davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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and was slipping away Try to inter-
view a French military aviator. You
had Thaw in the United States. on va
cation. Did you get anything from
him? Up to recently it was forbidden
them to talk. and even now, that the
policy is deemed in high quarters to
have been mistake. the habit OF 81
Quixotic. exceeding the rigors of dis
cipline by a scruple. shrinking to rise
out Of the Anonymous effort and
death is sacred.
Jean Navarro would see me later. He
must hasten to visit his brother, at
the American Ambulance Hospital of
Neuilly. Au revoir. And he was gone.
Outside I ran across a queer coinci-
dence-Georges Guynemer and his ia
ther in an automobile. Nobody recog
nized them. They. too. passed unper-
ceived. I had failed with Guynemerr-.
wound practically cured he was all
day at Compiegne or running about
Paris with his father. dining out and
returning to the hospital only to sleep,
They are wealthy family.
1t was my day for aviators.
Immediately I had an idea-the Ameri-
can Hospital. Out there. an ace" was
lying on "a bed Of pain Who could
back. with his poisoned shoulder, for
remembering past adventures? If
Jean Navarro. the big Ace, should be
with his twin brother. how could he
refrain from cheering UP the invalid?
went: I saw; I conquered. I got
photograph of Jean Navarro beside
his wounded brother Others, too,
were present when the photograph
was taken.
Here are authentic stories. Some
were told by Pierre Navarro to me.
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shot: there was nothing left for me
to do but to run
sympathetically. Did you get away"
No l was very angry I ran In
and cut their tail off with a slap Of
sds,s my screw-prope1ler re, Her The screw re-
motor, and I dived almost 500 yards.
I thought I was a goner. but managed
to catch myself up in time. and had
the satisfaction to see my two Boches
dash to earth alone I know it was
fmprudent. but 1t was the only way to
get them
What shall a boy do with such a
boasting. or keep silence? Now you
know why we must catch them un-
awares and almost violate their con-
ress during the war. and these reck-
less youths past masters of won
derfully balanced machines. In con-
versation three phrases repeat them
selves continually: To run in Tentre
dedans). to get them" Nes avoir). and
to '1et go the rudders'' dacher les
commandes). So. another boy whose
name l can give-Brocquard, remem-
ber it-being alone in a one seat
monoplane. was attacked by three enc
my biplanes.
II am swifter than they are" argued
Brocquard. 81 will pass inside their
zone of fire. and. in passing, perhaps
I'll have chance to get one"
He descended" one. all right. but got
a ball in the jaw, which stopped his fly
ing for the present. But l brought
home my machine"' says Brocquart.
Jean Navarro was recently surround
ed by five Fokkers inside the German
lines.
THE Fokkers were far enough away"
he says. "at right, left, in front and
behind me. I made sure that my baby
was in good condition and began to do
tricks to amuse them. Suddenly s by
a signal. the five Fokkers dashed
three little loops and found myself be-
hind two Fokkers. Naturally shot at
them. and the others dared not shoot
at me, for fear of potting their pals.
1t was extremely rigolo. The secret is
never to let fly your discs (machine
gun discs hold forty balls) until you're
sure to make hit
There are too many listeners. The Ace
gets up and roams about, on pretexts
Last week. in three days" remarked
a comrade, "he did twenty-four hours
effective flying. He seems to make one
body with the apparatus. and has fixed
his ma achine gun SO that. to load it, he
is obliged to rise and let go the rudders
1t Is horribly dangerous. but he says it
is convenient"
Later. when alone with Pierre Ma
varre, l asked him.
ITS not dangerous" replied the Aces
twin. but many think it's dangerous
and have not tried it. It's like letting
go the handlebars Of a bicycle. When
you're high enough. where the air Is
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OF THE KEY MONUMENT COMPETITION G. H. N1EHAus.

with horror. yet they inspired him with
the lofty spirit of song. 1t is said of
him that he was generous to a fault,
the needy and the poor could always
depend upon him for a stray coin or
two and even his friends who were
fairly able to dispense with his Pc
cuniary assistance occasionally i'm
posed on his liberality. He was notori-
ously careless as to dress-a fact which
more or less distressed many Of his
fastidious friends. while to others his
supreme Indifference was mark of
distinction. However, this fault grew
with him and age did not tend to cor
rect II.
Fort McHenry is a historic spot in
America. In 1916 it became the first
fertilization and was equipped with a
water battery, which today would look
indescribably quaint and helpless. Two
years later eighteen guns were placed
in position with the aid of military
experts. In 1894 the government made
an appropriation to improve Fort Nc
Henry In 1913 a number of elaborate
made. In 1914 1t was heavily but un-
successfully bombarded by the Brit
ish.
AS an army post Fort McHenry was
abandoned in the year 1912. and May 81,
1914, Congress passed the bill which
gave the old fort to Baltimore. The
formal and ceremonious transfer was
made in June of the same year.
New roads will be built by Baltimore
gested that competitors give their
ideas as to a plan of roads, approach
to the memorial and park features in
general. These things are shown to
some extent in the completed draw
ings which accompany each model.
Evening star., 1916-05-28
The Story of Sugar.

is not known who invented or dis
y covered sugar. 1t has been known
since the dawn of history, but not in
all countries. and the Chinese appear to
have delighted their palates with some
sort of sugar for more than three thou
sand years. 1t was known in India
earlier than in Europe. being made
from juicy reed or cane.
One of the generals of Alexander the
Great is said to have carried sugar to
Greece in the year 325 B. c.. as Sir Wall
ter Raleigh. some 1000 years later. car
ried tobacco from Virginia to England.
But even as late as AID. $50 sugar was
still rarity in Greece. The famous
physician. Galen, used ii as a remedy
for certain maladies.
Experiment has demonstrated that
sugar has remarkable sustaining power
when eaten by those undergoing great
fatigue. The invention of the first
process for refining sugar is ascribed
to the Arabs. and Venetian merchant
is said to have purchased the secret
from them and introduced the process
into Sicily. The refining of sugar was
FIRST practiced in England about 1859.
Evening star., 1916-05-28

0NHE Boy Scout movement. which has
so quickly captured large part OF
the youth of the United States and
which is still rapidly spreading, holds
out a great promise for the country either
in peace or war. 1t is the peace aspect
of the subject which nearly all civilians
see. and all efforts to give the movement
a palpable or obvious military turn have
been frowned down by those intimately
concerned with the work Many of the
broadest thinking soldiers feel that it is
well to keep the military element out of
sight. but in the making of good scouts
they also see the making of good soldiers.
In the International Military Digest
there has been printed information which
points out the services rendered by the
Boy Scouts of Great Britain after the
outbreak of the war In England, during
the first eight months of the war, 5000
medals were given to Boy Scouts who had
performed no fewer than twenty-eight
days service About 10000 boys had
coast guardsmen, taking the place of men
recalled to the fleet. Others were engaged
in signal work.
The Boy Scouts, even while they are
boys might and probabl-- would be avail
able for immediate use in such services
of high military Importance as patroling,
messenger service and hospital attend
ance. work for which their scout training
fits them, but which would not require
their presence on the firing line
But this is the immediate view There
is a longer and better view Physical
fitness is one part of the foundation of
the effective soldier. Another is obe-
dience to proper authority. These quail
ifications come to the Boy Scout. 1t
has been published that The state
ment of recruiting for the United
States Marine Corps for 1915 shows
that of 10000 applicants examined. less
than 10 per cent We're able to meet the
city of New York less than 3 per cent
of the applicants for enlistment were
found to be physically qualified" 1t
should perhaps be noted that the physi-
cal requirements for enlistment in the
Marine Corps. the Navy and the Army
are very high, and added to them are
other qualifications, which operate to
shut out men who have the required
physique. 1t is perhaps also a fact that
liStment in the armed services of the
United States in this time of peace and
of tremendous industrial activity and
its consequent demand for efficient la
Dor, is not representative type of the
American, or even of the average
American. But the fact remains that
Notwithstanding the devotion of the
American to base ball and certain other
outdoor and indoor sports. the per-
centage of men below the physical ca
pacity deemed by military experts as
is unduly small, and far below that of
countries which insist on systematic
physical training and universal mill
tary service.
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THE war in the air is becoming specialized.
Dueling "aces" are recognized as indispensabl.

~ m
"
rt T ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~~ ~
own ~ Mm they blew ~~ ~ d ~ aa
~
urhmh henhrhrn
Evening star., 1916-05-28

Heaven" to his poem, and though more
than a hundred years have passed, no
one has yet proved who composed the
music to that song.
THE Star Spangled Banner" was ac-
corded the greatest popularity from
its first rendition, and later. when the
theater was open for the season, it was
sung every night, the entire audience
Joining enthusiastically in the chorus.
1t is interesting at this point to OBJ
serve that Francis Scott Key was a
very well educated man. He studied
law and passed his examinations for
the bar. He was person distinctly
impressionable. he loved everything
beautiful with the love of an artist,
while scenes of terror and desolation
such as he witnessed during the bonn
bardment of Fort McHenry filled him
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single ball, 1t went to earth by emo
ton, landing safe in German lines.
1t was on April l. 1915, the same day
on which Garros descended" his first
German aeroplane, an Albatross, that
Navarro and his then gunner got the
first piece" of the Aces record. 1t was
two-seat biplane Ayiatik, and fell in
side the French lines.
And there's the question. What counts :?
Since that day, the Ace has fought
forty combats, mostly alone. and the
private notches on his machine gun
mark nineteen victims. Yet his record
is but fourteen. What counts? Earlier
in the war 1t was the usage to count
only those brought down inside the
French lines. no matter how incontest-
able the falls inside of German lines.
even in flames, and witnessed by an
army corps. Later, the French going
more and more to fight inside the Ger
man lines, especially to tackle Fokkers.
forbidden to quit bounds, lest their Sc
cret be discovered. they came to count
all falls that have been ''homologued,'
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have promised that within ten days
American correspondents are to be put
in touch with them at last. The policy
of silence is changing. but until the
American aviators have had their
honors you can understand the delicacy
of these French boys-they hate to
have the look of "butting in" in an
American interview. So. to have my
story. 1 must quote Prade and the
"Matin" man and come back again to
the wounded boy on his bed of pain,
whom nobody can criticise.
How did the fight end with the five
Fokkers?"
The Ace bushes.
But / told you. I got behind two of
them, and the others dared not fire on
me for fear of hitting their comrades.
/ got two; yes, got two"
That was all they could draw out of
him concerning a Homeric combat, in
which courage was nothing, because
possessed equally by the enemy, and
scientific flying was everything. be-
cause possessed more by the French
Evening star., 1916-05-28

The Boy Scout movement tends
strongly to correct this unfortunate
situation both by raising the general
physical tone of Americans of this and
succeeding generations, and of making
strong. active and alert out f-doors
men trained in number of the
fundamentals of good Scholarships. as
the training in first aid, in signaling
by Morse or semaphore codes. map
reading sketching and number of
other subjects. The scout is also train
ed to care for himself in the field and
to be able to march long distances and
to feel at his ease under canvas and
about the camp fire.
Capt. Stuart C. Godfrey of the army
has said that these necessary quail
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DiSiIIuSion.

GEORGE ADE said at Chicago wed.
VI ding reception:
Marriage, alas, destroys all illu-
sions.
The chap who hears the rustic of
angels wings when his girl approaches
before marriage finds out. after mar
riage, that the sound is really only tho
creaking Of a pair OF busted corsets."
Evening star., 1916-05-28

Some were told by Jean Navarro to
Georges Prade and Matin man
whose name / have missed. All are
told here. as around the sick bed of a
wounded ace" They are mere boys.
remember, very anxious to he cor
rect"
II was discussing with two enemies
in a Fokker" a slender. yellow haired
boy of twenty was saying-and l can
not even give the name of this one.
"A broadside of their machine-gun put
mine out of action. Impossible to shoot
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have at that time netted him consider
able fame well fortune-in fact
made of him millionaire of that age
strong doubt is entertained as to his
authorship.
1t was not until the year 1893 that this
man made a formal claim to the music
of ITO Anacreon in Heaven" which was
the tune to which The Star Spangled
Banner" was sung.
The appeal of The Star Spangled
Banner is strong to all American peo-
Evening star., 1916-05-28

recipient of gold medals. At st. Louis
an apotheosis of that city gained for
him an added reputation.
The Astor historical doors at Trinity
Church, New York, were designed and
executed by Mr.. Niehaus; also the pedi-
ment to the appellate courthouse of
New York. At the statehouse in Con-
necticut there are statues of both
Hooker and Davenport by Mr.. Niehaus.
One of his notable works stands at
Titusville. Pa. 1t is statue of Drake
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still and free from draughts, you can
let go the commands for fifteen min
utes at a time and the machine will
slide safe on the atmosphere. it is so
well balanced. OF course, you must
not jump around. You must not stop
the motor. When the constructors send
men up to test new machines they al
ways let go the rudders. to try the
balance They're we'll paid because it's
dangerous. Perhaps a new machine is
not well balanced. We know that ours
are"
Bring back the Ace to finish up the
tale of the five Fokkers. He is wander
ing about, by modesty, to keep out of
it," and 1 can tell you one reason why
the American aviators. They form al
most a full squadrilla in the French
army. with some very daring pilots
among them, and the high authorities
Evening star., 1916-05-28
ueling Aviat0rs Hold Records of the War

1. e, officially verified. OF such, Ma
varre counts fourteen. nine inside the
French lines. five inside the German.
Garros himself, when made prisoner,
seeking enemy machines inside the
German lines, had "homologued" but
two.
was alone with the Aces brother.
Tell me story" l said.
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PARIS. May is. 1915.
=, n- HERE'S the Ace of the Air"
W In the Cafe de la Paix, the
maitre d'hotel Mche1et in
q dicated mere hoy lunch
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-18
NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO

TIOIs req SLdIIg SIlNS OI SIlGdSOT
left on trip to Japan. Will lecture.
Hazel Lewis, 1888 N. Western aV.,
found note in a purse saying owner
committed suicide.
Burglar got 500 worth of jeweIry
from fiat of Rev. r. E. Manning,
1928 W. Monroe, as he preached in
church.
Elias HoIIenback, 5470 Dorchester
aV., cut hand when conductor shut
street car door too soon.
County Treas. Henry Stuckart re-
ported his Office had received $780,
900 in interest.
Mrs. Mayola Stanley, 534f Dear
born, shot at husband and hit room
er, Alfred Kirk.
Police seeking "E. l. Mead" for
magazine sWindle on Mrs. E. F.
Walker, 4915 Sheridan I'd.
Mrs. D. Roberts, 1870 Clifton aY.,
rented room to man. He waited I'M
til she left house; stole $500 worth
of iewelry.
Marie EIemund, clerk at room
1o11, Rookery bldg, lost 500 to man
who opened purse on her desk.
Norman George, Flint, Mich, ar
rested for kidnapping son, Edward,
~
Police seeking Charles Snyder with
news Of his mothers death in Ken
ton, o.
Mrs. Fred MurnicE, $3.50 N. Clark,
asked police to find husband. Kid
mapped child, Vivian, f.
Vim. Elder, 1872 N. Dearborn, ar
rested. Broke his wffe's nose.
Stephen MaIato, italian attorney,
at dinner in Judge Barasa's honor,
asked countrymen to wipe out Black
Hand murders.
Marcus LTtIege, Evanston, one
legged robber, caught when he broke
crutch over head Of victim. Couldn't
escape.
Paul Henderson and Mike Blum
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-18

1kd DdIuCS, Ou IIIdl OOuCty lOE uuIuGI
of husband in Washington park.
Nick Ondos, S37 S. Oak Park aV.,
arrested for writing letters to Maude
Wilson, SAT S. Grove av.
Judge FoeI and States Atty Hoyne
to confer on divorce of James Gil
more, former Federal league head.
Mary FarWeII, 146 w. Superior,
broke her leg in slippery pavement
fall at Superior and Wells.
John SteImackoWskiIE, 4, 1914 Nc
Henry, shot and killed by brother
Stanley, who was cleaning revolver.
Victor Carlson, 1895 Mansfield av., .
fell and broke ankle in front of 1904
N. Wells.
Two roomers overcome by gas in
Mrs. Hilda ThUmberg's boarding
house at 1921 E. 96th.
John E. Young, 221 S. Racine aV.,
brought 'back from st. Louis on
charge of forging checks for 500.
Mrs. Louise Johnston, so, 1854 Fer
dinand, found dead from gas. Four
jets open.
Frank KowaIski, 1910 w. 18th,
dead. Shot his wife, then himself.
Wife may recover. .-
Pat Delaney, miIkman, 6722
Champlain aV., seriously hurt when
car overturned his wagon.
Frank Arndt, 74, 2S13 S. KedvaIe
aV., dead from blood poison. Didn't
take care of small cut.
Wm.m White, TIA S. Union av.,
lost $23 and two checks to pickpock-
cts on Wentworth aV. car.
Police of : Forest Park seeking
missing Anna Thomas, 10, lib Cir
Gle av.
Peter Quinn, sos N. Clark, dead.
Fell from stepladder.
. Dan Morris, 5121, S. Morgan,
found dead in bed. Heart disease.
Six autos stolen yesterday. Two
recovered by police.
Vim. O'Shaughnessy and wife, 800
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-25
MIDWINTER TENNIS
BEGINS AT PINEHURST
First Day of Tourney Produces
One SGT Which Takes 33
Games to Decide.

P~INEHvrsr. y. G, Jan. 2t-Tue sixth
annual Inidwinter tennis ournamcn at
rinehurst began to-day with mems SIN
giles. Most OF The matches were won in
straight sets.
Three sets were needed for Norman
Johnson of New York TO nut away W.
n. Brownoll OF Providence. while the
hrs: set between T. T. ,;ross ~ i'~ol o
irrJr and Hugh Whitehead ~ Norfolk
Wts e rrc tIs~le. II Was deuce VAN
taG". deuce vantage 20 often that -
reached the extraordinary length OF
.thlrty-"irht games. Gross finally Won
u ~ 2rl> This match Lasted I'LL
dark The summaries:
reIm.uary Round-Haro!l Thro.k
morton. E.iztb"'htuwn, y j. neat ~ VI
Grtesi \eW Haven. Ct I'll e T.
EnWard.. New York, beat r. \ r,is.
Providence, e-i. 81 r. VI Ul.ius~,
Aras"v. beat II lnnn New Haven,
' f. 4. - T. lou'-. Trovid"u."
beat -. y cummings. Boston, s-2 a.
First IoIud-H e Seaver. Boston. nca'
Pul.ip carter, Nassau. IS, IL. r.. =
G'a,,oG Toronto, .cat H. Chepiu,
Springfield. "-- IL r r Grp--
Providence. boa, Hugh Whitehead. g0-lN
IS, IS Il - Wceden. Providence. h't'
Harold Nl|,"N. Providence, b-3, e
R-oVrVe#. Providence, 81. IS. 81
Harp,t Thro, kworion boat G.. =. E4O arg-
J. "a. j. Il. =. Tones hcst = NJ
Hdiu"s -. 3d.. II \. M,Kluuc,
Providence, beat NJ. II. S"scs, Providence
t--l. t.L.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-25
NEW ORLEANS RACING RESULTS

Prs. taco For 'hrcc-yca--".ds and nv
ward s".ins purse tioo, stN fnrI"ng, :
Gar. -. tAmhro-ot e to o. \ To- % AMI I
- o.. FIRST. Nike Mullen, - ,Scherr"tl. =
- T. " t, : and even. second Lads MI
dr"i, io7 I;"h'nsou', = II" J. 10 : and
es,r -. -1 Time. l:'r 60. Nurio''- Pot.
Lci. iort, patrick +. Hue Wing. Elizabeth
lee. Roh EadHc.d and SIR Il d.so also lar.
SECOND Hac'-For -Sear-".ds AVID
%upwa~i. cling purse 500 six fur'"nGS :
r"idNue. ii- O%di'y'. "a +" :. : t" 1 and
go g.. nr,'. Aunt loSiC, loa ITudyn, even,
I - ? and out srcoud, Miss Ftnni" 'os
.G"n'ry'. : -, ! TO ! and even. 'h'r!.
Mater, cola cap and J, r. Harr"l a.s" r'n.
Th,rd lace For th-ee-voar-o'd mtlirrs
pnr." $500, ono m,ie-.Tatiana. lo' -.
'\lrmAr. ~ tMctca'fNN, 3 to L. I - .
aud ! 10 ,, second, stephen Il ~ MA
2 c'nu' = 80 J. oven ana . To- b.. 'h.''
T4ac. - 80. Spsugi" Duchess fs'l C0',.
Ini.! Micklc, poo and 'A,'"v also ran.
'coup,rl IS the clyde entry.
Fourth llacH-rhc Idaho Handicap. for
,nr'r y,H,-'lar amI 'iW,f'vN Purse 'r""
! 20 2 and ! 30 ., Nrs' Father E."r, lol
,'itrr"rt, - 80 D., oven and y to % second
Washoc Bcllo, e' 'Rr!ze'', 30 20 { 70
ana % "a . 'hiri .Tim". iiI u. Pan
Hsud.c. CArh.l" amt Dorothy Dean also
rf.h Race For four,,"'r.o'ds and up.
ward selling purse $500. one mi,c kt'r
=. NrS'; AK Ma, 100 ,ray'or', o 20 :. 2 10
, and ! TO ! second, rlantagcn"', io7
Il NcT.gsarl, 20 10 3 70 I amt 8 80 /.
Lad Donovan and Aston also ran.
SIKH Race For four -y"dr-olds and M
ward; fc'.IHs rnrsS go. one mn" ANA a
% ANA to D., FIRE. 1t Mode. loa IT,
~N,TAEEart', 20, 20 aui : - :.
second yoleies -, 'N"',"f'', - TO- /.
counterpart. Colonel Ashm""i' and htri-sl
Rc,G also ran
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-25
SHAFER REINSTATED
AS AMATEUR GOLFER
Former Giant Players Status
Made Clear Last Year by
National Body.

Los ANGELES. Jan. Gt-Au INJUSTICE
has been done Arthur j Shafcr. = former
member Of the Giants, 10y the publication
Of statements in the East To- the erect
that he WAS playing soft as an amateur
despite the fact tina ne belonged in the
professional ranks. TIE truth " the
matter is that S.t:cr WAS lc'ustt'cd a.
amateur - TIE United states tult
A.su,.tt,ou lts' Year
T.. a. Taft~. president o. the southern
California ,iolc Association. W.i'n has
been criticised Tor g.. WIZ Shf'"r -
play 10 Is Journeys, udofScd Skaters
application For restoration t. the
amateur ranks and sent II to The sc,rc-
t,ry of the United States ';o,i AsSoc.a-
tiuu last summer NyrowpaiN lug the
application was du .ildtNit made by
~hafer which stated nat he Add not
p.tyci profess. hill since October.
l?I3. aud that he dat not intend t. re-
sumo rs professional career.
Late IN August word Wa received here
from the officials of the tinted states
Association whic1 said thtt the
committee hai taken a mai
vote upon the application t-d HAD de-
,!dcd h. re.ustat" Shtt"r sine" that
time the former Giaut has played IA 4
number of local golf tournaments, IN
GLIDING the California championship, ~
which he Won a prize N a minor d.
vision.
Tho United states GuiC Association has
SCI, the seal OF It's approval upoh ms
stand ug as an amateur hv r'lnS'diinI
him and Shafcr thinks that IN lustl'" t'
him that fact should h" made known,
lie has no, bce,, competing under false
colurs, as iuttmttci i'm IN" stories pub
'lshed n the East. and expects - rrmdU
AN amateur for the r,s' of hIS life.