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Meadow Brook
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,1IARY J. HOLAfBS
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Cl1At"l'I 1t XXII.
It W&I urly murlllllK. ' 1'ho WhllIuWH
. ' ' , ndrulttlillf the
m , 1'00111 "eru 01'011
o.b , cool Idr , which hud beell ( llIrll1od
yon. ot tho.e terrific thullder wtor/1l"
10 common III a aOllthern clIme. l or
bU1 w..k. I hud lain theru III a .tata of
. , luve at Illterull wh'1l1
bad a dream1 ruallutioll uf.hat wu
Iranaplrlnr urOl1nd me , The IlhYllcilln
'ho wu Oilled III Dr , Clayton' . wt8lJ
Ind more thlln OIlCe : . hinted of contillupf !
baau ii , cltTur .Tml1nr CUOM whIch had
lomc1Ilder hll obsor\"utlon ; but III wplte
.f hIli opllllon , I , thAt brlKht IIKust
lornillg , n wokc ( rolll 11 refrellhlll ! : 9Ie 11 ,
) Odth l'erfectly ' rCHtorcl1 hCllltieH. At firlll
I thollJht I WRI ! ololle , for there wnll II
leoll sl1l'lICO III the room , IIlId frolll the
blill below I dllltIICtly ! henrd till. ! tlcldlllt
_ f the clock , relllhldlllJo ; 11Iof thu tIllie ,
, ' I h III hov-
renl's nlO , whell ollce h'ffJI'u
tred between IIfu 01111 d\nth , 1'OW ' , 1111
, Ihell , \'Jqll.rhmcell ! the dellcloull feelIllg
f returnlll ! : heolth , bllt /1IIHRell the fo-
mlllar fnceA of III ) ' frlellds , nlll ] all I
tholl ht how hr ] Willi fro III hOlllo and
all who ! In'efl lIIe , I IInld UIOlld , l 1111I
alolle , alolle , "
"Not IIlolle , Bellm , for 1 nm with you , "
QlIswerellll Ileep voice nelll' ; 111111 the lIext
moment the .lnrlc . form of ltIclllll'll Dl'1a-
fielll hen t over lIIe ,
lIlerl ) ' sCllnlllllg my face , he sahl , "D" "
rOil kllow I11O ? "
hYell , " I anRwerell , " : 'III' , Delalhlll , "
'hell ns a 111m relll\'mlll'lIl1ce of the Ila'it
came o\'cr lIIe ; I IIftcllm } ' hellll antI look ,
rd rOllnll the room for olle who 1 Imcw
hnll'lIot long sillce heell there ,
Divining lilY thonght , he IInltl'er '
gently , as If the annOllnCI'mellt would of
eOllrse give 1I1e llaln , "lIe III 1I0t herl' ,
Hon , He was ohtlgecI to go hOIll/ / ) hut
I dare Iny he wlll soon rctllrll ; mcantlme
I will take care of YOII , DOlI't feul flO
badly , " he contlllllel1 , all teors of ellllhw
joy at Dr. Clayton's abscllce gnthered
In lilY eyell ,
I could not tell him the truth ; anll
when I sl10Ite It wns to osk him cOlI\'tJrn-
IlIg my IIInes8 , After tellillg 1110 nil thnt
he thought llrolllr ! , he took the letter
from his llOcket , nlld IInll1 , "Dr. Clu'toll
left thla for ) 'ou , 1In\'e ) 'OU strength to
real1 It now ? "
"Yea , ) 'CII , " I replh'cI , ealtJrly , lit the
S01l10 time stretchIng Ollt 1I1 } ' hnnd to
take It.
'here WII8 n blur npon lU } ' eyell 1111 I
re\ll : , anl1 I pitied Dr , OIaytoll , who hnll
thus laid bne to me his wretchedneslJ ,
l'llt ' mIngled with this wnll n feelilll ; of re. i
lief to know Unt , 1 wnA free , IIp. told I
me whnt he had wrlttell to Mr , Delll- !
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neld , anll when I clime to thnt portion of
the litter , I hl\'olnnb\rlly utt\'rod an ex-
clll.lUlIUon ot delight , while I glonccd tim-
Idll towllrll him. nut he lUndc no IIIlgn ,
'he letter which wonld Iline explahwd
.U wu lately 10\lzed behInd the burean.
and 1..lth II rloOlll1 broW' he watched lue
. " .hil. 1 road , Intuprotlnl : 0\1 emotions
lute UII ! utt.tactlon ko utuulll sup-
p'led I would ( eel I. ! &earln , from m1
lonr. With w. Uu rlTulsloli wu to.
Ired , for I fanc1.d I IIIW In the . .x-
pruillon ot hll hce contempt tor one
who hid prllumlll to loye him , and bur.t-
Inr Into tura , I cried and lau heJ I\It r-
uatel1 , whll. he tried to soothe lI\e ; but
I "ould not be comforted by hlm--h.
hatfd 'ine ' , I knew , anl1 nrl peWhly I
told him at last "to lot we Rlone alltl go
lI"ay-I was better wlthollt him than
with hllll , " I said , "and ho would obllt ( !
me by learitlg the room , "
'rhe next 11I01llellt I repented m1 harllh-
ne8S , 'hleh 1 knew hl\ : ] caused him 1111111 ,
for 'thl'ro wus a look of 8IJrrOW UpOIl hIs
face as lie co 11I1111 ell wllh my request. Hut
I WIIS oo Jruud to call him bock , 1I1111
for' tlte I10xt hll1'f hour I crlell nnll frtt ll
nIOlIIlrsl \ lit hIm for mnklll Dr , Gloy-
t01l1 thInk he loved me whell he dltlll't ;
8econl1ly , lit Dr , Cloy ton for III ell 11 11 1\1 ;
with wboll1hlll't concern him ; , 'lId IlIstl ) ' ,
tit IIIYllelf , for helllg so foolish liS to cllre
whether IIl1ybody 10\"e.1 . I\\e or not. At
the elld of that time mchnrd clime bock ,
' 1'ho cloul1 hod dlsnllpenred , nlld ver ) '
ood-humorol1ly ho IIsleed "If I hnll Jot
< . ' \'er III ) : ,11't , 111111 If I wantcd nll'thllll { . "
, B forQ night I was ao milch h , lter
lhuA\ln , Linn nnd I1nlbert cnllle III to
sea lIIe , each eXllreslllng their ploosll1'o at
III ) ' con\'aleBc\'lIcc , But one there waH
who cnme not to greet me , IInl1It whose
nhsenc , , " I greotl ) ' m/lr\"e\ed \ , She hell
o\'Cr bQen the firBt to llIeel 1\\0 III the
1II0rlllllg nljd lhe lallt to lenve 1110 lit
1I1/ht , WI ) ) ' , then , dill aho tllrr } ' now ,
when I " , Iahell 80 mueh to lice her
AlliS ! I did Ilot k low thnt never : Igahl
wOllld her hOl\\e be Iloddenell hy tht
IIlInllhlne of her prl'Benee , for It was Jos.
sle whom 1 mlssed-Jesslo for whom I
1\1IIJod-atrllllllng : my car to cntch tlu
SQwul of Iter .rlnglng Inugh or bOUllllhlt :
footstel18.
t IlIst , ns the dny vore on nnll slit
llll1 not cOllie , I asked for her nnd wh )
she stll'ell so long nwny. Wrlllglll hel
h\nds : , : 'IIrs , I.onslnexelnhll'd / , wI'el
her , Ulehllrd , 1 cnllnot. It will kill me
Oh , Jl'lIlIle , Jr/llllo ! "
Hut I hnd no ueed for further Imowl
edle , I sow what I had not befnru 011
, ; un'cd , the mourning gnrments of thol !
rouud lIIe , nnd In tellrs of angulah
cried : " : 'Ily dnrllng Is dead I"
"YeA , ,1eBsle Is dend , " answrred Hlcl
nrd , " " 'e shllU never 1Il'0 her lItah
for IIhe Is sofo In the happy Innd (
which ) 'on so often t01l1 her. "
I could not weep , My lIorrownfl to
grellt fOl' tenrs , end covering III ) ' fllC' '
I thonht : for n long , long time , " \\'Ii
was It , " 1 nskell mYllolf , "thot nh\'I\J
when lenth hnd ho\'ered nellr me , I hn
llel'lI slllired nlld Illlolher tnkell , " fOl' , t
III till ) cuse of Jelsle , so hnd It bel'lI wl
brothl'r Jamle-thu ' hall dloll , whlle
hn.l . IIvcd , nlld wltb a fer\"ent thlllll ,
glvlllg to 11I.1"on , which hnll 111nlt 1111
1"l'"C\lII ! \ , I 1110 , I pruyed thnt
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mhht not hu In'nill. .
Grnduall ) ' , 1111 I could bear It , Mr. Dl
nfi\'ld teld me the IIlId .tory--how sl
hnll hllnl : tanrlellSl ) ' over n11 pillow wh. .
all clae hnd dellortl'd mej how Ibe hi
come for him ; nlld how naught bllt h
,10thel"1p'rellltIJI' , \ ' corulllnndll bad In
fI\I \ hfr tronm ' IIldc. All be talk\ ' '
Ihero 'come bllck. to IIIC n vIIglle recall , '
11"11 uf R fulr } ' form-n serllph I thollg
It 10 hbeenwhich : , when the JI\
1'1 n' " Wha r.I\IIII1Jo ; fast nt 11I1 feet , It ;
lillich-II n..I , . : l'lIlI rlll to m. wON ,
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lo\'e , IIIIlI 1.1111111111 : SUlIIU olle bury 11I0 be-
lIenth the tnl ! III II j1I ollu , 'l'hell he told
III\ ' how .ltu hndltood like a mlllister-
Inlt spIrit by the ru u cOllch of the poor
Afrlellll , who with their d1111g breath
had blullet.l her , cftillni her "the Angel
of 'l'h 1'lllell. " li'rom her head he him-
.tlt hll shorn her oo4uUfuillainluIC cnrlll ,
olle ot ' , hlch he gave to IlIe , and I.hlch
1 price 1\11 11I1 most precious tnuure : for
otlen II I look UPOII It , I lee aialn the
I1ttlo gleeful , Irl , my "Georila rOJle , "
wlKl tor II brief .pace dwelt withIn ber
fllir Southern home , and ; \VIII then , trnns-
Illnnttd to ht'r IIntve soli , where now /lhe
blooms , the fRlrelt , Kweetest flower o (
nil which decl ( thu fiehlll of heaven ,
' .I'he "hock of her lIeath ver ' naturnlly
retarded my recover ) ' , IIncI for I11nJlY
wl'\ks ! IIIUI'U I wall cOllflul'Il to my .rOOIll.
. \lJollt the IIIltlcIln of October , Ohllrlle ,
whoBe COlli III I : I hnd 101lJ : expected , Ilr-
I'IrecI , hrlll 11I1 : to l1Ie till ! sud lIews thnt
II\oth ! hnll agalu ellterecI 0111' hOllllehnlll ,
that h ) ' III } ' fllther's Ill1cI .1 nmle's > ; rove
\\'IIS ollother 1111)111111 , anl1 at home nllother
\'nellllt ehnll' , thnt of III } ' n ed Irnllflllloth-
l'r , WhOIlI ! UhllltR ! , he suld , hnd JlI'eellt-
I'll 1.111I . frolll' COllllu ! ; to 1\Ie SOOller , ndd-
III/ / . : furl her thnt the } ' hod 11urlosel , } ' 1(111t (
her IIIc1meI < H frolll lIIe , ( l'nrlu ! : , till } eITe < ! t
It 1\I1 ht hnn' , "Of Dr. Olll'ton hu cibuld
111 11I11 hut IIll1e. lie hnd not \'IHllc'tl
lIUII } ' Bnllk Rt nil ; but IlIIlIIedlntely IIftcr
hl8 retllrll to Boston he hnd wrlUen to
I Ii 1'11\ , lIarllll { I wal' ' ! out or dllncr ! , allll
Chnrlle IIl11l1t ! ; O for lIIe aB soon us the
inlense henl 'of Hllllllller wns o\'pr. ' 1'hI8
WIIH nil the ' lellew , thollJoII ; with womnn's
rl'ncl } ' tnct , hoth III } ' 1II0ther 111111 lilY ds-
terH conjectlll'cll that lIolllethllllt was
\\'rOIl , IIlId Chnrlle's firRt lIucstion nfter
tellln lIIe whnt he did , \\'as to 1III1111re
Illto the exlsthlstnte / : of nffalrs bet ' ( ! en
1110 aud the doctor , an Jf It were my
IlIueslI alone which ( hal ' d ferred the .
IIInrrln e , J I , ' . , '
"Don't IIsk 1110 now , " 1 replied , ' ( 'not
nntll we nro fnr from here , and th n I
w11I tell ) 'OU 1111. " : I
'l'hlll ' IIIll'nced Chnrlle , an once when
[ r , Dc1nfield lIucllllolled him coucernilll ;
Dr , Cln'lon , nnd wh ' he , t09 , i1Id not
come for lIIe , he replied e\'ns1\'ely , but III
mnuller cnlclllllted ! ltllI further to IIIls-
I'ndlr : , Delnfiel ; who hnl1 no sUBplclon
of the truth , thollgh le' fnncled there
\\'aA ROl1lethlllg'ron , One dny Olllll'lIe ,
\\'Ith hIs 119unl abruptnlIlI , sold to lIIe ,
" ! tO a , wh ) 111I1I1't ) 'OU fnll In love with
rr , Delllfil'ld ? 1 IIho ld lIIuch rather
have him thou a widower ? "
'I'he hot blood rnslHd to my checks nN
I replied qllickly , "He la ( 'ngaged to , : tIlSR
lontrose , 'he1 werc to IlIn ! ! been IJIllr-
rlell this fllll , rn , I.an8111 snld , but
the marrlll1e ; III , ' 1 prNuwe , deferr d 011
account of their' recent anllctlou , : At
lellSt , I henr notlllng said of It. "
"If 1 lun nny judle of human nature , : '
retllrned Charlie , "Mr. Delllfieid carcil
lar more for 10U lho for 111. , Mou' i
trole , eyen If thcl aN enrared. nut
thea , .ou are poor , whUo .h. I. rlcb , In.d
that , lIUlpQfItI , makeos the difference. "
I knew } Ir. Dlliafield too willi to 1:11'- :
pect blm ot mercenarr mnti'fOs In marry-
IlIr Adll , and so I uld , "H. lend her ,
of courae , and It WuI 11Iurlll that he. .
.t1O II Id , for thouh sht' had 100le faults ,
he prohllbl1 lAW In bel' enoulh gooJ to
oYerballnco the bad. "
At lilt the morn In. . : do\\'nell on which
I Will to uy : ood-b , . to the sccne ! ! I
10vel1 so well. I wall to leaye the "sun-
ny South , " with It IS dark cYer reens , Ita
flowering vlnel , Itll balmy IIlr , I wall to
lenve hIm , who , ere the next autumn
len\"es were ( nllln" woulll take to hili
henutlful home a hrlde , ' .I'hen I thought
of little JesRle's grave , which I hnd not
seen , anl1 on which III ) ' tear. . . would never
filII , end tltkln ! ; 'frOlll1 Its hlcllng' plnce the
tresA of shlnlnJ : hlllr , I wept o\'cr thllt
my last adieu , It'as Inter than uliuDI
wll ( n Mr. Ddllfield appeort'd , end ns he
CRme In I Anw thnt he was verr pole.
"Are ) 'OU slck'i" I IIRk'd , ns he wlnd
the IlerRlllration frplp hll ! \ fkc , , \ '
" o , no , " he hnr.rjeltnnlwertd \ i lit
the fnllle ! tllllcroslllll ! : over to a side a-
hie , he Iloi\rClI ollt and drllnk' two' lorgl !
Iobletll of lea wat'r. _ "
'I'hon rosumlllg his former sent lIl'ar
11I0 , he took lilY bnnd. and looldn ; : me
( 'nrnelltl ) ' III the fncl' , snld : "Hosl1 , 111.11111
1 ( wer see } 'Oll hrre ngnln ? "
Ill'fore I could /lIIIIWer , Ada chlllliJII
In , "Of comReve Khnll , Do COIIX thr
110ctor to hrl , , ! : TOil here sOllie tillie , ' end
let 118 8C < J hw ) ' 011 bear the hOIlOl'S f
hellll : mnlll1l11e ! "
Instllntl ) ' the eOrlll'flt lool ( passed nway
1 frolll : 'Ilr. D,1.\\elcl's fIlC" , alld wns Ime-
! e'elled by n 'il < ) wl , which r"milinell Ullt1\ \
the carrlng'lIleh Willi to tnl.e lIIe to t1\e
l dl'lIot WIIS allnOUllcell. ' .I'h ' 11 the wholl'
eXllr'Rslon uf Ills COlllltenlllce chlIIltc : < I ,
ml\l for a hrlef Inlltllllt my i eort thrllhJ1
with joy , for I could not 1It1l1tnlw the due1 [
me/lnhll : of hlR looks ns he hent oyer III\ '
/lnd whlKpered hlA fnrewell ,
"God hlellll 'Oll , Herm , " hl' 8nld , "M '
Hose , I once hOlled to cnn you , Hut . It
cnnllot be , Il'lIruwel' ! "
'I'hero wns one bllrnlllg kiss Ulon lilY
1I11R , alld the next 1II0lllent he wns genre \ ! ,
" . \re ) 'ou ' : ohll ; to the deI10t ? " nsl'd
hili sllller , IIA ho wns lenvlnl ; the room ,
"No , no , no , " ho rl'llllell ; nnll then a
Chorlle ngilin bo\lo me COlliI' , 1 rose he.
Iwllcll'r < 'l1 to lilY feet , hnrcIly rClllhln
when lr8 , 1.III1Shll ; , Adn nlld Lilln bnd
Inl' 11\111\ ,
lIoUll'rt went with me In the carrlllloN ,
nnd tOlether with Chnrlle lool\ed WOII'
dl'rlllI ! ) ' nt mc , ns I IIncolIRclol\sly re.
Ilcnted In 'n whisper , " I ) ' Hosn , 1 OIlCt
hO\1\'d \ to cnll ) ' 01\ , It Is Adn who stalld !
III thr wllr , " I R\111 : to IIIr8'lf , IInd eO\'pr
In ! ; lilY foce with my \ " < > 11 , 1 wellt as 1
tholltht of nll I hnd 10llt wh,11 Hlclllm
Dlllnfil'll1 off\'retl his honrt 10 nllother , HI
11111 lo.\"e 11I0 , 1 wnll sure of that , bl\
whnt Itlll It n\1I1I lIIe , lIe WIlS tOl , > hnll
ornble to brenk his ellgnlellltnt wltl
. \dll , so henceforth l' IUlIst walk nlolle
! benrlllg the burlhm of nil IIchln : ; henrt.
Iem In the lIIel\ntlml'l a fnr differt'llt sCI'n
Id WIIS bt'hl ! : ell acted III tht ! n\lIlI.tllllllt \
er hod jlllt vncntN1 , Scnre'ly hnd th" whit
ktIe of th enllne dl'd awny III tht ! dll
'd , tunce , , Iwhen n trooll ot blol'kll. IIrnl\ '
! C- with boiling IInlh : nlld IIcornbhlnll : bruat1 !
ilt entered III } ' chlllllht'r for tilt pUrl')811 4J
rk clennlng It. l'h ' ) ' hod carrlo'.1 tronl I
lid nenrl } ' cnry nrtlcle of rir.\tllr.- , !
of nothln" remllinetl Inve the tu-ttln , an
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the burel1u , the latter of which they wIJre
about to remove when they were sllr\lrl \ -
cd I1t the ulIlxpectld ! ! IIJ'pcnrllnco ' of : 'Ilr.
Delafield , who cOllld 1I0t resl"t the stNII/ / :
l'slro which hu felt to IItnlltl OIlCO IIIOI'U
In the ruolU where HOAII hud RJIlnt ! po
mnny wellr ) ' weels , I'orI , IIl11lUellt thll
blaellH 1I1I1Ill'n l' theh' elUllo'lIIellt , , 111111
then I.hllln , who lie 1'1111 to hu lenditllf ,
t.ook hold or the hlll'eau , IlvlllK nllU ( : lId
'If , It a IIIhovc townr the center IIf thu
" 00111 , The 1I10v ment dislodged the long-
lost letter , , , , hlch , co\'ercd with lrt :11111
cobwebe , f\11 ! upon the nuor at her feet ,
Rhc was the snme woman who , weeka
before , had cnrelessly knocked elI the :
letter , \\'hlch phe.no . \ , picked 1111 and ,
hnllded to(1' : : _ , Dflla ld. saylnr , u ahe
wiped off the dirt , "It IUUlt hne IId !
thnr a heap of a while , aud aow 1 think
em't , 'peara Uk" flTorJlO - lonr alto , wbln
I Will bruhlu' the burelu , I hum lome-
thin' up , but I couldn't tind nothln' ,
and It mUlt hnye bnem thll. "
Glancing at the , uJJoJ'tlcrlptlon ; , and rec-
oluldn < < tb. hnudwrltln , at Dr , OId"-
ton , Mr. DelaOeld broke the lrA , aud
real1 , Froln black to whlt.-from white
to red-from red toslleckled-and from
IIleckllIl bllck Il7/1fri'to It" nllturnl color ,
grew his fllcu nil hll llroceel1 , whl1e his
e'eafre. / . . . . . so dllzallllll : urlJht with the
Intenl'llty ' of hili f\'cllllgti thllt the lIell'Oe8 ,
who watched him , whispered nlllon ! :
them8elves that ho "IUUllt e gwille ntnrk
mild. " . '
His nctlve , quick-seelll m ! / ] toolt In
the mellnlng or ench lIelltellce , alld enn
b\'fore he hnll IinlAhel1 the letter he un-
derlltlJod everythlllg just as It was-whr
! tOSII hnl1 allpenrel1 so Htrnll/ofel / ) ' whell
IIhe relld Dr. Oln 'ton'fI letter tll her ef ! ,
: \11\1 realized perfectly whnt her feellns ;
lIIust ha\'e heen aK 1111) ' ufter dn } ' " went b.r
nnl1 he still "mntle 110 RIIII. "
"But she Is mine 1I0W thllnk hell\'l'n !
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ancI nothing Hhnll tllke hcr from me , " he
l'xclnlmel1 II10ul1 , ullmilldfni of the ljl'ea-
PIICO of the 1Il'rol's , who , confirmed In
theIr Jmpressloll of his Insllult ) ' , 100kel1
( 'urlously nfter him ns he went down the
stnlrll , down the \\'nllc , ami out Into the
IItreet , proceeding wllh rnllid strides ' toward -
ward the depot.
CIIAP1.'Im XXI II.
Mr. Delllfield's greet object now wns
to reach Chnr1eston hefore the uoat lu
which Hpsnns : to sn11 Ahpllld leave the
Innl1lng , Sulldellly he rellwmbered thnt
the express train left AUJustn obout four
I'eloclc p. 11\ . It wnB now ten , ancI he
could ellslly relleh It III time for thl ? Cllrs ,
ll "o\'ldM there hnl1 been 110 chnnao III
tbe tlmo tllble , 'o IIl1certllln this , tll ro.
fore , he hllsti'ned : to the depot , whnr. } ,
'to his dismay , he lenrned that the train
h.ft Augustn at two , .
But with him to will WI1S to 1I0 , l I ' -
Ing rather then walklllg bnck to his
house , he called out Bill , his cOllchllllln ,
atartllng him with the IlIqulry as to
whether It would he 1I0sslhle , with bls
best horses-II fIlnn of henllUful dllppled
JrllI , whIch were vnlued' nt II thoullund :
dolloffl-to drive to Augulltn III less than
four hours.
Besides being natural ! ) ' lazy nlld un-
w'lIIng ! for exertion of nny kind , Bill was
nleo remarknbly tenl1er o ( snld grnys ,
who were his pride , 111111 whom he lalCl
uumel1 Frel1 and l'erd. ; On hearlll hili
lUuter's Inquiry , therefore , he lookel1
pcrfectly Il : ut , and 111"ln&:1 & both hands
Into hi , motted 'ool , by woy of illustration -
tion undoubtedly , replied , "AIhrhty touJh
5cratchln' , I can tell 10U man'r , ' .rhm
ponle. baln't been drlT , on 11 whllt I'ye
tx'c\.eed \ 'em for h.alth , tor better'u a
month , aDd to run ' .01 . . I'd hay to run
'em , would kl1l ' 0111 Itone dead , So ,
' ' on't tor mllllt " and
man'r , caD't think a ;
II' If thl. were conclu.l.e , and bll . " .ord
the law , Bl1l .turfed hl.l hands Into hIs
bagcln , troulers , and was walkln : quietly -
ly aW11 , . " .hen Mr , Delaft'eld ItoPPtlI
blm , IIl1ylng , "I IIhall try It atl all o\'euts ,
So get Ollt th clrrlllo ! ! : ImmedIately , and
mind you arc not over five minutes doIng -
Ing It , Ask Borne one to help you If nee-
essllr1. Ho , ,1ackl" he called to n lng-
ged mulatto boy who WIlD doing nothlug ,
IInd bade blm assist Bill III harnessIng
the horses ,
Holling hIs white eyt'll In utter aston-
Itlhment at whnt Beemed to him the ( oily
of his mnster , Bill begaTo' to expostllla e.
" 1\In1'8'r , you Idll.- " ,
"SlIellco , nlld do II I bid youl" said
lr _ Dclol old In n. tone which III
thought h'st to ohey , nnd f > nunterh\1 : oft
to the Btuhles , ho hrou ht uut the pOllles ,
who prallced nlld ( lawed the rouud ,
whle he adlnirAItJelr ! . .tlU1 aaues
lIud Rlllooth , shhilug coatJI , '
Mr , Del l ell1 hnslll ) ' packl'd 11 few
articles lu' hi ( ldrtmllllteuu , wrote , 1lIn \ '
10. his IIhitcr , ' I\I } ' f lIne nut to l r rln-
ll'ud lu Irsnf1 , the movemenh of his ser-
\'lInt ; whose pecullnrltles he 11'rfc.tI -
, lIIderslood : He ordered him to Jltllrt liP ,
aud eutered tht ! cnrrlae"hlle : 11111
mountell tbe hex , wllere he IIllo > Ut quite
n while III comfortnbly dlsloslng ( of his
long ; IlIul ( limbs , und In alljulltln ! : bl8
( llIlm-lenf .lIt ,
"Go ou , ) 'OU 1'lIsca1 ! " shoutt.'ct Mr. Del\-
t1ell1 , be lunll1J : to lose his tell\1ler ; and
J/ltherlnJ ; Ull the reins , Bill whlsUell to
till ! sllrltedln111lls ( , who l1allhrd of [ at
: I far greater slecll ( thou their dri"OI'
thollht ! WI1S ut nil coudllclve to thlr !
wellheln .
"Hold onlnr , I\rl1l ! StotJ dnt foolln' ,
\\111 YOII , Ii'red I asr dnr , hath 011 you ,
for ) 'OU como mighty nigh hlstln' me off
110 box. "
'rhls lallt wns snltl qulto loud for the
) , Nleflt of lr , Dt'lnlie1l1 , who , ( lerCclvnl ! ;
thnt their /l11t'ed hllll tllnelentlI , fOl' ther
were well tralm'd aull reallll ) ' obey ell
HllI's'olce , callell ollt , "Drh'rallter , 1
t\.11 } 'ou. Give them thu rlbbolls , : Uld
let them run , "
' .I'he horll\11 Rtllrtell forwnrl1 ns If II
volley oflrt1ll'r \ ' hll\l Iwen fil'l'Il at their
IwolK , while mlllglell with thl' roll of till !
wheels lr , Dl'lnl l'lcl h\'lIrll the I1ll1tre R'
ed B1IIInylnl \ : , "WhOIl , 11 II r , I'\'rdiunn :
, cau't you Whllo'whell I tell 'ou ? Como ,
1'-redel'le , ) 'OU liCt him n 'xllml1Je , 'J'hLlt't
II good boy ; 110 'c/ltlulI for 1111 11111 hm'r } ' :
, If we mll\1 one tl'lIln we cntrhl'8 nn ,
I other. All lie /lnme thlll ! : , We IIln'l
chllKln' n runn war gill , 118 1 kuows "f _ "
. \iter II Ilttlh ( ' IIUCCCI'lh'd lu S\Ollllln \
tllt'm , " "d for tlH"IIl'xt tl'lI 01' tlCtel'1I mill
I' oh'l ! th'y pfoc'etl'tl , Oil rather Il'Itillrelr
: \ IIBIll ! W8S bcghllling to thluJ , hIs mns
t'r hnd e4l1l\ ; ( ' tit hlK IINIMt'tI , wlll'lI he WRI
iltnrtl\'d with the stl'rlllImlllnml ! , "Le
I , them run now as fnllt liS th ! ' } ' will. Don'
ehel ) ( them litIll lIullI we rl'nch thl
tlepot. "
_ \ccnrlllnsh. . for a 11I1\1. \ or 1111 the horlle
1'lIl1hed 011 nt hendh\lIi \ ; "pllVf1. .BIII 1I'm
l'uthlzlnl ' ; w\lh \ thl'\II \ I1I'l'l'r ! , ' 1111"1 " nwntnl
Iy JlrollllsllI. : hhlll' "f "to 'tl'll\l 't'lI\ IIII ht :
1 l'erflll to l'lI ' f.'I' till. . "
, \ t"It \ , , , 'h\1 \ ! Ill' t1111l1 ht It "life 10 ( I ,
110 , he b.ld ti " ) , tnJdll ! ; t\1\1 \ 11 \ : : \ ,
tlon , hoI"0 \ tlI1Y ulfll\1I1 \ 'GI'.t : l19.n :
\lnr , l'ertl--111111f' ) 'uur 1I\7.Y trles ! hrr
when IIInttl'I"'I lot .teh II hurry , Ca '
\
H , . i ! . t : , , , . . .
' . . . ' . . , - , ' .
YOII Ict nlonJ : 110r , I lIoy7 ; An' you Fred ,
wako 1111 'I'r Ollel to de merits of du
cabe. "
Bill If In thlH"ny hc tlwlliht tg ( Ie-
cel\"e the re oltlte mAn IlIslde he wnl
mlRtnken. Percel\'lni that their A)1eed )
WIIS'eOllsldornhl ' ) ' Idnr. encIl , nnd henrll1g
HIli lOll 'h' rl'Jlront'h the horll's for their
lu7.llle9s , : .Ir , Delnfielll AOftly opened the
cnrrlllKu door , /lUll lelllling ollt , learned
the cnuae of the deln } ' . . Bolt ullrl/lht / upon -
on the box , with hiM , lCIt wny feet /lrmly /
braced Against the daAhhonrd so UI to
give hIm more llower , Bnt Bill , cllltr.hlni
th ( > rein. with might and IIIl1ln , for the
: horAes' mettle waR up , 1111\1 It reClulrud his
I entire IItrf'lIgth to keep them frolll run-
nlnK lurlou9ly. All thla time , tool , the
cllnnlnr negro Itept chIding them tor
tbelr Indolence In moylng so slowl , . .
"Rill , " Jlnld Jdr. Dellfield , .tornly ; ,
"Itoll the ca.rrla , . InlltanUl. 1 nud.r
stand your tricks , and for the N.t 01
the way I Ihall < trlye my.elf. "
Rolllng hll , , .u wildly In their IOcket .
the crl'flttallen Bill folded hili armR 1Iu.t1
rellgned the houM to their fllte , lIay-
Ing mentally , "I Ihall weill' mournln'
for 'em , I lilt all , and he mny help hl-
self. "
Over rough nnd Itonl plncea , , ) Ter
smooth and sllndy rends , over hlll. , O\'l.'r
pl8lna , throuh ! the wood a , through the
3\\'nlllps , anll through the winding valleys -
leys , on th'y IIped like lightning , the
exclted horsell covered with foam , their
driver silent nnd l1etermlned , whllo poor
Bill.nth the persplrntloll IItreamlUIf
110\\11 his , hillIng face , kept up II continued -
tinued Oxpol1tlllntlon , "Now , marR'r , stop
'om 'Core de } ' draps down dend , Lo : > k at
de white speels al o\'er Ferd'lI bock-
he'll never stlln' It. You kl\1H \ 'elll lIartln ,
Rnd dllr.toes / a thouBnnd lIollnrs smack
on' clenn. "
( 'fo be cont1nucd , )
CANNOT FIND ITS SPECIES ,
Sin nlnr Animnl IJrouht from the
I nlt 111111c8 I'nzr.lc : > t Nntnrnllllt8.
A \'C1' ) ' ' ! 1uc exnmplc of the blnturong
( arcUctls bluturon ) has just bccn rc-
cclved at tllC zoological gardcns nnd
1)laccd In the small mnmmlll-housc ,
sa 's tlw Loudon Staudnrd , This curIous -
ous anlmnl Is II nntlye of the East Indies -
dies , rangIng tr0111 Assnm southward
through Slntll anti the lnlny peninsula -
la to Smnatra and Java , A large
specimen will 111ellsure nbout five 'feet
In totul length , of Wl11ch the tnll
I counts tor nenrly a half. 'he long ,
coarse hllir Is blnck , but there Is [ 1
Il' Y wnsb on tI\C hedd and forellmbs
and , there Is a little white over the
eyes nnd on the throat ; the enrs nre
short nnd cnrry long tufts of hnlr ,
Its Engllsh book nnme , "bear cat , " Is
modeled on Its gen rlc appe11ntlon , nnd
records thc dlfl1culty enrly nnturnllsts
perlenced , In ascertaining tJ.1e nnl-
mal's true place In their schemes ot
classlftcntlon ,
Although It was at one time placed
with the bears , It Is now regarded as
closely allied to the palm oIvets , In
,
matters of diet the blnturong Is no\
hard to please , When opportunity
seryes It will take smll.11 mammaill.
bIrds. Insects and w nns , When thege
CllIUlot be secured It 'w1l1 SlIpport it
self on frulta , IInd In captivity It 11'11.
take fruIt of all kinds readllT _ Tht
blnturonl b more actin by nlbt thUI
In the da.7t1me , Iln4 UTee almOflt en-
tlrel , . II.monlt the branchell of the tr .
of the forest reJions In which It Is
tound , It II rcnlllrkable as belnl the
only true mammal of the enatern hem-
Il'Iphero ' wblch has a prehe lslle mil. It
cnn wind this organ Ilround a branch
and thus the tall aids the animal In
Its arboreal Uto. '
Blyth showed , tDnny yenrs ago , thnt
the young of u s species could hang
on to a bough by the Up of the tall ,
Whether the adults can suspend themselves - ;
selves In this mnnner bas been doubted -
ed , ' 'hl're cnn , however , be no question -
tion thnt the tall Is of consldernble'
service to them , and that they uH thIs
"firth hnnd" as a holdtnst. The eX-
nmple whIch hns Just arrived at the
'gnrdens Is nearly ndult , and , though
somewhat shy , Is faIrly tnme , for , wltb
a lIttic con lng , It w1ll come to the
trent of the cnge to take trult from
visitors , I.lke all new arrivals , how-
cver , It Is somewhnt dlstrsttul. It
one ad\'nnces too near It dnrts tor ,
wnrd with a splltUng noise , mce an
ungry cat , while thc 11n w dcllvers a
round-hnnded blow , IIke tt nt ot 1\
benr.
U erul liS 'Veil nil Ornllmcntal.
"Whllt lipS and downs there are In
Ilfc-evclI In one sbort twclvemonth of
existence ! " gloomlly observcd Mr ,
Younglmshllnd , as be cllmhcd out ot
the connublnl couch at midnight's chili , } '
hour , Cell O\l' ! a roqklng chnlr I1nd then ,
IltulIlug , mndc hIs wny townrd n crIll
III which 11 fl'etful Infunt wltb sole-
lellther lungs wus wlldl , } ' pnwlng the
ntmosphere nnd emittIng hnlr-ralslng
howls of ngou ' .
"Yes , " he went on , hltterl , } ' , reachln ! :
for the complaining bl1ndle ot humunl-
t - In the crib nnd cl'ndllng 'It on his
1\1'111 , "OUf ; ! brief 'enr ngo I pl'lded my-
st'Ir 011 being cblcf Ilnrtncr In the mntrl-
moullIl firm , Now , hnng It , I fiud 1 nm
enl , } ' floorwalker In the Intl1nt sweat.
depnrtmentl"
AmI with n hoal"Se chuckle nt his OWII
wit he contlnuoo to wl1llc.ew York
,
'rImes ,
i Jlolll , , tor the nest ,
, "Pl'oeS'iOl' ! ' , " InquIred the thouhtful !
t member of the class , "don't 'ou 811J1'
, pose there will come n tIme wllC'lI all
: the conlnml 1\11 the coni 011 stol'od 11 wn '
, In the ellrtb111 hayo become exilitutlt-
, cd ? "
i "Certainly , " snld the Insh'uctor.
t "Whllt will we do then ? "
t'e shnll be llll1ylng harps , I hope , "
Ono Reallon.
S " \\'hnt Is the tasclnatlon nbollt Ihll" '
,
stories ot arctic travel , anyhow ? "
,
"I think It comC8 from the knowh.'I11 :
r thllt there are places on th1'111111 \\1. . . 1'0'
o the 1\e < > lJle Burrel' more ( rom cultl 1\ " . I
I' or then w. 00 here. "
, ,
- -
! ; -
c ' 'rl'r.eJeths ot the world' . ( It- II '
t . .re north 0' : he equAtor ,
_ _ . ' _ - 00- - - . . - ' - -
' I ' : ;
! II" ' " _ If. . . . ' Icl ! ! 'JI\ . ' .Ii
) ,
. .
. ,
, J DOINGS . . orWOl " . CN . . . . . . , i
"
A c. . IItUl8ewlfe.
. . . , .
Mnke .poc1al proTlllon tor the "a1- '
wa.s-borrowlnl { and nOTer-returnlng"
nelrhOOr. Keep I. ! : icont Icrubblnr
bru.b handT , I.nd your , "ood brush nowhere -
whore in I bt. II. vlnK leArned from. . .
uporieMo tlaat bOlTOWod napkinl nev-
ur come bom.e , loan tb. ranod ODOI
nkel , . lronM , 10 the hol. . do not Ihow :
whoa folded , or bu , . a new , ebeap Ht , '
a. . ahvII,71 kMP thorn ready. "She"
can't object t. them so lonr 1\8 they
lUll new , and you w\l1 \ lOOn laYe their
prtc. by not bnm , your but onCf ; lester
or used all jelly strainers , ( Nelghllorl
HomeUm08 do these tblng , ) A crncked
Inmp chimney Is jUlt 1111 good to loan ,
and wlll probably come home In all
good conditIon all would I\ny other , If
'ou have an old cnrpeth'otcher ! that
J'ou never tblnk ot IIslng , don't throw
It away ; It wUl be convenlcnt Cor the
"lady next door" In thc RI11'1ng n1\l1
Il.utumn , GI\'e ono of the bo 's the Utc\ \ ; :
hummcr to keep , then when It Is nsked
Cor of course you do not Imow whcrc
It Is , ( Caution-Be sllro to Itcep thc
boy where you cnn onsll , } ' find him
whcn you want to use the hammel' , )
Postage stamps mny be Icpt In a tin
box on the buck porch , nnd 'ou mn , } '
cODsclentiously say : "I don't bellc\'e
there's a Btamp In the house. " 1'lbs ;
are not to be encouragell , but it often
does require cOIlsldel'/lblo p1n.nnlnj ; ,
schcmlng and strategy to keep one' ! ;
private belongings , from a tooth brush
to a fur coat , and the family property ,
trom the cork Bcrew to the baby , anywhere -
where near home-Woman's Home
Companion.
Women 'Vell Groomed.
Women of to-day are particularl "
well groomed. They sce tha.t theIr hall'
Is kept In excellent condItion and theIr
nnlls are beauUful1y minlcurcd ; they
. Indulge In facIal massage and buy
creams : md lotions " : llore to prl'6erve
what good looks they have , but there
Is scarcely one who conltoors her ex-
prol8lon lIumclently to keep h r mouth
pretty , It 111 the mouth which tel1s
the tale of It tretful and Irritable dls-
po sWan. Thl. III tbe feature which
IlCtll U a. pve-Ilwa , . wheD a. woman
wi.hell to appear what Ihe Is not , Just
Dotlce the JII.uths ot women whom you
pa. . OJ ! Ut. .tre or In II. car , l'Iltrd-
1 , . one II IIWeot and plN&ant &lid mll-
1111' , it the WOJWU1 1. by Mrself and
.0 ( : tallda. , TI1.-o II .clUcely one.
wko io JUt kaTe drwlJ11 ( corners
K' a cxJll'eu1. . t at II UII-
lenT . l.&t 110\(1 not lhow lrrttable
UR" te JliP'"o that II owuer I.t not
quite UIIPsmall fcrtune ma7 be
.pent W eolmot1c.l and mas. . . " , but
[ f " 111 , . 1a4 , . . " dOM nQ ( ; " "ate. her
Meuth an4 kMP it Iweet her monq II
waited , for Ibe cannot be prdty or
conald'erod & , oo lookinlr , Thou , agaIn ,
a perpetttall , . ImlUnl' woman II IlD of-
tenle a a1n8t tut. . . , Richard Harding
Da1'18 wrote lomethln about what a
ttre ome cre .ture she Wall , but a hap-
py-looJdng , well-Irroomed 'wOlDAD , with
a sweet , expres81Tc mouth , 18 the 10TC-
Hest thing In the TI'orld , and there are
mighty few ot them-Chlcallo New8 ,
Trott , . WAid of IJntcber Linen ,
- - - - - - - - - - -
,
,
I 11ero Is a graceful wnlst lu lIutcher
Unen with a work blouse , drooping
over the bolt. 'I'hls lengthened waIst
il\'es n slender , rounded effect.
Vn1nabte Clean In ! : Mixture.
Those who hnve found gasoline un-
sntlsnctor ' for clcllulng pllrposes w11l
not be dlsnppolllted In the following
mixture : OIlC pint gnsollne , two tuule-
spoonfuls alcohol , two tnbleRpoontuls
ammonia _ 101' ; cleanIng blaclc dress
goods to be wnsl1ed , tnlce ench picco on
n ttnt surface , ns ot u tnlllo or Ironing
board , plnced where HII' lIg-ht Is gool1 ,
nnd ntter thoroughly brushing with
whisk broom , scrape ( , /lch spot wah n
Imlfc , tben brush , then SCI'/lpe ngnln ,
IInlshlng by rubbing well with a 111ece
ot blnel' flannel , or , bettcr , with n wool
stockIng. You w11l bo SUl1)rlspd to l\ul1
thnt O1nny spots cnn bo t'ntlrely re ,
moved In thIs way. Gnther In the
hand nll the l10lled I11nceB tha t remain
nnd dIp them In the fluid Theil prepare -
pare a warm suds , wash the gools ,
wring lightly , rinse In wnrm wnter ,
drain on the line whllo the Irous nro
heR tlng , Iron on wronl : sldo while on-
tlrely dump-using it 11oslllblo n nnnel
! ronlne cloth. ' .rhls fluid ma ) ' be used
.
, . ; 11..y . . , . . . o L" i " " ; , , _ b' ' ' ' 'J . .w'.tt " " ' : : . & 'J .JJ. 1
I
cnn In cleAning . .oiled white kids , af. Y
terward rlnltug them In clenr gnso1110r \ -
A wool .tocklng better thl\n nny other
nrticle w11l clean the dllllt trom black
, Uk In n. Ildrt or dress , The ftuld glyen
II al80 excellent tor laCQ , whlchj it
hea v , . or much BOiled , IDay rlt bo
dipped. In k8l'M DO , then In the OullI , ' . '
and then M washed In a little Bud. ,
caretully pull Into place and wlieu
dry or nearlj so , Ironed on the wren
side , Do not be afraid to try this for
the finest hand-mAde work-IIouso-
hold Ledger ,
: \11'1I. Anthon , . Hope. . ,
Quite the semmtlon ot the I.IOndon
lIternl' ' nnd theut1'1cal worlds WIU ! the
recent marriage ot 1I8s Ellznbeth
Shcldon nnd An-
thollY IIolle lIn wk-
I
Ins , the dlstln- -
ulshed noycllst
who , UlUct' the
prn name Anthouy
Hope , wl'ote thft t.
"Prlsoncr of Zeu- '
11/1 , " "Doll , } ' DIa-
logues" I1nd other j
pOl1lllnr books ,
lr s , lIawldus ,
Mns , .A , HOI' } : , who bns just turned -
ed 21 , Is the dnughter of ChnrIcs H.
SHeldon , lessee and manager of Car- ,
nele ; Un.I1 , r-iew - York , nnd sIster ot
Suznnne Sheldon , the actress , lI r
brothers have been fnmolls Ynle ath-
letes. J
! \Irs , Hnwklns Is a beautIful blonde A
with Tlt1nu red bnlt' and a superb figure -
ure , Her early life was spent In Hut-
land , Yt. , where she wns born. She Is
nn accompllshed muslclnn an 11 ; fond
ot outdoor sports , Anthony 1I0p Is
tall , slcnder and quite bnld ,
J l1tin& Fruit.
Plenty of fruit In Its seuson , enten
whlle It Is rIpe and fresb , Is no doubt
an excellent thing (01' the henlth and
promotl\'e ot good dIgestion , a hen.1tby
llver and pure blood. But our by-
glenlc friends , espocll111y It they are
of vegetarian syml'athle ' , are sometimes -
times likely to become a little "cranky"
on th18 subject and to carry tbe advo-
c\cy of frult-l"lltlng to nn extrem .
Judgment Is lI dcd In catlnt : trult a8
In other thln < < 5 , and selection sbould
rnade to suit th , Indlvlduol and hIli
prOMut condItion , Fruit of any kind
may euU : b ed to eXCI , th6
tl ethllutl to the cntrry Dot-
wltlBlnG. Much 1 lIal abet tJo
ln t or edi. tt In the mDlg
or bOe bkf.a Bet many p-
IO unnt et fuit b bktt
witb rNult ad many d nt "
rlh It I the momg a a Othe r
d nC lk to take It at meii , BoC
out 10t to f ther tut. aDd con
nr frui Into a 4luteful melctu.
The appete II n aI1 IIp king , the
bed lulde a to what fnllt shuld b
tatt when , and how much , In Cls
the persn I In ordinary healh , I
he I. not be Ihould , ot cour get hi ,
physicIan's oplon ! on the 8UUJ2ct. '
YQnlC ! fothcra , Uerember.
01e ot the points for cry yous
mothe to r membr Is thIs : thllt the
wolght aDd quantly ot the baby's
clothing must be loverned by the condItion -
dItion of the thermometel. The average -
age mother's unwllngnes8 to suit the
cothIng to the temperature Is unques-
tenably reponsible for numberles
cases of BumUH r Uness among lte
chldrCu ; yet the nccessary chnnges
must not be mud I'L'lce..III ) 01' wih-
out due rgard for the chil's physical
condllou , For Instlnce , a strong , ab
solutel ) ' heulhy bnhy requIres less
cothing than a puny , delcate one In
whom the tde ot le runs low , But
Cven In the hote wcather sufcient
protectIon mus be gIven to the stm-
ach nu nbdomen ; Ilence the
lite
woolen shIrt must not be Ilsc/udld / ,
though almost ever -thln. clse may lo ,
Il'resh ulr , nnd plenty 01 It , Is good
tor the baby nt al tmcs , and espeial-
ly In the sUller , when the aVlllnbl1
8upply oC cool aIr Is ni too smal ; but
ut no season of the 'enr , can he be
expof to n daught wihout a elute (
lnnger-nnd least or nl when he Is
ovellleate and hut thinly clad ,
Hqllneu. , .
Te best mons t pre\ent thIs f '
to strengthen the hll1r , and tIs can
oslJ' be acomplshed uy frequent
cuttng , nnd the use of salt and wut
and vlselne , Ins one e\er Jotee
whnt bushy hall' soflrlng men have ?
Do one e\'e se a lIald saior ? I Is
because Ulelr hair In
-
I
conFnt cn-
rct wih the Invlgol'utug slit all nod
Is often wet wih salt wntcI' . A good
tonIc ot slt watet should contain a
tosponfnl ot sal to 1 tumbler of
water , and should be to
appled the
hair two or three tmes a weel ( . 'he
effect at the end ot a month
' > UtCllctory. , wIl b
Cure for lnl he'tol.
Is n breeder
Iudlglston of disease ,
bllt has been known to be cured by
the tolowl1lg simple Ilrlscrlpton. Mix
one drchm of powdet'N colomba rot ,
one drnchl ot gruDI gInger , nnd one
hnlt drchm ot cnrbouate ot soda , DI-
\Ide tbls { lto twelve powders , nnd
taie . one II a lte mik three tmes a
COI"lltClt.
: 'IIurleWhy did yon 'break your en-
gngcmeut to Count Spnghett ?
l dlth-Wby 6houlln't I ? le pr
posed In broken , n
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