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ES MUY CRITlCA LA SITUACION DE LAS
FUERZAS DEL GENERAL DENlKlNE
Los bolshevikis amenazan con cortar su frente en- dos parties
Dor 10 que Ell jefe anti-bolshevih continua
replegandose con sus fuerzas
Los roios Sc haIIan ahora a menos de Glen mINas
de Ia costa del Mar Negro y ocupan parte
de Ia cuenca carbonifera del Donetz

carbonifera mas RIGA de Russia y su
adquisici6n por las fuerzas del So
Wet seria de un valor inestimable
para elias.
Mas al oriente, los ejercitos bols-
hevikis estan amenazando el flanco
izquierdo del ejercito del Caucaso.
Otra situacion critica para los enc
migos del Soviet, es Ia existente en-
la region Trans-Caspiana, en- donde
los bolshcvikis aseguran haber alcan-
zado un punto 80 millas al oriente
de Krasnovodis, en- su avance hacla
esa plaza. Refuerzos bolshevikis con-
tinuan llegando de la Russia central
4 la region trans-caspiana, 10 que
viene q hacer sumamente critica Ia
situaci6n a 10 largo de las fronteras
persia Y afgana.
Ell Ministerio de Ia Guerra dice
que segln las noticias recibidas,
puede considerarse que Ell Almirante
Kolchak, ha cesado de ser IN factor
en- los asuntos militares de Russia.
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Tn nueuo retdrdo impreUisto
para la firma del protocolo

PARIS, Enero SIN nuevo re-
tardo imprevisto impedira probable
mente Ell que ell protocolo del tratado
de paz, Sc firme ell dia 6 del p~resentc,
techa fijada para tai acto. La
de tai retardo obedecera a Ia enfcr-
medal del Representative alemar, Ba-
ron 0 Lersner, quien Sc encuen+ra
en- cana desde hace tres dias. Tai
contratiempo ha venido tambiGn =
obstruir las negociaciones para q
arreglo dc la question relativa al to-
Helaje Y material de muelles que
Alemania deberia entregar a los
aliados como mi compensation por
el hundimiento dc los barcos alenia-
mes en- Scapa Flow. Sin embargo,
los expertos aliados continuan CO.
tejando las cifras alemanas con las
de los calculos aliados, acerca de
tai tonelaje y material, pero parece
que no Sc We por ahora muy claro
n solucion que confirme el opti-
mismo de quienes Green que la paz
podra establecerse definitivamertc en-
Ia fecha fijada.
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No pereci6 eI Principe
Alexandra de Serbia
El ioven regente Sc hallaba
Ell la capital francesa GUAM
do Sc propaLo la mott
cia de su muerte

PARIS, Enero Eel Principe Ale
iandro de Serbia, de quien Sc dijo en-
IN despacho recibido aver aqui, pro-
.cdente de Belgrade, que habia sido
mucrto en- una explosion, Sc cncuen-
ira sano y saIyo en- esta capital, a
donde lego hace n semana, accom-
panado de su mas habil c~Onsejerc,
Baloughchich, con objeto de presen-
tar a los miembros del Supreme
Consejo, sus ob~jeciones al tratado de
paz con Bulgaria Y sus reclamacio-
mes sobre las indemnizaciones debi-
das a Serbia.
Ell Principe Alexandra esta para
regrcsar 4 Belgrade, despues de ha-
Der alcanzado para 81 pals, muchas
concesiones que no pudieron conse-
guir los representatives serbios q la
conferencia de paz.
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LONDRES, Enero 3.-La situaclon
del general Denikine, el jefe anti
bolshevih que opera en- el sur de
Russia, Sc hace mas y mas crltica cada
dia. Las noticias ~recibidas por el
Ministeric de Ia Guerra aqui, acerca
de esas operaciones revelan que las
tropas del citado general continuan
r~etirandose q 10 largo de cast TODD
ST. frente dc 600 millas, ante el vigo-
roso empuje de las fuerzas bolshevi-
ks. La principal ofensiva de los roe
jos esta dirigida contra el centric de
la Inca de Denikine, con el PROPOSE
to de separar sus ejercitos y es tai
Ia preston que las fuerzas del Soviet
estan ejerciendo, que han puesto en-
una seria posici6n a los anti-bolshe-
vikis.
Para ahora, los rojos han liegado
a Ia cuenca del Donetz Y Sc encuen-
tran a menos de 100 millas de la
costa del Mar Negro. La citada cuen-
ca representa- Ia region mineral Y
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FACILITA LA CONSERVATION
DE LA SALUD.

81 su est6mago no funciona con IA
r~egu!aridad debida, no lie heche IA
iculpa! Sea I'd. sincere ' r~econozca
cue I'd. es culpable de muchOS exec
sos, 0 bien come alimentos muy Pc
sados y sin preocuparle las horas de
sus comidas. 10 cual da por resultado
cue su est6mago Sc rebele. iQue
hacer? Bien, lea I'd. 10 ~siguiente:
st. Paul, MINI, Diciembre : de 1919.
-Cada vez que tengo trastornos es-
tonacales, adquiero Embellishments,
en- Ia drogueria, el Elixir Americana
de Vino Amargo de Triner. "Triner's
american Elixir Of Bitter Vine" Y
en- dos o tres dias estoy coucplete-
mente bien. Suyo affmo. Henry Ger
I Ross ST" Prlebe I'd este re
medic Y Sc convencera de que el Eli
xir Americana de Vino Amargo de
T-iner, "Triner's American Elixir %
Bitter Wine es n preparation que
ayuGa q conservar "a salud may IA
clmente. I'd. puede tener plena
confaIzs en- todas las nledl:iras de
Triner. Joseph Triner Company,
I3&3-1343 So. Ashland Ave, Chicago,
IL, es una Casa honorable. e Co
b:erno de los Estados Unidos le cor
so ;m~portantes pedidos de diversas
medicinas duraute los amos de 1917
1918 = dichas 6rdenes fu2rar ~t
;das con el cuidado mas escrupulo-
o. lAdv.l
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-01-04
Ell GOBlERNO DEL SOVIET RUSSO QUIERE
HACERLA PAZ CON TODD FL MUNDO
FL Secretario de la Delegation Bolshevih a la conferenc;a de
Depart, dice que su ~gobierno esta ~dispuesto a
hacer grandes concesicnes
Los boIshevikis quieren lcenciar sus ~ejercitos de
tres miIIones de hombres, para que estos Sc
dediquen a la obra de reconstruction

.nuestro deseo DOE una paz que sea
honrada. Estamos preparados Y dis
puestos a If aun mucho mas adelante,
cuando lleguemos a discutir, 81 es que
suede, los termiros de paz con las
grandes ~potencias. EstamoS dispues-
tos, cuando Sc den suficientes garan-
tias, a licenciar nuestros ejercitos:
pues tenemos trabajo dentro del pals,
para cada unc de los tres millones de
hombres que ahora Sc italian sobre
las armas.
"Ninguna parte del programa de la
rGplblica de obreros, c~ampesinos Y
soldados, Sc nos ha impuesto por
eje1citos rebeldes dentro de nuestras
fronteras, por Ia actitud del mundo,
fuera de elias. Estamos dispuestos
ahora, como siempre, a llegar a ter
minos satisfactorios pars Europa Y
los Esrados Unidos, mientras tales
terminus no amanecen la existencla
del gobierno' del Soviet Russo"
Al preguntarsele 81 esta actitud
era extensive q Denikine, Kolchak y
demas jefes anti-bolshevikis, ell Sc
cretaric Kiishko, contest6:
"Hace un ano ofrecimos one trata-
riamos con los representatives de
Denikine y den1as jefes anti-bolshe-
vikis, en- Ia Isla del Principe. Ahora
estamos ~dispuestos a tratar con De-
nikine, solamente de un modo, con-
s~iderandolo como un rebelde. Hemos
destruido a las fuerzas de Kolchak y
Yudenitch; puestras tropas estan al
canzando victoria tras victoria con-
ira la genie de Denikine y no pode-
mos por 10 tanto, tomar en- conside-
racion otro case, como no sea la
completa destruction del poder mill
tar de este rebelde."
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Co5mprese en- una de las
Modernas Casas del Mundo

Pidase CatalogO. Cupon de 81. Gratis
Fl Catalogc de IA Etua Company, para
este ano. est& "a listo para ser distribuido
Escriba por IN cjemriar , ahorrs dinero
nj hace- sus conp-as Consta de 70 pagi-
mas :uprcsas a TODD luio y pro;usau9ente
i!ustradas. CoEtienc description y precios
snfimos de toGa clnse de mercade-ia. con-
.ardose. Joyeria. Ropa. Articulos de toda
clasc para Senoras y Caba!leros. Generos.
Ca!sado. Jugueterfa. Articulos de Fantasia.
Instrumentos Musicalcs. Aparatos elGctricos y
RadioGrificos. y~Herramientas. Avios Deporti-
vos, etc, etc.
Con este anuncio y Ia pcduena suma de
l2c. ORC. Sc tendra de-echo n IN eiemDlar
del Catilogo = aceptamoS su equivalcn:e
en- selos de corrco d.: c%uaiauier Tais tsir
usarl. 81 I'd. nos escribe con prontitud. le
enyiarcmos tambi&n I'M Cup0n valo-ado en-
$500 orc. Ell cual aceptamos Ell page &c
~mercarcia.
Ap7oveche IA oportunidad y haga hoy mis-
mo el siguiente pedido de prueba:
. Corha:as de seda fina, dltimos estilos.
h~ern,osos dibujos. y un bonito a!filer de
corbata. euchapado. Sl.00 ORC.
Precios especiales para agentes.
THE ETNA COMPANY.
Dept. 123, Binghamton, n. Y, E.U.A.
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CIemenceau herd la conUoca-
toria para Ia pnmera
junta de Ia Liga
de las Naciones

PARIS, Enero. 3.-La ~convocato-
ria de caracter no formal para Ia
primera juuta del Console de Ia Ii
ga de las Naciones, sera hecha por Ell
Primer Ministro Clemenceau, segun
decide hoy eli Supreme Consejo de
Ia C~onferencia de Paz.
Dicha c~onvocatoria Sc considerara
como II simple notification para
cue los Delegates Sc presenter en- el
lugar designado en- Paris, a tempo
para ia junta, pues ell aviso formal
para 81 celebration Sc hara por el
Presidente Wilson. de acuerdo con
ell programa adoptado.
En- los circulos de la C~onferencia
sc ha expresado que no tiene lmpor-
tancia el que el aviso para Ia junta
la haga tai o cual miembro de Ia
Conferencia de Paz y que aun e
aviso formal para Ia mlsma no pasa
de ser IN nero detalle de formalldad,
pues Sc r~ecordara que el tratado de
Versailles estipula que ell Presidente
Wilson sera quien haga Ia c~onvocato,
ria formal. No obstante, Sc ha ex-
presado que en- el Ease de que el Pri-
mer Magistrate de los Estados Uni
dos, Sc yea imposibilitado para ha-
cerlo asi, tai aviso podra darse por
cualquiera otro de los rapresentan-
ties de las cinco p%otencias principales
que forman ell Consejo Executive de
Ia Liga.
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DORPAT, Enero 3.-M. Klishno,
Secretario de Ia delegation rusa que
Sc halla aqui conferenciando con los
representatives estonianos acerca de
Ia paz entire esas dos raciones, ha
manifestado que Ell gobierno russo del
Soviet, Sc halla ardientemente de-
seoso de hacer Ia paz con TODD el
mundo, a fin de poder licenciar sus
ejercitos, para que esos hombres
vuelvan a sus trabajos Y empezar
asi, sin obstaculo e interrupciones, Ia
labor para Ia reconstruction del
pals. Como ejemplo de tai deseo, NJ.
Klisnko eta ell convenio para la &C.
sacion de h~ostilidades que Sc Id &C.
lebrado entire Ia Russia del Soviet Y
Estonia, en- Ell cual, la primera hace
grandes ~concesiones a Ia segunda.
"Hemos lido mas adelante que min
guna otra potencia, dice klishko. He
mos accediGo practicamente a todos
los puntos demandados por los esto-
nianos. Hemos fijado las fronteras
mas al oriente, de 10 que creemos
que deberian estar; hsmos acceptable
garantias militares tar leves, que
resultan cast insignificantes. Y he
mos hecho TODD este, simple = senci-
llamente para mostrar al mundo
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-01-04
Murio ell ex-Presidente de
China, Feng Kno Chang

LONDRES, Enero 3.-Noticias re-
cibidas aqui, procedentes de Pekin,
anuncian que cI dia 80 de Diciembre
dej6 de cxistir en- Ia capital china,
Ell ex-Presidente de esa repUblica,
Feng Chang. e. citado estadista Chi
no POGO antes de morir, redact6 una
circular dirigida a los gobernadores
chinos que Sc italian en- guerra, enca-
rcci6ndole3 que pongan fin a la lu-
cha intestine Y Sc llegue a ina re-
conciliaci0n entire las facciones del
norte ' del SUI
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nueUaS cruces
de hero los prisione-
ros de guerra alemanes

BERLIN, Enero 3.-Muchos ia los
prisioneros alemanes de guerra que
han regresado a este pals, cStan So
licitando del Departamento Milltar
del Gobierno, nuevas Cruces de Hic-
rro, para reponer las cue Sc les con-
cedi6 por cl gobierno imperial y las
cuales les fueron recogidas FOR los
gobiernos aliados en- los paiSes en-
donde estuvieron recluidos como
p~risioneros de guerra. Hassa ahora,
nj uno solo de los ~prisioReros ha ad-
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mitido que haya haya vendido su
confederation voluntariamente por
dinero, 0 por sacos de tabaco a los SOL
dadcs americanos, como Sc diio por
algunos p~eri6dicos; pero el gobierno
desea que los soldados que han So
licitado nuevas cruces, compruebeh
que les fueron r~ecogidas por los 60
biernoS aliados.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-01-04
Linares RiVas vendra
pronto a America

HABANA, Enero SIN despacho
de Madrid recibido aqui hoy anuncia
que el celebre dramaturgo Manuel
L;aares Rivas, embarcara en- breve
para 2sta capital, con objeto de pre-
sentar en- el publico habanero algunas
&c Sus ultimas producciones.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
CHAPTER XIII.
Kirby and 1 Meet.

Sal remained seated behind the bar,
noddlng. and so soon as l felt reason
ably assured that she was without In.
terest I'm my movements. leaned for
ward and endeavored to arouse Ken
nedy. This was by no means easy of
accomplishment. and / was compelled
to pinch the fellow rather severely
before he sat up angrily. hurting out
the first words which came to his lips !:
"What the devil"
His half-opened eyes caught my ges-
ture for silence. and he stopped In
stantf,, his lips widely parted.
meet me outside" l whispered.
warnlngly. "But be careful about It."
The slight noise had failed to dis
turb the woman, and sue seeded In
slipping through the Unattached door
without noting any change In her pos
ture. Tim, now thoroughly awake,
and aware of something serious in the
air, was not long In joining me with
out, and drew him aside into a spot
Of deeper blackness under the trees.
He was still indignant over the pinch
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP.

A cold is probably the most COM
mon of all disorders and when neglect
ed is apt to be most dangerous. Sta
tistics show that more than three
times as many people died from in
fluenza last year, as We're killed in
the greatest war the world has ever
known. For the last fifty-three years
Boschees Syrup has been used for
coughs, bronchitis, colds, throat ir-
ritation and especially lung troubles.
1t gives the patient good nights
rest, free from coughing, with easy
expectoration in the morning. Made
in America and used In the homes OF
thousands of families all over the
civilized world. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
LONG FACES
"Cascarets" for Liver
and Bowels bring
back Smiles

Turn the "kil-Joys" out-the head
ache. biliousness. Indigestion. the sick.
sour stomach and misery-making gases
turn them out tonight and keep them
out with Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy liver.
clogged bowels. or an upset stomach.
Don't put In another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach !;
remove the sour, fermenting food; take
the excess bile from your liver and
carry out all the constipated waste
matter and poison In the bowels. Then
you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while you
sleep.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
To Take Baby's Picture.

Anyone who has tried II knows = 70
a difficult task to take an indoor pic
ture OF an active child. BY placing
The subject near sunny window. but
not In the direct sunlight, and with n
sheet fixed at one side, high enough
so that II reaches above the subjects
head, good results may be obtained. II
the child sits on the floor, the sheet
will be high enough thrown over two
chairs.
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ing, and remained drunk enough to be
quarrelsome. l cut his muffled pro-
family short.
That's quite enough of that, Tim,
l said sharply, and was aware that he
stared back at me, plainly perplexed
by the change in my tone and manner.
"You are an officer Of the law; so am
/, and 1t Is about time we were work
ing together"
He managed to release gruff laugh.
"You-you d. bum; h. that's a
good joke-what'r yer givin' me now?"
'"The exact truth; and it will be
worth your while, my man, to brace up
and listen. / am going to give you a
chance to redeem yourself-a last
chance. 1t will be nice story to tell
back in st. Louis that you helped to
kidnap wealthy young white woman,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15

using your office as a cloak for the
crime, and, besides that, killing two
men to serve river gambler. Sup
pose l was TO tell that sort of tale to
Governor Clark, and give him the
proofs-where would you land?"
He breathed hard scarcely able to
articulate, but decidedly sober.
"What-what's that? Amt you the
fellar tibet wus on the boat? Who
who the devil are yer?"
II am an officer In the army" / said
gravely, determined to impress him
first of all, land / worked on that
steamer merely to learn the facts in
this case. know the whole truth now,
even to your late quarrel with Kirby.
do not believe you realized before
what you were doing-but you do now.
You are guilty of assisting that con-
temptible gambler to abduct Eloise
Beaucaire, and are shielding him now
in his cowardly scheme to compel her
to marry him by threats and force"
"The d, low-lived pup told
him whit he wus."
"Yes, but that doesn't prevent the
crime. He's all you said, and more.
But calling the man names isn't going
to frighten him. nor get that girl out
of his clutches. What / want to know
Is, are you ready to help me fight the
fellow? Block his game"
"How7 What do ye want done"
Give me q pledge first, and I'll tell
you"
did you say We wus an army offer
cer?"
"Yes. a lieutenant; my name is
Knox"
II never know'd yer"
probably not, but Joe Kirby does.
l was on the steamer Warrior coming
down when he robbed old Judge Beau
caire. That was what got me mixed
up In this affair. Later was in that
skiff you fellows rammed and sunk on
the Illinois. know the whole dirty
story, Kennedy, from the very begin
ming. And now IL is up to you wheth-
er or not tell II to Governor Clark"
81 reckon yer must be right" he adj
|
the minute I caught on ter whit WIS
up. / never know'd she want no mig
ger till after we got we're. Sure's yer
live that's true. Only then / didn't
know whit else ter do, so l got bilin'
drunk"
you are willing to work with me,
thenY
"Yer kin bet am; I amt no
gurl-stealer."
"Then listen, Kennedy. Jack Rale
told me exactly what their plans were,
because he needed me to help him.
When you jumped the reservation. he
had to find someone else, and picked
me. They mean to pull OFF the affair
tonight. Here's the story"
/ told II to him, exactly in the form
IL had come to me, interrupted only In
the recital by an occasional profane
ejaculation, or some interJected ques-
ton. The deputy appeared sober
enough before l had finished, and fully
grasped the seriousness of the situa-
ton.
NOW that is the way IL stacks up"
ended. 1.-THE girl is to be taken TO this
fellows shack and compelled to marry
Kirby, whether she wants to or not
They either intend threatening her, or
else TO actually resort 10 force-likely
both. No doubt they can rely on this
renegade preacher in either case"
Jack didn't name no Manner
"No--why7"
"Only thar ulster be a bum hangin
round the river front In Saint Louee
who he'd preachers papers, en- wore
a long-tailed coat. Thar want no low
down game he wudn't take hand In
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kin git away. without nobody think
in enything bout II. It's d---n easy
money, ter my notion"
thought swiftly. There were sew
eral questions l wanted to ask but
dare not. II was better TO trust to
luck, for must lull. not arouse sus-
picion. Thus far the affair had played
wonderfully into my hands; IL could
maintain my part to the end there
ought to be no reason why the girl
should not be saved uninjured.
"why. n thet's all got ter do fer
a hundred dollars" said gayly. 'I'm
yer man, Jack. An how soon will
Kirby be comm down ter this yer
place on Bear crickf
Elm Asv ~ two. I reckon. Soon's
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An Exnert Witness.

you swear that this man is no
chicken stealer?" demanded the judge.
"Yessur,' replied Rastus Rashley.
"Da's whit All said, subj"
what do you know about the facts
I'm this case?'
"Ah isn't s'posed to know muffin
bout de Jacks In de case, sub. All
Is an expert witness fob de defense"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
ASPIRIN FOR COLDS

Insist on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin
In a ''Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Colds, Pain, Head
ache, Neuralgia, Lumbago. and Rheu-
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin boxes Of II
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture Of Mono
aceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
.stav In School.

Does II pay to continue your
studlesf Education means a success
full and useful life; II pays the Indi.
vidual Education means efficient
workers; IL pays the nation. Show
this to your parents and ask them
what they think about It. Stay In
school.-Colorado Agricultural Col
lege News Notes
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
The National Law.

"Do you know figures give over
thousand fires In New York every year
a the result of throwing away lighted
cigars aud cigarettes|
well. you know, where there Is
so much smoke there must be some
fire."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
His Eccentricity.

"A self-made man, is he not?"
YES" replied old Gaunt n. Grimm,
land the most remarkable one l have
ever known. Positively, he does not
seem to be In the slightest degree
proud of his bad manners."-Kansas
City Star.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
Get rid Of every bit Of that ugly
dandruff and stop fall
Ina hair.

To stop falling hair at once and rid
the scalp of every particle of dandruff.
get small bottle of "Danderine" at
any drug or toilet counter for few
cents, pour a little in your hand and
rub well into the scalp. After several
applications all dandruff usually goes
and hair stops coming out. Every hair
in your head soon shows new life, vigor,
brightness, thickness and more color.
ADV.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-01-15
CUTTING the Rations.

"NebuchadneZzar is I'm state OF
nigh indignation" exclaimed one at
tendant.
"What has happened?" inquired the
other.
"When he went to cut some grass
this morning he found profiteer had
been ahead of him with lawn mower"