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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-15

pOQemOS onCuS1dSmafnOS mucnO con oS
te dicho que ell reporter pone en- boca
del gobernador Yager, cuando pone
otros conceptos, tambien, que son de to-
do punto err6neos, tan peregrinamente
err0neos que por respeto a nuestro go
bernador hemos de atribuir la fanta-
sla reporteril antes que a las manifesta
clones del interrogado
Nuestros lectores pueden juzgar por
esta muestra:
''Se indican marcados progresses
ce-en las obras de ingenier1a durante
el periodic de la domination americana.
Ounce ailos, al desembarcar los ameri-
canos, no habia alcantarillas, acueduc-
tos, nj pavimentos nj aceras. Los pc
desires caminaban pOr mitad de las ca
lies, que serv1a de GAUGE las aguas de
los alcantarillados
iQui6n le habra contado este a Mr..
wager, que lie ha puesto en- ell triste ca
so de ser confundido con uno de esos
ministries protestantes que al volver
fracasados a su pals despu6s de una
tentativa in1til en- Puerto Rico, nos
presentan en- 1898, POGO menos que CO.
mo los indios que encontro Don Crist6-
bal Colon en- los lejanos d1as del descu-
brimientos?
Sepa ell gobernador Yager que aqu1
estaban hechos desde antes que vlniesen
los americanos las alcantarillas las ace
ras e1 acueducto. Y la gente andaba
como ahora, por las aceras, y las aguas
no corrian por mitad de las GALES, sino
por bajo elias.
Y agrega: "Atin los nativos de las
classes mas pobres han adoptado nuevos
habitos y usan hoy calzadO. Las GALES
pavimentadas y otras mejoras moder-
mas han hecho ell calzado deseable don
de en- dias de antanos, de GALES Tango
sas y sin aceras, llevar los pies descal-
zos era la costumbre general.
No Mr.. Yager, no. Los que antes
iban descalzos, van hoy descalzos tam
bi6n seguiran yendo descalzos toda la
vida.
Y ESQ no debe sorprenderle al "Was-
hington Times, va que en- la propia
capital federal en- cuanto llega ell vera
no Sc We por las GALES y por los jardines
en- ell interior de las casas muchas
gentes descalza de pies y piernas.
Pero en- fin; no nos vamos poner
con dimes diretes con Mr.. wager,
cuando tenemos la presunci6n de que
estas cosas que ha dicho as1, como el no
las VIC antes, ha tenido que hablar por
referencia, y el que lie engan6 tan tor
pemente es ell verdadero culpable de es-
te lamentable desentono de S. b.
De todos modos, viva prevenido con-
ira esta clase de informaciones tenden-
ciosas, que tanto danan al pals puerto
rriqueno a la seriedad y a la Justlcia
del pueblo americana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-15
La ciudadanla y los zapatos

ae-v4.
jHabra dicho ell gobernador esas CO
sas al Washington Times, ell re-
porter que celebr6 la intervi1 con Mr..
wager, Sc las hace decir con la Gesa-
prensi6n que los periodistas america
nos suelen poner al transcribir las con-
versaciones tenidas con ellos? Mas bien
nos inclinamos a admitir este 1ltimo,
porque es mas facil que Sc equivoque
al hablar de Puerto Rico quien nunca
estuvo aqu1, que el funcionario que lle'
va va dos amos entire nosOtros y duran
te esos dos amos ha procurado cultivar
amistades, adquirir conocimientOs, y
ha sabdo ser justo en- muchas Ocasio-
nes. Ell reporter del "Washington III
mes'', tai vez no sepa nj donde queda
Puerto Rico, suponiendonos en- ell ca
mino de Manila en- la ruta de NADIA
gascar.
De todos modos, la buena intenci6n
que sc trasluce en- la intervi1 del gOber-
nador, pesar de las inexactitudes que
contiene, nos induce rectifcar 10 di-
cho por ell peri6dico de Washington, va
que, juzgar por los antecedentes que
lie abonan hemos de supOner que 81 ell
gobernador ha dichO 10 que ell peri6di-
co publica es porque ha tenido malos
mentores. u
Conste que, la rectifcaci6n que va
mos pOner la version del "Washing-
ton Times, no es por 10 que aqu1 i'm
porte esclarecer ciertas cosas que estan
de sobra sabidas sino para brindarle a
Mr.. Yager una OCCASION de rectifcar sus
datos err6neos 81 desea una informa-
ci0n mejor que la vertida en- ell diario
americana
Nuestro colega La Democracia ."
que ha traducido la intervid de referen-
ella, la public6 aver sin hacer comenta-
rio, subrayando ilnicamente la Erase en-
que ell gobernador advierte que 81 ell
Congreso no legisla para Puerto Rico,
debe devolver la Isla sus anteriores
duenos
Si ell gobernador de Puerto Rico pu-
diese decir este, apoyando SUI demanda.
mas que en- un sentimiento de justicia
en- Ell amago de una fuerza que pudiera
ser empleada, tai vez ell COngreso Sc
apresurar1a adoptar uno de los termi-
nos del dilema; pero en- la forma mo
fensiva en- que Mr.. wager Sc expresa,
mucho tememos que no produzca efec
to.
AL ocupar la isla hace amos, despoja-
ron los Estados Unidos los puertorri
quefios de la ciudadan1a espahola, que
dando estos-dice ell gobernadOr-
hu6rfanos de nacionalidad.
Honrada declaration es esta que pone
las cosas en- su lugar, en- un punto en-
que algunos inconsistencies han preten-
dido acumular cargos contra la naci6n
vencida, culpandola de no haber pUestO
fuera de toda duda ell status" de los
puertorriqueiios. Pero es claro que no
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-15
UN CENSO EN- ITALIA.

Roma, 15.-Seg1n un empadrona-
miento hecho recientemente, Sc ha
comprobado que mientras ell nt1mero de
s1bditos ingleses, franceses y rusos en-
Italia ha disminuido notablemente des-
de ell principe de la guerra, ell de aus
triacos alemanes ha aumentado con-
siderablemente. Los embajadores de
Alemania y Austria, temiendo que este
empadronamiento traiga como resulta-
do la expulsion eventual de sus s1bdi-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-15
UN AVANCE FRACASADO.

Petrogrado, 14-(Ofcial de anocheI.
Del Estado Mayor General del Conan
dante en- Jefe Ell tiroteo de fusil y ca
non ~ ces0 un momento durante la
noche del IL de enero en- todo ell largo
del frcnle Encuentros impOrtantes
han tenido lugar en- ciertos distritos
en- las rutas seguidas por nuestra CO.
lumna de vanguardia que avanzaba por
esta region al este de Roseg (Prusia
OrientaD. Nuestras tropas, despues de
rechazar la caballer1a enemiga, auXi-
iada por la infanter1a, han ocupado
varias aldeas. Los alemanes no desalo-
JarOn una de estas ultimas que estaba
f tifcada, sin0 despues de un ataque.
a la bayoneta AL sud-oeste de Mula-
va nuestras tropas han avanzado en- di-
recci0n de Radzanowa, en- ell frente que
comprende a Koslow, Biscoupe, Yak
ZeW y Suchd. Los alemanes, despu6s
de haber hecho algunos disparos de ca
T0n han tornado la ofensiva contra La
Inca situada al sur Pero nuestras
tropas les han rechazado facilmente.
En- la region de Browimow- Canine
VOLTA y Szidlowska, ell enemigo Sc ha
lanzado a unos cuantos ataques que
han resultado completamente in1tiles
Los alemanes Ell su marcha sobre Gal
mine han tratado de mantenrse a Gu
bierta de los brequeles. En- la region
situada al sur de la estancia de Moghe-
ly ell enemigo ha atacado reptidas We
ces, siendo rechazado sin difcultad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-15
= @ n BL E CIR n NJ r s,
Horrible terremoto en- Italia En- Vezzano ha habido
doce mil muertos ocho mil Los Abruzzos.
Los heridos pasan de treinta mil.


Paris, -(OfciaD Ell NAL tempo
ha prevalecido en- casi todo ell frente de
B6lgica, habiendo pasado un verdade-
70 simoun sobre las dumas a orillas del
mar. En- la region de Nieuport Ypres
nuestra artiller1a ha tiroteado efcaz-
mente las fOrtifcaciones edifcadas por
ell enemigo. Sobre ell Aisne, al nordeste
de scissors, ell combate ha sido porfa-
do durante todO ell d1a. Los alemanes
cuentan con fuerzas importantes. Nues-
tras tropas sc sostenido sobre las
alturas en- las pendientes al oeste del
Eperon 1872 Hacia ell Este nuestras
tropas han tenido que ceder terreno.
La lucha cOntin1a entire scissors y Be
rry-au-Bac. El fuego de nuestra artille-
ria ha prOvOcadO eXplosiones entire las
bater1as enemigas. En- Champagne, de
Reims al Argonne los duelos de artilie-
ria han sido sumamente violentos En-
la region de Souain ell fort1n al norte
de la quinta de Beausejouf contin1a en-
nuestro pOder nuestras tropas han es-
tablecido una trinchera a 60 metros de
la de Allwande. En- Argonne la lluvia
e! viento han impedido las operacio-
nes Ninguna acci6n de infanterla ha
ocurrido entire ell ArgOnne y ell MOsella.
En- los Vosgos ha habido canoneO inter
| mitente. La neblina es intensa y la ME
We cae en- abundancia.
BOMBARDEO DE LOS
DARDANELOs.
Paris, 14.-Una nota de Constantine
pla recibida por "Le Temps" via Pc
trogrado, anuncia la llegada de un gran
n1mero de heridos la capital de Tur-
qufa. Estos vienen de los Dardanelos,
donde cOntin1a ell bombardeO. Algu-
nos de los heridOs han sidO cOnducidOs
al Hospital frances en- ell cual los tur-
cos han izadO ell pabell0n otOmanO. El
Embajador americana ha protestado
contra este ha insistido en- que la
bandera turca sea reemplazada por la
, americana, puesto que los intereses
| franceses estan a cargo de la Embaja
| da Americana. Turqu1a ha accedido a
ello.
MAS DETALLES DEL TERREMOTO
Roma, 15-El siguiente telegrama ha
sido recibido del Padre Alfani, director
Il II Io1 oil do
va distinguido seismologista: La sa-
cudida se1smica registrada por nues-
tros aparatos parece haber sido desas-
trosa en- un radio de mas de Glen mi
llas. El centro parece ser la provincial
de Potenza las comunicaciones con la
capital de esta provincia han quedado
interrumpidas y es de temerse un de-
sastre Seg1n los 1ltimos informes re-
cibidos en- esta, muchas mas villas y
aldeas han quedado destruidas COM
pletamente Sc habla de 10000 muer-
tos 10000 heridos En- la villa de
Avezzano, en- Los Abruzzos, 5000 per-
sonas han perecido. Los detalles son
incompletos por la interruption de las
Was de communication.
LOS PREPARATIVOs DE GUERRA.
Chiasso, 15.-Contin1an las prepara-
clones de guerra. Ricciotti Garibaldi
ha recibido millares de cartas de ita-
lianos que desean enlistarse. La ma
yOr parte de estas misivas vienen
del extrangero, particularmente de
America. 1000 han sido reeibidas de
Buenos Aires, 1,5OO de New York,
1000 de Montevideo, 800 de Chicago y
600 de Rio Janeiro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-15
MINISTRO DIMIsIONARIO.

Viena, a. Ell "Wiener Fremdem-
blatt" anuncia q. el Conde Won Berch
told, ministro de relaciones exteriores,
ha presentado SUI dimisi6n y que 6sta
ha sido aceptada. Ell Conde Won Barch-
told sera reemplazado por ell Baron
Won Raumecz, Ministro de la Corte
Real en- ell Gabinete h1ngaro.
Viena, 15.-El Conde Won Berchtold.
primer ministro, ha dimitido. Ha sido
decidido por 80 votos aprobar ell Bill
del Presupuesto Naval sometido la
Camara, ratifcando la construction de
dos dreadnoughts, seis torpederos Y II
submarines, de los cuales uno sera de
alta mar, un buque petrolero, un trans
porte y un barco hospital. Ell cr6dito
para estas construeciones Sc eleva a
$53, 3,168,828.0O.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-15
HORRIBLE DEsAsTRE EN- ITALIA

Roma, 15.-Las noticias recibidas
hoy del terremoto hacen temer que ell
n1mero de muertos 8 heridos llegara q
cerca de 5O,000 Sc confrma la des-
trucci0n completa de Avezzano, situa-
da 80 millaS de Roma De su
poblaci6n de 5000 almas solo quedan
800 supervivientes, y la mayor parte
de ellos heridos Muchas aldeas en- la
vecindad de Vezzano han sufrido igual
suerte. Sc estima en- $4,000 ell n1mero
de muertos en- esta region. Centena-
res de personals han quedado enterra-
das en- los escombros. Las aldeas de
Cullo, Cappodocia, Veilli y Scurcola
han quedado tambi6n completamente
destruidas, habiendose encontrado has
ia ahora 500. cadaveres. Belmonte,
CASTILLO Alvito, San Donate, Roccaseo-
ca, Mignano, Arce, Popoli, Raiano, Wit
torio, Pentina, Pratola, Poligna, PREF
"a, Rocappia, Pattorano, Anversa, y
L oCCuI 1dL DULL 1NlO IIIly IduOcS I'D
nos. Las organizaciones de socorro Sc
hacen muy dif1ciles Los oficiales de
las ciudades castigadas estan entire las
vlctimas y ell servicio de tres ha q1
dado suspendido en- muchos sitios a
oonsecuencia de los desperfectos sufri-
dos por la via ferrea En- Roma la lis
ia de v1ctimas (no habido muertes) es
insignifcante pero los danos son mas
importantes de 10 que Sc anuncio al
principle. Tropas de las provincias
centrales y meridionales han sido en-
viadas a los puntos devastados El
Rey Victor Manuel ha lido en- autom0-
vii Frosionone manana partira en-
direction Averrano Ell asumira
personalmente la direction de los 5000
rros. Una segunda sacudida se1smica
fue sentida esta manana en- Roma, que.
sembro ell mayor panico en- la pobla-
cion, pero los danos causados han sido|
casi insignifcantes
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-15
INFORME DESMENTIDO.

Paris, 15.-El ministro de la marina
publica la nota siguiente, desmintien-
do formalmente la p6rdida del 'Cor-
bert" anunciada en- una communication
austriaca ''Es falso que ell "Corbert"
haya sido hundido por un submarine
austriaco. Verdad es que la escuadra
francesa fue atacada en- ell canal de
Otrante y un barco de guerra recibi6
ligeras aver1as causadas por un torpe-
do disparadO por un submarine aus
triaco, pero ell barco averiado fue un
crucero acorazadO Y no el "Corbert. -
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-15
NOTA RUSA.

Petrogrado, 15.-(OfciaD. (En la re-
gi6n de Olti (55 millas al oeste de
Kars) la retaguardia turca Sc encuen-
ira a orillas del rio Olti y al oeste. En-
la region de Kara Urga un combate su-
mamente violento ha resultado favora-
bic a nuestras armas Ell II de enero
capturamos ell 92o. regimiento de infan-
terra turco, que comprend1a II ofcia-
les, 3 doctores y 1900 soldados. Tam
bien hemos aniquilado parcialmente al
regimiento $40. de infanter1a, del cual
hemos hecho prisioneros $50 soldados
y un Official. Hemos tornado una emf
nencia en- territorio turco y tornado po-
session del campamento 0nemigo en- es-
te punto hemos cortado la base princi-
pal del enemigo para sus dep6sitos de
r+i
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15
TREAT CATARRH BY
NATURES METHOD
Evary Breath of Hyomei Carries Healing
Medicated Air to the Infected
Membrane

Nearly every one who has catarrh
knows how foolish it is 10 try 10 cure it
Will sprays lotions, and the like. Tenn
porary relief may be given, but cure
seldom comes.
Until ecenily your physician would
pioba bly, have said the only way to help
caiafrh would be 10 have a change OF
climate; but now with simple prepa-
ration called HSomci you can carry a
health giving climate in your vest pock-
ct aud by breathing il few minutes
four times day successfully treat
yourself.
The complete Hyomei outfit is mex
pensive and cons SIS Of an inhaler thai
can be carried in the vest pocket. Il
medicine dropper and bottle of Hyt--
mel The inhaler lasts lifeline. anc
| if one bottle GOES not give permanent
! relief, an extra bottle of Hyomei can be
OBJ. aimed at any time for Irifiing sum
IL is more economical than all remedies
advertised for the cure of catarrh. ano
is the only treatment known 10 us thai
follows nature in her method of treating
dis. ases of the respiratory organs.
b l. Middleton has sold great mani
Hyomei outfits and the more convinced
he is that he is perfectly safe in guaran
teeing To refund The money il Hyome
does not relieve. so u
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15
RRENDENT WILSON md RQDE

garet Wilson, the presidents eldest
daughter; Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre
of Williamstown, Mass, the presidents
second daughter; Mrs. William G. Nc
Adoo, the presidents third daughter;
Mrs. Anne Howe of Philadelphia, the
presidents sister; Joseph R. Wilson of
Baltimore, the presidents brother;
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, the presi-
dents cousin, and several other close
relatives of the presidents family.
Mrs. Gait, who, before her first mar
riage was Miss Edith Boiling of Vir-
ginia, has several brothers and sisters,
all of whom will attend the wedding.
Mrs Galt's mother, Mrs. William H.
Boiling, is living and makes her home
with her daughter. Mrs. Galt's sisters
who will be in attendance are Miss
Bertha Boiling of Washington and
Mrs. H. H. Maury of Admission, Ala.
Her brothers, all of whom will at
tend, are John Randolph Boiling, Rich
ard w. Boiling, Julian B. Boiling, all
of Washington; R. E. Boiling of Pana
ma and DIR. w. A. Boiling of Louis
] vile, KY.
To Avoid Big Crowd.
! Up " luO NCAg lehSl ~ AS
probable that the exact hour of the
wedding ceremony will be kept a Sc
cret The desire is to prevent the
gathering of a huge crowd about the
Calf residence. AS soon as the cere
mony is over and the members of the
family have congratulated the bride
and groom, the newly married one
will leave for the South on a honey
moon trip which probably will last un
till the first week in January. Thu
president and his bride must be bacl
in Washington before January Z in OF
der to act as host and hostess at
great reception to be given in tn
White House to the Pan-American reI
resentatives in the capital and, more
over, because congress by that tim
will have reconvened after the Christ
mas holidays and Mr.. Wilson must b
back at his desk.
The White House conservatorie
and several of the private conservs
tories of the city of Washington vii
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15
Rx eEoReE cLINroN.

Copyright. 1915. Western Newspaper Union.p
Washington.-In a small, UMPIRE
tentious house, 1908 Twentieth street,
in this city, Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait.
widow, will be married Saturday, De-
cember Is, to Woodrow Wilson, wild
over and president of the United
States.
Not since the marriage of President
John Tyler to Miss Julia Gardiner has
there been a wedding of a president
marked by such extreme quiet and Sc
clusiveness as is to be the case at
this wedding which will join the Will
son and the Gait families. President
Tyler went to New York to be mar
ried to Miss Gardiner and there at the
Church of the Ascension in the pres
ence of only handful OF persons he
took unto himself his second wife. At
the coming wedding of another presi-
dent of the United States there will be
present no persons except those of the
immediate families of the two con-
tracing parties.
Only one cabinet officer, Mr.. Nc.
Adoo, will witness the ceremony, and
he not by right of his official position,
but because he is the son-in-law of the
president, having married Mr.. Wilson S
youngest daughter. When Grover
Cleveland was married in the White
House to Miss Folsom. the wedding
party was a small one, but included
in it were members of the president 6
cabinet and several other high officers
of government. President Wilson and
Mrs. Gait have decreed that theil
union shall be wholly family affair
Relatives Only to Be Present. y
Mrs. Gait will be attended by hel
sister, Miss Bertha Boiling of thi:
city. Even with the guests limited tt
the members of the families of the
president and his bride-to-be the ca
pacity of the parlors in the modest
Gait home will be taxed, for both the
| principals have many close relatives
To witness the ceremony and tt
give congratulations to the newly mar
ried ones these persons, among othel
kinsfolk, will be present: Miss Mar
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15

thing human, so 'ns nersT
swift was the motion, yet swifter than
the flying feet. and very piteously hu-
man were the words that came from
the mothers heart:
''Is-is-she-dead?"
mo; tell you, no; she's alive and
well. She's at Thornby's logging
camp. Don't faint. She is all right.
She's safe, tell you. Don't
Shave was only just in time to catch
the swaying form in his arms, and for
the moment, as he stood there. holding
the unconscious woman, he was I'M
able to think what to do. 1t didn't
seem possible to him that the joy of
his message could harm her. Perhaps
he ought to have broken it more
gently. But how could he? 1t had to
be told No, no; the Joy couldn't harm
her! A little air. touch Of snow on
her temples, and she would be herself
again. He lifted his burden and turn
ed to the open door. The clear light
from without came searchingly in upon
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15
Right Across His Path There Lumber
ed a Huge, Clumsy Shape.

firm as iron as it touched the trigger,
but the next instant the beast SLOUGH
ed noisily into the shadows beyond.
There was no other sound; had been
no other sound. The cartridges lay
unused in their chambers. Shave low
cred his hand. He had not been
dreaming, he told himself. He could
swear to that. And the animal was
no creature of fancy. He had seen it
quite plainly; had felt its breath as it
passed; had met the dull stare of its
eyes. 1t was real-as real as he was
at that moment-yet he had not fired
because there had seemed no need.
The beast had simply disregarded him.
Then suddenly Shave laughed aloud,
not boiSterouSly, but very gently-the
way you do sometimes when some
thing has happened that seems almost
too good to be true and the quick tears
rush into your eyes. think perhaps
they were in his also.
Its the peace of God" he said soft
ly to himself; ''the peace of Cod
For on the moment he remembered
the old tradition he had heard in many
lands that on the night before Christ
mas, from the days close to the days
coming, there is no slaughter any
where among the beasts; that the fierc.
est and most savage Of them all are
as harmless as doves to one another
and even to their natural enemy-man
He put his pistol back into his belt
unspeakably glad that no shot of his
had broken the holy truce. 1t was
useless to try to account for what haC
happened-to believe in the legend OIL
to laugh it away and attribute the ami
mails Indifference to some natura
cause. The whole SUPERINTENDENT
or reality-left him -throbbing with {
sense of gratitude that nothing haG
interfered with his mission. The
| thought seemed to lend him create
activity. as if his moccasined feet haC
suddenly become winged. There coul(
be no lettering anywhere while thu
mother mourned for her little one. he
voice crying vaguely, vainly, through
that wonder space of time when, be
cause of another little child, Cod
peace wrapped the earth close.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15

woods the brightness re- ne Oro|e His
treated in great measure. u:" ~
Shimmering only here
and there through the high trunks.
striking off a CLEAN from this snowy
head and that or shivering down like
lance of steel as if to pierce the deep
er blackness which crouched beyond.
Shave knew no fear He passed on
silently and as swiftly as possible
casting a wary glance around occa-
sionally, but he seemed to be the only
living creature abroad that night. The
deer, if there were any. were not stir
ring, or his eyes perhaps were too
skeptical to witness the simple spec
! tacle of their alteration There was no
1 sign of life anywhere. 1t was almost
as if il were The end of the world, and
be the last n@n-the last of creation
left on earth, so wide and empty were
the spaces about him. The great vault
overhead, in which the moon and stars
rode calmly, was out of his pygmy
reach.
/ Presently, as the trees grew sparseI
and the road showed its slighter de
preston through the plain of snow
! lying beyond like some frozen sea. he
became conscious of life and motion
close at his side. With the instinct
of the woodland creatures he held
I himself perfectly tense and waited
Then right across his path there lum
bered a huge, clumsy shape, its breatf
showing like smoke on the moonIi
air Suddenly great drops of moisturs
I stood out on Shawe's face as If i
were midsummer, and his weight o.
furs had become intoierable. He ha6
never felt fear before. yet now panic
gripped him. 1t was not the though
of physical hurt that appalled, him
but rather the sense of the utter flu
I tility of his endeayor. So the end has
come, and over there. still very IA
away, little child's mother was sob
bing. He could almost hear he
means.
He stirred his hand from his poke
to his belt and grasped the butt of hi
pistol. drawing It forth swiftly.
might not be too latel His finger wa