Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer from Radstock, Avon, England (2024)

Serial PIIIILIalit) Di 1-11813611311 NT. THE SECRET FOE, EDGAR PICKERING, Auther rat Umt ata. 42001011P0r, Wilder WM (COPYRIOUTI. STROPSIB Or PRETTOUS CHAPITHII, ONATTZSIIk 1., 000dwin. 1 anger.

Jo; rff MoukltOTh r. and his house has bean Astre am she sae remember. Arrived at home. Ands Mrs. Palmer in a vile temper.

Her Flishang abets bar. Amy fears that be will till her ere lona. stranger interrupts the angry Sem fury a ssa i ler shelbar ptlzesastort. i gter tte and overtakes girl. It is Am? saying the only bogie she has known.

ever. Re undertakes to And her a I The Ostlrla is returning to England from OLT MOUE the pass ngers are Stephen Ito mar. Id Williams and Jacob Orme. Stephen Morton? is returning to tabs on the duties portalsto Use Welke of the baronetcy now held by Charles Mortimer at Hall. Gerald is a poor tr i tu i do nerati ni 1 Jacob trall is alglie, bY firsflftve to much oonvemation.

The Cad geta I. gm and the boats are lowered In the ng of the boats Mortimer is serionsir inlay days the four men the vessel are and on the filth day Mortimer dies. Mob Orme is in the sante boat. A Meuse them. Mortimer's dead yis DU ID shams.

and Jacob Onsio. insensible now elm taben no. Gerald Williams maims a state. Ftt to the inset that be Is Stephen Motetaser. the dead man was Gerald Williams.

Re of the It' tars pap ers. The at stherelifle discuss the new hair. Tailing Sevilla Strange a poor relative lir and for some years eating as his (secretary. will socansd. Adelaide Is la lowa with kins.

but Seville has felon in love ratitAtlisie be found at the Palms?" farmwin. IS 111. (Continued) IV. and hair. Stephen Mortimer.

and Neville Steanes more acquainted, but do not take to Giber. disreputable stranger calls upon enthuse. who receives him. keeping' Cele on, revolver. In his coat pocket.

Peter Armstrong lawyer's clerk, and Mr. Silas Roseate his stoze charge of Sir Marisa Morldinises affairs. Jacob Orme Id announced. He Clre by aaringthat be has been down to to Mr Stephen Mortimer. Mr.

untote thinks it well to lel! Pater Armstrong he can go. The next day hi Teter me papers. telling him to take them down to and deliver them to Stephen Moe mar. He alights at Mookstown Station and 1 i API oat for the Hall. fortunately he hurta Little.

and is amisfed by Amy Goodwin, who staying at Mrs. Meadows' cottage. Mr cadent' was formerly houeekseper at Nethereliff Hall. Amy mates a cland of Peter for Neville Strange often calls on Amy Goodwin and etesplyin Mortimer Ands his to cottage. winning the hearts of Amy and Mrs.

Meadows by 'pastille well of Neville CHAPTURS VI. VII Temple. MOM and her daughter. Adelaide. sell on Air Charles Mortimer.

Neville and Adelaide eonewes. and site chows how moat she loves him. bat Rewille is cold. Afterwards thee stop their ear to make In Mooketown, and Amy EdGoodwin plitlfell. Yrs.

remarks on beenty. affair' are going from to worm, and he and his wife quarrel. He visite Mr. Hnneoie at Radford row and domande to be mild for his silence. he leaves Peter Armstrong notices that Palmer luta the face of a rznodlepar.

Menu. Strange calf, to sea Amy win. and is hurt while stopping a runa ay Mrs. Meadows and Amy nuns him. CHAPTER BITTAR AWAKENINO.

littlthett Mortimer stowl7 tore up a letter ho had reoelved, toe morning following Neville's aocident, and his taco wore angry frown. This infernal Ornie want to see Me again, he muttered, 'Nand I suppose I shall have to oblige him, but I don't iniend to allow him to hang A 9 to me for ever. sod Mr. Orme will have I've other business to attsnd 10. uge has been halfkilled.

so I'll Into Moukstown to 800 if le's alive or He was too heartless to care much either way, but the opportunity of improving his aoquaintenoe with Amy was too good to be nsigleeted, and Mrs. Meadows received him with open arms. "You'll be verT glad to hear. sir that Mr. is not sc.

nun as they thought at first," told liiiii. "But the doctor won't all- hiiii hr nnoved." "It would you a great deal of trouble he were taiten to the halt Mrs. 11.1.,, Wall this morning. sit," she replied, and as for trouble, that's last thtng we think of. Amy's with him no id.

and a better nurse there couldn't be. be corning down directly." I wait for her report of the Patient, said Mortimer, going into the sitting. room. SIN. Mtfatiollll went upstairs, end in a foie moments Amy oame in, looking wonderfilly pretty.

Neville was bettor, and the knowedge that he would speedily the doctor had sastred her of this--gave a gladness to bet free and a hrightimse to her grey eyes whioh Mortimer noticed, "I ramie as anon as possible," he said, with i a heartiness that pleased her, "end am very I thankful to hear "You would Itlrs to eels him?" 1 "No. It will be better to witit a few bows 1 hefore disturbing the pou fellow. It WILD a plueiry thing he did, and I am truly sorry for him. I like Strange. Fr told you that before.

I He will bare to 110 away fo a change when ha Is eke to got about. It te fortunate be has eneh a good nurse." was to hare left yesterday," went on Amy. "It bad ail been settird for my going to a situation. Then this accident happened, and I eisuldn't leave Mrs. "Were you going away for good "Mr.

Strange found the eituation for me. Ha wished nie to aeoept it rve written to say I will go in a dew when Mr. Strange is Setter." abonlA vews Isar. Mrs. Meadows en then I' "It i9.brst that I went away.

anftwered Amy very quietly. A', drawn lip at the house. and Adelaide Templemore got out. taking OM. flowers and a basket of horn the footman.

and Igortimer went to the door to reeehe her. Amy bad gone upstairs, and he gave Adelaide a peolar smile es he took the heavy basket. "I only beard of Yr. trange's strident an bras kgo," she said breathlessly, "and couldn't rast until I came. Tell me hew he is.

"I ehotrid say he is remarkably well." replxd Mortimer. with a little laugh. "Under the eireurnstances, that it. is being nursed She gut the flowers down on a table and timed hlm. 'Why de, yon say he a we she asked.

"It is no more thin the iruth," and he ta4o Bf 41 1- il you ten htm I have eared "Ts that the only message I aro to give?" "AII that is necessary." "You sqm to take a great interest in Mr. Strassee." he nplisd, pointing to the fruit and fteirets kr I de," she answered. remising hie leering look 'unabashed. "I hope h. will appreciate your kindness.

That is all I have to say." "It is not all you mean." :terka.p. .4 delaide looked at hint inquiringly. "You bate a reason for saying that," she mawered. "What is itr I 'M be risking your ispleama by tea ing 00. "On tbe contrary, ekel be much There was no time for hat to say mare.

Mrs. Meadow, bad hurried down on bearing that lady bad called. and Mortimer went out of the room to wait for Adelaide at the door, where its joined h.rn in a few moments. "I'm afraid you've boat a journey." ho said. 19 thee dr-.

"I 'Re not understand why Mr. Strauss is to be seen. if yon mean that," repHsd "I hate Thera'. oreidents mystere about swered Mortimer. "Ton were net wanted.

I say that atrange would net hate seen shmildn't blame him. I'm thlnkies 4 11I11.4,." A.waid flushed crimson. "That old woman had no PllSift fat 11 no: being won." find that I'm right" Ireschod Nor. "tn. and baying said this mabdidead a 4 sileittor.

Adolaids'i vita io the Snl.e. prong ibat sonestking maws than tnAn4hy was ths room for if. and her leeleese mhebt be mated to him. Zs woe 4leer bow fi eleaelet be bid Strings steed in his way, andh to be Fla dentratuated Massif co won Amy's roma (Minion, wag bommulla Witt N. lam ha hod ealii their 1 1 111 70W.

lYeawe of And Auntad fel rid of. Minot opairmosal. ff La hints hod their dota effset, and lo wadding them Adokie's 1. 0 0 her nevessentoir jailensv. 814, te gietostalearir mould have been In eetel 4lThent diolloari ham anewessose.

WV had nessaided dee 114 te lfra Meadows' Wawa Win, ev the tenssateded Wee obs bon lbw nos. doss and Penis. tvro Asa of his amiallsa i Arc Amy Ina awarminWng Adswat's Semite es Imbim by ibe iheow and -1, tett; fit 4 bari Wen ea te ileamett at more TM wary kind to send flows. Ms. Ptzsose oho ou iou thank kag kr mt.

Amy. Como Will obeyed the abrupt command, standing beside hie and looking slown into hlcs upturned face. "I think it was fate that brought me here," he went on. "It be. made vou more to me than all the world.

And we were to part. It may be so after all, but the partu4 MUDS 1101 be for ever. I'erh4p6 1 meant it to might have been. enould 3ou wish it to bit' kesii hat I would say," she anauered Keadily, "I'm not eertain, because I've doubted sometimes. Amy, darling, I want your love.

Will you give it met" Mi arm was round her, drawing her glow. ing lace down to his. There was no need for an answer to his question, her "yea spoke only too eloquently as he kissed the sweet 4 that returnel his caress. Then she had Started erect. but Neville's arm preventel her from ntoving from hie side as the door was thing open and Adelaide came midway into the room, her face deadly.

white with passion. "Mrs. Meadows told me you were alone, trange," vile said. icecping her tierce gaze on Amy and speaking with a conceit. tration of eSOTII and anger that transformed her featuress.

would not for worlds have intrudid otherwiFe." You are very welcome, Mier Temple. more," replied Neville. "I am glad to have the opportunity of thaniqing you for those inagnincent fkivers. Miss tionawM ha just been rearranging them." "Bahl" ntorted Adelaide wif a sneering laugh. "I bare heard 'if you friend yonder" and she pointed to Amy.

"it is this person, I suppose, who refused to let you be seen when I tiaLed. She had the best of reteone without doubt." Neville's hardened and his tone changed. "It was my wish, Mies Templemore, he answered. "That I can quite believe, and her I furious rage buret from control "It explains everything. It wou not have been wise for me to have known ti's sort of person you had chosen for a companion.

The little seene I have interrupted is suffieent to prove For a moment Neville tltd not reply and Amy gave him a glance. Mra Palmer at her worst never squatted woman's violence and insult, whose pointing finger I showed her hatred. "You are perfectly correie in parr of a hat you say, Miss Temnlemom." said Neville at ength. "Mies Goodwin is my elhosen companion. She is more.

She is my promised wife and I guard her honour a I would guard My own." CHAPTER ORME BErO3IES Mr. Urine, in the seclusion of a private bar, ordered another dring and plated the glass with a grin. toziune had slimed on him as a welintivrl purse testified and he will; in that phase of diuoiremeas which inane Om temporarily at peace wiih Ohs Ani months ago was Elolley bTOke CR he ntunn La d. 'Glad to do anything tor a cruet and ere I am living in p.elit with mute niuhey to come for the aiik Luca: Nu it wasn't 1441 got nue a ereward's job on board toe It wasn't Luck that brough me and Williams into partnership. It was to be and I'm going ti See that, I get my share of profits.

I'm be mg done out. ot ein acconling to nig He scow led horribly as he muttered thia. The amiable pliase was passing and MlApiciovs doubts had come. be du.en't wart me to go down to that they call it. Quite natural, but I'm going there I scca Hunoute.

fle's a beauty, Mr. Horicote is. He doesn't like me and I don't particularly care about him. Ncrer mind' and Me muttning ceased so he fell into a gentle slumber. He was a ince inan and a week's hard drinking had given him a repulsive look.

lie was untidily dressed and dirty, while even in repose his features had a forbidding frown. What Mr. Orme's record was he alone could have told, out as he lay beck his seat he presented the picture of a man capable of any villainy. No wonder that Hunoote felt uneasy in his company or that Peter Armstrong felt a dread of him when he presented himeelf at the office next day. go in," said Mr.

the door with a crash. tell the boss Im here." 'l'll see if the Mr. Huneote is remonstrated Peter, You sit you don't want your neck wrung retorted Mr. Onne and he stumbled into the private room greatly to I Mr, Ilunoote's astonishment. You and me are going to have a word or two," began Mr.

Orme thickly. "I'm going I down to see Mr. Mortimer and coming to I think, it seems to me that you and him arn't playing me fair." "Perhaps you will explain yourself," replied Mr. ituncote. You've been paid all you were entitled to." That's lawyty's talk.

Entitled to! I like that. I'm going to have half the property. "This is pure madness, Orme!" exclaimed Mr, Huncote. good!" and Oaine with a quiet ferocity was far more threatening than hie. drunken violence.

"I'm mad, chi Nell, that's to be sem. I'm not going to ho put of my lawful rights. D'ye hear liner "I can scarce help hearing you, my friend," lilt. Humeote. "But you insist Ps.

that I can do no more than I have done. lam an agent in the business." 'Aien't we all in the same boat? And haven't I got elig.rge of lit Suppose I blab? Suppose I go driwn I tett them what you and I know?" Peter krnascrong could hardly his ar to the listening hole for excitement. What was he going to hoar I trust you will do nothing rashly," MT. Huneote was saying. "I 84 511T6 you your interests shall be carefully guarded." "AnTway, I'm going down there!" wars tt.e reply.

ryeu won't see me again." Mr. Ibiroote devoutly hoped he never should, but he did not say so, ar.d with a Partings hiccup, a-me unsteadily through the clerk's office and lurched through the doorway into Redford Row. He had only an indistinct pur. noes in going to but ho persisted it, and that evening he presented himself once ruons at the Hall, demanding to see Mr. Mortimsr at It was a week after Noville's accident, from he had quite recovered.

Bitting in the library engaged on were long overdue work, the eoend of Mx. stn dent voice reaoned hint, and he went to the door, meeting the butler. "These's someone called to flee Mr. Mortimer, said lie old man. "He's a totter.

oustomer, and refuses to go. I've told him Mr. Mortimer is TKIE at home. will come and speak him, MT. Strange.

Neville went into the hall and saw the rough. ungainly figure standing at. the door. "Mr. is out," he mid, taking att.

Orme's condition in at a glance. "It is uncertain when he will reLurn." "That's a replied Orme, his laboodahot eyes giving Needle. an ugly look. "I'm not going to be put off. I'll wait." 'fin afraid you said 'Neville.

"Therefore I 1111.1. Rt liek you to BO I will tell MT. MOTtimer you called If you give me your name." I've had dealings with chaps of your sort before" and Orme gave an unpleasant Out yonder. Out in mining camps and such places. (looks.

and they never bested me. rm going to stop." "You had better go quietly or I shall I you out," and Neville paused for a mordent. answer to this Orme rent out a brawny tat, but Neville evaded the blow and seizing I him by the collar forced it're through the doorway. see you to the lodge," he said. "Safe off the ground'," and the old butler watched the struggling figures until they disappeared I down the drive, I Neville returned sore, tim wipirrg attedk of blood from his fro- felke: was rather troublesome," butler.

"I had to quiet him" and went bark to his interrupted week in the The little ineident had him and a feeling of resentment against Mortimer added to his The stranger must have.had some bjeet in coming to Netherelide, he reasoned. "Mortimer memo in have some very objectionable friends," be thought "Is It idble the man hae on Then he dismissed the guided from hie mind. He had prombsed to see Airy that evening to diatom their plans. Timm was no reason for clewing their me uir Charles had approved of it and prom to double Nevilles salary and a fairer peospect never lay before two happy levers. Amy was alien.

when he reeehed Mrs. Meadows' house end she 'Mimed an ejaculation lit cHe'may is she saw his out cheek. "Ire nothing, my darling." he laughed. "Some rough fellow came Inquiring for Ker. timer and I had to show him the doom And ii ahirg of Mortimer I would rather you not have ranch to do with biro." "Fm prejudiced Mr.

Meadows told me he was hers the other day and seemed to make himself quite at house." "Yrhat would you halo de if Mr. Mos. arose soda she asked. 1 7- "Ikeep hie war, but i er i come to tigli Two vad I haws sem- Orme, pushing open "You've no call to thing far more important to discuss. Wbon will you come to me "I am very happy with Mu.

Meaacws." Is that yttur answer!" "Neville, dear, I don't like you when You look so serious," eielitmed Amy, out of very happiness. "I atoonh that ugly frown and she Paesed her band acmes his forehead. "I am serious," he answered. "Is there any reason why we shouldn't be married at I Within a few weeks, say." t-he nestled cicsc lid him: net looking op. "I'll come yau want me," she half nlidpered and he wee content.

It was black that night when he left Mrs. Mcaduws' house, but as Le wallted home. his mind was occupied by t. thousand happy thoughts. Amy's kisses seemed linger.

ing on hid lips and the fragrancy of her hair was remembered. He had never loved before and she was all a woman could he to hinttrue-heorted and brave. He had onme-within sight of the lodge, seeing tho in the keeper's roam a short didtance ahead. One of the bite gates was open and the ecam spread over the On either side the enranee the Dark wall was in deep shadow and, a heap lying on the roadway was not seen. lie had stuinbled over it and given a.

il cry as be recoiled from the mute form uf a I he was dead; it had scarcely need the clammy touch of blood nu Neille's hand tn tell him that amt standing horrified hy he discovery. a fodtatep as her d. The lodge.lieeper, hearing his elamation. was beside nim with a lantern that shone down on etiA features of Jdeob Orme. (To be Continued.) BATH RURAL DISTRICT FOOD CONTROL COMMITTEE.

IMPORTANT QUWTIONS DM-CUSSED. A meeting of this committee Was held on the 19th instant when there were present Miss Nlosars. W. Andrews, W. A.

Bryant, H. A. Clark, E. Dudley, 11. Morgan, T.

Stride, F. W. knlway, eha end Executive Offioera. 3dr. W.

H. Clark, Ghairman of the Committee, wrote expriseing inubilay to attend through indisposit E. I. llipel ard J. Duxbin were a 10 -I Cr in Air.

E. H. it tile chair. 113 relatless loi for sugar for ire at C.Xflrery Classes, were coned by me was decided to grant the Aaille hut to pornt out that these pL.ationa<nuld not he accepted for an indefinite porio4 aid that the retailer now welling without. betlig regisilted was liable to a A AIIOSOMER NORTON CONFERENCE.

An invaation from this Midsorner 'Norton r9mmiLtfttoo n4 'prsetlatlves to a mr of local committees was accepted. Means. E. .11. IL.

ppol were elocted as FOOD ECONOMY. A Istor th IS corn. unites. to F.lcct a conuniuee for the Purpose of car on a campaign aganist Waste, was a comintuee, mpresontives of the vanol pd -oiointld. FLOUR AND BREAD PRtE ORDER.

Tie Controller laving a.tviee as v.l eth the sale of bread contsioing fat shouA be 1,0 rnitted, the committee resolved that a r(l6y ailonld, be 6t nt that ther was no real ad for hr ad ill the LLK Pruul :6 ORDER. A from the Bath City Wa3 reed emj tile questimt of fixing a maximum price con view of the informs- Unit before the committee as to the prices cti.argeci in the rerpcoxive parishes, it was ale tight rtriv not to take any steps for the Lune being. MEAT PRIOES ORDER. It el to ask for fortnightly returns from the buthers in the distriet in order that. might be seen whether the margin of profit laid down was being Executive Officer reported the receipt of a complaint as to an overcharge.

He had taken the matter up nd read Cie offender's ex.planation, which the deeided to accept, but desired Execute Offioer to write and pada; out that if the offence were repeated steps wouid he taken forthwith. committee particularly to out that while it was their intention to 5eP the various Orders carried out; the only possible way in which they could obtain infor7ration as to oases of overcharge and other infring mente, was through the 00-operatton of the public, whose ditty it was to report i any case coming under their WASTING BREAD AND BUTTER. At Brentford on TuesdaT, Edmund Hanasess, of Haven lane. FaJtn we? fined 40s for allowing bread to he wasted in hie household Evidince showed that a dustman. actin on searched the du-thin at the defendant's house and found a quantity of bread and butter, The defendant Raid that it was he lodgers who masted the food, WESTON (BATH) POLIM SATURDAY.

Present: Ilteiars. E. E. Phillips (in the chair). C.

Price Davis. T. Tanner, H. J. 11.

F. W. Uee. A. ntanley Wills and Col.

E. Clayton. WiliZin ITaTi7 (i 131ai tit7ini Erni litilMoin be I wag summoue borse contrary to' tb for selling a "wanes of the Realm Regulations sometime between Aug. 6 and Oct. Jones, haulier.

of blatiebrook Bath. was summoned for buying the which he knew to be unlawfully Ingram said he bad a conversaUon with Bath, who admitted that he had sold the horse without a permit. Jones. whom be saw later. admitted buying the borne In answer to Supt.

Jerllllllg, WittleFi Faid he had explained to every farmer in the district what was necessary lit fore he you'd sell a luirre need for agricultural Witness knew the home and knew that It is. used on the said he could not remember being warned by the constable. The haymaking was over and he thought he could bell it mithout a permit tie wae not aware of the al.o pleaded ignorance and as It. lived in the Lath distrbn. P.C.

Ingram said he did not know whether a notice had been sent to him. This was the first case of its wag fined Ai and Jones el. Preeent: Defiers. E. E.

Phillips (in the thaw S. T. Tanner. F. W.

Hesse A. Stanley nil, and Colonel E. Clayton. Sydney Henderson, a brewer's drayman, of Iforesk road. 'fruro.

was summoned by Florence Ifuniphriea. of Plpebouse. Freshford. to show did not said that defendant promised to marry her but she later discovered that he Wall a married moo. lie had been discharged from the Army last February.

Witness produced a written proraiso to marry bet. made when he flirt met was 0., to pay h. 6d. per week, until the child was 16 years of age. and costa.

Joseph I.ckins. of 61. Portland street. AbertlllerY. miner, was summoned for being guilty of pe ris tent cruelty to his wife, Charlotte Imkine on August It and othef previous dates.

By such cruelty be had caused her to live apart from Min and she applied for a separation did not bilking said she Ices married about 16 years ago. She had four obit. do-e. When they were Oving at tanntem Seven ago defendant bad trial to ii her. he ran away from him and later wss three months In Codford Asylum.

She afterwards heed with him again and for some time be was all right. But afterwards at Claverton. Bath. be home drunk one evening, her out of bed and told her to "clear He drove her downstairs and she hid underneath the table. On another oceasion be threatened to throw her downstairs and tried to do so.

Just afterwar broke out he went to Ahertillery. He regurarly sent her home. Ile came to see her every holid a ood I between the Latina, I denehter of previous witnets, gave eorroboratiee i evid.moe.—A. later from defendant waseread to tho Icourt In which he pleaded not guilty. They bad not lived together for three years because his wife had refmed tome, and lies with hi ob ee separation order wail not granted; Come.

PrPltllt: Mr. C. Prme Darla tin the chair) and Mr. H. J.

Simard. Two boys, aged respectively 10 and 11 years, were summoned for damaging two hayricks, the property of George Edward' at Swanswick, ie Sti damage to the amount of El. Defendants nullity and on the evidence of P.C. they were ordered to pay 14s. each to cover caste and Ira age.

i r. 00 .4 ll 7- "Mw 4 Many micas MOO 1 1- plaints uprise Vim a 1 ocibi 62144 14 4 IS leg I II ItO AT II I. 1 FROM THE MONTHLIES GIRLS WHO WASH THEIR norsEs IN OFFWE TIME, Every girl should be taught to realise the 4ignity or tile work to watch Ih has eel her hand, rte clam on hes beat efforts, the need for giving it her undivided attent.on Outing offfoe hoots, if Abe Is to succeed tn the neas world: There iI a woeful leek of tura special sense" in some of the girls fitto have entered ofticcs lately. For instance, I know of a large insurance efflost In the liVeot End where it is the accepted thing among the feminine part of the staff thaupeetain onm Slip out of the office each day to wash out their The lavatory accortimodation ts verY good. with an abundant supply of soap and hot water and the women clerks aotnally take tt.in turnirto bring up their Bolted bloneee and wash them -during MILO hours.

hanging thelff by the radiators in winter, or the open windows in suriamer. They are then taken home MVOdried and are ironed at'mght. And these girls are not supposed to be drawn from the poorer classes, where the sight of a piece of soaP la sometimes a temptation. No; they coins frOM comfortablo. midille.clos homes.

It isn't the desire to save their 'own soap that prompts them to do this; it is the outcome of a total lack of all sense of the dignity of business and what business say nothing a honour! that they should do with their time In return for the salary paid them. One of the worSt features of tills particular case i the fact that the head women clerk who is in charge of the others if the greatest "washer" of the lot! What sort of business is likely to result from such a type of Own Pipfr and Waman's. Magazine. MASCOTS IN TIME OF WAR MAF-COTS AT TM MARNE. An Irksh soldier vi.ho was fighting at the Marne, was crouching Aith three comrades, two of them English and the thlrd a Canadian, in a crater, whe.n a shell burst close to Both were killed Qutright, the Canadian was very wounded, but the Irishman was not touched.

Of coitzie it might only have been chance. but it certainly seems rather sigMficent that whereas the men had no had scoffed at the idea of such Canadian had a grey hoart, given him by hs had been in her family for generations and WA ailvas regarded as an wrapped up in breast pocket his tunic-- the rtiSilm.ar 'lad a bangle of green stone. oro- 1.1 ell Crrunty Li niece-k to a witch, on hi. t. TINY COLD SHOE.

the retreat from Mons, two ono a Hignlander and the other a lad from Glasgow. quarrelled about the efficacy of the one of them was wearing. It was a Immature gold shoe end was a faimiy 'aid to na come originally from the Hebrides, the cradle of Ihe owner of th Ft declared he owed his eafetc to it, jtmt es one of his tortfathers. who had worn It at Culloden, had owed his aatety to it then. The Wasgow lad laughA surh ti.on was to hini kimply hivh.

By ay of a joke he took the mascot trtni the -H and the latter it and wore it, sid the lltr of us tunic, -round h.s neck. I About an hour later tlie Germans suddenly fired. BnPets raMed on the two mrn. The I landr was killed at once, hat the iila.sgow with the purhiinerl mascot still atta-hed to km. eseaped without a pro HAS BAGDAD A FUTURE? The ti of liatifiad, which is at in the possession the Bralsh kateti, fta.c.iid's town, the tov.ii oi th lniiihers of the Barber tuid ci all to.ill-rename and tau lad puns and fairie ci .11..

Ar.inian Nigote. Alt nod. taslt the invaders must be to olcan it up and protect. it, as Colon and Panama were cicativd agautst the plague and peetitence. Bagdad con never again become the etuti, sf tills world, ti 9 it.

was more than year, ago. But it had every promise of becoming we cent or outer city on a better a new and prosperous valley of the great twin rivers, where niillions of people may live ti gethtr in on riot farms supplied with the water which lihar rainlees summer needs. If behind this reconstruction of the cradleland of our Bible story, aw thought of righteousness the foi-tering care of a people wno have conspicuously failed to care for their own land, were always in the thought of Vie new leaders, as they were when Li rd Cromer rebuilt the of Egypt, we might see fulfilled those words of the propnct leaiah which must recur to every reader ot the ticriptures as the imagination it rostoreii Bakylonia And ASZ;) Tia takes form. i in the. wilffernees shall waters break out strearne in the desert.

And the mirage chall become a pool and the ti.drety ground prings of water; in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be a court for reeds and rusdes. And a highway h.all be there and a way, and it shall he called the wa3 of holinet.iii."—Sunday at Home. SOMERSET HERO DECORATED. EDWARD MEDAL FUR UALLANT MINER. Among the 2.1 workmen decorated for gallantry in rescuing their comrades on by 11.

it 1114 was Herbert J. tiolledge, who recetved the Edward liietiat. It win be membered that it was on February 1917. that O. Weeks, under-manages of Sraysdown Colliery, in.sir bath, was in the act of ascending th.s ehd.it Utica the cage struck a i which had become uniastencd and was projetting trout the The pipe pierced the root ni the cage and severely inj-ured Weeks, at the same time preventing she cage from asieending.

tiolltidge was working at a lett'', about, half-way down the shaft which is COB yards in depth, and about BO yards above the point at which the accident occurred. Healing Weeks'e moans he at once got into the shaft anti climbed down to the cage by means of the huntons, or girders. winch -1111 horizontally round the shaft. lowered hinioclf i from bunion 'to buntein, the distance between I the buntdns bemg on an average of sfk or in Isame cases eft. On reaching the cage Gofledge rendered first aid to Weeks, and remained i with him until the cage could be liberated and i brought to the surface, a period of about two I hours.

A MASTER OF COMIC OPERA. Rostar JLAN PLANQUETTE. At the present time, when comic opera writmg i not what it was in thu 19th century it may not be without interest to look back for a sew momenta on the career awl creations of Hobert Jean Planquette, the French composer oi comic opera, whose works had so much a in England. He was born in Paris in £948 and died there in 1503. A pupil.

of the Conserkatoire, he, like many other budding composers, had a rough tane to niake both ends meet. He lived in those early days in a garret at Montmartre, and there, with a view over many lOW's, a pot of ink, a rickety table and a couple of chairs the won: for wear, he eked out a precarious Lying by writing ballads and ditties for concert singers. then he could turn out a tuneful number, and it may be that some of these early were utilised in a revised locus in some of his Popular operettas. But it must have been hard work composing on a diet in which rolls, fried potatoes and weak wine and water played the predominant parts. Yet it was under these oinditions that he composed "The Bells of a classic among light operas.

At first it failed to attract and Kauqueasy had thoughts of flinging himself Into th seines fortunately he thought better of it, for his luck changed. '''Ees Cloches" caught on, eruecess was his and he never looked back. This opera was played the world over, the dramatio nature of the plot, th witty dialogue and the charming music making up an irresistible whale. It paid numberless visits to Bath, Hhiel Barry's impersonation 3 Gaspard, the miser, electrifying those fortunate enough to witi iese it. ilthoull; he went on from one SUCCt3S to another, The Belle of Corneville" was his Idit famous effort, seat in point of.

merit the writer wouCd be inclined to place Rip Van the sruPject appealed to him, the opportunities for edective music act his eras. two vein in motion and he again hit the bull'epeye of trlCKeki. Another aeiou3 operetta was "'The Old Guard," so much associated with Mr. Horace Litigant, and it formed a ancoeisful work to: ocal amateurs, as well as "Pali' Jones." which also hit the popular fancy, the melodious music never failing in ita.effect, while "Nsill Gwynn." also revealed him in attractive vain. Of his other vrork3.

which have not lived, may be mentioned Mam'eelle Quat'sous," "Le Talisman." "Tenures," 14 Comets Trietdore," ate. Planquette naate great demands upon the bilesPre.fers of hie opens. for acting as well as singing was required, the two aooomphshtrent, not alwaye being sassy to And in 00- SraMe of his chorusses, too, were not unworthy gr mare serious operas, his was by no mean, ambitiou and he took such se in that nothing 'slipshod marked his That his admirer, never fa ed him waa one of hie boasts and he would have rejoiced exceedingfv had he been to Nee the Intent. Oorliale transformed into a fighting sillitutae In the face of the Prussian terror. During tho hearing of a aim at Mamas Prate.

it Was atatad that numerous Ileums were robbed during dr reed abase. MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON WAR AIMS NO PRAM IN SIGHT. FAILURE OF SUBMARINE WARFARE. At a great Ilieriarig held in the pieyel Albert Hall on Ihmday aitenhAan, the Prime Ilinister aul the te.e Exchequer leurielled a new cattypaitni :0 promote ftolloair and tii Inc National War Donde Important speeei.e wekt both'Saniaters on Ow 'I e.tuatann.

The following are some of ale 3a1e112 from the speeches: TIIE PRIME 31INLS1I4. The war must end in a peace. I have acarrned the horizon anxiously, but I can see no in eight which would lead to an enduring peace. At present only an armed truce wank'. be It is essential to dethrone brute force for ever to save our children front horrors and terrors beyond th nii st vivid Our pre.cminent war aim ie the destraction of a ideni.

The real enemy Is the war spirit enshrined in Potsdam, and there will be' no peace or liberty for the world till that ahrine is 'nattered. Time is on our side. America is prepa.ring, and the submarine losei are irrowMg Istka Our monthly losii in tonnage is Vtitls over third of the April total and the Germans have lost in 10 moie than ti loe as many marines re in the ivl of 1918. Ever the PrusiOin imlitary trai'hlne it, will free nations whose eoncnee la hP.n revolted he Gernun bar. barities can ruluce her ta desolation and weans.

To win through inust last mkt and hold together. Rewar of there who trvuo sow aeo.7Mn. The encinc is a great oftens'a'e behind the lines. I.ook out tor iwrn in form. Pcrsoite and secteonal differeneons must be forgotten or pestp ned.

There man-, Ise only one pirty The Allies ale k.rg in the! greatest hat monv and them is h4oe of disunion among them. iNfl' Ere CYTI fve of one of thr 1T11 711 nferenees that the linvernmenta have e'er bed.T! token will affect whole the vn an 4 may vey welt MR. BOYAR LAW'. The war ie a lan.neen natMne and final r'rinry ri.srend much en thnse at Fame men. tuTe mug The nev War norm, ft ie.pd leai to a nd pe of rn ner lent to S.

trs the 41(Tri1, nn Rnt'tch er The IrO.en he v. but. If at as we nn-nri en-t. ttr nnt.en wilt be able to hear it. Dor 117 o7nnlh nor airmen dropped Cerroan lines whle the rironr: 1.0`..`0 belni Ive to lose orr supremacy hot 1, ra torrerl k.nd r.t tl dete we repny in 1 prt.e.-eri down ond running o'er.

kT. SIWTS. Great and ei.ocuesile demands wit ermis upon is. and we iLitst underana and trust Our solrliers doing well, but they alone will 11 4 se in t'se war. The lsettle front .5.11:4.

bPre hunt. wara only the biiginn ne of great rend the P(PI ne civ gettiair Lie thP nerve and ill in hi ll will enable tliern to face the the future. THE NORTH SEA MURDERERS. DR. AMUNDSEN's PEP-SONAT.

PROTEST. HANDS Hl6 GERMAN PECORATIONB 'l9 THE RE UTZ n'S WIG RA 1 A. Tueftday. Dr. RoaLi Atmindoen wi 1:1 to the Gerthan to-day and rcturned his decor.

ations aa a against iierinan murders of Norwegian 6aLlors on the 17th inst. in the Noith THE IRISH MR. LLOYD GEROUE'S 1 IThere were chstanes ecaocs of bygone in the dis on Mr. reso.s.u.‘At .11 tlic Ithase Olt Tuesday. Ine tsutano.

unt. te ote I eensire on the ernao Llt oi Ireiapd and as itich Ns as reitesed by the the figures lazeug: For the 76 211 Majority against. 133 Through the il.ce.dies of Mr. Redmond and of Mr. Duke the Parliamentary correspondent', Lie re ran a noi of common anxiety and conintori hope.

Both men earneotly professed the same prevent the setacincin LAI, it. i.s hoped, will be achieved by the Irish Convention from being thwarted by or feelings engendered outide the aL. of the room. The only point between ta two men v. as wheie tlie danger really law.

31i. Redmond s.iw the peril in certain renrce measures of e.vil and miktary authorit.es in liJaid Mr. ccittended that the thieat, to the b'ccess of the Convention w.t.. really to lie foinid in the orirn and iindisguieed prerParatlon3 beil againet 0 hch those were direct-d. In c-tlsir words, the questirm at was wlici.her certain utteranciss- ano praoticce ..1 Son be ignored se mere or treated atriously as acts It eed.tiom.

31r. Lloyd Ciearre made ennc.l4 and firm staietneni of imention of the Government to put iine.o to rebellion, organisation for rebell.on and the movement for the secession of Ireland from the Empire. The v. ernment, he said. coubl not treat as of no consequence speeches such Mr.

de the nanufactine of arms and the drilling of young men who in this country sviilti have been conscripted. llnfore the rebellion of 1916 Germany nearly landed arms in Ireland for the tenets. tiiuno then had been made, parry iw Count Bernstorff, thorugh Ainetr.ca, for attempt to land arms. Aeconl'ng to Mr. de Valera Germany hUmade that ofter and has' was ready to take it.

The Chief Secretary had taken great risks throuch fear of plow-king disunion, but after the experierre of 916 he could not go beyond the limit already reached. In answer to a challenge fresn Mr. toillon, the Prime Ministcr declared eategorieally that If substantial aereement were maehed by the Convention, the'Cosertiment wouid use all their power to ere it legislative form without a moment's delay. He expressed a hope, ofo i fled by Cte events of the last few months," that a soluton would be found. THE DIVIEION.

In the division the 78 members who voted for Mr. Redmond's resolution consisted of 48 Nationalists, 22 Liberals, and eight Labour trepresentalves. The Viers were Iwo Nationalists. Ths Liberals were Sir J. B.

Dougherty, Sir James Edward Parrott Sir Padre Smith, Eir Albert Spicer, and Messrs. Joseph lEiss, John Burns, Henry George Chancellor, J. D. Harold James Glam. Leif Jones, Barnet Kenyon, Joseph King, Richard Lambert, Thomas Lough and David M.

Mason. R. L. Chithwadte, Artluir A. W.

H. Poneorthy, C. B. Price Williams, H. 8,.

Pningle, Theodore J. Dundas White and John Howard Whitehouse, and the Labour members were: Messrs. W. O. Andervon, Samuel Gsl.

braith, Frederick Hall, Arthur Henderson. Frederick William James O'Grady, T'hornas Richardson and W. T. Wilson. IRISH PRESS COMMENTS.

Commenting on the debate the Irish Times says: It is our conviction that the continuance of th exulting lack of government in Ireland must precipitate twin worse things than any which the ftiliire of the Oonvention would involve. The country's safety demands new matrons and M. Duke's speech we must add new men. Tile Freeman's Journat says: The Prhie Minister praotically admits he and his Oalsintik tvaponslble for the coereitnifik initiative Of last July. Unless that policy is changed glare is little chance for rho andso obvious I.

the tmitli that we -ean have little toonficiencs in the honesty of the Government that has crested an atmosphere which thrtatens to stifle the Oonvention at the moment when it had berm to move toward, aumems. The Zndepandist sap: We want sin' amity. and modeoation more than ever before. This is no nuee. 'of parties for political Tanta not violent agitation but Its INALDWILYMENCRik 1 '1 ist6 0.4.T.pAT,..

GE, IGEsIT A HAPI) CASE. II Withers 27. BkTvwerton. appealed in respect pi his son, Francis Charles Edwiii IVithers, 18, (A 4), single. a strisar employed by th Gtts Compaoy on the ground that, he was chief of th, home through the other three on being in tho tVithout tlite boy thay would only have lls, 3.1.

to aupport the father, invalid uiotbi CIII i NISSfr.Of 44. Tito Local Tribunal point obt 1 44 ho gat pant. out bf tri-y kept they would he no worse Ntasksr said Mr. Withers was by tile Fuldters' n. It nor anti tienerol klraclhaw invcstigatial the C3.61!' that was found put in a letter to Shy that on, a prt3oner in ticrinany, was' iuht: and reeownienclee for to He added how could they live on a man: I the and S.tilors' vbil help you appeal dismissed.

The appellant balfl be should take the case to the nouse of uunnons. OF CLOTFIIEILS' the cl6thierA, aprwaled in respect of John Danicl 32, (li 11, 44 Lin a.N•enue, inspector. having 4 of 18 branch Wrftsps. Mr. Lem; in th ni.sndssM; ma not to be until January 8.

WESTON GROCER. Wyndham liurston, SY, (C 1), mottled, road, Lower 11 et4on, vroot and o'ins ilirrchant, appealed. lie wa. also manag.il tho busineps of lr.s brother who was in the Army arid asletug til3 latner at Mare. Tho Local Tlibunal id rot Lh.nk tli ex.

mption on the ground of one man bniances. ree months exemption iUi id erty to apply TIIE FINE STAND ENENtY EROUCIIIT 14) The Aaonc.at:on't tpecial carresponiihnt ii a detailing up. qm In the The tiloucester inei, wad, a ike ttad a of fbrniaable.pri4surt.oul azrit the liuo ehatidy. The mre and afia Lieir ground witbinh. budging, not only di mg th but chording the trip who had bawii thu, torced bak parttaid, to recciiie.o their liu.s.

Thie nhirning the Germane, again launched a determined counter attack arainst the Gloucester" and regiment flanking them and again the famous lads from the i-aiiern eiele and the Cot swmils hack the taking 21). as they writ them staggering The correspondent of the Ateit, referring to 1 "anis inoident, writes 41i our line 'Nittalions? freely mentioned in haat night's communique. fought with traditional valour the stand made by the uloucesters was Homeric. Under the great ouperineity hi weight of a man counter-attack the troops flanking this famous west-country regiment were forced beck, the line forming a sharp bend. But the cestem did not budge; they Mood as they bad, done in the days of Abercrombie, when they gained the unique distinction of wearing theft headgear plaque both in front and behind.

Be. fore their unyielding resistance the Hun came to a otandatill and the pleased, beck hue was able in some rneartre reoirver itestf. A SOLDIER'S LEAVE. "A Boliter's Wife" writes to the Morning' Post: May I state a oaae about soldiers' travel Xf- haaband, who has been three years in cline hom on leave last January. H.

destinstion was EStit. He had to go. to London for pay after a long wait resolved two Than he MOB' a taxi to Paddington. A tnsin was on the point. of departure, a lady porter helps biro in; the ticket collector in due time conies to examine his peas and tells- him he A.

on the way to Oxford, Where be is lint out. Then he gets en. trained to and on by thee night Mad to Bath. His destination Is six out; he' takos taxi part of the way, the rest and lands home at, 3 eiten might have gone from Southam pt on and been boots in time ice one o'clock dinner: All "thu audglat have bean obviated it he eould have received hie money where he well earned it. Yet we don't grumble wefre winning! But father didn't bring atuoh of his two hots, I.

lasitinuous separation rbetvesen husband and mho for three yes, whether or not. by mutnal agreement, should be minded ea a velM tor divorce. is the ts a Dol.4Tt by M.P.'s interested In ate question alamospit Mtiain be am i de ilt a i r. DO 1 to das at or 14 aimiskaarl 0 5 COUNTY APPEAL TRIBUNAL, F'ILIDAYS SITTING. A eittink of the ()aunty Appeal held at Beth on Friday: The Ghairdiam.

MT. A. F. Soinereille, presided; and were Messrs. E.

A. Basthawe. L. B. Tanner, A.

Stanley Willa, H. G. it'seteloy, R. W. 'Woke.

B. H. Hill and W. T. Pepper.

BATH GARAGE PROPRIETOR. The Clerk (Mr. Norman Oldlield) int mated that ths rhostion of Leiria Norman. Rubies. motor ay agent and gongs Quiet aoreet, Bats.

to appeal to Go Central Tribunal was refueed. THE OGIRMACE GASS. The Clerk stated tnat the O'Connell Oormack, newsagent, Heyes place, Hoe lowaS, had been Deterred to the looas Tribtruel- at the AUggestion of the Central Tribunal order that the Local Tribunal miglaa ha opportunity of arriving at a on all ipounde raised the original applications ILL APPLICATIONS. Mr. W.

F. Long that at the of tlle Tribunal Mr. tug for two alanghtermeu. the that auotoer elsoaristetnran tnamed Ratida4 wimie name did not figure in the lies of Wm. ploycss was iIL As was some Li.i6, he now pn.duced a eertiM.Fare front Or.

C. A. to aay that Randall had bees awsy Ili from 22 and was still away. Mr. Rcolie: We 'accepted Mr.

Speer's l.em,•nt it the tune. M. lie it only right to pAne the full before you. AN AYPIAL. tViLiani Arl.hur Paimer 32 (8 1), menial.

Wells, aLiotionciar and land epixeled ana 1 141 oaiu for exemption was by lettens from ii.Jmerset Small limiluige Otmatinitee tLe War Agitioultural Executive. whom he acted in the Wei district. ABer. a h.ng seat, ditaanageol. atan not to before December BATH CABINET MAJICER'S CASE.

In Cie easo of Mired Wallas Dakce, arr.t i 51, ilakezrear. avenue, ann. ker. Mr.lAnga.l he lied o.6l;alutd a from Mesalc. J.

Ler.B and 'Sams wdr work-, to wh.oia lie eas who a tni.e arid plane. 11:3 Was finishing oc.eral old ottle.za--anlY a 1474 1" work. On this the appellant was given conditional CHEWTON MENDIP The Menilip who manager RPginald James Cole. 35, 411.1 1 haa to contain an appeal 'IT the mihvirv. A rurirsentative trtaturl that hurp.

.1 to thu winch ai rred 120 nienthert. roe Tribunal dnerrierl to withciraw the man not he hiqoro Jantuat7 6. A FROIIE CASE. In th eve of Alfr Lake, 40. martied.

Ftanderiek, From it eiato ftated that le January a ssa aljoiirned sine die fir nbatitu. 3lawer said a. eul rStitute uas in my at a wage of 8,1. an hour, tl ruling wage lit Somerset, but 'brotirr re need ti pey arything over 7d. The enbeittition auggest.d th.ev wen.

placing the nay the relva.e of tins man. If. L. S. Miadonaad, repra entang taie Board sail hie.

lout! r.pre senta StrOl'; suppii.rted the man's and ne iksei.terl 'rant to the War Agrtattitiisitt Committee. Itle.wir t.ai,l in the c.rdinary way he oat he obiecbai in tins ems, there AZ a dhein.milt of the Tribunal's onler. He was ag3i7rFt a msn WllO luau the to r.k? ec.nirriitve and pri going frce. Appel ant they r.eYs- sa the man. Ills the 81.

an The appeal, whioh Ans. C.a wilitary was aphs'd: man rot to be arailable 1. I TUE GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1917...

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