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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29
This wave ID brea king on the shore
The echo fading from the chime
Again the shadow moveth Ger
The dial plate OF ttme!"
Whittier: The New Year.

On the face of an oid-fashioned sun
dat IN 4 garden in an old New Eng
land town are inscribed these words:
II number only sunny hours" The
little village is on the great highway
that leads into the White mountains
And tourists. who sometimes stop
there 4or = few moments. ponder over
the simple statement Of the old dial
long after they have forgotten the
name 81 the one among the many of
such little towns II the sundial
could b used symbol for every man
ana woman in the land during the
coming year and only the sunny
hourS' would be remembered. what
4 great old world It would be. Dur
ine the past year cloud. lowering
over the sundial, finally lifted, and
the face Of the dial grew bright,
The year at the threshold promises
can but be as determined as the In
animate little sundiai. and can make
tbs same brave statement. Il number
but the sunny hours what beaut-
hui new year Is ahead of us. 4
Socially. the past year has been
crowded with entertainments for all
kinds OF worthy benefits and there
are many women In the city whose
names have become prominent as
l400efH IN the 1TIaiFS lot the ptIe-
M 81 men in uniforms In home camps
and overseas, as well as for chart
table institutions. There are many.
many names which would find their
placeS on Richmond Honor Roll
some al these women have worked 20
quietly that few have been aware OF
the time and thought they have given
Many, while working as hard as the
chairman OF these entertainments,
have not gained prominence. The
woman who has been chairman for
probably the greatest number of sue
cesxfni benefit a5fainS for men in uni
$nE3a tx- Mrx-- Robert Hndaon--Shs
said her committees that have assist
ga her regularly in dances. parties
and In entcrta ming men In uniform
AT other than benefit dances have ac-
eon,piished much good. The organi'
nations in the city whose work has
ranked high are also numerous and
deserve much praise.
The coming years social activities
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

The bride wore a handsome gown ~
-taupe georgette and charmeuse aud
carried a shower bouquet or Brides
roses
Miss Lucille Smith was maid Of
honor. She WAS gowned in golden
brown charmeuse and carried an arm
bouquet OF sweet peas
An informal reception followed the
ceremony. On account OF the absence
of the brides only brother, j. r, Hum
phrey. who Is now with the Twenty
ninth division, American expeditionary
forces in France. and whose safety
has not yet been assured the family.
only the immediate families and 4 few
intimate friends were In attendance
Mr.. and Mrs Rowland left On the
Florida special for Jacksonville and
st Augustine. Fla. where they viii
pass the winter. They stopped an
route at Atlanta. Ga, where they will
be guests Of the brides sister, Mrs ~.
J. Holt.
Dance mt Camp Irc.
A dance and entertainment will be
given at Camp Lee Tuesday evening
under the auspices OF the Richmond
Catholic women's war relief. The en-
tertainment In planned for the thou
sand soldiers who were unable 70
leave camp during the holidays. Boxes
soldiers and many attractive features
will make the evening enjoyable.
Confederate Literary Society.
The Confederate Memorial Literary
society win elect officers. vice-regents
and regents Thursday. January 2, AZ
New Years day falls on Wednesday.
The society will hold the annual meet
ing wednesday. January IS. when re-
ports OF all officials will be read.
Every Monday Club.
Mrs. BENJAMIN +. Crump will be
the hostess Of the Every Monday
club tomorrow at the Jefferson hotel.
This is the annual round table OF the
club. and additional interest 10 added
to the program by the author's n read.
ing to be given by Margaret Prescott
Montague. The presidents OF the
clubs of the city will be the guests
or Mrs. Crump on this occasion.
Lecture Program
A series Of lectures by Miss Hattie
Belle Gresham will he given In Ian
uary and February on Friday after
moons, from 4:30 TO $50. beginning
January 10th. In the Jefferson hotel.
room $50.
The program follows: Jan. 10th.
Robert Louis stevenson the Beloved:
Jan. i7th. War Poetry: Jan. 1%th, the
IsrUwnings a. Losers; Jan. Sist. tho
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

stul hang Ia the balance While little
- been said everything seems to
walt upon the homecoming of the
vtr4fnla troops from overseas and II
they come, as expected. IN the early
spring, the social round Of gaiety will
last later than ever before into tho
summer and will probably exceed all
enteftAinments in the past. The clubs
win resume their cotillions and enter
ailments when their members return
sAnd there will be much private and
putlio entertaining. The date OF the
baGtnntng OF this. however, Is undeter-
natnod. Only the yundial that num-
berg only sunny hours" knows.
Christmas Dance.
The second Christmas dance Of the
Soaecn was given BY the young girls
lan4rtotic club last evening in Miss
IAlcott'R school, under the chaperon-
~ cf Miss Talcott. Saturday evening
before Christmas there was a Christ
mas tree with gifts for each soldier
ru4af and last evenings entertain
mont wAS repetition OF the affair. In
ADDITION to the regular soldiers there
1oro ) number Of college men Of the
akudAnt army training corps present.
fho Christmas tree was very attrac-
tive and there were many souvenirs
doltverNd from its branches during the
eysning. A buffet supper was served
III II o'clock and dancing was en-
1oyed from until IL o'clock. About
fWenty five couples were present.
Personals.
4s Ntas Eleanor Copenhaver. post
sra euate student at Bryn Nave COL
:1o9e. q the guest for the week Of her
9acie and aunt the Rev. and Mira
y. ]. Scheser, Jr. at their home at
&kuart Circle.
Mrs. Lula r Fitzpatrick and her
lille daughter. Miss Louise Fitxpat-
EKjch viii leave shortly for New York.
Wt1re they will spend several
nontha. Little Miss Fitzpatrick. who
EIjS y pr0misine and talented violinist.
WIN pursue her musical studies there.
llies Gene Gray Heck. OF West
.YFa0kltn street. Il spending New
eax's week in New York city. xistt-
1lrn Robert Croxton. formerly OF
4 Ht1on Helghts, u now making her
S1o in eAityiiie. Va.
AZ ~. w. 8. A. To-day.
E6zs ~ ~ iHfoFmal musical evening to-
IA thS Young Woman'a Christian
1tlen North Finn street. Atss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

ceremony, by the kindness OF Mr.. and
Mrs J. r. Dow delightful refresh
ments were served at Staunton res
taurant.
Mrs. Leslie Russell. or New York.
who has been making her home in
Staunton for the past year. left Tues
day to join her son. Robert Russell
in Baltimore, where he is on the STAFF
Of the Baltimore News
Miss Harriet Sproul. who - pupil
at Oldfieids school. Baltimore. u
spending Christmas 1t BrAebuTn. the
home Of her parents. Hon. and ArA
III. &. Sproul.
Miss Mabel Bickle. accompanied by
her friend. Mks Moskey, arrived
Tuesday from C1arksburg. West Vir-
ginia, to spend the holidays at her
home on Bickle's Hill.
Franklin Nj. Hanger, Jr., Of tho
Johns Hopkins University, Is spending
Christmas with his parent4 on Sher-
wood avenue.
Mr.. Walter HoEc, who has been
quite i'll. is improving.
u
Catlet went TO Charlottesville Tues
day to spend a few days ut The
Meadows" with Captain II. c. Niche.
Miss Marguerite Wood. Of Cincin-
uati, il spending the holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Lauriaut.
Or. and Mrs. Robert s Allen and
two children left Tuesday for Wins
ton-Salem. North Carolina. to visit
DIR. Aliens people.
Mrs Annie Winter Funkhouser. Of
Rock Hill. South Carolina, IL SPEND
ting a week with Mr.. and Mrs, James
II, woodward on Gospel Hill From
here Mrs. Funkhouser will 60 10
Roanoke. to spend a week with Mr..
ana MRS. r. NJ Funkhouser before re-
turning TO Rock Hill.
Rhodes Hanger. Of the u. 8. Navy
II spending Christmas with his- par.
ents, DR.. and Mrs Franklin NJ. Han
ger on Sherwood avenue.
Kemper Yancey stopped over In
StAuntor Wednesday en route from
Richmond to Harrisonburg to see his
tCOntfrueda on Paea TVol
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29
STANTON
The rlaiIv Ncws.1

The Daily Ncws.)
Carson Miller Key and Miss Con-
ME Lee Dodd slipped away from
their friends on Sunday evening last.
Dec. %, and motored to Stanton as
the lights were being turned on and
were quietly married at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Y. Dow by the Rev
y. w Coffman. Richard r.. Landas
being the bes, man and Miss Cettie
V. Key maid of honor After the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

Kemper Yancey stopped over In
StAunton Wednesday en- route from
Richmond to Harrisonburg to see his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

Rhodes Hanger. Of the U. 8. Navy
IL spending Christmas with hts par
ents, DR.. and Mrx Franklin NJ. Han
Ter ON Sherwood avenue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

4 11rn Robert Croxton. formerly OF
S8ttom Heights, u now making her
RSie4 III eAitvilie. VA. s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

I'M lties Gene Gray Heck. OF West
HRA0kltn street. il spending New
Xeaxss week in New York city, xisit-
INR friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

ceremony, by the Kindness OF Mr.. and
Mrs !. X. Dow delightful refresh
ments were served at a stanton res
taurant.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-05
FEDERAL COURT UPROLDS
 SELECTlVE DRAFT LAW
RIGHT OF GOVERNMENT TO SEN MEN OUT OF COUNTRY AT
 PACKED BY MISSOURI MAN.

Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. 4.-The righ, Of the government to send drafted men for military service wherever needed was upheld in cderal court in Kansas City, Kan, today, when Judge John C. Pollock denied the applIca- ton for a writ or haheas corpus re leasing Robert Cox, q years old, O, Richmond, Mo, from the nationa army Attorneys for Cox gave notice of an appeal. asserting that thel would carry the case to the supreme court of he United States In deny ing the application the court srstaln ed the governments motion 10 dis miss The case was filed Decembe 3. he petition conceding the consi- utionality of the selective draft law if the drafted men were to be used on American soil for repelling In vasions, suppressug instructions and enforcing laws But it was contended the government contemplated sending Cox, an arulleryman at Camp Fun s,on, to France, in violation Of his constitutional rights
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PACKING INDUSTRY WILL
 NOI BE TIED UP
AGREEMENT REACHED THERE WILL BE NO STRIKES OR
 LoCkoUTS DURING WAR.

Chicago, Jan. i.-There will he neither strikes nor lockouts al any oI the plants of the big packers during the period of the war under the terms of an agreement made public to night, Differences involving wages hours and conditions of employmen will be left for settlement to John E. Williams, who has been selected as federal arbitrator The taking ol testimony in all points of dispute will begin Monday
 The five packing companies inyolv- ed in the agreement are Armour & Company the Cudahy Packing Com pany, Morris & Company, Swift & Company. and Wilson X Company. It covers not only the employees in Chi cago, but those at Kansas City, Sioux City, Iowa St. Joseph. Mo, East St. Louis, h. Denver, Colorado; Okla homa City, Okla. St Paul. Minn.; Omaha, Neb., and Fort Worth, Texas,
 Eighteen separate demands have been made by the employees and are now being considered by the packers On Monday it will be made known Jo Mir Williams how many of the pack CTS decline and upon which q nearing will be necessary.
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NJ NEWS FROM
 PEACE COUNCIL
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

NNJ-N IN Eit FROM PAtfE ONE. in the most rerlunctory style the trend of the negotiations up 10 the time that the recess was gaken at est-LitOvsk
 We can >heerfully await the fur ther course Of this incident We rely upon our strong position. our loyal intentions and our just rights was virtually all the chancellor had 10 say concerning Russias rejection of the peace proposals
 On the battle fronts the compara- tive calm of the past few days con- ,inues, although the Germans in tho Cambrsi sector in local attacks have pashed back four British advanced posts for short distances The ar .tillery duels along the western front in Belgium and France and also in Italy are still going on out he in- fantry Is virtually idle except for pa- trol engagements.
 Again there las been considerable fighting in the air on the western front
 The German war office assers that the German ayiatOrs during the week have accounted for 23 allied aero planes and two captive balloons French aviators have brought down eight German machines and also tar- ried out bombing operations behind the enemy lines.
 The American army in France Is to be reinforced by the American laviators who became famous as pilots in French escadrilles. Thirly-two
 men, mostly members of the IaFay- ette escadrille, will he the first to be sworn into the American army Others Twin follow them as rapidly as possi- Ible. The transfer of the ayiators from the French to the American col
 ors was brought about through nego- ltiations between the French and American army authorities
 To the band of men expected Nil lahortly be added the first group ol American pilots and observers to take
 instructions near the battle front lThey have already finished their first
 tests and are now to be sent to the
 front to complete their work under lac,ual battle condit ons
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MAYOR OF MILWAUKEE,
 REPUDlRTES PLATED RIM

Milwaukee, Wis., Jan 4--Mayoi Daniel A. Hoan socialist, today is- sued a statement in which he de. clared he could not comply with ths 5t. Louis platform adopted by the so- cialist party and obey the constitu- ton and laws of the United States He further states that the Nilwau kee county central committee, the highest socialist governing body, held the same view.
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VILLA REPORTED IN
 ANOTHER ATTACK

Fl Paso, Tex, Jan 4--uncon- iIrmed reports were received her,
 ate today that a Villa force had at tackled Zacatecas and battle was in progress there. The federal garrison at Yerbaniz, Durango, revoIted last week, and declared for Villas new conveneionalist movement accordine to Information received tonight The revolung tederals killed their major and after footing the town, left foe tho mountains with General Joaquin Amaro and his federal command in pursuit
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SIX SOLDIERS KILLED
 IN RAILROAD COLLISION

Montreal, Que. Jan. 4--Stx soldiers are known to be dead and over thirty persons were injured in wreck to- night between two passenger trains on the Canadian Pacific railroad near Dorval station tonight
 A local train bound from Montreal 10 Point Fortune, said 10 have been travelling at a high rate of speed, crashed into a train carrying 250 soi- diers just as the latter was mrnins Into a switch. The military trail was bound for Vancouver
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Personals

Mme Helene Swift has returned from her New York establishment and will he located at 4l2 Central avenue, where she will be pleased to meet her old customers as well as new ones
 K x $ Sidney Mutt spent yesterday in little Rock making purchases of the 1918 models of automobiles and trucks
 * Miss Dixie Lee Cotton leaves today for Washington. where she will spend he winter studying voice and French
  Mrs. Louis Rhoton and daughter oi Little Rock are the guests of Mrs 5. F. Dillon
 
 Edwin Cockbnrn, son of Mir. and Mrs. T. C. Cockturn, has returned Jl Western Military Academy afte. spending the holidays with his par ents.
 * * < Miss Hetty Jane Dunaway- Sewen gill appear at the High School Audi orinm on Wednes -ly. January 9, al 8 o'clock D. m, giving "The Rec Aombler' for the benefit of the Sc TOT class. Mrs. Sewell win be re. oemberod as having been the gues Z her brother, Prof 0. l.. DunaWay many times and is one of the mos attractive readers before the pubh, today # & k
 The school Patrons Council will meet tonight at o'clock at the K oI P. nall
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PASSPORTS DENIED.

Amsterdam. Jan. 4.-According 10 the Telegraaf 70 persons who inteld ed to sail on the steamed Niey Am sterdsm for the United States, will be unable to do so because their pass ports have been withdrawn
 The newspaper does not give the reason for the cancellations
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PRESIDENT ASKS
 FOR LEGISLATION
c0NTNrED rRoM pAoE ONE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE and actual suffering for tho want O, coal and other supplies will De great E improved and may be entirely rem edicd il every em9loye wfl do his ut- most m individual tasks In Che name ot patriotisai therefore. i0g the pro- tectiou oi our sons abroad and for the safety of the nation. | hope that very man wherever placed, will do his level best Ict us who stay nt home oc ashamed not to be willing to make sacrifices equally as great as Chose cur lllllnl sons are already making for us oa inc bloody fields of France"
 M~ uoAdoa ezplaiBcj -rndag tnat although no general proyrimucan be made under the n0 IT eremptins railroad emploses frNA ee draft he wlIl not hesitate to appeal 10 local exemption boards to deieg the calhns of these worker il thc boards of ;heH own volition do not lisplaya tend ency to regard Che raIiroadss a. an essential industry trom which -hfn- ployes should not .e taken for mil- tary service.
 ln his address to congress, Tresi- dent Wilson announcing his action in taking over tho railroads, praised the way in which railroad executives went to work in au attempt to unify their lines under private manage mcnt but said the War emergency de- nended government action because jnly under government administra- ton could an absolutely unrestricted, n unembaTassed common use be made of all lines and aficilities. He romised that the common admins ration will be carried out with as title disturbance of the present op-
 rating organization and personnel possible Assurances were given
 a his proclamation last week thai ,wners of railroads securities should not suffer financial loss because o
 le new plan of operation.
 When the president concluded tho 1 administration bill was introduced il 1 ne senate by Senator Smith, O
 outh Carolina, ranking senate mem
 CT of the interstate commerce. com
 mission, and in the house by Chair
 nan Sims of the interstate commerc, | commission In addition to appropri
 ting $500,000000 and providing fo | the compensation basis under whicl
 tho government guarantees an aggre
 ate return of some $500, 900 ,000
 year, the measure sets forth in detai
 he conditions upon which govern
 lent operation ia to be carried O
 md In addition to specified power ,iven the president would authoriz
 Jim to exercise other powers neces
 sary to maintain practical govern
 ment operation and to delegate hi 1 authority 10 any agency.
 |, Under the last provision the presi dent Is expected to issue an orde transferring to Director General Me
 Adoo all functions vested in the chic 1 executive This will enable the di
 rector general to organize a corpora | tion for handling railroad securitie
 u accordance with a plan now mde i consideration.
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INNOCENT MAN HAS
 SERVED EIGHT YEARS.

Denver. Colo, Jan 4-James E Edwards has spent nearly eight years in prison in eXpiation of d crime he did not commit. according 10 the dec laration of prison officials here to- day ibased on evidence submitted to the state board of pardons at spe cial meeting Should investigation supplement this evidence as expect ed. Edwards will be released, they said
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Parcel Post Rates
aAAAAAAAAANA 2 z z .

All merchandise shipped by mail takes Jarcei post rates Packages up tD ounces in weight are carried at the rate f 1 cent sR ounce, regardless of dis
 harged for by the pound The rate pet pounds carries according 10 the distance which Is measured by the Government sone system, each zone covering ceI- ain number Of miles from point of ship ment. Distance and rates are shown m L- taI.l. LnL.l..-
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Frisby wants to see you--the popu lar place to cat. 12-2S-ti
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RANCHER HAS SCHEME
 TO MAKE RAILROAD PAY

Oklahoma City, Okla. Jan 4- William Easley Osage county ranch er vas held in S2Qo00 bonds for the federal grand jury here today after ne testified he hired a stranger to laut 1J3 uarts of niro-giycerine along a stretch of his land the Santa
 railroad wished to use to complete } line of new road in hopes the road would pay him $30000 as damages
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We are still making cherry pie Some pie Como Coffee Room.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-05

Bring your HemstItching and Plcot- Ing to Richards Music Store.
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PaokaCes are chrrTed by parcel post ad are handled bist like any other man latter They ard delivered tn vNur box veur rural mat carrier f you live on
 rural route, or delivered to your door ' you i've in ditv where there is car- lar service or delivered to vour local ost0ffice f you Hive where there is no carrier service,
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.RY A BENTiNEL REIOhB LLA5t TIED AID TODAX--it ~sHy e~ut hs
 ant houao fnr
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The School Patrons Council will meet tonight at s o'clock at the K of P. hall
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-12
tHAiYTI.R NtI.

Elizabeth had developed ID .~trflvsy
mind she tErrcd trup ou, thing to
another with rdpidit almost NrInL
90 watch SHE was 1 ums Who
WAS almost a s-cugualisi lu u,U 'ut,
OF comfort. OF 'a5r Of UIul Not J,
surely almost un tsDntig tg 5000 Hs Utr
physical nature was |1nc,yu.H.
Her soul had bocu 81 prtsa.ur uf Ie.
sire. tho dlatrr 90 dominate. tine u.H
size had loved ana unrritI ~ hn,
pos7,sacd ltu o'cr siuDv Got. tI, nn
had given u'r hta uam. 800 . uDu--
ul. tHIs sImv desire dominated uyr
now C~orCorniur Long That E, WAS a
brrupt, although clover ~ inter-
rstrE muu she never dreamed ltc
might Doe cynical; what man oi tho
would was not Shc imagined uim roo
mantle, bat corrupt never
That hc was her best friend sI,
made no secret Whom she told h.t
aunt that shs would ask MN and
Hrrpct he hgl not been included IN
Mrs TraNmorD.s hst 90 guests Mrs.
TIaAmorc had said
Have Harper bN an means lie BEL
nearly your age. ana his bids fuir
to be- an old folks' dinner, doesn't 1t
Bur Why ask Mr Long
'BcCausc hn rs my HiCuo-uuc OF
the best friends | have ow.'
Elizabeth purposcly accented the
now
"But ne is not al an intimate with
any OF tho men whu VIII hc al tho
dinner. although ne ia nearly or quite
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-12

absolutely solf-poss,s..I under any
conditions.
Another reason Tor 30 T..,more'u
trust and confidence Fl" .ltbyth was
the intense mother Jos. sNr hud for
her child. little Gvps,
she ~ growing solutHlur wander
ful, Mrs. Tray more .r' lanr. "and
her mother ius' Jbou' NUIshiIr her.
She rs improviu' iu h,I looks. the lit
tie dear. like uothin' 2 ever saw Her
father viii Dee that surprised when he
sees her the little laWU sine wasn't
nothing much 70" a man 10 make a
fuss oVcr when he w,uf away
At this stIsc OF liiiIU Gypsy exist
cncc hyr mother love. H.. with 90
sort Of Intense tduluf.E. lltI uabv's
s.rouE resemblance 'a Ultkc. her
wonderful blond bcSUu was gu uu-
ending joy TO hcr Whom amy one
poke of hO" unlike lr.s.Il Was her
child. % gave her sue. emptiness that
site would think OF b. f.f NuuTN She
wanted Gypsy TO look DDS, BlalSH But
she wanted her 20 tn Dds. herself in
character She plnur,l how She
would teach her thtt there was no
happiness Tor "a woman unless the
man she loved put her before all
else. unlcs2 lac gao willing Co give
everything foT hCr. Unless Irr soc
ciciy was all sufficient for him .s bis
was to her. And Wola iuullah
notions dtd SHE have which sNn in-
tended to lustil INTO hrI If''. "lil
when SHE grew older.
It's a shame her father can't see
her while she's little Sine a tu cum
niFg,' Mis-. MaNbuIE atIl uuu daN
when "a called upon l~li2'h"th
Just ~ though he Wouldn't scr hct.
Elizabeth thought h.. u... l'plird
HNH .n"H.N H.. I'D. N-#.m .. ..H.H.. ..H