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RADCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTION EEIlS.
Successors to Radcliffe. barr X Ga


TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE BRICK Houses
AND ONE FRAME HOUSE, KNOWN As Nos
1l29. 1871. 1913 AND 1888 2i1II STREET
NORTHWEST.
BY virtue OF decree of the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia, passed In equity cause
No l1l45. doc. ~ Jc.Ia Roberts 81 II. vs. CHARLES
Roberts all. the undersigned trustees will ufer
for sale Ivy public au, ti"n. in front II tho prem
Uses, on Tt ESDAY. SIXTEENTH DAY Of n'NE,
A ID. 1885, at HALF FAST FOUR O'CLOCK Pm,
the following d"s' rild real estate. situate in tn.
city OF Washington. District Of CouW' Ia To vit:
All of original II; 10 in square 81, together with all
the improvements. rights. etc.
Terms. prescribed Ivy the decree. are: One
third cash. the residue in two equal inst iiuonts.
al and Two wears. with interest from lie day
of sale ct per cent per annCm. secured hy deed
of trust The property sold. all cash. M the
option Of the purchaser. deposit II Slut required
each house at tim" Of sale. II tho terms u
sale Lot complied with In fifteen days from
day of sale. the trustee reserve the right 'o resell
the property tn" risk and If he default Ing
pure hascr after five days advert such
resale published in Washington, De. Al convey
cling and recording hi tho cost nf IA" purchaser.
WM. H. SIIDI.TsS. TRUSTEE.
No 4ln 9Th
TIIOS. +. WAG';AMt>. T-.Stcc.
tci-dShS No. 9l1 L 81 Il.
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AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
| PROPERTY, BFING PREMISES NO. :12O p


STREET NORTHWEST.
BY dire, ton Of the owner, the undo rs iyned will
offer for sale. public auction. in front Of the
premises. on THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF
JUNE, AID. 1896 AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the
following real estate, situated In the city OF Wash
ington. ID. c.. and described lot lettered A -
In Swnnn's subdivision Of square numbered sixty
eight tjS improved 10y dwelling house known as
:l20 I street northwest
Terms Of sale One-third OF the purchase money
in cash and the balance In and two years
secured by decd Of trust the property sold. with
Interest on III" same at six per per unn;ln
or the purchaser may pay all cash deposit Of
$500 VIII J." required the time Of sale The
property will lac sold free OF all iLcunhrances. If
IL" terms are not complied with within Is DAYS
the right is reserved resell 1T the risk and ,is
OF the de fauitiug purchaser.
MICHAEL j. COLBERT Attorney
my2S-1' 5l2 + street NV.
CypWI\'; TO THE RAIN THE ABOVE SALE
is POSTPONED uatiI DNESDAY, JUNE TENTH
1>.H. shlue hour and place.
BY order OF
MICHAEL COLBERT. Attorney.
1s"-d&'!s 81 81. NV.
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Auction Sale OF
45O LOTS
AT .>EWPDRT NEWS, VA
JUNE SEVENTEENTH. 1896,
COMMENCING AT TWO O'CLOCK.
For the purpose of closing up the affairs OF the
Newport y Tvs, Hampton and Old Point
Development Co Terms easy.
The sale will be continued till all lots dis
posed f.
POWELL BROS,
Real Estre Agents and Auctioneers,
my26- eo3t& il3t Newport News. Va.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS,
RADCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTToNEERs.
Successors to Ratclire, Darr & COD
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROyED
REAL. 81 i, az

& ExsIkE or kT SErs s ru RaEI OF
The undersigned, as trustees, under certain
deed deed Of trust bearing date March 10 1882 and
29h day Of April, 1885, by virtue Of the authority
Of said deed of trust, and after due public adver-
auction, certain real estate hereinafter described,
and the purchaser at said sale having failed to
signed trustees will. the risk and cost Of the
defaulting purchaser resell the said real estate
Il DAY aI9n OF e J fhS e hb 1890 So al
HALFPAST -FOUR O'CLOCK Pm. the said real
District OF Columbia, and described 10y metes and
bounds as follows All that certain piece or parcel
and being part OF Of land known as Spring
vale or Baileys purchase. and fully described
stone on the west side 81 the Eastern Branch road at
the southeast corner Of the land hereby conveyed and
100 perches; thence north Is degrees east twelve
ana iS-lo percles; thence north > degrees. west
grces, east eighteen perches thence north pa de-
grees, cast sixteen GS-lOo perches the center Of
on sald prahcn north 0G5+ degrees west twelve
pcrches; thence north CO degrees west seven
100 Ierches thence north 63h3 degrees, fifteen
perrhes; thence north Gln degrees, west twenty
the track OF the Baltimore and Potomac RR;
thence with the center line OF the track of said
railroad south 561a degrees west sir percSes,
thence south ests degrees, west six perches thence
o<r2 west SIX I'erches: thence south
t5t2 degrees. west six perches: thence south 6S
degrees. west six perches; thence south 70A de-
grees, west six perchcs to the Eastern Branch
river; thence following the line OF the river south
IS degrees, west ten perches: thence south 10 do
grees, west ten perches; thence south 2L7 degrees
east eighteen perches: thence south AZ degrees
west sig perches; thence south 1917 degrees, west
SIX 4o-loo perches; thence south 1l& degrees west
seven H-lOo perches; thence south Poly degrees
west hve 81 100 perches. 10 a stone and the bound
airy line OF one MasOn'e line; thence with the sal
boundary line south 6lh degrees east one hundred
and twenty l21e1 perclies. to said stone on the
west side OF the Eastern Branch road and place OF
beginning. containing ffty-one and 52-loO (bI 81
100 acres, more less, together with all the i'm
provem"nt rights, &c.
Terms of sale: One third Of the purchase money
In cash of which 81 500 must be paid 10 the trus-
tees at the time Of sale. and the balance in two
equal instalnents, in one and two years. with iD-
tefest at Six per cent per annum payable semi
annually the deferred payments 10 lie represer,ted
10y tue notes Of the purchaser, bearing date the
day or sale ard secured 10y deed of trust on the
property sold, all cash, at the option OF the
purchaser. All conyeyancinR at purchasers cost
If terms Of sale are not complied with within If
teen days from day Of sale trustees reserve the
right 10 resell at purchasers cost
W. W. WRIGHT, }
GEORGE II. WRIGHT, Trustees
No. l41l 14th at. NV,
u
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MullTG AGET:.S SALE or VALUABLE FARM
PROPERTY IN PRINCE GDpItGL'S COUNTY,
MD.
tiun. ~ TUESDAY. I'M: NIETsNTII. 1896. AT
TWO O'CLOCK M. Al the court house dor in
ITpr.r Marlboro 3It q,-rcs of iGId. m AguaScO
district of said colnt1. Improved 10y naut
HOUSES. barns. stables and other rgIluIliuss.
Finest lIhd in tl' ,tI;Ity.- Close wllyts, post
OFF, ard churches.
ror.aS: 0u-hAIf ,a-l On ratification Il sale by
he coat. ha!.ii.n. year. $i5o DEPOSIT. For
fsn a-iic.,lnr- .,dy 20 or al Office of bICkErT,
D..NT * CO.. Gu + i.
MARION DUCEETT
CHARLES II. STANLEY,
DAVID S. BRIS, 'uE
je2-lEGs Trustees.
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AUCTION SALES,
TOMORROW.
Horses. 80 Head. Horses.

TOMORROW rhursdaylj JUNE ELEVENTH. AT
TEN O'CLOCK. at our auction stables, 211 18th
NV. We will sell 80 head Of good workers and
drivers. These are shipped direct from Virginia
and Maryland and Will be sold regardless Of cost.
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK
We will sell tina contents Of a LIVERY STABLE.
head Of good Horses.
Top Buggies.
Phaetons.
Dayton Wagon. lar,
St. Elmo Cart. Dh
T. Cart. l.n
u Road Wagon. o.,
Sets Single Harnes.
Sets Double Harness
All to be sold to the highest bidder.
1t MAGRATH & Kennedy, Aucts.
c. G. SLOAN & CO, AUCTIONEERs, 1907 G ST
GOODS BELONGING 70 MRS. NJ ROSS AT
THE WEII1kNOWN STORE, NO. $40 9TH
STREE FREE, B! BETWEEN F AND STREETS
On THURSDAY, JUNE ELEVENTH, 1896, at
Il HALF.pAsT Ten Ten AM, at the well known estah.
northwest, we VIII sell the entire stoek such as
hroidery Silks I and Frinses s' Cotton Table
Cloths Linen Doylies, Scarfs and Cen
terpetes Dcxter's Cottons, Needles, Brads,
Zephyrs, late Paper Patterns and other goods
As usually found In a store of this characters
also counters and fixtures. Sale positive.
je92t G. q. SLOAN & CO., Aucts.
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GEORGE d. wRiGHT, Trustees.
No 1901 14th at NV, }
". w. WRIGHT. Jr.. Attorney
Loan and Trust bldg jel-d&ds
CHANGEHi SALE OF EIGHT TwO-sTORY
1915 BOTH INCLUSIVE, V STREET NORTH.

CHAACEtf SALE OF EIGHT THO STORY
BRICK DWELLINGS, NUMBERED 1901 To
1919: BOTH INCLUSIVE, STREET NORTH
BY virtue OF a decree OF the Supreme Court OF
the District Of Columbia. passed in equity cause
Of the premises. TT'ESI IY, JUNE SIXTEENTH
1880. at FIVE O'CLOCK Pm, tie following de.
s'rIbed real estate in tie city Of Washington Dis
trict Of Columbia Lots IS to s., 10th inclusive in
l. +. W2GSdnan, trustees, subdivision Of lots In
square 20. as per plat recorded In Book - page
III. OF the records Of the surveyors office Of said
District, with the Improvements above stated
Terms. Ore-tlrd cash, Of which 4 d.IssIt OF
300 must Ice made each lot at the time Of
sale, and the balance IL three equal instal rucnts
In six twelve AID eighteen months from day Of
sale. for which notes OF the purchaser hearing in
terest from day Of sale payable semi annually
and secured 10y deed OF Trust on tie prop, rty sold
Will he taken. I'll cash, the opt "a of lie
purchaser All corvcyancing and recording al tlr-
ciiscrs cost. If terms are not complied with With
In eight days from sale trustee reserves he right
20 resell the property at the risk and u lie
defaulting purchaser purchaser. gf:ar seven
days advertisement in the Evening Star ucursIt per
THoS. f. WAGGAMAN, Trustee
~ NfANSpN BR'S.. Aucts- l,-4-lSls
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E-TIIE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED IN CON
sequence of the rain until FRIDAY, JUNE
TWELFTH. lS$i. same hour and place.
jr1ud&ls EY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEE.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALUABLE TRACT OF
Wood DRIVING PARK AND TRAvER.iED
THE WHOLE LENGTH BY SIXTEENTH
STREET EXTENDED.
BY virtue OF deed of trust 10 us recorded
among the lard records Of the District of Columbia
in Lihcr No. 1890. folio 3"l and the request OF
the party thereby secured Will sell. at auction
TENTH DAY OF June. AID. 1896, AT FIVE
O'clock PM. the following described tract Of
tract of land called Peters Mil Seat de-
scrihcd follows: beginning at The northeast
corn OF part Of said tract, conveyed to Samuel D.
Finckcl by decd dated May 49, 1874. and recorded
among the land records of TIE District Columbia
Ill liher !. ,. $. a.. folio 2i1. being the south
sid" # road a and running thence along said
the northeast corner of part conveyed 10 Reese by
deed recorded among said land records in I.iher
kcesc's land south 32l2 degrees SO IS
p"rchcs TO north line of road b thence With
said rod b sout!. 60 degrees east q. IS pere,es
I, tie southeast corner Of Whole tract c,nyt:ed
Fincke!. being also The southwest Of land
conveyed TO Reilly 10y deed recorded among said
land record, in Lil,cr J. A. S. %, folio so: thence
with west lire of said Reilly's lot extended 20
road A. north 32ia degrees IS rerchcs
t. the beginning. with improvements thereon cen
prior deed of trust recorded among said land rec
ord, i'll Lihcr NJ. II frlin "a upon which there
is now due the sum Of 81. 40, with interest fIom
Terms Of sale Onc-tIirl Of purchase money in
cash. OF which deposit of 5000 must he lnada at
tim" OF sale. and the balace in Equal install
ments at and Two wears. for witch will be
taken notes Of the purchaser, bearing Interest at
six per per unnlln. payable s-Ini-;liuualIr
the property sold: or all In ASH, NJ purchaser
option If terms of sale not complied with in
property :rt risk and cost OF the drfaul.in, pur-
chaser. Conseyancins and recording at purcHa.e r's
cost.
LOUIS p. SHOEMAKER Trustee.
jetd&dS JOHN u. COCGIILAN. Trustee
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THOMAS BOWLING L. co. AUCTIONEERS.
Gl2 Z st. NV.

w. f. EDMONSToN. Trustee.
jrS-dAds office 500 9Th 81
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WILLIAM MAISE, Trustee,
1893 + st. NV.
FREDERICK L. SIDDUNS, Trustee,
d&dS 1893 ST. NV.
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ilp-lSiS

CFpWINCi To THE IN,LFMENCY OF THE
weather.. tn alcve Sale Is postponed until MON
DAY, JUNE FIF~TEI NTH. 1896. same hour AMI
place. By ORDER OF THE TRUSTEE
i,IUINls
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KATcIlrEE, SUTTON Il co, ArCTIONEEKS
LSnct rssNrs 70 Rllclit.n. Darr ( CO..

MICHAEL. COLBERT. Attorney.
i..,-dStS 5ln + & n W
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-07-18
A quarter spent in HIRES
Rootbeer does you dollars
worth Of good.

Made only by The Charles E. Hires Co., Philadelphia
&c. package makes gallons. Sold everywhere
81 was Frustrated with severe bilious
complaint" writes Erastus Southworth,
of Bath, Ne. CATER vainly trying a
number Of remedies, was finally in
duced to take Ayers pills. / had scarce.
ly taken two boxes when l was com.
pIely cured"
Capt. r. w. Gray, master mechanic Of
the S. P. at Tucson, is receiving nu-
merous hearty congratulations over the
recent arrival at his home, of healthy
baby boy. Friends of Captain and Mrs.
Gray will be pleased to know that the
mother and baby are progressing most
satisfactorily.
Mr.. j. b. Leudke, for number of
years prominent business man in Casa
Grande, passed through the city this
morning en- route for Colorado, where
he intends to reside for the present.
Mr.. Leudke says he has well-founded
suspicion that be will eventually return
to Arizona, as his experience has been
that all AriZonans return after a short
absence, fully convinced that the terri
tory cannot be beaten.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-07-18
UNTOLD MISERY
FROM
RHEUMATISM
C. H. King, Water Valley, Miss, cured by
Ayers SarsapariIIa

For five years, suffered untold misery
from muscular rheumatism. 1 tried every
known remedy, consulted the best phySi-
clans, visited Hot Springs, Ark, three times,
spending $1,000 there, besides doctors bills;
but could obtain only temporary relief. My
hesh was wasted away so that / weighed
only ninety-three pounds; my left arm and
leg were drawn out of shape, the muscles
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-07-18
Nervousness

Cannot be permanently cured by the use
cfopiatee and sedstive compounds. 1t is
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impoverished condition of the blood,
upon which the nerves depend for susie
nance. This is the true and only natural
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PURE FOOD AND DKINR.
One minute!

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just right.
If you want the book and
not the tea, write to us. We
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1t will make your tea better.
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Hoods
SarsapariNIa

and nervousness viii disappear. Hoods
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Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-07-18

being twisted up in knots. was unable to
dress myself. except with assistance, and
could only hobble about by using cane. 1
had no appetite, and was assured, by the
doctors. that could not live. The pains, at
times, were so awful, that 1 could procure
relief only by means of hypodermic injec-
tons OF morphine. / had my limbs bandaged
in clay, in sulphur, in poultices; but these
gave only temporary relief. After trying
everything, and suffering the most awful
fortunes, l began to take Ayers Sarsaparilla
Inside of two months, was able to walk
without cane. In three months, my limbs
began to strengthen, and in the course OF a
year, was cured. My weight has increased
10 165 pounds, and am now able to do my
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-07-18
Hoods c ,as Hoods

Because Hoods Sarsaparilla Is the only
TINE Blood Purifier prominently In the
public eve today. Sold by all druggists.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-07-18

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KEY WEST, Fla, July 13-Advices
from Cuba state that q panic in the
Spanish army iu consequence of the ter
rible increase of yellow fever in the last
few days, exists. It is estimated that
fully 80 per cent. Of the cases prove IA
tai. In Santiago de Cuba, there are
$500 soldiers in the hospitals.
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the practice is really so dangerous-that
the chances are the local authorities
will, in time, put stop 10 the practice.
Yesterday Chas. Wilkes was arrested
and placed in dursnce vile with the Sc
rious charge OF resisting an officer book
ed against him. Il appears Wilkes Sc
cured Winchester with the evident
purpose to start graveyard and cut of
mortal coil OF one of our heavy weight
citizens, having taken offense at some
trivial matter. He was coming toward
Allen street with his Winchester when
Deputy Sheriff Alvord followed with the
intention OF disuading him from putting
his evident purpose into execution, and
Wilkes turning and finding the deputy
after him raised his gun, but the plucky
deputy wrested IT from him before any
damage was done, although the gun
was at full cock and loaded when taken.
Wilkes will have his examination to-
acknowledgements.
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tone IN their supreme agony.
Thus it Yves that hours elapsed after
the departure OF the fret section of the
morning train which carried the unhurt
before the second section vas started.
The latter carried all the wounded whose
hurts were Of any magnitude. 1t had
also on board such friends OF the injur-
ed as would not be torn away from or
forced to leave the sides of their suffer.
ing loved ones.
The first section consisted of two
coaches, baggage car and Pullman.
They were almost crowded to an un-
comfortable degree in order to hold the
great number that boarded it. The
baggage-car was reserved for those who
required cots and stretchers for the
journey. The other was for those who
were able to sit up, or were lees iDjuf-
ed.
The scenes which were presented
within the two cars were such as to
never be forgotten by those who wit.
messed them. They we're ecenes such
as made the strongest heart grow weak
and sick. They we're scenes that caused
the tears to we'll up, even though every
one OF the participants were strangers.
They were scenes of the direst woe and
lsmentatlon. The interior OF the bag
gage-car presented the most pathetic
sight. Here were ranged end to end
the cots which bore the most seriously
injured. They filed the car to it's full.
est capacity. Room was hardly allowed
for the physicians to pass from one bed
to another IN their efforts to alleviate
the pains OF the sufferers, as much az
their mortal powers would allow.
Grosns and screams filed the car from
one end of the trip to the other.
Beside each cot and bending over the
occupant knelt or lay the attendants,
parents or brother, or sister, husband or
wife. Tears streamed down their faces
as they tended to the wants Of the suffer-
ing, tanning with bat or fan, lifting the
glaes to the lip or gently soothing by
word or hand. Hearts were silently
breaking @ they watched the quiet or
The evening times., 1896-11-14
ACTIVE IN THE CHURCHES
Fl0urish'ng State of Rev. DR..
S.akely's Congregation.
OC IALS AT ASCENSION
Rev. DIR. Domer Enters His Twenty
Third Year as Pastor of st. PauI.s
Lutheran Missionary
Mass Meeting Next MOnth-Dia-
mOnd Jubilee of GOnzaga College.

The annual report of the First Baptist
Church was read before the congregation
at the prayer meeting Thursday evening
of last week.
IL SHOWS the church to be in very
flourishing condition, and to have made
great gains within the past year, fifty
members being received by baptism and a
very large number by letter.
The boy choir from Dr. Spurgeon's
church in London, composed OF sixteen
bugs selected from the orphanage OF the
church, will give a concert on the 25th in
slant. When Rev. Stakely was in London
few years ago, he met Mr.. Collinswprth,
the director OF the choir. who promised to
bring the boys to Washng gton should they
come to America. They will be driven
about the city AMI entertained by the mem
bers OF the church during their stay.
AT recent meeting OF the Ladies' Aid
Association ot the rIrsp Baptist cnurcn. Mrs.
Charles +. Young was elected president;
Mrs. Mcpherson, secretary. Mrs. Little,
treasurer. or the Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, Mrs. stakely is president;
Mrs. William a. Wilbur, secretary Miss
L. NJ. Dickinson, treasurer.
Miss Flora Nichols Is president OF the
Young Ladies' Guild; Miss Hattie White
is treasurer and Miss Powell is secretary.
The money raised by tins organization
is devoted to the support OF the weaker
Baptist Churches in the District.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
TEMPUS AMORE FUGIT.
White Doesn't Know What That
Means, But 1t Did, Nevertheless.

Patrolman Carson, of Lieut.. Teeple's
precinct, won the everlasting gratitude OF
"a colored man last night and solved deep
mystery. The colored man saId his name
was Elmer White.
Elmer donned his store clothes last even
ing after he had finished work and rode
around to see his steady" He borrowed
a wheel to make the trip and left it leaning
against the fence in from; OF the home of the
girl This was near the intersection OF
Eighth and n streets.
Patrolman Carson passed and repasscd
the place on his beat. Each time he saw
the wheel standing by the fence, and as
many times wondered why its owner had
not taken it away. The clCck had struck
l l half an hour ago when he made another
trip. The bike was still against the fence
1t SO happened that there was double
house where Elmer and the wheel were
stopping. The patrolman pulled tile door
bell. A second-story window went up and
il night-capped head entered the opening.
''ls this your whcel?" asked the officer.
mo: it amt" came frcm the head, and
the window closed on the words that fol-
low
There was nothing left for the policeman
to do but to take the bicycle to the station
house. Another half hour passed, when
the doors of the Fifth street station swung
back and a brea,bless Individual entered.
1t was Elmer, gasping installments Of
atmosphere.
boss, 1 want to report de lawrciny OF
my biseekle."
what kind of a wheel, was it," asked
the station keeper. Elmer described the
machine, and Carson, who had meanwhile
come i'll, lis, ened He looked guilty. Then
heled forth the find.
Really boss" said Elmer, as smile
hastened across the meridian OF his lace.
Il didn' have no idee was s,ayin' so long
at dat house."