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s -) mp THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. V M ; s if INTERNATIONAL CUAlTKlt XXIX.-CContim r.n.) "What la that to you?" said ho roughly. "I havo many things to ilo which you cannot utiilci stand. ' "And there are things which I can understand," returned Marjoilc quiet ly. Then she showed hltn tho letter which sho had received, and linked calmly, "Is this true?" Cnussldlore took the letter and lead ' It with a scowl; when he had done so he tore It tip and scattered the pieces on the Jloor. "Leon," said Marjorle, "Is It true?" "Yes," lie returned. "My (rlend, .Mademoiselle Sriaphino, Is entertain ing and my wife Is not; when u man has a little lelsuie, he does not seek the society of the dullest companion of , ills acquaintance." Ho quietly went on eating hH break fast, as if the subject were at an end. For a while Marjorle watched him, her face white as death; then she went to Jilm and knelt at his feet. Y"Leon," she said, In u low, trembling -? cc, "let us forget the past; maybe tf has been my fault; but. Indeed, 1 neer meant It, dear. I have been so lonely and so sad. and I have been kept apart from you because I thought you wished It, and yes because you sometimes seemed so angry that I grew afraid!" She tried to take his hand, but he thrust her aside. "Do you think this Is the way to win mo back?" he said: "It Is more likely to drive me away, for, loolc you, I dlsllko scenes and I havo business which demands that I keep cool. There, dry your eyes and lot me llnlsh my meal In peace." At that time nothing more was sn.'d, but onco he was free of the house?, Caussldlero reflected over what had taken place. He was In sore trouble as to what ho must do. To nbandon Marjorle meant abandoning tho ;;oosc which laid him golden eggs, for with out tho supplies which Miss Hetlicrlng ton sent to her daughter, where would Caussldlero be? Ono afternoon, as he was nli.iut to return homo in no very nmiablo frame of mind, an Incident occurred which aroused In his mind n feeling not ex- Wtly of jealousy, but of lofty moral In- 'dlgnatlon. He Baw, from tho window ' of n shop where ho was making a pur- ohase, Marjorle and little Leon pass by in company with a young man whom ho recognized at a glance. He crept to tho door, and looked after them, scarcely able to bellovo his eyes. Yes, it was real! There wero Mar jorle and little Leon walking sldo by aldo with young Sutherland, his old beto noli- from Scotland. Half an hour later, when he readied homo, ho found Marjorle quietly seated Id the salon. "Leon!" cried Marjorle, Htm tied by his mannor, "is anything the matler?" Ho did not atiHwer, but glared at her with growing fury. She repeated her quest Ion. j0 wah still silent. Then, ns she nat trembling, ho rose, crossed over, ami put his fierce 'ace close to hers. "Lot mo look at you. Yes, I see! You are like your mother, tho " Ho concluded with an epithet too coarse for transcription. Sho sprang up, pale as dealh. "What havo I done?" shn cried. "Do you think 1 am n fool blind? Do you think I do not know who It Is you go to meet out thoro'.' Speak! Answer! How often have ;oii iwt Mm?" And ho shook his clinched fist in h"r face. "Do you men a tnv old friend, John nie Sutherland?" sho returned, trem bling. "Oh, Leon, I was so glad to see i him; ho Is so kind I have known him f so long. I saw him one day by chance, and Blnce then " "Yet you said nothing to mo!" "It was often on my tongue, but I was afraid. Oh, Leon, you aro not angry with mo for speaking to an old frlond?" Tho answer came, but not In words. ITMArlni n flnren nnfli ntnl ..., .v. -.... .. - , ....v. ll-lt.-iiuilg f ho savngo epithet he had used before, ho Hlruck her In the faco with nil his force, and slio fell bleeding and swoon ing upon the lluor. CHAPTER XXX. UK mask of kind ness hnvlng onco fallen, Caussldlore did not think It worth whilo to re sumo It; and from that day forth he completely neglect ed both Marjorlo and her child. Tho supplies from Miss H o thcrlngtou hav ing temporarily ceased. Marjorle was no longer nocessary to him; indeed, he was longing to bo free, and wondering Vhat menus he should adopt to obtain bis end. If Marjorle would only leave him and return to her friend In Scotland tho matter would 'bo simple enough, but this she did not heem Inclined to do. Sho thought of her child; for his sake she still clung to the man whom she be lieved to bo her husband. Thus matters stood for a week, whon. 4r vto day, Caussldlero, wlum within a lew yarns or nis own door, saw u man r m emerge from it and walk quickly down tha street Jf Mm 'J PRESS ASSOCIATION. Caussltlleie caught his breath and a very ugly look came into his eyes; the man was none other than tho one whom he had strictly forbidden his wife to sec John Sutherland! After a momentary hesitation, ho en tered tho house and walked straight to the sitting-room, where he found M.u- Jorle. Sho had been crying. At flight of her husband sho dried her eye, but she could not hide her sorrow. "What are ou crying for.'" he ask ed roughly. "It Is nothing, Leon," the returned. "It's n lie; you can't deceive me as well as dcf me." "Defy you!" "Yes, defy me. Didn't I forbid vo:t ever ngaln to seek the company of that accursed Scotchman?" "Yes," she returned, quietly, "and I obeyed you. I saw him once again to tell him we must not meet - that was all." "1 tell you j on aie a liar!" Her faco Hushed crimson. "Leon." she said, "think of tli3 child: say what you please to me, hit let us be alone." She took the frighten" 1 child by tho hand, and was about to lead him from the loom, when Caussldlero Interposed. "No," he said; "I shall say what I please to you, and tho child shall jemaln. 1 tell you yon are a liar that man was here today don't trou ble yourself to deny It; I .caw hlni leave tho house." "I do not wish to deny It," sho re turned. "Yes, he was here." Tho tears had come Into her eyes ngaln; she passed her arm around the shoulders of tho boy, who clung trem blingly to her. "Why was he here?" continued Caus sldlore,' furiously. "He came heie to say goodby Ho Is going to Scotland- his father Is dv Ing." She bowed her head ind laid hor lips on the forehead of her child. "Why did you not go with him?" She raised her heau and looked at him with weary, sorrowful eyes. "Why did 1 not go?" she said. "Ah, Leon, do not ask mo that Is it tlio duty of a wife to leave her husband and her child?" "Her husband!" he said, with a sneer.' "Ah, well, since you are 'jitased to put it so, your husband glyci you permission, and for tho brat, why, yon may take him, too." "Leon!" "Well?" "What do you mean?" "What 1 say, mon anile, I generally do!" "You wish me to leave you?" He shrugged his shoulders. "I think you would be bettet In Scot land, and I should bo better free." Again she looked at hlni in wonder. Whnt did It all mean? She could not believe that he was speaking the truth. Ho had been dining perhaps, and drinking too much wine- as ho had done so often of late- -and ho did not know what ho said., Perhaps it would not bo well for her to provok; him, sho thought, so she said noth.njj. she turned from her husband, tojk little Leon In her arms ami tried to soothe him, for the child was trembling with fear. Hut Caussldleio was not to bo sli er red. "Did you hear what I said?" ho ask ed. "Yes, Leon, I heard." "Then heed!" Sho rose from her seat, bllll keeping the child In her nrms, and again moved toward the door. "Let me put Leon to bed," sho said; "ho Is very tired; then I will come back and talk to you." "You will talk to mo now, madame. Put tho child down. I tell you it will bo better for you If you do as I say." "To do what, Leon?" she demanded, with quivering lips and streaming eyes. "To go back to your mother; to toll her that we do not agree, or any other nonsense you plenfe. except tho truth. We aro better apart. We have noth ing In common. We belong to differ ent nations nations whlch.for tho rest, have always hated each other. So let us shako hnnds and part company the Hooner the better." Tho ninsk had fallen Indeed! Poor Marjorlo rend in the man's livid face not merely weariness and sntlety, but positive dlslikp, black almost as nate Itself. She clasped her child and utter ed a despairing cry. "You can't mean It, Leon! No, no, you don't mean whnt you say!" she moaned, sinking Into a chair, and cov ering her faco with her hand. "Mamma, mamma!" cried llltlo Leon. "Do not cry." She drew him convulsively to her, and 'gazed again nt Caussldleio. Ho was standing on tho hearth rug, look ing at her with a nervous scowl. "It Is lifeless to mnko n scene," he snld, "Undorstnnd mo onco for all, Marjorle. I want my freedom, 1 have great work on hand, and I cannot pur sue It rightly If encumbered by you." "You should havo thought of that be fore," she sobbed. "You used to love mo; God knowB what has turned your heart against me. Hut I am your wife; nothing can part us now." "Do you really deceive yourself so tnuofc?" he demanded coldly. "Then You are no wife of mine!" "Not your wife"' ahe cried. "Cettalnly not. My ml.ctnss, If you please, who has been sunYied for u time to wear my namo; that Is all." She sprang up as If shot through tho heart, and faced him, pale cut death. "We are man led! We stood togeth er before the altar, Lojii. I Luvo my mnrrlnge lines." "Which cue so much wat.to paper, ni dear, here In France!" Sick with horror and fear, she totter ed to him and clutched him by tho arm. "Iieon! once more: vbut do you mean?" "My meaning Is very simple," ho re plied; "the marriage of an Engllsh woninn with a French citizen Is no mnrrlage utiles the civil ceremony has also been performed In France. Now, do you understand?" "1 am not your wife! Not your wife!" cried Marjorle. stupefied. "Not heie In Fiance," answered Caussldlero. "Then the child- our child?" "Trouble not otun'If about him." was the reply. "If you aie leusonublo he can easily be legitimatized accord ing to our laws, but nothing on earth can make us two man and wife so long as 1 remain on Fieucli soil." He added coldly: "And I have no intention of again expatriating myself, 1 assure you." It was enough. Dazed and mystified ns she was, Marjorlo now understood plainly the utter villainy of the man with whom h!ic had to deal. She had neither power nor will for further words. She gave one long despairing, bin rilled look into the man's face, and then, drawing the child with her, stag gered Into the Inner loom and closed the door behind her. Caussldlero remaiiud for some tltno In his old position, frowning gloomily. For the moment he almost hated him self, as even a scoundiel can do upon occasion; but he thought of Scrnphlue and recovered his self-possession. He walked to the door, and listened; all was still, save a low murmuring sound, as of suppressed sobbing. He hesitated a moment; then, set ting his lips tight, ho lifted his lint and quietly descended the stairs. When the great clock of our Lady of Paris chimed forth live, Marjorlo still nat In her room staring vacantly Into the grate. Tho room was bitterly cold; the light of the cnndlo was grow ing dim before tho more cheerless light of dawn; the last spark of fire had died away; and the child, wearied with fatigue and fear, slept soundly in her arms. Marjorle, awakening from her trance, was astonished to see the dawn break ing, nnd to hear the chiming clocks announce that another day hail begun. She looked for a moment Into tho child's fac.e, and as she did soher body trembled, and her eyes filled with tears. "My poor little boy!" she sobbed; "my poor little Leon!" She laid hlni gently on tho bed, and let him sleep on. Then sho tried to collect her thoughts, and to determine whnt she must do. "Oo back to Scotland?" No, sho could not do that. Sho could not face her old friends with this shamo upon her, nnd show them tho child who should never have been born. From that day forth she must bo dend fo them. What she could not uuilo alia must conceal. (TO 111". CONTINUED. I Slierlilmi ii mi Orutur. After Hlehaid Hrlsley Sheridan hud made his great speech In Westminster Hall, asking lor tho Impeachment of Warren Hastings, Edmund Uurkosnld: He has this day surprised the thou sands who hung with rnpturo on his accent, by such an array of talents, such nn exhibition of capacity, such a display of poweis as aro unparalleled In tho annals of oratory; n display thnt reflected tho highest honor on himself, luster upon letters, renown upon par liament, glory upon tho country. Of nil species of rhetoric, of every kind of eloquence that has been witnessed or recorded, cither In ancient or modern times, whatever tho acuteness of tho bar, tho dignity of tho senate, tho sol idity of tho Judgment seat nnd the sa cred morality of tho pulpit, have hith erto furnished, nothing hns equaled what we have this day heard. No holy seer of religion, no statesman, no ora tor, no man of any literary description whatever, has como up, in one Instance, to the pure sentiments of morality; or, In the other, to thnt variety of knowl edge, force of Imagination, propriety and vivacity of allusion, beauty nnd clcganco of diction, strength and co piousness of style, pathos and sublim ity of conception, to which wo this day listened with urdor and admlra tlou. A Sure Hlcn. "When a woman," said the cornfed philosopher, "snys that she really be lieves sho is getting fat, and her hus band retorts that It Is because sho eats too much nnl doesn't do enough work, It 1b safe to presume that the honeymoon has u.'sed to bo." Savau nnh Uullctln. Ho Sudden. "Mr. Tllllnghast left mo 50,000," ro mnrked tho Interesting widow to young HIIow. "My dear Mrs. Tllllnghast," replied HIIow, "you should husband your resources." "Oh, Frank, dear, this is too sudden. But aro you really surt you love mo?" Odds and Ends. The talent of success la nothing more than doing what you can An wnii ,and doing well whatever you do wlth oui a inougnt or fame. Longfellow. A bad epigram, like a worn-out pen cil, has no point to It, hear the truth' fictu inc. 3 WINGED J UY MINN The shrikes, or butcher blids. well deserve their name, as they are quite equal to the hawks and other piedatory birds In their courage and the cruelly In which they seem to delight. They have a wide geographical distribution. The shrikes are powerful birds of at tractive mien, picscntlng an appear ance Indicative of courage. The mandible of this blid Is arched and hooked, feu tiling a powerful weapon with which to tear and lacerate Its prey. The adults attain nearly the size of a robin. It Is however, the habits of tho bird that are most Interesting, and thu term butcher Is applied, per haps, from the fact that they Impale llielr victims. In California, where the shrike Is most common, the fuwuito locality of this bird Is found quite a museum, as they c.itch toads, mice, Mills and Insects. And one has been seen flying, laboiiously carrying a blue Jay quite as huge. If uol linger, than Itself. As a rule, game thus captuied Is taken to some favorite spot and Im paled. So strong Is this habit that In coulluenient the bird still takes ad vantage of any sluiip object; thus a pointed stick, shin pencil for the pur pose, being given a caged butcher 'did, all Its food, consisting of raw $ S3 - m W ?? wfi'l .MM wtfmmhm VimMmmm yw-ii w meat, was Imme diately placed up on It and either left or devoured A friend of mine living lu Los An geles arranged n series of spikes for the benefit ol the birds that car ried on their dep redations In' the vicinity and found that they eagerly took advantage of the a r 1 1 fl c I a 1 thorns, a variety o f insects a u d birds being placed tupou the spikes In tho Illustration Is shown a great shrike and also Insects and blrdR Impaled on spikes fixed In a wooden ornament on the fence. This vul-, lant little warrior possessea the fac ulty of Imitating the notes of oth er birds, such as aro indicative of pain. Thus It will mimic the cries of tho sparrow and WINGED other small birds, so as to make your believe you hear them ecreaiii Ing In the claws of a hawk; and It is thought that this Is douo for the purpose of Inducing others to come out from their coverts to the rescue of their suffering brethren. As on several oc casions 1 have seen It lu the net of screaming in this mnnner, when It would suddenly dart from Its perch Into FEATS OF HINDOOS. furry Cln-t r Tea WclicMiiR 1U0 round I'lie or Hlx Mllni. Darjecllng ten, said Mr. George W. Clirlstlsoii, In a recent lecturo before the British Society of Arts, Is all car ried by tho hardy lilll-mcu up the steep mountain roads to tho nearest railway station on tho way to mar ket. It Is no unusual day's work for a coolie to carry n tea chest weighing from 110 to 130 pounds a distance of flvo or hlx miles, making nt tho same time an ascent of from 2,500 to 3.C00 feet In sheer vertical elevation. Thcro enn be no deception about a task like that, nnd we cannot but havo an ad miration for tho powers of endiiranco of those who perform hiicIi n feut. Of course theso people aro trained to load carrying and niountnln-cllmblng from their very infancy, and henco tho pe cullor set of muscular faculties re quired for them aro fully developed, If not actually called into existence, ut tho cost of others so much so thnt walking on a level, after r. few miles, becomes positively painful to them. In tho prosecution of their own trade, or In domestic nffnlrs, they frequently undertake) long, arduous Journeys over ridges nnd along and across hot val leys, varying many thousands of feet In elevation, occupying ninny days, carrying heavy loads of from 150 to 00 pounds, und over, and In addition to tholr food ami bedding, most cheer fully lighthir u flro. cooking and eat ing their scanty meal and going to sleep by tho wayside. There Is a story still current of u Ilhootean In old times having curried a grand piano up the ffifW r - 'OW WxmmWmU 4fc BUTCHERS. IK SlvADK. 'r a thicket, from which tbete would Im mediately IsHiie the teal cries of a bird on which It had seized. The butcher blnl seems to entertain a par ticular hatred to caged birds, darting towaid them with great fury, and If unable to reach them, Hying about the cage, In some Instances causing the death of delicate birds fiom mere fright, In a case that came under my notice a butcher bird noticed u canary hanging Inside a window and darted at It with such foice that the pane was shattered. The butcher must hue been severely shaken up, at least, but It kept fluttering abiiut, eiidcavoilug to leach the caged hlni, and only left when driven away by the Inlei position of some of the family This occuired In Connecticut, but the blids hero In their winter homo exhibit the same hat i cd. In our iielghboihood a pair of birds weie hung under a cbeiry tiee, and on going to take them In the owner found both blids lyln;; on the bottom of the cage headless, these Important tnembeis bin lug been iiith lessly t oi it off mid iitiiameiitlug the thorn of a iielghbiuliig orange tiee. As the cage was neither broken nor bent, It was somewhat of a puzzle how the outrage wan committed, but later the mine bird was seen, dai ting at an other caged canary that bung Just out side a window. The butcher inshed at It, seizing It with one claw, and, by beating the cage with Its wings, It completely demoralized the Inmate, who finally, In Its struggles, Mew near the bold 111 1 1 uiler, who quickly tlnew out one of Its poweiful claws and grasped viciously at Its victim. Un doiibledly It would have torn the canary's head oil lu this way had It not been disturbed. The butcher blids are not at all particular as to their food. It vaiylng fiom blue Jays and gophers to giasshoppers, even worms and dlf fcicut insects being found Impaled on HUTCIIEHS AT W011K. ... the same neighboring trees. The butch er birds In Southern California greatly resemble the English gtent gray shrike, and presents tin attractive up pearanco when on tho wing, tho back being gray, and white mnrklngs afford a striking contrast. They aro quite valnablo from the fact that thoy destroy so many Injurious Insects. Now York ledger. hill to Darjecllng, a distance of fifty miles forward, and Involving a rlso of more than 5,000 feet in elevation by the old rond. These hill tribes are n hardy people, capable of perfuming marvelous Journeys without partaking of food or 'an tho most meager faro. I.imirjr I,, Out ml Arrlcn. We learn from n London Interviewer that Zomba, tho capital of nrltlsh Cen tral Africa, Is qulto a civilized place, lu which the visitor may requlro a dress coat. "If tho commissioner asks you to dine, you will find that he lives In a luxurious mansion built high up on tho shouldor of a lofty mountain. Your dinner will ho cooked by a Hin doo ehof of exquisite cunning, you will bo waited upon by doft scrvnnts as black as night, the table will bo deco rated with flowers such as no Hrltlsh duchess could buy, tho view from tho windows will delight your eyo. After dinner you will step out Into the vornn da, perhaps, nnd smoko your cigar with tho roar of tho cascading river In your ears, or fall Into a luxurious chair and read the last novel from Mudlo's or the last batch of papers which the post man has Just delivered. Then early to bed and early to rise, your bath, your coffee, and a llttlo fruit perhaps, n stroll In tho delightful gnrden, full of fruits nnd flowers, n peep at the com missioner's private menagerie, then dejeuner," London Star. Not Up-lo-Dnto. He lien In Jail for bigamy; The law la most Inhuman In robbing man of liberty For wanting a new woman. rangr - m ssmssmms . 's &&$. HElnCSS KIDNAPPED. Tlic Pnllri. uf Mnnri.i..lU IIMIntn !; Ktitlirrfiiril lln. Ilrcn :rrlril An;. The Itut bet Mid family of Minneap olis Is a xciy wealthy one, and as It consists at preieiit onl of Mis. Iluth eiford and her daughter Fanny, It will be seen that this oung woman Is heiress to no small fortune. Hut her present wealth and rutuie piosperts seem to ho more of a curse than n blessing, for they hae made her lu the past a target for fortune-hunters, and now she Is missing from home, and the police havo offered a reward for J. A. Mori Is, who Is believed to hae kidnap ped tho young woman. Morris, who haH n long criminal record, met Mth. Hutherford and her dnughter while they were traveling In the south last Bluing, learned of their wealth, and that they lived In Minneapolis. On the 0th of May Miss Hiitherfcird disappear ed from her home, leaving a note say ing that she was going to St. Paul and would return the following cluy. Since then a letter lias been received from her. evidently written under restraint, aylng Hint she was happily married to a man she win shinned. The mill nm convinced that she was kidnapped by .Morris ami is Held by him. and they are making eveiy efTort to find her. Miss Rutherford Is about twenty-five yeniH old and Is highly accomplished. Her father was dipt. George Huther ford, a pioneer citizen of Minneapolis, who left n vast estate to his widow and only daughter. This wealth has brought Miss ltutheifonl many suitors, but she has always lefused to leave her mother, ami has expressed no deslro (o marry. All these things stiengtheii the police lu their belief that she has been kidnapped. LOVEHS OF THIRTY YEAHS WED Indl.i.m n..mt HrlKttt l.'xnniiln In CoiKluney mill Dmotluii. A bright example In constancy and filial devotion Is afforded lu tho experi ence of a couple leeently wedded In Liberty township, Indiana, the newly mart led pair being Mr. mil Mm. Henry Foreman, who icslde on their 400-acrci farm near Greentown. In point or ngu both bride and groom havo passed thf half-century mark. Though lovers fiom early childhood mid betrothed from youth, tho iiinrrlago was deferred until now, the engagement covering a pel loci of thirty years. Young Fore man had a stepmother to whom he was greatly attached, ami to whom ho uolemnly pledged to support during her lifetime, promising not to marry while she lenfalned alive. Contrary to ex pectations, the Invalid and dependent, stepmother lived until a year or more ago. During this long wait of nenrly a third of a century the lovers scrupul ously observed their vows, tolling on tin oiigh the yeais without u thought of disregarding the pledges given Urn stepmother or breaking faith In uny manner whatever. They grew gray, lived frugally, saved their earnings nnd patiently bided their time. When death removed tho bnnier, the loven had accumulated sufficient means to buy the lnrgest farm In the township. The minister first engaged to perforin the marriage ceremony died of old age many yeais ago, and n divine of a new 'generation olllcluted at tho long delayed wedding. Chicago Times-Herald. Ill llltcon-rj-. Gilnnen "Old fellow, I've discover ed the fountain of youth." Harrctt "What?" Grlnnen "That's right. And It Isn't a fountain nt all. It's a bicycle." Bar tet (still Incieduloiis) "What mnke?" Chicago Tribune. NOTED MEN AND CHILDREN. Children have a genuine friend In the person of the King of Slnm, nnd he hns always taken an Immcnso Inter est lu watching tho progress of th child rulers of Europe Alphonso ot Spain nnd tho llttlo queen of Holland. During his present European trip he Intends to make their pcisonal ac quaintance nnd becomo their fast friend. In Alphonso of Spain he will find the unique combination of a small boy alive with Infantile fun, mingled with stately dignity, for tho small king of Spain Is fully awnre of his exalted position. Hy the younger members of the royal family the Prince of Wales Is consid ered u martinet and a disciplinarian, In spite of his worldwide roputntlon for Jovial good nature. A short tlnio ago ho saw "the little Princess of Hatten- herg and Prince Edward of York at play In ono of tho palace courtyards. Running past a sentinel they omitted to return the aaluto which soldiers are obliged to give every member of the royal family, whether the ago bo CO years or CO .days. Immediately tho prlnco called the children bnck and In sisted thnt each should make his salute to tho soldier. President Fnurc of France Is ex tremely fond of tho youngsters, and his greatest pleasure Is a romp with his grandson. When ho becamo a grand father for tho second tlnio the fact was carefully kept from tho public for a couple of weeks, tho reason for this act throwing a now light on the French attitude toward Russia the great. The strange retlcenco Is officially explained In this way. Almost at the time of the birth of his grandson in Paris the czar ina also becamo a mother, and the French president thought It wiser to wait for the royal proclamation front St. Petersburg, ho thnt his congratula tions to tho czar might precede those of the czar to him. Next to knowing when to seize un opportunity, tho most important thins In life Is to know when to forego an ndvantnge. Disraeli! ft? Yo' 1 i !i V. nnmmr.trmJUMi.najs .WW '' -.'fcgagr Li3&!l ' ''-V-JiSIMUHla- tm F-vvvvnvnwwaiianuBAaaHaMHBwaaBMaiMak '"pipi ! m itiirnii .& iMWWHrL W TT