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ROMANCE FOLLOWS RELIGION.
Rudyard Kipling's Wife Started q ChurcI
and Q Marriage Followed.

Rudyard Kipling's Wife Started q Church
and . Marriage Followed.
When Mrs. Rudyard Kipling was a
young girl she went out to a little
mountain town in Colorado named Sa-
Ida, to live with her brother, Wolcott
Balestier, says the New York Times.
Salida was a railroad town, in a rough,
transition stage. Miss Balestier struck
up a great friendship with the daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Emma Homan Thayer.
Mrs. Thayer IL known as an artist and
writer, chiefly by her books, wild
Flowers OF the Rockies" and wild
Flowers OF the Pacific Coast" Her
husband runs the system of eating
houses connected with the Rio Grande
railroad, and they were then living in
Salida. Mrs. Thayer tells how the two
girls, her daughter and Miss Balestier,
set out to get an Episcopal service.
They wrote to the bishop Of the do
cese, who told them that If they would
provide q place for the service to be
held he would send a clergyman. The
girls hunted the town over, but the
only suitable vacant room they could
find was back of a saloon. They rented
that, wrote the bishop, got out their
notices Of a meeting the following Sun
day. and set out to get the room ready.
About 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Thayer went down to the room
to see how they were getting along.
They had. got the room all properly ar
ranged, except the cleaning Of the floor.
The woman who promised to come and
do that had failed them, and as help
Of that kind was difficult to get, they
could find no n to fill her place. So
they had got pals Of hot water and
scrubbing brushes and when discovered
had their skirts pinned up, and were
on their knees scrubbing the floor. AS
q result Of their efforts an Episcopal
church was afterward established in
Salida, and Mrs. Thayer's daughter
subsequently married the rector, the
Rev. J. Wallace Oil.
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manner. For awhile the tramp put
up a real or pretended resistance
then he weakened.
Don't, don't, mister" he pleaded.
Amt yer got yer moneys worth!
Stop, Mister! No! no! no! not on the
beak!" he screamed in agony. For
mis- opponent had planted a vigorous
blow upon that already fractured
member. He followed it by another
blow that SEM the tramp SPRAYING.
The tramp, Selling his chance, scram-
bled to his feet, and scampered
through the underbrush and out of
sight.
AS he did so, the girl, with a cry,
sprang forward and threw herself into
the mans arms, clinging closely
round his neck.
"Duncan-oh, Duncan!" she cried.
Duncan, my preserver!" The man
held her close, and bent down and
kissed her, not once, but many times.
AS he did SO, Jenkins saw his face,
and knew him. 1t was Kennedy
Duncan Kennedy, a mining engineer,
4 guest at the hotel.
For the moment Mr.. Jenkins was
overcome. He sank upon the ground.
When he recovered his equilibrium
he found that they had disappeared.
but, hearing the sound of voices on
his right, he moved in that direction.
lie came to a small opening. In
the middle of 1t was an old log.
On the log sat Kennedy and the
girl.
Dear little GIRL" the man was SAY.
ing. next time I'll come with you,i in.
stead OF meeting you down here"
1t was the trysting place.
Darn EN-" said Mr.. Salisbury
jenkins to himself, that's what's
brought her down here every night"
He carefully retraced his steps.
Can you tell me-" inquired Mr..
Salisbury jenkins later, of the hotel
clerk. what is the next train up to
the city,"
The clerk looked up. "Six faftv.
Ave." he replied. Then, seeing who
it was. But, my. you're not going
SO soon? What's matter? Not
afraid Of the girls?"
Mr.. Salisbury Jenkins was NOT
afraid OF the girls, no-but OF the
girl-that was e different matter.
And, then. too, he was a bit an
prehensive az regards the tramp.
After AL" sighed Mr.. Salsh,,rv
jenkins. New York's the ,place!"
Duncan" said the girl to Ken.
nedy' later, do you mind. Duncan. II
sometimes ! call you Masterson."
K. Cal me anything. my darling" re-
turned Kennedy. "IT come tn VIZ,
when you call"
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THE PAcEANTRY OF LIFE.

oh. the glimmer Of the candle,
Oh. he pickering of the flame
Phantom gold which none may n
Weary foot and broken
oh. the worthlessness Of Fame!
Oh, the folly of regretting.
oh, the glamor of the. goal
Oh. the fervor and the fretting
And the sweetness of forgetting
Oh, the sorrows of the sou
Oh, the loneliness and longing,
oh. the laughter and the tears!
Oh, the dinging and the donging
And the grouping n the thronging
AT the sepulcher of years!
Oh, the music and the madness,
Oh, the sweetness and the strife
And the sorrow and the adness
n the glory and the gladness
In the p~ageantry Of Life!
Thomas Shelley Sutton.
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The Ass Was Outside-

A good story Is told Of the ou,ck
witted Irish lawyer, Baron O'Grady. n
is told of others, but the sequel to III
I think, the property of O'Grady.
He was on one occasion irving =
case in . country court, outside thI|
walls Of which a fair vas in progrea
Amid the miscellaneous herds Of ami
mails were a considerable number Ill
asses, and one Of them commenced q
bray loudly. At once the chief barn
stopped the advocate, who, at that mo-
ment happened to be pleading: Wat
q moment, Mr.. Bushe, | cannot har
two at once" The court roared III
the advocate flushed. Presently, wha
the court came to sum up, another q
struck in, and the bray soundd
through. the court. Up jumped Nj
Busche at once, with his hand to hi
ear. would your ~lordship speak a IN
tie more loudly? There is such an echo
in the court that l cannot hear distinH
ly."-New York Sun.
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shouting as he went-he, the deliv-
erer-in a reassuring voice. He
reached the spot. The first thing he
saw was the girl-he caught sight of
her through an opening in the leaves.
She was standing near a tree, her
eyes opened wide with-Fright?-No.
with interest. She was gazing in
tently at some spectacle, Jenkins
knew not what. Her expression for
an instant gave him pause. Then
he stepped forward, cautiously, rath-
er than ~impetuously, as he had in
tended. AS he did so, he heard fierce
im%precations in one voice, cultural en-
treaties in another. And then he saw
that his tramp was being beaten
and pounded numerically by some
young gian,, in the most approved
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TROUBLE Rees.,.

Trouble begins with III.
ache. ~
Backache comes in man
sudden twinges of pain, sharn ..,.s
slow, exhaustive aches suttas
Most backache pain,
pains. ndae
The Kidneys fai, to per,o-
duties nature intends Them
the back. "es taroN
Neglect the kidney warpin,
complications will sure,v taus' srg
Urinary disorders, n.,.
Bright's Disease. are the do o,aoes
steps of neglected kidnevs N0"nNstI
Doan's Kidney Pills cure e,.-,.1
ney and bladder sickness 81, !
cure lasts. Read this proof ., a = Y
Mrs. Adam Guntle, resid,n.
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says: Il made a public statan, -
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had cured a member of our ~
after he had suffered for year, ~ ~
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He took three boxes of th;s uusl
and was completely cured. No., ', j
years have elapsed since I m,d. Y.
statement and l am only too nls..u !
to reindorse 1t. l have also
Doan's Kidney Pills myself. oht.,ss
the best results. l have recomma4a
this remedy to my friends and 49,
bors az one which can ALWAYS !. y
pended upon"
A FRED TRIAL Of this great -
ney medicine which cured ~
Guntle will be mailed on applic,,;..
to any part of the United States y
dress Foster-N ilburn Co., Bun..
N. Y. For sale by all druggists. pri,'
50 cents per box.
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The Last Of the Flowers.

In the early part Of October tn
beautiful fringed gentian may still "
found, while the witch hazel gloriia1
the thickets Of its abode, and, with The
seeds Of it's last years flowers, BON
bards the intruder. Late asters anA
f1eabanes also linger, and now and
now and then one or the Children Of hs
spring-a violet or dandelion-shM
begs notice and a tender caress as !
little stranger in an inhospitable world
But for the most part the flowers have
departed, leaving in quaint and won
drous seed-pods their pledges OF sure
return when spring bids them awake
Country Life in America.
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Oh, the music, mirth and madness,
Oh, the melancholy strife
And the sweetness and the sadness
And the glory and the gladness
In the pageantry of Life.
Oh, the bitterness and burning,
Oh, the pathos and the pain
Oh, the endlessness of yearning
And the sh~allowness of learning
Oh, the throbbing of the brain!
Oh, the emptiness of seeming,
Oh, the hollowness of pride
Oh, the vanity of scheming
And the idleness of dreaming
And the misery beside!
Oh, the beauty and the glory,
Oh, the majesty of age
Passion cold and tresses hoary-
oh, the sadness of the story,
Oh, the turning of the page!
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Mr.. Salisbury Jenkins Idea.
RY WILLIAM A. OSBORNE.

BY WILLIAM A. OSBORNE.
Copyright, 1902. by Daily Story Pub. CO..
Mr.. Salisbury Jenkins stepped out
upon the hotel porch under the nre
of inquisitive glances with an easy
nonchalance of manner, which comes
only with long practice. He was the
latest arrival. He lit his cigar ana
gazed with an Indifferent
upon the crowd. Mr.. Salisbury Jenk-
ms was an observer-especlally OF
women, and he speedily made up his
mind that the girl in the pink dlmlty
at the end of the piazza was the one
girl in the crowd. Having reached TINS
conclusion he rested not until he a
been formally introduced - having
been formally introduced he improved
his opportunity.
A day or two later he sat on the
railing looking down upon the girl,
as she reclined in an easy chair.
She laid down a book, with a sigh.
What do you think of it," quer.ed
Mr.. Jenkins.
Perfectly lovely" returned the
girl. "Masterson, the hero, is such
q fine fellow-the kind of man who's
strong and brave and risks his life
for m and really accomplishes
things. | could fall in love with a
man like that. I'm tired OF the rest
the kind who talk all day about books
and the theater, the races and golf.
Masterson was so different"
Mr.. Jenkins WINGED. For two days
he had held forth upon golf and the
races, the theater and books. Still,
he thought, complacently, of his man.
ly appearance, and he considered that
he would push Masterson, the books
hero, close for second place. But
it was up to him now to make an i'm
pression-to prove his supremacy.
He preferred to eclipse Masterson
II possible. To this end he racked
his brain.
And then-a sublime idea occurred
to him; the more he thought Of it
the more he liked it-and rs he con
templated it, he thought it must end
in but one way-with the girls arms
around his neck, like the heroine's
about the neck of Masterson. This
idea was not entirely original-he had
read Of it in fiction; but it was, he
considered, without precedent in real
life. It was to place the girl in a
situation of apparent danger, from
which, without danger to himself, he
would gloriously rescue her.
"a - ~~~-A ill., - AH- T~-1-l--
worked it out.
.
"Well, mister" said the tramp,
glancing doubtfully at Mr.. jenkins
well-padded shoulder "Ill tell you
how it is. l stood up once to have a
man knock me down for five dollars
it was John l.. what did it. An he
broke me nose. I don't want no more
Of 1t. l don't want you to use me
rough" Mr.. Jenkins treasured him.
well, then, I'll go you, mister.
I'm not much on soaring women, but
l s'pose l could do it on a pinch. All
right, I'll go you. Only he added,
don't you use me rough, and don't
you hit me on the beak."
Next evening at sunset the girl set
out for her customary walk through
the glen. She always went alone. Mr..
Salisbury jenkins had often offered
to go with her, but, although excep-
tionally gracious to him at other
times. she had acknowledged his sug-
gestion with a glance which, in an.
other person, would have been q
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Improving on Nature.

The eminent French chemist Ar
mand Gauter has reported a discovery
to the French Academy OF Sciences
which is likely to prove OF great hygi-
enic value. He has found that finely
powdered volcanic stones. treated by
boiling In water at a temperature OF
$50 to 300 degrees Celsius, yield a
liquid identical In composition with
the ordinary sulphur water Of mineral
springs, except that it 10 stronger thar
the latter.
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was so transparent and heartfelt and
therefore harmless. She liked him, she
thought, better than any mar she had
ever seen and she believed that she
liked him as we'll as she would evel
come to like another.
Il am obliged to YOU" she said, with
a quick change to gravity. Il agree
with you and Captain Harding. Mr..
Maude is a strange man."
"He has a wild, hard streak in him,
that's a fact" her companion an
swered, possibly because Of his wild,
hard life. Maybe he was better some
day and got started wrong. That hap
pens to so many poor devils"
Il think not" she responded. "The
base quality to which we refer was in
him always. He started fair. He was
Of good family, well placed, finely
taught, with a high profession and
enough means for his needs. My SYM
pathy does o go out to the man who,
so fitted for life's struggle, so armed
for the combat, SO trained to excel in
good things, seeks the bad. l sympa-
thize rather with him who is the vic
tim of circumstance. There are many
such. Who can tell, for instance, the
things which make or mar us. The
man tossing in delirium in yonder
room is of gentle blood. That is plain
enough. We can not say what drove
him into the wilderness to lead a
life Of crime-to end his days, pos
sibly, in a felon's celtic bear certain
ly in the ear future a convict's shame.
We may know his story some day."
She spoke rapidly and with deep
feeling. Her hand was stretched out,
her face was pale, a spot of red burn
ed in each clear cheek. She seemed to
be pleading in bar of judgment Of the
wounded bandit. Allyn stared at her
awed, fascinated.
"Why-why," he stammered, "you
are not specially interested in the beg
gar, are you? You'd make a bloomin'
barrister, Lois"
She came to herself with a laugh.
I'm interested in him." she said,
only as a nurse is interested in a pa
tient. We can't help it. There is al
ways something that appeals to us in
the sight of a big strong man depend
ent upon our weakness. 1t is our time
to be strong and we get our revenge
in being good to you"
'That you do" he said heartily. eff
Lascelles cuts my head open with his
mallet, as he did last year, I hope only
that you'll be here to attend to the
hurt. II your time were not already
engaged, I'd get him to do it next
game, ! think"
He went his way to his quarters
and she turned to her room. On the
way she looked into the sick room for
a moment. The prisoner was lying
upon his back, his eyes open and star
ing at the ceiling. He had been silent,
but spoke as the door creaked slight
".
"Tordillo," he said, "Tordillo, do not
desert me, for the water is deep and
dark and I have much to do"
She closed the door gently and stole
away. She had been long enough in
the southwest and had picked up
enough of the Mexican nomenclature
to know that "Tordillo' was the name
of a horse, and she OWNED that in her
patients fevered brain was a memory
of the dark. rushing river with the
shock of the wound and the weakness
Of his ono powerful muscles and the
stars drifting overhead.
ITO be cOntinued.)
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Recourse.

In this quandary the highwaymia
bethought himself to consult a lawyer.
Good sir" said he, ION the one
hand my conscience will not permit
me longer to do that which is unlaH'
full, while on the other hand 1t IS n0
practicable for a man, at my age, %
change his employment"
Incorporate under the laws Of Nev
jersey" quoth the lawyer, ready
enough, for 1t CHANGED that ne w
learned In the law.-Life.
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Even Millionaire. Turred no,.,

James Dobson, a multimillionaira
carpet-maker of Philadelpbia wos
among those present" at a Goa Of.
nee there the other day to make an.
plication for fuel. He stood in line
win q number OF others and pleaded
Tor a carload, saying he needed II had.
~ at his factory. That was his aac.
ond appeal. but he was told to "call
again in the morning"
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CHAPTER K.

One Mans idea OF Good Luck.
Despite Surgeon Thompson's opti-
mistic prediction, the patient did not
advance directly to recovery. On the
contrary. during the succeeding night
the fever rose to perilous height and
IN the morning, visiting the ward"
g she called 1t. Lois found him deliri-
ous and babbling Of strange things.
She was too used to this febrile mani
~festation to be disturbed by it, though
Quirinio seemed half out OF his few
vita. but left some directions for the
application Of cooling lotions. went to
BREAKFAST with undisturbed appetite
and thence to her work in the school
room. Getting through the lessons
va more Of : task than usual because
childish curiosity had to be satisfied
tweuty times over. and it needed ex-
ertion Of Ill Of her authority to pre-
vent sToddy'' and "Miggs". rushing
away to listen to the rawlings Of the
.robber." Now and then the strong
voice Of the sick man rose high and
faint sound Of 1t came to them
through the massive adobe walls. At
such times "Palomita" chung the more
closely to her.
That afternoon the smuggler's men
tai w~anderings became less violent He
still muttered occasionally, but was
otherwise quiet In stupor. Quirino,
exhausted. slept heavily in . chair and
Lois Vas near the bed reclining in q
rocker and ready to battle the hot fore
head. Weston had been lying without
motion for = h~alf-hour, when he
opened his eyes suddenly and she
found him looking at her intently. He
half raised his head from the damp pill
low and said In q matter Of fact voice:
'slt wa Z straight shot at two hum
drsd yards. The man must have eyes
like ! cats"
Yes" she said, STOPPING forward to
change . cloth upon his forehead and
speaking soothingly, thinking that rea-
son had returned. Doubtless 1t was
accidental"
He threw MP Z large. muscular, but
finely shaped. hand. and caught her
wrist with q clasp Of steel. It seemed
70 her that the bone would shiver.
She bit her lips to restrain an outcry
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CHAPTER K.-(Continued.)
He finished his task and rose to
withdraw. Lois had been watching his
skill with ~semi-envious eyes and, ac-
tcompanied by Mrs. Glynn, followed
him from the room. The prisoner ap-
parently was asleep. He had not an
.swered the surgeons latter observa-
tions with as much as the CULVER of
an eyelash. In the hallway Thomp-
son paused and looked about him.
Then his glance fell on the girl and he
said:
1.-THE man is hurt badly enough, but
there Is no immediate danger. l shall
leave bandages with you. Change them
only when it is absolutely necessary.
Here are the few simple medicines he
will require and you will know how to
give them from the directions written
ON them. Quirino, who Is with him,
know to be q faithful fellow and he
Will follow Instructions. 1t may inter-
est you to know that the man there
was born q gentleman. I don't know
this from his language, because good
grammar is not confined to his class.
4 don't know 1t even from his face, for
i have seer some splendid faces OF
common stock. I know it physiologi-
cally from his skin and build. There Is
nothing singular in his present plight.
A great many gentlemen go wrong
along the Rio Grande between Ell
poao ora nrouuovi11o
"He seems young to be a criminal"
Mrs. Glynn ventured.
mot at ALL" wal the brusque reply.
Hes nearly thirty and II he isn't a
man now he never will be a man. They
begin early for the most part and out
here they quit early. Winchesters and
strong drink and the summer sun are
responsible for their removals. They
20 to make room for others. Moreover,
certain men reach q stage where
crimes OF daring or violence are nee
essary to them. They must have SEN
sation. Gentlemanly criminals OF the
border are mostly Of this kind. Their
lives are short, but they move quickly"
The surgeon paused. then smiled gen.
tally and continued in q lighter tone:
However, this IL not young-lady
talk. shall not return until dusk.
Mr.. Glynn. may | be permitted to say
that / have driven far and 7 am hum
gryf / know your dinner hour and it
ID miles away. Bob Harding Is daft
about your singing. Miss English. May
I hear You before / GOT"
Lois had listened to the talk with
bent head and interpretive eyes. It
seemed TO her that something new and
strange was coming into her life.
There fingered In her ears the sound
OF the words, "No country" and she
half whispered to herself the protest:
''But I know that he IL an American"
she shivered half slightly as II cold.
but reused herself as the surgeon
closed and said quietly:
s'OfG course I shall sing to you will
lingly. And while you lunch you can
tell me more fully how to treat our
rApfivn -
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stony glare. This time he did not Of
fer. He watched her disappear in
the woodland path and then he fol-
lowed her.
The glen was q wild and weird and
lonely place, especially after sun.
down. Mr.. Jenkins felt that keenly-
but he pressed on after the girl. o.
casionally he caught glimpses Of her
--but finally he lost her.
Suddenly he. heard a wild scream
. woman's scream-her scream. For
m instant It froze his blood. Then
he bsaced up and sprinted on ahead,
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What II Wore.

what u WOTc' anvil
"You say the evening wore on. W.
did 1t wear?" =
why, the close of the day,
course."-University OF Mlnnes'~
Punch Bowl.
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An unfaliina Sign.

She-I knew you would propoo
me tonight.
He-Why? 20. .hnut
II saw the moon over my iei'
der."-Life.
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To DODGE the Tax Collector.

why do you call yourself FTs
Richard?'" q fool once asked Oh =
Franklin. M
ITO deal more shrewdly with inc -
collector" replied the maker OF usS
manac.-DetrOit Journal.
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Natural.

do you think the color OF tnat ~
spicuous girls hair Is natural! 80
Eyes," answered Miss Cayenne, 49, ~.
q moments inspection. ITO some =
ple."-Exchange. \
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TO CURE A COLD IN THE HEAD.
Apply Coles Csrbolisalve in each nostril at w.
and your head will be clear in the morning. 1tA
- cents. All good druggists sell It.
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Marriage Would Cure Him.

MI. Gumpps-That boy will never =
good for anything until he marrles'
Mrs.. Gumpps-I suppose not
MI. Gumpps-No; he's got 70 4"
over the habit of hanging around ~
house.-New York Weekly.
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Gosslps are not to blame II one.ha,f
2 world doesn't know how the other
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No one would over be bothered with coF
stipation II every ons knew how naturauy
and quickly Burdock Blood Bitters rssp
lates tho stomach and bowels.
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Getting Back.

do you enjoy walking?
Immensely" adj
Good. Then I'll take you for 2 ~.
in the country on my automoDn0'
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The cloak Of friendship - IA
ways a protection against 'no
shoulder.
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Conservation Of Energy.

CONSERVATION OF Energy
What was your idea in having br
tina learn typewriting?" ..
well, she was always drummllb
with her fingers, and | thought sns
might as well do it to some purpose
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup!
For children teething, Softens the gums, reduces
daInmation, allays pain. cures wind coiic. 1cs boMA
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Every man is like the COMPANY :.
wont to keep.-Euripides.