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the open trap-door. . hiss like tho first
sound OF a rocket!
1t anne softly, at hrst. then louder.
then very loud. But 1t was not the
hiss OF fire, 1t was more like the hiss
OF water, And now 1t became a gurgl!ns
sound "Guggle! Guggle"
We rushed to the trup-door. All our
thirst, which vanished when the terror
came, now returned with tho tapping
OF the water.
The water rose In the cellar. above
the barrels. the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rels Barrels Any barrels
TO sell?"-and we went down to 4
with parched throats. II rose to our
chins, TO our mouths. And we drank.
We stood on the floor OF the cellar
and drank. And we went up the stairs
again In the dark, step by step, went
up with the water,
The water came out OF tho cellar
with us and spread over the floor OF
the room. II this went on. the whole
house on the lake would he swamped.
| The noor of the tor~ture-chamber had
Itself became a regular little lake. in
which our feet splashed. surely there
was water enough now! Erik must
turn off the tap!
"Erih Erik! That IS water enough
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for the gun-powderl Turn off the tap (!
Turn off the scorpion !"
But Erik did not reply. We heard
nothing but the water rising It was
halfway to our waists!
"Christiner' cried NJ. de Chasny.
christine! The water Is up to our
knees ="
But Christine did not reply .
We heard nothing hut the water rising
No one. no one in the next room. no
one to turn the tap. no one to turn the
scorpion!
We were all alone. m tho dark, with
tho dark water that seized US and
c!asped us and frozc u.s.
"Erik! Erik
Christine! Christine"
BY this tim We had lost our foothold
and were spinning round in the water,
carried away by an irresistible whirl.
for the water turned with us and
dashed us against the dark mirror.
which thrust us back again; and our
throats. raised above the whirlpool,
roared aloud.
Were We to die here, drowned In the
torture-chamber? I had never seen
that. Erik. at the time OF the rosy
hours OF Mazenderan, lad never shown
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tCopyrght. 1911. BY the Bobn- Merrill w.
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPIEk5.

A man u mystery, known a, Enk, haunts tho
secret regions of the huge Fans Opera House.
His hide0us appearance, his strange accomplish.
ments and his seemingly supernatural powers lead
people 10 believe he i, a ghost, lie las blllt
a cottage IN the middle d the lake that lies
under the louise cellar and has lifted 1t Up
N fantastic fashion. lie. lcyles Tribute on .tne
management and PLAYS weird tricks on the sing
Cs. Erik falls, IN love with Christine, Daae. a
young prima donna, who IS engaged to the
and carries her Ia his house IN the lake, Raoul.
frantic with fear, starts in search of the Cir.
lie Is Joined by a Persian. WHO knows many ~
Erk's secrets. Together they penetrate to E1k s
home and there are imprisoned in a room above
a sub-ctliar that Is full OF gunpowder, In an al
Joining room Erik tells CArstine she must con
sent Ia, marry, him. lie declare, that, II she re
fuses, he Will blow up the whole DieIa-flOuse.
l.rik shows her two oaSkets. one contains a
mechanic9! grasshepper and one a metal Scqr-
plon. He SAYS II she turns the SCORPION the
powdcr-filled cellar will he tlo"ded with water.
but i she turns the erasshqpuer the. resulting
EXPLOSION will kill them all. lie adds that II she
marry him.
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Just a Glimpse Into
the New York Shops

Small bears whose punctured backs
serve as ~pin-cushlons can be had in
either gilt or white metal at 20 cents.
Tiny perpetual calendars in gilt
frames. guarded by a wee. little gilt
chick, are nice desk accessories and
good favors at 20 cents.
The lavalliere necklace OF Oriental de-
sign is a prime favorite II many novel
pendants are shown, The bold and
striking Egyptian effects are attractive
n the price is reasonable at SEQ.
The woman who is looking for light
drapery material Will find figured eta
mines at Is cents a yard, figured crep-
o,lne in exquisite color!ngs at % cents.
bordered scrlms in plain or figured CEN
tres with border effect at 10 cents a
yard. dainty c%retonnes at - cents, and
the popular crafts cloth at % cents.
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Aohor of The Mystery of the Nel1ow Room" etc.

definitely to abandon them to their
deaths. NJ. de Chagny and his compan
ion were saved by the sublime devo-
ton OF Christine Daa And had the
rest OF the story from the lips VI the
daroga himself.
When | went to see him he was still
living IN his little hat in the Rue de
Rivoli. opposite the Tuileries. He was
very III. and It required all my ardor
as an historian pledged to the truth TO
persuade him to live the Incredible
tragedy over again for my benefit. His
faithful old servant Darius showed me
In 20 him, The daroga received me at
a window overlooking the garden OF tho
Tuileries. lie still had his magnificent
eyes. but his poor face looked very
worn. lie had shaved the whole OF his
head. which was usually covered with
an astrakhan cap; he was dressed In
a long, plain coat and amused himself
by unconsclously twisting his thumbs
inside the sleeves, but his mind was
quite clear. and he told me his story
with perfect lucidity.
II seems that. when he opened his
eyes, the daroga found himself lying on
a bed. NJ. de Chagny was on a sofa.
| beside the wardrobe. An angel and a
devil were watching over them.
After the receptions and illusions OF
the torture-chamber the precision of the
details of that quiet little middle-class
room seemed to have been invented for
the express purpose OF puzzling the
mind OF the mortal rash enough to
stray into hat abode OF living night
mare.
Tho wooden bedstead, the waxed ma
hogany chairs. the chest OF drawers,
those brasses. the little square antima-
CAESARS carefully placed on the backs Of
the chairs, the clock on the mantel-
piece and the Misunderstanding ebony
caskets at either end, lastly, the what
not filled with shells, with red pin
ushions. with mother-of-pearl boats and
an enormous ostrich egg the whole dis
creetly lighted by "a shaded lamp stand
Ing on a small round table,: this collec-
tion of ugly, peaceable, reasonable fur
niture. at the bottom OF the opera cell
lars. bewildered the Imagination more
than all tho late fantastic happenings.
And the figure OF the masked man
seemed all the more formidable IN this
Old fashioned. neat and trim little
frame. II bent dowa over the Persian
and said in his ear:
Are you better. daroga? You
are looking at my furniture' .
II is all that I LAY left OF my poor
unhappy mother"
= ITO BE Continued,)
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RAY linen cushion slips cmbroid-
cred in white silk are pretty as
well as s~erv!ceabie. They nave u
rufne all around the edge and sell at
rs cents.
Heavy white linen table cloths have
a deem border OF Renaissance lace.
They are circular In shape and two
ard a half yards in diameter. They
are very handsome cloths that sell at
so and SIS each.
Quite tho newest things In tea cosies
are the cute dolls. Little beauties with
blsaue heads are adorned with quaint
costumes and sell at 81. Most elaborate
cosles, chat are satin all the way through
have the interior OF quilted satin II
the exterior. Miss Dolly. with the old
fashioned porcelain head. has on a
uuch-rufned satin lace-trimmed cos
tune that carries US back to our great
crandmother's days. These are sl@.5o.
MIX bottle shoppers. with a sma de-
vice at the bottom to draw out the
pastehoard cover. are only hvs cents
and a handy as wen as practical Kitchen
article.
Glasses are so frequently clipped by
coming in contact with the metal faucet
that IT pays to adjust one OF the rubber
faucet cushions that sell at 1--WE cents
The f~avorltc volumes can be kept TO-
eether on the table or desk, where they
are handy, by the use OF a BOOK
rack. A neat ono that will answer the
purpose is OF Mission wood and can be
bought for Ii cents.
stamped squares of natural linen sell
at Il cents. When Joined together viii
the gray linen insertion and edged with
inc lace they make beautiful scaris'
cushion tops or table covers A com
plctcd cover exhibited had a wreath de-
sign worked in various shades OF b.ue
that was decidedly effective.
Among the new novelties offered as
favors there are pretty place card hold
ers In the form OF . cute silver or s!l
chicken at 80 cents.
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4" HE regular march OF a dinner OF
to-day. from hors d. ocuUres to
1 coffee. was unknown In the time
OF Queen Eliza beth. As one writer says.
according to the Scrap Book:
Close study falls TO reveal the exist
ence OF any principle OF arrangement.
You might begin upon custards and
pastry. together with kid. swan and
capon. and you might wind up your
dinner with a concluding course Of cur
lews and egrets. venison. plover. oxen.
quails. snipe and h~yrchouns."
These little eccentricit!es have not
quite died out. for In the Fen ountr
In England II Is no uncommon thing for
the dinner to be commenced with a
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The Sort Of Dinner
We Ate 800 Years AGO

roly-poly Jam pud ling. with soup. nsh
and meat following.
There were no really set rules for the
proper serving of o at suitable inter-
vals. ana more often than not before
the preliminary soup was introduced ali
the food prepared was piled on to the
plate OF each diner. fish being the only
separate dish.
But then 1t frequently happened that
II ish were to be OF the meal. Ash n
Ash alone-varlous kInds-wls served.
Here, for example. Is a meal of l6l2: A
quart OF beer each. a quart OF wine. salt
fish. red herring. white herring m q
dish OF sprats. Another time 1t would
be a round OF beef. but no fish,.
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Doesn't Care for Dancing.

A GIRL who signs her letter II.
n W. b." writes
4 Il am in love with a young
man aud thousht 10 o;so jared :or nae.
Recently a dance ""as given in our
town, and, as many OF my friends We're
going. | suggested that we also attend,
This he refused to do, but offered 70
buy a ticket for me, saying that he dld
not care for dancing, Now, don't YOU
think that II he really cared Tor me ne
would so II only 10 please Me?'
Probably tho young man would have
gone to the dance very gladly had he
known you cared so much about II.
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Green Room
GlintinG S
BY Frank J. Wlstach

MODEST merit in the a tor is mani
IVA testify a myth,
THE actress who dies for love Is
j usually a blonde.
IN uelodrama the false heir usually
! covers many u bald spot In the play.
~ the stage it is bright and grille
~ and not clear and sonny.
THE actor who is wcll-grounded In his
/ art is often a st!ck-.n- the-mud.
APPLAUSE for a cleyerly devised Sit
- uation is often mistaken by the
actor FOR appreciation Of his manly iig
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our mouths to it,'
But | lost my strength; I tried TO lay
hold OF the walls! Oh. how those glass
walls slipped from under my cropping
fingers! We whirled round
again' 80 We began to sink!
''' One last effort! - A last
cry:
erik Christine"
"Guggle. guggle. guggle!' in our
ears 'Guggle. Guggle!' At the bot
tom Of the dark water our ears went,
"Guggle, Guggle."
And, before losing consciousness en-
tire!y. I seemed TO hear. between two
guegles.
"Barreis! BArre'-' Any barrels to
call pi
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Betty Vincent Gives Advice on Courtship and Marriage

However. he never takes me anywhere.
| am young and Ike to go TO places.
What shall | do?"
AS long as you are not engaged TO
the young man there is no necessity
for you %conhnins yourself to his atten-
ions. Go ont with other Young men.
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CHAPTER XVI.
The End of the "GhOst's''
Love Story.

HE previous chapter marks the
conclusion of the written mar
Tative which tho Persian left
behind him.
Notwithstanding the horrors
OF a situation which seemed
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CHAPTER XIV.
tC~ontinled.)
The Scorpion or the Grass
hopper: Which?
1.-THE P~ersian's Nd,rQtive ConcIuded.)

iE terrible silence began anew,
Tho Nicomte do Chagny. re-
al!zinG that there was moth
ing left to do but pray, went
down on his knees and
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! ne

|. Man Who Is Shy.

n \ y ear young men, I wonder DO you realize e s your place 70 30 an
MI counting here is to be done?
AN1 DO you expect SOM sweet, modest young girl to tell YOU she loves 20
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mcnt with the young lady her absence
may have been accidental, Why not
call again? she might be in the fourth
time.
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Sayings of 3 . .
Mrs. Solomon
Being the Confessions of the
Screen Hundredth Wife
z n BY Helen RoWiand
sSvynsAt lyIL ., 7hs rrss FubihhiAs O. Chs N$v I0n W.

X POW, / knclc a mdu Of Babylon uho fdncied him
~ ser q modern ST. ANTHONY. For he could no
be TEMPTED 10 MARRY.
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do you expect some girl to allow YOU to monopoiae her
time, refusing TO receive any attentions from any other
men while you have not even definitely told her OF your
love?
Quite frequently I receive letters from young men who
tell me they care for some girl very deeply, aad asking
me how they may know whether or not the girl "cturns
their affection. Ana there IS just one ans"er 10 ali ques-
tons OF this nature;
II a man wishes to know whether a girl love-. him or
not he should ask her.
The young woman in tho case viii surely mot leave him
- ~ raLuLu .nL.-n
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with a girl. hut the last three tines I
went 10 her house 10 see her she was
out. DO you think She docs uot want
to SEQ me?"
II you aid not have a definite appoint
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Stays at Home.

GIRL Who signs her letter II, ".
n b. writes.
4 For the past year a young man
has been calling on me frequently.
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~RAY linen cushion slips embroid-
r cred in white silk are pretty as
well as serv!ceabie. They have d
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And whcn | admonished him. he u
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-15
SENATOR'S ASKED no RESIGN,
Two Illinois Cities Hold Meetings
L0rimer and CullOm Denounced.

Chicago, March 9.-Following the
adoption of resolutions at giant mass
meetings in Elgin and Lincoln, Ill.,,
Tuesday night, condemning United
States Senators Lorimer and Cullom,
the latter for his vote to allow Lori
mer to retain his seat, and demands
that they resign, two other cities
have issued calls for mass meetings
tonight.
These mass meetings will be held
III Monmouth and Galena. 1t Is
planned there to demand that both
Lorimer and Cullom resign. At Lake
Forest and at Freeport, as well as at
Rockford, the citizens already have
denounced the Senators and demand
ed that they resign.
Feeling against Lorimer because Of
the exposures Of alleged bribery in
his election and the action Of the
Senate in allowing him to retain his
seat is spreading all over the state.
SO is the feeling against CulOw, who
until the vote was taken IL tGa t50i~
ted States Senate, was pernt,,H thn
most popular man In Illinois.
A resolution in the State Assem-
bly,, proposing to censure Culiom for
his vote, has been held up, and it is
not likely it will be presented at this
session at least.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-15
GOVERNOR PARDONS RARENS
Is Now Free Mnn-Return to Char.
lesion Was Surprise.

A special dispatch from Charleston
last Wednesday says:
Rudolph Rabens, with several ali
ases, is back in Charleston, having
been pardoned by Governor Blease
after service Of about two-thirds
OF his sentence in the penitentiary,
having been convicted at Walhalla
for completely in the blowing and
robbery of the safe of the Courtenay
Manufacturing Company, in Oconee
county, several years ago.
Through his attorneys Rabens
made hard fight to keep out of the
penitentiary, but it was futile con-
test and he was placed behind the
bars. The pardon Of the Governor
enables Rabens to return to Charles
ton much sooner than he had hoped
to do.
Rabens was charged with being the
fence" for the gangs of yeggmen
who uIo~7tod IN South Carolina seme
years 1@o Ho"tng saCcs IT post .v3g-
fees aal no,t>u mills. IN aegaSaj
instal a octlcr results were goi,, i
with na prosecution OF Che 81 scugr
in the State tnan ...o Fed NJ courts
and the United States authorities
gave way to the State in the trial of
Rabens and his pals on the charge
OF robbing the Courtenay Manufac-
turing Company.
1T was not known here that any
steps were under way for the pardon
of Rabens, and his return to Charles
ton without any notice Of his case
vas a surprise. His former friends
and companions could scarcely be-
lieve that 1t was Rabens when he
showed himself few days ago for the
first time about his establishment on
upper King street.
No announcement as to the par
don Of Rabens was made by Cover
nor Blease. Governor Ansel refused
pardon to Rabens.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-15
Some Facts in the Case.
(The State, 9th

Rudolph Rabens, said to be the
fence" Of a noted band of yeggmen,
most of whom are now serving in the
Federal and State prisons for crack
ing safes, has been pardoned by Gov
crnOr Blease. No doubt he owes his
liberty to william a. C. Mueller, D..
d., Of Charleston, who sent to Gov
ernor Bleasc most appealing letter
"Grantcd."
RabcnS was convicted in 1907 on
the charge Of receiving stolen goods
and was sentenced to three years in
the State penitcntiary. His term
would have expired on July nth OF
this year. Governor Ansel refused a
pardon to Rabens. The only new pa
pcrs filed in the case were the letters
from Dr. Mueller. On the back of
one OF the letters Governor Blcase
wrote "Granted."
Pastor Thanks Governor
On receiving notice that Rabcns
had been pardoncd Pastor Mueller
sent the following letter to Governor
Blcasc:
"My Dear IIOnorcd Sir: Grace and
peace and greeting! Your favor is al
hand, and in reply would say that I
thank You most cordially for your
gubernatorial clcmcncy in pardoning
Rudolph ltabcnS. May we never have
cause 10 regret our action in this
case. You ought to have seen the
smiling faces Of his mother and IA
thcr ana the rest of his family when
| stepped into their home on Satur-
day morning to congratulate them
on the liberty of their son and bro
ther by our worthy, energetic and
fearless Governor or our grand old
Palmetto State of South Carolina.
Assuring you that | never shall cease
to remember you in my public and
private prayers and devotions, and
with best wishes and respects to you
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-15
no ENPOSE GIGANTIC FRAUD.
Said that Chicago Clique Obtained
S5O,OOO,OOO Worth Alaska Lands.

Chicago, March 9.-One of the
largest conspiracies in the history Of
the partition Of the public domain,
alleged to be the plot of clique Of
Chicagoans to obtain by fraudulent
entry claims of $4,000 acres of coal
lands in Alaska, will be laid bare
before the Federal grand jury in Chi
cago.
1t has been announced by agents
Of the Department of Justice here
that the inquiry will be much
broader in its scope than was the re-
cent one at Detroit, where six Detroit
men and one Chicagoan were indict-
ed.
The inquiry will go into the con-
struction Of the Alaska Central Rail
road, known as the Alaska Northern
which now is in the hands of a re-
ceiver. The promoter of the road
A. C. Frost, now is in London.
So quietly have the government
agents worked on the case for the
ie'oe SiN iiiohSilS lhdI llS"o vi IL Cdllo
only with the arrival Of Assistant At
torney General G. B. Townsend and
staff Of assistants, who will have
active charge Of the prosecutions. A
number of witnesses have been
brought here from Seward, Alaska.
The alleged aud involved nearly
S5O,O00,000 worth Of lands.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-15
RIGGS NOW HEAD OF CLEMSON.
Experiment Station to he Established
in Pee Dee Section ut Once.

Prof. w. NJ. Riggs, who has been
acting president Of Clemson College
for several months, was elected pres
ident Of the college at the meeting of
the board Of trustees last week. He
has accepted the position. The cleo
ton was generally expected, though
Prof. Riggs had never been an avow-
ed applicant for the position. His
election gives general satisfaction
among the faculty.
Prof. Riggs is 3S years old, and
has been at Clemson since 1895.
Some changes were made in the
organization Of the faculty. The en-
tomological forces were combined,
and Prof. A. F.. Conradi was made
head Of the division. w. p. Gee was
elected assistant entomologist.
The animal industry division was
reorganized with Prof. Archibald
Smith as the head; Prof. e. Barnett,
veterinarian to the station and as
sistant in animal industry; d. O..
Nl
assistant professor in animal indus
try and dairying.
The resignation of w. G. Tucker,
book-keeper, who goes to Columbia as
president Of the Carolina Audit and
System Company, was accepted and
S. w. Evans was promoted to the DO
sition as book-keeper.
A resolution was adopted for the
establishing Of experiment stations in
the Pee Dee section at once, and in
the sand hill section later. No other
station will be established, as the
four stations will cover the different
soils in the State. Appropriation
was made to enlarge the coast sta
ton.
Appropriation Of 100000 was made
to add story to barracks No. I, and
piazzas to barracks No. 2. The addi-
ton will provide quarters for the Y.
NJ. G. A. and will increase the num-
Der Of rooms in the dormitories to
give quarters for 500 students. The
library will be extended into the two
class rooms thanking it.
G. c. Champion has resigned to ac-
cept position in Syracuse On. W
University.
An appropriation was made to i'm
prove the farm.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-15
EXPLOSIONS SHATTER TOWN.
Dynamite Wrecks Pleasant Prairie,
WiS.--Numbcr of Dead Unknown.

kenosha, Wis, March 9.-With a
roar that was heard for fifty miles,
a glare that was seen fully as far,
and with a concuss,ion that broke
windows more than 100 miles away,
three carloads Of dynamite exploded
at the plant OF the DUPONT DeNe-
mours Company shortly after eight
o'clock tonight in the village of
Pleasant Prairie, six miles west of
this city. 1t will be impossible for
many hours to tell accurately the
number Of dead. Nearly every house
in the village, which contains 700
residents, has been badly damaged,
and some Of them utterly iemolish-
ed
Ten Miles or.
Reports from the country ten miles
distant are to the effect that houses
even that far from the explosion were
thrown down.
1t is believed inevitable that many
H@ori" nave been &1lci or injured
through the lwomlaiur, country. So
i'' AZ i@ j,nawH al present, however
hor ono ma0, T.. 8 thompson, fore
a&n of .hr S'ulc luir was killed
outright, but Charles Brady, super;n-
tendent, and Joseph Flint, the engi-
neer, are badly injured and may die
The cause Of the explosion Is not
known at the present time. The
plant, which covered 100 acres of
ground. was completely wrecked
only one building remaining. This
is one of the magazines, and it is
filled with dynamite.
-Four Came Quickly.
The first explosion took one Of the
magazine buildings and in quick sue
cession four others followed, but so
quickly that 1t seemed to be but one.
The force Of the concussion was
terrific. Houses, barns and ont
buildings in the immediate neighbor-
mood were swept from their founda-
tons as though struck by a tornado.
1t is reported that hundreds of cattle
" ''oi"e" were klileu, tcleDnOnc
report from there stating that some
OF them were hurled entirely through
barns and residences.
Thought it Was Earthquake.
Cleveland, Ohio, March o. The
seismograph at st. Ignatious College
observatory recorded earthquake vi
brations tonight beginning at S.45
p. m. and lasting for 25 minutes
when they began decreasing. Father
Odenbach, observer, says the records
show two distinct shocks.