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Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
DELAWAREHIG
IN HORTICULTURE
Ranks Well For Its Size In
Comparison With the
Other States
CROPS AND CASH INCOME

That Delaware, in spite Of her
size, ranks well as an agricultural
state, is shown in the General Crop
Report of the Bureau Of Agricul-
tural Economics of the u. S. De
partment Of Agriculture for De
cember, 1887. Delaware, with an
area of 2,37O square miles, of
which 1865 are not under water,
in 1887 harvested crops from $685.
900 acres or SIS So miles and
farmers in the state had a cash in
come from their crops and live
stock products totaling S17,705 900,
including government paymnets.
For the United States as a whole,
with 2,973,76 square miles of land
not under water, the total land
from which crops were harvested
was $40, ,875, 900 acres and the farm
cash income totaled S8,499 ,941 900,
including government payments.
While a cursory glance at these
cures shows a great difference be-
tween the totals for Delaware and
the Nation, further study shows
that the average cash income per
acre of land from which crops were
harvested in Delaware was S48.11
or 0,79040 per square mile of
crop land while the average for the
United States was only $24. .93 per
acre. Putting it on a square mile
basis, Delaware again shows up
WE'LL when compared to the United
States as a whole. For Delaware,
the Agricultural cash income per
square mile of dry land in 1887 was
S7,470.46 while for the United
States, it was $2,858.38. Cash in
come for Delaware farmers in 1887
came from the following: farm
crops, $8,725,O 900; from livestock
and livestock products, $8,725, 900;
from government payments, $685.
600; for total of $17,705, 900. Fol
lowing is table showing produc-
tion, acreage, and cash income
from some Of the major Delaware
crops during 1887.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
STATES SHARE
SECURITY FUND
Passes S2,3OO,OOO Mark Show.
ing 1,524 Delaware Work
ers Contributed to Sum
EMPLOYERS EQUAL SUM

Delaware workers and employera
have contributed more than ST.
100000 in payroll taxes toward
workers old age benefits as the re-
suit of the first year Of social Sc
curity. The regional social secur-
ity board Office in Philadelphia re-
ported 81, ,524 Delaware workers
contributed one per cent of their
wages since January 1, 1887, sup
plemented by an equal amount by
their employers. Monthly benefits
and in some instances lump pay
ments are coIectible on the work
|, ,er's retirement at IS. The Intern
al Revenue Bureau at Washington
said collections reached 81, ,293, ,G67
on October 81 Another S627, 1856
was collected from Delaware en-
ployers, most of which will be re
turned to the state for the payment
of unemployment benefits after
January 1, 1889. In Pennsylvania
3 ,126 ,278 workers and their en-
pIoyers contributed S42,497 ,270 in
the 10 months, and in New Jersey
1,340,068 workers and their en-
ployers paid $13, ,998, ,697 for old age
insurance. Unemployment insur-
ance take payments in Pennsyl-
vania totaled $3,728,422. Benefits
will be made available after Janu-
ary 1, 1888. Unemployment tax
collections in New Jersey were ST.
272,281. Unemployment compen-
sation payments in New Jersey and
Delaware viii not begin until Janu-
ary l, 1889 unless legislation ad-
vancing the date is passed by Con-
gress, Harry K. Sorenson, assist
ant regional director, said. The
present act does not permit unem-
ployment compensation benefit
payments until two years after the
taxes begin to accrue. Already
1872 claims for payment of old age
insurance have been made in Della
ware involving $4,249 These
claims, Sorenson said, have arisen
from two sources those who have
reached 65 since last January or
those who have died in the last
year before reaching IS. Their
claims are for 1-2 per cent of the
taxable wages they earned in the
year. The average claim, Soren-
son said, is S27 .89.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
MOTOR CARS ON
GAIN IN STATE
Registration For the Eleven
Months Show an Increase
in 1897 of 1880
PASSES 1890 MARK

There were 1880 more pleasure
ana commercial vehicles registered
10 Delaware for the first IL months
q this year than were registered
1or the entire year Of 1886, Secre-
tary Of State Charles L. Terry, Jr.,
acting as commissioner Of motor
venicles said last week. For the
nrst IL months Of this year there
were 1880 pleasure and CONNER
clal vehicles registered compared
Wlth $3.50 similar vehicles for
last year. Taking into considera-
tlon the increase Of 266 trailers and
tractors up to December /, the to-
III increase amounts to 1906 over
lne 1886 figures, covering pleasure,
commercial vehicles, tractors, and
Irauers. These figures do not in
cIude registration of motorcycles,
nearses, or dealers, Mr.. Terry said.
at. Terry pointed out that for the
eleVen-month period of this year
oo'SOO pleasure cars were register
= aaginst 49,500 pleasure cars for
1886 and 10,460 commercial vehic-
rs were registered up to Decem-
Der 1, compared to 10,010 for last
year. These figures represent an
Increase of 1880 pleasure cars
ana 40 commercial vehicles. For
.re nrst IL months of this year
mere were 2,460 trailers registered
CONTINUED on Pag, rive,
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
SHORE FERRY
LINE DELAYED
Road Construction Is Holding
Up the New Ferry Shuttle
Over in Maryland
WET WEATHER IS CAUSE

The new shuttle ferry service of
the Claiborne-Annapolis Company
will be held up indefinitely by de-
lays on the road to the new ferry
terminal at Romancoke, on Kent
Island, it was learned Friday at Of
fees of the state roads commission.
Nathan L. Smith, chief engineer
for the Maryland commission, said
that wet weather during the fall
had delayed construction so much
that he could not say at present
when the road would be ready for
use. He estimated that the exca-
walton is about 80 per cent com
plete and that the bringing in Of
dirt from outside to build UP the
roadbed was about rs per cent
complete. The route originally was
scheduled for completion last fall.
The contractor is doing the best
he can, but the character of the
soil and the lay Of the land are
such that every rain makes work
ing conditions impossible for sever
Al days afterward,' the chief en-
gineer said. I'VE got behind on
the road when we had 50 much rain
in the early fall, and now it is the
time Of year when it is very diff
ficult to work at this kind of pro
ject." The ferry boat which is to
operate between Claiborne snd
Romancoke is virtually ready for
use and the ferry dock has been
ready for some time. However,
the dock is approximately two
miles from a hard-surface road and
canot be used until the new road
is built. Under the plan vehicles
leaving Claiborne for Annapolis
will take the shuttle ferry to Ro-
then will drive across
Kent Island to Matapeake for the
hnal crossing to Annapolis.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
THIEVES ABOUT SMYRNA
Get Cash and Jewelry at Brenford
and Clayton Amounting to $4,000

Get Cash and Jewelry at Brenford
and Clayton Amounting to $4,000
State police Tuesday said they
were without clues to the robbers
who stole cash and jewelry of a to-
tai value of $3.50 at Brenford and
Clayton Monday. More than $3.50
worth of jewelry was taken from a
bureau drawer in the home of Mrs.
S. Allen Moffett Monday afternoon
at Brenford while the owner was
away from home. Monday night
thieves forced an entrance into the
R. w. Slaughter Office at Clayton,
smashed safe, and fed with $3.50
in cash. The thefts were reported
to the local police, railroad detec-
tives, as well as the highway police
who are using every effort to run
down clues. Some think it a local
job and a general desire is to see
the guilty parties apprehended.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
KENT SURVEYS
SMUT CONTROL
Results of the Seed Wheat
Treatment Project Report
ed to r. E. Wilson
NEAR $4,000 Blu. TREATED

AS approximately one-third of
the tillable acreage in Kent county
is devoted to the production of
wheat, the treatment of seed for
the prevention and control of smut
for the production of clean wheat
has been one of the chief projects
in the program of agricultural ex-
tension work in this county for the
past thirteen years. In order to
determine the results of this pro-
ject each year surveys have been
conducted by County Agent Rus
sell E. Wilson to obtain informa-
tion relative to the quantity of dust
treatment materials used by the
wheat growers. These survey rec
ords have been used, therefore, in
estimating the number of bushels
of seed wheat treated and the acre
age of wheat planted with treated
seed. Although these survey fig
ures provide a fairly accurate basis
upon which to estimate this acre
CONTINUED on PAGE Ffve)
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Party For Children of Club
Members To Be Given
Tomorrow Afternoon
MRS. M. SPARKS HOSTESS

On Friday afternoon, December
31st, the Twentieth Century Club
will meet at 2::3O for business. At
3 o'clock will follow a party for
children of members. Any MEM
Der who has no child is permitted
to bring child as guest. The af-
ternoon's program will be present
ed by the children. Committee,
Mrs. Medford Sparks, Mrs. Lee
Deakyne, Mrs. w. A. Pfohl, Mrs.
Smithers Snow, Mrs. John Roe.
The club is invited for a reciprocity
program at the Round Table Club
in Wyoming, on the first Friday in
March. The invitation has been
accepted.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
George III. Lancaster, a Smyrna
Farmer. Dies of Pneumonia

George H. Lancaster, aged 43, a
well known farmer of near Smyr-
ma Landing, residing on the farm
of George W. Turner, died in Kent
General Hospital, Dover, on Wed
nesday evening Of last week from
pneumonia. He was getting over
a severe cold and went out too
soon. Pneumonia developed which
took him off. The community was
shocked to hear Of his death for he
was a progressive farmer and held
in high esteem by all who knew
him. He was a son of Joseph and
Ella (Mattix) Lancaster of the
Eastern Shore Of Maryland. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace NJ.
(BoWersl Lancaster, and several
children. Funeral, largely attend
ed, took place Sunday in charge of
Rev. J. w. Colona, and interment
was in Crumpton, Md.
Roland G. HurlocI<, of Upper Darby
Roland G. Hurlock of Upper
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
25TH WEDDING OF PASTOR
Anniversary Occasion Remembered
by Congregation of Dover Church

Twenty-Five silver dollars, one
for each year of their married life,
was a gift presented to the Rev.
and Mrs. Roy c. Helfenstein on
Christmas afternoon by the MEM
bers of the congregation of Peo-
ple's Congregational Christian
Church, Dover, of which Mr.. Helf-
enstein is pastor. The occasion
was their twenty-fifth anniversary.
The group surprised the pastor and
his wife by a call at his home and
the money was presented by Her
man G. Taylor.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
GIFTS TO CHILDREN
Give Toys to Children of Poor
Families in and About SMYRNA

our splendid organization of fire
men do a good work besides fight
inc our fires. On Christmas Eve
thew carried reconditioned toys to
the children Of poor families in
SMYRNA and vicinity, reaching as
far as Woodland Beach to the east
and Kenton to the west. These
tovs gathered at movie benefits,
and from private donations, were
all repaired, painted and put
il good condition at the Fire Hall
by our fremen. There was a fine
spirit displayed and much credit is
die John Mood and his committee
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
MRS. DYER, DOVER, HURT
Auto Driven by Son Collides With
a New York Car

Automobiles operated by Walter
w. Dyer of Dover and Sidney
Reichman of Brooklyn, N. Y, col
lided at the intersection of Cover
nor's Avenue and Division Street,
Dover, Monday night. The Dyer
car was upset and the drivers
mother, Mrs. Cora Dyer, sustained
cuts and bruises of the head and
face. 1t is charged that Reichman
drove through a red light causing
the crash. He was fined $40 and
costs on a reckless driving charge.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
'hAi LOsE CHARGE
'C,sd ~ Il Philadelphia Meg.
0nurches Takes PInno

rh oipilla Meg
churches Takes Place
Acqqlla Webb, pastor of
~ Fsal-NoFth 70 Broad Street
IT,. ssan Church, Philadelphia,
uc pastor Of First and
n Gallrch Of Wilmington
lose his charge if plans
soss ',sss q three large Phila-
i I1rI.sslegatiOns 1I.s are congum-
MI SIaeI 4 the terms Of a plan
uea ..i.i C,.sntral-NOrth would llI
cs. wa he Arch Street Pres
ssurca and the Chambers
'V'ldn |. Church, none
i three pastors would
los 2 serve the union
H., ! condition Of the agree gree
IN Consideration stat
Y sr,s cSH,.1w nov affiliated with
"a sI1rcass Ssats. shah have pro- pro-
i; N, VS. |!,ssisR '.f3 Tiini8stss Rsas 5Ss
\ ] President I,s of Waabjngton rlllington
IA csT 4 !, Oity, Tenn. He
[thrse vesv, 4 'ae Philadelphia
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
TWINS TO CLIFTON SHORT
He and His Wife, the Former Edna
David, Get Fine Xmas Gift

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Short of
Clayton, are receiving congratula-
tions on the arrival of twin girls at
the Kent General Hospital, Dover,
on Tuesday, December 2Sth. Both
mother and babies are getting
along very nicely. Mr.. and Mrs.
Short have one other child,
daughter. Mrs. Short will be re-
membered as Miss Edna L. David
of near Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
'AEESTs PR oBLEMs

y . Z nssts nasssIsssivs { ,,,,, Eduoa-
| ID E5ue.stssr Conference Of the ,'lf,@n Pron
by g,o,,- 'Oa Association Il
d Tssspi,.ar TTssps are invited, viii n
\ aud K notel, on Jan
b vii b :. s.,i Pire-conference
h Tant,sa.sald II asld at the 7. e'lyf n,
O'clock >. '.u' On Januarv
|pcruS one ~ .Gls a. time, DR..
IVA SPECIALIST sle country's
+ Education .s g., IN the field
% Parent ~ lead a dis
rslsnce V. ST., ~ Problems. /"
s&sare Br.s .i President
~ Assno;. iitn of a.
Eassrs citi,s.a sst as chairman
nae respopsis,s. Association
r''sli ssats The hO,s rDas.. for local
|P''lIe. meeting is open en-
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
CHARLES B. SWAIN MARRIED
Takes Miss Reatha Moore of Dover
as His Bride ON Christmas Day

Miss Reatha A. Moore, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Moore of
Dover and Mr.. Charles B. Swain,
Jr., son of Mrs. Charles B. Swain
and the late Mr. Swain, of this
town, were married on Christmas
Day at the parsonage of the Peo-
pies Christian Church, Dover, by
the Rev r. c. Helfenstein. They
were attended by Mr. Benjamin F.
Johnson AMI Miss Elsie Scuse of
Dover. After a short wedding trip
the couple will live in Dover where
the groom is in business.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Miss Barbara Colona and Ernest
Bennett of Philadelphia Engaged

Rev. and Mrs. James w. Colona
entertained at a luncheon yester-
day afternoon at their home at
which time the engagement of
their daughter Miss Barbara Mary
Colona to Mr.. Ernest Franklin
Bennett was announced. Miss
Colona is graduate of Swarth-
more College and for the past two
years has been teaching in Will
mington. Mr. Bennett is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank. E. Bennett of
Philadelphia, formerly of Delaware
Guests were present from Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Smyrna. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
F1cE TENDER
4, AUTO JAM
errate Motorists
,,i.utes While Po-
/ SEEK Sober Operator
l1LllsGTOS BRIDGE

H. tro and three t5saE thoas4ro u
In, n we're packed blOck 4, Il
u s-ts a tarss quarters ola q an
.acor5 ], traffic Jam Thurs
.'ts sscsuse one leaf Of the
sI.-Eet street bridge ovsI
r'-ips River was raised I'll
N Il, time the operator
..5 u across the control box
IN i the bridge Office Z
n ii side. Red warning
~. dark, but the tralhc
r.re down-left that way
OPERATOR, Kenneln ,,,',-,;nr G-Gmr'
m Pine Street, Whining
I'm Christmas traffic BE-
I'M up from the bottle
=, 'yit at 7:45 D. m. Horns
4 driven by irate motorists
1 steadily along French ana
1 Streets all the way 70
hi all along the Causeway
| .ortb side of the bridge.
Ertiuued until 1892 p. m.
lDljce managed to get Louis
4. supervisor of bridges N
E,tle County, through the
| traffic to lower the south
| the bridge. Mr.. Lingo put
Irgsncy operator, John T.
on duty and took Grove
The bridge had been raised
frt place for a dredge. Mr..
kii that when one leaf was
! again Grove probably
| that be had completed his
kOTes condition was dis
] by Sergeant Charles F.
III the city police before the
|Eg raised. The sergeant
! Police headquarters that he
\ CnTe was unable to op-
|the bridge. Efforts were
/ reach Groves superiors,
u failed Later when tha
Eas raised and traffic began
/ up, Sergeant Shawn went
bridge house. He said Grove
4 incoherently when helped
rhair. Grove has been op-
at the bridge only since NO
49, 7 feel that there
se a stop to hiring inexper-
men about whose character
y nothing for important
k operating bridges" Mr..
a. enplOye Of the State
Y Department for ten
sald. We've had a bunch
men VINO we're capable op-
and men who didn't drink.
Z beng fred and replaced
VINO know nothing about
llVed controls of our new
Mr. Lingo pleaded with
allow him to take Grove
Hell have enough to an
from the State Highway
lsa' Nj. Lingo said.
Ne traffic was snarled IN
. police struggled against
Eeroute part Of if over
tleet Bridge.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
Kings Daughters Give Aid Xma

The Laura Lee Circle of Kings
Daughters as usual, took Christ
mas cheer to poor families in the
form of baskets of food and fruit
and flowers to the shut-ins, a noble
work.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
Ask Council to Lower Current Rate

clarence B. Raymond and Robert
- Denney appeared before Town
oouncil Friday evening asking that
, muse having oil furnaces, get a
.o"er rate. The petition signed by
practically all users, was filed.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
WILLIAM PATTERSON WE'D
Married to Miss Mildred Bartlett at
the Presbyterian Manse on Monday

Miss Mildred Bartlett. daughter
of Capt William Bartlett and Mr.
William Patterson of Yonkers We're
married Monday afternoon, Decem-
Der 27th at one o'clock at the Pres
byterian Manse by the Rev. S. J.
Thackaberry. Miss Bartlett, who
is a graduate nurse, has been
school nurse at the Smyrna Special
District School for the past two
years. Mr.. Patterson, son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. John Patterson
is employed by the Pullman Com
pany of New York and will reside
in Yonkers.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30
smvma Christmas Trade Good

"A survey Of local merchants indi-
Gates that Smyrna enjoyed a big
Christmas business, in many cases
approaching the mark set by the
boom years of 1928 and 1929.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30

V. w. Elterich Takes Job at Roe's
v. Wallace Elterich, formerly in
the meat business here, has been
employed by w. G. Roe & Son to
take charge of their meat depart
ment, beginning January 1st.
Smyrna times., 1937-12-30

Christmas Carol Singers Out
Christmas Carol singers were out
Christmas Eve and went the
rounds of Smyrna serenading the
sick and shut-ins. The group was
one of the largest ever to assemble.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08
CHAPTER V

Jim, partially dressed for the eve
ming, his blond head still damp from
a shower, sat beside an open win
dow in his bedroom in the cottage.
Writing materials were arranged on
the table before him. A sheet of
stationery bore the crisp saluta-
ton
Dear Lenore"-
He scowled at the paper, laid
down his pen and lit a fresh Gig
arctic. He didn't want to return to
Roselyn for Lenore's house-party
and he was finding it difficult to
decline her invitation. He had prom
ised, of course. That was the worst
of it. He had promised soon after
he came to 'Meadowbrook" when
the party was still in the unde-
termined future and he had used
any means at his command to
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08
How Pain and Pleasure
Vary With Individual

Pain, obviously, is an extreme
quality or quantity of the same re-
action that gives pleasure in its
milder intensities. The amount Of
pain or pleasure that is derived
from a reaction varies with the in
dividual. One person can be thrown
into ecstasies by the same stimulus
that leaves another person unmoved.
All persons do not experience pain
to the same extent when the produc-
ing cause is the same in both cases,
according to a writer in the New
York Herald-Tribune.
The erroneous assumption that we
all experience the same pain from
the same cause is responsible for
the belief that some persons are bet
ter able to stand pain than others.
Some persons get almost no sensa-
tion reaction whatever to causes
that produce excruciating pain in
others.
Almost all the pain we feel is car
ried to the centers of consciousness
in the brain over the sensory nerv-
Gus system. The motor nerves take
no part in conduction of the sensa
ton of pain. Parts of the autonomic
nervous system, which automatical-
ly controls our internal affairs with
out aid from the consciousness, func-
tions at times to block or inhibit
pain. In hypnotism blocking or in
hibiting action takes place which
makes it possible for painful stimuli
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08

placate Lenore. Now that the time
had arrived he found himself in a
perplexing situation.
Pleasant, but-Perhaps he was
afraid to 60. Perhaps that was
the truth of the matter. He might
find the old life too easy and agree.
able. He might not want to re.
turn to "Meadowbrook" after the
weekend.
Why should he? He wasn't get
ting anywhere. He couldn't con-
ceive of a lifetime of living with
the MacPhersons and serving the
Vaughns in the capa city of an extra
man in and about the house. It
was quixotic to stay, perhaps. He
was a romantic fool, though Ger.
tainly there was nothing romantic
in using a typewriter clumsily and
pulling weeds and buying groceries.
Perhaps if he accepted IGNORES in
vitation, someone would be there
who'd put him on to a decent job.
Business conditions were improv-
ing. The newspapers were opti.
mistic. Perhaps
But he liked being at Meadow
brook" He glanced out of the VIM
dow, over the young apple trees to
the visible portion Of the grounds
at the rear of the house. The SUM-
set was fading into the clear still
light of early evening.
Jim's eyes fingered thoughtfully
upon the tranquil scene. Presently
two figures came into view, scat
tering his thoughts. The first fig
ure, amazingly, was Susan, a dainty
almost unrecognizable Susan in a
pink dress artfully ruff1ed, slippers
tied with bows, an Aice-in-W Won
derland comb restraining her taffy-
colored hair. She walked toward
the house along the drive with con-
sciously mincing steps, her pointed
chin lifted high. Behind her, at a
respectful distance, followed Will
fred, the farmers boy.
Jim laughed. Little monkeyi
She'd lost no time in acting upon
his suggestions. The pink dress and
the slippers tied with bows were
probably the reason for the shop
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-08

ping trip to the city which she and
Miss Parker had made yesterday.
Susan was testing the effect of her
altered appearance, and with OBJ
vious success, upon the only male
person on the estate approximate
| ing her age.
Jim was amused and touched.
Susan, too, he reflected, had gotten
under his skin. He watched the
small mincing figure until the pink
! ruffies had whisked out of sight,
feeling as he fancied Pygmalion
must have felt when his statue
came to life. He had, inadvertent-
| ly, discovered an approach to Su-
san. Not that he wanted her to be
tanned entirely. He was fond of the
spunky little rebel His attention
returned to the sheet of stationery
on the table.
Did he want to spend the ap-
aching week end in Roselyn?
He'd have to make up his mind.
He was taking Dolly to dance to-
night and he ought to mail the let
ter to Lenore while he was in the
village.
Why not let Fate decide the ques-
ton. Jim took coin from the
watch-pocket of his trousers. Heads
he'd go and tails he wouldn't. He
tossed the coin experimentally, re-
alizing as he caught it, that it was
the quarter Cecily had flung at
him that afternoon in the drive.
He'd kept it for a lucky piece.
Heads he'd 60 and tails he
wouldn't. He tossed the coin,
watched it descend to the table,
spin, roll, waver, come to a stop.
In that split-second he knew that he
didn't want to go back to Roselyn.
The decision of the coin was un-
important. He took up the pen,
ignoring the coin with a feeling of
defiance. He'd make his own de-
cision. The pen moved swiftly over
the paper, making scratching
sound, which, presently, blended
with the melody of a dance tune
loudly and cheerfully whistled.
Half an hour later Jim drove the
MacPhersons' coupe down the drive
toward the road. 1t was nearly
dark. In the deepening dusk he saw
a solitary figure seated ir an atti-
tude of dependency on the fence
rail beside the mail-box.
(TO BE CONTINUED