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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-08-25

.s1EEST which infected all but three
members Of the company, the
dinner in honor Of Colonel Moreau
was an entire success and, In fact,
could not have been surpassed had
that unfortunate gentleman himself
been present. Judge Pleydell, believ-
ing that he was assisting to entertain
one who by championing the cause OF
i the RandaIls, while at the same time
Kidding the community Of the notori-
Gus Cameo Kirby had earned his last
| ing esteem and gratitude, told his best
stories In his happiest vein, and Nine
Davezac, together with Ann Pleydell.
| suffering under the same delusion. put
forth every effort to charm. even going
to the length Of heartily applauding
| the judges most venerable and moth
ravaged yarns.
No mean raconteur himself, Kirby
ransacked his vast store Of personal
experience for interesting topics Of
conversation that would bear rehearsal
in the present company, and even
Bunce, finally and unYillingly drawn
by some mysterious spell into the vor-
| tex Of small talk, carefully selected, as
befitted a secretary" the least In
| nocuous Of his many escapades and
ventured to conf1de it to the demure
ear Of his dinner partner, Miss Pley-
deu. Fhis heroic action Of the old
river gambler-for he was desperate
/ ~ embarrassed at the honor shown
him and thoroughly cognizant what
vo,,ck I.o AZ. 1naxyfko 11Ia ond %po ryi0 ond
ing Of his partners reckless action
is sufficient testimony to the fact that
the preoccupied manner Of M. Veau-
dry, coupled with Mr. RandalPs grave
silence and studied courtesy toward
Kirby, had no effect upon the spirits
Of the company, If. indeed, their de-
meanor was even noted by the ma
jority.
Before entering the house the two
gentlemen in question had come to an
understanding regarding the status Of
their guest, concurring In the opinion
that he was 1mpersonattng the gentle
pam In whose honor the dinner had
been planned. But Aaron alone had
found a sinister significance In the
Generals observation to the effect that
Kirby wore quantity Of canoes, and,
although he lacked authentic evidence
upon which to erect his suspicious,
while likewise granting that 1t was an
amazing and unbelievable action for
one to deliberately walk into the house
Of his enemies, he vaguely sensed that.
the pseudo Colonel Moreau was none
other than the notorious Eugene Kir-
by.
Still, Aaron Randall was a strictly
Just and upright man, who was fully
aware of the many crimes committed
In the name OF circumstant1al evil
dence. Slow to pronounce judgment.
he was quick 70 act when once assurl
ed that in no sense would justice be
violated. Moreover, Adele, in, whose
integrity and force OF character he
had the ERNEST BELIEF and for whom
he had the highest regard ana proof
OF whose acumen he had had ample
testimony, vouched for the imposture
and even confessed completely Il not
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-08-25

stoto Is u the heavens, bearing out her
soo"s "ent' offered a sign which pre-
snsoo tutpre peace and happiness,
fsr," dse from all tribulation and suf-
Inc final and complete oblitera-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-08-25
CHAPTER <.

Tue in a great measure to Kir-
by's and Adele's high spirits.
which infected all but three
members Of the company, the
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-08-25
CHAPTER TX.

1 - WEN q more obtuse and mex
! IL perienced man than Eugene
Kirby would not have failed
to internret A dele,s words and
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21

marriage to her mother was illegal.
Andy bein' alive al the time"
During this interesting recital some
things became clear to Stennis.
presumably you found out all this
when, as you told me-. you were sent
east after my %unclc's death?'
Some of it-nOt all" admitted
Hews with cheerful candor.
why did not you acquaint the law
yers with the true state OF afairs?"
We'll, you see" replied Hews, with
another knowing wink. "at that time i
only s%uspicioned certain things. ]
meant to work up the case later. IL
the fact turned ont to be as | thought,
1t looked as though 2 good thing might
be made out of it."
Meaning Co turn It to account with
me afterwards inquired Stennis.
Sure" was III" unabashed answer,
now that his unsupported plot to mar
ry Eunice had ignominiously failed.
Silence ensuod, both men being
busy with their thoughts; Hews looked
for a quick and easy capitulation. At
length Wilfri6 spoke again:
How much time will you allow me
to consider This proposal Of yours?"
he inquired ~composedly.
Time? why, how much time do y
want? Not 9 day, not an hour! It's
take IL or leave it, now or never!"
Il rather think I'll leave It, MI.
IIews,' drawled Wilfrid, a half.smile
lifting one corner of his tawny mus
taChe.
you'll never do IT," exclaimed the
a%stOunded and mortified Hews.
Won't II" qu"ricd Stennis. You
have made on" grand mistake, Mr..
Ilcws: You took me for as big a rogue
as yourself. \ fool / may be, but not
that! Why, you despicablo villain, do
you imagine would conspire wj'b
such n rat as you to defraud a woman,
a motherless girl, and she my "
flesh and blood
The tempter stared at the tempted
In blank dismay. That any one with a
sane head on his shoulders should re-
jcct such a plain business proposition
passed the moral comprehension Of
Roger HeWs-a man without q o
science.
And nov III tell you what you may
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
CHAPTER \.

I was never so sorely disappointed
In any one before" said Horatio Pas.
savant pathetically TO Clara after re-
counting to her the complete collapse
OF fortune chat had come to Wilfrid
Stennis.
"Will ne have nothing at ali?" in.
CURED Miss Passavant, the money, as
usual. uppermost in her mind.
Under the will he could legally
hold on To- all, but If Miss Trrvecca
chose 10 contest she could probably
break IT, seeing that the instrument
was executed under 2 total misappre.
henslon on the part Of the testator.
But Stennis insists upon rclinquish.
ing everything-qIito quixOtically, az
l told him; but he is obdurate, he
says 1t Is what Andrew Melccn would
have wished. and declares he Is going
to earn his own living once more"
IL admire him for that said Clara.
with a a lf.sigh.
What shall you do, my dear?' in.
ouircd the lawyer ~anXiously.
You must take mo away to Europe
at once, papa; It viii be all ver town
In "a hours, and | will not permit my.
self to be commiserated or made the
recipient Of polite Condolences
Perhaps that would be the best
thing" assCntcd the old wording.
"CarbOy Is coming on, and | can get
him to take charge Of the office for
awhile"
Clara had her way, as usual, and
thus escaped much of the gossip
ancnt the breaking of Of the mar.
riagc. A year later she married a
Russian count twice her age. and New
York society knew her no more.
1t was even as lawyer Passavani
had said. Wilfrid Chivalrously refused
to touch another dollar of Andrew
\ Mclecn's money!
The interview between him and
Eunice Trcvecca, though very brief
was "A touching and a trying n
Acting on one of those boyish i'm,
pulses which will never leave him
and actuatod by IN exalted idea oil
making restitution and doing penanCe
he rode and walked straight to Mac
douGal street after leaving Roger
ilcws.
..p., V,t- "a NFgrV NEITt.t,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
Almh ana tho 4

Sure Father Flaherty was y good
man." Mr.. Murphy said Of the deceased
parish priest. "He hated sin but he
loved tn sinner, an he was all com
passion an patience an wisdom.
There never was another loike I'm fr
holdin' up hope to tn poor batthered
man that had amy desire fr good.
Faith said he TO Con Meehan, tb'
tonne III bh'y was down IN out,
faith, this soide sv paradise fist all
beginning again, over an over, y tin
tonnes Overt
An that keen" continued Mr..
Murphy, twas niver worth whole to
keep back part ay tn price av tn
land! Wild q twinkle in his eye he'd
sec clean through amy Ansnias that
liver walked.
An %gin'rous!" Mr.. Murphy's voice
dropped to q lower key and his eyes
we're wet AZ nc added, Ills hand was
always in his pockut, an whin they
prepared him r. burial they found his
right arm longer than mis- left wild
s%tretchin' IL out to tn poOr."-Youth's
Companion.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
HARD TO PLEASE
Regarding the Morning Cup.

"Oh how hard It was to part with
coffee, but the continued trouble with
constipation and belching was such
that | finally brought myself to leave
1t Of.
Then the question was, what should
NO use for the morning drink? Tea
was worse for us than coffee; choco-
late and cocos were soon tired OF:
milk WAS not likoc very well, and not
water we could nos endure.
About two years & we struck
upon Postum ano have never been
without It since.
we have seven children. Our baby
now eighteen months old would not
take milk, SO we tried Postum and
found she liked II and 1t agreed with
her perfectly. She is today. and has
been. one OF the h%ealthiest babies In
tho State.
II use about %two-thirds Postum and
one-third milk and a teaspoon OF sugar.
and put 1t into her bottle. II you could
have seen her eyes sparkle and hear
her say good" today when l gave II
to her, you would believe me that
she likes II.
III ! was matron Of an infants
home. every child would be raised on
Postum. Many Of my friends say.
You are looking so well!' l reply. I
am we'll: I drink Postum. have no
more trouble with constipation. and
know that I owe my good health to
God and Postum
81 am writing this letter because I
want to tell you how much good
Postum has done us. but II you knew
how I shrink from publicity. you
would not publish this letter, at least
not over my name"
Read the little book. THE Road to
Wellville. I'm pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the abovs ietters A new
one appears from tine TO ttme. They
are genuine, tr~ss sst fall Of human
Interest.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
Boston's Best Bet.

A Boston lady who found herself
trying to eat stones when she thought
she was eating bread. and who incl
dentally broke one good tooth and a
set OF false ones. is suing the baker
for damages. His defense Is contribu'
tory negligence because the stone was
larger than the size OF n piece OF
bread which a lady should put In her
mouth, 1t all goes to show that Bos.
tonians ought to stick to beans.-From
the Charleston News and Courier.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
husband by this time and fingered tns

husband by this time and fingered tbs
money anyhow"
But Stennis. If he heard them. paid
no attention to the words: his brain
was busy taking in the fun signih'
canoe OF this amazing climax to the
strange disclosures of the day, the
truth OF which he could no longer
doubt. However, this was no time for
connected thinking; the main thing
was to let the truth be known at once.
lie went to the door n unlocked
1t. then turned to the crestfallen Hewa
with these words:
"Oblige me by Immediately taking
your story and your proofs to Mr.. pas-
savant. He will not value your infor.
nation quite as ~cxtravagantly as you
do. but he will doubtless pay you
something for your trouble. AS for
Miss Trevecca-i shall have the pleas.
ure Of breaking the news % her my.
self"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
SYNOPSIS.

Andy Mcioen, aged millionaire miner. is
cvIng and orders a will drawn up. leaving
al bis property 60 the son Of a sister ~
wlIutu he has heard nothing FOR years,
aud whose married name he does not
EuuW N,lron was married years before.
bat l'ft his VII" after a quarrel In which
inr strIrk tar lie learned later that SIN"
nrd their luYh'sy were dead. The sccr"
shifis Ia Sow York, introducing Wil'rii
Tr"v'ron. what he would do II h" W"r"
tho posi- ssur Of wealth. In tho law Of
h"e ~ Inrhov. passavant " COZin". at
iurncvs for the estate OF M"lccn Roger
II"ws reports tho result of his search for
heirs ~ N,,'"n. Fic Conccnls tho fact mat
h." ln- iIsr1v"r"d that M"l"en's daughter
Il living Wifrid S1ennis replies To an ad-
v".iis'u'r' for Information concerning
has dead neither. Martha Mclr"n. and il
told ttnt Il" Is tho heir to Andy M"l""n'S
millions ~" wants to marry %l.lIni"" At
clara TH-eiIHut. frivolous daughter ~
big attorney Eunic" becomes jealous 81
WllfrI1's attentions to Clara. "" hu'lls
q rH'li mat starts on a trip abroad. ~"
iassipHri~ being included In III" party,
Roger IIuWs, having discovered that IIi-
nir" Tr,,',ol IL tho daughter of n
NI'l""n. plans To use the Information 10
his own ld Iutngr. Vie proposes 10 Flu
mic" ant f. rejected. Iad"d after two
years ~ g1irty IN Europe, Wilfrid r.'uruS
and Immediately calls on Euui,". Ills at.
trmri- %, r"u"w his former relations
With nor r,'i with no "u"uurag'm"ut
Roger rIcw4 becomes WIIfrIi's s,cr"tnry.
n" "ugap' m"ut Of clara IasInvHnt AND
Wilfrld Is announced. ll"ws il n.hIn
REJECTED by Euui'e. and reveals his true
Nnturn
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
AMl6EGZ4R 10 v
zIYEMl4tLE&lNS
~ GR[zD[{[2OCN M[5DDAAl5
CAUTHOR%"TH OTf1TRMAN" ETC.
cXLUJZTNHOMy 6 RI MZ7ZHS
cOeNqNHT or q u

"porhaps you can" admitted Hews,
nut you're not going 20 be such a
ninnv. You're safe in possession; If
you do the right thing by me, the
things dead and buried SO far as I'm
concerned
what Is your price," demanded
Wilirid. apparently getting down to
business.
Roger llcws drew s long breath and
mOiston"d his lips n%ervously. 1t was
q crucial moment.
"Now You're talkin'." he began, "
won't b. too hard on you. All tho
same. | want a fair rakpOr. Suppose
We say $4,000, 900. Cash, mind Foull
never miss II, and thstll about set
me up for life
and surprising that / close with
this very liberal offer Of yours, what
assurance have | that in the near fu.
ture you will not be at my heels again
with Il similar demand? w" always
heard that IN" way of the transgres.
sor who rays hush-money is hard"
"Ill put all tn" proofs in your hands
and you can destroy en- exclaimed
Iicws eagerly. That hye millions be.
gan to TAX" tangible shape.
What is the nature of these so
called proofs" inquired Stennis.
Roger considered Il moment, then:
"Mustly GOCum'nts-Copies OF mar.
rlage and death certificates. and afli.
davits Of various persons b"arin' on
the case. OF course, my story ONE
IN an makes the hull thing plain; but
| shah b" mum il you cOinc to terms"
II see said Stcnnis. appearing to
fan in with Rogers proposition. But
suppose you go g little further and
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21

outline the situation for mo. Mr.. IIews.
You need not mention names or dates
unless you choose. ! may as well tell
you plainly | am not going into this
thing with my eyes shut. ! must know
how the case stands"
well guess that's only fair,
Here's the story in q nutshell: Nearly
30 years age. when y'r uncle was a
nan of As, he married a girl much
younger'n himself. by all ! can make
out she had a pretty face an q devil
of a temper. When they'd been mar.
ried a month they quarreled, he quit
her, and enlisted. The wife thought
he'd deserted her, SO, havin' to shift
for herself, she left the place where
she was known, went to another town
some miles away, dropped her married
name, rcsoomed her maiden name,
and passed herself of as Il wilder. In
due course a daughter was born, and
about the same time the news come
to her that she really was a widow,
Andy Meleen being reported as killed
in battle. So bein', AS she supposed,
legally free. che married again. and
died Il year later, a second infant, also
a girl, dyin' with her Your uncle
heard OF this latter event and thoIght
il was his child that died. But this
wasn't 80. The M,loyn girl tArlyed
and grew up und,r I've care OF her
~stepta,her, who ne'rg knew that ais
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21

do" said Stennis, hugely enjoying the
Others discontinue. You can go
right downtown and tell MI, passa-
want what YOU have just told me-"
See here, Mr.. Stennis." began the
other, C:inging, anxiously.
"Not another word on that subject.
Mr., Hews," insisted Wilfrid decidedly.
But first | will trouble you to write
the name and address of that young
lady. my cousin"
I'm be damned II l dol" retorted
dcws ~passionately.
You'll certainly be damned IL you
don't" exclaimed Wilfrid grimly.
clutching his riding. whip firmly and
advancing towards the now trembling
conspiratOr. The name. you sccun-
drel, before l shake II out of yoG'"
"Oh. YOU know her well enough.
curse you" no blurted out. It's Eu'
nice T~rovecCa!"
Stennis fell beck a pace, his face
the picture of blank wonder and ~
constituent.
"Eunice Trevecca!" he gasped, "She
my cousin and the daughter OF An
drew Mclccn,"
That's what ! said" Hews an
sw"rcd suddenly. And then, with We
hcmcnt spite, he added: "A sweet
mess you've made. OF 10 In that quar-
ter, haven't you? If you'd only played
yoIr cards right, you'S have been her
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21

a Kidney Pills
at once. They are
especially for sick
kidneys.
Ted Hiatt Cswe-
60, Kans., says: For
many years / SUI
fered from kidney
disorders. was
treated by specialists
in Kansas City and
Chicago, was told /
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21

had an aDscess of the kidneys and an
operation was advised. / %thereupon
began the use Of Doan's Kidney Pills
and gradually improved Soon an OPP
Grafton a unnecessary as my kid
aeys were we'll"
Remember the name-DoaD's.
For sale b., all dealers. 80 cents .
boz Foster Milburp Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
Their Object.

Banks-Tho women Of my town
have formed q secret society.
Rivcrs-A secret society? Surely,
that's n misnomer; om don't know
how to keep secrets.
Banks-But they know how to tell
them, and that's why they formed
the society.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
CHAPTER IX.-Continued.


I"nI get the proofs ihsl iioush
"h"h ! IN ready 10 give EN- out "hat
want 10 shn" hrst iS' are y open 70
MAKE a dc"l?
hAlIh'h yourSei' ha'u "'iiIiu WIN
1nll''a"'' iicoh'I
say re 'raud' Una IRE NOT inc
'rhe h"'r' mat a WORD from me II TURN
y OUT neck ana crop tomorrow now
% hnch Is II "nth 10 hush the nun
thlhs ana z" on as W oeei Holhg!
fou must pe n ii,'ir more "Hp'ic't'
Mr' ii'"S' Said "hrld gent'y, upon
"ho'h III" 'oh'ictioh was forcing user
'hat NJ h'd 10 H'al WIN Il hiah'ac
""o"" " were pes 10 hUlhor' 1ou
cannot expect me 10 max" any ar
i""h''n'"' d u'a'' W" 'al' IN 'h'
DARK. must hrht KNOW what IL Is all
aOn",
"", we NIX. "ornS "i l'"s'r flows
o'eP'I,eu ms ''"' me sl'u'''"h was
,,"''' '',''"s' 'S was i"'""pS D'St
n'''' W '' 7''"H'' '"S"''"'
'"",''' vi VIZ l''"'
we go, eN'I'h'' SNOW" -I'Pal 'V'
,".'''' "''nn ' '"'' may A'"'''h
~, " "n"s"'''' '"'" }" 'n"Ini "'n'
'""' ~.'"'"t" ~ ".n' suspect II
"he" Nv 'nu"' nus VIII Ih"' RlrIs
"''' w. ''''''' ""'"7 " no" b"t
NV anu ! '"" i''"''''' h'F any NM
W. W. f' '''7' enough 10 500
'""' III any court "' 'Ill'y ms knocks
YOU "u' 'on'P'''''' II "h'y Andyd
a Hn""h ", ~" N""'"h a h'"h IN
" Ut AT i"''' '"'"" years past
~" W. o''" 'H'Hi'hE nor money
'!o'''y "eroH6'nP 10 Ahdy Mcl"cn's or
Pi"ll %"auSh''I.
at" On s''n "'hrld' looking il'Ws
7''h'o'y u III" ~" Az IA" latter
i""Scn 20 n"'' me "H'ct OF Tins knock.
do"h statement
IN ! ""S SayIh not a soul knows
mus out me. 40" know 1t is my
business u" kh"" H. an ! en- prove"
II lhe eirl d"rSht dream of II, nrith.
or uoes her ~ 'r lo'kS. Now. then,
mere you stand, Your" fond of SOFT
living "a So" that, you've got in
with the smart set, your" engaged TO
be married to on" Of EN-, and you're
personally 'lab'" I" Andy Mcle"n's os.
tate for every dollar you've spent of
his money. That's so. amt it,
Wilirid nodded assent, merely for
arguments sake, his eyes still glued
10 the face OF his tormcntor.
Then I ask you, as man to man.
What's It worth 10 you to purchase
this information"
Meaning what is It worth to me TO
buy your silcnce?' inquired Stennis
That's what | mean. cxactly,"
calculated Hews with cool enrontery.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
Novelty.

II thought you told me you bad
something original In this libretto."
said the manager, scornfully. Here
at the very outset you have a lot of
merry villagers singing, We are hap
py and gay"
"Y0u don't catch the idea at all"
replied the poet. YEARLY. THE g IL
aoft. 1t should be pronounced happy
and Jay"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
WEAK KIDNEYS WEAKEN THR
WHOLE BODY.

No chain is stronger than its weak.
est link. No man IL stronger thar his
Kidneys. O%verwork. colds. strains. etc.
weaken the kidneys and tho whole
body suffers. Don't neglect the slight
est kidney ailment. Begin using
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
Il Would Dapend.

would you marry n man who wore
side whiskcrs?"
81 might If l thought It would be
worth while to reform him"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
Metal pens Comparatively New.

Although the first American patent
for n metal pen was granted q Baltl.
MORGAN in 1910. It was half n century
later that the industry began to -four
ish. D..
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
World, Largest University.

The University OF Calcutta Is said
to be the largest educational corpora.
ton In the world, It examines o
than 5000 students annually.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
Shortslohted Mankind.

Nature holds u her hands brim'
ming With gifts, and we buzz about
in the shadow OF them, wondering
why It is so dark.-C. II. Skinner.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21

Man canndt he happy when idle, u N.
less resting from previous labor.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-04-05

der oath and under severe penalty not
TO reveal the data they secure TO any
unauthorized person. Under no eircum'
stances will any one connected with
the assessors Office be appointed an
enumeration nor will the forest service
or any oth0r branch Of the federal gov.
eminent outside of the census bureau
have access TO the returns, which will
be kept confidential. Supervisor Walter
has assured the Washington census Of.
fcials that the ~stockmen Of New Mex.
leo will be a. public spirited and pa.
triotic as those Of other sections and
will truthfully answer the enumerstors
as to their herds, not only OF enclosed
farms but also on the public ranges,
and in the national forests.
It is recognized that the taking Of the
census in New Mexico is a most diff.
cult undertaking On account of the
two languages that prevail, the long
distances, sparse settlement, the topo.
graphic and climatic conditions aud the
many absentees at that season who are
temporarily in shearing camps either In
New Mexico or in adjoining states or
who are away from their homesteads
on leaves of absence. Therefore this
appeal is made 70 the newspapers and
the public in general to assist in me
work. and TO answer all questions frank.
~ and as accurately as possible.
While IL is true that the census act
provides for penalties for those who re.
fuse 10 answer the questions or who
w~illfully give misinformation 10 the
euumerators, Supervisor Walter believes
that il will not be necessary in any In
stance TO appeal to the United States
District Attorney for action, as he is
certain that the local interest in the
results Of the census is such that every
citizen will cooperate with him to
give New Mexico a complete and nc
cLrate count.