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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Wine for Goldfish

Spain and Iceland have made trade
treaty. The document specifies that
Spain is to grant most-favored nation
treatment to dried Goldfish from Ice
land and Iceland is to exempt Spanish
wines of not more than 81 per cent
alcoholic content from prohibition.
What standoff! Now the Spanish
internal economy may be fabricated
and padded with portions of cod-liver
oil and the cookies of the Icelandic
heart may be warmed with drafts Of
Castilian vintage.
The elevation of Bacchus to equality
with the sacred cod is like to seem
heresy TO folk up Gloucester way. Wine
for Goldfish. We lean for explanation
on the ancient aphorism that there's
no accounting for tastes. But were
we to choose? Well, the thing doesn't
seem real.-The Nations Business.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Put out Your ronaue.

fhe latest science. "called glosso
NANCY" purports to read the persons
character by the size and shape Of
the tongue. According to glossoman-
cists, those who possess short and
broad tongues are apt to be untruth-
ful. while people whose tongues are
short and narrow are sly and bad
tempered. When the tongue Ii long
and broad, 1t Is sign that its owner
Is inclined to be gossip. A tongue
that is long and narrow denotes
frank. open disposition. Girls with
small, round, plump tongues possess
trustful and affectionate dispositions
but men with similar shaped tongues
are apt to be inconsistent. What
glossomancists term the rectangular
type Of tongue-one that Is almost
square In shape-is indicative Of q
strong. virile nature. Men with these
shaped tongues are ambitious, activA.
and likely to set on In the world
Equarc-tongued women, howsyeG -
nksly to be selfasseEt1so
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
RI S. aAD. WRITER'S cRAMp
Yet Robert Lewis sssvsnsen's Iabevs.
Gus Copying Of Manuscripts Ksps
Him Ailss. e. veg

All Htaveneonsu r~a.ss.-. -
aor. ~ 80 ..-.,v 1870 Wo1A ws.
Avs ns,sss . -. -. snousn - NEE
:, ,,.s-v,.. ~ an sutnos -
do TIA. vss m.s ssua. g wnuss .
.o,r.x a. - -. ~ cCps'As' ana n
~ So 49, snofS. :.
.,xcr.yscsr,. = 'lay I've nav =
y ssn Ia 49, ~saca purseso ::
him o,ssa M y, III, MA q, ana which saas.a
mn o.ssn - oOsa ais pan ostwfen has
- 49, - - aas" wns0 sns -
n. -. -rss.~ - 49,
.oo,. s .srs - Va kor wnises s1seo
. .s Saess snosea oeesuss y ~
S Y ..... y = =. ~ wlsang % . Scoene
AtssA Vsse i've nuuqkeo words. Ht8
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Origin of Old Phrase

1t is said the phrase Throwing sand
in their eyes" had its origin in curl
Gus circumstance.
The tale comes from the south of
Siberia, where the landscape consists
principally Of sand. For centuries
this country was inhabited by hostile
tribes and primitive running meth
DDS of horseback warfare.
And it is related of these people
that one of their principal weapons in
pursuit of an enemy was their native
sand, which they tossed at him, with
the result, II the aim was good, Of at
least temporary bewilderment and
lindness.-Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Ii Makes a Difference

The boy who had scratched his name
on the paint of the stationary motorcar
had been soundly cuffed by the owner.
Attracted by the loud bowling which
resulted, a crowd soon gathered,
through which the father Of the boy
pushed his way.
"Who struck my SOM" he demanded,
furiously. "Show me the mani"
The motorist stepped forward. He
was six feet two inches in height and
forty-nine round the chest.
II did," he said.
SERVED him right. sir" said the man,
touching his cap. 'I'll give him an
other hiding when / get him home"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07

1t Is said that whenever a car wheel
breaks on certain great trunk line
the fragments are taken to the COM
pany's laboratory and carefully stud
led so that when the next order for
ear wheels is made up, If structural
weakness caused the accident, It may
be guarded against. All the pur-
chases by this railroad Of Iron. steel,
oil, lumber or what not are tested by
the chemists 1t employs and they draw
up the requirements to which persons
who sell the road supplies must con-
form. This is not an isolated instance.
1t illustrates the practicability of ap-
piled science and the reliance Of acute
business men upon the expert opinion
that insures them against wasting ma
terials, time and money.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
~ Days to Cross Sea

Seventy-fiye years ago the Hamburg
American line established It's first ship,
the Deutschland, in the service be-
tween Hamburg and New York. This
was sailing vessel of III tons, and
was regarded as a monster craft In
those days. AdoIph Godfrey, director
Of the company, at meeting of the
directors in 1913. told with great pride
Of the high character of the accommo-
.iations which its three ships were af-
fording Transatlantic travellers, who
passed AZ days on the trip from Ham
burg to New York and 80 days on the
eastward trip.-Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Worth Ii

A newly rich woman, giving her first
dinner party and anxious to make 1t a
success, was engaging the services of
a certain well-known singer
MY fee," said the latter, SIS $50"
Il agree to pay that" answered the
hostess, but you understand that you
will not meet my guests, don't your
"Oh," came the quick reply, then
will take S25."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
WAtIee Burp,ee Co
Seed Growers Philadelpkiia
Gardeners ADVANTAGE
Post office.

Two men were out for a walk cue
day. and they commenced a discussion
Is to what was the best employment
to which to put their sons.
They discussed various businesses
and trades.
! had been thinking Of putting my
boy into the motor works." confessed
Robinson
Hughes had been getting the worst
Of the argument. 50 he fell back %
humor to save himself.
Il think I,shaA let my soa hecom.
Q gardener" he said quietly.
"A gardener" retorted Robinson,
falling into the trap. "whyeyer q
gardener?" ss1
Because q gardener runs his own
mint. sets bis own thyme, and raises
his celery every year.
And they walked on for miles and
miles in silence. -p
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Grofifed

At a church conference a speaker
made a number of disparaging re-
marks regarding the universities, fnal-
ly expressing qualification that he him
self had not been corrupted by con-
tact with a college
DO / understand that the gentle
man is thankful for his ignorancer
asked the chairman.
"Yes," said the other. :"if you wish
to put 1t that way"
Then" continued the chairman. "ali
I have to say is that you have much to
be thankful for"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Misplaced Assistance.

At onelof the golf clubs young lady
who is very popular with the caddies
arranged a match with an elderly
woman who fatters herself that she
can play. The young lady, an excel
lent golfer. wished to keep from win
ming, for social reasons, but her OPP
ponent was in her worst form. and 1t
seemed impossible to keep from win
ming. Finally she whispered to her
caddy that she wanted to lose.
"Ah, MISS he said, Il didn't know
that. Here I've been stamping on her
ball every time ii got in the long
grass."-Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
The Easy Chinese Language.


Chinese in its spoken form is q
simpler language than even English.
There are none of the terrors of con-
jagation, declension or the infections
that mark European languages. West
s~a children born in China with equal
opportunities Of hearing Chinese and
English spoken in the home learn
Chinese first because 1t is easier. In
rear Of earnest study a good foun-
:ation can be laid. knowledge of
The new Chinese alphabet enables the
beginner to use the characters with
ut the aid of oral instruction. 1t
IS thus possible for the student to
carry on his own study after start
has been made with an instructor.
Columbia Alumni News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Way Out of IL

The little boy was fond of nursery
rhymes and fairy tales, and was al
ways asking questions about them.
One day he asked his mother: why
didn't the man in the nursery rhyme
put up a notice to Keep OF the
Grass? Then he wouldn't have been
cruel to the maiden"
(which man, dear?" said his moth
er; "and to whom was he cruel?"
WELL" said the little fellow, nurse
often tells me about the man all tat
tered and torn who kicked the maiden
OFF the lawn"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Not When He Wanted II.

An aged colored man, clad In two
or three suits Of old clothes and an
overcoat of ancient lineage. was
feebiy breasting his way against the
winters chilling blasts.
Wind" he was heard to apostro-
phize after particularly ferocious
gust, wind, whar wuz yo' las Au-
gus'T
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Language Proves Ace Of indians.

1t ia said that in North and South
America no less than 40 or 100 abb
solutely distinct languages exist. As
the growth of language is very slow,
L Is thought that the fact of the
existence of so great variety of
;peech on the western continents
proves that the native red men have
inhabited them for many thousands OF
years. Another proof of the antiquity
# the American Indians. according to
;ome authorities. is the fact that they
represent distinct human type, and
the formation of such type requires
thousands OF years
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
The Blunder

Gentlemen OF. the jury" said a
laundering barrister, in a suit about
a lot of hogs, there were just SO hogs
in that drove; please to remember that
fact-36 hogs-just exactly three times
as many as there are in the jury box."s
That counsel did not win his case.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Kills and Cures in Coal

Healing medicines and deadly explo-
sives lie latent in every lump Of coal,
and science is extracting one or the
other in a thousand laboratories over
the world each day. Half the drugs in
the pharmacopia probably are coal-tar
products. While one laboratory may
be extracting sallcylic acid, for govt,
for instance, or aspirin for congestion
and rheumatism, another chemist will
be distilling the products from which
INT is made or even lyddite, the pow
erful explosive first used in the Sudan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Poor Shot.

When Mark Twain was running his
country newspaper, he was delugei
with all sorts of contributions that
would have hurried anyone less than q
humorist, to an early grave. One day
he received a poetic NeffusIon all tied
up with pink ribbon and entitled 7
Wonder II He'll Miss Me7'
When Mark Twain had recovered his
composure sufficiently to mail back the
poem he did so, with this note at
tached: III he does he ought never to
BE- trusted with firearms akain.v
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Too Far of

How did this vase get broken.
Mary?"
TT fell Off the pedestal, ma am"
"And how did you upset the ped
estal?"
II never touched it. The chair
bumped into 1t, ma'am.r
didn't you push the chair, Maryfr
"Oh. no. ma'am. The. table did that.
All did was to tesn the sofa up
against the table. Goodness knows,
can't see what's goin' to 'appen so
far off,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Her First Taxi Ride.

It was the dear old lady's first ride
In taxi, and she watched with grow
Ing alarm the driver continually put
ting his hand outside the car as
signal to the traffic following. At
last she became angry. Young man."
she said, you look after the driving
and watch where you are going. I'll
tell you when 1t starts raining"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
SALE STARTS ON
MONDAY, MARCH 10,
and Lasts Through the 9th Inclusive
Wonen's Wear
Mems Wear

One lot of Mems Wool Hose Zoc
A lot of Cotton Hose now lOc
One lot of Mems Shirts o9c
All ST. 90 Dress Shirts now, l9c
All SITS Dress Shirts now 81 ~
All $500 Dress Shirts now Sl o9
One lot of aaen's Sweaters now o9c
All $l.75 Mems Sweaters now 81 81
One lot of Mems Shirts and Drawers SOC
Mems Union Suits now $100
All Hanes Make Shirts and Drawers 79c
All High Rock Underwear SOC
20 per cent Off all Mems Hats
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
wees Has % Rspussslsu.


Elder Is OF Ell-omen since yuaaa
they say. hanged himself thereon W
It has the virtue Of beauty In the dsvs
Of wild roses and haneysuckle. rlder
aower-water Is good for complexion
say rustic maids. ana old-time fsxsnsrs
claim for elderberry wine thaf X =
- pretty tidy tipple~ sai
Though the eiderwood d 6.nA
wesd4nfested place, II d 10 the llklnr
of rabbits that always seem % abouns
there.
such woods cumber the grouna hus
here end Tiers the superstIfIon hs,,ss
geod that to cut or burn eldsr 4 =
srzuss tns rrssn q e nsss aryaA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07

Flower Symbolic 81 crueifixIon.
When the Spanish sailors were
roaming about South and Central
America they found nower 30 sym.
bolic Of the Cructfxion that they
named 1t the Flower of the Passion. =
In the hve-parted purple or lavender
blossoms with stripes Of white they
saw the crown Of thorns and the five
marks Of the wounds OF the Savior.
Ihs styles We're the three nails, and
the stamens were the hammer that
drove the nails into His hands and
feet. The floral leaves were the tee
apostles, Judas and Peter being absent.
the one having betrayed and the othe,
denied the Master. The leaves were
the hands Of the prosecutors, and the
fitnging tendrils the scourgeR
Some Of the species Of the flower are
cultivated for the pale yellow berries
q the size OF small apple. The root
Of some species Il poisonous, the Juice
de0 than actins iiks mefpAaaA
TN We Meet Again
N her -Glimpses Of Authorsr Min
Caroline Tcknor Of the same Tcknox
family that has 80 long been associat
ed with publishing. tells Of many de-
iightful passages between authors ana
the ancient firm Of Messrs. Ticknor 4
Fields. A business correspondence
with Marx Twain muse have been most
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
A Public Barometer.

Fafbush-He 10 high exponent Of
that old adage, Zone good turn de-
serves another"
Yonkers-And Is he In businass7
Flatbush-Yes, owns q couple o.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
Groceries

Bob White Baking Powder now &c
Arm and Hammer Soda now &c
8 cans Davis Baking Powder now 25c
Good Luck Baking Powder now sc
One lot of Canned Corn now lOc
One lot of Table Syrup now &c
3 boxes of Armour's Macaroni now Csc
The Chilkoot post., 1924-04-11

of 4 a 
 the Danocra ats in the Senate a paynentas wel1.
  San andt Bureau and sent Springs he tempo
 
 of a of
 Ui1kson, of buzz his hand) A land %a wants to him
 ~~-~--------~ - -- DANGER
 The following extract "1e is especially h nforesIs
 rest firesa 1apt ofc in the
  ana pinch andca And we might add andl sleepa be ane1ber of be in o"o 0i your cigarette when you through -- I
 Ireasa~ the eHaaae ]NS'ea~ week.. ~------~~
The Chilkoot post., 1924-04-11
BILL PASSES LOVER HOUSE OF CONGRESS.

BONUS BILL PASSES LOVER HOUSE OF CONGl
 The bill CHR. 7e59) to provide the World War, passed the House. Il the bill which her etofore passed both @1'25 for overseas service, not to ex'
 This basis is called the adjust bill, the first sixty days is not cons ment poi for that period on discharg. or less is due will be paid in cash u
 Tc the remaining so1die CTS there up 20 year endowment insurance policy credit PLUS 25per cent, with int crest This certificate has borrowing privi Navy Regi ster, March 22nd., 1924.
 From newspaper reports it seems try to add a cash payment as we'll.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-24
PRvNf FklSTEIIoNALEC
NOYk KVoTY.

The Cleveland Trust Coz
newburghsk& odbocce dosla
kabelova depese 0 pffjezdu p.
Josefa Psoty 2 Krizalova U
Vel. Mezir1ci z Moray, ze
Sc dotycny naleza M lodi Re-
public U. s. LIME q ze nastou-
pill cestu z Bremen Is. t. m. a
pfistane v Hoboken N. j. /.
cervence t, I. v den otsvfeni
move kvoty.
Jmenovant jede k p. jim
dfichu Pospfchalovi, pekafi ma
zapadni 104 ul.
Je to prvnf cestujici hl6Se-
ny do Clevelandu v move kvo-
te.
Pfeplav vyfidil Fred Holub.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-24
TRACEDlE ma OSAhlELE
FARME.

Bismarck, Mo-, %. cervna.
Podrazd6n. kdyz jeho tchyne,
pf. w. L. McCutchesonova pfi
sla ma jeho farmu v fidce O.
sazene krajine ma zapad od-
tud, aby pfim9la svoji dceru
k opusteni manzela, George
Pressley chopil Sc rucnice a "a
stfelil pf. McCutchesonovou q
jejfho muze, ktery il provazel.
Pc te usmrtil svoji manzelku a
2leteho hosika q zranil svoji
dcera, nacez pax obratil zbran
proti sobS = ustfelil 81 horni
Cast hlavy.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-24

fu tiskove kancelafe minister
stva vnitra., skoncilo dnes, kdyz
Rossi vydal sc policii v Regi-
ma Coeli a podrohil sc zatcenf.
Jest na neho vznaseno DIVINE
nj, ze byl jednfm re spiklen-
CD, ktefi sosnovali dnos q "a
vrazdenf poslance Matteottiho.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-24
ORcANiSlj5E MENsr AkcI.
ONAKE SFOEECYUoIA rGe
ULicrvlCka us<IAtu.

kraJan j. j. ftOuSka, 1867
vycn. 40. uL, Jenz viastnl ne
KUere aKcle op0lecnostI cleve-
landskych pouncnicn ofaA, NO
dla pozadati mestskou radu o
dovoienl, aOy mohl usporadati
v ODcnodnl konore schulz
vsecn menslch aKclonaru "a u
ceiem, ably podroDneJi Dyiy
vysetfeny financni operace
spolecnosti.
Bhzsiho vysv6tleni ma Sc do
stati v techto bodech:
Plati spolecnost prllis velke
nahrady pri urovnanl skod "a
neh0d. Vydej tento
pohlti deset procent hrubeho
prijmu, kdezto v Chicagu ku
pfikladu jen 21a procent.
Ida spolecnost bezucelne
vyhazuje. penize akcionard
pfi vystrednich operacnich
methodach.
Ida vysadni smlouyy s pred
mestimi ston spolecnost rocne
as 100000.
Ida. 1fednici spolecnosti
jsou We spojeni podniky do
davajicimi RUNE potreby.
Ida spolecnost bere dosta-
tecne poplatky "a. reklamy u
mistene We vozech.
Houska jest akcionarem jiz
po -dobu 10 rokd a pilne sledo
val vsechny -akce spolecnosti
sc tykajici. Spolecnost ma. ma
5000 mensich. akcionard, We
smes chudych, ktere Sc ale az
dosud marne namahal sorga-
nisovati. Cd akce dnesni slibu-
je. si dspech a jest ochoten zod
povedeti dotazy telefonem
Broadway 3074. !.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-24
|cESKA zENA hledA praci v
|domacnosti. Haste SO v elsie
3217 vych. 40. ul. 6-25


PRODA Sc grocerni, deika-
tesni q reznicky obchod, kde
Sc trzf hotov6 $500 tydne. OBJ
chod Sc naleza v (. 1920 Bri-
dge ave. a je phi mem byt O
S pokojich. Najem S35 medc-
ne. Haste Sc v {. 1878 Miles
Ave. IT
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-24

tazkou prekvapen, octl Sc v
rozpacich pocal nj uvazo.
vati. Pojednou vzpomnel 81 ma
duvod, jaky byl dal sveho ca.
su v te pricine Zacharjevu,
svemu priteli, a pravil: pred
stavte 81, ze mel bych umysl
zadati ruku komtesky Ku-
mjasinove." Pri te zmince "a
pail Sc az po usi. Kdyz Zina
to zpozorovala, octla sc row.
riz v rozpacich a posadila Sc,
aby uspofadala svou kytici.
"Oddanost, jakou k vasi pa
nj matinee citim, jest vseobec-
nc znama, a nesmel jsem tu-
GiI - -"
Zina upfela k nemu sve sell
movske oci, avsak v tom Okla
mziku je ihned opet sklopila.
Knize mlcel zarazen.
"Nu," prayila pc chvili, "je
lepe, e sc tom nemluvilo; &C.
no take bylo vice tfeba? Wy
mate slechetne srdce, knize.
Jste velkomyslnym a laska-
wynn - ia z cele duse lituji,
jhdykoiiv jsem Sc smala. -
Odpistite NIP"
"Pfi tech slovech podala kni-
zeti "Charmantovi" ruku.
Tentokrate dodal 81 knize
odvahy a pritiskl sve rty ma je-
il rucku.
' tom vSak zaslechli Sustot
bliziclch Sc krokG. Zina s u
leknutim Sc vzchopila a vsech-
ny kvetiny z klina il vypadly.
Dimitrij vbehl do sklenfku,
" domefene vzdalenosti sla "a
MIN miss Juniorova.
"Nepritel!" volal Dimitrij z
dalky.
"Jsem ma veky vas oddany
otrok," septal knife, pouziv
priznive okolnosti, a klekl.
Zenaida neodpovedela; op9t
81 sedla a sGrov pocal beze
vsech rozpakd sbirati kvetiny,
ktere hazel il do klinu. Mezi-
tim byli Dimitrij a miss Juni-
orova v rozepri.
"Totot' Jest pro rytire DAM
pravila Zina a podala knize-
tt pred nj jeste klecicimu rh-
ri. Jeji nezny zrak setkal sc
pOhledem Surova.
Vtom okamziku nezdal sc
il knize ami osklivym ami osty-
chavym; knize naopak shle-
dal, re nalezl souhlasu.
Surov miloval nyni opravdo
We - z celeho srdce.
kytice byla uvita a mala spo
lecnost sla opet do domu. Pre-.
stale prseti jen dest'ove kar
ky padaly tichym, melancho.
lickym Sumotem S vetvi ns
zem. P1da byla vodou nasak'
la. Ma obloze zatazene posud
mraky zasvitl zluty odlesk slu
necni zafe; v cele prirode via
.dla mdloba.
/ Surov Zina Sli pospOlu al
k domovnim dverim mlcky.
Surov a Zina zamyslena O
debrala sc pax do sveho poko
je, ABBY Sc oblekla k obedu
mezitim co knize sci opet
hrab6nce.
Den blizil sc k svemu konci
: Vecer zkousela Zina svt
srdce, nezli odebrala Sc ma 10
ze. Prisla k presvedceni, re Ii
!. dny kavalird nevyznsmena
eva Sc takovymi ctnostmi jake
knize Slrov.
Milovala no.
"Nu - a kdyby to i byls
pravda!" pravila tise sama
sobe. "Proto nemusim Sc sty
deti, re miluji knizete."
| Laska? - TAX zahy? - A
proc ne? -
"Brzy mne bude sedmnac
J let" pomyslila 81, "a ja "a t,
;, nemohu." :.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-24

ITO by bylo vskutku nejlep
ST." pravil sdrov. "schvalu-,,
il vas nahled uplne."
"Ah - skutecne?" pravila
mlada divka a horlivosti ja-
la Sc trhati ruze; ia myslila,
re - -"
v zmatku Sc zamlcela a nlz
ky il upadly; knize 81 pospi-
Sill, ably je zdvihl.
"Dotykate sc meho citu,
jenz sc ku Vasilise naklonil?"
pravil. "Ano, priznavam Sc -
miloval jsem j a myslim, ze
il miluji dosud jako drive; a
vsak naklonnost, kterou k nj
cftim, neni zadnou WASN'T, a
nyni nahlizim, lie to bylo spi-
Sc jeji trapne uostaveni, jeji
odvislost -"
Zina v roztrzitosti odstriho-
vala svymi nuzkami vse, co
mohla dosahnouti.
Knize pokracoval:
"A pax - mluvila Sc mnou
TAX laskave, tax 81 mne vazi-
la, nesmala Sc menu nekdy
nevhodnemu chovani -"
sPfi tom Sc Zina zapalila je-
Ste vice.
"A wy sama, slecno," pokra
6oval knize, "jest6 minuleho
leta mluvila jste malo kdy Sc
mnou, abyste sc mi nesmala
do oci -"
"Byla jsem malou divkou,"
zvolala Zina, "ditetem vrtka-
wynn a nekdy j zlomyslnym.
Neznala jsem vas tenkrate."
Nuzky pracovaly takrka pa
rou.
"Nyni tedy jiz nevzbuzuju
u vas smich?" tazal sc knize
ostychave.
"Vy jste nejlepsim, newell
komyslnejsim muzem, jakeho
jsem kdy poznala. Nebot', ne
bylo-li to lasky, ze jste me
sestrenici pomohl k uteku, jak
mann jinak vasi velkou dobro-
srdecnost nazvati?"
'Nikoli," odpoved6l knize
zdlouhave, 81 lasky Sc to ne
stalo; nyni konecne prisel
jsem ostatne tax daleko, re
muslin sc vlastne sam sebe ta-
zati, zdali jsem vubec il mi
loval. Zamiloval jsem 81 N.Y.
slenku, celicf k choti, pritel-
kyni, mlade bohyni. Avsak
kdyz jsem Sc dozvedel, re mne
nemilovala, tn pfiZnam Sc,
nebyl jsem zachvacen zarmut
KEN, jenz by budoucnost moji
mohl snad znicltl; byl jsem
mrzut," dodal v smichu.
Zina zuslala pred nlm sta
ii a drzela pOsud kline kve-
tiny, Jez pres oDrubu satu spiy
vaiy na zem.
"A pak!" tazala sc rOz-
rusenlm mysli.
''Fak, kdyz jsem obdrzel
vas dopis -
''Tusll jste, ze je ode mne?'
pferusila jej zvedav6.
"Musim sc priznati, re ne. "
ia vsak ma vas myslila." :"
"Moje skromnOst nesla tax
daleko, abych mohl pfedpo-
kladati, ze nekdo jiny tez ma
syete veonval by mne pozor-
most a piatelstvi. Kdyz Kdyz
.jsem Sc vami tedy dozvedel,
re mohu prispeti ku pomoci,
pospisil jsem 81; ucinil jsem,
CO bylo v me moci = -"
IA byl jste obdivovan; mo-
hi jste byti usmrcen! Byla
jsem prilisnou egoistkou; kdy
bych Sc nebyla do toho pletla.
nemusilo Sc mic podobneho
ami prihoditi --"
"Avsak sestrenice vase byla
by $ tim bidnikem byvala ne.
;st'astnou. A pax, coz jest to
tmozne, aby takovy clovek u