davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24

river. The barns were red-painted
like the house, the chickens and
ducks gave kaleidoscope effect of
many colors at this distance, the
pigeons snow-dOtted the roofs.
There were cows in the pasture,
and men and horses in the wide
meadows. Towards the west were
the cherry orchards, their round
topped trees like great bouquets;
beyond the orchards a neighboring
m cunt tain rose silver-crested
against sapphire sky.
I wanted to say, God made it,"
as my father had so often said,
when we worshiped beauty. But
I lacked the courage to speak my
thoughts to Mimi. I had my first
sharp sense of a point Of diver
gence in our ideals.
What I said was, Mimi, doesn't
all this make up a bit for the
house ?"
She did not look at me. "Jerry,
nothing can make up. I'm not
fitted for this life. I don't know
where to begin
Something seemed to die in me
Through the darkness which had
fallen upon me I tried to grope my
way back to the words Of that
radiant ceremony, For better or
for worse for richer for
poorer ;"
Mimi had never meant them.
She had said she could not be
poor. And I, knowing how she
felt, had urged her to perjure her
self with a promise.
Well, / wouldn't hold her to it.
1 spoke with an EFFORT have
no right to ask you to stay, Mimi.
She turned on me her startled
glance, What do you mean?"
''1 thought it all over last night.
The best thing we can do is to go
back to st. Louis"
"But we can't go back"
"Why not?"
do you think could face
them? No. Wen stick it out
somehow. I couldn't bear to have
my friends know how l had been
fooled"
! (TO Be COntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and " V.rtuc of the power
and authority contained in Deed of
Trust executed by w. E. Walker and
wife, Virginia P. Walker recorded
in the office of the Register of Deeds
of Vance County, in Book 1874, at page
SIG, default having been made in the
payment of the debt therein secured,
at the request of the holder Of the
note, I shall sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cash, at the
Courthouse door in Henderson, N. c.
at twelve o'clock, Noon, on Friday
January p, 1888, the following de-
scribed real estate:
TRACT ONE: Begin at stake on
the South side of the Townsville
GAINESVILLE road, Burwell corner, and
run thence along said road, South ~
degrees Sc minutes West 6.25 chs 10
corner of Larcena Stark dover.
thence along her line S deg. 80 MN
utes West All chains; thence west
1886 chains; the edge of mill .pona,
thence along the meanders OF saiu
pond in a northerly direction 20 cnS'
more or less, to double sycamore
dover corner; thence and CONTINUING
on road, South IA IL deg. East 1919
chains to corner on road; thence ~
~ deg. As minutes E 5.5 chains; thence
N 81 deg. Is min. w 16 II chaihS'
thence S 80 ga deg. w So chainS'
thence N 60 ga deg. w 1.3 CHAINS 10
creek; thence down the said Greek ~
northerly direction 9.4 cha,ns'
thence S 80 deg. Is min. W ll.o chS,,
thence S IS deg. w 1 chain; thehce ~ ~
70 1-2 deg. w chains, thence 10
deg. w chains; thence n 70 ue9 ~
w. rs chains; thence N 81 Deg
rs chains to Big Island Creek; tnenIo
up the said creek in southWesleii'
direction sos chains to an asno'
thence S IL deg. w 17.8 chains; thehoe
3 deg. w 9.74 chains; thence ueS
80 min. w. 1886 chains to Pile "
stones, Peck's corner and corner "a
234 acre tract of parties OF the 40.
part; thence S 81 deg. E 1880 cha ,
thence N 80 deg. 80 min. East cna a.
to Hickory in edge OF woouS ~
ravine; thence along the salc l@' 7t7
in southeasterly direction 49,
chains; thence N Is deg. E. 50 cnailio,
thence N 70 deg. w ia chains; thenoo
N 10 deg. E 16 IA chains to the piao'
of beginning, containing 3|9'l a0t'''
more or less. .uo
TRACT TWO: Begin at rock Pr,
Peck's corner and corner Of forcsci"So
tract and run thence N SO deg W 0 80
chains to a stone; thence N ~ uv9,
Is w 33 1-2 chains to Big lsldii :.
Creek; thence up said Creek do as
meanders in a westerly direction ~ ~
chains to hornHeams; thence os
deg. 80 min. 29.51 chs; thence
deg. 45' E 81 chs. to post OAK tneno .a
S 80 deg. 15' E rs IL chains, 10 SUD ";d
in edge of ravine; thence along sGnn
ravine in a southeasterly dllec.iU r
1925 chains to stone; thence 50 u01 r
E 1.62 chs. thence N SO deg. 10
1913 chs. to gum; thence N 90 =
deg. w IA chs; thence N 10 ohs
10 chs: thence N AZ IA deg. q on9,1
thence N % 3-4 w 2.87 chs; thehoo
IS IL deg. E Is IL chs. to the p "ros
of beginning containing 234 a0 I'D
more or less, Also all right, tue az, -
interest that parties of the mrs. p
have in land allotted to Mrs. La tooe
Stark as dover on February TO- Low
containing 81 acres more or less, So
This 18th day of December 49,.
T. p. GHOLsoN, Trustee
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24
NOTICE.

Having qualified as executor Of tho
?Tta.c Of Mrs. Ida Clark. decoos .,,e
40 oF Vance County. North Caroline
this is to notify all persons bavina
claims against the estate of said ,]a
ceased to exhibit them 70 the undor
signed or his Attorney at Hcndprsnn
N. c.. on or Fefore the 18th. dav 81
November, 1885, or this notice viii, bo
pleaded in bar of their recovery All
persons indebted to said estate will
please made immediate payment
This 10Th CAV of November 1927
JIMMIE HOLLOWAY
Executor of the Estate of
Mrs. Ida Clark.
B. P. Wyche, Attorney.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24
E|1EACOCK FEATHERS
ESY4ss5 AM7enz0/e Bailey 90
n;RnEs -
,pvp,ct,r. RELEASED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

dered stove, and Hayes ana
smoked and talked OF the ranch
matters, while Mimi and Mrs.
Hayes discussed. as learned
afterwards, domestic affairs.
AT last our guests rose. Il told
Mrs. Chandler to leave the dishes,
and my daughter, Dora, will come
over in the morning. I'd come.
but it is baking day and l bake
all my own bread I'm going to
send a few loaves to you. Dora
amt much of a cook-but she can
help with the hard work. And
Mrs. Chandler doIJt look strong"
81 am strong enough" Mimi
said, "but l am not very expert
enced." She was smiling, and a
faint hope warmed my heart.
At last we were alone. came
back from seeing the friendly cou-
pie to the door and found Mimi
standing in front of the high-shoul-
dered stove. l put my arms
around her. She shivered, but did
not draw away. MY dearest" l
oc4NS eI444 oO44y LUZ We w
got to make the best of it :"
She gave me a little push and
stood back. IF you hadn't said
that, Jerry, IL might have for
given you. But there isn't any
best to make of it. If you had
said, Mimi, it is horrible. Tomor-
row We'll run away : But to-
morrow you expect me to o
talk to that awful Mrs. Hayes -.
and her daughter I've never
seen such people-Jerry. And
there they sat and sat and sat
until thought 1 should go mad.
One can't be ungracious in ones
own house. But but you
might have gotten rid of them.
You might have told them was
tired. And-I don't want to make
the best of it, Jerry. There isn't
any best"
my DEAR" I said, sit is our
home. And we are married"
She flung out her hands. "Oh,
wouldn't Mother crow over me-
and O1ga-and Andy"
I dropped my hands heavily on
her shoulders. do you think" l
asked sternly, "that l care what
your mother thinks, or Olga, or
Andy, or anybody else in the whole
wide world but yourself? 1 would
rather have died than have had
this happen. But it has happened.
Mimi, this is our first night in our
new home are you going to
shut your heart against me >. 2"
For moment she wavered, then
she said. II can't talk about it.
l only know that if we go on argu-
ing shall say things that hurt
you -. and am :. tired. Per-
haps, in the morning, Jerry L
can think better >. :"
And so she left me, without a
tender word, without a kiss. And
I sat by the high-shouldered black
stove and thought of the wide
hearth Of my dreams. / thought
Of Mimi, as my fancy had painted
her, the mistress of my castle; l
thought Of the. simple grace which
my father had always said and
with which l had hoped to bless
the food served at our own table.
And now my dreams were shat
tered; my hopes were dead. If
Minis love had not survived this
shock, it was not love as l knew
it. In this lay the heartbreak.
What cared if the furniture was
frightful. the pictures a blot on
the walls, the high-shouldered
stove a travesty on the leaping
flames of my imagining. If Mimi
had loved me, we could have
laughed at it all, have surmounted
all obstacles, have found bliss even
against such background.
Ito Be COntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24
EACOCK FEATHERS
Egc@ @N7em>o/e Bailey o.
oYMu ~ CENT
CHAPTER ~

/ TOLD M Y SELF LI1c1S AAe|A
seen people happy In surroundings
as primitive as ours; there were
conversations IN auStere living;
that my father and mother mao
been content on their little farm.
l forgot, you see, that 1 had not
been content; that l had asked for
something more than ideals and
aspirations. l had wanted luxury,
beauty, a life packed to the brlm
with vivid experience. and mad
gone forth to find it.
It was late when at last l rose
and went out of doors. The moon
was flooding the valley, turning
the stream which Writhed through
1t into silver serpent. The beauty
Z was so intense that 1 was hurt py
it, as if it Knocked the ugliness OF
the things which man had made.
l felt that If Mimi were by my
side, lifting her eyes to the nils,
there could be between us no bar
rler or rancOr or bitterness.
wanted to call her, but l dared
not.
AS stood there, something
brushed against me-a cold nose
touched my hand. A great dog
had come out of the shadows
which struck athwart the house.
He had been, l learned afterwards,
my uncle's pet. He was a collie,
and his name was Jason. By some
subtle instinct he seemed to know
me at once as the new master.
He stood painting beside me, his
tail waving like plume.
was glad to have him there. 1
had thought before he came that
my loneliness was insupportable.
The heavens had seemed empty,
and the earth-and l a deSOlate
atom in a desert Of despair.
Mimi and l ate breakfast the
next morning under the amazed
eyes of Dora Hayes. In a sort OF
daze of admiration she set on the
table the hot rolls which her
mother had sent over, the ham
and fried eggs, great bowl Of
fresh cherries. She had never, 1
am sure, seen anyone like Mimi,
slim and white in short skirt and
sweater, her hair an orif1amme in
the morning sun.
Dora's youth was scrawny and
freckled and towheaded and badly
dressed. Yet, l am convinced she
felt no jealousy of Mimi, she
gloated over her rather, as a child
gloats over some newly discovered
treasure.
Mimi played her part, as mis-
tress of the house, pleasantly. She
asked if she might have an egg
boiled instead of fried, and she ate
cherries while she waited.
1.-THE cherries are from our own
orchard" told her.
Her eyes met mine coldly, care
they"
~ ). 1 picked them. I've been
out looking over the place."
tried to speak easily. ut isn't SO
bad"
Hot color famed up into her
cheeks, but she said nothing. And
presently Dora came back with
the egg, and Mimi asked her a
question or twO-Whether hel
mother had really risen so early
to bake the bread, and the name
of the collie, who stood waving his
plumed tail outside Of the screen
door.
The collie. Dora said, hat
missed and mourned my uncle
'Mr. Chandler had been travelling
before he died, you know. and h
didn't live long after he came bacl
here. Mother and l nursed him
And Jason never left him. HI
goes up the mountain every da,
and sits long time by MI
Chandlar's grave, and then n
seems to be satisfied. And ne al
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24
NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PIN
LEGATION SPECIAL I'd
PROCEEnJNN

=, PROCEEDING.
state of Forth Carolina.
County Of Vance:
Ola Clark Ivey, Petitioner
" lnme Ozark Harris ana husband -
w. Harris; Belle G. Duncan ~, ="
nusoand, Luther Duncan; John H.,
loway and wife, Jennie Bucbann
Holloway. s. Nj. Knott. Min 'n
Knott, Buck Knott, Rol,or+ eu
hu7band of Ola Clark Iycv 1;n Ivy
Ito loway, Respondents. '''e
The respondents, Winnie Clou,-
is and husband, G.. w Harris Pnm Bar
;. Duncan and hus' and, Luthcr n,'n
IN. John Holloway and wife 1a Du!i'
'Ichanhan Holloway, Buck Kna4,
Jimmie Holloway, and HON., ~
lowell, Guardian Ad Item for . -. -
mott and Mildred Knott, will NV w.
lotice that an action entitled as oh "Nc
,'s been commenced in the Gunor;a1
,ourt of Vance County, North Ca ,T'
no. 20 sell lands for partition an,
vision; and the respondents will f', ru
Ter take notice that they are rcn,;n",
0 appear at the Office of tho CIasI'
Il The Suoerior Court of said CONT,
II the Courthouse in Henderson
Worth Carolina, on the 9Th dav a.
'1nu2ry, 1928, and answer or dpmu y.
TIC petition N said action, or tho
eti,ioncr will apply to the Con~t t fae
'e'ief demanded. wi
This the 3rd day of Dccemb9r 1907
E. 0. FALKNER
Vance Clerk Of The Superior
Court
;. p. Wyche, attorney
DNtitiOnn.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24

Usually WPA officials give the
value of a completed project but
"Toy making hasn't been a WPA pro-
Ject IN the official and technical
sense OF the world" explained State
Administrator George w. Coan, Jr
1--WE have not appropriated funds for
the enterprise. Scraps and time be-
tween regular activities have been
utilized. do not know the intrinsic
value of these thousands of dolls and
toys. 1t can be estimated by asking.
the question, What is the value of a
toy to child who hasn't one?"
Many of the toys will go to children
of the parents who made them, WPA
sewing rooms have also made, for
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24

, better hurry or things will get
cold" the good woman warned
me.
III call Mrs. Chandler" |
found it hard to speak. l went
towards the room INTO which Mimi
had disappeared. The door was
open. AS | entered, 1 saw that
there was a room beyond. The
| effect of both of the bedrooms was
quiet and comfortable. The furnl-
ture was walnut and the covers on
the dressers and tables were snowy
white. In the second room Mimi
was unpacking feverishly. the bag
which Mr.. Hayes had brought.
l stood on the threshold. Mimi, !"
l said, and my tongue seemed
thick, supper is ready, my dear
est"
She turned and faced me, and l
saw then that the radiance, which
had been hers, was gone. Il am
not dressed, jerry" she said.
"You needn't dress, my darling"
"Why not? I've always dressed
for dinner, Jerry. Do you think
I'm going to give it up" her
voice was tense; do you think l
am going to give it up -. just
because 1 am married? Just be-
cause you have dared to begin our
married life with :. lie ..?"
Mimi" I implored, lit isn't my
fault. Uncle Jerry told me it was
wonderful"
II know what he told. But you
had no right to bring me here un-
til you knew the truth. If had
dreamed l would find this" the
wave of her hands seemed to in
clude the room in which we stood
and the dreadfulness beyond, do
you think I would have come ?"
She turned from me and began
to lay out her things on the
dresser-the crystal bottles and
the silver brushes-"YOu'd better
get ready, too, jerry" she said in
a cool little voice. your bags are
in the other ROOM"
I don't know what my superin-
tendent and his wife thought of
us when we finally appeared.
Mimi with her bare neck and bare
arms, her wisp Of train, the gilt
tering comb in her russell hair. l,
miserable in my dinner jacket,
drew out a chair for her. 1--WE are
sorry to be late" 1 said, "but we
had to freshen up a bit"
Mimi, too, apologized. "It is too
bad you had to cook our dinner,
Mrs. Hayes. We would have
brought someone with us if we had
klo m"
1ou might bring EN-, but they
won't stay" said Mrs. Hayes,
pessimistically. 1.-THE Indian wom-
en- weren't so bad. But you can't
get 'em any more for homework.
The old ones are too old, and the
young ones don't like it."
She had kept the food hot in the
kitchen, and again brought in the
big platters. l was hungry and
the fried beefsteak and hot bis
cults, the stewed cherries and ex-
cellent coffee had the effect Of a
feast to me.
But Mimi ate little. She simply
sat there, an homogeneous, exotic
figure. Your coffee is delicious"
she told Mrs. Hayes, "but really
don't want anything else"
Mrs. Hayes, who had promised
to be garrulous on first acquaint-
ance, seemed tongue-tied. She and
her husband stole glances at Mimi,
as they came back and forth on
various errands, he to put wood in
the stove-to build up the fires in
the bedrooms; she, with relays Of
hot biscuits. When supper was
over l found that Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayes expected to be sociable, so
we all sat around the high-shoul-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24
CHAPTER 80

so WE CAME TO our nome at
night. My Inauguration mad seen II
as we swept up TO the door-the
light streaming out; within leap
inc fire, a ,groanlng board. eager
hands to help us!
MY lawyer naa told me that
there were a half dozen laborers
on the place, and the superlnten-
dent, Hayes, and his wife.
AS we stopped in front OF the
house, was clutched by a chill
sense of impending disaster. The
only illumination was faint glim-
mer through a small, square pane.
The driver honked, a door opened,
and a dark form emerged.
lis that you. Chandler" a
voice demanded.
Resenting tiercely the familiar
ity of the address, l answered
eyes,"
The man came forward. I'm
Hayes, the superintendent"
l shook hands with HIM and pre-
scented him to Mimi.
"Glad to see you,' he said. MY
wife wants to know if your drivers
going to stay to supper?"
mo, he has to get back"
l helped Mimi out. Her un-
gloved hand as 1 touched it was
cold. She had not spoken. The
men behind US were busy with the
bags. To- ether we crossed the lit
tie porch and went through the
open dc
The + llioh we enJ'"ed was
utterly "a lout charm. There was
no firep ace. A great high-shoul-
dered black stove gave out waves
of heat which were grateful after
the chill Of the mountain air, but
there was no glowing welcome OF
hames-only a sickly flicker of
yellow and blue through the mica
squares.
/ The furniture was expensive
but hideous-golden oak and
maroon brocade. The lamp on the
table had a painted china shade.
The pictures on the walls were col
ored phi togra phs. Their fam
boyant Dinks and blues brought a
rushing memory of the little
blonde who had dined with Uncle
Jerry at the Washington restau-
rant.
At the far end of the room a
long dining table was set for two
Above it hung lamp with chain
mechanism by which it could De
raised or lowered A plump wom-
an in a checked Bingham dress
was setting a huge platter on the
table. She wiped her hands on
her apron and came forward.
81 am Mrs. Hayes" she said.
II told Hayes I'd better &C. your
supper. l thought Mrs. Chandler
would be too tired to do anything
herself"
MY voice seemed to come from
far off. where is the cook 2"
There amt been any hired girl
since your Uncle Jerry left.
They're hard to gets He had some
Indian help. The men about the
place cook for themselves, and l
look after Hayes"
Again that far-off voice which
was mine. This is Mrs. Chandler.
Mrs. Hayes. If you will show her
to her room she can get ready for
supper"
Without a glance at me, Mimi
followed her And I stood in that
dreadful place, stunned by the i'm
pact of realities.
The men brought in the bags
Mrs. Hayes came back. The food
was steaming on the table. You'd
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24

Raleigh, Dec. 23.-TNcse toys were
not made in japan Germany or in
any other foreign country; nor are
they displayed or for sale in any
stores
North Cardinals Works p~ogress
Administration has played assistant to
Santa Claus and has created these
and thousands of others in SEWING
rooms and furniture repair shops
from scraps, leftovers, odds and ends.
broken TOYS. All over the state ali
year. WPA has planned a merry
Christmas. indeed, for thousands of
u.lderprivileg children whom Santa
otherwise might have forgotten.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24

children of relief families having no
funds for Christmas, warm garments,
Jackets, caps, coats, rompers for little
tots, dresses for little girls and pants
for boys.
NYA workers have hent most of
their efforts in contributing to the
happiness of the season by recondi-
tioning discarded toys. They are be-
ing distributed by various civic and
welfare agencies throughout the state.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24

. Thank heaven for that news item
which predicts the current style of
women's hats will soon pass. We've
exhausted the supply of jokes we've
been able to think up about them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-24
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
North Cardinal:
E1rco County.
Helen Burrows Gentry, Plaintiff
Robert Henry Gentry, Defendant
The defendant, Robert Henry Con.
try, will take notice; That an action
entitled as above. has been com
n1enced in the Suler'.r Cour Of
Vance County, North Carolina. for
the purpose of sec'irir4 an absolute
divorce upon the grounds o. separa-
ten and the said def ,';G.nt viii fur
i:.'r take notice, tt IT - Is .eo,i,r.
s~lltar at the cf.'.",; OF thu rl,.k If
: ! 'ior Court Ut "a / C.nl'v IN the
o.pu' thousc in HeIdero>l N c.. on
ne 3rd day of January, 1888, aE4 an
swer or denur to The oomplaint in
said action, or the pr tiff will anpy
to the court for tn" reef derl,DdaG
in said complaint.
This 3rd day OF No., am5"", 1887
2. @ .7ALKNER
G. S. G. Va"ce County
The Washington times., 1937-02-04

Herewith is the solution to yes
terday's puzzle.
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
PATTERN 1894

transfer pattern Of two motifs
8x81a inches, two and two reverse
motifs 7x7 inches, and four 2H4x
21a-inch motifs: material require
ments; illustrations of all stitches
used; color suggestions.
Send 10 cents in stamps or coin
(cOin preferred) for this pattern
to The Washington Times, Needle
craft Dept, 80 Eighth Ave-, New
York, N. Y. Write plainly pattern
number, YOUR name and address.
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
CUTWoRk MOTIFS

Not one - but two - favorite
kinds Of embroidery set this simple
design apart as the loveliest one
imaginable for household linens.
Cutwork and lazy-daisy, used to-
gether, make these butterflies and
lilac-clusters seem more lifelike,
and are a quick way Of adorn-
ing a scarf, cloth or centerpiece.
The cutWork without bars) is
easvI Pattern 1894 contains a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-26
HOUSE H0N0RS
MEMORY OF
|TS2t DEAD
international News Service
The House today held annual
memorial services for it's dead.

The House To-Day nelQ annual
memorial services for its dead.
Members participated in cere
monies which included sacred
music by the U. S. Marine Band
and memorial addresses by Rep
resentatives Tolan CD of Cal
ifornia, and Short lRo of Mis-
souri,.
With the chamber in silence
South Trimble, clerk of the House
called the roll Of the 81 members
of Congress who died in the last
year. The roll follows:
Senate-Park Trammell, Flor
ida; Duncan UpShaw Fletcher,
Florida; Louis Murphy, Iowa;
James CouzenS, Michigan; Peter
Norbeck, South Dakota; and
Nathan Lynn Bachman, Ten
neSSee.
House-JOhn T. Buckbee, H.
linOiS; william ID. Thomas, New
York; Randolph Perkins, New
Jersey; Abram P. Andrew, Mas
sachusetts; Joseph ByrnS, Ten
neSsee; Martin Jacobsen, Iowa;
Warren Joseph Duffy, Ohio;
John McSwain, South Carolina;
Marion ZiOncheck, Washington;
William Gregory, Kentucky;
Glover Cary, Kentucky; Andrew
Montague, Virginia; James
Buchanan, Texas; Henry Stubs,
California; and Benjamin FOcht,
Pennsylvania.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-26
Cleanup Here!
BdthtubS
Boom!

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May
IS G.N.SO.-Tom, Dick and Harry
and Mary, too-are Cleaning
up" more diligently this year than
last. if plumbers figures mean
anything.
At least that was the indication
before the convention here Of the
National Association of Master
Plumbers, where it was reported
that bath tub sales we're Is per
cent higher so far in 1887 than in
1895.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-26
Workers Launch
Ship By Accident

NAGASAKI, Japan, May 26
U.N.S0.-Officials in high silk
hats who came here to launch the
new 7,000-ton Yalu Maru, were sur
prised to discover that a crew of
workmen, assigned to tests launch
ing gadgets, had already launched
the boat by accident. The official
party held the launching ceremo-
MES anyway with the boat already
floating out in the river.