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WIEN IS A WOMAN onn2

"When is u woman old?' is the last
question 10 engage newspaper interest.
1t has been asked of all the leading
actresses in Germany, and some of the
replies are worth noting. Jenny Gross
takes To the usual refuge that ga wo-
man is MS old rs she looks. Frau
Nuschl Butte thinks ga woman is old
only when she tries to make herself
young again" Marie Pospischil de-
clares that Gas long as woman be-
lieves in youth aud clinSs to her youth
she appears young, even when she is
not really So" and Marie Reisenhofcr
considers somewhat obscurely that
"womnn is old when she begins to love
reason and finds no love in return. "
Rosa Bertens reflects that "a woman
is old when she begins TO nsk herself,
When is a woman old?" and Clara
Zicgler, the famous tragedienne, is the
author of the phrase in her reply ::
"Whcn is woman cid? The con
ceited, never; tho unhappy, too soon
and the wise, mt the right time. New
York Advertiser.
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picked up by two persons and carried
to the storehouso and cmptied Just
where desired without further hand
ling, which is not possible with wheel.
bNrrows, handcarts, etc. Simply nail
ing two long handles to the top of the
crate is all the work Of construction
that is required. New York Tribune.
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CONVENIENT GARpeN cAnn1rn.

The cut shows how au old crate, of
one of the larger sizes, such as are
found about almost every place, can
be made into n convenient carrier for
handling garden truck. 1t can be
filed with cabbaScs, carrots, beets or
potatoes directly from the rows, and
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rHrrMty5 utyD ron arAqs szrDrva.

IHHI NIINF 'AND T0H VEA93 SEEDTNG.
oats au pcus mScd Will not be n
g'od crop TO scoI So grass with, ON nc.
count at the dense growth 10y which
tbc young grSss Will be smOthcred. It
VIII Uc better to- SOW oats alone, and
"a ter narrowing In the seed SOW the
grass and clover seed Immediately.
The gr1ss seed should be covered by n
light narrowing with sloping tootho I
harrow, having tho teeth sloping back
and OF light iron or s,eol rods. Or it,
will do just as we'll TO draw smooth
ing plank over tho surface, which may
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August g, 1896. In nm interview
with Mr.. Chns. L.. Johnson, man
agnr gents furnishing goods de-
partment, "The Fair" Seventh and
franklin avenues, St. Louis, ho
said: Several yOnrs ago / was
troubled with an aggravated case OF
Dyspepsia, and OF course the first
thing dii was consult n physician.
As had always enjoyed the best OF
health WAS worried good deal
over this, my first illness that lis,
the first / could remember since tho
ailments common 10 childhood-Gnd
my only desire was TO get we'll rs
speedily as / coulI. Itook regu-
lnriy all the medicines rs my doctor
prescribed them. must say that
in short time folt all right,
thought | was cured, and stopped
taking tho medicine. But IT wasn't
lonT before was feeling ns badly
rs SNer, and again had recourse to
the doctor. This kept up for somo
t'mc. until nj last ] made mp my
mind I would quit doctoring and try
some Of tho remedies / saw adver-
Used from day 10 day. We'll, this
was worse than ever, and I'm most
cases didn't even got temporary
Iojef. So didn't know what to do.
mud made up my mind that would
have TO pass the remainder ofmy
days in suffering. Well, 10 cutn
long story short. / had read so much
or Hipuu- TabuIrs that I concluded
j would give them good trial. It
said, 'one would give relief, undI
thought II ono could give relief
whole lot might cure me. pur-
cnuscd two boxes from n druggis.
for one dollar. and when had I'm
ishcd Thorn ] was feeling batter than
j had for years. continued 10 uqs
them, and 20 day believe am a well
man. Oncc in grcat while do.
have a slight touch Of tho old
maIudy, but few OF the Tapulcq
fixes that all right. generally Keen
box in my house
,ipaus Tai cq orc epif by dru .gist.. or t,v r..
ID pr G. C1 cents % hJl Do e.ut tu The Kim
emical Company. SO 3D. spruce g.. Nev W
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Some people are not known rs fools
! because their particular kind has never
tbpPn classified
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DIR. ACncw's Cure for IL 1. cart gives perfect
relief in all cases of Organic or Sympathetic
Hear, Disease in ~ minutes, and speedily ef-
fcCts cure. IL IL peerless remedy for Pal
ptatior, ShortncsS OF Breath, Smotherinx
spells, Pain in Lett side and all symptoms of
- DIs-us 81 Heart. One dose Convinces Ir
your druggist hasn't IL in stock. ask him to
procure II Tor you. Ii will save Your life.
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Plso'S cure is the medicine to break up
Childicn's Cough ana Go dS,-Mrs. Nj. G..
BLuNr, SpraguC, wash. March Z, 1884,.
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Whom Nninrn

Needs assistance II may DO best 70 render Il
promptly, but ons should remember 10 US,
even the INST perfect rome lie, only when
neclcl. The best and most simple and gcnto
remedy is the Syrup OF Fi,;s manufactured BY
the California FIG syrup Company.
sympathy and severity seldom 80 hand 10
hand.
Catarrh ard Colds Relieved In 10 to 90
Minutes.
Ono short pun OF the breath through tho
Blower, supp led with each bottle OF DIR.
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, dfIuseS this Pow.
der over Ill. surface 0f the nasal passages.
Painless and delightful to u-c. II relieves in.
rtHntly and permanently cures Cat ,rrh. Hay
Fever, Colds, HCadacrr. Sore Throat, Ton
slit = aud Deafness. II your druggist ha mt
IL in stock, ask him To procure FOR YOU.
Good actions ennoble US, aud we are tho
sum OF our own deeds.
nanicted with sore eyes use Or. Isaac Thorn,
sons r. e-wRter Druggists sci! at &c Ier bottle
Keep your wound covered and it may heal
without scar.
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ii'atiny-BoraS is new tho only pure floating
soap made. lie sure nolhins' SOAP MIG Co,
'hiia.' Is ON every wrapper and cake. Asa
your grocer for It. Red wrappers. No chappeL
hands with Dobhins' Floating Bora1
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FITS stopped free 10y DH. KLINE's GREAT
NERVE RtSTokEH. No ilts after first days use.
MtrNClouS cures. Treatise .ud $500 trial bot
lIc Tree. Dr. MINE. vi Arch St. Phila., Pa.
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The prodigal son may later on support the
whole family.
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Specials don't run on regular time; like
wise genius.
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1t requires only one to start quar- rel, bus.
1t requires two TO kccpit up.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-30
HER HAPPY DAY.
A CHARMING STORY OF MEDICINE
AND MARRIAGE.
Two Open Letters From "A Chicago Girl
How Happiness Came to Her.

Among the tens of thousands of
women who apply to Mrs. Pinliham for
advice and are cured, arc many who
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-30
Mcnrt pIscn.c RclIc, cd In 30 Minutes.

Every man is Il volume if you know how to
read him.
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NJ l.. Thompson & Co., Druggists, Cnudrrs-
I"rt, Ia, say HILLS Chtarrh Curr is the be3t
aud only sure cure FOR catarrh they ever sold.
Druggists sell it, IjC.
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Good actions ennoble US, and we are tho
sum OF our own deeds
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lipau7 TIA cq ore sold by dru sgists or 10y n, An,
n th pr G. Cn cents hJI be- e.ut tu The itp4re
chemical tuupauy. SO DID, spruce S. Sow Yors
eaufrfc We'll. fI rants. -
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There are about 5000 lawyers in New York.
Mrs.. Winsl rvs Soothing Syrup for children
i"rthlnE. soft ems the gums. reduces innnmma-
tinn, allnys pain. cures wind collie. &c IA bottle
Tho nro II hate usuaIIy nnshes in the pan
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Catarrh ard Colds Relieved In 10 to 90
Nluutes.

sympathy and severity seldom so hand In
hand.
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without n scar
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II afflicted with sore eyes use Or. Isaac Thorn,
sons El e-wRter. Druggists sell at &c per bottle
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SHE WANTED TO SEE IT.
A ChiId's Amusing Idea of What Birth
dny Is.

From the Chicago Post.
She is little mixed up on the subject
of birthdays. In ageneral way she
REALIZES that Il birthday is handy thing
to have around the house, but that is
as far as she has reasoned it out. Her
third birthday arrived on schedule time
Thursday, and she was duly apprised
of the fact that 1t was coming by her two
elder brothers. They told her about a
week or two beforehand. They also
speculated good deal as to what she
would receive, and perhaps 1t was an
eXcusable for her to become somewhat
bewildered.
18th I goin' to have q bi'thday?" she
asked her mother when first told Of it.
Yes, DEAR" was the reply.
"When?"
"NeXt Thursday"
Her brothers continued dilating on
the beauties of birthdays, and she con-
tinued making inquiries about hers un-
til the day came.
Early that morning she raised herself
up In her little bed and asked anxiously: {:
Mamma, hath my birthday coined ?"
"Yes DEAR" replied her mother
The little one looked around the room
eXpectantly.
"Well. where ith it?" she asked.
1t took her mother the entire day to
explain to her satisfaction what BIRTH
day is, and even then she rather chung
to the idea that the doll she received
as a present was really birthday"
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equally out of place in this laughing

equally out Of place in this laughing
landscape.
Then the bell in the steeple OF the
little church began to ring merrily and
he rose to his feet in expectation. All
Of a sudden the knowledge came to
him why it was that they were ring
ing. He wondered then why the COM
ing of the bride was thus delayed. He
knew himself to be a lover with life
opening brightly before him: and the
world seemed to him sweeter than ever
before and more beautiful.
Then at last the girl whom he loved
with his whole heart and who had
promised to marry him appeared in the
distance, and he thought he had never
seen her look more lovely. AS he be-
held his bridal party approaching. he
slipped into the church to await her
at the altar. The sunshine fell full
upon the portal and made a halo about
the girls head as she crossed the
threshold.
But even when the bride stood by his
side and the clergyman had begun the
solemn service of the church, the bells
kept on and soon the Ginning became
clangor, louder and sharper, and
more insistent.
To be concluded.
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BRUTALITY FOILED.

1t must not be supposed that this sec.
ond butchery had quenched Governor
Burriers thirst for blood. On the con-
trary. orders were issued by him for the
shooting Of fifty more Of the prisoners
the majority being boys ranging from
16 to 20 years Of age-and o'clock on the
afternoon Of the 9Th was the hour set
for their execution. At 10 o'clock on
the morning Of that day. however. q
gallant British man-of-war. H. M. 8.
Niobe, steamed into the harbor Of San
tiago. As soon as her commander. Sir
Lambton Lorraine heard Of the Cover
nor's intentions, he quietly trained his
guns on the town and sent word ashore
that, in view Of the probability that
some Of the crew of the Virglnius were
British subjects, he must insist upon
postponement Of the execution until the
respective governments had been com.
municated with. Burriel demurred at
first. but a second look at the port holes
of the Niobe and her decks cleared for
action caused him to acquiesce to the
demand. and the remainder Of the crew
and passengers were saved.
The subsequent action of the United
States government, ending in spain's
apology for this unheard-of outrage and
the surrender Of the Virginius, together
Will Iuc SuTNlNOES VI Ile lllsIateO Sx.
peditlon, are matters that do not come
within the scope Of this article. One
little incident, however, can not pass
over In silence, since 1t emphasizes the
absolutely devilish cruelty manifested
by the officials on this occasion. The
day before the survivors OF the Virgin
ius, 102 in number. were taken from
Moro Castle. Havana, to be turned over
to the United States authorities. they
were informed by their jailers that their
walk on the morrow would be from the
cell to the grave To enhance their suf-
ferings a priest entered the castle and
began to shrive them. All night this In
human torture was indulgcd in, and
when the morning light streamed In
over the frowring walls they ali thought
1t the dawn Of their last day on earth.
Sadly they fell into line and marched
out into the town. All this while the
United States vessel Juniata was lying
in the harbor awaiting them; and their
feelings can be better imagined than de-
scribed when the welcome truth finally
forced itself upon them. This episode
was fitting climax to one Of the most
hideous chapters in the long story of
Spanish oppression and cruelty. ~,
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DIR. LOBB'S BOOK FREE
recovery.

sS & ysSs sssSs:ss "a & S1sEas TSGIH zHb
" ..l:a I:f;s; H., :,' 4.sn, ss ,.s;Ss:lK y s.i
,ytr4etet dsntialH sa4s thaatjRS atick cure
m. No matter hSv GsV VSltendthS, ]
HAfts1aSsly cure yo1 Write SOSil.
no I01A sac N. Isth a.. pAiiada.. Pa.
uus 6U00 70 yesrs' oant1nnCus practice.
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increased in observing that the head
which should have rested on the should
ers was carried before the body on the
pommel of the saddle.
The terror of Cosmo Waynflete rose
to desperation and he spurred his steed
suddenly In the hope of giving his
weird companion the slip. But the
headless horseman started full jump
with him. His own horse as though
possessed by demon plunged head
long down the hill He could hear.
however, the black steed painting and
blowing close behind him; he even
fancied that he felt the hot breath of
the pursuer. When he ventured at last
to cast look behind, he saw the goblin
rising in the stirrups, and in the very
act of hurting at him the grisly head.
He fell out of the saddle to the ground:
and the black steed and the goblin
rider passed by him like q whirlwind.
How long he lay there by the road
side. stunned and motionless, he could
not guess: but when he came to him
self at last the sun was already high
in the heavens. He discovered him
self to be reclining on the tall grass of
a pleasant graveyard which surround
ed little country church in the out
skirts of pretty little village. 1t
was in the early summer and the foli-
age was green over his head as the
boughs swayed gently to and fro in
the morning breeze. The birds were
singing gayly as they fitted about over
his head. The bees hummed along
from flower to flower. At last, 80 It
Of peace and quiet, where there was
rest and comfort and where no man
need go in fear Of his life. It was q
country where vengeance was not q
duty and where midnight combats
were not q custom. He found him.
self smiling as he thought that O gris-
~ dragon and goblin rider would be
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If the patients strength can %
maintained. and the great vital
centres of the body "kept up"
to the performance of their nat
ural functions, they will thus
dispel the disease germs that i'm
pregnate the entire body, and if
sufficient vitality is experienced.
the fatality of this dreaded disease
is lessencd a hundred-fold.
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THE MOST SENSIBLE WOMAN.

From the New York Mail and Express.
DR.. Abernethy, the famous Scotch sur
geon, was a man of few words, but he
once met his rnatch-in woman. She
called at his office In Edinburgh one day
and showed a hand, badly irfiamed and
swollen. when the following dialogue,
opened by the doctor, took place:
"Burn?"
"Bruse"
"Poultice."
The next day the woman called again,
and the dialogue was ~ follows:
"Better?"
"Worse."
"More poultice."
Two days later the woman made an.
other call. and this conversation occurred: {:
"Better?'
"well. Fee?'
'Nothing.' exclaimed the doctor. "Most
sensible woman ever metz
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
THE LIEUTENANT'S NERVE.
Ills Calmncss Saved Him from the Faugs
Of Huge Cobra.

of o Huge Cobra.
From the New York Press.
We were campaigning in India and for
months the command had simply been
idling time away. We were all thor
oughly tired of a life of routine military
inactivity and finally q party of five of
us secured a two weeks leave of alb
sence, which we proposed to spend In a
hunt for big game.
1t was the last night. think, before
we broke camp. We were seated In a
glum group about our impoverished
table. specializing as to the reception We
would receive from out brother Ofncers
when we returned crestfallen and
empty handed to headquarters.
Then. naturally enough, the CONVEX
sation turned to adventures. One OF our
number was a senior regimental officer.
who had been through ten years service
in India. He had been the guiding spir.
1t of our expedition. Seated few feet
away from him, and to his left. was a
young junior company officer, who had
but recently Joined the command. We
had been eating fruit which is of a kind
that bears n very peculiar taste. 1t is
a tradition that this native fruit has a
strong attraction for several varieties
of venomous reptiles. which are peculiar
to that climate. /, at least. am con-
WINGED that there Is something more
than tradition in it.
AS | have said, we were talking of
adventures, when, in a moment of
silence, the bluff old regimental officer,
looking steadily at the young lieutenant
to his left. slowly said
do you think you could keep your
presence of mind under the most trying
circumstances. when your life depended
upon your coolness and courage?"
Dead silence followed the colonel's
question, and the young officer looking
quizically at his interrogator, replied:
Yes. think l could"
"Then the time has come when you
must be put to the test. Move not a
muscle until l tell you, or you are d dead
man."
Then the bronZed old warrior slowly
drew his pistol from his holster, and
taking deliberate aim, he, fired shot
at the very feet of the man to whom
he had addressed his ominous question
For the space Of a second we all sat
like statues; then the colonel, in u tone
of relief, exclaimed:
ITS all right now, boys: I've killed II"
We were all on our feet in an instant,
eager to know what danger had threat
ened our young comrade. At his feet
lay the coiling, squirming body Of a
huge cobra, the most venomous reptile
that haunts the jungles of india.
! think the man who calmly faced
that danger was the bravest man I've
ever met.
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The Dream Gown of the
Japanese Ambassador
BY BRANDER MATTHEWS.
Author of "Vignettes of Manhattan ~
Copyright lsss BY Baehsller. johnson and Bachslsn

Then at last the old lady came 10
resolution; she lifted the tapestry at
tne uedu VI Her peu anu toiu hiih ~ cS
s.ow h'.ilsen ,ne NJ S., - W ,,, ,he
er inu h,oo1. sn" a, on ,tarea a, ~ hs.,i,, We
.uns. .S Ia I'm s,d..i,, iad', ns ne aunt
80, haa haa,,
.ss 80 NJ 49, 80. 90
-, ~, ID Sc. 80 .rr..,t crv
S .'e,,n, 80. -, 80, h,S ,acs
mha THU nv. ., "a tH1H ... m.' ,,aDt haS saan
n.m i.s,''., ne su @ .a' i;,,S a va tba %a,oor,,
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hinS . Snr as o. sha .,o,,.. ardar, 70 haro Tho
hn,,s.. ,.oroha1
w. ~. 49,, o,,,r,t ,t,ost .ho
,,,ant 90 ,ho haoa -, tha IA and bado
tha ,nan nonoooIaa tharo 90 oon,a forth
ond hanono hn. 70 nn,,or hos fnoo that
aau 49,. pSse, out W . 80, .iaS ia.s ta ,,
oga,n Co so,,no .ha Sronnad on har
rSs..as hesor, a n,.,,o;ti, ,,h;ia ha s,irnad
n,,. 20 ~ ,,,;s,sN',, 80, az, 49,, -
tho Sa,.,to, go. "eA 'N N" W.
III IL go 49,. - , .,,
l.. N speu " 'ne Voihei a,iu wi eu
% utulseo'eu anu 1Iea.heu sIsh VI
i'. rehel anu VI resiet. ne kept on steaa-
ny, snuins steaithliy along IN tne shao-
sa.e, as inc pen oi the catheorai toiieu
the hour OIL midnight.
How it was that he passed through
the gate he could not declare with pre-
cision. for seemingly a mist had set
tied about him. Yet a few minutes later
he saw that in some fashion he must
have got beyond the walls of the town.
for he recognized the open country ali
around. And oddly enonsh he now dis
covered himself To he ns,ride n bonv
steod. He could not saw what manner
of borca II ,vos ba VOC ridirr INF ha
fe,t sure that II w,.s not tho foiithfmI
charger that had soxod his ,ifo in
parsio onca unnT q ,;,,,., H., 10, Ion,.
gona h,, as IL saa,',od - tn hin, H., .hc,, We
a. 80 -, ~ ~ w nm .'e'''
oar,,in ' ~, 40 a., 1ie. I no" -. ..'.s ne Ma"
~ ,i'; .';, .,U, LIN I%apaIi' % 10y III ,ne SPaii.
, ,sh peniisui'- =" mere he was he uiu not
know,
HI ~, '.e ne oeuu , husn os mi1nlgnt ne coulu
iieuI 'ne parkIhs oI u uos on tne OPP
posite snore Oh dusky ana indistinct
vast ,, oi "a,ers that spread lsell Iar
SeioW MN. ne hisht grew uarker anu
uaIker' the stars seemed 10 SINK deeper
~ the SKY, anu arlVing CLOUDS OCCASION
aIiy hiu theih from MS sisnt. he hau
never ieit SO ioheiy ana dlsmal. In
.he center Oh tne ROAD s'ood an enor,
,mouS lui,p .iee' lts liiiips were eharIeu
anu Iahtastc, iarse enough 10 form
trunks Ior Ordinary trees. twisting
ooWn aimost 10 the earth' ana rising
again ihlo the ar. AS ne approached
.nIs iearIul Tree, ne thougn ne saw
soiiiethins Whlte hanging IN the mlust
vi II, pu! on LOOKING more Narrowly ne
peIceiveu IL was u place where II nao
peen scanned py hshtnihg ana tne
,N. Mnl,e Woou iaiu pare: ABOUT TWO nun
urea yards rom the tree small prook
crossed the ROAD ana as ne drew near
ne pehei1-on tne margin OF tnis brook
anu IN the aark snad0W Oh the grove
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hands. For the moment Cosmo Wayn-
flete was a Spaniard. and to him 1t was
a point Of honor to aid the weaker
party. He cried to the fugitive to pluck
up heart and to Withstand the enemy
stoutly. But the hunted man fled on,
and after him went one Of the pursuers,
q tall, thin fellow, with a long black
cloak streaming behind him as he ran:
The other Of the two, a handsome iad
with fair hair, came to a halt and
crossed swords with Cosmo, and soon
showed himself to be skilled in the art
of fence. So violent was the young fel-
lows attack that in the ardor of self
defense Cosmo ran the boy through the
body before he had time to hold his
hand or even to reflect.
The lad toppled over sideways. "oh:
my mother!' he cried, and in second
he was dead. While Cosmo bent over
the body hasty footsteps again echoed
along the silent thoroughfare. Cosmo
peered around the corner and by the
struggling moonbeams he could see
that 1t was the tall, thin fellow In the
black cloak, who was returning with
half a score of retainers, all armed and
some Of them bearing torches.
Cosmo turned and fled swiftly, but
being stranger In the city he soon lost
himself in its tortuous streets. See
ing a light in q window and observing