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not one footprint ahead of them; It
was not so much used now. They said
little. Each thought their own thoughts.
and neither cared to speak them to
the other.
Just before they reached the noun
tain's crest, they passed group Of
snow-laden pines that concealed big.
brown-bearded man who had been
stealthily following the trail of lone
wild turkey. He wore khaki hunting
clothes and high laced boots, and there
him. In his bare hands he carried
repeating rifle. which marked him as
one born in the hills; lowlander
would have had choke-bored shotgun.
When he saw John X. Dale he
stopped suddenly. 1t might have been
intuition, or 1t might have been sheer
curiosity, the average hillman being n
stranger to nether-he followed and
watched the two, unseen by them.
On the pine-fringed crest, Elizabeth
Littleford halted to view that which
lay around and below him. Old Dale
stopped close at her side, and he, too,
looked at that which lay around and
below them; and to his mind also there
came memories crowding.
The young woman brushed back a
wayward wisp of brown hair and
turned TO the man beside her.
The Moreland part o. the settle
ment looks lonesome, don't it:" she
said. See, there's no smoke comm
/ from tb.ft. cabin Sha
went on absently. But the Llttlefords
are there yet
Old Dale caught the meaning that
was In the latter sentence. 1t was not
Il shallow meaning.
1--WE are going to take care of the
Littlefords, Elizabeth" he assured her
I've thought much over 1t, and just
now I've decided. When decide. it's
for all time! you know that, dom
youf'
A great gladness filled Elizabeth.
heart. 1t did not occur to her to asl
how, in what manner, he was going Il
take care of her people; 1t was enougl
to know that he was going to take car,
of them. He put fathers arm light,
around her shoulders. She tried t,
speak, chOked, and couldn't utter
word. But 1t didn't matter John X
Dale understood perfectly.
Then he took his arm away. faced t.
the right, and drew his hat rim lov
over his eyes. For two minutes IL
stood there and looked for the little oil,
cabin down near the foot of the. nortl
end of the mountain, and he failed t.
find it. His mind had gone back ono
more to that woeful night that had Gu
his life in twain. He remembers
plainly waking in the early mornin
with an aching head and with tn
ranking taste Of much dead whisk
In his mouth. Remembered seeing Da
vid Moreland, with a bullet hol
through and through him, lying on tn
} floor beside him. Remembered hi
horror, his smothered cries Of anguish
and his hurried flight.
II He had wondered, he remembered
why the law made NO attempt to trac
: him down. He had NOT known that th
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Take pictures of Drunk Papa

New York. Mamma shOuid "h'
picture of papa when he comes "0'a
drunk and hang il in Il cohsl'''"'s
place where he can see IL "n'
wakes up with parched tongue M
a headache in the morning ih,, ,,a.,,. vii
the advice given by Magistrate IA
iner Brown after he had i's'en' thoIr
six cases of husbands abusing u u's,.
wives while intoxicated. 1oune INT
marry drunkards TO reform 'lieiD, ,,ss S
YOU can't reform rumhiy' u' Kim
istrate said. Take Il picture .oos
when he's drunk, and wien ~, a,on
how rotten he looks maybe he VIII s''p
for n while"
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| John Mofeland. They're all shet up
tight In the downstairs o. the Office
bulldln'. onder gyard. The amt but
one of 'em plumb teetotally dead, TO
a wonder; but the's whole passel OF
EN- hurt. I've done sent Luke to town
on hossbacS, after doctor fo' you
and Saul and Little Tom; and he can
tend to them crippled Balls, too, 1
| reckon. ef you think it's best. What're
we a-goin' to do with them fellers, BillI"
We're going to take them TO the
Gainesville jail" Dale answered
promptly.
81 had a different plan an that
planned out John" said BY Heck,
wlnking at Ben Littleford. II had 1t
planned out to hang EN- all on a big
green hemlock as a Christmas tree fo'
Bill! Some deylllsh rough Christmas
eve ye're a-hRvin', Bill, old boy, a.n't
lt?"
Rather" smiled Dale. He closed
his eyes. His head ached, and he was
somehow very tired.
Within the hour he went to sleep,
and when he awoke It was daylight on
Christmas morning Ben Litueford.
half dressed, was stirring the Goals
10 life 10 the wtde-mOuthed stone ire
place. Dale felt better than he had
expected to feel; he greeted Little
ford with the compliments Of the sea-
son. arose and dressed himself
Littleford had just gone with
handful Of kndllng wood toward
the kitchen, when there was a low.
light tapping al the outside door of /.
BIZ Dale's room. Dale arose from 1
his sheepskln-lined rocker before the |
CHEEKY log fire, went to the door and |
opened it. Before him stood a slim,
barefoot boy in the poorest OF rags;
in the pidfully slender arms there was
something wrapped rather loosely in
crumpled brown paper Dale did not
remember having seen the lad before.
but he knew it wns no Littleford.
Come in. son." he invited cordial
ly-"come In and warm Yourself Ny
goodness alive, It's too cold to go
barefooted like that Haven't you any
shoes, SOM
"Shoesf" muttered the boy, queerly.
"Shoes?"
He was shiyering from the cold His
thin face looked pinched and blue, his
eyes big and hollow. Dale stopped.
picked him up bodily, carried him to
the old rocker he had Just vacated,
and put him into 1t with hands as gen.
tie as any woman's.
HI" began the boy staring
la hard-"what-"
Now stick your feet out and warm
them, son-that's It," and Dale chafed
the poor little, dirty, half-frozen feet
and legs.
Son" he went on after a moment,
his heart throbbing out of sheer pity,
you go to the commlssary clerk and
tell him to dress you up Ike the
crown prince OF England, II he's got
IL, and charge the same 70 the account
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DENVER LIVE STOCK.

Meager supplies of stock were re-
Geived on the local cattle market. With
demand continuing good an active
trade resulted at about steady values
The small offering of stock received
was of II very desirable grade.
4 load of rather choice beef steers
kinds sold for s55O~and S5.7O. Good
to choice types OF killing steers are
neihE quoted from s5.35 to s6;25. and
sell from s5.25 to S5.75 Plain steers
sell as low S4.15.
Demand for good fat heirers and good
butcher cows has held up very well for
very heavy. Best hcifers sell as high
as $3.50 and small killers have paid rs
nigh as St.15 for fancy Iii IDS this week
In the feeder steer xection quotations
steers will sell from $3.50 to So and less
desirable sell as low az $3.50. according
to their quality.
So far receipts Of hog. have aver
aged pr well with preceding weeks
OF TINS season. Though these receipts
should prove very heavy it is MT an
iicipattd Il that values will h. very AZ cat
~ Affected unless the river cahters
slump severely. Local traders have
maintained always that they could han
de heavy runs OF stock at stronger fig
"res than those paid in the Essr
Top was $685. and other sales were
made at s6.75 and Ss.t0. Throwcut
noks were Delng quoted at S5.25 to
s5.5o Demand for stockar pigs Is good
and an inquiry for such stock IL made
from day. to day but the receipts Of
sufh stock are 80 few and Tar hrtwenn
that u iE hardly possible [, ,,Iotc pr,ces
save on the separate sales
sheep.
Big runs OF quality stock could be
disposed OF. dealers declare but there
Is very little demand for the common
grades. The season for feeding stock
is beginning to wanc. according to all
indications and buyers that seek such
stock these days are looking for lambs
OF merit that possess u little flesh.
Packers are in the field from day 10
d,ic. daE lookn. ok ui,. for killing material and
herr. The fat section sees hut little
sctivity these days. as receipts from
day to day are in q large majority
comprised OF the feeding classes.
A ANAL shipment of fat stock of
good attractive type sold for 1885 and
top for the day in the feeder section
METAL MARKET.
Colorado settlement prices:
Bar silver (American) - .SaH
Bar silver fforAiru1 a6H
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Commercial inquiries answered and
information gladly furnished without
cost. Address any firm above.
Gas Makes Cons W.en

Chicago.-Suong men wept when
the Chicago police department had its
first instruction in the use of Il new
tear gus bomb developed by Prof. W.
Lee Lewis of Northwestern Unyer.
sity. The bomb, about the size Of 0
basketball, is designed for Use In dis
persing mobs and forcing into the open
fugitives who seek refuge in baricad
ed houses.
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HEAR LAYS DAVID MoReLAno
THE BEST MAN GOD
EVVER MAID
KILLED
BY JOHN X CARIlCg
MAY GOD
DAM HIS
SOLE

1t was a living curse, a breathing
curse-a terrible anathema. II dead
David Moreland himself had arisen
from the tomb and uttered 1t, 1t would
not have struck John X. Dale with
greater force. He grew weak. as
though with fatal sickness. He sank
to his knees In the suow. zho his iron
gray head fell forward to his breast.
Elizabeth Littleford knelt In the snow
beside him. She tried to find comfort
Ing words. for she loved him and was
sorry for him, but no words would
come.
There was slight sound. the muf-
fed breaking of a dry twig In the
snow just beyond the palings In front
OF them. Elizabeth Littleford looked
up to see the giant figure OF John
Moreland, whose face was white and
whose eyes were filed with the fire of
hate and anger, who held rifle in his
cold, bare hands. The rifles hammer
came back. and the fine trigger caught
1t with faint click.
Noreland took another step forward
and leveled the weapon across the
palings.
Ef 1t was any use To- ye to pray,
Carlyle" he said, and his voice was
shaking and hoarse and choked, I'D
give we time. But 1t amt no use at all.
| Look up. Face it. Try to be man fo'
one second In yore low-down life"
Old Dale raised his head. saw David
Moreland's brother, and realized all
there was to realize. His eyes widened
a little; then look OF relief fitted
across his heavy countenance.
Shoot and even up the score" he
said bravely, and his head was high.
According to your code, 1t is just. And
I'll be able to forget at last, at last. So
shoot and settle the account"
CTO BE CONTINUED,
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Girl. Robbed of Clothes.

Parsons, Kan.--Robebrs s'Ass cirl,
unusual holdup here when wv .oS TO
were stopped by two men, wan TO
take off their new fall suits, .., ,vsre
silk hose and shoes. The sI,s ss, ths
kept subdued by pistols wn,n ',.a ~ want
men kept trained on them is scsntly
to their home barefoot ana = 't .ha no.
clad. The girls refused TO 'eN N,a,,syed
lice about IT, because they rohbers
they would be disgraced. I'e luz
did not offer to molest them
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Kindness to Animal. Paws

There are four important place,
from which purebred dairy cattle
come: The isles of Jersey and Guern.
sey in the English channel, the AYR
country in Scotland. and the Friesian
country in Holland. 1t is charac-
teristic OF the people in all the eight
regions from which purct red cattle
cone that they arc always kind tc
one another and to all animals
Kindness makes better beef. and inore
cream.
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Many Killed in Bombay Riot.

London.-In the recent disturbances
at Bombay, India, coincident with the
visit of the Prince OF Wales, the total
casualties. according TO Reuters cor
respondent in that city, were thirty
six killed. including two Europeans
and 1Jo sent to hospitals suflerihg
from injuries. The situation is becom
ing normal. the correspondent adds
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forehnger toward the bundle In his
lap. But you amt a-soin' to git II
now"
-whyr' Dale asked smilingiy.
why! Shoes ats why. Hi,
did ever have any shoes afore? Bare
footed as a rabbit. That's me. Bare
footed as a d-n' rabbitl'
SON." protested BIZ Dale, you're
entirely too small to swear. fou
mustn't do IL, y'know."
Yes" quickly. I'm small. I'm small
to my age. I'm done twelve year old.
I've been measured 70 the go-backs.
Measured for the go-backs,"
laughed Dale, whats that;"
why" soberly, when We grow lit
Ter Std o. bigger. ye've got the 60
backs. Nav. she measured me with
8 yarn string out o a stocking which
had been wore by a woman seventy
seven-year old, and 'en she wrapped
the yarn string around the door-hinge.
I'll gin to grow higher. or die. one or
t'other. afore the string wears out on
the hinge Bound to"
Again Dale laughed. Mountain su-
perstitions always amused him. Ben
LIttleford came into the room. and
Dale arose and faced him.
DO you know this boy. Benz"
IT'S Lyss Balls boy" answered
Littlefori, puckering his brows.
whats he s-do!n' here?"
He brought a Christmas present
for me-" said Dale. but he has de-
cIded that ! shan't have IT,"
The only Christmas present you
could git from Ball would be bull
let" frowned Ben Littleford.
He stepped to the rocker and took
the bundle from the boys lap; he
took away the crumpled brown pa
per-and there In his hands was a
loaded and cooked revolver
by Georgei" exclaimed BIZ Dale. /
WIZARD l tell YEP" smiled Ben Lit
tleford.
An hour later Dale and score Of
and Morelands entered the
big downstairs room Of the Office and
building The defeated Balls
and Turner'S lOunged here and there
suIlen and silent, on the rough-hoard
ioor OF their temporary prison.
Dale walked into their midst and
addressed them quietly.
You'll admit, won't you, that I've
yCt what you fellows call the dead
wood on you? And that 1t lies in my
power to send every single one OF you
o the state penltentlary?"
81 reckon So" admitted Adam Balls
ather. He was pretty well cowed. and
o were the others.
But I've decided not to do It." went
n Bill Dale. Il can't forget that this
: Christmas day. You may have your
.berty MS a present from the man
on've tried so hard and so unjustly
D kill. After the doctor gets through
18th Little Tom and Saul LIttleford.
c will come here to dress all your
ack your rifles, and you may go
ONE. I'm not asking you TO promise
10 anything. you understand. I'm
imply trusting the human heart, and +,
don't believe I'll be disappointed"
Dale turned to John Moreland. ,
Ioreland's rugged face wore puz-
ed, displeased smile. ,
"h your brother David was here"
HI Dale demanded with bare shade ,
anger In his voice. what do you )
alnk he'd do about It? It's Christ
ias day. isn't ltf"
The old Moreland chiefs counte-
ance softened; his grey eyes bright
ned. Yes" he said. Its Christmas
ay. Bill" He looked toward the Balls
nd Turner'S.
Merry Christmas, gentlemen - he
aid
Adam Balls father Immediately
sked him for chew OF tobacco
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$50 You're Bill Dale. We'll, D. Ny
Soui!"
OF Bill Dale. 1t will be my Christmas
gift to you, little boy. What's your
namef'
The lad turned his surprised black
eyes upon the face Of the big and sun
Drowned man.
Are you Bill Dale?"
Yes"
That which the boy said next struck
the big and sunbrowned man with all
the force Of bullet.
$50 you're Bill Dale. Well, D. ny
soul!"
Don't, buddy. don'tl"
The boy went on: my name, it,
Henefy. l como here with q Christ
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Cops Pay for Promoter, .,o.

New York.-Alleged esssntcies
eighteen pntrolmen to buy sefsesln saloon.
in the police force through ohle to
keeper who professed TO be ,,srs "y t.s-
bring about their promotioa rooney
titled to by Patrolman Joseln l,n1,rshfIeld,
Mt a hearing before David ~, ,n..rolmsn
commissioner of accounts; l" soaoOO
Toomey snid he collected IN ~ ~ ttnrpsd
from eighteen men, which ns e,sesusr ss
named Michael J. BURKE. md M
Burke had since dlsappeaIs,..
thought to have gone to ire''"
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| mountaineer's code of honor demands
that the mountaineer aimseh eoi'ee'
| that which is due him.
Tell me-" he said in tones 50 low
| that Elizabeth barely heard. where Is
David Moreland buriedf'
He had turned. and stood facing her'
| She pointed to the southward.
They buried him out the crest
the mountain little ways, Oh the
highest place. by the side OF his
wife. That was always touclin
thing to me, that lie buried his wife on
the very highest point OF his OWE
mountain. You know why don't your
David Morelaud believed in God and n
hereafter. and he believed that heaven
was up. He wanted to get even his
wife's ashes rs close TO heaven as lie
could"
It'd like to so out there" John
Dale said, his voice almost a whisper.
I'D like to see the place"
81 wouldn't" replied Ben Little
ford's daughter. For she knew-oh,
she knew.
Yes. yes. my dear-I must see The
place" declared John X. Dale, hoarse-
~ whspering-''lets go out there"
There was never any disobeying him
when he was determined. and he was
determined now. 1t is strange, that
dread human thing that drew him
Elizabeth turned and started out
the snowy crest of the mountain, wend-
ing her way here and there between
clumps of snow-heavy laurel and Ivy
and under snow-heavy pines. After
quarter of an hour OF this somewhat
difficult travelling. the two drew mp he
fore small Enclosure made of round
oaken posts and round open railings
and hand-spllt and pointed oaken pal
ings as high as mans shoulders. all
OF which were gray and weatherbeat-
en-. Elizabeth knew the spot we'll She
swung the gate stlfiiy open on It's wood
en- hinges and stepped inside. Old Dale,
trembling In every fiber. followed her.
Ills face was very, very pale.
Before them were two snOw-cuyered
mounds bordered with the dead stalks
OF flowers OF another year-marisolds,
pretty-by-night zinniaS. Near the
two graves there grew bare-branched
Wild honeysuckle and redbud. and
green-leaved laurel, which in the sum
mer time were covered with beautiful
and fragrant blossoms of golden yell
low, royal purple, and waxen white At
the head of one mound great rough
ly-shaped slab OF brown sandstone
marked the last resting place of David
young wife; 1t had been
ettered by David Moreland himself,
and IT was u crude but sincere tribute
10 womanklnd.
On the face OF the other great slab
Of brown sandstone were chiseled other
Ill-shaped letters and misspelled
words. The hands Of John Moreland
had done this. Old John Dale stepped
lnsteadily closer and read
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Football Star Is Dead.

Emporia. Kan.--Don Davis, s'al
haIrback on the Kansas State N0rinai
football team here, died following III
juries received in II game win baks'
University at Baldwin, Kan.
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World Call. for ssrxie.

He serves best who serves most. and
he should serve most who Is bert
equipped for service. Unless he do
serve, crooked paths will not be made
straight, or errors corrected. Today
service alone sxalts the man.-Ex.
chsuga.
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,;ss1 n!s COPPER KETTLES

l|IIIln lengths. in coils. per n...';;,Mns ;;,ns
@1 IIydrometen .,.'''''''''
All goods packed In plain boxes, .s
We can manufacture KETTLES TO sell At nail u' p'N>'
quality and service Is our wstchvofd .,a
Cash NinII Orders shipped irep"'"'
wEI.TON HARDWAnE 49,, Nv. cu,
600 10Th ST., cor Brosassy, at l9th. - penN..
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METAL MARlxrr.

Colorado settlement prices:
Bar silver (Amsrican)
Bar silver fforeiEn)
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-28
LAWYER CAN'T REFORM
 U. s. SENATORS

WASHINGTON, bee 2S.-It takes more than Texas -puucher-law- yer to reform the habits of com- mittee of the United States Senate.
 So Judge s. II. COwan, former cat tleman. now lawyer of Fort Worth, Texas, found when he appeared be- fore the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee to argue a case on rail road rates.
 When Judge Cowan appeared with two armfuls of documents he found two senators present out of about twelve who should have been. Two wasn't a committee to the Texan.
 What I've got to say is too im- portant to tell to just two senators T want the whole committee pres ent," he announced.
 So q second meeting was set for 9
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-28

o'clock the next morning and all members were notified to come and hear him.
 Came 9 o'clock next day-likewise the Fort Worth judge with two arm fuls of documents.
 In the chair Judge COwan found Senator Cummins. of Iowa. who is perhaps the most faithful member of the Senate in attending anything he is supposed to attend But he was the only senator present.
 It was fiften minutes before Sen ator Fernald, of Maine, took his seat to the right of the chairman.
 Reckon 9 a. m. is too early in the morning for senators" remarked Jrdge Cowan
 "No-just habit" replied Senator r"rnald If you put it at 10 o'clock they'd come struggling in here at lO.2O"
 By 1O:3O Senator Watson. of Tn- diana, had taken his seat alongs ;de the waiting committc witness. Then Senator LaFollette, of Wisconsin brstled in, full of apologies.
 Reckon might as well begin. announced the Texan No use Try. ing to reform you Senators"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-28
BROWN AND JONES
 STILL GOING STRONG

CLEVELAND. Dec. 2S-There are &,ofo Smith listed in the new Clcve- land city directory just issued. The Brown family is second with 1850 named. and the Joncses come third with 1895.
 The longest name Is SCaimmclpfcn- ming and the shortest is Er
 The Aackbec family easily secured first place iri the book, while Mir. Zyz- nowski ran last.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-28
HUMORISTS GIVE RAzzBERRY TO
 '~ ARTISTS
CONDUCTED TOUR OF CARiCATURES INITIATES YOU, BUT WITH TRAGIC CON- SEQUENCES

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-This town is mysteriously ,CwbrCw, with no sense of athr .c. a flagrlnt ignor- anCe of the iinsrein theory and to- tally lacking appreciation of art But everybody who is anybody went io the Humorists' Exhibition at the Ma tional Arts Club, where newspaper funny men who turn out comic strips every day have given Father knick- erbocker's family of some seven mil ion the genteel razzberry.
 The show is mostly pen and brush stuff. with a small smattering of sculpture for good measure. It is as free as Ireland That's enough to know about it before we take you on personally conducted tour of the exhibits. Now read and weep:
 First, there is masterpiece of superfuturistic effort entitled, "Nood- les Descending the Smcarkase," about which the less said the better. It's cheesy.
 Then there is beautiful thing by Tony Mills, called Home, Sweet Home" depicting a male quartet three men and tenor-grouped for close harmony at the supreme mo- ment in the life of male quartet
 that holiest of instants when each of the four realizes for the first time that the other cant sing.
 Mona. the Mouse Faced Girl" by A. Garfield Learned, is a sad picture. It reminded Us of a girl like that ~c once knew. Her name was Lena. We hated Lena and always wanted to say to Lena what this picture eN- presses. Mona is blonde, with sensitive nosc-thc idea probably being that she can thus better sniff piece of cheese
 Tony Sarg has painted the much photographed. much-cartooncd and more-misspelled Irwin S. Cobb. whose given name appears in the catalogue as "Iryng' Irv is shown as an angel. golden harp in hand, stepping gracefully from a cirrus to a circum- ambient cloud. His filmy rajmcnt might disguise his identity. so Tony has stuck in the omniprcsent cigar and the face one always sees be- hind it. This is Humor on the Cobb.
 R. F.. Lippnrt's bit of torture isl Ask Dad. He Knows" and is a life like picture of the NOlstoad act in the form of human skull and a bottle of whiskcy side by side.
 The Wrath of God" is right next thus accnnmated in its tragic awful ness. Grace Hagen here gives ocular proof that all real comedy is based on tragedy. The same thing goes for C. de Grfmm's picture. "Whon Lillian Russcl Lost Her Dog" which |. shows Lii Iuoclng in a Morris ch1r looking a- uucoucorncd us possibl" while using moral il'slon l" g near . successful attempt to rcpress q r"- . calcitrant double chin.
 A carved wood parol of a girl which . Robert Laurent calls Greenwich Village" shows young woman . wearing her wedding ring on th" |. little finger of her left hand All she needs is a husband.
 Al Fruch's paper sculpture. Birth Control" sums up the whole QueR- tion in an oggshell.
 The Einstcin Theory Explained" is a series of panels depicting noth- . ing more than the gyrations of a . dancer clad in four dimcnsional dr1p- l. cries. The gyrations of the draper ! ics are intcrpretative both of the theory and the artists grasp of it..
 There are many others, but just forgot that vOu knew it.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-28

Professional kodak finishing. Scar borough. Agency at Cordova drug store.