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THE RIPLEY RECORD
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While on a Halting trip with Hob
Ci other, prupr trior ol a pool ball,
Pruitt raiuilii Mtt* ol ib* lain* H*
Rum* ever raugbi la (*ar»«*r coaiaM.
On return in* to Ardmore. t’roihor an*l
l‘ruitl «*bl t*< lb* |a»llr* Rialiun l«»
alma the |nwruiu In H*rE«-»nl Hltmn*.
fiergraiil Kluiui* |)iulMlP<l again*! Ihi
nii’n taking the |***,ul11 ,n,*, **'• *»*
Don. ami Anally both Cruther anU
3‘rultt w»r® ejected.
The nun kuI Into an automobile.
Rlrovt amum! the block ami returned
to tin* police pintu*n They callaol
ftergeunt Simm* into the MtprI and
an argument ovi*r Ihe ejection ol the
jin n followed. Pruitt Im aaul to have
vhllipMl out Iti«* revolved and shot
Miuimp seven iitnea, killing blm in
•tantly.
RICHARDS IS A GAY DOG
Another Sweetheart Turn* Up to An-
noy Rich Indian.
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! Ain! *«dd II al 3b rent*
ln«**ll«allMA* m all ra*<-* where
AifM bunt* ar* re|4»rt*«l io b** rbaril
me ptuiiHiMii pi im are beine mad*
by lb* bureau td in»r*iieaitMU and H
to **|ie«led ibai evidence Mill l*e
eiveo io lb* nett eiand tm > showing
Ibal profitm-rlfty bae been dc«ne >n
rUribt-a Rhoee and nlbc-r lunilciullf
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TOD HO I'KOPLI AMO APWiT TOPIC
-Tb* Mict.Rti. am) Weakness if Oaut’e
Cbaraeter.
Ttil* I* one «>f Ihe aadde*t picture*
In llllde history. No one ha* bad n
brlebier proa perl before him than Haul,
jel no one ha* made a greater failure,
lie po«Mo««rd strong natural gift*. Ihe
lloab* prnbablv a til b* Hied with | qualities of r great kina, lie bad a An* *• bring down living coal
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kttkikiud l>«i»*f Ibal ad*
A fiveki late* Im provide lb# i*v
•am MkMi br lb* AaiiMA e rail feed*
•MHid AMI »*#**•* lb* real Ml II*IMA
vae etb*e**ed by epMb*eineA f**r lb*
«aft to** Ib i'|»«»l l b* i# «aae t*l*»«*
tb* ibi***ia>e iMUHMte* uuiiahaiM)
b.ftg Ibal 1 kno* Of." raid (tab
b« W It laid, prealdeni uf Ibe (Vail llnc<r*
and t«biM railroad. would reduce lb*
(i4i ol Ii vine **. uiuih a* in* pimu»i>i
and * peed I transportation at guuda"
)!* add**) ibal Ibe revrnuea naked a*
Art-eaaary Im provide Ihe *1» |»er cent
ret ora euaram*«d by the pnveinmml
vn-uld enable ibe carrier* im |>uitba*«
* .It.cic iti ecjuipmenl In move • oininod
IlioR unable Io reach a market.
I'lHlcritk Hlrauee. ol New Yoil^, n|> j
I ear in*: lor Ibe railinade. declared ;
ibal a t or 6o |*er cent increaae in
fielMbl rale* would have no apprecl j
able iffn i on the prevent movement
n
MunkoKO«>,— Fannie Jackson brought
ault ut IOufHula aria mat Eastman
Xtlchaida, wealthy Creek Indian, lor
1)50,000 heart balm ami tor a deed to
eighty acres of land and an automo-
bile which he promised her.
The woman says that while she was
teaching school near Richardsville,
1he town built by Richards, she was
enticed by another woman into a
room where Richards made ardent
dove to her. She says that at the
time, in 1916, she was hut 17 years old.
An effort was made some time ago
to bring about a settlement, she de-
clared, and Richards then promised
her an eighty-acre tract of land and an
automobile. He had failed to keep his
■word, she sayef, and now she wants
the land and the car and $50,0000.
This is the second love suit against
Richards in Ihe last year. J. B. Clax
Iton. a soldier, sued the Indian last fall
Ifor heart balm, maintaining his wife's
affections were alienated by Richards.
tHe received a judgment of several
thousand dollars.
Ib* oilier men arre»i«*d at ibe Hep.
i timber term of lb* lideral court
Cituene Protest Pnvmg,
ruwbURka. — I vi it ion* In w hich
charge* ol solution are made, have
been filed In ibe district court by tbe
rltlretih ol l'HWhu»ka to prevent ad
vertlning for or accepting bids for
new pa vein nnt for 1600,000. Coder
(he first resolution covering about one-
third of the pavement program of the
city, a locul newspaper was enjoined
from publishing advertisements (ail-
ing fur bids on these contracts.
Quapnws Hold Dance.
Miami.—Tomtoms heal loudly at
Iicvll's promenade when Ihe headmen
of the (jtiapuw Indians held a modi
cine dance, the first one of the year
Clad in blankets, moccasins and feath-
ered war bonnets, the elder fullbloods
assembled around the medicine house
in a ceremony, dancing and chanting,
which will continue until daylight.
PRE-NATALLY MAY SUE
Supreme Court Says They Ar* Even
Then Human Being*.
STATE HOKSElXiKt
oo o u a o rgp5£g|5n o o o o o IF
Govenror Favors Changes in Law.
A hill making indeterminate sen-
tences for all persons convicted in
state courts will be advocated before
the next session of 1 lie state legisla-
ture, Governor Robertson said. He
also will ask revision of the habitual
criminal law.
Robertson believes that a jury
should only decide on the guilt or in-
nocence of a man. He thinks sen-
tences should not be left to the dis-
cretion of the judges. He is of the
opinion that after a minimum sen-
tence has been served a prisoner
should be allowed his liberty as soon
as he gives evidence of reformation.
After a man has been convicted of
three or more crimes in the state he
should serve (lie maximum penalty,
the governor believes. He said an
effective law of that character quickly
would rid the state of persons who
are always enemies of society.
Indian Allotment To Be Paid.
Pawhuska.— More than $4,000,000 be-
longing to minor members of the
Osage tribe, will be put into circula-
tion if the decision just rendered by
the United States supreme court is
not appealed from.
Under the ruling of the secretary of
the interior the money accruing to
minors of the Osage tribe, from an-
nuities. royalties and bonuses has
been held subject to the orders of the
interior department, and parents were
unable to dispose of it. Local attor-
neys lor the Osage tribe contended
that the department bad no right to
withhold money from parents or to
pay it out to parents in such amounts
as they may feel are required for the
benefit for each child, except in cases
where parents would squander the
money. The district court also up-
holds the contention of the counsel
of the Osages.
Sanitarium Owner Sued for $13,000.
John W. Duke, former state health
(commissioner and owner of the Duke
sanitarium at Guthrie, was sued for
$13,500 in district court by Emma
IVaden, through her husband and next
Triend. H. L. Vadeu of McLain county.
Mrs. Vaden was placed in the Duke
p&nlt&rium for treatment for tempor-
ary insanity, on 9 May 1, 1918. and
while In the sanitarium was permitted
(to Teave in company with a 9 year-old
girl, also an inmate of the institution,
land wander on the tracks of the Chi-
xago. Rock Island and Santa Fe rail
road nearby, where she was struck
#>y an engine and dragged down the
track for several hundred feet, sus-
taining permanent injuries, it iB al-
leged in the petition
Big Damage Asked.
Chlckasha.—Alleging that the ‘de-
fendant-. negligently and without warn-
ing. and contrary to law. "permitted
bis ear to run over onto the west side
of Choctaw avenue” and struck the
car of the plaintiff "and by said im-
pact and collision caused the plaintiff
aerious and bodily injury," Cleo R Ri
•ey, former soldier, has filed suit in
the district court of Grady county
peeking $20,000 from R S. Cox. county
clerk of Grady county.
Townehip May Change Count e*.
Ponca City.—Autry township may
t* changed from Noble county to
iFawne* county, if a movement in that
township ie successful Effort* are be
lng made to call an election for that
purpose Autry to wash ip lie* on the
evtotern Noble line next to Pawnee
county
Woman I* Killed As Tri n Hit* Ante.
Shawnee —One woman wm killed
ami fir* per*on* were in ured two
person* fatally, when a north bound
Atchison Topeka A Santa Fe paaeea
get tram to reck tbe motor car m
wnar* they were rnUto*
OEIa afcwMt 3* mde* eot
New York.—The decision by which
Buprtiiie Court Just ice John Ford ea
tahlihlied the right of an inlaid to sue
to recover damage* lor injuries re-
ceived while yet unborn has caused a
sensation among psychologists and
members of the medical profession.
"The court merely has Indorsed the
.fact that a baby, during the months
.before birth. Is Just as much a person
as it ever becomes afterward and is
entitled to all consideration, legal atf
well as humanitarian, that an adult
would have a right to expect.”
It was the result of a suit brought
by four-week old Joseph Drohner,
through hip mother, for injuries re-
ceived on April 17, seven days before
his birth, when the mother fell into
an open coal chute. When, upon the
birth of little Josep it was discovered
that he will go trough life with arms,
body and head all awry because of the
fall, his parents determined to ask
$10,000 damages from the owner of
the coal chute.
PRESBYTERIANS TO UNITE
Meme*d is OK**wd fw* <**» • Sieve*
Takw ir J CeJdwiit «f (*■!«■
CM* «#»*»* * lever) «H I1A* fe* t
*••«« avd fA*Tr't>eAR to tfce Mayi
«r
Cash on Hand in the office of the 1
state treasurer on December 31, 1919. i
was $7,649,020 39, as against $7,972,-
64 3 91 on July 1. 1919. according to the
report on the condition of the treas- |
ury. mad* to Governor Robertson by j
PV*h1 Parkinson, state examiner and
insi*ector
Fermat application for permisaion
to charg* a far* of 8 cents on Its lines
was filed with the corporation com-
mission by the Muskogee Electric
} Traction Compan*. R D 1 >nng gro
: era! manager, asked that the cane be
i given an early bearing lent said he
| delayed asking for the increase until
, his compart lost $R'(Mf. in the hope
j "hat conditions might improve He
at Wanerta , espect* no oro* *n from c it mens of
fc to be re Mesho*ee
C'*r't ■»»* «*t*ea>>R Brewing pmetnn*
frees tbe state .»* renesd mo*e thaa
If p»r een* dwrin* lift ** .......... *•
tb* kN*u report to tbe etftt* t»n* *e
•nt *«ed wffh (ieorisr Iteb
RUcn-k« In life, oilier thing* being
rqunl. lie had the benefit of Snmuel'e
advice and godly life, which wna of ln-
Mllinvlils value.
I. The Command to Saul (vv. 13).
II® I* Coin man ded to Utterly extermi-
nate the Amalekltea, leaving neither
people nor booty. The reason assigned
la their evil treatment of Israel as
they came up out of Egypt (Ex. 17:8;
Dent. 23:17). This conuonnd may seem
cruel, hut we must remember thut It
was given by the I^ml, who tiaa the
right to kill or to make alive. The
wickedness of thia people was very
great. Their Judgment was only such
a* their sin deserved. It was not Is-
rael’s act, but God’s, Israel only being
the sword In his hand.
II. The Disobedience of Saul (vv.
4-9).
lie renders a partial obedience.
Agng, the king, is spared and the best
of the goods is appropriated. The pur-
pose of God’s thoroughgoing command
was to show that It was a warfare of
Judgment for wickedness, not for greed.
Saul only obeyed as far as his inclina-
tions led him. The obedience to God
which is limited by the heart’s incli-
nation Is the worst kind of obedience.
III. Saul Rebuked by Samuel (vv.
10-25).
1. Samuel cried to God (v. 11). The
news of this disgraceful act greatly dis-
turbed Samuel, causing him to cry to
the Lord all night.
2. Saul’s hypocritical pretense (vv.
15, 1G). Soul mot Samuel with the
pretense of having executed the Lord’s
commandment. This pretense carried
» l/e upon its face. Those who are the
most willing to speak of their obedi-
ence are the ones who are conscious of
disobedience, and their consciences
trouble them over It. Though dis-
turbed by a guilty conscience he tried
to conciliate Samuel, the prophet, hut
the very bleating of the sheep and the
lowing of the herds betrayed him.
Thus betrayed, he tried to shift the
Maine upon the people (v. 15). This
is always the way. It matters not
what the crime may be, some excuse
can he made for it. He then played
the hypocrite by trying to make it
pass as an act of devotion to God (v.
15). He should have known that things
gained by disobedience to God are an
abomination to him. Offerings to God
of ill-gotten gains can never atone for
sins of disobedience and neglect Saul
tried to justify himself by pleading
that he was keeping the spirit of the
commandment, while not literally car-
rying out Its requirements. He has
many successors today who do not be-
lieve in the literal interpretation and
practice of God's Word.
3. Samuel rehearses before Saul
God's dealing with him (vv. 17-28).
Samuel met this hypocrisy by bring
Ing him to squarely face his sin. God
is more concerned in having his sub-
jects render obedience unto his com-
mandments than he is for them to of-
fer unto him sacrifices. Such an act
when the heart is in rebellion is as
hateful to God as wlthcraft and Idola-
try.
IV. The Judgment upon Saul (vv. 26-
85),
For the presumptuous offering of ---
sacrifice the dynasty passed from A $500,000 REFINERY FIRE
Saul's house, and for this act of fla-
Merr.bers of Southern General Assem-
bly Taken By Surprise.
Charlotte, N. C.—Taking many mem-
bers ot the body by surprise, the
Southern Presbyterian general assem-
bly without debate adopted the plan of
union with ether presbyterian and re-
formed church bodies submitted by the
joint committee. The vote was by
acclamation and few "noes” were
heard.
Moderator W. L. Lingle had called
for discussion without response. The
question was called and warning given
that the vote was about to be taken
but none offered objection. Vigorous
opposition had been freely predicted
by members of tbe assembly and out-
side observers.
Soon alter the assembly had taken
action, it received from the Northern
Presbyterian general assembly at-
Philadelphia a telegram officially an-
nouncing approval by that body of tbe
same plan of union.
CONDENSED
CLASSICS
THE CHOIR
INVISIBLE
A. lAWAM L*mr <u«*
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erne* region
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woven Itoetf mm
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boy who w** d*e
lined Io paint *«
many exqulaile
word picture* of hto native elate
Mr Allen fooh hto bachelor’* and
mueter’R deyre>» In the old Traneyl-
vanla unlvereTly, founded by Kentucky
pioneer* He eta compelled, by the
failure In hi* father'* fortune, to begin
to tea* h at one*. In public and private
Ri'hool* He later became profeeeor of
laitln and higher Kngltoh *1 Bethany
College He never married. In Dili*
he definitely foreook academic pursuit*,
went to New York City and devoted
htmwelf to writing. By 191* he had
publtohed 17 hook*. "Flute and Vio-
lin," a collection of abort atorle*, ap-
peared In 1*91. "The White Cowl” iia-
brought many pilgrim* to ltd »cene. the
Abbey of (lethaemene, an exqutolte bit
of old France, near l4>ul*vllle. In
"Kentucky Cardinal” and "Aftermath"
< 1895-6>, Mr. Allen first really proved
his power. Well known among hi*
later books are "The Reign of Law.”
"The Mettle of the Pasture,” and "The
Bride of the Mistletoe.” His novel
“The Choir Invisible.” written in 1F97.
1h perhaps the most "vibrant with the
passion of beauty and pa,n" of any of
his books.
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CONVICT HAS TRUSTED JOB
Escaped Lifer Went Straight, Identi.
tied by Scar.
Kansas City, Mo.—W. A. Sorsby,
■who escaped from the Mississippi pen-
itentiary last fall while serving a life
sentence for tbe murder of a postof-
fice inspector at Clinton, must finish
his term.
Under the name of W. E. Vermillion,
Sorsby sought to start life anew in the
Kansas oil fields, where he became a
station agent for the Santa Fe rail-
road.
Soisby, now here in charge of post-
office authorities, will be taken back
to Clinton. He was identified by a
scar on his lelt leg. He denies being
the man wanted.
grant disobedience the kingdom Is rent
from him. It Is taken from Saul and
given to his neighbor, who is better
than be. He confessed his sin and
begged Samuel to still honor him be-
fore the elders of the people. Thl*
further shows his self-centered life.
His honor was more to him than the
glory of God. Samuel forsook him
and left him alone to suffer In di*
grace. He refused to parish the A trial-
ektte (II Sam. 1:10). Tnle** we «lay
our enemies they win slay us. Judg-
ment shall come sooner nr later epew
those who sin. for "the wages of sta
I* death, hat the gift to Go) i* eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lon).*
(Horn « 28).
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We All waftt to dr «nw great ft T*
—t* do what peef-beta. mint* herwea.
aa) martyr* ha** Aaa Wm the •mat
Thing, the remme*Atore thing the Me-
rle tri rtwl Awty the ihmg that hwe m
he ha* enl ef e*ee*lvtoy * eight—4a
to twahtows him ee ariheto
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PM • le what he wwem at he A*—C
J rmry
Fire Fighters Helpless Because of the
Danger.
Cushing. Okie.- Blowing sheets of
steel 400 feet and sending great bursts
to flame in all directions, four of the
stills In the Inland refinery exploded.
Damage to the $1,600,000 plant is ee
tlmated at $500,000.
Four thousand barrels of gasoline
and 24.000 barrels of crude in tanks at
the refinery burned. Four tank cars
on th« Fanta Fe tracks filled with fuel
•U tbe loading rack* to tbe Inland
on the Baata Fe and Katy are dee
trtryed Quick work to twitching
rvet aa*ed many other can which
were near tbe fire
T*«ttftca< AreAwce* ky W4s
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EW writers of American fiction
are better qualified to present
the early history of Kentucky
than is James Lane Allen, himself u
native of the Blue Grass State.
He chose ns his setting for "The
Choir Invisible” that picturesque pe-
riod during Washington’s administra-
tion when the Mississippi was just
being opened for navigation, and great
tides of pioneers were migrating
through the Alleghany highway to set-
tle the sparsely populated regions of
the West and South.
Lexington, Kentucky, chancing to bo
directly in tbe path of one tributary
of this current, received not only many
of those who were abandoning the
cities of the coast for the untried ter-
ritory of a newer land, but also others
who, having tested out the Utopian
western country nnd left there health,
wealth, and dreams of success, were
returning broken-hearted to the homes
from which they had come.
Hence in Lexington one encountered
persons of every class.
It was a heterogeneous populace,
high of courage and strong of forti-
tude, that amid clearing in forest and
cane-brake laid the foundation of this
fine old Southern city; a populace not
to be daunted by discomfort, privation,
or unceasing toil.
The heroes and heroines who thus
sacrificed their lives on the altar of
civilization have, the author tells us,
long since joined “the choir invisible
of the immortal dead,” but they have
left behind them a heritage that has
come down to ns through the centuries.
The chief character of the story is
John Gray, the master in the little log
srhoolhonse, and we hnve a charming
glimpse of him: “a young fellow of
powerful build, lean, muscular, wear-
ing simply but with gentlemanly care
a suit of black which was relieved
around his wrists and neck by linen,
snow-white and of the finest quality."
He had a handsome head covered with
thick red hair, we are told, and was
a man of such integrity as to render
him a worthy descendant “from one
of Cromwell’s unconquerable, hymn-
singing army.”
We therefore are not surprised to
find him holding himself aloof from
the follies of the time, and seeking out
the comradeship of those to whom the
finer snd nobler things of life appeal.
Yet he Is very human—a creature of
anger, passion, and a multitude of
moods. Moreover It Is quite consistent
with his character that he should fall
tn Irve with a woman whom he
Idealizes, Amy Falconer, who “wa*
lerhups the first beautiful girl of aris-
tocratic birth ever seen in Kentucky,
and the first of the famous train of
those who for a hundred years since
have wrecked or saved the live* of
men ” ffhe Is a coquette, vala aha!
low. and Incapeblo of deep feeling, and
she tosses John's love aside tn a mo-
ment to |4qae far that of Joseph
Rotrift: afterward. *• discovering that
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!*e«-t.ii»e deeply tt>lrre*ted la the )Mih|
M-bot-lmaMrf, who I* ahonl her * >• a
ngv and who*# ta*te* she * ha re* Me.
tween item i» ■••n>|>ant»ft»tlp tat
sprung tt|> topi* h ench heneslljr al*
lake* for friendship
Amy’• biimdioft for the man h*A
t•«-(•« an untutored impulse of tha
*e|u«ee: but JcmIcii Fuleoner** |*owftf
over him la une of deep spiritual in-
spiral Ion
When he awakena to the dlacovery
ttmt In reality It In Mm Falconer
whom he loved hi* reverence for her.
tier purity, and her loyalty io her hu»
hand all hind him to silence. Khe also
loves him but la In honor hound to
give him no sign, and hence with their
lave uinq>oken he goo* East ostensibly
to recover the legacy he experts to
Inherit, but determined never to return.
Ttie lawsuit for his property gong
ngninst him nnd he I* cast into jail for
debt, from which Ignominy the t-N
forts of friends relearn* him. He Is e
proud man and wishing to puy thia
debt of gratitude he proposes to marry
the daughter of the family that hag
befriended him. Before the marring*
however, he tells his future bride quits
frankly that he loves someone else whe
Is not free, and It Is with this knowl-
edge that she accepts him. While tha
wedding is in preparation a letlto
conies to him from Mrs. Falconer an-
nouncing the death of her husband,
and In the silent hope that his fiancee
will give Mm Ills liberty he ucqunintg
her with the change In his prospect*.
We gather from the text thut the glr?
Is unwilling to give him up, nnd as he
is too honorable to demand his frem
dom he carries out his pledge.
All Ignorant of tills turn of events
Mrs. Falconer In the meantime is s*
sure of his love that she erects in
distant Kentucky a stately mansion
modeled after the home of her early
youth. She is still in the thirties and
beautiful, and deluded into the belief
that at last her dreams are to be fuk
filled she makes ready for her mar
riage. A paper telling of John’s unict
with someone else rudely destroys ha
paradise. Twice she has missed th.
prize of happiness- intense joy
of womanhood she is never to Srnevt
“I shall go softly all my days. * el*
murmurs.
Time sweeps on but her beauty doe#
not fade. She becomes the great ladj(
of the Southern settlement and at hef
home Aaron Burr and many anotkef
famous American is entertained. More
than one man lays his fortune at he£
feet and goes away disappointed.
There are women who never experi-
ence the heights and the depths of
life. “Gazing deep into their eyes we
are reminded of the light of dim
churches—They are the women wha
have missed happiness and who know
it; but having failed of affection giv«
themselves to duty. It was into tb«
company of these quieter pilgrims that
she had passed.”
One day long afterward when she
is alone in her garden she sees coming
toward her a magnificent young felloe
at the brink of manhood.
He lifts his hat with courtly geptum
“I am John Gray, the son of you#
old friend, and my father sends me
to you to stay if you will let me. And
he desires me to deliver this letter.”
“John Gray P’ she cried. “You John
Gray ! You! Take off your hat.”
For a moment she looked at hi#
forehead and his hair; her eyes be-
came blinded with tears. She threw
her arms around his neck with a sob
and covered his face with kisses.
Alone in the solitude of her bedroof
she reads the letter.
John tells her that he loves her. th |
he has always loved her; and that t
Is the fire of this love that throug.
the years has kept his Ideals aglow.
“Many a time this candle has gon)
out; but as quickly as I could snatch
any torch—with your sacred came <w
my lips—it has been relighted."
“If." he adds, “I have kept unbroke*
faith with ary of mine, thank yoo.
And thank God!"
Thus ends the novel.
CorrrigM. 1919. by the Post Pub’lsbtnr r'a
(The Boston PostV Condensed f-oft
"The Choir Invisible,” by Jame* 1>sa*
Allen Copyright. 1WT. by Th* Mtoraft-
Un Cotnpax.y Used by permission to
author and publisher.
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