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PUBLIC SALE

| will sell at public auction at
the Luther Brown place five
miles southwest of st. Mary's,
Mo-, on
MONDAY, FEB u, 1921,
beginning at 10 o'clock a. III. the
following property: One 3 year
old mule, one . year old horse,
one Z year old mare one II year
old horse, II head of cattle, 13
head ofs hogs, 200 bushels of
corn, about ) tons of timothy
hay, 1 tons clover hay, 3 tons rye
hay, ton oats hay, , cultivat-
ors, mower, ] hayrake farm
wagon, two , horse plows. two
l-horse plowS, / double shovel, /
double section harrow, / A
harrow. | set farm harness,
double set buggy harness, new
stock saddle, some household
and kitchen furniture.
TERMS:-All sums under SIC
cash. All sums of so and over,
a credit of six months time will
be given, purchaser giving note
bearing six per cent interest
with approved security.
In case of rain sale will be
held on following day.
adv AUG. BROWN.
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PURE WATER FOR HOLY CITY
British Have Repaired Pontius Pilates
Reservoir and Death Rate Has
Dropped One-Half.

Jerusalem, situated outside the val
ley of the Kedron, boasts Of only one
small spring, the Virgins fOunt, so
named because 1t Is believed the Moth
er of Christ drew water from 1t. Ever
since Solomon's day the want of wa
ter has been felt in Jerusalem, and the
british, since their occupation, decid-
cd to repair and use the Ol0 reser-
yoir, now known as Birkett Assoub
and lying n few miles to the South OF
Solomon's pool. 1t was built by Pom
titus Plate and 1t was from here that
he brought water to the city In the
days Of Christ. Pilates old reservoir
was repaired and enlarged, It's capac.
ity today being 100000 gallons. Gal
lerles were built in various directions
to tap the numerous surrounding
springs, including those of Ain ed Dir
web. in which, 1t is said. Philip bap-
tIzed the eunuch. A powerful pump
ing plant was installed by which the
water Is pumped up to large reservoirs
built on higher ground on the Hebron
road, the water flowing from here
by its own gravity in One-foOt iron
pipe to twin, pools on the hill west Of
the city, from whence 1t is conducted
to various standpipes in and around
Jerusalem. Pilates aqueduct, ruins
Of which dot the landscape today,
stretched for distance of 40 miles,
though as the crow flies the Holy city
les but 13 miles away. The British
pipe line, however. is but Is miles in
tctai length. AS result of this Brit
ish enterprise the death rate in the
city has dropped by one-half.
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CONDEMN HIGH PRICED
STOCK FOODS
Prominent Hog Raiser Says
Prices Charged Are Unwar.
ranted-Makes His Own
Hog Food, With
Better Results

That he is all through paying fancy
prices for stock foods and hog rem
edies and that he is raising some of
best hogs ever placed on the market"
was the statement made recently by
L. II. Beckstead. well-knCwn hog
raiser and authority on live stock.
Mr.. Beckstead's hogs are the envy
of his Heighborhood, and have "tOpp.
ed the market" for several years in
Iowa. He states that for years he
bought high priced hog foods and hog
remedy, but he is all through paying
extravagant prices for what he can
make himself. He states that what
the hogs need are minerals, and tells
the secret of his wonderful success by
explaining that hc takes about five
pounds of ordinary lnineraline (Which
is pure concentrated minerals and
cost only u couple of dollars) and
mixes same with enough bran or filler
to make hundred pounds. All hogs
and especially brood sows require
minerals rs they keep them free from
worms, and in the pink of condition
and are essential to the hogs growth
and well balanced ration. This in.
expensive mixture placed in shelter
ed box where the hogs can get at it n.
they need it, will produce far bette,
results than any high priced so.callet
stock foods.
Send two dollars to The Mneralin,
Chemical Co., 1898 North Wells st.
Chicago, H.. and they will forwa,t
YOU by prepaid parcel post. enough
mineraline to make full hundred
pounds. ad,
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Officials of the new Missouri
Illinois Railroad Company filed
the incorporation papers as ap-
proved by the secretary of State
in the otficee of Circuit Clerk
Tripp at Chester last Friday.
The Company is now authorized
to purchase maintain operate
and construct lines of railroad
for PUBLIC use in the conveyance
of person and property, and par.
ticularly to acquire and operate
the railroad lines formerly of
the Illinois Southern Railway
Co., of Illinois" The amount
Of authorized capitalization of
the compaay is $1,6OO,OO0. The
new company paid fees to the
State of S482.33, which is figured
on basis OF the amount of
capital stock to be employed in
business in this state. The
amount aside for such is $9R4,.
674.-Chester Herald.
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Prize Offered for Best Letter

What do you like best at the
State Fair?
What do you like the least?
What ideas or suggestions
have you for improvements?
You can win one of three
prizes-S25, S15 or SO by writ,
ing of the three best letters to
the Missouri State Fair Board
on this subject. Within few
weeks the directors of the Fair
viii! meet to plan the features
for the 1921 Fair and Missouri
Centennial Exposition. In this
they wish to be guided by the
desires of the people of the
State.
This is an open invitation to
you and to every other Missouri
citizen to help plan the 1921 Fair
and Centennial Exposition. 1t
is request for letters and sug
gestions on all regular features
of the Fair and any new features
you would like to see at the big
exposition in Sedalia next sum.
mer. The dates of the Centen
nial Fair are August $40.
All ideas will be. received in
the spirit in which they are
given: and will have the most
careful consideration of the Fair
Board. The writer of the best
letter will be awarded a prize of
S20; second best SIS, third best
$40. No restrictions as To
length of letter or style in which
it is submitted. Time limit is
February 25th-send in your
letter .on or before that date,
Mail it to E. G. Bylander, Sec.
retary, Missouri State Fair,
Sedalia, Mo.
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Easter 70 Be Celebrated This y)lf On
March 27th.

Easter Sunday will be on
March 9th this year, earlier by
twenty.four days than last year,
when it came April Goth, and
earlier than any Easter Sunday
for the last eight years. Easter
Sunday of 1913 was on March
23rd. The Easter feast is move
able because it's coming is gov
erned by the moon, while the
dates of the year are governed
by the sun. Because of the diff.
ference between the movements
of the sun and the moon it is
possible tor Easter Sunday to be
any date between March 22nd
and April 25th
The holiday is the first Sun.
day after the first full moon fol.
lowing the vernal equinox. Dur.
ing the first three hundred
years, A. D.. there was much
confusion in determining the
date of Easter Sunday. A
church in one place would cele.
brate one day and churches in
other places would celebrate on
other dates.
In order to prevent this confu.
sion, a council OF bishops was
called at Nice, Asia Minor, in 1926
A. d., and it was decided that
Easter Sunday thereafter be OBJ.
served on the first full moon
after March 21st, regardless Of
the equinox.
Easter Sunday of 1920 was
April Goth Next year it will be
April 10th and in 1923 Easter
Sunday and All Fools day will
be the same date, April 1st.
The date of Easter Sunday
fixes the date of all other move
able feasts of the church, such
as Good Friday, Trinity Sunday,
Palm Sunday and Ash Wednes-
day.
Fair play., 1921-02-12
Personal

Miss Adele Steigle is visiting
friends at Perryville.
Joseph Bader returned home
this week from Scottsville, by.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Rozier
were St. Louis visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Gertrude Woods spent
several days of this week in st.
Louis.
Miss Evelyn Rottler spent last
Saturday with relatives in st.
Louis.
Mrs. Robert Bauman of St.
Louis is visiting relatives in Ste.
Genevieve.
George Leavenworth of Green
vile. Miss, spent Tuesday in
Ste. Genevieve.
Anthony j. Hinni of East St.
Louis spent last Sunday with
his parents in our city.
Mrs. Mary D. Lalumondiere
was a week end visitor in St.
Louis the guest of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Young
were the guests of relatives and
friends in st. Louis this week.
John Basler spent last week
at Benton visiting his daughter
Mrs. Frank Guethle and family.
E. p. Boverie was in St. Louis
this week purchasing a stock of
spring goods for The Boverie
Store Co.
Miss Barbara and Isabel Zie
gler visited st. Louis this week
the guests of their brother j. c.
Ziegler and family.
Mrs. Harry Hatch returned
to her home in st. Louis Tues
day evening after a visit to rela
tives at BlOomsdale.
Mrs. Frank Townsend O.
Maplewood is visiting her sisteI
and brother Miss Nonnie ant
Joseph Bond at Ozora this week
Miss Mae Lalumondier ac
companied by Chester Govreal
of Crystal City visited relative
at Bloomsdale the early part o
the week.
John Sutter of Salisbury al
rived here last Sunday mornin
and remained until Wednesda
morning the guest of his frien
Miss Agnes Baumann.
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FOR Sale-l2 ewes, will lamb
Don. Tony MILLER,
'dv RlNomsdale, Mo.
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4 Letter From Nicholas '. hsttlpt
Olongopola, Zambales. =
u. s. Steamer Led

Dec. 26, 1920.
Mrs. John w. Schwent.
Dear Motlier:-I am writing
this letter to let you know that
/ am well and getting along fine,
and / hope all the folks at home
are all well.
/ am on another des troyer,
the same as the U. s. Steamer
Breck, only much nicer and
better ship, and with nicer
and better crew. The commits.
sionary Officers with me now
are the same bunch that were
on the transport Steamer
AeOlus, so wewere no strangers
to each other, as we .inew each
other since we transported SOL
diers back and forward, but in
those days we had no pleasure
like now. We left San Francis
co, Cal, October Is, 1920, and
arrived at Honolulu October 90,
distance of 1000. Here we
coaled our ship and then we left
foI Guam, another 1000 miles,
than 5000 more miles to Olongo.
pOla. In all we made about 5000
miles since we left. 1t is cer-
tainly a trip of your life. We
have 10 married couples with us
and about 1S children all sizes.
For past time we play cards,
tell funny stories, etc. Some.
times we play nurse. Myself
and another chief steward some
times take care of set of twins
. months old belonging to the
Majors wife. , love navy life
fine and / am perfectly salts
fed, so / might just as well keep
a going while the going is good,
and see the rest of the world.
On Christmas Day the temper.
ture was 40 degrees, so you
can imagine it is rather warm
here. We only work in the
morning as it is too warm in the
afternoon. l was in China and
expect to leave for Japan most
any time. We are getting all
the beer we want-real 4 per
cent beer, at 20 cents per bottle
and plenty wiskey. NY desire
when l re.enlisted was to see
China, Japan and the PHILIPPINES
Islands. and l am certainly see
ing something. It takes 30 days
for mail TO cross as they have to
go about 5000 miles, / am
J. mailing this letter December 80
1920, and you will get it about
February 4, 1921. Don't worry
about me, | am getting alonl
fine and having a good time ant
feel well.
With love and best regards t.
one and all, your son,
NICHOLAS V. RoTTLER,
Com. Steward U. S. Steamer Lea
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Call at or 'phone John j. Ober-
lies Meat Market for vegetables
and fruits of all kinds.
adv,
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In Memoriam

In loving remembrance of our
dear brother, a. j. Barbeau, who
departed his life two years ago,
February l6. 1919.
Sad and sudden was the call
For our dear brother loved by an
We never thought that on that day
Our darling brother would be called away
Although you are gone but not forgotten,
Never shall your memory fade
Loving hearts will always linger around the
grave,
Where you are laid,
Sadly missed by
WIPE, SISTER AND BROTHER
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Elmer Hartline, 10 years old,
held on a charge of numbering
Bernice Edwards Kahn at Pop,
lar Bluff, Mo-, on Christmas
Day, last Thursday tried to burn
himself to death in his cell. He
set the bedding on his cot afire,
thea crawled into the clothing to
be incinerated. Prison attend.
ants, attracted by the smoke,
rushed in and after consider
able difficulty, pulled Hartline
out of the blazing bed.
Fair play., 1921-02-12

Cnarl9S LOll OF EdSt SU. LOUIS
visited Ste. Genevieve this week.
Martin Scherer of Crystal
City visited our city last Satur-
day.
Rev. Father Thum of St.
Louis spent last Saturday and
Sunday in our city.
Mrs. William Lewis and
daughter Alice of Brickey's
are visiting relatives in st.
Louis.
Charles A. Roth, Sr., Charles
A. Roth, Jr., and William Roth
of Kinsey accompanied by John
Roth of Exeter, Neb., were Ste.
Genevieve visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Meyers
visited Crystal City this week
the guests of her brother e. j.
Lelie and wife and sister Mrs.
. Leopold Winters and family.
Mrs. Joseph Bradley and son
John Henry of near Farming
ton were visiting in our city
this week the guests of her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Ziegler.
George Oberle of Stock ton,
Cal, who is visiting relatives in
Ste. Genevieve spent last week
visiting relatives and friends at
st. Louis. Festus and Bonne
Terre.
Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Thomas
Polite of Elvins, Mrs. j. W.
Singer of DeSoto and Miss Ma,
mie LaRose of St. Louis We're
Ste. Genevieve visitors this
week.
Frank Baum of San Francisco
Cal, arrived here Wednesday
morning and remained unit
Thursday morning visiting his
father G.. Baum and family wher
he left for New York.
Rev. j. D. Donovan of Edna
: Mo-, who recently returned
from a visit to Limerick, Ireland
spent last Saturday in our cit!
the guests of his sister, Mothe
ST. Patrick.
Mrs. Frank Rozier and Mrs
Henry S. Rehm spent last Sat
: urday with their father Nh
Louis Schaaf at st. Mary's, i
being his S1st birthday.
Call at or phone John j. Obel
y lies Meat Market for vegetable
d and fruits of all kinds.
adj
Fair play., 1921-02-12

Pay while your ride, one-third
down, remainder divided in
twelve monthly payments.
STANTON GARAGE
FORD
Authorized Sales and Service.
ady
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man.
so you have thought before.
Henry" chuckled Peterson. And he
always hobs up somehow. If Won take
my advice you'll finish him Off here
and now, and run no further risks"
xiii him while he's uncOnsciOusf rs
Lexington laughed evilly. mo. Carl
not under any circumstances what
ever. He has quite lengthy score
to pay, and by God! he's going TO pay
1t this time He stepped forward
and kicked Drummond twice in the
ribs with a cold. animal fury.
Well, don't kick him when he's
down, guv'nor. You'll ave plenty o.
time after" 4 hOarse voice from the
circle Of men made darlington look up.
you cut it out, Jem Smith," he
snaried, "Or 1 might find plenty OF
time after for others beside this young
swine" The ex-pugilist muttered un-
easily under his breath. but said no
more, and 1t vas Peterson who broke
the silence.
What are you going to do with
himY'
Lash him up like the other two"
returned darlington, "and leave him
TO cool until I get back tomorrow.
But I'll bring him round before I go.
and just talk To him for a little
wouldn't like him not to know what
was going 10 happen to, him. Anttc-
tpatiOn is always delightful" he
turned 10 two of the men standing
near. Garry him into my roOm.'' he
ordered. land another OF you get the
rope
And so it was that Algy LOngworth
and Toby Sinclair, with black rage
and fury in their hearts, watched the
limp form of their leader being car
ried into the central room. Swathed
in rope, they sat mOtionless and i'm
potent, in their respective chairs,
while they watched the same process
being performed on DrummOnd He
VAS no amateur at the game. was the
rope-winder, ana by the time he had
finished, Hugh resembled nothing so
much ~ Il EfeleSS brown mummy.
Only ms head Was free, and HAT IolIed
forward helplessly.
darlington watched the performance
y
stroled over to Algy'S chair.
We'll. You puppy" he remarked,
are YOU going to try shouting againT'
He picked up the rhinoceros-hidc rid
ingWhip lying on the floor. and
henr it, between his hands THAT
vale ou your face greatly improves
your beauty. and next time EouU get
two. ana :; gag rs well"
"IIow'~ Ike Jaw. YOU horrible bit of
dre@:' remarked AIgy insul1ingly, ana
Toby laughed.
Don, >hake his nerve. Al;sy," he
implorcd For the first time in his
filthy life he feels safe in the same
room Us Hugh"
The IaHnt seemed to madden LAX,
ington. VIII" Sprang across the room
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you'd remove him. He was-ah-find-
ing Il uncomfortable on the top of the
cupboard"
/ II appeared that the night-porter
could speak English; it also appeared
that the lady occupying the room be-
low had rushed forth demanding TO
be led to the basement. under the mis-
apprehension that war had again been
declared and the Germans were bomb
ing Paris. And then, To crown every
thing. while the uproar was at its
height. the native on the floor, open
ing one beady and somewhat dazed
EYE, realized that things looked I'M
healthy. UnnOticed. he lay 'dOggo"
for while; then, like rabbit which
has almost been tr0dden on, he lodged
between the legs Of the men in the
room, and vanished through the open
door. Taken by surprise, for a mo-
ment no one moved: then. simultane-
'Ously. they dashed into the passage.
1t was empty. and Hugh, CHANGING up,
saw the American detectivesadvancing
toward them along the corridor.
What's the trouble. captain?" he
asked as he joined the group.
"A friend Of the management elected
10 spend the night on the tep of my
cupboard, Mr.. Green answered Drum
mOnd, land got cramp halfway
through"
The American gazed ut the wreck
age in silence. Then he looked at
Hugh. and what he saw on that
worthy'S face apparently decided him
10 maintain that policy. In fact, it
was not till the night-pOrter and his
attendant miniOns had N last, and
very obviously, withdrawn. that he
again opened his mouth.
Looks like a hectic night" he muir
INJURED. What happened?' Briefly
Hugh told him what had occurred and
the detective whistled sSoftly.
"BlOwpipe and poisoned darts" he
said shortly. returning the tube TO
DrummOnd. Narrow escape id
marrow! Look at your pillow"
Hugh looked: embedded in the linen
were four pointed Splinters similar to
the one he held In his hand; by the
door were three more. lying on the
floor.
An engaging little bird" he
laughed; but nasty TO look at"
He extracted the little pieces OF
wood and carefully placed them in an
empty matchbox: the tube he put in
TO his cigarette-case.
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CHAPTER K
In Which the Hun Nation Decreases
by One.
ONE

DrummOnd had yielded to impulse
the blind, all-powerful impulse OF any
man who is Il man to get to the wom-
an he loves if she wants him As he
had dashed across the lawn 10 The
Elms, with the Americans warning
cry echOing in his ears, he had been
incapable OF serious thought Subcon-
sciOusly- he had known that, from ev-
cry point of view. it was the act of a
mailman. that he was deliberately put
ting his head into what, in all prob
ability, was carefully prepared
moose; that, from every point of view,
he could help Phyllis better by re-
naming u free agent outside. But
when girl shriekS, and the man who
loves her hears it, arguments begin
TO look tired. And what little caution
might have remained to Hugh com
pletely vanished as he saw the girl
watching him with agOnized terror in
her face, from an upstair window, as
he dashed up 10 the house. 1t was
only for a brief second that he saw
her; then she disappeared suddenly.
as if snatched away by some invisible
person.
I'm coming, darling" He had given
one wild shout. and hurled himself
through the door which led into the
house from the garden. A dazzling
light OF intense brilliance had shone
In his face, mOmentarily binding him /;
then had come a crushing blow ON the
back OF his head One cropping. wild
step forward, and Hugh Drummond,
dimly conscious Of men all round him,
had pitched forward on his face into
utter oblivion.
It's too easy" LakingtOn's sneer-
ing voice broke the silence, as he
looked vindictively at the unconscious
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and dashed Sinclair over the face. But
even after the sixth cut no sound came
from the helpless man. though the
blood Vas streaming down inside his
collar. His eyes, calm and Sneering,
met those of the, raVing man in front
of him without culver, ana. ut last.
Peterson himself interviewed.
''StOF, it, darlington" Ills voice was
stern az he caught the Others up
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THREE

II MAS the COmte lie Guy who
boarded the boat express at the Care
du NOrd the next day; it was Carl
Peterson who stepped of the boat ex-
press nj BOulOSne. And it was only
DrummOnd's positive assurance which
convinced the American that the two
characters were the same man.
he was leaning over the side Of the
boat reading telegram when he first
saw Hugh Ten minutes after the boat
had left the harbor; and il he had
hoped for Il different result to the in
cident Of the night before, no sign Of
il showed On~hiS face. Instead he
waved It cheerful greeting ~ Drum
mond.
This is pleasant surprise" he re-
marked aTahly. Have you been TO
Paris. tooE"
For Al moment Drummoud looked at
him narrowly Was il n stupid bluff.
err was the man so sure of his power
al disguise that he assumed with GER
tainty he had not been recognized?
And il suddenly struck Hugh that,
save for that one teIl-tale habit-a
hahit which. in all probability. Peter
son himself was unconscious of-he
would 40; nave recognized him.
YES" lac answered lightly. Il came
over 10 sec how You behaved your
self!"
What q pity | didn't know" said
Peterson.wii II gOOd-humored chuckle.
He seemed in excellent spirits, as he
carefully tore the telegram into tiny
pieces and dropped them overheard.
we might have had another of our
homely little chats over some supper.
Where did YOU Stay?"
al the Ritz. And yOu?"
Il always stop at the Bristol" an
swered Peterson. "Quieter than the
Ritz, ! think
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He was still examining il with in
tereSr When ii thundercuS knock came
on the door. He strolled over and
switched on The electric light; then he
opened rhe door.
An excited night-pOrUer rushed III,
followed by Two 81 three other people
in varying stugeS Of undreSS. and
stopped in umazcmeut ut the scene.
The heavy cupboard. with - great
crack across tli, mack. lay i"rc down
ward on the door; The paIive sim lay
curIed up and m"'iou.e-S.
One Of the ho.ci petS:' Quer.ed
Hugh pleasantly. lighting % cigarette.
eff its ai The Samc 10 Nuu. wish
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time"
For a moment it seemed as if Lax
ington would have struck Peterson
himself: then he controlled himsei1'
and. with, an ugly laugh, ihih& the
whip into corner.
Il forgot he said slowly. Its tile
leading dog we want-not the puppies
that run after him yapping." He spun
round on his heel. Have YOU nm
ished?"
Thu. rope-artist bestowed Il fina.
touch 10 the last knot, and surveyed
his handiwork with justliable pride
Cold mutton he remarked tersely-
would be lively compared to him
when ne wakes mp"
Good, Then We'll bring him 10
darlington took some crystals from
a lar un one Of the shelves, and placed
them in a lumber. Then he added
a few drops Of liquid AMI held the
glass directly under the unconscious
mans nose Almost at once the liquid
began TO etrerVeSce. and iR less than q
minute Drummond opened his eyes anG
stared dazedlY round the room. He
blinked f0oliShly as he saw LongwOrtis
and Sinclair; then he looked 'iOwtl
end found he WAS similarly bound him
self. Finally he glanced up at the
man bending over him, and full real
izatiOn returned.
Feeling better, my friend:" Witt
a knocking smile, Lexington laid the
tumbIer on table close by.
Much. thank you, Henry muir
INJURED Hugh All! and there's Carl.
He grinned cheerfully. and Laking-
ton struck him on the mouth.
You can stop that style of con
versaton, Captain Drummond," lie re
marked Il dislike it
Hngh stared 1T the striker in 81
lence.
CTo Be ContinGed.)
Walls Is Feet Thick