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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
CHAPTER XIX.
In the Dead Of Night.

While Kusiak slept that night the
Wind shifted. 1t came roaring across
ne range and drove before it great
Eudding clouds heavily laden with
deety snow. From dark till dawn the
roar Of the wind filled the night. Be
fore morning heavy drifts had wiped
ont the roads and sheeted the town in
virgin white unbroken by trails or fur
rows.
With the coming Of daylight the
tempest abated. Kusiak got into it's
working clothes and dug itself out
from the heavy blanket of white that
had tucked it in. BY noon the bust
ness Of the town was under way again.
That which would have demoralized
the activities Of a Southern city made
little difference to these Arctic Circle
dWellers. Roads were cleared, paths
1cveled, stores opened. Children in
rsrkas and fur coats trooped to school
md studied through the short after
aoon by the aid of electric light.
Dusk fell early and with it came a
scatter Of more snow. Mrs. Selfridge
ave q dinner-dance at the club that
night and her guests came in furs
great variety and much value. The
nstess outdid herself to make the af-
mir the most elaborate of the season.
Sobody in Kusiak of any social inn
portance was omitted from the list of
invited except Gordon Elliot. Even
ne grumpy old cashier of Macdonald's
ank-an old bachelor who lived by
hlnnsef tn rooms behind those in which
me banking was done-was persuaded
% break his custom and appear in a
laey old dress suit of the vintage of
~
Inc grizzled cashier-his name was
aoDert Milton-left the clubhouse
my Tor his rooms. 1t was showing,
uW the wind had died down. Contrary
N.Y. custom, he had taken two or
ufee glasses of wine. His brain was
auted so that he knew he could not
sep He decided to read "Don
vuxote' by the stove for an hour or
txu.
Ar1ved at the bank, he let himself
a'o ms rooms and locked the door. He
avVped to open the draft Of the stove
raen a sound stopped him halfway.
Is cashier stood rigid, still crouched,
s'ung for repetition of the noise.
ealne once mOre-the low, dull rasp-
ng Of file.
Shsers ran down the spine of Mill
~ ana up the back of his head to
8 .oots of his hair. Somebody was
ue Dsnk-at two O'clock in the
n'ug-with tools for burglary. He
"s = scholarly old fellow, brought up
view England and cast out to the
sslaost frontier by the malign trag-
~ % poverty. Adventure offered no
Qpeal to him.
~ though his knees trernbled be-
A ann and the sickness of fear
s!ipping his heart, Robert Mil
s. ao IN him the dynamic spark that
s.s 49, man. He tiptoed to his desk
'th shaking fingers gripped the
'er that lay in a drawer.
cashier braced himself for the
ns then slowly trod across the
.s... 70 the inner, locked door. The
u fingers of his left hand could
se turn the key.
~ emed to him that the night was
n win the noise he made in turning
~. and opening the door. The
ga grated and the floor soueaked
q u a the fall of his foot as be stood
g threshold. - N ''''N
49, 49, men were in front of the wire
i, which protected the big safe
~ .s1ed the alcove to the right. One
ME and the other candle.
0'ank. masked faces were turned
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that bill will be
introduced at. the next session of the Lou
isiana General assembly providing for the
removal of the Court House from Benton
to Bossicr City, La. 1921
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flying down the street In the teeth of
the storm. Armed with q rifle and a
revolver, their owner was mushing into
the hills to bring back the men who
had robbed his bank and killed the
cashier. He Travelled alone because he
could go faster without a companion.
1t never occurred to him that he was
not match for any two men he might
face.
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Retailers should sell
to customer FORTY
EIGHT pounds of FLOUR
WHEAT of
weight Of other cereals farmers
stating they have CORN MEAL actually on hand.
of
products This include
crackers. a M PARKER
FNDd StrdtOf for LOuisj
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l4AAAsA-sA- -

IL 314.5@2 tons compared with tn" orders
IN March 81.
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DEMURRERS COME Up
Saturday Will SEQ Many DcInurrers
Argued IN Criminal Court

Their. arr several d"murrrrS set for
:rcumv:!t in criminal court today.
Inmrs l.. Collins. Indicted t"r The theft
of funds uf thu iurIl Painters InlrTi
by tia, grand jury. will l." up t"I:iN. j.
l.: Iinuri'.n - "uuuS"l Tor Collins. 4
rrpia. issue! for Smith H. Iira"'N. in
drrl,h for all"a:'oh pr"trnSr in selling
gold ninr stool. IL ra"Ih M"'iary. Is
r'$n r"lurnr;!r today. In til" casa #
clyde Mnlhak"r. ind!rr"d for criminal
assault "l a lU-!r#r-uid girl. tn" de-
murr,r will ~ argued t"day.
\ demurrer VIII IL. argued IN tn" C@*'
ur j. T.. Mcpay and James Clark. indi"1-
yd Tor alleged attempt 1T criminal as
:aull and III the cas- nf II. Lamont AMI
Pearl SWrHrInErn. Indicted for IN" pT;t'-
llrIng If medicine without I!''!i:ir
HIli also l." argued. y Chpias ISSUED
for y i,i!nn johnson ana Iarl M"ld"i
i.,Iirt,rl FIR tho alleged destruction ~
rr"in'ri>. l. also r"turnnllc To-Day. ~
lion VIII also III. taken l7i IN" cas- I'll
j.. II. Taylor. former Ha"rIil. a";tI'%t
wi"n ;hr jury r"turnrT seven ln"''l. .
ll.ntS ?"r tin. alleged rml"%Hlr rcHt II
,uhlic funds.
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Gymnasium Notes.

The inirrcia%s bas,.ha!i contest vas
wen This week ny The Monday Nl@hi
Beginners class. after Il very close
contest.
All classes are NOW busy pTacricing
fnr the Ma! Festival. which they will
siy" ia ;hr &ymnaSium the evening OF
The 3llh. Mos "I Ihr NUMBERS Will b"
put IN b. ihr chii,lrrn's classes and
clubs. but ih, evening CLASSES will
combine il: Two hiS dances. The tirk-
rt~ Tor lhr festival ar" now al sale by
Tho members ul the CLASSES ur M thu
association office. Til" proceeds will
br used in send delegates 10 The rily
conference. 10 be- hrlG 1T Lake tie
n,,;. in August.
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AFTER DELINQUENTS

Sheriff Howard Hastings IS aii"- ~"
Ian dclmuu"ni< For IN" past i''W hhAA
hr has hrn sending cat notices I" tli"N"
who have Ia\"% SlIil unpaid. that 1t rs
wiIhin IN" power Of IN" sheriff To levy
ana sell tie. land In collect thr amount
Of iaNrs 1t is asked that all VII" have
unpaid taxes standing Out against then
call IT the ShrrlGrS office and pay III
at their earliest convenience.
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constitute soviet of f7vnrahl" fc1-
lures in III" weeks reports. With tho
Third Liberty Loan largely "v"r-suh-
scrib"d. "a" BUSH ness world seems to
have turned It's attention hack 10 trad"
and industry. this process being n"
doubt facilitated by better weather,
more optimistic crop reports and inSis-
tent government d"mnnd for All SORTS
al materials. Nevertheless. tn" stttIt-
tiun is rot without flaws. N" tw" most
notable heing hos" growing directly
on, III war Conditions. viz. scarcity at
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BRADSTREEFS review

NEW YORK;. May lo.--Bradstrrct's
tomorrow VIII say:
Tmrr"v"m"nt IN weather. conditions.
crops. trade especially 1T retail. niduS-
;r!;l "u,H"iS. general rail and water
transportation and last. but not !"tst.
IN stock market sentiment and dealings
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Y. W. c, 4. NOTES
Hike.

The dissertation girls will 50 on
their saturday ai1"rE"on hlk" this"
week 10 Pin" IlulluW. l"avin" III" CITY
promptly 1T . o'clock. All girls are
invited 10 come anu bring their lunch.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-28

cause-welI, she rather imagines his
mother has beaten her to it. But
really, you know, he is Qnite un-
spoiled, because he's unspoilable.
Meanwhile the Genevieve Clark
War Workers. the organization of
Congressional women who banded
themselves together for war service
under the name and patronage of
their Speakers wife, are "just keep
ing eternally at it." For the moment
of course the liberty loan sale is en-
crossing their attention. as it is every
one else's, probably no one woman's
quite so much to the exclusion of
everything else as Mrs. Charles Ham
lin. Her husband. formerly Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. is now on
the Federal Reserve Board, and she
is local head of the woman's liberty
loan committee, and is for The mo-
ment-she says it herself-the most
one idea-ed woman in Washington. il
not in the country. Her friends say
grudgingly that she is absolutely OBJ
sessed. No getting anything out OF
her.
Go to the play with u.s." Cant
possibly make time" Come on over
to the Horse Show" Indeed I'd like
to, but" please come and pour
for me. all your friends will be there. -
"Oh, my dear, ] wish could. but don't
you see-?' That's the way it goes.
Mrs. Hamlin won't do anything un-
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TODAY'S BEAUTY TALK.

You can enjoy a delightful shampoo
with very little effort and for a very
trifling cost if you get from your
druggists a package of Canthrox and
dissolve a tcaspoonful in a cup of hot
water. This makes a full cup of sham
poo liquid-enough so 1t is easy to
apply it to all the hair instead of Just
the top of the head. Your shampoo is
now ready. Just pour a little at q
time on the. scalp and hair until both
are entirely covered by the daintiiy
perfumed preparation that thoroughly
dissolves and removes every bit OF
dandruff, excess oil and dirt. After
rinsing. the hair dries quickly with a
nuffiness that makes it seem heavier
. than It is. and takes on a rich Iustre
and a softness that makes arranging
y { 2lsssnEs.
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Activities Of Women the Social Life of the Nations

the Joseph Letter house, Isoo Nep
Hampshire avenue, for the woman
liberty loan committee. II IL in charp
Of Miss Mary Gwynn. and the We
President will be the principal speaker
with Carl vrooman, Assistant Sccre
tary OF Agriculture. also on the pro
gram. II is an open meeting 20 whict
the public is invited
Also there is that Holy Cross Bene
at for the Italian war orphans thR
afternoon at the National-a showins
Of official italian war pictures. whict
are said TO be perfectly wonderful
and indeed are. IL those that are ncN
are up to the standard of those tha
already have been seen at one or tgt
private views by smart gatherings o,
society folk Prof. Nittorio Falors
will explain them, and there IL TO bs
an interesting musical program Tbs
affair is gotten up under the manage
ment of the Sisters Of the Holy Cross
with the aid OF graduates OF the Hoi,
Cross Academy. II is under the I'm.
mediate patronage Of the Countess
Macchi dI Cellere. wife Of the ItsIiar
Ambassador. who has taken a box,
as have Mrs. Thomas =. Walsh, Mry
Henry +. Dimock. Mrs. Richard
Townsend. Mrs. Thomas +. Logan
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis. snt
Mrs. Joseph Madigan.
Then there is Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh
who is throwing open her big Massa-
chusetts avenue house for war Work
and sending out invitations to her
friends to volunteer for work at what
ever time suits them best. The hum
OF the sewing machine and the clicI
OF knitting needles are the sounds one
hears most nowadays in that house
that has been the scene Of so many
brilliant hospitalities. and resoundeo
to the music OF laughter and dancing
feet in other days. MIS-. Walsh didn't
open her house at all during the win
ter; II Is such a huge place, and the
necessity for coal conservation seemed
so pressing. So she spent much OF
the winter in New York, and when she
was in Washington stayed at the
Willard.
Then there is is her daughter Mrs.
E. B. Mclean. who during the early
years OF her married life occupied that
house herself She and Mr. Mclean
have been down at the Mclean house
in 1 street for the last two winters.
and there have been certain days each
week when she has had that house
open for Red Cross work. I'd be will
ing to bet-though as yet have heard
nothing OF it-that there vii be some
great big Red Cross stunt pulled on
at Friendship, their suburban home
out at Cleveland Park. before the
really hot weather sets in. They keep
that place pretty constantly in COM
mission, though believe the coal
shortage induced them to close il, too.
for a time last winter. and they have
recently resumed a delightful form OF
entertaining which was a well esta b.
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Home Wrinkle Recipe
Astonishing Result:

Such startling, sensational re-
suits come from a very simple.
harmless homemade wrinkle re-
mover. there's no excuse now for
anyone wearing those hateful
marks Of age, illness or worry.
No need fooling with worthless
pastes. creams, nor Skin foods"
which don't feed the skin. No need
rubbing. massaging. steaming-
senseless methods which, expand
and loosen skin and underlying tis-
sue, aggravating a wrinkled, flabby
condition. Better. saner, surer, is
the scientific saxolite formula.
Thousands have successfully tried
it-thousands freed of wrinkles. en-
larged pores. saggy cheeks, double
happier,
All you need do is to dissolve one
ounce of powdered saXolite in one
half pint witch hazel, and battle
your face in this. The erect is al
most magical. Even deepest crows
feet completely. quickly vanish
Skin becomes firm, smooth, fresh
'iooking-bears no trace of treat
ment except that of enhanced
beauty. Get these inexpensive in
gradients at your druggists and try
this marvellous saxolite lotion to-
0Ay.-AoV.
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OClefV
~ 7" ~As7'"oT0xI
lM WASHINGTON

Horse show week Is always a Joy in
Washington. An open air show with
all the charm Of out Of doors Is bound
to be q delight at the season when out
OF doors is most charming. This year.
OF course, 1t was a "benefit"-every bit
Of pleasant frivolity has to have that
excuse for existence-for the He'd
Cross. with the further avowedly pa
triotic purpose OF stimulating interest
in the breeding of horses, Of which
the supply for war needs is lament
ably deficient.
y Perhaps it was because of its virtu-
Gus purpose that the President favored
IL with his presence on the opening
day. II was the first time since he has
been in ONCE that he has attended the
horse show. Perhaps again it was
merely another instance OF what some
one has called Mrs. Wilson's human
iEing influence on the Chief Execu-
tive. Then again it may have been
because he was carrying his bandaged
and painfully burned left hand in a
sling as q result Of his encounter with
one of the ruthless monsters of the
present war, the tank Britannia, and
as golf was out Of the question, Ad-
miral Grayson. himself a devoted horse
lover, and a box holder at the horse
show. may have persuaded the Presi-
: dent that that was as good and pleas
ant a way as any for him to spend the
amount Of time in the open air that
his health really requires.
Be that as it may, the White
House box, which at the horse
shows of the last five years has
been a yawning vacancy-like the
hole where a tooth ought to be-in
the grand stand. was this year filled
on the opening day by a White
House party-the President and
Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Boiling and Miss
Bertha Boiling. And apparently the
President found that horse shows
were not half bad after all-for he
repeated the experiment.
OF course you want to know what
Mrs. Wilson had on. Everybody did.
And her clothes were not in the
least eXciting-either time that
saw her. A dark silk costume. worn
with a dark blue coat, with seal
collar and cuffs. and a small black
hat wreathed in periwinkle blue
feathers. the first trip: and the same
coat with an effective and becom-
ing little purple hat-satin and
straw with purple wings starting
from either side of the front. Miss
Bones, who is one of the best look
ing women in Washington, accom-
panied them the second time, and
most attractive in a blue tailored
coat suit, and a sale cape. little
ostrich feather hat of dark blue
with a little cluster of cherries in
the front. But the real center OF
interest was of course the President
and his wounded arm, which all OF
the nota bleS had to inquire about.
The regular horse show crowd was.
of course. there every day-Col. and
Mrs. Robert Thompson, Mrs. Victor
Kaufman LarZ anderson Nine.
Ekengren- Mrs Richard Townsend
and her daughter. Mrs. Peter Gerry;
Nr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter and Mrs.
Letters pretty little sister. Mrs. John
Ballentine Pitney. the latter in the
uniform OF the National Service
School, which is having its annual
encampment out near Glen Echo;
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less she sees a chance to sell liberty
bonds in the background. And scores
Of the best known women in town are
helping her. Most of the Cabinet
women and ever so many Congress
sionaIs and Senatorials take turns
selling bonds down at district head
quarters on F street. / asked Mrs.
Lansing the other day whether she
had been at some opening. which had
brought out official society pretty
generally-perhaps it was the French
Sky Fighters pictures-and she said,
No, wanted TO go, but ! had to
sell bonds down at headquarters for
Mrs. Hamlin that afternoon"
Ami there are others. both of official
women and of prominent members OF
the resident set. But most of them
are also-as Mrs. Hamlin is normally
knee deep in Red Cross work For
instance. there is Mrs. Henry p. Mo
Cain. wife of the Adjutant General Of
the United States Army. She lives up
at the Avondale Cwhere curiousIy
enough there is another brigadier gen.
eral and Mrs. Mccain and they're al
ways getting mixed, but her friends
say that she is never to be found
there. for she is devoting practically
all her time to the Red Cross. TO hos
pital work. and TO army activities.
And by the way there is to be a big
liberty loan meeting this afternoon at
The Washington herald., 1918-04-28
Special Values
I'm Capes and Coats

Phone our Cold Storage Dept, Main
$500, to call for your furs. Storage
at prevailing rates, with insurance
against loss from any cause.
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CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE.
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Joke,

The other day well-known music
hall artist was chatting to London
journalist whose paper Is not always
to be relied upon for accuracy Of state
ments.
my dear fellow the comedian said,
II think that what you want Is a
bishop on your staff"
"A bishop Whyf' asked the jour-
nalist In amazement.
Because" answered the other, with
II smile, 'some Of the statements in
your paper are In sore need of con
fifmation. Exchange.
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writer In the form Of books. II means
the pleasure-giving efforts Of the mu-
sician In the opera or concert. II
means musical instruments for the
home. educational opportunities In the
schools, publicity In the press. inspi-
ration In the church. fun and emo
tional relaxation In the theater, police
protection on our streets and justice
In our courts. Money means cleanli-
ness. good appearance. self-respect.
Money Is the source Of good just as It
may be the source Of evil. but In
either case only because Of what II
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Fiiohty.

w. F. Cleary, clerk Of the board of
public works, is the recipient Of many
complaints and interrogations. The
prize question, he says, was asked him
recently when a man came into his
office. on the first floor Of the city hall
building, and asked him where the
second floor was.-Indianapolis News.
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$IOO Reward. 500

enced by constitutional conditions. II
therefore requires constitutional treat.
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
z taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the Sys.
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
gives the patient strength BY improving
the general health and assists nature In
doing its work. 10000 for any case OF
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 7bc. Testimonials free.
J. ]. Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
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Don't Worry About Pjmples.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
of the Ointment In five minutes with
Cuticura Soap and bot water. For
free samples address. "Cuticura, Dept
x, Boston," At druggists and by mail.
Soap rs, Ointment Is and 50.-Adv.
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The Taskmaster.

"Bugge certainly believes in keeping
his money at work"
"fes. he says penny slaved is a
penny earned Ginger.
AN aviator can't get stuck on his
family"
"Why notf
Because in his profession there Is
nothing 10 boast about In n descent"
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Whv Not. IndeAdl

"Why not open-alr schools for all
:hildren!" asked the bulletin Of the
Chicago Municipal tuberculosis sani.
tarium. "Why the stupid policy Of
waiting till child gets sick before
giving him the fresh air he needs?"
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How the cats Went.

Little Frank had an amusing way Of
Initiating the mewing Of cats. so one
night. when there was company at din.
ner. his father asked him how the cats
went.
"On their feet" was the unexpected
reply.
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Money 10 Life.

Money Is no more the root Of evil"
than are the good things that II rep
resents whether these take the form
Of personal service. labor. or the ma
terial products Of labor. Money means
work, II means production, II means
the things that have been made by
mems brains and hands. II not only
stands for the things we eat, the
clothes we wear. and the houses we
live In. but 1t stands for works of art
and for the services Of the artists. II
means the services Of the entertaining
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-09

XIII the Files Now and Prevent
disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do IT,
Kills Thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers,
orsix by express prepaid for 81. II. 6OMERS,
I50 DE Kalb Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. ADV.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-09

stands for. And 30. o. somebody's
great.grandfather used to say. III
money Is the root Of al evil. give us
plenty Of the root !"-Physical Cul-
ture.
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Fair Enouoh.

"Young lady, you are far too fresh
for your SEX" well, you know, we
are supposed to have equal rights
now."
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Best Part.

John Doe-"What is II you like best
about Marians singingf" Gladys Can
By-"Oh. the refrain, | guess"
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-09
Sarcastic.

81 hope I'm not taking you from
your work" NO; just come down
10 the office to receive visitors"
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-09

When man is beaten he admits It
but its different with a woman.
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Drop Of magicl Doesn't hurt one
bit! Apply little Freezone on that
touchy corn, instantly that corn stops
hurting, then you lift 1t of with the
epgers. No pain at all Try It'll

Why waltz Your druggist sells a
tiny bottle Of Freezone for few
cents, sufficient to rid your feet Of
every hard corn, soft corn. or corn
between the toes, and callouses, with.
out soreness or irritation. Freezone
II the much talked Of ether discovery
Of the Cincinnati genius.-Adv.
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No CHANCES.

"Do you believe In telepathy"
no; we always have n homeopath.
ic doctor"
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Critical.

II designed this gown myself"
Il was wondering whether II was
the result Of accident or design"
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-09

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All groceI. Adv.
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Before Marriage and After.

"What have you there"
"His early love letters"
"And that other large c0llectionT
Broken promises" sighed the wife.
A barking dog might almost as well
bite as to irrltate scores Of peoples
nerves, night and day.