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unill \ gets to four diamonds over rs
three spades. Y aid II pass. and z b,dy
folr spades. which \ 3urhles. y and \
paSsinc again. n stuiics his hand care.
fully and lids four hearts. Not noticing
the unic!cUcy \ passes. 81 doc? y,
and Il tolls 4 Ia leac 10 = declaration
~ iyc h.ar's t. this 4 objects ""
canno, sec any authur!'S for going "a Is
10 four diamonds, as tlh' Nas ever
called, Must the and be- played At -four
spades doubled or at four hcart.?
At four hearts, not doubled. \ ac-
certed the .nsufhcicn, hid by passing.
and that is the Nral declaration, - Is
| did not, double I, or shift
G. J. c. says--To settle a small bet.
will you decide this declaration: The
score IL k,ve all, and the deaier holds five
spades to the king jack. four hearts tl
In. ace ter. three clubs to the king ten
and one small diamond, \ bets n" right
bid is ono heart u says 1t is one spad"
or no trump.
The hear, would be very deceptive. and
the spade Is not sound. No trump is bet
ter. only that 1t shuts out the partners
chances 10 show something Most players
would not hid at all on those cards, hI'
would wait To SEQ how the land lay,
------
i u. &. says-Against a nc trunpcr \
leads tho queen ~ clubs. Dummy ha|
none. THIRD hand holds ace king AN,
three small What should h" play" y
bets he should play acc u king to r.
OUT az tho way
There is no hurry about that. TIL
hishest of the three small cards shout,
lie enough TO unhlock. The queen "n
ming. A will surely 20 on with She sui'
and It Is quite possible that Ii" mas no
have morcsthan Hy. ~ ii himself |
he had four and the dec.arcr had 'oul
knocking ace and queen together mug
lose "A trick.
Il II 81 Ne=TlC winning uocllcoliO
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Clubs are trumps II u is in the lead.
Y and u wan MI six tricks against m
defence. The distribution follows.
y ha. the ace eight of hearts: three
Of trumps queen four Of diamonds and
the jack OF spades.
\ has the queen Of hearts. jack OF
trunys: ten eight six of diamonds, and
king Of spades.
r has the ten four OF hearts; ten Of
truu.ps king nine seven of diamonds no
spades.
4 has III. deuce of hearts. queen six
Of trumps ace jack three % diamonds
no spades.
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THE SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS

T.. four hearts. after \ has bid clubs ami
/; ld. hiI PAGES. \ leads tho tour or
diamonds. Ilis u wins with the ace,
Guld,rs u.s." small. hou lac Now lead
his own spta" suit or 40 through the
d"claror with rs DECLARED clubs
iic should first return the diamond it
\ !" a GOOD player. II - a we;l "stab-
li,llcl convention Vat II 4 player does
rot lcad tho suit rc has bid. ~ tho
so, hir partner la. htl. his opcuipG lead
mus, NC q Singleton + there IS u declared
trump suit against him.
p,nochlc-J. II asks Z a player IN
three l.duI can mcid III" c!@ht jacks !or
400.
These large ncils have long since
ceased 60 10 a part "f tic Amor'cau
game. AND Tho ,iGht cards of on" d'nomi'
nation arc ROW loolod upon as ~" 'neld.
of fou- zach, Jacks u,iu; WORT Sn only.
y. L. SAYS Playing auction. the bid
dor ntdN.rt"u'ly tIhC- i.' w.lOv into
h.. hand 'nou, ar, snow,ug 4, 10 the
hoard, T. rct this makes Il 4 misdoai.
There ~ no penalty ~ the laws for
'hia, as no a'IW has been iu'r. nor any
advautas" taken OF aNo'l'r player. Tho
purpose ~ 'uru!n' M TN" widow Is
merely 10 crafty 'ho curiosity ~ those
vine might h.yr nnl ;ror" aud IT, s'imu.
,ato them 10 I'D hjghrr u"Nt time by
showing them what they missed
1--WE Hurircl. -. X. f., says: The
bidder iva. go spades but the ace, and
'o. o. ~ diamonds. srri"s truinps.
llo l"ais ia" Diamond and follow with
-, oolr" ui tpad"s Wis partner holds
trey uf sptdos and tn joker Mich
should u" play
Tto jplt"r. Sc 10 10 va tho trick and
""'urn a small trump to his partner.
VIA IAN then continue them II neces.
sary,
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A CURIOUS NUMBER.

A CURIOUS NUMBER
There are a number Of interesting puz-
z,es which ma be made less obvious 10
the expert In such matters by turning
them into cryptograph forms, using SYM
bols for the figures. The idea Is to giv
the solver the smallest possible amount
OF material to work upon. Here II one
Of hat class:
A certain number. which Is not given.
IL divided into four parts. n these four
parts are represented by the four sym
bols IN the left hand column Of the dia-
gram:
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X ER BINDINGS.

BINDINGS.
Problem 40. 1915, dedicated by Mr.. Ly-
man "a l.. &. Hart. Jr.. In remarkable on
account Of the number of moves to
which the solution must be extended In
order to prove the win. although these
moves are entirely free from variations,
The distribution is:
Black men ~ ~, 80 and "a king or
IS, Whit, men on %. 80 and 80 KING
on II. White to play and win.
Here are the moves that solve and the
..1,l ,ar,ntlNVas
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Wh!te-9 Pieces.
white 20 play and mate In two moves.
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 40. 6Ts
, K,-KG. ExB: . Kt--KtH ch, Ac.
|. ht-kG. k,iS, =. ENP. a.
/ kt-KG INEt: . E-.9+ n, &C.
T. E,-En Kt-E6 !. p--it ch, Sc
/ Kt-K", P-B3 or BIB; I? R--Q4
rh. g..
i. k;-Ks any other. {? U-K'5 ch &c.
solution TO PROBLEM 40 cIo
!, Q--Vd, &C.
solutions % Problems No. 61s and e7s
r- Owed from John Rogner. New York
i. =, Burr!l,. Now York city.
Sa.ufioEs TO rrnhi-'p Np go received
from r e. ws!co;, HcN York city: De
'aun. NcN Norh city; ". y Borochow.
p',uN. s. y BenJa mn Trrnthai. Vow
York c!'", " Masuu, Rye. y. Y.
AllIn.a so,u'iNns 20 Problems Nos.
ga 80. nIs AMI G7I r"cs we'd from VI
forso Martinez. havana tulI; 10 r.oblem
Ir6t N,r,uau l.. rrrrs. Hrork'vn y. u;
lr.irri v - lacey, Now York oiiy.
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PROBLEMS FOR sun
READERS TO SOLVE
Interesting Situations III
Bridge. Checkers and
Mathematics.

Bridge problem No. 3ss 10 a good IL
lustration Of the not infreauent case OF
a player being able to shut out a small
trump IN the hands of the opponents by
trumping his partners winning cards.
This must force u discard or the sacri-
Ace os the small trump. The d's;ribu-
ton follows:
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In the championship tournament Of the
Western Chess Association at the Ken
wood chess Ciub at Chicago recently In
herewith appended:
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-: |.

White.
White TO play and vim The distribu-
ton IL:
Black men on Is. % and -; king on
II. White men on 25. 80 and 81; kins
or II.
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Q=O.G
OQ?Q=OG
T?Q=OG
QG

Ey placing the correct itnmeue
sign In the place Of the question marks
and finding the value of 20" the result
will be always the same. As shown oy
tho column to the right.
What Is the number that has been
divided into four parts. what are me
parts. and what ara the arithmet'cal
signs that are 70 take the place OF the
question marks?
Each letter stands for a figure and
always FOR the same digit. there being
only FIVE OF the ten d.gits In use.
THAT WAR PROBLEM.
Since the publication Of the hrst and
simplest answer 10 this problem, fol-
lowed by answers that demonstrated its
correctness IN theory, a number OF those
who sent in M solutions have
written to insist that they are correct
and ask 20 have their mistake pointed
out. one says:
"Tn the best OF my judgment the tri-
angles ADF and CEF are similar. for
the corresponding angles are equal. and
since AZ TO FC=5:s, the length FE@
sDFs lIo-2c+ and since FG@llo.
GE~ 2:t-llO-ll+ How can you make
Il 6S.lslS?"
The error in this Is in assuming that
The proportion AZ to 70 is AS 8 70 3.
Nothing OF the Ind is mentioned in the
conditions. The parallelogram might b.
81 any size AID It's sides might he OF
different lengths 10 those shown. 50 that
opposite sides were equal and parallel.
Here Is another. u sample Of those
that get l5n as the answer.
From the similar triangle FBG and
! Fed We ave FB EG equal to En-
nc ZIG y ESQ. Hence go FB equals
-.y-y rn-, skn ony,iinr TRIM Dia
| \I:D and FEC we ave ADS equal I
FIJI -BCiS. or SAD equal TO tFB 5BC
hut AID equals re. hence 3Bc equals
5FB, or ljoRC equals $50 FB which
equals FGxBC, hence FG must be l5o'
The student Of mathematics will ee'
the error in this without It's heinf
pointed out in detail.
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Whites Pieces.
white 10 play ana mate In three moves
PROBLEM No. ssI. BY g. HEATHcOTE.
B,ack-a Pieces.
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QUEENS GAMBrT DECLINED.

PROBLEM No cs0 BY EHRENsTnIN
HDlnh--4 pieleA
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". L. says: The bidding goes round
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7. NJ. says-Tho winning declaration sar.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

What is the Use OF my ExertinR
myself TO make much Money! Nv
Wife Enjoys Working, and has such
Simple Tastes that il is not Necessary
for me 70 Hump myself to Support an
Extravagant Family. I will, therefore.
take Lie Easy. and Devote myself to
Golf instead OF Chasing the Elusive
Dollar"
So the Man Slowed down to Second
speed. and Got Fat and Lazy. and he
came one of those Men who Let Well
Enough Alone.
Now the Second Woman also went
aside and Communed with Her own
Soul. and she said to herself:
& opine that the Best is Not Good
Ell nugh for Ne And am not SO much
Concerned with Doing my Duty by nv
Husband as I am in Seeing that he
Does His Duty by Ne.
II Desire a Fine House with Plenty
OF Servants, q Twelve-cylinder Auto
mobile, much Glad Raiment and a
quart or so Of Pearls. I also find II
Good for my Health to 20 TO Winter
and Summer Resorts. Cabarets the
Best Plays. and Expensive Restaurants
and IL is Up to my Husband to Provide
these Domestic Necessities for me"
Thereupon the Wife went forth and
Ran Up Large Bills that kept the Hus-
band Hustling TO Pay; and. Observing
that he was Always on the Job. People
began to Praise him for his Energy and
to throw Good Things his Way, and in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
! H1frf 1Onio1E Fol ia
Learned Lesson

Wife's Place to Help her Husband Rise
in the World. and so I shall endeavor
to do my Part by being an Industrious
and Thrifty Side Partner.
Tt is True that I am not by Ma
ture one Of those Domestic Drudees
who find their Real AFFINITY in A Gas
range Neither do I Care for Clothes.
whose Only Recommendation is that
they will Wear Well Nor can ] saw
that 1 Prefer the Movies TO Grand
opera, and il I consulted my Tastes [
would rather Burn the Long Green
than Pinch a Nickel until / make the
Buffalo Squeal
But all of the Soothsayers tell us
that the Way to Boost a Man IN the
Ladder is by the Wife Downing the
High Cost of Living Proposition. so it's
me for the Cheeseparing Policy"
ThereupOn this Devoted Wife rolled
up her Sleeves and got busy with the
Pots and Pans. and Concocted Stews
that would have been Ragouts a Ia
Deutches and cost Real Money in our
Best Restaurants.
She also made her own Clothes and
they Looked like it. and she Pretended
70 be Perfectly Satisfied in a Cheap
Flat instead Of Bewailing her Fate be-
cause she could not live in an Ex-
pensive Apartment
BY doing these things she was En-
abied to Exist very Economically. and
observing this her Husband said to
himself:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
HOGWALLOW NEWS
Dunk Bolts Regular Correspondent
tCopyIiEht George BinghAmJ

, Sim Flinders was the victim OF a
painful accident Friday morning when
ne dislOcated his shoulder He was al
once removed to the blacksmith shop
and was soon again all right
4 man wearing a bedtick shirt and
look Of disappointment was shot
while getting a haircut at the Hog
Ford still house Saturday Following
the shots he treated the crowd and
they all Joined in hoping him a speedy
recovery
Luke Mathewsla has decided that II
money gets more scarce with him than
at present ne will have to close his big
pants pockets that open at the top
and do all of his financiering out of
his left hand vest pocket.
Columbus AllsoD has a chunk OF resin
FOR his bass fiddle, and is now prepared
to drown any racket that may come up
at any entertainment when he is en-
gagged TO play
The horse doctor OF the Calf Ribs
neighbOrhood is at work on a patent
medicine that will cure all diseases of
man and beast, with Just one dose
This will do away with all other medl-
cines. as well as every doctor and the
inventor will have easy sailing in his
profession
Another barrel of liquor at the Hog
Ford moonshine still house has been
opened. While the Kicker still shows
considerable strength, IL Is not expected
to survive long on account Of its ex-
treme age
The editor Of the Tickville Tidings
wrote several editorials against the
deadly house ny this year. but viii
not do so next season. as the flies
seemed to ignore everything said about
them.
The deputy constable thinks a person
can hide anywhere when it's dark, but
in broad daylight he has got to hide
himself where nobody can find him II
he don't want TO be discovered
After having heard that a man was
awarded $500 damages on account OF 4
train having run over him. Raj Bar
low has taken a seat on the railroad
track near Tickville-
Atlas Peck played a shrewd trick on
a patent medicine company last week
by writing them for q trial bottle OF
their remedy, which they offer free Of
charge to anybody being sick with
stomach trouble. Atlas made out like
he was sick and went to bed Just long
enough to write the letter.
Now that the election is over. the
postmaster is expecting a new sup
ply of stamps in within a few days
He has only one left in stock and Miss
Hostetter Hooks was over looking at it
Yesterday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

He had a dreamy. poetic quality
which made me feel that he would
be an ideal lover. And better still,
he had a quality Of practical ability
which indicated that he would not
be a shiftless husband.
Thought Him a Dear. Big Boy.
He was rather shy at times. !
thought him dear big boy with the
brains and ability Of a man.
What woman would not be ready
10 love such an one2
And then Dick-as- e-had-revealed
himself and the -of-my-dreams
sunk away in the cold light of day.
In all fairness to Dick. I don't be-
lieve that as a general rule he would
speak as he did But sometime in
every mans life the spirit of his cub
days when he did foolish, unmanIy
things, IS uppermOst, and I suppose
that is just what happened when 1
overheard the following converse ton
between Dick and the inferno:
DO know Anne Pager" Dick
was saying I should say 1 do. Why
she's a little wonder and the most
wholesome piece of girlhood I know"
extravagant praise. But what was
that that Dick was saying2
" IS, I think I'll marry her. She's
the kind OF a woman Il doctor likes
great boost for his practice"
You're pretty sure OF her. aren't
you, old man. that horrible inferno
was saying.
Il think Anne likes me fairly we'll"
Dick responded easily. Il don't sup
pose I'll have much trouble"
I almost shifted out loud at this.
for Dicks chances for ever being a
friend Of mine were rapidly vanishing
into thin air.
Girls are nearly all the same" Dick
was continuing of course I believe
IN love to a certain extent. but I don't
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
Weekend Edition, November 1919, 1916

printed upon the same ballot in the order
above set forth
Upon ascertafninment Of the results OF said
election. the action OF the City Council In
ordering the issuance OF said bonds and I'm
passing the ordinances aforesaid shall be
declared 10 be ratified OF not ratified as to
either. or any. or all. Of said propositions 70
issue bonds. according TO the result OF said
election and the bonds shall be issued not
issued as may be determined by said cleo
ton.
I hereby name and appoint the presiding
officers severauy specified above 10 conduct
the election in their respective precincts and
they are authorized and empowered to select
an associate judge and two clerks IN each
precinct. each presiding judge selecting his
own associate and clerks.
II is hereby directed that this notice OF
election shall be published for thirty (30l
da vs. exclusive Of the day OF publication and
Of the day on which said election IS 70 be
held in the official newspaper Of the City
OF r Paso and true copy OF this notice OF
election shall be posted up for at least thirty
fgOl davs prior 20 said election. exclusive OF
the day Of posting and Of the day on which
said election is held. at the several places
designated for holding the said election IN
each Of the aforesaid election precincts
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and official
seal in the City Of Fl PasO. Texas on this
the 18th day Of November. A D 1915
Tom Lea
Mayor OF the City OF Fl Paso.
Texas
ATTEST
J. ?. Dawson.
CITY Clerk OF the City OF
e. Paso. Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
4 Story of Wide Appeal
Their Married Life
Warren Barely Averts Fatal Motor Accident and Gives
His Frank Opinion of Clumsy Drivers

turn In sharply to let another car pass
that was coming in the opposite direc-
ton It always seemed to Helen at
these times that they passed unneces-
sarily close to the other car. but she
kept still, as she knew Warren hated
TO be annoyed when he was driving.
Frances Likes the Race.
Frances loved a contest Of this kind
and she leaned forward slightly. little
tendrils of flaming hair escaping under
her green velour hat
Frances, you love this, don't you?"
Helen said finally
Frances looked up suddenly ~Oh.
yes, I do she returned I'm never
afraid in car and ] don't mind any
thing like this"
I don't mind a straightaway. and
fast driving" Helen said a little ner-
vously. But I don't like passing cars
ike this One has TO be careful
They had passed a string OF cars and
were now going quite fast, when sud
denly. just ahead OF them. a man driv-
ing a car filled with people attempted
TO turn into a side road. Helen gasped
and turned white, and Warren with a
muttered exclamation. applied his
brakes
It was too late TO avoid a collision.
however. unless he swerved little and
turned into the side road himself. which
he did. just passing the hind wheels OF
the other car as il wobbled helplessly
and stopped The racer skirted a stone
fence, and went over the ditch into
field, and then stopped.
They had not turned turtle. in fact.
nothing had happened but a shaking up.
but Warren was furious. Several cars
had stopped and a woman in the other
car had tainted Someone asked War
rem If he needed help, but he had no
difficulty backing the car out on the
road and turning IL around
The man who had been driving the
other car came forward sheepishly
Narrow escape. wasn't ito he said
fatuously.
Helen was too angry to be sorry for
him. his driving had been almost Grim
inally negligent, and II II had not been
for Warren's presence of mind they
might have had fatal accident
Seems to me YOU had better have
some lessons in driving" Warren re-
torted: you ought to know better than
10 take a crowd Of women out when you
don't know any more about handling
a car than YOU do"
Turning to Helen and Frances IS
they drove off. he said. It's not the
chances that you take yourself on the
road, its the danger from other people
who are Incompetent drivers that
causes accidents
Helen had been leaning back In the
car weakly. Weren't you frightened.
dear2' she ventured
''Frightened?' Warren snorted. 7
should say not. but 1 was mad clean
and I guess showed It"
I guess you did" Frances said laugh
ing. and then they all laughed. and the
tension was broken--COpyright 1915
International News Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE BOTTLES OF INK
By HOWARD R GARIS

Uncle WiggiIy. Il have jams and jeIlies
left for more ink
Then please give me some" begged
new voice. and from behind a tree
came Billy Wagtail. the goat boy.
4 dropped my bottle Of green ink
and spilled it." he said.
'Ha! That is easy to fix" spoke
Uncle Wiggily. Green grape jelly viii
make green ink Here you are" and he
made some for Billie. Then the animal
children went on 10 school with their
bottles Of jam and jelly ink and wrote
love letters TO Uncle Wiggily.
So II the puppy dog doesn't try to
wear the wax dolls kid gloves on the
end OF his taid when he goes to the
moving picture show, you shall next
hear about Uncle Wiggily and the frost
grapes.-Copyrigh 1916, By Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18
Wives | Might Have Been
By JEAN M'LEAN.

L WAS sitting down in the little
library, which is right next to
= my brothers den Dick Roberts
was a great friend Of Toms and he
had habit Of dropping in to see him.
so that it was not at all strange that
Z could see him through the open door
and could hear everything he was say
ing. while he hadn't the slightest idea
that I was anywhere about
He had one Of those youthful in
ternes from the hospital with him.
Not that I dislike internes. but most
Ct them are too good looking for words
in those white yachting costumes that
they wear. and nine out Of ten take
advantage Of this fact and are misera-
bic flirts.
Of course Dick Roberts has passed
the stage OF inferno, he has set uD
practice for himself now. and I ALWAYS
liked him 7 liked the clean medicine
Odor about him. and the clear direct
look of his eyes, and the claver turn
TO his lips. Oh, there is surely some
thing fascinating about a doctor, and
I believed I was about to fall in love.
Visions of Useful Life.
I had visions OF the splendid. use
ful life / would lead as the wife Of
q man who would be tender and un-
Outstanding. When medicine does not
make the man who practices the art OF
healing cold and machine like member
Of bodies, il often gives him sympa-
thetic, almost sanity, reverence of the
souls which inhabit them.
Dick, 1 thought was like that He
would not fail to be gentle with his
wife II she had her moods of unhap-
fail to appreciate her efforts to share
his life and interest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

ct HAVE never enjoyed myself
more in my life" Helen declared
enthusiastically to Frances. as
they stopped outside the little vine
covered cottage and Warren went in
side for Frances's bag.
Really Helen?" Frances returned
eagerly. Il am so glad, felt quite
guilty to have you and Warren come
up here just for me and stay at a
country hotel"
And I don't see why you did IL, Mrs.
Curtis said Frances's aunt Mary in
her quaint old fashioned manner.
Lands sakes. the house was big
enough. we could have managed some
how. and I wanted to have YOU here so
much"
Warren. who had come out and was
slowing the bags away, laughed as he
heard Miss Birdsau speak
You'll have to come down to New
York some time and let US give YOU
good time down there"
That's what Frances says" the little
lady returned. bobbing the gray curls
on her forehead 7 thought I was most
too old for that kind of thing. but she
says not" Miss Birdsau looked up at
her tall, splendid niece admiringly. I'm
real glad we got acquainted. and I'm
proud to have a niece who writes
stories. Oh, I read them in the mag
azines. I've got the last one right in
there now"
Wen, you must surely promise to
come and see u.s." Helen said. STOPPING
and kissing the old lady's forehead i'm
pulsively- She shook hands with War
rem shyly and tears came to her eyes
when she Rugged Frances. and said
gOOdby. Then. with a final snort of the
engine they were off for the homeward
ride.
Tell me- Frances said. looking up
at Helen from her place on the run
ming board WAS that hotel as good
as you said II was2"
1T wasn't half bad" Warren de-
clared- I slept fine"
Helen Thinks IL Noisy Place
It's a noisy place" Helen said, and
the people saw downstairs last night
were awful but of course that didn't
bother US We thought the mechanical
piano would keep US awake. but it
didn't, and the bed was really com
forta bic"
Yes, you should have been with US
when we stayed al a farmhouse in Shell
ter Island, Frances, no running water.
and straw mattresses; sthat's what I
call really camping out"
They all became rather quiet as they
seed along It was A gorgeous fall day
and the road stretched in a white rib
bon before them. There was a sharp
tang in the air. and the colorings on
the country side were lovely enough to
keep anyone occupied
When they finally came 10 a straight
away. Warren blew his horn and began
to pass a few Of the crawling cars in
front Of him Once or twice he had to