From: StoneOx17@aol.com
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 00:26:43 EDT
Subject: Re: (urth) The Coldhouse Prank 

Robert Borski argues quite eloquently that Ted Singer's father is the victim 
in the coldhouse prank.  I don't think this can be right, because the victim 
lived in a boarding house, was locked in on Friday, and nobody noticed he was 
missing until he was discovered on Monday.  If the victim had had a wife or 
girlfriend, surely he would have been discovered sooner.  I've pondered this 
question myself, and wondered whether the victim came from a farm family who 
lived far enough out of town that he had to take a room in town to work for 
the factory, and whether he could have been an acquaintance of the Lorns.  I 
didn't find any suitable candidates mentioned, so I haven't said anything.

- Stone Ox

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