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    WHILE THE CLOCK TICKED ** B?,™™LJ*~'
^
SO STEALTH 11,T did Huron roml
down the Rue de 1* Harpe that
hi* step* hardly made a sound.
He moved like a shadow, and when
at last he ram* to a halt before th*
house of the Citizen Representative
Clairvaux It was as if he had totally
effaced himself, as if he had become
part of the general gloom. It was
In the time of the French revolution. ,
There Huroc paused, considering,
his chin In his hands, and perhaps
because the ground floor window *
were equipped with hats, he moved
on more stealthily than ever along
the garden wall. Midway between
two of the lantern* slung across the
narrow street and shedding a feeble
yellow light'll* paused again.
He stood now at a point where the
shadows were deepest. He listened
intently for a moment, peered this
way and that into ttje night, and then
went, over the wall with the swift,
silent activity of an ep*. He found
th* summit of that wall guarded by
a row of iron spikes and on one of
these, for all his care, Huroc left a
strip of his breeches.
Th* accident annoyed him. He be
rated all Iron spikes, pronouncing
them an execrable, aristocratic insti
tution to which no true pntrot could
be guilty of having recourse. In
deed, from the manner in which the
Citizen Representative Clairvaux
guarded his house it was plain that
the fellow was a had republican.
"What with bars on its windows and
spikes on Its walls, the place might
have been a prison rather than the
house of a representative of the au
gust- people.
Of couw>e, as Huroc well knew, the
citizen represents!ive had something!
to guard. It was notorious that this
modest dwelling of his in thg Rue de
la Harpe was something of s treas
ure house, stored with the lootings
of many a. cidevant nobleman's prop
erty, and it was being whispered that
no true patriot—and a citizen repre
sentative into the hargain—could
have suffered himself to amass* itch
wealth In the hour of the nation's
urgent need.
Huroc advanced furtively across the
garden, scanning the silent, sleeping
bouse. Emboldened by the fact that
no light, or faintest sign of vigilance
showed anywhere, he proceeded so
adroitly that within five minutes he
had opened a window, and entered a
loom that was used by Jhe deputy as
his study.
Within that room he stood quite
still and listened. Save for the muf
fled ticking of the clock, no sound
disturbed the silence. He turned, snd
softly drew the heavy curtains across
the window. Then he sat down upon
the floor, took a small lantern from
his breast and a tinder box from hts
waistcoat pocket.
There., was the sharp stroke of steel
on flyit, and presently his little lan
tern was shedding a yellow disk of
light upon the parquetry-floor.
He rose softly, placed the light on
^ console, and crossed the room to the
door, which stood half open. He lis
tened again a moment, then closed the
door, and camp back, his feet making
no sound upon the think and costly
ai- -^-ngs that were flung here and there.
Tn the mid-chamber " he paused,
looking about him and taking atnek of
his luxurious surroundings. He con
sidered the painted panels, the In
laid woods, the ’gilded chairs, and
the ormolulncrusted cabinets—all
plundered from the palaces of tide
vapts who were either guillotined or
in flight, and he asked himself if it
was In this sybaritic fashion that tt
became a true republican to equip
his home.
- He was a short, slender man. this
HUron, whose shabby brown garments
looked-the worse for the rent in Ihe
breeches. He wore a. fur bonnet, and
bis lank black hair bung In wisps
elmut his cheeks and neck. His face
was white snd wolfish. the Jaw
thrust forward snd ending In a Ipan.
square chin; his vigilant, quick-mov
ing eyes were close eel and beady as
a rat s; his thin lips were curled now
in a sneer as he considered the luxury
about him.
However, that attitude of his was
mqmyitaty. Huroc had not come then
to make philosophy, lint to accomplish
A purpose, and to this purpose lie
addressed himself forthwith. He took
lip his lantern and crOss-'d to a tall
’ secretaire that was a \ery gem of
the rourt furnisher's art In the days
of Louis XIV.
Setting the lantern on top of It. he
drew from hia pocket n hunch of.skel
etn keys, gripping them firmly so tlint
they should not rattle. He stooped to
examine the lock, and then on the
instant tame upright again, stiff and
tense In his sudden nlnrm. A knock
had fallen upon Ihe slreet door, and
the echo of it went reverberating
.through the silent house.
g Huroc'a lips writhed as he breathed
en imprecation. The kngck of a mo
ment before was repeated, mote In
eist-ent now. To the listening Huroc
came the sound of a window being
thrown up. h£p -heaid voices, one from
Above, th* other replying from the
st-eet, and guessed that the awakened
Clairvaux was challenging this mid
night visitor before coming down to
open. ■
Perhaps he would not come down.
Perhaps he would dismiss the Inoppor
tune Intruder. Put that hope was soon
.quenched The window went rasptngly
down, snd a moment later •he flip
flop of slippered feet c-fme shuffling
on th® Stairs and along the passage
to til” door.
A key grated snd a chain clanked
•—this Clairvaux made a hastllle of the
dwelling—and then voices sounded In
the passage. The door of Ihe house
closed with ii soft thud. Steps and
voices approached the room In which
Jiuroc still stood, Immovable, listen
ing.
At last he stirred, realizing that he
bail not a moment -to spare If he
Would esi ape detection. He turned,
go that his back was to Ihe door.
snnlch«-d up his lantern, and pressed
It against his breast, an Hint while It
might still light him fi-rward Its rays
should not strike backward to belrav
hltii. Then In three stride*the mined
th* shelter of the heavy velvet cur
tain* that masked the window, lie
-Jihid them, his bnqk to the c-i-cmeiil.
be a! la«t extinguished Ihe llctil.
The doo'r npenpd an inslrnt Inter
Jhdeed, had Clairvaux. who enleied.
candle In hand. In nightcap and quill
ed dressing gown, bestowed an a'len
(lie inj>k upon Ilia cUttaint he would
»
have detected the quiver that mill
agitated them.
After Ciatrvaux, came a tall young
man in a long black riding rn.it anil
a conical hat that was decorated by
a round tricolor cockade to advertise
his patriotic sentiments. Under bis
utm he carried s riding whip, whose
formidable quality as a weapon of
(Offense was proclaimed by ila round
head in plaited leath«- with silver
embellishments. He placed it upon
a table lieside his hat, and the thud
with which It dropppd to the wood
further announced iis quality.
The citizen representative, a short
stiffly built man whose aquiline face
was not without some resemblance lo
that of his visiter, flung himself In
to a quilt armchair upholstered in
^ Knwrvpr, thp iibpiiI paiwod 1« (jiM*»Unn Mm.
hill# silk, near the secretaire that hut
a moment ago had been the object ot
i'iuroe's attention. He threw one
knee over th* other, and drew his
quilted dressing gown about his legs.
"Well " he demanded, his voice
harsh. . "Vyhat Is this important com
munication that brings you hefe at
such an ho'ur a* this
The man In the riding eoat saun
tered across to the fireplace. He set
his back to the overmantel and the
ormolu clock with Its cupfds by De
bureau. and faced the deputy with a
smile that was almost a sneer.
"Confess now." h# said, "that hut
for your uneasy conscience, my cou
sin, you would have hesitated to ad
mlt me. But you live In the dread
of your own misdeeds, with the Made
of the guillotine like a sword of
Damocles suspended above you, and
you dare refuse no man—however
unwelcome In himself—who may he
the possible beerer of a warning." He
laughed an 'irritating laugh of
mockery.
"Name of a name." growled the
deputy, "will you t®l] me what brings
you without preamble?”
"You do not like preambles? And j
■
H« took up hi* lanlorn and rro**rd (hr tall nwrrtalr*.
you n repre«entntl\e! Now tint Ip odd!
Hut there* Etienne, to put It shortly,
T em thinking of emigrating.’1
It was the deputy's turn to become
mocking: “It wns worth while being
roused at midnight to hear such ex
relltnt news. Emigrate by all means
my dear Gustave. France will lie well
rid of you.”
"And you?" Giiptn\e naked. *
"And I no leap.” The deputy grin
ned sardonically.
“Ah!” paid hip cousin. "That !m ex
cellent. Tn pitch h case no doubt you
will he disposed to pay for the privl’*
lege. To carry out this plan of mine
I "need your assistance. Etienne. T
-hi practically penniltaa "
"Nfcv Hint Is a thousand pities."
The deputy's v^lue hern me alums!
svmpnthello, yet plu* 1 *d h.v a cerf iln
cot of <nrcn«ui If you are penniless
<» am T What else did you expect
In n i^ernhar of the national ennven
, Inn" Did you conceive that a repre
rrntn'lve of the pact ed people. nnj
spoHtle of liberty, quality, and fra
lernllv—-could poPslhle hive money at,
his disposal Ah, rnv good cousin, ij
|assure you that all that 1 possessed]
has been offered tip on the sacred
altar of the ^nation!”
Gustave looked at him. and pursed,
his lips. "You had better reserve that
for the national assembly,” lie said.
"It may sound convincing from the
rostrum. Here”— he waved a hand
about him al all the assembled splen
dors—"it sounds uncommonly like a
barefaced lie.”
The deputy rose with nverwhelm
iik dignity, his brows contracted.
"This to me?" he asked In a shocked
tone.
"Why not? Come, eome- Ktienne, I
am not a child, nor yet a fool. You
are a man of wealth—all the world
knows it, ns you may discover to your
cost one fine morning. These are days
of fraternity; 1 am your cousin, and—"
"Out of my bouse,'' the deputy
broke ln angrily. “Out of my bouse
ihls instant!"^
Gustave looked at him with calm
eyes. Shall I then fco led the ii.iluu).il
assembly what I know of you? Must
T denounce you to the comm ttee of
i public safety 11s n danger to the na
tion? Must I lei! them that ln secret
you are acting a* an agent of the emi
gres, that you plot the overthrow of
the august republic?’’
Clalrvaux's face was livid, his eyes
were bulging. He mastered himself by
an effort. “Denounce all you please,"
he answered In a suffocating voice.
"You'll leave your own hea,d, ln ihe
basket. Salnte Guillotine! You fool,
am I a man of straw to he over
thrown by the denuSr mlon of such a
thing as yoi? Ln you think to frigid-,
en me with threats of whai you will
do? Do you think that is the way
to obtain assistance from me? ’
"Seeing that no other way Is pos
slide.’’ flashed ‘Gustave.
"Out of my house! Go denounce
me. Go to the devil! But out of here
with you."
"Reflect a moment, Ktienne! The
other was breathing hard, and hjc
e\e* flamed with angsi -the «nsrr of
1ho baffled man. “I am face to face
w.th ruin."
“Not a thousand sous, not a single
soti from me. Re off!" Onlrvaux ad
vanced threateningly upon his rnuslti.
“Re off!" He caught him by tho lapel
of hia riding coat.
"Don’t dare to touch me!" (Juat.we
warned him, hla voice shrilling aud
drnly.
However, the deputy, thoroughly
enraged by now, tfghtrned his grip,
and began In thrust the other toward
l bn door. Hustave put out a bend
to th^ table, where hia hat and whip
wrfr lying, anil hla fingers Ho »d
upon that ugly tiding crop of hla.
The rest had happened almost b •
fore* he realized it: ir w>* the hi nd
nc tion of suddenly overw hohiiln*
fury. ||c twisted out of Ills cousin’** j
grasp. stepping back holding that
life preserver by Itg alendci extrepi
Ity, swung it aloft, and brought the
loaded end down whistling upon lb*
deputy’s night cupped head.
Thors was n horrible sound Ilk'*
the crunching vf an eggshell, gt)d the
citizen representative dropped, crush
ed by the blow, and lay In a shudder
twitching heap, while the color of hi*
nightcap changed slowly from white
to crimson under I he murderer's
staring eyes.
Gustave stood there bending over
the fallen man. motionless while one
might count 10. His face was leaden,
and Ills mouth foolishly open between
surprise and horror at the thing he
had done.
Not a sound disturbed the house;
not a groan, not a movement front
the fallen man. Nothing but the
muffled ticking of the ormolu clock
and the buzzing of a fly that had
been disturbed. Still Gustave stood
there In that half-crouching attitude.
terror Kalninc upon hint with every
throb of his pulses.
And then suddenly a voice rut
sharply upon th» stillness. "Well?"
it asked. "And what do you propose
to do now?"
Gustave came erect, stiilitiK a
scream, t" confront the white fare
and heady eyes of Durot who stood
considering hint from l-etwe*'h the
parted curtains.
In a Ions silence Gustave started,
his wits worklnK briskly the while.
• Who are you?" lie asked at last, his
volte R hoarse whisper. "How come
you here? What nre(you? Ah! A thief
—a housebreaker!"
1 "At least." said Duroc dryly, "f am
not' a murderer!"
,JGrent Heaven!" said Gustave, and
his wild eyes turned a^njn upon that
tinglcally crotesrjue mass that lay at
his feet. "Is he—Is he dead?"
"I picas his skull is made of iron."
said Duroc. He same forward in that
swift, noiseless fashion of his, and
dropped on one kneee beside the de
puty. He mvle a brief examination.
The eltlren repia> tentative repre
sents a corpse." he said. "He (• as
dead as Kins: Capet." He rose. "What
nt" \on solnc to do?" hr *Hk*d
"To do? ' (old Oustavs Mon Dion
What I* thorp to-do’ If hs I* drad—"
Hp rhrckrd 11 to knavish wit* wort
i ,,.|pc poo . H* looksd Into th" otbsr's
round Mirk rtM. “You'll not bstray
m", ■ i," crird "You dtit* not. Yo't
•ealth he hoards in these consoles.
In (hat secretaire? You do, for thin
is what you came for. Well, lake it,
take-it nil. But let me go, let me gel
away from this. I—l—" He seemed to
stifle in his terror.
Duron's lipless mouth distended in
a smile. “Am I detaining you?" he
asked. “You didn't suppose I was go
ing to draft you to the nearest mips
de garde, did you? Go, man. If you
want to go. In your plane, 1 should
have gone already."
Gustave stared at him almost in
credulously, as if doubling ills own
good fortune. Then suddenly perceiv
ing the motives that swayed the oth
er, and asking nothing better for
himself than to tie gone, he turned
and, without another word, fled from
\r» In no hotter thnn I- Ann
there is no on* else in the house. He
lived all alone. He wag a miserly
ddg. and the old woman who serves
him wit! not he here until morning.’’
Duror was watching him intently,
almost without appearing to observe
him. lie saw the man's fingers sud
denly tighten upmi ihe life preserver
1 with which he had already launched
one man across the tide of Styx that
night.
Put that thing down." Duror com
i luaoded sharply. "Put it down at
, once, or i'll s»nd you after your
’ cousin."
And Gustave,found himself covered
i by a pistol. Instantly he loosed his
grin of hie murderous weapon. It
I fell with a crash beside the body of
the man It had slain.
"I meant you no harm." Gustave
said, panting. “Do you know what
■ he room and the house, his one anx
jety to pot ss great a distance be
tween himself and Ills crime as po3
slide.
Duror watched that sudd«n seared
'tight, still smiling. Then h» coolly
crossed the room, took up the dead
nan s candle, and placed It upon the
lemetalre. H« nulled up a chair—there
w'as no longer ain1 need to proceed
with caution—sal down. and. pro
ducing his keys end a chisel llk» in
strument. hs went diligently to work
'o g*t at the contents of this s»cre
!alr*
Like a flash Gustave had gone the
l*ng;h of the Rue de la Harpe. drlv
*n ever by his terror of the oohse
ouences of hll deed. Hut as he neared
ihe corner of the r'ordeliere. he was
brought suddenly to a halt by the
measured tread of approaching eleps
He knew It at once for the march
of n patrol, and his consclousnesa of
what he had done made him fearful
of meeting these servants of the Lo
w'll.. might i hall-nce him and d*
mand io know whence he was rnd
whither he went at such an hour—
for the new reign of universal lib
ritv had Imposed stern limitations up
on Individual freedom.
He vanished Inin the darkness of n
doorway, and crouched there »o wait
oottt these footsteps should have
fad'd again Into the distance. And
It was In those moment* as he letned
thee, panting, that his f1 *TidiahlV
Wicked notion first assailed him. He
turned it oyer In his mind, ard in (he
gleam of his teeth a* lie smiled evilv
m himself.
He was his cousin’s heir f’ould he
but fasten tbe guilt of that mm del
upon the thief he had left so callously
-t work In the very room where ihe
body lav then never again need h»
know want. And th* thief, being a
thief, deaerv ed no less
He had no doubt at all that the
fellow- would never have hesitated to
do the murder had It been forced
upon him by rtreumetam e* Tic rc
fleeted further, and realised how
aptly »et was the stag* for such s
comedy »e he had In mind. Had not
that fool compelled him t" drop the
very weapon with which (lie deputy s
■Knil had been amaehed?
No single link was missing In the
main rhain of complete evidence
against the thief. Gustave realized
ihat here was a chance aeni hint by
friendly fortune. Tomorrow it would
lie too late. In seeking his amusin'*
murderer, the authorities wmj! i as
certain that he was. the on” man
v.ho stood to profit by the ci.izen
representative's death, and, having
discovered that, they would ct mpcl
him to render an account of his move
ments that night. They wotilj cross
question and confound him, seeing
l hat he could give no such account
as (hey would demand.
lie was resolved. He would act at
once. ,Not three minutes had sped
since he had left that house, and it
was impossible that in the meantime
tiie thief could have done his work
and taken his departure.
And so upon that fell resolve he
flung out of hie concealment, and
ran on up the street toward the
Cordeliers io meet the advancing
patrol, shouting as he went: "Stop,
thief! Stop, thief!”
lie heard the patrol quickening
their steps in response lo his cry,
and prqprntly he found himself face
to face with four men of the National
guard, who, as it chanced, were ac
companied by an agent of the sec
tion in civilian dress and a scarf of
office,
“Down there,” he criew, pointing
hack down the street, "a thief has
broken into the house of my cousin—
my cousin, the Citizen Representative
Clairvaux.” He gathered importance,
lie knew, from this proclamation of
his relationship with one of the great
cdics of the convention.
However, the agent of the section
paused lo question him. “Why did
you not follow him, citizen?”
"I am without weapons, and I be
»hrt'ugiit me he would probably ba
armed. Besides. I heard you ap
proaching toi the distance, and I
thought it best to run to summon
you, and thus we may make sure of
taking him.”
The agent considered him, his
white face—seen In the light of the
lantern carried by the patrol—hta
shaking limbs and grasping speech,
and concluded that he had to deal
with an arrant coward, nor troubled
to conceal his contempt.
"In the name of Jove!” he growled.
"And meantime the citizen represent
ative may have been murdered in hi»
i.ed."
"Oh pray not! Oh, I pray not!"
Gustave cried pantingly. 'Quick,
citizens, quickly! Terrible things mty
happen while we stand here.”
They went down the street at a
run to the house of Clairvaux, whose
door they.found open as Gustave had
left it when he departed.
"Where did he break in?" asked
one of the guards.
"By the door.” said Gustave. "H#
had keys, I think. Oh, quick!"
In tlie passage he perceived a faint
gleam of light to assure him that the
thief was still at work. He swung
round trt them, and raised a hand.
"Quietly!” he whispered. "Quietly, so
that, we do not dlaturb him."
The patrol thruat forward, and en
tered the house in his wake. He led
th”m straight toward the half open
door of the study, from which the
light was Issuing, as If to guide them.
He flung wide Ihe door, and entered,
while the men crowding after him
came to a sudden halt upon the
what they* beheld.
At their feet lay the body- of the
Citizen Representative Clairvaux In
a raiment that in Itself seemed to
proclaim how hastily- he had risen
from his bed to deal with thi* md
nilght intruder: and there st the sec
retaire, now open, its drawers broken
and their contents scattered all about
the floor, sat Duroc, whltefaced. hi *
beady rat's eyes considering them.
Gustave broke into lamentations st
sight of his cousin s body. "We sre
too late! Mon Dteu. w# are too 1st”!
He is dead—dead. And look: here i»
the weapon with whiehc he was slain'
And there sits the murdered—caught
In the very act. Seize him! Ah
sroundrel"' he raged, shaking hli fist
In the thief's white, startled face.
Ton shall be made to pay for this!"
"Comedian!" said Duroc.
"Seize him: seize him!" cried Gus
tave in a frensy.
The guards sprang arroe* the
room, and laid hands upon Duroc to
prevent his having recourse to any
weapons.
Duroc looked up st them, blink |
ins. Then hip eves shifted to Gus j
tnve. and suddenly- he laughed "Now i
see what a foo| a man U> who will
not seize the chances that are offered
him," he said. "After that villain
l ad bludegoned hia cousin to death,
I bade him go. lie might have made
good his ez-ape, and I should have
*aid no word to betray him. Instead,
he thinks to make me his scapegoat.”
Duroc shrugged and rose under
the hand* of hi* captor*. Then he
pulled Ills coat open, and displayed a
round, leaden disc the size of a five
franc piece, hearing in relief the
aims of the republic.
At sight of it the hands that had
heen holding him Instantly fell away.
The agent of the section stepped
forward, frowning "What doea thia
mean?" he asked, but In a tone that
was almoai of respect, realizing ha
atood in the presence of an officer
of the secret service of the republic
whom no man might detain save at
his peril.
"I am Duroc of the committee of
public safety,’’ was the quiet answer.
"The executive had cause to think
that the Citizen Representative Clair
vaux waa In correspondence with the
enemies <of France. I came secretly
to examine hia papers and to discover
who are hia correspondents. Here is
what I sought.” And he held up a
sheaf of documents, which he had
separated from the rest. ”1 will wish
you good night, citizens. I must re
port at once to the Citizen Deputy
Robespierre. Since thst fellow has
come back, tske him to the Luxem
bourg. l<et the committee of the
section deal with him tomorrow. 1
shall forward my report.”
Gustave shook himself out of his
sudden paralysis to make a dash for
the door. But the guards rloged with
him, and held him fast, while Duroc
of the committee of public safety
passed out with dignity in spite of
his torn breeches. • -
(Copyright, 1426)
Nine Allen Students Have
Perfect Attendance Record
Allen, Jsn. 24.—According to the
report of the Allen high school, nine
students came up to the standard set
for being neither tardy nor absent
during the first semester and having
an average grade of 90 per cent or
above in all subjects, which released
them from examinations. They are
Genevieve Lindhal, Genevieve King
ston, Ruby Wheeler. Gertrude
Knoeli, Ralph Malcom, Beryl Dixon,
Marvin Burgess, Emery Livers and
Duane Kneelsnd.
Due to a demand for elective and
practical subjects, mechanical draw
ing, agriculture. and domestic
science have been added to the cur
riculum the second semester.
Farm Mortgages Reduced
in Holt County Last Year
O'Neill, Jan. 24. — Holt county
mortgage record for 1924 shows 351
farm mortgages, tofttlling $1,425,974,
filed; 54 town and city mortgages to
talling $80,337; and 2.734 chattel
mortgages, totalling $3,012,951. Re'
leases for the same period were 479
farm mortgages, totalling $1,9*0.301;
city and town mortgages 39, totalling
$57,021, and 2.094 chattel mortgages,
totalling $2,124,947. Sheriff and other
deeds totalling 142 were in process of
foreclosure during 1924.
Franklin Girls’ Club Plans
• Kxtension of Its Service
Franklin, Jan. 24.—rian* for She
coming year discussed at the annual
meeting of the Franklin Girls' Com
munlty club include a dramatic cRili.
an art and craft club, an Arbor day
celebfation fun festival, a chautau
qua and special programs for the
monthly suppers and meetings. Mrs
Florence Hutchinson has been presi
dent since May, 1923. —
The club was organized in October,
1921, for the purpose of building a
community house and has a member,
ship of 142. At present the club lias
$1,200 on Interest and a checking ao
count of over *100. The club has
sponsored the Wesleyan Glee clulj,
Mrs. Slsker, the parliamentarian, two
good moving picture shows, tne
Chautauqua, featuring a stunt night
ly hy local talent, and a community
picnic.
The Girls Glee club, which is a
branch of the Community club, hr.*
given several concerts and an oper
ette, ‘The Gypsy Rover."
rrT—"t,
“EUROPE]
under the American Flag i
QO to Europe on ths Amerl» |
can ships of the United
States Lines snd enjoy the
highest Americsn stsndirds of
comfort snd convenience. The
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clean tha littla howala and In a faw
lioura you hava a wall, playful child
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constipated or full of cold, children
lova tha plasssnt tasta of this gantta.
harmless laxative. It never cramps
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or soothing drugs.
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ths genuine "California F;g Syrup '
which has directions for babies ah'
children of all agea printed on bottle
Mother, you must say "California
Refuse any imitation.
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