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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
TROLLEY LINES TO MERGE

The Conestoga Traction Co.,
OF Lancaster, Pa, and its elev-
en- leased suburban lines, are to
be merged. The total number OF
shares issued by all the COM
panies is 74,186. OF this num-
Der 6O,552 shares were placed
in the name of the Stock
holders Protective Committee,
which committee met Oct. 13
to act on the proposal to merge
all the companies into one, to
be known as the Conestoga
Transportation Company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
IA. WAITER & POWER CO

The statement of earnings of
the Pennsylvania Water &
Power Co., HOLLYWOOD, Pa, for
the eight months ending Aug.
81, 1881, shows gross income
of $S,303, 226.86; operating ex-
penses, $533,759.74; taxes,
$267, 1884; fixed charges.
$6S4545.83; maintnce., $780,
761.97; available for dividends
land surplus. $1.s44.S25.ss.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
PAROLED BY GOVERNOR

John e. Jackson, sentenced
by the Circuit Court of Cecil
County to two years in the
House of Correction for break
ing into a store, has been pa
House of Correction for break
months more of his term re-
main. He did not get anything
and the Governor thinks he has
been sufficiently punished.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
OBITUARY /,
Mrs. Laura M. Zolpher

Mrs. Laura M. Zolpher, wild
ow of William Zolpher, and a
native of Elkton, died Oct. 6. at
her home in Wilmington. The
deceased was a daughter Of the
late VIM. B. Heatzig. Two
daughters survive. The funeral
was held on Friday afternoon,
interment being made in Elk
ton cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
LARGE STILL DESTROYED

Federal officers from Balti-
more, with Cecil county depu-
ties, on Thursday night last,
blew up with dynamite a large
moonshine layout in the woods,
near the old mill, on Stone
Run, about two miles north
west of Rising Sun. Eleven
large boxes and barrels Of
mash, containing about 1000
gallons, together with other
equipment, were destroyed by
the officers. No arrests were
mad.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
Mrs. Elizabeth Scott Kirk

Mrs. Elizabeth Scott Kirk,
widow of Leroy Kirk, died Oct.
2, at her home near Lewisville,
aged 83 years. Interment was
made in Sharp's cemetery, near
Fair Hill.
Two sisters and a brother
survive: Mrs. Emma Cameron.
of Rising SUN; Mrs. Amanda
Cameron, of Wilmington, Del. /;
Jacob Scott, of Blake.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16

A mans ideal, like his hori-
zon, is constantly receding
from him as he advances to-
ward it,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


day night.
Work on the Outbound grav-
ell road from Charlestown to
Carpenters Point has begun.
The September term of the
Circuit Court for Cecil County
adjourned on Wednesday last.
A covered dish luncheon was
held in the M. e. church on
Wednesday last, by the ladies
of the Aid Society.
The Aid Society of Zion Pres
byterian church realized $50
by the supper held on Wednes-
day evening last.
The contract for additions
to the heating plant at the
Court House, in Elkton, has
been awarded to Alexander q
Son, of that town, for $742.50.
The report of treasurer Chas.
B. Kirk, of the Oxford, Pa,
Fire Co., shows the net receipts
of the carnival held some
weeks ago, to have been $3S4O.
Lawrence Preston, 3rd base
man of the Hayre de Grace
team of the Susqueharna
League, has been signed by the
Washington American League
team.
Major Alexander Newman,
for the past nine years manag-
er OF the Veterans Administra-
ton Supply Depot, at Perry
Point. has been transferred to
a similar position at Palo Alto,
California.
Fire on October 4 destroyed
the large plant of the Eby Fer
tilizer co, at Para. disc, Lancas-
ter county, Pa. The loss, which
included several hundred tons
OF fertilizer, quantities chem
lcals and the entire building,
is estimated at $4,000.
It. A. Moore, B. J. Cassidy
and j. P. NOwlcki, newly ap-
pointed to the Maryland State
MOTOR Police force, have been
assigned to the Conowingo sub
station. The new uniforms OF
the force are seal brown tunics
and tan breeches, replacing the
olive drab hitherto worn.
AS reward for helping to
get the automobile of Eddie
kommel's sister out of a ditch
in North East, Marion Rose, OF
that town, has received an au-
tographed base ball from Eddie,
who is one of king-pin pitchers
OF the Philadelphia Athletics,
recent world champions.
The work of grading for the
new concrete road from Fair
Hill to the State line, at Lew
isvllle, Pa, is proceeding rap
idly. The Highway Department
of Pennsylvania has awarded a
contract for an improved road
into Lewisville, which will con-
meet with the Maryland road.
Elkton Town Council has
been notified by Government
Engineers that the work of
dredging the channel of Elk
Creek to the wharf in that town
will exceed the estimated cost
of $4,000, half ION which was
raised by business interests of
the town. The increased cost
is expected to be $500, and the
Chamber of Comerce has been
asked to provide for $3.50 of the
amount.
Lewis Ritter, aged SO years,
a farmer of near Oak Hill, Pa,
was badly injured from a fall
from the hay loft of his barn,
on Thursday. He was taken to
Coatesville Hospital, suffering
from a fractured hip and other
injuries.
In Cecil Circuit Court last
week, at Elkton, in the case of
The North Carolina Granite
Company VS.. j. Wesley Meal
lister, the jury returned YER
dict of $1496.10 for the plain
tiff. In the Pennzoil Co. VS.. the
Midway Service Station, judg-
ment was extended for $2O4.Sl,
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Institute, Blacksburg, Va.
Miss Agnes M. Cherry, of
Germantown, Pa, has been
visiting Mrs. Mary Cherry.
Mrs. Maude Mearns, Of AS
bury Park, N. j., was the recent
guest of her sister, Mrs. w. B.
Bechtel.
Miss Evelyn Mccoy, of JEFF
ferson Hospital, Philada., has
been spending some time at her
home in Rising Sun.
DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Moore,
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. B. Patten spent
Sunday with Emerson K. Pat
ten and family, in Baltimore.
Two tables of Bridge were
entertained on Tuesday after
noon by Mrs. Norris Reynolds,
at her home on Cherry street.
Mrs. Mary Cherry and Miss
Louise Worthington were week
end visitors of theiI sister, Mrs.
William Workman, at Mount
Joy, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Stouck,
of Gettysburg, Pa, and Miss
Rachel Clancy, OF Merchant
vile, N. j., spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. David Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Thomp-
son, of New York, spent Sum
day and Monday with Mrs.
Thompson's mother, Mrs. Sara
Wagner.
State Motor Police Officer J..
HI. Hopkins, who has recently
been Stationed at Elkton, has
been transferred to Rising Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins will oc-
|cupy one of the Scott Wilson
dwellings, on Mount street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Drennen,
of Peach Bottom, Pa, were
Saturday Tuesday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Drennen and
family, near town. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ambrose Drennen, Potts
town, Pa, were Sunday guests
at the same place.
John d. Haines, who has
been spending some weeks with
mis- brother, Edwin Haines, in
Rising Sun, and visiting other
relatives in the East, after an
absence from his hometown of
thirty-eight years, left on Mon
day for his home in Butte,
Montana.
Guy Hall, aged seven years,
son OF r. c. Hall, of Stone Run,
northwest of Rising Sun, fell
while playing at Rising Sun
Elementary school, during the
noon hour Tuesday, and frac-
tured his right arm. The little
fellow was taken to the office
OF DR.. ]. B. Slicer, who reduced
the fracture, and the LAD was
then taken to his home by his
teacher, Miss Sara Kidd.
A flying spark from a fire in
in the fireplace at the home of
Norris Reynolds, on Tuesday
afternoon, set fire to the up
holstry of a chair. Mrs. Reyn-
olds saw smoke curling from a
small hole burned in the cush-
ion, and poured a little water
on the spot. Later smoke was
again detected coming from the
chair-seat, and it was carried
to the porch and more water
poured in the small hole.
Some minutes later the up
holstry was again detected to
be smouldering and burst into
flames when the chair was
moved. This time thorough
job was made of extinguishing
the fire, as the upholstiy was
torn from the chair.
The carnival held under the
auspices of Havre de Grace
base ball club closed with a net
profit of 5000.
Mrs. Hattie Nelson, so, wife
of James Nelson, was found
dead in Water street late
Thursday afternoon. Coroner
S. Rodney Frazier conducted
! an Investigation on Friday
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Eccentric men and women
are nearly always bright
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
Adalade Wheaton Kennard

Mrs. ADELAIDE w. Kennard,
wife of Amos e. Kennard,
formerly of Rising Sun, died
Oct. 2, at her home in Chester,
Pa, following a stroke of pa
ralysis. The deceased was 60
years of age. Her husband,
two sons and a daughter sur
vive; also two brothers, Samuel
and Albert Wheaton. Interment
was made in Chester cemetery.
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Allison HOuck

= Allison Houck died Oct. s at
his home in Havre de Grace,
aged 70 years. The deceased
was a native of Pennsylvania,
but had resided in Havre de
Grace for the past forty years.
He was employed by the Arm
strong Stove & Mfg. Co., OF
Perryville.
Mr.. Houck is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. VIM. Curen and
Miss Mamie Houck, of Havre
de Grace, and a brother, Lafay-
cite Houck, of Reading, Pa. The
funeral was held Sunday after
noon, with interment i'll Angel
Hill cemetery
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Fast-Movins Story Of Girl
Who Craved High Lie
By FAITH BALDWIN

leaden minutes dragged by,
when would Tony tire?
He had tired, out on the ter
race, hidden securely, looking
now and then at the radium
dial of his watch. In an hour
at the most Fanchon was to
make the arranged signal and
they were to make their es-
cape together with the jewels.
He had not trusted her to do
it alone, that was why he had
waited to see that nothing
would go wrong, or that she
would change her mind.
He would wait no longer. He
would see for himself. She had
given Collin and the older wo-
man the drugged drinks. They
would be sleeping soundly. Why
had she not come? She had
put the jewels loosely in a
drawer and left it little ajar
SO she could get them easily,
if she had followed his instruc-
tionS.
Enter the Intruder
He came in from the terrace,
through the door he had left
unlocked. and went up the gal
lery stairs as lightly as q cat.
AS lightly he turned the knob
of Mrs. Carstairs' door and
went in.
Mrs. CarstairS did not hear.
She was sleeping very Soundly,
worn out by the evening and her
troubled speculationS.
Tony went straight to the
dresser. He knew where every
piece of furniture was in the
room, had seen to it on his
"tour" of inspection. A drawer
was, he saw, little open. He
thrust in his hand. Damit to
hell! the jewels had been put
in a case! Slowly. carefully he
began to draw the case out.
Still the woman was drugged
and heavily. he need have no
particular fear.
Fanchon, alert, perfectly wide
awake, had heard his careful
movements. She was crouched
against the door dividing her
room from that of Mrs. Car
stairs.
Who's that?" called Mrs.
Carstairs waking suddenly, and
sitting up in bed.
Tony stepped back.
Fanchom threw the door
open.
1T is-Mr. Gill;" she said,
quite clearly he has come
back for something he forgot"
She held out her hand. In it
glittered the revolver she had
taken from Collins study that
afternoon. Ring the bell that
leads to Collins ROOM" she said
to Jennie, land keep your hands
above. your head, Mr.. Cesare
Gilli-or rather, Mr.. Antonio
FranceSsconi," cried Fanchon.
Copyright. 1881. by Faith Baldwin
Distributed by
King Features Syndicate. Inc.
Continued Tomorrow
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Chdrens Styles Are smartest They Simple Lines

How they grow! You no more
than buy a dress for a child,
than the hem has to be let
down. And it often seems as
if the thimble were no more
than off your finger, before the
little dress is completely out
grown. But it's such fun re-
plenishing chAdren's wardrobes,
that any time and trouble it
takes is entirely overlooked.
More fun than ever this year,
with so many cunning dresses
in the Stores-at such grand
prices, too.
Even Not Twins
Mothers want to dress daugh-
ters alike sometimes, even if
they're not twins!
The two sisters above. have
on daisy print dresses. Dainty
ruffles border the odd little but
ton-over collars and the cuffs.
And they're piped in a bright
color, matching some Of the
dairies' centerS. Both have
pleats starting fr> the Shoul-
ders, though in the older girls
dress they are stitched down to
the waist. And even though
she's bigger, her dress doesn't
cost any more. Either one may
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Your RuIinq
Star
By William Shwader
THE YEAR AHEAD

For Those Born September IL
The coming year will bring
a very pleasant time Of pleas
ures and amuSementS and the
we'll aspected planet Venus will
make it an auspicious period
for romance and courtShip. A
certain amount Of care should
be taken in all dealings with
strangers and in connection
with all untried ventures as
there is a tendency toward
fraud and deceit.
Take specially good care Of
your health from September 10
to IA, January 7 to II, March
8 to II, April 6 to 10. Guard
against accidents, quarrels, un-
due excitement and excesses of
all kinds from october 20 to %,
November % to 27, January II
to 10, March II to %, April Is
to l8. Particularly favorable
dates from December 4 to 6,
March 81. to April 3, May 8 to
II.
A child born today will be re-
served and of quiet demeanor,
disliking flattery and ostenta-
tion. He will be a careful and
exacting worker and among
the sciences chemistry would
be particularly well suited for
him.
Tendencies for September 13
A pleasant day Of rest dur
ing the forenoon and early
afternoon changing to an ad-
verse vibration for the rest Of
the day.
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By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

An Authority on Problems of Love
and Marriage
I shall not print Blondes"
letter in this column. Her
ideals of masculine charm and
beauty are fixed upon one of
the screens most favored sons.
1t is enough to say that in de-
scribing him she uses only high
powered adjectiveS.
With utmost sincerity she
says she loves this man to the
point of despair. That she is
unable to eat, sleep or attend
to her daily routine. If that
were wholly true (and I hope it
is not) she would indeed, be in
a bad plight. She will survive
because we die hard. AS Shakes
peare said, Men have died
and worms have eaten them,
but not for love-"
Presently her thoughts will
take a turn and she will look
back upon this experience with
wonder and amazement. Nor
can I be sure that, if I showed
her this letter in 80 days, she
would not be ready to deny its
authorship.
OF course, this may not re-
lieve her present misery. She
counts herself to be in love. I
believe she is. But a screen
star is more removed than the
kind that twinkle at night. An
artist, whether of the stage or
screen, is what he appears to be
only for the time being.
True love is precious. To
many it comes but once in a
lifetime. 1t is to be guarded
and cherished. To my mind it
is nonsense to say love cannot
be controlled. Certainly it's
early stages are subject to
discipline.
And there is this point. I
think many people invite love
as they invite happiness. It is
no exaggeration to say that
there are people who invite
unhappiness. Truly it may be
said of some that they "en-
courage bad health" Don't
encourage an unattainable love.
Look for a happy one.
There should be a natural
and reasonable repugnance in
the heart of any girl toward
giving her affection to an i'm
agined lover. At that, it is a
happy thing for the race to
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be had for $3.50. or a little less,
with matching bloomers.
Isn't that a sweet pin dot
dress the child on the floor is
wearing? Any age delights in
sash. This one ties back loosely
from the sides. And with all
that lovely shocking and with
Irish lace edging the collar, the
pocket flaps and cuffs-it only
costs about $500!
A ClamOr for Wool
When they pass the age of
six, lots of little girls prefer a
dress of wool. They're clamor-
ing for them even more this
year, just like the older girls!
One of the smarteSt ones we've
seen is sketched next to the end
on the right. The two stitched
down pleatS running right down
the front, are released just be-
low the waist. The little bow
on the round pique collar keeps
it all from being too much
tailored. It's made of wool
crepe-the fabric that all ages
alike love so much. Can't you
picture this dress trotting off to
school? To a good many
schools, in fact, since it's only
$500.
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them in silk pajamas and pay
their gambling debts?
When a woman marries
man for his money, she usually
makes up her mind to earn it,
by giving a life-like imitation Of
wifely devotion in return. She
runs his house, rears his chill
dren and strives to do him
credit when she presides at hi'
dinner parties.
But the man tDhO mGrriet
a lOoman for her money neUer
seems to figure that he Is
under the slightest obligation
to give her Ua1ue received. This
is not alWayS because he is
that kind OF a n1Gn'-thc
taking" kind-but just because
he is q man!
Down in the heart of every
he-male-even the wormiest
hearts, the aboriginal convic-
ton that he is woman's
superior" And to know that
he is the object of her charity
irks him beyond endurance.
The more favOrs she lavishes
upon him, the more he hates
her. The more tenderly she
treats him the more bitterly
he reSentS her kisses as an in
come tax and her generosity
and affection as an insult.
He is filled with self-con-
tumely-and what spills over
is HERS! The only way in
which he seems to be able to
hold on to the remaining
shreds of his pride is to treat
her with scorn, neglect or con-
tempt. And that's where the
purSe-StringS tighten!
A man vdlueS a motor car or
a tUite according to What they
haze COST him in money,
tOork, or seJ-SacrUice! And the
kind of 1Oite 1Oho pays the bills
makes life one long, S1Deet song
for him and asks nothing in re-
turn is claSSed right 1Uith the
coffee percolator that 1OaS
bought 1Oith cigarette coupons
and the Japanese fan that
comes 1Uith a pound of tea.
Women have held men by
the heart strings, by the apron
strings and even by the shoe
strings. But no woman ever
held a man by the PURSE
STRINGS,
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Fashion Flashes

Right at our feet we find fur
since many of the new frocks
feature fur borders at the hem.
A lovely frock of almond green
crepe in a coat-frock design
has a skirt border design in
soft embroidery in a large
floral motif. There are string
ties of the material to fasten
the frock at the throat and
waist and the skirt has a broad
gray fox border.
It need not be feathers to
trim the hat. There are other
effective mediums. For in
stance a black velvet hat, a
modified tricorne with a crushed
brim has a veil of Spanish lace
that falls to the shoulder ar
ranged at the lifted side of the
model.
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= By FAITH BALDWIN
Diet and
Health
By DR.. Logan Clendening

When children are restless,
irritable, or pick at the nose,
or grind the teeth, or have
twitchings, the old-fashioned
grandmother usually makes the
diagnosis Of worms and pre-
scribes pumpkin seed tea.
Whether or not these symp-
toms always accompany in
testinal worms, there is no
question that worms are very
common in children and may
cause i'll health of varying de-
greeS.
They may exist also without
causing any symptoms at all.
And, since there are fire.
quently domestic upsets and
children fall under suspicion
of harboring these extra
boarders, it may be we'll to
understand exactly what dam
age they do cause, and how to
get rid of them.
In childhood and infancy
there are two intestinal visitors"
which are frequently seen-one
of these is the pinworm and
the other the round worm.
Concerning the PinwOrm
Most parasites have a COM
plicated life history and in
habit the bodies of several
animals in the course of this
life cycle. But these two
worms, while they may attack
other animals such as dogs and
cats, can live their whole
existence in the human body
and infection may go from
human to human without any
intermediate host.
Pinworms are small, thread
like animals, but can easily be
seen with the naked eye. They
live and breed in the intestines.
They may get into the body
from eating lettuce or water
creSs salad that has not been
sufficiently cleaned, or through
contaminated drinking water.
One child may carry the infec-
tion to another on the fingers.
Pinworms are capable of move
ment and work themselves out
of the lower inteStines into the
adjacent skin. This sets up an
intense itching, worse at night
on account of the increase in
warmth and the relaxation. The
worms may be found in the
child's bed in the morning.
Makes Child Fretful
Such irritation makes the
child very nervous and fretful,
and perhaps causes twitching
and grinding of the teeth. Such
symptoms seldom if ever go on
to convulSions, although these
mptomS are frequently
ascribed to worms. Pinworms
may be suspected when there is
local itching, irritation or red
ness.
Treatment is carried on in
many ways. Grandmother'S
pumpkin seed tea depends for
it's efficiency on the presence
of pepo, the active principle of
pumpkin seeds and which is
still retained in the last edition
of the Pharmacopeia. So grand
mother is all right.
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has sat for sometime upon the cool radiant
tip top.
whats FAME. Just an exciting bauble
oh grand to have-but not really enough
for a pretty, lovable little woman. like me.
Now want Love. wish to come down
from this spOt-lighted place, at least a few
degrees, and sit in the earthly moonlight
with a lover, who will not say, chow
famous you are but what a dear little
nose you have That's what want now"
And if she's the usual Mary, Mary, quite
contrary, she would really like both.
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TON'T speak to me-" she
- cries. m all upSetand

TON'T speak to me-" she
- cries. m all upSetand
want to be alone"
Why is it -. as soon as woman'S
nerves become excited she hurts
the ones she loves?
She has no patience with any
body. Everything seems to make
her unhappy =. Respondent.
No husband can understand the
reason why! What has changed
her into a silent, moody woman
always grumbling and flying
into a rage over a trifie!
Those dreadful headaches and
backaches that bearing-down
feeling and fits of dizziness
NEWT Lydia E. Pinkbam's II
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The Beauty
Box

Stale air means nervousness,
fatigue and inefficiency. A
human being needs 5000 feet
Of fresh air every hour, so
somebody says. Since few
houses and offices are thor
oughly ventilated even in sum-
mer time, it behooveS the
ladies of the beauty chorus
to get a certain amount of
outdoor exercise every day. A
long walk is possible to every
one, even the office worker.
The Washington times., 1931-09-11
CrOuChy Irritable Wives!

these things only 4 sVoman kmows.
Yetyour happiness is threatened.
Your husbands patience may end.
What are you going to do about it?
A simple, household remedy has
helped literally thousands upon
thousands of women during these
particularly difficult times
It's Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound and if you are
not feeling we'll you should try it.
1t strengthens you through its
tonic action. Comforts and helps
you over these trying times.
Go to your druggist today. Ask
him for bottle of either the liquid
or the tablets. Let il help you, too!
etAble COmbOHna Tablet Form
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not interested, but talk a great deal
just the same, argued over, wept over,
sung of, and painted? But what beside
FAME. A career. l am goin' to be a
smart girl, and fix my eyes there, on that
exquisite spot where the platinum glare of
all the world shines, the tip top. And l
will pat Love on the head, and tell him
he is a darling, but that something else
matters more"
And Mary does. Does BE A SMART
LITTLE GIRL.
Listening in on Mary's heart after she