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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-05
GRIQGUP
FATHER.
Original of 1.-The Great Me4."-Inci-
dents in NOvelist's Life.
(Pa1l Mall Gazette.)

A"oIl
George Meredith used some of his
family history for literary purposes in
a way that has not been generally rec
ognized. His father, Augustus Mere
dith. was a Portsmouth naval outfttef,
and is probably identical with the
Meredith Of Peter Simple" The ia
Their of the outtitter was Melchisedec
dependent means" Melchisedec's
grandson. when he came to write
Evan Harrington. or He Would Be a
Gentleman conjOined his grandpa
theirs baptismal name with his Ia
theirs business. and there was Mr..
Melchisedec Harrington, the great
Mel" who in the first half dozen lines
of the first chapter is struck off thu
list Of living tailors."
THE Great Mel it will be remem-
bered, was, despite his calling a
welcome guest in good county society.
He had. when threats of invasion
started up the military fire of US ISL
anders,' obtained by q remarkable
favor a l~ieutenancy of militia dra-
goons. Augustus Meredith was, in
deed, not so favored; but IN the course
of a visit he paid to Bath, the story
goes, he was taken for and accepted
as a foreign count in disguise. SINH
larry, the great Mel narrates how
he himself was in The habit of going
10 Bath lOI IL SdSo IL H." lftC
hotel people ave out hat he was d
marquis, and how he took upon him
self to act the part, with some sue
cess and considerable qualification"
George Meredith had lived so Ions
that his parentage was mostly forgot,
and even in 1861 no one seems to
have recognized the origin of the
great Mel
Those who knew Mr.. Meredith's ia
Their testify to his cOurtly air and arts.
tOcratic appearance. He was tall and
dark, most persuasive in tongue and
magnificent in manner. He and his
second wife emigrated to South Afri-
ca and were well known residents in
Cape Town in the early half of the last
century. The pair subsequently, set
tied in Southsea, and the novelist. in
his youth, was devoid of the solace
of a parental home. Georges step
mother from the very. first was ex-
m proud of him, and in Cape
Town spoke to her friends constantly
of his great gifts.
Some little known facts in the 10Y
elist's life are connected with the up
| bringing of his first child. Deserted
by his wife and left with a baby in
its first infancy, the young author
| plunged himself in comparative soli-
tude. He found the society Of wo-
men for some time unbearably painful
to him. and, refusing to rave a nurse
| in the house, is said to ave bestowed
! the care of his child upon a boy fiji
teen wears old. This lad reared the
little one with g~entleness and solicit
tude. remaining in Mr.. Meredith's
| service for some years. It is an in
teresting parallel with the som Der
background of Richard Feverel,"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-05
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GEN. JACKSON'S FAMOUS DUEL
Wanted Col. Avery TO ''do Without
Dinner Until the Business is Done"

Ex-Judge A. c. Avery. of Morgan
ton, has in his possession the chal-
lenge to a duel which Andrew Jack
son wrote and sent to Judge Averys
grandfather, Colonel Waightstill Avery
in 1888. 1t reads as follows:
When a mans feelings and char
ecter' General Jackson was not
~"Well-up,' it would seem. in ortho-
graphy) are injured he ought 70 seek
a speedy redress; you reed a few
lines from me yesterday and u%ndoubt-
eddy YOU understand me. My char
acter you have injured; and further
YOU have insulted me in the presence
of a court and a large audience 1
therefor call upon YOU as a gentleman
to give me satisfaction for the same.
t further call upon you TO give me an
answer Immediately without Equfvo-
cation and 1 hope that YOU can do
ithou dinner until the h~usineSs is
done; for it is CONSTANT with the
character of a gentleman when he
injuries q man to make speed repair
alton, therefor l hope that you Will
not fail in meeting me this day from
VT Hbl st.
ANDW JACKSON.
"P. s. This evening after court i.
adjourned"
Colonel Avery was elected the first
Acknowledgement of North Carolina
and practiced law in M~ecklenburs
county, Rowan, and in the new county
Of Burke, which was established in
1777. 1t is in this county that many
of his descendants have continued -
reside.
He and Jackson knew each other
we'll and the trouble that ed to the
duel came about when in a lawsuit
Avery the opposing counsel Of Jack
son ridiculed the position taken ~
the latter who had preceded him IN
the argument. Jackson became Of
Tended, consequently the challenge.
Colonel Avery was Drought up a
Puritan, he was graduated at Prince
ton with high honors in LIST and re-
manned there a year as a tutor. under
the celebrated Jonathan Edwards. ana
the famous DIR. Witherspoon who
signed the Declaration of lndepen-
dence. Colonel Avery was q Presby-
terrain and was opposed on principle
to duelling, but yielded to the Gus
tom of time, accepted challenge, and
went to the field with Colonel Adair
of Kentucky as his second. After the
usual preliminaries he allowed Jack
son to shoot at him. but he did not
return the fire. Having shown that
he was not afraid to be shot at Col
onel Avery walked up to Jackson and
delivered a lecture to him. very muc1
after the same manne that a father
would lecture a son. He was very
calm and talked to the brave young
man in a dispassionate and high
toned way which was listened to with
great attention by the second of both
parties who agreed that the trouble
must end at his point. and so then
and there o reconciliation was effected
between these two brave men.
Colonel Avery took the challenge
home and filed it
Though fnger-Worn and time
stained it is easily deciphered SAY"
il only a few days & in the home
Of Colonel Avery's diSting uished grand
son, Judge Avery--Edltor Deaf ana
Dumb Magazine.J
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-05
RESURRECTION
OF THE SOUTH
With a Refutation of Some
SANDERS, and Mention of
the Novel, Nicholas
Worth.

may be doubted if the
terrible losses we suffer-
ed in the Civil War
would equal by One-half
those inflicted on US
since that time, in the
policies pursued by the
dominant element III the
North. Leaving out the
appalling loss of life, I
am sure they would not.
And some of the eff
fortS Mhinh are yet be-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15

Before the base ball season
closes, / expect to hear and read
such things as "favoritism,' dir
ty base ball." ETC., etc, from mem
bers of big league teams whose
star batters are near the front in
the percentage column.
The cause of it all will be that
gasoline wagon offered to the man
who leads the sluggers at the end
of the season. This offer is bound
to prove harmful. The baneful
influence is beginning to make
itself felt now. 1t will develop
until men who ought to be pay
ing attention to playing ball will
waste their time spatting like a
lot of old Tables.
In the National league Snod-
grass is out in front. In the
American league Lajoie and Cobb
lead, with Speaker and Collins
closing fast One of this quintet
seems bound to grab the automo-
bile, but unless things change
nightly in the next few weeks,
or Ty Cobb demonstrates that he
is even greater than anyone gives
him credit for, | predict that the
winner won't be the Georgia
Peach.
l say this, not because Cobb is
slowing up, because he isn't. He
is as fast at bat, on the bases and
in the field as he ever was, but
Cobb is the victim of circum'
stances and a combination that
will be hard to beat.
Cobb is popular with the fans
He isn't popular with the ball
players. His cock Bsures manner
and hasty temper have soured a
lot of old timers on him, and the
result is every American Lacquer
save the Detroit players is play
ing his head off to keep Tyrus
from accommodating more hits.
On the other hand, Lajoie
'Cobb's most dangerous opponent
is popular with the players; and
while base ball is honest and
played upon it's merits, 1t is moi
considered that the ethics are
fractured when pitcher grooves
one for the big Frenchman or lobs
the ball to him at time when 9
hit will not do any harm.
And by the same token, the in.
fielders who will perform the sen
sational to head off Cobb at first
might not try so hard when Larry
is going to first.
Friendship is going to count
like fury in this batting contest
unless l am much mistaken, and
don't think / am. Just stick q
pin in this prediction and recall
jt when you read that the Detroit
players are charging favoritisn
is being shown Cobb's opponents
in the race, in order to prevent
the fiery southerner coping the
automobile.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
LET OUT

Tom Maston, the big, awkward
California boy who has been on
the Tiger pitching staff for a cou-
pie of months and never won a
game nor was able to stay in the
box for half a dozen innings at a
time, was finally released yester-
day.
Maston cannot find the plate
and has cost the Tacoma team
several games while Blankenship
was trying to make a pitcher out
of him.
Eddie Geehan of Tacoma will
finish the season with the Tigers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
Passes and Wild Throws
Put Tigers Ahead
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE.
Standing of the Teams.

SEATTLE, Sept. 15.-The Wild
ness of Chinault gave the game to
Tacoma yesterday by score of 6
to 3 and the Tigers got but one
hit in the nine innings. 1t was
in the third that the fun started.
Chinault passed them as fast as
they came up and what Ell did not
passed he pasted in the ribs. Then
Heminway began throwing the
ball to second and the infield be-
gan throwing it most any place
and out of 1t all the Tigers put
six men over the plate.
Seaton went in the box then
and there was not a sign of hit
or anything else that looked like
a tally after that.
Maston started to pitch for Ia
coma but as usual was soon
thrown into the discard and Nc
Camment took the game in his
hands. Score: r II Il
Iacoma ........... .,.. b
Seattle .............. 4
Batteries: Maston, McCamment
and Byrnes; Chinault, Seaton and
Heminway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
BRYAN Sees FARMERS

RUSSELVILLE, Ark, Sept. Is.
Jennings Bryan's dem
ocratic demeanor has ELECTED ia
vorable comment during his tour
of the state. Farmers, especial
ly, have been impressed with the
Commoner's good fellowship"
Mr.. Bryan, in his shortsleeves, re-
peatedly mingled with them and
talked crops.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
LOOKS LIKE SW|NDLE
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-
Adolph Rothbarth of the firm of
Martin Rothbarth, & Co., big hop
dealers, confessed to larceny of
$4,000 from the Mercantile Ma
tional bank through a system of
loans yesterday, and was sent to
the Tombs. He is said to have
juggled loans between the banks
until they are out couple of
hundred thousand dollars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease. Ca
tarrh Is a blood or constitutional disease.
and In order to cure It you must take
internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure
rs taken internally, and acts directly on
tho blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
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II was prescribed by one OF the best
physicians in this country for years and
is a regular prescription. II Is composed
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on the mucous surfaces. the perfect
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Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
SPOKANE LANDS
IN A SCRATCH

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. Is.
jess Baker came to the help of
the Indians when Holm got in
trouble yesterday and saved the
day. Lou Nordyke also headed
off the locals with a great one
hand jumping catch of Drinkers
line drive over his head with two
men ready to come home in the
sixth. This put courage into the
Indians and they jumped on En-
gle in the last rounds. Score:
r II E
Spokane ...........t.. 6 IL /
Vancouver ........... 1 S 3
Batteries: Holm, Baker and
Shea; Engle and Lewis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15

OFF ON CRUISE

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The yacht La Valera cleared
from Tacoma yesterday for Van
couver, Victoria and other Sound
points with bunch of Tacoma's
prominent citizens, among whom
were Charles II. Herald, Samuel
d. Bridges. Edward Hall, snperin-
tendent of Rainier National park;
Charles Colpe and Carl l..
Stebbins.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
NEWS
TIDES TOMORROW

The German ship Rhinebek has
been chartered to load grain from
Tacoma or Portland to the Unit
ed Kingdom. The French barks
Montcalm, Eugene Pergeline, Am
iral de Conulier, and Duquesne,
now en- route for the northwest,
will also engage in the grain
trade.
The schooner Olson and Ma
hony Is on her return trip to
the Sound from Los Angeles.
The Alaska Coast company re-
port the arrival of the steamer
Portland in Cordova.
Former Chief Officer Read OF
the Blue Funnel liner Titan has
been appointed master of the
Astyanax on the Liverpool Orien-
tai run.
The British steamer Spithead
Is expected this week to load
lumber for Australia.
The British steamer Strath-
dene, now loading lumber al
Grays Harbor, will come here to
finish her cargo.
The schooner III. ID. Bendickson
arrived yesterday from San Fran
cisco with the first load of this
seasons alfalfa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
They All Demand 1t

lTacoma, Like Every City and
Town i'm tho Union, Receives IL.
People with kidney ills want to
lbe cured. When one suffers the
fortunes OF an aching back, relief
lis eagerly sought for. There are
many remedies today that relieve
but do not cure. Here is evidence
to prove that Doan's Kidney Pills
cure, and the cure is lasting.
A. Hansell, 5040 Union Ave,
South Tacoma, Wash, says: II
am glad to say that Doans Kidney
Pills are by far the best remedy
for kidney and bladder complaint
il have ever used. My back ached
severely and my whole body was
sore and lame. l could not stoop
without suffering from pains in
my loins and it required an effort
flor me to attend to my work.
The constant STOPPING served to
laggravate my trouble ana it often
seemed as though my back were
When suffering in
Itensely, I procured Doan's Kidney
Pills and in less than a week after
beginning their use, l felt better.
Before long all my aches and pains
had disappeared and my kidneys
had ceased to trouble me, in fact,
my entire system was built up.
am now enjoying good health and
give Doans Kidney Pills the credit
for this change"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster-MiIburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name - Doan's
fala M tnthor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
JUDGE TO RUN "DRY" PAPER

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Sept, Is.
Judge William Wallace. presi-
dent of the Constitutional Amend
ment Association of Missouri,
will edit weekly paper here in
the interests of prohibitions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
FIGHT IN ORLEANS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Is
Johnny Frayne and his manager,
Charlie White, leave tonight for
New Orleans where Frayne will
take Owen Moran's place in ten
round bout with Harlem Tommy
Mwphy on october 1.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
GRIEVES FOR LOST SON

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15.-Chief of
Police William Young is search
ing for Harold Rubin, 16 years
old, son of wealthy Des Moines,
Ia, merchant, whose mother is
critically i'll. Young Rubin ran
away from home a wee kago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
SOME THROW ACCEPTS CHALLENGE

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.--Willie
Hoppe today accepted George Slos-
sons challenge for a 50U-point
billiard match at 1871 balk line.
The match will be played in New
York November 25.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
STUDENT ACCUSED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Sept. 15.-F. G.
Quitzran, a Washington universe
ty student, was arrested last
night charged with stealing some
80 volumes from the university
libraries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
KILLS Bah E
AND HERSE
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SEATTLE, Sept. 15.-Mrs.
Nina Bennett, aged 81, wife of j.
o. Bennett, tailor, gave her g.
months-old babe a dose of strych-
nine and then took another her
self and both eyre dead in an
hour. She had been Ill and be-
came mentally deranged. She
left a note telling her husband to
take care of the Oldest child, a
girl three years old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10
Sportdom is divided and talk of
another match already is in the
air as the result of last nights
fight at Oakland Wheelmen's club
between Sammy Keller and jim
my Carroll. Referee Smiths YER
dict in favor of Keller did not
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
LOG ROLLED, MAN DEAD

OLYMPIA, Sept. 15.-Charles
of Little Rock, son of
Mrs. ellie Rutledge of this city,
was killed by rolling log near
Aberdeen yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
Insurgents In
Wyoming

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RAWLINGS, EVyo,, Sept. 10
Strong insurgeae sentiment show
ed up in the state republican con-
vention here today. Tehre is a
hard fight on for an insurgent
platform and it looks as If the
srogressives would win out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15

VIII Mordecai Brown,
hasn't been right but of late it
rounding will be
If he should
With Brown working smooth y the troubles of Frank Chance
would be reduced minimum The
right
the would be almost
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
Bum Decision ---Lands
On Referees Jaw

meet with approval. A draw was
what the crowd looked for.
Carroll had the better of the
early milling but Keller evened up
and was coming strong at the end.
An excited spectator fioored Ref
cree Smith with a swing to the
jaw when he announced the de-
cision.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15

JOLIET, ILL.,, Sept. 15.-A new
record for discus throw
ing has been made by Merritt
Griffin in an athletic meet here.
The new mark is 40. feet 1 inch.
The record was made in an un-
scheduled meet and cannot be Of
ficially recognized.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
O. SCHEDULE.

The school board yesterday ap-
proved the football schedule sof
the high school. There are nine
games, seven of which will he
played in the stadium. One trip
away takes the team to Spokanel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15

Dave Schafer, at 1898 PacIfie
ave., has a surprise in store Tor
his customers Saturday morning
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
Killed BY Car

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WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 10.
Eliza E. Williams, who
was-soon to be married to Warren
K. Jessup of Los Angeles, was
killed while attempting to board
an interurban street car last
night. Her husband was killed
the same way some years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-15
American League
American League standing.

Yesterdays Games.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-01-21

Descorriose al misrno tempo las
cortinas de uno y otro lado.
La noche era sin luna. Apenas Sc
veia la cenicienta Inca del camino
entire los campos negros como tinta
Reinaba una obscuridad completa
en- el interior de Ia silla y aun cuando
una mirada curiosa hubiese querido
aprovecharse del espacio descubier
to por las cortinas, aquella mirada
habria hallado Ia obscuridad..
Todo 10 mas que Ia vista podia
distinguir eran tres fonnas sombrias
recostadas en- los rincones del carrua
je.
Y aun para esto hubiera sido me
hester una aguda pupila, sobre todo,
paciente; porque Ia existencia de
aquellos negros perfiles no Sc revela
ba sino por raros 6 imperceptibles
movimientos. Cuando permanecian
en- reposo Sc confundian con los tes
teros del carruaje Ell dido entonces
hubiera hecho meior servicio que los
ojos.
Los tres viajeros hablaban real
mente, y parecian tener que decirse
muchas cosas.
Bien pronto Sc hubie-a persuade
do Ell dido, que entire ellos no habia
mujeres: eran tres voces de distintos
tonos, pero las tres varoniles 4 cual
mas.
-Bien hubieras hecho, Otto, de
cia una de elias; cargada de una Ii
gera modulaci6n de indolencia: lie
amo diez veces mas desde que Sc que
es jugador.
" yo,-ahadi6 otra voz viva
y fanfarrona, ,-desde que he sabido
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-01-21

guas a ese brillante galope de emula
ci6n que hace temblar las Gales de
Paris, comenzaron a caminar 4 un
trote lento y tranquilo, una detras.
de otra.
Hubi6rase dicho al verlas que
caballos, postilones y conductors
marchaban hacienda gala de su tran
quila parsimonia.
Esto sucede desde que una excen
tricidad judicial asesin6 a las pobres
mensajerias francesas, que tenian el
doble defecto De caminar con lie
reza y de no desollar & los viajeros
Ell coche de las diligencias Laffi
to y Caillard, en- que iban Hans Doru
~ sus ami igos, marchaban delante;
q unos Glen pasos detras, iban al
trote las mensagerias reales con la
Batailleur, su favorito y su costa de
provisiones.
3 A intevalos aparecia alguna que
otra silla de posta, que tomando uno
de los filancos del camino, dejaba
atras sin gran trabajo q los pesados
carruajes de la viajera mediana. Al
declinar la tarde encontrabanse es
tos q cuatro 8 cinco leguas de Paris.
En- el momento en- que Sc divisa
ban en- el horizonte las casas de Pom
ponne, una Ultima silla de poste pas6
como un torbellino por la derecha
de la carretera.
Al pasar la silla de poste por junto
a la segunda diligencia, contuvo
imperceptiblemente SUI rapida carre
ra: una mano alz6 una dc las corti
mas rojas, E hizo una senal.
Hermann y los otros alemanes
que iban sobre el imperial lanzaron
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-01-21

len Paris sentr que el diablo me tlra
ba de las orejas iTodas las mule
res me parecian adorables!. Grlse
ia, y damas de gran tono,todo me
era igual y no me tomaba el traba
10 de escoger.
-lOh! no es como en- otras parties
continue Goetz-los jugadores de
Paris son cumplidos caballeros y mi
rad, habia descubierto una casa de
juego en- ell barrio del Palacio Real,
donde con gusto hubiera perdido
hasta la camisa.
-jPues yo habia echado el ojo a
cierta condecita!..
-Desde ell primer dfa me sedujo
ell banquero. .es un hombre perfec
tamente distinguido.
luna criatura preciosa!.
-iMr. de Navarin; antique coro
mel, por cierto. al momento me
hice amigo suyo.
Con POGO mas hubiera echo de
ella mi querida. Pero va compren
deis que no puedo deciros su nom
bre.
ardiez!-exclam6 Goetz!-
~ & nosotros que nos importa?..
La prlmera vez que entire en- casa
de,esa baronesa.-porque es una ba
ronesa una verdadera baronesa,
la que tiene Ell establecimientos.
La baronesa de Sain Rtoch-
dijo Otto desde su rinc6n.