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<1Chapter One>1

  <1QUITE A YOUNG GIRL>1

MR SALTEENA was an elderly man of 42 and was fond
of asking peaple to stay with him.  He had quite a young
girl staying with him of 17 named Ethel Monticue.  Mr
Salteena had dark short hair and mustache and wiskers
which were very black and twisty.  He was middle sized
and he had very pale blue eyes.  He had a pale brown
suit but on Sundays he had a black one and he had a topper
every day as he thorght it more becoming.  Ethel Monticue
had fair hair done on the top and blue eyes.  She had
a blue velvit frock which had grown rarther short in the
sleeves.  She had a black straw hat and kid gloves.
  One morning Mr Salteena came down to brekfast and
found Ethel had come down first which was strange.  Is
the tea made Ethel he said rubbing his hands.  Yes said
Ethel and such a quear shaped parcel has come for you.
Yes indeed it was a quear shape parcel it was a hat box tied
down very tight and a letter stuffed between the string.
Well well said M . . .