The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

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4 froubie Of keepin. birds where folks zoe
an. come. a. thew please"
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eyes: cleaned her cage"
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| twenty yearx."
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9uoicfous iengtn OF ume' 70 Assure rue
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oict ne was FORMING. They use tnose AT
the JUDGES an DOC Laymah ne an
swereo hhaiiy. Most nkey TINS came
from the judges; / think there's only
one ring on 'em at the Docs; they amt
as good, tney re seven pennyweignt or SO
ngnter ana cost about " Genus pox less.
why! Ihinkin OF openin httie quiet
hotei game! Don't want the services OF
an NUMBER"
NO thanks! I'm In a hurry. You've
u me some nouoe. puy the ooss =
drink. replied Poe. pocketing the chip
and slipping small bill into the thirst
trembiy hand of Slivers.
Hurrying over to his rooms Just on
Fifth Avenue and Fifty-fifth Street, Poe
found small. neat package awaiting
him. II was the thumb from DR.. Robin
son. the bruised skin nicely replaced and
the whole covered with glass-like ma
tertal which made 1t easy to handle and
much less disagreeable.
Poe dropped down before a study table
and turned on the strong electric light
above He held the glass -incased thumb
in his fingers and studied 1t carefully,
finally tracing an outline Of the digit on
q piece of paper and turning through a
great index of photographs of thumbs
and other fingers, comparing several
drawings. prints and copies in the vol
ume to the sketch he had maSe-of the
specimens under observation.
Below the drawing he made q few
notes as follows, before adding II to his
collection OF reproductions:
Classification: Clubbed thumb.
characteristics, on comparison:
wilful. brutal. unreasoniny. uncontrol.
able temper, vicious, lack of reas1ninr
unbalanced martial in
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