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...Dublin sleuth slipped into David's little whitewashed hut and hid under a bed for many hours. There he overheard a whispered conversation between David O'Shea and his sister. Sister O'Shea went out of the cabin with a bucket containing one yellow woolen sock and a leather gaiter, which she burned. That was enough for the sleuth. He searched the grounds and found parts of Ellen O'Sullivan's smallclothes hidden in David O'Shea's hedge. Assistants pulled the other sock, the other gaiter...
Strong, the 1934 pitcher, had a bad day in the box, allowing the Blue batters to sock out three two-base hits, as well as four singles, while four passes were issued, and but four men fanned. In the field the Freshmen made four errors, while throughout the game the team fielded slowly and erratically, while the Andover nine played consistently good baseball...
...fiance from the claims of his mercenary mistress (Miss Dale). It is about this time (Act II) that the play begins to take life. At the paramour's apartment an impromptu fiesta takes place, during which a very battered young pugilist wanders around wanting to "take a sock" at someone. "Just one sock!" he pleads. And then there is an unfortunate suicide. Miss Moran is distressed at what her father's constituency may think. Mr. Kerr is distressed at what his family will think. Miss Dale sees her hush money slipping away from...
Glum detectives scoured shops and restaurants, poked suspiciously in closets and cupboards, discovered many an old sock clinking with kopecks. Hardly ever were the hoardings large. An old woman peddler of Kiev who had amassed 800 rubles ($411) vas arrested, others were severely scolded, released. In Moscow, however, secret police arrested nine, including one Bogdanov. speculator; one Simonov, cashier; two private traders by the name of Frolov and Mashkov. Each of these amateur numismatists had assembled nearly $2.500 in coins...
...Chekhov's son, but Chekhov's nephew Mikhail. It is an earnest but not very adept story of the hatred of privilege that smoldered so long in the hearts of the Russian people. Best sequence: the banknote that Mikhail Chekhov picks up and hides, first in his sock, then under his shirtfront, then in his pocket, and finally gives back to its owner, who forgets to thank...