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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-16
New Low Records on
Foreign Exchange


New York, November 15.-New low
records on foreign exchange We're made
in the local market today. Demand
sterling, which sin normal times was
quoted at 486 per English pound, was
down to $4.10A. one cent below the
previous low record. Dealers in France
checks were forced to give 956 francs
for a dollar as compared with 5.1SA in
normal times
German marks brought only 2h
cents today as compared to 90 and "a
cents before the war. Dealings in Ital-
ian lire show a slight improvement, de-
mand bills being quoted at 11.95 lire per
dollar seven centimes above yesterdays
prices. The normal lire rate was ap-
proximately BIS lire per dollar.
Former Birmingham Man Dead
Mobile. November 10 Special. y
John Jacob Meyers Sr.. a native of
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visited Mrs. George Beauchamp be-
fore returning.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cooper and
children, of Jasper, are the guests Of
AIR. and Mrs. J. f. Echols.
Ensley Commandery No. Sc. knights
Templar. will have regular business
session Monday night. and viii ballot
on petitions. on Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock. special conclave
for work will be held, at which time
the commandery degrees will be given
to the first class Of this commandery.
All sir knights are invited. Dinner
viii be served a. 6 o'clock.
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FRIDGE CLUB

The Friday Afternoon Bridge club was
entertained by Mrs. j. G. Adams Mrs.
w. S. Shehee and Mrs. w. H Mcdowell
made highest score.
The guests of the club were Mrs Frank
M Colemanfl Mrs Ed Busch Mrs L. L.
Brothers. Mrs. H. r. Morris and Mrs.
G. w. Mcdonald. Vases of chrysanthe-
NUNS were used in decorating the rooms
Following the game the hostess served
a salad course.
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CLASS ENTERTAINED

Miss Claudia Glenn was a hostess FIJI
day evening, entertaining the members
OF her Sunday school class at the home
Of her parents 2o23 Avenue n.
Carnations and roses in pink and white
with ferns were attractivelv used in a
decorative scheme. In a Thanksgiving
contest Miss Gertrude Holmes was
awarded a box of candy, and Walter
Brigman a box Of correspondence cards
Sandwiches, punch, fruit and candy were
served for refreshments.
The guests were: Miss Kelso, Misses
Gertrude Holmes. Kathryn Holmes, Mil
dred and Aubrey Williams, Marguerite
Keenan,. Lady Ruth Sheldon, Adelaide
Byrum. Dolly Pickett, Susanette Rich
ards, Ella May Wells, Eloise Millstaff,
Mildred and Nell Glenn, Messrs. Jim
Richards, Franklin Holmes, Paul Walk
q. Walter Brigham Henry Bousac. Mar
vim Sans. Middleton Brock. Thomas
Huffstutler and Clarence Tyler.
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HYPATIAN CLUB

Elizabeth Dunlap and Mrs. J. A. Ded-
row, pianists.
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The municipality of Canton, China,
offers franchise for the construction of
a tramway 10 miles long around the
city. upon the site of the old city walls,
which are being demolished.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY

Misses Nell and Mabel Anthony were
h,rfhday hostesses Friday afternoon.
Chrysanthemums were used in decorat-
ing the living and dining rooms and gar
lands In pink and green were suspended
from the chandeliers. Hot chocolate.
rake. fruit and candy were served. MI.
~ was furnished by Mrs. ]. G. It'd
more and Miss Vivian Cooper Assisting
Mrs. Anthony were Mrs. G. w. La Rue.
Mrs.. T. NJ Ballard and Mrs. Albert Ira
gessor.
The guests were: Margaret Penfield
Tvalyn Strickland. Agnes Strickland,
Mabel Camp. Vivian Cooper, Thelma
Spring, Katheryn Hay, Helen Millar,
sMyrtis Folmar. Martha Coggins Julia
SRobinson, Ethel Tidmore. Ruth Powell,
r.allie Thomas. Norma Mcfarland, Mir
lam Sayer, Lillian Fitzpatrick, Mabel
Warner Eunice Minor, Claude Findley
MARY Ella Nelson. Leila May Smith,
Tlizabeth Warner, Gladys Tidmore. Kath-
hyn Donaldson. Fred Rapard, Jim An
thony. Callie Anthony. Walter Anthony
and George Anthony.
Enslev lodge, No. 9S7, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks. will hold me-
moral services at the club the first Sun
S1ay in December. An interesting pro-
xramme will be given.
Miss Kate Nelson Turnipseed and
Miss Marie McGlawn. who are students
At the Woman's college in Montgom-
cry, are the weekend guests of the
parents Of the former on Ensley High
lands.
4 A. G. Overton has returned from a
business trip to Detroit.
4 At the meeting of the recent grand
chapter. o. E, S., convention in Mont
xomery, Mrs. Joe Smith was elected
associate grand matron of the state.
Mrs Smith is widely known through
out the district for interest in public
affairs, as well as lodge work
Mrs D. A. Echols. who attended the
meeting OF grand chapter O. Z. S..
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i A. G. Overton has returned from a
business trip to Detroit.
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Ensley lodge, No. 9s7 Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks. will hold me-
moral services at the club the first sun
day in December An interesting pro-
xramme will be given.
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why DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP-ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root
the great kidney. liver and bladder medi.
cine.
1t is 4 physcian's prescription.
Swamp-Root is strengthening medi
cine. 1t helps the kidneys. liver and blad
der do the work. natu.. intended they
should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test of years
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once.
However. il you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer 4 Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. for 4
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
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Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Re Cured

Dy local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. Catarrhal Deafness Is
caused by an infamed condition Of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube,
When this tube Is infiamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when It Is entirely closed. Deafness is the
result. Unless the infiamma tion can be re-
duced and this tube restored to Its nor
NAL condition. hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh. which Is an infiamed
condition of the Mucous Surfaces
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be be-, nfTrs1, cured by HALLS cATARRH
All Druggists 75c Circulars free.
r. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
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CHAPTER VII.
In Which ILose NV WAY.

THE audacity of the fellowI" ex-
claimed the "king," who was the first
to recover.
But Calypso" l cried.
The liking" laid his hand on my
shoulder reassuringIy.
Don't be afraid for her," he said,
Il know my daughter"
But I love herw l cried, thus
blurting out in my anguish what l had
designed to reveal in some TRANQUIL
chosen hour.
Il have loved her for twenty years"
said the "king," exasperatingly calm.
Jack Harkaway' can take care of
himself"
1 was not even astonished at the
time.
But something must be DONE" l
cried. Il will 90 to the commander
at once and rouse the settlement. Give
me lantern" called to one of the
negroes, who by this had come I'D to
US, and were standing around in a
terrified group. l waited only for it
to be lit, and then. without word,
dashed wildly into the forest.
Hadn't you better take SOMEONE
with your l heard the "king" cell
after me, but was too distraught to
reply, plunging headforemost through
the tangled darkness-my brain boil
Ing likn a cauldrOn with anger snd a
thousand fears, and my heart stung.
too with wild, unreasoning remorse.
After all, It was my doing.
ITO think to think! to think," l
cried aloud-leaving the rest unspo-
ken.
meant that it had all come of my
insensate pursuit of that filthy treas
ure. when all the time the only treas
ure l coveted was Calypso herself.
Poor old ignorant Tom had been right
after all. Nothing good came of such
enterprises. There was a curse upon
them from the beginning. And then,
as 1 thought Of Tobias. my body shook
so that l could hardly keep on walk
Ing, and next minute my hatred of him
so nerved me up that I ran on through
the brush like madman. my clothes
clutched at by the devilish vines and
torn at every yard.
l fed past the scene of our excava-
tions, looking more haunted than ever
In the flashing CLEAN of the lantern.
With an oath left them behind, as
the accursed cause of all this evil but
l cannot have gone by them many
yards when suddenly felt the ground
giving way beneath me with n violent
Jerk. My arms went up In a wild ef-
fort to save myself, and then, In
panic OF fright, felt myself shooting
downward as one might fall down the
shaft OF a mine. Vainly cutched ut
rocky walls as l sped down in the
earth-smelling darkness. seemed to
be falling forever, and for "a moment
my head cleared and I had time to
think OF the crash that was coming
a. the end Of NV 'all--a crash which,
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There WIS Just room to crawl alono
1t on all fa mrs. so started cautiously.
making sure l had my precious
matches and my jackknife oil safe.
progressed. should say. for some
twenty or thirty yards. when. to my
inexpressible relief. came out. still
on all fours, onto spreading floor;
then. standing up. perceived that I
was In a cave Of considerable loft.
ness and some forty feet or so across.
1t was good to breathe again such
comparatively free air; yet. as I
looked about and made the circuit Of
the walls, l saw that had but ex-
changed one prison for another. There
was this difference, however: whereas
there had only been one plssageway
from the cave I had Just left. there
were several similar outlets from that
In which 1 now stood. Two or three
of them proved to be nothing but al-
coves that ran a few yards and then
stopped.
But there were two close by each
other which seemed to continue on.
There was not much choice between
them. but as both made In the same
direction, so far as could Judge the
direction in which I had SO far pro-
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VainIy ! Clutched at Rocky Walls.
gressed, l decided to take the larger
one. 1t proved to be passage much
like the tunnel l had already trav.
ersed. only little roOmier, and there
fore 1t was easier going. and 1t. too,
brought me out as had the other, on
another cavern-but one considerably
larger In extent.
1 had stumbled on something like
Monte Cristo suite of underground
apartments. And here for moment
l released my Imagination from her
blinders, and allowed her to play
around these strange halls. And in
one of her suggestions there was some
comfort. 1t was hardly likely that
caverns of such extent had waited for
me to discover them. They must sure
ly have been known to Teach; or what.
ever buccaneer 1t was who had occu.
pied the ruined mansion not SO very
far above ground.
1 set about the more carefully to
examine every nook and corner. Two
iron staples imbedded in one of the
walls. with rusting chains and man.
acles attached. were melancholy proof
OF one OF the uses to which the place
had once been put. Melancholy for
certain unhappy souls long since free
of all mortal chains, but for me-need
say it?-exceedingly joyous. For
II there had been a way to bring pris.
oners here 1t was none the less evi.
ha haI
take them out. But how and where1
Again ! searched every nook and Gran.
ny. There was no sign of entrance
anywhere
Then thought occurred to me-
what If the entrance We're after the
manner OF medieval oubliette-
through the ceiling! There was a
thought indeed to send ones hopes
soaring. ran in my eagerness
through one cavern after another
holding my lantern aloft. That must
be the solution. There could be no
other way. sought and sought, but
Mas! 1t was false hope and threw
myself down in corner in despair.
deciding that the prisoners must have
been forced to crawl In as l had
though 1t was hardly like jailers to
put themselves to such Inconvenience,
leaned back against the wall and
gazed listlessly upward. Next mo.
ment had bounded to my feet again.
Surely l had seen some short. regular
liIes running up the face of the rock,
Ike ladder. raised my lantern.
sure enough, they were iron rounds
set In the face of the rock, and they
mounted up till lost them in the OBJ.
security, for tho cave here must have
been forty feet high. Blessed heaven
I was savedl
CTo BED CoNT1NUED)
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Sahara. with no possible means of
communicating with his fellows, on
the third day there would not fall to
be someone to drop in and remark
on the fineness of the weather. So II
was with US. As general thing not
once In twelvemonth did a human
being wander into that wilderness
where the king" had made his home.
There was nothing to bring them
there. and. as have made clear. the
way was not easy. Yet we had hardly
begun work when one and another Idle
niger strolled In from the settlement
and stood grinnlng his curiosity at our
labors.
Toward evening of the third day we
came upon a passage leading out OF
one Of the cellars; 1t had such prom
Using appearance that we kept at work
later than usual. and the sun had set
and night was rapidly falling as we
turned homeward.
AS we came in sight Of the house
we were struck by the peculiar hush
about 1t. and there were no lights in
the windows.
mo lights!" the "king" and / e1-
claimed together. involuntarily hurry
ing our steps, with foreboding of we
knew not what In our hearts. As we
crossed the lawn the house loomed up
dark and still and the door opening
onto the loggia was square Of black
ness In a gloom of shadows hardly
less profound. Not a sound, not a
sign Of lIfel
"Calypso!" we both cried out, as we
rushed across the loggia. Calypso
where are you"-but there was no an
swer; and then l. being ahead of the
king" stumbled over something dark
lying across the doorway.
Good heaven! what is this?" I
cried. and bending down saw that 1t
was Samson.
The king struck match. Yes!
1t was Samson, poor fellow, with a
dagger firmly planted In his heart.
Near by something white caught my
eye attached to the Intel of the door
way. 1t was piece of paper held
there with sailors knife. I tore
1t OFF in frenzy. and-the "king"
striking another match-we read II to-
gether 1t bore but few words, writ
ten all In capital letters with coarse
pencil:
WILL RETURN THE LADY IN
EXCHANGE FOR THE TREASURE"
and it was signed "H. P. T."
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YOUR COLD is EASED
AFTER THE FIRST DOSE
"Pape's Cold Compound" then breaks
up a cold in a few
hours

heiief comes instantly. A dose taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken usually breaks up severe cold
ana ends all the grippe misery.
The very first dose opens your
ciogged-up nostrils and the air pass
ages In the head. stops nose running,
relieves the headache. dullness fever
lshness, sneezing. soreness and stiff.
ness.
Don't stay stufred-up! Quit blowing
and snuffling! Clear your congested
mead! Nothing else In the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
compound" which costs only a few
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with.
out assistance, tastes nice, contains no
quinine-1nsist upon Pape'sl-Adv.
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RepIaeinQ sugar Win Cotton.

According to the South African Jour
nal of Industries for Jnly, 1919, the re-
placement of sane by cotton In parts
of Zululand Is being taken notice OF
by the sugar industry.
A number of planters declare that
they find cotton more paying and n
more promising crop than sugar.
A great advantage In favor of cot.
ton is that crop can be planted and
handled within about six months and
does not involve the heavy expenditure
for wagons, track and vehicles. such
as Is essential with cane.
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CHAPTER vi-contInued.

And then came upon q photograph
hanging over the writing desk-a tnll.
Spanish-lOoking young woman of re-
markable beauty. It needed but one
glance to realize that here was Ca
lypeo's mother. and as was natural !
stood a long time scanning the coun-
tenance that was so like the face
which. from my first sight of 1t. had
seemed the loveliest In the world This
was flower that had been the mother
of flower. 1t was face more primi-
tive In its beauty, a little less touched
with race than the one 1 loved, but
the same fearless natural nobility
was in 1t, and the figure had the same
wild grace Of pose, the same 1.-THE
strength of carriage.
Two or three days went by. but as
yet there was no news Of either Char
lie Webster or Tobias. Nothing fur
ther had been heard of the latter In
the settlement, and careful patrol
ling Of the neighborhood revealed no
signs of him. Either his sailing away
was . bona flde performance or he
was lying low In some other part of
the lslend-which of course would not
be difficult thing for him to do, as
most Of 1t was wilderness-and as,
also, there were one or two coves on
the deserted northern side where he
could easily bide his time Between
that coast and us, however. lay some
ten miles of scrub and mangrove
swamps. and 1t was manifestIy out
Of the question to patrol them too.
There was nothing to do but watch
and wait.
At last there came message from
Charlie Webster. another of his Caesa-
rtnn notes: 'Sorry delays few days
longer. Any news2"
That seemed to decide the king"
What do you say, Ulysses" he
said. "f we begin digging tomorrow?
There are ten Of us-wth as many
guns. four revoIvers and plenty of
machetes--not counting Calypso, who
Is an excellent shot herself"
l agreed that nothing would please
me better-so an early hour the fol-
lowing morning found US with the
whole garrison-excepting Samson.
whom 1t had been thought wise to
leave at home as bodyguard for
CalypsO-lined up at the old ruined
mansion with picks and shovels and
machetes. ready to commence opera
tlOns.
We had worked fos a week before
we made a clearance of the ground
floor. Then at last we came upon
solidiy built stone staircase. winding
downward. After clearing away the
debris with which it was choked to a
depth of some twenty or thirty steps,
we came to stout wooden door stud.
ded with nails.
'"The dungeon at last" said the
king"
~The kitchens. bet." said I.
After some battering the door gave
way with crash. moldering breath
as Of the grave met our nostrIls, and
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Memory Must Be Cultivated

In any system Of mental develop.
ment, the memory must be cultivated
at the outset. and that cultivation
must continue increasingly. 1t is for
tunate indeed that every average per.
son has mind capable, of excellent
memory. 1t is only necessary that the
native powers should be properly em.
rloyed.
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.. NAE the Pirates Wine Cellar.

. cloud Of bats flew in our faces and
set the negroes screaming. A huge
cavernOus blackness was before us.
The "king" called for lanterns.
As we raised these above our heads
and peered into the darkness, we both
gave a laugh.
"'Y0-ho-ho-and a bottle of
rum" sang the "king."
For all along the walls stood or lay
prone on trestles. a silen. company
Of hogsheads. festooned with cobwebs
like huge black wings. 1t was the
pirates wine cellari
Such was our discovery for that
day. but there Is another matter which
must mentiOn--the fact that some
how the news Of our excavation
seemed to have got down to the set
tieInent. It Is q curious fact, as the
King" observed, that II man should
seaxt 70 dig Tor gold In the center Of
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Snakes Rattjes

The rattleS of the rnttIesnake are
but number of small bones On the
tail 50 loosely fastened together that
they make a clinkins noise when
shaken.
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viii Punish Wrono

NO fallacy can hide wrong, no sub
tertuee cover 1t so shrewdly but that
the Ail-Seelng One will discover and
punish it.-Rivarol.
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Hear Only the voIe.

"A lack Of understandin' kin n.
mishey comfortin'," said Uncle Eben.
>e worss you talk to . mule de more
- feels complimsatsd b. d attsntsoo
hda seceivia.vs
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LESSON FOR DECEMBER "a
AT THE TRIAL. cRUciFixIoN AND
RESURRECTION OF JESUS.

LESSON TEXTs-John Is:l5-27; is:25-z7:
O:l-l0: 81: 1918
GOLDEN TEXT-For God 10 loved the
world. that he gave his only beEotten Son.
that whososvsr belisvsth in him should
not perish. but have everlasting life
John sis
Since the lessons of the quarter center
in the lives of Peter and John It will be
well to include In tho days lesson the
incidents In their lives from the trial of
Jesus to his resurrection. This will en-.
able US to use the committees alternative
lesson. THE Prince OF Peace" for
Christmas lesson next Sunday.
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Liaht Waves. Pressure.

BY the use Of delicate apparatus
which he invented Russinn scientist
has demonstrated that light waves ex-
ert a measurable mechanical pres
sure.
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Not Restricted.

"Tlat gentleman who just entered Is
n free thinker" "Oh, indeed! Is he
n bachelor or widOwer?'
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Their Job.

There is n chorus of butchers ana
bakers in that vaudeville act"
Il suppose they are feeders for tile
star"
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Seek and We shs,, Find

Ask' nnd II shall be given you; seek
md se shall fnd: knock. and n sho,,
he opened unto you.-Matt. TT,
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Like Hewlno Block. wiz, De-.

To endenvor to work upon the vr,
gar win fine sense Is like attempting
TO new blocks with rnzor.-Pope.
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Any man cail make fool or
himself by trying to act smart
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Any man who calls himself an idiot
wants others to question his yeracity.
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lmportant to Mothars

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA. that famous old remery
for infants and children, and see that It
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I said to myself, must mean death.
1t came with sudden crunching pain. a
swift tightening round my heart. as
though black ropes were being lushed
tightly about It. squeezing out my
breath; then entire blackness engulfed
me and l knew no more.
The sun., 1919-10-06
WISE STYLES GARY
AS OF COSSACK TPYE
Rabbi Makes Vitrioiic Attack
on Steel Chairman.

In the midst OF. TRADE against the
United States Stst Corporation and f.
III. Gary, which was the subject of his
morning sermon at Carnegie Hall yes
terday, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise became
thoroughly confused by an outburst Of
applause. He had just remarked with
great heat that the methods Of the chair
man OF the Steel Corporation were those
OF the Cossack in trying to terrorize the
workers. The audience, enjoying the
fireworks, thundered applause.
Rabbi Wise lifted his hand impera-
lively.
"Please never do that again" he said.
81 am not trying TO get your applause.
want to get you 10 think"
The audience resumed its quiet at
once. and Rabbi Wise again raised his
arm In gesture. He stood in that pose
for several moments. Then he said in
an undertone:
Il have forgotten what / had to say
not that II matters any" There were
audible filters from many parts OF the
house. Rabh; Wise recovered his COM
posure moment later and resumed the
vitriolic attack,
lie said that Mr.. Gary was OF the
eighteenth century, and an interesting
survivor TO be about in modern times. In
ten years, he said, the Gary "autocracy"
will be as obsolete as that of the Holieu-
zollerns. Or. Wise defended the WORT.
ers for having worked steadily at their
jobs during the Nar.
u