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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12

Butler last Thursday to Ft. Madison
on the excursion.
Quite a number attended yearly
meeting in Oskaloosa Sunday.
Carrie Burgess went to Wright Sat
urday afternoon, her school beginning
at Zoar Monday.
School opened at No 8 Monday with
Alice McMullin as teacher
Lawrence McEwen was in Ottumwa
Tuesday.
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Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill, Sept. 11.-Quite a
number of farmers have purchased
corn binders and will harvest their
corn.
Clint Parks of Troy was a business
caller Saturday.
George Swain returned to his home
Saturday.
Waldo Harryman visited Ed. Dooley
last week and attended the Eldon fair
John Greenland is visiting with
Stephen Puffingborg this week.
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Mystic.

Mystic, Sept. 12.-Our city schools
commenced last Monday with good at
tendance in all the rooms.
Mrs. Hattie Ramsay and children,
of Great Falls, Mont, are visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Watson and other
relatives.
A brother of Mrs. Sandy Napier Of
Colchester, ILL.,, is visiting her.
Mrs. Geo. Studebaker has been quite
sick the past week.
VIM. Morgan visited last week in
What Cheer.
The ball games between Beacon and
the Mystic Cyclones Saturday and
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DrakeviIIe.

Drakeville, Sept 11-R. P. Cooper
and wife and Mrs. G. w. Barber took
dinner Wednesday at Alec Fouts.
Mesdames Tolman and Smith of
near Bloomfield spent Sunday at T. J..
McCloskey's.
John Hunter of Ash Grove was in
our vicinity Tuesday.
Alice Smith is making her home at
r. J. McCloskey's.
Harry Truitt and wife spent Sunday
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Hedrick.


Hedrick, Sept. 10.-Chas. Spicer. of
Winfield, spent Sunday in Hedrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Moss were in Of
tumwa yesterday. They will probably
move there soon.
Agent Kennay, of the union depot,
has official authority to employ help
er to begin at once. Chas. Roberts
has accepted the position.
Mrs. ]. w. Porter and Miss Wayne
Porter went to Ottumwa yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Reynolds went
to Ottumwa Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Benson arrived
yesterday from Gladbrook and will be
at home in the Chas Sykes property
after today.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Sykes left today
for six months stay in California
and other western points.
Jno. Sylvester, of Competing, was
in Hedrick Monday.
Miss Della Shook, of Ioka, was in
Hedrick today.
Miss Cora Dellinger went to ottum-
wa today.
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Old settlers, Picnic postnoned

On account of the rain, the Old
Settlers picnic which was to be held
at Agency, Thursday, the 18th, has
been postponed until Wednesday,
September IS. We trust everybody
will observe the change, and be pre-,
pared to attend the picnic.
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Richland,

Richlend, Sept. 1.-THE Ft. Madi-
son excursion was a decided success
financially, about $50 going from this
place. Altogether about 800 are re-
ported as going.
School began this week, Prof. Hicks
as principal.
Editor Hendricks is in Minnesota.
Mrs.Ferguson and children of Gales
burg are in the city visiting friends.
John Coffman will erect a new resi-
dence which will be one of the best in
our little city.
A large number of our citizens are
in attendance at Friends yearly meet
ing at Oskaloosa.
The Christian church people an
nounce a protracted meeting soon
A number of young people attended
ball game at Harper Sunday.
The Woodmen are making big prep.
arations for the log rolling" the 18th.
A large crowd is expected.
Miss Belle Foote left for Chicago
last week to enter medical school.
Mrs. Harter and daughter Gertie left
for Ohio for an extended visit.
Miss Edna Scherer has returned
from Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner have returned
from Chicago.
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Hazel Dell,

Hazel Dell, Sept 12.-Henry Harsch
and family visited Sunday with Steve
Yocum and family of Chillicothe
The Misses Dora and Ida Hendricks
visited with relatives and friends in
Ottumwa last week.
]. Fritz, E. Harsch, Ed Ackert, H.
Harsch. J. w. Workman, B. BOSNIAN,
and Ben Harsch, of this vicinity, and
M. Mier of Ottumwa, went fishing Sat
urday evening
S. P. Hartman of Ottumwa took
dinner Wednesday with S. L. Dexter
and wife
Mrs. Jennie Wilson of Ottumwa, Wis
tied Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.
Cockerill.
Mrs. AL Kendall and children of Of
tumwa visited last week with Joe Hill
and family.
Miss Ruth Smith of South Ottumwa
Is visiting with Mrs. Sarah Sawyer.
The Misses Ella and Harriet Har-
len spent Friday at the B. M Eastburn
home.
j. M. Bailey and family were very
pleasantly surprised Saturday evening
by their neighbors. The evening was
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Competine,

Competing, ept.11-Dr.B.W. Searle,
and wife OF Ottumwa spent Friday
night here with friends while on their
way to Packwood for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Wright of Kan
sas are expected here today for visit
Miss Kate Fuller went to Charlton
yesterday morning. She was accom-
panied by her grandmother.
Mrs. Hawthorn has moved to Mar
tinsburg.
Ross Mowery of Pekin was here Fri
day
Quite a number from here went to
FIT. Madison Thursday on the excur-
sion
Next Sunday is Rev. A. K Williams
last Sunday here as pastor. He will
preach his last sermon that day.
o. M. Wyckoff is going to have a
sale Friday.
Little Warren Eller who has spent
the summer with his aunt, Mrs. G. w.
Dickins, went to his home in Lincoln,
Neb., yesterday.
The Milwaukee surveyors are at
work here this morning.
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The capacity of the cracker factory
at Fort Dodge will be trebled immed-
lately.
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Sieourney.


Sigourney, Sept. 1O.-Miss H. Skur-
lock and her daughter, Mrs. Henry
Starkweath, Of Williamsburg, were in
Sigourney Monday.
Dan Campbell of Martinsburg was
in Sigourney Monday.
Miss Jessie Gemmill deputy county
superintendent spent Sunday at her
South English home.
Henry Wilson was down from Keo-
wick Sunday.
c. c. Latter has sold his residence
property in the eastern part of the
village to Mrs. Jackson.
t. E. Johns, Of Des Moines, was in
Sigoulney Sunday.
j. M. Starr was over from Richland
Saturday.
w. c. Wharton of Tioga was in town
Monday.
Miss Laura Carroll left this morn
ing for Mt. Pleasant to take course
in vocal music at the Iowa Wesleyan
university
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Stockport.

Stockport. Sept. 11.-Dr GRADER,
who sold his property here will locate
in Fairfield
DR.. Day, of Missouri, is here Cd a
visit.
Hon. Joseph Keck left Saturday ev-
enlng for the Pan-American exposi-
ton.
The iron and brass foundry is an
assured fact. The necessary bonus
has been raised and the building will
be commenced just as soon as the ma
terial can be secured.
De Lerivers and family. of Bona
parte, have moved to Stockport.
MIR. Hendrix. of Birmingham, will
move Monday into the property vacat.
ed by Mr. Gregory.
Silas Gregory moved to Birmingham
last Wednesday.
Married, on last Wednesday, Ray
Silvers and Miss Grace Atuy, Rev
Francis officiating.
H. c. Skinner spent last week in
Chicago.
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Leando.

Leando, Sept. 1.-THE schools com
menced Monday. with Mr.. Wells for
principal and Miss Leech the primary
department.
Flick Moore and Sam Moore. sons of
Mrs. Wainscot, are visiting the parent
al home.
Mrs. John w. Wilson, of >Ottumwa,
is at home with her parents this week.
Mrs. Hester Robertson Beloit, Kan,
who has been visiting at the J. Swiss
home, returned home Friday.
A social held at DR.. Heriford's last
Saturday evening in honor of F. C..
Nelson and Cliff Whetten, was we'll at
tended, about sixty-five young friends
being present.
Fred Nelson goes to New York City
this week to complete his medical
course.
Cliff Whetten goes to Des Moines to
study telegraphy.
Al. Ozark has returned to his home
in Ottumwa.
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Eldon.

Eldon, Sept. 11.-Dr. and Mrs.
Brownfield went to West Point today
to visit.
John Terry was an ottumwa visitor
last night
A number Of the Highland Mobiles
of Selma attended a meeting of that
order at Eldon last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ Test and Miss
Martin returned to Ottumwa Monday
after visit with Mrs. e. Rodgers.
H. E. Fehr returned to Valley juno
ton Monday after a visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Fehr.
Mrs. Frank Moore and children are
visiting at Topeka Kan.
H. Reno returned to Trenton. Mo-,
Monday after weeks visit at Eldon.
Mrs. Geo. Payne and daughter, Ed
ma, returned from Des Moines Monday
night.
Miss Nellie McNett of Ottumwa
spent yesterday at Eldon. She sue
ceeded in getting quite large class
in music
Clarence Ritz spent the day in OF
tumwa.
Miss Mary Brown of Fredonia is Wis
iting Mrs. w. Brown.
MISS Etla Elcn returned 10 her
home at Bonaparte Monday
The young married people gave an
informal dance at the K p. hall Mon
day night in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Roberts and Mrs. Charles
Wise.
Miss Claude Jones of Ottumwa is
visiting Mrs. J. Shillinger.
Mrs D. O'Connell has returned
from Des Moines.
Ed. Mills and daughter, Bessie, are
visiting at Sheffield, III.
Frank Lafferty is off duty this week.
Mrs. Thompson and George Cooper
will return to Horton tomorrow after
visit with George Earhart.
Frank Cross is visiting Henry Cross
at Knoxville.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Allen will attend the
Bloomfield fair this week.
Miss Martha Kerby spent yesterday
at Ottumwa.
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Dudley.

Dudley. Sept. oscar Hasselroot
and family of Pekay visited at the
home of his parents Sunday and at
tended church at Munterville.
]. P. Swanson of Otlumwa visited
relatives south of here Sunday
Miss Amanda Burgason began her
fall term of school at No. Polk town
ship last Monday.
Henry Carlson, who has been in
Dakota for some time came home last
Wednesday.
Alfred Peterson went to Blakesburg
last Sunday where he will teach school
this fall and winter.
Alice Johnson, j. P. Swanson, Frank
Peterson and Clara Peterson went to
Ottumwa on No. Sunday evening.
Harry Swanson, who has been visit
ing in Ottumwa the past week came
home last Saturday.
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Hynes.

Hynes, Sept. 12.-Mrs. Thomas
tended the Big Four fair at Eldon last
week.
Nels Rogers who has been on the
sick list is reported better at present.
Mrs. Jno. Boden is visiting at Coal.
field.
Thos. James and mother are spend
ing few days at Beacon.
Among those who attended yearly
meeting of Friends at Oskaloosa were
P. Jenkins and wife, D. A. Lowry and
wife, Mrs. Cohen and Miss Julia Car
low
VIM. Story and family are moving
their household goods to Hynes where
they will reside.
Frank Rice and family have return
ed to their home after spending six
months at Buffalo visiting relatives
and taking in the exposition.
Little Ruth James is quite sick at
this writing.
Amador.
Amador, Sept. 12.-Born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Miller, on Saturday, Sep
TENDER Z, a girl.
Mrs. T. l.. Baker expects to leave
Tuesday for Kansas for a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Well
muh.
J. A. Day and daughters, Clara and
Achsa, went to Eldon Thursday to at
tend the fair.
Miss Bertha Bachman, who is teach
ing school in Ottumwa, spent Sunday
at home.
Mrs. w. K Martin commenced a
term of school at Wellman last Mon
day.
Little Achsa Day is visiting her cou-
sin Pearl Robson, of Leando
Mrs. Alice West spent few days
last week with her friend, Mrs. Eliz.
abeth Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Carey attended
the basket meeting at Hopewell Sun
day.
Mrs. Linnie Draper and Miss Ida
Draper spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. George Myers.
Russell Wellman, stenographer and
typewriter at the Burlington depot,
spent Sunday with his parents.
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Batavia.

'ies 1Spt. 4thl .. L aim L IL
lars died at her home in Batavia Sat
urday morning, after several weeks
illness. The funeral services were
conducted at the M. e. church, Of
which she was member, Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, by Rev. Nc
Shane and Rev. Walker. She leaves
a husband and one child to mourn hel
demise. Mrs. Pillars came to Batavia
with her husband about two years ago
In that time she has made a wide cir
Gle of friends who extend their sym
pathy to the bereft husband She was
laid to rest in the, city cemetery.
Miss Inez Younkin and Cora Hook
ing left Monday for Mt Pleasant
where they will attend the music con
servatory this winter.
Miss Cora McNiel opened school al
Liberty l,-onday and Miss Katie Wilson
at Potnick.
| Mona Holland went to Ottumws
Monday, where she will attend thu
convent school this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Walker are the
proud parents of a baby boy, borr
September T.
Mrs. U. S. Hawthorn of COMPETING
visited Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. McNiel.
James Eller and family left Tues
day for Corning, where they will make
their home this winter.
Mrs. Robbie Coward left for st
Louis Friday after spending the sum
mer with friends.
George Blosser returned to his worl
at Stanton Monday.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-29
wALDON FAwCETT.
A Mistake of Nature Revealed by
the telegraph.

A woman's Morse is as feminine as
her dice or her handwriting. / have
often put to the test my ability to dis
tinguish between the Morse of a man
and that of a woman, and only once
have / been deceived.
On this same Washington Circuit
one day encountered a sender at the
other end, a stranger, who for hours
roasted" me as / seldom had been in
my Geographic experience. The dots
and dashes poured from the sounder
in a bewildering torrent, and / had
the hardest kind of work to keep up in
copying. With all it's fearful swiftness
the Morse was clean-clipped and musi-
cal, though IL had a harsh. staccato
ring which indicated a lack of senti-
ment and feeling in the transmitter.
From this, and from a certain dash
and swagger / gathered, before the
day was out, pretty distinct impress
sion of the personality of the transmit
ter. conceived him to be Of a WELL
kept. aggressively clean appearance.
with a shining red complexion and
close cropped hair: not, in brief whose
whole manner and makeup bespoke
the self-satisfied sport. That he wore
a diamond in his loudly striped shirt
front / considered extremely likely,
and that he carried a tooth pick be-
tween his lips was morally certain.
Next day / took occasion 10 make
some inquiries of my operator at
Washington.
"Oh, you mean T. Y" he said. laughs
ing. Yes, for a girl, she is a ny
sender"
II was notifying TO find that had
mistaken the sex of the sender. but 7
was consoed when met the young
woman. The high coloring was there
and the sef-satished air: 80 also were
the masculine tie. the mans vest, and
the striped shirt-front. Nor were the
diamond pin and the toothpick want
ing. When she introduced herself by
her sign, called me "Culley," and said
I was "a crack-a-jack receiver" was
convinced that Il was nature, and not
l. that had made the mistake - TO her
sex
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eys did not come to dinner on Friday;
in fact, they never came. Annie said
that company made her nervous, and
If she was nervous she was sick, and
then what would become of Mrs Hend-
ley. They dined at two on Sunday and
breakfasted at the usual hour; Annie
did not go to church, but she had ideas
of what was seemly. They did not go
to the kitchen for lunch when they
came in at night; Annie said that eat
ing made crumbs, and crumbs encour-
aged mice. Certain favorite dishes
We're eliminated from the cuisine as
bad for the digestion, and while Annie
did not In the least mind having Mr.
Gardner to stay over Sunday, the idea
of stranger in the house made her
nervous, and when she was nervous
at night she was never able to get
breakfast in the morning.
The Escape.
By degrees they began to avoid
Anne's name in conversation. And
Wallace was surprised when Alice met
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leaning against the gate post. He
spoke to the man, uncertain as to his
intentions.
IT'S all right" said the figure; I'm
Anne's husband; I'm goin away an
never comm back. She says she amt
never goin' t. leave yere, an when
Anne says a thing she means it,"
Wallace dropped his voice; he felt
like a conspirator. You never tried
jealousy, did you?" he breathed.
why, no, there's Mrs. Guggenhei-
mer that keeps the boardin' house.
Anne never did think anythin' of her
cookin'."
An hour later Anne came to tell Mrs.
Hendley that she was going back to
her husband.
II don't know how you'll get along
without me-" she said, but l know
that Guggenheimer woman; the sauer
kraut kettle is never off her stove"
When the front door closed behind
the reunited pair, the Hendleys looked
at each other silently. Then Wallace
said:
81 feel like hosting Old Glory over
the roof and singing Columbia until
the police arrive"
$50 do l." agreed his wife, but
we'll there's breakfast to cook"
And Wallace never told her.
e. A. Bangough.
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him one winter evening with the word
Anne" upon her lips. Wallace felt
a guilty thrill of joy, as he asked:
Gomez"
mo, but her husband has been here,
and"
And she's going back to him?"
Strive as he would he could not keep
the delight out of his voice.
Alice shook her head. She says she
will never leave us. Oh, Wallace,
what is that in your pocket? Eclairs?
I'm so glad; I couldn't sleep last night,
/ was so hungry"
AS Wallace came up the street the
next evening slouching figure was
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of her safe arrival and she never came
back.
They gave up going to their meals
because Alice tired of keeping her hair
in curl all the time and the unmarried,
specialized school teacher would ask
Wallace searching questions concern
ing his political opinions.
Wallace Finds "a Cook.
The morning after Alice had set fire
to the house with the gas stove and
promptly tainted away, Wallace an
nounced that he should stop in at the
employment agency on his way to the
office. There was something in his tone
which advised Alice to hold her peace
and hope for the best. At any rate
there would be somebody to wash the
dishes; she always took refuge behind
that thought.
At 11:30 Alice looked out of the win
dow and saw a figure coming up the
walk to the front door. The figure wore
hat with great many artificial flow
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ers on it and carried telescope. She
rehearsed smile on the way down
stairs.
When Wallace came home that even
lhg' Alice was at the piano and there
were flowers on the table. She inform
cd wallace that the new girl had as
SuTeu her that she need not even de-
glue on the menu. They began to say
no" long 1t was since they had seen
the Baileys the Wildes or even Frank
Gardner, and planned series Of LITTLE
Glhhers and Saturday to Monday visit
from Frank. 1t was long since they
had done anything so optimistic.
AT breakfast, they decided that tbe
ne" conner was treasure: she even
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having the Bailey's to dine-say Fri
day?''
The Treasures Idiosyncracies.
At breakfast Alice looked little
grave behind the pot of excellent coffee
Whlle Wallace was putting on his hat
and gloves she said hesitatingly:
1T doesn't really matter about an
early dinner, does it? Anne SAYS it
upsets things so and, anyhow, the first
act of play never amounts to much.
And. Wallace. don't say anything to
the Baileys until 1 speak to Anne, Fri
day may not be good day to have
company. If Wallace said anything be-
tween his teeth as he tore down the
street to his car it certainly was not
complimentary to Anne, but the
thought of steak that was actually
broiled was with him. Before the train
reached the ferry he was boasting
about the excellence of his domestic ar
rangements. "A man is never an indie
pendent anywhere as in his own
home, he said to Mr.. Brooks, who
talked sloomily of boarding. The Bail
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A CANINE KLEPToMANIAc.
Ills Curious Mania for Stealing
Household Articles.

Ills curious Mania for Stealing
Household Articles.
New York, Dec. 27-Sur is a klepto-
maniac Many animals steal food: but
Sur does not belong to this class OF
thieves. For weeks or months at a
time he may not steal at all; then one
of his strange attacks comes on, and
he takes whatever he can lay toe on
that comes within the class OF articles
he has liking for. Curiously these are
all things In common use in any house,
hold, so were one searching for mo-
tives ne would say that Sur stole be-
cause he thought his family needed the
things. OF course instead Of pleasing,
IL mortifies them and things have come
to such a pass that his young master
has been known to rise before day
break and sneak things back into the
neighbors' barns.
Among the articles that Sur has pill
fered are a garden hose, an ak, a ham
mer, small moquette rug, old shirt
waists and aprons, six carpet brooms,
several yellow bowls and countless
lard pals.
He brings his booty and drops Il on
the front lawn, and then, wagging his
tai anu Dai hiiBs ne ScTdlcneS on the
screen TO let his people know he has
brought them a present.
Sur is a thoroughbred white Llewelyn
setter and II you knew him you would
probably like him very much, for IN
addition TO the strange traits you have
been hearing about, he does many pref
~ tricks. He can crawl on all fours
like baby, leap high over a stick and
walk on his hind legs quite steadily.
Sur lives In Los Angeles, Cal, In the
land Of oranges, and he is very fond
Of them. He likes 70 have them peeled
and quartered for him. He also dotes
on candy, raisins and chocolate cake;
but his chief standby IL beefsteak.
Sur u seven years old, and he Will
probably live ~ much longer. for no
one takes his thefts seriously. a. he IL
only a dog.
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ns pack. He likes sauer kraut and
hhIrk and Anne says they are bad for
nis digestion and he never liked to
s Ive her his wages anyhow, though
enc enc could make them go a great deal
t.urtner than he could himself. And
s nlne says she feels that Providence
US" "AiA HSNei iSo''e
Well a palmist once told me that I
was destined to some unusual good
oeh Those biscuits and that coffee
W. me mad at breakfast were a pleasant
memory all day"
In, me dinner was a success, and they
thbut the evening in congratulating
themselves and composing a carefully
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r rritte sIs that breakfast at 1880 did
, ,Ut mean IN the vocabulary of the com
n guter a quarter to eight. They said
$40 SS bye at the front gate az they used
w" W;I they We're first married.
ins H t1i wallace came home that even
tbe k 1nce could hardly wait to tell him
ing the day. saiieo our
droa nsr husband has left her; isn't II
tvLLeddtul," she said. "He slinned out 80
tie mouse while she was having a III
Uo, mat over the back fence with the
sos. III next door. Anne's cousin hos
s - Illln and he says he is never com
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and AIice's own cooking. Then they
tried the employment agencies again.
There were reasons connected with
the doings of the protegees of the en-
nIovment agencies, which made Alice
turn pale and say family: please
don't" whenever Wallace mentioned
them. Wallace thought there was
something funny in the experience.
But then, Wallace was a man. The
widowed cousin had disapproved of
smoking, of people who had headaches
ON Sunday morning and of men who,
having entered "Our Family" were
rash enough to hint that any of it's
members could be improved. She de-
cded late one evening that she must
pay a visit to her old home in New
Jersey. She neglected to inform Alice