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G a lin e d 21
Pounds In a
Short Time.

81 am pleased to
say that I am now
greatly improved In
health after using
several b o [ tie $ of
your DE Lacy's Gin
Ko-Na.' l have been
in very bad health for
several years. taking
medicine all the time
and nothing has done
me so much good as
your remedy. In q
very short time my
weight has increased
from 75 to 90. all !
ain now able to do
most of my house
work. ! am going to
take another bottle OF
your medicine and
hope by then to be
entirely we'll. I can
heartily recommend
It," Very truly yours,
LAURA LOUGHRAY.
TT. Worth. Tsx.
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CATARRH.

the body
whether the head throat lungs stomach kidneys or bowels DE La
Coughs, Colds La
remedies tried how
failed that thousands stand ready
testify ckoNa and IRON has cured them after
remedies and physicians completely failed.
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De LaCy'S Cin-k0-Na


Endorsed stages
Large pint ST. By druggists
of the United States
by De LacyC Chemical Co, ST. Louis Mo-
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NERVOUSNESS.

this dreadful disease, to
it, cin-Ko-Na" help
cinkoNav Nerve and BoodBulding
with your
system your every
BiIousness Malaria
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Stomach Troubles.

CnKoNa will Nervous Dys
pepa Indigestion will old dyspepc omachs
and make them like
Lacys CnKoNa positive for all Catarrhal conditions of
Stomach Trouble
standing how bad that will quickly relieve and
Stomach Trouble
which blood
of the liver and bowels.
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II feel it my duty to let you know what De
Lacy's Cin-KoNa has done for me. All winter
have suffered with cold in my head. One bottle Of
your De Lacy's Cin-KoNa has cured entirely
I cheerful1y recommend it to all who suffer with cold
or catarrh in the head" Respectfully,
MRS. CAMILLE RAY
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-21
Special reduced l
Excursion Rates

Beda uskuteczn;one ze vszyst-
kioh staoyi kolei Chicago North,
Western Ksokasyinsstepuj4oych:
Los Angeles, pooxawsky cd l.
Maja, No powszechna konferen-
oye metodyjskiego episkopal~
neggo ko6ciola.
San Francisco, 8 do s. Naia, ma
szczegdfowe narodowe atowa-
rzyszenie grocernik6w.
Atlantic City. n. Is do Is
Lipca, Mobiles of the Mystic.
Shrine.
San Francisco 5. do Wrxe6nia;
na try letnie xebranie Knisshts
Iennplar.
San Francsiisco 70 do s. Wrxe-
nial, EjjazI6d standardization
lGrandsLodgeI.O
q blaslesExIossr6ly % do rat,ada.
ysprxed,k44iS innai
Y :
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-21
.Darm0
.Ogromna oferta robiona przez
dobrze znana Phila. firme
D RADIOS D

Tysiace os6b " rozmaitych ~cze6ciach
kraiu zostaao wyleczonych przez to
wielkie odkrycie.
Kazda wyksItafcona osoba sfy-
szaia . Radium, jego zadziw'ajaca
slla i lecznicza wfasno66 zajmowaiy
strone po stronle v vydawnictwie
Metropolitan. Po wiskszej cveacj
katy vie, il to jest najleps.e lie
karstwo jak Bog daf dia cierpiacej
ludzko6ci. Zarodek chor.by tasde
60 gatunku, znika oil aiego - ME
moga one zniesd rctkniecia sic ;
MIN. Many take zaufan,e v ma.
szem oswiadcIeniu, II reczymy -
bezwsrunko~e wyleczeaie was. Go
wiecej, danny wan pism,ennv kon.
trakt "a wykonanie tego Ia propo@
xyoya nigdy uic bJaa podwajana.
Nypeinijcie blanket pen1lej poda
ny i naEnacxoic chorobs n9 ktdra
. odbierzecie odwrctna
poczta ,nfurmacye, kto,e beda war
te alta dolardw ola vas. PYtajcie
jakiejb4dz-f,rmy bankpwej wrgIs-
dem nas.ej odpowisd1l.iaoSci.
DAnMo oFERTA B
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-21

Exkursya dla ~poszukiwaczys
grunt6W m P6lnocno-zach6d,
zachbd P~oludniowo.zach6d
oraz TAME ratydla kolonist6W
Koleja Nortb-Westen Tx; ety
.exkursyjpe pc w.iielce yDiizonych e.
tach, @ M srrzedaz do wykej W.
mienionsc eli terytory65w Gt6wny
.pociag wagon1 sypialne ola tury.
st68, wolne krzesla 70 kiadans :
wagonaoh ..Najleps,e xe-wszystkie
co. O-date ~sprzedazy zupelne
szczeggdiy zgfosic sic do ageutoW
kolei Chicago s. North Western,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-21
OBOZIE NIEPRZYJACIELA

Pan.Fr Ruzek, Summit, Nina,
m6wi: ME by}em prsyjacielem 10
karstw gotovych. tax zwanych,
lecz ataki b6lu gle
Wy b. y tax slime il mniemalem ie
uzycie Severy Oplatk6w ma boil
Glowy j Neuralgia na probe m,
szkodsic ME bedzie Kumemu wiel,
kiemu zdz,wieniu b6le ustapi4y W
i. m1nutach." Cena IS cent6w. W.
T. Sewera Co., Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-21
Wszyscy zostali 0tuma-
nieni.

Wiadomosc made xla Z Wake,
Ark. lie Rev. Jpo. ]. Cox mial o.
gromna siabosc p~ofaczopa : 5olts CT
k9 Przez IL lat lekarEe tumanil; /
obmy6lali, wsxystko co uiedGicli v
w~ynalazkach rebi.i, lecz kiopot pos
zosta}. Pew nego dnia 1aos4f uiy-
wai Electric Bitters j v tygodnin
nastarffa zmlana IA iepsze iwkrdtce
zos,ai zupefnie wylecsoay Jest to
nailepsze lakarstwo ma w4trote j
chorobe merck. Tylko SOC ] gvaran-
towane przez Ne J Koxalewsk;ego
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-21
Raty ola kolonist6w.

Do miejsc v MINI. sofa, North
Dakota, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskat.
chewan j Assiniboia. Tykiety sprze.
dale kolej Chicago Great Western
" kazdy Wtorek przez miesiae Ma.
rec i kwiecien. @ blizsze infor-
macYe pytajcle kt6r,go badz agenta
kolei Great Western, albo J. r.
Elmer, G.. F. A, Chicago, I'll.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-21
Wielkie znizenie cen ma "a

ch6d l p01nocnO zach6d.
Codziennie " March, i Kwietniu,
kolej Chicago Great. W estern spree
.dawac bedzie tykiety pc wielee mi.
zonych cenaoh do miejsc " Monta.
ma, Washington, Utah, Idacho i
Kalifornii. @ blizsze infnrmacye
piszcie do j. p. Elmer, G.. P. A.
Chicago, III.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-21
Staroszlachecka PoNis6c
PRzRE
b. BOLESkAWITR.
{ciag dalszy)

~
(~nadewszystko jak rozmows
~naprowadzic ma ten pred.
miot, kiedy dotad AMI sloWa
do meza ME m6wila?
a jednak Cd tel podr6zy
1niaio zalezec w~ybawieniel
IKt6z to m6gl przewidywacl
Domcia biegala pc pokoju
my6lac, projektujac, gniewa-
JAG sic sauna ma siebie, ale
mic wymyslec ME mcgee.
Wiecz6r j ranek tax zszedl j
noe i ranek nastepnv. Okolo
poludnia zapukano do drzwi
wszed1 Zbis1aw. Spojrzal ma
prod ma st6}, zeby sic pre-
konac zapewne, co sic z LISTEN
sta1o... poszuka1 go oczyma i
odgad1 podartym W kominie
a potem grzecznie j spokoj-
ME zapyta}. Czyby PAM
ME chciafa przyjsc ma O
bad?
Me bedziemy sami
doda}, jest ksiadz kapucyn 2
Lewartowa... bardzo wesoly
staruszek... practically sic pa
nj rozerwala... a potem MOI
ma wr6cic do siebie.... gdy
sic PAM podoba...
Domcja zawahala sic, ME
chciala, ably ja ludzie widzie-
Ii z mezem razem, vice niby
zgadzajaca sic re SVEN po}o-
zeniem ale z drugiej strony,
by1 to jedyny spos6b...w roz-
movie przypadkowej, niby cd
fantazyi dziecinnej zmienit
pierwsze p~ostanowienie i os-
wiadczyc, re pojedzie do ksie-,
znej.
Chwycila sic vice tego
srodka j zwracsjac do Zbi-
sfawa, rzekla z minkq pogar-
diva.
Ksiedz Ani6f moi starry
znajomy... chce go widziec.
Niechze PAM przycho-
dzi, bedziemy ma MIA czeka-
Ii.
Sklonil sic iwyszedl.
Pierwszy raz Cd powrotu
do Zmurek - Domcia pony
sla}a 0 przebraniu sic, DO
.choc ma obiad ME spodzie-
wa}a sic nikogo obcego rr6cz
ksiedza, zawsze j pred MIN
ME zyczyla sobie wystapic "a
niedbana, zreszta kt6z vie
jakim p~eWoduwana uczuciem
zawo}a}a sluzacej, ABLY jej ubrac
sic d~opomaga}a. Ostatnia OF
naka ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i
smutku bylo re Gala odziala
sic czarno, ale tenn lei jesz-
cze piekniej bylo.... Gdy sic
spojrza}a " zwierciadlo, ably
49, . . ..eNSs1 eS =. EEZ"@ .s&SEr&S
sobie w1oski poprawic, mimo-
:wolnie sama uSmiechnela sic.
sobie. .s..
= dziwnem tez uczuciem
przeszla teraz pokoje... "
.kt6rych byla v domu j jakby
obca. Czu1a tn jaka6 nova
wladze panujaca mad MA i
mad wszystkiem, westch-
;nela..
Ksiadz Ani6l staruszekz
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-04-21
SzafaWila
- 3a9

49,
tCiag
Prosze mnie uwolnic %
rozmowy..
Ale COZ bedzie z lis
tern?
Co pan cheese.
Nam go odczytat CLOS
- Jak sic podoba..
- Bo juz tel ciekawa ola
mas cbojga rzecz... co plsze!
Ale czy PAM znajduje, 20 U,
sly sluzacej moze So zbytecz-
ne. -.-
Domcia obejrza}a sic =
nova s}uga wyprostowana,
wedle rozkazu jej siedzia1a II
drzwi...
- Prose- MECH ME odcho-
dr..
= A ia - nam czytac..
- Me - to trzeba mice
anielska litosc a zeby wytr-
wac! zawo}a}a kobieta.
- VIE PAM, re to prawda
- usmiechna} sic Zbis O.
boje wyjdziemy ma aniol6w...
Nam czytac?.
Domcia obr6ci}a glove do
okna i milcza}a. Zbis}aw roz-
pieczetowa}, z uwaga pc cichul
odczytai poselstwo i klania-
JAG sic pofozyl je ma stole
pred SODA.
Obawiajac sic zapewne, ably
karty ME %schwytano i ME
przejeto, Staszek napisal ia
nader enigmatycznie, tax re
- zaprawde ME wiele mogla
obja6nic to kt6rej by}a pre-
znaczona. Gdy sic drzwi "a
m,eziem zamkne}y, gwaltownie
porwala legacy papier Dom
cia i przebieg}a go oczyma.
By}y ma MIN tie tylko s1o-
wa:
"Nie tracmy nadziei po-
moe niespodziewana PREY
bywa. Czynie co tylko moge
ably wyrwac pania z rak tego
czlowieka. = Wytrwaj do
kohca... wszystko bedzie do
brze i wkr6tce niewola sic ia
uko6czy.."
Nafoz6r karta byla skon-
czona. Zbis}aw tez wiecej ME
czyta}, Domcia rzuci}a ia by
Ia ma st61, ale jej ma mysl
przyszlo, re ma drugiej stronie
dodanem bye cosmoze... Cd
wr6ci}a predko karte Wv isto-
Gle znalaz}a dopisek:
rEEE2% ~ "-'. .Ha.-. -.aL r-.I .-r-= H.
aJe 99; zechca byS PAM je-
chala do ksieznej, MEDINA
wiaj, jedi. Jest to jedyny
srodek wyzwolenia, ksiezna
z Mani. Jechac potrzeba
rE-@E-LSH--"F 49,
koniecznie.."
Lice Domci zaplone1o, ME.
tax moze nadzieja wielce ME
pewna uwolnienia 2 rak meza
narzuconego, jak ia pociecha
dziecinna,iz Zbis}aw zostal o.
.y,,1onv; liaf,, nin dnov1,fou,
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ties. and any number Of freed ecoior-
ed" folk.
The general topic of conversation
was Lady VS. appearance-under
the circumstances.
1t was audacious-and yet perhaps
not unwise. Her position was imperil-
ed, but until the blow actually fell she
was determined society should not
guess there was anything-to fall
Many admirable husbands put up with
bad wives sooner than undergo that
ordeal of public torture and disgrace
our wise laws deem necessary for mar
1tal freedom. Many excellent wives
suffer corresponding martyrdom Per-
haps at the last moment even this long
suffering peer. with his equivocal heirs
and his overtaxed rent roll and his
own inglorious marital position, might
shrink from the appalling scandals that
would be aired at every street corner
and glorify the flaming placards of the
evening newspapers. While there was
no specified date of legal action there
was hope. The audacious beauty took
full advantage Of the fact.
Meanwhile, the afternoon had its
one seemed to enjoy the green shades
and lovely river peeps and the flotiila
of boats and punts at their disposal.
The Blue Hungarians played at dis
Greet distance, so that conversation
might be untrammeled by any sound
less artistic than human voices. The
modern "staccatO" note was in great
force; SO was the modern laugh-that
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that and honorable something. Though
I must say yo1r aristocracy IS looking
a big run to seed. Sort of wanting
weed out, graftin' fresh stock and new
samples, Ell 2"
said that the feminine population
of his country was apparently con-
WINGED of the same misfortune Hence
their. kindly methods of assistance. I
also pointed out that fair proportion
Of ..ladyshipsv and "honorables' on the
present occasion represented the new
American peerage. The significance of
this designation pleased him nightly.
II guess. it'll come to that. Well
take over your bankrupt properties
and your ancient castles and run new
and enlightened aristocracy for your
house of lords. After all, England's
got something TO thank us for. She
has been shunting shiploads of rub
bish into our country long enough.
Every ruined peer and dissipated loaf
er and bankrupt fool that can't make
living at home comes loafing over to
America with an idea that dollars kind
Of hang about in the streets for the
picking up of idle hands. Guess we
soon teach them different. You've just
got to struggle and learn to use your
brains or you get left. That's our
way"
In an. interval for breath I expressed
admiration
Further condolences on the colonePs
part We're for the moment checked by
the loud booming of gong. Startled
groups and couples began. to assemble
and note of inquiry rang in the air.
Was it the surprise?
Evidently 1t was. Piloted by my
military friend / Joined one of the
groups and regarded the preparations
with considerable curiosity.
First of all a small regiment of the
scarlet liveried negroes appeared car
rying baskets of champagne bottles.
These they proceeded to arrange on
the smooth green sward much in the
same way as l had seen the posts ar
ranged for driving or bicycle competi-
tions. Next Mrs. S. b. Clewe herself
appeared. followed by picturesquely
attlred negro woman carrying a basket
piled high with brilliant ribbons Our
hostess then in few pertinent SEN
fences explained that the entertain
ment she proposed was TO be q living
team" The ladies chosen would be
harnessed in twos or tours, with the
ribbons. To each team a male driver
was appointed. He was to guide his
fair steeds in and out of the maze of
bottles without their touching or
knocking down one. The team whu
performed this feat in the shortest
possible time would receive a prize
Mrs. s. b. Clewe was not person to do
things Shabbily, in the way of prizes
SO the excitement was tremendous.
Shouts of laughter more staccato thar
ever, gay frisks and slxirmishes OF
semi-elderly. but wholly juvenile smart
women who wanted to be gees
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Screams and directions about select
ing Harvesting and handling the rib
bons. Entreaties to spare the whip.
and not spoil the child" (said child
represented by a fair young thing OF
fifty-four in fluttering muslins ana
gauzy hatD, in fact, scene wholly in
describable, but without doubt most
entertaining.
AT last they were marsha1ed and ar
ranged. Umpires and judges took up
their positions and the first team start
ed to the inspiring strains of quick
march from the band. Off they trotted
with hySterical giggles and prancings
and a liberal display of high heels and
lace and silken frills. The crowd
watched them ecstatically. Mrs. S. B.
Clewe had achieved another SUGGEST
How wonderful she wasi How did
she ever come to think of such thingsy
1t was an absolute novelty 1t was
more entertaining even than Mrs. Fitz-
Gordon's dogs garden party for poodles
only! So they chartered and screamed
and criticised, while / listened and OBJ
served-an unconsidered critic of that
needless crowd
Finally, there was a roar of excitement.
Down went one bottle, swished by too
lavishly adorned skirt Team No. was
disqualified. A second was selected and
set forth. 1t proved worse Three bottles
were knocked down. The amusement
lasted for over an hour. Not one of the
teams achieved the full purpose of the
contest. So they all blamed their driy-
ers. and Mrs. S. B. Clewe gave the prizes
flour diamond stars) to the team whose
record had been only one bottle. Then
there were q series of consolation prizes.
after which competitors and audience all
sat about on the grass and drank the
champagne. 1t was dusk before the party
broke up. all ecstatic over the new pas
time and bent on introducing 1t or run
ming it, with variations at forthcoming
entertainments of their own
Mrs. S. B. Clewe received her guests
praises and thanks with becoming mod
esty.. She guessed her idea wasn't SO
'cute" after ALL She had friend in Chi
cago who had given IAN Appendicitis
Dinner" with all the delicate realism OF
the transatlantic mind. The decorations
had been dolls dressed as nurses and the
various Instruments, spOngeS and ban
dages had been faithfully reproduced. Also
the invited guests had been strictly linn
tied to persons who had been fortunate
enough to have suffered from that fash
ionable complaint 1t made it SO inter-
esting to have topic of general interest
On which to base comparisons. few
thoughtful minded guests evidently took
the idea to heart and went meditatively to
their respective carriages. Such a party
might. of course, be considered as deli
cate and transatlantic compliment to
royalty. Again it might not Yet how
marvellous was the inventive faculty of
these Americans No English hostess
would have dreamed OF giving such a
party. Certainly no sensitive Englishman
or woman would have applauded it as a
social SUGGEST
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sole, aim in life seems to be the living
''on" another class, taking food, wine.
raiment, amusement, necessities and
luxuries alike as their due, and neither
intending nor DESTROYS of paying for
them unless forced to do so by threats
of exposure or a legal summons.
The very gown that I was wearing
at this garden party came from an es-
Enlistment that had the honor Of
dressing the famous Lady W., of tab
leaux fame. I knew from the modistes
own lips that the celebrated peeress
never paid farthing for her gowns.
"Then why do you make them for
herr" / naturally asked.
ooh! she sends me heaps Of Ameri-
cans and rich nobodies who do pay.
Besides, she is such splendid adver-
tisement She looks distinguished even
in the simplest gown Or
'Or none at ALL suggested, with
memory of the tableaux story that, IN
like rolling stone, was gathering
considerable amount of moss in the
shape of variations and additions
Nine. Frou-Frou looked at me and
then laughed. $50 you have heard
that, too! feel in duty
bound to say 1 warned her ladyship it
would be risky. 1 wanted her to have
draperies, but she wouldn't. She said
in a picture it didn't matter"
TT will matter very much before
long," I said. "At least I've heard the
lawyers are engaged upon a cause
celebre, and people are dotting the is
with a wonderful unanimity of-pen-
manship."
So after this when I went to Mrs. s.
B. Clewe's garden party I was not
little surprised to see the famous Lady
w. there also She was sitting, or
rather lying, in a hammock under
some trees by the waters edge. Her
exquisite dress of hand-painted mus
lin and costly lace enveloped figure
worthy Of its fame, and the fair, mutt
nous, wicked face flashed it's triumph
ant coquetry over a crowd of admir-
ers.
Women held somewhat aloof The
ruinors in the air were rather startling,
and already there was an inclination
for skirt drawing" among the more
respectable or outwardly discreer
members of society, but the reckless
beauty seemed absolutely Indifferent.
1t is a wise maxim mot to see what
we don't wish to see" Evidently, Lady
W had learned that axiom and ap-
piled it to situations such as the pres
ent.
In company with one or two personal
and undistinguished acquaintance I
sauntered about or rested in the lovely
grounds and Toasted on the dainties and
iced beverages brought from the re-
freshment marquee by assiduous black
foOtmen in scarlet liveries. They were
an Importation from Georgia, where
Mrs. S. B. Clewe owned large proper
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tons. To only one of them did they
elicit reply.
Didn't you know you were breaking
the 1aw?'' inquired the Eagle man. Didn't
you know you'd be arrested?'
sSure.', replied Jimmy with obvious
contempt.
The next morning the court room was
crowded. Jimmy pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to fine of $500 or ninety days
in Jail. To the surprise of everybody he
fished out a tremendous roll and paid the
fine. The spectators considered 1t re-
rnarkable that q river boss should carry
such an amount They had not been pres
ent at the interview on the boom poles
between Jimmy and his principal the day
before.
The latter stood near the door as the
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

on the river all my life. know you can't
get them off inside of week.
'I'll have EN- off tomorrow morning.
but it'll cost little something" asserted
Jimmy, calmly. DAILY stared to see if the
man was not crazy. Then he retired in
disgust to the city, where be began to
adjust his ideas to a loss on his con-
tract
At shutdown the rear crew quit work.
and swarmed to the white encampment of
tents on the river bank. There they hung
wet clothes over a big skeleton frame
work built around monster fire and ate
dozen eggs apiece as side dish to sup
per and smoked pipes of strong Peerless
tobacco and swapped yarns and sang
songs and asked questions To the latter
they received no satisfactory replies. The
crew that had been laid off knew nothing.
1t supposed it was to go to work after
supper. After supper. however, Jimmy
told it to turn in and get little more
sleep. 1t did turn in. and speedily forgot
to puzzle.
At midnight Jimmy entered the big tent
quietly with lantern, touching each of
the fresh men on the shoulder They
arose without comment. and followed him
outside. There they were given TOOLS.
Then the little band defiled silently down
river under the stars. Jimmie led them.
his hands deep in his pockets. putting
white steam clouds at regular intervals
from his "meerschaum pipe. After
twenty minutes they struck the water
works, then the board walk of Canal
street The word passed back for silence.
Near the Oriole factory their leader sud-
denly lodged in behind the piles OF sawed
lumber. motioning them to haste. A
moment later fat and dignif1ed officer
passed swinging his club. after the po-
Iiceman had gone Jimmy again took up
his march at the head OF crew of men
now thoroughly aroused to the fact that
something unusual was afoot.
Soon faint roar lifted the night silence
They crossed Fairbanks street, and mo-
ment after stood at one end OF the power
dam.
The long, smooth water shot over, like
fluid steel. silent and inevitable. mirror
ing distorted flashes that were the stars
Below, it broke in white turmoil. shouting
defiance at the calm velvet rush above.
Ten seconds later the current was bro
ken. man, his heels caught against the
combing, midleg in water. was braced
back at the exact angle to withstand the
rush Two other men passed down to him
q short. heavy timber. A third. plunging
his arms and shoulders into the liquid,
n:iIed it home with heavy. inaudible
strokes AS though by magic a second
timber braced the first bolted solidty
through sockets already cut for it. The