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* < j Movie goers will go along with Hollywood’s award of the coveted '“Oscar" to Judy Holliday, a good actress. After all Bette Davis, ijueen of the films, has been Smothered with movie honors. h- \'p- .<>■ ■•.. The spring downpour washedi * the streets and gave the city a Clean-up look. Now if the weatherJ !>>®n further cooperates, early work on street repairs can get / underway. J~ / ' V ; ——Q—. Open house will be held Sunday it the Thrift Homes built by Ralph Schirmeyer in the Grant Park addition, bounded by Cleveland and Grant streets in the \ southeast part of the city. These houses are the first of a number planned by the builder and your inspection of them is invited. . HO— —O — ; Crime is not solely confined to gambling rings, big-time operators an,d those who gyp the government. In Chicago, police became suspicious of the* large amount of refuse hauled from a. chain drug store and found that the janitor Ttyas "sweeping out” big loads of. dandy and cigarettes. In cahoots with his brother, the janitor was sweeping away about $2,500 worth *bf good merchandise a phonth. . are crooks in high and low positions in this country, sorry *t<o say. ‘ : — b—o— IThere are three contests on the. Democrat ticket for party nominations in the May primary. s Adrian Baker and John B. Stults seek the apd in two of the cbuncilmanic . wards there are contests. Tfiese contests should create interest in the primary election and be a stimulus in getting,out the vote. In the meantime, the candidates will do their own campaigning and as American citizens who belie vq In free elections, we should give an attentive ear to their sales story. ■ ’ O O- * Tlielate George Bernard Shaw’s home at Ayot St. Lawrence, England. has been made a shrine to which his admirers may make pilgrimages. Shaw’s permanent place in Literature cannot yet be justly appraised. 'He .was a brilliant presenter of-new ideas, and ;a questioner of bld notions he thought had lost their value. {Many Who had not/read a word pl’ liis writings had heard of his -Epigrams and his coruscating wit. Jit may be his desTiny to survive ■less for Ms writings,.titan for his pbwe'rs as a conversationalist.

Good Health in America

AMERICA’S health is, to an-ex-' tent, dependent on the nation's, hospitals. Since the beginning of civilization, the role of the hospital in caring for the sick has been recognized until today such institutions have become an indispensable part of .modern life This is largely due to the fact/that 'the successful treatment of many diseases is complicated, requiring more equipment and precision thap the home could ever supply. ‘ It; is estimated that during one tecfnt yepr, To million people were'* admitted to hospitals. This /means that mare than one out of every 10 .people in this country found hospital care necessary at Jeait once during the year. In the same period more than two million babies wore born in hospitals and the numlver is probably higher tbday. At the present time, there are some fi.280 hospitals in this country- and they have aped 'capacity ot nearly one and one-half' million. piespite the fact that this is a staggering ■ number, it would .appear that there are Only about half enough hospital beds at the present time to supply the needs r of ..our country. During years of depression, few hpupitals are built During times' ot prosperity? iuejw hospithlfi are

The Committee for Economic Development, am organization supported by businessmen and industry, not the government, proposes a five per cent sales tax as a means of raising federal taxes necessary to balance next year’s budget. The CEB says that this proposed tax would raise about s2j75 y 0,000,000 a yeat, with food, housing, utilities and other items eliminated. Congress has turned down the sales tax proposals, but with a larger federal budget loom J ing next year, additional sources ' of revenue will become necessary. Income takes are high; both for In- •; - [ si f -- 1 . / 11 ' dividuals and corporations and the sales tax may be the last rbsort irr the financing qf the defense program, j. The average person, T ' - \ I ' which takes in most of us, is opposed to the sales tax, but states Jike Ohio, Illinois and Michigan seem to get by with it. o o—T— Will He Run? \. I '■ j- . ' ' ' Will PresidentiTrunian run for re-election in 1952? j In a press conference. Mr. Truman told the correspondents’ that he has decided whether he will run, but will keep his decision secret. He will Inform ( the poun- , try in due time, he says. ' the Undersecretary of Labor making a speech in Washington, predicts that President Truman will be re-elected next year. To win, he must run. if the speaker knows the inside of the political sjbry. J We are wjlliqg to wait until President Trumap makes his own . announcement concerning his political future, but newspaper reader gains the impression that probably hei wishes to retire from the backbreaking job. . The names of Gen. Eisenhower, i ' . ■ F. ■ . ■ brnatbr Douglas, Senator K'efauver and others have already been i’ientiqned as possible Democrat candidates, in the event Mr. Truman declines the nomination. With prosperity ‘ and employment at high peaks, the voters will not favor a change, especially if Senator Tpft becomes the GOP standard bearer. v > J. .■ 1 . j - ; Life Termer Escapes From Women's Prison Miss Frances Goins, 25, J a lifeterinef ? convicted of stabbing a nran to death with a dinner fork.' escaped from the Indiana Women’s prison last night while the super-r intendent playdd the organ at chapel services, s Mrs. Loretta Neff, the institution’s superintendent, sajd she usually watches prisoners during services but departed from routing to pl#y the, organ last night. —i.——— i-— ■/ ' ' A

' constructed in 'the greatest ‘num- . her. So it was} after the First World War. anil so it is at the ' "present time following the Second World War. i The construction of a hospital, however® is an extremely costly procedure. Under the possible circumstances and the most economical methods of construction,' the sum of slo,doo is required to supply one hospital bed. To build a hospital Containing 100 beds would require'* a large gmoiint of funds. Despite ithe staggering sums involved, we must continue to build as many hospitals as possible, ’for most of tile serious illnesses to which inah is . heir can hirst be treated in a hospital where the doctor has at hand all the resources of a laboratory, a blood bank and the surgery required to aid hipi in his fight to save' life. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A Reader: What would you advise. for a baby six months old that tetralogy of fallot? Answey: This disorder refers to heart i malformation which is present at the time of birth. I'; know of no particular treatment for this condition. Sometimes surgery 'is i effective in this type of heart disease.

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O —— , O | 20 YEARS AGO I TODAY O o \ • < March 31. —Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach, killed this morning in an airplane crash at Bazaar, Eight others died in the accident. 1 French Quinn gives address over WOWO hi interest of tff’e proposed Llmberlrtst Lake project. Levi Waikell, 85, and Dahiel z\ut r. 99, both Civil war veterans, died in Fort Wayne. Both were with Shfimari on hi a march to the sea. The Rev. Charles Girardot of Fort Wayne gives last of the series, of Lentdn sermons' a: St. Mary’s Catholic church here. Managers of Kroger stores in this district hold meeting at the Rice hotel. 0 4 0 Modern Etiquette | > By ROBERTA, LEE Q. When a college/girl is wearing a man's fraternity pin, but wishes to go out with other men,' what should she do? I A. She should return the fraternity pin to its own eV until she arrives at the hge where she realizes the significance of being engaged—

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v CHAPTER THXRTY-EOtlK THAT EVENING Quint rode to distress Sabrina's. He found her lifting at ner table, tying her ierbs into little packets, sorting :hem out. She looked up at him md then down at her work. •‘The ;irl? You are bringing her?* ' "Not to you, nerd —if you will some to us, October’s the time." Sabrina gave hini one of her rare smiles. "1 didn’t think y6u would send her away." She was going to. utter one of her dire prophecies. Quint thought with some impatience. / But she didn’t. She nodded her head, took up a packet of herbs and laid it beside the others. "I will be there, when I am needed." On his way home he was forced to draw aside to let a company of soldiers afoot pass him. Regulars, he knew by their uniforms, and a tattered-looking lot. They slouched along, some sullen-faced, some half-drunk and singing. No officer commanding them. One or \two hailed him, but the rest paid rio attention to him. Quint had heard from a trader who had stopped In Buffalo that regulars were coming into the village from the east, to be sent to Fort Niagara, at the lower end of the river. But if they were all like these—he thought of Erron Piers among them and his ready angerflared. It was good to get back to the tavern. A few neighbors were in the taproom and two drovers who were Staying the night. Sarah had gone to her daughter-in-law's; Jennet and Becky were in the parlor sewing. Becky had kindled a fire on the hearth and they sat close in the glow of it. Quint lighted a pipe and, drew up a chair, making a small circle. It seemed more than six months since the day Jennet had ridden up to the tavern on Aladdin. She had changed, he reflected, moving his glance to her. She never decked herself out now; mostly she wore her boy’s\ outfit dr the nunlike gray dress. Her fair skin had tarined during the summer, her hands and forearms, but it made her look more golden, and her eyes as she lifted them from her needlework still t|ad their little dapcing flecks of Slight, her wide smile its provocativeness. “Uncle Quint, ask Becky to recite ‘Lord , Lovel’s Bride’ to you! She does it beautifully. When there is a sing somewhere she must do it before everyone." \ Becky bent her head lower in a

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I -:vi which, of course, the wearing of-a fraternity pin implies. Q.- When children are eating at the same table .with adults, should; they be served first, last, or in regular rotation? . A. Serve the children in thq same rotation as the adults. \ ? J Q. If I should hqve the privilege of introducing ex-President Herr bert Hoover to someone, what title would I’ use? A. , You would introduce him simply as "Mr. Hoover.” 4 o o — G/ , Household Scrapbook ; By ROBERTA LEE . Soft Collars Try ironing men’s soft collars j on a Turkish towel doubled to I four thicknesses. The collars will ! iron much more easily, they will be smoother, and shine like new when finished. Evergreens , shrubs and trees arebest transplanted during the t\Vp months of beginning wjth • the letter "A” —April and. August, 1 Ice Cream Ice cream freezers should not be '.filled nore than two-thirds full, to allow room for expansion. , - . 1 •' \ ' ' Democrat Want Ads Bring Results \ -

nooa or seu-consciousness. "ma, .1 wouldn’t do it never!" she mumbled. “Ever, Becky,” corrected Jennet. . Quint suppressed a desire to laugh at Jennet’s seriousness over her pupiL Was she getting the younger girl ready for Erron’s return ? Late, the next afternoon, a towheaded boy came to the taproom door. He was breathless from running. 1 “Mr. Darby—l got’ to see Mr. Darby!” . Quint was in his office. At Toby’s summons he rushed to the taproom. H recognized the boy. as one of the half-dozen children who lived on the creek near the shipyard. “You're to go to the yard straightaways,” the boy got out over a panting breath. “Old Dan tole me to run fast as I could for you. There’re soldiers there!" British? Quint’s face went white with fury and his hand moved to the bulge of his pistol, to be sure he had strapped it on. Lately he hadn't been doing so/. . “No. They're o«r soldiers!" The boy threw out a skinny chest in his pride of knowing the distinction.* j t “Start, off. I’ll go along With you." Quint moved toward the door. .Over his shoulder he said to Tbby, "Tell Miss Jennet—no, don’t 1 tell her anything." Nearing the yard he checked his speed, not so much for lack A of breath as because of the schhe that met his eyes. Men seemed to swarm everywhere, but they were in sailor uniforms. Three were on the deck of the brig. Others were examining the smaller craft. Dan and an officer were Just emerging from the shed where Duval had set up his forge. Quint walked up to them; the boy sidled away to hide beMnd the fence. * v “You’ve come," muttered Dan. His face had a dully puzzled look. The officer saluted. He was a fresh-skinned young man with keen eyes and an alert bearing,, with nothing of General Van Rensselaer's pompousness in it. He said at once, “You own the brig down in the creek, Tm told." “A third of it,” Quint answered. “Dan Piers here and his son'share its ownership with me.” ,'>s. j “Trimlittle ship,” said the young, officer, turning his glance toward it. “And’you built it?" He looked: at Dan. “Aye,” said Dan.

INSERVICE ■ - /1.:.'--...; L:/./' » MMBi ■ : Pte. Jeronie Heimann, son* i of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Heimann of fpute four. 4uisi been evacuated to a base hqspital in Japan after btdng pounded in action in Korea March 8. Heimann wrote to his parents' recently explaining ’ that a machine gun slug 'had entered his le&, fracturing tile bone, but lie was. getting along alright; He was inducteij into service December, 1948, and reenlisted' Lifter his term of seryice was up. His present address is: Pfc. Jerome j Reimann, 29 th General Hospital, .P.O. 53. I’, M., San Francisco, salif5 alif - \ T. j Edward Dipk. son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert pick of near Decatur, V|ho is stationed in Frankfurt. Germany, has been promoted to We rating of sergeant. His address is: Sgt. Epward E. Dick. AF |R310760; 19|5 AAI’S S<pl. A.P.O. 5“,. f .c P.M., New York. N. _ Y. fe ’ • -fCoy Will Address I. U. Law Students J Bloomingtan, Ind., March 31. - !(IPi — Federal communications tpnimission (•hairman Wayne Coy will address; the fourth annual Indiana Law Journal dinner here tonight. K iThe banquet is sponsored by the Icfgal periodical edited and pibldished by students in the Indiana i University school of law. Several ; prominent jiirists, among them ! judges Rjtanj-Duffy and Nathan ! SMciim of the U.S. Seventh' Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, , were expected to. attend.

"now long wouia it taxe you to build another like it? Think you could do if this winter ? Those two French-Canadians 1 talked to oe safe enough to keep them on. I’ve good shipwrights among my ♦•Hows. too. And there’ll be a str guard...” SQuint demanded, belligerently, "What is this all about?” “ /The officer laughed. It was a yc .ng, hearty laugh. 1 “That’s so—ypu just came along. 1, am Lieutenant Jerry Cameron, United States ,Navy. I’ve had orders to inspect your river front for a suitable navy yard, where there’s anchorage and a degree of protection. In my opinion it’s here. We re going to heed small craft and that brig of yours—and to build more —and wfe’ve a prize we captured up the lake we’ll bring down when we can and nioor her under cover. The navy’s going to . settle this scrap!” i . Dan spoke, “May 1 ask one frvor?” He had not known he was going, to say it, for it' sprang to his lips. ‘‘Andvthat is to keep that pennant where' it is. It was—put there for good luck.” He reddened, waiting to hoar the young officer laugh. ’■ Lieutenant Jerry Camer on looked at the pennant and did laugh. “That rag ? It’d be against : all regulations but—we’ll do it as long as we can, if it’s there for luck. God knows we’ll need all of it that we can get hold of. Now, if we may go up to your—house, | here? there’s some red tape to go through with papers to sign, and X wouldn’t be averse to a pull on a pipe." i - In the cabin he looked about him with a keen interest. “Ship’s quarters, eh? Makes me feel at tome.” He lighted his pipe, grinned at Dan over it. “Reckon you’ve plenty of sea yarns to spin—wish I had nothing to do but sit here and listen to ’em." Under other circumstances Quint would have taken a liking to him at khavefi, he was in heartening contrast to the regulars of the army Whom Quint had seen about the frontier. But he held onto his anger. He sat stiff and tense in a : Chair while the young officer and pan went through the intricacies of transferring the little shipyard ' to the United States Navy. i. - But Dan looked proud when he • Signed his name on the line the officer indicated. (To Be Continued/ — — J,’ ' ' —-

l ■MHH W ' \ IMMH iZrTI , GOAL—il 0,551.00 Previously reported Henry Heimann, Sec. 28 ) / Washington Twp. \J ■ 6.00 Pleasant Neighbors Home Ec. Club 5.00 Ira Stucky, Seq. 34 Monroe Twp.’ ; 12.00 Ralph McAlhaney, Sec.-34 French Twp. > 8.00 Esi Dubach, Sec*. 15 Hartford Twp. v 7.00 Hertford Twp. Home Ec. ; Club 5.00 Town of Pleasant'Mills, 1 Mrs. Wm. Noll, Chr.__.. 35.25 John B. Faurote, Sec. 27 ' Washington Twp. , v 10.00 William Schnepf, Sr., Sec. 29, Root Twp'. __ r 10:00 Arnold ■. Scheumann, Sec. Preble Twp. 13.0 d Paul Yoder, Sec. 3 ’ Hartford T\yp. 14.00 Dec,atur Res. Zone Nd. 1, Mrs. Floyd Morrison, Chr. Airs. Lloyd Bowman • 6.00 Mrs. Clint Hersh 17.00 Decatur Res. Zone No. 14, Mrs. Robert Garard, Chr. Mrs. Ethel Gaffer, Addl. 2.od> Mrs. Ray Moser, Addl. 3.00 Rosary Society, St. Marys Church -_-u_- 10.00 Root Twp. Hume Ec. Club 5.00 Union Twp Women’s Club 5.00 '■ .( \ ' Total Reported ■ $5,814.10 Berne Man Wins WOWO Citation Herman Ryf. of Berne, was duly honored at the WOWO sponsored' fanner's achievement banquet held in Fort Wayne in which he was the top tomato citation for the tri-state area w’ithin lie radio station’s district. Judged on both yield and quality, Ryf was the only winner from Adams county to be awarded such acclaim. /Those in attendance from the county included Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Archbold, Adams\county agent; Miss Anna K. Williams, home demonstration agent, and |tussell Veech, manager of the .Lfimberlast ‘Canning company, of Geneva.\ ■ A. W. Marion, director of natural, resources for the state of Ohio and a former Mercef county agent was the principal speaker. , * ■Democrat Want Ads Bring Results’

[ CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE DAN WAS' to stay at the shipyard, and the two French-Cana-dians. They’d (get navy pay. “And you will get it,” Lieutenant Jerry Cameron put'in with a • meaning smile. Barracks of a sort would be ' put up for the sailors stationed here. Some cannon mounted at the mouth of the creek. Timber—could Dan negotiate for cut timber before snow set in? The talk went 1 on but it was between the. officer and Dan. Quint took no part in it. “Where’s your smith who worked that forge?" asked Lieutenant Cameron. k i Quint suddenly realized he had not seen Duval about. Dan answered. “They came from the Buffalo village and took him. He was Canadian-born." Th e\ Vigilance Committee... Quint half-sprang from his chair, with a muttered curse. But the officer was nodding approval “We’ve men to put at the forge." It was past suppertime when Quint walked back up the beach. Rage still burned in him. Duval in Jail... he cursed again; Cyrus Caton, this time. He had taken the guard at the landing, the shut-ting-down of the ferry—he’d had to take it. And now it was the brig! He entered an empty kitchen: there was no. sign of supper, and the fire on the hearth had died down to embers. As he looked about the room, puzzled, a low moan came from a room above. He was starting for the stairs when Jennet came running down them. Her face was white, hollowed by terror, her eyes wide with it. She threw herself against him. “Go —go get Mistress Sabrina! It’s—the baby!" Her voice came strangled. ’Td have gone—but she wouldn’t let me leave her." At that very moment the kitchen doo? opened. Mistress Sabrina came into the room, a stuffed bag in her hand. Tm here," she said, pushing the old cap from her head and putting the bag on the table. Becky’s baby was arriving sooner than they expected it. • • • When Quint had started off ’ down the beach. Jennet and Becky had been at work in the kitchen. Suddenly they heard loud whinnying from Aladdin’s shed and the crack of his hooves against the sides of her stall , “Some animal’s in Aladdin’s 1

' jtSh rrA I i I X.■ , Hlfl 4 1 u j IT'S A PREHISTORIC HORSE, say two German scientists, Profs. Luts | and Heinz Heck of Munich. The horse, shown in Frankfurt, is of a J type which lived 15,000 years ago, the brothers say. They achieved : the animal, which has Iron-hard hooves, flashing eyes and a big body ; and short; mane, by cross-breeding wild tarpan and przevalski horses < with Iceland stallions and Gotland mares. (International)

Reports Filed Report of the appraisal of rqal estate of the Frederick Hoeneisen estate filed \by Fern Bowsher, executrix of the estate, ’ and approved by Gerald Strickler and Harry Essex, the total, value of real estate being $9,710. Report of the' sale real estate of the Minnie Harkless estate filed by executor Richard Darkless,the report shoeing the property sold at public auction to .Doris Harkless for $2,850 Darkless, also filed the final report for the estate revealing that a balance of $4,198.71- distributed to four heirs. \Tbe inheritance tax appraiser’s report submitted for the Nettle Busche* estate finding ,that the net value of the estate is\ $13,902.69, and tax of $26.34 is due from Ernest, Louis and Louise Busuhe. Inventory Filed \ Inventory and appraisal of reAl estate filed for the George Hindenland, Sr. estate Joseph Stevens and Lewis Miller, the inventory showing the real estatet valued at $1,500. v \ Complain Filed Complaint to annul marriage was in circuit court by Elizabetli Ort against Gerald Ort, the complainant stating that on October 21; 1950 the couple was married but did not live together, that the defendant forced mar Hagejupon the plaintiff. Plaintiff asks for annulment and restoration of maiden name. There are 2.50p,000 trucks on farms now, nearly twice as many as in 1941.

shed," cried Jennet, springing to- - ward the door. “Don't go.' Don't go out there!” i begged Becky. r “And let Aladdin be hurt?” Jenj net flung over her shoulder as she ! raced nut. 1 The door of the shed was open, s Jennet remembered closing it 1 when she had given Aladdin water • at noontime. Animals couldn't t open doors... ' r Her fleet step on the soft ground . made no sound. The young man I in the stall struggling to. Untie ; Aladdin’s halter and keep out of the range of his hooves at the I same time, cursing as he did so, . did not know she was behind him until she spoke. i “Take your hands off my horse," she demanded. He swung around to see a pistol, , absurdly small and agleam with i, silver, but nd less deadly for all that, levelled at him; eyes dark with anger, steady on him. He came out of the stall. “Don’t pull that trigger, my pretty. I was only admiring the brute." Jennet did not lower the pistol “Get out of here.” She stood a little aside to let him pass through the door. “All right, all right." He, went through the door, grinning, a little swagger in his step, but his eyes watching her warily, Outside he turned to her, ■ said with a leer, “Mebbe next time we meet you won’t have that little side piece along and we could get sort o’ acquainted. I’d like to know you better—yeah, Td sure like it!” Then he shot out .his arm to knock the pistol from her bold. But Jennet was quicker — She swung around in a half-circle out of his reach. “Go!" As he snarled a curse there came a sharp cry of terror from behind them. From Becky, and she was running back to the house. “You’d better get out of sight fast," Jennet said coolly. “She’ll call the guard—they won’t hesitate to shoot you for horse-steal-ing."’ “Not mo/ Tm too useful to J Them! TU go but mebbe Til be 1 meeting you again—mebbe on the ' road there where you used to meet the half-breed!" i The pistol exploded. But Jennet’s hand was shaking so that the dis- ' charge hit a tree, wide apart from ' the intruder. V T" r * * T * *A» ' .—nt l w i—'i <

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B < Jr l ® '-WM GRAFT TOTALING $25,000,000 year, ly is paid to New York policemen, Judge Samuel Leibowitz tells tlj< - Kefauver crime committee in Washington. Oh® gambler, Harry Gross, paid a million a yeai to Brooklyn police, the judgi stated, \ (International) Democrat Want Ads Bring Results BED SPREADS SLIP ROVERS BLANKETS DRAPES , Expertly Cleaned ' . ’ '' KELLY’S DRY CLEANING PHONE 3-3202

He waved a hand airily to her and disappeared in the woods. She found Becky, her face white with terror, huddled on the settle in the kitchen. “That was fttm,” ! she whispered through walking lips. “Oh.” The abject fright of the • younger girl had the effect of steadying Jennet. “Well, 1 took care of him! You needn’t have \ come out. Look at your dress..." The skirt of it was stained with mud. Becky looked at it. “I—l fell down. I stumbled over a root. I didn’t hurt myself." ' Jennet put her pistol back in its hiding place. Now she was feeling considerable pride in the cool way she had faced the intruder. She wished she hadn't missed him when she fired at him, for he was the one who had spied on her and Peter. He had done that to Becky .... She had never in her life killed even the smallest wild thing, but she was wishing violently now that she had killed that horrible crea- ‘ tore. r But she said to Becky, In a tone that implied that the incident just over wasn’t of enough importance ' .» to delay supper, “Come, now, we’U **• finish those potatneA •• Becky came to the table; But she had no more taken a potato up tn her shaking hands than she dropped it and pressed both'hands to her belly. “Oh! Oh! Oh!" she moaned. And she caught at Jennet’s sleeve, tearjng at it with blind, desperate fingers. • • • i‘ i ,„.. M ? str ’ esß Sabrtna came into the kitchen, where Quint and Jennet \ waited. ’lt’s all over," she Said. Jennet sprang to her feet, her face alight. “What is it. Mistress Sabrina ? She was halfway to the door before she finished speak- ‘ mg. “Stay where you are. The girl’s sleeping.” Sabrina put her hands in the water sh had ladled up. It was a boy.” There was sadness in her voice. “You mean..." J ennjet could not finish. She staring at the old woman, fighting to disbelieve what her words implied. ' Sabrina answered with only a nod of her head. Jennet dropped down into a chair. “Oh, I wanted so to take care of it!”