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Evening star., 1926-09-19
VON ELM CAPTURES
TITLE FROM JONES
Playing at Dizzy Pace, He
Stuns Golf World by Beat
ing Albanian, 2 and |.
By the Associated Press. .

SHORT HILLS, n. j., September
from his amateur throne today by
fiaxen- haired George Won Elm of Los
Angeles in one of the most stunning
upsets Of links history.
Bobby Jones beaten-the words
flashed out over rolling Baltusrol late
this afternoon to an almost unbeliev-
ing sport world. Defeat for the mas
ter SHOEMAKER from Atlanta at the
hands Of a player he had twice over
whelmed in previous matches, seemed
too incredible to receive. But Won
Elm had come to the slopes Of the pic
turesque New Jersey course to prove
that the age Of golfins miracles has
not yet passed, and in two of the most
dazzling rounds ever played, he finally
conquered the young Georgian on the
thirty-fifth green. . and 1.
Playing at dizzy pace which had
the champion one down at the end Of
the morning round. Won Elm COM
pleted his conquest with card
which showed one stroke over even
fours. This was enough in itself to
overthrow great champion. But
the story OF Bobby's defeat began
long before they stepped to the first
tee before a record breaking throng
of 10000 this morning.
1t began on Wednesday with A ter
rife battle between two Jones-Bobby
and Dick-the first Of three nerve
wracking matches through which the
champion was compelled to pass in his
defense Of the crown Then came a
bitter duel with Chick Evans. won
by the titleholder at and 2, and
U,nntinued on Pace 4 Column. "a
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TRAIN KILLS MINISTER.

PETERSBURG, Va, September IS
R.-A grade crossing near Dewitt,
Dinwiddie county. about 20 miles
from this city. claimed two victims
within three hours this afternoon.
After T. Taylor Lee. r. r. D. car
rier, had been struck and seriously in
jured by northbound Seaboard Air
Line fast freight train shortly after IL
o o'clock, Rev. E. H. Powell, 54year-
old Methodist minister of McKenney,
Va. was fatally hurt at the same
crossing. Rev. Mr.. Powell died while
being brought to this city on the train
that struck his automobile.
Lee is IN q serious condition in a
Pittsburgh hospital but 10 expected to
recover.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
DEBRIS BURIES FIREMEN;
KILLED. a BADLY,HURT
5000, 900 Bakery Blaze at Philadel-
phia Causes Injuries to
Score of Others.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA September IS
Two firemen were killed, four were in
jured. perhaps fatally, and a score Of
others were hurt when fighting a fire
at the F'riehofer Bakeries, northeast
Philadelphia. tonight.
Those killed were Capt. Joseph
Jones and Fireman John Sykes Of
Company No. 30. Charles Lindsay.
Edmund OBrain. James Miller and
James keelan, all firemen. were seri-
ously injured and taken TO a hospital.
The casualties occurred when a wall
Of the building collapsed following the
explosion OF a boiler. The men were
buried under tons Of debris and burn
ing timbers.
The cause Of the fire was not de-
termined. First estimates placed the
damage at 100000.
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Diver walks Mile
Across Bottom of
River i'm 50 Minutes

BY the Assoc ated Press.
: NORFOLK. Va, September Is
Inaugurating a new form of COM
petitive water sports" Klass
Everts, local deep-sea diver. this
afternoon walked across the bot
tom of the Elizabeth River be-
tween Portsmouth and Norfolk.
covering the distance of a fraction
over mile In so minutes. The
hike" was preliminary to
Everts' attempt to walk across
the bottom Of Hampton Roads be-
tween Sewells Point and Old
Point, a distance of miles, next
month.
He encountered considerable
mud and difficulty in climbing the
steep sides of the channel cuts,
some of them to a depth of IS feet,
but finished apparently untired.
Everts has challenged any diver
to outwalk him in the proposed
trip across Hampton Roads.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
EAT BREAD OF ADVERSELY
French Loaf Costs More Than
Good Variety. Too.

PARIS, September IS CP).-Eating
the bread Of adversity," yellouish
sodden loaf, compound of cornnaeal,
rye, barley. potatoes and coarse wheat
en- ficur, Is the most irksom item Of the
Frenchnan's program Of penitence.
Paying higher price for this mixture
than for real bread does not make it
more palatable.
The deficiency OF the homegrown
wheat crop is placed at 500 900 tons
by the department Of agriculture. but
this is regarded as far too optimistic
by independent experts, some Of whom
estimate the deficiency at 100000
tons.
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Judge, Is, to Try Bread and Water Diet
This Week to Determine Its Cruelty

bread and water sentences on boot
!eggers all that time.
When the recent Tekamah bread
and water sentences of Roy Carson
and Thomas Nelson. who lost an an.
peal to the State Supreme Court to
avoid the diet came up. Judge Bryant
said he was surprised they should
attract any notice. as ut Is a method
OF irtensifying imprisonment"
Judge Bryant advocates the whip.
ping post to ''annihilate hootIeKxers."
County Physician H. w. Benson
today announced that a physical exs
animation of Thomas Nelson, 50-year-
old Craig farmer. liquor law yiolator,
had revealed that he would not be
harmed by 2o-day stretches In Burt
County Jail on diet Of bread and
water.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
PARLEY
ON TANGIER PROPOSED

By the Associated Press.
ROME, September 1s.-Considerable
interest is again shown in the Tangier
question, and 1t is thought probable
an International conference must be
held for a definite settlement. La
Tribuna says France wishes to limit
the discussions TO as few participants
as possible. while England favors a
larger number. and the paper adds:
ITALY would not take part in an In
ternational conference over Tangier
unless she was sure she would be al
lowed equal rights with all other par
ticipa nts"
Evening star., 1926-09-19
Wreck Which Shook Up Marion Talley
Second Deliberate One in Week
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, September 1s.-The
second deliberate wrecking Of a ST.
Louis-bound railroad passenger train
within a week occurred at 11:40
o'clock last night when train No. sos
Of the Frisco, known as the Mem
phian. ran into an open STITCH at
Harvard. Ark. Two trainmN were
injured.
Investigation disclosed. IL was an
nounced from the Office here of Presi-
dent Kurn of the railroad that a
switching crew passed over the switch
only II minutes before the passenger
and found the switch properly set
zA2sA led to the railroads eeucluEon
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By the Associated Press.
HARRINGTON. Nebr.. September
ls.-County Judge W. F. Bryant, IS
year.old foe of liquor law violators
in Cedar County. will begin a self
imposed five.day diet on bread and
water next Monday morning to de
term.ne once and for all IL such a diet
is cruel and inhuman," he said today.
Rye bread will be the judges only
food beside water. Al the end Of
FIVE DAYS or the bread and water
diet. the turict said. he would de-
eide whether he would extend sen
tence Ave days longer.
Judge Bryant. on the bench for II
years. says he has Seen imposing
Evening star., 1926-09-19

The message was sent from a
rakeshift radio station in Miami
after the six $50 foot towers of the
tropical radio station there had been
blown down. The message was in
tended for the steamship Siboney.
the closest vessel to Miami. but was
picked up by the tropical station at
Mobile and relayed to New Orleans.
The Siboney was requested to broad
cast the news of the disaster.
The local station said that the mes
sage was received at Mobile about
11:30 pm. last night. Officials at the
station are of the opinion that the
blow hit Miami Friday night or early
yesterday morning, since they have
been unable to establish connection
with their station there since Friday
midnight.
Gulf Dwellers Warned.
Warnings were sent out by tele-
phone early this morning from the
local weather bureau to dwellers on
the shores of Lake Pontcha train and
along the East Louisiana Coast. as
the hurricane which swept Florida
appeared to be heading into the Gulf
Coast. Storm warnings along the
coast were ordered changed to hurri-
cane warnings.
Weather forecasters said that the
hurricane probably would strike the
Gulf Coast between Appalachicola
Fla, and Burrwood. La. some time
this afternoon or tonight
The warning issued here said that
every precaution should he taken
against destructive winds.
The Miami Tribune Building. rA-
ported in wireless messages to the
Tropical Radio station at New Orleans
as having been destroyed by hurri
cane. was a cement structure rein
forced by steel. and regarded as one
Of the more substantial Of the build
inEs In downtown Miami. The build
ing was located on Southeast First
street, three blocks from the water
front and a half block from the Flor.
ida East Coast Railway station.
Reports that bank building had
been destroyed disclosed that tre-
mendous damage was done in the heart
Of the business and fnancia district
The two largest banks in Miami are
located on Flagler street. several
blocks from the water front and pro
tected by other buildings
Evening star., 1926-09-19
HUSBAND KILLS DOCTOR.
Man Also Strikes Wife With Shot.
gun, Charging Attentions.

McMINNVILLE. Tenn, September
IS LP).-Dr. A. 3. Ramsay, ply
sician. was shot and killed today as
he sat in his automobile in front Of a
garage and Mrs. A. J. Overall was
seriously injured later by being
struck on the head by a shotgun.
The womans husband. insurance
agent, surrendered to police, who an
nounced that he declared he killed
the physician because of attentions to
Mrs. overall. then went home to kill
her and himself but his shotgun failed
to FIRE when pointed at Mrs. Overall.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

YANkTON, S. Oak, September 1s
R).--United States Senator W. H.
McMaster. who underwent an opera.
tion here this morning for appendi.
cits. Is coming along fine so far"
DR.. s. NJ. Hohf said tonight. The
Senator had been troubled several
years. and after slight attack few
days ago decided TO have the opera
ton
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that the switch was tampered with.
The Sunshine Special Of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific was wrecked last Mon.
day night at McGehee, Ark, killing
the engineer and fireman and injurin9
20 others. Investigation disclosed that
angle bars had been removed.
The locomotive Of the Memphian
turned over. side-swtping ears stand.
ing on an adjacent track The bag.
gage car, mail car and one coach
were derailed. Engineer Curtis was
bruised and Fireman Davenport
scalded. Miss Marion TalIey Of kan.
sas City, Metropolitan Grand Opera
star, ana other passengers were
shaken in.
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Throngs Meet Train on Trip
Through New York State
in Daytime.
Mr.. AND MRS. COOLIDGE
APPEAR IN FINE HEALTH
Special Makes Record Time Until
Executive Orders Slower Pace
at Philadelphia.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
President and Mrs. Coolidge re-
turned to the Capital just before II
o'clock last night. after an ar-day
trip by special train from their vaca-
ton camp in the Adirondacks
They were met by Secretary San
ders. who has been here for several
days. and by Capt. Wilson Brown. tr..
naval aide to the President. IS we'll as
White House attaches. who remained
in Washington during the Summer.
They drove Immediately to the White
House, which was lighted throughout.
Record Time Made.
The return trip from the more than
two months vacation was made over
the New York Central and Pennsyl.
vania railroads on a special train,
which made record time until Phila.
delphia was reached. Here orders
were given by the President for the
schedule TO be slowed down so that he
would not arrive in advance of IL
O'Clock, the hour he originally had set
for his return.
Besides the Philadelphia stop only
one other was made on the run down
from Jersey City. that at Baltimore,
where the two White House collies,
Prudence Prim and Rob Roy, almost
were left behind.
After dining tonight. the President
and Mrs. Coolidge had a motion pic
ture show in their observation car.
Several score persons were at the
station to watch the arrival
Pass Through Philadelphia.
HILADELPH1A, September 1S
R).-The special train with the Presi.
dent and Mrs. Coolidge aboard passed
through West Philadelphia station to-
night on the way to Washington. The
train arrived at S:14 daylight saving
time, more than 40 minutes ahead of
schedule, and departed minutes
later.
The arrival of the presidential spe.
cial was not known to the public and
only a few railroad company employees
and police were on the platform Pas
sengers awaiting a train due al about
the same time were held upstairs in
the station until the special had
passed through.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge did
not leave their chairs in the observa.
tion car during the brief stop here
GETS CONTINUED OVATION.
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FLORIDA COASTS SWEPT.
Many Cities Flooded. Railroads Washed
Out. Ships Sunk.


KEY WEST. Fla. September is LF1.
The devs stating fury Of the tropical
storm which swept the south Florida
coast this morning has transformed
Miami Beach and Miami into a DESC
lated Venice. with streets inundated.
buildings wrecked. light and power
gone and untold property damage.
Word received here tonight from
the devastated area said the entire
city Of Miami Beach is flooded with
3 feet Of water. Many buildings were
blown down by the so-mile an hour
gale. which paralyzed all the light and
power systems.
Miami proper Is believed 10 have
suffered considerable damage also.
The c2useway connecting the two
cities was covered by the inrushing
waters during the storm.
Railroad Washed Out.
Railroads were hard hit A wash
out Of the tracks at Jewish, at the
extreme southern end of the main.
land. was reported. and IL is believed
tAfs will cause a long delay in the
operation Of trains.
The radio station at Jupiter re-
ce;veA q message relayed to the Coast
Guard. from the steamer Westerwald
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reporting the rescue of the crew of
the schooner San Pierre Miquelon,
which was said to be afire and sinking
slowly. The position was given as
latitude IS north. longitude 73 de-
crees 81 minutes west. The sea gale
was accompa MED by a 1oo-mile wind,
the radio message said.
The radio station at Hialeah was
silent. At Key West the wind reached
a velocity Of IS miles an hour, but
no damage was done.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, September
Is R.-Ths battered half Of
schooner, the Carson of Nassau, n.
p" was found tonight beached on
Talbot Island, two and one-half miles
off Mayport. There were no signs of
life aboard.
PALM BEACH is SWEPT.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
d. HOME AGAIN.
STAR.
PART ONE-44 PAGES.

General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Pages "a and
35.
Radio News and Programs-Page 36
Boy Scout News-Page 81.
Girl Scouts-Page 81.
Evening star., 1926-09-19
PART TWO-16 PAGES.

Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Reviews of the New Books-Page 4.
Around the City-Page 4.
Clubwomen of the Nation-Page 4.
Tales of Well known Folk-Page II.
D. A. R. Activities-Page u.
Y. W. c. A News-Page 70.
News of the Clubs-Page 13.
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PART THREE-14 PAGES.

Amusements-Thea and the Photo
play.
Music in Washington-Page ).
Motors and Motoring-Pages s, Z
and s.
District National Guard-Page 9.
Serial. Mysterious Sweetheart"-
Page 10.
Spanish War Veterans-Page 10.
Civilian Army News-Pase II.
Veterans Of the Great War-Page 12.
Army and Navy News-Page 70.
Fraternal News-Page IS.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

PART SHIP PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
Financial News-Pages II and IL.
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1000 Buildings Destroyed, City
Docks Swept Away, Meager
Radio Reports Say.
EVERY VESSEL IN BIG HARBOR
SUNK BY lOO-MILE WINDSTORM
Troops, Food and Medical Supplies
Called For; Makeshift Broadcasting
Stations Set Up.
By the Associated Press.


Sevenyhve known dead Miami and property loss that
probably will into the hundreds of millions toll of the
storm that ahed the East Coast FRIDAY
lower half of the State Saturday. -
All lines Of direct with the
ton OF the State down and direct word received
since about Saturday when passengers
Palm Beach brought stories of terrific destruction
ther south.
rains from the stricken DELAYED hours brief
wireless communications with Miami through makeshft
rangement late last night told of the destruction wrought
largest city in South Florida.
All South Florida shipping suffering from the ravage of the
mile hour winds that swept small boats up the
and beached them.
EVERY BOAT IN HARBOR REPORTED SUNK.
At Miami the wireless
sunk $3.50 ~ ' ~ " YIN ~
Last direct with
from the Atlantic with the
Miami Beach three feet beneath the of breakers
Telegraph 80 miles
and their parayzed
The hurricane the the
veled
IN the Iampa harbor inland leaving them stranded
Bradentown, Myer
hard hit of the damage will be unknown
ton re-esablshed
The Mississippi and Louisiana but few weeks by
ahng another blow today Florida
hurricane sweeping that way weather bureau advces
shipping the gulf
ing shelter Larger vessels still sailing schedule yesterday
Evening star., 1926-09-19

GRAPHIC SECTION-1O PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
Evening star., 1926-09-19

COMIC SECTION-4 PAGES.
Betty; Reg lar Feilers; Mr.. and Mrs:
Mutt and Jeff.
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WORST STORM IN HISTORY.

NEW ORLEANS, o P-The following
Miami history o 20
dead Property Sl00O0 More than 1000 buildings
including bank building Miami Tribune.
City docks completely destroyed all
ing steamship Nohab formerly by Kaiser Of
medic andtr
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PART FOUR PAGES.
PART FJyE-a PAGES

Magazine Section-Fiction and Fea.
lures.
The Rambler-Page g.
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McMaster's Condition Favorable.

continued on Page 6. Column 81
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Continued on Page 5, Column. 81
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The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
so cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start Immediately.
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Continued. on Page g.. ColumA5
The Washington times., 1926-09-03

bed and, before she could finish
her prayers, was fast asleep.
She was awakened by shrill
barking, so unexpected it brought
her to sitting position on the
bed. For a moment she blinked
in wonderment, then she remem-
bered the puppy.
"s'Tis just as thought" she
mumbled darkly, "a dog is
troublesome creature. Listen to
him, will you? I'm glad / told
the lad to take him back"
Slipping into her worn. felt
slippers, she shuffled out to the
kitchen. The barking had grown
more insistent, more shrilly de-
handing.
''Be STILL" she began, opening
the door. but the words died on
her lips for, there, beside the
stove was a mass of flames grow
ing terrifying larger even while
she hesitated. In a surge OF self
reproachment, she remembered
the cleaning fluid she'd been using
that afternoon. , The rags, care
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tirely clear. Did he mean e.
cape?
Momentarily, she forgot her
own plight and Kelvin's in the
amazement at his secret hint.
Was It possible. she wondered,
that Brierhalter, after ALL, had
not betrayed them: that the
raid had originated otherwise?
1t might have been, she was
forced to admit. that he fingered
outside and had followed the
raiding party upstairs.
IT became clear that Brier.
halter, If he could get her free,
might prove her salvation. Once
as far as the station house she
would, inevitably, face ruin. That
Brierhalter could get her away
from an alert raiding squad was
almost incredible. Too, she could
have sworn that he had insti.
gated this foray.
But the man was utterly un-
Dredictable She had thought to
The Washington times., 1926-09-03

little beggar." chucklingly. Nov,
now" as he began to lick her
good.slzed shoe, go way with
you. I'm no friend of your
kind"
Yet, later. when the puppy fin
ished his generous repast, she
took him in her lap and stroked
his smooth silky body tenderly.
She even consented to scratch
him behind his soft furry ear.
''Ah, you're the cute one," she
unused aloud, IAN I'm not blam-
ing the lad for wanting you.
Whist, but I've neither the time
nor the patience to bring you up
and it's better you went back
where you came from"
At nine o'clock, growing
sleepy, she made soft bed for
the dog behind the stove, set
a saucer Of cool water beside the
coal scuttle and left him to his
own devices. Then, YEARLY, be-
cause 1t had been q long, hard
day. she undressed. climbed into
The Washington times., 1926-09-03

take Kelvin along and let me
bring the girl IN this taxi? There
won't be room for all Of us IN
the police car
The man Henderson considered
the suggestion. It might be al
right, sir. The only thing Is that
IL anything happened I'd be re-
gponsible personally, you know
Don't worry. Nothing will hap
pen. And IL tt does, I'm respon-
sibIe myself to the Police Commits
sioner. He's the man who gave
me my special commission
wanted it so could carry 4
weapon for self-protection. He's
my friend, il you understand what
/ mean"
''Well, IL you'll assume the re-
sponsibility its all right with me.
Mr.. Brierhalter. . the man said
respectfully. It's not often We
bump into any OF the volunteer
cops when we're on 6 job, and
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IF You Loved Me you'd Risk It. : He Tells JOsIyn


frighten him away with the
pseudo suicide and, apparently,
had nisjudged his reaction. Now
it appeared he had neither fled
nor struck back.
To Escape!
Down the stairs her mind be-
came dynamic with the idea Of
escape. Once free Of the police
there would be chance to con-
coct alibis and explanations !. II.
to avoid the horror Of being
locked up. Escape meant, in
hurried, nervous way. a deliv-
erance from immediate trag-
edy.
Outside Of the apartment build
ing two cars were at the curb,
one a touring model. tightly cur
tanned; the other taxicab. Brier-
halter was at her elbow.
Look here, Henderson,, he
said to the obvious head Of the
raiders. why can't Won fellows
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I guess 1t won't do any harm
to let one OF EN- bring IN q
prisoner. Sure, 60 ahead
This explanation revealed to
:JosIyn b new array OF facts.
Brierhalter. like many wealthy
men. held special commission
from the police department: his
appearance at the raid was, more
or less, accidental. But the vivid
III stimulating interest Of the mo-
fment was that he, she exulted,
was somehow going to bring about
her escape!
In the Tai
Amid the fIuttering roar Of en-.
gines being started she climbed
into the faxicab. Kelvin, his face
white and drawn, had disappeared
into the crowded touring car;
with 8 poignant ache In her heart
JosIyn yearned to help him
but IL was too late. His flight,
his very fame, would help 70 com
Wet him. The penalty, she was
reasonably sure. would not BE-
death, but. certainly, the peni-
Tertiary.
ssWeiI, we're ont 81 that. "
Brierhaiter remarked comfortably,
as he closed the door.
You mean you're not going 70
take me to the police station"
Certainly not We're going
UP to my apartment. e
The ride to Brierhalter, apart
ment was rapid and with only
the barest c0nversatio neces-
sites. As JosIyn emerged from
the elevator into the private
hallway OF quarters far more
sumptuous than she had ever
before seen, Japanese man
servant came forward and took
her bag.
Brierhalter took her into q
remarkably large liviug-roOn1 "a
room of dark walnut furniture,
Of shadoWy panels. Of glistening
crystal. Joslyn. with faint
return from her private school
year in Baltimore, thought she
recognized an Italian influence
In the carved oak probably
of pre- Renaissance period.
Even as she la0Ored under the
strain OF the situation, JOslyn
was stastied By the unexpected
way BrierhaIter harmOnlze0 VIII
this strangely homogeneous re
dievaI atmosphere. He seemed
subtIy changeds for the first
time she noted that his ten.
lures were suggestively hawk.
like. that he radiated d finer
more sinister suavity In the
shaded lights he seemed leaner
and his hands more narrow
sign either Of selfishnesa or
cruelty IN q man.
"A Clever Ruse
''The first thing want to tell
you.n he said n ! smooth. yet
vibrant voice, IS that ! was de-
ceived only for . moment BY
your pretended suicide. It was
clever, and I always appreciate
cleverness. But, like most people