Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1897 — Her Vindication. [ARTICLE]

Her Vindication.

“No,” said Briggs, “my wife didn’t seem to be very badly frightened whe» we heard that the hotel had caught firey in spite of the fact that bur room waß on the thirteenth floor. In truth, she! seemed to get a sort of grim satlsfao/ tion out of It.” “How was that?” “Why, the -first thing she said, wheat we awoke and heard the commotions was: ‘There, now; Joe Briggs, maybe/ you’ll not be so ready to laugh the'next) time I tell you thirteen'a an unluckyf number!’ ” 3