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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08
BUY JERSEY CITY BUILDINGS.

Colgate e. Co purchased four old build
inss I'm Jersey city 10 enlarge their plant
The property comprises two frame houses
, al Nos q and 37A Sussex street 37sNl00.
bought from Lillian II. Wood. and two
brick fats In the rear at Nos Is and IS
Morris street. fronting 70 feet on that
thoroughfare. bought from James a.
Sullivan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08
APARTMENT LEASES.

Pease & Gilman have leased apart
ments at No. 1870 West 57th street to Mrs
to II. g. Barley. AT No. SO Park avenue
TO Fanny 7. Lentilhon. al 40. IS West
nth street TO Edward ClaXton. NJ No So
West nth street TO DR.. Walter Scott Gra-
ham and In No. IA East 18th street 10
Mary Olive Black.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08

Gas and Electric Co (E A Rosenquest. We,
Chester, presidenD, owner: John snook's
Sons 261 Broadway architects. 5000
CASTLE HILL AVE, cor Watson av.
for sty brk toilet. 15.5x20: Church ~ ~.
Holy Family Ohe Rev Urban G Maeenlei,s
1911 Castle Hill ave, rector. owner; Henry
Koelble. ia East 18th st. architect, $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08

ano n Alfred Elsl.r; yrs and mos ''O"'
Jun. I. 1918: 81 $40. address. on premi'pss ,,,v
Cd AVE 2l92 and 219i: all: Ortus h,oiX.
% n Frank C;ertler; 3 yrs from Aug l. i'i"'
81 900 address. GA East 9TH ST. $4,000, ~
,5TH ST 100 West: all; Simon Lenerest -,
Solomon schwartz ct al; yrs and y mos IT,, Ito
Sept /. 1919: taxes. etc. and $500; audres''
80 Ludlow 81. ,. t.ase:
SAME PROPERTY: assignment ri
Joseph Tubelsky TO Solomon schwartz a"
title: June 8: 81: address. on premises
nth ST. l13 East; all; James ia and
ano. : YRS from oct l. 1913: 5000 and g.
40. address IL West llIth ~.
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IN THE AUCTION MARKET.

The following transactions were record
ed yesterday at the Real Estate Exchange
salesroom, Nos. Il and Is Vesey St:
By Joseph +. Day
loSTU ST. ll9 West, :, 2ii3 II OF
Lenox ave l7l0x9p.1i. . sly dwlg. Sold TO
the plaintiff for 5000.
I37TH ST. 30 West. > s. l12 n " of TN
ave. iSxa9il 3 sly dwlg Adjourned TO
August ~.
MADISON AVE. 1914 and 1919. " :, AZ l
~ = Of llOth NJ. 3sxl00. sly tennis and
stores Sold 10 the plaintiff for sijdIi.
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Forecast for Special Localities.--for East
ern New York. increasing cloudiness and
warmer to-day; Saturday showers, light 10
moderate southeast winds.

For Eastern Pennsylvania. increasing
cloudiness TODAY warmer in north portion
So turday probably showers. light 10 mod
crate southeast winds.
For New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
fair to-day. Saturday probably showers
light 10 moderate south winds.
For the District Of Columbia. fair TODAY;
Saturday probably showers, moderate tenn
perature, light southeast winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08
BRONXVILlE PLACE LEASED.

The Residence Company OF Lawrence
Park has leased Sunnyside. on Tangle-
wyde avenue, Lawrence Park. Bronx
Vile, to Thomas ID. Richardson. il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08

Highest temperature yesterday 50 degrees lat
1:F y. M. lowest IS: average, -. average for
CORE spending date last year. 81 average for
responding date last thirty-three years. 70
Local forecast Increasing cloudiness and
warmer to-day: showers tomorrow, light 10
moderate southeast winds.
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ALTERATIONS.
a IbI > 7 T.
Manhattan.

BROADWAY. AZ: to a 20 sty Office bldg: y.v
York Real Estate Security co. premises own.
err: n | cobb. 527 9Th ave. architect $1,000
i2lST ST. 3i2 Fast. TO a sty apartment n
De Meria premises. owner: De Rose & cav
lieri 1893 Let ave. architects 5000
e3D ST. 81 20 65 West; 10 ! sly store ara
loft bldg; NJ Wysong and l. NJ Pollock. New
port. r I, owners; II II Holly, 80 West Eth A.
architect; 5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago. Aug belief that the breaking
NJ tho drouth Is near led 20 heavy selling to
10. IN corn Closing prices we're nervous ~
range Of nc lower 70 &c w compared win
last rIght Wheat finished &c 60 Nc down,
oats with a gain OF &c TO &c. and provisions
a-,.inr from 2i1c decline 10 an advance Of DC.
Range Of prices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08
STATEN ISLAND PLOT SOLD.

Cornelius 6. Kolff sold for the Alerwan
Company n plot. 50Xloo feet. on Pelton
avenue. Livingston. opposite the summer
home of Eberhard Faber, to Henry r.
(
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III '. .fRREEkAL:B1 1
anil rnlnIlIn III ncIITu Mh0KI
SMALL TRADING IN REALTY MARKET
Mrs. Ella Fitch Sells Four Story Dwelling House at southwest
Corner of West End Avenue and I'D Street.
CONTRACT LET FOR BUILDING CITY C0lltGt S'AU'om

tho building at No. S42 West 42d street for
the Washington Arch Realty Company
, and the store at No. o53 West I'D street
J to r. Perca.
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BUILDING LOAN CONTRACTS,

AUGUST z
14isT ST. n :. ESQ Z, OF Broadway. 100
400 II: City Mortgage Co loans 3 Con.
struction co $4,000
if3D ct. :. 4402 q Of Alexander ave,
ss3Nep Z CITY Mortgage 90 loans stela-
metz Construction Co S3s 600.
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Local Omcial Re

Local OhiciaI Record.-The following on
cial record from the Weather Bureau shows
the changes in the temperature for the last
twenty-four hours. In comparison with the cor
responding date OF last year:
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SATISFIED MECHANICS LIENS,

AUGUST :.
9eD ST. cor West End ave: Miller e.
Doing, Inc agt II Hall Realty
60 ct al: April %, 1913. 1891.
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At The Eronx Exchange,

KEPLER AVE cor Of 236th ~. look
100 vacant Sold To the plaintiff for $4,000
HANEMEYER AVE, cor OF ouimby
ave 30 iOsiO5. Unionport. Sold to the plain
TN for IS 900.
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THE CROP MARKETS
Continued from thirteenth page.

cron months we're steadier than Old but the
whole list was Influenced by the selling press
ure. and at the close the market was = ~ -
pointB lower. Local contract prices ,-..r
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RECORDED MORTGAGES.

with name and address OF grantee and at
,orney)
r,,,r.., At per cen, unless otherwise stated.
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NEW BUILDING PLANS.
AUGUST I.
Manhattan.
Manhattan.

NsT ST. n :. e25 u Of Columbus ave; for
u sty apartment. i6xS5.t: McMorrow En-
cheering and Construction 90. 27i West ie5th
81, owner: Neville 4 Bagge. eii West le5th st,
architects $500. 900.
The Bronx.
FRlSBIE AVE, 8. Sl1. n " NJ Walker
ave. for q / sty brk garage, 25xss.l; Bronx
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s p m. ~.
, n. M ~.

Oficial observations of United states
weather bureaus. taken at p. M. yester-
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Humidity

J p. m" 90
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SATISFIED MORTGAGES.
Manhattan.

with name and address OF lenders at
torney.)
aTGTST Z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-08

sns bbls potatoes COZ pkgs onions. Potatoes
steady. Sweets slightly higher. Onions easier.
Beans low. Eggplants higher. Lima beam
lower Mushrooms higher. Peas lower. Pep
pers weak Tomatoes easier POTATOES.
long Island bhl or bag, 81 750s3. JERSEY. Dbl
f2ns2 % round. bag 81 90nS2 Is long 81 ia
~ IN: Southern. 81 2amS2 seconds and culls.
81. SWEET poTATO0s and VANS Southern
hh s26s4 %: ONIONS. Long Island, hhl. $ia
g. m Orange County. red bag, 81 l20Sl 81,
t>-~>~. white. basket. fQS1 30; yellow. ~ l29
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-14

See, I brought your hat and gloves be-
cause knew the children would suspect
something IL they saw them. / was ex-
pecting the butchers boy-he's just about
your build-to play Santa for the chill
dren. What you have TO do is to dress
I'D in these things-this red suit. It's
very thin, I made II myself out OF red
cotton flannel so think you can slip 1t
on right over your coat. don't You? And
this false face and this nice white beard
and these galoshes. They may be hard
to walk in, but they look more like Santa
than regular shoes. 1 got them for Bob
last winter after he caught that cold
walking without rubbers through the
slush. I told him he simply would have
to wear them. was very firm about 1t,
but, Of course, he wouldn't Anyhow, I
think they are Just nice for Santa Claus"
us Amy well?" asked Ted rather point
lessly.
Meg simply nodded her head In the
affirmative. She was still thinking about
the galoshes. TITS funny how things come
In handy, even when you don't want them
at the time, isn't Il? I often say-but,
II you'u excuse me I'll Just leave you.
rye a thousand things to do and Amy
said something about going away this
afternoon and having to pack so she
won't be able to help me at all. There
are some books IL you want to read. Bob
won't be back till twelve. ! told him he
would be much more help II he wasn't
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Bob was Amy's brother and Amy lived
with him and Bob's wife. Meg, and little
Bobbie and Peggy.
Mrs. Saunders-Meg-met him at the
door.
How do you do?" she said in the most
matter-of-fact tone, just as II she had
seen him the day before DO come in
out of the cold. Bob will be so glad
you've come. II those perfectly lovely
things are for my children do let me hide
them behind the piano. oh, by the way
she added whispering, you have just
come in time. I was almost distracted.
You always were SO obliging. Bob often
says that there wasn't a man in college
who would help a friend out OF tight
place the way you would. I expected the
butcher boy would do 1t, but he's gone
to one Of those awful barbecues-what-
ever that is-and I had offered him s.
to do It. Now listen-Oh, here come
Amy and the children. and I told her
to be sure to keep them out for two
hours. I wonder why she came back so
soon. Come, hurry upstairs before they
see you, and bring your suitcase, please"
Ted, although he didn't know whether
he was intended to get the butcher boy
away from a barbecue or simply to con-
ceal his presence from the children, fol-
lowed his hostess up to third story
guest room.
Now, 1 will tell you." said Meg. clos
Ing the door and locking it behind her.
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lady said to me, Have you been
waited on?"
NO." 1 replied; Il have been
stepped on, sat on, and walked on, but
l have not yet been waited on
"Whats do you WISH" inquired the
young woman.
Il am looking for Christmas, pres
ent for friend WIFE" / said. II want
to buy her something that will bring
great joy to her heart, and which I
might use afterward as a pair of slip
pers or shaving mug"
The young lady caught me with her
dreamy eyes and held me up against
the wall.
you she screamed, you complete
total of 254o3 people who have been
in this department store today with
out knowing what they are doing hese,
and / refuse to be human encyesN
pedia for the sake of eight dollars
week Go on, now; throw yourself
into second speed and climb the hillP
l began to apologize, but she reached
down under the counter and pulled
out a club.
This" she said, with a wild look
in her side lamps, this is happy Yule-
tide, but nevertheless, the next guy
that leaves his brains at home and
tries to make me tell him what is
good Christmas present for his wife
will get bitter wallop across the fore
headp
The girl was right, so I went home
without a present.
1 suppose I'll have to take Hops tip
and get those emeralds after all.
But first I'll go down to the delica-
lessen store and see if there's any
thing there.
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to go to the country. Not line from
Billy. He hasn't even phoned. It ID
very queer for him to keep the ring and
never ask me IL really meant 1t.
May 16th-Mother and the trunks and
servants are gone. I am alone in the
city house. Am waiting until the even.
ing train to go with Dad. ]
thought heard the phone but it was ar
alarm clock in the cooks room that got
wound up by mistake. She has an old
cracked jar on her mantel with grapes
on 1t. It's rather pretty.
May 2o-The country is lonesome. Not
half so pretty as last year. And the
house looks bare and empty.
have lost interest in tennis and golf
for some reason. There is a golf tourna-
ment at the club this afternoon but ]
would rather take walk. 1 walk sew
eral miles day now. The post-ofice
is a good piece away and find the walk
very pleasant twice a day. The car is
being painted
May 23-went to the post-ofice this
morning, and coming home 1 got sick,
The sun was hot and I guess I walked
too fast.
Just as reached the little white farm,
house-the first one beyond ours ON the
road to the viilage-I got dizzy ana !
guess I tainted When came too. ]
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with a grape shade lamp and a morn
ing glory phonygraphP
Then I began to blubber like silly
baby. I can't imagine why. but know
I promised Molly that I was going into
the city with Dad on the early morning
train to buy her a lamp. And know
the one am going to buy, too. But !
must stop now and go to bed so I'll be
up early.
P. S. I can't imagine why Billy
doesn't write. If he is stupid enough
to think really meant 1t when sent
back his ring, Why he can just keep 1t.
He doesn't need to think care.
May S-oh! 1 don't know what to write
first or how to say It at all There Is SO
much to-but there I will try to get IL
all Down In order.
I got up eariy and went into town with
Dad and went straight to Morley's china
store. where Billy and went two weeks
ago-it seems like two years! The lamp
with the grapes was still there. but was
marked "Sord.'' But the salesman said
he would see II they had duplicate in
stock Sure enough they had, so paid
for It and had It sent out by express
did some shopping in town and came
home on the 4 O'Clock train On my way
from the station I met Pappy and asked
him to bring the box Then stopped In
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THE WOLF DECIDES

to be lost, for New York was. fourteen
hours away.
Ted rang for a messenger boy, tele-
phoned to the Office. and when the mes
senger boy arrived was throwing his
necessary belongings into suitcase.
Say, boy" he said to the nveried
messenger, II want you to go out and
buy IA wedding ring Tomorrow being
Christmas the stores will be closed and i
can't get it then. All the stores are open
tonight. And bring 1t to the w. & P.
railroad station on the eastbound plat
form. Here's a dollar for you IL you
get it there by the eight-three-and be
sure and buy the best one the jeweler
has"
what size, sirr' asked the boy, grim
ming.
That's so-they come in different
Sizes" responded Ted, excitedly wadding
q handful Of crayats into his suitcase.
"Oh, medium size, any size, only hurry.
And II you have time, get some jumping
monkeys, and toy balloons. and tin
kitchens and things-anything kds will
like" he said, handing the boy two
ten-dollar bills.
The next morning, after q night In a
sleeping-car, Ted Beverly was still
breathless as he hurried-laden with half
wrapped tin-kitchens and various other
toys and a suit case-from his taxi up
the approximations brownstone front Of
the home Of his friend Bob Saunders.
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| twice to the station to know whether the
trains from the West were late. Yours
wasn't late, was 1t? But 1 haven't said
anything about your being here Bot
doesn't guess il either. 1 thought they
might give 1t away to the children II
they knew it They will think you are
Just the butcher boy. Really 1 wouldn't
know the difference when you have the
false face on"
Its hard to navigate in these old
boats" said Tom from under. his beard.
Peg was hanging a hugh potato bag
full Of toys on Ted's back. II put the
presents you brought to Bobby and
Peggy in with the rest" she said. They
are really lovely. Now remember you
follow as soon as get down stairs. We
viii all be In the drawing ROOM
Ted got safely down the first flight Of
stairs with his heavy pack humping on
the stairs as he came. He was halfway
down the last flight when he caught q
glimpse Of Amy's pretty forehead and
golden hair. He craned his head, eager
to see more. the pack caught for a second
against the banisters. he missed his foot
Ing In the awkward galoshes, and with
desperate effort to regain his balance
he grasped frantically at the wallpaper
The next thing he knew he was sprawling
In confused tumble of toys and red cot
ton flannel and white hair and sacking
at the foot Of the stairs
Blame those galoshesr" was his first
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o Christmas Eve, Ted Beverly re-
ceived this letter from Amy Saunders
the one girl in the world, rs far as Ted
was concerned:
Dear Ted: II you can manage to
come on to New York for Christmas and
have the courage to break the news to
brother Bob, all right I haven't even
been able to explain that We are en-
gagged, much less that We were about
to be married. but as long as Meg and
Bob really like you they can't object.
Come in the morning If you can manage,
and stop on your way from the station
and ask old DR.. Good to drop in for
the great event in the afternoon-that
will be better than going to his house.
1 tried to explain to Meg. but you know
how excitable she IL, and with Christ
mas coming, and the children's presents,
and getting a fake Santa Claus for them,
she Just hasn't time to listen, and brother
Bob is such a tease haven't the nerve
to tell him.
Great Hatw Casped Ted, jumping up
from the dining table, where he had been
reading his last letter from Amy over
his solitary meal Hastily paying the
waiter, he darted with all speed through
the hotel corridor, up to his room. He
had written to Amy, asking IL she
couldn't manage to be married during
the holidays, but he hadn't supposed she
would consent. Now there was no time
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was in the parior Of the little house with
the incest dearest, contest little country
woman fussing over me.
She gave me elderberry wine and made
me lie still on the most comfortable red
plush sofa, with all kinds Of pretty pill
lows stuffed around me. She patted me
and called me Honey" and said
'Pappy' had gone over to tell mother I
was all right She seemed to know who
I was. suppose I went past SO many
times a day she got to know all about
me, the way people in the country do.
After a while felt much better, but
she insisted on me resting. and showed
me some stereopticon views, and a little
graphophone. She was very proud of II,
and said a friend from the city had sent
it to her on her last anniversary.
Then she told me all about herself and
''Pappy" How he had been gardener ana
she had been cook at the same place for
years and years, until the old mistress
died and the home was broken up. They
had loved each other for q long time.
but let the years slide along as some peo-
pie do without taking things into their
own hands. When the old lady died they
decided to get married and buy a little
farm with their savings. 80 'Pappy'' Is
not really Pappy at all. There are Just
the two OF them. But she says the son
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in the way so he has gone off to the club
to smoke. We will have the Santa ap-
pearance just before dinner. You can
say that you came in the skylght be-
cause there wasn't room for your pack
in the chimney and that you walked
downstairs. Then you can go back and
take on your disguise and go out the
front door and ring the bell The children
will think you have just come. You were
awfully good to offer to do this for me-"
Meg was unlocking the door and leaving.
You may as well smoke IL you want
to-" she said. 81 am going to have those
curtains cleaned next week anyway so
it doesn't matter II they do smell
smoky"
You might tell Amy that I am here"
said Ted
'oh, she doesn't mind the smoke" re-
piled Meg. Besides. she almost never
comes into this room.
Ted felt himself defeated
For an hour and a half he remained IN
his solitary confinement and then Meg
came again to see that he was properly
dressed and to give him the cue for his
descent.
wait TIL I get all the way down and
then start" she told him.
Does Amy know am hereT Ted
asked with unconcealed concern.
Hasn't the remotest suspicion OF 1t,
answered Meg. 81 think she must be ex-
pecting some one for she has telephoned
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By LOUISE OLIVER

to congratulate Molly. q forgot to say Il
was their anniversary She wouldn't Let
me go till she made me a cup of tea-so
waited willingly enough for I wanted
to see my lamp unpacked and standing
among the cups ami saucers In the little
red plush parlor.
Then Pappy drove up to the gate with
Billy. And they lifted two boxes out Of
the wagon instead of one.
Billy was so surprised to see me he
waited until Molly had introduced US be-
fore he spoke to me at all. She called
him "her boy" and he kissed her on both
cheeks, told her she was prettier than
ever, and said he'd brought her an ami
versary present.
SO Pappy unpacked the boxes and out
came two lamps exactly slike-all COW
cred with grapes and brass roses. I be-
gan to cry, and Billy seemed to under
stand it all in an instant. He is darling.
He just folded me in his arms and kissed
me and said he was glad didn't mean II,
and reached in his pocket for my ring.
He didn't pay any attention to Molly
and Pappy. He forgot all about them.
This Is the end Of this diary. I am
going to start new one tomorrow.
p. 8. I am going to let Billy furnish
our house any way be likes. and I won't
say word
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the gentle pressure of foot we never
hope to meet againl
1 l was standing by one of the coun-
tiers on the second floor when a shrill
voice crept up over a few bales of dry
goods and said, "Are you a buyer OF
handler?'
Il am looking for a Christmas pres
ent for friend Wife" l answered. 81
want to get something that will look
swell on the parlor table and may be
used later on as a tobacco jar or q
trouser stretcherP
Fourth floor; to the left; take the
elevator!" said the shrill voice, but
shriller.
With bowed head / walked away.
began to feel sorry for friend wife.
Nobody seemed to be very much in
terested whether she got q Christmas
present or not.
On the fourth floor 1 stopped at a
counter where a lot of eager danes
were paving over some chinchilla RIB
bon and chiffon overskirts.
1t reminded me of the way an emo
tional hen digs up a grub in the gar
den.
/ enjoyed the excitement of the
game for about ten minutes, and then
! said to the clerk behind the counter
who was refereeing the match, Can
you tell me where can buy a sterling
silver Christmas present for friend
wife which ] could use afterward as a
night key or bath sponge?'
Fifth floor; to the rear; take the
elevatorP said the clerk.
On the fifth floor went over to a
table where a young lady was selling
'The Life and Libraries of Andrew
Carnegie" at four dollars a month and
fifty cents a week, and in three years
it is yours if you don't lose the re-
ceipts.
She gave me a glad smile and l felt
thrill of encouragement.
Excuse me-" said, but 1 am
looking for a Christmas present for
friend wife which will make all the
neighbors jealous, and which l can