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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
4
Newspaperwoman Kitty Gray deciphers an inscription on a broken coin and travels to Gretzhoffen with editor Peta to chase a hidden secret. The story follows their jaunts through cryptic clues and intriguing encounters as they pursue the truth behind the coin.
In a ballroom intrigue at Gretzhoffen the coin carrying the dead king’s indenture vanishes en route to King Michael. Count Frederick maneuvers to quell revolt while Count Sachie and an unseen conspirator plot to seize the treasure half. Kitty Gray threads danger, overhears plots, and races toward a hunting lodge as danger tightens.
In life the faithful Roleau had contented himself to beat and avoid any function as the state ball and was barred from participation by his own station. The fragment notes Leake the Coin and remarks on debarment from official events.
An irate Grahoffen official is bound as Kitty and accomplice flee after stealing away silently. They lock the door and take the key, leaving the scene in silence amid the confrontation.
The piece recalls a practical joke by Irvin Cobb aimed at critic Charles Van Loan during a Los Angeles lecture. Cobb, in front of an audience, humiliated Van Loan with a staged question and retort, then used a cue to prompt a final joke. The anecdote shifts to reflections on oath and speech, noting how secularized oaths appear in French and English, and how swearing serves as a gesture of energy.
Farmers in Mexico raise hay and straw on elevated platforms rather than fencing stacks to keep them out of reach of cattle, a practice noted as an effective safeguard against grazing.
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