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Starts on Struggle
With Simple Faith

A few hours later she was speeding TO
Washington, where the greatest difficult
ties-the dissemination ~ officials to
hear her piea-worv to be met.
With graphic simplicity and with no
show of pride save that OF labor Of
love. she tells her unpa aileled story
She does not give way 10 hysteria or
weeping. The day for +i-,t haa passed.
she is engrossed in a BIZ ger theme.
Sometimes her large, brown ewes seemed
misty just a Bit again they became
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Chain Of Evidence
Forged Link by Link.

AS soon as the first board called It a
suicide I began my work to disprove
tina theory The family had little hope
Of my success. Day after day. In black
and white, I collected bit by bit the evil
dence desired. Link by link I forced
the chain; 1t surprised even ne en-
dowed vita my mother zeal Last Sep
tember 1 announced my determination
to come East
When will you return Alr. Sutton
asked
After I've proved that Jimmie
wasn't suicide I replied, and my hus-
band, still somewhat dubious, saw me
depart Today he merely says. I take
of my hat to you. you have accom-
plished wonders.
Il took up my residence in Washing
ton and began the fight 10 obtain a re-
hearing But little ENCOURAGEMENT did
7 receive from the formc- Admfnlstra-
ton. Ny letters TO the President were
turned over 20 the Secretary of thu
Navy for answer. He proffered nothing
In the way Of aid. My disCouragemeuts
were many: I seemed to gain ground
and then to lose It.
After Mr. Newberry became Secre-
taTy ] went to his office. / had never
been upon such a mission before and
stumbled into the wrong office Finally
/ reached an ante-roona. 1 sent in my
card. The Secretary said he was to,
busy TO see me. I res pOnded that
would wait Again the message cam,
back that it. would be a half hour.
acquiesced. A messenger came 0u
again and said it would De an hour
maybe two-that the Secretary was q
busy man. I told him that I Houl,
wait two hours, two weeks If necessary
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TRAGEDY AFTER REVELRY.

IN order that one may appreciate
against what overwhelming odds
these women threw their seemingly
important effort, brief recounting
OF the manner I'm which the first inves-
ugaling board found that Lieutenant
Sutton came 10 his death is necessary
here
The testimony showed that on the
night Of October I3, 1907, Lieutenant
Sutton was dressed for a hop" In
stead of attending, he spent the even
ing, together with two male compan-
ions. who afterward bade him good
nights, at the Carvel Hall Hotel with
Miss Mary Stewart. OF Pittsburg. an
Annapolis visitor.
Mrs. Sutton believes that a deep
friendship had sprung Up between her
son and Miss Stewart. He had told her
OF the family history, she says, and he.
with a somewhat reserved disposition
about such matters, would not have
grown so confidential with a chance &C
QuaintanCe.
But 10 resume. about O'Clock Lieut.
enant Sutton joined in the cafe his fell
low officers, Lieutenants Osterman.
Utlev, and Adams. All had imblbed a
bit OF the wine that cheers. Lieutenant
Sutton seemed the less jovial Of the
quartet
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DEAFNESS CURED
BY New Discovery
81 have de-
m0nStTated
that deaf.
ness can be
cured. ''-1r.
Guy Clifford
P0ReH.

The secret Of hos 20 use the mysterious
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their deafness This marvellous Tres tmeIf
is so simple natural and certain that you
viii wonder why g was not discovered be-
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patients themselves marvel AZ the quick re
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coverv, absolutely free.
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Gives Mother Credit
For the Victory.

Mrs. Parker. undoubtedly equipped
with Information developed through her
own efforts and those of her mother,
could have been more emphatic in her
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FAITH IN OCCULT
BEHIND LONG FIGHT
Mother and Sister Strangely
Apprised Of Marine Lieu
tenants Death.
SUICIDE SECUTED
BY SAME TOKEN
Second Hearing, to Determine
Manner of Death, Result of
Two Years Sacrifice.
CContInued from - Page.l

directed the battle of two women for
the vindication Of a loved ones name,
the fates seemed to be against the SUIT
tons. The news Of Lieutenant Sutton's
sudden death came at the height Of the
1897 financial panic. The banks in which
Mr. Sutton. division superintendent Of
the Southern Pacific railroad, at Port
land, had his funds. were undergoing a
run and their doors were temporarily
closed
MY daughter must start East to-
day" he told an Official and because CT
the tragic circumstances an advance
was arranged through another banking
institution. This slight Inconvenience
was but the forerunner of greater ones
that were to come.
Here comes remarkable part Of the
story. It may be doubted by the few;
the mother and daughter vouch for its
truthfulness. Later developments would
seem to substantiate its wonderful bear
ing upon their struggle.
Vision of Son
Comes in Dream.
En- route across the mountains, Mrs.
Parker in her troubled sleep, had a
dream. In vivldness a vision it seem
ed In It appeared before her the manly
form and the beseeching face of her
brother then dead. He was clad mark
the distnctiOn-in a full dress uniform.
the trousers Of which were decorated
with gold braid down the legs. She had
never seen one Just of its kind.
She saw the bullet wound in the rear
OF mis- head. a wound thar took a down
ward course, end TO her one Of most
difficult self-infiictiOn.
IT did not XIII myself. sister" this
apparition. Mrs. Parker says, told her.
Don't believe them. Look deep and
you viii see that il was murder. Clear
my name Of the stigma OF suicide"
A practical woman was Mrs. Parker
then. Her experiences had been real
and not fancifuL She tried to dismiss
the dream as being the creation Of q
bereaved being.
Near a weeks journey across noun
tain and plain brought her to An
napol!s. the historic spot in which hel
brother was shaping what promised Il
be a brilliant career.
did my brother wear a fun dress
uniform with trousers of a peculiar
gold stripe2' was one Of the first Ques
tions she asked upon arriving. His for
mer companions said that he had. Mrs
Parker from that moment on hardened
10 the voice OF impulse In a strange
mysterious way 1t has seemed 10 direc
both mother and sister in their cease
less struggle since.
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CouGGcted Inquiry
On Her Own Account.


heard of my brothers death. drop
ped everything and started for Annapo-
lis. I made the arrangements for the
funeral Then / began TO conduct the
inuqiry on my own account The Of
hcers there were kind to me. was led
by this impulse that came to me as
jouTneyed eastward TO probe the mat
ter TO the bottom. beseiged thoss IN
authority for permission to interview
officers OF the Marine COrps-thOse with
my brother at the time OF his death.
zone by one they came before me
/ ! learned the true story OF how Jimmie
died. l know It all. The truth is COM
/ ing out at this second hearing Taose
/ guilty are going 10 tell OF the fight on
4 that fatal night and the stigma Of self
destruction will be removed from the
name of the boy whose friends called
+ him Sunny Jim
/ IF ne ,essary 1 shall go upon the
stand. I am willing TO tell al and that
all is sufficient TO nil a book. Perhaps
YOU wonder why I am so confident
am a great believer in this new idea
/ of thought transference. Maybe Il Is
/ this, maybe something else. but I do
not now believe that those who are
implicated will long battle with con-
/ science.
Mind you. I don't say that brother
was better than his associates. I AM
/ not accusing anyone In particular lust
now 7 cannot believe that the murder
! of Jimmie was contemplated The re-
| suit, I think. was a surprise. They In
/ tended, I am convinced. to give my
! brother an unmeTciful beating. It end
/ ed in death. I am sorry from the bot
tom OF my heart for the student officers
implicated In the events preceding this
death"
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the moment of the revelation OF the
mountain dream until, nearly a month
later. she stood convinced that dreams
sometimes come true. and that truly her
brother had not died a suicide
Yet, hitherto, Mrs. Parker had rot
been the kind of woman to believe in
any way in the supernatural. An
authoress, or magazine writer by pro-
fession, the temperamental fitness for
her calling had not gubordinatsd her
stronger faith in the realities rather
than the visions OF life. She is what
might be termed almost a matter Of
fact, practical woman. imbued with a
conception Of the world and Its ways.
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Hard to Reconcile
The Various Accounts.

Attempting 10 probe the discrepancies
IN the accounts, Attorney Van Dyke.
Vho represents Mrs Sutton and Mrs
Parker. said;
The accounts given By Lleutenants
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0steTman Thought
Most Friendly of Trio.

Clambering into Sutton's waiting auto
mobile the officers directed that they be
driven 10 the Marine Barracks. more
than a mile distant OF the trio. Oster-
man is regarded by the dead boys fam
lily as being the most friendly. Before
they had gone far IL appears Adams and
Sutton had become involved in an areu-
Tnent In a maze Of conflicting evidence.
taken behind closed doors. il was not
made exactly clear just what that
quarrel concerned. AT the dump"
near the barracks, but in rather lone
~, Isolated spot, one Of the officers or
dered the chauffeur 10 stop the machine.
Its occupants piled out. and, according
TO the records, Adams began 10 pull on
his coat preparatory 90 a fight II is
claimed that his companions cndeavor-
ed 10 patch up matters and that Sutton
himself said. Lets don't have anr
trouble here, boys2
Just what happened here WIN not be
developed until the second inquiry but
IL IS sufficient 20 say that within a mo-
ncnt free-fOr-au fight was i'm prog
ress. The chauffeur. VIII Owens. ole
Of the most important new witnesses
was ordered away and "a passing sentry
told % secort him Of the grounds
Owens is going 10 testify, 60 1t is aI-
legged, that the other officers attacked
sutton with vengeance.
Lieutenant Rocker appeared from
somewhere al this juncture. lie pro-
fesses TO have been shot at by Sutton
Those seeking 10 clear the dead lieut.
enant's name will endeavor 20 show thai
ae was unarmed at the beginning of Ia,
fight and that he did not have tim,
from lis. when the affair began. unit
100. Wnen Sutton was dead. To have
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Personally Interesting
And Fluent Talker.

Personally, she IS most attra stive. OF
q decided brunette type she has COM
rIexion refreshing in its cIearness. Her
expression Is animated rather than
dreamy; her eyes, large, liquid. glowing
in the reflection of what Is lranspiring
in the mind behind, especially when that
mind IS upon the vindication Of a SUIT
toms name, hold one fascinated. She
is fluent and interesting talker. Her
words, flowing rapidly, huently, with
characteristic directness, convinces the
hearer that she has no ordinary story
and that furthermore her story Is true
Firm in her own convictions. she
see.ls ready TO stand by them, come
what may. Each day. she believes, viii
bring It's strength to bear any trials
that may cross her path. It is this
spirit that has taught her TO endure
With fortitade the sorrow Of the death
Of n brother pal and to believe still.
when discouragements beset on every
hand. that a day OF vindication would
ev "ntU ally come
This. then. is the woman who has
just absorbed the task of clearing a
heretofore unstained name. She ap-
proaehes this weeks ordeal with conf
denoe, and yet not without hesitation,
for Il will reawaken the memories Of
the family traZedy
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the family tragedy.
Called Upon Again
TO Bear Burden.

Poor mother, this is the first severe
blow she has ever had to bear" said
Mrs. Parker.
Nearly a year ago she left our home
in Portland and became her own deteo-
tive IN the East Father Is at home
alone, so far as members OF our family
are col cerned. ais only companions are
a dog. an ANNA We have had so long
that II almost Sc Ems ike one Of us. and
an India servant. These three are
keeping the home going while mother
works TO vindicate Jimmie's name.
Father Will not go to Washington.
His health isn't good and we don't think
1t wise. for other reasons. that he
should attend the inquiry. He viii con-
tinua to run the home until this is over.
He is devoted to the dog. goes home
thru. times a day TO feed It and I hope
finds solace in its dumb companionship.
Mother, considering the fact that
she gave up home happiness and CON-
forts to pursue this investigation, is
hold ng up fairly we'll She will not
talk of her sacrifices, butI know they
have been great. She and my younger
sister have always been lnseparable,
but when our fight was transferred to
the East and the Navy Department al
Washington. the girl was placed IN an
Eastern school that mother might devote
every moment TO her task.
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- topeka, kan, MAY s. 1903.
Notlce IS hereby given that the follow
ing business colleges Tor commercial de-
Partments Of other schoolsl have made
application TO me for a permit to canvass
~ me state Of Kansas for the purpose
OF selling tuition in advance and contracts
lhg or securing notes for tuition from stu
fG I before their registration at the bus
mess coueges (for commercial depart
Inents) herein named:
kansas Commercial Business College.
Kansas City, Kansas
Hastings business College. Hastings.
Garden city Business College and Garden
Kansas
sas. - ~F-'
II satisfactory proof Is furnished that
any OF the above named colleges or com
nefclal departments are Incompetent to
turhisn such course Of instruction as
fthey advertise or that the moral surround
ttnnss o. the institution are not good, or
that the premises are kept in an un-
Ieaithy condition, or that the agents OF
sad institutions use Misrepresentation or
Fauoilent methods in securing contracts,
notes, or cash from prospective students,
IN such case a permit win not be granted
20 such business colleges Cor commercial
departments.)
Z. I. FA1RCHILD.
State Superintendent OF Public Instruction.
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Tract No. GAL being a part of Sec. Is,
Town II, Range Is. Beginning at a
point 107 rods ~ fit. N. of S. E.
Cor. of quarter Sec, thence west $50
it, thence north 400 it.. thence east
ming. 500 - $50 90
S. w. Il of Sec. %, IL, 10. Begin
ming at d point % rods s inches
south and $50 it west of center of
Sec. thence west 432 it,, south 490
it, thence east 1872 IT.. thence north
$50 # to beginning, 5 $500 acres. .$S5 90
LOTS ON STEPHENS STREET. BLOCK
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LEGAL


Published in The Topeka State Journal
July l, 1909
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Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
day of February, A ID. 1909 the under
signed was, by the Probate Court OF
shawnee county, Kansas, duly appointed
executor of the estate of ANNA X
Purviance, late of Shawnee County. de-
ceased All parties interested In said estate
viii take notice and govern themselves
accordingly. c. l. SHORT,
Executor.
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T. A ROSEN, patent attorney, SO Kan
sas ava. Topeka, Kan
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Section 2 After the publication of this
ordinance, as provided by law. the city
clerk shall transmit a certified copy of
the same to the county clerk Of Shawnee
County, Kansas. and said county clerk
shall place the several amounts levied
and assessed against eact lot and piece
of ground described in section one of
this ordinance upon the tax rolls of said
county. which said several amounts shall
be collected by the county treasurer of
said county as one tax in the same man
ner as other taxes and assessments are
collected as provided by law.
Section g. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
publication In the official city paper.
Passed the Council. June z, 1909.
Approved, June 3. 1909.
TSeaL1 W1G GREEN. Mayor.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
state OF Kansas, Shawnee County, Sc.
In the Probate Court OF said County
In the Matter OF the Estate OF Sarah
A Lloyd. deceased
To all Creditors of and Other Persons In
terested IN said Estate:
You are hereby notified that az the next
regular term OF the Probate Court IN and
Tor said county, to be begun and held az
the Prohate Judges office, In Topeka in
SAID county, on the Ind day OF AUGUST
1893 being the first Monday in said month
or August will make final settlement OF
said estate
Having filed with said court my claim
TOT compensation as executor OF said
estate, and for necessary ATTORNEYS fees
ana other expenses necessarily incurred IN
Ias adnninistratton of said estate, I hereby
give notice, as ordered by said court that
SAID claims are set for hearing In SAID
court on the End day of August, 1870.
WILLIAM J. LLOYD, Executor.
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PAYING.
PHYs1cIANs AND sUReEoNs.

IDA c. BARNES, NJ D.
Office 795 Kansas ave. Residence Thir-
tenth and Clay Office hours a. N. to
II a. m. and p. m. to p. m. Both
phones IS residence and Ind 1916 OFFICE.
J. II. RINEHART, NJ D. Consultant. 81
North Kansas ave. Both phones 1855
DIR. II. II. KEITH, surgeon and diseases
of women. with private hospital Onice
724 Kansas ave.
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FLORISTS.
TRANSFERS AND STORAGE.

MERCHANTS TRANSFER e. STORAGE
Co. packs, ships and stores household
goods. Tel 1S6. Clarence skinner. 81
Quincy st.
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COUNTY, IS.
In the Probate Court OF said County
In the Matter Of the Estate OF Archie
Grant, Deceased
To all Creditors Of and Other Persons IN
terested in said Estate:
You are hereby notified that at the nazt
regular term of the Probate Court in ARD
for said county, to be begun and held ~
the Probate Judges office In Topeka Ia
sad county, on the 9th day of July, 1909 al
10 a m, being the first Monday in said
month of July, 1909, 1 will make final
settlement of said estate.
Having filed with said court my claim
Tor compensation as administrator Of said
estate, and for necessary attorneys fees
ana other expenses necessarily incurred IN
the administration Of said estate, I hereby
glvs notice. as ordered by said court. that
said claims are set for hearing IN said
court on the 9th day or July, 1909
r. o. billiard. Administrators.
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lFirst published in The Topeka STATE
Journal Thursday, June 10. 1909
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= n y VI tAtAlNolAo, oFdA " NEE
COUNTY, S.
In the Matter of the Estate of Amina
i. Purvianee, late OF Shawnee County,
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JEWELLERS.

1-1 - -
clan. Complete stock of watches. dia-
monds silverware, etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST. STRAYED OR STOLEN-Black
Shetland pony mare, white spot on fore
head, white hair under harness saddle
Reward. E. E. Roudebush, 329 Woodlawn
ave. Phone 2O20 Blue.
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Thirst published in The Topeka state
journal Ihursday. june 81 1891
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sTRAYEp on sroLEN.
MACHINE SHOPS.

LAWN mowers sharpened. repaired. The
H. 3. Howard Supply Co, 10 X. A Tel. SOC
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UNDERTAKING..

L. NJ PENWELLs funeral director and
embaImer. First class service, reason
able prices. 81 Quincy ST. Both phones 1s1
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Published in The Topeka State Journal
Thursday, July l. 1909
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LOST-One 34x4 inner tube auto tire
Finder please leave with L. NJ. Penwen
and receive reward.
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FREE DHsPENsARY.

QUINCY STREET FREE DIsPENsARY.
81 Quincy ST. Conducted by regular
practicing physicians and surgeons Med
ical service free. Medicine free in some
cases. Office hours to p. m Calls
answered night and day. Ind. phone 1877.
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First published in The Topeka state
Journal Thursday. June "a 1903.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
STATE OF , KANSAS SHAWNEE
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FOR SALE-Ford auto same model won
New York-Seattle race. Roy Crawford
(Na5estic)
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Thirst published In The Topeka state
Journal June IA 1901


THIRTY DAY NOTICE OF APPLICA-
TION OF BUSINESS COLLEGES FQR
PERMIT TO CANVASS III THE
STATE OF KANSAS
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DR. MARY T. ALSPACI. T. 40 Cons
merce Bldg. Elevator service.
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n. 671s TT: Lot No. 31....................- IS
LOTS ON ELMWOOD.
w 65 it, Of Lot No. Embellishments 80
w. IS #. of E. 140 it. Lot No. z.......... 80
E: 20 # Of Lot No: 2.....;.....:........ 80
w. 65 it. of S. 321R TT. Lot No. 4.......- 10
w. 20 TT, of f. 40 IT. Lot No. 4........ 10
S. 321z TT. Lot No. Observation-Disclosures. .05
E. 20 TT. of S. 171z #. Lot No. 4.......... .O5
S. As TT. of N. 80 # Lot No. 4............ IS
n. 45 TT. Lot No. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .35
s. IL fit. Lot No. Observation-Disclosures. 10
N. 1914 TT. of S. y Lot No. 6........... 40
n. u Lot No. Observation-Disclosures. so
w. Y Lot No. Observation-Disclosures. so
+. Il Lot No. Observation-Disclosures. so
W. II Lot No. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .65
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DIR. c. c. COCKREI.I. Osteopath. Rooms
415-4l3 Commerce Bldg Ind. phone 1lS7.
Evening star., 1909-07-10

you eat it," he asked humbly.
Il think it will do me good" she AS
sured him.
BY George, you're brave" he burst
out Tied here by the foot-girl like You
all your fun spoiled
Don't" she begged I'm not brave,
and you mustn't say that ] am
.'All right, lii dead-game sport, i
WON'T he promised cheerfully.
For days Polly lay on her cot in the
same beautiful content. contemptuous II
the pain in her foot, bubblingly gay 3t
times, dreamily serene when alone. Only
Theodore held aloof.
she feels so dreadfully because it WIS
her peep-show," her mother explained;
the poor little thing simply can't face
YOU" Polly had her own views on Theo-
dorn's behavior, but said nothing. y lit
tie cloud Of depression had begun to op-
press her spirits, and it deepened day by
day One day the Lizard found her with
her handkerchief in a damp wad beside
the hot hand that he took instant pos
session Of.
Il thought every one had gone on The
excursion she said
Not me- Polly, dear. what is it,