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is REFUSED BOOKS
OF GAS COMPANY
Despite Britton's Promise, I'M
derIing of Corporation Pre-
vents Access TO Ledgers

c. D. Stuart. an accountant ap-
pointed by the supervisors to examine
the books of the San Francisco gas and
electric company to secure data to be
used at the rate fixing inquiry. will
make another attempt today to get a
peep at the ledger and other accounts
Of the corporation. When he visited
asked for the ledger he was bluntly re-
fused access TO any of the books by
Controller Hockenbeamer notwith-
standing the promise made by Presi-
dent Britton to the supervisors that
every book and account of the corpora
tion would be submitted to any impair
tial expert named by the city officials.
Hockenbeamer informed Stuart that
the figures desired by him would be
prepared by the engineering depart
ment of the company and delivered to
A N. Hunt, who is to look after the
engineering part Of the investigation
for the municipality.
Stuart refused to accept the data to
be furnished by the company and re-
ported to the subcommittee of the su-
perVisors, that has charge of the in
quiry.
Supervisor Johnston. who is chairman
OF the committee, sent q letter. signed
by all the members, to Hockenbeamer
late yesterday afternoon, informing
him that Stuart and Hunt are the eity's
representatives, and that it is expected
that they viii be extended the courtesy
promised by President Britton. Ac-
companying the letter is q copy OF the
instructions given by the supervisors
to the experts, outlining the data de-
sired by the board. Stuart has been in
structed to present himself at the gas
company's Office this morning and learn
If the letter to Hockenbeamer has had
the desired effect. Should Hocken-
beamer still refuse TO grant access to
the ledger and the other accounts
Stuart is to make a formal demand for
them.
II Hockenbeamer remains obdurate
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WRONG
LEADS TO TRAGEDY
Carriage Maker With Unbal.
anced Mind Kills Himself
After Attempting Murder

Insane anger born of fancied in
suit to his daughter drove Samuel Red
kay. carriage maker. to shoot David
Stegeman. his former foreman. yester-
day Rather than be captured by the
police he turned a shotgun against
himself and blew out his brains.
Redkay was working under Stege-
man for the Overland freight and
TRANSPORTATION company until a week
ago. when he was laid or. Since then
his morose brooding and queer actions
led to the belief that his mind was
affected. Redkay told his family yes
terday that he was going hunting and
left the house armed with a shotgun.
When at Russia and France streets,
a short distance from his former place
of employment, he met Stegeman
going to work. Bringing his shotgun
to his shoulder he covered the FORE
man.
You have been spreading insulting
tales about my daughter, Lillie,' said
he.
His speech at first was measured
and quiet, but as he proceeded he lost
control of himself and concluded in
paroxysm OF rage:
D. you! I'll kill you."
Stegeman jumped aside just in time
TO save himself from the binding flash
from the shotgun, his only injury
being shattered wrist.
Redkay fled up the street and across
vacant lot with Policeman Ritter,
who had heard the shooting, in pur-
suit. Ritter overlook the man and
called upon him to surrender. Redkay
placed the muzzle OF the shotgun
against his own head.
Il have avenged my daughter 8
honor" said he. and as Ritter leaped
forward to snatch the gun away he
pulled the trigger.
That there was no truth in Red
kay's accusation was asserted later by
tho dead mans wife. Lille Redkay,
the innocent cause of the shooting,
was prostrated when told of the
tragedy and had to be removed to st
Luke.s hospital Stegeman may lose
his hand.
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hyde AND BENSON :
GIVEN A SETBACK
California Records Will Be In-
troduced at Their Trial in
Washington

The injunction obtained by Virginia
L. Roberts, a Sacramento searcher of
records. restraining w. 8. Kingsbury,
state surveyor general from taking
records from his office to Washington
for use in the Hyde Benson land fraud
trial. was dissolved yesterday by Judge
Seawell. c. H. Fairall, Mrs. Roberts
attorney. announced that he would re-
new his application on an amended
complaint this morning. United States
District Attorney Devlin was in Judge
Seawell's court to argue for the disso-
luton of the Injunction. but the judge
took that action on his own motion
without hearing argument.
Perhaps l was somewhat to blame
for giving the impression that plaintiff
was entitled to an Injunction" said the
judge in dissoIving the order. Il had
not at that time examined the COM
plant. 1 see now there is no allega-
tion of any irreparable injury or dam
age to the plaintiff 1t appears to be
mere idle curiosity on her part and the
most she could lose would be her fee
for services I am not willing to have
the injunction stand on any such COM
plant as that"
Can we amend the complaint"
asked Fairall.
'On my own motion I will now va
cate the order and dissolve the injunc-
tion," replied the Judge. -
Devlin said that IL the application
were going to- be renewed he would
like to- argue the matter at once, but
Judge Seawell said he would not listen
to argument on an abstract PROPOSE
tion, there being now nothing before
him.
TT looks to me-" added the Judge,
without visiting to cast any reflection
upon counsel. that the application was
not made In good faith"
1t was finally arranged that Faira1l
should make another application at 10
o'clock this morning. Devlin said that
he would advise Kingsbury not to
leave for Washington before tomorrow.
but said that the surveyor general was
anxious to obey the subpoena of the
Washington court at the earliest op-
portunity, as the case was partly heard
Mrs. Roberts will be In court when the
case is called today.
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Northwestern Pacific Railroad
SOUTHERN DIVISION
April 5, 19oS
VIA SAUSALITO


VIA SAUsALITO
For Sausalito. Mill Valley San RAJ
fael-Daily-Every go minutes from
6:45 10 9.45 a M: hourly until 3:45
D m-;- then AIS and every 80 minutes
until 7:45 D. m, 300. 1915, 11:55 p. m;
On sundays additional trips as <fal-
lows: 1918, 11:15 a. N. and 1915, lis.
p. m.
For Fsirfax-week days--6:45. tbs
a. M, 2:45, 3:45, Ais. AIS. SIS D. no.
Sundays-S:15,. sI5. i0;15. 10:45, HAS
a. M, 12:45, las. 2:45 p. m.
For San Quentin-Daily-7:45 a. m.
2:45 p. m
3:45 p. m. daily and Sis a. m Sun
days only for Lagunitas, Camp Mseker,
Monte Rio, Cazadero and way stations.
VIA TIBURoN
For Tiburon, Belvedere and san Rafael
7:40, $40. s11:00 a. m. 1880. $3.50,
$40, 6:30 p. M daily.
On Sundays additional trip at II 100
a. m. for San Rafael and intermediate
points.
7:4o a. m. daily for Petaluma. Santa
Rosa. Heaidsburg, Cloverdale,- Uktah.
Willis. Sherwood. Sebastopoi Glen El
len, Camp Vacation and way stations
$3.50 p. m. daily for Petaluma. Santa
Rosa, Healdsburg. Cloverdale. Ukiah.
Guerneville, Sebastopol and way sta
$40 D. m. daily for PstaIuma. Santa
Rosa, Glen Ellen and way stations.
$40 a. m. Sunday only for Petaluma.
Santa Rosa and way stations.
Ticket Gfnes-Ferry Building.
General Offce-Janles Flood Building.
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MARRIAGES

HAAs-sAHLENDER-In this city, April IL
fa0s by the Rev. G.. A Bernthal, Alfred
Haas and Marie Sahlender both Of San Frau
cisco.
Hoos-JoHNsoN-In this city. April H. 1905
by the Rev G. A. Bernthal, Mart Hoos and
Mary johnson, both of San Francisco.
RAUEY-BRIERT0N--In this city. April II,
1908 by the Rev. E. R. Ollie, James NJ. i.
Rauey and Caroline Bnerton, both Of Napa.
sToNE-WATSON-In Oakland, Cal, April 6,
1905 by the Rev. Edgar F. Gee of ST.
Johns Episcopal church, Robert B. Stone
OF Oakland and Elizabeth A. Watson of Ala
ueda.
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Toyo ksen kaisha

(0riental Steamship Col
s. S. 'Honskong. Maru'' tvia Msnila). Satur-
day. April IS, 1903.
3. s. America Maru' Tuesday. May 10. 1908.
s. s. Nippon Maru,'' Tuesday. June ie. 1908.
Steamers sails from companys piers Nos. 42
A. near foot Of Second ST.. p. M. for Yoko-
hama and Hongkong. calling at Honolulu, Kobe
(Hiogo1. Nagasaki and Shanghai and connecting
ut HengkoAs with steamers for Manila, India
etc. No cargo received on board on day Of sail
Round trip tickets at reduced rates.
For freight and passage apply at office, 240
James Flood building W. II. AVERY,
Assistant General Manager.
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MRS. POLLARD ARRAIeNED

Judge Shortall's court yesterday on charge Of
assault to murder for shooting her husband
Harry Pollard. an actor, on April 5. Policeman
Fred Smith swore to the complaint against her.
Her husband was in court With her and he still
adheres to the original statement that the
shooting was accidental. The case was con.
tinued till THURSDAY.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued
in San Francisco Monday, April ID:
Jules Matheron. 81. San Mateo. and Marie
Ailier %, Alameda.
James F. smyth, 81, lis Lyon ST., and Ada
z. Clark. 2s, l713 Broderick St
Julius Roberts, SO, San Francisco, and Mary
Pritchard. 40. Concord
and s0Gfs msts Nathan as. g. ss 1857 1ssisas,s
Lorenzo Grasso. 20. and Marcella Crosa 2s
005o joseph Of 2ta Il s7 Amazon st.
Msrgaret Ssuin ls 300 osi Mission sa,,. st and
s. PieIsn 1923 % o's St
JaESSne Sa ssssSn 1esassa $ aiSs Ssis:ais
both OF San Francisco.
Herbert w. Burtchael "a, 1870 Waller st.
and o6 Ma aoo Yen ben g So S Clay GgTh s
Esw9 Rs sssts sos Ts5,sr R1sa st. and
Corfad G. Eitzert, 90. San Francisco, and
Kate yantright 80. 12sA TiIden St ~.
man hSffs m Both pesFes Of Sass aaa asfss' e.
William V; Moore. g. SI2t Twenty-third St.
anc chafes ssssie acpeG Grn y and Kathleen
weich. H. both OF 2Tsl California st.
Cornelius :, A. see1rest 2s' tsa San francisco and
and "d1 Anna sorenson. is, 1920 willow St. Ala
media.
.aG Hsy Bsnss9 BsassR fases
John +. Gambs z4 concord anu Matte ciene,
20. San Francisco.
OAKLAND, April 13.-The following mar
rage licenses were issued today:
Vincent Welch. "a, and Mary Gicquel, 20,
both of Martinez.
william Vera, %, and Frances Lopez. 49,
both of Hayward.
Frank Conrade, 25, and Mary vitor 20,
both of Oakland.
Thomas J. Williams, 81, and Mary z. Davis
20 both Of Oakland
Fred A Rushen, 20. and Adell de Bord, %,
both of Oakland.
Irvine s. Prichard 81. Meadow Grove, Nebr,
and Florence n. Donohue, %, Oakland.
Thomas Turish, 81. and Mary Gallagher, So.
both of San Francisco.
Laurence B. Has.e. %, and Edith sturges, 20,
both of San Francisco.
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RAILWAY TRAVEL
OCEAN SHORE RAILWAY

Depot 18th and Mission SITS. Daily except SUM-
day-L<ave: o:05a, loop. 6:15p. Arrive: 8:15a
12:o5p, 4:4Sp. Sundays and holidays-Leavea i
s:S0a, 9:06a, o:45a, II :35a, loop, 1:40p, 2;4op,
3:l5p. Arrive s:15a, 11:24a. l2:05p. 12:45p,
3:22p, 4:4sp, 5:45p. 6:57p.
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Birth marriage and death notices sent by mail
will not be inserted They must be handed in at
either Of the publication Offices and be indorsed
with the name and residence Of persons. author
lied 10 have the same published. Notices re-
stricted simply to the announcement of the event
are published once In this column free of charge
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OCEANIC S. S. CO.
(SPRECKEI.S LINE.}

.tSPRECKEIS LINE.)
TAHITI. SOUTH sEAs-S. g. Msriposa sails 4
o. M. April 15 1908. Round trip. hrst class
3125. Scenic linz to New Zealand. via Raro-
tonga. Cook Island 1st SITS to AUCKLAND,
$77.50 Sd.
H0NoLuLU-s. g. Alameda sails II a m.
May 2. Round trip. 1925
Passenger Dept, 673 Market st.; Freight Office
80 Clay st. Phone Temp. 1891.
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BIRTHS

AYREs-In Ross Valley, Cal, March 80, 1908.
to the wife of Rollin C. Ayres, daughter.
BEEDIE-In this city, April 6, 1905, to the
wife of D. L. Beedfe, a son.
BROwNE-In this city, March 2s. 1905, to tho
wife of Edward w. Browne, daughter.
PIvER-In Berkeley. CAL, to the wife Of John
c.. Piver, son.
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Compagnie GeneraIe TransatIantique

DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIS.
Sailinrs every THURSDAY, instead OF Saturday.
at 10 a. M, from pier le. North river, foot Of
Morton st.
first class to Havre. $40 and upward: second
AGENCY FOR. UNITED STATES AND CAN.
ADA. 10 State ST., New York. J. =. FUGAZI,
granciseo. Tickets sold by all railroad ticket
agents
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Paso nobles Hot Spring.

Finest and most completely equipped
medicinal hot springs for the remedial
uses of mineral waters. New 100000
fully equipped bathhouse; medical
corps in attendance, excellent hotel
accommodations; rates reasonable
Take Southern Pacific Coast line trains.
Write or ask agents for illustrated
literature.
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MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD
VALLEJO AND NAPA

Monticello 8. 8. Co. and Napa Valley Electric
r. n. Co. Close connections.
GROUND TRIPS DAILY-6
Boats leave San Francisco 800. .9:45 A. M.
1880 noon. SIS, 600, $3.50 D. m
San francisco landing and Office CLAY street
wharf, north end ferry building. Market street
ferry. Meals In carte.
Phone Kearny 406.
Glands Navy Yard direct -
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Canfornia stock and OH Exchange
Mining Stocks
OOalSIOShS

sAS FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the san Francisco
STOCK and exchange board yesterday:
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Stuart will report to Johnston, who will
call the committee together to take
such action as may be deemed best in
the circumstances. The finance commit
tee of the board has the power under
the charter to compel the gas company
officials to produce the books, but some
of the members of the board are not
inclined to waste any more time In tho
controversy. They think that the COM
nittee should at once fix such rate at
they may deem fair to both the COM
pany and consumer and recommend It's
adoption by the board.
If such course Is pursued 1t Is not
unlikely that the rate allowed the COM
pany will be less than the Sc cent tariff
now being collected. Some of the su-
pervisors argue that If the company
continues to show an inclination to
treat the experts without regard to the
duty imposed upon them by the board
it is only reasona BILE to believe that the
books would reveal some items that the
corporation fears to make public. If
they are deprived of the means of ar
riving at the cost Of operating the
company the supervisors say that they
can not be blamed IL they conclude that
the present rate is not warranted by
the facts and should be reduced
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Santa Cruz Egg Market

SANTA CRUZ. April I3.-The egg market
opened this week strong: with quotations at
i1k cents In buying. selling at 20 cents. Pre-
cictions are for an advance In prices this week.
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DEATHS

ARMouR-In Oakland, Cal, April 10. 1908
James Armour. dearly beloved husband OK
Jennie Armour. father Of Cornelia Armour
brother of John, Joseph, William and Edward
Armour and Mrs. P. Nelson, and brother in
law OF Justin. Alice and John Arrolge and
SO years z months and 20 days.
ft,ienns are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral tomorrow WEDNESDAY, April 10,
Mt 3 o'clock D. m, from his late residence
sol Sycamore street thence to st. Francis
de Sales church for services. Interment st.
Mary's cemetery.
BoUalE-In this city, April II, 1908, John
Bougie, a native of Ratportnge, Ontario
Can, aged 35 years member Of shinglers
union No l. of San Francisco.
Notice of funeral hereafter Remains at the
pe-ors of McBreartv & Mccormick 9l5 va
lencia street near Twentieth.
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The entire population Of the world
could be placed on the Isle of Wight.
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SALES
Morning Session

- Board
% 10 Giant Powder .......-......... 81.
so Spring Valley Water Coz. "a so
5000 Spring Val Wat gen mtge As. so
Street
40 HonokaH Sugar Co ........... 10. 90
$1,000 Los Ane-PAe T. q LIST con 5s.. ss so
$1,000 Spring Val Wat gen mtge As so so
Afternoon Session
Board
70 Hawaiian Coml & Sugar Co.. S. 90
s. go Market 81 Cable es ....... IO3 90
Sle9o Market ST Cable 6s b S...lo3 90
Sc 600 Spring Val Wat gen mtce As SO. .e2ss
Street
80 Alaska Packers Assn - IS Is
90 ttucninson : p Co ............ IT =. 25
= MnkaTeh Sugar % ....-....... 30. so
$1,000 Los AngPae r lst con 5s IS so
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lar &. &
In Oakland (An eiy Druken) "Wednesday,

April Is, at IL .. m, I win sell to the highest
bidder large assortment of all purpose horses
and Shetland ponies In single and IN spans
This Is consignment attachment and creditor
sale Among the lot are drivers. rcadstsrs.
ssmse cen eonsTseio eeisery camp ana
and Go sets Of single and double harness. At
this sale VIII also sell the property Of Charles
A. LA<-1 horse harness and stirrcy-to safety
stable bill Of J. Freyer, liveryman. 56J-
567 4th ST, Oakland
]. w. MEDEIRos. Licensed Auetioneer
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IMPROVEMENT CLUB
FED[RAT|ONf0Ru[D
twenty-five important Bodies
United by Association
of Presidents

The Federation of Improvement
Clubs of San Francisco, with mem
bership of 25 important promotion as
sociations, was formally launched last
night constitution and set OF by
laws were adopted and full compile
ment of officers elected. The organiza-
ton is composed solely of presidents
of improvements clubs and will unite
the many individual associations of the
city.
The election of officers at last nights
meeting in the Merchants Exchange
building was for temporary terms. The
first election of the federation was set
for September 1.
The officers elected and their clubs
were as follows: DR.. George X. Frink
of the Western addition Improvement
club. president; ]. NJ. Rothchild Of the
South of Market street club, vice pres
ident; C. M. Cooper, secretary; John E.
Quinn of the Polk street Improvement
club, treasurer. Executive committee
Wallace Wise of the Geary street and
Point Lobos avenue Improvement club.
chairman; Theodore Bacigalupi of the
North Beach Improvement club. E. D.
Jarvis Oh the Visitacion Valley i'm
proyement club. ]. T. Dynahy of the
Holly Park improvement club and John
&. Quinn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-14
COW .GANzEL. REDS
ABOUT ADvERTISING-N g.
THE TAILOR WHO PAID TOO MUCH.
tBy HERBERT KAUFMAN1

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-14
CINCINNATI ALSO BUGvILLE.

Cincinnati. o.. April 13.-Today is
the day. Chicago's Worlds Champion
Cubs will start another worlds champ
ionship triumphal season in better
shape than ever before.
The Cubs. who arrived here tonight
after a magnificent training tour of
the South, will not take part in the
parade with the Cincinnati club tomor-
row, but the Reds. escorted by a band,
will ride around town in the forenoon,
enjoying their brief hour of triumps.
In the afternoon they will parade up
to the plate and back again.
Mayor Leopold Markbreit will throw
the first ball of the game and will off,
cially open the new season. President
Harry Puf1iam arrived tonight to honor
the champions by being present at the
first game.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-14

about a woman before long or I'm d
Dutchman. An didn't the skipper rise
at the fly too! Huh!''
A little later as Elsie passed alorg
the promenade deck she saw Courte-
nay, Tollemache and Walker deep in
consultation. They were arranging a
percussion fuse Of Illuminating mer-
curry. While she was watching them
Waller dropped a broken furnace bar
on top Of small package placed on
an iron block. Instantly there was
shart report, and Joey, who was an
interested observer, jumped several
feet. The men laughed, and she heard
Courtenay say:
THAT is The right proportion of full
inmate. Now, Tollemache, I'll help
you to fix them. We do not know the
moment those reptiles may choose to
attack"
So the captain did not leave the Ala
culof menace altogether out of count
Something rose in her throat, some
wave of emotion which threatened her
splendid serenity. She ran rather than
walked to her cabin, flung herself on
the bed and sobbed piteously. 1t had
to come, this tempest Of tears. When
desperate. odds demanded unfiinching
courage she faced them dry eyed, with
steadfast heart. But today in the
bright sunshine and apparent security
of the ship sinister death shadows tor
tured her into rebellion. She did not
stop to ask herself why she wept. Be
ing a woman, she yielded to the gust,
and when it had ended, with the sud-
denness of a summer shower, she smil-
ed through the vanishing tears. Her
first concern was that none should be
aware of her weakness.
How stupid of me-" she murmured
What would the men think If they
knew I broke down in this fashion,"
She looked in a mirror. In the clear
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light without any one could see she
had been crying, and there was SO
much work to be done that she did not
wish to remain in her stateroom until
all tokens of the storm had passed.
She searched for a powder puff and
was at a loss to discover its where
abouts until she recollected that the
doctor had borrowed it for the use OF
a man slightly scalded when his own
supply Of antiseptic powder was ex-
hausted. So she went into Isobel's
room, entering it for the first time
since the Kansas struck on the shoal.
The two cabins communicated, as Mr.
Barring had gone to the expense OF hav-
ing a door broken through the parti-
ton for the girls use during the voy-
age.
If Elsie had not already given way
to tears she must have faltered now at
the sight of her friends belongings
strewed in confusion over the floor,
chairs, dressing table and bed. Isobel
possessed a gold mounted dressing case
the size of an ordinary portmanteau.
1t held an assortment of pretty and
mostly useless knickknacks, and they
had all been tumbled out in a frantic
hurry. At first Elsie fiinched from fur.
Their scrutiny, but common sense told
her that this respondent mood must
be fought She dropped to her knees
found a mother-of- pearl powder box
and picked up other scattered articles
and replaced them In the dressing
case. To accomplish this it was neces
sary to rearrange various trays and
drawers. Portraits of girl friends, In
Guiding her own, and Of men unknown
to her, letters, memoranda and other
documents were thrown about in dis
order. All these she put back in their
receptacles. wondering the while what
motive had led Isobel to make such g