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The Brussels Post, 1909-1-14, Page 7crowowaegoesirnoocuososeoxeesnowt"f4i10 �i�ne ��ais Most Wounds A Tale of Love and Disappointment . " pHAPTF,R $I • Joel stopped at the first telegraph "No," was the decisive answere olio° and sunt off a telegram to "You muat, 1 appeal to you to Lord Hareeastle. consent, I do not want to bo com- "I must see you at once upon a polled to pursue a distasteful matteoucourse, one that will pause you fathers, tIashall t aelxpect your s y tocall much suffering,'+ At my house this afternoon," You will please yourself, Mr. "I think thab is strong enough; 3•3cin onh. until Ta a gib n fedoin se, and it ought to fetch him,"he said you are very persictent•" his house in Park Laneefor to himself. He then for lunch. "If yew refuse I shall be cora- It wee a magnificent palace that palled to ruili your father and your - Joel had built for Menialt, but hesalt. had not made the u>yaual mistake of Lord Harecastle laughed con - the nouveau riche. The decorations ten>ptuously. were quiet. and subdued, and in "That sounds rather like black - spite of the money that had been so mail," ho said incisively. freelylavished, there was a home- "You may term it what you like,. like air that appealed to one. but it will not turn me from my "I expect Lord Harecastle will purpose. Unles you give me your stay to dinner to -night, Rachael," word of honor that you will marry he said to Mrs. Goldberg, but his my daughter I will make your fa- eyes were on his daughter, and he ther's name stink 'in :the•nostrils of noticed the evident pleasure that .every decent man,"' Joel said with the news gave to her. cold menace. While they were at lunch a tele- "You are talking rubbish," Lord gram arrived excel Lord Harecastle Harecastlereplied, but there was t0the effect that he would call at llneasinees in his demeanor. six o'clock. Joel had not a doubt "I never talk unless I mean to but that he possessed a weapon in act, You thoroughly misunderstand the cipher Letters that would com-. my character. I possess certain in- pel Lord Harecastle to do his bid- formation, backed by indisputable ding. He did not like the course evidence, that, if published, to the that he was about to pursue. He world, will have the effect that I knew that he would- be guilty of have stated. Upon my honor, I blackmail, although what he am speaking the truth I' thought.to be hisda Honor! Harecastle laughed daughter's hap- piness, and not money, was to be disdainfully. "Your very words his payment. It never occurred to convict you of being devoid of such him that Rebekah might resent a bluntly, a thing, Do your worst, Mr. Joel husband brought to the altar in ;Tose h." ' such a manner. Ho thought that "very well. Good evening, my hie daughter was' still but a child, lord," Joel said coolly. and he had mistaken her sweet dis- Bub his guest made no movement position and kindly nature for,plia- to go. Harecastle was preserving bility. He never imagined that she a bold front; but Joel's words had _possessed any of the strength of carried conviction with them. This character that had broughb him Ilia man held a secret1 but was it as wealth. terrible as he tried to make .out? He deceived himself in thinking It was a matter to: be sifted to the that his sole idea in bringing about this marriage was her happiness: He was not, guilty of self-analysis or he would have been compelled to own that a desire to have .his own way, to overcome opposition, ani - .mated him to a great degree. ruin my father 1" He approached the interview with the utmost confidence, and he re, ceived Lord Harecastle with a geni- al smile that did nob receive a flat- tering response. "Of course I had to come when I received your wire, Mr. Joel, but—" Lord Harecastle began coldly. "You took a wise course, my lord. What I have to say is of the utmost. gravity; but before I begin, I want to impress upon you that I have none but the most friendly feelings. I shall probably cause you pain, but you 'must remember that I warned you at our last interview." "I have come at some inconveni- ence to myself, and I must ask you .to be as short as possible" Lord Harecastle said frigidly. ed to waver as he noticed the tense "With pleasure S ask you to re- drawn face with which Lord Hare - consider your decisiori. Will you castle was awaiting him to con - marry my ' daughter?" Joel asked tinue, At last he began to speak slowly and impressively. "Your fa,tber has been guilty of the blackest treachery. He sold his country to Russia. There lies the proof." I Harecastle sprang to his feet, and lie stood towering over the Jew with clenched fists. "How dare you say that, you liar, You scum of the earth?" he cried passionately. • Joel did nob move a muscle. "I speakthe truth,"; he answered solemnly. • 1 His _victiin looked at him wildly. Too stunned for words, he sank into i a chair and hid his face in his i hands. Joel maintained silence, looking on with a mingling of pity 'and triumph,• The latter *feeling predominated, for he now felt con- vinced that ho would wing "Lob me see, Harecastle said • huskily,: and" Ire held out his hand for the papers. "Tho lettere are in cipher, but 1 here is a ngers decoded copy. Hie & ,trembled as he. took the typewritten piece of foolscap. For a while the lebters danced be- fore his eyes, and he na seed his han i d wearily ily over his forehead. It was not necessary for hinr'to read the document, for he had al- ready realized that Joel was speak- ing the truth. The words before him burnt themselves into his mind, and as he rose to hand it back he staggered. The blow had been a terrible one and he, was only be- ginning to realize what this meant to him, A life's respect, honor and love to be blasted in a moment. Trete that his Fathers' conduct with reference to his debts had been far from satisfactory, but that did not prepare him 'for this aryfel revela- tion. eoel gave 10111 ample time to re- I believe you are up to some coves• himself, but he intended to trick, Joel, Don't play with. Re- strike home while rho wound was bcicah's happiness; she is as dear still fresh, He wished Feist to ob- to me es if she were my daughter, titin Flatceastl.'s premise, and then Tell me what is happening; he would 1110 111111 it little rube, "1 • may 9rwye! news for yoll to - "Are you satisfied?" he asked a eueeeewv night 'Rachel. ,.D nee ask "What have yr u to say? Are you prepared to do -what I ask?"" "You can't mean it, Mr. Joseph. Do you think that your daughter's happiness would be made by forc- ing a linshand upon her by sueh terrible means1" "That is not the ;point that we are discussing, I' awl. satisfied that you shall be her husband,,, "I can't marry her, Mr, Joseph, I am engaged, and any honor. is hound to Miss Fotherstow,,, "Do you think she would marry the son of a traitor 1", "She would marry me, for she loves rue. I have done nothing of which I am aehamed, " Harecastle seid bravely. " "I am awaiting •your decision. You know the alternative," Joel said impatiently., "Do you wish to drive me mad? Can't you leave me alene? I must think,..'•Hareeastlo said impetuous ly, and ho began to pace restlessly to and fro,, His first. feeling was one of glad- ness that Ms engagement to Ethel Fetheraton had not been made pub- lic, for the choice' before him was a terrible one—between the die- grace of his family and the repudi- ation of his own plighted word, He must consent eitherto the dishon, or of his father's name, or to sacri- ace hie own dearest hopes and in- flict an irreparable injury on the girl he loves. "I will settle a million on Rebek- ah," Joel broke in on hie reflec- tions, "Oonfound your money! Can't you be quiet?" Harecastle cried savagely, for he felt nothing but hatred of. the, man who was calmly watching his agony of soul. The happiness that had so recent- ly come to hire. What would Ethel think?' She would deem' him a scoundrel, for how could he explain to her his ,position 1 It would be impossible to tell her of his father's dishonor and. she: would be forced to believe that be was. fickle. Should he dare Joel'to do his worst? He looked at the keen face, the firm chin and mouth. No. This was a man who could be ruthless, who would fulfill his threat, be the result what it might. Then there was his father to consider; such a disclosure would mean his death- blow. He Iooked again eagerly to see if there might be any trace of weakening on Joel's face. He de- cided to sink his pride and to make bottom, and distasteful as it was, :a final appeal to his compassion. the task must be carried out. "You have me in your power, Mr. "Let us understand one another. Joseph. I appeal to you for mercy. You suggest that "unless I marry Be generous and forgo your desire. your daughter,,, you will publish to .If she knew, your daughter would' the world certain facts: that will join with me in my appeal.= She will b,e certain to find out that I do "That is so." not love her, for one cannot always "What are those feast" Hare- simulate an affection. Then she will castle asked sternly. curse the day that I married her, "Believe me I would much rather for, if I understand her rightly, she' not answer that question. Trust is proud." me, and do what F ask:" ` It will be your place to see that "That is.impossible. Whatever she never discovers it. She is a happens, I must know." girl whore you will soon' learn to As you. please, but don't say love, and there will be no necessity that, I did not warn you." for simulation. Am I to understand Joel produced the cipher letters that you consent?" from his desk. "But what can I say to Miss ""I believe that I am doing right Fetberston?" he -asked helplessly. in the course that I am taking. My Joel shrugged his shoulders but, daughter .loves you,' and you are made no reply. responsible for that. I must con- "You must give me time for con- sider my daughter's happiness be- sideration," Harecastle said des - fore everything," Joel said as if he perately. were excusing .himself,' "How long?" For moment he almost appear- "Twenty-four hours. I will cone here to -morrow night and give you my decision. Does my father know that you have those papers?" "No, and I do not think it would be wise to toll him." "I do not intend to do so. This subject will nover be mentioned by mo to the Earl; I shall do my ut- most to keep him in ignorance of my knowledge." • ""I think you are' wise. Before you go let me repeat that I am sor- ry for the noeessity of the course that I have taken. If you come to me to -morrow and say that you con- sent, we will allow the matter to rest in oblivion; the papers ehali be destroyed on your wedding day. There is one other thing. I shall expect you to carry out your part in no grudging spirit; there must be nothing in your manner that will lead ,Rebekah to believe that it is not a love match. 3 shall trust you to do everything in your pow- er to make her happy. Good -night, my lord." - Joel Joseph' sat for a while with his thoughts. lie knew bhat he had gained the victory and hacl not a doubt but that the answer on the morrow would bo in the affirmative. He dressed. for dinner in a con- tented state of mind, and when he joined his e is dau htor n ] and sister he g was in the best of tempers. "Lord Harecastle could not stay to -night, and he asked nue to make his excuses, but he will be here to- morrow, probably to dinner," Ro playfully pinched Rebekah's check. and watched the mantling color on her cheek. Mrs. Goldberg looked at hint questioningly, but he only laughed. After dinner site joined him in his study. "What is passiug between you and that; young man Does it con- cern .Rebekah? she asked anxious- ly, "It nxious-ly"It does," be replied laconically. p Y "I have taken Scott's Emulsion for six weeks and have found it a won- derful remedy. Before I took the Emulsion I had no appetite; was weak; had lost nearly fifty pounds of flesh, and now I eat well and am gaining every day. I find Scoffs Emulsion to be very easily digested and a good food -for all weak people." ->:LO1tENCE BLEEKER, No. 1 Myrtle Avenue, Bridgeton, N. J. This is only one of thousands of cases where Scott9s Enuhion has given an appetite, It's so easily digested that it. doesn't tax the digestive organa and they rest; yet the body is wonderfully now,. malwd and built up. The digestion is improved—then ordinary food is sufficieht. Growing boys and girls, who need so much food to keep them well and strong, and also growing, should be given a bottle of 5cor••r's EMULSION every few weeks, It does: wonders for them. 1t pre vents. their getting run down and spindly. ' Nothhrg does than so tnuch•good. 'am., DRUGGISTS Let us gond you mnre loll,,, en�i fibers. . •tore an chic u,bJ d..11opt Card, Ort mg Ybur eddteh had rho wawa or th1, peVar, 11 euefbtant, SCOTT a evewee - ' 14C W/nindtoit 3t., w. :'I`u vn:4 very reserved, Ila�ve you noticed that in the last Sew months she hes heeome a w man? She had de- voloped quarries of which I never suspected the existewce. Joel, she has your will and strewgth of char- acter. I had thought that she re. sembled her mother. I sometimes wonder what would happen 11 it came to a fight between you." ""That's not likely to happen. Ito, bekah is my own dear little girl, and she shall always have her own way if 10an accomplish it for her," "You misunderstand yourself, Joel; I know you better, It is your way that you will force, but when her way does' not go with yours, what will hapl3en?" She shook her head sadly, but Joel only laughed. (To be continued,) EXEOUTIONEES AS SURGEONS Bensons for Exemption of. Doctors From Jury Duties, When our statute book was still in the Draconian state from which it *am redeemed by Sir Samuel Romilly,' and the penalty of death Was' inflicted for the most trivial ollences, surgeons were exempted from. serving on juries in capital cases, says- . the British Medical Jornal, It must nob be supposed, however, thab this was because their profession was believed to make them too humane' for such work as was then imposed on jury - teen. We are sorry to say it was for the 'opposite reason. They were exempted on the same ground as butchers, whose occupation; it was thought, tended to make them too bloodthirsty! This ought not, per- haps, to surprise ue, since two or three- centuries ago executioners not infrequently performed surgic- al operations. This seems to have been particularly the ease in Den- mark; at any rate, ,,we have more knowledge: on this point in regard to that country than any other. In ""Janne" some time 'ago Dr, K. Caroe of Copenhagen published a number of documents bearing on the subject. The most ancient of these bears' date July 24, 1579, and is a license issued by Frederick II. to Anders Freimut, executioner of Copenhagen, granting him the right to set bones and treat old wounds; he was expressly forbidden to med- dle wibh recent wounds. In 1609 it is recorded in the municipal ar- chives of Copenhagen that Gaspar, the hangman, had received four rigsdalers for the cure of two sick children in the infirmary. In :1638 Christian IV. summoned the executioner of Glucketadt, in Eolsbein, to examine the diseased foot of the Crown Prince. In a let- ter addressed to Ole Worm, a lead- ing. Danish 'physician of the day, Henry Koster, physician in ordin- ary to the King, complains bitterly of the slight thus put upon him. He says that for two whole months the hangman, "`who is as fit to treat the case as an ass is to play the lyre," had the case in hand, and the doc- tor was not asked for advice, and although the ease went steadily from bad to worse the executioner received a fee of 200 rigsdalers and a large silver goblet—"rewards," says the doctor plaintively, "which the greatest among us would not have received had he succeeded in curing the Prince according to -the rules of the art."_ Again, in 1681, Christian v. gave a fee of 200 rigsdalers to the Cop- enhagen hangman for curing the leg of a page. In 1695 Andreas Liebknecht, the Copenhagen exe- cutioner, was in such repute for his treatment of disease that be wrote a book on the subject "in the name of the Holy and ever Blessed Trinity." In 1732 Bergen, an executioner in Norway, was authorized by royal decree to prac- tice surgery. Even up to the early years of the . nineteenth century this extraordinary association of surgery with the last penalty of the law continued. Erik Petersen, who was appointed public execut- ionce at Trondhjem in 1796, served as a surgeon to an'infantry regi- ment in the war with Sweden and retired in 1814. with the rank of Surgeon -Major. Frederick I. of Prussia chose his favorite hangman, Ooblenz, to be his physician in or- dinary' It might; be suspected that this peculiar combination of functions had its origin in a satirical view of the art of beating, but in the records have a not d e we q can trace nothingf o the kind. Perhaps a the execubionor drove a trade in hu. man fat and. other things supposed to possess marvellous healing prop- erties; he may thus have come to be credited with skill in healing, though the association surely rep- resents the lowest degree to which the surgeon has ever fallen in pub- lic esteem and social position. FRENCH FAMILY STATISTICS. The number of French families,, With or without children, is esti- mated at 11,315,000., Of this total 1,804;750' families have no children, 2,966,171 have one child, 2,661,978 have two ehildren, 1,643,425 have thrao, 087,392 have four, 566,768 have Ave, 327,729 have six, 182,098 have seven, .94,729 have eighb, 44,- 728 havo'ettiue, 20,639• have ten, 8,- 205 have elcvett,, 3,508' have twelve lust, t 1,457 have thirteen,. 534 have four-- . -; OAS' ucstlens' now. t teen, 0 fifteen, "1 must beliiive it," he reputed its love with 'him as Bever?"as much teen, .49 have tee7a have s1x- tecn, Believe seventeen, a,r<1 4u fgbrl- duily, "Rebekah' does not talk; she is flies, have eighteen or more. MRS. HOPE, Morpetb, Ont. Terrible Effect of La Grippe flow many people there are who know from bitter experience the evils which follow In the tra'n of La Grippe! The whole system is run down, appetite entirely fair; there ie a continual feeling of languor and weakness, and life, seems scarcely worth living. In manyoeeea the lunge areattacked, and the victim gradually declines, until prematurely carried off bythe dreaded "white plague."Wha medlcinet hatld not the would not sufferer nly arrrest thknowiase,SURE utt build upthe some wasted system, and restore permanently the lost health and strenggth; in a word, give new life and hope? SUCH A TONIC 15 PSYCHINE. Mrs. Hope (ale Cattle), of Morpeth writes: "My lungs were' in a terrible state, I had had La Grippe, and it had settled on my Rings. l kept steadily getting worse, and got so low that I was confined to bed, and could not even nit up. .1 eonsu1ted several doctors but they said nothing could be done for me. Then I started taking PSYCHINE and It has certainly done wonders. I am now as strong as I was beftira`my sickness, and can truly say that PSYCHING saved my life." Such testimony as this Is convincing. If you are suffering In a similar way, and have almost despaired of ever recovering the health you once enjoyed, why not send fora sample batik of PSYCHINE and test It for yourself ? There is no reason why you should not be restored PSYCHING has proved the sovereign remedy In hundreds of other cases. Why not In yours? PSYCHINE is sold by all druggists and dealers at 50c. and $1.00 a bottle. LIFE IN EVERY DOSE. TRIAL BOTTLE F'RLE Dr. T. d. Slocum, Limited Toronto. Please send me trial bottle of r6), chine la` aocoidaaoe with your special (Oran, :awes e ON THE FI%R?& beeti�.d COST OF PRODUCTION. At various times dairymen have discussed the influence of large or small yielding cows upon the cost of production. We often hear the contention that, with large yields, the increase of cost of food over- takes the profits. Carefully con- ducted experiments have shown that it is not necessarily the case. Occasionally an unprogressive man when urged to stock up with large yielding cows has sought refuge behind the statement that his ani- mals, even though their yield is meager, produces with great eco- nomy. In order to throw light upon this point, if possible, the Purdue Experimental Station has prepared tables of figures showing the value of the butter+ and the cost of food for' tow groups of cows. In the first group were 13 cows that produced 350 or more pounds of butter fat in the year. Their average yield was 398 pounds of butter fat. The return for butter fat average' $100.- 15 and the cost of food $45.29. This gave an average cost of 11 cents per pound for butter fat and a pro- fit of $57,80 per cow. In the second group were 49 cows that produced less than 200 pounds of butter fat in the year. Their average yield was 170 pounds of butter fat. The return per cow was $43.78, with a food cost of $33, leaving an average profit of $10.75, The average cost to produce a pound of butter fat with these cows was 19 cents, According to the figures the large producers have an advantage of eight cents per pound over the small producing cows.' In other words, every man with a herd aver- aging only 170, pounds of butter fat, is losing $13.60 per year on each cow, These figures do not, of course, take into account the great- er value of the calf, manure and by-products from the large -yielding group. As in many other activities economy of production in dairy cows seems to bo associated with the liberal yield, FARM HORSE IN WINTER. If the farm horse is kept working in cold weather the same as in. warm weather there is no partieu- lar reason why he should have treatment different from that he l'eeeires in summer. But many farm horses are not worked so much in winter. They are worked irregularly and Fcd regularly" This is not good system to follow,. A working horse should not be fed in the same way as an idle horse. It is a waste of feed and endangers the health of the horse. Many a horse has died from azo- turia because he was highly fed when being worked, and the same feed given when he was idle for a few days. This is particularly true of feeds rich in protein, such as clover hay, blue -grass hay and oats. The word "azoturia" comes from the French word "ezote," meaning nitrogen. Azoturia is a disease in which there is so much nitrogen present in the me -soles of the berm that derangements of the system follow. During his months of hard work the horse has had feed rich in nitrogen (the base of protein) and has needed it, for be was using it up in the oxpan_ sion and contraction of muscles; but when idle, on account of stormy weather or leisure, and fed his working ration, too much nitrogen has accumulated in the muscles. Therefore a hard working horse that has been well fed should, on being given a holiday for several days, have his ration changed. Corn is a good substitute for oats in such a case, If clover hay has been fed; timothy hay should be substituted. d' RHEUMA.TISIti SECOND-HAND. "Well," exclaimed Mr. Queer - ease, "you can talk as you like about physical affliction, but the largest that ever struck me was when I had the rheumatism in my brother." "Rheumatism in your brother!" exclaimed his auditors in concert; "what are you telling us?" "I'm just giving you a case of stalwart affliction that ought to a o g bring your sympathy ea by the roots," was the reply. ``The kind of rheumatism that lie had was the kind that hangs over edges and treads on adjacent mar - byre, Why, the way he'd yell and keep me awake at nights, and have me tying on bandages, and rubbing joints, and smelling all sorts of lo- tions, and the way he would kick me out of bed when his other Ieg hurt too much, was energizing. Primary rheumatics is bad enough, but to have to take it in a second- ary form is petrifying," Many a man is 'unable to carry his head high because of the short- ness of his legs, There is probably nothing more effective than the attempt of a fussy wetnati to be disagreeable. Tramps: "Lady, I'm 4r,riahin'•.,fer a drink." Woman . ` 'i zero's the pump." Tramp r "I said a drink, lady—riot a 'bath," HEALTH DISTILLED WATER, If one is to aocept as correct ev- erything that is written, even in modioal journals, about the drink- ing of distilled water, one meet regard it as the best and purest water to .drink, even possessing most potent curative properties, and at the same time a corrosive poison to the walls of the stomach, That it is the purest water one can drink, if by pure is meant absolute freedom not only from bacteria and other disease-prodaoing organisms, but from the salts which all, even the softest, natural waters contain, is unquestionably true; yet even distilled water, especially that dis- tilled from sea -water, may contain appreciable quantities of lime and magnesium salts and chlorin. Among the medicinal virtues for- merly attributed to distilled water was the cure of goiter, and ie was said that the habitual drinking of distilled water, or . rain -water, would effect the gradual disappear- ance of the swelling: in the neck even when the usual remedies, such as iodin, failed, This belief was a corollary of the theory that goi- ter was due to the drinking of lime - impregnated water. A more general belief, and .one that is hold by many • to -day, is that distilled water exerts a wonderful solvent action in the body, remov- ing the excess of lime salts which tend to accumulate in persons of advancing years, and to lead to oaieification of the arteries, and so bring about the degenerative changes characteristic of old age. This would be very comforting if it were true, for allcould attain long life if nothing were required except to drink plenty of pure water, But the elixir of life is not so simple. The arterial changes of advancing age consist first in a fib- rous thickening of the walls of the blood -vessels, and it is only after these have become established that the lime deposits occur. The buttermilk theory of Metch- nikoff is more plausible. for drink- ing this does undoubtedly restrain in a measure the formation of in- testinal poisons which are believed to play an important role in the fibrous thickening of the arteries. The other view, that distilled water dissolves the lining of the stomach, is even less tenable, for the mouth and stomach always con- tain mucus and other fluids upon which the water mould act, and dis- solve out enough salts to prevent it working injury to the coats of the stomach" We know little of the action of distilled water in the system, Ali that can be affirmed is that it is not injurious, and may be recom- mended as a drink because of its freedom from disease -producing bacteria.—Youth's Companion. NEURALGIC HEADACHE. Among women the increasing fre- quency of neuralgic headache must have a cause. There is one of sim- plicity which has been overlooked, and one to which it is worth while to draw attention. The pain ex- perienced is generally located in one or more of the branches of the second cervical nerve, very com- monly those terminating in the scalp at the occiput, or. back of the, head. The nerves of the scalp aro irritated by the hair being drawn down tightly back and put on the strain, not as a whole, in which case the strain would be spread over a large area of the surface, but by small bundles of h..tir which are pulled back and held in place by hairpins. Relief is experienc- ed by removing the hairpins, but this gives only a temporary and partial effect. The injury done is lasting, if not permanent, in its consequences. The present style of dressing the hair should be discon- tinued, as it in part accounts for the prevalence of a form of suffer- ing which is both intractable and distressing. If it were the fashion for women to wear their hair short instead of long and tied up, there would-be less headache than there is. ONIONS CURE PNEUMONIA. onions,accordingto Hota French physican, are said to be a sure cure for pneumonia. The re - metre is as follows :—Take six or ten onions, according to size, and chop fine, put ;n w large pan over a fire, then add the same quantity of rye meal and vinegar onoegh to make a thick paste. In the mean- while stir it thoroughly, letting it simmer for ,five or ten minutes. Then put in a cotton bag large enough to cover the lungs and apply to chest as het as patient can beige In about ten minutes apply an- other, and thee continue by reheat- ing the poultices, and rn a few hours the patient will be out of danger. The simple remedy has never failed' to cure' this too often fatal malady. Usually three or four applieations will be sufficient, When it woman thinks she has good figure she looks disappointed if other women deal leokas it they thought lilt WO.