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QDIOK ACTION WHEN
FORMER FRIENDS MET
Two Gamblew Settled a Feud In
the Old MlMlRsippi
Hirer Fashion.
CALEB MIX TELLS ABOUT IT
Sequel to a Poker Oame and nn
Attempt to Effect a Mock
1 Marriage.
r DAVID A. CUItTII.
It wat not often that nny disturbance
In the email barroom of tho Mississippi
Itlver packet City of Nntchcz progressed
to the point of actual physical violence.
For on thJnir. the room Itself waa of
uch limited dimensions as to afford In
efficient scope for a man In full action,
. , . . . , h imiu uuiu iiiUlir Willi llllll, Ullk
and for another, tho presence of Caleb, he was out fo' to get Ket rid of It, an'
Mix, the veteran bartender, who had ( It didn't make no p'tlc'lar difference how
charge of the place, was a potent deter-1 1,0 donB but 'peared like he was In
rent. Or If hta mere presence were notl,0?.much of a hurr' fo' hls own .good,
enough his prompt Intervention would
nerve to prevent manhandling.
"They Is a place fo' nil things," he
was accustomed to fay, "nn' a barroom
ain't no fit place fo' flghtln'. First off,
they ' llablo to be breakage, an' fo' a
other consideration, I'm liable fo' to git
shot my own eelf."
For these and other reasons the little
barroom was seldom the scene of mur
der, mayhem or even of manhandling,
though wordy encounters occasionally
occurred therein and these sometimes
led to sanguinary results elsewhere and
afterward. Men, It Is true, at the period
during which the City of Natchez was a
fivnHt. . . . '
favorite boat, were not apt to postpone,
th ettlement of nn argument. ,
The blow commonly followed the word
quickly In cases In which it did not dtp-
ced. but Caleb Mix. from long expert-!
enco. had become very expert In fore-
i-..... , . I
eeein; outbreaks and was averse to them'
on his premises. And being as prompt
In action as ho was, ho commonly sue- J
ceeded In getting tho contestants out
aid th room before hostility eventu
ated In riot
Nevertheless there had been some
ia.u, cuwvuiucrs in me room, not tho
least memorable of them being the ono
In which a professional gambler named
Bill Ourley drove his bowie knife into
tha heart of .rnth.r ,
2rfir CTm" '
Wr. named Hank Blithers, at the same
Instant a . nl,Uh 1 1 . 1. . . . .
......... uuiurrn rea ino snoi
ina miiea uuney. mix told about it,"
afterward.
Th., -it.v. , .,
m th- r-i . L T.r L
IB th two on em, he sold, "but they
was pals frtn the time Ourley took to j
th river. Blithers was some older'n
nun an- ne a Deen a D'fcsslonal fn' thro
or fo year afo' I ever seen Ourley; but
'pears they knowed each other fr'm the
time they was boys. The Blithers plan
station was nex' to Qurley's pa's, an
they both went to school together.
"They wa'n't no two young bloods in
Looslanny what 'pearcd to havo no
better prospec'a 'n them two when they
was young. Both on 'em was rich, like
mostly all the quality was afo" the wall,
si but Bllthcrs'a pa- was c'nsld'nble of a i
spot afo' his wife died, an' n'tcr that
'peared like he done lose his tiolt.
-rever stayed home no mo", but lived
In New Orleans most o' the time, nn1 !
drlnked hisself nlgh 'bout to death whllo i
he was gamblln' away all ho had. Took
him c'nsld'able tlmo to do It. beln'
rich 'a ho was, but Qio kei" at It steady I
till to'ds the last ho shot hlsself, tlndln'
iney wa'n't nothin' left when Hank
come of age an' was lnnkln' fo' to git
tne money his ma done left him. They
was a heap o' scand'l "bout It, but they
cxmldn't Ins nothin' did, an' Hank Blithers
done begin life fo' hlsself 'thouten a
aoimr ne c a can ins own.
-u- cose mey was neighbors what d
a gave him n llvln', fo' the quality stood
by each other right friendly them days. ,
Ourley s pa d 'a' give him a hum quick
enough an welcome, beln' him an' ,
Bill wns friends, but Hank was proud
eperlted an' 'peared to be mo' 'r less I
broke down when tho lawycns told him
how tht-y wa n t iiotl.ln left fo' him, an'
amI l,, . i ., ,
nrst th Knowed he disappeared.
SSJii i y h" "I" t0 b?
?U'l.ar3 Z"e ".i'", i1'!:
n.7r.; ".,:Lli'"'.".u" "
Ourley turned p'fesslonal, but some said
he run through all 't was left to him
when hta na died ir-nir iti?th!!!
when hia pa died, nn' Hnnk Blither
win the. lis. Bint,- i, .
out what they dono played In New
Orleans ono night. What pssod be-
tween 'em a'ter that th' aim nobody
Knows, out 'twa'n't long nfo" Gurley
was travellln' the river 'long o' Hank,
an' tho two on 'em 'd ul'ays set ln to
gethor when they was a gamo.
"They waa both on 'cm reckoned to
be a heap wusa 'n th' overage, like tho
real quality gen'ly is whon they turns
out bad, but they wa'n't no mo' nllko
'n tho Mississippi Itlver'a llko a woods
full o' walnuts. Blithers was a ugly
cuss what never 'peared to have n
use fo' nothin' or nobody nutstden n
game ( poker, but Hurley was skittish
as ii young colt, full o' Jokes un' nl'ays
ready to' any kylnd o' deviltry. Both
on 'em drlnked c'nsld'able mo' 'n was
good fo' 'cm nt times, but neither on
em drlnked nnthln' while they was a
playln'. They didn't none o' tho p'fes
slonals do that. An' they wus both
on 'cm hell ronrln' good tlghtln' men,
but they al'ays had real quality mun
ners. "They was sho' 'noiigh experts with
tho cyards, nn' playln' together llko they
done thi-y wa'n't nobody on tho river
what c'd git the best on 'em, not even
among the other p'fesslonnls, so they
dono most n-maiknbUi nn' tnought 'a'
been both nn 'em rich men on'y Ourley
throwed Ii!h money aw.iy by tho hand
fula faster 'n ho made It un' ho never
poured tn li'iv no grt hmnunt, but
Blithers, beln' s mean h' nn was, 'cuml-latt-d
n heap.
"They 'peared to get on together
tol'ubli) woll till nno tlmn we wus comln'
down the river nn th' old Hlvi-r Hello
What wus.ljloui'd up Just nbovn Vicks
burg a year or two later. Thoy was.
both on 'em nbo'd that trip, an' when
W got to lliitiiii Kongo they waa a
young blood numo o' Hpouw-ood come
abo'd with his slsier fo" tn go to Ni-w
Orleans. I didn't know n 'ther nn 'em
then, but I heur'd nil about 'em Inter.
"in was monstrous pretty, on' 'pears
like her an' Blither 'd been weetheart
afo' he don lef home, an' he hadn't
never been married. '8 fur ' I c'd learn
h hadn't never aw Blither fm that
tlmo till she come on the Itlver Belle
the tlmo I'm a-spenkln' on, but when
he seen him ah went a whlto aa a
heot an' I thought she was gwlno to
faint, fo' I was a-lookln' at her. Hut
'pearcd like Blithers never seen her, an'
alia drawed herself up quick an' walked
away Into tho s'luon while her brother
tepped up to tho cnp'n'a olllco fo' to
ettle.
"Ourley seen her, though, nn' 'pearcd
tike he waa Juat a-twlne to apeak to her
when somepln 'pearcd to stop lilm ud
dint, an' he turned away. O' co'se he
rcellzed how 'twa'n't fittln' fo' a p'fes
alonul gnmblcr to speak to no quality
latfy. But anyway sho done went to her
room toon' her brother come to her In
tho sMoon, an' thoy wa'n't nobody aeen
nothin' mo' of her till w got to New
Orleam,
"Young Spotawood didn't 'pear to bo
no p'tlc'lar good. I reckon ho was feclln'
his oats tol'nble strong an' wa'n't no
ways dlspleaaed fo' to have his slater
olTen his hands fo' n spell. Anyways
'twa'n't no time afo' he was scttln'
Into a game o' poker 'long of another
sucker with Ourley an' Blithers both
Into the game.
"O' co'ae that wa'n't reely 'moo'tant
1 1 T l.n.l ,.,t,l,l-nt.tn ...I. I. 1.1 1....
fo' ho set in drlnktn' at the eamo time,
'stead o' waitln' till the game was over,
like he'd 'a' did if he'd 'a' had mo' sense.
An' the mo' monoy he lose In the game
tho mo' ho drlnkcd till he was nlgh 'bout
all In.
"T'other sucker quit when he seen
how things was gwlne, but o' co'so they
couldn't nobody say nothin' to Spots
wood, bcln's a Southern gemmnn had
the right to go to the devil nny way ho
wanted to, an' wouldn't stand fo' no
body to Interfere. Anyways. Blithers and
Gurloy win a heap o money offen him
afo' he got so 's 't he couldn't hold the
cyards In his hand, an' his nigger took
him away to his room.
"When wo come to New Orlcana they
was c'nsld'able a-dlddln', but nobody
!'" eu 10 uiiucrsuuu u ngnuy lilt later
on. Mlss BpoiBw0oi 0 a.looUln.
f0' her brother, but him an' his nlceer
was in his room an' 'peared like ahe
had some trouble findln' out whero he
wa3' Thcn 'lon come DHther.
Whc" h? 8eehn hcr wcnt ?Jht up n'
spoko to her. They wa'n't nobody
knowed what they said, but they had
c'nsld'able of a talk atween 'em, an
then all of a suddlnt they walked off
together an' goln' asho' they dono got
into a carriage an' drove away
"Fur 's I ever heerd, this here Miss
Spotswood hadn't never been nothin' to
Ourley no mo' 'n Just a quaintance. He
hadn't never tried to be her sweetheart
nor nothin', but Just nachully he'd
knowed her ever since she was horned.
hlm beln' raJl!Cl1 ln tn" "ame Pnrts whero
she was. so yo' wouldn't 'a' reckoned It'd
no mo' to him what Blither, done
t0 hor 'n if it 'd 'a' been some other
... .... .....
wximan, nut -penrea ime no aicin t taite
tnntaway. i
lie come out on deck just n'ter they
done drove away an' Just nachully' be-'
gin to look round fo' Blithers, 'reared
Mke he wa8 c'nl,id'able a'prlsed when he
done heerd he 'd went asho', an' he done
st one o' the niggers on the boat some-
Pin ui u, an me niKger uonc torn
h lm ,10W B1,,ners nn' Mlss Spotawood
"He "peared to be nlgh 'bout stunned
when he done heerd It, an' he went a'ter
young Spotswood ImmeJIt, but It didn't
take him no time fo' to see how he
wouldn't bo no good to nobody fo' a
while. 'Pears he done got up a'ter he'd
had a hour or two sleep an' started in
drlnkln' again, an' he was wush off 'n
ho had been when ho quit tho game,
1,0 sno' Kt,t 1u'ck action fo' his money
"O" co'so Gurlcy knowed liti'd bo
tooken care of, sccln' how hl.i own nig-
ger was along, but 'peared like he didn't
Blve a hoot whnt become o' him when ho
found he wa'n't In no c'ndltlon to go
a'ter his staler. He gave one look at
him an' dono some talkln' what'd sho" 'a' i
meant fight If SpotMwood 'd onderstood
1 it, an" then ho went ashu' llku the-devil
idono kicked him.
"I eeen him go up to one o' the hack
'drivers on the Icveo an" talk with him
Ifo' a mlnulo or so, an' then he Jumped
In the hack an' drove off full speed.
'Peared like ho must 'a' knowed tol'nble
well where Blithers was liable fo' to go
nnilip thi. rlrcnmMtfinlf nn- If nliA wna
lucky, fo 'cordln' to what tho woman
that kepr the boarding hou.su done, told
mo aHor, they wa'n't no gre't amount o'
tlmo to lose.
-sh snld million. ,inn mid i.or i.,.
1 the gul thought lie wn
her an' he'd went ou
viih gwlne tn marry
inc. u. .,r u nun uui iu in f,IL nuilie-
,v)odv . nlnv nreacher. Sh .ll.lt.'r llkn
I IMIther an' he promised to pay her
' well. o 'taln't likely she'd V did' nothin'
U Hurley hadn't arrovo when he did.
. I "Z uur,ey, B,ve ,lPr' Ym
I P011" Fhe d ruther earn her money that
uy ii miner, nu mm an" ner uone
t!.dIlM,1" wh" "" ,
L iL nachully she wouldn't b'lieve It
first off, but later she broke down c'm
piete un' didn't make no 'bjectlons when
Gurlcy done put her ln tho huclt 'n'
sont her to the Ht. Charles.
"He done took a other hack his own
self an' went thero his self nu' told tho
p'prletor enough fo' to make sho' how
, l1""""" couldn't git at her while shu
wan inure, un- men ne camo back to
tlm boat, whero Spotawood had been nut
to bed. Him an' ripotswood'n nigger
1 ntween Vm got hlm up und took hlm to
the St. Charles too. Then Gurley dla
nppeared nn' they wa'n't nothin' knowed
of him fo' a hellova while a'ter. They
was some said how ha run away f'rm
Blithers, an' I reckon that wus true
enough, one way n' lookln' at tt.
"They wa'n't nobody that knowed him,
though, what reckoned ho was nfeared.
But ho knowed llllthcrs, un' he knowed o'
co'se how lt'd ho one or to'ther nn 'em
If they ever met up, an' 'pcured llko
he must 'a' reckoned how It'd be po'
business fo' to kill Blithers or to have
Blithers kill hlm, ondcr the clrcum
stants. If thoy was nny klllln' to bo
did young Sputswood was tho one to
do it.
"Mo' 'n likely he'd 'a' did It, too, on'y
fo' the scand'l lt'd V made, They was
too many knowed nhotit It, as 'twos, an'
n'ter he done took his slstor hum sho
wax sent uwny somo'rei.
"Well, tho woman done lied c'lisld'ahln
to Blithers when he come hack, but he
dono found out what 'd been did nfo'
long, nn' Just nachully he swo' he'd
kill Gurley on sight. They wa'n't no
other way fo' hlrn j git even.
"He dono It, loo, the tlrst tlmo they
ever met up, but they w.i'n'l nohndy
iidver called Ourley n coward n'ter
wards. He knowed well enough what
was comln' nn' ho was ready. They
wa'n't a word spoke when they seen
ruch other, but It was all over ufo' any
body c'd InterfM."
POXHB W01TI BIADiro.
April o'er the land, and the Unfit welen
billing, laughing, under Ue ktsoraat btIm.
Mirthful 11111 when Mftly Me iMM twilight
Shadow th hill erMtft
April o'er th land, and the rM' masts
Vi'elllnir, nuteltke, out of th seel tough
top.
While th btutWrd, ar with Ms wlat of
aiure,
quavers In answer!
April o'er tho land, and the gold of ew.
Una
Oloamlnt, glowing, krlgkt la tk grooalna
marshes.
And (lia ffagll pink of tho a&r aBrtaf
baautr
Dimpling th wood alopool
April o'or tho land, and tho heart awakened.
Stirred again with all of tho eldaa rapture.
Thrall to Joy, and worshipping at tho ahrlno of
Baautr Immortal!
Ctiara toot ij an.
Bridget's Ms.
(Written at a tango tea; apologies to Hood's
"Brldfo of 8lgha")
On more unfortunate.
All out of broathl '
Rashly Importunate,
Dancing- to death.
Lead her out tenderly,
Swing her with ear.
She' not faahloned slenderly,
flhe'a not young or fair.
Look at her garment.
Clinging like cerements;
Why would ah constantly
Dip In auch clothing?
Walts with her Inatantlr.
Loving, not loathlngl
Make no deep scrutiny
Into her mutiny;
She tries to bo dutiful.
He patient count with her.
Think o' the amount of her,
If she wore beautiful.
Touch her not scornfully
Nor think of her mournfully;
Try to look grlnnteh.
The dance, and the pains of It.
All that remains of It
Now te tho finish.
Still for all slips of her
No precipitation;
Cool thos hot lip of here.
An Ice Ineplratlonl
You can skip whtlo sho sips at bora
Th next healtatlont
Alas, muste beguiling.
Bide couples link to tt
Res, ike le smlllnf I
Unfortunate man.
You're right on th brink of It
Com, do not shrink from It,
Try It you can
To lend her out tenderly,
To swing her with care;
An If fanhloned alenderlr.
As If young and fair.
Don't look oo despairing,
Nobody la .taring;
All thla humanity
Feels this Insanity,
This rage and this passion
To be In tho fashion.
And swift to b hurl.
Anyway, anywhere.
Around In tho waridt
C. T. O.
The lua
Th, pour th, rt(J W)B Md an up
glass.
We'll drink t th health f th Remaag
'-
Th" 'h " "' b"
, , , '""' , .
brown ,Mt ,n r'"1
oui-i, ,, i.a. ...h.r ilk. m th. h...
vho m deny they've th worth of their
Gold's none too good for tho prlc of her
. Klnces,
ine eini 01 ner preuy oare reel mm sao
dance!
Now It's: "You thall cross water.
And you shall have luck.
You'll win what you're after
It only you've pluckt
Yours It the ship for a
Troublesome tea
The lady Is false, tr.
You'd better take mef
Up fly the windows, good derate leen to
ecold her.
Little sho heeds, only chaffing the bolder,
l.lttla she cares for the hearta ahe ha
broken,
Smile nre for sal at th price of a token
so she noes dancln
Little brown feet o
g, bam test a-glanclog,
on the gratsl
Only a gypsy the graybearda despls her.
Ton her a coin whea there's no on th
wlter;
Only a gypsy yet till up your glass,
We'll drink to the health of th Romany
Innl
Thera ah goes dancing, bear feet a glan
cing, Little brown feet oa the grassl
Gtiirui'Ds Kmtiu.
The Secret ef the Ililla,
From (As Saturday ffetiru).
I know ii hollow In the hills.
Under the strong sun's eye,
Ulrt In with eruggy parapets
And neighbor to the sky;
And, quirt ' the hour that cltae
Tli summer's day In two,
And lonely us a crescent inoun
I.uil In the sultry blue,
A tarn, God's little looking glass,
iliirnhdied nnd round and fair;
And iiiountHltiM eranltig solemn hcade
To gllmpae him unuware.
The blesed secret of the hills
(They rharo It with the stars)
Innirnaie spirit apprehends
Dimly, as thrcugh ths bare
A captive In the nether gloom
Bees on Ms dungeon wall,
Down from the kindly world above,
A feeble glimmer fall,
But freedom and enlightenment
Are not for such us we;
The hills preserve Inscrutable
Their ancient mystery.
Jealous I
From Me WaiMnoto Star.
We've had some doleful tiding dawn to
Pohlck-on-the-Crlck.
Th latest Informatloa laave us sad ana
almost sick.
Th leaders of th nation bad th monu
mental nerve
To leave us out la passtn' round th federal
reserve 1
The only explanation they have given for
their ilued
Was that thry didn't that there waa
any public need
Of boostln old 1'ohlck along an' glvln' It
a chanco
To bloisum Into glory aa a eantrs of nnanctl
As If I'ohlck, whoae morals have been al
ways of the best,
Waa not as much deservln' of distinction
as ths rent'
We feel humiliated, fur this eihlbltlon
lends
To muke It look a If we had no Influential
friends.
We're earnent fur home rule; of that great
Ihem our hearts are roll.
Hut we pause to put tlm our Mont "What
! home without u pull?"
We've got to get some Influence en' get It
inlahtv iitik-k.
We're beln' ovi-rluuked down here at Po-hlck-on-tlie-Crlck.
V Miore Lotte Man,
And now eoines forth y Hhore Lotte Man
A buyra )s llllte of Hands
Ilesyilo ye Btsgnunt rikeeter Pool
l-'ur dHlHnt from ye Htrande.
Ye hnMln I'ramo of wooden Junke
Is pyli-d above je l.atte,
Ami, In, n Heimldii Cottage stands
Upon a Heusyde l.uttsl
And then In Tatlenoe Walt ys Man.
Hecelvea with Joy ye Callers,
& Items ye woodsn I'yle and Band
Kor twyc Two Hundred Dollars I
K. K. nug,
THE SUN, SUNDAY, APRIL 19,
QTTZSTIOira AND ANSWERS,
How shoold on pronouno the word
"fkl"? I have always said "chee," and
r M h a'nd'W-fevorM oVh.r ,
folk who know now to use words and
kl. But recently a frlond ha been pll-
Ing authority upon authority to prove 1
that It Is "skce." and "skoe" only. And
H0W h!,0.", .Kf.l7- r.cl.Vi)Inc,!:e Ln"
nw V.1,1. .iiu w.o u . tcm. wuiik uttii-
th April Crntury declaring that the only
way to pronounco that word Is "she."
Do scttl It for me, for at prenent the
conversation ha to be kept strictly to
lowsnocs. .uahi w. u,u.
The dictionaries, and be it understood i
mere dictionaries do not create but regis-
lr autnority, agree upon me pronuncia-
tlon of sk, as In skid, the Italian sound of
the vowel not being In dispute, ln fact i
th Century Dictionary, th first to deal
0I.in) innini.i .nhi .
with this Scandinavian Immigrant, sought .
to tabllsh th spelling akee. Against this
dictionary pronunciation one may set th
pronunciation shl and derlv Joy from
two excellent reasons, the forme that shl '
tt right, th latter that It Is tho Lest usage
of English speaker at St. Morlti, In
Canada and In this country. The double
consonant sk befor and 1 In Hcntidl-
navlan speech t pronounced as sh In Kng-
Itsh. It Is not merely that we are to fol- !
low th Norse pronunciation of 'l ; we '
find that wo are conforming to nn ancient
cu.tom of our own speech. This Is wed
Instanced In the word ahllllnc. which In I
the Scandinavian Is spelled skllllng, but
pronounced aa In English; In Anglo-Saxon J
th word was written ecllllng and un-
doubtedly had the true sound of k. In ,
cours of th growth of our speech the bc '
was at first sounded nnd finally epcllcd
ah; ln the Norwegian the found hns under-'
gone the same volutlon. but tho spoiling
tags unreformcd. Ski Is In the s:imo plight,
and every argument bespeaks the pro-
nunclatlon she.
nunciation snc. i
Can any of your readers remember for
me a ong with a clean humor and a very
pretty air, "Johnny Sands," popular In
the '(Oa or earlier? C. K. it
A memory not altogether tenacious of
scales recalls the air as that groaning
fugue effect "There were two crows sat
o-o-on n troe." This version of the lay
is an act of memory:
A man whoso name was Johnny Hands
II married Betty IUkua;
And though ah brought him gold and
lands
She proved a terrible plague
For, oh, sho wns a scolding wlf.
Full of caprlco and whim
She said that she wus tired of life.
And sho was tired of him.
Says he, "Then I will drown myself I
The river runs below."
Says she, "Pray do, you silly elf
I wished It long ago."
Says he. "Upon tha brink I'll stand.
Do you run down tho hill
And push mo In with all your might."
Bays she, "My love. I wilt"
"For fear that I hould courage
lark
And try to save my life.
Pray tie my hands behind my back."
"I will," replied his wife.
8ho tied them fast, aa you may think.
And when securely done,
"Now stand." says she, "upon tho brink
While I prepare to run."
All down the bill his loving bride
Now ran with all her force.
To push him In ho stepped aside.
And she fell In. of course.
Now splashing, dashing llko a fish
"Oh, save me, Johnny Sands I"
"I can't, my dear, though much 1 wish,
For you have tied my hands I"
Harking back to childhood days memory
picture the boy with a Harlow knlfo and
the Inspection and tests of his mates, ono j
lof the bitter nlaelnir two flue,- across '
! tho blade and breathing upon It, tho rate
or nisappearance or ine moisture ueina ac-
or'whothe; U'ws M' Wai u
empirical or had It a scientific explana-
tlon? "Oi.o C3."
The teat does have a physical explana-
tlon. Kvaporatlon proceeds moro rapidly
from a smooth surface than from a rough
one, more rapidly from a clean than from
a dirty one. Btetl
than Iron, hard stre
fore the knlfo test
quite sufficient to
rlgorou needs of Juvenile physics. Hut
waM It necessary to place two Angers
aero the blade and what was tho pur-
poso? It may have been to create a leo
by cutting off the air currents, but
memory tenacious of the test In gross re
fuses to remember thnt detail. And didn't
the knife have a crinkly black handle sup
posed to bo buckhom?
taureesien ny me prooiem or tno liariow
there comes to mind one of Its uses. Tops
always used to be made with a neat little
ball on top. Just like tho (Trent Panjandrum
himself Hut before the top was spun In
the ring It was Incumbent on the owner
to chop off the knob, no easy tnsk with
the best of knives when the top wns of
that expensive timber dearly beloved as
llggelumvlty. Now why this taboo of tho
top's top?
When nddresslng a single person rhould
I say "Vou wa" or "You wen"?
w. n. h.
Because our friend lgns nn un-Kngllsh
name and addresses the query from one of
our newer dependencies the question cnlls
for consideration. The correct usige of the
present la to say "Vou were" whether the
reference be to one or to many. This Is a
matter of Idiom, and when Idiom Is ac
cepted by the best speakers It overrules
the mere formalities of grammar. One or
two centuries ago "You was" was custo
mary; despite Its history this would now
be regarded as Incorrect diction.
Who wns the author nf "An Indictment
Against a Wliolo People"? II, V. S.
Edmund Burke In the "Speech on Con
ciliation with America," "It looks to mo
to be narrow and pedantic to apply tho
ordinary Idc.la nf rrlmlnil hisllce tn tills
treat public contest: I do not know tho
method of drawing up an Indlctmont
against a whole pcoplo."
i wunncr ir any ot your readers count
furnish the words of a poem a few- lines
of which are us follows:
"And as It was In tho days of Parslleld,
Bo It will bo 'neatli palm or yew;
Where Kngland numbers her foes In battln
Hhe must always reckon tho wild gecBe
tOO." l'AUb Dkvkb.
Who w.ih tho author of
To the glory thnt wus a recce,
And tho granduur thnt was Home.
Huiiman V. .Sun.twt'it.
Edgar Allan Too In "To Helen,"
What waa the year of the grent San
Francisco earthquake? A, I.. Orrmi.
April 18, 1906,
Th Librarian of Congress writes that
"Bockaway" Is to bo found In "I'ocms by
th Lata Henry John Uharp, Esq., 110,"
Xiondoa.
takes a higher polish the crds are counted Tms i in"".! in t.inco from town. A suit to re.over the -he young women are tho cause of tile
has some little value, trick get the game, or the higher count. I h'j ,Vcaso o the C icuU Cmirt and uo't tMX' ?tr tmit ?,0xn Jmentl,r'
.-.i.e.. .i. . or must the came be set? rled the caso to ine L itcuit i.( tirt and tot .ttrai,.,Mj i,y the uniform and perhaps
pu.aa.j ,i,w --- ..'in ,irip r.inirm iiim innnini Tn ii!i.
1914.
SCHOOL FOR OASS PLAYEM.
..A.n fT' T.
I "-""!". 5lac al
''renting It to be out he shuffles It through
To th,. hm. thpo-
Vui. ',' .
eo'n this point
The law that covers thl la not under
the heading of 'The Deal,- where one
wo"''' tiaturaJly look for It, but la under
"Hhuming," and I No. tt. It aaya that
after f Afds ara collected from the
previous deal th player who sits opposite
the dealer has the right to fhufflo first
Th(,n any p)a)rtr may ihuffl, u,e pRcki
.-l.e hu th- Hht tn .hnm
befor, preMntlnf lhs t0 bo
cuta
T. J. L. says: Th dealer bid a heart.
Second hand passe and third hand bids
two diamonds. Fourth hand passes. What
Bhou(1 lh dMter fl hM Jack
tcn l0 nve hfarMi , klng of clUDli flv9
email diamonds and the ace of spades T
The diamond bid la evidently Intended
to deny anything In hearts. Thera would
teem to be a bettor chanoe to go game at
no trumps than ln diamond. Th short
spado suit looks a bit suspicious, but If
th partner holds the top In diamond
it la a, game hand at no trumps no mat-
tor what is led.
, c- '! Toward the end or thi
z r(iy he m;4y ,ook fop Uf fln(Ji ,'
on lll9 ,00r. Rnrt tnslata that he never
had It In his hand at all, so tho pack
ir.ust have been Imperfect when the deal
w'" ' nado. Does this call for a new
'
'No' A should have counted
hl" cariU nt ' tl- BI,J " he Pla-ed
wun twelve n responlwo.
T- M u ifty, . When we p,By three
h.inrt no ono hit a partntr during thi
bidding, therefore A bets that If he ex-
11 card ,nere ' no Penalty. no
me eM bencflt by any mjre than (f ((
w-'re exposed by the declarer In the reg-
u'nr ur h.ind K.itnu, for which exposure
"M,ra la no penalty.
A is in error In saying that there Is
no penalty for exposing a card ln tho
regular game. Tho partner of the player
Is barred froro further bidding and the
card Is subject to call. In three hand
each of the plnycrs not In error cores
SO In honors as penalty. If the doctarer
is not tho offender ho may prevent the
lad of tho exposed suit or he may ask
It to be led as suits him better.
O. B. M. says: 7, bids two no trump.
A says three clubs. passes, so does , dunce, and we shall th- rf -e look for a
11. whereupon says three clubs Is not rci,ucst from tin- plaintiff wnn the suit ,
enotiKh. When told It Is too late, as his comes on for tnul. If, Indeed, It ever
partner has passed, Z Insists that hls,rcaci3 the trial mge, th.it he be pit--
partner's passing cannot Interfere with
uui inieriere wun -
l". ;
i tiartner1- artlnn .'
" nKnls ln lne premises. ;
In any other do-
ne or Dlav
g or piay.
I-'l Hundred. M. J. asks who wins
this game: A's hand scored 490 and B's
3;n. on the next ileal H bid to make
200 and cot It. but A made two tricks
during the piny before B had mads good
on his contract.
The highest bidder always has the first
count and If he has made enough to
put him out he wins the game no matter ,
what .s made by the others. This Is ,
th- rule In all bidding gomes and Is the .
only way to encouragi player to bid
on th"lr cards, aa otherwise thoy would
sit still and "sweat out.
-A. ?. i "1sn5!,:, c.annot "witho corporate lln.iu o
, h i,,"'1 trlp. n-' ,ho ,r"mp. ' Instuiico. If a country
1 n-..V. u.... v "'" i"i "3 her nappy rural home and wander aim- very conep cuous, for naturally tne ai-
illll: Sf.S-. bei-.iuso n order tn irit th.it ....... .. ... ' ' . ........ . .. ....
.,.., ',, ," , , " : " icsMy inio wic i..y iiinin ivi imiu an nt n of every one s attracit-n uy inn
?n" count he king an, queen of tnwZ wt tUet V'Y ?1 U CV' ,orJ,h,"r ,nm! n.pht of a .Igure standing ln the street,
wh-e over : nnw In hf n.n "LTZ f u.b.J,'K .,.".bI,.nR. .J .1 .t''.c. ''f".0.?.' Th- desire for conversation 1ms been
In tho marriage, which Is not Allowed.
a!i "! nrd? cnn counted twice. It
should be 3j0. (
Then how do you get 120 for the '
round trip; you mut count every king
twice that goes Into SO klmrs and also
Into a marring-.. Tho same Is true of
the qui ens. As long as you can lav !
df "sh , rJ, f,rom the h"rt "
,ach "ddltionnl mold it Is good; but tho
royal marriage must be shown before
'he sequence, ns both melds are In the
class and the marriage Is the lower
m aiuo.
1 "ey mu!,t 'lla' on 10 1-:R0- ,n8 one
nrst announcing correctly that he has
reached that figure winning.
IT. V. C. asks how much the trump se
quence counts In four hand.
If th mirrlnpe Is shown first for iO,
are, ten. JarV can bo added for 160
mnrfi. or ISO In nil. As All mn.l nlnv...
knnu- ths tten m,.t,i ejin h in
wnv. thev allow ths nlnver tn t,
jjo on showing the five cards
save time.
SO OS XO
(J. S. asks what specific rule governs
the meld of the four kings nnd queens In
pla lug three or four hand.
The rule Is thnt there mut be a fresh
card fiom the hand for inch of tho five
melds that these cards will yield, be
cause thero Is no such thing as a single
meld for four kings and four queens. Tho
way to get the most out of these cards
Is to meld 80 kings first, then royal mar
riage nnd two plain suit marriages, using
tho last card, which 1 a queen, to meld 60.
F J. says: We are not satisfied with the
decisions of various tinners on this nnlnt
i and would like to hear fiom Tim Sl-n,
which always gives us the reason. The
gatnu Is tlir-o hand auction, 1,000 up,
low man Muck. H gets the hid toward
th. end nnd wins out. A hail 995 slid irol
it trick with nn ace, making good his
melds and calling out, but the play con-
tinning to give the bidder u chance to
make good. It turned out that C hail 1,310,
but did not call out when ho reached
1.000. Now, who Is low man? Thut Is.
who Is sluelt?
C Is stuck. If ho allowed A to rnll out
ahead of him and A was correct, f's only
chanco wns to keep the bidder from mak
ing good, as tho bidder has the first count
always. It does not matter how many
points a player has If he does not call
i out wlu" 1,0 r,""hl; 1'000 nnJ "
olhcr ou" out atH'"'' ot """'
, n, t. U. says; Playing auction with a
'widow, A must draw tho Jack of spades
to mako good If he bids any more. What
are tho odds against It, fifteen cards
.hand, fnrty-elglu in tho pack?
t t t ...... ni.. . , . L then in the custody of a nero suu.e dls-
I than soft. There- 11 has 1.040. Hoes the winner of tha last ,rle'1 '",lre s- "l,n n! J"r' , policemen's ilofection. It is a well Known
As tlu-re are thirty-three unknown mkuuis upon nppiu.icniug ino eiossiiu; at thnt Is the part that grieves me most,
curds ami only three In tho widow, tho wllltfh killed. I ..(lnj. ,,, ,,.,. evening, while out
cliunco that one of those three Is the one , It, K1(, VHi )ei,,., ,mt.r fotnp-iny ' "l',,,K nl' cimstltutionnl. 1 learned to
wanted Is 3 In 33, or 1 In 11, or Just 10 n thn Suim-me Court' of Washington wmit 11,1 vvtenl the practicn of pollco
lo 1 ngulnst It, Bidding on such a slim! f Septcnib-r. 1HI3, 13fi I'.ic, ::n, it was1 m-n Imliiiglng In rom-i niatlnn had
chnncn la thn ruin of many otherwise line held that wheio n lumber cnmpntiy whlih grown. It wns not my ini'iuiso when
'. tin, I nntnrril hii.iilu.!,i , d,.,.... .... . . . ... . -
players.
IMco. J. O. V. snys; A bets that tho
odds are tvce us greut against tin owing
H In a raffle as they ar against throw
ing 13. Can this be proved?
A la pretty nearly right, but not quite
uio ouus ngnuisi inrowing i.i wun tnreii
Vasts of three dice nro Ofi to 1. Against
throwing 41 the odds are 116 to 1, not
quite twice. The maimer of making these
.l,...i ..mi ,i , a. , .
calculations will b found In Stoke'
Hoylo, pag !.
HOVEL POINTS OF TILE LAW.
Mor protection for the purchaser of
travellers' checks Is assured through the
decision of the Appellate Division of the
.Supreme Court In Sullivan vs. Knnutli,
et nl, ln which the court writes the fol
lowing Hubus:
"Where a purchaser of travellers' checks
loses lliem and the Under forres the pur
chaaer' counter signature and cashes tin-
without net,. nmiK of" the li wi
presented by an Indorse they do not
thereby discharge- thenistlves of their II-
ability to the original purchaser of the
checks for their fuco amount; and the
failure of the customer to clvo notice of
ins iuhk, ur u uuuu ui iiiueuiniiy, in nu
defence where the forgery la undisputed
and the checks are in the hands of the
Issuing bankers at tho time the uctlon Is
his loss, or a bond of Indemnity, Is no
brought. A relation cognate to that of
depositor nnd banker exists between the
parties to th travellers' checks. A coun-
ter signature on the travellers' checks
must bo treated as the oidinaiy Indotse-
men', of a payeo upon an onllnary check
S-'n-Mrr.Wrh'.'l.J!! .hi e hen flnM Z'r
rency "
The highest court of Oklahoma has Just 1 to themselves, they would receive more
decided In llollowny vs. McCormlck that leg exercise, they could move from cor
a husband cannot bo disinherited for the ner to corner, and above all, they would
murder of his wife, who died without tuVe moro ,me t0 COnvre with their
leaving a will as a reiult of which h ..oullc wom.n friends
became her heir. The court said: , " ' 1 T?v..hlB-t H.lwhta
"It does not appear from the record' Tim pol cemen on Waehlntton HelhU
that the husband, Leonard McCormlck, I would welcome a change In the present
murdcroJ his wife for the purpoeu of oe-, fixed post system for any of the reasons
curing her property. It does not appear stated above; they would partlcularl"
that tho desire to possess her property ' desire a change so that they could de
was In his mind or In nny way Induced V()te more ,mo t0 conversing- with their
the crime, it w 11 bo observed that the i frlt.ndBi KPncraiiy young women. The
statute of descent makes nearness of re- . . ' ....,. .
latlcnshlp to tho decedent and not the Pront fixed post eytem does not per
charactcr or conduct of the heir the con- pleasure, for the reason that
trolling factor as to the right of Inherit- 1 policemen are not supposed to leave
ancn. The Criminal Code provides pen- their posts In the middle of the street
allies for homicides and other crimes and to speak to anybody except ln case of
the loss of Inherltnble quality or the for-1 necessity, and they ara not supposed to
felturo of an estate Is not among the ,ndu,ge ,n conversation with a civilian
penalties prescribed In the code. If e . , , . th,
should hold that the loss of heirship and whll 1flx''l, P8t- .f ,cou,r,e
the forfeiture of an estate we.ro a conse- "re patrolmen who violate the rule
iiuence of McConnlck's crhno wo would and they lay themselves open to charge
he compelled to Ignore the legislative rule nnd fines.
Kovernlng tho descent or property and 1 It Is a serious offence to leave th
would In effect Impose a punishment for ftxp(j post ari(j converse With eome one.
!? .chrlmlK? ,nitl,,wtt.h.il, rilr,1. l-'sually this offence Is the result of the
by tho only body authorized to declare , . , ' , . ,m, -,-..
penalties for violations of law. Again decision of the officer to Uke a chance
sucl. construction of tho statute 1 ex- and satisfy his desire for conversation,
prossly forbidden by tho constitution of He rcallres the chance he takes, but
the State, which provides that 'no con- he Is perfectly willing to take them,
victlon shall work a corruption of blood On tho other hand. It Is often Impossible
or forfeiture of estate.' " for piCCmen on fixed post to refuee
,. ,,..,,,, ,rnm the advances made to them by civilians
Comment nu on the despatches from . . ..i.... k. , Q v
rarls that a dancing master hi sued the "ho do not understand that by enraf
Cardinal Archbishop of Paris for saying , Inr In conversation with a policeman on
that the tango Is "lascivious ami offen- duty they are placing that policeman In
slve to morality,"' Law .Vofej nays. in very awkward position. The police
"The Parisian court will hardly take ' man wishing to make all tho friends he
Judicial notice of t'ii character of the
milled to exhibit th- daiue berore tn
court, l'or this puipose the dancing mis-
ter wilt doubtless m-bct n cnple eulTI.
mitied m exhibit t-..- d.m.e before tht
court. For this purpose the dancing mis-
clently adtpt to glv nn artistic and lr- '
reproachable performance. If the Arch- ,
b),hoI, Bjvtl, w nslst tlm
the court Inform Itself upon tho eubject
by a visit Incognito to a fiw of the I
I'arialan cufes and dance hnlls where the
tango finds Its congenial habitat. Judging
these by their counterpart- on this side
of the water a visit to them may not
i dlsposo the court to mulct the venerable
Archbishop tn any very excessive darn-
ngca-
sxn0 ywirs ncs s. P. t,av,a of
the Indlanola (Miss.) bar In tho February
Case and C'onunttit, th.it city, through her
Mayor und Hoard of Aldermen, enacted
certain ordinances declaring umon otlur
things that from and after date tt should
be untawful for any horse, mule. cow. hos
ill liutc-.-, liiuir, lun, iiuk
1 ... n I...... !.!
ur Willi! II. U DWI tv lull t laibc v.L,lill
.. ..... ...
ol saiu town, enr
cow should leave
, ,.,,'. nr ,,.. t, h- hi,a mil,,
u-csly trodden under fuit. lIo.vever, be-
foro tlll8 cauld be done she must Hist be
In the actual custody and control of the,
'-?w'ul anf ,'3uL V"a""ed """"Ylpal, co.w
" "f " " ' .r..
I Z Z nZn ,n , . ,1,'r
was not uncommon for a country con
when escorted by this olllclal lo make a
bold dash for liberty and b.nt him -o the
corior.itis limits, wnere ills .iuthorll tutu-
matteally ciafe-i.
Th writer said the owners of Uio cowo
reslhlvd the law nnd he became ept-rt ii.-.
a "cow lawjer." One d.i one of nis
cllints reported -that a cow of his that
had strayed away three yeirs lie fan- was
due the row In court. When the cow was ' the policemen nro not to oinmo at mi.
llrst hitched In front of the court house Certainly no one can condemn the po
the writer knew at onca that he had the liiemon If they canno escape the nd
wroner cow. vunces of tho sirens who want them to
"This cow was on exhibition for three converse, nnd what Is n poor policeman
days In tho court house yard waiting for g0nc ti- do If he assiduously tries to
our case, to lie i.-achul on the do. net. wh. ., , Ju,v an(, ; ,.n:,r(.,l by fair dam
on the fourth day u tlilid p.nty c.iine in . . . fnr nn hmlr
and Idi-ntKUil her as his cow, filed u
nlnliii'int'. nOM.iv-lt ti'lil.-h t .w n.it r...
i slsted bv the original defendant and wlm
! recover ed a Judgment against ni clluu
IUI vile ni .IliU .ill i'ia, ii.uii uii'iiii i . u
. -,,,,., I.l,,,. Jl'.o ,.il ih.l .in
to this 1 have never had any iimn- eo-..'l
denco In myself as a 'cow lawtr' nlul
my client hat bo-onie a cunuruiisi .in
archlst and has tertntcilly told me thai
he has never had any nspeit for or con- whispered thnt some young men of the
lldenco in tho courts slnco they beat hun , section have migrated to other parts of
out of his tow." i rinater New York, where Ihe attraction
... . TTT ' of policemen for the fair sex Is not so
deSuonW - a-'"n'- ""1. When
Department. In a suit of JuumU lluler,you mention these rumors to the men
vs. tho city of New York. 1 In blue they simply laugh, but do not
"Whero It appeared that nn automobile talii umbrage at your remarks,
tool; lire about in o'clo. U at night In u i "Here I a phase of the caso which
city street; that the fire was extinguished , t pl,.a)mnt l0 behold," remarked
by tho 1-lre Depaitment ; that afterward 13 " ' , ,,.. , ,.i.. .
tho wreck nt tho automobile, was .ibau- niu'Knt resident of Washington
doned; that hereafter, during the same Heights, who knew tho section when
night, plaint. tt was Injured thiougli a the men In hluo did not exert the
collision with sui.li wieik by anotlur powerful intlm-n-e on young women
automobile hi wnieli he was riding, livid
that tilo evidence was intulllflvnt lo war
lant a llnil. hk that the city had ion
slrmtive rintuit nf tin- ohstiu.-tiLiii 11 or
to the aecldi nt ; Hint the pnsenee ol lire-
nun and polli-cinch when the automobile
1 wns burning was Insultleicnt to ehnige the
i city with actual notice, and that even il
suih pres neo of In em- u and police otllei is
were Millli lent to rhai ge th- eu with
actual notico that for Hutu hours niul n
half after the lire was cxt.ng ulshed and
before the accident the str et was In u
dangerous condition, siuli peiiod was mo
short for a finding us inatlir of f.u i that
due diligence, on the city's part had hcui
lacking."
A statuto requiring signals when a
tsh iippioMohrs a road crossing Is held
til Campbell vs. Mobile A .. It. Co., to i
be for tho benefit of toiiii.ng unlm-tls cannot bo denied tint If thev uro suc
ns well us persona, and the inilinid com- lnn"'n 1,0 i uitn in.u it tm are suc
p.iny must, to tcH-ve Itself from tha 1 cr!"-f"l Preventing tho sergeant from
stiitutory nreFiimtitlon of negligence which 1 discovering them their hiding places
liilmlses fiom the killing of animals upon
I Its trucks, show thut It gave the required
uau secureu permission to remove a iltini
on the premises of a duck club notified
wus about tn lm set off. hut later In
formed him that It had minted tne. it
was liable for Injuries n.i-ivid ! him
when the hi. 1st was Ml r.lf lit r nn 1 1 , . .
same evening willuut anv fm th- imtlee
him, whllo he was unlmuli.tg h s wagn,
nl,lnK ,h" alr "l,h and ilib-s
1 Srlilc!L."'" ui'.". n'"' '"T"" ,c
'' lenill lu run hiviij, nieiiliy e
( wttl knocked against the barn und e.
verely Injured.
15
SOC-AX DIVERSIONS OF POLICE
MEN. Tollce Commissioner Woods announced
recently that he Intended to make a mod
ification In the fixed post system that
would benefit patrolmen and mak thalr
work easier and more congenial. The
commlRs.ontT, according to a published
count. declared that the present syatom
l,),uxucll,nf ,nnd thal .,h" ,y1f'
could be modllled so that It would b
more agreeable for the men and at th
huiiio time rctulu Its efficiency,
This will be nlennant news to nollce
msn ln R,.,u-rnl and to those stationed
nin In general and
" w.i.lilnirlon He
? ' ,, ' ...i . I
N0 mallcr v,nal ft
eights In particular.
modification of tht
prcsc ni synem may mean lor policemen
In other sections of th city, It means
that policemen on the Heights will not
he assigned for hours at a stretch to
nxed posta, where they ar expected to
U(! wlu. tno gprKNinU make their tours.
KollVcd Of tl.S responsibility Of rmalnr
n"e1 Poet during the speclHed
nuurst puiiccmcn wouiu nave mor uuiv
possibly can does not wish to appear
' 11P. , ' .
,,,.
fa'n,p 1
Il vl0,a
fusing to converse. At tn
the policeman realize that
iolatlng one of tho rules, and
wiu-e ne tu
lookout for
nnpear line
whi'e he converses he must keep a sharp
iookoiu tor me sergeani. who is upi iu
man's offence nnd have him brought up
on rnarKCI,. The fact that a civilian be-
Rnn th( conversation Is not taken as an
excuse for a violation of the rule.
If the fixed posts were aboltshed or
th hours shortened It would greatly
reduce the chances of policemen being
caught conversing while on duty. It
Is on extremely difficult matter to con
verse on fixed post with civilians and
prevent the sergeant from discovering
the violation when he makes his rounds.
The great difficulty lies In the Inability
of tho pollcemnn to screen himself whllo
violating the rule. Stationed In the
middle or ine street, wnere mere la nu
' sncltfr of anv 80rti tt la practically lm
. . . v , , Drrv r
., .. ,, ,
i DOPS1U C lur lll puilLnunii n.. w.
, . ...
, nnnt-arufllliin ATfATll At CrPIlT UPnl
' 1 w" - - - " . . .
to hlrnself. His position makes mm
a we.iknes of New York policemen for
years N'.i dutiht the occupation Is morH
or le.-S lonesome nt some hours of the
night and policemen need companions
to make the work congenial The pollce-
men on Washington Heights appear lo
very particular In their selection.
' " , , ,, . n
You do noi discern them standing on
inn coiners si'eaitinn nun um iuhi",
i hut you do notice them standing Rome
! f,.,.t down from th
o corners speaking to
viiiim; women, who appear to derive
great nnuisenii nt from conversing with
tho men In hluo and brass buttons.
Probali'y no on can tell whether
tho policemen are to blame or whether
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probU m seems to be to charge tho dam-
-els with disorderly conduct nnd lodga
them in I'-lls.
At any rate, no mutter who Is to
I'i.im- tM" policemen on Washington
Heights are great conversers and they
.ire crltu al in their selections. It Is
,ii,.v il.i nt nrrsetit "If the (Weil rinst
i-ysti m Is abolished or modllled to tho
i,v''-n' I"" ponronn-n v.. II noi con-
I stoutly be on duly at specified places,
It Is going tn bo a difficult mutter to
nnd ,t poitct ninn In case of necessity,
!-l,tnp f i m u.p iiumnenr down tho
stieit tn points wheio the light from
tin- street lump does not penetrate, and
there i hey will Indulge ln their stir-"i-ptltloiiH
conversations with young
women.
"The f.u-t that they seek out these
dimly IlRhtnl spots Is Just what will
make It difficult to discover them. Nai
rn ally their object In seeking poorly
ighti'd places will bo to prevent dis
will bo nn secure thnt the public will
bc prevented fjom finding them, nnd
si.irilni? nut in w.-nch fnr nrr.niov. .-f
tm, ,.,,, utid I did not pay nttentlort
tame Somehow my attention was at-
tnti'lril to a pollcein-in speaking to a
young Inili. niul from then on I watched
iniriin .lv for nirh cnes, Whllo I did
not wa'k Vi'I'v 'a I t- d.i-ed s'f caes of
polici in. it coiiM-ising with ourg ladles.
It w.is apparent that the young women
wen' nuii'v skylarking and that their
r'
,
is i ug with the pollc-
s nnexai"
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