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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28
DECIDE OhE-NAN CAR
QUESTION TOMORROW

The right OF the Virginia Railway
md Power company to operate one
man cars viii be decided at 1880
O'Clock tomorrow morning by Judge
beverley T. Crump The decision was
looked for yesterday. but Judge
Grunp announced that there were
other matters In connection with the
case which he desired to study before
rendering an ~ inion-
qstio f4is4gt al saae .s@tnPan} to op-
crate the cars Was challenged by
State Labor Commissioner John
Hirschbcrg one Of Mr.. Hirschberg' :
strong puints il the provision Of the
franchise requiring the conductor to
leave the ear al railway crossings and
flag the motorman II is impossible,
So Mr. HirsrhhcrB AYERS, for the
motorman To descend from the car
ana nag himself
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28
Dt1HOL CO.'S PLANT
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Fire of unknown origin practically
destroyed the entire plant Of the
Dethoi Manufacturing Co., located at
Meadow and Marshall streets. last
night.
The alarm was turned in from box
2if al Monument avenue and Meadow
street AZ $50 o'clock, calling out
engine companies No. o and IL, but
AFTER the arrival Of Chief Joynes, Z
call was sent in which brought engine
companies and 6. by the time the
first alarm was turned in the fire had
gained such Roadway that. 1t was
seen that to keep fire from spread
ing, quick work would have 10 be
done by the nremcn, One OF the
Yards Of the f. 2. Murphy Coal com
panv is just across the alley from tho
DethoI plant However. the flames
were kept in the Dethol plant by hard
work OF the lifomen.
The building is owned by n. r.
Saunders. who stated last night that
it was but partially covered by in
suTanCc.
r. Mclean Whittet, president OF
the Dethol company, stated that while
he was not sure, he thought that the
damage to the plant would amount
TO about $25 600, which is fully COY
cred by insurance.
The Dethol company had but re-
Gently enlarged its plant and had just
moved into a new office, which was
the only part of the plant that was
not injured by the fire.
Mr. Whittet announced last night
that plans would be made at once
to rebuild the plant. and continue
business at the same place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28

Five hundred thousand people died
from influenza during the epidemic
in this counGy, according to estimates
of the United States public health de-
rartment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28
PUT QUESTION
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ferson and become foiIo"er OF
Thaddeus stevens.
! Mr.. Chase believes ihIH Is E"'piE
an amendment To lhr III ".'"y'l
amendment hilo N'u'" ~,
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M VIII. declared Mr.. Chase is
suddenly tzaIouS i'm his efforts to
block The onlarrcfr.rst of the ,lrrto-
r9te. because It IL irterr;crf tn give
women the ballot
ii am sure" declared billiard of
Franklin chat II IT.. pI.tirr Of Isf-
s.rsoa had been .h the vail her,
when Mr. Willis said thr author OF
the Declaration OF Indepcud0co would
favor M Anthony ann ndmen' II
would have fallen to The floor II any
man was IN favor 81 d"c"uiro|ized
f@FerhmeHi 1t va Jefferson. an
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ma.
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i'.i'r t't N't''A + 3i i@' Iihl'"'. "'-
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DeIegate h"9chen Eaid ne Was fAc-
ING tl"flouH opportunity IN MS NE
US n" capped his hands together and
STOOD Out IN the aMI' Tor speech
against the amendment
II women vote, the children viii
DE waning II" SAID Mother dear
mother, come home 10 me now
Delegate Thomas LomAx Hunter
Heelarcd tho Democratic party had
just as well flle its petition in volun
tA4-y bankruptcy if II failed tn sumner
the cause af woman suffrage.
i want INV name enrofled' n,
said WIN he rIrrjous MINORITY M
appears to be goinr down ia dcfea.
ON This ouestto0 y,an, ,,ar,,',' :,
have the ballot her,nso hcIi.,,e !,
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28

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ttonGnucd from Page Onrl
The above schedule was effected
$SSlefday afternoon at a special meet
in6 or onaincS5 men In the chamber
Oh commerce auditorium In his
talk to theatrical operators. DR.. Levy
stated that ali persons with coughs
ana colds must bra urged not 10 at
tFhd thoatorS He said that the da
ger OF c"ntaginn was very high
MOTION picture operators are ordered
L" instruct persons showing syrnD-
toms Of coughs and colds that thew
viii not be admitted
III SINlSS MEETING TODAY
II IL the purpose Of the director
~ pubic welfare To prevent a snread
OF me disease with tho least incon-
Vehience to the public and business
mon lie urges the cordial co-onera -
lon OF everyone in the matted He
feels that If the thentcrs follow The
above rules they will suffer less thar
II no rules a all are enforced
Inc progress OF influenza i'm Ricb-
fnond ~ nothing more than ia ey~
peGted' Dr. Levy stated yesterday AZ
ternoon. operation In nreyantjn,
ia what wa are seeking 80 -, =
time for alarm and IL EVERYDAY yin
Keep their heads we will pass safely
uyor-
The business y,c, t,,,t
sentatiyes Of the straat r -oi,b repre-.
schools viii nnot ~ AWAY ana
o'clock in tba char,ha mgr hIhs AT
auditorium ia nerfort -, to"l fherce
Of the street cars M dirfaron, 'ic use
various CLIP sscs re y,nrt,l i"ufS pS
intention ~ the Commit ~ 'he
schedule that win r,n, :" set
uossihI. thn oron, t,, ~ as lar az
A. certain bours !, ~ ~" 'he cars
svenine Rv settirc -; ,'"'s ana
different 'classaa ~ V" ,,ours TOT
plants. storcs and omoas o. occurring
pInvoes MI, rnoa.sstS. vs. W open, en-
work AT yorin,, 49, ~ '"' 'heir
the time Mt which fbn ,a,.a "pi ealli,s
ed 90 N'o"u =
II Watkins r,ltersop
chairman ne M. ce,,,i. "pp"'nted
afternoon Gth e'l','"i,'ee Yesterday
are IeRov Cohen 49,. III st 10y
r Thalhipcr II W
Vhca,wr{rbt ara ~ y
with tho Virpinia p.t,vat "','v "Tsistah nj
ger COMPANY an" '''''h
Flu CASES
w.. 49, ot . new influenza cases
wa CO 'Hc CliN health de-
,'.,, SoS'tl"ay' hts makes n
81. go oaSes Within the past
n,t, ~, anu ''i'o cases Tor the
az" '"' from pneumonia were report
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28

The highest paid mayor in the
United States is the mayor OF Chica
go.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28

piraNes who prey on tramp vessels
and who live among the small tropl-
ca islands of the Mexican Pacific
coast have hecnmc SO bold that Car.
rama has dispatched naval expodi-
lion 10 rout them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28

The Jews ~ Toronto. Canada, have
suffered very slightly from the small
poG which has visited tina, city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28
DOWN. ARD TREND

,s,..s ,la4cag r., Las y Deaths from IN
]. rfenza ana pNrumpuIa increased an
4 numbe here Joda} hut the number
8of new cases ~ both diseases con
I tlnued It's do@ inward trend. Health
!, department officials were convinced
stonfght that the serious stage IT tho
I spl6sfplc has tecu passed
! Ninety six persons died - influenza
7 and - II pneumonia today New
Z sAeeg ug in4a@rrza nUfnS~r@9 BIS f~r
4 the "a hour period ending nj y M
and the number ~ pnegrur MIA yiGtipi~
e within the same reHs ~ $50
III. Too much taiF and loo little
Il work, ty the trouble with Europe
1 rass an American writer who has
/ Aust relurttsd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28
AFTER TWELVE YEARS

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-28

Dancing oxfords, silk socks,
dress shirts, ties, white waist
coats, white gloves.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13

Thrce-yclr-old Caroline Hale isn't
sufficiently vcrscd in geography to
know just where Europe is located,
nor has she yet absorbed enough
modern history to understand that
the world is emerging from the
most disastrous war that ever rocked
It's surface.
liut when Caroline heard hcr
father ana mother discussing the
thousands of orphans. homeless,
starving Jewish children iu Europe,
her little heart went out to these
unfortunate waits.
"Muyvcr, div my bread and milk
10 poor little hun ~ babies pleaded
Caroline extending her chubby arms
across her high chair with her bowl
ciaspcd In her dimplcd hands
The mother explained to her child
that she couldn't send her bread ana
milk to Europe but that daddy would
send a check to the Tulsa Jewish
relief committee TO buy many bowls
OF bread ana milk to starving babies
overseas.
The Tulsa Jewish relief comrlittec
Is asking Tulsans to give $4,000 to
alleviate the suffering of Europc's
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13

hungry homeless thousands who
were left destitute by the war TN
less relief Is afforded Immediately,
hundreds OF these uufurtuudtcs Will
die Of starvation. The majority Of
the sufferers are orphan children,
unable 90 gain admittanoe to the al
ready uNcrcrowd"d orphana-os and
hospitals.
I'm commenting on the progress OF
the committees engaged n the drive,
-. r. Travis. chairman said: our
appeal is being answered, and while
we have "a long way to go, 1t Is my
belief that we viii raise the quota
assigned to Tulsa by the end OF an
other week II those who would
give, will please mail in their CON
tributions, we would soon be on the
safe side This Is no time to hagglc,
no time to ask why. for thousands
are dependent upon us for bread.
Tomorrow begins the period OF eN-
tension ana all committees will be
on the job carly Everyone CON
ncuted with the drive is untiring
and the ladies especially are to be
commended for the noble work they
are doing to make this drive sue
cess.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13

We know not whore our ht'lo voice
may sound iis simple word,
We know not Whoto Of chance or
choice our message may De
heard.
sumcW here iu prison coils remote,
on peaks of freedoms lEhi
80 speak, Oh. voice. ~ love aud
truth the word mat Noundoth
right
Yea. in tho depth. Uho.r miners tnil
by STRAINS whore fiaHhing morn
Goes by on wiurs ut huiu.ug sun. o.
hills where JOY rs born,
The little voice may sound ltt !ny
tho littio voice may sing
Then speak the glory ~ the truih'
that love through no iH klnS'
speak up that everywhere the cry
Of beauty IN you scars
The ear thht leans tn hnrk ana hear
from our lifcs varied doors.
May catch somehow DER strife aud
care and olnnk VI chains ana
death
Tho beauty that makes truth and
love the last words on your
breath
Baltimore Sun.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13
STOMACH ULCER GONE
SUFFERED 16 YEARS
Says HIS stomach l. Perfect Vow
aud III. Weight Has Increased.

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Z was sent 20 the hospital Treatment there
finally got me an my fcoi. but m frs
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tho stomach. but tried ~ anyway. n n
does tho work Tor others us n ild for me
you ought not 10 be backward about any
case ~ stomach ulcers I have now taken
70 battles and my stomach ls In perfect
condition feoi better ana weigh more
than have Tor 10 years and I have had
stomach trouble all ~ that tlno '.-L.
walker. Grconloaf Kan.
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No matter how severe your case you
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and N not satisfied with the resulta
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Price 60c and 81. 20 per bottle Tho Milks
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13
Iunc,,con for Visitors.

Mrs Charles T.. Noblc VIII be
hostess az luncheon IN tho Country
club on Wednesday, honoring party
OF ladies horo with their husbands
who are touring the adjacent oil
fields There are twenty In the
party Mrs Noble and family
ioincd this company sunday at
Vinita and aboard special car ARE
enjoying an interesting "trip In th'
vicinity OF Tulsa.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13

MI and MrH Charles W Flint
have issued Invitations TO an in
formal dinner which they viii give
at the Couutr, club on the evening
Of Friday, honorins Mr. aud Mrs
Frederic Warren OF Portland ore
who are the guests OF Mr and Mrs
Thomas Kerr
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13

Mrs Lorlng q. Bradstroet and
Mrs Thomas Is. smith will give a
dinner dance iu Country ciub.
Mrs o. v Goldrick viii bc host
css AZ luncheon In Country club for
Mrs Frank o. Walling
Mrs. Robert Mokim Blaokmorc
win be at home informally IN honor
Of Mrs. John BrHNt0n Garter.
Rainbow women viii ho hosts
complimentary to husbands IN
Woods cafe
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13
birthday Party.

MIR. and Mrs T. " Lander enter.
tanned at their home Saturday. April
10, complimentary to the seventh
birthday anniversary OF their dauRh.
ter, Catherine. Games were played
after which refreshments were
served Those enjoying the pretty
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13

Announcement was made early
yesterday morning ON the arrival or
Miss Annn Case that she could not
appear In recital as schodulcd for
Monday night IN Convention hall
due to illness contracted within tho
last ~ hours Miss Case will be In
the city recupcrnting until Wedncs-
day. when she will flll AN engage
mont south Of here ana will sing
before Tulsa music lovers on Shtur-
day night
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13
Ian CRAWFORD PERKINS

courtcpy w,rc Virginia H}Iu Hu,'
DomiuK Uatold rarkrr. Broohe..
Gublor. Hrhnrd Wo.,n Norf'z bup-
kins Vclmo Long, Vnllegiu LrlHu't
Watson. Elizabeth Dew, MChuc Dan
lap. bonnie buml1u.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13

Mira Charlcu H. Lamb has chosen
Friday afternoon Tor the box party
ut the Drphpum thontcr which Sh'
viii give IN courtesy to Mrs. Frank
@. WallIng. who Is sooh to leave foi
California.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13
Nnmc rc,lcrnlInn Dclcgnlcr.

Al The regular business meeting
OF tho Hyechkn club on Saturday
afternoon, the following representa-
tlvcs and delegates were named TO
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-13

The lorrls society OF iur i0.tuu
H'ouuo NotlolH church viii have
Sos social Ur,rug boz honor ~ now
member. Yu Tuesday afternoon at
20 lu the church plrlors
The Washington herald., 1920-10-01
10OPENWOMEN
= TOBEGREETED
Enrolment to Feature First
Business Session of New
Season.

More than 100 new members will
be received into the League of
American Penwomen at the first
meeting of the season. October IL,
according to Mrs. William Ather-
ton Du Puy. national president of
the organization. Reports of the
! chairmen Of the standing commit
tees will be heard
Mrs. Virginia King Frye, vice
chairman, acting IN the absence of
I Mrs. Larz Anderson. chairman, will
report the names of the new mem
bers. Plans for charging aud
strengthening the national head
quarters will be outlined by Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest, chairman of the
ways and means committee. Mrs.
Nellie Miller Virgins will speak on
the activities Of the headquarters
at 1872 II street northwest. Others
who will speak are. Mrs. Frank
Wilkes Pyle, chairman of the press
committee, and Mrs. John Jean
Rushmore Patterson, chairman OF
the program committee. The fu-
ture policy of the magazine, The
Penwoman, will be discussed by the
editor. Mrs Edna NJ. Colman.
Mrs. Du Puy, who began her term
as national president early in the
year. will discuss the policy of the
present administration at Il banquet
given at the Hotel McAlpin. New
York City. October s, when the ma
tional board will be the guests of
the New York auxiliary.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-01

TO the extent of a smile. The
comandante- saw the smile, which
was not intended for him. Con
WINGED of an impression made, nc
entered the shop. confidently, and
advanced to open compliment
Pasa froze; he pranced: she
hamed royalty; he was charmed
to injudiciOus persistence; she
commanded him to leave the
shop; he tried to capture her
hand-and Dicky entered. smiling
broadly. full of white wine and
the devil.
He spent five minutes in pun
lshing the cOmandante scientif
lcally and carefully, so that the
pain might be prolonged as far
as possible. At the end of thar
time he pitched the rash wooer
out of the door upon the stones
OF the street, selseless. g..
oarefooted policeman who
mad been watching the affair
from across the street blew a
whistle. A squad OF four soldiers
came running from the cuartel
around the corner. When they
saw that the offender was Dicky,
they stopped, and blew more
whistles. which brought out re-
lniorcements Of eight. Deeming
the odds against them sufficiently
reduced, the military advanced
upon the disturber.
Dicky, being thorouChly i'm
hued with the martial spirit,
stopped and drew the CONAN
dante's sword, which was girded
about him. and charged his foe
lie chased the standing army
TOUR squares, playfully prodding
IT'S squealing rear and hacking at
It's ginger-Colored heels.
But he was not so successfu,
with the civic authorities. Six
muscular, nimble policemen over
powered him and conveyed him.
triumphantly but warily. to jail
ii Diablo Colorado" they dub
bed him. and derided the military
for its defeat.
Dicky, with the rest of the
prisoners, could look out through
the barred door at the grass of
the little plaza, at a row of or
ange trees and the red tile roofs
and 'dobe walls of a line of insis-
nifiCant stores
At sunset along a path across
this plaza came a melancholy pro-
Cession of sad-faced women bear
ing plantains. cassaba, bread and
fruit-each coming with food to
some wretch behind those bars to
whom she still clung and fur
nished the means of life. Twice
a day-morning and evening
they were permitted to come.
Water was furnished to her COM
pulsory guests by the republic.
but no food.
ITO Be ContinuedD
Copyright. 1920, by Wheeler Syndicate.)
The Washington herald., 1920-10-01
SPEAKERS TO DISCUSS
SCHOOL AND PROGRESS

school and District Improve
nent' will be the subject of ad-
dresses by Commissioner Mabel T.
Boardman and Superintendent of
schools Frank w. BalIou. at a meet
ng Of the Pioneer Community Cen
.er, the oldest in Washington, at
he Park View School, Newton and
warder streets northwest, tonight
It 8 o'clock.
Representative NJ. Clyde Kelly. Of
Pennsylvania, also will speak. He
will outline the proposed expansion
4 the postal savings system and
Explain the intricacies of some
egislation he Is framing on the sub
eCt.
Being the anniversary celebration
II the opening of the Park View
school as the first school postoffice
the country. Miss Frances S. Fair
ey. principal. and secretary of the
community center. will explain the
community Center's advancement
turing the four years of its exis-
enCe.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-01
BIG BENEFIT PLANNED
FOR MASONIC TEMPLE

For the benefit OF the building
fund of the new Masonic Temple at
Brightwsod d carnival will be given
under the auspices Of Stansbury
Lodge. No. "a. F. A. A. NJ; Bright
wood Chapter, r. a. M: Ruth Chap
ter. No. !. Q. +. :. and Stansbury
Ladies Aid. The entertainments
will be given every evening from
October l to l6.
Among those who have vclun-
teered their services are Francis
Scherger Gertrude Lyons, Clara
Noecker. Frank DugEan, Ambrose
Durkin. Arthur Pierce. r. Woodland
Gates. Joe DiCelmio, Frank Boyer.
James Curtin. H. II. Hidwell, Master
D. BowersoN. Harvey Townsend.
Miss Ernie Calvert, Mrs. Anna Cal
vert. Lewis !. Moncaway. Miss
Katherine Thomas. Edwin Callow.
Mrs. David Kinchloe and l. F
Randolph.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-01
DICKY =: - =: =: By O. HENRY
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
the day and night with the COM
mandante, the collector of Gus
toms, the Jefe Politico and other
gay dogs among the native Off
cials.
One day Dicky saw Pasa, the
daughter of Madama Ortiz, sit
ting in the side-doOr of the Hotel
des los Estranjeros. He stopped
in his tracks, still, for the first
time in Coralio; and then he
sped, swift as a deer. to find
VasQuez, a gilded native youth,
to present him.
The young men had named
Pasa La Santita Naranjadita."
Naranjadita is a Spnish word for
a certain color that you must go
to more trouble to describe in
English. By saying The little
saint, tinted the most beautiful
delicate-slightly orange golden"
you will approximate the descrip-
tiOn of Madama Ortizs daughter.
La Madama Ortiz sold rum in
addition to other liquors. Now,
you must know that the rum eX-
plates whatever. opprobrium at
tends upon the other commodities.
For rum-making, mind you, is a
government monopoly; and to
keep a government dispensary as
sures respectability if not pre-
eminence. Moreover, the saddest
of precisians could fiRd no fault
with the conduct of the shop.
Customers drank there in the
lowest of spirits and fearsomely,
as in the shadow Of the dead;
for Madama's ancient and vaunted
lineage counteracted even the
runs behest to be merry. For,
was she not OF the Iglesias, who
landed with Pizarro? And had
not her deceased husband been
comisionado de caminOs puentes
for the district?
In the evenings Pasa sat by the
window in the room next to the
one where they drank, and strum-
med dreamiIy upon her guitar.
And then, by twOs and three-,
would come visiting young cabal-
Ieros and occupy the prim line of
chairs set against the wall OF the
room. They were there to be-
siege the heart of La Santita.
Their method (Which is not proof
against Intelligent competition)
consisted of expanding the chest,
looking valOrous, and consuming
a gross or two of cigarettes.
Even saints delicately Oranged
prefer to be wooed differently.
Dona Pasa would tide over the
vast chasms of nicotinized silence
with music from her guitar, while
she wondered If the romances she
had read about gallant and more
more contiguous cavaliers were
all lies. At somewhat regular in
tervals Madama would glide in
from the dispensary with a sort
of drought Suggesting CLEAN in
her eye, and there would be
rustling of stiffly- -starched white
trousers as one of the caballeros
would propose an adjournment to
the bar.
That Dicky Maloney would,
sooner or later, explore this field
was thing to be foreseen. There
were few doors in Coralio into
which his red head had not been
poked.
In an incredibly short space OF
time after his first sight of her he
was there, seated close beside her
rocking chair. There were no
back-ag against- the-wall poses in