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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1943
Page
2
Helena observes a Gladding suite on a Panama cruise as Jake Ostermann and Fred guard heir to the Gladding millions. Jake resents the voyage while Neal and Helena scheme to use a radiogram. A tense veranda conversation unfolds as the mystery deepens with a stewards mishap and looming danger.
Fred and Jake plot to capture a crook aboard a ship on U S soil while radioing New York for a lead. Jake keeps guard on Helena Gladding as a mysterious woman appears in the hall of the Gladding suite, prompting unease and stealthy pursuit.
Helena learns her father Geoffrey Torrance has been executed this morning as a radiogram finally arrives after a tense night aboard the ship. The revelation shatters her composure while Neal and Ostermann react to the deadly news and the unfolding peril around them.
The Hoer rights itself after a topple as a great wave crashes over the Western Queen. Rain floods the deck while Helena hurries to the French doors and finds a girl in an evening dress. Neal closes the doors and a tall man, Jake Ostermann, steps in, presenting a card with his pardon.
Two neighbors who barely get along trade sharp remarks across the fence. One man warns that if the other does not stop harassing him he will buy his wife a new hat and compel the other to buy one as well.
A young preacher uses a ship voyage to illustrate faith, likening a captain to a daunted speaker. An old sailor in the front row interrupts, noting the preacher has been driving the ship stern foremost for fifteen minutes, prompting a burst of laughter.
Poem in period voice saluting Newfoundland people and heritage. It references fish in sea forest in earth and boats in the bay. Lines honor ancestors from Bristol Poole Cardiff Devon Shannon Clyde and Newfoundlanders who live and work on the island. A patriotic chorus proclaims pride and loyalty to England and the king.
An elderly pensioner, unable to write, drew a circle on her form rather than a cross. When asked why, she explained that she married again yesterday and changed her name, prompting the clerks curiosity.
In a dramatic incident ten inmates escape from the facility. Guards scramble, alarm raised, and the warden orders medical and police response as authorities pursue suspects.
In a courtroom exchange a magistrate questions whether the prisoner is a known thief. The constable responds that he is indeed a known thief and adds that the man would steal the harness off a night mare.
A brief public exchange describes plans for a local bridge game. One person asks about attending the tlab this afternoon, while the other declines, citing a personal turn to refrain from participation and avoid discussion.
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