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PALACE-'The Auction Block"

1.-THE Auction Block" Rex Beach's
story of modern American life, VIII
be pictured ON the screen at Loews
Palace this week, beginning this
afternoon, in a Metro-Goldwyn produc-
ton with a cast of players headed by
Eleanor Boardman, Charles Ray and
Sally O'Neil, the star of Mike"
Hobart Henley, director OF half a
dozen of Metro-Goldwyn successes,
has brought this stirring story to life
in spectacular fashion, from a script
prepared by the Hattons-Frederic
and Fannie-authors Of 'Lombardi.
Ltd.," and the picture Is said to pro.
vide fine roles for all its featured prin.
cipals including Charles Ray, who
has now definitely abandoned the
country boy type of Characterization
which he made famous.
1.-The Auction Block" is the story
Of Lorelei Knight. South Carolina
beauty. who wins the Atlantic City
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Photoplays This Week
At the Photoplay Houses This Week.

METROPOL1TANJu Suppose Shown this afternoon and
evening
COLGMBA"The Torrent Shown this afternoon and
RLTOWhat Happened Jones. Shown this afternoon and
evening
PACEThe Auction Block Shown this afternoon and evening
TVOL"Say of the Sawdust Shown this
AMBASSADOR-.Ju Suppose Shown this afternoon and
CENTRAL-"Wreckage" Shown this afternoon and evening
evening
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COLUMBIA-"The Torrent"

At Loew's Columbia this week,
starting this afternoon, Greta Garbo,
a continental screen beauty recently
brought to America by Metro -Goldwyn,
will appear opposite Ricardo Cortez
In Monta Bells production of 1.-The
Torrent" the latest story by v.
Blasco Ibanez, Spanish novelist and
author Of 1.-THE Four Horsemen Of the
Apocalypse.
'The Torrent" is described as a
fiery love story Of gay, romantic Spain
to which Ibanez has brought all his
artistry and skill to picture the ro-
nance of a famous opera singer and
village aristocrat whom she loves.
The picture IL said to show one of the
greatest storm scenes ever projected
on the screen.
The cast Will include also Gertrude
Olmstead, Edward Connolly Lucien
Gttledeld. Tuly Marshall Mack
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TIVOLI-"Sally of the Sawdust. I"

d. w. Grif11th's production for United
Artists. "Sally of the Sawdust," a
story of circus life, featuring Carol
Dempster and w. c. Fields, with AL
fred Lunt, Eff1e Shannon and Marie
Shotwell in support, will be the at.
traction at Crandall's TivoH Theater
today, beginning at 3 o'clock, together
with an Aesop Fable, other short films
and pipe organ music.
Monday, Richard dix in Para.
mounts version Of Arthur Stringer's
story, "Womanhandled," farce of
Western ranch life, with Esther Raj.
ston, Olive Tell, Edmund Breese and
Cora Williams in support. Also Mack
Sennett's comedy, Dangerous Curves
Behind" and q new release of Screen
Snapshots" Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Corinne Griffith in First Nation
ais production. "Infatuation,' a film
version of ". Somerset Maughan's s
Continued on Eouyth PaSs.l
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bathing beauty contest. becomes the
toast of Broadway, and Is swept away
by the tempestuous wooing Of a
wealthy young Pittsburgher. He dis
Illusions the girl so utterly, however,
that she returns to her Southern
home, keeping her Manhattan mar
riage secret. Her husband, who
truly loves her, follows in an attempt
to win her back, and complications
ensue involving a young banker ig-
norant Of her marriage, and a baby
vamp type Of girl. too, tries to COM
promise the young husband.
A Charlie Chase comedy, "His
Wooden Wedding" the Pathe news
reel and orchestral establishment will
be other features. The various play
ers of the masked players contest
will be pictured on the screen also
for the benefit Of contestants.
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Lefty Flynn has finished The
Tcadio Cow" based on Gerald Beau.
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Laura La Plante is to be featured
with Einar Hanson and a notable
cast in Beauty in the Box" Melville
Brown directing.
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Lois Weber Is to direct Mary
Philbin in 1.-THE Star Maker" with
Warner GLAND in the cast.
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role OF ''The Wise Guy" which is t.
be made for First National release.
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Buster Keaton is reported to have
sustained painful bruises recently
when he fell from a prize-fight ring,
one of the sets for his new picture.
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An addition to the first-string sec
ton of the symphony orchestra at
Crandall's Metropolitan Theater is
Fred Starkc. violinist-director, until
recently the foremost orchestra leader
Sf Richmond. Va.
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Nonti0U0d on EouVth PaRe.l
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" HOSE who make the world goodnd miserableare
this Chicago where. according Film
l. the Movies Badstree the Federated Motion Picture c.
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ticipation of a cotton crop OF record
breaking SIZE means that the activi
ties Of the boil weevil and the hopper
have been placed under control.
Hopper and Weevil Prevalent.
by no means" the Southern plant.
er answered. have we any right to
anticipate that this bumper crop
| means that the activities Of the boil
| weevil and the hopper have been
placed under control. The boil weev.l
and the hopper-and especially the
| weevil-are more prevalent now than
ever before in the history Of these
pests. However, for the past two
years we have had extremely dry sea-
sons, which are entirely responsible
for the two big crops. The activities
If the weevil are Limited in a dry.
hot season.
He does some damage even then, but
he is much more active and his dam
age much greater in wet seasons, and,
If we should have a wet season next
wear, we would not produce, on the
same acreage we have planted this
year. over 10 to ~ million bales of
cotton. Our opinion is that the
weevI is as serious menace today
as he ever was, provided the seasons
are favorable to his operation. The
hopper is rather new as an insect
pest in the cotton world and, while
we experimental with airplane poison
ing this year, We are not prepared
to say that this pest is here to stay.
We cannot as definitely state that the
hopper damage will continue as we
can that the boil weevil damage will. y
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characterize it as a get-rich-quick

characterize it as get-rich-quick
scheme.
And yet, If a get-rich-quick enter
prise were what it's name seems to inn
ply, the appellation would really be
one of extravagant praise rather than
adverse criticism. For, despite the
preachments to the contrary on the
part OF the financially chaste. the or
dinary mortal still nourishes hope OF
making a lucky strike, which will sud
denly transform him into a man of
great wealth. But experience has
shown that so-called get-richquick op-
portunities might be more appropri.
ately described as lose-your-p principal
investments"
Frequently the investor with high.
ly developed acquisitive instinct re-
marks, II wish my banker would tell
me what he buys himself, instead of
what he thinks is good for me-" If
the banker in his own investments
sometimes departs from the stand
ards of safety, he does so consciously.
knowing full we'll that he is assuming
larger than ordinary risks. Invest.
nlent infallibility, especially as one
strays from the obviously high grade
issues, does not exist, and financiers
on the very inside Of a proposition oc-
casionally misjudge it's prospects and
opportunities.
Like to Make killing.
Sometimes the amateur buyer of
stocks of mere prospects intrusts his
funds to the experiments of others,
knowing that his chances of success
are no better than one in a hundred.
Swept by the gamblers impulses, he
prefers the unlikelihood Of making a
tnytJ 70 "a iv,tyy nf
cent. An individual of such tas+ae
might better vent his passions in the
lotteries and al the gaming tables.
Where these gambling devices are per-
mitted to operate in accordance with
the laws of chance. he faces better
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prospects-poor as they are-than as
buyer Of carefully engraved certifi
| Gates rejecting nothing but blue sky
| and the hot air of INSCRIPTIONS pro-
moters.
Men otherwise intelligent, who in
| Their financial relations become in
| toxicated with the hopes Of excessive
gain, frequently place their funds con-
sciously in unpromising and far
fetched speculations. They will buy
| almost anything that a plausible pro.
motor presents, because they are acting
on the theory that the law Of av-
| erages is certain eventually to bring
them something good and that the
one success will more than pay for
the thousand failures. Silly reason
, ing! In order to be sure the law
Of averages would eventually lead one
! to financial paradise it might be neces-
sary to live 10000 years. Moreover,
| the average worth Of valuele IS Sc
curities, however widely diversified. is
| zero.
Get-rich-quick propositions are al
ways, seemingly, on the bargain coun-
| ter. Those promoting them perpetually
send stock statesmen into the cities
and into the countryside. Common
sense would indicate even to the in
expert buyer that those with a prop
osition that assured quick riches would
| not need to employ security peddlers
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to unload stocks by high.pressure
methods on an unwary public.
The essential objection to so-called
get-rich-qu.ck securities Is that the
promises Of the vender are not full.
filed.
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156.255 $50. This is more than Sc.
$4,000 in excess of the total a year
ago.
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Michigan State College, founded
1857, is the oldest agricultural COL
lege in the country.
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SAVINGS DEPOSITS GROW.

BALTIMORE, November (Spe
ciaD.-The IA mutual savings banks
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love for each other when the angels
hover near. The silver lining is
woven Of the fabric of self-control.
1t takes two to make a quarrel. Do
you understand me, lady?
Have it all planned what you'll
say or do when the next storm
threatens. Be yourself lady. over
rneekness only angers. Wait to speak
at all, lady, until the right werd or
act is given you--do this and life and
love and joy will be yours, forever
and aye"'
The gypsy slipped out and left
Nina, who scarcely noticed her going.
A moment later the work and strain
and lack of food told, and Nina
slipped to the floor.
Then strange thing happened
The door burst open to the sound OF
a fitted key and the gypsy was back
no longer a bent old croneN but
straight and masterful. The old
bonnet and shawl and wig were cast
aside and strong arms lifted Nina 10
she davenport. Kisses rained upon
her face. and tears fell and splashed
upon her fair hair. Swift fingers
loosened her clothing and bathed her
temples.
God in Heaven, be merciful.
agonized stricken voice. I've
killed her, I've killed her!-give my
love back to me-"
II want my dady tum back-I want
my mummy" Tiny feet came pat
tering.
Nina stirred and opened her eyes.
''Phil-you-here-
Forgive me, sweetheart, it was
such a stupid, silly thing to do, bur
I was about crazy, and L felt some
thing must be done. l know q pro
fessional makeup chap-works in a
theater. l had done gypsy parts In
college several times, and the rest was
easy, for 1 saw the packing and ]
was frantic.
You were so white when / left
that my heart smote me, Honey, and
l stepped into a drug store to tele-
phone you in my own voice. that I'd
be home to dinner--if YOU wanted
me to come! .' 80
There was no answer to my re
peated calls and I came back as fast
as 1 could fly"
Nina swept the child into her arms.
With radiant face and misty eyes.
Nina held out two steady. eager arms
Phil. proud, brave, thankful old
Phil dropped to his knees and buried
his face beside Mitzie on Nina's lap
Daddy wash face, urged Alttzie
severely IT'S Ossul dirty-gweasy.
THE END.
Copyright. 1925.
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THos. j, OWEN & SON. AUcTIoNEEI
Receivers Sale, 1926 to 1882
Montague St. NV, Four
New Brick Homes, Semi De-
tached; Open Daily Until 9
PM; Nine Rooms, Two
Baths, BuiIt-In Garage.

BY virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia, passed in equity
cause No. 464o7, the undersigned receiver
y % he % r.@.s ta sale Oh BY yRbxfu Rb fsuf fHP Il tf9s
TEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER. 1898 AT
FOUR O'CLOCK p M. the following land and
premises. Situate in the City of Washington.
District Of Columbia. 20 wit Lots thirty {3oj :.
three 1881. in f. NJ. Johnson's subdivision
Qf lots in square west OF square twenty-seven
hundred and twensy'tw9 t2522l,. as per plat
Of Columbia, subject 70. the building restric-
improved sy 1929. lot Sc by 'ie2s: lot 81 by
1880. and lot 80 by 1892 Montague street
nT TERMS asains1lSn Of sals Each parcel will be sold
gubiect to a first deed of trust of ninety-fiv
hundred $50 500 00) dollars bearing inter-
est at the rate OF seven per cent (7es per
ssfI9sgngSag s ma agd due May
above said trust TO be paid in cash and the
balance in two equal iHstaliments PAYABLE fI1
one and two years, with interest at six per
cent l6fe per annuni; payable semi-anpu.
deed Of trust upon the properly sold or ali
posit 81 Ave Nv Rundrded $500 oo1 dollars re- re.
quired of the purchaser each piece of
property sold at the time Of sale. All eon,
cost of the purchaser. Terms of sale to he
complied ~ish within fifteen days from the
date of eale. otherwise the receiver reserves
the right 70 resell the property at the risk
Ave days advertisement of such resale In
eoEne newspaper published in the City OF
c. CLINTON JAMES.
4ie Fifth ST. NV. Main 4i2s.
de6-d&ds
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Trustees Sale Of Valuable Two
Story Brick Dwelling, No.
3217 Sixth ST. NV.

By virtue of certain deed OF trust. dated
recorded rec5 May 10. 1895 among the land rec:
ords Of the District of Columbia. and at the
request Of the party secured a thereby ssy the
Non IN trent 2f th pTe@msxsS mx on az TUbEspEATT
BIER. AID. 1926. AT FOUR THIRTY p. M.
the following described land and premises
situate in the District of Columbia and des
irnated as and being lot 26 IN ..8s d =
ney @ Close as per plat, recorded in the Office
OF the surveyor for the District Of Colum-
bia. in Liber 4s at folio 8. said property
ment and taxation as lot 20 in square sQ46
subject to right of way over the rear three
feet of said lot for alley purposes for the
use Of lots % TO 2S in said subdivision and
with right of way for alley purposes over
the rear three feet of lots % to RI in
said subdivision.
Terms: Sold subject to a prior deed Of
trust for So 800 90. further particulars of
which will be announced at time OF sale:
the purchase price above said trust 70 be
paid in cash. A deposit of $500 90 reSuired
Eonveyancing recording. etc. at purchasers g
cost Terms to be complied with within
thirty days. otherwise deposit forfeited and
the property may be advertised and resQtd
al the discretion OF the trustees.
ROBERT E. MCCORMICK.
HARRY B. PITTS.
= NNNTn1
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THos. T J. OWEN & son. AUcTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE, BEING TWO MODERN STORES

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE. BEING TWO MODERN STORES
ASb ASD 1885 AnHp PARK RI ( ROAD NoRTHWRsT. f~'
recorded in Liber No. 63l6 folios 435 and
43S OF the land records Of the District of Co
secured thereby. the undersigned will sell at
FfUEsDAY f9UGE!.ssD aHf.lYiE lpEcEMbER "a. iosB, AT F6tR
O'CLOCK, pm. the following described land
lumbia and being lots numbered seven hun
dred and ten (71O) and seven hundred and
sixteen (7l6) i'll square numbered twenty-six
hundred and seventy-four t2674) as de-
scrrbed in said deeds OF trust upon the fol
Terms of sale: Said properties will be
offered separately and subject to a prior deed
of trust securing an Indebtedness of $4,000
as to lot numbered seven hundred and ten
(7IO) and S12. 800 as to lot numbered
seven hundred and sixteen t7l6) and each
deed of trust secured thereon. or the pur.
chase price over and above said deeds OF
trust one third is to be paid in cash and the
balance in two equal instalments payable In
of or T per annum, payable semi annually,
secured by second deeds of trust upon the
properties sold. or all cash, at the option OF
the purchaser. Interest and taxes to be
at the time of sale. All conveyancing.
recording. etc. at the eost Of purcha haser.
thirty days from date of sale. otherwise de-
post will be forfeited and the properties re-
sold at the risk and cost of the defauting
purchaser after five days advertisement of
such resale i'll some newspaper published in
A'""S . ''"' - B. FRANCIS SAUL.
925 18th 81 NV.
de1e. .SG.as
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ADAM A. wEsCHLER SON. Auctloneers
Trustees Sale of Valuable
Frame Dwelling, No. $500
Sherrier Pl NV, Potomac
Heights.

BY virtue of certain deed OF trust. duly
recorded in Iiber 4904. folio 347 ct seq,
Of The land, records Of the District OF Co: .:
secured thereby. the undersigned trustees
will offer for sale by public auction; IL
TWENTIETH DAY OF pEGENBER,, 1895
AT FOUR-THIRTY O'CLOCK M. the fol-
lowing -dsscribed land and premises, situate
90 81 and "a in square 1880. in the Pc;
tomac Land Company's subdivision of land
plat recorded in lLibcr County No, "a, folio
So OF the records OF the office of the sur
veyor Of the District, OF Columbia; subject
to all the covenants that run with the land.
Terms of sale: Property will be sold sub
ject TO a prior deed of trust for 81 900 90.
at tSce particulars at sale, balance cash. A
deposit Of $4,000 REQUIRED at time OF sale;
fees at cost of purchaser. Terms to be com.
piled with within thirty days from day Of
sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the right
to resell the property at the risk and cos.
of the defaulting purchaser after fve days
advertisement of such resale in some news
paper published in the city of Washington.
GEORGE w OFFUTT. Jr..
B. AGEE BOWLES.
de9-d&ds.exSu Trustees
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Trustees Sale of Valuable Real
Estate, Being Premises S33
Decatur St. NV.

BY virtue of certain deed of trust. re.
cord d February 4th. 1925. as instrument
No: 1o5. among the land records Of the
the, party secured thereby. the undersigned
will sell at public auction, IN front Of the
TY-FIRsT.. 1926. At FOUR O'CLOCK Pm.
the District of Columbia, and being lot NUM-
bered one hundred and thirty-three t133l In
bered thirty, hundred ten t3ol0}, as per
for the District of Columbia. in Liber rs
al folio 90. Subject to the covenants OF
record.
Terms Of sale: one-third cash. balance 20
be arranged at the time of sale. Subject to
!. first deed q trust Of q $50 90 aepesit
lars $3.50 .00) will be required at the time
of sale. Terms of sale to- be complied with
within thirty 1907 days from date of sale.
otherwise the trustees reserve the righA t99
defaulting purchaser after ten days adyer-
tisement OF said resale in some newspaper
published in Washington. D. C. All convey
ancipg and notary charges to be paid by the
purchaser
ARTHUR J. BRIDGETT.
MILTON STRASBURGER.
de9.d&ds exSu Tr1lsteaa
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PROCESSING IGNORANCE,
WITNESS WINS FREEDOM
Girl Accused of Perjury in Election
Fraud Hearing Told TO
"Get Educated"
By the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, December IT,
Miss Leah Kornberg, %, stenograph
er, held on charge of perjury du.-
ing an election fraud hearing last
week, was discharged yesterday by
Magistrate Violet f. Fahnestock.
When Miss Kornberg was called lsu~
week she told the court she had for
gotten most of the details sought.
officers of the committee of 20 delv-
ing into alleged irregularities in
municipal elections were aroused by
the girls "forgetfulness" and asked
she be held for perjury.
Yesterday the young woman eN
planned she did not understand poll
tics and elections and became con
fused about DISTINGUISHING betweei
registering and voting.
Magistrate Fahnestock advised her
to join the League of Women Voters
'and get educated along these lines.
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Trustees Sale of Valuable
Three-Story Brick Dwelling
With Double Brick Garage
Known as Premises No. 1910
r Street Northwest.

BY virtue of certain deed of trust duly
recorded in Liber 1907. folio 394 ct seq. Of
the land records Of the District of Column bia.
and at the request of the party secured
thereby. the undersigned trustees will sell at
public auction. in front Of the premises on
MONDAY THE TWENTY.sEvENTH DAY
OF DECEMBER, A. u. 1926. AT -FOUR
O'CLOCK r M, the following land and prem.
ises, situate in the District of Columbia and
designated as and being lot numbered thirty
seven t37) in Chapman Exley and Richards
trustees, subdivision Of square numbered
recorded in Liber II. D. &. at folio 81 OF the
records of the office of the surveyor of the
District of Columbia.
Terms Sold subject to q prior deed OF
trust Tor So. 90. further particulars OF
which will be announced at time of sale: the
purchase price above said trust TO be paid
in cash. deposit OF $4,000 required
Conveyancing. recording. etc. at purch aser'e
cost Terms to be complied with within
thirty days, otherwise deposit forfeited and
the property may be advertised and Fesold
at the discretion of the trustees
JOSEPH A. PETTYa
cel6.1S Trustees.
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FUTURE DAYS.
THOS. J. OWEN & son. AUCTIONEERS

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
sIX-R0OM HOME HOT-wATER HEAT
AND ,ELECCTRICLTY, =, BEING PREM;
NORTHWEST, FIRST COMMERCIAL
By Virtue OF a CERTAIN deed of trust duly
recorded in Liber No. 1921. folio es ct seq.
lof the land records of the District of Co
iumbia. and at the request of the party Sc.
cured thereby. the undersigned trustees will
peil at public AUCTION. IN front Of the prem:
Day ooFp DECEMBER, i b. i9e8. AT FouR
O'CLOCK PM. the following -descFi bed land
ard premises, situate in the City of Wash
4nRton. District of Columbia and designated
aE and being lot 323 in M. G. Lepley's sub
division of lots in square twelve hundred
and ninety;eight tI29s6 as pei, plat recorded
in liber 66 at folio 1al Of the records Of
the Office of the surveyor OF the District of
Columbia, together with the improvements
Terms OF sale: Subject TO existing first
trust of $4,000: balance cash. A deposit
OF 100000 will be required at time of sale.
with within 80 days from day of sale
otherwise the trustees reserve the right TO
resell the property at the risk and cost of
tefaulting purchaser. after five days ad-
vertisement of such resale in some news
MELVIN G. HAZEN.
JOHN W. BRAWNER.
de3-dSsds.exSu Trustees.
sgTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED on
DAY. DECEMBER TWENTIETH. 1925. AT
FOUR O'CLOCK Pm. same place.
BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.
de18.1s ------
Tu0s 7 OWEN a SON. AUCTIONEERS
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Mignonette-Mitzie. for short-set
up loud cry.
II want my daddy tum back
Mitzie wants him tum back nowv'
"HuShn' commanded her mother,
sharply Hes bad daddy, and l
wouldn't care rap if he never came
backr'
Mitzie stared at her mother in wide
eyed horror. Hiss, Mummy" she
begged. please let my daddy live
here aden"
Nina was more than half startled