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The broad ax., 1915-09-18

PhSto b. Amsrican Press AssOcistion-
AnrsAzs Al vonx n DAnpAm12
d,er.uz IN ne DardansIlss. The pIlied
forces are making strenuous edorh %
euish fheir business at the DardaneHes
IS soon as possible. and before Ger
many has q chance o. releasing ary
81 her troops n Poland % form a juno
lion with the Turks Via Serria- lust
befnre TIE I'm Of WarzEw EnEer
prrha. the TURKISH var minister. g,
Drrr.ed the hcpe thaf GerrnnT would
now fnl6ll her pron'po and cone =
tie rescue a. Turkey
II has been ruucred 1zl sap1A 3
getting ready % 1end l1ocpe % I'D no
r,Iles. bnt tbs Report has net f<c1'F4l
oG.ciaI con1ruation
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

a device for raising submarines has
oeen invented Poor submarine, 1t lifts
others; itself it cannot lift,
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

How the dust must gather along
those transatlantic lanesl
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

The perfect person must have a ter
ribly monotonous time.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

Don't argue with a bee. 1t always
carries its point
The broad ax., 1915-09-18
SHORT AND SHARP.

wv Suhnrs
IT'S surprising how little IL takes n
encourage a hopeful person.
"nen man can borrow money with
our collateral he's the collateral
Here's the whole world rushing N
me door when the American dollsr
rings! N0-''-A
Kindly watch your sman ehanea
counterfeit tens, 1ves and twos ara n
circulation. -
Some men who insist on standing on
tnelr record ought to be tired enough
TO sit down
HAIR the battle is In doing things NJ
tne right time. The other half 4 An
knowing when to quit.
a device for raising submarines has
Deen invented. Poor submarine. II IFS
others; itself it cannot lift.
One OF the worst things that can
happen to a young man Is to become
amieted with chronic vacation.
Inc Portuguese colony OF Angola has
revolted and installed a new governor.
perhaps 1t has just heard Of the dolnes
at home.
a New York judge has decided that
tomato is a fruit, which seems 10
put this years crop OF fruit cake IN
some jeopardy.
With sterling exchange so cheap. Won
can save money on any purchases Won
have to make in London, but you may
not get the goods.
No doubt life would be one grand.
sweet song II we could only endure
our own troubles as easily as we can
endure the troubles Of others.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

No doubt life would be one grand,
sweet song If we could only endure
our own troubles as easily as we can
endure the troubles Of others.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

one OF the worst things that can
happen TO a young man Is to become
anicted with chronic vacation.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

With sterling exchange so cheap. Won
can save money on any purchases you
have to make in London. but you may
not get the goods.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

II some Of the Haitians were to dis
arm they would feel only partially
dressed
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

a New York judge has decided that
tomato is a fruit which seems 10
put this years crop Of fruit cake IN
some jeopardy.
The broad ax., 1915-09-18

Inc Portuguese colony Of Angola has
LeVoited and installed a new governor.
perhaps 1t has just heard Of the dolnes
at home.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-24
FOLLETIN No 20
Fl hiJjo del mar.
POr CHI. Caniyet

La sohdaridad que eNiste entire TO-
dos los pescadores, y acaso tamHi.D
Ia esperanza de que cuaado el.os fai-
ten los demas haran por sus famiIias
10 que eI!os an.es hicieroU por otros.
es causa De que esas suscripciores
alcancen siempre. exce.entes resuI,a-
dos.
L. idea de tener que pensar en- IN
nuevo modo de yivir Nevada a Ia TIA
Langlois al recuerdo de, aautragio. Y
entire sollozos decia:
-Es listed muy bueno, Captain
Lepjne; pero TODD csc diaero no me
deyuelve a los mics. Por mi gusto,
no quisiera que navegase made.
y Sc aferraba a eSa idea, natural
Y l6gica despuss de I'm siniesrro ma
ritimo:
Isl al menos supiera donde des-
aparecieronl Isl los kubiera visto
despues de muertos arrojadoS por e.
mar,
mo Olga listed ESQ. tia Langlois,
mo liable listed de esas cosss! "a
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-24

va tranquiIidad, Y por consejo del
captain Lepine 10 emplee en- nave
gar entire SANITY aast- a-Houque e
Ingiaterra 4 bordo de un costero del
senior Leveque.
Sin embargo, aquello no era mas
que transitorio, J ansiaba que llega-
Sc el momento de Ia pr5xima campa-
ma de pesca.
No es que fuera precisamente des-
graciado, pues de tempo en- tempo
podia ver a la tia Langlois y a Ro-
Sa: ademas, en- casa las cosas iban
bien, y el dinero que ell Captain Lee
pine nos habia ~entregado Sc multi
plicaba, gracias q la administration
de Rosa, que a medida que crecia Sc
perfeccionaba en- sus conocimientos
domesticos.
Esta idea me servia de ~consuelo al
pensar en- mi Marcia.
-Cuando el dinero del captain Sc
agote-pensaba yo-se s~ustituira por
el que yo envie, J asi devolYer6, en-
memoria del ito Langlois, cuanto les
debo de gratitud Y afecto.
Al fin lego la bora de mi parti-
da. Gracias q las gestiones del CAPT
tan Lepine, estaba alistado en- cali
dad de ~novicio a bordo del Capri
del captain Touraille, precisa-
mente ell amigo del pinche de Isigny,
y me prometi TRAFALGAR con ahinco
para llegar pronto a marirero con
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n. a.-0- r--oT-. 10 L,rr-- C,,+iorD
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car T., cor,;4, H. ~; COCO. dow
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60 co, oro, I, b,,on wn..,obo
mo o.. q no a.,oIa.+a -.
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Carranza. versus Pablo Gonzalez.

n,Lra Co,.I.
- llrIuOS de Oar lIgiill tltullU
!" .~,u..L,nI.
Ia moi, 10 Imam,
n,.iJ,J -, r-s r,I,.
Ll.not., ., 10 r,, riar.,
Lat.-. D. ,J,,li.
a.i lrrrrn rrui3 d IIurya
nur 81 senior don Veuusliano.
ana al s.1or IL. CI3lro CjGnroas
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partc en- Ia pesca, y hallarme, por
consiguiente, en- disposition de pagan
mi deuda de gratitud & Ia tia Ian
glois.
Sin embargo, no podia mprcharme
sin volyer a yer al patron Robine, a
Belhumain Y D~esideria; circunstan-
cha que me permitiria saludar al pin
che del "Racimo de Twas y pedirle
una nueva carta para ell captain Tou-
r%eille, segun las palabras del captain
Lepine.
Las recomendaciones nunca es-
tan demas-me decia-y 81 yo hubie-
re hecho uso de todas las que me
han ofrecido, seguramente, hubiera
conseguido altos puestos ve~ntajosos.
Debia estar en- Granville en- los Ill
timos dias del mes de Mario, dado
que la escuadrilla de pesca zarpaba
despues del equinoccio.
In patron de Barfleur, cuyos ne
gocios lie reclamaban en- ~Grandcamp,
consinti6 en- llevarme a su bordo.
Debia partir IN lunes por la mahana,
la bora de Ia bajamar, para llegar
a Grandcamp con Ia pleamar: Y ell
sabado, despues de haberme despedi-
do del senior Lev6que y del patron
de su c]ostero, march6 a pie a Bar
fleur.
Por Ell canine reflexionaba:
-RealmenTe, una campana de pes
ca en- Terranova dura seis meses.
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tQu6 mas de- que este en- Grandcamp
o en- la costa americana? Es hasta
men0s t~riste, porque una veZ de re-
greso en- Francia, no tendria mas
que marchar q Barfleur para YER a
Rosa y a Ia tia Langlois = entregar-
les mis- economics.
La separation fue desgarradora.
Fueron las dos hasta ell barco del
patron que me llevaba a su bordo pa
"a Grandcamp, y la idea de que me
i5a muy lejos les producia Ell mismo
efecto que a mi. La tia Langlois
repetia ~sollozando:
- Hijo mic, pobre hijo MIC; va
no te we're mas!
Entonces fue cuando comprendi la
fuerza de voluntad que poseia Rosa.
Sin embargo, mama-dijo-es
.necesario que Santiago aprenda III
81 yo fuera hombre, haria
10 mismo.
- Vamos; valor!-anadi, animado
por las palabras de mi amiga.-iNo
todos Sc quedan ALA; muchos t~ornan,
y yo confio en- que volvera listed a
Como que puede decirse que Ell
volver es una excerci6n--repuso
una voz Getras de nosotros.
Quien tai dijo era ell captain Le-
pine, el cual, noticioso de mi mar
.ha, iba a darme los ultimos conse-
Continuara.).
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Ear tales gritos, que volvi q dejarlc
en- la cuna. 10 cual no le hizo callar.
Rosa eEero con los restantes, Gu,
yes zuecos producian un gran es-
t-tpito soDre cl pavimento de pie
dra, Y nos puSimos a conner, honran-
do las provisiones de Desideria.
La TIA LangIois NADIA decia; esta-
ba taciturna, Y el verla tan apena-
da TO- entristecia . todos.
La catastrofe estaba muy r~ecien-
tie aun para que Ia olvidara, y ape
mas 81 Rosa ' 20 cambiamos algunas
paIabras mientras los pequehos Sc
a~provechaban del f%estin, pareciendo
demostrar con su rostro ~sonriente
que nunca habian participate de al
muerzo tan ~suculento.
AIgunos dias despues el captain
Lepiue Sc presento en- casa. Gracias
e, Y en- espera de mi alistamiento
para Terranova, tenia IN empleo de
noyicio en- los barcos de Aid. Edmun-
do Levaque, de Saint-Waast, que lie
vaba = Inglaterra huevos, manteca Y
ayes del Cotentin. Fran algunos me-
ses de o~cupaci6n, que me permitirian
esperar sin ahogo Y con I'm sueldo re-
gular Ell ano pr6ximo. Al oirle pen
Sc que los asuntos no Sc presenta-
ban del TODD nal, Y que con buena
roluntad Y energia llegaria al fin
2ropuesto.
FL tempo fue pasando con ~relati-
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~comPTendO que en- esros casos Sc pier
Dc eI sentido: pero 10 meior IS re-
s.gaarse = Densar que en- rodaS las
cos-@s de Francia hay mujeres de
ma-l2oa eXpueslas q 10 mismo. Va
81 que Ia peHa dc unos no cura Il de
otros: pero debe listed persar que
uene seis MICS, y que hay que edu-
carlos hasta que pueian ganarse eI
pan.
E interpelandome 5ruscamente, di-
10:
TIL eres el primero en- filas. San
t.ago, ' me pareces TO b~astante 0
busto para no retroceder ante e. ira
baio.
va Sc 10 Que es. captain, Y crea
us,sd que ell patron Robine no es de
les que eIigen los dias para hacerse
al mar.
-PueS bien; hablaremos de ESQ
en- Ia pr5xima semana. Mientras tan
TO, duerma listed tranquila, tia Lam
gloiS, que por ahora no le falta pan
para todos. 10 cual siempre es IN con
sueIo.
Acompanamos al captain haSta Ia
Duerta, ' e~mpreadi6 eI canine del
Quartet alegremeate. como quien Sc
sIeDte dichoso por haber hecho una
bgeua obra.
Cuaudo eI captain Sc aIej6 Rosa
tomo Ia palabra.
A peSar de todo-dijo-debes
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Pesquisas.
$50 Z. HousroN.

81 DESEA sabcr cI paraicro lie
julian l.. Torres, quien no hace
mucho So rncontraba trabaiando IN
San Antonio, Texas, trasladandose
hace como CuatrO meses n san An
CELLO, Texas. Y de ALI sali6 rumbo a
Laredo. Urge cOmunicar 4 dichO
Sr. Torres, asuntOs de suma i'm
pOrtancia para 81. Gratificaremos
al que de- infOrmes con un anO de
de subscription a Ia PRENSA, y elm
60 pesos en- effective.
DirijanSc infOrmes a: La Prensa
6e7 DolorOsa st.
1925
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DIVERSOS.

81 EN- So PUEBLO no hay agente de
La Prensa" dedique'e listed a venderla
Y lie producira magnlfica utilidad. Ezcri-
banos y lie daremos nuestras condiciones
para los agentes.
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TIROS A.
UN DISGUSTO MORROCOTUDO

l4O4N1NOSO Wv
del grupO de partidarios
que, por pura convenience,
SigucE q don Vcnustiano
ru 81 prrtida tarea.
MN
Del E.ismo modo guerra.
y por 10 visto. 10 intcnta.
apartars" Ia ficrrada
para cl case de- una "prla'.
para rontar con posiblcs
al cvacuar csta TERRA.
Pcro cI general" Gonzalez.
don Fablito "B~icirlrtas".
gu" - un hombrc que bicn sab
donde 81 zapato Ie apricta.
Sc /" puso muy prsado
' por POGO St lc vuelca.
NIX
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OFREZCO a las drdenes dc mis-
compatriotas los ServiciOs de mi
barbcria situada en- Irvine ST.,
YOakhum, Tex.
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ST VENDE RARiT0. maer

ST VENDE BARiTO. magnifico
carruaje con lLantas "Studbaker."
Informaran POI W. Park Ave. o le-
lefOnee & Crockett 1912.
81 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES para TraBgjS de "a.
81 : que hlbia algO de lnglas. s. mensua-
l"s. cuarlO Y a~>IS!aaCia. TrabaiO p"rmi.
n-'nte; sonora dc = a 80 amos DC edad pre-
terrible. Diriianse &. Alexander Bethamis.
ltStl de- currcOs. RaStrOp. Tex. &
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iMEXICANOS! Les aviso que no sale
tren de Laredo, Mexico, al sur. Escriba-
me para decirles cuando haya salida Mi
NATIONAL EXCHANGE
AGENCY" Gambia muy barato dinero
mexicano de Bancos, Nacional y Londres
V Mexico. 1870 Iturbide st. Laredo, Tex.
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DIR. DAVID CERNA. -Oficina: 300
Frost Building. Telefonos: Travis 1914.
Nuevo 173 Residences: Gale Norte Frio
SIS: T~elefonos: Crockett 1905.
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iOJO!-Sc le muere 4 listed al
gun animal lame por 81 Tel6f0no
Crockett SJ72, o cl nucvo 1853, y
20 Tecoicrcmos lIbre de- cOsto pa
IA listed, cntregandole TN peso pOr
cada animal que en- cSa forma o
entrcguc.
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FL. PROBLEMA AGKNRIO, por cl lngcniero
Il. ESrUbaT. In prrRsl. PrrCIO, Sl.?J.
=. q. RON 23I, FL PlSU, Texas.
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del grupO de p]artidarioS
que, por pura conVcnlcncia,
SIgucG q don NcnustianO
I'll 81 pcrlida tarea.
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AVISOS
ECONOMICS.
PROFESSIONALS.

DIR. SALOME CARA ALDAPE.-
De Ia Facultad de Mexico; sutorizado
en- ell Estado de Texas; especialista en-
Intermediates Genito-U rinarias y Cru
jis en- General. Residencis: Warren
St. 418. .Telefono Travis 1927. Oficins:
Frost Building, Telefonos: Nuevo l73,
Old Travis 1854.
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81 NECESITA con urgeHcia. persona com
Uelrutc que pueia plrar tipO rapidamcate,
rscrih.r articulOS ' traGuClr inglCS-caSlc-
lIaHu. para peri0dIcO semanarlO de HlnsaS
CITY. UirljinSc a: Luis ESpinOSl. 1895 Mo-
rales ST.. san Antonio, Tex.
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Y por :. ">,o uo curr- sufficient
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IAGl Err.
The Spectator., 1915-11-12

in your room, 1t is true, or near to 1t, at least, and was set upon by a ruff1an and young woman. Between them they bound me and left me helpless flung me into your room here as you see. l ask no belief of you. Take me to Count Sachio--I am his man. Let him plead for me. l shall make no plea at all"
 Count Frederick found upon the floor little kerchief, which told him much.
 Very we'll" said he to Rudolph, that is precisely what I shall do! We shall go to find your master, Count Sachio. There has been too much mystery of late; perhaps he can ex- plain 8 part of it."
 It was thus, therefore, that Count Frederick and his new passenger had come in a swift car from Gretzhoffen direct to the lodge of Count Sachio, beyond the neutral lands. And hay ing arrived at the chalet Rudolph had lost no time in flinging himself from the car and hastening to explain to his master that absence which he knew | would be so resented. Seeing Roleau | there in advance of him-and bound his own rage overcame him and he lost not an instant in casting himself upon Count Sachio's prisoner. This was not altogether fortunate matter for any; Roleau, surprised at the attack, and by this time somewhat in possession of recuperated powers made so stern a heave at his bonds that he broke them; and thereupon ad | dressing himself to the combat once more, soon gave Rudolph all te liked to do.
 Meantime Count Frederick. thinking it well to guard all exits of the chalet himself had gone to the rear, and haG found the open window through which Kitty and the stranger had escaped What he now saw, therefore in the main room, was his own late prisoner engaged in conflict with Count Sachio's prisoner.
 They find him Tartar!" exclaimed he to himself; for at that moment Ro leau, casting Rudolph aside, made foj the outer door of the chalet
 "Stop." cried Count Sachio loudly as others would have followed him Tt is useless! Wait-he has not tn, coin. Why waste time on him!"
 They fell back as the count once more took charge of this complieate' situation.
 AS for you. Rudolph" he exclaimed you have come late, and you hay failed-you have not the coin that yo' were sent to bring me-"
 'Excellency, no-I have failed. Tha man"-he pointed to the door wher, Roleau had fled-"he and younl woman caught me even as l wa searching for it where you directed me. They fell on me and trussed ID, up and left me helpless. stayet there until the master of the plac, caWe. It was he who brought m, hither-l told him you would mak, any explanation that could be made.
 And a fine explanation anyone cal make!" exclaimed Count Sachio bit | terly.
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ters, as was generally known. lay lit- tie way back on the cross-trail of the main road, between the two kingdoms of Grahoffen and Gretzhoffen, which crossed midway of the neutral lands.
 When Kitty fled after the thief purpose of her own; but she had not gone far before she realized that alone she could accomplish little against such men as he; and she doubted not that he was on his way to join his comrades. What then was there to do? Who could aid her?
 Even as she rode the thought came to Kitty's mind of the debonair bandit leader, Landozi, the same who had so gallantly freed her and escorted her to the city's gates but a short time before. She was woman enough to know the impression she had made on the bandit chief-and shrewd enough also to hit upon him as an ally in her own plans. Therefore. as Kitty rode now-not so fast as not to leave abun-
 
 Roleau might be able to track her-it was not towards any citadel of the law not to Gretzhoffen town itself-but towards the capital of lack of law; the rendezvous of the ragged ban ditti of the desert.
 They sat. these rude and careless folk. i'll clad, ragged. yet not i'll con tent, under the sheltering rocks which made their lair or den on the cross road in the neutral lands. Cooking, eating, drinking. they spent the time as persons. of no more mentality than theirs would spend it-joking. con versing. talking of what they had done. vaporing of what they were about to do, Most prominently in their minds seemed to finger the memory of their little expedition in which they had taken prisoner the Count Frederick and the beautiful young American.
 And the chief let that prize go," grumbled one. Out of the whole en- terprise we got nothing, absolutely nothing. What the count gave us would not have made two lire apiece, divided fairly among our band. The main prize-the young woman-we got nothing for her whatever. And yet, what a chance for ransom!"
 Such chance does not come oft en. But l wonder where the chief himself is tonight. And are the pick cts out down the road? In these times we cannot be too careful. for they say that between the two kingdoms war may come, and if so it would be but our luck for one of the armies to ask us to recruit with them."
 Co. you fellows. two of you" in- structed one who seemed to be some sort of lieutenant. Step out and scout down the road bit"
 It was not long after this that the men left at the rendezvous heard in the darkness a woman's scream. With this came the laughing shout of their comrades,
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mystery that will pay we'll when solved. Besides, it might act as some sort of safeguard for us. There has been plenty of talk of late that our band may need friends to keep us from the moose. Very well, then--l think the ownership of this coin at least will give us friends when we may need theN. Guard it we'll, that same broken coin, my brothers"
 What do you mean?" asked the spokesman curiously. Who has sought it, them"
 Such men as Count Sachio of Ora hoffen. It was of him I took it. There was pursuing 1t, also, that same young American-and that ruffian of hers, who serves her so like a dog-Roleau, I heard her call him. My word, he had a grip of steel in his hands-he well-nigh did for me before I could make my escape. I saw Count Sachio drop the coin upon the floor. I threw my man so l could pick it up, and then fled. My word to you, brothers, I fled at speed So here l am.'
 Now, while these thieves of the city were holding their little conference, their bolder brethren of the desert, not so far away in their own rendez- vous, were gathered for an evenings s converse-a dozen or more of Lan- dozis band of desert riders, hail fel- lows we'll met, friends of the king s troops and enemies. as they boasted, of none but the rich. Their headquar.
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Apaches.

The man who had proved himself the Gretzhoffen coin was the most un- worthy of any thus far concerned in it's destinies. True, Kittys recollec- tion had been correct-she had indeed seen him among Landozi's condottieri. Yet lawless as the members of that band were. he scarce was fit to claim comradeship with them.
 His name in truth was Blake-a ren- egade Englishman. who had for some time belonged to the underworld of the capital of Gretzhoffen. If, animat- ed by some greater ambition of his own. he now and then joined the bands of the desert rovers. his real prefer ence was for the underworld of the city. where. with his comrades of the cheaper thieving gentry, he might for the most part smoke or loaf in idle ness, not concerned in deeds of activ- ity or daring. It had been by mere chance of his proving nature that he had learned something about the own
 
 that it might have some value. and had resolved to possess himself of it,
 As he fled now. therefore, he made not for the desert so much as for the dens of his own sort in the purlieus of Gretzhoffen town itself. When at length. after his long ride across the neutral country. he found himself once more near to what he called home he cast loose his horse and completed his journey on foot.
 At the door of the underground dive, where he counted upon meeting most of his friends, he made the usual sign of admission. It was choice band of kindred souls who rose to greet him as he entered. They asked him what cheer.
 What have I done-what have l taken?" Staggering. he pushed them aside and threw on the table in the center of the room bit of coin which he took efrom his pocket
 Something. comrades. I am think ing"
 A roar of laughter broke from them. as, motley group. they surrounded him.
 "He Is jolly jester. is it not so, my brothers!" exclaimed one. "A coin! If it were whole it might be worth per haps a lira or so, but broken-it is worthless. What can we get for this in bank, my brothers? So, Blake, is this your days work"
 You may laugh, comrades" said he, ''all you like; at the same time, venture you that coin will be worth something to us before we are done with it."
 What is it?" exclaimed one, curi- ously, examining the inscription. An old Roman coin. do you think?"
 True. there is a mystery about it. my bullies, never doubt that. It is a