f b» m ‘
Current
ray of papers on the
in frontof ofhitn. and
Md.
out. gentle sort of
With H Re d
tazi’tdi’iitifsnimmedistattrroun'd
Ill
At its sound the stenog-
tnhult‘ed in her
”picked u her nota
enever ep r
Miss Fry {new
weenie take morcrdictstinn
, tea 1' brill our en-
oil please rx 8’ 1!
“Yes. Mr. Fiend"
.’ Miss Fly seeted beside
him. Henry Rand leaned
‘ kin his swivel chair. took
uifhis spectacles and pot-
Ifilled them century with
s handkerchief. so he
isecerefully replaced them.
. ps of his thumbs and tore-
More to other and reflec-
e'i stu led the ceiling}
eke a letter. Miss ry.
in Mrs. Philip A Ward-the
address is on this report
Dear Madam”
' ‘ .l'lcnry Bend paused and
cared his throat. "Ahemf
Like the cough. It was deliv-
1ieregla‘uietiy and without os-
£1 dictation to which she Was
psrty a dozen‘ Or more
times a day. smothered a
mo and poised her pencil
‘ver her notebook.
.“Dee‘i' Med We are
plessed to inform you than
“39; "e exteI.‘ . or you but conveu
aisles of a charge account.“ .
moat Indudlw.
l'ry b1m«.'.'ul wamjilst
assured that Royal Brothers son
I- It av privilege to receive the
tor of your patronage. We hear
" will dull the occasion to make
cant use e' your account.“
nry ,‘Raod cleared his throat
n. " : swim theses. uissFry
a. ‘ sentence again."
‘ try. them glancing at her
tes..etntllngly recited: “We hop-
you will and the occasion to make
resonant use or your account.”
.‘Thut's right. lites Fry. Just close
(t respectfully yours. That’s elli By
the way. done something amuse
sou ?"
""Dh no. air. I was just wonder
she paused In the act 0! goth
as up her notebook. “I was Joe:
ndering whether-vile you mind if
no a suggestion?"
oceans» not. Glad to have you
list Is it?"
lites l'ry's smile had vanished
‘ blushed and studied the door. .
ell. it's to regard to dictation
-uuon there-s way term to
" vs a lot of your tithe—and mine.
. indeed. lino what is this
Henry Rand smiled bentgnly
his steoogrspher and again
_ his hands with the thumb
. biotin“? this ”filter.
well, a good bit of your: dictation
HENRY RAND glanced up
from the neat little sr- .
.raphcr half-way across u... ._
clasped his hands with the
"Forth A." murmured Miss Fa.
mama,” something. was
‘ Intention to ornathwtuattep‘over to
could be done away with if you'd
adopt form letters. For Instance. I
regard the letter you just dictated
so Form A. You uae'l'ortn a when
ever you tell somebody their appu
cation for credit has been O.Kd.
When you turn that down. its
Form When somebody is over
due you send them Form c, and
so on." . 1
“i see." Henry ltsnd unclssped
his nusers picked up a pouch
with which h drummed on his chair
stint “And" hen m It tells or
results the one letter is rum
.0. And wh we entity them of out
our sttorne unless we rece ve puy
ment within ten days—that. i take
it, to Form II. is that rlght't"
“Isa. sir.” .
“And you would have these form
letters mimeogrupbed. with spaces
left for names?" ‘ .
“Oh‘no. sir. i would type each one.
but Instead of dictating. you could
lust tell the you wanted me to write
Form A or Form B." -
With his left hand Henry Rand
smoothed the grey hair around the
little bold spot on his crown. The
pencil stopped drumming.
"How long have you been here
Miss Ml"
“About two years. Mr. Rand.“
“two years. Well. sites Fry.l
have been with this department store
for thirty years and ten of thatnl
have spent as manager of the credit
department. l have been dictating
Marshal like that for ten ytlstr
sndldaaanno‘goo'dreascnforsiop
plug new."
“t'ut sorry. Mr. Rand.“
“No need to be." lie waved his
hand ma‘gnhnimously. "Your than
Is perhaps more elliclent. but I pro
for to keep the persona touch in my
correspondence."
bliss Fry departed. Alter finish-
Blessed lined Vests and Pants,
any also at 49s. to close.
.llary Lowell '
income
ing the letter already in her type
writer shc Inserted fresh paper and
without glancing at her notes other
than to verity name and address. site
very swiftly and sceurately finished
Henry Rand’s most recent latter.
Thl. dons. she laid her letters in
a neat little pile on Rund‘ a desk for
his signature. The cities clock told
her it was ten minutes to five. She
opened a drawer in her desk. drew
s vanity case out of her bag and left
the room.
. . .ln the washroom. between
debs with the lipstick. she sddrtssed
her neighbor:
“Gee. Edna. I think Mr. Rand is
awfully old~faehtoned. But just the
same. i think he's an old peach."
e‘ s a
Emerging from the Royal Broth
ers'_ store. Henry Rand paused long
enough to buy a newspaper and then
walked over to the street car atop.
There he waited.
He was hardly a figure to‘cotn
mend attention In a crowd A little
under medium height; bulkiiy built
round ruddy race. An overcoat of a
neutral brown shade protected him
from the brisk wind. a black derby
het sat evenly on his small hand.
A street car grosned to a stop.
Henry Rand hustled over to it.
limping noticeably with his left leg
Inside. ha glanced at the front page
headlines. skipping over a sensation
elly pieyed divorce. and turned
promptly to the editorial page.
When he‘ got 03. hslf' an hour
later. he thrust the folded paper tn
his overcoat pocket and set ed
briskly down the street. He threw
his chest out. tilted his head back
and Inhaled deeply. Then be en-
baled very slowly. Henry Rand was
Indulglng in his daily bid for health.
Three blocks from the car line he
turned oil' the sidewalk in front of
a little white house of "Dutch Colon-
it
Bandit Will Eocene
Noose, Lawyer Says
There is a possibility that Gerald
Chapman may not only escape the
hensman's noose on March a. but
eventually the balance or his to
your term in Atlanta. according to
Judge Frederick J. Groshl of New
York City the bellows .ehiet south
so
An appeal was filed in the United
Blatee Circuit Court of Appealetn
New York Tuesday. asking that the
decision of Judge Edwin C. Thom-
as of this city denying Chrpmsn's
petition for a writ of habesa cor-
pus that would have removed him
from the jurisdiction of the state
and returned him to Atlanta. he
”Wm i
New Haven Rd. Shows
Net Income Increese
NEW YORK. Jan. 2! .—(AP). The
accounts of the New tork. New as.
you and Hartford railroad for tall
indicate gross revenue of 3138.10!”
one. an Increase or 6.058.000, ever
Int. Net income was 81.03.!“ in
contrast to ts.ess.sso tho year be-
fore. Passenger revenues were sub.
‘ttsuly the same. a mm
virtuaty all of ms Means be-
ing from freight. which. measured
In ton retina. reflects a volume ct
transportation acceding any pro.
ytans year. Rat railway s
and net income. tremor.
you. kind sir.
Mother. maven?"
shouldered young man. stay-eyed
and straight- nosed as hie
lounge t‘n‘tomghe kitchen. soiled his
In or ems tread
lie duck'ed to mn'l‘n‘mp‘. end
slumped into Janet. who eelssd him
by the hair
merit wave."
shouted s greeting at his tether and
dashed up the stairs.
THE EVENING SENTINEL—SO. NORWALK, CONN.
THURSDAY. JANUARY -8. 192h.
’WWMOCMWWXM havestnrtedreadingtha firstohspterof‘Tlls Yellow Stub," the year‘s best
W "'1“: m. it ll republished below today along with the «send installment
isl" do“ A walk made of plenkh '
some two feet In width merrod the
appearance of an otherwise perfect
lawn and mm sharply with
the nest t walks or his next
door noish an be opened the
front door he pulled out his watch.
"Right on time. Martha." he an-
nounced as he hung hot and ‘ee.
m the closet oil the vestibule. tie
mped into the kitchen. "Quarter
~ rift." he unclaimed. “Old Relie-
‘ fttltlaclf."
'.;:lI i will“ yourself out of the
kitch- u. Henry Rand. You're in the
way." 1r ".7 \ Rand was steeping
before the .~ . . ten. basting a roast.
lbs kept tigh on. without once
turning bar has
Henry Rand bent over and kissed
her on the fir. lt disarranged her
neatly arranged hair. s‘andy colored
but streaked here and there with
Y " gray. -
'Where’s Janet?" he asked.
"She's In the dining- -room letting
the table. or was a few minutes ago.
Don’t bother me."
The sound of a piano. well played,
1‘ same from the ltvtug- room.
“lhe'e probably forgotten to net
the table." grumbled Henry Reno's
wife. "I suppose l'll have to do It
thyself."
Henry Rand had walked Into the
dining- -room. “No such thing " he
called back. “The table's all set. My‘
dear. you‘d do well to hevo a little
more confidence in the members of
your family."
He walked through the wide- doc.
way between dining and living rooms.
The girl at the piano looked up to
who his paternal kiss. '.'Helln
"Evsnln'. Janet. whst' s this you‘ re
playing? MscDowell’e Woodland
Sketches? Bornetbing newt Sounds
like good stuff."
His daughter rose item the piano
bench to take off the apron that cov-
ered her dress. When she stood. her
my eyes. set wide apart. were quite
on a level wtih her father's. Her
dark brown hair was bobbed and
surly. her lace cutie devoid of color
except for the redneas -of her lips.
tier straight nose «housed the
seriousness of her me.
She smiled. “Yes. it Is well thought
of. and quite diillcult to Ill”. if you
ask me."
Henry Rand patted her shoulder.
"Nothing's too dimoult for you.
handy. Schubert. Um Rachmanin-
off—even this say. what's hIs
name?"
“i hope you're not referring to
Brahms. Ded.‘
That's tbs bird."
she made a mock m “Thank
duppeaa you study
MacDowalI while i help mother"
"Jimmy home yet!" he called
after her.
"Nope.
The front door banged shut. “I
am. too." came a loud voice from
the hall.
"Dinner reqdyf" .
“You’ll wash your lace and bands
Ins from the kitchen.
“How old do you think I ens.
A ball. MIA-
I".
MI
"Cututt out. die. or l'tl more me“
its res past her.
luthebethroomhedlvesudhim-
self of his shirt and diligently
scrubbed his face and hands. The
sthleticcut underwear revealed slim
but powerfully muscled arms.
fecedrled. herubbed hiedngarees sac
parlmsntslly over his lost! in. and
lingered
techs.
His
a close-cropped brown mus-
"Good enough. " he remarked. Ra-
trssung so his bed room be our.
fully combed and brushed his hair.
peruns‘ It on the side. Like his ete-
tsr‘s. his halr was brovm. but It
was ouiu‘etrnlght and came down
on the forehead In e."wtdow's peek."
By the tints hehedput oueclssn
shirt dinner was on the table and
‘ rflerc Is an absorbing n mys-
published hen today and you
-, Iorted J immy.
‘ years ago tomorrow."
‘ or butterins a piece of bread.‘ Your
. the world a equalling. redifsosd-w
seryetoryasheseverbcen pest-
ngd. The real thrill begins to-
day at the end of this chapter.
Read the two installments
will be swept along with keen
suspense to the very end.
Na! RAND: with TI prelimi-
nary "shout." ‘celd grace. He
said it rather ponlpously. in a slow.
measured voice. hanging on such
. syllable as If he wag; rcluctnnt tot
tlnlsh.
"Well. I see the shells in all elicited
up." Janet. turning toward ler
brother. mode a gesture as If he
were smoothing down her hair.
“Don't be young. Miss Rand." rs
“if the young man would time his
arrival a few minutes esrl'ar." re
marked Henry Rand, "he wouldn't
have to break his neck to clean up
in time for dinner." .
“Oh you and your punctuality."
rotor-ted Jimmy. his mouth tilled
with baked potato.
"Punctuallty." answered the elder
Rand. “Is a virtue. i havo never
been late for work In my life. ex-
cept on the few occasions when the
street cars were tied up. Eight-
thirty undo the at my desk. And
quarter to six finds me home. i
like dinner served at six. and who
ever is late should so hungry."
‘Twenty-ntne veers of It." ob
served Mrs. Band. A fleeting smile
lighted up her sharp features. She
turned her pale blue eyes toward
Jimmy. "I sometimes wonder what
form of murder your father would
commit on me If i happened to be
late with his dinner." .
"Twenty-ulna years. eh.” mused
Jimmy. “And I hope‘ you haven't
forgotten that memorable day 31
The elder Rand paused in the act
birthday. so be use. My. how time
does tlyl‘ twenty-seven years ago
tomorrowwtny son. you came into
Jimmy threw up his hands In
mock horror. “Spare the horrible
details. dad. l'vqhesrd all this for
the last to years that I know of."
“And se years age tomorrow. " re-
sented Henry stand. “I drst went.
to work for Royal Brothers. l'm
mussels." Ha ahlsothst‘hts bald
spot. tile gray eyes-they. were
Jimmy‘s and Janet's eyesa-twlhltlao
behind his spectacles. "1
1n men's furnishings.”
. _ Henry -, Mild laid Mitt! t his. knife. ,
”They still remember around the
store how i used to linger lovingly
over the socks suction and shirts
asst-stew ‘tsutoethstt
almoethsted turnthetnevsrto
a
cum."
"They would call that sales pay
ehology today.” on" in Jilnmy. “in
the automobile for instance.
that sort of etc irouid come under
the chapter heading that describes
theereetingtnthemindottheeue
homer of the deslrstto buy."
“There was no such thingas pay
choices then.“ went eh‘ttenry stand
“the word was unknown. But they
tall the l was a ptsttygeod sales-
man. i used to out In as much short
on the sale of a tenant heudher
chides ldid In selling-suite!
clothes.”
“that's where you were wrong.
proper sense of values
pose l'd work as hard to sell one at
our fourvcyllnder tube as I would to
put over a Manchester oight-in-llne?
"You should. absolutely.”
"Not on your life. dud. When I
sell a big one Icleun up several hun
dred dollars. The‘ commisslon on the
other to only. about a fourth. Tel.
me. would you work so hard for
three thousand a year as you would
for ten!"
"Stop your eternal arguing." cut
in Mrs Rand. She turned to Jimmy
"The discussion has gone far
enough anyway." chimed In Janet
"What kind of a party do you to
tend to celebrate with. Jimmy?"
“Oh. i almost target." her brother
answered. “We got tickets for a
show. 'We'll all have dinner here
and go down town In a gang."
"You old sport." laughed Janet
'What theater?"
"None of your business. And I've
got a ticket for Barry. too. i sup
pose you'll have no trouble dragging
the young man along."
Janet blushed.
"Barty Calvin." observed the elder
Rand with emphasis. "is a might)
fine young man." lie lighted a ctgsr
“Who said he wasn‘t?" retorted
Jimmy.
“1 think he's very ambitious. lie
will make a home for himself as a
lawyer. You mark my words." Mrs
Rand's mouth set in a nun straight
line as she spoke.
“If i were as sure Jimmy would
pick as nice a girl to marry es
Janet has a men. l'd be satisfied."
Henry Rand spoke with the heavy
air of a iiidge.
"You let James be." snapped his
wife. She lowered her head to stare
down at her napkin. "James will be
getting married soon enough with
out any encouragement from you."
There were tears in her eyes. They
came so easily be her.
Jimmy runs. He walked over to
MTbatebowsyoudidn'thevetbs
his mother and patted her shoulder.
“Get here quick." said the voice in Jt'mmy' 3 car. "Y our
[other has Just been found dead In a room!"
Do you sub "'Not a chance.
l
Not a
you all
mother.
chance. lm sticking by
we’re on easy street.”
l-is lit a cigaret and strolled into
the living room. "A little music.
Sis." he commanded. “Let's see
what .sve've been spending good
money on lessons for."
"When lve finished helplng
mother with the dishes." Janet
agreed.
Henry Rand and his son found
comm-tub! chairs In the Itvmg
room. The elder Rand was enioy
mg the third of his three cigars a
day. lingering over It like an cpl
curs.
"Howh business. Jimmy?“
Jimmy extinguished hll cigaret
"1 sold a car today. l‘rn Iiusb."
“Good. Did you bank the money?"
“Absolutely. Kept out enough for
board and spending change. The
rest is suited to the old eoek.",
“Thrift." observed his father. “is
a great virtue."
”Lek. punctuality. eh?" laughed
Jimmy. "Quit talking platitudes
dad. Do you know what i wish
vou'd let me do with some of my
heavy roll?"
“No. What?"
"i wish you'd let the rip out that
old board walk In front and put In
a cement walk. i caught my shoe
In it this evening coming in. Some
day lll break a leg. Besides. It
looks like the devil."
"If you can make him do that.
James.“ culled Martha Rand from
the dining room. "you'll be doing
more than lve been able bo-do."
“The board walk stays." Henry
Rand spoke positively. "It may not
be scrumptious to look at but It suits
my old-fashioned notions. i like it."
The doorbell rang. Jlmmy- walked
to the hell and flung open the door.
"Attorney Colvln himself."
laughed Jimmy as he ushered in the
visitor.
“Good evenin', Jimes." retorted
Berry Calvin. He entered the livtng
; hrmnl
room. “Good evening. Mr. 1‘. wt '
He stood erect wtthout his ow-
that. «sunny. weilltnil IIItuu- will.
curly lvluk nklr parted In Lht nmi
'dle- ill'i none nus of the ill]; ..I
rlcly. Hts lips were ported In a
grin that showed fluelilr,h
white! teeth.
Hnrrv (,‘nlv'n accepted the r‘hrw
offered by Jimmy. "Hows the law
huslnvsn, flurry?" nailed llcnrv
‘ Ihlml.
"ll'nlr. thank». Mr. Rand. lt's
cults a put] getting eusrted but i
suppose l nughlnl to complains
"ll 1.1km u lot or work to act
sturmi rlj-Zhl In anything. blurry."
observed Jimmy.
"Harri work never hurt anyone."
put In his Mlllr‘l‘. "I‘ve certainly
had planty of It."
a e s
it v.35 exactly live o'clock on his
ttwnly seventh birthday when .lim-'
my Rand looked at his watch,
walked min the managers allies of
the Manchester Auto Sales (‘nrv‘psnr
and decided to call It a day.
“See you In the morning. Mr.
Tram. l’m coilrlrrutlmg my birthday
by being punctual for dinner tm
night."
The manager turned his
away from hll work. "Admlrahle of
you. Bend. 1 hope the folks won‘t
get heart failure."
'“l'hey‘ro apt to. at lhn'." ‘1
Jimmy.
it was precisely live-forty when
he entered the Rand home to [ind his
mother and Janet bury In the
kitchen.
“For once." he announml trmrr
phnnlly after greeting his :‘nutrnr
and pinching Janet‘s chevk. ‘1‘»
beaten dud home for dinner."
“i suppose that‘s what hrmlgl'
this miserable rain." obscI-mi Jar-2':
sat'custicslly.
Jimmy strode to' the front vm
dowo. Outside it was almost com
pletely dark. A cold November mu
was falling. whipped by a strum:
wind that stung to the very bones.
"Not exactly checrfui weather to
celebrate the twentyseventh anni-
versary of the advent of the Well-
known Mr. James Rand." he r9
marked. He went back to the
kitchen. “Quarter to six and sitar,
mother. Where's the punctual 54-.
Read this evening? You remember
he said those who were late should
go hungry."
Footsteps were heard outside the
front door. "That‘s your father
new. mailbe." bearded Mrs Rand.
The doorbell rang. "No. It must be
Barry."
it was Barry Colvin. Jimmy took:
his but and cost. “Just in tune for
dinner. Barry. but dad's late. Can
vou best It?"
Mrs. Rand called from the kitchen..
"‘Jsmes. Will you come here a. trio-
head
I v'hr'fl
. ment. "
"Sure. what is It?" He was there
on the run
"Do you suppose anything could
have happened to your tether!
Truflic Is real heavy new and he
might have cost: knocked down by
an automobile."
"Not a chsnce. mother. Fla most
likely is caught in a street car tie
up. This weather is enough to cause
a lot of them."
Mrs. Rand went to the-kitchen
window and peered out. it Was quite
dark. From the uvxng room came
the strains of tittehmunlnoif's Pre~
lude. Jimmy's and Barry's favorite.
Harry and Janet were there together.
The window. panes rattled with the
sudden gust of wind.
“What time Is Is. James?"
- Jimmy glanced at his watch. “Six-
thlrty. Gosh. that's not late. mother.
He'll be here any minute new.”
"1 wish you'd cell the store,
James."
“All right. I will. but 1 hardly
think has there." He went to the
bail. Before he could pick up the
receiver the phone bell rang.
“Hello.” he said. sharply.
"Hello." came the voice over the
phone. a men',s bruscue voice. "Is
this the home of Henry Rand?”
“Y“. VI
”Who is this speaking?”
“James Rood. his son."
“Well. thIs Is a police oihcer
speaking from the Gondola Hotel.
Get here Quick.
Just been found dead In a room." ,4
Your tether has
(To Be Continued) 3'1
thereuotthensnd‘femilywattlng.
mum-«M.
one New Haven ' 9
corn Plan To Issue
Sikhs One t
. ,
-fi—-——
It Is understood thatflhs directors
step—making a low dolmmhr‘m"
get in line with the customer on... I'
ship movement. At present the
ownership lodges mainly to the
hands of a few families: and indiw
nearly two. it is out at the question
for people or smell means to regard
the utility as other than something
apart from themselves.
anus stsoo' nauseous
. In sum AFCIDEN‘I‘ cash:
armrest). Jpn. al.-.-Pe.pees in.
‘ .a number Of civil utlons were served
_ here. In one suit. brought in Com.
.moe Pleuvsourt. Eleanor hi. Hickey. h
of Stamford. claims 81.800, damages
trstn George Chadderton and Jesse
Chsdderton or Des-ten. aliasing tn-
share—ls believed to be primarily to '
viduels and with shares casein-v ‘-
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Buchu (Keller Formula) had to get
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Now i do not get up at all. You may
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anyone with bladder trouble.” Be
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Buchu (Keller Formula) increases
theactton during the day. it cleans-
tho hlsddsres epson suits the
bowels driving out‘ foreign matter.
neutralising excess ectda. thereby
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