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New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Picking a Bone With
Scenario Buyers
Charming Pollock says quantity and not quality
is wanted first Of all by those who swing the
destiny of the movies q

taste in the film business is traceable
to the lack of education on the part
of the men who are the producers,
and he says:
"Like Mark Swan, he found that
they bought only the worst, the most
obvious and commonplace, of my prod
ucts' Why? Look over the arbiters!
Do you think graduated furriers and
jewellers and cloth-spongers and dry
goods dealers from Oshkosh are the
best judges of dramatic literature
Is it likely that the critic who bids a
subordinate get into communication
with that man Dickens knows where
to 60 or what he's got when he gets
it? Or is it more likely that his taste
in fiction will continue to be the taste
of the furrier and jeweller and cloth
sponger and drygoods dealer7 You'll
stuff for the movies,' says Mr.. Mack.
All right charge you with accept
ing it,"
Answering the charge that men
must make special study to write
for the screen, the writer remarks:
"'You won't learn the business
Learn . writing from
whom? Our magazine stuff we sub
nit to jury of our peers-to educated
and cultured men Of literary training.
Our plays we read to David Belasco.
or George Cohan, or Winchell Smith.
or Henry Miller, and they tell you,
with some authority, what is wrong
Not so your scenario editor. He tells
you this is not picture stuff and YOU
ponder, and you worry, and your ego is
hurt, and what you consider your good
judgment Is warped. Then he buys
the story you thought least of
and suddenly you see the light. That
story is stupid, bromide, obvious.
anyway, what Is there to learn?
What fundamental differences between
photostory and any other kind Of a
story, or a photoplay and any other
kind of a play? What variances of
technique that an ordinarily intelligent
man, with some talent for writing and
some training, couldn't master in
month?
Thomas Dixon, with much expert
ence, says in a week. Rex Beach.
with more, confesses that famous d.
rector told him "a scenario I'd prepared
after two hours study Of the method
was the best he'd ever seen. This lob,
like every other writing job, is a mat
ter of literary skill and narrative and
dramatic instinct, and that is Just what
the hacks haven't got. and can't ac-
quire. Mutual understanding is es-
sential, and you or / certainly under
stand their photoplays better than they
understand our plays we may not
know your game as you know it, adds
Mr.. Mack, but it's your game that's
wrong! You buy play, but you make
a picture
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
THE DEATH OF
FRANKENSTEIN!
We were on garrison
duty together at Cologne


We were on garrison
duty together at Cologne
in the days of our
youth. He was then surgeon of the
Second Uhlans, in which / had lust
been made riding instructor. So he
is dead-he, too? But where? And
when?"
"Since the beginning Of the war,
your excellency He died at Lille.
He was killed before my eyes-and
in a manner the least glorious and
the most deplorablev'
Glow so? An accident? Tell me
about it, Mr.. Assistant Surgeon,
while you dress my wound"
"It was in the autumn of 1914.
In that conquered city we led JOY
Gus life, with the indulgence of the
general in command. The BOOTY was
colossal. The wine cellars we're ex-
cellent. We thought we were on the
verge Of decisive result-the CAPT
ure of Calais or of Dunkirk. And
each day we celebrated the victory
which we expected on the morrows'
"Frankenstein must have gone
into that with all his heart. Did he
still love as much as ever ballet
dancers and dressmakers' models?"
Exactly so,your excellency. Sur
geon General Baron Won Frank
enstcin had been attracted by a bal
let girl--a danseuse, as the French
say. 1t happened this way:
A few days after our entry into
Liile, he sees arriving at his house
the occupied a very beautiful house
IN the Rue de Solferino) a boy an
parently about fifteen years old.
puny and poorly clad, who bcgs him
10 come to the top floor Of house
near by to treat young woman suf-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

10 r. literature in these COM
plex days" asks S. J..
Rosenbaum in "Tha
Stratford Journal" And he goes on.
amplifying the point raised by this
question:
THAT Is, do books occupy the emf
nent position among those who read
for pleasure that they did, say, a half
century ago? No doubt, people seek
mental relaxation and amusement to-
day IN ways that our forebears knew
not of, and perhaps the spectators of
the movies find Monte Cristo' or
Les Miserables' easier of digestion in
this tabloid form than if taken directly
from the tones of the masters.
But great deal is lost in these
concentrated essences. We lose the
masters style; we lose the story-tell-
er's relish for his own tale--for who
can deny that the artist takes pleasure
in his own wares? We are feeding on
husks; the kernel is within, not on the
boards.
ut is related that when The Woman
in White was in course of serial pub
lication crowds assembled in front of
the Office of the publishers eager to
obtain the latest instalment hot from
the press. Perhaps in our sophisticated
age we have outgrown many of the de-
vices of suspended interest. Our daily
chapters of fiction in the evening pa
pers have tempered the old zest for the
continuation and our jaded appettes
will not respond to the oft-repeated
dish. But in taking stock of Wilkie
Collins, it must not be supposed that
his unbounded contemporary popu-
larity was based merely on bald tricks
OF construction. He wrote and achieved
success in too great a company to have
been mere monger of literary tinsel
True, his plots are exceedingly elabo-
etimes overwrought Some of
the pseudo scientific episodes in The
Moonstone,' for instance, are scarcely
plausible; but such is his skill in ham
ding his fragile material that on
first perusal one gives it ready Gre
dence. In such deadly earnest does he
intone his fantastic narrative that the
fascinated reader, willy y-nilly, must go
with him to the end
collins was the literary melodram-
atist par excellence. But his melo-
drama is not the crude, Grass concoc-
tion Of the penny dreadful press, nor
yet that of the movie scenario. He
has too much grace, too much dexterity,
with his pen dripping gore. He creates
atmosphere and gives US descriptive
color with rare effect and artistry. If
at times he is artificial he never lacks
taste, nor attempts to paint the lily or
gild refined gold. His plots are dove
tailed with such elaborate nicely that
Charles Reade said of him, For lit
erary ingenuity in building up plot
and investing it with my story give me
dear old Wilkie Collins against the
world
buC Colllnss claims as novelist OF
power are not altogether confined to
action and situation. Although his
professed purpose was to hold interest
by these means, he was too good an art
ist to do so with the manikins of the
hack. If Count Fosco' in The Woman
in White is turgid he is not unreal.
He is sort of repellent Falstaf, and
as far removed from the conventional
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
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New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Gargoyles
A Comedy of Oppositions
By AMY LOWELL

(From the authors book, "Pict-
ures of the Floating World" to be
issued IN October; reprinted here
from "Reedy's Mirror.")
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Taking Stock of
Wilkie Collins
''He wrote and achieved success IN too ...
company to have been a mere monger of
literary tinsel''

k AVE we really popular
10 r. literature in these COM
plex days." asks S. j.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

| J
T\HIMBLE-RIG on village green,
Snake charmers under blue
tent
Winding drugged- bellies
through thin arms.
Hiss
Of yellow and magenta shawl
On a platform
! Above trombones.
Tree lights
Drip cockatoos Of color
On broadest shoulders,
Dead eyes swim to a silver Ash.
Gluttonous hands tear at apron strings.
Reach at the red side Of an apple,
Slide under ice-foes,
And waltz clear through to the tropics
To sit among cocoanuts
And caress bulbous negresses with
loquats in their hair.
A violin scorching on ar F-sharp exit,
Stamp.
Stop.
Hayricks, and painting,
Noon roses guessed under calico
A budded thorn-bush swinging
Against smoke-dawn.
Hot pressing on sweet straw,
Laughs like whales foundering sero.s
air circles,
Wallows of smoothness.
Loose muscles dissolved upon lip-
brushings,
Languid fluctuations,
Sleep oozing over wet flesh,
Cooling under the broad end of an
angled shadow.
Absurd side-wiggle Of geese before
elephants;
gold leopard snarls at a white
donkey;
Panther-purrs arouse childhood to an
edge of contortion:
Trumpets brawl beneath an oscillation
of green baiioons
Why blow apple blossoms into wind
dust?
Why drop a butterfly down the throat
of a pig?
Timid shrinkings of a scarlet-runner
bean
From pumpkin roughnesses.
Preposterous clamor of cook for 9
tulip.
If your flesh is cold
Warm it on teapots
And let them be of Dresden china
with coreopsis snarled in the handle.
Horse e-bargainings do not become
temples,
And sarabands are not danced on tea
trays of German silver.
Thin drums flatten the uprightness Of
distance,
A fading of drums shows lilac on the
fallen beech leaves.
Emptiness Of drums.
Nothing.
Burr Of rising moon.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

The readers OF this paper win be
pleased TO learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able 20 cure In all its stages and
that Is catarrh. catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Medicine Is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces OF the System thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
wlrk. The proprietors have so much
II Nh In the curative powers OF Halls
Chtarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that II fails
to cure. Send for list OF testimonials
Address II. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 75c.
Connell's Drug Store; Wortley q
French.-Adv.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03
THE BELDlNG BANNER-NEWS


We wish to thank our many neigh
bors and friends for the acts of kind
ness and sympathy extended during
the sickness and at the death of our
dear mother, Mrs. Emmie Case, es-
pecially the Sons of Veterans. Also
for the beautiful floral pieces at the
funeral.
The children.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03
Notice

Notice
/ will be at the Treasurer's Office
to begin receiving winter taxes. They
will be payable at per cent until
June 81 then 3 per cent will be added.
Office hours: 9 to IL a. m. and 1 80
to p. m, except Saturdays and pay
nights, 1880.
]. B. Essex, City Treas.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

LOST On Main or Congress street,
at about six o'clock, Sunday night,
a robe from hood of car. Will the
person who picked it up please
bring it to the Banner-News.
30-28-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03
O. E. S. Meeting

There will be a regular meeting of
Doric Chapter, No. 70 o. Z. s. on
Tuesday evening, December IL. A
good attendance is desired.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE-One No. Oliver type
writer in good order. Banner-News
Office. 89-25-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE-Vacant lot on Alderman
Street. Water, Gas and sewer pass
the property. Fine location for a
building. See Albert Honson.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

Mrs. Emma Wright returned from
Ionia Tuesday after visiting a few
days there with friends.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALES acres in Grattan viii
lage. House, barn, henhouse, wood
house, etc. Archie Howard, phone
PAP. 63-23-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

LOST-A So bill on streets, Friday
night Finder please call phone No
100. 40-28-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE-13 acres good farm land
inside city limits in Demorest Add.
Phone 329. 16-20-H
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

ARTISTIC Picture framing. Sample
mouldings at Patterson's store. Ar
thur Fitzjohn, phone 14S. S4-25-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE-Carpenter's chest and
tools. Call evenings or Saturday
at 514 S. Pleasant ST. 9-14-tr
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

ROOMS-For rent. l. Il. Hubbell.
86-12-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

WANTED-Your Xmas picture franz
ing. Leave orders at Patterson's
store. Arthur Fitzjohn, phone 148.
83-25-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE-House at SIT Merrick
Ave. Fred Beckwith. 29-21-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

WANTED-Two men boarders, 423
Pine street. 6-26-tf.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE houses North PARK
addition; house Gooding addition,
also vacant lots Luther addition.
Guy L. Weter, administrator w. l..
Cusser Estate. 19-47-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE-Clover or timothy hay.
Art Werner, phone 265 IL is.
61-1S-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

HELP WANTED-For dining room
and kitchen. National Hotel.
78-49-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE-One tank heater and a
Ford car. Car in first-class condi-
ton with new tires, etc. Glen Beach
Orleans. 76-25-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOUND-The best place in Bel
ding to get a good shoe shine. Elec-
trio Shoe Shop, 120 8. Bridge st.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FLOWERS-For weddings, funerals,
parties and all other occasions. Call
Miss Cecilia Honson, Phone 249-3r.
Prompt service and first quality
stock
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE-One nearly new Ford
for sale cheap. Fred McDuffee,
AIT River street. 97-26-3
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE-80 acre farm. The Brick
err farm at Smyrna. Can give pos
session. See w F. Bricker, Bedding
Mich. 42-28-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms,
80 Morton Avenue. Enquire Eve
nings. 15-27-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR SALE-An oak table and side
board. $50 Merrick Ave-, phone
145-B. 2S-2S-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

FOR RENT-$7.00 per month, small
house or will sell on time, cheap.
G. II. Hoyt, 426 Lewis St. 36-28-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

TO TRADE-Steven single shot %
rifle for child's express wagon. Geo.
w. Holmes, APP Broas st. 41-28-1
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
AVIATION MISSION COMING
Principal Cities Will Entertain French
Flyers md Witness
Flights.
IBy As,ociated Pres,1

PARIS. March 4.-The French mill
tary aviation mission. which is about
10 leave for the United States will
visit the principal American cities. and
the aviators attached to 1t will mako
short flights of about $50 miles. Captain
Dc LavcrGne. head OF the mission, in
sion will exhibit films and the members
VIII deliver lectures on tho work and
friendship Of French and American
aviators during the war. The captain
added that he was desirous OF demon
strating in America the efficiency OF
the French airplanes and French Dilots
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
American Lavy,- KIII.a.

,SSItNNECTADY, N, z, March T.
Albert e. Carmichael one Of the best
known lawyers OF this city. was killed
Dy hve American soldiers ut Trier.
known Soday. when his father re-
Seiyed letter from Captain Rutland
-, hobart, OF Boston. who commanded
a member. The letter stated that Car
michael and another member OF tho
IniHtary police were attempting to ar
b;no the hve soldiers when they shot
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL.
NOT DISAPPOINT WORLD
Harbor str,k. Go.. On

lions were adopted by the Maritime
Federation, today informing the gov
eminent that II the harbor strike is
VIII no longer consider it's members
innuenSed by the pending negotiations,
and will permit freedom of action by
them: The strike has been in progress
Tor two months. and has Virtually
parnlyzed activities in the port OF
Buenos Aires.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
RECORD PIPPIN PRICE
Cronet Concern Reports Sale or 600
Barrels TO Loekport Firm
at SI250.

CRozpr. VA, March 4.-The Carter
Corporation. operating the local cold
storage, reports tho sale Of approxI-
mately 500 barrels OF No. I Albemarle
Pippins to E., A. Dawson, Of Lockport.
n y, at f12.so per barrel. as they lay,
In storage.
This is believed to be a record price
Tor stock of this character. as no such
hgures. at wholesale. have been re-
ported so far this year. or during
previous seasons in this locality. Tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

activities Of the National securif~
League. which condemned that organy
zation as unfair In It's activities. Th,
report strongly condemning ttS
league. was read in the House yester,
day. A minority report, signed by
representative Walsh. Of Massachu,
port in some particulars. but also con.
dcmned the league. wa
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
NEW COTTON FUTURES
LAW IN FORCE TONIGHT
Only Thirteen Grades Can He Delivered
Cinssinss Az nG In Al must no
TBy Asoociated. pr.,,,

WASHINGTON. March 1.--rb. mi.
ton futures rider to the guarantees
wheat price bill. which was signed to-
DAY by President Wilson. becomes efrec-
thirteen grades of cotton-froni low
middling up-can he delivered on
futures contracts. and ali cotton so
delivered must DO classified by gov
eminent graders.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

stock is OF excellent quality and pack.
ana 10 In the best Of condition.
Eon xpeots to place the stock, but il
10 generally understood that 1t Is in
ttsnoed Tor export. as. he represents
tne interests OF j. & II. Goodwin, OF
London and liverpool. =
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
Peptiron happily meets
the requirements of those

worn out by worry and excite
ment over the war, and the pros
tration following the grip,
influenza, etc. It combines the
great oxidizers and vitaliyers of
the blood. iron and manganese,
with nux, pepsin and other nerve
tones and digestives. Peptiron
is in the form OF chocolate-coated
pills. pleasant to take, and
promptly effective.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

Condemn Security Leaxue.
WASHINGTON. March 4.-The House
ttSoay ADOPTED tho majority report OF
inc special committee investigatinx Tho
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-08
BREAKS NECK IN FALL
FROM LOAD OF WHEAT

Iorkyille. ILL.,. Aug. S.-AcX Mumt
viCz, SO years old a farm hand. lived
from Monday night at 8 O'Clock until
Wednesday night at the same hour
with fracture of the neck He fell
off a wagon loaded with wheat on
the i. NJ. Kinney farm, near Yorkville.
and despite the fact that the fourth
vertebra in his neck was snapped in
two, he was conscious almost until
the hour OF his death He was par.
alNzed from the shoulders down
The accident happened while Mumi-
Yicz was working for Peter krumhaus.
a Kendall County farmer He was
hauling the LOAD of wheat to the
thrcshins machine on the Kinney farm
when he fell from the wagon while
trying TO proven. bundle from slim
ping off He struck on the top Of his
head
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-08
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE
IN RATES.

To Patrons of the United Telephone
Company:
The United Telephone Company
hereby gives notice to the public that
it has filed with tho Public Utilities
Commission OF Illinois schedules
which Will change the rates for Lele-
phone service in Ottawa. Utica and
Harding, County OF La Sale. and that
the said nhange Of rates involves an
increase in the rates for all general
classes Of service.
A copy Of the proposed schedules
may be inspected by any Interested
party at the Office Of this company in
Ottawa.
All parties interested in this pro.
coedine may obtain the information
as to time and place of hearing upon
this matter by addressing the Score.
tary of the Public Utilities .Commis.
sion, at Springfield Illinois.
GSigncd)
UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY.
By f, G. BEEN, Manager.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-08
COST EN- MORE TO
CUSS THE POLICE

Springfield H., August When
arrested for speeding take your med
icine Pay the fine and depart in
peace. Remember silence is golden"
and never hurl epthets at police
officials as You leave the station for
if you do You will suffer the anger
of the blue coats This is the moral
Ray Gregory of Bradfordton has learn.
ed. Driving a high-powered automo-
bile without lights at night police took
he and companions in tow. Pleading
guilty, they were released after the
usual fine. hut when outside their
antipathy raced riot against the guar
dams of the law aud remarks were
made in voices loud enough for the
police to hear; they were hailed back
in court and banished to the lookup
for the rest of the night with an in.
creased fine imposed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-08
.fp ~t4.h
WILSON ORDERS ]. S.
Rail MEN BACK TO
WORK OR LOSE RAISE
DIRECTOR GENERAL HINES IS
TOLD TO FIX WAGE SCALE FOR
WORKERS, BUT PRESIDENT
INSISTS MEN MUST RETURN
FIRST.

Washington, Aug. S-President
Wilson last night notified Director
General Hines that he was author
tied to take up the demands Of rail
road shop employees for higher wage
and decide them on their merits
The Presidents decision was an,
nounccd from the white house in the
form of letter sent by him TO Mr..
Hines. The President said that uDlil
The employees return to work and
again recognize the authority Of their
organization, the whole matter must
remain at standstil."
Letter Sets Him Free.
The President said that the letter
sen. him by Senator Cummins. chair
man of the committee on interstate
commerce. had set me free 70 deal
as ! think best with the difficult
question of wages Of certain classes
OF the railroad employees" but added
The chief obstacle TO decision
has been created by the men them
selves They have gone on strike
and repudated the authority OF their
officers at the very moment when
they were urging action in regard toI
their interests
The Presidents letter follows:
MY Dear Mr. Director General: I.
am just in receipt of the letter from
Senator Albert B. Cummins. chairman
Of the senate committee on interstate .
commerce. which set me free TO deal (
as | think with the difficult question !
OF the wages of certain classes of /
railway employees, and | take advan-i
letter, in order that | may both in the
public interest and in the interests
of the railroad employees themselves
make the present situation as clear
and definite as possible.
4 thought it my duty to lay the
question in its present pressing form
before The committee of the sento,
because | thought ! should not act .
upon this matter within the brief in.
terval OF government control remain |
ing. without their acquiescence and |
approval. Senator Cummins' letter, |
which speaks the unanimous iudg.
ment of the committee, leaves me free |
and indeed imposes upon me the duty |
to act
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-08
LOSES FORD AUTO
AT SENECA BLOWOUT

a Ford touring car was stolen last
evening from the Enclosure in which
the celebration at Seneca was being
held. The owner o. The machine. Wal
ter Johnson r. F. p. 90 Seneca Ill
stated he thought someone had made
mistake and taken the wrong car.
as he had noticed several tourists that
evening who were having difficulty in
locating the place where they had
parked their car. The license number
on the missing gas wagon is 1868