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Contracts hare ml! of some 30 or 40 clerks in Ills; land of the sacred codilsh. 4 iflelduis one of the men in height business of the New l-lav Md who has arisen from the New Hampshire side of the river. . low building, it will leave a ‘ih’sliind temporarily. run it would 'iiillllilmmation that II confident- approxlmuly ’1’250 000 Wl not would be thrown on the through the press depart- (“I 1‘30!in Bruno OW like read today in idrdh phys cs react, Weaken the cure n. W times signature Visoa esoh hour 2dr. ”5.. li't‘luil'. \.. . “cause chronic constipation. OAPTMN was outer Vlflmfl'v. Captain Thomas Hunt was acting in the absence of .W“ :Chief Thomas Motherland, who is in dis ribbon with 's fringe may he Bridgdport with 'otllsrs interested in. 't by the yard in many colors. it the continuation of the. bath hosts. one, (slots operate easily. tons ll. ours constipation. Wren!» so: then m. um“ ”'Wd‘y smart ids trimming. 'ro cuss A cow m ONI o s Th laid. Drpgglsls refund mood» illit insis'l'tu GENERAL ROAD SOON TO BEGIN MILLION As soon as final rights of way are ucqulred the contracts will be let for the, new link of the Boston it Maine ittilsld. the 8900”“ "0'81“ agent railroad between South Windsor and The cost oi the work'wiil be about one million ~ been given ll” “3‘0 out in“ MI“ Kent» and pork begun upon the lower link oi’ the same line between South Ver- non and llraltloboro. VIL. a distance} of about ten miles. mainly upon the The line will be constructed imme. distoly for a single track and remote- ly for a double track. The cost for the ten miles. including bridges until the entrance into Brattleboro will be ‘ osmo om ills odds of the hill and looked down the long stretch of dusty highway. its was not an at- trsotivs follow. llisalothasWersoldl it" 1 know it. ”hot you'll that ll basin of "is! ~ and s in immuni- IIout a great at loamy looks. I'm 113qu. I can rash- gym: handy. Just. give no a matt ‘am." its looked "mi "Y ’mhslp. 1 HI 0. boy It’s it“ 't as lends about haret‘rvd squiloaplsics.“ Ho] suddenly smiled. "l have one racon- Ills-W. " he sold. know of a better. ” “th is your ttd'commeadationf“ V"Aa' l don't and tattered and his use was grimy. or woman asked. i no hesitated a Hunt and than ploddod lion. looking quickly to the right and loft _ from time to time, as it he expected to see something unpleasant. lie was plodding along at a steady pace when he was startled by a voice. ‘ Wilbur?" the woman asked the child. i was the word "Hello, mister man?" it said. The man recalled a little at the. swsred. (resting, and his keen. searched the roadside. Then he saw the speaker. it was a child perched on a gate post. a tilin- (scod boy with yellow hair and big brown eyes. . "Hello.” said the man. i His voice was harsh, his tone im- patient. "1 saw you first," said the boy. "Did you?" said the man. The boy smiled. "What_are you so mad about," he nixed. i The man came a little nearer. 3 “Why do you think its mud?" ‘ "It's something in your voice." the “it seems to soy 'l'm on EI'BY eyes boy replied. mad at everything and everybody. The man drew a long breath. “You're a clever little fellow." he said. and his voice seemed to soften. "But then, you see. i'm an exception." ' "You're a what?" V "An exception. People never get mad at me. no they never laugh at me either. ’l‘hey’ ro always too sorry i to laugh. " The man stared at him. "Why are they, sorry f” “Because l‘m lama. It’s my hip. :you know. it slips out. You‘ll see. There was a great doctor here once. 2He came over with some folks from ~gills Ridge in a chad-choc car. ”3' he saw me. An‘ he says that boy could be cured if he wont to the hospital in l the big city an' was opwratod on an‘ lmy grandma said 'How much would i it cost?‘ sn‘ the doctor said ‘F‘ivo hun- dred dollars.‘ That's a great dedl of ‘ money, ain‘t it?" “it‘s quite a hunch." said the man. "it's a pent deal more than my :mnrlms's got." said the boy. "llut , she's savin' an' maybe sometime aha ii Ihave enough " . The ‘mnn nodded and leaning V against the fence took off his battered ‘soft hat. "How old are you. son?” he asked. “You have nice hair," raid the boy. “An' bright eyes. i think you'd look pretty good if you was washed up. How old are l? l’m justtwolvs. You have got a queer little soils high. up there on your forehead. haren't your." The man suddenly put on his hat. Then he laughed. "i wonder if you can tell me. where I can get a drink, Mr. flhsrpeyss?" he asked. “1'” show you." said the boy. “The well is up by the. house. it's very than water. The pnraou said so when he was here last Work. You'll have to aim me down. Grandma puts me up l'here. an' when she. thinks l'ln tired she comes and takes me dowu. I'm not very heavy." He was very light, as the man found when he gently lifted him from the post and placed him on the ground. ,. "My crutch. " said the boy. "on“ my (lane. " The man handed him the crutch i i the gate. and wntched him as hol .awung himself forward. a brave but. pltinble little figure. “See here." said the man suddenly. "l-wl think l‘d like to carry you. Can you trust me?" The boy looked around and smiled. ,"Of course i can. i can trust you all right. You're strong and you‘re gen- tle. No matter what happened you wouldn't drop me." The man drew a quick breath as he gathered tho little figure in his arms and carefully raised it. The house was some distance back from the highway and when they ‘ reached it the than carefully put this boy down on the broad old fashiupod porch. "There‘s the well an' the dipper " said the child. "An’ you can drink your fill without money an' without price. That's what the person said. He's always sayin' funnythings. You don't know him, do you?" The man shook his head as he wound up the chain that held the bucket. Presently the water gushed forth and he drunk eagerly. “That's very good water " he said. . “You didn’t praise it any too highly.” ;- He looked around and caught aighw a woman‘stsndlng in the doorway. He quickly V.pullsd of: his hat. was a woman past middle age, a seri- ous woman Who looked at hiiu, hedon- oied. in a disapproving way. “i has your pardon, ma’sm. for trespassing.” ho said. "but the lad heretold mo 1 could have a much wished for drink " (“You are welcome to the water." the woman said. . - "Without moody an lilitluuu prico.‘ tbs boy chanted. ‘ . . " ‘Hus‘h Willi ~ The man mated his list iii his hands. “I’m s little dorm on my luck. money“ he said. “an' im in need of work badly. Couldn't you and also. aim for me to do for a few days!” r "We do not encourage wander-on" slid the homo. "it isn'tssfs. Boots «of my neighbors have been sadly liltv posed upon: Your appearance is not kill your tsvor.“ . . She ‘ i i 9 He had moved about until in When he walked he brought the figure of the lame child stooped a little. and he had a way of Vlloiwson them. ‘Now he pointed to the lad. "Hero. is my recommendation." llO' soly said. ' i lo"Do you want this man to stay hers, “Yes. yes." the boy. eagerly at»; “Mt him stay. grandma." 1 The woman gave the man a quick ' look. land tenets.“ .sho said. i iv . where you‘re goin' to sleep, you know. . :I can walk it you don't want to carry . his pocket and spread it .V midst of friends. Th0 WV ,lnolsd " who knew the world “WM. 1 ‘ to penetrate. And the map loved kill . and above all tor the portend trust the "i will bring you a basin. and soap ‘3 She looked’ back from the doorway. “You will have to sleep in the burn." she added. i "Trust me to sloop soundiy,’ hai called after her. ; “I'm glad you’re going to stay," said the child. “You on me will be! this friends." ' l "i hope so.” said tho man. The wash in the hand basin affect- ed a quick change for the better in the man's appearance a change that, the woman viewed with approval. "That's pretty good water." laughed ,‘ the child "it‘s inst as good outside ‘ as 'tis inside~ouiy on the outside you ‘ don’t get so thirsty." The man laughed "You may call me Johnson." ha ; said to the woman. "‘l‘hot‘s as good a name as any and easy to remember." “Very well." the woman answered. "And now you may look around and see what you can plan to do." "Yes," said the man. "i cant promise to pay you until I make up my mind what you are worth." "That suits me." said the man. “(lrmdma can't pay you much, you i know." said the child. f"causo she's savin' up for the oppymtion.” The woman looked at the man. “You know about this?" she said. ”Yea." ‘ho answwcd. “The lad told me.“ The wamsn drew a quick breath. i “The doctor‘was sure he could he i helped.” she said. Then she quickly added. “It seems a pity he should have to go through life like that.” “Yes." said the man very softly. The boy smiled up at the worn“. and she smiled bnt‘k--~0 beautiful smile that seomodto thaw tho seriouw ness of her care worn face. Then; she turned abruptly and went into the house. “i don't know why It is." said the child redoctivoly. “but it alwan , seams to make srsndma sort of spiffy when she talks about me. You no- ticed it. didn’t you?" “Yes." said the man, "I noticed If.” "She’s a very good woman.“ said the lad. “When your mother's died and your father's dead, there's noth- ing like having the right kind of grandma. That's right, ain't it?" "That's right." said the man vary gravely. "And now." cried the boy. "let's go out and take a look at the barn. That’s use.“ I The man laughed. "l wont to carry you, of course,” he said. “Suppose we leave the crutch and 1 the can here." said the child. "Youi might want to carry me back " , And the woman. hidden behind a? and cane they were leaning against window curtain. notched the strangew Ridge, burglar with a long list of ly assorted pair with on approving smile That night When the place was quite still the man stood in the door- way of the old barn and looked up at the sky. The. moon suddenly came from. behind a fluifylnass of cloud and cast a flood of radiance over the gap don. The man drew a folded paper from I out and;‘ stared at it. At the top of the sheet in large type was the word "RE- WARD." The man glanced at. it. chuckled softly. and carefully folding it again. replaced it ill his vast. Then he drew from an inner pocket is shill- in: revolver. its saw that it was in perfect condition pod slipped it into his side coat pocket. "Good place to hide." he mutterod as he looked around. “i cam stay her. a couple of weeks. anyway. They'll get me some time.but 1'“ give 'om a lively hunt for it." He laughed again and than his face suddenly soft- cued. “That‘s s queer little kid." he muttered. "Too bad he's a cripple." The woman had no fault to and with the man's work. its “totality iodo and did it in a handy way and with a cheerful spirit. its out wood. he cleared up the garden. he painted the old barn. “You mustn't work too hard.” tho woman said to lulu one day.. “Don‘t you worry about ins." he an- swsrod in his cheery In". “This is my vacation time." .. . , The boy and the that became the Wmthsmuulodsmribi'hoing world to which he could mm hops boy tor his fro-hoods. his mums. lad rspossd in The man filth the woman shmlt the boy; Her ruins hold fast had said. she was saying liar little strains. penny 'w _ vltdd‘uu J eventful trill” go . ‘ ’ . ‘ it View . 4' 4 are sure to hunt me down, ihsd much of a chance in the world. ’ chance now." . ing farmer to mail and the man went ’two men alighted. The man was on ‘ths lookout for them. He stopped to the house. "Come." he said to the woman. "I ; her hands. 'thn sheet of paper in the woman's question: . ..“Novr children after the farmer . ,. has made all the butter and cheese ‘ . Issuer ssa‘hp.‘i said the man. “rd gladly give it to help ileuhild. Oritlhdel'dM it from them. But Pin a wooden-or. ms‘aln, and every man‘s hand is against me." Ha suddenly NM “And there‘s the nation ot maple» 0MmlathsiittlssM.”hsde 0|! abruptly “that away. . as had attaoks of melancholy from time to time. when he world hide away, .am from the hay. ..Ila helps. that evening as he stood in the barn doorway looking up at the darkened 01'»!- “!‘m tired of it all," he muttered. “What. chance is there for me? They i may have td run again at any moment." He drew the little handhlll from his pocket and stared at tho,ono word that was visible in the darkness. It "REWARD!” Ho crumpled it in his hand. “Stephen Ridge." he slowly said. "you've never You’ve never even had the chance to show that there was some good in you after all. You've got such a The next morning he was about his work whistling in his cheery way. Presently he asked the norms for pets and ink and Qapor. "Are you going to write home?" she asked. lie suddenly laughed. ”To the only home i know." he an- arrested. The boy gave the letter to a pass- about‘his work in his usual urns fash- ion. lie was even more cheerful than usual With the sending of the letter a load had been lifted from his mind. Two days later, in the morning. a light wagon stopped at the gate and want you to meet some friends of mine. Hush where is the boy?" “lie is in tho parlor reading." "Don‘t let him hear you. Come." She followed him wondering. “Here." he said. "take this." And he hastily thrust the hundhlll into "You will show it when I call for it." The men were coming through the gateway At the right of the man with the woman they both started and sprang torward. The man held up his hand. "it's all right. Jim Raynor.” he called. “l'm cornered. i give up." “Awfully glad to see you. site"s.“ said the man he had called Raynor. “No 'possum tricks." lie advanced warily as he spoke. "I tell you, i give up. Jim," the man replied. "She wrote to you. didn't aha?" And he nodded towards the "Recognized me by the handhill there, no doubt." And he pointed to grasp. "lloward's dildo, ain't it!" “Yes, Stove." _”And hhe gets it?" “Yes. Steve." The woman had been staring con- fusadly from one to another. Now she tried to speak. The man held up his hand. "Excuse me. ma'am." he said. "I want to have a word in private with my friends here." And he stopped a little aside with the man called ltay- nor. “As a mark of good faith, Jim." he murmured and slipped the loaded re- volver into his hand. They talked earnestly for several; minutes. and thou rejoined the worn- an. "Madam" said tho man called Ray- 'nor. "l urn the warden of the Eastern penitentiary. This man is Stephen crimes to his discredit and a twenty- year sentence before him. Six weeks ago he escaped from us and has elud- ed pursuit until now. i want to any that the reward for the information that has led to his capture is 8500, which belongs to you. i will personal. 1 ly see that the warrant for the reward is placed‘iu your hands. Jim here." and he gently touched the man on the shoulder. “says you will know what to do with the money " The woman tried to spook. but the man again interrupted her. ”"8” goodby to the little chap for "he quickly said. “i wish him the host of luck! And he waved his hand cheei-ily as he moved away with the two men. The woman was crying.«~W. R. Rose. in Cleveland Plain Dealer. ”my.“ Iovins information. A teacher was giving a “Lesson on ,, the Cow.'f She was trying to impress on their young minds the various uses of milk. Butter. ohd'sae. ate. had ‘ ‘ been dimmed of. and she wanted some bright child to tell how the tan mol- gave the surplus with to the plus. Wing up to this. she asked the he soda and usss what milk he wants for his family, what does he do with the milk that remains!" "Dead silence followed for a mo-' most. and than one little hand waved Motion”. . rs. teacher smiled and said "Well, mayo . . "a. pours,“ back into the cornV PM my. unnum- Loses. will“: answered young ms Tortilla. ‘ "l slum moot. Email the other [W " summit 'M your husband play cards tor ' moneylm "Judging ”from practical re» ‘ Establillnb "52'. COUCH HAMMOCKS.‘READY. It is suillcthillg worthy of made. chains, has a spring llt'tl scat. way, has nu wimdeu out. Modern“: in price. note that llunm' lt is suspended by most t‘lllllinriahlo cvcry items to break, no ropes to wear A (ouch Hammock is one \Ulllllltlal joy to its pos- sensor, for tiny or night it is in use. and tile newt (mos alt. made Villll all kind» of cullwllitnt :lppliullt‘ts. “incl shields, pillow and back rests, thick soft mattresses, ' and canvas pockets at the end for books, llluguzillcs. or other articles. Come and see the latest inventions. I ll ulullluck Section, lower filmr. DEMONSTRATION OF ALUMINUM WARE. Remember, Madame Housekeeper. that when you buy Aluminum. that you are buying for a generation of cooks. It is t'collollly... Lip Sauccpnns. half-quarts t1) 5 quul'ls. (Ain't-rod Snuccpans, one to (i quurls Preserving Kettles, four to l4 qnnm (liven-d Kettles, one to 8 quarts, T‘cakcti‘ics. cast and sheet metal. Double Builcrs,onc to 3 quuls. ihlurlcss Cook l‘ois, Griddles, round and oblong. 4o sis and up. 65 cts and up. Sam and up 65 sis and up. $3.00 and up. $1.40 and up. $4.50 and up. $2.25 A complete line of Bread and Cake Pans. Jelly Cake Pans. Biscuit and Muffin Pans, Covered and Open Roasting Pans. Cups. Funnels. Dippcrs, Ladies. Tea Stecpers. etc. Special Offering This Week. Set of Three Articles— Prcscrvc Kettle, two and one-hull quart Lip Sauccpan, quart size $1.10 Shallow Stcwpall. quart and ullc—llllli lit-r sci. Waffle Irons that can b: usul on coal or gas slaves. $2.50. Relllculllcr that u griddle of .\illlllilluln times not have to lie greased. therefore when cakes are linked the kilt‘ilen its not filled with smoke. (fume and are the (lt‘lllolh‘ll‘allilli. LONG KIMONO S. CLEARANCE. Persian Cotton Challis, tit-siralrl ‘ at $1.00 and $2.00 $2.25 and $2.75 Cotton Crepes in light him. in a variety of designs. very pleasing: $2.;5 to $3.75. $1.50 it) close Hill, Blue and Lavender Crepes. plain colors only. 31.50. L llllcrwcur section. CORSETS. SPECIAL! J. B. Corsets. newest model, quality of material as lllC‘ regular cmioriugs. were pink, tall and grccll. \vrrc formerly second floor. 98 CTS. made of lllt' sumo $.50 L‘tll'sci. Moliilull low bust. long skirt and four hour: supporters. 980m. Do not miss the Special Sale of Embroidcrics. ' ..- 'hnsc values must. be seen to_he thoroughly appreciated. . 9%....L...“ .... .... .. "...... ...__-._..-..._.z=".._.‘€!':‘_" ‘\‘ \O \V‘ .. \ U 11.1-1'1 .1 '4)“, \-\‘N‘\‘ ‘\.\U 'rfl‘~.\. .U.U,¢ av U- 3 Union Suits We are showing extensive known makes including the “Mel-ode," “Berkshire." and well 'eretwood Mills" and lines of popular There are cotton. Hale and miss ribbed gar. meats in practically every style. Weight, shape and quality that can he desired. They are all perfect biting and made to give good We Prices 5th: to 02.50 per garment Specral far This Week Women's Regular oilc Union Suits at 39¢ each; 3 for 01.00 The N s. RYAN Co. - as wsslimorpit on. , ' to one _1lib5001-lfl rash ...... ., the lad could be our ”mg-M boy a: is t“. «...».— “Washington BOOTH NORWALK Connecticut . sends out the most satisfactory touch Hammock, yet ‘ Yes, a factory ill i.')lll 0“” state has the of making the best in the lllill'kt'l. “‘.“.““ U U/U, U ‘~ .‘y‘Aj-K‘usk‘x‘x‘x‘x ‘\,‘\ (The E ill. Titan 01an Gills B. ill distill (Emulation. .U/UlU/U‘IU,'U,U.U,-,.-.’ '
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