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The Washington times., 1922-04-16
By Mrs. Margaret Hill
CHAPTER III.
CONTINUED from Last Sunday,

iCOHttHued from Ld% ohnddV
w 1922 by Weekly Rights Reserved
last Sunday told two episodes of my fairly success
fu season in Florida Palm Beach, Miami and q
few other Of the Florida resorts are very profitable
fields of endeavor for certain criminal speciates.
The better class of confidence operators jewelry
thieves backmailers and crooked gamblers thrive well
at the Florida resorts During the two months while
there with William Humphreys it was estimated
that the crooks had cleaned up about three and half
million dollars in way or another.
It Is not usually considered good business policy for
the coerie Of crooks to return to the field OF
operations the next season Victims who had been swim.
died likely to ponder the facts surrounding their
right at the time was after matured consideration
evidently swindle. Victims often came back to the
of their misadvenure in the hope Of finding the
rascsls who robbed them.
So it was that Mr. Humphreys and travelled about
a good deal We followed the rich and fashionable to
their favorite Fairgrounds Thus f worked the Flor
ida resorts last year, would do Havana this year and
perhaps Nice Monte Carlo Cannes next season.
And so 1t was that in the course of our variegated
programme we fixed upon Paris in the Summer Of 1914,
when the war happened to break out and greatly our
annoyance, largely upset our ambitious plans
We were influenced in selecting Paris as a promising
field that particular because the big prize fight
match between Jack Johnson the champion heavy
weight of the world and Frank Moran another American
We knew that Paris would be the centre Of attraction Of
professional sporting people, and of many sporty person
ages of wealth and position who wanted the great
fight,
! hws lovely May day when the great steamer Msu.
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VVyyHEN the Montreal night into the Grand Central
M Station in New York in the Of ths morning the other day
aprey girl lay dead in her Pullman berth. shs profess
sonal "vamp"
When young John H Reid drove up handsomely furnished
house New York evening months and fv pistol
bullets his body the the shooting
terous Mrs Hazel Davis Warner-snoher Underworld siren
editor Of New York magazine the other evening tng
In shadoy dmne of motion picture theatre startled by
his face and screaming dragged out into the
bright lights the theatre lobby and falsely accusedby professional
"vamp"
And when the Prosecuting Attorney the great city of Boston
recently trial for protecting criminals and being in partnership
with of bacma the hrst revelations made public Of
the newest methods and devices of the Underworld
The burglar hghwaman bank robber and holdup all
well known the public because the police and the courts and the
papers constantly dealing with them But the and dan
he professional Vampamost always elude capture
Professional criminals formerly worked and depended
the daring and resorceunes of the But in crime business
methods change partnership with pretty has been found
be the m valuable q criminal acquire.
The development Of this employment of attractive
lures for criminal gangs has opened fields Of which
ling And dpuble lawyers have found that their greatest profits
from the little band Of conencess they train to lure
victims into their clutches
The respectable who reads this who has
professional criminal who feels from the the
Underworld from the reptiles Of the African jungle
be quite easily ennarsd by these and unsupported pro
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with which would become Fifth drawing ROOM
these suly the first act Of the criminal tragedy which
their confederate complete
Ordinary prudence has taught everybody fstsn windows and
lock doors at night and vauabes in safe for
knowledge how sneak thieves and burglars work But the
police sufficiently informed fully he public Of the
sidious of these newest activities Of the criminal world
On this to-day printed the third chapter the confessions
Of professional Vampire Mrs Margaret Hill This young
in partnership with the abest criminals
wide acquaintance with other Vamps and other co Of cm
nails and her revelations Of these and wkede
Underworld readers Of this from falling into
the traps she explains and exposes
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, zone evening Uvs ailoDed the Grand Duke Be
ing little game of cards out under the treesa
through the grounds the Of my royal guest,
group of players in the pagoda riUersids "
been carefully planted there by Hun,phreyes.
"'Oh, let's not lOaste time Dith such sful
gine at the Dukes we wiH look in on them
not idle your time apoay at baccarat.
$50 took him into the pagoda, and just thsr
summoned ma TO the chateau, thus conveniently
players"
Humphreys began rapid and intensive study Of Boris
and his friends and discovered that ag American
chorus girl then in Paris had quite intimate acquaint
with the Duke. This girl was working in a small 9u
way with second American crook though neither
Of them by any possible miracle could have trapped
such man as Boris But somehow she had attracted
Boris and she wearing very credsble display Of d
diamonds a result. Il rot
Humphreys arranged it somehow for the American
dancing girl be of party Giro and he fixed
it with her to have Boris to table. b4l
Giro restaurant, where everybody met at time, !,
had two sdeson side polite society, and the other
the demimondaines high-class crooks swindlers and
chorus ladies The distinction finely drawn al.
though there no written law ,s...l,t
well remember the night first met Duke Boris.,s n
That particular evening the Duke came with the be d
diamonded chorus girl Humphreys had made his bargain
with. .sy4f1if
Boris and his companion to the unrespectabIe Sal
side of the restaurant IL may characterize it, He
was immaculate foreign and very unroya in bis
He was How wdeedo gado-meetyou, won you have Il
little drink with me- msn-for words almost exactly
like these were what Boris uttered he spoke to
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-27
THE rI-sLEAD1NG LADY.

Tho bill selected - present Chariot"
Wynfers and her d:S"riat" players :"
r." Wh"ellnE public for III" fl:tN w"'N
II their engagement - n" court ihra-
Misleading Lady" The story Is as fol-
lows:
1t IS summer. big house party is In
progress at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
John Camell on the upper Hudson.
Among the Visitors Is theatrical pro-
hucer by tn" name OF Parker II" Hug-
costs that Helen Steel, who is anH!ouS
t. go on the stage, try and NamT on"
~ the men guests and 'ndu"e h.m 10
propose 10 her. rraiGHn has never been
uuCh Of a ladies man." being more IN
tc"":i"d In horses and other sports:
However. Helen has made him gee and
realize that she is an exceptional Young
oman She leads him on and promises
him his answer at 10 o'clock that night.
lie appears few minutes heror" that
time. but az the clock strikes 10 he pro-
poses All the other guests have been
placed In listening positions. and "a
Jack proposes they all appear, treating
the matter az huge joke. Jack soon
60 hv the now r"pentent Helen. and this
fact is imprinted more strongly on his
mind whca Henry Tracy. her sweet
heart. makes his appearance. Jack de-
r'drS {" leave, hut during a converse ton
he has with Helen he makes up his mind
10 Try an experiment with this some
whH; different girl. He kidnAps her and
takes hcr In his machine To his hunting
lodge In the .AdirmdIcks mountains
Herr ne treats her In iru" rataGonian
.tvle. He even chains her To the wall
and does many other things that soon
prov" to the frightened Helen that she
trI!icd with the wrong man. Now
CR"ncyl appears on til" scene. honey
: Il deranc"d character that imaGincs
himself To b. Napoleon. Cra!gcn still
loves her and in the end he gets her. but
No certainly goes through A series Of
many comedy and dramatic episodes
before Sh" fails into his arms. Tho Nils
leading Lady is without doubt ono Of the
best comedies ever written. It's dia-
!oGu" Is crisp. each line is fuil OF Won
d"rful comedy and there "a a delight and
highly Interesting story. 1t affords
Miss Wyntcrs an excellent opportunity
To display her talent In both comedy
and drama Tho entire strength OF thu
company will he utilized 20 advantage
There will hn matinecs on Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday.
The place to 60 Sunday. May IS
Wheeling State Fair pool
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: THE THEATRES ;
COURT THEATRE

Two performance to-day VII ronrlud"
the successful weeks run OF Ready
Money" the clever chrcc-aCt comedy
which charlotte WINTERS and her aSs"-
c!ate players have been presenting th'S
week !" packed houses. Seat sales to-
dav Indicate full houses at both per
rornanrcs. Ready Money IS an "N-
hiltrattng. c"m"dy VIII laughs from
start 10 Finish. and nf C"urS" III" noes
sarv love Story 70 make the play effect
i've ". e. McWatt"rs rs SetreN Baird
and George ni.l as Jackson Ives furnish
most uE n" fun. hur they have ahte as
SIstanr" by the various members or ihe
company. Miss W!ntcrS Is seen in II
delightful light comedy part and as IN
all plays Of 'h;s kind she WINS the MAJ
% hcr choice when the final curtain ~
rlug down The production from a
scenic standp";nt Is fully IN. N""rn&
with the excellence or tn" performance.
Next weeks pIay wHl b. s"r~tmins!N
funny. three at comedy ralied inc
Misleading Lady, and Miss Wyn'rrs
viii aEain n" seen In 4 very char ming
and delightful part.
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TALKS BY RADIO

Whom Lillian liish wont ~ F!'' shurGh
10 attend tho premier" 80 -. ". Gri'-
tith's "Orphnus "c tn" storm" Il Irr"d
Artists release which - r.iuiuE ;" the
Victoria theatre all of r"N' w""E. sh"
was ia!''atoI into Tho mysteries oi the
radio wireless telephone. and D0Hc a
iittlc talk 20 that vast invisible audience
she could hardly r"tl,2" that tho pe0pi"
were hearing her all over m" United
States, but sh" has since become thor
cughly convinced of tho wonders ~ the
wireless for sh" has received humorous
letters from all parts Of the United
States one uf tho mos Interesting was
from a prominent architect At Cha'ta-
nooga. Tenn. who wrote:
Imagine n" as the father of six H.
Ing children. In n lovely living room N
the suburbs Of a nice l;'tlC city IN dear
old Tennessee. nul rCail' listening -
Won talk and ,auGh as though lou were
riVh, by my side. even h"arInG YOU
drawing YOUR breath as you talked. And
rour Solce-- really II surprised mo. You
we're always such a little dear, that I
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IN COURT: AGAIN ON
JAMAICA GINGER CASE
IGnatz EelineZak Now Charged in St
ClairEville Mayors Court With
Possessing Liquor.

Another chapter was written In the
Jamaica ginger troubles Of Tru#lz
relinc2ai AZ 81. tla!rS.iilc Tc~;cr,la ;
when the man was served with a wall
rant by Sheriff Richard Lynch. Charg-
Ing him with possession Of Intoxicating
beverage.
II will be recalled that on ThursdaY
Felinczak was arraiCu"d before Mayor
Henry NJ Davies at 81. CNairsv!lle. anil
nncd $ 0No for the transportation Of 4
quantity Uf jamaica ginger, which was
ncld Ia havr come within the reCulH-
lions nr Dhlo'e drv law. \ week cartier
Felinczak AMI Il companion. through 4
det!nuc action. had ScC.rcd IN having
the l!1u!d returned 10 them. and follow
irc the action Of Narnr Davies in i'm
posing tho fine Thursday. tho sheriff
followed NJ tn" case with the serving
Of a new charge.
Felinczak CAV" bond If s1.0no for iIi;
appearance h"for" Mayor pavie, 1t ="
o'clock on Jun" :.
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REX THEATRE :2S

The Vees-Bail Stock company Will
have a matinee to-day of 1t rays u 40
yertise." The play has been Il big sue
ress and Miss palN has certainly been
a drawing card for the p"puiar Players.
Miss DAILY has cujoN"d every minute
She has been IN Wheeling. and - sorry
20 have 10 leav" her r"w acquaintance
Miss DAILY plays the Countess In tho
,, rSent uiay and as II requires Il great
know!edge Of the French language, II
was easy for Miss Daily. as she was edu-
cated in France. and speaks the Fr"nrm
language fluentiy. Never has an a"-
trrss given a more charming perform
an,e than Miss DalY. II the difficult
role in 1T Pays :" ADVERTISE" Next
week Eirhard E.lH".t. the Broadway star
will b. seen in "Sharirgs Mss ElNa
Sh:rchcrE. Of Wheeling. has been So.
l,crcd for the '!:rir Eirl in "Shavings.
She Is 4 c,cver pupil "f Mrs. sherman.
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KIWANIS INDOOR CIRCUS

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Among t"' nT.f ~ ~, I.y,,n,
IA" NIWdnlS ~" "'E '"''"i,''"" '>'.
gym anH i,,"'%a ,tnrr,,, ,mGItorIu,n
no. No.! l"rlh IN '" ~. H Y''n" IN VII Lc n
'n' 'H,"' ,,'a I'll 10 ,v,r,Jrl ,hn
VS. ,.,-;,,,. woods n. dogs
y" Ill -, ,,,.., :, MI k.uda
~" ~" III. - W ~ So ''no =. ~ nhoe,
~ ',,''''', I.,a.r ,r;,G ir.,rur-
,.''''. "'". ,,rnss u.,II Ia,
i"'S anu ',"'.. '''S W.
% "i"'.'t.. ~ '' t,, :, 1obrso, r.rorts
H'i MN -" -" t ,,'n,..L,',,e,
ma tLc tHl' .'.,.''' oi.o ,Ln 10
VIZ "m'"' -ror,,a., n',nn,, 49, ,,'t
snow ""r -, ~ t,.''.' .,s,, ,rl INA,
N.hu 'N'' H.'t ~ ,t 'sa',. y ,.,j ,n,,
,.na", NV ,,.o', .-r.,rcr,, r,. Including
Germs hH '" '"%n fr"nE'm ,mt, ~ i,,Ii"
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49, ',t., -. ,,,,,,.,,or,or, o,i
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expected 10 hear Voc. small voice. In,
lead Il MAS Il rich runtraitn lam l
riEhl"1 voice filled w'th mus. en-
Dyed your entertainments and look '"r-
ward - seeing your picture 'hrrhanS
e the Storm.
Miss ,ilSh says that she wi! Away y
."~r these letters for they SI'"tk :"
Currihlv uf the rcmark., results that
awe been attained thr"uLh thiS n"w m
lcm'irn. and hGS!dCS. a.: 81" says. II Is
- charm,n" to receive such delightful!
letters from persons one has never met
or oven seen. hut YET has talked To.
althouuh some Of them Wcr" ;h"u$andS
"f miles away. Sh" is all" proud Of
The fact thar She vas the FIRST star 10
'alk 20 this vast audience "f wireless
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Judge Frank w Neshitt. we'll known
local attorney. was orc Of the principal
sneakers at the regular Masonic forum
held eSterday at noon a. the Scottish
Rite cathedral Postmaster W. W Ir-
win was chairman OF the meeting ana
a large attendance WAS recorded.
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rrccrt'y taken. Th" prize OF admission
r,.ra'rs tho sim. which 'rUtnfgll'
"iahr~ an H.: pleasant afternoon Or
,NrIIuE'S ruicriH:NlnrMi.
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Swcdcn's population incrca sed G5.725
in 1920.
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SMALL BLAZE AT FERRY

The Martins Ferry fro department.
was called out last night n 1l:i5 from
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Box - on North Seventh street. 4
hot plate on a bench at the home Of
Han old Riethm!ller caught on fire No
damage was done az the iiremcn had tho
blaze cXtinGu!qhcd before the fire had
much Roadway. All departments an
swered Making the run in fast time.
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Africa has 10000 miles Of railway.
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You know Wheeling Fair Grounds
rc"E "Opens May IS. Nut Ced.
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mai urgent sa lie aproabe.
Gu acestea sedinta sa ridica 81
sa incheie la ora 6 p. IN.
ID. L. S.
lean Popaiovu, lean Sufana,
presedinte. secretar.
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sPRIJINrREA sIND1CATELOR
MUNCIToREsTI.
o datorie rationale.

Ohestiunea muncitoreasca cere
.nca multe dibuiri. Ea are insa 81
multi dl,Smani, desi n ar trebni
nici o impotrivire poruncilor pc
care vremea lie adllce 81 lie i'm
pune pc de-asEpra capetelor noa
ire.
Alcatuirea sindicatelor munci-
toreSti = 81 socotim ca ele tre-
buie sd alba un .caracter national,
spriginltrea lhr de catre toate
puterile intelectuale ale neamu-
lui, spre deveni cat mai nein-
tarziat organele morale 81 juridice
ale muncitorilor. este datorie a
lllcratorilor, patronilor 81 tuturor
celor stapaniti de dorinta propa-
sirii 81 ridicarii acestui neam
Este 0 crima astazi sa indepartezi
pc muncitor de la organMtia
breslii sale.
Aceasta isolare sileste pc mum
citor - de cele mai multe orr -
sa Sc inchida in carciuma, sa-si
ute familia. sa fie mincinos. sd
fie lipsit de curaj, sd nu adauge
mimic la cunostintele sale, in
timp ce tovarasia nu numai ca
imbOgateste cunostintele, dar dis
ciplineaza, instrneste, desvolta. 81
MI pot fl altele roadele adevara-
tului sindicat muncitoresc care
MI Sc ridica pe ura de clasa, pc
intrga 81 rasbunare politica.
In nerabdarea noastra. in goa
ma dnpa castigul imediat, de 81
CUR, DORM producerea efectulni
in mai putin de "a de ore, lar
daca ell nu vine, ne facem in zadar
spaima 81 ingrozim lumea GU spec
trul bolsevismului. care Sc ada
posteste destur de comod in cll-
burile politice. in saloane, in ca
sinouri, etc.
Privind spre organizatiile Apu-
snlul aratam cu regret inferiori-
tatea muncitOrulni nostru, dar nn
gasim de loc ia. fasele prin care
au 'treehtll + a' ei'lnu,lncitori al Apu-
.snlui, pana sa ajunSa sa garan-
teze cu persoana morala a sindi-
catului lor orice miscare nesoc0-
tita a celui din urma element din
compunerea sa.
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vara nu Sc incalZeste 81 iarna nu
inghiata. f adevarata apa ta-
maduitoare - O sd vezi name,
- e foarte frumos aici!''
ST fiindca ell era stapanuf easel,
lar dansa abba acum venise, in
cepu Sal spuna, care, cum 81 nnde
incat ar Fl fost. gaia sa stea pana
N revarsatul zorilor aici in cer-
dacul larg 81 batut mereu de van
tnl aspru. 4
Agata asculta 81 privia 81 ID
simtia toate.
4 Era ca 81 cand acesti dol oa-
mehi, femeea tinara 81 barbatul
trecnt de seaptezeci de ami, S ar
I'll cautat viata lor toata unul pc
altnl 81 acum, dupa ce s'au gasit,
nu Sc mai pot desparti, caci sc
tenn, ca lar sc vor perde.
'Apa = striga al Calm din
casa.
hi alearea amandoi la dansnl.
Agata Sc sperie cand vazll
cal'pa la capul bolnavnlui.
Iasa, cocoana ~ graf Ciulic.
M mimic PutiAtica fierbin4
|teala. Du-te de te culca 81 te odih-
|neste ca-i faci- rau stand langa
Edansul.
Agata Sc pleca asnpra bolna-
7ului ca sal pipaie pulsul.
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sc lase tOate cum sunt, lin haraba,
caci Flotea 81 ,Bursuc sunt mai
buni paznici decat toti gardistii
din Dealul Spirii: ca n'avea tig-
na, daca nu lie stia toate descar-
cate 81 p,lse fiestecare lucru la
locul lui.
Ciulic Sc duse dar sa sc preme-
neasca, pentruca apoi sa vie sal
ajute 81 sal arate, care unQe 81
in ce fel.
Trecand insa la mtoarcerea lui,
el intra la dl Calm, pc care-l apu-
casera fierbintelile.
Bine ar Fl fost, - zise ell, -
dac am mai Fl stat, cum zicea
Agata, la Targoviste".
'ntelege car Fl fost bine!"
r. raspunse batranul.
Isl par'ca tot am mancat prea
mult" adaose Calm.
Isl al baut, Sc fntelege, prea
multi, graf batranul strimtorat,
r Apoi dr1mul pc 'ntunerec!
Oar sd >treaca 81 asta!
Nu-i vorba, el nu era ingrijat
in gandul lui toate mergeau bine
si nici ca Sc putea ca ceva in lu-
mea aceasta sd mearga rau. O
|stia insa pc Agata sill cuprindea
I'M fel de desnadajduire cand Sc
gandia la spsaima ce va cuprinde,
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un simtamant de mare ingrijare.
. Ii era ca 81 cand mare durere
is ar fl pregatind, 81 sc temea de
toate. lie vedea toate n rau, Sc as
tepta mereu la vre-o mare nenoro-
cire Acum era, par ca, stIns sam
tamantul acesta din sufletul Ell
vedea greutatile 81 primejdiile,
prin care a trecut, 81 Use parea
cd Ae saici inainte. mimic nu mai
poate sa tnrbnre sufletul eli. Da
Ciulic 81 barbatul Ell aveau drep-
tate!
'Cocoana !, graf Ciulic. -
Lasa co sa le mai vezi ceielalte
81 name: acum tie mai 81 ,setlca
fiindca esti obosita''
Agata tresari ca copilul prins
cu degetnl IN oala cu smantana.
''Da! - ma duc'', - zise ca.
| Atat putea 81 ca sa faca: sd
asculte, sd Sc 'supuna, Sal fie pc
plac.
'D-ta, - zise ca insa peste
putin, - trebue sd fiji chiar ma
obosit decat mine" n
| 'Eu, ii raspunse el, sunt
stapanul easel 81 tsebne 81 flu
eel din urma".
''Uite! urmas apoi, colo
sub nncii &c Sc vad in dosur ease
le up sipot, apa so tot bel,
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CoNTIxUARE DE PIE PAGINA J..

ocaziunea sfintirei drapelelor so
|cietatii 'Dacia Traiana.', din ca
re punct de vedere a 81 convOcat
adunarea generala a Unlunei'
conform conyocatorului publicat
in organul oficios Uniunei'
Mr.. din.... Novembrie a. c. spe.
rind in buna reusita a aduna-
rel, find cat Sc poate de multi
representanti al solicitation.
Revenind la ordinea zilei d-nul
secretar loan N. Sufana da cetire
procesului verbal luat in ultima
conventie- a 'Uniuneis tinuta in
Martins Ferry, Ohio la 25-26
Novembrie 1906, in contra caruia
nefacandu-se liici O Observare. sd
radica la drept de conclus 81 Sc
verified.
nitrate in total suma de$202 90
Este in total suma de-. s S9.41
Cassa rest in total suma de 1925
precum 81 un fond pentru
un caZ de moarte depus de
societatea 'Ardeleana" in
suma de .............. s 35.91
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Use alma 81 capul Use lumineaza
cand batranul ii pune carpa rece,
81 inca una 81 inca una, ca sd nu
dea ragaz fierbintelilor. 81 totusi
il cuprindea cate odata grOaza
gandindu-se, Cd prea tare-si in
cordeaza batranul puterile.
lar Agata Sc bucura, ca ra-
mas singura 81 nu Use mai pune
nimeni in Gale.
O Doamne Era atat de minu-
nat aici la Carligi! - Patru odai
mari, bucatarie, camara 81 pretu-
tindenea curat; ca n biserica.
Nrl-i mai venia sa Sc culce. Desi
sc simtia obosita moarta, trebuia
sa mai iasa odata in cerdacul eel
mare, ca sl vada in toata tigna
preajma easel.
Tot mai batea vantui, dar norii
Sc rarisera 81 luna putin scaznta
isl revarsa din cand in cand ra-
zele peste vale, incat Agata putea
sd vada bine curtea cea larga, ca
sele de gospodarie, in care sedea
ingrijitorul, pomatul din dosul
acelor case 81 coasta petroasa
dincolo, peste rin.
Cate frumuseti adunate la un
loc
Din clipa, in care Ciulic liza
yorbit despre Carligi, 0 cnprinsesc
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-05

cand va afla, ca sotul eli are fier-
binteli. Ar Fl fost gaia sal ia pc
bolnay ~si sal arunce in putina
Gil apa rece, ca Sd Sc astampere
mai nainte de a fl 7ntrat ca.
In loc dar de Sc d,tce Si-i
ajutc Agatei, el Sc duse dllpa apa
rece, ca sd moaie carpe, sa lie
stoarca bine 81 sa lie puma, bolna-
vului la cap, la pantece- 81 pc
genunche.
Mai nici 0 grija, - graf Ell
storcand carpele! - nu in lume
leac mai bun decat aceasta; name
dimineata ca .te ..Easeste lar sana-
to-"
Dl Calm Sc uita lung la dansul.
M era nici Ell .ingrijat, dar il
supara boala lui. De o bucata de
j.
timp il apucase Oarecum gandul,
ca daca omul voieste, toate Sc
pot, 81 acum Sc uita Ell mirare' la
batranul acesta, care ziua toata
a umIblat pe. jos, a dus timp d.,
aproape doua ceasuri harabaua
pc drumnri costise, peste bolo,
vani, prin apa Si acum stoarce
canpele 81 lie pune lui pc trup, ca
sal astampere fierbintelile. Gro
zava vointa! Era pcste putinta
ca eli amandoi Sd nu raabeasca Z
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