City of red stone and palace rises in dreamlike valley
A gray sentinel calms the wild riders and guides Con and March through a ravine to a verdant plain. They glimpse a sprawling city of red stone and a palace, guarded by a veil of secrecy. At the throne’s approach, Chee Ming rests beneath a white robe inside a satin litter, watched by a wary crowd.
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Con
Jim
March
Levington
Leyington
Stalin
Chee Ming
Andrew March
Chee
Colm
The Bend of Tau Kuan Ends In Courtly Escape Attic
Levington and March, prisoners in the desert realm, endure thirst and captivity as they are bathed and readied by court captors. The princess, veiled in mystery, draws attention from Levington while Chee Ming speaks to the assembly and the prisoner faces a looming fate.
Yellow Men Sleep and the Gobi Map Quest
Cornelius Lavington, an orphan, is drawn from the underworld toward a better life by Andrew March. The duo chase a sacred Gobi map, stolen from Chee Ming, across deserts and danger as March seeks his wife and daughter. They endure ambushes, poison darts, and harsh trials, pursuing Chee Ming and a deadly drug cargo to San Francisco.
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Cornelius Lavington
Andrew March
Con
Chee Ming
Gobi Desert
Gobi
March
Peking
Bhan-sung
San Francisco
Shan-sung
Maren
Condemned Man Faces Death After Month
Fragmentary notes describe a condemned prisoner awaiting execution in a month. A separate quirky phrase speaks of a lizard eyelid and a desert scene, followed by a cryptic line about a “Home Above All” and life’s joys and sorrows shaping human life.
Envious Father Witnesses Daring Duck Meeting in Prospect Park
Betty four in Brooklyn discovers wild ducks in Prospect Park lake will rest and feed a week or two. She learns they trust children while avoiding men. Her duck hunter father jokes about needing to approach to shoot, while the ducks accept popcorn from her hand. In a prison a man attempts suicide but is rescued and chooses to live.
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Betty
Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Prospect Park Lake
New York Sun
Quip about neighbor surgeon and gendered attire sparks humor
A joke compares a surgeon neighbor who advertises by dress with a man hater stereotype a splnster is defined as a woman who believes she is a man hater.
Viewing Life Seriously Charley Dubkins quits silk shirts
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes Charley Dubkins has stopped wearing silk shirts and contemplates economy. He may accept an executive post offering ten to twelve thousand dollars annually, signaling a shift toward frugality and professional ambition.
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Charley Dubkins
Charley
Birmingham Age-Herald
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