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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

| takes the form of a wall Of Troy. Some
| times II 10 fine vine design OF the
French sort. The hair. with such a
comb. becomes a very decorative part
of the whole costume
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stared about wonderlngly, but
could perceive nothing TO account for
the presence Of such a car, or its APP
parent deSertion. Up and down both
streets not a figure moved; rot a
sound reached me but the slough Of
the wind. and the patter OF rain. l
shivered with the loneliness Of Il ell,
as curiosity led me to cross the muddy
parkway to assur myself as to what
this strange desertion meant.
There was no one In the car. 1
could look straight through The
dimmed windows, against the glare of
a street lamp a block away. One OF
the rear doors stood half open, and,
tempted by IL, l bent over and felt
within. My hand touched some OBJ
ject on the floor, and l instantly
Strengthened up with the thing
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II Was a Long, rhIn-slsded Dagger.

grlpped in my fingers. II was a long,
thln-bladed dagger-an ornament
rather than a weapon-with an odd,
fanclful hllt. There were stains upon
the polished steel and the moment l
saw II, l knew where It had attracted
my attention before-as a pin In Ma.
RE Gessler's hat.
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CHAPTER II.-Finding the place men
TONED in the writing apparently deserted,
severn visits a saloon in the vicinity.
a woman in the place is met by a man,
seemingly by appointment, and Severn.
MS suspicious aroused, follows them.
They 90 to the designated meeting place.
an abandoned iron foundry.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER LIN a New York jewelry
store Philip Severn, United states con-
sular agent, notices a small box which
attracts him. He purchases it. Later he
discovers in a secret compartment a writ
ing giving a clew to a revolutionary move
nent in this country seeking to over
throw the Chilean The writ
ing a rendezvous, and Severn
decides to investigate.
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CHAPTER III.-At the rendezvous Sc
Vern is accepted as one of the conspira-
tors and admitted. He meets a stranger
VINO appears to recognize him.
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nown, and then departing for the
rendezvous on lie Compile street. /
approached the number given with
serious mlsgIyings. II the police were
actually on the trail, some knowledge
Of this place might be In their posses,
sion, and 1 could not be too cautious.
There was no outward sign Of any
surveillance as / turned Into the
block; indeed except for a grocery
truck before one Of the houses. and
an orgun-grinder at the farther cor
ner, entertaining a group OF children,
the street was entirely deserted. Mus
tering my courage, and with a feeling
OF deep excitement, I advanced up
the steps Of the house numbered FAT,
and. finding refuge In the outer yesti-
bule. rang the bell. I heard no dis
tant tinkle, but within a moment or
"o the door opened a crack, held Il
(To BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER IV.-The stranger addresses
severn as Harry Daily. The Incident plays
into Severn's hands and he accepts IL.
his new acquaintance is a notorious
thief, Gentleman George Harris. Con-
oealed, Severn hears the girl he had fol-
lowed address the co~nspirators. She urges
uem to hasten the worL of revolution.
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!. He Win See Me Through. !"

Written for the B0Hner.l
Though bitter days. nnd nights. and years,
Have made my life tortured dream:
Though Dark Despair my soul would hold,
and tears
Into my sunken cheeks flowed like stream,
Ny faith In Him will still be true,
For He will see me through.
o blessed words, what hopes they bring
When night Is near nnd, life is ebbing fasf.
The way Is dark. but Angel wings
Are lowering near. Dear God. at last
You've brought the wanderer back to You,
For You will see me through.
Rejoice, my soul o Heart, so crushed with
shall not gricye. for He will take my hand
! And as q little child, win bid me go
Lift np mine eyes toward the Promised
Land.
| Behold the portals open Wide for you.' z
And 8 will re ron through.
| "A. Il. JOHNSON.
IL prinecton IN, July -, 1921.
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. sIIERIFFS SALE.

No. 8567, In Second District Court, Bosaicr
Parrish, Louisiana. Federal L0Hd H0nk 81
Ncsc Orleans rs Mrs. Mil6r0 ". Wclch,
CHtris Of d. A. Weleh.
BY virtue Of writ OF seizure and saIe.a
issued from the Second District Court, Of
Bossier Parish. Louisiana. and to me dire
ted, / have seized, and will sell at public
auction, for cash, and according to law, At
the principal front door Of the Court Houses
of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, during LEGAL
hours OF sale, on Saturday, July 30, 1871
the following described property, tc-wtt 5
The west half of northwest quarter ana
southeast quarter OF northwest quarter. &c
tion 20, township 10, range r, located M
Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Said property to be sold q belonging toE
the above named defendant. to pay a1d
satisfy the sum Of $21OO, with 5h per cent
per annum interest thereon from AprlI ~
1919, until paid, less credit Of x06.30, paid
on account of interest February 3. 1929k
and less credit OF $21. paid on account ~
principal, on said date, and less an0ehcr
credit Of capital stock subscription amount
Ing to &1O5; and all cost Of suit. juelumng
10 per cent on said sum and interest, ~
attorneys fees. ]. F.. AisAIR,
Sheriff and er-oDscio Auetionce1.
June %. 1921. Ijuly 2sl
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EsTRAY NOTICE.

EsTKAYED before Z. w. Hutchings, Justice
Of the Peace in and for Bossier City Pre-
cinet, Ward Two, Bossier Parish. Louisiana,
by j. E. Childers, one frost colored COW,
with slipped left horn. marked figure Z IN
right ear and undcrslope in left ear, about
5M hands high, weight about 500 pounds,
about three years old. Appraised at S25.
The owner ii atlmonished to come for
ward, prove property, assume and retain
charge OF same. pay charges on said animal.
or WILL on Saturday. the Goth day OF
August, 1921, Mt the present front gate OF
said Chiiders at II o'clock am, proceed to
sell same to last and highest bidder as IN
estray. according to law.
d. f. SoRRELL. Constable.
July 81, 1921. faug 1sl
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The management OF the Banner hereby
recent and returns thanks for
the following subscriptions paid In during
the month OF June:
Generai Adams. 70 Jan. I: In<. II.
!. AIlnms. 70 Dec. II ioll. -.
Dailes =. Alien. 10 sept. 1, ~, DO cents.
=. =. bIeusoe' 70 1une ~. -.
". Il. BIedsoe, TO June 1, i9z2, -
Mrs. 4. Z. Bradford. to May y. H22.
Mrs. 2. 0. Brocksto May !. 49, ~
w. J. Bounds. 70 June !. I9Z@.
". T. Bumgardner, TO May I, Ie22, y.
N. cline, 10 May l. I"-2.
Mrs. w. Il. coston, to FeD. l, 1873, ~
E j. Conee. to June !. l9z2' "
Miss lvey cason, to Dec. I, lo2I. q.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson, July !. Ioz2, -.
n. {. lMrbin, to NOV. l. WI. Si
DIR. =. Z. Elder. to Jan. !. I32 II.
T. u. Elston, to June !, W.,
n. W. Fnuf. TO June l. 10,
= G:Iea.on - nee 1g9f s1
perry Gren. tof Dec. 1. 1921. 81.
Miss I.eola Greer to June /. 1922. 50.
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An Appreciated Boost.

We have In South Carolina at least
0ne subscriber who would miss the
Banner If it did not reach him regu-
larly-that is, what he says in a note
to the Office would seem to indicate
that. In commenting OH the biggest
news story carried in some time he
says it was handled just right. or
words to that effect. for which we
thank him. Here Is his note in full:
A. d. Scanland, Editor Banner,
Benton. La.
Dear Sir: Your handling of the
Perry and Plain Dealing enigma.
through the columns of your valuable
paper, has been everything that could
be desired by your many readers. Con-
gratulations, and wishes for continued
success. have been n constant reader
OF the Bossier Banner so long, that
almost, my mind runneth not to the
contrary. -OID SUBSCRIBER.
Greenwood. s. c., July 10, 1921.
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In the Caddo Parish Jail, said the
night before that when taken to Plain
Dealing he would assist in an audit of
the banks books and could show where
the money went. A week later he was
given the opportunity to do 80, hut did
not do SO, and. according to report
given In at the Banner Office that day.
showed no inclination to do SO.
The general existing impression at
present seems to be that one man
wrecked the Plain Dealing Bank. 1t
would seem that that impression was
a little slow In finding Judgement with
the people at first because the accused
cashier had formerly for SO many
years enjoyed an unquestioned reputa-
tion as to his fitness for the position
he held. People were slow to accept
as true the many charges made against
him because of his standing, and just
as the general public had come to hold
him in high regard so had the banks
stockholders. officers and directors, and
it might well be presumed that they
would fail to detect false entries so
cleverly hidden In set Of books as to
be overlooked by the state bank ac-
countants from year to year.
The had state of affairs the Item
refers to. Of course. did exist, but
known only to one man. and it would
still doubtless be undetected If suf-
ficient volume Of money had continued
to flow into the bank to keep it covered
up-that appearances might he kept up.
And now that the hanks shortage Is
known of. and it's doors are closed, 1t
seems that no one Is clever enough to
find out what has become Of the money.
Much of 1t belonged to the banks di-
rectors and stockholders. 1t appears
that all accounts were feeced alike,
! except that more. propOrtiOnately. was
stolen from some than from others.
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Bossier City

MIR. Kindred Anderson is visiting
$ friends in St Louis.
Miss Maude Sumner is visiting
relatives ut Ida this week.
james Menefee is visiting Jim
Fullilove while his mother is in FL
Dorado, Ark.
Miss Bernice Mallory, Of Shreve-
port, is a guest of Miss Sallie Beth
Moore this week.
Misses Lucille joyce, of Coushatta,
and Gladys Pope are guests of Mrs.
Pope. Miss Pope is quite i'll.
Mrs. +. II. Kirby and little son.
Leroy, were visitors at the home Of
Mrs. J. H. Modawell last Saturday.
Miss Juanita Gleason, Of Dixie,
who has been visiting Misses Mary and
Madeline Birdwell, returned home
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. G. w. Chambers
were guests at a banquet given by
Shreveport Rehekah Lodge Thursday
night or last week.
Misses Nell and Mamie McDade.
Of Haughton, and Margaret Moore are
guests at present of Miss Tinsey Nc
Dade, of near Taylortown.
Miss Vera Sumner has resumed
her position with the Shreveport Home
Telephone Company, after a weeks
vacation. spent at Ida with relatives.
Misses Ruby and Fannie Belle
Worley and Joye Station, from Haugh.
ton, and Miss Thelnla Garland, from
Minden, were recent guests Of Mrs
Jim Allen.
The monthly Epworth League
social was entertained by Mrs. ]. o
Shnmate last Friday evening. A large
crowd enjoyed the charming hospital
| ity Of the hostess. Refreshments were
served.
MIR. j. p. Livingston was very
badly hurt (aln,ost losing one Of his
ears) in an explosion Of a pipe. at =
Dorado. Ark, Recently, but is nov
much better and will be able to come
home in few days.
| Mrs ]. A. Menefee. of Benson
| stopped over a few hours with hel
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Modawell
! Wednesday. Mrs. Alenefee was Ell
route to the FL Dorado. Ark, oil field
1 where her son. Kirksy. was badly hur
in an accident, having two ribs broker
1 and being otherwise injured.
One of the most enjoyable partie
/ of the season was given on the 16tl
i by Misses Sallie Beth and Margare
Moore, in honor of their house guests
Misses Nell and Mamie McDade, 0
Hanghton. The Bossier City youn
people (chaperoned by Mrs. McClan
ahan) attending We're: Misses Loi
Eatman, Louise Mccall. Helen Smitht
Marianna Afford, Maude and Texa
Sumner and Vivian Owsley; Messr.
Carey Eatman. Marshall Mccall. Rus
sci Boyett. j. +. McClanahan, Malvi
Birdwell and Wilson Smitle.
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Perry says he doesn't know. but that he |
never used "a single dollar Of the banks |
money He didn't speculate, he didn't in |
dulge in riotous living. He turned over to
the banks hduidntor xSOOO worth Of prop
erty, his lifc's accumulation. His wife |
said she never saw n dollar of the money |
and cant imagine what Perry did with It.
II he got it. Perry says he hasn't hidden it.
.Other charges are pending against the
cashier during the trial OF which light
may be thrown on the lost money. Public
interest win probably center upon the bad
state OF affairs which enabled this colin-
try bank cashier to 80 on unchecked by
the president or directors Of the bank. or
anybody else.
The above clipping. In ut least two
places, reflects upon those in no wise
responsible for the failure Of the Plain
Dealing Bank As the article is from
another source and as it is published
by request, 1t does not pecessarily de-
volve upon the editor of the Banner to
make comment. or say anything that
would in any wise shield those referred
to. However. we feel inclination to do
so-in justice to those connected with
the hank whose relations toward the
institution and Its depositors were
In every sense open and honorable, so
far as the writer now knows.
| On. the morning of April 25th last
when told that the Plain Dealing Bank
was closed we were unprepared to be-
| leiye it. The bank was looked upon by
| everybody as one Of the strongest OF Its
kind i'm the entire state. And Its volume
| OF deposits. and published statements
SO reflected.
When we were told that the dis
placed cashier had misapprOpriated
much Of the banks funds we were also
1 unprepared to believe that, and said so
1 IN the issue Of the Banner that fol-
lowed the crash. But we were nlisiI-
formed by our friends and by state
ments made by the former cashier and
others. We were told that the cashier
was merely the scapegoat and that
others had gotten the money. That
remains to be proved. and it should be
horne In mind that the cashier has
already been tried In open court on one
charge. According to report to reach
/ this Office prior 10 the issne OF the
Banner Of April 18th tie cashier, then
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are filed by new election to be provided
for by the Board OF Directors.


for by the Board OF Directors.
ARTICLE VII.
No transfer Of stock shall be binding upon
this corporation unless the same shall have
been made upon application OF the owner or
his authorized agent, and is duly entered
upon the books OF this corporation.
ARTICLE N.
This charter may be amended and It's
capital stock Increased or decreased by COM
plying with the provisions Of the law in
such cases made and provided.
When this corporation is dissolved, by
liquidation or otherwise, its affairs shall be
.liquidated or settled by one or more liqui-
dators, elected or appointed by the stock
holders, ut a meeting called for that pur-
pose, and such liquidators shall have power
to perform such duties and give such bonds
as the stockholders may require.
ARTICLE x
There shall be no preferred stock, but MI
stock shall be Of the same class, equal In
all respects, including its voting power.
ARTICLE xI.
1t is hereby declared that each member
Of the Board of Directors hereinal,ove
named Is the owner in his own name and
right, fully paid for and unencumbercd, Of
at least one share Of capital stock of this
corporation, and hereafter each director
elected shall possess like qualification.
ARTICLE XII.
The Subscribers to these articles of incor-
porsltion, their respective postonice ad-
dresses, and the statement Of the number
of shares OF stock each agrees to take In
this corporation, are as follows:
Name. address. Shares.
Charles g. Laslsey Shreveport, La. 125
George Belchic Shreveport, La. 125
J. C. Pugh, Jr Shreveport, La. 10
ARTICLE XIII.
No stockholder OF this corporation shall
ever be held liable for the contracts or
faults of this corporation In any further
sum than the unpaid balance due the cor
poration on the shares OF stock ISSUED to
and owned by him, except in such eases
where the Law makes them liable for violat-
ing certain provisions thereof.
In testimony ,chereof the parties have
signed this instrument, In the presence Of
the undersigned competent witnesses, and
me, Notary Public, on the day and date hrst
above mentioned, as the date hereof.
CHAs. G. LAsKEY.
Gro. BEI.CHIC.
BY CHAs. g. LAsKEY.
| Witnesses ]. G. PuaH, Jr.
NJ. d. HAYES.
o. j. DYKES.
| ABE GooDMAs, Notary Public
/ Endorsed Filed for record July IL. 1921,
at three o'clock pm.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
i Clerk and er-oDici0 Recorder.
/ Eadorsed ~ Recorded July IL. 1921, In
Charter Book of Mortgages Volume W,
page 90. JAS NJ HENDERSON,
i Clerk and er-oDscio Recorder.
i State OF Loaisiand, PGrssh Of Bossicr.
/ hereby certify that the above and fore
going Is true and correct copy Of the orig
inal act as the same now appears on filc n
4 this officc, duly recorded July IL. 1921. In
i Charter Book of Mortgages, Volume W.
page SO ct seq, Bossier Parish records.
Given under my hand and seal, officially,
this, 18th day OF July, A. ID. 1921.
i JAS NJ. Henderson,,
i 1881 Clerk and er-OOaciO Recorder.
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Admitted to Citizenship.

The first full-blooded Indian ever
admitted to citinzship in the United
States is Thomas Blackbird, twenty
three years Of age, Of the Sioux tribe.
and veteran Of the World War. He
was admitted to citizenship under an
act OF Congress by the provisions of
which any Indian Of legal age may.
upon application. be admitted to the
rights OF citizensllip.-Dearborn In
dependent.
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Perry Did As He Pleased.

4 slipping from the New Orleans
OF the 10Th. later published in
Woof the Shreveport newspapers, ap-
ssed under the above caption, and
handed in some days ago by a
N0tm B0ssier reader and subscriber.
Hn request that it he published in the
Banner. 1t reads:
seaas Perry. cashier of small bank in
Parish, was convicted Saturday of
ysAg deposits, knowing the bank was
The particular deposit was made
the bank closed and the State Bank
inner and his assistants say that the
mas been insolvent for four or five
They found this out after the bank
8 saoeed They did not discover 1t before.
the bank received periodic cx-
sion eleven or twelve days before
t9 turned the key on what was left in
- went on a tour
appears that state inspectors failed
Perry didn't play the game by
NMng u all on the books. The sheets
Ns.t the accounts that had been falsi-
Nere taken out Of the banks ledger by
eeody. partially burned and laid aside
q Mp Of the vault The finding of these
she bank inspectors first clue to the
Y Mons which left the bank over
1StU short and in position to pay 25
Mnt. II all goes we'll.
y ~ 20 what became of the 100000 and
ferry's trial did not disclose a clue.
eiu show that Perry was in sole charge.
not even allowed an assistant. was
small salary--S100 month after
s. ssee years-and had been refused an ad-
ST ee to SIPS.
1ne casflier naively said he afterwards
1 himself to SIPS. An this gives an ac-
ess indication of how much supervision
oftieers and directors gave it.
snever found out he had raised his
& uli ne went on the witness stand.
4ss THIS aspect of the case. Perry
could never get any assistance
se directors in conducting the affairs
~ bank. have had all the work to dc
l have been out of town only one
sS " aays each year. And the president
pank confirmed this: have beer
OF the bank for six years, ht
snd during that time | have never
meeting of the board of directors
ys tne cashier. was trusted completely.
.Mank president said he had LOST
u the bank. but he will probably
zR sympathy in his loss. 1t will b,
~ Tor the innocent depositors, VIII
sss MIN and his fellow-direct0rs will
ard-earned money and now have ,
sEe gct back one dollar ont of eyer.
knows where the money Hent
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STRAY SALE.

EsrRAYED before T. H. Montgomery, Justice
Of Peace for Ward Two, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, by W. c. Ivey, residing two miles
south Of Benton, La., a dark horse MULE,
about eight years old, 13 hands high, weight
about $50 pounds, wire cut on nose, slight
wire cut on rfyht shoulder, long name.
Also, Hight bay MARE, about II years
old, weight about $50 pounds, scars on left
hip. bad scar on left nostril.
Both have been around Willow Chute
plantation about three months.
The owner Is requested to come forward,
prove property. pay charges and take posses
sion Of said animals, or same will be sold at
Benton, La, on Saturday, September 3,
iSzI. ]. A. EDWARDS, Constable.
Iuiv % 1921 Isept IL
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-
,OWN back of the gate which
~ Is reached by following the
path through the orchard IL
|t the pond, hut we call it the
lake, because it is really Il
s.. anyway, even If it is not ii very
e. one. ID tile lake live lot OF
..le that like 1t all SO well that they
s., leave that is. part of them
~, leave atall, and none of them 60
IN far away. Among the people who
S. S. IN the lake we know Old Croak
~. ~ and his f,niily and Little Silver
~ (who is finny fish, and his
~ mothers and sisters. and maybe
\. father and is mother and aunts
81 unrles; butwe have never seen
3. ,se people olSilver Sides family.
q, t,,ey are veryyise and do not come
), chen we GOO look at the lake.
m the hill on he other side of the
.bard live Littl Boy Billie and his
lar Tiny Girl bu, but that is not
sar names. not te names that they
Z. called when tey have on their
ar clothes, or Wen they dress up
=, risitors to thesig house. Little
~ Rillies name isNilliam, and Tiny
,ld Gus name is .ouisa Anne, but
Iycall eacll other y the names that
Eelike and they are lways Little Boy
Hlie and THY GirlTOu. Don't you
these nah,es mua better?
little Boy Billie ha been to the lake
lot Of tines befor Tiny Girl Lou
~ ever there, becuse Little Boy
RIilie Il naarly threeFears older than
[suy Girl You. So he hought it would
very Interesting to Tiny Girl Lou
b show her the lake md explain all
lit be knew about it.and that is the
iine sbout this story hat we want to
n yoa. 10 we will tel You all about
e Arst trip they to0 to the lake
dther.
MIlile fhey were goilg through the
ghard they heard strange sound.
Itxas not so strange to Little Boy
eI1e. for he had heard 1t before, but
ZY Girl Lou had not heard it and she
Il nOt know what it was.
what is the funny noise. Billie? !.
efou mean the c-r-oA-k. c-r-o-a-k?
NE is Old Frog. He lites in the lake
p his mouth is much bigger than
kx and still he is not as big as
py even Isn't it funny that he can
lke Mch big noise?r
= Does he live in the lake all alone? .
kow By this time they had reached
kate and gone on through and were
kt on the edge of the water, but
ak Frog was not to be seen. What
n did see when they opened the gate
NJ big splash, which was Mr..
INK Frog, and he appeared to 60
W On down to the bottom of the
~ md we guess he did. kecause we
~ that he can do it.
M said Little Boy Billie. Old
max Frog has a family and 1t is much
t&spf than our family, He has sc
4ny children that he don't know how
ny It Is a lucky thing for Mr.. Fro.
At be don't have to buy clothes fol-
- all; but frogs don't wear clothes
T. | am going to show You how th,
E frogs dress, and If we will b,
6Istin maybe we can see Mr.. or Mrs
pk Then you will see a very prett.
A for sure, but they never chang,
nr
4 did not take Little Boy Billie Ion,
q md some of the frog children, AM
Aliel to Tiny Girl Lou to see them
There they are, Lou; do you se
hsas
2 do not see anything that look
H the frog picture in my book, bu
- some funny looking things tina
1sxle. You don't mean them?
When | first found out that bah
no looked like that l did not thin
either; but Mark told me all ahou