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derer was hiding. Roslyn stopped at the
mouth of the hollow. and looked In;
Sitting rain the large, bright eyes, as
they rolled and glared. The dog follow
ed the scent In, and discovered the muir
derer half-md behind pile Of leaves.
think: he crouched lower behind the
leaves. Suddenly there was mighty
spring. There was sudden bark.
fasp, a groan. and all was over. And
there was no one left to tell the tale
but the wind. and as II means and groans
through the canyon, II tells the tale OF q
horrible death on horrible night.
BROADUS MITCHELL.
40l North Lombardy Street, City.
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THE KIND BOY.

1t was very cold morning, and Tom
was going to the pond to see II the ice
was strong enough for him to skate
upon, when he met a little girl. named
with two. heavy jugs. He felt sorry for
her. so he took them and filled them:
then two other girls with pals, but Mary
looked so cold that they would not let
him walt to fill them, SO he took both
jugs OF water and carried them home for
Mary.
His dog ran by his side. giving little
short barks OF pleasure, as IL to say.
Selected by EDNA IRENE BULL.
619 East Leigh Street. city.
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tail All a isupau very ss anky There he comes
Roslyn.',s he said, with a great deal Of
composure. Brigham Birch was the ta,l
figure to whom he motioned. M
Birch was not n thoroughly honest man.
He had a number. of dogs wh'cl, he 'r'.5
with other mems dogs, to see which Oh could
shrugged mis- shoulders, and waited i'm.
patiently for Birch to come ND, / WILL
tas-e this time to say that Birch had tried
:;lg that he could meyer, expeet any of his
dogs to beat Roslyn in a fair trial. he de.
vsed a cunning plan to throw Roslyn off
the scent: This cunning Plan lost the
had been treated IN wrong way. so he
refused to nay the bet.
Birch had n great many friends, and
Marsha had SO ors slea
told him that he must let them search
his persona and hut to. find something with
which to pay the debt, As they we're !,
thew searched all through his things.sbut
finding nothing. so they. said that he must
give Roslyn up to Birch.
Now Birch was Going to got RosIvn5
to to face with each other. ..All right, You
RASCAL, give up your dog! III not 90.
do IT, With this. Birch slpped his hand
back to his hind pocket. Suddenly, the
last rays Of the setting sun, flashed. on
'hs sa ah ana E1s a red h Est
missed. SIT proved a fatal shot for. Mar
shall. Birch ran as fast as he could to-
warl the canyon, mile away, Roslynl
stopped a minute to jspiff around the
body Of his dead master. but only for
| n minute, when the great dog bounded fl-.
! riolisly on the track of the murderer. on,
| Birch ran, and soon no could henr; the.
heavy breathing Of the bloodhound be-
| hind him. Yss4 sf 1At tlE.4stt5
' %! what what was that? A drop OF rain!
himself. III Ii doesn't come too hard"
But 1t did come too hard, Tor N g hnif-
minute 1t was pouring down as " ~ We're
cloud burst All this time. the guilty
i the dark andrain, knowing that he owed
| his life at that very moment to the fart
| that the dog had stopped TO smell around
his master. He was coming close to the
rain the rcdSdanger lights where the
| road crossed the bridge over the canyon,
He kept his eye fixed on, q certain spot
torthe. right Of one Of the lights. where he
the bottom 1ne u tie ' canyon whers there
. was n little hollow, which he had picked
out for his hiding-place, both from the
dog, whose soft footsteps he could hear
But most Of his thoughts were centersd
/. now on Roslyn. He fancled himself IN ~
thousand forms being torn up by the fu-
rlous animal behind him.
cross 1t. 4 but slpped down the little path
/ already mentioned, Roslyn sn,elled a mo-
mont on tho bridge. and then like a hnr-
Toeny hs Eeas bd bo4Rasd aeMn
tho. bridge. II gave the fugitive q iltlls
4 time to get to his hiding-piace. Ths
i he came to the hollow where the MUIR
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THE STORY OF ABooK.

When I came to myself T was lying
around me. l lay there for nearly year.
Then, one day, boy came In and bought
me. I was carried to school and the boy
put me In desk. Every day he would
he began to handle me roughly. He
would tear my pages. mark on my back
and do everything he could to spoil me.
side ditch. slipped out of his hand and
dropped In the mud. He let me stay
there and went home, and there am to
this day. JAMES 3. YOUNG.
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ToMMY's VALENTINE.

Tommy wrote valentine.
Wrote 1t every Bit
Didn't use an envelope,
Said 1t wouldn't 1t.
Didn't use a postage stamp,
Said 1t wasn't pretty:
Didn't write the lady's name,
Country. State, or city.
How did Tommy's valentine
Reach his lady love?
Tommy put his mittens on
And turned the carrier-doye.
Tommy flew across the way,
Gave the bell a ring,
Gave Miss Maud her valentine:
Just the easiest thing.
Selected by DORA. PASSAAlANECK.
13l North seventeenth Street, Richmond
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ALosT' CHILD.

One day a little girl asked her mother
olet her go to the woods to gather flow
srs. Her mother was always kind to her
and let her CO. The little girl went to
the woods. and she was gathering flowers
She listened ana she went toe way she
heard the voice, and when she got to
the edge OF a pond, she saw little girl
who had fallen In the water She got
child's mother said she told her not to
70 away. and she dlsobeyed her mother,
Fhe little girl was highly rewarded,
The little girl went home very, happy.
Her mother bought many useful things
with the money. Ss
GERTRUDE DECKER,
$50 North Thlrtieth Street, city.
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Spring Thoughts
For Our Members.
Dear children Of tho club:

Dear Children Of tho Club:
think spring is coming. don't YOU?
And we have not had a snow this winter,
when you could use your sleds; hut we
will not gricvc over that. for the mild
weather hns kept the grass In the Capitol
Squnre green all winter AS j sit writing
to you ! can look through my windows
and see the new Capitol aud the binnies
running around over the grass. some
how envy those Of you who live IN tho
country and can really see things grow
Ing. Pretty soon tho trees will be bud
ding and the flowers blooming, AMI then
before we know II vacation will be here.
But before vacation come examinations,
which know you all dread. All OF you
must do your very best now. And then
when the great day comes you will be
70 well prepared that YOU will not feel
n bit afraid about the final test.
Tint reminds me. get the papers
from all over the State. and sometimes
see very encouraging things lbout some
OF my club men,be,< There IL one paper
especially. for which look every week.
for 1t always has the names OF two r. ID.
G. C. girls on the roll Of honor SO don't
think that do not notice when you do
well at school. ] am always glad to sec
your success. Wishing that you may all
succeed In whatever you undertake. am,
THE EDITOR.
p. S.-somebody drew beautiful jap
arese girls head. but II WAC not. signed.
md could not fnd out who drew 1t. 1t
would have won prize had II been prop
erly signed.
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Charade

My first is in pine but not In fine.
My second is In eat and also in meat,
Ny third Is In air and also in fair,
My fourth Is In cent but not in rent,
Ny fifth Is In hair but not In care,
My whole Is n very nice fruit.
Selected by GERTRUDE S. CARRAWAY
New Bern, n. C..
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THE LION AND THE BOY.

Once little boy went into the woods
to get his llttle sister some violets. He
heard the roaring OF a lion, He looked
and there was nothing 70 be seen, Nearer Me-, %
the right and there he saw great Big
lion. He noticed that the llon's foot must
be hurt. He lifted the lion's foot that
seemed to be Evrt and there he. saw q
great thorn sticking inathe lion's foot.
He pulled tho thorn out This lion and
the boy became great friends
DOROTHY CLENDON.
4OS North Thlrty-first Street., Richmond,
VA
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THE PUZZLE
DEPARTMENT
Answers to Puzzles

To Checker Puzzle by Mary b. II.
Rufiin.-Thomas Jefferson.
To Cnarade, by Lille Walker.-Lark.
To Charade. by Carrie Walker.-Cactus.
To Calendar Charade, by Emma j. Har-
vill.--Roosevelt
To Numerical Puzzle by Sherrard Tup-
man.-The Lords Prayer.
Charade.
My first is in cat zuil not In mat,
Ny second is In gone and also in on,
Ny third is in off but not In cough,
My fourth Is In fun but not In run,
MY NTH and sixth are In degree; now
think:
drink.
WILLIAM HERBERT BAHLKE.
Chestnut Hill, Richmond. Va.
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A BABY ELEPHANT.

down hill and bruised himself in an
awful way. That night when mother ele-
plant came home she found him crying.
After n while she saw that Johnny was
bruised very badly. Mother elephant
cured her son. The next time Johnny's
mother went out and left him at home
he would not play on the hillside any
more after that day. But he played In
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health and feeble from age. Weighted
down by disappointment. he was taken
III and died In 1906. He was seventy
years old when he died. When King Fer
dinand realized that Columbus was dead,
he caused a monument to be erected in
Emporia, Va. SALLIE BAILEY.
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The prettiest part Of the year is spring;
1t comes right after winter, The first
signs are tho coming Of the birds. bud
ding OF the trees and the fields and lawns
get pretty and green. And also the
weather becomes warm. The fruit gets
ripe. and 1t Is so nice to take lunch and
stay all day In the woods. We gather
nuts and gather acorns when we come
home. CONSTANCE CARTIER.
University, Charlottesville, Va.
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HOW INSECTS SEE AND
HEAR.

Have you ever noticed the long horns
on the grasshoppers. beetles and the like?
These are artennae. or feelers. They
turn everywhere and are what they hear
some of them when they hear a noise,
you will see them stretch out these feel
ers. They keep them motlonless, as II
they were listening. When the noise Is
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My first is in delight but not in flight.
My second is In cold and also In old,
My third is in might but not in right,
My fourth is In ink and also In pink.
My fifth Is in night but not in fight,
My sixth Is in clover and also in Rover
My seventh Is in eat and also in meat,
My eighth Is in same but not in came,
My whole is n, welI-known game.
Longdale. Va.
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over they win move them about care

over they VIII move them Hbout care
lessly again.
The eyes OF insects are wonderful
things. They have many In one. Under
These strange eyes do not help them to
use at distance, but they are very
useful when the insects go inside of
flowers.
To fly everything must look very rich,
for one rose may appear to him like ten
thousand. and one drop of honey like ten
thousand drops.
Now, II man was made without bones.
breat thing out of his sides, with n head
almost all eyes. wouldn't he be q funny
looking object?
Selected by PLEASANTs TYLER,
102 South First Street.
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WHAT THE WooD-F1RE
SAID.

What, said the wood in the firo.
To the little hoy that night
The little boy of the golden hair,
AS he rocked himself in his little arm
when the blaze was burning bright?
The wood said. "See
What they've done to mo!
stood In the forest a beautiful tree,
And, waved my branches from east TO
west,
And many a beautiful bird built Its nest
In my leaves of green that loved to lean
In springtime over the daisy's breast.
Selected by LOUIS TRAFlEN.
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Nobody, works like father,
He's In Il the whole day long;
Working for home and mother,
In, the midst Of the busy throng.
Mother makes him hustle,
So does sister Ann;
There's nobody works at our house; 5
~ Like our old man. 500
Emporla. Va. JOHN o. STEVENS.
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DAISIES.

At evening when I go to bed
see the stars shine overhead;
They are the little daisies white
That dot the meadows of the night.
And often while I'M dreaming SO.
Across the sky the moon will go;
IT is lady sweet and fair
Who comes to gather daisies there.
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Columbus started out with three. ships.
They were the Pinta, SANTA NYrin ard
Nina They sailed out Of the harbor Of
Palos, August 8, 1882. AT brenk OF day,
October l2. 1892. Columbus saw before him
q beautfiu green island. After his fourth
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Riddles.

~ Why do black sheep eat less than
tsS why should we never sleep on a
railroad?
go Why does baker wear cap?
"a Who sits before queen without re-
moving his hat?
% What time is It. when the clock
strikes 10.
20 When boy falls out of window,
what does he always fall against?
Selected by J.. II. WRIGHT.
[P. o. Box 10, City.
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COLUMBUS.

Columbus was born In Genoa, Italy. in
1446. His father was a wool-comber,
the oldest OF four children, having two
brothers and one sister. His father was
a poor man. so. Christophsr's education
was neglected, but he, learned reading.
He also attended the university. but his
father soon put him to work.. comhing
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For when at morning arise
There's not star left in the skies:
She's picked them all and dropped them
down
Into the meadows Of the town.
Selected by VIRGINIA MARTIN.
Nelly's Ford Va.
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THE WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Richard Zacharias, 1900 Dance Street,
city, for drawing entitled "Thc Amer-
lean Eagle"
Robert T. Oils, West Appemsttox, Va,
for drawing entitled Dummy"
irene Armstrong. Ashland. Va. for story
entitled 1.-THE Fast Of HIawatha.1
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."pINK AND BLUE"
When sh'

When. she went to the party, Elizabeth
Had her Hair tied on top with NIB
bon OF blue;
But she hadn't a very good time. and
think
Twas because of girl with ribbon
OF pink;
lror nil the girls chose her the whole
evening throug-
"Just because she wore pink" sobbed
Elizabeth Lou.
At he verv next party Elizabeth Lou
Wore q ribbon of roseate hue:
But, would you believe it? that same girl
was there.
With a bow-lSnot OF blue tying up her
brown hair.
And the very same thing proved to be
They stil liked, her best!' wept Eliza
beth Lou.
Now, between you and mo. IT had moth
with those crisp little loopings Of pink
and of blue;
But one little girl wore a smile on her
The other frown in the very same
A smile and frown! Now which of
Do YOU ,,s fancy an was worn by Elizabeth
selected elect by BLANcH M'GEHEE,
No, Z North Thirtieth street.
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FATHER WORKS.

COLUMBUS ALRIGHT,
1919 East Main Street. CITY,
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Dear Editor.--I am very Interested in your
Sunday paper drawing class and I am asking
Sou may join the club7 / send this picture.
20 II you choose to pull. II in your paper you
may. Please answer. Yours truly,
JULIA c. BuLLrTT.
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Dear Edltor,--Ths George. Washington page
was fine. Enclosed you will find drawing,
which I hope you Will publish. Wishing tho
club good success, am your member
Liberty Mills. va. -
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Dear Editor.-As have not sent anything
fors soma time. will now send two pleces
mamma. Please let the valentine Gree;.ng'1
be published the nth, and then have the o;he.
the Times Dispatch regularly. hut missed thu !
q Sunday. December slst Enclosed you VIII
that date, and oblIge Yours sincerely.
Suffolk, Va JULIA CHARTER WELLS.
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Dear Ed!tor,--I suppose YOU have foryotten
that was ever member OF Your club. hasd
not written 70 yen for such q long time. ] en-.
10y reading the chlldren's page; II rs improy.
Will be n great club for ali tho little people.
Enclosed you will flnd two contributions, which
when all the contributions win DO Published,
! have tried several times 20 win a nrlze;&f
srlhut!ens arc called. Georges Cherry Tre1',s
and Virginia Henprs Her SON." hope they
Please send me badge. / viii close Will
members MERE EILTA CAApBELI+
Ills Twenty-s!xth ST., Newport News Va, !.
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SPRING.

by PLEAsANTs TYLER,
102 South First Street.
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Dear Ed!tor.-r would like very much TO be
member of your club; and II you make mo
II member please send me badge, and II YOU
make me a member please send me badge.
and II 1t will cost mo anything I will pay II.
,, Yours rutly. L. a. COLEMAN.
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for a long time. I thought Mould send you
drawing, which hope you will put In next
Sundays paper Please ,v Ien sioa me ro O. badge;
! remain, ETHEL YOUNG.
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Charade.
lie makes a beverage good to
Charade.

HERBERT BAHLKE.
Ut Hill, Richmond. Va.
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Letters From
The Children

Dear Editor.---You sent me badge and told
me TO write a story occasionally. so send you
oi!s called The Bell Of Justice expect II
VIII have to BIS continued. hope 1t will escape
Tho waste basket. as r took much pains in
writing u. Yours truly.
Hamlet. N. c. VIRGINIA. PILLOW
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Dear Editor--'rhe first part OF the continued
story am sending now same out In the naner
10 send the rest OF II ever since. but havo just
neS,ected it. hope you will publish the part
-lch n long time. since. sent the frst, am
going To try and send you Valentine story
r. D, c. C. members, am. Sincerely yours.
N ELEANOR G. SCOTT.
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Dear Editor.-I have funny little story
about my sister Kitty, who was Ave years old
Yesterday. was helping clean rugs. and after
shaking them hung them out to air, As we
were going back to the house Kitty said: ITS
n good thing you didn't air them first. as YOU
would have shaken all the air out OF them"
Your little friend, GRACE MARTIN.
Nelly's Ford. Va
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Dear Editor.-I
tor won Il prize,
prize soon. One
name OF Lucy Lt
Enclosed pleree
Washington. It
II any longer. I
kind as to send
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tall figure. very lanky. ''There he comes.
Roslyn," he said, with n great deal OF
cnmnnslIre brigham Birch Was the tall
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sPRINKLING PATIENCE

I know you feel cold Pussy, darling,
That the ground Is all covered with
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please put 1t in your T. b. c. G. page. Am
entitled to n badge? II 30. please send ma
one. as would like 70 become club member.
Yours truly, PAUL C. THOMAS. ts
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Dear Editor May como again? enclose a
poem, 1.-THE Boy that Laughs havc been
sick, and my baby sister is sick now. We
also been sick, and my father Is yet from homo
and no one with us; he Is auarantined ON &c.
r. DC. q. has enjoyed good health this new
year, and also hone yo,, IRE we'll wishing ls
New Year, nm Your little glrl.
VIRGINIA ANN BUCHANAN.
Trovilinn's p. o., Louisa Co.. Va.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-06
BALLOONINC ALL NIGHT.
DR.. Thomas Makes Trip From New
York Into Connecticut

Noank, Conn. Aug. 6.-The big bal
loon Nirvania. carrying DR.. Julian P
Thomas of New York and a professional
aeronaut, assembled from point on the
East river in New York City, shortly
before 9 o'clock last night and landed
their passengers in the middle of this
village this afternoon, after one of the
longest flights ever taken by a passen-
ger balloon in this country. DR.. Thomas
said that he was compelled to land to
get water, his supply having given out
few hours before. After filing their
tanks the balloonists again rose and the
light wind carried them in an easterly
direction
DR.. Thomas said that the trip had
been one of the most successful he had
ever taken and so far had been without
a mishap of any kind. The trip from
New York to this point covered about
40 miles. While off Bridgeport the bal
loon descended until the aeronauts came
close enough to Long Island sound to
enable them to carry on a conversati
with yachting party
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-06
THEY SEE A CHANCE.
Unusual Number Of Iowa Democrats
Attending Convention.

Waterloo, Ia, Aug 6.-Delegates to
the Democratic state convention were
on hand today in larger numbers than
usual a day in advance of the conven-
ton. The leaders anticipate very
large attendance tomorrow AS nearly
all the veteran workers of the party are
here a conference viii be held today to
agree upon a tentative program as to
the ticket. The leading candidates for
governor are George W. Ball of Iowa
City, Claud Porter of Centervflle and
John D. Denison OF Dubuque, but for
other places on the ticket there has been
little talk.
There is no factionaI alignment WISH
bic on the ticket or platform. Regard
ing one thing, all who have arrived are
fully agreed and that is for a strong in
dorsement Of Bryan for president.
Among the most conspicuous in this
movement are those who in the past
have opposed Bryan.
It is expected that the tariff plank in
the platform will demand immediate
revision and the placing Of some articles
on the free list. There are some who
desire that plank on railroad rate re-
ductfcn shall contain threat of govern
ment ownership, but such threat viii
be opposed. A plank in favor of ma
tional Cancellation board to deal with
labor trouble is being drawn. Nearly
everything done in the convention will
have in view preparation for national
Campaign two years hence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-06
OIL CASES RESUMED.
Chicago Grand Jury Takes Up Work
Started in Cleveland

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Investigation of
the methods of the Standard Oil com
pany by the United States government
begun in Cleveland several weeks ago,
was resumed here today. A special
grand jury called to report before
Judge Bethea is to pass a week con-
sidering rebate charges and secret rail-
road agreements by which 1t has been
declared the Standard OIL company
has been forcing its competitors out of
the market.
A number of railways centering in
Chicago are in danger of being drawn
into the struggle. An inquiry will be
directed into what is known as the
grand junction combination rate and
an alleged discriminatory rate to East
St. Louis. These rates from the rail-
roads are asserted to have given mon
opoly to the Standard company in the
south and southwest.
The government forces will be d.
rected by Charles B. Morrison, who di-
rected the beef prosecution. He will
be aided by District Attorney J. J.
Sullivan. John S. Miller has been re-
tanned to head the defense.