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25th ANNIVERSARY SALE.
Homer}?
“ARK
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th
HE “ONYX" Hose have always afforded
us great satisfaction. as well as our cue-
towers. and therefore. rumpled t‘o‘show
our good will in cooperating with this
“mm Sale. On this day we will offer to
our customers special veiues, ss follows:
FOR WOMEN 9 99
Li'ioln gross Lisle‘snd Silk Lisle. regulati- Ito vetoes. m
E. k‘l‘urc Md smog?“ 92:»: min Oi.” veins. Anniverssry 9
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who.
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- : exulroly
‘ g housohresltor nest door hnd deliborstu
- a91y cut oil the service to servo iii-
; . notorious code. A snipped wire wouit
-do it. A bad men who took curl.
{inst
‘ flu" but“;
9' one ‘
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my Prion are per um am. so. '9 E. .
youhg cute command in: saint
lug?“ "tits toot Mp up: in
m. C quick 'm. It the 011:.
M he waded, to tits,
tried toopso ”some? door lilo
prevented him—thew” be com
. didn't lit. or the door we‘s mud.
' He bositstod e moment so it uni':
M Then ho went d 1
house end tried the side dour, end it
resr door. Neithbr yielded to his t
torts. Evidently determined to on
he went to the root- or the garage i 1
brought forth s lsddor. Placing iii
midst the porch he ascended to ti
root end s moment later had (“Eli
poured through e rear window.
And Marjorie Leno new ell t:.
from the bound. Her mother was aw;
on s visit, the meld was taking h
eiternbon out, and her {other was
‘ hisoilloo. Msrjorie had been rendit
in the little reception hall. when i’
men's footsteps on the porch mi;-
. door sroused her. She looked out ur
saw him.
tensntod for so‘v’crai weeks. Ti
Bteteons hsd gone to Now York on
visit. It was rumored they Woil'
etsy. But their furnishings Moro st
in the house. They were line fur-um
loss, too. he Msrjorio know. And ho:
was .n stronger. in mid-eltorcou
iolonlousiy ondenvorins to enter ii.
donerted homo.
Msrjorie ran back when the ctr-i 1.
get- went round the house. and irom 9
kitchen window hidden behind it.
shade, sow him bring up the lltddti
and enter the window.
'l'he"girl turned note. This wss lb
sort or telony that bed becomt- l“
common. The stunner hsd found thn
the house wusgtmtonented and hr
chosen the most quiet time of the ill!
for his notorious work. No doubt h
was in there. now. picking over iiir'r
, 3 Stetsons choicest trccnir‘ch and r.
looting only the most vslusble (or hi
bundle of loot. . . ~
What should she do?
I
t
ller tether, who had
come home to pigeon Marjorie. tutti
i i tried to call his other: end must.
”Tho ’phone is out of order " t-
told her. "i will cell them up hot.
the odicc sud report it.”
- i .
i, hint-jorle gave another little stun
‘ i
when she remembered this. it wa
probehic that the durlui:
’ chences would know. how to surrouut‘
: ihinlseli with safeguards;
j g The bonus onthc other side of on
9' Lele home wee empty. too. 'l'ho Elm
: ; mots were all swey on u vocation to:
9-Mr. Emmol's vocation. film could
; i give no alarm thcrc. Norwec it prob
solo any outcry she "$th is the
Attract would bur prsctlosl reunitn
She was quite sure thnt the only man
within heerlns distsncs would provt
l
I 2to be that very bed individusl who
evon now prosumsbly was stsmpliur
I .Mrs. Biotoon‘ti hholoest household
9 9 tressuros.
: i hisriorle hesitated sod wrung her
hands. There wssn’t a weapon in the
house not even e stove poker- lime
pokors being unknown in homes hect-
; i Besides. what would so entire no
soul svsii her in the present dllom»
. The men would. presently
I emerge with his bundle of plunder and
hurryswsy. He might go over the
9; hock fence. or the aide lance,
éeorou the roots To pursue him with
firearms seemed out or the donation-
more eupoclslly so there were no lire»
'srlris svsiinhlo. _ 9
E Having no other recourse lisrloric
9 determined to wait. '
one looked st the librsry clock. it ‘
9 tree 4.15. At‘ is o'clock her tether bed
. promised to be home. They Word to
iipg out to dinuor. it the wonder
would beAumcieu'tly delibereie next
9 door it was possible her tether would
ireturn in- time.
. She web sure he would know just
what to do. Her tether wee thst sort
of nun. it she could only cell him-9
end she lookod pathetically st the
useless phone.
There s step sounded on the next
‘ door porch. Ifuriotie ren beck to the
‘hsii The men wee lettinghimselt out
of the Stetson door. .
He cloud the. door carefully sud
crossed the porch. lie wee oerrytug
' somethinr-s hasty ‘sult nus.
As he went down the steps lur-
iorls’s heel-t fluttered wildly. she
mustn‘t let hint set em like this.
She silthsscceecdcorshcrcu
outdo pooch
mt»;
The house next door bed been in .
. With s4 shock she remembered th- -'
~ , the telephone use out or order 9
‘ gum suddenly echoed in do duty'ci
9 . luncheon time.
0'9
9 sound
"Did M ”d” e 9m» that suited
you?"
”I ltdm evident thsl he but his sus-
Willi!» Morin resllud this. all.
m doiuhw wkwerdiy. And yet who
show she couldn’t help
it was didlcuit to
9 believe must he could be so house
blocker. 'l'hen silo reclised that she
:1 never seen s houseborsker bo-
"if you hevon't quits utisiied your
self about the house. will you come
beck and look at this one?” she uld
Then she lustily added, "From tlio
outside."
lie wee looking at her curiously.
Perhaps he thought her queer. She
couldn‘t blame him if he did. llut
if he thought hos queer. he wouldn't
feel suaplcloun.
"I will be glad to oblige you." be
said. "Which lioueo in it?"
She pointod to tho house
which she had just emerged.
“This," she said.
He certainly seemed surprised II
be stored up at the house.
“Do you live here 1'" he asked.
"Yes," she beetiiy showered.
"Wouldn't you like to look st the
porch?“
He hesitated, and aim expected at
my moment to see him take to his
heels.
But, no. he held hie ground.
"Why, you." he said. "it it will
please you. "
lie spoke sootiiingly so it he wont-
sd to quiet her. And on he spoke he
seconded the stops.
She pointed to n their.
"no seated. please." eho said.
He gave her s quick glsnce. end
placing the suit case on the floor oi
the porch. seated himself.
“You m not stone here?” he uid
lnquirinsly, end than was s touch oi
conclude in his tone.
Merjorle wss frightened.
' "Oh, no, no " she cried. "my friends
are very ricer.”
'He’ noddch 9"
"first melee unmet-once." be sold.
Ibo felt .thth did tasks I tiller»
onus. s grout difference to the Lone
ellrcrwerc.
from
to «trike the suit me. and the letter
min gsvc forth its municsl click.
Marjorie wented to cry out, but rc-
strelned herself.
heetily ukod:
"The house? Oh, yes. Why, the
house in well enough. And you say
it is in the morkct?"
he might to it little child.
And she could like no odcuu st
this. At all odds she must hoop Mm
there until halo esrns end he could
be secured.
Throne“ time you come i will show
you the inside.
as the outside. The porch is pleas
not. don't you think?"
lie lookcd about him criticsiiy.
“it seems to be a very good porch
he sold, but his use rested on the
9 girl.
She wee seated on e low chslr close
to the steps-mount; propsnd to
down that commie. s wild elem t
he ottompted shy throatening move.
"Yes," she answered;
better then it lupin."
”lisp! ammo inquired. end title
ironclad his inlet: flow suddenly gen-
9 tie “it you are relstod to the armor”
“l but hie dsughter." .
promptly eduii'tt‘bd F
llc ed impressed.
"And rdou mew-d0 they ieeve
you nlone in the house!"
Hsrjorie flushed.
"No, no " she quickly replied. "Not
mil: plane. There is signs the
’phone. youlkno'w.“ ‘ ‘ _
He nodded. ' ‘
"But just now the 'phone is out of
order."
bierjorie gave e little gasp. Then
he my Hot dark suspicion wee st
once calmed. ‘
"is ltil'i’ehe'f. olkly niul’hiured.
"Yes, "i he. «not “There is e
brook.” thet situate the entire block."
"How drusdtulfii’ cold W6 still
more iheartily. but this would never
do. She must concoct her sgltetioe.
She must hold this reprobste‘s silen-
tion. and was elrsld tint be doubted
her sincerity. At lust h‘c hed s very
singulsr wsy oi looking art her. She
do her best to mete it sound unturei.
"You ere cults cure the sir is not
too chilly for you?" sold the m m
with still more sullcltude.
9‘. Monocle stored.
"i sin very comiortlble." she hosti-
l‘y mired. And then she hushed.
She“ he‘d never Moo ism Wt:-
9 the in on her tics“ “only yours.
. own...” on" you think“ i cut unnotne
tort-bier“
flit. Lettuceelleuinfidyoum
And even es this thought 9
crested her lnlnd. the point oi the .
rockcr in which the men set hepponed 9
“How do you like this house?" she ;
blujorlo inhciod he spoke to her on ‘
"Yes. it is e very good house. too. 1 ..
it is fully so good
"it is eyed 3
Marjorie ‘
must continue" the converutlon sud '
“l wee child.” the men replied.‘
~9 ‘thst utter s lever the stncephcrs._m
colloids ‘ it
lasted" 9 ,
mus sheltsrose. .9,
“on
“I” you well .,W int st
roll sergou."s trib‘: :01 sugb to
‘ m ll t [III C
week short. ‘
' the bee mu did not is 9
"Yoe sold so thing shout d; Isle ‘
6! this house.” rcmbrked be it to
' u oi
_“Oh, yes." libs cried:h ."fi do you
' item“ 9
M00." he replied. "May 1 presume
to uk the owner's reasons for sell-
ing—it is often customery in sdver-
homes. you know."
“Yes,” ssid Marjorie. "They unall-
ly claim it is look of hoelth. don't
they! 0r chsnge oi» business. or
something like that?”
"Something like that." the had nice
replied.
Msrjorie cudgelod her bruins.
”if my father sold this house I
think it would be because he wuntod
the money."
“An excellent rotation." Hold the but!
men. “it is trunk, too, and unan-
swersbio."
“i think it in," cold Marjorie.
sue, living is much higher."
"80 I understand."
"And clothes cost more»: greet
desl more. And help is duster-«wand
not nearly so satisfactory."
"it sounds distouraging.”
“1‘ in 0'
“And your father wunte to sell his
home on this eccmmt'!"
“it is it good meson, len't it!”
lie looked at her in silence.
"i wonder if your toiophonc isn’t.
In working ordcr now i" he said in s
1twilrlous way
i “No, no.” she cried.
‘leveu‘t dud it yet. ”
She wss determined not to give him
.30 chance to escape
"i wish you would investigate" he
'Ield. “i will give you on excuse tor
going into the house. i sci quite
thirsty. any i trouble you tor s gloss
oi wsteri"
She shook hcr heed.
"I dislike to be diccourtoous.” she
sold. "but the ruler is not st oil what
it should be. You may have noticed
.thct prominent physician hsvc so»
out times declsrcd that typhoid lever
:ll directly trsecshle to impure drink-
5‘ lug voter." ‘
lie opened his .yes e littic wider.
"You ectusily refuse me u glean or
iwster?” ho uld. “That seems oxlrnv
iordinnry.”
9 "Perhspe‘ it does." rcplied ."or-
jorle. "but i mum you i sin ectuu.ed
only by the very best motiveu"
And she turtirely sieucrd st the
suspicious suit cue. -
The bed men opened his eyes still
wider.
“l csn‘t help thinking it seems
strange." he sold. -
E And jubt then Marjorie gave estnrt‘
end is wild light suddouiy glonxned in
her soft brown eyee.
i ”or tether wu coming up the
'strect.
"You
“l'm iiure they
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Showstohcd tho bed men nsmw-
ly sud waited his first desperate more.
Her (other come poorer sud nearer
on the porch!
Then a moot unwordinsry thing
heme!“ before Marjorie oouid 1:179
out.
i "Why, hello. Compton." cried her
tether. cordisliy. “ilow ere you?”
And ho hold out. hirbsnd end the bad
then ithooli it. 9
i Marjorie seeped.
dither.
deer flint he lied bought the Stetrun
house next door end is to live there
his mother.
1wblconio. my boy. " lie turned toward
:the door. “Excuse me lost it mo-
,ment. 1 hsve s mosugo to ”phone."
As he diuppocred hisrjoric turned
quickly to the stronger.
:9 ,rl—«l took you for e hotiuobreeker.”
she hosrsely whispered "l sew you
climbing through the window. 1 sew
you brine out that” And she pointed
s‘t the suit use. “You mu hlsmo
spite. E. You comply sated the pelt.”
i . ’l‘he stronger hushed. Now thst
he use no longer s but men ho seem.
wit u very stirsctive yoiith. , ' "
"And i took you for en lrrbsponsl-r
blowin'eutslly week. you knoll. And
9 you certainly plsyod thc role in s lite-
9ilke instinct." .
assume frowned.
9 ‘tht’s in thst suit cue?”
. “moor trunnion. locks end hinges.
rm hkrle‘g them elapsed" 9 9
i 9nd the We tlhkled .inerrlly'
1
Is he rubbed the Witb his loot.
' "Buy. " whicp‘cred rte. » 9
"Well!" 9
tether.”
“About the house?"
9 "About enything.”
“Well l'll think it om. in the
multiple you ere in my trowel-«cud
don‘t {crest it."
‘Tlotiseb'reskeri" she hissed.
mum they both leashed. sud
cellist celeb mww. it. in
Rose.
901“st Plsin Dealer. 9
“No, no.” sold Maw. Mel”!- ‘
”It looks like so attractive reel 9
;-he won emailing the stops. be m
“This is very neighborly." said bet E“
"I suppose Compton told you ~9
And you ore’ very i
. “Don't you dare betrsy me to my ,
“irresponsible," he returned sod
.1 rubbed his heed slid stared recently. 9
mstlli leughlng when Herjorle's
i .s-r‘oniu snoop. Two owners. 99 .
9 ux'rnhvnwu. 9
9 ifty inches- wide,
1 arty inches wide.
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worm lll every sort of weather, at all seasons, and the tailor
works with it admirably. This Special. of two numbers,
has the fabric spotiged and siirtitikctt,.rcuti_\9 for the needle.
i avy blue. tan, Copenhagen blue,
i grey and black.
[A COAUi't‘iA litres (ilitlilri
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NOVELTY SCRIMS. CURTAINS AND BED SETS
“ FOR SUMMER USE.
ii display of mourdingiy tiainix rttiin in iilll.‘ oi the
“NEE St. windows tempts tin "(Hill inittstwtlttcpc
nowgirntshings
$1.00
. -75
orm Serge is the ideal Cloth fur allri'Olll'ill business
Swill ill.
[ti try
Plol Hemstitched Scrims. $r.25. $2.00 and $2.25
Eafied with Cluny Lace, $2.25 to $4.00
9th Cluny end Filet Insertions, $2.00 to $6.00.
Am‘ ian Borders on Scrim, $10.00
New Models in Casement Curtains,
White or Arabian. . .
isBcd Setl of into Strim niih
Unit} or i‘iit't [rm-ix
from $7.00 in $7.50.
9‘ L'tiitoistcry Store, tiiirti amt.
i rn‘t‘iltxs AND TRAVELING BAGS.
9‘ The Main St. t‘l‘ll‘llt‘l‘ wintir'm' itlt‘a of the
latiit‘tv in traveling paraphrruztlin that can obtain at mati-
crate prices
A Wardrobe and Chiffonlc r Trunks. Hat Boxes for men
A and women. Weekend Cases. Suit Cases of Walrus.
A Pigskin and Solo Leather, English Kit Begs, Doc-
E tor’e Begs, Coin Bags, Telescope Cases. etc.
i Special in Black Walrus Graincd Leather Suit Cases.
i I‘tntl‘lii floor.
git us an
Tli’e Sale of Household Necessities, Soaps. Cleaning Pow-
ders. Furniture Polishes anti Housecleaning Helps
of various kinds con tinuee through Mon-
day.
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The Hatch & Bailey Company
.001"! NDRWALK. CONN.
«other trod MiilWork for Everything ’
9Tbldm0o 48.
BEAVER BOARD
its coining reoldly in populsrlty u. s substitute for lath and
. pluter and wellpsper.- it is susceptible of an infinite variety
“of estlstic dsslens tor mils sud ceilings sud permits or s
A wide scope tor individual protestant end taste We are sgents
isnd hoop s lurks soul! on bend.
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For “' SALE
0 Land. Buildings and Equip-v
agent inf thé Concrete Block
Plant at East Norwolk
ill be suld remain: or cost. Among the equipment will be found
EA 50 h. lb notions Willtlueholiso automatic engine. s Worthington
pump, 1 Notional iced “wheeler. shalt hangers. shutting, pul-
l ye. inter i’u‘nk.‘ creole stitch. wire pubic. end. intact. the entire
inuipmcnt Also about dull uur‘e tact” til coucrcic blocks. A
. . prosectetlte oi the «who! lit ho st tho pisut ouch alternoon .
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