The Ninth Count of Brief Comes to a Halt
A beggar narrator recalls famine in youth and a life shadowed by betrayal. Rudolf Elbert Virgil, Count of Brief, writes a secret confession to explain a twin brother’s fraud, a family curse, and a dangerous legacy that ends with a perilous clue about a hidden doorway in the great tower of Brief.
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Rudolf Elbert
Virgil
Brief
Innsbruck
England
London
Ferdinand
Ba Gay
South America
Father
Ina
Australia
Gering
House of Brief
Elizabeth
Percy Elbert Virgil
London Glassworks Preserves Ancient Blowing Techniques
A London correspondent visits Whitefriars Works near London to view glass blowing as practiced since Tudor times. The plant preserves historic methods with chairs and gaf fer leading blowers, and displays a museum of rare pieces from the centuries.
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London
Boston Globe
Whitefriars Works
Tudor Street
Fleet Street
Samuel Pepys
Duke of York’s Playhouse
Europe
Fontainbleau
Aunt Tibby’s Trunk Clash Over Family Care
In a domestic quarrel Mazie teases Bert about Aunt Tibby visiting with a trunk said to hold valuables. The debate centers on whether to keep the eccentric aunt at home or not, as fears about inheritance and comfort divide the family.
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Oxford
London
Red Lead Lane
Matthew Gering
Gering
Exon
Innsbruck
Ferdinand
Tibby
Mazie
Titian
Aunt Tibby
Bert
Magic trunk and family secrets in Aunt Tibby tale
Mazie inherits Aunt Tibby’s old trunk and a confession about a $6 monthly pension. The trunk becomes a magic casket, dispelling envy and temptations as Mazie protects the relic amid a family reading of Aunt Tibby’s will and memories.
Traffic Rules Earn Respect From Drivers
The piece argues that public traffic regulations serve driver convenience and safety rather than mere restrictions. It notes the contrast between courteous behavior in elevators and rude driving, urging motorists to value guidelines for smoother, safer travel.
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Dornford Yates
de Hecnens
Elizabeth Virgil
Knights of Old
Richard Exon
Brief’s
D. J. Walsh
Barbara
John
Uncle David
Pettey
Firestone
Sam Niee
Everett Mitchell
Firestone Auto Supply & Service
Firestone Convoy
Richard Crooks
Alec Aes
Rmal Innerati
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