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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
3
Harry Swifton plans a quiet reunion with Lucy Medders as a country idyll spirals into comic trouble. A crashed auto, hidden rooms, a hat-hunting German count, and Mrs Blazes threaten harmony as misread signals and locked doors ignite a tangle of jealousy and deception.
In a tense parlor scene Daphne Daffington, a famed milliner, confronts Harry about a missing hat and forgotten quarrels. He explains a planned guest and a past romance while dodging Mrs Blazes’s possible involvement. The conversation reveals old flirtations and hidden anxieties about a looming reunion.
An adapted stage tale by Wilbur D Nesbit and Otto Hauerbach unfolds with Harry entangled by a missing hat and a visit from Daphne Fittington. Lucy, Carolyn, and a hiding milliner collide as Harry schemes to avert scandal while a count hides in the library amid mistaken identities and dinner plans.
In Harry's den tension rises as Daphne and Mrs. Blazes conceal themselves from Lucy, Medders, and Count von Fitz. Accusations about rings and flirtations fuel a web of misdirection while a junk bunk room hides more secrets and a German tutor blends into the chaotic household.
In a brief exchange, a father responds to his son’s history question about how cliff dwellers kept warm in winter. The father jokes about mountain ranges as the answer and urges no further questions.
A stranger asks how often trains stop at the wayside station. The four station porters reply in unison that trains stop here only once, then they start. The quirky exchange captures a moment from Stray Stories.
A playful exchange turns on misinterpretation as one man recalls remarks about Skads. The other insists the speaker’s words implied ruin, while the truth shows Skads merely at the end of a campaign cigar, revealing a candid misread moment.
A reflective note on choosing quiet perseverance as a challenging but worthwhile path. It stresses courage, endurance, and the absence of regret once the steadfast course is taken. The sentiment honors quiet resolve over loud action.
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