Marys perilous night at the abbey and murder reveal
In a suspenseful episode, Mary ventures to the abbey to deliver a token to Dick Parker, while Squire Bellingham is confronted and killed by Foster and Parker. Mary returns with evidence, the hat of Gentleman Parker, triggering shock at the Star and Garter as Jack Meadows and others react to the unfolding crime and its implications for Parker’s innocence.
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Wilson
Mary
Barnsley
Richard Parker
London
Squire Bellingham
Foster
Parker
Dick Parker
Bellingham
Yorkshire
York
Hknell
Whitby
Mary Lockwood
Familliar
Taylor
Tom
Mr. Taylor
Abbey
Gentleman Parker
Old Morley
Jack Meadows
Goodby
Kirkstall
Star and Garter
Jack
Morley
Mr. Wilson
Jefferson Avenue
Woodward
Grosse Pointe
Blinky
Detroit Free Press
Not Getting ior Share
Hanice asks about national sugar consumption and learns the average is about sixty pounds per person per year. Her father, cautious, confirms the figure after she cites a newspaper item. He ends the exchange with a quarter to buy candy.
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Hanice
Papa
United States
Chicago Tribune
Pictorial Rumor and the Momentous Question
A Chicago Tribune item recalls a man confessing a long awaited moment as a woman rehearses surprised replies. He arrives with chilblains and asks to remove his shoes before calling. A cut line notes a Pennsylvania woman halting a fast mail train to ask the time, then asks the engineer the hour.
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Hest
Chicago Tribune
Pennsylvania
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Winter Plot Unfolds in Quiet Firelit Parlor
In a tense domestic scene, a husband senses trouble as his wife urges for spending, offering a five dollar bill to buy a sealskin while hints of a harsh winter loom. A child’s joke about raisins adds a brief comic note, ending with the title line A MATTER FOR WONDER.
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George
Thanksgiving Turkeys and Habits Across a Laughing Table
In a comically tense meal scene Mr Grumily laments tasteless turkey while his wife contrasts his current ill health, nicotine, and night wanderings with memories of his mother’s cooking. The dialog shifts to Tess and Jess noting changing fashion and reckless habit cycles.
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Mr. Grumily
Mrs. Grutily
Mr. Gruffly
Mrs. Gruffly
A Study in Hauteur and a Literary Club Exchange
A plain citizen notes a haughty man in an office and his secure money flow. A long haired visitor asks about a literary club, and the editor directs him to a literary man nearby, hinting at club presence.
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Wim
Charity's Hard Time
In the summer time Brother Dickey says charity is feared or given sunstruck and in the winter time she better stay away from the throat and the pneumonia.
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Charity
Dickey
Hungry Hobo Confesses Whisky Takes Precedence Over Food
A kind-hearted woman confronts a hungry hobo who admitted spending a quarter on whisky at a saloon instead of buying food. He explains that twenty-five cents of liquor dulls hunger and thirst, while the same amount for grub would only quench thirst.
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Chicago
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Smith
Mamma
Tomimie
Tommie
Tess
Jess
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