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The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
FOUR BRITISH STEAMSHIPS SUNK.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-Announcement made from the admiralty office is to the effect that four more Brit ish steamships have been sunk in the North sea by German subma- rines within the last 24 hours, de spite the extraordinary precautions which were being made to protect them The report states that at least 20 lives are known to have been lost on the sunken vessels
 The recent submarine attacks are believed to be forerunners of a dash of the German war vessels now in Kiel canal for the open sea
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
MASONS TO MEET.

Tonight at the Masonic Temple on lower First avenue, Fairbanks Chapter, No 1, Royal Arch Ma sons, will hold a special meeting Work in the first and second de urees will be performed
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
Windy City Has
 Big ConAagration

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-One of the greatest fires of recent years visited the wholesale district of this city today. The resultant damages are estimated at $500,00O.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
LAW AFFECTS ALASKA.

SEATTLE, Feb. 27.-The new sea mans law has the effect of chang ing conditions on vessels plying to and from Alaska. Under it's reeu- lations the number of passengers the vessels may carry is reduced by fully one-third, while the law says that life boats instead of rafts must be kept on hand in case of a cident on the seas.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

Emily-Have you heard the latest? Joe-No.
 Emily-The student conference has passed another tradition.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

E. L. Scrafford was a passenger on the stage which arrived in Fair banks Saturday night He expects to be here but a few days, stating yesterday that he will soon return to the coast.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

Tteacher-Now who can tell me which travels fastest-heat or cold. Johnny Bright-Heat, of course; anybody can catch cold.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

R. A. Squier, who has beensat St. Joseph's hospital for the past week with an abscess on his knee, is reported to be recovering rapidly.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

Mir and Mrs. Hiram Chadwick expect to leave within the next few days for Eureka creek, in the Hot Springs district, where MT. Chadwick will mine during the com ing summer, They have closed their Ester Siding roadhouse.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
ALASKA TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED ID
 BREAK RECORD
SEATTLE REPORTS BIG DEMAND FOR FREIGHT GAMERS
 FOR ALASKAN TRADE.

SEATTLE, Feb. 27.-There Is now a big demand for freight steam CTS for the Alaskan trade for the coming summer All vessels which will pass government marine inspec- tion are being picked up by steam ship companies, although very few are being secured. It is therefore expected that the spring tonnage this year will break all records.
 A large passenger traffic for Alas kan points is also expected this summer. All of the boats leaving Seattle lately for Alaska have been loaded down with people going north. A great many book through to Sew. ard, although a large number of them go to Cordova and the copper district
 The above dispatch corroboratcs the statemert of several of the Fairbanksans who arrived home on the stage last Saturday night. They state that on the boat on which they left Seattle there were 18O passengers, l passenger traffic un- precedented for this time of the year. Many of those on the boat were going through to Seward. Others stopped at Cordoya, while still others, aside from those whc arrived in Fairbanks Saturday. are coming through to interior points.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
Staying At Home
 On Account Of War

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 27- Statistics collected and compiled in the department of commerce and la bor show that the number of aliens coming to the United States dur ing the month of October, 1915, was 19,000. Before the war the average per month was 6O.000, and it is therefore thought that the falling off in the number of people coming to this country from Eu- rope is undoubtedly due to the great world conflict.
 Chief Clerk-lf l am wanted. I will be in with the manager.
 Latest Acquisition-Yes An if you are not wanted. where will yer be?
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

AUSTRlANS IN DURAZZO.
 LONDON, Feb. 27.-Reports re-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-21
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TERS.

: f.ui has existed between Colonel Ar
thur Stanley and hi~ cousin. Judge Lamar
Stnr..t. over an heirloom. the diaWord
from the skis. found IN a fallen meteor hr
an ancestor Also. the succession 10 tie
stanley eaf'dein in ENGLAND may come 70
an American When 4 dsgElter 81 born
a. III. rni,tuei and TIE mother dies. tho
colonel bilt~ a gypsy hoy and substitute
him. Three care later th" sfTss mother.
having had no part in th.s hargsin. steals
the g'ri. being reared in secret. and leaves
Her .rn urd.rected a. ft. heir- The glp
- has obtained possession ~ The diamutI
irum TIC skE. and a DOCUMENT with the
stanley secret when t.sth.r Is grown a
beautiful ,ounz EirL iisEar. now EvTey
queen. returns n Nir-iria with hsr. nr
Iee. tie late Colonel Staniay's friend
adopts Fsrhe~. hut demands that HaEar
turn over 10 him the diamond from ire
sky. Arthur STANLEY. son 81 Hsgar. fails
% hove with Esther ard So does his conn
RAMON ard cousin. Blair STANLEY. riEhtful
male .ir ~ Sfau'nr lu stealing the dil-
IIofa Blair causes the death 30 the doc
tor Outside t Arthur ~"renadl uE ESTHER
i'itir. ,~ctpiug. Iufrrs that he has loft
f.-tnsr's ruufl Arthur forces nam 70
rEht duel .n whiru Elair is nuls
stunned he tries. w.th TIE Al % his
mother. to place the blame Tor the murder
81 Dr. Lee upon Arthur. who now has the
diamond TH. sheriff attempts tu tak-
Arthur. but ue riulr~ his purslers ami
joins Hastr. who reveals his identify and
us,brIids him fur his Wild life. Need n.
money. hc pAwus the diamuu in Rich
nond Blair IS in kchmaud. aud he. too.
~ forced "a Visit the iaavushup TIE TWO
agree a. stand " each other. AT "A BAL.
AZ which "a supposed New York belle q
the guest 0f honor. they are stunned TO
had the diamond on tho visitor SHE is
an ads enElFess who mas borrowed it
Whils iagar IS telling the bellies for
tune Luke Lowell. HaEArs gypsy guard.
steals the diamond and 10 avoid detection
irops n into a mail box A steliT tries
10 arrest Arthur on the murder charge
fis ESCAPES from Richmond 0n a tieight
train. The diamond passes into O mall
tag. which IL lost from a wagon and =
picked az ~ Oustba. ara organ grinder
gHAhta's monkey steals thr diamond aud
a-a.cs IL M a nest ln "A tree Arthur i-
Iubted by hnbut.. Who lriAr MIN IN tat
t-rs. Ht seeks work az a farm ha@Lr
takes Esther 70 live AZ Stanley han An
old time tournament f. heli Arthur at
tends la disguise. proNss himself tire best
knight. defeating Blair bIt NJ hetraNet
- the latter ID the sheriff Quabha. in
Jest. handouts the sheriff and Blair By
daring horsemanship Arthur escapes Lat
ct b. leaves the farm Tom Blake. a DC
t~cytise hired ~ HagaI rrutIc ' finger
prints proving BIuir guilty ~ thr fy. Eh
81 Dr Lee. Blair ami ills mother quarrel
about vivian. Hagat proposes silence 10
Airs stanley as the price ~ iiagar and
k.sthers being received LII fAttf n society
hllir strikes doNu tl#E4E lu4 steals TIE
Tugerpriuts and money from hf= mother
The diamond n fouutb v a negro boy ana
T. taken by a tramp The latter 3 mur-
asrp-I hy Hung fL who NnM.~ fNR gem
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Powell, but Who had been known La
proud Fairfax as the heir or Stanley.
found fortune hard 10 nnd. The hard
and lonely work OF a her,ier was hiS.
un the very day that the Stanley secret
Was revealed TO Esther and Luke Lowell
Arthur. or. as b. j. Eow known. John
Powell. tastes new adventures
A campnre's suiukr behind a great
rock Oh his desert range had lurei
him near. -Four plotting "ioas riders
are behind the rUCk. ami he uxrrhears
them plan the robbery ~ tie over
land Limited.
lie mounts his horse and rides away
The marauder> rouse VI AND rre after
him, but they deem him ~ tv a pass
ing inqlisitive herder. Who has not
been near enough 10 overhear them.
ana they depart M un their Way 10 .
Snmmstre tile robbery
IL T. a congress ~ GrgfnIE>. IN FAR
away virginia. that rlay> a part In the
next phase ~ our strange story. Luke
Lowell. the hani~heVl gyT>y. has fallen
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John Gray. MOTEL In conservative Rich
mond as the marrying minister
Meanwhile. driven out by the iames.
Of which the Chinese den was now a
secthi.g mass. Detective Blake. with
the Blooms. got their taxicab and hur-
ried away to avoid embarrassing ques-
tons from the police and irenen al
ready heard hurrviEg 10 the scene. The
frenzied Cinnamon. pouring from tie
place. We're too excited 10 stay them.
The beyflderei English barrister.
Smythe. his respectable gray high
hat and his equally respectable frock
coat on hre. vas brushed aside by De
tectiye Blake and the MessrS. Bloom.
They We're not Interested IN the legal
Representative " the Earl Ut Stanley
or hi search for the fugitive heirs 10
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the Stanley title aud estates In War.
Wic&~hirc. Their minds were an upon
Tia heirloom ~ tho American Stanleys.
the Diamond from the Sky.
Possession is nine points Of the
law. painted Mr. Abraham Room
The IaN w Thar 4 rawnbroker amt
responsible for 4 pawned article except
20 the value Of the sum be has advanc-
- on il II we get hold of This dia
inund them >tanleys can whistle FOR
ID. th. il.-:
isut isaac Bloom. rawnbroker. had
IN actual crisis OF nerves such ns Mrs.
Burton Randolph had never hvrn able
to effect. III the words ~ his more
hardened and experienced hroiLer.
Ike Mas all in" He moaued in the
corner VI hi~ taNlcab and begged ~
~ "let out Of his thing.'
at amt your ire. YOU should wor-
ry," >necrei his hrother. the cynical
gambling housrKrrrrr.
For my tire. when | have II. | have
got an Insurance" noaned the I'm
happy Isaac Bloom. but To see q lire
iu which o diamond goes rs hi- rs
yoUr list. worth %$l.uUO.UtO. a IRE by
which you almost lose your life. a. we
Gid-well. words can't say il. and I
wan that You should let me ont M my
pawnshor."
After leaving tie collapsed Ike Bloom
in the haven Of his paWnShop. petec
tive Blake and Abe Bloom We're driven
to the latter- gambling house. and
from here ~ the S'lence ~ Mrs Eur
ION Randolph, society leader
you Sly there H. >It@0 iu II Tor
me IN | Gct the diamond Tor sou.
Wil TEN ynn my theory, said TIE dctc,-
live % his gambler client. 'I;lair Stan
iry. who passed The tad check 0u Won.
with hiS thumb print from th. lraky
I"nutaiu pen ~ IN. hu~ r1t the da
i1"nd II belongs "a his family. yon
know. II this Arthur stanley. who
has also lied thut | can ten Won now IN
Gniltr M nn crime th1t " know oft.
lies The diamond belongs wv Blair
stanley.
Ert Rlair docs rot want II fnr him
'lf. hr wants IN fpr that ffir friend
"f goir> from New York.. Miss Vivian
Nar~i"u. blair j. crizy aioui ihrl
lame and she ~ crazy 10 get the .iia
mnnl Wen fni tHrm 1t Mr. Ran
1"iuh's II we SIRE nuf trn late"
i'ut they we've TOO late Their in
i~tence forced The presence of Mrs
Randolph herself. and ir~t when .lir
was dropping VIZ IVY Y sweet sleep after
having enjoyed fer nerves with VIA ~,
comforts OF honae. Thus aroused. Mrs
Randolph was quite Indignant IN m.
detective and also IN the presence w
Mr. Atc Room. Eichmonds notorious
Gambling house keeper.
The idea. She murmured iudig
nautly. the idea. But when the
cynical ,ir. Bloom intimatcl that Mrs
~Randolph's. guest. the ~vivacious Miss
MarSton. was a friend % his. Mrs Ran
hulph sen>el another ~impendin. scan.
dal and came down M her perch "a
Mr. Bloom afterward described IL. She
ed the way Ia Miss Marston's cham
Ter. Bur the bird had flown and rh-
detective and gambler hurried away
leaving Mrs. Randolph mwarllx r.
preaching herself that she had taken
up an atventuress and had her a. n
guest on the strength Of a Palm Beach
intimacy. Suppose this came IN
the papersi
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AAE> III Ern\ RANDOLPH
" s,rri.ty header. sanN back iu
the taNicah lctuitutly re~plv
81 TO have a real good cry
AMI 4 thoroughly cni't lhir nerve crisis
- >run W, ~te rr1 hrd uer residence
and cou.d give way ~ hsr I-'or
nerves With ali the comforts = homo.
n don't hciirvp vnu have amy nerves
~ all. Vivian She vhimIrred io her
guest. \ th.uk you have Tie foriitu,lc
OF a cowboy ur something 81 that
sort. and | shall never forgive Blair
STANLEY mr. DESERVING u aud sending
"a hvTnc aiuue-
"As FOR that Detective Blake. I ann
sure II II were / he was depending
upun for any pay fcr taking u~ a.
such dreadful places a. that chinese
den he would never get his money. lie
at least should have seen rs home II
Blair Stanley WAS not gentleman
enough % 30 50"
'liut the diamond" murmurel Vivian
Marston. Didn't YOU see how It hlazed
like a GOA of DIRE under that swinging
lamp and on the idols breast? They
named II right when they called IL the
diamond rom the sky"
Il believe you are a crazy about Mat
dreadful diamond a the silly stanleys
are" whined Richmond's leading so
ct<ty light.
1T may be worth millions. but I
would not touch the dreadful thingl
Net that | am superstitious, but IL Is
bad luck. everybody says so. AMI that
idoi-ugh. | won't sleep for a week for
thinking OF the huTrid thing"
But Vivian Marston. ~engrossed In the
intenss aud desperate desire for the
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-
the Camp.
in with this convention IF seasoned
Ec'cr do wells. lie aruu>e> their Grim
iuaI cupidiIy with ill., tale W Iyi'Sy
wealth easy "a secure II they lct him
lead them ia a ruid on u nearby gypsy
camp. defended uIly by a dozen IimId
gypsy men.
After the incident 81 Lakes periidy
Esther resolved never to leave iiagnr OF
the documents again unguarded Esther
had not nerved herself ID deiAe further
into Hagar's secrets. She waited IoI
Arthurs return with impatient loug.
ing. Every day she sent Quabba 10
The mountain Ton IN the great rocking
stone 10 watch fnr Arthur's coming
II was on sentinel duty here that
Quabba saw the desperate tramu~. 4
ragged and brutal horde. fired ~ Luke
Loveirs tales ~ treasure. raid Ia.
gypsy camp uuabba saw through
the glasses the outnumhcr,-l gypsy
men lghI valianily ouly 10 be over
come.
Through the fieii Ela~ srS hc could
deScry the bulky form of Luke Lowell
drag Esther from the van. with Ilnrnr
clinTlng fccblv ~ her
Quabba resolved upon a desperate
thing Retter death To- Esther. he
thought. than she shouli hc I'm tho
power % Lowell ati hi brute horde
even for an hour.
N.t1gn.v a t...r - -
near by and applying II n~ q lever. The
half dclirions unnbira prizes M Tie
rocking stone
" poiSes q IN on It's pivot. then
slowly sways AMI falls roaring down
the mountain side. Gathering impetus
with every foot ~ ram. II start, az
avalanche ~ rocks anil dirt AMI
stumps.
MiEhiior. greater. fn~fcr. hravIer
grows SHE landslide started hy the
pondcrous rocking stone. NOW wlirlIng
down the mountain side CO. 4 great mass
n dirt AMI rubhir unrH h seems the
very mountain IN falling
4 r0a from me valley Irl aud J.
then q cloud ~ du-i that rises Ike n
fog shroulirE ihr scene. The gypsy
camp w wiped ont. rrrrw hrinrrI AMI
ntuihilnf-l.
In the fur west the overland Limited
gn~ps np a steep grade in the desert.
E"sid" " =%ailrl'~ Y will hpr~eman. H.
Gra~i'S fhr platform rail- ~ y car that
numbers hv him. and his horSr eallops
on. passed md hisiHncftl ~ the train.
while Tile daring rider rlinss nniI pants
~ hl~ p%crilou~ place. The door ~ the
vc~iibuic opens au.I the trniumen r..
fuse 10 heed tie warning ~ the spent.
htStrrirai man ciinging perilonsly 10
the handrail
" j. Arthur. ana he g. desperate that
be i doubted. believed 10 Ice nm onfSs
train rnbber such H. to- wnrn- them or
U%nhcrdlng NJ hlS protests. srnrnlng hIs
warning. they thrust him from the
platform ard Be falls ln~rnsible by tl,-
track md ite train pants on.
Among tie Passengers 10 whom N n
whispered that q desperate train roi,.
her has ATTEMPTED - b1,ri the train
frn- horseback arr = Young married
known a. Mr. aud Mrs i'rrrnn
I'eyfOn hose nn~land "a
frrS~s~ me- as Vivian. has shown some
o. the iadip- on fhr overland u won
drous diamond ~rr M Hn antiqnr TO- kpt
that her husband -av- her w. her wed.
ding present An old family heirloom,
the happy bride explains.
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~ drew himself ~ The -nnrirl ami
tru1-in.iS vine Vivian came % The
window ~ The first >w.l ING ~ The
vie Eiair showed her jhr diamond
"r.ive II - me. she whispered. llui
Blair was resolved upon the only price
lie would accept rur this proud posses
'ion-thc favor 81 "a woman he bowed
II viii wsil Tor yon" Blair replied
icn~cly We must marry ana leave
III hmond tonight Blake atli he hot
after us"
Vivian nodded. and Blair sid down
the wiStarfa and hIi the stolen motor
cycle in the thick vines AZ the side or
The house.
In u feN minutes Nivisn had Joined
him 4 few hlnck~ from rhe Randolph
house they hailed a hciaresi TAXI and
were driven 10 the home vf the Rev.
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hind the unsuspecting Ike Bloom and
throttled him with the chain OF the
handouts.
Then they bound. gagged aud blind
folded the unfortunate and fright en-
feebled Ike Bloom. From his varied
ana wonderful stock OF goods In pawn
the two adventures were not long In
selecting complete DISCUSSES. Vivian
Httired herself as a natty youth. crown
ing her disguise with a boys curly
zig. hooked" but this same day by
I stranded vaudeville actress.
Blair arrayed himself In q sombe9
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CHAPTER NVii.
"A Runaway Match"

rs. BURTON RANDOLPH.
sori.ty header. sans back m
the taNiyah Ictultutiy rs~nlv
Ell io haIr a real good cry
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CHAPTER XVIII.
. Runaway MARRIAGE.

WXYHILE MIS- ~IiaTriolph was In
~ dulsins in another luxuri-
GUS rvo collapse al this
crownfngc opfrefemp- tia a.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-02-05

Don't locate any more mining
;c1aims until you get the properly
printed location blanks. They are
70. sale ct the Record office. Adv.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-02-05
GERMAN RAIDER IS
ROAMING HIGH SEA
HAS ON BOARD THE CREWS OF
FIVE VESSELS AND LOOKING
FOR MORE.
Steamer Given Up for Lost Sails INFO
Hampton Roads In Charge Of Ger
man Crew, Crossing Ocean
Through British Fleet.

Norfolk, Va-Given up for lost
days ago. the British passenger liner
Appam, plying in the West African
trade. sailed like an appari.ion in
Hampton Roads on Tuesday, flying
the German naval ensign and with
her ships company under guard of a
German prize crew.
She brought word of a mysterious
German commerce raider, the iMoewe,
which now roams the seas, and had
on board the crews of seven British
merchantmen and admiralty trans
ports captured by the Moewe before
she seized the Appam and started her
across the Atlantic for an American
port with Lieutenant Hans Berce.
of the German naval reserve and
twenty-five men in charge.
The Appam now lies off Old Point
Comfort, under the guns of Fortress
Monroe, waiting for the state DEPART
ment at Washington to determine
her status-whether she Is a man of
war subject to internment or a Ger.
| man prize.
According to the story told with
great reserve by Lieutenant Berge to
Collector Hamilton, when he formally
reported his presence In American
territorial waters, the Moewe cap
ured the Apam, bound from Dakar,
| french West Africa, for Liverpool,
| after a brief show of resistance on
January 16, sixty miles north of the
Madeira islands. On board the
Moewe then were the crews Of Ave
vessels previously captured, all Of
whom were transferred to the Appam
From all reports, the raider Is a
converted German merchantmen with
a large battery of guns of fairly large
a false battery of guns of fairly large
caliber. On January II she engaged
in battle an Australian trader, the
Clan McTavish, which she sank after
IN exciting combat with loss Of
fifteen men killed on the Clan Nc
lavish. The Appam, which was ten
miles away at the time in charge OF
The prize crew, steamed hurriedly
back to the scene and rescued four
members Of the crew of the sinking
Clan McTavis struggling in the
water.
Later. under orders from the com.
mander of the raider, Lieutenant
Berge headed his prize for an Ameri
can port and parted company with the
Moewe. Nothing has been seen OF
heard OF the raider since, and the APP
pam steamed across the ocean on an
| uneventful voyage, reaching the Vir
ginia capes at 5:45 Tuesday morning
| On board the Appam all told are
| 452 persons, the prize crew Of %
! twenty German civilians who are or
! their way to England for internment
1873 seamen captured with the British
ships; 116 passengers on the Appau
.: and the Appam's crew Of 1856
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-02-05
sUccoR OUR BIRDS

BY proclamation of the governor of
evada. this day. January 81. has
zen named as bird day. 1t is urg.
| by his excellency that all house
olderS provide a little grain or
lheN food for the feathered bipeds
i'd not only on this day. but every
" hereafter. so long as the ground
lowered with snow and they are
ithout their uusal food supplies
Mess this proclamation is needed
frSiughout the state. the birds will
erish. for starvation will be their
ortion. He who doth mark the spar
bw's fall will not overlook your
Sndness to the suffering birds
,onopah Bonanza.
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THE GROUND HOG

me of the events of the Amerl-
calandar is the ground hog ira
ional excursion from his hole O.
.dlemas day. to ascertain il spring
really come This little beast.
IS the woodchuck. Is not found
rywhere In this country. But he
we'll enough known so that his ef-
to see his shadow Is discussed
bAuary 2 by millions Of people,
fast that he is supposed to re-
to his hole IL the weather is
ing. like Is an ironical twist Of
dition and suggests a feeling OF
,visity and fickleness Of nature.
Perhaps one reason for this wide
nead interest In the ground hog
the fact that millions of farmers
u have always found them their
.verasity and fickleness of nature.
Itiously seek secluded homes Mr..
,odchuck imprudently burrows at
edge CT the garden. on which
Tattens. His twinkling brown heels
Ways reach his hole ahead of his
rsuers, and he enjoys the sleep Of
) just while boys and dogs make
tile efforts to smoke. drown. or
( him out. Quite frequently he has
srrily escaped from the holes back
or while these siege Operations
Q progressing. No boy ever lived
the ground hog belt who forgets
Is traditional feud when Candel-
Is day comes around. Surely so
wise and resourseful a little crea-
re must know the secrets OF
ture. and the weather bureau
Ould watch him.