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In addition. if Weis. once Chi
caGo outfielder and now with Los
Angeles. can learn to hit left ha nded
pitchers he may work his way back
10 the cubs. because he is batting
wickedly for his California manager.
In the case of Cotter. Louisville is
said still To have some rounda bou;
ella i'm on him which the Giants will
have 20 make good before the cubs
can get him. Likewise New York is
not likely to let him 20 without COM
pensa ton.
Grimm's POpulsrli. WSrcs.
Grimm's situation is suCh tFst it
seems AT least three National League
clubs would not permit him To he
waived out of the circuit. but he -
not as popular as he once was. The
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Nationals Play Buffalo Club TOMORROW: Mccarthy Planning Make Oyer Cubs
Two SANDLOT LOOPS
WILL HOLD MEETINGS

Meetings of the Commercial and
Departmental Leagues. two of the
strongest circuits in District sandlOt
ranks. have been announced for to-
night at o'clock.
The Commercial Leagu are gath
ering in the offices of Chestnut Farms
Dairy. at 10Th street a nd Pennsylvania
avenue, while the Departme will
make their plans for the coming sea.
son at Spalding's. 1898 G street.
Warren Hilleary was again named
manager of the knickerbockers at
the clubs frs, meeting last night.
The knicks, winners of the Sunday V
League title. will have the following
players in their lineup: Ross Fisher.
Dick Williams. Squirrel Charles, Ben,
ME april, Buck Jenkins, Dick Slay.
Jutes Poore. Rats Miller. Mickey Nc
Donnell. Leo O'Neil. Frank Jones,
Lew Hollis, Patsy Spalding. Ellis
Goodman. Willie Ball and Marcus
ChaconaS.
Members Of the Seneca nine will
hold their first meeting tonight at
4th and r, streets. at O'Clock
Bus Freed. manager of the War
wicks. will entertain tH4 club tor.
morrow at 7:3O O'Clock
Cardinal Juniors will plan for base
ball Friday At $40 Rock Creek Church
roaa.
Langley Insects of northeast will
try for the insect title in the Jerry
League. Teams wanting practice
games should communicate with j:
Muffet, North 2076 or Potomac 1903
Y. Miles. manager of the Northern
Midgcts. announces that his team will
go after the title in the midget divi.
sion of JerrY'a Sport shop League.
Twenty-Five candidates have reported
for the nine.
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After reporting to the Nationals
last year Myer underwent an opera
ton to eradicate an infection that had
put him out of action for some while
in the Southern Association. Now
Nyer has no trace of the trouble thai
Drced him to idle for 2 time last
summer. bu! the treatment given him
hen frightened his leg muscles and
he is unable to move about as spriyht.
" AS he did when member OF the
New orleans club
According to Trainer Martin. who
probably Is unriva'ed as a condi-
ion of big league ball players. the
young ter will have to pursue earnest
~ a special training regime to restore
he strength 10 his lee muscles This
training must he done In addition TO
he work Myer is called upon tn per.
form daily in drills as well As IN
games. while PEGS is being brought
around
Running Drills Prescribed.
Part OF il will consist of running
exercises. Martin plans to have
Nyer do several :0-yard dashes each
day the renl@ inder Of this week and
next week will increase the distance
- Yards. After few DAYS At
the second distance Mver will he
dtltu u'fpn 10 90 cOhDIe OI CEN
tury dashes daily until the team is
readr to break camp here.
Martin is Of the opinion that this
sprintinc. added 10 the usual rou-
tine. in which Myer will engage
will soon pnt a good pair Of leSs on
the young fellow. Mver appears in
fine fettle i'm every other way. His
arm is strong and he is looking
much better at bat. according TO
MANAGER Harris. than he did in the
drills last week. Eut he needs legs
and he'll get 'em if Martin has his
way.
Stufy Stewart has the distinction
of being the only real casual on the
pla wing list of the Nationals. He is
nursing dislocated thumb on his
right hand. but Martin. who repaired
the damage yesterday. claims the in
jury will not keep the utility intield-
er idle any length of time. Stuffv
hurt the digit in Mondays engage
ment with the Cubans. when he held
the ball awkwardly in tagging a run
ner going into second base.
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ID batting eye" depends not entirely
}. recovering in Johns Hopkins Hos
le removal of an ocular growth.
\ the eyesight when speaking of hit
manager warns. Il remember one
having trouble with my left eye and
game. couldn't see a thing out of
and ! made four hits.
Of Johns Hopkins Hospital showed
the Georgia peach to possess excep
tional eyesight. Before the opera
, ton was performed he was able. In
the chart test. to read two lines more
than normal eyes are expected to
read.
The bandages now are off the Tiger
manager S eyes. and it is expected he
will be able to leave for his home in
Augusta. Ga. and the training camp
of his team. within q week.
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Then came the scene OF the game.
1T showed the home plate. part Of the
first base line and part OF the third
base line. The score was such that
only home run could win the game.
The mi-htN An>o0 stood at bat. 4
catcher crouched behind him. Some
one pitched the ball from the wings.
AnSon SWUNG. hit the bali and started
to run around the bases. All three
bases were Invisible. .knson iisap-
peared into the wings where SI,r,ers
were yelling madly for he mighty
Anson. and eventually appeared on
the far end % the stage on his way
home. ending his run With = slide and
crossing the plate just AS the catcher
caught the ball. Arson was safe. He
had made a home run. He had won
the game and--the girl It was stir.
ring drama of the cood old ten.
twenty-thirty" type.
Latham As Umpire.
When the plav opened in New
York. Aneon decided to have some
thing special. He augmented his
cast. He got Arlie I.at.o7n to an.
pear as umpire and obtained the
services of Willie keeter and Joe
Kelley to appear in his support.
They would help put the play over
big on Broadway. Ansoc figured
The big scene arrived and Anson
hit the ball as usual. started for first
disappeared and a few moments later
emerged from the wings. bound for
the plate. Just as he started his
slide keeler. who was covering home.
took the throw from the wings. tag
ged Anson and Umpire Latham
yelled You're out" louder than he
ever yelled anything else in his life.
The house was III an uproar.
There was great commotion. The
manager rushed on the stage veil.
ing. THAT aint in the plot The
principals appeared and SO did the
supers. The audience was screaming
with laughter. The scene on the
stage looked like a mob act.
Kelley, Latham and keeler stood
by grinning and Anson was in a
rage, threatening to destroy all three.
Kelley finally whispered to Latham.
who nodded and went over and
whispered to the manager He STEP
ped to the footlights. held up his
hand for silence and when the house
quieted down at last. announced.
Ladies and gentlemen, the ball that
was thrown to Keeler at the plate
was not the one that Arson hit. II
was q ball that Kelley had hidden in
his shirt. The ball that AnSon hit
has not been found yet. Umpire
Latham has reversed his decision.
He declares Arson safe. Anson wins
the game and the girl
Anson continued starring in the
piece several weeks more. but never
again did he invite any base ball
stars to be embers of his supporting
cast.
Rule" Waddell was once starred
in play. The name of the piece
was THE Stain of Guilt" 1t was a
great treat for Waddell, but not such
n treat for the mana cement Still he
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TUNNEY. Y.STRIBLlNG
FIGHT STILL IS ON

MIAMI. Fla. March 10 R.
ports that the Tunney -Siribiing figh;
Friday night had been called off. 10.
day met with emphatic denial by j. l..
Baugh, promoter Of the fight: Bill
Gibson. manager for Tnnney. and
Pa" Stribling. manager Tor the
Georgian,
Both Stribling and Tunney took
light workouts today. each taking on
a sparring partner Tor several rounds
BauGh said today that the STATE
government had agreed not to inter
! fere with the ma tch. and expressed
the opinion that reports Of cancels.
ton of the fight originated with An
unna med prominent New York fight
promoter
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CHICAGO PILOT REALIZES
TEAM MUST BE REBUILT
New Manager Faces Task of Completely Revampng
Chicago National Leaguers Before They Can
Hope to Be Real Pennant Contenders.
BY JOHN r. FOSTER.

TX ROUTE FROM CALIFORNIA TO SOUTHERN TRAINING
r O"The Cubs have reconstruction Oh
- Mccarthy. with the gved
tied back contemplation after the bumps his received
the Angeles And thereon hang tales
needs blood.
Perhaps will be made Coter the first baseman who
with Louisville with Chicago the
burgh hear that Coer bound Chagoward the Giants will
Then strongly a Paso Robles that Grimm
the market. Grimm has been edate
the Gn,s
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WILL NOT FIGHT WALKER

NEW YORK. March 10 LP.-Ton.
my Milligan of Scotia nd. weller
weight and middleweight cha mpion of
Europe has withdrawn from a pro.
posed title match with Mickey
Walker. He informed the State
athletic commission that he could not
make the 141-pound weight limit of
the division.
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More Than Keen Vision Needed
By Star Batsmen, Asserts Ty

BY the Associated Press
= ALTIMORE. March lo.-A go
= on good vision. says Ty Cob
pital from an operation for Il
Don't put too much stress upo
ting" the Detroit American Leagu
afternoon in New York had been
was doubtful about getting into the
that eye. Finally | decided to play
NO. it isn't all vision. You must
have free and easy position at the
plate. You must walk into the ball.
You must have confidence. You must
tighten up At the impact Of the bat
with the ball.
"Hornsby and other batters. who
have been hitting well for two or
three years have an advantage over
the pitchers. The fingers haven't
the same confidence against such men
as against other hitters, and often try
to put too much on the ball. Often
they lose their stuff altogether. and
the balls seem to come up as in bat
ting practice"
Despite his decj ration that his
fame IS not all due to keen eyes. ex-
animation at the Wilmer eye clinic
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JOYCE, THOMAS, HADLEY,
J. AGAIN TO SPLIT PITCHING
Care Will Be Taken Not to Rush Training of Peckn.
paugh This Spring-Special Exercises Pre-.
scribed TO Condition Myers Legs.
EN JOHN r. KELLER.

AMPA l0Wih trial big al
the Nationals will
base ball Bright early
Champions will depart Palmetto where
the
Determined capabilities OF tentatively regular
Stanley Harris Bson
the Braves Petersburg last
Lefty Thomas Irving iy will have
<abbine before
the rIt,nan Lsnns stinIn thce rnnkies
Evening star., 1926-03-10
ROUNDING THIRD
~~By Hugh A. Jennings-~~~
CHAPTER LXXVIIi.

DRAN ANSON the he
~ the called "A Runaway Colt"
Anon lh the play concerned the of
banker Arson noap
although the
big and such idol he
One calling
on our little uerte tor time don't
gong chance.
whether worthy
tomorrow
neVe 1ark n d,Dra
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With the exception OF pitchers. how
ever. morr Nationals are apt To hreak X
into the Palmetto game than crashed
into the clash with tn Beaneaters.
Most Of ;ha men have been toiline
here long enough n"W I" he given
Chant. under fre. : nG some Of
those .tn0t START tomorrow : fray may
he withdraNd before it is very old.
There is one memb = OF The squad,
though. wno virjla,lv i certain !"
he kept on the sdalines during the
encagen, en'. Harris Gpines that
Roger PecIinpauch. veteran short
stop. WI" did not report here until
late last week. after an extend ID visit
10 Hot Springs. had better not he
rushed through the training grind
this Spring.
Peck a Bit Overweight
This usually dependa bic player.
who was 50 unfortunate in the world
series with the Pirates last Fall, ap
narently is not in the physical trim
he was when he ent ,red the training
camp last year and the year before.
He seems to be carrying some pound
age never before noticeable that prob
ably will not be lost without Il care
fully regulated routine of exercise.
a player whose legs had not beeu
called upon to Withstand So much
effort as have PeCk's for some years,
II in the condition the veteran appears
to he at present. probably would be
rounded into form in short order
But both Trainer Mike Martin and
Harris think that the Eai1h must be
trained in most careful manner this
Spring if he is "a lie thoroughly
re&dy for the sea sons opening gong
on April i3.
Myers Legs Need Attention.
Such a state of affairs is, indeed. un-
fortunate. as the Nationals very likely
will have to wait unon Buddy Myer.
the youncSter purchased from New
Orleans last season. for some little
time to round into good trim for full
est service in the evenr Peck fails to
reach the peak Of condition AT the
proper time. While Myer is slated
for work in these Spring training eX-
hihitiOns, he is far from the shape he
was when he made such base ball
name for himself "ith the Pelicans.
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WITH MAJOR LEACUERS
In THEIR SPRING CAMPS
Convoy ~JONr.c
Ry the Associated Press.


n
Apri 1924 Joe Hau>er. OF the Athletics
all with broken kneecap back
practice game
FL, H.
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Dreyuss president: Clarke president
E. Waters William r. Mckechne. John Onso
finished
in the world % 2.
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team of Moranville and Grimm ap-
pears 10 have left a sad impression
and though Grimm dearly loves To
chirp and yOdel he has been AS mute
as cucumber this season.
Mccarthy discovered plenty Of
facts in his first series to understand
that he will have to do vast amount
of reva mpInc before his outfit con-
forms TO the ideas he has Only
two or three men outside the hat
teries have shown him the stuff thai
comes up 10 his ideal Of major
league PLAYER
The Los Angeles games particularlv
proved that the cutfield is lacking IN
major league strength. This has been
/ asserted since the Cubs began to slip
! more than year ago. Wilson came
! through pretty well. but the remainder
| Of the outfield left no assurance that
! II knows its stuff
Club is Generally Weak.
One California expert looking over
the team observed that it's greatest
failing was that the players were all
weak in exactly the same proportion
"I don't see how much Of any selec-
ton can be made from them" he said
Because they are All about class "A
| strength"
McC arthN Is aware of this cOndi
ton.
1t can't be helped for the moment. e"
he remarked when the observation
was brought to his attention. There
! is nothing available for us TO do right
now but what We have done. Before
! ! am finished | hope to have a better
team. ] am not discouraged. hut just
/ beginning. because ! knew what IN ex
pect last Fall. and 7 now am eoire
ahead trying to make the best of il 90
tCopyright. 1929
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HAGENlACHER GETS
JUMP ON SCHAEFER

PHII.A ADELPHIA. March 10 tPl.
Jake Schaefer's hold on the wor'.i
1872 balkline billiard title. twice
broken and regained in the last four
years. faces new threat.
The champion tonight enters the
second block Of l,500-point match
with Eric Hagenlacher Of Germany at
4S3.point disadvantage.
Hagenlacher ran out his 500 caroms
in five innings last night, while the
titleholder was gathering II points.
Hagenlacher piled up the points
after Schaefer had failed to count on
an easy draw shot at the end of a run
Of in his first inning. The Gernna n
wound up the night with an unfhn.
ished run Of 100.
Evening star., 1926-03-10

i Mount Rainier players will gather
tonight al 7:30 in the home of Mana
ger Holcer. 3s0O Newton street north.
east
Evening star., 1926-02-14
RETIREMENT LAW
ACTION SCHEDULED
Senate Subcommittee t
Take Up Liberalization
Issue Tomorrow.

A definite move toward the drafting
q more liberal retirement law Tor
civil service employees Will be taken
by the Senate subcommittee III
charge of the question when IL con-
fers with Government actuaries To-
morrow morning.
This announcement was made yes
terdaY by Senator Stanfeld or ore
gon. a member Of the subcommittee
and author OF one OF the pehaihs re-
tirement measures.
Az the conference tomorrow 1t IS
expected the committee members
will iay before the Government
statisticians a tentative blu. on "hlch
the actuaries will be asked 10 eSti-
mate the cost.
The actuar!es. however. VIII nor
be able TO make their estimates uniI
they have certain data now pelhe
prepared by the Civil Service Com.
mission relative to the numoer OF
employees 70 be benefited.
The employees are contendlns 1oi
the privilege of optional retirement
after so years of service and a more
liberal basis of computing the annu-
ities to be received. one Oh the
questions to be settled by the COM
nittees of Congress Is whether theTe
should be an age limit that Wouid
have to be attained before one couio
take advantage OF the 3o-Eedr
optional retirement.
The Stanfield- -Lehlbach bill. which
most OF the employees organizations
supported at the recent hearings.
would allow a maximum annuity o.
81, 200. The employees contribution TO
the retirement fund would be IN
creased by this bill from 2E to 5t2
per cent.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
A. S. A. HAS ARRANGED
FESTIVAL AND DANCE
Mrs. Coolidge Heads Patronesses
for Affair by Americanization
School Association Wedn esday.

Tho Americanization School Associ-
atom will hold its fourth annual fes-
tival and dance Wednesday evening
at the City Club. The proceeds VIII
be used for Americanization work.
Tho musical program includes Sc
leader, Sam Dessoff: pianist, Mrs. *.
Y. CowlinS. The A. =. A. Quartet
consisting Of Miss Jeanne Dagenais
Miss Dorothea Zukerelli, Morris Ep-
stein and Jeno kohn, Will render
American folk songs Souren Hanes-
Sian, president of the A. S. A.. Is in
charge OF the program. Miss Thelma
Ninick. vice president, Is in charge OF
the tickets.
=. Many prominent women Of Wash
ington arc interested IN this affair.
Mrs. Walter I. Mccoy and Mrs. W.
". Husband are acting as chairTnen.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge heads the list Of
patronesses. which includes the fol.
lowing:
Mrs. James J. Davis, Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook, Mrs. John NJ. Beavers,
Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs. William
Heron, Mrs. David D. Caldwell, Mrs
Clyde Kelley. Mrs. Huston Thompson,
Mrs. John B. Loeffel, Mrs. Edward n.
Dingley. Mrs. Grace P. Hopkins, Mrs.
A. E. Gottshall. Mrs. Julius Peyser
Miss Helen Harmon, Mrs. James NJ.
Wiley, Mrs. Richard B. Owen, Mrs. E..
Lester Jones, Miss Eunice ". Wright.
Miss Margaret G. Barber, Mrs. Arthur
c. Moses. Miss AIine Johnson. Mrs.
Edward Roome, Mrs. Claire Wilson.
Mrs. Jesse Thomas. Mrs. Levi David.
Mrs. lawrence Townsend. Mrs. James
Easby-Smith, Mrs: H. II. Hodskins
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs. Frederick
Delano, Mrs. e. X. Fox, Mrs. F. T
Shull, Mrs. c. c. Coonnbs, Mrs. Vir-
Sinia ". Speel Mrs. May Lightfoot.
Mrs. r. d. Angel, Mrs. Samuel Firth,
Mrs. Margarita s. Gerry, Mrs. J. J.
Tigert. Mrs. John T. Shaaf, Mrs. Jesse
Cunningham, Mrs. J. Franklin Gross,
Mrs. Louis Alderman, Mrs. Virginia
W. Speel, Mrs. Giles S. Rafter, Mrs.
William D. Leetch, Mrs. Mary E.
Smith. Mrs. 7. c. Watson, Mrs. jim.
dra NJ. Nolan. Mrs. Harry S. Gauss,
Mrs. Frank W, Bailou, Miss Kathrina
VI. Harvey and Mrs. James NJ. Webb.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
ENVOY WILL SPEAK.

Sir Esme Howard, British Ambas
sador, has accepted an invitation 10
go to Roa noke Island. Dare Count.
y. G., August 1S, and deliver the
principal address at the celebration
of the 339th anniversary of the birth
Of Virginia Dare, the first white child
born in America, and the first person
to receive Christian baptism on this
continent.
The celebration will bring togethrr
a distinguished assemblage
Evening star., 1926-02-14

the company have been using the
Government field at haywood, ILL.,,
but experienced considerable diffi :
Guilty in reaching that landing field
through smoke and fog.
The Maynard property is six miles
from the Chicago assembly plant of
the company.
Evening star., 1926-02-14

tary. and George Butler. trea surer.
are the other officers of the society.
Frank White. Treasurer of the
United States, will be among the
guests Of honor and one of the prin-
cipal speakers. 1t vas due to his ef-
forts that the North Dakota Society
was organized a little more than three
years ago.
The entire Congressional delegation
is expected to attend
Evening star., 1926-02-14
DAKOTANS TO ELECT.
State Society's Annual Meeting to
Be Held Friday Night.

The North Dakota, Society will hold
it's annual dinner and election of of
ficers at $50 o'clock Friday evening
at the national headquarters of the
American Associa ton of University
Women. 1924 + street.
Charles Hammel. president. has ar,
ranged the program. Approximately
$50 people are expected. Mr.. Ham
mel will preside. Allan Gray, Secre-
Evening star., 1926-02-14
FORD TRACT FOR HANGAR.
No Plant to Be Built on 1,4OO-Acre
Plot, Company SAYS.

DETROIT, February 13 OP-The
Ford Motor Company intends no
manufacturing activity and contem
plates building no more than a ham
gar for the shelter and servicing of
it's airplanes on the 1.400acre tract
recently purchased at Maynard, Ind,
the company announced today.
Ford planes making daily trips be-
tween Detroit and Chicago plants of
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Pope Receives Sailors.

Rome. February IS CP).-The Pope
today received a second group of
American sailors from the cruiser
Pittsburgh. flagship Of the American
naval forces in European waters.
They were presented by Father Bres-
lin, vice rector Of the American col
lego in Rome.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
GROVE WILL TESTIFY.
Coming Here This Week to Argue
for CAPITAL punishment.

Robert Grove. prosecuting attorney
in the LeopoldLoeb trial in Chicago.
will appear before a subcommittee of
the House District committee this
week in opposition to the Mcleod
Kvale bills proposing to abolish cap
ital punishment in the District of Co
lumbia. Mr.. Grove comes to Wash
ipston to lestify on invitation of Rep.
Evening star., 1926-02-14

resentative Frank r. Reid, Republi-
can, Illinois.
All the time of the hearing today
was taken up by Representative
Thomas L. Blanton, Democrat, Texas
in opposition to the proposed abolition
Of capital punishment
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Winnipeg's Christmas Fires.

With the thermometer around 20 de.
grees below zero. Winnipeg fremen
were called to respond to 81 fires dur.
ing the three days beginning with
Christmas eve
Evening star., 1926-02-14
James Stephens Ill.

CHICAGO. February 13 N.-James
Stephens. Irish novelist and poet, is
i'll here with pleurisy. Friends an
nounced today his condition was i'm
proving. He became i'll THURSDAY.
Evening star., 1926-02-14

Mary NJ. McCauley, chief of the
Omaha tribe, who owns several mines
near Lead, S. D., is one of the few
Indian chiefs claSse1 as q millionaire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

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Emetics and the use Of the stomach
pump, her physicians believed, had
removed most of the poison and her
return to partial consciousness gave
hope that she would recover
Russell Thaw refused TO answer
questions. Taken to a police station,
his replies to questions were that he
had been advised not To make state
ments. He was released.
She is coming along nicely" said
DR.. Brand, and | am terapted TO say
she will recover"
The fact that Evelyn had been par
taking of intoXicants may have con
tributed TO saving her life, he said, as
alcohol is the most effective antidote
for the poison she swallowed
BY 1870 she had been given a little
nourishment and some water and was
resting easily.
Newspaper photographers followed
each other in quick succession for
fiashlight pictures of her in the hos
pital, but she was not conscious Of
their presence.
Her upper lip was somewhat swol-
len, but there were no other marks of
the poison on her mouth.
Two detectives waited To question
her about her absence from her apart
ment between New Year eve and
Monday afternoon, when she returned
with Il broken nose.