ABBOTT HEADS
ALUMNI GROUP
Nebraska City Man, Class
of 1896, to Lead Former
Nebraska U. Students
Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — Ned G
Abbott, of Nebraska City, graduate
of the University of Nebraska in the
class of 189G. is announced ss the
new president of the Nebraska
Alumni association.
Abbott's election was announced
as a part of the annual Ivy day
and "Roundup'' observances on the
university rampus. He succeeds
Prank A. Anderson, mayor of Hold
rege, as president of the alumni.
Sarah T. Muir, of the class of
1900, ws elected vice president. Her
home is in Lincoln. Floyd E. Wright,
'22, of Scottsbluff, is the new mem
ber at large on the executive com
mittee.
New memoers 01 me ooara oi cu
rectors and districts represented are:
Morton Bteinhart, Nebraska City:
first district; Dave O. Noble, Omaha,
second; Edwin D. Beech, Pierce,
third: Don E. Kelley, McCook,
fourth, and Leslie L. Zook, North
Platte, fifth.
Abbott has been superintendent of
the state school for the blind at Ne
braska for 31 years. He has re
ceived the Nebraska City Rotary
club award for community service
and was chairman of Nebraska
City's recent Arbor day celebration
TREES PLANTED
ON BIG SCALE
Nebraska Extension Fores
ter Reports on Work
Done This Spring
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Nebraska’s
aprlng tree planting campaign, as
carried on through the college of
agriculture extension service, result
ed in 950,000 forest seedlings and
transplants being distributed over
the state.
State Extension Forester Watkins,
In announcing the number of trees
distributed, said that the number
exceeded that distributed last year,
but failed by a lew thousand trees
to equal the 1932 goal that was set
early in the spring.
Farmers in every county in the
state received trees. Holt, Custer,
Sheridan and Lincoln counties re
ceiving the most seedlings and
transplants. The evergreens were
grown at the Nebraska cations 1
forest at Halsey and shipped from
that point. All broudlenfs were
shipped from Fremont, where they
had been kept In storage over the
winter.
Chinese elm was the most popu
lar treo offered this year of the
broadlcaf variety. A total of 225,
B00 were distributed in all sections
of the state. Mulberry, Russian
olive, cottonwood, coragana and
American elm were other popular
varieties.
HE SAYS FISH
TASTE LIKE OIL
Battle Creek, Neb., Anglev
Made HU Catch in Riv
er Near Norfolk
Norfolk, Neb.—(8pecial)—P. C
Butler, expert fisherman at Battle
Creek, reports that he caught twe
large catfish from the Elkhorn riv
er this week but was unable to eat
them after they had been fried on
account of a strong oil taste.
This report is a surprise to sev
eral Norfolk fishermen who for al
most two years have caught few
lish having an oily taste. About
two years ago the gas company at
Norfolk took steps to eliminate pol
lution of the Elkhorn by its waste
materia,1 and since that time ha;
received no complaints from ang
lers, officials of the Iowa-Nebraska
Ln?*it and Power company, owner
of the gas plant now, say.
There is a possibility, several
fishermen, said, that the fish con
tracted the oily taste some place
other than in the Elkhorn river or
this section, since they probably
have come up stream from the low
er reaches of the river or from tha
Missouri river.
THEIR WEDDING KEPT
SECRET THREE MONTH?
Winter, Neb. — (Special) — Mr
ami Mrs. Joseph Emley, Jr., havt
. ust announced their marriage
which was solemnized on February
«. 1932 at the home of the bride
groom's great aunt, Mrs. Edwarc
Donaldson. Trenton, Mo.
The bride, the former Miss Hestei
Mann, is the daughter of Mrs. W. E
Mann of this city, and is now teach
ing her second rear in rural school
m district No. 32. Wayne county.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr
and Mrs. Ray Emley. Merriman
Neb., and the grandacn of J. U
Fraley of this city.
WlllNER TEA< HF.R1 ACCEPT
( IT IN THEIR PAT
Wutter. Neb. — (Special) — The
Itcv. M. a. June*, pastor of the First
congi'.janonal church has been in
tiled by the senior data of the lo
cal hliti scht-tl to deliver the bac
calaureate nrmon on Sunday. May
22.
With the exception of Miss Ruth
rooprr. English and Latin teacher,
the entire faculty of the city schools,
te-elected m the April meeting by
Dio boatd of education, lias signed
p for the <xaiing year at a 10 per
coat rcducUou in salary
LOSES MIS FORTl Nr.
BUT PREACHES THE GOSPfci.
Ainsworth, Neb. — (Special) —
Two cyclones, visitation by the
grasshoppers, loss of a 3,000-acre
ranch, loss of about 2,000 head of
cattle and loss of his money in a
bank failure, are high spots In the
life of F. A. Biltoft, itinerant Bap
tist missionary who travels every
two weeks a circuit of 300 miles
from his home in Cody. S. D„
preaching in Dakota and Nebraska
towns.
Biltoft owned a 3.000-acre ranch
near Long Pine. Neb., and lost it,
with 2,000 head of stock, in the
lepression following the World war.
He started “preaching,” and leased a
tract of Indian land in South Da
kota to earn his living at farming,
for he preaches to communities
which are too poor or too sparccly
icttled to hire a “regular” pastor.
CUT WORM IS
CROPS MENACE
North Nebraska Fields Lit
erally Alive With New
Insect Pest
Neligh, Neb.—(Special)—O. S.
Bare of Lincoln, agriculture exten
sion agent, and E. A. Smith, An
telope county 4-H leader, Tuesday
made a tour of the farms of the
county to determine the extent ol
the cutworm menace. The worms
were found in alarming numbers,
especially in alfalfa fields, and they
will also be a menace to the corn.
Bare gave several demonstrations
as to the methods of controlling
the pests and he also gave to the
farmers several formulas for cut
worm poison.
FINDS STRANGE
CLAY DEPOSITS
Owner Farm Near Wayne
Believes It Has Cura
tive Properties
Wayne, Neb.—(UP)—A strange
deposit of clay, said to possess cer
tain curative properties, has been
found on the farm of Rudolph
Longe, southeast of here.
For a number of years, Longe
has known that the soil on a cer
tain spot of his farm exerted a pull
on a compass pointer that was un
natural. He recently bored test holes
and had chemical analysis of the
clay made.
The clay is present on a five-acre
patch of ground, about 10 to 12 feet
brnrnth the surface of the ground.
Cereal crops will not grow on the
land above the mysterious clay de
posit.
Lcnge claims to have applied a
quantity of the clay to a barbed
wire cut on a horse. The clay healed
the w-ound, he sala.
AINSWORTH FARMER TO
GIVE TRIAL TO IRRIGATION
Ainsworth, Neb.—(Special)— The
first irrigation experiment in this
immediate vicinity is the plan ol T.
S. Bowers and sons. Darrel and Mil
ton, who own a ranch two miles
southwest of here. They have sunk
four wells, finding it only 16 feet to
water, and plan to operate the wells
separately to avoid trouble with
sand.
The ground on the Bowers farm
has a 15 foot drop to the mile to
the east and 12 foot to the north.
Their pumps will be capable of
throwing 1.200 gallons of water per
minute. Mr. Bowers plans to try
cane, corn, potatoes and smnj
grains.
TO PREVENT DOUBLING
ON COMMUNITY WORK
Chadron, Neb.—(UP)— Chadron
has solved the problem of overlap
ping and conflicting service clubs
by creating a “clearing house com
mittee,” known officially as the
"council of community service."
The council is designed to fur
ther community activities and at the
same time to prevent organization'
from duplicating one another's work
as much as possible.
Three members are chosen to thf
council from each of Chadron’s
clubs. Florence M. Sheean is presi
dent; George Snow, vice president
and C. H. f^llard, secretary.
Representatives on the counct
are:
Chamber of Commerce. S. T. Hud
son. C. M. Pierce and George Snow;
Junior Chamber of Commerce. Wai
ter Scott. Franklin Jacobs and
Charles Fisher; Rotary club. Dr. M
B McDowell. Charles H. Pollard and
Edwin D. Crites; Kiwanis, George
Duborg, Harry Mayer and P. A.
Reitz; Business and Professional
Women's club. Bertha Stevens. Ruth
V.x:iiretl and Florence M. Sheean.
"The best thing for you to do.”
said the doctor, "is to give up
smoking, drinking anything but
water at your meals, late hours—"
— —- »»■ —
"Walt," entreated the patient;
'hr.’hat's the nest but thing?**
Pi thfindrr.
I IIRF ATFN ( ROM
Oakdale, Neb. — (Special) — The
rut worms are working in fields of
alfalfa near Oakdale to the extent
of the fields being marly ruined.
Farmers are experimenting by
.cattei ing poL-cned bran and are
anxiously waiting results. Some who
are ready to plant corn, are hesitat
ing on account of the ground hem;
to full of the worms
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Canada U larger than (he Con
tinental States by about S*>**.09f
miles.
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New York—Spring's housedrcsses . . . gay, colorful, trim and neat
as the./ arc , . . are ready for any fat>hion emergency. E’en the visitor
who arrives while you’re still in your working costume.
In fact, if you met some of them
on the country club porch—as you
are sure to do—you'd never think
of calling them housedresses. “A
cotton sports dress” would be your
thought.
Sports Details
House dresses of this type use de
tails such as are found on dresses
specially designed for tailored sports
wear. Revers, deep yokes, shirt
bosom fronts, flat pique bands and
collars and cuffs, rows of buttons.
And they’re made of many of the
fashionable sports materials, too,
. . . sturdy linen, old-fashioned
seersucker that’s newly in fashion
this spring, pique and novelty woven
cottons or gay cotton prints.
Easy to see, isn’t it, why house
dresses of this type (one of them
is illustrated) are ready to step out
at a moment’s notice for a round of
golf or a set of tennis or a drive
around the town.
Feminine Details
Of course not all housedresses look
as sportily tailored as these. There
are, for instance, those crispy,
feminine ones with a ruffle here
and a bow there that make you look
like an illustration for a model
kitchen.
Instead of copying the sports |
dress, these have taken a detail or
two from the afternoon dress,,,
adapting it to go into the washtub
and through the mangle.
They’re often cut with diagonal
closing lines, ruffled necklines,
sashes, organdie trimming and
pleated ruffles.
Lighter Materials
And you'll find them made of
lighter materials—dotted svtss, eye- j
let batiste and sheer prints.
Quite smart enough to wear for an,
informal afternoon call on your
neighbor, or sitting on your own
porch or in the yard. All these
dresses, even the more feminine
ones, are simple. Simple enough to
be easy and comfortable to work
in and to launder speedily.
Small patterned three-tone prints
arc the smart ones for the percales.
Linen frocks are fashion-right in
white or pastel tints.
Seersucker, of course, follows the
fashion for stripes—in brown-and
white, blue-and-white, black-and
white. Dotted swiss becomes practical
with black, navy blue of green back
grounds. And the eyelet batiste, so
I smart for afternoon dresses in light
colors, is just as smart for house
dresses in dark shades.
For Heavy Cleaning
When it comes to really heavy
housework, the smart woman al
ways has on hand a supply of the
good old apron type of dress.
Especially the one that can be
fastened with either side of the
front exposed. (When one side is
soiled, fasten it the opposite way.)
Smocks are useful. One of the
newest is made to look very mili
tary with chromium covered buttons
that won't rust and with stitching
in the shape of neat, notched lapels.
It’s fitted more trimly at the waist
line, too, in the manner of street
dresses.
Youthful Pajamas
Younger housewives often like the
cuteness of pajamas and a new one
is cut on masculine lines with a
close-fitting round neck buttons
straight down the front and three
capacious pockets—two in front and
one at the back hip for all the
world like a workingman’s overall.
These are practical, toe, if you
go in for gardenng.
Monday: YVhats new in lingerie
trimmed dresses?
Glorifying
Yourself
By Alicia Hart
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SPRING BEAUTY '
In between seasons is a hard time
for beauty.
When Spring finally comes and
everyone has her spring wardrobe
ready to put on, her spring house
claning done ond inventory taken,
then there is plenty of time to sit
down and get spring beauty rc&dv.
But, your skin isn't constituted
so that Is can wait and then o\cr
night become soft as silk. You
have to do your home work every
day or your skin won't be it's best.
I have been asked for home
made skin lotion, something that
will keep the skin from chapping
ip winter time, from being harsh
ened by spring winds.
If you want something that you !
can keep by your kitchen sink' or I
your office desk, to put onto your 1
hands and rub over your face after i
washing, good old glycerine and
rose water, that anv dmagist will
mix for you, is an execellent stand
by
For a lotion that has astringent
qualitiesh. you can make your own
by using one part rub-alcohol, one
part glycerine and two parts fresh
ly atralnod lemon Juice. The lem
on give* It certain bleaching quali
ties, which no woman minds.
It you find it difficult to keep on
your daily beauty schedule of
cleansing and creaming morning
and night, I suggest that at least
you use a lotion after washing.
It doesn't take long to make your
skin rough through lack of care.
This lotion protects it until you
can give your full 20 minutes
nightly to your skin and half as
much time mornings.
Don’t get so excited over new
cioffures and hats that you neglect
vour skin. You can’t be too lovely
this spring to live up to the new
hats and clothes.
VEILS.
Well, have you noted veils are in;
That from the brims, th s spring
Of perky straw or soft tucked crept^
A bit of net doth swing?
In 1890 veils were tight
And dotted with chenille:
By these a gay, come-hither glance
Enhanced its sex appeal.
Sometimes a curling eyelash long.
Got tangled at its tip;
Sometimes the ineshes patterns
made.
Upon a dewy lip.
For use alone seemed motor veils,
Those lengths of sheer chiffon.
That bound mv lady’s hair and held
Her Merry Widow on.
But still within these flying folds
Fail many a heart was caught,
And in a landing net of tulle
Was into harbor brought.*
Now, veil psychology la thia:
To lure, do not reveal;
For mystery hath a potent charm—
The trick Is to conceal.
—Sam Page.
Tim* WIM Tell.
PYom An swers.
•elf Made Man: Thev say that It
lakes three generations to make a
gentleman.
Sarcastic Mias Your grandson will
be all right then.
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HISTORIC TEXAS NAMU GO
Austin. Teg.— »UP* —Jttacham a
will dispiaee sentiment when the
new dial system of telephono oper
ation Is installed here In November.
Travis and Crockett, lie roes of Texts
history «hur« names *«;« perpe;
usted In the rxchinge t-lrphone
aystem. win be rtl w.ed to th«
aridity of text bo k*. Wo-tlx with
j I' trrr* that comply to olaling nreda
; will replace them.
CHANGING COfTL’MKX
If you happen to ha vs a white,
black or figured erenin* conn that
you are name what tired of. make
a say red. bright green or flaming
orange telvet girdle, with saah
rnd* down tire back, and a tiny
aape that barely re"chc« over yonr
.-boulder* of the anv velvet that
fasten* on one shoulder with cry*
tall button*. Dye your iliitnm 10
match and your Urc&a a ll ream
entirely new.
OAKLAND’S LIBRARY HAS
LARGE CIRCULATION
Oakland. Neb. — (Special) — The
Oakland library had a circulation
of 20,9984 last year, according to
the annual report of Miss Kate
Boyd, the librarian. The library has
more than 1,000 borrowers.
STOCK RAISERS
PLAN MEETING
Member* of Nebraska A*«
sociation to Gather at
Sccttsbiufr, Neb.
Seottsbluff, Neb.—(UP)—Scotts
bluff will be host June 16, 17 and 18
to the 42nd annual convention of
the Nebraska Stockgrowers’ associa
tion.
Arrangements for the convention
are under supervision of the head
quarters office of the association at
Alliance. Seottsbluff was selected
the convention site because of its
location in the heart of an import
ant cattle-feeding belt, and because
of its growing importance as a cat
tle marketing point.
Plans now being completed call
for addresses by men prominent in
railway, banking and livestock grow
ing enterprise. Gov. Charles W. Bry
an; President Ralph Budd, of the i
Burlington; General Manager Wil
liams, of the Union Pacific and Fred ,
Gurley, assistant vice president of I
the Burlington, will be among those
present.
Ralph O. Graham or Alliance,
president of the state asociation,
will preside at the convention. An
address of welcome will be made by
Mayor A. T. Howard, of Pcuitshluff,
with responses by the following: T.
F. Arnold, Cody, Net.; Bruce Mc
Culloch, South Omaha, editor of
the Omaha Journal-Stockman, and
F. G. Gurley, Chicago.
Three days will be devoted to the
convention sessions. Dwight Felton,
secretary of the state department of
agriculture; Dr. H. L. Feistner,
chief of the state bureau of ani
mal industry; Prof. H. J. Gramlich,
Lincoln, chairman of the board of
animal husbandry; F. M. Kept, su
perintendent of the Great Western
Sugar company, Seottsbluff, and
possibly Congressman Robert Sim
mons, will be among the more
prominent Nebraskans present for
the convention.
In addition there will be a score
of prominent industrialists and ag
riculturists from throughout the
midwest here to participate in thf
program.
CAT MOTHERS
TWO FOX CURS
Unusual Spectacle Seen on
Byers Fur Farm Near
Homer, Neb.
Homer, Neb. — (Special) — A |
rather unusual spectacle here is a
big tabby cat mothering two baby
silver foxes on the fox farm of Mrs.
Virena Byers near Homer. When
the mother fox failed to supply food
for the little ones, Mrs. Byers gave
them a foster mother, to whom they
instantly took with a rare show of
affection and healthy appetites. The
mother cat also takes kindly to her
adopted young and they make up a
happy cat and fox family.
Mrs. Byers has 40 fox pups from
10 litters this spring. These are but i
a small part of the hundreds she has !
handled during the five years they
have had the fox farm. She has
managed the farm alone since the
death of Dr. M. V. Byers a year ago.
FEAR BLACK CUT WORMS
WILL DAMAGE CROPS
Royal, Neb. — (Special) —Black
cut worms are said to be found in
large numbers in farming land and
it is feared they will cause great
damage to crops. A meeting of farm
ers south of here was held this week
to study ways to combat the pests.
COUNTIES GIVEN SHARES
IN GASOLINE TAX
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—A total
of $159,534 has been distributed to
the various counties by State Treas
urer Bass, this sum representing
onc-fourth of the April gas tax col
lections after deductions for refunds
and costs of administration. The ap
portionment is made on the basis
of the number of automobiles reg
istered in each county. Antelope
county received, $2,846.65; Boone,
$1,739,27; Boyd, $740.85; Brown.
$624.51; Burt, $1,664 98; Cedar, $1,
815,36; Colfax, $1,555.15; Cuming,
$1,850.19; Dakota, $1,066.11; Dixon
$1,238.69; Dodge, $3,323.45; Holt,
$1,597.63; Keva Paha, $344 40; Knox,
$2,006.70; Madison. $3,080.46; Mer
rick. $1,335.88: Nance. $1,076.82;
Pierce, $1,327.08: Platte. $2,512.96;
Rock, $324.50; Stanton. $1,062 33;
Thurston, $920.31; Washington, $1,
638.37; Wayne. $1.482 45
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The hour of the week during
which you ran drive your automo
bi.c with the least chance of hav
ing a fatal accident is Tuesday, be
tween four and five in the morning,
acroi'ding to cn Insurance company's
survey.
TAKES t•-YEAR*LEAKE
ON GRAVEL PIT
Creighton. Neb — 'Special)—Jake
Jundt has acquired 26 acres of pas
ture laud including the gravr* pit on
the August Sue per farm east of
Crelahton for *4000 on a 10-yenr
lea’f, He already had the machin
ery in operation at the gravel pit
and u prepared to prooucr 200 yards
a day. Experts have been testing the
gravel and It has given a high test.
Jundt will supply gravel fur the
•tat; road east of Creighton cover
ing an ll-mile stietch. and also
will gravel part cf htghw*> *i
Glorifying
Yourself
By Alicia Hart
LIPSTICK LORE
There is an entirely new way
of puttng on your lipstick this
spring.
Don’t just do your lips. Begin
on the inside, not the out. Rouge
your gums, too, if they look
anaemic. Not too much. They
mustn’t look bloody. But having
the inside and the outside of your
mouth match gives you a vital
vivid look of youth.
If your lips aren’s a Cupid’s bow
don’t weep about it. Most of all
don’t try to make them one. Em
phasize the upper lip. Some wom
en even go so far as to use two
shades of lipstick, the upper heav
ier. They must be the same kind'
of red, however.
If your mouth is wide, stop lip
sticking just before you get to the
end. If your mouth droops as if
you were too sad for words, red
den the upper lip almost to the
end, shaping it upwards with a
little flip at the end — not a flip
you can see too readily. Rouge the
lower lip onfy seven-eighths of the
way across. This, you will find,
changes the shape of your mouth
substantially. Tf your upper lip is
too heavy, be sure you work well
within the dellned edge. Keep the
lipstick shallower than your lip.
That helps, too.
There are several new lipsticks
on the market. There is an auto
matic one, in any of the new
shades, that is handy, to say the
least. There is a new compact that
has lipstick and loose powder^
a neat contrivance. There are
new evening sets in pastel colors
that include an off-white set of
compact and lipstick that is stun
ning. And, last but not least,
there is a new line out that has a
sleek, modernistic black container
for its lipstick — as for all its
products—that you can have mon
ogrammed or initialed. A nice
little vanity that most women will
appreciate.
SnORTS
BY MARK BARRON
Prom Minneapolis Tribune
There is a youngster out Long
Island way who has gotten himself
into dire trouble with the neigh
borhood kids.
The whole thing started without
criminal intent on his part. He
owned a flock of carrier pigeons
and comeone offered to buy them.
The youngster sold them, but the
pigeons escaped from their roost
and flew right back home again.
Which gave the kid an idea. He
has sold those pigeons over again
a half dozen times, and always
sees to it that they escape from
their new homes.
The other kids who have been
buying the elusive pigeons are go
, ing to declare a vendetta.
Another amazing story from
Long Island concerns a young cou
ple in Great Neck who had just
gotten married. They had furnished
their new home luxuriously, in
cluding valuable rugs, silverware
and other articles which cost a
pretty penny, indeed.
Among the wedding presents they
received a pair of seats to the first
night of a new musical show, ac
companied only by a card on which
scribbled "Guess who sent these.”
much pleased and came into New
york to see the show. When they
returned home that night they
found their house had been com
pletely ransacked. On a table in
the dining-room they found a note:
"Now You Know.”
Our London operative relays the
classical tale of the first night of a
new musical show when Rutland
Barrington was singing.
Someone turned to W. S. Gilbert,
Barrington marvelous? He s sing
sitting in a box and said: ‘Isn’t
ing in tune.”
"Don’t let that worry you,” Gil
bert retorted. “It’s only first night
nervousness.”
That is a fairly macabre ending
they described about what started
out to be a practical joke at a
house party not far from the upper
reaches of New York a few vreeks
ago.
The buttler was a frightened,
timid old fellow, and he had been
unusually nervous because of re
cent housebreakings in the neigh
borhood.
A practical jokester on the party
decided to have some fun. so he
obtained a pistol and loaded it with
blank cartridges. He sneaked
through a window into a drawing
room where the butler was stand
ing.
| Naturally the old fellow was
scared out of his wits as the joke
ster stood there waving the pi-rtol
and he made a move to run. The
jokester fired a couple of the blank*
and the butler fell tc the floor.
He had died from fright.
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FISH RECORD THREATENED
Oidahcma City — (UP) — More
than 100,000 channel catfish will
be produced in Oklahoma this sea
son, according to Ben E. Mobley,
state fish warden. Kansas iiolds
the present record with 72,010
hatched last year, but Oklahoma
will be the first state ever to
the 100,000 mark
More than M0 farm boss will
play on bareball teams In league*
sponsored by the Illinois tarm bu«
reau this summer.
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All for -Nathln "
Prom Tit-Bln.
‘ So you *o!d Mrs Biown, did
vou? And what did Mrs. Utown
«•?'» the deleodln, counsel » ked
the witness.
Opposing counsel objected to 'he
| question sa irrelevant, and a long
and heated argument ensued bc
j fore the judge allowed the q-na
tion to be put.
• Now," exclaimed the triumph*
am counsel, turning again to the
i witness, "what did Mrs S own
1 a»ys?"
I •Nothin’,- waa t!» rmly.
