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\uu.u 4)I.lll e...... .,..e -...... 1-Io t:1'osse(l the Mom` to the op- posite \\'i11dow, from which he could see the bookin-_-' oico, but us he loosed U1(5St1':l[) he felt 21 jerk. Then the (`l1_"iI1C pzmted and the wheels be-_-;:m to turn. He run back to the other door, hut there was only the p01'1.e1' 011 the 1>lat1'01'm and the lmnps were .~'lidi11 past. Pul- ling.` up the window, he turned to the 1):1s.s'ex1.-_"v1' with :1 1'()1`<:e(l smile. Sox'r_\' if 1 di.~:t111'1)(-d you! The man 1 was looking for hasn't la(\l|I!\ ,, The _;'i1'I _-'n\'o him :1. quick 50:111-11- in_;' look, and thou .~::1i(I (=:11'eloss}_\'. (mo can . with you; it we nnIIr\\':I`In` fn kn u-ufnlunz] `Inf \Vll\' C(llI -\ `l.l"llll1lA`_' \VILlI .\K7\|y ll is m1nn_\'in_;` to ho xmtt-ht-d. But :1t`t(,-1' all, l`Idi11h111-':Ia s rzlther lull just now, and the 001:] winds are t1'_\'in:_-: to people not used to thcnn. n.1, ALI, _ lI..L .u._; I .,, 1,; L, Do you take ml with :1. .~'milc. v person. I s11p1m. you took the pzu-kot in .\'o\\'(-:1.. I did." ] 0st(*1' zuhniitr-('1 in :m e1]:0l0u`(*tir' \'0i<'('. You S('(', I pron)- i.~'(-tl to 1(`li\`01' tho thin-_'."' .~\nl. 01' (`()[1I`$(` _`.'0`.I kept _\'our WOHH \\'('H. that w:1.< \'o1`_\' ni."(- 01' you, but I \\'0ul nmlzo any 1':1.~'h ]n'mnis(-5 \\'11il(.- you .~t:1_\' in this (`0lU1tl'_\'. .\'0n1(-tin-.05 H10) load one - - , Imtn diit-ultit-5. But. 1 must _-:0. They Seriously Impair the Hea1th--i A 0ne-Minute Operation Removes Them I ADENOIDS INJURIOUS : BUT EASILY REMOVEDI 1 .-\d(-llnids m'o HHIO .','I'0\\'Hl>' in Hm 1>:1. {mm tlw nr>-'x- in tho thmali. Th(-_\' 1'(-.<<-mhlv . lmnvh- 0:; 0| _ and ii tlu-_\' (l(.`\'('1()1) sut'1i:~ivntl_\' to {ill 1111- mix" pu:+.<:x_-gv, H10 <-hilt] .~'1lIT(-r.< from luck 01." :1 pro- .\,... ....~..1.. ,.n' H... I. K111` ulnnu` I1 ' |lI|| 1'1-s1-111111e . if 111 .~'111'1 1-1:< per s11p111_\' 01' 1111' e111e1'i11'_" L110 11111~_".<. '1`11is 1101111111011 is \'e1'_\' 1101111111111 11111011-_~' e11i1111'1-11 111111 is one w11i1-11 is :1-11e1':111_\' 111-'_1e1-11-11, >:i111~e 1111- 1.-'1'11\\`111.< 11111111- :'1'111111a11y 111111 1111 11111 1-:111 1111' 1111- 1111111111011 111' :1 11111-1111'. B111 1111- 1'1-. :11'e l':11- 1-em-11111`: 111111 . 111 )`111111:' 11111111-5 1111- . 1111- 1111 111:11)i1it_\' to 11111'se 11111111-1'1)` 111111 11ni. 1111111111 1111111111112`; 111 111111-1' 1-11i1111'1~11 1111- .-y111111`11111.< :11'1- 1111)1'e 11111111-1`1111s 111111 i11e111111- :1 11e1'si.~'1e11t 11i.~1-11211`-__-'1: 1111111 1111* 1111. 111111 11111115 111 the 11e:111, \\'1111'11 111:11 it 111-1-e.~'.~'111'_\' 1111' 1111' 1111111 111 111'1-:1111e 1111'1111'_'11 1110 1111111111. (11111 01' 1111- 11111 1'1`1-11111-11t 1'1-511115 is 111-:11'11es.s, :11 11151 51111111, 1111111. :15 1111' 11i. [11'()'_',I'L'S.~(`.<. 111m'1- 11111111111111-1111. .v|~1 , I I ,1`: ' ` I 1.111` lHi`|' l\l lll\` JlI|' :_'K'IlI'IlII Hm ohilxl lmmlnws :m:1<-mi:-, as :: 1-1- snlt of tlw il1.\'Ili<'i(`l1t :1mmmt uf air . In Hw l::11'_".<. 'I'|:is :n`::u*mir4 <-mntlition, 00111:}:- with his alt-::t':w.~.<, nml;v.~' him um-:11` inmilt-mix`:-. dull. and unilm-1':-~1in_u`. Ho dm,-:<. h:Idly at .~:-hon] and is :-(m- .~'i(l(`l`(`1[ slupiul, 211141. in (-xt1':-mv <':1>- os. mont::ll.\' ll\'uILll An Illlllxlll ru, Tim l'('IH('tl_\' is :1 .~'implv (up:-:'::ti I by tlw whit-II till\'(a~ nhmlt. :1 minim 0:11)`. nml \\'hivh l'l'(||Iil'(`$ thnt. Hw chilul lw ]\'('])t in hml I'm" :1 <'.::_'.` and in the lmu. I'm' :1 \\`:-wk. '."Im b(- H21` :1! \\`hi<-1: tn rv::m\'(: lh(~,~'(- :':'n\\`1h.~' in )'<)n11|~_- 1-hildn-n is ulmut two _\'(-:n'.~'. mnl in nltlvr r-M141- ll...I.. I3 `known. [(-:1rI_\' 5 \1i`.llll. l'\l`H Alive ulurin-4' Garth Inn! :1 V213 ]n). h- but-k tllvn-. n to It-:1\'r-. |Iul_ (111- I The hif_rh \`(-lm-ili<',< mnl hi}_:h ex- !pl0si\`v< oi` the ]n'o.~'onl ll:l_\' p1'n_ieo- tiles often result in l':1::i:1l \\'mnnls oi` most hm'rihh.- :l]I[>(*:1l`IHl(`('_. in the 1'0- pair 01' which the si11'_'__~` 111001 with C`.\'l,1`(`lIl(` (lllll(`1l1ll(`,.~ . In par- fl('lll11l' .~'()ltll('1's 1'('llll`l1 from the line of fire not nierely with an eye shot out, but with the entire lid and eye-socket (lest1'0_\`(-cl, and the ab- senee of these 1'onndnti0n lms often made the insertion of nn articial eye impossible. Until the present moment there has never existed any means for concealing this (lisg'ure- KlII(Hl:H lIII' lIl"|'. |)ri-_"11tv!1.<. Iw hm-x tin. Hm rlt':xI'|1v.-< axmu-:xr.< n-ntirt-l_\`. In-nllh imp1'rx\'v.-:." In-H1 .\'h*:1<-`V in \\'m'll. " _ l:\/ 1.. \.l.... `T's this :1 hint ` ..O77 `as :1 d:1int_\' p1'ettinr3. that >'.Om(`- x- `nan-Innn;*nn1 u'H']| f`nn nvnfin In"- A NEW` ARTIFICIAL EYE lllllll Il\l'|l nuvli:1t(-1).`. on-411 Hm I I A \ ll"_'4l|l| It.` nun \\':1l'lIl \\'1'ilf]l(`l'. .1_, .. ' . 4 (To be contixluod) Mun: '|`|u- Ht- hotel \\'lu-n down . ml his _I.. 7|`! on l|int.~:?" shv n. Soxnt-!m\\`, I mu'1'o :1 mwr oh. .\'o\\'(-:1.. 7" `Q Alllll III HIM!` 1 xx"! (11:10 i so that .. ... . .1 . L .n-..-.`...._. llll my l'(.`.\'l1lt.s' l r-.<. In-ulth is impnirml; Ix; -unnnnuur. .1; -1 \-n_ that I onszht to _-:0 II - 00111:}:- , llHi'.l1('l'('~Iill:`. LAAI ....l 3. . . xmtit-ml :' vllihl I THE NORTHERN ADVANCE `flue . 'll|\\lH_', \\\HHI('I||lI UV` '1"'mt'" 'l':mks:--'J'h-_\' (`illl do hm` in hun like "'5 I'M rchlilion h:I\`<- an min '- ('-"' G(>.~:~t 1n'inii1I'_: In:\rl:in<- Hwm tn ml`:-h thv Hun 'l`<`\` and (It-lin-1' them in HIV 1`hir1-x-nth mun l><-in-_- 17!! x . `\ lI\'II il -`lIll|l_|l vluw l_\'. '1` pipv. lnnl air. 'l'lwr<- \\':1< nn1 imlivzliv his rnnk Fnstt-1` \\'nn ` IIn_.; lll Lhmnt IN) my Amusing Letter From a, Private Soldier A ]:1'i\';1t(- ':1 the .\Ii R:-'_;'i- rm.-211. with an unu. vivid i1n:1;_'- inntinn and no nu.-:n'l 1'01` the truth (s:1_\'.< H10 Lnmlnn "I);1il_\' l`Ixp1'(*.<.s"') > writes hmnv in his n10H1r.*1' thv fol- 'l0\\'in'," \\`mu1o1'|'u1 nw(mnt' pl" tho up _p1'1s0n(`1's and in rdxlilimx :uln]`.:11im1 0| :1 \\'hi<-ll c-nuh'.v.~: llu11. F0111, munt.` ullxirc-.<, t-Vt.-r_\'! 11.}.-o....y.1l. ....... 1...i.... H.-..u-.. 1.-.1 .. I I I 1 1 KKIIVI \I\'ll\I'I 1 little 1'n1'H1< |'x\._,x_ l(`_\` rlozxr , I IXIZXIIIIVN. IHl|('\'\l, Illllhh UI LHUIII`, ('1'n~'s tho (*h:1nn('l in this g'ui.~'v. '.l.`lw_\'[ loop tho 100], t1':\\'(-I l'm'\\';u'tls, side-` \\`n_\'s, and hm-kw:ml~`. not only with (-qunl speed. hut, :11 the .~a:mu: time: 1110), spin rmmrl l{(` n mp, hut I':u'} more quir-kly. They dig then1s(-I\'(-s | in holes, bury tl1on1.~;cl\'cs, .=:(zo0p o11t a tunnel, and emno nut :\:_v':1in ten miles farther off in half an hour. The Tanks can do anytlning and CV- crything-in fact, if there is any- thing` which can t be dpue the 'l`auk.s can do it. turn hw- nnd ( 1. I IHHl`._'H -`l|l|'I\ HI`, lHl'[ 0Il('l`.< nro, n(-(-lI<`.~`.< in .~':1_\', by no us prnuul cu" llwir position. Tin- . in q1w.~'tiun ram vln-\\' up hurb(~<'l * and turn it into 1l1ll!li1i()l1>'. .\.~ .` run Hwy .~l:I.~'|1 their `mils am! 1' ::\\`:1_\' (rm-.<, hmx.\'(-~:. lm\\`it7.v1`.<.' :!ll_\.'IlliXl';`('l.\'t' in Hl('\`i1'illi[_\'. T111-_\' 1 mm` (HI their in.-u.-ks` and (`nu-1*: .~`h(-Us in H11-ir cult-1'pillm' l'(-vi, can he (-:L :ul:l1>1'ml as sub- 'in(-s. Imlt-<-d, Inust of them =5 '.l.`l1v_\' 1 side- ., l)z1vl<\`:\nl~', :1] at tho tinu-1 . 1.. ..I I2]... .. 4.... l...1 1'_..i I:|I"- Illlll.` ` In Ill |51\ \I` IIII|.\- 'im-s. -_A Hm n1.-umnl in HA- uni.-n I lmpv _\'uu \` nskiuf; il' _\'m1'1-<- suit]. SKIT QN THE TANKS `... .........` .. I. :- n ('h:ll'L."(` into :1? nl h_\' slmntin;-; 011" . lil-:9 p T an uppnxwnt mx ". up," the Ls.-u in _--I\' Mr nn. | U1 \llUi1llL KUL Ill'ill l\l}ll- Suo that _\'()m' 1-:1\'(~t1'011g'l1.' are 1101' du111u5_-'(-(1 no:11' tho drain pipv unrl. tlms fo1'min{_; pockets 01' W-.1to1' which make the \'v1`_\' lint-. kind of \\`m'n1 l'p. or (irain on-1-_\' 0141 mm or hottlv oi \\`:1t(-1- in your hm-k _\`:u':.ln or vacant lot noar _\'011. > 1,, ,, u_,_ LL__A . . . . . 4` . _. I ,1 "D(-stray Hm n1o.4q11itn(-.< by dun! st1'o_\`in`_-` HM-ix' l)1'(-t-dim: ]>l:u~<-s. zmd In it now." :1(I\'i.~:c:s' Dr. C. J. U. 11:15- 1111214, .\I.().U.. 'J`01`(mt0. I`. , ,, , II For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkl'aam s Vegetable Compound Has Been Woman s Most Reliable Medicine -Here is More Proof. 1. LLLUJLLDA) LUILIX, .LuJAuI.uy, JJLKIDD} If you want special advice write to Lydia ' " E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (condential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a. woman and held In strict condence. - v I Nortli C1':m<,lm1, Wis. - VVhen I was 16 years old I got 111n1'x'ic(l and at 18 years I gave birth to t\vi11s mid it left 1110 with \'e1`ypoo1* health. I could not \\'J.ll{ :1CI`().\`S the ilom` witlimit l1uVi11g to sit down to rest and it was l1:11'd for me to keep about and do my \\'o1'k. I went to :1 dnotoit and he told 111o I l1:1.d :1. (li.s'placo111o11t and 1ll( (?1`.`4, and would lmvu to llft'\'C an operatioii. This f1'igl1l'e11ed me so A \. I1l11(`ll tlmt; I did 110t lmow \\'li::t to do. Jlziving l1ez11`(l of Lydia. E. I i11kl1:'u11 s \'(-gt-tzilllc: (.`o!1111nu11d I tliought I would give it II. trial rmd it made me as - = well as ever. I cmiuut say enougli in favor of the Pinklmln 1'en1edies.--Mrs. MAYME Asmxou, l\'o1'LIi Cl`Lu1d0I1, Wis. - Testimony from Oklahoma. Lawton, Oklrt.- When I lzogan to take Lydia E. Pinkham s VGDt&l)lL3 (Jon111z1u11d I seemed to line good for11otl1i11g. I tired easily and l1.'L(l l1Cl1(li1.Cl1OSl1'l11Cl1 of the time and was i1'regula1'. I took it again l)(`f<)l`(3 my little child was born and it did me it woiiderful amount of good at that time. I never fail to 1`c(:o111111end Lydia E. I i11kl1:1n1 s V cgjctalilo Compound to ailing wmiien becztuse it has done so much for n1e.-Mrs. A. L. 1\ICCASLANI), 509 IIave St., Lawton, Okla. From a Grateful Massachusetts Woman. 1*: 1 n v n.- .. .w... .- `g. --`a- `nun Av-I.n\I|aI.QIrnlI`\l\dIuIn0 vv vulunnu Roxbury, Mass.-I was su'e1'ing` from inm_n- matirm and was examined by {L physician who found that my trouble was caused by {L displzzcelnent. My symptmns were bearing down pains, backache, and sluggisll liver. I tried several kinds of 1nedi- cine; then I was asked to try Lydia, E. Pinkha1n s Vegetable Compound. It ,has cured me and I am pleased to be in my usual good health by using it 1 and highly recommend it.-Mrs. B. M. Oseoon, 1 Haynes Park, Roxbury, Mass. `F In! Ixranl: unnnini nu-Iuhsn crud}; on 'I'.un`ln , I don't k1m\\' An_\`lm\\'. I'm l".11'_" But pm-rlnups _\ (`an-nl-u " Hun ..1v-I To women who are suffering from some form of . . . P womar1 s specxal 111s, and have a constant fear of breakmg down, the three following letters ought to bring hope:- GET AFTER MOSQUITOES Ilm-c(li11:_'; pI:1<'(\ for mosquitoes. I ll you live near :1 st "mmt pool, a lqu:n't 0| 1{(`I'().\'(`IH` or mmlv ]I('ll'()l('lHI1 `(~211'oI'ulI_\' .<}n'o:ul ow-1' it will (It-st1'0y thv \\`iL:'_ :m 1wrh:1ps s:1\'o you mz1n_\' l10l1l'$ of` from 'HI(~;(` :n1nny1ng 1nso(-t.<. Um` ' .~:(-Mann 1'(`:l1i7.('.s` 1111- \\'m'| is '_-'m\'.' two old .\'('H]('l'.\' how mur,-h In: until he o_\ -l|u11_;'i11`_: 1)! C:m:ul:\.' htt-l_\'. THURSDAY, MAY 17th, 1917 \\':1s .~,i1tin-_-` smnkin m. . CHAPTER X. The Drove Road 4000110 40090 tvcoooo 0- oc{o.`oo`o~.oo`oo.`~>:ov:oo.oe``o>`oo. `ob .vo..`o~`oo:`>_ CARMEN S ` MESSENGER u'I nu the `I' III I chase. |'H l||' ..'1ll` ` tl:1_\', but >4-ulinr r-hn ' l\,.1.. :1 [111: nt hing.-` II I '_"li.s`lI.' Illll l)'.1Iy ' hurl l l.:l\l' U|'('Il In or 1'<-n1:u'k(-(1 pn- l('.\l `lIl`\ l\"H|._` 111111 lm1ki11-_-` 1:111 (`X]1(`(`1(f(l In '('\'('I'. .~':1w 110111- I 1- `A 1,1.` I Il('_\l: lH\lI||l||; w 111) nml .~:1L mm, \\`lm li~_"hi- livt Ilmu'.:htI uI 4 ulmut him to )t`<`1l]):lIi(1l|. and 1... r.--xnhul ()l)j(>.~1 yv 11:: AI, . \ Ill thv thorn "'HlHlll|lI|. he \\':uxtcl. ll pull, mun] ill] gill Hw .+t:l _\'u'.1 had a w lmlnj. In (lu- nun . . I did, the other admitted with hlunoi-nus d1'_\'n(*ss. Foster pondered. 011 the whole ho was hv had 1'0."isto1'(Nl in his ]n`0[)(`I` mnno. tl10u}_-'h he had been toinptod to :_"i\'(~ 1"o:1tl1o1'.st0no's. in 011% Duly 1ll:l(i(` ('nqui1'i('s. He had how(-vor, decided that tho latter prob- ably thought they were both in (`xrozit Britain and wouhl expect them to keep t0_-_v'othor. He did not doubt that his visitor i)(`iOIlf."('(i to the po- lioo. hoc:111.<,o an inipostor would be easily found Out. |.Ulll\;- 111 the m1-:111ti111c. J01111 1111'11L-11 the 0111' 10111111 111111 111'o\'1_- hack to the bond. The 101111 was 11a11'1'0w, but t1101'1- was 100111 101- two \'e11ic11-s to pass, p1'0\'i1l1-11 that hoth kept well to the 111-0111-1' side. John, 110\\'0\'()1', took the 111idd11- 111111 did not ;s1\'(-rvu 111111-.11 \\'1lL`l1 :1 11:17.z1i11u' hr-:1111 swept 10111111 1111- 1.-111'\'0. 111- 1111-w l1is 1101'11; th(-1'1- was an :111swe1'i11-,-' s111'i1-k 110111 111111 1-11-1-t1'i13 110011-1', 111.111 1111-11 :1 5:11`- df."(.` shout. J01111. \\'1l0 was 111-111' the loft side now, 11111 110t s0 (`10S(` :15 he ought to 11:1\'c 111-1-11, I`1'1-1-11 1111- 1-luteh 211111 11.s1-11 tho 111'11k1-, 211111 1111- 01111-1` C211`, Ill1S.~'111j.} 11i111 hy 1111 1111-11 111` two 1111111-41-11 i11t0 the \\'(`1 -K-'1';1.ss 111-1'0.ss th(- 1-0011. As 111- .st011l11-11 111- .s:1\\` H11- bo-__-`).-'_\' .s0i1 11_\' 1111 111111 1111- 111111115 sink 10\\`:11'11.s the _"l'Ul11l11. .,11111111i11g_;; 011 he 10111111 1110 1:511` 111111 111-1-11 1)1'011-.2111 up in 110111 01' :1 wall, with the F1'011t W111-1-1s h111'i(-11 t0 the :1x11.-. The I ` 1 , 1. .... ....,..., . .. l\ Foz1tl1c1-st011o's '111y pa1't11or 111111 I took his })z1:.:'1_-':1_-_-'0, by 111istako w}1(~11 we left :1 small C:1n:1di:111 to\v11, 11(- suid. and zuldod :1t'to1' 11 11111151-. I vxpect the oxpIa11:1ti011 501111115 111' tl1v1' 1111110. .... .. _ . . v . n u. colmected with the police. A.((`,lI 91 ,!`I T1, L,.,. 41 \\'L-ll, said Foster, I'll you :1 r-omplimcut by stating th: wouldn't have inm}_:in0 it; bu don't 11mI(-1'.st:1ml what the 1)( h:l\`(,'.t0 do with _mL-. Itk \'(-ry 1>().;si])l(` that they have uothin-.5 to In with you, but you I-an perhaps make that ohviuus. You . the visitor's hook Jnhn I<'nstv1'." whivh t'In(*sn't quite cor- rv.~;]mml with the letters on your bag. ....O. ``.-\h!' said F I, 1102111 to 1111rI('1`st:111d. No doubt, you 11ntivL-cl Lz1\\'1'(-11('(- I"(-z1tl1e1'st(111o's 11111110 011 the Im-k. and tho C:111:1di:111 Pacifiv lz1b('1? .- `.. .. .. .. 1 ... -u -.1 ||\ A nu-u_. Tho other smilotl, but Foster felt he was b<-in_ slxbjoctod to :1 very <~l0.<(- s(-x'utin_\'. ;UHl011:'Il son. of some :1nn0\'anr-(-, he felt im-lined to IZL 4| . _..... .,...AI.. .... ... For :1 day; I left in tho c\`0ni11;_; und wont to No\\'cnstl(`. T0 .\'o\vo:1stl(-?" said tho other tl10uu`lIti'11lL\'. "Did you stay th(`1'e?" SUIHU iUl[lU_\ iUIl'l', IIC l\'ll/ lll|'lHlU|l |U like the man, who p1'oso11t]_\' 1'0.`11m- ed: You ]1:1\'0 been in l".di111)111':_"h hul'o1'c. I did not," t'h011g_-"ht t'1':1nkm's.+ ` hm-k to :1 om11m'_\` I be-1'l:111(lth:1t bvlo 1w1".<. t':1th('1'. L:1\\'1 and I own :1 snwm :11 ]n'v.~`('nt I'm tul- tlu.` (Hd Cm1nh'_\ ." sntisliod 01' not, for he nskt-(1 axbruptly: Who is the M1". Dz11_\f you 111m1ti011(u1?" "I 1'1-ally don't know. It 1001<.~' :1: ii` lw \\'-1'0 solm-thi11 01' :1 1)l21(rk- IHili1( ]'. uml I Iznlst mlmit that` I was t1'_\'in-4` to I-:(-1-1 out 01' his \\'21}`.'` The man ]mmh'1'(w1 1'01` :1 minutv. and 1111-11 -_-vttilng up `_-'n'.'o I"0.~:tm' :1 (-ural. 110 could not. tell if the man \\'n<| JUUIIII LII\' Ltll ll\lVL II\\|L |1n\rx:`.`|nu 111: 111 dri\'(-1' 111111 :1 \'o1'_\' 1111;-1'_\' 111:111 111 a soft hut \\'(`I`L` 211111111" out. You 111<:11'l_\` \v1'ook1,-11 11.<," 511111 H11- I:1tt1-1". \\'l1:1t _\"_\`011 11102111 h_\' 1'00!- inj: 21110111 1111- 111i 01' the 1'0:111 likv H1111?" "I w:1s11't 11111111 in the 1112111111-, sir. It .~` 1111 :1\\'k\\':11'1l 1-111'\`1: 111111 _\ 0!11` liu'111s 1121211111! 11111. \Vl11~1`1*'s 1111- 111:111 _\'1111 l)1'n11-5111 "1 i111:1j_-i111- 1111's 051112111 the train, 511'," John :111.~:\\'1~1'1-11 \`.'it}1 i11111c1't111"11- .. 1 .. uni... -,1. \\ll1l lHlll I| .\l\|ll. 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'1`111- 11'11111111- \\':1.< 111111 1-`11. 1-1111111 11111 111- 1 1':111k \\'1111 1111- 11111111. 111-1-:111. 1.:1\\'1'1-111-1-'5 .<,1-1-- 1'1-1, 11111. 111- -_'11:11'111-11. lump \-nu .: \\Iu rsnunuu nunv. ll! with me." |I<- went out um] hv haul not Iulmllvu with muvl >1kill. It ' l\..l.. ... .. `....... |il\llIIlIIi'.[`I|' l\'il`Il1l lll till`! -`1.l| |\|l ll timv in :1 (-m`nm'. T110 room was di- \`il intn (]lli('1' nrmk.< l)_\' .\lnm'i.~"h :m-In-.<. from \\'hi<-In 1:lIIl]l>` of an un- liquv ]mtt(-1'11 hmv: by chains and Hm-\\' dmvn :1 . H- grlnw. H(':1\'_\' imiI:11i lC:1 v1u't:1in.' (ll':ll[('ll- ml Hm hum nl \'Uil`(`S uml `:1t1l(- 01' ('II}r.~`. 'l`|u- air was \\':n'm and .<-<-nt- ml. Hw light dim, and Fn.~'tv1'. who" . . - U . I ,, 1|, r.IA Vllxlr`. I lll' illl \\ kl.` \\ llllll (II|\l -`|` lim, ` llllll uI'Ir-n v:ln1p(- in ll1(- s11:m'. :m1u.<(~rl l)_\' tlw :1l'1`(-(t:1tim1 ulf st-n: luxm'_\' :1< l1(~ :1l(- in-cl vzllws nml '_ui<||y \\':ll('ll(`\l llm pt-nplv. |(()|ll(l unl_\` st-0 two or tlnrco men. I Imlivml :11: llw n1' \';lmm lw lxml 1 ` I I I . . I ['1 l.`l` and 1111-1 hm`: .~'tI`:n1'_"(-1' quvtlc-: 1 .\`('ml 1'01` Il||nIHl|1 In uln. able (-alm. Ilo thmluht the otlu-r 4-:1mv 1.(`:u` to 1mn(:kin'.:' him lm\'n_, for he <-lent-h ed his I'i>:t, hut :1I'tvx' :1 .<:1\';1j_"(- (-x- claumxtiml lue went back to the van`. Tho (-n'_~'in(- \\'un't lIl()\`(' her. How are '0 -_-'uin_-_v' to got hm` out 3" he :11, uunu HI.1\\\I\'u nun uni.-.......; 1 ` 1 n unuun u-u smilin`_:'. Mr 20 in :1 mimltv. F0511-r \\':li1(' 'I`hu- girl hml _~.:'00:l nlnnnvrs, and hv thou`.-ht it unhkvly that she was \\'illin}_" to })0_ :1 1111'- tation with :1 man she did not know; besides she had stopped him send- ing for tea. She was pretty, and had a certain air of renement, but In Hm :1H:-rnmm :l 1(`:l-l'()()Ill . .. 'l'1, '\'c-r_\' WU : I *1) `V011. You lI;1\'<~ 1 , I ..._. l_,,l A 1.. I `\ llll. ,l \ \l III .-ahoulnl want i u vr. nun ll lIl|'_.lIl uuux u ununuu..., lw 1m)\'ml luu-I; In-hilul Hw :]l'l'lI1 1 -111 of! his -nrm-1'. \\'h(-n luv` 1 lnnkml uhnut thv l'<-lIm\`l1:ul v. 'l`lu-ru \\'c-rv. hum-\`(-r. :1 Hum- nt` 1n'vtt_\'. I':l.s'|li()Il:l})]}'-(1l'(*.<$('i` `.<. and lw rt-m:n'k<-I tho \\'zn'In )1 in thvir !':1m-s and tho r-lv:11'1u~.~'s Hit-i1 \'ni(-('<. '|`|w St-utli.~'11 (-:~.|>i- .\(`I`IIl('(l to lw i11h:1l>itml h_\' h;1x1l~l Ill. FIN` his inhlv. :11 lI:1\'.'irk .~' \' ('.\'lI(-t'I(-I `H 1...... -y.- .;!., think All] but (lll' said. NIH |.u>u'|u nunuuun \uuIL\II * mttlv .<-<-nl- (- I'M-n 11-HI rl st-usual: Inn-I I I .1 1 1!. \\ 11.`. \\`lu-n 1 was 1' `Who 1`! ` I nnlst [- I, ,1 ,. I, I inh-1'1-~'tinv_-` nl 1'.-nnrmxt would I In- Imt.' . l_V t," said F0st('-1',\\ l10 kH(`$.~`. \vz1s best. I \\`(*nt 1ntr_\` h0u. in N01'th11m- bvl0n_v's to my part- I.:1\\'1'(-11co Fo:1tho1'.~;to11e sn\\'miH in Cillltlthl. but 'm t:1kinj_" 21 lnolidzxy in _,A,_. V! ll'(ll`| LIIIW. lIl\ ll ll \`lI.` 1 in s(-(- :1 [m. x'vusn11 Iluliml had no ,,,1,,1_. . ` ` . .. 1,. \\ill{L\ |Nl.`.\I'|l \\':L~< p1'<)l:1l)L\' : Ini'_"ht have :1 :1 I , \ It 1"n.~'tv1' thmlulut }u1mll(-ml thv situntiml ;ill. was :1 Ini. l):1]_\' hm! hm... 9.. \'.m-..-u,Hn I <,-01114! uiw you :1 1:111 John rr-plit-cl with H-sin-u11'1I it_\'. "'l'lw_\' lu-vp :1 rope nt tion for sln1ntin'_". l <-rh:1[.< 3 hottvr >1-ml 1111- sir. llll I III` III` ':1k('s um! ho Fu Hf of: _\'0111' (-Ii-l lat-1'miHv In ,- .....l 9...; 7 I .'t think I m-(-41' my llll(1l`l`.\'.~' II > -u1nn1um(-:11- 5110 Al _. mul IN` NIH" ill 1111112`, <`H_\'. ,1` , ul of l"n.~tm' spvzlt Hm i11'_:uhm1I |`I:linl)m"_'l 1'01 I):x|`\`. \\'lmm lu- follmv him. Hr. lm ...._ ..|` AL :1ns\\'m'ml.l 2`, I luustl '11 pay] that I but I 2 police llII' Hu- in tlw [lin- "i 'u'{ El. `\il-\ 11 Klilllll.-_\ [ lL'll|lZ'_'.`D [NRC ~`.(7UXL" how hz11'n1oni'/ml with the exotic lux- m-_\` of the room. This was -.1. out thing from Alice Featho1'st011e s mlh('1' st':1ful_v bczulty, which fouml an z1mn'npriat(- b:1(-k'_~`1'o11ml in 111(- (liu'nifi('d aI1stm'it_\' 01 the Galrth. Arc you vn_in_\`in:' _\'m'.1' .~`tu_\' \,,,,')vv 1, ,,, ,,.1 11011` '3 sho 1'(*.~`111110d. \\'oll. said F0.st(*1', I 11111111 to think l v0 had 011011},-'11. Tho (-li111- uto s 11ot \'(`]'_\' (-}1ve1'1.'ul, and the peo- ple 500111 s11spici011.s' about .\'tl':Ul_`:- nu; 7 7 Tho Scots uro }u'o\'(-1-hinlly (-2111- tious, she :111s\\`L-1'(~d ( :l1`(`1L`.\`.\`l_\'. but Fostc-1' th0u}_:'ht he saw :1 _;'loun1 of interest in 1101' o_\'cs. I suppose snlncbody 1111:: been botho1'in;_" you with q\1(-sti0ns`?" An`7,,, ,_, TL, ..A` Yes; as ]'m 01,` 1'(`tlI'i1)_:' (:l1u1':1(*- tor, it :1uu0_\'.s mo. B(-.~'i(lv.~', I J'(-:1ll_\' think it's quite 1n.justifio Do I look N0, 5110 said with :1 twinkle, if you (lid, I slloulxl11't have vou- l,1ll'C(l to speak to you. On the con- t1'u1'_\'_, you lu1\'c :1 camlitl air that ouulnt to bauisll distrust. 01,` ('01u'so I don't know it` it's (lac-epti\'(\. l.\' I A, 1,,,,,, ,,..,L l~,,. "You have to know people for >'()Ill(`, time before you eun 1'enll_\' j11d*_~e, but, on the whole, I imagine l'm l1:1r1nless," Foster replied. 'I`hnt'.< what nmkes it 3.-`al1in I1" I had, for example, a part in smne dark plot, I couldn`t resent heinu wutehed. As it h:1]>p(-us, I me1'el_\' wmlt to _"et us nmeh innocent 1:10:15- ure as }>0ssihle out 0!` :1 l101i(1:i_\', and feel vexed when people won't let IIIII Y, l( lll \\ I|llll lI\" in}: 01` tho man. :1 nplmintcd. ln-r';u1.<- <-item:-nt ml Ih- -11 Cold uml \\'(-1 to with mm-11 -n_in_\'mw gnml pin)` :11 tho hml .-;<`-('1) pi:-talrv 1 M01'(w>\i`. hr haul and lxuvin': I1nH1iH'._' to 21-! irkwmm-. 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