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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-20
0DON

Mrs. L. T. Gobble and niece,
Bertha Gobble, Of Fairfield were over
Sunday visitors at the ]. w. Flindt
home.
Mrs. Roy Hartman returned TO her
home in Washington the last of the
week after spending a few days with
home folks.
Lester Myers OF Packwood visited
relatives here Friday.
Lester Myers Of Batavia spent
Sunday with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs w. A. Black.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hudson and
son Donald and Miss Tella Clark
spent Sunday at the o. c. Smith home.
Mrs. T. G. Smith left for her homo
in Milton the first of the week after
visiting few weeks with relatives
and friends here.
Miss Helen Best Of Batavia was an
over Sunday visitor with Miss Edna
Gobble.
Ira Davis of Competine spent Sun
day with Orville Smith.
Mrs. Ed McMurry and children, Miss
Lena Smith. and Mrs o. G. Smith,
called on Mrs. ]. s. Miller Sunday
evening.
Ernest Hood and wife of Stewart,
Iowa, are visiting relatives here this
week.
Mrs. Ed Wilson and daughter, Marie,
and Mrs. Frank Gobble spent Satur-
day evening at the Miller home.
About sixty friends surprised Mrs.
Title Clark Monday evening, it being
her birthday. Several pieces of china
wero left as tokens Of friends rca
cream and cake were served at late
hour. A pleasant time was had by all
present.
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II off Sale
R. S. FIELD,
100 West Main Street

her mother Mrs. ]. F. Spiker and old
friends.
Mrs. Erie Lewis went to Des Moines
to visit at the home of her brother -in-
law Bert Lewis.
j. L. Dean has purchased the J. N.
Sorrell meat market.
w. D. Junkin, who recently purchas-
ed a controlling interest in the Chari-
ton Herald Patriot, arrived Friday
from Fairfield, accompanied by his
with, and took possession Of the paper
today. Their daughter Louise will join
them here in a few days.
Clayton McDaniels of Cedar Rapids
has returned to his duties after spend
ing few weeks with friends here.
Mrs. Helen Boynton Griggs enter
tanned number Of friends at picnic
at her home south Of town Friday IN
honor of her cousins Violet and Edith
Haynes of Emporia, Kans.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gustafson have
returned from their trip to Powell and
Cody. Wyo. At Cody they visited their
son John Gustafson.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Matheney and
Mrs. Matte Mathney and daughter
Nellie have returned from Indtanola
where they attended the funeral Of the
formers brother Rev. Richard Math-
eney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Moore Of
HumestonHare visiting in this city with
the latters parents Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Lyman and old friends.
Mrs. Anna M. Pepper has gone to
Rollo. ILL.,, for an extended visit with
relatives.
D. NJ Davis and daughter Mrs.
Emmett Briles, have returned from
visit in Eldon at the home of the FORM
er'S son.
DR.. and Mrs. Elliott of Cambridge,
Idaho, who had been visiting her sister
Mrs Sherman Teas, left yesterday for
Il visit with relatives in Clartnda.
Master Raymond Davis Of Fairfield
returned home Saturday after visit az
the home Of his uncle Rev. G. c.. Davis.
Mrs. Lena Treasure of Salt Lake City
Utah is here for visit with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs Crabel Foulks and
sister Mrs Emmett EnsloW.
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COMES BACK WITHOUT
REQUISITION PAPERS

Abba, July 1S.-Charles Smith was
brought from Kirksville, Mo-, yester
day by Polimeman Coons. He was per-
suaded to return without requisition
papers. He was taken before Mayor
Berry and plead not guilty. His bond
was fixed at $500. Later he agreed to
plead guilty to one charge and County
Attorney Bates arranged to have sent
ence passed INN ediately. Smith is the
man who entered the Paulos candy
kitchen and the Armstrong Drug store.
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MINERS BROKE
UP THE MEETING
TROUBLE At APOSTOLIC FAITH
SERVICES IN WEST END LAST
NIGHT-MEN UP IN ARMS.
LITTLE GIRL CAUSE
Daughter Of r. w. Darner Was Wor.
shipping at Altar and onIookers
Took Action In Their
Hands.

Believing that little Mamie Darner
aged about IL years, was being tor.
tured by the service of the Apostolic
faith, number of miners of Fairview
and West OttumWa interrupted the
meeting at the tabernacle, corner Taft
, avenue and Second street, last night
, Refusal to stop the procedure caused
the men to use force against the father
of the girl, F. W. Darner, in endeavor.
ing to eject him from the tent. The
final removal of the little girl from
the altar caused the men to desist.
For time the destruction Of the en-
tire tabernacle was imminent. 1t was
stemmed only by the arguments OF
men who had retained their self-con-
troll. Another meeting was announced
last night for tonight. The men who
broke up the session last night, de-
clare they will enjoin the religious sect
as creating nuisance and disturbing
the peace. The meeting tonight is
scheduled to start about o'clock.
Mr.. Darner stated today that the
men were intoxicated and that they
handled him roughly. He declared that
his daughter Mamie was at the altar
only thirty minutes, instead of more
than an hour, as the onlookers be-
lieyed When asked about further
meetings in the tabernacle, he said
they would continue mighty for some
time, and that beginning August FL,
camp meeting would be started in Bak-
er's grove, south Of the city.
Miners Take Action.
The little Darner girl has but one
arm, the other being cut off at the el-
bow. With her two companions she
knelt at the altar at 9 o'clock last
night. The onlookers say she was act
ing in way that could not help but
hurt her. The miners in the tent be-
gan to murmur. A visitor who had
come to the meeting for his wife and
friends, who had attended to witness
the service, acted as spokesman. He
asked Mr.. Darner to take his child
Up and out of the tent. Mr.. Darner
refused. Argument was in vain and at
Il o'clock, after the little girl had been
here muttering for two hours, the
miners took hand and started to
eject Mr.. Darner from the tent One
If the faithful, seeing what had oc-
hurried to the girl and lifted
1er away from the altar.
The other two little girls had arisen
when the trouble started.
Just as soon as the little Darner
,hild had been taken up by the fol-
overs, they stopped their rough
handling of Mr. Darner. When the !
lngry crowd got outside they wanted
o tear down the tent but on request |
If the leader they stopped. The men
hen declared that if the same thing |
vent on tonight and such little girls |
we're permitted at the altar they will
proceed to stop the meet
ng.
Neighbors Complain.
People residing near the tabernacle
nave complained about the services to
he police several times. They declare
hat they cannot sleep for the shouting
and noise that issued from the tent.
This keeps up, they declare, long into
he night
The Apostolic band formerly held
on the South side, corner of
Finley avenue and Miner street.
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CITY CAN RENT SPACE
UNDER SIDEWALKS

Des Moines, July ia proposition
to rent the space under the sidewalks
to the owners Of stores has been in
troduced in the city council by Coun-
Gilman Needham. Mr.. Needham says
that so long as the city owns the
streets they may as we'll charge the
storekeepers rent for the use of the
space and thus materially increase the
city's revenue. The proposition has
met with the approval of the council
and a resolution sanctioning it prob
ably will be passed.
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Information on Rectal
Troubles

The treatment Of PILES
is one Of my specialties.
There are some things /
would like to say about these
RECTAL troubles that are
best said in the office with !
your DOCTOR.
We are always ready to
give you positive GUARAN-
TEE in RECTAL cases. If
you are a sufferer from any
form Of RECTAL or PILE
trouble every day you delay
the needed care Of a PER-
MANENT CURE you only
aggravate and make your
general health part Of your
DISEASE. One examination
free to any one that calls at
my office.
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MEETS;
GOOD MEMBERSHIP

Eddyville, July 1S.-The grange held
a social and business meeting on Tues
day evening in Palace hall.
District Deputy Taylor of Oskaloosa
was present and gave an address.
A musical and literary program was
given after which business was trans
acted.
The membership of the grange has
increased rapidly and much interest
Is manifested by the members.
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UPPER DIES MONIES
EDITORS MEETING

Des Moines, July 1S.-The midsum-
mer convention of the Upper Des
Moines Corn Belt Editorial association
opened today with several hundred
editors of the state in attendance.
The program today consists largely of
addresses by prominent members of
association.
The eonva-on will adjourn Friday.
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HOTEL MEN AT DES
MONIES, AUG. 6-S

Des Moines, July 1S.-The North
western Hotel Mems association meet
in this city August g. and 8. A COM
mittee of local hotel men is making
extensive arrangements for the enter
tainment of the visitors.
The association includes the states
of Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and
North and South Dakota.
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FIFTY MINISTER'S
AT CHURCH MEETING

Marshalltown, July 1s.-Fifty min
the Church of Christ Of the northeast
ern Iowa district are in session here
today The principal matter before the
association is the completion of their
organization which was started at the
annual meeting Of the church held In
Waterloo earlier in the year.
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FREDERIC

Mrs. Thomas Gardner, who has been
visiting in Kansas City, Mo-, has ar
rived here to spend the summer with
her daughter, Mrs. Tempo Akers.
Harry Miller was a business visitor
in Des Moines last Thursday.
Mrs. Hulda Shafer went to Abba
Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. Jas.
Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Johnson visited
at the parental Sam Akers home Sun
day afternoon
Mrs Archie Miller was an Abba WIS.,
itor Friday.
Misses Mary and Fern Sedgwick Wis
tied over Eunday with their aunt, Miss
Sadie Duffy of Cuba.
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IOWA SUFFRAGETTES
WANT RECOGNITION

Des Moines, July 1S.-Suffrage lead
ers of Iowa will make strong fight
to bring about the insertion Of SUI
frage plank in the democratic platform
to be adopted next week at Cedar
Rapids. There seems to be no strong
sentiment on either side Of the ques-
ton and the democrats are willing to
leave the matter to the resolutions
committee.
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Ottuyn,Da's Best Ready-to-
Wear Store
Clean-Up
Sale
...of...
EMBR Ode RIES

mmencing tomorrow
morning we put on sale our
entire stock Of Embroidery
Flouncings, both by the
yard and in Pattern Robes,
with plain material and
bands to match.
I dare say that half these
embroideries are being put
out at less than wholesale
prices, to make a clean
sweep and do it quick. So
be on hand early tomorrow
and get first choice.
You have paid 25c and
35c a yard for the Corset
Cover Embroideries we
have out now for
11p
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CHARLTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Tandy Allen of Russell,
were in the city yesterday enroute to
Colorado Springs, Colo, to visit their
son Dr. Lloyd Allen and wife.
Mrs. Geo. Stewart and son Maurice
of Kansas City are here for visit with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-20

Woman Dead; Had s6-Pound Tumor.
Creston, July 1S.-Mrs. S. F. Dowell,
who underwent an operation at Unity
hospital here last week for the re.
moval of monster tumor, is dead.
The tumor weighed nearly ninety-six
pounds after It's removal She was 81
years of age and lived. near Conway.
Funeral services were held at Clear
field this afternoon.
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REPUBLICANS TO MEET
AT ESTHERVILLE

Estherville, July 1S.-Having been
unable to nominate a Judge after the
ninetieth ballot the republican four
teenth district judicial convention ad-
journed yesterday to meet again at
Emmetsburg, August 6. N. J. Lee of
Estherville led the field at the COM
pletion of the balloting. Other leading
candidates we're Fred Kirkpatrick,
Spencer; A. D. Bailey, Storm Lake; T..
P Harrington, Algona; E. c. David
son, Emmetsburg, and Fred Gilchrist,
Laurens.
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Injured in a Fire

or bruised by a fall; apply Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. Cures burns, cuts,
wounds, boils, eczema, sores, piles.
Guaranteed, Csc. Frank B. Clara.
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PEOPLES PULPIT

The Courier will publish In this
column articles contributed By
its readers. The communica tlons
should DO typewritten or In
81 ain hand, on ono eide Of the
paper, and si0neO.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-20
nesnerate Shooting

Desperate Shooting
pains in the chest require quick treat
ment. Take DR.. Kings New Discovery
for safe and sure relief. soc, 81. F. B-(
Clark, druggist
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01

Richard Iightnut an American with an
affected English accent receives ss nrssent prest
proves to be pair OF paJamas A.,. lettet
hints of surprises to the wearer. Lightnut
up for a smoke. His servant; Jenkins.
comes in and. failing to recognize Lishu mt
nut nut. sI,emp's cre2 10 put Rhinus ai % changes his
clothes Intending to summon help When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his fiaf mex
% tnat he 'Gs Is crazy. % jenkins tells Lishtnnt q
the encounter he had with a hideous
Gana%sn Ge.saRs from @asissd rs friend %
Lightnut is asked to put up the the, k,o coI.
iese. leg ~ Later Lishtnut finds beautiful
nut is shocked by the ssrrs ,sils sTlnkthg; him
% her name is Francis and. puzzles him
with story of her love for her sister, sister,
Ing the giri is missing and L!shtnut hur- ur
ries to the boat to see her on He He !: .sIS. az
sGs,ea Sim pisks ss sai Se not
girl. Jack Billings calls to spend as the
night with 1beI ssssn in They the Of
and retires. Lightnut later discovers
ton-chop whiskers and wearing pajam,sSs, "a.
Jenkins calls the police. who declare e,11 tne
Grandpa" The intruder declares he is
Lghtnut's guest and appeals TO tne taIi
ter In aTnnr vS,n Hf Is
and Btiiinrs Gone and more astonished
when he gets a message from the ,,Gi ,atteli;
for Tarrytown. Billings home, discovers
Frances" the girl of the pa1amas., on on
iudes TO the night before. She declares
Indignantly that LiGhtnut never saw ner nes
in black patamas: AZ d,aaTs Iarrs'S%n, y@h,b Who
halls iAghtnut as 'Dicky." The latter ig-
nores the boy. who then Er,nnes 1nesa'fhis light to
nut takes the next train home. Biiiings
and Lightnut discover mysterious Sni- M
ror Doozenberry is called in to interpret
the hieroglyphics He raves rh over W"a. The he
Sas %I,,s she declares .gsi s that persian wearing
the pajamas will take on the senolnnce
OF the previous wearer. The pr9,TssTtr pr,n,snt
billings" dressed In pajamas is found In
the professors, room and Is taken nome 2rn'
man Iightnut calls "the trump Light
nut is angered by the frump,s;, ;,,,s slanaef
nut that a message has just been re-
ceived stating that billings Was nhasr s,,i, of
black pajamas Judge Billings astonishes
Lghtnut with a tale of Francis esca-
10 Frances" The Judge declares that
not another living person would taekiS IaS
with the beautiful Frances. is greatly
mystiaed. Policeman o'Keefe returns tne
black pajamas and Egh1nufb has senas sn inter
esting hour with Frances. He tells OF the
thlngs the Judge has been saying about
=, fnces much to Frances " amuse-
ment. Judge Billings refuses to Inter,
cede for n man under arrest claiming 70
ne his son Jack The Judge promises
Jack 10 wear the pajamas that night
Next morning Jenkins tells Lightnut ne
saw him U.ightnuD fighting with youth
in the library during the night JACK
billings tells .Lightnut the judge Is going
10 send Frances 10 a reformatory. Light
nut Is attacked by a man he takes for
the chauffeur. who objects TO his atten-
tons to Frances: Later llghtnut meets
Colonel Kirkland who Is the Image OF
Foxy Grandpa" Professor Doozenberry
-l-- = IN the various entanglements by
explaining the secret of the haunted pa
laIras.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
LEFT THE HUSBAND SHOCKED
Wlfe's Departure From Ordinary Line
of Conduct Both Puzzled and
Annoyed Him.

Jimson was a little, sharp-eyed shoe
maker with stopped shoulders and a
chin whisker. He lived in Mis-
souri, river town, and whenever he
drank too much he used to wind up
by going home and thrashing his
wife. She never failed to go over to
a neighbor's after session with the
old man and complain bitterly of his
treatment.
After a while the neighbors grew
weary of the oft-repeated tale and re-
marked: well, you seem to like it.
You always take 1t willingly. Why
don't you pick up something and. hit
him with 1t the next time he whips
your
The wife considered the matter. and
the next time her lord began to beat
her she grasped a chair and smashed
1t over his head. The old man fell
back in stark amazement, dropped
his hands, and stared at her.
why. Mary! Why. Mary!" he
whimpered. What on earth is the
matter with you? You never done
this way before"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
Sikeston, Mo.
fered everything.


have an operation. Iwould not listen to
that, and when friend of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, I was willing to take it.
Now look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. can do my own housework.
hoe my garden, and milk COW. / can
entertain company and enjoy them. I
can visit when choose, and walk as far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. / wish I could talk to every
suffering woman and girl. Mrs. DEMA
BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, Ill.-"I have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for a very bad case Of female trouble
and it made me a well woman. My
health was all broken down, the doctors
said must have an operation, and was
ready to go to the hospital, but dreadedit
so that began taking your Compound.
1 got along SO well that gave up the
doctors and was saved from the opera
ton. MRS. CHARLES MOORE, R. R.
No. 8, Murrayville, Ill.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01

twisted and turned at last to leaden
gray. Over the spread of all, swept
wave after wave of golden. Grim
soned pictures-temples and pagodas
dragons that licked fiery tongues at
us-strange faces that came and went.
leering hideously into our own.
And then OF a sudden 1t was all
faded-gonel The breeze from the
open window stirred the ashes to the
side. She dropped back with a deep
sigh.
They're gone" she breathed mourn
fully.
Never mind" said: you've these
left" And daringly / laid my hand
upon the one that clasped the rubies-
And ! thrilled as It lay still beneath
my own.
"Good.by, you dear old, wicked. en-
chanted paiamas," she said. Il don
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01

to the hall and peered down its long
vista
Down one of the dimly Hlumined
angles OF the great stairway white
figure darted, then paused. abashed,
crouching back against the wall at
night OF us advancing. Above her
sounded a mans voice. and even as
che screamed again. he overlook her.
diasping her arm.
"Frances-dear. dear Frances!" he
cried. Are you afraid OF me?"
And ha ttsrsw his arms around her.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01

voices from the smoking-room-Col
onel kirkland and the Judge debat-
ing something about treaty ports and
the Manchurian railway. Through the
French windows from the open loggia
came the eager, pitched tones OF the
professor and the frump-no. Eliza
and Betelguese, dead suns, star clus-
ters and the nebular hypothesis.
Within the room Billings had snap
ped out the lights, to bring out the
blazing fire OF his treasured ruby,
and from the tray in the dark corner
where he was closing it in his collec-
tion vault. It cleaned like the end OF
a bright cigar. The other foufwere
absently clutched in my darling's
hand and the crimson shine cleaned
bravely through her finger bars.
professor had called them. that the
Chinese believed their dragons car
ried in their mouths. in their black
caves in days of old, to furnish light
whereby they could see to devour
their victims" And that believed,
for / could see some practical sense
about It!
What / should like to know" said
the dear. precious cub. huggtng his
knee by the mantel, "is where I come
In"
You don't come in." said Billings.
lifting him playfully by the ear; you
come out!" And out they went.
And my dear girl and l were like
what's-his- names picture-aione at
last, you know She stirred softly
and her sigh came like the wind
through the trees at night.
Il suppose We will have to burn
them" she said dolefully; "the pro-
fessor says 1t is the only thing to do"
Jolly shame. say!" I murmured
Indignantly.
1T seems a crime" she said softly.
and there was little choke in her
voice. She slipped to the soft-fibered
rug before the fire. | gently brought
my chair closer to her.
For a moment she pressed her
cheek against the crimson mass, then
kneeling forward. laid 1t gently on the
glowing Goals. There was a flash, a
lightning blaze of red that almost
blinded us. and then for brief space
a field OF shining ash. Against this
the tiny serpent frogs writhed and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
CHAPTER XXI.
In the Glow of the RubIes.

Evening mad come again.
In fact. it was almost bedtime.
Frances and sat before the hearth
in the library, looking silently into
the red heart OF the dying embers OF
fragrant pine cones. For In the
heights of the Pocantico Hills 1t often
is chilly on summer nights.
My darling sat on low fauteuil.
her chin resting upon her hand, her
beautiful eyes fixed dreamily. in
scrutably, upon the fading Goals. In
her lap lay the spread of the crimson
pajamas.
She was MISUNDERSTANDING won
dered what! And | was thinking how
jolly rum it all was: that Francis
wasn't Frances. that the professor
wasn't Billings. Colonel Francis Kirk
land wasn't Foxy Grandpa and wasn't
the frump's father after all; and that
the trump. herself-bless her. her
name was Elizabeth-wasn't Frances,
and wasn't a trump at all. but Just a
jolly. nice. homely old dear. you know
And I was trying to catch and hold
some OF the deuced queer things the
professor had discoursed upon about
ancient Occidental what's-its-name.
and astral bodies. obsession, psy-
chical resarch and all that sort
of thing, Somehow. dash 1t, 1t
had all seemed devilish unrea-
sonable and improbable to me-
couldn't get hold OF it. you know; but
as everybody else had said "Ah-h-hi'
and had wagged their heads as though
they understood, 1 just said: Dash
1t, of course. you know!" and re-
crossed my legs and took a fresher
grip on my monocle.
The most devilish hard thing to
get hold OF had been that Frances
had never sat on the arm of my Nor
ris chair. had never told me she liked
me better than any man she had ever
met, and had never called me "Dicky'
at any time or anywhere. wondered
II she ever would. and how the deuce
fellows went about 1t when they pro-
| posed to the girl they madly loved. |
WAS devilish put out. you know, that
/ had never tried It so could know.
From across the hall droned the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
cHApTER xxxI-(contlnued).

Midnight" calculated some one at
length. just as the professor finished
a Jolly rum but interesting yarn OF
adventure in Tibet. We all rose and
| was answering a challenge OF Bill
lings for a Sunday morning game OF
billiards. when all of a sudden a
1cream rang out from somewhere
above. Then came a greater COM
motion-two voices raised in rapid
and excited colloquy. On top OF this
another scream. louder and more pierc-
ing-a woman's call for help.
"One of the maids Billings haz-
arded "A mouse"
That was Francesl" answered
him excitedly. and We all piled out in