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DATE OF Rossps TRIAL

FLORENCE, Italy. Cyla Paris) Feb. 1S.-The trial of Pietro Rossi, a Florentine art student, on a charge of robbing and attempting to kill Mrs. Mary B. Flavelle. of Chicago, on board a tra.n near Arezzo. in May, May, 1914, has been set for February 9.
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Theda Bara's HIt

Theda Bara made her first bit in the attraction now playing at The Or pheum. By her impersonatlon of the Vampire" she leaped into instant fame. have often been told by those sitting behind me In the theatres that Theda Bara was absolutely French. Wrong again, she was born .n Cincin- natl in 1890, and is really and hon. est to goodness American woman.
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slTKA BASKETBALL
 TEAM ON WAY HERE

A cabIegram was received this morning stating that the members of the Sitka basketball team left there yesterday morning on the launch Col denrod for Juneau They will play the local high school on the evenings of Feb 2s and 24. The local boys are every night and will be In excellent shape by the time the game ls called.
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Occupation Note

Charles Kimball. who plays the drums at the orpheum, does so just to keep In practice. When not drum ming. making rain, auto honks, shoot ing pistols. etc., he works for your Uncle Sam ln the post office.
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KHAKI CLOTH IN LARGE
 QUANTITY IS ORDERED
 BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT

CHICAGO. Feb. Is.-The Canadian government has ordered 6oo,OOo yards of all-worsted khaki cloth from the American woolen Mills Co.,. to be de. liyered partly in April and the balance n August
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STORY OF DOGS TOLD IN PREPAREDNESS APPEAL

@ IN PREPAREDNESS APPEAL : & WASHINGTON. Jan 2S. i * A story of runty dog who was 1 4 frequently attacked because he . 4 looked 80 harmless and big q. black dog that took his rest In [ q safety because he appeared pre-. 1 Q pared was told by Representa-. i * tive venable. of Mississippi, { s today to Illustrate to the House !; 5 why he thought preparedness { -t for the United States was ad- { s visable. * 'I once knew Q little runt of { + dog" he said. land because I + he was small and weak he was { s continually in scraps. And { .s then I knew another dog. He { s was a magnificent gentleman { 4 of his race. with great thews { .s and sinews and launches; and [ I. he lived a life of peace, respect 's ed by dogs and men. know. < because I owned him five years {, and many times caressed him , .a when I felt like licking him. . $ He was prepared. He sank to . .s sleep with an his institutions .
 + unimpaired and bis personal .
 s property and rights respected" s It was Mir. venable's maiden . < speech. He is young man % elected to succeed the late Rep- & resentative Wi.herspoon, for < mer leader of the anti-prepar- + edness forces in the House. A 4 score of Republicans, including .- former Speaker Cannon went 4 to tho Democratic side of the
 4 House to congratulate Mir. Ven. s able when he finished speak. S ing.-CEx)
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GREAT OPPORTUNITY
 NOW OPENED FOR THE
 n,.-otcAN ptf1f rcIE,

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.-The embargo on importation of paper into England means tho practical suspension Of book publications during tho war, and win thereby open a big field for the American publishers and authors
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If thn steamor. lf-

If tho steamer brings the reels next Tuesday. Manager Thompson of the Dream will have an extra good attrac- ton to offer. It is none other that charming Marguerite Clark in the "Goose GIL"
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Dobbe Showing Again

Beverly Dobbs. the well known AL askan, is again exhibiting his "A Top of the World" pictures. The pie ture has secured some very good time ln the states.
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FIRE CALLS DEPARTMENT
 -No ALARM SOUNDED

A telephone alarm called out the fire department at noon today to ex- tinguish Q blaze in Mrs. Winn's house on Gold street. No alarm was sound
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-18
"A cllded Rool.u

Not Goodwin's great success, "A .Gnded Fool" win soon be shown in Juneau. William Farnum will be in the leading role.
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Anna Held In Movies

Anna Held has fallen for the movie game. She is now in California work ing in Madame La Presidente." a de- cidedly French production.
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ARE ADVANCED
 AND WILL NOT EFFECT
 PROFIT SHARING PLAN

NEWARK. Feb. 1S.- The Farr AL peca Company has advanced the wa ges of 27OO employees from five per cent. upward. The advance will in no way affect the profit sharing plan. by which more than S1OO,OOO is divided among the employees annually
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PsRcYs IS ON HE JOB

LONDON. Feb. IS. - The India of flee officially declared: "sir Percy Like has joined General Aylmer's de-
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SATURDAY.
 - SPECIALS!

Wearever Rubber olOVes, Regular s1.25, now .,.. 0sc Initial Stationery
 Regular soc value. TOW. 25e Pebeco Tooth Paste,
 Regular soc value, now .4se Sal HepatIca,
 Regular soc value, now .4sc Lilac Vegetal, Vogue
 Regular sf.5o, now ...- s5c eardenelow Talcum,
 Regular 75o, now ...-. .eoe Armand's Face Powder,
 Regular 75e, now ..--.-.6oc Wearever Hot Water Bottle, Regular s2.5o, now. -sf.ss eardenelow Toilet Water, Regular s25Or now s2.to Mellln's Food,
 Regular 75o, now w.....-. CSC Eferv. Soda Phosphate,
 Regular soc, now. .3se sallard's Snow Eminent. Regular soc, now.....-...3 .3ac Peroxide Of Hydrosen, Iz lb, Regular 25c, now w-...--. .2oc Peroxide of Hydrogen, 1s lb., Regular soc, now. -..-... .4oo Pond's Extract,
 Regular s1.oo, now.~...... .sso Pond's Extr. Vanishing
 Cream, regular soc, now. .42e scotrs Emulsion,
 Regular sf.oo, now. --. ..... .sse Fragrant Face Powder,
 Regular soc, now w...-.- ... ssc Bay Rum, Ia pty
 Regular soc, now. .....-....42 Witch Hazel. 1 pty
 Regular 4oo, now. w......-- .32e colsates Olive oil Soap.
 2 cakes .........-.-.....--.s5e ----------------------------- Juneau Drug Co.
 Opposite Alaskan Hotel.
 Phone 25o "Thc Store That Has What You Want When You Want lt."
 Immediate Free Delivery
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MccAUus Safety First
 Phone 67 AUTO night phone 15s 1-17.tf Efficient SERVICE
NOTICE.

To Whom It May Concern: Since my wife. Mrs Ellen Hart, has left my bed and board. without just cause, this is to notify all persons dealing with her, that I will not be responsible for any debt that she may contract, and that I will not pay the same
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CARD PARTY TONIGHT.

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w. A. HARI, 2-14-7D Tenakee. Alaska
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the chest, nor would I wear tniu.
gauxy waists. A. 3. 8.
WELL DRESSED GIRL AN OFFICE
ASSET.
Dear Madam: / wish to state that
i have come in contact with O num.
Der OF girls downtown who dress. In
deed, as II thoy were going to some
formal affair. rather than to business.
but these are very few considering
the number of girls who work. I find
that while the business girl dresses
well h dresses In good taste.
u 10 quite q known thing that
the girl holding the moro rsspon-
sible position In the Office 10 the
M who does not dress flashiIy
or powder conspievously. II .
only the airf OF smaller salary
snd whose position 10 rather in
definite, who desires to keep her
place by personal attraction, and,
strange to say, ! know Of cases
hsr employers prefer those
giris, taking them for what they
think they ere worth BY these
signs OF sale. The higher class
st~enographer or bookkeeper
dresses we'll and in uood I taste
and 10 an ornament a. we'll a. Of
invaluable service to the com.
pany.
The safest thing in the summsr
Tor the stenographer is all white; a
blouse OF fine texture and linen or
golf-cioth skirt. or the soft white
and cool-looking dresses. This gives
the ofhce the look Of cleanliness and
GOODNESS most desired, and will not
detract from its business-like appear
ance. The new thin nimry things worn
In the once do give It the appearance
or a drawing o and expose the
glrl 10 insuits. especially from men
OF foreign countries. who do not know
u business standards.
EQUITABLE.
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Rosalind's voice was anxiouA.
Something more would have to be
done. she was certain.
Well, you see, Mr.. Morton 10 Just
recovering from a breakdown" she
ventured.
What kind Of q breakdown"
Mental"
loose in the bean, ehY'
Reginald! You know I hate slang.
bad. Hut he had q breakdown-most-
ly nsrvous. I think. II came from
overwork. believe. He must have
absolute qutot-no excitement, moth
Ing TO irritats him.
But you must not mention II to a
soul. Reggie; and particularly you
must not lot him see that you notice
snythins peculiar. He's very 'snsi-
He ought to be shipped of to a
nut college" affirmed Reginald.
ANYBODY like that 10 liable 10 break
loose q n tim:; I didn't como up
well. YOU are not compelled to
remain"
Rosalind's voice was cool. lie tried
TO capture one OF her hands. but
she. alert. easily evaded his clumsy
caress.
II thought I'd struck the limit Of
unsociability on the way down hero"
observed Reginald. The fellow that
broSsht me was deaf and dumb"
Couldn't speak a word. Couldn't
hear. either. I had 10 write on a
piece Of paper where ] wanted to
CO."
"A boatman. was he7"
Yes. And the worst OF II was, his
boat broke down a couple OF times
on the way, and he didn't seem to
know much about fixing It, couldn't
help him.. and he didn't even have
the satisfaction OF being able to
swear"
what did the man look nkey'
careiessiy.
"A chap with a beard. Long thin
person. WhyT
"Oh, nothing! I think I'VE seen
him around. You say he is a deaf
mute7"
Absolutely. met him on the
wharf up at Clayton, and when
asked him a question about the boats
he made signs at me. Then felt
sort Of sorry for him. and thought Id
give him q Job"
Rosalind's brain wss in a whirl,
Sam the boatman. playing the deaf
guess q reason.
Mr.. witherbee Joined the couple
and looked at Reggie solicitousiy.
by the way. sit down. Williams
he said. Take il easy. You must
be tired after a long days journey"
Everybody seems to think I'm
tired" sighed Reginald. s." guess In
order not to disappoint them I'd bet
ter 20 TO bed. Good night"
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Rosalind turned white.
Just why you should he such a
heart breaker" he continued. exam
lining her with a critical eye. rs
something | don't quite got. You're
a good enough locker. so far as that
goes. but-shucks! There are lots
OF those. Never saw a man yet that
was ut to marry you. I understand.
Yet you never try to head u man on
II YOU see he's In a fair way to get his
heart cracked. That's your favorite
sport, according to the dope ! get. You
Just take II as something that Is natur-
ally coming to you. II 1t didn't happen
you'd feel insulted. Let me tell you
something-Roae. You can't put that
stuff over on me. Why. I can tell
things about your doings In the last
forty-eight hours thstn knock you
clean out Of the Blue Book.
A ] said before. ! don't want TO DO
rude TO n lady. ma'am. and l don't In
tend to say anything that would hurt
her feelinss-not for anything. But
you make me plain and plumb tired"
Rosalind vas crying In sheer helpless
rage.
You can come down II you like" he
Informed her.
Torn with a storm OF sobs and NOR
tificstion, Rosalind made no move to
descend. He watched her for a min
ute, and then dragged a table from
the house. This he placed beneath the
limb whefe she still chung.
Mounting the table. he reached up
m in "A most impersonal way grasped
her about the waist and swung her
clear Of the tree. For an instant Rosa
lind found herself poised In the air
Then she was deposited on the ground.
She walked "A few steps and leaned
weakly against the tree, The dog
bsrksd In delight.
Well, you've got 10 get home, ] sup
pose" said sam. And your boats
gone. It's up to me TO take you. |
don't mind earning a little money.
You may as well quit crying. too,
You're not hurt and you're not
down-hearted, You're just good and
mad; that's ALL"
He turned TO lead the way down tho
path, nstopped and stared through
an opening In the trees,
Another visitor" he observed with
IA grin.
Rosalind followed the direction OF
his glance. Reginald Williams in "A
motor launch a just making the
shore OF tho island. He glimpsed her
white-clad figure and waved his
hama.
You mustn't tell him. How, shah |
explain? What shall | do?"
\ sudden change came over the
boatman.
Come on. buck up" he said cheer
fully. I'm sorry | made you cry. |
take II all ~back-honest, Get your
nerve ~now-quick! Hell pc here In a
couple of minutes. Sc "A sport. Miss
Chalmers! BE a pal: Just make be-
liove you're the master mechanic
again. Think hard now. We've got
20 hand him something"
lie actually patted her on the
shoulder. Somehow Rosslind neg
lected to resent the vulgar famil-
iarity.
"Here! I'VE got the scheme" ne
exclaimed. only youll have to spiel
II TO him because I'm a dummy. Now,
listen."
(To Be Continued Monday
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Letters From Readers

BREATHING X. NJ. asks:
(which 10 the best position TO assume
for breathing: standing or reclining
Please tell me how to make the henna
paste for reddening the hair and how
to apply It,"
Standing position IL best for the
exercises. unless, OF course. one IL III
cr-too weak TO stand. The henna
formula viii bo repeated in this coll
umn In "A few days.
INERT MATTER IN FOOD
JAMES ID. asks: "Will you kindly
explain the use of inert and innutri-
tous matter In food. which you have
occasionally mentioned in your arti-
cles as a necessary part OF foodf'
In order that the stomach and In
testines may grasp the food and churn
in up 80 that II will thoroughly mi,
with the gastric juices and carry !,
on through the alimentary canal u
is necessary to have bulk In the food
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BIZ E.. J. Rath
81 W Love Clashes With Pride in This Delightful S@yd a Summer Girls Fratos 81

What brought you here7" he asked
after q pause.
II came in a rowboat."
"Alone?"
Certainly"
II didn't soc tho boat"
at drlfted away--I wouldn't he here
except for that. VIII you let me
down."
That's his affair" answered the
boatman, nodding In the direction OF
the dog. He seems to like you where
you are. ! don't know that l ought
to interfere. II might discourage him
and make him careless In the future.
Did you visit my cabin?"
Rosalind remained silent.
The boatman whispered something
walked w to the shack. Rosalind
saw him disappear within the door.
She made a tentative move toward
descent. The dog. which lay watch
ing her with his nose between his
paws, sprang mp and snarled.
A moment Afterward Sam emerged
from the cabin, staring ruefuily nj q
sheet OF paper in ihs hand.
You tore down my picture gal
lery." he said reproachfully. why
did you do that? I thought u whole
lot OF that picture"
You beastI"
That's not the way TO make friends
with him." cautioned the boatman.
Il near you'll"
"ohl Well. that's not the way to
make friends with me. either. Didn't
you like my portrait OF a LADY,"
I'm coming dowfS' she warned
desperately.
II wouldn't-yet. lie can really
Have YOU been there longT"
IAN hour"
"ls II comfortable up there"
SAY" he added with sudden IN
terest, how'd you get up there. any
how It's some climb"
II had 10 climb"
I'D have given a lot to have seen
you make IT," he unused. ~ I call
him on viii YOU do IL AGAIN."
She flushed hotly and shot him a
look OF singing contempt.
"Groat heavens, you "a do NJ
Well, am | TO be releasedi. she
asked after a pause.
I'm thinking about IL. WlTc~did
you tear down my picture gallery?"
at vas an insult"
Not a bit. ma'am. II was Just u
pO~rtrait--a bully one. Anyhow, why
shouldn't l have one7 Thousands OF
ZEN have been printed"
Rosallnd bit her lip.
"They-they are not for common
people" She said frigidly,
sam surveyed her leisurely.
II suppose that means me-" he re-
marked,
She answered with a gesture.
Say he broke u suddenly. do
YOU know that you make ma good
and tired?'
The lady In the ,tree gasped.
Yes: dead weary. I've heard about
you. ] read the papers sometimes
You're II OF the exclusive bunch;
you're in the IL class. Everybody
outside OF 1t is plain common dirt
10 YOU, You've got the coin and the
pedigree, which In supposed to make
you something extra special. You're
supposed 70 be a shade higher up
than human. They tell me you're a
heart breaker, too
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burglars or smuggiers or spies or
anything OF that sort He must not
know about the burSlar-alarm, or the
raids at this place and Mr.. Davtdson's
or anything! 1t may be q matter
of life or death with him. Nobody
must even suggest such a thing!
"Why. Gertrude mustn't even wear
that bracelet. because It's no odd II will
start him asking questions, and then
the whole thing 10 likely to come out!
Everybody must be told TO say
nothing whatever about anything h q
might give him q shock. Not only
that; they mustn't even do anything
exciting"
II was dusk ana this wtherbee
household was sitting on the porch un-
naturally quiet whom . voice from the
path that led to the wharf rent the
air with a below.
"Ho. there. somebody! Wonder you
wouldn't welcome . guest"
simultaneously q tall, bulky figure
appeared at the edge OF the lawn ana
crossed 1t q rapid walk. 1t stopped At
the foot Of the steps Two grips that
were carried in one hand were tossed
upon the porch with a f1irt OF the
wrist. Then followed q trunk. which
had been balanced Jauntily on one
shoulder. And then Reggie Williams
cleared five steps In one leap and be-
gan shaking hands with everybody.
Mice folksi" he shouted. Not a
soul to meet = fellow! Hello. Rosa
lind; you're looking fine and nj. Hello,
Gertrude! Hello. Tom. you lasy
mucker! Why didn't you give me q
hand? Didn't know I'd be here 30
soon. en-? I've q gobd mind to carry
you down to the river ana ehucK
Mr.. witherbee cautiously pushed q
porch rocker against Reginald's legs.
"Sit down." he said anxiously. Rest
yourself. old man."
"Restl That's all I've done all day
in 4 train that didn't have ambition
enough to keep within two hours OF
her schedule. I could have pushed
the blame thing faster than II went
They spoke softly and upon soft
topics. such as gardening, and clothes
and fresh air. They argued nothing,
but agreed upon everything. They
urged Reginald to sit Town. They
tried to make him wear Mr.. Wtther-
bees top coat. They watched with
scarcely breathsd when he proposed
to take q moonlight swim.
Then one by n they went on %
bed. yawning pr~odigiousiy and declar-
ing that II was getting very late
Reginald and Rosaiind found thom-
selves alone.
He waited to make sure that the
last OF the company had disappeared
then turned TO her with a bewildered
look.
What on earth 10 tho matter with
this crowd7" he demanded.
"what SEEM to be the mattsrr
asked Rosalind.
Matter! They all act a. n they
were afraid TO make Q noise or turn
around. They eve whisper. Moth.
ing's gone wrong here. has ~"
"No. indeed" hastily.
swell, It's about az cheerful as .
shipwreck. Has Il been goining OIL
like this very long? I don't see how
you and the rest OF the younger foil
stand It."
'It's rather pleasant TO be quiet fol
. change. ReEHS"
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House hold
ECONOMIES
. BY Andre Dupont.
Economical Furnace Operation


In order TO get as much heat and to
burn as little coal as possible. Keep
the slide in the FIRE door almost
entirely closed. You must expert
ment q little until you md the right
adjustment. Keep the slide In the
ash pit door open under ordinary con-
ditions. In cold weather. when .
great deal OF heat IL required. Il v
sometimes necessary to open the door
itself. Tho damper in the smoke pipe
should be open only enough to psr-
nit the required service OF heat 20
the rooms. As a general rule Tho
damper opening should vary with the
thickness Of the fuel bed. The hssv-
Ter the IRE the more the dampsr
should be open. To get heal
increase the draft by opening tho
dampcr wider. When no heat 1t III
10 required, but II 10 desirable to keep
the IRE going. put on coal up to shs
fire door sill and then close all OPEN
inss except the slide In the IRE <ees.
Never entirely close the dampsr N
the smoke pipe except under the iast
condition described. as this will fili
the house with coal gas.
Coal Is wasted by putting 4 great
deal into the furnace at one time.
When a large moun is added II v
necessary to heat this entire mass be-
fore any warmth can be generated
and this checks the fire and chjlls the
house for quite "A while. The IRE
should be banked up In the form Of
"a mound, high In the centre. as this
sends up the heat better than whom
the fire bed Is dat. In fixing the fur
mace for theehight enough coal should
OF course be added to last until morn
ing. but during the day the furnace
should be nred at least four times,
~ YOU want 10 economize coal and
get the greatest amount OF heat. SOD
The larger sizes of coal are prefer
able for use In a furnace
they allow the afr to- ass freely
through the fuel bed and make a
good draught, but the smaller sizes
can often be bought much cheaper
and are therefore rather more
economical, Pea "a Is usually very
much less expensive and, if,one KNOW
how TO use II, works very well. The
only llouDlt IN tIIl II ~ NJ oNldll tnaA
often a good den pours through the
CRATE and is wasted. Sometimes a
CRATE Is just coarse enough so that
n viii let the coal slip through
when IL is first put In but will sup
port IL very well after II Is burning.
This is because the combustion
forms a clinker that holds the coal
in the CRATE.
DO not waste coal by shaking the
fire too often. Expert firemen say
that the average furnace only needs
to be shaken once a day or NJ most
twice in very cold weather. 1T the
coal Is burned at "A moderaW rate
comparatively little ash viii be
formed. Shake the fire rapidly but
do not swing the shaker way back
and forth. for IL you do many un-
consumed pieces Of coal will gall
through, shake only until the glow
from live coal appears in the ash pit.
The moment o see this reelection.
stop.
DO not be reckless with the poker.
Never lift tho coal from the hottom
To the top OF the fire with this In
strument, as this strews ashes all
through the fire and checks the COM
bustion. Perforate the fuel bed with
the poker 10 admit the air, IL the fire
does not burn well. This Is all tho
pokils necessary. -
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AAAtc tAp WV ''.s
formed his island harbor.
made her fast. and stepped
ashore. He advanced up the winding
path to his cabin. Midway in its
length he paused and listened. A
dog barked.
Next tho boatman saw a pair. OF
feet, shod In snowy white and out
lined sharp and clear against the
dark-green foliage. Tho feet were
attached to n pair of ankles. also In
white-ankles that were slim. aristo-
cratic. even naughty. Then as he
stepped forward the rim OF a white
skirt came into view. A C later
his advance brought him to a point
from which he obtained a full view
Of Rosaiind Chalmers, sitting on the
branch OF q tree.
"Can OF your dog!" she commanded.
Sam removed his gaze from the
vision in tho treo and studied the
animal thoushtfuily.
Good afternoon" he said pleasantly.
Rosalind returned the inspection
through angry eyes.
She observed that the boatman was
staring inteptly, not at nor eyes
where IL 10 custoiuhty 10 iooh ~ a.
p~ersonT-but at her ankles, whore IL Ia
not always polite to stare. She knew
they were conspicuous. but she also
realized the futility Of n%inchlng,
you see. this Ia where | live" said
Sam with q nod at the cabin. Hes
In charge when I'm not here"
"In charge since
Yesterday"
'That dog belongs to Mr.. wither-
bee" stormed Rosalind. You know
perfectly we'll you sole him. And
win you call him Off"
'Perhaps--by and by" answered the
bostman. lie seated himself On the
ground ten feet below her and began
fumblinE for tobacco. Rosalind was
pink with rage.