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v e g e ta tio n f r o m th e n e a rb y Jung le.
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t h e b ia s in g c o n s te lla tio n s . T h e p u n k a
b o y b a d f a lle n in t o e x h a u s te d s lu m b e r
on th e m a t. a n d th e h u g e f a n b u n g
m o tio n le s s o v e rh e a d .
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t h e v e ra n d a .
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B ea c o n , f o r 'e v e n w it h d e ta ile d In fo r ­
m a tio n as to n e w ly p a in te d fe n c e « the
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d e c la re d w h e n K llza b u g h h a d d e te r ­
m in e d to le a v e B la ir s v ille for tb e
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h e w o u ld n o t w r it e . H e h a d n o t w r it ­
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w a s a w o r k aa w e ll aa a p la y room .
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because
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ness w h ic h h la f a t h e r h a d le f t , aud
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c h o ic e or c irc u m s ta n c e .
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s tu d y In I t a ly .
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v llle w h a t g r a n d opera la to th e c itie s .
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p r o g ra m m e h a d a p p e a re d . __ N o w , N e ll
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g e th e r. W a s she h o m e s ic k ?
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m e n t th e f o llo w in g w e e k , a u d J a c k h a d
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escaped p u b lic a tio n In th e B la ir s v ille
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m o v in g his c ra m p e d llm b e.
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a sk e d A k e r s lle r u e f u lly .
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s la in th e m a n e a t e r Just w it h o u t th e
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a n ts o f tb a bo nes w i t h lea. d is p la y e d
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p lo s iv e ly a n n o u n c e d ‘T e e l“
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J a c k to g o a lo n e .
She s m ile d a t h e r
Jealous th o u g h ts a n d s a t d o w n reso­
lu t e ly b e fo r e h e r t y p e w r it e r , b u t she
fo u n d t h a t tb e t h r e a d o f tb e s to ry
w h ic h b a d s ta r te d ao w a ll w a a lo s t
S h e c o u ld n o t fo rc e h e r m in d to c o n ­
c e n tr a te u p o n tb e a d v e n tu r e s o f a n
Im a g in a r y h e ro in e . H e r a t te n tio n p e r ­
s is te n tly w a n d e r e d to tb e p la y b ill on
th e floor. ‘
H hp c o n ld see tb a o p e ra bouse w i t h ­
o u t e v e n a b u t t in g h e r eyes. T b e r o lle r
s k a t in g c ra z e b a d s o m e w h a t r e v iv e d
lta
o r ig in a l
g lo rie s .
Tbe
com m on
w ooden c h a ir s w e re in p la c e n o w o n ly
w hen
som e
th e a t r ic a l
p e r fo r m a n c e
was
g iv e n .
P r o b a b ly
th e r e
w e re
“ R u le s a n d R e g u la tio n s ” tg c k e d u p o n
tb a w a lla w it h " B e a c o n J o b P r in t ” in
la r g e ty p e b e n e a th the. p h ra s e , “ B y
o r d e r o f tb e m a n a g e m e n t ” S h e c o u ld
b e a r tb e ra g g e d s tra in s o f th e t h r e e
piec e o rc h e s tra , a n d s he k n e w t h a t
W i l l T a b e r a n d R e n B la k e w o u ld h u s ­
tle Im p o r t a n t ly th r o u g h tb e s ta g e e n ­
tr a n c e .
T h e y w e re a lw a y a th e “ a n d
o th e rs ” o n th e p ro g ra m m e , th e a r m y
In “ U n d e r T w o F la g s ” a n d “ A C e le ­
b r a te d C a s e .’’ th e m in e rs In “T h e D a n
lte a ,” etc.
I t w a a a ll ao r l v l d t h a t
she seem ed r e a l ly to be th e r e . W i t h » -
c h o k in g la u g h a t h e r n e w e m o tio n s aha
rip p e d th e s to ry fr o m h e r t y p e w r it e r
a n d s lip p e d In a fr e s h s h e e t
J o h n H a r d y , B la ir s v ille :
P le a s e s e t s e a t» to r a ll n e s t week.
a m o o m ln a h o m e to m o rro w .
nre
“ WKBB TOV B B A U .T AZXJtBP, B IU .T ? ”
b is c ig a r h a d fo rm e d a dense clou d
w h ic h o b lite r a te d th e s t a r r y h e aven »
f r o m h la g a z e W a lto n d ro p p e d hla eye s
a n d s ta re d a t tw o p o in ts of y e llo w
lig h t t h a t o s c illa te d n e a r th e g ro u n d .
T h e y w e r e te n In ch es a p a rt, a n d
th e y m o v e d In nn lson.
W e lto n c a lc u ­
la te d t h a t th e y m u s t ba J u s t w it h o u t
tb e b a m b o o s to c k a d e w h ic h In closed
tb e co m p o u n d
T h e r e w a s a p r ic k ly fe e lin g a lo n g th e
s p in s, a n d be c o u ld fe e l tb e h a ir ra le -
t a g s lig h tly a ro u n d his fo re h e a d as be
r e a lis e d t h a t C b u n l b a d n e g lec te d to
close tb e g r e a t g a te a n d t h a t th e re
w a a p e rh a p s o n ly a h u n d re d fe e t In ­
t e rv e n in g b e tw e e n th e m a n e a te r a n d
tb e op en w in d o w o f tb e li t t le d r a w in g
*
H a th o u g h t r a p id ly , w it h h la eyes
flx e d oo th e la m b e n t p o in ts o f fla m e In
tb e v e lv e t g loom o f tb e g a te w a y . ‘ I f
h e m a d e a dash f o r th e w in d o w a n d
t h e M f e t y t h a t la y b e y o n d th e beast
w o u ld s p rin g b e fo re he c o u ld close tb e
■ b a tte r s b e h in d b is r e t r e a t in g fo rm . I f
h e c o u ld m a k e A k e r s lle h e a r, a t least
th e w o m e n w o u ld he s a fe .
“ A k e r s lle ” ' be «-ailed In a lo w , c le a r
w h is p e r
“ Y e a !" c am e th e o th e r m a n 's la zy
to n es
“C lo s e th e s e a b u tte r s In s t a n t ly ! T b e
m a n e a t e r ' — H la w o rd s w e r e lo st In
th e q u ic k m a n ip u la tio n o f tb e Iro n rods
f r o m w it h in , a n d th e a b u tte r s f a ll w it h
a c la n g , b lo ttin g o u t th e g lo w o f lig h t
and le a v in g W e lto n a lo n e to f a r e tb e
tig e r .
T h e m o m e n ta r y c o n fu s io n roused th e
b e a s t in to a c tio n .
W e lt o n c o u ld are
t h e s lo w a p p ro a c h o f tb a y e llo w eyes,
c o u ld h e a r th e p a d d in g o f th e g r e a t
p a w s o n t b e s a n d y p a th , a n d n o w b is
lo n g s in u o u s fo r m w a s d im ly o u tlin e d
■ In r e la tio n to Its g en eral effects on the
system. Uu r t is no nif>l«cin< «n us.- about u tiieAl
Utarc <s such ( e ’ir'Vd uitcnf.vfl« of oiUnUm. I t
la un termo b.. .. -
« * i-r «• ->lc u e -fu l In
all d e b ili' - .i . » . o
67.50
St. P a u l..........................
63.15
O m a h a ..........
60.00
K an sas C ity .... .......
60.00
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tick«
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on axle
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A u g u st 6, 7, 21, and 22
t in g a p la n t a t
OREGON
f o r th e m a n u fa c tu re o f th e ir
w o r ld fa m o u s
PORTABLE
D R IL L IN G
i fo r w h ic h
A New Business
D m ii heeded in
M oro, Established
4th of
W E L t
M A C H IN E S
f o r w a t e r , o il, g a s , e tc ., etc,
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g e n e r a l p a ssen ger a g e n t, P o r t la n d , O r e
M A C H IN E S
h a v e b e e n p ro v e d b y
C o m p e titiv e T e s ts to b e
T h e Bent In T l i e ^ o r l d ,
F o r f u l l p a r tic u la r s r e g a rd ­
in g w e ll d r il lin g m a c h in e s ,
tools, s u p p lie s , e tc ., w r it e to
THE STIR DRILLINB MACHIHE CO.
0. g. fllessinger
JD ray
P O R TLA N D DXPOT.
p a r l o r
A,.
D a ily .
H P K C IA I. for the Ksst
via Huntington.
B.M a.m.
Pa»M-a RlgK*. <»«ap»)
13.1» pun.
SI*OKANg r i.Y X K .
A l LA N I IC L X H K E H «
for the E *» l via Hunt-
ington.
Psau-a Bigsa
STATIONS
1 .6 6
2 .1 0
2 .2 6
2 .4 0
3 .1 0
8 .8 5
4 .0 0
4 .» »
6 .0 0 a r v
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. . . Bourbon. v
......... K e n t . . . .
....W ilc o x . . .
. . . H h a n lk o .,.
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as a ri
1 1 .0 6 a r e a
10 86
10.26
1 0 .1 5
1 0 .0 0
0 .6 6
wm.
mcmurray
Gen’l Passenger Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
S H U N PACIFIC CO.,
C . ivi. Owriyr, Aaj«int
M o r n , Or.
The Secret of a
Beautiful Face
Good Floor. Extra Good Music. Competent Managers
Dancing Afternoon and .Evening.
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VACLEÔAM
W llla s s a e t t «
F o r fu ll In fo rm a tio n call on or address
9 .2 0
9 .1 0
8 .6 5
8 86
8 10
7 .6 6
7 45
7 .1 6
A » umfit uud—n r
8 00 a.m.
8 00 p m.
12.Ufta.m I f . 13.18 pB
F o r L e w i s t o n , I d a h o , a n d w a y p o in ts
f r o m R ip a r t s , W a s h . L e a v e K in s trln
6 .40 a . m ., o r u p o n a r r i v a l t r a i n N o . 4,
d a ll y e x o e p t S a t u r d a y . A r r iv e R lp a r la
1 p m . d a ll y e x o e p t F r id a y .
» ’ .%
in g , tan and fre ckles.
,
Ad fu r r>rutfil A* a
• 4ft a.m .
la s
<81 a.m.
F o r D a y t o n , O re g o n C it y a u d Y a m ­
h i l l R i v e r p o iu ta . A s h s tr e e t d o c k .
L e a v e s 7.00 a. ru d a il y e x c e p t S u n d a y .
A r r iv e s 6.80 p .m . d a ll y e x c e p t B u n d a y .
For rates and In fo rm a tio n apply to
In the Pavillion!
100 t n .
n o s te p .
F o r A » t o r la a n d w a y p o in ts , o o u -
n e e ttn g w i t h s te a m e r fo r Il w a o o a n d
N o r t h B e a c h . S te a m e r H a s s a lo , A s h
r t r e e t d o c k . L e a v e s 8 .0 0 p. m . d a l l y ,
. z«H*pt H u n d a y . S a t u r d a y 10 00 p . m .
A r t i v t a 6 0 0 p. n i. d a il y e x c e p t S u n d a y .
d a ll y
lies in keeping the skin pro­
tected as w ell as cleansed. Just
washing is not enough— that
only leaves t he delicate surface
more exposed to the irritation
of dust and germs j to m erci­
less a tta c k s o f sun and
weather. A fte r washing, ap­
ply Roheriine and experience
its delightful refreshmcBL
Y o u w ill adm ire the line-less
softness it imparts to face,
neck and arms. I t not only
stimulates » radiant glow , but
protects the skin from becom­
ing coarse. Prevents burn­
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7.40 p m
nu .lop .
. 11 W pm.
P O R T L A N D B K X iH
L O C A L , for alJ focal
|M>tnla l>cl wren Blgya
and Portland. •
Arrives at Biggs
pa m e tig er
Biggs.......
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« tó a m.
Passes R 'xv*
lL3»p.m
For Kastrrn W ..h in « lo n , W alla W alla, L aw lw
ton, Ci'cur <V A lane and Q rsat Northern pointa.
N o rth hod
. . , G H baou a. . . .
......... H in k » ..........
. . . . W a a r o .. . .
. . K lo n d y k e . .
. . . H endon . . .
H ay C auon Jet
..M c D o n a ld s ,.
. . . D e M o m ...
......... M o r o . . . .
. .E r s k l n v i l l e .
.G ra s s V a lle y .
7 Q0 p.m.
•
»30 p .i*
<30 p.m.
IO
Sunset, Ocean
and
Shasta Route
E A S T via S O U T H
O v e r la n d E x p r e s s t r a in s f b r H m le m ,
R o s e b u rg , A n h la n d , H a o ra m s n to , O g ­
den, H an
F ra n c is c o , S to c k to n L o a
A u g e le e , E l Paso, N e w O r le a n s a n d t b e
E a s t.
L e a v e s P o r t la n d U n io n D e p o t ,
6 .46 p. m . A r r iv e s 7.26 a m ., d a ll y .
.
M o r u l u g t r a i n o o o n a o ts a t W o o d h o r n
d a ll y e x c e p t S u n d a y w i t h t r a in s fo r
M t.
A n g e l, S ilv e r t o n
B r o w n s v ille ,
S p r in g f ie ld , W e n d lln g a u d
N a tro n .
L e a v e s P o r t la n d U n io n D e p o t 8 .8 0 a m .
a r r iv e s 6.66 p . m .
E u g e n e pas s en g e r «jonnecta a t W o o d ­
b u rn w i t h M t . A n g e l a n d S ilv e r t o n
lo c a l. L e a v e s P o r t la n d U n io n D e p o t
4.16 p . m ., r e tu rn » 10.86 a .m ., d a ll y .
a lii« pas s en g e r le a v e s P o r t la n d
U n io n D e p o t 7 .80 a .m ., a r r iv e s 6 .6 0 p .m .
D a lly .
S h e r id a n p a saen ger leaves P o r t la n d
U n io n D e p o t 4 60 p .m ., a r r iv e s 8 .2 6 a . m .
D a ily .
For«>»t G r o v e p a ssen ger le a v e s P o r t ­
la n d U n io n D e p o t 10.45 p . m . , a rriv e s *
1 60 p .m .
D u lly e x c e p t S u n d a y .
P O R TLA N D OSW EGO S U B U R B A N
AND
Y A M H IL L
D IV IS IO N .
ri*, ti-
■
Com e and Enjoy Yourself.
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D e p o t, F o o t o f J e ffe rs o n S tr e e t.
Spend the Fourth
.
Commercial Job Printing !
at DeMoss.
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W M B IIt
A t T he O bserver O ffice
üubucribe (or Tbe Observer
Lv. lMUy.
C IIIC A O O FOKTLAI- b
To and From all Trains.
S E R V IC E
KELLEY,
in in o
T h r o u g h P u l lm a n
» ta n d a rd s a n d
to u r is t « F e e p ln g -re rs d a il y tn O m a h a ,
C h ic a g o , H iw ik a n e ; to u ris t s le e p !n g -o a r
d a ll y to K a n s a s C i t y . * R e e llu ln g c h a ir -
car» (aeata free).to tb e E a s t d a ll y .
Draying of all Kinds.
^u^w^^a
E a s t P a lly
Trunks and Grips Delivered
l-L
Kbop in M a x w e ll H a lid in a , next to
H otel M oro, where I am prepared to
fill A IsBBff F e lt W a n t in tbe rro al
« A tis fa e tc ry m an ner. C a ll and see
s m
< sd union P acific
C re a o n .
CITY DRAY NO; 2
.
C ady
i«x;al a g e n t, <«• w r it e Io
PORTABLE
Repairing Clothing
RMOBÙ
F o r purlioul«pra c a ll o n C . M
a ¡ir u H ta b le b u a ln e a a .
Proprietor of
AMD/. .
JAMES
Don’t forget the Dates.
m o d e ra te a m o u n t o f
m oney
REED HULSE
4
a t laat by J A M E S K E L L Y , a zp a ri-
enoed in tba work o f
........
Good for return in 00 days with
glop over ptivilrgea nt pleas­
ure with n lim its.
Express and Freight
Delivered to any Part of the City
Piano and Furniture Moving.
yaoM-nor-
r tia g la (It, - *11 ng) and congestive d yi
lie n ta and cures th e dia
r a re re i om m ended
Ju ly 6, 7, 22, and 23
POWTC a ND,
O ity
ihœ a «pal ifu l m e is tn i» i Ion)."
pr. Fiere»” « F a v o rite P rescrip tio n fa ith
etiri-a
Ju n e 5, 6, 19, and ao
3 T r a in s t o T h e
P ro f. It. it.trth o lo w , M . !>.. o f Jehctc
M e d ic a l C ollege, say» of G olden Seal :
■ V a lu a b le In u te r in « hem orrhage, m en o r
la tb e e t e r t lg b t
Welton remembered that be had left
hla revolver oo Us d re a e ln g stand It
canid M t bn ssneb of n flg h t w i t h a ll
toa adto en tba ether tads. At aatg
St. L o u i s .......................
M o ro .
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P r o ! J o in t M . h c u J d rr. M . I)., la te of
C in c in n a ti. » iyn of Q olden Seal ro o t :
C h ic a g o ...........................$73-50
S a KSAPAKII I *
, front all train»
" I t I« an im jio r t a m n u n euy Tu d h o r d e r s o f
th e womb. In a ll c a ta r r h a l con ditions
» m i g en eral en fe e b b -m t-rt. It Is u s e fu l•*
Round Trip, direct, to
/.O . A r«* O o ., teOWfUa
» maBuâMlurw*« •«
Cure« Woman’s Weaknesses.
O f G o ld -n Seal r<>ot, a n o th e r prom inent
In p ri J h n t o f " R iv e r ito P roscription ,"
P ro f, F to lp y K lH r .’ ." '" d , M . I) ., of Ihm
B o tt? !« « tK i'i Coll«-». :. C hicago, s ay s:
O. R. & N. Co.
a 9
Au yers
£
and the médical preix-rtiM of which It
muri faith fully repri sent».
room.
M Marie
Trunk» <tnd Grip* Hauled to and
■ rJ ****
th ii M&son a> follow«
w ill be m ade by (he
T h e b e a t k in d o t a t e a t i a o n la l —
“ S o ld fo r o v e r s ix t y years.**
W e re fe r to t h a t boon to w e a k , nervous,
suffe rin g w o m en kn o w n as D r. P le n a ’s
F a v o r ite P re s c rip tio n .
I>r. J o h n F y fo one of th e E d ito r ia l N taff
o f T u x E c l x c t ic M e d i c a l R k vik w says
o f U n ic o rn ro o t (U c b m U u D U A ca) w h ic h
la one of th e c h ie f In g red ie n ts o f th e " F a ­
v o rite P re s c rip tio n 1
c
RATES
D on’t have a falling out with
your hair. It might leave you I
Then what? That would mean
thin, scraggly, uneven, rgugh
hair. Keep your hair at home I
Fasten it tightly to your scalp!
You can easily do it with A yer’s
H a ir Vigor. It is something
more than a simple hair dress­
ing. It is a hair mediotae, a
hair tonic, a hair food.
ly .
■ A li t t le la t e r M a r lo n b a d e h e r lo v e r
good u lg h t.
“ W h a t d o y o u t h in k ,
B illy ? " she m u r m u re d s o ftly , w it h a
s ide g la n r e a t th e s t a lw a r t fo r m o f
A k e r s lle .
“ M a jo r A k e r s lle has been
te llin g m e a b o u t h is e n g a g e m e n t to
M a r jo r ie B o o th — A d r e r s c h o o lm a te o f
m ln e -^ a u d I ’ m a f r u ld
w e w e r e so
m u c h In te r e s te d In t a lk lu g a b o u t h e r
t h a t w e fo r g o t y o u ! W e r e y ou r e a lly
asleep , B illy ? ”
“ I hope so.” s a id B illy im p re s s iv e ly .
" A rem ed y whU4> In v a r ia b ly acta aa a u te r ­
in e In r ta o r a to r * *
m akes fu r n o rm a l a c ­
t iv i t y o f th e e n tir e re p ro d u c tiv e system .”
H e co n tinues " In lle lo n la s we h a v e a m ed ics*
m erit w hich m o re f u lly answ ers th e above
punm ees (torn O>'W o t ^ r <lru® wftJi wMeA / am
oeon/ifnfrd. In th e tre a tm e n t o f diseases pe­
c u lia r to wom en I t Is seldom t h a t a case Is
seen w hich doe* n o t present some In d ic a tio n
fo r th is re m e d ia l w e n t ." D r. F y fe f u r th e r
Bays: " T b e fo llo w in g an- am ong th e le a d in g
In d ic a tio n * (o r llc lo u ia » (U n ic o rn root). P ain
o r ach in g In th e back, w ith »leu c o rrb e re t
ato n ic (w ea k) c o n d ltlo fla o f th e re p ro d u c tiv e
organs o f *5 >mtn. men lift depression and ir ­
r it a b ilit y . t, soclatod w ltffc h r o n lc diseases o f
t in reprod * liv e of-zans o f w om en: co n n * sta
ia n n t
id -
se o •'il'jii sA I- '«1* I n ’ he region o f th e k ld
n u . , . , : I r r . t u o d h
:fl i c l . «¡ce to a w c il c
H
oytn i r « p .i4 u c tlv e * j so m :
S r: i
- ' « V Y / m SMtl o r absent m, r l i i l i
fio u
u r, o r accot. p a n j lt
p c .: i " / . i , , r . . i, . flo
u i';tlo s t wt th e «!:»'c*;Ivc - s h : i
,e «
. ii s s ^ u
-> In the ex u * rue lower p a r t o ( IL»
LOW
EAST
z/ Hair
Ran A w ay
I
E L IZ A B E T H .
T h e n she g a z e d a b o u t th e cosy li t t le
flat I t w o u ld be v e r y d if f e r e n t In
vbom
b o m b , ” h b xxpla im m i ).
B la ir s v ille , a n d she k n e w t h a t In aen«I-
In a r t ic u la t e c ry h e s p ra n g a t tb e post
ln g t h a t m essage she h a d v ir t u a lly a n ­
e r , lin g e r in g I t lo v in g ly a n d s c a n n in g n o unced h e r s u rre n d e r, h u t she h u m ­
e v e r y w o rd o f tb e b e lo v e d It a lia n .
m ed a b lit h e li t t le song aa ahe p u t on
“ I t la f r o m th e bo rn e,” be e x p la in e d , h e r h a t a u d p re p a re d to t a k e th e t e le ­
b lu s h in g , w h e n tb e fir s t shock o f s u r­ g r a m to tb e offl«*e. W h e n she c a m e to
p ris e h a d passed. “ I t la to th e ra t h a t I th e n a r r o w h a ll she sto p p ed a n d to o k
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