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CCOntinnedi from last week)
it was a strenge. situation. And if
Gervase had ndt an implicit faith in
the player, it could never have arisen:
But • the niab.'e intense sympat1y.
wrought upoo. WM. And, after all, it
was not a matter of his own life
altnte„..br even of the life' of Sir john
Ireversharm. Ike had to consider that
--of the girl who had dared and done
act much,
Thus, • for one ;day more, he was
willing 'to defer his surrender to +the
Queen. And to .this he was impelled
by the knowledge. that whatever
course is took, it would not now be
posaible to avoid bringing •,Sir John
reverstarn to his trial. The law must
tinevitably take Its course, 'tut there
would still be time and opportunity to
nave the Constable Oen, after he was
condemned.
It had been Grisewood's intention
to pay his visit to Greenfield gidanor
that day. But the discovery he had
astute caused him to alter his plan of
actio;.' He telt he. must take time to
consider the new position, which. had.
arisen. Therefore,' he deeided not to
see Simon Heriot at once. It would be
'well, be thought, to stay where he
was in order. .that he might watch .a,f•
fairs closely and gain a further Itnnw-
ledge of that which was taking place.
Delays, however, are dangerous.
GrisewOod was not aware of the fact
that his change • of plan was very
welcome ' to the play -actor. Indeed,
nothing could have better suited
;Shakespeare's design. From the many
inquiries he had recently made in
a:pleased-1W . Simon Heriot, there was
good reason 'to aupposie that the man
believed his nephew. to be dead. And
as this belief was essential to the
fantastic design that was maturing in
the subtle brain of this maker of
playe, it was .beyond all •things
essary that, for,,the present, it should
no. be disturbed.
Thus when, in the benne of that
aneraieg, Shakespeare learned. from
the landlord that Grisewood had de-
cided not •to visit Greenfield Manor
until the next day a weight of anxiety
was -taken from his mind.- Nothing
could have accorded better with his
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phapeie. Moreover, it Pig 14PI ill;
great- ilea* '-fdr. enterPrise, 'and
Provided a fUrther reason for' its be*
ing carried throunli without delay. •
'To be we,. the schemeavaa whimsi-
dal, extravagant, fantastic. It • was of
a kind that eold only have sprung
from' a° daringly original. invention.
And perhaps *Wy. the oPtiadam- Of
One whose life was largely that of the
fancy could have expected it to yield,
any material result, But it was with
the zest of a soltoqlboy that the play-
widght drew his friend,- Burbage,
aside before that morning was out,
and over a tankard -of October 'ate
with a toast 1n -it, inquired "whether
he was ripe for a midnight frolic?"
, "Ripe as a medlar, my oloi, "ad of
StratfOrd-on-Avon Wiarwittahire,"
!said the trageditun'teartily.
"Then we will give what. we are
pleased, to call .our minds to a Strata-.
gem, dear sihrew, via:itch I hope we
may be able this night to put on: a,
dark knave." 4
"I care not so long as there is
mirth in it," said the tragedien.
"Mirth enough. in it, 1 promise you,
if we can but draw this badger out
of' his hole. But we must go wer
armed, in case of trouble, and we
irlsr have horses. for a journey ten.
miles out and home."
'What! more Charleoote adven-
tures?". ..
' "Nay, you egregiou:s' mine, a thing
of more accotmt than a coney or two
It is to 'save the life of an innocent
man and, as we will hope, to lose a
foul knave his head."
The tragedian, in accordance with
a cautious, practical and sagacious
disposition, began to look dubious. "I an by no means clear," he said,
:"that Richard Burbage was designed
• by nature for knight errantry."
"No harm shall eome of this advert-
ture, I promise you. But all I ask is,
that your love's voice shall roar a lit-
tle like the Nubian lion; and, tha
,your large asseroblance shall make 11£
look valiant in. the light of the moon!
"That will I promise, if have bu
a flask of canary within me."
"It is a choicely pretty Stratagem
• And if -there' is no, miscarriage, think.' we may obtain. a night's, hones
emnsemena_ntatheaeXpease of one
who looks not to provide ,
"What is your plan, you!mad mak-
er of plays? And what,is its aim and
object?" ' , ,
"All in' a good season you shall be
told. But first,' we must' prick ou
band for the wars. . I name mysel
captain generalissimo, and I name
Richard Burniage, a large •man, frowardly" given, for my ancient. And
for my squire, I name young'Parflete
whose light' limbs. and smooth fac
and gentle air make innocence her,
self 'spent a baggage. And then. I wil
name Lowin, an honest, good, fellow
with wit enough not to ask questions,
and. stout Kemp who is "a wag but
not a foal, and of course Herlot, this
poor ill-used young mai: whose lifep
will E ave, I am determined upon it.
'All the same'; my William. I would
learn the nature of your stratagem,"
said Burbage, tenaciously.
"Nay, Richard, possess Your -Soul in
patience for the none. The stratagem.
is a good stratagem, else may I never
drink- sack out of a bombard again.
But .must now seek young Mr. Her -
lot , and - assemble horses for our
troop." • (
• It was part of the man's character,
and a strong part, that when once
the mind, was fully aroused, it could
combine the power of action withan
infinite faculty -of invention. It was
not always easy for him to see his
-..‘ay at the. beginniag of an enter-.
prise. Like so many 'noon whom' the
heavy_burclen of imagination has ,been
laid: the will was apt to be weak at.
times. But if only the occasion
imperiouslY,, be a power. of
concentrations,. that enabled' him' •to
overcome the indecision which is the
cruel curse that nnture has laid upon
the thinker.
Now that William Shakeeneare• •had
conceived the high project of, saving
the life of an innocent man, mind and.
will were.working in full harmony to
compass this • end. 'Re saw • clearly
what had to he done; ane a blend of
niany high „qualities .1ent him the
power' to connive' and to carryout a
scheme +which few met). ,would have
had the audacity to undertake. • '
He bade sGervase and Anne be of
good heart. 'Yet he withheld the .main
particulars -of his design: He told
them merely that his p,urpose was to
ride at -sundown to the house of Sim-
on Heriot, that was. some ten miles
off, in the company of Burbage, Kemp
and other of the players. It would
be necessary for Gervase to 'accom-
pany thein. With a tight of humor in
• bia. eye, 'the playwright secured him
that if fortune was kind he had a plan
that might prove very pleasant, whim-
sical and diverting tn ail except him
against .whom it was to be directed.
'tut; tell me, what it is, I pray
you?" said Gervase.
Shakespeare shook his head.
' "The tout is riot yet," he said. "I'
faith, it is one of.tbase whimsical
matters which endure the perform-
ancrbetter than the d,estriptiot. I
'only ask that you trust me to the
fell and do nay`wirf,' whatever it be;
and, for my part, 'I will promise that
you r case shall not be made in any -
*Ise worse t•han'. it now is, and under
Providence shall be made a 'good deal
better."
Kriowing so little of the plan,, Get -
vase found+ It hard, not to be sticepti-
cal. But his man had already gain-
ed :his confidence. fIe was hardly
likely to promise •that which -he had
no prospect of being able to perform.
Moreover, there was no. reason in the
world why he should put a trick up -
an one in mo sorry a plight as Ger-
vase, unless he was ani emissary of
tis. eneraies. And this the agifive
bad no reason to anemia. For had
he not treated; Antie Mid 'Whit -elf with
.unfailing -kindness, nay, with some-
thing berind; ltindin,ese—With a ten-
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• which no gratitude could ever repay?'
Shakespeare presently delivered
solatian charge to the, melancholy -vie -
aged Jent) Davenant, of whop -there
was a tradition that he had' never
'been knoven. to smile.
"Right excellent host," saki; the
player, with a whimsical air, "I
would have you place at our disposai
about the, hour friend Phoebus enters,
his eratlfie, the eight. trustiest and
lustiest steeds to be found in this
city. John Davenant, on your honor
as a licensed victualler, do I -.charge
you - to give the- whole of your mind:
to this matter. An affair of great pith
and moment is toward as .soon as the
min has- gone down."
"Ie it that you are leaving uS tO-
night, Will?" said the hest of the
.Crown Tavern, in some alarm.
• "Nay, mite host. But a choice lit-
tle pleasantry is afoot,, and it de-
mands, that all who bear a share in
it should be well horsed." '
"Well, you are ever a mad faggot,"•
said -John Davenant. "And a man
never knows what whimsey you will
take next." . 7
• "Peace, honest vintner. And upon
Your life as a famous Christian man,
do I charge you to do my behest.'
'Thoroughly „mystified, John Daven-
ant went to carry out these instruc-
tions, perhaps a trifle
But he was an old friend bf Williain
;Shakeepeare, and although a somber
fellow enough on the outside, there
wale a light oflumor within. Besides
he had a very real respect for the
moving spirit of the Lord Chamber-
lain's Company.,
OHAPTER XXVI
Greenfield Manor was a very old
house about ten miles out of Oxford.
Ilt.:lay in a secluded. Obi; but the
road to London ran past the high
walls 'of its park: A heavy growth of
tree t surrounded the , house
which was in a state of neglect" and
• A gloomy and forbidding place en-
ough.- The very atmosphere which
invested this mass of decaying stone-
work seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
Its chinaneya rocked continually; its
windows rattled. When the vane ov-
er the atableisWiing in the
wind of •the summer night,' it was as
if some lostsoul was seeking to es-
cape out of. Hades.
As a fact, the house was certainly
inhabited by a lost soul. Simon Her-
iot, master, lay in the 'belief that
he had done his nephew to death by,
a subtle, mean and cruel device. And.
no worthier purpose than 'greed had
ben --in his ,heart. It had been his
life-long passion to .holdthe fair
manor and the broad landsin the
west country, which generations of
his name had ,held before him. These,
however, had. descended to the son of
his elder brother. And the knowledge
that there was only one life inter-
vening between him and his great
ambition, in the end, became too
much for him.
The means to do ill deeds oft
makesill deeds done. It was by
chance that the design was unfolded'
to Simon Heriot of swearing away his
nephew's • life. But when •• occasion
came to. him he did not resist the
call. The pent-up forces of his cov-
etous envy rose tin and slew him.'
If ever a mea might be said to-ha've
'sold himself to the devil, that man.
was Simon Heriot. ' He had a cun-
ning, and subtle mind; .moreover, he
was very well acquainted with the
world in which he lived. He was clev-
er 'enough to make the entail of his
nephew's estates the price 'of, his
testimony. And, indeed, it was no
-uncommon thing in' that day to re-
ward those who brought and proved
charges" Of high treason with the pro:.
perty of the people they had hound-
ed to the scaffold. The times were
Very perilous for all men . The life
of no man was safe. Black hatred'
and superstitious fear et the Pape
and his emissaries were rife through-
out the land. Ili 'suelicirciamstances,
it was • easy for .,a cunning and un-'
-sernpultais man • to remove a rival
from his path by-SOMQ form (*legal.
process.. The 'character 'of the evi-
dente waa,seldem tested. , It was en-
ough. If it ..eerved the purpose it had
in view., Gervase Heriot was not the
first 'VY-inany who had been, <One- to•
death under the ready sanctions of
the law.
Howbeit, Simon Heriot, with all his
knowledge of. men and of the. world,
was without knowledge .of the power
of God. As aeon ag, the news was
brought to him. that his nephew was
condemned to the .block, a singular
change came over his life. „The suc-
cess of his .design gave him not a
crumb of satisfaction; indeed he
took a 1orbid, an overmastering di.s-
taste for the society of his fellows-.
He shut himself up in his glootny
manor house with his old and sto•pid
servants. Ile shunned the -light of
day. His one desire was to avert his
face from all men and' from the.aight
of Heaven.
A brooding lethargy , fixed itself
upon his soul. A kind o slow horror
stole into his brain. He could not
settle his. mind to anything. • Asleep
or awake, he knew •no peace. -He
would haVe Undone his deed could he
have found the courage /that such an
act demanded.
This night was as many others, Af-
ter a solitary meal in a large, dim,
comfortless room, Simon Heriot sat,
long at the. table, staring straight be-
fore him at the huge, open fireplace,
whose emptiness was like a yawning
chasm. At ;hit elbow had been bet a
lairge flagon of wine, of wiach he
drank continually.
There was not a sound in the old
house, as that .mada by' an occa-
sional mouse ,behind the 'franelitg.
The. servant's. h.ad gone to bed: it was
near ,eleven (Meek of a perfectly
'still and moonless surnames evening,
and Simian Eeriot• was alone with hie
thoughts. ,
•
unseen but altspervading in the romp,
He ataained-bia. eyes beyond the
cirele .of light, made b the • eandlea
set on the table., 'aa Which he sat: But
away in theghostly outer darkness
of the large, roonn-he could discern
no visibleshape. ge strove to ftx
some faintaand • remote mind that
thrilled in his ea. . But, after all, it
was only -the little aimed of the sum-
mer wind' stirring in the trees.
Again the jaded, brain tried to
pierce together the slender core of
will that might disperse +these phan-
toms and .perhaps. enable It to sleep -
But 'it was not to be: Each night as
he sat there, .besieged by this horror
that had, entered his soul, the will
grew more inert. There was' a faint
voice within thathad begun to whis-
per to hintthat he would never sleep
again.
Yes, it was true. He would never
sleep again. He was tormented . by
uuseen phantoms. Never again would
he 'know peaceinathis life and per-
haps never in the life to come. •
• Once again' he strained his ears to
listen. jt was only the little voice of
the summer wind in the wide chim-
ney -place. All was silence save for
that. Yet there was an abiding sense
of an Miseen, all-pervading .presence
in the -room. And then, quite sudden-
ly, without warning of any kind a
thing happened that made the very
soul of Simon Heriot recoil.
He was sitting at the, table, his
head resting on his hand. His back
Was to the wide -chimney-place; but
as he sat his body was half turnedi
towards it. On his right hand was a
long,: low •casement. It was curtain -
less, but was covered on the outside
by a wooden shutter. On his telt
hand, at- the .opposite end of the
room, was another casement precisely
siteilar except that it was smaller:
All 'at once, without warning .and
without any apparent eaese, the shut-
ters of the. right-hand casement were
flung to the groupd. Simon Heriot
turned his head with a startled cry.
His wild eyes stared out into the
night. At first, he 'conld.see nothing
but. the cavernous darkness: Yet as
he was still gazing, a• light wasflash-
ed suddenly across the window, acid
then he saw that a white, ghostly
face- waspressed--againstthe-•.-parte
and was looking into the. room.
The apparition was so real, so vivid!
that Simon Heriot rose half swooning
with terror and walked across to the
window.
"Who are you?" lie gasped,
, He had no needy to ask. It was the
face of the young man, his nephew,
whom, as he believed, be had done to
death. •
"Who are . you?" shrieked the
wretched 'man. .
' He stumbled forward to the win-
dow. But when he came there all was
dark again. The tight was gone, and
the face of his ,nephetv :had vanished.
Like a. lost soul, -trembling upon the
verge of unreason,he stood at the
window gazing far out into the void.
But there was only the darkness of
the night and the little. voice ,of the
summer wind. Yet if he --was not in
a dream, or if he was not yet bereft
of his wits, the 'shutters were in-
dubitably• prone op the ground. •
After a moment, the unhappy man
turned away from the window. unable
longer to endure that 'cavern of dark-
ness whih confronted him. Yet, hard-
ly had he done so. when the shutters
whicji covered the window at the
other end of the long . roomwere
flung to, the ground with a violent
crash. •
, .Simon Heriot screamed with ter-
ror: There', again was the flash of
the light. s There again .was the face
of his nephew pressed against .tho
window. Like one pOssessed, the An-
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make ieworthwhile.. • •
Medical authorities point out that,
people Who, sit at a desk or work,
bench• fifty weeks iu the yeat can't
expect eto benefit ,hy strenuou•s exercise during the other two weeks;
Stop shortof fatigue, is the word
from' the doctors. Inst get mildly and
pleasantly tired. And, to make sure
just whet' exercite will benefit you
'during your^ leisure, have a media -al
check-up, and jeep on the safe side.
• • Hay Fever - Hint.
If you suffer from hay fever or so-
called -Prose colds" • it may be wise
for you to avoid Wwiramiiig during
seasons- when you are most subject
to such attacks. Doctors believe that
those suffering severe attacks of hay
fever'should stay eta of the water al-
together,. to escape complications
arising from chronic inflammation 'of
the nose and throat.
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Ear infections •
People with acute or chronic ear -
trouble should think twice -about go-
ing in for a 'swim. Water may get
into the middle ear and may ,allow
entrance of infection, which could
then spread 'to the inner ear and roas-
told sinuses. Sufferers from ear trou-
ble should ask the' family doctor-whd-
ther it is wise to go swimming and
bathing.
Water Up the Nose •
Water forced up the nostrils can.
carry ' infection, to nose, throat and:
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•
happy man stura'bled across the room
to thisother window. But by the
time he had reached. it, the light and
the face were gone:
There was nothing but the night.
All was silence. And there was
nought to be seen out in the dark-
ness. lieuttered another wild screan
of terror.
Shuddering in every vein, he with-
drew his eyes from the window. As
he sought the table for support, he
almost fell. And then as he reached
it, his heart seemed to stop heating.
Por, a vole deep and terrible filled
the room, echoing and re-echoing in
it, making its spacious-g-foom resound.
"Simon Heriot!"
He heard his name. „
•".Simon-tterior----
• The voice of the unseen re-echoed
high in' the wide chimney -place. The
heart of the unhappy wretch was al-.
ready dead within him. .. '
"Simon Heriot has murdered sleep!"
In a frenzy that seemed' to tear his
soul in pieces, he pressed his .hands
to his ears that they might be Chased
agaiffat the sound. But it was in vain.
;No human agency had the power 0
shut out those terrible words, or the
awful voice thatgave them utter-
ance. • .
Slinon Heriot, if ever you would
sleep again, at -tend that Which is said
to you."
With the shred of will that remain-
ed to him, the guilty man strung all
his faculties in order to heed- the
words that 'were spoken.
"Do you attend, Simon Heriot."
The voice was low,, deep and terrible.
*WC you ,take 'a candle and sit at yen -
der table, Arlon which materials for
writing are set,'a,nd do you write as
you. are now directed."
It was true that quill, inkhorn and'
foolseap were laid out -on' • a small
table at' the other° end of the -room:
At the beck of ,that which hewas
powerless to disobeY, the unhappy
min tottered very slowly towards the
table. After a moment at indecision,
he sat down and stook up the • quilt,
He, was as one in a lalream, except
that his head .seemed to be bursting.
"IStion- Heriot, write as' yeti are
airected.'"
(Continued Next Week)
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to tra0.00 neSSeepettlaY setaIlle aquatic
0,00‘ •S'afety'
0 you are .oyerivelOht you Mast. be
•flartiehlarly ;aareful 'hew yon exercise
or *t to reduce. Pettple past 0e
age f. forty, he a ,tendennY
°P- weight- Tlij iayor D243, net
a healthful aim' That depends gpoa
=Ay factor4, and PAY a 003'4
medical person is vetneetent to judge,
In any event, reditelilg nbeuld Ale
Weins heacarried out ander aStriet su
pervision.• ft is not safe to stert,
suddenly, to eXercise to take oft the
pound. If expels weight is due to
some organic disease, unaceuitoraecl
exertion may do one harm.
Holiday Activity 0 •
Don't be coaxed into violent physi-
cal exercise, if you're not used to. it
—particularly if youtve paved; • the
noarnal "play -time" of life. This warn-
ing tomes from National Health
authorities, wile point oftt that people
who • normally live sedentary lives
can't sdddenly become 'sports" with
safety. The warning is particularly
appropriate at appreach of the holi-
day season..
Experts remind Canadians that
there is a form of recreation suited
to all ages, conditions and tempera-
ments, as well as to the particular
physical requirements 01 people. The
family physician, after an examine-,
time can advise onhow far one
should go in taking part in the, more
boisterous _sports.'
Dental X -Rays'
•
The value of X-tay examination, 0.1
-teeth is noted by national health
authorities. X-rays enable the dent-
ist. to find concealed dental cavities
While they are still small and are not
readily discoverable by other means,
thusmakinglia
ay viloe ue possible vr. ttreatment.hjpgp
as
infections around tooth -roots, edged
or impacted teeth, unerupted or bur-
ied teeth, and injury to bone, due to
a tooth striking too hard. Examina-
tion by its aid may also disclose bone
'change.s leading to pyorrhoea and
conditions' in children tending to de-
velop irregular teetta tumors or cysts.
The Tragic •
Wheelbarrow.
(By Bruce Hutchison in Winnipeg ,
Free Press) ,
My friend, Bill Brown, has always
been "eeteemedin these parts as a
gardener. ,Not, of. course, as a...maa
who can grow things, for anybody can
do that in the. willing eon of Canada.
I mean that Brown lied surrendered
himself, body and 'soul, to the vege-
table kingdom and taken out his. fin-
al naturalization papers as a ,citizen
of nature,
Now, .there are many ways of gaug-
ing a man's .allegiance to this uni-
versal government but 'the wheelbar-
baroa- is the final test. As a man
treats his wheelbarrow you may know
whether he is an amateur of the soil
or a. professional. To ”o'ut, an intri-
tate spirittal issue broadly, it may
be said that the amateur treats his
wheelbarrow as, a tool and the pro-
tession.al treats: it as, a master. Your
'true gardener, by his own freeachoice
becomes the appendage be thewheel-
barrow, a ' mere extension of its
shafts, a willing slave. Having learn-
ed that the wheelbarrow alone knows
the. secret paths of nature, he follows
where it leads.
Well, .Brown. followed and pushed
blindly for about thirty years until
he was too tired to care •where he
was going and so accustomed -to.'
Po
'•••.1,4
DrChasers Ointment'
6- Chafing Skin Irntationsana
Bain] Ell::
thohglat' of rebellion.
devea Qv:Meet:I Ills mind. But ,eyeni,,1;)
We Worm, may turn,' even the Wtk
mate 'wean who is the servant .41.k
tile' worms 01 the earth and wr4glesfr,
behiad a wheelbarroW., rW•heu; Brown.;.1'
'looked into the 'windowef ahardt-i
ware store the other 44, and 110eheldi
the miracle 'within be lest bia.heriseaea,le
he betrayed hl a allegieneea he. com-
raitted treason and ranaantolt.
We first observed the.shocking met-,
amorphosis of Brown whet), he aerie -
ed home with his new nmehine.' t.
was called a wheelbarrow bat, as AMY
.wheelbarroveing maneceuld see et a
glance, it was nothing
It was a mechanical monster Of
aluminum alloy, it had a rubber tire,
With ball -bearings operating in a bath. .•
of oil, it was so light that you could .' • •
carry ft as an oranamervt on your
watch chain and it cost $48..50. Thus. •
began the corruption of this neigh—
borhood. „
Rp such sacrilege had been known
hereabouts 'before. Every' gardener .
waited for nature's revenge upon, the
heretic. Everywheelbarrow creak-
ed in alarm. But nothing happened.'
•
The aluminum monsteris still rav-
ening over the earth, dragging Brown,
with it. When Georgsanidlaury, as
faithful e .wheelbarrovernan as I have .
Over known, appeared yesterday with • ,,
a similar machine and 'signed+ his soul
over to eatan, one knew that an. age '0124
had en.ded, the mob was at theagates
Of the Tallier/es; the 'guillotine Was
falling and the tumbrels were moving
• ori 'bail bearings -in- a-batix
price of , $48.50.
"Never fear,' said my old •wheel-
barrow Of wood and iron when I ven-
tured to question 'him about it, ,i'nev-
er fear, this madness won't last, It
may take atomic' bomb to 'blow
some sense back into you deluded"
creatures, but we can wait.. When
the aluminum factories are blown up,
when no ball bearing is left in the
-world; ive-altall-estill- be-here,.aAndc'_
remember," he added sharply, "you
are a gardener., not a mechanicallow
start pushing again." •
• ,
So I am pushing. Soon I shall push
alone while the aluminum alloys
•sweep by on their .ball bearings. I ,
shall be faithful to the end arid die
between the shafts, a gardener, -not
a .tnechanic. , Bat I must confess that
I find .myeelt turning' mY head to—
watch aradiant creature moving
lightly along our country lane and•
sometimes, secretly, when the master
is not looking, I wonder how I eoulell
posSibly raise $4,8.50. Ah well, as the
Bourbon kings said' at a similar crisis
as Hitler doubtless said: in his 'bomb
shelter, as Stalin seys about democ-
racy. as nay .Wheelbarrovr now as-
sures me, this madness cannot last
,••,•
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