Old-Style Structures for
Use of Range Finders
Have Been Proved by
Severe Tests to Be
Untrustworthy Dur
ing Battle.
'ASHINGTON. Tremendous
Bums nro annually expended
In tnrgot practlco by tho
navy of, tills nation. The
ultlmatd end sought for In
this sedulous training and
costly expcndlturo is tho acquiring of
nn ability to hit tho enemy first, to hit
rapidly, and to hit hnrd.
It Is now realized that tho sea fights
of tho future will open at extremely
long ranges, say flvo or six miles.
"Tho fleet that first gets t'.io range,"
cays Rear Admiral Evans in a recent
intorviow, "and Is best handled aftor
tho range is obtained, will undoubted
ly do such damage. In tho first ten min
utes as practically to dlsablo tho op
posing fleet."
All other things being equal, tho in
itial advantage would thereforo ap
pear to bo tho deciding one. Tho gain
ing of this advantngo is now almost
wholly dopondont upon tho observers
Stationed In tho tops, tho clear-eyed,
cool-headed men who from their point
of vantago determine tho rango, and
by tho various systems of tiro control
communicato it to tho men behind tho
guns. With theso salient points in
mind, tho reader can clearly compre
hend tho vast importnnco of nn ob
serving station sufficiently elevated
for tho rango finders to execute their
mission with precision and celorlty,
more Important still, a station that
can remain longest erect under tho
stress of battle.
Old-Style Mast Obsolete.
In n recent notnblo test which was
conducted by tho Hrltlsh ndmtrnlty, it
was found that tho ordinary cylindri
cal steol mast with which all battle
ships aro now fitted Is wholly unfitted
for this purpose Tho Hero, nn obso
lete battleship of tho second class, was
selected for tho cxperlmont. A'com
ploto system of flro control wa3 In
stalled in tho old warrior, and then
tho vessel was anchorod ovor a shoal
nnd attacked by tho guiiB of tho mod4
ern first-class battleships Illbcrnln and
Dominion.
Although tho deductions of tho nd
mlrnlty ofllcinls havo beon withhold,
a writer for a service Journal (Tho
Navy) has ascertained that tho effect
of tho gun flro upon ovory part of tho
fire-control systom, locnted above the
protective deck, was disastrous. A
six-inch Bhell burst In tho Improvised
fire-control top on tho mast r-J car
ried away tho rango-flndlng s'a Ion In
tho very beginning of tho slnulated
combat. Most significant and impor
tant of all, n spllntor of shell not n
direct hit went through tho mast, and
although tho mast stood, overy ono of
its fire-control wires was severed.
Thus was tho most Important problom
solved In tho first two minutes.
Changed Conditions In Shooting.
Then was asked tho question
whether tho modorn system of flro con
trol, with its most Important Installa
tion In n cylindrical steel mast and Its
obscrvntory placed at a high olovatlon
upon that mnst, could withstand for
nny length of time tho flro of n
straight-shooting foe. It wns renllzcd
at onco thnt It could not thnt with
the Incronsed rnngo nnd deadly pre
cision of modor;i high-powered guns
not only masts but smokestacks and
other super-deck attachments nro moro
than likely to bo shot away at tho
vory beginning of tho battlo.
This brought naval administrations
face to faco with how conditions. Tho
nood of somo method of cnrrylng
rango Anders high in nlr had beon
notinl In tho bnttio of tho Tsushima
straits, whero tho Initial ndvantngo
had been gained by tho Japanese who
hnd concentrntod their flro upon tho
Souvnroff, Rojostvonsky's flagship. Ac
cording to Somonoff, a Russian nnval
observer on board the flagship, tho
mast of that vessel waB shot away al
most at tho beginning of tho action.
This not only Interrupted all furthor
efforts on tho part of that vessel to
got tho rango of hor antagonists from
hor lighting tops, but It niso inter
fered with the display of slgnnls.
w
New Mast, Simply a
Spiral Mesh of Steel,
Remained Standing on
Monitor Florida Al
though Cut in Many
Places by Shells.
The need of somo now method Indi
cated by that battle was accentuated
and mndo urgent by tho test to which
tho Hero was subjected. Somo of our
own very alort nnd progrosslvo navy
officers at onco sot nbout solving the
problem. The result was the tost to
wlilch tho monitor Florida was sub
jected a few days ago. Tho Arkansas,
n sister ship, was selected to do the
firing.
Tho Florida is ono of tho now typo
of single-turret monitors. For tho
purposes of tho test alio was towed to
tho Thimble Light Shoal, off Old Point
Comfort, nnd anchored nbout midway
botwoen Cnpo Charles and Capo Hon
ry. Tho Arkunsns took a position
about 3G0 yards westward, so that tho
shots, aftor passing through tho Flor
ida's military mast, would fall into tho
open sen. Tho shotB were llred at a
rango of about 350 yards with n re
duced charge, so that tho effect was
practically tho samo as a range of
5,000 yards with n full chargo of
powder.
Tho mast Is described as n mesh of
stool, 90 feet In height, nnd carried
near tho atom of thtTmonltor. It wns
built upon a double spiral principle,
each set of spiral columns running in
nn opposite direction. At tho top wns
a platform upon which woro two dum
mies weighted and wired for record
ing tho shock of tho projectile Tho
steel rods which form tho mnst aro
two Inches In diameter at tho base,
narrowing at tho top. Tho exports
who had designed it had employed nil
of their mechanical skill to construct
rsf. jrKST ssGsrrssrG rap
a framework 'that would still remain
erect though plercod by many shot.
Strength and Lightness Needed.
It was necessary to reconcllo two
conditions. The steel skeleton must
bo of great strength, and yot Its parts
must bo bo light that tho Impact of n
shell cutting through tho lnttlcellko
frame would not recolvo enough reslBt
nnco to explode it. Modorn shells,
particularly thoso of tho smaller cali
ber, aro fitted with a porcusslon fuse
so sensltlvo that tho resistance offorcd
by tho crest of a very small wave Is
sufficient to oxplodo It. And one of
theso bursting In tho framowork would
ho moro than likely to tear tho struc
ture to ploces and bring it crippling to
tho deqk, observers, rnngo finders nnd
nil.
Tho mast was subjected to a thor
ough test and omorged successfully.
Tho first Bhot, n four-Inch projectllo,
cut one of tho steel rods. Tho second
cut several moro rods, but did not In
juro Its stnblllty. A twolvolnch pro
Joctilo llkowiso did vory llttlo dnmngo.
When flvo Bhots hnd been fired at tho
mast LionU Hlchnrd D. White nnd
Lieut, Commander Georgo HradBhaw,
assistant inspector of tho target prac
tice, climbed to tho platform nt tho
top of tho mast and chook It with all
their strength, but still tho mnst stood
Arm.
Coolness and Nerve Required,
If any post ovor requires coolnoss
nnd iron norvo, ono would think that
It would bo required by tho men who
take station in ono of theso structures
when an enemy has been slgbtod and
when battlo Is soon to bo Joined. In
his admirable essay on "Courage and
Prudence," published by tho Naval In
stitute, Capt. 1). A. Flsko says that
"whatevqr method of observation from
nloft bo employed, it is ovldent that,
oven rupposlng tho shots to group as
well ns at target practlco, tho work of
tho observers aloft will be of tho most
delicaio kind. It Is difficult to realize
nny Job that could bo given to mortal
tnnn, not excluding that of tho admiral-
or captain, requiring such nbsnluto
presence of mind, nnd such persistent
concentration, ns that needed of every
member of tho lire-control party.
"Any member of a gun's crew, In
fact anybody else In tho ship, can got
some relief by physical exertion of
some sort; or, If ho 'bo n gun pointer,
can press his button and feel his gun
fire. Hut every membor of tho pnrty
aloft must do nothing but use bin
brains, with n llttlo assistance from
his eyes. Tho most perfect nelf-for-gotfulnoss
will bo required of every
one. No ono muBt bo diverted by any
necidents happening to his own ship,
qr by anything going on in tho pano
rama before him; nnd such things ns
shrnpnol anil high exploslvo shells
bursting near by, and tho foremast
going ovorbonrd, ho must utterly Ig
nore." How New System Works.
Capt. Fisko 13 widely known as tho
Inventor of tho rango flndor which
bears his nnmc. Tho present system
Is ono by which a group of observers
stationed nloft noto tho relation of the
splash of tho shot to tho water lino of
tho target and endeavor to correct
any errors in sighting. Thoy wntch
tho fall of tho shots through powerful
glassos, and according to tho place
where tho shot strikes n change In
rango Is ordored to tho gunner's, until
tho shots hit tho tnrgot. Usually tho
third shot gives the right rango.
Two Important differences between
target practlco and bnttio are noted by
Capt. Flsko: Ono la tltnt tho sea at
targot practlco la always smooth; tiio
other that the target docs not hit
uncle. "It may bo pointed out in ob
jection," ho Bays, "that target practlco
must bo held In smooth water, because
competition among tho gun pointers
Is essential to success, and competi
tion can bo had only when tho condi
tions aro identically tho samo for nil,
which is only when tho wntor is
smooth. It may bo objected also that
It would bo Imprnctlcnblo at targot
practice to havo n target that would
lilt hack in tho way tho enemy would
In action."
Should See Effect of Fire,
This nuthorlty maintains, however,
that It should bo easier to got on to
FSGJfrsjrG tops c.s?r 'VOS
tho target in battlo thnn nt target prac
tice, because ot target practlco a Hholl
striking tho canvas of a targot say
0,000 yards away cannot as a rulo bo
seen; while n shell exploding against
tho sido of a ship gives out a brilliant
ilnnie.
"Sholls thnt do not oxplodo cannot
usually bo seen; but It mny bo nug
gostod hero thnt, In tho enso of nrmor
piercing shell, it might not bo dlfllcult
to fit n sort of dummy fuBo In tho noso
of tho Bhell which would oxplodo upon
Impact and givo out flnmo. Such n
contrivance, If found practicable,
would assist vory much In Are con
trol; because, after nil, wo are vory
much more Interested in the shots thnt
hit thnn in tho shots that miss. Fur
thermore, nmong tho shots that miss,
tho only onos of which wo can tako
account nro tho shots that go short;
nnd tho amount by which thoy go
short Is very dlillcult to estlmalo,
whoreas tho shotB that hit nro abso
lutely located. Furthermore, if wo
count tho shots that hit, this does
not prevent us from counting tho shots
that go short; which gives us, by an
easy method, tho number of shots that
go ovor. Tho adoption of n dovico,
therefore, showing us positively when
a shot hits, would bo n moans of got
ting nil tho data needed for correcting
tho rango flndors nnd gotting tho Bight
bar rangoB."
AsBertlng thnt thero la no porfect
range flndor, this oillcor nnka what
would thoro bo impractlcahlo, In the
oarly stagos of tho battlo, in having an
observe!, ns high nloft ns possible,
handling no mechnnlstn except a pair
of binoculars nnd a tolophono. in tele
phoning down to tho cntnmunicntlon
room information ns to tho effoct of
onch- shot, until all tho gun pointers in
tho turrets had gotton on to tho tnrgot
nnd hnd net thflr rango finders at tho
con-ort sluht-bnr rango? After that
he could come down probably.
Experiments with Crinoline Nolo.
Tho experiments to determine tho
possible usefulness of crinoline notn
agalnBt torpedo-boat nttneks havo not
yet been undertaken, it Is difficult to
so how these can full to harm tho un
derwater section of the monitor, but
assurance Is given that thoy will bo
conducted In such a way as not to In
jure the hull. Tho tost which involved
tho turret and its mochanlsm in
flicted no groat Injury, owing to tho
reduced charges which were usod in
tho 121nch guns of tho monitor which
did the ilrlng. In fact, couiplnlns. ono
critic: "What Is called In somo qilnr
tors tho 'shooting up' of tho monitor
Florida appears to havo been a ginger
ly graduated experiment to prove that
hor turret armament wns sholl-proof
and her system of fire control Invul
nerable." This was vastly different from thn
ordeal to which the British Horo was
subjected. Ono wltnoss of tho experi
ment says: "Tho first six shots wcro
all misses, nnd although sparks began
to fly from tho Horo as soon as tho
rango wns fouud, tho shooting was by
no means up to tho level of bnttio
practlco, notwithstanding thnt tho
weather conditions woro absolutely
porfect a calm, clear day, with tho
sun behind tho firing ships. Vory soon
tho Hero wnu in tho middle of n denso
cloud of smoke, through which, now
nnd ngnln, flashed groat tongues of
lire, as shell after shell struck tho
helpless old warrior. It was soon ovor,,
however, and savo Tor a slight list to
port' thero wns nothing to show, nt n
distance, tho ordeal through which sho
had paused. Tho funnel nnd mast
both stood, and vory llttlo smoko Is
sued from tho latorlor, but a closer In
spection rdvenlod tho full extent of
tho dnmngo. Tho uppor deck had been
blown up by tbo explosion of n heavy
shell underneath It, after tho conning
tower hnd boon penetrated, nnd ono
of tho lay figures hnd daylight through
his chest. Altogether 2S hits hnd
been scored out of 130 rounds."
Tho United Service Ouzotto In Its
comment said thnt "horo was n ship
fitted with ilrocontrol apparatus
whose inaintennnco Is absolutely es
sential during bnttio, nnd horo woro
Hhlpsi which hit tliolr target onco in
every four rounds; and tho wholo flro
control ByBtom had boon reduced to
Impotence In two minutes."
Our own oxperlmontors, howovor,
seom satisfied with tho Florida test,
and officially announco that It wns
"satisfactory." N. Y. TImos.
DIDN'T LOOK LIKE 8HOE HORN.
But What Does Mere Man Know About
Mysteries of Feminine Toilet.
Hugh Jennings and his Detroit
Tigers were ontcrtalncd nt a dinner
In Now York Inst month, nnd in tho
courso of lila address of acknowledg
ment Mr. Jennings Bald:
"Our onomy's mortification brings
back Cornoll to mo. Tho Cornell tonm
plnyed at tho seashore ono June, and
after tho gamo wo took a bath.
"Thero was a lady In n nearby bath
house, and nho had a llttlo dog with
hor. After a hit tho dog camo running
out of her bathhouse with u bunch of
curly golden hair In its mouth, It toro
up nnd down tho long nisla worrying
that glittering bunch of curls, Blinking
it nnd growling nt it na If It hud been
a cat. A funny sight to neo.
"Thero was, naturally, a good deal
of laughter. Then tho lndy wwa heard
calling tho attendant In n distressed
voice.
" 'Oh,' sho cnlled, 'would you ploaso
fetch my llttlo dog back to mo? Ho
has run olf with Homethlng of mine,
and I can't got my shoos on without
It.'
"Tho attendant was ono of those
fresh chnpB. Ho yelled back at tho
ludy vory loud:
" 'Yoa'm, yor llttlo dog's out horo, all
right, huvlri' n spreo with sonicthln' or
other; but from tho look of it I
wouldn't say It wu a shoo horn.' "
Historical Find at Yale.
Aftor lying hlddon In a small closet
at tho Yalo Divinity school for years,
un interesting lot of manuscript ser
mons of Presidents DuKuott and Clann
of Ynlo, delivered between 1741 and
1700, havo been brought to light.
While tho small clo3ot which la part
of tho bookroom nt tho school wa3 bo
ing donned out recently, a cardboard
box was dlscovornd, and In It a num
ber of old books, papers, and packages
woro found. Tho sermons havo grown
brown with ago, und tho Ink has faded,
but thoy are oasllv doelnhornblo. Tho
aormons, with tho books nnd othor
papers, will bo pluccd In the unlvorsl
ty library.
jmn Vint MxttttauML ijm imt; auijj rLniuw'i m imwjuhwm t mm i w a
THE WRONG STREET
1
By ANSELM
rUvrlRtt. bv H'mrtmory Tub. Co,)
Hrondhurst hnd mot tho young wo
man but onco, and then by the merest
chnnce. Ho had dono her some llttlo
service nnd beon rownrdod with n
smile nnd gracious thanks. With thnt
he hnd dismissed tho matter from his
mind. A friend hnd happened on the
scone In tlmo to present him; tho
young woman hnd said It was a pity
that ho should havo been put to so
much trouble on her nccoount, nnd ho
had recited a foolish spocoh ho hnd
rend It in n French novel to tho ef
fect that nny man should consider it
nn honor to bo hor slavo.
Ho had certainly not goun out of his
way to mot hor, nor tried to extend
tho acquaintance beyond tho first
meeting. And ns for his foolish
speech, it was preposterous to torture
It Into nn offer of mnrrlnge. Hut there
was her lottor, and thero wnu no mlB
taking Ita meaning.
"A mistake of tho poBtman, of
courso," ho thought nt flrst, but tbo
address on tho envolopo, "Mr. Hlchnrd
Hrondhurst, CI Georgo street," settled
that point against him.
Tho loiter mndo it clear, provoklngly
elenr, thnt Miss Virginia Hamilton
looked upon him ns n suitor, und thnt
sho was graciously yielding to his en
treaties.
"Why ono would think from this," ho
said, "that I had thrown myself nt her
foot and begged her to bo my wlfo,
whon, confound hor, I wouldn't hut
whnt's tho uso of storming around
nbout it? I must got thin mnttor
Btrnlghtcnod out,"
For Hlchnrd Hrondhurst wns tho Inst
man on earth who was thinking of
marriage.
Hut, after all, why not? Tho bold
ness of tho thought both startled and
nmtiBod him. It camo back. Why not?
Ho could not answer tho quostlon, nl-
though ho called up nil his old-time
prejudices nnd nil tho arguments
which to him had seonipcd to provo
conclusively that ho should novor
marry.
Ho romomborod that MIbs Vlrglnln
was not bad to look upon, that she
gavo evidences ot refinement, nnd that
her mannor wns plcaBlng. Truo, ho
hnd noticed n certain haughtiness In
hor bearing, but thnt, ho thought,
would bo for tbo world and not for tho
man sho loved. Ilia old Ideas nbout
nmrrlago might bo nil right so fur nn
tho rest of tho women In tho world
wns concerned, but Miss Vlrglnln
well, thnt was another mnttor. A wlfo,
nftor nil If Miss Virginia woro tho
wlfo might not bo tho worst thing In
tho world.
Aftor nccoptlng hlfl offer of nmrrlago
which ho had not mndo MIbb Vir
ginia hnd wrltton that Bho would ro
main with her aunt In Now York till n
week boforo tho wedding, tho dato of
which, ho loarnod from hor lottor, wns
three months honed,
'I suppoBo," Bho had written, "thnt
you will cnll upon your old friend Mr.
Gay to act na groonismnn. "Mr. Gay
was tho friend who had Introduced
thorn.
"Kvldontly," Hrondhurst Inughod,
"thoro Isn't much for tho modorn
groom to do but to nppenr nt tho right
tlmo und put his neck Into tho yoko.
Tho hrldo-to-bo picks out tho groom,
hints nt whom sho would llko to bo
'best tnnn,' names tho placo und dnto
of tho wedding, nnd lookB nftor things
gcnorully, Hut for tho fact that thoro
couldn't vory well bo a wedding with
out n groom, I supposo thoy would
eliminate him. Hut I'll lot M Ins Vir
ginia munago this llttlo nffnlr."
Then he notified his friend Guy that,
being inoxporlencod In such mattcrB,
ho was going to put himself Into Guy's
hands, and askod him to look nftor
such llttlo details as bin brlde-to-bo
had not thought to nrruugo.
Ho wiib lu n fever of excitement till
Gay's nnswor camo, but It roaBBiired
lilm. It wna an follows;
"Old hand nt tho business, nnd will
sou you through It. Congratulate you
on tho bride you nro to got. Now, old
man, keep cool nnd don't got oxcltod.
Above all, don't do foolish things. Just
buy your wedding clothes, bo suro to
got hero on tlmo, nnd don't worry
nbout nnythlng oIbo. I will attend to
all llttlo details."
"Really, ho'H nn nccomniodatlng fel
low," IlroadhuiBt thought, "but I
should llko to havo something to Buy
In this mnttor. Tho groom hcoiiih to
ho almost us unimportant a factor in n
wedding us nn unproforred creditor
whero tho nsaots nro ton conts on tho
dollar."
Thon followed three months of oo.
Ktnsy, Intermixed nt times, It Is truo,
with tho fear that something might
dash the cup of nowly-found bliss from
his Hps.
Tho weeks pasncil without Hroad
hurst hearing again from Gay or from
Miss Virginia. A week before tho date
of tho wedding, lie thought thnt pur
haps ho ought to go ovor and sou them,
hit feared to intrude Thoy woro
busy, no doubt, with tho urraiigninents,
and would not care to ho hoi bored by
one who wns to piny the minor part of
groom. Bo, Impatlont though ho was,
ho concluded to await ills cue boforo
.appearing nn tho Rcene. Then, thoro
woro his own nrrnngemonts to look
nftor. For tho Hftloth tlmo iio received
J tho Bolomn ussurnnco of his tailor
that, hla wedding olotheH woro porfect.
Finally, his wedding day arrived,
and ho wns at tho railroad Htatlor. two
hours boforo tho tlmo for the train to
m
CHOMEL
leave. Onco on tho train, ho took a
sent, but soon left It, to And tho con-'
ductor nnd ask him when ho would
roach his destination. Truo, ho had,
beon consulting tho tlmo-tnblo for
days, but now feared that ho might
have made n mistake In reading It;
nnd then It might h& necessary to send
n message asking them to dohiy tho
corcmony until ho could nrrtvo. Hlsi
fears on this point (piloted, ho again,
took his seat, but It occurred to htm
that tho locomotive might bo In n hnd
way and cause tho train to loso time.
Hut tho conductor snld tho locomotive
wns never In bettor condition.
Hnlf wny between his homo and that,
of Miss Virginia tho train slopped. Ho
rushed out of tho coaclv with a hun
dred questions on his tonguo. "tyhnt
He Rushed Out of the Coach with a
Hundred Questions. .
hnd caused tho delay? Would it ho
ii long ono? Whb thero a telogrnph1
ofllco nonr?
His worst fenrs wero realized. Some
thing had gono wrong with a freight,
train, nnd tho wny wns blocked. It was 1
Bovoral miles to tho nearest telogrnph
olllce.
'1
Tho wedding wns sot for eight'
o'clock thnt evening, and It waB ton
minutes past nine whon .Hrondhurst
loaped from n enh In front of Miss
Vlrglnlu's homo, turned to pny tho
driver of tho foaming horsoB nnd rnn
up tho HtepB of tho liouso. Ills ring
wns nnuwerod Immediately, nnd ho ut
most rushed into tho arms of his
friend Gay. Ho thought his frlond
seemed somewhat surprised ut his ar
rival. "I hope I nm not so vory lato?" ho
gasped.
"Tho coremony Is ovor," Gay said,
"but you aro In tlmo to aftor your con
gratulatloiiB, Como this wny."
Tho bride camo forward and gavo
hor hand. Hrondhurst thought sho
might recolvo her future luiBbnnd with
a llttlo more cordiality than her man
nor Indicated. To rollovo tho ombar
rnssmout of the sltunttou, ho vontucud
to extend his congratulations, nnd was 4
glad to porcelvo that It must have boon
tho proper thing to do, siuco tho bride
rocolvod tlicm moat grncioiiBly. Then,
with tho remark, "I want you to moot
my husband," bIio led him townrdB tho
gentleman who hnd boon with hor
when he entered tho room.
Aftor ho hud beon presoiitod, hlsi
frlond Guy remarked to Virginia's Iuib
bund: "You hnvo my frlond horo whoso
nnmo, by tho wny, 1b tho samo as your
own, Richard Hrondhurst to thank
for rescuing your hrldo, somo time
ago, when n tonm of horBos threatened
to run her down." '
Hrondhurst did not cntch tho othor'n
reply; ho wns dazed. Gny laid his
hand upon HrondhurBt'a Bhouhlor, cay
lug In alarm:
"Dick, you'ro ill."
"Nothing sorlous," he replied; "It
will Boon pass away. If you will ox
cuso mo, 1 will Btop outsldo,"
"Funny tiling," said Gay, speaking
to Hrondhurnt n fow dnya lutor. "Hroad
liuiBt lhat'H tho other follow, not
you," with n laugh "had beon trying
to win Miss Hamilton') henrt for a
y"oar boforo she conaonte 1 to mnrry
him. Well, JiiBt about tin tlmo you
met hor, Bho concluded t: nccopt him,
nnd aftor alio got to Now York wrote
to him to that, offect. II did not get
thn lottor, nnd ronowod liis pleadings.
Again she accepted bin. Hrondhurst
wlrod to mo, making to bo 'best
man,' ami I promptly accepted. In a
fow days, I was surprise. to got n loi
ter from him with the sr.:.;o rcquoat. I
condudod tho dear fellow, In hla Joy,
wnu loHlng.hls mind.
"Now .tho Htrango part of it la that
Hrondhurst protests that ho did not
recolvo MIkb Hamilton's first lettor,
and that po communicated but onco
with me; whorons his wlfo Is positive
that sho accepted him twlco, and I
coulu swear that I promised as ofton
to act us 'best man.' "
"Whut was your friend's address?"
Hroadlmrst naked.
"No. CI Georgia street."
Hroadhurat said nothing, but modi
tntod upon how easy it would bo to
make u mlatako and wrlto "Georgo" In
stead of "Georgia."
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