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Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28

O kitchen the next day.
Even Jack and Evelyn had wondered about It
ITS because they know winter is coming" said daddy. THE poor things
ing the winter.
There was little Brownie Wasp a handsome young creature. de craWed
through the crack between the sash and the screen and got Int Marys room
i Mary had a nice room There were plenty of czy corners int which
the wasp could crawl when he got ready, but it vas 30 pleasant N warm
that he thought he would wait awhile.
80 little Brownie bu2Zed around OF the window pane n SKINNED over
the ceiling in the sunshine all afternoon.
when 1t grew twilight Brownie felt a tihe lonesome. He had never
slept in a house before. He was used to trees and bushes and ever the roofs
legs sank into the holes OF got lost in the folds. and h had to buzz his way out
again The ceiling vas 10 hard and smooth thnt he could scarcely cling to it
when he went intot the closet where arys dressesh hung he found them
almost as bad as the curtain.
"Of courses IF Mary had come into her Dom she might have noticed tho
wasp. She was visiting her grandma, and when she got home b. went up to
her Dom to tne Off her hat
"she climbed the stairs. swinging her hat in her hand, and opened the
door.
1T vas quite dark inside. and usually Mary did not like to stay In the
dark, but grandma had told hr she must always be a brave little girl Mary
was going to begin by doing without a light in her room
MARY threw down the hat on the bed. AS she lifted Ter han he Eel q
sharp stab run through the palm.
"She screaIned. and her mother and big brother anne unnin to sew what
was the matter They lighted the gas
Brownie Wasp "a soaring ngrny about" the room. He had been mapping
In the middle of Marys bed and when she threw the hat Town 1t had hit hin
hard. SO Brownie had stung the hand that threw the hat
go flying off as best he could in search of another warm place etc stay"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
NOVELTY IN SUGAR SPOONS
Fliigree Silver Is Not Only Practical,
but Is Ornamental as
Well,

Sugar spoons Of fligree silver may
seem like an absurdity but none the
less they are practical as well as
ornamental for the lace like design
is so close that the s~accharine grains
do not sitt through its mesh. Some
times the handles Of these delicate
spoons are also of fiigree but again
they are of plain silver or gold. when
not Of Russian enamel or carved
ivory.
Gold sugar spoons are considerably
used, although that metal-unless
there Is an entire dinner service of 1t
is not popular for table furnishings.
The gold spoons sometimes have
handles of the two precious metals
mingled or Of Russian enamel trim
med with gold. Similar handles are
on ivory-bowled sugar spoons and
these often are most deliberately
carved. Spoons of this beautiful
white material occasionally have ham
dies OF crystal but these. although
lovely. arc rather nerve-racking to
WELD when at the table of an &C
quaintance. as = careless movement
Ia likely TO shAttsr them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
NHEAP N1ND
HOME talks
\ ~ q u P-B pa n OHD
Regaining a Husbands Affections

STOPPED in to see my washlady today" said the young married
woman, as she Joined a group of friends a the club. Poor soul
She's been sick. And thought I'd run down and see what was
She's a very good washwoman. isn't she," remarked one of ts
women.
would have been glad to help her II anything serious VAS the matter. But
been wandering elsewhere, or she thought 1t had. which So far al she wal
concerned as the sam thing; And she had beer outs broken Up We it
Resigned, suppose" observed one.
NO" said another. Shed made the pleasant discovery that life
could be still very enjoyable without him"
What cynicsl" laughed the young married woman. IF didn't
about marriage. No. she wasn't radiant because of any of these things,
but because she had found a way to regain lei husbands affections"
Your curiosity is suspicious But am afraid you will not have
much faith in her method. She had been to a fortune-teHer and this
woman had told her that all that as the matter was her name that she
had the wrong name; and that II she would change her a m from Mary
to Anna all would come right. Mary. it seems is al unfortunate anne
for all but a very few people And so she had decided to change her name.
and already her skies were blue"
The other women looked Disguised. ~
is perfectly idiot. But isn't IT a pity she believes such stun and is gons
Ing more. I limited to her that I didn't see any reason why that should
win back her husbands affections. told her that he had probably loved
pos.sssaa tbsse or,Inhs. nov he would nrohabiv con,,nns to Iowa. er
rible frowsy individual-and an attractive homet-hsr nouse Is a sght.
thing said, didn't yen think it worth listening to. she sat there com
placenty rocking. quite sure that everything would be all right that
she had changed her name, Now what In tho world can you do with a
Perhaps when she nnds that the fortuns-tsll.rs charm do.sn. work.
II doubt IT. What told her wa. 90 commonplace and ordinary,
of romantic o II unusual sarb, then It might have made an Impression"
or" suggested another, III the fortunstslsr had only linked the
stand tina. he change of nam. mean an. mus, change herself I. we'll. In
these matters. and that 1t would produce n o results unisss she did: than.
L have an idea, she would have made herself and her home. I. wsh IS her
THAT sorto Of fortune telling would h.v. its uss. wouldn't ,t,"rsmarks4
some people you have got to profess occult powers. and get yourself up in
want to give them, in tntoii. decorated with gold stars. or they won1
receive IL Well. II 1 try to help her again. III throw in the nxingA"
8aoA~~~ /d~x,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
SOUPS N BROTHS,

A good soup is one of the most ap-
petizing of dishes, especially on a
cold, raw night.
Dundee Mutton 8roth.-Boil a cup
of barley slowly In six cupfuls of NUT
ton stock. When the barley is thor
oughly cooked, rub through a sieve
and return to the fire with a cupful
of milk, two tablespoonfuls of butter.
a tablespoonful of chopped parsley
and salt and pepper to taste, Beat
the yolks Of three eggs with q tea
spoonful of sugar and six tablespoon
fuls Of cream. Take the sour from the
fire, pour IN the cream and egg and
stir until thick. Serve with crou-
tons.
Turnip soup is liked by many, Use
a cup of diced turnip with two and
a half pints of mutton stock. Thick
en-, If desired, and season to taste.
Asparagus soup.-Add to six cups
OF. veal or chicken rtock one cupful of
cooked asparagus tips and half a cup
Of sweet green peppers cut in shreds.
Add cream and thicken with egg yolk.
If desired.
Pures Of Carrots.-Fry brown In
butter one cup of carrots cut in dice:
add enough beef stock to cover, and
simmer until soft. Rub through a
sieve and return to the heat. Add six
| cupfuls Of stock, bring to the boiling
| point and thicken with the yolks OF
two eggs beaten with two tablespoon
fuls Of cream.
English Rice soup.-Cook half a
cup Of rice with three sprigs of mint
in a quart Of stock. When the rice
Is done, remove the mint and add
two more cups Of stock, Beat three
eggs thoroughly with a little cold
stock and pour gradually into the hot
soup. stirring constantly. Season with
butter, pepper, salt and the Juice Of
half a lemon. Bring to the boiling
point and serve hot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
WITH HIGH on SQUARE NECK. LONG OF
SHORT SLEEVES.

Rompers are among the really salts
factory garments for they are prctt, and
becoming, thoroughly comfortable and
sensible. These are easily adjusted and
can be made with high neck and long
sleeves or with square neck and shorl
sleeves as liked. In the illustration, the
material is a striped g~ingham and i,
trimmed with plain. For really hard
usage, Bingham and materials of the kind
are apt to be preferred but there are
mothers who make rompers of white
linen and white gaiatca for afternoon
wear and they are very pretty and attract
i've. They protect the underclothing
and leave the child perfectly free for
active movement. The front of the
body is cut in one piece with the knicker.
bockers but, at the back, the body por-
ton is separate and the knickerbockers
are buttoned into place.
For the 8 year size, the rompers will
require 3A yards of material II, 2& yards
SO, inches wide, with I yard II for the
trimming.
The pattern 774o is cut i'll sizes for
children from 2 to 8 years Of age. 1t will
be mailed to any address by the Fashion
Department Of this paper, on receipt Of
ten centA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
"a PAGE F0p THE Women FOLKSESs

are frocks hat are not spectacular
nor extreme, but merely OF distinc-
lively cold weather materials, which
are marked low.
In the one-piece frocks for after
noon wear there are many pretty de-
signs, both in silk and cpth, though
velvet plays a conspicuous role. A
velvet frock. which is to be worn un-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
time under a coat. for it very easily

time under a coat. for it very easily
put on.
For evening dress, it should be made
Of black quilted satin and lined on the
inner side with soft white silk. AS
a chest protector 1t a be made from
almost any remnant Of warm material,
and the darker the color, perhaps the
better, as 1t will soil less quickly. 1t
can be lined with flannel and bound
hook and eye sewn on in front at
the neck will be sufficient to keep
1t In place, or a tiny button and loop
Of cord can be used instead If pre-
ferred.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
MODES OF MIDWINTER
BARGAINS FOR WOMAN WHO
KNOWS GOOD CLOTHES.
inexpensive Freshenlna VIII Make
Shop-Worn Garments Look Like
kew-Pretty Design for
Velvet Frock-

The best hat the season has to
now, and one really does get admirable
bargains now in the shops II n
knows how to buy and can freshen up
handsome models a trifie shop-worn
from handling. Many women who
know good clothes, but can never
afford to buy early In the season the
imported frocks which they covet,
make a point OF waiting until the bar
gain sales for these purchases.
They usually make a point, too, of
buying such things as may be made to
do duty all the year around, and that
is an easy matter in this day when
sheer fabrics are used for winter as
for ummer
Naturally frocks of the kind are not
so reduced in price as are the reguia-
ton winter garments whose tenure is
limited, and whose lines may be out
of fashion before another winter; but
one can pick up pretty afternoon
frocks and evening gowns and coats
at great reductions, and though these
may be a trifle shopworn, a very
little inexpensive freshentng will
make them look as we'll as any frock
would after a single wearing. And
one does get the m~odishness. and,
above all, the line, the cut. which the
trock or coat cheap from the start
does not have.
The velvet costumes and frocks are
among the best Of the seasons bar
gains. This winters lines are 30 In
treme. that holding winter models
ove to another season would be haz-
Ardous business for tho merchant.
Yet women hesitate to buy exclusive
winter models for the same resson
aud the prices must be made low
enough to tempt customers into buy.
ing for the three-month service still
ahead. Both in the small shops and
In the large department stores excel
lent bargains In velvet and ~velvetesn
are offered, and In furtriElmed gar.
ments as well excellent opportunities
are presented at this time.
Buying cloth costumes At a sale
u an art. One needs to 60 about 1t
according to a system, and not be led
away by fancy. II one Ia buying
merely for this winters use, one has
liberty; one buys what Is modish and
becoming and Of suitable price. The
very extreme models ars usually the
most reduced for obvious reasons. and
a certain type Of woman revels in
spectacular effects.
But. as has been indicated. there
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
Daddy's Bedtime
r. Brownie Wasp
>fOYU Gets Into the
Wrong Bed
Mother and Brother
Ran In.

HE house was full o. ladybugs and flies Dinnh had made a grand
raid o them and was surprised to find just Is many more In her
O kitchen the next day.
Inn Lab and IrnIun hi nndnr nhout IL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
PROTECTS THE SHIRT FRONT
Useful Article May Also Be Used as
a Chest Protector When Weather
Warrants II.

A shirt front protector is no new
idea, but 1t Is an extremely useful one,
for 1t not only protects the shirt
front from being soiled, but also forms
a nice warm additional covering for
the chest, and. In fact, 1t is a little
extra wrap hat can be worn at any
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
WOMAN GOULD
NOT WALK
She Was So M-Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Pentwater, Mich. "a year ago I was
very weak and the doctor said | had a

. ~ Us uiSpiaSc~
ment. | had back
ache aud bearing
down pains so bad
that / could not sit
in a chair or walk
across the floor and
] was in severe pain
all the time. | felt
discouraged as / had
taken everything [
could think Of and
WAS no better, [
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
ZZgkITCHEN
|2eE0ABINET

- -&A OF tne Town mat Hes
On the banks of the river Slow?
You have only to fold your hands and
glide
Down the slope of weak-wilrs slippery
side,
And quickly there you'll go.
The town is as old as the human race,
M IT grows with the flight of years.
II Is wrapped In the fog OF idler's dreams.
Its streets are paved with discarded
schemes
And sprinkled with useless tears.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28

began taking Lydia E. P~inkham's Veg
etable Compound and nov am strong
and healthy. Mrs. ALICE DARLING,
RID. No. 2, Box n, Pentwater, Mich.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
Bird'n Nest Salad.

Color cream cheese a light green
with pistachio coloring; roll into balls
the size Of birds eggs. arrange on
lettuce leaves and serve with may
onnaise
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28

: STOPPED in to e my wash-lady today" said the young Marie
woman, as she Joined a group OF friends at the club. Poor sou
She's been sick. And I thought I'd run down and see what WI
j the matter"
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Ter Gatuns WturoprO5eR.

Elpnroutb. -. Sftober -lie
&crnebmung Der 3cugcn ouf Seiten
Der }(nfIage in Dem FrojcB Der ,Sroll
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cr cnnal aehort babe, mic tSrall
eaton 5u ieiner ,Srau aeiant babe.
Der ?IOmiraI babe einnial iiber buu-
Ncrt Seute ieinea Sd)iiies nit @iit
beiieite geidoiit.
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petlrit,
Ocitreid brau6t cttua
$50, 100000. VI
@cnmstbmun9 itber Ger
biem's NadJgicbi9fcit.

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Griiia ans. %roieiior t5uucr-
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&orleiung in Der 24iencr llniper-
iit0t Ccitrcihii0c Niiniiter
qcbcn 2llliibhtB iiber 2IlsluonOc-
rlms.,
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Baltimore i Ghiu
GrinrIiunssSuitctin.

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S170-Ncriclcn Springs uno 6uriid.
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Gage (Slt22,23)
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Cietrs S6wrigen
ltcbcr Sc5icBnngen 3u
GnglaHO.
SctreITs nemeiter SStegifCz
Gmtiuidlmn9en.

!ttil( Nullttl VT ~'NhN'''S'N'' N
ten Orcft noh Den meritanii6cu
@u6len. - @riiOer Oca iribercu
mcrifani6cn @rdiiOentcn perbnI'
tet General Gia5 III &cra
GuB inter Oeuti6enl S6ub eirts
0ctroiiell. 9leibt rmtcr ollcn
llmit1noeu GonoiOnt.
@oibinQton, -. Cftobcr. -
Ncanrtc oca Staata 0epartement0
mcigcrten iidl bcute. in ir0eno DeIfcr
@cilc Die glnfrugen 0ea 9otldattcr@
Sage in 2onOon ucgcn @roBbritan.
nrn'2 Steaun9nubmc in Merifo 5u
0i2tlltircu.
IS mar ougeniheiuli6, 0oB ilbcr
Niles. mas Nuiibcn @roBbritunucn
mo Ocn &creiuigten Staaten mcgen
Der ncuciten merifoniihen Gntuid-
lmQcu uorgcgangen lit, Oaa groBtc
ShuCi0cn beobuhtet miro. ,Slu gSel'
Bcu Naua mar ulth nidt Die geringlte
,N1iormutiun jll crlal9cn. Setretnr
&ruan urbeitct ben gal6en lag all
uamdrtigen 9Ingeleaenbeiten.
0iplontatcn morcn i'm 9Iaaemei-
nrn Der 2(niidt, Dab Deiterc l(ntcr.
banOlungcn itattiin0Cu perOcn, jeOoh
crit noh Dem %. Gfto6cr, iiir mel
hcn Gag Die merifaniifeu @ablen
fcItgcicBt iinO. BON OeI Der Stao-
len miro Die iofortige Ginihlaglulg
elmer neuen Eolitit nod OieienI Gage
ermartCI.
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baftct
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oeS pcritorbenen Erdiioenten, luuroen
bcntc jll Montcreu inter Der 9eidul.
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Oieie Stu0t oCu HCuoIrtoll1rcu 5u
iiberlieiCrH.
0ic bcOcn 9rilOer iollen 0llr6 To-
fuHentc compromittirt uoroen Icn.
wclhc inI NeIib bon toOten 9febellen
nod elmer Shlaht bel Wtonterep &C.
fun0en mur0en.
@enerul Iia5 in Serd ,
Srll5.
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General 6clir Giaj lanOete beute
&orlnittoG I'M If llbr lln6ebinoert
pom IanpiCr Gorcounoo". Gr
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begah iid ioiort nod Der @ohnung
lciner Shwic9ernlutter. Gr ertldrte,
er ueroc ielbit 0onn nrbt ieine San.
oioutirr filr 0uS ErGiiOeutennmt SIT.
riId5ieben, menl er aud gegen on@
Suerto' J idet nn5uf0mpfen babe.
Gin 9lgcut Der meritaniiden DC
licrlma crihieu Dor Der 2onoung 0e9
Generals al @orO mo uerilldIte, 9iaj
81 iiberrc0cn, icine Hciie nod Gam.
pico fort}uicBen Tin5 Weigcrte iidb
nber Dies 5u tblul
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ocn Moncrn Der 6cItlng Sar >Suut
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DO pon ocu 0aicnbeb0roen i1ipijirt
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tldrt. oaB Der Qompicr, nit Dem Gin5
rciitc. cir Oelltihcr it, luno OaB oci-
icn GommunOsur wiini6te, Dab Der
General uift beIQitigt luer0e. iolangc
cr lid, al @orO 0es Gompiers be.
iinoe.
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-
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9tcuc &apullerie II q i-
nlruter II q d Ger
@reHje.

Maibinaton -. Cftober. -
ARRANGEMENTS luurOen getroffen. Oo2
>. inO >. aopuacrie Hegin1ent, mel.
de ieit mebrercn Sabren oil Der me-
rifnniid)cu 8renje itntionirt iino,
ourd oua TO- lm0 10. 9egiment 5n
crieben. GnS ). iu Sort Suadlnco.
9lrijono, itotionirte Hegiment miro
ourh No2 10. pom Sort Gtban 9lllen,
&t.. ino 0a9 , jlt Sort glib, Sery
itotionirte. 0urh 0as 10 Hegiment
bon Sort Niper, &a., obgelolt.
General @ooO luiinidlt, oaB Die bel.
Den obgcI0iten &cgimerter IN beiic.
ren StanO ueriest lperoen
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4smntutrr 4 tsed:rr,
Gcntidcs sanf- nnO 8edieIgei6Gft,
E1italieber bsr 9ttien6dEis.
26 SDut1sStraRe,

,,Tatiunnl gnut Of Commerce "sgcbaaos.
ans uno Gerfauf bon gften uno SbIigntios
ncu. g8ecbiCl ullo 9rcbiiurtefe uuf ale bdnpt:
td1Ii0en Stdbte SuroOd's gns ullo Serinnt
fre1loa1 @clbiorten, ionie glusierignna p0n
aolma4ten Sd;fslnrteu bon unO nuh 9cutih'
lnno. (9prll2I-)
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-04-24
10 BEAUTIFUL POSTCARDS
Get Paid for Bathing.
postpaid Tor one dime.
C.. S. CARD CO., Box 33l, Minneapolis, MINI.

To promote health and comfort
among their 700 employees, Harrison
Bros. & Co. of this city have offered
TO give every man employed at their
plant Is cents each time he takes a
bath.
There are no strings to the offer. All
that is necessary is that The bath be
taken in the deliberately fitted bath
rooms of the concern. AS soon as a
workman finishes bathing he will re-
ceive a check from an attendant, and
on pay day he may have the checks
cashed at the rate of Is cents apiece.
The idea was suggested by DR.. Fran.
els D. Patterson, fromer chief police
surgeon of this city, whom the com.
pany has secured to look after the wei
fare Of the men. DR.. Patterson is an
old University Of Pennsylvania foot
ball player and oarsman.-Philidel
phia Dispatch to New York Tribune.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-04-24
ML ADYofDOUBT
BYRNNDAu. PARRISH
Mh0r Of ZOe MderHe"
GDaA-G Za6 OfHeAOrMd c-
Mu,tahon5b by [ENRY THED1

| had written us that he had more to
SELL"
Where were they to meet?"
"At a rendezvous known as the Lone
Tree, not far from Medford."
WAS the Tory officer named
Grant,"
He stared at me In surprise.
81 am not at liberty to answer"
ooh, very well; however, | under
stand the situation even better than
you do probably. Only l advise you
one thing-don't condemn that boy an
til you learn the truth. Grant Is al
unmitigated, cold-blooded scoundrel,
and the treachery is his. You'll learn
that. II you wait long enough. Morti-
mer Is either dead, or in Fagin's hands.
Good night"
| passed out, and was beyond the
guard, before he could call me, even
had he desired TO do so. | had no
wish to talk with him longer. l felt
disappointed, sick at heart, and real.
lied this staff officer was strongly
prejudiced against young Mortimer. 1t
seemed to me | saw a little light, al
though not much. Eric had been at
Elmhurst, and Claire was not innocent
OF his presence in that neighborhood.
She was shielding him, and it was
through her help that his first report
to Lee had been Sent back by the In
dian. Then Eric must have been in
the house while l was there. Indeed
1t must have been Eric who made me
prisoner. And to protect him she
had told ne a deliberate f%alsehood.
As | rode back through the night,
finding a path almost by instinct
through the maze of military encamp-
ments, l thought OF all these things,
generating her from wrong, and yet
wondering more and more at her real
connection with the various events.
The chief had not stated what infor-
nation Of value Grant had promised
to reveal; nor what Eric's first report
had contained. In my sudden disap-
pointment l had forgotten to inquire.
And where could the boy be? What
could have happened to him? Some
thing serious surely to keep him thus
hidden for nearly a month. Claire
would know, but she was probably
long ago back in Philadelphia in the
heart Of the British garrison. And 1!
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All He Wanted.

A Boston man tells of a certain ir
repressible bore who always made
use of a formula when anyone sought
to put him off and thus spare the OBJ
jects Of his attention the annoyance OF
an interview 18th him. This formula
was: But assure you l want but one
word with him-only one word"
On one occasion he sought out a
noted lawyer. The latter's clerk met
him very solemnly with: why,
haven't you heard? Mr.. Blank died
last night"
The words we're scarcely out Of the
clerks mouth when the applicant was
saying, conciliatingly: But l assure
you wan but one word with him
only one world"