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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Special sale of odds and ends, ~
&c each, Friday and Saturday.
Everybody's store.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

New white pumps with leather or
covered heels, at $3.50 pair, at
Coulson's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Constant comfort low cuts fo1
women, have style and wear-sold
only at Coulson's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Mrs. j. NJ. Graham and daughter
Miss Lucille Graham and Mrs. NJ M.
Summers of Portsmouth came Sat
urday, for visit with Mrs. Della
Gillespie and other relatives.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Beech Grove grange will give their
play 1.-The Path Across the HILL" at
Meigs Valley grange hall, Wednes-
day evening June 80. Everybody
come. AA
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Malta Hardware will be closed all
day, Monday, July 5. 24j2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Croquet sets, at the Malta Hard
ware Co. 24j2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Queen Quality pumps, at Sc, lead
the world, at CouIson
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Queen Quality, the standard OF
footwear. new ones just in, at Coul-
sons, Sc pair.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Alpha cement in any quantity, al
the Malta Hardware Co. 24jl
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Buy your binder twine at the Nal
ia Hardware Co. 24j2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Reduction on trimmed hats, at
Henderson's j17tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

New white pumps, at $3.50, at
Coulson's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24
REGISTERED PERCHERON
STALLION

Kind ana sure, good eyes, back,
legs and feet. Knewn to be good
breeder. Ask those who own some
of his get. Will give you names or
some, so you can see them for
yourself. SO to insure Every
week day at my barn In McCon-
nelsville, O.-MONTGOMERY.
29aSW
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Alpha cement, lime and plaster.
at the Malta Hardware Co. 24j2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

A new line of stylish out size
pumps, just in, at Coulson's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

They never have the gaps--Nunn
Bush oxfords, at CoulsOn's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Grainrakes and grain cradles, at
the Malta Hardware Co. 24j2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Leonard porcelain and enameled
refrigerators, at Malta Hardware
Co, 24j2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

For celery plants call 70-Red.
24j3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Porch and lawn swings, at the
Malta Hardware Co. 24j2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Young mems new blonde oxfords
at $5.-Coulson's
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

Myers hay tools and Columbia
rope, at the Malta Hardware Com
pany 24j2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

We fit any woman's foot fror
size 2 to 0, at Coulson's.
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MISSBOWDR
WILL WE'D
TODAY

The wedding of Miss Mary
Whitelaw Bowdre. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Reese Bowdre. to
Lieut.. Robert Habersham Elliott,
son of the late Col. and Mrs.
Stephen Elliott. is taking place this
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Beth
iehem Chapel OF the Washington
Cathedral. Dean Bratenahl will
perform the ceremony.
The bride will be given in mar
rage by her father. and her at
tendants will be Mrs. Robert Worm
ley Nicolson. of Memphis. Tenn.
who will be matron OF honor. and
Miss Anne Pendleton. Miss Cath
crime Foster Miss Elizabeth Potter,
Miss Mildred Mccullough. all of
Washington. who will be brides
maids. Major Dabney Otey Elliott.
brother of the bridegroom. will be
hest man. and the ushers will be
Lieut.. o. e. Walsh, Lieut. w. s..
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PAN-AMERICAN
CHIEF FETES
RUDOLF PHI

= The director general of the Pan
American Union, DR.. L. s. Rowe, en-
tertained at luncheon today at the
Pan-American annex in honor of the
former Commissioner Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Cuno H. Rudolph.
Other guests were the, Secretary of
Agriculture. Mr. Jardine; Maj. Gen.
Charles p. Summerall, chief Of staff;
Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Rocken-
bach, the Commissioner of the
District. Proctor L. Dougherty;
the Commissioners OF the District, s..
f. Taliaferro: Lieut.. Col. u. s. Grant,
Director Of the Public Buildings and
Public Parks Of the Nation1 Capt.
tai; the commissioner general of inn
migration, Harry E. Hull: DR.. John
C. Merriam, president OF the Car
negie Institution of Washington;
Theodore w. Moves, Edwin G..
Graham, president of the Wash
ington Board of Trade; Martin A.
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EIIOTS NEWS AND GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
III A NJ P SHIR E
/. IS FEATURED
AT DEBUT
Miss Whitford Presented
Today With Aid Of Mrs.
Reyes and Mrs. Moses

AT the debut OF Miss Harriet
Stearns Whitford, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. George Langdon Whitf0rd.
which is taking place this Afternoon,
attention Is called to the New Eng
land element in washington society.
The debutante has distinguished
New Hampshire ancestry being the
granddaughter Of Col. Nehemiah q.
Ordway, OF New Hampshire, who
was the last territorial governor
Of the Dakotas, and the great-niece
Of Gov. Onslow Stearns, OF New
Hampshire.
The wives OF the Senator'S from
New Hampshire Senator Henry
Wilder Reyes and Senator George
III. Moses and Mrs. Fletcher Hale,
wife Of Representative Hale Of that
State, are among those assisting
Mrs. Whitford in receiving.
The debutante is being presented
at b tea-danee at the Mayflower
Hotel from 4 to o'clock. She will
stand with her mother in the
Chinese room adjoining the ball
room, which viii be used for dane
ing. The debutante Is wearing a
frock Of white taffetaa bouffant
model with surp1ice bodice brOcaded
IN a QSlICdI6 design OF bl1VSI. ute
velvet flowers outline the front Of
the bodice ending with large white
velvet bow on the side. She is car
rying an arm bouquet or yellow
roses.
Mrs. Whitford Is wearing gown
OF orchid flat crepe fashioned with
pleated inserts of the same material
on the sides. From a bouquet Of
orchids a long fringe falls from the
right shoulder to the low waist line
on the left.
sisting Mrs. Whitford are Mrs.
Adolph A. HoehIing. wife Of the AS
sociate Justice OF the District SUI
Ipreme Court; Mrs. Nathaniel b Dial.
Mrs. Ell. Prescott Galley. Mrs. John
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Palmer. Lieut.. T. B. Hedekln,
Lieut.. A. T. McCone. Lieut.. w. w.
Jervey and Lieut.. C. w. Stewart.
A reception will follow at the
WASHINGTON Club. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Elliott will be at home after Jam
uary / at West Point.
= y 4
Miss Sidney NeaIy was hostess at
luncheon today in compliment to
Miss Rowen Thorn, of Los Angeles,
who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Pembroke Thorn.
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If You
Hnn9n'f RenLized

that this is holiday time. step down
to Underwood and Underwood's and
watch the boys and girls home from
school and college come in for photo
graphs The mothers and fathers come
with them. too, and many are the
jolly groups being made at this time.
Parents realize that there is no time
like the present where the young peo-
pie are concerned. They change in
appearance so rapidly and it will be
nice to have photographs Of them just
as they look this Christmas and New
Years.
believe that Underwood's have
special picture they are making this
season for less cost than you are in
the habit Of paying.
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2q81sY xyM Z IA
NEAREST GENEVIEvE:

~ went to New York for Christ
mas and 50 spent Friday looking
around the shops, principally to see
what was being shown for Southern
wear. Many of the exhibits were com
plete and beautiful. and / was told
that in spite of the holiday rush peo-
pie were finding time to select their
wardrobes for the flight South
You will love the new sports things
Some of our Connecticut avenue shops
have displays this week and others
promise them for next week.
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=
to this pop
II l a r little
place to eat.
Dinner will
be served
fro one
o'clock on,
a n d t h e
price will be
$1.75. i am
= 81 = h a
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shop has numbers of attractive frocks
at lower prices.
Imagine a skirt Of betting ribbon in
two shades of blue with a top blouse
of lk-mixed weave in the same col.
ors. Another model was in two
shades of tan, but, as / recall, this
was purchased as l looked at it.
A pink cameps hair sweater has
skirt of finely-pleated crepe in the
same tint. I have forgotten the price
Of this. 1t Is an adorable idea. The
Betty Hanna has marvellous novelties.
perfumes, Russian toilet creams and
all sorts of imported things.
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menu will be in four courses-turkey
with cranberry, olives and nuts and
everything good that goes with
feast day.
Telephone North 1913 for reserva.
tions.
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Haze Dinner
Neq0 Years Day

at the Parrot, 1913 Connecticut ave-
nue.. Better call up and make your
reservations now. for you know how
people flock
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and was delighted
to find that they
are models such
as / saw in the
srnartest shops in
New York | a s t
week. They are
D ri C e d for the
most part at SIS
and .$95. although,
as you know by
this tim e. this
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JAPANESE ENVOY
CANCELS INVITATION

The japanese Ambassadors and
Nine. Matsudaria have Cancelled all
engagements owing to the death Of
his majesty the Emperor Of ia
pan.
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MRS. HOOVER VISITS
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL,

Mrs. Hoover, wife of the lSecre-
tary OF Commerce, called at the
Children's Hospitality this morning
this morning and distributed raisins
from her California ranch among
the little patients. She was nc
companied by Mrs. Frederick H.
Brooke.
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MISS .MASARYK is
GUEST OF LRAS

The Counselor of the CzecnoslovalI
Legation and Nine. Lipa have as their
guests over the holidays. Miss Alice
Masaryk, daughter Of the President
of. the Czechoslovak republic, and
Miss Ladislada Klinderova, who is
studying at Vassar College. Miss
Masaryk is secretary to the presi-
dent. of the Czechoslovak Red Cross.
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Semt-Sport
C0Stu mes

are featured at the Betty Hanna
Shop. 1913 Connecticut avenue, this
week. I looked them over yesterday
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Leese, president of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce; Ross P. An
drews, president of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association;
Franklin Adams, counselor of the
Pan-American Union, and William
A.. Reid, trade adviser of the Pen
American Union.
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BELGIAN ENVOY
HONOR GUEST

h The Belgian Ambassador and Bar.
0ness de Cartier were the guests in
! whose honor Mrs. Henry +. Dimock
.entertained at dinner last evening
at her home The other guests were
. the Ambassador of Brazil. S. Gurgel
!: 10 Amaral; the Secretary of Labor
and Mrs. James A. Davis, the Minis
ter of Colombia and Sonora de Oloya
the Minister of Czechlsolovakia.
Zdenek FierIinger; the Counselor OF
the British Embassy and Mrs. Henry
Getty Chiffon, the Solicitor General
and Mrs. William D. Mitchell. the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Charles S. Dewey, the
Counselor of the Italian Embassy
and Countess Rogeri di Villanova.
Senator Reed Smoot, Mrs. Stephen
B. Elkins, Princess Cantacuzene. Mr..
and Mrs. James NJ. Beck. Mr.. and
Mrs. Copley Amory. DR.. and Mrs.
Stanley Rinehart, Admiral Stanton,
Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, Mrs. Henry
Corbin, DIR. David Jayne Hill, Mrs.
Elizabeth Coolidge and Mr.. and Mrs.
Pinkney Tuck
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YOUTH DANCE
AGAIN THIS
EVENING
Mr.. and Mrs. Hight Will
Be Hosts at Mer-
riest Ball

TyHE climax OF all dinner parties
this evening, it seems, will be
Il the dance which Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hight are giving for their
debutante daughter, Miss Barbara
Hight, at the Willard Hotel.
1t will undoubtedly be the mer-
REST of all the Christmas festivities.
for Mr.. and Mrs. Hight have been
generous in their invitations to the
young people and their guests here
for the holidays. And there will
be only young people present-and
perhaps few that may be termed
'.Youngest"-bu there will be none
of the eldest generation.
The spacious ballroom OF the
willard has been clarmingly deco
rated in holly, cedar, and naistletoe,
characteristic of the season. APP
proximateIy 800 are expected to be
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hight will entertain
informally before the dance for a
sub-deb group, including Miss
Phyllis Hight, Miss Barbara Drake,
Thorpe Drain and Sterling Wyckoff,
Of Plainville, Conn.
Miss Barbara Hight viii be in the
dinner party entertained by the As
sistant Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. j.. Walter Drake, in compli-
ment to Miss Olive Sherley and
Miss Helen Clifford.
Entertaining for Sons
Representative and Mrs. Clyde
Kelly will entertain company OF
yo,lng people at the Willard for the
latters sons, William Clementson
and Merrill Clementson, here for the
holidays In this party will be Miss
Elizabeth Ransley, Of Pennsylvania,
who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly
Miss Muriel Bliss. niece of Gen.
and Mrs. Z. @. AshburI1, who is
student at Vassar College and who
made her debut here at Thanksgivt
ing, will be the honor guest at q
dinner given by her brother. Jared
Bliss, who is here from Harvard
University for the holidays. Mr..
Bliss will entertain at the Carlton
Hotel.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Edward
vacation with the latter's parents,
General and Mrs. Marshall, are
entertaining at dinner in compli-
ment to Miss Allison Roebling.
Other Dinner Parties
Others giving dinner parties De-
fore the Hight dance are Major
and Mrs. Townsend Whelen for
their daughter. Miss Violet Whelen.
Their group win include most OF
the receiving party at the debut |
this afternoon of Miss Harriet
Whitford.
And yet other dinner hosts viii
be Mrs. Stephen Is. EIkins, who will
entertain a company of young |
people; Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Rids-
dale, who are entertaining for their
daughter, Miss Hetty Ridsdale; Mrs.
Douglas Thompson and her daugh- |
ter. Miss Lillian Thompson, and the
officers of the MayfloWer.
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lanes OF the sky The sky was blue
and clear like that last April-that
Sunday of the picnic. and she had
come running out this gate giggling
to have made the sneak so cleverly.
She pushed the rusty hinge, went
in quietly and sat hidden in the
shrubs. Then she took off her hat,
shaking back the red. shiny hair.
She thought of her bridal night,
standing here with Jimmy, fitting
her face backward for him to kiss.
She belonged to herself then.
Then she thought Of that walled-in
garden and Murillo coming upon her.
leading her back. the moon floating
in a golden mist. Why hadn't she
run away then beforo it was too late
why hadn't she flown-no, matter
where?
But no, she had gone back like a
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IL she had only brazened them to the
end-if she'd only run away before
hand
She came back always to the dead
ly conclusion. Its too late now!
You're beati'
All last night she lay awake. defy
ing this. She wasn't beat. She
would leave anyway. She would
fight the thing out alone-meet it
by herself.
What good would that do? Run
to the farrhest end of the earth,
bury herself in the remotest island
1t would still be his child-he would
always be the father.
She felt Murillos limp. moist
hands on her shoulders. his lips
pressed to her throat. Shame burned
her scarlet-scarlet to the heart.
Then she said. half weeping: IT
won't have it! won't"
She hated herself. She put her
hands behind her, the touch of her
own flesh abhorrent. No longer her
owr--she didn't belong to herself.
But she WOULD She'd kill herself
"Oh, can't go on like this" Her
pulses thumped in a still alarm.
Suppose she ran away now? Could
she get job? How long would she
be able to work? Then could they
come and bring her back?
Days and days of this. One night
EAr
that Alice mightnt hear. She sat
by the open window looking down
at the grapevines. She felt desolate.
The thing that had happened was
vicious. The child was her enemy.
1t was his. She could never love it.
Burning tears. Never love it, Not
hers. His. She had to check the
convulsive sob. 1t would never be
his. Hers.
Then she felt a stirring Of pity.
Pity that she was to bring it here
a little, helpless thing that would
mean nothing to her, and she would
never love it.
Why should she care for It? 1t
was forcing her back to him. She
had to so back. She knew this now.
Lying awake hour after hour, she
faced her own angry defiance. She
asked: What else can l do?" And
she saw herself rushing to the city,
throwing herself on Judith's hands.
No-but what else? Walk the
streets? Borrow-steal-die Yes
she could die. But she didn't want
to die. She wanted to live
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Answer to Wednesdays Crossword
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HOOSIER BRIEFS

" FORMER Hartford City
"A resident returned and stood
III out in front of the Citizens
National Bank, admirlng the
building. He admired so long.
officials became nervous and called
police. thinking he was a yegg.
Dairymen at Marion have agreed
to let their cows be tuberculin tested.
George Smith of Cswsgo reports
seeing a red-winged b.ackbird near
his home. Yep, means an early
spring.
Members of the Kosciusko County
Bankers Association in addition to
purchasing shotguns. rifles and
pistols to combat bank bandits, have
laid in supply of gas bombs.
The 100000 mark has been passed
in the drive to raise $250,00O for a
new Chamber Of Commerce building
at FIT. Wayne.
Sixty-four will graduate next
June, James f. Blue Warsaw High
School principal has announced.
Five hundred persons attended an
old fiddlers' contest at Boonville.
William Jenkinson. II, of Muncle
was seriously hurt when his sled
coasted in front OF an automobile.
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I-7ARION HIGH SCHOOL
IM paper is named Cactus be-
cause 1t has so many fine
points. Miss Mary Rhue is editor.
Catherine Hellmich, 10, Of
Greensburg broke her leg while
learning to use roller skates.
East is East even at Franklin Col
lege. Hubert Cheng and Miss Ella
8. P. Ling, Chinese students will wed
Saturday
Norrnanda school children didn't so
to school. The teacher, Miss Anna
Mcfarland was unable to attend, as
a result Of having a tooth pulled.
Upton is having war on loose
dogs. Untagged animals are being
shot.
Dan Cupid wreaked havoc at st.
Wendell. Three couples married in
one week.
Monroeville High School will be
remodeled at a cost Of 100000.
Norris Linkenhelt, IS, of Peru,
has confessed, police say, to stealing
a radio set.
Miss Lucy Epson, As, of Warsaw,
has filed a petition for admission to
the Kosciusko County bar. She is
the first woman to seek bar license
in the county.
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Sandy laughed, caught a glimpse
Of herself In the mirror with the big,
droopy hat. the sport frock Of orchid.
She pushed the hair at her ears. Her
hands were freezing; her neck on
fire.
OF course she looked lovelyl Did
any one need to stare at her and
comment about IL?
She walked rapidly up the block.
But she stopped whenever she
caught her reflection in the store
windows. She glanced with Il
stealthy. agonized intensity at these
images,
An odd. hot dialogue went on In
her mind. Its not so! OF course
it's not!.
"Ohl don't be such a fool! You
know it's sov'
but what will I do? God. what
can 1. do?"
Face it! You'll face IT,
OH not face It'll won't: won't!
She tore along as though sho
would fly out of her own body. This
incredible thing, happening TO her.
No other people were cowed by Life.
But she was 80 slim. so tall, so very
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by Elemore Niche rim,
AUTHOR OF ssCHICKIE,'
g q AYHNV A NEW STORY OF b,
A MODERN GIRL A

off these closing walls. Strike out
and get omehow-anyhow.
She could have hurled herself on
the ground and given up to uncon-
trollable sobbing. Nothing could
equal the poisonous bitterness of her
seif-reproaches. If she had only
known--if she had only thought
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weak. puny hearted thingl She de-
served this. She thought in a fury
OF resentful stiffness. Don't stamp
your feet now; it won't do any goodl
No good to scream; it's truer'
Every time she said its true"
thing went clashing wild in her
thoughts. Strike out her hands, beat
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breezy and do as you please She
was that gay, light hearted Sandy
Mcneil who snapped her fingers
with an impudent laugh and dared
anyone to high-hat her. Let Life
shake its old gray fingers-she'd
get byl
And even now she tried to fling
back her head. She said hundred
times a day as though her scared,
piteous denial was going to alter the
fact: "No-it's not so. God-don't
let it belts noti'
TIT was evening, early in Sep
1 TENDER. Clouds drifted like
1J silver flowers across the
mountain tops. They kept drifting
and drifting, new ones blooming as
the first ones were lost. All along
they drifted, a music in the blue