,
trying to assemble the White house
order without help.
Ned, whistling softly to himself,
thought that this was indeed Peace
Valley. The drive down had been
perfect. Since he had told Mary
everything about hlmself-except a
few essentials like his real name, who
his father was and how he had met
Uncle Claude"--it might well seem
so to him.
Then he caught sight of Mary
Johnston coming back from the post
office. He busted himself In getting
the order box on the rear seat of the
car so that Mary would occupy the
seat at his side.
Claude glanced at the girl and won
dered of whom she family reminded
him.
The car started toward Clover Hol-
low. Claude stared after it, and not
until 1t was well out of sight did he
wake up and heed the plaintive wall
of Sim.
"What's the matter now, Sim"
nothe glsad
~ 60 10 IN w yaoyr 'rfre
Mannheim order, and the other Clover
Hollow stuff" replied Sim, dejectedly.
II KEEP atrylng to tell you"
Don't worry. Throw 1t into the
Ford and I'll tend to II soon as | come
back from the barber's," and Claude
took his way down to Ike Newman's.
Ike was shaving the customers in
regular order, and with no more than
the usual disregard of modern sani-
tary precautions Claude always
shaved himself, and did not patronlze
Ike, save rs regards tobacco and
cigars; but visited him often enough
to be neighborly and to hear whatever
gossip his own customers had missed.
Presently, Just as Claude had hoped.
the talk drifted around to them
Glover followers" Ii was, just as
Claude well knew, an heXhaustible
subject. Dick Hanna had been up at
the Mannhems, working on the COM
munity garden, and he had some coun-
try witticiSms TO offer at Dorothy
Salden's evnense To Clande's aston
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en- in the chapel. This will consist
of a pageant entitled AT ms
Throne" closing with stereoptlcon
views of the Near East to which the
offerings will be dedicated.
An opportunity will be given to
oil those present to contribute TO
this most appealing cause, to the
freezing, starving thousands OF
children made homeless by the re-
cent earthquake, in the very land
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where the Christ was born whose
birthday we will celebrate.
Is there any birthday gift we
could give that would be more ac-
ceptable than to thus minister to
these little ones?
The primary department, under
Mrs. Albert Seward, and Mrs. Geo.
Vanselous, will have a Christmas
Party in the chapel Monday after
noon, December n, at 8 o'clock.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilson and
daughter were visitors in Philadel-
phia one day last week.
Mrs. John Hoagland visited Flem-
ington friends last Saturday.
i The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church Notes.
Presbyterian Church will hold its
regular meeting on Thursday after
noon, December Both, at 2 o'clock,
in the chapel,
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A special Christmas service will
be held in the Presbyterian Church
on Sunday morning. The pastor,
Rev. F. %. Hathaway, will preach
upon 1.-THE Unspeakable Gift" and
special music and appropriate decor
atoms will add interest to the oc-
casion. The Sunday School will re-
ceive its usual treat at the morning
service, and at 7.30 in the evening
their White Gift Service will be Civ
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Observation-Disclosures
Bus Line

LEAVE TRENTON--5:00 900 a. M. $3.50 a. M. 700
500 hour thereafter the hour
LEAVE LAMBERTVIILE-600 a. M; $3.50 M; TOO a. M;
M. $3.50 a. and hour thereafter
the hour.
for Lambertvile-5:90 p. Leave Lambert
Vile for Trenton $3.50 p. m.
tickets Toe, good for ten days, Acc
Trenton Terminal 80 North Willow street. Trenton Lambertve
Terminal, Cases store North Union street.
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A Song for
Christmas
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By James Dhiicomb Rileq

By James Uhitcomb Riley
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1N~ HANT me a rime of Christmas
II Sing me a jovial song
~ And though It is Allied with
laughter,
Let 1t be pure and strong.
Sing of the hearts brimmed over
With the story of the day
OF the echo of childish voices
That Will not die away.
or the blare of the tasseled bugle,
And the timeless clatter and beat
OF the drum that throbs to muster
souadrons of scampering feet
But, o, let your voice fall fainter,
Till. blent with a minor tone.
You temper your song with the beauty
OF the pity Christ hath shown,
And yet, ere the song be done,
A voice for the ears that hear not,
And verse for the sighHess one.
S'or though It be time for singing
A merry Christmas glee,
Let low. sweet voice of pathos
Run through the melody.
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gift did not wear
jewelry and was
not the type to
whom It was be-
coming.
The home-maker
stood and pom
dered. She would
certainly n ev err
wear the earrings
herself-she did
not like them. did
not want them.
Yet her younger
sister, still In col
lege, would look
stunninp In tham
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Considerable

II has been estimated that man In
Paris who danced for 1876 hours on
end used sufficient energy to have
typewriter novel. II must be ad
United, however, that by dancing he
didn't tire anybody but himself-Hu-
,s,<a-;..
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uuupieu anu pun-
zled, as II she had some problem to
settle. And 1t was a problem that
confronts most of us now and then |;
let's consider 1t with her.
The gift was small velvet box con-
tanning pair of jade earrings. They
were from a cousin living in distant
city-u cousin with money but with
little Judgment, as she had evidently
never noticed that the recipient of her
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Wrapping the Gift

If we do not wrap up little love
with our Christmas gift what is the
use?
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HE home maker
was standing In her
entran nee hall,
thoughtfully con-
sidering a Christ.
mas gift which had
Just come in the
mail. She looked
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New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
FALL FROM TREE FATAL
 ID ELLIS STREET MAN
Serro Breaks Skull and C0IIarbOne While
 Picking Cherries

The wife, two daughters, and four sons in Italy of Angelo Sprro, aged 4o. of 9l Ellis street, have yet 10 be notified of his death. which oc- cured at Now Britain General hos pital last evening. He fell from q cherry tree at his home in the morning. sustained a fracture of the skull and d fracture Of the collar bone.
 Arriving in this city several years ago, Serro was planning to bring his family here Whpu his financial con- dition would warrant it. He has not seen them since he came here to make a home. The daughters are Francesca and Autoinotte. and the sons are Niucenzo. rasquae, Eu- gonio and MolistU1.
 The funeral win he held at a:85 o'clock tomorrow morning at thc lat- homo, with a solemn high mass at St. Josoph's church at 10 o'clock and burial will be in St, Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
WOMAN HURT IN CRASH
Mrs. C. M Christensen in Husbands Car When Collision Occurs Driver Admits Responsibility.

Mrs. C. N. Christensen of fl Com monWoalth avenue was painfully injured this morning in a collision between her huebauj's automobile and a truck owned by F. F. Frisbie Of Hartford and driven by Theodore R. Brooks Of Hartford on Farming ton avenue, near Miller street.
 Mr. ChrtS'cnsou's car was badly damaged, principally on the side nearest Mrs Christensen. Her leg Was bruised and scraped. Mr Christensen, reporting the accident to Chief Hart. said the other driver admitted that he had become con- fused and backed up instead of going forward.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
GLASTONBURY GUT OFF FROM PHONE SERVICE
Cable Falls Across Phone Wire, Burning Out
 Exchange Board

Glastonbury, July Gpl -- Tele- phone service in this town was com lpletcly wiped out and communica- ton with outside towns and cities indefinitely cut off this morning at I6;30. when the man telephone cable broke from telegraph pole near
 trolley station No. 25. and fell upon
 the trolley feed wire. The contact sent 500 volts shooting through the telephone wires throughout the town with the result that the apparatus in the main office were completely burned out and 500 telephone sta tions nut out Of commission while goo telephones in the Laurel ex- change of the Hartford office were also cut off
 The high voltage caused the tele- phone boxes in individual houses throughout the town to smolder and soon the rooms were filled with smoke, For more than an hour, un- Gl residents realized the extent of the danger and cut the wires lead
 ing into their houses. it was feared that serious fires would simultan- oously break out. The East Hart ford fire department sent it's appar- atus 10 the south part of the line in response to several calls sent in by people whose wires were affected by the short circuit In Glastonbury, the apparatus was also called out, but the fire was confined to the tele- phone boxes except in occasional in stances where the wall paper and woodwork were ignited.
 r. Nickerson, manager of the Hartford branch said this morning that the contact of the telephone cable, which was the main cable in- to the town. with the high tension trolley wire, caused the cable to burn out in four different places. This he said, would make an en- tirely new cable necessary
 Linemen were working this morn- ing on emergency toll services to be erected between Glastonbury and and Glastonbury and But the company will permit only emergency calls to be sent over these lines,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
DURKIN, SEEK SLAYER,
 TELLS OF MURDERING
Says He Thought Federal Agent He Killed Was
 Hold-Up Man

Chicago. July s P,-Martin Dur kin, confessed bottlegger, on the wit ness stand today in his behalf op- posed the charge that he murdered Edwin C. Shanahan. a federal agent, last October II, by declaring he be- ieyed his victim was a hold-up man.
 When Shanahan approached him in garage. the prisoner asserted, he shouted "help" and then fired at Shanahan. His self-defense claim had been expected.
 He prcfacod the story Of the shooting. however by admitting that he had been active as a hootleFgcr at the age of 93. carrying on a li- duor business from coast 10 coast His mother earlier in the trial had admitted that her son sold liquor and hls father had said he suspected it.
 Joining the Royal Horse Artillery of the Canadian army at t6, he emerged gassed and shell shocked, Durlin declared, worked on a rail- road and then entered the used au- tomohile business, "and bootlcrged on the side"
 His hootloEging business, he tcsti- field, was centered In Chicago, New York and California. He generally worked alone. Once, he said, he went 10 Detroit to bring liquor back in 2 car, putting in the car beside him two tailors' dummies dressed like ladies, "to get by" When stopped by two hiiackers he told them he was taking a lady to the hospital" and was unmolested.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
Bremen Kept Busy
Mrs. IaNlOr Dies

Hartford, July 6 GP)-Mrs. Ken. meth Taylor or 52o Franklin avenue who was injured las, night when the car in which she was riding. driven by her husband, crashed into a pole on the Berlin turnpike about four miles from Hartford, died this morning at the Hartford hospital
 Mir. and Mrs. Taylor, who have been married less than one year were returning from the shore where they had been spending the holiday weekend. Mir. Taylor said that he did not know how the accident hap pened but vas of the opinion that something went wrong with the steering gear, Afr. Taylor received q severe cut on one hand but was able 10 leave the hospital last night. Mrs Taylor's skull Was fractured, she was badly cut about the head and also sustained a broken nose.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
Mrs. Barend Van Ger big of New Canaan Gave S5,2OO For Work of Association Against Prohibition Amendment.
Senate Committee Gives District Attorney Record of O'Connor's Testimony Ware Manager Must Testify.

Washington, July 6 LPl-Mrs. Der end Van Gerbig, of New Canaan, Conn, was listed as the largest con- tributor to the headquarters of as- socIation against the prohibition amendment, with Mrs. Marine de Brabrant, of New York city, the second largest, in figures presented 10 the senate campaign funds com mittee today by the association.
 Mrs. Van Gerbig gave S5,200 in five allotInents while Mrs. De Bra bant gave S3,O00
 The list covers the period from 1921 to 1926. William II. Stayton, national chairman, said a list of state contributors would be furnish cd later,
 Other Contributors
 There were I5 contributors on the national list for a total of $16,700. The names are:
 Iarz Anderson of Washington, former minister to Sweden, $I,500; F. Ambrose Clark. New York, $500; Mrs. Marion dc Brabrant, New York, S3.o00: <. |. Gurnco, New York, $500: Mrs Edward s. Hardness, New York, $500; Arthur Curtiss James. $1,0oo; Henry Janssen and Ferdinand Thur. Reading, Pa, $500; :. C. Miller, Louisville, Ky, S5o0i Harold r. Pitcair Bryan Athyn, Pa. 500: John A. RoeblinE, Bernards~ vile, \. J., $1,000; Stertried Roe bling, Trenton, x. J., $500: Hirma W. sFhley. Rochester, \. Gr $500; Mrs. Barend Van Gerbig. New Canaan. Conn. $5,2oo; William l. Walter New York, $5Qo and Fred Wehruiller, St. Louis, S5oo.
 Action Against O'COnnor
 The senate campaign committee decided to turn over 10 the District Attorney of the District of Colum- bia the record of the testimony in the case of F. x. O'Connor a south Philadelphia magistrate, for snch action as he might deem advisable.
 Denied Offer For Support
 O'Comor recently denied before :bc committee the testimony ot senator Pepper and three Philadel- phia newspapcrmen that ho had told them the William $. Ware or ,anization had offered to buy his support in the recent Pennsylvania senatorial primary.
 The decision of the committee vas unanimous, Senator King, the acting chairman, announced after an executive session.
 Senator King also said the ser geant at arms had been directed 10 require the presence before the committee of Representative Morin, of Pittsburgh. who was western campaign manager for Ware. Norin failed 10 appear today after being summoned.
 Norin Must Testify 1 If necessary the sergeant al
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New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
Find Taxes Evaded on
 S90,000 in Real Estate

Buildings with a taxable value Of more than S9O,0o0 have been found in the assessors check-up of the city which is now nearing completion and which will, according to Appraisal Engineer Thomas Linder's estimate ultimately exceed S10O,000.
 Based on this years tax rate, the revenue from these properties which will make their appearance on the grand list next year. will be S2,375, an amount sufficient to pay the en- tire clerical payroll of the office.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
DARING WOMAN IS BURNED RESCUING
 NEIGHBOR'S BABY
Snatches Infant From Bed and Gropes Way Through Smoke
 and Flames
MRS. p. H. MCGUIRE HEROINE OF MCCLINTOCK ROAD BLAZE

Received Burns on Hands and
 Arms But Saves Tots Life-Com-
 mended for Bravery by Deputy
 Chief Barnes-Chtldren Playing
 With Papers Lighted at Gas Stove Blamed for Fire.
 Rushing into the smoke filled home of Joseph KazekowBki at 198 McClintock road, where a nine months old baby was sleeping on 8 burning bed, Mrs. P. II. Mcclure of 2O6 McClintock road, effected the rescue of the infant and in so do- ing sustained painful burns about the hands and arms this forenoon. First Deputy Fire Chief Eugene F. Barnes, who directed Company No. 3 in fighting the flames, spoke highly of Mrs, McGuire's heroism and said their is no question that the infant would have been over come by smoke and burned to death but for the neighbours timely action. It vas an act that should not be allowed to pass without commendation, the chief Said.
 About 10:30 this forenoon, while their mother was In the back yard, some distance from the house, picking grass for the chickens, two children, aged about and { years, amused themselves lighting pieces of paper from the gas stove flame. The infant was in the bed in an adjoining room. Carrying q burn ing paper into the room, one of the children threw it into the clothes closet, and within a few minutes the clothing was ablaze.
 Spreading to the woodwork, the flames soon ignited the bed clothes, filling the house with dense smoke. Mrs Kazekowski meanwhile knew nothing of the danger her home and children were in, but Mrs. Me Guire, seeing the smoke pouring from the windows, did not stop to make inquiries or warn the moth- CT. She ran into the house, fighting the smoke, which by this time was so thick as to obscure the vision, and snatching the infant in her arms, fought her way out into the yard.
 Company No. of the fire de- partment was called al 10:47 o'clock. The damage is estimated by Chief Barnes at approximately | $500. Had there been delay of a few minutes in calling the iremen, the house might have been burned ! to the ground, in the opinion Of the tiremen.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
IS ARE RESCUED
Boston Bremen Save People Who Are Trapped in Four Story Apart. ment House Early Today.

Boston, July 6 Pl-Eighteen per sons who had been trapped by fire of suspicious origin in a four story apartment house in Charlestown to- day were rescued by fremen and policemen.
 The blaze swept the building with rapidity, cutting off avenues of es- cape, Sc ,eral flremen who were ore come by heavy fumes in the basement were brought to the street by rescuers and revived.
 Deputy Chief Henry Power de- clared the blaze of possible in cen di,.ry nature and ordered an inves- tigation. Loss was placed at $12,090.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-06
IN POCKET
 EXPLODE, INJURE BOY
PlainviIle Lad Painfully Burned and Condition
 Is Serious
lsracial 10 tte tte-a,dA

Plainville, July $. Howard smith. 12-year-old son Of MT. and Mrs. Fred Smith Of Broad street, Is in serious condition at his home today. He was carrying a large number of "nigger chasers" and various kinds of nightworks In his trousers pocket last night and they caught fire. They went off and shot all over his body, burning his clothes from him and badly burning his left side. He was attended by Dr. j.. II. Frost, who reported him today in a serious condition but in no immediate danger.