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! Woman. The Mystery
Gy HENRY
CHAPTER XX.
On the following tiny tlie especial fn
Tor which the Emperor lintl shown to
Helene was the subject of ccmvcrfmliou in
the 1'nrlM clubH. Of cotirHc, nil the pn-
ors reported It. niul Adams on the fol-
owfug morning brought to Helen quite n
ttle batch of extracts from the Paris
ournaln concerning herself.
Helen rend two or thrco of them cold
ly, then pushed the nrnt iiHldc. Her choc
olnlo remained untouched, nnd Mrs.f Rod
bert Rorlnquny, who acted tho part of
chnperono In Ilolono's household, Hut nt
tho head of the table, rubbing her plump
Wlilto hnnds against each other and look
ing extremely mlHcrnble.
Ilclenn had bnrely taken any notice
of her, nnd tho old lady wan us peevish
na any offended mint can be. The rend
er will wonder how Mr. nnd Mrs. Rod
bcrt Rorlnquny camo to bo bo closely
connected with Helene's hoiiHohold, but
the matter in very simple.
When Ileleno arrived In Europo nnd
found her nearest relatives Htruggllng in
tho meshes of the direst distress, threat
ened by tho terrors of tho Inw, criminal
nnd civil, sho persuaded Adams to grant
Immediate) help to her unfortuuute uncle
nnd mint.
Mr, Kodbort Rerlnquny nceeptdd nsHhst
nnco with lofty condescension. Ho know
that it wub useless to Htrugglo nguhmt the
evidences of titlo which Helen, through
WnltoYs untiring help, wan able to pro
duce, nnd ho therefore most generously
cotiHcutcd not to Impede Hclcno'H ease,
upon being assured of tho payment of
nil ids debts nnd liabilities, and of a com-
fortnhlo Incomo for himself and Mrs.
Berlnqiiny.
Ho forgot with tho most benign grace
thnt ho had for years attempted to pro
cure I clone's nssnsslnntlon througli
Qunylo, nnd ho received her with u be
novolcnl good-will which u kindly parent
plight extend toward n long-lost daugh
ter. Hclono could not go about in Eng
lish soeioly alone. A chnperono hnd to
Ibo found for her, nnd who bottor suited
to thnt purpose than Mrs. Rodbcrt Darin
quay V
"WcJl," snld Adnms, "that Is pleasant
rending, I supposo?"
For n reply, Helen pushed townrd him
Uio letter bIio hnd received on the pre
vious evening. Adams read tho letter.
"It can't bo helped," ho said. "We
ought not to have delnycd so long."
"I would not nilnd It," rojolnod Helen;
"but It Is that mau Roberts ngnln.
.Whenovor I wnnt n thing particularly, I
cannot get It becnuso thnt man Roberts
has got It, or hns bought it. Who Is he,
do you know?"
"I know thnt ho Is nn American gen
tleman, nnd a very rich one," said Ad
ams. "Ho owns gold nnd silver mines
In Oolorndo of fabulous value. Here,"
ho ndded, pointing to a goutlcmnn who
pad just entered tho room, "perhaps
tteuarnl Donon will bo nblo to give you
knoro precise Information. Who is Mr.
Itoborta of Colorado?" ho asked, with a
Swiillo, which hnd a tniut of sntiro In It.
"I cannot tell you much, I nm afraid,"
E. Plied Donon. "About tho gentleman's
arly antecedents nothing Is known. Peo
ple say thnt ho camo to Oolorndo ns a
&ulIock driver, not moro than flvo or six
(years ngo. Ono night, so pooplo say, ho
fwon two hundred dollnrs nt poker. With
lhc.se two hundred dollnrs, so further
jsnlth popular information, ho net up a
gambling deu in n log hut. The nvo hun
dred dollnrs grow to two thousnnd, nnd
Iho two thousand to twenty thousand,
jnml with thesa twenty thousand dollars
lie bought n mountain which turned out
hi bo partly of gold and partly of silver,
piey havo been digging it out by the
wagon loads those four or llvo years
Jpnot, nnd they say that if they go on
figging for six hundred years more they
won't como to tho bottom of it. A pleas
nt prospect for Mr. Roberts, is It not?"
"Then he has more money than II" ex
claimed Helen, bitterly.
"I Hiipposo ho hns, or will havo It when
Jbo wnnts It," was Denon's answer.
Helen sat back In her chair and breath
ed a long sigh.
"What does he look llko?" she snld nt
Jnst.
"Ho looks llko n mnti who can take
fcaro 01 iilmsell nnd of what ho
cbsc8," replied Denon.
POH-
"Rut Is ho tall short? un antelope
or n hippopotamus?" questioned Holeuo,
n muo more ncruny.
"Ho Is of middling height, rather
jetour," nam jJcnon, "and between forty
Wnd fifty, I Bhould nay. Not nn unnleus.
Wnt fnce, rather dark of complexion, nnd
with dnrk eyes; nis hair Is Iron gray,
auu uo wenra n nugo mustnclio nnd u
. . f i i .
fCiuBu-uui, poimvii nearu oi tlie mime
taolor. Ho afrocts nn Onsy nonchnlanco,
dressoa in rnthor Bohemian fashion, nnd
acorns to know Paris excecdinclv well.
ale camo hero with lottera of introduction
to the Duchoss do Frony, nnd that nmla
jtoio scandal monger has opened tho doom
ot many of tho best salons for him. You
tooein intcrcstod In tho gentleman. May
I ask why?"
"Uo buys everything that I wnnt."
(was Holeuo's answer. "He han bought
chat house ovor tnere, una I want It"
"Well, surely," oxclalmed Denon. "if
Mr, Roberta know you wanted thnt house
be would relinquish his bargain, and let
hrou have It,"
i "Do you think so?" questioned Helon.
1 "Of course he would," Dcnou nnswer-
"Who could refuso you anything,
you asked? Mr. Roberta may bo very
h, but be w only a man after all, and
certainly will not be able to deny him
If the pleasure of doing a favor to
Urn Berlaauay. Write to him. Write
mm Mm nioccly. and ask him to come and
leee yoa for the purpose of talking this
Ib'uilMW ever. Tou might present 7ew
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HERMAN
'best' compliments, nnd you might sny
thnt it would give you plcnsuro if Mr.
Roberts would call nnd tnko n cup of ton
with you nt llvo o'clock. A cup of ton,
a spoonful of cream, nnd two lumps of
sugar cost little, but you will find that
their power is magnetic."
"Very well," said Hclono. "I will go
out of tho way nnd bo specially pleasant
to this Rocky Mountnln benr."
FIvo o'clock tea Is n pleasant function,
much hotiorod in Paris. It' is tho appoint
ed hour for all tho tittle-tattle, tho fragile
confidences, which lilt from salon to sn
lou, nnd then nro reported in tho fashion
nblo papers under tho guise of rumor.
It wnn therefore nothing uiiusuul for
1 (clone to nsk Mr. Roberts to cnll on her
nt thnt hour, especially ns ho wns Invit
ed for the most formal busliiPKS pur
poses. '
At tho same time Hclcno nrgued thnt
anybody would consider It nn honor of
the highest degree to bo so invited, nnd
thnt Mr. Roberts was bound to fool cor
respondingly Influenced by tho distinc
tion betttowod upon him.
She wns peculiarly absent-minded dur
ing tho wliulo of tho morning, and when
Wnltor called (o take her for nn hour's
canter ho had to wait an hour before tho
lady was ready to accompany him.
Walter, however, wns woll accustomed
to Helene's Idiosyncrasies, ami to his
mind sho could not do wrong. Her slight
est wish wna lnw. Hnd she chosen to
keep him waiting for sixty days and
sixty nights, ho would have waited un-
murmurlngly. No goddess of mythology
ovor had a more obedient mortal slave
tlian Helon found In noft-henrlod. un
selfishly devoted Walter Glaydes.
Wnltor nnd Denon both stayed to
luncheon, nnd then tho lndy disappeared
in tho prlvncy of her own apartments,
bho looked not only lovely, but mnjostlo
when fiho entered tho drawing room, nnd
the friends who hnd nlroady assembled
there could nebJiolp expressing their ad
miration.
"You havo made yourself too pretty for
this world, my dear," said a volatile
baroness an expert and professed match
mnker. "No mnn will daro to propose tj
n goddess."
nelene's eyes traveled round tho room.
nnd sho saw, surrounded by n bevy of
lnlr ladies, n prluco. n statesman of
European reputation, and half n dozen
nobloincn of minor degree. Rut tho mau
whom she had specially invited, and for
whoso sake sho hnd taken such pains to
look her best, wns not there.
"Surely ho will not daro to Ignore my
invitation," she said to herself. "That
would be nddlng Insult to Injury."
Her eyes wandered townrd the door
whenever it opened to admit a newcomer;
but tho hour passed nnd Mr. Roberts
camo not. Tho time usually nllottcd for
tho nvo o'clock ten wns over, nnd her
guests hnd nil gone nwny again. Thnt
awful mnn Roberts had not come, nor
hnd he sent the slightest word of expla
nation. Wns thero ever such indignity
heaped upon n woman?
She hntcd nil men, but she nspccinlly
hated GouornI Donon for huvlng suggest
ed tho Invitation, nnd bIio hntcd thnt mnn
Roberts, nbove nil. Sho thought she could
hnvo poisoned him, had ho been thero nt
that moment. When she returned to her
room sho stood for n moment beforo her
mirror gnnshlng her gleaming tooth, nnd
just one solitary tear stolo down her
cheek. , Sho wiped It away irgrily with
her handkerchief, which niterwnrd sli-i
crushed between her littlo fiugers.
"That Is tho first mnn to whom I hnvo
over held out nn invitation, and who has
Ignored mo. Ho thwnrts mo nt ever
turn, but I will make him suffer for it."
On a sudden a seemingly mad thought
snot into Her mind. She repented to her
self Denon's description of thnt man
Roberts.
"Middling height, rather Btout, botwecu
lony nnu titty. Not nn unpleasant fnce.
Rather dark complexion, with dark eves.
iron-gray hair, huge mustache, and close
cut pointed beard. Seems to know Paris
exceedingly well."
"Great heavens!" she snld to herself.
"What If It wore Henri!"
Shu turned white as n sheet, nnd hnd
to sit down to suppress hor emotion. Her
woman's Intuition had not misled her. It
wns Henri Sainton, returned to Paris
niter nn adventurous career In America,
rich beyond the dream of avarice. Sho
camo face to face with him sooner than
.she dreamed of over doiuc so.
Ono afternoon sho wns taking her
usual drive, accompanied by Mrs. Rerln
quuy. Tho fnshionahlo promonado was
crowded with tho Paris world of fashion,
luterminablo rows of carriages plodded
their ways up nnd down boncath the aca
clns. Ileleno grow weary of acknowledging
tho courteous salutes with which sho wns
greeted on every side, nnd ent in hor
Inndau, staring into vnenncy, when tho
cnrrlago enmo to n stop, being blocked by
tho vehicles nhend.
A gentleman wns lcnnlng against the
Iron railing which separated tho foot
walk from tho carrlngo rond, nnd nelene
recognized him. Ho wns n French noblo
man who hnd conBidornblo possessions in
America, nnd had been introduced to her
by Denon.
A conversation sprung up, when nol
cue, for tho first tlmo, noticed a stoutish,
halo nnd henrty, good-looking, middle
aged mnn standing next to tho gentleman
who was conversing with hor. As sho
looked the color faded from her cheeks
and neck, and aho stared so curiously
that tho count said, blandly:
"You seem to know my friend. Miss
Berinquuy. Allow ma to introduce you
to Mr. Henry Roberta."
Helena' eyee vera fixed apoa the
man'a faee, Never wu a bird were
holplea) under tho fascination of a snake
than Hclcno nt thnt moment.
"Miss Rcrlnquny nnd myself havo met
before," snld Mr. Henry Roberts, hi good
English, with the barest tingo of a
French nccent In It.
Thero wns no mistaking the voice.
Thero wns no mistaking tho fnce. Roth
wero Henri's.
OHAPTMR XXI.
With the sight of Henri's fnce, tho
memory of Henri rushed Into Helene's
mind, ns sho hud seen him on thnt fate
ful night when Qunylo wns nbotit to
murder her, nnd Henri hnd flung him
self, barely in the nick of time, upon her
would-be nnsnssin.
Thero is n saying "Money makes the
man." Henri Sainton, tho reckless de
fender of the barricades during thoso
terrible dnj's of June, 1848; Henry Rob
erts, the soldier of the Louisiana bat
talion, and Henry Roberts, tho Colorndo
millionaire, wero no moro like one an
other than n chimpanzee is like n linn.
Henri Sainton, if not n gcntlemnn in
tho stern nnd full meaning of the word,
was as near tho real aralclo ns tho best
of veneer could make him. There wns
one thing he wished for, thnt he would
hnvo prnyed for If such n thing hnd been
possible to him, namely, to meet Helene,
to stand on nn eunl pinnacle with her,
to be able to remind her of the past. Ho
touched her outstretched hand with his
fingers, and felt It Icy cold. His eyes
mot Uclono s, and he snw her quail be
neath hor gaze.
Helene's perturbation, however, was
momentary only. Tho next few seconds
restored her equanimity of mind, nnd
with n quick resolve she dashed tho dis
tressing reminiscences out of her mind.
"I am glad to meet Mr. Roberts." sho
said, "oven if It is only to chide him. I
invited you to my five-o'clock, and you
did not come."
"I will prove my repentance," said
Henri. "If I may, I will come unlu
vlted," "That would bo to reward you for hav
ing sinned," sho said. "No, no; I shall
have to bo the judge, nnd 1 will. dictate
tho fine."
At that moment tho lino of enrringes
began to move, and Ilelono's coachman,
following those in front of him, drovo
nwny. Hclcno wits wrapped in n deli
cious reverie. Sho knew not whether sho
hnd hoped or dreaded thnt Henry Rob
erts might prove to be Henri Sainton,
but now, as sho know him to bo Henri
Sainton, her heart felt wanner for tho
discovery.
When nelene renched home, she found
Lord Yorley waiting for her in tho draw
ing room. Tho old nobleman boro his
eighty yenrs with n sturdy vigor. Ho
wns n portly gontlemnn, Btnld and grave.
His lifo had been ono of mnny troubles,
first for his sister, then about his son
Walter, and tho long and wenrying trials
had snddened nnd softened him. Helene
noticed immediately that Lord Yorley
wns less nt his case than was his habit.
"Now you nro not going to scold me
this nftcrnoon," sho snld, poutlngly, ns
she held out her hand.
"I hnvo not come to Bcold you, my
child," unid Lord Yorley, placing n chnlr
by her side, nnd senting himself thero.
"I havo come to speak to you nbout a
mnttcr thnt concerns me deeply, nnd in
which I liopo to Interest you."
Ileleno opened her big blue eyes wido.
Tho prenmblo seemed bo very ncrious,
nnd flhe wns not ut nil seriously inclined
nc thnt moment.
"I hnvo como, my denr child," snid
Lord Yorley, "to speak to you about my
boy Wnltor. He in now my only Bon.
On poor Alfred's death, six months ngo,
he beenmo my heir. Ho will one dny,
when I nm gone, bo Lord Yorley. His
fortune, when ho will tnko my place, will
bo nmplc, though nqt quito ns Inrgo na
yours. My denr child, Wnltor loves you.
You are his goddess on enrth. no hna
loved you for mnny yenrs. He hns loved
you so truly thnt ho hns never dnred to
tell you nbout his love."
"I hnvo known that for mnny years,"
she replied, in a more whisper, and with
her eyes on tho ground. "I havo known
all along thnt Walter loved me."
"I know," continued Lord Yorley,
"that if your dear dead father or my
poor Agatha wero nlive now, they would
join mo in plending my boy's cause. I
know they would wish that my Walter
and you may become man and wife."
Had Lord Yorley come to her a week
ago ay, had ho even come to her two
days ago the chances wero even thnt
Ilolono would havo said to herself, "Af
ter all, Wnltor Is the best nmong tho
men I know. He Is true. He risked
his life to find me years ngo. I know
that no man in this world loves me bot
tor, or can lovo mo moro truly." She
would havo hesitated perhaps for a mo
ment or two, but bIio might havo consent
ed, nnd perhaps would have consented.
Now the caso was different. Another
figuro hnd stepped In between her nnd
Walter's love. Henri had sprung up like
a mocking sprite out of n cavern of fa
ille. And he skipped nnd romped through
the picture of her life, nnd nil her finer
sentiments shrunk shiveringly beneath
tho uncouth whirligig. Ileleno wns do
liberntiug what to Bay, when bIio wns
roused by n knook nt tho door, nnd Ad
nms' volco wns heard asking:
"May I come In?"
Lord Yorley turned on his chair with
n nearly angry movement when Helena
replied, "Como In, of courso," to Adams.
"I hnvo news thnt may Interest you,
my dear," snld Adnms, nfter tho custom
nry npology to Lord Yorley. "Thnt
wretched mnn Roberts, ns you cnll him,
hns Just been thrown from his horse. Ho
riins been tnkon to a chemist's shop, and
they Bay he is badly hurt."
Hclono jumped up with her faco as
whito as a sheet and darted at tho bell
with ono Bwoep.
"Toll Jacqueline to bring mo my hnt
and shawl immediately," she said to th
servant
"What are you going to do?" asked
Adams.
"I am going to Mr. Roberts, and yoa
moat come with me, and try to iT8 the
Kie of the man who saved mine.
CTe be eontinoedj ,
Fowls For Mnrkct.
While tho main consideration to tho
sonsumcr Ih thnt the fowl should bo
reasonably plump and properly picked,
the largo city merchants demand cer
tain tilings in tho way of pnekiup;
which the poultry raiser must carry
out if ho would bo successful in such
markets. Ono of the things is thnt
the fowls bo "shnped" before they are
packed, and while tills process niakos
n form that Is not particularly pleas
ing, It is, perhaps, better than tho mls
Blmpcn fowls which would result if
they wero plnccd In boxes or barrels
without any sign of packing. To
make a shaper, first build a frnrao and
then In this framo construct two
troughs, each ten feet long. Thcso
troughs aro constructed by nailing to
gether two boards, seven-eighths of an
Inch thick and six Inches wide, at right
uncles.
After plucking the fowls, lay tho
carcasses In tho trough, with the bends
hanging down, the legs alongside tho
breast and the breast downward. Ry
gcntlo prossuro force tho carcass down
Into tho angle of the trough. Cover
each carcass with oiled paper; then
have an inch board six inches wide to
lay on the carenssos, and weight this
board down with n brick or heavy
stone at either end. As tho carcass of
tho bird is slipped under tho board,
move the lower brick or stone to ob
tain the weight. The carcasses should
be kept In tills position for six or
seven hours, and they will then bo
shaped and ready for packing In crates.
The Illustration sIiowb the construction
of tills shaper In detail, and, as will
bo seen, any handy man can construct
it rcndily. Indianapolis Nows.
I?KK Facta.
In order to furnish moro definite In
formation about tho poultry business
Secretary Wilson rccontly directed ono
of his men to get together nil tho facts
available regarding tho snbject The
results of this Inquiry present some
surprising facta. According to the
latest available tables, tho value of all
fowls on farms Is $85,79-1,000. About
$15,000,000 is deducted from this sum
to represent the fowl3 under the ngo
of three months, so that tho balanco
embraces tho stock that is kept for
breeding and Inylng. The estimated
number of chickens In the country is
2."jO,000,000, producing for market in
one year poultry worth $180,000,000
and eggs worth $W! ,000,000, a total
value of nbout $280,000,000. This rep
woscnts an income of 40 per cent
Use For Old Axes.
Cnst-off axes can be made useful, as
Bhown in tho cut. The best use for
this tool Is for loading and unloading
ties off a truck. It
will savo a lot of
heavy lifting nnd
tugging. A slight
blow will sink It In
made oven ax. to a tie. Tho part
shown by dotted line, is cut out, while
tho remaining part Is hammered out
and pointed. I nm a blacksmith by
trade, and made twenty-five of these
useful implements Inst winter. W.
R. Kelley, In Farm nnd Home.
Sheep Notes.
Feed only what tho sheep will eat
up clean.
DIvIdo tho flock according to ago,
Blze and sex.
A well-growing and vigorous condl
tlon In tho sheep is best for wool
growing.
Following tho careful selection In
buying and judicious breeding, como
the factors of care and feed.
Wool is very nitrogenous, and to
'grow a good fleece of wool with a
strong fiber nnd of good quality, feed
something rich In nitrogen.
Sheep are rustlers, gleaners, scaven
gers and quarterly dividend payers, for
they give yoa wool. Iamb and mat
'ton.
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rOVTb BEABT 3TOB If AIUCKT.
Arrnngo to afford the ewes plenty ol
opportunity to cxcrclso.
Focd the flceco nnd.nt tho on mo time
feed tho body which is to produce it
The fools which conduce most to
bodily growth will make tho best wool.
Don't buy a ram unless he has a
good length of wool on his belly and
cgs.
In order to get a good fleece the
sheep must bo kept in a vigorous con
dl tlon.
MukiiiK n Farm Gate.
When a gate Is of considerable
ength, as farm gatos must bo to lei
a wagon pass through, there is always
danger that' they will sag, and mnlnly
because the dovico used for tho latch
s faulty. Try tho following plan of
constructing a lateh and see If it dope
not work well: Havo the blacksmith
bend a piece of half-Inch round lrp
n L shape, making ono arm one-quax
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r-LA FOlt FAKM GATE.
ter of an Inch longer than the thick-
noss of the post nnd the gato-boardj
tho other arm should be about ten
Inches long. Rore a hole through the
post under tho board near tho edge of
tho post, put tho threaded end of th
bent Iron through and screw on tha
nut. Havo tho Bume arrangement at
the lower part.of the gnte. When th
gate Is to be closed, turn the bar so
that It will not be in the way and so
when the gate is closed it will rest
on the bar. Then turn the bar back
so that the upright pleco will be in po
sition over tho board. If, after a
while, tho bar works too readily, a nail
may bo placed in position, agalnBt
which tho bar will rest when It U
turned.
Tho Illustration, with tho drawn de
tails, shows tho whole plan In such a
clenr manner that anyono can con
struct such a gato and attach th
latches.
Mcnnnrlnc Corn In Crib.
The common practice is to call twe
bushels of corn on tho cob a bushel ol
shelled corn. This Is not strictly cor
rect, and in some States tho legal bush
el of ears is seventy pounds. But a
sumlng that two bushols make bul
one, it will be easy to multiply tho
length, breadth and height of tho crih
in inches and thus get tho nnniber ol
cubic inches it contains. Then dlvid
this by 2,150, tho number of cubl4
inches In a bushel, nnd you have the
number of bushels of ears. This din
vlded by two will give you tho ap
proximate shelled corn. Another -rule
is that two cubic feet of dry corn oa
tho cob will make a bushel of shelled
corn. Then mcasuro tho length.
breadth anu height of the crib and
divide these cubic feet by two to gof
bushels of shelled corn. These tw
methods will give a wide difference,
for In a crib measuring twenty feoj
long, ten feet high and ten feet wld
there should bo by tho first method a
littlo over S00 bushels, whllo by tin
last mothod thero would be 3,000 bush
els. Wo do not bellevo that citlioi
method Is perfectly accurate, and thai
tho truo measure lies between the two.
tho first being too small and the laaf
too large. St. Louis Republic.
Loss In Cured Fodder.
It has been found at tho Ontario
Experiment Station thnt tho smnllesi
necessary loss in curing occurs when
tho corn is fairly well matured and
woll eared, and contains not less than
80 to 85 per cent of dry matter. Foi
clover the results lndlcato that 28 t
82 per cent of dry matter is better thin
a lower or higher per cent. Corn woU
mntured and just in tho glazing stng
with the leaves still green is in th
proper condition for the silo, nnd
clover In full bloom, or a trifle past
and In good condition for hay, bul
not too dry, is tho propor stago foi
this.
KiikIIhU Whcut.
Tho wheat crop of England is tha
smallest on r6cord, surpassing even Un
previous lowest record of 1805. Th(
trouble is not wholly duo to an unfa
vorable season, but Is tho result of th
steady shrinkage in acreage caused bj
tho land being used for other crops.
Great Cranberry Marsh.
Tho largest cranberry marsh In tla,
world is to be located in Burnett Ooun
ty, Wis. It will cover 4,000 acres. Thi
tract is along tho cast bank of -tho St
Croix, extending from Norway Point
fifteen miles southeast of Hinckley,
near tho mouth of Crooked creefa
twenty miles cast of Hinckley. It H
about eight miles In longth, and 1
from half a mile to two miles in width
Tho nearest point of the complete!
marsh will be within twelve miles J
GHtntaburib WUv Exchange.