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CHAPTER VI.
crawsord's Luck.

NVuWOboo euCW.
Were the letters valuable?" he
asked. without realizing the imperti.
nence Of the question.
Her silence was rebuking enough.
u beg your pardon!"
Forbes returned to the Sheraton.
He was not 20 strong on his legs ~
he had believed. Having nothing else
to do. he took inventory Of his sur
roundings. and what he saw subdued
him.
He was an amateur collector; but.
shades Of the old chap In lie Peau de
Chagrin! A Salvator Rosa. . pencil
drawing by Da vinci u model Of q
bastion). . Corot with the original
sketches surrounding II. = marvellous
camp-scene in the broad humor Of
Brouwer. . Teniers. Q framed letter BY
Peter Paul Rubens With . fat Silenus
in the corner: dozens Of small can
vases beyond price. And there was .
vase Of imperial ox-blood. q piece Of
Hirado worth . kings ransom. q Chi.
nese wedding scene done in blue king
fisher-feather. Forbes glanced bewil-
deredly at the Bokhara embroidery
which had been % ruthlessl1 wound
about his ankles: ft to have graced
the walls Of the Dewan Khass. in Del
hi. ~ 4 background for Shah Jehan's
Paacnck throne And thsra vers Jan
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svMops,a.

H6rees. the popular illustrates. sess her
30! his studio every day and her cop
pee.eoeen hair snd milk vhits complexion
tne studio. but 70 Interrupted BY Jlilson on
H. SAons asking him to join q poker par
Y 0at evening. When he gets to the
cyeeing paper he reads Of . clever Jewel
ehtef Who has baflled the police for nearly
. year. -de goes TO Jillson's rooms and
9a0s n action. but instead . man In eve
nIn9 dress. masked. with his back TO an
o0oa safe. who promptly covers him With
man and charming girl are returning 10
the apartments from q trip downtown In
enSWet TO . decoy message. Forbes u
who then takes q small box from the safe
ana eoes out Forbes notices that the
burglar has = newly skinned knuckle
Afver z time the elderly man and GIRL en-
ter and Forbes recognizes the woman ~
sns q the copper-beech hair.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Colorado Wealth Prodveod In fDfo.
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New LMs Preservsr.

Every man bis own lifeboat" seems
to be the motto Of Paul Simon OF
Perth Amboy. N. j.. whose union suit
Of seamless rubber with thick soies
leaves only the head. neck and part a
the arms exposed. and 10 fitted with
alright pockets cn the breast and
back and beneath the knees. all con-
nected BY air tubing and inflated ~
. feed-tube located on the front pockse
which 10 shaped narrowest at the
front. and inflated BY the wearsr a.
needed. Il would seem that . man
thus protected could survive The sank-
ting Of vesse' for twenty-fesr Douso
or more at least In fairiy nodesato
weather.-.W Wonders = To-Day u NJ,
tional Magazine.
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own way; but some fne night wen
have our throats cut"
Forbes stared 1t the girl. much -
tonished. No hysterical wringing Of
hands. NO rushing about aimlsssly:
only quiet acceptance Of the inevita-
ble. She did not want the police; In
vestigation would only make her un.
happy. What had that box containedf :
Then his astonishment gave place to
speculative aAmiration. He saw her
pronle ON the covers Of the World
Wide, her arms filled With golden-rod.
Corking cover. He could use the
head for year at least. No hesitant
art-editors when they saw this. What
ind!
-Will you kindly tell ~ how you
came here7" The girl turned 70
Fosbes inquiringiy.
II am Mortimer Forbes" he said
s1nply.
Her eyebrows remained elevated.
'-IAa illustrnfnr''
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Dsaver.-Colorado opens its accounts
Dor 1917 with the largest volume OF
business within the history Of the
state to the credit Of 1915. More tina,
e+oo. .ooo. 900 worth Of transactions II
TIE record Of the year. and ~ the
period ends the state stands upon the
highest peak Of Its prosperity. Will all
underlying financial conditions thor
eughly sound and forecast OF anoth.
sr season Of expansion and growth be-
fore It.
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cent As Judith. His heart sank q lit
tie: no romance here for J. Mortimer.
however well he might come to know
her.
Il ought to have risked q chance
with the man." he said: but I was
perfectly dumfounded at the sight Of
him"
She turned her eyes upon him, sur
prisedly. a. II he had suddenly burst
into the room through q window or Q
hole in the wall. And she had never
heard Of J. Mortimer Forbes! Well.
that was quite possible. A young and
beautiful woman who went in for Jade
snuff-bottles and pieces of Shah Abbas
rugs was not to be expected to bother
about magazine covers. and heaven
knew there were enough Of thems
Breakfast foods and soaps and hair
tonics! He had thrown away q bril-
liant career because II was easier to.
earn money than to strive for good
work. He and PINE were In the same
boat: too fond OF Avocado pears and
ten-year-old champagnes. Now It waA
too late.
rs there anything l can do?"
mo"
IF you don't mind. I should like .
drink Of water"
"Oh!" She got up quickly. The
bills scattered about the floor again.
Forbes was becoming more and more
positive that he was In the middle Of
some wonderful nightmare. He sx-
pected nothing less than goblet OF
Chinese bendable glass; but as she
returned with an ordinary tumbler, he
got himself in land once more.
For the second time he retrieved tho
bills. This time she tossed them into
the safe. Fifteen thousand dollars; a.
he would have tossed . tailor's bin
into the wsste-basket. and often did!
Then in came the young woman'o
father. Jillson and . very pale door
boy.
tTo BE coNrINuED3
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6Ao had never heard Of HIM And
she wasn't . foreigner. either. Forbes
vas rather ahashed.
Il came in here believing II TO be
the apartment Of Mr.. Jillsou. my
friend"
-Jillsonf Oh. now We ere getting
somewhere. Know him. Same club.
Lives over 10. Moved in last week.
Soon md out whether you're telling
the truth or not. rll 20 mp and get
him. II he knows Nr.-ah-"
"Forbss"-dully. Not that Forbes
vas . vain man. but he believed II .
matter OF course that everybody had
heard Of him or seen his work.
FORBES. II what you say 10 true
!. ;" The excited parent did not
complete the sentence. but bolted from
the apartment.
The girl walked over to the safe
again and rummased about. She was
~ pale ~ lily. You saw . man in
. mask
"Yes."
you saw him take 4 boxr
yes. A Florentine affair."" The
stole was biting painfully. HE
made no attempt to open It."
She nodded. Then she held out for
his inspection . large roll Of crisp
green and yellow bills.
He couldn't have seen IT," replied
Forbes. understanding her gesture.
"Doyou know how much IL there!"
II haven't had the pleasure OF count
ing it!"-curtly. II came in here ex-
pecting to see poker game: instead.
. pistol was held at my head and
was politely requested to be seated.
Oh. he was very polite!"-bitterly.
The girl didn't apologize. Fifteen
thousand dollars" She said II mus
ingly.
Fiji. What, in these days
Of checks. do you carry DO much loose
In your safe fort"
Il drew II from the bank this morn
Ing. Tomorrow an agent from an EN-.
erald frm IN Delhi 10 coming with
necklace ordered. II was to be cash.
It IL to be made up Of thirty stones"
Tame grew the tales Of schehera-
xade. daughter Of the grand vizier.
Thirty emeralds at five hundred each!
Would she let him sketch her head!
She sat down, her arm flung across
the back Of chair and her face half
hidden In the furry sleeve. Tho
money slipped from her fingers and
duttered like autumn leaves at her
fest. Was she crying! Forbes could
not tell.
Il am sorry." he said. But would
you mind untying these treasures?
On the word Of . gentleman. shan't
make any effort to 60 away. It was
all mistake ON my part. Yet am
glad blundered in. may be able to
help you to recover the box. Ny
hands are 70 numb. and do not be-
lieve have any feet"
"Oh!" She got up and came over
to him and deftly removed the stole
and the Bokhara embroidery. Crate
fully Forbes stretched himself.
Women ought never to leave their
Jewels In boxes. A box like yours II
an Invitation to any burglar who sees
It."
1T contained nothing but letters. !
keep all my jewels save one at the
bank"
"Letters?" Forbes laughed softly.
well. the rogue will be nicely sold.
That's something
The girl returned to her chair. and
there she sat. staring stonily into the
black cavity Of the safe.
Forbes tried to stand up. but
swayed rockily and pumped back into
the Sheraton. which. being genuinely
antique. protested ominously. Pres
emily he tried It again. walking doubt
fully round the chair. Sure Of his
balance at last. he picked up the bills.
made compact roll of them and laid
them in the girls lap.
Thank you" she said. Just a. II he
had offered her . cup Of tea.
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FIGURES FOR 1916.
COLORADO ATTAINED PEAK OF
PROSPERITY PAST YEAR.

0srs Business Done in Every Line
sad Forecast 10 for Another Sea-
con q Unexampied Expansiea.
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1916
Number factories opsrated ..s......... Il
Acres harvested Observation-Disclosures. 192.650
Average yield per acre (tons) ......... l01
Tons bsets produced ................. 2oss.ooo
Average sugar content (per cent? 1l125
Pounds sugar produced ............... tS2 10000
Money paid farmers .................. @129s0.0O0
Money paid factory hands. ........... 93170,0O0
e.oney paid farm labor. ............... 1854 900
Money paid for supplies ............. Ss.O5o,000
..oney paid for transportation. $2.775,000
Number men enpsoyed in alls factories. 5,4C0
Average length ~ campaign tdaysl... l09
Increase. ssDecreass.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-01-24
MARRIED..
soR1BNER-LAFF1N.

The wedding OF Miss Laverna Scribner,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. H. A. Scribner
Of Frankfort, and DR.. F. P. Latin Of Ellis
worth, took place at st Gabriel's Catholic
church, Winterport, Thursday forenoon at
10 O'Clock. Rev. M. F. O'Connor Of
Winterport officiated.
The bride wore suit of blue broadcloth
with picture hat, and carried bouquet Of
roses. Mrs. Edward Millet Of Searsport,
matron OF honor, wore blue suit and pic
ture hat and carried carnations. Q. E.
Latin, brother OF the groom, was best
man.
The bride is one OF Frankfort's popular
young ladies, and has taught successfully
in the Frankfort schools. The groom is a
son of Mrs. Pierce Latin of Frankfort. He
is graduate OF the Baltimore college of
dental surgery, and is now practicing in
Ellsworth.
After the ceremony the bridal party
motored to Bangor for dinner. The bride
and groom left on the afternoon train for
short visit in Boston, returning to Ellis
worth Wednesday. The many Ellsworth
friends of the groom extend congratula-
lions.
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Chorus and Audience.
Among the out-of-the- county speakers
will be President Robert j. Alley OF the
University Of Maine, who will speak
Thursday afternoon; DR.. Arthur 8. Phelps
of Wa.erville, who will speak Thursday
evening, and DR.. Frank d. Tubbs of Bates
college, who will speak Friday afternoon.
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Observation-Disclosures.
DIR. Phillips Toast at Fish and Game
association Banquet.

DR.. Phillips Toast at Fish and Game
association Banquet.
At the annual banquet OF the Maine
Fish and Game association in Augusta last
Thursday, DR.. George A. Phillips OF Bar
Harbor responded to the toast, s'The
Difference Between a Sportsman and a
Sporting man. He said in part:
tit was quite q good many years ago
that q friend OF mine, when several of the
best men in the world were with US at the
Alligator, asked me to define the differ
ence between a sportsman and q sporting
man. My first answer was the trite one:
The difference between gentleman and
one who is not
"Then shifted, and nowhere could /
have found better example, when I said !:
1.-THE difference between you, my dear sir,
and man who is not like you.' He was
a sample; stood way up on the heights,
all OF him above board. All of him was
big-brains, strength, power Of discern
ment, above all, courage to do things
right in spite OF praise or shame. He is
dead, but enshrined in the hearts OF all
who knew him, as many Of you did.
White, strong, noble; it was Judge
Wiswell of Ellsworth, who stood up
among the stars.
"There is nothing that this splendid
organization can do with its influence
and power like making sportsmen in our
State. 1t is not always easy to make
men see the upper levels. In our State
r.. lcoL ho of 20
sportsman. No one has said it better
than the chairman OF the present fish and
game commission in letter to me.
81 think OF the misera BILE traffic in game,
illegal and wrong, by which men who come
to our State for the summer can give game
dinners every night through the season,
ignore our laws and laugh at attempts to
stop them, and pay the fine OF the caught
poacher. Hundreds OF fish and birds each
day in summer come to our visitors, who
smile al fines.
"But there is one power that can throttle
it. tits gathered around these tables to-
night. This magnificent association can
do much to make men fear the law by
creating public opinion and then pub
licity. It il the one medicine, the bitter
medicine, that the breaker of game laws
fears. To be held up in public print as a
law breaker, o. . man with only con-
tempt for what sour State is doing for the
protection OF its great resources, hits
harder than fines.
ssOne great lack in Maine il public
opinion backing our game laws and the
fish and game commission. 1t is task
which this splendid association has before
it to accomplish"
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SUI IDE IN BUCKSPORT.

Aged Citizen Adjusts His Business
Affairs and Plans Funeral.
Pliny E. Dinsmore, an aged and re-
spected business man of Bucksport, COM
mitted suicide by shooting Thursday
morning, after carefully arranging all his
business affairs and arranging in detail
for the disposal Of his property and for his
funeral.
Mr.. Dinsmore was at his former shoe
store on Main street about o'clock
Thursday morning, talking with several
friends. He excused himself for few
moments, and going into small room
back of the store, shot himself with re-
volver. Death was immediate. DR.. Lewis
Hodgkin Of Ellsworth, medical examiner,
was summoned, and decided no inquest
necessary.
Mr.. Dinsmore had made all plans for
his death. He had settled up his business
affairs, written instructions for the dis
posal OF bis personal property, and re-
quest that his body be taken to Boston
and cremated, with no religious cere-
monies.
he had recently sold his shoe business
to Burke Leach and son Adelbert, and it
was supposed was planning to leave
Thursday tor New Orleans, La, to spend
the remainder Of the winter with his
daughter. whom he had not seen Tor
twenty four years. He leaves also two
sons, both living in California.
Mr.. Dinsmore was eighty'three years OF
age. His early life was spent in China,
Me. For many years he lived in Cali
fornia, returning TO Maine and entering
business in Pittsfeld. Nineteen years ago
he bought out the Harraden- shoe store
here, and had continued the business
until its recent sale. He was man OF
remarkable vitality for his years.
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SUICIDE AT DEER ISLE.
Isaac II. Woodwork Shoots Himself
Because of Domestic Trouble.

Isaac H. Woodwork shoots Himself
Because of Domestic Trouble.
DEER ISLE, Jan. % (special)-Isaac H
Woodwork, young business man of
this place. committed suicide last Thurs
day afternoon, by shooting. Despond-
ency because OF domestic troubles was the
cause. He and His wife had separated last
fall, the mother taking the four email
children to her former home in North
Haven.
Mr.. Woodwork had recently returned
from trip to Boston. On his way home
he visited his wife and children at North
Haven. After his return here he appeared
respondent. He was living alone at his
house, taking his meals at the Pleasant
View hotel. When he did not appear at
dinner, nor during the afternoon, Edward
Presley and Thomas Gray went to his home
to investigate. They found him dead on
the floor of his bedroom. He had appar-
emily sat upon the floor, placed the muz-
zle of q rife at his heart and pressed the
trigger with q short stick. Death must
have been instantaneous.
A pathetic feature of the tragedy was
the arrangement, side by side upon the
bed, OF the pictures of his four children,
where they must have been tie last thing
his eyes rested upon.
DR.. Lewis Hodgkins OF Ellswort b,
medical examiner, was summoned, and
deemed an inquest unnecessary.
MIR. Woodworth came to this town from
Quincy, Mass, about fifteen years ago
with his father, and brother, Elmer,
who now lives in Boston. The father died
a few years ago, and Isaac continued the
bling business his father had estab-
lisbed. He was useful man in the COM
munity, and much liked by his associates.
The funeral was held at bis home Sat-
urday afternoon, members OF the masonic
lodge and Eastern Star chapter, OF both of
which he was . member, attending in a
body.
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MILK PRODUCERS.
To Complete Organization IN Han
cock County Next Week.

Meetings are to b. held all over Maine
the week beginning January %, to organs
lie the New England MIX Producers
association. The hrst hse days Of
The week will b spent In organizing the
iocals in the different towns, and ON Sat-
urday, Feb. 3, the meeting win be held to
organize the county association.f
The meetings for Hancock county % an
nounced by the State department. OF agri-
culture, are - follows:
Monday, Jan. D-Eorenoon, Dedham
grange hall. Afternoon. Orland grange
hall.
Tuesday, Jan. ao-Forsnoon. Bueksport
grange hall.
Wednesday, Jan. 81 = Forenoon, Bay
sioe grange hall, EilswoFth. Afternoon,
fenobscot grange hall.
Ihursday, Feb. - Forenoon, North
bluehill grange hall. Afternoon, Brooks
VILE grange hall.
Friday, Feb. 2 - Forenoon, Mariaville
grange hall. Afternoon, waltham grange
hall,
saturday, Feb. s-Forenoon, county or
sanization meeting in Ellsworth.
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SOUTH sURRY.

Lucy Young has gone to Ellsworth Falls
to be with her sister, Mrs. Gardiner
Milliken.
Henry Thurston, who has been in the
East since October, left Gloucester, Mass,
for Los Angeles Jan. II.
Union River Bay is now frozen % far a.
one can see, but the ice in Moresn's bay
went out as far up as Grant Cove Point to-
day.
Friends of VolDey Coggins will b in-
terested to learn that be has been granted
his license a. second assistant engineer.
and on the same day secured position on
board the steamship Pearl Shell, which
sailed Jan. from Marcus Hook, Pa, for
FRANCE.
While working in the woods few days
aro. e, NJ, Curtis struck his eye with .
small tvig which injured the eye quite
badly. 90 was Obliged to enter the hos
pital at Bangor for treatment. 1t is hoped
he will not lose the sight Of the eye. Mr.
Curtis lost his other eye in similar acci-
dent few years ago.
Jan. 2.
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FARM DEMONSTRATIONS.
News of Interest to Hancock County
Farmers.
From the ONCE Of the county agent, g., N
Worden, Ellsworth.I
zxrExmox SCHOOLS.

E0T&N01VN oQ0OVk0s
Arrangements hsye been made by the
extension service Of the college OF sgricul-
ture, University Of Maine, tor three day
schools ON 4sPoultry Husbandry" to be
held in Ellsworth THURSDAY, Friday and
saturday, Fob. n. Is and "a, and in sutry,
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb.
%, n and 70. County Agent George N.
Worden OF Ellsworth and w. c, Monahan,
extension instructor in poultry hushandry
Of the college Of agriculture, will be the
Instructors in both schools.
There will be lectures and open discussion
Of matters OF vital interest to poultry
raisers, and practical demonstrations and
practice in judging and scoring birds, &C.
Iecting breeding pens, poultry honse con-
struction, performing an aatopsy FOR de-
lection Of disease, mixing lice eradicators
and disinfectants, killing, picking and
packing poultry, handling and grading
eggs.
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Hnbsrttsxussn,A

The merchant sOho doss not advertise IA
q dsu season msakss It moro profitable for
tAoss sehe do advertise.
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M.4ss~t s,s-T.

Hancock County roru-.
In Port Jan o. sch Mamie Saunders, stone
laden, Sullivan for western port
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DIED.

BARTER-At Deer Isle, Dec 2s, Rodney Nan
ley Barter, aged years, 6 months, 26 days.
BOWDEN-At Orisnd, Jan 10, Mrs Henrietta
E Bowden, aged IS years, months, days.
BURRILL-At ellsworth, Jan 10, Frances D.,
widow of Charles G Burrill, aged II years,
10 months, ~ days.
CONCON At South Brooksville, Jan Is,
Ruth, infant daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Jay r
Condor, aged days.
COUSINS-At Lamoine, Jan %, Wesley H
Cousins, aged 81 years, 6 months, days.
DINSMORE-At Bucksport Jan Is, Pliny e
Dinsmore, aged 50 years.
FIFIELD-At Maiden, Mass Jan 49, Mrs
Elizabeth fiEeld, of Stonington, aged n
years, 4 months, 8 days.
GOTT-At North Perry, Jan 10, Ermina, wife
of Rev Benjamin Colt, formerly OF IRE
mont, aged 40 years,
HATCH-At Green Lake. Jan "a. Mrs Carrie
M Hatch of Ellsworth, aged 50 years, 2
months, "a days.
HOOKE AT Castine, Jan Is, Mrs Frank
Hooke, aged 70 years, II months, 20 days.
HOWARD-At North Brooksville, Jan IA,
Warren Adrian, son OF Mr. and Mrs John
Howard, aged years, months, II days.
JORDAN-At Bangor, Jan %. Roland Il Jor-
dan of Waltham. aged 81 years, months,
10 days.
KILBURN AT Bucksport Center, Jan IT,
Horace Kilburn, aged 70 years, 2 months,
20 days.
KLINE-At Cleveland, o, Jan IS, Virgil p
Kline, summer resident Of Bluehill.
LARRABEE-At Stoning,on, Jan II, Ada G
Larrabee. aged year, months. 70 days.
MORANG-At- Ellsworth. Jan 81, Daniel 81
Morang, aged 20 years.
PHILLIPs-At Ellsworth, Jan II, Ambrose P
Phillips, aged rs years, 8 months, l6 days.
SARGENT-At Stonington, Jan IL, Mrs Eliza
8 Sargent, aged SO years, ~ months, 10 days.
SCOTT-At Deer Isle, Jan 10, Paul Whittier,
infant son OF Mr. and Mrs Paul W Scott,
aged day.
TEMPLE-At Birch Harbor. Jan IA. Frank L
Temple, aged 81 years.
WALKER-.At Brooksville, Jan 10, Sarah
Jane, widow Of Joseph g Walker, aged Is
years, II months, is days
WEBB-At Caribou, Jan 10, Miss Thelma
Webb Of Bucksport. aged 10 years.
wITHAM-kt. Portland, Jan 20, Fred b NJ
Witham! native Of Surry, aged 81 years.
WOOD-At Ellsworth, Jan a. Mics Emma L
Wood. aged 50 years, II months, 70 days.
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MARRIED..

LOWRIE -BABINEAU-At Brewer, Jan 10,
by Rev E M Cousins. Miss Helen Marie
Lowrie to Henry Babineau. both Of Sorrento.
UNCONVENTIONAL Harrington. Jan 20, by
Rev Charles F Beebee. Miss Winnie M
Moon, of Ellsworth, to Earle @ Eaton. of
Harrington.
SCRIBNER = LAFFIN = At Winterport. Jan
Is, by Rev Mortimer F O'Connor, Miss
Laverna v Scribner, of Frankfort, to DR.
Francis Latin, Of Ellsworth.
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Fiouratjvely spsa kina.

Crawford-He must have a pretty
good reason or he wouldn't break the
lease. Crabshaw-You bet he has.
His wife figured out that they couA
AFFORD . more expensive apartment
Iifo.