The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02
Strange Agony" h London Times Suggests
 Sensational Developments
By LADY MARY

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 London, February 15.-Everybody has
 their own pet. particular form of weak
 ness which may or may not be the re7
 suit of certain lack of mental balance.
 But whatever may be the cause, some ! sort of "peculiarity" is sure to crop out | somewhere in the broad span of human ity. I believe that some people have | mania for adding up numbers of taxi cabs, motor omnibuses and the like as they go along the street. There are others whose pet fancy is to avoid stepping ] on the cracks in the pavement Now l contend that my own special brand o. mild madness is much more sane than either of these decidely foolish phasea that I have mentioned. It takes the form of the daily perusal of the Agony Col umn' advertisements in the London Times" that historic journal that was called in the days when Queen Victoria was young and before Lord Disraeli or Mir. Gladstone had reached the zenith or
 their fame, "The Thunderer.' There is usually an agony" advertisement in the Times that interests and piques the curiosity, and I invariably feel as if had skipped the thrilling chapter of yes terday's serial story if l happen to be deprived of my morning glance at the Personal advertisement page of Lon don's famous paper.
 This morning, for instance, appears in this column an advertisement that IS fraught with interest to Americans as well as to English people. It runs as follows:
 will the late Lady Victoria Brady's maid please communicate at once with Lady Limerick, Hall Place. Bexley?'
 Now, it will be remembered that Lady Victoria Brady died very suddenly Tn New York some months ago. She was the daughter of the Countess of L1merlcK who is also well known throughout the states. The announcement of Lady Nlc- toria's death surprised and distressed her friends exceedingly, and since 1t occurred Lady Limerick has lived practically in retirement at her pretty country seat at Bexley I have heard ''rumors' and good deal of gossip concerning poor Lady Victoria's s last illness ana now Lady Linerick's advertisement in the Times contains a hint that possibly may deVeiop into something more definite as time goes on.
 Of less personal interest but certain amount of dramatic suggestion are two other "agonies" in the Times. No. l is as follows:
 "SABLES-The presumed owner of an auto recently delayed on the Brighton road may. possibly, be interested Tn the recovery of an interesting souvenir 1ouho on the spot immediately after departure
 Surely there is whole five-part moving picture drama in these few lines! Another almost equally interesting agony attracts my attention:
 If the lady who stayed at certain hotel on the South Coast on Armistlce Day. and in the excitement left her brooch attached to a tweed coat Will con- municate with the Times, she may re- cover same"
 Then another-and l think witnessed 1 the incident mentioned:
 twill the officer whose champagne | glass was overturned at the Cafe Royal on Wednesday evening, January 22, com municate at Savoy hotel with gentleman whose card he has?'
 Now oddly enough, on the very Weu nesday evening mentioned l was presen' at the Cafe Royal which is one Of those oddly interesting corners of London restaurant life that gathers the artlstlc and literary world of Bohemia as WeH as a certain smattering of social celepil ties who desire to be thought rather ooo and ''bighbrow." The Cafe Royal IS also 1 much frequented by military men or tnS allied nations. At a table near to Which I was sitting on the evening in question were two pretty girls of the "artisuc