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Exeter Advocate, 1904-12-1, Page 6• iiuvuu uuu uuu i^Ij ter c .,, .r.r nrlir, '•.r''+.,tTt a`'y , usu u"n I TIic ?ricc of Liberty OR, A4- MIDNIGHT CALL errs 9n., i» n,. a,.e.�i,YirTT1',TTTmm jl,,,h 4nnH$1t:6 CHAPTER XXVIT.—(Continued:) Benson shook his head uneasily. "The young lady persisted in tak- ing me for a burglar," ho. growled,. And why not?".. Oluistabel de- manded. "I was just going to bees when I heard voices in the fore -court belies/ and footsteps creeping along. 1 came into the corridor with my re- volver. ,Preseutiy one of the area climed upthe ivy and got into the corridor. 1 covered him with my re- volver and fairly drove him into a bedroom and locked him irr." "So you killed with both barrels?" Littimer cried, with infinite enjoy- ment. "Then the other one came, Ile came to steal the Rembrandt." - "Nothing of the kind," the wretohed Menson cried. "I came to give you a lesson, Lord Littimer. My idea was to get in through the window, steal the Rembrandt, and, when you had missed it, confess the whole story. My character is safe.' "Giddy," Littimer said, reproach- fully. "You are so young, so boy- ish, so buoyant, Reginald, bat would your future constituents have said had they seen you creeping up the ivy? They are a grave people tithe take themselves seriously. Egacl, this would be a lovely story for one of those prying society papers, eThe Philanthropist and the Picture.' I've a good mind to sent it to the Press myself." Littimor sat clown and laughed with pure enjoyment. "And where is the other par- tridge?" he asked, presently. • Christabel seemed to hesitate for a moment, her sense of humor of the situation had departed. Her hand shook as she turned the key in the door. "I am afraid you are going to have a rather unpleasant surprise,' Henson said, Littimer glanced keenly, at the speaker. All the laughter died out of his eyes; his face grew set and stern as Frank Lrttfiner emerged in- to the light. "And what are you doing here?" he asked, hoarsely. "What do you expect to gain by taking part in a fool's trick like this? Did I not tell you never to show your face here again?' The young man said nothing. I've stood there looking down, dogged, quiet, like one tongue-tied. Littimer' thundered out his question again. He crossed over, laying his hands on his son's shoulders and sb.ak ing him as a terrier might shake `a rat. "Did you come for anything?" he demanded. "Did you expect any mercy from—" Frank Littimer shook off his grasp gently. He looked up for the first time. "I. expected nothing," he said, "I I did not come of my own . free will. I am silent now for the sake of myself and others. But the time may come—God knows it has been long delayed. For the present, 1 am bound in honor to hold my tongue." He `lashed one little glance at Hen- son, a long, angry glance. Littimer looked from one to the other in hes- itation for a moment. The hard lines between his brows softened. "Perhaps I amm, wrong," he mut- tered. "Perhaps there has been a mistake somewhere. And if ever I find out. I have pshaw, I am talks. ing like a sentimental sohoolgirl. -.Have I not had evidence strong as proof of Xeoly Writ that--- Get out ofmy sight, your presence angers mo. Go, and never let me see you again. Reginald" you were a fool to. bring that boy here to -night. See him off the premises and, fasten the door again." "Surely," Christabel interfered, `'surely at this tune of the night—" "You should be in bed," Littimer said, tartly,. "My dear young lady, if you and I are to remain friends I must ask you to mind your own business, It is a dreadfully difficult thing for a woman to do, but . you must try, You under- stand?", Christabel was .evidently putting a strong constraint on her tongue, for she merely bowed and said nothing. She had her own good reasons for the diplomacy of silence. • Tllensou and Frank Littimer wero disappear- ing in the direction of the staircase. "I say nothing," C;ltristabel said, "But at the same time I don't fancy I shall care very much for your dis- tinguished friend Reginald Henson." Littimer smiled. All his good iiuinor seemed to have returned to him. Only the dark lines under his. eyes were more accentuated. "A. slimy, fawning hound," he whispered, "A mean fellow. :And the best of it is that he imagines that I hold the highest regard for ttinr. Good night CHAPTER XXVsQI, A little later, and Christabel sat before her looking -glass with hor lovely hair about her shoulders. The glasses were gone and hor magnife cent eyes gleamed and sparkled. "Goad night's work," she said to her smiling retieotion. "Now the Bangor is passed and now that I am away from that dreadful house I feel a different being. Strange what a difference a few hours has made 1 And I hardly' need my disguise—even at this moment I believe that Enid would not recognize mo. She will be pleased to know that her tele- gram came in so usefully. Well, here I am, and I don't fancy that anybody will recognise Christabel Lee and Chris Henson for one and the same person." She sat there brushing her hair and letting her thoughts drift along idly over the events of the evening. Reginald Henson would have felt less easy in his mind had he known what those thoughts were. Up to now that oily scoundrel hugged him- self with the delusion that nobody besides Frank Littimer and himself knew that tho second copy' of "Tho Crimson Blind" had passed into Bell's possession. But Chris was quite aware of the fact. And Chris as 'Chris was sup- posed by Henson to bo dead and buried, and was, therefore, in a pos- ition to play her cards as she pleas- ed. Up to now it seemed to her that she had played them very well indeed. A cipher telegram from Longdean had warned her that Hen- son was coming there, had given her more than a passing hint ,what Hen- son required, and. her native , wit had :told her why Henson was after the Rembrandt. Precisely, why he wanted the pic- ture she had not discovered yet. But she knew that she would before longi. And she knew also that Henson would try to obtain the print with- out making his presence at Littimor Castle obvious. He was bringing Frank Littimer along, and was therefore going to use the younger man in some cunning way. That Henson would try and 'set into the castle surreptitiously Chris had felt from the first. Once he did so the rest would be easy, as he knew exactly where to lay his hand on the picture. Therefore he could have no better time than the dead of night. If his presence were be- trayed ho could turn the matte• aside as a joke and trust to his na- tive wit later on. If he had ob- tained the picture by stealth he would have ,discreetly disappeared covering his tracks a_ s he retreated. Still, it had all fallen out very fortunately. Menson had been made to look ridiculous; he had been forc- ed to. admit that he -was giving Lit- timer a lesson over the Rembrandt, and though the thing appeared in- nocent enough. on the surface, Chris was sanguine later on that she could bring this up in evidence against Trim, "So far so good," she told hex - self. "watch, watch, watch, and act when the time comes. But it was hard to meet Frank to -night The Source of Health Strength and Vitality is the Food System. DRQ CHASE'S NERVE FOOD Ensures Pe gent Digestion and Assimilation. It matters little how mach .fool. you eat so long as the did eetive system is not in condition to con- vert it into blood and nerve force. When the nervous energy is con- sumed by disease or by excessive mental or physical exertion the ne ryes and muscles which eontr of their 1 digestion: are unable . to do t work and the food is alloWed to fer- ment and become a burden iinstead', of a benefit to the system. D. C1£A.SE'S NERVE FOOD IS/ THE MOST RATIONAL EA''- V ENT FOR INDIG-ESTION AND DYSPEPSIA THAT WAS E'il"ER 13y forming new blood and creat- ing new nerve force it strengthens and invigorates the nerves arid =m- elee which control the flow of gastric julcea and the eontradting motion of the etornach Which is liecosst ry to digestion. It would be impossible for any treat/twit to go more -directly to the cause of trouble., While revitalizing and re -energizing the principle organ of digestion --the stpntarlr---17r, Chase's Nerve I"odd q.Iso sharpens the appetite, enlivens the action of the liver and has a gentle laxative effect on the bowels. and be able to say nothing. And how abjectly miserable he looked t Wtei1, let us 'hope that the good time is coming," ' Chris was up betimes in the morn-. inn and out on the terrace. She felt no further uneasineee, on the score of the disguise now, Benson was certain to bo inquzsrtive, it was part of his nature, but he was not going to learu anything. Chris gelled as she saw ,tTezteon lumbering towards her. He seemed all the better'for his night's `rest. "The rose blooms early here," lin said gallantly.. "Lot me express the hope that you have quite forgiven nee for the fright I gave you last night." "I guess I don't recolle:t the fright," Chris drawled. "And if there was any fright I calculate it was on the other side. And how aro you this morning? Yon look. as if you had been in the wars, Got some trouble with your throat; or what?" "A slight operation," Hesson said airily. "I have been speaking too Much in public lately and a little something had to ho removed. I am much better." The ready lin tripped off his ton- gue, Chris smiled slightly. "Do you know, you remind me very much of somebody," he went on. "And yet I 'don't know why, because you are quite different. Lord Litti- mer tells me you are an American." "The Stars and Stripes," Chris laughed, "I guess our nation is the first on. earth. Now, . if you. happen to 'mow anything about Bos- ton----" "I never was in Boston in my life," Fenson replied hastily, The name seemed to render him uneasy. "Have you been in England very long?" Chris replied that she was enjoying England for the first time. But she was not there to answer questions her role was to ask them. But she was dealing with a past -master in the art of gleaning information, and Henson was getting on her nerves. She gave a little cry of pleasure as a mag"niflcent specimen of a blood- hound came trotting down the terrace and paused in friendly fashion be- fore her. "What a Lovely dog," she exclaim- ed: "Do you like .dogs, Mr. Hen- son?" ,..- She. looked up beamingly into his face as she spoke; she saw the an unusually large insect, the combs heavy features darken and the eyes being often 7 ft, long 4 'ft. wide, grow small with anger. and from 4 in. to 6 in. thick: "I loathe them, and they loathe Tho crater of Mauna Loa, in the ere," 'Benson growled. "Look at Sandwich Islands, the largest vol - him!" He pointed to the dog, who show- ed his teeth with an angry growl. And yet the groat sleek head lay against the girl's knee in perfect confidence. Henson looked on un- easily and backed a little way. Tire out, ,;, I--Slnertin, what colossal im,- pudoncot" (To be Continued,) HERE AND THERE. Interesting Inforntatioir Froin the World's Four quarters.. Of 10,000 British seamen, sixty- six are lost at sea every year. There aro four times as many words in the English language as there aro in the French. Between 70,000 and 80,000 starnps are found loose every year in the pillar -boxes of Great Britain. in the farming .districts of Russia it costs 39 cents to hire a horse for ono day, and 3.5 cents to hire a man. Persons bearing the same surname, although they may not be .rotated in any way, are forbidden to Marry. in China, Tho Swedish town of Hafanger has set a graduated, tax on all stout persons weighing upwards of 135 lb. Tho sound of a bell which can be heard 45,250 ft. through the water can be hoard through the air only 456 fent, Tho armies and navies of the nine largest European Powers cost alto- gether' just over 81,000,000 yearly. Tho banana produces per acre forty-five times more food than the potato and one hundred and thirty- one tithes more than wheat. Sundays and axed holidays except- ed, it is estimated that $100,000 worth of fish is daily dragged out of the sea by British fishermen. It has boon estimated that an oak of average size, during the five months it is iu leaf every year, sucks up from the earth about 123 tons of water. Straw, pressed into blocks and made hard enough to .use as pave- ment, is in use for this purpose in some of the streets of Warsaw, Po- land. The tallest inhabited house in the world is the Park Raw building in New York, From the kerbing to the top of the towers the height is 390 feet. Excluding Egypt and the Soudan, Britain has 2,5135,000 square miles of Africa, an .area equal to more than fifty Englands, and inhabited by. about 45,000,000 people, A bee that works only at night is found in the jungles of India. It is cane in the world, is twenty miles in diameter. Sometimes the stream of lava issuing from it is fifty miles long. Thero is ono stately chamber in Stafford House, the Duke of Suther- land's splendid London mansion, dog marked his every movement, which they never open save when the "See how the brute shows his Sovereign visits or when a bride de, teeth at me," he said. "Please parts. send him away, Miss Leo. I am cer- The building operations of the new taro he is getting ready for a War Office in Whitehall, Loudon, will spring. absorb 26,000 ` tons of Portland Henson's face was white and hot stone, 25,000,000 ordinary and 1, - and wet, his lips trembled. He was horribly afraid. Chris patted the silky head and dismissed the dog with a curt command. He went off instantly with a wistful, backward look in his eye. "IVe are going to bo great friends, that doggie and I," phris said, gaily."And I don't like you any the better, Mr. Henson, because you don't like dogs and they don't like you. Dogs are far better judges of character than you imagine, Dr. Bell says—" "What Dr. Bell?" Henson demand- ed, swiftly, Chris had paused just in time; per- haps her successful disguise had made her a trifle reckless. "Dr. Hatherly Bell," she said. "Be used to be a famous men before he tell into disgrace over something or another. I heard him leoture on the animal instinct in Boston once, and ho said but as you don't caro for dogs it doesn't matter what he said." Do you happen to know anything about him?" Henson asked. "Very little. I. never_ met him, if that is what you . mean. But : I heard that he had done something particularly disgraceful. Why, do you ask?„ "Nothing _more than a mere coin- cidento," Benson replied. "It is just a little strange that you should mention his • name here, especially after what happened last, night. I suppose that, being an American, you fell in love with the Rembrandt. It was you who suggested securing it in its place, and then preventing my little jest froze being successfully carried out. Of course you have heard that the print was stolen once?" "The knowledge is as general as the spiriting away of the Gainsbor- ough Duchess.'' "Quito so, Well, the man who stole the Rembrandt was Dr. Hath- erly Bell. He stole it so that he might pay a gambling debt, and it was subsequently found in his lug- gage before he could pass it on to the purchaser. 1 am glad you men- tioned it, because the name of Bell is not exactly a favorite at the castle." "I am much obligedto you," said Chris, .•gravely. "Was Dr. Bell a favorite once?" "Oh, immense. Ho had great in- fluence over Lord Littimer. Re— but hero'comes Littimer in one of his moods. Ile" appears to be angry about something." Littizner strode up, witha frown ,. his face oriel a telegram in his ont s m hand. Ronson assumed to be mild- ly sympathetic, '„FI hope' it is nothing serious?" he murmured. "Serious," Littimer cried. "The acme of audacity—yes. The telegram has just come, 'Must See you to- night; on important business affect- ing the past. Shall hope to be with you some time after dinner!" "And who is the audacious aspic' ant to an interview?" Chris asked,. demu. "/1 relyman X expect you never heard of " said Littimer, "but who is quite familiar to Hensen hero. T flog. to that u 1 t - rc r.n dt a h alt t, at sco n o H a g eriy 73e11.'' .."Cod heavensl' Menson burst t 1 r Elm I" :3'Y LtIT 2 I,I rn �3 .. 7 1 MRS, . rf>z 6 street, Toronto, says :— "My trou- ble has been acute indigestion and severe attacks of headache, as well as nervousness, and at tirnos spells of dizziness. After having thor- oughly , tested Dr, Cease's Nerve Food 1 can say that it has cured nay stomach troubles, and, as a result, the other symptoms have also dis- appeared. I consider Dr. Chase's. Nerve I+`ood the best treatment for indigestion, as well as being a splen- did general tonic,"• Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, 50 .rents a box, at all deaiors, or IJdnianson, Bates eS Co., Toronto. The portrait and signature Of Ilr, A. W. Chase, the famous receipt book author, are on every bez4 500,000 glared bricks, and nine miles of chimney -flues. An Austrian has invented safety reins for run -ewer horses, by means of Which two small rollers can bo made to press the horse's windpipe when desired. The anbhal must stop at once for want of breath. In. East Indian schools mental arithmetic is a vastly more serious matter than it is in the schools of this country. Pupils of ten years aro taught to remember the multipli- cation table up to forty tunes forty, By Cape Horn the distance be- tween New York and San Francisco is about 14,840 miles. The Panama Canal will reduce this to something less than 5,000, a difference of near- ly 10,000 miles. At a sale of shorthorn cattle in the capital of the Argentine Republic sensational prices were recently paid for Scottish shorthorns; $13,050 was given for Newron Stone, a Mor- ayshire -bred bull. One reason why the little Japanese soldier can march twenty-five miles a . day with a burden of 100lb. is that his long -power, and hence his whole physical system, ie developed by habitual deep .breathing. Japan or Black Tea Drinkers I! can get the most delicious tea in the World by as.''l ing for CEYLON TEA BLA.Cee GR TTNCOLQRED GREEN, They are sold only in sealed lead packets, Never in bulk. 25c and 40c per Ib. By all Grocers. e L4 Aiaggt APPLYING MANURE. Tho two mistakes most frequently met with in spreading manure are that the applications aro too heavy ber, plowing the land In December anal is noulv plerizod finely and January, : enough writes lltir. 111 L. .Tomes, I permit, and cross -plowing where conditions will again in have seen many loads thrown out theI Marcli and April, aro the best cours- the ground in large chunks, somees to pursue. It pays' to. prepare tlto size of a man's head, and from 3 to i land well whore trees are to bo plan - 5 feet apart. I cannot imagine a ted, especially where they are to worse way-., Manure should bo lml- (stand, for it will bo many a year verized and applied evenly. The 'befor'e that part is plowed again.. 11111 amount to be used will depend on the troes- should be carefully selected. kind of soil, the crop to be raised, Three-year-old trues, 5 feet high, with and the quality of the fertilizer. Clay an oven spread of at least seven to soils, for instance, will retain the nine branches at right angles front tions and note wily they are so, see- ing if valuable, accurate conclusions cannot be drawn. PREPARATION OF THE LAND and the distance of planting iuust be directed by climate, condition of. soil and surrounding circumstances. 1 believe the virgin timber land best, in every way. Cutting' this timber. in August and September, burning up all the brush; in October and Novent- strength of the manure for several years, while a sandy soil will lose all the benefit in one year. Therefore, on sandy soils I use manure sparing- ly. On corn land, with the right kind of soil, there is no danger of too heavy applications, but on small grain a Heavy coating will often cause it to fall. When sowing grass seed. on grain laud, I sow before the ma- nure is spread. In this way I am sure of a good stand of grass. If you have a large shed to be cleared of manure,' it will be well to plow it with a turning plow and either run a spike -toothed Barrow over it or scatter sorfte corn on it and let the Bogs in to pulverize it. It can then be loaded with a fork and is ready to spread. If the bot- tom is packed hard, it should be dug up with a grubbing Hoe, and pulver- ized in the shed before it is loaded. In Handling heavy manure a largo shovel, about 11*inches square, will bo more satisfactory than the fork. On my waggon, I use a platform and two or more removable side boards. These aro superior to a wagon box for this purpose. 1f to: be hauled only a short distance, over level roads, end gates will not be needed, thus greatly farilittating the work. Tho load should be spread evenly from the wagon, covering the entire .ground. PLANTING AN ORCHARD. Mr. L. A Goodman says there is no business that requires a greater anrrnint of intelligence than orchard growing. Experience us a prime re- quisite to success; that is, knowing what certain treatment, will produce.. The climate being suitable, profit- able orcliarding depends more on the subsoil than on any other one thing. You can make the soil richer if it is not rich enough., but you cannot change the subsoil without great 'expense. Congenial subsoil and suc- J cess. Improper subsoil and failure. These two sentences should be burned upon tlio memory of every fruit grow- er. Dig down under , your soil in a hundred different` places on the land you intend to plant and see what Is below. A few dollars spent in this way may - save you thousands in your orchard. The best subsoil is the loess formation. It allows the rains " to sink deep into its bosom and there Holds it until called for by the drouths of summer• end the cold of winter. A fertile, porous sub- sea' is important'• aboyo all other considerations. !A gravelly shale or clay loam, is next in order as to value, and can be found in many of our apple districts. A red clay shale with limestone soil and subsoil is else valuable. After subsoil, a. good fertile soil, porous, loamy, with plenty of humus, potash and dime, so as to give fairly good crops of grain or grass, should be chosen. One that dries out quickly so that it can be plowed soon after a rain, that et best est re- works easily so. as to g sults with least labor, that will give a good crop of corn while growing the trees, one that will not bake too easily, is always desirable. Next comes a rocky or gravelly -soil, which is good, but takes more work to get results. These are found in abundance In all mountain districts.. LOCATION AND I]XPOSU.RE. Curing Consumption When SCOTT'S EMULSION makes a consumptive gain flesh it is curing his consump- tion. The weight is the measure of the consumptive's condition. Every pound of weight gained is a matter for congratulation, and Scott's Emersion makes the consumptive gain flesh. Scott's Emulsion does some- thing to the lungs, too, that reduces.. the cough and the in. flammation. More weight and less cough always mean that consumption is losing its influence over the system. For all stages of the disease. Scott's Emulsion is a reliable help. Send for Free Sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemlita, Toronto, Ort. the body, and a centre stem as a leader, are in my opinion best: Mole or piece root, long or short root, has nothing to do with the vigor, life, health or productiveness of the tree. It all 'dependson the kind of stook' and scion used. Double work- ing is often a great advantage. Dig- ging, Handling and planting aro matters not considered sufficiently. Most of our planters forget that trees begin to die as .soon as they aro out of the ground, and it is only a question of time before they wither or succumb. If they are taken up carefully, without bruising either roots or tops, and intelligently plan- ted, not more than 1 per cent. should be lost. Wooden tree wrappers are put on our trees fust as soon as they are planted. These wrappers aro wade 18 inches long, 10 inches wide and le inches thick. They aro put on with two wires. No. 20 annealed, fas- tened through the wrapper so the will slip down. These wrappers are worth all they cost for the protection of the body of the tree during the first summer in the increase of ' growth secured. They pay for them- selves in keeping out the fiat and rotund headed borers. Tliey• protect the bodies of the trees from injury during cultivation and pay for them- selves a fourth time in protecting t tie trees frdm rabbits. Their cost 1 They aboutre left • �34per 1 t 00. the trees for three years without any injury rest;lting. Get out of your trees all you can as quickly as pos- sible, and when they fail to pay, cut, them down and have others coming into bearing to take their places. This is the quickeet, easiest mild most profitable plan to pursue. Cowpeas or clover is used as sum- mer fallow and often rye is sown as a cover crop in the fall, to he plowed up the next spring and the ground sowed to cowpeas. Further care of the orchard after blearing will be a repetition of last year's work before bearing. Rotation of crops is essential Our succession is corn, cowpeas, summer fallow, and clorver two years, repeating this every five years. Prune little or much oath year, according to the place tlio or chard is located. In the south and, west there is very little pruning. Bet - tee too little than too much. In the north and east cut and thin, ale ways keeping the ideal tree in nuns with its centre stem and branches a.i right angles, and then no serious mistakes will. occur. In the spraying, of apple orchards experiments are still necessary, to know just when, IioW and with what, but spray you must, is the alrnost universal verdict of successful apple growers. aro not so important as elevation, although they should not be -under- estimated. Elevation above sur- rounding lands so as to get good air drainage cannot bo ignored. Eleva- tion above the sea, as you go south of 40 degrees, is important; because you got into the cooler, drier, purer air. -13ut this is not enough, if you have not also elevation above the surrotutding lands, for you then have trouble with the cold air the same as on lower lands. The northern slopes and exposures are always` con- sidered best. I think this is true be- cause the best soils and subsoils are on these northern slopes, and not because of the location itself, 'Unless varieties are adapted to climate, soil, location, exposure ankl market, you plant in vain. This study of adaptability can reach con- clusions only by actual experience. It is well to make the experience of others serve you. If variety In at its best in one locality, then you should abide by this decision, But the fact that one variety sloes best in one part of otir orchard hard another va- riety in another part demands clos- mkt study. ; Viiteh for these varia- WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The brief operations of the wireless telegraph service undertaken for the London Times at the seat of the Russo-Japanese War, and ended by the interference of the Japanese gov- ernment, throw much light on the detective ` powers of wireless tele- graphy. In tills case the De Forest system was employed. The land sta- tion was at Weiliaiwei, witli a mast 170 feet high. The mast on the tele- graph -ship was 90 feet high;. Botif Russian and Japkaneso messages were received by the operator, who could easily recognize .the difference in the systems employed. Ile could tell 1E a Russian ship was at sea by listen- ing to the answering messages from shore, He could also tell' whether the Japanese messages were trans- mitted front a relay base, er whether the fleet itself was at 'sea, WBE1 E BACHELORS PAs,'. While the 13enediet sometimes has to pay dearly for a wife, hi at least one country it scarcely pays to re main celibate, In Argentina time man who prefers single to duplicated blissY has to pay a substantion and pro. grossivo tax. If he has not tak .. s h a wife by the time he reaches twenty-fifth birthday to mvt paya fine of $6.25 a month to the Exc�i +. t . ' r -f1ve he hasno 's"F.`en !gtior, if at thi ty the error of his ways the fine is in- creased to $12.50 a rnontli, and at this figure it remains for fifteen years. If tat fifty he still keeps front the altar lie is looked on as hope+ less, arid the fine 18 diminished every, year until, at eighty, he is exateletc '