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after reaching the stadium. He had
only . lap 10 go. He was assisted 10
his feet and helped over the line. but
was disqualified and the race was
awarded 70 Johnny Hayes.
Maybe the sensational four-Eame
victory OF the Boston Braves over the
CLASSY Athletics in the world series Of
1915 may seem a greater reversal of
form. Few fans conceded the Braves
q chance
Ouimet. slim Boston lad. reversed
the field in the open golf cha mpion-
ship about 4 dozen wears go when he
tied the great English professional
duo. Nardon and Ray. on one day and
beat both of them for the champion
ship on the following day.
Bill Johnston. the tennis wizard
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SCHAEFER PREPARING
TO PLAY HOREMANS

CHICAGO. January / GP).-Younc
Jake Schaefer. who recently lost his
1872 halkline billiards title TO Edouard
Horemans. Belgium. despite a
record breaking high run of 49, in
the final blech. is here TO groom him
self for HIS challenge match with
HoremanS next.
Accompa nving Schaefer was Willie
Hoppe. another former champion.
The title play will be in three 500
point blocks. Monday and Tuesday
nights and Wednesday afternoon.
Charles Peterson of st. Louis will
referee at Schaefer's insistence.
The former champion objected 10
decision of Herbert Lewis. who was ar
bitter IN the match Schaefer lost.
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VERNON CLUB MAY BE
SOLD. MOVED TO FRISCO

Los ANGELES, Calf, January l
DEMONSTRATIONS for the purchase OF
the Vernon club, owned by Ed 4.
MaIer. have been opened by Herbert
Eleishhacker, San Francisco capitalist
In long -distance conversation with
William Wrigley, jr., owner of the
Los Angeles club, Fleishhacker is
quoted as having said that he not
only Is willing to buy the Tigers but
also would build a million-dollar ball
park for their home. provided tho club
could he moved TO San Francisco
Completion Of the deal would give
the Bay City base ball every day in
the week except one.
1t is understood that if the Tigers
go north, Bill Lane will transfer his
salt Lake franchise to Los Angeles.
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HORSE SOLD FOR 81
HAS ANNEXED $4,000

BERLIN. January ] GP.-'Poor
Fool" a 14-year old nag, which was
sold several years ago as a cripple for
81. has won $4,000 in steeplechase
purses during the past two seasons.
The timber topper fractured a leg
when he fell in the grand Leipzig
steeplechase in 1923. He was ordered
to be shot to put him out of his
misery. Albert Keith. his English
trainer, did not have the heart 10 exc
cute his charge, SO he bought him Cor
81 and nursed him back TO health and
vigor.
Poor Fool which previously had
had a long string of victories 10 his
credit was put in sling, and his
fractured leg in splints. and, after
many days. was able 10 take TO his
feet again, and finally to sport silks
and go over the jumps.
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BERlENBACH CAN FALL
BACK TO MAT IN PINCH

NEW YORK. January ] (P)-Paul
Berlenhach, world light heavyweic ht
champion, will go back to the head
lock and the scissors when the punch
leavcs his powerful left hand.
Originally a wrestler and an Olympic
mat champion in 1920. Paul never has
lost his interest in the graphing sport
despite his unusual success with the
gloves.
When / quit the ring ne said. Il
Will surely 90 back to wrestling The
beauty of that sport is n man is never
too old 10 WreStle, and good man can
earn moro money wrestling than fight
ing"
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DEMPSEY-FIRPO FIGHT
IN JULY IN PROSPECT

NEW YORK. January / LP-An
assertion that Luis Angel Fmpo has
accepted definitely an offer from Jack
Dempsey To fight the heavyweight
champion in a title bout AT Tia Juana
Mexico. in July, has been made by
James Douglass. motion picture di-
rector, upon his return from Buenos
Aires
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ROCHESTER BOXERS RISE
SURPRISE OF RING SPORT
Bouts With Rather and Shade Prove Him W orthv of
Considerations Business Merely Money
Maker to Berlenbach.
BY FAIR PLAY.

EW YORK January Buffalo added to the interest OF boxing
VI 1924 by the Jimmy Seyquick and
quick o fall.
Now Rochester forward with prospective champ who
claimed, will prove much enduring than Slattery.
Osk Till he his
Syracuse Rochester placed himself charge
OF Elmer Wedrck
he His first bout OF mporanceh
probrought him Auge Rather Rather
boutth Augcco a This
Rather had held Bernbach draw New York
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BARNARD GIRL VICTOR.

LAKE PLACID. y. Y. January !
CP).-Agnes Warbass Of Brooklyn
representing Barnard College. won
the annual college women's competi-
ton in the week of college sports
Frances Thorne of Chicago. repre-
senting Northwestern University, was
second. Representatives of nine coll
leges participated.
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BOROTRA-LACOSTE WIN.

PARIS, January / CP).-Jean Boro-
ira and Rene Lacoste, playing to-
Gether for the first time since their
Joint ranking ut The top of the
French lawn tennis list, defeated
Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon in
the doubles final of the covered court
tournament for the Christmas cup,
"a 6-3 Is
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SPALLA OFFERED $4,000.

NEWARK, N. j., January I CP.-
Nick Kline, manager of Erminio
Spalla. Italian heavyweight boxer. has
received an offer of $25 900 for bout
between Spalla and Gene Tunney,
American light-heavyweigh cham.
pion. at Miami, Fla, on February %.
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MUM RETURNS TO MAT.

Wayne Big" Mum, former Uni
versity of Nebraska athlete and once
holder of a disputed world heavy
weight wrestling title. whose recent
foray into the boxing game ended. as
did his first, in his being knocked out,
returns to the mat in Chicago to-
night. His opponent is Pat McGill,
also of Nebraska.
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TERRITORIAL EXPANSION
is PLANNED BY BUSHERS
January Convention at Catalina Island Likely Hear
Applications to Restore Base Ball 10 Fields
Once Productive.
BY JOHN r. FOSTER.

EW YORK. January 1.-The hope
tul comeback their
which abandoned the
The be held
Catalina Island likely hear applications base ball leagues
AZ clubs unworked territory that rich with
dcvco
than they and the best ball
their The old
in in
Cr hall ,avers
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ROCK CREEK GOLF LINKS
WILL CLOSE TOMORROW

Rock Creek golf course closes to-
morrow, according to announcement
from the office of the superintendent
of public buildings and grounds. When
the course is reopened about March
Is, nine holes will have been added to
1t. making it the only 1S-hole links in
the Northwest section
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NcCRAW CALLED COMET
OF LIGHTWEIGHT CLASS
BY FAIR PLAY.

n kW YORK January LII is that
y like II Is lightweight flash In
speed boutb
class lightweight hts 5 bout de luxe of iisn
When Benny Leonard retired and the lightweight
looked darkest
does things it is not likely
the Of
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CROWLEY CUE VICTOR.

Joseph Crowley won last nights
match in the District pocket billiard
tournament at Grand Central parlorS
by trimming William Parsons, 100 to
50. Hampton and Lappeine are SEIZED
uled to meet in the next encounter,
Monday night.
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History of Bush Leagues
by John b. Foster-
CHAPTER XXIII.

thankics task the old
ball players from the National Association Yet unavoidable.
Because thank the Collins
the article
deal OF their
College called bush lcagucr although
OF
aret the ,,Siirr
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LEADING JOCKEYS.
In Mining AlnunfS

Harry Kasky, former national and
indoor skating champion: Roy Nc
Whittier, once national titlist. and
Eddie Jacobson, junior national and
international champion, are entered
in an ice derby in Chicago TODAY
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SCHOOL ELEVENS CLASH.

SHERMAN. Tex, January l [P).-
Bellefonte Ua) Academy foot ball
eleven, Eastern championship claim
ants, clashes with Sherman High
School here today in a game repre-
scented as for the preparatory school
championship of the United States.
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RICHMOND BUYS PLAYER.

COLUMBIA. S. c., January | CP).-
Everett Bankston, hard-hitting out
fielder. has been sold by Columbia of
the South Atlantic Association to
Richmond, in the Virginia League
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SCOTT WILL CONDUCT
RECREATION PARLOR

BY the A--oratrI Press
Everett nDcaconl Scott. substitute
intI"lder Of the Washington Amcri-
cans. who holds the major league rec
ord for consecutive games PLAYED, has
decided TO end MS base ball da-s and
devote himself to his recreation par
Tor in Fort Wayne Ind
Because of his status as a 1o-year
man in the ma jors. Scott cannot be
sent to minor league club. and if
the Washington management decides
To give him his release. it viii of ne
ceSSitY be unconditional.
President Griffith has minated that
he Will not stand in the way of Scott
II he desires 10 devote his attention To
his business ana look our for his own
future.
Although SCOTS name remains on
the roster of the Washington club. his
severance of relations with organized
base bali is anticipated before tho
Nationals 20 South for Spring training
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PINEHT RST. y. c.. January ! [6).
ri Mrs. G. s. Strout of Biddsford. Me.
was the victor in the Ladies' Silver
Foils medal handicap tourney. with
a card of sc.
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IN" r"-UlHr Shurt&tof, hogan kicking
about his territory being due M and
one morning PLAYER haprend to ar
rive at the park early and discovered
Wagner digging his trenches The
club compromised by buying Wagner
Il pair Of shoes that fiji him.
tCopyright 1921
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ology at Phillips Academy, Andover.
Mass, revealed that the mound
builders in the vicinity of Carriers
vile, Ga, and Kingston Springs and
White Eluff. Tenn. had reached a
plane of culture equal to that Of Mex
leo and Yucatan.
These excavations disclosed sculp-
tural engravings Of human figures,
plumed serpents and other designs
distinctly Mayan, according to Mr..
Moorehead.
Evidences of such civilization hav-
ing existed in Tennessee have been
found In the vicinity of Cheatham
County and many fragments of bone
implements and tools found in this
vicinity tend to prove the conclusions
drawn by archeologists, Mr.. Cox
declared.
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Georges ideas in his brochure Goal

Georges ideas in his brochure Coal
and Power" but reminded Lloyd
George that imitation was the sin
cerest form of fiattery
William Graham moved a Laborite
amendment refusing TO accept the bill
on tn" ground that the only solution
was public ownership.
\ feature of the debate was the
strong attack on the measure by
some of the governments own SUP.
porters. For example, Sir Charles
Wilson declared that the bill "out.
hcroded Herod" in it's socialism. He
wondered that the Labor party did not
vote for 1t with both hands. 1t was
naturalization of the worst kind
1t is believed that from 20 to 30 gov
efnment supporters are opposed to the
measure, but thev may not carry their
opposition to the extent of voting
against 1t, and will probably abstain
from voting. A division is expected
tomorrow.
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ELECTRIC CONTROL
!. |NBR|TA|N OPPOSED
Strong Attacks Made on Bill
in Commons by Labor
and Government.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March %0.--The govern.
ments electricity bin came up in the
House of Commons yesterday for its
second reading. This embodies plan
for the control OF electricity through
out Great Britain. and its intention
is TO provide th" country with cheaper
and more abundant electrical energy
for light and power, utilizing the exist
ing resources and greatly enlarsing
them through coordination and stan
dardizatlon under a single control
board
Col. Wilfrid Ashley. in moving the
second reading. explained the total
capital required would he E35 SEQ, 0ee,
which would he guaranteed by the
government.
Inviting the Laborites to set party
aside and support the bill, Col. Ashley
said il was useless to think of nation
alization. because neither the Parlia-
ment nor tho nation would accept IT
seriously. He admitted that the bill
had 80 deal IN common with Lloyd
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Perfect Specimen of Greek God

NEW YORK, March 30 CP.-Wil.
liam Wright. real butter and egg
man from Dunstan Corner, Maine, is
regarded by sculptors for whom he
has posed as perfect specimen of a
Greek god. He wants his address
concealed while he is in town because
Of MAN. mash notes he received
after posing for statue of Adam.
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SCHOOL OFFICIAL HELD
ON ALIENATION CHARGE
Superintendent of Public Instruc.
ton Accused by Physician of
Estranging His Wife.

ny the Associated Press
ASHENILLE, \. o.. March S0.-W.
{. Murphy. county superintendent of
public instruction in Bunctmbe Coun-
~. was arrested this afternoon hv
members of sherffs department and
placed under bond of S25 .On0 on com
plant Of Or. Nicholas A Mandelas.
who Is seeking S50,G0G damages for
alienation Of his wifes affections.
Murphy was held in custody while
he communicated with his attorney.
who succeeded in having The bond re
duced 20 50 5n6
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tions between the folk of Beaufort and
mel. lie referred to the historical i'm
portance of the HuGuenot memorial
and dwelt upon the service that Paris
Island rendered during the World
War
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BEAUFORT PAYS HONOR
TO MAI. GEN. LEJEUNE
Reception for Commandant of Ma
rine Corps Features Ceremonies
of Statue Unveiling.

BY the Associated Pross
BEAUFORT. s. G.. March 80, Thi,
little town last night honored Maj
Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant
of the United States Marinek Corps
The reception was attended by Mrs
Lejeune. former Secretary Of the Navy
Edwin penby. Brig. Gen. Harry Lee
Paris Island Marine base Comman
dant ana t"Wuspeopla.
The reception was rendered Gen
Leieune in connection with the nm
yelling at Paris Island Saturday Of ?
monument to the French Huguenots s
who established there the first settle
ment Of white men on this continent.
Mayor Bray introduced Gen. lie
ieune. who spoke of the cordial rela
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WHISTLE PROTECTS PIGEON

HOming pigeons in training by the
United States Army i'm the Canal Zone
now carry One-Quarter ounce whistles
fastened to their tails as a protective
measure against the hawks which in
fest the isthmus. As the pigeons fly
the rush of air causes the whistles 10
sound and the astonished hawks give
the winged whjstlers wide berth.
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MOUNDS PROMISE
NEOL|TH|C TRACES
Tennessee Workmen Under
ArcheoIogist's Direction
Continue Search.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, March So
Continued search for traces of Ameri-
can civilization extending back into
the Neolithic era and even to the
Paleolithic era is being made in
Tennessee by a force of workmen
under supervision of p. E. Cox, State
archeologist. Exploration of mounds
in Mound Valley, Cheatham County.
are expected to reveal that human
beings existed in this vicinity during
that period.
Excavations in Georgia and Ten
nessee by Warren X. Moorhead.
curator Of the Department Of Archie
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in which the excavators at Mound
Valley are at work and constitutes
the first explorations in that section.
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EARLY WAR CLAIMS
SETTLEMENT ASKED
Administration Plan Would
Close AmeriCan-German
] Awards in 8 Years.

The administration Plan for early
settlement Of all claims between
Americans and Germans growing out
Of tho World War. as embodied in
bill introduced Yesterday in the House
by Representative Mills Of New York
provides for borrowing by the Treas
urN to satisfy these CLAIMS, with pro
Spect;ve relmbury am~nt to the Gov
ernment within ahr1; eight years
from Dawes plan receiptS.
The total awards to American citi-
zens arr esfmated at about Sl90 ,00n.-
600. While the Treasury believes the
compensation due To German owners
Of ships. radio stations and patents
taken and nsed hv the United States
Is about 900 600 600 Under the hill
all property Of German nationals in
the hands Q: he alien property Gus
todian hero would he returned.
Arbiter Is Proposed
An arhjter would be appointed by
tho President TO award compensat tion
to the German owners, while. on the
other fa~d. awards to American
claimants would he paid on The basis
of decisions by the mixed claims com
mission
The Treasury would he reimbursed
by accounts from Germany on repara-
tions. on the cost Of maintaining the
American army OF occupation on the
Rhine and also by about $50 goo 600
aCcruins in interest from money on
deposit with the alien property Gus
todian
Thus. the Treasury proposes 10
wind up w.lhin eight wears all fiscal
differences no a
America resulting from the war.
which would take 50 years under the
Berlin treaty and the reparations pro-
gram.
Germany would he relieved of some
Of the S:r.Ct terms of the Berlin
treaty under the program, officials ex-
planned. hut the plan was declared by
its author. Acting Secretary Winston
of the Treasury. as "A recognition of
sound policy in the treatment of war
losses of our own citizens and Of the
property of enemy nationals
Program Is Held just.
IT is comprehensive settlement"
he said. "of all The principal questions
between the United States and Ger
many left from he war and il is rec
oRnlZed on both sides as an equitable
adjustment of our moral and legal oh
legations. is in conformity with our
traditional principles of fair dealing.
and will mean one more step toward
the negotiation of sound conditions i'm
the world"
Mr. Winston has heen AT work on
the proposal for several months The
State Department has been kept ad-
Tsed of the pbrasiug of the bill. but
II was not stated definitely that
either the department or President
Coolidge had officially approved it.
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Previous Evidences Found.

The present excavation work is in
line with other work done under
supervision of Mr.. Cox about a year
ago in the caverns along the Obedes
River, in Pickett County, where evi.
dences of human life in the Paleo-
iithic era were found.
The Mound Valley discoveries. it is
stated, show a civilization consider.
ably advanced over that of the Ameri
can aborigines.
Stones. evidently used as inple-
ments, indicate skill in cutting and
mechanical application.
Four mounds constitute the field
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nficent red hair that piled uxuriousy about her
head and dead white face, went by in the of
sood-looking partner
Mrs. James Andover had see white
skin, such brilliant red hair. ,-' ST..
"And it's natural that color!" she exclaimed. ut
isn't dyed bit. And her face isn't powdered either"
Later, when she saw the beauty dancing with
fullbooded negro, she vrtuousy horrorstricken.
ooh, look Jake! Oh isn't that disgusting? Some
ought to stop her"
"Don't be silly! He's probably her sweetheart
her husband. Can't you their kindred blood?"
"Sbe's white you or l." .-
"She isn't. Look at the CLEAN in her eyes, and the
yellow of her fnger-nails Can't you the crinke
in that copper hair of hers? isn't Dyed it's natural
But she's a negro, right enough" ''-
Mrs. James Andover gaped at the exotic splendor
of the creature at the slender swaying body in the
Spanish shawl. There was something savage in her
aspect-in the barbarc necklace round her snowy
throat-and in the long, slowly swinging earrings that
she gracefully. negro? Red-haired?
White-faced? Beautiful? Oh! mercy! What
the world coming to, with races mixed like that?
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isn't it: She gave delighted
SILVER as weird medley of horns
and 6ettle-drums arose, ear-splittiug.
maddening, and like nothing they bad
ever heard before. "Oh. look! What
that, for the love of Mike?'
She pointed to an instrument that
was fashioned out of a gourd, with a
parallel scoring for the scrape of a
stick. 1t gave forth harsh dronins
that seemed to express a monotone of
pain. And every now and then the
splitting quavers would scream into
sharpest discord, like some animal
in agony.
Il oughtn't to have brought you
here. You women-so persistent
oh. shut up, Jake. It's exactly
what needed, after the prunes and
prisms Of that crowd out at the
hacienda" Her orange satin foot
tapped impstiently on the polished
floor. Come on. Shake leg. I'm
ready"
They danced together, he and she.
Mr.. Timkins had not get fully re
sponded TO the music, and he scovled
q little as he danced.
lhe place was croWded. hundreds
Of couples dancing now.
II s'pose you realize you're the only
white woman on the floor?" he shot
at her, his brows drawn together.
Come off it! Trying to josh me,
are you? Look at the beauty in the
white crepe gown, and then say that
again"
she's Chinese
"Sbe's-Ehat?" Above the squark-
ing OF the music, Mrs. James An.
dovers voice had risen 10 a scream.
Her escort nodded sullenly.
Look at her closer. See the fiat.
tening Of her face. And underneath
that layer Of powder, her face is vel
low
Fancy that Mrs. James Andover
stared at the imperious beauty. Her
partner is a handsome fellow, any
way"
asone clerk from a shipping office,
1 dare say"
1t was a vivid scene, this native
Cuban ball in the big opera houss.
The men seemed light in color, and
a large number Of them were entirely
Spanish. But the women-beautifIl
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Mary, Trapped in Hayloft, Sees
Strange Meeting Between Woman
and Her Bailiff.

sigh Of relief as she turned the
key in the lock behind her.
But she would not have been 80
thankful had she known what Jake
was doing. 1t was true-as she had
said-that he had drunk too much.
And he was restless. =
With oddly lurching gait he fol-
lowed Mrs. James Andover. Finding
the back door locked against him, he
went round to the side of the house,
and STARTED softly throwing gravel
up against window that he thought
was hers.
Hi, there!" Doggedly, he went
on throwing.
AS no one opened to him, he re-
doubled his efforts, and finally, with
drunken evaporation, he picked up a
good sized stone, and, hurting it with
vigor, was astonished when it smashed
the glass.
Almost Immediately a golden head
appeared at the window, gingerly
raising the broken paues.
who's there?" Luella, reused
from slumber, had visions of Philip
Andover serenading her.
Its me-Jake Timkins! Minnie,
let me in! I'm shivered!" He was
more than shivered, he was drunk.
Good gracious!" Luella was as
founded. The bailiff-at this hour Of
the Notwithstanding admittance!
go awayw She Kissed, drawing
back little 50 that he mightn't see
her.
Il won't go awayi I've a right to
sleep in my own wife's room, tell
you'll"
Your wife?" Luerla was so as
founded that she popped her head
right out of the broken window and
stared at him. "Who is your wife,"
He stared stupidity back at her,
blinking. Then he BURST into silly
drunken laughter.
Minnie Andover's my wife, and
Jerry is my little boy" he muttereds
CONTINUED Tomorrow