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One or two Of the mutineers dropped
away and went back to their own quar-


One or two OF the mutineers dropped
away and went back to their own quar-
tiers.
Take 1t away" said Meredith ndi-
eating the body of the dead man with
his teaspoon.
And look here" he cried out after
them, do not let IFS have any more OF
| this nonsense! II will only lead to un-
pleasantness."
Some OF the men grinned. They were
not particularly respectful. In their man
ner of bearing away the mortal remains
of their late leader. The feeling had al
! ready turned.
Joseph thought fit to clinch matters
later on in the day by a few remarks OF
| his own.
That's the sort O. man" he said more
In resignation than in anger, that the
| guv'nor is. He's quiet like and smooth
| spoken, but when he does 1T he Its ard.
and when he shoots he shoots mortal
straight. Now. what says to you Chris
| ty Minstrels Is this: We're all In the
same box and we all want the same
thing, although admit there's bit OF
a difference In our complications Some
o. you jokers have got fine richness OF
color on your physiognomies that don't
! pretend to emulate But no matter.
| What you wants Is to got out Of this
COMPOUNDED old Platter. quick time. ain't
| 1t now?-to get down to Loango and go
| out on the bust eh?''
The "Chrlsty Minstrels" acquisced
''Then," said Joseph. "obey orders and
| be hanged to YER"
1t had been apparent to Meredith for
some weeks past that the man Nattoo
whom he had just shot. was bent on
/ making trouble. His prompt action had
not, therefore, been the result OF panic.
but the deliberate execution of fore
ordained sentence The only question
| was how to make the necessary execution
most awe-insp.ring and exemplary. The
! moment was well-chosen, and served to
! strengthen, for the time being. the waning
4 authority of these two Englishmen thus
thrown upon their own resources IN the
heart OF Africa.
4, The position was not pleasant one.
1 For three months the Plateau had been
surrounded by hostile tribes, who made
desultory raids from time to time. These
i the little force on tho summit was ablo
to rep,ilse; but combined attack from,
say to two sides at once would certainly
have been successful. Meredith had no
had reached Msala, infested as the Inter-
vening forests were by cann.bal tribes,
Provisions were alta low ebb. There seenl-
4 ed to he no hope Of outside aid, and dis
(. affection was rife IN his small force.
& Jack Meredith, who was no soldier found
A himself called upon 70 ueteHu "sdh
Y posi,lon, with unreliable men, TOT an
indefinite PERIOD,
Joseph had rough knowledge OF sol
dering and very rudimentary notion
OF fertilization. But he had that which
served as we'll: The unerrlng eye TO-
convert--of marksman. He was q dead
shot at any range, and knowing what ne
could hit he also knew how to screen
4 h mself from the rifle Of. an enemy,
Above all, perhaps, was the quiet In
huence of a man who never hinched from
danger nor seemed to be In the leasl
4 disconcerned by Its presence.
IT seems. sir" said Joseph to bis mas
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Chronic Kidney
Disease

PREVALENCE OF KIDNEY oU-
BLEs.-The last United States census
calls attention to the alarming M
crease in deaths from Kidney 'rou-
lies. being over 50 per cent. between
the years 1890 and 1900 and the pen-
yer Medical Times says, editor1aliS' (De'
cemljer number, 1909 that Or. Looms
states that from clinical observar
,,os and from large number OF
autorsles at the famous Bellevue Hos
pital, that he believes that 90 per cent
a. men and women over 10 years OF age
suffer from some form Of Brights Dis
ease
or course, the term Bright's Disease
+ ,ere used in Its general application to
Kidney troubles, nearly all OF Which are
cone,dered incurable after they have be-
come chronic, And they really were In
curabl up to the discovery OF the Fulton
Compound for Bright's Disease,
lie weyer, that Kidney trouble (under
n. general grouping Bright's Disease as
used by Or, Loomis) is getting TO be our
national complaint and Is reaching such
SERIOUS proportions as to be alarming, Is
manifest. From both the United States
census and the above high authority. It
lis seen that serious Kidney diseases are
moro common among the people than can
| easily be Imagined, and whatever lis
| form, IL 1t Is Kidney trouble, and hangs
| on after the cold or exciting cause has
| disappeared. that person can only find
/ relief through Fulton,s Renal Compound.
| lie first and only cure the world has ever
| seen for chronic Kidney diseases.
II you have Kidney trouble, start right.
| We are the agents, Owens and MinoyE
Drug Company. Richmond Yss
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in society and practices law with his
brother, Mr.. Roland B. Harvey.
The engag cement Of Miss FRANCES
Purviance King, who is now IN Ger
many, where Mrs. Adam King and MISS
Katherine King, her mother ana sls.er,
will join her in July, to Lieutenant, Won
Meyer, Of the German navy, has neen
announced, the wedding to take pl pace
The marriage OF Miss Mary Campbell
Murdoch, to Dr.. Mactier yvarfleld. one or
the s,nartest of the season. WI .aKe .
place at noon tomorrow In old st. Paul
Protestant Episcopal Church
Miss Alice Carter will spend the SUM- m.
mer in England as the guest 81 nef
/ cousin. Mrs. Reginald Carter
Mrs. Charles NJ. Lanahan ana n q,
daughter, Miss Adelaide Lana al'ae W. ~
occupy a cottage at Poland, Me- 1orA 'ho
summer. J. =, ,oh
\ Mrs. Carroll Mactavish and her daugn.
Ter, Miss Virginia Mactayish, who nc nave
been In Rome since January, VIII ie az
ns,rlv IL June for Switzerland. where
they will spend the summer
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SOCIETY AT RACES
AND AT NEWPORT

Z New York. Juno I.
\ Ieonles are a flower fad for June, many
brides who desire a bright color at their
weddings choosing them instead OF tho
lovely June roses. Mr.. Theodore Have
meyer has a great penchant for peonlcs.
bed at st. Louis Is devoted to their
display, and Just what the evolution Of
the homely old-fashioned flower seen in
gardens OF fifty years ago. will result
in it is hard to say.
Society at the races is still the most
talked about thing In the New Yorl.
smart set. Miss Edith Colford, noted for
her daring feats Of horesmanship, was
present at Getaway Day Morris Park.
and at the Brooklyn Handicap. She
wore simple gown Of dotted muslin and
n llat trimmed in nasturtium yellow.
Miss Colford's serious face Is scarcely
Indicative of her recklessness In riding.
She has the slender figure and the char
ncteristc bearing of the Chartrand fam!-
~.
One OF the finest Of Miss Mary van
Buren, vanderpoel's philanthropies centers
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round him,
The pit Of hell below"
"About as bad as they can be, SIR
That's how things Ia. Joseph set down
his masters breakfast on the rousn
table that stood in front OF his tent ana
looked at Jack Meredith.
Il Meredith had a way of performing most
Of his toilet outside his tent, and Whlle
Joseph made his discouraging report ne
was engaged in buttoning his Walstcoat.
He nodded gravely, but his manner was
position of imminent danger. Some men
are like this-they die without getting
at all fustered.
"Theres not more nor two or three out
OF the whole lot that 1 can put any
trust In" continued Joseph.
Jack Meredith was putting on his coat.
IT know what a barrack-room mutlny
is. I've felt it in the hatmosphere. SO 10
speak, before now, sir. l68s
'"And what does 1t feel like 2" Inquired
Jack Meredith. lightly arranging his
watch-chaln.
But Joseph did not answer. He stepped
backward into the tent and brought Two
rifles. There was no need Of answer; Tor
this came in the sound of many voices.
the clang and clatter of varied arms
Here they come. sill" said the SOL
dler-S6rVSllL- IHihNANA y ''H
place even at this moment.
| Jack Meredith merely sat down. behind
| the little table where his breakfast stood
untouched. He leaned his elbow on The
| able and watched the approach OF the
| disorderly band OF blacks Some ran.
some hung back, but all were armed.
In front walked a small, truculent-iook-
| ing man with broad shoulders and an az
| gressiYe head.
He planted himself before Meredith
and turning, with a wave OF the hand
to indicate his followers, sad IN lIngllsi
"These men--the friends Of me--shy
they are tired OF yon You no good
leader. They make me their leader
He shrugged his shoulders with hlc-
eous grin of deprecation,
~ not want They make me- We nc
to Join our friends In the valley
! He pointed down into the valley where
the enemy was encamped,
I'VE nave agreed to take two hundred
pounds for you, Price given ny ON
| friends in valley"
The man stopped suddenly. He wa
| looking into the muzzle OF reVolVe'
with a fixed fascination. JACK Merea!tl
| exhibited no haste He did not seem Se
to have realized the gravity OF the sitna
tion. He took very careful aim and pull
| ed the trigger. A little puff OF whit
smoke hoated over their heads IN
/ broad shouldered man with the aggres
| s,ve head looked stupidity SURPRISED IA
| turned towards his supporters WIN
| nalned look of inquiry, as II there wa
1 sometlf ng no did not quite understand
and then he fell on his face and la
/. quite still.
Jack Meredith looked on the planl
4 faces with a glance of l,rbane INQUIRY
HAS anybody else anything 20 sa;
ia me2" he asked,
There was a dead silence. snne on
laughed rather feebly in tho bacRgrouna
/ Then think VIII 80 on with M
! breakfast"
| Which he accordingly proceeded to ds
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DISTINCTION MEDALS
TO MARYLAND LINE
Baltimore. June

Baltimore. June ~
At the semi-annual distribution OF
medals at s o'clock on the afternoon OF
June Sd, In the Maryland Line Confed-
crate Soldiers Home Miss Mary Howard.
a daughter OF the late Captain McEenry
Howard pinned the decorations on the
lapels OF the veterans. The decorations
are fashioned from cannons that We're
used in the Civil War.
\ Ex-Judge Robert Gilmor has announced
the engagement of his daughter, Miss
Josephine Gilnnor, to Mr.. Wallace P.
Harvey. Miss Gilmor made her debut two
seasons ago and has been very much
admired. Mr.. Harvey is very we'll known
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ter later In the day. that you've kinder
stumped them. They don't understand
YOU"
They must be kept In check by fear.
There ID no other way replied Meredith
ra Their YEARLY. OF late he had felt less
and less inclined to exert himself.
Yes, sir. Those sort o. men.
Meredith made no answer. and after =
little pause Joseph repeated the words
significantly. II ungrammatically.
Those sort O. men, If
What do you meant"
Slaves" replied Joseph sharply, touch.
Ing his hat without knowing why
Slaves! What the devil are you talk
ing about?''
The man came a little nearer
Those forty men-leastwise th!rty-four
men-that we brought from Msala-- IT..
Durnovos men that cultivate this ere
Simiacine. as they call They're d fer
ent from the rest, sir.
Yes, of course they are. We DO not
hire them directive hire them from Mr..
Durnovo and pay their wages to him.
They are OF a. different tribe from the
others-not fighting men. but agrlcultur.
ists.' ~ sg; 4s "a
"Al-." Joseph paused, "strange thing,
sir. but.Ive not seen EN- handling any Of
their pay yet
wv Oil, tIat ~ CHslE dldIt
NYessir!''
Having unburdened himself Of his s,ls-
picion, the servant retired. shaking his
head omnously. At any other time tES
| words Just recorded would have aroused
Jack Meredith's attention, but the sim
| gular slothfulness that seemed to be
creeping over his intellect was already
| acting as a. clog on his mental energy.
| The next morning he was unable TO
! leave his bed, and lay all day in state
of semI-somnolence. Joseph explained to
4 tho men that the leader was so disgusted
| with their ungratetul conduct that he
| would not leave the tent. In the even.
| ing there was a slight attack made from
the southern side. This Joseph was able
| to repulse, chiefly by his own long-range
| firing, assisted by a few PICKED rifles
! But the situation was extremely critical
4 The roll OF the big wardrum could be
! heard almost necessarily, rising with
/ weird melancholy from the forest land
beneath them -,ls
/ Despite difficulties, the new crop Of Sim
i iacine--the second within twelve months
| had bean picked. dried, and stored IN
/ cases. Without. on the Plateau, stood
| the bare trees. affording no convert for
savage warfare--no screen against the
! deadly bullet The camp was placed nea
one edge OF the table-land, and on TINS
/ exposed side the stockade was wisely
constructed OF double strength. The at
tacks had hitherto been made only from
4 this side; but Joseph knew that anything
In the nature OF combined assault
4 would carry his defence before At. IN
his rough and-ready way he doctored hls
master. making for him such SOUPS and
1 strengthening food as he could. once,
very late In the night, when It almost
seemed that the shadow Of death lay
over the little tent. he pounded up some
OF the mage slmiacine leaves and mixed
them In the brandy which he administer
ed from time to time. 4, Il g
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,,,,tirr, ~
where al IS soou' ,'iI.u. n,i.e A,,,orett e
brass kettle, ~ NV, We =, "a stel ~
Burge; scens TIL III. &c. 'fslri,s Head. In
tho same young Iaoy, q =, -, = - -, u
pastel work. ~ MISS l.eae ao ie w Miss
and Fea 5l,.e -, s 1890 ana lar" an
i3essle h.s'on -, aT,as Is,znhath fIIarri-
OIL pa'n,i'lg e. ~ MS "a pornesra ,atas,,s
son uiu ~, e1,,. "a n,,,ia r = wtnn a I,
Personal Mentlon.'
The Misses Caskin, of New York, are
the guests of Miss Lima Mayo at her
80
Mrs. Richard Parker Crenshaw, who
has been visiting her relatives in Rich
ceded her, and where she will make her
home in future.
s4e
Dr.. Hunter Holmes Moeu1re' o. VII
chester, "a, arrived Aase esenins ~
make q WISH or ie" Gays " iitci'us
and relatives mere.
DR.. Joseph White ana MISS SOPHIE
White are spending some tlihe ~ ~ llle
Windsor Hotel, Atlantic CITY.
Mrs, III. 3. Fltzhugh mas opened the
Fttzhugh cottage at Virginia Beach. ana
has pleasant company OF Richmond,
Washington and Norfolk people.
Mrs. James WEIGH entertained last
| evening at cards IN honor OF Miss LEILA
| Mcclure, of Winchester. Va, who Is
visiting her cousins. the Misses cGllire,
on Grace Street
Mrs W. T. Oppenhelmer and family
| Va.
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thing slipped into it's place.

thing slipped into its place. IL
Despite disquieting rumors, the expe-
ditlon was allowed to depart from the
river camp unmolested. For two days
they marched through the gloomy forest
with all speed. On the third day one
OF the mon OF Durnovo's division cap
tured native who had been proving
on their heels In the limo Of march' VIC
tor Durnovo sent captor and prisoner 70
| the front of the column. with a message
| to Discard that he would come presently
and see what information was to pc
abstracted from the captive. ~ the mid
day halt Durnovo accordingly joined Os-
card. and the man was brought paiore
| them. He was hardly worthy Of the
| name, 80 disease-stricken. SO miserable.
and half-starved was he.
l At first Durnovo and he did not seem
to be able to get to an understanding
at all; but presently they hit upon a
dialect In which they possessed small
common knowledge.
His news was not reassuring. In deal
ing with numbers he rarely condescended
to the use of less than four figures, and
his conception of distance was very
vague.
TASK him" said oscard, whether he
knows that there is an Englishman with
a large force on the top of mountain
far TO the east"
Durnoyo translated and the man an
swered with a smile. In reply to some
further question the negro launched into
a detailed narrative. to which Durnovo
listened eagerly.
He says" said the latter to Oscard
that The Plateau Is In possession OF the
Masais. ] was taken two months ago
The blacks we're sold as slaves the two
Englishmen were tortured to death and
their bodies burned"
Discard never moved a muscle.
ASK him II he is quite sure about IT,
quite" replied Durnovo after ques-
| tioning, by God Discard; what a pity!
But always knew IT, knew 1t was
quite hopeless from the first"
He passed his brown hand nervolsly
over his face. where the perspiration
stood in beads.
Yes" said oscard. slowly; 'but
think We will go ON all tho same"
What" cried Durnovo go on2"
Yes" replied Guy Oscard "we will
go on. and II ] find you trying to desert
7 m shoot You down like rat"
CHAPTER xxyI
IN PERT.
"Hs made no slsni the Ares Of hell wer,
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WASHINGTON DIPLOMATS,

washington, D. c., June 4. .
r,ount and Countess Marguerite Cassini,
5i,is daughter. Of the italian legation
viii spend the summer at the Naples
Bar Harbor.
The summer home Of the Austrian EN-. EN-
bassy will be established in the van
Nest cottage Bar Harbor which mas
been rented for the sea son. The SWISS
legation is also going to Bar Harnor
for the season.
Tho German and English embassies
will locate at Lennox for the summer
Tho Baron and Baroness SpecK Won
sternberg will be at the kinnicult VIVA,
Deepdene, and will be joined there ~
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Nome IN buckingham, Va. Mills Grace
Harrison IL still quite sick at St Luke's
Hospital but Is some " hat I'm proved.

home IN Buckinghat1i Va. NfiHs Grace
iIarr,s6n il still quite sick at st. Ltike's
Hospital, but Is somewhat improved
Mira Frederic Owens and her daugh-
liar Miss Julia owens. who have beer,
for some months On the Pacific coast N,sI
stonned for few hotirs between trains
lnst week to visit Richmond friends.
Mrs. owens was on her way to visit her
mother IN wilmington, N. 9. Lieuten-
ant owens, who belongs to the United
States revenue cutter service. has been
ordered to Behrins Sea. @
Mrs Herbert Gray, her niece, Miss Nell
lie Gray, Mrs. James A. Moncure, and
children are spending some tire at vir.
ginlA Beach, Nj ~ Il FL 5BsS IN
Mrs. Clayton G. Coleman and Miss Car.
RE Coleman have gone sor the summon
to their country home lear .Buckner's
Station, In Louisa county. IA
Miss Eff1e Aylett Cofer and Miss Malen
Burnett will give the last Of u series
OF pupils recitals iii their Studio, No.
I1oi West Main street. Thursday nftcr-
noon at $50 o'clock. "a
Tho Norfolk Chapter, Daughters of
the Norfolk Armory next November, for
the purpose OF raising funds to complete
the Davis monument. Every Southern
state will be represented. and Mrs. James
Y. Leigh, Of Norfolk. will be chairman
OF the bazaar. Will
Mrs. Robert s. Archer will spend the
month OF June at the wiltshire" At
lantlc City, N. j. ~ q se
Mr.. Frank w. Dame will be at the
'tHomestead," Hot Springs, Va, for sew
eral weeks. g3
Mrs. william II. Palmer will spend the
summer In Blacksburg, Va. ,. .s
Professor S. G. Mitchell and family
will summer near Bedford City, Va.
MI. and Mrs. Samuel o. S Daniel, OF
Charlotte county, Va. will continue
travelling in the West during the sum
ner, visiting San Francisco, Salt Lake,
Denver, Colorado Springs and the St.
Louis Exposition. They will return 10
Virginia in the early fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. y. Richardson are
visiting Mr.. =. H. Poindexter Of Louisa
county.
Miss Mary Yost. OF staunton, Va, Is
one OF twenty-four students belonging TO
the graduating class at Vassar College,
who has been selected as a speaker by
the faculty. Miss Yost Is also the presi-
dent Of the graduating class, most
honorable position for any young woman
to hold. a
Miss. Preston Wonack expects to spend
a part OF the summer at Virginia
Beach. III. fe M
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Douglas Habls-
ton and Miss Ida Habllston, who have
been with Mrs Armstead on West
Franklin Street for the past winter,
! are now with Mrs. Charles Fourqurean,
Barton Heights.
| Miss Lolita Hobson, OF Bristol. Tenn,
one of the leading musicians of that city.
! is visiting Miss Norvell at Linden"
! 1.-The lovely country home Of the Norvells.
The Chimborazo Hospital BOARD will
hold an important meeting In the home
of Mrs: s. B. TIarbaugh, In Paramount.
Thursday afternoon at O'clock. All
members are asked to be present.
. % 10 b
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CHAPTER XIV. CONTINUED.
She looked at him with sort Of won

she looked at him with sort OF Won
dor.
You insist?" she said.
He raised his eyes to meet hers.
Yea" he answered
She bowed her head In grave submits
sion. and made little movement as II
to 80.
1T is chiefly on account OF the chill
dren." he added.
Quito suddenly she smiled. and seemed
to check a. sob In her throat.
Yes" said she, softly, II know And
she went into tho house.
Tho next morning brought further ru-
mors of approaching danger, and II
| seemed certain that this news must have
I filtered through Durnovos fortified camp
farther up the river, This time the re-
port WAS more definite There were
( Arabs leading the tribes. ana rumor
| further stated that an organized descent
on Msala was intended, And yet there
was no word from Durnovo--no sign to
suggest that he had even thought Of Sc
curing the safety OF his housekeeper
and the few aged negroes In charge OF
Msala. This news only strengthened Os-
cards determination to send Marie down
to the coast and he personally superln'
| tended their departure before taking hls
seat In the canoe Toll tuP-ItNcF ~ W obc
The men OF his division had all pre-
coded him and no one except his owr
| boatmen knew that Msala was to be
abandoned NJ.
There was In Guy Oscard a dogged
sense OF Justice which sometimes
amounted to cruel mercllessness, When
he reached the camp he deliberately
| withheld from Durpovo the news that the
Msala household had left the river sta
ton Moreover, he allowed Durnovo to
further ncnlpate himself. He led him
on to discuss the position OF affairs. and
the half-meed displayed an Intimate
knowledge of the enemy's doings There
was only one inference 10 be drawn
namely, that Victor DurnoYo had aban-
doned his people at Msala with the same
elaboration which had characterized his
fowardiy fajthlessness to Jack Mere
dith.
Guy Oscard was 8 slow-thnkipg man
although quick In action He pieced al
these things together. The pieces did MOI
seem to fit iust then--the construction
WAS decidedly chaotic In It's architecture
, But later on the cornerstone OF knowl
Aedse propped w the edltlce. and every
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IL .nn,,al bazaar for Nc beneflt Of the

an annual bazaar for the benefit OF the
home.
An interesting Newport household is
that of Mr.. and Mrs. George L, Rives.
who with Miss Natica Rives. are max
Ing merry a: "swanhurst." the Rives's
cottage home.
Mrs. Rives housekeeps. drives. works
in her rose garden and earns through her
clear. high notes the reputation OF be-
ing the champion whistler OF Newport.
Miss Rives makes pretty picture as she
walks abroad In her dainty summer
gowns and garden hats.
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in the Home for convalescents," on the
East Side, New York
In this institution, impecunious gentle
women. recovering from all illness, which
has rendered them helpless. can rest ana
recuperate without the care and anxiety
OF having to make ends meet IN the daiiy
struggle of life Miss Vanderpoel gives
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Brlghs's Disease, diabetes

And Kidney Congestion arrested N DAY and
cured To stay cured with q bottle or two OF
brakes Palmetto Wine. Send address TO Drake
Formula Company, Chicago ~ you Tlsh
trial hottie free,
owens 8, Minor Drug Go, Distributing
ASents,
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AN EPISODE WITH CUPID.

one Decoration Day I went.
With reminiscent mind.
Where General Dan Cupid lay,
So tenderly enshrined.
or course, I knew where he reposed,
No more.to shoot his darts.
For had buried him myself
Deep iii my heart OF hearts.
So mournfully I sought his tomb.
AS ia the way Of men;
laid my tribute there. when 10 !2s45
He sprang to HE again., ,,,,
s1'S "A. --McIandburgh Wilson.