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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-06-26
The Rock Club Meets.

Mrs. Jim Rogers proved to be the
most adept. or the luckiest, ut the
game of rock Wednesday afternoon of
last week, when the Double-Eight Rock
Club held regular binOnthly meeting
at the home of Mrs. Barton Purcell,
and as reward for winning the most
games was presented with tandem
broidered towel. Mrs. James Farrin
was presented with Il box of talcunl-
the guest prize.
The members and guests who ell
joyed Mrs. Purcell's hospitality were
Mesdames K. l.. Arnold, Milton Kidd,
q. {. Lyon, Henkle Stroud, James NJ.
Farrin. w. +. Bell, ]. s. Gray, Will
Hedge. Elmer Walker, w. Nj. Fluitt,
Frank Collins, Webb Martin, Jim Rog-
ers, Miss Mary Pickett, the hostess and
her sister, Miss Hazel Swindle.
After the games had iteen played de-
licious refreshments Of stuffed eggs,
tomatoes, chicken salad, crackers and
iced tea were served.
The next meeting of the club will be
held at the home of Mrs., Rogers.
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Pleasant Hill Paragraphs.

Tuesday, June 24.-Plenty of rain,
and prospects look good for more.
However, it is not needed just now.
Messrs. A. J. and :. j. DeMoss were
business visitors to Plain Dealing Sat
urday.
Miss Agnes Lowe is spending this
week at the home Of her uncle. Mr..
Marion DeNIoss.
Master Roy Gleason has been on the
sick list for several days, but is re
ported better now.
Miss Matte Ruth DeMoss had the
misfortune to fall one day last week
and injure her shoulder.
Miss Mabel DeNIoss returned home
last Saturday after a two weeks visit
with her aunt, Miss Matte DeNfOss.
MIR. j. ID. Gleason has purchased al
auto truck, which he intends using as
a means of disposing Of his large peach
crop.
The housewives are all busy canning
and slowing away eats for those cold
days next winter-and also trying t.
fight the III. C. l..
Corn crops look very promising, and
cotton crops-well, they are simply
grassy. Not near through chopping in
this part Of the country. ALI.
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Around Mot.

Wednesday, June 25.-The farmers
are very much disheartened OH ac-
count of too much rain. They can't get
their crops clean.
Miss Oracle Bell Lynn spent Sunday
at Rocky Mount with friends.
Miss Della Anderson spent Saturday
night in Plain Dealing with relatives.
Messrs. Clyde and Edgar Albums
spent Sunday evening at Red Land.
Mr.. Josh Matlock, of Red Land, was
visitor in the Mot settlement Sunday.
Mr.. Hartwell Doty, of Plain Dealing,
motOred out through the Mott commu-
nifty Sunday.
Misses Myrtle Brute and Beatrice
Rodgers spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Della Anderson.
Mr.. L. +. Cason was called to Sa-
repta one day last week on business.
He reports bad roads.
Mr. Jim Bounds spent Sunday at
Rocky Mount with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. DAVIS Bounds.
Mr.. Alfred Cason has been kept
busy the past few days keeping the
cows out of his watermelon patch.
Mr. O. G. Cason is expecting his new
Ford in any time. He hardly eats or
sleeps because Of his anticipated cross
country rides. GRAY MULE.
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her parents, DR.. and Mrs. T. n. Keoul

her parents, DIR. and Mrs. T. n. Keoun
leave for the West.
Miss Mary Bixler was visitor to
Shreveport last Friday.
MIR. Ben Keith was in Shreveport
| on business last Friday.
MIR. d. c. Bolton went to Shreve-
| port Oh business yesterday.
MIR. w. +. Baker, of Bradley, Ark,
visited in Plain Dealing Monday.
Master Lee Harrison visited rela-
tives in Bolinger last week, returning
home Sunday. =
MIR. r. {. Stampley. of Carterville,
was among those in the city on bust
ness last Saturday.
Mrs c. A. Harrison went to Boil
niger Sunday to visit her brother, Mr..
+. L. Crouch.
Mrs J. L. keeth returned home
yesterday, after having visited rela-
tives and friends in Hosston.
DR.. J. Il. Hall, Of Rocky Mount.
was among the business visitors in
Plain Dealing last Saturday.
MIR. J. :. Dodson. of Carterville.
was in Plain Dealing last Saturday,
and mOtored on to Shreveport.
MIR. Harrison Crouch came in last
Saturday from Shreveport to visit his
mother. Mrs Florence Crouch.
Mrs. ]. Il. Cavett, of Shreveport,
came in last Saturday morning to visit
her daughter. Mrs. r. c. Purcell.
Mrs. H. O. Machen left Monday
afternoon for Spring Hill to visit her
mother. Mrs. J. l.. Parker. for several
days.
Mrs. {. c. Burton. of Arkana. was
guest last Thursday of Miss Vey
kendrick, returning to her home the
following day.
Miss Ethel Rogers. who has been
attending school ut Meridian College,
Meridian, Miss. returned home Thurs
day afternoon of last week.
Mrs. Ellis Collins and little son. of
Bradley. Ark, arrived last Friday
morning and will be guests Of Mrs.
I. l.. Brock for few days.
Misses jamie and Minnie Milling.
of Cottage Grove, were in town last
Friday attending the revival services
at the Presbyterian Church.
MIR. J. n. Norris, of Mot. was in
Plain Dealing last Saturday. Mr.. Nor
ris was enthusiastic over the crop out:
lock. He said that he has one Of the
best oat crops he has ever seen. that
his corn is unusually good, and that
his cotton will make a good .yield if
the rains will let up for while.
MIR. and Mrs. Jim Taylor. who live
in Shreveport, were motoring through
the country to Little Rock. Ark. by
way of Plain Dealing last week. When
near the state line they got into a mud
hole and had to return here, and later
to Shreveport. Mrs. Taylor was a Miss
'renny before her marriage, and is re-
lated to the Stinson family, of Benton.
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An Enjoyable Dance.

A dance, which was heartily enjoyed
by all present, was given by the young
people of Plain Dealing at Dexter's
Hall Monday night. The music was
furnished by the Plain Dealing Orches-
ira. After the dance the party sere-
naded the several newlyweds in town
until the wee hours of the morning.
Those who were present at the dance
were: Misses Jennie Brock, Madge
Wyche, Veye Kendrick, Edna Winston.
Carrie Lou Mays. Abilene Cornish,
Nina McGaughey. Ethel Cornish, Aline
Kendrick; Messrs Fred Cornish, ]. w.
Wyche, Charles Herndon. Carl Perry,
William Swindle, Will Many, Charles
Harrison, jr.. Olin Machen, Leo Terry,
Willard King, Clifford Oglesby an d
Ben James. The chaperones We're Mrs.
John Dexter and Mrs. Z. A. Workman.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Red Land.

Tuesday, June 24.-Just how the
plaint Of nearly every one around here
is Rain ever day.
Mr.. Edens Cheshire has been on the
sick list.
Born Monday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
TantOn, a girl.
Mr.. Harwell Doty. Of Plain Dealing,
spent Sunday here with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs d. J. Barnett visited
relatives i'll Plain Dealing Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion johnson spent
Sunday afternoon in Plain Dealing.
Rev. Jackson. from some point in
Arkansas. preached at Union Grove
Sunday.
Miss Mozelle Goodwin, who has been
in Zwolle visiting her sister, has just
returned home
Word has been received that Clyde
Lowe is again in the States, and is ex-
pected home soon
Miss Jessie Ray Cheshire was a
pleasant guest Saturday Of Misses
Vera and Mary King
Messrs. Selma and Lester Dodson
and ID. J. Barnett made business trip
to Shreveport Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holman, Of Plain
Dealing, have been visiting friends
here for the past day or SO.
Mrs. Fulton johnson, of Zwolle, is
spending Il month with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. &. J. Goodwin.
Messrs. Bryand and Dick Keou and
their mother, Mrs. ]. b. Keoun, were
visitors in Plain Dealing Sunday.
Mr.. Raiford Peyton, who has been
working in Shreveport, is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ Peyton.
Mr.. Glenn DodsOn, of Plain Dealing,
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
relatives residing in this community.
On account of rain, the singing sun
day afternoon was failure, but we
will expect large crowd next Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolphus Johnson en-
tertained a few Of the young foulks
Saturday night with party and
pound supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Seward, of Oak
Hill, were guests Saturday and sun
day of Mrs. Stewards parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. ID. TantOn.
A crowd of young people went out
fishing Saturday afternoon. They were
Misses Bertice Chamlee. Maudie Far
| rington, Clarice Dodson and Fannie
Holman, and Messrs. Orland Dodson,
IyOr Barnett and Allan and ASwell
Harrington. REX.
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Dr.. Ke0un III.

DIR. r. n. KeOun has closed his office
in Plain Dealing and will spend the
next few months in the West in an
effort to improve his health. He has
been in bad health for several months.
and it was finally decided that it was
best for him to close his Office and 20
to a higher altitude, where it is hoped
he will regain his health.
DIR. Keoun is an old resident of the
parish, having practiced in Bossier for
nearly thirty years, and he has many
friends throughout this entire section
who will regret to learn of his tempo
rary absence, and who sincerely hope
that his trip West may prove as bene-
fetal as is anticipated. He will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Keoun. and the
other members of the family will re-
main in Plain Dealing. They left Tues
day for FL Paso, Texas.
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~ The Keith Estate Store ad. is
to be found this week OH page two.
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Plain Dealing Department
to their friends at their apartments at
o26 West Mission Street, Ell pasO

TO their friends at their apartments at
.'26 West Mission Street, Ell Paso.
MIR. w. T. Allen was business
visitor in Plain Dealing last Saturday.
Miss Agnes Lowe. of Jena. is here
this week visiting friends and rela-
tives.
MIR. q. w. Robertson. of Carterville.
was visitor in Plain Dealing last Sat
urday.
Miss Fannie Johnson. of Red Land,
is here visiting her sister. Mrs. Jeff
Hudson.
MIR. J. f. Adair went to Shreveport
yesterday to hear William Jennings
Bryan speak.
Mr.. J. w. Wyche went to Shreve-
port yesterday to attend the speaking
by w. J. Bryan.
MIR. Tilman johnson was among
the Plain Dealing visitors to Shreve-
port yesterday.
Miss Mamie Mae New, who has
been teaching in the Heifner School.
MIR. and Mrs. John r. Walker re-
turned Monday from short wedding
trip to Galveston, Texas.
MIR. q. w. Meares has returned
from Minden and Shreveport, where
he visited for several days.
Mrs. A. T. Butler, of Belcher. was
here to spend the past weekend with
her sister. Mrs. r. Il. Wyche, jr.
Mr.. Tom Demoss is having new
residence built on his old place, about
eight miles east Of Plain Dealing.
Miss Jennie Brock. who has been
teaching in Whitecastle the past term,
returned to her home last Thursday
morning.
Attorney r. Edward Dickson. Of
LewiSville, Ark. was shaking hands
around among his many acquaintances
here Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Barnett has returned
home after visit of several weeks
with relatives residing at different
points in Arkansas.
Mrs. Matte Cavett returned home
with Mrs. NIollie Jackson Monday eve
ming. She will remain in Old Lewis
vile, Ark, for some time.
MIR. Milton johnson and Mr.. San
ders Goodwin calue up from Shreve-
port last Saturday morning. returning
to the city during the afternoon.
Mr.. J. f. Adair returned last
Thursday from Shreveport, where he
had been witness in the case of the
United States Us. Whited 4 Wheless.
Miss Lillian and Nettie Brock re-
turned Tuesday from Bradley. Ark,
where they had been since Sunday as
guests of their sister. Mrs. I. f.
Collins.
The baby child of Mr. and Mrs.
r. H. Murray. who recently moved to
Plain Dealing, died Tuesday night of
last week and was buried the following
day in the local cemetery
Mrs Paul A. Workman, of Fort
Scott. Kans.. well remembered as Miss
Mabel Maddox, who made her home
here for some time, arrived last Thurs
day for u visit of several days as a
guest of Misses Vey and Aline Ken
drick.
Mrs. I. f. Perkins remembered
as Miss Pearl CollinS) of Washington.
ID. C., has arrived in Plain Dealing and
will he here for several weeks visiting
her mother. Mrs. +. Collins. of Antrim.
She was accompanied by Miss Lillian
Miller, also of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen u. BOggs came
in last Saturday from Shreveport. Mr..
BOggS returned to his home Sunday,
but Mrs. Boggs will remain over until
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Mrs. Ed Jockey Dead.

Mrs. Ed Il. Jockey, Of Rocky Mount,
died at her home last Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Jockey. with other members of
the family, had started over to Mr..
Zeigler's house, which was OIL fire.
When she reached the fence she told
those with her that she felt bad and
would not 90 to the fire. She turned
back. and had just reached the house
when she fell and died soon thereafter.
The funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon by Rev. T. J. Hol-
laday. of Plain Dealing. Interment was
made in the Rocky Mount Cemetary.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. W. II. Martin spent Monday
in shreveport.
sgt Will Many went to Shreve-
nort Yesterday for Il short visit.
Mr.. Clifford Wright was among
tbe visitors to Shreveport Yesterday
-Messrs. Alvin and Wilbur Adair
we're visitors to Shreveport yesterday
Mrs. Lamar Hoyue has gone to
Grand Cane. where she will visit for
several days.
Mr., ]. {. Childers. who lives near
Hughes Spur. was in town last Fri
day on business.
Mrs. Jennie Larson. Of New Or
loans. is expected soon to visit her
cousin. Mrs j. r. Keeth.
Mrs. Fannie DoleS. of Gillian. was
here Monday working i'll the interest
IF the Cottage Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. :. l.. Cole. Of Cotton Valley,
was pleasant visitor last week at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. \. Kelly.
Mr. NJ r. Rolinger returned last
Thursday night from Hot Springs. Ark,
where he had been for some two or
three weeks.
Mr.. Henry Stephenson, of Little
Rock. Ark. was here yesterday visit
Ing Mr.. Roy Holinger and attending t.
some business.
Rev. and Mrs. q. G. Woodbridge
and Rev. Il. &. Bell dined out at Mr..
\. W. Sentelrs plantation home. at
Collinsburg last Friday.
Mrs. l.. l.. Hogue and baby. Mo
1le. and little Miss Margaret Meares
returned home Tuesday after spending
A few days In Grand Cane.
Mrs. q. &. Allen was called to
Hosston Sunday to be ut the bedside
of her daughter. Mrs. John J. Goodwin,
who was reported as being very i'll.
Mrs. Il. T. Lowe and little sou, of
Blanchard. came in last Friday even
Ing and will visit ut the home Of Capt.
and Mrs. j. II. Nattin. of COllinsburg.
Misses Bessie Carstarphen an
Jamie Bailey left last Friday morning
for Minden to spend Il week with their
brother and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. r. f.
Carstarphen.
Mrs. Mollie Jackson. of Old Lewis
vile, Ark, came in last Friday evening
to visit her cousin, Mrs. Matte Cavett,
at the residence Of Mrs. Cavett's daugh-
ter. Mrs. II. {. Purcell.
MIR. Iilman Johnson, of Zwolle,
came in last Thursday for few days
visit with his sisters. Mrs. Iva Nc
Clellan. Of Plain Dealing, and Mrs.
7. 7. Garrett, of Red Land.
Mr.. Jeff Hudson. local oil well
driller who has recently been engaged
in putting down WE'LL in the lake
! bottom northwest of town. has gone to
Burkburnett, Texas, where he will no
doubt engage in his occupation.
81 Mrs. w. l.. Startling. of Bradley.
/: Ark, stopped over here last Thursday
on her way home after two weeks
stay in Marshall, Texas. She remain
ed through Sunday as Il pleasant
guest of her daughter. Mrs. John H.
4 Allen Mr. Startling came in Sunday
and accompanied her home that day.
On Tuesday. the 18th. in FL paso.
Texas. Miss Ethel Friend was married
to Mr. Paul +. Fernbach, recently Of
Rockford, Ills. She Is very accom-
plished musician and Is well known In
musical circles in Shreveport. She has
many times been In Plain Dealing to
visit her sister Miss Helen Friend.
and has numbers of friends IN ac-
quaintances in Bossier Parish. Mr..
and Mrs. Fernbach are now at home
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The Revival a Success.

The revival meeting which was con-
Quoted last week at the Presbyterian
Church by Rev. B. c. Bell, the evan
gelist for this presbytery, came to a
successful close Sunday night. There
were twelve conversions as a result of
the powerful sermons delivered during
the meeting by Rev. Bell. All the SER
vices of the meeting were well attend
ed, and several nights the church was
unable to accommodate the congrega-
ton. There were many Out-Of-tOwn
visitors who attended the services.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-03-21
BOOK TWO
Which Is the Story of the Prin
cipaI Witness.
CHAPTER Viii.
In Which I Meet Other Great Men.

In Which Meet Other Great Men.
1t was a sunny day late In Septem-
Der on which Aunt Deel and Uncle Pea
body took me and my little pine chest
with all my treasures in it to the VIII
lage where / was to go to school and
live with the family of Mr.. Michael
Hacket, the schoolmaster.
remember the sad excitement Of
that ride to the village and all the
words of advice and counsel spoken
by my aunt.
remember looking in vain for Sally
as we passed the Dunkelbergs'. re-
member my growing loneliness as the
silently buttoning my coat, with tears
rolling down her cheeks while I
leaned back upon the gate in front Of
the Hacket house, on Ashery lane, try
ing to act like man and rather
ashamed Of my poor success. Uncle
Peabody stood surveying the sky in
silence with his back toward us. He
turned and nervously blew out his
breath. His lips trembled little as
he said:
81 dunno but what it's goin' to
rain"
1 watched them as they walked to
the tavern sheds, both looking down
ut the ground and going rather UT
steadily. Oh, the look Of that beloved
pair as they walked away from me =
the look Of their leaning heads! Their
silence and the sound Of their foot
steps are, somehow, a part of the pic
ture which has hung all these years
In my memory.
Sally Dunkelberg and her mother
came along and said that they were
glad / had come to school. I could
not talk to them, and seeing my trouble
they went on, Sally waving her hand
to me as they turned the corner below.
I felt ashamed of myself. Suddenly !
heard the door open behind me and the
voice of Mr.. Hacket:
"Bart," he called, "I've a friend
here who has something to say to you.
Come in"
I turned and went into the house.
"Away with sadness-laddle buck T.
he exclaimed as he took his violin from
fits case while sat wiping my eyes.
"Away with sadnessl She often raps
at my door, and while try not to be
rude, always pretend to be very
busy. Just light word o. recognition
by way o. common politeness Then
laugh, II ye can an do 1t quickly, lad,
an she will pass on"
The last words were spoken In a
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Barton Baynes, orphan,
Is taken to live with his uncle, Peabody
Baynes. and his Aunt Deel on a farm on
Rattleroad In q neighborhood called Lick
| itysplit, about the year 1926. Barton meets
Sally Dunkelberg. about his own age, but
socially of a class above the Bayneses.
and is fascinated by the pretty face
and fine clothes.
CHAPTER II-Barton meets Rowing
Kate, known In the neighborhood as the
silent Woman" Amos Grimshaw. young
Is a visitor at the Baynes home. and
Rowing Kate tells the fortunes of the two
boys. predicting bright future for Bar
! Reproved for an act of boyish mischief
Barton runs away, intending to make his
home with the Dunkelbergs. He reaches
the village OF Canton and falls into a
he is found by Silas Wright, Jr., promi-
nent man in public affairs. who, knowing
Peabody Baynes. takes Barton home az
ter buying him new clothes.
CHAPTER III-Barton and his uncle
and aunt visit Canton and hear Silas
Wright read sermon.
much interest In Barton, and sends a box
OF books and magazines to the Baynes
home. The election OF Silas Wright to
the United States senate Is announced.
CHAPTER v-when Barton is twelve
years old he becomes aware of the ex-
istence of wonderful and mysterious
power known as Money" and learns
how through his possession of that won
derful thing Grimshaw Is the most power
ful and greatly dreaded man In the COM
munity, most Of the settlers being in his
debt. After a visit to the Baynes home
Mr.. Wright leaves a note In q sealed en-
yelope, which Barton Is to read on the
first night when he leaves home to at
tend school.
CHAPTER Wharton is asked to
drive load to MILL arrives safely, but
In snowstorm, unable to see the road,
the horses get into the ditch and a
Peabody manages to get together
enough to satisfy Grimshaw and obtain
an extension.
CHAPTER Willow In his sixteenth
year Barton accompanies "Mr. Purvis,"
the hired man, to the postoffice at Can
ton. On the way they meet q rider, and
the three journey together. They are
held up by a man with a gun, who makes
the highwayman's demand of "Your
money or your life." Purvis runs away,
while the stranger draws pistol. but be-
fore he can use Il the robber shoots and
kills him. Barton's horse throws him
and runs away. AS the murderer bends
which he observes wounds the thief, who
makes OF at once, but not until Barton
had noted that his gun stock was broken
In q peculiar manner. Search of the
neighborhood for the robber Is unavailing
and the stranger Is buried.
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the reading-an announcement which
caused me and the children to clap
our hands with Joy.
Mr.. Hacket thoughtfully repeated
the words from Job with most i'm
pressive intonatlon.
He passed the letter back to me and
said:
"All true! I have seen 1t sinking
into the bones o. the young and have
seen 1t lying down with the aged In
the dust o. their graves. 1t Is big
book-the one we are now opening
God help usl 1t has more pages thar
all the days O. your life. Just think
o. your body. A brave and tender
youth 1t is like a sponge. How II
takes things In an holds 'em an feeds
upon 'em! A part O. every apple ye
eat sinks down into yer blood an
bones. Ye can't get 1t out. It's the
same way with the books We read an
the thoughts We enjoy. They 60 dowr
into yer bones an We can't get 'em out
That's why I like to think o. Michae
Henry. His food Is good thoughts ant
his wine is laughter. I had a Ions
visit with M. III. last night when W
were all in bed. His face was chunl
o. laughter. Oh, what a limb he is
wish 1 could tell We all the good
things he said"
"There comes Colonel Hand" said
Mrs. Hacket as she looked out Of the
window. "The poor lonely Whigi He
has nothing to do these days but sit
around the tavern"
Colonel Hand was surly-lookine
man beyond middle age, with large
eyes that showed signs Of dissipation
He had small, dark tuft beneath his
lower lip and thin. black, untidy hair
"What do We think has happened?'
he asked as he looked down upon us
with a majestic movement Of his hand
1.-THE son o. that old Bucktail. Der
Grimshaw, has been arrested and
brought to jail for murder"
"For murderf" asked Mr.. and Mrs
Hacket in one breath.
'For bloody murder, SIR" the colonel
went on. at was the shooting of that
man in the town o. Ballybeen few
weeks ago. Things have come to q
pretty pass in this country. should
say. Talk about law and order; we
don't know what 1t means here ant
why should we? The party In power
is avowedly opposed to it--yes. sir. Il
has fattencd upon bribery and corrup
ton. Do you think that the son o