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New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
ANNUAL CHURCH PICNICs

The annual picnic of the Stanley
Memorial church and Sunday school
will be held tomorrow at McNulty' s
grove. Buses will leave the church
1t a. m. Arthur r. Spencer will
have charge of the program. The
annual picnic of Trinity Methodist
church will be held tomorrow at
Rockwell park. The party will leave
the church at 9 a. m.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
LINDBERGH AND LABOR

London-Captain Charles Lind
bergh and his smile did not fail to
capture cartoonists. One showed him
explaining the RULES Of the Atlantic
Flying Union" to George Lansbury,
militant laborite member Of parlia-
ment and trade unionist. who be-
lieves in short working hours.
Lindbergh is holding UP scroll
with the words, I'VE demand a 63-
hour day." whereat Lansbury col
lapses in faint.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
"sNOOK" DOWD RELEASED

Bridgeport, Conn, June "a R -
Raymond "Snook" Dowd. leading
base stealer of the Eastern league.
drew his unconditional release from
the Bridgeport club today. A bad
throwing arm was given as the
reason.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-24

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ]. Kali of 81
Chapman street announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Beda,
to C. Edwin johnson of 313 Chest
nut street.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-24

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New Britain herald., 1927-06-24

In Missouri town Of 1900 there
are % couples who have celebrated
their golden wedding anniversaries,
while four couples have been mar
ried 60 years or more.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Life, Love and Adventure Are the Lot
of an Obscure Girl in
High Society.
Read This Firsf.

Sally Marsh
MSnosriG education She keeps house with four other girls learns
her IDEAL and Dan shev srewd Of the world offers
Ssdy WI give him some security This security consists Of note
dictates recHIessly
OVes Will the six
she
greatly interests Shevn Mrs Brooke conesses she in Sheyns
to met
Evesam, greatly
aboard Tubby
love to is BY Jerry
cOnfesses Is
She tries Shevin persuades meet
Adrian warns
She confesses
and
goes help derry along
poets the worst As he Is getting train leave Newport Sally
She unhappy Js aunt gives her lift back to town I'm
former regard as valuable Sally discovers how shen
makes his decides
pleads IN vain for her letter sheyn szes and kisses her.
Ecndsrs how she keep Shvn from showing the letter to derry
back asks her to him South
drives 10 Mrs
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shouted, and Jerry splashed wa
ter at her until she was angry.
And then became so humble and
stricken that she wanted him to
do 1t all over again.
Watch me fetchl +" With
a zoom he went in head first.
with long. powerful strokes, his
arms looking like the bronze
arms of statuary.
And afterwards they raced up
the beach. and laughed together,
and kissed each other under the
shelter Of a point Of sand and
grass.
''oh, must / ever get DID," Sal
ly thought. Cant this go on
forever and forever-this feeling
/ could last out anything. Why.
it's like being q part Of things,
of the sea and the sky and every
thing"
Slowly the light began to fade.
and out Of the sea came dull
crimson hues that stained the
horizon. They went back to, the
bath houses to dress. Sally felt
wonderfully langlIid and yet
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How could I love anyone so
sIlly?"
ct don't know
But l do"
"Ahw
So then 1t was just a matter of
getting through the night and the
next morning. Night was nice, be.
cause you'd lie in bed and think
and dream and remember tones
and little funny gestures and all
the things that had been said and
what they meant.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon
Jerry ratified up In the old Ford.
1t made such a violent banging
and Gathering that Jerry shook his
head.
Seems like this poor old thing
was trying to sing its swan song.
Look at me and tell me
you love me-"
She looked at him and told him,
though she did not speak.
Half way to the beach he
suddenly swung the car around.
Forgot my bathing-suit," he
explained. Wont take a sec
ond!" And turning in at the
Harrington driveway, they came
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this so trustingly, he would
clench his hand over hers. He
would think that he could not
bear this; he could not go on
so.
Images Of Roen afflicted him.
Image Of her leaning against the
mantel. the warm, flowing lines
of her figure ripping with
beauty and a divine heartbreak.
ing tenderness; standing like this,
telling him how terribly she loved
and needed Evelyn's child. He
had flung across the room
closed his arms about her. Oh,
the vital sweetness Of her eyes
melting into his, her ardent
hands framing his face.
Image of her sitting at the fire,
reaching down suddenly to touch
his shoulder, to say In that
voice OF velvet warmth: Mark.
tell me, what am / to do when
you go? When / am alone and
you are gomez"
Image of her fading from him
speeding away on the train, her
voice echoing: "Oh, now - good
byer'
He was Frustrated knowing that
he had let her go-he had not
wildly followed. He should have
flown with her! He would
Claire's hand reaching up to his
neck: 'Mark--come nearer. viii
you tell me the truth. Is my
face horribly marked?"
only little scar near your lip.
No one will notice It,"
But, my forehead, Mark? Yes
terday when they changed the
handages I felt the scars"
'tYour hair will cover that"
How do my eyes look"
ST have not seen them"
"Oh. tell me what they say?'
Nothing yet-nothing definite.
You can see. 1t is the stitches
and the dark that has you
frightened"
Not that--Iiot so much that,
Mark. l think of you--what it
may mean to you ="
DO not think Of me, Claire.
You do not know what things
will mean to me"
And this terror that Claire
might be blinded this little,
delicate being who was proud and
in many ways 80 high spirited
might now be turned back to him
SO cruelty helpless weighed on
him with a mighty anguish.
He stopped down once when she
had appealed to him with her
bitter need-when she had con.
jured for him an image Of long,
sightiess years, moving about
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was gone. He could not overtake
her.
Mercifully Claire's eyes were
bandaged. All the upper part of
her face was bandaged. She could
not see him.
She lay so quietly-so uncom-
plainingly. Her resolute, child.
like mouth trying always to smile
always when he was there.
"Mark-how good you are! You
must be tired-you need not come
II you are.
Saying things like this to make
him cover.
Where should l be, Claire?'
II never appreciated you-never
knew how fine you really are.
Mark. am I to be crippled?"
They hope now to save you
from this"
She lay so still he thought she
had fallen asleep. But now her
hand moved over the bed feeling
in that pathetic way for his.
Mark am going to be blindw
God. no. What makes Won
say such a thing?"
Il know that I cannot see
now"'
'But you wfll. They will oper-
ate on your eyes later
do, you really think / am
going to Hve?"
yes think so.''
but II this were so : II
am blind or crippled, 1t would
be better to die. Better for you,
Mark.
He took her little hands In his.
He turned them gently. feeling
so utterly stricken.
Better for him that Claire
should die"
He shrank from the shocking
thought. The walls about him
were adamant-like this.
Go be continued tomorrow
CHAPTER so
Claire was not going to die.
She would live and need him al
ways.
Slowly this fact was borne in
on him; slowly it began poisoning
his heart.
Months dragged appallingiy as
he sat night after night at her
bed; months flying in merciless
haste, bringing Roen ever nearer
to Aer periloms hour bringing her
to this. abandoned, alone.
Sometimes when he felt Claire's
fingers moving with wistful in.
quiry over his palm; when he
heard her sensitive appeal: Mark,
II ! am to live, will you be truly
glad? Even II / am crippled?"
Sometimes when she would say
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upon Mabel, his cousin, q pair
of garden shears in one hand
and some flowers in the other.
She smiled, but she looked
little pale, Sally thought. While
Jerry ran inside to get his bath
ing things, Mabel stood close to
the car, chatting about nothing.
She had grave, sweet manners.
Sally felt drawn to her. She
remembered what she had seen.
But there was nothing to be read
In Mabel's face. Perhaps she
had been mistaken In thinking
that Mabel was in love with her
cousin.
Then, all at once, for no rea-
son at all, the girls mouth
dropped and she looked untuter-
ably miserable. The flowers fell
from her hand in little sprsy.
She bent down to pick them
up. Her shoulders were shak-
ing. When she lifted her head
she could not meet Sally's eyes.
Then she faltered:
IL want to hate you, but I
cant. l can't"
Sally thought Of Carlotta
Brooke, who had not found 1t
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SOULS : By Elenore Meherin

melted off into longing and her
whole being flowed out to it in
love. She ached to hold it in her
arms, to- look in its face, to nestle
it against her throat. What would
it be? Oh, happy-infallibly gay
like Jackie? Notwithstanding
her heart with wistful appeal like
Mark? What was it like? What
would it think and feel? She
whispered. "Oh, hurry-hurry!'
And could have wept with sheer.
grateful Joy.
Once She was shopping. a.
young girl standing at the same
counter said timidly: Don't these
shirts look Awfully small? / won
der il this here is the right kind to
get?"
Roen laughed happily: ooh,
they'll be quite big enough. But
they say you should buy cotton
- everything in cotton - like
these"
ooh, you've selected all those?
/ guess I'll take that kind, too"
She followed Roen to another
counter, saying chummiIy: you
seem to know quite a bit. You
don't mind IL tag along?"
They went out of the store to.
gether. The young girl, whose
name was Nancy Gallon, said Are
you afraid?"
"Of what?"
THE end. / am. MY sister died
with her first child and my grand
mother died with my mother. I'd
Just hate to die
"Oh, you won't! Death isn't
strictly inherited, you know. That
must be q coincidence. There's
much more danger in crossing q
street than In having q child,
Then afterward think Of the
JOY.
Nancy glanced at Rooms glow.
ing eyes. ooh, you're wanting
yours a great deal, take it."
who doesn't? More and more
as the time grows near"
Many. My chum had her
fourth yesterday. And she's
only been married five years.
They haven't the money. They
don't know which way to turn.
Rose didn't care IL she died. She
said she hoped she would die II
she was just going to have one
child right after another, year
after year. That's just plain
tragedy. I'd be afraid Of that.
tod, wouldn't your"
Perhaps-but it would be so
much more terrible to have none
at all!'
This is your first, too? That's
the beauty Of ? first child. tent
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difficult to hate her, but Car.
lotta Brooke and this girl were
two very different people.
She felt unfair, unkind, and
deeply sympathetic. I'm sorry"
was all Sally could say. I'm
awfully sorry"
Mabel turned her head away
quickly as Jerry came down the
steps. As the Ford ratified out
through the gates, another car
came gliding through. Sally rec.
0gnized a sallow face. a mouth
from which dropped cigarette.
"It's Glenn" Jerry muttered.
THAT sap! And Mabel-will you
believe me?--is crazy about him!"
Sally looked at him half iron
ically. Perhaps it was just as
well for women that men were so
blind.
why are you silent? Anything
the matterg" He looked anxious
~ at her..
Not thing. / was Just think
ing"
"The water was clear and de-
licious and they had the beach
to themselves at that hour.
They splashed and swan and
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IT? Most people are fairly recon.
ciled.n
Especially If they wait a long
time. You see, had to-
Nancy caught Rooms hand.
"I'm glad for you, then, if you
want it like this. / hope We both
get good ones,"
Roen was grateful to this
strange young RirI--touched to be
thus simply included; one of the
happy mothers in q happy, sun.
filled world.
Why should these others be-
grudge Roen her child? They who
had so many that the coming Of
another could be reckoned trag.
edy. Why were they not quick
to say, as Nancy did: ''Oh. I'm
glad for you if you. want it like
thisi''
Why would they not admit that
this which had happened to Roen
{. was wondrous, an utterly en-
nobling thing, making her mag
nificent, filling her with such
tenderness, that she stopped and
talked to little children-the poor
est Of these now endowed with q
kind of sacredness-that she
smiled at strangers. And could
easily have said to- any who
passed, could have said with
melting exultance: What do you
think? l, too, shall have
childr'
She had peculiar feeling that
her child had all these years been
waiting; that it was a president
being who had deliberately chosen
her from all the women in the
world. She could never repay il
for this miraculous preference.
And now, walking In the gee
autumn evening. watching the
brown leaves rustic across the
street, or seeing the copper clouds
go scudding through the twilight
sky, she often felt her heart flush:
she would walk very slowly, lost
in the glow and joy astir within
her listening everylastingly
to soft. rapt music.
AT these tines she didn't think
OF the future. Tnsn the HOLIDAYS
came with Christmas alone in her
small apartment She was besieg.
ed with memories time when
Bobby-dad had died. Yet she had
bought a little tree and decorated
It with popcorn so that Jackie, at
least, could be g1ad.
All the Christnases after this
she bought tree for Jarlgie. She
had tried so to cheer Dekrie with
the hidden packages all wrapped
In tinsel and r'ilhnn.
IT0 -
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finished. One more day-she
could stay that long. But she
couldn't have stayed a single in.
slant If she hadn't guessed that
underneath 1t all Carlotta still
liked her. Underneath her silences
and sullenness, there was no real
rancor One more day, just one
more day--she could go through
that, uncomfortable as it made her
feel.
Staying where TIM not wanted"
thought Sally. How can l pos.
sibly be doing anything like that?
But l am--I've got to-"
The phone and Jerry on 1t.
I'm going to take a couple Of
hours out tomorrow, because Of
course we've got to see each other.
We might swim. IN pick you
up-after lunch. Yes. Tomorrow
night I've got to go to Providence.
Oh, no, I'll be back the next day
-" Ye-es. ! think by the next
day. Do you still love me? e"
What's that? / don't care IL
people can hear you. / want
everybody to hear you! Do you
still love me?"
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Like a child putting a soft,
trusting hand in his. Never
doubling him. Like child he
would protect her-save her from
pain. She seemed all at once like
his child that he could take into
him home. And her presence
there would be no bar to the
presence Of the woman he loved.
He was torn with this insane
conflict.
The holidays drew near. One
day as he came to the hospital
Claire reached out gayly: Il stood
up today. I'm going to walk
again-oh, some time! Mark, will
you take me home for Christmas.
The doctors say I can 60 for a
few days"
"Ah-but think I have to go
away, Claire. On a short trip.
just after Christmas I'll be leay-
ing"
"But they mean to operate on
my eyes right then. That's why
they'll let me go home just for
these few days"
This was shock. He had all
along planned on a flying trip.
He wanted to be with Roen at
the last. 1t was nearing the last
now.
She had gone to st. Louis, feel.
ing that she could be better lost
in a big city--one OF the beaten
schedule of trains and tourists.
Once d travelling insurance man
said haphazardly: "Oh, Bill keeps
an extra wife in st, Louis. He's
a cautious lad. st. Louis is the
town for q wild affair IL you've
got to be cautious. Not likely TO
meet any one you ride the brakes
with there"
This careless remark and the
wish to get far from the STATE
decided Rooms choice.
She took little apartment
here, waiting in mingled Joy and
sadness for the beginning of the
new year that would indeed be
the beginning Of q new life for
her.
CHAPTER 81
Except for Marks letters, Roen
could have imagined herself trans
ported to another world. In this
complete isolation from the asso-
citation of her former life, It was
very easy to lose herself in a
dream.
To forget she was a woman
facing tragedy: to remember only
she was q mother waiting in
worshipping expeetance the com.
ing Of her wildly-wanted child.
In these moods her thouEhts
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when Jerry had gone. Adrian
Martin must know that Carlotta
was somehow mixed up with the
man who had blackmailed him.
But did he? The furtfve way
Shevlin came and went, his def.
mite desire to keep out of the
limelight, might have prevented
that. Mrs. Brooke's social posi-.
ton did not extend to Shevlin
at least. He prowled on the out
skirts of the world of fashion.
seeking unsavory things like
jackal.
Coming down to dinner that eve
ming Sally felt that she must
break this tension between Car
lotta and herself.
I'm too terribly happy to want
anyone in the world to hate me. |"
she sighed, Everything ought TO
be perfect,
Mark Trelaw sat watching the
two women, as IL he knew what
it was that had caused their deep
estrangement.
:. In the bitter silence OF the
meal Sally said at last:
I'll was planning to go in a
day or two. But tiff you don't
want me here now, why T."
For the first time since the
quarrel, Carlotta spoke. "Oh, suit
yourself" she said with a hard
little laugh.
Sally felt acutely uncomfortable,
like an unlimited guest, She
made the resolve to hurry Jerry
all she could. Perhaps even to-
morrow, things would be settled,
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NOlD Go On With The Story

DUT halfway at least she could
40 go. I've not had
things
But hardships- ii you we're
able to stand hardships. :
She looked at him with shining
eyes, she saw what he was ner-
yously attempting to suggest.
"Oh, Jerry. do you think I'd
hesitate to go anywheres with
you? If we We're together, there
wouldn't be any hardships."
Then his own voice was I'M
steady. sally, You will marry
meg down to South America
with me? You think you can stand
II? TIN only be for six months.
Marry hin--marry him right
now-go away with him!
Why you're cryingr he said.
Because I'n--b.e &c ause I'm
happy"
Then as soon as we can-itll
take me day or two to fix things
up here-we'll go to New York"
The door clicked open, and Car
lotta Brooke came into the hall
way. stared at Sally with a dull
dislike In her eyes, passed on up
the stairway, without word.
Jerry had glanced out Of the
window. why there's Adrian
Martins car now. He must have
brought your friend home. Well,
he can bring anyone home he likes,
90 long as he keeps his hands off
you
Adrian Martin and Carlotta--to.
gether! Sally pondered about that
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always her hand nestled in his
he, stopped down hastily and
kissed her little soft palm. He
said: "Child, dear! This viii not
happen" and moved his lips,
stricken, along her palm.
A trembling went all through
her; sound half laugh and sob.
After a long while she said family:
Mark Mark, dear, I'll never
forget that! What you did then
and the way you said that!'
These things were breaking
him. Like the day he moved her
to the hospital in the city, she
said eagerly: "Are you going to
ride in the ambulance with me?
Oh, ] am afraid to go into
machine. But not with you. I
just won't mind with you"
And she held so rigidly to his
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strong. He took her in his arms
again and kissed her in tPe shad.
owy corridor.
Nothing can part US. can it?''
he asked. He looked at her with
the solemn worried gaze Of a
boy.
Nothing" she said. Oh, moth
ing ever could, nothing
And yet two hours ter-after
Jerry had left her at Mrs. Brooke's
door, he rushed off for the Provi-
dence train-two hours later in
the quiet house, the phone rang
and Sally's happiness was gone
like the golden day.
'tLond distance Hold the
wire. please Just a minute
Go ahead"
Then another voice, an unfor-
gettable, harsh voice. Shevlin
speaking!
Yes, 1t was Dan shevlin on the
wire. Dan Shevlin as cool and
cynical as ever. Asking the inn.
possible in a matter-of-fact voice.
(TO Be Continued Monday.l
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cthe was afflicted by the deathly
~ pallor of his lips, by the chill of
his hands. Her heart flowed out
to him in pity. She said, with
sudden wondrous softness in her
face: "Ah, not alone, Mark!
She looked off to distant,
white fleeked sky: mot alone.
This aids me. I am greatly
aided.
After d moment. as to herself!
''Don't let me think of the terror.
I want 1t. glad. In spite OF all t
shall be glad! This will make 1t
easy--that want it strong
want it unstained by grieving."
He bit his lips when she said
these things and. though her eyes
were now gently seeking his, he
coIIld not meet hers. He held her
hands multely, In q terrible long
clasp in HIS.
The train was in-the train was
ready to leave. But he wanted 70
keep her from it.
incredible, now, that she should
let Roen 60, Roen, that she loved,
wanted, adored. Let her go now
because she was to have a child.
|, his child.
4 Part with her for this and re-
turn to Claire?
He wanted blindly to follow her
into the train, follow her out of
existence. This would be right.
This would be just.
She pushed her hands free Of
his savage clasp. There, let me
rol Hurry We must! Mark
tell me good byeF'
Her head suddenly flung back
the dark, vital eyes blinking
now they were smiling. Now she
chung to his hand a moment. Now
) alle said distantly and looking far
away: "Oh- NOW coed bye."
He felt like a man hurled into
4 corner and trampled; a man
bound with a thousand throngs,
who knows he is chained, yet
struggles In futile, ferocious Ell
forts to escape.
she was waving her head
flthnR back-hef hand waving.
/ Going alone. Out of his life.
Into her own harsh, terror filled,
alone.
He sat at Glars bed. assailed
with terrible thoughts. He would
\ MI there always chained.
And with each Of these drag.
cling weeks he would become more
crazed with suspense. With each
Of these poisoning nights he
would be riveted more deathlessly.
He would never escape. Roen
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fingers. She said, shaking: I'm
really not frightened--not now.
Another time when she learned
that her mother was dead, she
moved toward him, asking for
his arms about her. Gently she
said: Mark, / knew this. /
heard my mother scream out
oh, an awful sound. / knew 1t
was my mother and that she
died, crying out like that. But
it seems so strange to have your
mother dead. Because your
mother would always want you.
Mark, how wonderful to know
that someone cares, someone
really wants you even IL you're
all broken to pieces and not worth
much. I would want you so!
Ah-but l never really thought
you'd stand like this to me.
Mark
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Aso sometimes wonder the interior decorating DANES who
design these ampshads engaged ocus and want to
boost the business Of fixing eyes.
I'll bet leaves home because there isn't good
bright light in the place for him to read by.
I'll grant that dim lights be flaterng-bu lockaw
be fatal I'd rather be taking chance of yawnng much
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bushel burap. get optic prostraon time
try to to whom being introduced!
Nothing the picture quicker than sitting
in smohered lamplght! and yawn and the DINNER
the lights the dumber am L
social gatherings like seance, but not
enough like to keep awake.
think that pocket flash would popular
pocket flash at these glow gatherings!
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Too Young at Seventy

NE Of the curious clubs in London that which holds its
~ meetings bench built in quiet road in South Hamp-
stead No under so Of eligible for full member
ship though those Of three years and ten
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Six from. Sea Shells

TWO Berlin scientists Dr. r. o. Herzog Dr. G. Keink claim
have artificial silk from heads and feees
grashoppers wasps locusts and from
shells The threads, fine in texture strong enough