Imprisoned Governess Lilian Trent Faces Escape Ordeal
English governess Lilian Trent is jailed in Paris on a shoplifting charge. Her brutal confinement, the loss of hair, rigid uniform, and isolation drive her toward a desperate escape plan. Sir Claude Conway, suspecting a trap, discovers a conspiracy centered on Madame Ralli and a missing diamond before aiding Lilian’s daring getaway toward England.
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Paris
Lilian Trent
Lilian
Devonshire
Seine
St. Genevieve
Venus
St. Geneveve
No. 42
Madame Ralli
Parc Monceau
Madame Railli
Claude Conway
Conway
Tulleries
Milord
Mademoiselle Mees
Madame
Rue de la Prix
Miss Trent
Sir Claude Conway
Orleans
Sir Claude
England
Parc Muneceau
Cecile
Madame Ball
Mammie
Madame Raul
Porte Cochere
Panhard
Ralli
Elsie
London
St. Lazare
Dieppe
Avenue Hoche
Etoile
the Grande Armee
Porte Maillot
Pont de
Newhaven
Customs House
Bowen
Dumont Fores
Claude Coneway
Absentminded bard meets Phoebus prank on shore
A vivid collage of travel notes and literary snippets unfolds as travelers pursue a summer voyage. A restless poet, a desert-dreaming narrator, and a fast-paced car journey frame scenes from Rouen to Dieppe, ending with a discreet crossing and a coded telegram about Lilian Trent's Dieppe boat.
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Suresnes
St. Germain-en-Laye
Mantes
Rouen
Lilian
Maromme
Conway
Arundel
The Man with the Hose in Indiana Jail Riot Idea
Superintendent Harrison proposes a powerful jail standpipe to rain water on mobs and quell riots without killing. He believes persistent spraying can stop lynching and makes this a nationwide model for law enforcement at county jails.
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New York World
Harrison
Lafaouette
Ind
Hartkeson
Cat and the Waste Pipe Feat in Mana Yunk
A Mana yunk woman used her cat as a plunger to locate a leaking washstand pipe. She poured valerian oil in the parlor to attract the cat, which sniffed the wall and caused it to press on a hidden wall opening revealing the leak.
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Lilian
Order of St. Genevieve
Mother Jane
Deville
No. 42
Mother Teresa
Sister Veronica
Lillian
Veronica
Philadelphia
Manayunk
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