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| witness the arrival Of trcspassers from
u strange world. Gray aud brown
faces stared up at Lexington. In them
furtiye malice showed.
Some of the people wore sandals,
but most were barefoot. and not every
man showed n queue. Faces NJ latticed
windows were heavily velled Children
ran about naked aud screaming Old
men, large Of frame hut failing and
spent, stood over their sticks and gap.d
Ia ugly amazemrnt. The common
dwellings were close packed under the
fortlhcations while the palace was set
further within, a wide lawn separating
II frOm all else, Three white fouu.
tnins were lctting. and the grass was
spread with ycllow.sun,diamonds. \
whliefacei monkey grew frightened
at the approach ~ the company. and
lcapt from the rim ~ the nearest pool
10 the silver stem of a fountain. and
chung there. watching with haunted
ewes the tatterci, uncouth men behind
the warriors
Here along a marble curh. canoplcd
litter approached from 'hr palace lts
six hearers came gliding swiftly The
curtains were satin embroidered In =
design ~ pearls. and the pole was
rinccd with silver. The crowd gave
way before II. The black runners were
clad 10 short white tunIcs and satin
'urhans A. Il came opposite, the car.
rierS halted and likewise the horse
men agd cau'ivcs The curtains were
parted heavily
Con could not for a moment look
down into the litter. but he heard the
voice aud Shiyered The leader ~ the
riders raised his hand ia salu,atlon.
and IL was clear that his reply 20 the
voice was one of contrary opinion. 4
momeniary silence followed this dis.
agreement The people held still.
Then the litter and the horSsmcn re-
Sumed their opposite course. As the
white curtains we're being drawn. Lev.
Inston forced 40 instant of vision into
his swollen eyes. and saw, reclining
beneath soft white robe. the eminent
parsonage Chez Ming
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= hsv. died. h. whispered to him.

u have died. he whispered 20 him
self. Il should have done Il sooner.
Something In the oil made him forge
Andrw March. They wound him IL
silken cloth, loosely, after which
they clapped their hands twice. Tw,
brawny negroes shuffled 10 the ede,
of the bath. aud laid LcVington upon
n pallet. which they raised ms high n,
their thick shining shoulders. Tn,
white man sighed as he was borne
along u corridor. up a series OF stone
steps TO wide balcony which was
open 10 the skies. A third negro now
advanced picked him up In his arms
and carried him 20 covered bed
against the wall, just within q door.
The pillow was cool 20 Cons cheek.
lie fell asleep
A mild green glow IN his face wsken.
ed him, lie glanced M at the figured
green curtain enclosing his bed
stretched himself slowly. full length.
then turned over and slept again.
Upon his reawakening. the curtains
were drawn back. A familiar head
was near and new smell brought
the fact that Con was being shaved
lie had glimpse Of the razor.
strnlght broad blade shaped like q KEY
In N" yellow hand. lie doEed through
this performance.
what time II ii'- he inquired
III II near sunset" said a voice. also
In English, and only then did Con
realize that he should not have e1.
p"ctcd n, Chez Mlng stood near, hay.
lne noted the touSnrinl process 10 lis
finish. lie bowed slightly. and tho
folds ~ his white robe fell away from
the narrow bosom. There was some
thing s;ung. about being ~ near him
again.
Thanks" said Con. II appreciate
an a." attention: hut I don't under.
stand H."
Il 10 not understand" replied the
Chimes.
"llut somebody must"
OF ~ Wv " 100 W RHF IN.NNf~Ns NfN'
Ming said with 1u'oi hostility.
Does she wear gray, ar.i ridc7-
when the yellow man had nodded
Con said; Then please convey e. her
my Cutitui" ur show me how cat
tell her myself II seems you are sort
" prime minister here"
Chor Ming answered coldly: y
have the honor TO he known as yiIlr
AZ this court"
Lexington made his eravcst gesture
of respect.
"And where Is my friend March,"
be- asked
Chez Ming fid not choose 20 hear.
,nl simply walked away Con fingered
! perfect eject Of barterirs upon his
smooth. hard chin Agaln the servant
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CHAPTER vi
The Blend Of Tau kusn.

They were not consigned to inil.
Such Asiatic courtesy aS they were
shown was 'raceable to the spoken
command of the gray rider AZ the top
OF the ravine road.
But 1t would not have greatly mat.
ered 10 Con II they had run him
through with their lanceS. His limbs
were dead with fatigue. his nervous
system dersngcd by thirst. lie had
scarcely a mental surface upon which
10 receive the wonder OF these faces
about him, the walls and twisted
cornices, the red blocks OF desert.
quarry. Andrew March was in a fever
Lexington found that his friend had
grown strange Ia him. as II In America
he had never glimpsed the true March.
Tne compsnionatle, bIg.hearted man OF
fifty was gone, with the substitution
of gaunt dark person, OF no land
or period a living ghost Of the Cob.
product Of sands and barren hills only
the sun. cruel winds. and utter wilder.
ness. Con did not know this Andrew
March who was silent and gllttpr.eycd.
But the pain Of the knowledge was
dulled like everything else
fight have drink" he asked Of
The nearest, as his eyes closed again.
The coolneSs Of fountain spray was IN
his nostrilS. hurting him curiously. and
the ineifable sweet smell OF green sod
was release like death itself
They lifted him from his horse. He
saw for a moment many low arChways
and sheltered walks. The stone flag
ging was Ike cold knives under his
bruised feet The hands Of those who
led him were strong as iron. The
tinkle Of water sounded near In the
pleasant gloom and Lexington grinned
at :he torture, until a white Gun was
held to his lips, Startled. he opened
his eyes; and then came the half.
dark again af the touch Of water upon
his tongue. His sigh was n groan. and
he swooned.
The last sunlight reached In through
high window. falling golden across
bath Of clear water. level with the
stone floor. A censor had been light
ed, and its soft fumes went to Cons
head like wine. They had reused him.
Big hands were placing him infant-wise
upon the shallow steps OF the bath, In
the sun-war1ned water. Lexington
drew breath that seemed to have no
end.
A purple curtain was drawn across
the high window, taking all save
mellow glow Of light from the pool.
They bathed his body from head to
to foot. He relaxed In their arms.
having neither power nor inclination
TO resist. Presently he was placed
upon a mat, and rubbed. He found
he could use his eyes, and almost
trust them. Only two of the captors
remained. and these were of a differ
ent caste, clad In short white jackets
and snug trousers, nothing of the war
rior about them. Their heads were
men, and aged, their
hands very skillful upon the human
structure.
The oil was delicately aromatic
cedar, cinnamon, and the grape. but
family mingled. Levington's body was
glowing; his legs ached with superb
satisfaction.
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CHAPTER vl-certinued.

A mrzs n, hoofS tangled about him
but through this q clear voice sound
ed-ard again. The gray figure. the
sentinel. WAS standing up IN the stir
rnps, with right arm upralSed and the
clear call OF command was repeated
Sword'hrus;s were halted. and the mad
horsemen reared back in obedience TO
an imperlouS gesture
A circle widened around the two
white men. The wild horses stood
trembling and disappointed A further
command came from the person whose
face was again hidden by the left
forearm upraised. and who now spur.
red away out Of sight. A whispering
loudened among the battleriders.
low giving and taking OF advice. -Four
OF their number dismounted. and Con
felt the familiar leathern thongs
tightening about him. The white men
were lifted up and SET behind two
broad-backed hOrsemen. and the entire
party moved at walk up the rayine
road.
ASK for water" called Con to his
comrade.
March did so, in native speech. but
no heed was given The party emerged
abruptly upon an open pain al the
head ~ the road
Here was the Wonderland they had
come TO find. the treasure for which
generations Of elect-wanderers had
given their lives Lexington stared
DULY, believing II all mirage,
Spread out MS far al the eye could
discern, lay a green valley. moist and
fertile An evening breeze drifted the
fragrant earthly breath of Iife Fields
were level and marked into squares
BY bitches.
In the middle distance was city
OF red stone. its battlemented wall
enclosing roofs that cleaned. There
was, rising above all. palace its
many-anCled roofs and long caves
blocked against the west; suns fire
fiared hack from It's lofty embrusureS
1t was mansion set upon mansion
each with the stOnecraft Of it's own
age, maze of narrow walls in lrreg-
ular layers, paCodas pointing in the
mist, all in mad, dreamy harmony
of architecture.
The white men logged behind their
capt0rS, and accepted the city and
palace AS a noble Illusion. The
not believe, they had not the strength.
"It's all over" cried Con. my eyes
are gone"
TOO far" said March, "too far"
The bitches were cool The main
road passed between patches OF un-
familiar vegetation, pale green. The
palace seemed to leer from narrow
eyes. thin smile that was evil and
secret. Its mass had strange red.
dish cast. like the rust of the desert.
At the southern end OF the inclosure
was a grove of trees nothing less than
North American white oaks, somewhat
stunted, their tops showing just above
the rim of the city wall. Lexington
looked again over the shoulder OF his
captor, and was even further from ad-
mitting these things to himself The
western plains were beginning to veil
under the violet mists OF evening
Higher the palace lifted as they ap-
preached. like an unnatural hill of |
bright roofs, and many apartments
perched in fantasy, to be reached by |
some inner miracle of stairs. Now |
from the city itself a murmur ran
around the white men. like invisible
bees.
The notched wall had but a single |
broad gate. Beneath its masonry, an
ctsnt and perfect they rode Ave
shrsast A crowd was gathersd, -
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gest c,s"i leaf, shadows cast ~ m.
tf~"s onc ~ ih"s. l. shown IN N.
picture with handle lu biack and whit.
enamel, aHd this modci prove. very
practical Hlark And uhits handiss.
furnished With iarsr rims. tn slip over
tie wrisi whcu n. paras.i l. furl~d.
taN" proved '-r, Iopuisr Hanging
he parus'l ,n this way t. abuut m.
,n-.st and safest vay - caring for u
sh"u % is - iu'y as = protector from
fbv sun. 1h.r, ere uuuh.T ~
hu,-i'i ii'as boz hsHd.~-, Including
iht'ss uf uafrss rlsSk riti.,a sith suld
or silver slides that carry rugru,cd
m.uosrams
\ uiishriumci hat - AGle sne
ufrfinid with lscr aId huNius e frlfl
- iss' atnut the hfim e,isc makes a
s"'t shauna U,cf the facr that d.
5srr"pod ard ~id,nsi by pafss1l go
Wairh A. shown IN the pirtufr Tho
ssi o.. i",~iui~d In black ala and shit.
la-.. tui the color that uni~rii.. ~.
.aea - matter fur Individual ~holcr.
Wit- wti'e ,ao. vf'h border prp.
t'd's a msans - ov1.ring pansrt
and hat ia" 'h., uIfh ven Htti.
'r'ubl~ any ssamsir.ss saR acrutn-
I.ifsh N. uark
Tie "ouunfry club st shown In tn
tbiri picture inriud~s scarf wtth
ths hat and parasul - that there ar,
thTrr picrrs IN a. rink iBd.s,rurtihl.
Crvt'~ l. used for thls se, and ths
bruid and embroidery decorations ara
10 the same color.
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TIME out ~ mind rny and dain,,
L ramsnls has. haunted their
hfight c'l"rs in the nii.umm-fs sun.
shine and rast their soft ~ gloviry
shadows o,rr fair faces Rut during
the v8r ihry I'D not flourish. Il.ius
among tho uNurIs- that could hr d.
I-us.,i With and Tor other rrasons.
thcy Hrrr not - mu,I u,syt This
s'usun. fou','r fu1s them revived.
rnd with w.i.uumrf iu.' around the
~urr"r. they ha,, oHu, uu' Iu urrs.d.
"rIhIr frr"' and iu I.sHu#f STYLES
Many ~ 'h'm Hpr-ur fn take fh.ir
cu" from mlisummsr uIUurfy. show.
INK H repetition ~ o." flhrys ani 5ui.
"fs us"i in hats. and ih.r, afr Para
soils fHr tirr.s. street aDi country wear
Nat c1rr"spuDI o. drHs,. 'aUar-I and
sports hat. u" simpler dc.isu. cot.
number ils mnrr elaborate aars
f"r wear WITH almost d., fr,,,s ths
green psrasol vi'h bsnl. - black. ~
cr'.~ hHrs ~ BLACK auI 90 wb.'r ~
white AMI black dr.igls hs,c th. fac.
CITY ~ making o. pleasing ensemble
but u ou" ls not cpurrr-i O. = single
shoir- thr made 20 match rafasoI. ~
'hs same materials ~ ~" hat vuru
With o. is smarter than suy other
f"r %" s'rv,' there are navy biu. and
shIt" combinations ln vhtrb uhite ~.
ganii" tsur'' as border and 20 ''ids
on blue sllk. ttr-s vurn With bats 20
th" same combination. match = so
breeze IN c'u'ns>s. and ihas" green
silk nara soils. Nth band. % hiack. sus,
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PRINCESS or TAU kuAN.

synopsis 80 Cornelius Lexington.
~sli'born, an orphan. comes to
mahhood through the devious ways
Of The gnderworid lie ~ saved Tor
better life ~ Andrew March,
The strange adventures OF yellow
Men sleep essiI Nhon Con takes
BY forys a small leather sack from
Chez Mlus. the Chinese coos Of an
acquaintance Thls sack contains
q Ch.ness map OF the Cobb desert
which 10 precious beyond price TO
Andrew Marrh Eighteen years
before armed men N the Cob had
taken Marcbs vile and infant
daughter from him Nov he sends
Con 10 scaryh St them On tHs Nuy
age Con hHds Chez MlHE /. fellow
Passenger Con - shot ~ a poi.
sonsd cart and Nhlls he 10 IN the
eonse,, usat stupot his map s sto-
len, ON the RIVER boat 70 peking
he asain sees Chse MuE. and real.
Tres hey are seeking ne same dss.
una'ion, Goa Keeps faIth with An.
drew March ana stafta on ils mis-
sion Westward With caravan
After weeks OF iirlcult travel he
rea hes the little settlement OF
shan sung ana reads instructions
from Andrew MsryH 70 TIE eject
that Dna has been made |. federal
agent to scar b pa| ther MIug
Nao has brought quantities of ko.
fesh. a deadly drug 10 san Fran.
cisco A. shan .s-us JuF ls grrN.
uE#F.NfN HH.IaN "a A.. T. IA. fv..
Americans pFvss forward INTO the
desert Armed t8fsHHen sNc.p
down on them, rob them - every
thing ami Iesys them 90 so. M tHs
dss'r. March fas map taf'oH-f
On tie s"Is ot MS foot Trey press
on. ssNsrng incredible IarIsh -
Again they are ATTACKED ~ horse
men. IN command III sentlurl .u
gray.
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)uM Rzt,,sZ,
4 =" ~I y
ponpee Dressea

Pongee dresses are quite the rag~
In Juvenile society this season.
Teaches OF embroidery In contrasting
coiors. seif-rufiies seif.tucking and
cording are perhaps the most popular
trimming touches.
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Con Is condemned TO die
after a month.
tTO BE CoNTINUED,l
lizards Eyetid Transparert.

There is lizard living In the Trans
caspian desert that has the lower eye
I'D fused with the upper; It is trans
parent. and like window, let's In
light, but excludes sand.
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Home Above All.

Home Is the chief school Of human
virtues. It's responsibilities. joys. sor.
rows, smiles. tears. hopes and cares
form the chief interest of human
llfav-ChannlnG
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street trucks of black tafYeta are
finished with very deep circular cuffs
Of the same. with a turu.back cufr a
white handkerchief linen.
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Plated ssrus sklrta
fAvor. X
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civilization il more serious tnan
was the question of making II
safe for democracy four years ago.
II there was reason for sacrince
then, there Is reason for 1t now.
II there was cause for MILL
tary morale then, there IL need OF an
industrial morale today. Freedom
called men to hght and die that au-
tocracy might not rule and ruin tne
world. The issue now IL not only
freedom, it is life-the chance to eat
to be varm-to sleep, and tired
wounded. worn and weary people face
the tousrrcHs with little faith ana
much fear.
went to Europe to sec for NY
self. was unattached. . ffee agent
1 was not 4 member Of 4, 1ission-
I had no preconceived opinions.
i sought facts-ths human facts- l
looked into the eyes Of the people,
walksd the streets. talked With men,
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women and children, rich and poor,
humble and powerful. Journalists,
bankers, lawyers, preachers, actors,
government oficials, coal miners, team
sters, factory hands. labor leaders, rad
icals, conservatives, children OF the
street and women at their washtubs.
farmers and peasants, tenants and
landlords. cross-examined omcial
records and pursued onicial figures.
listened to opinions. heard speeches,
interviewed the streets, listened to the
conversations Of the cafes and the talk
Of the cheap restaurants. knew that
few Americans would have the chance
to TO to Europe to 40 and hear for
themselves, that the millions Of Amer
lea would be compelled to depend upon
the eyes and ears Of others for in
formation concerning . problem OF
world importance, q problem that 10
bound to involve us-we are part OF
1t. No country is independent. Ma
tfons are interdependent to the extent
and for the same reasons individuals
are.
Only Hope 10 In America.
Europe looks to America for saliva
tion, as q dying man looks to God for
mercy. We are her only hope. II
the United States adopts the policy OF
leaving Europe alone, on the theory
that We have done enough for her,
Europe will be plunged into the say
arery Of revolution. It II faith IN
America, belief that America will sus-
tain her, help her carry the awful load
that 10 bending and almost breaking
the back Of weak and crippled Europe.
that IL keeping her from succumbing.
This faith il about the only thing Eu-
rope has left.
What il American 1t isn't the build
ings and banks, the railroads. the
houses and ths>aand, 1t Is the one hun
dred and ten million people Of whom
YOU are one. So Europe's plea Is ad-
dressed to you. The prayers Of her
hungry children are petitions to you.
Americas policy-the answer Of the
United States, will come from the
Judgment Of the people. No man or
woman can escape the responsibility.
Each Of us will contribute to the de-
cision. 1t isn't a hypothetical case
We are called upon to decide-it IL a
question involving the life Of human
beings, men, women and children who
are blood Of our blood. part Of the
Rreat world family-the human race.
Shall We close down bur shops. fac
tories, mills and mines, bolt the doors.
stop production at time millions Of
human beings are crying to us for
haln9 Can we listen to the thin
bony hands Of children knocking ar
our doors and sit In our comfortable
homes, leaving them to die on our
threshold7 No call to arms ever had
10 much right back Of 1t, 70 much hui
manity ~ the call to work has to,
day.
ThA house Of Europe has been on
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Replant Your Lest Teeth.

When ones front teeth are knocked
out there Is no need to leave them on
the floor, for they can be reinserted
by q good dentist.
DR.. II. N. Savery tells in the Lam
Get (London), of two cases, In each
Of which several teeth were dislo-
Gated from their sockets. In one case
the teeth were placed in salt water
while the dentist carefully washed
out the sockets. Then they were
refnserted, a stitch or two taken
in the gums and the jaws were ban
daged shut so that the teeth bit ON
4 pad Of lint. In the other case the
teeth still hung to the gums, 30 the
sockets were cleaned out without de-
taching the teeth. In both cases the
teeth became solidly dxed and the
patients could use them scf nernsel
biting in . few months after the acci-
dent.
DR.. De witt G. Henry Of New York
replaced not long ago the teeth Of =
truck driver that had been knocked
out in q collision. The man had
picked his teeth from the. gutter and
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An eminent authority in such mat
tiers, in remarking that the tarantula
Is q spider. says Of that terrifying
creature that 1t Is the Lycosa Taran-
tula, q species Of spider found In some
Of the warmer parts Of Italy and
Spain. When full grown 1t il about
the size Of q chestnut and Of q brown
color. Its bite was ut one time sup
posed to be dangerous and to induce
q kind Of dancing disease" but now
1t is known not to be worse than the
sting Of q common wasp.
1t Is an old fable. extending to re-
hottest times, that the bite Of this spi-
der would produce epilepsy or q
strange dancing mania In Its victims
and that this epilepsy or madness
could be relieved only by a particular
kind Of music The tarantula Of Italy
and Spain-and 1t is found in those
countries today-has hairy legs with
black markings on them.
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q Problems Facing Stricken
VVor Id"
By FRANK coMERFoRD

Newspaperman, lawyer, fighting legislator and
public speaker with an Unsuitable appetite for
facts, the author is blessed with unsurpassed
virilty of expression and ability as word paint
er. Returning from the devastated regions Of
Europe, he has q most startling message for
America. He visited England, ireland, Belgium,
France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Czecho- -Slo-
vakia, Poland, parts Of Russia and the Balkans,
talking with and cross-examning everyone from
the highest to the lowest; pursuing every pos
sible avenue Of information. The series is .
literal interview with the ghost Of unrest, fore
warning and forearming us.
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world has come
through the red
dest and blackest
night in all the
biography Of the
planet. With the
signing Of the
armistice the peo-
pie tried to snake
OF the nightmare
and grope back
to light. Today, =
year after. It ID
tru d gin 8 and
stumbling. para
lyxed and be-
numhed. Th o
present problem
of making the
world safe for
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Shall Chaos or Reconstruction
in Europe Follow the Great
World War?
ISSUE BEFORE ALL NATIONS
Fsur Years Of He'll Have Left the Pso-
pie In 4 Nightmare, From Which
Only New Morale Can
Arouse Them.
Article |.

Dy FRANK c0MERFoRO.
Four years Of pagan hell left Eu-
rope stunned and staggering. Ths
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Who knexys7

A friend Of mine called upon new
ly welded pair and happened to
drop in. The bride had been a widow.
Ny friend remarked to me, You in
troduced them TO each other, didn't
your" "Why, yes" I tuctlessly blurt-
ed, II introduced her to her flrst and
second husbands and who knows but
what I'll be the one to introduce her
to her third oner'-Exchange.
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They Shall Not Pass!

America Must Expel the Menace Within and Repel
Without. Know the Enemy With His Mask Torn
Off. Read the Remarkable Series
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ran up to the dentists once carrying
them in his hand.
Our Arka.

Our arts are happy hits. We are
like the musician on the lake, whose
melody Is sweeter than he knows, or
like the traveller. surprised by q noun
tain echo, whose trivial word returns
to him In romantic thunders.-Emer-
son.
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Amsrsea's Debt to Jsvs..

Jews figured very prominently in the
discovery Of America BY Columbus ac-
cording to Rabbi David Philipson of
Cincinnati. The flrst man who stepped
on the shore Of the new world was the
interpreter of the expedition, Luis de
Torres. a Jew. Bernai. the ship ssr-
geon, was also 4 Jew. a. were several
members Of the crew.
1t IL also now said to be'estsblished
that the long-credited belief that Queen
Isabella pawned her Jewels to furnish
Columbus with the funds for the trip
IL q legend. These funds. 1t IL said,
were furnished BY two Jews. Luis de
Santangel and Gabriel Sanchez. A let
ter by Columbus to Sanchez Is still ex-
tant, in which he gives some account
of his exploits.
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