Norwalk Chronicler

Evening sentinel, Wednesday, August 6, 1924 · page 5

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.... Tresrv'limz, renowned
'nwffi on the Spanish
-—n.‘hrd to Rosamund

' ‘..,‘ :hn marriagoioop-

£_ , 131-«mmd's brother, Pe-

-‘ win-111‘?!) insults Peter

4 .. . .- Oiirrr to threaten
-~ 1‘ e1-larn 0131-01": young
or. [111,-er kills Peter in

» “race-rd quarrel over a

, , rcrnn falls on Oliver.

1 , ~ ward brlim'es him guilty

- “-11 '41 ”71711171 the trod
nu! lrmiing from the

' .1’"‘"11'r‘.1/. Feeling bound

Oliver can do

his innocence.
11-, _’ll.'=llf‘('8 and asks

. no a riommc'nt attest-

' ”117‘ hr brars on his

nf recent wound;

‘i-r trail of blood,

1 M of rho murderer, 1'91-
1v‘12‘171‘rr.1l‘(18 not his.

{w takes away to
~11 imiil Y’E‘f‘dt‘d. ’

v .‘"""T Lionel learns
-— lmmh. a pirate sea

511511 is lying in tho

- 7‘ 1;, qm-r'n has been pe~
~ vrqwrl the justices to

(ii—whirl; they

. ‘, rrr‘usrd to do—and

simuld Oliver clear
'11 wupliration would
mmnh‘me, goes to
:1le Mr proof of his

I71‘r, but she re-

..,_ Lionel tells him

‘ 1 ’lu‘ qm'cn.

'.'11‘rl.

_. .,...,.a,vt—g

,., on '1,“

l"I‘

’ .4‘. VI (continued)
.11 a blustering day
'nzmd him again at
“n at Pcnycllmwick in
' of Jasper hrigh. A
. 1w";rred to him. as the
A-w possible. Last
had muttered
11' coins: to Killigrew

 

1.,-

1'1 or

‘. “1119's
rmr'lvo him. Through
‘A would reach her. he
:11 lte would yet see her
ms: fraying his pardon
" he she had done him.
. she had shown him.
wi that Killigrew was
:1 homo just then, but

“ed to return by Eas—

l~t.uster there was but a
refore he had little time

. little time in which

":10 project that had
his mind. He (fused

_. ._ 51...: by arrangement with Pint National Picture
_,, . .- «:- the screen version produced by Frank Lloyd P33:
. :— -. ”:11. Milton sun. In the on. role.

pyfightod by Boughcon leflin Comm

since Rosamund ,

\

alert inquiry in that glance. Mu- i
let Lionel got up suddenly. '

"lot on take o turn outsiders:
tain" said 110..
The captain's em narrowed.
Ho scented business. There was
something My odd about um '
young genUcmun‘s instinct-.130 i
toned on the remains of his 886k. 3
slapped down the pot cud rose. , 1

"Your servant. Master Troo- '
silian,” said he. !

Outside our gentleman untether— ?
61! his horse from the iron ring to i
which he had tttachod the bridle:
leading his horse he turned seas
ward and strode down the road ’
that wound along the estuary to«
ward Smithlck.

A sharp breeze from the north
was whipping the water into white
peaks of foam; the sky was of a
hard brightness and the sun shone
brilliantly. The tide who running 1
out. and the rock in the very neck i

 

of the haven was thrusting its
black crest above the water. A I
cable's length this side of it rode
the black hull and naked spars of

Lionel stepped along in silence.
very gloomy and pensive. hesitat-
ing even now. And the crafty
mariner roading’this hesitation and
anxious to conquer it for the sake
of such profit as he conceived

=New York Times reports.

‘ forts and camp:
2‘ state
. utod. lead to scores of. points of his—
,to the Highlands will find the plea-
; Much
,l'oint had boon explored and relics

‘ collected

Iliave not been visited in a century

‘und :1 half. The location of several
of tho, so—cnlled "lost, villages“ or
camps of the Revolution is still in

, lion
matioally carried on recently by the
the Swallow—Captain Leigh's ship. ‘.

might lie in the proposal which he ,

mented. paved the way for him at
last.

matter to propose to me," said he
slyly. "Out with it. air. for there
never was a man more ready to
serve you."

“The fact is," said Lionel. watch-
ing the other's face with a sidelong
glance. "I am in a difficult position.
Mastx‘ Leigh."

“l‘va been in a many." laughed
the captain. "but never yet in one
through which I could not win.
Strip forth your own. and haply I
can do as much for you as I am
wont 10110 for myself."

"Why. it is this wise." said the
other. “My brother will assuredly

hang as you have said if he hides

 

‘ conceiving it. but hold
all tho strnnzth of a

.‘T‘.

~ ho came to sit face to,
Jasper Leigh in that lit-'
"1r with the.1=1.:r11bhed ta~$
. 11 (Ir-.11 between them. he'
r-nuraze to sot his pro-‘

“l'thlnk that ye'll have some E

1, 51:110.

LINE OF DEFENSE 0F HUDSON RIVER

Bear (Mountain Bridge. now being
swung across the Hudson River at
the entrance to the Highlands, will
give access to historic regions that
have remained virtually undisturbed
since the days of the Revolution. the

I
On the
west bank the bridge tower rise-s
from the ruins of. Fort Clinton. Atop
the surrounding mountains may be
found the ruins of Revolutionary
in I. remarkable
of preservation. From the
driveway many paths. easily negoti-

toric interest. The great stream of
motor traffic attracted by this route

sure of the trip greatly enhanced by
familiarity with this famous valley.
of the region remain: to be
1xplorcd.

l‘ntil the lust few years surpris-
inzlv'little was known of this region.
S111 oral of the old forts about “’cst

and prescrvcd by sympa-
thetic hands. Some of the more in—
accessible mountain tops. how'evor.

doubt. though the work of investiga-
:1nd discovory has been syste-t

Field Exploration Committee of the
Now York Historical Society.

Marks Defense Line

The new bridge. by a curious
rhunco‘. marks the exact line of the
American defense at the southern
entrance to the Highlands it is not
prvncrally knmvn that a stout iron
11min was carried across the river at
this point to kr‘cp back the British
ships. .\ sccomi chain. more famil-
iar to students, guarded the Hudson
at “'vnt Point. linking it with Con-
stitution Island. Several links of this
1liain are preserved in various his—
torical museums.

The Highlands naturally play-“d a.
s‘irrinz pnrt'in tho ltovolutinn. Since
the British forcos occupied New
York and the northern region of the
this section of the liudsnn was
:1. valuable strategic point. Could the

British have kept the- Hudson open
and maintained easy communication
‘h1 tween their forcrs. tho wnr might
have ended dit‘fr‘rcnily. The fact was
:ny-prcciatml by “'nshingtnn and hiu
f military advisors. who made every or
q fort to convert .1 rugsz

might say that the I‘mvolu-
lion hogan. as it emlcd. in the High-
lz1r11is of the Hudson. In May. 1775.
\Vnshinxton was appointod ono of n

Uno

of the Hudson
j'i'hr‘ first work
'tiflcullons \vero commvnccd on (ion-
slituiion Island. at the northern ox—
trcmity of the Highlands. Here a
chain “(is carrinl across tho river to
guard the northern entrance.

To this day several of the timbers
that hold the
ho. :1 on at the ‘1 .111 r": 11130. At the
dose of the Revolution most of the
chain was sold as junk. The boat
used to carry it to the. nearost iron

rher in. this region.
of constructing

‘1 mit.

narrow an- i
. ivy into the strungvst citadel in (hog
'1-1.11ntry. 1 rviic disco1crcd on the

$511119 are buttons

committee to r1 port on tho dofonsoi
f Investigators have found clues to
i‘or- .

Chain in position {unv-

 

 

 

min: on either side of the river. In
all there were upward of a. score
of forts. The mountains are for the
most part steep and precipitous. cud
the soldiers who laboriously carried
the stone for the fort: to the moon-
tain tops must have had a hard time
of it. Many of the path: used by
them may still be clearly traced. Up
these steep paths were also carried
cannon used for defense. Ammuni-
tion and 1001110: the gel-risen: were
carried over the lame trails. The
old records show that com were
pushed and. dragged up the moun-
tain! The cows never returned. for
they wero killed and eaten by the
soldiers.
The Fbrta of “’est Point.

The most accessible of these. old
fort: will be found on the military
reservation at \Veat' Point. Here the
trails have been widened 1nd in
many places graded. so that the
pedestrian: can reach the fort- with
little trouble. Thq views from the
mountain topl alone will,ropay one
for the climb. The forts atop the
higher and steeper mountainl on:
only be reached by stiff climbing.
In some places the mountain tops
Wore so sleep. and the summit; so
pointed. that foundations for tho
lorls had to be built Mlow the ac-
tual peaks and carried to the sum-
“: is believed that Anthony's
Nose, which looks directly down
upon the Bear Mountain bridge,
“as fortified, but the fact has not
yet been proved. The summit still
affords an'interestlng field for ex-
ploration.

During tho greater part of the
Revolution the American Army
station in the. Highlands com-
prised regiments from all the New
England States, and from New
York, Pennsylvania. and the Caro-
linus. The rugged, Jonoly \allcy must
have presented a. very busy scene.
Hundreds of the hut: or shelten
used by the soldiers are still in ex-
istence. They invariably include a
rude fireplace built of stone. The
hunks were built on either side of
the fire, and the structure was cov—
ered with timbers or perhaps only
the old uniforms of the soldiers.

The woodwork has long simc dis1
appeared, but the iircplncvs. when
unearthed. show little change.
About them are found the cooking
utensils, and many camp relics,
making it possible to visualize the
life of the soldiers. In some of the
camps continuous streets of these
huts may be traced. The commonest
old camp
from uniforms.
Since those bear the regimental
numbers they make it possible to
toll exactly what trumps were quar-
lcrcd in the camp.

camp sit-is by consulting official
records or ioltcrs written by Imo-
lutionary soldiers. It is learned. for
instance. that a camp stood near
a stream, or between two moun-
inins, on a particular road. or!“ a
certain distance from the Hudson
ltiv 1.-r. 'l‘hc archeologists thereupon
dig and sift the earth at various
points. in hope of finding buttons of'
camp relics that will identify it. In
this “a; the soldier's camps known
as llcmpstcad Huts. (Jump Robin-

 

foundry in 1‘? S": was latcriiod up he-
siulc r1 wharf at Cold Spring. and
here its hull still lies.

sun's Farm and Connecticut village
have hecn definitely located. Sev-

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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Entrance on Main St., Fairfield Ave., Cannon St.

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Fur fashions featured
these August days

, Short coat, long coat, sport coat—the most stunning models oft:
every type of fur gamient are now on display 1n our show rooms for. -
lthe most reasonable of prices. ""

The styles are the newest and the pelts the finest that can be ob-‘-..
tained. The exquisite linings complete their charm.

Fur coats of l Short models
rare beauty or sport coats

Sealine coats 48 inches long with bro’ca'cie linings Especially desirable for the young miss or for Sport
for only $75. 4

 

wear. included are notable models' in many odd combi-
slee Eggigcoats 50“ S‘lky pelts deep collar and bell nations that show the artistic skill of the furricr. 50mg:
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of fliese models can not be duplicated at near the prices

Sealine coats of excellence in extra sizes with dbep
they are now marked.

collar and bell sleeves $115.
3 Sealine coats with deep collars of V'atka squirrel
150.
Sealine coats with full ripple and déep collar and
cuffs of Viaika squirrel $180.
Sealine coats with deep skunk collars and cuffs $175.
Sealine coats full flare with deep squirrel collar and
the new leg of mutton sleeve with squirrel set an tufl’s

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'l‘ho lwst prescnml choluiionnry'crul other (amps such as Putnams.
ruins in the Highlands are the, 01116 New Boston and Soldiers Fortune,

‘ foil-11 built at the. summit: of moun- 1 have no fir eluded the searchers.

METROPOLIS FERTILE FIELD FOR°
; CULTIVATION 0F SUPERSTITIUNS

They drank sherry;
hood with brandy by
instead of the
wary mulled ale. Yet
3“ had consumed best
11.:1: of it did Lionel fee-l
xr'nncd m broachin: his
Easiness. Through his
"1:1"! the words his broth-
. some time ago when

- 17"." of Jasper Leigh had

Saline coats 30 inches long with wide collars and
hell sleeves $50 and $75.

Muskrat coats with border and deep collars,
incl! coat $115.

Beaverette coats (coney skin sheared and pulled and
dyed 13811 er color) makes a handsome coat 30 inches»
long $85. - 1

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“Master Lionel nodded. nervous-
ly fingering the jewel in his ear."

 

 

 

~~11~nn them—“a desper- . . ' . . ~ .

_ . _ , 111 b - "(me of the advantage! or 11»- , . . __ , _ 561111116 coats soft and Silk with dc: mick collar

; :-,;“;,‘.°;,§:;’,§“§tfi; 2112 “13mm? 5:15:11: 11.: £3: modorn city." says the man .1110. ,if:”,‘,j,:;:‘,‘,’, 0:2”; ::::e‘:,°q,:f,:i 3195 y P Splendid coat 30 inches long' is of South American.
. , .. .. _ h has a turn for gathering useless in- , ' 2 ' '

1.57.1." 3111:0111. J r 2.3".‘.2$.$“.‘.‘§2.’.‘i‘35.;23'; ; formation. .1... 1...... mum... 0.....- grijglggmfgflmfig‘gmbflcfa"; "fig; All of the above are 48 inches long —- the popular Cat —-resembles the leoperd — made with deep nutria'
1“ 1.30;,10331-5 fig, it hanged. "rig o horrible thing to ’°°k“dI“Y {““‘;’°’;‘; :r‘m:::;;tfuz; housc (and let me advise you never length. collar $130. ‘ . ‘
_- 111111141 moucv——-the have happen.” -“‘m" : r" or 0 “ ‘ ‘ ‘ , to do 11:) tolling fortune: by 1m Hudson sea] C0315 Of unusual beau Willi dee Col- ,
' ' n - ti .1; f1 r the supexstitmus tho ..,, _ Q 2.
1.3-. flared at Lionel‘s "indeed. indeed! the sailor 1:131:1- 2f [he renewing accou .t in 10.1. s and such things, sleeping on ty _p Silver mu krat another Odd but beautiful coat I:

lar anal ends of Viatka squirrel $235.
$3 Hudson seal coats with deep skunk collars and cuffs
95.
Hudson seal coats with deep viatka squirrel collar

wedding cake: black cats. picking up
pins and letting a. post separate com-
panions. The nature beliefs were
way down; moon over shoulder.
load of hay. groundhog. but even be-

 
 

made from the bellies of the skins, has deep nutria cok
lar and cuffs $100.1

There are other short coats of uhusiidi beauty. A1-

agroed encouragingly.

 

' ‘ws lxzilfbrothcr's open-

} And this money
t ‘11“ for Olivers utter
rilrsl‘r". ,himsclf for a

.. the New York 'Jimes explains.
I would awn-a“ him from this. "It is “rang to assocmtc suporsti-

pursued Lionel, and 3t the some .‘tions “lth backwardncss in civiliza-
time cursed the foul fiend that lilon. llf you look carefully, and

1 Tiplihle hound; he prompted him such specious words : know what to look for. you will ob- ' g . i _ .
r. -;t fiend that whisper— to cloak his villainy. "l w‘onld :zb- ' gnu-e as much superstition in Man- 30:13:}? :iiheinin3312bgrig2lagsi}: and 0.135 $315. ‘ most CVBT) sort of popular fur is insludefi The pa?“ ‘f
1: ms unto his mind: strut him from 4‘ “d 7“ “5 mm as m Pmsoma- 1!" "0‘ three 11.21.13 ‘xrom one match. Marmot coats of Splendid rplecmg and matching

will p101 1: popular, too.

speaking about merely such customs
as the one that litters the sidewalks
“1th rice when there's a. wedding
nor am I arguing that those critics
are right “ho see in present modes
nothing more than new versions of
old taboos. I mean just plain. or-
dinary everyday things. like cross-
ing your fingers and walking under
a ladder.

"The city lacks many time-honor-
ed facilities in such matters. It is
difficult to find a horseshoe (though
old tires are not so rare: perhaps
in time the belief will get transfer-
red;) and you'll have to count a
long while to get the right number
of white horse: and red-headed girls
and as for holy wells, they aren‘t
to be found at all.

Stress of City Life.
"On the other hand. there is 3

against my conscience that he
should go unpunlshed, for 1 mar
to you, Master Leigh. that I abhor
the deed—a cowardly. murderous
deed!"

"Ah!" said the captain. And lest
that grim ejaculation should' check
his gentleman he made haste to
add:

“To be sure! To be sure!"

Master Lionel stopped and faced
the other squarely, his shoulders
to his horse.

"I'll be quite plain and open with
you. Master Leigh. Peter Gadol-
phin was my friend. Sir Oliver is
no more than my half brother. I
would give a deal to the mun who

would abstract Sir Oliver secretly
from the doom that hung; over

~ 5 1r. despised himself
‘.'msclf until he come
' to strong and to go
whatever might
111m.- zhan be guilty of
the next moment
rnsolve would set him
: an as be viewed the
~ Pr::,=1\qur'nces that must

Black (‘ais Aplenty.

"New York can supply plenty Off
black cats. of course, but there is'
enough besides. here. Just watch
and see how many will walk undor
a ladder, or fail to throw spilled
suit over their shoulder. or tap wood.
They’ll just laugh if they hear that
Pythagoras said not to point a finger
at'a. star (in Europe it‘s a. custom to
this day to bite the finger after do-
ing that, so it won't fall off) but
take a. census of lucky coins and
other talismans. or even dishrags
that aroctolen to cure warts. 1nd
you'll revise your misconceptions.
"The city’s chief contribution is
the facility with which one can
watch for lucky numbers. The un—
tomobile has increased that augury
temthousandfold. Demonology is

$145.

Oppossum coats of splendid quality—noted for
long wear—made with deep collar $295.

Persian paw coats made with deep skunk collar and
cuffs $190.

Grey squirrel coats beautifully fashioned and richly
lined deep collar and wide bell sleeves $550.

Persian lamb coats—very select skins-qema’rkable
workmanship—handsome linings $625.

1 All long coats unless‘otherwise stated are 48 inches
orig.

We have many novel coats too numerousrto men-
.tion that you will delight in seeing—We will be equally
alezitseéi to show them—This is a fashion event, you are
nv1 e .

v :1‘.
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Raccoon coals
splendid markings

Deep toned stripes and long fur. The sort GEE 1dr
stinciiv ely picks for service and good looks. 3‘

Raccoon coats with dark markings, deep border and; '
wide full collar, :1 45 inch coat for $250, and better ones?»
for $275._

Rotcoon coats '45 inches long the flapper or
model without bottom border$250 and $350. ’

 

 

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'10 rapzain set him a
r; softly. that fired the
‘ - all his lingering
1 into shreds.
‘ home my warning to
. '"" hn asked lowering his
' 21M to be overheard by
‘ who was stirring be-
1...“. wooden partition.
lmnel nodded, nervously

 
 

 

 

 

2““ ornniun's coarse.

'11". hairy countenance.
D said.
Hp will not stir."
in not?" The

 

 

‘.>'l’1.'l of the sea.

11*; 111m here."

" aid Lionel, “if he hides."
his mouth turn dry as hes
"' .‘Lxs heart thudded. but its

were softened by n slight in-
which the liquor had

he '9‘:

- :1 in him.

» :‘irreri the words in m cu-
‘ ’ a You» that the sailor's dork
" ' 1.1; at him from underhin
There was

sandy eyebrowa.

be jewel in his car. his
“.11.: from their considers:
weath-

“But Sir Oliver

captain
bushy red beard und
(newly and horriblyafter
"'Od's
He‘s very like to swing

him. and yet do the thing in such I.
pray that Sir Oliver should not
thereby escape the punishment he
deserves."

The captain looked grim. Ho
laid a finger upon Master Lionel's
velvet doublet in line with that
a! heart of his.

I :leun your mun,” odd be. "But

the risk is great. Yet ye any that
a d V. o deal" ——

y “Ygiurself shall nuns the price."

so 11 Lionel quickly. his eyes burn
Itg feverishly. his check! white.

‘ 011.1 an contrive it. never
fear. " said the captain. “1 know to
a. nicely what you require. How

ym now—if l was to carryhim
overseas to the plantation: where
they lack tailors of Inst-och than

on his?”
(To Be Continued)

 

greater need for the release of sup-
erstitions; the city has more stress.
more moments of doubt and far,
than the countryside and so the
city man. though he may fall back
on fewer beliefs, (all: back on them
ottener.

,“You think it isn't so. but the fig-
ures do not support you. There was
a survey in a college some time ago.
and 44.9 per cent. of the students
fessed up. Note this. by thewvny,
the fear of 1 was 130.

“In another college a survey of
the same sort was made. and those
who had a proper respect for 13
made up precisely 13 per cent. of the
total. This was reinforced, besides
by the adherents of the number 3
they made exactly 3 per cent.

"And you can’t say they Were
merely young and impressionable.
Another investigator .went further:

 

_ A ‘ he went to the Faculty of Harvard. the American consulate u Mug] _ w ,.-,. . V. a... . ..
'N’eter' they said. but the questioned hy Burnham Chgpmng‘ed 2; of 4
them and got “missions and of the Springfield“ Mm. when his mother 7!; .
university's teaching staff 73. 4 per Mrs. w_ H. Chopin *um if
cent. were found to have pet super- _______________ ‘
stltions. They didn't believe in them "Where can I m ., mam" :

 
 
 

 

of course, but they observed them

just the some.
"Knocking on wood. the four- leaf

 

 

 

left in the rear guard.

 

O'ROURKE PURCHASED.

DETROIT. Aug. 8.— Frank
O'Rourke, shortstop of the Toronto
International League club, has been
purchased by Detroit and in ex-
pected to report here in time for to-
day's game, president Frank Nuvin
announced. The purchase price was
withheld. Navin said ‘O'Rourke
would be used as utility infielder.

 

SAILS FOR HOME.
BREMERHAVEN, Germ-my. Aug.
5.——Charles E. Hughec soiled for
New‘ York today on the President
Harding.

 

IDENTIFY SUICIDE. ’
PARIS. Aug. 11—11:. American
who ended his life yeoterday in I
Paris hotel was identified yesterdny

asked the W.

 

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round here W '-

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Paymg a deposit when you make the
selection and equal payments at regular
intervals—is just like you do 1n saving for

your Christmas club checks at the bank—-
the small amounts you do not miss and
' when you want your furs—they will be

4 . ready and all paid for.

We store them free until wanted or *
when last payment is_ made.

PeOpIe like 'our
Christmas Club Plan
For buying furs

 

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