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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1905-06-29, Page 7Itt,t. 11 11 1,, r _Li'11. I I look. J..i I. THE WJNGIIAM TIMES JUNE 29, 1905 The Yellow olly By PERGUS HUME, Author of "The My$teay of Hansom Cob," Etc. est A Copyright, 1905, by G. W. Dillingham Company III4.![Iii 4,11 1,,II lkg, 1,110411 111 +111/11 1 h "S remomber. Bawdssy gave ,you :that for guide." "Bah! He kuew not I was going," .said Lola, watt a shrug, "I got out of him the fool loan all that I did want. I thought 1 would get to the fat lady$ .on the tight you were with her, that I alight have you for helps if she was .enraged." "It seems to me that you protected -yoinnelf very well." "With the daggers -oh, yes. I said to myself that it. my George did not •corp for the fogs, that Mrs. -what .you say -Jersey, oh, yrs, would be en- raged, and I would have trouble. I took the stiletto to save myself." "How did you got into the house?" "Walt, ab, wait! 1 did not dunce all that night. I said I was `ill, and I .came uways. I took the daggers and .a cloak, and I went to the square -it is not far from my houses" - "No. You just turn the corner of the street" said Brendon. "Well?" "I walked by the walls. It was aft- •er 10 o'clocks. I walk round and round the squares, and I then sec n red lights. The door open -it was open, and many people came out of the houses. The fat lady was on the :steps, waving her hands -so," Lola waved her hand. "A crowd was .around. I came into the crowd, and When the fat lady was down shaking -with the handshake I did,slip into the house." "That was clever of you," said •George, wondering at the dexterity with which Lola had managed to en- ter without exciting suspicion. "And then whnt did you do? Did you meet .any one?" "Ah, but no. I ran • tato a place. There was a room with a light, and that 1 did go into" - "Mrs. Jersey's sitting room," mur- mured George. "Yrs?" "I was afraid to be thrown out my dear, and I hided behind a curtain of the window. The fat Indy she did come in and close the door. She talk- ed to herself of Lord Darrington Mill- ing, and did. scent enraged at hila wish- ing to come -you understand?" "Yes. What then?" "She took frontsa box" - "A green Lex. Loki?" "Yes, a green box -she did take a blue envelope, turd she looked at a pa- per -n white paper she took from the envelope. She laughed, and said tlutt miler would love to have this. I say to my se,f behind the curtains: 'It is the confessions, I will have it.' Then she did put It in the enreloites and leave it on the tables. it was near me. I could steal" - "And you did!" said George impa- tiently. "But no, my George. I did try, and madame she saw my arm. With n cry she leaped to the doors, 1. come out and soy that I wish to talk. of the deaths of Monsieur Vanes. She turns most white, and did not cry no more. Then she ask me what I want, 1 told Madame I was of San Itemno, and did talk of my dear,mother. apd of Ler love for Monsieur Vane. But this pig wo- mane insult my mother. I become en- raged, 1 brlug my dagger and wave it so." Attain Lola made Ia dramatle ges- ture. "I say that I kill her. She fall on, her knees and hide her fuce. Then I did take the confessions out of the blue envelopes and hide it." , "That Was very clever of you, Lola. Did Mrs. Jersey see?" "Ab, but no she did not. I take it 'when she was with the eyes covered. Then hauling all what I ryas desired, and seeing her so afraid, I had the con- tempt look you. 1 say, `There, there.' and 1 throw the dagger at her (cots. Then I go to the door and say I wool(' depart. She be me to stop. I Wei stop, and We talk of Saul. Remo and of my mother. 1 say teat you were my love, and that,Monsieur Vane was the • u U father of v la , "Then she knew who 1 was on that night?" Gould Not Rise from a Chair 'Crippled by kidney and liver troubles --Now In perfect health. Mlt. L. SV, D>i and, Welland, Ont., writes Tit gives me gret t• &eiurs to testify on be. half of 1)r. Ceitse'e Kidhoy-Liver kills. 1'or :many years I was seriously afflicted with kid.. :hey and liver troubles. At tidies my back would ache so bad I could not rise from A chair. and then again I would bo confuted to • my bed.. I ut as .treated by the medical protea• et(in, bast: they ell failed to understand my cyst, "Altera the time I Wa'J mon discouraged I heard of 1)r. Chaso'e intliteptiverPills, and they were to strongly recommended that I de. oided to tey then!. Be. fore t had tared all of tai!l�l[1l1 live boxes me old trou' blotted entire! left me, mad t was again 4+ healthy ac in liicaylioocl. of I freely give this testimony for benefit the these who safer as I !have," 1•]est • it is by briu,ting akwt h ttinchmires as thie te�li1».Cb.t, 'q Kidia' iverl'illshevetcsr.i' 1tta:hued lered iit4Iepen'abh+ as h t'stnily tm"- .tlicine, One pill ai: dose, 21 etq. hR 1'x' s i ll dealers, or I:dldthgltson, ,Mates & Co., Toronto. II i 1 1 .III bill 1. ,1 I .., i Id , I y 1 Id yes, but sho did. •. I say you Wish to see her the next day. She say, 'I will tell hira nothings, and now go, for I have to see a great geutlemans.' I was quite happy." "Del site not miss the confession?" "No! I said n')thiltt,; of wanting that, It was in niy pocket. The blue envelope was on the table. She never thought but what It was within. Then she ask me to say nothing to any one about Sun itemo, and we part quite happy. She allowed, me out of the door and cl,sed it again, oh, so softly. I saw her no wore." "You left the dagger behind?" "It was on the floors where I threw it. I wished to get away with the confessions lest she should call me thieves, I did not wait for to take the dagger, I departed. That Is all," "humph!" said George. The story .secured likely enough. After letting Lola out of the house Mrs. Jersey then canoe to see if he and Train were in bed. Expecting Lord Berrington and knowing from Lola who he was, she no doubt expected George to interrupt the interview. But finding him, ns she thought, in bed, she departed sat - Jetted. 'Then she met Margery, and after locking her in her room went down to meet her death. It was 11 when all this happened, and Bawdsey, in the .coat of Lord Derringtou, ar- rived close upon 12. 'Therefor'e, as j .Lola left Mrs. Jersey nave and Bawd= sey found her dead, she must have been killed In the interval, and who- ever had done this had used the dag- ger Left by Lola, However, George had learned all lie wished to knc� 1 ti the meantime, neilllt 1 me and it only remained to get the confession from Lola, She refused to give it up. George entreated, cajoled, storuned,in- sisted, but she still held out. "No, I will not; I will not" she kept raying. Finally he hit on p solution of the dilieulty. "If you do not give it to me it will be taken from you When you go to prison." "Ah, but will it?" cried Lola, wide eyed with alarm. "Certainly, an! will probably be pub- lished in the papers. Keep it if you like, Lola, but don't blame .tae if you get into trouble :over;. jt. 1 assure you if you keep .it they will take it." Lola pulled a white packet from her breast and ran with it to the fire. George slot. past her. "They will not have it. I burn - I burn," and she threw the pipers en the tire. George shot past her, sn:ttehe(1 tbeni out before they could catch alight, and thrust them into his pocket. Lola turned on him like a tigress, and he thought she would strike hint, She seemed inclined to do so. Then unex- pectedly she threw up Iter nrms and fejt into a choir weeping. "It is the end—you love inc no ot0-we p we part. The confessions will part us. e.11 -all. alas!" I t her moments of rage my mother would taunt my supposed father with this, but when calm &tae always dented that there was th e i s troy 'truth, When 1 grew old enough to understand she rebuked me for asking &Lout the matter. 'You are ply daughter,' she said abruptly, 'and t he daughter -I t tt b iter of Samuel Stokes, , who is the biggest fool and the great- est craven 1 know. "It will be seen that there was no love lost betweeu my parents. My fa- ther, Stokes -us I clay call hlw, though 1 believe the eount was my real s1l'e--'was always very kind to Me and shielded we from my mother's rage, She treated um very eruelly, and wisest ilfteeu 1 was glad to go out us at scullery maid so as to escape her persecution. Shortly after 'I took up life on ray own account she died in u tit of violent rage, during which she broke a blood vessel. "It is needless to give my early life in detail. I rose front scullery maid to housemaid, Then I became parlor Maid in u suburban villa, where the wages were poor and the food was bud. 1 too! charge of children when not doing housework and managed to get ou. But I rvus ambitious, 1 wish- ed to get among the servants of the aristocracy. A friend of wine who was wait! to the Duchess of — taught one her duties, and I procured a situa- tion, 1 pleased my mistress, and she promised to do much for me. How- ever, site dled, and 1 was thrown on the world. 1 sow an advertisement for a lady's maid and got the situa- tion. It was In this way that 1 be- came the servant of that woman whom I hated so deeply. "She was called Roslua Lockwood and was uo better born than wyself. Her father was a lose noun wbo taught singing, uud she appeared Herself on the stage. 1 never thought she was beautiful myself. "At first I rather liked Miss Lock - weed. She was klud to me In her silly way. aid the geutlemeu who ,lyre to loye with her gave tee plenty of money' to deliver 'rotes Ind other things. There was one gentleman who was the best of thew all -and the b;ggest fool over bet• blue eyes and fair hair. his mune was Ire!:cud, and he land plenty of wanes.. Ile ening to learn singing from old Lockwood slue ply to be Hear her. and proposed three Eines to wy knowledge. But she would buve nothing to do with him. wheel was foolish, as he had money, and she could hove twisted hint round Ler finger. "I was a handsome girt in those days, though 1 say it myself. But it' a woman is good looking why shouldn't she say so? I had a perfect figure end at complexion like cream and roses. My hair was us black as night, and my eyes were sparkling and large, 1 taught myself to reud nud write, and 1 learned French. Also 1 learned to piny the piano and to conduct nieseif like n lady, as I always was. "I knew my own value and looked about for the gentleman who would give me my i' ghtful position as it lady, trout my' Italian father I in- herited aristocratic, tastes, .and I was not going to remain a low, vulgar common servant all my life, not Inc. "Then he came to the house. Percy was his dear nettle, and his blood was very blue. Lord Derringtun was his father. a most aristocratic nobleman, who wits an old brute, from my expe- rience of him. But he was of high mule I don't deny, and Percy had the blood of heroes In his veins. He came to take lessons In singing. But after a time 1 saw that he was in love with my mistress. it 'ivas her arts that captured him, else he Would have .turned (rptn her to me. tut ho never "now handsome and fnscinnthig was my hero Percy Vane: Fair hair and blue eyes and the figure of a life guardsntntn-just the kind of duan 1 lilted: IIe was kind to ole -for her Sake. 1 suppose -and gave nue ruouej' end presents. She said she loved him, and used to make me sick with talking of lthn. I let her think 1 was her dear friend, as if •she had known my true feelings site would have sent me away. • "Lobe Derrington was angry with Percy for loving my ruistrees, and I don't wonder at it, a low singing wom- att. Percy had some money of his oven. Inherited from his mother, and • Le proposed an elopement. He sold that Lord 1)errinf,`ton could not leave the estates away from him and that some d nr he r rt•on 1 1 cerate • in for the title. She nere..lived to be Lady Der- •ington, I was ;:lad of that, "Nell, they eloped. After singing at CHAPTER XXI. EOLGE returned to town with the comes: ion of fat's. Jersey in his pocket On arriving at the Liverpool street stiction be wrote a note to tiowlaski telling hint of Lol:t's plight and advising him to engage colin501 for her defense. In an- other half hour he was in iris own rooms. After making n good meal, for he felt the need of food to sustain him, he sat downto. rend the manuscript of Mrs. jersey. The (•anfesslOn of the wretched wo- man who had conte to sotengle 101 end urns Written on severatl sheets of tools. t'np lat,ely+.pinned• together. tike wrote in utast cold blooded Way acid scent' ingly exulGm; in icer wickedness. All tltt'otigh iter t-oufeehion rain, a yen - 01110115 Wain of, deathly hatred toward George's utotlier, and Weed egt'ittet any wotnt:ur who paid attention to Vane. Jen»y Iloward was not spayed, until the women Velez, "ti'ho kept an ell shop." was mentioned. "My parents were of humble etatioti," began Mrs, .lersey abruptly. "1 believe my another wa.s tt llllly'R timid. She Married my supposed rachet, Who was tt tinder. I say 'my suppesedlattliOr, ars 1 have reatsott to belleye that 1 was the daughter of it certain It tlinn count tvhd bed Itited and ltetrlijetl,lhe Mother. 111 Turns B i4 Blood into gieh Red f816.6d No other' remedy possesses such perfect cleansing, healing and puri- fying' properties. Externally, heals Sores, ('Iters, Abscesses, and all Eruptions. Internally, restores the Stomach, Liver, Bowels and Blood to healthy action. If your y appetite is poor, 3'etif..enert;y gone, yelur ambition lost, . u. f. will restore you to tbs) full enjoyment of happy vigorous I Wei a eoneert in St. ,Tames' }tall he met ger outside and took her to Liverpool street station. I was welting there with the luggage. v Wewent down to a .place called Wargrove, in • Essex,• and the very next day they were married in the • church of that parish. I was furious, 1 but whet could I do? lied I told Lord I)errington be might have stopped the marriage, but Percy -would never have forgiven ate, and I Old not wish to lose sight of him. As Mrs, Vane's maid I had chances of seeing him daily and of basking in the Light of bis eyes, It was weak of ate, but I loved him so dearly that I would have done anything simply to be in his presence, But I wish now that I had prevented the marriage, -Slum I could not get him, I I didn't see why she should bear off the prize. "Afterward we went to Paris, and from that place Percy wrote to tell his grandfather that he was married. I know he did not mention the place, for the letter was given to me to post, and I opened it. 1 never gave it 'ti thought at the moment, but afterward Percy's mistake in not telling where the ntarringe had taken place did me a lot of good. I should not now be writing in this house but for that lucky omission. Lord Derriugton would have nothing to do with his son. and there was trouble with Mr. Lockwood. "1 lived with the two of thele during their married life. A. son was born, and she died. I was glad when she died, and 1 was sorry she left the. boy. 1'Orcy was wrapped up in the child and gave him to me to nurse, Mrs. Vane was burled In fere ha Chaise, ruin then Percy, with myself and the baby, went to Monte Carlo. He gambled there in order to forget his grief, though I don't sec what he had to nnoau over, seeing what a silly tool his late wife was. Percy lost Money and wrote to els father, who declined to help 111111. Then he went to Italy and wandered about. Now tlutt he was free I hoped to marry biro. When not nursing that horrid child; L -devoted myself to study so as to be worthy of the time when Percy would marry me. I knew that the future Lady I)crrington would Mild a high rank, and I qualified myself to fill the position gracefully. I did isork. I learned arithmetic and French like .a native. I got : it �t old artist to •t tete n one to palut in water colors, and 1 bought n book ss'hich taught the manners 'of good society. Percy saw the change In ole and congratulated) the on the im- provement which had taken place in Ine since leaving England. "As to that child, 1 -should have liked to drown it or to have given it to gyp- sies, As Lndy 1)errington I did not wish to be troubled with her brat. Be- sides, .Percy loved the boy Ro that lie tised to make m0 envious the Wit he nurser] lin. But had I got rid of the child-atndl I thought of a thousand safe ways 1 •eottki 'hare ,11o»& so• -1 should only luti•e"teen si'ut away.' "The end of it crime In Milan. We were stopping at the Hotel de Ville. and there n'as• at wither who fell in love with ole. Ile was an English boy called George fattes, a horrid, scrubby. red haired. tutsty, pale raved eireature, who worried ole to death. Besides,. he wee younger than 1 was. Iutd I wished for ►t husband to protect me. I should have had to look after George states, whereas Percy in the days to come would look after tnc. Besides 1 felt Butt It was an impertinence for a low waiter to expect me to marry hie, me, who had done so much to improve Iny- self and who looked forward to taking proud rank among the British aristoc- racy. "At that I laughed .at hhu. but he became such a nulnautee that I told him plstinly that 1 rvonit have nothing to Ile with MM. Ile itlien accused me of being in love with my master. 1 ne- knoWledgc d it proudly. Why should I hot? A woman should glory in her love. I d1d1. I told George antes that I worshiped the very ground Petry wniked oh, 1 gave,my passionate feel- ings full vent and bore him to the ground under the storm of my indigna- tion. IIe told the Other servants, and they insulted me. especlntly the Eng- lish ones, as there were two or three In the hotel. i was persecuted, but I bore ttll for lois dear sake. Thett it came to his ears. Perry heard rs•hat 1 hnd said to George hates. IIe called me in. IIe accused nue of making him ridiculous, of heing out of my mind, of a thousand and 0114' cruel things. I lost my head. 1 told him how 1 loved lien. I knelt •art Iris foot 1 tm liseed t ht ti p t ttherrot d reward guy love -my long, long suffer- ings. Ile bluebell in my tearful farce. At that taoneett 1' hated !him. but not for long. My life was bound up in his, WI.cn he dismissed me I thought ,that my he:u•t was broken. "1 Was dismissed, Ile procured a new nurse from England -n Scotch htlesy. es t;gly as Rlie was e111,r. I saw her often in Milan after my dismissal. Ota that time! Oh, those weary days! I wept. i prayed. I mooned. 1 was it wreck. With what money I had I went to n convent near Mllnn and stopped there for month. But I could not remain awns" from hitn. 1 came out. IIe was golfe. I went to In. quire at the hotel. IIe had gone to Itotne. Afterward • n tnessnge came that all letters were to be sent to San Retro.. I determined .to go to San Itetno and to be near hand. I would here died else. George Itntes, who , 'fens still in love With Ine, proved a Velllttlg tool. I could not get to San hfettto without money. Ile altered to ntivance ole the railway fare, and he got Ine a sitnation In the Hotel d':.n• gleterre as housemaid. tltt Otto wee going there for the season as n waiter, I sold that if he took Ine to Sea Remo I would marry h1n e find s ud I--• but O.a t i that comes later. Crtriliett'ttt It it tov sn that nt George believed n t..t MS' promise and that t found Myself again In lite prt:Retteesthe befl*cttly presence --of niy adored Pettey. "But I bad only eon* to ttubintt fihy self to fresh anguish. Ile saw Ine, but took Ino notice of me. 1 Wes afraid 'to follut5' hhu •too closely lost be should ask the c p011e t to interfere.tt e. George Dates was jealous, too, stud I had to consider him, as, failing Perey reward- ing my love, I could fall back on George. Ile was always useful to sup. ply the money for rue to get bark to (;tlglnlld, where I was cet'taitt of a sit - nation, I handled the situation in a masterly manner and contrived to see Percy without his seeing me and with- out exciting too openly the jealousy of :1e'orgc Bates. "But it was the horrid girl that caused Ine pain. 'She was one of the daughters of General Iloward, whout Percy had met at Como. The two girls both laid themselves out to catch my darling. But their arts did not succeed at ('onto. Jenny was the one who tried hardest to get him, but Violet took her chance also, When they came to San Mento they stopped at the Ilotel d'An- gleterre. I looked after their room, and, knowing what they were, I made myself their friend. They knew ole as the former nurse of Perey's little son and wondered how I came to bo .a housemaid, 1 told some story which satisfied theta. 1 forget whet it was. They believed hi me thoroughly, an'i they found out that I loved Percy. Then they were amused, and 1 hated them for It. They told Percy thnt I was matching hint, and lie came to the hotel no more. But I still pretended to be their friend for my own ends. There was a masked ball coaling off, and the Miss Ifowards wished to go unbeknown to their father. I entered htto the spirit of the joke. I procured them two blue dominos and each a sprig of yellow holly so that they might know one another. They went to the bait thus disguised. - "I went niso in the same dress. I had got a third blue domino, and I also wore a sprig of Holly. In my pocket I took a stiletto. Why dirt I do that? Because I was determined to kill any one who tried to make love to my Per- cy.' I knew that Jenny Iloward, the little cart, would try to get him to love, her, and 1 would have killed her with pleasure heti she become Perey's bride. As 1 was masked, I bad no fear of being discovered should I stab any 0n0, and, moreover. were there trouble. the sees !IU v � ard, be[ng dressed as 1 was, even to the sprig of. yellow hol- ly, plight be accused of any crime that plight happen. Moreover. even 1t 1 killed Jenny I knew that the two sisters quarreled and that on the evidence of the holly and the domino Violet might be charged with the crime, "About the stiletto. 1 received that from a low shopkeeper called Velez, rt•lto was 1n love with Percy. She and her husband kept an oil shop, and her husband was very jealous of her. She was -madly in love with Percy, as 1 found out viten buying something at her shop, and I got to know her in- timately. "I heard Percy propose to marry Jeeny, and 1 was minded tht'n to kill her. 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Nervou+ness and •aleeplesatnee,e come 1uor,t often from weakened digestion than tiny other one louse. Rheumatism and gout are di- rectly caused by an and condition of the . stomach No ordinary food digressive can give tasting meta It is abeolnt•tly neceettary, it one WINhets to he well. to us» Mi n -tit, &Lout what be called the rashness of following him from the hotel that t lost my temper. 1 snatched off the meek and poured out my wrath. Percy burst out laughing when he recognized we. IIe saki-ner•er mind what he said -but It was an insult, and n1 Italian blood boiled in My veins. 1 drew the stiletto and rushed on hint. At tint moment my band was caught from behind, and I fell. It was thnt 1111111 Ireland, who was then nt Sat! Itetno, and a great friend of Percy's. He had wrenched the stiletto out of nt hand. n nd For ri moment no one said anything, and I arose to my feet. Ire- land addressed me as Miss Ilorvard- M!ss Violet L..,wnrd. Percy laughed Again and corrected his mistake, say- ing that I was a lovesick nursentnkl whom he had discharged. 'Then I lost my temper. "Stop! I must say etactly how it happened. Percy was leaning against the parapet of the parade in a careless attitude. IIe did not even move when I rushed on him with the stiletto, and had Ireland not caught my arm I should have killed him. Ireland said that he bad followed me, thinking I wits Violet Ilownrd, to ask me to re- turn to the hotel. IIe talked soave rub- bish about a gentle born English girl being out att night, but when he found that I was only a servant there WitS no more of that talk. Poor Eliza Stokes could have been out till dawn for all these gentlemen cared. They laughed nt me. Percy leaning against the para- pet, Ireland beside me. holding the stiletto carelessly in his hand. As I sand, I lost my temper, and I told Percy went I thought of that fool Ito - shin Lockwood. He lost his temper al- so, but that only oracle me more an- r•ry. At last he clashe,l forward, and I believe he would have struck me but that Mr. Ireland intervened. "i don't know exnetiy !how it hap- pened. but In moving Mr. Ireland evi- P'ntlr fergnt hon- he held the stiletto the only known remedy that soothes and heals the mucous membrane of the 'itomae•h and digestive tract. stimulates the solar plexus, dad .etreegthene the nerves of the eroiiiach. This rentiarkabte remedy puts the whole digestive system in so healthy, clean and sweet a state that terwentatiou of the fond oauuot exist, any disease germs in the stomach will be destroyed, and nil food will he so well assimilated that a rapid mud healthy increase iu weight will quinkis reRnit. Mi•o'ua is a guarantead cure for all disases of the stomach except cancer, a guarautee being given by Walton Me- Ktbbou with every package he sells, agreeing to refund the money ehonld the remedy not give perfect:atiafantion. Anelent Bracelets. Among the Greeks bracelets were worn only by women, hut amour, the: Rumens they were regarded as a mili- tary deeorhtiou, and in monumental inscriptions the number of bracelets conferred on the subject is often stated. They were of thin plates of bronze or gold. Sometimes gold wires spirally. wound were used. Some bracelets weighing tnenty ounces have beein found. Spoiled Pascal Cards, :Many people are riot aware that .le os al 1 t en d of n p stannuml en t elope which has been spoiled or marred can I be redeemed tf the stamp is not atieet- h ed. The postal Bards are redeemed for three-fourths of tltelr face value and stamped envelopes for the face valuer of the stamp. Cable sties c i t M a, tra I i enc Flaaken are now $3 70 Mexicali aumiest $4 15 Mexutau by the ofd route vitt Europe is 1903. ABSOLUTE Genuine SECURII.YL Carter's Little Li .! r. 1L IYI_'K.: •. ;..:pix ', • . .(Tu be cuutiuutti.) Must Boar Signatiture of • The `filrelwit lirl0i e.. The bridge across the Zambezi at t'ietorin Palle Is Hifi Met long, 30, feet whir and 420 feet above IoW .rater nark. which le tdgber than ally othee bridge to the world. coat**. S'mletlincs prepntatlone of Iodine hro er leri'cl to be brushed ore the akin nrltl finny leave an objectionable strt111.. One gnitt' harmless way tit which thII can be lightened la by robbing the part with milk. it should bo done sea • ernd times in the course of the 'atty. w-zee..„0-0-21.zto Sea Ng -Shier* !harper leeteee. Sere areal .rd se WNW tri {*1&* as eia"atik t iiia ttlit fttutlwtt ti. t felt Iituatti ccs.. 1 Mt YORMlti t,ItEL re ,010.11414,A4104 col eget. r Y" ' st1�7lit —r wi v M , ens, IIW4 .ATN, ante SICK ItitAtislitlit.