The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22

| behind Paris subwayP" asked Jim ongcriy.
 "Jamosl 80 dulotl or loavc tho table at ohcc," gtormcd Aunt Jane.
 Well, susIo Jonos snys it hap. ponod to hor" muttorod Jim. "Thnt will do. I'm not surprised nc anything that happens Co that gIn," snapped Aunt Janc. Thon turning 10 LIZzie Bh0 asked, 0bVi- OuBIy for my benefit, "Whnt do they think Of I.oosoyclt in prancoW
 LizzIo Nrow n full brontb and hissod hor words. "Jnno, can hardly begin Co toll you. I was 70 ashamed Of boIng an American. l did my best to convince my French friends that tho best poo. plo in thIg country nro not bohind him ln his rude md bOOrlBh nt- t0mptg to collect tho BO.eniIcd wnr dobta, Why l WnB told tho most amazing thing about this pr0foBB0r Hex vugwell, who iB It00BoyoIts right-hnDd man. Do you know who no really is2 Well, no is ronl- " none other thnn tho notorious b'r0nch swindlor and gambler, Btn. yiBky, who started all tho scnn- dalB over thero thiS year. It goomB no had always bcen n cr0ny Of ItOOsoVelts, 50 whom the ex. p0suro cnme no didn't ronily cons init suicide at all, but escaped Co this country, Ghangod hlB name Co prUfess0r Tugw0ll, and iB now the power behInd tho thrOn0 over hero. And do you know what he and tho president dor They have Installed G crooked r0uiott0 wheel ln tho third floor of the Wblt0 II0uB0 and overy pnysday tb0y fOPC0 all the domestic servants to play tho gafno and lose their hard s0arn0d WngoB and SO Do k0pt in ponHlloBs Borvitude.
 At this point Aunt Jane disap. pointed nc by interrupting Co Bny, My gracious, w0 ar0 Int0 for that b0nntiful concert on the Fndl0. Lots hnye our coffee in tho 0th0r room whil0 wO iiBton to it."
 Wo moved into tho living room and Bat listening t0 tho most pGar0d without exciting comment. Suddenly tho melody snapped and a harsh, rauc0us voice, with an exaggerated jcnst sIdo nGGont, rOnrod forth. 1t said, "Dig i6 Washlngton, D. C., brondcngtin' m emoigoney pr0cIomnBhun of preH. dent N0oB'velt which ronds nB f0l- lows; By do autorlty vested In mo and boGausO of onumtrablo poti. lions r0eolyod, l, Franklin D. Il0os' volt, proBldont Of do UnItod States, do h0roby nupOrizo and 0Omnnnd do governors Of do Varl- 0us Now England states, and 09po- 0inly Connecticut, Co royivo and enforce section tb0Ity-BIx, article tholtoon, of do BOscnIlod bluo lnWg. Dis article refOIrB 10 do u8o of do duekinB stool aB h mems of pun 'ishmont for n common Bc0Id and may Do enforced upon do writ. ton petition of tr0o or moro cics g0ns, Dis ig Patrick O'DOnOhuo Bpeakin' aH executive B0Gr0'tnry Co FrnnkiiH ito0s'veit, PreB'dont of do United States of AmorlGa."
 An ominoug hush hung over tho room. Aunt Jnn0 and LiSzl0 Dor. dem Borgin, with jaws ngapc,. had wns suddenly brokon by tho ring. ing of tho telephone. l jumped to answer it.
 "ThIB iB Western Union calling" shrilled a famiIInr feminine volcc,
 "AIl right, I'll take it," an. Bwored hastily, Thon asldo 1 called HTelegrnm for you, Aunt Jane, I'll wrlto it down for you"
 Tho telegram rend ag follows: Pursuant to tO-day'H prOcInmn. ton of President Hoosevolt you arc hereby informed that n petls ton has Just been received nt tho governors office in Hartford, bear. ing six hundred and niDety.Bix sig natures asking that y0n Do given the penalty of tho ducklDg stool for being n common Bcold. You arc, therefore, ordered to appear Tt noon at tho police station in New London upon the day of tho YnIe-I Harvard boat rnGe SO that this penalty may Do enforced in tho Thames river before n BlScnbIo audience. (BIgned) Michael iinffer- ty, commissioner for tho enforce. ment of tho blpe laws"
 read this aloud slowly and both Lizize and Aunt Jane ghsped. Finally Aunt Jane pulled herself together and qunvercd, "Lizzie, wo must both got out of tho state quick. Let uB motor at once to- night up to Mcdusa Grundy'S house in Vermont which is still in the hands of the republicans. I'll pack my bag at once. This affair does see0n queer to me, but we both certainly heard it over the ra. dio and you know what happened to tho aristocrnts who scoffed at the French and Russian revolu- tions and democrats here are mulch worse.
 "James, James,, Aunt Jane fair- iy prayed. "Come here at once. am going to let you pay that visit for q month to your roommate in Maine. Yes, I've changed my mind. Now don't ask mo any questions? Yes, you may have my other car, but you must start in tho morning have lust had m emergency cali from Miss uTundy