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HHE dining room table was set
4 with the best silver and china
shining on it's smooth white ex.
panse. Jelly and pickles and chill
sauce were in the .old-fashioned
cut glass dishes. Celery stood in.
q tall vase, like q bouquet Of
flowers. There was butter and
rolls on the Lazy Susan" in the
middle OF the table.
Ever since Peggy could remem.
Der. Aunt Agony's supper table
had looked as it did tonight.
But, somehow, It brought to
her the vision OF another supper
tabIe-the round one in the Little
White House. She remembered
how Ranny had leaned across it
one night to take her hand in
his, and had told her how much
he cared for her.
That had been a month or so
before the birth of Peggy, the
Second. ''Just about the time
that Sarah and Aunt Agony saw
him in the park with a girl"
Peggy said to herself. How
could he pretend to love me,
when he was doing things like
THAR She shook her head. It
was quite beyond her.
After the silent little meal.
Aunt Agony and Sarah did the
dishes. while Peggy put the baby
to bed.
When she came downstairs
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wife's back. He was the best
man she had ever known-prob.
ably the best man she ever would
know, as long as she lived.
"Why didn't l fall in love with
him instead of with Ranny!
she asked herself. Then life
would have been so simple, so
peaceful, so comfortable"
She was startled when his deep
voice echoed her own thought.
"You should have married me.
Peggy" he said quietly, in the
beginning" So that was what
he had been trying to say!
She dropped her eyes. so that
the thick lashes made soft shad-
ows on her cheeks. How do you
mean-in the beginning?" she
asked him.
1--WE Should Have Married"
"I mean that all this would
never have had to happen to you
If you had married me when
asked you to four years ago., he
told her bluntly. Il knew then
that you'd never be able to live
with Phelps. I knew 1t the night
you told me that you were going
to run away with him. / should
not have let you do 1t"
She raised her eyes to him and
the pathetic little smile she gave
him went straight to his heart.
You couldn't have stopped
me-" she said. "All the kings
horses and all the kings men
couldn't have stopped me from
marrying him when he wanted
me to marry him. They COULDN'T
keep me away from him now II
he wanted me-"
She saw that she was hurting
him. He was looking down at
her with such a queer express
sion. And he made a queer
sound in his throat. as II he
But she knew that she had to
tell him the truth, no matter
how much it hurt. She had to
make him understand that she
still loved Randall Phelps, and
that he mustn't talk to her like
this while she was still Ranny's
wife.
Why He Spoke to Her
II know that you think l
don't want to live with Ranny
any more, Peter" she said to
him. But you're all wrong.
He doesn't want to live with me
any more. He's asked me to di-
Vorce him or / wouldn't think
of doing such a thing. still
care for him, and-and you
mustn't talk to me this way"
Her low voice seemed to throb
in the air of the little room for
a full minute after she had
stopped speaking.
Peter turned his back to her
again. and stared down into the
glowing Goals.
Il never would have said a
word If hadn't thought you were
through with Phelps" he said,
gruffly. i've shut UP for four
years, haven't I? And you must
have known ell along how feel
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again, Peter was reading before
the fire in the old.fashioned sit
ting room. His long legs were
stretched straight out in front Of
him, and above the top Of his
paper wreaths Of fragrant smoke
were rising.
Without putting down his pa.
per, he called to her, you may
as well come in here and sit down
with me! The lady Of the house
and my sister have gone across
the street to call on Mrs. Shirley,
who has tonsilitis. They'll be
right back, 90 they said"
"Oh!'' Peggy said, family.
She did not move from the door.
way.
Alone With Him
She didn't want to be left here
alone with Peter. After all, she
was still Randall Phelps wife,
and a mans wife IL not supposed
to have q tete-a-tete with a
bachelor who Is in love with her!
Or with any other man, for that
matter!
IT think Ill run across the
street and see Fays mother,
too" Peggy said suddenly: Il
didn't know she was sick. If the
baby cries, telephone for me, will
your" She turned to go.
But Peter called her back.
He had put down his paper
and his pipe. As she came into
the shabby, coy room he stood
up. looking down into the flames.
"Sit down a minute, please"
he said in a husky voice, I've
something I want to say to you"
She put her hand against the
wall to steady herself for Sec
ond. Then she came close to
him, and sat down In the chair
he had just left. Her fingers
played nervously with the cover
Of the sewing basket she was
holding.
"If-if it lent anything import.
ant" she begged, don't say 1t
tonight. I've been through a lot
today, and I'm so tired l can
hardly think"
He turned then and looked at
her. cit is important" he an
swered slowly. cit may sound
silly to you-but it's life or death
to me-.
Peggy was never to forget the
scene in Aunt Agony's shabby
little sitting room that night.
It stamped itself forever and
ever on her memory. The lamp
light mellowing the worn red
velvet chairs and the faded,
thread-bare rug. The rudy glow
from the grate-fire struck up.
ward at Peter Wilk's homely
face as he turned slowly toward
her.
She was never to forget how
he looked just then, as his
brown eyes met hers with the
kind of look that a faithful dog
has for it's master.
She looked back at him. think
ing how faithful and good and
decent he was-the kind of man
who would never carry on sneak.
! ing little love affairs behind his
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NO.O Go On lUith the Story.

DOLLHOUSE glanced at the
- jury. ana turned again to
Mafalda.
where were you between
10 and 1890 on the night when
your sister had this encounter
on the wharf?"
II was indoors" said Mafalda.
81 stayed in the sitting room at
home"
did You leave the house at
al that night?"
NO
ibid you see anything Of Peter
Angelo between that. time and
the arrest of your sister,"
yes. once the next
day. I said, Pete. what's be-
come Of Terry Parker? Where
Is her"
What was his answer"
He said: I don't know where
he is And asked him: You've
not seen him since last night?'
Pete said: No."
You asked him nothing more
than that?"
No. is an answer. isn't it?"
said Matte.
Certainly: did you believe
him?''
'sYss, I believed him! For rye
never known Pete to lie to me.
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want to do"
Peter nodded silently and
pulled out his watch.
Its about time your aunt and
Sarah were coming back, isn't
it?" he asked, looking down at
it. Just then there came the
sound of Aunt Agony's key in the
front door.
An hour later. when the two
Wilks had gone, Aunt Agony
came into Peggy's bedroom with
her two parrot-gray eyes alight
as they always were when she
had bit of gossip to spring"
What do you think Mrs.
Shirley told me tonight?" Peggy's
aunt asked in an excited whisper,
with glance toward the sleep.
ing baby. "Fay's going to be a
mother in June. Doesn't that
take the cake?"
1t certainly did take the cake"
Peggy had never been more sur
prised over anything in her life.
She was glad. too. Glad that
Fay had settled down at last with
Eddie Carter and was going to
make him a good wife.
"EVerybody's marriage turns
out well but mine" she thought
bitterly as she lay in bed, staring
wide.eyed into the darkness Of
Fay had married Eddie Carter,
hating him. and still she was
happy now. The extravagant
Lolly had married a chauffeur
who didn't have a red cent. and
was making an ideal wife for
him.
Sally and Woody King got
along beautifully, despite the fact
that both of them had minor
flirtations by the dozen.
Everybody but Ranny and
me-" Peggy said to herself.
Her sleep was fitful and rest
less. When the baby's hunger
cry" woke her at daybreak her
face was haggered and there
were violet shadows under her
eyes.
At o'clock when she walked
into the big offices of the Jaml-
son Phelps Company, Thomas
Boyle came up to her and asked
her what in the world alled
her.
"You look like the wreck Of
the Hesperus," he told her, with
his usual unflattering frankness.
You were always sure of getting
the plain, unvarnished truth from
Thomas.
Too Hard for Him
IT am the wreck Of the Hes
perus," she answered him, trying
to smile and failing. where's
Ranny?"
Thomas held out his empty
hands and looked blank.
ASK me something easy, ne
suggested. He hasn't been here
since yesterday noon. Mr.. Phelps
just asked me about him"
Thomas always called Lolly's
father mfr. Phelps" Just as he
had in the days when he drove
the family car to earn his living
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II he had known he would have
told me-"
''Is that all you said to him?"
mol said, Pete, If it had
been me on the wharf there last
night instead Of Jill, I'd have
killed him!
'And did he answer that?''
He said, It's well you weren't
there, then, MAffie. for he wasn't
worth it, And he turned on his
heel and went off down the street
--Maffie's voice for the first time
faltered and grew husky-etill !
heard the police had got him."
Mafalda IL forced down from
the stand.
Cashier On Stand
The effect she had had on the
trial was remarkable. "A new at
mosphere had been impaired into
the trial. For a while she had
carried the whole court with her.
But the impressions Mafalda had
made on her hearers were evil
IDENTIFY widely different. In the
short interval that followed the
packed spectators were discussing
her eagerly under their breath.
The jury was consulting in whis-
pers.
The general belief was, in spite
OF the cross-examination for the
defense. that the case for the
people was q deadly one, and so
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given him all the love there is in
me. I'm bankrupt, Peter, as far
as caring for a man goes"
He seemed to think this over
for a minute or two. Then he
shook his head.
NO" he said, That's no true.
A woman isn't done with love
when she 25. You'll come TO me
then. You'll see."
He was perfectly cool now. He
seemed to be so sure that she
would come to him some time in
the near future that he could at
ford to be cool and deliberate.
His was the waiting game.
Peggy gave a long quivering
sigh. You think I'll changer"
che asked him. But you haven't
changed toward me. Not in four
years"
She shouldn't have said it, as
she realized a second later. For
Peter took a half-step toward
her and put his, hands on her
shoulders. His eyes were close to
hers and she could see the hunger
in them.
"You bet haven't. You bet I
haven't changed he said.
She shook her head and took a
step away from him.
"Let me kiss you-once," he
pleaded, in a voice unlike his own.
She shook her head again No,
Peter. Don't She pushed him
away from her. ...
No Kisses for Him
IF you really like me, you
won't do things like that" she
told him, breathlessly. when the
length of the mantelpiece was be-
tween them once more. i've
always banked on you, Peter, to
behave yourself"
"I know" he said. I'm sorry.
I forgot myself" He filled his
to it.
"Well, so that's that" he re.
marked presently, and smiled at
her almost cheerfully. He was
the Peter she knew and liked
again. The Faithful Old Dog
that he always had been.
"If there's anything Sarah and
I can do for you"-he said to
puzzled eyes on him.
."Do?" she echoed.
yes" he answered. "If you
need any help in this thing, let
me know. won't your"
1t flashed upon her that he
was offering to lend her money,
and a slow, painful flush crept
under her white skin. Her chin,
with its deep dimple. lifted itself
proudly. She and Aunt Agony
might be poor, but they would
never advertise the fact by Dor.
rowing money from anybody.
even from old friends like Peter
and Sarah.
Yes, there is something you
can do for me, Peter" she said
quietly. You can tell me the
name Of a good divorce lawyer
when I'm ready for one. I'm
going to see Ranny tomorrow
and then I'll know exactly what
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M MafaIda,
Heroine Of
Serial

ognize anybody in this court to-
day?'
The witness flushed nervously.
He was beginning TO staTnmer.
1.-THE man was very much closer
to me than / am to the dock, he
sWait one moment said Bel
house, and kindly leave your
glasses OIL"
He left the table and walked
quietly to the witness box placing
himself in front OF It, about tive
feet from the cashier.
Cashier Is Confused
"Am as near to you now 40
the man who cashed the notes?"
'.About the same"
Belhouse opened his coat.
what color Is my neclxtie?" he
asked.
The witness now was rather
pale. He blinked and peered Hts
hands trembled a little and he
seemed quite unnerved as he
stared at the TAN saradonic figure
in front Of him.
Take your time, sir," said
Belhouse coolly. ''Do not by any
means guess at It; remember you
have d statement on oath--and
on that statement your evidence
against the man. in the dock de.
pends-that when the accused
cashed those notes he wore q
dark blue necktie; not g pink.
nauve, green or purple one.
What Is the color Of miner"
The confidence Of the witness
was completely gone: the fixity
OF his gaze upon the throat Of
Belhouse was almost painful.
I'll" he Istammered.
should prefer To-
He stopped short.
You would rather not answer?s'
said the judge dryly. His honor
was not e. friend to what is called
expert evidence; few judges
are. VERY well. Mr.. Belhouse,
the jury will no doubt draw their
conclusions. Continue.
The court rose for luncheon,
amid a buzz Of subdued comment
and excitement. BeIhouse as he
passed out, stopped at the dock
rail and addressed a word or two
to Pete.
When the court reassmbled,
much more alert witness was
called to. the stand and sworn.
This was the pathologist who. at
the inquest, had given medical
evidence which had certified the
ma mar In which Parker CANA
to his death
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By BEATRICE BURTON

Through an opened door Peggy
caught q. glimpse Of her father-in-
law limping across his private Of
flee, leaning heavily on his cane.
IT wonder If Father Phelps is
too busy to see me, she said to
Thomas, and a moment later she
was sitting in her father-in-laWs
office.
HAS Mother Phelps told you
about me and Ranny?" she asked
him. She didn't want to shock
him with the news, and she knew
that Mother Phelps tried to keep
all worries from him these days,
as far as she could.
He nodded. The wild young
whelp wants a divorce, 50 his
mother tells me-" he said.
Peggy nodded. YES" she said,
and handed Ranny's cruel little
note across the desk to him.
ITO Be Continued Monday
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far MafaIda was the only witness
who had shaken 1t at all.
a raw Of sunlight struggled
through the windows into the
courtroom when the judge took
his seat next morning. The two
prisoners, on opposite sides OF
the dock, rose like all the rest
as his honor entered. Jill looked
pale, but perfectly composed:
Pete's dark face was as satur'
nine and noncommital as ever.
You will remember, members
OF the jury" said the district
attorney, that Terry Parker had
$1,000 in notes upon him and
none of them were found upon
the body"
The jury looked curiously at
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BY Fay King

ITO me there is nothing on earth
4 more inspiring than the way
in which mothers, no matter how
poor and limited their means, can
adorn their precious babies!
When 1 peep into baby car
rage and see a little baby lying
there in a nest of spotless white
pillows and dainty little coverlets
INV heart sweIls with homage to
the mother hands that toiled into
the night, and through all the
day. that her little mite OF
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humanity could be comfy and
clean and happy!
On these fine Summer days
when you see a mother hurrying
with her little flock to the park,
do you ever stop to think, as you
60 along your selfish, unham-
pered way. the work it has meant
to turn out those kiddies like the
little flowers they are?
The bathing, the washing, the
ironing, the mending, the saving
and denying herself many little
luxury and personal pleasure that
her Riddles might have new rib
bon, new sandals, a new toy!
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erty-they are banking on the
prosperity that viii be brought
about by and for babies yet I'M
born!
A mother holding her baby's
tiny hand is the only link between
the past and the futureI
No matter how great, how rich.
how learned. how famous or how
valuable a childless man or Wo-
man may be to the world while
they live, what they have
achieved, discovered, endowed,
bestowed and contributed to the
world has no value or Importance
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the intensely respectable individ-
uaI who now entered the box.
He was a cashier who had re-
ceived a request to cash $1,000 in
fifty-dollar bills.
The notes, he testified, were
handed in at 1890 a. m, of Oc'
tober 20. He produced the mum.
Der Of the bflls-D. x. 40. S77759
-'7S.
did you notice anything un-
usual about the bills when they
were first handed. to you?"
YES, many of the notes were
stained and crinkled, as If they
had been weeted and dried again;
Just as they are now"
THAT did not arouse any sus.
picion in your nind?"
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about you. You know I'd marry
YOU tomorrow IL you were free"
She couldn't see his face as he
spoke, but at his sides his hands
were clenching themselves until
the knuckles whitened. She saw
that he was carried away by the
flood of emotion that he had kept
damned up for so many years.
Five minutes ago she wouldn't
have believed that Peter, the staid
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and stolid Peter, could be so :
shaken by the fact that she was
going to divorce Ranny-or by
any other fact, for that matter.
She got up and walked over to
him. "Peter," she told him, very
quietly. Peter, / don't know
what to do. I'm sorry you feel
like this. Because there isn't any
use of your caring for me, ever.
No matter what Ranny does, I've
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correctly, holding the note about
a foot frrm his eyes.
NOW read it with your glasses
on.
II cannot do so" protested the
witness. 81 am rather short-sight-
ed ami these are ong-distance
glasses"
Then you do not wear glasses
when at your work at the bank?"
'Oh, no. can read and write
well enough without them.
why do you wear them today?"
Because I thought might have
to recognize somebody"
Then you did not wear them
when the man gave you these
notes at the bank. yet you had to
put them on IL you wanted to rec.
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blue suit and blue tie; and a
gray hat"
When the prosecutor sat down,
without comment, the audience
looked upon Pete as doomed.
Belhouse rose to cross-examine.
He had been watching the witness
attentively.
why do you wear glasses?"
he asked.
Because my sight Is bad.
Pete's counsel took a. $50 bank
note from his pocket-book and
handed 1t to the witness.
kindly read out the number
on that note"
The cashier carefully removed
his pince-nez and read the number
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m tld statement
describing err
condition, for, ac-
cording to her
letters, she was
subjected to no
small amount Of
Ill health. For.
tunately, her sis.
ter was familiar
with Lydia e.
Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound
and begged Mrs.
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except as 1t shall be used by
babies born to others!
The hand that rocks the cradle
may not rule the world-but it
does more-for without it there
would be no world to rule!
There is no power but pos
terity!
So all honor to the happy par
ents you see on those pretty sum
mer days with their sweet little
families.
The humber their place In life
and the harder the struggle to
keep that little family booking so
bright and clean, the more honor
due them!
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This Dan il, History

THE flag Spain the Stars and Stripes were
hoisted its place St Augustine Fla in 1891 more than
two purchase Florida by the United States
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An Absorbing Romance With a Mystery
To Which the Moving Pictures
Furnished the Solution
Rend This First

Jl halfsiser small
Greenwich Heafheredge ne
the building where she
Paker millionaire steel mill He tells her ne really
comes
into the cafe young devoted 70 her. and announces
Heatheredge he disappears
Pete Mada explains she eIoped with Hsaheredse ago Pss
latter he plans 20
Aafada his marriage bis father who already
leaving flat n1stakng her
follows JIM to lawyer he recognizes
offer to his Identity
secret @ finding the lawyer wanders to wharf on the East
shadoMing follows them both;
Terry offers Jill keep her SILENT she threatens 70 call the
with hurIs
him into the river tries to find him and sends jill home Ihs next
artist the other musician Their father rich English ship
entertain On the morning Of the party Parker und dead
Quinn detective has traced past and follows Jn and Msada
beautiful singing and followed BY MafaIda with series q pantO
murder and she and Jill are taken to
berton follows them Mafalda tries to shield JILL but the latter win
arrested for the murder OF Terry Parker.
NOID Go On NTH the Story.
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ooh, no. We got notes to
change in every sort of condi-
ton; they are generally old.
ones"
Would you recognize again
the man for whom you changed
these notes?"
Certainly"
do you see him in court"
The cashier pointed out Pete.
"You are sure of THAR"
"Quite sure"
do you observe any difference
In him."
'.Only that now he is different
ly dressed. = When he came
to the bank he was wearing a
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AS I watch them walk along I
feel more Of a patriotic thrill
and urge to show them some
honor than when I hear the
National Anthem played!
Mothers are the mighty power
that holds the future OF the
world!
OF what account the millions
put into buildings. bridges, high
ways, subways, steamships, rail-
road trains and such but for the
future that every little baby as.
sures!
When great estates give 4 80
year lease on their valuable prop
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HOW | IMPROVED
MY HEALTH


Az Mrs. Weaver herself Gays, 81
was never very strong" This IL q
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Permit Farming Out Of Children
TNDENTURE children farming State wards under
households and FARMS Is permitted u IL states
Aransas Illinois Kansas Maryland Pennsylvania Rhode island
Virginia West Virginia, Indiana Michigan
New Britain herald., 1926-08-27
MRS. BUNNELL dies
in Her SSTH YEAR
Descendant Of Early Connecticut
Family Passes Away

Bristol Aug. 27.-Nlrs. Elmira
Farnsworth Bunnell, aged 81 years,
died late yesterday at her home on
Stafford avenue, Forestville, after
an illness of about one year. She
was born in Burlington, Conn, the
daughter of George and Harriet
Tarnsworth and came to Forestville
with her parents at the age of seven
years. She lived in the house where
she died for the past 60 years. She
was a descendant of one of the old
est Connecticut families, Thomas AL
colt, one of her ancestors. being one
OF the founders of the City OF Hart
ford. She was married on Septem-
her 9, 1862. to George Bunnell who
died about 10 years ago. She was a
member of Asbury Methodist
church, Women's Foreign Mission
airy society and a charter member of
Manross Post, Women's Relief corps.
Surviving her are three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Charles Broadwell of Mil
ford and Misses Maud and Mamre
Bunnell of Forestville, a son, Edwin
Bunnell of New Britain and five
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 2;30 o'clock from
her late home. Rev. Benjamin
Strying of Southington will officiate
and burial will be In Forestville
cemetery.