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.ut in excellent condition BIZ the reoent

put in excellent condition by the recent
rains.
BEATRICE-Frank Amos and Miss
Gladys Gaspard were married at Ellis last
evening, Rev, John Bankson officiating.
HUMBOLDT-Ed Lynch, a young me-
chanio Of this city lost one of his fingers
by getting It caught in the cogs OF a cider
press yesterday.
BEATRICE-Mrs. A. w. Nickel and
daughters, DR.. Mabel and Ruth, nave re-
turned home from a trip to Scotland,
England and the Shetland islands.
BEATRICE-Captain Charles Brewster
and Private gill Of Company G have re-
turned home from Camp Perry, o., where
they attended tho national guard shoot.
yBEATRICE-At a meeting OF the Wom-
ans Relief Corps yesterday Mrs. Sarah
Hutchins was presented with a beautiful
cut glass fruit bowl, the occasion being
her birthday anniversary.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Otoe County
Teachers association meets at Syracuse
on the 25th, and a fine program has been
arranged for the meeting. 1t Is expected
that at least 200 teachers will be In at
tendance.
HUMBOLDT-Miss Maud Beattie, form
erly a teacher in the city school, was mar
ried to Mr.. Teshmaker Of Kansas City, the
ceremony taking place in that city,, Miss
Beatty is a sister of Mrs. VIII Lydick of
this city.
NORTH PLATTE-Flags were placed at
half-mast on the Union Pacific shops, no
tel and other buildings OF this city and
some of the Union Pacific buildings were
drapped with black crepe in memory OF e..
II. Hartman.
HUMBOLDT. t. Briggs, who has been
engaged in the hardware business for a
year past, after disposing Of his interests
here, has purchased a lumber yard at
Summerfield, Kan, and thither his family
removed this week.
HUMBOLDT-Arthur Wise, a young man
who has been employed at the livery barn
in this city for some time, was married at
Auburn TO Miss Matte Bennington, a
young lady Of Table Rock, and at once be-
gan housekeeping on a farm near this
city.
NORTH PLATEAU a meeting of the
board OF directors Of the Young Mems
Christian association the resignation OF the
present secretary, o. M. Brotmarkle. was
accepted and ]. II. McAbee OF Omaha was
chosen as his successor. The change will
take place on September %.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Eagles lodge, at
its meeting Thursday evening, added a
number Of new members and decided Ia
send a delegation OF 100, and perhaps more
TO Omaha next week to attend the national
meeting at hat place. They are trying "a
arrange to take a band with them.
TECUMSEH - Miss Grace Pearson
adopted daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pearson, the family home being south OF
the city, died at 700 o'clock Friday morn.
ing. Her final sickness was OF but a few
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Man Jnmpa from Trnin.

DORCHESTER, Neb.. Sept ~u.-(speclal)
night. while coming home from the
state fair, a man, for some unknown
reason. crawled from the car window and
dropped in the ditch while the train was
running at a high speed. Several Dor
chester people saw him Jump and thought
he was intoxicated and feared that
the conductor would put him off. The sec
tion men went out in search Of the man,
he could not be found. It is thought
dolly"
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days duration, though she had been in fail
years.
PONCA-Charles Millett, living one mile
north of Ponca, while working in the
hay field today, had the misfortune to let
his team get away from him. They ran
home to the barn, and when found one
horse was lacking an eye. 1t is not known
how the eye was destroyed. 1t was a
fine animal.
WEST PoINT-The schinstock trotting
and pacing horses, stabbed here, will be
taken to Geneva, Neb,, on Monday for the
N HaGlts o'S Seb. the ehf follo wis w week an ncap 10
tain Mack" a horse owned by j. II.
Krause of West Point will accompany the
Schinstock stud.
BEATRICE-Hon. H. W L. Jackson and
wife left yesterday for Denver to attend
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Labor Parade,

PLATTsMoUTH. Neb.. Sept n-(spee-
rained in this city all day Monday
and the Labor day parade and games Of all
were postponed until today. The
floats from the different departments were
fine as were those from the manufacturing
establishments. Modern Woodmen
band headed The long procession and fur
nished excellent music
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HASTINGS. Neb., Sept. n~-(Special Tele-
gram )-George Bauer, a cigarmaker, col
lided with an auto driven by Paul Herman
this afternoon while crossing the street,
sustaining a broken arm and leg and he
Is believed to have been injured internally.
Bauer is a cripple and was riding a tri-
cycle. Herman is a 12-year-old boy and
was motoring with his two sisters.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Nebraska News Notes.

York;. W. Mittendorf has purchased
the hardware stock Of W. A. ChOrn & Son
and have taken possession.
BEATRICE-An electric light plant is
being established al Odell. this county.
which will soon be In operation.
BEATRICE-Three cases Of diphtheria in
a mild form were reported yesterday In the
family OF Samuel Bangs, West Beatrice.
BEATRICE-Many farmers have started
their fall blowing. The ground has been
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

the quadrennial session Of the executive
castle of Royal Highlanders, Mr.. Jack
son having been honored with the ap-
pointment as chairman OF the committee
on grievance and appeal. The meeting
convenes next Monday.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and friends here
learn OF the marriage of a former Hum
boldt boy, Isidor Weinman, now assistant
cashier of the Burnes National bank OF st.
Joseph. who was welded at the Baltimore
hotel in Kansas City to Miss Blanche Loc-
wen, whose father is a leading furniture
manufactures of that city.
YORK-News of the death OF Mrs. A. c.,
Montgomery was received here this week
and today the remains arrived and services
held from the residence of ]. w. James.
Mrs. Montgomery and husband, Judge
CONTINUED on Seventh Page.)
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for the sole purpose of enhancing the value
of village property. They figure that the
transcribing Of the enormous volume Of
county records for three counties, the
building Of three new court houses and
the maintaining of four sets Of county
officers, together with the many other ex-
pensive items connected with this radical
change, will make an expense of 100000
during the first year or two should the
county be divided.
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Red WnIow Ola s~ettIeFs.

AcoOK. Neb.. Sept. n.|Special)-The
old settlers OF Red Willow county held
their annual reunion at 'Brooksids Farm. "
Red Willow, this county. yesterday. with
quite a sprinkiag OF the first settlers Of
1871 and others present. A big basket din
ner. sOme talks and an interchange Of
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES STATEMENT.
After Spending Thousands of Dollars
and Consulting the Most Eminent
Physicians, he Was Desperate.

CHICAGO, ILLS.-Mr. j. @.
Becker, of I34 Van Buren, St., a
weIl-known wholesale dry goods
dealer, states as follows;
al have had eatarrh for more
than thirty years. Have tried
everything on earth and spent
thousands of dollars for other
medicines and with physicians.
without getting any lasting re-
lief, and a say to you that |
have found Peruna the only rem
edY that has cured me per-
manentlY.
"Peruna has also cured my
Wifeo of catarrh. She always keeps
II in the house for an attack Of
cold, which il invariably cures In
q very short tint
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early history and experiences made up
the program. W. 8. Fitch of McCook was
reelected president, Mrs. r. II. Thomas OF
Indianola secretary. 1t was decided to be-
come an auxiliary society Of the Nebraska
State Historical society, upon invitation
OF the state society.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

PUPUIdI PIIOON UHUV PIOV"II 10 uH UUOOII
this weeks selling.
stitched in white, Ivory and Arabian. Prices from, pair,
SO 80 to 90
Duchess Lace Curtains for Drawing Rooms-all in Ivory
color. The largest stock in the west to select from at,
pair, 1918, 1896 up to ..................
Couch Covers-60 inches wide, 3 yards long-reversible
TSerNlceaDle, " = 49,. E E S5.0O
Fancy Nets and Scrims-42in. Scrim in a soft finish, made
especially for curtains-white, Ivory and Arabian colors.
42-inch Plaid Scrim. soft finish, for curtains, Ivory and
Arabian colors. per yard
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IWNUI sFs1'sF8ss D "
Total number borrowing stockholders. 1856
Total number nonborrowing stock
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cain ln 1eOo ...............

yam IN lt0t ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o,blb,3to.to
Number of loans made for building
purposes during the year............. 1905
Number OF loans made for payment OF
homestead mortgages during the year 1894
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

45-inch Fancy Net in Bungalow Patterns at 32c, ACC, CSC,
Sc and $1.00 per yard. Complete assortment of styles
and colors. Fancy Edging to match all colors of net.
z ara = 86e UO
Portteres, bordered curtains with tapestry borders in col
ors-reds, greens, browns-per pair ........... 80. 81
Mercerized Portieres with fancy edge. All colors. Special
at ...-.-b% - $50. .B7. 80
$25.0 90 French Velour Portieres in plain ~colors-flnished
edge-complete, ready to hang, double faced. Special,
pair .......''..... S&5 90
Window Shades-We make them any size-any color-pop-
ular prices. Estimates cheerfully furnished"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

HUMBOLDT-Arthur Wise, a young man
who has been employed at the livery barn
in this city for some time, was married at
Auburn to Miss Matte Bennington, a
young lady Of Table Rock, and at once be-
gan housekeeping on a farm near this
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
EXPENDITURES.

Total ..............................2.9O S. l60.@
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HUMBOLDT. t. Briggs, who has been
engaged In the hardware business for a
year past, after disposing of his interests
here, has purchased a lumber yard at
Summerfield, Kan. and thither his family
removed this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

Following Is abstract of the condition OF
the associations at the close OF business on
the SOth day of June, 1903 (seventy associa-
lions repoTting):
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Fast TrnIn schedule.

The fastest train schedule on file with
the Railway commission has been filled by
the Union Pacific, which shows a rate Of
800 miles an hour, including stops, between
Council Bluffs and Denver. This is train
No. II and the trip is made in 1416 hours.
No. 1s. the east-bound train, has a schedule
of Ss.6 miles an hour, including stops.
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by lightning. which has also been
known to set the woods on fire. and
the forest Is attacked In many other
ways. For example. birds and squir-
rels often prevent young growth by
devouring great quantities Of nuts and
other seeds. while porcupines and
mice frequently kill young trees by
gnawing away their bark.
Most OF these foes may be called
natural enemies. for they 0uld injure
the forest to a greater or less extent
II the action of man were altogether
removed. Wild animals would take
the place of domestic sheep and cattle
to some degree, and fire. wind. and
insects would still attack the forest.
But many of the most serious dangers
to the forest are of human origin.
Such are destructive numbering. and
excessive taxation on forest lands. to
which much bad numbering is directly
due. So high are these taxes in some
states for in many cases they amount
to or even 6 per cent. yearly on
the market value of the forests. that
the owners cannot afford to pay them
and hold their lands. Consequently
they are forced to cut or sell their
timber In haste and without regard
to the future. When the timber Is
gone the owners refuse to pay taxes
any longer. and the devastated lands
revert to the state. Many thousand
square miles of forest have been
ruined by reckless numbering because
heavy taxes forced the owners to real
ize quickly and once for all upon their
forest land, instead Of cutting 1t In
a way to insure valuable future
crops. For the same reason many
countries are now poor that might
otherwise have been fourlshing and
rich
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Trains Ducks to Eat Pests.

Joseph Junette. who farms one OF
the job ranches on the Alton
bluffs, is enjoying an income Of SIS
a day from 15 ducks which he trained
to clear potato patches Of bugs. He
put the ducks in a pen and fed them
on potato bugs exclusively after starv'
ing them until they were glad to get
the bug diet.
Junette tried them first on his own
patch, which comprised several acres
The ducks went through the patch like
neighborhood scandal. After the per
formance Junette shut up his brigade
in the bug pen SO they would not 40
ouire a taste for other diet
The ducks are in great demand on
the farms in Junette's neighborhood.
Farmers are glad to pay $1.60 an hour
for the services Of the brigade.-Cht
cago Record-Herald.
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he realized that his disgrace was deep
indeed. He prayed that they would
try, sentence, and hang him all In one
day. His prayers. he thought grimly.
had a fair chance of being answered.
as they did things quick and thorough.
ly in the Basin.
At ten the next morning. the sheriff
led him. handcuffed-an unnecessary
indignity Stotts thought wearily-into
the cramped quarters occupied by the
justice OF the peace. who was also the
local real estate and insurance agent.
Peace. a new attorney in town. read
the warrant aloud. but Stotts buried
his head in his hands and did not
listen; he was wondering II the
young lady clerk would take a holiday
and come to see him hung. He thought
bitterly that probably the public
school would close on that festal oc-
casion.
Peace opened the case for the
prosecution. He was a pompous per-
son who invested his most common
place statements with great dramatic
intensity. Stotts eyed him in disdain.
Stotts felt that his last chance was
gone when he saw that one Hobbs
had been appointed to defend him. To
Stotts' certain knowledge. Hobbs had
not won a case In three years in which
he had been practicing in the Basin
And, to make matters worse. Hobbs,
at ten o'clock in the morning. was un-
deniably drunk.
Hobbs looked at the prisoner. at
the Judge. at the jury. and burst into
tears. He had been drinking gin
sours-Hobbs always wept when he
drank gin sours. Punctuating his SEN
tences with sobs. he began:
"G'nelmen; thish pris'ner ish guilty
he says so himself. But there wash
'stenuatin' circumstances. There wash
crowd. he wash excited, the gun
had not been ushed in any manner
shape-or.form for some years. G'nel-
men. he done hish best. What more"
demanded Hobbs. wiping his stream
ing eyes, what more can any man
do than hish best?"
Stotts, writhing in his chair. could
stand it no longer. He had listened
dazed at first; now he sprang to his
feet, his eyes and face flaming. and.
waving his handcuffed hands. he
shouted: stop him! Hang me II you
want to-I don't mind that; but don't
torture me first!"
The sheriff pushed Stotts into his
seat.
"Do you find the prisoner guilty or
not guilty?" asked the Judge solemnly
Of the Jury.
Guilty" replied the foreman. rising
after a brief consultation. I'VE recon-
mend that fine of SIS be imposed
upon Samuel Stotts for failing to kill
Bill McAdoo at seven PAGES, as
charged in the warrant. Such shootin'
ia a disgrace to Wyoming"
And, although Samuel stotts had no
more sense Of humor than chip.
munk, he realized, from the roar which
went up, that he had been the victim
Of practical Joke, and he cheerfully
paid the me Of $16 fo1 his bad marks.
manship.
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Shortcake.

The strawberry shortcake. love 1t.
I love 1t! I prize 1t more dearly than
tongue dare to tell. No sherbet or pud-
ding or pie is above it: there's nothing
in pastry like half so well. Just give
me section as large as platter.
with freshly crushed berries spread
over the lot. and l am contented and
happy, no matter what ailment or
trouble or sorrows I've got. Ho. bring
on the shortcake, the strawberry
shortcake, and always and ever I'm
Jack.on.the.spot!-L Angeles Ex-
press.
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and territory in the United States
and from Germany and France. There
are pieces from the houses or the
possessions of all of the pioneers of
homeopathy. Each piece in the gavel
Is numbered. In bound volume.
called the "Gavel Book Is contained
all the correspondence bearing upon
the gathering of the material of which
the gavel Is made. The varieties of
wood used include mahogany. white
pine, ebony. black walnut. rosewood.
sequoia gigantea. vegetable ivory. sur
render oak. Arizona ironwood. red.
wood. a bit from an Indian medicine
mans tomahawk from Alaska. orange
wood, diamond willow. fir. petrified
wood. yellow cedar. cherry and yel.
low pine. Each piece is numbered
with small gilt number. In the
"Gavel Book" under corresponding
number is n short biographical sketch
of the person of whom the piece is Il
souvenir. The ends of the gavel arc
gold. One end is engraved with
"Similia Similibut Curentur." Upon
the others is engraved Presented to
the American Institute OF Homeopa-
thy by William Davis Foster. NJ. D..
President 1900" The handle is ebony
tipped with ivory.
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oartment Of agriculture in December
and that Representative Scott Of Kan.
sas will succeed him. Several prom
inent papers have printed stories to
that effect.
II was said at the White House
that the matter had not been con.
sidered there. and Representative
scott said that the president had
never mentioned the subject to him.
Secretary Wilson has held the place
under three presidents-McKinley.
roosevelt and Taft-and holds the
record for cabinet service.
Charles F. Scott represents the Sec.
ond Kansas district, is chairman Of
the committee on agriculture. and ia
serving his fifth term In congress.
Two of his terms were as congress.
man.at.large. He was born in Kan.
sas. lives in lola and is editor and
owner of the lola Register.
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A Gentle Aspersion.

Among the prisoners brought before
a Chicago police magistrate one Mon
day morning was one. a beggar. whose
face was by no means an unfamiliar
one to the Judge.
Il am informed that you have again
been found begging in the public
Streets" said his honor. sternly. land
yet you carried in your pocket over
$40 in currency"
"Yes. your honor" proudly returned
the mendicant. Il may not be as in
dustrious as some, but sir. am no
spendthrift. Weekly.
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eAvEL MADE OF MANY WOODS
Git to Medical Institute 10 Of His.
'or'oal interest-contains Seven.
ty-Seven Pieces.

Kansas City. Mo.-During the an
hual session of the American Institute
OF Homeopathy. held in this city n
year ago. DIR. William Davis Foster of
Kansas City was elected president OF
the institute for the following year.
10 show his appreciation of his elec.
tion DR.. Foster had made gavel
which he presented to the institute.
A year was required for DR.. Foster
10 get together the material OF which
1t is made.
The gavei is made of II pieces
or wood. piece from every state
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VIZ VIZ Ia sg SsSg EIsIg gIS|g |Esag EsI E sg ss.
BORN TO BE HANGED
BY CAROLINE LOCkHART


was to enable him to earn a comfort
able income for himself and family.
straight through the glass front sec.
ton OF the letter boxes. His hand
darted to his hip pocket and a bullet
sang through the money-order window
before the mocking laugh had died on
McAdoo's lips.
McAdoo fell. his blood dyeing the
Bear Creek mail sack: women
screamed. and the young lady clerk OF
the general merchandise store tainted.
Stotts. with the face of a madman.
dashed through the dazed crowd and
sprang on his horse. He arrived
breathless at his taxpayer house and
sat down to wait for the sheriff.
The sheriff's face was grave as he
handcuffed Stotts to the pommel of
Stotts' own saddle and rode ahead
leading his horse. The sheriff said
that. owing to the enormity of his Of
fense, and to the fact that 1t was such
an open.and.shut case, Stotts would
be tried by jury of his peers be.
fore the justice of the peace.
Stotts did not protest II made no
difference to him whether he was sen.
fenced by Judge or justice of the
peace, though he did wonder vaguely
which one OF the rival lumber yards
would get the contract for building
his gallows. and which one of his
friends would jerk the rope.
The night in the calaboose passed
slowly-the longest he had ever
known. No one came near him; so
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.E2 HIHD CHH. KY

Kentucky. which is one of the chief
tdwood producing states In the
Jon. and the first state In the pro-
ftion OF yellow poplar. Is making
ID progress In the movement for
preservation OF its forests. In
the legislature enacted the law
)yiding for the state board OF agri-
ture. forestry and immigration.
ring the following winter the board
Ted and received the cooperation
the United States Forest service
q study OF the forest conditions OF
state. This work was begun two
US ago and an examination OF half
area of forest land In the state has
ln completed. The result Of the
years work. covering the IL
81 eastern counties of the state Is
Plished in the Kentucky handbook.
6lsO7. The second report. now In
hands of the state board of agri.
ture. covers 48 counties. in the coal
ling regions OF the state. When
Investigation is completed Ken
ky will have an excellent inventory
It's lumber resources.
he manner in which the forestry
olem has been approached indl.
es that the people OF the state
aize that the ultimate solution of
impending timber scarcity must,
the farmer. depend largely on how
handles his individual timber re-
Pces' and that there Is no better
than for him to consider the
"a lot as bank account, using
interest which is constantly &C.
ing but leaving the capital undi.
sned. Much educational work.
eVer' VIII be needed to secure this
rable end.
ne second report of the Forest
wee suggests forest law. Among
most Important features is a pro-
0n Tor the appointment of a state
s'et' The wisdom of this is evi.
since only by the appointment
STATE forester can the work in
pe'ation with Forest Service he
uAined and carried to a success.
eonclusion. Until such time, how
as the safe Of Kentucky is ready
sume the management Of its own
~ problems. the National Service
nnns and anxious to cooperate
'efy way possible for the further
!. VI forestry among private own
:. kentucky. In the cooperative
susations Of forest resources now
p'.sress, the government spent
N'ooo to duplicate a similar
NN' appropriated by the state.
:. a'ucky has always been rich in
~ resources. but like many 9th.
.s N"a mas reached the point where
= uoer VIII hereafter be produced
!, ,sontlnually decreasing scale,
NM. s necessary to protect and use
1'' the forests which remain.
\ isss Kentucky cut 7a4,ooo,ooo
,eet OF hardwood lumber. In
.ae cut was s54.sos, 900 board
H. ~ increase Of only 1s per cent.
~ nlhe years. In the same
n .as cut Of yellow poplar has
,.u VI over 20 per cent. During
~ e w., Time the prices Of lumber
~ ~,ii have advanced on an av.
M W % per cent, and the demand
Aereased accordin~1v
atsnss 49, OF the United States is
,ns ea oy many enemies, Of which
., reckless numbering are the
cp csaeep grazins and wind come
- ss,tle and horses do much less
~ nan sheep. and snow break
sostly than windfall Land
tins0os S00os. insects. and fungi are
~. very harmful. In certain
' numbers Of treee are kille1
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silence Got on Her Nerves.

In the silence room Of one of the biz
New York department stores woman
visitor from out Of town was deposit
ed for recuperation of her tired
nerves and muscles and deserted by
her hostess. The unaccustomed dark
ness and stiffness among so many
women first surprised and then made
her uncomfortable. After having sat
out her growing restlessness az long
a. she could she turned to the glum
visaged attendant and asked In q sub
dued but strained voice: MY. how
do you stand TT"
II can't hardly" said the other. with
evident relief at the sound OF her
own whisper. 1T gets on my nerves.
I.m sick to death Of It Wish ]
could get another Job"
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Fully Realized.

He frowned In perplexity on hearing
she was out again.
81 wonder. Jimmy. If your sister re-
alizes." he said bitterly. that have
treated her to three taxi rides and
four open-air concerts this month";"
"You bet she realizes it." said the
small boy. grinning. That's why
she's keepin' her engagement to Joe
Johnson a secret