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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-05-20
CITY ITEMS

Miss Gonzales Porter, of Omaha.
Nebraska, was the guest of Mrs. Wal
ter M. Clark, Saturday.
Mr.. Johnny Owens and Miss LOU
venia l.. Vohoores, both of Franklin,
Tenn, were quietly united in Holy
Matrimony Monday night, May 10th,
1910, at the residence of the brides
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M.
Watkins, "a Lewis street, South Nash
vile, Tenn. The bride wore a beau
tiful dress of white embroidery while
the groom wore a suit of dark blue
serge. Rev. Davis performed the cere-
mony. Only relatives and a few
friends were present.
Miss Lady Emma Phillips has gone
to Murfreesboro by invitation to sing
at the High School commencement.
She will be the guest of Miss Johnnie
O'Neal.
The Phylis-Wheatly Club will meet
at the residence of Mrs VIM. H.
franklin, 924 Main street, East Nash
vile, May 26, 1910.
Mrs. A. H. Booker, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
W. L. Miller, at 1901 Jefferson street,
has returned to her home, South
Pittsburg.
P. F. Hill is attending the General
Assembly of the Colored Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, at Pratt City
Ala.
Prof. M. L. Jones, of Lewisburg, is
here visiting friends.
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RAILROADS KILL AN EMPLOYEE
EVERY TWO HOURS.
John NJ. Gitterman in june
MOClura,S
McClure's.l

1t is difficult to realize that in the
fiscal year 1908 the railroads of the
United States killed, in addition to
passengers, $40 of their own en-
ployees. When three or four hundred
persons perish in some steamboat dis
aster or theatre fire, the world stands
aghast at the calamity. Yet our rail
ways have brought about an average
of 32S deaths each month, since 1903.
Many a tidy little city has fewer adult
male inhabitants than the 4,5S4 en-
ployees whom our railroads killed in
1907.
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ROCK CITY CHAPTER.

Rock City Chapter No 2 R. A. M.
held it's annual election Tuesday May
18th. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: NJ
V. Buford, Hight Priest; Mr.. Carrot
King; G. w. Hemphill, Scribe; c. w.
Terrace, Treasurer; A. B. Bradford,
Secretary.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-05-20

Infant of Cordelia Waters, 1907
Hamilton street.
Ida Bell Edwards, Harding Pike,
age week.
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The K. X. KS.

| feel sorry for any one who tries
to give club name. / actually
thought our club would have to go
sine nomine. After we had discussed
and overhauled every name we had
ever heard Of and were, in fact, get
ting quite desperate, one of the girls
jumped up and cried: Girls, hear We!
| have an inspiration. Let's call our
club the -" But l won't dare tell
the name for l would never be for
given. We call ourselves the K. K
K.'s-each K being the first letter of
a word of the name. The boys have
tried so hard to guess it. They have
called us the Ku Klux Khan, the Candy
Kid Club, and Can't Cook Club, the
Can't Cook Cabbage Club, and in fact,
every name imaginable beginning
with G or K. | don't think we girls
really thought that We would ever
keep the name, for the girl who pro-
posed the name did it for joke. But
it has stuck" and we would not
change it now for any other name
We meet every two weeks, ON Tues
day evening, at the nome of one of
the members, chosen alphabetically,
and our purpose is for the social and
mental improvement of our members.
The first year | fear that our mental
improvement was sadly neglected,
for our club meetings were merely So
cial affairs with 'eats" to top off with,
but this winter we are trying to live
up to our constitutional requirements
and have planned program that will
exercise our brains as well as our
tongues. At the beginning of the
year program committee is elected
to plan and make the year book.
The above is clipping from the
May number of the Circle 1t is given
because of very striking similarity
to one of our local clubs, The H. T. G..
Ms
The name of the H. T. G. M. Club
came about in exactly the same way
and is kept secret for the same rea-
son. The membership is about TWEEN
ty. Thirteen has also been consid-
cred as the lucky number of this club.
All of it's public entertainments have
been given on the thirteenth day of
the month and at many of its meet
ings thirteen have sat down to lunch
with no dire disasters following. The
day of meeting comedies and the plan
Of procedure is along very similar
lines.
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be interested and surprised to learn
of their marriage
Miss Benson of Joliet, Ill.,, Enter
taineo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Howse, of
7SO Ninth avenue, South, entertained
a few friends on last Friday evening
in honor of Mrs. Benson, of Joliet,
Ill. The house was beautifully deco
rated with cut flowers and ferns.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
James Coffee, Mr. and Mrs. Durant
Houston, Mrs. G. M. Whitaker Mrs.
Brown, Mrs. Frank Stump, Mrs Rob
ert Ralph, Mrs. William Richardson,
Mrs. Dobson, Mrs Henry Barnes and
Mrs. Turner. Punch was served by
little Miss Lucille Jordan.
Luncheon served.
Miss Emma l.. Thomas, of 512
Fourth avenue, South, entertained a
few friends at luncheon Wednesday
evening, May H. Music and games
were the features or amusement
InoSe present were MeSSrS. Ed. BOX
ley, Joe Brown, Homer Britain, Mar
shall Garrett and e. B. Douglass. Miss
es Ida Fletcher, Daisy. Hadley, Edith
Owens, Mrs. Mai E. Douglas, Alice
Couch and F. L. Douglas.
Entertained at Dinner.
Mrs. Malissa Chromer, of 111t
Church street, entertained at dinner
last Sunday in honor of Bishop H
B. Parks, D. D., of Chicago. A tempt
ing five-course menu with ices includ
ed was served. The following guests
were present: Bishop H. B. Parks, d
d., of Chicago; Rev. A. Brooks and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Grandber
ry, Mrs. Sadie Vaughn, Mrs. Julia
Scruggs, Misses Edith Gordon, Millie
Ann Dangerfield, Willie Chromer and
Mr.. ]. w. Gordon.
u
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Smith-ButterWorth.

Last Thursday evening at o'clock
Miss Katherine G. Butterworth and
Mr.. James E. Smith, Jr., were quietly
married in the presence of couple Of
intimate friends at the home Of
Squire McGaffeny. Mr.. B. H. January
and Miss Agnes Helm were the at
tendants. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left
that night for a bridal trip to st.
Louis and Joplin, Mo. After return
ing from Joplin they will go to Phila-
delphia where they will make their
future home. Mr.. ana Mrs. Smith
have many friends in the city who will
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New Addison Club.

The members of the N. e. I. we're
entertained Sunday afternoon by Mrs.
H. H. Anderson, of Fifth avenue,
South. The affair was planned by
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MARRIAGES.

Will Buckner and Ella Beader.
Ezekiel Russell and Mary McLin.
John Q. Adams and Lucy Berry.
Charles Talley and Anna Belle
Shields.
Johnnie Owen and Louvenia Voor-
heis.
Harrison Crawford and Martha Hol-
man.
Harry Keeble and Nellie Taylor
Thomas Jones and Bernice Hicks.
William M. Aston and Ida Jones.
Ed Cartwright and Bertha Polk.
George Washington and Tom Ella
Patton.
Charley Bats and Rebecca Harding.
John Wesley Marshal and Susie
Davidson.
Willie Crutchfeld and Savannah
Barbary.
Frank Mills and Mariah J. Shedd.
James E. Smith and Katherine But
terworth.
James Elandrews and Mollie Ruth
McEwen.
Hall Collins and Maggie Mitchell.
Jim Jackson and Ella Mcknight.
DEATHS.
Jas Jefferson, age As years, 924
Pearl street.
Infant of Cordelia Clay, 1906 Second
avenue, South.
Infant of Florence and Chas. Poin
dexter, $50 Seventeenth avenue
North.
Wesley Hale, age 2S years, 600 Cliff
ton avenue.
Annie Claybrool1s, age 81 years
1924 Hawkins street.
Irene Woods, age SO years, IL Fill
more street.
Scott Webb, age years, 1851 Third
avenue, South.
Mamie Reed, age 511 Mulberry
street.
Susie Iven Hyde, age Is years, 1916
Harding street.
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end of this sickening conspiracy. Lo-
raine, She. too, was doomed! He
groaned aloud in his misery and awe.
There was Il telegraph instrument
in the outer room He could hear il
ticking off its messages day and night
and could hear the discussion of re
ports ms they came in or went ont. 1t
soon became clear to him that the wire
connected the room with MarlauX's
headquarters near Balak, in AXphaiu.
a branch cumcnt being stationed in
the cave a. e the wtch's hut
on his third night he heard the com
mittee discussing the conditions at the
castle.
The count is more afraid of this
man Tullis than of all the rest" aver
red Peter Brutus. He has reasons to
hate and fear the Americans. That is
why he desires the death of our pris-
oner He has said time and again
over the wire that King will in some
way escape and play the deuce with
our plans. 1t does not seem possible,
however We have him absolutely Sc
cure"
This is the 22d; Saturday is the
26th. Nothing could be done to stop
us in four days" said one of the wo-
men.
Count Marlanx will be ready on the
Goth. He has said so. A new strike
will be declared on the railroad on the
25th. and the strikers will be in the city
with their grievances. Saturdays cele-
bration will bring men from the noun
tains and the mines to town. A single
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DOW, ana we nave wvm. 80 SPOKE
BrutuS
1--WE must motive cannot fail" graf
ed William SpantZ, and the cry was re-
iterated by half a dozen voices.
The next morning, after a sleepleSs
night TruXton King made his first de-
termined attempt to escape.
He knew that two armed men stood
guard in the outer room day and night.
The door to the stairway leading into
the armorer's shop was of iron and
heavily barred; the door opening into
the sewer was even more securely
bolted. Besides, there was a great
stone door at the foot of the passage.
The keys to these two doors were
never out OF the possession of William
Spantz. One of his guards held the
key to the stairway door. His only
chance lay in his ability to suddenly
Overpower two men and make off by
way of the armorer's shop.
When his little door was opened on
the morning of the ODD Truxton Kings
long, powerful figure shot through as
if sped by a catapult. The man with
the candle and the knife went down
like a beef, floored by a blow on the
jaw.
The American, his eyes blazing with
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HE HAS NOT THE aperture, both
KEY. with drawn PTS
tolls. The girl leaped between them
and the helpless, defeated American.
"Remember," she cried. You are
not to kill himr
Peter Brutus mad risen from ths
floor. half dazed. but furious. He made
vicious leap at King, his knife ready
for the lunge.
Pm glad it's YOU roared King,
leaping aside His fist shot out and
again BrutuS went down.
Miss Platanova. call your uncle"
she was ordered 1T is now necessary
to bind the fellows hands. They are
too dangerous to be allowed To roam
at large in this fashion"
All day long TruXtun pa, ed his little
prison, bitterly lamcAling his ill timed
effort Now he would be even more
carefully guarded. His hands were
bound behind his back. He was pow
erless. If he had only waited! Luck
had been against him. How was he to
know that the guard with the keys
had gone upstairs when Olga brought
his breakfast down: 1t was fate.
The 23d dragged itself into the past.
and the 2}th was following in the
gloomy wake of its predecessors. Two
days more, He began to feel the ap-
proach of madness His own death
was not far away. 1t would follow
tlut ,.g - .
nova, his friend. But he was not
thinking of his own death: he was
thinking Of the princes life.
Forty-cight hours, That was all!
Early thar night as he lay with his
ear to the crack of the door l. heard
them discussing his own death. 1t was
to come as soon as OLGA had gone to
her reward. She was not there to de-
fend him. Spantz had said that she
was praying in her room, committing
her soul to God. TruXton King sud
denly pricked up his ears, attracted
by Il sentence that fell from the lips
of one of the men.
"Tullis is on his way to the hills Of
Dawsbergen by this time He will be
out Of the way on the Goth safe
enough"
Count MarlanX was not to be salts
fled until he had found the means to
draw him away from Edelweiss." said
another. This time it will work like
a charm. Late this afternoon Tullis
was making ready to lead troop Of
cavalry into the hills to effect a res
cue. Santa Maria. That was Il clever
stroke. Not only does he 90 himself,
but with him goes a captain with 100
soldiers from the fort Ha, Ia. Mar
lanX is Il foX-a very exceptional fox"
Tullis off to the hills with soldiers
to effect q rescue, TruXton sat up. His
brain whirling.
"A wise fox" agreed Peter Brutus
thickly. Il wonder what our fine pris-
oner will say to it when the new priS-
oner comes to keep him company over
the Goth"
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CHAPTER NJ.

UNDER The GROUND.
"N HE second day after his incar-
ceration began King was given
z food and drink. 1t was high
time, for he was almost fam
ished. Thereafter twice day he was
led into the larger room and given a
surprisingly hearty meal.
Peter Brutus had just voiced the
pleasure of the majority by urging the
necessity for physical torture to wiring
the governments secrets from the priS-
oner King, half famishcd, half crazed
by thirst, had been listening to the
fierce argument through the thin door
that separated the rooms. He heard
the sudden, eager movement toward
the door of his cell and squared him
self against the opposite wall, ready to
fight to the death. Then there came o
voice that he recognized.
A woman was addressing the con
spirators in tones Of deadly earnest
ness. His heart gave bound. 1t was
the first time since his incarceration
that he had heard the voice of OLGA
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PIatanOva. she VINO sui must be his
friend.
mo! You shall not torture him.
have said he is no spy. l still say itv'
she was exclaiming.
God, girl, we cannot turn him loose
now. He. must die" This was from
Spantz.
I'VE cannot release him, l grant
you" she said, and Truxton's heart
sank. Not now, but afterward, yes.
When it is all over he can do no harm.
But hear me now. all of you. If he is
harmed in any way shall not perform
my part of the work on the Goth. This
is final"
''You cannot withdraw" exclaimed
Peter Brutus. "YOu are pledged. You
are sworn. 1t is ordained"
Il, Olga Platanova, say this to you.
1t is not plea, not a petition; it is an
ultimatum. Spare him or the glorious
cause must suffer by my detection"
Ssh! Not so loud, girl! He can hear
every word you say
Let him hear. Let him know that
|, Olga PlatanOva, am to hurl the thing
that is to destroy the life Of Prince
Robin. l am not afraid to have him
know today what the world will know
next week. Then the world will say
that Olga Platanova was not a beast.
but a deliverer, a creator! Let him
hearr'
The listeners blood was running
cold. The life of Prince Robin. An
assassination, THE thing that will
Destroy" y homb
For half an hour they argued with
her seeking to turn her from the stand
she had taken. Then they came to
terms with her. Truxton King owed
his life to this strange girl who knew
him not AT all. but who believed in him.
TruXton was brought into the room
few minutes later He was white
with emotion as he faced the commit
tee Of ten. Before word could be
addressed to him he blurted out:
You towards. Weak as | am. |
would have fought for you. Miss PA
tanOva, if I could have got through
that door. Thank you for what YOU
have done to convince these DOES.
Only don't do this awful thing! Think
Of that dear little boy
Olga Platanova cried out and covered
her eyes with her hands She was
led from tho ,oom by William Spantz.
Peter Brutus stood over King. whose
I.l
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from the striking figure outlined
against the sky.
The watcher turned slowly to take in
the altered conditions behind him.
King saw that he was old, gray haired
and cadaverous. This. then, was the
''old man." and he was not william
Spantz.
"Your name is King believe" came
from the thin lips Of the old man
Yes. May Inquire
mo; you may not inquire. Put a
gag in his mouth. | don't care to hear
anything from him. Gag him and cut
the rope from his feet. He may walk
from now on
Three men Sprang 70 do his bidding.
King felt in that instant that he was
looking for the first time upon the fca-
lures of the Iron Count. Marlanx the
dishonored. He lay there helpless
speechleSs for many minutes. CHANGING
at this cruel tyraut 1t was enough
that MarlanX suspected him Of being
in the way. To be suspected was to
be condemned.
MarlanX was speaking TruXton
looked up, as at an executioner. The
Iron Count sat upon a bow,der near his
feet
I'VE have met before. Perhaps you
remember meeting my eye in Dame
Babba's cabin-twice, | think You
remember, | see. Ha, ha! You were
clRyX a hI
old man. | dare say you are wonder
ing what l intend to do with you. now
that | have you. Well, | am not the
man to mince words. Mr.. King. YOU
are quite young. but the good die
young. | am very old. you observe |
will not say that you are to die to-
night or tomorrow or any day. for
do not know. | am going to send you
to court. Not an ordinary court. Mr..
King, but one of extreme perspicacity.
| fancy you will die before long. We
can spare you. do not approve of
meddlers. 1t seems to be quite settled
that you are Il police agent"
The steady. cruel eyes fascinated
King. He knew that he was in des-
perate straits.
Il am glad you called again at my
temporary abode, Mr. King. Ameri-
cans are always welcome: the sooner
they come. the sooner it's over Il
may interest you to know that ! am
very partial to Americans. Were |
cannibal | could eat them in relish
If l had my way, all Americans should
he in heaven The earth surely is
not good enough nor big enough for
them, and hell is already overcrowded.
Yes, l love the Americans dearly. |
should enjoy Il similar visit from Mr..
John Tullis. ] expect him to visit me
in my humble castle before many days.
I should like to have him remain there
until his dying day"
King Shuddered.
"Night is coming | must say fare
well, my bold young friend My way
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a Story Of
CrQuSfork
GEORGE BARR
M'CUTCHEON
10Y

narrow passage, finally Gep0siGhs MIN
with scant courtesy upon the rocky
floor of what proved to be a rather
commodious cave.
Daylight streamed into this conven'
lent 'hole in the WALL lying upon his
side, Truxton faced the opening that
looked out upon the world Near the
opening stood the tall. gaunt figure of
a man. thin shouldered and stopped.
His back was to the captive, but King
observed that the three men, with two
companions who sat at the back of
The cave, never removed their gaze
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lTO BE Continued
New Method Of Road Maintenance.

New Method Of Road Maintenance.
The road commissioners Of a county
in Georgia are considering a new plan
for maintaining the highways. The
idea is to organize a gang of road
walkers. TO be composed of free labor
that can be sent anywhere in the
county on short notice and without the
expense of guards, as in the case OF
convicts. Superintendent Winship will
be supplied with an automobile so that
he can traverse the 300 miles of roads
in the county and plan out the work
in advance.
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lies to the north.
This is merely a
land Of promise to
me. You go south
ward, to the city
of EdelweiSs. But
not through the
gate $; oh, no.
There are other
ways, as you will
find, Goodby, my
brave Sir Galahad.
l may never see
you again."
With a courtly
bow he turned
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BOLD YOUNG from the tense
FRIEND muscled cap tive
and directed his final instructions to
the guards. With curt nod to the
men, he strobe out through the mouth
of the cave and was gone. Dusk had
settled down upon mountain and val
ley One of the men cut the rope that
bound TruXton's feet
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There's a WAY

To defeat the mail order mans cut
throat methods in this community.
The way is publicity for your business
80 it's the same way ne uses. Our
columns will give your business the
publicity you need.
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fo fl ,n
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60 - -
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Mere Man Necessary.

Don't you like this place. Miss
Ethel?"
mo, not a bit"
But see what beautiful views are
all around"
They are utterly valueless."
How can you say so?'
Because there are no nice young
men here to help a girl look at them"
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Hear about Bunko Bill? He started
out to rob Il bank"
Changed his mind. did he?''
Eyes. The banker wouldn't let him"
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Mean.

81 always try to do good"
do you reallyT' -
Indeed | do"
TOO bad. isn't itT'
Too bad? What do you mean by
that"
That such a laudable ambition
should have such a dismal end"
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Exclaimed.

what is he doing for a living?'
Nothing"
~ didn't know he was married"
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Her Evidence.

He-I was reading an article about
women having smaller brains than
men.
at all.
He-But why do you think so?
She-See whom they marry.
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adoxicaI.

You brute"
What. Me?"
way?"
Just human nature, | suppose"
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Quite Safe.

A little learning is a dangerous thing,
But don't you ever fret.
Keep up your studies. We have never
heard
OF one II hurt rs yet.
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Softened the Outline

"She doesn't seem to care for tho
bright lights"
mo; she looks better in the moon
light"
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Reas son ENOUGH.

as he superstitious?
How can he help it|'
"Why?"
He has been fred three times on
Friday"
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Generally.

"Pa?"
Yes. my SON
What are woman's rights?"
"Woman's rights?"
Yep"
Anything that she gets her eye on
that she thinks she wants."
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Case Of Necessity.

do you try to live within your
Eeans?"
TRY to? Man, | have to-
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WHEN YOU WANT

kind we do, and at the right prices Give the
home printer the same chance you would ask for
the home merchant-trade at home.
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If we could get ont an Injunction
against ourselves restraining US from
giving the things we so much want
ourselves to some one else. perhaps
we would be happier.
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HuTnOr and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
By DUNCAN n. SMITH

REING entirely satisfied with one
self is one of the very first essen
tails of being disagreeable
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The best part of a woman's letter
is apt to be on edge.
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7 RUXTON
{ King
! Copyright. 1909. by George
Barr McCutcheon
II Copyright. 1909, by Dodd.
Mead a Company
CONTINUED
CHAPTER Y.


NW WHEN King, in the kindness of
AN his heart, grasped the old
woman to keep her from fall
Il l. Il