Yellow Men Sleep and the Wanderings of Con
John Levington a poet and visionary marries Mary Martin then loses his place and wanders with their child Con. Mary dies after a hospital stay as the Martins drift apart. Cornelius Levington appears, the father leaves town, and Con grows up in crime before being saved by Andrew Meared. The tale leads into the adventures sparked by a Chinese map of the Gobi desert and a world of strange escapades.
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John
Levington
Mary Martin
Michigan
Mary
Cornelius Levington
Koresh
Con
Andrew
Chee Ming
Gobi Desert
Andrew March
Descent into Desert and Eastward Quest of Andrew March
The saga traces Stephen March and his son Andrew from China to Peking and America, spanning feuds, voyages, a lost child, and a quest for a hidden treasure. Andrew’s wife Eithna endures peril and exile while their daughter Helen is born amid harsh desert trials. Andrew’s search culminates with Chee Ming as a new confidant as Don Levington navigates danger aboard the Orient-bound ship Ensurta Queen.
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Andrew
Helen
Stephen March
Peking
House of March
Shan-sung
Eithan March
Andrew March
Eithna
Feathered needle threats to Con from Chee Ming warned
Polar Ice describes Sir Ernest Shackleton naming ice types in his book South. He details young ice light pack drift ice heavy hummocked pack and close pack with ragged crags across the surface.
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Polar
South Pole
Ernest Shackleton
Things That Are Never Wasted and Honest Work
A compact meditation on effort and outcomes. It argues that honest work and force are never wasted and that results may come in unseen ways, stressing persistence and the inseparability of effort and achievement.
No, She Never Did Like Him Over Tea and Love Letter Confession
Two women gossip by teacups about a man who sent love letters. One reveals she never liked him and admits she read his letters twice and even under her pillow at night to kill time. She admits she only glanced and never liked him. The other woman questions if that is all.
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Andrew
Shan-sung
Andrew March
Peking
Gobi
Mongolia
Chentan
Eithna
Hithna
Krithna
China
Eithan
Levington
Con
Don Levington
Stub
Stubby Taggart
Cincinnati
Connie
Taggart
Stubby
Spike Taylor
Jim
Posy Mason
Mother Law
Vancouver
Cecil Wedger
Chee Ming
Lydia E. Pinkham
Buffalo
E. Pinkham
Niger
Gladly the Cross-eyed Bear Revealed
A visitor asks a girl about her new bear named Gladly. The child explains the bear shares the hymn line with the cross-eyed bear, prompting confusion as she repeats the phrase and clarifies the reference.
Honeymoon Ends in Quiet Domestic Strife
The Smiths’ honeymoon faltered under modern life stress. Mrs. Smith grows distant and silent, a Wednesday tiff escalates to Sunday. He asks about dinner, she snaps “Oh, rats” and he quips about dining out as a playful rebuttal.
Plumber Faces Unusual Hospitality From Child in Basement
A North side plumber cutting a concrete basement floor was offered hospitality by Katherine a six year old observer who urged him to rest after he noted the floor was hard to cut. The Indianapolis News reports the incident as a light moment from a home repair scene.
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North Side
Katherine
Indianapolis News
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