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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-12

Before I tell you anything about
myself, I'd like to ask you a ques
tisn," Francie Lee began. "Hog
old do you think I amp"
May narrowed her eye anl
looked at the face opposite her a.
an artist might have studied hi.
model.
Francie's pale skin was drawn
around the orbits Of the eyes. The
eyes themselves were old. Tha-
looked as if they had seen cysrv-
thing there was to see. and had
grown tired from too much strain.
Below the ear and under the chin
there was a tiny slackaning of the
flesh. And while there was no GRAY
in the smooth blacl, hoir. # do not
have the live look of healthy b
-"Well," May said truthful1v. T
should say you are thirtv-four o~
five"
-"Twenty-eightw There was n
kind of bitter triumph in Francfe's
voice as she answered an another
five years I'll look about fortv."
May could only shake her head.
81 was on the stage when 7 first
came to New York from NV homo
town in Ohio" Francie said. "A3.
Gree was in vaudeville then. and
was with her. Then she started bow
midnight supper-club in New Yor'z
and it was sub a success that she
gave up the stare for good"
II remember the place May Sey-
mour broke in. ~ went there one
night three or four years ago with
my husband"
s"Adoree noticed that a great
MANY men came alone to the club.
Francie went on. ''And she hired
me and two or three other girls she
knew to sit at their tables and talk
to- thom-entertain them, you know.
''I'll say this for Adoree
she's like a mother to us. She al
ways sees that we get home safely
And she's made a rule that none Of
us meets the men patrons outside
the club =. ="
Francie's dark eyes grew darker
as she paused for a second.
Goodness knows, we never want
to see them again! We're about
ready TO pass out of the picture aft
or four or five hours of irving TO
Il ,v~1 -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-12
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST IL 1925

field" Waterbury answered. But
don't spend much time there: Ny
little daughter likes it. But our real
home is in Brookline. Here's a pic
cure cf i. He handed May : snap
shot Of great Georgian house.
Il didn't know you had daugh-
ler," May exclaimed, drawing away
from him. "Now, don't tell me you
have a wife, toon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

COUNTY AUDITOR d. Il. FERGU.
" SON definitely turned down n
position in Governor Hartley's cabi.
net. Wednesday, Ferguson an
nounced Thursday.
Al conference with Governor
Hartley. wednesday. Ferguson re.
fused to accept tho appointment
Hartley had prepared TO give him.
he said.
Failure OF W. =. Gaines. chairman
Of the board OF commissioners. 20
agree to appoint "a successor who
would be agreeable TO Ferguson was
given as the reason for the auditors
determination 10 remain al his coun.
IS post
Ferguson sought tho appointment
Of his chief deputy. II. 4. Faris, but
Gaines Is reported TO have refused
10 pledge the Job 10 Faris. Rather
Than destroy his political organiza.
ton. Ferguson refused the governors
bid for state berth az Increased
pey.
Il told Gov Hartley that could
no, accept his offes AZ this lime
Ferguson said. ~ win stay In my
present position until ms term ex.
ptrcs. The goycrn~ did not promise
mo anything after that. cannot
leayc my office here under tho
present conditions.
Ferguson said that while Hartley
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
If the Traction
Lines Broke"
Do This:
(Editorial)

THE FIGHT for paving between the car tracks on
Rainier ave has been going on for years.
AT its present rate of progress. it will on for
years longer.
Meantime the street has not been paved, and CON
tinues TO be traffic II is menace. not only
10 Rainier valley but to the entire city.
1t furnishes, not neighborhood problem, but
that the entire city must settle. That's why IL is of
interest to every who votes and pays taxes.
Walter Brown, general manager of the Seattle 4
Rainier Valley Railroad Co. says the job will cost
Sl,00O000, and that his company hasn't got IT,
He says the lines paying now only per cent
profit. and that, with this showing it would be inn
possible to sell bonds TO float the paving job and that
no bond house would accept bonds so big a job
where the franchise expired in nine years.
The company has not lived up to it's franchise,
which called for this paving II is delinquent on taxes.
An appraisal Of the property now is being made
under the direction of Clark Jackson city supefin
tendent of utilities. and David Henderson, municipal
street railway head after which negotiations will be
opened for the purchase of the suburban line by the
city. Apprasals made previously have valued the
property as high as 81 100000
Unless the work is done by the city, II is apparent
that the Observation-Disclosures paving on Rainier ave.
never will be done
But there is no reason why the citizens of Seattle
should be held financially accountable for the sins
either of commission or of omission-of those back OF
the Seattle & Rainier Valley Railway Co.
If the company is broke" as Mr.. Brown insists
il Isl if ii cannot swing the finances necessary to live
up to its franchise if it cannot pay its taxes due the
city OF Seattle, III IL ADMITS lnat the Only way III
which the franchise provisions be lived up to is for
the city to take over the lines, The Star suggests
this:
Why not publicly admit this inability?
Why not step aside let the city take the lines
at forced sae-where it could buy them for their
physical worth-and operate them?
Hard on the bond holders, true! But just as hard
on the citizens of Seattle to pay these bondholders
good price for proposition in which they have failed,
and add on afterward the s000000 in extra cost for
the paving job, which should have been assumed by
the railroad.
If the citizens pay the price ONCE that should be
sufficient
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
ORDERS
TRAFFIC
INQUIRY
"A Corpse a Day"
Arouses Acting
Woman Mayor to
Call for Probe

open warfare On specd.mad mt
~ florists. reckless drivers. and
careless pedestrians was declared
Thursday by seattle's acting mayor.
Mns. Bertha Landes. when she took
over the mayors office until he re.
turns from Los Angeles. Monday.
Alarmed at the recent average a,
"a new corpse every IS hours from
traffic conditions" Acting Mayor
Mrs Bertha Landes Thursday issued
call for conference Saturday
morning with Police Chief seycryns.
Sergeant Frank Fuqua OF the traf.
Tic department. city traffic experts
and other city officials.
Her own plans arc vague. but she
b determined TO launch a campaign
over the weekend upon all forms OF
automobile casualties
There Ia9-s been - deaths from
automobiic crashes inside the city
limits since January /. Many OF
these victims were children. Several
% them were women. II Is on behalf
OF these innocent victims that the
woman mayor Thursday issued her
declaration Of war
When Brown returns Monday she
viii recommend that he continue the
campaign with the full force OF off.
clal Seattle behind move to ex.
terminate traffic law violations.
whether by motorists or pedestrians.
Il want 10 stress" she said. the
need for a strict law observance by
every citizen and visitor in Seattle.
and | would ask that the courts take
a hand by refusing leniency to any
one convicted OF participating in this
awful wave OF traffic bloodshed.
Mrs. Landes has no specific rec
concentrations TO make at Saturdays
conference, but hopes to secure vslu.
able advice from fellow officials.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
MAN CONFESSES
AUTO THEFTS
Makes Living Selling Stolen
Cars for Year and Hall

Confession that nc had made n
living stealing automobiles and sell
ins them, ard that his, operations
had continued over q period OF a
year and half. was made 10 De-
tective Capt. W. G. Wtzke. Wed.
uesday night by Charles Wright.
IS. who Is held in the city jail
here.
Detective John J. Kush. who ar
rested Wrigh, " Everett Tuesday
has recovered if stolen autos thru
virgins confession. and Is search.
ing Everett and nearby towns for
mnny other cars believed 10 have
bcen stolen by the prisoner.
While Wright readily admits hiB
own part in the auto thefts. he re-
fuses to implicate any other men,
aitho the police are satisfied that
an organized gang has been steal.
ing autos BY the score In Seattle
and disposing Of them in other
cities
SO wide are the operations Of this
gang, tnat Sebttlc autoHloDlleh Stoi-
en- here and altered in appearance.
have been found in cities hundreds
OF miles away. where innocent pur.
chasers had bought them from
crooked dealers.
According TO witzks. Wright
maintains that few years ago he
was in the upholstery business near
y. ssth ST. and Greenwood ave.
but found IL too hard 20 make a
living. He turned to stealing cars
ION his own hook" and soon de-
veloped profitable business. main
Iv In and around Everett.
He viii be held In the city Jail
Until Kush has finished the search
in snohomish county for more cars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
POISON PROBE
UNDER WAY
Inquiry Into Death Of Eo-
mondS Girl Started Here

Pathologists under DR.. Paul Tur
ner, state director of health. Thurs
day were to begin analysis OF the ex-
humed body Of Lavina Bettman. Ia-
year.old waitress. TO probe rumors
that the girl died of strychnine poi.
soning in an Edmonds cafe last De-
cember IL
Vital organs from the body. buried
at her home in Yakima, were sent to
Seattle Thursday for analysis.
The state entered the case recently
when II was discovered that dog in
Mrs. Humphreys cafe. where the
girl worked. died the day after the
girl under peculiar circumstances.
Then Mrs. J. B. williams. 1915 ".
50th St, Seattle, aunt Of the dead
girl. reported to the bureau OF vital
statistics that she feared that Miss
Bettman had been poisoned. as she
had died suddenly and in commissions
after eating meal. Relatives know
OF no reason why the girl might have
committed suicide.
Turner asked for the body for In
vestigation after finding death GER
tificate of Coroner c. n. Fickert, of
Everett, was insufficient. The girl
was attended by DR.. II. II. Kretzler.
OF Edmonds. There was no inquest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
Dl.PI1A QUESTIONS
BOY. WHO RUNS

Ajax heard the car drive up in
front OF his residence about ESQ
o'clock. He watched the youth
! funding with the tires. A rear
wheel was lacked up. IA Ajax
watched Roy Scout came 10 his
hack door and reported that some.
ono was stripping an automobile
u took my nsshlight and went
out" said Ajax. "Hc Ind started
20 strip tho car questioned him
land his replies wcrc ovasivc. I
told him ! was an officer and in.
.yltod him TO come into my house
for further questioning
"Ho refused and moved away I
grabbed him and he swung at me
I drew my handouts and threat.
encd him and he said he'd quit. I
started towards my door when he
made another lungo at me. and
jorked loose and ran. I started az.
ter him but he was ovtdistancing
me.
IL drew my gun and aimed at
his heels. but he was running down
Hill and the shot went too high.
Later In front OF witnesses he ad.
mitted he had done wrong and said
II he told the truth It would not
have happened
The boy pleaded that news OF the
affair be kept from his mother. who
is Mrs John Corbett Of SIS sofia ave.
Corbett questioned his stepson aud
says that the youth struck at Ajax
after the latter had called him vile
name. The boy told his step.father
he was driving home a neighbor's
Ford. Ajax denies the statement.
The car had been stolen a half
hour earlier from in front OF tho
home OF IT'S owner. r. Lorentzer.
1918 Il. Columbia ST
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
State LsAHucklmg
Bon Holdub AHbl.
Arguments o n
as Trial Is
Near Close

GATHERING up tie loose ends OF
VI the states testimony, Deputy
Prosecutor Harry Rhodes Thursday
morning wovc them into COM
pact case agains, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Lee FaSiek and j. NJ
pooley charged with the s...s0o
Bon Marche holdup last August Sth.
When judge Gllliam's court re.
ccsscd az 1850 for a slight rest be-
fore the defense opened counter
argument, Rhodes had occupied an
hour in a presentation % the states
testimony BE declared Doolcys
purported ahbl Of being In Portland
and kclso on the day OF the robbery
was framed" Rhodes negatived
Alrv Fasick's abb OF being IN At
her home az the exact hour o. the
robbery by declaring that she had
ran from the scene. gone 20 her
rooms IN the Stanley apartments,
called pr T. A. Schnlins. sani.
practor, and pretended 20 have been
seized with violent attack Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
ARREST LOGGER
U. S. Agents Take Man al
Home in Burien City

Morton Hanson. II. logger, was
arrested n, his home. in Burieu City.
AZ Z %. m THURSDAY. by agents OF
tho department OF justice and city
Detectives Joe smith and walter
Dent
Hanson IA ssld 10 he wanted u
connection with n postofrIce robbery
In oregon. Details OF the charge
AGAINST hin were withheld b. the
,-.aire department operatives.
fIsnsor ;sns ~ bel when the ar
rsz, WAS made THE officers report
~ ,te, 'he arrest wlH made on a
v,,rrant issued from . FEDERAL
r-nnd Jury indictment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

'r'ie- Apply 10 the Radio
sFssiers' Iesguc for further In
|nu'ion.
Tiara threw over that young
z abe was going with
~ and what do you Think He
~ requested her TO return
Nssents, but sent her a ali for
hzss-
Heiaacholy days are conc.
= sadsest Of the year.
e's' tec though, ioould last 'fiH
t5rsro.
~ % BY March. toe fear.
71s prohibition agents arc clev.
e hootlegsers sure have to
p i 70 them,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
SAYS F,>IcK's
AIIBI UNTRUE

Rhodes declared Fusick's anbl OF
beiuE in hts sottdrink tar room a.
.2to Occidental. dlnrins The robbery.
WIS untrue and that his alim Wit
ucsscs were eittler HilzIa,Scn IN the
time. or wilfully salsncd
Attorney John Dorc. Tor The ae.
iensc. made bitter attack on the
entire case Of the state as he start.
"a his argument. Attorney suit
van. fos defense. and Prosecutor
CoIvin VIII close the arguments
The Case Is expected 10 so to the
jury this afternoon.
Prosecutor Ewing colvin upset de
Tense predictions that the case would
go 20 tie JuFy room Wedne day even.
ing when he started a lengthy cross.
Turn TO Page 3. Column u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
Navy Best Protection
Report Accepted by Coolidge Would
Make Aircraft Still Inferior

element in the nations sea defense,
with aircraft purely auxiliary.
This fundamental naval policy was
accepted by President Coolidge today
when he approved the special report
Of the nav yseneral board on the
relative combat values of battleships.
aircraft and submarines.
After an exhaustive Investigation,
the board in Its report assured the
president the battleship 10 seali the
backbone OF sea power ana that air
craft and submarines NJ bsst are
only supremely valuable auxiliarlss
The report attracted particular at
tcntion because of the charges h-
Turn 10 Page Q, Column y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
Talk on Religion
at Labor Temple

The origin OF Religion" Is the
subject OF lecture TO be delivered
by Professor Leslie spier. Of the
department OF anthropology, Univer-
sity OF Washington. at the Labor
temple. sixth ave. and University
ST.. Friday. February 20. Mt s p. m.
The lecture viii be under the aus.
pieces of the Seattle Labor college.
The public liz invited.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
Ferguson urns Doun
Offer From Governor
County Auditor Declines to Take Proffered
Appointment in Hartley Olympia Cabinet

did no, specify which post was
open to him. he believed it TO be
either the dictatorship Of efficiency
or Of licenses.
Gaines said Thursday that he hai
never been approached regarding
the appointment OF successor TO
Ferguson.
Il am inclined to think That F'aris
The chief deputy, Is the logical man
trr the job, II there should be a
vacancy" Gaines said. But no one
has ever asked my opinion or
pledge"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
SUSPECTED AUTO
Thief SHOT
Deputy Fires al Boy When
He Attempts Escape
WOUND is SERIOUS
Was Found Stripping Stolen
Auto: Admits Theft

CAUGHT 10 an attempt to STRIP q
" stolen automobile Milton Bell
II, vas shot taru INC body by Dep.
uty Sheriff HBrrF = Max wedncs.
day evening a. tho youth was neciug
from AJnxs home. 0so sis, ave. The
bullet pierced the liver and lower
lunE The youth has an even chance
10 recover hospital officials said
Don't tell ms mother | didn't
have TO steal, 4" pleaded the boy. when
told that the wound might be fatal
Hc refused 10 reveal his namo until
his wounds were dressed at the hos.
nitaf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
the HANDS Of
Death!

witnessed tho accident Roddy de-
clarcd chat Guthrie headed straight
for tho oncoming street, car. and
without stacking speed. struck it
head on, pinEing himself under the
wreckage. Guthrie was instantly
killed.
The death victim lived with his
wife. Mrs. Helen A. Guthrie, 1892
Hudson st. The body was taken TO
The Georgetown undertaking parlors.
The motornan OF the street car, f.
w Griffin. corroborated Roddy's
version of the accident.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
man KILLED IN
AUTO SMASH
Nineteenth Victim Slain in
Crash With Street Car
is KILLED INSTANTLY
Witnesses Say Guthrie
Drove Head On Into Car
is KILLED INSTANTLY

WHILE driving his automobile
w "Wednesday night. David
Guthrie. AGED 4e. who was a
machinisi. was instantly killed when
the car collided with a South Park
street ear At Eighth ave. s. and ore
gone st. Guthrie was the 18th vic.
tim OF auto accidents this year.
Patrolman T. J Roddy was driving
an auto just behind Guthrie. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
Forgotten Curling
Iron Causes Fire

Fire. caused by curling iron lefi
lying on bed broke ont in tho
home of Mrs. n Thompson. 3f02
". James st, Wednesday night q,
1880, resulting in damage amount
ing 10 $500.
The curling iron was left with
tho current running thru II. and
ignlied tho bed. Tie flames spread
10 The walls and by the time fire.
mon arrived, The whole house wa
menacci. Tho home Is valued Of
$1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
Arrest Man Who May
Be Manhart Witness

Another state witness in the Helen
Morley murder caso was believed TO
have been located Wednesday even
ing when police apprehcndcd viii
Ham Collcy. So laborcr. said 70 be n
friend Of Elmer Manhort held for
Tho murder Of the woman In taxi.
cab carly on the morning OF Fobru.
airy I.
Collcy a rcputed 10 have told dc
sctivcs vat Morley stayed az his
home prior to the shooting collcy
w1s arrested on a digordcrly conduct
charge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
Watson to Be Tried
for Holdup Feb. 26

VICTORIA. II. C.. Feb. 19.--Ross
G. Watson, former Seattle city dc
tcctive. who waived extradltion this
week. will appear in the Nanaimo
court February 20 for hearing on
the $4,000 Royal Bank OF Canada
holdup. re sppnt last nigh, in the
okalla Jail. Magistrate Beaver Potts
will conduct the hearing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

fE@sus A pho
II the girl.
S,.nr i,ow sbr
L.
II ssappeared'
4 The right.
~ has cross
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

osrMord puzz Two words
-,sa- human hcing with four
I-Av1 killers.
..swrr At the bottom % this col.
\. s.4f orr Acre ibc Hcanesi mGn
Fls esrr Hrcd 81 tciii
i a-se Ms Wiic's faiss teeth alrap
/ IS ar tkc grocery blL
>. End annual Institute OF the
x~,.n Retail Lumbermen's asso-
L. i In session az The Olympic.
Il ! rumorcd that the association
.~ resolution condemning
\. - a metal t0othpicks,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

esien Is u wonderful thing
> haui 20 scc how u great
- = poem vsll ever b. inspired
I ssssslsis matted milk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

y tsry k>sinie-. the crows ravinz IN
4 rc. IL first finte since last Mich
Fas fz5. and TO hrsakfs.finx On hot
kz<< surrsnt lilly and rheeelate. 20.
! - rod hamsy. 10 the sffiee. whls-
y r<rili. but did lind several hills.
~ Hhissiinx - merriiy. anon to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

WASHINGTON. Feb 1.-THE
American navy will continue to rely
on the steel armor and huge guns Of
its giant battle ships as tho basic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

> world uses 100000 needles
About 100000 o. which are
p y play3nz "whatTl Dor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
Westerners Cheer Return of Gold
Bright Coins as in the Oden Days, Are Again in Crcu-
lation and Seattleites Are Pleased
"HI ELL Gold money!

W Looks mighty nice,
doesn't III" says Miss Bonnie
CiereH0er, smiling a golden
smile rs she receives a shin
ing SEQ gold piece from Mrs.
Rose Cook, her customer at
the Bon Mdrche.
yes, indeed. I'm glad TO
see them return. They're so
pretty and so much more
correct for us WesternerS
than for those crumpied
grecabacks,' replies Mrs.
Tool Photo ~ Prize. 4 carter.
Star starr Photographers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
What Does a Home
Mean to You?

Everyone who believes in Seattle,
and expects TO stay should own
the HOME In which he lives. a
real hcmc can be purchased on
The easy payment plan. The
place you have been Hooking for
may he in today's Classified Col.
umns.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
REWARD,


h san Of si.e11 win be paid
u return Of sally hast name
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

TUE gold piece knew whereof
l. It spoke. Seattle banks
arc beginning to turn their gold
back into circulation. because.
when they turn gold over TO
the federal reserve banks. they
must take a loss. To the fed.
oral reserve gold piece is val
ued by weight 4 worn $50
gold piece is not worth SEQ to
them. because Il has lost weight
during circulation-and tho
bank turning it In has 10 make
tho difference good.
But the five. ten or twenty is
worth It's full value TO you and
me SO out into the wide world
il comes. and in these days Of
reducing shall criticise. II
Il ~ trifle ihIn7
LIVERY day more gold Is he.
IL ing released. II disap.
pcarod from circulation about
10 years ago. 10 hc replaced by
the greenback. But the West
loves gold-and the West will
have II again. Gold-the uni.
versal medium OF exchange.
Motive power OF the world!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
E,ERyD,l

1esE, I drove
|rrrd over the
Ien inue cuun
|ra,Harr yrster
b . h.hs'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19

silas Crump. the cage Of
la Hollow. says: "a hen Is
isvin' critter that can set
% produce dividends"
y. = aDpssrs TO many people. the
a'aEback about the radio is
~ have 10 stay home 10 en-.
THOUGHT WEST VIRGINIA
kk A STATE ~ 1863.
~ vince the birth % the republic
res more or les talk among
~srs Of adopting some name
ID snns5wsaiih other than the
bsvns since the DAYS Of wash
- srisi IN no afternoon news
a so's are o popular sport In
~ a news item. 4 FISH
"a tbs Advantage over a
H. .sisF ne carr get a cauIi-
III. t'oots ss Noun.
49, =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-19
ny q. LUCILLE HITLER

"HELLo' stranger, Wher.
my lifeT'
sir weatsrher addressed the
$50 sold pleco with which the
paying teller had just cashcd
his check.
Thr gold piece lay heavy and
conten, IN ms palm.
"Aicg I've been doader than
old King Tut -stoved away IN
those dark. ttuffs hank vaults
al these years since the war,
sure good to set out into the
sunllght Or day again. and pass
around among folks. I'm always
welcome. you know. even II I
NAl trine dull along the
edges,
Fact IL" here the gold
piece whispered that's the rca
son these banker chaps turned
mc loose again they gay I'm
getttng old and worn-but Im
just az dear to the hearts OF
the wesiorners as cver-,hank
goodness
You didn't know money
talked Wen we'll.