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Give and Take

Will mean TO him all that his soul has
hInsered for n missed, and It Is the
supreme test OF womaa's tact and poise
and unsolhshness to hold the love that
mas 50 honured her.
Love itself win not hold love. II Is.
II anything, a detrimeut. y woman Is
far safer who has just sufficient alfec-
ton 70 be attractive. rather than lo,e
cn1uSI to De eXLCtlns, That explains
tnu at:rdctiyeuess OF the widow.
The widow realizes that man Is a
norm hunter. And a hunter does not
care for tame pigeons, Consequently
tAe tactful widow sees to II hat her
piumase 10 always dainty and that her
personality is always elusive, Security
means safety and safety means the
dimming Of loves fire.
And IL tho fire Aims too much on tho
domestic hearth the restless masculine
heart will promptly kindle another else
whore. This the woman OF experience
knows, 50 ahe does not permit hersel.
10 care too much and she keeps her life
comfortably nilcd w!tl, other interests,
she IS gracious and sweet. ever careful.
OF her own dignity. blandly indineren,
to his spasmodlc lights OF fancy else
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past ! the next morning. At 10 o'clock
Suzanne. according to her daily CUSTOM
went to meet him at the exit; and II
was a great pleasure to him to see her
graceful. smiling ngure waiting on the
pavement opposite the gate.
They walked home together.
and how do you like the desk?"
"Oh. it's lovely. Eortcnse and ! have
polished up the brass handles TILL they
shine like gold"
so you're plea sed with it?'
II should think So l don't know how
I did without It all this time"
They walked up the front garden.
The professor said:
Lets so and look at II before lunch"
Yes. that's n good idea"
She went up the stairs first. but on
reaching the door OF her room she gave
a cry Of d!smay.
"Whct's the matter?" exclaimed VI.
Gerbois.
He followed her into the room. The
writing desk was gone.
What ~astonished the police was the
wonderful simplicity of the means en-
ployed. While Suzanne was out and
the maid making her purchases for the
day. n ticket porter wearing his badge
had stopped his cart before the gar
den in sight OF he neighbors and run
the bell twice. The neighbors, not
knowing that the servant had left the
house. suspected nothing. so that the
man was able to effect his object abso-
lutely undisturbed.
This fact must be noted; not a cup
board had been broken open, not SO
much as n clock displaced. Ever
~Suzanne's purse, which she had left N
the marble slab OF the desk. was found
on tho adjacent table with the gold
which 1t contained. The object of thl
theft was clearly determined, therefore
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in luck; and now he had wont
He took out his memorandum book,
quick! lie IA quite right: number
bii, series 20, was jotted down on the
ny-leaf. But where was the ticket?
lie flew to his study to fetch the box
of stationery in which he had put the
precious ticket away; and he stopped
short as he entered and staggered back.
with a pain at his heart: the box was
not there and-what an awful thlngl-
he suddenly realized that the box had
not been there for weeks.
suzanne! S%uzanne!"
ST had Just come In and ran up the
stairs hurrledly. lie stammered. In a
choking voice:
Suzanne the box the
box of stationery
Which one?"
The one I bought at the Louvre
. . . on a Thursday . II used to
stand at the end of tho table,
But don't you remember. father
. We put II away together 500
"when7"
THAT evening 49, you know. the
day before
But Nhere7 80 Quick, tell me
. . It's more than I can bear ''''
Where? In the writing-desk.'
IN the desk that was stolen?'
Yes"
''In the desk that was stolen!''
lie repeated the. words In a whisper,
with n sort Of terror. Tten he took hes
hand, and lower still:
1T contained n million suzanne 81
'Oh, father. why didn't you tell me7"
she murmured innocently.
"A million!" he repeated. 1T was the
WANING murder In the Press Lottery
The hugenoss OF tho disaster crushed
them and, for a long time. they main.
tanned a silence which they had not the
courage to break. At last Suzanne said
But, father. they will pay you all the
same"
"Thy7 on what evidelceT"
Does 1t require evldence'"
O course!'
And have you noneT"
Yes, l have"
"Well?"
1T was in the box"
I'm the box hat has dlsappeared?"
Yes. And the other man will get thu
money"
why. that would be outrageous
Surely, father. you can stop the pay
ment?"
"NNho knows? Who knowsr ThaI
man must be extraordinarily clever! II,
has such wonderful resources . -
Remember $50 think how he SO
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time. somewhat sceptical and given to
p.IadoN.
Maltrc Dctinan was exceedin gly sorry
to say that no had never had the pleas
urc OF meeting Arscnc Lupin. but he
had. In point OF fact. received his in
structions. was greatly battered at be-
ing selected. keenly alive to the honor
shown him and determined to defend
his clients rights to the utmost. lie
opened his brief and without hesitation
snowe t. the Majors letter. II proved the
sale OF the ticket. but did not mention
the purchasers name. II began. My
dear friend" simply.
My dear friend means me-" added
Arsene Lupin. In n note enclosing the
majors letter And the best proof is
that I have the letter"
f'''TSe !Aayy.. ok reporters at once few on
to NJ. Gerbois. who could do nothing but
repeat:
My dear friend Is no n but my
self. Arsene Lupin stole tho majors
letter with the lottery ticket"
Tell him to prove H." was Lupin's
reJolndor TO the Journalistic.
But he stole the desk!' exclaimed
NJ. Gerbols In front of the same Jour-
nallsts.
Tell him to prove ~" retorted Lupin
once again.
And a delightful entertainment was
provided for the public by this duel be-
tween tho two owners OF number bli.
series 20. by the constant coming and
going OF the journalists n by the cool
ness of Arsene I.upin as opposed TO the
frenzy OF poor NJ. Gerbois.
Unhappy mani! The press was full of
his lamentations! lie confessed the full
extent OF his misfortunes In q touching
ly ingenious way:
IT'S S~uzanne's dowry. gentlemen,
thai the villain has stolen! . . . For
myself. personally. | don't care: but
for Suzanne. Just think. a million!
Ten hundred thousand francs! All. I
always said the desk contained a treas
ure!v
lie was told IN vain that his advsr-
sary, when taking away the desk. knew
nothing Of the existence OF tho lottery
ticket and that. In any case. no one
could rave foreseen that this particular
ticket would win the rrst prize. AL he
did was TO moan:
Don't talk to me: or course he know!
II not. why should he ave taken the
trouble to steal that wretched deskT
For unknown reasons. but certainly
not to get mold OF a scrap of paper
which. at that time. was worth the
modest sum OF 20 francs"
"The sum Of a milllonl He knew vi
He knows ev%erythlngl An, you don't
know the sort Of n man no Is. the
%rufianl lie hasn't d~efrauded you Of a
million. you seel"
This talk could havs gone on a long
time yet. But. twelve days later. NJ.
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my experiments"
The efore. yor do not want l. very
p~articularly?'
u want II. that's l."
Because It's old, I suppose7'
Because It's useful"
In IN { Sc woulo you mind ex-
changing 1t for another desk, quite as
useful, but IN oetter nd
"This one is In good condition and l
see no point in exchanging IT,"
"Still'
M. Gerbois was a man easily irritatef
and au!ck to take offense. lie replied
CURLY:
sir"
The young man placed himself in front
OF him.
II don't know how much you paid,
sirLbut offer you double the price
mo, thank you"
"Three times the price"
"Oh. thai will do" exclaimed the pro-
fessor, impatiently. The desk belongs
20 me and Is not for sale,
The Young man stared at him with
q look that remained imprinted on NJ
Cerbois's memory. then turned on his
heel. without a word. and walked away
An hour later the desk was brought
10 the little house on the Nironay
road where the professor lived. lie
called his daughter:
..Thls is for you. Suzanne; thai is
~ you like IT,"
That evening, assisted by Hortense'
the maid, she carried up the desk &c
a.. her room, cleaned out the W anc
neatly put away her papers, her sta
,lonery, her correspondence. her pic
ture postcards and a few secret souVe'
Mrs Of her cousin Philippe.
NJ. Gerbols went TO the college at half
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kkTN UT little do men perceive what
* solitude IS and how far II cN-
- tendeth.' wrote Bacon as the
sixteenth century was closing. For 4
crowd is not company. and faces arc
out a gallery OF pictures. and talk Jut
4 t!nkIias cymbal where there Is no
love-"
This was not written by a senti-
meutalist, for emotions bore little part
IN Bacon's life. lie was chill, cam,
analytical and not an ardent lover,
Perhaps his powers Of analysis were
too keen-hls ideal not realized. How
ever II may ave been, he al least
recognized a great Truth. A life must
needs be rounded out by love. else al!
indeed were vanity
Great u genius as Dante was. the
cropping hlaments Of his fancy iioated
out and clothed Beatrice In u s~plendJr
that has made her i'm. lortal, Aud quite
possibly Beatrice vas an ordinary wu-
man with a temper zone too sweet. We
do not know. lie did not marry her.
But Il is this craving for a something
sweeter. more gracious. more exquisite
than Life has given him. that turns the
thought Of man to the n woman tia,
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Gerbois received q letter from Arsses
Lupin marked Private and conndeA.
tial." which worried him not . little; o
Dear Sir:
THE gallery is amusing Itself ct our
Expense Do you not think that the
time has come to be seriousf l. Tor
my part. ave quite made up my mind.
The position In clear. hold Q ttckst
which l am not entitled to cash
you are entitled to cash . ticket WHICH
you do not hold. Therefore neither of
US can do anything without the Other.
Nov you would not consent to sur
render your rights to me nor ! TO give
up my ticket to you
"Wha are we to dot
II sec only one way out Of the ain.
cuity-lct W divide. Hall mINiop fPs
you. half a million Ha9s1cCAAH3:
t.ir' Ana would 81 this j9aCasasS;
each OF usf fT IVY
II propose this a. an equitable go.
ton, out also an immediate solutfXh
II Is not an offer which you have tns
TO dlscuss. but a necessity before With
circumstances compel you to bow.
give you three days for reflection.
Il hope that. on Friday morning. I
I may have the pleasure of seeing Q dis-
Greet advertisement In the o col.
umn OK inc ECHO 10 rIaHCos 100IuSY<u
to M. Ars. Lup.' and containing. In
yelled terms. your unreser, ID assent TO
tho compact which I am Suggesting 40
you. In that event o will at once re-
cover possession Of the ticket n re-
ceive the million. on the understanding
hat you win hand me nvs hundred thou.
SAINT francs In . way which ] viii Ind.
cate hereafter.
Should you refuse I % taken 0sas-
ures that will produce exactly b same
result; but. apart from the very ssrfoas
trouble which you obstinAcy you'd
bring upon you. you would b The poorer
by twenty-five thousand francs. which
l should have to deduct for additional
expenses.
II am. dear sir. very respectfully
yours. "ARSDNB LUpN."
NJ. Gerbois. In his exaspsroeoas Vas
guilty OF tho colossal blundsr Of 49,
ing this letter and allowing Il - De
copied. His Indignation drove him D.
every sort Of folly:
mot q penny He ahan not hsvfSA
penny!'' he shouted before the asssm04A
Neverl Let him tear W bis tchst 1Phs
, likes!"
's,ii. half . million francs y bs<tsr
than nothing"
IT'S not a question Of that but q my
rights. and those rights I shall sstabliSh
In a court OF law"
what Judge Is going to take Arssns
Lupin's word?" n
Il don't care: I shall 30 to iavr"
(To De ~Continued.) -
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ton to tho u~nspeakable Wilson. the
friend and conhdant OF Holmlock Shears
My readers will remember tho Ho.
merle laughter that greeted the publl-
cation OF the two kilograms. The name
Of Arsene Lupin alone was n guarantee
OF originality. q promise Of Amusement
for the gallery. And the gallery. In
this case, vas the whole world.
An inquiry was Immediately set on
foot by tho Credit FonCler and IL was
asccrtaincd that No. bli. series %, had
been sold by the Versailles branch OF
the Credit Lyonnais to Major Bressy
OF the artillery. Now. the Major had
died OF a fail from his horse. and II
appeared that he told his brother Off
GERS. some time before his deaf that
he had been obliged 10 part with his
Ticket to a friend.
THAT friend was myself" declared VI.
Gerbois.
prove IT," objected tho governor OF
tho Credit Foncier.
Prove III That's quite easy. Twenty
people Will tell you that I kept up con-
slant relations with tho Major. and tina,
We used to meet at tho cafe on tho Place
dArmcs. II was there that. ono day. TO
obllge him In n moment OF financial en-.
barrassment. ! took his ticket from him
and gave him twenty francs for It,"
"liaye you any witnesses to the trans
action?"
NO"
Then upon what do you base you=
clain?"
Upon the letter which he wrote me
on tho subject"
What letter."
"A letter pinned TO the ticket"
! produce IT,"
But 1t was In the stolen writing
desk"
Find IT,"
The letter was communicated to the
press by Arsene Lupin. A paragraph In
serted In the Ech de France-whlch has
ths honor OF being his Official organ and
In which he seems to be one OF the prln.
cipal sharcholdors-1nnounced that he
was placing In the hands OF Maitre De-
tlnan. his counsel. the letter which Ma
Tor Bressy had written TO him. Lup.n.
personally.
There was n burst OF delight: Arsene
l.upin was represented by COUNSEL Ar
sene Lupin. respecting cs ablishcd Gus.
toms. had appointed a member OF the
bar to act for aim!
Tho reporters rushed to interview
Maitre Detinan, an influential Radical
Deputy. a man endowed with the high.
est int>grity and a mind OF uncommon
shrewdness. which was. at the same
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hold OF the desk 80
His energy revived; he sprang up and.
stamping his loot on the floor
mo. no. moi" he shouted: he shan,
have that million. he shan'tl Why
should he7 After all, sharp as he may
be. he can do nothing either. II he
calls for the money, they'n lock him up!
All. we shall see, my friendv'
Have you thought OF something.
father?'
II shall defend our rights 10 tho bit
ter end, come what may And we shall
succeed! 80 The million belongs TO
me and I mean to have H."
A few minutes later he despatched
this telegram:
Governor,
Credit Foncier.
Rue C~apucines.
Paris.
Am owner number 51i. series 20; OPP
pose by every legal method payment TO
any other person. "GERBOIS."
At almost the same time the Credit
Fencler. received another telegram:
Number Ola. series %. In In my pos
session. "ARSENE LUPIN."
Whenever I sit down 20 tell one OF The
numberless adventures which compose
the life OF Arscne Lupin I feel n genuine
embarrassment, because Il IL quite clear
TO me that even the least important OF
these adventures IL known to every one
of my eaders.
Who. for instance. does not now
that strange case OF the blond lady
with the curious episodes which were
reported under faring headlines as
"NCMBER 5li. SERIES 23!"
TIL MURDER IN THE AVENUE
HENRl-MARrlN!" and "rHt
BLUE ~DIAMOND!" ''' What an
excitement there was about tn inter.
vention of Holmlock Shears. the IA
nous English detective! what al
enervescence surrounded the varying
fortunes that marked the struggle be-
tween those two great artists! Ans
what a din along the boulcvards on tho
day when the nowsboys shouted:
Arrest OF Aiaone Lupin!"
My excuse Is that / can supply some
thing new; | can furnish the key to tn,
puzzle. There rs always n certain mys
terry about these adventures: I can dis
pei II. I reprint articles that have beer
read over and over again. | copy on
old Interviews. but all these things I re
arrange and classify and put to the sx
act test of truth. My collaboration II
this work is Arseno Lupin himself
whose kindness { me is inexhaustible.
| am also under an occasional obliga
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Modern Mythology
Bv Barrett Hanson Wifherbee


knows that some wives make sopi
Women and others become s~uffragettss,
but Xant!ppe didn't even have this Hh-
cuse. She was the sh~antyclsar OF that
Roost. all right. and she raised Csn,
Ructions. Vegetables and the Mortgage.
When she crowed. Socrates c~ackelasl
that Il was Time to adjourn For Five
O'Clock ~Firewater at tho Acropolls.
He was one OF the May who don,
want to. but Have to. Come Back-es
6lso Keep on Going,
Sle was tho kind OF a woman VIII,
Drives a Man to Drink and then
snatchss the Bottle out OF his hands
before he can say Prob. d-mmlt'
(The missing letter Is 90
But while our Sympathies are with
Socrates. nevertheless his Wife was
more to be P!tied than Scoided. From
all accounts. old 500 looked like one.
lie was the ugllest man who ever
peered into a pier glass and-crackel
It. His eyes were Of the pop or cork,
variety; inc IL was a physical Impos-
siOility for him TO ear Spectacies. His
nose tried TO bury itself In the back o!
mis- head, n succeeded.
His modus v!vendi erat divSsa In
parties duas--oefore and after taking
tho hemlock (hic> wassall. Gwen writ.
ing about something to drink makes
some people thirsty. He got IN on
tho Wrong Platform with the Thirty
Tyrants. called Inter borough for shost
and SO
oh. yes. tho funeral was neat hut
nothing to get excited about ,
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No. H.. Socrates.

T.vvssrs.l ENTION Socrates to your
Grocer. and In all probability
l he will reply:
VAA sorry. but we're Just out
SH OF them. Expect some fresh
IA tomorrow. How abOu a nice head
OF cauIulower. lnstead.'
Then you will shake your own Head
~mOarnfully. and return Home wonder
ing what this Country is Coming To,
ana Resolved 10 Vote the lliiteracy
Test INTO tho immigration Laws.
Old soc was anot4er one OF those
ancient Philosophonore Cutups who
talked himself t. doath-lit. * fig.
speaking. lie Just Couldn't ma his
voice behave. lilo was a Champion
Long Distance chin Dinner speaker.
that Is. he began with the First Course
and Continued until no Got Up an ap-
petite for breakfast. When ms tonguo
once started Runu.ng. Old Soc had 10 do
Il Marathon to keep up vita II. and he
was Just that Careless that Il Didn't
make a particle. wait, lota. Jot or a
Couple OF Titles OF Difference to him
about whom no spoke. Just 50 long as
he Dld all the Talking.
with. of course, the usual One exeep-
tion-Nuntippe, his wife. who Is almost
AS Famous 40 her lord and Master.
soc was the orig nal Double II, When
friend wita Nant.ppo tiptoed into the
Room. soc took the Tip and Crawled
under her THUMB where he Tried to
look Cute under the Cutlele. Every one
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and this made II the more difficult 10
understand. for. after all, why should
a man run so great a risk to secure so
trivial a spoil?
The only clue which the professor
could supply was the incident OF the
day before:
From the first that young man dis
played n keen annoyance at my re-
fusal. and I have n positive Impression
hat he left me under a threat
II was all very vague The dealer was
questioned. Ho knew neither OF the two
gentlemen. As for the desk. he had
bought 1t for forty francs at Chevreuse.
at the sale of n person deceased. and he
considered that he had resold Ii at a
fair price. a persistent inquiry revealed
nothing further.
But NJ. Gerbois remained convinced
that he had suffered an enormous loss.
A fortune must have peer concealed In
some secret drawer and that was why
the young man. knowing of the hiding
place, had acted with such decision.
Poor father! What should we have
dom with the fortune?" Suzanne KEEP;
saying.
WHAT why. with that for your
dowry. you could have made tho finest
match going!'
Suzanne aimed Mt no one higher than
her cousin Philippe. who had not a pen
ny to bless himself with. and she gave
a bitter sigh. And life In the little house
at Versailles went on gaily, less care
lessly than before. Swallowed over as II
now was with regret and dlsappoint-
ment.
Two months elapsed. And suddenly.
one after the other, came n sequence OF
the most serious vents. forming a sur
prising run OF alternate luck ard mis-
fortune.
On the first OF February, at half-past
FIVE. NJ. Gerbols, who had Just come
home. with an evening paper In his
hand. sat down. put OF his spcctacles
n began to read. The political news
was undressing lie turned the PAGE
and a paragraph at once caught his eye.
headed:
"THIRD DRAWING OF THE PRESS
ASSOCIATION LOTTERY.
First prize 1000, 900 francs: No
5II, Series 80"
The paper dropped from his hands.
The walls swam before his eyes and
his heart stopped beating. Number ia,
series %, was the number OF his ticket
He had bought II by accident. to oblige
one OF his friends. for he did not believe
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B etty i n e n
A d vice to overs
Unkept ATpOln.m ents.

n ny dear young people. do not break engagements made
MI with your friends, OF course know It Is impossible
lVA to keep all appointments under all circumstances,
but you should not break such an engagement unless It IS
absolutely necessary to do SO.
You cannot expect people to care very much for you or
to believe that YOU care for them II you Inconvenience
them lightly and without good cause.
You should stop and think before you make an engage
ment with any one whether or not YOU are comparatively
sure you will be able TO keep It..
! know girls who think II amusing and n manifestation
of their popularity 10 make half a dozen appointments fos
one evening They know when they make them that II
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Returning Gifts.

Returning Gifts.
A YOUNG man who signs his letter
~ IF. b, j." writes:
Il rave been calling frequently
upon a young lady. and although we
were not engaged TO each otaer we eX-
changed a number OF little gifts. Now
we have quarrelled and | wish TO know
~ | ought to return the presents she
gave me?'
n the gifts were OF little value / do
not think | would return them. were |
In your place. unless the young lady re.
turns yours.
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Left Them.
YOUNG man who signs MS 'e''er
N ~. R." writes;
"A while another young mar and
my,el, were out walking we met TWO
Girls we knew. and after we had joined
them they deliberately walked away
from US. When we asked them why
thew did this they said they preferred
20 walk alone. Was this potter
Not very polite. to be sure. but at
least they left you s.. no doubt az to
their preferences.
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rm h. possible to keep ut oe, yt they Walt until the last moment, before
breaking the others
go deors consider tn feelings OF others. ad 10Y annoyed YOU would be
=. ..a. oa bmke an engagement with you.
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THIRD DRAWING OF THE PRESS
ASSOCIATION LOTTERY.

The paper dropped from his hands.
The walls swan before his eyes and
his heart stopped beating. Number ia,
series %, was the number OF his ticket!
He had bought II by accident. to oblige
one OF his friends. for he did not believe
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-13

larg, projects Co be completed In
Texas would lffifaie approximately
10000 acres. exclusive Of The rice
lands The irrigated land eill aver
age in value over 1850 per acre
ne has but recently returned from
trlp through Western Texas and
southwestern Ohieheme aad ioHud
great activity BE- an irrigation work
Mr. Rockwell visited the Scene of -
dam near Maria. which D. hclng con
atruciod vs. Kansas CITY nrm The
cOucfrio dam which Nill form tho
reservoir ~ tha point b. up aiaiy.
cighf foot and viii Boz built 10 ihe
eighty four foot Lowell before apflrg
4 large part ~ the iOoUo.acrc tract
io De- developed WI hc equipped with
canals and ready Tor planting ln
tstg
Al ~ rato be- found an Increased
acreage ln alfalfa pears ana Or.
chafds Of other fruis. which thrive
ou the irrigated lands ln that section
At Fou stockton n,O0n ac,,F OF huf
arc helug prepared for irrigation
from tho Comnuoho sprinFH furnish
INK n flow of $4,000 gallons urf mlna
ntc I'm iiplc. Floyd and iuhhorh
counties irritation la being pushed b'
hundreds of individuals who are
driillnr w.lla ON fhoir fnrmf
Tho Irritation nannEcf 'sprcin To-
leave lu "a fcv vDofH for irip 10 The
Brownsville district nud other points
where irrigation work o. rolnr on ln
The valley