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Republican Committee Meets

In accordance with resolutions
adopted by the Randolph County
Republican Central Committee at
Its meeting on Saturday, August 26,
a county convention of delegates of
the Republican party OF Randolph
county will be held IN the court
house 10 Pooahontas at one o'clock
next Monday, Sept. 4, for the pur.
pose of nominating candidates for
county offices,
Township committeeman are re-
duested to call ownshlp conventions
to meet on Friday, Sept. l, at
l o'clock, p, M, for the purpose Of
eIectiIg delegates to the county
convention and to nominate osndl-
dates for township offices. The
townships should elect the nun Der
of delegates and alteruates as fol.
lows:
Baker-l delegate, lslternate.
Bristow-l delegate, alternate.
Birdell-4 delegates, 4 alternates
Butler-l delegate, alternate.
Columbia-9 delegates, 2 alter.
mates
Current Rivers delegates, 8 al
ternates.
Davldson-2 delegates, 2 alter.
mates.
Demun-l9 delegates, ls alter.
mates.
Elevenpoint-l delegate, l alter
nate.
Elm Store-l delegate, alternate
Foster-l delegate, alternate
Ingram delegate, l alternate.
Jackson delegate, alternate
james Creek-9 delegates. alter
mates.
Little Blaok-5 delegates, 5 al
ternates.
Noland-9 delegates,2 alternates
O'Kean-2 delegates,2 alternstes
Richardson-5 delegates, alter
mates.
Reyno--5 delegates, 5 alternates
Shiloh l delegate, l alternate
Siloam-3 delegates, 3 alternstes
Spring Rivers delegates, al
ternates.
Union-2 delegates, 9 alternates
Warm Spriugs-s delegates, al
ternatea,
Wiley-3 delegates, 8 alternates
Water Valley delegate, alter.
nate.
Each delegate Is requested to be
here promptly at o'clock Sept. 4th.
Respectfully,
Hubert Hollowell,
Louie Lemmons, Chairman.
Secretary
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Reading Circle Class

Since one OF the conditions for
the renewal of license is a certain
amount of Reading Circle work and
since we desire to be as efficient in
our work as possible, we are organ
izlug reading circle units over the
county. Daily Thompson will lead
the circle work at Pocahontas and
the following teachers are requested
to be present at the County Super
lntendent's Office at | 80 p. IN Sat.
urday, September 9th, 1929. sour
Living Language" ls the book to be
discussed and the first division Is as.
signed for the above date:
Mr.. aud Mrs. Wesley Brown,
Lorine Bennett, Essie Ford, Harry
johnson, Holioe Ryburn, Wilt s.
White, Arthur Shride, Berna Fin
ley, Leona dus Baker, Lorine Poin'
dexter, Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF Lavhou,
Charles Baker, Mary PurdY, Alma
Tyler, Mr.. and Mrs. Slsson, Harr y
Sheppard, Cleveland Forester, Mary
Pettii Howard Perm, Susie
Ballard, Earl Lemons, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. II. Bennett, Earl Smith, Pauline
Bishop, Jack Hogan, Edna Bass,
Pearl Gibson, Glenda Ryburn,
Mamie Holland Stella Gibson, James
Spikes, Maud Edrlngton, Grace
Haynes, Mamie Haynes, Ruth BLY,,
Mrs. Simlngton, May Knots, Agnes
Park, Jess Reed, Clara Ssllee, Lena
Bsltz, Anna Baltz, Matt 6altz,
Arthur Cavenar, Mr.. Wilkerson.
r A. Mock,
sit. County Supt.
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Baptist Church Notes

Sunday school above the summer
average.
Morning congregation a little
better than usual.
Two were baptised Sunday after.
noon. One each for Shiloh and
Pocshontas.
The pastor is preaching each
night this week for Skaggs Ferry
church. Big arbor.
All cur regular services next Sun.
day and all members urged to come
at both hours and Sunday school.
The congregation last Sunday
evening was the largest since our
protracted meeting THIS was much
appreciated by the preacher.
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Buys Grocery Store

Elbert Bly,. has purchased the
interest Of his former partner, Evans
Bennett IN the Bennett bly, grocery
store and will continue the business
IN his own name, handling groceries
and feed Erman Haynes will be
employed to assist Mr.. Bly, with his
work. Watch for advertisement
next week.
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GRAVEYARD WORKING

All persons interested in the BLY,
graveyard are hereby notified that
Saturday, Sept. 9th Is the date for
the annual working, Let everybody
come prepared to stay one day.
BRING tools to worS with.
w. j, Blausett,
3.ltp. j. X. Blansett.
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To Fix Bad Road

Last Tuesday afternoon Judge j.
&. Childers Of Lawrence county and
Judge Dee Mock of Randolph coun-
ty jointly inspected the road running
on a line with Lawrence and Ran.
dolph counties and made arrange
meuts with the road overseers to re-.
pair tie road st an early date. The
road in question runs from Lester.
VILE to the Sam Dllport farm. -
Tim es- Dispatch.
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To the Cotton Growers OF Ran
dOIDh County

l will buy cotton this season for
ID. Bloom at Holmes, three miles
east of Manson, Ark.
| would be pleased to have anyone
bring me your cotton. promise
you a square deal IN pri,e es and
weight. Jesse II. Story.
q II.
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strayed-From pasture at skaggs
Ferry, two mules, one horse mule,
one mare mule, both branded with
letter "E" on left shoulder. About
years old. Will pay reward for
their return to me or for Informa
tlon leading to their recovery.
}. F. Taylor,
8 2tp. Poolhontas, RI.
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S. |. A. Meetlnn

The Poolhouta. S. /. A. will
meet at the court house Fridly az
ternooo, Sept /, At 4 o'clock. All
msmb,rs urged 70 be present.
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CraIghead county republicans
have put full county ticket in the
field to oppose the democratic tom-
Inees.
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The Weak Spot

Following hard wind it is to see
large that has blown down that has been snapped
off some point The wind simply hits its weak spot
Many has lost his chance in life by having
spot many of these weak spots lack Of funds"
Yes money of speak of in the bank with which go in
business make an opportunity presents itself
You can have that money if you but -just few
dollars a week month.
Open account with uswe'll help you Then you
will have that usual weak spot that many others have
1 slrs gS. a A gTEFs1
St5III:S5Sj jI!Iz:Zyt.
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VOLUME XIII NUMBER 3
Mr.. E. N. Ellis
Mr.. Cleveland Forester

We are pleased to announce that Mr.. Z. N. Ellis
is again affiliated with General Agency a Special
Agent and will give his whole time to the writing of
Life Insurance for the Missouri State Life.
Mr. Cleveland Forester. of Noland has joined the
Missouri State Life family of Special Agents through
the Martin & Fisher Agency
Mr. Ellis has enviable record as a life insurance
producer having qualified a member of the Hundred
Thousand Dollar Club of the Company in both 1920 and
1921
Mr. Forester is well known over Randolph and
Lawrence counties. Young, aggressive he is entering
the field with determination to become one of the
strongest producers of the Agency Force.
We feel particularly fortunate in the addition of
these men to The Missouri State Life Agency
MARTIN s. FISHER
General Agents
Missouri State Life Insurance Co.
FoCAHoNTAs - ARKANSAS
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teamwork

1t IS not Vne guns or armament the money they pay;
the close cooperation that makes them win the day.
1t is not the individual, or the army as a whole,
But the everastin teamwork of every boomin soul.
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When klpIing spoke thus of the British Army
IN lndla ne knew that teamwork, or co-opera-
ton was the major motive of their success.
1t is the policy of the officers and directors of
the First National Bank to unite their efforts
with those of other citizens for the common
good and prosperity of our town and community
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Antony, however. had no inten-
ton of going further away than
London. His idea of seeing the
world was to see, not countries.
but people; and to see them from
as many angles as possible There
are all sorts if you know how to
look at them. So Antony looked
at them-fron various strange
corners; from the viewpoint of the
valet. the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., the
waiter, the shop-assistant- With
the independence of f400 a year
behind him, he enjoyed it immens-
ly.
He was now thirty. He had
come to Woodham for a holiday,
because he liked -the look of the
station His ticket entitled him to
travel further, but Woodham at
tracted him. Why not get out?
The -landlady OF "The George"
was only too glad to put him up.
While he was finishing his
lunch, the landlord came in to ask
him about the luggage. Antony
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] ordered anot i1lerSpfnt OF beersand
soon adshim talking
{ must besrathersfunstok keep
ascountry INN. he said, thinking
that it was about time he started
another prof You ought
to take a holiday So
Funny thing you're saying
that. said the landlord, with a
smile. Another gentleman, over
from The Red House, was saying
that on,y yesterday offered to
take my place an all. He laugh
ed rumb1ingly.
The Red House, Not The Red
House, Stanton?"
That's right, sir. Stanton's
the next station to Woodham. The
Red House is about mile from
here-NIr. Ablett's.
Antony took letter from his
pocket. It was addressed from The
Red House, Stanton, and signeo
"Bill. =
Good old Bill. he murmured to
himself. ..He's getting on.
Antony had met Bill Beverley two
years before in tabacconlst.s
Shop. Gillingham was on one side
of the counter and Mr. Beverley on
the other. Something about Bill,
his youth and freshness. perhaps,
attracted Antony; and when cigar
cites had been ordered. and an ad-
dress given to which they were to
be sent, he remen bered that he had
conc across an aunt of Beyerley's
once at a country-house. He and
Antony quickly became Intimate
But Bill generally addressed him as
Dear Madman' when he happen
ed to write.
Antony decided to stroll over to
The Red House after lunch and call
upon has friend.
AS he came down the drive and
preached the old red-brick front
of the house, there was lazy muir
muir of bees in the flower-borders. a
gentle cooling of pigeons in the tops
OF the elms, and from distant lawns
the whtr of mowing-machine that
mos. restful OF all country sounds
And in the hall man was bang
ing at a locked door. and shouting
"0pen the door. say; open the
door,
HALO" said Antony in amaze
ment-
CONTINUED in Next Issue)
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Pyorrhea is caused by a germ
and it is so powerful and persistent
germ that both dentists and doc
tors have for years been baffled in
their attempts to find remedy
that would destroy both the germs
and their poisonous toxins.
Pyorrhea or Riggs Disease means
loose teeth, sore. soft and Outlines
bleeding gums and every sufferer
will be glad to know that at last a
Rochester, N. Y. dentist has found
cure. This preparation which is
called MOAvAa DENTAL CREAM
can now be obtained at all first
class drug stores and so speedily
does 1t destroy the germs, tighten
up. the loose teeth and stop the
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HOULI
LEo,lr,djL 4. .Iruek Wreeked.

~. E0Td IL TUCK &WESCSSo.ss5i
"A Ford truck owned by Wlber
Hfbb5 of Grant Town was struck
by large touring car from C:arks,
burg and hurled over the embank.
ment into the creek Sunday. The
touring car was travelling at a
great speed, coming from the oil.
rection of Fairview, when hub
caught the front wheels of the Ford
and swerved it out OF its course
into the creek.
The Ford was damaged a great
deal. Three wheels We're torn on,
the steering apparatus was demol'
ished and several other parts were
DESTROYED.
The accident occurred on the pike
about four miles this side of Fair.
view on curve above the Robin
SON Run bridge. Mr.. Hibbs was not
hurt badly although the car turned
over twice. The two parties com:
promised on the damages OF the
truck
Supper and Outing.
The Epworth League of Ballah
Chapel is planning to have q sup
per and, outing Thursday evening
beginning at p. m. and lasting un.
til 8 o'clock 1t is to be held In
the bottom near the church. A lot
OF games will be played in which
both young and old can take part
The feature of the evening will be
the supper which will be eaten I'M
der the trees. After the supper is
over there will be several Selec-
lions sung by dividing up into sew
eral groups and all singing a differ.
emit song at one time.
The affair will be in charge OF
Ward Downs, a former member. ana
president OF the Fairmont league.
At the close of the songs Bible
study will be held In the church,
led by Miss Madge Smith.
Disturbed BY Drunkards.
The Warner and McE1roy fami.
lies were disturbed Monday after.
noon by couple of intoxicated
men, who were loafing near their
homes The peace officer was no
titled and after much argument
with the men he finally succeeded
in getting them started towards
their homes.
Circuit Institute.
The circuit Sunday school tnsti-
tute Of the Fairview charge was
held at Bowles Chapel on Robin.
sons Run Sunday afternoon. A
good crowd was present.
Badly Strained Ankle.
Harold ShultZ fell and strained
his ankle two weeks ago whil.
playing on the trapeze in Ravine
Park, 1t was first thought he had
broken bone but 1t proved to be
a very bad strain.
Personals.
Miss A1dene Miller of Fairview
visited Mrs John Compton Sunday.
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PYORRHEA SUFFERERS! You Can Have
Firm Teeth and Healthy Gums
Amazing Discovery that Quickly Puts an End to Py
orrhea, Riggs Disease, Soft, Sore, Spongy e
and Receding Gums

progress OF this dread disease that
dentists are astounded.
MOAyA DENTAL CREAM is no
ordinary tooth paste. 1t is a care.
fully balanced combination OF high;
grade antiseptics and germicides;
powerful enough to combat and de.
stroy the germs of Pyorrhea yet
pleasant and easy to use. Anyone
can make their teeth and gums
strong and healthy right at home.
1t is very concentrated and a regus
lar tube will last a long time. DrIE,
gists everywhere have been auNN
orized to guarantee that a regular
tube will show results or money
back. Fortney Drug Co can sugp13
you. =. IS
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morning, Major. She smiled
pleasantly at him.
The Major nodded.
'tAs | was telling him" began
Bill. that's where-Ha1lo, here's
Betty. Morning, Cayley.
Betty Cal1adine and Cayley had
come in together. Betty was the
John Cal1adtne, widow Of the paint.
er, who was acting hostess on this
occasion for Mark Ruth Norris
took herself seriously as an actress
and, on her holidays, seriously as a
golfer. She was quite competent as
either.
sBy the way. the car will be
round at 1890" said Cayley,
looking up from his letters.
You're lunching there, and driv-
ing back directly afterward. Isn't
that right?"
Mark came in. He was gener-
ally the last. He greeted them and
sat down to toast and tea. Break
fast was not his meal The others
chartered gently while he read his
letters.
ly-
There was an instructive turn.
ing of heads toward him.
'.I say, Cayi"sH He was frowning.
He held up a letter and shook it.
who dc you think this is frcm?'
Cayley shrugged his shoulders.
How could he possibly guess?
Robert" said Mark
"I thought he was in Australia,
or somewhere.
looked across at Rumbo1d. Got
any brothers, Maori"
mo"
well. take my advice. and
don't have any"
''Not likely to now" said the
Bill laughed. Miss Norris said
politely: But you haven't any
brothers. Mr.. Ablett?''
"One," said Mark grimly. III
you're back in time you'll see him
/ this afternoon. He'll probably asx
you to lend him five pounds.
Everybody felt little uncom-
forta BILE.
little daringly. 1T must be rather
fun having a skeleton in the cup
board"
him over to you, I'otty. If he's
anything like he used to be. and
like his few letters have been
well, Cay knows
Gayley grunted.
..A1l I knew was that one
didn't ask questions about him
It may have been meant as a
hint to any too curious guest not
to ask more questions, or a re-
hinder to his host not to talk too
freely in front OF strangers, al
though he gave it the sound of a
mere statement of fact. But the
subject dropped.
AT about the time when Mark
and his cousin were at their busi-
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UNION GENERAL DIES.

WASHINGTON. Aug. L. Brig.
Cen Edward ". Whitaker, who as
a union officer is said to have car
ried the message which halted the
prepared union charge at Apo
mattox and which resulted in the
unconditional surrender of Lees
army, died Sunday at his home
here He was holder of con-
gressional medal of honor and dur
ing President Grants administra-
tion served as postmaster at Hart
ford, Conn.
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w. Crane Drug Co.
Mountain City Drug CO.
Martin Bros Drug Cos
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Mark Ab1ett was
bore ed on the point
sofview;g butdt5may be said at once
that heaneVerb bored Lis company
sSon the subject of his early lie.
However stories get about. mere
isa1ways somebody who knows II
;was:Safd that, as a boy, Mark had
attracted the notice, and patron
age Of some rich old spinster OF
4 the neighborhood, who had paid
4 forS hfs5 education, both at school
and At about the time
when he was coming down IRON
Cambridge, his father had died.
sssssMarkSwent to London, with an
allowance from his patron, and
made acquaintance with the
He was supposed,
sbyshis patron and any others who
inuufred. to be writing; but
what heSwrote, other than letters
askin for more time to pay, has
never been discovered.
iFortunately( from Marks point
sofsyfewJs his patron died during
ibis third year in London, and LETT
MIN the he wanted He
5settIed accounts with the money.
4 lenders, abandoned his crop of
wild coats to the harvesting or
Others, and became in his turn a
patron. He patronized the arts.
sEditors we're now offered free
as we'll as free
lunches promising young painters
and poets dfhed with him; and
ssheseveny took a theatrical company
son tour, playing host ana ieao
WithSequal z5lavishness-
MS patronage included Mat.
thirfeen. He sent the Cayley
cousin to school and Cambridge.
Cayley at twenty-three, looked
time Mark had bought The Red
House. cayley superintended the
NECESSARY staff. He was not quite
SECRETARY, not quite land-agent,
not quite business-adviser, not
aqufte companion, but something
Sofaal1 four.
Cayley was now twenty-eight,
I but had all the appearance OF
forty, which was his irons age
sSpasmodically they entertained a
good deal at The led House. Let
nus hayeEa look at them as they
came down to that breakfast, Of
which stevens, the parlormatd,
has already given US a. glimpse.
The first to appear was Major
RlmboId; a tall, gray-haired, gray,
mustaehed, silent man, who lived
gongh retired pay He had got to
work on a sausage by the time OF
theSnext arrival This was Bill
Beverley, "a cheerful young man in
white flannel trousers and blazer.
Halo, Major" he said as he
came IN, s.how's the gout?"
ut isn't gout,'' said the Major
grufHy
ss5.sWeII, whatever it is"
The Major grunted-
sInaake point of being polite
sat&breakfast," said Bill. helping
himself a1arge1y4to porridge.
ssssWe1, we've got a good day for
our game. It's going to be dashed
shot, but that's where Betty and
Eacore Halo; good morning, Miss
Norris. Do you want any assist
.sance. or do you prefer choosing
your own breakfast
ssePlease don't get up" said Miss
Norris s'I'll help myself. Good
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CHATTER II

'G;ozo:N,;[TWITH TIDE STORY
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BRAGG THROWN FROM HORSE
Severe bruises about the neck
and shoulders We're suffered yes
terday morning by "A L. Bragg.
30, stable boss for the Consolida-
ton Coal Co. at Hutchinson. when
he was thrown from horse on a
road south Of Hutchinson. The
horse had become frightened at
an fnterurban car and had dashed
into an automobile.
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

Lunch swasgoyer and the house
were away on the
golf links. Quiet Sreigned in The
Red House while
EMARKA ALBEIT. the bachelor
owner, and
MATT cAYLEY, his companion,
ssssawaited the arrival of Marks
ROBERT, who was returning
M from Australia after IS years
s8absence.
s Startled by Roberts rough ap-
Spearance,
sAUDREYS STEVENS, the maid,
sushered him into Marks office
on his 8 arrival. After an I'M
successful attempt to find Mark
instheS garden, Audrey returned
to Athe houseto find the other
servants frightened by the
sound Ola revolver shot and to
Z hear Cayleys pounding on the
Office orSdemanding admit
tance.
saeS (aIONtUTTH THE STORY
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SS!;TllEs.S;,;,rI,hi!;s,iI.Elsy;ETIN lG,H


large audience attended Sthe
tent meeting last night on Fair
fax street near East Park school
where IL is being conducted oy
the Church of Christ Services. are
being held at ia every evening evening
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woopMEN RETURN.

Thirteen Woodmen, including
Captains L. D. Snider and William
Daugherty. returned to Fairmont
last night from Coney Island in Gin
cinnati, Ohio, where they have
spent the last several days. Cap
tain Daugherry's team won three
second places in the competitive
contests held among the Woodmen.
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MS. Hs1AI. Figgs was shopping
IN Fairmont@ Saturd nigh
Mrs. ia Woody was a business
visitor In Fairmont Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Satterfield
OF Fairmont visited the formers
sister. Mrs. J. A. Woody. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Lee Toothman OF
Harrington visited the formers
brother, Fred Toothman, Sunday.
Walter Toothman of Fairview
visited his, brother, Fred Toothman.
Sunday.
Cecil Harris was a business vfsi-
tor In Fairmont one day last week.
Miss Sylvia Riggs, Albert Lee
Mccoy. Miss Achsah Mccoy and
Mr.. Raymond Corley visited the
All Club camp at East Run Thurs
day night.
Bernard German and Marvin
Parrish of Fairview visited in
Grant Town Thursday evening.
Miss Aldene Miller visited Miss
Gladys Compton Sunday afternoon.
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MEDIUM BROWN HAIR looks
best of all after Golden Clint
Shampoo.-AfH
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ness afsThe RED House. angattrac-
tfvegentle OF 1.-The snamesofsA AM
tonygG i11ingham was handing up
his ticket atWoodham station and
asking the way to the village. he.
story, SO that it is as well we
should knowsomething about him
at the top OF the hill on some e1-'
cuse, ana have a good look at
him
The first thing we realize IS
that he is doing more OF the look
ing than we are Above a clean-cut,
clean-shaven face. he carries pair.
OF gray eyes which seem to be abb
sorbing every detail Of our person.
To strangers this look is almost
alarming at first, until they dis
cover that his mind is very otfen
elsewhere; that he has, so to
speak, left his eyes on guard. while
he himself follows train OF
thought in another direction
He had seen good deal of che
world with those eyes When at
the age OF twenty one he came in
to his mothers money, 400 pounds
a year. old G1llingham looked up
from the "Stockbreeders Gazette
to ask him what he was going tc
do.
.'See the world" said AEAny.
well send me line from
America. or wherever you get to.
Right" said Antony.
Old Gi1lingham returned to ms
paper.