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The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
OLD WORK
rs LONDON BRIDGE
Structure Had Origin Many
Centuries Ago.

On March 10, 1924, one hundred
years ago, the first pile of the London
bridge Of today was driven deep into
the bed Of the Thames, The present
granite structure is the work of Sir
John Rennie Though his father actu-
ally designed the BRIDGE and was sew
en- and a half years In the building.
This was because work had to be be-
gun In a hole. The authorities Of that
day insisted that Sir John build Inn
mediately above the old bridge, the
latter to be left standing until the new
enc was finished.
Now, the old bridge, built way back
In eleven hundred and something,
stood on hill. the foundations Of the
piers being % to 80 feet above the
bottom Of the river on eitler side, this
being the effect produced upon the
river bed by the scour Of the tides, up
and down. For hundreds of years Lon
don bridge had been a kind Of dam,
700 feet OF the rivers 900 feet tof
width at low water being at one time
occupied by piers; consequently the
passage Of the waters through the
many arches resembled torrent.
Eight hundred men were employed
on the new bridge, and of these forty
lost their lives through accidents OF
various kinds The corporation paid
almost million and a half pounds on
tha bridge and its approaches.
II Il tradition that you cannot
CROSS London bridge without seeing a
white horse. Once upon a time one
couldn't cross 1t without seeing also
heads. human heads, fresh from the
executioner's basket Henry VIII espe-
ciAIly was fond of decorating the
bridge with heads. There is a. story.
that the bishop Of Rochester's head
was placed on the bridge and remained
fresh and lifelike for two weeks 50
that crowds collected to see the mir
acie, an incident which annoyed the
king SO much that he ordered It
thrown into the river. This was done,
but they put Sir Thomas More's head
On Its place.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Poison Ivy.

The three leaved poison IVY that
Hines so many roadsides with its
handsome. shiny foliage. Is harmless
to some persons, but others cannot
pass by a patch of ii 7much lesz touch
it, without painful erysipelas like
swelling and During OF the sktn.s-A
correspondent describes for ivy pois-
Oning as follows: Zinc sulph, one
dram: plumb. acetate AA. one
dram; swater. distilled, four or six
ounces. Apply three or four times
day. Or tinctare ferri chloridi, APP
piled full strength Is also very good.
Always give saline cathartic 1.-THE
start.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
New Patent ACT n Britain. J

BY the paIen act which recently
passed the British Parliament land
has already gone into effect. f be-
comes necessary for foreAgn holders
OF patents under British authority to
erect and operate works IN Great
Britain for the production Of arti-
cles thus patented. Foreign pat
entees under the old act were pro-
tected against competition by their
patent rights, but aid not have to
produce Ia the country which pro
tected their patents
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
= sHey, mister n
An IN a Name

Marguerite dispenses coffee and
sandwiches and other delectables at
sne Of the busy downtown lunch coun-
bera, according to the Indianapolis
News. Busy Strengthening things.
HweparaEory to the noon rush, she
sailed to the porter. Here, Sheik. take
this can of the counter"
ADOn't you know his name yet, Mar
yuerite7" asked one of her co-work-
srs. .It's George"
sOh, can't take time to remem-
Der." replied Marguerite. 'and besides
al you have to do Is yell sGood-Iook-
~ or 'Sheik', and they all turn their
aeads and you can pick out the man
gen WANT"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Usns 1ransroNn ZOE FUEL.
ST. Louis Man Mixes It WITH Coal
and Obtains intense Heat.

and Obtains intense Heat.
Alexander Marshall Of ST Louis
told recently how he has solved an
important problem that may greatly.
reduce the worlds consumption OF
coal. 8
He claims to have discovered a
method whereby the cost of coal by
the use of limestone. in furnaces Of
any kind may be reduced to one
half. The limestone exists in suf-
ticient quantities in the Piasa Bluffs
along the Mississippi River to supply
Alton with fuel for centuries to come.
Marshall's scheme proves generally
successful.
You see, throw in plenty Of coal /
to get red-hot fire in the furnace.
The former dark, black smoke from
the stacks began to be transformed
into a light, airy gas-carbonic acid
gas released from the carbonate of
lime. The heat was intense and in
a few minutes seemed as IL the
seams of the boilers would melt.
Coal alone never gave such
heat remarked Mr. Marshall! In
a few weeks will have testing APP
paratus here for the purpose of sfndr
ing out exactly the amount Of coal
and then the number of units In coal
and limestone
After the test the residue left was
exhibited In the crate. There were
no clinkers: the coal had evidently
ali been consumed. ~
THE residue makes coed fertil-
izer." Mr.. Marshall said. @Of1coprse
the asnes are not so good as the linre- !
stone before burning, for that con-
tains forty per cent more Of carbon
The advantage lies In ths fact that
use has already been made Of the3
coaks Left in the ground for long
er time, the burned limestone will
bring about exactly the same effeetss
as the pure limestone; that Is. in
correcting the acidity Of the soil"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Al Neu, Sect

Little Frances was telling her moth
"a about the good time she had when
she visited her Eve cousins. Moth
er." she said seriously, 1--WE played
church" ..What did you do when you
played ehurchS ! cannot think what
that would be like" replied her
mother.
sWell," said Frances, ''we fell down
on the ground and turned somer-
wauItn."
Arurned somersaultg when playing
church2'' exclaimed her Mortified
mother.
~Weai, mother explained Frances
apolsgetically. you see, by that time
lcnmreh had turned into q cIrcusr
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
The Green DriDey

John N. WHY'S, of automobile fame,
told New York reporter an automo-
bic story.
"A green automobtlist was driving
his new car along a country road, /"
he SKID '1The car clanked good deal.
but the automobiIist enjoyed the seem
cry and the crisp autumn air just the
Same.
"sHey, mister r
"A farm hand held him UP.
Hey, mister. there's an from rod
draggin' on the ground under yer car
'AThe automobiles got out, crawied
underneath and flddled with the rod
awhflA but be couldn't make anything
cit 30 he said hopefully to tho farm
hand an he got In again:
~ guess maybe shes supposed to,
neUthck.gS
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
coin % q Fire in ! AIlssoari cow

Going 10 Fire in a Missouri Town.
when the editor starts to run TO
fire at night and ans into a tree In
the middle of the walk. and boards
ny up and bruise his shjns, comes to
a sudden step of from eight to- ten
inches. which sends him lspra Wiling
into pond of water and mud where
sidewalk ought toa be,oastumbles
over a sudden raise in the walk, falls
and smashesr his nose on broken
board and then .sprains his ankle by
stepping IN hole where a board
isn't, he begins to wake up and take
interest, Wayne Country Journal
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Tarzey's Postal System.

Postal conditions in the interior
or Turkey are still in a pasrtsFchai
stAge, Of evolution. When postman
arrives in village On muleback, he
distributes the letters IN public
place, giving each his own and then
putting the undelfvered ones ii the
hands Of relatives or acquaintances
Of those to whom they are addressed.
Yet IT is said that 80 per GENT reach
their Destination. ~
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14

AS great preacher once said:
Man Is continually looking TOR bis
lost inheritance of happiness. which
the allegory OF the Garden Of Eden
prefigures. He knows it exists for
him somewhere, and he is ever
knocking. knocking generally wat
thewrdng doof,of selfisnhessa greed.
ambition. lust, @aif sorts 81 foolish
doors; and we call his mistaken
seeking by name. SIM"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
pNgAAu zrlrrnra.

CHERIFF'S SkEE.. b eiEtde Of q
~ writ Of e. fa TO me directed issuadSoptfof III,
the Court, Of Chancery Of the State Of New :
Jersey will be exposed TO sa3s 5atl pabllcie1I
vendue on 4a4aa.J ~ III. r
Tuesday, the 9th day Of EsbFpaTy. 1928
between the hours of IA O'Clock and O'Clock,
sLAeS Two o'clock. in the afternoon aofaaA1
sala M osy AIenSe Hfs
Park, County of Moumouth, New Jersey, TO SAT-
isfy Nesrse Of saidr Court, amounting 90
Approximately -. $4,000 y lf y Ia ES}H
All that certain lot, tract ot spBarosI Of issd
and premises heEeiAst ter part cularY described
situate, lying and being ID The Township 81 10
Ocean tustse Soalnty of M oiilnonth and State OF
New Jersey, at Wanamassa, and being known
and designated lot number one hundred aud
S;iilkty,sIsat e lsgE A. asnj9s
mouth County. NJ j.. made ry-W. II. De.
Nyse, CiA EnRipeefi M arch 1891 8nd AledaeH
I'm the Clerks Office of said County, june s,
1899, and more particularly xdezefi berbP5 fols9i
tginninas al p0at ii TIE vttsteqfy hSe 0fT
WoodloEH ASenue,A distant one hIindTed faud H9ta
fifty [Iscl feet seqthegy from the ssuthYestzsas
avenue thence I'll soutafeFiy aloug ktkse wests5yg
feet: thence III westerly At right qgfess' go
feet to the center line of the block; tlerce sA
northerly, along said cepter line of the block
aud parallel with iwo6dibch A8hnues ufty (soIL 9ag
feet thence i1 s sna agaa # siEa 10
Itoo feet to the plaae of beginnin g ~ Iof lsd5 ~
Seized as heTCprdpdftys ofa ReEipalaaIMs vd
Ehlsts st al, taken IN exsepti0r rs tAs suit eong
II Pea JJaoHN IL. VAIN MA TER, sh efafaais13
9 Dated gJah,itarry n aroa6 A9d 18Th not S9bHu
'IGEaAH,& MATLAcK. ! SolicitOrBo@olls as~ 10
a0E46 lipesl3 biodqgt 10 lIEi9osdisAs84 Gluiss
q
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
! Chronic fesaueh. ] ]

More than 4 ifherefa modiaum seof
thanks is due to ghed Oasicagos phssi,e
clan who has just given d reminder
chat the gloomy mfsanthrope, other
wise known as a CROUCH is men
tally warped and an abHorhat parody
Of a, man. 1t is we'll to havel the
rgrpuch" held UP frequently as a liorl
rible example Of what ought to ibes
avoided in order that slife may be-
worth something TO each inhabitant
Of this shell we gall body, We are
too apt to permit evil forebodings 70
| run rampant, to give ourselves oyer
TO the malign influence OF regarding
everything as though a glass. darby.
Individually, the right attitude s.Of
The mind, employees on all occasions,
contributes certainly and with "a full
measure to success in human affairs.
Observe the BUSINESS mani who. mods
eheerfully to ithev conductor, who
passes the time of dagBin c9ms
radely fashion with hisoneighbQr ini
The car, who greets thbI eieyatoB boAl
with a CHEEKY WORD, and embraces she.
whole office force in sthe ,gsnialii5b pfh
his Good ifioffhing.lr IN hihHtxaiineo
out of a hundred icases heels nakineo
q success Of his iifg.o q He establishments
Ito him., HIS Isl s9aal ma gdetisaF
that counts phs, feels T. ysensepaof
optimism aip his PRESENCE, feels fhas'
his, undegtshipgs game fan 9 Aa,,a
matter OF fact. failure and ne, are at
opposite poles They can't exist III
the same atmospheric vslW
sBYseentrast IL bserysr the CROUCH"
In hiaof utileo sffaTts, ,tp : palksss things
come hislwaMas3Hig very ap apr
Is TepeHantI He, breeds ddiscoptenIt hg
hist deterrent bmanaer,d end bis ,5 fafss
HaiIfbtgsa drDoping osDiEit His WHOLE 'lgT
aspect being chilling cand nn8psat pE q a y
Is NOT q dmattaB forowoBdeTs that his
' snthtes become 5tingads withaRessims7
ism. ana CONS eaaentiysso tdaBRs tedas-
feat Before they are but 96f IswaddliHg
ciofhe Asgdt9nf doum GOT Al s1sdt On
A popular fegehd rims soniemhat IN
this wise; .a3a2aI9an8z
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14

There is post hamlet in Cass
County, Missouri, with nothing pc
culiar about 1t except its name. and
that Is Peculiar. Its origin, accord
ing to local traditions was as fol-
lows:
When the settlement Ind becosas
sufficiently populous to need d ,lio5t-
Office. one of the prominent citizsns
sent petition to Washington 70 have
one established fn@dne course tbe
petition was granted and be YES ask.
ed to suggest q name fhatllWoali
please the people, He replied. The
people, are not particular SO iong as
the name is peculiar
Thereupon tho postGflce vas
christened Peculiar, and the name
has never been changed.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
For Burning Feet.

If you are sufferer from burning
feet Rcout as speedy relief as any
may be had from soaking the feet
In teDid water IA which washing
soda has been dissolved. a table
spoonful to bucket Of water, IL :
good proportion. ~
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
a NATURAL comPAss


= sa,,,. ~ 6sy,1s o.ssas4i.ss ,,.ss.s,,.,
:, .s.s- III 1is =. e .LSaa 49,
hi,, ~ = bs1ioa5 ib,,Ia IA Ss5 Il
rardh him ;n4oS ~ 1l,,idafa ~ dt19
arnass snd u go,,Id S52,g no
w5v ont was asked nv 4 New aS7 o NI
- no+ lano ogo how e ala 4
u. !, 49, -, ;, Ia Ia ~ ~, WI, Z
.eha4 7''sa '-. e., =, .
1850 - . - 49,. sI ~
49, Ssl,lp 80 100 ''i' - .1'a
~ ~ ss ~ y
lnal p whal tney say ad mt "a
the dig GUIDE, and, ne addedS ha sIlI
apoiogspcally, snoplu az as asIla UT ~
o, myself II IT wasn't pretty cIose 70,
the truth 5a1 55aaa5. 3aoda Of sagri
HoW 90 you 90 ~ 1ie9 eos, 20 no
W ell'g csonstlIqes titfKnQWsl pfsSW
Wei wnere am mean 20 q seneratla
way--and feel the direction OF the
camp or whatever place it is. I want
to- reach. You know that Is an aen9
atigelv Inherent proposition from mere
" getting OUT OF a Iofest5 on a. section.
OF the country; me man who doesn't
know where ere. ne &c OF anythlng else, Is, Is
can always 1o1ioW tn me streams , anu
~ somsYne S0 p1F ' "a = ne nOi y
oHt lDns snousn 1',.a amor a50 aaa /
tut tna1 ulpIe a6as 1 m9ller I[o ai !
taxing az oplsctiEe Reln'' sYe aLf inag,I
~ ana tnen g9alfng lstra 70 w. S99r }49
Inc "aloeEnesaf o pltnasr pony Ply 5 1ear6
4aps not many slpes ~ lrneFn 1l Gag
q ttat' With aesoapee, success t1s9uss!
y seems a very simple Itnlng 1sqi ms.
"po you mean thats you can, .pqA4a q
perleceiy' = stFaigAtys 'eoutseaS 6nsVqs "
1hlck WOODS ana across broken coatf
" Wllnouf compass OF -seiiaifsht 20
guiae Z! >' = s''oua IAS9Hpd
1As straight al course asre oAdfesI
followed IN sven aqcounery5inoo yIa0oi
'lWhat IS your eqideJstile ussaoTg
growth i 81 the Sh hs islee eof altneea
tfllnk ss IS ~. = go '9la $500 isaE
N9 rhat not Ct % ae i,ssassl o ,al.a
al - ..so - = +;oG,s i,,,ks =, ~,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14

- .oo s Eaa siudBgfinS,9y nsaT~
HrofsssHFUys he hqys gWere, y ~ i en- e
tranaedl thiA merning hhat Il they fe.
NAMED in my lecture all Thru LIP e
nner hour"
Ills Daughter-s Why didn't you
wake them ups~
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14

r,It.is easy IA e enough Is be pleasant
When life fiows along Haze 4 song;
{ But the man worth While sasH oa
IA the be- man nan VINO win sinle oao1ia
.,'s When yer thing goes Tdeada
~ maat,'sr 70 151s<a = ps3BboIjsl ssd
aMssnsaJ qpta bu1 assss a salsAu
That SUNNI ARIES the wnpie SUBJECT
A bas the grapcp. rhAeFs r 81 - aa.t
burg Post.
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VIM Science Calls a Halt on Kisses

tell ''the truth. the whole truth.
and nothing but the truth which
nobody ever yet did succeed in
telling about anything! OF course,
this barbaric custom has become
obsolete in all really civilized com
munities. but may still be encoun-
tered in localities and institutions
that have not vet attained to that
standard.
But science has directed its
shafts unerringly at the regular
for-sura osculatory performance.
Mouths and lips, everybody, 9
mouth and lips. are loaded with
germs, often with the virus or
disease. And diseases, loathsome
diseases-yes, syhilpis, ITSELF
have beer innocently communicat.
ed in this way.
Have we come to the time when
lovers and sweethearts, before m
dulging In each others embraces,
are expected to take extra pre-
cautions about the disinfection OF
the mouth, teeth and lips?
Have we not arrived at the
point when the intelligent and
beautiful young woman customer
may be heard asking of the drug
gist: "Wnat is the bactericidaI CO
efficient OF this dentifrice?" or.
which rinze bouche is the best
deodorant for an ethyllic nicotine
breathe"
This would. indeed. be progress!
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TIE AcTlON.

CLARE EDDY. pretty. inn0ceat
and romantic. lives with her pleas
ure-loving mother. AMY. and ne
step-father, DIR. PAUL DEAN
the small town Of Atkins. Ohio
Amy,s sole mission n life seems
SURROUND herself With male al.
mirers so that. she may have
good time.
on Ciare.s eighteenth birthday.
she gives sscohning ont aarty
TO which she Invites her own fast
debut Anfy's latest crush Is Bob
sATTERLT New York wastrei
who at the same time Is secretls
carrying on q filtration win
Clare The girl believes him IN
earnest and RANCHES herself in love
with him. The party. resolves It.
self into an orgy Of drinking and
suggestive dancing. In the 1nidut
OF which VAL HANLON. q mar
ried woman and Amy's closest
friend. falls into drunken sain..
The next day Glare looks back
on the whole thing as silly ans
cheap. She goes TO her mother
room and finds Amy unrepentant
and suriy over an estrangemenf
with DR.. Paul. Clare recalls num-
erous affairs Amy has had. one
with q fruit peddier.
Or. Paul finds . letter from
Amy to her lover and the shock
brings on an attack Of heart fall
nre. Just before he dies ID warne
Clare to burn the letter.
Glare burns the letter and prom
iBes har father to fight to save
Amy from herself After the flu
neral, Amy and Clare decide to
20 to New York. In his will tr
paul leaves his property to Clare
and Ted. cutting Amy off with .
ptttance.
when Glare leaves Atkins. Ted
tells her she ID going TO marry
him. Clare consents She is be-
wildered BY the swirl and glitter
or New York.
SaffsrIy calls on mother and
daughter and introduces 'TICKY'
SWAN. Amy tells Glare 60 be
nice to Ticky, who ig 10 become
sole heir TO his fathers $1s.0D9. 00s.
NOW CONTINUE
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HOW FAR A SNAKE LEAPS

not coiled, but crawling along at
a lively gait, my shadow happen
ed to fall on the ground directly
in front of the now thoroughly
angry reptile. Without stopping
to coil, the snake doubled quickly
back and struck so violently at
ny shadow that he reached out
for nearly his entire length of
slightly less than 80 inches. From
where / was standing, / could
see, as did several others, that
not more than four inches Of the
snakes body remained on the
ground when it struck at. my
shadow.
From experiments with side
winders" In Death Valley and
with other species of rattlesnakes
elsewhere, / have not, except for
this experience, found a rattle
snake that could strike more than
half his length unless coiled and
ready to strike. Now. as for me,
the danger zone" about a rattle.
snake on a warm day in the open
extends in all directions for. dis.
lance equal to the length of the
snake.
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showing very much respect
',oh; what's the difference?"
After such an EVENING"! Clare
fancied sh'd hear that remark
many times in days to come.
SatterIy was tipsily genial but
Ticlxy Swan. who followed him in.
stumbled and would have
spraWled head.ong had he not
been assisted to q chair.
POSITIVELY discus 'ingg' chuckled
Satterly. Fellow we know goin'
get inarried'n we vents bachelor
dinner. Disgus'ingIy wet. Wanna
see lil Princess's the Queen.
Queen, y knight Princess nope
Walked out'n OIL Bob. Las Sun
day. Where's LII Princess las
Sunday, what / wanta knowl''
Very Funny
Amy laughed and Clare could
not keep from giggling. Satterly
did look funny with his face so
red and his legs starting off, Of
their own volition, in all direc-
lions.
Intelligence crossed swans face
vaguely; he said, '.Heh, HEIR and
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to understand the man beside her.
when I first started cleaning
up in Wall Street they called me
a wizard, a financial genius" he
said. Have you never heard
that genius was privileged to q
few eccentricities?"
Logical Opinion
In another man the words
might have been disgustingly
boastful. Coming from Brierhalter
they sounded like merely logical
opinion.
But your aversion to marriage
--why?" Joslyn was persistently
curious.
II have no objection to marriage
for other people"
'sBut you personally wish to rise
above it2''
"You might put 1t that way.
was never made to travel with the
herd"
Not anger. but disgust. colored
Joslyn's voice.
Don't you realize, you poor
fool, that when you throw off the
conventions YOU ARE running
with the herd-the commonest and
lowest herd there is! Look at the
men and women who dodge the
responsibilities OF the conventions!
The drunkarda the weakiings, the
criminal classes. You think it's
distinguished thing to get a wo.
man without marriagei Like a
drunken sailor or one of those
pasty faced sports hanging around
a burlesque show!"
mo! MOI It's not the same
thing Brierhalter objected quickly.
you're right. It's not the same
thing - It's worse. You have
greater intelligence, greater gifts.
/ think your mind must be break
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door. With the key In the lock
she babe him good night.
'.I want to see you again
soon. be said at parting.
"As long as you hold your
present ideas don't want 70
see you at alI?" she told him,
firmly. You're nurturfng seeds
Of wickedness =
The Strange Noise
Abruptly noisly. she was In
terrupted by an explosive. IN
comfortable coughing from the
inside Of her apartment.
It was enthusiastically a mans
$50 Kelvin's : voice.
'I thought you lived alone, !"
BrierlaIter said, with q sudden
sharpness In his tone. There's
a man in there : - so you've
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r FOUND a Pacific rattlesnake
4 on the floor of Kings River

II FOUND a Pacific rattlesnake
4 on the floor of Kings River
Canyon, writes Joseph Dixon In
Nature Magazine, of Washington.
When first discovered, the reptile
was crawling leisurely along a
barren. open, sandy flat during
the warmest part of a bright,
sunny forenoon. Upon being dis
turbed, the snake altered its
course and made directly for
some patches of broken shadows
under a black oak.
The snake cofled up close to
the base of the tree and sought
to escape notice by remaining
still. Although coiled and pre-.
pared for battle, the snake was
seemingly so confident of escap.
ing detection that it permitted me
to take its photograph at the
close distance Of "a inches from
snake to tense without once of.
fering to strike.
Upon being routed out, the
snake tried to escape into the
open, but was headed off. A mo-
ment later, when the snake was
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UTHY-why do you cling to
such a Wild idea?'' Josiyn
asked him, with a frankness that
matched his own. ''Your good
sense ought to save you from such
folly"
Brierhater tried patiently to
explain. "I'm on earth to get the
most out of 1ife," he told her.
with me II must always be
struggle for the unattainable.
Ny interest in making money
had petered out. To make a mil.
lion dollars for me at the begin.
ming was as difficult as Peary's
reaching the North Pole"
The taxicab was temporarily
stalled I'm traffic and the CONVEX
sation, the oldest in Joslyn's life,
went on with It's strange, artificial
casualness.
II might understand you II /,
personally. meant everything In
the world to you" Joslyp. said.
"But l don't I'm just = goal
human loot. You look per-
feetly normal and respectable hut
inside you're a plunderer at heart.
You want to steal something. In
this case the honest payment
would be marriage but you want
10 avoid payment. Isn't that j.?''
You're wrong about my not
caringA for you." Brierhalter said.
81 think told you once that
when I first met Won sonnet hing
inside me clicked-something that
had never clicked before. You're
the one woman on earth for me.
Joslyn."
And you propose shame, in
stead of MARRIAGE she said as
she struggled. without Indignation,