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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-11-13

morning. l tell you / know saw
her only few hours ago. 6he passed
US In canoe with one OF her guides,
while we watched in hiding on the
banks. Not that alone, but another OF
her guides told mine she was hero
with you. She had sent him to South
Portage for Quinine. He stopped
there to get drunk-and that's how
my guide managed to worm the infor-
nation from him"
Alan passed hand across his eyes.
Il don't understand he said DULY
1T doesn't seem possible she
could"
A shot interrupted him, the report
OF rife from a considerable distance
upstream, echoed and re-echoed by the
cliffs. And at this, clutching fran
tically at his arm, the girl drew him
through the door and down toward the
river.
"Oh, come, comet" she cried wild
ly. There's no time!"
But. why? What was THAR"
guide up the trail to signal US. Don't
you know what it means II we don't
manage to escape before she gets
here?"
But how?"
According to the guide the rivers
the only way other than the trail"
"The current is too strong. They
could follow-pot us at leisure from
the banks"
but downstream-the current with
us"
Those rapids?"
We must shoot themi"
Can 1t be done?"
1T must bel"
Two more shots put a period to
his doubts and drove it home. He
offered no further objection, but
turned at once to launch one OF the
canoes.
AS soon as 1T was In the water, Rose
took her place in the bow. paddle In
hand, and Alan was about to step In
ersArn when a fourth shot sounded
l N
He dropped into place and, planting
paddle in shadows, sent the canoe
we'll out with a vigorous thrust.
Two strokes took 1t to the middle
of the pool where Immediately ths
current caught the little craft In it,
urgent grasp and sped 1t smooth.
through more narrow and highe
banks. A moment more and thu
mouth Of the gorge was yawning TO
them.
With the clean balance Of An e1
perienced canoeman, Alan rose to hi
feet for an instantaneous reconnOll
sance both forward and astern- H
! looked back first, and groaned In hi
heart to see the sharp Prov Of tn
second canoe glide out from tn
banks. He looked ahead and groAne
| aloud. The rapids were q wilderness
: of shouting waters. white and greel
! worse than srything he had antic
! pated or ever dreamed OF.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-11-13

ocae "a Ato Az tAAt WA1S0u ana UOVD'
less frame.
An impish malice glimmered In hts
sunken eyes a. he kept her waiting
upon his pleasure And when at length
he decided tosspeak II was with a ring
OF hateful irony In that strangely
sonorous voice OF his.
Rose" he said slowly-"my daugh-
teri am told you have today been
guilty Of an act of disloyalty to me-
She said coolly: You had me spisd
upon"
Naturally. with every reason to
question your loyalty. I had you
watched"
She waited . significant moment.
then dropped An impassive monosyl-
liable into the silence: "Well."
You have visited the man Digby,
servant and friend of the man hate
and you love-"
She said. without expression: Yea.
Repeat what passed between YOU
Il shall not. but on one condition"
And that isf"
Tell me hrst Whether II was you
who sent the rose to Alan LAw-and
more, where Judith has been during
the last fortnight"
Il shall tell you nothing, my child.
Repeat"-the resonant voice rang with
infiexible purpose-"repeat what the
man Digby told you!"
The girl was silent. He endured her
stare for long minute, q spark OF
rage kindlinG to flame the evil old eyes
Then his one living member that
had power to serve his iron will, q
hand like the claw OF . bird of prey.
moved toward a row OF buttons sunk
in the writing bed of his desk
4 warn you l have ways to make
you SPEAK"
With a quick movement the girl
bent over and prisoned the bony wrist
in her strong fingers. With her other
hand, at the same time, she whipped
open an upper drawer of The desk and
took from 1t a revolver which she
placed at a safe distance.
TO the contrary" she said quietly,
you will remember that the time has
passed when you could have me pun
ished for disobedience. You will call
nobody: II interrupted. shant hesi-
tate to defend myself And now"-lay-
Ing hold of the back OF his chair. she
moved It some distance from the desk
you may as we'll be quiet while l
ind for myself what wish to know"
For a moment he watched in silence
as she bent over the desk, rummaging
Its drawers. Then with an Infatuated
gesture OF his left hand. he began to
curse her.
She shuddered little as the black
oaths blistered his thin old lips. dedi-
eating her and all she loved to sin,
infamy and sorrow; but nothing could
stay her in her purpose. He was
breathless and exhausted when she
Strengthened up with an exclamation
OF satisfaction, studied intently for a
moment q sheaf of papers. and thrust
them hastily into her hand baG. 4ogeth-
er with the revolver. ~
Then touching the push button
which released a secret and little-used
door, without . backward glance she
slipped from the room and, closing the
door securely, within another minute
had made her way unseen from the
house.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-11-13

But even as he strove to calm him
Aelf and rest. the feeling that some.
shflg was peering at him from behind
4 TASK OF underground grew intoler.
ably acute.
At length he jumped up, glared wild.
~ at the spot where that something
no longer was, flung himself fran
hcally through the brush in pursuit OF
1t. and-found nothing.
With a great effort he pulled him.
nelf together, clamped his teeth upon
the promise not again to give way to
Authorizations, and turned back to the
clearing.
There, upon the log on which he
had rested, he found-but refused to
believe he saw--a playing card, a
trey OF hearts. face up In the sun
glare.
With a gesture OF horror. Alan Law
1led the place.
While the sounds of his flight were
still loud, a grinning halfbreed guide
stole like a shadow to the log, laughed
derisively after the fugitive, picked up
and pocketed the card, and set out
I'm tireless, cat-footed pursuit.
An hour later, topping a ridge OF
rising ground, Alan caught from the
hollow on it's farther side the music OF
clashing waters. Tortured by thirst
he began at once to descend In reck.
less haste.
The shelving moss-beds afforded
treacherous footing; Alan was glad
now and then Of the support OF &C.
dar, but these grew ever smaller. and
more widely spaced and were not al
ways convenient to his hand. He
within With asslE gHKHet !. and at headlons pace
and precisely then the hillside sseifiur
to slip from under him.
His heels fiourished In the air, hi
back thumped bed OF pebbles thinl,
oyergrown with moss. The stones
gave, the moss-skin broke, he began Il
alide-grasped at random youngisl
cedar which stayed him imperceptibly
coming away with all Its puny roots
caught at another, no more substan
oakland amid shower Of loose ston
nhot out over the edge and down
<nop Of more than thirty feet.
He was tLstantaneously aware G
The sun. molten ball wheeling mat
q In the cup of the turquoise SIX.
Then dark waters closed over him.
He came up struggling and gaspinl
and struck out for something dar
that rode the waters near at hand
nomething vaguely resembling
1Anoo. a..ss.s
But his strength was largely spen
Ms breath had been driven out Of hi
~ IT, force OF the fall, and he M
awallvved much water-while the ne
e his consciousness was stricken vi
Aoofuaion-
within q stroke Of an outstretch
nnAdie he lung up . hand and We
Aavn hkAta-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-11-13

canoe, . young and very beautiful wo-
man In = mans hunting clothes. spoke
. sharp word Of command and, az
her guide steadied the vessel with his
paddle. rose in her place 20 surely
that she scarcely disturbed the nice
balance of the little craft. and curved
her 1.-THE body over the bow. head.
foremost into the pool.
=
Mr.. Law had. In point Of fact. en-
dursd more than he knew; morn than
even . weathered woodsman could
have borne without suffering. Forty
eight hours of such heavy woods
walking as he had put In to escape
the forest flre, would have served to
PROSTATE almost any man; add to this
ignoring q dozen other mental. nerv-
GUS and physical strains) merely the
fact that he had been half-drowned.
He experienced little fever. little
delirium, then blank slumbers OF ex-
haustiOn,
He awoke In dark of night, wholly
unaware that thirty-six hours had
passed since his fall. This last, how
ever, and events that had gone before,
he recalled with tolerable clearness--
allowing for the sluggishness OF q
drowsy mind. Other memories, more
vague. of gentle ministering hands, of
face by turns an angels, a flowers,
f1end's, and a dear woman's, trou-
bled him even less materially. He
was already sane enough to allow he
had probably been q bit out OF his
head, and since 1t seemed he had been
saved and cared for, he found no rea-
son to quarrel with present circum-
stances.
Still, he would have been grateful
for some explanation OF certain phe-
nomena which still haunted him-euch
as faint, elusive scent OF roses with
vague but importunate sense of a
woman's presence in that darkened
room-things manifestly absurd 4.
With some difficulty, from a dry
throat, he spoke. or rather whis-
pered: 'Waterl"
In response he heard someone move
over creaking floor. A sulphur
match spluttered UNANIMOUSLY. A can
die caught fire. Observation-Disclosures
OF course the figure of q woman in
hunting shirt and skirt. Water
splashed noisily. Alan became aware
of someone who stood at his side. one
hand offering glass to his lips, the
other gently raising mis- head that he
might drink with ease.
Draining the glass, he breathed his
thanks and sank back. retaining his
grasp on the wrist of that unreal
hand. 1t suffered him without re-
sistance. The hallucination even
went so far as to say. in . woman's
soft accents:
You are better. Alanf"
He sighed incredulously: "Rose!"
The voice responded "Yesl" Then
the perfume OF roses grew still more
strong. seeming to fan his cheek like
a woman's warm breath. And a mir
acle came to pass; for Mr.. Law, who
realized pUgnantly that all this was
sheer. downright nonsense. distinct
ly felt lips like velvet caress his fore
head
He closed his eyes, frightened his
grasp on that hand Of phantasy, and
muttered rather inarticulately.
The voice asked: What is 1t,
dear?"
He responded: "Delirium
But like 1t Let me rave!"
Then again he slept.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-11-13

friend, this side the water. a. well
a. his man Of Business"
Me paused With an embarrassed gss-
ture. so have ventured to request
this-ah-surreptitious appointment in
order to-ah-take the further liher-
ty OF asking whether you have recent
~ sent Alan q mcssaee?"
Her look of surprise was answer
enough, but she confirmed 1t with Wig
orous denial: y have not communi-
Gated with Mr.. Law In more than a
year,"
Precisely ~ I thought" Mr. Digby
nodded. None the less. Mr.. Law not
long since received what purported to
be . message from you; in fAct-A
rose And ~ Miss Thine sat for
ward with a start OF dismay, he AIDED :
Il have the information over Mr.. Laws
signature--a letter received ten days
ago-from Quebec"
Alan In America" the girl cried
IN undisguised distress.
He came In response to-ah-ths
message Of the rose"
But l did not send TT"
I felt sure OF that, because" said
Mr.. Dgby. watching her narrowly
because OF something that accompa-
MED the rose, q symbol Of another sig
nif1cance altogether playing card. .
trey of hearts"
Her eyes were blank. He pursued
with openly sincere reluctance: IL
must tell you, see, that q trey OF
hearts Invariably foresignaled an at
tempt by your father on the life of
Alan's father"
With a stricken cry the girl crouched
back In the chair and covered her face
with her hands.
That Is why l sent for you,"s Mr..
Digby pursued hastily, a. II in hope
OF getting quickly over a most unhap-
Ply business. "Alan's letter. written
and posted on the steamer, reached me
within twenty-four hours OF his arrival
In Quebec, and detailed his scheme to
enter the United States secretly-as
ne puts 1t, by the back door, by way
OF northern Maine-and promised ad-
vice by telegraph as soon as he
reached Moosehead Lake He should
nave wired me ere this, / am told by
those who know the country he was to
cross. Frankly. l am anxious about
the boyi"
And II" the girl exclaimed pitIfully.
TO think that he should be brought
into such peril through mel"
You can tell me nothingy
"Nothing-as yet | did not dream
OF this-much less that the message
OF the rose was known to any but Alan
and myself. l cannot understand"
Then l may tell you this much
more. that your father maintains a
very efficient corps of secret agents"
You think he spied upon me?" the
girl famed with Indignation
I know he did" Mr. Ddgby per-
mitted himself quiet smile. 1T has
seemed my business, In the service Of
my employer, to employ agents OF my
own. There is no doubt that your
father sent you to Europe for the sole
purpose OF having you meet Alan"
oh" she protested. But what
earthly motive-?"
That Alan might be won back to
America through you-and So"
There was no need to finish out his
sentence. The girl was silent, pale
and starile with wide eyes. visibly
mastering her wits to cope with this
emergency.
Il may depend ON you" Mr.. Digby
suggested, ito advise me II you find
out anything" 4.s ~s
For even more" The girl rose and
extended hand whose grasp was firm
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-11-13
CHAPTER WI.

Within the hour Rose Trine stood
before her father in that somber room
wherein he wore out his crippled days.
la that place OF silence and shadows
whose sinister cclor-schsme OF Grim
son and black vas the true livery OF
his monomania-his passion for ven
eeancs that alone hsDt warm the -
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-11-13
svNonMa

The : Of HeArts is the ~death s,en"
A9od by Seneca Urine in the private war
- vengeance. which, through hts daugh-
60. Judith, q woman of violent and Grim
hMAl temper and Questionable sanity, he
wages against Alan Law, whose father
s4Aow dead) Urine held responsible for the
sAcoe6ent which made him helpless Grip
~ Law loves Rose, but under dramatic
S8c0motAnces saves the life of Judith
- twin sister. and unwtllingly gains
Ao9 love, also
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24

Piles Cured In 8 to ~ oays
Druggists refund money II PAZO. ONT.
MENT falls. to cnre Itching. Blind.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First Or.
rrcation gives relief 50c.-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24
sy FRED scHAEFER.

He must have noticed my eyes pop.
ping, Mr.. keister must. for he went
on hastily .yon--marry- him,-bst OF
course you don't marry him. The
ceremony Is just q ballyhoo stunt. We
want to bring out big crowd on the
last day. and We always marry Ad.
miral Atom-that's what we call him
Ito somebody. You'll be the first
one he's married who isn't q freak.
Well get all the merchants to give
wedding presents. You get half"
"Oh. then it's just an exhibition
wedding?" | said. greatly relieved.
That's what II was to be. and was
also 10 get salary while hanging
round the show as bride-to-be during
the week. Afterward the midget
would have no more interest In me
nor In him, and would not have
to make home happy for him. So I
wheeled the Van Bugg baby down to
where the admiral was posing on a
gaudy platform to look him over.
This u him. Miss Dillpickles-Ad.
miral Atom. your fiance." said Mr..
Admiral. you're going to
claim this lady as a btushing bride in
. few days" On his part. the dwarf
looked me over.
Kind OF understood. amt she." he
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24
SILK STOCKINGS GET
GIRL INTO TROUBLE

Leila Allie. 10 years old, OF No. 40
Howard-st., was arrested. Sunday
night. while sitting In box In the
Palace .theater with young man
whose name Is given as Clarence. and
though Leila ID charged with the theft
OF q pair OF silk stockings, the police
are.satisnsd that the young man was
. big factor IN the affair. Bertha
Scott, also 10 years old. and also
roOming 1t the Howard-st. address, II
the complainant who alleges that
Leila took her silk stockings. Police
say that Clarence was also the per.
sonal property OF Bertha at one time.
and that Leila took him. too. Leila
was sent to the Garfield station. on q
simple larceny charge.
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24
HOPE TO DTSCREDIT
2 = - BUFFUM CONFESSION

LITTLE VALLEY, N. Y. Feb. os.--
When the trial OF Mrs. Cynthia Buf-
fnm for. the Staying OF her husband.
y as resumed here today the defense
wac banking 4trongly on its ability
to rend the chain Of circumstances
evidence that Special Prosecutor Cole
Is iLdustriously weaving about the
accused woman.
Attorney Collins for the defense has
apparently established that the autop-
ny and chemical analysis on Buffum' 5
body was Incomplete. He il now pre-.
pairing to attack private detectives
whom the prosecution will put on the
stand. This attack will open with the
Of Mrs. Buffum's confes
sion"
Collins claims IL was obtained by
false promises and after the woman
had been worn down by third de.
gree methods.
IL was necessary TO station deputy
sheIifts at the doors OF the court
house at noon so great was the crowd
seeking admission.
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24

4
I'm barred from the council chamber.
/ was tried. convicted. sentenced ana
executed. a. You might say. without
the assistauce OF the clergy or the ben
EFT OF hearing. Aid. Vernon vas mis-
taken In his facts. Ny the way. all
this will come out Next Wednesday
morning when ] am TO be triedin po-
lice court. From there the cage lover
q hotel bill viii go to a court OF
record.
v-wsIf. good.day gentlemen; this is
the longest hearing and the most cour-
teous treatment that J ever received
from a Detroit council committee. !
think l should have properly appeared
before The committee on franchises.
but you gentlemo', have been kind 20
me. Thank you
y Then Marcus passed out copies OF
his Lincoln Memorial day address. AT
the door of the committee room he
turned aud smiled.
gnessI put enc over on You this
time, boys" he said, aud the. alder
men wondered.
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24
RELEASED FROM PRISON,
PAIR ARE REARRESTED

Released from the House OF Correc-
+tfou, Monday. after serving terms OF
80 and 80 days. respectively. George
"A. Woodwork. petty thief. and Ed
ward nj. Young. ro0mtng house sneak
thief, were met at the door by de-
.tectives, and taken TO police head
quarters.
Woodwork, who Is 81 years old.
served his time for stealing Sc from
q roommate. and is now wanted for
stealing diamond pin from another
man. Young, q matrimonial adven-
turer, was arrested shortly after his
to q widow to whom he
posed as q wealthy drover. When he
was caught robbing rooming house.
his bride said she was through with
him. He In now TO be prosecuted on
another charge Of theft, from differ.
ent rooming house.
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24
MAKES CRIME MAP"
WITH COLORED PEGS

Police Commissioner Gillespie ha3
finished his crime chart Of Detroit"
q map showing various crimes and
trailic accidents by means OF yari-
colored pegs.
EoMicides are shown by Violet
pegs; felonious assaults. by green
pegs; h0id-ups, by red pegs: rob-
berries, In residences. by black pegs.
and in business places by yellow pegs,
pickpocket jobs, by pink pegs, and
scenes OF. gang. activities by gray
pegs.
The chart Is TO be sent to all sta
tions, and particular attention will be
given III districts where the pegs
cluster too thickly. $500.
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24

VADEs IlANYFIELDS
IN LTTBRARY EFFORT
- Oee Ovsr On You, Boys"
snys 19venoter. AS He
Finishes ERusi0n

Finiohoe E6usiOn \;
H1reus Pollasky, promoter OF big
~ bobgef ~ before yhs. council
I1i nltt1o a streets. Monday morn
With NJ old subway proposition.
~ Aldermen took advantage OF the
6onny Qplet 70 hear Marcus at length.
y - made tho most OF his oppor.
~. AZ the outset he WAS apollo.
(Do or bo1ng compelled to intrude
n H. tine Of the committee mem.
~ oiAco the council, by. resolution.
S3o6 hin from the council chamber
4 tB1ttinG m on the arrangements
E&ro ont4 ainment df visiting mem
I6 " thee Al r. executive commit.
<IQoverol yoeke ago. .,. .ss
t tex4leuasr, my proposition Is
R6A lrnoogtaatce 10 Jour beautiful
a1 011k1l3 hat yop have got TO
- o0t insisted Marcus.
4e = jokter ana Z proposed sub
fnnnco that / would Nike to
keo0rn& boforo this committee In
1toog w. II Il = request for .
H 6nn6Ai1o. ! represent re-
~ G6npany that has sufncient
9 ~ guarantee the successful
6qnce u any contract entered
SXIe1 ~ ctty.r
x6otfne tf3oa 70 have the mat.
3og0f % the franchise commit
fora dead committee, but
o 49, too phrowd for that.
rtOponition has to do with .
~ G16r The streets and the coun-
wl<t6e on streets certainly has
1en over the streets" he in
TT lottpr 10 the mayor, the city
&n4 ~ council II not read and
1a ~ o@cial proceedings
R1no e1l1pons can read IT," he con-
WIN ~ Obliged to spend $l0.-
01l 31fo, 40 copies Of my letter
o5f6 = your city"
ot TIN put 3 friend to the ne
ktCl oxpendtng such Q large
t$0k monoy, Aid. Barnett plead
}a9k Lbugheed to read Mar
LIT doins,' said "Joe.~ ITS
& joSksd sad.
oA xou would read II; you can
Il 8 l1Side 10 minutes" he
hoed was reluctant. Tie
~ printed letter. glanced
4th. and dropped Il on the
Z ~ =
r Sfcte. would lihs to read III
3GnGBo11o4 D0Rnett
~ mere than pleased
- uoscus reaching for
1 a e" Said Chairman
~ Aldermen sighed mar
1oeas and walked for Mar
lov1ne task that the chair
oo1 on Marcus. Ne
IN IN letter - he stood
M al6ornen to give him
x901 ett@4tieo.
= ocuTt1y bow. ~ he eie~
1tor = oAs hand. he shov- |
- 9r intc hia Trousers pocket.
W tilne drawing hack his
@k1Iy revealing . won
to&t0G Of gold. braid and
M r ribbon that was pinned on |
NJ Yee aldermen focused |
~ Marcus mysterious dec
n MI they were being lulled |
~ torres. f'a' = n.
u Io3s vet interesting letter |
ntcUo Rad. He used his snn- !,
ltio1~'for his basic theme. |
ecto ~ completed his reading I
et1Heled the paths OF Ameri- |
NJ teconnted the story OF the
~ nptrUft ma me cUnQuesr !
&kWeat territory, touched on |
&5igio6, art and countless 9th J,
15octas which be treated skflrfuily !
ot9pnhly, Marcus admitted in |
onqe Of the aldermen that his |.
Wo4Ta masterpiece that ought I
ne lisnt. That Ia why Mar /
S6paink his letter 70, the
nifty clerk and the csunciL
zs,eh telegraph tolls tod
mn Mak 4 x0rn SAt INTO he
f,eooeedinGs. = /
tlfen only Gportiopaoi it was
w o(la Marcus sadly.
W tNSsAan over his literary
htcge forgot all about the sub
q. s6pas good stun cont aimed
lC1ttr ed 4 suppose vow gen.
N4vt 4b$Qf0cd some OF IT, he
~ ~. HiSh won could prtslt *
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24
NEW YORK GUN MEN
STILL ACTIVE

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-The crack OF
the gunman's revolver resoundsd here
again today. Az driver OF delivery
cart OF the Empire BARRIERS Coat Co.
was driving through Roebltngst.. .
thickly populated Italian tenement sec.
ton OF Williamsburg. today, man
stepped from q doorway with revoi-
yer in each hand. He opened IRE with
both weapons. A half-dozen bullets
entered tine driver's body and he top
pied from his seat.
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24
Standard
Blood

MseselNs ths whole wsrit svsr=
HOOPS oANsApAhtLLA. Drue.l
e'ess everywhere coll and feel safe
"a ssssp'msndins N /bsssvss Il
e'vee such general satisfaction. ;
psfi~sss buiids W, ersatss ases.
s'te, svsreemss thst tired ssslins.
Get . bsttls TEDDY.
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24
Flnds Oil spread About.

When Motorcycle Officer Henry
Smith, responded To fire alarm from
Gnssle Tilk's .rooming house at No. SO
i.arned-st., Sunday night. he found
that kerosene mad been poured on
the stair carpet and two bottles that
had held the oil were found empty.
The blaze did about 81 damage. No
one IN the house could offer any ex-
pianation a. TO how the Oil happened
10 be scattered around so carelessly.
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24

ney.Ceneral Hogan ruled today A
friendly suit will be flled with Hogan
taking the stand that Miss Morgan
cannot serve because she Is woman
and Prosecuting Attorney Locher. OF
Cuyahogn county. the contentionNthat
she Ii eligible.
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24

said. For little guy he certainly had
huge opinion OF himself But It's
all right. he added with q bored
yawn and wave Of the hand. III
marry EN- as fast as they come
So II was settled. | took the Van
Bugg baby home. announced that Id
Joined out" with the sideshow. and
resigned.
I'd have been fred anyhow.
(Continued.D