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Sunday. April 14, 1935
Judge Ely Retires
Judge W. R. Ely of Abilene, for 8 years and some
months a member of the Texas Highway commission,
retires from office with the appointment of Harry
Hines of Wichita Fail to a place on the commission.
Without in any sense detracting from the ability
of Mr Hines, it is fitting that tribute be paid to the
conscientious work, the ability displayed by Judge
Ely during those 8 years of service.
Truly he has served the state of Texas as a whole,
and truly much of the highway development and
progres* of recent years is due in no small part to
the work of Judge Ely.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley has had in Judge
Ely a real friend He has seen the development of
this section, he has sensed the future of this section.
He has worked in sympathy with our commissioners'
courts on all matters pertaining to his department.
Never a demand that was within reason has been
made of the highway commission but has found
Judge Ely ready and willing to grant
We of the Valley appreciate Judge Ely. appreciate
the work he has done for the state. As he retires
we extend to him our heartiest congratulations on a
Job well done, and at the same time we extend our
heartiest congratulations to his successor, sure that
In him Governor Allred has found a worthy successor
to fill the place vacated by Judge Ely.
The Right of Way Deeds
Are Signed
Once more are congratulations in order on the able
manner in which Senator Jim Neal, Representative
Celava. Judge Oscar Dancy, the highway commission
and the ranch owners of Kenedy county have worked
out the problem of the Kenedy county link in the
Hug-the-Coast highway.
Friday afternoon The Brownsville Herald publish- ,
ed the report from Austin that their efforts have ;
been crowned w ith final success and that right of
way deeds from all of the ranch Interests are now
in the hands of the highway department.
While there yet remain three or four deeds to a
small portion of the right or way yet to be secured,
the main hurdle has been passed with the deliver
ing to the department of deeds from those who for
no long opposed the road s construction.
The Kenedy county road is at least and forever out
of the headlines of controversy and into the head
lines of achievement.
The Valley Should Be
Represented
Largely Decause o( the long fight which the Valley
has waged against the Robstown differential, an
Interstate Commerce Commission examiner will hold
a hearing on the differential matter at San Antonio i
mi April 17
Congressman West feels that the Valley should not
rest content on rate advantages already gained and !
promised, but should continue the fight against the
differential itself Other Valiev interests feel the
same r,ay
Surely, after all these years of inveighing against
the differential, the Valley should be represented In
Ban Antonio when the matter is reopened
We don t conduct the government for people who
ean take care of themselves. We conduct It for peo
ple who can t take care of themselves — Bernard
Baruch.
Scientists Look
At the Quins/
By DR. MORRIS FISHBELN
Editor. Journal of the American Medical Association,
and of Hygeia. the Health Magailnu
Recently a number of scientists at the University
of Minnesota contributed their views as to the sig
nificance to medical science of the Dionne quintup
lets. They were interesting primarily because so many
bebtes were bom at one time
The babies are Interesting also because it Is the
only case on record m the history of the world in
which five children born simultanfously have lived
bevond the first few hours of life.
Of course Dr. A R. Dafoe has made, for his more
scientific confreres and for the specialists, a few
fundamental observations that are of importance to
medical science for the future. His original account
of the births of the quintuplets, published in The
Journal of the American Medical Association, receiv
ed universal acclaim and has even been mentioned
for the Pulitrer prize
Moreover, his modesty in response to the enthusi
asm with which he was greeted in this country aet
a record second possibly only to that of Lindbergh,
the successful birth and rearing of the quintuplets un
der the primitive conditions existing In that portion
of Canada which Doctor Dafoe serves Is everywhere
heralded as a major medical achievement.
Contributing their views to the discussion were
some professors at the University of Minnesota spe
cializing in various aspects of health and growth.
To the biologist. Dr. D. E. Mlnnlch. the birth of quin
tuplets lr Interesting, first, because It raises the ques
tion of the maximum number of babies that may be
bom to a human mother at one time.
Twins occur once In every 80 or 90 births, and trip
lets and quadruplets much more rarely, but the chance
of five children at one time Is one In many millions
and the fact that they survive la. as he has said, ab
solutely unique.
The maximum number of Infant* bom at one time,
by authentic records. Is six. There are. however, no
records of six children having been bom at one time
with survival of even a few of them for a long period
The biologists also are Interested because the ques
tion Is raised as to the mechanism by which mul
tiple births occur. It Is realized that the Infant* de
velop from one egg cell or from several
• m m
As a rule the human mother liberates but one egg
cell at one time. Occasionally, however, several egg
cells may be released at the same time, and If each
of these Is fertilized an offspring will develop.
If the Infants are developed from one egg cell, they
are likely to resemble each other very closely. They
are then called Identical twins or triplets If. how
ever. they develop from several egg cells, they may be
no more alike than ordinary brothers and sisters.
In human being* the chance of two offspring from
one egg Is relatively rare. This, of course. Is apnarent
to everyone from the small numbers of Identical twins
seen In any community.
In the armadillo, the female usually gives birth to
four offspring at one time, all from one egg This la
a rare thing In nature.
The evidence available concerning the Dionne quin
tuplet* indicates that they may be Identical, a* can be
seen from a study of the remarkable picture* which
NEA Service ha* made available. The scientists are
going to be more Interested In studying them further
as they develop.
It looks as If I’ve become the standard bearer of a
crusade to make the world safe for men. — Mrs. Ro
berta West Nicholson, author of “anti-heart balm"
bill
When you get to be 90. medals don't seem as impor
tant as they do when you are younger — General A
W. Oreely. Just honored for hi* leadership of 1881
Arctic exploration
How can a court hold the authority to take the life
of a boy In war Is within the Constitution, but that
It 1* all the other way If we take a coppermine? —
Senator H T. Bore of Washington.
Any well-trained musician can write to suit the
highbrows, but It takes a genius to reach the masses
with music they can whistle and sing—Sigmund Rom
berg, composer
Quark notions and unsound policies will in time be
forgotten, and the real America in its simple, straight
forward way will again lead world progress—Myron
C Taylor. U. S. Steel head.
I have utterly no plans for running for the U. 8
Senate — but I still reserve the right to change my
mind whenever I damn please — Hugh Johnson.
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Tut MANCINI BROTHERS
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The World
At a Gl a nee
BY LESLIE FICHU
(Central Press Staff Writer)
_ _
NEW YORK. April 13. — For the
first time In the history of the
House of Morgan It has suffered a
major defeat.
And the entire matter has been
"blamed" by followers of thla In
ternational banking house on Frank
lin D. Roosevelt.
While some folks have been criti
cal of the president's vacation on
the yacht of Vincent Astor. multi
millionaire. who *ls interested in
many large businesses, the House of
Morgan has been proclaiming the
president as an arch-radlcaL
There are two reasons:
1. Richard Whitney, brother o' j
the most active Morgan partner,
was forced to retire in the race for
re-election to the presidency of the
New York Stock Exchange In favor
of Charles R. Gay choice of the
young progressives. (F. D. R. Is
blamed *.
2. Public utility holding companies
which have been dominated by the
House of Morgan will be the most
seriously affected by the holding
company legislation urged by the
president. The Morgan holding
companies have had a great deal
of “water'’ in their capitalization,
and have suffered the most serious
shrinkage for investors — next to
the defunct Insull companies, in
which the shrinkage totalled several
billion dollars
• • •
Low Rail Rate*
The lowest railroad rates #1 20
years will be in effect this summer
on round trip and circle tours to the
Pacific coast.
Americans suddenly have obtained
the urge to see their own country.
That urge, plus the low rates, may
pull some of the weaker western
roads out of the red this summer
and provide some good net earnings i
for the stronger roads.
Wall Street is eager to see how
much passenger eamlngs will rise
The rise msy be sufficient to keep
railroads out of government owner
ship a while longer
• • •
Bond Ran Aroand
Owners of bonds that have been
recalled for refunding purposes are
complaining.
They realize that, in the interest
of all. they ought to surrender bonds
paving a high rate.
They do object, however, to the
fact that bond dealers do not let
them In on the new bonds issued
in the refunding, but sell them
where they obtain fancier premiums
Persons or organizations that must
maintain- permanent investments
find mcreaslg difficulty in placing
money where It will <|rn any
thing
• • •
Foar Cabinet Jobs
Rumors have It that President!
Roosevelt may have four cabinet
olnces to fill prior to the end of the
year:
The posts now are filled by:
1. Postmaster General Farley, who
is supposed to be slated to resign
to devote his full ttme to the 193€
Roosevelt campaign.
7 Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins
3. Attorney General Homer 8
Cummings.
4 Secretary of Commerce Daniel
Roper.
• • •
War Taxation
Said Henry George, 52 years ago:
The wealth expended in carry
ing on the war 'the American Civil
War> did not come from abroad nor
from the future, but from the exist- |
tng wealth in the states under the
national flag. If, when we called on
men to die for their country, we had
not shrunk from taking if neces
sary, nine hundred and ninety-nine
thousand dollars from every mi’lion
alre, we need not have created any
debt.
"But Instead of that, what taxa
tion we did Impose was so levied as
to fall on the poor more heavily than
on the rich, and to Incidentally es
tablish monopolies by which the rich
rould profit at the expense of the
poor.
’Then, when more wealth still was
needed. Instead of taking it from
those who had it. we told the rich
that if they would voluntarily let
the nation use some of their wealth
we would make it profitable to them
by guaranteeing the use of the tax
ing power to pay them back, prin
cipal and interest."
(That comes close to the argu- ]
ment of the Rev. Charles E Cough- j
lln against interest-bearing govern
ment bonds, does it not?)
"And we did make It profitable
with a vengeance.
"Not only did we. by the institu
tion of the national banking sys
tem. give them back nine-tenths of
much of the money thus borrowed
while continuing to pay interest on
the whole amount, but even where it
was required neither by the letter
of the bend nor the equity of the
circumstances we made debt msur
red in depreciated greenbacks pay
able on lt& face In gold.
"The consequence of this method
of carrying on the war was to make
the rich richer Instead of poorer
The era of monstrous fortunes in the
United States dates from the war ”
Sally s Sallies
Moil men would be glad lo pay a Urge
income tax lot the sake of having that kind
«fmcoD»
News
Behind the
News
Capital and world gossip, event*
and personalities, m and out oi
the news, written by a group ol
tearless and Informed newspaper
men of Washington and Hew York
This column l* published by The
Herald as a news feature. Opinions
expressed are those of the writers a*
individuals and should not be in
terpreted as reflecting th# editorial
policy of thfc newspaper.
WASHINGTON
By GEORGE Dl'RNO
Symptoms — Twenty million men.
women and children may be on re
lief rolls but latest figures from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics show this
year's employment in tna auto in
dustry up 20.6 per cent from last
vear. Watchmaking is 24.2 per cent
over 1934 Workers in the Jewelry
business have found 16.3 per cent
more Jobs in the last 12 months
Manufacture of vacuum sweepers
and other electrical apparatus has
given work to 14 per cent more than
a vear ago. Radio continues to
boom with a 6 per cent increase.
Stepping into the realm of AAA,
employment in the butter business
is off 8.9 per cent; in the slaughter
ing and meat packing Industry it
has dropped 8.7 per cent.
These figures are picked delib
erately from a complete table to
outline the extremes in luxuries and
necessities. In between there are
fairly average percentage gains—
although some of the non-manufac
turing and service industries—sub
ject to NRA regulation—are com
plaining about current losses, as
measured between the first two
months of 1935.
• • •
Kidding — Democratic leaders of
the senate may be still wondering
who uiterterred mildly with their
deep-laid plans on the day the $4.
880 000.000 bill came up for a final
vote. If so. they can turn an accus
ing eye over to the republican side
of the floor where Arthur H. Van
denberg of Michigan slta.
The democratic high command
was afraid a point of order was go
ing to be raised against the bill.
Vice President Garner. Floor Lead
er Robinson and the parliamenta
rian went into a huddle in the cloak
room and mapped out rulings to
override every conceivable point of
order. Vandenberg got wind of
what they were doing.
Garner was presiding. An impor
tant engagement called him else
where. He sent for Senator Key
Patman CD t of Nev.. carefully out
lined all rulings to meet all contin
gencies and turned the gavel over
to him.
At this point Vandenberg sent a
note to Senator Bennett Clark CD.)
of Missouri who used to be a parlia
mentarian. ' Dear Bet nett ” It read.
"Will you take the e*-atr for a few
minutes? (Signed i Key.**
Clark immediately went up to the
chair Pittman was a bit purrled
but thouvht Garner or Robimon had
sent the Missourian. So Pittman
carefully turned over all the signals
and the gavel to Clark. On his way
out through the cloakroom Pitt
man ran Into Gamer "ho warj»d
to know how come? When Garner
got back to his presiding desk. Clark
dutifully started to pass along the
necessary strategy before returning
the gavel.
Meanwhile Vandenberg never
cracked a smile And incidentally
the much feared point of order wa*
not raised
• • •
Courage — Senator Dickinson of
Iowa leads off with the new republi
can plan for attack upon President
Roosevelt. Dickinson says It’s high
time to quit praising Roosevelt and
then condemning his acts "If
the President is responsible, why not
say so?”
Of course when any republican
dares to hit FDR directly it’s taken
a* a sign that said republican is a
candidate for president. So Dick
inson is listed
The Iowa senator has some quali
ties of eligibility — the right section,
a regular record, suitable age, etc
His leadership qualities, however,
are yet to be demonstrated. He is
a plain talker, without eloquence or
vivacity, and usually he comes off
second best in wit-combats with
New Dealers in the senate. How
ever. he shows courage in tackling
FDR personally and holding him
nersonallv resoonsible for flops in
New Deal legislation — and courage
in republicans is a shining Jewel
Just now.
• • •
I rak — Interstate Commerce!
Commissioners think It Important |
that somebody somewhere Is t\->tng j
off ICC stuff to Wall Street The
leak on the N Y. Central and B. A
O. loans could have occurred In j
ICC offices or In the RFC. to which J
the ICC message was sent.
Orders pass through many hands
to be co,?i'*d. mlmeo^ranhed. etc.
George McGintv, secretary of ICC i
since the year 1 A. D.. is combing,
over the office personnel, and sim
ilar *^t>n has been taken at RFC.
The ICC managed to keeo secret j
Its order granting Increased freight
rates until ready to spring It. Now
unless the leak is plugged. Wall
Street will know what’s what be
fore senators and reoresentatlves
That would make trouble.
« • •
Failure — Silver Inflationist* don’t
seem to be getting together on a co
ordinated program. Not so long
ago it was argued that if the United j
States took the initiative In a pro
gram involving further monetary use |
of silver our foreign trade would be !
substantially improved with silver -
using countries.
But recent’v Senator McCarran
fD) of Nevada, one of tha leading j
stiver advocates, proposed repeal 01 '
the nationalization, licensing and j
taxing sections of the Sliver Pur- i
chase Act of 1934 He contended the
program had failed to do any of the
things It was supposed to do.
• # •
Duel — Governor Marrtner Eccles
of the Federal Reserve Board and
Senator Carter Glass <D> of Virgin- |
la. chairman of the Banking & Cur-1
renev Committee, may turn out to;
be bitter public enemies before hear-,
ings on Eccles confirmation and j
consideration of Eccles’ new central
banking bill are concluded but pri
vately there Is a great deal of chlv
alrv between the pair.
Glass postponed opening of the
hearings on Eccles’ nomination In
order to have a aeries of conference*
with the Reserve Board Governor.
But once both get well Into the
THE LABORS OF HERCULES HAD NOTHING ON THIS/
... ", A «• * _ A. A A .
open no quarter will be asked or
given on either side.
• • •
Correction — A bill was introduc
ed In the senate the other day pro
posing a $30-a*month pension for
“Crooked Face Child," widow of "In
the Fog "
The latter was NOT a former U
8. Senator but a Crow Indian.
Notea — Cherry-blossom Lane was
choked by 27.000 automobiles on
April 7 — tags from every state .. .
Flag-wavers and war-haters have
had a field day in congress, passing
the law against war . . . New Deal
ers insist that the country's busi
ness is better than Wall Street will
admit . . . What they dread now Is
strikes ... an army board has ro
commended that the Air Corps tech
nical school be moved from Rant mil,
111.. to Denver, with several alter
nate places suggested . . . That
doesn t necessarily mean the school
will be moved.
Aproximately 90 women hold
j licenses as amateur radio opera
i tors In this country.
_ ^
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CHAPTEH X-XV1
Detective blchanan obeer*
mg wbat bad Happened. stepped
forward and said “Make b*T roll
her flngera oser tbe pad."
Sergeant Mahoney shook blf
bead, et a red at tbe ink Imprints on
tbe pad of paper “These." be saJd
“are sufficient. That's tbe tyy* ot
print you d And on a flask Von
wouldn't find a rolled print on a
glass bottler"
Milllcent. baring Jerked her band
free, regarded tbe Inked tips at bet
flngera indignantly Then she
glanced with something of panic
In her eyes o»er to tbe pad ol
white paper which Sergeant Ms
noney was bolding She saw that
tbe tips of bet fingers nsd left ecrr
legible prints on tbe specially pre
pared paper.
"Would you." ashed sergeant ni
honey “mind giving oe yout rollec
fingerprints Mist Grabes? That to
take your Ungers one at a tltna roll
them over the Inked oad. and than
roll them over the paper "
"1 most certainly will wot give
them to you'" Mllllcen! said "You
tricked me Ton ve got no right tc
take my fingerprints, as though I
were some common criminal "
“Were investigating a crime.
Sergeant Mahoney told her '*nc
wed like tc nave the fingerprint.*
of everyone on the premises"
"1 don't care what you re doing
she said.
Msboney nodded meaningly tc
Detective Buchanan. “We eoul*.
bold her ob suspicion and take
them when we
“No." Sergeant Mahoney Inter
rwpted "1 think you'll ttnd we vt
got sufficient for what we oeed
Take these print* with vou
Buchanan Go tntc the study anc
check the fingerprint* with the ones
on the bottle. I tbtnk probebl*
you II find vou won't have to aearcb
any farther "
Buchanan nodded took the sheet
of paper containing Mllllcent»
fingerprints and almost ran
through the door.
Sergeant Mahoney stared aeross
at Mllllcent and said accusingly
"Why didn’t you tall me you ware
la Harry Folding a room?"
Mllllcent sat silent.
• • •
Ilf AHONEY went on thoughtfully
”•* "Yon were trying to shadow
someone last night That mean*
of course, that someone else r a*
out That someone stipfti nave oeer
the one who committed the mnrdet
were It oof fot the tnenminaitb*
evidence which oow indicates ms
you went to Harry Folding a room
Mllllcent'continued to say noth
tag.
“Was Barry raiding tksn whan
A
you entered bis room?"
“You da*c tricked me.” Mlllicent
aalu fighting beck e desire to buret
into tear* “1 am not going tc
answer another one of your quee
tiona*
“You’ll hare to sooner or later
You’ll he called before the eor
oner a Jnry and perhaps the grand
jury."
"I’ll hare an attorney to repre
sent me. then " Mlllicent aaid with
a show of eourage she did not feel
Sergeant Mahoney lit a cigaret
"1 dou t think yon did It.” ae told
her "1 wish you't* come clean with
me It would simplify thing! enor
moosly If yon don t tall me the
whole troth, things are going to
go nard with eon If son do tbara’a
a chance I can sare yon m
"1 am telling yon nothing.” Mil
Ifcent said.
“Who were you following?"
She ignored hla question.
Serreant Mahoney took • note
book from bit pocket
"Wall anyway.” ha aaid. "wall
get tbe license number of that auto
mobile yon ware following Wbn'
did ron say It was— >J4301?"
She started to correct mm and
gtre mm tbe rlgbt number, then
changed her mind and clamped bar
lips tightly together.
Sergeant Mahoney started to say
something else nnt was interrupted
aa runnlcg feet sounded in tbe eor
ridor The doer of Mllltreut e roon
banged open without a preliminary
knock and Oetectire Buchanan bis
face flushed with anger and mortl
flcatton stood In the doorway.
“My God.” he aaid. “that
flask !“
Sergeant Mahoney made a quick
motion He raised bis band palm
outward, out Detective Buchanan
failed to Interpret tbe gesture
"That flaak.' Buchanan said "If* !
been smashed tote a million piece* [
Someone around It into powder
with a bronae book end."
...
^ERGEANI MAHONEY airbed
*“• shrugged bit moulders ana.
said *#rv softlv 'When *ou art te
oe a better detective Buchanan
yon will anow better tban te wav.
valuable Mr* of evidence arcane
where susrects can get oold of
mem Ton II Use know better tban
to tell other suspect* when tbat
evidence baa been dostrovod If
von d bad aenae enooab to tell Mta*
Grebe* her Anterpriute checked
identically with tbe flt.rerpnnte on
tbat dark I think abed nave mad*
a atatement A* ti ta she'll tak*
advantage of tbe altnatlon by keep
tor outet"
Buchanan stared at Serreant Ma
bones with a crestfallen eipresnoo
"I'm sorrv * Be ulnneo "l dtdn *
think I was sc interested to <et
ting eou anow wnat oso oappened
I think we sbooic concentrate
every effort on nodtng on* wbc
smashed tbat wntsky dash."
Sergeant Mahoney got to bfe feet
nodded slowly "Did yon say that
Jarvis Happ gave yon bin bey to
tbe study?" be asked.
"Yea I told blm I bad to have
an absolutely safe place In wbicn
I could ieav« a valuable place of
evidence “
"You didn't leave blm to tb*
study witb tbt AaskT
"Certainly not I pal tbe Aaek
in tbe aiudy where It would o»
available tor tbe Angerprmt spe
cianst Then I left tbe study my
eell and saw tbat Mr Happ eft it
1 locked the door end put tbe ae*
to mj pocket — mat to there e a
spring lock oo tbo door 1 pulled
it sOut sod tbs lock eltckod into
position Tbo key was In ay
pocket,"
-Keys to that study." Sergeant
Mahoney said iiowly "art lo tbo
possession of virtually overvon* to
ibis oouae with to* asception odj
Mlsa Grabee l*bat ts aimooi ovary
one of the servant* can rot into fbo
•tudy If they want to oadlv enough.
A koy to accessible to them"
-If well dairy." Detoctfvo
Bucbanaii sold '»» can maka *•>
qnlrtoa Immediately "
Serges ni Msboney walked Mowly
toward the door opened tt stood
at one side for Bnrhanso to teav#
tbo room then turned and stared
steadily at Mtlltcent
-Tou understand Mlsa Grab**,"
bt said “that yon re under a grave
cloud of suspicion Coder no clr
cumstaures are you to attempt to
leave this bouse wltbout my per
mission."
see
rTE pulled tb* door shut behind .
** ntm with tb* ominous finality
of one Wbo clang* tb* door of n cell
upon so unfortunstt prisoner.
Mtlltcent got to ner feet ner heart
pounding She stared at the door
through wbicb tb* men had gone.
So someone bad smashed that
tall tale whlakv dark' Her hngar
prints were stamped oo tt Now
thev could never oe identified It
sbe kept ner bead, tt con'd sever
be proven thai she bad bean la
Harr* Feldtur* room except
for that handkerchief Sbe must
do something about that handker
chief
Suddenly she retMred that 11 eba
told Mr Happ frankly that the bad
tried to follow tbe woman is the
black ermine coat Be won Id under*
stand. In fact. Mtlltrent realised
that she only needed te tell the
entire truth up to tbe time she
returned to tb# bouse and sat tg
that wicker chair on tbe front
porch Sbe coaid 'ell Jam# Happ
that she hid n»#d tb' Borrowed
front door kev lust aa toon as sbe
returned te the bouse Happ would
nellere net
She retarded bar tnk-etatpad dm
sere stepped into bar bat broom to
wash the Ink stains from ner hands,
rhe ink cams od readily enough
with the aid ot soap and a wmk
bint brush She dnad ner band*,
surveyed bersell In tbe mirror,
made up ner mind that sbe wonld
go directly te Mr Happ aod espials
te aim mar wby tor oad borrowed
Boh Caites automobile
She steppeo from ner bath moot,
opened tb* door tc bar room and
suddenly *eroiied
A masked man wearing aa over
coat with tbe collar turned up
•round ots necb was ransacking
tbe drawers ot aer dresser Ha
heard the sound of tbe door from
jibe oat broom opentng and swung
• round tc face Milllceot Sbe could
see bit eyes cleaning through the
holes tn tbe mash.
Milllceot gave a half added
scream
Tbe masked figure extended Mg
hands as tbongb about tc threttlg
| ner and slowly advanced, teach
bared eyaa glittering
-II yoa scream.' be an bounced
in a ooaree voice. *1*11 bill row. II
too don't
Hv broke off and chuckled mean
iBgiy
f*bat chuckle told Milllcant mere
than words