Ymugiancednp
"'21. was a gentlesott of
almost
keeping with Henry Rand
“and his immediate surround-
..At its sound the step
‘ room halted in her ing
up her note .
c ii i“
coughed Miss Fry car she
was to take more dictation.
, “Miss? ‘. rin our a-
nil. please? h 8’ pe
”Yes. Mr. gland.”
_ guise Fry seated beside
lin. Henry Bend ieaneil
‘ citin his swivel chair. took
on his spectacles and pot-
_. islied them carefull , with
his handkerchief. en he
-as carefully replaced them.
clasped his hands with the
tips of his thumbs and fore-
fingers together and reflec-
- tivel attl led the ceiling?
”I
eke a letter. Miss
to Mrs. Philip A. Ward—the
address is on this report
.. Dear Madam"
Henry. Hand paused and
"cleared his throat. “Ahem.r
”Lille the cough. itwas deliv-
ered quietly and without oe-
= tentat on. Miss Fry. recoit:
slicing it as part of the ritual
i. of dictation to which she was
0a party a dozen or more
times a day. smothered a
yawn and poised her pencil
overher notebook.
‘fDe'ar Madam: We are
Vpleased’io inform you that
its “e exte1.1“g you we chum
Meet: a charts wont.”
' ‘m,—A-” murmured Rise,”
ainioet mudib . , ., '
“Iiidyou say something”.
M
as mess that Royal motnete‘cca
'sidertt e nflflllss 'to receive the
savor of your patronage. We host
‘ will and the occasion to male
'uen‘t use of your account.”
pliant? and cleared? his throat
.ag'ain. f'Ahetn. Let ins see. lites l‘ry
{diced that last sentence again."
, ”Ilium. without glancing at her
anteastclilngly recitedt‘ “We hope
you will and the odaslon to make
; irequent use of your account."
”that's right. idles l'ry. 'Juai close
it'lespectfaliy yours. That's all! to
Ski me do. 3 “I!“
you?”
,“oh haste. fwulustwonder
:1” " she paused is the actor-nth
,, with up her notebook. "i wastes:
rendering whether-«lo you mind if
mow”;
. ‘ not. a ”have you.
“hams it?" ' -
‘ utm- Fry‘s smile had veahhed
Ihe blushed and studied the door.
“Well. it's in regard todlctstion
nationthees‘e a way for you to
:cg'aiotofyoortime—aadmine.
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lefties-names
Form A or Form or
With his left hand Henry
pencil stopped drumming.
“How long have you been
Idias Ml" ‘
“About two years. Mr. Ben
sees spent as manager of the
i
first like that for ten
41 see no good reason for
g now."
'is sorry, 'I'fr. hand! ,
.3
essttsaitsaaypattcf
Mary Lowell
away with ithou-d ing the letter already in her type-
set iasnlnce. 'i
you Just dictated
arm A when
mebody their IDDli
has bees 0.K'd.
. them down. it's
Wh it somebody is over-
“ send them Form c. and
altar] Mud unclaspsd
eel-picked use pencil
, ‘hs'drumtned on his chair
’ mm otsits of
three
’
writer aha inserted fresh paper and
without glancing at her notes other
than to verity name and address. she
very swiftly and accurately ilnished
Henry Rand's most recent letter.
Thi. done. she isldhar letters in
a neat little pile on Rand's desk for
his signature. The office clock told
her it was ten minutes to dye. She
opened a drawer in her dealt. drew
a vanity case out of her bag and left
tli‘s'room. . ,
‘.. .. . in the. washroom.*.~betws‘as
‘ ever.
3 unmask; s-as
dist Wis st "The Yellow link.“ the
W M with “I “it“. Will“ “ll ll “I lilti lint lileit
good thing. start Mdilig the met until new.
lei“ Mil a mill Made of pink“
seals the tee ill lllviiii itiatllld than
swam in diluted“ rm...
lean sell williseini hiililtily mm
the Met Willem Mlle ul his met
New lithium in lie ultimo on.
West ‘ he mist set his sewn.
“llialit on time. Melitta.“ he an
mailman as he Mine lilli and will.
in the .iiussi ell its vestibule. its
lulled into the illicit-n. "Qiidl‘iir
. »‘ It. unintended. "till liens.
”A”! i. .
mos tnulsslf out of the
hilt»... ‘ w italic. You‘re in the
way. . imnd was slnnp'ng
haters in. .. .m n. list-ling it mean
"I gem light oil. \liihnut once
“WM". its! hand.
llellry ltsnd bent over sud kissed
her so the ear. Ii disarrsngsd her
only siren d hair. snhdy minim
l slmll horn and thorn null
“Where's Janet?" he asked.
"llle's in the dining-room selllnu
the table. or was a few minutes ago.
; Don't bother me."
The sound of a piano. well played.
nine trim the living-room.
“She's prollnhly forgotten to en.
the inhin." grumbled lienry anl‘n
wife. "i suppose 1'" have to do It
myself."
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 have a little
more confidence in the members of
your family."
lie walked through the wide door-
way between dining end living rooms.
- The girl at the piano looked up to
receive his paternal kiss. "Hallo.
Dad."
"Evenln'. Janet. what's this you're
playing? McDowell's Woodland
sketches? Something newt Sounds
like good stuff."
His daughter rose from the piano
bench to take on the apron that cov-
ered her dress. When she stood. her
gray eyes. set wide apart. were quite
on a level wtih her father's. Her
dark brown hair was bobbed and
curly. her face quite devoid of color
except for the redness of her lips.
Her straight ncs'e enhanced the
seriousness of her face.
She smiled. “Yes. it is well thouahtl
. of. and outta dimcult to play. if you
ask me." ~
Henry Rand patted her shoulder.
"Nothing'e too dillicult for you.
honey. Schubert. Liast. Rachmanin-
off—even this our. what’s his
name?" , ,
"i hope you're not referring to
Brahms. Dad."
"That's the bird."
She made a mock ourtsy. "Thanh
you. kind sir. Suppose you study
MacDowell while i help mother."
"Jimmy home yett" he called
after her.
"New.”
the frolit' door , banged shut. "'1
am. too." came a loud‘vot'ce from
the hall. “Dinner ready?"
“You'll wash your face and hen
turn the‘mattsr over to.
eye unless wereoeive pay
'enthln tea days—that. i use"
t. to Form E. is that right!"
.. It ‘the lipstick. she addressee
er nel hsor: .
"Gee. Eddy! think llr. Band is
awfully old-fashioned. But Just the
some. I think he’s an old peach.“ ‘
O O O .\
Mother.
before you sit down to the tan
James \Rand'f it was Martha call-
ing from the kitchen. -
”How old do you think i am.
seven?" A tall. broad-
i
1
‘ lighted up her sharp features.
run ammo suntlgumso. “hermit. CONN.
W
Milli» walling 'ti'l' his letter
to come home in mop toistwsie
his birthday party. llmm M
iii Miled in the loll-plums and
mid ills mill hoe hoes found
dead is "1‘ mm of a in».
mm the it untold.» or Minder?
this is the wing autism"
ill the best men-n1 serial of
I99 me.
lion" “and. the father.
llsdn'i an ant-my in the. world.
lie iMM tits liiMiiy and home
With ttliintl him or whsl fran-
"i' mailers ilrmn him in lake:
Me'- "is?
Fllnrl. ri-utlfng "'l'lm Veiluv‘
Null" twin and you'll enjoy
into M tim intern-st reading
thrills of ydtsr lite.
-....._....‘..—-....... w“... _
I" ENHY RAND. with A prallml
. nary "sham." said grate. He
snlii it miller pnmpoueiy. in a. slow.
hanging on such
nyllnble us if he were reluctant to
inrssulid voice.
finish.
“Well. i see the sheik is all slickcd
up." Janet. turning toward her
brother. made a gesture as if she .
'were smoothing down her' hair.
"Don't be young. Miss Rand." re
torted Jimmy.
"if the voung man would time his
arrival a few minutes esrl‘er." re
merited Henry Rand, "he wouldn"
have to break his neck to clean up
in time for dinner."
"Oh you and your punctuality."
reiorted Jimmy. his mouth tilled
with halted potato.
"Punctuailty." answered the elder
Rand. "il a virtue. i has never
been late for work in my life. ea~
cept on the few occasions when the
street cars were tied up. Eight
thirty finds me at my desk. And
quarter to six finds me home. i
like dinner served at six. and who
ever is late should go hungry."
"Twenty-nine years of it." ob-
served Mrs. fund. a fleeting smile
She
turned her pale blue eyes toward
Jimmy. '"l sometimes wonder what
form of murder your father would
commit on me if i happened to be
late with his dinner."
"Twenty nine years. eh.” mused
Jimmy. "And i hope you haven'i
forgotten that memorable day It
,yesre ago tomorrow.”
The elder l'tsnd paused in the act
of bulletins a piece of bread. "Your
birthday. to be sire. fly. now time
does dyl Twenty-seven years ago
tomorrow. my son. you came into
the world a equalling. red lsced—"
Jimmy threw up his hands in
runoff horror. "Spare the horrible
details. dad. f'vs heard~all this for
the last lb-yesrsrthat l knowof.” .
>"Andrao years ago tomorrow." re
turned Henry Rand. ”i first went
"overwritten . . ,
SATURDAY, JANUARY il’l, 192.".
l
W
proper sense of values. Do you sup
pose l'd work as hard to sell one of
our four-cylinder lobe as i would to
put over a Manchester eight-inline?
"You should, absolutely."
"Not on your life. dad. When I
sell a biit one i clean up several huh
and dollars. The commission on the
other is oriy about a fourth. Tel.
me. would you work as hard foi
three thousand a year as you. would
for ten?"
"Stop your eternal arguing." cut
in Mrs Randy She turned to Jimmy
“The discussion has gone fut
enough anyway." chimed in Janet
"What kind of a party do you in
tend to celebrate with. Jimmy?"
”Oh. i almost forgot." her brother
answered. "I've got tickets for a
show. We'll all have dinner here
ehd‘go down town in a gang."
“You old sport," laughed Janet
“Get here quick.” said the voice in Jimmy's ear. "Your
lather has just been found dead in a room!"
"‘Not a chance. mother.
chance.
we're on easy street."
the living room. ”A Uttie
Sis." he commanded.
what we've
money on lessons for."
"When in finished
mother with the dishes,"
agreed.
comfortable chairs in the
day. lingering over it like
curs.
Jimmy extinguished his
"1 sold a car today.
“Absolutely. Kept out enough for
The
EM“; rillly lildi'lt imit buried in n... I:.‘.-
die. ills nose was oi the pug in
riety. liie lips were ported In a
broad grin thal showed mum-.1
Wimflmmfl.
im sticking by you till
He lit a oigaret and strolled into
"Let's see
been spending good
Henry Read and his son found
room. The elder Rand was enjoy
ing \ths third of his three cigars a
"How's business. Jimmy?“
i'u'i iiush."
"Good. Did you bank the money?"
board and spending change.
room. "(loud evening, My Rand
llc ultwd erect I‘lllmui nil uvrw
that. u ni.w|:;r_ wriiiinil nl‘ll‘ w
willie teeth.
Retry Colvin accepted the chair
‘ offered by Jimmy. "Hows the new
business, Barry?" asked licmy
Klimt.
"Fair. thanks. Mr. ltand. it‘s
quite a pmi getting awrtert but i
suppose i oughini to compiui...
"It takes is lot of work to uni
started right in anything, Barry,"
0!)“de .Jllltmy.
“Hard work never hurt animus}
put In his father. "l'ro certwnly
had plenty of it."
C O 0
it who (-xacily l'lve o'clock Ni his
twenty-seventh hli'lhlliiy Wht‘n Jim~
my [land looked at his watch.
walked into the managers oii'ice of
the Manchester Auto Sales Company
and decided in call it a day.
"See you in the morning. Mr.
Tlmn. l‘m celebrating my birthday
by being punctual for dinner to-
night."
The manager turned his head
away from his work. "admirable of
you. Rand. i hope the folks won‘t
get hourt failure.“
"They're apt. to. at that." laughed
Jimmy.
it was precisely dvsforty when
he entered the Rand home to find hla
mother and Janet busy in ins
kitchen.
"For once.” he announced lrium~
phantly after greeting his mother
and pinching Janots cheek.
beaten and home for dinner."
“i suppose that's what brought
this miserable rain." observed Janet
sarcasticeiiy.
Jimmy stupid to the front win.
down. Outside it was almost cont-
plelely dark. A cold November run
was falling. whipped by a strong
wind trim stung to the very bones.
"Not exactly cheerful weuthel to .
celebrate the twenty-seventh anni~
eereury of the advent of the well-
known hie. James Rand." he ro-
marked. He went back to the
kitchen. IQuarter to six and after.
mother. Where‘s the punctual Mr.
Rand this evening? You rememicr
he said those who were late should
.0 hungry." ‘
Footsteps were heard outside the
front door. "Thule your father
now. maybe.” haunted Mrs. Rand.
‘i'hs doorbell rang. “No. it must be
Barry." \
it was Barry Colvin. Jimmy took
his hat and cost. “Just in time for
dinner. Barry. but dad's lets. Can
t'ou beat it?" \
lira. Rand called from the kitchen.
"James, will you come here a mo-
ment."
“Sure. what is it?" He was there
on the run.
“Do you suppose anything could
have happened to your falhcrf
Truffle is real heavy now and he
might have oeen knocked down by
an automobile."
"Not a chance. mother. as most
likely is caught in a street car tie-
up. This weather is enough to cause
a lot of them."
Not. a
music.
helping
Janet
living
an OD!
elgsrst
~-... i
to work for Royal Brothers.
getting old."
merrily behind his spectacles.
lie smoothed his bald
spot. .Hls gray; eyes—they were
Jimmy's and Janet's eyes—twinkled
i'in "What theater?"
got a ticket for Barry. too.
"i the young man along."
"None of your business: And l've‘
l-sup
pose you‘ll have no trouble dragging
rest is sailed in the old sock.’
“Thrift." observed his father. “is
a great virtue."
"Like punctuality. eh?" laughed
Jimmy. "Quit talking platitudes.
airs. [Band went to the kitchen
window and peered out. it was'uuite
dark. From the living room came
the strains of Rachmaninoff'e Pro
Iude. Jimmy's and Barry's favorite.
"and you would have these form
letters mangofaphld. with spaces
“Oh an. sir. i would type each one.
but indeed of dictating. you could
lust tell the you wanlsdme to write
Rand
smoothed the gray hair around the
little held spot on his crown. The
here.
ab
‘1'0 "ll!- Wsil. stile fly. 1
harshesnwith this department store
forthinyyeatelnd ten of them!
credit
lament. i have been dictating
years
stop
Emerging from the Royal moth
era' store. lienry Bend paused long
enough to buy a newspaper and then
walked over to the street car stop.
Thurs he waited. .
as was hardly a figure to coat
mend attention in a crowd. A little
under medium height: bulkily built:
round. ruddy fees. All overcoat of a
neutral brown ehsdoproteotad him
from the brisk wind: a black derby
hat satevehly on his small head.
A street car grosned to a stop.
Henry Rand hustled over to it.
limping noticeably with his left leg.
inside. he glanced at the front page
headlines. skipping over a senesunil
ally played divorce. and turned
promptly to the editorial page.
When he got cit; half an hour
later. he thrust the folded paper in
his ‘overeost. pocket and set 08
brisklydowii the street. He threw
shouldered - young man. xiii/eyed
and straight-nosed as his sister.
iaeptd into thojkilchen. selsed‘his
mother in his arms shd'klseed her.
He ducked to avoid her slap. and
plumped into Janet, who seized him
by the hair. ' .
"Cut it out. his. or l‘ll muss'your
permanence-ave." He ran past her.
shouted a greeting at his father and
dashed up the stairs.
in the bath room he divested him-
self of his shirt and diligently
scrubbed his face and. hands. The
athletic-cut underwear revealed slim
but powerfully muscled arms. His
face drled. he rubbed his fingers ex-
perimentally over his loan Jew. and
lingered a closeoropped brown mue-
tachs. .
“Good enough." he remarked. Ron
treatingto his bed room he Gill‘-
fully combed and brushed his hair.
parting it on the side. “its his sis-
started in men's'furnishings."
‘Hsnry Rand laid down his‘ltnife.
“They still remember around V—li’i.
store how J used. to linger lovingly
over the_'il'oclt's“'aitd tieasnd shirts
that l soid.”‘i'hey tell me that i
almost lbsted-‘to tum them over to
a customer." . .
"They would call that sales pay
chology today." cut in Jimmy. ”in
the automobile game. for instance.
that sort of stuff would omits under
the chapter heading that describes
the creating in the mind of the one
tomsr of the desire to-buy."
"Then was no such thin: as pay.
chology then." went on Henry Band
"The word was unknown. But‘thay
tell me I was a pretty good sales-
man. i used to put in as much eilort
on the sale of a licent handker-
chief. as i did in selling a suit of
clothes.” '
"That‘s where you were wrong.
Janet blushed.
"Barry Coivln." observed the elder
Rand with emphasis. “is a mighty
fine young man." He lighted a cigar
"Who said he wasn't?” retorted
Jimmy.
"i think he's very ambitious. He
will malts a name for himself as a
lawyer. You mark my words.” hire
Rand's mouth est in a drill straight
line as she spoke. '
“if i were as sure Jimmy would
pick as nice a girl to marry as
Janet ‘has a\mun. l‘d be satisfied."
Henry Rand spoke with the heavy
air of a Judge.
“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 to her.
Jimmy rose. He walked over to
dad. Do you know what
vou'd let me do with some
heavy roll?"
"No. What?"
old board walk in front and
in it this evening coming in.
day 1‘" break a leg. Des
looks like the devil."
"if you can make him it
more than ive been able to
“ he board walk stays."
Ra it spoke positively.
be'scrumptious to look at but
The docrbeiiorang. Jimmy
to the hall and hung open th
"Attorney Calvin hi
laughed Jimmy as he ushered
visitor.
-"i.lood evenin'.
“i wish you'd let me rip out that
a cement walk. i caught my shoe
James." called Martha Rand from
the dining room. "you'll be doing
”lt may not
my old-fashioned notions. i like it."
.l'intes." retortsd
i wish
‘ Harry and Janet were there together.
of my
The window panes rattled With the
sudden gust of wind.
"What time is is. James.”
Jimmy glanced at his watch. "Si:-
thirty. Gosh. that's not late. mother.
He'll be here any minute now."
“i wish you'd call the store,
James."
out In
Some
idea, it
c that. think has there." He went to the I
hall. Before he could pick up the .
receiver the phone bell rang.
“Hello." be said. sharply.
“Hello.“ came the volcanoes: the
phone. a man's brusque Voice, "is
this the home of Henry Rand?"
do."
Henry
it lulu
"Yes."
walked "Whoisthis speaking?” _ . i‘j
a door. “James Read. his son." ‘-- ‘ ,_
meelf." “Well. this is a police officer"
in the speaking from the Canfieid Hatch?
Get here quick. Your father has'
just been found dead in a room."
"All right, 1 will. but i hardly A
“No need; to Del" He eat-ed his
hand magnaahaouaiy. “Your plan
is perhaps more efficient. but 1 pro
for to heap the personal touch in any
correspondence."
sites Fry departed. After ilnlsh-
hie chest out. tilted his head has!
and inhaled deeply. Then" he as-
hsled very slowly. Henry Band was
indulging in his daily‘bid torheelth.
Three blocks from the at line he
turned bit the sidewalk in front of
a little white house of "Dutch-colon-
lb
watermelon. January
assoc at close of business
2| was “18.741480.
United States Treasury‘net bal-
Highway Dept.
(Continued from Page One.)
Under the authority _of' the 1925
Legislature. the department is _eni-‘
powered only to platitJilldo trees
bordering the state trunk .iine roads.
.0..-
Jen.
"it was addressed to “'Pesgy. dear
girl" and told how happy the writer
was that she was “coming home to
your own sweat daddy.”
It was decorates with more than a
hundred ”I'd.” said to be meant for
kisses.
The letter follows in part;
’fPsggy dear Girl:
"i am so happy. Ion are coming
home to your own sweet daddy-
willyoubegledtoesehim. You
sweat adorable Mother.
in all your monayyotl have got as
we will need it here. ~
. “nave warm clothes with you in
your bag as it is very cold hers. I
at the Grand Central ' ,
open arms. Just wait
see how I will hug and It. you.
N" dear
and the department will euggast that
commissioner to take charge of all
tree growth along the highways
can-y on his work.
that the vg‘anting ofsltade trees a-
long the highways is only a mail
but ot the work which should be
done and that the sprsy‘ins. ms
and trimming of the trees m
along the highways is very import—
.nt. . . l -
landscape architect is 11 years of
Ice. a. graduate of the Maid
Scientido School and Yale School of
Forestry. ~ ='
Stamford Police Raid
New Gambling Place
“iii! '
fight
the heat Legislature authorise the"
and provide an appropriation to .
The highway commissioner feels .
Mr. Bauer. the newly appointed .-
S'I'ANFORD. 3&10‘ (APh-l‘bl- .
tar's. his hair was brown. but it
was quite etraight and camsdown
on the. forehead in a "widow's peak."
By the time he had put on a clean'
in dinner was on the-table and
the rest of the Rand family waiting. .
. (lie Bo Continued)
Jack .
Notwithstanding that the main
interest of many women is clothes.
few nowadays" are ever completely
wrapt up in them-Arkansas Get
and Queén in Fonda
salts.
dad. That-shows you didn't have the
\
y " widow of Albert 1". lpancer.
Firemen Inspecting
School Extinguishers
The Norwaik Fire department
completed an inspection of all are
oxtingdlahers in the local schools.
'iwths the'exeeption of those in Mar-
Lvin and Ft ch. which will be exam-
ined within a few days. All of them
are reported in good condition.
NEW MILFORD MISTRESS
DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
NEW MILFORD. Jan. 30.--(AP)
Mrs. Katie M. Spencer. aged 58.
postmistroas since 1920. died at the
New Milford hospital Thursday
night after a short liines's. Before
her. appointment as poetmistress.
urn. Spencer was assistant poslmis-
trees for several years. She was the
for.
trial- owner of an electric lighting
plant in Sanford. N. C.
FEW MORE CASES OF
* . MEASLES REPORTED
. Dr. Robert E. Purdue. local health
officer. reported, this morning that
there were a few more cases of
measles in Norwalk. Dr. William R.
Munson of Westport reports over
70 cases of ' measles in his town.
None of the cases are serious all
being of the mild variety.
his mother and patted her shoulder.
Barry cdlvln. He entered the lining
_\
Sew For Hospital
Members of the Sewing Circle of
st. Mary's met at the Catholic Cluo~
house on West Avenue yesterday af-
tsrday afternoon under the direc-
tion of Mrs. hL‘J Howard.
Soding on leggings for the oper-
ating table and covers for hot wa-
ter bottles for the Norwa'k hos-
pital has been commenced. The
next meeting will be held February
13 at the club house.
American divorces are more or
lose out and dried, so why not call
them hay-widows?
(To be Continued)
i
ExCrowh Prince Carol is now
known. say the dispatches. as "plain
Mr. Scarlet Moudstlrasnu.” But that
sounds pretty fancy to ue.—-Dalias
News.
NEW DRESS
ACCESSORIES
Chiffon sleeves, sport ties,
bead necklaces, silk scarfs,
boutonicres, etc.. at popular
prices. ‘
The N. E. Ryan Co.
“Washington SN
Tea Sets -
We have a beautiful as-
sortment. You will be
sure to find just what
you want.
DONNEL .Y’S
80. Hamilt‘ Westport
MCDOWELL W
slid III! when“
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CLEARANCE SALE
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Hosiery, gloves, corsets,
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SPECIAL SALE
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BOYS’ $12.50 and $15.00 SUITS
TWO PAIRS OF KNICKERS
. $7.50
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