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tbtjardav september 34 1q31 the acton free press i age thrkb j ulttt dour into lalpha room was j fthut edna iitill uiounht or it a italpha room although th boy hd beri ifoiin abwt two weeka h was orio or the lmpcunioua atudmiu of whom ijoluir colleifo alwaya had ju ful quota pcraon wlio worn nhabby clothrs waa novnr invlwl to join fra- tbuituh mid who ked out nimmiti funda by doltitf odd joba for- uio townapeopli halph had worked ut milcenrlei for hla board and room hhn put lier hand upon th wnnb und turned it then ihu ii tar tod utt i exclamation mid repeated tho operation tho door reiiinlned nliut it wiut lnckrd tha iflrl stood ntarttur at it blankly tin alio tried to eolloct her tliouifhta a noon a hulph had ktt alio and marietta had r leaned the room and had put it in order it had not beeji occupied iduce and yet tlm door wih lixlod flho felt for urn kiy but it won not in evldci btoopintf li- put her ey to 111 kity holn the key wiui on die inside edim uuh coiuvloiii of u chilly w nnn- t inn along her uplne the went to tin lirad of tho italru and culled murliltu did you cull mb kdili come up here marietta qulckl there mm a coutuglou t exeiu tiient back of the uuthnrllutlvo uordi ami the ttout timid came hurrying up whuta the miittir thrres omebody in uiilphu loom homtbody in ltilpht room why what make i you think uit the door locked on urn inside in jour mundpu in thcie no he in thi harden then mr vhlllp inu it have rtinii why hi- doesnt net here till tin- foui oclock luiln marietta mm littiii ii on ncd w ldi iiliow liuj a rhik of white aiound the pupils hut thati nil their is kiln i undii stood tin umbljpioiii re mark with iht iriandfuther in the harden imd her brother ilcamlni linmi- ward on the uftcrtmnu expiesa there wits no one v ho had a rljiht to hi in that room she iuld cpilctly im foliil out on the loof and look in the wbidow goodne l mlv kdini i couldnt be felted to do mirli ii uiillk the iflrl did not reply she opened the u lnilou of the room next to tint mhlih unlpli oeulfd and stepped llcht- ij out on the p in j- u rxiot ai kdria up- pronrhed the next window he vn ln- tllned to think tlmt her courane v v infeilor to mmiettii her heart beat slurd r lie peered through the hi when a olr reached lier ar rhe utarted vloh ntly murlitta v11 peaklnic from the wlndov of the miill room the lil had u t quitted well do you ue anylkwiy no i dont the nound of her own aolce mule kdna friil bolder shu tried the u indow and it rahied at a touch puttlnu lir head livikle nlie jcuiked all nbout the room if anyoni were there he va1 in the cloet suddenly the ulrl uuulu up her mind shu luium over the alndov lll crcucd the nxnn with a ruh and unlocked the door stir llunit it wide and found her- ilf fuee to taio ttith marietta that intrepid worn m had polxvl lienielf of u trunk ilrup und wiui carrylnif it like rt lmapnn kduiv wiui uhul of thli ally shu ri turned to the closet and ojwned it thouch the rikini uui mall the cloet vu or oldfiuhloned tpiclounevi and a thoroiuth earch was noceiiiry for her to bo certain it wiui empty there nobody here marlettu but iti tho itnuif- rs1 tliliit majv- your praiulpa did it in on o hl iiljentiutnded ipullii hut he couldnt havi tot ten out of the room except by the window and i know he didnt do tint ilesldoa the julndow of the toreroom waii locked oh the clolnu exclamation wan ul- luojt a icream marietta titaiud and tllitened lier hold on the trunk itrup but kdnuii iriie jvui tlxed on the bod mnrletui somebody hiui been uleeplnk in that bed who ml kdnu the inaldwaii uhite to her up- i havent tin luiut idea hut wo made that bed up freh you remember after hnlph left und oinebody luu ulept in it murlettn drow tpir and nodded her agreement indeed a very ciuual ex amination proved tin truth or kduai iitutemenl the bed had been occupied initl the cover druuu back in place wime- uhut oirelelv the pillow on en were nluditly milled and the pillow leaned one iiuuiut the other instead of huid- liur erect ni kdnu and mailetta had left them nearly tuo weeki a- noth- lnu more could lie dilne until rhlllp iihould arrhe the tuo went dowivtaln very much mystified when the irraudfnther win queiitloned inter ho atked in rather a bored maimer why fhould i kilci in uny room but my own my dear child an everyone had been que- wined ill 3 anxious hoiiehold rnild do nothlnu but unit ai patiently jii pociible for jmilltp oomlnu v when ho arrived ho hnd excltlnir nown or lib ouu to communlcnte mo hnd coihd tip from the rlty with one of tho rainier boyrt who liwi itold hint of i blnsubu robbery tlmt imd taken plaeo in hbi honm jt netnim uiat mr lalmer iliad iwvoral plce if oldfftjihlorkhl jowol- lery with vory nno kuiiwib eh doesnt wear thcrn twxauw alio doesnt cnjo much about jwellry and thw alru tot ytninit for that nort of thlnif lih kept tliejn in a ocrwt uruwer of h- flrcuier but when nlm went u look for them ui other day till tho jimtlkry hwl dlsupnitrud not utiothir thlnif umrliml rjwika uk if it tiul ln lakn by mimebody familiar with tint wayn of thn iiihuji tuid thata wliut wonrleii uw ialmim iiahrurl iwlmerl ii i know uiei people mr mrlceimle hiul listened t hli unuulumin nury with th dtiuh d air of the very old but iuddi nly hu lt eiunii lnureited llna luriwerud lilni x dont think you know them tlruinlfuuur but you remtmilhir the iiumu imxauin itnlph woik- fd thorn lw year oofon lui ciunn to in when ho wiui a freuhmui i mint tell you kihout our myntory now 1hll the lllri turiuwl to lier brother philip listened intently to tlui ntory thatll pretty inrplcloiii he jiald when jhe imd nnlhid hi luiythliuf mlidnui mlialnif not tlmt i know of well youd better lihk dilute over pietty iirefully imked into the wife jtv no but tho iafti luui been locked all tlui time itji polhu wimebody may have known the eoniblmulon utu ut it jtrlke von lhit ltn a pmtty ul plrloiui elixiiini- tunce for the ialmon to have hud that ribbeiy almot the mine time that v liimiier nlept in our hou e ilu iilclouj- ijmki l if it was i he iiiune ienon tiomi body who knew the wuiu of ixili 1 on i oh philip you ouitht to be u-hiim- d noni aie no blind hj llnie who wont ymi htid u piejudlte tialn t ualih fiom tho itart i dlilut have a piejudlci iikuiirt him i like to ie a fellow- know hi place it he diw a itvanfii woik he should peet u be treated iui a eivant edna mil red and auipy she wiu i dent not becmre he hud uothliitt to my but becaue iho wiui afraid of laylnt loo much i uy it lotk miiplrlmi continued rhlllp rlintt the iieit d iy iui ldna w ent about her work he found henelf on the look- ut for ml hut aitlcle in the clabll ih- nent she counted the pomr ahe dair ut of un old bureau a box of old wnlche nucelel and rlntf and iiatlslled lijtief tlmt it content weie intact philip- ellon about the iiufe bued nliout her coiiclounea like a velni fly she bnilied it jiiitht impatiently it i fuollh to look the jafe had bun locked and the thief would not have known the combination at lat inn- i ever ihe found hcnelf miirchhut up to i 1 with an air of resolution dett rmlne1 to have that matter settled once for all she lwijan her exploration of the in- tu lor of the iifc at llrl quietly then with growing haite imd perturbation she took every dunn out twice and va iroinir throuuh the contents for the third tune when philip xinuxpcctedly came in hi looked fiom the confulon on this floor to her face and then mild briefly what mlvilnii thou liberty bond of urand- fatheiii philip whhtled how much did they amount to about eleven hundred dollar i think thero wa one five hundred dollar and lx one hundred dollar lioiuli i mipiicae even you can we where the evidence polntii now kdnu do you mean now 11 ten i the palmer home and our are both myiterlouly voblwd in their ciue u tiicrct druwer 1 opened in our- a jiiife itii clear that both roh- lieilei were commuted by omebody who knew the hnuei then wimo onu ulept without your knowledge in the middle loom in the wlnu inline one who win po dtlvo that room would nut be ued that nlnlit now you cant pretend not to jteu that thb put ualph in a bail liulit you never could iee beyond ualphi nhabby clothhitt if you hud you would know that he couldnt do such a thinit oh well i mippoic therejj no use uiisulnir with a clrl the hoy hhk up 1th hat and moved toward die door udna was immediately alarmed aie vou iiointt out maln im itolnir over to the pnhnei i think thevlmiiiht tt know hut philip jou hawnt talked to liuindfather yet wheie i he i dont know where he wnj till nuuulni hell be back any minute r cant sie any iioliitin waltliut in fict llil i nt altoiiether oiir uhalr the inlnier- lire vi much concerned ai we aie i dont know in id ijuy unythbur to itrundfather ulioiit the dljiappe iiiuici of the bonds hes an old mini t ihall tell him the minute he enteni the limine please yourself philip went out and ilnmmed the door kdnu huvhii replaced dm safon oon- tentn and locked it hurried to her room she took from her writing dek u letter lm hnd already tend uevernl tlmcii iiovdrtheletut nhe read it moiin dear tkiniv you won kihd enoiiuh to aoy you wanted to bear from mo und im lad to report that ovnrythlntf is iroiinr fine x liavo a jol in tho mtu hero uiat pays very well mid jm llvlntf at a cheap boarding houae ao oa to save a much oji poaaibln fiw my jujilor year in colli v- i apend my ovenlrma eludylng or roadliik at the public library in thin hot wnalhor i practically have tho room to mynelf you cant imagine how im looking forward to noxl fall iauit year vaa tho hapiilcttt tliiio i imvo over known i dont ixilleve i could luivo worked any where vii where id liav been t rented with kuiui klndnim when i mako ifood kdnu ill try to thow you how much i upnrocluto it all if you nvr and time to annwer uili direct to the clenerul ilivitry here give my repocuf u your ttriuulfatluri and ull marie tui i often dilnk of hr bjaeulth when im eiitlntf the colibliehtoiuui called by that name liens yourn lialph llavlnif milijud the letkr tediia do- hlxrauiy tore it liiu bltij sh wili nun philip wtii wrontl but uhe wiui 4wuio that few people knew ualph tot idm did there inilt be no telltale pmitmiitk to ivo a due to thw mihl vlullnnt iliutit surely all 4in lnnimnt man ui tied for proving hu innocence wii a little tbile a ipiaiter of iui liour b fore lunohisni n sir drew up to the mir and mr mc- keinle iilluhttt idiui tdartled atld a itttut anxious hurrli d to open the door as soon iii dim found hermlf fiu e ti with hhn jhe rorifot her uppihk nlou on hls lutount and bunt into uarn tut tut i exclaimed m melcenyle taken iibiuk what are you crylnu for oh cllatldfndier your mire hiu been nibbed tho jj lllxrty hondil who nave you pcinikslnu to io to- the iafe mi mck llics white eye- bi ow s weio di awn into a formidable now u but kdnu wiu too mnpiled by bin compoa d acceptance of th lo to be doubled by hli look of dl plea lire philip wanted me to si e if anything was mlilnif philip think oh clmiil- fatlieil the jtory came from in r with a ru h lli ipaiukadier ii 1 m d lull nlly then hi said wheie is philip at the palmeii i uppose find dull number foi me mi mr- kmle dlrectid and walked to the tele phone kna did as he wn told and he fac e number in a fashion that insuicd oinpl fonnecllun hi philip mckinle eie he dciuiinded evldenliy in an swer to omebody s intel ninutive helli thin whin he does come tell him hi lnandfittlur wllus to i e html id once lb hiini up the receiver and wmt into he lilutiiy havent you foiotteu ilmiut the milo- inobtle gnmdfathei no the man can wait they nil waited and neither kdnu noi the old man poke iiituln till philip ar rived he came in loolcintr rather un- iomfortable like a small boy who doe not know whether he is- in dl annce or not and said by way or cairyliw olf tho ituiidon thiie ei m to he a car walunif so dure i mi mckenle exctalimd take a look at it kdnu and mt how vou like it kdna wmt obediently to the window and her upit hy at out e t hanci d to en- diuiimii oh nhe exclaimed lnt it loiely and jhbilni new her unindfuthcr remarked lie paused and added and it your orandratherl we live quite a dl tunce fiom town and j on have a ifieut many uuuuds to do i thoiiiiht dii was iui jotid a way to use thoe llbeity bonds as any if you net to be a flrstcla driver ome or thee day i will let you take hie out for a spin kdnu thouitht for a little that her linppiu- wa i omplete but idle knew better about u week lutei when charle kossett dropped in he had been one of philip college fi lends und it eemeil u happy coincidence that he should be in town nt the ame time ius philip of course he a us promptly usked to ituy to dinner and spend the iil and he il promptly ucceptid its been u lonu time since weve hud the pleasure of cnteilulnlnit you charles sulci mr mciciiulc in his stutely way vi nil sat down to the dinner table the younit fellow lauihed not a j ionic us you think air tim family waited smilinidy for the explanation charles was ulwayii joklnif he weitton rather itumbllnicly for him ive been tryinjf to net up my courage to confess ever since i jfot here but it harder than i thouitht whnt on earth are jou talking ubout cried philip impatiently cliarui snubbed him promptly none o lour businei old man im- upalojiu- inj to your sister he turned uppeallui- ly to kdnu you cc 1 wtuln town about two week ujo on my way north got in lute and couldnt find a loom uil where kveijthliui full up why didnt you tome out heie ex claimed mr mciceinte why i happemd to run arms kiui kent and he told me you und kdna ftid ine to the shore that day and that the house wa empty abaiit mldniuht i niadtiup my mind id conie out heie and sleep oil tile poich tr i couldnt iet in as it turned out thoiikb i did iel in climbed up on the plaui ioit uiul the window of the middle loom wa intoeked i hud a line nlgutii lest why did you lock yom dooj lu- uuhed ldnu demurely oil i iuppoa why how did you know id i foiuet to unlock it im ufruld itll tuke moie than an tipnloty to iitralithtiu thiniei out with you oh ho lauiihed kdna im per il rtly ready to foiulve jm us lonir hi we didnt hear you but you iee we didnt ijn uwuy after nil on jicionnt or phllljfs vlhll we were nllhl tho hiliutu ut the time und if wed iecn you kolllnu in nt the window or heard you we tdiould have been frlithtoned to death mr mekensdn khikik his heud lyetly riiky my boy i ulwayit keep u loaded levolvor in my roam mid though i dont slats diary by hofio parquhar prlday mr olllnm wiui down to oro houao today and ant emmy waa a tawk- lntf to lilm alkut hu wlfo and hu btxl i liern yuro wltn auftcra a frau dool frum iiirvun- nstf ajid mr all ium replyed and sod we1 aim u prltty nlrvtia but i uihik i un the 1 witch tiuftiri frum it txvcuit ilwi iuenia to ruthnr in joy it flaterdny 1 keut pa in u ipin to nut rd of the oln 2nd luuidcd ford at lunt imxhiz he that when over hi jltojm at fitnuitlii pluid evry 1 watibi u no wea the uirldetit hapimiiel sunday pa yot wlrd twlay that thre riumiin whji u comelnir herr to jpii there vaiiulltlllii and ma ot a blefoue call that in r ant frum out east wu comelnir pa mi lm dont no wliut wi me ifolmt u do jo ant kmmy md hi better it i that now liook of ine jtlue about uelutlvlty miinduy cujj n clannc wili tiwklili to pa uxlay and he hud to ielt hli inni hi ue and hli wlfeu diamond rinf he ul he not a rut in hli julary u yr iiiso but even ut that ho ww uettlnc alonif all ilu- till they ulvo him an inteiist in the huslnei and now ho ti broke teusduy uukel heni netfew wlii a itolnir to join up with tho navy but wlien ant het found out he wood hair to lern a lot of nuutli kle teruii she bid she wood cut 1 t htm to and she dlddent wmsday wmt to a chlrch weddlni lonlte and the bride was vciy vciy nlrvill hu the i room ed i i and she settled down rite away ymjd think a wornai all inot foity wood be setth d down but she wiis ml thlisdiv tell sputt ton down his hlefone lust month and they a lested hhn and ji teiduy they ieut lilm lo the whk house und he sent wlid linme that diey itlve him the lite number whin he iol theie jo thutn aim consolation vurl inj oim in ihlldmi work havoc these iitltult die tender llllllut or thu tines and if jeft to puriiie their e undl tilil d will ulllniutely per- e the wull beciui e these woims or the hook variety that cllnif to fi ed upon the interior surface r woi in powder will not only minute these worm i of wh itcver ty but will erve to repair the iy they have done till i itlllt ignoilanci a notd knifllh statesman it 1 said 1 1 tu ed lo no il his mo t prominent pilltk il oppinmt he said tlmt if h km w hi opponent he could not dillke bun he cond not denounce him a till- stoiy juiice ts it 1 true that mot dislike 1 due lo ignorance we ome- dmes heai people ay they dislike certain nies but if we que tloil tlllin we ueil- eully ilnd they know only one or two ludiiuluuli of the nice they denounce some one hu said that to know all 1 to foirhe all if till b liolnif a utile toj lar die rict remains that ihoit or our cllmke bitterness and leliitment are the fruit of litnoiuuce iy im such a nood shot llii us well not to take jnch chances ulntr un up ut any hour but for your own nkr dont climb into our window in the dead of nlirht atter dinner charlei bedded for a little urn ilc and kdna piomlsed to play for him later as a matter of fact he went to hi r room immediately to sit down to aiuwcr italphi letter fashions for the smart woman jmq nlsw autumn suit slieu i arc busy in pari tins sii- idii titiumuij auav evcrj hit of cxlcss width irom sliiits the fall hint in pn titular must pu si nt a per fectly itriilit line fiom hip to hem none of ioui hillmvuih hare for fall in tin new model of reddish- lirowu nepiy woolen dvsipied hy auitustuheiiiaid the slim skirt in acluevtd by seams in fiout and hack indinin pleats the jacket too is beautifully leuiicd and shows junt how smart decoiatjve niwi of buttons can he of course the draped fur colln iulhd throiifdi a loop ut the left side yjic vox lt word kt the jiab1t ono of uio inikit imiautiful and aacrod meniorliui that- comi to man lr dial of hla rfilliuumhl wtinreiji were onuochntod tho kmu life tuid din uttlo v oountry church ltttfiilnrly every sunday morn ing tho family jieudid up tile chords liltclirtl old dowiiii and ekjrroj to tlir wnifoti the tiotmtled or uio butfy and all of tho family from the yourjtort to uio oldest went to de llttlr chapel for sun- dny hchool and church aorvlco no iiiinimer nun wiui urn hol iu wlnur wind wax uvy ejld colonel itoomvrlt attlbutcd much of hu fciwia in life to lli haltlt of attend- inir church rikiilaily hli nine rnuuiidi for kolutr to church am nlv n thus in tin actual world a ohurehlji ommunlty a community when men hnvn abandoned und reoifed at or luuored their reliuloui needn in a coriuiiuiilty ou the rapid down tirade chuteh work and church attendant u mean th cilltlvatjon of the lialdt of ftelintr wmii resimnidbillty for olhem jlieie are enoilith liolidayi for inoit of u i simdayii dim i fiom otlu r holiday in the fuel that thero ar fiftytwo of them every year therefore on sunday no to church yei i know all the cxciie i know unit one ran wonhip the creator hi a krove of tnw or by a ruuninir brinik or in a man own house by hli radio hut i uo know us a matter of cold fact thu uvi nife man doei not thin woiihlp he may not hear n uood iermon ut chun h he will hear a iermon by a hood man who with his inod wife n ininured all wiek in muklnir hard llvci u little ealer he will listen t uml take pait pi readlnir some beautiful plvaiei from the bible and if he 1 not familiar with the bible he has iulft red a lus he u 111 take pui t in idiihi mime ood hymns he will mi et and nod or speak to uood uiih t nelirhbon he will come away feel- hut a utile more rhurltubo tow in d all die world even towaid tho e exct she ll foolish younir mm who repaid church- itolnir us a soft perfoiinunce i advocate a iniin jolnlni in chinch woik for die like of iiiouiiik his faith by hi wink wle niolhen who know the virtue of mothi i clriivcs worm ju inilniitor al ways havi it ut hand because it piov it value rkilvkk km jlicjht a dotroit judito hnjv tho ri idea of tho way to ileal wiui drunken driven tlili jutlfit mndfi lnuxleaiud drlwra of autoinmli to the workiuno for from ten dayn u alx monum in addition he revokes their llcenron to tlrlva n car fur n yrarr why not bo rvon more aoveru with tlin mni wno- vlidat the uiwby in- 11 in tr llipior which tnnlueen drunkei driver amtlan ilie llluk monltay wliy do you prefer your fmployeei uidntr to ehurih instad of joy rldhitf on inn day ye u re not a rolbiloiui man yoiirinlf lnquhid lili vkltor iliosti wiio yo u church do their nleeplnir then- the otheni sjnnd mo it of monday ili eplntr on the job explain ed the nui edgewood park eden mills dancing kvkuv satukday kvkning for economy you cant heat genuine kchogs corn flakch many hcrvinh from a kindle package ileul for any meal no trouble heallliful delicious a real aid to practical thrift corn flakes look for tho r jmckngn mart by ktlua ift inuuut ontario great railroad has fine police force whito iiloviii juirt of thcir olllciiil ilriiei tiro cipecinlly appropriulo to memheni of tlio cunudiiin ltuifu kuilwiiy johee not only for tho litiiurt touch tlimi mlded to their hluo uniform hut bociiusio they uro emhlcmiitic of tho for itnelf un oriuniiitioii of iipotlem rcputiition und unfiiilini courteiy not only in thin picked body of men uiuformfwl und ununiformed tho iiufiiiunrd of thr- property of tho worldo itreutcd truiinportution nyitm and iti thounundt of putrotift butitu niomlieni uro friendi imd inentorn to eounllcmi truvelleri in dl jmrt of tho dominion wherever tho coinpuny hiri un intereat bo it u iwtit torminul u whurf or u vait freight yard the man in hluo isi to bo found muny of tlio eonituhlen und thoir ollicera aro ex- iiervieomen and at their head ii brigadiergeneral do ii tnnot cmg dso adc h di is o it run oc i aii unu ij u um- tinnuiulied ciuiiidiuu noldior with u hplendid record ai n itaff oilier during tho grout war tlio force jun won many trophiea for firutuid work and nlso in rovolvcr iinootuiir itii ontario toum huvini captured tho cunudiiin polico revolver chumpionuliip for tho whole dominion thiii your lit i r arvlcooieii of tho cmmdliiii puiitu- uy lollro ul ilio war ini-inii- tiu in wlnunr si siuiltin mon- trul 2 llrlu m i du lunut tlilxf of ihi-luvvu- tlhntlmi lcuri- iitn fil it 1 r hum el luran by sra moiilnui prize- winning apprentices coiiuiilirullo intormit lian biion urouuud by tlio ixirfarmuiira ot four youni apirtinticoii at tlio canadian pncllla rnllwuyh alikun sliopn montruul who rupturnl tlilrali 11rl irl anil ono iiocnml botwoan tlium at tlio ciimiillan nutlonul kxlilbltlon toronto 1811 in tlio nxhlbil of mochanlcul drawing anil 1 ltnh tho ijuurtctto uro punlu of churlou ilulloy huitructor of npnrontlcos and john burnu woruu manugor i rirluro ulinwn loft to rluht c k hudimoy 211 hiahilnlat approntlco uliico x028 who took first prlseo in tho klnctrlful soctlon an u flmt uttinnpt a w fuulronbrldifo 23 jolnml ah corpontor approntlro in 1028 took first prlto in tho structural sortlon anil niicond in tho stoam kortlon in 10111 and flrat in intornal combuntjon and third in stoam in 1030 in 1020 ho wom first in stoam and sflcond in structural phlllppo landry 20 joined ajkbop boy in 1022 and bocamo carpenter apprentice in 1026 took first prize in intornal combustion having boon aooond in structural in 10110 and second in hydraulic in 1w m kochon iv machlnlbtapprenticii since 1920 captured first prlia in ths elsctrlcal section u a flrst attempt i