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army appropriations are s1O5. $50, as
against s101, ,977,S62 for the present, and
the navy estimate is $142, ,619,O33. as
against $I41.393,217. The navy building
program is given as two battleships,
six destroyers. at least eight subma :
rines, one gunboat and an oiler
In the District Of Columbia. in sddi-
ton to caring for existing projects, the
estimates carry 100000 for the final
appropriation necessary for completing
the work on the Lincoln memorial. For
the memorial amphitheater at Arlins-
ton, 100000 is asked; for Improvement
work on the Potomac and Anacostia
rivers, $4,000 is estimated.
No request is made for tho cra.+
Falls project. The only mention of this
Is found in the reproduction of this
letter OF Commissioner Siddons to the
Secretary Of the Treasury:
to omit from their estimates an item
of $3.0O0.0OO for preliminary worl. on
the Great Falls water-power nroiect
and for increasing the water sunnlv
transmitted to them by the Secretary
of War, for the reason that tI,av are
prohibited by law from exceeiine in
the total of their estimates the to+,i
estimated revenues of the District of
Columbia. and they could not incIude
the Great Fails item and come within
that limit without sighting necessary
projects. institutions and services of
the District of Columbia The Com
missioners indorse the item in cues
ton and favor it. but feel that it
should be transmitted in the estimates
of the War Department, and IN The
9Th instant SO advised the Secretary
of War
Estimates for increasing the eff
clency OF the Washington navy yard
are included. also for charging The
powder plant at Indian Head. In
creases are found in the estimates for
compensation at the bureau of cn~rav
ing and printing. on account of the
new war tax and internal revenue
stamps.
The estimates for the Department of
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to any great extent.

W any SiSoe SNe'
The estimates, which represent the
administrations endeavor to keep the
government within the limits of it's
income which has been decreased by
the European war, are as folloWs py
grand divisions:
legislative, including government
printing office, s13,6s0, 562.52.
Executive, including civil service
commission. $66S,55O.O0.
State Department. including all for
eign intercourse. $5,171, 1886.
Treasury Department, S136,S33. $4,000.
Territorial governments. S1s0,600.00.
Smithsonian Institution. interstate
commerce commission. Arlington Me-
mortal and other independent Offices
and commissions, $3,S66,O2O.O0.
District Of Columbia. $13,66S. %.
(This total includes estimates for Dis
trict bill and also miscellaneous items
in sundry civil bill.)
War Department. including army
S1S6,675, ,373.S1.
Panama canal. $1S.931 ,S65.5s.
Navy Department. including navy ana
new ships, s147,764.OSo.ss
Post Office Department tnot Including
postal servicc), S1s2o,695.oo:
Postal service, payable from postai
receipts. s297,355, 64.0o. o
413.OO. .,.-
o950o ,,ooo
Department of Justice, $10.S57,91S.50.
Total, $1,O9O,775, ,134.3S.
with the expectation that the postal
service will continue to be seif-sustaln,
ing. the postal item OF $297," l6f VIII
bc deducted, as it is returned to the
Treasury from postal earnings. leaving
the actual total of expenditures at
| 5793, 3,i19.910.
Army and Navy Get More.
OF interest at this moment ia the 1act
that while reductions are the rule. the
| army and navy estimates are larger
] this year than the current act, The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
ARMY and Navy Get More.

OF interest at this moment is the fact
that while reductions are the rule. the
army and navy estimates are larger
this year than the current act, The
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unceasing stream of fresh troops and
engines Of war.
The enemy's plan around Lodz in
wolves the cutting of some OF War
munication. The German plan to hold
this wedge all winter, inausurating an
elaborate trench warfare system like
that on the west front"
Lodz Bombardment Severe.
PETRoGRAp. via London, December
THE Novoe vremya's correspondent
at the front in a dispatch to his paper
tells Of the bombardment of LODI. He
says:
The shelling of Lodz began week
ago and grew heavier and heavier un-
til the shells were landing in the town
at flve-minute intervals, setting many
fires
From the battlefield the town ap-
peared enveloped in flames. Wednes-
day the Germans attempted to storm
the city, but they We're driven back by
the Russian bayonets
The town is in g. pitiable state. The
Ioo.o0o inna bitants are scantily provid-
ed with food, and there is no employ-
ment. as the factories have long since
Deen closed. There has been no reeu-
Iar communication with the outside
world the past two months"
Russians Reported shelling cracow.
THE HAGUE. December s. via London
december "A Russian staff officer
To-Day made the statement that. accord
ing TO official news received at
O'Clock this afternoon, Russian force
IS now bombarding Cracow and its
suburbs from the southeast.
The officer added that the Russians
nave ieft sufficient force in the CEN
ter OF Poland to oppose a renewal oc
the German offensive and that they
VIII concentrate all their forces for
any entrance into Germany on the line
of Cracow. Oppeln and Breslau. the
two latter places being i'm Silesia.
The officer said that according to the
best information received by him
cholera is severely ravaging the
Przemysl garrison.
Vienna Being Fortified.
VENICE, via London, December -
Advices received here from Vienna say
that the work of fortifying the capital
is proceeding rapidly. Several thou
sand men are reported to be employed
in digging trenches.
Eighty-eight railway cars filled with
wounded men are said to have arrived
in Vienna one day last week. Among
the wounded was an Austrian general.
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Amount Asked $l,09o,755,l34, OF
$3,393,962 Less Than the Cur
rent Appropriation to Run
the Government.

The word Economy adequately describes nearly every line
general
fiscal formally Congress today and carrying
total for all departments of $oeo77534 The $33e3eo2
appropriations year, ends
and $eo6643 less
sented year ago for the governments expenses.
The estimated practically the
the and the only of national
establishment required for the taking
already authorized The salary
comparatively nothing clerical
positions departments Washington tiny
established positions been disturbed
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WARSAW PERIL Seen
ASRESULT OF TAKING
0FL0DZBY GERMANS
Russians Said to Have Changed Pro-
gram and Now Propose An
Invasion Of Hungary.

LONDON December T. ss ANA comparison of the
from Berlin Petograd leads the conclusion that the
Germans again occupy which city they driven
their first Warsaw Berlin makes positive
that LODI while Petrograd admits
situation there is desperate
If the fall of the city fact indicates that
with Warsaw again seriously menaced but semial
from Peogad declares
to hold the invaders northern Poland will
with doing this while devong their main energies
of Cracw and the invasion of Hungary
HUNGARY DECLARED WEAK POINT
Hungary according from the Russian capital
weak the allies
Peograd that early the time of the fall
berg Austria asked Russia negotiations
this end really took place. apparently proved aboriv
The story again in Petrograd report
that the Hungarian prime minister Emperor
William demanded better military protection Hungary of
which would the loss of the kingdom.
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SAYS ENGLAND PLEDGED BELGIUM
NOT TO VIOLATE HER NEUTRALITY

FOR US to be the first to violate il
and to send troops into Belgium would
De TO give Germany, for instance. justi-
hcation for sending troops into Bel
GUM Also what we desired in the
case OF Belgium. as i'm that of other
neutral countries. was that their ncu-
trai1ty should be respected and as long
as 1t is not violated by any other
power we should certainly not send
troops ourselves into their territory"
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REPORTED BURNING OF OSTEND
IS NOT CONFIRMED OR DENIED

either by a British bombardment or
Gel man incendiaries"
A Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
says the report of 4 backward move
ment by the German troops along tho
ser canal is officially denied at Berlin.
ai.ars experts attah considerable
In portance to the unofficial statemenf
that the French have seriously inter
Tered with the German communications
between Metz and Woevre districts in
france, for here. as elsewhere. com
Inand of the roads is of the greatest
Importance to the armies
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Wedge Through Russian Lines

LONDON, December THE latest Of
fetal French statement indicates tnere
has been little change during the past
twenty-four hours along-the battle line
in France and Belgium .
Nothing has been received either m
confirmation or denial of the report
that Ostend is in flames The story
came in a dispatch from Dunkikrk 10
the Daily Chronicle. which said; os-
tend is reported to be on fire. 1t is be
lieyed the confiagration was caused
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Cannot Estimate Losses.

Cannot Estimate Losses.
An official statement issued at Petro-
grad describes as ridiculous the Ger
man claims of having captured enor-
nous numbers of prisoners. cannon and
machine guns. 1t says that the armies
have been fighting continuously. and
that it is impossible to estimate the
losses.
This fact" continues the statement.
prevents us from publishing an official
denial. as the general staff carefully
avoids giving any details that have not
-On the other hand. the German de-
nfal that they have lost a single gun
is disproved by the fact that in the
Brzeziny district alone (near Lodz) we
took from them twenty-three guns and
a large amount of spoils. AS to Ger
man prisoners, 10000 have passed one
point alone of our front where prison.
erS are registered.
supply columns which they burned nor
the cannon and ammunition which they
abandoned in the forests, and which
we are gradually finding.
Dead Piled in Heaps.
"The Germans also conceal the losses
which they sustained in the November
fighting, although witnesses state that
never has a field of battle presented
such a sight, as on the roads OF the
German retreat toward Strykow AL
some points where We attacked the
German flanks the German dead were
piled not less than meter high. -Aii
the Inhabitants of the district have been
engaged in the work of burylng the
dead and clearing the fields where re-
cent combats were waged.
Several German divisions. especially
that of the guards. have been SO Sc
yerely tried during their efforts to
escape our clutches that they have
completely disappeared from the front
in order to recuperate and reorganize
their formation"
Wedge Through Russian Lines.
For the past three. days" says
PetroSrad dispatch to the Daily Teie-
.,ranh. dated Friday, "the Germans in
Russian Poland around Lodz have been
strenuously aggressive
Their wedge. which already has
haan driven into Russian Poland, is
heinr pushed with tremendous rein
forcemeuts. The base Of this wedge is
Thorn and kaliscz. The apex Is Lowfcz.
This gives the Germans control OF all
the railroads in this triangle. They
are using the railroads to pour in an
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payments on account OF the bonded in
debtednexs of the District in the re-
demption of bonds. s65I.7O0; interest
on the bonded Indebtedness, $303,10s;
payment OF the balance due the United
States on account of general advances
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WEATHER.

Rain tonight; Tuesday cloudy. with
northerly gales. diminishing and be-
coming northwest
Temperature for the past twenty-four
hours: High, 81, at 4 pm. yesterday.
Low, 35, at Z am. today.
For full report see page seventeen.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-07-18
ROADDANDfBRlDGB FUND.

-l.faffo.fy fnu Nv; ~ ooFhht secretary
,reportedt that, Racquet should, DE
permitted, to- close the. road, pro-
yided,thata small property WHICH
would be shut out from the road,
be given an outlet.os ON motion
Of Mr.. Gates, duly seconded and
carried, fthe report was, received
and the President authorized and
directed to, secure the, right-of-
way necessary for the outlet in
question. - IA
Mr.. Edgar J. Bourg again
asked to be compensated, for
lands taken from him on the
Forty Arpent road. On motion
Of Mr.. Gates, seconded by Mr..
Wallet and carried, the Secretary
was instructed to pay Mr.. Bourg
the sum Of $4,000 for the land.
Mr.. Telesphore Robichaux
asked that the Jury join the
property holders in diggingN a
Canal So that the Robichaux road
might be property drained. Mr.
| Valet moved that Mr.. lDelcambre
be authorized to make such agree
ment with the interested property
holders as he deemed: fair; fhs
vas secondedS by Mr., Gates fnd
| carried, \
| Elm request Of Mr.. Lanar.,
that he be permitted to contact
for the construction Of aAstretci
! of road near Arthur Leblanc I
{ place, was on motion, duly sec
Aonded and carried, granted
: On motion Of Mr. Gates sec
onded by Mr.gWaletl and Acar
/. ried the sum Of Fifty Dollar
was appropriated to Mr.. pei
cambre for the repair Of LAX
road In the 7th ward; and 50 o.
Ito Mr.. Gary for the repair ofsth'
liGrand Marias Road.
i. It. was moved by DR.. Boykin
seconded by Mr.. Gary and car
/, ried, that the Engineer be in
J strncted to trace. and survey tn
road leading from Latina : cross
ing, to the rear of 9TH ward; ant
to cause all stumps to be- removed
from the right-of-way 0
- On motion of NJ, Landry, see
1onded by Mr.. Romero and car
ried, the President was author
lied and directed to purchase tn
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-07-18

4 The REPORT Of the Parish ,Engil
q naee araS was otdeGreedp filed, The
peohmittee Of the. New IBERIA
Avery Island Road submitted II the
ilS, AysErs Island siSSi' June iii 4g7o'i4
10, the Honorable Police Jury, Of
IN iberia Parish, New Iberia, La.
Sirs-YoyI ! committee, 40, aH-
pointed to secufe rights-of-wat
for the proposed road from New
Iberia, Louisiana, to Avery Is.
land, La, paralleling the Salt
Mine Railroad, begs to report
throughA its chairHan Mr.. Ed
Ward AJsry McIlhsnny, that the
Ar&hts May has bten secured
ma aArraneed for , the entire
Npgth, with Vhe exception of q
small track Of Armand Miguel.
which track is 47-1O0 Of an acre
long, joining Oscar Derouen on
the north and Felicien Delcambrt
on the south. We have offered
Mr.. Miguez twice the assessed
value of his land and d small bon
Us in additional, and he is asking
$4,000 for the rights Of way
across his property. We would
therefore, ask that you exprop-
rate this small track of land, :
We have made satisfactory ar
rangements with Mr.. Hamilton
Dereuei> for the right-of-wa.
across his property, and you are
at liberty, now to proceed with
the. building Of the, road on Mr.
Derouen's property. i
Y Respectfully submitted.
E. AZ McILHENNY, 8
Chairman
It was moved by Mr. Del
cambre, seconded by DR.. Boykil
and unanimously carried, tina
the President, DR.. H. A. King, b.
authorized and instructed t
cause appropriation proceeding
to be instituted to secure \ til
,right-of-way, over and 'across5th
property to Mr.. Armand Migue7
necessary for the construction Q
the New Iberia-Avery ISLAM
Road vxAo-re,, !.
Mr.. Romero, chairman Of tn
committee appointed to invest
gate ma adjust TIE closing Of tn
East side rcSd BY Octsss. Rsqne1
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-07-18

motion Of Mr.. Romero, seconded
Nv Nh. Gary, . /
On motion of Mr.. Landry, sec
.. ded by DR.. Boykin aud ear
ried Mr. Gates was authorizes
! and directed to purchase ca.
of coal.
! Mr.. Druilhet moved that bid,
for the Parish printing be al
vertised for. This was seconded
by DR.. Boykin and carried,
The Secretary was instructed,
on motion Of Mr.. Druilhet, see
, onded by DR.. Boykin and carried,
to issue a voucher OF $106.0W to
the Assessor as an advance on
commissions. for this years a
sessment roll.
Engineer GuIifoux asked that
further time b. granted him to
furnish the bond required FROM
m. On notion duly seconded
and carried. Mr.. Gdllfoux was
given until Thursday July 9th, to
furnish said bond. ''i t' i.. '.'H
The following bills were APP
proved: ; or s''.+' '.''N l
JUSTICES AND CONsTABLEs.
= f. Leblanc, 1855; wv. Romero
SS,55;1J, A. Dugas $14;95; '. !.
Smith 5000; f. Romero $500 !;
M A. Moss $3.50; /. L, Legnon
5000; "a. Goula, 1885; J. i a.
| Babin 1855; Chas. Bo,itte $1492 I;
IS, Miguezl $3.50; Oct, Hebe1tt,
/ 5000; r.. Duplaptis $500 ;AE. De
CUR 1856; J. A. Segura 1855 !;
M. j. Dpmingue $2500I j. &c.
Thomas 5000; lJss. Borel 5000.
GENERAL. FUND. /
I'm. 81. Burke $100oQ;t ISL l..
Broussard,. $3.50; Clark aYd
} Courta $57 .95s Mrs. John Bro1s-
dsard $24.0Q; Ma T. Hardware go
49, 90; IT, Bropssard $4,000; a. =.
Muller $1,000; Dautsrive Fur.
Co. $3.50; w. L. Burke $685. F.
o. Darby $26. 100; n. H. Enterprise
publishing proceedings and print
ing $1,000, Ribbefk Mgr ca. SP !;
II. A, aDerohen $4,000 or voda
irs .9a CRIMINAL FUND Gaid
J.oCy Broussard 1$2.Ds: J.1 ".
Eckart 5000; MIC Relcambre So /;
lBoV. Mouret $3.50; sAug. Morton
$685. Lazard King $3.50; A.. \.
Muller $500; Jos. oBQnint $500 -;
A.A. Florv, $1.9O; Jos. Glodhere
So; H. PI Gates 81 ii JIG. Leblanc
/ SO; p, G. Romero $3.50; d. Blous-
sard Sill 90'niniu 8.nebreo
+ 1nOAD & BRIDGE FUND
Delma Hebert $1200l;; o Ammo
Wyche $1,000, Eli Boutte ,$l2
Moremas Dugas $74.50; Aleee
Vaughn So; A.. Fortier $4,000
A. Decuir 1920; p. l.. Renoudet
! Lumber Co. $32.12s D. Gensoulir
1885 : Alphonse aBreaux1 $3.50
Planters Lumber Co. i$2l6.72; IA
, Ranconet $1,000 u. f. Nreyfus
4 $500; Geo. Oubre $3.50; A. }
Decourt$ 500. e1ih9eaod boo4
has tg.5 BONDS b. 3edt
81 VIM. Lourd 5000; ElfP- .Dore
mus 1920; F. G. Austin, Drain
age Co. $l3.0g; Alpine Domihgu
$500; A.s Matthew $751; Dorvill'
Romero $1O.75; Leonard Romer'
4 $4.3Oy A. Babineaux $1,000; F. M
i bodin 800; g. T..dLandry M5
Jas. Smith $4,000; l.. M Turne
$4,000; j. ID. Adams Co 1925
Texas Oil Co. $42 .66 !; E. aMigue
$50; Moremas Dugas $4,000; p. {
Romero $1.75; E. Babineaux So
w. E. Germ $1046.31; Lourd
! Pal Roll 1880; Il. Bennett $27
V. p. tGuilfour 5000; u. M. Turr
, er 35c; VIM. Lourd $3.50; J. Mi
! hell 81; NJ. Derouen $50.75; {
, T. Landry $3.50; Arthur La,
Try 81; Bertrand Lumber G.
$23.o1; E. j. Boupg $4,000; Ne
iberia Commission Co. $1S3.16.
On motion duly seconded an
carried, the meeting was az
] aonrned to fe-conyene, Thursda
! July 9th, 1914.
! |. 20 lH.IA. I KING President.
] W. Ii. BURKE, Secretar
u = q5-.L-L
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-07-18
Proceedings OF the Police Jury.
New iberia. La. July 2. II.

New iberia, La, July Z, IA.
The Police Jury met this day
in regular session, DIR. II. A. King
presiding and the following mem
bers present, viz: DR.. Z. "A.
Boykin. Messrs. Fred Decourt,
Laodice Delcambre, +. j. Druil
het, +. j. Gary. II. p. Gates, H.
j. Landry, Q. ID. Romero and z.
C. Valet. Absent: Mr.. Il. G..
DeBlanc.
The minutes Of the meeting Of
June 4th were read and approved.
The reports of the Treasurer and
of the Secretary were ordered
spread on the minutes: 6 So
/ TREASURER $ REPORT. 4
New Iberia, La, July !, IA, g
TO the President and members OF
the Police Jury, Parish Of he
riag La: core ar I3i 7
/ GehtlehenIF beg To submit
this my report of receintss any
disbursements for the PARISH
from June 1st to Both Inclusive:
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-07-18
$595d.5l

w 7 To956.oI
DISBURSEMENTS.
Vouchers paid .....;. $500. 81 %
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-07-18
RECEIPTS.

Balance .$11O6.13
w. l.. Burke Secty -. 100000
w. i. Burke, Secty 80. S44.o2
Int from Bank 80. So
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-11
VICTORIA, PRESTON co.

Mrs. Geo. Collins met with an acct
dent last Tuesday heating some coffee
in a small bucket with the lid shut
down tight. She was standing by the
stove when the bucket exploded fill
ling her face with the boili coffee,
her burns were painful but not seri-
Gus, and SHE vii soon recover.
Protracted meeting begin at this
place last Sunday night November l.
Mrs. Nancy Fortney wife Of iona.
than Fortney departed this life Nov
ember Z. 1914.
Mrs. Fortney was noble type OF
Christian womanhood she has been IA
member Of the NJ. E. Church since
her youth and her daily walks were
even in accord with her profession.
The funeral services we're in charge
Of the Aev. Johnson pastor of the U.
3. church, where held atthe home on
Monday afternoon at two thirty o
clock.
The remains were laid to rest in the
err cemetery.
Blue Belle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-11
BAD B R { A II
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove it

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablctn, the sub
stitute for calomel, net gently on che
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath ind
quick relief through Or. Edwards Olive
Tablets. The pleasant. suGar-coated
tablets are taken for bad breath BY all
DR. Edwards Olive Tablets act gently
but firmly on the bowels and liver,
stimulating them to natural action.
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system.
They do that which dangerous cnlo-
mel does without any OF the bad after
effects.
All the benefits OF nasty, sickcn!nG,
gripping cathnrtics are derived from pf.
Edwards Olive Tablets without gripping,
pain or disagr"eablc effects OF any kind.
DIR. +. NJ. Edwards discovered the for
mula after seventeen years Of practice
among patients afflicted with howell ans
liver complaint with the attendant bad
breath.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are purely
q vegetable compound mixed with olive oil,
YOU will know them by their olive color.
Take one or two every night for a
week and note the effect. loo Nnd CSC
per box. All druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company, Columbus, .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-11
Indicate how e.se may serve iti-: you la1


="
"Digby didn't offer any suggestions
in his wire Il gather?"
Zone moment: have 1t here"
Naturally I'd like a bath and a
change Of clothes" Barcus pursued
while the judicial breast-pocket was
being explored; and could do with
transportation to New York by the
first train out Of this God.forsaken
hole, and"
This is what Mr.. Digby says" the
Judge interrupted, laboricusly de-.
ciphering the message by the light OF
a match: Please see to immediate
release Of one Thomas Barcus, prob.
ably in jail in your Jurisdiction for riot.
ing on waterfront this morning. Pay
his fine and instruct him to report TO
me in New York at earliest feasible
hour. Give him all the money he
wants and look to me for remunera-
ton"
"Eh?" Barcus interrupted. sitting up
smartly; what's that last again."
Patiently the Judge repeated the
sentence from the message.
Thanks. Please don't read farther.
You might come to something that
would spoil 1t. It's almost too beauti
full as 1t stands" Barcus observed
Law owes me five thousand or 8:
'iquidated damages-but I'll be res
sonable. Frisk this burg for a fifth d
that sum before train time-and |
promise to ask nothing more!"
His private comment was: I've sus
pected that this was fairy-tale all
along. Now know it Isl" i
And this phase OF incredulity per
sisted in coloring the complexion O!
his mind until the moment, some
hours later, when the train connecting
at Providence with the Midnight Ex.
press for New York pulled out OF New
Bedford bearing transformed Barcus
almost impenetrably disguised in q