Dam False Alarm Spurs Escape Plan in Central Town
Elise and her companions race to warn recluse Gaylord Prentiss as a staged dam break threatens him. Vilak, a mysterious criminology student, plots to force Elise to flee while disguising himself as her attorney. George Memua arrives with urgent news, but the danger appears to be a ruse to draw Prentiss out.
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Lincoln Nunnalaly
Nant
Kid
Wre
Rnder
Gaylord Prentiss
da Prentian
Elise
Prentiss’ Fazenda
George Memua
Prentiss
Caceres
Bloomin
Ollerin
Chacos
Vilak
Steppes
Desert chase to Prentice estate ends at locked gate
Vilak Elise and an older man flee through a moonlit landscape as bullets whistle past. They storm Prentiss manor, enter a lake shore path, and reach a gated wall where a warning bell sounds before a tense confrontation begins with Prentiss who appears wary and wary of aid.
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Vila
Elise
Vilah
Ofter
Prentice’ House
Vilak
Nunnally
Vink
Eliee
Prentiss
Miss Marberry
Cullen
Egg-Tempera Painting At Royal Academy Exhibit
London Jane reports on Taylor’s painting East India Docks at the Royal Academy. He mixes six dozen freshly laid eggs with pigments to preserve color, using egg tempera on oak and applying colors separately for longevity. The piece notes ancient Egyptian origins and Botticelli’s oil-free method.
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London
Jane
Taylor
East India Docks
Royal Academy
Botticelli
The Spider Entices As Attack Looms Over Prentiss
Vilad presses Prentiss to defend the land as attackers loom after Prentiss refuses surrender. The ominous encounter ends with Prentiss in fear and a looming siege implied.
More Women Use Airplanes Across English Channel
Croydon England June 25 Many more women use the airplane service between England and the continent than men. There is a rise in young honeymooners preferring air travel to cross channel steamers. Observers note women seem at home several thousand feet up. Increased flying facilities let wealthy women leave Croydon in the morning for Paris shopping and return to London for dinner. Several society women have made such trips this season.
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Croydon
England
Paria
London
Dakota woman saves swans from wolves in Black Hills
Mrs. Hyra K. Peters of Sylvan Lake inn, near the president’s vacation site, guarded two pet swans on frozen waters as wolves and bobcats prowled the shore. She kept vigil all night with a bonfire, yelling and beating a stick, until the dawn when the birds retreated to their pen.
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Sylvan Lake
8. D
Mia. Peters
Honesty at Northwestern Campus Towels Missing Daily
Northwestern University students report towels disappear from Patten gymnasium with 20 to 50 towels stolen or hidden daily. Losses range from 15 to 37.50 dollars, highlighting campus honesty concerns.
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Northwestern
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