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thursday jtnm mnd 10s9 the acton free press qhyr jffrrr rtaa hnrt targ the measure of a man ny fcrnssx t tiranarrok v driivfl on in fcuenoe to uia inlar- msuon with ula hihwy nlntoen on the near ld wu mtldmuit wuiiyr station vark awuntf in to pump nd halted for five gallonf all right mr tnnpoator uld the proprifttor hi hard brown rym tarlns into marlci eray one examlnlna pump today so you know me pinned mark think i will idly lie watfilied the liquid in the ffaftollne trug on lit instrument board xfom onl ha exclaimed i old nw this is running well over alio may be pumpins a little full to day aald ptwon another glance however i like to five good measure presently mark got to work two of the three pump he found wore mea suring low but within an allowable dis crepancy tlie third wan pumping dis- mcuy abort thla wont do at all said mark un comfortably im afraid 111 have to real this until the company make 1 rlffht oh come inspector growlod plrld- nan a llttlo courtesy you know i thu grat day and trade will bo liwvy wairi mwriiiwi ww wilwl nfirttt uwianwmttnuid tolwvanihu sntony oabtkuiahi blanoed up at young aaurk oldrlng with an innocent pleading expression hi soft dark crye ii x do not know lie defended 3fh nan who sell me the eal he come in no fturand a ear antony raised ya and arms to the sky in a gesture of wonder how 1 know tlie teal they weigh low me x moke him take them back bee x set them back her attd use my old ncalee marie rhfokled i ought to take them away antony he aald as lie marked them condemned remem ber ill return to see that theyr gone he turned away waltl cried antony lie beamed as he plrked up a amall bosket of early allng apples from the counter of his roadside shock and put them on the floor of marks coupe you like these fine hold on laughed mark no brib ery antony you nlee friend antony smiled guilelessly showing his white teeth this advertise bee you like these apples you buy more i may at that grinned marie as ho slipped behind his steering wheel dont fmuft ahuuluw mudus antony lifted his hat and iwiwed low to oon- atance porichurat who was rldlna with mark that iay tlie two were enfeoffed to be married now and then when vffll nnd you can test im rushed began mark oh vory well lie yielded the man unscrewed a plate and made mark was very busy they managed to adjustments mark fretted he did not oct a llttlo time together in tills way mark still grinning swuno his coupe back into the truffle and then selected a anecially appetising looking apple which flie held out to his companion try it connie he aald i dont believe i wish one responded constance quietly mark nhot a swift glance at her but she showed him only her olearcut ex quisite profile her dark eyes were on the distant hills he sampled tho apple he still held oreot he exclaimed enthusiastically better try one con nie he laughrd evidently antonys txylnc to keep on my rlffht side constance said nothlnn but that did not trouble mark now and then she withdrew as it were into these silences but she usually came out nf them cay and bright and full nf fun mark at tended to his driving and made a mental note to chock tm antony again mark was a county scaler of wclffhtn and mi amircs day of ter day he rodo the highways raylnjr out from campion village stopping nl every store and nil- lng station and rondnldo stand to tost tlic uolghlng rrrarhlnro and mrnsurci aoalntt his official srls he hnd been drlurhuxl uhen he had received thr i- palntrmnt llu knew it hid followed a careful invcstljj ition into his character lie hnd token grrnl pride in iiih uork it mi nnt n nprrtul protection to the community rspoc tally in thra turns to keop selling nuiumrra just and true in three nix montlis of lib experience mark had not found his position the pro verbial bed of rosth condemning a scale or n mciifiiiie tic found uuiullj meant n vurbal storm perhaps a complulnt against him to his stiito chief mark did not ijuve tho temprramemt to enjoy nuirms he uas tempted to comprombe to che extra chances instead of con fiscating reporting in and powrtbly talc ing n rasr into court prom each con- tehl he came out mentally bruised antl ore like a football player ulu has none stale lib idiuls had suffered a bit too lit found w many cases tf low scale tlie si tun t4o ti wiu mlspiihmn and tlicn ho came to feel that you miiht u well ex pect n certain amount of chtnitttiff let tlic burr beware hellphr rtrlnlmcd proscauy tlicre li an nttructle new fitand ill luive to stoix there hopo you dont tire of tluvie units im iiitervhtod responded constance ulth iui xtd llttlo kmllc howdv irreeted uie oune red-head- stop rrtlnj first customer wluit can i do for you flhoa me your fccales and measuros lauffhed mark dlsclonuiff his official badge itlmt itivrtlntr me off rluht imiklied tlie oiuk proprietor start with th e ihlu x tret thtnht touctlier tlie cllisklne tool tnit lit tie tmie tlie onh measure found short was a wooden hullpock til settle that laughed thil ounc leaiinff tin proprietor t almung up an ue one the doorwav vllluctecl blow and uie measure mit mark sptitfered iw in met he almo it out wlui you do many inspeetoms ac cept bribe notion snapped mark flome do t fear i dontl so ive mb ustk and ive been so proud of you in your work as guardian of th iwwk hut mark today ive boen seeing uie seeds of bribetaking planted in your being but i dont jknow wluvther uieyve fallen in stony ground or thin aoll or fertll soil where they will flourish wltat seeds demanded mark in edged tones no money mark but 1iuu favors those apple a while ago uiat extra gas wlum you asked for flcw gallons little gifts to curry consideration a pity i about me anarwld mark wliy you little goose everyone in a public position geu feuch tlilnga police men inspectors official collectors they are just prerequisites of office vet pressed constance miserable but determined theyre beginning to mean something to you mark you were angry wlum you were charged for uioso two pears you reached for almost unconsciously i was proud of uiat red head lie was more honest than you were mark dash i flared mark i never heard anything more ridiculous as if courtesies meant brlltcry i more experiences followed intermit tently the long day through doth were mlnerablc when mark left constance at per door without a word beyond a curt good nlffhl and departed without a harkwnrd glance mark was angry too anary through ami through yct not all the anger was directed agnlrtrconntance some he directed against lilrnvlf that filip when lie readied far the piirn had taught him a utile about where he was wdelcly gardengraph wrltu by dean iia1xiday afitv suootc remove 010 rcotvcac uil m ring you ore excused kubjeefc to call bomelww mark managed to express his uuuika with ptihiu aul a faint ripple of laughter following him lie aped for the door fay liad left he daslied through it and rusliad down a hall oh mark i called a faint voloe be hind him somehow he managed to whirl ftbout while in full stride and lieod bock con stanoe was just outside uie door against uie wall her eyes were shining in an lnaumt his hands held iter connie hh cried youre tt brink wlierc did you nnd uie courage if didnt lak much to do it fo you aald constance softly i licard that conway wo up to muchlf having hedrd uiere was a break between you and me qo i saw uie chairman dad knew him but you ought to wait mark i got soma dealers to came u and tcaufy for yoxi and no more waiting snapped mark am ashamed ive waited all uiese miser able weeks to let you know irfita look forward and not back smiled constance vouvo become the measure of a man nrmnr like uiia type uiat could so easily be ad- justed plnally lie approved uie measure und drove across to another comer station you came he saw ho conquered murmured constance in a variation of caemirs famous message meaning what snapped mark croni- ly now that teased constance yod will vrobably understand in time mark luid more uian a glimmering suh- pirlon but lie id not give voice to it instead he chane to sulk a little which was not like him they went on in silence stopping hero and uiere while mark uent through his routine but the brightness of uie day seemed to have dulled finally they drove up at con ways cromininds store a nltri chap hero mark at last broke uie silence sorry but this may like nome ume 111 co in with you said conntance the store wan blartncly showy it jirli uid of itt unnialns evcryahero ikiui bloisomtd dealing hi suncrlullvls with sjicciil oilers tlie proprietor a m ui with a rly manner and wiui eye that bhot uieir glanoob by onemet uicm i xchiimlug welglita agnln oldrlng i thought you and i rot things fixed up la t time last unie isnt this snapped mark hharply conways fleeting ulajices flickered in constances direction if the jady sees mil uilni she lilces just let her lake it i complimentary on the house he snid constances hinoere alrect gau sought 1lh and his glances fled away ho i flushed slightly mark icoled and began u meuiodlrul r hock inn finally he studied one weighing machine in parti- i ular nouilng the mutter inspecuir in- q ul red conwiiy huirytn oer ills hand tllrkered i enmliud uiic scaler wlun i wan in re before wild firk tliey w re right then now theyre clearly olf i jvt your feet there exclaimed con- wrtv yon dropped u ten murk fchoi a glance m the tendullar note on the floor it huppeti he answered coldly uiat i haven t a ten wlui me trtt it must be youfiinurmmxhl ctuiwuy neunlucu t wtpt tlie hour just be- fur o iiinie in 1 in lonlratulr the scab bliappm mm hi and rervrllnt thun i know lutthtnk ibout tluit ten i do mid cnrvstance quutly i g as u t a uiwmrtconwaytdroivh the man humied memi upl uwk vit her feur himxmt too ho pn tended to reiirch his pocket my goodnee he ixclalmed shes right i did drop it he picked uie bill up but you juke that set of scales and it means trouble for you oldrlng i just wouldnt try am thing mr con- uny niid conton iipuiikljy mark said nouung hufu hardened picked up the scales and tramped proprietor sputterlrg in hotlnow 1 bought it teeondhand atranvd us he droe away the ideal a salt amhou nnrtfurid brlbr like uiat he might good itrtnned mark he turned as well haw liauded it right oul as if away uitmhg- stoppd and picked uja id acce a br i dont look n if rf couple of early pivrs j accept bnlies do i connie fte txnuit wild uie redhead constiuice uas lery sober as she dir- whaf exclaimed mark before lie or ted a clear and loilng guro at uie realttmi then he jabbed his hand into 14 pocket paptutvd a nickel and flung tt on uw counter the redheads aw ift odd blanceinane hu flush he turned abruptly stepped ihto tlie coupe and swung away have one connie he asked surely lauglied constance since uieyre paid for x like uiat chap looks like a tightwad to roe return d mark a little cruffty tall slender man beside her with his friendly senium e mouth opd his clear cray eyes no mark she said her vote trembling you dont look it but you meanyou think it possible i take bribe he gasped constance caught his ami watch yom driving mark siie waited mail he luul the coup back hi its proper drlv log lane i expect dear x must have irlflina mlulyp lut it ww nnhnnuiont ilarismatnrd too angry to go to see conntance the next day or tlie next or nucceedtng days from constance came no word she had pride he knew well let her suffit n little llu felt a reflex on hln own uork hu flnt impulse was to accept little favors right and left that would hurl her yet ne round him self refusing when uicy were offered he almnst felt at tlmcn as if she stood beside him her hand on his arm her lovely dark eyro watching htm judging him gradually lie found hlnuielf a little to his uurprtsc feeling cleaner klronger when lie turned uie seeds of bribery down hurt and anger and uie oddly inter mingled desire to go to constance uril tie fought back drove him to his work with a new energy he wan shanwr perhaps lcm willing to overlook minor nliortugen to accept cxrilsts he made more charges oouflscaud more vl lights and measures carried more cava into court presently be knew he was boui fcired and hatel some unscrupulous ckuilri fought bark he had charge t of all orls to anivrr he hod frameups tluit he avoided by instinct minor an- nomuires and attacks came hit wiiy he felt battered and jioilndid but he kept erlmly to his course he would show constance hla calibre even if she never really knew ah from a cknr hky he found himself suspendid mndlng investigauon of ills conduct newspaper charges were made of bribetaking in uie inspecting force uiroughout the stale dealers had com plained btiiue of being held up unless tlu y made nmiu y gift a dojuti in spectors hod been suspended besides murk high suue olllclals including members of the htale legislature were io conduct an timisilguilon i he day the news came out in the nlteruoon city ikichts mark faced uie blitenies of walking alone hih frltnda m fined to all away utthlh uie hour acquaintances iussed htm by with rurt nodn instead or friendlv tmilcs or with tytvs averted others whom he had rattier shunned because their ways were not hli gad at him with knowing eyis that made htm fluli no detmtte iluvrges ctiiild mark dls- tover lie strove to get information from the grimlipped state dealer of weights and meiuturvs and from the chairman of the investigating committee and to mhind qui reliable deiltri in lib terri tory 1l irit nowhere tlils was a political investigation for pflltlcal enpi- ulhe saw i stme thing woull be iitiing on him without warning atifcjie hearings in iju scan h more than once he passed coiuttunie in the rvwd driving htr gay little roudsu r each time she would glt him a flietmg smife of recngnltuni but ttinttnue lv tlioaeglittitvtetwultrtereas ed hit disgust with lunimlf the investigation opened in a com- in it tee mom at the cupltol before a crowd of curiosity stvkers aid reporters tlie merciless grillmg began one by one the held inspectors took the stand and faced a grilling on their work nnd acta more than one oi the suspended men came ot scorchij tliv dav mark totik the witness chair he spotted conway in uie audience then he knew he lud heard tlie maii was on unvrupulous pollucian now he saw him contin sen natcsto one member ol uie committee conwiiy was making good tm hi uireats milrks grilling searched hu every tilftlnctniklprvmldtmi lntolii3pri lite froquentlj mark flamed with anger at quesuons unfairly put it topkall hit willpower to meet quietly firmly and frankly question and instnuatttmt uiat flicked hlni to the raw most were put forward by the committeeman who knew conway at last uie long personal ordeal was temporarily over and the hearing of privat wluiuuex btyan r complaining dealers and other- wlio could testify as to atflchil muconducl in hu turn canie conway mean oily preen41ng a regrot libi eyes denied at making charge mart summer ear of rhcxlo dendronf hliododendrons will repay proiier nmmer care since their roots stay clone to uie siirface of uie will do not cultivate amund uie plants to koep wetsds from flour thing under rluulodcndnm planung mulch with four- inch oitverliui of peal nuuui tills lie of mlilch also bervcs to proaerve e moisture in tlie will as illustrated when tho rhododendron flow era fade remove them before seed nwli form no thin whji a nalr of slrp sclitflorn so as not to injure uio new kiiooih which am already forming rhododendrons prefer an acid noil if your noil proves by tent tot bo alkaline it can be changed to acid by treating with aluminum sulphate flowers of sul phur or tannic acid he charged had sought a brlbo in order to mhii and approve the scales hi his store ho tojtl a circumstantial story mlher well and stood to his guns under committee questioning on his refusal to be held up ho stated mark had oon- ilscalod his scales as conway steiied down uio chair man culled constance parkhurnt mark stared astounded half rising in hln luiir us constance passed him cloning after her he taw fear spruig into cymwayn face nnd his fingers trem bled as he scrawled a note to his friendly committee nicnitwr mbis furkhurat asked the chairman lifter tlie usual prt llmlnary questions w hy have on asked u iilarliig before till loinniltue lu prott t an inspector attain t de liberate lujullre at the hands of a wll- iiv who ins alriady uitllled coiuitiitc uld him who 1 thai wilnc mr conway i prott t mr ch urinan e claimed mrf conway t commitlei man mr con way is not under lm yllgilion this is not the time to hiar nucli testimony dthio your statt ment involve an in spectors official acbi asked the chair man after n moments thought wtu n constiuice bowed he ordered proceed quietly constance- told of the eccno in conways store and of uie mans threats as they left she left no doubt as to her utter truthfulness before she had ilnlshed conway had slipped unobtrusively out a side door a few qui stions followed her statement and then she wan released and moved quietly out iino llu r door tlie chairman conferred with one or two of his colleagues and with uie state sealer i find ho said that tile only charge of official mlstonduct ugulnst inspecuir oldrlng is that made by mr conway and mr conway appears to have business elsewhere mr oldrlng hiut been criticized tor strict inforcc- ment of the rcmilutiouh concerning weights and nuasures but that in my judgment is not u serious fault nor is it one for our consult ration mr old- notkh on tiik ilhiikf hit11ation a relief invesuualor in a caiiadiail city was recently sent out to examine two canes where relief had in en appjlcd tor but where through a departmental oversight no action had ikvu taken at tlie llrst hoium an angry wife com plulncd hi iumi two weeks hlnco my husband applld for rell f aiul not n thing done about itt well lie just could not wait any longer tlo he had hi go out and get a job at uie second house the applhoiltn luul not hieii forre u hip fii rrn e work llin husliand wiw ity of still at home but he was very much xed at tho departments delay he demanded of uie relief investigator in thin uie service you provide taxpayers in our city hie printed wtirti tiik illlfkhknck my wife hud a dream lust night and thought she married a millionaire youre fortunate mine think uuit in tlie daytime it mrtkes x nicer cool drink salada esieffl earl baldwin leads procession at cambridge earl ilaldwlii f nowdley former prime minister of oreot britain is shown leading the procinnlrm notables who received honorary degrees al the ret enl exert 1st s hlcumbrldge univitsily carrolls special singapore sliced pineapple maple leaf dessert pears 2 n 15 quaker puffed wheat 2 15 sugar crisp corn flakes 2 13 pontiac matches 3 18 for ice cream mclarens freezeze 10 no 2 1 dew kist choice quality peas sie 3 7 7 prince rupert fancy piv salmon 10 heinz ovenbaked pork and beans 2 r- 21 first grade creamery butter 2 45 for friday and saturday only tr memoftat ihaltltul m a new low price for a beautiful memorial for 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