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Its eager. confident appeal. but Eennett
forced himself to answer:
Yes; 1t Is true. and knew It."
The eager glow died from her eyes,
leaving look Of dawning horror.
"And. knowing this-knowing Perry
and l shall be made paupers by your
action-you still insist on
ION opposing the bill7 Yes. I am
sorry. but 1t is my duty"
"Dutyr' sneered Wainwright. Your
duty was done when you vetoed the
bill. That act made your position
clear and showed the public how you
regarded the measure. so why 60 on
fighting 1t after
81 won't discuss this with you, Mr..
Wainwright" interrupted Bennett
I'VE already understand one another.
you and l."
"My uncle says" pursued Dallas,
that you made your broker secretly
sell Borough stock short, knowing the
deal would enrich you. Won't you
even deny thisf"
NO"
"You realize what all this foolish
stubbornness must mean to me-to all
Of u.s." continued Dallas, "and you still
persist in YOUR oDDositlonY
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1--WE been looking all over for you.
Mr.. Bennett" called Judge Newman.
hurrying out through the chain Of ante
rooms as Alwyn wandered out of the
ballroom into the foyer a few moments
later.
Anything importantT asked Ben
nett. pausing in his stroll and greeting
the older man cordially. He had known
the judge as long as he could remem-
Der and had always had a decided lik-
ing for the pompous henpecked little
dignitary. Surrounded as he was by
political intrigue. heartache and asso-
citation with rogues. the harassed young
man rather welcomed the variety PROM
ised by a chat with his old friend Of
his boyhood.
Anything important. judge?" he re-
peated. "Or are you just taking pity
on lonely chap and giving him a
chance to chat with you over old
timesy"
"Well." began the judge. bis custom
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NUN BER 4I.

face the color had been crushed by
tome swift emotion that left 1t very
lid, pale and sunken.
"Mr. Horriganw she murmured. ut
was he who was your visitor tonight!
Surely he isn't the sort of man to
rare about his fathers reputation for
honesty. He
you're tired, mother" interrupted
Rennett in haste. won't YOU
"wait" she painted. His visit here
Alwynw her voice rising to wall Of
panic stricken appeal. "Did-did that
man dare to hint anything against
your father? Tell me the truth! I
have right to know Did heT'
Alwyn bowed his head in silence.
''Tell me what he saidv'
HE said," muttered Bennett. almost
ncoherently. "he said my father made
his fortuue-by-graftw
"And you thrashed him and threw
him out Of the house?" she cried, her
old eyes ablsze.
NO"
"Alwynw
"He-he proved what he said."
at is q lie. A wicked. abominable
liew
"It is the truth, mother. Would l
have told you such thing would
Horrigan have left this room nlive-if
It were not trueY"
A silence-dreadfu In its intensity
fell over the room. Alwyn dared not
look at his mother. At last she spoke:
'I must know more. refuse to be-
lieve one word You spoke of proofs.
What are they!"
without a word Bennett handed her
the report left by Horrigan. For
time silence brooded over the study,
broken only by the occasional turning
Of page Of the report. Then. after
what seemed to Alwyn an eternity OF
waiting, the document slid to the
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greater will be his success, is erroneous.
Good judgment in feeding is an import
ant factor in making the most of the
hay crop.
soILIN6 CROPS.
The dairymen of Maine will learn by
this seasons drought valuable lesson
to have in the future good supply OF
soiling crops. am convinced that sue
culent crops are of as much Importance
rs balanced ration and that cows will
do we'll on green crops even il the pro-
tein is somewhat lacking. With the
present high price of grain the only way
we can make dairying profitable is to
raise more of the rations on the farm.
There are many kinds of feeds we'll
adapted to the soil and climate OF
Maine, the most important of which are
clover, corn, millet and oats with a
mixture of peas. There should be some
soiling crop to feed as soon as the hay
ing season is over. | do not think it is
practical for the average dairyman to at
tempt to feed soiling crops much before
haying, as in the rush of work in June
and July we have no time to cut such
crops and haul them to the barn. If the
pasture is such that it becomes neces-
sary to feed earlier in the season, early
cut hay might be used. For soiling
crops | would begin with oats and peas
the last of July, then millet and clover
il it is clover year. This year we have
but little clover but last year there was
an abundance, and think it one of the
best feeds for dairy cows that We can
l. T.sx
little nitrate of soda applied after the
first crop is cut will help the clover i'm
mensely.
Then comes the corn, and what is not
fed green or used for the silo can be put
in large shocks in the field and used for
feed until the snow comes. There is no
question but that the low prices for
grain have gone by. That being the
case, it is up to the dairymen of Maine to
raise all the crops possible and thus
make their farms more productive and
buy less grain.-By. B. F. Adams, Bow
doinham.
CROP CONDITIONS IN OXFORD COUNTY.
Amount of hay crop, as compared
with last year, So per cent. Condition
of hay, ss compared with average, 80
per cent. Acreage of grain, 90 per cent.
Condition of sweet corn, 110 per cent.
The acreage of sweet corn was not in
creased to any extent. In several locali-
ties an increase in silage crops is report
ed. Acreage of potatoes, as compared
with last year, SO per cent. They are
not affected with blight or rust as rule.
Condition of fruit, 62 per cent. Amount
of apple crop, 20 per cent.
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babe me to tell you. He was afraid
you might think he''-
81 don't believe one word Of it!' cried
Dallas. her big eyes ablaze. "Alwyn
Bennett could not stoop to such a
thing"
"No:" said Wainwright. Then you
probably will refuse to believe what !
am about to tell you now. consider
ed Borough stock safe investment.
and l put all your money and Perry's
n 1t. Bennett knows this, and in spite
Of the knowledge he is trying to Kill
the franchise even on the certainty OF
beggaring you and Perry along with
Gibbs. II only he can ruin Gibbs he
cares nothing about making you anu
Perry paupers too. That Is the sort
of man you are defending against your
own uncle. have just learned be-
sides that he has secretly, through his
brokers, sold large blocks of Borough
stock short. Thus his veto that ruins
US will make him very rich man."
ut isn't true!" affirmed Dallas IN
logged certainty. "Mr Gibbs, do you
confirm this story Of my uncle's?
please leave me out OF this, Miss
Wainwright" answered Gibbs gently.
Il prefer to say nothing to prejudice
You. When fight fight fair"
Even at the cost Of all your money"
amended Wainwright. "Gibbs. this is
carrying your sense Of honor to an alb
surd point. And Bennett will
Pardon me-" broke In Alwyn. enter
Ing the foyer and going up to Dallas
I'm little late for our dance. was
detained by
"Alwynw exclaimed Dallas In relief
"I'm so glad you came here just when
yon did. Now we can clear this up in
a word"
"Clear what up?" queried Bennett,
glancing about In suspicion at the three
silent men.
"You know Mr.. Gibbs Is favored In
the Borough Street railway affair" be-
gan Dallas. "He told you SO at your
office that day we were there. Well"-
"Yes, but don't let's discuss business
tonight" replied Bennett. 'This is our
dance, and
"Wait. please. You knew his fortune
was largely tied up In Borough stock.
Dut here Is something you didn't know.
My uncle says my money and Perry's
Is all invested In that stock and that II
you defeat the bill we will be depend
ent on Mr.. Wainwrights charity. II
that is true, you didn't know 1t, did
your
] Her voice was almost trsmulous N
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the stairs. The young man sat. lost.
hopeless. horror gripped, bis eyes run.
ming mechanically over the closely
typewriter pages Of the engineers re-
port. Outsider us he was IN matters Of
practical business. Alwyn could see
that Horrigan had in no way exag
gerated the documents contents. He
knew. too, that the firm Of engineers
who had drawn up the report were
the foremost of their sort and above all
shadow Of suspicion.
Little by little the numbness lifted
from his brain. and in its place crept a
horrible conviction Of the truth. His
father-the gallant young soldier who
had won a nations applause in the
civil war-the man who. poor and un.
aided. had built up fortune against
keenest competition and had earned Il
repute for sterling probity which had
ever been the delight and model Of his
son-this was the man whom low
blackguard like Horrigan now had the
right to revile-a man apparently no
better than the boss himself-than any
dishonest heeler in the organization!
And, as II it were not enough that
the idol of a lifetime were hurled,
crushed and defiled, from Its bright
pedestal, the family name must next
be dragged through the mire Of pollt-
ical filth and iii rspute and the dead
mans memory forever blasted. Either
that or his son must withdraw from
the gallant fight he was waging against
civic corruption. for that Horrigan
would carry out his threat and blazoD
forth to the world the story and proofs
OF the elder Benefits shame Alwyn
had no doubt. With all his faults the
boss was man Of his word.
"Stop your fight against u.s." Horri
gan had said. land the report Is
burned"
Yes, the boss was q man Of his word
Even Bennett admitted that. He would
fulfill his promise In either event.
Iistlessly Alwyn began TO review
the case. Ou lue Oue siue u pctudp
Quixotic fight for an abstract principle
"a fight whose reward was politica
death, loss Of the woman he adoreG
family shame that might crush hi>
fragile old mother to the very grave
On the other wealth. honor. love. the
governorship. future happy and glori
OILS.
Was he not fool to hesitate! Had
he not salved his conscience sufficient.
ly by vetoing the Borough franchise
bill? Had he the right to bring this
new shame upon his mothers gray
head? Where lay his highest duty?
The soft rustling Of silk and hand
laid in light carsss upon his head
aroused the miserable man from his
reflections.
Bennett looked up to see his mother
standing beside him. She had thrown
on wrapper and in slippered feet had
J stolen noiselsssly into the study.
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Spirit Of tho Open Life.

The great charm Of scenery and the
country life is the moral feeling that
seems to pervade 1t. This has prevail
ed through all English literature from
Chaucer to Wordsworth and down to
our own times. 1t has cast its spell
over almost all of our Canadian poets.
who have wooed nature in her most se-
cret haunts and studied her minutest
caprices.-Montreal Witness.
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The ordinary observer scarcely real
ICES how great has been the advance in
horse values in the past decade. The
estimated average value of all the horses
in the country in 1897 was S31 81 and in
1907 the average had advanced to S93 Al.
This increase in value is more surprising
because there has been a contempo-
raneous increase in the proportion of
horses to population. In 1900, for in
stance, there was one horse to 5 per-
sons; in 1907 the ratio was to "A. An
increase in the value of horses in the
face of an increase in number relatively
to population, and in spite Of an atmos-
phere made murky by the smoke and
stencil of myraid autos, is excellent
proof that We are yet great distance
from the horseless age.-Maine Farmer.
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Milk by Train,

The milk shipment to Portland via
the Grand Trunk Railway ranges from
900 to 900 cans daily. When q man
arrives with his milk for shipment, he
goes to the ticket office and buys tickets,
one for each can, the same as If they
were passengers for transportation, pay
ing three cents each. These tickets are
three coupon arrangement. The first
one is taken by the conductor, the same
as passenger tickets, and returned by
him to the auditing department, with
the records of his other transactions.
The second coupon is detached by the
baggage master in Portland to show the
safe arrival of the cans at their destina-
ton, and returned by him to the general
baggage master. The third simply
serves to return the can to its starting
place.-Turf, Farm and Home.
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Certainlv Would.

City Man Ito villager)-Wouldn't II
open your eyes to look across at that
lot there and see one OF our city sky.
scrapers covering It? Village Man
WAL. l guess would, seein as I've
got twenty head O cattle grain there.
Bohemian.
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UOOT. DcUuelt
glanced at his
mother. = h -
W as standing
rigid. her face
cold and hard
as granite.
"HorrIgan has
ferreted t b | 8
out" be said.
OF daring to
draw u ear rer
or profer COM
fort to the wo-
man whom the
boss disclosure
had turned to
stone. He has
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FOR SALE.

2 l-2 story dwelling house, pleasantly
located in the village of West Paris.
Consists of nine rooms and bathroom,
shed and stable. About 3-4 acre of land,
with apple and pear trees. The build
ings are situated high from tho street,
with broad piazza shaded with vines,
commanding fine view. A spring OF
pure water on premises. These build.
ings are we'll and prettily furnished and
the owner would be glad to sell the
furniture aud furnishings with tn.
house. This is great bargain and will
be sold on reasonable terms. Call on oil
address, W. j. Wheeler, South Paris,
Maine.
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ELL" began the judge. bis custom

ary air or POM
pous erv ous-
ness tin & e d
by an almost
con ell iatory
N a z q er, 81
would like to
have a littl e
business tai K
with you II you
don't mind dis
cussing work at
4 ball"
mot at all.
I've had the
honor Of dane
Ing with three
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The extensive swine growers OF the
West are full believers in the efficacy of
improved blood, but they refuse to take
mere show ring credentials alone.
Every boar before being used in a large
way must have shown himself able to
make good in the breeding pen rs the
producer of the right kind Of stuff
Maine Farmer.
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- aA
you. He knows
Gibbs also wish
es to marry you.
He knows too.
that Gibbs for
tune depends on
the success Of
the B or % 6 h
franchise. II the
bill IL beaten.
Gibbs will be
practically ruin.
ed and thus in
no position to
marry. We've
known all along
Of this reason
Of BENEFITS for
6phfipu ni1r hill
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Sized Him Up.

Briggs-I have made will leaving
my brain to the hospital and just got
un acknowledgment from the authori-
ties. Grlggs-Were they pleased?
Brlggs-They wrote that every little
helps.-Illustrated Bits.
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sec II req the
proofs and says he will publish them
broadcast unless I withdraw my oppo.
sition In the Borough franchise mat
ter. If let that bill pass, Friday he
will burn the report. and
There is only one thing to do," In
terposed the mother, speaking with
slow decision, her voice as cold and
coorIess as her face. Right must pre-
vail, no matter what
Mother" cried Alwyn, trembling.
"You advise me to You advise me-
81 do not advise, command. Do
right"
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Observation teaches us that the most
prosperous farmers are those who rotate
or diversity their crops and raise live
stock.-New England Farmer.
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See2 Now, do
as you please
about the bill
You're a fine
man to preach
about graft, you
are! The very
roof over your
head. the clothes
on your back.
W e + e DOuBut
W ith graft
money!"
Bennett scarce
ly needed the
coarse insult,
nor did he note
II o r ri ga ms
grunt Of good
by and I b e
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLOw."

on practical agricultural topics
is solicited. Address all communications In
tended Sor this department to HENRY D.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
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One cannot talk constantly without
saying foolish things.-Chicago Reel
ord Herald.
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A Reliable
Remedy
EIy'S Cream Balm
10 quickly absorbed.

Gives Relief al Once.
Il cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brsne resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses of
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CHAPTER XII

NLWYN BENNETT sat in his own
II study ut home In the big Ben
nett house that remained as
4 4 almost the last landmark or
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Cbs Metz Mayor
Based on G. b. Broadhurst's Successful
Play
The Man
TheHour
By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE.
Copyright, 1907, by George H. Broadhurst.
TCUNTINUED.1
BY ALBERT PAYSoN rERHUNE.

Copyright. 1907, by George H. Broadhurst.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
CURRENCY DEBATE

MARX SMITH. delegate IN Congress IRON
A'A Arizona. occupies, IS al territorial dele
gate II the House Of Representatives have
occupied the unique position q beng able
90 discuss ruatt,re - legislation on the too-
WI hour tho authority 70 vote on them
When the Ereelaud currency hlI was under
consideration u the House, Mr Smith notified
-he leaders that he desired u tal[ against Il,
md added that he was only too -r-TE that n.
Couldn't vote against u as vel
This bill. IL NV Judgment ne md 20 <
group of Democratic associates n one q the
House cloak rooms offer g plethora Of
faults and q pauCIty oi virtues. and II ! was
general worth ! should repeat a brlet but
down II Southeastern Arizona some years
ago Il W. during the dangerous pioneer
davs. and J was rldlng horseback from old
Mexico through o. iere-ted section OF the
country. when my mount suddenly shed !
had been more - ls~~ preo,gupleG whcn -"
rse vee-ed but looking round quick.
/ .-spIed suspended from nearby limb the
BODY 81 o. man evidently that ot q plalnsInan
and probably that Of q l4wbreakeT. ! rode
round Il lareiullv ioT q lev moments; but
was unable to recognize the man s features.
However. NV .lt-crtlCn was attracted 70 q
placard pinned 10 the man 5 coat rode
closer and yyas able 70 decIpher II L -ald
''' This Ecas Z. very bad man II some respect
but q blamed sight worse N cthers-
So" concluded M Smith, that the
new take II the Ireeland bill That placaTd
told the story, and tells II now, 5ucclncry
a-.d con vincIngly.'
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
VALUABLE SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE

THE remarkable botanical knowledge OF ~
tIcorge Birdwood, one Of the most erudite
-r.-r, II tb,. Indian service once enabled hlm 70
perform almost unconsciously = neat bit ol
detective work
He was in Bombay when he was asked 10 N
vestigatc the cast of q young nobleman VINO
II applying TO the Governor Tor an appoint
,Ilert. represented that he was Just out from
England and ms letters OF Introduction had
been lost on the voyage
4 lev davs after BirdWoOd had undertaken
the il vcstigatlon he met the young nobleman
at dinner al the Governor house. The table
decorations of orchids suggested converse
tional opening, and Birdwoods praise drew
from the Young nobleman sitting opposite
You should STE The lBlhcrstId n0baLs II its
1l4tlv, woods. Sir"
i Wa fatal remark You come from
Rangoon, then" instantly exclaimed Bird
wood.
The pale face. the silence that followed the
remark. the request Of the young man that he
might leave the table. al prepared the Gov
,rnor and The company for the subsequent dis
covery that the young man had absconded
from RanPoon with public funds.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
ORIENTAL WISDOM

SIaED up. . t-iend, and for q moment bear
re load of my poverty. whilst !, weary
a,te- ar-g waiting, give myself to the JOYS you
oWe :. 6ea-h " So said the DooT man, gong
tag,ll- - -he burial ground but the dead
c-1eIC made 10 motion, ior ne knew that death
Wa better than poverty
III c-a- --5pls world were a thicE darkness,
lad a0r rae lghr o.; the Word shone upon Il
l-oTl -he a-giuulng-
T. The vl1e neaven Is bur q blade OF grass,
I ae-oes lie Is aE-r . blade Of grass, L. those
VINO have overcome their senses. woman Is but
q blade u g-ase- - those VINO no longer desire,
ne world Is Dur q blade Of grass-
Nooody :elougeth u thee, and thou be
-cngest . nobody wife, relatives, friends, are
.-2 cha1lg. meetings upon the way.
-1t Elt- read all, and heard al, and fulfilled
al. ne "1o hath turned MS back upon hope
a-l- 7eeta herein his T@-teet welfare.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
SOME LANGUAGE STATISTICS

It is estimated -.v n -uo-- ea-lpe-e-- sau-
tho---i,- hat there a-e no les~ than tlVe
thousand distinct lanCEages spoken ~ man
KIND. Tn number - separate dialects j.
e-C-1o--- E.- instance there a-e more than
sixty 6-e--- 2 r-eah1la-7es y b-az-- alone, and
z N-Nra -ae Nahua tongue ms been broken
- ---o -.-e- hundred dialects linen too
-ae-e a-- hundreds q dialects =. bC-1eo- and
= a----a--- -H.- cn-IplezIrie- Il The linguistic
r. ,l--- a-, .svo-d classification
/ g --.- -ha- generally the mum ue- q dla-
ie5:s decreases with the intellectual culture
q Il. =, iulati1n- i. Il is pointed out, there
: - 4---age II fifty dialects L every language,
ue sal nave -he -tupendoys total . TWO hun
--e- .---- ST. thousand
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
F ACT A N D F u N

where their number j. today estimated IL
over Two thousand. Within tAe last three or
-o-- years their n-s'nesS suffered considerably
from the competition ot the 'Gl.0glrsltr, a
ehoeblaghlng machine, compelling them 70 seek
their fortunes II foreign Countries and already
thev have arrived by hundreds IN the United
States. Canada. Argentine and Brazil Their
Il Dorado. however. IS New loTh. where ;hcy
ca-- as much a. TWO Gollar- ~ rno-c daily
That shoetlas1.nE proved -emunsratIVe 70
c-e-l Is shown g.. the wealth acquired rE some
- The most successful. tue o., these. the
Italian Antonio Astl. enlv recently sold the
celebrated racer Nasturtlum iur nttV thousand
dollars. after having earned bv i much more
than tins sum He had come to New York as
81 ag.ra n 1889. without a penny IN ms
pocket
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
RIDING THE cHAUTAUoUA

THr- Citizens . : ITe|-g1. -l-| q teu -l0u-
sand people a--anged JOY = Chautzg glq u
.--.--Elflv lazt summer. The held the meet
-gs II Z big tent q mile IRON Town. The at
-a-Ez-ce Nas large from The trs- day.
Az e-lte-pri~,ug circus man heard q the
--e. c-oyyds, and located q steam -neTy-gc-
-.--t hallway between th- town and the
r-.s-z-scrs.. grounds Along IL the a-rernoon
q -. --.g -r.a- from the country, coming from
-. direction q the Chautaugua Wa aceostec
---. ..-lze-. VINO knew him. " Well EzTE, ] sup
--.-t -..-- a-. y % the ChautauGua,
ID more are 7ust come from thar now.
How'd -au Ike II" asked the townsrlarl.
Ez-e a. q tIddle' ] rode on the dunn thing
---e ---ue5-"
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
TO A MODEST LITTLE SMILE

Be not So modest, pray,
Little Smile
Come out and shine away,
Little smile
Don't hide behind that trown.
Come. break that barrier down,
And tighten up the town,
Little smile,
You need not hide away,
Little Smile,
There nothing ! viii say.
Little Smile,
That you wouldn't Ike L. hear,
In fact, Il you'll appear
won't talk while you arr near.
Little Smile,
! almost saw You then,
Little Smile
PRAY, come near again,
Little Smile.
All 1t last ! see you 'Vc come,
And you r surely shining some.
So accordingly I'm dumb.
Little Smile,
Frank Il. i H'tLsam'
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
HEART AND BRAIN

THE leart that husbands a desire to "get
even with imaginary enemies IS the haunt
of u1happines- and the brain that strives TO
conceive q means Ot retaliation for fancicd
wrong j. The .bode # misery.