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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
NOW A BIG LEAGUE VETERAN
Walter johnson Has Been With WASH
ington Club Eleven Years-1913
Best Season.

Walter Johnson has been with the
Washington club IL years and in that
period has won 249 games and lost 1876.
His best season was in 1913, when he
chalked up SO victories and lost only
seven games. The year previous his
record was 80 won and u lost. Last
season he won % and lost 16 games
He ranks as one of the greatest pitch
ers that have ever been in the game.
He put Washington on the baseball
map.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30

Red Cross Clippings is the title of
a small paper published in Philadel-
phia, to help make the work of the
Pennsylvania division efficient and fur
Their the usefulness of the American
Red Cross in war and civilian relief.
Here are two intensely interesting
items from it's publication of March 80,
which will make every member of the
American Red Cross proud of this mar
vicious organization and more anxious
than ever to work for it:
Home Service Grows.
Like young David Copperfield, home
service has 'growed out o. knowledge
since the first of the year. At the end
of January, home service sections in
the Pennsylvania division were giving
help of one kind and another to more
than 1000 soldiers and sailors fam
lies, and at the end of February the
number of families had increased to
4,5O0.
"ThiS increase in numbers is, in a
+. way, a measure of the increase of con-
fidencc in the ability of the Red Cross
to help solve family problems, and it
also shows that the Red Cross is prov
ing worthy of the confidence and reli-
ance that soldiers and their families
place in them. The following letter to
the division director of civilian relief
shows how Red Cross home service
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30

George Sisler, the first baseman of
the st. Louis Browns, will make Ty
Cobb look to his laurels the coming
season. Sisler ran second to Cobb in
batting last year. hitting over the $50
mark. This season he should go even
better. Sisler is the best all-around
player on the diamond. The New
York Yankees made a mighty effort
to land this wonderful player, offer
ing a record-breaking sum, but the Of
fer was spurned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
Color Fabrics and Heat.

In an attempt to illustrate graphi-
cally the relative values for summer
wear of different colors in dress mate
rials. an interesting experiment was
recently conducted. -Four strips Of
cloth, made Of the same material and
weight, but of different colors, were
placed on cake Of ice and exposed
to the sun. The fabrics were white,
yellow, red and black. The result
showed il a striking way how white
reflects the suns rays while black abb
serbs them. The ice covered by the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
HARM FROM RODENTS
is. COUNTRYWIDE

Notwithstanding rodents are
common throughout the United
States. In states west OF the
Mississippi river prairie dogs,
ground squirrels, pocket gophers,
rabbits, cotton rats and field
mice have taken a continually
increasing toll from the crops
of wheat, oats, corn, barley and
other cereals, alfalfa, potatoes,
beans, fruit, melons and almonds
and from pasture ranges. States
east Of this boundary have suf-
fered heavily from the depreda-
lions of rabbits, woodchucks and
meadow pine and white-footed
mice In gardens, field and truck
crops, orchards and vineyards.
The estimate of $3.50, 100000 loss
to crops annually in the United
States is based upon information
regarding conditions reported by
field representatives Of the bio
logical survey, United States de-
partment Of agriculture, county
agricultural agents, other COM
petent officials, and farmers. 1t
does not include losses inflicted
by house mice and rats.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30

"NIG" CLARKE MADE MANAGER
Veteran Catcher Appointed Leader OF
Mariners Baseball Team
Miller Refused Job.

"Nig" Clarke, veteran catcher, now
in the marines, has been shifted from
the camp at Paris Island, S. O., to
Quantico, Va, where he has been
made manager of the Mariners ball
team. This is the team that John Mil
Ter, formerly of the st. Louis Cardi-
nails, was Slated to manage, but Mil
Ter declared he had enlisted to fight,
not to play ball.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30

workers are helping to keep up the
spirit of the men in the army:
"'Just line to let you know that |
received your letter, notifying me that
the -- Red Cross would look after
my wife and children, which takes a
load off my shoulders and makes me
look at my duties and the future with
brighter eye, eager to strike the foe
and win, knowing that no matter what
happens my family will not suffer
through my not waiting to be called
If 1 had been single would have been
in it at the start, but I guess there's
lots of fun yet SO thanking you again
for the promptness you have shown,
will close with best wishes to you and
the work you have undertaken.
sincerely yours,
"PRIVATE ROBERT DUNCAN.
A Worried Soldier Is Poor Soldier.
"Soldiers have bodies that get cold;
therefore they need sweaters; they get
hurt or sick, therefore they need surgi-
cal dressings; but they have also
minds and hearts that center on the
folks back home; they become anxious
and discouraged about the welfare OF
wives. children, mothers, brothers, sis
tiers. "A worried soldier is poor SOL
der says General Pershing. The Red
Cross can help\t keep up the morale
of the men by protecting and aiding
their families"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
OLDEST OUTFIELD IN LEAGUE
Frank Schultz, Zeb Milan and Bert
Shotton of Washington Nationals,
Are Veterans.

If Frank Schultz, veteran Cub out
fielder, succeeds in his attempted come
back with the Nationals, the Washing
ton club will have one of the Oldest
outfield combinations in point Of years
that has ever been on the pay roll of
a major league outfit. Schultz will be
thirty-six years old next September.
Zeb Milan and Bert Shotton, the other
regular outfielders, are also in the vet
eran class. Milan is thirty-one and
Shotton thirty-two.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
CHICAGO CLUB IS PATRIOTIC
Unable to Buy Players, National
Leaguers Subscribe for 100000
Liberty Loan Bonds.

The Chicago National League club
has subscribed for 100000 of the third
Liberty loan bonds, being the nonex-
pended part of the $250,000 which the
stockholders appropriated late last
year for the purpose of purchasing new
players and otherwise strengthening
the team.
''We had the cash and we could not
spend it for players" Charles III.
Weeghman, president of the club, ex-
planned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
states, Losses From Rodents.

Some idea Of the loss suffered by
individual states from native rodents
may be obtained from the following
estimate recently submitted to the
United States department of agricul-
ture by state directors Of agricultural
extension work: Montana $15,0OO,OOO
to $2O,0O0,OO0; North Dakota, $4,000
900 to $9OOO,O00; Kansas, $12,O00,OO0;
Colorado, 100000; California, $2O,-
100000; Wyoming, Is per cent of all
crops; Nevada, 10 to 10 per cent OF all
crops or $1,OOO,O00; New Mexico, ST.
100000 loss to crops and double this
amount to range.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
BROOKLYN LEADER is WINNER
Won National League Pennant In
1916--Was Member of Wonder
full Oriole Team.
Wilbur Robinson, the Falstaffian
leader Of the Brooklyn Nationals, has

to his credit as a
manager one pen
nant. He won
the National flag
In 1916 and was
beaten by the
Boston Red Sox
in a W Orl DIS
championship Sc
ries. Robinson is
q veteran catcher
and acted as chief
cOacn OF j. d. ME-
Graw's pitching
staff before sign
ing with Brook
lyn as manager.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
BasebaII's War Hero.

Baseball's first invalided war hero
to return from the front in France has
arrived on a hospital ship at New
York in the person of Barney Kearns,
former Northwestern league and Coast
league player. Kearns suffered ply
steal breakdown soon after arriving In
France and as his condition showed no
signs of Improvement he was invalided
home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30

In his playing days he caught for the
wonderful Baltimore Oriole team, hav-
ing for his teammates, j. J. McGraw,
Hugh Jennings, Joe Kelly, Kid Glea-
son and other celebrated baseball
stare Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers
finished seventh last year. He had
a dissatisfied bunch of players, who
rebelled over salary reductions. Brook
Ign ought to go better this season.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30

piece Of white cloth was not melted
to any appreciable degrees during the
test; that under the yellow strip was
sliphtly depressed; deep cut was
formed beneath the red cloth. and
groove approximately twice as deep
as that covered by the latter was melt
ed under the black fabric.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
-z2206JESAlsIJERAL
5EARM'5N0rEES

Skungs do more damage in an apiary
than all other enemies of bees COM
bined.
For three and a half years the Amer
lean failc machine has blocked the
progress Of the powerful war machine
# aGtocracy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30

Without farm machines America
could not even feed herself.
Asparagus needs very rich ground
Select good soil; choose the best the
garden affords.
Sweet clover seems destined to be-
come one of the important honey
plants of the country.
1t will be three years from the time
of planting before the asparagus plants
produce shoots tit to cut.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
DIAMOND
NOTES

Bill Killifer has been made field cap
tain of the Cubs.
The Brooklyn park department pro-
vides % diamonds for youngsters use.
Hal Chase is playing first base for
the Reds in brilliant style. He seems
as young as ever.
Baker and Bodie ought to bat in the
300 class this year. with Pratt and
Pipp not far behind them.
Merlin Kopp's fine fielding and base
running is earning him job on the
Athletics In place of Ping Bodie.
Baseball games in Milwaukee will
start at $3.50 p. m. this season instead
of four o'clock, the time advocated
by some of the club owners of the
American association.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
POISONING STOPS
LARGE CROP Loss
Cooperation Among Farmers
and All Authorities Concerned
Is Necessary.
CAMPAIGN IN NORTH DAKOTA
More Than 100000 Acres Treated In
North Dakota and Saving Of ST.
100000 AccompIished-Many
Counties Organized.

Crops worth more than $150,000,000
are destroyed every year by such ro-
dents as prairie dogs, ground squirrels,
pocket gophers, rabbits, field mice and
rats and woodchucks. This heavy toll
does not include loss inflicted by house
mice and rats. That the losses due to
rodents constitute an entirely unneces-
sary drain upon the productive capac-
ity of the farms and that they may be
permanently eliminated at a cost which
is but small fraction of the damage
occasioned during a single year has
been proved by the extensive work al
ready accomplished in campaigns con-
Quoted by the Biological Survey Of the
United States department of agricul-
ture in cooperation with state and
county organizations.
Community cooperation will do the
work. Rodent pests have been prac-
tically eliminated from millions OF
acres Of valuable agricultural land in
the last four years through the coop
Grafton of thousands of farmers. De-
scribing these campaigns federal spe-
cialists declare that the eagerness with
which farmers have availed themselves
Of the opportunity to join in concerted
movements aimed at relief from these
pests is most significant and crafty
ing, while the returns in increased crop
yields from the amount of labor and
money invested in the community
campaigns have exceeded all expecta-
lions. A successful fight against ro-
dent pests requires that all local, state
and national agencies concerned be
brought into harmonious and effective
cooperation and that modern poison
ing methods Of proved efficiency be
used.
Work in North Dakota.
In the great grain-producing areas
of North Dakota there has been devel-
oped the most extensive and thorough
ly organized campaign with compre-
hensiye plan of statewide eradication
of rodent pests that has yet been at
tempted. This campaign was organ
lied under.a cooperative project agree
ment between the bureau of biological
survey and the states relation service
of the United States department OF
agriculture and the North Dakota agrl-
cultural experiment station and extern
sion service, including the county agent
organization. The state legislature
provided revolving fund available for
use in procuring and maintaining the
required stock Of poison supplies.
Many Gophers Killed.
The initial campaign was launched
against the Richardson ground SOUR
rel. commonly known locally as
gopher" In many places poisoning
resulted in the killing of 90 per cent
of the animals on the first application.
Entire counties were organized In
systematic voluntary warfare upon the
rodents, using the township as a con-
venient working unit. Poisoned grain
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30

Ben McKentry, rookie pitcher of
promise with the Phillies, has decid-
ed to enlist and Lineup, another twirl-
er. is likely to be caught in the draft.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
Taffeta and Satin.

In the moderate-priced frocks every
where the demand for taffeta persists,
but in high-priced gowns satin seems
to have the greater popularity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
Black Wheat as Trimming.

A small black tam of gelatin braid
has the under brim trimmed heavily
in black wheat, and large pin made
of jet sequins stuck through the side.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30
oeorqette Crepe Combinations.

Many afternoon gowns are seen with
taffeta and georgette crepe combina-
lions. Satins are more exclusive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30

repeat this
enthusiastic declaration OF
Chicago White
pasime point of prestige Our
will have the club that won for
ball club
draft
also We holdous"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-30

has lost all trace of '1ast year" in its
remodeling, and the styles favor the
thrifty-minded who undertake to make
the best of them.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-06-12
VZPOURA INDIANU.
]. J. Vanecek.

Henryetta, Okla. - Indiani,
cernosi smisenci r1znych ba-
rev odstfnG, kteri bydli v sou
sednim kraji, vzbouriii Sc, cho-
pill Sc zbrani a vyhrozovali, re
Sc postavi ma odpor, bude-li u
mich vynucovan zakon odvod-
nj. Dnes vsak Sc nebezpeci INA
enc umensilo, kdyz Sc proti
MIN vypravily domaci straze a
nespokojenci slibili jejich veli-
tell, poruciku Ray Wseovi, ze
Sc rozejdou. Indiani ostatni
barevni lide stezuji 81 ma ne
ktere obtize, ktere jim valka
pusobi. Nechtejf Sc dat odva-
det k vojsku, nemaji dostatek
psenicne mouky a dale pry Sc
ma mich zada, aby ma valku ruz
nym zpusobem prispivali, ce-
muz nemohou rudosi porozu-
met. V krajine teto bylo nebez
pecne povstani V roce 1908
pod vedenim nacelnika Blazni
veho Hada.
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Dali q do tech pfse 81 sam, via
stni rukou svou budoucnost.
Ones, po trech stoletich DOLBY
pokoreni, predklada zraly a
vnitfne sjednoceny narod hrde
svuj starry 1cet!
Otazkou osobnf cti, cti stavu,
cti naroda jest, jak zachovaji
sc jednotlivci jeho. Doba ma
yratu do vlasti Sc neoakladne
bifzf! Ciny jednotlivcd, kazde-
no z mas budou posuzovany via
stl a laskou matky, ale take s
pfisnostf bohd.
Ceka mas mas statecek, nase
pole a louky; jich puda palit
bude ty, kdo zradili po otcich
zdedenou lichu. Cekaji mas ma
Sc skoly, s vecne tazavym po-
hledem deti po cinech uciteld,
kteff mluvivali kdys Jim o u
slechtile lasce k vlasti, krajne
ohetave - cekajf urady, spoil
ky a organisace, ably prehledly
vernost prace svych clenI, &C.
kali sokolske sine, kde znfvaly
melodie: "Vlast, matt az mas "a
vola " zrovna tax jako We.
lebne a dustojne prdvody del.
nicke, z nichz hlaholilo: "Prya
S tyrany a zradci vsemi - &c
ka mas lid mas donna, ktery pre-
Blanicke rytire chysta Shy la.
sky a vdeku, pro zbabelce 9
zradce opovrzeni.
i, byvaly zajatec.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-06-12
ORGANISOVANf Sc RUSU
v AMERICE.

Pc prvni revoluci Rusku,
ktera zvrhla ruskeho cara a
Kerensky Sc stal predsedou
ministerstva, byla do Ameriky
poslana zvlastni komise kterou
tvofili DIR. Rev. S. Voinoff,
plukovnik N. N. Koch, Michael
Mo.chanov, Joan j. Brow a Nj
cholas Volgr. Tri z te komise
z1stali v New Yorku, kde ote-
vfeli uradovnu pro organisova-
nj ruskych dobrovolniku. Hla
vnf organisator jest plukovnfk
N. N. Koch, ktery prodelal Ru-
sko Japonskou valku a s1cast-
nil Sc boju pod gen. Brusilovem
Nv Halici. Gen. Bachnakov di-
plomat a pobocnik a zastupce
ruske vlady We Washingtonu,
odjel nazpet do Ruska.
Plukovnik Koch jest 81 jist
re vGdcove BolsevikG jsou "a
prodanci Nemecka a proto chce
zde sorganisovat ruskou arma
du, ktera by Sc svolenim vlady
jSpojenych Stata byla poslana
do Ruska, kde by zahajila boz
proti Bolsevicke Wade.
V Clevelandu minulou nede-
| Ii byla svolana schaze Rusu do
osady sv. Teodesija, 2547 Tt
hom ul., kde Sc zalozila odboc
ka odvodni komise. Urednici
pro tn organisaci byli zvoleni
John j. Vanecek pred, A. Ka-
nincuk mist. pred, Pavel Ii
chonurov pokl., Flip Tricke-
| vic tai, Aleksej Byruk 1cet. a
vojensky cVicitel A. C. Trina
kov. ZdejSf organisace sc bude
starat, ably jak mozno nejvice
dobrovolnikG ziskali zaroven
lvycvicili, tax ably silna armada
do Ruska poslana byla.
| j. J. Vanecek.
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Verna laska
aneb BOZ o MlLloNY.
Roman Napsal julius Mary
aneb BOZ o MILIONY.
Napsal julius Mary

&1s&v8sEs@'Sss@Sas ssss@&S@ass@M@M@M@M
ma, aniz by plsobily hluk ne
Jaky, aniz by slova promluyily.
PAX bylo vsude ticho. v nevol-
ne te mistnosti nebylo nikoho
vice.
Valentin Sc Ease pfiblizil a
naslouchal - nebylo niceho
slyseti.
'sCo mann nyei pociti?" pre-
myslel mlady MAJ. '.To jest
bezpochyby doupe Laguyana.
Valentin potreboval jen
Trompeletta a Trutata o tom
zpraviti - mohli tu bfdaka v
nasledujici aneb v kterykoliv
jiny den opet postihnouti.
Vzdaloval Sc zvolna a sotva
urazil nekolik krokd, zIstal sta
tt, jako by nadprirozenym zje-
pem byl upoutan. Pred MIN, u
jeho nohou Sc neco blyskalo -
bylo to jako slaby paprsek, po-
6obny hvezde.
Bezdecne ValenJin ma to
stoupnul nohou vzhlednul k
obloze, nebot' domnival Sc, ze
Sc ma povrchu stojate vody ne
jaka hvezda odrazf. Obloha by
la vsak tmava jako drive -
prselo vitr ulehhul.
Valentin Sc sklonil. Svetlo
vychazelo z hlubiny zdalo
Sc, re pronika dlouhou, 1zkou
'chodbou, ktera uvadela do pod
zemnfch mist vzduch. Vchod
ku chodbe te byl prkny uzav-
fen, ma nez bylo nahazeno ze-
me a kremeni. Zeme a kane
nj byly odsunuty a mezi prk-
ny pronikal paprsek svetla, ne
vetsi nez jedna z tech nejmen-
sich hvezd, jak ma jasne, tiche
nocni obloze vidivame.
Valentin tise4 odhrabal rukou
zemi - posledni deSt' il jiz
hodne odplachnul - a proto
byla to prace velmi snadna. Po
nekolika lminutach zprazdnil
prkna, jichz bylo tre. Pozved-
| nul a odsoupnul je stranou. =
|otevre1ynr nynfs-~ vyzdenkem
dral Sc proud svetla.
Valentin citil, jak mu srdce
slime busi. To, co nynf podnik
nouti chtel, bylo velice odvaz-
ne - jednalo Sc o jeho zivot.
Vchod k tomuto vyzdenku,
mad nimz Sc mlady muz nyni
sklanel, byl sotva dosti siroky,
ably jej propustil. Sam from
pellet by se nebyl mohl vzdor
sv& hubenosti skrze nej prodra
ii - Trutat pax dokonce ne. z
kamene jsa vystaven, vedl ka-
nal tento asi tri metry hluboko
do zeme, tahna sa dolu " uhlu
Ponevadz Sc tento zahyb v pro
stredku nalezal, proto nebylo
mono videti ma druhy konec a
presvedciv Sc 0 tvarnosti mista,
odkudz tajuplne svetlo nahoru
vnikalo.
Valentin sestoupil tam, hla-
YOU dol1; posouval Sc pomalu
dale, ably neudrobil zeme nebo
kameni a TAX ma sebe neupo-
zornil. Nohy jeho bylo mad chvi
Ii videti mad vchodem - pax
lnebylo niceho vice videti - zda
10 Sc, jako by zeme byla mlade
no muzc pohltila.
Vyzdenek byl tax dzky, re
Valentinovi vzdor jeho hubeno
sti kameny re vsech stran rame
ma tfsnily.
Spoustel Sc hloubeji a zmizel
V zahybu.
Dolejsi konec vyzdenku byl
uzavren mrizi do zdiva zapu-
st6nou. Smykaje Sc, dostal Sc
tam.
Pod MIN byl jasny prostor, O.
svetleny svickou, ktera byla
zastrcena do hrdla lahve.
Tento prostor jeskyni podob
ny byl obyvan, nebot' nalezaly
sc alespon ma te strane, jiz Va
Io,,4.~ ~>.oLJ ,oToL11Lr NIL
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~kvsSSsfsSsesSSsSsc xsak1sK@sH@a6S
Podzemnf hluk stall Sc vsak
tax zfetelnym, ze bylo mozno
slyseti jednotliva slova, jedno
tive vykriky.
Pod 1cinkem vichTice tramo
VI stavby fen prastelo a mesic,
jenz Sc objevoval a hned Ease
lcizel, podle toho, zda-li vitr
mraky sem neb tam pohan6l,
dodaval SWIM mihotavym svet
lem stavbe nevalny, fantastic
ky pohled.
"Staveni toto jsem jiz jed
nou, ubiraje Sc okolo, videl,"
pomyslil 81 Valentin, incl
jsem vsak "a to, re neni oby-
vane."
Zaklepal tise ma dvere, byly
peclive zavfeny. Diesel 'ddm.
Ten mel j ma zadni strane ja-
ko ma prednf dvefe a dve ok
ma, jez byly silnymi, zelezem
pobitymi okenicemi uzavreny.
Pokusil Sc O otevreni techto,
vsak nadarmo. Pfi pokuse tom
ale spozoroval, ze jedna okeni-
ce ma venek ponekud odstava.
Vyrazil il tedy trOchu.
Povedeli jsme jiz, re Va
lentin byl velmi stfhly a vyso-
ky. Nynf protlacil Sc otvorem
a dostal Sc do vnitr. Temnota
zde panujfcf byla vsak tax
znacna, re nemohl niceho oko
10 sebe videti. Focal, hmataje,
brati seav pred, tax ably nena-
razil ma n6jaky kus nabytku a
no nepovalil. Prostor, .ye pemz
Sc nalezal, byl vsak uplne pra-
zdny a holy.
Dvermi, jez otevrel, dostal
Sc do druheho pokoje, jenz ia
ko prvni zcela neobyvany a
prazdny byti Sc zdal. z hluIbi-
ny ale stale k nemu dochazel
tyz lomoz.
Byl to podivny dGm, do nejz
Valentin nyni vniknul, ably Sc
tn vrhnul v tajuplne hrozne
dobrodruzstvf. Zdalo Sc, re
dunn We sve opustenestikn made.
bro jest ponechan sve zkaze.
Pclicie, domnivajfc Sc, re jest
neobydleny, ami 81 no nepovsi-
mnula. Jen nekolik povalova-
cG tam "a bariedou znah no
pod podivnym jmenem "Delo
marsenllske."
Tento Milky dum v opuSte-
mem miste stojici medal tusiti,
co pod sebou ukryval. Pod do
mem nalezalo Sc totiz nekolik
podzemnich prostord vybave-
nych stoly a zidlicemi, nebot'
"Delo marsaillske" nebylo nj
cim jinym, nezli tajnou vinar-
nou.
Ia uzkym nalevacim stolen
v koute prvniho pokoje sede-
la velka, hubena, svalnata re
ma kruteho vzezreni, ma jejiz
prave lici Sc nalezalo podivne
cervene znamenf. To byla Sr-
cadka, milenka Laguyanova.
Sklep byl tuto chvfli plny
holdujfcich, kteri skoro jiz We
smes byli opili. Obcas vznikal
pokrik, do nejz Sc misty nadav
ky a vyhrdzky. Jiz pc dvakra-
tie vytazeny noze - krev jiz
tekla nikomu ne1;,apadlo pra
CO roztrhnouti. Byly tvsedni IL
dalosti v teto krcme.
Zatim proniknul Valentin az
ku padacim dverim, jez uzavi-
rally schody vedouci ku skle-
pun. Uqhopil Sc kruhu a sna-
I'll Sc dvere otevriti. Vzdorova
ly mu, nebot' byly zavreny.
"Otevirajf Sc tedy jen ma ur
cite znamenf," pomyslil 81 mia
dy muz.
Pojednou stoupaly tezke ne
Jake nohy po kamennych scho
dech nahoru.
Valetnin obaval Sc pristihnu
ii - rychle sc obratil, dolezl
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