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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
TIN FROM COUNTY
IN u. OF |. SENIOR CLASS

Ten La Sale county students re.
C,ivc1 their diplomas from the Uni
yrraiy Of Illinois yC5tcrday OF this
Number only one came from Ottawa.
Tho graduation exercises, which were
the tifty-trst annual commencement Of
the school, were the largest in It's his
tory. Degrees We're given to ! Lbs
students This number did not in
clude the graduates from the schools
college OF medicine, pharmacy or
dentistry. The graduation exercises
for these schools were held in Chit
caro-.
The La Sale county graduates were
as follows
la Salle--Louis Henry Guenther, A.
b.; Edward Michael Wagner, b. $.
Mendoza Harold Frederick Dean,
b. S; Wayne f., Perkins, b s.; Is.
Their Marjorie Perkins. A. b.
Ottawa William VI White, VI. s.
Streator- Frank A Scharfenberg, b.
S; Karl Julius Schlrfcnb,rg, b. s;
Herbert Taggart Sewers, \. Il.
Wenona Floyd l., inter, Il. S
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
CITY BOASTS IDEAL
PICNIC GROUN DS
AND CAMPERS SITE
ALLEN PARK IMPROVEMENT
GREATLY ENHANCE IT'S VALUE
TO BOTH STRANGERS AND PEG.
PIE RESTING IN OR NEAR OF.
TAWA.

Ottawa at last has real picnIck.
ing grounds within the confines Of
the city A picinc grounds hat be.
longs to her alone, not the state Of
Illinois, nor any association or indi.
vidual
The beautiful Allen park along the
Illinois river, which last year was
iMed into free camping grounds
for tourists, has been transformed
this year into a beautiful picnic ~ =.
The grass has been cut, tables and
benches have been fixed over the
park, a concession stand added, aud
today iron lawn swings were placed
around the grounds
The improvements have been made
under the present city park board,
who saw IN the grounds place big
enough both for the use Of tourists
% camp and for city picnic grounds.
Frank Brown, has the concession
stand In exchange for this he will
act as custodian Of the park and
will keep the grass cut All kinds
OF food stun and ice cream are on
sale at tn" stand. Attached to the
side Of it, there Is screened in
porch cigh. by twenty feet. which
has been fitted up with chairs Ia.
bIos and benches for the visitors to
the park The building was erected
by the park board AT cost Of $3.50
The picnic grounds have been
fenced of 80 that campers cannot
drive their ears or pitch their tents
in the space allotted for the holding
Of picnics.
Comfort stations have been built,
city water has been pipnd there for
both the use Of campers and picnick
ers and many other incidental hIng5
have been added for the enjoyment
Il the park visitors
At the present time there arc tween.
ty.eight picnics tables and forty ben
ches on the grounds, and more are
TO be added
While the number Of campers who
are visiting the park this year is
not anywhere nearly so large as the
crowds who visited there last year
the place IS still very popular with
tourists Last night ten camping
parties remained on the grounds
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
MORRIS H0l DUP MAN
SOUGHT IN OTTAWA

CHIEF Of Police Ben Ford received
word from Morris police officials last
evening warning him to be on the
lookout for a trio of bandits, riding
in a large roadster who are alleged
to have committe a holdup in that
city late last night. Full details of
the holdup We're not given by local
police altho they were informed that
the bandits were believed to have
headed towards Ottawa.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
: HOSPITAL NURSES
TO GRADUATE FROM
CITY ms TT Ut ION
COMPLETE TRAINING COURSE
AND WILL BE ISSUED DIPLOMAS
AT EXERCISES TO BE HELD
TUESDAY, JUNE 80.

Five young ladies will compose the
class of nurses who on next Tues.
day evening, June 90 will be- gradu.
ated from the training school Of Ry.
burn hospital The graduation cXrr.
cscs will be he'd at O'Clock In the
evening in the auditorium Of the
Ottawa township high school
The members Of the graduating
class are.
Helen +, Woodin, Ottawa.
Esther |. NIngcr, Argyle, Wis.
Cecil Cosgrovc, Spring Valley.
Bertha Sandal, Ottawa.
Mabel Collccn, Mar5eilcs
The commencement address this
year will be delivered by Dr. Eva
Wilson Of Manhattan. Or Wilson
spoke in Ottawa last winter at the
county farmers institute and won the
reputation for being one of the fin.
est women orators ever to appear
here
She is state chairman of the public
health department of ,he state fedora,
ton of woman'S clubs, and Is state
president Of the household science
department Of the Illinois farmers ia
stimte.
In addition to DR. Wilson's talk a
very interesting program Of music
and readings will he given.
The members OF the graduating
class have chosen for their motto this
year Nothing worth while was ever
accomplished without persistent ef.
fort The class colors are pink and
light blue, and the class flower is a
pink tea rose.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
PORT OF PETROGRAD
HAS BEEN REOPENED

London, May % The port of Pc.
troprad Is now, open and five ships
carrying American Relief Admins.
tration cargoes have already been
routed here. They are loaded with
supplies for adult sufferers in Rus.
STA The opening Of Potrograd will
ease the problem Of the American Re
lief Administration shipping repre-
sentatiyes in the Baltic.
OF the 100000 tons of supplies
which the American Relief Admin.
istraton is sending to Russia $4,000
have already arrived at either Baltic
or Black Sea ports. Enough Of this
food has reached the NolRa valley
to maintain free feeding OF 100000
persons
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
BRITISH SHIP TOURS
WORLD WITH SAMPLES

London, May 26 The steamship
British Trade" will leave London In
June on round he-world tour, car
rying samples of British goods. and
visiting all the principal ports.
The trip is planned to last nine
months On board will be 25O repre-,
sentatiycs Of British firms who will
be prepared to do business anywhere
and with practically everything Great
Britain has to sell
There are further vacancies on
the ship for about 100 passengers
who may treat the ship as per-
mauent hotel for the entire trip, the
cost Of which is about 600 pounds.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
PROPOSED | s s j {.
Of BONDS IN HANDS
OF WOODS & OAKLEY
CHICAGO EXPERTS WILL PASS ON
$45, 900 ISSUE BEFORE ANY FOR
NAL ACTION is TAKEN BY
COUNCIL.

Resolutions am ordinances proyd'
Ing referendum ON $ia,0Ou IN bond
to be presented the people OF Ottawt,
! at an early election are nov IN the
hands Of Woods n Oakley, Chicago
bond experts, Mayor Weeks annOunc.
Cd last night AT the regular meeting
] of the city council
4 The bonds, II voted through, will
be used 10 purchase S2O,OOD worth ~!
rev fire equipment, $40, 600 for pay
1 ing Courtney street and the west hill
! IN South Ottawa, and $4,000 for crcCr.
| ing an arrhcd bridge across The side.
cut at Main street
! To date there has been no formal
/ presentation Of the proposition for III .
council TO act upon, the mayor dccid.
ling TO get a legal opinion from tn
Chicago law firm before proc, eding
any further with the matter.
! WantG City Leased Pronerty.
At an Informal moctin" OF the city
dads, following the regular session,
the mayor said he had been impOr
tunoi by the lockwood Glass com
pany TO give up thirty feet Of city
"
ton so that the glass concern could
/ enlarge its plant The improvement
II made by the lockwood concern,
@lIl give employment to thirty add
tlOnal men, ana for this reason III"
mayor took kindly to tn" suggestion,
IN which h, was Joined by his col
/, lgucg. Indications we're that the
city would permit subtraction Of the
thirty fert from it's lease prOyidiuC
that buildings now on "a. land were
moved at no expense to the municipal
ity.
North Siders Want Sewer.
a petition, signed by about thirty
residents Of the northwest section Of
The city embracing Chestnut, East
Second, Third and Fourth streets, nov
without sewer connections, was read
10 the council asking that a sewer be
constructed under direction Of the ad.
ministratiOn The question was lef'
To- Commissioner DOughcrty to De
eide.
Read c. Of c. Complaint.
The resolution adopted Tuesday by
| the Chamber of Commerce protesting
against any further delays in improv'
ing Courtney street. which connects
! the pavement with the concrete high,
/ way, south of the Illinois river, was
read and ordered placed on file. Pre-
vious to the formal appearance at the
regular meeting, the communication
Vas provided individual members of
the council in addressed envelopes.
Tho hand of Otto Dmuu1aOn Hc a
police officer was filed AM approved.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
LEWIS SAYS SHORTAGE
OF COAL Is SERIOUS

Springfield H., June 15.-Faciug a
coal shortage Unparalleled in inten.
sity," this country, John l.. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
els. said here today, is kept from Il
realization of the situation only by the
summer weather, Public interest, he
said, demands a conference of miners
and operators in the very near fu
ture
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
To Address Kimanls.

Secretary l3eo f. Carroll Of the o.
tawa Chambe of Commerce was thc
speaker at the kiWans club at their
regular weekly luncheon today at the
New American restaurant. Mr., Car.
roll gave an interesting talk on "Otta-
va and It's Needs The meeting Waa
attended by a large number OF mem
beers Of the club 4 delicious lunch
con was served preceding the talk.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15

last evening in Ottawa
Charles Balchowsky and Fred Dag.
gett of Marstilles were Ottawa callers
last evening.
G. H. Hubbard of La Sale spent yes
terday in this city on business
MIR and Mrs. G. S Reed have re
turned from a few days visit in Chi
CagO, +'~'
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
localities

Roy Peterson ana Clarence wilson
/ were Narcotics visitors last night,
Mrs. Kate Henry, of Chicago. is
spending several days visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs, j. w. Tenn
pie, of Ottawa avenue.
last evening In this city.
William Higgins, OF Morris, trans,
acted business In Ottawa Yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. John NJ, Jordan and
daughter Barbara are motoring today
for short visit with Mrs. Jordan
| parents, Or, and Mrs. r. G. Sayle, at
Milwaukee Accompanying them are
/ Miss Harriet Jordan and Mrs Walter
G. Hahn, who will be the guests Of
Mrs. Albert Hard and daughter Of that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs r. u, Lamb Of Clcve.
land, OHIO, announce the arrival OF 4
son June ~. Mrs. Lamb was former
~ Edith Jordan Of this city
Mrs Marion Ogden Of Yazoo City
Miss is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Lee O'Neil Browne ON La
fayctte street Mrs Ogden is cou
sin of Mr.. Browne.
Mr. and Mrs. Arley Mnnts are
spending few days in Springfield
Mrs Ralph Near was Chicago
visitor yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. j G. Dingle are Wis.
iting with friends in Springfield
Mrs. James Flynn aud daughter
Miss Mayme Flynn, returned to
~ 4
| nipht, after visit in Chicago.
c. r., Woodward is spending the
week in Springfield attending to his
duties as president Of the Constitu
tional Convention
Mrs. Frank Crumpton OF Superior
Wisconsin, Is the guest OF Mrs Fred
Lawrence on go H. Main street
Misses Hazel DeBolt Fern Hisler
and Henry Wiley spent last evening
in MarsciIles
George Genscke and r II
licenau of Streator, spent last even
ing in this city.
Miss Marion Baker OF Grand Ridge
and Arthur liallagan OF this city
spcnt last evening in Mdrseilles
Mr. and Mrs. j iIanifen and Or
and Mrs. T. G Stordock of this city
attended the dance at Ivy Way Gar
dens last evening
BllI Craig spent last evening in
Narscllcs
Louis Corcoran of La Sale was an
Ottawa visitor last evening
Francis Murphy Of La Sale spent
last evening in Ottawa
Jim Scannell spent last evening in
Mars,illes
Jim Morgan of this city spent last
evening with friends in Marseilles.
William liethington Of La Sale
spent yesterday in Ottawa.
Miss Ann Nertney, who attends
school at st Mary's. Notre Dame, is
spending the summer vacation with
her parents Mr. and Mrs T. j. Merit
ney. on West Lafayette street
Mark MaConyille, Pete Schmidt
Russell Isoe Edgar BelrOso, l.. II.
! Smith, Ward Ban and Otto Oamurd-
son apoat last evening in Marseilles
Joseph NulholIani spent last even
ing in Marseilles
Misses Polly Cassidy, Marie EGstis
Louise Lempke. Hazel Eustis and
Rose Dickinson We're among the many
from Ottawa who attended the dance
in MarSeiIles last evening.
Miss Eleanor Moore spent last even
ing in Marseilles
Mr.. and Mrs Jack Mohr of this city
spent last evening in Marseilles.
Among the many Ottawa folks who
attended the dance at MarsciIles last
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
SMALLER UNIONS ARE
KILLED" BY A. F. OF |

Cincinnati. Ohio, June 1.-THE
American Federation Of Labor today
killed a resolution proposing amalgd.
nation Of all unions into single organ
iZations, each covering an industry.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
Read c. OF c. Complaint.
PEORIAN ELECTED
EAGLES president

Peoria Ill, June l5.-Iohn Thohe
Of Peoria was elected state president
Of the Fraternal Order Of Eagles and
Moline was chosen for the 1923 con
ycntion at the closing session today.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
The Picnic of the Congregational

Nill be- held Friday at ! O'Clock at
rhmtaulua Park instead of Allen
PARK
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-15
CLASSIFIED ADS.

WANTED One pantry girl, two din.
ms room girls; $50 per month, room
ana board included Apply personally
to c. G, BECKER, Ottawa 'oloHy
AGENTS WANTED We start yuG
in the candy making business al
home or small room anywhere, fur,
n. hing everything, and buy yom
candy, men, women; big pay; eSpc.
rienrr unnecessary CANDY MAX.
ERS co. Philadelphia, Pa.
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Notice

lNOtlCts
Tho Phillips auction sale at 20t
West Main street Is postponed until
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Friday June lG, at 2 o'clock
JAMES DARLING, AuCtiunror
Notice.

Notice.
Special meeting Of the knights Of
Columbus tonight at O'Clock.
IT S'fIN JAEGER, q. *.
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CHAPTER iii

I buried the man I loved, and
with him the hopes that were
mine on what was to have been
my wedding day.
MET IN RESTAURANT.
The shock Of the second tragedy
OF my life sent me to the hospital.
There remained for months.
My funds were exhausted. With
the first Return of strength, I
set out to find work. Daily ]
made the trip from the hospital
to the city, answering advertise.
ments-willing to do anything my
strength would permit.
II was after weary round Of
offices that dropped into q res
taurant for a bite to eat. There
! met Warren Anderson.
He flirted.
Some may not understand. The
woman who has been lonely---who
10 without friend In the world.
will know. however. At any other
time would have resented his
unspoken advances. But my un.
happiness was compiete-the tras.
sdy Of my early life. the deceit Of
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who wrote sweeter sentiment than
Warren.
His letters were tender They
rang Of truth.
But all too late found that
they were but copies, Of a studied
formula-the ammunition he used
In his game OF killing hearts.
And so. for the third time. l
gave my heart. gave /, without
reservation.
Women will condemn me bitter.
ly. and YET all women know the
logic o; what say.
The world has made q iaw-it Is
w0maI made and man enforced.
II II the law which says woman
must not give. and yet II gives q
man the right to get.
l violated that law.
Because | did. q jury will be ask.
ed TO vote that be hanged.
Had 1 been protected by d tiny
band of gold-bul that Ia anotnee
chapter.
Come with me-we will be mar
ried!'
How many thousands Of girls
have answered that promise, only
to find 1t a living lie. I 10 not
know. But. in the letters before
me-letters Z have received since
my confinement following the slay.
ing Of the man who made me that
promise, only to violate 1T have
he names of hundreds.
My perfect lovers letters had
convinced me Of his sincerity. He
promised me the band Of gold
which divides the.Iine Of right and
wrong in the eyes of the world.
And l came to him.
Once more the strange power OF
love enters my thoughts.
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PEGGY BEALS OWN STORY OF SACRIFICE AND SLAYIN
EH KILLED PERFECT LOVER TO SAVE OTHER GIRLS FRO
Warning to Girls
From Peggy Beal
on Eve OF Trial

HERE 10 what Peggy Beal
"A says to young girls on the
eve Of her trial;
II cannot say I regret what
I have done. In the hundreds
of hours since the tragedy.
have come to believe, more
and more. In my right.
They may send me ,o
prison. even to the gallows. but
II I have saved one girl from
fate such as mine. U by my
act I have turned another from
the path In which I walked. my
tragic life viii not have been
In vain. f' ...-..
Where do men learn the
universal language Of decep-
ton? II II born In them
Does every man inherit this
language Of lies Just ~ he
does the unfair right to sow
wild oats?. :.
Each Of my hundreds Of
tragic letters answer. yes. and
yet with all womankind try
to make myself answer, no."
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my husband. the death Of the man
I loved. said nothing. That
night, after spent an entire ex.
hausting afternoon in search Of
employment, I returned to the
restaurant to supper. There sat
Warren at the same table.
This time he spoke.
He told me his name. He told
me OF himself and his family; Of
the position his father occupied in
Philadelphia and how he was tour.
ing the country by motorcycle.
He was charming.
My loneliness swelled within
my heart and when he asked me
to accompany him to a picture
theater. I agreed.
II was wrong-wrong to flirt.
I knew Il then-I know II now.
Why do girls accept advances
from strange menf In my case
IL was loneliness. II cannot be 80
In all, however. But no loneliness,
not even miae, Justified my &C.
tiorf.
win GIRLS ever learnt They
are the objects Of the hunter.
Man Is primitive. He loves the
chase. To him .he meeting Of .
pretty girl Is but . conquest
the Same ~ the staying Of the
game which he goes after with
rod and gun. When man hunts
woman's heart, he hunts with
honeyed words and pretty lies.
And he kills just as the hunis.
man killed.
Women are by nature seekers
after the truth.
In all things but the giving of
hearts. they look deep into mo.
tives and values. But with love,
women never question.
Had ] inquired OF those who
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trouble. Men deny it-it = mans
nature TO deny--but shs husbsnA's
love dies for IN Siling wife. Won.
en must learn the lesson. Their
suffering must ever be In silence.
The sick wife cannot retain .
husbands love. I know, for ]
Lost mine. '..i
It was just before another little
soul was to come into the world
and I had hoped the second baby
might change tho bitterness OF
our hearts, that my great tragedy
occurred.
GIRL FRIEND" ENTERS.
I had q dearest girl friend
. beautiful woman named Lilly.
who lived near by. adored her.
In turn she professed love for
me and alteration for Junior.
One night-it was the week
preceding my confinement--I had
asked Lilly and some of my
other women friends to visit me.
My husband came home during
the party. The noise Of his com.
ing awakened Junior.
Don't bother. DEAR" he said,
AZ started to 60 to my baby:
"I'l put him to sleep"
''Oh. let me hold him." Lilly
pleaded. and went into Juniors
room. Ny husband accompanied
her. ,..." r.'....
It was an hour later before nv
guests departed. I had not missei
my husband or my friend. ]
thought them occupied with Junior
in the adjoining room, and 90, on
tip toe. stole there after the
others had gone, not wishing to
wake the baby. At the door |
paused
Voices. low pitched. came to
my ear.
Then I switched on the light.
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Prosecutor is
Afraid HE Can't
Convict Peggy

q II posdbie TO convict a
: beautiful girl Of murder for
Staying the man who betrayed
her? .@
This 10 the question that has
been asked a thousand times
since Peggy, Beal killed +.
Warren Anderson. ''her perfect
lover" Cameron" Orr. prose-
cutor Of Kansas City. answers
II in the negative. 80 he IL
preparing to ask for her con-
viction for manslaushter. be-
cause he says:
Jurors are nnen and mon
are clay. No matter what the
crime. an American jury win
not hang . woman today. But
they win send her to prison, II
the crime can Be- proved, for .
lengthy tsrm--st least that u
my belief" .N-..
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knew Warren, I would have been
saved this most terrible Of trag-
edies. did not-women never dc.
MEN QUESTION LOVE.
We. as a sex. sit at the feet Of
men and believe And. believing,
we know we are being won by
pretty lies.
The next day and the next, i
met Mr.. Anderson by appointment.
We visited parks and took in the,
theater.
Eventually, warren's time was
up-he had to leave the city. It
was then I realized my danger.
His going hurt mel knew I was
falling in love.
vainiy I struggled against my
emotions. thought Of my past
experiences. Surely" tod my.
self, love is not for me-"
But romance. within the heart
Of a woman. never dies. Warren
wrote to me. His letters were of
burning passion. My eyes blinded
to that which I knew. He pro-
fessed his love, promised undyins
devotion, pleaded marriage.
TREASURED LOVE LETTERS.
I treasured the letters Of my
perfect lover"
I read, them with my heart-a
woman always does.
Love letters" No woman b
ever too old, no woman n ever
too bitter to treasure them. They
are the surest road TO . womsn's
heart. The spoken word paics be-
side the penned declaration Of love.
That h why . woman treasures
her love missives; encircles them
in ribbons of blue and ties them
with lovers knots.
And never vas there . lover
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chasm Of memory of that tragic
night. The divorce was inevitable
1t could not be helped.
The illness which followed the
birth Of my first child grew upon
me. through added worry. But I
had to 60 on. had my two little
sons to support now. struggled
as best I could and for time sue.
ceeded in sending my boys to
very exceptional Chicago school.
But my health broke-I was or
dered to q sanitarium.
Only . mother knows the strug-
gle which surges within mothers
heart. ! wanted my babies-but
even above that, ! wanted them to
have the best that life could afford,
and 80, eventually, I consented.
Again was left alone. At the
conclusion Of months of hardship,
the second man I had ever known
in my heart, came into my life. His
name was Joseph Stanley. He was.
a college man, good and honorable.
Through the memory Of years and
their tragedies, his name and men,
ory will live in my heart forever.
SECOND VENTURE.
We became engaged. Through
him / hoped to get back my boys.
The old, old motto my father had
taught me-"after the rain comes
the sunshine"--appeared about to
be realized. My lover was In Day.
ton, Ohio. was in Chicago.
"why wait longer for our wed.
ding7" ne begged me in his letters.
Our wedding day was set.
boarded a train. my heart sing.
ing-happiness, a vision which
grew nearer with every passing
mile. I arrived at the depot.
A I walked through the station
. wo nan In nurses sarb met me.
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You are Peggy Beal." she said.
explaining that she recognized me
from my tiny height am but five
feet tall. Tears glistened In her
eyes.
"Come," she said. II have been
sent TO meet you. Joe ID dying"
Memory fails me. I have q faint
recollection Of hurrying to the side
Of the man I loved. He had been
stricken in the street by the dread.
ed "flu." He recognized me and
spoke--the next morning he died.