Albatross Crew Plots Amid Hidden Motives
On the yacht Albatross, Dr. Bettington and Sam Metzger clash over plans to survive a mutinous crew. Bets hinge on a risky path toward Simon while Evyln Radway and Crosby Todd weigh trust and danger as tensions rise aboard.
Pledge of Aid Entangles Chums in a Deadly Scheme
Field Unwin and Howard Bettington pledge mutual aid with Alfred Gibbons. Mary Unwin, stenographer to Elgar Radway, refuses to betray her employer. Bettington is kidnapped, Gibbs dies, and Bettington is identified after Gibbs’ death. Radway falls ill and dies as a ransom plot unfolds aboard a yacht. The captain and a gang member die in violence.
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Field Unwin
Howard Bettington
Alfred Gibbons
Unwin
Bob
Mary
Gibbons
Mary Unwin
Elgar Radway
Radway
Bettington
Maine
Gibbs
Justice
Bossa
Bettington Delivers a Poor Choice on the Albatross
On deck the conspirators plot treachery as Metzger Sam and Bettington debate selling the Albatross or fleeing to Costa Rica. They weigh money and punishment, while Clements’ death leaves a hidden motive and Mrs. Radway remains a looming stake in the crime.
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Sam
Tropic Isle
Dannemora
Metzger
Bettington
Nicolas
Pacific
Costa Rica
Panama Canal
United States
Simon
Doc
Hallett
Andy Orme
Clements
Death
Mike
Bellington
Weill
Gulf of Nicoya
New York
Old-Time Scrapbooks Preserve Clippings and Memory
Scrapbooks once common for reference and argument, storing newspapers, poetry and notes. Keepers specialized in subjects. lifelong volumes reveal a keeper’s character and provide descendants with glimpses of forebears.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
California man sues wife for divorce over hostile traits
A California man files for divorce after less than two years of marriage, describing his wife with a long list of negative adjectives. The filing argues incompatibility and lists numerous perceived faults in the spouse.
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California
Roget
Unchanging Time Across Millennia in Arab Bread Making
A narrator notes an Arab woman cooking bread outside a reed mat shelter and boiling water over a fire, observing that the basic method and home life have remained consistent for 3,500 years and likely further into prehistory.
Distinguishing Orchestra From a Band
An orchestra is differentiated from a band by the prominence of certain instruments in the string section. The viol class features more subdivision and refined tonal balance distinguishing orchestral ensembles.
Motorist and Driver Clash Over Load On Heavy Vehicle
A lighthearted exchange between a motorist and Jack Seat Driver centers on the vehicle’s excessive load with the driver suggesting instead to throw out the clutch. The banter highlights driving advice in a domestic scene.
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Wyndham Martyn
Captain Hallett
Crosby Todd
Mrs. Radway
Todd
Evelyn Radway
Hem
Limon
Savannah
Bob Unwin
Doctor Waite
Bayer
Detree
Smarty
Maxine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Floyd Butcher
Gridley
Kansas
Pinkham’s
Tifand
Ata