Word: westing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...next story concerns Miss Rebecca West. The novelist had never met Lawrence and as she had a house not far from where he was stationed she sent him an invitation to tea. She received no reply, but about two weeks later Lawrence appeared on his motorcycle. As it happened Miss West was out and the visitor was received by a secretary of some kind. Undeterred by the lady's absence he ensconced himself in the library and for several hours lectured the secretary on his exploits in Arabia. At length he departed as abruptly as he had arrived...
...west side of the foyer, in a grove of potted palms, the red-jacketed Marine Band blares martially. Young military aides ply softly up and down, keeping the line of guests moving decorously but swiftly into the State Dining Room, where the faint may refresh themselves with clear ice water from a mahogany sideboard...
...Charles Augustus Lindbergh, flying from east to west across the continent swerved south to Eagle Pass, Tex., to Mexico City, to pay a visit...
...Story. In 1979 a chap with a scar was traveling to England, there to sell to the highest bidder priceless mineral deposits of his native West Irania. In the same year, another chap, without a scar, was traveling to England, there to see the world. Of Chap I the name was whatever happened to be convenient; of Chap II the name was Richard Mallard?he having no reason to conceal his identity...
...Crimson's record is not so auspicious as that of its opponent. It has defeated Columbia and M. I. T. but has lost to West Point, Tufts, and Brown. The Cadet match, however, was lost by a small margin; so that there are good prospects for a close match this afternoon...