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The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
Places for Registration on June 5th,
1918, and the Names of Men Who
Have Been Drafted to Serve as
Registrars.

Hayward-W. Fishers Store
Henry Burgess. This will be the
registration point for all of Butler
Township.
Swifton Post Office - M. L..
Combs. Persons in the north end Of
Godair Township may register at
Hayward if they prefer.
Wardell-W. E. Browns Store
w. E. Brown.
,Pascola-City Hall-M. G. Man
uel. Persons at Bragg City must
come to PascOla to register.
Concord-Jno. POOLS Store-H. l..
Massey. Persons at Netherlands
must register here.
Kennedy-Ernest Lilies Residence
Ernest Lilies.
Little Prairie-Local Board Of
fice-Member Of Local Board. There
will be no other registration points
in Little Prairie Township.
Hayti-Member of Local Board
Justice of Peace Office next door to
the Herald Office.
Observation-Disclosures Lumber Co.
Office. H. Mcfarland.
Observation-Disclosures Office-Ernest
A. Long.
Virginia Township-Guy Tancil's
Store-Harry Green. There will be
no other registration point in Vir-
ginia Township.
Steele-Post Office-Member of
Local Board.
Cooter-Post Office-Rev. ]. S.
Newsom.
Holland-Post Ofice-S. E. Red
man.
Cottonwood Point. l.. James
Store-Chesley Morrison.
Tyler-B. I. Boston's Store-Fred
Hundhausen.
Failure to register is punishable
with a prison sentence of one year
in Federal Prison and will result in
the loss of all claims for deferred
classification.
The local board at Caruthersville
will be glad to supply any addition
al information.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30
MAIL FOR PRISONERS m GER.
MAN CAMPS GOES FREE

American prisoners of war in Ger
many are entitled to receive and
send letters, money orders, and val
uables, and parcelpost packages
Weighing not over II pounds, when
intended for international mail, free
from all postal duties.
Mail should be addressed to the
prisoner of war, giving his rank, the
name of the prison camp where he
is held, If It is known, followed by
prisoner of War Mail. via New
York" All such mail should bear
the name and the address of the
sender.
Parcel post packages for pris-
oners of war in enemy countries
may not be sent by organizations or
societies and only one package a
month may be sent. II more are
received the one apparently from
the prisoners next Of kin will be
forwarded and the others held in
New York pending communication
with the senders, with whose con-
sent such excess packages may be
sent to other prisoners of war who
had received no packages during that
month. Lacking this consent, the
packages will be returned to the
senders.
Only the following articles may
be included in the packages: Belts
not made of leather; hair, hand,
tooth, shaving, and shoe brushes;
cigarettes; combs; crackers and
biscuits gloves not made of leather;
handkerchiefs: pocket knives; need
les and thread; pencils and pens;
penholders; pins: pipes; safety
razors and blades; shaving soap,
powder or cream: shirts and scarfs:
shoe laces; smoking or chewing to-
bacco; toilet soap; socks; sweaters;
tooth powder; paste or liquid mouth
wash; towels; underwear: personal
photographs; periodicals published
prior to the beginning of the war.
Letters and packages will be sub
ject to careful censorship.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30
LEGAL ADVERTISING RATES

Regular legal rates will be char ged
by THE HAYrI HERALD tor all legal
advertising: One dollar per square
for first insertion and fifty cents for
each subsequent insertion, cash with
proof of publication in every case,
unless prior arrangements have been
made. Rates for some ot the common
forms of legal advertisements follows: ::
Order of publication in divorce ca,e-
s. 80. cash in advance; Notice Of final
settlement 81 50; Administrators no.
tice 50; Bank financial statements s..
cash with proof ot publication.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30

John Wesley Kesner, of this city,
last Friday "signed on" with L. L..
Letter. the local druggist, special en-
rolling agent for the U. S, Shipping
Board, as an applicant for training
in the Merchant Marine. II accept
ed by the Shipping Board young
Kesner will be exempted from the
draft. and will take special course
as an apprentice on training ship
at Boston. before joining mer-
chant vessel as sailor.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30
WANTED

The Herald is greatly in need of
reporters from all neighborhoods of
Pemiscot county. Those desiring to
see their community to have repre-
sentation in the county's news coll
umns should communicate with this
office at once. We will furnish all
necessary supplies. Write for infor-
nation.
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w. T. Nethery went to Caruth-
ersville Tuesday with his former
employee, Parce Queen, who left
with the drafted men of this coun-
ty.
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C. l.. Lefier has been employed in
the East Arkansas Lumber Company
office to succeed Parcie Queen. who
left with the drafted men of this
county Wednesday.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30

Showing something nice
this week in black waists at
Buckley's.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30

For Collector:
HARRY v. LITZELFELNER
EDWIN S. HUFFMAN
A. P. KERSEY
For Prosecuting Attorney:
M. o. NORRIS
C E. BRAGG
For Circuit Court Clerk:
CHESLEY MORRISON
ERNEST A. LONG
For Probate Jduge;
JOSEPH Nj. BRASHER.
For Recorder of Deeds:
JOHN W. GREEN
For Presiding Judge, County Court
EVERTON C. SPEER
For Associate Judge, 1st District:
w. D. (Doss) HUDGENS
w. E. BROWN
J. l.. BAKER
For County Clerk:
FRANK B BAIRD
j. G.. MALLOURE
L. B. BOLT
For Constable Hayti Twp:
CHAS, SPENCER
S. P. OATES
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30
BELL PHONES.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
GENERAL PRIMARY.

The following announce their can
didacy for the Democratic nomination
for county office, subject to the will of
the voters of that party in the Pri-
mary election to be held Tuesday 4,
August 9Th, 1918:
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30

Hon. Chas. M. Hay, of st. Louis,
came down Friday afternoon and
spent a few hours with his brother,
E. F. Hay. before delivering the
address for the Senior graduating
class in Caruthersville.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30

Mrs. Speer, of Braggadocio, was
in Hayti Monday visiting her sis
ter, and Mrs r. S. Hart.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30

Mrs. F. B. Milsap and son, Of
Chaffee, were in Hayti last week
visiting Mrs. Milsap's mother. Mrs.
Mitchell.
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Lemonade shake up, made to or
der, sweet or sour, hot or cold, &C
at Doc Whites Depot Restaurant
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30

Bakers of bread and rolls are now
required to buy one pound of sub
stitutes for every three pounds OF
wheat -four purchased instead OF
with every four pounds as former
ly. the food administration announc-
ed. Every dealer selling -four to
bakers is required to sell o nthe same
basis.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30

Open all night; like the owl, we
newell sleep. Doc Whites Depot
Restaurant.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30

Some children want to
slep in Billikins, but mother
usually objects. Buckley's.
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Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Ellis attend
ed the Drummers association at Ste.
Genevieve last week
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30
How's Thisi

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured BY Halfs Catarrh Medicine.
Halls catarrh Medicine has been taken
By catarrh sufferers for the past thirty.
hve years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halrs
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Poi.
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for short tire You will see
great improvement ia your general
health. Start tat!-e Haila Catarrh Medi-
cine al once and 60 r.i OF catarrh. Send
for testimonials :-AA
F. j. CHENEY /. 10. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold b. ail Drussisss. 15:.
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Old time Hamolines, SC, at Dec
Whites Depot Restaurant.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30

ICE CREAM. 1oc. at Doc Whites
Depot Restaurant.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-30
Official Newspaper of Pemiscot County

ADVERTISING RATES:
Display, front page, col. inch .--- .l5
Foreign advertising representatives.:
The American Press Association, New
York, n. Y.
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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-23
CTETE!
CTETE!

Name vyber jedno a dvou-
rodinnych domd Sc vsim zvele-
benin, ktere prodame ma mir
ne splatky. Tez vezmeme do
bre Lofty neb markyce a bondy
Svobody, jakozto splatku. Hla-
ste Sc u The Municipal Savings
and Loan ASSN, 123O1 Miles
Ave. Tel. Union S99-W. aneb u
j. J. Heidlera, 3348 E. 40. ul.
tel. Union 1S4-R. aneb u B. Sa-
chy, 12917 Angelus Ave. tel.
Union 127O-K.
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PRODA Sc krasna farma SO a.
krG ma Broadvicw, Is mil cd
squaru, dobre budovy a velmi
urodns pGda. Z rodinych di-
vodI proda Sc velmi LEVINE. .Hla
ste Sc u J. Ststa, R. D. B. 41,
Brecksville, O. 7-22
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PRODA Sc
MUSf BYT PRODANA HNED

nize popsana farma. Nyni je
cas- chcete-li farmu koupiti, by
ste videli CO ma nj rosie a die
toho 81 utvarili dsudek. Farma
. AZ akrech V Mentor, Ohio, )
nil pred Painsville, ~ mile
cd kary a dlazdene cesty. Ma
farme je pekny dunn IA mist
nostech, asbestova stfecha,
studne s dobrou pitnou vodou
a cisterna, velka ban pro seno
"a ban pro dobytek a jine zarl-
zeni. Plnych 25 akrd je orne
|pndy, ostatni pastviny, a je
tam menSi ovocna zahrada. Da
Sc pfi okamzitem prodeji "a
$500 hotove a zada Sc $17O0.
Proda Sc farma 18. akrech,
212 akru lesa, rovna puda, ~
mile Cd kary, dunn 6 poko-
jlch, ban a jine zarizeni. Da Sc
Ia $4,000, hotove S1400, ostat-
nj ma splatky. Tato pekna far
ma Sc naleza V Mention, O.
BlizSi sdeli Jam. F. Port, We
,dne V c. 826 Williamson Bldg.
a vecer V {. S613 Cedar ave.
Tel. Main 3917. PA
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PRODAJl Sc vyhfevni kamna
ia tvrde uhll "a SIS, ktere sta
ly $65, a byly malo potrebova-
ny. Haste sc V {. 1888 E. As
Ulice. PA
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DrObne
0znaamky

STARSf zENA hleda praci v
ceske rodine ma vSeobecnou
praci. Haste Sc V {. 4415 Les
ter ave. IA
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PRIJM OU S E.
.JEDNATELOVE

spolehlivi a pficinlivi, kterl
mluvl cesky a anglicky a
iimz sc muze sveriti tez ko-
lekce. Zada Sc odporuceni.
Prace stala pri slusne mzde.
Haste Sc v c. 1916 Schofield
Bldg. I-Z3
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Zndla. re uTdUC, dtholIV w
neiduvernejsim pfltelem baro-
novym, ackoli zasvecen byl
nplne v soukrome jeho zalezl-
tosti, prece niceho nevedel o nj
storii Amy Katherikove. Ne
rozresene taiemstvi teto ne
stastne zeny zdalo Sc mi byti
nyni dvojnasob podezrelym jiz
tou okolnosti, re baron ami neJ
duvernejsimu svemu prlteli o
mem Sc nezminil. Hrabe veli-
kou dychtivosti naslouchal kaz
demu menu slovu a We tvafi le
no zracilo Sc nejvetsi pfekva-
peni.
Zatim co jsme rozmlouvali
O Katherikove, priblizili jsme
Sc k domovu. Prvnl, CO jsme
zde spatrili, byl baronuv maly
kocar, nehoz zapfazen byl
kun, jejz stolba drzel "a uzdu.
"Kampojedete, priteli?' ze-
ptal sc hrabe stolby.
ga nepojedu, pane hrab6,"
odpovedel tazany, "pan baron
sam 81 vyjede.'
Hrabe vyznamne Ma mne po
hledel. Nerekla jsem niceho, a.
lie uhodla jsem hned, re baron
po vyslechnuti zpravy, kterou
hospodyne mu sdelila, odhod-
lal sc na delsi cestu.
Vesli jsme do domu. Sotva
prosli jsme prujezdem, prisel
nam baron vstric. Byl bledy a
zasmusily; tvaril Sc sice zdvo-
filym a bezstarostnym, avSak V
cele jeho bytosti znati bylo We
liky nepokoj.
"Lituji, ze vas muslin opusti
IT," pravil, "vydam Sc ma delsl
cestu, ale Ultra touto dobou bu-
du opet zde. Drive nez odjedu,
rad bych usporadal onu zale-
ZitOst, o ktere jsem Sc dnes ra-
no zminil. Lauro, bud tax las
kava a nasleduj mne do kni-
hovny. Wee bude brzy skonce-
'nluguIoJ noqnod o M opc 'eu
Smim vas rovneZ prOsiti, panl
hrab6nko, jakoz i tebe mily
hrabe? Preji 81 totiz, abyste
byli sv6dky pri podpisu jiste
listiny; vice niGeho!"
Otevrel sam dvere u knihov
ny a pobizel jc, ably vesll dale.
Potom vkrCcil "a mimi a tise IA
SebOu ZaVrel.
Chvili zustala jsem samotna
stati venku na chodbe. Srdce
pOCalo mnG prudce tlouci a tc-
skne predtuchy Sc mne zmoc-
novaly. Potom zamirila jsem
ku dverim sveho pOkOje. Ji2
polozila sem ruku na kliku
kdyz V tom zaslechla jsem hlas
barona Percivala, jenz volal:
"Prosim, slecno Halkombo
va, vratte Sc. Hrabe nechce to-
tiz svoliti, aDy jeho manzelks
zarovcn $ MIN byla svedkyni I
proto muslin zadati vas, abystt
laskave mlsto jeji zaujala."
Ma toto VyZvanl Vratila jsen
Sc do knlhovny, kde vsichni by
Ii shromazdeni. Laura stala !
psaciho stolu a roZpacite pohr;
vala 81 Sc svym kloboukem, kt
ry byla snala hlavy. Hraben
Ka sede4a vedle nj V lenoSce
pima obdivu pohliZela Ma sveh,
manzela, jenz stal u okna a OF
hawai- s kvetin uvadle listy.
Hned jak jsem vesla, pokro
Gil mi hrabe vstric a pravil:
''Prosim tisickrat "a odpust
nj, slecno Halkombova. Moji '
nou jste obtezovana! Media $
mi byti totiz poradku, alb
moje manzelka soucasne S
mnou jako svedkyne podepsa
la Sc ma listine, kterou pode
psati ma zde take pani baron
ka Laura Glydova."
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YAM, re mas statek, ma kterem
nase rodina zila pres dive ste
let, byl dnes We drazbe prodan.
Jsi toho vinen, ty, ty lumpe
zatracena a kdybys tn byl,
rrerazil bych tt vsechny ctyri.
Ponevadz vsak tn nejsi a mne
zbyly posledni tri stovky, posi-
lam tt stopadesat rynskych S
tim napomenutim, abys ten
profesoriat uz brzy udelal. TO
Jsou posledni penize, ktere tt
1nohu dati. At je Ease nepro-
chlastas nebo neprokarbaniS.
S tim koncim. Opatruj te pan
BIZ a polepsi Sc.
Tvuj otec Josef"
Kdyz filosof Ignac toto psa-
nj a S MIN penize obdrzel, "a
n1yslil Sc a uminil 81, re oprav
du dostuduje. Jen no mrzela
ctcova nespravedlivost, ktery
81 V nepochopitelnem sobectvl
nechal O stovku vice, nezli mu
postal. Ignac citil horko v dust
a hofko ma jazyku.
Proto sebral penize a sci do
hospody splachnout tuto hor-
kost nekam hodne dolu, ably il
vice necltil.
Pri prvem pive mu vskocily
Shy do oci. Kdyby no tax otec
yidel, jak Sc trapi. Ale kaz-
dym novym pivem cltil novou
vinu resignace, ktera no tisila.
Potom asi pri sedme sklenici
zmocnila Sc no zoufa4ost. "Ten
lnuj otec nema svedoml," re-
kl 81 duchu a p1l dale.
"A jak pax nam byt porad-
ny clovek, kdyz je muj otec da
re bak," rekl nahlas. "Hosi, da-
me 81 ferbla. ia mu ukazu."
A ukazal. Jak jeho spoluhra
ci uvideli, re ma celou hromad
ku modrych papirku, pustili
sc do hry S vervou.
Snury rostly do nekonecna
a toceni nebylo konce, dvou
krejcaroveho visa preSli na
, petnikove, Sestakove a tax tt
slo dale, az to vyrostlo ma pei
korun.
Hrali celou noe. A kdyz pr,
nj paprsky slunce zulibaly u
mounenou hospodu, byl Igna(
obran o vSe. Vstali od stolu Z
zaplatili utratu. Byli to kava
llrl. Zaplatili "a Ignace, ale
pujcku ma hull mu uciniti ode
pfeli.
Ignac osamel mad svoji nedopi
tou sklenici. Jeho zraky utkve
ly ma pavucine v rohu hospody
a on pfiSel k presvedceni, *
je pfece jen vetsi lump nez je
no otec.
Popadl hul, narazil kloboul
Ia hlavu a chtel odejiti. ALI
v tom Sc jeho zraky svezly n;
podlahu a on spatril ma zem
mezi nedopalky doutniku a ci
garet lezeti korunu. Sebral il ;
vysel ven.
"Ze Sc nenapravim?" opak'
val 81 cestou.
"Napravim!' rozhodl Sc e
nergicky a zameril k ospale
mu straznikovi ma rohu cesty
Ten Sc vzprimil, vida povazli
We Sc kymacejici figuru a iva
zoval, nema-li no sebrati. AL
Ignac mu medal domysliti.
Pane straznik, co Jim dam
kdyz mi dali facku?"
Straznik protrel oci a udi
vene sc ma nej zadival.
"No tax co tt dam, kdyz m
, daS facku?"
Straznik Sc usmal a prohodi
pfivetive:
! "Dou Sc vyspat."
Ale Ignac nesel.
Dam ii korunu, bratre, vi
nemam. Ale dat mi il musiS.
"No, kdyz to musi byt," rex
svalnaty straznik, 'tak uk
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OBET KARBANICKE VASNE..
Napsal z. M. kudej.

L
Zil jednou v Praze jeden fl
losof a ten Sc jmenoval Ignac a
pochazel z Moray. Nasledkem
toho byl velice zbozny a kazdy
den sc modlival, ably mu pambu
vsechny hrichy odpusth a hral
zurive rad ferbla. Kdykoliv pro
nral, modiil sc tim dsilovneji,
chm vice prohraval. Ale neby-
10 to mic platne Ignac prohra-
val dale, nejenom proto lie Sc
nodlil, ale take proto, re 'byl
kratkozraky nevidel volty,
ktere odvazni hraci provadeli
primo pod jeho nosem. Krone
tohO take neumeli "narazet bou
dy" a kdo to neumi, je naprosto
Ztracena existence a DESTINY Clio
vak.
ku podivu: pres to, re Ignac
fiXlOval velice neohrabane, ce-
stnym clovekem prece byl. Sam
0 sobe rikal:
ia jsem nejvetsl lump ma
svete. SvoJi starou matku jsem
! k smrti utrapiI, otce jsem oze-
Dracll. A v tom ferblu take ne
d he vyhrat."
10 nebylo dosIovne pravdou.
Jeho matka, jak bylo zjisteno,
zemreua ma souchotlny, a jehO
ctci zbylo z velkeho statku pul
tretlho sta rynskych. Ale s tim
ferblem to byla pravda.
Po SVEN, otci, ktery zustal
ma zivu, zdedll Ignac hull sc
stribrnym kovanim. Byla to hui
dubOvka a stala ma jarmarce
tricet pet krejcaru. Tu hill G
nGj otec jednou prerazil a "a
nechal mu il ma pamatku vedle
cetnych otcovskych rad a ma.
pumenutl ma pamatku. Upadl-li
Ignac do rukou nezkuSenych
hracu, kteri no jeSte neznali
zastavil vzdy tuto hul, ktera by
la mistrne slepena, "a 2 az 5 kC
run.
Ale nikdo 81 il nenechal. Hu
vratila Sc vzdycky k Ignacovi &
to proto, re byli jsou ma svet{
lide mekkosrdecni, kteri no ne
chteli oloupiti4o jeho posledn
idedictvi.
Pokud bylo zapsano v histo
Ri Ignacove, prohral tuto hi
sedmnactkrate "a uhrnny OBJ
nos padesati ctyr korun. Diva
nactkrate byla mu vracens
zdarma celia, trikrat il o neht
pferazili a dvakrat il ukrad
zpet, pri cemz vzdy pocit'ova
hrozne vycitky, nebot' byl clio
vek cestny, jak jsem shora u
lvedl.
| S Ignacem hrali vSichni radi
Predem proto, re 'byl filosof n;
universite zapsany, a "a druh
proto, re Sc nikdy nehadal. O
statni filosofove jsou totiz zna
mi tim, re Sc ma universitu "a
pssti nedavaji a hadaji Sc sta
le.
Kdyz Ignac prohral vse, hu
" pocitaje, zvali no vzdycky
ably kibicoval. Posadili h
vzdy vedle brace, ktereho chit
Ii obehrat, a ten potom bez mi
losti prohraI i knofliky cd pr
k0pce. Je to ponekud povazll
We, ponevadz poradny Glove
bez techto knofliku nechodi
proto obehrani rikali, re Igna
hraje piano. t. j. re prozraz
je kartu pomoci znameni prsty
Proti tomu neprotestoval n,
kdy. Ale ne snad proto, re b
byl "piano hral," nybrz prott
re no to uvadelo v podezren
re je We spojeni S falesnymi hr
ci, cili parlamentari. Sam pa
v duchu touzil, ably Sc mohl pa
lamentarem stati. Ale nestal 81
ponevadz byl cestny clovek
mel hrozne neohrabane prsty.
Ignac Sc nekolikrat dokonc
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KRASNY LOT We Washington
parku, 43 pri 200 strevlcich Sc
proda neb vymenl "a dobry
'automobil. Haste Sc v c. 3776
E. SO ul. 7-27
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nlkOll ale SNouOIll uIdUcCc IO
ska!" Pri tech slovech polozil
rravici ma prsa. "Nevim, jake
no druhu jest listina, ktera zde
ma byti podepsana," pokraco-
val, "vim jenom, re casem mo-
hou nastati takove pomery, v
nichz baron Percival bude nu-
cen odvolavati Sc ma sve diva
svedky a proto bude lepe, kdyz
tito svedkove mic nebudou miti
spolecneho."
Pc tech slovech Sc uklonil a
ustoupil.
"Jsem ochotna zde zustati,' y
odpovedela jsem, "a nebudu-li
miti zadnych pricin k namit-
kan, chci byti treba sved-
kyni."
Baron Percival ostre Sc ma
mne zahledel, jako by chtel ne
co rici. V temz okamziku obra-
| tia k sobe jeho pozornost hra-
| benka Foskova. Dostala patrne
cd sveho manzela tajny roz-
kaz, ably re svetnice odesla.
"Neni tfeba, abyste odcha-
zela," pravil baron Percival.
Hrabenka podivala Sc ma sve
no manzela, nacez prohlasila,
re prece odejde, coz take uci.
Mia. Po jejim odchodu zapalil
81 hrabe cigaretu a opet "a
mGstnaval Sc kvetinami v okne.
Zatim otevrel baron Perci-
val psaci stolek a, vyhal z memo
listinu, nekOlikrate slozenou.
Polozil listinu ma stul, rozevrel
il toliko do polovice, takze Vi
deti bylo jen cast nepodepsane
no papiru, ma nemz nalepeny
byly ma nekterych mistech spl;l
tky. Pismo bylo uplne zakryte
a krone toho polozil baron ma
zalozenou cast ruku.
Laura vyznamne ma mne po-
,hledela. Jeji tvar byla bleda,
avsak nejevila zadne bazne ami
nerozhodnOsti.
Baron Percival namocil perO
do kalamare a podal je sve
manzelce.
"NapiS sve jmeno ma toto
misto," pravil ukazuje prstem
ma paplr. "Vy, slecno Halkom
bova ty Fosko, naplsete sva
jmena u techto oplatek. Pojd
sem, Fosko, a nedivej Sc ok
nem, kdyz mas byti svedkem!'
Hrabe odhodil cigaretu a pr
stoupil lhostejne ku stolu.
"PodepiS zde," opetoval bs
ron ponekud velitelsky k Lau
re obracen.
; "A co mann podepsati?" ze
, ptala Sc Laura klidne.
"Nemam kdy, abych tt to OF
sirne vysvetloval," odpovedel
= "Vuz stoji pred domem, musin
: pryc! Ami bys tomu ostatne ne
/ porozumela. Je to pouha for
! malta. Pojd', pojd' a podepis
: Rad bych v6c skoncil co nej
drive"
a Muslin drive vedeti, co S,
: mi tuto k podpisu predklada,
/ pravila znova Laura.
4 Zach, nesmysl! Zenska tax,
g wynn vecem nerozumi. Pravin
: tt, re bys to ami nepochopila
a kdybych ii to chtel vysvet
0 liti."
L 'Prosim, ukaz mi prece tn
stinu. Az dosud nikdy MECH
: jsem nepodepsala, co jsem s
drive neprefetla. Ami mas advo
e kat, DIR. Gilmore, nikdy ma mn
j nechtei podpisu takovym spt
e sobem, jako toho nyni zadas.
y "Tot zcela prirozene. On by
( tvym sluhou a musil zachova
!. k tobe vsechny ohledy. ia jsel
! tvyn manzelem a nejsem pt
l. vinnen, abych ii vse vysvetlt
wal. Jak dlouho nechaS mne j,