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The Washington times., 1928-04-02
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as the dark horse" who carried
off the White House while Mrs.
Dawes. Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Al
Smith were spelling for 1t. Miss
Margaret Hart and Miss Jack
Martin contributed an Al Smith
Speciality and Miss Ruth Jones
appeared In q monologue "On the
Telephone citing difficulties OF
gathering news.
In Serious Vein
A group of songs. set to music
by Mrs. Alfred b. williams
Josephine Tighe) were sung by
Gretchen Hood and Mildred KoIb
SchuIze played the accompani.
nents for several of the numbers
Mrs. Paul Howe gave palm read
ings through the evening. The
program began with program,
charmingly presented by Miss
Margaret Hart as April Fool
and closed with crystal gazing
scene in which Anne Hard (Mrs.
William Hard read the future of
club members.
Sundry unprOgrammed bits were
H.,
the gate by "One-Eyed Connolly"
ruth Kleinberger). The program
was broadcast over Station WNPC
with Miss Elizabeth Ellicott Poe
as announcer.
More serious features were a
brief speach OF welcome by Mrs.
Theodore Pickett, new president
of the club, and the presentation
n
Rigby, the retiring president.
The presentation was made by
Mrs. Edward Heating, Mrs. Pickett
and Mrs. Nelson Shepherd, first
president of the club, unwilling"
the bowl.
Among Those Present
Miss Hazel Grant Edgar was
chairman OF the entertainment
committee. assisted by Miss Poe,
vice chairman; Virgila Stephens,
hotel arrangements: Katherine r.
Lewis, properties; Mary Mac.
Cracker Jones, rhymes and
reasons.
In the group OF club guests were
Mrs. Everett Sanders; Mrs. A. J.
Brousseau, Judge Kathryn Sellers,
Judge Mary O'Toole, DIR. Louise
Stanley, Major Julia Stimson, Miss
Mary Anderson, Mrs. Nina Van
Wrinkle, Miss Pearl Mccall, Mrs.
Bessie Parker Brueggeman and
Miss Belle Sherwin.
Others present as guests of
individual members were Mrs.
Burton K. Wheeler, Mrs. Charles
8. Deneen, Mrs. Daniel Steck,
Mrs. Clyde Kelly. Mrs. Harry X.
Daugherty, Mrs. Stanley FSine.
hart. Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, Mrs.
Maurice Crumpacker, Mrs. Ever
EFT Sanders, Mrs. Alvin Dodd,
Mrs. Frank 3. Freyer, Mrs. Kate
Trenholm Abrams, Mrs. J. f.
Hildebrand, Miss Georgia Strayer,
Nine. Won Lewinski, Miss Vera
Bloom, Mrs. Peter A. Drury, Mrs.
Edward T. Clark, Mrs. ellison
Gardner, Mrs. Adam Wyant, Mrs.
Fitzhugh Lee, Mrs. James M.
Thomson, formerly Miss Gen.
evieve Clark; Mrs. George Bar.
nett, Mrs. Edward Hood Watson,
Mrs. Howard Sutherland, Mrs.
Carlton Van Valkenberg, Mrs.
Charles Binnes Tebbs, Mrs. Harold
N. Marsh, Mrs. Helen Ray Hag-
ner, Mrs. T.. I. Cronin, Mrs. j.
Fred Essary and Mrs. James T..
Jones.
r
Mrs. William Wheatley enter
tanned at luncheon today in COM
pliment to Mrs. Clarence Busch.
of Miami. Fla, and formerly of
Washington.
4
Mrs Robert W. Armstrong, Of
Winchester. Mass, IL spending the
week ut the Wardman Park Hotel.
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Of the university, being the guest Of
honor and the wives of members of the
faculty of the School of Medicine acting
as hosteSses. Mrs. Huron Willis Law
son, wife Of Dr.. Lawson, gave program
of songs. She was accompanied by Mrs
Elizabeth Gardner Coombs.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley. president
opened the meeting with greeting to
the members and announced that
through the courtesy of DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, president of the university,
Columbian Women was now possessed
of a headquarters at the university
The new Columbian Women room is 10
Gated on the fourth floor of the admin
istration building and here the business
of the organization will be transacted
and the archives and records be given
permanent lodging.
Miss Lucille Warfleld Wilkinson pre-
sented to the organization a copy of
silhouette of Luther Rice. founder of
Columbia College The silhouette will
be placed in the new headquarters.
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.. who for 10
years has acted as chairman of the
scholarship committee which admins
ters the five Columbian Women schol-
arships. gave her report of the work of
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gists Of the D. c. L. A. p. W. to be on
her committee. Parliamentary law, DR..
Elnora Folkmar presiding. will have the
first general meeting October 10. Mrs
Walter Hilton, in charge of music. has
announced in addition to the regular
group work the music section will give
series of musicals the last Sunday
in each month at 4 pm. Mrs. Turin
Boone will have charge of contests and
exhibits. The first exhibit of artists
will be the week of October II. Miss
Willard Howe. member of the music
group. has had short story. Her
Christmas Present" accepted for the
Christmas issue of Countryside. a Mid
western magazine.
This was one of the prize stories of
the contests Of the District League clos
ing last April. This years contests are
to be announced later. Marion Usher
has sold i've articles since the last
meeting-two to the Christian Science
Monitor. two TO the Personality Maya
zine and one to the Milwaukee Journal.
Two songs words and music by Maria
Sprinkle of the music group, have been
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Mrs. Homer G. Fuller and Mrs. James

Mrs Homer G. Fuller and Mrs. James
E.. Johnston.
American Association Of University
Women.-The guest of honor at the tea
tomorrow will be Miss Sybil Baker, who
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt will intro
duce the speaker and Miss Ruby Nevins
will be the hostess for the afternoon.
Miss Olive Hallock will be the hostess
for the informal Tuesday evening bridge
club, which meets for the first time this
Winter on the 9th. There Is no charge
and members and their friends Car
always find table ready.
The club Is to have various sides oi
the political issues presented from time
to time. and the first luncheon Of the
year will be held October 13, when Mrs
Virginia White Speel. national Republi-
can committeewoman for the District
will speak on Some Campaign Issues.
The guest of honor will be introduced
by Mrs. Karl Tanning, president of the
club.
The Wheel Of Progress opened its sea
son Monday evening at the Washington
Hotel with a musical and readings un-
der The direction of Mrs. Mary Sit2
Parker. Miss Mary H, Howe. accom-
panied BY Norman Esputa DAILY, sang
Comm Through the Rye" Last Rose
Of Summer" and Tosti's Goodbye,
Summer" which was greatly enjoyed.
The first meeting of the Wheel is al
ways designated "get-together" meet
ing, at which members relate expert
cnces and activities during the Summer
months. during which humorous as well
as educational features are usually out
lined
In the absence from the city OF the
newly elected president Mrs. Delphine
Gerome Irwin. and the illness Of Mrs
Mary Allen Adams, the first vice presi-
dent Mrs. Paul Moore, the rertiring
president, opened the meeting and then
.urned the chair over to the second vice
president, Mrs. Salome Mansfield. Mrs
Moore's report for the year was read
and she was eulogized by the national
president Mrs Margaret Hopkins Wor-
rell, for the expenditure Of her time,
energy and ability and her untiring de-
votion to the work of the Wheel, which
had been so successful during her
regime.
Three piano solos, by the Waters of
Minnetonka," "Grieg's Butterfly and
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recently published and are being we'll
received. Other chairmen appointed for
this year are: Standing committees-
Membership. Miss Jean Stephenson; !;
publicity. Mrs. c. W. Allen; clubrooms.
Mrs. Ernest Virgins ways and means,
Mrs. Charles A. Hawley.
General committee chairmen-Com-
mittee on committees. Mrs. Helmiek:
book reviews, Miss Agnes Winn coffee
house Mrs w. w. Smith; courtesy.
Mrs. Richard Yates: social. Mrs. Will
liam A. DuPuy: civic. Mrs. Bertha Vcor-
horst: hospitality. Mrs. Angela Barr;
visiting. Mrs. Turin Boone; extension,
Mrs. Walter Bloedorn; fellowship tees,
Miss Katherine Wootten.
After October Is the president. Mrs.
Aaron Newman, will be at home at thc
clubroom from 4:30 to pm. each
Tuesday except the last Tuesday of tn"
month. -.hc- the fellowship teas. 50
popular in past years. will be res.l:ss.;c;;; /; , ,
Miss Katherine Wootten chairman and
hostess. The book reviews. in charge
of Miss Agnes Winn. will be held th"
Continued on Ninth Pagc)
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the committee and then announced her
resignation. She said that 1t had been
a great privilege to serve In this ca
pacity but that because of her appoint
ment to the executive committee of the
board of trustees of the university she
felt she should relinquish the honor of
the scholarship Craftsmanship into the
hands of another Mrs. Evans was
given rising vote of thanks by the
membership for the splendid service she
has rendered in this capacity.
Mrs. Wiley announced the appoint
ment of Miss Elizabeth Peet, dean of
women at Gallaudet College, to sue
ceed Mrs Evans as chairman of the
scholarship committee. The announce
ment was greeted with applause.
Columbian Women is proud Of the
fact that both the retiring chairman
and the new chairman have the dis
tinction of being among the few Wash
ington women who are listed in the new
edition Of Who's Who"
The following new members were
elected to membership in the organiza-
ton: Miss Estelle p. Wild, Dr. Grace
Purse, Miss Winifred Williams, Miss A.
G.. Getty, Mrs. H. Arnold H. McNitt,
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''Narcissus," were rendered by Norman
Esputa Daily. Miss Willard Howe gave
a reading. ''The widows Dilemma" and
"Billy's Safe and Sane Fourth Of July"
Mrs. Sarah Deeds read Mrs. Mary Sitz
Parker's Our Country's Flag" Cake
and ice cream we're served and the
meeting adjourned to meet October 90
at the Washington Hotel,
The officers of the District Wheel for
the year 1928-1o29 are: Mrs. Delphine
Gerome Irwin president: Mrs. Mary AL
len Adams. first vice president; Mrs.
Salons Mansfield, second vice president:
Miss Marion Smith. secretary: Miss M.
*. Burkholder. assistant secretary Mrs.
Mary Malnati. corresponding secretary;
Miss Meta Hunt, treasurer; Miss Helena
O'Connell, historian: Mrs. Leola King,
registrar and Mrs. Luella Montgomery
MacKennan, parliamentarian.
The District Branch Of the League OF
American Pen Women, in its enthusi-
asm for the first social event of the sea-
son, the treasure hunt. to be given at
Braemar Forest. the home Of Can't. end
Mrs. G. c. Calhoun. October l3. has
in no way neglected its professional in
terests. Miss Evelyn Weems, second vice
president, In charge Of creative groups.
start this week. each under the chair
manship of a member expert in her
line. Tuesday Miss Isabelle Story will
hold her feature group. This group
will meet the second Tuesday Of each
month. Miss Story just received check
for an article on the National Parks, ="
prepared for the Encyclopedias Britain
MICA, and Is in touch with many mar
kets. Miss Louise Proctor. chairman Of
the short story group, will have Prof.
Moneyway give series of talks TO her
group. AS this group is limited, call
Miss Proctor for reservation and date.
Mrs Florence Barnes Is chairman Of
poetry which meets the third Tuesday
In the month. Miss Myrta Cawood.
chairman of stories for juveniles. will
hold her group the first and third Mon
days. The current events group, DR..
Frances Moon Butts in charge, will
meet the fourth Tuesday. She intends
to have series of prominent speakers
at each meeting. This is open to league
members. and outsiders may attend at
so cents each Mrs. Leonard Chambers,
chairman Of art, will feature heraldry.
and Mrs Chambers requests all genealo-
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The Columbian Women Of the George
washington University held the first
meeting Of the year Tuesday afternoon
IN Corcoran Hall of the University. The
meeting was preceded by a social hour
mrs. oscar Benwood Hunter, wife of
Ine president of the Alumni Association
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latched. She moved it a trifle
and slid through, a tightening
running along her nerves. For
now she was looking into a golden
ring Of light which circled the
wall panel-the door of the safe
it was really-and sent clear.
direct ray upon curiously slender
fingers moving expertly upon
the lock.
Those fingers fascinated Mary.
So supple and sure they were
even in the loose rubber glove;
temperamental fingers which
seemed, someway, to caress the
little silver dial. She wondered
rather crafty If the owner of
the fingers might be tempera-
mental and sensitive and perhaps
whimsical. Whatever fear she
had felt left her then; after all
hers was the advantage OF posi-.
ton and Daddy Bill had taught
her how to use a gun.
Her hand shot out and the
light OF the one lamp the wall
switch controlled flew to the head
of man, standing with his back
turned, and blazed on its amaz-
ing redness. Mary was a bit
dazzled by that flare of radiance;
it was like fire burning fiercely
in scrolls and tangIes. But she
caught herself as he wheeled and
the cold touch OF steel on her
palm made her smile.
AS you were!'' she snapped.
Put 'em up-higher. For good
ness sake. where's your mask?''
His back still was toward her
. but he stood before full length
nnirror--it was Aunt Julia's fancy
to sprinkle the house with mirrors
--and. looking over his shoulder
she saw that he was young.
Long, clean lines. slender like
the hand she had watched in the
ray Of the torch; a keen, rather
handsome face sneering into the
glass: sulten, copper-colored eyes
He was studying her reflection
TOO, she saw--smooth brown hair
braided for the night, wide brown
eyes vivid with interest, a too
wide mouth that just would smile.
race dashed with excited color. A
little girl all browns, somewhat
demure. not at all the dashing
creature who might expect such
an adventure. Mary wished. all
at once, that she had chosen
another robe-the red silk one,
maybe.
The burglar made a. sudden
move and she jerked up the re-
volver. DO try not to be silly"
she warned. I'D much rather
not hurt you Now tell me
how you got in here and why
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flower garden, as Ferris offered
to fetch the suitcases from the
plane in wheelbarrow.
II had to tell them we were
married, Ecstasy!' he protested.
Have you any idea what a coun.
try place is like, and the way
they would gossip? If they knew
you were getting a divorce, they
would not have taken us in"
Il suppose it was the only
way out" Madge admitted. not
too willingly.
All the same, it was with
little mischievous smile that on
her return Madge said to Mrs,
Ferris in Carrolls hearing:
II forgot to explain that we
shall want two rooms. Mrs
Ferris. My husband and / always
occupy separate rooms"
She almost laughed aloud at
Carrolfs expression on hearing
this. 1t was akin to that of a
sulky child.
The rest or the long summer
day, Madge spent happily strolIing
about with Carroll, watching
Henry Ferris milk the cows and
pretending to help by feeding the
chickens.
Supper was an ample and de.
licious country meal, with crisply
fried chicken and fresh vegetables
from the farm. And later, when
Madge went UP to her room to
unpack her things. childish
voice called to her from another
room:
"Madge"
She had told the little girl to
call her by her first name, not
wishing those childish lips to call
her by a name that was not her
own. Madge entered the room to
find Celeste sitting up in bed,
doll i'm her arms.
shouldn't you be asleep. dear?"
Madge asked affectionately.
You said you'd tell me a
story" Celeste reminded her.
So. sitting down by the bed.
Madge obediently began:
To Be Continued Tomorrow
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THE BURGLAR BEGAN 10 TALK

really ought. Now IL you'll just
tell me where that nasty little
piece OF hardware is-dear me.
I'm afraid I'll have to ask you
to stretch your hands q little
higher. That win do nicely.
thank you.'
She crossed the zone of light
thrown by the lamp and. with
rather an urchin grin into the
mirrored reflection Of his cullen
eyes put out a steady hand and
lifted revolver from his pocket.
1t was taking chance. she un-
derstood well enough, but not .
great one.
The library windows were high
and iron grilled, which he. prob
ably well knew. His one chance
of getting away was through the
corridor and there were voices
out there: she judged he would
prefer not to shoot his way
through possibly overwhelming
numbers.
She kicked his gun under
chair and slid her own into the
pocket OF her robe. You won't
forget I have you covered all the
timer, she asked little anxi-
ously I'm going to stand over
here by the door, you see. And
IL you'll just slip back of that
hanging? Better hurry"
And indeed the hanging still
shook a bit when tall girl, all
gold and silver, sauntered in and
glanced about. Straight and
slight, exquisite as q Dresden
figurine grown up. with hair as
shimmering and pale as moon
light, she stood there like paint
ing backgrounded by the heavy,
somewhat ordinary figure of a
dark young man. The cloth-of-
silver wrap fell back over shoul-
ders like chiseled marble and it
struck Mary that the rich, lu-
minous folds were like her cousins
eyes.
"Iris." she cried, How beauti-
ful you arer'
A faint. slightly ironic smile
touched the coral lips and the
tall girl shrugged. 81 wish you'd
convince Cosmo that there's any
thing all right about me-"
Mary glanced at the dark face
beyond her cousins. 1t was, she
thought, wholly Indifferent eyes
concentrated on cigarette. a
bored weariness about the whole
stocky frame. Still the jaw was
square and thrust forward and
she recalled a remark OF Iris
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almost startling. She had long
black curls and big blue eyes
frfnged with dark lashes, a sun
kissed little face and two alluring
dimples.
He's very black, isn't he?" she
remarked of Tam, who for once
in his life was not upstage at
meeting a stranger. II have a
cat and some ducks. Do YOU
think you would, like to see my
ducks?"
Fascinated by the child's old
fashioned way of speaking, by the
sheer beauty of the little creature,
Madge smiled down on here. IL
think ] would like to see your
ducks more than anything else in
the world" 90
With an understanding glance
at Martha Ferris, hand.in hand
with the little girl, who was chat.
ting away to her neW-found
friend, Madge strolled off iowa rds
the duck pond behind the house.
1--WE are looking for somewhere
to stay for the rest of the sum-
mer, Mrs. Ferris" Carroll was
saying smoothly. II am an artist
my name is Carroll Dudley. I
shall be here whenever / can be,
but l have to he in Pittsburgh
on business, and be flying back
and forth. Mrs. Dudley, my wife,
needs country air, so If you would
take us both in, you would put
us under an obligation"
"Oh. think that could be ar
ranged" she said pleasantly, and
they went on to speak of terms.
well, Mrs. Ferris is going 10
take chance on u.s." Carroll ex-
planned to Madge as she returned
with Celeste.
Mrs. Dudley will he lot of
company for me-" Martha Ferris
put in with a smile.
Before Madge could think or
say anything, Carroll nudged her
and said emphatically:
my wife here adores the coun-
try, Mrs. Ferris"'
Madge felt she was trapped.
She could not now tell these
simple farmer folk that she and
Carroll were not yet married,
Carroll drew her aside on the
pretense of admiring the small
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CHAPTER TWENTY-oNE

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
Some hour or so after leaving
Long Island, Madge saw a little
town in the distance. Directly
beneath them was valley fringed
by green.blues hills, down which
several streams splashed over
rocks.
THAT is Stroudsburg, Carroll
had written on the pad he passed
Madge. Isn't the country lovely
Ia background for your
Madge took the pencil and
write:
You didn't say you loved me!
And i want to come down about
here. Tam says he would like
TO stay here"
Carroll banked his plane and
turned in wide circles, flying
Madge looked over the side, she
could see meadowiand and the
rich brown earth where corn
was green. Nesting at the foot
of a little hill was a grey stone
farmhouse, the red barn adding
a nice note of color Cattle and
a few horses were grazing, and
Madge decided she wished she
could live there. A man was
looking at them, appearing to
Madge tiny toy figure.
She realized Carroll was going
TO make landing, as he circIed
again some distance from the
edge of a long field. Then he
shut off his engine and allowed
the plane to glide down like a
bird. The wheels touched and
the plane leapt upwards a few
feet, only to touch again, and
they We're taxing smoothly to
halt
Neatly done, Ecstasy! Con.
gratuIate me and kiss me" Car.
roll was smiling at Madge as
he helped her from the machine.
mo kisses.' she said, almost
yearningly. Then she whispered:
j love you too much, Carroll!
Understand"
But he would have kissed her
despite her protests had not
q 5 - + Is
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man been approaching them
eagerly.
rs this your place?' Carroll
asked with that charm of man.
ner which won for him so many
friends. You must blame the
beauty of your surroundings for
me. making myself so free"
You're quite welcome" the
other replied. First time one of
those things has come down on
my farm
ITS too lovely for wordsr'
Madge smiled at him. "I've
never seen a more beautiful
place. ] wonder ii you could tell
me if there is anyone round
here who takes boarders?"
The farmer was making friends
with Tam. "The wife some
times does" he remarked.
Wouldn't do any harm TO ask
her. OF course, she's boss.
The three Of them walked
towards the house The farmer,
who told them his name was
Henry Ferris, seemed far more
Interested in the strange ma.
chine that had descended upon
him than in its occupants He
piled Carroll with eager ques-
tions as to the way he handled
the plane. Madge felt that she
liked this man. He was In the
early thirties, tall, brown and
sinewy, with an honestly
pleasant rather than a good.
looking face and kind grey eyes.
1t was not far from the house
from which Mrs. Ferris and her
six.year-old Celeste came out to
meet them.
Folks who dropped from the
sky, Martha" Henry Ferris ex-
planned. Looking for somewhere
to board. told them you were
the boss and that wasn't al
lowed to think for myself"
"oh, how you go on, Henryw
His wife smiled affectfonately at
him. You always do want TO
let folks think you're henpecked."
1t was obvious to Madge that
this pretty black haired girl was
the beginning and end of all
things for her husband But at
the moment she was occupied by
the Little girl, whose beauty was
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you picked Uncle SherWOod,s p
house.
''Ah, lay off it," His voice, she
noted, was q throaty snarl, not
nearly so fascinating as his hair
nor so interesting as his hands.
~ got me. amt you? G. on,
now, call the bulls"
"The bulls?" she asked. delight
edly.
"Ah''
Oh, you mean the police? Not
for worlds. Why, you're the very
first burglar I've ever captured
and--keep 'em up You don't
stand a chance, you see; I'm the
very best shot In Tuscola county,
Michigan. =
She heard him mutter cuckoo
and shook her head. No, indeed.
But you see it's probably the only
adventure of the kind I'll ever
have and you can't exactly blame
me for wishing to enjoy it, now
can your
What's your game, Iady?"
growled the red.haired boy.
"Well, I'll tell you. IL 1t
wouldn't be too much bother I'd
like to hear about you. Why you
do this sort Of thing, you know"
she waved the gun around the
room and he shrank little nearer
the mirror Dear me, don't be
nervousl I'll promise not to shoot
unless you make me. You look
sort of uncomfortable. it seems
Suppose you sit down in that
chair over there? Oh, keep 'em
up! You can rest your elbows on
the back, you see. and it won't
be bad. And I'll sit right here.
There. now. Well. then, have you
been in the burglarizing business
long, Mr.--ah--"
'tCut it OUT
"Oh. come"
What you want to know about
my racket for?"
~T--our--your racket" She
gurgIed with pleasure. How did
you start? What was your fam
lily like? Do you do this for a
living? Oh. I'd love to hear all
about it,"
"Yeh? Third degree. eh? What
do get out of it?"
I'm not calling the bulls.
am I?''
In the mirror she saw a flicker
go over his face. He would tell
her something, she realized, prob.
ably not the truth. He would
talk and plan all the while.
Plan to rush her, make a light