cial glass of whisky and. s-.oda
been very candid with one another and
A MisunderStanding
By Edwin Pugh
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HEEDLE and I had spent; the e1 en-
C' ing alone togethe1, Mrs. Cheedle
town on a visit to
and. this was our cru-
We had
being out of
same relatives.
were in a line glow of hone..sty
"It's a breach of confidence. 1"1n
afraid,” said Cheedle. "And it isn't a
thing 301.1 ought to know hecauseyou
are quite vain enough al1cady. (.\o of-
‘llense', of course. old man. We re being
:Irank, you know. Hang it all. I’m vain,
too.) But I tell you this for her sake.”
"Her salt-e? Whose?" I asked.
“\ll in good time." he replied.
wouldn 119 ll 30u at all. I‘hil. if ldit’ln t
repose so n.11ch confidencei 11 3 0111 good
taste; for 11l111t1‘-'e1e1 else you may he,
I' hil, 3ou 1111- still 11 "'11111111111111."
“A colorablc imitation, at least, I
hope," said I.
“You know my wife's
lxegan.
"She has so many."
“Awful crowd! But I mean the pret-
u!
a.
cousin 1’” he
tyone.”
“Little girl with tiaxen hair?
Rathen~a shade—too conscious of
her profile?"
“Yes. Ila. ha!
sipped solemnly.
“Well?” I
“It. is a pity. My wife told me. I
should never have suspected it. myself.
She’s a little bit- impressed. by you."
“In love with me?"
“Darn your complacency!
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“1’ our girl!" said I.
“She isn t a fool, eit..”hcr
“Nota bit of it,” Ic1ied.
“That makes it all the more extract»
dina1y.”
“I don’t see 111:.‘11
“My object in telling you 1111s to
Warn you against pl a3in g oil that in-
fernal trickD of yours 011 her, You
know what- I mean? That way you
have of talking toa woman as if she
were the only one of her sex in the
world.”
, “A reprehensible habit. So dang-er-
cus!" said I. “I will be careful.”
“Yes, do be careful, old man.”
We were silent. awhile. I got- up, mur-
muring again :' “Poor girl!” bade fare-
tvell to Cheedle and went home. I had
not intended to be at the1 Massie’s party
on the following evening, but. know-
ing that, Miss Marsh would be there
and feeling anxious to begin the cruel
business of disillusionment. at once—
that, it. might be the sooner over—~I
dressed and went.
Miss M a rsh." lie
I suppose
The drawing-room was very crowded. '
I looked about for Miss Marsh, and
presently espied herin a far corn-er. By
slow stages I made my way toward her.
She marked 'my approach with a wist-
ful face. and when I wasclose enough
made room for me beside her. Poor
thing! We shook hands, and. I not-ed a
tender light. in her eyes. My heart
ached with pit-3'.
“How hot. it is in here!” said she.
0h, these hollow commonplaces ut—
tered. calmly in a gale of passion!
“Yes," said I. "I wonder if we could
get. out into the conservatory?”
' We managed it by dint. of many po-
lite hustlings, strewing our path with
apologies as we went. Our end at-
tained, we sat down side by side under
a tub- -palm and looked at. one another '
“How pleasant it is out here!” she
murmured.
' "SO cool!" said I.
Conversation was certainly difficult.
“The usual rumsr concerning you is
out." said she.
"Indeed!" l cried. It was no time to
be witt3.
"'l‘he3 have marrie-d you again Mn
ll roughtnight."
"Who is the unluckylady thistime?”
"It would not be fair to tell. And-—
two ate mentioned."
P001 girl'
“Y on know that Rumor is a lying
jade. Miss. Marsh. 9"
"By nature—yes. But sometimes--
by accident—she speaks the truth.”
Ilow valiantly Women cover up their
scars!
"Of course." said‘ I. “there is no foun-
dation for the rumor.”
“I had hoped there was,” said she.
softly.
llrave heart! It was adire business!
“There may be, some day.” Imur-
mured. “I mean that I expect I shall
marry sooner or later."
“.011 I hope so.’ said she. “When
you are a little older. Some strong,
I19. 'pful woman with ideals. Lota poor
little society butte1fl3—like me.’
"If she were like; you ” said I, and
stopped.
“She won’t. be.“ said Miss Marsh,
quickly.
My heart, was tom of pity of her.
"One so seldom marries the person
one wants to." said I, breaking the
truth to bet“ gently.
"A 11d how much better for 1113 that-is.
isn't _it'.",'
The rejoinder hardly pleased me.
“How do you mean, Miss Marsh?"
“I mean that the object of our first
love is so rarely the person to make Us
really happy."
I remembered that. this washerth1rd
season.
"First love is the only love.”
"Oh. no." said she.
“Oh. yes." I repeated. firmly. It was
no time for mawki-s-h faltering. My
duty was plain
“Mr. Wroughtnight, ’ said she. “be-
liexe what lam about to say. You are
too young yetto know what is best for
your own we‘ll‘are."
It: seemed an odd way to talk. as l
was at-least two years. her senior. but
I reflected that she was distraught—
tliat she was fighting against her own
happiness.
said I.
“I think.” said I, "I know what isbest
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for me, young as I may be. When my
fate comes along——”
“That. time is not yet, of course,"
said. she.
Oh. anxious, despairing heart!
“No,” I cried, and shuddered in dread
expectation of some tragic sign from
her. But she was strangely calm. It
almost seemed to me that a light of
relief leaped into her eyes. The relief
of the tormented soul at, hearing sen-
tence of death!
A great» silence fell on us. She
mused, looking at me with. strange in-
tentness.
“Mr. Wrought-night,” said she, “I
have a mind to be honest. with you. I
have a strong prejudice in favor of hon-
est dealing. .Vly honest-3' may cost- me
your good opinion, but. I don’t. mind
that. ' I mean that l have enough faith
in your good sense to believe that you
~Kidney Pills.
won’t thinkme unwomanly and im-
modest in sa3ing what I propose to
say"
I rose in great agitation. .
“Miss Mar-sh." I said. “Pause. Re-
flect. Don't. speak yet. You may save
us both much pain.” I '
“Nonsensel’f said she, sharply.
{I was surprised a.n1d1alitt-le‘afironted.
“I beg your pardon,” said I. “Go on."
She fluttered her fan nervously.
“I am afraid,” said she, “we don’t-
quite understand one another. At.
least I think I under.stand But you
don t. " 1
I moistened my dry lips. “Go on," I
said again. breathlessly.
“Mrs. Cheedle has told you some-
thing about me?"
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"Mr. Cheedle. then?
“Yes." said I.
“What have they told you ?”
“I—I cannot repeat it. Miss Marsh,
let me implore you to say no more.
Let 11s go back.”
“NO,” she replied. “I will tell you
what they said. They told you that-I—
I am—am in love with you?”
“They were mistaken!” rI cried, still
willing to spare her.
“Yes. they were.
lcalmly.
I gasped and leaned back in my chair.
“They told me,” said she, “that you
were in love with me.”
A bitterness of humiliation floOded
my soul.
“I have no doubt they meant well."
said she.
“Oh. there is no doubt Of that,” I
agreed. sourly.
“Perhaps they thought. they might
Somebody-‘1’"
9!
sh e respond ed .
"THEY WERE MISTAKEN." I CRI'En
make a match between us that way.
Young married couples are always the
busiest ma-tchmakers. And really, do
you know, I think they showed some
knowledge of poor'human nature in
this instance, at any rate."
She smiled. I felt too sick to smile.
“I am sorry,” said she, “if you feel
at. all hurt by this revelation of truth." .
Then. I saw the absurdity of my po-
sition and summoned my sense of-
humor to the rescue. It was not pos-
sible to remain insensible of Miss
Marsh’s magnificent command of her
own dignity.
“I was a fool,"
“I, too," said she. "But it. does not,
matter now it is all over, does it?
And, anyway, nobody will know. We ?
1shall both keep the secret. inviolate. I
dare say. for our honor’s sake.“ I
‘1 am at'laid you must think
rather a conceited ass, \Ii-ss Marsh?"
‘ ‘VDont be silly,” said she; '3ou
thought as I did.”
“But with less reason," said I, bow-
111g.
She looked reproachfully at me.
“I have been sincere with 3011, Mr.
Wroughtnight. "
“That' 1s why I pay you compliments.
1' want to restore. the balance of
things."
“We seem to understand one another
now. I think we might be friends."
said she.
She gave me her hand and Iclasped it.
warmly. But, whenever I recall that
absurd interview myvery bodyr blushes.
~—Chicago Herald.
said I.
me
” A 'l‘lp-Top'Town.
. About 50 years ago a. clever French-
man. struck'witb the idea. of the-tree
home of the “Swiss Family Robinson,"
Dough t' a' small tract of land a few miles
from Pani's containing some magnifi-
centlcrees and built restaurants in their
branches. He has made a. fortune out
of it. Iflngs have dined there; thou-
sands of wedding parties “have seen life
rosy from the treetops,” and almost
every Parisian boy who has read the.
story of the Robinsons is taken to the.
village to see and enjoy it. A branch
railroad was built to accommodate. the
trafiic, for the other villagers seeing
the success of the plan, followed it. and
have erected rustic dining-rooms on all
the large branches of the trees. Rustic
sbairways, platforms and bridges lead 1 1
from the gmund and from one tree to
another. Some of the rooms are, lo—
cated in the tops of the biggest trees
many feet from the) ground The village
is now kDOWn as “Robinsoa. "—Strand
lMagazine.
‘ some years.
. insane asylum at. Middletown.
can’t Be Disproven.
‘Norwalk People Are Face
to Face With Facts.
When a. local citizen comes forward
and makes a public statement, unhesi—
tatingly endorsing the workings of
‘The Little Conqueror” no better
proof can be had. The timid and don b1;-
ful, the scotiet and the. skeptic axe
b1 outrht face to face with facts which
cannot; be disp1oven. The testimoay
of friends and neighbors, cheerfully
given by them, and told here in their
ow n w 01 ds, is the positive evidence of
them; that backs every box of Dunn s
Read this, a. case in
point:
Mrs. John G111ce, of 32 Plattsville
Ave.. , says:
"I am well up in years and for quite
along while I suffered with my back
and kidneys. The pain often extended
down into my limbs and was frequently
so severe that. I supposed that. I had
rheumatism. I, was advised to use
Doan’s Kidney Pills and procured 11
box at Hale’s Drug Store (now Glen-
dening & Co’s) and began taking
them. I think the pills are a good
thing. They cured me
Doan’s Kidney Pills for sale 113' all
dealers; mice 50 cents a. box. Mailed
on 1eceipt of mice by Foste1- Milbarn
(‘.,0 Buffalo, N ..Y . sole agents fot the
U. S.
Remember the name—Dean‘s- and
take no 0111: ‘
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REAL ESTATE CHANGES.
The Hill Farm at Wilton Purchased by a
Bridgeport Part3
chntsiay was :1 busy day with real
estate agent 0. E. \Vilson. Among
other transactions 110 Sold the A. B.
Hill farm of 150 acres, in Wilton, to C.
H. Wolf of Bridgeport), and two resi-
dences on \Vilton avenue to A. B. Hill,
and the old‘Bouton place” at Cranbury
to David B. ’l‘inckler. The latter place
was owned by Franklin F. Clark. It
is understood that Tinckler proposes
erecting a. barn on the place. and mak-
ing other i1’np1ov ements.
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CATHOLIC. COLLECTION.
Offerings on Easter Day to be Devoted
Largely to Education.
A circular from Bishop Tierney an}
nounces that the customary Easter col-
lection will be taken up next Sunday in
the churches of theConnecticut diocese.
In the circular the bishop says:
“The object of this collection is to
provide for general diocesan noeds,and
in particular. for the support of the
students who are preparing for the
work of the ministry in the different.
eccleSiastical scminarics of America.
and Europe. ,
“Besides, as is already known, we
have purchased in Hartford 11. property
for a. little seminary, where boys who
have been graduated from grammar
schools, and desire 1.1) study for the
priesthood, receive a classical educa-
tion,
“It. is, of course, intended only for
candidates for holy orders. and is ex-
pected to prove a great check to the
loss of vocations among the youth of
our diocese. It opened in September,
1897, with a large number of students
in attendance, and has already given
us special benefit. to the church in this
diocese.”
‘ ‘A_
‘ 'v'
Julian C. Gregory Dead.
Julian C.Gregory,member of the drug
firm of Gregory & Jennings, whose
mills are located 011 Cherry street,
New York, died at his home in East.
Orange, N. J., Monday. Mr. Gregory
was born in Wilton in 1833, and re-
moved to New York in 1854, after
teaching school in his native town for
The deceased was a cousin
of Dr. J. G. Gregory and E. K. Gregory
of this city.
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Town to be Reimbursed.
Some time ago C. F. Comstock
Lodge, Brotherhood of Railroad Train-
men, applied to the national body for
relief for John J. Powers, of South
Nor-walk, 1vho is now confined in the
Recent:
ly the sum of $1,200 was allowed and
the Norwalk selectmen have applied
fora conservator to take charge of the
money, pending settlement of a claim
made by the town of Norwalk.
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Contract Awarded.
The contract for the total completion
of St. Joseph’s new church, on Sonth
Main street, has been awarded to
Messrs. Bolduc & 00., of Danbury,who
built. the main part. of the church two
years ago, and the work must. be done
by August.
Five cdntractors competed for the job
and the bid of Bolduc &, Co. was $5,000.
\Vork on the structure will be com-
menced immediately_ after Easter.
, The body is fed
fig QSTETT by the blood.
‘3 WEBIED Poor blood means
’ poor food.
Poor food means
weakness and
disease.
Blood
. ,5 .' - . _ '. '. 'f , Hostetter's'Bitters
' $1" ,1 enrlchtheblood,
L and make rich
food for the
and health resutlé
NORWALK
HERMANN C. VON Poem
RICHARD A. McG'URDY, President.
11111111111 for the Year Ending D1111. 31:98
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
Received for Premiums
From all other Sources
BISHUESEMEN’EUQ
T0 Policy-holders for Claims by Death . . .
To Policyaholdem for Endowments, Dividends, etc. .
For all other Accounts
United States Bonds and other Securities . . $160,956,141 3
First Lien Loans 01: Bond and Mortgage . . .. ’ 68,503,580 9
Loans 0n Bonds and other Securities, . . 9,396,619 01
Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents '
at $23,534,826. 88. Book Value . . . , 20,604,649 61
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . 11,621,377 31'
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums,_etc. . . 6,434,957 10
:LLAEMEJTIEEL *
Pollcly Reserves, etc1,
Contingent Guarantee Fund, . . . . . 42.238,64
- . - 32795‘Z-§3 i g ‘I
Insurance and Annuities in Force 3. . . . - $971,711,997 7'9
Ihave carefully examined the foregolng Statement and find the same to be correct.
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department.
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usua
Board. of Trustees
SAMUEL I). BABoook
RICHARD A MoCunm
JAMES C. HOLDEN
OLIVER HARRIMAN
ROBERT OLYPHAN'I
GEORGE E BAKER
l
WILLIAM J. SEWELL . 1
Danny 0LCO'I‘T |
ROBE. RT A. GRANISS, Vice- President.
, WALTER R. GILLETTE, Genera-1 Manager.
1:311:11: F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-l’resident.
n ILLIAM .1. EASTUN, Secretary.
JOHN.
ELIAS J. MARSH, M I)’
111 tonnes c stunner, conceal Agents.
body. Strength 1
A... He. GAME, Local agent.
GAAETTE . “li ~
lVlll ”Ulll ll llNSU‘HIlNlI Ill PIN
OF NEW YORK.
ca}
INGQMEQ
. .. '1 . . $42,3I8174s ‘5 1
12,687,880 9
555.006.6294 1
513,265,908 0
1 [94859751 31‘
10,493,379 5-
535,245,031; 8
ASSETQQ v
$277,517,325 3 1‘
233,058, 640 6 ‘
CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor
FREDERIO CROMWELL
J ULIEN T. DAVIES
A. N. WATERROUSE
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
RUFUS W. PECKHAM
J. HOBART HEBRIOK
WM. P. DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNISS
GEORGE G. HAVEN
FBEDE RIC‘ CROMW ELL, Treasurer.
JOHN A. FUN DA, Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM I’. S'Ah DS, Cashier.
JOHN TATLOCK, JR, Assistant Actuary.
CHARL 111: A.k‘itlf1LLElt,Aud1tor.
C. ULIF‘."UJ.1.J) ullhTSm 151E111, ASuistant Auditor.
G. ELLIO-I‘, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
E 7) W AttD LYMAN SHOHT. General Solicitor.
ADRIAN ISELLN J11
GEORGE S. BOWDOIN
WILLIAM C. WRITnEs
WILLIAM BOGKEEELLEE
JAMES N. JARvIE
CHAS D. DICKEY J R
ELBRIDGI: T. GERRY
JAMES SPEYER;
i HENRY H. ROGERS
JNO. W AUGHINOLOSS
THEODORE MORFOBD
WILLIAM BABGOCK
STUYVESANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER B GILLETTE
H. WALTER WEBB
DUES du—P. BHEC‘K, Correspon ting Secretary“. 1». ,
ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistan Secretaryga
JAMES TIMESON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
EDWARD P. HULDE N, Assistant Cashier.
EMORY MGOLINTOGK, Actuary.
WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
HENRY S'. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller, _,;
MEDICAL DIRECTORS:
UttANVILLE ll WHITE, 131 I)
(l. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting.
Norwalk Chronicler