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Evening star., 1916-09-13

Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, September ID
The Potomac river was clear and the
Shenandoah little muddy this morn
ing.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1916-09-13
The Strong Features.

The especially strong features of the
market were the rails, in advances of
to points; Bethlehem Steel. with 16
points advance: General Motors. with a
new climb to 645; Industrial Alcohol. in
3-point rise: Maxwell Motors. 21a;
Studebaker Y advance: Pittsburgh
Coal and Railway Springs. American
Smelling showed an Improvement to
los
The action in Steel common was fair
ly active at 1045. to los.
Evening star., 1916-09-13
OIL STOCKS.

Quotation. furnished by W. B. Hibbs Co.
Evening star., 1916-09-13
Right-About Movement.

And then with the first half of the sec
ond the whole situation changed again.
In half an hour the declines were prac-
tically recovered. Reading pacing the way
back to 112tz, Steel common to 1852 and
the list, with few exceptions, moving on
back to the levels of the last hour of the
morning.
Evening star., 1916-09-13
Advances Lost-Regained.

very general shading of the market,
many of the leading stocks losing in
that hour the greater part of the gains
made in the early trading. Some even
made new lows. as did Reading when
il dropped from 1929 to 110A, 1a net
loss for the day. Union Pacific lost its
gain, and a fraction additional, and al:
other rails sustained declines equal, or
nearly equal, to their advances.
In the industrials practically the same
result was effected, under selling and
profit-taking pressure.
The market looked particularly sick.
and many bears. considering it the proper
time to sell, joined in with the profit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-20
MOTOR NOTES

work Figuring 900 working days to q
year ths loss amoauls u sa2a or tbe
interest on i capitalization of $a lau
AT = per cent
Tho new light lritry irark modet
are furnished with electric starting
and lighting apparatus as standard
equipment and Gwen the iamous lei
Trey quad can be- ntod with the Jcr
lres ilur 3unlt starting and lighting
sysiam A lhe nomna cost at sion
extra. although Tins equipment t. not
considered quite as necessary oil q
heavy duty motor truck whore under
average conditions longer runs are
made In view o. he present hieh
cost Of gasoline the electric starting
aud lighting apparatus for motor
trucks has unusual interest this year
Tor fhe discriminating tfuok buyer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-20
BRITISH WIN VICTORY;
CAPTURE MANY CAMELS

0udon Nay - The following
official communication concerning th.
operations in Egs7t Was made public
today YElE
The general officer commanding IN
chief in Esgpt reports a successful
enterprise against the enemy al BAY.
oud b a column Of Australian and
New Zealand mounted troops Nay T.
The enemy made no resistance and
lied AT once pursued hy MS The
great heat and the bad eoiag over
The deep sand made # impossible for
the pursuit 10 re carried far
Thrity-six camels a quantity cf
Turkish ammunition and one Turk
ish soldier wera captured at Bayoud
aud The enemy camp there was en-
;irely destroyed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-20
~ y Y n ~ O. x Ex REKmg
Il GOLF FACTS. +
KxHa Il Ez x2xx KIM

One Of the factors that gives
length TO the drive is the turn Of the
body below the waist IN time with
the impact Of the club head on tile
ball. To depend entirely on the fore
hands and the arms in the downward
swing, with the Increased velocity OF
the club as it sweeps forward 10 carr
r the ball away Is the usaa meth.
cd, together with the bend Of the
rirht knee as the tura Is made for me
follow through
The new principle that many are
upholding is TO get the bending in
the knee earlier in the stroke or at
the moment when the club head IS
only midway on the downward move.
ment for the impact This bfines
the body weight into the stroke with.
out lessening the power and control
Of the forehands. and those Who have
adopted the plan claim it has stretch.
81 out their drives b lany tbirtg or
forty yards.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-20

noaa's Regulets are recommended
by many who say the operate east
Is. without gripping and without bad
after effects &C at al drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26

at representative hall tomorrow night.
Arrangements have been made with
the knights and Ladies band and the
Y NJ c. A quartet for music. Gov
ernor Arthur Capper and Mayor J.
E. House have been invited to attend
and have accepted. The Political
Science club and the Good Govern
ment club have been invited to attend
in bodies and have accepted the invi-
tations- Vernon ]. Rose of Kansas
City will discuss the Manley report
of the federal commission on indus
trial relations.
Mrs. B. NJ. Davies. treasurer of the
Y. W. c. A, entertained the board
members and secretaries at her home
at 800 West Sixth street at luncheon
today.
Season tickets for the games played
by the Topeka high school teams will
expire this week. The tickets are sold
at the beginning of each term and are
good for all sports in that period.
Three basketball games have been
arranged by c. H. Hepworth of the
Topeka high school for Friday after
noon. The first battle will be called
at O'Clock and teams will be playing
Wamego VS.. Topeka high Other
games are Quincy Junior high VS.. Sub
freshmen and the K. S. P. club VS..
Gymnasium class.
Money is being lost on Topeka high
school basketball so far, according to
c. H. Hepworth, manager. However,
he believes that the team will break
even financially and maybe have a
surplus in the treasury. An invitation
has been extended to President A. R.
Mack of HOlton to hold the district
tournament here about March 10. To-
tournament at Lawrence, says Mr..
HeDwOTth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
BIRTHS REPORTED

Eight births were registered with
the city clerk today and one remark
able thing noted by Miss Eta Covell,
city clerk, is the fact that six of the
eight babies were named when the
certificates were made out. The list
for today is as follows:
To EDWARD DUREIN and wife,
613 Vast Sixth street, January 81, a
girl.
To B. F. BARRETT and wife, 2e09
Harrison street, January 90, boy.
To GEORGE H. SENNE and wife,
105 Kendall street, January IS, boy.
To H X TEEL and wife, r. D. No.
8, January "a, a girl.
To SAMUEL KISKY and wife, Twen-
ty-fourth and Pennsylvania, January
"a, a boy.
To HARRY w. HALL and wife, 1906
North Monroe, January %, girl.
To A. D. CRAMER and wife, Shorey,
January rs, a boy.
To w. A. McNAMEE and wife, 834
West street, January %, girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
AT The THEATERS
At the Hip.


The Girl and the Bandit will be
presented for the last time tonight by
the divers. Starting tomorrow night
and continuing for the last half of the
week only, The Lure" will be repeated
by request. 1t is the official white
slave play of the Rockefeller white
slave commission of New York city
as they considered it to be the most
true to life that the world has ever
seen. Owing to the nature of the play
children under the age of 6 years will
not be admitted unless they are &C
companied by their parents. The
Lure was presented here by this COM
ment, but as that was the holiday
see it and those that saw it want to
the last time the last half of this week
afternoons.
At the Grand.
No less than four offers were made
to Manager H. H. Frazee for the Eng
lish rights to "A Pair of Skies" dur
ing the first week of its run at the
Longacre theatre. New York. He de-
c11ned them all, as he wished to make
the production in London himself 1t
was already arranged to produce it
last year, when the war interfered.
Arrangements for its production had
already been made in Paris Berlin
and the other European capitals, and
Australia, but they, necessarily, have
been postponed for the present There
is no doubt, however, that in due
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEwa

"a union prayer meeting will be held
at the First United Brethren church.
A gospel meeting will be held at the
Santa Fe sheds Friday noon. The
Rev. Robert Gordon will speak
- The Brotherhood of the First Eng
fish Lutheran church held an informal
meeting at the church last night
- The Mothers club of the Central
Park Christian church will meet at
the church Thursday afternoon at 2
oiclock.
J. X. Rankin returned to his law
office in the New England building
Today after a trip to southern Cali
fprnia.
y DR.. Sara Greenfield will speak to
the gymnasium classes of the Y. w.
e. A. next Wednesday. She will give
q health talk
The Sunshine Bible class will meet
al the home of Mrs. Charles Rice. 204
Baramore street, Thursday afternoon
At 2:30 o'clock.
william Schick will entertain sew
eral Topeka high school students at
cards Monday evening at his home
at 300 Woodlawn.
Bishop Frank r. Millspaugh re-
turned this morning from lola, Kan,
Where he has been this week attend
irg to church business.
e. E. Miller and Miss Eleanor Bran
at Newton, Kan. this week. The Rev.
Sam Bristow officiated.
The Rev. J. A. Renwick, of the First
United Presbyterian church Will re-
ttirn home Monday after several
weeks az Summerville, Kan.
The Rev. A. $. Henderson, pastor of
the First Congregational church, will
return Thursday after a lecture trip.
Mr.. Henderson left Monday.
s NJ. S Mullin is seriously i'll with grip
al his home at 1863 Woodward ave
r1ue Mr. Mullin is bailiff of the sec
Und division of the district court
Mrs G. r. Worley entertained the
Womens Missionary society of the
First Presbyterian church this after
noon, at her home at 313 Greenwood
avenue.
! School will be dismissed Thursday
morning in order that the Topeka
Bish school students may attend the
class day exercises The term will
end Friday.
A marriage license was issued this
morning from the office of Hugh
Mcfarland to Elmer Jane Simon,
age "a, Topeka, and Iva May Button,
age q, Topeka.
Two teams are left in the girls vol
1ey ball tournament being played at
The Y w. c. A. The Red Caps and
Cappers viii play for the champion
ship February ..
Mrs. J. r. Allison entertained the
Iadies' Aid of the First United Pres
byterian church this afternoon at tea
from 3 to 5 o'clock at her home at
1880 College avenue
"A meeting for boys and girls of the
harrison and Clay schools will be held
at the First Methodist church Thurs
day afternoon at AIS o'clock. Mrs.
r. e. johnson will speak.
The second gymnasium term will
Commence January 81 at the Y. w.
c. A. Twelve classes will be instruct
ed by Miss Kate Williams in addition
to the indoor baseball teams.
Grade cards for 1900 students will
be handed out Friday morning by Miss
Bertha Senft. secretary of the Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26

course of time. the farce that has
made the theatregoers of this country
hold their sides with laughter, Will
make its laugh heard around the
world. 1t will be seen at the Grand
Thursday.
At the Iris.
Hazel Dawn plays the part OF
southern belle in MY Lady Incog,
the Dixie maid who, being accus-
toned to the ease and luxury of south
ern aristocracy, is left penniless for
time assumes the role among strang-
ers of a baroness, receives the atten-
ton of n real baron a few days later
and finds herself in the position to
admit her deception, play the part
through, or flee from the predica-
ment.
At the Novelty.
There will be just one more per-
Torrance of the present vaudeville
bill at the Novelty and probably the
brightest spot on the bill is the num-
Der given by Gertrude Van Dyck, the
blonde prima donna who is the proud
posSesSor of a double voice. She sings
the part of a bass singer in a grand
opera and reverses her position, show
the part of the prima donna in most
beautiful soprano voice.
Tomorrow the bill will change and
will include Joe Whitehead, the father
of them ALL and offers absolutely
nothing serious, The Three Emersons,
Fun in a Swimming Pool" Marian
and Martinez Randall, sensational
dancers; Leroy and Tozier in idiosyn-
crasies, the Three Chums in an orig
inal musical comedy and the weekly
visit of the Pathe News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26
STATE RESTS at Mohr Trial.

Providence. r. l., jan 2o--Ine
state rested today in the trial OF MRS
Elizabeth f. Mohr and two negroes
Cecil Brown and Henry Speilnaii,
charged with murder of the woman
husband. DR.. c. Franklin Mohr, Aus
ust 81 last. BY the testimony of more
than fifty witnesses, the prosecutor
attempted to prove the negroes shot
the physician at the instigaton OF
Mrs. MOhr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26

Pumps at Forbes'.-Adv.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-04-01
Photo by American Press Association.

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auf Mpntog, bcu 3. Ipril 1916, 2 l16,
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-04-01
stabtwabl : Mptts.

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AM Gnnistag, 1. Mpril 1916, in Ser
5tabt 9abenpprt cine @abl ifattfinbet
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r1cl, Yretincte11, lpclde nffcn fem metz
bcn bon Z l1hr Wpracns bis Z llbr
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ben folgclpen angcfilbrten Eldscn
lein:
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Moo,1t, 1902 Gclegrapb &oao.
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&rpcn llno Girtucn Strabel
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fort Sairnballc, 1902 @aibinston ct.
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ggeIt 5. 5trabe.
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&Ias, 1903 Sarriion Strabe.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-04-01
5. @or.p.

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uno Herrp 5trabe.
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-04-01

I'm Wotpein auf leint
gdtbeit gu pri;Fea, giebt mon etipa5
oanon in einen No5ellanrlapf, leBt ibn
in todenoe5 Mailer, bod ip, pab
fein Wai1er pa5lt tumnlen tann,. rno
ldbt ben Wsin langiam peroampfen,
obne i'm um5uriibren. 3eisen iiG
9ierra6 beirote Rirge i'm Snneren
oes Mopfes, 10 it Der Mein gefdli@t,
iin5 Die Mtnge braun, 10 iii Dies Elm
Bsipeis Der gGtbeit Des 8eines.
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babe nirb Der Nagel NIT eirtem
Glasf9erben in Der Mitte biinn sez
f6abt.> Der glasel ipdGit bnnn nad
Der Mitte gu unp feline RdnDer siez
rem ii9 aus Dem e%nt5iinbeten 5allz
me 5urId.
@eoDrrte 9flaumen. Die
man@e 2eute GUS Geiunobeitsriidz
iiaten ellen, perpen piel srDbsr unb
pphli9medenper, ipenn man lie "a
5tunoen Dor Dem apaen eintoeidyt;
rlail pirb er1taunt fem. pie lsbr
bies Die Trii6te perbeiFert.
YuBen nnD reintgen
gnlbener aetten. Mifde in
eiaer Slafde etlpos aalfpulper, sez
i4abte SEIZE unb iparmes Mn6er,
itedc bic au reiniaenoe aeste .bin=
elm uno i6iittle Die 5lafhe einige
Minutsn, Damn aiehe Die 8ette
1sraus, ipiile fe in reiasm talten
@aiIer oh, trodne iie srpilben einem
leinenen Sud- unp ban9e lie on cine
lporme 9telle. SinterNr, mern iis
blrdipeg feline 5el9ti9tsit mchr Gat.
pubt mon lie mittelit elmer pei4en
Sirite pber einem 9eoer.
-5arbise aleioer. lopis
Glulen un0 S9iirSen, lollten midi
nit Stdrte, ipnoern nit &leioerz
ltim ben nan in Safeln erbdlt unb
i'm 8aIer bis our NuflDfuns fodt.
seltdrtt psrben. Disi.r maht teinsr.
lei 5leden, mie oos oft BEL ouutlell
Saaen Der San gu iein pflest Wirb
Die Mdl4e i'm Jreien getrodnet, 10
mub oiele bei pinoi9em @etter ct:
mas mebr aeitdrtt meroen.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-04-01
MeucS aus Mu8tntiut.

Jral, Saoie 90. @opfins, eire
langiabrise g%irnpebnerin pon Mus.
%cati1e. . hit Doraeltarn nady laagerer
aranf6eit IN ibrem Seim s05 tpelh.
5ront StraBe gcltar5en. nSie lpl,roe
lit M1lsratiie ageburen ll11b hintcrIabt
ibren @atten, bell Slater lno mebrere
griioer 1molg dpueitern. Die 9eeroi-
gltng fir1oet beute !ltatt.
lsa II o.
Git t5pring6r1nnell, Ser $1,000
folfe1 loll, miro baD anf Dem Sfa0t-
bale Square errihtet iperoen. Gle
obige Suntrhe iolG9 bltrh Subifrip=
tiofeil aufgebradJ Fperoell nno lonfe
Die 10 erlarlgte Slrntme nidt ger1ii=
gen, 10 mirb aug Dem betreffenoen
Joi1o Der feblenoegetrag geoedt 1per=
ben.
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ltah m%ebriabrigem 2eloen lit porge=
tern Nadynittag Conrad @ide i'm
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ben. gr mltroe Dor 81 Sabren in
Der aoeutid)en 9niieolung tabe @ilton
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NEG 2ebel1s IN Mltsoatilte .gelebt. Ser
Serltorbe1e binterltBt MIR slpei
Shmetern, cine bier 1ll,0 sic m1oere
in Iapcrtport pobllfaft. Die @eeroi-
gltng fdnb gcltern &prlnittag bonn
groltcrbauic aus altf bent @ilferlpn
Jrteofuf ilale @ilton ltaft. HaItpr
8. 6. &%etfeIfaflp bielt Sic 2eite1-
|rcoc. 1i
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rer on Ser bieiiaer1 oelttiden cpal1ae-
lild)en @emeiioeldptle, lit norge1tcrn
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burg nod lallge &ranf6cit ~geitorben.
gr 1par ein Groieiior al sincn1 3itts=
burger College. Ger G~erltorbelle bil1-
terlabt in Wltscatine mebrere Sdtpe=
tern ltlb cine S%dnpagerin. 1ie 8c=
erolgllng fallo bier geltera Madn1it-
|tag allf Dem GREENWOOD SSrieohpf
|itatt, nadSoem Die 2eide bier ange-
lallgt lpar. Galtor Martin Diclt sic
9cidcnrcoe.
Sn bem nelt.er6fineten 9arter
Ml1lic Store meroeit an iebem Gage
Der nadlIten @od)e freie &pn5erte
ltattfinoert. SEER 6. S. Suffer lit
Der 8eid}attsleiter bes ,,elten M1liif=
scid;aftS.
Bic 8robacldmorenca babcn in
ben fplgcllbc1 flint 5allen Mnf!agen
I'M Iiltriftsgerid)t erDphelt:
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Irau lll,0 &iilo.
Charles SfefiingtpnE Ialidu1g.
Senrp 9arrs, Sootlegaing.
@illiam Maites, 9ootlegging.
Die Mll,scatille ans Solpa Gity
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|Somltaa, sen 2. Mpril, NIT cincnl
ISonntags : Noltoienlt beginl1en. Die
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-04-01

5atals 5reuoe. Steiner
5riB: Du geRlt fdon, Sonteg Md,
bleib' bod rod ein biBAen9
Sante: 9as 1T aber ld1Dn, 5riBsl,
oab es Dir Srellbe mad9t, tpenn ia Be
bin.
5riB: Nd, resncgen nidt, ober
Mama bat selast, psrn ou erit meg
biit, bstomme iD oroentli9e !Siebe!
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-04-01

Gciammtiumntc Scr Gaiiipa /.
Cine bierteliabrlihe 9ipioeabe bon $4.0C
Der Dieier 9anf am 1. gpril 1916 Sea
S. s. Saf, 4raii0eat.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-18

grip the floor hard, as though they
were REFRESHING some dark emotion or
evil thought.
Forty years ago this night Perry
was a happy man, for tomorrow he
was to marry the beautiful Miss Mel
ly Leroy, daughter Of the rector Of
st. Agnes.
But that great factor in the events
of a mans career. fate. willed other
wise, for only few days before the
wedding was to take place the BRIDE
tO-be was stricken with a fatal illness
and less than a week later was laid
away In the village graveyard.
After the funeral Perry Fanchion
shut himself up, almost alone, in the
great house. Time moved on and peo-
pie forgot One by one his friends
left him, until at last he stood alone, a
stranger In a stranger world
About this time the poorer people,
the destitute Of the city, became aware
Of the fact that they had q friend,
a very good, mysterious friend, mys-
teri0us because, try as they might (and
did, they never could discover his
Identity.
One time when a severe landlord
was about to turn a poor family out
OF the home they lived in, because
they were not able to pay the rent,
that family found the required amount
and a short note asking them to &C
Dept the money as a gift, by the fire.
place. Several times incidents like
this occurred among the unfortunate,
but as to where these mysterious pres.
ents came from, or by whom present
ed, none could ever tell. But the chill.
dreh suspected Santa Claus Of having
a hand In the matter.
Tonight as Perry sat by the fire be
WAS very sad apd very, very lonesome.
The town clock struck ten. Perry
arose, donned huge fur coat to
play his little act bravely. A worn
tired smile played around his usually
grim mouth as he thought Of the scenes
Of Joy and poverty he would witness
this night. He crossed the town with
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old bachelor, who, with the excep-
ton Of hOusckeeper, lived alone
Ia great weathcr-beaten old man.
sion on the river road. He lived
very secluded kind of life, was
seldom seen upon the streets Of the
town, and attracted very little atten-
ton when he was seen. There were
hardly ten people in the place that
knew the man or anything concerning
his life.
Yet there had been a time in the
life Of Perry Fanchion when he had
attracted a great deal of attention,
and won the sympathy and pity Of
the whole town. That had been over
forty years ago, and in the meantime
the town had changed from a village
into a city. The old families had died
out and the younger generation had
forgotten the history of Perry Fan
chion.
1t was Christmas eve night and bit
terly cold. Sleet and snow drove with
lncessant fury against the great French
windows. The heavy old oak doors
ratified and shook, while the wind
shrilled mournfully among the many
old-fashioned gables and chimneys.
Perry sat gazing into the fire. His
hair was snow-white, his eyes were
dark. and tonight they had a tragic,
gloomy look.
On the old colonial furniture the
sinister faces carved there grinned hor-
ribly and the iron claws seemed to
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N the little town OF
"New France" a
few miles from Que
bee, there lived an
old man by the
name of Perry Fan
chiOn. He W a 5
about sixty years
OF age, a wealthy