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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1.-THE fourth
annual show OF the Philadelphia Ken
mel club opened to-day In the main hall
Of ne metropolitan Building and will
close tomorrow night There is large
entry ard the terrier. beagle and collie
classes are particularly good.
Theodore Offerman OF New York, as
judge. received the best all around entry
in the show IN the terrier classes In
Airedales Ire gave first TO Prescott Wal
colts kcninare Conqueror. reserve to
Andrew McCrea's Abercorn Goldedge.
Harold Ober's Bingley Blossom beat
Briargate Brlghtlight in bitches. George
Wideuer's smooth fox terrier Lord
Sands won IN dogs, and Nioia Pretens /,
In bitches. In wire haired fox terriers
George Quntard showed his second
string aud won everything with Nut
crack. COrker. Cromwell Cheeky and
Jewel The Sealyhams were good. Will
lam Ross Proctor scoring with two in
tern tiunal champions. lvo Carddoc and
CESSNA.
\ good youngstcr in Frances Lloyds
Scuny Peter won in the dog puppy class
champion Beau Brummcl Won again in
Irish terriers for Mr. Bates, and James
Stce.e's IimAyady Lass was ahead IN
bitches Walter I. Stern won in Scot
tish terrier dogs with Troubadour. and
Francis Lloyd Hastsng had the best
bitch I'm Smroy Rhea Goclet's Master
Of ,ilermere won In Highlander dogs
his Buffers otch did the same in bitches.
In Welsh terriers Ross Proctor made
Sonny Ringloadcr an International
champion. and the same owners Bryn-
M'lyl~Beauty won in bitches. Allison
! ..dar,r's pOtford Prudence was alone
IN Daud,e Dnmopts and the choice
OF the Manchester terriers was the good
looEng Rose lin Virginia. property of
All belmont.
Morris Kinney won the two chief
prizes IN mastins with Revival and
Bernie only one 1t. Bernard, g..
Glcbe's Harmony was shown Harle-
puiu Ludwigs predor won in Great
Dane dogs. In bitches Succabone Asia
Of Heidelberg beat Robert Goelets Zenda
OF sudbury In Russian wOlfhounds
oriik o. Valley Farm won over Henry
Shoemdker's Ramsden Res. Ostrov
o. Valley Farm beat Vera O: Nladeska
in bitches Mrs. Henl's Burle!gh had
a Walkover In deer hounds
There was a large crowd 10 SEQ YER
non Castle Judge the German sheep
dogs II was the dancers first appear
lncc IN the ring as a dog Judge lie
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Mel Sheppard Has
Run His Last Race

MELVIN ". SHEPPARD, hero
of the 1908 Olympic games
and for ten years Americas best
middle distance runner, said YES.
terday he has run his last race
The peerless Mel was limpnp
around town as the result cf a
fall at the n. Y. A. c. game4 ON
Wednesday night. Sheppard ran
his first race on August .. I"Oo
His victory on that occasion was
the forerunner of many sue
cesses in championship events
At the London Olympics Mel
won the 800 and 1900 meter
races. Perhaps his greatest
achievement was in running
1000 yards in 2:02 2-5.
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THREE MEDALLIsTs DEFEATED.
Low scores Mt Pincburst Lose In
the First Round.

PrHEHURsT, n c. Feb. 1.-The un-
usual feature Of to-day's first round
of match play in the annual ST. Valen-
tines golf tournament for women was
the defeat OF all three OF the players
who tied for the qualification gold
medal yesterday.
Miss Edith Barnett NJ New Haven was
the only one who reached the home
green whore she was defeated by Mrs
+. \. Potts OF Lakewood. Mrs. g. Dana
Barrows Of Portland, Me, lost TO Mrs.
Guy Metcalf of the Agawam Hunt club
Providence, by . and ], and Mrs. carl
II. Hanna OF the Cleveland Country
club was down and . 10 play IN her
match with Mrs. j, a. Maxwell OF Lam
caster Pa. Mrs. j. q, Splane OF Pitts
burg is the other survivor. winning from
Mrs. Irving $. Robson of oak nm by
1 UP and 3 TO nlNN.
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SEVENTH OUT |
FOR INDOOR TENNIS
Unusual Gathering Of Talent
Enters National Tilt i'm
Seventh Regiment.
TOUCHARD MAY NOT PLAY

An unusual gathering OF talent will
ment for the national indoor tennis
championship at the Seventh Regiment
courts Gustave r. Touchard. the
present title holder. Is drawn in the
second round against the winner OF the
A. Bassford. Jr-L. " Robinson match,
but he may decide not to play In the
singles Among the more prominent OF
the seventy-three starters are Karl
Behr. T. II. Pell. y. $, Prentice, w. c.
Grant. Howard 4. Plummer, Irving
Wright. Count Otto Salm. +. n. Whit
ncy. Walter Merrill Hall Merle John
son. H. l.. Bowman. Junior champion,
and Or william Rosenbaum, runner
up in last years tournament. The draw
follows:
National Indoor Champion singles
,Secoad rOund-nrst round byes)-H. l.
Bowman ". Merle johnson, j. a. COLON
w. 9. \. walker Jr.. Theodore Il. Pell vs..
!. Weinstein, G. q Moore. Jr.. VS.. Walter
Merrill Hall. clarence Roome vs. Matthew
Taylor. Kari II Bohr vs. Lincoln Barker,
y ". whitney vs. cedric Major, Remsen
Schrrck -. Count onto Salm. A. s. Cragin
Stelnkampf. Or. j. " Travell vs.. Irving g.
wright e. \. sparks W. n. :. Parker 9.
w Post ~. Charles Chambers. Gustave +.
Touchatd ". winner OF a. Basstord, Jr-
l.. V Robinson match.
First round-A. Bassford. Jr" VS. l.. v.
Steina cher. f. ~ Hooker VS. = L. Treanor.
T.. ~. PeHslee vs.. v. G.. Aiguimbdu, ". A.
Throckmorton y. r SONNET George
King ~ j. r Harrison, willard Botsford
VS. B. NJ Phillips. l.. l. Grlnnel vs. q. 4.
l.. Dionne J. :. Myrick vs.. T. H. Binzen.
Second round (hrst round byesD-Dr. w.
NOR vs. Preston Cumming Jr.. W. NJ
Washburn vs. A. 9. Postley. s. W. Mcrri-
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Hundred to Oppose capabInncn.

Ninety chess players reprcsentating
fully forty clubs arc In readiness for
the record breaking exhibition OF sim
ultaneous play to be given by Jose r.
Capablanca, the Cuban champion. IN
brooklyn this afternoon. This number
will probably be increased to an even
hundred before the famous young mas
ter starts out on his rounds OF the
chess tables in the auditorium OF the
Eagle Building at 3 o'clock As there
Will be more players than boards. quite
a number will double up and form con-
su!tation parties. capablanca's per-
Torrance will establish new Ameri-
can record for simultaneous chess.
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WILLIAMS GETS BIG ELEVENs.
Union, Cornell and brown added
to Football Schedule.

WrLItAMsrowN. Mass. Feb. Ii
striking changes have been made in tho
Williams football schedule for 1915.
Three new teams, Union. Cornell and
brown. will face m" Purple In place pf
vermont, Dartmouth and Springfield
y. VI. e. \. College. The schedule drawn
up by Manager Flyut contains only rnlr
HON" games,
The ltaacans have thought enough %
inc resumption OF football relations with
Williams to arrange for defeating tlcir
new stadium at this time \ "hom" and
home contract has been signed with
Brown, whereby Williams IL to play at
Providence this year and Brown Is to
journey to Wlliamstown in 1915. Tie
schedule as ratified by the athletic
council is as follows:
september %. r. r. l. a. Willlsmtovn.
october ., Union University A. Williams.
town, 9. Cornell University at Ithaca. IL.
Brown University AZ Providence. % Trim.
ity College at Wlllamstown: 80 Princeton
Ht Princeton, November g. Wesleyan Unit
Nersty a. Middletown, 49, Amherst col
icge at Wllilamstown
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of the lot yet selected for the island
shows
Jack Britton will take on Joe Mandot
al New Orleans the latter part of the
month Mfudnt wa. one of the oppo-
nents selected by the Havana interests
Tor Iirltton Jack will fight Matty
Baldwin there instead of Mandot.
They have big colOred heavy i'm
Montreal who has been startling the
rams with his row OF *. O's. So well
do they think Of him that Joe Jean
neltc has been booked for fling at the
"trk terror Cleve Hawkins Is his
name,
"lf Willie Richie DOESN'T like Rillv
Roche rs tho referee of his bout with
wei he viii have to go elsewhere.
SAM Jimmy Johnston of the Garden
Yesterday. 1--WE had no idea that
Ntehie had any kick against Billy
uutil the articles arrived with BIrs
name gently but firmly blue pcncilled
IRON the document when I began
negotiating for the bout forwarded
n substantial bonus and expense check
10 Barney Oldheld with instructions to
turn II over 10 Ritchic when he nut
MS name To the agreement Willie rot
Ia" money and We rot tho crS.-crossed
agreement, which viii never do. We
stand FIRST last and all the time for
Roche as one OF tho beia referees In the
country"
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Poultry show Opens To-day.

Ten thousand specimens OF poultry,
pigeons and rare wild birds will he put
on exhibition at Madison Square Garden
to-day in the tweniy-sixth annual poul-
try show. The birds have come from
twenty-sN different States in the Union.
two provinces OF Canada and from re-
mote places all over the world. Homing
pigeons will be sent from the Garden
this morning bearing messages 10 many
prominent persons In the East. Twelve
Washington homers will bear messages
to President wilson who will send his
answers back with Brooklyn carriers.
These answers will be thrown on a
screen at the show.
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Pros Find scoring DimcuIt.

PGNEHURsT, " c., Feb. flight
golf professionals, including Walter
Hagin, the open champion: Alexander
Ross, Tom Mcnamara, Tom Kcrrigan
]. NJ. Barnes, j. G. Wilson. Leon Mac
Donald and Herbert Lagerblade, played
to-day for purse contributed by local
golf fans, The tees were heightened
approximately four shots on No. >
course. and the innovation was en-
inenty successful in view OF the fact
that the best cards OF the day were 4
rs for Lagerblade and 79s for Mac
Donald and Mcnamara. Ross hung up
an so and Barnes and Hagin made 81
Kerrlgan required 81 and Wilson S.
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NOTES OF THE DIAMOND.

Manager Rnl Donovan Of the New Works
returned from Detroit yesterday. Smiling
william opineS that Outhelder High and
First Basemau p.pp viii he hand to
accompany his club 10 savannah the latter
pressed determination 70 hold out. So far
IS the Detroit club Is concerned the pur-
chase by Nov York has been ofiicIaily
Tigers has 10 guarantee delivery OF the
men.
Manager Donovan announced upon his
William Tamm, who played with Newburgh
Of the Atlantic League last year. Tamm
+ a third bascman who viii bid against
Maisel and Ar'gon for recognition. In
eighty-two games last season this rookie
batted .295 aud hrldcd .935.
out NJ Chicago yesterday came the an
uounCcment that Leslie Mann, outhelder Of
the worlds champion Boston Braves, had
signed with Joe Tiukers Chicago Federals.
BOSTON Once Mann 10" came st to me- The day
before yesterday" said James T.. Ganney.
and Issued an ultlmatum. He said I'd
have TO give him $4,000 a year for two
years with straight contract he
would jump told him the jumping was
good"
that he had sold two players, hut refused
TO disclose their names or the clubs TO
which they were destined. He admitted
that the men had been released 20 a minor
league.
Miller Higgins. Schuyler T. Brtton
August Hermann and Harry stephens left
These abIc rnnrr.ent,tiyes of 81 Ioui,
and Cincinnati were hopeful Of completing
trade they had discussed for two days.
Fred Marble first baseman OF the
Giants pr,l =, visit TO the club ofrices in
,Lo t,r'rb Acme RnlIlfry vesterdav
,f,cr,,,,," >t..ti 10 rr,,,,SS,t,ig 70 ia
ToI,lo home from Florida. where he spent
his honeymoon.
According to rumor Outaelder Jack
Ur'sr5b,,I Iurts tb,t ba vo,,id Swalcon,e
nod (. Tho rrI', is ma, 100 steen RoVer
vas r,tHsr' Iis,n,oi,tod hcra,se In ~
N,C;rnw flirrI a. 'trn,,,rn from Havana in
line Tor tho 1,rftnr ''''' '""H 80
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SAYS JOHNSON WILL ARRIVE.
Promoter CurIry Expects champion
In Nexico within week.

FL PAso, Tex, Feb ll.--Jack Curley
announced to-day that Jack johnson
will reach the Mexican port through
which he is to enter Mexico inside of
week. AN FL Pasodu will meet the
black champion and accompany him to
Juarez,' he said. II can say positively
that johnson will he here on time"
jess Willard and His party went on
RABBIT nunt to-day in the brush OF
the foothills surrounding the Willard
camp In the valley below II Paso. \
new grand stand accommodating $500
people has been erected at Wizards
training quarters. He went through the
usual workout to-day with his trainers
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-. Peters Loses NJ Vale.

NEW HAYES, Feb. ll,-Y alcs frcsh-
man hockey team defeated ST Peters
of Jersey city this afternoon iu a
spirited game by the score OF goals
I" .. The Blue led at the end Of the
first period by a count Of to I, Gould,
the New Haven rover played a strong
game ana contributed two ~ the scores.
j. Noonan and G. Nooran, at point and
rover reSpectively featured the game
Of the visitors and divided their two
TALES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12

Barnard College trounced Teachers
College at basketball In their annual
game at Thompson Gymnasium yester-
day afternoon by a score OF IL to 2.
The attendance was restricted to the
members of the fair sex. Barnard led
all the way and guarded so closely
that not goal from the field was
scored by the Ave from Teachers COL
Lore
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Hot SPRINGS. Ark. Feb. 1l.-Jim
RlueiacSet, the Indian pitcher who is
allied with the Brooklyn Federals, al
though Manager McGraw of the New
York Giants claims his services. joined
the Spas baseball colony to-day. The
big brave is registered from Adair.
okla, and declares he intends sticking
with tho Tip Tops. though in receipt OF
lucrative bid to return TO organized
baseball
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Coleman 10 Play KIinger.

A match has been arranged between
the Class b amateur billiard champion
of Europe, Jacob klinger. and Hal Cole
man, Glass V champion of America
They have arranged match of 500
points. divided into blocks of 800 each
at 1872 balk line, The match will be
played in Maurice Days, February 10
and u. at SEQ T. NJ.
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Bar ric way From Athletics.

NEW IlAvES. Feb. ll.--Recause "
scholastic deficiency Pie Way the Yale
baseball star. win he unable to compete
in athletics for the remand - of this
year Way failed to pass his midyoar
csa:n!aa:t -. Wa vas Cna"h Frank
Qunbys mainstay as a pitcher for the
varsity baseball team, Gle and Brown
having graduated Without Way Yale
has practically no pitchers
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Sid Mercer beats Ed Cole.

Sid Mercer Of the Globe beat ed Cole
Of the ErcninG Telegram In the third
round of the newspapermen's pocket
billiard tournament at Jack Doyles
Forty-second street room yesterday. 81
T." % Merrer had handirLp OF so
and Cole had 10 This afternoon Fred
Van Ness will play Joe Rcddy and Rubc
Goldberg will try conclusions with bud
FISHER
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Racing Almost sure In Nevada.

RENO. Feb ll.--Frieuds Of horse
racing We're delishtcd to-day when the
bill permitting horse racirg, accom-
panied by par mutuel betting. IN the
state Of Nevada passed in both Houses
with overwhelming majorlties. The bill
Is now UP 20 the Governor for signature
and in view q the big vote In its favor
It Is believed that there is little chance
for a veto
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WILLIAMS SEVEN AGGRESSIVE.
Keeps Puck on Move and Drfents
Springfield Y. VI. e.. 4

NIIiiAMsrowN. Mass. Feb. Ii-Show-
ing Tar more aggressiveness than was
exhibited IN the Harvard game early Ip
me week Williams defeated the Spring
hrld Y VI. c. A. hockey team ON tho
weston tleld Rink here this afternoon.
TO ]. The score remained "a Nh. unt.i
after the first hs'f within four minutes
OF the close Of tho contest when
Rochester shot the rubber between tho
opponents goal posts for the mai t1ly.
me Williams team often had tho puck
IN the opposition territory and only the
excellent defensive play OF Wilson and
PATTERSON kept the score down. The
liugpn.
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Another o'Keefc Fails to show.

The Philadelphia OKeefes are mighty
remiss in keeping New York engage
ments, Last week Tommy failed to
show at the Federal club 10 box Dundee
Last night Eddie Okeefc was absent at
the Long Acre Club when time came 10
shake hands with Willie Andrews.
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Seeks 10 Abolish boxing.

ALBANY. Feb. 1l.--Aholition of the
state Athletic Commission, which was
created under the Frawley boxing law,
is sought in "A bill introduced by Assem-
blyman John Leo Sullivan Of Chautuu-
qua to-day, Mr., sullivan introduced a
similar bill last year
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Interstate Soccer To-day.

Picked soccer teams Of the New Jer-
sey state Amateur League and the Met
rupolitau and District League will clash
In their first interstate match at Lenox
oval to-day. Both leagues are strongly
represented and an excellent game is as
sured. The kickoff will take place at
. - Il. NJ
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Mouauin Takes 10 water.

Owing to a schedule which demands
that Louis Mouqun, captain of both the
Columbia water polo and fencing teams
he in two places at the same time the
dual leader will take to the water in
stead of TO the foil against Yale Satur-
day Yale is scheduled to meet Columbia
at New Haven in swimming and water
polo, and In fencing at New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
Each Player outpoints Team.

PAssAIc. Feb. ll.--Passaic High bas-
ket bah five beat Newman School at
Hackensack, rs to II, to-day Every
Passaic member outpointcd Newman.
Capt Mclean getting SO points.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN thai mo
Copartnership ! 'relufurc existing between
u ANTON BOX and ALpH,tA-'f -.
kAuFMANN, under the nrm nam" aNl
style Of III. ANTON BOCk co" h''
All OF the accounts aud hills rru'.FHr'
Will he collected hy Mr.. Book and are pay
able to the Old hrln
Dated, New York January fer. '9'.
II. ANTON Rock
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HOTEL DENNIS

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AUTOMOBILE
EXCHANGE
AND MOTOR TRICk II.
sTRlCTION.

MEN DESIRING TO BE TRAINED
motor truck drivers or Chaufcurs can Is'
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expense, by talking with Il, g Macdonald.
saturday evening, A. tho West side Y "
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

PARTNER WANTED to invest some zap.
ital In new patent Just issued, bona hl'
proposition and three hundred prr 'rn'.
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NEW JERsEY-Atlantic City.
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The herald., 1915-10-21

for and in consideration of the sum
of $50 -
That's all right, so far" LATE said.
go aheadr'
1.-The sum of $50, lawful money of
the United States -
ut looked like good money" LATE
admitted.
To me in hand paid by the Midland
Railroad of New York -
"Stopw LATE shouted. Read that
over.'
"'By the Midland railroad Of New
York." Jimmie repeated. "'Do here
by grant, bargain, sell, assign and con.
vey all that land'"-
"That'n dow Lafe gasped. That's
enough! l see it all nowr' He stood
up unsteadily. THE dirty rascalr' he
cried. 80 that was his trick, was itT
He turned to Jimmie Jimmie, boy
he said earnestly, Gimme your hand
That pesky railroad can't buy my pas
ture lot for less than $500 an acre
and when they do you'll get your share
and a big one toov
And six months later LATE was az
good as his word.
The herald., 1915-10-21
There he yelled and brandisbed hi

There he yelled and brandished his
scythe full in the path Of the oncomins
horse until 1t was almost on top or
him. 1t was nip and tuck, but Jimmie
stood 1t out, ard ut the last moment
the trotter swerved and started up the
/ bank. Then Ii was that Jimmie drop
ped his scythe and seized the plunging
animal by the bride just as LATE ar
rived on the scene, flOurishing the bills
in his right hand.
Here, YOU he gaSped to Tanning.
/ Take en- He threw the bills into
the wagon. Il don't want EN-
Jimmie held on to the horse, gaping
| at the sight of the money.
"Didt he give it to yerE' he asked
holding toward Tanning, who stood up
in the wagon and dropped the lines.
What's biting you?" the topogra-
pher beloved, purple with rage. You
leave 20 that horses head or I'll whale
the life out Of YOU
He grabbed the whip, but Lafe jump
| ed I'm beside him. pinning both his arms
! 10 his sides.
Now, you behave" Iafe growled.
This may be the calter OF population
Of all the universe dunno and don't
care. Pick up that money o yours,
an be quick about it,
Tanning stopped to recover the bills
| from the bottom Of the wagon.
Did he give yer dat money!" jim
ME repeated.
He did" Iafe replied, but don't
want 1t. Amt got no use for 1t, an
amt got no use for no monuments,
neither"
Jimmie only heard the first part OF
Lafe's answer.
An did yer sign any receipt for
| it," he continued.
LATE slapped his knee.
by Gregory, did sign one, an
come near forgettin' all about It," he
cried.
AN did yer read it before yer signed
! it," Jimmie went on coldly.
Now, YOU let go that hOrse!" Fan
ming shrieked, fairly frOthing at the
mouth Selling the lines, he slapped
them violently on the trOtters back.
| The horse reared and bucked, but jim
ME chung tight to the bride There
ensued wild struggle in the wagon.
| LATE Goodel had the advantage of mus
| Gle if not of weight, and in another
minute FanningS 200 pounds landed In
IA heap on the dusty surface Of the
| farm lane.
AS the descent was made head first,
| the contents of his pockets fell In a
| shower about him, and prominent
among the scattered papers was the
document bearing Lafe Goodies
sprawling signature. Lafe pounced on
| it with an exclamation.
Lego the mare. Jimmie he cried.
We're all through
Jimmie released the bride, and no
sooner had he sprung TO one side than
horse and buggy disappeared down the
farm lane in Il cloud of yellow dust
| Tanning rose 10 his feet, and, hastily
gathering up his belongings, took to
his heels after the trOtter, shouting
| curses as he went.
AN now. Jimmie" said LATE, well
take a look at the pesky thing. You'd
better read it. Your eyes are better
| than mine"
Jimmie took the document from LATE
and unfOlded it.
know ali men by these presents
he began, THAT |, Lafayette GOodel