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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
LEAPS INTO NIAGARA FALLS.
Body OF Unknown suicide Is Recovered In


Niagara Falls. May IL The body OF an
Niagara river below the American falls. rhe
only articles Of clothing remaining were
shoes. stockings and black tie. The man
had dark brown hair. slightly gray. weighed
$50 pounds and was about five feet ten inches
In height.
Less than an hour before the body was
recovered. a constable saw n man Jump from
the iron fence above Prospect Park. lie was
swept over the tails. II t. believed his body
was the ono taken from the river. II this is
true. il IS tho first time body has heen
recovered In loss than two three days
the fails ordinarily holding victims for that
length OF time,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
nuGItns IS nEcAprunEp.
Alleged Safe Hover Who jumped from
rrnin Again In Custudy.

ESPECIAL 10 The Times Dispatch
Salisbury, y. G.. May 14.-H r.
Hughes. arrested in the state OF Wash
ington for safe-blowins in North Caro-
lima, who escaped from officers from
Spokane by jumping from train at
Spencer on Monday night. was arrested
in Rowan County to-day by Sheriff j.
ii. Mckenzie and his deputies. Deputy
Gray kcnneriy making the capture. He
VIII be turned over TO the Federal at!-
thorities the alleged safe blowing hnv-
ing been in post-olhce at McAdens-
Vile
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
D'Ncill-Niorrisney.

Especial 20 The Times Dispatch.1
Alexandria, Va, May li.-Miss Edna
Norrissey and James O'Neill. both OF
this city. were married this afternoon
At st. Mary's Catholic Church The
ceremony was performed by Rev. l..
+. Kelly. y reception followed at the
home OF the brides mother. after
which tho couple left for Northern
bridal trip. They VIII reside here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
rIan. for New school building.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch ]
Alexandria, Va. May 1<.--City Coun-
ell has appropriated 500 10 obtain
plans and specifications for thu pro-
posed $4,000 high school building
Council has also reelected T. =. Dunn,
CITY Engineer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
GIRL CAPTURES a SHARK.
Philadelphia Iiknrd Collector LANDS Seven
Foot Monster Single Unndpl.

New York May li-AIiss Ellen knipe OF
Philadelphia. IL a handsome young woman
VINO mas Il penchant for chasing lizards and
capturing sharks. Miss tnipe arrived this
morning on the United Fruit Liner PaStorcs.
with her father and mother from tho West
Indies and Central American ports.
Miss kntpe has been fond or lizards for
many years. and has brought homo hne
collection OF the reptiles
The of the Pastores did not think
much about lizards but tho girl from Phil
adelphia won tho hearts OF the sailors when.
at Port Iimon. she caught, single handed. a
shark measuring seven feet In length after
n battle of Two hours.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
TRUCK RIDER BREAKs RECORD.
Rides Far Under .tA-SteeI Coach Deemed
mr.


Altoona Pa May lt--Squeezed into tho
narrow space between the bed and truck OF
mn all-steel coach on Pennsylvania Rail +.
road train. where the .iisntesr move meant
death, John McDermott rode all tho way
from Newark y. j.. to Altoona. eluding de-
lection at Philadelphia and Harrisburg
He Ia the first person to do the trick on
nm all-steel coach. How he escaped being
crushed TO death on the hrst turn is n mys-
terry. az the space was thought IL he too
small for a little man, whereas McDermott
is six feet tall and weighs $50. He got TWEEN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
-----------------
VOTES AGAINST INCREASE.
Election in Ashland to Raising
Amount of school Tax.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.1
Ashland, Va, May 1.-THE election
held here yesterday on the question of
increasing the school tax by the amount
OF 10 cents on the 500 resulted in a
decisive majority against the Increase
In Ashland precinct the vote was "a
for and 1913 against, and. in Clay pre-
cinct II for and 10 against There is
one precinct vet 10 be heard from, but
the result cannot be changed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
PIungcr Seventy Feet to HI, D.,th

Newport News. Va. May 14.-Francis
NJ Duncan. joiner, plunged seventy
feet TO his death from tho bridge of n
southern Pacific steamer at the local
shipyards this afternoon, and was in
siantly killed. The steamer is still on
the ways, and this accounts for the
height from which he fell Duncan
leaves his wife and several children
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
WANTS MORE TAXES
FROM TELEPHONES
After Long Debate, Administra-
tive Board Decides 1t Has Moth
ing to Do With Taxation.

The Administrative Board yesterday
granted permission to the Postal Tele-
graph Company to connect its over
mead cali system through "a pipe nm
der Franklin street into the new build
ing OF the Virginia Railway and rower
Company considerable part OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
VIII Meet Next n, Roanoke.

Winchester. Va. May 1.-THE Vir-
ginia Grand Council. order Fraternai
Americans which held its fourth an
nual session hero has adjourned TO
meet next year in Roanoke. Officers
werc' elected and Installed BY past
President Bcem OF Roanoke.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
FARMERS MANY OTHER JOBS.
Is Banker. Agent. and Can Sell n Coffin in

ST. Paul, May il-After naming farming
rs his sole occupation, T.. O. Thompson. OF
Leonard. y. u. testifyinG at the hearing
OF the governments antitrust suit against
the International Harvester Company. ad-
mitted on cross-eSanination that he is an
agent for the Internnt ional handles other
lines. Is a bank director. Is associated with
an elevator company and has several side
lines"
Aren't you undertaken. too?" asked
government counsel.
well. not exactly, hut can soil man n
coffin II he wants it the witness replied.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
BEANS STOP HUNGER STRIKE.
Familiar Frlloles Preferred by Mexican. t,

Noou ROnNt Becf
ri Paso Tex. May IA hunger strike
az 200 Mexican Federal soldiers. prisoners
at Fort Bliss. avertcd by feeding them
Mexican friJolcs' Instead of the rcgula don
American army rations.
For several days they had complained that
roast beef potatoes. gravy and pie were
not proper food. They accepted The fri
joies,' otherwise black beans. eagerly.
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tTo BE CoNT1NUED)
spaln's PIgeonhoIe cemeterIs.


A rather curious-and to our ideas
somewhat unpleasing-custom obtains
IN Spanish cemeteries. All around tha
burying-ground a building is erected
whose design can only be compared
to that of nest Of pigeon holes. ofte-
seen in post offices and similar instl
tutions. Each pigeonhole is a tomb
When a person dies his relatives hire
pigeonhole for five years, and the
remains are placed inside. The end "A
then sealed up with mortar and \
memorial tablet affixed on the outside
The lease Of the pigeonhol may be re-
neWed at the end of the FIVE years. but
II 1t is allowed to expire the tomb is
unsealed and the bones removed to
make way for another tenant Need
less to say, the plan has some good
points, The space taken by the pig
eonhoie cemetery is comparatively
small, as is the cost of burial. Pic.
turesqueness is, however conpicuous-
ly absent; nor is sentimental grief
catered to, as 1t would be impossible
to go and mourn at the grave of a per.
son buried in a pigeonhole so high up
that a ladder was needed to reach it.
To such as prefer the old.fashioned
graves the central space of the ground
is offered, but the pigeonholes are the
most popular,-The Wide World
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nothing left me but to brood over
wrongs. and plot revenge. | became
morose, savage, a mere creature OF
discipline, food for powder. It was no
more when first met you. But with
that meeting the chains snapped, the
old ambitions of life returned You
we're mere girl from the East; you
did not understand, nor care about the
snobbery of army life. No, 1t was not
lhat-you were above it. You trusted
me, treated me as a friend, almost as
an equal. | loved you then, when we
parted on the trail, but went back to
New Mexico to fight fate. 1t was such
a hopeless dream, yet all summer long
l rode with memory tugging at nv
heart. grew to hate myself. but
could never forget you"
She drew nearer, her hand upon his
arm. her face uplifted.
And you thought l did not carer"
How could l dream you did?" al
most bitterly. You were gracious
kind-but you we're a majors daugh.
ter, as far away from me as the stars
| never heard from you; not even a
rumor of your whereabouts came to
me across the plains. | supposed you
had returned East; had passed out of
my life forever. Then that night when
we rode into Dodge saw you again
saw you in the yellow lamp light.
watching US pass, heard you ask what
troops those were, and knew in.
stantly all my fighting out there in
the desert had been vain-that YOU
were forever the one, one woman"
81 remained for that" she confessed
softly, her lashes wet.
AT Dodge?"
Yes, at Dodge. l knew you would
come, must come. Some Intuition
seemed to tell me that we should meet
again. oh, l was so happy the night
you came! No one had told me your
troop had been ordered in. It was like
a dream come true. When l saw YOU
leading your horse across the parade
| could hardly refrain from calling
out to you before them all did not
care what they thought-for my sol
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SYNOPSIS.

Major Mcdonald, commanding an army
tbost near Fort Dodge, seeks a man to
intercept his daughter, Molly, who is
headed for the post. An Indian outbreak
lis threatened. Sergeant Brick" Hamlin
meets the stage in which Molly is travel
Ing. They are attacked by Indians. and
Hamln and Molly escape in the darkness.
Hamln tells Molly he was discharged
from the Confederate service in disgrace
and at the close Of the war enlisted In
the regular army He suspects one Cap
tain LeFcvre OF being responsible for
his disgrace. Troops appear and under
escort of Lieut.. Gaskins Molly starts to
Join her father. Hamlin leaves to rejoin
his regiment. He returns to Fort Dodge
after summer of fighting Indians, and
finds Molly there Lieutenant Gaskins
accuses Hamlin Of shooting him. The
sergeant Is proven innocent. He sees
Molly In company with Mrs Dupont,
whom he recognizes as a former sweet
heart, who threw him over for LeFeVre.
Later he overhears Dupont and a soldier
Matching up money-making plot Molly
tells Hamlin her father seems to be in
the power OF Mrs Dupont. who claims to
be 4 daughter of McDonald's sister. Mol
ly disappears and Hamlin sets out to
trace her. Mcdonald Is ordered to Fort
Ripley. Hamin finds McDonald's muir
.dered body. He takes Wasson, guide,
and two troopers and goes in pursuit Of
lne WuTueTPTS, VINO ndu TODDeu MCOOn-
aid Of $4,000 paymaster's money. He sus-
poets Dupont. Conners, soldier accom-
pllce Of Dupont, ia found murdered. Ham
Inns party Is caught in a fierce blizzard
while heading for the Cimmaron One
man dies from cold and another almost
succumbs. Wasson Is shot as they come
In sight Of Clmmaron. Hamlin discovers
log cabin hidden under bluff, occupied
by Hughes a COW thief. who Is laying for
LeFevre. who cheated him in cattle
deal His description Identifies LeFevre
and Dupont as one and the same. Hughes
shot Wasson mistaking him for one Of
LeFevre's party. Hamlin and Hughes
take up the trail Of LeFevre. who is
carrying Molly to the Indians camp.
Two days out they sight the fugitlves.
"A fight ensues in which Hughes Is shot
by an Indian Dying, he makes a desper-
ate attempt 10 shoot LeFevre, but hits
Hamlin while the latter Is disarming lie
Fevre LeFevre escapes, believing Ham
Hin and Molly dead.
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eels out, A large run Of them indi-
Gates that the Cawkill eel, at least,
has a passion for machinery, or a
morbid disposition. 1t insists on get
ting into the pipes and then into the
works. 1t goes in such numbers that
1t clogs the machinery and then the
plant has to be shut down. While
cells are being picked out Of intri-
cate functions. the people of Red
Red Hook, Tivoli and Madalin have
to eat in the dark or light up their
lamps.
Pending the perfection of screen
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Rtely. reeklessly, inspired By hel
nearness, her dependence upon him
He had faith that she cared; her eyes
her manner had told him this, yet
even now he could not realize all that
was meant by that quiet confession.
The iron discipline of years would not
relax instantly; in spite of the bold.
ness of hisntterance. he was still the
soldier, feeling the chasm of rank.
Her very confession, so simply spoken,
tended to confuse, to mystify him.
DO you mean" he asked eagerly,
that you love me?"
What else should mean?" she
said slowly. 1T is not new to me.
have known it for a long while"
That loved your"
Yes" smiling now. Love is no
mystery to woman. | do not care
because you are in the ranks; that ia
only a temporary condition. knew
you out there, at the very first, as a
gentleman. l have never doubted
you. Here, in this wilderness, | am
not afraid. 1t is not because my father
is dead, or because he has been guilty
OF crime, that | say this. would
nave said It before, on the balcony
there in Dodge, had you asked me. 1t
Is not the uniform love, but the man.
Can you understand"
viii you marry me-a sergeant of
cavalry?"
She was still smiling, her eyes
frankly looking into his own.
i will marry David Hamlin," she
answered firmly, "let him be what he
may"
The man let out his suppressed
breath In a sob Of relief, his eyes
frightening with triumph.
"Oh, Molly! Molly" he cried. "I
cannot tell you what this all means to
me. There is no past now to my life,
but all future"
Am that to your"
That! Yes, and a thousand times
more! l had ambition once, opportun.
lty, even wealth. They were swept
away by a mans lie, woman's per-
hdy. Out of that wreck, l crawled into
the world again mere thing. l lived
simply because | must live, skulking
in obscurity, my only inspiration the
hope of an honorable death or an op-
portunity for vengeance. Mine was
the life of the ranks in the desert, as
sociating with the lowest scum, in
constant contact with savagery.
could not speak to a decent woman,
or be a man among men. There was
The Southern herald., 1913-08-01
CHAPTER xxxI-contlnued,

OF1hT EN- NNNi-ConIlnueQ.
"Yes, am Molly; please do MOI
move yet. You have been hurt, but II
is all right now"
Hurt" he lifted his head slightly
and stared about; then dropped II
again with sigh of content. "Oh
yes, now know. Hughes shot me
from behind" He struggled upright
in spite of her efforts at restraint
feeling beside him for the rife. "Du
pont was there, behind that dead
pony. What became of Dupont?"
She dropped her face In her hands
her form trembling.
"He-he got away. He thought you
we're dead; to-to make sure he came
over and kicked you. Then he took
your rife, and the only pony left, and
rode Of"
"And left your"
"Yes-he-he never thought of me ::
pnly-only how he should escape with
the money. never moved, never
opened my eyes; perhaps he be.
ieved me dead also, and-and prayed
ne would. l would rather have died
than have him touch me again. And
and thought you we're dead too. o
God! 1t was so horrible!"
The mans voice was soft and low,
thrilling with the love that refused
control.
l know, dear; l know 1t all, now,"
ne said tenderly, clasping her hands.
But that is all over and gone" He
put up one hand to his wound
Heavens, how my head aches! But
Nnat pain won't last long. am a bit
srosgy yet, but will be on my feet
pretty soon. You are a brave little
sll. Tell me how you got free?
she went over the short story SLOW
~ not lifting her eyes to his, and he
listened in silence, moving his limbs
scout confident Of the gradual return
OF strength.
~. but how did 1t happen?" he asked.
lour ceHture? Your fathers death?
y is all mystery to me after left
you on the hotel balcony"
Inc tears stood in her eyes sudden
y upilited to his, and impulsively the
Hlan encircled her with his arm.
You know care, dear" he ex.
Naimed recklessly. you are not
AIraid to tell me-"
NO. no; you have been so kind, so
uue' | can tell you everything-only
!" so hard to confess the truth about
my father"
iou suspect he was implicated?"
ue asked in astonishment, that he ac.
Nually had part in the plot?"
one looked at him gravely, down in.
TO his very SOUL
Yes, and-and that hurts more
Nnan all the rest"
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der had come home from the wars.
Sweetheart" the deep voice falter.
ing' "may-may l kiss you?"
OF course you may"
Their lips met, and she clung to him
as his arms held her closely. 1t was
ike dream to him, this sudden, un-
expected surrender. Perhaps she read
this in his eyes.
DO not misunderstood me-" she
urged softly. Il do not come to you
because of what has happened, be-
cause am alone and helpless. II you
had stepped from the ranks that night
at Dodge, would have answered even
as l do now"
You love me?-love me?' he re-
peated
Yes"
Even as he looked down upon her
upturned face, there was borne back
upon him a realization Of their pre-
dicament His eyes swept over the
surrounding desolation, the two dead
bodies lying motionless in the snow,
the stifening pony, the drear hillside
winch shut them in. The sight brought
MIN back to consciousness with a
SHOCK Minutes might mean much
now. Dupont had disappeared over
that ridge to the right, in the direction
OF Black Kettles camp. How far
away that might be was altogether
guess work, yet what would inevitably
occur when the fugitive arrived among
ms friends. and told his story, could
De clearly conceived. Even If the
man believed Hamlin killed, he would
recall to mind the girl, and would re-
turn to assure himself as to her fate
knowing her helplessness, the practi-
cal impossibility of her escape alone
a return expedition might not be hur-
rled yet, beyond doubt, this isolated
valley would have Indian visitors with.
IN few hours. And when these dis.
covered the truth they would be hot
upon a trail where concealment was
impossible. The only hope of escape,
ana That far from brilliant-as he re-
membered the long desert ride from
the distant COW camp on the Cimarron
lay In immediate departure. Every
moment of delay served to increase
thelr peril. Even beyond the danger
OF Duponts report to Black Kettle,
THIS snow-bound valley was not SO far
away from that chiefs camp as to be
safe from Invasion by young warriors
IN search of game All this flashed
upon Hamlin's consciousness instant
~ even as his heart thrilled to her
frank avowal.
Ihis Is so strange can hardly
realize the truth" he said gravely.
But, dear one, we must talk else
where, and not here. Life was never
before worth so much as 1t is now,
and every instant we waste here may
mean capture and death. Come. there
are two ponies at the mouth Of the
valley"
He snatched up the blanket from
the ground, and wrapped it about her
IN such manner as to enable her to
walk; stopped over Hughes, loosened
the revolver from his stifTened fingers.
and then came back to where she
waited.
You can walk? 1t is not far"
Yes, the numbness is all gone"
He was all seriousness now. alert
and watchful. the plainsman and the
soldier.
Then come; I'll break trail"
Where is the Indian village?" she
asked, her voice trembling slightly.
Beyond those bluffs; at least
Hughes thought so. We saw their
pony herd in the valley below, mere
dots against the snow"
Ten minutes later, plowing through
the intervening drifts, they came forth
to the broad vista of the valley and
the two patient ponies standing mo-
tionless.
CTo BE coNT1NuED)
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A clever suit for the young gira
Is here shown. This suit is also do.
signed for the small woman. The
coat is double-breasted and the skirt
IS cut In three cores. Good style is
combined charmingly with q certain
simplicity that makes the suit all the
more attractive. The usual materials
are employed.
The pattern (6073) is cut in sizes IA.
16 and 1S years. Medium size win 70,
quire Sh yards Of "a inch material
and v yard Of "a inch velvet.
TO procure this pattern send 10 c.nt-.
20 Pattern Department" OF this paneS
VIII MIIte name and address plainly, and 80
sure 70 give size and number OF patteFn-
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ing for the intake pipes, and provid-
ing that the eels are not exterminated
a picking plant might be introduced
as side line with the manufacture of
light
Again, If this scheme is not feas-
ible or worthy, why not cross the
Sawkill eel with the electric eel of the
old world Then, perhaps, Red Hook.
Tivoli and Madalin would not be dis.
tressed.
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chanaInu Nature Indlrentlv

You are constantly assured that YOU
cannot change human nature; that
you cannot make people over by pro.
cess of law. But if you cannot reform
men by reforming the conditions that
make men what they are, how is II
that you can so easily debauch and
degrade them by reversing the pro-
cess?-Collier's Weekly.
The Southern herald., 1913-08-01
Cause Of Fall Of Bullet

The resistance of the air and the at.
traction of gravitation cause a bullet
or cannonball to end its flight and
rail- TO the earth; these two forces op
Grating together cause the projectile
to describe a curve dependent on its
initial velocity. The greater the speed
at the beginning the farther 1t will ga.
The Southern herald., 1913-08-01

This is prob
ably the hardest
Of all the doc
trines Of Christ.
ianity to be re-
ceived. If we ask
the reason why,
we receive varI-
Gus ans W e rs.
Some would tell
us that this doc
trine is unwel.
come to many be-
cause they feel
themselves guilty,
ar d t h cir con-
science tells them
that unless they
The Southern herald., 1913-08-01
SIZE
So Thev Did.

why are you Cinnamon 80 foolish
as to wear pigtails?"
1T does seem a queer CUSTOM
laugher the Chinese diplomat
Then why cling to it?"
Force of habit, guess. Your own
ancestors only discarded them a few
generations back"
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NIGHT MAKE USE OF EELS
s0me Suggestions Worthy Of consld-
eratlon by Citizens Of Towns Just
Now Sorely Afflicted.

!. inc towns Of Red Hook. Tivoli and
%aoelln are having a plague of eels.
Aney are all near Poughkeepsie, and
~ \, dependent upon a single lighting
~. a' which has intake pipes run out
latO the sawkIll.
j. me screening of these intakes has
oeen 80 perfected as to keep the
The Southern herald., 1913-08-01
CHAPTER xxxn.
Words Of Love,

Words Of Love.
hamlin was silent for a moment, not
Anowing what to say that would com.
.V1 or help He had never suspected
tlls, and yet he could not refrain al
Ogether from experiencing a feeling
The Southern herald., 1913-08-01

rhls practical model has q pansE
front, with tab extensions at the beIR.
Sides and back are slightly full at the
waist line, which may be either raised
or regulation. There is a center back
seam. This model is excellent for
serge, eponge. ratine, linen, heavy
gingham and other fabrics of good
body.
The skirt pattern (624S) is cut in
sizes 70 to 30 inches, waist measure
Medium size requires yards OF 20
inch material.
To procure this pattern send 10 csfsAa
20 Pattern Department" OF this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and -
sure to give size and number OF pattezn.
The Southern herald., 1913-08-01

A calculating engine is one OF thal
most intricate forms Of mechanism; =.
telegraph key one of the simplest. Bun
compare their value.
The Southern herald., 1913-08-01

Asphalt Known to Anelents.
Asphalt was known to the ancients,
and this material is said to have been
employed as binder in masonry by
the Babylonians.
The Southern herald., 1913-08-01
Cleanliness ln sunnsatsd

Keep yourself clean and bright. You
are the window through which you
must see the world.-Man and Super
man.
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We Co Too Fast.

Pleasure is laggard. which II We
would sometimes stop in our imagi-
nary pursuit of H. would catch up
with US.
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Naturally "a

-rd love to have voice Of velvoss
NO wonder; It gathers tha plla.-
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II misery loves company, marriage
Is apt to make good after all.