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9TH INNING
8TH INNING
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kidnapped!"
Ambrose Stevens was a great show- Ambrose yelled: "Police! Police! man. There was no denying that He Find a cop, some one! Jimmie's been had ideas equal if not surpassing those of "Barnum, His greatest was marry- A mild form of pandemonium broke ing his wife.
loose in the big top. Frank Bonney, Eh?
Well, no there's nothing the local police force, came bristling unusual about marrying your wife forward, looking important and de- unless you do it some 200 or 300 times. manding to know who Jimmie was.
No, don't misunderstand me. It was just a gag Ambrose thought up to Stevens, age three, blue-eyed curly- "He's our son, you idiot! Jimmie attract people to his carnival. The first time he married Mary Osgood, he hatred. Find him and I'll pay you a held a public wedding in the big top.
thousand dollars!”. His instinct for showmanship cropped said suspiciously. "How about this? "Wait a minute," Officer Bonney
out even then. He decided to make a .
in those days a
spectacle of it, and invite the public. Your boy, you say? Yours andi
The public came.
hers?" wedding was an event tolks liked to · Ambrose and Mary stared at each witness, and here was one that was a other. Both had forgotten. They bit removed from the ordinary and at were faced by crisis. If they admitted which they could have ringside seats. it or if they didn't—And in the mean- The affair was a big success. Arter time, Jimmie was, lost.
the ceremony, ticket sellers moved There was no alternative. Ambrose among was spectators and sold tickets dismissed the police force with a curt for the regular performance. And gesture, and summoned the actors and that was a big success too.
actresses and employees of the carni- That's what gave him the idea. val. "Scour
" the town," he directed Why not have a wedding at every them. "A thousand dollars goés town where they stopped? "Carnival to the man who brings Jimmie back. Owner Takes Bride, Come one, Coma I'll settle with these people." all. See, hear and enjoy yourselves." But settling with the people who
By Richard Hill Wilkinson
That's the way the posters read. It had paid goodmoney to witness a wed- was a master stroke. People flocked, ding wasn't as easy as Ambrose ex- It was
something new, something pected. If he had fooled them about different.
the ceremony, perhaps he was fooling That summer Ambrose must have them about the disappearance of the married his wife thirty-five times: alleged Jimmie. Perhaps it was an- Toward the end of the season Mary other publicity stunt had worn out the one wedding gown Ambrose started to make a speech, and purchased another. And during but didn't get very far. Whatever the layoff the next winter, she made happened, the spectators wanted their herself a couple of extras. When the money back, and Ambrose saw he'd show started out the next spring, have to give it to them. He did.. Ambrose added one minister, two Every one of the carnival employes bridesmaids, and four flower girls to was out trying to make that $1,000. his cast. The cost was nothing to the Ambrose didn't have a chance of get- number of extra tickets his sellers dis- ting away, not until he had returned posed of after each ceremony.
the ticket money.
All the world loves a lover, was the So he went into the booth-and premier Ambrose went on. That found Jimmie there fast asleep behind summer the show made money. They some trunks. This was a relief, of took care never to perform the mar course, but it was a long time before riage in towns where they has stop the carnival people came back to the ped before, but Ambrose mapped out circus grounds, and the troupe could new routes for them to travel, and get packed up and on their way. In the total of marriage ceremonies the the meantime, the paid admissions second season reached forty-two. hung around and heckled him and prac-
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There is no telling how long the tically ruined the "joint. marriage of Ambrose and Mary. It was a terrific experience. An Osgood would have continued to be ordeal. After it was over and the the Stevens' Carnival's greatest at carnival was safely away, Mary traction.' Two more years passed. wanted to know if Ambrose was plan- Ambrose managed to keep his figure, ning on marrying her again at their to look young and handsome and next stop.
(Copyright, 1938, By The Associated
romantic, and Mary still portrayed a "No," said Ambrose mopping his demure little country girl, and did it brow. "Let's figure we're definitely well.
spliced, and call it a day. The gag's It was in Sadler, Ill., that the payoff worn out. Anyhow, I'm sick of look- occurred. The carnival was working ing young and romantic. Let's just south toward its winter quarters. The relax for a while.” night in question was cold and rainy. Even so, the big top was fairly well Newspapers.) crowded, "when the band struck up the wedding march and Ambrose and Mary, train in tow, started toward the improvised altar. A hush fell over the audience, as it always did. Women shiffled and men wished they were young again.. The minister, Anthony- Moore by name, rose at the precise moment, cleared his throat and looked. sanctimonious:" Under Ambrose's tute- age he had developed, into quite an actor
"Brethren, began the Rev. Moore, and just then an attendant hurried up
He aisle and whispered something in » Ambrose'sWÓRY Ambrose looked startled, "Mary screamed, and · stared · wildly about..
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GERMAN'S NOTE ON SWITZERLAND'S NEUTRALITY Exchange Of Notes Published In Berlin
Full Recognition Accorded: Peace
Contribution
Berlin, To-day.
A.R.P. DRILL THROUGHOUT
SOVIET RUSSIA
Moscow, To-day.
ROME AND
BERLIN RECOGNISE SWISS NEUTRALITY
Berne, To-day,
of
The replier received here from the German and Italian Governments An exchange of notes between the Swiss and the An intensive air-raid and chemi- to Swiss Governments communica-
German Governments concerning Switzer-cal drill, involving the entire
tions regarding the return Switzerland to her former status of land's neutrality, was published by papers here civilian population, will be carried neutrality, have, it is stated, afford- yesterday afternoon.
out in seven strategic cities jed much satisfaction to the Federal instructed the The Swiss Government addressed a note to Ger- Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk, Council which has
many informing the latter of the decision of Baku, Vladivostok and Khabarovsk Swiss diplomatic representatives in
Berlin and Rome to transmit July 1 and October 1.
expression of its thanks to the the League Council to relieve Switzerland, at
With the exception of Moscow, proper quarters in those capital.~ her request, of all obligations connected with! all the cities are in the Border Trans-Ocean." the eventual taking of sanctions of any kind. zone and the decision has been
desire
taken by the Central Council of the
an
The note stressed Switzerland's The Note concluded by recalling Civilian Air-raid and Chemical De-is to be based on experience gained
to continue to pursue the various utterances in which the fence Organisation.
in the wars of Spain and China. policy of neutrality adopted by her German Government has already Self-defence committees have The drill will include mock air- during the past four centuries and clearly defined its viewpoint on the been organised in every house, Iraids, fire fighting and the use of pointed out that Switzerland had subject.-Trans-Ocean,
office and factory and their work gas-masks.-Reuter.
now been released from all com- mitments susceptible of casting doubt on her unshakable will to re- main neutral under all circum- stances.
SUDETENS AND CZECHS
Prague, To-day.
That the Sudeten Germans, have
The German Government, in reply, stated in a note, presented by Foreign Minister von Ribben- trop to the Swiss Minister in Ber- lin on June-21, that it had taken done all in their power to show the cognisance with great interest, of Prague Government and the world the fact that the efforts of the that they are prepared to co-operate Swiss Government to liberate itself in every way with the Prague Gov- from commitments liable to imperil ernment, was the declaration made Swiss neutrality had been crowned to circles close to the Sudeten Ger- with success.
man Party yesterday.
RESULT WELCOMED
The German Government wel- comed this result for it saw in the maintenance of the absolute neu- trality of Switzerland, an import- ant element for assuring European peace.
It was added that it is now for the Czech Government to make the next move. Politica circles believe that the negotiations may be con- tinued next week.-Trans-Ocean.
FUNERAL OF Baby will grow up
--The note went on to say: "The QUEEN'S MOTHER
Swiss Government can therefore be convinced that the will to neu- trality, once more manifested by it, will invariably correspond to the firm will of the German Govern- ment to recognise and respect this neutrality."
London, To-day.
The funeral of the Queen's mother will be held on Monday, and Their Majesties are leaving London for Scotland to attend.-Reuter.
Russian Emigres Register With Shanghai "Reformed Government" Office
Shanghai, June 21. travel, hence all those who wished Efforts of the Japanese sponsored to get out of town followed the less "Reformed Government" to bring troublesome course by registering. about the registration of 30,000 local White Russians, have thus far met with practically no success whatever.
Of the 710 who are reported to have registered, no less than 896 have already departed from Shang- hai while the others expect to leave According to a report circulated as soon as they have completed final arrangements connected with in the local Russian: community. yesterday, only 710 White Russian obtaining their passports.
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The visas formerly announced; that In the case of these people, re they had been issued by the "Ta gistration was carried out only so. Tao Police Bureau." Commencing for last week, the visas bear the stamp China, ofthe "Police Bureau of the Shanghai: Municipal Government of Reformed, Government of
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