Green Fancy Chapter Seventeen Ends With Escape Plan
Barnes and Sprouse part ways to escape as government agents close in. Sprouse reveals a tangled plot around crown jewels, Ugo the prince, and Baron Hedlund, claiming he can help locate the loot if aided to chase Prince Ugo. The pair head toward Crowndale to the Grand Palace hotel for a tense finale.
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Barnes
Peter
Hart’s
Burns
Mr. Sprouse
Sprouse
Koon
Paul
Roon
Baron Hedlund
Hedlund
Ugo
Green Fancy
Baron
Prince Ugo
Nicholas
Nick
Thiut
Thad
Prince Age
O’dowd
Mrs. van Dyke
Late Night Run From Hart's Tavern
The Rushcroft group slips from Hart's Tavern after two curious onlookers probe their history. Miss Cameron escapes in Peter’s car while Tommy Gray’s vehicle, carrying four players, speeds away. Peter keeps tail light in view amid a stormy, noisy pursuit.
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Rushcroft Company
Hart’s
Mr. Rushcroft
Barnes
Miss Cameron
Crowndale
Hart
Secret Service
Cameron
Brack
Tommy
Peter
First Wayfarer Grabs Treasure Then Faces Dilemma
Barnes and Sprouse plot a jewelry heist at a sanatorium with a vault like box worth nearly a half million dollars. Sprouse warns of pursuit and plans future theft while Barnes guards the loot amid a bungled burglary and a brutal assault reported at the sanatorium cottages.
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Launite Cauton
Irise
Barnes
Sleepy Husband Sparks Church and Cinema Jokes
A lighthearted exchange notes husbands who sleep through sermons and films. The speakers playfully compare napping habits, while a quote from John P. Gross about knowledge and education adds a reflective aside.
Red Cross Ball Blue Promoted for All Linen Care
Housekeeping departs use Red Cross Ball Blue for kitchen towels table linen sheets and pillowcases. The ad highlights its versatility across laundry tasks and household textiles.
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Department of Housekeeping
Fitting Its Sort Wow About New Part Starlite On Hand
A dialogue notes a new part from Starlite that fits someone perfectly like a glove. The brief exchange hints at upcoming fitting or tailoring for a person named Starlite.
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Starlite
Picnic Mishap Ends With Dog's Grim Feast
A Chicago Tribune correspondent recalls a transport mishap to a family picnic. A loaded trailer struck a large aunt’s dog, killing it, and later Rover was found alive and eating the party provisions beside the river, turning tragedy into comic relief.
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Chicago Tribune
Rover
Hammer and Tongs Type
The dialogue hints at a witty contrast between a pianist's finish and his beginning. The Girl admires the pianist's finish while the Man dreads his beginnings, suggesting a humorous take on performance and reception.
Good Taste as a Measure of Civic Manners
A pithy maxim on refinement and judgment, linking taste to prudent conduct and social harmony in everyday life. The saying frames aesthetics as a proxy for good sense guiding choices and decorum.
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Orty
Chas. H. Fletcher
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Prosser
Miss Jones
Joneses
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Ines
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Ufe
New York
Ati
Joe
Norton
Joe E
Gosh
Doc Smith
Limburg
National Geographic Society
William Wisner Chapin
Garden of
Holand
the Inquirer
John P. Gross
GROVE
E. J. Wenger
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Inquirer
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Eatonic
Parker
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