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the coat where the plans were
hidden. She lay quiet with
wildly humping heart, and
waited,
He was three feet from her.
He was at the end Of the lunl-
Der. Another flash-another move
OF those great black hands over
the unpAved area
"Oh, Lordy, find that there big
'mense bundle for this yere
darkyy'
The searchlight wavering three
inches from her frenzied eyes.
She seized the mad, sudden in
spiration and answered the ne
gro's prayer with a prolonged
moaning, "Nooool Noooo!'
The sound iterated with an
agonized groan-a long shudder-
ing protest OF denial. Then fled
like a ghost through palsied en-
veloping silence.
And for an appalled, moment
Jerry's mind was a blank. She
neither heard nor saw. She lay
shivering with the madness of her
own deed: not daring to repeat 1t:
not daring TO move.
Silence and an utter mysterious
dark. Presently through the dim
ness went q chattering whimper:
a muffled, piteous sob: lord have
mercy! Lord have mercy"
Within arms reach, so close she
could almost feel his terror: al.
most sense his eyes bulging from
their sockets, che negro was
sunk on his knees, arms wrapped
about his head. For moments he
remained in this attitude of abject,
nerveless fear.
Cautiously he began to creep.
He called softly: "Cooky--you
heard that? Oh, Cooky. you amt
run away?"
A scrambling plunge--a clatter
of heavy feet down the passage.
up the steps frantically. The door
opened-closed with a stealthy
abruptness
Jerry hid her face In the bulky
coat: choked a wild. relieved laugh
shaken from head to foot with
this God.given. incredible escape.
They would not come back!
They would surely not return to
this noisome, ghost-inhabited vault.
She was safe. and the plans were
wrapped in her arms.
For an interlude she thought of
this-only this.
And she listened. 1t was rain.
ing now-the rain dashing in
sheets against the house-rattllng
on the stone pavement.
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Lily sighed. She didn't want to
learn to cook And in her own
mind she knew she never was go
ms to try to learn. There
we're lots Of good restaurants,
and there was instantaneous cof-
Zee that you could make by just
pouring hot water over it,
She changed the subject. And
vou left me yesterday to 60 over
~ Jettersons, to see that Ertz
nirl.'' she scbbed softly. You
9tf1 like her.
q do like her admitted Pat
wto was sometimes too honest
FOR his own good. .But that's
nothing. I'm in love
with you. and you're the only
Woman in this world Tor me. Now
get that into your cute little head,
and stop acting like. baby
He kissed her again, and then ne
set to work to put the room 70
rights with the clumsy movements
OF man. He unpaclked the two
bags, made the bed in some sort
or fashion. and busted the furni-
ture with his pocket handker-
chief.
And. sitting on the broad wins
dnw-sjM with the sun In her hair,
Lily watched him do II. II must
learn to do these things. darling :
she said. idly. laying down the
buffer she had been using on her
ringer nails, long enough to light
4 cigarette Really ! must.
Pat looked at her, colorful as
June rose in the sunshine. She
was like some lovely figure. carved
out Of ivory and painted with the
most delicate tfnts imaginable. 4
creature OF rose and cream and
gold.
For q moment he was humble
and helpless before all the beauty
that he had married. The satin
soft, delicate beauty. like the
beauty of q fresh gardenia laid
IN q box Of cotton wool.
II ought to be shot for taking
you,'' he said, with a. shake Of
his head. II had about as much
would have TO the Queen of
Eheba.' He laughed. but he
meant IL.
Lily IdugNeQ, TOO. 1nAI the
proper frame of mind for you TO
be in--and see that you stay that
way" she told him, lightly. but
she meant it. too! .fThe best way
20 hold q, husband, I reckon, is to
keep your foot on his necki And
Tn going to keep you under my
heel from now ony'
But when he was gone, she be-
cane deadly serious again.
I'll never leave him." she
thought, still tingling with the
memory Of his arms around her.
No matter how Loor we are, /
care for him too much"
She looked down at the gingham
apron she had put on before she
began to pack her clothes, and
wondered how many gfngham
aprons she would wear out be.
fore Pat was rich enough to af.
ford q servant for her. =
And then, as II the sight OF the
apron reminded her of them, she
thought of her clothes in the
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out OF the house before my
mother gets back. IL you can
Lily went on. all sweetness, az
she always was when she was
asking q favor.
Before she finished the sentence
she heard Agnes trying to say
something. What are you say
ing Agnes?' she asked.
Agnes told her again: Il
couldn't do it, Miss Lily, even IL
your mother hadn't made me
promise not to. Because the door
OF your room Is locked and it's
been locked ever since yester-
day
ION, you can get 1t OPEN
Lily was impatient. MY mother
has key somewhere that viii
open every door In the house.
Look III her dresser drawers,
Agnes. ,Please!-Please for me-
But the cook was stubborn. It
gave my word to Mrs. Lexing.
ton" was all she would say in
answer to Lily's pleadings. II
gave my solemn word"
When Lily had hung up the
receiver and stood looking at
the mouthpiece Of the telephone,
it rang once more. Maybe this
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is Agnes, changing her mind,
she thought hopefully.
But it was not Agnes. 1t was
Sadye Jefferson.
"You ran away SO fast that ]
didn't have time to ask you some
thing that ] wanted to ask you,
she began pleasant. II want you
to Join my card club. It's just
bunch of girls--eight OF MS. Pats
married sister. Sarah. is one of the
members, and the rest ere awfuily
nice. One of the nembcrs-a
Mrs. Dudenek--has gone away tn
live, and we all thought maybe
you'd take her place. I've lust
been talking to Sarah on the
phone"
Pats older sister, Sarah, had
not been able to come to her
brothers wedding because her chill.
dfSn were all down with the
measles and the house was quar-
antined.
"She won't be out Of the woods
for another week, so I thought
we'd have the party a week from
Wednesday" Sadye Jetterson's
voice ran on. She had a very nice
telephone voice.
I'D love to come" fibbed Lily.
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JERRY

on me! II jumped! It banged! 1t
flew
You're Just scared. You been
scared ever since you went to see
that ghost play--been expecting to
meet q bat anywhere"
''Why you think that buggy's
gonna RON out tonight when it's
been there for the last four years,
ever since ] put 1t there myself?
Why you think it's gonna take this
particular moment to roll out?
Without a sound-then bang
crash. Oh. Lord Almighty. like a
Judgment"
"We better put it back"
Move better leave 1t there.
But I know one thing. I've gotta
find them papers and burn them"
Furtiye movements Of knees
and hands over the floor--flash-
ing OF the searchlight.
Where you think you'll find
them. Bill? You musta burned
them"
i sure know / didn't burn
them"
No one took them out of here
because Thelma was listening at
the basement door. She had her
ear to that door from the moment
you and Miss Mary came down
here. Like she always listens"
ooh Gawd-then ] gotta look
in there--I gotta go in there and
look for them"
Bill coming MISUNDERSTANDING
Of the searchlight over the old
table, the chair-touching on the
lumber pile.
Ten feet from Jerry, the negro
crept along the lumber pile. She
heard the thick. grooming mum.
BILE OF his: "Lawd Almighty.
they's a ghost here or a man
stole that there bundle. Don't
you let him escape! Theys a
ghost screamed in Miss Mary's
room this morning"
Nearer-feeling his way-the
searchlight flashing on the walls
and the old chairs perched crafty
on the rotted stacks of lumber.
Don't you run away. cooky!
You heard that awful. blood-curd.
lin scream this morning! Oh,
Lordy! where can that bundle
be-"
The negro. mumbling inces-
sanity, came creeping-pausinS
feeling with his hands.
The searchlight darted almost
to the end of the pile now: al.
most playing on Jerry's feet. al.
most running along her flat, mo-
tionless form.
She pressed her face against
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What she was thinking was that
she might just as well get what
fun there was in her new life.
Her family and all her own
friends had deserted her. Not
telephone message. not tele-
gram, not q wedding present hal
come to the small brown-shut-
tered house for her. She might
have been dead for all her own
world seemed to care these last
two days.
That will be just fine" Sadye
answered heartily. Don't fuss
up for it. We wear just any old
thing. and help the hostess get
lunch. and so on"
ANY old day they don't dress
for their parties!' Lily said scorn
fully to Pat that night when they
went out for a walk under the
warm. sweet darkness of the May
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the pink -and-white morning dress.
in the dark blue chiffon over
scarlet slip with blue-and-
scarlet hat to match, in the grey
arld-tOurquOise taffeta silk. She
closed her eyes, thinking how
lovely she would look in those
clothes that had been planned for
II young Mrs. Staley Drummond.
Thinking how lovely she would be
IN pats eyes. Yes, she certainly
must have them. Every single
dress! Every piece of cobwebby
iingerie Every shoe and stocking
and hat
She gave the telephone number
of the house on Montpelier Road,
hoping that Agnes would answer
the call.
She did.
.Oh, It's Miss Lily:" she said
And good to hear your voice
again, It surely is. Your mother
.'Goodyr' Lily interrupted. II
was hoping she would be, Agnes
It's you want to talk to. I
want you to be very nice to me
today
.sOf course. Miss Lily"
q want you TO pack up all
my clothes Tor me and get them
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night. "I'll bet they put on every
thing but the kitchen sink. Your
friend. Sadye, just hopes that I'll
come, looking like a Zulu hand
car, that's ALI Women are terrible
cats when they don't like each
other, Pat, and she hates me-!
why should she hate your"
because I married you--and
she wanted The Ertz to get you"
explained Lily, with great pa.
thence. And then she's peeved
because I had Sue at my, wedding
instead Of her"
She broke off, her voice becom-
ing slow and dreamy.
She wondered what Sue and the
rest of the crowd were doing TO-
night. Probably they were all at
Staley's house. cheering him UP
and telling him that he was
mighty lucky to escape right at
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the altar steps. as he had. She
could imagine Jack Eastman's
jokes.
She could imagine Sues descrip.
ton OF the wedding In the stuffy
little parlor, with Mrs. France
wiping her eyes. and Pats father
in an old fashioned morning coat
that was turning green at the
seams.
What are you signing about?"
Pats voice asked. His eyes
searched her face In the thick
gray darkness. His arm went
around her, pulling her close TO
him.
They were passing httle park,
and he drew her into the shadows
of the trees along the sidewalk.
They stood there like lovers, hold
ing each other close.
CTo BE Continued TcmorroW1 .
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Nop Go On With The Story.

scented closet 1T home on Mont.
pelier Road.
"If's just plain silly for me not
to have them, she decided and
decided the same instant to get
them, BY some hook or crook
CHAPTER XXvII
The proud and fine thing to do
was never to ask for the clothes.
and Lily knew It.
They had been made for Staley
Drumncndss bride, az Mrs. Lex
ingtcn had pointed out, and not
for the wife Of Fat France.
Besides, I've asked for them
once" thought Lily, standing be-
side the telephone in the narrow
dark little hall Of the house,
.sand I've been refused. ought
to have more pride than to beg
for them again
Then she began 10 think about
them. She could see herself IN
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Love IN d MilliOnaire's Mansion or In q
Poor Mans Flat Is Lilys
Problem of Future
Read This First I

Of CYRUS LEXING-
TONS STALEY DFUMMOND rich bachelor
but
in him. falls
d
cm SUE CAIN Forgetting I'll about
him. She that his
his cab headed
sells piston
he
mind that
dayf lis set for
back yard to the
mother hired and ndt France. he admits ne
Finally CARRIE hOusema1d who hikes Pat
Lily picture
II to Mrs Lexington. Then
IA3@
telling Pat hen have to take Carries
StaIey
him. They his fathers house,
TO
nf
tn bed Pat the
SADYE JEFFERSON
is ELIZABETH lEIsIZ
She falls asleep again although Is nOon
fnr him Ia come
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ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST

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This Day IN Our History

Eleven wears ago today on April 1917 the United States DE-
cared The Senate had passed the rseu
ton April but it did not the House o. kepresens
until April s.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-26
|kIMbALL STRONGLY | BACKS UP HOOVER
tceatinued srsn Pass 10,

lie interests.' The issus. therefore. is not whether the government shal wa and control water powsra, but whether the government shall oper- ate them.
 MT. Shaw then cited the manner in which the government fixes tho rates on railroads and insists upon the freedom ot oil pipe lines to all pro- ducers. saying that in this way the government insured the safety of all involved and yet assured private enterprise and initiative of its op- postunity to continue. There is7no member of either party who would think of anything les than govern ment control of water power and other industries which threaten to become monopolies," he went on. '"The issue is whether the govern ment shall operate these industries In com petition with the citizen and to that extent abandon that distinct. lively American system which is the source of our national greatness.
 After defining life. liberty and the pursuit of happiness as inalienable rights, tho Declaration of Inde. pendence says: ITO preserve these, governments are instituted among men" Happiness is not attainable by search. It is a by-product of indus. try, of service, of achievement Therefore, whenever the government engages in business appropriate tt the citizen, 1t usurps the inalienablt right of the citizen to pursue hap. piness therein.
 If the provision of the Declaration
New Britain herald., 1928-10-26
NEW VOTERS AT RALLY

Republican Leaders of Firth Ward
 Discus Tariff,. Party Ticket aad
 Hoovers neaief Work in Europe.
 A large number of newly-mad men voters attended rally at the Fifth ward republican headquarters on Broad street last night at which Attorney B. J. Monkiewicz spoke of tho main issues of the present presi- dential campaign. dwelling chiefly on the subject of protective tariff and what, he said. 1t meant to the workers in New Britain.
 Stanley Karpinski, president of the stato federation of Polish-American Political clubs. spoke chiefly of the qualities of the republican candidates and urged the men to vote the straight republican ticket.
 B. A. Grxybowski in his speech Awelt chiefly on the work of Herbert Hoover in bringing relief to thou- sands of Poles during and after the World WIT,
 \ Tonight thar4 will be another sfshy fdf men Ahe women voters of the Fifth ward. and Sunday eve- aims nsotion pictpres of the relief { Nefk of Hoover tn Poland will be shown in connection with the regu- lAr monthly meeting and rally of tho Polish-Anasrican Republican club It the Falcon hall.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-26
YANKEE DOODLE SEES
 NEW FLIGHT RECORD
(continued from First Pass)

the time the plane was racing west ward in the transcontinental non stsp derby of the national air races, held here.
 We left with 625 gallons of sas this time," Tucker aaid. In flying over the Allegheny mountains near Bellefonte. Pa. we ran into the worst fog I ever have seen. aud ! have flown 8 lot. We couldn't sef the wing tips We had to circle around and try another pass through, and we lost an hour. We could have made 1t in 2l hours in spite of the headwinds if 1t hadn'. been for that
 When we started through San Bernardino Pass. I knew we were all right and 1t was as good aa over." The pass is . cleft in the San Bernardino mountains, the last range before the niers dipped into Los Angeles.
 Csllyer estimated that he had enough fuel for 90 minutes more in the air when the ship landed.
 There were no jagged rents in the planes fuselaee this time. nor broken windows. as there had been when the ship landed on Mines field in tho derby flight. Tucker. ir feeding extra fuel to the motor i, the September dash. attempted tt throw gasoline cans out of the shir with almost disastrous resulta
 When he climbed from the plan yesterday he exhibited . pair of u, shears and a stack of tin strips be hind his cockpit seat. Instead 0 throwing cans out. he had cut then
New Britain herald., 1928-10-26
EkT BERLIN NEWS

The principal attraction in town this evening is the entertainment at Community halt at s o'clock. J. H. George. an entastainer ana soloist Of note. will appear in a series of se- lections. musics1 and humorous. A large attendance is anticipated.
 The Boys' club will not meet this evening owing ste the entertainment ct the hall.
 Several from here are planning to attend the Yale-Army game at New Haven tomorrow. Among those at- tending from here are Mir. and Mrs. ". H. Payne. Miss Winifred Barnes, Miss Edith Noble. Miss Virginia Su- genhime and Walter Krashan. A number from hero are also planning to attend tho Wesleyan Amherst game-fn Middletown.
 On Monday evening there will be . social and whist at Sacred Heart church. cotducted by the ladies of the church. Miss Nora McInerney will be hesteSs for the evening. Both bridge ana regular whist will be played. z
 Rev. and lrS. Frederick Allen of Cortland, N. Y.. were the guests of Mrs. E. c. Haxelwood today. They made the trip by motor.
 Mrs. E. V. Read was | West Crom- we'll visitor today
 On sunday the Panthers will play the Middletown Tufts in Middle town on the Noiseleps field. On the Sunday following . game with the plainviile Blues is being arranged. the game to bs played on the Ken sington ball grounds. A large dele sation7 of rooters is asked for both games,
New Britain herald., 1928-10-26

of Indepsnd4nce that governments arc instituted among men to preserve the inalienable right to puPsue hap pipess s binding. insist the govern msnt should be enjoined frsm enter ins inte btssiaess appropriate to the citissu. end I an making this ait- tie argument before that supreme court which easns haA jurtsdictien- the supreme court ot public opinion.
 Nr. Shaw said that the democratic farm relief proposal would ct the government up in the marketing bus iness. whereas the republican pro- gram would only call for federal control and cid to the farmers.
 Tho democrats raised the issue of religion themselves" Mr. Shaw asserted. No accredited republican speaker has mentioned Smiths church afllliation. Tho democrats are using it and saying that if you ars not bigots you must vote for Smith
 'If anyone can name . successful industry which started from demo- cratic lesislation. I'll give him my check for $500" the speaker offer ed. but there were no claimants. MT Shaw then cited several industrie' which have grown up as result ol protective tariff.
 "A people is great in proportion to it's purchasing power." he stated He then recited figures to show thai the average wage scale and the pel capita consumption of wheat ros' during the years of republican gov ernment and fell when the demo crats held the reinA
 Mr. Shaw then charged Governor Smith with rspudiating his party platform and convention on botl prohibition and tariff. The stand fol prohibition was his own doing. MT Shaw claimed. but he charged tha 1 Raskob had forced the democrati' candidate to reverse his free ,tarif stand and come out in favor of pro lection.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-26
COUNCILMAN IRON
 f(URlH wAn DIES
tceataaael frsm vsrut Pass,


 As was smpseys1 h the ksy depart ment for tho past thres years.
 4 rsaasnt q Nov Britain ior sasrs than se ysasA Ar. Andersen always took m sctive interest tn the life of his adopted city and was prominent in civic aftairs for many ysarA A. ways Identified with the republican party. hs served several ter1na in the caty council. He was elected councilman from the first ward In 1el3 and in 1918 was elevated to the position ofsalderman from that ward. Later he was returned to the coun- ell as councilman from the fourth ward. which position he held It tho time of his death. Hs served on numerous council committees. In lS33 he was elected n second select man. nae having been ia the city council at. that time.
 Fraternally. MT. Anderson had many affiliations. He was . membel of tho Vega society, vas . charter member of both Andre lodge. !. O. o. F., and 8candia lodge and belong cd to the Friedman society. Religious. ly he was affiliated with the First Lutheran church where he was at one time . church auditor.
 Besides his wife. Mrs. Ellen Ander. son. Mir. Anderson is survived by three daughters. Masses Irene. Helen and Ruth Anderson and . son Howard Anderson. Three brother, and . sister likewise survive. They are Aaron Anderson. in charge ol buildings at the East street school John A. Anderson. employed by the Beckwith-Kelly company in this city and Algot Anderson of Hartford. and Mrs. Henry E. Bonander of Hartford Several nieces and nephews alss survive.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-26
JUDGE WARNER RET1REs

Middletown. Oct. 26 N-S. Harris Warner. ten years judge of the city court of Middletown. retired by req son of the age limit today. this be- ing his roth birthday anniversary. Judge Warner gave tue oath to his associate judge, Carl F. Anderson, who has been promoted. and to the new associate judge, Israel Poliner. Judge Warner also had ten years aa an associate judge.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-26

up.
 The ship left Roosevelt field at l:ls:1S ?. m.. eastern standard time. Wednesday. and came to . stop here soon after ! p. m.. Pacific coast time. yesterday. It was siSht- d at Wichita and Albuquerque.
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o1 the bed. only te have ths bslt break. He slashed hts neek aAd arms with . rasor and lay 6owa to die, but lived. He siasAsA hto jugu- lar vein. but not fAtauy.
 With failing strength. the deter. mined man dragged hinasslf to the
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RerslStence Needed

Stockton. Cal. Oct % (UPl- Jack Waish. 50. tried four times be- fore he was successful in epding his own life.
 He twisted [ belt around his neck and the bedpost and rolled hiraself
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visAsw ed fiva0 htnsple th6e th Arest bsasw. Whsa nse1nepee ~ osvsssd hAm. hts still fsne1ael ! the hrs&ss body sa4 - )ss1 . mess tAaa % mtautss ta tAs hes pttai.