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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15
j. S. Dewell is in Logan to-

day.
! Mrs. Henry Gilmore and Mrs.
Charley Bennett and daughter
of Omaha Nebr., are visiting
with I. j. Cochran and family
of Rode this week.
Passenger Agent Jones of
the G. & N. w. and passenger
agent Turtle of the U. P. were
Valley visitors last night.
Miss Josephine johnson who
has been very sick is now inn
proving.
Bruce Fleming is visiting his
father in Salon Springs, Wis
consin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15

affliction upon her mother
whose only child she was. Mr..
and Mrs. Ford have the most
sincere sympathy of our entire
community in this their great
affection. Woodbine Chronicle
Missouri Valley was selected
as the next place of meeting of
the Western Iowa Horticultu-
raj Society at the meeting at
Harlan this week. C. H. Deur,
of this city, was reelected Pres
dent.
Burrell Darling, of Norfolk,
Neb., is visiting his pareuts Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Darling.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Mills, of
Omaha, left this afternoon for
Los Angeles, California, where
they will make their future
home. MRS. Mills was formerly
Miss Erma Dramon.
R. I. Golfer left for Dayton
Iowa, today on real estate bust
ness.
Forest Zelopher, of Omaha
was the guest of Miss Fahne
Wilkinson yesterdays
H. r. Coleman, of LAGRANGE
township, was a pleasant caller
today.
Miss Fahne Wilkinson will
visit relatives in Omaha ove1
Sunday.
Mrs. Brainard and Mrs. Ho
bert, of Logan, are visiting al
the home of j. P. Martin.
Joseph Erixon, of Raglan,
was a Valley visitor today.
e. d. Jones and wife are in
Omaha today.
Mrs. August Stretzel is ar
Omaha visitor today, the guest
of relatives.
Leon Brown is an Omaha Wis
itor today, on a holiday good.
buying trip.
Miss Hazel Craig returned
from Sioux City on yesterday
where she has been spending
the summer with her aunt.
c. Kelsey is in Council Blug.
today.
Harry Way, manager of the
Singer Manufacturing Co., is in
Modale today on business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15
nurt in a Runaway.

About noon today the team
of w. A. Selvy frightened while
crossing the track at 9th street,
and ran away, throwing Mrs.
Selvy out, injuring her quite
seriously, and MASKING up the
buggy considerably. She was
taken to the home offs. H. Nor
gan and DIR. McMavren called.
She will be confined to the bed
for several days.
Belden w. R. C. elected of
ficers for the ensuing year last
night at their hall. After cleo
tion light refreshments were
served. The following officers
were elected:
Mrs. F. Myers, President.
Mrs. H. B. Coe, ST.. Vice.
Mrs. Susanna Smith, Jr. Vice
Mrs. H. Rainbow, Treas.
Mrs. A. Dole, Chap.
Mrs. Gaver, Guard.
Mrs. 3. CRANE, Con.
Mrs. H. B. Ennis is in Council
Bluffs for a few days visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Steinkoph.
Miss Nellie Heron will visit
Miss Margaret Coulthard at
Cal. junction over Sunday.
Miss Angie Middleton, ac-
companied by Misses Mildred
and Anna Raymond, will spend
Sunday in Omaha.
Ed. Longman, Of Logan, visit
led friends here yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15
Settled Satisfactorily.

This is to certify that my
wife, Mary A. Pagan, was a
member of the K. & L. of S.
and carried insurance in the
same. The policy was promptly
settled and paid in full.
VIM. Fagen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Sullivan,
of st. Louis, are in the Valley,
the guetts of Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Sahn. They are on their
way from St. Louis to Portland
Oregon. Mrs. Sullivan is Sis
ter of Mr.. Sahn.
John Heron, of Marquette,
Mishigan, leaves for Milwaukee
this afternoon, after a weeks
visit with parents and friends.
Miss Matte White, of Logan,
is visiting friends hear fora few
days.
Ed. Bond, formerly a Conduc-
tor on the S. c. & p, was in the
Valley today on his way to Su-
perior, Nebraska.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15

visiting delegates were driven
over the city to see the re-
sidences, public buildings, can
ming factory, fine stock sale pa
Wilton and other points of in
terest.
In the afternoon for more
than two hours Prof. C. P. Hol-
den, of Anes, spoke to several
hundred farmers from every
township in Shelby county on
corn breeding. He had a set of
Photographic charts to illustrate
his lecture. He advised in gen
eral against importing seed
corn from remote places, where
conditions might be radically
different from those of the 10
cality importing the corn. He
earnestly advocated the estab-
lishment in each county of ex-
pertinent stations and for APP
preparations to support the
same literally. He said that he
has at the present time $50 APP
plications for help and. lectures
over Iowa. He said that the
best corn in the county ought
to be bred carefully in that
county until under the condi-
tions there is attained to per-
lection. Much attention must
be paid to the corn planters in
planting time to see that the
number of kernels dropped by
them are sufficient. Corn Of
strong vitality must be chosen,
corn that is showing itself cap
able OF maturing IN given local
ity corn with a good grain, full
of protein.
Prof. Holden came to Harlan
largely through the commend
able efforts OF Hon. 0. P. Wy
land of Harlan, who some
months ago offered five good
prizes for the best Shelby county
corn shown. The prizes offered
by Mr.. Wyland were increased
by the horticultural society,
most of the members of which
remained to hear Mr.. Holden
and to see the corn jugded by
him. Those winning the first
five prizes, respectively, were:
Estella .. Fischer, Arthur Mel
son, Clarence Tobiasen, Paul
Welch and Martin Obrecht.
The prizes given were, respect
felly, SIP, So, So, So and 81.
There were fifty-four exhibits
Of corn from various parts Of
Shelby county.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15
Southwest Iowa H,rticuItnrlsts
Meeting.

Harlan, Ia, Dec. 9.-The ses-
sions of the fruit growers of
southwestern Iowa closed last
evening. The attendance was
far above the average for these
meetings and brought many of
the best informed men in the
state to Harlan. Great num-
bers Of farmers and local apple
growers were present, especial
ly during the last few days.
Prizes were awarded on the
best apples shown. The COM
mittee composed of Messrs.
Goldman, Wilson and Hoffman
made these announcements:
Best county display, Bomberger
of Shelby; second, Gay of Cass.
Individual plates of varieties:
Jonathan Bomberger, first;
Deur, second; Edwards, third.
Ben Davis Deur, first;
Spencer, second; Bomgerger,
third.
Winesap Spencer, frs t;
Deur, second; Gay, third.
Grimes Golden Spencer first;
Bomberger, second; Gay, third.
York Bomberger.
Missouri Pippin- Spencer
first; Deur, second; Gay, third.
Northwestern Greening y.
Gooding Of Shelby, first; Gay,
second.
Sheriff -Bomberger.
Janet Spencer, first; Deur,
second; Gay, third.
Bomberger was given first on
cut flowers. The prizes were
as follows:
1st. 2d. 3rd.
County display $1,000 $500 4.Ol
Individual displays. 500 500 80.
Plate seedlings. .... 300 200 49,.
Collection vegetables 800 200 800.
House plants ..... 200 100 500.
Cutllowers......... $50 leo 800.
Best plate of each of
the following. 80 20 lC
Ben Davis, Benoni, Fall Wine
sep, Grimes Golden, Janet, 10
nathan, Lowell, Gutenberg, Red
June, Roman Stem, Wine Sap,
Maiden Blush, Wealthy, York
Imperial, Gano, Missouri Pippin,
Sheriff, Untter, Minkler, N. w.
Greening, Wolf River.
After dinner Thursday the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15
School Notes.

The teachers of Missouri VAL
ley will have a fine opportunity
this year of attending a state
association. The Nebraska
meeting is held at Omaha. A
better rate will be given to Des
Moines this year than ever be-
fore in the memory of the writ
er. We will get a fare of one
way plus fifty cents on the
certificate plan. This announce
ment one fare plus fifty cents
is made for the benefit of all
teachers who may be planning
to attend the |. S. 7. A. This
is the fiftieth anniversary of
the organization of State
Teachers Association. The ex-
ecutlve committee has prepared
a goo. program.
We have been informed that
Logan and Dunlap are each
consideralg the ACCESSIBILITY of
putting in a department of
manual training. Supt. Blod-
gett was a visitor yesterday in
this department. of the high
school here. Editor McCabe
was in company with Mr..
Blcdgett.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15
Gard cf Thanks.

We take this method of
thanking the friends who were
so kind to us since the death of
our son and brother. We
especially wish to thank the
members of the A. O. U. w.
lodge of this city for their
kindness.
Mrs. ]. M. Cassidy
B. q. Matteson and wife
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15
Red Cloud Eacampment No. 81

More than 500 of the
pupils in the public schools of
this city were neither absent
nor tardy last month. We have
thought that it might be a good
plan.to publish names of those
who are absent or tardy so the
business men could find out
just who they do not want to
patronize when they have work
to be done. There will only be
a few families included in this
list.
Frank Rainey and j. j. Muir
phey will spend Sunday in
Omaha with friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15

The Royal Neighbors elected
the following officers at their
regular meeting last night:
Mrs. Kate Berry, :. p. O.
Mrs. W. H. Withrow, O.
Mrs. Chas. Langdon, V. o.
Clarence Stevens, Char.
Mrs. R. u. Linsley, Rec.
Mrs. M. Heinman,. Rec.
Mrs. j. R. Blunt, ~. |. S.
Ms. A. Seeholm, 10. S.
r. L. Linsley,. -. Trustee.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15
Friday December 8

Mrs Lahman is spending the
day q. the farm.
At the meeting of the Pres
bytellan church, last evening,
ga. D. Bradley was electee to
fill the place vacated by Mr..
Gree as trustee of the church.
Mrs. Jose loveland, of Sioux
City. md e.. Loveland, left fol
Council Bluffs today, after sew
eral lays visit here with Chas.
Loveisnd and family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15
Saturday, Dec 10

j. A. Mattox, of Loveland
was a pleasant caller today.
General Agent Rutherford,
of the C. r. l. & P, at ON aha,
was in the Valley today, the
guest of Col. F. L. Davis.
Mrs. F. A. Sims was called to
st. Paul last night, by a tele-
gram, announcing the serious
illness of her sister, Mrs. Camp
Mrs. Charles Gilmore was a
pleasant caller today.
Miss Carrie Hansen, of THE
DAILY TIMES office, is visiting
friends in Omaha over Sunday
Everett Cook, of Boston, has
resigned his position in the R.
R. shops, and will commence
work, on Monday next, as a
jeweler at Stoves jewelrystore.
Red Cloud EncamDment No. 81.
Red Cloud Encampment No.
81, |. O. O. F. elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing
term, at their last regular NEE
ting:
J. Thomson ). C. P.
c. G. Faith, H. P.
c. V. VanPatton, -. S. w.
w. H. Campbell, j.. c. S.
G. w. Burbank, T.
F. A. Health. j. w.
More than 500 of the
nunilc in Tho n,1hlic schools nf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-09
The Hero.

He was a thoughtful citizen and
kindly withal
The building upon which his eyes
were fastened was in flames.
From a third story window protrud-
ed head.
1t was a disheveled head bearing n
child's golden curls.
AT home a little golden haired girl
was awaiting him.
What if that were his own?
The impulse to tear his coat from his
manly form and rush up the ladder to
seize the child and bear her to safety
was strong upon him.
How strong nobody but himself
knew
For another feeling had come over
him.
He thought: Suppose should rush
up to that window and save that child.
The papers would be full of it. |
should become a hero. Some fireman
would thus be cheated out of his just
need of praise. Whatever 1 am 1 am
not selfish and greedy. Let the other
man have the glory. l shall sacrifice
my personal interests and remain a
humble CITIZEN
Saying which wise and courageous
things within himself, he stood with
out moving a muscle while large and
brawny fireman carried the little girl
down a ladder and placed her in the
arms of her frantic mother
Moral.--True heroism often exists in
men who are too modest to let the pub
lie even suspect it.-Baltimore Ameri-
can
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-09
HER RIVAL. IN
MARBLE
-. By.
CLINTON DANGERFlELO
Copyright, 1908, by I. G. Mcclure

81 know I'd oughtn't to mind it, -
whispered Lucinda repentantly to her
self as she pushed another pie into the
oven. John an me done been mar
ried six months now, an 'cept for one
thing l amt got sorrer."
She shut the door resolutely on the
pie, as though to inclose her secret care
in the oven also, and then went deftly
around the sunny kitchen putting house
wifeIy touches here and there.
No prettier girl than Lucinda was
ever born in quiet little Greenville.
She was SO pretty indeed that when
John Logan, a widower of thirty eight,
married her and bore her away to his
home in Georgia village there were
many to predict that Lucinda would
spend most of her time ''primping."
But no girl was ever more anxious
to win her husbands praise, and it
was the qualifications attending that
praise that troubled her sorely.
Out in the daisied Lafayette ceme-
terry slept all that was left of Martha
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-09
A ManIess Island Colony.

On q small island in the Greek ar
chipelago there is colony which is
composed entirely of women. 1t is a
sort of religious order which considers
it disgrace for one Of it's members to
even look at a man. SO when a fisher
man approaches the island the women
pull the gray cowls of their cassocks
over their heads and turn their backs.
Provisions are never imported, as tho
women raise their own products, being
strict vegetarians. Only the matron,
who is annually elected head Of the col
ony, is ever allowed to leave the island.
The others remain on the island all
their lives, taking their turn at tilling
the soil, washing, housekeeping and
fishing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-09

". Il boarded with Marthy an John q
month. Took myself off arter that.
She stolded from mOrnin' to night.
She pecked on John till eff he hadn't
been the kindest hearted Teller in the
world he'd "a beat her. 'UneXampled
virtues indeed!' chuckled the old man.
"But why, then-why," gasped Lu-
cinda, now ON her feet and pointing
tragicaliy to the elegant inscription
"Why did he have that dedication wrote
there?'
The old man chuckled again
"He done the whole thing on your
account
con mine-on nine
"Jest so. He come to me an he says,
Uncle he says, I'm goin' to marry
the prettiest girl in the world, an eff
so be she don't make q good wife twill
break my heart. l laid awake for
weeks, God knows he says, 'thinkin'
how to guide her right. | KANT hec-
tor a woman. An so,' he says, I'm
goin' to let Marthy do me one good
turn. I'm goin' to let her be a shinin
ensample OF the way Lucinda shall
Walk"
"And she really
"Was the orfulest cross a man ever
stood. Sence you kept his house you've
made it like heaven to him. He tells
me so every day. But it's time you
should know the truth, Lucinda. [
see you're gettin' kinder angry at the
trick, Lucinda, specially as you never
did need no such guidance. But eff
you'd "a known his former speriences,
Lord-Lord"-
Uncle Lemuel broke into q fit of
laughter that rang scandalously clear
through the graveyard. After short
pause Lucinda, among whose rare gifts
was a sense of humor, joined him.
1t was o'clock before John Logan
came home AS he sat down to the
daintiest of suppers and fell to, Lucin-
dy sitting opposite with dancing eyes
and rose pink cheeks, asked smilingly:
'HSow's your coffee, John?'
BEST r he began. Then, true to
his formula, he said kindly, Nigh as
good as Marthy's used to be-"
John said Lucinda, with a sudden
gravity, yet belied by her still dancing
eyes, John, I've sad news for YOU"
Then, as he held his cup in midair, she
added mournfully, Martha is deadv'
The coffee cup went crashing on the
floor as John sprang up.
Dead! What do you mean, Lucin-
da? You know she's been dead five
years.
Lucinda smiled serenely.
mo, she hasn't. John, but she died
this evening--there in the churchyard-
at oclock.''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-09
To the Memory of
MARTHA LOGAN.
In Remembrance of Her Unexam-
pied Virtues as Wife.

Merely the word virtues" was a
crown of praise indeed. But ''unex
ampled" before it gave crushing
weight to John Logan's constant re-
dtal. of his dead partners PROJECTIONS.
No matter how fiaky Lucinda's pies
and biscuit the utmost she could win
from John was a gentle
NEARLY as good as Martha's, dear.
Jest keep orl--you'll get there"
Once when Lucinda, provoked over
some little thing, raised her sweet
voice a trife shrilly John said slowly:
Martha used to get fretted some
times, | guess, but she had a motto
she kept pasted up on the wall. Took it
from a play actors book, but twas
good. Ran about like this: Her voice
was low and soft allers-an excellent
thing in woman
And Lucinda had blushed scarlet and
lowered hers. A hatred which she felt
to be ineXpressibly wicked swelled at
last in the girls heart Often when she
passed the cemetery on her way from
the village store she felt an urgent de-
sire to go in and defy the sleeper with
scornful words.
She put away the thought again and
again, but at last it overcame her. One
musky summer evening, John not being
due till late, she found herself standing
beside Martha's stately tomb in the
cold moonlight.
81 hate your she cried. 81 hate you
you detestable woman!'
The sound of her voice echoed
through the pale little congregation of
the dead and terrified her, but she raj
lied.
Yes; | mean it! | want you to hear!
/ don't believe you are in heaven.
You're under that stone putting ideas
in Johns head every day!'
"Ahem," said a voice dryly.
"Why, Uncle Lemuel!'' gasped Lucin
da, recognizing a village patriarch uni
Yersally called by that name. 'Was
you listening!
"Don't have to do much listenin'
when folks is shoutin' like you was"
returned Uncle Lemuel, still more dryly.
Lucinda hung her pretty head then
burst into a flood of tears.
''She takes it all-all!' she walled.
mo matter how patient l am, l KANT
be as patient as she was nor so low
voiced nor such c-c-c-cook."
Uncle Lemuel seated himself on q
convenient corner of the tombstone.
rs that 500" he remarked, with q
curious infection in his voice. "Waal,
I kin tell you somethin' of her cook
in -
Lucinda sat upright, with blazing
eyes.
"Be quiet" she said, beside herself.
Was she to hear Martha's praises even
now?
"Her cakes" went on Uncle Lemuel,
untroubled, would have made extent
military fort fications; her pie crust
wuz Il cross between INFER rubber an
glue, an fer her biscuits He paused
and shuddered.
''Un-cle Lem-uel,'' stammered Lucin-
da, "d'you know what you're sayin'?'
Reckon So" returned Lemuel calm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-09
Two Ways of Seeing a Picture.

An artist had sold a picture for an
eXOrbitant price, and the purchaser
sued to recover. The barrister for the
purchaser was making the artist I'M
comfortable by his questions
'Now, SIR" he said in that pleasant,
ingratiating manner of lawyers with a
witness, ''do you think anybody could
see beauty in that picture?"
'Some persons certainly could,' re-
piled the artist.
you think the initiated in technical
matters might have no difficulty in I'M
Outstanding your workY'
Il am sure they would not
do you think you could make me
see any beauty in that picture?" this
most superciliously.
probably not now, SIR and the art
list was most humble, ''but once I
could have done SO easily"
'Now, sir, how is that? / don't I'M
derstand you. Explain if you please"
That's quite easy, sir. 1 could have
done it simply by employing you as my
counsel in this case" - London Tit
Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-09

out unIoId riches for himself ana MS
family. They had everything they de-
sired, among other things a golden
house to live in, and the people came
from every land to see the magnifi-
cence of the family that owned the
wonderful quern.
One day stranger an old seaman
who had been all around the then
known world, came to see the quern
and wanted it to grind salt.
1t is supposed that the owner of the
quern was rich enough by this time, for
he let it go for a moderate sum, AMI,
fearing that he might repent of having
sold it, the old sailor put to sea at once
with his prize, anxious to know how it
would work When he had sailed SO
far out that no one could reach him, he
said to the Iuern:
Grind salt and grind both fast and
good
than the Quern began to grind heaps
and heaps of salt all over the deck I'M
til the ship was ready to sink to the
bottom Of the sea. Scared half to
death, the old sailor begged the Quern
to stop grinding salt. He got down on
his knees to it.
But there was no use talking to it.
It went on grinding, grinding, and soon
the vessel went down with it's weight
of salt. And the quern still keeps on
grinding in the depths of the ocean,
and that is why the sea is salt.-Vir-
ginia McSherry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-09

It IS a good plan occasionally to take
your troubles to some one who will
point out that you are to blame for
having them-Atchison Globe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-28
cAALLenes raoM RsNERo.
offer to Refund Money II Or. Howard's
Specific viii Not Cure Any Case
Of Constipation or Dyspepsia.

{. r Renfro is seeking the wors
case OF dyspepsia or constipation ia
Guthrie or vicinity to test Or How
ards new specific for the cure Of those
diseases
So coaident is he that this remark
able medicine will effect lasting
cure in shcrt time. that he offers
to refund the money should it not be
successful
In order to secure the quickest pos
sible Introduction Mr. Renfro will sell
regular afty cent package Of this
medicine at half price. 25 cents
This specific Of Or. Howard's VIII
cure sick headache dizzy feelings
constipation, dyspepsia, and all ferns
OF malaria and liver trouble Il does
no simply give relief for time; it
makes permanent and complete cures.
1t viii regulate the bowels. tone up
the whole intestinal trac' give you an
appetite. make food taste good and dt
gest well. and increase vigor JOY and
happiness will take the place of hat
don't care whether live or die
/ feeling
Take advantage Of Renfro's chai
llenge and secure a bottle Of DR. How
ards specific at half price with his
personal guarantee TO refund your
money if (, dces not heip you.
There is no need of suffering with
constipation, dyspepsia or liver dis
ease when you can get sixty doses OF
a scientific medicine for their cure
like DR.. Howard's specific for the
small sum Of 25 cents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-28

one 81 Reno girl claims % have had
500 offers of marriage 10 is hoped
that leap year is giving her a rest
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-28

The last bcotlegger arrested at Nc.
Ales,er was a dealer in "kndey and
cough cures"
An ice plant has been put up at Gar
Der on scientific principles. y will
hnd two car loads Of ice
one 81 Reno girl claims % have had
500 offers Of marriage ID ls hoped
chat leap year is giving her a rest
"Aunty7 Mimay Poorhoy OF Fort
Gibbson is believed TO be loS years
old. For seventy years she was a
slave
The commercial club OF the enter
prlslng town Of Helena has made a lib.
eral offer for the location Of coun-
ty high school at that place
The entire National debt 6f the
creek nation is to be but $4,000 and
there is an effort 10 being made to
pas IL off. out OF tribal invested lands.
a negro's eye while wand2ing round
Upon woodpile III.
He thought he'd come around at night
And get a little bit
H@ came anl saw the woodpile there
He saw the bulldog. nit
Then stealthily he tip-toed ap
And got a hitle bit