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Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
Believe Truck
Bill Is Dead

RraSSuring news was contained IN
telegram received Saturday by
Secretary Hays, of the chamber of
commerce, from Assemblyman My
ron ID. Witter. relative to the pro-
posed regulation of ;ruc;is under Il
bill offered by Senator Ralph Swing.
The. chamber, the farm bureau, and
numerous lettuce and cantaloupc
growers and shippers have been
vigorously opposing the bill, and
Wittcr ) message states that the
measure, known as Senate Bill No.
5S3, has been held up for a month
and perhaps will never come out of
committee. "Probably killed y is
the comment ON the bill 5 fate made
by the assemblyman in a private
telegram sent by him to resident
of Brawlcy.
Wittcr assured the chamber of
commerce., in his wire, that the sit
uation appears to be well under con
troll at Sacramento. There has been
much apprehension in Imperial Val
ley regarding the ultimate passage
of the truck bill, and it was declared
to be the work of the large trucking
companies, who desired to "slip it
OVER on the small and independent
truck haulerS who operate without
franchise and without fixed rates.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
SECOND CONCERT
FEATURES CHORUS
AND TWO SOLOISTS

Tomorrow evening at $50 o clock
in the Wilson school auditorium the
Imperial Valley Choral club Will
present its second concert for this
season.
The choral club has prepared an
unusually beautiful program for this
concert and will lie assisted by Sol
Cohen, well known Los Angeles vio-
linist and Mrs Ray c. Roberts,
coloraturul soprano, OF this city.
Nina IL. Canton will act as accom-
PIANIST for the soloistS as we'll as for
the choral numbers presented 10y the
club.
The 80 seats in the auditorium
have been sold cut for over Il week
and because OF the great interest
shown in this concert the committee
in charge has decided to put about
lee extra chairs in the auditorium to
take care of those securing tickets
at the door and children and stu
dents who viii come with their
parents. The only seats reserved are
those sold on associate membership
tickets and extra seats reserved by
associate members through W. c.
Cheverton. The doors Of the audi
forum will open at 40 p. m.
The program to be given is as fol
lows:
l. The Pilgrim 5 Chorus Opera
Tannhauscrl, agner-The Choral
club.
>. Group of violin solos - Sol
Cohen.
3, lal Swing Low Sweet Chariot,
Burlcigh. o. Nightfall in Granada,
Bucno-Thc Women's Chorus.
+. lal Musctta : Nalsc Song
Opera La BohcmaJ, Puccini, o. La
Partida lSpanish1, Alvarez - Mrs.
a,ay c. Roberts, soprano.
>. la)The Wandering Singer :
Patrol, Clark with bass solo. Roland
Ncrhovig). % Hail Is Yc FREQ
Opera Ernani1, Ncrdi-Thc Men :
Chorus.
6. Group of violin solos - Sol
:. Hail to Our Native Land
(March Opera Aida, Verdi - The
Choral club.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
BRIDGE AND TEA
HONORS VISITOR

As courtesy TO her sister.in-Iaw.
Mrs. G. II. Grreckc Of san Francisco.
Mrs, ". l. Apple entertained with
a bridge tea Saturday afternoon a
her home on Nandalwood Drive.
Bridge appointments and decora-
tions We're carried out in the Easter
motif. and flowers were in n color
scheme Of lavender and yellow.
Mrs. ". c. Reed was winner Of a
charming prize for high score at
luid5e and Mrs. Harry Horton re
ccivcd consolation award. \ dainty
guest prize went to Mrs Gerecke.
VI the close Of the afternoon Mrs
Apple served tea to her guests, who
included MeSdamcs W. G. Reed,
Harry Horton, Fred Nuttau, J. X.
Mitchell, Sem Bacon. Trueman
Thompson. Misses Bonnie Braese
and Irene Brooks and the honoree.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
CLEVER FAFORS
DELIGHT GUESTS
AT BRIDGE PARTY

As p farewell courtesy to her
many friends here Mrs. Jacob
Lcpidus entertained with an cla5-
orate!y appointed bridge luucheot
Saturday afternoon at the Barb lra
Worth hotel.
vi large round table. masseG
with fragrant spring flowers places
were marked for Mcsdamcs viii X.
Conway, G. f. Mathews, :. 3.
CLristierSon, Jack Strohci W. IT,
McC ann. O. II. llcnslcr. Royal
Trick, NJ J. Wolin>ky. Mary Mr-
Laren. Iohu Zcuos, j. W. Donohur,
and the hostess.
FaNera at each cover were IL
genioaS little figures Of men, madr
Of tigs and raisins. with marsh-
naallaw faces and they occasioned
much amusement among the guests.
The dessert course WAS Il partIea-
larly attractive one. little. moulds e
chocolate ice cream in the shape Gi
tluweg pots in which bIossomed gay
flowers made of colorcd ices.
At the bridge tables on the me-
canine floor Of the hotel the guests
cnioycd a pleasant afternoon. Mrs.
VIII Il. Conway capturing first
prize, Mrs. Strubel second and Mrs.
Donohue consolation.
Mrs Lepidius left today with he1
husband for her home in Los AnG
clcs, planning to return to the val.
ley in the fail.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
AIR TOURISTS IN
VALLEY YESTERDAI ]

Among the Interesting people II
Il Centre yesterday WIS an aero
plane party flying from New York
City Il san Diego. They stopped
over for the day here, at the Ral-
bara Worth hotel cnroute to Sar
Diego and Los Angeles. The plane
was Western Air Express Passrn-
ger machine and was said to he The
Hoov inaugural plane.
MeNbers cf the PARTY included
Mrs. \. II. Woods. Mrs. George Fru-
lauf. William Lewis. Philip H.
Philibiu Jr., all Of New York, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Moore and Pierce 9.
Rodncy Of Albuquerque, y. Vi.
eilas \. Moorchousc, pilot, Geof2e
steele. mechanic, Of New York.
Mrs. Woods mentioned above is
the w.fe OF Al Woods, the natien-
ally known theatrical producer.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
SPRING LUNCHEON
IS HAPPY AFFAIR

In compliment to TWO out Of town
guests, Mrs. VIII Pope Of Pasadena
and Mrs. Louis RoScnstcrn OF Tue
son, Mrs. Dale Ramsey was hostess
Saturday AT a luncheon and bridge
party at her hone Ga South Seventh
street.
Spring flowers formed the dccora-
tion motif At small tables arranged
FOR luncheon. Covers were laid for
Mcsdamcs 3. f. Lemons, ?. c.
Thackcr, !. W. Hcndry, W. :.
Hcndry. Ed Cunnineham, Kcrkcn.
dali Elmo Loynd, John Zurchcr, w.
\. Tondro, the honor guests and tho
hostess.
The afternoon was spent in play
ing bridge and when scores were
counted high award fell to Mrs
Iurchcr and low TO Mrs. Thackcr.
Mrs. Roscnstcin and Mrs. Pope re-
ceivcd attractive guest prizes.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
COLORFUL DINNER
PARTY IS GIVEN
IN BANQUET ROOM

Mr.. and Mrs. John Zeuos were
host and hostess recently at din
ner party given in the banquet room
of the Barbara Worth.
Guests were seated at a long table
at which the central ornamcntation
was a graceful basket of spring
flowers. Pastel colorcd candles
blazcd among the blossoms and at
each cover was Il St. Patrick 5 day
favor.
After dinner the guests descended
to the ball room where dancing was
enjoyed.
Enjoying the affair were Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Lcpidius, Mr.. and Mrs.
}. w. McNaughton, Mr. and Mrs l..
McLaren, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. Il. Hens
Ter, Mr. and Mrs s. b. Christensen,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Wolinskv. Mr..
and Mrs. F. II. McCann, Mr.. and
Mrs. Royal Trick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Il. Conway, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Donahup
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
SIGNAL CHAPTER
PLANS BIG PARTY

Al the recent regular meeting of
Signal Chapter Of the 0. f. :. plans
were made for spring social func-
-tions, chief among which is TO be the
dance and card party to be given
April - at the Masonic temple.
Plans for series Of card parties
were also formulated but dates and
boStcsscs for these events will be an
nounccd later.
Al the close Of the lodge and bust
ness sessions delicious supper was
served by Mrs. Peter Devote and her
assisting committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
GIRL RESERVES TO
HEAR NATIONAL
WORKER TONIGHT

Miss Zada French, national Girl
Reserve secretary for the Pacific
coast, will be the speaker tonight at
the county Girl Reserve meeting TO
be held at 80 in the Imperial Val
ley Academy of Music on Olive
avenue.
Miss French will bring message
of interest to all girls az we'll as
to association workers. In order
that all women interested may hear
her, an invitation is extended to
association workers and to the girls
themselves.
During the remainder of the wecN
Miss French will be in the valley.
working in the various county towns
and holding conferences with
reserve cabinets and advisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
DESERT SAND IS
SNAFPY MAGAZINE

The Easter number o. tn county
Girl Reserve publication Desert
Sand" contains numerous items Of
current interest both to high Nrl
grammar school Reserves.
Duties ,nd responsibilities oi w..
ior> offic,'- and committees are
here oafrfvdy outlined Cor the con-
vcnirrcc cf the incumbcnts. T." l--
su, also 'arics copy Of tLe ncv
Girl 't"-, we song Of greeting.
Hints ON now 10 make moacv w'll
no dorhr tc of interest to Reserve
uru:r's-.
An alfalfa mill is being built at
Sunnvsidc, WASHINGTON
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
HUGE COL0RED
CHOIR TO GIVE
PROGRAM HERE

Blended voices of. 60 negro I'm
pcrial valley district negro choir
singers VIII be heard in old time
Spirituale and plantation melodies
On 4 program to be given March Il
ut thp Wilson school auditorium. rs
Il preliminary to the mammoth
statewide negro choir contest in the
Hollywood Bowl in July.
Sponsored by the FL Ccntro Y.
w. c. \. advisory committee, The
program will be given for the benc.
fit of the Girl Reserves fund 1t
will include selections by Mrs. May.
ola johnson Curl, one of the best
known soloists in Southern Califor.
mia, and Professor W. A. Payne s
gifted children singers of the East
Side High school.
The big chorus consists of the
combined choirs of negro churches
in Brawley, CaleXico, FL Centre and
Imperial md contains some of the
best trained negro voices in the
southland 1t will compete with
similar groups now being formed in
Pasadena. San Francisco, San Di-
ego, Santa Barbara, Riverside, San
Bcrnardino and other cities, for Il
cash prize and the distinction of
being the best negro choir in the
state.
So eager arc the negroes of this
section to place high in the contest
that they have secured the services
of Professor Carol A. Weaver, one
Of Los Angeles most NOTED dircc,
tors. Professor Weaver 5 choir won
second place in last years contest
in the big Hollywood outdoor bowl
Songs that will be heard ON the
program include "Couldn t Hear
Nobody PRAY Swanic River, "
Listen to the Lambs, - =" Deep
River, Swing Low, Sweet Char
lot, > "Evcrybody's Talkin' Bout
Heaven Ain t Coin There, - "Steal
Away. : Old Black Joe - " Done
Found Ny Lost Sheep "Somc of
These Mornings" "Go Down
Moses. ".Who Built the Ark >
and "My Old Kentucky Homo. .
Tickets are being sold by members
Of the choir.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS
CHURCH W-OHEN TO
SERVE BIG DINNER

HrtlodI~t elar1ymen Of the val
Icy viU mrr IN "a world service con
iIpur. Tomorrow afternoon at "
o'rlo.- m the Ncthadi>t church a'
.bi> city. There Viii bo ID round
table discus .ou - which speakers
viii o.. Dr. ). Lewis Gil'i.s. >ur,r
utcudyrt Of the san Diego district,
Rev. Earl Il. HavdorA p.,'a. 90:
Normal Heights u. D.. ylr.ca SIn
Diego, Rex. II. X. Hus.zn-.I. .as.
tor Of ASbu1y Mrthed.st cnHr.,, sam
Diego, and Rev. Crawford irottns.
pastor Of the Methodist church at
Chula Vista.
The afternoon session viii bc foi-
lowed by big fellowship dinner
10 bc served por luck style 10y mem
bcrs Of the Fl Ccutro church. Vt
this time urmberS Of all the MctLo-
dist churches In the valley VII
gather 10 do honor to the visiting
ministers who Vii be- guests u
honor at dinner. The m,Hl viii ua
served promFsly al 6:ao in order to
. We opportunity Tor q program III
;bc evening.
At : 50 r.. Crawford Tro'ter
win show motion picture called
" MctAodism in the Imperial Val
ley and this will b. followed b..
an address by Or. GillicS
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11

They were riding with NJ. c. Choti-
ncr, prominent theatre owner, when
their ear collided with one driven
by Edwin S. Applegatc. The latter
was held on charges of driving while
intoxicated, police reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
DIPLOMAT IS VISITOR

Los ANGELES. March l1.-lIugh
: Gibson, American ambassador 10
Belgium, arrived here yesterday to
visit with his mother, Mrs. Franz,
\. Gibson. He will leave for WASH
ingtop Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11

Norman Dupont. Mrs. \. NJ. Williams
and Mrs. Il. II. Mckibben.
The Tuesday class of the Litcra-
turr section of the Woman : Ten
Thousand club will meet tomorrow
morning at $50 at the home of Mrs.
Ross 7. Hickcox, to continue the
study of Richard II.
Mrs. W. c. Costello and daughters
have returned from Il visit in River
side with Mrs. Costello : parents.
At the Barbara Worth Hotel
"Wednesday evening there viii be- Il
no host dinner and dance. Tables
will he arranged for cards for those
who do not wish 10 dance.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
ACTRESSES INJURED
By United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, March 1l-Aice
Calhoun and Anita Leroy, film play
ers, received minor injuries in an au-
tomobilc accident here last night,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
Social Brevities

Tho members of the Presbyterian
Guild Will be guests tomorrow at a
| O'Clock luncheon to he held in the
church parlors. Mrs. Elmer Hcald
will act as hostess, assisted by Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11

Bishop. Invo county, had a fall q
ten inches of snow late in January
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11

WeiI-to-do residents in Lakeport
lake couuty, contemplate building I
4l00,0Q0 mission style hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-11
To |.c Cc25!c Of imperial VALLEY:
In RESPONSE to a

request from your American Conservation
Club to again help them in the raising of
budget Ito carry on detail work in connection
with the ALLEGATION of water and power, etc.,
we have agreed to again cooperate by put
ting On another Benefit Sale through which
we will refund to your Boulder Dam Commit
tee, five cents on every pound Of BEN-HUR
Coffee sold in grocery stores Of the Imperial
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IT0R0M0T01dG2SM 5E6S7Mi0SE5GM0Min
By
Gardner
Hunting.
THE VICARI0N
copyright. 1928. BY Public Ledger,


Patience! A dreary outlook; Pa
tience-asld- suspense!
But relieved of the fear of an i'm
mediate throttling grip, he wrote
Jerry Ballard briefly, expressing in
his cunningest phrase complete lack oil
interest in Homer. his affairs and any
requests he might have made. Ex-
hausted then to the point of indiffer-
ence to every other desire, he fell upon
his bed and slept through 20 hours.
He woke to find Rex yelling. the
youthful head Of his condensing room,
waiting to see him. He had almost for
gotten yelling. Now, when after hasty
additions he called the young fellow
into his living room, he was startled to
sec, instead of the ruddy. eager, vigor-
Gus young man he had become accuS-
toned to depend upon as one of his
aides, a white-faced, trembling creature,
who found difficulty in walking across 4
room unassisted. and who looked at
him with a scared appeal in his eyes
that told at once half his story.
They tried to get me, Mr.. Brainard,
he said, II came to tell YOU"
It required but few brief questions
and answers to elicit all that yelling
himself knew about his own case. He
had received a mysterious telephone
message one evening. difficult at first
to understand, then clearly suggesting
that there was opportunity for him tc
make large sum Of money if he were
willing to part with information lie
could gather in Brainard's employ. By
his own account he had refused indig'
nantly-and what had followed bore
him out His unknown telephone CORE
spondent had told him he was likely 20
regret such a decision-and the next
night he had been taken i'll IN his
boarding house, where his doctor pres
entity examing him said he had been
poisoned. What the poison was, and
how it had been administered to him
neither he nor his physician nor his
terrified landlady could guess. But he
was left in no doubt as to connection
between his illness and the threat that
had preceded it; for letter, unstamped
was left during the following night
under the front door of the house where
he lived, addressed to him and contain
ing two brief sentences:
Let's reconsider, what?
How do you like it?
Of course, he took this as prelimi-
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Continued from yesterdays Star
NSTALLMENT XIV.

~HE next morning this letter was
in Brainard's mail. signed by
the firm. Putting aside impulses
IN snatch at it as a flag Of truce
preceding surrender, he studied
Il il, the light of the things he knew:
And slowly from his study emerged
three conclusions. Mortimer and Bal
Lard did not know what 1t was that
,JefTry Homer had had that Branaro
wanted: they could not find out WIN
out condenser, even II tney oaleo
to look at their own memorandum ana
thev dared not look for fear OF losing
their advantage! And then, as if a
match had been again set to fear. a
whole train of desolating ideas was
fred in Brainard's weary mind. ii
Homer had not told them the story OF
the Dawn Maiden. what had ne re-
corded in that sealed envelope wnlcn
was supposed to contain her moex:
Supposed to? Could it be possible that
the man had duped the cars OF Com
pIete Illusions and given them falSe
recorder no record at all? How olo
Brainard know that they possessed Sucn
a record? Could Mortimer ana Bal
lard have been quick wltted enough on
the night of Honer's death TO invent
the whole idea, knowing only that Ho-
ner meant to blackmail his former en-
ployer? Foreseeing Brainard's anXi-
ETY., had they grasped these means OF
PLAYING with it? There were more ways
than one or two of running chicken
down! But better that the fateful in
dex we're in his enemies hands than
that it should be lost! And then a slow
chill crept over him. What evidence
had he, after all, that Homer had ever
had that index?
Appalled, at the realization that he
had only inference, he went back and
combed Honer's life again during the
time he had spent in that mountain
cabin. He found Mortimer and Ballard
in communication with the man, visit
ing him. but he could make no record
which showed transfer of the alleged
memorandum or any conversation in
reference to it. But there were occa-
sions when Ballard and Homer had
walked the dark mountainside woods
together, disappearing and reappearing
where opportunities were abundant for
exchanges Brainard could not catch
and nothing was proved.
He came to slow conclusion that there
was but one way to deal with Mortimer
and Ballard. He would feign ignorance
of any property Jeffry Homer could
have had that might interest him
then he would outwear their patience
with his. If they possessed 1t, eventu-
ally they would look at Honer's memo.
randum to learn what they had, ane
when they did, so would he!
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what has I. ,;,2-nsd, as we see it--some
of it as We y'3r3 not intended to see It..
Curious th,ngs The Vicarion gets! IL
the attorneys for Mortimer & Ballard
approach you. send them to me. II
anybody tries to enjoin you, notify me.
I'll take any Of EN- in and give 'em a
private view of several things haven't
judges, politicians, mayors, governors!
I haven't expended any ammunition on
you yet-nor on the public. Nor on
Mortimer & Ballard. II Sam Elshofer,
Mortimer's personal attorney. wants to
start suit against me after seeing and
hearing what am offering you tor ex-
hibition to the public, we'll simply take
the exhibition into court-along with
several other exhibits we shall readily
collect-and stand on our facts"
They stared at him. But this isn't
our quarrel"- one Of them protested
family, at last.
You'll have hard work to stay out
of it II you're going to run theaters,"
said Brainard But what are you
afraid Of? Show me the man you're
afraid of! I'll bring him up here and
sit down with him to look over a few
pages out of the life he has lived, pub
lie and private, day and night, indoors
and out, for day past, or a month, or
year! may not please him, but I'll
interest him."
"But-but, do you think you can
scare people out of fighting you by
by showing them up?"
why put it that way? Suppose We
merely say we are insisting on the
Scriptural qualifications for any man
who wants to throw stones"
You'll never control the world by
such a-such a"
well, gentlemen. shall I invite you
any of you-to sit in with me and
look back at what you were doing, say
last Saturday night at 1l:45-or yes
terday afternoon at 330-or at $3.50
this morning."
They were silent. He glanced
around the group; one after another
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which he put into none Of the spare
machines. Only those in active use on
the floor were equipped with the essen
tial bit of the magic, mysterious SUBJ
stance that made them worth the metal
In them If Welling, who was as IA
miliar with the machine as any one
except himself, had not missed this
essential in setting up, doubtless Homer
had never known of its existence. The
possibility of less well informed enemies
initiating his devices seemed remote.
He sent for the owners of the half
dozen largest theaters in the city's little
Rialto and showed them the records he
proposed to release to them that night.
Among these were the scene, in his own
office, in which Mortimer and Ballard
had tried to buy into his interests; one
which these two had conversed in sup
posed privacy; two scenes from the
mountain cabin: and one scene in
which Jerry Ballard had dictated let
ter. Added to this was little series of
Rex Wellings experiences. There was
enough to make an evenings program.
The theater men were scared. 1--WE
can't run that stuff, Mr.. Brainard,"
one Of them protested Mortimer and
Ballard! Why, it's libel-and they'd
ruin us'
Its not libel" smiled Brainard. I'm
just taking the public into my conf
dence. They'll protect you-and me,
too"
1T means trouble" said another ex-
hibitor; and then exclaimed, why, it's
ruin--for them, or for you'll"
Maybe you can take care of your
self, Mr. Brainard." the first man con-
tinued, but leave us out Of the fight"
"All right" Brainard returned quietly;
"I'll find plenty of theaters that will run
this stuff. If not, I'll open a couple
| myself"
They squirmed at that. "But-theyll
sue us--shut us up-get injunctions
Why, you're practically charging them
| with-with-"
Conspiracy" queried Brainard help
fully. mo, I'm charging them with
nothing. I'm just showing the world
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In the year 1885 Radley Brainard has in
vented the Vicarion, a device with which
it is possible to re-create scenes out Or the
pa It. The invention is sensational sue,
cess. with all the theaters installing It ri IN
place OF motion pictures. Complete llluI,
stons, Inc. which at that time controls an
the improvements on the movie faces rum.
but when Ferdinand Mortimer and Jerry
Ballard, heads OF the company, cali on him'
BFainard refuses to make terms: -.
tained in bombs" which hold LIQUID air ar
and while he is projecting one OF the
s6bombs," which was unmarked, he sees a
beautiful, eossamer-clad girl with whom ne
falls in love. although he is EN- ensasg e TO
Phyllis Norman. During the nrSt demon,
stration OF the Vicarion, with Pnylls ana
her family looking on, a strange man stag,
gers in the studio. He, is unable TO J ter
who he is. and Brainard names MN van
Wrinkle and makes him his aid.
sBrainard calls in the operator VINO nnaue
the unmarked record. but gains no lnIoT-
nation from him. He orders van WlnkLe
to investigate the making OF the ro nom n.
Brainard projects two of the three remain
ing bombs containing the woodland scene
in which the girl with whom ne is lnlatu-
ated appears. and decides the RECORDS were
made By Jeffry Homer, a criminal Wnon re
has employed. Homer dies OF irlgnt WnIle
listening to the voice of his dead brotner,
which Branard projects by means OF INC
Nicarion. and Honers secret OF the ooHp
which contains the sunrise nymph passes
into the hands of Mortimer and balaro.