Masquerade Murder on Satuit Estate Ends in Death
Widow Mary Avery recalls a Summer Masquerade at her Satuit Massachusetts estate where Ace Blaikie is found stabbed in the Spinney after guests including Molly Eames Caro Prentiss and Bruce Hexson attended the party. Police chief Patrick O'Brien is summoned to investigate.
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Mary Avery
Satuit
Mass
Sarah Darbe
Bessie Wilroe
Mary Live Jr
Peter Stow
Geary
Edith
Alfred Bray
Myron Marden
Caro Prentiss
France
Paul
Lora Eames
Molly
Ace Blaikie
Walter Treadwell
Blaikie
Mary
Sylvia Sard
Spinney
Sylvia
Molly Eames
Marden
Ace
Walter
Sarah
Patrick O’brien
Mattie
Doctor Ace
Mrs. Avery
Echo
Sylvie
Peter
Bray House
Chief of Police
Ace Blaikie as War Hero and Summer Fixture in Satuit
In a memoir fragment, Aunt Mary recalls Ace Blaikie, the handsome and charismatic son of the Blaikie family. Ace leaves a lavish, bustling life in Satuit, Harvard and Paris training, and later wartime heroism with the French Foreign Legion and American aviation. After the war he returns home, drawing attention, generosity, and rumors of financial strain alongside his charm and magnetic appeal.
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Ace
Harvard
Blaikie
Harvard Medical
Germany
Paris
Foreign Legion
France
Satuit
D.S.C
Satan
Doctor Blaikie
Tom Boylan
Tom
Mark Avery
Geary
Boston
Mary
Fiist
Mark
Molly Eames
Europe
Walter Treadway
Molly
Walter
Bruce Hexson
Bruce
Pennsylvania
Pat
Whale Tales Show Kindness and Cruelty From the Sea
An old sailor recalls two whales that affected his life at sea. One attacked a ship off Mexico, the other aided a leaking vessel by towing it to port after injuring a flipper. He argues whales can be as moral as humans, rewarding or punishing behavior.
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Ace
New England
Asa
Blaikies
Europe
Edinburgh
Mark
Avery
Patrick O’brien
Patrick
Plymouth County
Satun
James J. Montague
Mexico
South America
Mannin
Bbig
Calloa
Mr. Whale
Bell Syndicate
WNN
Fog Lays Over Spinney Area In Morning Scene
A narrator recalls dawn quiet interrupted by a gray fog and blurred trees seen from a Spinney window. A fleeting glimpse of something emerges below as a vivid memory dissolves into sleep. The voice then recalls Sylvia and Dorinda Belle sharing a bed in a cryptic domestic moment.
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Sylvia
Dorinda Belle
Aunt Mattie
Wapping District: Historic Docklands and Pirate Lore
Wapping is described as the old London area south of the Tower with major docks. It is noted for its historic association with piracy and executions.
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Wapping
London
Tower
Vienna National Library Holds 19900 Music Volumes
The music department of Vienna's National Library contains 19900 volumes of printed musical pieces. The collection highlights the library's extensive catalog and cultural value for researchers and performers.
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Vienna
National Library
Valueless Comparisons
A reflection on how comparisons to a standard lose meaning when the standard itself is weak. It argues that only standards with real value preserve the integrity of judgments about character or trust.
Household Tips From The Bell Syndicate
Practical household hints on food prep cleaning and storage including keeping cabbage crisp by wrapping in paper whitening napkins with borax and using sugar to mellow boiled turnips. attributed to Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
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