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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-13
SYNOPSIS.

A detachment Of the Eighteenth In
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped oy
indians In marrow gorS1 aT himssi INV nv
the name OF Hampton. also Gilhs the
post trader. and his daughter. Giilis ana
D majority OF the soldiers are killed dur.
Ing a three days Siege. Hampton and
the girl only escape from the Indians.
They fall exhausted on the plains;
company OF the Seventh cavalry, Lieut..
Brsnt In command. find them. Hampton
and the girl stop at the Miners Home IN
Glencaid, Mrs. Duf1y. proprietress Hamp-
lis-the Kid. She shows him her moth
er's picture and tells him what she can
Of her parentage and life. They deei9e
she shah live with Mrs. Herndon. MAZDA
the kid-runs away from Mrs. Herndon
and rejoins Hampton. He induces her 20
10 back. and to have nothing more 20 90
with him. Hampton plays his last game
pf cards He announces TO Red Slavin
that he has quit. and then leaves Glen
sSid Miss Phoebe Spencer sch STLVeI Miss "a
Spencer meets Mazda. Rev. ,Mynko9p'
Naida ana Lieut. Brsnt sSsin s me-, farms
him OF the coming Bachelor club ball IN
honor OF Miss Spencer. Lieut.. brant
meets Silent Murphy. Clusters scout lie
reports trouble brewing among the Sioux.
Social difficulties arise at the bacneior
rlub's ball among the admirers OF MISS
Spencer Lieut.. Brant meets Miss Spen-
rer but she Is not his acquaintance OF tue
day before. She tells him OF Nadia ana
he accidentally meets her again as he IS
returning to the ballroom with ian Tor
Miss Spencer. Brant accompanies MAZDA
home from the dance on the way she
informs him TO who she IS. and that
she Is to meet Hampton. Brant and
Hampton meet. Hampton Informs the
lieutenant that his attentions 10 Naida
must cease. and proclaims AN authority
pver heS that justihes the statement
Brant tells Hampton OF the presence OF
Silent Murphy. and OF the TACT that tted
Blavin receives government messages Tor
him. Miss Spencer called on Bob Hamp-
ton Tells him OF a red faced stranger
installing her for Nadia. Brant INFER
views Red SlaVin. Finds that lie IS An eN-
trooper In the Seventh cavalry. IL was
Slavin's and Murphys testimony 'hat
more than ten years before had convicted
Robert Nolan. then a captain IN the Sew
enth. OF the murder OF MAJ. brant. Sr
Hampton attempts to force CouIcSSlou
from Slavin. Slavin insists u Is Murphy
he wants and Murphy had lett In a
Bcuftie Savin is killed by a knife thrust
Hampton surrcnders TO Buck Mason
Mason and his prisoner escape TO mn
and defend themselves Mob lights nre
60 burn them out. Brant tells Nadia that
he loves her She tells him there Is an
insurmountable barrier between them
but that she does not fully understand
nud Mason from the fires set BY the
mob Brant carries the unconscious
gambler through the lines Of IRE. Hamp-
ton Is taken To the hotel and Nadia comes
TO nurse him Miss Spencer accepts the
heart and hand OF Rev. Wynkoop. Brant
Is ordered to take the field Before lie
goes Nadia tells him she loves him. but
PLANTATION. lie insists he will return TO
her
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slsvin. that's why I'm after him and
when catch w he'll either squeal OF
die"
But bow do you known
Il never told you the whole story
aud J don't mean to now until | come
back and can make everything per
fectli clear. II wouldn't do you any
good the way things stand now. and
would only make you uneasy. But IL
you do any praying over IL. my girl.
pray good and hard that ! may dis.
cover some means for making that fell
low squeal"
She made no response but stood
gazing thoughtfully past him.
Have you heard anything lately,
Bob. about the Seventh" she asked
finally. "Since-since N troop ielt
here"
lie answered with wellsimulated
! carelessneSs. mo: but II is most like
| ly they are well Into the game 10y this
lime Crooks column. l have Just
heard. was overwhelmingly attacked
on the Rosebud, and forced Co TALL
back. That leaves the Seventh to
! take the brunt of II. and there is going
to be hell ~ north presently. or I've
forgotten all | ever knew about In
dams. but come. little girl as | said.
Im quite likely To be on before night.
provided I am fortunate enough To
strike a fresh trail. Under such condi'
tons you won't mind my kissing you
out here. will your
She held up her lips and he touched
them softly with his own. Her eyes
were teardimIned "Oh. Bob. hate
so to let you CO. she sobbed. cling
ing TO him. No one could have been
more 10 me than you have been. and
you are all have left In the world.
Everything care FOR goes away from
me Life is so hard. so hard!"
Yes. little girl. know" and the
man stroked her hair tenderly. his
own voice faltering. ITS all hard:
learned that sad lesson long ago. but
I've tried to make II a little bit easier
| for you since we FIRST came together
| STILL | don't see how I can possibly
help this. I've been hunting after that
fellow a long while now. a matter of
IS years over mighty dim trail. aud
II would be a mortal sin 20 permit him
to get away scot.free. Besides. IL this
afiair only manages to turn out right
| { can promise to make you the hap
| piest girl in America. But. Nadia
dear. don't cling 10 me so: It is not at
all like you TO break down 10 this fash
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lots happier between us since my late
shooting scrape When fail comes ]
mean to take you east and put you
10 some good iinishing school. Don't
care quite as much about II as you
did. do your"
Yes. think DO. Bob she strove
bravely 10 express enthusiasm The
trouble Is. ! am so worried over your
going on alone bunting after that
man"
lie laughed. his eyes searching her
face for the truth Well nttle girl,
he won't exactly be the first I've had
call to go after Besides. this Is a
particular case. and appeals to me In
a sort OF personal way. II you only
knew IL. you're about AS deeply con
cerued Ia tie result as am. and as for
me. eau EeVcr rest easy again until
the matter Is over with"
IT'S that awful Murphy. isn't ~"
Hes the 0oc I'm starting after first
and Que sight at his right hand will
decide whether he Is To be the last as
welt"
Il never supposed you would seek
revenge. ike a savage" she remarked.
quietly. YOU never used To be that
way"
Good Lord. MAZDA. do you think I'm
low down enough TO go out bunting
that poor cuss merely to get even with
him for trying TO stick me with a
knife Why. there are 20 others who
have done as much. aud We have been
the best OF friends afterwards. Oh.
no. lassie. IT means more than that,
and marks back many long year !
told yJu ! saw mark on his hand
would never forget but saw that
rna.S FIRST IS years ago This is a
duty owe friend. a dead friend. to
fun To earth this murderer. DO you
understand now rae fellow who did
that shooting up st Bethuue rs years
ago had the same Dort VI mark on
his right hand as this one who killed
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Cheyenne. The injuns are sittiK'
themselves bottled up in the Bis Horn
country"
"oh, that's IT, Then maybe you
might manage to rush a message
through for me TO Fort A. Lincoln
without discommoding Uncle Sam2'
and Hampton placed a coin upon the
rough table
Sure. write II out"
Here It IS: now get II of early, my
lad. and bring the answer to me over
at the hotel. There'll be another vel.
low boy waiting when you come"
The reply arrived some two hours
later.
Fort A. Lincoln. June H. lS5s.
seventh gone west: probably Yellow
stone. Brant with them. Murphy gov
eminent scout. at Cheyenne waiting or
ders. BlTTON. Commanding.
lie crushed the paper In his hand,
misunderstanding OF tho past. the
present. the future. lie had borne
much in these last years. much mis-
representation. much loneliness OF
soul To run this Murphy TO cover
remained his final hope for retrieving
those dead. dark years. Ay. and there
was Nadia Her future. scarcely less
than his own. hung trembling in the
balance The sudden flashing OF that
name into his brain was like an cleo
trio shock. He cursed his inactivity
Great God, had he become child
again. to tremble before imagined evil
mere hobgoblin OF the mind? lie
had already wasted time enough; nov
he must wiring from the lips OF that
misshapen savage the last yestige Of
hts secret.
lie dressed for the road. for hard
exactiug service. buckling his loaded
cartridge belt outside his rough coat
aud testing his revolvers with unusual
care. lie spoke a few parting wordi
OF instruction 20 Mrs. Guffy and went
quietly out Ten minutes later he va,
ia the saddle. galloping down the dusty
stage road toward Cheyenne.
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CHAPTER xxv.-continued.

She smiled at him through a mist
OF tears. a smile the sad sweetness Of
which he would never forget. In the
sense you mean. no. No living man
stands between US. not even Bob
Hampton"
Does he know why this cannot be-
He does know. but doubt II he
will ever reveal his knowledge: GER
tainly not to you. He has not told me
all. even I'm the hour when he thought
himself dying. I am convinced OF that.
II is not because he dislikes you.
Lieut.. Brant. but because he knew his
partial revealment Of the truth was a
duty he owed uS both
You leave me so completely In the
dark" he said lis there no pOsslbil.
ity that this mysterious obstacle can
ever be reniovedy'
None. 1t is beyond earthly power
there lies between us the shadow Of
n dead man"
He stared at her as IL doubling her
sanity.
"A dead mani Not GiIlisy"
mo. Il Is not Giilis I have told
you this much so that you might com
preheud how impossible II is tor us
To change our fate. IL is irrevocably
fixed Please do not question me any
more. cannot bear IT,"
Brant rose TO his feet and stood
looking down upon her bowed head.
her slender figure shaken by sobS
MAZDA, as you have asked It. will
60: but ! go better. stronger. because
I have heard your lips say you love
me. | am going now. my sweetheart.
but " | live shall Couie agatu.
krow nothing Of what you LzeaO about
a dead man being between us. but |
shall know when come back. for.
dead or alive. no man shall remain be-
tween me aud the giri | love"
"This-this is different" she sobbed.
different: II is beyond your power"
Il shall never believe so uutil {
have faced It for myself nor will {
even say goodby. for, under God. am
coming back Ia you "
lie turned slowly aud walked away
AS his hand touched the latch OF the
door he paused and looked lougingly
back
Mazda"
She glanced up at him
You kissed me once. viii you
again
She rose silently and crossed over TO
him. her hands held nut. her eyes up.
lifted 10 his own Neither spoke as
be drew her gently To MIN and their
lips met
Say II once more. sweetheart
Donald. | love you
A moment Trey stood thus face 10
face. reading the great lesson of eier.
nifty within the depths OF each other5
eyes. Then slowly gently, she re.
leased herself from the clasp If his
strong aiIns
Eyes believe IN me now You do
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often Is like the thin layer OF silver
that gives a plated article It's look OF
reality. but merely covers base metal.
and as the base material prodo inmates
In the makeup ~ both. 20 In the scrub
and low grade horse the proficiency
comes from the predominant elements
which were derived from scrub ance1-
tors and merely gives the owner the
power Of transmitting like undesirable
elements. lie may be stronger than
many a pampered pure bred. so far as
bogetting numerous rugged offspring
is concerned. hut he stamps an Of
them Indellbly with the seal 81 tho
scrub. There d. much need Of making
some Of our pampcrcd purc.brcd stall
lions more vigorous and yirile by work..
exercise and sensible feeding that
their colts may be- more numerous and
robust. but the unnecessary weakness
of some purc.brcd stations is an Insult.
ncieut argument for the general use
OF GRADES throughout the state.
Water cannot rise above Sc level.
neither can the grade or scrub stallion.
however muscular and hardy. raise
tho blood level" Of his progeny above
that Of bis own veins ln quality The
use Of such siros. therefore. usually
means no progress. mo- gradingup and
ON. but mere maintenance 81 a dead
level with n possibility OF rctrogrcs.
sion where unsound. unit horses are
employed
pR A. s. ALEXANDER
Veterinarian. Wisconsin
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MANURE SHED
FOR OLD BARN
ny Joseph l.. Wing.

The idea Of a covered place whore
manure may be- spread and kept. trod-
den down under the feet OF animals. is
an excellent one Almost any sort Of
shed will serve. but Il Is really nearly
az cheap 20 make an upper story under
the one roof, where straw may be
stored for bedding. and even hay may
be placed The shed proper should be-
high enough to permit ready driving
under. oven with depth Of two to
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-13

Was,es.-Two things cause expense
in the poultry business The first is
loss or waste; the second feed. Pre-
vent waste and make a pound Of feed
produce the greatest possible gains and
you have solved the mystery OF prof
It's In the poultry business. Cleanli-
ness is more than half The battle in
preventing loss. Keep the lots. the
yards and ths houses ds clean as you
can and you will find uat the losses
OF last year will be reduced 80 per
cent.
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not so away blaming meg" rhe aues.
toned. with ouivering lips.
There is no blame. for you are do
ing what you think right But am
coming back. Nadia. little woman.
coming back to love and you"
An hour later n troop trottcd acro' S
the rude bridge and circled the blum
on its way toward the wide plains.
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three feet Of manure Therefore we
design the shed proper to be 10 feet In
the clear II manure is TO be stored
for long periods II should be ~ feet.
should make the shed without any
permanent furniture. hut with nova
bic feed racks that can be set any
where. The dimensions may be 36x36
feet. as in the illustration. or il spaces
are made IA feet Il may be as a whole
42x42 feet. or any desired dimension.
-Breeders' Gazette
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Hens and orasshesReTs.-Drop OF
the meat rations in grasshopper time
Save that for cold weather. when the
hens are shut In.
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Know Too Much OF Than.

Few men have been admired ~
their own d0mesucp. Montague
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m, and I45 p. m, by Or. Buxton ser
mon topics, MY Neigl1bor" and Tine
Man ON the Log
PRESBYTERIAN.
Third Presbyterian church, corner
Eleventh East and Eleventh South,
Herbert f. Hays, pastor; Ward Loot
bouIow, superintendent OF sunday
school-Services on Sunday as follows:
Preaching service at II IL m. sub
ject, Foreign Missions and Social Bet
terment;" preaching service at 1870 p.
M, subject, Three Ways of Going AS
tray" Sunday school at 1915, lesson,
Our Heavenly Home" Christian En-
deavor at $3.50 p. m, topic, Psalms AZ,
40. Annual business meeting of the
congregation Wednesday at p m.
Westminster Presbyterian church,
Fourth West between First and Sec
ond South streets; Charles Curtis Nc
Intire. pastor; residence $40 west Fifth
south-Morning worship at II; Gods
Plan for Mans Progress" Ordination
of two elders. Miss Mcclellan Has
Forester. Evening service. 7:30, Thou
Shalt Do No Murder"-series of SER
mons on the Ten Commandments. Miss
Claribel Gardner will sing Face to
Face" by Evans. Sunday school at
1915 p. M; Arthur Morning, superin-
tendent. Endeavor mission Sunday
school, 1:So p. m. Senior EndeaVor
society, $50. Mldweek prayer service
Wednesday at p. IN. hearty Chris
tan welcome TO everybody.
St. Marks Cathedral, 225 east First
South street; Rev. Benjamin Brewster,
dean-Services for the second Sunday
after Easter: Holy communion at 7s0
a. m; morning prayer and Sunday
school at 9:45; holy communion and
sermon at II; evening prayer and SER
mon at 1880.
st. Peters chapel. 657 north Second
West street-Sunday school at s:45 a.
m. Evening prayer and sermon at
1880
First Presbyterian church. corner OF
South Temple and 6 streets, Rev. Will
liam NJ. Paden, u. D. pastor--Morning
service at IL o'clock; sermon by the
pastor Evening services at 745. which
will consist of a special musical en-
tertainment Sunday school at 1890
p. NJ. Young peoples meeting on Sun
day night az Z o'clock. Midweek serv-
ices on Wednesday evening Teachers
meeting at 1880; PRAYER and conference
at s p. m. The public cordially invited
10 all these services.
First Methodist Episcopal church, cor
ner second East ana Second South
streets; Francis Burgette Short pastor
Glass meeting at l0:30 a. m; Dr.
Short, leader Preaching AT II a. M;
subject our Heavenly Home" sun
day school at 1915 p. m; II j. Stearns.
superintendent Epworth league. 6: 30
p. m; Harry 9. Scott, president
Preaching 730 y. m, by DR. David
| Russell; subject, South Africa-Pas-
! tor S, Prelude" Our Commercial club
Mrs william A. Wotzell will direct
"a large chorus choir. A special offer
| ing viii be- taken. A great day IL
assured Come share the shout and
| the song with US. 4 business mems
lunch viii De served Tuesday from l2 10
y. M
Second Church Of Christ, Scientist,
| Ladies Literary club building, 20 Third
! East-Losson sermon at II a. m. sub
| ject. Everlasting Punishment sun
| day school az 1915 p. m; Wednesday
evening testimonial meeting AZ
o'clock. All are welcome.
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Dies IN HOUSE OF DEATH
Mrs. jacobson Succumbs Suddenly
While Administering Aid and Com
fort TO Bereavcd Friends

Mrs. Amanda Jacobson met death
suddenly yesterday while caring for
the dead The occurrence was very
unusual in character, and was a Sc
we're shock to the family. She was
administering aid and comfort to her
law, Mrs O. n. Witzell, of
500 Fourth East, whose husband lay
dead in the house, when she was seized
with pains. II was thought that she
suffered from cramps, and everything
possible was done to relieve her. but
without avail
Anton Jacobson, husband of the sick
woman. sent for the auto of his son,
Tony Jacobson. intending TO take his
wife to their home. S42 Steffensen
avenue, but just as the machine rolled
in front Of the door. Mrs jacobson
passed away. Heart failure WAS at
tributed as the cause of death, al
thought the deceased had apparently
been in the best Of health
Mrs Jacobson was born in Christian
stad. Sweden, Oct. 10, 1S4S, and came
to Utah in 1871. She received the
gospel here, and in 1873 married An
ton jacobson. Besides her husband,
she is survived by three daughters
all married, and four step children. One
OF the latter is Tony Jacobson, the
well known mining man. The de-
ceased was an active member of the
Church, and for years had been an
efficient worker in the Relief society
The funeral WIFI be held tomorrow
commencing at 4:S0 o'clock. from the
family residence.
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FEMALES IN LEAD
Birth Record for Week shows Six
More Girls Than Boys.

The girls are far away In the lead
IN the record Of births IN salt Lake
city for the week just ending, 81 IN
fants OF the female persuasion arriy-
Ing as against 10 males
OF the contagious diseases reported,
scarlet fever takes the lead with II
cases. Three cases Of diphtheltn were
duarantined ana one Of smallpox dur
ing tho seVen-day period,
The weekly report OF the city board OF
health follows in detail'
For the week ending May T. there
were 90 births reported during the
week: ~ males and y females Twcn-
ty-four deaths were reported during
The week; II malos and seven females
and II were shipped here for burial.
There were reported during the week
% cases Of contagious and infectious
diseases, consisting of II cases Of scar.
lei feVer. three cases Of diphthcria,
three cases OF measles one case Of
whooping cought. one Of typhoid fever
and one of pneumonia,
Two cases OF smallpox remain al the
isolation hospital, one house account
Of smallpox, AZ account OF scarlet fever
and three account OF diphthera remain
In quarantine nt the ending Of tho
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no has ,,oro ,,ar ,,oor a.. -
annie tin,o ,r ,vbicl, 40 oo,,a,,o, a.
deat ,bro,,ab ,ho w.. 40 a. ,.,,t.a
rho rear od,,ir.I 4. n,o ,,a,,,,,os, 80
IN. forr of,,cor, -, ,h., ra,'1, 49,.
con,p,ana,rv ,t,,aaro,s, u, u', -.
oaet un r.,cboa III. rros,. so,'ts
two vears 400 corsia,rah1,. oor,iar
than tho average of,cor ono rraso,,
for This being Tho, Snarr,. ,,.a.
,n,pted n n,o Nra,,,, a,aao,'.
,,n,,sna,,,. oor,,. aro ia ,as q, an
uoted In tbo cioss -, Ices 1t, 10,
thop rirotna,, go. al 49,, -. -,
tho bead ~ tho cIass Ne, - e.
rv,s classnatos bo,n. nidan 90
tired for acc alread,, snarr,, ho,,o,
his csraar NJ bsrd ,,,or,, ,,,,ho,,. IN,
as soon as no loft tho ,coaa,,,,, a,s ~
bas tent I, nm o,,or .,nna A. e.
who ha. know, h;,, Co., fn,.,,' a.
venrs ,hus dosoribas h,s ,or,ias, ,,
perience in tho snryics.
An carry Adventure.
HIS start In active service was as
romantic as the start OF narrowing
dime novel never could persuade
him TO View II in that light. however.
Sperry started for the China station
on the corNet Sacramento. The yes
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Has Served Forty six Years Under
the American Flag and Will Not
Reach the Retiring Age Until Sep
tember of Next Year.

when the great peace and arbitra-
tion conference was held last summer
at The Hague, Admiral Sperry was
detached from the war college and
sent thither as Americas naval rep
resentative. As peace commissioner
during the famous international con-
ference he rendered admirable service
and materially widened his reputation,
SO that the new feet commander is al
ready internationally known. AT the
close OF the arbitration congress he
wos ordered home and placed in com
mand of the fourth division OF Ad
miral Evans fleet, his flagship being
the battleship Alabama.
Not In Spanish War.
Sperry was not in active service
afioat during the Spanish Arserican
war but he occupied q post in which
he was able to render more valuable
service than would have been the
case had he been at sea. He was ord
nance officer at the New York navy
yard His work there was OF vital i'm
portance TO the success OF the navy
In battle. AS one of his classmates
has said:
"Sperry missed the glory Of the
opdIllsil- lNfl!tl iCau war, uul he ulO lltl
miss the hard work OF It, To the
ordnance officer fall all the details OF
fitting out the vessels with their en-
tire artillery outfits There was
scarcely a day for more than six
months during that period when at
least dozen of the purchased yachts
were not at tho docks to be armed and
started of in hurry, and not mis-
take must be made. This was in ad
/ dition 10 the repairs and equipment OF
the main fleet. saw Sperry at his
work often in those days, and st was
| Joy to the spirit to see the machine
! work. There was a tanEle in the
thread every five minutes, but it came
| straight in O moment and without a
stop in the regular motion Of the
shuttle. Sperry is going 10 handle the
| fleet Of battleships in exactly the
same way
Admiral Sperry is known TO his
| brother officers as thoughtful. brainy
man. "level headed officer" not i'm
petuous. but prudent and cautious AS
a stratesist he is said TO be excelled
by no oficer In the entire service. He
has been for many years an author
ity on international law, a qualifica-
| ton which fits him eminently well for
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CREDIT MEMS ANNUAL.

The Utah Association OF Credit Men
Is sending out today circular letter
Announcing the annual meeting Of the
association in the Commercial clnp
rooms. Saturday, May .. at 2:SO y. M
Al that time n board OF nine direc-
tors Yin he chosen to serve for the
ens,iue year. delegates to the Denver
convention will be elected, and n new
set Of bylaws offered for ratification;
I'm the evening. an Informal dinner VIII
bo given at $3.50 o'clock, when the fol-
lowing subjects viii be discussed; Are
we Making Any ProgrossY' "Co-opera-
ton" THE Investigation and Prosecu-
ton Bureau" Fire insurance, ne
cnrnpnittee OF arrangements include j,
W Delnno. Samuel Weitz, j. c. Cntch-
low