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...felt much better for it. When he fell in love with another woman his wife insisted on a separation; until he could get a divorce he and Amy Catherine Robbins lived cheerfully outside the pale. Since his second wife was fragile and Wells was increasingly amorous they established a modus vivendi. "In theory, I was now to have passades." He hints he had them but is reticent about the details...
Poison is the weapon; the motive, gain. The author first shows the victim's death, then the murderer's modus operandi. Inspector French is brought forward on the trail. In the ensuing hunt the reader feels himself the quarry. Explanation of detection follows, with Inspector French being raised in rank once again...
...Guardian and First National groups. At this Detroit balked, seeing a possibility of Eastern dominance. But in the Michigan Plan, calling for segregation of frozen and liquid assets in both State and National banks, bankers believed they had not only a solution for their own troubles but also a modus vivendi for closed banks in other states. Deposits would be divided in approximately the same proportions as assets. The liquid branch would be operated normally, subject to certain restrictions at the start; the frozen branch would await a thaw. With both State and Federal legislation required it seemed certain that...
...four shares of old. No dividends maybe paid until after creditors' claims have been pared 30%. The new board will include two British directors, U. S. interests will be represented by Swedish members. Many involved claims of Kreuger & Toll and International Match were left open, but a modus vivendi with Swedish Match was established for carrying on the match business itself. Home of Swedish Match was moved from Stockholm to Jonkoping, home of Swedish matches...
Returning from my wanderings, I began to peruse accumulated copies of TIME and came across a discussion in "Letters" which made it evident that your readers were very curious as to the modus operandi of the whale during his libidinous moments...