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Coni aim soybeans may not need raid, but newly sown lawns are perking up with each gentle khowdr. 0 o Postal receipts often refleet the ups and downs of business. If this 4s an accepted yardstick, business was good in August in Decatur, local postal receipts totaling $6,954, in increase off 1,500 ov*f the previous month. r.i—4 O •— Angola drill hot set beck Its Clocks September 86, but will use ttytipt sarlbg time during the fall and Water months. It drill be ohe of the few places, if not the only town In the state that will bs an hour ahead of Standard time schedules. Nett week both political patties will belkct nominees for governor of New York. Sen. Irving Ives has the Republican endorsement, but the Democrats, time a fight to name Averill Karri man over iWrtkbfi b. Roosevelt. It Will be a hot campaign. —-* — « — JdHt L. "Hans’* Mueller was an enthusiastic And pttklic-spirited individual. When be was called upon to perform a civic service be mot the challenge and always made a commendable showing. He wtb a leader Ih this field of work and his Decatur friends mourn his death, which occurred it Port Wayne airly Thursday ihofnlng. —-0 o ’ The Bible has 773,000 words. No one as yet has 'been known to complain of ita length. The Bible to not one book but many. It Cbntaibs hooks of history, prophecy, poetry, codes of law, tales which point a moral, letters, sermons and words of Christ. No oae work of fiction contains anything like its vaflety. 0 0 Democrats are firing the big ‘ guns today in opening their campaign in Indiana for election of congressional candidates ah d nominees on the eoiinty tickets. Heading the list of notables is Adlai Btevehson. termer governor of Illinois, statesman and 1952 presidential candidate. Sharing honors Wllfi him is Governorelect Muskie of Maine, the young political leader who upset tfie traditionally RepUhttCdn victory In that state. The campaign will go in high gear Bert Week, Cdfitinning at fever heat until tiedtion day.

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• MOLES should never be ne-; (tested, they may be either, brown, blaCk, red, or blue although some are colorless. What causes them te occur and how to; keep thrift fFSffl (rowing till W to be discovered. Most, blit hot all Os thehti If left alone, cause little Bifiotis difficulty, practically evetydne has at least oft* Bid)*. They can occur at any time of iif* a’fchdiigh mbit bf them appear shortly after birth. The most important medical significance of a mole U the pdsstbilltj of m changing to a CanctftHu growth. Oft* to tWd p*r cant of all malignant gfowths ate «tt« to AH lfthocent Birthmark that hti become cancerous. Chang** In Molas When A mole changes in size fir color, U painful Os Uheomfortftii*. betimes Infected, bleeds, chilli of becomes Ulcerated, It may be turning into a most dangeroUi type of Citteer, melanoma, and therefor* should never be neglected. Moles cad occur at any plice on the body but the moet common sites fire around the eye, on the solas of the feet, palms, fin-

. Qoy- Dewey might take four years to increase his income and run again for governor in 1968. He would be only 56 and if he won again, he might try for the Republican presidential nomination in 1960, by which time President Elsenhower will be out of the political picture. Once bitten By the presidential bug, it is difficult for i pottUctally ambitious man to recover. - ——0 It took the display of the flag to remind ns that yesterday was the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States. Uhder this historic document George Washington took the oath of office as our first President Americans may overtook the anniversary date, bUt none forgot that the Constitution has given nk the greatest nation and government on earth. 0 0 The celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish community in this country is under way and will contibiie until May of 1955. The theme of the celebration is “Man* Opportunity and Responsibilities Under Freedom." America® Jews have A right to be proud of their ancestors who came to a new land and made a place for themselves. Throughout our history they have made miny contributions to our progress. They have built their places of worship beside those of their Christian neighbors, proof to the world that men of, many faiths can live in pdKeenmd -Wfetherbood. — (V 0 Ah American president Is a national hero In Paraguay. He is Rutherford B. Haves, who in the 1870’S arbitrated a boundary dispute between Paraguay and Argentina. He awarded the Chaco area to Paraguay, to that country’s lasting gratitude. At least one town there has been named after him. Not a brilliant man but a sound one, Hayes checked the corruption that had run riot under the Grant administration. His cabinet Was one of the ablest on record, including John Sherman, Still remembered for the Sherman abti-tfuft la,W, as Secretary bf the Treasury. He ordered withdrawal of federal troops from the south, knablihg that legion to overthrow the reconstruction governments aiid carpet-baggers which had been kept In pbWer by the presence Os the army.

gers. toes, and around the rails A growth that is suspicious, should never be burned but cf cut Into, except by the physician, beIcfiAfci ihlt Could spread it thfoUghout the body In A speedy manner. If treated early enough, melanoma, a type of cancer ( Car be cured. Unqualified Prison* Many people trHd remove moles Are hdt qualified td tid so because they do not hay* the medical exKrlthce necessary. Ahy mole at Ihows a change should be l*eh by a physician Who Win remove the entire mole at one time and then have it ekamihed to determine if any cancerous changes hate taken place so that Whatever further trtAtmeht may b* necessary may bi carried out at bnce. QUESTION AND ANSWER Mr. B. C : I received a penicillin •hdt three days agd. I have now broken out with hlvei What could be causing this? Answer: You are probably allergic or sensitive to the penicillin you received. It would be well for you to consult your physician immediately about this condition.

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Court News Summons to Garnishee In the complaint on contract filed by Central Electric Co. against Carl J. iMartha Bettler, a summons to garnishee has been ordered issued tor the defendants and Nrlck and Tyndall TJe ill, returnable Sept. 30. Case Settled A complaint in ejectment filed in 1943 by Dean and Ruth Bausrhman against Archie Smith has been settled. The court has awarded absolute possession of real estate to the plaintiffs, plus SBS damage. The defendant who has never entered appearance has been ordered to pay court costs. Argument Set On motion of the plaintiff in the complaint filed by Butler Equipment Co. Inc., against A. Maurice

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, CHAPTER SJXTEEri MAUDE STOREY laid the paper aside, then thought better of it, folded it small and hid it under the folds of her skirt * "At least" she said in a churchly undertone, ""the papers have been very considerate and dignified about this trouble." < ‘"They could have made a lovely teniation out bf It but they didn’t,'’ Quincy remarked. "I see nothing sensational about it” reproved Malvina, sitting primly erect in her well-pressed black. “Two members of our famUy, driving out to Mother Storey's for lunch, taking a back road to ivoid the Saturday traffic and being hit by a farmer on a tractor." “It wasn’t the tractor Rufe hit,” argued Quincy. “That state trooper said the truck was passing the tractor and Rufe didn’t see the truck.” “They’ll have the driver for manslaughter,” stated Malvina, “but that doesn’t bring poor little Winifred back nob cure Rutherford's fractured spine.” Pehn got iip And left the room. She hadn’t wanted to come, but Aunt Maude had insisted that they must spend this afternoon with poor little Winnie. Rutherford had been tpken to a hospital, where he lay encased in plaster from his heck to his knees. Cregg and his fattier were out there with him. He was still under narcotics, two vertebrae in his neck were broken ahd his pelvis shattered. It was A miracle, the surgeons had said, that he Arts alive at aIL Outside the door, in the hall, Stdod young Marsh Nichols. He Wore a blue suit, a white shirt ahd a tie; Penn was a little startled, never having seen him dressed up before, never having titrtght of him as almost handsome. “Hello," she said hoarsely. He took her hand. „ “Will you take me home, please?” she whispered. “I can’t stand any more.” She clutched Marsh Nichols’ arm as he led her down the stairs and across the parking space to his dusty old car. They did not speak. Pehn was shivering when they drove Away. Mafsh worried at an asthmatic heater. “t hope your feet aren't freezing," he said. “tt’i not rtiy Wet thAt are eold," she met his friendly mood With the best grace that she could. "It's my heart that seems td be cold.” “You’re remembering things yoU’U have to frtrget,” he said abruptly. "The trouble is, ho matter how deep you bury them in your subconscious they'll crop up at times, m the middle of the night, to torture you. 1 had a lot of agonies like that My father ahd 1 hAd a hitter argument the day before he—before he died. .1 told him that he was a coward, that my mother was braver than he was because she was willing to start all over. 1 was a brash kid then. I was all full ot hate and venom and I let ( it spill out at him. In 24 hours I would have gtveh an eye to have had those words un-

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Taylor, Jr., the demurer to the answer in aiiatement has been set for argument Sept. 23. Answers Demanded In complaints on contract filed by Commercial Credit Cor])., against Tom Allen, Ray A. IMcKein and Donald Knittle, the defendants have been ruled td ahswer absolute within 10 days. Trial Set Richard E. Wheeler, defendant in a complaint filed by the Commercial Credit Corp., ihas defaulted On motion of the plaintiff, the cause has been set for trial Sept. 30. • , Estate Cases The schedule to determine inheritance tax die from the estate of Mae Hacker Lehman has been filed Wl£h reference to the county assessor. The schedule shows a total of $6,396.13. A petition for

sam. ueam— ~ ne said sooerty, "is so final!" “Are you,” she asked, “still thinking of things you’d like to say to him? Explanations—things like thgi? Your father, 1 mean.” “When I Was in Korea X Wanted to write him a letter. Once I did write it, and then I couldn't bear to look at it so I tore it up—but just the writing eased me a little. Over there, where it's all rugged, you get a feeling that there are forces you don’t know about — people taking care of you, see what I mean ? It goes along with seeing death every day, being close to It yourself feVery hour. I felt like he was sort of looking after me. It helped some.” “I’ve had that feeling, too. I lost my mother when I was 12 years old. My father went down with his ship ih the Coral sea." : 'T remember, when you two kids came, here to live. I used to ride by on an old mule we had bn the farm. I never could tell you apart” - He was talking to ease the tension ih her, she knew. She was grateful for that Marsh Nichols drove on through the city in silence. He had withdrawn again. Penn was A little surprised drhen, having come to the fork where the little back road that led past the old Nichols house turned off, he slewed the car and turned to her. “Would you,” he said abruptly, “care to go by our house and see my mother?" “Ydu told me not to come any more—or words to that effect,” she reminded him. "I’ll take that back. My mother has no feeling of antagonism for you, ot fbr any of the Storeys. She’s alwAys telling me that I’m Wrong." The wind had"grown colder When they stopped before the old house behind the boxwoods. All the Rowers' in that garden, she saw. Had been touched and blighted by frost. Death had walked the Wdrld in the night. The air was pregnant with the sadness of it The room where little Mrs. Nichols lay was hot and bright with a burning wood fire. The Negro woman huddled close to the hearth. She got up and walked out as Penn crossed the room to the couch beside the Window. “So you earne?” Mrs. Nichols sat up and took both hands. “Marsh said he’d fetch you. You don’t want to talk about it, do you? I know. It takes A long time. I was just lying here mourning for my garden." , “I’m sorry about the Harvest Moon," Penn saidi taking the chair Marsh brought near for her. "I’ll get you a root in the spring.” “Oh, we saved it, I’m sure,” Mrs. Nlchdls’ cycc sparkled. “Marsh, tell Lula to make us some coffee. The first day of real wthtry weather is always a kind of shock, thbugh you know it has to be. A tire helps though. Its so alive. That’s what I’ll do all winter—lie Here and watch the fijr apd wonder what happens to the life in those sparks after go flying out of the chimney. God doesn't

the sale of V. 8. government treasury bonds has been filed, examined end approved. The final report for the Elliabeth Wfendel estate has bden filed. A notice has -been ordered Issued returnable Oct. d. No tax 1* due from the Boslna Hofstetter estate, according to the Inheritance tax appraiser's report whloh has been filed. The estate, valued at $9,539.35, will be divided among six sons and two daughters of the deceased. Proof of the publication of notices of appointment and final settlement has been filed for the John R. ©bersol estate. The final report has been aubmittted, examined and approved. The administrator has lieen discharged and the estate is closed. Marriage License David J. Russell. 21, Niles. 0., and Dorothy Dix, 19, Niles, O. vv IT 1 IN SERVICE Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fleming of route three have received word that their son. Pfc. James W. Fleming, has arrived safely back in the states from Greenland, where he has been stationed since May. His address is Pfc. James W. Fleming; U. S. 55*48716; Trans Arctic Gp.; Ft. Eustis, Va. i-M-r and Mbs. iEarl Blackburn companied their son, David, to Baer Field yesterday, where he boarded a plane to Ft. * Relvotr, Va.. where he will enter the army engineering recently completed hBwBBm • training at -Camp Chaffee, Ark., and was given a 12-day furlough before entering the school. It is better to put ten persona to work than do the work of ten persons.—Moody. ts you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results. Trade in a Goon iown — Decatur.

destroy anything. Ail my poor dowers will sink down into pulpy messes, but their bodies will feed the flowers that will grow in the spring.” “Wouldn’t you be better If you could go to some warmer place ?” Penn asked. “I’m well enough,” the older woman aswefed, "and this is home. I was born upstairs in that front room wtth the dormer windows. People were born at home in those days." i “I was born in my grandmother’s house,” Penn said. "I’d like to go back there now. Grandmother Houk has a flower garden, too.” “You go there,” counselled Mrs. Nichols. "Grandmothers have healing powers. They’ve lived long enough to know that everything passes. Oh, Marsh, how nice!” she exclaimed, as. he shouldered through the door with a tray. “Only two cups, Marsh? You must have coffee with us, too.” “I don’t need any, mother," he said, setting the tray carefully on the table Penn had brought dose to the bed. “I’ll have a sandwich in the kitchen. Lula made these—the bread’s pretty thick.” “You’ll have coffee right here with us,” his mother said firmly. "And thick sandwiches are nourishing. Andther cup, son. I wish it.’’ He went out again obediently, and Mrs. Nichols whispered cohspifa tori ally: ”1 have to be a tyrant with Marsh sometimes. He learned to command in the medical corps, and It’s hard for him to take Orders. He's in love with you, you know,” she finished blandly. Penn jumped. "Oh, no!” "Oh, of course he is! He’s very deep and he hides things—even from himself. But I’ve learned to see deep, and I know.” "He hates us all He’s just being polite now because we’re in trouble,” Penn declared Uhhappily. "Being magnanimous to his enemies.” “It looks that way to you because you’re all tdrh up and wretched inside—but 1 know, You’ll break him down yet.” “And if I don’t Want to break him down?” “Oh, you will Sit over here, Marsh,” Mrs. Nichols ordered as he returned. “Now, we re all cozy and the wintry Weather cant touch us at aIL Sundays are my happy days,” she stated. “Marsh Is home froth school then—he’s finishing his medical, you know. Week days I talk Lilia blue ih the face. She fusses at me all day to make me shiit up.” "Because you get your temperature up when you talk too much.” Marsh drank his coffee quickly, set his cup down, moved away to the window. "Raining,” he said. Penn got Up. "Oh—l'd better go now. My aunt may come home ahd be worried. 1 enjoyed seeing you again, Mrs. Nichols—and the coffee.” Marsh brought her coat and held it, nodding silently at hfer murmured thanks. "I'll be right back, mother.” "You come often,” Mrs. Nichols said, smiling at I’enn. "You lime your own car and ypu know Ure way.” , (to tie Continuedj. ?T3£L /*,• . nmr*'„ saw** •

20 Yean Ago I Today 0 i ». i ' - ' 1 * '•"** Sept. 1* —Yellow Jackets football team defeats Auburn Rod Devils, 13 to «. The tax rate in Preble township for next year will be $1.13. a -reduction of 13 cents. -Harvey -L. Kessler, 58, Monroe township, killed when the mowing machine on whloh he was rldinfc was struck by a car driven -by an Indianapolis mail. The accident occurred on state road 27 just south of Decatur. Farmers receive corn-hog checks of from $5.00 to $641.60. The Rev. CM. Prugh, pastor of the Zion Reformed church, gives Interesting talk at Lions dub meeting. The Church of the United Brethren in Christ purchases the O. N. Christen -building on Eighth etreet and they will meet a parsonage. _ f. Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEI 1 9 -0 Q. When a girl Is introducing a young man to her mother, Should *»ke *ay, “This is my mother, Mrs. Hudson?" A. No. The man should be presented to her mother by saying, “Mother, this is Charles Baker.’! ,Neither is It necessary to mention the family name of Hudson, as the young man should surely know this. Q What would be the correct way fbr two unmarried sisters to register at a hotel? A. They should regtste — Miss Jane Wilson, Miss -Mary Wilson, Detroit, iMieh.” Q. After an engagement has been announced, how sdon should a man's parents call oh his fiance and her parents? A. As soon as possible — within a day or two. | Household Scrapbook I j BY ROBERTA LEE \ Hard Putty Brass faucets can be kept from looking water spotted If, after cleaning them, a little furniture polish is applied. The oil In the polish prevents chemical action from splashing water. Cocoa If a drop of vanilla is added to each'cup of cocoa liter pouring tt will greatly improve the flavor. Old Paint Stains To remove. x>U. pa ini, wet the spots with naptha. Juet as scon as the paint has softened, rub the surface down. » • *

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN RAIN was falling steadily when Itarihadd Penn went out to the car. They drove u far u the country store Id silence, except for the dismal clunking of the windshield wipers. Then Marsh Nichols cleared his throat . "My mother," he remarked, “is an eager little person. She’d like to arrange life so that everybody will be happy.” Penn said carefully: “She’s & very stimulatihg person. Thank you for letting me see her again.” It wasn’t true, of Course. Mrs. Nichols was full of. fancies and anxious to exorcise the dark angers her son harbored toward the Storeys. Marsh Nichols'wasn't falling in love with her. He was as remote as ever, as grimly on guard. She told herself that she did not want Marsh Nichols to fall in love with her. She told herKlf this over and over, very stern- . By the time they readied the dark, still-deserted Storey house she had made herself believe 1L • • » Josh Henning shifted his black cigar to the other comer of his mouth, and Claudia Mapes controlled the impulse to flap her handkerchief in ffont of her face and snort, as the air-conditioning unit sucked up the noxious smoke too slowly. Elihu, who hated cigars, looked unhappy, too. it troubled Claudia to see how much thinner Elihu ioo k ed," his face drawn and with its old ruddiness faded. - - , - - Elihu kept tipping hid Angers on the desk. Claudia shifted in hes chilr, arranged some papers in & drawer, kept her eyes tur n * d away so that she* could not be accused of watching the faces of the two men. Her mind kept racing backward to the prairie that was home, back to that towh, that old school. Josh penning and Elihu Storey had been the "big bdyi” then, and Josh had been rough ahd crude, with hard, ugly hands and a raucous voice. He said: "Claudia, why doh't you get out of here 7 Elihu and I have got things td thresh out” Elihu interposed. “Claudia knows all about my business. Toil stay where you are, Claudia." “But don't make any notes. This is all confidential,” Josh warned. "Certainly," snapped Claudia stiffly, glad that her desk was backed into a comer. The lower drawer was wide and deep. She opened it, made a show of bringing out a box ot tissues, left the drawer open halfway, The click of the little switch in the drawer that ■he touched was covered- by the squeak of her rolling chair as she pushed it back. The hum of the little motor she Had turned on was inaudible above the whir of

Trio Saws Way Out 01 Jail At Kokomo •f Intensive Search Underway For Trio KQKOMO, Ind. (INS) — An extensive Search was made today for three prisoners who sawed thdlr way out of the Howard county Jail in Kokomo Friday. The escapees are John K. Winn, 36, of Lucerne; GUy BlUby* 17, of Greentown, and Floyd lriek, 31, of Kokomo, who apparently had spent several days sawing two bars In Irlck’s cell. This gave them access to a corridor with an outside Window. They sawed on bar from the window, crawled six feet along a ledge and dropped 10 feet to the

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the air-conditioning system. The wirfe that ran into the drawer Was cannily concealed. Claudia had seen to that the day she bought the tape recorder with her own money. “If I got to talk before Claudia, I guess I’ve got to. Better get down to business.” Josh flipped ashes on the floor. ”1 should get back tonight on that midnight train. I can relax on the train. Blood pressure's been up a little high lately. Not serious, but I get a headache. Had too many headaches already.” He laughed with* out mirth. “Just one headache after another—everybody dissatisfied.’’ “Who’s dissatisfied?” Elihu asked, realizing it was expected of him to Inquire. “Well, from me on down, practically everybody.” “What have you got to be dissatisfied about?” Elihu asked impatiently. "They’ll have the biggest payroll in the state in operation out there by spring. They’ll have people moving in to fill up all the houses you can get builL” Josh clipped the end from another dark cigar, dug in his vest for a match. “You moved ail thdt brass In on us out there, and now they want the earth. Never was such an arrogant bunch of Mowedup tin soldiers, hoWhcre.” "I didn’t Move 'eih in, the Army did. That's a military project. Has to be built and run to suit the Pentagon. You knew that, Josh. Everybody knew it, before they laid a brick.” Claudia eased the drawer but again, keeping her hands busy with the papers on her desk, sliding a flligrecd cigarct box a little closer to Josh Henning. "Yeah, but nobody figured we’d have to give ’em the whole earth,” Josh complained. “Nothin’ suity ’em. Nothin’! Roads ain’t wide enough. Who’s going to widen ’em? State hasn’t got the money, county'* borrowed and bonded to the limit, and now they say we got td build enough schodlhouscs to take care of all them kids. Pipe in more water, too, and you know how low the riser's been all summer." "Local problems. Have to be worked out locally. Nothing 1 can do about things like that herd ih Washington," Insisted Elihu. “Carrick says something can he done. Carrick says there’s federal aid available and It can be had, if jrou work it right. He Says there's ways to promote a nice piece of federal money—all we got to do Is work with the right people. That's what wc send you boys up here for, to take care of the folks at hotne. Tike that school business. TMy want two built, cost SIOO,OOO Apidce, and you kftdW how it’ll M

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ground outside. Sheriff Georg* Sedtt, who learned of the break when he carried a . iheal to the prisoners' ceils, said he believed a man who visited lriek earlier In the week slipped him hacksaw blades. Two days ago a jail break was thwarted In LiaWrencebPrg. A hude prisoner was seised a few seconds after he sawed bars on a window and dropped from the second story of the Dearborn County jail. Vandals Destroy Auto Aerial, Wiper Vandals destroyed an automobile aerial and windshield Wiper on an automobile belonging to Newell Wright, of this city Friday night. The auto was parked near the scout cabin at Hanna-Nuttman park and Wright was Inside the cabin visiting his son. A description of the vandals* automobile is being traced today.

—cutbacks on everythin* goes Into a job like that* * “Who’s got the money?” asked Elihu bluntly. “Take roads,” Josh went on, ignoring him. "You know how the road business stacks up—rights-of-way out of all reason and sense; labor wants the world and there’s always somebody a contractor has got to sweeten, kick back half his profit like as not. We got to Have help, Elihu, and you know how to get it— if you wasn’t so ttttleheaded—always antagonising the ' wrong people.’’ Elihu walked to the window, hia Shoulders bent. “All t can promise is that I’ll see what can M dohe.” "You know what can be dohe.” Josh raised his Voice. “And you know how to do it Switch your vote on that Illinois bill coming up, and they’ll let a rider slide in that’s been fixed Up to take Care of situations like our state.” “That’s a rotten MH and you know It I’m not going td switch my vote, Josh. I can’t afford to do It I’ve taken a stand on it” Henning laughed, and there was a dry, nasty edge on the Ulugh. “You took care of your own family, all right You took care of yourself good, too, if anybody should take a notion to dig back intd Marsh Nichols’ affairs. There’s things ain’t pretty, Elihu. We’ve got to keep the boys satisfied, keep ahybody from trying to dig into things.’’ “Is that a threat, Josh ?” CUudia asked boldly. Josh scowled. ‘Tm not making any threats to anybody. I’nk just pointing out to the senator here the hole we’re in out horn* and how he can help us get out Os it. Ahd he’s the wily one can do it.” . trading a vote on that bill l you’re taiklhg about for a duick : and easy hutik of government money. I see,” said Claudia cdoily. “Elihu,” Josh poised his’ Heavy , body, •‘we sent you up here to. : take care Os our state. You’rd just I a hired man, as you might say. But the folks who hired ydu to represent cm up here deserve some consideration.” I He tramped out and Claudia i walked quietly acrossMhe boom, bolted the outer door. Then, pulli ing the big drawer wide, she i clicked off her switch, i “I’ve got all of it on 4 tape, senator,” she skid calmly* “In case ■ you need It.” 1 Elihu looked stunned. "Good [ Lord! You mean you’ve g6t a rei cording of it—everything that was ( said?” i Bhe lifted the lid of the flllgrced ‘ i eigaret box. “1110 mike’s in here i and the wire goes back Here under . the blotter. I’ll disconnect every- . thing now and lock the tape in the I sale till they shake a rrtort*," I fTO Bi ConttnUedJ