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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23
ABOUT CHICAGO BANKS

Here are some facts about Chicago
banks:
Total state banks in Illinois. 1,409.
New banks organized Chicago,
North Shore Trust and Savings bank.
Harry S. Covington, president; Will
liam o. Conrad, cashier: capital, $780,
0OO surplus, s25, 900 Chicago Build
ers' and Merchants State bank, G.
HallbOm, president: Edward NJ OIL
son, cashier; capital 100000, surplus
$4,000.
Increase in capital stocks: Chicago.
Kaspar State bank, from $3.50, 900 to
S1.000,O00: Chicago. Second North
Western State bank, from 100000
to 100000
Dissolved: La Prairie, Adams coun-
~. Peoples State bank. of $4,000
purchased by State Bank of La Prai-
rie).
Recapitulation: State banks in Chi
cago. 100: state banks in Cook coun-
~ outside of Chicago 6S; state banks
in Illinois outside of Cook county,
1.1S1: total state banks in Illinois.
1.40S.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23
IkSULL BACK
FROM EUROPE

President Samuel insult was given
a warm welcome home Wednesday
evening at a dinner commemorating
his thirtieth anniversary with the
Commonwealth Edison Company, CIV
en- by officials of the company at the
University Club. AS guests with Mr.
insult were thirty-nine of the com
pany's family of 5000 employees who
have been in the service an equal num-
Der OF years or more.
Louis a. Ferguson, vice president,
IL charge of construction and opera
tion, whose employment dates back
10 1883. was POSTMASTER. John F.
Gilchrist. vice president, in charge of
purchasing and stores, who has been
with the company since 1887, told OF
the remarkable change that the city
has undergone in that period.
Mr.. insult in a short talk told of
his thirty years of service and his
forty-three years in the electrical in
dustry. The dinner was not only an
anniversary celebration but also a
welcome home TO Mr.. Insult from his
ten weeks vacation in Europe.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

BAILEY and Hoffman on the track for
foot race. Each weighs more than
200, and their ages are about the
same. Daley was willing, but Hoff-
man said he would prefer to race on
a political track.
Il can beat you -Gnning for votes
or in foot race" declared DALEY.
Hoffman couldn't get out of it, so
he took off his coat. Daley won
hands down"
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The women's auxiliary of the state
central committee met Wednesday at
the Hotel Sherman. Representative
from the first ten congressional dis
tricts We're present
~SA
At meeting of the Illinois Wom-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23
Representatives.

District:
1-William NJ. Brinkman (R), Shea
drick B. Turner (R), John Grif-
fin CD, James McNulty (S).
Peter S. Krump (R.), Harry c.
Van Norman CD, Frank Ryan
CD, William Neumann (S.).
George T. Kersey (R), Adelbert
H. Roberts (R.), Geo. Garry Moo
nan CD, Mary Jurgelonis (S.).
Arthur ]. Rutshaw (R), James P.
Boyle CD, Thomas ]. O'Grady
CD, Edwin A. Eshelman (S.).
Sidney Lyon (R.), Thomas ]. Hair
(R.), Michael L. Igoe CD, Ber-
nard Berlyn (S.).
6-Ralph E. Church (R.), Emil A. w.
Johnson RD, John w. Gibson
(RO, Charles II. Weber CD,
Charles Lorch (S).
Howard P. Castle (R), Lewis B.
Springer (R), John w. Mccarthy
Cd, ]. ]. ORourke CD, Hide
gard n. Bender (S.).
S-William L. Pierce (R), William
F. Weiss (R), Charles H. Francis
R), Charles F. Hayes Cd, Owen
E. Hammond (S).
9-David E. Shanahan (R.), Joseph
Placek CD, Thomas A. Doyle
CD, Fred G. Wellman (S.).
l1-David /. Swanson (R.), Philip NJ.
Gieseler (RD. John NJ. Lee CD,
George A. Fitzgerald CD, Henry
Groenler (S), Roy L. Wolfe
(F.-L).
l3-Gotthard A. Dahlberg (R.), Elmer
]. Schnackenberg CR), William
w. Powers (R), Harold o. Fors-
berg (S).
15-Thomas Curran (R), Joseph
Perina CD, Peter f. Smith CD,
William Levin (S).
]. Smejkal (R), Jacob
w. Epstein CD, Thomas F. Frole
CD, Louis Wise (S.).
19-Charles E. Mariner (R.), John F.
Berry CD, Walter Francis Gallas
CD, Morris Seskind (S.).
2O-C. B. Sawyer CR), L. S. Holder
man (RD, ]. w. Rausch CD, c.
B. Sawyer (S), L. S. Holderman
(F.-LD.
Vignola (R), William F.
Daley (RD, Michael F. Maher
CD, Benjamin NJ. Mitchell CD.
H. W. Harris (Sl. Michael ].
Moriarty (F.-L.).
23-Edward NJ. Overland (R.), Will
liam G. Thon (RD, Thomas P.
Keane CD, Morris l. Levin (S.),
Daniel O'Brien CF-L.).
r. Steinert (R.), John
Paul (R), John G. Jacobson CD,
Jason A. lines (S), Sam Finkel
(F.-L.).
21-Albert Rostenkowsh (R), Joseph
A Trandel CD, William Lipka
Cd, Ignatz Stankiewicz CD,
Henry Finkeistein (Sl.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23
ON LUNCH ROUTE
Chicago Visitors to Europe Bring Back
Reports of Cheap Eats and Drinks
But Ignore Official Facts

13-Albert c. Clark (RD, John W.
Riley CD, George Kohler (S.).
15-John ]. Boehm CD, Casimir K.
Kliuga (RD.
Thames B. Leonardo (R), Edward
]. Glackin CD, Charles w. Stad-
Ter (S.).
19-Albert B. Holecek IR.), John T.
Denvir CD, Frank V. Stuchal (S.).
21-Frederick ]. Bippus (R). Edward
]. Hughes CD, Thomas l.. Slater
(S), Josephine Marie Loverglis
(F.L.).
23-Lowel B. Mason (R), Frank De-
Laby CD, Abraham Jacob Siegel
(SO, William Cam (F.-L).
25-Daniel Webster (R), Daniel Her
lihy CD, Bernard Kortas (S),
Frank B. Link (F.-L.).
27-Frank A. Uczciwek (R), John A.
Piotrowski CD, Louis G. Schmerr
(S).
29-John T. Joyce (R), Patrick ].
Sullivan CD, Herman Schwenzer
(SD.
]. Haenisch (R), William
M. Kane CD, John III. Aufderhaar
(S0.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

ems Democratic club at the Iroquois
club Wednesday general plans for ac-
tive participation in the coming cam
paign go discussed and the support
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

Chicago elevated railways have been
received by officials of the lines. One
asked that line be run from the Six
ty-third street station in South Park
avenue TO Seventy-fifth or to Eighty
seventh streets
AS
Don't forget that next Sunday Chi
cago will turn back the hands of its
clocks TO conform with the daylight
saving schedule. Under the amended
daylight saving ordinance all clocks
are turned back one hour to central
standard time on the last Sunday of
September
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On last Tuesday nearly 200 ap-
plicants for admission to the free
trade school. which is to be opened
Sept. % by the Citizens Committee
to Enforce the Landis Award, were
given a preliminary examination.
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one OF the greatest needs of Chi
cago is a system of public garages
and City-owned public garages will
bt ifNoIHeHlHutu 10 Ino council Dy
Alderman John Lyle, the result of
preliminary report by r. F. Kelker.
city traction expert.
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Democrats of the new 47th Ward
met on Monday night and ratified the
selection of Judge Charles A. Will
liams as ward committeeman. The
meeting was held at 2414 Irving Park
boulevard and was presided over by
State Representative Robert f. Will
son. Addresses were made by Peter
BartZen. Democratic nominee for
State Treasurer; Bernard J. Wied-
niger. candidate for Congress in the
10th District. and Judge Williams.
James V. McGillen is secretary of the
ward organization.
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The new minimum heating ordi-
nance will be rigidly enforced begin
ming Oct. l. DR. Herman Bundesen.
city health commissioner, announced
The ordinance provides for the main
tenance of minimum temperature
in apartments of 90 degrees at $50
a. m. 90 degrees at 7:30 and 6S de-
grees by $50 which minimum is to
be maintained throughout the day
and until 10:30 p. m.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

But not one word about govern
ment improvements they came in con
tect with over there but did rot
notice on accous' # their preGilec-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23
EXAMINE THIS LIST

Following is a list Of the nominees
for the Legislature in the various
CO. county districts Ii G. Gtaius
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

The aldermanic junketers travel
ing at public expense kept the Chi
cago public on the verge of exaspera-
cables accounts of the fine beer, fine
wines and fine music they drank and
heard in Berlin.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23
Etc AL DELAY
Marks the "Near' Completion of Bridges
and the Repair of West Side
BOulevards in Chicago

II doesn't take long to build public
improvements in Chicago. Oh. no.
Not il there is nothing in them.
But when it comes to bridges. Chi
cago can give the Egyptian pyramid
builders cards and spades in running
a long distance race with Eternity.
We used To think that repair OF the
only two West Side boulevards-
Washington and JacksOn-was an
eternal job. And it is because one
or the other is always closed when il
is needed the most
But for real genuine go as you
please delay, commend the chronicler
OF events TO the bridges of Chicago
that are either being built or repaired.
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ThirtyfOur months ago the city
commenced work on the new Madison
street bridge. And it is not finished
yet
Unless perfection he Interesting,
the event was without an interesting
feature" City Engineer Murdoch as
serted as the new Madison street
bridge. begun thirty-four months ago,
snapped into perfect alignment across
the Chicago river at 1920 o'clock Mon
day afternoon.
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Although mechanica1 perfection
made the event uninteresting to en-
gineers, it was an important event
for the thousands who are accus-
toned 10 use the bridge daily. for the
laying of street car rails will be be-
gun today planking and paving will
follow Immediately, according to City
Bridge Engineer Thomas G. Pihlfeldt.
and pedestrians will have the use of
the new span within ten days. Full
use of the bridge will not be possible
for about six weeks
Wen be surprised if it is finished
in six months.
The reports of members of our Of
fetal class who have visited Europe
this year either on their own account
or at public expense, easily explains
why our city and country are unable
TO eXtricate themselves from financial
and business conditions that war
stricken Europe would laugh at.
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Mrs. Anna Nowak. widow of for
mer County Commissioner Albert No
wax, was sworn in as a member of
the County Board by County Clerk
Robert ". Sweitzer today in Mr..
Sweitzer's office. Mrs. Nowak, who
was elected by the board to fill tie
vacancy caused by her husbands
death. began her duties as a member
ar last Mondays meeting of the body.
William II. Stuarts Heard and
seen" column in Hearst's Chicago
American gave the people the first
news OF the wonderful improvements
contemplated by the Lincoln Park
management and Superintendent Will
liam H Wesley. Subways are TO be
built under all drives 20 protect men.
women and children visitors from in
jury. The new aquarium and hun
dred other interesting things are TO
be added to the sights.
>AUA
Remember this. depositors and
others. Effective Sept 25, Chicago
banks in compliance with the day
light savings ordinance. will turn
their clocks back one hour. reverting
20 central standard time There will
be no change in banking hours. which
are from a. m. 10 l. m. on Saturday
and from 8 a. n. 20 y. m. on other
days.
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H..K
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23
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Mrs. Edward w. Bemis, first wOm-
an county commissioner in Cook
county, who resigned because of
legal technicality, was indorsed for
county commissioner at a meeting of
the FOrty-fourth Ward Democratic
club.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

more for the police than any chief
they ever had. He does things. Funds
of the Police Benevolent Association
were increased $4,000 as a result of
the two-day police field meet in Grant
Park which Chief Fitzmorris fathered
Total receipts were $15O,0OO and the
expenses were covered by $4,000
Plans are under way to make the
affair an annual event, the chief
said.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23
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They told of their wonderful feat
of forcing Heiney orchestra in a
Berlin restaurant-where they were
given a free feed by the authorities
to play the Wearing of the
Green" and the Bohemian national
anthem
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

Hats of TO President Harding for
his vetoe of the bonus bill. II takes
nerve and manhood TO balk the dem
agogues who worked up this insult 20
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

Arthur c. Lueder is the best post
master Chicago ever had. He gives
personal attention to the job and in
the face of great difficulties furnishes
Chicago with splendid postal service
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

PEOPLE will be free to take part in
them and thus insure good govern
ment officials
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

Remember this. depositors and
others: Effective Sept. 25, Chicago
banks. in compliance with the day
light savings ordinance. will turn
their clocks back one hour. reverting
20 central standard time. There will
be no change in banking hours. which
are from a. m. 10 Il m. on Saturday
and from a. n. 10 ? p. m. on other
days.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

Then they told how cheap that
part of it they had to buy themselves
very little by themselves, tbs true
amounted to.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

1t is easy to tell whether a public
man is on the ticket or not by his
whine or whimper.
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Evidently Larry Sherman who used
to rattle around in the office of the
tobacco chewers union, at Washing
ton, d. c., as United States sena-
tor, is not on the Republican ballot
this year.
1%SA
Illinois gave Harding S86,065 plural
ity at the last general election in 1920.
But Sherman sees a loss of 100000 of
those votes at the approaching vote
fest in November, next
Sherman is quoted as saying:
Illinois will elect the Republican
state ticket by between $4,000 and
100000 plurality-the party's normal
lead-and we will hold our own in the
congressional delegation. AS for the
legislature, the state is political wal
low in which anybody may roll him
self if he is so inclined.
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so far as | can ascertain" Mr..
Sherman said, 1.-The only fight in Hi
nois is over the general assembly.
Gov. Small's administration, it is
now apparent, is determined that no
legislator, shall be elected, so far as is
within it's power, who is not or can
not be pledged to oppose any pos
sible investigation or impeachment
of that administration
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

Peter Hoffman. present coroner and
Republican candidate for sheriff. was
dined by the American-Gm RepubIi-
can Club at the Hotel LaSalle Thurs
day night
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1t is easy to tell whether a public
man is on the ticket or not by his
whine or whimper
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

Mrs. Anna Nowak. widow of for
mer County Commissioner Albert No
wax, was sworn in as q member of
the County Board by County Clerk
Robert u Sweitzer today in Mr.
Sweitzer's office. Mrs. Nowak, who
was elected by the board TO fill tie
vacancy caused by her husband ;
death. began her duties as a member
ar last Mondays meeting of the body
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

T'rs n"tar' cl1b is alwavz right 4
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

Inc reports OF members OF our Of
fetal class who have visited Europe
this year either on their own account
or at public expense, easily explains
why our city and country are unable
TO eXtricate themselves from financial
and business conditions that war
stricken Europe would laugh at
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

Unless perfection be Interesting
the event was without an interesting
feature City Engineer Murdoch as
serted as the new Madison street
bridge, begun thirty-four months ago,
snapped into perfect alignment across
the Chicago river at 1920 o'clock Mon
day afternoon
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

Chicago elevated railways have been
received by officials of the lines. One
asked that line be run from the Six
ty-third street station in South Park
avenue TO Seventy-fifth or to Eighty
seventh streets.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23
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Wen be surprised if it is finishe
in six months
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23

At a meeting of the Illinois Wom-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-15
TIE AMERICAS TIMEs-REcORDEK

"He said he was writing round,
writing to advertisers and tossocieties
and places, to find place where the
girl would be taken in TO work aand
allowed to have her baby withs her.
He said there must be hundreds of
kind-hearted people about the place
who would do it; it was only ques-
ton of finding them. Well, as to
that, kind hearts are more than coro-
nets and all that kind of thing, but
it strikes me they're jolly side
harder than coronets to find when it
comes to question of an unmarried
mother and her baby, and whep the
kind hearts, being found, come to
make inquiries and find that the per-
son making application on the girls.
behalf is the man she's apparently
living with, and the man with 2Sa-
bre's extraordinary record in regard
to the girl. l didn't say that to poor
old Sabre. All that chain of eircufn-
stances ,eh? Went out of his way to
get her her first job. Got her into
his house. In a way responsible for
her getting the sack. Child born.
just about when it must have been
born after she'd been sacked. Girl
coming to him for help. Writing to
his wife, If only you knew the
TRUTH Wife leaving him. Oh? It's
pretty,fierce isn't it? j donsfbelieve
he realizes fora nisment what an sx-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-15

blessing forever upon YOU and teach
my little baby to pray for you as
something or other, I forget. And
then she said lot of hysterical
things about working her fingers to
the bone for Mrs. Sabre, and know
ing she was a wicked girl and not fit
to be spoken to by anyone, and was
willing to sleep in shed in the gar
den and never to open her mouth, and
all that sort of thing, and all the way
through my little baby. my little
baby Also she said, and Sabre told
me this bit deliberately, also she said
that she didn't want to pretend she
was more sinned against than sim
ming, but that if Mrs. Sabre knew the
truth she might judge less harshly
and be more willing to help her. Yes,
Sabre told me that :. .4s
All right. Well, that was the
appeal, there was this piteous APP
peal as Sabre said, and there was
Sabre profoundly touched by it, and
there was his wife. bridling over it
one up against her husband who'd al
ways stuck up for the girl d'you see,
and about two million up in justifi-
cation of her own opinion of her.
There they were; and then Sabre
said, Well, what are you going to do
about it?'
"You can imagine his wife's tone.
DO about it! Do about it! What on
earth do you think I'm going to do
about it?'
She was furious. Absolutely white
and speechless with fury; but not
speeches. long, Sabre said, and
dare bet she wasn't. Sabre said she
worked herself up in the most awful
way and used language about the
girl that cut him like knife-lan-
guage like speaking of the baby as
that brat 1t made him vince. 1t
would-the sort of chap he is. And
he said that the more she rallied, the
more frightfully he realized the girls
position, up against that sort of
thing everywhere she turned.
HHe described all that to me and
then, so to speak, he stated his case.
We'll, what say to you, Hapgood, is
just precisely what said to my wife,
| felt that the girl had claim on
US. In the first place, she'd turned
to US in her abject misery for help
and that alone established a claim,
even if it had come from an utter
stranger. 1t established claim be-
cause here was human creature
absolutely down and out come to us,
picking us out from everybody, for
succor. Damn it, you've got to re-
'spond. You're picked out. You! One
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-15

Twynipg-that Judas Iscariot chap,
is very thick with old Bright, the
giri's father. Old Bright pretty ma
turally things his daughter has gone
back to the man who is responsible
for her ruin, and this Twyning, per-
sen-wrote to Sabre and told him
that, although he personally didn't
believe it-.not for moment, old
man. he wrote-still Sabre would
appreciate the horrible scandal that
appreciate the horrible scandal that
had arisen, and would appreciate the
fact that such scandal could not be
permitted in a firm like theirs with
its high and holy Church connections.
He said that he and Fortune had
given the position their most earnest
and sympathetic thought and prayers
and prayers, mark you-and that
they'd come to the conclusion that
the best thing to be done was for
Sabre to resign. 4
Sabre says he was knocked pretty
well silly by this step. ell says it
was his first realization of the atti-
tude that everybody was going to
take up against him.
"Well, said to him, Yes, that's
all light, Sabre. Where's this going
to end? Where's it going to land
you? It's landed you pretty fiercely
as it is. What are you doing about
|it?' :.
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continued, From Our Last Tissue. J
-. Sabre said the latter was the
most frightfully pathetic doeumen.
ne could ever have imagined
mudged, he said, and stained and
badly expressed as if the writer-.this
Effie Bright-was crying and inco-
herent with distress when she wrote
1t. She said she'd got into terrible
trouble. She'd got a little baby. Sabre
said it was awful to him the way she
kept on in every sentence calling it
little baby'-never child, or lust
baby, but always "a little baby.
my little baby He said it was awful.
She said it was born in December
you remember, old man, it was the
previous March she'd got the sack
from them-and that she'd been liy-
ing in lodgings with it, and that now
she was well enough to move, and
had come to the absolute end of her
money, she was being turned out and
was at her wits end with despair
and nearly out of her mind to know
what to do and all that kind of thing.
She said her father wouldn't have
anything to do with her, and no one
would have anything to do with her
$50 long as she kept her little baby.
That was her plight; no one would
have anything to do with her while
she had the baby. Her father was
willing to take her home, and some
kind people had offered to take her
into SERVICE but only, all of them, #
she would give up the baby and put
it out to nurse somewhere; and she
said, and underlined it about fourteen
you could hardly read it, she said
times, Sabre said, and cried over it SO,
you could hardly read it, she said:
And, oh, Mrs. Sabre. can't, can't,
l simply cannot give up my little
baby. -. He's mine she said.
He looks at me and knows me, and
stretches out his tiny little hands to
ME, and / can't give him up. l can't
let my little baby go. Whatever I've
done, Pm his mother and he's my
little baby and l can't.let him CO.
Sabre said it was awful. / can
believe it was. I'd seen the girl, and
I'd seen her STOPPING over her baby
and l can well believe awful was the
word for it. Poor soul.
"And then she said-I can remem-
Der this bit-then she said, "And so,
in my terrible distress, dear Mrs.
Sabre, / am throwing myself on your
mercy, and begging you, imploring
you, for the love of God to take In
Rle and my little baby and let me
FORK for you and do anything for
you and bless you and ask Gods