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She protested frenziedly. NO. !
don't go back. You see. ] don't 60"
LIE left her sulking in the tent.
People were focking to the fair
grounds. The grounds were all astir.
The bright western sun. the intense
blue Of the sky. the great white clouds
on the horizon. all promised fine
day. The sage green mesa stretched
away to the purple mountain peaks.
snow capped. He sighed as he drove
into town.
lie came back at noon with the as
surance that there would he money
for him. in day or two. telegra phed
by Louie. He felt relieved. almost
happy. and yet vaguely regretfuL
He came 10 their tent. The flap
Was open. Pinned 10 the outside was
"A sign. printed crudely: Gypsy For
tun Teller
lie stared mouth ludicrously open.
Then ne urched in. his big frame
brushing the sides OF the tent and
shaking it Half-bIinded by the glare
az the sunshine from without he could
dimly discern two figures on camp
chairs. close together. One. a woma n
unknown to him: the other Amos,
equally strange. This one had one of
his red Gotten handkerchiefs knotted
about her head. from which her black
hair streamed Ia the waist. Around
her neck were hrighi-colored beads
Brass hoops dangled from her ears
Her eyes cleaned. Poll reverted TO
type.
One syllable only. and a gesture
Out" he said 10 the unknown woman
into whose palm Poll had been peer.
ing. This one gasl,ed. snatched her
hand away. fed through the opening
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hilton was IN find spot where there
were both water and shade at the end
of the day.
lis better az working. huh, Tony"
II betcha."
we don't work no more, huh"
GLOW you mean don't work no more.
crazy. you' Starve 10 deaf. huh"
"Starve not ing. You said how that
man hack in La Jun;a. Colo. he give
You 81 day for work I'm Santa Fe
shops there. Always YOU could find
job for little while. and save money.
and then go on some more. riding"
"Yeh. riding. Riding where"
".snywheres. Where other people
is always riding"
Crazy, YOU Crazy woman
She waxed sullen. silent. moody
They approached Albuquerque. New
Mexico. saw Indians for the first time.
She became excited. earrulous. They
must stop here. They must stop
here. There was fair in progress
ut the city's edge and near this they
camped. Next morning. when they
awoke. they found that they had been
robbed. Tony's wallet Was gone.
filched neatly while he slept. though
lie had taken all the usual precau-
tons TO protect IL. Frightened be
wldered, he dressed himself in his
best clothes and went off to the heart
Of town to declare his loss. To com
municate with Louie back in Chicago.
thankful for the solid sum in the
South Chicag go bank.
Il guess We are through now, tour
ing he said grimly.
Through. Why through To
California. We go TO California, like
we say
Nav. We going back home
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TT would seem. from the standpoint
Of the plaintiff. that the best riate
wherein To institute suit for breach
vi promise Ii England Other Conn'
tries seem Ia regard With SUSPICION
attempts 10 recover ptynniarN. uam.
ages hy rra SON Ut the lnss NJ pros
nective mate, aud unless the rla,ntiu
has a very strong case, Indeed, II II
never worth white In mos, countries
for the injured one 10 take the case
into court,
In France breach, f'promtse suits
are rare, for the reason that the law
requires the plaintiff to prove that she
has suffered lsecuntarS loss rus ~,
W course. nu c.sN thing for the
asestcved lady Ia accomplish, eSi"tE
ally in a country wher"in "A sFl wtih
~ dnt has a poor rlNnre vi nnd'ns
a mtst.and
The herlandS aud Austria have
adopted i.te treneh system, and the
result in beth counties has heee
about the same, kreacho t PROMISE
actiaas are rare In those ands, the
injured aa,nsels ~ their relatives u~u
ally taking tho law in'e their own
haud
t;ermany has taken nractleas
method for solving this pfnhlens,
When a German couple hecome Ell
gagged they MUST under1a the eere'
mans Of "A nuhiie hethrothal In the
laval town hall The two aeehre their
Willingness 10 MARRY siSnias such a
collection M documents that no ieah'
hole toe escape Ia left,
should either PARTY ~ the can,r.e,
wish 10 withdraw ,hervttun., anatheI
iaufneN MUST he naas ia the taWh
haii aW another ststag at documents
sIsned, Witnessed aud seatea Thea
the authorities stave.v Aetefmtna the
question OF damages, shnu.a aux cnM'
neassslnn he claimed la Tits seiatlaa
II may he noiatea eut that the man
may, and often dess, e,ai,N 4 sela.iun,
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for his wounded affections The usual
ward Is one istth nj tn~ marVSase
ttowrv, II ~ easy tn understand, tF<sn
all this, how nNWtlltaS the SouaS
people nj termanN are to elcak their
hetrethai vows
The Italian law demands that the
person suing for breach ~ PROMISE
shalt p,Xsioce Written ntNmtSe to
Narrys otherwise the suit eanacs pre-
ceed This dstficalty il almost saSur>
noua,ahle, and Italian judges are
sei,to,n troubled ~ aaiudlcate between
one, time lovers.
10 hrsng an action Of eleAch at
PROMISE against reiSains a,aaarca
in an achievement ct,Siitel IL an
Engttshwelnan This eadN SUED the
Sultan nj tuhnrr Sad as there existed
>un,e doubt whether ire dNSky tsa,
thaeta MAS actually rclsatns Nass
arch, the raSe Was attuwSst az SN -
CaMrt, hul the futtxe QutcksS djSnossNt
ut ,he aetluu by his rultnS that u
was tnaamissthee. fce the reason ne
feetea To-
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NuAf IL claimed IL ee the largest
W relief map ever made MAS Nes
lang ase completed hv the California
lANelapMen lsoarxl, Ia the k\srrN
Gutldlas, SAN kCanessS.a II Is SEQ tees
hams aud Is feel wkle II shows ali
the natural features NJ the state ~
California;, together With cities hlgh
VANS railways. tretkatlua niaNgs antl
lawer deSeiapa.entS The SKATE vi the
Man. taat 10 the mile, Mase II psNs
sthte Ia snestel naiatatare cities, VIII,
distinctive skxss rAaefs The ussn rep
erSeats the Wa.k az SeeFv ef aFtl
saWs smpssNeA tar che past three IN
IaNe wears, The eNss at the a,aI,
tiae, eNa, MAS anaartk,aea aMeaN the
States eNnamaatteA
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into the s,insh ne away from the terri
flying man. At sight >of him. Poll. TOO.
had covered 4 Iittle-out only little
She rose faced him, eyes and teeth
and earrings and beads flashing.
II make money. ! make big money
telling fortune, so We can get some
more
Take that rag of your head. We
pack up. We go home now. Cray
tzigane. you
Back. then. away from the western
sun. their faces toward the east.
Mountains faded into mesa. and mesa
became plain. and plain became
prairie. and prairie became field.
The Lincoln Highway. South Chi
cago. Home. The bungalow. set in
the midst ri the Illinois prairie. look
ing strangely populous now. ard
urban. Louie was there 10 meet
them. and Pauline and Emmy. and
brood of children. and there was
much clamor and coffee.
Well. pretty good 10 get home.
huh? Little old Chicago looked pretty
good ON. huh
Poll said nothing. The brood was
of now. piiinx into the cars at the
roadside and driving away. hands
waving. children saualling. They
stood on the front porch. Tony and
Poll. looking out across the dull. drab
Illinois prairie landscape TO where the
leaden clouds hung low 80 that sky
+ and prairie seemed TO be closing in all
about
Poll. gazing said nothing. Tony
passed "a brown hand ever his stubhle
beard. scratched his yrizxiing head.
! Gee. il looks little he Said
Poll. gazing. said nothing. But q
new hope welied in her
tCo1ywtrht laaSs
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Z tsaaSplan Isi bears little fruit sssod
argument for MANY changes.
+ Does tire SsyinS ~Rsttsr Sr around
than fall irtc he dlscA" mean that
the shortest way IS sometimes The
longest
nces the saying Easy Genre. esSv
80" teach va that tabor in gaining
sss,es nos teach us the value az crcp-
ertys
II is true that me laws ~ Cali
ternss IN 70, permit . nssa 20 nssvrS
his widows sister
hrs a pound NJ had weiSA more
than a ponrd of feNthes~e
tSn eight cubic feet ef dirt - ,s,aS
from hole two feet kNeS. two fees
Wide and two fe~t aeers
II freSgh, train esve~ los Angles
SnSnx "a nteeS an hour ard q nsSSsn-
SeF rain kesvNs New York xNSnS 81
miles sr hour, will the passenger tram
tss nearest To- Les Angeles when shey
n,sSts
Ii George Sces IN he<s "a minutes
earlier than James and gets ,sp ~ the
morning 81 rssnaseS earlier tAsn
James, IS George in bod EanSer than
James,
nseS Speak ~ the asVte ard ~
appears neSa the same as ~tS>,ss
rush III waes~ Angels fear to rrsSSs~
hNsS the yspVeye Idle Assirs are
iee DEVILS workshop" mean hat me
deVtl works with his NsAiase
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nSd Thomas Jefferson write FRANK
lin SotHs>tSNSrspAN
md MNsss drive the snsnssNs t~>
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Z d. q
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''sens"
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AZ E&htA ana SSStpx Ssr~stss
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tNSNS ire Nd pEvVesA Strike ~ tAe
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| given recently TO ambitious
! men In the Los Angeles Police
! i Department. Those who an.
swered the questions we're tn
! he considered for promotion to the
| detective force.
Try to weather this Quiz success.
| fully and see whether you are an EN-.
hryonic Sherlock Holmes.
| \ B.~--Tha policemen got out an
| In junction against the examiners
They complained that the test was
ruthless. unfair. senseiess. crazy and
I ridiculous, Do YOU agree
Did Richard write Poor Richards
! Alma nac?"
/ Did George Washington write the
| t)er,a ration of Independence
| Do sovereigns owe allegiance 10
| their subjects"
| do iagoons migrate periodieallys
| Are divergent aims usually harmoni.
Gus?
DIR re,rograde movements lead to
progress"
| Is a student of geography called a
| geotogistr
is Scotland Yard n famous Police
Department In Scotiande
| IL making words on paper with pen
or pencil writing
| AsteN NotNlHk ~ IfuhltHh tnnStAt In
making figures and putting them In
n proper place.
Does the expression Every maybe
hath n may not he" express an ep.
ttmtstic View
Does the 81 wing Fame II not found
on feather beds" express an optimiss
tic Views
Does the SAYING 1.-TWO heads are
better than one" mean the same m
''fwo many cooks spoil the brothe"
Does the saying There In nothing
new under tho sun" mean the same
az "rhe sun never sets without fresh
news"
Does the saying "t'orewarned is
forearmed" mean the same AZ There
is no knowledge that IL not power"
| Has physical rescarch anything to
do with telepathy:
magician
II clark f,rlm,h tho owner of The
Washington Senator's
Does Great nritian central the rub
ber market
| II II unlawful Ia park ~ feet fro,n
a flfe hydtants
II jacksonville the capital ef Flor,
Ida
Does the cellar blue photograph
black
Is MeAdoo AN advocate of a hone
dry Nations
II Rockefeller the riches, man IN
the worlds
II n, Parker Gilbert the Secretary
of states
IL Nal uen, John l., Hines the
siec,wtary NJ War;
In Mussaiini an outstanding figure
In the Held NJ arts
nid Horace Ureeniey advise yuuns,
men Ia seek their fortunes Ia the
Vest
IL shsiaok u character ia Paradise
iost"f
II an angle an anentag between
ltwa lines that have dlnerent dsiee
ttanf
Was bunker Till, a famans uenesat4
Vas the First Crusade aa Ameri'
lean battlss
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Edna Ferbe,*:

us like old timas. Poll said once TO
TONY.
"How old times"
"In old country. How they used TO
go. On'y in wagons
"Yeh?" He did not know what she
meant. Was content. They were
happy.
SOMETIMES Tony regarded her
~ curiously. She became more and
more like the bold. careless. wild girl
who had caught his eye and held il
that night In the pink dress ut Pru-
dental Hall. Crimpers no longer tor.
tured her hair at night. 1t streamed
free. black. abundant. Her skin was
tanned the color Of leather. lnstInc.
lively she seemed To know queer
thincs-how to drink out of noun.
tain brook. lying fiat on her stoma h
and Tipping up the Icy water. She
was adept at building fires Once she
called him her Velvet George.
"Whaddyou mean. Georgie?" he
asked humorousIy
''Oh. | dunno. I must Of heard I;
somew eres. Nickname"
The prim orderliness of their life
gave way To rougher. more primitive
habits. Sometimes they ale twice a
day only, or mnnched handful OF
something at noon az they drove. Al
night she would cook one dish In n
black pot--a hot. sav worry mess. stewed
I'm the kettle. Then they would sleep
deeply, dreamlessly. like tired AMI.
mails.
When Poll first beheld the noun.
tainS she gave n queer. savage cry
and stood up In the car, as though
moved Ia leap from It,
Days became weeks Their life he.
came more primitive. Their high am.
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She snatchcd at any excuse Ia I've out
Of doors Che used to sta nd ON the
nest little front porch staring out at
the West. where earth and sky meet.
Tony would regard her amuscdly.
What yon eawpin' att"
Huh? oh, nothing. was Just
wondering could you walk out TO
there where it's like "a line coming TO.
geiher? ] bet ii's swell there"
There You talk crazy. There ain't
| nothing there only what's here. It's
| Just like here
| "Yeh wha, do you know: To the
works md back that's all you go"
! Sometimes on sunday hey had "A
| picnic. Poll was Il picnic addict. She
had always loved eating out of doors
| Sometimes they had huit IA fire and
/ had had hot "Weinefs" and corn and
/ pntntoes, Poll had been strangely
exhiisrHted AMI gay.
! She WAS IS. Che WAS nearing 10.
| II was Incredible that ~ yesrs could
| $50 wbizging by like that: that the
| black haired girl IN the crude mink
, dress that bunged sour eye ont wnn
this comfortable wife In il stylish
feadvmade dress and ss.dolIar hat
Louis, the boy. was engine Wise. like
| his father. iiut no works for hlm
I
gernaut, sounding the siipt de ilirh
| ~ IN the ears VI trIY',tiE md amripbt
/ al pedestrians, cutting oui the muller
swinging around rutnpts ~ a death
def wing curve. Louie MAS anlax alma
J ~ siin and hard and tough, but not
/ Ind M Wal,us mnrta, bios Tor him
| He tonisd atnund Nth Ma, came intn
| The Kitchen Ia illeh fond from pot
! - pan m pantry stamped. uhislied,
| sang. slammed otn at the huitse. i'nii
! pretended ~ ssnid him. h,t she liked
| IL, ana adored him lie had siri and
would nhtty any day, any hour, khd
| had never seen The p,fi
| Pauline aud t.uhiny married within
siA months III each either, They had
naltisd decent Young mo, haUies, and
lived Ia bungalows of their nwn They
had cheap automobiles ana visited Poll
tnd Tony Suudsys often piumplna
ib"if babies doAn aud going 6H far The
day
/ 4 4 y
| TIE sebGkn os ned al automobile
ton. 'fons, with his knowledge nj
all things met hanifal had bought al a
bargain u ssennd hand esr NJ snad
make lie used the orisinai nar only
las basis on ahieh 10 srset his ean
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She bounced and danced and laughed
md pushed the boys about and was
pushed about by them. She danced
,he csa rdss with such stampings and
tWi,tings snd ctappinRs az TO make
The others In the group io1k like
frozen figures on Greek yase. The
scarlet giowed beneath the dusk of
her cheeks, her "yes snapped. her
coarse hair blew all about The eyes
~ the Ierea ssd one followed the pink
hRufe all around the hall. as the pink
figure WAS very welt aware,
When finally they met. she called
him Old stjek.In.the Mud, IN which
she wAs quite Justified, considering
that TWO weeks passed By before be
kissed her for the first time. Poll
Was. by then. 80 worn with Whiting
that she barely had The spirit or good
manners 10 slap him. She just man
aged IL. bui you could ses Tint haf
heart WASN'T In h.. lie caught the
nd that had slapped him, twisted IL
until she cried oni ia paio, pulled
her 10 him. ana kissed her again. II
Sbs love. ali right Ibis time,
"Yon got 10 ave" shid Tony, III
sAu.siiion ~ his code nf life, 'aiid
| pofk and get ahead, and bring ~
/ your family right
! 'sure," agreed Poll. msde unbelisea
! bly, meek bs love. Sure, That's how
. I always say"
THEY we're married HE following
| spring nuh Poll Zhado. the Wild
one~~the crazy iziRans heoame Mrs
Tony sels,k. plump II figure. def al
| Ha nd neat of hair and hett led dow
| for 20 years They took "a little reai
| fiat on North avenue ana pfosnefed
! You never would have shspanied FOL
| ZiIadD la this comfortable fnAIfou vii,
! went marketing Ia 81 apron, shins
run down ~ heel sHd hnlr 10 e,tHp
ers Phil turned Out 10 he \ siIrpIis
| inEly saraiisHi cook. She NaE tbs
Kind VINO could throw things In,
and they ehnt on, ligh, Roth shs
snn Tony liked hot. spirF mesees -
chhksn OF beef with plenty III tnma
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SFCwS. another town, pssh9pE. That
yas the life.
$50
nF all the decent. hard working Hun.
~ gaFlsu household the old ers nd,
mother snd the n,tle witch. Poll we're
The oaltlaws F'oF f;ra ndsna Il,adn had
her memories snd there. conf5ed 10
Poll sione, pr0lDa big had much 10 DO
with that one nDinsdism. ClYbourn
avenue did 40, exist for the old
coma n Street GERS policemen. plumb.
iSs, RasiiFhs. hot hnd cold waller. pas
gfFcK& bFoagAt nom" on Satnfdhg
nisbf~~Mhsi nles ming had these tor
hsf who hsd known bffJSd nloors: pur+
pie mountains. copper bronze bodies IN
'ne campfire light. ~oDden huts
against sheller1ns fork blood re5
bsrftes plucksd ~ "a thofny hedge.
slnn1beF In @opss ~ young fFess that
were like slender snsidens Win bong
foa ting hair kaaylna IN ihs btaeze'
sts could ha " told you ~ one gypsy
ea,4 Siao han married young F3o*ak
Hn6 @bo RAD ran away from }1is h.nsf
70 sleeD In she %o,s'is Sometimes she
iIsed etfauee words sssda 0sko, Vel
gei le0Tgle.
sfirgisness NJ things she had never
sasu smells she had HsSst sIneii"1
fark fsnss cleaning sround camp
FIRE the i1ukis ~ sFB,iets The STAMP
~ boa re- boots aD SOD the isn'hlizius
~ vor ~ strange misses In EFss
Dis"k Pot
faul went TO eeiloel Of eoutsH, Fhs
~ss likeIisst 81 play lfstbDs on those
DeiDbet 6ays when he Dunsent se*ni
~ burning les yes wss IN the hif. The
other small girls ~ the Geifhbotbao1
Submitted efsrtoiIsly ~ The AHRliotza
zion - thaiT names urged IT, even
80 Eos.sftla bersnAs Bessie sati bs
came Sarah snd ZsDzsi answered "a
Susie But. when she teacher shid
sfaYgty "T'oliY IN ,lnq hats Pau
lire isbt ~ Pauline yef Pol
~oslld rise up, hsf shaDieisEs liitis
s&lTts switching. hss chin thrust for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

7 ERE In an intelligence "a test
IL given recently TO ambitious
men In the Los Angeles Police
i i Department. Those who an.
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SOMETIMES. on SUNDAY. THEY
HAD 4 PICNIC. POLL WAS A
PICNIC ADDICT. SHE HAD Al.
WAYS LOVED EATING OUT OF
DOORS.
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TIE sebGks oa ned al automobile
ton. Tons, with his knowledge nj
all things me, hanifai. had bought al a
bargain II ssennd hand esr NJ anad
make Itf used the original caF only
IS a basis on ahieh 10 erect his aaH
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crowd another town, perhaps. THIS
vas the life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-13
ASQU|TH CRAVE[Y
ILL IN ENGLAND
Former Premier. in Seventy.
Sixth Year. Stricken
Suddenly.

b. thr Associated Press.
LONDON. February l3.-The Earl
of Oxford and Asquith. who Is
gravely III at his home In Sutton
Courtney. was unconscious this
afternoon and his family have been
summoned.
By the A%snrtatrr Prs.
LONDON. February l3--The Earl OF
Oxford and Asquith. former Liberia
leader and British premier in the early
days Of the war. is graveiy Ill,
A medical bulletin issued today said
that the earl. who took TO his bed last
week. had developed an acute attack 0!
pharvgitis and that today there were
signs of bronchitis.
The earl. who Is the husband oil
Mango, Asquith. Is IS years old.
Herbert Henry Asquith. who was born
In Yorkshire in 1882 has long been one
Of the most prominent figures in British
political life, being a member OF the
cabinet rs far back as 1892: chancellor
OF the excheQuer 1905 To 1908 prime
minister and first lord Of the treasury
from 1908 until 1916 and secretary oil
state for during during the first tive
years OF the World War He was sue
ceeded as premier by David Lloyd
George At The head OF u coalition gov.
ernmcnt In 1916
The earl. with Lloyd George, was one
Of the leaders of the Liberal party for
many years. but in recent years had
given up his leadership because OF the
poor state OF hts health He and LLOYD
George also differed sharply on the
policies 10 be followed by the Liberal
party.
The Countess OF oxford Is the former
Margot Tenant, who Is widely known
as writer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-13
TWO GUARDS SLAIN
IN ASYLUM BREAK
Maniac Releases Four Others
Band Subdued After Des.
perate Fight.


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BRIDGEWATER. Mass. February IL
"A night supervisor and night
Waterman here were dubbed and
strangeo 70 death when Ave inmates
81 the State Hospital for the Insane
nere made a break for liberty early to-
day TWO other night Waterman were
injured
The dead are Wiifred Gerrior. nigh,
Waterman. and George T. Amlaw. night
supervisor
The injured are John c. Harrington
ana Michael r. Mullen. both nigh,
9atchmen. Who we're beaten up and
bound With towels by the insane men
when they encountered them In cor
ridor Their injuries are not serious
Handicapped by the absence Of eye
Witnesses and by the reluctance Or IN
ability Of the inmates concerned 10 give
d coherent story Of what occurred, ON
cials of the hospital were obligated u
resort largely u conjecture In order &c
piece together the story OF the affair
Some time between and 2;a0 O'Clock
a m, according ~ 6upt. Henry A. Etrann,
/, inmate. James Melton. succeeded In
climbing through the tranb0m o! hi
room into a corridor He was armed
vith club impr0Yihed from the leg
~ heavy oak bed Melton is believed
FIRST 10 have eucUlnufec Gerrior, u
have Leaten him on the head with the
cub and then 10 have htrangled hin
with pircs III cord.
Then II h. thought he lay IN wa!l
for hmlaw and evidently took him by
surprise and dihp0sed Ut him in The
same manner.
Melton thfn seiAed AmlaW's kaye and
released tour other Inmates and rs the
I'VE we're making their way through thf
maze III corridors ~ the front VI the
building they encountered the watch.
men. Harrington and Mullen bounC
them hand aud foot WIN towels and
tocked them IN IA iayatOry,
Finally they reached the door Of al
Office III The front 81 The building Whici
was tie only obstacle between them anf
liberty As they fimbied WITH the KEYS
10 ffld tue which would NJ they were
seen by another Waterman, Edwarc
Erough q
| EfSugh DASHED 10 a telephone sne
sounded al alarm. 10 guards respond
/ ing
The guards were unafmed ana 4
hand to hand conflict without weapons
ensued. The Inmates were finally sub
dued and returned 10 their rooms
State police meanwhile had beer
summoned, but their services proved
not w Ds necessary.