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CHAPTER vIII-continued.

4 man staggered drunkenly into
View. He reeled halfway across the
mouth Of the draw and stopped. His
eyes. Questing duly. fell upon the
camp. He stared, as II doubtful
whether they had played him false.
then lurched toward the waiting group.
Lost and all in" Holway said in a
whisper to Dud.
The other man nodded. Neither Of
them made q move toward the
stranger. who stopped In front Of their
camp and looked with glazed eyes
from one to another. His face was
drawn and haggard and lined. Ex-
treme exhaustion showed In every
movement. He babbled incoherently.
Don't you see he's starving and out
Of his head?" snapped Holt brusqueiy.
Get him grub. pronto."
The old man rose and moved toward
the suffering man. Come, pard. Tha's
all right. Sit down right here and
go to it. as the old sayin' Is" He led
the man to a place beside Big Bill
and made him sit down. Better light
Q f1re. boys, and get some cofYee on.
Don't give him too much solid grub
at first"
The famished man ate what was
given him and clanored for more.
Coming up soon. pardner." Holt
told him soothingiy. "Now tell US
how come you to get lost"
The man nodded gravely. "Hit that
line low, Cord. Hit 'er low. Only
three yards to gain"
~Plumb bushouse.s commented Dud.
chewing tobacco stolidIy.
"Out Of his head-that's all. He'll
be right enough after he's fed up and
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| seems to me ! had heard-somewhere
that he was away. Seems to me
heard he went prospecting"
He did. Up Wild Goose creek.
with Big Bill Macy and two other men.
But I asked him to come back with
me-and he did"
Feebly wally CROPPED for the clue
without finr'ng 1t. Had Big Bill sold
him out7 And how had Elliot got into
touch with him7
"Just 80. Mr.. Elliot. But really. You
know, Rowland can make you q great
deal more comfortable than Holt. His
wife Is q famous cook. I'll have q
man go get your traps"
TITS very good Of you. but I think
I won't move"
"Oh. but you must. Holt's nutty-
nobody at home. you know. Every
body knows that"
sIs he? The old man struck me as
being remarkably clear-headed. By
the way I want to thank you for send
ing a relief party out to find me. Mr..
Selfridge Except for your help
| would have died in the hills"
This was another facer for WaIly.
What the devil did the fellow meant
The deuce Of 1t was that he knew all
the facts and Wally did not. One
thing stood out to Selfridge like a sore
thumb. His plans had come tumbling
down like house of cards. Either
Big Bill had blundered amazingly. or
he had played traitor. In either case
Wally could guess pretty shrewdly
whose hide Macdonald would tan for
the failure. The chief wanted results.
He did not ask Of his subordinates how
they got them. And this was the sec
ond time In succession that Selfridge
had come to grief.
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CHAPTER TX.
The Ran. .Rah Boy Functions.

The Rah.R Rah Boy Functions.
Big Bill grumbled q good deal at the
addition to the party. II would be de-
cidedly awkward II this stranger
should become rational and under
stand the status Of the camp he had
Joined. The word of old Holt alone
might be negligible, but supported by
that Of a disinterested party it would
be a very different matter. Still, there
was no help for 1t. They would have
to take care of the man until he was
able to travel. At the worst. Big Bill
could give him a letter to Selfridge
explaining things and so pass the buck
to that gentleman.
Gid Holt had, with the tacit consent
Of his guards. appointed himself as q
sort Of nurse to the stranger. Early
in the evening the sick man fell into
a sound sleep. from which he did not
awake until morning. George was
away looking after the packhorses,
Dud was cooking breakfast, and Big
Bill. his rifle close at hand, was chop
ping young frs fifty feet back Of the
camp. The cook also had q gun, load
ed with buckshot. lying ON a box be-
side him. 30 that they were taking NO
chances with their prisoner.
The old miner turned from rearrang-
ing the boughs Of green Or on the
smudge to see that his patient was
awake ard ~: ::.:6 normal. TIE
quiet, steady eyes resting upon him
told him that the delirium had passed.
Pretty nearly all In. wasn't r. the
young man said.
The answer Of Gid Holt was an odd
enc. Yep. -eieven-ffteen.
Take 'er easy. old man." he said in his
shrill. high voice as he moved toward
the man In the blankets. Then, in q
low tone. while he pretended to ar
range the bedding over the stranger.
he asked q quick question.
"Are you Elliotr
sYes."
Don't tell them. Talk football
lingo as II you was still out of your
haid" Holt turned and called to Dud.
Says he wants some breakfast"
~On the way" the cook answered.
Holt seemed to be soothing the de-
lirious man. What he really said was
this. "Selfridge has arranged Q plant
for you at Kamatlah. The camp has
been turned inside out to fool you.
They've brought me here Q prisoner
20 a. to keep me from telling you the
truth. Psti Tune up now"
Big Ban bad put down his N and
was approaching. BE was not a.
actiy Suspicious, but he did not b.
neve In taking unnecessary chances.
Il tel yoa Tn cut Of training
Played The last Snme. haven't vel
Come UaroagA With . square meal. yo1
four-Aushee." demanded Elliot In q
0ssFulous vsles. He turned to Naey.
Look hers. Cap. Havenr I played
he sams all fall3 Don't I get what
want now we'ro tAruughr
Ths voies q ths young man was a
cited HIS eyss lad Iost thelr Qu3s(
steadlness and roved restleaBly to aDd
fro. II Big BAN I'D held any ooubtz
90 dance dlssipatsd tAsA
~oUs 20 "a. HustIs svr and heaD
DID Win ths broadcast Holt TN Ioea
81 - 0W fksenA"
1llet md Hsat 1sund - nsss
ehanes - tain ts0seA9 ut DssnlaG
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F1ie Stron0 ringers closed on tne oob.
let Of the Man.
fashion before a smudge with Q muley
shotgun across his knees.
This amt no country for checha-
koes to be wandering around without
a keeper" the cook continued. Looks
like your folks would have better
sense than to let their rah-rah boy"
He got no farther. Elliot dropped to
one knee and his strong fingers closed
on the gullet Of the man 20 tightly that
not even q groan could escape him.
The old miner. waiting with every
muscie ready end every nerve ccScr
tension, flung aside his blanket and
hurled himself at the guard. 1t took
him less time than 1t takes to tell to
wrest the gun from the cook.
He got to his feet just as Big BIN.
his eyes and brain stili foSSed with
sleep, sat up and began to take notice
Of the disturbance.
Don't move" warned Holt sharply.
Better throw yosr hands up. No
monkey business, do you heart I'd n
lief blow q hole through you as NOT" /"
Big Bill turned bitterly to Elliot.
$50 you were taking all the time.
young fellow. We save your life and
you round on ~. You're q pretty slick
proposition as q double-crosser."
.And that amt all." chirped up Hol.
blithely. Let me introduce our friend
to you, Mr.. Big Bill Macy. This b
Gordon Elliot, the land agent ap-
pointed to look over the Kamatlah
claims. Selfridge gave you lads this
penitentiary job 20 n I wouldn't meet
Elliot when he reached the camp. II
he hadn't been % darued anxious
about II, our young friend would have
died here on the divide. But lGr. Self.
ridge kindly outntted party and sent
M Q hundred miles into the hills to
rescue the peFishing. ~ the old sayfn'
eoes. ConseQuencs b. Elliot and Ne
meet up and have that nice coonden-
dial talk after an H. ways a Prov
idenee b strange. - - might ~.
NJ. Macy"
sYour tziek," conceded Big BIN sui
Isnly. ~Now what are you going %
Do viii usT
~Not Q thing-eoing 10 leave you
Fleht hHe 10 prospect VIA Coos
desk," answered Holt blandly. ~DW.
dea says thsrsfs esad - hsEe-hsaps
r&M"
Bln Macy eoodsmnsd Durdsa in -
guaes profaAs and snsrUslse h
dldn't sop st DurdsA Hslt enmo q
for Q sAars q u - unlst ~ ~
E1dea
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Sometimes the young government Of
fcial lay staring straight in front Of
him. Sometimes he appeared to dose.
Again he would talk In the disjointed
way Of one not clear In the head.
An opportunity came in the after
noon for q moment
Keep your eyes skinned for .
chance to lay out the guard tonight
and get his gun" Holt said quickly.
Gordon nodded. II don't know that
I've got to do everything Just rs you
say" he complained aloud for the
benefit Of George. who was passing
on his way to the place where the
horses were hobbled.
"Now-nowi There amt nobody
trying to boss you" Holt explained In
a patient voice.
They'd better not" snapped the In
valid.
Some scrapper-that kid" said the
horse wrangler with q grin.
Macy took the FIRST watch that
night. He turned in at two after he
had reused Dud to take his place. The
cook had been on duty about an hour
when Elliot kicked Holt. who was
sleeping beside him, to make sure that
he was ready. The old man answered
the kick with another.
Presently Gordon got up. yawned
and strolled toward the edge Of the
camp.
Don't 60 and get lost. young fel-
low" cautioned Dud.
Gordon. on his way back, passed BE-
hind the guard, who was sitting tailor
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a Man otae0srod 0rvHltsney Into visw.
AaA good sleep. But night now he's
sure some Exhiblt 4 L0ok st the
bones seicking through his cheek" |"
01k I'm eummented.
-Come, OsdnDsr. Oct down IN
yUW collar - Il Ones more now.
Dant ne down % H. 30. An toeetAef.
Nv. Ths sesaner elueksd 70 -
anaslnasy hsne aaA na6s . neeiea
e lIfting wfxA - haDda
sLooas uko ~ hsv0 = beggsd
sova n yzSs5 A@s swamps" suEsssted
BGoG
'Locou ma" asreed Du1
n Cd nansr I'D - Dss9 BUt -
eyss nazrswsd - sA1n1ng snta n ~
- haA eons thsv9gA my M
swsmp. - ~ Asvs stnrsed fseo -
rsvsr. That pssoably meant that -
- euus mn Ku11ak. He ~
49, -. talh1ag - JarUsa g Q
0naO essGbaD slayer. Wtfhsse ~
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he was. In the old phrasing Of the
North. q chechako.
Gideon Hollis sly brain moved keen.
ly to the possibility that he could put
q name to this human derelict they
had picked up. He began to see II
as more than q possibility, as even q
probability, at least as Q 6fty-nfty
chance. A sardonic grin lowered about
the corners Of his grim mouth. II
would be a strange freak Of irony II
Wally Selfridge. to prevent a meeting
between him and the government land
agent. had sent him a hundred miles
into the wilderness to save the life OF
Gordon Elliot and 30 had brought
about the meeting that otherwise
would never have taken place.
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CHAPTER X.
Gordon Invites Himself to Dinner
and Does Not Enjoy Il.

Gordon Invites Himself to Dinner
and Does Not Enjoy Il.
Big Bill and his companions reached
Kamatlah early next day. They re-
ported at once to Selfridge. 1t had
been the intention Of Wally to vent
upon them the bad temper that had
been gathering ever since his talk with
Elliot. But his first sarcastic ques-
tion drew such q snarl Of anger that
me reconsidered. The men were both
sullen and furious.
The little man became alarmed. In
stead Of reproaches he gave them soft
words and promises. The company
would see them through. 1t would pro-
tect them against criminal procedure.
But above all they must stand pat In
denial. A conviction would be impos-
sible even II the states attorney fled
an Indictment against them. Mean
while they would remain on the COM
pany pay roll.
Gordon Elliot was q trained investi-
gator. Even without Holt at his side
he would probably have unearthed the
truth about the Kamatlah situation.
But with the little miner by his side
to tell him the facts, he found his task
an easy one.
Selfridge followed orders and let
him talk with the men freely. AL Of
them had been drilled till they knew
their story like parrots. They were
suspicious Of the approaches Of e.
liot, but they had been warned that
they must appear to talk candidly.
The result was that some talked too
much and some not enough They let
slip admissions under skillful exami-
nation that could be explained on NO
other basis than that Of company
ownership.
Both Selfridge and Rowland outdid
themselves n EFFORTS 70 establish close
social relations. But Gordon was care
full to put himself under no obligations.
Within two weeks Elliot had I'm
ished his work at Kamatlah.
"OH for Kusiak tomorrow" he told
Holt that night.
The old miner went with him ~ Q
guide to the big bend. Gordon had
no desire to attempt again Fifty Mile
swamp without the help Of someone
who knew every foot Of the trail. With
Holt to show the way the swamp be-
came merely q hard. grueling nush
through boggy lowlands.
Weary with the trail. they reached
the river at the end Of q long day.
An Indian village lay sprawled along
the bank, and through this the two
men tramped to the roadhouse where
they were to put up for the night.
Holt called to the younger man. who
was at the time in the lead
"Wait q minute, Elliot"
Gordon turned. The old Alaskan
was offering . quarter to Q little half
naked Indian hoy. Shyiy the -four
year-old came forward, Q step at Q
time. his finger In his mouth.
"What's your name, kidT Holt
flashed q look ut Elliot that warned
him to pay attention.
"Colmac." the boy answered bash
fully.
HIS nst closed on the quarter. he
turned, and like Q startled caribou -
ned to . comeiy young Indian woman
standing near the trail
With cleaning eyes Holt turned to
EHct. take . good look at the
sQuaW," he said IN Q low voace.
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I derstand. SO o. course II was natural
Mac would put up at his camp. O'Nei,l
had q partner and they had located
together. Fellow named Strong"
mot Hanford Strong. a little. heavy
set man somewhere around nftyr
"You've tagged the right man.
Know himr
1--WE met him"
"Well. never heard anything
against Han Strong. Anyway. he was
OF that night packing grub up while
Farrell held down the claim. Mac had
jug Of booze with him. He got Far
rell tanked up. You know Mac-how
he can put II across when he's a mind
to. He's forceful devil. and he can
be a mighty nkable one. But when he
Is friendliest you want to watch out
he don't slip an uppercut at you that1l
put you out Of biz. he done that to
Farrell-and done It a-plenty."
| "HowY"
"O'Neill got mellowed up till he
thought Mac was his best friend. he
l ".c AS1oy ~ Cot Oot VI hAo HAMA ~
Mac works him up to sign q contract
before witnesses too: trust Mac for
that-exchangins his half interest in
the claim for i've hundred dollars In
cash and Macs no-'count lease on
Frenchman creek. Inside Of q week
Mac and Strong struck . big pay
streak. They took over two hundred
thousand from the spring cleanup"
1T was nothing better than rob
berry"
Call It what you want to. Anyhow
II stuck. O'Neill kicked. and that's all
the good It did him. He consulted law
yers at Dawson. Finally he got SO
discouraged that he plumb went to
pieces-got on q long bat and stayed
there till his money ran out. Then
one bitter night he starts up to Bo-
nanza to have 1t out with Mac. The
mercury was 80 low II had run into
the ground a foot. Farrell slept In
q deserted cabin without a fire and
not enough bedding. HI. caught pneu-
mony. By the time he reached the
claim he was a mighty sick man. Next
week he died. That's all Mac done
to O'Neill. Not q thing that wasn't
legal. either"
Gordon thought Of Sheba O'Neill as
she sat listening to the tales Of Mac
donald in Danes parior and his gorge
rose at the man.
| But Mac had fell on his feet all
right" continued Holt. He got his
start of that claim. Now he's a mil
lionaire two or three times over.
reckon"
| They reached the outskirts Of Ka-
mntlah about noon Of the third day.
Gordon left Holt at his cabin after
they had eaten and went In alone to
look the ground over. He met Self
ridge at the post Office. That gentle
man was effusive In his greeting.
This is a pleasant surprise. Mr.. e.
liot. When did you get int I'm down
on business, Of course. No need to tell
you that-nobody would come to this
hole for any other reason. Rowland
and his wife are the only possible
people here. OF course you'n stop
with u.s."
Elliot answered genially. "Pleasant
time we had on the river, didn't We?
Thanks awfully for your invitation,
but I've already made arrangements
for putting up."
| "Where? There's no decent place
In camp except AZ Hoglsnd's."
u couldn't think Of troubling him."
| countered Gordon.
sNo trouble at all. Wen aend for
your things. Where are theyr'
| The land agent let him have II be-
tween the eyes. AT Gideon Holt's.
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HOLT RECOGNIZES ELLIOT, AND THE TWO ovERPowER.
ING THE KIDnAPERs, RETURN TO KAMATLAH, WHERE
ELLIOT LEARNS TRUTH ABOUT COAL LAND DEALS

synopsa-As Gordon Elliot
his Alaska investigate boat he meets
becomes
ONei also gong Colby Macdonald Of the land
grabbing syndicate Macdonald
attacked By aboers discharged the active
Intervention Of Elliot probably Macdonald
friendly
Elliot mission which threatens spoil plans Of Macdonald
millions unlawful
valuable line" position
occupied Selfrdge
nothing Macdonalds
Landing Elliot finds old friends his Mr.
whom Sheba has visit M
Elliot Macdonald
coming
the hand Of Sheba Macdonald foreseng
Gideon Holt oldme who
about activities.
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I'm staying win him On his claim"
Wally had StrUck Q match 10 light .
cignrefte. but this ampae statement
petrined him. Hls INV drupped and
his eyss balged Not TN IL naDs
burned - 0nesrs dId - come 10 lifs.
sDsd - ~ yoa were stay1ng-
W1tA Cd Hoatr he 1oundRed.
Tea He e9sged - board ~" -
sWered u yong nan banndU.
D0-1 0dnt INV - ~ hWOc
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Calf and Kip. Green saited.
MIsCELLANEOUs MARKET
Prices fer Metals.

PFoee0 Tor H(f01o.
Bar silver. 81 nc.
Copper. Sz3-12h.
Lead. S725.
Spelter. 37.09.
Tungsten concentrates. per unit.
}z4.50.
Boulder, Colo. - Tungsten concen-
trates so per cent. 320.00Q 1850 per
unit; crude ores. so per cent. $2z.000
$500; IS per cent, $1,000 1850: 10 per
cent, $9.40u 1870.
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Boston.-wool-Scour basis:
Tsxas-Fine, twelve months, $3.50
LIZ. fine. eight months. &1.5s q 1.S0.
Territory-Fine staple. SI.S20I85;
half blood combing 31.108L75: three
eighth blood combing. $500 LIS: fine
clothing. Sl.s091.s5: fine medium
clothing, 11.s6 q 1.60.
PuIlsd-Extra. yl.s091.S5: "A, SI.7S
q l.S0; A supers. e15061.55.
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HIDES AND PELTS.
Dry Hides.

Dry Hides.
Flint butcher. 10. b..-............ 20
Flint. fallen. lb.- Il
Flint. bull and stag, Id. ........ IL
Flint. culls and glue, Id. b......... 12
Salt hides. 10. .05 q 4OS
salted.
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Kansas City.-Buttsr = Creamery,
+0hc: firsts. 3shc: seconds. 3sc: pack
ing, Sic.
Eggs-Firsts. 3zxc
Pouitry-Roosters. 30c: broiIsrs, Csc.
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New York. = Sugar Centrifugal
Goose; fine granuiated. 7.45c.
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aose6oWoDd aW6 elllse drop
prsesass ~ Srisa6shlp a0d start
batasr arvools fer Shsba's hsnd.
Tho next lWstallms0t tsseo how
asse6sWsld SajWsd ths Nrst -
Wnatooe.
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Gree. saIted Cured HIde., etc.

over 40 lbs. ID. ............ %
Under 90 lbs. ID. ........... 09
Glue hides and skins ..... s
Bull and stag ..............
Part cured, lc less.
Green. &c less than cured.
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HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
II. o. B. Denver. Carload Prics)
HAY.
DRESSED POULTRY.

hungarian patent. ss lbs. sacked.
subject to discount .... .t<.sS
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EgEs.


Apples. Colo. new fancy box. l.000250
fears, Colo. S.OV
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15

Domingo Perozzi, James b Fuller,
William A. Turner, Elizabeth and
James Galbraith.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15
for Recruits for the Naval
Reserve Force Will Start Next
Wednesday at City Hall

Monday and Tuesday evenings at the
Vining Theatre, where Anderson will
show 500 feet Of film that has been
censored by the United States censor
ship at Washington, d. c. The film
shows Uncle Sans sailor boys in ac-
tion. How they wash their clothes,
how they roll them, how the tars
eat and what they eat. How they
sleep and drill, also their recreation.
The picture was taken in the Bremen
ton navy yard, Puget Sound, Wash
ington.
There are several recruiting par
ties throughout the Thirteenth Naval
District, which includes Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
and Alaska, whose purpose is to raise
ten thousand recruits for the United
States naval reserve force. The re-
cruits are either sent to Bremerton
or to the naval training station at
Seattle for their training, both camps
being the most modern on the Pacific
coast. The period of training is from
two to four months, after which the
men are seLt to sea.
All branches of the navy are open
at the present time.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15
Ashland has been captured!

Ashland has been captured
A crew of the United States naval
training station at Seattle has moved
into town. They are here to start a
whirlwind campaign Of western Ore
gon for the purpose of securing re-
cruits for the naval reserve force.
A. Anderson, one of the naval re-
serves and the advance publicity
agent for the recruiting officers who
are scheduled to- arrive in Ashland
Wednesday, with the aid of several
of the business men, has laid the
plans for the whirlwind start.
The city has donated space in the
city hall where the recruiting will
take place Desks, chairs, typewrit-
ers and scales have been donated for
two or three days to aid in the re-
cruiting.
Flags will fly from every flag pole
and staff during the recruiting. Ash
lands service flag, that was recently
donated to the public and which is
now in the Vining Theatre, will fly
with Old Glory from the top of the
flag mast of the town square.
The band has promised to play
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15
S. 0. PreSbyterial
To Meet This Week

The Southern Oregon Womans
Fresbyterial Society will hold its an
nual meeting in the Presbyterian
church of Ashland Wednesday. A
large attendance of visitors and dele
gates are expected to be present, and
several prominent speakers and work.
ers will address the meeting. The
first session will convene in the fore
noon, at which business of the Pres
byterial will be transacted and re-
ports of officers made. The follow
ing topics will be discussed: How
may mission study classes be intro
duced where there Is no church or
ganization?" by Mrs, j. w. Aldrich;
How may we interest our young peo-
pie in misslons?" Mrs. Davisson:
"Scriptural reasons for a womans
mission society,"" Mrs Torney.
A luncheon will be furnished in the
church parlors by the women of the
congregation, and the afternoon ses-
sion will have addresses made by Mrs.
Goss on "a Message from the North
Pacific Board" and paper, 81, Me
and Mine of Home Missions" by Mrs.
Turny. The evening will be a joint
meeting with the Presbytery, which
will be in session in the church at the
same time, and will consist of two ad-
dresses, one of which will be with
stereopticon slides, by Mrs. Aldrich.
Special music will be features and
many excellent talks will also be CIV
en- in connection with the regular ad-
dresses.