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3’2") - ’
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malarmummmo
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Do not fai to
:examine thrsv’: g-aods
[before buying
, Elsewhere.
to and i2 Wall Street,
Norwallt, Gt.
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.:SHOESl '7
For the next 30 days, all ounnivn's $3.00 and 183.50
Orient Toe Tan
” $2.00! ' .
Double
Shoe
Store. . .
BANRGAIS '
1"
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Shoes, i
Reduced to
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Everybody’s Shoes Shined Free.
n
Special!
. (loader-t. went. abroad for the purponeof
. examining the old Dutch reenrde relating
‘ to the Venemeinn boundary. and has spent
. arehivee with the result that quite an ar‘
‘1’ . time of the purchase of Helena in lfili’v.
,Many of these records had already been
i published by the British government, and
, ords.‘
. what tln-yt 'lltlutl to establish Mr. l'oudi‘rt
‘ Would not. dist-lose, hutrrltivrntod hlsfillllfk
(title rityv
1 other useful i-illlli'"|l of information he said
'g on»: tho ilropuxhuvln til linine, \vlnvro spine
, mo»: mluniilu retards were found.
I . . . .
A \ .‘llllll'lllllh'. and their ri-pnru to their lmun-'
m, , .
. ‘ , , "
I'M
mm m 01.1) mm Broom.
Commluloner Intern» From Abroad wm-
Adrlltlonel nml lumen-at Information
Uneertiwd In The "tune and at Rome.
ma llluey and Chamberlain Agree?
New YORK, Oct. 5,—Fraderlck R. Cou-
dert, the eminent lawyer and member of
the Venezuelan eominlmloti, appointed by
President Cleveland to investigate the
Guiana boundary claim, has returned to
from The Haulie. alluring by
French line etemat-r Ln ‘llourgugne. Mr.
mneiderahle time over the government
my of a)" testimony bearing upon the
point a Mind lure been unearthed.
Mr. (loud ‘rt wris-~ won by a reporter cun-
t-erninu tho f't’fi‘illlli of his trip. He said
that murh had been aremupiisht-d.
“immediately upon myurrli'ai at. The
flaunts," said he, "1 met. Professor Barr of
(‘ormvli university, who, as the )l‘flfliilllib‘
tive of the wmniission, lied nit-r11 ly spent
Inunh time in gathering data. ’l‘oirelher
Wu went. through the l'l‘f'lll’ilrl very thor-
oughly. .’
"Then we went. to London, where many
of the tw'iirtis were trnneferrud at the
very l'nirly. We found other useful evi-
dence there. however, and both in London
and Holland met with uniform eoiirt'my
in the prosecution of our neural). "
“Were all the record“. priorto lH‘lJ ll‘liflfi-
fvvrri-d to London at the time of the exile?"
wrist united. ‘
" .\'o, indeed, ” replied .‘ilr. (loudert
quickly; ‘ not all of them. We found some
very valuable papers in the old lluteh rev:-
7
Just how valiuihlo thew \[llllil‘l'rl were or
meet that they wore very vulnnhle. An- .
l
"'l'lii' plilln‘i‘l't‘l in this
Frill.
.
territory." hot,
"\l'i‘l'u monks,- chh lly of the vil'tlt'r of ?
Hrtll‘l‘ t'otiluln mueh itil‘ornmllon, W‘llll'li;
3 both partiovz to the mntmverey have been I,
l
M. H. GLOVER’S ,
allowed to mull HILIIIM'lW'r’l of." ,
llepording the rurrvqmndvnre whirh
* has: pus ~vl ittvtwi-tvu Statutory (liner and?
. Lord Snliehurrriu'eoil_\'. Mr. i'v-udtvrl paid: ‘2
‘ j“l llllliv‘l'-«l?llltl lhnt this t-omvsp..uvii-nmv
i
deal-z ii i ihn spirit-u! of nrhitrntlun Vt'li- i
nt'nllv “
tnnnot livv iipivcillmlly applied to ;
ih‘ Venezuelan mutt-own): 'l'hn rerun: 3
viii: of Joseph (Shanda-rid”) did not, in?
in}.- o.plnlon, ‘hitvo :iny t-onnv-rtion -with ‘
this matter. ' l,
”r'o for :H i know ollieinlly milling}
further lllh been nrtronitlishod in the that l
ter thrin when i left. and if nuy llt'gllllil‘ ;
llflllfi are having: routluuted by the executive '
.ol' the goi'vrmut-ut turn-[tits it they are no ;
Lnowri to [UN 1 mutant saywhen tho rotuv =
mien‘iou'e report will be ready nor whetlirr'
it will llt"lllli.\lltlil hefort- l’rtsitlont ('lt-w- .
land‘s term of ellire expires." . §
"id "inev and (‘humlmr'nia Act-N"!
‘dollntvd belief in diplomatic (‘ll’t‘li‘S horn:
. viyit to this country t-Htuu definite undrr
Irtntitling lam been rem'ltovl lit-tween him
3 end St-rretnry (tinny in regard to :i iimil
W“ are tithing custom Otdcrs on a handsome;
line oiScotch Chet-lots, just for a short'
.nlmrnv'tei', and will not
, time. This is a thew feature, and if
you are wanting sontctltiti,Lv high-class
mid nohhv at a littlcmorc than ready,
. ' 3 '\ i‘lli‘lilt liizi Itilt'fiilv H {mm- the publication .
to-wcm‘ clothing. come in and look at.
this line oi'iitgwcltics, or we will show‘
you n llllL‘ of Men's Fall suits from
v.‘
Angela.“
w. A. BENEDICT & do;
.350 to $15.00. "
Clothiers and Furnisht-rs for Nit-n and Boys.
9 MAiN 5TREET.
Norwmku
m. WASHINTON $1..
.30. Norwaik.
What is It?
that prompts you to buy your slime in .
one Mtol‘u rather than another? Isn't it
style. quality, tit. demiaiity and price mv
totheehue and prompt nud‘courtetmr
.ittvmt iouon illwpitf‘l- of the pmprietor unit
tinieeuiiin 1‘ if there are the real induct»
meant we ill/ill for u. liberal shore of yenv
pntt‘dilliwi.
H. 8. BROWN,
90 WISNIIGTON SIREN,
South Not-walk: Donn
.w
w. «e
It! leis ill Tumllnme’e drug ”on.
(1374“ Z.
l
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,4. .,-.,,
rt H Xi‘an“ 'fi'i: t.ta.,t;iz;t~i.mv., .iu..
Jzfigue illililii
or 'fiivflifil Peleervln other
i , n, n.1,
,. , . . .,,-. _ l t, H’il'l am; (new. I”
i. . .. ‘l «3‘ rmvwd. ll mutated. “ml!
iii ‘ itvt. l «I: ..., him"! [or “do. “It
i e in um: or reload ‘iic money. We»
I prolinhly not liuuri: Tilly inn-:ur in the in-
l
i
. ziluiii tvtw llhl‘ly in it“ limited for Him“! ‘ '
{t-l‘lllt‘ )t are of «are, “Ltd the misfortune
i
t
that :is. .‘l result ol .lo-‘nph L'luuulwrlnlu's y
l
l
settlement. of the long pending Venezuu- l
luu boundary line dispute. l
Just what the ti‘l‘lllrl of ogremuant are;
on our in Washington is prepared to my. l
Whatever li'illlr’llil'itll lvelwuen the I'qulhh i
atrium-j; for the volnulm‘ nod our serro
l.lT_V ml filllli‘ rant, of tHilf"~."N‘Hlltlllll'illl in
take formal r-‘llrllui
iiblil Mr. (‘il‘illilii’l’lllln lui< reviewed with :,
l.o:'vl 7'.ill~lvii;‘)‘ :ttitl l‘Ilnhiimnilur l'dlllil‘u-
l’oln :tnd .‘t‘I'll'ltll'y Him-y have (’Ulllt‘ to-
gether inrnin. ;
.\othin;: in writing lzzw [this-Hi lininf‘v‘li .
the two gown-union“ in rt-gnrd lo the -
of lla‘ hm v‘v.i'rtv~‘p-uitlm:. i’ in July. There
Were two tinpttlilhhwl nob-i relating '"l
the mention of willed lllull'ii'l-l, whit-h. tit '.
find time n’i‘t‘llll‘l to he the only nlm‘tiu'lvv‘.
II) No wny of gelling: the whole question ,
llt'lill‘i' :lll :irl-ltrnlloli lrllvunlil. l
'i'lu~.pu~».tiun of :i ul’lllll’lil arbitration"
li‘l‘iiifv' to lie-little tio \l‘lll/ill‘ll. oonlru»
r. :'~-_i'. Mllli‘ll lvlrltliui Illi' :rrvvnt-r lilll'll'lli
of tho l'lil’l‘t‘~;;vlli(ltiiltlu tuntlt- leulvllt', will
monotone for the :mitlv'nn-nt of the Von:-
"lll‘lvlli mutter. ll “'HN' .‘Ft'l‘l‘ffbl‘fi' llliuvy'e ’
opinion when he ll‘il lirrn that no iigrmv
yenis for n teener'il urhllrntloii li'mty bin
tworu lirvnl. llriliiiu and the i’ultv'dj
Filth-V, ‘
t-‘errvvlnry (litter and I-Imhtis‘enilor ‘
i
I
' l’aum'vlou- are exported to get inunllll‘l‘
oily euppmezi it will.
during the primed. month. “hid! the Y" .
null. ot‘ the motel-roves llv-lii'v'lill .‘ilk'l‘iilifl'y
Hilmy nntl .‘vir t‘lt'inilu-rllilu will t;ii.n
formal show in ii proposition from tho
ilritinh niiniettvr to our eerretnry of Male,
‘l‘lil-t propodtion, it b4 llf'llliu‘ll, will lie in
the intent of further (‘IIiIllv'P-Hlllllfl by tin-at
ilritoln in regard to the (llll‘dilufl of wt
tltltl tlli-ll'lt‘lrl. Illlll will l‘u pm llilil'lt lliut'iv
tllnvrnl than anything ilrvni ilrllliin hot.
heretofore tropoetvd that. the l‘ultrd r-tnlee
will be able to herald it. and ”HM plnro
\‘rnonnviri in npo-iiilui for: an auiirnlvlo
Huillv'lllt‘lil of the if rritoritil vpiretiou.
“ill‘l'l' ll- stat't'nly un'.‘ tluiilit. ill‘l'u lhut u
A;.11,f,'itv:i:ij: illuit l-itlliililtll will he l'i'm'lliill
,n limo for the pn-nitloiil lo l't‘ll'i' in it in
on unmiol on “our to mourn“. 'l'he ru-
im-t of tho ;\illl‘l'll’illi houmlziry rnlutnirt‘
«ion ought it) I .v routpleivvd helol‘et'utigrtvw
lllQi'l'rl,
if no nrm-ruu-nt hlliilllll he retirheti lie-
2\\‘t‘.‘li limit llrlleln and the l'nltt-d Stator
bn'nrn the report. it formally euhmlHt-d.
tho izzlnunietruimn will find tun-ll would“
ii‘.il"V moltrirrnraed in laying it before
t'llllul‘l'il. an, under the totem of the liflfl‘
l‘lil illi-vvv-Lllll' ol' the president resulting in
ihl'lil'litviliillil'ilf. of the rnmmimvion. the
president. in he t'utmielt'nt, would how to
trike a wry viewer-wire ntend in hie mun-
mu lili'Al-lriml. “provided the t-unnniealon tie.
“fill“ in from of Venezuela, es it in generw
4
i'npuliet Idle Mr “reigns.
NAM” my. Hot. :l.-«-.llillll'li T. Miller.
one of flli' elm-tori: for the suite at. lame of
the l’epniivvt party. he: rmlmmd. and in It
letter to llenioerativ thte Chairman ('ole-
men modem lil‘l nervteen in stutnplng the
Mat" tut- amt. ml’fl Howell. ‘
w." Known l‘flffll flying.
Ixmmvr, mt. i'l.—--Ml'lt. llerntmlvlleere,
the well lumen linguist: actress, in mm“-
ed to lie Mimi. ‘ ‘ .
4. . .. . .M. a.
e
alienate
leeburdrmun. to plain. That :3 why he
gunfire a tailor.
tailor can. The
My?» particular men that we want to have
seen. , We‘can fit you just as well as your
We have tailor-made clothes
style it: just as advanced and
lbefabr/cs are In all the latest, wearmgs—w
plaid: and checks, quiet «effects in browns with
bright colored (breads running through, blue
and black (112190an chat/Ibis for dress.
. pricés are way below fal/ar's prices:
A $2 Rebate,
7 you anything for the label.
, in every way but
shades are correct, colors stay lilo new and .
bibding don't wear off. Other kinds at $2.50, ;
5‘2, 81.50.
Painters!
Pajamas, Golf Suits,
Golf Stockings,
Earl & Wilson Collars,
Tannart Gloves,
Dani's Gloves,
Tuxedo Surfs, Dress Suits.
EASY MID PLEASANT T0 TAKEi
Patent .
Medicines
EASY
AND'PLEASANT
TAKE
AtOanriOBnl
Bed. 0. Stillson’s
DRUG STORE,
782 Washington St. So.liiorualit.
BESiir.til-_i.l BY NUNS.
The (‘uriunvo 'l'nlv at n Murmur-try In tiu- ,
(emu-3 lelnuvls. ‘
.\ Pullout; inh- oi :t limit-gt tl :ultl roll-
ourrv ll linuiu-‘ivry lil‘llilifln to illi‘ willy
l“$ltil_\‘ of t;- v» L'auaty h-‘lanvls and i~ t'v~
1- hi bv (‘3..irhs l‘lllwtutlvx‘ lll illfi livi-
N ript.« n oi the hi. ~. in lliI‘ v :irly [Hill
in tin vizlib i‘lllll t'v hint-f: thvi'v ilinl lll
(imbue, on the island of Tt‘lli'l il’vv, .i
I‘lvllVi'ilL of Ulllllilllt‘dli nune, who, after
to bu burned out of lliiuril'llllli home.
’l‘nvy \wut into temporary llllllrll'l‘h’ for
n yrnt‘, but lM‘l‘lllllt' (ll'fillilfilli'tl with
their lllit'tlln‘i'lillilll walla. and lit-gen
bolting about for a permanent abiding
plum. At that tunv- iltett-wue in llruta-
VJ a litviironl .ll‘hlllih‘, whit-h had lied to:
lo. ilit‘l' illlllllf‘llllli‘". and, lhoilgh t'uiiniuv
them and lll‘lillllllll, new lodging to
let tno turn, the rurtorol‘ the lillllM'
:uid hive :iilnitéililli.
(in title intimitvu the nuns met novel.
on.“ tyre. and soon refill“ d to appropri-
ztnv it. ”no morning about 40 of tili'lll
:ulvnltt-ul‘ upon it, hyliit‘nlv'gy induced
the .lmvtiil' hrethvr to vvivv-u ilil' ~outer
mils, and then troopinu into the eonrt-
)Jl‘ll fell on their klil‘i’tl, thanking (rod
bar thie ill‘i'llllllllltl‘y Hlli'i‘i'firl. in rain
vied the two nuvn l‘l‘il‘llili “till llwtu
on ihvvlrm illlillllllUHf'illlllili'l. 'l‘ln y turre-
2y lit-hi their uronuvi, l‘lf‘llilnlllml "lv‘a~
tier Audi-ow, thin in at large rage for no
l'v w bird-i." irinttie of the more rennin-
idile iurndwrs of tie- rielerhumi explain-
ul that they new really in lli'i’ll of it
IlWl'llillfl an eptuvlnue all this and that
lili‘ytlitl not, proptrui h'lwillflii. Tho
rrrtnr in divrpiiir tied into the eneristy,
from whir Ll'l'll'l‘iti he exhorted hie rel-
lmnineio he of good cheer. "Patient-e,
brother,” rPlv‘vd he. “find do your best
to t-xtriealv Minute" from three iodine. "
'l‘hat, hem-var, wait more eeeliy lllllll
limit dour, mortally an the mine were
humming Nu I'Xl‘lu‘il that they might
u‘iouirnlnrily have been t‘xpt'llit‘d to re-
tort to the arpimiv-nf of indie. The Ilene
1:..vvlmi for time or four hours. News of
i‘ lit-iv ulamt the town. and bend» of
young tern. N‘l’iipulouely lif-lllt'nl, wen-ii»
rd prorrmlinee from the hereof the out.
rt; mite. Eventually the Jmnite yielded.
ntitLlhe nails maplullhe home until a
new rent-nut, riilin-ly'ln ”I“? tam,
was erected tor dummy-London Globe.
’ JuSi. Received.
The
$18. $20. $25.
On our'85 Derby's, because we don't charge
They're 85 Derbys
the price ~33.
,9 ,
Shapes and :-
elem. ;
K(Tilpen Monday, Friday and
Saturday evenings.
BRIDGE/WI? T, CONN.
NE“!
CROP
FORMOSA
SweetT E AStrong.
behind it. l'uless our teas
had merit and bore out our
business
Claims,» our too
would not be what it is.
ulntiou on tons.
ll North Main Street.
rat: cELEBRAiEe
Hazieton
and
:Cross Creek
- - GOALS
FUR RANGE AND FURNACE.
Them Crude are fret: from dirt
and slate; will he delivered by
careful drivers. Send order
for sample loud and satisfy
yourself that our claim is cor-
rect.
-‘oyru
RAYMOND BROS.
Io. lament.
r
The arm
rcmcd y for
nervous prov
traiion an)
all HM'VOU‘i
diseases of the
. r .. . . , . . generative or
llM-‘flitl. mum tilt tetxo. “an. by Fm,"
sex, such as Nervous ‘Protlratlen, Failing pi
‘oai Manhood, impotent , Ni idly Emili-
ions, Youthful Errors, ental any, cit
:cssive (35¢ _ of Tobacco or Opium, which
iced to Comumptim and insanity. $1.03
‘v ho b ll 6 b0! i $54M.
igiirs‘cuiei'il flit. earl.” milieu, 0th
Sold by all druggleta.
OOLUMN
Talk alone does not count.
ii‘thcrc is nothing, in fact.
Entrust your orders for ten ‘
to one who has a good rep-l
LORENZO DIBBLE,
Mott’s Nerverine PlilS'
em , mm
. run any night“ laminate .
{that am. throughout than male: hour-
lte delleete perfume.
Beneath pie. like a fanny lea. .
. The pear tree blooms toe- their new.
A robin tinge oxulteutiy
Upon his perch below.
[mark the stately elm whose troughs
Are feathered with the fairest green,
The maples, where the ureter camera.
The lilec'u budding screen.
I note the nodding wealth of grant!
bowed with the drape at one] rein,
.. Syringes stirred by wlnda that pus,
The ivy'u slender ekeln.
Yet naught no holds my heart in snare
As doth this zlpm)’ of apple bloom.
Freighting the umber morning eir
' I With delicate perfume.
Front it I glean a prophecy
. 0f joy for etunmv‘r‘e golden day.
i Wheelie-re l’ullllluiunt fair shell be
1' i 0! all the hopes of May.
1 w~Beeten Transcript.
e
I’ROli’iXQUI’i‘Y.
,, “I couldn’t cough.
heard me. "
“You might have sung out."
“Hey?"
Kearney mode a trumpet of his hands.
‘ “You might. have song out."
"You‘d have thought it wasahothox
Hllit'lllilllg." ,
. "Tltt‘l't! was no necessity whatever for
giving: warning, captain.”
"'l'liniilts, Mire Kitty!
‘:, lietir it.” '
l "lion't you mumaiid sit down?" Kitty's
ltrehlo ehriiied above the rumbling, rev
1‘ tllng, humping ol' the wheels.
The captain bent over her, stendying
i himself by the brake. "No," he screeni-
E t-d. “I'm not the man to be No. 3, even on
the buck platform of n train. But I‘m a
2 hriugcr of bad lli'“'rl. "
Miss Foster gm‘e an effective start which
resulted in bringing llt'l' tiny hand flutter
. lug down upon Ketirne'y's shoulder. “Uh,
‘ what?" she (tried.
"tlnly that your good mother says I am
to tell you thatit is not llii‘l: for little girls
to stay out on book plntfornm at. 11 o’clock
j on n slurry night. and that you must- come
ill.
" llut it's; so hot, anti smoky in there."
she uum‘v red demurcly. folding her hands
and willing lvnv‘k against the our. “I
van": powibly stand it. I've a uiort dread-
ful hmdm-ln-I‘ Sim closed her eycsnnd
throw lint-k her head. The captain nud
Kearney got the full benefit of the length
and wine of her insht‘e and of the curls
blowing: noros» her brow.
"Bliss lx'illjr, Miss Kitty, i fear you are
it slippery young uol."
" .\‘o. l'iu not. Really. my head does
ache. Nobody i'\'cl‘ believes that l can feel
bad or he in earnest." ller round eyes
nvstrd on the starry sky at an angle which
allowed Kearney to see that they were llil-
t-d \vizli tears.
"t iii, mine, captnin, don't lease the
uhiltlf She has n headache, and the nir‘e
good for her. '11le MN. Foster that l'il
brim: hv-t‘ ill dirt-vtly.”
t‘eptniiihlnmn shook his head and went.
away.
(“lillt‘ll hurl; til’i'l' his shoulder."
"\Vhiit did he say about Lif‘uti-intnt Ap-
pletonr“ asked Kitty. Kearney repented
lit“ v-nptnin's words. “ Fit-roe? I wonder
\\'lllll .‘ihvlul‘: ’
" You. perhaps. "
,‘ll‘s‘ honor smiled frankly.
. lu‘lh-vv m." she Sillil.
" Doesn't he still hope?"
“liivtu'. no?" and llil‘i time there “‘lh'fl
ring of unml<tuknblr truth in her tones.
“ You throw him over rather sudden-
lllm'v"
“i didn't. lie threw me oven—truly.
If, we» :5 l-illplll mudtllvv ubout—uhout Mr.
Smut and ii roan, :uui ~~~~~ things."
" 'l iii’ ‘tltittg~' le-nws room fur imagina'
lion. "
.\il<~‘ l"o~tor ignored this willt n snilh‘
.ind ‘Tll Hlli'llily looktm.r :u the plain as it
iilll‘iillt‘ll imt‘ot-o item in thr- night. like a
wide lv;.lvv of dnrl. v'loth. hrov :itlv'il with
gt‘v‘nsrnuod luslmq. .\uw and ”it‘ll the
[min runiivhvdoiri' :i snuill trtwtlv. llllil the
\\l.llt‘ [mt numbering, it >hot HM. 'l'hv:
telegraph lmll‘i whisked lv)‘. and the wires
row ..till lv'll liltt' llu- sili'lls of Kim N‘ll.
You wouldn’t have
he pleased to
“I don‘t
l-';:r ul'l' lil'l'tlv. llll‘ dark prull'lt‘ .1. light.
gluten-d ill loin: ilifl'f'\'.'|l.~l in tho- wiuiiow 1
vv! 4 ll .nw llizti. “(la invieihle. but for them
nib-r hour. the “lilrllilg nionntony of the
plain in llii' night. thr steady nt'ttli ol the
waxy Liviv «hi ulllil‘l‘lllg with stars. litlnr
ill-n il.|l"a[\. l’.‘tlilt‘. mtthu rumble, thump.
:iilil
. poi- v illll'li‘ll
tlnv hound \il i/n-d pad, and the li‘ll' ‘
by. and tho (‘Ulll wind, '
. _ L " w
meeKlMl"hemld. , ‘ ‘ .v
til-skim mulled blindly. “
it isn‘t. but I thought my!» it use.
it wrongto breads an engagement? W6”.
anyway, he wanted me to protein, and Ir ‘
didn’t see the use just then, so I told‘hlm
that I’d not madly he exturtly engagedud
'til the next time we met, I drought I'd.
have time to think about it by then. Well.
then, when the order came for mullto
more. he wrote down that he and a lot of
the others from Great would be waltz“.
for their transportation at Wilcox when
our train wield so by—at least he hoped.
so. He eel he'd nee me there at. the tilts-
tiun when we stopped, even if it were only
for a minute, and that then latent: keep '
my Word and be‘ (ingegtxi to him." 'Ail- "
other grout sigh «named her.
"But surely, )iise Kitty, if you dan’ll
cure for him you won‘t promise to marry
him.“
“I don‘t know. "
“Do you love him!"
“i guess so. "
“Don‘t. you know?"
“i suppose not. I suppose I don't
know. ” '
Kearney waxed, wrath at a man who
would bully a trusting child into an en-
gagement. “Why are yotrpertuittiuz your-
self to he brown-enter: into this?" he asked
tunrriiy.
"Uh, pleaeiedon't he cross—please!” She
was on the Verge of tears.
lie took her head again. She was not
(armored yet. "Answer mo, Kitty."
" it wouldn't ho'right not to, would it?”
‘l‘heu Kearney went boldly to work to
prove that. it certainly would be right not
to.
“But he loves me," protested Miss Fm-
tar.
“So do—whut if he does? You don't
love him. "'
“But Longht to. Maybe I shall." And
that was all thet could be done with Kitty.
Her mother came to the door of the our.
“Kitty, you inuet come in right away. if
your head :whes. you can go to bed. "
”My liemt's better now,” she said, ris-
ing. "Can't i just stay up until we get
to \Vilvex? I tliiu'k maybe Currie, or per-
haps Mr. Lowell. will be down there.”
They want back into the sleeper, where
the officers and tlieirwlvoe out talking and,
trying to keep nwuitle one-hull hour longer
until Wilcox should be reached. The com-
panies. front Grant. were expected to be
waiting there for the next train east, and.
nuiuyplrnmnt meetings might be crowded
into the short delay iii. the station“
Miss Foster got a pillow and curled up
one sent. "If I fall asleep. Mr. Appleton,
will you woken me at Wilmx?" she re-
quested.
“( ‘erteinly, Miss Foster.” he answered.
Kitty minced her big, dark blue eyes and
thought. She thought how funny it is
when ii men who has relied you "Kitty"
and hm been awfully in love with you
says "Miss Foster" and pretends liaise.
llit‘rl" nmpmintnuttc. She thought. Apple-
tou mo; nicer than Ferris or Suite or Low-
ell. But he wasn‘t Bill nice as Mr. Kearney
—not quite. She thought- ehe had done
very well with Mr. Kenruey. She dieititr
guishcd in the. matter of confident-es, did.
Kitty. 5hr. ktitrwtlitit nothing reduces".
prtunleiug situation to more friendship so
quickly and sureees‘t‘ully on an open. frank,
whole smiled confession. Such a thing
. , , .. , was t-lutnsy, and Kitty loathed clutusiuoss
“Appleton is looking pert-o, ' he ;
in these ntnttrrx‘. She had withheld enough
of her plainr to turn it cleverly to account.
She had made Kearney sorry for her and
lied refused his advice with prostrated
grace. .
’l‘hen Bliss Foxtor fell asleep and dream—
ed rosy drPflfllS until Appleton touched her
”Fill with n book he had been reading.
"We are lit Wilt-ox. Miss Foster. "
"Oh. dear! What did you hit me will
that hard thing for?" ‘ehe cried. jumping.
up. “it hurt!" Her lips trembled, and
her eyes illh‘tl.
" Kitty, child, I didn‘t mean to hurtyovi
——that is—rmily. i beg your pet-don, Miss
Foster. " '
"Certainly, Fr—Mr. Appleton," she re-
piled, rubbing her nrm, with a chuckle
Willl‘ll passed for n sob sti'pprt-vzéi‘d.
'lhtvy drew up at. theistaf'iou. when)
lights twinkled front the blackness all
about flu in. 'l‘inlrownst no one on the plat.-
form; therenerr noueof the shoutsof wel-
coini' expected.
Kearney rushed into the car. “Say,
what do you think? ’i'ht-y'veleft—every
hiet one ot‘ tlwm «oil the train ahead.
'i'huv'i'u trot n his: start of us."
lilies Foster t-ried “Hit!” and haunted
within-light. Slu- beimu to believe that
. I hon-rm curve for llrl own.
ii \\':is :iii\':i} ~, initiate nun-r minute. hour .
"We've only three minutes here," Kear-
E nf‘yt'nllv‘tl hat-it over his shoulder as he
lti‘..\f» won the ,zrv‘nwwooti ntivvi'. whtetlvd
outdo i'ttlll. but lint} not looking
atrt g..t l‘iiilld‘ her, and her tiny huuds‘
“till hlill tuldtd on liv'l" Lows. She knew
llitll l\'l‘:tl‘l.u\' em wild owr every llllllllt‘llL
«liv- wuw llilllilllt: him waste.
.\i let tili‘ hlfllli'll lt Will-l a mighty
nlL’lI. whirh null. .\il~-i Fetter n eowro phys-
lt‘lll v'll'vu'l. but she Illi‘lllll it to lwhennl
ziivwo tiev rattle end the wind. it. Wits
lii'llf‘li, lillll a bond slipping \i'earllynntl
l'lil'i'll duly from but hllt‘t' louvht'd tho lll‘ll-
toenail-titular. The bond mm rough.-
nmi lll'lll. Then» we; llll'lll'l‘ again.
Then Mi» I’ueit‘t' i-trugglnd properly
hard to l‘t‘ll‘ilnt! liut' Huger-l. lilit elit' fullvd. ‘
" \‘ou tiiitetti‘t hold my hand,” tale: refund 3
strait ll.
.. \‘i by?“
. “ bbi’l‘llllf‘“.
, .. l».- timre any lilllnl‘ maul t'vnmtli?"
.‘livvx Folder nodded.
"'li-ll luv,"
‘ Au v-nuouvviiuirl ehouhin't h-t, herhand
In hl. "
hv'
. itilty tool. llllililllllfll' of the liolvwol‘ the
' no loud lluil it would root'h lu‘t' utvtttputiloll.
," llilt v'hutniv'“ .«vvhvv llf't‘llilit'tl.
l “i didn‘t know you were engaged, orl
. :ihnuldn’t have ti’liil‘ it."
Mire Meier, in nnother eulde.
f“\\ril. lliht: lltiiif"
i "l lmow you wouldn't," idle replied,
i with the wire of e lorgli‘lllg deity.
, “Maj: l eel; when if in?"
‘. "“ i‘ll.
l l‘ui lill‘llill l shell he. "
i “Timidvarious.“
mid,
“leo'til?”
.Afil‘l’ ii lame of Rome moment! Mine
ill‘orliir reunited: “You know when Mr.
i lowvll was down nt the port? Well, he
i who liked me a growl deal. i liked him,
% New—lliiiilt'w to lie fliiiimht it wvtultlmwmlld
/ be ll good thing if we were i'llmiw‘il. lie
‘, tum drumi'ully crime. Not oroen exactly,
, helm-well. «tern. lie mid i needed to he
i hound. Lilli you ewt'f” l nerd to he
. lmnmli A! though i hadn't it hit of [li'lli‘
riplt-f llmitles it‘vv etinyenough hillrmk
l to: enutiei-inetitu-nt.irate. l i-llmlllll thinker»,
isn't it?”
iii-vie the lufdttmit'd'h‘mrnev found this
1
t
ruvvtwd out. again.
'l'ho trnln had lwiztin to move when
Kmt'tugv l‘l‘illilil‘lll‘t'tl. lie brought with
him it can of Uy‘e‘li‘l'fi whvrtxvf the top had.
been lllll'kl‘il opt-u. “'l'hv‘y'rt,‘ till_l lied.
tine-to tiahlies Kitty." he t'xpllillll‘llilfl
he set I don} her on the window elll.
lair little hemlein high give.
Suddenly Kt‘lll‘lit')".~‘ face fell. “Bydovn,
he no fork or epooni"
“We might aw a pencil if you'd eharpon
it." suggested Miss Foster.
"Ur n hatpin "
“No. i like the pencil idea better. "
'rlli‘ll Mien Foster took the pound and
lllt‘ mo and wr-ni to manning the bivalves.
"'l'hvy Wi'l‘il nice. but they‘ve made my
lll‘llll unlit-twain." murmured Min Foster.
'll‘vl rm I‘llifl.) in here!”
“ l'l‘l‘hlillfl another hrmth of freeh air
1 would do it “mid,” Kearney engined-d.
Kt’lit'ttt'y tiropt‘i'd if. in: if ii" lulrliv'il.
: win-vie to speak her mind aloud. but not. L
l'm lint ivxnutly engaged yet, but ‘
» look at film.
"Mnyhe. “ lllilit'lllt'il she. end they slipped
nmmtlvml "own the hook platform once
llllll't‘.
Kitty drew in the night air with delight.
she trilird a law of n eon”. “Uh, I'ln
fill on lmppy’” mid Hill'.
"va um 1." mild Kearney M be held her
needy with his arm half nhout her.
“ \i‘li_v‘-" queried Miss Folder. tilting hat-k
hv-r hood to limit imw’i-uily into his eyee.
The little tlutl‘y limd were. ever. the rental
lips Wore no ('llllfll'lli. the round eyes were
no tender, lx’rnrney bent over her.
“Why. do you think, Kitty?"
“Uh. Mr. Kearney, you mustn’t,” Ilia
t‘i‘ll‘tl. pulling: away.
“ lint you‘re not engaged,“ he disgusted.
“'l'hut‘e no," answered Kitty thought-
fully.
“ i‘nien you will he to the?" He caught
both her hunch and tried to forre berm
"\i’tll you be?" he insisted.
"it‘ youthink I‘d better," mid Mire For
, tor.» “\i‘l‘n'lulll) rivet-ten in rlatt Frencim
' Al‘gmmut.
i
‘I‘htv Pepper Vine.
The [winter \‘lm- mate's but. in n Wooded
valley where tlwre is plenty of luninttife
and llllillliidlll foliage to protect lgfmm
the heat of the man. it is given a rut e emit
of v'nitlvetlnn. ’l‘le- grower); plant. it, irrep-
ing the urea-i from lte nude, and when the
tree nenr whit-h it in planted but; no lower
ill'lltli‘littfl «rings or [mien are pint-ed in
power written to enable the vine in «limb
the tree. it tit-win on further orienting.
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