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The utory opens In a Confederate tent
nt n rrltlcal bUbh of (lio Civil Wnr. Gen.
le Imparts to Cnpt. Wnyno an Important
ncn(i(; to LonKstrcet. Accorniianlcd by
HorKt. Cralc. nn old army scout, Wayne
tnrl on Ills mission. Thoy Ret wltliln
Tho linos of tho enemy and In the dark
xiess Wayne Is taken for a Kedernl of
Ilccr nnd n. vnunif ladv on horseback Is
lven In his charge. Hho Is a northern
fiiri and attempts to cscapo. Ono or tno
JiorncH miccumlm nnd CrulK Roes throuKh
with the dlHnatchea. while Wavne and My
Lrfidy of the North are left alone. They
seek Hhnlter In n hut nnd enterlnjr It In
the dark a huge mnstlff attacks Wayno
The Rlrl shoots tho bruto Just In time.
Tho owner of tho hut. Jed DunKny. nnd
his wife nppenr and soon a party of
horseman approach. They nre led by n
man claiming to bo Itcd Uowrlo, but who
prove to be MaJ. IJrennan, a Federal
officer whom tho Union Rlrl rocoRnlros.
JIo orders the arrest of Wnyno ns a spy
nnd ho Is brought boforo Slierldan, who
threatens him with death unless ho re-
VeniH the Aonrnf mnfiancrft Wnvnii Itpllnvn.l
Kdlth llrennan to be tho wife of Mnl.
tircnnan. lie Is rescued by Jed Duncn;
cav.
wno starts to reach Oon. Lee. whllo
Wayne In dlsKulse ponctratcs to tho ball
room, beneath which ho had boon 1m-
Erlsoncd. Ho hi Introduced to n Miss
Ilnor nnd barely escapes belntf unmask
ed. Edith llrennan recognizing Wayno,
nays she will save him. Securing a pass
through tho lines, thoy nre confronted by
Iirpiinnn, who In Knocked senseless. Then,
bidding Kdlth adieu, Wnyno mnkes n
dash for liberty. Ho oncounters Hungay;
thoy reach tho Leo camp nnd aro sent
with lelnforccments to Join Knrly. In tho
bnttlo of Bhenandonh tho regiment Is
pverwholmcd, and Wayne, whllo In tho
hospital, Ih visited y Kdlth Ilronnan.
Wayno nnd IJungny nro sent on a scout
ing detnll, nnd arriving nt tho Minor
Place, Wnyno meets Miss Minor nnd Mrs.
nungay, nnd lator Kdlth nppeurs.
Wayno's detachment Is besieged by guer
rlllus. Tlrrnnnn nnd his mon nrrlvo nnd
laid In repulllng tho Invndors.
j CHAPTER XXXI. Continued.
' "A moro wn3to of powdor, I fear,"
twaa. my reply, given thoughtlessly.
'When tho rush finally comes wo nro
Jlkoly to bo without sufficient ammu
nition to ropcl It. I hardly oxpect
khoBo follows out there will over
icavo without a determined offort to
carry the Iioubo by storm. I havo no
Jdoubt they nro simply drawing all thta
jflro In tho hope that our ammunition
jwlll thus bo uselessly expended. It
Is an old army trick, and ono I am sur
prised to seo so experienced an ofllcor
ns Major Bronuan ylold to. In my
dudgmont they will make an effort to
rush us an soon aa there Is sufficient
ilght."
"Hut why not warn him?"
"Major nronnan would scarcely wol
tcomo any interference on my part."
"Dut surely, ns a soldlor, ho must
(valuo the advice of anothor soldier?"
"Possibly you forgot," I explained,
striving to speak as lightly of it aB
mlght bo, "that thoro is a lack of
Ifrlondshlp botween Major llrennan
nd myself."
"Still?"' sho askod. "Truly I thought
(that might all bo ovor. Even if it sur
vived until now, this noblo act of
lyoura In coming to our dofoiiBo should
llrnve earned you his gratitude. Ho
'lie has novor onco montloned your
statno to mo slnco that night."
"Not evon whon I camo horo with
imy troop. I bollovo?"
"No; yot I did not connoct that
ifact with tho other. I supposed It a
mor oversight, or that ho bollovod
tho mention of your naroo would not
greatly Interest mo. Surely, Captain
Wayno, you uro not keeping open this
unhappy wound?"
"On my word, no; but I regret to
confess it is very far from bolng
closed,"
"Ho Major llrennan does not know,
then, that you aro horo now with juo?"
Sho ovldontly hesitated to nsk this
question.
"Certainly not," In surprise nt hor
npparcnt Innocenco. "You ennnot hnvo
mipposod I hnd been sont horo by
Mm to talk with you?"
"1 I did not know. I do not think
realized," alio stammered, vainly
Booking for-words with wnlch to mnko
clear her bewilderment, "1 imagined
jyou might havo como nt his Buggoa
itlon to boo that wo woro amply pro
jected. This Is all bo vory atrango.
'Ho does not evon know you ara horo
iWlth us?"
"No," I admitted roluctantly. "Per
linpB I havo no oxouho evon for bolng
horo at all. My duty as a soldier la
certainly olsowhero, but I could not
rest content until I know you woro In
a position of safety. Uollovo mo, tors.
Ilronnan, I hnvo intended no Indiscre
tion, but I was Informed by n soldlor
that you woro bolng hold hero under
flro."
Hor hand touched mlno Impulsively,
and It was warm nnd throbbing.
"I can moroly thank you with all
my heart, Captain Wayne, and assure
you I both underatand and appreclato
your purposo. Hut truly I do not wUh
any troublo to occur nguln you will
go back to your post, will you not?
You can eervo mo best In that wny,
nnd retain tho grntltudo and admlrn
tlon I hnvo ovor folt for you."
"At onco, Mrs. nronnan," I returned
earnestly. "I reallzo 1 hnvo dono
wrong In ovor coming hero aa I havo.
It is my first net of dlaobodlonco to
orders' in nil my military life, nut
toll mo first that I havo forfolted
neither your confidence nor your
friendship?"
Sho paused a moment, thon ndded
quickly, as though in sudden rush of
fooling: "No friend stands hlghor In
my osteem than you now plcaso go,
Captain Wayno."
As I crept back through tho dark
nesa, passing beneath tho piano Into
tho front room, which was flllod with
tho choking fameB of powder, my
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mind was a chaos of emotions impos
sible to analyze Tho vory depth of
lovo which drow mo to hor operatod
now In restraint. Ood nlono knows
tho Btrugglo In tho darkness as 1 con
tinued to movo slowly nway from hor
and toward tho door. So deep was my
agitation, so lntenso my thought, that
I Bcarcoly realized I was crcoplng
nlong baroly beneath tho dead lino of
thoso bullots which constantly swept
tho apartmont. Their crashing Into
the wall was almost meaningless, and
I baroly noted either tho denso smoko
or tho fitful flashes of flamo as tho
llttlo garrison returned ahot for shot
It was Drcnnan's voice how hateful
It Bounded then which recalled my
attention.
"Mnpos," ho Bald, with tho Bharp
tono of wearied command, "tako a
crack at that follow over yonder by
tho big trco; ho must bo In range.
You mon, I vorlly bollovo, shut your
eyes whon you shoot, for thoro hasn't
a man dropped out thoro In tho last
half hour."
I had reached tho door by thin tlmo,
but paused now, dotermlnod to ven
ture ono word of expostulation at Ills
recklessness.
"Major llrennan," I Bald, speaking
sufficiently loud to bo nudlblo nbovo
tho uproar, "do you not think thoy will
attempt to charge tho house?"
"Not whllo wo koop up this flro," ho
returned coldly, evidently recognizing
my voice.
"I grnnt that, at least whllo dark
ness lasts. Dut you havo Just com
plained thnt your men woro doing but
small exocutlon, and Is thoro not dan
ger of exhausting our Btock of ammu
nition by such n useless fusillade?"
"It will last until our follows get
horo that Is, if your man was ovor
roally sont for aid, as you Bay."
Thoro was a thinly vollod sneor In
the words ns ho spoko them, but 1
curbed my temper.
"Well, in ray Judgment, sir and I
toll it you because I doom it a duty "
I retorted plainly, "you aro making a
gravo mistako which you may roallzo
whon It becomes too lato to rectify It.
Possibly I havo no right to crltlclso
ono who In technically in command,
yet I am sorvlng aji a volunteer, and
tho conditions nro peculiar. I not
only remember tho gcono witnessed by
mo in tho linos yondor, but also recall
tho fact that wo aro horo to fulfil a
sacred duty tho defonBO of helploss
women from outrugo. A fatal mis
take upon our part would bo horri
ble." "Vory well, sir" and his tono was
rough and overboarlng "thon kindly
recall your soldierly instlnctB to an
othor llttlo matter. I chnnco to com
mand horo by nuthorlty of rank, nnd
hold myBolf responsible for tho propor
dofenso of this portion of the houso.
I believe you havo already been as
signed your dutlos; if you will attend
to thom I shall bo greatly obliged, and
whonover I may desire your valuablo
advlco I shall tako pleasure In sending
for you."
I turned away In sllonco and strode
back to my post, whlto with anger.
Tho dining-room remained ns I had
loft it, and when I lay down In my
old position and poorod out through
tho broken blind I could marJt no
chnngo In tho appearance of our bo
siegers. CHAPTER XXXII.
Hand to Hand.
Tho faint gray light of early dawn
rested upon tho outsldo world, and
through tho Hooting shadows of tho
mist I was nblo to distinguish much
which boforo had been shrouded by
tho black curtain. In front of tho
window whoro I rested, tho grass
covered lawn sloped gradually down
ward until It terminated nt a low
plcltot fence, thickly covered with
vines. A great vnrloty of Bhruba,
which during tho night hnd doubtlesB
afforded Bholtor for Bharpshootors,
dotted this grass plot, whllo boyond
tho fonco boundnry stood a double row
of largo trees. To tho far left of our
position tho burnt stablo yot smol
dored dully, occasionally sending up a
shower of sparks ns a draught of air
fnnned tho ombors, but thoro woro few
Blgns of life visible. For tho moment
1 ovon hopod our enemies might hnvo
grown dlscourngod and withdrawn.
"What has becomo of tho guorlllas?"
I asked In wondormont. turning as 1
spoko to fnco tho Federal corporal
who Iny on tho other sldo of mo. "Is
it posslblo they havo given un?"
"I think not, captain," ho replied ro
Bpectfully, saluting as ho would ono of
IiIb own ortlcors. "Thoy woro thoro
Just boforo tho light camo, and I saw
a dozen or moro stoallng along behind
tho fence not flvo minutes ago. 8oo,
thoro la a squad of thom now huddled
together back of whoro tho stablo
stood."
"Screw your oyo closo to tho cor
nor of tho pano," 1 ordered hurriedly,
"nnd seo whnt you mnko out toward
tho front of tho houso."
"There's mon out there sure, plenty
of 'oni," ho reported Blawly. "It looks
to mo mighty llko tho ond of a lino of
battle, right thoro by that big rang
nolla troo. Anyhow, thoro must bo all
of twenty follows lying closo together
botwoon thoro and whoro tho corner
of the houso shuts off ray vlow. I don't
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boo nono this sldo anywhere, unless
it's a shooter or two hiding nlong tho
fonco where tho vines are thick."
"That's it, my lad," I exclaimed,
heartily, getting upon my feet as I
spoko. "Wo can stand up now, there's
no danger hero, but thoro will bo mu
sic for nil of us presently. Thoso fol
lows aro getting ready to chargo ua
front and rear."
Thoro woro flvo in tho room. I
could seo them only indistinctly, as
tho morning light wns not yet suffi
ciently strong to penotrnto clearly to
whore wo woro, but I wns ablo to note
thoso present tho corporal and his
wounded companion, with Hollla and
Call of my troop.
"Let tho wounded man remain and
guard thoso windows," I commanded.
"Ho would provo of small valuo In a
hand-to-band struggle, but can proba
bly do soma shooting. Tho rest como
with mo."
I led them forth Into tho wido hall
way, which extended tho full length
of tho houso, with a broad flight of
Btalra Just forward of tho center,
gradually curving and leading to tho
socond story. Tho susponded light
was yot burning aa wo camo out, but
flickered wildly aB If in a strong
draught of air, and I noticed that tho
constant rain of bullets during tho
night had badly splintered nn upper
panel of tho door. Halfway down tho
broad hallway, and partially obscured
by tho turn of tho stairs, a door stood
Bllghtly ajar upon tho right hand.
Conjecturing this might bo where tho
"I Believe You Have Already
defenders of tho eastern exposure
woro lying, I peered within. Tho
blinds were tightly drawn and I was
ablo to percolvo llttlo of Its interior,
excepting that tho walls wcro lined
with booka.
"EborB," I called, thinking ho must
bo thoro, "aro you in chargo horo?"
"I vos, captain," camo tho lnstnnt re
ply, nnd ho nt onco emerged from tho
darkness.
"Havo tho enemy kopt you busy?"
"Der vos somo shooting, und Hnd ley
ho got hurt bad, but dor fellers Is all
gono."
"Bring your men fit for duty out
horo In tho hall, and havo them Join
my party. How many havo you?"
"Dor Is four, captain."
Ho drow back, and ob ho disap
peared somo ono camo hastily toward
us along tho hallway from the rear.
"Whnt Is It, Caton?" I asked anx
iously, ns I recognized htm,
"Thoy nro forming to rush me, I
think," ho nnswored. "I need u Tew
more mon It I can got thom."
"Thoy are propnrlng to nssault front
and roar nt the samo tlmo," I an
swered. "Thoy nro massing now, and
In my Judgmont nronnan will havo to
race tho brunt of It. Tho front of this
houso 1b greatly exposed, and will
provo oxtromoly difficult to dofend If
thoy como ngnlnBt It with nny forco.
How many mon do you absolutely re
quire to hold your position? Remem
ber, tho women nro nil in tho front
part of tho houso, and wo must pro
toct them at all hazards; como with
mo. Thoro aro times whon n higher
law than that of military despotism
should control our actions. I am go
ing thoro, ordors or no ordors. EborB
can command your detachment nnd ac
complish all tho servlco you possibly
could. Your rightful placo Is botween
these ruffians nnd tho woman you
lovo. How many additional men will
bo required to mako tho back of tho
houso secure ?"
"I feel llko a now man, Wayno," ho
anld thnnkfully, "nnd I know you nro
right. Four moro would bo sufficient,
besides tho ono in command."
"Good! Ebers," I Bald, as my portly
Borgcant again cmorged from out tho
darkness, "tako your four men back
to tho kltchon and nssumo command.
Tho guerillas aro preparing to make
a rush there, and you must drlvo thom
back by a rapid flro. Hurry along
now."
Tho llttlo group had barely van
ished beyond tho glow of tho light
whon from without our ears wcro sud
denly nssnlled by a wild, exulting yell
that bespoko tho chargo.
"There thoy are!" I cried. "Now,
lads, como with mo I"
Tho dull, gray, chilling dawn re
vealed n room In utmost disorder, tho
windows shattered, tho blinds cut nnd
splintered, tho wnllB scarred with bul
lets nnd disfigured with stains of
blood, tho furniture overturned and
broken. A dead soldier In gray uni
form lay in tho center of tho floor, his
life-blood a dark stain upon tho rich
carpet; a man with coat off, and blue
shirt ripped wido open, was leaning
agalnBt the further wall vainly endeav
oring to staunch n wound in his chest,
nronnnn was upon ono kneo near tho
central window, a smoking gun in his
hand, a red welt showing ghastly
across his check. All this I saw In n
slnglo glnnco, nnd then, with tho leap
of a panther I was besldo him, gazing
out Into tho morning mist, and firing
as fast as I could handlo my gun.
Through tho shifting smoko clouds
wo could seo them advancing on a
run an ugly, motley lino, part blue,
part grny, pnrt everything yelling
as they swept forward like a pack of
Infuriated wolves, their fierce faces
Bcowllng savagely behind the rifles.
It was half war, half riot tho reckless
onslaught of outcasts bent on plunder,
Inspired by lust, yet guldod by rudo
discipline.
I know llttlo of detail; faces were
blurred, unrecognizable; all I seemed
to note clearly was that solid, brutal,
heartless, blasphemous lino of dosper-
, ,t , inn
Been Asolgned Your Duties."
ato men swooping toward us with a re
lentless fury our puny bullets could
not chock. Reckless ferocity was in
that mad rush; thoy pressed on moro
llko demons than human beings. 1
saw men fall; 1 saw the living stumble
over tho doad. I heard cries of ngony,
shouts, 'cursea, but there was no pause.
I could mark their faces now, cruel,
angry, revengeful; tho hands that
grasped tho veranda railings; the leap
ing bodies; the rlflo butts uplifted to
battor down our frail defenses.
As trapped tigers we fought, hurling
thom back from the windows, slnshlug,
clubbing, striking with fist nnd steel.
Two lny dend ncross the sill betoro
mo, cloven to tho vory chin, but their
bleeding bodies woro hurled remorse
lessly nsidc, whllo others clambered
forward, mad from lust of blood,
crazed with liquor. With clubbed
gunB wo cleared It again and again,
battering mercilessly at every head
that fronted us. Thon n great giant
of a fellow dead or alive, I know
not was hurled head-long through tho
opening, an inert, limp weight, that
boro tho two soldlors besido me to tho
floor beneath his body With wido
sweep of my gun l struck him, shat
tering the stock Into fragments, and
swung back to moot tho others, tho
hot barrel falling to right and left llko
a flail. Thoy were through and on
mo! Wild ns any soa-rovor of tho
north I fought, crazed with blood, un
conscious of injury, nnlmntod solely
by desire to strike and Blay! Hack 1
had to go; back I trod on dead
bodies, on wounded shrieking in pain,
yot no man who camo within swoop of
that Iron bar lived. I loved to hear
tho thud of It, and l fronted thoso
glaring eyes, my blood afire, my arms
llko steel. Through tho rod mist I be
held Caton for an Instant as twenty
brutal bauds uplifted, and then hurled
him Into tho ruck beneath their feot.
Whother I fought alono I knew not,
cared not. Thon somo ono pressed
next to mo, facing as I did, wielding a
sword llko a madman. Wo had our
backs against tho piano, our shoul
ders touched; before us that mob
swayed, checked for tho moment, held
faBt by sudden ovorpoworlng dread.
I glanced aside. My companion was
Brennan, hatlcss, his deep-sot oyes
aflame, his coat torn off, his shirt
ripped open to tho waist, his bare
breast red with blood.
"No shootln', damn yo!" shoutod a
voice, hoarsely. "No shootln'; I want
that Reb nllve!"
Through tho Bwlrllng smoko I rec
ognized tho malicious faco of Red
Lowrlo as ho pushed his wny to tho
front. To mo It was llko a personal
challongo to combat.
"Rush them!" I mutterod into Bren
nan's car. "Hurl them back n bit, and
dodgo under Into tho next room."
I novor wnlted to ascertain If ho
henrd mo. With ono florco spring I
struck their stunned line, nnd my
iron bar swept a clear epaco ns It
crashed remorselessly Into thom. Tho
next instant Lowrio and I wero Boom
Ingly alono and fronting each other.
A wild cat enraged by pain looks na
ho did when ho leaped to meet mo.
Hate, deadly, relentless, glared In hla
eyes, and with a yell of exultation ho
Bwung up IiIb long rlflo nnd struck
snvngely at ray head with tho stock.
I caught it partially on my barrel,
breaking Us full force, and oven as It
descended upon my shoulder, Jabbed
tho muzzle hard into hla leering faco.
With a snarl of pain ho dropped his
gun and grappled with me, but as
his fingers closed about my throat,
something swirled down through tho
maze, and the maddened bruto stag
gered back, his arms uplifted, his red
beard cloven In twain.
"Now for It, Wayno 1" shouted Bren
nan. "Back with you!"
With a dive I went under tho piano.
I heard the sliding doors shut behind
us, nnd almqst with the sound was
again upon ray feot.
"To tho stairs!" I panted. "Bren
nan, tako the womon to tho stairs;
thoso fellows aro not In the hallway
yot, and we can hold them thero a
while."
In our terrible need for hasto, and
amid tho thlqk, Bwlrllng smoko fill
ing that Inner room almost to suffo
cation, I grasped the woman chancing
to be nearest mo, without knowing
nt that momont who sho was. Al
ready the rlfle-buttB were splintering
tho light wood behind ub Into staves,
and I hastily dragged my dazed com
panion forward. Tho others were in
advance, and wo fc.apcd our way like
blind persons out Into tho hall. By
raro good fortune It was yot unoc
cupied, nnd ns wo took the fow hur
ried steps toward tho foot of tho
stairs I found my arm was encircling
Cella Minor. Tho depth of despair
within hor dark eyes and the speech
less anguish of her white faco, swept
for nnjnstnnt tho fierce rage of battlo
from my brain.
At that momont the mob, discover
ing our direction of escape, Jammed
both doorways and surged forth howl
ing Into the hall.
"Up!" I cried, forcing her forward.
"Up with you; quick!"
I paused a scant Becond to pluck a
saber from besldo a dead soldier on
tho floor, and then wltn a spring up
the intervening steps, faced about at
Brennan's side on the first landing.
"Wo ought to leavo our mark on
those Incarnate devils here," ho said
grimly, wiping his red blado on the
carpet."
"Unless they roach tho second story
from without, nnd tako us In tho
rear," I answered, "wo ought to hold
back the whole cowardly crew, so
long aa thoy refuse to Are."
It was a sceno to abide long with a
mnn a horrible nightmare, never to
bo forgotten. Above us, protected
somowhat by the abrupt curvo of tho
wido staircase, crouched tho women.
Two wero sobbing, their heads burled
In their hands, but Maria and Mrs.
llrennan sat white of face and dry
eyed. I caught one quick glance nt
tho fnlr faco I loved my sweet lady
of the North thinking, Indeed, It
might prove the last on earth, and
know her eyes were upon mo. Then,
stronger of heart than over for tho
coming struggle, I fronted that scene
below.
Through the rising haze of smoke
I looked down Into angry faces, un
kempt beards, and branlshed weapons.
Tho baffled rascals poured out upon
ua from both doors, crowding into tho
narrow space, cursing, threatening,
thirsting for revongo. Yet they wero
seemingly lenderless, nnd tho boldest
among thom paused nt the foot of tho
stairs. They had already felt our
arms, had tested our steel, and know
well that grim death awaited their
advauce.
But they could not pause there long
tho over Increasing rush of thoso
behind pressed the earlier arrivals
steadily forward. Orlm necessity fur
nished a courago naturally lacking,
nnd suddenly, giving vent to n fierce
shout, they wero hurled upward, seek
ing to crush us nt whatever sacrifice,
by sheer force of numbers. Wo met
thom with the point, in tho good old
Roman way, thrusting homo remorse
lessly, fighting with silent contempt
for them which must havo been mad
dening. I even heard nrennan laugh,
as ho pierced a huge ruffian through
tho shoulder and hurled him back
ward; but nt that moment I snw Craig
knock aside n levelled gun and press
his wny to tho front of tho seething
ronss to nssumo control. His faco was
Inflamed, his eyos bloodshot; drink had
changed him Into a very demon.
(TO DE CONTINUE!?.)
Tho nvernge married man has about
as much to do with managing his
homo as a mouse has with managing
the family cat.
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Even a wlso man never gets over bas
ing a fool to a certain extent.
A remedy that has stood the test of tlras
Is worth trying. Garfield Tea relieves liver,
kidney and stomach troubles.
All of That.
"Who la Nat Goodwin?"
"Ho'a tho co'nter of to All-America
married team.''
His Business.
"That man Indulges In shocking
language."
"Influence of his trade. Ho'a a tele
graph lineman."
Also With Gloves.
Assistant Editor Here's a farmer
writea ua asking how to treat sick
bees.
Editor Tell him he'd better treat
them with reBpect
Spendthrift.
Uncle Ezra Do You think tho
money young Eph Hosklns mad
down In Now York will last him longf
Uncle Eben You bet It won't! He's
going at an awful paco. I waB down
In tho general store last night, and
young Eph was writing $100 checks
and lighting hla clgara with them.
Puck.
No End to His Bad Luck.
John D. Shoop, at an Antl-Clgarettq
leaguo banquet, explained his feelings
in tho story of tho colored man.
"How aro you getting along, Laz
arus?" askod his master, interestedly.
"I gets nlong .poorly," replied Laz
nrua, who complained of his misfor
tune at length. "Master John, I hao
such bad luck," says ho, "that when I
dies and- Is laid away in tho tomb and
tho good Lord sayB to me, 'Lazarus,
como forth,' I know I is sho' to como
fifth."
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