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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19
DEATH PENALTY
IS ASKED FOR
CHILEAN BEAUTY

rRrd Prcss Correspondent
MI>E0Lt. y. ". Nov. io-Thr
death penalty for Mrs. Biance
dc Sauilrs. beautiful Chilean
hsirc~s. was demanded BY the
prosecution today. at the open.
ing OF her trial ON n charge Of
numbering her husband. John
Longer de Ssules. former Yale
football star.
District Attorney Weeks exercised
peremptory challenge ngainst
Thomas J. Mclaughlin. of Hemp
stead. tho first prospective Juror. be-
cause he was not positive that no
could send "A woman to the electric
chair
Ghastly pale. Mrs de sauilcs on.
tered the courtroom shortly before
Judge Manning went on the bench.
She was guarded by a woman. Mrs.
Phinneas a. seamons wife OF the
sheriff
Mrs. dc Saulles was simply dress.
cd in shirt waist and skirt. Her
hair was drawn straight back from
her forehead and tied in "A Grccian
knot The short trip from the Jail to
the courtroom was made thru the
tunnel OF slRhs." an underground
passage.
Unlike 'Tlger-W oman
Mild. meek and gentle. slowly
blinking her great dark eyes Mrs
De Saullcs seemed the very oppo.
site OF the tiger woman who
killed her former husband the night
OF August 3. because he would not
give up her child.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19
MAI. WASHbURN
Brings MESSAGE
Quick End to War May Come on East
Front, He Says; Present Upheaval
Incidental; Millions Fear Kaiser
q Russia is not. out of the war,

lC Russia is not out of the war,
C Backed by the sympathy and confidence OF America
new Russian armies will gradually be bull: up to strike
az Germany
C And Germany is vitaIy vulnerable on the eastern
tont-a quick decision can only come from the east
C All the internal turmoil in Russia is merely incidental
to the flow and ebb OF Americans must gain the
big perspective and feel like throwing up the sponge
every time news of some reverse reaches home.
This the message brought to Seattle Monday by
Mai. Stanley Washburn IT, s. A., and members of the
ca mission thuout the United States by the Russian
embassy TO inform the public with respect to Russia
With Mai Washburn. who for the last three years
war correspondent in Russia for the London Times,
Lieut. Com Basil Hwoshnsky, of the Russian navy. and
A. j. Sack director of the Russian information bureau
OF New York.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19

4he two greatest centers Of the
fighting today were on the Asiago
plateau, far to the north and In the
middle Of the Piave line.
Momentary breaches in the Piave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19

10 do with the individual psychology Of Blanca Ezra
rurisSergara DE Saues than would billiard game II VIII
have dealt only with the facts and all modern psychology
always n blind TO the real
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19

front have been plugged at every
point except at Fagare The enemy
suffered terrible losses from this
Continued on page 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-19

WEATHER IoHE' Asst Tonight snd THesdt
rain, strong southfastsfiy winds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
Sweet POTATO CULTURE
TREATED IN BULLETIN
Especial Attention Given Ia Seed
Selection and Treating of
Diseases

Bulletin No. 10 of the Virginia truck
experiment station on sweet potato
culture gives the results of several
years observation and experiments on
the culture and handling OF this crop.
me bulletin contains a discussion or
soils and fertilizers best suited TO the
crops requirement and those most
used In this State.
Especial attention Is given to seed
selection with the object OF improv-
ing the yield OF the variety and the
control of certain diseases. 1t has
been found that many OF the COM
mon diseases may be controlled by
treating of the seed tuber with solu-
ton of corrosive sublimate before bed
ding. OF course. best results should
not be expected unless the treated
tubers are bedded In seed beds that
are free from disease germs, 1t is
advised that clean, fresh sand be
placed on top of the manure in the
hothed and that only manure known
to be free from decaying sweet pota-
toes be used.
Many OF the sweet potato diseases
are carried over from one season to
another in the old beds hence. 1t is
very bad practice TO use the soil
from old beds. or even to use the old
lumber In constructing new beds with
ont thoroughly disinfectlng 1t. II the
old beds have produced diseased
plants in the past it Is best 70 dis
card them entirely and make new
beds in new location. with new ma
terial and treat all seed as suggested
In the bulletin. If these precautions
are taken the risk of losing q large
part OF the crop from diseases Will
be prevented.
Methods of grading and packing
for marketing and also for storing and
handling tuhers for seed purposes are
and q short popular de-
scription of the more common va
rieties is given. This bulletin Will he
of interest to all who grow sweet po-
tatoes either for home or for market
purposes.
Copies OF this bulletin may be Sc
cured while the supply lasts free Of
charge by writing to the Virginia
Truck Experiment Station Norfolk.
Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
GOVERNMENT DIVIDES
POST ROAD MONEY

Washington, Jan. o9-The appor-
tonment of the s10, 100000 Federal
appropriation for the construction O.
rural post roads among the States
has Just been made by Secretary Of
Agriculture Houston
The cost of administering the act
Is 5000. 900. The remaining $9.700. 900
is divided, one-third in the ratio 1e
area. one-third in the ratio OF popu-
lation and one-third in the ratio Of
mileage of rural delivery routes and
star routes Following are the sums
the States will get:
Alabama. s20S.297.S0; Arizona.
st37,02704 Arkansas. s165.3Ts.20.
California, s3O2.127.s4; Colorado.
$167.3s02s: Connecticut, sG2,1S0.SS:
Delaware. s16,36S.74; Florida, SILL
95254 Georgia, s20s,s5S 96 Idaho.
s120,927. Illinois, $44l,852.46: In
diana. 1921. 1864: Iowa s2a2, 1851 20:
Kansas. 1855, 414.Sb: Kentucky, s194 =
943Se Louisiana, $f34,94932; Maine,
$96903: Maryland $SS,094 "A: Mas
sachusetts. s14T701.90; Michigan.
$291.567.44; Minnesota. s2S4 -2Sl2;
Mississippi s177.S11.6S; Missouri,
s339. 4+0.S2: Montana, s196,574 80;
Nebraska. S213.54i.62; Nevada. St2S,-
1860; New Hampshire. s+l.9 "a
New Jersey. si1S,425. &C. New Mexico.
st57,475.Ge, New York. $501.410.54;
North Carolina, s22S,763.St; North
Dakota, s152 2Sf12: Ohio. $3T2SI0-
S157.374T4: Pennsylvania. s461 oSS e.
"A; Rhode Island s23,331.42;~ South
Carolina, $f43,6t5.2S; South Dakota.
$161,s92.o4 Tennessee. $22S, 306.96;
Texas, $5S3.et5 Utah $lt3. 960. 80:
Vermont s4G.GSS.qi. Virginia S199-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
DARKEY SOLD BEFORE
WAR LONGS FOR FOLKS
Nelson Taylor, Later Washington
Urges Children to Find
Relatives.
HE WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA
Sold From Plantation of a Colonel
Washington to Planter Named
Fleming. of Houston. Tex.-Fought
For South

He was born In Richmond tbefo'
| de wah' and his name was Nelson
Taylor. His face was black. but his
smile was bright. and he led the
happy-g lucky life of young Viz
ginia darkey on the plantation of
certain Colonel" Washington. But
his days among his friends were num-
bered. A plantation owner named
Fleming, from Houston. Tex. came
up TO Richmond. looked over the
workers on Washngton's plantation,
and picked Nelson Taylor from the
! lot
with no time for a farewell to his
relatives and friends, the young man
was taken away by his new master,
never 10 return. In the years that
came Nelson Taylor cherished fond
hopes. He smiled eagerly when
spoken to, expecting each stranger
to bring him word from "ole Vir-
ginny." No word came. The war
broke out, and Nelson was forced to
so. He served as a gallant soldier
for the South. and after the struggle,
when emancipation was declared. he
married and settled in Houston rails
ing a family of four boys and four
girls. Then fond memories OF his
home folks crept upon him and he
changed his name from Taylor to
~ as llA Aoll. ildtiiiiE HIS tiSHA Viii
dren after the children Of his "ole
mahster"-Mary, Matilda Nelson.
Frances, Jimmie, Fiddle, Sarah and
Johnnie Washington.
Memory Becomes Desperate Longing.
As Nelson Washingtons wool grew
gray and his eyes dim and ne was
no longer able to work. memories of
his first master. his people and old
Virginia grew to a desperate longing.
gain but he wanted his children to
find them. In the years he had been
gone his memory had failed him in
certain lines, He no longer remem-
bered the names Of his people
YESTERDAY a letter came from one OF
his children in Texas, begging The
Virginian 10 publish hts story and
try to locate his long-lost relatives,
Some Of them must still be in or
around Richmond.
Nelson is described as being OF
small stature height about feet
8 inches, weight l45 or $50 pounds.
'how-legged and very quick to laugh
when spoken to" He became mem
hor OF the church at the age OF twelve.
The letter further reads;
He sead he had q brother that
got Poison to deth misturusly, hut l
cannot remember his Pepel names
/ am repcsenten' what he sead TO find
his Pepel l am his dauter He al
WAYS greav' about his Pepel"
Mrs, II. r Scott, writer Of the let
ter. seems very anxious TO carry out
the request OF her exled parent. and
she wishes 70 track his relatives
friends or whoever remembers him
Tho story Is a pathetic one. and any
! '1ong-lost relative" who reads this
would favor the writer by answering
her plea She does not state whether
Nelson Taylor Washington is living
or dead. but from the tone OF the let
ter 1t appears he has departed this
life
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
COSTS HIM $4,000
TO Be BEST MAN

Chicago, Jan 29.--Townsend Necher
gamhlcd in orange blossoms and
II cost him $4,000 to he best man
at the wedding of Gordon c. Thorne.
son Of the vice president Of Mont
Gomery. Ward & Co. and Miss Vir-
sina Miner. daughter OF the presi-
dent of the Standard Steel Car Co
It WIS IN the lobby Of the Hotel
Biltmore last ADJUST
I'm going to marry the prettiest
girl in the world" said Thorne.
Who is she?" asked the curious
NcCher
Virginia Miner" was the reply.
NcCher gaSped,
bet you $4,000 you don't" he said
when he had recovered his breath.
You're on" said Thorne.
Nechcr is wondering still whether
he, was betting against a sure thing
already cut and dried.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
LIQUOR DEALERS FIGHT
SALOON LAWlESSNESS

Indianapolis Ind, Feb. 29.--Lquor
dealers have begun to combat pro-
hibition sentiment by curbing law
lessness in saloons Detectives in the
employ OF the totail liquor mems as
ISOLATION already have caused one sa-
loonkeeper ia be sent to the penal
farm for thirty days. The State
brewers association has prosecuted
many saloonkeopers for violations Of
the liquor laws bar only recenlIy dld
the saloonkeopers themselves COM
bine TO prosecute violatolw.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
People S Forum
Mr.. Bryan VS.. President wilson's
Message On Permanent Peace.


VII. BrSfan vs.. PRESIDENT wilson
Message On Permanent Peace.
Editor yirggnien.
| ~,
/ '''9''&'' 10 "ileF Win -"
, W, J. Bryan, statesman for whom
! I have such high regard and whose
views I regard as so uniformly right.
I But am the more enboldened when
I reflect that my views coincide with
those OF our President. as expressed
through The VirEinian Of January 23.
and severely criticised by Mr. Bryan
I'm he same paper of gath. Bryan
Does not Favor Wilson Move"
] aU surprised AT Mr. Bryans at
Studio, iG view, OF the fact of his uni
form advocacy Of peace and disarma-
ment. And the more so. as he would
Seem to base il on the Sentiment OF
the American iennle" IN the matter.
since he has So often been so far
ahead Of tho age rs a moulder Of
sentiment.
| regard President wilson's mes
sage as the greatest utterauce Of this
age. and while IL seems couched in
automatic platitu1cs, vet il stands out
in G.arirg contrast ana rcbukr to the
policies and practices which have
characterized so many nations in the
past And It is at one and the same
tImc--as was so ably expressed in
your editorial Of 24th inst-a chal-
lnnee to the american people TO Quit
their place Of isolation to save a
rutued world" and blazes out the way
bv which this can be done with honor
ana pcrmanence and that hv peace
and cooperation instead of by force
and terrorism"
It would seem the most logical mes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30

"Wear- Ever Tea Kettles.
seamless body: life guaran-
teed: 8 sizes, $3.50, 1918 and
$500.
"Wcar-Ever" Sauce Pans,
seamless, heavy gauge; in IA
sizes, from 35c up to $50.
Wear Ever Aluminium
Berlin Kettics--the s-quart
size: seamless body and heavy
aluminium cover: bail handle.
These are specially offered at
S2.f5.
Wear Ever" Preserving
Kettles. seamless. bail han
die. with or without cover:
covers are priced separately:
In sizes, from 75c up TO
$3.50.
"Wear-Evcr" Rice Boilers,
seamless body and pan: will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30

Comes the following from st. Louis.
which would indicate that there might
hc ways OF meeting high price condi-
lions in a manner the high chargers
might we'll bear in mind:
THE high cost Of living has struck
n snag In the form of the Children's
Lunch Association, operated by promt-
nent women in this city. A perfectly
satisfactory four-cent meal is served
by tho association
"a specimen menu Of the luncheons
served at the local schools by the as
ISOLATION follows:
Vegetable SOUP ......... 1 cent
Ham sandwich ......... l cent
Rice pudding .......... i cent
Graham crackers ........ ! cent
ANY part of the menu may be or
dered"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
TRIAL OF SEWER OVERFLOW
DAMAGE SUIT CONTINUES

The suit If Spencer against the city
of Richmond for damages alleged to
have been the result Of the overflow
or sewer in front of the plaintiffs
property In Barton Heights, was re-
sumed in the Law and Equity Court
Yesterday. The case has been on trial
for several days, aud will probably not
go to the jury until late today or to-
morrow morning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30

gees Court and. not liking the tus-
tees decision in the trial of Harry
odeH, charged with failure to pro-
vide, proceeded to clean out the court
room.
First Odell was foored another ais
ter swung Odell's attorney the length
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
Note Carefully the Following Items, and
Be Sure and Attend Today

last a lifetime; can be used
as two separate pans with lid
fitting both: 3 sizes, $f.30,
&2.0O and S2.S9.
Wear Ever Pot Roast
.fWindsor'' Kettles. with
cover: seamless: 3 sizes,
$3.50. $1.75 and $3.50.
"Wear-Eycr" oasters,
seamless, for baking. roast
ing. steaming. and can be
used for preserving or as
ovens: we show you how: 3
sizes, 1918, $3.50 and 1876.
"Wcar-Ever" Griddlcs; re-
quire no grease: do not cre-
ate smoke or odor. Results:
Better and more digestible
pancakes; 3 sizes. size, &2.40
and $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30

OF the room: \ third was headed
toward the district attorney and the
fourth was studying the jurige with
apprais'ng eye when Constable Henry
Crane. himself superintendent
summarily shooed the four of them
from the room
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
AMAZON QUARTET IN
COURT SMASHES THINGS

San Rafael, Cal, Jan. 29.--Four sis
tors of Julia odell. of an average
height of six feet and a great in
determinate musculad amplitude.
swept into Justice of the Peace Ma
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
la CONSCRIPCE0N

En- opinion de algunos inrorantes diarios neo-yoFhnos' d. toiaS IL
oneracons neccsarias para Ia Gebda apicaci6R de Ia ley mlltar america
ma, las mas ccmpIcadas C las ae fatan tcda'ia pF eah%Ns' IL '"
taci5n de a Iy so6re ei se-vico miitar Obfgatorio, ell empadrona"ieh-
10 d. los L,m,ras de eiad mHitar, cl sorteo de To- misnos para la lorna
cin del p-iner contingente, SCI Operaciones que han podno ser o"huuSf
ds COZ n rapile: rdativa; Tcrc 10 ai las u i " SKI '"r "
mes tan,o 81 exame mid:co dc les rcutas Suanto ell Xa" ae los ca
soS de ,,cooci6n. yaa a delnandar n labor ienta y minuclosa.
Todo lc hce prever ash De les cncuenta ' cnco onbreS ANN
dos por q consejo naaero rs de Ia cinGad de NueTa York soiamen'e Il
de- scs 70 arg6 a&eepci0ass. Esto solo da idea de IL lahorioSo Tie VI :
ser Ell cxarrpn de Is dtmandas 4e exception.
Ell doctor Tuti--diSe un tiario neoyor"lnc-" M oeu'Ano su u-
carri5n rr1n+a h. daelarado:-"Ea ks princes dos das de revision ne
mos e,or,,,,to a!rni.6; d. sctrnja h2-nh:eS. Y Podrinmos cohiarc COZ los
deios De slu maao 1 las qHe respcnieraa Pro'aoe"ehe d Han"
rieoto d, su ,as. L&mento y. I ;antos heHbres reeiamar Ia exeepc'on'
pUr que sc - MT "sptcta>Nt1 4e ~ h"e ""- - '~N
Heights"
En- q niSmc lia1e = que vemnos Hacienda -cfs:eneia membranes eS-
ccmentario:
"Esis =. hana ienaasiada peso aancr = dicho barrie 81 fasra Ell aHeo
dcnJe 10 :ase:Ecs 4.seiegaraa = msmo depicrable celo para 10 scr ee-
aidos Peg. - : Il 40. OTes ta:rios de NueYa lorko sFuA" Al oe
Washington heights Il palma d. a eNes7c'"n mi'taf.
Y lug, da aNo dates:
FL c-ssju de te@Ii6n namsro 1863, ipsta!ado 81 Hunter College. ae
pueve bcr5-es ouc exara:na, cnca aicroa cecOnoeMos aPt's, ; toaos los
cinco rcc:lz2-cc Ia exec pG6n.
E2 cc#seio a:ae5o y, lrstaado Brooklyn, CUE de los caaFenta )
.;,sb ombros cus excrin5 cnon:G 4 Geinta : dos titles para ei se:Eic0.
ha dao informes de CUE ringuno de estes uAtimos dejo de hacer 'asr un
raso de exception
Fl ccaseo namero I6s, instalado e Wadkgh High School, que "
min6 un solo hombre. ha informado qe este annncio S u intemhon de ha-
Ger waller an cas0 de exception.
y en- Ctros lugarcs del pals aconee 10 proPio. Les membres lei cn
SELF de rev en- iI delimOsepGmo distrtc de Chicago, han deciafadc que
nm "a ~. c:sD;c de rs Iamad5s al servico han sMo descartados por in
capacidad fsIc2 Y que otro So por ciento * acoie:aa las eNcepcrCnes.
Estoe sIIos datos dan idea de IacomPiNada. labor que tenira qe ra-
liar e .rSierac antes IL que @asGc tornado detnnNamente d primer
ejtrcto.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
...SECCION EDITORIAL
IA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CLOSE E. UU.

La mayor parte del ORC que e Ia deri7ado de Europa ION "c"N" ue
Ia guerra. 10 han acaparado los Estados Jnidos. Sa6ido es que este g
IN pals prcauctor Fer excelencia y que, arsenal y graneTo al mlSmo ue".
nj, ha venIdo subymendo q las neceidades todas de os oehge:ah'es, caN
dede qe d6 principle e. gran confhcto. ! este IL Permitido i Ia 0"oh
aIcanzar In auge de prospe-idad desconocdo hasta hace POGO Miles d
milCnes Hegados del vno muudO. han acelerado el Prodis'oso aeSaiioA0
sccn5micc ie este pals. Son cifras de dinero cast fantastcas las que hn
industrial, prcspc.a 81 concrete. Prosrera L. agriculture, , 5 es 'eread qe
81 bienestar econ6mico, q general. no IS tar sensible rom era lie eSPe
rarse; 81 ben IS cnrto CUE algunas classes 5oclales se resieaten DE Fe'
nuria,e sto n { g dabe nj = IA fata Ge nuneraTio, n Z IL eSeaSez dc tapHI"
sins : &. i=-psspotcGn Gus evste sEus 81 aEa casi insasNh"ah'I que I'D"
tsnidc Is "a a.os : Il considerable aumento que hi sntrldc Ell OSLO d ID
vida. FL dessqaiiblic de alruncs 9resapuestos d0mesHecs Pfo''"e III
tc, ezsIus:-annents, de ai cue , 9ssG. Del .a"reenfc considerable que 4 D"
rio une ia riqueza g!cbaI de los Est2tGs Und0s, sc registe e' hs'"' NO.
male GU. net0s DECADE a?untac@.
e. anueato de production = q aumento de las ezPoF'acoHss 50" SIG
c svitentcs lie prosperiaad. Anbas cosas st taducen' Pr cfa carte
cora circumstances de II ariyidat Individual, com II ensanche Fscesaro
del fac,u, -trebaio" 20 n suede c3 ae los rendinieatos lei! coEann esiur-
70 n Sc iistribuycn egunativaments. pIeS misntras e caItai acuhHA '-
u.ficios Ct trabao pe-marece cast e&afonarc.
perc este H. auiore derir que. III ccnjunto, IL o sea fnTida0e IL S"n'-
ci6, sccainieo de les Es;ados inid.s. Dfclmente pOira alcanzar IN
Dhs nm eTad. de prospwidad Kaycr que 81 que ahOra alcanza Ia thoh
a1acrcana. Isl ia sdo Iecon2ciac uniEersaimehte. A& e M hs'"o ''S.
tar en- Washington. oncEalnentc, repetllas ocas0nes.
Extraaa. pues.q que, contra tda e'idenaia, haga QUEEN ga " contra
rio. Y e. MtHco Sc he dishc. FL director general de los antiques ferro-
carries a1.i0naies. ahGr2 interVenrdos EGr Fl gcberno' eeSPu'S ue u' III
ia ira For la region nr diona! de- les Estados Gnidos. ha ;o a deciaraF
g, Ia carIaid de nuestra repubica, que el estado eccn5GlrO : inanclero e
este 5as 6 bien dfisl; que sen en0rmes las emSl1Des de paP! que Sc
han hecho cUn mctivo de II guerra; Gaze, i nSecuenc de eSo ii "o"e-
d. metaica 81 Ia ccuItado y que, como resuttado lie IA 'u'ae'o" I'D S'
breyeniGo el encareimiento de as rnercancias-
Todo ao-que n pdo ccntratar ell emprestto que tenla proyectauo pa
"a Ia reconstruction de dchOs ferrocarrhes.
Todo, 81 .az5n de que ell capital americana Sc nuesta e1Faetari pafa
entrar en tratos C el gobRrRo carraneisia.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07

Desgraciadamente, no puedo nj de-
DO hacer NADIA por el; es un gandul.
-EntOnceS, 81 volyiese...
lie dice listed que he partido
para Nantes, dOnde voy q residir.
-iEn Nantes? ~ esta ESQ muy
lejos?
ST. mucho, y por ell lado del
-Tiene listed suerte en- poder via
jar de csc modo.
No tengo otro remedio.
La portera, despues de abrir len
tamente IN cofrecito que tenia en- su
armario, entrego q Dufresne Ia vuel
"a de Su billete de Glen frances. Es-
te dio IN paSo hacia la puerta, pc
70 la buena mujer le retuvo con vi
vacidad.
-Ha de firmar aqui-le dijo apro-
ximandole un pliego impreso y ell
tintero.
-Es verdad. Va esta.
-Bien. Y ahora que pienso: ~ sus
muebles?-pregunto ingenuamente la
portera, que no habia entrado nunca
en- el piso del miserable Y Sc 10 ina
ginaha bien ~amueblado.
-jMis muebles? Es verdad; ;que
hare.
La ~Comadreja aparent6 refleNonar
algunoz mstantes sobre estas diff
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07

.cultades, mientras una sonriSa de d.
simulaba i~ronia, d~csplegaba sus del
gados labios.
No tienen gran valor-dijo en-
segaida,-y los portes cuestan muy
caros; ademas, tengo otros que me
ha dejado mi ito y que son cue
do de familia.
Sonora Quillard, puede listed que
darse con ellos.
-Gracias, senior Dufresne, gracias.
Es listed verdade.amente demasla-
do g~cneroso, demasiado bueno.
-Mire, he refleXionado, y como
no Guiero ser molestado ahora en- mi
retro de provincias, lie ruego que
haga el favor de decir a los que por
mi pregunten, que he muerto.
-iMuerto! :Se va listed a suici-
dar?-pregunt6 Ia portera o aeon
TO subtle de terror.
No no: tranquilicese listed, que
no me matara ell decirlo-contesto
Dufresne riendo de su macabra idea.
va tendre ell placer de ~voiverla
a yer, sonora Quillard.
-Mucha salud, senior.
Ante este deseo, ~provocado, sin
duda alguna, por la pieza de cinco
frances y por ell generoso abandono,
en- a~pariencia, de los muebles, Du-
fresno parti6 sonriente y satisfecho.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07

En- POGO tempo, creia haber hecho
frente a ciertas eventualidades, para
liz2ndo por algunos dias las peSqui-
sas, Dufresne habia tenido Ell cuen-
ia ell proverbio: Las pcquenas eau
sas producer a merudo grandes efec
tos."
Volvi6 por la Gale del Concrete
al hote! de la Cote dor, desde dom
de ell dia anterior, habia escr!to a
Monsenor de Surin. informandole de
estos cambios Y ~rogandole que en-
ade!ante escribiese exclusivamente I
las iniciales a. D., lista de sCorreos,
numero Z.
Luego. no teniendo en- que pasar ell
dia, crey6 conveniente buscar dis
Traction almorzando por ~aQuellos
]contornOs.
Dos o tres dias Sc paSaron ash en-
una inacci6n forzada que comenza-
ba z aburrirle; porque aunque nunca
habia tr~abaiado, Ell el verdadero
sentido de Ia palabra, durante VEIN
tie amos habia estado preocupado,
rontinuamente. con numerosos nego-
clos. tan dificiles de e~jecutar como
POGO nonroscs. Y COMO su ferti: espi-
rftu f~uncionaba esterilmente, encon-
rraba los dias de una duraci6n deses-
perante Al mismo tempo, u teno-
res Y sus sospechas, ~agrandados a su