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tune and my dads; Patricia, like me,
was an only child. 1t had been all cut
and dried for US, for years. They put it
up TO me like this: they said l owed 1t TO
them, that II was my duty; that had
always been a severe trial to them
that my savagery had put gray Into
my mothers hair, and a lot of things
of that kind. fell for 1t at last 1t
was sort of a matter of self-defense.
With Patricia, it was a case of-well.
a case of simple obedience. Pat is
good girl.
minute Of silence; then:
Tn hurry along with it, John More
land l had one fine friend back there.
1t was Robert McLaurin. reporter
on the city's leading newspaper. My
parents didn't take to him because he
was a worker, and not a Top. Mother
wanted Pats cousin, poor dear Har-
ry' Clavering, for my best man. Poor
dear Harry and l had fight, once
upon a time, and IL had whipped
him; and l didn't like him. chose
| wouldn't give him up.
'It was only when we met before
the chancel in big crowded church
that | fully realized the tragedy of II
for Pat. I saw that her face was a
clean white, and that her eyes held
the shadow of something that was
very terrible. | turned my head and
saw the same shadow in the eyes of
my greatest friend. Bobby McLaurin.
II.
each other, John Moreland! Bobby
didn't have any money to speak of,
and that had held them apart
1T had been the finest thing in the
world, McLaurin's acting as best man
for me. There was friendship for you
couldn't take from them their one
chance of happiness. -.
Il couldn't see anything else to do.
so | ran. ! went home, pulled off my
wedding rig and put OH the clothes
I'm wearing now, threw some things
into a bag and hurried down to the
union station. l found that | could
have my choice between a flier for
Atlanta and the - the train that
brought me here. l bought passage to
Atlanta, but I never meant to use 1t !;
meant to take the other train and
pay cash fare. In doing that, /
hoped to lose myself from them. /
wanted to go unhindered to some
country where wouldn't be consid-
cred IA savage. y'know.
"I went out to the train-shed, and
| hadn't been there a minute when
Bobby McLaurin came. / asked him
how he knew where to find me. He
Esdid:
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doorway: he wss lazily cutting ne"
midday sun mark in the place OF inc
worn old one. Behind nun SAT MS
mother. who was busily knitting IA
gray yarn stocking.
The moonshiner looked up ana start
cd quickly 10 his feet.
Hi. thar. Bill, old boy!' he greeteu
cordially. "My gosh, but we've come
at the right time, shore. We're a-goi'
TO have young squirrels fo' dinner anu
A billed hamshank with string beans
and cawnbread made with the !el'e'
a. hen aigs. Live whilst We do ilVe,
says |. Come right in, Bill, old boy.
La, la, law cried Granny Heck
looking over the brass rims OF her
spectacles. How glad am TO see ye'
Mr.. Bill! Come right In and tell us
the news"
Bill Dale crossed the threshold ana
accepted a creaklng chair. His eyes
took in at sweeping glance the nome
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cold. He thrust his hands into the
pockets of his corduroy trousers. Then
his face softened trihe.
II reckon l ought to AK yore par
DON" he said in low voice. "Ye see
my guns plumb gonel"
You had it only last night" Dale
said. Did it disappear"
whilst l slept" cut in the hillman.
Both o my guns is gone. And Luke's
repeater is gone, and so is Gales. and
we hain't got nothin' at all to fight
them id Littlefords With"
Gone" Dale exclaimed wondering
ly and-it seemed to him-asininely.
''It must ha' been the Littlefords, I
guess frowned Moreland 70 be-
cause who else would ha' done it? But
to save the life o. me 1 CANT see how
they got in and took my rifle without
wakin' me up. Bill Dale. slept twicet
as light as sick mouse"
Within ten more minutes, every man
of the Morelands was gathered there
at the house Of their chef-and every
man of them had lost their weapons
during the night
John Moreland called Dale aside
and said to him:
You're high on the good side o.
them thar trfiin' Hecks, and, so fer
as they know. you amt interested I'm
the feud. i wisht you'd go down thar
and see By and his mother, and see
ef We can find out whar our rifles
went"
When Dale had gone Off down the
dusty oxwagon road, Caleb Moreland
climbed tall ash that grew behind
his fathers cabin and kept watch
toward the Littleford side of the river
he saw group Of Jmen standing in
Ben LittIefords cabin yard, and moth.
ing else.
A little more than quarter of nm
hour after Dale left John Moreland
he entered by the gateless gateway al
the cabin of the Hecks. 1t was a dI.
iapIdated place, and 1t stood not far
from the river. ~ sat In the from,
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CHAPTER ~
TIL. Mystery Of the Rifles.

An hour after John Moreland had
sent his ten rifle bullets whining over
the head OF Ben Littleford, every
Moreland and every Littleford IN 'he
valley knew of the declaration oil war
And each man of them oiled his weap-
ons and put them in better WORKING
order.
When Dale went to bed. there was
too much on his mind II render sleep,
ing easy for him. Tomorrow he would
have TO help in the fight against the Lit
tlefords. kinsmen of the young woman
who had saved him. without DOUBT,
from death by the murderous rifle OF
the mountaineer Goliath-or break ms
word fatty. Ii was n poor return Tor
such n favor. The longer he thought
over the dilemma, the more perpleNeu
he became.
He thought, too, of the everlasting
wonder. the tail of John Moreiand S
bedtime prayer. How man could go
down on his knees and ask the biesS-
ings of the Almighty upon men whom
he meant to fight the next day was
Il llllns tHdl ON L'dAt A'uih NV
stand.
1t was after midnight before he
slept. He woke at the break of day,
arose and dressed himself, and went
out Going toward the tlower-tilled
front yard. he found himself facing a
very angry John MoreIand.
whats the matter?" he asked.
Matter enough" clipped the noun
taineer. bill Dale. I'm a-goin 10 ak
you a question. and | want the truth.
VIII l git it,"
You'll get the truth II you get any
thing. Shoot the question"
"All right. What do you know about
my gum"
About as much as you know of the
left hind wheel of Ben Hur's chariot.
What's wrong with it?'
Moreland's eyes were steady and
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pdddys
E1EveniN9
Fairy Tale
yWlARY GRAflAM BONNER
MOTHER BEAR.
Dy yWAR7 ORA1NVI BO1TVER
eo,,,c-i ., st,nss -tv,,.sts v,stos

"Ah. you have all learned your les
sons" said Mother Bear. land school
Is over
The little bears threw up their paws
and shouted:
"Hurrah. hurrah! vacation time has
come"
yes" said Mother Bear. you have
all learned to play happily and to feed
well. You know what is good to eat
and what isn't. You've learned how to
climb trees and you will know how
you must go to sleep when the winter
time comes, and how you must roll
yourselves up in your own furry beds
and have nice bear dreams In the win
ter dens.
"You have learned to play all the
games that bears should learn. And
1t is well to know how to play. Any
one is so much happier who knows
how to play.
"rhe kind of person who can't
play anything is not very happy.
"You have learned that the place
where the bees can sting you when
you steal their honey is upon your
dear little unprotected noses.
you've learned all of this. You've
learned to fight bravely and well IL
need be. but you've learned that you
needn't fight for the sake of fighting.
"You know that you mustn't go after
men. II they attack you it is diff
ferent matter But never, never must
you attack men first.
"You know that berries and fruits
and nice, delicious roots make the best
meals for you.
"Such meals make you healthy and
wise. And all bears should be healthy
and wise
"Yes, you know all these lessons.
And you know how to smell from
distance so you know whether there
is food ahead or whether there Is dan
ger In front of you.
you know that you have cousins
such as the Black Bears and the Gin.
namon Bears, but you are the Grizzly
Bears and you belong to wonderful
family of bears.
81 would rather belong to the Grizzly
family than any other family. We're
big In size and we are very fine.
"You know that when 1t is neces-
sary for You to strike You must stand
on your hind legs. Then you will not
| only be able to defend and look after
yourselves better, but you will look so
powerful and so strong.
"Yes. you know all of these things
l cannot think of anything else which
haven't taught you which You should
| learn.
"Ah, you've been pride and JOY
to Mother Bear and she has been so
happy teaching you the lessons you
| have learned.
"And when you go off for adventures
think wisely for there are always apt
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Aud l,ttletord meant -" began

-And Littleford meant a." began
Dale.
THAT the'u be big hsht ton'o'
row." said Moreland. "Bill pn'e' III
a-makin' this land yore land ana THESE
people yore people. I'm a-feard Sere
a-co!n' to git more'n We expected hneo,
be more'n ye can handle. DO ye W""'
to back out of il and let the coal 90
or are We one o these fellerS VINO
chaws what they bites on Ell II
hosS's head?" A..
.'Tu stick" Dale's voice came hfi'-
Is in the darkness. I'll stick.
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Addie. honey; Luke, you and

Sarned. Addie. honey; Luke, you and
Gale"
Mrs. Moreland and her sons arose
and left the room. closing the door be
hind them. Bill Dale paced the floor
arms folded. brows drawn. Finally he
falted before the Moreland chief.
There's nothing I'm ashamed Of. l
guess." he said. Il don't like TO tell it
simply because l don't like TO tell it,
But-I'll do it."
He sat down In his sheepskin-lined
rocker. lay back and closed his eyes
as though TO visualize the story. to
live it over
Maybe its not very much in my
favor. John Moreland," he began. Il
never could get along with my parents,
or with the set was born into. Some
how. l was different. Father and
mother wanted me to be a dandy; they
even wanted me 10 let Il servant dress
me. The climax came when they tried
to marry me to young woman who
didn't want me any more than l want
ed her"
He opened his eyes looked straight
at Moreland. and went on:
You see. they wanted to marry us
in order to unite old Ciavering's for
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made dining table with its cover of red
strings of dried peppers hanging on
the log walls, the broken stillworm
lying in the corner.
The LittIefords," said Dale, have
declared war"
"Sakes!' laughed the old woman.
I'VE knowed that last night when we
heered them ten shots"
And all the Moreland rifles are
missing" Dale watched the effect of
his words.
"whatv' the Hecks cried In one
voice.
Their surprise seemed genuine.
Dale pressed the subject further and
learned only that II they knew any
thing concerning the disappearance
of the rifles they were not going to
tell. Then he started homeward by way
of the pool above the blown-down syc-
amore.
There was chance that Ben Little
ford's daughter would be there fishing,
Dale told himself, and it was barely
possible that she could throw some
light on the mystery of the rifles.
He crossed the river by means of
the prostitute tree. Babe was there
she sat on the stone on which she had
been sitting the morning before; her
back was to him, and her bare feet
were In the water to her ankles. Dale
went up close, stopped and gathered
a handful of viOlets and dropped them
over her shoulder and into her lap.
Babe looked around and smiled.
What luck. Miss Littleford?"
"Nothin'. don't much want to
ketch anything. she said slowly, Il
spirit of sadness in her musical voice.
II Jest come Off down here to be
whar it's quiet. You ought to hear the
noise 'atHpap and the rest of 'em is
a-makin"
Dale narrowed his eyes. Are they-
er, making noise? And what about ~
My goodness gracious alivel You'd
thlnk SO ef we could hear EN- Y'ought
to hear pap cuss John Moreland ~
She shrugged her pretty shoulders.
lifted the small end of her rod to It's
proper place, and went on. II never
dld see pap half as mad as he was
when he got home last night from
a-follerin' me-"
Mad at you?" asked Dale.
NO; but he would ha' been ef he
hadn't ha' had all his madness turned
ag1n them Morelands. You knowed
about pap's trouble on yam side a. fin,
river last night?'
"fes. knew about that" Dale an.
| swered slowly. But John Morel,nd
thought your father was INV antogo
mist of yesteray."
"An-antagonist?" Babe mutterec
inquiringiy. whats that?o
u mean Adam Ball, y'know."
"Oh. That's what l told pan. I'm,
pap he wouldn't believe it. and h.
won't never believe it-cause he don,
want to believe it. told him at Job,
Moreland wasn't a-shootin' to hit an,
he wouldn't believe that, neither pm,
as hard-headed as a brindIe cow who,
he gifts fool notion on him. What
what did them Morelands say-nhou
their guns a-bein' gomez"
Dale Strengthened.
"How did you find that outYr
Don't matter howl" She sm,,a,
almost saucily. II knowed about /,
afore you did, Mr.. Bill Dale hon,
you think whoever done 1t done a hin,
thingY
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"Hurrah, HurrahI"

to be adventures which I haven't told
you about and you will have to be
quick and use your brains"
I'VE Will, Mother Bear. Never fear.
never fear
And. Mother Bear" they added,
do you think we are too old to have
rev games as 1t is vacation time and
our lessons are over? You do not
think it will be undignIfied of us to
play games, do you?"
NOT bit of it," said Mother Bear.
So the bears played and had very
fhe time, and when their playing was
all over with Mother Bear said:
Il know nice berry patch down
the woods short distance. How
about ending off with a dish of ber-
ries?"
We won't bother about the dish
part OF 1t, but how about ending off
with meal of berries?"
Fine" said all the bears.
And we will grow so fat that we
VIII not need to eat all winter, but
VIII curl up in our den homes I'm the
old trunks of trees, and will not need
to think of food.
we Will eat enough. quite enough"
Lets be sure that we do" said the
first bear
Lets be certain that we do" said
the second bear.
An, yes, let's be sure of that" said
the third bear.
we most certainly want to be sure
.iat we do eat enough" said the
fourth bear.
ana they all ate enough SO that
they would not feel hungry later ON.
for that Is the way the bears dol
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Dustless Highways Ine,,,.


The rapidity with which the III
can people are turning to the dptl..
highway is shown In figures rs,,t.
compiled from reports to the U,a
States bureau of mines. The A..
show that In the last eIph, ,,n
100000 tons of asphalt and ,ShS
materials have gone into Auehm
Highways quantity sufHdep, 4
10000 miles of roads and streets N
asphaltic treated highways Ia b
United States, If connected ID a
great roadway 10 feet wide wi
twice circle the globe.
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"rlI STICK"

Synopsis Carlyle Wilbur
ton Dale, or "Bill Dale" as he
elects to be known. son of a wealthy
coal operator. John K. Dale. ar
rives at the Halfway Switch. In
eastern Tennessee. abandoning
life of idle ease-and incidentally a
bride. Patricia CIavering. at the al
Undetermined to make his own
way in life He meets Babe" Lit
tIeford. typical mountaineer girl
BY Heck, a character OF the
hills. takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland is chief of
his clan" which has an old feud
with the Lituefords. He tells Dale
of the killing OF his brother. David
Moreland. years ago. owner of rich
coal deposits, by man named
Carlyle. Moreland's description Of
Carlyle causes Dale to believe
the man was his father. Dale ar
ranges to make his home with the
Moreland family. for whom ne en-
tertains a deep respect Talking
with Babe" Littleford next day.
Dale is ordered by BLACK Adam
Ball. bully of the district, to leave
his girl alone Dale replies spir-
ltedly. and they fight. Dale whips
the bully. though badly used up.
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Prudent Mentality.

you appear rather proud d Il
fact that yOu are unable to unis
stand the relatively theory
I'm not exactly proud rpGs
Senator Sorghum, but | am esna
| put great faith in the vlson 1
the plain people. So long as the ID;
people didn't get the idea don't u
lieve 1t would be to my adysnisn b
assert any superior intelligence o
elusive information"
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pslicacx Seemed to Pl.,n.

Tasting ice cream for the frt b
In their lives, Joe liable and bis IN
sons from the mountains near rfs
town. Md. disposed Of 81 dsha 4
1t at their first sitting. Fifteea 10
for the boys and sixteen for dad
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Ideals are never attained, oeaN
ideals are imposslbilities' this a4'
human world.
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RsassurIna.

vel. my boy. any college debtsf'
Nothing, sir, but what with diIi-
sence. economy and stern self-dspinl
you will be able to pay"
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Stage-struck girls should think ~
before they begin to act.
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Not From His Viewpoint
"This town is noted for Its bea'u
women"
SAW. g'wan! I'm the Ice ninr
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~ might nigh wish. ! wa.

ero AZ coNTINUED.3
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
"HELloTRoPE" COMING
Successor to "Humoresque' at Opera
House Tn Week.

The principal attraction at the
opera house for two days commencing
Friday viii be "Helotrope,p new
Cosmopolitan Production. like its
popular predecessor, "Humoresque'
this is stirring story of parents
love for a cslild. But while mother
love is the primal motif in "Humores.
que" it is the sacrifice made by a
father o insure his daughter happi.
ness that makes the chief appeal in
'Heliotrope."
The story, written by Richard Wash
burn Child, centers around convict,
who is known to his pals as Hello.
trope Harry, due to his fondness for
4 1t plant and its perfume Hello
tropes lovely daughter, Alice, has
never known her father and mother.
The latter Is an INSCRIPTIONS wom-
an with greed Tor gold When Alice
becomes engaged to rich young
man, brother OF her school chum. her
mother plans a blackmail game tat
threatens the girls future. But be.
'Nrn she can carry ont her. evil design.
Heliotrope secures his release from
prison and, after several - amatic de-
velopments. gives up his life to pre-
vent Alice from coming to harm.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
NURSE SAYS FACTS
ARE JUST AMAZING
Mrs. Moran Lost Sixty Pounds
But Gets 1t All Back--She
Is Now Picture of Health.

In all the wears have been nurs-
ing the sick have never known
medicine the equal OF Tanlac," said
Mrs. Sarah Moran, 1923 Main street,
Ludlow. vt.
MY own case is remarkable
enough" continued Mrs. Moran. who
is a well known professional nurse,
ito prove the merits of the medicine.
A year ago my health broke down
and ! lost weight rapidly, going down
from a hundred and seventy to a hun
dred and ten pounds. Nothing | ate
agreed with me, my nerves gave way
and was restless night and day
The facts OF my recovery by TAX
ing Tanlac are simply amazing. 1t
built me up so fast could see the
change almost every day and 1t prac-
tically made me over. 1t gave me an
appetite, overcame my stomach trou-
Bile and brought me perfect digeation.
My friends tell me am the picture
OF health now and never felt bet
ter in my life."
Tanlac Il sold in Bennington by w.
T. fnkav' in North BENNINGTON by A.
N. Shepard and in Pownal by Jos. NJ.
Proud advertisement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
REAL SNAP 70 Them

It's better TO be have been" than
a never was.
People hate to get reputation for
being what they really IRE.
man should do everything for the
woman he loyes--except marry her.
A pesslmIst would test with acid the
lining In every. cloud to see II It's
silver.
The Tilted girl used to take 1t to
heart; now she takes 1t to court In
stead.
Never Judge woman by the color
OF her hair; 1t Is not fair TO her hair
dresser.
A woman never dresses so careful
ly as when she goes to see her best
enemy.
Kind hearts may be more than coro-
nets, but youll never get q girl to
think so.
When woman forgets an Injury
she keeps forgetting that she has for.
gotten 1t.
A woman who can carry an umbrel-
la and look graceful can do anything
or anybody.
If woman cannot be one mans
meat, she is likely to become another
mans poison.
II a woman must marry man
without brains, let her at least take
one who has manners.
-
a wonlan never sees evil In a good
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Some mothers spare the rod and
spoil the slipper.
A man resembles a ball OF twine
when he is wrapped up In himself,
Part OF the world loves a lover; the
rest OF the world considers him
chump.
It's when a girl thinks man doesn't
care for her that she begins to try TO
make him.
If the husband makes a living by
gambling the wife usually has to sup
port the family.
The marriage ceremony is frequent
~ the final act OF diplomacy previous
to declaration Of war.
Once upon time there lived a man
who said he would rather be right than
to be presldent-~so history says.
The average man does just as many
queer things when he isn't in love as
when he is, but they are less con-
spicuous. Chicago Daily News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
GREEN MOUNTAIN VALLEY


Vernon Cole was in Bennington Sat
urday.
Burton Gross was in Bennington
Saturday. ft-s ~ 81
tHvde Chandler was in Bennington
Saturday.
Mrs. Gilbert TwItcheil was in Ben.
nington Saturday.
! Schuyler Harrington has made i'm.
proyements on his farm buildings.
Eggs were sold at Bennington for
/, 80 cents q dozen last Saturday.
I Myrcn Stratton was in BENNINGTON
Saturday with cord wood for sale.
} Clarence Van Orman broke two OF
his RIBS by a fall while chestnutting
1 Miss Camilla HARRINGTON is ont a..
ter being confined to the house with
tcnsilitis,
The scenery OF the Green Mountains
is oeautlfuI. Tourists and hunters
are enjoying II. l''h
The Dean and Niles cider nj viii
{ Ut iuit lilo St1opH, 90 tuSit a. ~
apples l., town.
Mrs. Harriet Burt has sold her farm
to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Morse and ms
gone to Saratoga.
Miss Bell Ware of New York city is
improving in health since coming to
the Green Mountains. pls
4 Harold Harrington and WI lam
stratton are drawing cord wood to the
Tutt.e COMPANY, Bennington
| Spruce bouG,s are TO be cpt soe".
They viii cost ten dollars a ton, de-
livered at the train for sh pment
Mr. and Mrs. william Burt OF A.
ngtnn " re through Green Mountain
val'ey Tuesday enroute to Benning-
ten.
There was ia~ge attend 70
Bennington last Friday evening at
Frank Russell's dance. A lunch was
served at midnight.
George Benedict and Asa Niles
mahe uaiSk tips from the Cushman
iplant. North Bennington, to the Cash.
imam logging job at Glastonbury
4 George Dunn has recovered from
Ives rcoe~t, wross aud has returned n
the Eagle Bridge Mfg. plant South
u 'ts,r V. " ere he has wuikeu -.
past year.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dunn an ltte
daughter, June Elizabeth, and Mr. and
Mrs Earle Dunn 81 bennington en-
loved an auto drive t'Woughh Green
Mountain Valley Sunday.
James Con cy and Wilher, Mattison
of the Otter Creek Stove company
were through tlwn the past week dem
onstrating with one Of their stoves
a"d tak'r" orders Many people have
purchased.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-05
YaIe,s Stone Bulldogs.

Four bulldogs in stone represent
student life at Yale. The bulldog has
been Old ELS mascot for 10! these
many years One OF the dogs, with a
wrlnkled brow, wears spectacles. lie
Is The student. Another bulldog, brow
nor SO much wrlnkled, wears a foot
ball players helmet, a noseplece with
Its end gripped in his teeth. He il
the hero of the grldiron. Another
bulldog wears soldiers campaign hat,
depicting what Yale men have done
in the various wars. stu another
bulldog has cap and gown. repre-
sentng the completion of the college
course. OF all the carvings found,
these are the four most Interesting, al
though there are faces representing Dr..
Hadley, and few OF his predeces-
sors."