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CT against lynching, especially tho
lynching OF colored women, and
was willing to come home. had
gone broke in Paris while our treas
urer here was hestitating about send
ing me money. For seven days I
lived on French bread and French
coffee. Finally the money came and
| applied for passage home. ] did
not know when I would get home or
if ! would ever get home. Meantime
the Germans had signified their In
tcntions Of signing the peace treaty,
and they had signed and yet I stood
outside. and saw the peace delegates
come and go. \ Frcnchman who had
seen these notices in the newspapers
of Par;s came to see the Secretary OF
the National Equal Rights League at
his Paris headquarters and he said We
think there are no soldiers anywhere
better than the black soldiers Of Unit
cd States Of America and we believe
there are no better workers than the
black boys CT the United States OF
America and we would feel greatly
helped if these black boys would
comc back mere and help us to build
up this devast ated region and he
said please do all you can to let
these tovs Ehow that we want them
to come back and help us in peace az
they have Helped save us in war. I
thought it ever and said 4 will let
them know thank you, thank you"
Anc this Frenchman asking for the
aid OF the american black man is
the man who applied for the passport
of Mr.. William Monroe Trotter -
return to the Land of the Free and
the Home Of The Brave"
! The last think I did after the peace
treaty was signed was to formulate
a pc,itin tt the CJn ing League Of Ma
tions for an amendment to that GOV
enant which would vouchsafe dcm.,-
cracy for the colored American. 1t,
was on the fourth day Of July I fin
ished it and sent it by mail and that
afternoon l went to my office and
there was my transportation back
home presented me by Monsieur who
had believed in the efficiency Of the
cGlored boys as workers. About ten
o'clock that night I bought that
French valise (pointing) and early
the next morning I was down at the
same depot where I had come in in
these old shabby clothes QMr. Trotter
here exhibited parts of the apparel
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secretary because he knew the French
language, preparing twelve pages of
manuscript, asking the President of
the United States to send message
to Congress asking that Congress pass
legislation making it n federal crime
to lynch. Rotating how the Negro sol
der was disseminated against in 60
ing about the cities Of France due to
the spirit OF the American officers, in
having to do all of the real dirty work
such as cXhuming partly buried dead
bodies for rc-burial. 81 sent" he said
Il request to the President for an audi
ence for the cause of our race and
received a polite acknowledgement.
Then my secretary and I got into a
French taXicab and went to the Prest
Dental residence and through. his Sc
crctary requested that he present
our cause and our pctitionn to tho
Supreme Council OF Five. We were
we'll treated on that occasion. Now OF
course over there was your repre-
sentative and as q plcnipotcntiary
for the race. SO consequently l was
OH my dignity and gave this communi
cation to my secretary to take into
the Presidents secretary. He took it
in i'll this (pointing) leather case.
Now there were four soldiers there
two Americans and two Frcnchmcn.
AS he got out the taXicab with this
under his arm they gave way and
out he came after having delivered
the communication to the Presidents
Secretary and got in the taXicab with
out any examination or inspection
and | said to Brooks the only reas-
on you got by was because you are q
colorcd American and white Ameri-
cans know that we are the most 10y
al and safest element in that great
country of ours, because you know
our boys certainly did help them when
they needed help. We went on down
to the hotel and l was taken by the
soldiers to see the secretary Of Col.
House because | wanted to find out
just thp status of the coming League
of Nations. Then my friends not re-
ceiving any word that anything had
been done issued an open letter to
the Supreme Council of Five in which
l appealed for justice for the race in
order that we might be allowed like
all the others representative to
share in the blessings as a result of
the war to which we contributed our
part and about the particulars Of that
open letter l will now allow one OF
those white, blank spaces that you
see in the French newspapers denot-
ing that the censor has disallowed
that part.
The troubles and successes he had
in getting his appeal published in
the Paris newspapers and the effect
OF these notices was revealed in the
course Of the speakers remarks. To
continued:
"My friends, a strong appeal was,
made and that was published in the
Paris newspapers and that made me
feel that I had at last done tribute
and honor to the memory Of my dead
wife who was such an earnest work
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VIM. N. TROTTER
Continued From First Page.

tho great Metropolitan a. NJ. u. church
in the Capital OF the Nation and they
wrote out the papers for mo and ono
OF them read like this:
Rev. w. II. Johnson, pastor First
Baptist Church, Richmond, Va, de-
string to attend the Pan-African Con
vcntion in Paris and take with him
his secretary. William Trotter Of Bos
ton.
These papers were supposed to
help the fellow who was supposed to
have the hardest job to get his pass
port. let the othe: men apply for
theirs and having got free chance
| planned to may out the campaign
Of raising the money. We felt we would
have some difficulties because we
had so manly ministers on the dele
cation.
Well, finally the papers did not
come l went down to Washington
about the middle of June and I was
encouraged when I found preach
err from the south who had splendid
sion for the race from one or two
Representatives from Virginia, south
ern Democrats and from the Demo
cratic Governor Of the State Of Vir-
ginia, and I really come here tonight
to pay my compliments to the liber-
ality and the sense of Justice on the
part Of the Senators and Representa-
tives and the Democratic Governor
Of Virginia. (Applause) And l felt
a
who represented us at the Capital of
the Nation believed we were right in
sending petitioners to the world
peace conference. (Extcnded APP
plause.)
With the above statement Mr.. Will
liam Monroe Trotter, that radica.
race leader of Boston, Mass, opened
his narrative Of how he got to Paris,
in the City AUDITORIUM Wednesday
Night October % before a throng Of
about fifteen hundred. On driving
at the platform entrance to the build
ing the speaker was met by the Chief
Of Police of the City, Commonwealth s
attorney Wise and a squad Of police
men who with the Chief as spokesman
made it clear in no uncertain tones
that Richmond would not stand for
the kind Of talk that it was rumor-
ed Mr.. Trotter had made in other
cities. The Chief of Police said to
Mr.. Trottcr "rhc colorcd people ana
the white people here in Richmond
have always gotten along we'll to-
gether. We have had no trouble be-
tween tho races and we are not go
ing to have any. Richmond will
stand for no outsider coming in say
ing things that are calculated in our
minds to break the peace. We have
had telephone calls from both the
best white and colored citizens this
afternoon warning us against your
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NM H>.ksrseesa,Ssi skSySSaytsg ssA
talk and | have come here tonight
prepared to close the house at tho
first statement you make which we
believe is calculated to cause any
friction" The CommonEealth's At
torney has also had telephone calls
to this effectn Mr.. Wise said: II con
cur in everything that tho Chief has
said"
AT this juncturc Louis T.. Baldwin,
manager of Mr.. Trottcr, argued that
II was only Il matter of construction
and that what the Chief of Police
might consider breach Of the peace
would possibly not he considered so
by him and Mr.. Trottcr. Mr.. Baldwin
was very explicit in his contentious
and Mr.. TrOttcr finally asked him
to dcsist from further argument and
stated that he would go on with his
speech only on the advice of DR.. W
II. Johnson and Prof. J. Milton
Sampson whom he said were respon-
Siblc for the invitation for him to
come to Richmond. The party then
went into an antc-room whittier the
Planet reporter did not follow and
after half hour or so Mr.. Trotter
appeared on the platform. The above
took place just inside the entrance
to the platform aud we do not know
what passed after a private room
was sought but we do know that MI
Trotter stated to the Chief and the
commemorative Attorney that he
had his speech all mapped out and
was not i'll position to make any
changes. The Chief advised him that
if he had in mind to say anything
that smacked OF "social cauality"--
that worn out bone Of contention OF
the South--that he had better find a
way to make some changes or under
go the humiliation of having the
house closed on him. Mr.. Trotter re
piled in the language Of his words
first above eve do not deal in Social
Equality and have never done so.
The narrative Of how the speaker
finally got aboard a vessel, working
his way over as a cook under an as
sumed name, his many varied and
peculiar experience both on board
| and before he got on board, his mar
row escapes and close calls in his ef-
fort to get off board after the ship
had locked, was really a masterpiece
Iof quiet humor. The spectacle of a
Harvard graduate travelling as soul
lion in an attempt to lay before the
world peace conference the cause OF
his people in America was a picture
that the speaker knew how to draw.
More interesting was his narrative
Of how he finally got his petition be
fore the conference, copy OF which
he read, and Of his experiences while
in France he told with a kindly feel
ing for the people of that great coun--
try.
OF his trouble and experiences
while in France Mr.. Trotter
had related what difficulty
he had in getting his petition
translated in French and how he
finally got it up, having engaged a
former Baltimore colored man as his
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Peakes, Va, Oct. Ia, 1919.
This is to certify that we have re-
ccivcd from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand
Worthy Counsellor of the Grand
Colrt of Va, Order OF Calanthe,
($42.SG) Forty-two Dollars and eighty
six cents in payment of the death
claim of sister Patsie Hill who was
a member ot Georgetown Court No.
1852 Of Peakes Va.
Signed:
SAMUEL HILL, JR.,
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Witnesses:
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ELIZA HILL.
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WOrn Dy nm at tnlS tlmc.)
Nov, my friends, want to be
fair. l want to thank you for your
patient and friendly hearing and 1
want to thank the Chief Of Police OF
the City Of Richmond for allowing me
to give an adequate idea to my own
race Of How Trotter Got to Paris
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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-03-18
Adres Kobiet Francuzkich do pre-
Zydenta WilsOna,

Washington, D. c. Ny kobiety
vszystkich klas, r6znych politycz
lnych przekonan, zapatrywan reli-
gijnych filozoficznych z wdziecz
nosci laczyny sic wsp6lnie ola pc
witania Prezydenta Wilsona jake
przedstawiciela ludzkosci i pierw
szego obywatela narodu, ktory z}a
czyl i pojedna} miedzy SODA wszy
stkie rasy narod6w Europejskich,
nienawidzace sic w%zajemnie dotad
i chciwe mordu.
Przedewszystkiem dziekujemy
mu "a r]ozpoczecie uk1ad6w poke
jowych, "a przerwanie wojny, a
przez to zakonczenie rzezi.
Dziekujemy mu "a zrozumienie
szczerego poswiecenia sic wszyst--
kich w%alczacych, kt6rzy zbudzeni
Ii owiani jednym duchem sprawie-
dliwosci oddali sWc zycie ola do
bra ojczyzny, DO wszyscy oni "a
swe cierpienia z%asluguja IA maj
wyzsze uznanie.
Dziekujemy mu "a wyrazne
sformu4owanie programu % spra
wiedliwym Pokoju, ola wszyst-
kich ludzi. ....
Dziekujemy mu, re przypom-
nia1 Radon pragnienia tych Mil
czacych mas ludzkich 0 kt6rych
wspominaf W jednej re swych
NOV wyg}oszonych W sprawie pc
wszechnego pokoju, Ufamy mu
powierzamy naszc sprawy.
Pewne, re wypowiadamy maj
g}ebsze mysli wszystkich kobiet
kt6re cierpia1y W m%ilczeniu, PREY
chodzimy do niego oznajmiajac:
re upojenle zWycleztWem ME ca
je nam zapomniec tel okropne,
@rzezi i ME iodine jest zmniejszy'
naszej odrazy do wojen.
] ze odrzucajac wszelkie uczuci;
|nienawisci ME pozwalamy sobi'
ma pragnienie odwetu.
Oznaj1niamy nasza zupe1na Ego
|de z gloszonym przez niego obo-
wiazkiem DANA prawa kazdem1
narodowi do samodzielnego roz-
woju i rzadzenia sic W swym WI;
snym kraju i re Judy zwyciezo-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-03-18
rzadu polshego W spra-.
vie pozyczh.

So~o"S A0eoAu POA6kHS6V W SPA0'
vie pozyczh.
Dnia 10 stycznia ogloszono W
Warszawie nastepujaca odezwe
rzadu:
Walka z wrogami, otaczajacy--
mi mas re wszystkich stron, walka
z g}odem, ktory MONA usunac ty
Ike przez szybk dow6z srodk6w
zywnosci i :przez natychmiastowe
uruchomienie przemyslu, walka 2
ciemnota, kt6ra tw6rcze silly ma
rodu ujarzmia i niszczy, to zada-
MA %spo}eczne tax palace, re Rad
natychmiast, p6ki jeszcze czas,
must do mich przystapic. Obowiaz
klein kazdego Polaka jest dac RIA
dowi srodki do wype1nienia tego
zadania. Rozstrzyga sic los RE
czypospolitej Polskiej. Me zada-
JAG cd obywateli ofiar, lecz. tylko
zrozumienia zar6wno interes6w O
g6fu, jak wlasnego Interest," kaz
del jednostki, rad zwraca sic do
spoleczenstwa wezwaniem do
podpisywania pozyczki panstwo--
wei. Kazdy kto dis podpisze po-
zyczke panstwowa,. umieszczajac
swoje oszczednosci W spos6b ko-
rzystny ola siebie, pewnie zagwa
rantowany olbrzymiem majat-
klein panstwa, spelnia obowiazek
Iobywatelski i czynem swoim PREY
czynia sic do z~wyciestwa w walce
O wolnoSc i ~przysz1osc Polski.Nie
chaj wyniki pozyczki dada swia
tn dow6d WARY calego %spoleczen
stwu naszego w size i przysz}osc
.panstwa polskiego, dow6d talk
swietny, jak to juz daja niosaey
ojczyznie bez rachunku zycia i
krcw swoja zo1nierzy polscy.
Odezwe te podpisal prezydent
ministr0w Paderewski i wszyscy
m;nistrowie.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-03-18
(Ciag dalszy.1
MISREPRESENTATION

titszy mnie nieWymownie, re
Gle spotkalcm Albini, - zacza1
miodSzv Z dw0ch W1ochow, w thu
ME ludzi W Wicdniu }atwo sic
kogoS nic dopatrzcc i moge to Ia
zvac pruvie cudcm, Zc Gle pozna-
lean. I'm! doskonale sic przcbra-
les: falSzyWa broda dajc ci mine
urzciWa i budzaca %Zaufanie, slo-
vrm. COS takiego czcgo nigdv ME
pv>iada1eS.
- Bee zart0w, jeZe]i laska, sig
nrr Gandolfo, - odrzekE Albini
cirho, - ME %poSzedlem "a toba
20 to. abyS mi dokuczal i radze
ii pilnovac sic Interest,". Dlacze-
90 pr~z,yvzrpileS sic do mnie i dla-
cl.yo> mnic tn Sprowadzil?
- Ra! dlatego. zebyS poznal to
v~arzystwo, W ktorem sic obracam
I'a1rz, najznakomitsi ludzie kra-
in. praWie vszystko 20 naleZy Go
dobreyo toWarzystWa. Znajdujc
sic tuta.j, mozesz vice uwazac So
Die IA szvzyt, ze i ty tn jestes.Gdy
by nic ia. nigdybyS tn sic ME po-
kazal.
To ~jeszczc kvestya, - 3D.
pal} Albilli - zwykle zawsze u
mia1cm dopiac tcgo czegom chciat
q Wicc....
.Jcdno / to. wlasnic COS takie-
20. rzcgoS my najbardziej prag--
nell musia]o mas ominqc, -przer-
wal mu Gandolfo, - lecz danny
tcmu pok6j, ME %spierajmy sic o
rEupstwa lecz myslmy O rozsad--
nvch rzcczach Coz zamierzasz pc
rabiac W Wiedniu:
- CYL ia WIEN! - odparl AL
bini. kt6rego pieniqdze otrzyma-
lie cd zyda Szmula postawi}y W
mnznosci I'VE wedlug upodobania,
- poviedzialem ci juz, re wyje--
chavszy 4 Warszawy mia1em "a
MAR udac sic do Wcnecyi. tam
o<iaSc.
- HIM! a zatem ME lekasz sic
.juI ~famtejSzcj policyi austryac--
kic.jo - zap.ytal Gandolfo, -nie
tax davno j~eszcze szuka1a Gle bar
do gorlivie.
.Jczeli cheese, zcbym d1uzel
POSTAL u ciebie to mi nic przyvodz
na pamiec nieprzyjemnych wspo'
nnien, - odparl Albini, - poll
eva szuka}a mnic to prawda i zns
]azla. Zawezwano mnie wowczaS
przed TRIBUNAL w Udirze, azebyn
vvzna} com uczynii z owen dzieN
czatkiem, kt6rc, jak wiesz, pc
wien szlachcic wenecki, odda{ m
do wolnego uzytku. Me wyzna1en
Z jednak mic; .zaprzeczylem popr7o
stu i musiano mnie puscic.
- Sadzisz vice, re Gle wykres
lcno z %czarncj ksiegi? - zapyta
Gandolto Z nicdowicrzanlem -
Inn! ME chce ci movie mic PREY
krego, ale sadie, re gdy tylk
vr0cisz do domu i okazesz swo
passport, zaczna Gle ma nowo wy
pytywac i Z powodu tel history
dziewczyna bedziesz mia} Jeszcz
niejedna nieprzyjemnosc.
- Mech djabli VIENNA Gaia t
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-03-18
ponury @om w War@zawi@
HRABIA B0GUMIk KAMINSKI

Z! lACh1 AlU1Il - 11OSt
Z czystem sumieniem zapeWnic,ze
nic ME wien, nic ME WIEN.
- COZ robi Laura? - zapyta1
Gandolfo badawczo, - by1o to
takie dobrc i mile dziecko, re ME
moge go zapomnicc.
- Uciekla odemnie! - odpo--
wiedzial Albini, starannie jednak
unikajac spojrzenia w oczy Gan
dolfowi. - wpoSr6d ciemnej nocy
uciekla, ably sic oddac jakiemus
wictrznikowi, imicniem Wlodzi-
mierz.
Albini sal ME przypusczza},ze
m1wil prawde a Gandolfo, kt0ry
go znaI dobrze AMI myslal mu vie
rye. Mimo to ME wyrazif bynaj-
mniej powqtpiewania W prawdzi-
woSc oSwiadczen bylego dyrekto-
ra i rzckf pc kr0tkiem m~ilczeniu;
--Mimo to WsZystko ME radzil
bym ci powracac do Wenecyi. 10
stan lepiej W tenn pieknem mics
cie.. MONA tn zarobic dobrc pie
Inliadze.
- Czv talk? - zapyta1 Albini
zajety zawsze mysla pomnozenia
swego bogactwa, - jakim sposo-
BEN?
- Me tax latwo to powiedziec
= rzckl Gandolfo tajemniczo, i
ia kiedyS zadawalem sobic TO py-
TAME, ale go ME zdaje, gdyz do
Sviadczenic uczynilo mnie rozsad
nvm. Slucha.j, Albini, - rzekf da
lei 20 kr0tkicm milczeniu, - ty
males zawszc wynalazcza glove,
zrozumiesz zatem 0 co chodzi, gd.y
ci powicm, re zyje z tych pan6W,
kt0rych tn Widzisz zebranych.
- Pozyczasz i'm picniedzy? -
zapytal byly kuglarz Inn! taxi
intcrcs ME ma ola mnie poWabu!
- Corpo di Bacco. COZ ty mys
]isz o mnie? - zawo1a} Gandolfo
T. ia mialbym pozyczac pieniadze
TIa! ia ME ufam nikomu, nawet j
mia}bym ciezko zapracowane pie
.lniadze tax pc prostu dawac po-
miedzy ludzi? Me, nigdy, braci-
szku!.. Praktykuje ia sztuke,kt<
rel sic ME uczy1es!.. trzyman
banczek, a ci p%anowic grywaja u
mnic.
>. - l przegrywaja! - rzek1 AL.
bini, kt6rego oczy podczas opo-
. wiadania Gandolfa blysne}y ponr
70, - no, taxi interes ma swojf
/ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Jeden przeciN
= ko wiclu, to niebezpiecznie!
y - Dlatego ~pragna}bym wspol
nika, rzekf Gandolfo, wsp6
I nika, ME takiego, ktory Una dos
konale gre, ale kt6ry m6g1b.
bank moi powiekszyc. Moglibyn
: !w6wczas cd razu sic zbogacic..
moglibysmy wstac cd sto}u re ST.
= tysiecznym k%apitaiem, gdybysm,
mieli cd razu dzicsiec tysiecy gul
den6w.
i - Ma coz to?- zapyta} Albin
nieufnie,
2 - Potrzeba bank powiekszy(
jak juz powiedzia1em, odrzek
Gandolfo, obecnie ME jestem '
stanie trzymac wsZystkich staWe
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-03-18

tych pan6w i niejeden dukat mi
sic wymyka.
= lego ME rozumiem, - rzek1
Albini, - PREY pomocy twojej
sztuki powinnoby ci bye latwo Q
TAXA kwota.
= TAX ale potrzebuje dzisiaj,
DIS wieczorem bedzie liczne to-
warzystwo i spodziewam sic ia
kich stawek, re koniecznie potrze
huje tego kapitalu. S1uchaj Abb
nj, m6g}bys wejse re nina w,sp6}
Ike.
- Kt6z ci powiedzia}, re man
pieniadze? = odpar1 Albini pre-
nikliwym wzrokiem patrzac ma
Candida, - masz 0 mnie Zbyt do
bre wyobrazenie!
- Me myle sic, usmiechna}
sic Gandolfo, - W sprawach pie
nieznych mann wzrok dobry i je-
stem pewny, re moi kochany AL
bini ma przynajmniej te sumo:
kt6ra wymieni}em.
= Doprawdy? - rzek1 .Albini
zdziwiony, - czy cd czaasu ostat
niego naszego widzenia sic ME
bra}es lekcyi u jakiego czarno--
ksieznika?
- No tax! - smial sic Gandol
TO, - przedemna ME ma tajemni-
cy i ten kto mysli, re cos przedem
ma ukryje, myli sic bardzo. Wien
naprzyklad z pewnoscia, re roz--
vazasz korzysci tego Interest," /
rozmyslasz czy mi mozesz zaufac
Uspok6j sic, starry, ME mann z pc
wnoscia zamiaru o%pr6znienia two
jej sakiewki, ale owszem chce ia
lcpiej nape1nic.
Albini prawie nieslucha} tych
slow. Nazwiska Laury i Kamin-
skiego, ~wym6wione g1osno, zwro-
ely jego uwage. Wsfuchiwa} sic
w p]rowadzona rozmowe, kt6rej
trescia, jak wiemy, by}a zabava
wydana przez W1odzimierza.
- Kto to jest ten Kminski /
Laura? - zapytaf swego by1ego
ucznia i Original odpowiedz, re
hrabia
oSob stolicy, re s}ynic z bogact-
wa, a jego coma Z pieknosci.
Gando]fo ME m0g} jednak "a
spokoic jego cickawosci wzgledem
osoby hrabiny Kaminskiej, ktorej
ME zna}, zapewni1 tylko Albinie-
90, re hrabiego Kaminskiego be-
die m6gl poznac, gdyz tego VIE
Eczoru ma sic ,znajdowac w liczbie
|spodziewanych gosci.
Pc dose dlugiej konferencyi
A]bini zgodzil sic ma proponoWa-
IA przez Gandolfa wsp6lke i wy
szedl wraz Z MIN z Kasyna szla-
! checkiego, gdy i inni panowie roz
chodzic sic zaczeli.
Obaj wytrawni cszusci, kt6rych
ma piervszy rzut Okla wziasc MOI
ma bylo "a najprzyzwoitszvch lu-
dzi udali sic rozmawiajac sWobod
|nie najbardziej ozywionemi utica
mi i mieli wTasnie zwr6cic sic W
ulice, ma kt6rej mieszkal Gandol-
TO, gdy Albini nagle drgna} / szar
pna1 svcgo towarzysza "a reke.
- TO ona! to ona! szepnaf.
vskazujac ma dame ubrana wed
lug najswiezszej mody, wychodza
ca re sk}epu jakiegos jubilera ]
maj:aca wsiasc do powozu, ktore.
90 drzviczki otwieral lokaj libra
my W bogata liberye.
- Kt6z to-? zapytal Gando]
TO patrzac re zdziwieniem ma oslu
pia}ego prawie towarzysza.
Laura! Laura! - odpari A.
bini przychodzac do siebie - zf
MIA!
- Me r6bze awantur, REX
iGandolfo,- moze sic h1dzisz PREY
padkowem podobienstwem! A zr'
szta coz ona Gle obchodzi? Niecl
sobie idzie..
Albini ME s}uchal tych uwag
lecz chcia1 pobiedz do Laury, III
m6g1 jednak tego uczynic, gdy:
woznica zacial konie i powoz od
jecha1 szybko.
W}och zakla1. Chcia} biedz z
powozem, to znowu przychodzif
, mu ma mysl wejsc do sklepu JUDI
/ lera i zapytac o nazwisko tej da
my. Me 1atwo 60 bylo uspokoi(
l'ChciVosc ouezwala sic w MIN. w,