Fran's entangled romance at Littleburg church camp
Fran arrives at Hamilton Gregory's home and searches for him as secrets unfold. Abbott Ashton counsels, clashes with Grace Noel, and Fran faces Grace's scheming while Fran hints at a past marriage and a hidden daughter, leading to a tense home and town dynamic amid a carnival night.
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Fran
Hamilton Gregory
Littleburg
Abbott Ashton
Gregory
Ashton
Takig
Sapphira Clinton
Robert Clinton
Grace Noir
Grace
Springfield
Enlere
Mrs. Gregory
Abbott
Bob Clinton
Clinton
The Big Show At The Carnival Under The Tent
Simon Jefferson and Abbott Ashton push into a crowded carnival tent where a loud megaphone proclaims the Big Show. The seat-rows are makeshift and rickety as spectators, including Gregory Noir and Grace, seek concealment while a lion cage looms overhead.
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Abbott
Simon
Simon Jefferson
Scott
Gregory
Grace Noir
Littleburg
Grace
Clinton
Providence
Abbott Ashton
Circus Cage Show Sparks Mystery Masked Show Girl
The scene unfolds with a heat sweltered crowd as performers and animals settle in. A masked show girl in blue and white satin appears, spurring intrigue about her identity and link to Fran and La Gonizetti while Simon and Abbott suspect a setup.
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Simon
Abbott
la Gonizetti
Fran
Gregory
Grace
Espial
Bill
Banana hound proven to exist by Costa Rican plantation owner
Hezekiah Spottiswood arrives from Port Limon with a drove of banana hounds. The cross between a pointer and a rapir scent ripe bunches in Costa Rican groves and guide harvest by moaning at the target tree. The hound's scent is described as unerring and essential to picking bananas at the correct color.
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Port Limon
Costa Rica
Hezekiah Spottiswood
Moses Fails Under Burden in Lesson on Numbers
A religious lesson notes Moses grows weary under leadership stress in Numbers. It highlights human fault and divine mercy, with God sharing the burden through Jethro’s guidance and appointed helpers, while warning against craving Egypt’s pleasures and material blessing.
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Sinai
Kadesh-Barnea
Taberahle
Kibroth
Hazeroth
Kadésh
Moses
God
Israel
Jethro
Egypt
The Conqueror and the Lion Show Night
Abbott seeks solitude after a dramatic incident but is drawn into the carnival. Simon teases him about the Lion Show as they recall a trapeze accident witnessed from the front row. The exchange hints at fear, secrecy, and uneasy excitement amid the bustling midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Simon Jefferson
Simon
Hamilton Gregory
Grace Noir
No Joy Visit at Glasgow Theater
A Glasgow journalist arrives at the gjkx office to cover a leading Glasgow reader show. The manager doubts the journalist’s appearance and questions his intent. The journalist retorts and leaves, reflecting tensions between reporters and the theater press.
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Glasgow
Gjkx
Paris Dress Expert Keeps Fashion Truth Hidden
In Paris the authors rely on a woman who corrects dress descriptions and approves color terms for the latest styles. Her identity remains anonymous, known only to the author and herself as the quiet fashion arbiter.
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Paris
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Lucy
Mrs. Bob
Mrs. Jefferson
Ife
John Breckenridge Ellis
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Inwin
Myers
Bobbs-Merrill CO
Sandy Hook
E. O. Sellers
The
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
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