Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 14, 1919, Page 9

CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH, Union For the Building of the Néw"Wo'rld Wherein Dwelleth Rightedusness U\ A\ T A B0 AIGN TIME--7.30 O’'CLOCK EVERYBODY WELCOME! — OPENS SUNDAY NIGHT § Square , JR., Our Leader COME EARLY!E ITA WALWORTH fingered the F note she had recelved in . the *early mail a trifle demurely. Her large brown eyes sparkled for a moment, then dully roved over the bigh walls of her exquisite boudoir. She heaved a little sigh, reread the in- ~Hation, then waiked to her dressing ‘able at the other end of the room. “I'm sitply killing mysel over it.” the murmured half elouds ‘it oUghtn't bs 8o, but T can't help it. I dote him et iz a moment the maid gppeared in ne doorway with @#teay of steaming reakfast, #hd Rifa, brushing away tears that rolled perilously near ter silky fringed exelids, arose and smiled brightly “Got an idvitation to Madge's par- 1y.” Rita proffered by war of acknowi- »dging the maid's watchful care at her side. “So!” Minnie answered, then looked at Rita for a moment with an The Wheels of Fate uncertain expression on her face. “And Fou shall go, of course,” she added in a persuading tone. ¥No, T think not, Minnie,” Rita re- turned between dainty little bites of the crisp, brown toast. “You know how I feel about social affairs—" She stopped sbort. -Of course, Min- pie knew; every one knew of her broken engagement, 'and kow she bad done it beeause of her family’s mis- Judgment. Hal bad been one of the finest young mau .in the world, and Rita had always thought lbg; but her fatlier, knowing of a little scandal that hung over his head in club centers, bad teboced the affair and made life miserablé for Rita until she had brok- ep the engagement. And Rita had put faith in the explanation Hz2l had suf- fered not to give, and let him go away. “Ah!"” Minnie interrupted her train of thdught, “but that li{fle affair was 80 long ago, Miss Rita"— “Three years." Rita’s voice had 2 melancholy hollowness as she spoke. “It is mot good to-brodd s6 much.” Minnie reminded her, alwajs trying in one way or another {o bring the fresh- ness back into Rita’s beautiful face. In the midst of her liitle reverie that followed the telephone bell tinkled and Rita lifted the receiver languidly. “I've everything arranged, and oh, goodness! - we'll have -a wonderful time, Rita, What are you figuring on wearing?’ ske heard Madge Hender- son’s voice ask in her sprightly, en- thusiastic way. “Why—er—I—was"— Rita had nc Teason ghe would like to offer for de- clining. She had intended to invent one in time, for not for all the world would she allow her girl friends to think ské had been so “weak,” as they would call it. o “Just wear that °‘Call of . Spring’ £own costume you told me you had got F course,” she said i answer 0 to his question; “T beileve in love at first §ight. All young people do until they are disiliusioned. May my Waterloo be far distant!” 'laughed pretty Stephana Strong-as she stood with Jim Mayfield by the big bon- dre lighted on the bank of & wide pond where the other members of their merry house party were still skating 1in the early twilight, The man, her sezior by ffteen years, 1saked at her glowing face, rosy in the light from the Biack Jpck logs, afid sighed 2 little. She wak the very - earnation of youth, “1 believe in love at first sight. teo, «ithough T havé had 2 dislliusionment about love in gemeral” There wap 2 Seeting look of bitterness iz his faceas ke turned and looked at the skaters. last year and didn't wear. Of course, I'll'’know my guests anyhow, so it won't make any difference.” She ended thé convérsation with a merry giggle and—Rita found ghs had accepted the invitation searcely kmow- ing it. Two weeks later Minnie was bending over Rita, giving t® her fresh, dainty “Call ef Spring” gown the last, linger- ing touches that make f3r perfection? “You are wondgriul-—-Miss Rita, simply wonderful"—she eathused, clapging Ber- small, shajely “hands with delight. { " Just before she entered the waiting ¢a) Mipnie handed her the little green silk mask. “Above 2ll, be sure and keep it on,” she Meard Minnie call eut as she drove off. A As the cab stopped before the pala- tial home of Madge Hendersen in the suburks, an hour later, the door was swung open and Madge herssl? ran . She Settled the Score His eyes singled out ome of them szt once. The full, mature figure of Anne Rodgers'set her apart from the young girls on ihe ice. “I am sorry you have been disillu- siofied,” said Stephana, timidly touch- ing the sleeve of his rough gray coat, “but I think ~‘you &re very brave fo still have faith.” He caught up their skates and hung them over his broad shoulder. “We must be getting along or we will be late for dinner and the big dance that marks the end of our good {imes here. How many dances am I to have? he asked as they raced up the lomg, snowy path to the Atkins' country plfSe. For three days Mayfield had forgoiten that be was over twenty-one and had entered into the dancing and outdoor sports with the zest of a boy. “As many as vou want?’ dared Sie- phana, trying to keep up the pace he bad set, “Did you mean that I can have as many dances az I want?' ke asked 2gain when they reached tke broad ma- hogany stairway-in ths house. “Yes—every one that you want,” shz £aid, and something in her big, gray eyes made him catch his breatk, his heart bounding in his bresst as he stood watching her mount the stairs. He dressed very carefully, and then dropped into the wide winged chair be- fore the fire in his room. Hé was in love at last, foolishly, boyishly in love with little Stephana. Strong. Then wraith Itke, oat of the dancing Sames, came the face of Anne Rodgers, gad he knew that he could not ask the gir] he loved to marry him. He and Anne had been neighbors sincs their childbood. He had been atfentive to'her in & war, but there had never been any thought of love for her. Then to his amaze- ment, he found that Anne spoke of him as 2 bonded slave, set to feteh and car- ry ai Rer biddirg. One of his friemds told him that he was being criticised for not 3sking Anne to marry him, He had shown her every attention and had kept other men awar, 80 2 proposal was lster due; Mayfleld was astonish- ed. He alone knew how many times Axnne had made their appointments and for his kinduess in taking her around she had created sentiment against kim. So he asked her, in quite a busi- ness like fashlon, to marry him. She laughingly refused, but his little worid of people continued to act as if his marriage to Anne was only a mattér out to greet the new arrival. “Don’t kuow who you are, honer, but it's all right; evety one's here but one,” and she ushered Rita into the sérawing room admidst a multitude of gay colors and laughing, chatting young folks. Soon the orchesira began and Rita was claimed by a tall youth whose costume Tepresented that of old man ‘Winter. “Seems almost appropriate,” he re- marked when they had circleq the Toom once of twice, “that Winter £bould dance with charming Spring, doean’t 1t?” Rita gensed 3 little afectaiion in his veice and she retaliated with a differ- ent one. “It shore do,” she answered in South- ern sccents; then turned the conver- sation to something else. ‘The third dance found Rita sitting in & Mittle palm-fringed alcove with her of time. Anne did mot wanat him, but it was quite evident that she did mot want anybody else to have him. So love became an undreamed of experi- énce for him until he met the littis Southerner at the Atkins’ house parir. Of course, he was too old for ber and then, there was Afine to deal with still. The first day they met when the Quutien of love-arose in the general conversation, Stephana had heard Mayfleld say that the clock of oppor- tonity for Rim had struek 12,.and she had laughingly reminded him that even after a elock strikes 12, it strikes 1and begins all over again. Stephana was young but she was worldly wise enough to sense Anne Rodgers’ atti- tude to Mayfield and to want to re- sent the burt she felt he did not de- #erve. Love had come to her swiftly, \ By Abner Anthony “01d Man Winter,” as he had playfully dubbed him, Somehow he proved in- teresting. He liked to tgik and tell her his ideals. She liked it, too, and they soon found themselves in a diseourse on “ldve.” “Of course, there’s only one man created for ome pariicular girl,” he agreed when Rita had offered the ques- tion, “and,” he went on, “altbough we iry to convince ourselves sgometimes, after & disastrous affair, that it is all 2 matter of association—I know—I know—"- He stopped and elenched his hands tansely, “Oh, pleage don’t,” Rita begged. “I know what you must have suffered, but—you'rs mot the only oae, I, teo, have had my little share of that kind of suffering, It was a disastrous af- fair that would kave been the happiest in the world if my flance bad not been 80 honorable to ‘a foolish 'promise he made impulsively.” By Joella Johnson like the sweep of ;%l on wide pin- ions from the eky. And with inher- ‘ent mother love, sho wanted to protect what she knew to be hers by divime right. It was at the dinner table that Mrs, Atking announcad the emgagement of Annabel King and Bruce Stewart I am 2 matchmaker,” she said, happily. “Has anybody eise any romsstic newsT “Hew about you; Jim?™ asked Ance Rodgers across the fable. “Iex™ ! abont time that yonr spgagemant was being announced ? % Stephana, swest in a sityer gann with MayZeld's blush ivwas my ja breast, looked at hiia whare Mg aat next to her. She saw the Nl Smst tha} mounted to his forehems Tie trembling of his strong weeth. it wss Just then the elock struek 12, 3 “Mazks off, masks off!” Madge erfed. a8 she swung through - the varioes rooms and hallways of her home. A When the gallant “Old Man Winter”: withdrew the little green silk mask? trom Rita’s face ho stified an cxclama- ) tion— sghast: 2 “Rita—it’s you—it's you—Rita.” Re 5 touched her gown lovingly to forufy the reality of his vision. % Rita sat dumb-stricken for s fmil minute. “Hal,” she said, limply, “you're baek, ~ I know—all—and please forgive—" But before she finished his armsd were about her and her head had® nestled down into the folds . of his white cotton-trimmed suit. 7 “Oh, I say there, none of {2at=A3 party {s for all,” Madge sang cut M- {ally swhen she encountered tiem be- 3 hind the spreading palm. But Madge didn’t understand. - : a5 though Anme had lashed him fii} & whip, _ s ot Courage was born of the moment’ *I know you will all be happily sure: prised,” said Stephana, a little breathds* lessly, “to learn that Jim Mayfield and. 1 are in love in the old-fashioned wags: and we are going to be married in (A& spring.” Anne Rogers' score had &y’ 1aa’ hee: sotilad. b TRare wes only a bler of faces, &l 4 and qicRErNE -andle lisht wms sudden press af Merfield o Lsnd ovex here wade her laok g bim. aed jedianse !t Wi slanes saemed to e #x- < “Sxed e, T W - sl eremt e 7o A" Ak) 12 e copBoice i poM'e adt oW gt oty Toed it MaE Nightad thely vtk ght thon, SPRELIIRARRIFENERARIARETEL 'VIGURUUS RALLY IN THE STOCK MARKET New Tork, Nov. 13—Indicatiéns that etable conditions in the mongy, mariket maAy goon be restorsd and concurret eigns that the “beags” or 'short inte- rests had o ex(®aded their position, caused & rous’ rally in ‘e stock market today In iseveral notewort from one-third 'to omn récent severe price depree recovered, while in 4 few cases the rebound was cnrr\led gredter lengths, This improvement was not effected however, until of the heiter known tive shures weré depressed to levels than those reaclied in the deinoralized markets of ‘the two to whieli succdeded | rally - was mainly due to| st (uotations for call money, these being fixed at the new maxi- mums of 15 to 16 per cent. The 16 per cent. rate-prevailed until the last hour when offsrigs of gur- plus supplles by I4okers, wihose, mogey heldings cxceedel their re- guifements, forceq the rate down to 12" per cent . with 6 per cent. the normal rate ruling at the close. Anothes grou‘ d"\nf {agtor -~ was the néws {Aom “3“ ngion that the Federal Reserve ard, ufter & pon- ference with reprécentatives of the A s e ‘expected "to’ be the most comprehen- New York bank had taken no action| looking to the further regulation of | discounts or credits at centre. Sigtks vich featured the recemt Tev 1 were ‘among the first to re- spond to the favoradie developments n_General motors made of forty points Associated | Ofl 19, Texas” Company 17,, Mexican | Petrolcum 26, Crucible, Bethlehem, | Lackawanna and Republic Steels 3 to 14 points, American Tobacco 8 3-4; American ‘Woolen 8, - Atlantic - Gulf} 711-2, United Fruit 7 1-4 and various equipment, motor accessory and kinm- dred specialties 3-to 10 pIints. INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK TOPIC FOR STATE COMMERCE CHAMPER| The programme for the annual meeting of the Connecticut Chamber of CGommerce, which is to be held in New Haven on November 19 and 20, is completed and constitutes what is glve discussion of Connecticut busi- ness from all aspects that ever has been staged in the state. Its mMain theme may be characterized as the in- dustrial situstion, the key-note of which is sounded at the big meeting at Wodlsey Hall on The Industrial %guoflk to be addressed by Wi . Vandervoort of the National ar Labor Board, who has just returned] from a tour of inyestigation in Ey- rope, Seatt! —the Red or the Red, 5. | country and will discuss the immi- and ex-Mayér Ole Hanson of le, whose subject is Which Flag White ~and Blue? This will be followed “up by another general session on the next day, to be addressed by Frances A. Kellor of New York, president of the American Asgoctation of ForeighLan- guage Newspapers and a member of the board of directors of the inter- racial council. Miss Keller is a lead er in Amiericanization work ‘in 'thi nent possibility of tme crippling of American business by the return of several million American workmen to Europe. There will be three general meet- ings, twelve departmental or: group meetings and 2 banquet. The group meetings will be held in the ball room and various parlors of the Hotel Taft, and correspond fo the fundamental di- visions of Coniecticut business which are represented on the directérats of the re-organizéd chamber. The ban- quet will assume the form of an offi- cial greeting »y JConnveticat fo the fifty-nine members o ths missions of France, Gréat Kritain, Italy’ znd Fel- glum to thé iut:rnatinal trale con- ference, with 1epresentativés of for- eign embassies, (e i'nticd Stairs De- partment of Comamir 0 and the Chun - ber of Commerce of the Un:ited States, whose special train will be held at New Haven for the cvening of the missions. The Mayors’ Association of Connec- ticuz has accepted the invitation of the state chamber to meet with them and be their guest. and wil! affiliate with what ig known as the depart- ment of organigations. Among those who will address this group is George McAneny, business manager of the New York Times, and former presi- dént of theé New York beard of alder- men and acting mayor. Mr. McAneny is a leading American authority on munieipal govesament. e Other speakers at departmental meetings are Prafesser Melville T. Copeland, director of the bureau of businebs research, Harvard univer- sity; Paul H. Nystrom, sales manager, International ~ Magazine = Cempany, New York; Henry Moi¢, vice presi- dent, Home Lifo Insurance COmpany, New York; Henry K. Twitchell, presi- dent, Chemical Natienal Bank of New York; George Hawkins, housing man- ager, Goodyear Rubber Co, Akron, Ohio; Bentley W. Warren, Esq., Boston, a member of the committee of one hundred of the American Electric Railway Association; and Professor W. L. Rebb, of Renssalaer Polytech- nic Institute, Tror. N. Y, who will discuss the Possibilities of Conmnecti- cut's Future Power Development. Civil Servics Stenegraphers. The United States éivil service com- missfon announces open competitive 20th. The responsés to tossts will be by the representatives of the forelzm examinations for the field service te be held on Nev. 29, at Nerwich, to se- ‘cure eligibles for filling future vacan- | date of the examination. les in positions requiring the qualif- eations of stenography, typewriuing, and glenograpby and typewriting, in all ‘branches of the government ser- vice. . Qualified persons are urged to ap- ply us the supply of male eligibles has not Leen equal to the demand. The usual en‘rance salary is $1000 per an- num. promotion is reasunably rap- id" {¢r" t'ose whose services prove satizfuctory. Both men and women will be adwmitted to the examinations, Age limts, 18 years and over on the The exam- ination is open to all citizens of the | United States who meet the require- ments. Form 3226 and application blank, Form 1371, may be obtained from the from the district secretary, AMacDougald. L cate, and filed with the district secre- range for the examinatis Fores of Exampl Perhdpe a part of King Albert's pjopularity is due to his refusal to | make speeches. He may have observed | Bryan's Career—Pittsburgh . Gazette- Times. Middletown.— A special the soldier dead of the parish Twars- 2ay at L350 o ciock. secretary of the United States board of civil service examiners at Norwich, Applications must be properly exe- ;| cuted, excluding the medical certifi- of | tary, Boston, in time for him to ar- memorial | mass was gaid at St. John's parish for Clinton.—The body of John Stapmard, a native of this place, was brought here from Springfield for burial in in- dian-River cemetery Mondaj | Bridgeport.—An exceptional increasedi in the birth rate is reported in Bridge-§ port and the recent daily total broke all records. I