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preparations for work the next
day.
She was in the bedroom throw
ing pair after pair OF soiIed silk
stockings out of the clothes closet.
On her bed was a little heap of
rumpled ribbons, collars and cuffs,
and tinted silk undertakings.
I'm just collecting all my dirty
Clothes, she explained looking up
brightly as Sally came into the
room. "Nye's back in town and
wants me to be on the io5 tomor-
row morning. So l wondered If
you'd rinse out these few things
for me after supper"
'All right. / have some stock
ings of my own to do anyway"
promptly replied the everything
Sally. "A few more things won't
make much difference"
I'D do them myself" drawled
Millie, "only / promised jim Da-
wilson I'd go for a drive with him.
He just called me up.''
Sometimes Millie spoke of her
Md. Davidson as Jim and just
as often she called him John"
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BECKY"

staring vaguely at Estabrook.
You tell Mimi
find her Paris.
Never mine 80 Mimi
You tell her -" he stirred, at.
tempted to raise himself from the
pillow. make match on
deathbed -" his body lifted it.
self. He laughed once aloud, as
though at the very last ne found
comfort IL the mission be had set
for Estabrook. The noise merged
into a gurgle, and he fell back, his
eyes, wide open, turned toward the
ceiling, where leafy shadows danced
merrily.
Hes gone." said the doctor,
coming fror1 the window. Its all
over"
The inquest took place on the
following day. Nan, i'll from the
shock. was unable to attend Geof.
frey answered questions automat.
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and held out his hand. "Still
working for my neighbor across
the hall?"
Sally shyly answered that she
was. 1t wasn't like her to be
shy, but somehow or other 1t
was hard for her to find her
voice, and to meet the dark,
brilliant eyes that smiled down
into her blue ones.
Still bringing him milk, too,
see," he went on, with a
glance at the bottle she carried.
Then his face grew serious.
You remember that day In
the hall when / asked you IL
you knew of anyone who wanted
a job as secretary" he asked.
Sally nodded dumbly.
well, it was you / wanted"
he said deliberately. You know
that, don't your"
She didn't, and at his words
the flush that rose so easily
to her face overspread it like
flood of rosy light.
II couldn't work for you, Mr..
Nye, she managed to say to
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She had great numbers q msr
friends whom the family never haz
seen, and it was 40 wonder thar
she couldn't keep their namss
straight in her mind.
She was always talking ahout
this one and that one. I'm EutnE
out tonight with Jerry Hun So
would say; or. don't expect ~
home early tonight. because Ten
Miles wants me to take in q shuw
with him.
II think it's terrible for q XII ~
know so many men" Mrs. Jerums
would complain every nov ana
then and especially men thar go
never bring home for me - n,ser
when l was a girl had 90
young man and entertained Am
in my fathers parlor.''
Yes, and look where ff's lamSes
you'll On the dumP-heapf" MEl7.H
soft little voice would anawpr ~
brutally, and that always sna-a
the argument.
TO Be Continued TomaEruus
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EsTABRooK thought perhaps he
A wanted the blessing Of the
church. But the man on the bed,
seeming to understand, smiled
family, "Lived in sin only
way out" he muttered. Heaven
dull place like
England" There was a silence.
"Tell Mimi Mimi -"
There was queer sound: .Esta.
brook did not know whether it was
laugh or a death rattle, but it
must have been the former, as
Scarlet went on again, Mimi
joke on me. Mine
thought sh5 was mine
never touched my lips
always eluded -" the
queer coughing sound came again.
Again Scarlet spoke, his cold eyes
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The noise struck EssnhrurE
cold. What excitable people.- Ne
said. with regained eomposurs
He received no answer frurn
Abelard, but he could feel tha
musicians arm twitchinE aEzinE-
his sleeve.
You aren't still taken with sha
mad idea that this RAY D.
Becky" EstabrOok manaEsd @
say steadily.
Boris pulled himself foxefhpr-
shes a g-g-grest srtiss whr-
ever she is. Briquard's r-r-riEht.
A genius" And then. a. thouEh
the words were torn out a -
throat: why not Beckv7 Bes
h.h-had it too"
TO Be Continued Tomurruua
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CHAPTER 4S

CHAPTER 4S
Their rooms had been reserved
at the Plaza Athenee.
When they had refreshed them
selves and changed their travel.
ing clothes and friends stopped
for brief chat with the con.
scierge. No; one could not reach
Madame Janikoff by telephone.
Everyone knew she was giving
a. concert that night, and who
ever heard of disturbing a star
before a concert? Tickets? But
the good gentlemen were obvious
ly strangers. Tickets could be
bought for a thousand francs.
They had better see Balieff's COM
pany at the Femina, or go and
hear Raquel Meller, superb as al
ways in a very bad revue.
Wen have to g-g-get Briquard.
That's our only chance" Abelard
surmised. "W'll p-p-probably find
him at Bouquets"
They sauntered down the
Champs Elysees, and presently
seated themselves at one of those
tiny tables before the restaurant
in question. from which they
could watch the crowd sweep
past in an ever changing pageant.
At z o'clock it was stiIl glor-
iously clear. The air was palpi.
tant with notes Of sunlight, ra.
diant with that peculiar gold
eness which colors the atmosphere
of Paris when the summer day
begins to wane. On their left
the Arch of Triumph, graceful
and immense, cleaned UNANIMOUSLY
against the blue sky, it's pale
marble suffused by the sinking
sun with an almost fleshlike
glow.
All Paris appeared to be abroad.
The air vibrated with the shriIl
foot of horns and the Glamour of
voices and motors. A feeling of
carnival pervaded the city, gay.
exciting, yet conducive of a singu.
lar sense of nostalgia.
High Renaults of bright wine
colour picked passengers off the
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driving at a swift pace along the
arrow-like roads of France. The
weather was still fine, and un-
dulating fields of green, dotted
with clover, shimmered in the late
June sunshine.
At a little after 5 they reached
the gray walls of the ancient
citadel of Paris, and Abelard,
sweeping off his hat with sort
Of hooking sincerity, said to his
friend:
you enter now through the
agate of ,immortals. May the
s-s-spirits of Aphrodite and the
virtuous m-mother Mary g.guide
you to happiness"
So they entered the city.
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Make a little book of "a pages, each page
inches square. Then make cover of stiff
paper. Number the pages of your book.
The page opposite the inside cover is Page
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l. Now read your story and color your
pictures. Cut out along black line and
paste in the book on the proper pages.
New pages will be printed here each day.
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His OUn Intention

listening in with his fingers sFal 80 49, - mas 1w
~ himself, in Rochester distizEzsk - uz-w
instruments in orchestra although hs has ~ a s.
speak or hear since the Of 6.
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What Do You KnOIU?
ANSWERS TO ToDAY'S TEST
Questions on Editorial Page.

Questions Editorial Page.
Henry Senkevicz Edgar g. Jonathan Swift;
Nathaniel Hawthorne; 5, Sir Walter Scott 6, Boat Plant
Type sze Snake TO- Rubber overshoes; II, Dances H.
Wndsor a Bucharest IA September 10, Calvin Coolidge; 49,
Woodrow Wilson.
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The kings Pipe"

THE "Kings Pipe" is the given to building
tobacco warehouse Liverpool in which all damaged
surplus tobacco burned under of officials
Ten million cigarettes burned recently
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And away went
Little Tommy Title Mouse
to get the milk.
Tommy leaped
and then he ran
He came to the cow
And thus began:
Cow please give me some milk.
I will give'the milk to the cat.
Then the cat will give me
my tail back again."
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By
M. Genevieve Sylvester

"You poor little mouse,
said the old cow.
"And you want some milk
to give the old cat.
Go over there
to that big farm house
and get the farmer
to give me some hay.
Then I will give you
a bowl of sweet milk"
Little Tommy went for the hay.
CU. P. c. News Services. IneD
Evening star., 1927-11-06
"a Victims of Flood
Identified; Reports
of Deaths Increase
Sy the Assoniated Press

by tue Associated Press.
BOSTON, November s.
Seventy-fOur persons are known
to have lost their lives i'm the
foods and storms in New Eng
land i'm the last three days. of
these "a have been identified. In
addition refugees from Water
bury, VT, have reported many
drowned. Several persons have
been reported as missing and
there are reports OF many other
deaths which have not been
confirmed.
The known dead:
Barre, Vt.-Lieut. Gov. $.
H0Ilis:er jackson of Vermont,
Ralph Winters. Gerald Brock,
Dean Richard Thomas, Z years
old, and three unidentified per-
sons.
Bolton. Vt.--Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Fortune and their two
Tor th-2el children: Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred MAY and their chill
dren; u employees of the Yer
mont Highway department.
Montpelier. Vt.-Byron Mel
son.
Rutland. Vt.-.John Sabula,
Mrs, Lucy Salter. Miss Pauline
Hall.
sharon. Vt.--Mrs. Erwin
Reynolds and two children.
Bennington, Vt. - Martin
Shepard.
Newport. Vt.-Henry Anger
and his son, Marcel Anger.
WestfieId. Nass.-Mrs. Anna
Kannie, Harold Dewey tof Sims
bury. Comm, Miss Helen Moore
Ersene +. Osborn.
West Charleston. Vt-George
Kinney.
Worcester. Mass.-Mrs. Mar.
lola Cassius.
Eeclyet, Mass.-AEs. Gustine
Carroll.
MiDlbury. Mass.-Mrs. Charles
4. Putnam and her. daughter
.Derethy. s years old 80
Hadfey, Mass. Benjamin
Deni0.
Boston-Marmilia Bardillo.
NorthamDton. Mass.-aIr. and
Mre. Charles Rubeck.
Westerly. II. I.-AIbert Black.
nall.
scsiin, N. H.-Haroid Finran.
West Lebanon, \. He'd
ward McGee.
MILO, Ma.-Roiand o. Lyford.
Pemaquid Point, Me.--Robert
Creauer ,f0f Wiscasseft).
Waterbury, Vt.-Six members
OF Sargent family, Mr.. Harry
Cutting and three children,
Howard Heaton, Mrs. Nora
Canerby, George Sherman.
1t was believed that 13 other
persons were dead i'm Barre, VT.
Two others were missing from
Newport, vt.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
W|NOOSK| VALLEY
REPORTS61 DEATHS
District Between Montpelier
and Burlington Devastated.
rs Die in Waterbury.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MONTPELIER, VT. November s.
A total Of 81 dead in the Winooski
River Valley between Montpelier and
Burlington as a result of flood was
revealed in a check-up of the towns
between the two cities tonight.
The greatest loss of life was re-
ported in Waterbury, where there are
rs bodies in the morgue. In Bolton,
the next town, 255 are reported dead.
In Richmond 6 bodies have been re-
covered with other dead reported
Mlddlesex, and Jonesvillc reported no
fatalities but. d large property dam
age.
The hardest hit town in the valley
was Waterbury. which was com
pletely devastated. Virtually every
home in the town was damaged, and
the inhabitants have set up common
kitchens in churches and public
buildings to provide meals. The food
supply was seriously affected. The
known dead was &c, with more deaths
feared.
Bolton, small village nearby, had
reported death list Of 25, although
few bodies had been recovered.
Three homes were completely wash
ed away in Richmond. while the high
way Bridge over the Winooski at that
place, was destroyed.
Joncsville suffered vast damage, to-
gether with the village of MiddleseX.
In these two towns all live stock had
persisted.
The road from Burlington to Mont
pelier along the Winooski, was i'm
passable and no automobile traffic
has passed over it for more than "a
hours. The roadbed of the central
Vermont Railroad was covered with
water virtually all along the 40-mile
stretch and in many places the tracks
have been washed away.
Selfimposed martial law was in eff
feet in all the towns of the valley.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
LIEUT.. GOV. s. ii. JACKSON.
PRESIDENTS HOME
IN PATH OF FLOOD
Region Between Rutland and Lud-
low Hard Hit by Rush
ing Waters.

Dy tuc AssUtidtCN lNSs'
KEENE, n. H., November 5.-The
region lying between Rutland and
Ludlow. VT. including Plymouth, boy
hood home of President Coolidge, suf-
fered severely from the floods of the
last three days, George w Bemis.
salesman who left Rutland Thursday
afternoon and reached his home. at
Harrisville near here. today. brought
a story of ruined homes and obliter
ated roads along the route.
At Cavendish. Benis said. he saw
seven houses that had been swept
from their foundations and piled in
conglomerate heap. At the same
place were several automobiles over
turned and piled up in a single mass
Of scrap.
From Rutland to Ludlow, Bemis
told, the roads have been entirely
wiped out. In places it would be
hard to discover where the highway
had been. He left his automobile
buried in mud at Cuttingsville. VT,
and hiked for miles over a twisted
mass of iron rails that had been
railroad.
From Ludlow on the roads we're
less damaged and Bemis was assist
ed by motorists. He said three
bridges had been washed out near
Cuttingsville. including wooden
structure that had withstood storm
and flood for 100 years, near Walling-
ford, VT. There was q railroad wash
out $50 feet long in which the earth
has dropped away 100 feet.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
7AvAGES OF FLOOD
Seen FROM PLANE
Observers View inundated
District in Flight Over
Two States.

by the Associated Press
BOSTON. November 5.-The FIRST
airplane to fly over Vermont and New
hampshire since the Connecticut River
and the lesser streams overran their
banks TO make New Encland's mos
dlsaStrous flood carried an Associated
PreSS reporter into the district today
Following the raging and swollen
connecticut, the plane penetrated
north as far as White River Junction
VT. where fast approaching darkness
and the lack of a landing field forced
the return to it's home airport.
All up the river. which has spread
out three and in some places many
more times its normal width. the
path of destruction ran.
In the lowlands mile stretches of
highways and railroad tracke were
washed out. On higher ground. where
high banks held the angry waters in
the rivers normal course. bridges.
had been swept away by the fun
force Of the terrific stream and not
trace of WreckaSe remained to show
Where they once stood.
Factories and dwellings on the
banks have been damaged to a de-
gree which cannot he accurately meas.
ured until the waters recede. The
property losses caused by the flood
ran into millions of dollars along the
line over which the Associated Press
plane flew.
Charlestown, n. H.. was receiving
its first terrific blow from the onrush
ing waters as the plane passed over
that town. A substantial wooden
bridge. which once rested on three
huge granite piers had been SMASH. d
TO bits by the first crush of wata~s,
and the river mad overspread 100
yards of land on each side, duing
houses and factories to the level Of
first-floor windows.
A few miles north, at North
Charlestown. the flood carried away n
second bridge. but left the granite
piers standing. though only a foot or
two OF them showed above water.
The highway which crossed this
bridge was under water for several
hundreds of yards on each side. Rail.
road tracks which ran parallel with
the highway were washed out, The
few dwellings near. the river banks
were engulfed and abandoned. The;r
owners fled yesterday when the first
warming against the rushing flood
was sounded.
/lndsor, VT. the next point north,
w ~ HdTuST MT. Inc bridge was gone
and nothing showed where it once
stood. The land is low at the river
and 1t was flooded to such an extent
that it looked like a lake and con.
fused the planes pil1t. who flew hy
a map which used lakes as landmarks.
A score of dwellings, stood in the
center of this new-made lake. These
houses anDeared unchanged from an
altitude of 5000 feet, but the water
Hooded past them so swiftly that it
appeared certain that they would be
washed off their foundations before
the NEXT daybreak
A great part Of White River juno.
ton. one of New Engiand's greatest
railroad centers, was under water.
= large part of the immense rail.
road yards was flooded and the rails
' ,..hed away,
Several railroad bridges and trestles
were down and from the air it ap.
peared that months would be REQUIRED
to restore the terminals to normalcy.
Evening star., 1927-11-06

City Menaced by Swelling
Torrent as Connecticut
T. River Rises Rapidly.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. November
5.-Springfield tonight was in the grip
of the most devastating flood ever to
sweep over Massachusetts. With the
western part of the State slowly being
released from the grip OF the death
dealing waters, this city came in for
the brunt of the attack of the swollen
Connecticut River.
bikes in West Springfield. protect
ing hundreds of homes. and similar
barriers in the Plaintield street sec
ton of this city, broke under the
crush of the surging waters. The
Springfield break came after 1000
men had labored frantically since last
night to save the dikeS.
The situation in Springfield became
so serious that a call vas issued for
every able-bodied man to turn out and
halp save the remaining protective
barriers along the river front. The
Memorial 1-i,ige, one of the main ar
taries between this city and West
Springfield, was closed to traffic at {
o'clock tonight.
Epidemic Is Threatened.
Fears are now entertained over a
POSSIBLE outbreak of disease due to
the fact tha- lGo sewer systems have
backed up, G00drr more than ] 800
cellars in the .ull.h end section of the
city Ile9iea authorities have issued
a warming.
Hour nv houf the situation in. this
city is becoming worse. The river is
rising and several large dams on the
T~Hpor CCauootieue ere n grave dan
ser Of gol1g out. A - TX IN any of
the barriers paVe tG1 city would add
greatly - Ia" ,Aeady swollen Cor
necticut.
Thousands of people abandoned
their homes tonight and We're being
f:~ecJtI { Il, r@.iot headquarters by the
Salvation Army. The Salvation Army
and the State Armory here have been
thrown open to the homeless.
Heroic rescues are being made in
great numbers, and the work still goes
on. for there are many marooned in
various sections.
Industries in and about Springfield
are at a standstill and will he so until
the water abates. Tonight the United
Electric Light Co. power plant was
in imminent danger. 4 shutdown
would mean a city in darkness.
The business center of the city felt
the effect Of the food with water
hacking into cellars, running thou
sands of dollars worth of merchan-
disc. Pumps are being manned to
Keep some cellars clear.
Hadsey Under Water.
From all along the Connecticut come
reports of great ruin. The historic
town of Hadley was practically under
water. 4 blacksmith lost his life.
The Eastern States Exposition
grounds in this city were under 5 feet
Of water. Stables of valuable race
horses were marooned and eight or
nine men were trapped on the roof of
one OF the buildings, and frantic Of.
forts We're being MADE to obtain boats
TO reach them.
The number of deaths in this city
and the gigantic damage will not be
known until the waters subside. 1t is
expected that the crest of the food
in this city will be reached some time
in the early morning hours.
Evening star., 1927-11-06

About one out of nine persons in
Mexico belong to the modern or Euro.
pean type of civilization.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Two Men Are Drowned.

CONCORD, n. H., November CAp}
Word reached here tonight that
two unidentified men had been
drowned today while clearing away
debris from the Boston and Maine
Railroad tracks at West Lebanon.
One of the men slipped and fell into
the Connecticut River. dragging his
companion with him.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
VILLAGE is DESTROYED.
Gaysville, VT, Reported Swept
AWAY bv Flood.

ALBANY y. Y. November 5 N).-
The virtual destruction of the Yer
mont village Of Gaysville, near Rut,
land, was reported to the Albany
Evening News today by a staff re-
porter who penetrated the flooded dis
tricts and finally reached Rutland.
There was no loss of life at Gays
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Rutland Residents Flee.

RUTLAND. Vt, November P).-
Residents Of the lower part of this
city late today began leaving their
homes when Il crack appeared in the
Pittsford Dam on East Creek, 6
miles above Rutland. The damage
was repaired by an emergency force
Of workers, and tonight officials of the
Vermont Hydr0-Electric Co. said they
believed the dam was out of danger.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
a DIE IN FLOOD;
10000 FLEE HOMES
Victims of New England Dis
aSter Face Famine as
Relief Is Rushed.

Continued from First Page,
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Retired for Disability.

Lieut.. Col. c. Emery Hathaway.
L. S. Cavalry. at the Gloucester.
Mass. High. School. and Warrant
Officer Elmer +. Richardson, at Den.
Yer, Colo, having become disabled in
the line of duty. have been transferred
to che retired list Of the Army.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Sweaters in Vogue.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
PARIS.-Sweaters have never been
more important than they are this
Winter, particularly if they are made
of angora wool. Paris prefers them in
two tone and plain effects, with v
necks and fairly wide sleeves.