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I ocaI stapIe Groceries.

fcorrected daily by Franklin. Stiles and
 Franklin.)
 suear-Granulated, 5ssc; Y. C.. 5Hc. Coffee-Green. 11@13c; Arbucltle's, s1605; Molasses-Centrifuga 3OG35c: sugar house. 4Oc; Georgia cane, ssc. White peas-Per bushels, S3.25. Grlts-92 pounds. sl70.
 Macaroni-7c.
 Rlce-Full head. 7c; Jap. Go; low grade, Canned Goods-Per dozen Olsra and tomatoes, 2-b tins. soc; tomatoes. stan dard 3llb, $i .i0; 2-lb, soc; blackberrics, standard, 95c.
 Pepper-Grain. 16c; ground zoe. Prllnes-Boxes, 50-60, per pound, Sc. Dried Fruit-Per pound: California evaporated peaches, He; evaporated ap- pes, 13c.
 Raislns Per package, 121sc: per 20 LL box. s1.75
 Peas-Per bushel: Buckeyes. 8. %. Condensed Milk Eagle. $6 .75; Bell. si.S5; Pet, s2 .s0 Dime Brand, s420. Soap -Octagon, s 30; Lenox, s3. 60; Polo. s2 10; Ivory. small size, s4: large. S6. 75; Big Deal. SEQ; Pay Day sl.S5; Grandpa's s Wonder s3S5.
 soda-Arm & Hammer brand, eo-lb 
 starch-Bulk. 4c per pound; celluloid. g 60 case.
 Baking Powder-Per case: Parrot & Monkey, sl 80; Good Luck s3.75. Ginseng-Per pound. s35014 70. Canned Apples-No. 3. sl.25 per dog. Pie Peaches-No. 3. sl .50 per dog. Canned Corn-s5Q90c per doz.
 Flour. Meal and Feed Stuffs. tCorrected daily by Tennessee Mill Col Flour-Fancy patent. se.35: Nellie King, 8 50: patent, 8 50; straight. s5. Meal-Water ground. Soc pu.; 96-lb bags. sl-s5.
 corn-No. 2 mixed. Sic: white. s5c. Oats-No. 2 mixed. 64c; No. white, 65c; white clip, @c
 Pure wheat hran, 10o pounds, s1.50 Cotton seed feed meal, s25 prime. s27 Corn cnops-s0 pounds. si.50. Corn hearts-100 pounds, $i.50. Shorts-1N pound sack. s1.s5.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, November 1.-Close Cotton spot. fair demand; prices Coll points low CT; American middling, fair. 6.49d; good middling. 6.13d; middling. 5.93d; low mid ding, 5.6ld; good ordinary, 5.17d; ordi- nary, 4.57d.
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 50o were for speculation and ex- port and included 7500 American. Re cepts, 1000 bales, including 500 American
 Futures opened easier and closed quiet; American middling: NoYember-Decem- Der, 5.6ld; December January, 5.5915d , January February. 5.58d; February March 5.5Sd; March-April, 557zd; April-May. 5.571ad; May-June. 5571zd: June-July. 557L.d: JulN-August. 5b5lhd
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, November 1-Money on call in strong demand, 6@25 per cent; ruling rate 10 per cent; closing bid, of fered at 41s per cent; time loans, all rates nominal; sixty days and ninety days, 8M10 per cent six months, 7@8 per cent; prime mercantile paper nomi- nal at 71 @10 per cent; sterling eX- change buoyant, with actual business in bankers bills at 486 90 for demand and at 479. .S01a for sixty day bills; commercial bills nominal Bar silver, 59 914 c; Mexican dollars, 46Ac. Govern ment bonds firm; railroad bonds irregu- lar.
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Fruits and Produce.

(Corrected daily by Douglass Bros) Lemons-Per V box. extra fancy. S450a4.75.
 Cabbage--vrgnia. 12ac pound; Holland seed. 1Ac
 Onions-Per pound, 2kc.
 Northern Potatoes-Per bushel. 95c9$f. Hens S5n4Oc broilers. 25a35c. Eggs-Alabama, Zc: Tennessee. 25c. Butter-Fresh, 121sQ15c; renovated, ss0c; creamery, 34c.
 Cheese-Full cream. per pound. 1Sikc. Roasting Ears-Per doz. 15G25c. Nuts-Englsh walnuts, 15c per pound: flberts. 121kc per pound: oceans. 20c per pound: mixed nuts, 14c per pound Raisins-Two crown layers, s2.00; three crown layers, $225.
 Dates-Per case, 30 pound case. g. Figs-Layers, crown, sl.10; 6 crown, sl.25 per box.
 Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 7lsc: choice GAc.
 Sweet Potatoes -Cullman. $2; Virginia, &: Dooley yams, s2.50
 Coeoanuts-$4. 30 per 100.
 Apples-Fancy. S545.5O; choice, S4.5Oqo. Limes-ImpoTted. per 100, sl.00. Oranges--Florida, box, 8. 30. Bananas-Per bunch. s1 2541.7 75. Malaga Grapes-Per keg, s6.50. Spanish Onions-Per crate. sL65. pound box, 20c.
 Celery California doz.. s5c. 1 Sugar Cane-Doz, 45c. ffI rokay Grapes-Per crate, s2.25. Fi Rudabagos. 1&c. IF
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Leading futures were as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows:
 F'lour-Steady.
 Wh eat-No. spring, $1Q1 .02; No 3, s1.02 No. red 92% @94Ac.
 Corn-No. 2. 59& @60c; No. yell low. 6Oh @60%c.
 Oats-No. 2, 4shc; No. white, 45 @ soc.
 Barley-Good feeding, 63Q65c; fair to choice malting, 75@93c.
 Flax Seed-No. 1 northwestern. $1.1S.
 Short Ribes-Sides doose), s7. 371a @ S25.
 Mess Pork-Per bbl, s13.S71h m 14. Lard-Per 100 lbs, SS. 30.
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $7 .75@ S25.
 Whisky-Ba of high wines, $l 3o. On the produce exchange today the butter market was weak, creameries, 20 dD 23 1ac; dairies. 19@22c.
 EEgs-Steady; at mark cases includ- ed. 17h@201ac; first, 22c; prime hrsts, 24c.
 Cheese-Steady at 13a14hc.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, November 1.-Turpentne steady, 49d49hc; sales, 1923; receipts, 263; shipments, 1904. Resin firm; sales, 2377; receipts, 2S77; shipments, 6223; stocks, 91,- 463. Quote: A, B, c, $3 90; D, $3. 90dS. 95; E, $S. .9O@4; F, s39OQ4. 10; II, $4a4.15; I, $4 25a4. 30; K, $4.75a4.S0; M, $5.O5; N, $5.6O; VIC. $5 90; wv, s6.10
 Charleston. November 1.-Turpentine firm, 491ac sales, none. Rosin firm; sales, none. Quote: A. B, c, S3 30; D, S3 95; E $i; r, $3. S5a4. HE; G, $3. 95@410; H, $l.O5 a4. .15; l. $4. 3Od14. .35; K, $4.75; M s5; N s. .55; VIC. s .95; wv, $6.05.
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Comparative Cotton Statement

New York, November 1-Comparatiye cotton statement for the week ending Friday, November l:
 Net receipts at all United States ports during week, 346,826 net receipts at all United States ports same week last year 4S0,30l. Total receipts since September 1, 1906.2I1; total receipts 10 same date last year, 2,G5G,Syl. Exports for the week, 3,2,- oS1: exports for same week last year. 2j0 S3G Total exports since September 1. l,Sl2.OG0; total exports same date last year l.l57.1aO. Stock at all United States ports. Gi3, 4lG; stock at all United States ports same time last year. 929579. Stock at all interior towns 3sS,09S: stock at all in- 'terior towns same time last year. .377. .7S2 Stock at Liverpool same time last year, 29G.O0o Stock of American afioat for Great Britain same time last year. 392oo0
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-Takinus of American Cotton.

New Orleans, November 1.-Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cot ton by spinners throughout the world as follows in round numbers:
 This week 305000, this year against 367,- GOO last year and 321 600 year before last
 Total since September 1, this year 1,71G,- GOO, against 1,S25,000 last year and 1,993,- 000 the year before last.
 Of this northern spinners and Canada took 261 900 bales this year. against 334- GOO last year and 4Ol.0O0 the year before last; southern spnners. 4S7000. against 4s4000 last year and 479,000 the year be- fore last, and foreign spinners 96S,OO0 against 1.007,000 last year, and 1,0G},0O0 the year before.
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Metal Market.

New York. November 1.-The London tin market was higher, with spot quoted at e146 los and futures at fl4S. The local market was easy and lower, quotations ranging from S31. 20 to $32
 Copper was higher in London. with spotc losing at f67 and futures at E65. Locally the market was firm and higher with lake quoted at $14.25u14.50; electro lytic, $14d14. 25 and casting $l3 375lI14.
 Lead was unchanged both here and in London, where 1t was quoted at 91S.
 Spelter was unchanged at f22 in Lon don. but was easy at s5.25@5S 30 in the To- cal market
 Iron was lower in the English market with Standard foundry quoted at 4ss 6d and Cleveland warrants at 50s 41sd Local ly the market was rather easier in tone. No. l foundry northern quoted at s19 .50dp 20: No. 2 foundry northern. SlS019. 50 Southern grades remain nominal.
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Total Net Receipts.

New York, November l.-The follow ing are the total net receipts of cot ton at all ports sincA September l:
 Galveston, 473,s91; New Orleans, z4s. .599 Mobile, 77,611; Savannah. 5s4,693; Charles ton, 92,532; Wilmington, 20l ,S29; Norfolk. 129,O2l; Baltimore, 5491; New York. 65; Boston. 590; Newport News, 51t Philadel- phia, e6l; San Francisco, 1103; Brunswiek 53, ,sO1: Port Townsend. 5126s Pensacola, ls,376; Port Arthur and Sabine Pass. 4s99 Jacksonville. 1889; minor ports. 12147. To- tai. 1,90G,276 bales.
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Dry Goods.

New York, November 1.-'rhe dry goods market was quiet and steady for the day. Collections are unsatisfactory and the financial situation is complicating trade great deal. Cotton goods are easier Carpets will be higher for the coming spring son. Some lines of woolens are Aeasier for immediate de- livery
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all kinds. 4S.OO0 bales. Total sales Amer iean. l2000 English splnners takings, 1OO,- GOO. Total exports. 5000. Imports, all kinds, 70 OOO Imports American, 61,O00. Stock. all kinds 542OO0. Stock American. 453,O0O Quantity aHoat, American, 295,O00. Total sales, on speculation, 1400 Total sales to exnorters 1SOO
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Coffee Market.

New York. November 1.-Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to , points higher. Sales were reported of 1b.15o bags, including December at 5.6o; Jan uary, 5.7O; March, 5.S0; May, 5.9O. Spot quiet; No ' Rio, 6A; No Santos 8. Mild coffee dull; Cordova, 9k@12A.
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Weeklx Bank clearinns.

New York. November 1.-Bradstreets' bank clearings report for the week end- ing October 31. shows an aggregate of S3 O21 75e000. as against $3194S07,O00 last week and $2,915, 223,O00 in the correspond ing week last year. Canadian clearings
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Chicago Change.

Chicago. November 1.-The local wheat market was weak today because of fresh liquidation caused by lower prices at European markets. At the close December delivery was off 1c. Corn was up 5s e Ac. Oats showed a gain of Sc. Provisions were un- changed to 22hc lower
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cats.

Corrected daily by Nelson Morris & Go. D. S. rib bellies, 9.sOdI10.5O D. S. clear bellies. 10. i3gl0. 93c. D. S. extra short ribs. 9.225c. D. s. fat backs, sS.
 Smoked clear bellies, 12@12Hc. Hams-Fancy, 14A@15hc; medium, lie; California, 9Rc.
 Bacon-Fancy, 2c; medium. l9s4c. I,ard-Leaf, 10Ac: compound, 9c.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington. November To-day s statement of the treasury balances in the general fund shows: Available cash balances, s237 227,059; gold coin and bullion, $16,645,S9O; gold certiff- cates, $71,341,96O.
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Cotton Seed Oil.

New York, November 1.-Cotton seed easy prime crude, 26c: prime crude yell low 3Sc; petroleum firm; rosln firm; tur- pentine easy.
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Live Stock Market. .

Chicago November 1--Cattle receipts about 5000; market steady to strong; beeves. $3.6001; cows, s12Oa4.90; calves. S4 .506l7; Texas, 8. 4ou4 25; westerners, $3dp , 50; stockers and feeders, g. 4014. 50.
 Hog receipts about 11,000; market strong to 5c higher; light, 8. 70@62 9; mixed. s5 50 M6 90; heavy, s. 40d6.25; rough 8. 4O45 50; pigs 4.50G5. .55; bulk of sales, 8. 7005 30.
 Sheep receipts about 5000; market steady natives, s2. .50@5. 25: westerns, s2.5Od5. 20; yearlings. s5@5.75; lambs, $5.25a6.ss; west erns, s4 25d6.75.
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Y movement to November 1

ly movement to November 1.
 Compared with last year it shows decrease for the month in round figures of 4s3OO0 bales, compared with year be- fore last a decrease of 144,00O and with 1904 a decrease of 551,000.
 The total for October was SO5, against 2,S40943 last year, 1,9s2,5l7 year before last and BPS same time in 1904.
 The movement from September 1 to November 1, inclusive, shows receipts at all United States ports 1,S66,972, against 2,529,396 last year, 2,422, 409 year before last and 2,S25.076 same time in 1904; over land across the Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Cam ada, 64,521 against 92.521 last year, S6,979 year before last and 114,07e same time in 1904;- southern mills talSngs, exclusive Of quantity consumed at southern out-ports 47O0oO, against All 900 last year, 465,000 year before last and 4230OO same time in 1904; and interior stocks in excess of those held at the commencement of the season 2SS,1n. against 242.554 last yeaR S32, 62S year before last and 399,509 same time in 1904.
 These make the total movement of the cotton crop brought into sight during the two months ending close of November g. 6S9, ,634 against 3335, Al last year, 3,S07,5lS year before last and 3,761664 same time in 1904.
  159,S5 bales, against 2iS 252 last year and 2sS, ,755 year before last, increasing their total for the two months to 2S7. 32l, against SO7,54S last year and 40S,S6 the year be- fore. This makes their averagef weekly takings for the season 27237, against 35,924 last year. and i6,S63 the year before.
 Foreign exports for the two months of the season have been 1,257SS9 bales, show ing decrease under last season of 323 23l, and a decrease under the same period year before last of 167, ,701.
 Stocks at the sea board and the 20 lead ing southern interior markets on October 31 were ,062, ,920, against 1.267, 25S the same date last year, and 445,922 the year be- fore.
 Including port and interior town stocks left over from the previous season and the number of bales of the current crop brought into sight during the two months, the supply has been 3,037,6 $40 against $685. 241 last year and 3,752049 the year before.
 Up to the close of October last year, 246 9-100 per cent of the cotton crop had been marketed and for the same two months in 1905 the percentage of the crop brought into sight was 29 15-100, and for the same time in 1904 the percentage mar keted was PIT 32-100
 The amount of the crop brought into sight for the two months from September to October, inclusive, is 646.O00 behind last year, 61S,O00 behind the year before last and 1O72,OOO under 1904.
 The weekly movement for the seven days ending November l. inclusive. shows the total brought into sight this year 654,- 709, against 63S ,723 for seven days ending November l last year, 47S.29S year before last and 7S,224 same time in 1904.
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Hulls-s0-lb c. g., sl2.50 ton: 1oO-lb c. s.. $l225 ton.
 Hay-Choice timo.hy, s25: No. 1 timo- thy, SPA; Johnson grass. SIS; clover mixed. s22, choice green alfalfa, s25.
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RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the rev Terminal Station, Birmingham:
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Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, s2510,OOO.
 United States 2s advanced F and the 3s s4 per cent on call.
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for the week total $S2, ,3S7. 900, as against s92, 600 last week. and $S3Sl1, 900 in the same week last year.
 The following is a list of the cities:
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Monthly Cotton statement.

New Orelans, November 1.--Seci etary Hester's New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued today covers the month
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Weekly Cotton Statement.

New York, November 1.-The follow ing statistics on the movement of cot ton for the week ending Friday. Novem- Der l. were compiled by the New York cotton exchange:
 WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
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Ads illustrated with good cuts ara trade winners--The Gawk makes goof cuts.
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Ads illustrated with good cuts are trade winners-The Gawk makes good cuts.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.
Local Iron Market.
Local Cotton Market.
Local Securities.

(Corrested by Otto Marx & Co.,, Brown-
 Marx Buildlng)
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Weekly Cotton Statistics.

liverpooI November 1.-FoIowipg are the weekly cotton statistics: Total sales,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-15
LAUGHTER the Best Tonic.

Laughter Is a good. healthy. muscle
making, lung.dcvclOping exercise, and
it Is as good for girls as boys. And
humor a be cultivated in a gi:rs
mind without any abatement of tho
dignity and modesty and charm OF
her womanhood. Not the unpleasant
and constant frivolity evidenced In
smart" speech or quickncss of rep.
artec, but the humor that looks at
the world with a twinkle in the eye
and sees its absurdities, its smallncss
and its fun, says a writer. 1t should
be part Of every woman's mental
equipment, for women arc called up.
on to bear so many of LIES small
worries as well as It's greater ones
The bringing up of children. the care
Of servants. and the many social du
ties that become a burden, are all
made easy and possible to put up
with by tho IN with an unfailing
sense of humor and of the bright side
of life.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-15
TO BE
QUEER WAYS OF FISHING.
Trout Killed with a Hammer
Masked Lake Fishermen.

II wore a wooden mask when |
caught that fish," said the angler,
pointing to a mounted specimen above
the sidcbOard. land the thermometer
registered II degrees below zero at the
time. 1t was on lake Michigan. On the
lakes the summer fishing will aggre-
gate 1870, 0O0 900 pounds a season. There
is a winter fishing, too, when men In
windmasks sit ovcr little holes In the
thick ice and, at a polar temperature.
watch their ticups. They don't catch
much, but what they do catch they
get seven or eight cents a pound for,
and thus it Is possible for the winter
fishermen to earn $l2 a day. I'd have
earned ST the day | went out if !
had sold my fish. The little carp I'VE
the mantcl was caught with a mirror,
My line had q mirror behind the bait.
When a fish approached his w re
Election made him think that another
fish was about to snatch the bait from
him, and no bit grcedily. The fine
trout above the hole In tho carpet l
caught with n hammer. What? Yes,
a hammer. That Is the Georgia way.
They wade up and down a stream and
whack with a stout slcdge every bis
stone they pass. Then they turn over
the stone and find as like as not, a
stunned trout underneath. New Or
leans Timcs.Democrat
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-15

%curiously, again impeding her prog
ross up the stairs.
Miss Carney, of course" she re-
joined. She asked the rector and be
recommended me most 'ighly, sir. You
know | do most of the nursing In crit
ical cases ~'ereabouts, when | a find
the time for IL, sir"
She caught her breath at this last
clause, as If she would have wished 1t
unsaid, and blushed violently as ! re.
marked: "Yon are very busy most Of
the time, ! presume?'
yes sir, | am, sir" she retOrted,
defantly, "and my business Is my
own, sir, and it III becomes outsiders
to NEEDLE with IT,"
With these remarkable words she
swept past me and proceeded to Miss
Wc5ton's room with all the impor-
lance of an idealizcd Sairy Camp from
whom the Objectionable qualities had
been eliminated.
AS | watched her ascend the stairs
with a little self-reliant poise to her
head and a manner OF absolute non.
chalauce, / came to the sudden and
positive conclusion that the woman
had not a bad trait in her makeup,
and that the only way to deal with
her was 10 approach her frankly and
In all honesty of purpose. was con-
vinced, too, that Miss Weston had
played no small part in persuading
Miss Carney to send for her as q
nurse, and | wondered how and
through what sort Of argument she
had been induced to admit to her
house Q WOMAN whom she had every
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-15

buried 'em, too, 'thaout never askin'
no questions? But ! tell ye, Matilda,
tn hull things comm aout fore long,
an. what's more, that lawyer cuss
wuz up on tn hill this mornin' right
after we left. an dug up tn last one
we planted"
what" she gaspcd, scizing him by
the arm, 'did he open the parcel an
see what was in It or-or take it
away with him, Sam"
NO" said the man, "hc didn't do
nuthin' to it, 'cept scratch tn dirt off
tn top. an when he got a Whit of 1t
] guess II wuz all he wanted. fur when
| seen him he vas a.comin' daown tn
hill like tn old Nick wuz after him. !
surmised what he'd been ~ to, an
so ! vent back an covered 1t up
again"
Thank God for that" she muir.
INJURED, land you did not touch II
or open Il yourself, did you, Sam?'
NO." he replied. Il jest left it lay,
like you've allus told me to do, n
covered IL up again 'thaout askln' no
questions, one way nor tOther. But
! tell yc. Matilda, it's all goin' ten
be known fore long, an | do wish
ye'd tell me naow, fore It's too
late"
"Yes!" ! exclaimed, stepping sud
denly before them, "and | wish you'd
tell me. too, Mrs. Bruce"
They sprang back in amazement,
and for an instant ! thought that
jerks war going to strike at me. but
! continued earnestly:
Il nave come here AZ your friend