w
e entire iloor devoted to children’s goods, and another for presents for the older folks; in fact,tbe entire building has been given over to St.Nieholns,who has transformed it into a veritable i' drylnnd. if the
one season is suntan A‘l’ our stores, res assume is rotten or THE tension
cut its retrofit! WONDWUL Vtttm or HOLIDAY scoot purities ti iuis~
’s RE
TEST
- question “What shalll buy and where can I find it” enters your mind, look through this category of bargains, and if unable to find
a suitable present, look through our stock and the question will soon be answered.
, , DOLLS. '
‘ Dana and undressed. bisque, china,
kid body, jointed body. babies, rag, rab-
bsr, boys', ygirls’, mechanical, talking,
" "whiting. laughing, crying and dancing:
V sunset every size. style and price from
mas tree can be found here—candles and
candle holders, comuoopias, tinsel in sil-
ver, copper and gold. gold thread and
ornaments of every shape and size.
.- GAMes
.19. ”'10- 301W furniture. (MW dishes For the old ones as well as the young.
'--emythiugfor dolls and dolls for Full lines of the standard makes. such
{asPai-ker's, Singer's. Milton Bradley’s
‘ everyone. ‘
TOYS
0! every description. both imported and
i , "domesticmooley horses.sherp.dogs,cows,
‘ mitts, deers, cats and rabbits, all me'
clinical; drums in every size made;
soldier sets complete, with gun, sword.
knapsack and _;,npaulets; mechanicsl
bouts of wood or tin, from the tiniest
yacht toafnll rigged ship; magic lau~
terns, small enough for the baby and
; large one gh for the old boy to amuse
the" whole family; toy pianos, all grades,
fromfific to $5; toys, trunks. parlor and
bed room suits, dinner, tee. and toile
ms, in china, tin or pewter; footballs,
baseballs, tool chests, ten pins, chairs,
tables, wardrobes, bureaus, sideboards,
dressers and wash sets; browny ladders,
carpet ewe. pers, watches, clocks, guns,
pistols, swords, whips and canes, veloci-
pedes, express wagons. buckboards,
wheel burrows, sulkies, bicycles. tricy-
cles and sleighs of every style and kinds
made; hobby horses, swinging and rock-
lug, wood fire engines hook and laddeis,
hose carts, trolley cars, etc, and every- :
thing in tin toys from a hilly gout to a
climbing monkey.
iron toys isn gr-at feature of this de-
partment, yet the greatest feature is the
price, whuh. you may rest assured. i.
the luwrst. Everything for the Christ-
Our assortment of l
and McLoughlin’s. Our 5c, 10c, 23:: and
i480 games are exactly half price. We do
not wait until the day before Christmas
to make a cut on these goods, but offer
them in the beginning at prices that sur-
prise the shrewdest shopper. Some of
our games: Menagerie, limited mail.
Yankee Doodle, hold the fort, happy
days in England, Kerion, Napoleon,
Yale and Harvard. words and sentences.
fire dep irtment, flag ship, steeple chase,
riviils, race for the cup.business,authors.
bowling, prisoner’s lime, county fair,
Uncle Sam. snap, corner giocory,0hince,
letters. nonsense, tiddlcdy winks, lotts,
brownies, luck, baseball, pops. Pike’s
Peak, halma, football, grcatiuvenlions.
alphabet, checkers, dominoes. chess,
doctors and quacks, fish pond, Bo Peep,
PetergGoddles, old maid, ship comes
:home, yacht race. Mother Gone, for-
7bidden fruit, donkey race, Robinson
:Crusoe, octo, World’s Fair, Dickens,
heads and tails, cherry chase, parcheesi,
kakeba and pillow dcx, which is the
most amusing game ever invented.
BOOKS
are as necessary to your assortment as
candy. and whether you wish to spend
2c or $3 00 you can be accommodated at
this Counter. All the juvenile Works in
plain and fancy shapes in paper, linen
and cloth. Short stories, funny pictures
and puzzle books. It would take our en-
tire space to name the titles of all the
works in this assortment, but we assure
you they are just the right sort at the
right price. Christmas cards can also
be found herein great variety—4mm ii:
to $100 each. Blocks ’till you can‘t
rem—large and small. plain and fancy,
solid and hollow, building and spelling—
in fact everything in blocks you can
imagine.
STATIONERY.
Plain and fancy box papers-Ward's
Irish linen, ruled and unruled, white and
tinted. iusilk lined and covered boxes.
Urnshud Vellum (2 doz each, paper and
envelopes) 150 box. Fancy ink wells,
writing desks, playing cards, fountain
pans. pencil boxes and novelties innum-
erable. Umbrellas are here in every
size, style and quality—gold. silver,ivory
or natural handles, ladies‘ or gents’ size
Our leader in this line is a heavy twillcd
silk. made on n paragon frame, silver
trimmed natural handle, guaranteed
fast- black, for $1.25—a useful and sensi-
ble present.
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
Make good Christmas gifts. If "mu
sic hath charms" our stores should
full of them, for we have almost any-
thing you can mention in that line-—
violins, inaudolius, guitars,bunjos. auto-
li.irps. phonoharps, mthcrs, acoirdeons.
collect-lions. ilft'h‘, flutes, comets. French
and Swiss music boxes and the Sympho-
iiium,which can play any piece of Illllsltl “two cases, odor cases,slisn up setsplove corner stands, b lOk cases, ball chairs;
youuish,umhrollu music stand-i, D lt.:lmtitlkei'chief. fun and necktie boxes. ladies' desks, lull mirrors, medicine
In this do- cabinets, china c'osets, fancy stands and I
high (can be foldad and carried in the collar, cuff and w )i‘k boxes.
pocket-Woo each. Leather music rolls
in great variety.
plrtment wi l he found a handsome line
of imported albums in plush. celluloid
« and richly painted w 0.1. Musical and
97 9. Banquet globes, silk shades. crepe
p q) »r and elude frames.
l tables. folding whist tables. blacking
leases, willow rockers, etc , etc . etc. i
CUTLERV
is all itber line We offer great bargains
'lll Carving sets from 50: to 8800 per
i
HANDSOME CLOC KS
In onyx. marble, maibllzcd wood. iron,
oak and china. New designs in fancy
easel :i'bunis in great variety—you willl
wonder when you see the prices on these
manly—handsome full-sized book-i, hold-
FANCV CHINA set. Fine steel scissors, shears, razors,
from allover theworld. Uupi andsun- pocket knives, knives and forks, with
. clocks, 69:.
log twenty-live cabinets, and usually
soldfor $1 50; for 49:. Our musical ul-
bums play all the popular airs and are a
marvel of chcapness.
Dresden china hanging and stand clocks.
Our guarantee Ill) hour nickel alxirm
,_, .H ..,_....- .-. 7 -‘~.-_.w.._.._...._._.. a” _
SILVERWARE
—‘_,. . . s , . . . -7 -Wm-__--~.. .. ,— _-_____._._..._- .—
POCKET-BOOKS
Is one of the most im .i» . - . . . l
p Hunt depart and purses come ill for their share of at-
tnonts in our house this season: we have Motion. for we have never before nt-
purchased none but the best grades and anml such an assortment Uur r“.
strictly guarautcccvery piece we sell it 10: 13,; ~i5p;’,0- 73 unitil ' nods will
you think of purchasing unythinginthis surprise :.,,,;,_':11 “Q, new 5.319;, and
line we no save you at leastil) percent lam“ “(um utor 1,77,", “ml“: 3...}
on such goofs as Rogers”, Russell's ‘ i. 'g ‘I " i i. [L
llolnios& Edwn ,. ‘ ‘ ‘ . ‘ and calf skiuspluin and SllVPl‘ mountid
. mg 0‘_ Mind‘u' U” Perfume and fins toilet Waters in funcv
assortment “1“”? “‘mfimmM Wk" bit“ out glasa bulllu,llillli1501lw baskets mil
kctvi,fruit dishes, water pitchers, nut
bowls, butter dishes. sugar bowls t‘rl‘dlih
crs. spoonei's, calories. casters, pickles.
cracker jars, tea pots, Coffee pots, :l, l
and 5 piece ten sg-ts. toilet bottlm glove
,nnti handkerchief boxes, crumb trays.
knives, forks, spoons, oyster laullcs, pic
lkuives, berry sp ions, orange sols, with
tsilvvr, ivory or pearl bundles, nut picks.
.pboto frames. pnfi‘ boxes, fllnllll'l."l‘.‘i.
hand mirrors. pill cushions, szlvcr
1),. inoun'ed buir. but and clothes brushes, l
lwhisk brooms, ink stands, candle h ild-
.ors and hundrrds of whist prize in iveliics.
FANCY 60005.
of silk, plush, eolluloul and It‘llllt'l‘ in
:drussiug (noun, inuuicuro sets ounbinu-
attractive packages. Bradley's lino
, handkerchief extract.» can't be equalled
for fragranc . and lasting i'llllilllltls.
RUGS 8: PI CTUR ES
. are always acceptable presents. Smyrna.
l‘lll:sl,V‘.lTl('ll' of patterns, from $1 up.
1 {\loqucts in the ncvl'rst designs. from ill
iup. Fur mute, rugs and squares in all
l . . . .
‘izolm's. bpwcml Job in funcyl'ur rugs,
sire and b irdcrs, regularly sold at $3. for
3%? 19. Steel engravings and arms in
look. while cnamclv l, and enamel d
gold frames, from {lilt' up. Pastels, w.»
lvr colors and oil paintings for less than
‘tEioi-mt of the frames. (in this ilmr
l . . . . .
you \VlIl also full artistic furniture,
\
aim ‘Jlixfil inches, volorrd centers, (301'er ;
core, plates. platters, bowls, cake. fruit. ivory. p‘arl. rubber, back, bone, ebony
nut and chemo dishes, tetc a-tcte sets, and cool Ilulldlvfi Good steel sets (6
plate sets, ice cream sols, pudding 5,45. . knows and 6 forks) ills set, At this
oyster plates. celery trays, fancy jiigfi,,cauoter you will find a good stock of
tea. coffee and chocolate pots, crackcrl 5"?!“ ll'lt‘kfii 1mm“ “Vim" 1’ ’Y it!!!" hap-
. ' F:
a,” C ndcnsed nilk gm, faucv c e-un- py must .i killfrt’) from Ln. up. Bitter
J“ ‘ U . l J ' ' r. 'lurudcs. ofco-irse, for betterboys. Bar.
us, spooncrs, butters. syrups, soaps, neyd: 8,,"va fine steel skates.
mugs, tooth picks. peppers and suits, - .
bouquet hold-rs, and hundreds of raw;
, . f, 1 b I d, OIL HEATERS,
In“: 9 imp)”, will? it” '9' e mm m in some cases, Won (I make the most no-
no ”‘ N” “"1”“ 1" l “" 0w“ locptable gift, We could suggest—better
than a ton of coal or acord of wood. No
ip‘po, smoke. odor, soot or ashes; can
beat any sun room, in one-quarter the
.time, with far less expense than With
1coal ‘20 styles to meet from. Our
. “Florence” stove the most. powerful
““d “‘4 9“” from m" his" makers “l ; heater of its sizs'marle. Complete with
home and abroad. We carry thouiutrh‘ fancy enamvled stand, 32 98 We also
{lugs of up...” sets in stock 5.3 you “my carry such standard makes us the Amer-
02'me replace any piece broken, and we ilf‘m' brand, .Ri’hi‘m’f' Globe. Purliinv
Lrl‘lll. MnJustlc and brauklin. We give
guarantee them not to craze. Our lead— a stand free with every heater
or for the holidays will be an "Old, '
Hall" dinner set, ll? pieces, richly decor- i ‘ 0'0“ T 71:“ I NK
mud in four colors. $7.21). “OR A?‘ anl‘Ah 1 that “h“! “‘5‘ 80‘
_ W._......_ stimulation of holiday goods has caused
us to ut-glcct nlll.‘ staple stocks, for we
\ ,r ui vhf-fin“! 5.15:?" banbuet .fullyreulimthit many will make Christ-
1 "J l" ‘ , i _ "j “ " linas presents of absolute necessities, and
“lithe WW (165133!“ N ”W ROChV-‘ler‘forthnsc we have filled upall ourregular
and other standard makes. Piano. bun- departments to overflowing.
quot, library. hull, parlor, sewing and OUR A6VICE
:mhtIfkfiups' l liiiudjsomc hm: limf‘pi' is to shop curly, buy early. (in your trad-
” ' l ‘ f A V 'J ' i _
null u } etcici an engruvlt. ) i’m,1ngutlil)iiie and encourage your own
l‘Xil'llSillllS, C(llllplt‘iO With burner and l, lllkl'dllfllIl-S, \Vbi) \vill gladly Show their
chimney, Would be cheap at it: 50, for | appreciation in retain.
DINNEQ, TEA AND
TOILET SETS
have not bueirfmgotten in our grand
assortment. :20 new patterns of dinner
W.S. STURTEVANT, North Main and AcnSt'reet‘sfiou’th
”'sUéeasT.
HANDKEROHIEFS
Ul every description; i
and 25c; gents' silk hemmiicbed and
initial, 50c.
SILK MUFFLE‘?S-
of great variety.
KID GLOVES.
Buttoned and laced, fur trimmed and
lined.
UMBRELLAS.
5m: to *3 00.
TABLE LINENS.
and napkins.
For the last two years we have made a specialty of Calendars and Booklets. 1 his y- or we have on L‘lIL'll
our formn-r efforts in variety and nlIl'zletchues».
owe. "to SANTA CLAUS!
What Shall I Buy?
ni'ial‘ at r [CC
5 5 ' jackets and
A. Dickerman & Son’s,
South Norwalk, Connecticut
fiRAND DEALER!
8‘ Washington Street,
.. . .35.. m.
Where Shall I Buy?
DoYou Want a New Sleigh?
Or Your Old One Repaired or
Painted ?
IF SO, LET ME HEAR FROM
YOU! ‘
Work Called For and Delivered
FREEOFCHARGEI
W
LUTHER M. WRIGHT’S
Factory and Repository,
fraction and ladlson Streets. - . .
Ladies' and children's
Fur lit-as, Fur
Mulls and
Cullarctlcs, Mu lin
Underwear,
Smyrna Mats and
Rugs. Gnu Skin
M ts and Rugs,
Baby Carri igo Robes,
l’zlncy Goods of livrry K nd
South Iormlk.
l slowly.
.i liii‘simox or viral
.\t the uppwr end of tho villigc, noir
whet-- llw rzvul stri'tc'luwl away in llll i-usl- '
Il“"l\\‘ilill) spiral in l‘lnl‘u? lluoi‘l‘ Illl‘ ,L'l‘m't'i
lllilltlllullifi, Liw Vilnggi‘ full; \vor- crowd-
up: ltlgi'llwl‘ lii‘l'llf‘ii ll Illllu illli‘ll spur”,
Apart from them on tho limnil \‘l‘l‘llllii'l
near by llinmlom Sahib and ill-3 two,
bursts luuiuzvzl molly in lllvlri'lulii's. .\
F\\Lil’lll_\', ti frol, Indian servant. in Wl‘ll soft
l_v about with u tray of cooling drinks.
lil‘i'll‘l'llli‘lll, llllki‘ll sum for t be loin l‘I'lKll
filliI looking llko n shining brimro statue.
was oimof tlmso ll‘n‘ii‘llll z colijurl-rs \Vlllwl
art is tho despair of occidentals. lie was
about. to conclude 2L I‘t‘lliJl'liliilll‘ purl ll‘lll-
uui‘o with tho limo honored basket trick.
\Vllll‘ll may lvo its will as ltulizt lien-l:
“Yes It's an old It'll-k, lull :i good
one," Illusmoro was saying "l mu norm-
llrlp tho chill in my bones \vliilo tho
lhilliz's prim: on, though it always turns
not :ill right."
"\Vli)‘ \\‘lli'l't"s lliu illltlizi'l‘i’ It's (pmn‘
wllh limbo luallom lotbo l'i'lwlil‘l. isn't it?"
“ft. is when dnuo in first only," lllu»,
mum ntluiltli-d. “but. ill llll-u‘ t'jpmlllii \viirii
llll is ll‘ltlljl‘tl to throw bursclf quickly from
M'lil to side to :|\'Hl(I the sword tbrurts, ‘
which "to unuli‘ in n unlur Iil‘lli‘l'. " ‘
"\i'bivivl Hut Work. isn't. it?” sold lilo
first. ducal \vlillo tho ollwr (Iflkt‘ll('lll‘illllnl}',
“ l low can you tell?"
"lib, I not it from my servant. and b.-
i'rum llw woman thorn." l’l'llll‘llliI llins- .
:rlnl'i~ With it rIulIllli'nllt look.
A “‘niuun z‘ow cuinn l'oi'wartlfrom be .
lb‘f'lll u clump of fig trot-a. film was ,
urirz-clv Yll'll‘li vlotbvvl than tho mun. and _
lwr plump lll‘rin‘ body, llu' :irms ”fill up
lib-s bczivv “ith bunnies. Ili'f‘ red lips and
tho Hl‘lll'li‘t ”covers in but bolt. with tbo‘
hit of suit blue dropvrv about bur. mode it ’
pll'tnro good tolonlgou. As silo llill\‘t'il
quietly in tho umu's shin lwr lives caught ‘
tlmro of tho iiutlvo on tho vci'uiuln, null for
It moment warmth Illill light llusbotl into
Ill'l‘ lmpnsslvo law. but. ill. tlltlt‘lllljllt'i‘r'e‘
Words Hill) turmd uwov.
“Sahib." bo Nfllll. :ulilrwsliw llinsmoi-u 1.
ill he drew thi- light» bushel into position. i
"you shall e-i'u bow (Illl' punlubol thuwmu
on who glint bin: cmlso for null-4'." ”9';
bout a fierce mm on his assistant. mid lint ;
violent trembling scarcely Hi‘ctuml lm- .
sumcd. ,
This was the conventional patter of tho 1
trick. but one of tho Eimllslnncn stirred .
uneasily in his chair. “find, how will
plottily tho wuinnn hint his mercy! Just.
by it slip of ilui iiimnury ho tlilullt slice hurl
into ribbons bcl’orv lm t'ntllil stop himself. “
At it umtnro from tho t'fllljlll‘i'f‘. wbnl
stood leaning on his long, keen sword, the a
Woman roulovcd hor runny bangles mull
MANKI with duvvnvnul uyvs before him. ;
“Now, thou unhappy one," ho said ;
'l'bo wmnnn winced, but stopped l
sublulasln-ly into tho basket, the lid oil
which closed on bar a moment. inter. l
The conjuroril'i‘mv a few pnm‘u nwny.l
thou piloting, with flcrco «rice to t‘flllll‘d'ti"
tho l'lllll'l: of his linrlilh'ns ltsslilllt. lillulo n .
Hind rush toward the basket. tbriisllng
his sword tlirmllsb the silica, up mill down.
with grout rnpltlltv. Int-h NirlP-f. iron.
urci'lctl with pltooils cries from within.
and the sword appeared to drip with blood.
it. Was truly in nerve nbnklng pm'lorm
out-c. 'l‘lm ‘nuillolwo Illll'fIIy breathed, til'
spite lilo full illltll in tho iiworllnmun‘al
dexterity. lives the servant of Illnsmoro.
Hubby tiirmal n quecr ash color as ho fitiitul ‘
in the doorway with the forgotten drinks.
At lost the molurer stopped for breath.
l
, i‘ll“.
' lllllliillllll brnili.
; spl limo.
ll‘i‘ .\'\\t"ll Flirl‘lllllill'd IIUVCH [3'1“ '
li-‘ v' mm tlu- we of IIilHllllll‘u
Swinb s r'l'l‘\'.:fll us be FinIuI there. and Ill
lilo lbs” in! lllv' lErc which llllii mould-{troll 3
at. bl: hour! oil dry limbo lulu suddiu ,
llflllli‘.
:‘I'll‘i‘ llu‘;v liutl i'mlzu lllll) llm ltill cullll»
lrv ti l‘ woman bud been likunilu yawn-semi.
Milt-o slu- Ilflli soon. llllll‘ ilzlyei nib», llll‘
>;il.lii‘~a urcru fili'l'nllt‘il, monkey liU't‘lI
.‘ll‘llnlllllll‘fICLIl yonder. elm brill spurt-d but i;
is I-mi; to be? rightful lorll.
Illl‘lhl with this low-ii odmrl \'.'i‘opnuwoulil
t‘lr'l l‘m juniom torture-z ho lmd endured
sir-v“ they llzt't tho plains.
llr't lli-‘vui'ilcd llrzuwlcls tuni‘kmi him.
:liul ‘io swun- Illl inuil sboulll l‘vl‘lllmso soil
brown arms: i‘l'lllllllI tbo m k fut ll“.
5w- lllllm'i be lying on ilmlml side. In
l-‘fi :ul it” mining to tho right 110 would
l!ll‘l‘ll‘lil~lllf1~lll‘l on tlm left from t'nvl-i' (‘1
bottom. it would lie but on ill‘f‘llll‘lll. thov .
Would izll aurora-rill i'xm pi. tho Alulmunut
(litll. Ili‘ balanced Illl‘ sword czircfully in ‘
ill-i lm'bls. fll‘lI blond lllllli‘l‘ii before his
lye; us lw foul; :t sic}! forward.
(in n hillilli‘ll lm in ll totrmuliliugz so that
ho ibu'cil not trust- his lmlul to strike. lii‘
lll'lllj'lll :ozzzlunl' liwwurm brown nrlus
t‘.i:lt.~lill about his ll('t'li, of tho stl'l roll .
Ill 4 limit were lniil :i:t:iiu--t his, of the eyes
ll..il lml IIlII‘lH'Pil liliu PVI‘Il bul'nru he. ;
b night but“. Hui»; IlIIi country llt‘wllatlll‘tl ,
ll" would tnlzn ltl'l' back to the
plains ogrnlu. .\n lll'i‘llli'llf could huppmi
them us well its burn if ili'i-I-ssnry.
lilll to ll'.i~".i illl‘ trick.
.\b. Vfil-v‘ 'iil" on ill" It‘ll, llllt'l' llIl'.’ What l
sides,
(luv careless .
but! l‘i‘vn hi~ lust llll'lltil‘ ills Ill‘ull‘il llrnlu ‘-
muld only turn ilw inovis over confused 1
13:. Ho could :irrlvo lit lioducislnn. It
was sun-Iv lbo li‘l't i‘l‘ the right?
llo pmyml for u lllil‘fl‘lll to clear his
llo :worn bynll his gfllle .
lui hull not lucntzl follurt n Illtil’lli fluI
woman‘s bmil. Iu thought. lio already felt
till-sword slipping hideously through her
ilt"-ll.
'l‘bo spectators Illfi\"‘lI impatiently, forc-
ing: illl' t'illlllll'i‘l‘ in lll'llilll. bolt—"right. ’
it *llfllllil Tl‘E‘l v. :lli l‘ilt‘.
".r'nbibv, tbla ‘-ll.‘lIl end it." blisniil in
husky tom's. uml ltllt'lll n. tcrrlblu luuzn.
A scrim ut‘ lwort l‘ululcrlng slu'lclts. ilyiun l
liwnv lu groans. was tho innnmlintc ro»
’l‘blswns tho tistilul conclusion of the
pvrl‘ornmilro. but. the sequence was numb
pvcml. "Ibo cover of tho b'u‘liot was
thrown violently buck and tho wmunn
t'l'i‘lill out. totbroiv herself at thoconjnr-
one (will.
"fill. my lord, it wn i in thy heart to slay
thy mlwmblo roi'mnt. Yt-t thou illilst
stay thy lllllliI. My lilo is thlno num-
lllH‘t‘, "
" it was into," liniil tbo conjurcr slowly.
butlmtlltl nothplniii to tho \vmnuu.“
Luruco Marguerite II'lrtl in Short Stories
Warriors Grow l-‘lippntit.
’l'lmtwo old soldiers. who had fought
on oppntlto sides ot the butlln of Mission
lildpv, bud unit by rbubrv mut worn stroll
inn over the butllcurouml ulul ('Xt'IllIllLl'
lot: l-vperlum-w
" l'iils reminds mo." sold the Yank.
«casually llil'lilllzz up u but that luv ut tin
i'tmtnl n Il't‘i‘ and boring :t Ilflli' lblo ltwltl'.
lii= bull“. ".llml l was down bore run-o bu-
fom nmrklm: our mlmwlxx.”
"’J'Iint‘sull right. 'rcspmitlcii thudolimly
"i‘ll. sloopilm to llli'k llpu lruniiiont of
rmlf.‘ iron and almlzibl: bis bonll grimly,
"bill you pluvml a “lull game on ill-ml."
Willirmlpml III)“ of \lri urlrllntl \t’m‘t‘lot‘s
produced it l‘llIllf‘l'll from his hip pvwltnt null ;
both look it ruulid shot at tho “WIDE—”Clll'.‘
"-‘tfllf ’l‘rilmbu. .
3 A Till: or .llaiiotsi'. l
. sbuiic of tho illllleSIli‘lilt‘~' that covered the
f kitchen window and truilozl over an adj-r
. ccntlilacbnsh. lie wusjustcoininnborkto
: totuwn to sell the illncro posture. to a city
‘ gentleman wbowns willing to pay for it
had rent-bed liuiubrlilgc’s .\lill had be bap-
‘ pulled to feel in his pocket and discover
. marrying Julia Pikc, tho hello. of the ("Hill
. niuuity. carrying her off in the teeth of
:xqu Aluminum it was said. bull left the
. country.
gor‘walk, Connecticut.
min a lover’s instetenco no [men ncr
again. “Jane, if you was tree, would you
marry me now?‘l
l Sim replied promptly. “If I was free,
I'd marry you in a minute.”
Slu- stooped. to euros-i the dog that came
up to them.
lions Brown reeled like ndrunken man.
Rune, chagrin and the horror of an awful
secret to be home through life well nigh
stifled him. He slipped softly to the wood
shed and took down his rifle. He was in
that state of uurouscning nnger where
men cannot see or Weigh consequences or
admit cxtcnuutions. Back he crept to the
window. He saw her still bending over
tbcdop. putting his head. Walter stood
over her. devouring her shapely form with
his eager eyes. 'lho flame of madness in
linos' bosom burst into a veritable oonflzr
grutiou. He pointed the rifle barrel at his
rival. ills hand trembled, but he covered
his mark as best he could and pulled the
trigger.
After the Fittilofliml there was a moment
of silence. Loos llstoiicil, having drawn
I‘lll‘k once more under cover of the foliago.
Then come a confused outcry, a man's
curse. n dog’s yrlplug and a woman's
scream. 'I'boii the voice of Jane:
"Uh, he is killed. he is killed! Oh, my
poor dul'llug! lie is killed!”
Enos lirmvii hastily throw the gun away
and dashed at brmkneck speed through
the back yard. leaped the fence, climbed
into his import and lashed his horse into n
gallop. Curses of hate shared his heart
with imnnrs of four. Arriving in the le<
logo bl: tlvd his team and run over to tho
depot. ’lbo train luckily was just whis~
tllug for the station. He boarded it and
went uwny.
l t A i t t I
Fir years later ntrcmbling old innit,
brolron with alcoholic (ll-bunch, clinic into
tho town with a company of hurvcstors.
ills face was disguised by u long growth
of whiskers. and his bout form looked but
little like the straight and military up-
pouraneo that the Enos Brown of other
days bud presumed. (letting; into the place
ltlll iut owning, tho harvesters ilccltlctl to re-
maln over night at the village inn. Bright.
and curly next morning they would push
to the form where their Work luy.
After suppor tho decrepit old lthl sldlctl
up to the landlord. and utter much round-
about conversation observed;
"i used to known fuller in the war that
NitIlI ho was from these ports. ln's see, hilt
nunm was h‘mitb or Jones, orwwbnt was
it flow? Hmnc plnln name or ‘nother."
‘ Uh. yo. moan brown-“Enos Iii-own!"
"You; i guess that was it. In ho llvin
here yet?"
“No: he left suddciit about six years
nun. llocoiue to town one tiny and took
" tlin frltllldillll wn'tl’t never heard of when".
"Did he louvc any flimbly?"
“Nobody but a wife. A couple a year
tilt‘l she out n divorce and married a fuller
by the name of .llrfiblmu."
“Hit!!!” sold lines.
The landlord looked at him now more
intently. Elms slmm‘: from his gaze. llo
wanted to ask more, but feared to betoo
inquisitive. The landlord bud known hint
In the other days mad might recognize
him. although ll» was so changed it was
hardly-possible. ‘
lint. ltwus possible. 'l‘bclundlord pluck~
oil Illltl by the sleeve tmtl drew lilm aside
to where the bystanders could not hear.
Then be bent to I'lnns' car and mild. “Ye
Old fool, ,vo lclllml the tlnwg'”
lnos looked at lllm in stllpcflwtion for n
monwnt out of his lilmred eyes and then
sold, "ta'cislil"wl’rlliilt Crime in New York
Commercial Advertiser.
lino; llrmvn stopped still under tho
the Iklllitl to get tbcdocd, which be lindt'or-
gotten. for n half hour ago ho had started
twice what it was Worth. Only when ho
that be bud come away withoutthls nccos~
nary document.
Perhaps his nbsentmindednuss was ex
cu-‘nblc. .The thoughts that haul been no
cupvlng him were more absorbing than
pleasant. lliq young wife seemed lllll"ll
ill-pressed that niornltlg. lie was old, llIlII
ho was well to do, and he had succeedod in
many rivals more gifted with personal
uburulstliziii himself. chief of which young
wintry was \V'ultur hlv'filuiiic. to whom it
was the common report that Jane bud l‘i‘l‘ll
engaged. but from whom Kilt! hml purtwl
in n lil\‘l‘fn' llllfll‘l‘l‘l. It lull not failed to
rum-ll lfiuns' wire that hiswll'n IllllIllllt'tlllfl'll
Illlll our of spite to tho otbcr. For fl four
weeks their \\'("llli.‘fl life had been happy.
llumors now had it that tho I‘('/
ji.‘i‘l\‘ll suitor bud ri turned, wlmrcnt Julio
“moored to grow gloomy and lilnos dis»
tut-bed.
If his int-dilutions were unpleasant as he
drove away ilowu the dusty routl, they
were decidedly more so when. as be much;
oil tho kitchen window, he heard the voice
of his \vit‘cnml the hated accents of Walter
)li-Hluuw. ilo gasped for breath. nntl the
blood rushed from IIIH {MPG and ell-clued to
flood his tigltntcil licnrt. sotbnt. ho clutched
at his breast, Porting the leaves it little,
be looked through tho window and new
the two standing. Walter in the doorway
leaning against the lamb. looklngut her
with eyes “boss llil'ltllillu could not he
nib-tulmi, and June fumbling llcr dust
v-lotb in her lingers and guzl‘tignttho floor,
IlOl' fol-ot-rlmson. This was what he board:
“You i; now I loved you. and, by George,
[love you yet!“
"0h, Waltor, don’t toll; sol
0d."
”Why did you worry that old skinflintf‘
You nuirrlcd him for money, that's why. " l
"i thought you didn't love me any
"torn."
“Would it have made any difference if
you boil thought I did have you?“
"1»! don‘t know. "
"Just tell me one thing and I’ll noti
cross your path or bother you any more.
llo you love me now? I ain't going to
marry anybody, but I want to know
that."
No answer. Increased confusion, and
still rctldt-r blushes. "Just tell me now»
do you. Juno?”
Hbc looked up to him as If with tides-
pcrote resolution and said: “Yes, I do,
and I never did and never will love any-
boily else. '
llo nllvnm-ntl It stop tnwnrti her, but she
put up her build to ward him off.
“(lo army. now. Walter. Don't. do wlmt
will umko us more mlscrnblc than we nlo
ways must. be anyhow all our lives.“
llo uroutml. i
“We may have to be unhappy,“ elm
ccmlmml, “but vac don‘t have t I do
wromt"
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Norwalk Chronicler