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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Carl Strobel and her son Franz
are at Pacific Grove
Mrs. E. F. Ashworth and daughter
have gone to Pacific Grove.
Mrs. j. A Wilson and children will
leave to-day for Santa Cruz.
I. P. Hall, prominent farmer of
Grand Island, is visiting the city.
James Longshore, Jr., and wife and
William Connell left for the mountains
yesterday.
Miss Sarah Connell and Mrs. Connell
left for San Francisco yesterday to
spend a few weeks.
Assistant Adjutant- General Peeler
ard family are enjoying an outing in
Bear Valley.
Misses Emma and Bertha Groth will
spend portion of their vacation with
friends in Nevada City.
Mrs. Edward E. Dieterle and children
and Miss Sauer left yesterday for
Greenwood, Ell Dorado County
The Republican candidate for Lieu
tenant ex-Speaker of the AS
sembly John D. Lynch, is here on a
visit.
General George B. Cosby, Superin-
tendent of the Government Indian
Farm in Amador County, is home on a
short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Franz and
family left on Monday for Pacific Grove,
where they intend spending the month
of August.
Misses Addie, Emma, Katie and Eu-
genia Hughes are spending few weeks
on their ranch in Pleasant Valley, Ell
Dorado County.
Miss Lillian buckingham, daughter
of r. buckingham of this city, came up
from Los Angeles yesterday and spent
the day in Sacramento, leaving on the
overland last night for New York, where
she has accepted an engagement with
a leading theatrical company.
At Oak Park on Wednesday Earl Dem
mon celebrated his sixth birthday by
giving a party to his little friends.
Those present Were: Clara Mealand, AL
fred Longton. Clarence Longton, Irving
Mason. Leta Mason, Harold Buchanan,
Edna Buchanan, Ruth March, Bunnie
Schwoerer, Carlton Katzenstein.
Hon. George Ohleyer of Yuba City the
leader in the anti-debris movement, is
confined to his bed from an injury to
one foot 1t is thought the leg will
| have to be amputated above the knee.
Mr.. Ohleyer is we'll along in years and
such an operation will go hard with
| him
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WHEEL NOTES.
Work of the Drill Corps Stockton
Watermelon Function.

The last drill of the wheelmen will
be held this evening. Next week the
corps will regularly organize as a semi
military body, elect officers and adopt
regulations, the two weeks experiment
having proved entirely successful and
justifying that step.
The attempt to get signers enough to
make up a carload of excursionists by
rail to Stockton Sunday morning at half
rates has failed. Most of the cyclists
prefer to wheel down on Saturday
night or Sunday morning very early.
Some will go by regular train, and some
will go to Gait Saturday evening and
to Stockton Sunday, but a small group
viii go by the a. m freight train Sun
day, by special permission of Division
Superintendent Wilder. The larger body
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Weather Report.

The Weather Bureau report shows
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been so and J6 de-
grees, with fresh to brisk southerly
winds and clear weather prevailing
The oarometrical readings at > a. m
and 5 p. m. yesterday We're 299S and
% 93 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 80 and 81
degrees, and one year ago to-day 90
and IS degrees.
The dry thermometer at ; a. m was
36 and the wet "a degrees; wind south
east. 8 miles per hour and weather part
ly cloudy.
The dry thermometer at ) p. m was
I6 and the wet 63 degrees; wind south
west, II miles per hour and weather
clear.
The average temperature was GS and
the normal "A degrees. showing yester-
day to have been & degrees cooler than
the normal for the 9th day of August
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ANOTHER CASE.
Maude SiIverlock Candidate for the
Industrial School.

Mrs. Silverlock, her daughter Maude
and Mrs. Jeffries were sent to the
County Jail yesterday.
Officer Dan Healy of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
will to-day have the girl taken before
Judge Johnson and will endeavor to
have her committed to the Whittier
School. She is but a mere child in ap-
pearance, but her depraved mother has
dragged her down into the lowest
depths of immortality.
1t is an expensive thing for the coun-
ty to pay the monthly charge for those
sent from here to the industrial schools,
but what else can be done with chill
dren that are incorrigible or those whose
parents have made them worse than
vagrants? Surely the Jail is no place
for them
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grafton and naturalization laws to the
end that the Government, municipal
State and national, may not be longer
controlled by the slum vote of the great
cities. The Democrats know wherein
lie their strength and hope of victory.
and by raising false cry at this time
of the country's distress, a distress
brought upon it by Democracy, they
have sought to obscure the issue of
immigration, the issue of unfit citizen
ship, the issue of protecting the Ameri-
can freeman from the incoming hordes.
by raising the cry of silver to the ex-
clusion of everything else
MEXICO AND SILVER.
Nogales Oasis: The assertion is fire.
quently made that Mexico coins no
gold. 1t is true in certain sense. but
the fact is that the Mints of Mexico
are open to free coinage of sold and
silver at the legal ratio which is there
l61a to l, just as the independent free
silverites propose shall be the case in
the United States. Silver being the
cheaper metal is coined almost en-
tirely, very little, if any, gold finding
its way to the Mnts. And what is
coined is held Immediately at a pre-
MUM. From the financial column of
the 1.-TWO Republics" newspaper
published at the City of Mexico, dated
the 22d of July, the following quota
tions are taken:
Mexican gold 20 to so per cent. pre-
MUM. American gold, SO to Sc per
cent. premium.
These quotations are continued daily.
h.
lean coined gold is at a premium equal
TO the difference in the bullion value of
the two metals contained in the dol
lar That would be the effect of
adoption of Independent free coinage Of
silver in the United States. The dollar
would be worth no more than the bull
lion value of the metal contained there
in, and Immediately gold dollars would
go to premium.
1t is a fact not generally known that
the republic of Mexico pays the interest
of her debt in gold and expects to pay
the principal in the same metal. Even
though her business is all practically
on silver basis and all her revenues
are paid her in silver money she pays
her debts in gold. The Democratic
party proposes that the United States
shall violate national honor by paying
the American public debt in a depre-
ciated coin metal On the other hand
the Republican party proposes to COM
pass, by international action, an appre-
citation of silver to a parity with gold
the wide world over, before making any
part of the debt payable in silver. Can
| the United States be less solicitous
| than Mexico of her financial honor?
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A SchOoIhouse Ordered at Twenty
Sixth and v Streets.

An adjourned meeting of the City
Board of Education was held last even
ing, at which Directors Davis, Sher-
burn, Dolan, Perkins, Whitbeck and
Brown were present.
Bids were received for the construc-
ton of a school building at Twenty
sixth and streets, and T. H. Davis
was awarded the contract at 81 $50, he
being the lowest bidder
NJ. B. B. Potter was elected teacher
of the new school at $50 per month, and
Mrs. E. Calvert janitress, at So per
month.
A bill Of G. A. Wendt for $67S was
allowed.
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Republican Caucuses.

1t is understood that the Republicans
of each of the six primary election pre-
cincts in the city will hold a caucus to-
night to select persons to be voted for
tomorrow as delegates to the County
Convention next Monday
Only two announcements, however,
are made this morning-one for Shears
Hall. Twenty and G. streets, and the
other at Smiths Hall on Seventh street.
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of those who go to Stockton will prob
ably return by the o'clock train Sun
day evening.
Circular letters have been sent by the
Capital City Club to ascertain how
many wheelmen will agree to accom-
pany the Native Sons to Stockton on
the occasion of the celebration of Ad-
mission Day, September 9th. Such as
go will be the guests of honor of Sac
ramentO ParlOr
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: H. Low, T. e. Martin. H. w.
Perkins, George Strachan, New York !;
W. E. Amann, B. c. Samuel, M. Adels-
dorfer, A. T. Lowenthal, T. r. Tilley,
j. A. Tenger, E. Berge, George C.
Browne. 0. ]. Olson and wife, George
H Jeffres, George G. Pittman, San
Francisco.
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A Gead Give Away.

The bicycle girl was almost in tears.
Il thought my disguise was perfect
she said. L had this suit made just
exactly like my brothers, and the hat
is like his, too-and-and-ev
else is like his, so 1 don't see how you
could tell my sex so easily
The young man laughed.
Loosen your belt he said. "a
man does not pride himself on his small
waist. t.''-Chicago Evening Post.
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Dropped Dead in the Street.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5.-H. B. Bar
tholomew, said to be n prominent bust
ness man of Philadelphia, dropped
dead in the street here to-day He
came to the city last February for his
health.
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Divorce Suit.

Lizzie Campbell has by her attorney,
F. D. Ryan, commenced an action for
divorce from Henry S. Campbell.
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ORDINANCE NO. As.

An Ordinance Regulating the Health
of Domestic Animals and the Sani-
tary Condition of Diaries, Slaugh-
er-Houses, Markets and Other
Places From Which the Food Sup
ply is Distributed.
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LIQUORS, WINE, BEER. ETC.
CAPITAL ALE VAULTS,
3O2 Street a"entC

GO TO NAGELE & SVENSSON'S AND
try their reimported Bourbon Nutwood
Whisky. Also, constantly on hand Ale
on draught, choice Wines, Liquors and
Cigars. The reputation of the house is
recommendation for their goods.
HARRY KoENECKE JAMES M'GRATH.
ONLY THE CHOICEST VIANDS DIS
pensed by JIM & HARRY, 1909 Third
street, between j and K, Sacramento Cal
VIM. j. Lemp's Extra Pale Lager Beer
Captain F. Ruhstaller's Gilt Edge Steam
Beer. White Labor Goods.
LAFAYETTE HALL
GlO n SCreet.......~.....-......Sac Sa cramentO
CELEBRATED FOR ITS STEAM AND
Lager Beer. Billiards and Pool free Club
rooms open day and night. White labor
cigars.
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TAVIORS The most easily cleaned andthe
j b only of
* ofLoI CropotO1oc JAMES
] y.
WHOLESALE LIQUORS.

EBNER BROS. COMPANY,
116-I1S X street, Front and Second.
Sacramento.
IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE
dealers in Wines and Liquors Tel. 364.
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M. CRONA AN,

T3O r St., and 1IOS-1I1U Third st, .,
sacramento, Cal,
AND WHOLESALE DEAL
er in Fine Whlskies, Brandies and Cham
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EHCASEY Importer and Whole
mestlc Wines and Liquors. Proprietor of
Eagle Soda Works. us X street, Sacra-
mentO.
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'"rhe win Is now complete.
"The name filed in is that of Herbert
Lathrop.
Nov, Uncle John, your time is short,
/ indeed"
Herbert carefully replaced the will
in the envelope and placed all the papers
hack in the box rs he had foun6 them.
then returned II 10 the vault put OF
his hat and coat and unlocked the bank
He opened the door, passed out, CLOSED
and locked it and started up Market
street. but stopped in a saloon and
downed bumper of brandy; then
/ lighted q cigar and meandered on as
though he were going to quiet slumbers
Meanwhile Angus Bruce had reached
the dock. The knowledge that he was
loved by Clara Hill had almost made
him happy, notwithstanding the fact
that she expected to change her name
to Lloyd within "a hours He knew
John Lloyd well-in fact Lloyd was his
banker-and he had fully determined
to talk to him plainly and at once, be-
lieving that if he knew that Clara wed
him only at her fathers bequest and
while another held possession of her
heart that he himself would decline the
union.
He argued that Clara not loving the
banker, he would thus save her from a
life of unhappiness, and perhaps the
banker also, and in time perhaps even
he, the pilots son, might call Clara Hill
wife.
With these thoughts in his brain he
fastened ashore and in the direction of
the Lloyd mansion, Just as he turned
the corner within one block of the house
he encountered Herbert Lathrop.
"What! Captain Bruce? it gives me
pleasure to see you; you are going to
my uncle's?"
81 was, Mr.. Lathrop, but it is rather
late for calls. l am the bearer of let
ter from Miss Hill to the bankers daugh-
ter; perhaps it Is best that you deliver
it, though I promised to do so in per-
son, and besides there Is a business mat
ter on which wish to see Mr.. Lloyd"
"By all means come-do not be rec
reant 10 your duty, for you can SEQ
them both, and If you do not see then,
tonight, you will probably never see
Miss Lloyd again, as she will to-mor-
row night become Mrs. Clarence Hill;
while my uncle at the same time will
be welded to Miss Clara, and after that
I do not think you will see him soon,
They will probably be absent for six
months on a wedding trip"
So Angus accompanied Herbert to
the house; he unlocked the front door,
and they entered the hall.
The house was in darkness,
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speechless, as he rushed from the
scene of his crime. AS he swung the
door to, almost in the face of Bruce,
he seized her by the throat.
What, you too, and dogglng me3
Then-but no, 3 nigger's oath don't go
in court against q white, and remem-
Der, now, word, a lisp, and I'll have
your life.
Remember, Angus Bruce was the
murderer Of your master. You may
have an easy life your days out, but
remember, was in my room when
your master died"
Herbert relaxed his hold Of the throat
Of the now speechless negvess and few
up the stairs and into his room. lie
divested himself Of his dressing gown
and gulped down horn Of brandy.
so far, so good" he exclaimed.
He heard his cousins room door open
and at the same time cry from Angus.
Murder! My God! it's murder!"
He rushed as in alarm, and Joined
Fannie on the stairs. Together they
entered the library and saw Angus
Bruce turning from the bedside toward
them. The sheath knife was still
clasped In his hand, its blade dripping
with blood and the hand that held II
dyed.
Fannie tainted and fell to the floor. ,
"Murdererl" said Herbert, as his eyes
looked In at the bedroom door; "you
have slain my uncle because he would
have wed Miss Hill. Assassinl"
"You ore the assassin here" exe
claimed Angus; "foul murderer Of your
unclel 1t Is well planned, but there
was witness; heard scream" ,
angus Bruce, you have lived long
enough to know that nigger's oath
don't go In southern courts against q
white mans; now I will go for the Off
GERS to arrest you, for am afraid Of
you with that knife In your hand. II
you escape ere I return I can't avoid
it.n
"Murdereri linr! houndl" exclaimed
Angus, as he rushed towards him, but
1t was too late; Herbert was out Of the
room, and he heard the front door slam,
as he rushed bare-headed and In his
shirt sleeves from the house.
Angus raised Fannie and laid her on
q sofa. AS he did so, Aunt Mag stag
gered into the room. \
"Flyl lyl Angus Bruce, not minute
TO sporel You'll hang, you'll hang, sure,
and for II murder you didn't commit
saw the blow struck; 1t was uerbert's
hand that grasped the handle OF the
knife. Drop 1t! drop It there! and ny,
A niggcr's oath won't save you; nothing
will help you, Herbert Lathrop has you
In his power.' \
'Treat God!" said Angus, IT must fly,
ut least for time. Promise will you tell
Miss lloyd and Miss Hill the truth9'
my life Is now at stake, Angus Bruce,
or II I'm sold, It viii he worse for you;
! I'll promise that Ill stick to Herbert
Lathrop through thick and thin, and
your name shall be cleared. Now 20
and stop not Till you're o thousand
miles away"
Angus without word followed her
10 rear door and left the house.
Once In the street, he hustcned to the
Clara 1lclle.
He bud arrived In port at 70 late an
hour that the streets wore almost de-
serted, and entirely so along the river
front,
lie had met no one (oside from Her
bcrt) In going to the bankers residence,
nor had he seen anyone soye the in
mates VI the Lloyd mansion.
Arrived Mt the schooner, he hurrledly
called up Calvin Stewart, the mate, and
together they entered the cabin, whore
wo will leave them and return TO The
scene Of the murder.
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irr,Iy cIutc6ed IN his r,obt son1.

firmly clutched IN his RIGHT hanf.
"You see, Angus-but!" as his eye
caught sight of lIerberts pale face, and
the wild look of hiu eye startled him.
lie cot no further than the word
~but!" in what he was about TO eX-
eIuim, for underneath the very arm OF
Bruce leaped forth the sheath knife,
md the hand Of Herbert guided it
home-straight home-to the shaft of
bone. 1t sank, piercing the bank
er's heart, and ere the startled Angus
realized what had been done, John Lloyd
had fallen backwards on the bed, the
knife blade still in his bosom and the
handle standing erect.
At this instant q piercing scream
emanated from the bathroom door, and
Angus whirled in time to catch sight
OF figure passing through the door,
He sprang towards it, but the door
closed to with snap. 1t opened into
the bedroom, and could not be forced
from that side.
He heard rapid words on the other
size, and the voice of Herbert. \
He rushed back to the bedside,
grasped the knife's handle and drew it
forth. The life blood of the banker
followed it, squirting up and dyeing the
hand Of Angus, coat and sleeve, yes,
even to the bosom of his shirt.
The scream that emanated from the
bathroom door was uttered by Aunt
Mag when she saw Herbert Lathrop
strike the fatal blow. She stood there,
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there with the DIOOul hhiiN a.
he had not lied, for now that the cap
tain was beginning TO realize the SIT
ustion @ wicked CLEAN had come lnto
his eyes, and Herbert escaped from MS
presence none too soon. But he made
no immediate outcry; nor did he hasten
with the speed with which he flew
through the hall, to arouse either
neighbors or officers Of the law, but
anticipating that Angus would either
attempt to follow him or perhaps realize
that everything was against him, and
fly (which he, Herbert, desired, when he
said: "If you escape ere | return, can
not help it,'0 he had walked toward the
rear of the house, thinking that if he did
seek escape, it would be In that direc-
ton, and he soon had the satisfaction OF
seeing the door open, and Angus and
Aunt Mag appear in the doorway.
Fly, Angus Bruce!" said Aunt Mag,
nothing but your speed will save you"
Then he had seen Angus dash down
the steps and disappear in the darkness.
Even then Herbert stood there, lean
ing against the side Of the house for
some moments collecting his thoughts
"Now," he thought, "if Bruce have
sense enough and good fortune enough
to get beyond the reach of apprehen-
sion, so much the better for him, for
he will save his life, and far better for
me, for there will be no one to dispute
my evidence-yes, and his flight will
make it appear doubly certain that he
murdered my uncle; the case will ad'
nit of not single doubt,
"Why, Fannie saw him turning from
the bedside with the bloody sheath
knife in his hand; her evidence and
mine will forever place bar against the
return of Angus Bruce to the coast OF
Carolina.
Aunt Mag, unfortunately, saw me
strike the blow, but terror will hold
her tongue fast; If not, her evidence
will not be taken. She might talk, but
if she does there is sure way to silence
her.
u might sell her; but no, will keeu
Mag always near me, where l can watch
her.
God or the devil speed you, Angus
Bruce, say L; bS go not near the Clara
Belle, for that will be the first point
the officers will search for you. Now,
If you"
At this instant piercing scream was
heard from within the house; Fan
ME had revived.
Herbert ran out the front gate, and
down Market street, and on the air as
he ran resounded the startling cry Of
murder! murder!"
Sleepers awoke, rushed to their win
dows, and threw aside their blinds, to
see coatless, hatless figure speeding
by, and hear again the receding cry:
Murder! Murder!"
Herbert halted not till at the door Of
Sheriff Cobb, and Justify he sounded the
knocker.
"Murderl Murderl"
The sheriff soon responded, and, call
ing up the coroner and DR.. Davis, they
FASTENED to the Lloyd mansion, many
who had been aroused by Herbert's
cries joining them on the street.
At the house they found Fannie wild
with grief.
Back on the bed as he had fallen lay
the body Of the banker. His night robe
and the bed as we'll were stained with
blood, his eyes were staring, wide open,
rs if In horror. I
AS Herbert saw them he started back,
fearing that his work had not been
sure.
HE is dead" said DR.. Davis, zone
need but to look at his eyes to tell that;
the film of death Is over them"
Herbert breathed easier.
[Continued next week.
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CHAPTER VIII.
"MY GOD, IT'S MURDER!"

Herbert took Angus Bruce by the
arm and conducted him to the library,
where he lighted lamp. He then
knocked on his uncle's door.
Uncle John! Captain Bruce Is here,
and desires to Sc you"
"Why, 1t was hardly necessary to
arouse him tonight; tomorrow would
have answered." said Angus.
well, nephew, I have retired, but
let Angus enter the room, If he would
see me-"
"Now walk In and see my uncle, cap
tain, and In the meantime will notify
my cousin that you are below, and wish
to see her"
"She probably has retired" said An
gus, who could not understand how
it was that Herbert Lathrop was so
ready to arouse both his uncle and
cousin at that time of night, to see him
on matters that he had no reason to
think important. "If she has," he con-
tlnued, "do not awake her. you can de-
liver this letter."
"Oh. no danger Of her having retired"
said Herbert, "and this the last night Of
her single life" and he hastencd out Of
the library, closed the door, and hastily
assembled the stairs.
He entered his room, lighted lamp,
then pulled off his CATERS and put on
a pair Of light slippers, next took off his
coat, and unbuttoned his shirt sleeves
ut the cuffs, rolled them well up, then
put on q light dressing-gown, hastily
proceeded to the upper end Of the hall,
and tapped on Fannie's door,
"Fanniel Fannie! have you retired Y'
"Yes, Herbert, but am Iwanted?'
ANGUS Bruce Is in the library and
wishes to see you. lie has message
from Clara HILL"
"Tell Angus will hasten down." was
Fannie's reply.
Herbert hastened to his room, I'm.
locked and opened his trunk and with
drew therefrom the sheath-knife. lie
looked in the glass,
81 am very PALE he said, "but do
not trcmble; there is no time to falter
now; too much Is at stalSe---a swg OF
this brandy will help me--thcre now,
feel man."
lie walked out Of his room, but left
the door ajar
Stealthily down the stairway he stole,
and to the outer door of his uncle's bath
room.
He did not sec the figure Of Aunt
Mag hugging the side Of the entry as he
brushed by her, yet he had not more
than entered tho bathroom door than
she was right behind him. lssa
The door he opened noiselessly and
left open, so that nothing should i'm
pede his egress.
The door from the bathroom into his
unclc's room was open. There was no
light in tho room, but the oil lamp
standing on the table In the library
lighted II dlmly.
Herbert could sec his uncle sitting
on the side Of the bed In his long night.
robe and Angus Bruce standing with
his back 10 the bathroom door and al
most In front OF him. His uncle, were
II not for the darkness OF the bathroom
md the fact that the position Of Bruce
would huve obstructed hls vision, must
surely have discerned him.
$50 you tell me, Angus" were the first
words TINT struck lIerbcrts ear, "that
Clara Hill would but wed me because II
rs her fothcr's desire, and that shc has
told you thut you hnvc her hearth !
would not have believed that OF Clara,
and II she tells me no tomorrow Twill
ieturnAsom Qrton single mon."
"ftis wcll ypu prc hore Angus 1ppar,
thoufh uericri aiA IN mDmtnt
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CHAPTER TX.

"nvp rrsfntoNy wortn NOT morn
oGop IN Law
When Herbert tNthgop had aald lint
ea Nes a'iRe q Apo4, aa ~ Aioea