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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Brinley and
family will go to Bradley Beach for
the summer on Wednesday, June 10.
Miss James and Miss Norris are oc-
cupying the house of Rev. DR.. and
Mrs. James M. Buckley during their
absence from MorriStown.
Mrs. William McVicker is staying at
the Boykent
Miss Granniss, Of Morris Plains, is
reported to be much improved in
health.
Mrs. Parmely, who was at the Nor
ristown Inn during the winter and
spring, is now in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. j. Morgan Slade is back in hel
Maple avenue home.
Mrs. Creighton and Miss Creighton,
will go to Bay Head for the summer.
| Mrs. Eldredge Swift entertained at
dinner at the Morris County Golf Club
on the evening of the dance, Friday
May 20.
Mrs. Outerbridge will entertain at
bridge on Monday, June l5.
Mrs. Henry P. Witte and son will
sail for Europe on June 4th to spend
the summer.
Miss Mary Ackerly, of New York
city, is guest at the Boyken.
MI. and Mrs. Samuel r. Carter, Jr.,
are staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Burn
ham for the summer.
DR.. f. l.. Humphreys gave lunch
at the Morris County Golf Club last
Friday in honor of the Hon. James
SimonS, of Charleston, S. G. The
guests were John Hone, DR.. Timothy
M. Cheesman, James Montgomery and
Oliver Hazard Perry.
Alfred Ogden is at the Boyken.
General and Mrs. e. P. Meeney sail
for Europe on the seventeenth and
Charles Bradley and family on the
eighteenth.
Mrs. William Fraser, of New York
city is at the Boyken.
Mrs. A. G.. Ropes expects to go to
Northfield, Mass, for the summer
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John t. Gillespie will
90 to Bay Head about the middle OF
the month to remain there for the
summer.
The prizes at the Tuesday bridge
tournament were won by Mrs. e. K.
Mills, Mrs. Douglas Bushnell, Mrs.
Edward I'll. Clarke and Miss Eleanor
Bushnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Romeyn,
of New York city, spent the week end
at the Boyken.
Mrs. Granville M. White gave a
bridge party on Thursday, June 4.
The announcement of an engage
ment is promised before the moon is
much older.
Mrs. George Carr Henry entertained
at bridge on June 4.
Mrs. Henry Shaw entertained at
bridge on June 5.
Mrs. Edward HI. Clarke, of Miller
Road gave bridge party on June 5.
Mrs. Eldridge Swift has invited her
friends to hear the well-known hum
Orist, Charles Battell Loomis from his
own works, at the Morris County Coli
Club on Friday, June II.
Mrs. Robert d. Foote will give a
bridge party on Thursday, June IL.
Mrs. David Hunter McAlpin will
entertain at bridge on June II.
Mrs. D. Raft Richardson, of Morris
Plains will give bridge party on
June 49,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09
BASE BALL NOTES.


The Morristown Field Club base
ball nine played the first game of the
season on Saturday afternoon, meeting
awful defeat at the hands of the nine
from the National Bank of Commerce
Of New York. The score
Morristown H. G. .O0 100000 IL
National Bk. Com.l OIL 2l0 3-12
The Parksides open their season
on their home grounds on Budd street
on this Saturday afternoon with the
Velox A. c. Of Newark. The local
club expect to have out the strongest
team they can get together. Willie
Holton will pitch the opening game.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09
GOLF NOTES.

Playing for the Thomas Cup at the
Morris County Golf Club on Saturday
James A. Edwards received three
points, finishing three up on bogey.
Morgan Smith, two down, was second
and received two points and John @.
Williams, four down, was third, re-
ceiying one point. f. Fl. Thomas was
five down; r. H. Williams, Jr., five
down and Lloyd Salts, six down.
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SOCIETY EVENTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Brinley and
family will go to Bradley Beach for
the summer on Wednesday, June 10.
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:fears. began 60 shout exultantly. i
sounded IKE . Russian college yell,
and Tib tossed back little circus
talk and dragged me In between the
two sleeping pups nearest the center
OF the arena. ss z=.} |-.: s. e {
''The big cats. white, with dark
polka-dots, about nve feet In length
and with abnormally long tails, now
saw US, and after few preliminary
ssnarls began. ctrcltng the palisades,
desirous of pouncing upon us from
behind, true to their feline idea Of
propriety. wanted to get my
back against the stockade. but lib.
with less strabismus in his intellect,
restrained me. Wed seen enough Of
leopards to realize these beauties had
been kept in cage and were used to
men, and we believed they. had been
starved for just some such purpose as
this. Yet it was evident they weren't
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get out Of the way. For his every
Jump possessed all of the hilarious
energy of fast-freight train.
oh, wagh!" yelled the spectators
as the dizzy pair sped by the second
quarter, with the favorite about ia
break.
Hang on and sprint faster, L en-
couraged. dancing wildly in my hys
terra.
! Dye - think -I'm-trying-to-
| throw-this racer retorted Tib. in
jerks, over his shoulder, as his heels
cuffed only the elevations and his fat
form snapped playfully into a horizon.
tai position.
Then from down the lists came q
roar that re-echoed even above the
hooting of the mob, and l turned to
see the other cat, female, smaller
and maneless, bounding up the aisle
This nerved me to jump onto the
race-track and send two shots full into
the mouth of Tbs steed, and as the
m1schief-maker rolled over and sighed
sleepily my old patron was flung at
my feet.
Number two didn't pause to in.
dulge in any funny stunts. Disregard.
Ing all frills and fancy crouches, she
gave one more below, and with her
four legs flung wide, and the suns
rays turning her yellowish flanks to
old gold, sprang for Tib. The old
chap, although painting heavily,
calmly planked her twice in mid-air
and had a third prescription ready
when she landed. And as the sleep.
germs began to work, the spectators
were simply swept of their feet, sir.
to see their ill-advised lady man.
killer trip morris on her hind legs.
spar at the atmosphere and then come
down with a crash.
MY head was swimming dizzily.
! but gave a cheer of defiance and.
standing with one foot on the pros.
trate monarch, viewed with pardona.
BILE pride the paralyzed assemblage,
while Tib copied my pose on No. 1. !
Habet! habet!' cried Tib, grab.
bing me by the hand and leading me
gracefully forward in front of Fee
ney's opera box as if were the lead:
ing lady, and we both bowed easily,
with bright sparkle in our tickle;
fever-ughted eyes; and Tib bowed
even more deeply with all his old
time curtain grace, as Feeney, in pure
resentment tried to bite his AZ.
Then the galleries began to cheer,
realizing we were the best pages ever
torn from = materia medica. I reckon
1t that moment we completely filed
In the foreground. middle distance
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$5@#$&
iiberiius S Smith
HE EN1ER1AlNs CHIEF FEENEY scRAws
By HUGH PENDExTER
NCopyrssht, By Joseph B. Bowles)

and knocked one of his body-guard
senseless with the 1at of his ak. The
fellow would have received the edge,
only the blade caught in an overhang-
ing creeper. Tib smiled In approba-
tion,- and to further show his ap-
proval gave the PROSTATE warrior a
hearty kick.
But Mr.. Scraws did not possess a
reputation for being thoughtfully and
exquisitely cruel for :. nothing, and
after short session of storm signals
his merry face was distorted into a
smile and he clapped us both on the
shoulder amiably and indulged in
spasmodic cluckings.
You've done the trick I re-
marked admiringly. But the face Tib
turned on me was puckered with ap-
prehension.
"I fear you are in error, my child,
he protested. When Brother Feeney
laughs way down in his stomach
there's something stirring for the
spectators. We had him dubious at
first; now he has decided just what
he's going to do and it tickles him. And,
I guess, what agitates his risibles
wouldn't take any prize in a Vermont
Darlor entertainment
And hang me, sir, If Feeney's men
weren't all Of shake! The squaws,
too, who ran up to meet us, no sooner
saw their master enjoying his little
joke than they, began tearing their
hair and scuttling for cover. Feeney,
choking with mirth, called a warrior
to approach. This man rolled his
eyes in despair and gave a tree a
farewell rap with his head before
obeying. His legs wabbled as he
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child. rves q touch OF the fever. Hum!
and now I've got 'em. Walk. in,
ladies' and gentlemen. walk in. One
hour in the big animal tent befors the
first act in the triple sawdust arena.
This is Gooseberry, the :man-eatine
lion. See him
"'Oh, quit I cried. Cant you see
you're going daffy with swamp sug.
gesdons?' For my little seance with
the oven heat and shivers of the dis
ease had left me peevish.
"'Just as you say, my child he re
piled. humbly. Maybe old Tib Is
cross-eyed mentally, but hang me II
he doesn't look like lion. A figment
OF the
"And great Scott. sir! 1 turned, and
If there wasn't the bulky, befringei
head of a big male leo in the narrow
aperture Of the tent!
"'Tib!' I shrieked. It's real!'
"And at that my patron pealet
forth one resonant roar that causet
the massive beast to snarl and spring
back. Where's the keeper he cried
again going a bit flighty The ides
of letting him out to scare wome1
and-I forgot. It's real.' Then he pu
to rout his imagination for a momen
and swayed to the opening ant
scowled as he fixed his attention OF
the present We stand about a:
much of q chance as an Old-fashione(
safe in the hands Of gang of yegg
men, he mumbled.
"The timid peep I stole over hi,
shoulder, reinforced by the rising
| sun, revealed for the first time wha
those captains Of industry had beer
; doing. During the night they had in
closed us and our villa in a palisad,
of young trees and slabs Of bark
while at the other end of the cora
the tawny form of our recent visito
walked nervously back and forth will
slow, gliding step.
"'We're the newer, better break
fast food explained Tib, as he triet
to wipe the nightmare from his eyes
Then he gazed on me cunningly ant
demanded: Don't play it too strong
| on the old man, Billy. feel doped
but is that-or is it not
"'1t is,' I gasped. For my SAX,
| come out of it. It's real
Enough to. scare a scarlatin:
germ into being steriMzed?' he lisped
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dragged himself forward and kneeled.
His boss tapped him coyly on the pate
with the ax-handle 1t seemed to me
the chief rufae: the address longer
than was necessary and was loath to
desist. But with a sigh he finally
lowered his comforter and the sweat
rolled from the crouching figures 8
limbs.
"'Why look at the black imp's
eyes!' murmured Tib.
And Feeney's eyes were blood
!! red.
"'Not what you'd call amiability,' I
suggested, with a shudder.
"'Certainly not the innocent jollity
of childhood groaned Tib.
AT this point the chief gave the
warrior some command, and as If re-
prieved from death the subject sprang
to his feet and motioned us to follow
him. The chief, still decorated with
obey, and as we were led to a hut in
the middle of the glade he kept US
company and bowed US within with
much mock humility.
"Too intensely polite snorted Tib,
once we were alone and the opening
filed up by the backs of two giant
guards. Then he added, thoughtfully,
But my ancestors weren't Green
Mountain boys just for notoriety's
sake, and he'd have a run for his
money if l had a gun
"'They are busy about something
l remarked, as the sound of falling
timbers and the cultural cries of the
men beat against the hide sides of our
prison.
81 guess it is something elaborate,
admitted Tib, trying to peer through
the opening; whereat the guards
pushed him back
And as if didn't have enough to
fret over, Tib began to 90 light-headed
from taste of the swamp fever, and
talk rapidly in a hectic-flush kind of a
voice. We don't know what it is, but
you can anticipate it is very complete
and finished as to DETAIL he mumbled,
as, the sound Of the laborers grew
scant in the coming gray of the
morning. Then, 'Good-by, My Sweet
he began to babble in his clear, seven
story tenor as our guards silently
rose and left us.
I say, old chap, DON'T begged.
It's almost sacrilegious.'
"'You silly jade he, quizzed, the
red spots on his plump cheeks now
glowing as If stamped with q stencil.
Great scott!' next : he 4. .mqttered,
while I sat with despairing. head en-
sconced in my hands. r guess. my
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truth d Did that really happen. Or was
It . delusion! /!
y ":All rea. T howled, clutching his
arm. - = psss5#@sSs3 e.&>s!!.s 1 Is
"I always like to know he ex-
planned, gravely. Then he cried: In
the name of the continental congress
Don't shoot too quick!' ?
For the big, eight-foot male. accom-
panied by four.foot tail, was creep
ing towards us on his belly, while his
pal stood and watched the proceed
ings with morbid curiosity. and as
calmly al II it were mail-order bust
ness. 'fsG*1J -. 80 .<%F il, :
1--WE separated about ten feet and
crouched ready to=spring aside, and d
the ammonia repeaters were held in
the palm Of the hand. Feeney, shed.
ding tears Of unrestrained: Joy, had no
intimation we possessed the masked
batteries. :; S.%2>S>%~ Z
"'Be sane, again implored, but
Tib, kneeling with both hands steady,
ing his gun, cast me whimsical
smile and f1uttered his head as if
amused. And the red spots on his
cheeks didn't look good bit.
'The king of the wildwood, >proba
bly, empty of stomach and hungry
enough to eat a whole tribe Of white
men, now began knitting his claws
and agitating his tail for a record
| breaking jump. He put his head close
to the ground when giving his class
cry, and this caused it to rumble and
reverberate intensely.
"'Take him!' cried Tib, and with a
numb heart I squirted charge of the
soothing-syrup and noted it ruffle his
| breast.
And although it did not hit him
| fair, it pestered him and weakened
him, and he struck between us and
whirled undecidedly in circle. Then
Tib staggered forward and idiotically
made grab for his highness with
his left hand, while with his right he
tried to send home a settler.
"'Oh, viii gah!' beloved the popu
lace, never having seen a lion so mis-
used before.
"And their eight-footer, seemingly
obliyious of Tib, began humping him.
self in a narrow circle, with me at
the center. If Tib let go and fell
knew the beast would make the cir.
cult and be upon him before he could
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, And, oh, for the touch Of a Maxim
gun and the sound
We've only cur pocketknives,'
| reminded, going so timber l had to
clutch his hysterical shoulder for sup
port.
"'Shut up!' he roared. We have
the ammonia guns. Quick! See II
they are loaded! Then, more slowly
If that bee would keep out of my
head Id teach 'em that the spirit OF
Spartacus still loafs about in old New
| England
PLEASE be sane begged, my
head going cool again. "A lion is all ]
can stand. My guns loaded And
my heart gave mighty thump as
yanked it forth and found its bulb
filled to the limit with Tbs ex-specia]
brand Of dope.
'"As he produced his pistol the
fever returned, and he patted the
barrel waggishly, and then mumbled
1 only hope the lion that eats me
won't ever fight or have any quarrels
WIN your hon.
"'There's only one,' I demonstrated
slapping his shoulder.
Every well,' the old chap assented
apologetically, If he comes one at a
time he can never get through the
| door,
1T was a mighty tough combina.
ton, you'll admit, sir-the lion and
Tbs erratic delirium. It was more
! trouble than an unmarried man ought
to inherit. Only one, remember !
begged.
Just as you say, Billy, but I can
see two,' he insisted, mildly. Ones
coming towards us; t'other amt.
Which shall we shoot at?'
And bless you, sir, there were two
lions. 1 thought at first I'd caught
his hallucinations and half expected
to see pink giraffe crawling up my
shtrt-sleeve. But it was real. The
audience, to enliven the scene, had let
loose another tease in the pen.
Zone at a time and huge surprise
for each,' cheered Tib, swerving on
his pins a bit.
But even this shadowy chance wae
eliminated, for as he spoke our hut
vanished. The rascals had fastened q
line to the top and had yanked the
meager shelter over the barrier.
There we were in the open, with q
fringe of black faces mocking us over
the fence. g. ;~
"Tib stood with his mouth aiar in
establishment Then he drew me
aside reproachfully, and whispered:
Don't try to humor me. Tell me stAe
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They looked. leopards to- me- he
cried, but thought must be fuzzy
again. So said lions. But white
leopards!' 49,
"And he waltzed me around Joy
fully. We must have 'em Isn't this
luck?' "a. III: i:r= -..- T., +
z 'Awfully good luck despaired;
for I knew leopard was AZ formida-
bic as lion or tiger and harder to
dodge. -
And the brunettes along the fence
evidently were now determined to
stick to, their gods through one more
whirl and, forgetting their receat
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Political Hypoerisv.

The politician who. on the eve of
an election, knocks at the poor mans
door, shakes his hand and kisses the
baby illustrates the maxim that by.
pocrisy il the homage that vice pays
to virtue Star. as -, s 8
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

rN.-, Kas 1u4-a1--7e on The coast against The
-, ,,sg7is a-5 - were afraid OF being ted
- g. ,raskz g. some suspect station
.srs-s as one way oat-a r-ip across country On
-,.hs.L The way I'd ID P0-osi. the old Spanish
-,oI ~ Bolivia. AID -rsr across the plains 10
:. A--s-..re frontier. There were few possible
=. -5,-.s along .te ..-- but We were far ahead
80 g9-,s a-5 decided 10 make The trip.
a-7,t,si KS our last 1s town IN Bolivia snd
- ,rs-- exre-.e---= -.e-e that VIII bear telling
"a. 4b.l.-s f5- ---.---a was al old church which
= b.. a5aas5a-5 -.- -ew one. L was lighted
= eya hundred .a.5eS When we wanted 3
1t .-s..-z s1- 7-- .- -.- magic scenes the Ushers
-r-r. ,-3.-d z1z -.ev 7-t candies When light
.,rse z7s rasut--1 -aay simply re--ELted the can
IS TIE a-Ele-. w1.-ed patiently during this
candle .ght1s 5-. "ii-- lock some time
syag nave = carry ---- own b-I-oar3s in South
.-,s--s az tt--. --a -r-e q size large enough
p, bol5 s7-s-.c1- Paper. Lumber Is exceedingly
.r,eus,ya ana ~ re- re were gathering mules and
srtd.-.-- 15- 5-- long .--2- across the plains
srurad PERMISSION t--- ne Mayor to store our
v--rous 5I5o1-is II The tlezJre.
~Ehen L came tine 70 depart I went for the
szsraA 5ut -hsy were nowhere % be found. I COM
ola,asd % the MAYOR
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

Coutiau-d ga fourth paga-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

would begin to whine. There w,. no+h,,- -. a.
- - s'oP tne caravan and get out the dog
. "nen you've put pack on a rnuI, xv.h e..
e4aihond hitch you can't get out as ,,pch a. :
taifPin without undoing the hitch and r,r,ao,i.~ :
80, Hiuie Petit would be satisfied to ride for a
1ie or Two IN the arms OF the LEADING lady th.D
&c "oulo whine for his basket. That meant mon.
u"pachiIs. rHtl he could be Injected into N. has
ne Ao' Il wager that dog cost US two DAYS in time
"asted doing and undoing diamond bitches
we advertised the show as 'Tbs T,aai r,o--,,. - 4,
do red Satan our haudbiIis -rh.r, = -
IeATe IN Jupisa- the last Bolivian tow, IVA ,,-,
nc priest was going to let US have his church tti
nc heard what the show was Tbar ba s.tI -
was sorry. but we'd have to talk. .ba - 80,
some place else. We finally ,,ve,1 IL, = L,
win an earth floor. The only musical I,s+-r,.
= 'He .o"n was a piano which had onlv \ doza,
sl 'ei'' Inc natives did not seem to mind the
uisooru' out 1t was hard the performers u was
e@'y as pad as an Indian orchestra mat vva htro5
Ia another place. A1 u
AS II did not have troubles enough ..A had
lelah was camera fend- He took piotI-as all
N' anu sat UP half the night devcIoning nis To-
- maze sure that he was getting everything
=, INC ming we were all ready TO START ubs,
discovered that the professor was ,,,issi,- -,
., note from him Some pictures he mad
tAAeh the day before refused To davalo, EI 80
Aeh cAAeh the back tran to rephotocranb the ,oone
Nc entire company was held IN for .,va,.,- o., .
hours ~ 4'1 '"Sni1-touf
. 80 0aAAS caused more trouble The streams
Ii 1n-s region run over beds Of saItpetrs ana a..
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

! sAve him second dppe, and when that had
cAken eject got permit A rival show was 70
fused because IL was q block too far away nom
the police station
we waited patiently for that revolution Finally
word came that the revolutionIsts were advancing
On the town by train We took refuge on the roof
OF the American Consulate. The streets were fun
OIL soldiers. and they were banked around the sta
ucn. The train pulled In and the revolutionsts
sot on They shook hands with the soldiers and
a'' adjourned TO the neghbortng cafes
IN every South American town a show must
nave license II be had for nothing II II is
WORKED right. Agent Terrible was OF no use when
Il came to getting licenses He thought It cheap
ched the show not to pay for them I generally
PAID in passes. In town I failed As usual
sent passes to the Mayor Then l went around for
a free license. The Mayor held out for the full
amount
" All right I said. here Is your money. but you
give me back those passes
Not while the world moves returned the
Mayor
" There is nothing in the law that says you
shall have passes protested.
1t is a law Of my own smiled the Mayor and
he kept them
If I had turned them down at the door he'd
have closed the show.
Over IN Lima. Peru. encountered graft OF
another sort The chief detective owns the hin-
boards He wanted Us a day for their usa l re-
fused 70 pay. That night I rounded up twenty
small boys and provided them with paste pots and
bills Autographed In red with white lettera
Go out and paste. ordered
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Suppose ths police stop Us said one Of the
boys,
Ask The policeman If ne thinks :. likely that
you'd De pasring up bills without he permission
of the municipality suggested
Next morning that town was 4 sight The
little devils had pasted regardless. Al along the
main street you could see the people out with wet
cloths soaking II ou- Bills. Hundreds of the post
ers We're not -ogched, and we're the best adver-
Used show n Peru
7 r4n across the -h.ef detective about noon. He
aad been hunting cor ne all morning.
You're arrested. said he Come before the
judge
The IGiEa vas exceedingly severe in his talk
lie oeclEe -l-~L patriotic. and you'd have thought
vas some arch traitor.
You haze -~auped The Peruvian rag n the
dust You have ground our sacred emblem under
Your faa-. Ypu hlv4 bespat+erad our beautiful city
~ Punishment could De 700 severe for you. : sen
-auee yJI-
Z ~-4Uy expected he would say boiled n OIL
7- some -.ot I-.shc-l. punishment: and perhaps
.~~mh.ed Va'- le paused Tor breath
" ! sentence YOU. ne w-nc -uQ--ss.veiy TO
pay en- NJ so
.I -..d 80. .i g, you sroyvled the chief de-
-act've as vas departing after paying my fine
-RIt. yoG See. x - cheaper 20 get arrested than
ID pay :or advertising n Sou-a America For
sulJ. owns We rlrre'i an outfit Of flags and 5unt
.ug Nth which ID decorate he Inevitable Plaza
We would 10 -he decorating after midnight. de-
pending aE getting atcia. permission ne next day
The people would w4ha lp 30 ind the centre OF
tae town Iaaorl- 3. and would tank that some
arH fiesta alI .4-eu -pon them. Generally deco
rating without ge-nl.ss.oa could De settled with
a drlnN
II -5ok mora diplomacy u advertise Tho Real
Davtp n a ei-y tk- MpnreFuI-o There We used
IL automobile fastening I.b1artS either side
Al The Junction of ~, of -ae busiest streets I said
10 -ae Chauffeur. Here's Hher- you break down
He -ar-W rA- chine put Of C0mmiSsiOn. aud.
taking i a.oohey wrench -r4Wled underneath lie
lIy .here .Jr couple II hours while show
got Ire pest possible lts..'.s.ag Ne Id ne same