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Prices And The War


One Immediate result of the out
break of war in Europe has been a
sharp and sudden rise in the whole
sale prices of many basic commOdi-
ties. After current stocks in the
hands of retailers are exhausted, the
increased cost must be felt by the
consumer
1t Is the governments hope to
prevent price-profiteering. But, as
any economist can tell you, prices
must inevitably rise substantially in
many fields, even though profiteer-
ing is eliminated. This is perfectly
natural, on the basis of supply and
demand. Nations at war present an
almost Unsuitable appetite for a long
list of mmOditieS-grains, dairy
products, metals, etc. When con-
sumption takes a great and immedi-
ate jump, the sources of supply are
strained and price rises follow.
The current situation makes il all
the more important to prevent arti-
fetal and avOidable increases in
prices, both wholesale and retail.
AS a specific case in point, those
various existing ''anti-consumer"
laws which encourage price-fixing,
discourage honest competition, and
attempt to hamper the efficient dis
tributOr in order to aid the ineffi-
cienti distributor in order to aid the
inefficient, may be cited. To an ex-
tent never before true, laws of this
character menace the millions of
hard-pressed American families, to
whom making both ends meet is a
difficult problem.
In other words, let real, unham-
pered competition do all it can to
hold prices to fair and natural lev
els, for the benefit of the consumer.
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received by the
State Board of Education of Dover,
Delaware, until 1880 p. m, on Fri
day, September 29, 1889, for the con-
struction of primary settling tank
and the necessary sewer lines. man
holes and other appurtenances to
provide sewage facilities for the
colored school at Bridgeville.
Plans. specifications and bidding
blanks may be obtained from Mr.
]. o. Adams, Business Manager,
State Board of Education, Dover,
Delaware. by depositing $500;
which will be refunded upon return
of such plans and specifications.
Proposals must be accompanied by
a certified check for $50 of the bid
rendered.
The State Board of Education re
serves the right to reject any or all
bids and to award the contract as
it may deem to the best interests of
the State Board of Education.
BY order of the
1t STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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Hull's Trade Program

Secretary of State Hull left the
comfortable cushions of the Senate
for opportunities that existed in the
State Department to remodel the
tariff policies of the United States.
and to make trade agreements with
nations around the globe. Hull is
devoted to this theory of his, and he
is pressing it at the present time as
an ointment to rub on World War
wounds, for the future
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SAVINGS IN FALL GROCERIES

The great OCTAGON soap, full
size, SIC; OCTAGON soap powder,
2 for SC; Snow King baking powder,
&c; full box of table salt, 4c; toilet
paper, 4c; big coffee sale-the very
best coffee Our Own Blend" 18c;
good canned peas, SC; ACTAGON
toilet soap, for Sc; puffed rice or
wheat, SC; 12-ib bag of best flour,
32c; Kellogg's corn fakes, fresh,
Sc; finest table syrup. quart can,
lSc; pancake flour. Sc; fresh line of
candy. You will really save If you
deal at Stewards. Try it. 1t
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ECHOES
LUCIA MALLORY

Il think yours Is one of the happ-
lest families l have ever known" ]
said to Blanch Varian one evening
when / had been dining at her home,
The eagerness in my friends voice
surprised me.
do you really mean that, Lucia p
Indeed do mean It," answered
honestly. "I've seen your children
under all sorts of circumstances and
they are consistently goodnatured.
I've never seen one of them cross or
sullen.
when Helen missed winning a
prize in the Good Reading Poster
Contest by the narrow margin of
three points. she looked almost as
pleased as If the judges had given her
first place. I'll do better next time,
she told me. And, as you will re-
member, a few weeks later. she did
win a prize, at school, for her essay
on the history of our CITY,"
You don't know how glad l am to
have you tell me this" Blanch re-
piled. There was a time when Tom
and did set the children a very good
example with regard to being good
natured.
"Housework was never easy for
me. had been a stenOgrapher in an
office where / had every convenience
to assist me besides having regular
hours of work. Keeping house and
tending babies seemed to prove the
old adage 'woman's work is never
DONE to be only too true. l was
often very tired, but l didn't know
how much / was complaining until
the children became old enough to
initiate me.
"One morning Helen came in from
play, sat down in her little rocking
chair, folder her chubby hands.
sighed lugurbriously, and exclaimed,
I'm dust too tired to do anyfing!'
The words and tone were such
good echo of my own that l could
not fail to recognize them.
"The situation was amusing at fir
st, but a little introspectiOn showed
me what a cOmplainer 1 had become
and what a miserable poor example
was giving the little daughter who
had echoed my complaining tones so
when | was trying to mend my
ways l noticed that Tom wasn't CIV
ing Junior any better example than |
I'd been giving Helen. He'd come
home and find fault about the wealth
er and bad breaks in his business
though he was on the whole, manag-
ing it in a fairly successful manner,
just as had been making areason-
able success of managing my house
work.
1T did not seem easy to tell Tom
directly about his fault so pointed /
put a similar mistake that a neigh
Dor was making with his small son.
Tom saw threw my ruse at once.
you're not talking about Dick Cross
,n,' he declared. you're talking alb
1ut Tom Varian, but l guess the
shoe fits, and I'll have to put it ONT
II laughed then and told him how
Helen had initiated me, and we both
resolved that we'd give our children
pleasant words to echo instead of
complaints.
"It hasn't always been easy to
AIRY out that resolution, but it
makes me feel that we've made some
'rogress when you tell me that we
impress you as being happy family.
We can't give our children much
n a material way, but if we can
each them to live joyously and
ravely--"
you've given them more than
iches." finished for her. 81 wish
very child in the world could have
uch a heritage!"
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Stuart, Arthur n Stuart. Robert w
Stuart. John S. Stuart, Jr.. Philip X.
Stuart, Sallie Burris Florence Seeiy,
Jamie Cannon and Lottie Hayes or any
OF them, to appear i'm the Orphans.
Court, at or after the said 7th day OF
October next and make proof of such
claim.
FREDERICK P. WHITNEY, Esq,
Trustee
Issued September 8. 1889. 1t
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Trustees Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

Situate in North West Fork Hundred.
Sussex County and State Of Delaware,
to be sold under proceedings in par
Aionzo S. Stuart, William F. Stuart.
Charles w. Stuart. Arthur N. Stuart.
Robert w. Stuart, John S. Stuart. Jr..
Philip r. Stuart. Sallie Burris. Florence
Seely. Jamie Cannon and Lottie Hayes.
Court of the State of Delaware. in and
for Sussex County. made on the 18th
day of August. A. D.. 1889. | will ex-
pose to sale. by way of public auction,
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IN MEMoRtAM

In memory OF Evelyn Stevenson. who
departed this life, September "a. 1888:
II was hard to see you suffer.
II was hard for us to part;
But God in heaven knew it hest,
So. dear Evelyn, you'll always
Hold a cherished spot within our hearts.
Sadly missed by Father, Mother. Bro
ther and Sister. 1tp
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YOU BREAK AND BEND

Oxy-acetylene Welding, Cutting
and Brazing. We specialize in Elec-
trical Repairing Batteries Gener-
ators Radios.
MILFORD BATTERY SERVICE
HUNTER AND covERDALE
Phone 38T
One block east Of First National
Bank. o23-tf
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w HEAT Cleaned and
LOST

LOST--Blue ticked hound. Collar with
my name on II. Anyone seeing same.
please notify Thad Windsor. Milford
a22-f
LOST-One large black woolen shawl
with fringe, Saturday afternoon, Sep
tember l6. between Camden and Har-
rlngton. Finder return to Harrington
Grocery Store. Harrington. Del, and
receive suitable reward at once. Jesse
G. Ward. Harrington Del. 1t
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks
and appreciation for the many kind
nesses shown us in our recent be-
reavement. Mrs. John P. Argoe and
Family. 1tp
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P U BLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate

The undersigned. owners OF lands
hereinafter mentioned and described,
will expose to sale by way of public
auction or Vendue. on
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NOTICE

NOTICE-PianO tuning and repair
ing. +. T. Kelley. Milford. Phone 3l4-J.
sS-u
NOTICE-Just arrived. two carloads
Asbestos Shingles. Get our prices Lay
ton & Layton. Inc. Georgetown, Del.
sl5-tf
NOTICE-Built UP asphalt roofing.
Only the best asphalt and asphalt felts
used. Alfred H. Short. Glendale. Phone
632R3i f24-tf
notice. wish to take this oppOr-
tunity to advise my friends and Gus
toners that / am now at knolfs Bar
her Shop, next TO Ora per's Restaurant.
Milford. Del Bert Walls. ltp
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Saturday, October 7. 1889,
AT 200 O'CLOCK P. N.

AT 200 O'CLOCK p. NJ.
The following described lands and
premises. having as improvements
thereon the old Milford Armory
REAL ESTATE
All that certain lot of land with the
building thereon erected. known as the
Milford Armory, situate IN the IoWn
of South Milford. Sussex County ana
State of Delaware. bounded and descrlb-
ed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at
point on Northerly side of West Front
Street formerly Church Avenue, at
distance of one hundred and twenty-one
and siX-tenths U2l.6D feet from the
Intersection of the Northerly curb line
Of the said street with the Westwardly
curb line of South Walnut street. be-
ing a corner of the Store lot of Tom
Davis. formerly of William +. CauSey;
thence Westwardly along the NOrther-
ly side of West Front street aforesaid
sixty l6Ol feet: thence North nineteen
and one-half l9lal degrees East one
hundred and twenty ll2O) teet; thence
TO the original dividing line OF lots now
or late OF Samuel Evans. Torhert Belts
and James Latchum and said store
house lot sixty 96Ol feet: ana thenee t,ao
feet to the place of beginning contain,
ing seven thousand four hundred and
forty 7,44Ol square feet OF land more
or less. subject to the right Of way
running along ana within the Easterly
line OF the lot described here
i'm. one hundred and twenty U2O) feet
long and being the same lands and
premises which were conveyed to the
State of Delaware by deed Of Trustees
of the Milford Armory. a corporation
Of the State of Delaware. bearing date
the 2Sth day OF June, 1913, and of rec
ord in the Office of the Recorder OF
Deeds in and for Sussex County and 1
State of Delaware. in Deed Record Book |
No. 1877. Page $40. etc.
TERMS OF SALE
Twenty per cent of the purchase |
price will be required to ne paid to |
Weller Il. Slower. the Adjutant General
1f the State of Delaware. on the day of /
sale and the residue at two O'Clock r. !
NJ, on Tuesday, the nth day of Octo- !
Der. A. D. 1889. at the office OF Weller |
=. Slower. the Adjutant General, VIII /
Pont Streets, Wilmington. Delaware. at |
which time a good and sufficient deed /
% said premises will be delivered to the |
purchaser. The percentage paid ON day
u sale Will be treated as part OF the
purchase price il the other terms OF
ale are complied with; otherwise. will
,e treated as liquidated damages and
orfeited for non compliance. The State
Armory Commission reserves the right
o reject any and all bids made on day
II sale.
STATE ARMoRY COMMISSION
WELLER E. STOVER,
zz-ztp The Adjutant General
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PU BLIC S AL E
OF VALUABLE
r E AL E S T A T E

BY virtue of authority conferred un-
der the provisions of Chapter AZ. Vol,
ume Al. Laws OF Delaware. as amended
hy Act Of the General Assembly of the
State of Delaware. approved April q;
1893. the State ArmOry Commission Will
offer for sale at Public Nendue ON the
premises of the Old Milford Armory,
City of Milford, Sussex County, and
State of Delaware. on
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ANNAPOLIS.MATAPEAKE-
ROMANC0KE.CLAIB0RNE
FERRIES
FALL AND WINTER SCHEDULE-193s
Effective September &c. 1893
Daily and Sunday-Eastern Standard Time
BETWEEN ANNAPOLIS AND MATAPEAKE
LEAVE ANNAPOLIS: 7:25 A M. 500 A. MI
800 A; n. 1000 A. NJ, 100 a NJ lzseo
800 P. n. 500 P. M. 500 P. M. TOO
LEAVE MAfAPEAKT: 7;2s a; M, 500 a. M
noon, 100 P M. 200 P. M. 800 p. M,
400 p. NJ, 500 p. NJ. 500 p. NJ, TOO
p. NJ. 800 P. NJ.
BETWEEN ROMANCOKE AND CLAIBORNE
LEAVE ROMANCOKE: 1000 A M, 200 P. NJ,
400 P. NJ, 900 P. M. 800 P. NJ.
LEAVE CLAIBORNE: 800 A. NJ, 100 p. NJ,
800 P. M, 500 P. NJ, 700 p. NJ
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FERRY COMPANY
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
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JOHN BASSETT MOORE
ELIZABETH G. ROE
JOHN NJ. ROE

Melvin Hopkins. Attorney for Owners
Charles w. Carroll, Auetioneer. sl5-2t
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FOR RENT-Three room apartment.
Private bath. All conveniences. garage.
Possession Oct. l. c. Mag, 703 East
Second street, Milford. sl5-tf
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FOR RENT-Four room first floor
apartment. hot water heat and garage.
Chas. Mag. 703 East Second street.
Milford sS-tf
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FALL AND WINTER SCHEDULE-193s
Effective September &c. 1893
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FOR RENT-Cold storage space for
1000 bushels of apples. Harrington Ice
Company. Harrington. Del. Phone So.
sl5-4tp
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FOL: SALE-One Aladdin table lamp.
one Aladdin hanging lamp. Mrs. Clar-
ence L. Hudson. Milford. ltp
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FOR RENT-F'ive room apartment.
private bath, excellent location. Apply
los North Walnut street. Milford.
s15-2tp
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Hints for Serving
Buffet Supper

The buffet supper takes the ser
want problem out OF American en-
teftaining. Eliza beth Lounsbery,
a vel known authority on setting
tables, has a few helpful buffet
hints
Al any Of these buffet parties,
the hostess need have no anxiety
about sufficient service L she
can provide maid TO remove the
dishes as they are used and empty
the ash trays. that is all she has
70 consider, for the guests do the
rest
Neither does she have 10 worry
about the promptneSs with which
her guests arrive al such meal.
or about the matter Of dress, for
this Is determined BY the character
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Of the party" Miss Lounsbery SAYS
in her comprehensive new book
called Let's Set the Table"
AS to the placing of the table
in the dining room for the buffet
supper. | would recommend that
space be cleared for il along the
wall and the table then pushed
back against il. suggesting a
counter rather than a table.
When possible. such table
should be seven feet long, or. at
least. extended to its full length,
whatever that may be. This type
OF service necessarily requires the
use Of more dishes and accessories
than at a formal meal. and the
table will be overcrowded If too
small size IS used" she adds.
Balance Serving Table
THE heartier foods should be
placed at the ends of the table,
say roast turkey at one end and
at the other baked ham TO be
carved by accommodating guests;
or cold cuts at one end and dishes
Of baked macaroni. chicken a la
king or some equally substantial
substitute at the other.
With the table arranged as
have suggested, there is really no
place for the drinkables. and this,
l think. is wise, as it helps to pre-
serve the general effect of the
table itself. II is much better to
have the decanters, bottles. glasses
and bowl of cracked ice on a serv-
ing table at one side, convenient
TO the buffet table. Also the
coffee.
AS 10 the glasses that are to
be used, the hostess may select
her less elaborate crystal or draw
upon her more colorful cocktail
and highball glasses, in keeping
with the appointments of the
table. Fine cut crystal for such a
meal would take on the dignity of
a formal dinner. and as such
would be out of place.
Regiment Silver
knives and forks on a table
like this should not be left in piles,
but should be laid in military order
side by side, in regular or irregu-
lar formation, knives in one group
and forks in another, or in a repe-
tition of knife and a fork for
the requisite number of guests.
Spoons may be placed in a similar
manner on another vacant spot on
the table.
The napkins are best folded
like a long narrow book and ar
ranged in two or four groups over
tapping each other, but in such
a manner that the decorative motif
or hemstitched edge shows"
II you really love TO buy fine
linens and china for your table,
remember that January is the
month of white sales and table
equipment sales. Treat yourself
now al low cost TO a few lovely
additions 10 your table equipment.
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which was reflected in her mirror
and the features were radiated
with the inner light of unselfish
service. Angela added a final dash
Of lipstick but her mind was &C.
cupied with Daniel.
What would be his reaction to
the news that she had asked Wal
ter Jameson to finance improve
ments for the nursery? She was a
little afraid he might object. Per-
haps II would be better TO give
him all three letters to read 30
that he could see for himself why
the check had been offered.
When he arrived, he stood for a
moment as If admiring the picture
she made.
Then he sighed. you look al
most too good TO be true. Don't
you ever get tired"
Behind Your Head
sit here. Dan, Let me put a
cushion behind your head. There
Doesn't that feel better
You bet. That's swell. What's
the chance OF a little food Two
babies since four o'clock and not
a bite TO eat"
Sandwiches and cocoa in the
kitchen, Dan. Sit still and I'll get
them"
When she came back with a
tray his eyes were closed. She
thought he was asleep but he
opened them TO ask. What was
il you wanted TO see me about :"
Angela waited until he had fin
ished eating then she brought the
letters from the desk. He read
them without comment and for one
awful moment she thought he was
going TO be angry. There was
such a strange expression on Dan
iers face before he suddenly pulled
her over TO him and kissed her.
Angela. love YOU
Was he joking at a moment like
this Or was IT only his way of
expressing his gratitude
You mean on account of this
check >" she faltered.
NO, dear deluded idiot, I've
been IN love with you for months.
but this is the first time I've had
any reason TO think you felt that
way about me"
But. Daniel darling. ! do
Il know you do, he cried.
You've proved II in large way.
CONTINUED on Page s. Column 81
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STATE IDENTIFICATION
AGENCY IS SUGGESTED

OLYMPIA - The state judicial
council recommended to the state
legislature today that a statewide
agency for criminal Identification,
investigation and statistics be Gre
ated to carry on coordinated
fight against crime in Washington.
The council is composed of su-
preme and superior court judges
and lawyers, and is headed by
Chief Justice Bruce Blake. 1t
hkened the agency on a small
scale-to that established by the
federal bureau of investigation. 1t
would be handled by the state
patrol. The council said the agency
would save the state many times
the expense of maintaining it.
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It's So Easy! Makes a
Big Saving. No COOKING

from coughs due TO colds mix your
own remedy az home. Once tried. you'll
never be without il in your home, and
it's 30 simple and easy.
First. make a syrup BY stirring 2
cups GRADUATED sugar and one cup Of
water a few moments. until dissolved.
A child could do il. No cooking needed.
Then get 2i2 ounces Of Piner from
any druggist. This is a compound con.
tanning Norway Pine and palatabls
guaiacol. IN concentrated form. well
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In its annual report. transmitted
to congress by President Roose-
welt, the committee urged the de-
velopment by the army and navy
OF adequate and effective air
arms. and the adoption Of a pro-
gram 10 increase aircraft manu-
featuring capacity.
It also suggested the early init
iation Of plan for training
necessary active and reserve
personnel
The committees report fol-
lowed the submission by Lind
bergh Of secret memoranda on
German air strength 70 the
army, navy and state depart
mentS.
Lindbergh, whose name was at
tached TO the committees report,
was said TO have warned of in
creased Nazi air power and urged
the United States to promote as
rapidly as possible experimental
development of new type planes
which could be produced on mass
scale in event OF war
Meanwhile, the Civil Aeronau-
tics authority disclosed in its first
comprehensive report on L. S. air
power that civilian air strength
increased substantially in. 1888.
The authority reported that
22,9SS pilots now hold licenses
and 10000 planes are certifi-
Gated. The number Of pilots
increased by $500 since 1887
and the number of planes by
S3S
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definitely slenderizing. A sprisged
cotton similar to that pictured
would be nice for Pattern 4027.
Or if you want version in
striped percale or synthetic, why
not cut the back and front of your
dress bias, TO contrast smartly
with the straight-cut yokes? Be
sure 10 notice that you have choice
of either flared or held-in sleeves
both particularly attractive!
Pattern 1927 is available in sizes
SO. 3s. 40. AZ, A. 40. AS and so.
Size So takes as yards 35-inch
fabric and 2as yards ric-rac.
Send Is cents in coins for this
Anne Adams pattern. Write plainly
SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS and
STYLE NUMBER.
Write today for Anne Adams
Spring Pattern Book-just off the
press. It's the best of news for
everyone planning made-at-home
WARDROBE You'll find pages of
fresh new styles. Bolero frocks
for all ages. Suits and their ac-
cessories, Cruise wear. about
town clothes, wedding creations,
Budget tips and suggestions for
dressing down your W e h T."
Youngster styles from kiddies to
the swing age, Also lingerie,
around-the-house dress es. and
things to make for men, Order
now. Price of Book, Is cents.
Price of Pattern, Is cents. Book
and Pattern together. Is cents.
Send your order 10 The Tacoma
Times, Pattern Dept.
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CHAPTER THIRTY-FoUR

The letter said, Dear Angela /:
How are you and what are you
doing? I have thought of you
many times this past year. The
situation seemed so futile and so
painful | have made no attempt
10 get in touch with you. But l
have not forgotten you. Some
times I wish ] could.
Il asked your father TO let me
know If he ever heard from you
and months ago DR. Daniel Arm
strong notified me that you had
come home. ] was glad to know
that. Angela. II worried me more
than YOU will ever know to hear
that you had run away from the
hospital.
II don't know where you are
now but | feel sure this will be
forwarded TO you If you are not
still at home. This il my reason
for writing: / have talked several
times TO the doctor who took care
of your wound and he has told me
that there is famous Partisan
surgeon who specializes in such
cases.
Costly Operation
This morning. DR.. Barnes tele-
phoned that this surgeon is COM
ing to New York. The operation
will cost $1,000, but l want you TO
have IL. / am willing TO pay all
expenses connected with il. So il
you will write giving your consent
win have Dickie make the nee
essary arrangements.
81 shall always feel that that
bullet was meant for me and
therefore IT is only fair that |
should be permitted to do what
ever | can to make II up TO you.
with kindest personal regards
and hoping TO see you when you
+ return from New York, l am.
Sincerely yours. Walter Jameson"
The letter had not been dictated.
He had written it himself in long
hand. A fact which Angela APP
preciated.
She knew Walter well enough
to read between the lines. II was
more than the operation ne was
offering her. II IL was successful