' AY. JANUARY 8,
BEGIN HERB TOIM!
”BEAM HAWLIY.
so millet and talented. Moshe
“Yb her dance. BRUCE BEY-
news. and gets a ‘iob on
Chicago Telesrsph. in
to sea life.
ANDREW MeDERMO‘I‘T.
the managing editor. is a former
Menu of her father; She makes
friends with non JEFFRIES.
We "Ester. and three h him
siesta ROME BALI... asap
shout town. at a roadhense.
where a prominent local man
commits suicide. Covering the
1 story. Barbara picks up a nod
1 scar! Is" in the room by the un-
~ known woman mpsnion oi the
dead scan
Blues has Joined the real so
1,. duo of Manners. stone and
acids. which is promoting
Acres. a manlmoth civic
Witch LYDIA STACY. a
rich . refuses to invest in
Vale Acres. when Bruce fails to
respond to her blandishments.
Barbara gets many letters
irons a girl named Violette.
which she prints and answers in
the lovelorn column. She .rrnds
of Bruce's marriage to Vio-
LITTA CRANBY. a box factory
, .~ gt!- Tia realize;l that she
’ I en'- iieei'ed ottn’s cam.
if. Min to win him.
Barbara's mother is taken ill.
Suggestions of crooked deal-
ings in the Manners. Stone and
Reynolds enterprises are abroad.
Mchrmott assigns the story to
We. dho secs Manners leave
town suddenly and reports it to
Menormott. who tells her Lydia
Stacy was the person who gave
ban the first tip on the matter.
Barbara goes home. afraid that
Bruno will think she ochemed in
min him by exposure. In revenge
for his marriage toyloletts.
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NOW 00 ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXIX
She lay in the dark. staring at
the window. The moonlight
crept in a path across the room. and
when the moon went down. the room
BARBARA slept little that night
was dark again.
the street.
her.
on her desk.
between the sheets.
mother’s room.
, into the hall.
.1 ‘ tho halL
; Barbara stole to the door and lie-
, toned. Someone was stirring inside.
The
night nurse lay asleep on her cot.
Mrs. Hawley was sitting upright in
1 She pushed the door open.
bed. her head drooping.
"Mother dear." whispered Barbara.
slipping into the room noiselessly.
"What‘s the mailer."
The sick woman raised her head
to Barbara that her
mother's eyes were black coals in
the red dusk of the room. Her face
It seemed
was-vary white and thin.
“Babs. dear." she
pliiiar.
She heard the whistling of the
policemen on his bent. and the bark
tug at a dog far away. Toward morn
ins. when Barbara had begun to
drowns. a milk cart cluttered down
The sound of the milk
man's step on the porch and the
eilnking oz his milk bottles aroused
The, sky beyond the window was
still quite black. but she could hear
the dawn breeze slipping in at the
open sash and ruffling the papers
Barbara sat up in bed and felt for‘
her watch. A flashlight revealed it
on the table beside the bed. The
hands said four o'clock. She lay
down again. stretching out wearily
All at once she was out at bed
satin. ' A sound came from her
Barbara snatched
her bothrobe from a chair and ran
The night candle in
the sick room threw a red gleam into
said huskliy.
and Barbara‘s heart almost stopped.
Her mother's voice was so unfa-
She sat down on the bedside and
put her arm around her mother's
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mother? Shall i call Mlll‘Upton?"
The older woman shooslhor bead.
tssbly. "No. i want to tell: to you.
Barbara. We may not have another
choline.”
Berbars choked. ‘lflonsense.
mother darling. Dr. G told
me today you were on thol end. You
mustn't let these night thl lights get
hold of you. in a few leys you're
going to be sitting up by the dining
room window. with Klki sing in
hie osga beside you. Just lwsit."
"Perhaps. Babs-and rhaps not
But anyhow. i want “.4"! to you
now." ‘
Barbara brought a - wi and
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The door opens
wrapped it about her mother's shoul-
ders. sdiusted s pllIOW‘iII bsr baolt
and sat down on the ME anain.
“All right. mumsy. b t don't ever
say such gloomy things again.
They're not true and ii can't stand
them. What's on your mind?" .
“Just this. Babs." h r mother re
plied. slowly. “l'm 1orrled about
you. it seems to be y1 u're living a
miserable His. Day alter day. I've
watched you and t fired for you
How long can you go on like this?
You're missing oveskything that
makes life worth uvlng " hire. I-lsw
ley sank lower in tholbed iron: the
often at speaking.
“Why honey.” re
"I'm not‘lsading sue a hard life.
it's long hours and h vy work. but
i like it. And you k ow i wanted
my own lilo. You mustn‘t worry
about me."
liar mother was no listening. “if
i should go. Barbara. he: would be
come at you? it terillfies me'. l‘m
afraid it) die because of it. You'll be
knocked around with ‘liobody to care
whathappens to you.
“it isn't the old niaid part of it
that is so awful—it's the being alone
in your later years— ‘ot having any
place that belongs to {'ou. i‘m afraid
I should not have one uraged you to
give up Bruce." Mrs. Howiey's head
drooped sideways on he pillow. Bari
bars saw tears zilste ing.
Her own mouth tig toned. "Listen
mother deer. l'm all ight. i‘m one
of those restless souli who can never
be satisfied to belong anywhere. if
I were tied to a boms‘ and a man. i'd
be kicking over the traces in s year
or two and going cull for adventure.
And that would be llivorso than the
lite 1‘!!! in now. i
led Bsrhars.
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harsh—"he's proved what sort he is
by marrying his Violette. You oughl
tguthsnh God you backed ate up in
l t."
Mrs. flawley raised her eyes to
Barbara's. They wen glittering
with tevor. “Promise me that it love
ever same again. you'll tales it. Bar
bars.” ,
The girl turned her head away
"That's a torso promise. mum-y."
she sold. "I don't trust love. And it
won't come again. But 1'" always
be sble to lake can of mysslt." She
spoke brightly.
The woman in the bed stirred rest-
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run Muslims—so. nonwstx. court
last she went into the house and up
the slain.
“What was the exits. harbors?”
called her mother so she passed
through the hall.
“Just some big business Rory.
mother."
Barbara washed the Telegraph
cities an hour late. “How come. Ber-
barst" asked lob. “seems tours
you're neglecting your precious r-
reer." Ho stem It sight 0! I”!
face.
Wells looked up. “Miss tiawley.‘
he cried tsstily. “Where on earth
have you been? We almost eight:
thirty. Young Reynolds was aspect-
ed in on the sight o'clock train. and
i wanted to send you to meet bin
nnd get a statement. You‘re the only,
one that knows this story all the
way through.”
He was running through a pile of
clipnlnss and did not see Barbers!
white fees.
at once and see it you can catch hila-
Get some kind at statement. By God.
.and Bruce came out. Barbara
him. But Bruce Id not seem to see her.
iassly and slipped down among tho
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gave a
pillows.
living."
Barbara brought a glass of fresh
water and smoothed her mother's
bod. "Try to get some sleep. mun-lay.
door. You mustn't waste these valu
able hours worrying about a make
believe bogey. You're going to_ be
better soon and then we'll go to all
the shows together and have a gor
genus time. l‘ll never be lonely with
You."
There was no answer.
Berbsra went back to bed and to
sleep almost at once. Youth and
health demanded their due.
in the morning. when Barbers
awoke. she found her mother much
better. Miss Upton. the nurse. ar-
ranged a breakfast table by the bed.
where Barbara could set with her
mother. hire. stloy was bl‘lzhlor
than for many days. and listened
cheerfully while Barbara milled. nu:
sometimes a shadow passed across
her drawn face.
A newsboy out on the street shout-
ed "Wunry." Barbara run to the
Window. The youngsier wore the
bag supplied to Telegraph carriers
She knocked on the window and
beckoned to him.
She met him with the necessary
pennies on the front porch. “Big
real estate swindle." said be. his
treellled face beaming at her. "Sellin'
lotto pipers this mornlrrg. Guess
everybody in town's lost some money
in it."
Black ocsro headlines told the
story: “Millions lost in Vale Acres.
Manners skips town with entire bank
account of firm. Hundreds of local
people hit."
Barbara turned faint. She leaned
against the door a moment. one hand
"it's a terrible thing-this
it he won't talk. he's not to be sorry
before he's throush." '
"I will ”It for I statement. ”1‘.
Wells. but I' won‘t db W. “I.
ASK."
”Dash over to his can.
She dung back her head in! .
walirgd sway. Wells stared after
her. his pips sagging between his
lips.‘ "Cusud little Wild est." he,
growled under his breath. Bob Jet-
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little gasp and ran toward
fries ‘lenrd him and Mt his lips.
Barbara left the Telegraph office.
As the elevator door closed on Mr
McDermott came out of his stiles.
“Where did you send Miss He'lsy?"
he sailed the city editOr.
“Over to get a statement from
young Reynolds." replied Wells.
cilauing his cigar and thumbing a
telephone directory. "She was late
this morning-«of all the days in tho
world."
MoDermott paused by the city
desk. "Be a little careful. Wells."
he said. "That girl's liner timber
than most that we got in this office.
She'll break one any and we'll be
out a damn good reporter." 8e
strode back to his office.
Bob Jeffrias buried his taco in his
Duper. He was smilinu broadly.
inside the building Barbara.
found herself in a crowd that
stormed the elevator. Men were zesv
iiculeting and women were talking
In high pitched voices. When the
our reached the floor on which the
Manners. Slone nrld Reynolds omen
was locnied. the crowd poured out.
Barbara was thrust forward egnlnst
her will.
Men were blocking the door of the
suite. Barbara pushed through the
throng and set out for a rear door.
which opened around the corner. Her
heart was pounding and her head fol:
giddy.
The door opened in front of her
and Bruce came out. He was baro-
hecded and “allied as though un-
conscious where he was. Barbara
saw a ruffled lock of hair sounding
up on his head. She gave a little
gasp and ran toward him.
Bruce did not seem to see her.
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You don't hear so many jokes "I { Regent theatre. Laughs in great show should not pass up ihe OI’IUI-
ut how slow plumbers are. so t i quonlillcs are to be had from this in; now available as. ll‘lc bill is a
haybe it is no longer a. ioklng aim. . l screaming comedy delight. Monlou - real treat from beginning to end. A
_ , . l plays his rain to perfecdilou.E 'ncw time schedule (or the show
* - ”ul- By popular domsn . dmund will begin at 2:15. The first evening
. AT THE BML'I‘O. Brcese of this oily and Richard Dix -
, performance at 6.45 the feature
l L will be seen tomorrow only at the Wm be shown first followed by
3 ONLY DOWN "The Yankee 53km” Opens 110881"- in "Wonlanhondlcd." "10 vaudeville The feature picture will
i v c Tomorrolw. answer to “Monhnndiod.” This pie- be shown again at 9 o'c belt 201-1
l “ uf' . )- ture was presented at the Palace _. m ‘ aco .\'aude\'ille
l p " Tonight will be ycur last chance lhcaire‘on the first half of the week Ewing" O . nd
7 VULLAN to one Corrine Grillth in "Gleam-land it was such a good attraction ‘ '
.“It; 01‘ WATER HEATER fled." her greatest lcture. playing i that many requests from patrons of It
: ' m the Rlaiio theater. ‘t is said to be the Regent asking to show if at the New Canaan See.-s
“’ — one of her best rolel uptown playhouse were received by ' - . '
YOUR HOME F manager Al. Hamilton. The request New Ponce Statlon
macs Small Monthly Payments
Conn. Light & Power
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125% to 33 1.2%
. off on
., Holiday Items
.. Hamilton Shop
WflJ as. Roswell:
tion.
with We
wonder horse will is seen in “The
Yankee Senor." 3. dr ms of conflict
and romance in old Mexico.
Tomorrow Tom MIF and Tony the
It is
a shining example all the great Mlxl
productions with silloi their thrills.
suspense. romance and comedy.
"The Yankee Senor‘t’1 shews several
scenes done in tec‘ nioolor which
adds‘ to the beauty d the play. Tony
the wonder horse plays his usual im-
portant role invthis botOplay as he
has in previous Mix ttractione. "The
Yankee Senor" after a Mix wonder.
ful opportunity for ‘ me splendid ac—
This is one it the most ro-
mantic pictures in l hlch the west-
ern star has been to ured.
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"TM King 01113)” YStreet" Closes
"The King on Help Street.“ a
sparkling comedy f tiring Adolphe
Meniou. will cioso‘ its engagemcnl
press latices at the
‘ Try them for your‘next
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Weber Shoes have that same dollar for [ollar value
that has made them famous for nearly irty years.
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of the patrons has been granted on
those who have not had
ing.
good one the news was. spread wit
rapidity.
ing in the uptown playhouse.
splendid show.
AT I‘ll]: PALACE
"Tho Storm Breaker"—
Ail Sinr Vaudeville
Peters. This picture will leave tb
seen in “Triple Action“
vaudeville.
Those who
the privi.
legs to see it can do so at this show.
Word of a good thing travels
fast and this pholoplsy being a real
Hence the demand from
Regent theatre patrons for a show-
Be
amoho those present and enjoy this
An unexcelled vaudeville and mo-
tion picture show are presented the
public during the last three days or
this week at the Palace theatre. it
goes without saying that tho vauds~
ville show is good and the sumo
maybe said for the photoplay ”The
Storm Breaker." featuring House
Palace today. Tomorrow Peta Mor-
rison and his wonder horse will be
With the
color I very M
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h headquarters,
Headquarters has for many
the town ball.
over a store in the center.
terms out of headduarters
been authorized to investigate
LOIS.
HREMAN BBSCUES DOLL
found a doll house burning.
a
a doll and gave it tells owner.‘
NEW CAXAAN. Jan. S.-—Follow-
ing the diroovcry that overconls of
members of the police departmeoi
become mildewcd from dampness at
' the lown'has taken
steps to obtain a new station house.
. are
been maintained in the basement oi
Due to conditions
there. Chit! Otto.Schmidt. some time
ago. was forced to take desk room
When
the officers started to get their unl-
they
found them covered with mildew.
The special police committee hes
the
matter or tinding a new headquar-
LlTTLE WASHINGTON. Ps.-,
Firemen responding to an sierra
Amid
the cheers oi the children in the
neighborhood one fireman roeen'sd'
A. J. Collins Co.
'30 North Main Street.
South Norwslk
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PALACE:
Monday and Tuesday
CHARLIE
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Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
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LAST TIMES TODAY
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IN HIS TEN, REEL FEATURE
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“Classified”
The biggest heart drama
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Our Gang Contcdy -:. News
TOMORROW ONLY
Tom Mix
“THE GOLD RUSH”
SPECIAL CHILDREN‘S MATINEE
PALACE, Tuesday
REGENT. Wednetiday
4 o’clock
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"Tho Yankee Senor"
The in men: cowboy ace in a most
; appealing story
i also another chapter oi
"The Green Archer"
Tim Year‘s Greatest Serial
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P08 OFFICE
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Has Sub-Contract for
Brick Work for New
Structure On Roway-
ton Avenue '
Row-mu has the unusual honor
or having the Mayor oi Harwell: no
the bricks lor the team or the new
building on Bowman Avenue. which
is to house the post office. Mayor
Robbins Is the subcontractor so.
gaged by Cesium Wesley 0.
Wood oi itoton avenue. to do this
work. ll. is “posted that the brick
work will be completed tomorrow.
each day showing considerable prog-
ress if the weather continues lair-
ly good. the building will be ready
lor occupancy by Feb. ill.
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Woods Return Home
)ir. and Airs. Franklin Weed and
their home in Cudllpp street. one:
spending several days as the guests
or Mr. and hire. Jimbroee Crocketi
and iamily. oi Uhsthun. N. J.
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lmarming Drug Store.
Ni: Bedrock Allen continues
5 Ill: store 03
ill the rear of the slum and new
show cases are to be lneioilcd.
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Lone Tonight for l‘iorula.
.: liowanou live-nus will leave tov
Air. and Mrs. blerrlfleld will be ac-
liter and wile and the party
lives.
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Boss Co. Meeting
Monday Owning the
llose house. .
Shauna.
nue road. running
one to Witch Lane. is being SliOlll d.
This work is being done by Mr. Al-
lie Ferris of Rowayton avenue.
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ms. Stephen parties at W
avenue was a visitor in New
yesterday.
Mrs. John Saifian of Raymond
street was called to Rye. N. in. 5'03»
Lerday by an saddest to her mother,
who had the mistortune to tell and
break one at her ribs.
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Airs. ids Sherer at Highland ave-
nue bad the novel experience yes.
terday of receiving several letters
and packages. sent irom Colitornls
by the air mail. -
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Resumes Divinity Studies.
Rev. Walter c. Cowart oi Penney-
er st. has resumed his studies gt
the Yale Divinity school. Now as.
ven. after having been confined to
his home by the illness of his (sni-
ily.
Mrs. Percy 8. Barrett 0
Brock-
to
to have improvements made to his
ltowas'ion avenue.
stairs have been built leading to the
cellar. new shelles are bold! added
billilOll. New York. via the Atlantic
Coast line. for Fort Lauder-isle. t is. It,” borders of Willlmantlc.
”wand several weeks vieitinS “713'
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side avenue was elected secretary
of the Women's Association ot the
South Nomaik Congregational
church at a recent election of cm-
CHE.
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Mr. and em. Edgar D. Lynch of
Highland avenue were recent visitcrl.‘ "
In New YOI’k.
o s s
Elected Ounday School Teachers.
Mrs. Henry Wing oi Itowsyton
avenue and Miss Frodlo Heath also
of Romyton avenue were elected
teachers in the Sunday school of the
Rowei'toli Methodist church racem-
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The Womens Rspublwsn Associa-
nual cord perty at the Royal Jaime
lnn Monday attornoon. January il.; .
All filth ward rfsidents desirious
or attending this part; can pro-
cum their tickets trom Mrs Harold
x, man of upper [ton-anon ave-,
rue, who is the committee (Or this?
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’l‘hl rl- are several eases o: measles
in lionnyton. Peggy Milligan is the
latest child to contract the disease.
f Says Gilpatrlc’s
deuglzlor. Marlon. halo returned to -
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~lCllict MvArlhlir said in explaining;
lir. and Mrs Frederic-k hielrliielu 'ih. circumstances an night, ‘
compunled by Mrs Merritield'e brow
will i
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lines company will hold its regular: ‘ _
lliouzhiy meeting in the Rownytou l ion. was made pubilc yesterday. i‘red
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tie last night admitted that about
three years ago one of his police-
man had halted G. Harold Gllpatrlc
at a time when the then State Lrea~
surc-r's big sedan was. it was after-
Ward admitted by Gilpstric. himself.
loaded with liquor.
Gilpnirio was nabbed by the Wil-
xllmnntic policeman on a chargi- of
illile f
:peeding~—"he was going a
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Greenwich Water (‘0.
Sold to Boston Men-1
GREEN‘K'ICH. Jul] 8.-—(AP.)
pony to Putnam and Storor of Bose
Gil- '.
.pstrlc made himself knoWn. and was . ;:
night at ”:30 from rennn'lvsnln released with a warning to he more
careful in me future while iliihin ‘
Romymn 1 Sale of the Greenwich Water oom- ‘
L. Puinuul was elected president and .
John Muller and licrherii‘mvr-n
were retained as secretary and lrea- ; 1
The m) o! m. 1“.de ave- 3 surcr respectively. Eben Putnam. a ,
irom Noun uve- i brother of the president. was made. '
1.1 member of the new board of di-
! rectors
The purchasers took over to 00"»
l shares of stock at $40 a share. par
”wide! value 825. The property inclues tbs .
York: Port Chester Warm- company. 8.0001
1 acres oi loud and two reservoirs.
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