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ooh. quite"
Nothing wrong, l hope?"
1.-THE old gentleman's temper
seems to be a trifle out of gear.
You must not be flippant
where your father Is concerned.
believe he is annoyed because
you came away with me, and so
failed to keep the appointment
fixed for Saturday in London. En-
What did you say?"
81 said Well, ! am surprised,
or words to that effect. AS my
name is George | cannot tell a
lie, so | must admit regretfully
that you have guessed right. In
deed, Miss Vanrenen, | may 60 so
far as to suggest, by letter, that
before my father condemns me
he should first meet you. OF
course, | shall warn him that you
are irresistible.
"Good-by again" said Cynthia
severely. You can tell me all
about 1t after-oh, some time to-
day, anyhow
No manner of doubt was cast
on Medenhams good faith: he
pQcketed half a dozen letters for
Cynthia, and one foVMrs. Devar.
And in pocketing them Meden-
ham committed himself. He was
going back to the Vat. He could
have sent Dale with the car fJd
note, but no such thought even
entered his head. He was eager
only to return to Cynthia.
He hurried out to the Mercury,
with Dale in the driving seat,
waiting in front of the hotel.
Get my bags" he ordered, and
at the mans look of surprise to
see him still in chauffeur's
clothes, added, Were going back
to Symon's Vat. You will go
with me-"
The Mercury flew.
While they were running down
the winding lane that led to the
Vat, Medenham determined to
make sure of his ground with ref
erence to Mrs. Devar.
81 suppose you left no room for
doubt as to my identity in the
mind of the lady to whom you
spoke over the telephone last
night?" he inquired.
None whatever, my lord. She
wormed it out of me-"
Ibid you mention the Earl?"
Like an ijjit, began by CIV
ing his lordship's name. 1t was
my only chanel, | couldn't get to
the postoffice nohow. Why,
was ordered to bed at eight
o'clock, SOS his lordship could
smoke in peace, as he said"
"Then my father was deter
mined to stop you from commu-
! nnicating with me-" unused Med
enham. influences other than
Aunt Susan's must be at work. y
His mind flew to Marigny. He
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HtF CnaUIItUT, - - -
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

Continued from Yesterday
They gave no heed to the time
until Cynthia happened to glance
at the horizon. The moon was
hidden by the hills.
Whatever o'clock is it?'
she cried.
Medenham looked at his watch.
Time you were back at the no.
TEL" he said, swinging the boat
round quickly.
A sharp tearing noise in the
bottom of the boat amidships was
followed by an thrush of water.
Medenham sprang up and leaped
overheard. He was immersed to
the waist, but he flung his right
arm around Cynthia and lifted
her clear of the sinking craft.
"Sit on my shoulder. Steady
yourself with your hands on my
head" he said.
She was not frightened in the
least. She had the most complete
confidence in this man, whose
head was braced against her left
thigh, and whose arm was clasp
ing her skirst closely round her
ankles.
(Which side do you mean to
make for?" she asked. 81 think
the river shoals to the left"
Suppose we try the other way
first. The hotel is on that side"
He took a cautious step, then
another. The water was rising.
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I'm the spring OF 1898 was At
tackled by Muscular and Inflamma-
tory Rheumatism. I suffered as
only those who have II know, for
over three years. tried remedy
after remedy, and doctor after doc
tor but such relief as I received
was only temporary. Finally, 4
found a remedy that cured me COM
pletely. and II has never returned.
/ have given 1t TO a number who
were terribly afflicted and even
bedridden with rheumatism and II
effected a cure In every case.
j want every sufferer from any
form of rheumatic trouble to try
this marvellous healing power.
Don't send cent; simply mail your
name and address and l will send
II free to try. After you have used
IL and Ii has. proven itself to be
that long look ed for means OF cur
ing your Rheumatism, you may
send the price OF 1t, one dollar, but,
understand. l do not want your
money unless you are perfectly sat
isfied to send II. Isn't that fair!
Why suffer any longer when posi-
tive relief is thus offered you freel
Don't delay. Write today. MARK
II. JACKSON. No. sos Quincy Bldg,
Syracuse. n. ""
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Cynthia elected to nurse her
companion, and at the same time
catch up in her neglected cor
respondence.
Medenham and the Mercury
went in search of clean clothes
and Dale.
Arrived at Hereford, his lord
ship found more than he had bar
gained for. Lord Fairholme had
gone back to town, but he had
left behind him a very much dis
turbed Dale in charge of an equal
ly disturbing note.
my Dear George: If this
reaches you please oblige me
by returning to town at once.
your aunt is making a devil
of a fuss. and is most UNI.
pleasant. You know the sort
of scandal Millicent Proth-
cawl can start. say no
more now since / am not
sure you will be in Hereford
! before We meet. Yours
ever, F."
At first. seeming something of
the fuss" his father referred to,
and being positive, from Dale's
story of the telephone episode of
the previous evening. that Mrs.
Devar had figured out his identi-
ty, Medenham was for speeding at
once to town.
Therefore, he repaired to the
hotel where Dale had taken rooms
for him, thinking to change his
clothes.
With that object in view he en-
tered the office for his key; an
other surprise awaited him there.
A lady bookkeeper, casting an
appraising eye over his motoring
garments, asked instantly:
Are you Mr.. Fitzroy, driver of
Mercury car, Number X L
40O0?"
Yes"
"You are wanted on the tele-
phone. Miss Vanrenen wishes you
to ring her up"
After a soul-chastening delay
he heard Cynthia's voice:
THAT you, Mr.. Fitzroy?"
YES"
"I'm so glad | caught you. l
want you to pay the Hereford ho-
tel people for the rooms /
reserved but have not occupied.
Then, perhaps, they will hand you
any mail that may have been sent
after me. Will you do all that?"
Certainly. There should be no
difficulty"
well. good-by! Bring my let
tiers. | have not heard from my
father since We left Bourne
mouth"
"Ah, there I have the better of
you. | heard of, If not from, my
revered dad since reaching Here
ford"
Unexpectedly"
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CHAPTER XI.
just n Father.

Meanwhile il had taken no
great astuteness on the part OF
Peter Vanrenen, aided by Marigny
as well as Mrs. Devar's letter, to
rout out Simmonds at Bristol.
And at the very hour when a
rather angry Cynthia and de-
cidedly frightened Mrs. Devar
were settling themselves in the
Mercury for the run to Chester
under Dale's care, Mr.. Vanrenen.
driven by a perturbed but silent
Simmonds. stopped another car
on the outskirts of Whitchurch
and asked an intelligent-lo6king
boy If he had noticed the passing
of an automobile numbered X L
1000.
Yes, sir, rather" answered the
boy. THE gentleman went along
the Hereford Road, he did, yester-
day mornin'. He KEN back, too,
wiz a shutter, an he's a-stayin' at
the Symon's Vat Hotel"
And how far is the Symon's
Vat Hotel?"
Half a mile, sir. down that
there lane"
While travelling slowly In the
narrow way, Simmonds turned his
head.
at doesn't follow that because
the boy saw Viscount Medenham
yesterday his lordship is here now,
SIR" he said.
You just do as you are told
and pass no remarks" snapped
Vanrenen.
IL the head of the house of
Vanrenen were judged merely by
that somewhat unworthy retort he
would not be judged fairly. He
was tired physically, worried
mentally; he had been brought
from Paris at an awkward mo-
ment; he was naturally devoted to
his daughter; he believed that
Medenham was an unmitigated
scamp and Simmonds his tool.
But Simmonds had endured a
good deal since five o'clock that
morning. He told his tale hon.
estly and fairly; he even sympa-
thized with a fathers distress,
though assured in. his own mind
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ours. joins us at Chester tomor-
row; and FitZroy deserts us"
Mrs. Devar's eyes bulged and
her lower jaw fell little.
don't understand" she
gasped.
None of us understands. That
is not the essence of the con-
tract. Anyhow, father Is In Eng
land. Mrs. Leland will be In Ches-
ter. and Fitzroy is for London.
He is the only real hustler in the
crowd. Unless my eyes deceived
me, he brought his successor In
the car from Hereford. Goodby.
Mr., Fitzroy" And thus abruptly
Cynthia ran off to her room. Med
enham had turned to leave the
hotel when he heard gurgling
cry:
"Mr. Fitzroy-Lord Medenham
what does 1t all mean?"
Mrs. Devars distress was pitt
able. Snatches of talk overheard
In Paris and elsewhere warned her
that Mrs. Leland would prove an
unconquerable foe and she blurt-
ed out Medenhams title in a
frantic attempt to gain his sup
port.
1T means this" he said coolly,
resolved to clear the ground thor
oughly for Mrs. Devar's benefit;
your French ally is resorting to
the methods of the blackmailer.
IL you wish to forget certain
discreditabfe incidents that have
happened since we left London
you will respect my earnest re-
quest that Miss Vanrenen shall
not be told anything about me by
you. | mean to choose my own
time and place for the necessary
explanations. They concern none
but Miss Vanrenen and myself. In
the first instance. and her father
and mine. in the second"
The residents in the hotel were
/ gathering in the veranda. as the
luncheon hour was approaching
, so Mrs. Devar could not press
him to be more explicit.
, Medenham waited In vain fol-
, sight of Cynthia until, driven to
/ extremes by teatime, he got one OF
the maids to take her a verba
| message.
The reply was deadening.
/ Miss Vanrenen says she Il
busy"
5 Then Medenham departed t
lay the change of plans before
: Dale. .
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Burmeister Wants
the Beer Returned

Attorney Burmeister yesterday
served formal demand on Sheriff
Jameson for a number OF cases
of beer recently confiscated fol-
lowing the arrest of Mike Book
on charge of illegal sale of
liquor. The lawyer claims that
the beer will spoil IL not put In a
cCol place. ttatf .
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MAN WHO SUED
ROAD DISAPPEARS

After special agents OF the
Northern Pacific had taken snap
shots of him and Identified him
as an ex-convict from Walla
Walla. Allen McGregor. a train
man who sued for $4,000 after
claiming that he had fallen from
a box car at Centralia, has disap-
peared and cannot be found.
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Mrs. r. E. Anderson
Hurt at Pasadena

Mrs. r. Il. Anderson. wife of
Tacoma real estate dealer. who
Is spending the season In Pasa-
dena, tripped and fell from a
moving automobile. several days
ago, suffering n compound frac-
ture of the elbow. according to
word received by friends here.
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Popular War Veteran
and Pioneer Passes

Dan Wissinger, III years old, a
member of Custer post, G.. A. r..
and one of the best known war
veterans and pioneers in Tacoma,
died last night at his home, 260S
North Stevens street. Wissinger
had held several municipal posi-
lions in the past Is years. The
remains were removed to the
Hoska- Buckley-I<ing company's.
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Hindu Naturalized

LOS ANGELES, May Can
ish PANT will be the first Hindu
to become a naturalized, citizen of
the United States when he takes
out his papers today. Pandit Is a
Brahmin. a graduate of the Uni
versity of Bombay, a lecturer and
a student.
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30 AS scuit nv nave StoOu
against IL.
mo good" he said I'VE must
go back"
Pity I'm not circus lady.
Then l might balance myself
gracefully on your head"
He murmured something indis-
tinctly, but Cynthia fancied she
caught the words: You're a dear,
anyhow"
In couple of strides the water
was below his knees. Soon he was
standing on a pebbly beach. In
order to lower Cynthia to the
ground he had to stoop somewhat.
Her hair brushed his forehead,
his eyes, his lips. as he lifted her
down. He dared not look at her
but turned and gazed at the river.
Thank Heaven, that is overt"
he said.
Cynthia heard something in his
voice then that was absent when
they were both in peril of being
swept away by the silent rush of
the black stream.
Quite an adventure she
sighed. What caused it?"
"A snag, probably. How splen-
did you were"
please don't. Where are We,
exactly?"
About four miles from the
hotel, by water; perhaps a mile
and three-quarters as the crow
| flies"
How far as a girl walks?"
Let us try" he said briskly
1--WE seem to have landed in a
meadow. VIII you take my
hand?"
mo, I need both hands to hold
up my dress. But you might grab
my arm. am wearing French
heels, which are not built for
cross-country tramps."
Cynthia was adroit. Medenham
might hold her arm with the ut
most tenderness, but so long as
he was grabbing" it there was
nothing to be said.
He found a path, and soon they
| were III IOdu.
A light in a laborer's cottage
promised information; he Knocked
at the dor.
"Tell me the nearest way to the
Symon's Vat Hotel, please" said
Medenham.
Keep straight on till you come
to the ferry. If the boat Is on
this side you can pull yourself
across"
But if it is not?"
"You must chance It. The
nearest bridge is mile the other
way" - SoSsG ri
by gad!" said Nedenham, un-
der his breath.
81 wouldn't care a pin IL Mrs
Devar wasn't waiting, for me.
whispered Cynthia. whose mental
attitude during this mishap on
the Wye contrasted strangely
with her alarm when Marigny's
motor collapsed.
Medenham took her arm again
for the road was dark. At last II
bent toward the river again and
the ferry was reached-at a point
quite half mile below the hotel
And there was no boat!
A wire rope dropped into the
darkness of the opposite bank, but
no voice answered Medenham' &
hail. Cynthia said not a syllable
until her companion handed her
his watch.
You are not going into that
river!" she cried.
There is not the slightest
risk" he said. 81 shall cling to
the rope, II that will satisfy you
"Well--if you promise about
the rope.
Soon he was out of sight, and
her heart knew its first pang OF
fear. Then she heard his cry OF
Got the boat" followed by the
clank of a sculling oar.
| At last, shortly before mid
night, they neared the hotel
Lights were visible on the quay
and Medenham read their mean
ing.
"They are sending out g
search party" he said. 81 must
60 and stop them. You run on tc
the hotel, Miss Vanrenen. Good
night"
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"CYNTHlA'S CHAUFFEUR"|
By Louis Tracy
Copyright by E. j. Clode, 1910
BEGIN HERE TODAY.

~ 81 l.. NnNG
1oung \ 'sroune Meashhait, Jus
back from ms resiHeht IN AlIis 1910,
meets Sln,tnonus, WHO 10, nioih -
served uhder MN. summons au
plains he owns the car, rs just
stsrtlns up IN BUSINESS 10, nm nm
sell anu was on ms way 70 oun
1uct ten- .uur % w.
England TOT MISS Syhthia van
reneh anu her cnaperoh sr,,,a the
MeIehnan oiiets ~ Co. Cor
a few days until simmonds can
get his auto repaired. Inc o,,si
Is accepted; ana Medenha' raaa
ing Dsie. ms own th a ieSiss an and
by rail. goes Tor the ladies ana
they speed out OF l.ondon. ,
Mrs' beNar' SNnsna Ia
: ASKS the new enauiaeut > man, nuihe, i nne
NJ, .,., HSor n,s ugSstua
his true name george Augustus
ri ..lr,s,,, ha. ranch aao 20 act
A.. .ruan, a We 10 al
the part on ser ,rsai, ana traat-
Wsss LOT ,t,s, u EHs,ttt anu az an
lhs ,he 'eaue'i"i
equa; bas ,horougb,y tn
muuei ~ i've na nn his niaee ~ sim
ilonus as n,,t "a, fhs end of the firs1
IN oruen, oa' E a. c man CONT ed.
uas a,Jany ,,na~nactediv an
ouara MAJ ths scona IL is fourin q
Iear,a t., n ~ VaIIon
EnS iatiu rht Madanhom overhears
ina. 10, batWaen the count
"a Ms Devar's son Cant. Jimmie
anu M -, yh"sa ren,,ta ton Meden-
aware Medenham imme-
.ta,t, s,,snacts a nIot nv which
.,f,,thia Is 70 he tricked into mar
49,, r. oonnt
Sins 81. as no, n, this time ioin
a., 80, ora a,vntbia knows moth
M pc ts nrasence In tho town,
InS Vi n,S piooIs susnicious ia
Maao,bam fha beauty Of the girl
Is annealed 70 him. and he de-
mas appeaieo 10 ,ith III. tour
'iu M, " 1000 a." a,ening .Iritzrnv" ba
ino 1880 tho hotel LADY
,i onpoG,i1as rim but he
rro,sisa" 80 aGay hafora she
iianaseS " avn nartv 70.
pr!hss MN anu ii' Wv" p'
se.h,er' s.y Mar;gry agat, an
me e,Ii I 80 q ftaSn9on nravaiIs
pears any - 30 80, his nav car
Gpoi ~ ~, int6 bristol where
uufins .nI -, ~ IN fnr tbe night
'he pat = 70 " pi p nrayant Me.
go, soi,osv,ng hut he
oeniiaih ~ o,i s 49, his car the
e9Ms nef, anu s,uda,s nana aftar the
heIcui y, at a"' si he o,artaLas
otner .aa, IL ErnncSman al dusl,
.Sh." i anu "a Innniw road thai
On 49, ~ Pristni Tho m
uoSS not Eau 80 u.i,bout netrol
oeh,,an, eha,ffanr ha s
haan oant IN tho wrong direction
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DISCUSS SUNDAY FUNERALS.

There will be a special meeting
of lodge representatives Thurs
day, May Ia, at p. m, In Moose
hall, to discuss the proposed Sun
day funerals. A call for the
meeting has been issued by Nick
Reuter- and X. A. u. Young.
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Kaiser Goes South

City Librarian Kaiser left for
Los Angeles yesterday, to bring
his wife to Tacoma with him. She
stopped off at Los Angeles on the
trip to Tacoma because of brief
illness.
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Cant Identify Negro

All efforts have failed in iden-
tification of the negro killed yes
terday by a Northern Pacific
train south of Tacoma. He was
about 80 years old, but the body
was terribly mangled, so that
Identification may be impossible.
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CHAPTER X.

The Parting Of the Ways.
The next morning Mrs. Devar
was i'll. The excitement OF
the night before had been too
much for that lady's already over
wrought nerves, and a headache
was the result,
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Rheumatism
Remarkable Home Care Given by
One Who Had It--He wants
Every Sufferer 20 Benefit

Send No Mouey-Just Your Al
dress.
Years OF awful suffering ana
misery have taught this man, Mark
II. jackson OF Syracuse. New York.
how terrible an enemy to human
happiness rheumatism Is, and have
given him sympathy with all un-
fortunates who are within It's grasp.
He wants every rheumatic victim
what he says:
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"Swap" ads, 10 words 3 timea
Is cents. See Want Nd page. 80
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-09-02

shall receive or agree to receive any
compensation, directly or indirectly
for any services rendered or to be
rendered to any parties, in relation to
any pursuit in which the United
States is party, directly or indi-
rectlv interested"
The indictment of Senator Mitch
ell was in connection with land
frauds perpetrated in the State of
Oregon on December :, 1904. S. A.
D. Puter and number of other de-
PENDANTS were convicted of conspira
cy to defraud the government out Of
certain lands in the state of Oregon.
and these defendants thereupon made
confessions duplicating certain men
in high offices. Puter, in his confes :
sion, alleged that he had paid Sena-
to- Mitchell $1,000 for securing Nit
chelfs influence in pushing through
| certain fraudulent things in the land
office.
Upon hearing this charge Senator
| Mitchell left Washington and reach
| ed Portland on December "A, 1904
! for the purpose Of testifying before
the grand jury. He appeared before
! that body on December 81. and vas
indicted for completely in the Puter
! conspiracy. The same grand jury
| found a second Indictment against
him on January 81. 1905, in connec-
ton with the additional alleged con-
| spiracy of fraudulently securing
government lands. The Indictment
/ on which the senator was convicted
was found on February l. 1t
/ charged in seven different counts an
unlawful agreement on the part of
| the senator in connection with his
! law partner. A. II. Turner, of re-
: ceiving an unlawful receipt of ce~.
tain moneys from Frederick A. Kribs
for services rendered in connection
with certain land entries, chiefly
| timber claims. which We're pending
| in the department and in which the
| United States was interested.
There was a fourth indictment
found by the same grand jury against
! Senator Mitchell. in which he was
charged with completely in the con-
| spiracy to create new forest re-
serve in the Blue mountains in cas-
| tern Oregon, with a view to the
profit for private individuals who
| were interested in utilizing lands al
| ready taken up
The Indictment found on February
is the one which came on first t.
he tried and was the one which at.
! tracted the largest share of attention
1t was followed on February 8 by
the Indictment of Senator Mitchell!
law partner, A. II. Turner for thu
crime Of perjury. The trial was helC
before Judge De Haven. His demur
rer was based principally on the con
tention that the indictment did no
charge him with knowledge of tn,
t receipt of any of the moneys which
Kribs had paid and also on tn
ground that it did not state tina
Senator Mitchell was a United State
! senator at the time named.
The testimony for the government
attempted to show that the money
paid by Kribs were paid in the form
of checks drawn in favor Of the firm
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-09-02

and Mitchell and Tanner; that in
ever case these checks were depos-
tied to the firms credit and that a
few days after the expiration of the
month in which the money was paid
the balance of the firms credit in
the bank was divided, Senator Nit
chell receiving his share.
One of the strongest points in the
governments case against Senator
Mitchell was the testimony of Judge
Tanner to the effect that when
Mitchell came to Oregon on Deem
Der, 1904, to appear before the grand
jury, he and Tanner had entered into
firm contract, under the terms OF
which Judge Tanner should be per-
mitted to hold for his own use, II
moneys received by the firm for ser
vices rendered in any of the depart
ments at Washington.
Such a contract was prepared ant
antedated March, 1901, the begin
ming of Mitchells senatorial terms
and Judge Tanner appeared befor'
| ths grand jury with testimony tina
the fabricated contract was genuine
Through sharp work on the part o
I detectives in the service of the gov
1 eminent this transaction was run
| Gown and Judge Tanner was con
| fronted with such proof of the fab
rication of the contract as induce,
him to turn states evidence.
| Senator Mitchell's counsel attempt
| ed to keep out this fabricated con
/ tract by contending that Tanner wa
Mitchells attorney at the time an,
! that therefore he could not be per
! mitted to disclose any communica
tons which had passed between
them. The case was closely ant
capably tried
The trial had lasted from June ..
until July 3. Upon his conviction 4;
new trial was asked for but was de
1 MED on July 16, and on July &c
/ he was sentenced to pay a fine O
$1,000 and to serve six months pena
! servitude. After his conviction al
/ appeal was made which was pendin;
/ at the time of his death on Decem
/ her 5. 1905.
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SHE KNEW

1t was young Mrs. Robinson's first
dinner party, and she was suffering all
the usual terrors of the inexperienced
hostess.
However, the cook rose to the occa-
sion splendidly, and. so far az the din
ner itself was concerned, Mrs. Robin
son was delighted.
The only fly in the ointment was
Jane. Jane was the new parior maid,
she was slow, clumsy, and her wait
ing was bad. But, in addition to these
faults, she insisted on keeping her
mouth wide open.
This so got on Mrs. Robinson's nerves
that at last she exclaimed
Jane, your mouth is wide OPEN"
Jane withdrew her gaze from the
ceiling and said, looking down with a
CHEEKY smile:
1T know it is, maam; I opened il
myself "-EXchange