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Part 16 in a series: Old News is paraphrasing "Billy of Arkansas," a novel by Bernie Babcock that was serialized by the Arkansas Democrat in 1922.

The impetuous heroine of Bernie Babcocks "Billy of Arkansas" has discovered to her sincere dismay that the womens workhouse in New York is as dangerous as the night court judge warned her it would be. She regrets not trusting him.

As I promised April 3, this week in our continuing attempt to paraphrase "Billy of Arkansas" we shall see Billy Camelton take her broken heart to New York, and join a picket line.

"Bishop," Aunt Nan said one day. "Billy has always been pretty, but it seems to me she is growing more beautiful every day. I look at her and wonder. And she does not act the same either. She was always unselfish and thoughtful, but there is now some strange sweetness, some tenderness, something I dont know what, but Billy is changing."

Today in Old News, we continue our stroll through a little-known novel by that late, great Arkansan, Mrs. Bernie Babcock (1868-1962).

Today in Old News, we continue poking at a novel written by the wonderful Mrs. Bernie Babcock in or about 1914 and published by the Arkansas Democrat 101 years ago.

Old News is poking through a novel written by Mrs. Bernie Babcock in or about 1914 and serialized by the Arkansas Democrat 101 years ago.

West Haven, Connecticut and formerly of Firmullagh, Moyne, County Longford. Peacefully in Yale University Hospital, Connecticut, U.S.A.

Aughamore, Lanesborough, County Longford and formerly of Ferefad, Longford and Wexford Tuesday, October 12th peacefully at The Midlands Regional Hospital Mullin...