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MASTER OF THE SHIP. q
An Apprentice Boy That Dared 10
Taks the Command.

At fourteen years Of age Joshua
Barney was made second mate Of
the ship Sydney, and before the
VOYAGE was over he was command
ing officer. In l.74 the SYDNEY
sailed from Baltimore for Nice. but
the vessel had scarcely cleared the
capes of Virginia when she sprung
a leak and was forced to put back
to Norfolk for repairs. There the
first mate quarreled with the cap
tain and left the ship. In "'rhe Ro-
nance of the American Navy Mr..
F. s. Hill reports that the captain
died a few days after sailing and
thus left Barney, not yet fifteen,
with all the responsibilities attached
TO the command Of a leaky ship,
with a valuable cargo and a large
crew to manage and control.
After many adventures Barney
returned 10 his native shores and
presented himself at his owners
counting house.
"Who are you, SIR" queried the
surly old merchant, looking up
from his desk.
81 am Joshua Barney, sir, master
of your ship Sydney, Just arrived"
was the answer.
master of my ship, are you, sir?
And how dare YOU, an apprentice
boy, presume to take command of a
ship of mine?" was the response
The apprentice boy threw on
the desk the ships papers and the
accounts of very profitable voy-
age. 'Read these, sir" he replied
and turned away to the window.
The astonished old gentleman took
up the bundle of papers and slowly
and with increasing wonder read
them through. Then, rising from
his chair, he seized the young mans
hand and exclaimed: "Captain Bar
ney, you are welcome home, sir! |
am glad to see you. Your conduct
throughout meets my cordial appro-
baton, sir, and l am proud that |
have so deserving a young man in
my employ! Take seat, sir. We
shall see what is to be done imme-
diately."
Thus ended a truly eventful voy-
age of nine months. in which Bar
ney had been for eight months cap
tain of the ship and under most try
ing conditions had brought her
safely home, with satisfactory profit
to the owner and with credit to
himself.
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How a Diamond Cuts Glass.

It has been ascertained BY a Sc
ries of experiments that diamond
does not cut out the glass, file fash
ion, but forces the particles apart,
so that n continuous crack is formed
along the line of the intended cut.
The crack once begun, very small
force is necessary to carry it
through the glass, and thus the
piece is easily broken off. The SUI
perfcial crack or cut need not be
deep. A depth, according to fine
measurements, of a two-hundredth
part of one inch is quite sufficient
to accomplish the purpose, so that'
the application Of much force in
using the diamond only wears out
the gem without doing the work
any better.
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KRUPP'S GREAT FACTORY.
The Largest Single Industrial Plant In
the World.

tHS NNoFfds
A recent census Of the great krupp
works Of Germany proves conclusively
that II Is the largest single industrial
plant in the world. employing 6S,720
workers. The number includes Off
cials, clerks. skilled workmen and Ia
borers. These workers, with their
families. would make n fairly respect.
able city even in these times of large
cities. On the basis Of three persons
10 each worker the total would be
more than 100000, not TO count the
grocers, butchers, dry goods and cloth
Ing merchants and other business men
who would he supported by the krupp
toilers and their families In addition.
The total number directly dependent
upon the krupp works Is In the neigh
borhood II quarter of a million PER
sons--a city as large ms ST. Paul.
or the workers. 3I,TGl are employed
in the steel foundry and gun testing
grounds. Coal and coke amounting to
2.49l .l06 tons were consumed In the
year from July /, 1909, to July |. 1910
The steam engines number go. de-
veloping S9.i30 horsepower In add.
ton 10 having its own plant for the
production Of electricity, the firm pos
sesses its own gas producing plant.
which turned out ls,4S7, 800 cubic me-
tiers NEARLY Go.O0ooo0 cubic fceU OF
gas. one of the important features Of
the works is the railway system, con
sistlng Of eichty-scyen miles of track.
fifty.three locomotives and 1896 cars
or "wacons. Chicago Tribune.
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A Word For the Mustache.

Or. Paul Krager, well known
physician of Vienna, afiirms that the
mustache has a distinct value for the
health He believes that its utility lies
IN protecting the nose against the in
vasion of dust and bacteria. Record
ing 900 cases of severe headache and
throat and nose trouble among his
men patients. he found that 40 of
them had their upper lip clean shaven.
One has only to consider the function
Of the eyelashes in protecting the eye
from dust and small particles to see
that there Is nothing unreasonable
about the doctors conclusion.
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An Animated Dummy"

A merchant In a Kansas town Is
very particular TO have everything In
his store in proper trim. In the ladies'
suit department is dummy which Is
always dressed in the height Of fash
ion aud which always stands in the
exact center of certain rug. In the
dusk one evening be walked in and
saw the dummy out of It's place. With
q snort of disgust and impotence be
walked over. picked It up and set 1t
down where II belonged. To his great
amazement 1t moved and talked some
too He had picked up live woman
Housekeeper.
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Note For tho War Cry.

Two beautifully dressed women got
on the car and entered into discus
sion Of their household cares and wor-
ries. Finally when the subject Of jel-
lies was reached one said to the other:
"Yes; we tried some crab apples last
year, but the stuff wouldn't jell. and
we had TO give 1t to the Salvation
Army."-I.ife.
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A Rnxal PrnrN.

Prince Arthur of Connaught used Of
ten to take the place of King Edward
on ceremonial occasions. and now he
carries the proxy Of King George even
more frequently. "They ought to print
a line on my visiting card. 'monarchs
understudied on shortest notice" once
suggested the prince.
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Unearthed a Palace.

Mr. ]. Garstang has recommended
excavations at the buried city Of Me
roe, on the Nile. He has discovered a
palace, bathroom in perfect preser-
walton, the walls Of an acropolis,
Quays and harbor A bronze head
with inlaid eyes, larger than life-an
excellent piece Of Greek art-was also
unearthed.-London Times.
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Hitched TO Worry.

'This is a thoroughly up to date love
story"
"How's thati"
"They get married and live unhap-
PLY ever after"-New York Evening
World.
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Progress.

rriend-I tell you. old man. inven'
tons make wonderfully rapid progress
don't theyi
Aviator-You bet! II they grant us
the patent on our new engine by 1914
and we get rid Of the infringements
by 1925 and finish our suit with the
Highflier company. which is returnable
In 1854. wen show the world what an
aeroplane really is.-Puck
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QiXeraina.

Hubby I'm afraid I'm becoming
cross eyed. my dear
Wifey-The idea. Why do you think
that2
Hubby-This thing of trying TO look
at my income and our expenses at the
same time is slowly but surely get.
ting Its work Inst Louis Globe
Democrat
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But. Oh. Myl

Little bits Of water
Frozen into snow
Make about atty thousand clerks. boot
keepers. office hoys. sienographers.
shopgirls cashiers, wxiters. engi-
neers. elevator boys. craftsmen. bin
collectors. accountants and other hu.
man beings two or three hours late
In getting TO their work downtown In
the morning
And cause no end OF woe.
Chicago Tribune.
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ArtfuI and Crafty.

"Belle has been going in lately for
arts and crafts"
whats her dear
"She declares that II takes both art
and craft nowadays TO capture hus-
band."-Boston Transcript.
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Comina.

For hope. which gilds the shadows where
they fall.
Discounts tho hour which brings the time
OF ball
II richly gilds this first OF all events
And puts an auro round the baseball
fence.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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What He Said

"what did the old sailor say when
they took him up In an airshipf"
"He wanted to know how much air
1t displaced. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
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Never.

Full many a rose is born TO blush unseen
Full many a soulful songster sings un-
heard
But no trombone performer e'er has been
Who did not fret his neighbors take my
word.
Chicago Record Herald
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He was only little yaller. yaller dog
The homeliest dog in the land,
But would rather have a wag from that
little dogs tail
Than a shake from false friends hand
Los Angeles Times.
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The New Fashion.

II you so TO the ball or the opera you'll
ind
OF too many girls II Is true
As soon as they're out OF short dresses
they want
To get out OF long dresses too.
Erie Times
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The Deeadsnt Drama.

Ihate 20 see a problem play
In which the leading lady
Feels often called upon 20 say
Her former life was shady.
1910.
But TO the modern problem play
The old Is not q marker.
For now We hear the lady say
Her future viii be darker.
Club Fellow.
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Alas. how oft do men appear
Who think the simple life
Consists OF using phrases queer
And eating with your knifei
washington Star.
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The One chesp Necessary.

The cost OF living mounts or falls,
And we have little picking.
But fortunately naught at all
Affects the cost Of kicking.
New York Sun.
The evening world., 1911-03-15
liz IL u II OpSI d ~ ** re- @Sd"EM MISERY o. M~% @Mj
Author of "The Mystery of the YeHow Room" etc

n that they had dsterminsd 70 b IN
the house 30 as TO stop It then and
there. but this vas u~nJusudAbls sup
position. AS tho reader knows. ~. Rtch.
ard and N. Moncharmin wGe thinktn0
OF nothing but their ghost.
"Naini In ain do l cali through mp
vigil weary.
On creation and its Lordi g.
Never reply Will break the silence drearyl
No signl No single wordr'
Tho famous baritone. Carlos Fonta.
had hardly fplshed Doctor Faust's nr,s
appeal 70 the powers of darkness when
NJ Flrm!n Richard. who was sitting In
the ghosts own chair. the front chair on
the right. leaned over TO his pArtnar and
asked him chafingly:
We'll. has the ghost whispered a word
In your ear yet2'
Wait. don't De IN such a hurry, 70
piled VI, Armand M~oncharmin, In the
same gay tone. The performance has
Only begun and you know that the
ghost does not usually come until the
middle OF the FIRST act"
The nrst act passed without incident.
which did not surprise Carlotta's
friends, because MargaEsta does noe
sing In this act. As FOR the
they looked a. each ether when the
curtain fell.
That's one!' said Moncharmin.
Yes. the ghost Is late" said Firmin
Richard.
IT'S not a bad house." said MonoaAr-
min, for "A house with a curse on It's
u. Richard smiled and pointed To a
fat. rather vulgar woman. dressed In
black. sitting In a stall IN the middle
Of the auditorium with a man In q broad.
elotn frock-coaI on either side OF her.
" Those my dear fellow. Ara NV
concierge, her husband and her
brother"
'D!d YOU give them their ticksts?"
Il did, - Ny concierge had never
been 10 the o~pera-Ihis is the nrss time
and. as she IS now going TO come
every night. wanted her TO have Q
good seat before spending her time
sowing other people to thslra."
40 ~ ContIa geal
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lodge a complaint against the ghost
And sack my stablef"
oh. OF course! Good morning"
H.. Lachenel bowed and withdrew.
Richard foamed at the mouth.
Settle that idiots account at once
please"
He Is a friend of the Government
representatives." Mercier venturea u
~.
And he takes vermouth at TortonFs
with Lagrene. Scholl and Pertuiset. the
lion-hunter," added M~oncharinln. we
shall nave the whole press against US!
He'll tell the story OF tho ghost; ana
every body Will be laughing at our eH-
pense! We may as well be dedd IS
ride ulous!'
AN right. say no more about 1t"
At that moment tho door opened II
must have been deserted py ls usual
Cerberus. for Nine, CRY entered with
out ceremony. holding q letter In her
hand. and said hurriedly:
II beg you pardon, excuse me. gentle
men. but | had a letter this morning.
from the opera ghos,. lie toId me to
come to you. hat you mad something
to-
She did not complete the sentence.
She saw Flrmia richards face; and It
was a terrible sight lie seemed ready
to burst tie said nothlAs' ne coald not
speak. But suddenly he acted. First.
his left arm seized upon the quaint per-
son OF Name Giry and made ner de-
scribe so unexpected a semieircle hat
she tered d d~espd!ring cry. Next, his
right foot Imprinted its solo on the
black taneta oil u skirt which certainly
had never before undergone a similar
outrage in a similar place. The thing
happened 50 quickly that Name CRY.
when In the passage. was stu quite
beNlldered and seemed not to under
stand. But, suddenly, she understood
and the opera rang vita her Indignant
yells. her violent protests and threats.
About tho same time Carlotta. VINO
had a SINAI house OF her " In the
Rue du Faubours st. Honore, rang gor
her maid, who brought her letters 10
. mar bed. Among them wa an saony.
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nous missiye. written in red Ink. In .
hesitating. clumsy hand. which al:
III you appear Tonight you must %
prepared for u great misfortune AZ ths
moment When you open your NOUN y
sing y misfortuns worse 'hAn
death"
The letter tooA away Csrlotta's ap-
petite for breakfast Sh, pushed paes
her chocolate. sat up IA bed anu
thought hard. II Was not tho HIS'
letter q tho Kind which sne hsd re,
CeIyed. but sac never had one S0uSu"
Ia such tn sdttnIns terms.
She thUugat herself, at that time. the
victim Of u thousand .ealouJ attempts
and went about saying that she haa d
secret enemy who had sworn 10 Iu'n
her. She pretended that a wicked plot
was being Matched against her. a capal
which would come to a head ono OF
those days; but $40 auded that she was
not the woman to be lntimLdated.
The truth Is that II there was 4 cabA
A. was led BY Carlotta herself against
poor Christine. h had no suspicion
OF IL. Carlotta mad rover forgiven
Christine for the triumph which sne
had achieved when taxing her pace At
a momenLs notice, When taglotta heard
OF the astounding reception bestowed
upon her understudy sno was at once
cured OF an lhS'PIv"l s'eaSh % o'oh
chltls and a Dad 1T Of sulkins against
the management n lost the sI!snIest
inclination 10 shirh Aer duties.
From that time sac WORKED vita all
hsr mlght " smother her rival, en-
listin2 The services OF Influential lrieAus
10 persuade the managers not 10 give
Christine an opportunity for a ITes1
triumph. Certain newspapers which Aad
begun 70 eNtoI the talent OF Chr.stlas
now interested themselves only IN the
fame VI Cagiotts. Lastly. in the thea
ire Itself. the celebrated but ne-Tuea,
ana s~oulless diva made the mos sCan-
aaluus remarks about ChristIae AID
tried 70 cause neE eudless minoc 4n-
p.easantnssses.
When CaTiotta had finished thinking
over the threat contained IN the suranEs
letter she GOT w.
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as sunday, Monday. Tuesday. Wednes
day. Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
That's why I never want to talk
over serious things with you" replied
Mrs. Jarr. You always make soms
sneerins remark. But never mind that
What l want to know Is, can you let me
have a little more money!
Il could. only FOR one thing" said Mr..
Jarr. Tho boss mover gives me any
extra money. | get my little dollar-ten
a day and 1 give 1t to you and you
waste 1t on food ana clothes. and there
you arel'
II knew you were going to ind fauit
with me because 1 did buy tho markings
OF q cheap little dross!' cried Mrs.
Jarr. And I had to have gloves and
I had TO get shoes. My feet were on the
groundl"
'Our feet are siways on the ground"
remarked Mr. Jarr. why should We
walk the csiiingi Ira. la. lal'
Il want you to stop speaking 50 silly
and listen to me!' said Mrs. Jarr. ~
tell you ! am bothered to death to NEE.
my bills and you talk 20 me about ak
ing on tho ceiling. ira, la. Isi TN. Ia.
In. yourself. and see how you like itl'
Il am.' said Mr.. Jarr. ''and I like I;
me. Hui let us get down to hraIs tacks
my dear. i have no gold to give thes.'
II suppose not" said Mrs. Jarr with
n Sigh. Il don't SEQ how II Is tina
everybody In prosperous In this worit
but US. I know I try to scrlmp anc
save. but whats the user And there.
Mrs. Stryver. who Is as wasteful ant
sxtravagant IN she can be. and she'i
never bothered about her bills. She JUS
let's the tradesnen wait"
Let us try the Stryver method ant
let the trsdesmsn walt. too" suggested
Nr. Jarr.
They Won't wait for u.s. cried Mrs
Jarr. when Gertrude told tho milk
man q pay him Wednesday I wisi
you could have heard the way n,
talked up the dum0 walter! Said h,
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W snall see.' she said. addinS q
few oatas in her native spanish vain q
very determined air.
The nrst tnins she saw when lookinx
out Of her window was . hearse. she
was very superstitious. and tho hearse
and tho letter convinced her that she
was running tho most serious dangers
that evening. She collected all ner
supporters. told them thar sho WAS
threatened at that evenings perform
ance with a plot organized by Chris
tine Daae and declared that they mus:
play a tr.cn upon that chit by hHlns tn'
house with her. CarIo.ta's' AdmiroTs
she had no lack OF them mad she' she
relied upon them 10 BIC themselves
prepared for n e~'entua4Ity ana 70
silence tho adversarles. II. as shs
feared. they created d disturbance
H. R4chards private secretary camel
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more han four stablemen for twelve
horses"
Eleven said the head ridlng-mas-
ter. correcting him.
Twelve" repeated Richard.
Eleven" repeated Lachenei.
"Oh. the acting-manager told me thai
you had twelve horses!"
Il did have twelve. but I have only
eleven since Caesar was stolen"
And NJ. Lachenel gave himself a great
smack on the boot with his whip.
Has Caesar been stolen?' cried the
acting-manager Caesar. the white
horse In the 'Profeta' 2"
There are not NO Caesars said the
stud-groom dryly. 81 was ten years at
Franconis and l have seen plenty OF
horses in my time. Well. there are
not two Caesars. And he's been stolen"
'HowT'
II don't know. Nobody knows. That's
why I have come to ask you to sack the
whole stable"
what do your stablemen say7"
IAN sorts OF nonsense. Some OF them
accuse the supers. Others pretend that
It's tho acting-manager's doorkeeper'
MY doorkeeper7 I'll answer for him
as l would for myself" protested
Mercler.
But. after all. NJ. Laehenel." cried
Riahard. You must have some idea
yes. | have" NJ. Lachenel declared.
81 have an idea and III tell you what
II is, There's no doubt about 1t in my
mind" He walked up to the two man
ayers and whispered: "It's the ghos,
! who did the trick"
Richard gave a jump.
What. you too! You too!'
How do you mean, | too? Isa's Il
natural, after what | sawf'
What did you seer"
Il saw. as clearly as / now see you. a
r black shadow riding a white horse that
IVES as like Caesar as t"o pcas!'
And did you rua after thcm?'
u did and / shouted, out they were
TOO fast for me and disappeared In the
darkness OF the underground gallery"
NJ. Richard rose, That VIII do, VI.
| Lachenel. You can ~. ''' We WI
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The Jarr Family
os to roo They E~conomfse SO Carefully
70 rs - That Their Money All Tanishes
. zoo. lss..aaa. 81. .lne Nex Yx. Morlal.

F, was responsible to his boss ana hs'd
have to have his bAi to-tnorrow. Oh.
, dear!'
I'm never drink any more milk"
said MIR. Jarr with mock seriousness.
Then he added:
I'll tell you what wen do. wen
nave to economixe."
do we DO anything elssf" asted MIRA
Jarr. To tired Of ~economizlnU. Why
don't the Stryvors e~.onomize. o. the
Rangles7 You make more than that
man Range doec. and do THEY
cconomtEe? And does Clara Mudridss
~econo1lzc. or Mrs. Hicket and Cora
Rickett2 No. I'm tho only person IN
this world that has to sconomize."
Maybe II YOU asked these psepto
they would tell you they had to o
mlze. too" suggested Mr.. Jar.
That's just It." said Mra Jar.
They are always prating that they
have to econonize. Mrs. stryver says
she can only stay . month at Pain
Beach because she has to economisaA
Clara Mudridge says she can't Set hse
nother's Old jeweIry reset because she
has to economic. The Hick ~,
they have to board because thsy can't
Iford TO maintain the apartment they
had last year. And they call that scoa-
omizing. But II they all had to econo-
encer'
asked Mr.. Jarr.
Why. whom I pay for one thing. han I
can't pay for other things" explained
~
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idea in a most charming manner. Ths
skirt Of striped batists has . foot t,nA
or plain coiored linen. Ths entire bod.
Ice Is of nll-ovsr embroidery and a nat
bretelic trimming. the clrs and the belt
are OF tho plain material Iipea with
tho striped goods. Circular diskS Of
white soutaGhs braid. worked In COZ
ored French knots. adorn tho bretsllea
This very pretty sumner dress can -
had In various colors at SlB.
There Is again a strong tendency -
place hat trimmings at the . Of the
nat. and many novel effects In rtbboas
ari plumes are seer.
Judging by the .resent call for the
close-ittlng bonnet shapes. these quaint
models VIII DO decidedly popular the
comins season. Those with tas upward
turning front and back brim Q Q to be
the favorltc. Those of the split Jap
straw bralds are pretty. and when faced
WITH velvet and trimmed With . tiny
garland Of flowers or q twist OF vsives
ana a tuft OF feathers are very ~
uactive.
Something new IN neckweae ere ~
one-lnch velvet bands finished on with .
bow In front. O I sdgss Of the vel
vet ribbon being edged with tiny beaAs
in Jet. steel or white They ere vay
neat and sell at 81 ,
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wrong emphasis to a speech. but hern figure alwaysk knew mi II as taking
ABOUT her acting was lacking in subtety, and unlike Mary GARDEN me 10 NOT
IN making wtckedness seem an art. But me suggested nmhstakaD n
even ghrousy at thnes the Joy of living in Alexandria. In fact she was NJ
peroy elemental 1t wa only hens In attempted to reach the spiritual de OF
the character that se fell short She died in the retreat OF the White sisters
without having oce seemed me Of then. Therefore let there be praise for the
eour'essn n regret fort the penient A white face doesn't make a White Sister
Tyrone Powe played TIT herni. h leads Thatso tut of sin with too much
voice. nd too little variety. lie was imposing M werdy picturesque as the
religious fanatic ut h missed the spiritual grandeur that ena gives thu
wrstched monk. AM at times even simple dignity as trsaenedb b. bis tendency
to give way too freely to his emotions. In the last vet particularly 10 cam
dangerously near to ranung Arthur Forrest acted Ncias. politely described As
. . fiend Of That's" with the air of a aga accustomed to III h iuxutes Of
ue II, perhaps a uine spoiled by them.
In its highly colored dramatic form "Thas' scoreda IN nquestioned succs,s
II ws staged SO lavishy that with the second act 1T became a pictorial triumph
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bill and the grocery
bill and Gertrude's
money Is dua When
have so many 81
ira things to pay
for 1 think you
should help me out"
Extra things to
pay for3'' said MIR.
Jarr. That list
sounds to me Ike A
regular order o I
Il as regular
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Good morning. NJ. Lachenel." said
Richard. somewhat impressed. /
waat ~ No " tAs OF your
Nlsit""
Nj. Manager. / have come to ask
you u get rid VI the wao!e stable"
What. you want 70 get riu OF our
horses?"
I'm not talking of the horses. but
OF the stablsmen.'
How many stablemen have you. 81.
LAcAeHelT'
SIX"
six stabiemen. That's at leas, two
100 many
These a.e place." Merc!er inter.
posed. created and forced upJn US ~
me Cnder-SecretaFy Cor Fine ATS. They
re nl.ed by protegees Of tne Goiern.
ment and. If / may venture to- .
Il don care a hang for tn, Gove!a-
ment!' reared Richard. we don't nssd