fiPhOVlS JOSEPH &NCB
AUTHOR, OP "THR BP Bnwi." OP
8YN0P8I8.
W,?,AATar!.Btar,,nt for duck-shoot-jyr
vllt with his friend. Qualn, comes up
m a younr lady equestrian, who has beon
Jismountea by her horse becoming frlght
5 . utlt,en appearance In tho road
U a
"urijr iiinau. declares he is
""l" . L,a ChatterJI, "The appointed
poulhplece of the Boll." addresses Amber
C ' or. nign rank and pressing
irs terlous little bronte box. "The T
IB a
To-
" nis nana, disappears In the
od. The girl calls Amber by name.
0 111 (urn tron.aa v.. 11. M artt.i.
n. into his. hand, disappears In the
S in turn a.ddral liar na MIo Jlnnhla
iSiti'L'' .ftURhtsr of Col. Fnrrell of the
Jrltlah rl I r 1 m .11. I I t..ii. ...t
il "til '-'.iVi IVIVIV.Q 111 1I1UIU UIIU
ISn J'18 Qu-'w. Several nights later
Qualn homo Is burglarised and the
J,0"9 box stolen. Amber and Qualn eo
untinc on an Island and become lost and
K?r J ,8ft marooned. He wanders
JDotit. nnally reaches a cabin and rco
ifHi'i"..".'1" occupant nn old frlond
fc?J5ed ni"o.n. whom he last mot !n Knar
jana. and who appears to bo In hiding.
JV hen Miss Farrell Is mentioned Hutton Is
lLT?nK',y "ffltated. Chattorjl appears
Mid summons Hutton to a meeting ot a
mysterious body, llutton seizes a revol
r.?LanJ..dMnM aor ChattcrJI. Ite ro
IS"18, Wildly excited, says he has killed
I f. IlIndu' t"1 poison, and when dying
Amber to go to India on a mysteri
ous errand. Amber decides to leave at
pnea for India. On tho way lie sends n
Pfte f to Mr. Labertouche, a scientific
rnend In Calcutta, by a quicker route.
Upon arriving lie finds a note nwnltlng
him. It directs Amber to meet his friend
tX a. certain placa Tho latter tells bin.
he knows his mtsslon Is to get Mlsa Kur
ren put of tho country. Amber attempts
to dispose of the Token to a money-lon
per, Is mistaken for Rutton and barely
iscapes biJlng mobbed. A mcssago from
Uabertouche causes him to start for Dnr
tiling! on tho way lio mocts Miss
PrreH, and at their Journey's end asks
HI. K'fcepome his wife. A Hindu con
jwcw Amber to a socrot place, and Into the
presence of a beautiful woman who mis
takes him for Rutton. liter Amber Is
jugged, The Hindus plot rebellion, and
ft Labertouche'a Instigation Ambor re
turns to the woman Naralnl to dlscovor
Jne secret of tho conspiracy. Ho learns
K?.Y .Y.oU a mak0 Mm 'he'r MS. and Is
found facing a cobra In tho Test of Doath
when rescued by Labertoucho and his
friends.
CHAPTER XIX. (Continued.)
"You proralso not to harm hor?"
"Amber!" cried tho Englishman, Im
patiently. "Will you"
"Ploaso, MIbb Farrolll" begged Am
bcrj trying to tako tho girl'o hand and
draw hor away.
"I won't!" aho declared. "I'll not
movo a atop until ho promlson. You
don't understand. No matter what tho
danger she's " ' ,
"Sho'a a flond Incarnato," Laber
toucho broke in. "Amber, get that
glrL "
"3he's ray Bister! " cried Sophia.
"Now will you understand?"
'What?" Tho two mon exclaimed aa
we.
f "Sho'o my BiBter," tho girl repeated,
holding up h.er head donantly, her
cheoks burning "my sister by adop
Uon. We wero brought up togothor.
She was tho daughter of nn old frlond
of my father's an Indian prlnco. A
fow years ago alio ran away "
"Thank God!" said Amber from tho
bottom of his soul; and, "Ah, you
would If cried Labortoucho tonsely, as
Naralnl seized tho opportunity, whon
his attention was momentarily divert
ed, to break for frcodom.
Amber saw tho flash of a steel blado
in tho woman's hand as aho struck at
tho secret agent, nnd tho latter, stop
ping back, deflected tho blow with a
guarding forearm. Then, with tho
quickness of n eqako, Naralnl stooped,
glided beneath his arms, and slipped
from tho coll.
With a smothorcd oath Labortoucho
loaped to tho doorway, lifting his pis
tol; but ho was no quicker than So
phia, who caught hlB arm and hold him
back. "No," Bho panted; "not even for
our lives not at that prico!"
Ho yielded unexpectedly. "Of courao
you aro perfectly right, Miss Farroll,"
said ho, with a Httlo bow. "I'm sorry
that circumstances . . . But como!
Bho'll havo this hornet's nest about
our ears in a braco of seconds. Hark
to that!"
A long, shrill shriek echoed down
tho gallery. Lnbertoucho shruggod
and turned to tho loft. "Como along,"
ho said. "Amber, tako Miss Farrcll's
hand and keop close to mo." Ho led
tho way from tho cell at a brisk paco
one, Indeed, that taxed Sophia's pow
ers ot endurance to maintain.
At length thoy stood on n low, pob
bly ledge, Just outside tho black maw
of tho passage an entranco hidden
In n curtain-llko fold in tho faco of tho
cliff that toworod abovo thom, casting
an ink-black shadow. Dut beyond it
tho omblazoned flrmamont glowed irrn
dlant, and at their foot tho encircling
waters ran, a broad ribbon of black
silk purling between tho cliff and tho
opposing shores, whero a thicket of
tamarisks roso, a black and ragged
trail.
Labertoucho Btrode off into tho wa
ter. "Straight ahead," ho announced;
"don't worry 'tlsn't more than knee
loop at tho worst, 1'vo horses waiting
an tho other side "
"Horses!" A.mber interrupted. "Great
Heavens, man, you're you're omnis
cient!" Wo lucky," Lnbertoucho retorted
briskly. "Whoro'd I baon without
Rum Nath? He's taking care of tho
Inlmals. , . . Como along. What
Jro you waiting for? Don't you know "
jlo turned to seo tho girl hesitant,
Ihough with lifted skirtB. "Oh," ho
laid In an accent of understanding,
uid carao back. "If you'll help mo,
amber, I daresay wo can get Miss Far
rell ncrosa without a wetting."
Ho offered to clasp hands with tho
lrglnlan and so mako n seat; but
amber had a happier thought
"I think I can manago by myself,
thank you it Mlsa Farrell will trust
me."
Hla eyes mot tho girl'o, nnd in ht-rB
ho read trust and faith unending: ho
was conscious of a curious fluttering
in hla bosom.
"Trust you!" Bho said, with a Httlo,
broken laugh, and gavo heraolt freely
to his arms.
Labertoucho grunted and turned his
back, wading out into tho stream with
a great splashing.
Ambrr Btralghtcncd up, holding her
very closo to him, and that with case.
Had she boon tlirlco as heavy ho could
havo borno her with as Httlo caro aa ho
did bis own Immeasurably lightened
heart in that, hour of fulfillment. Tho
further bank nonrcd all too (illicitly.
Ho would willingly havo lingered to
prolong tho stolen sweetness of that
moment, forgetful altogether of tho
danger that lay behind him.
Ahead ho saw Labertouche stop out
upon a shelving shore nnd, shaking his
legs with an effort irresistibly sug
gostlvo of n dog loavlng tho wnter,
peer inland through tho tamarisks. His
low, whistled signal sounded as Am
ber Jolucd him nnd put down tho girl
roluctantly. Her whispered thonkB
wero interrupted by an exclamation
from Labertouche.
"Hang It all! ho can't havo mistaken
tho spot. I told him to wait right
hero, and now . . . Wo daren't de
lay." Ho cast an apprehensive glanco
across tho stream, "Look Hvoly.
please."
Ho Bhouldorod a way through tho
thicket, and for sovernl moments thoy
struggled oh through tho hindering un.
dcrgrowth. their passago betrayed by
much noisy rustling. Then, as thoy
won through to open ground, Laber
toucho pausod and whistled a second
time, Btarlhg eagerly from right to loft
"I'm blessed!" ho declared with a
vehomenco that argued his dcslro for
stronger language. "This is bad bad
bad! Ho never fnllcd me beforel
I"
A mocking chuckle Bcemod to break
from tho ground nt tholr feet, and in
tho fllckor ot an eyelash a Bhadow
lifted up out of tho scrub-encumbered
level. Sophia cried aloud with alarm;
Labertouche swore outright, heedless;
and Amber put himself before her,
drawing hla revolver, heartsick with
tho conviction that they wero trapped,
that their labor had gono all for
naught that all futllely had they
schomed and dared. , .
Dut whllo'hla flngor was yet seeking
tho trigger tho first shadow was Jolnod
by a score of fellows shades that ma
terialized with tho swiftness and fit
lenco from tho surfneo of tho earth
and before ho could lovol tho weapon
Labertoucho seized his wrist. For nn
instant ho resisted, raging with dis
appointment; but tho Englishman was
cool, strong, determined; inevitably
in tho outcome tho weapon wns point
ed to tho sky.,
"Steady, you bbs!" breathed tho se
cret ngont In his ear. "Can't you
sec "
And Amber gavo over, Jn nmazo
mont unbounded, seolng tho stnrllght
glinting down a dozen leveled rifle
barrels, glowing pnle on the splkod,
rounded crowns of pith helmets, nnd
striking soft flro from burnished ac
coutrements; while a voice, thick with
a broguo that was nevor brod out of
hearing of Bow Bells, was hectoring
them to surrender.
" 'AndB up, ye bloomln' black beg
gars! 'Ands up, I a'yl"
"Tommies!" cried Amber; and In
continently ho dropped tho revolver
as though It had turned hot in his
hand.
"Steady, my man!" Labertouche In
terrupted what threatened to develop
into a string of lntolerablo abuse.
"Hold your tonguo! Can't you seo
wo'vo n lady with us?"
"UMo!" Tho soldier lowered his
rlflo and stopped closer, hla voice vi
brating with astonishment "Blimmo,
'ero'a a go! . . . beggar of a nig
gor givln' me wotfor 'b if 'o was a
gent! 'Oo In 'oil d'yo think y'are, yer
IghncsB?"
"That'll do. Put down those guns,
and call your commanding omcer. I'll
explain to him. Where is ho? What
troops aro 'you? When did you ar
rive?" "What'a this?" A Bharp voice cut
tho comments of tho TomraioB, nnd
they woro smitten silent by It An of
ficer, with jingling spurs and sword
In hand, elbowed through tho heart
of tho press. "Stop that row Instantly.
What's this? Who are you, sir?"
"I sent tho message from Kathlapur,
and I'm uncommonly happy to moot
you, whoever you may bo, sir. Tell
your men, to fall back, please, and I'll
introduce myself proporly."
Two words secured tho secret agent
tho privacy ho desired; tho officer of
fered him an ungloved hand as tho
troopora withdrew out of hoarlng.
"Happy, indeed!" ho said cheerfully.
"I'm Rowan, captnln, Fourteenth plo
neerB." "I'm Labortoucho, I. S. S. This Is
Miss Farroll, daughter of Colonol Far
rell, and this Mr. Amber of Now York,
Wo'vo Just escaped from that rock
over tlioro nnd If you'll pardon I'd
suggest you sot n strong guard over
tho ford behind thoso tnmnrlskB."
"Ono moment, pleaso." Tho officer
atrodo off to issuo Instructions in ac
cordance) with Labertoucho'B advlco.
"Vfe gol here only a quarter ot an hour
ago," ho' apologized, awlnglng back aa
tho mon deployed into tho thicket
"and haven't had timo to nose out tho
lay of tho land thoroughly." '
From tho ford an abrupt clamor of
voices Interrupted. Tho officer book
ed up hla scabbard. "Sounds as if my
mon hnd gathorcd in somebody else."
ho oald hastily, "If you'll oxcuso me,
I'll havo a look." Ho trotted off Into
tho shade ot tho tamarisks.
As1 ho disappeared tho disturbance
abated soinowhat. "Falso alarm," Am
bor guessed.
"I fancy not," said labortoucho. "If
I'm not mistaken our friend Naralnl
loft for tho special purposo ot raising
tho huo nnd cry. This should bo the
vanguard of tho pursuit."
Amber looked upward. Overhead
tho soulless city slumbered in a still
neaB apparently unbroken, yot ho who
snwr Its prolllo rugged against the
stars, could fancy what constornatlon
was thon, or presently would bo, run
ning riot through Its haunted ways.
"How many of 'cm aro thoro, do you
reckon?" bo asked.
"Thrco or four hundred," replied
tho secret ngont abaontly; "tho pick
and flower of Indian unrest. My word,
but this will klok up a row! Think ot
It manl throo hundred and fifty-odd
lords nnd princes bagged all nt onco
In tho net of plotting tho Second Mu
tiny! What a chango It will work on
tho political faco ot tho land! . . .
And tho best of It Ib, thoy simply
can't got away."
Amber was thinking with vindictive
relish of what fajto ho would mcto out
to tho manipulator of tho Boll, wero
It loft to htm to pass sentence. But
ho broko off as a body of Boldlcry
burst from tho tamarisks, nnd, headed
by young Itowan, hurried toward tho
thrco, bringing with thom a silent and
unresisting prisoner.
"I say," tho ofllccr called excitedly
In advance, "hero's something uncom
mon rum. It'n a woman, you know."
"Aha!" said Labortoucho, and "Ah!"
snld Amber, with a click of,hls teeth,
Trotted Off Into tho
while tho woman on Ills arm clung
to him tho closer.
"I thought wo'd better bring her to
you, for alio Bald . , ." Rowan
pnused, embarrassed, and took a fresh
stnrt "My men got to tho ford Just
as sho was coming ashoro with threo
other men, and tho whole pack took
to cover on thla Bldo. Two of tho mon
aro Btlll missing, but we routed out
tho other Just now with this nh
lady'. Ho showod fight and got bay
onotted. But tho woman oxcubo mc,
Mr. Amber ho protests by George,
It's too ridiculous!"
"I havo claimed naught that Ib not
truo!" nn unforgettabiy awoct volco
Interrupted from tho center of tho
groifp. It opened nut disclosing Na
ralnl between two guards, in that mo
ment ot passion nnd fear perhaps
moro incomparably boautltul thamnny
woman they had ever looked upon,
save her who hold to Amber's arm,
a-qulver with womanly sympathy and
conip-tsalon.
"Ayo, I have claimed!" she stormed,
"I have claimed Justice and tho rights
of wifehood, tho protection ot him
whoso wife I am; or, If ho deny me, I
claim that ho must suffer with mo
he who hath played the trnltor's part
tonight, betraying his Causo and his
wlfo nllko to their downfall! , . .
I claim,'' she Insisted, lifting, In spite
of the soldiers' restraining hands, ono
small quivering nrm to Hlnglo Amber
out nnd point him to scorn, "that this
la tho man who, wedded to mo by
solomn right and tho custom of tho
land, hath deserted and abandoned
me, hath denied mo even as ho donlos
hla birthright, when It doth plcnso
him, and forswears tho faith of his
fathers! I claim to be Naralnl, Queen,
wlfo to Har Dyal Rutton, rightful ruler
of Khandawar coward, traitor, rono
gado who stands thero!"
"For tho lovo ot heaven, Rowan,
shut her up!" cfced Labertoucho. "It'o
all a pack of lies; the woman's raving.
Itutton's dead, in tho flrBt placo; In
tho Bocond, ho'a her fnther, Sho can't
bo his wlfo vory well, whothor ho'n
allvo or dead. It's -.Imply n dodge of
hors to gain tlmo. Shut her up and
tako her away oho's as dangerous aa
a wildcat!"
"Nay, I will not bo gagged nor takon
honco till I havo Bald my Bay!" With
a Bidden furious wrench Naralnl wrest
ed her arms from tho grasp of tho
guards and sprang nwny, olndlng with
litho nnd snnko-llko movement (holr
attompta to recapture her. "Not,"
sho crlod, "until I havo wrought my
will upon tho two ot thom. Thou hast
stood In my light too long, O my
slater!"
A hand blazing with JowoIb toro at
tho covering of hor bosom nnd sud
denly enmo away clutching n dnggcr,
thin, long and keen; nnd snarling she
sprang toward tho girl, to whoso In
fluence, howovor unwitting, sho right
ly ascribed tho downfall ot her scheme
of empire. Rowan nnd Labortoucho
leaped forward and, fell short, bo
lightning swift sho moved; only Am
ber stood between hor nnd hor ven
geance Choking with horror, ho put
tho girl bohlnd him with a rcslBtlcso
hand, and took Naralnl to his arms,
"Ah, hast thou changed thy mind,
Beloved?" Tho woman caught him
fiercely to her with an arm about his
waist, and her volco roso shrill with
mocking triumph. "Aro my Hps bo
como so sweet to thoo again? Then
seo how I kiss, thou fool!"
Sho thrust with wicked cunning,
twlco nnd again, boforo tho men toro
her nwny and disarmed her. For nn
Instant wrestling like a demon with
them, Btlll nnlmntod by her murderous
frenzy, still wishful to fill her cup ot
vengennco to tho brim with tho blood
of tho girl, sho ot n suddon conned to
resist nnd fell passive In tholr hands,
a dying fllckor ot satisfaction, In tho
eyes that watched tho culmination of
her crlmo. . . .
To Amber It was aa If his body hnd
FJI J VI
a
F. 1 !,
Shade of the Tamarisks.
beon penetrated thrice by a ncodlo of
lire. Tho anguish of it wan oxqul
sito, stupefying. He wna awafo of a
darkening, reeling world, wherein
men's faces swam like moonB, pallid,
staring, and of a mighty and invln
clblo lethargy that pounced upon him,
body, brain and soul, like a black pan
ther springing from tho nmbush ot tho
night. Yet thoro wero still words that
must bo Bpokon, lest they Hvo In his
subconsciousness to torment htm
through nil tho long, black night that
wns to rccelvo him. Ho tried to
steady himself, nnd lifted nn arm that
vibrated Hko the sprung limb of a
sapling, signing to tho secret ngent.
"Labertouche," ho said thickly . .
. "Sophia . . out of India . .
. at onco . . . Hfo . . ."
Tho girl's arms received hi to as he
foil.
CHAPTER XX.
A Later Day,
A man awoke from a long dream of
night and fear, of paaBlon, pain, and'
death, and opened eyes whose vision
seemed curiously clear, to renllzo a
new world, vory unlike that In which
tho Incoherent nctlon of his droam had
moved a world of light and lively
air, as sweet and wholesome as
glistening whlto paint, sunBhlne, nnd
an nbundnnco of pure, cool nir could
render it
nocauso he had known thoso things
In a former existence, ho undonUood
that he lay in tho lower berth of a
flrfit-enbin stateroom, aboard nn pcoan
steamship; a spacious, bright box of
a room, through whoso open ports
swayed brilliant shafts of tomporato
sunlight, togothor with grent gusta of
tho salt awoet breath of tho opon Ben.
Through thorn, too, he could seo patch
es ot unclouded bluo, athwart which
now and again gulls would sweep on
flashing, motloulosa plnionm.
Ills eyeballs Booms to move to
luctantly In tholr Dockets, and his
head felt very light and empty, al
though bo heavy that ho could not lift
it from tho pillow. But ho managed
to shift his gnxo from tho window
until it rested upon a man's face a
guant, Impresslyo brown faco Illum
inated by steady nnd thoughtful eyes,
filled with that myaUc, unshakable
spirit of fatalism that is tho Genius
of tho eastern pcoplos. Tho head It
self stood out with almost startling
distinctness against tho background ot
puro whlto. It was swathed with aa
Immaculato whlto turban.
Tho sick man folt that ho recog
nized this countenance had known It,
rather. In nomo vnguo, half-remembered
Hfo beforo hls.lotost death. Tho
name ... ? Ho folt his Hps movo
nnd that they wore thin and gtazod,
Moistening thom with hla tonguo ho
mado another nttompt to articulate A
thin whisper passed them in two
breaths: "Ram . . . Nath . . ."
Hoarlng this, tho dark man startod
out of hla abstraction, cast a swift
pitiful glanco nt tho sick man's faco,
nnd camo o hold n tumbler to hla
Hps. Tho liquid, colorless, acrid, nnd
pungent, slipped Into his mouth, nnd
ho had to nffnllow whether ho would
or no. When tho final drop disap
peared, Ram Nath put down tho glass,
smiled, laid a finger on his Hps, and
went on tlptoo from tho stateroom.
After nwhllo tho man without an
Idontlty foil aslcop, calmly, rcsttully,
In nbsoluto peace. Whon again ho
nwakoncd It wns with tho knowledge
that ho was David Amber, and that a
woman snt besldo him.
"Sophia . ..."
His volco sounded in his own hoar
Ing vory thin and brittle. Tho girl
turned her gazo upon him swiftly, tho
soft smllo deopculng, tho drcam-ltght
In her oyes burning brighter and more
steady, Sho bont forward, placing over
hla waatod hand a hand firm and
warm, strong yot gontlo, its white
ness enhancod by tho suggested tra
cery of blue vclna beneath tho silken
skin, and by Uio rosy tlpa ot hor Blon
der, Bubtlo ilngorfl.
"David!" sho Bald.
Ho sighed and romomborcd. His
brows knitted, thon smoothed thom
solves out; tor with momory camo the
realization that, utneo ho was there
and sho by his Bldo, God was surely la
his hcavon, nil woll with the worldl
"How long . . . Sophia?"
"Flvo days, David."
"Whoro . . .?"
"At oca, Dnvld, on a Mcssagorle
boat for Marseilles. Dear . .
Ho closod his eyoa in boatlflo con
tont: "David . . . Doar . . .1"
"Can you HBton?"
"Yea , . . aweotheart."
Her volco faltorcd; aho flushed
adorably. "You mustn't talk. But I'll
toll you. , . . They refused to let
ub go back to Kuttnrpur; an OBcort
took ua acroBB tho desort to Nok, you
In n litter, I on horsoback. Thoro we
took train to Haldarabad nnd Ka
rachi. Ram Nath camo with us, as
bearer, It being necessary that he too
should lcavo India. My father and
your man Doggott Joined us at Ka
rachi, whero this steamer touched the
second day."
"You understand, now ?"
"Everything, dcaroat"
"Labertouche
"Ho told mo nothing. I haven't
scon him slnco that morning, when,
Just after you woro wounded, we
startod for Nolt. Ho postod oft to
Kuttarpur to find my fathor. . . .
No; it was you who told mo every
thing in your delirium." 1
"And . . . you forgive ?"
"Forglvol"
Ho smiled faintly. "That photo
graph?" "I had It ready to return to you
that morning, David."
"Knowing whnt it meant to me?"
"Knowing what it meant to me
whnt It meant to both of us, David."
"86 you woren't offended, that
night?"
"I loved you oven then, David. I
think I must havo loved you from that
first day at Nokomls. Do you romom
ber , . .7"
HIb oyeB widened, perplexed, Btar
Ing Into hor grnvo, doar eyes. "Thon
why did you protend ?"
With the low, caressing laugh ot a
happy child, tho girl knelt by the sldo
of lils borth, nnd laid hor cheek
against his own. "Oh, David, my Da
vid! Whon do you oxpoct Jo undor
atnnd tho hoart of a woman, dear
heart of mlno?"
(TO nn CONTINUED.)
Not Plymouth Rocks.
Concerning tho ago of eggs, thoro is
Ukoly to bo much dispute. Vory often
it scorns ob If tho only trustworthy au
thority must bo tho hen hersolf. It all
raisers ot chickens, howovor, woro as
frank as a certain man, housoholdora
would havo Httlo of which to complain.
Ono Saturday oho ot his cub torn ors
asked him If sho might havo a dozen
eggs within the next two or three
dayB,
"Oh, jres, ma'am," replied John. "I'll
bring you a dozen frosh ones tomor
row mornli'C-"
"No," prote&tod the housowlfo, "I
should not wnnt you to bring thom on
Sunday not on Sunday, John."
"Well," replied John, "all right
ma'am, If you say so,, but It docan't
make any dlrfercnco to tho bona."
Tlt-BIU.
Long and Short.
"I understand that Httlo Mabol Jones
Ic engaged to that extremely tall
young Blmpleton, Buddy Browno."
"Yes, nnd have you hoard hor ox
cuso?" "Excubo?"
"Yes, She saya sho In only carry
ing out nature's most inoxornblo law,"
"The law of lovo?"
"No, ot contrasta."
DANGER SIGNaU.
Sick kidneya giro unmistakable sign
nnls ot distress. Too frequent or scanty,
urinary passages, backacho, headache
and dizzy acclts tell ot disordered kid
neys. Neglect oc
''SZjjZr those warnings.
may prove xatai.
Begin using Doan'a
KIdnoy Pills. They;
cure sick kidneya.
Mrs. M. A- Garat
blln, RuBsellvllle,
Ark., saya; H was
In such bad shaps,
frrtm Vl1t4c. .4 let.
wsmmmhu. easo that I gave
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"How do you mako that out? It has
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it It doosn't amount to more than a
cent"
P.. , ..a a a aa A I VtlS. UIO"
No Jury.
fTVln'i tntt rrltrn Mint mium a
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Jur
trial?"
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fatnl argument about somothln' that
had nothln' whatovor to do with tly
case."
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