The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, May 04, 1915, Page 4, Image 4
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TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1915.
Borne Hens Waste Half Their Time
k In Brooding.-Headline. 8o do some
X -u
liegend of Garden of Eden.- ;Hn
line. "Yxegend? Somebody's flxltj^HS
get smashed.
.-O;- S^BSl
Hailstones Weigh Hair Pound Bach.
-Missouri News dispatch headline.
Wei'., we're from Missouri.
A rubber concern ls to increase Its
common stock to seven million.
Thats a bouncing big stretch.'
--o
What bas become of the farmer
who was going to sell his cotton when
it gets to 10 cents and pay his debta?
? ? p
British Battleship Vengeance Set
Afire. Headline. Thero will prob
ably be retaliation with a vengeance.
.-o-'
They'll soon be calling King George
the beerless leador.-Tho State. And
prohibitionists will declare him a
bud-wclser.
_?- *
Don't get sore because lawyers ap
pear to have gotten nil thc federal
plums. It may be that some of them
are. not much lawyers.
Q ia
The stork la Bald to be hovering
over the White Houoe again. Wo are
preparer1 for some more bawl dope
from the paragraphers union.
Greets Husband aa 'You Old Tall
Devil.'-Headline. And yet some men
oontlnue to marry.-Spartanburg
Journal. Still that's better than bo
lpg cal!-?d a low-down ono.
-o
We thank Brother Gardner. Jr.. of
the Greenwood Journal for the flat
t?ry he barded us. and we trust wo
shalt P\ways he at peace with him;
but, knowing bim aa we do. we do
not, for the life of us. see how this
will he possible. But ho will have to
start the row.
We appreciate the kind things our
brethren of other papers have had to
say about os. We are not reprinting
thelv remarks, for a sense of modesty
we have cannot be overcome. But
their kind words ate tucked away in
the storehouse of memory, and some
day thia side the Great Divido we
shall go rummaging through that
stronghold unrt thean good wishes
shalt came to mind and affect us like
the'faint aroma of lavender that
steals vp from the depths of some
forgctte* trunk that we find in an at
tic sad into of a rainy day.
DU. A IM S REHIIJN8
The Intelligencer regrets that An
dersou IH to IOHO nr. John V. Vines,
who Sunday resigned as pastor ot thc
First liaptlal church, tun we agree
with him when he expressen thc b?
llele that li is best for a pastor t<>
learn a ri?*I?! while hit* beat work in
being done rallier than remain ami
go later. There ii common sense <?r
the soundest sort in that, and in this
age thc minister who governs lils ac
tions on that principle not only pre
serves lils own beat Interests hut
leaves a lasting Impression upon tho
public generally.
Wlien vcr Dr. Vines may K<> he has
the best wishes ot The Intelligencer.
A more courageous minist? r wo nev
er expect lo know, nor one who will
Impress us an being mon? sincere. Ile
has accomplished un immense amount
ut good in Anderson, and his work, we
believe, will b?: a lasting monument
lo him. Ile hit straight from the
shoulder und often lils drives wens
anything but comfortable for some,
hut he ear d on his fight for right
eousness i the open ?ind lie never
showed tho white reuther or lill below
Hie bolt, As a fighter he commanded
the respect of even thone who felt lil?
utlacks the moBt.
Mis will be a hniM piuco to rill, for
there aro not many ministers who
pitch into thc right with the zeal that
marked hl:? pastorate In Anderson,
and his congregation, having formed
a liking for this virile manner of
carrying on the Master's work, will
most probably not bc looking for ally
ing less than an active ministry.
Tnko him all in all, he IH U man.
UK HITt'HIiW A "STAR Ttl HIS
WAGON.
"Hitch your wagon to * ntur."
urged Emerson; but Isn't 1? the name
thing to hitch a "star" to your wagon?
Perhaps not Invariably, but, In one
case at lenst, tho reversal of the In
unction brougbt none but thc best
icsults. At SO years of ugo William
Kockhill Nelson hud collected cer
tain beliefB. ideals, und animadver
sions. He knew where he wanted to
Ito, what Ilia goal should be, nnd only
the vehlclo for the trip was lacking.
What ho needed was n city, or a com
munity, in which ,to aprrnd out IIIB
beliefs and Iden??, lils faith in men.
lt may he said that lt was u ?ort of
wagon that he needed, something to
liold these thlngB together, make them
live, und keep them from falling out
ind getting lost along tho way. Ho
picked out Kansas City. It seemed to
embody the qualities ho sought, HO ho
forthwith adopted the town. That
;ave him his wagon ; it remained to
Although lt ls a play unon words
io Bpeak of the relation of William
Melson to his newspaper In the terms!
isod by Kmeroon. tho truth rcmuins
hat in tho conception, development,
ind management ot thlH paper the
highest Ideals wore held, clung to,
ind as nearly attained ns it itt given
o mortals to attain them. The thirty
Ive years of hin devotion to Tho Stuv !
were ended by hlH death. April 13. at j
lin ago of aoventy-four. How Mr.
S'elson accomplished tho building up |
>t so great a paper, a tusk which may
JO said to have been performed by
i!m8clf alone, is interestingly told in
he Star's recent history of the pap?r.-|
md Us editor. No man could have
tept a closet touch upon his work I
han did William Nelson. In fact,
rou could scarcely nay ho was ah
lent when ho waa out of town. for. ]
IB wo road:
Tho letters, telegrams and cable
grams ho sent to Tho Star when ho 1
ivaa away were all trumpet-blasts I
loundlng the onset. Never must Th? j
Star relax. Never must it feel that
mough has been donn. Never must
t become Bclf-satteftod and take on
lie complacency of aloth. Ho ham
nered uway at tho staff of Tho Star
is he hammered away at public op
alon. He roused the ono to rouse tho
it her, and ho never allowed either I
,o sleep. Whether lt was a more I
lardy variety of climbing rose for a j
?ottace wall or a federal reserve
lank, he put Tho Star on tho trail of j
t and never rested until Kanaaa City
mt it In lila devotion to tho public I
rood of bia city, in his Indignation at
njuatlce, in the splendidness of hi?
.ivie vision, in his works he was ap
proached by no man of his day, or if
ie waa approached lt was by Kersey |
'oates alono.
And so, whether lt alienated friends,
whether lt threatened the Star's bust
less, whether it brought on him the j
ibuse and slander of politicians, the ?
mmlty of money-power, or the tn*
rectlvA of defeated greed, William
Fl. Nelson never turned aside. He
tad given himself and his newspaper
to the service of Kansas Ctty, and
through thirty-five .years of such
struggle and Storm da have rarely I
narked a private career In this coun
try he remained stedfast In it to the
md.
There follow several illustrai lon s
if the way In which the paper was
nan aged. Perhaps no Journalist has
war put more of himself Into the
printed columna of a dally newspaper
han haa William Nelson.
Matter that tho conventional news
papers regarded aa "niftier." to be|
?truck in when new? failed. Mr. Nai
lon considered aa highly important
"The mg are pretty apt to find I
mmoUilng u interest to thea in the
tews oa the dullest doy." ho would
tay. "But wern?a aren't interested in
tcllttcs or sports. We are going to
urotah them good reading ao mat-1
er how dull they may find tho news."
As the means came, Mr. Nelson de-1
voted nimm it to building up tin* news'
departments. ll?; wau Impatient ot
thc traditional ways of handling ma
terial.
"Don't g?-t Ute professional point of
viow." be would warn his news men.
"A Washington correspondent IH apt
lo get to (hiukiiiK >>e IK a atotcsman.
Ile imagines Hu- folks hat-k home are
Interested in tho details of <'ongr?-s
Blonal affairs They aro a whole lot
more Interested in a fuss between the
wi ven of two cabinet members, or in
some new development lu farming
that a congressman from Kennan can
tell him about."
Ono ?f his axioms was that under
all circumstances The star ntusl bo
a gentleman. His stag knew that he
would not sanction the publication of
artil les reflecting on thc private life
of any person, unless a court proceed
ing made such publication Impera
tivo.
"I am always willing to overlook
an error in judgment regarding
ncwi ." he would say. "provided lt is
made on the side of good taste."
At one time a grave scandal came
up involving a man who was a pos
sibility as presidential candidate
There was a division of opinion in
the office regarding it. Mr Nelson
as he often out lt. "east the unanimous
vote" against publication.
"The man has been making a gami
tight for seif-eontrol," he said "Tin
Star Isn't going to make Ids way har
der for him."
He had no patience with perfunc
tory work of any sort, or with adln-r
once to precedents. If news wortl
while wns in sight he would throw
nil the resources of the paper inti
gening lt. Hut If he felt th.it some
thle^ else than news wns of mort
public interest, then that wa? tin
thing that concerned him.
"I don't enjoy traveling in a well
trodden path," he would say. "Tin
Star should pioneer."
If a poem by Rudyard Kipling or i
story by Sam Blythe was tho most in
(..resting thing that had come int?
the olllcc on a day, his Instruction
wore to "play lt up" on the first page
He had the greatest scorn for Un
suggestion that some other news
paper handled material In anotln
way. "What the other fellow doe
doesn't Interest me," he would say
"Newspapers that ar?; edited with :
view to attracting attention fron
other newspapers are failures W<
are running Tho Star for ?mr ronden
not for ?>thor nowsj\apers."
The ndvent of yellow journalist!
never disturbed him, and he made m
concessions t?) it in the way of bil
headlines or "comic" Bupplcment'f
His was one of tim few newspaper
tn America that failed to be influent
?.?I by the new movement. Ho bellev
od thc movement was vulgar and ba?'
Over aud over he declared be woul
quit I lio business before, he *.vouli
get nut a shoddy paper.
Ono night, a few y?;arn ago thor
was a meeting of mannging editor
and publishers of a group of tim mor
important newspapers in the Unite
state.;. Ho gavo them a dinner at hi
homo. They asked him for a littl
talk as they Hat at the table aft?'
the dessert.
"Well, gehtlemon," bc said. "1 hav
ono comment to make about Amer
can newspapers. The great hulk ?
them are allowing Mr. (learnt to ed
them. They are copying his paper
Perhaps Mr. Hearst had to do wh>
he did to attract attention. Hut t
long ns I have anything to say ahnt
lt. Mr. Hearst isn't going to edit tl:
Kaunas <Tty Star."
lt was a sacred principle with hi:
to give his readers more for (he
money than they could possibly lu
anywhere else on earth. Tho que
tion with him never was what !
could make out. of The Star, but ho
much ho could afford to give his rea
ere.
"Always give better vp.aie than yoi
competitor does," was William Nc
son's motto, and thus it was that, n
after founding The Slur, he issu
additionally. Tho Sunday Sar. nnd 1
eluded lt at exactly tho same HU
script lon rate as before. Ten cen
a week, the original price ot tl
paper, became tho standard pr!?
even when, later on, tho Kansas Ci
Times was bought and added an
morning edition to thc evening ai
Sunday wervtcc. H'is newspaper w
practically the first to give twlc
a-day service and. as we read:
His reason for doing this illustr?t
his whole attitude toward his wot
The "yellows" w -rc coming then wi
their comic supplements. Mr. N
son felt that th.-se wcro Imposaib
Ho was printing a newspaper,
would say, not runnlnr a curlosll
shop. But ho realised they wot
have a degree of popularity, and
proposed to forestall this competitl
long In advance
Tho innovation was ono of the gr?
pioneering acievements of Americ
journalism. But thc outcome Ju?
fled Mr. Nelson's confidence.
Tho same attitude was apparent
the founding of The Weekly Kant
City Star. . lt waa founded, not
make money, but to make a contril
tion to American farm life.
"I took pencil and paper," Mr. N
son said, "and figured that we coi
i-(ford to print a four-page weel
for twenty-five cent a year. Mob?
else had ever done lt Hut I felt
was possible, that we were in t pc
tion lo do lt, and that we ought to
it For wo had a Tot to say to
farmers, and we weren't vsach
them, before the days of rural f
delivery, through Ute dally."
Mr. Nelson's Ideals of giving
reader the rarst - possible for
money show d In all tho details
his managerient. Ho Mt, for instar
that the also of typo commonly ?
in newspapers was trying on
eyes. So he dlcarded lt and had 1
f?tar set In largor type. With
large brevier type ho used first
style of type face that he felt i
artistic. After two or three years
decided that lt was not quite as I
Ible as a blacker face, so ho tht
the handsome type away and orde
the other.
For a long time he would not
tl lustrations In The Star, because
felt a newspaper could not do tl
well, ?nd he never was fo. doing a
thing he could not do woll. But flt
ly ho dei IQV(| on the use of line draw
ings.. Other newspapers gradually
adopted the mechanical form of re
product iou of photographs known at?
"half-tones." This process wus vast
ly cheaper than Hi? one Thc Star was
using, hut Mr. Nelson never would
consider lt, for two reasons: In thu
first place, the half-tone ki likely to
smear and blur In the rapid printing
of a newspaper; and in thc second
place, a mechanical reproduction
in ver Interested him. ll?- wanted in
dividuality.
Thc Star was u passion with him.
.Nothing hurt him so much .tu to see
it do things in a commonplace way
Nothing delighted him so much aa n
piece of work that showed dist ?net ion
In treatment.
Three years ago he wrote his asso
ciates, from hi? Bummer home in
Magnolia; "I'm afraid I may bc
wearying you by writing so much
about details of the paper. Hut The
Star is my life."-Literary Digest.
PALMETTO PRESS.
Xo.
Greenville Piedmont.
There is one bar ?it Charle .ton that
even Gov. Manning can not make dry.
Th? Kenn.??ni
Clinton Chronicle.
The old soldiers had a MR time in
Columbia last week. Next halt-on
to I 'lchmond.
They're Hiting!
G reen wood Index.
A woman's peace congress at Thc
Hague can't hope to do niue.', until
they get a little advice from tho com
mencement orators.
Bensons They Alliance.
Columbia State.
A number of American manufac
turers who couldn't get any European
business have decided to refui'e to ac
cept orders f"r munitions for highly
moral and human ii arian reason B .
Somebody Call the Wagon!
Sparlanburg Herald.
In ii few Weeks the Mann who
Hughes t'? the line and Knox thc chips
aside will Borah hole In the tree in
the Gardnor'a plot hy tho Lodge on
the Fairbanks of the political Ht-'cam
and reach the Koot of the matter of
thc K'*publican nomination.
His Heart's Right There.
York News.
Wo want to announce, right now
that tho first mun to bring the editor
a ripe watermelon this Benson wilt get
H year'n subucriptlon lo the York
New? free. It's a tong way to go
but our'? heart right there.
Coming- and Going.
Barnwell Sentinel.
Quite frequently au editor ls criti
cised ofr expressing his opinion. And
then ho is criticised/for not doing no.
Fact ls. ho ls criticised either way
and both ways-?ind jUBt ambles long
as blissfully indifferent as a duck in a
summer shower.
The Colonel mid the Libel.
Edgofleld Advertiser.
The colonel would rather have tho
Publicity which accompanies tho
bringing of the suit against Hames
than to have u verdict of $:'9,000 with
out thc publicity. He just couldn't
remain out of the limelight nny long
er.
Slight Drawback.
Spartnnburg Journal.
Wc congratulate our neighbor, Col.
C. O. H carob of The Herald, upon his
appointment aa delegate to the Inter
national Press Conference at San
Francisco and at the same time oxtond
to him our regret.! that the appoint
ment docs not carry wit'i lt railroad
fare.
Study Wilson ls Giving.
Vorkvlllo Enquirer.
President Wilson ls reported to be
devoting much of his Hmo to the study
of secret( official reports concerning
developments in Europe and thc sug
gestion has been made that he ls
preparing himself for tho office of
mediator In case the same may de
volve upon him. lt ls quito a natural
assumption that hr would not go Into
a things nf this kind without a full
understanding of what he ls doing.
War Question.
York News.
We are viorv glad to see the ac
tion taken by tho South Carolina dlvi
alon. United Confederate Veterans. In
session at Columbia Thursday when
the veterans settled once ana for all,
tho question nf what caused the War
Between thc States. Yhclr resolution
stated In no uncertain terma that tho
war waa not fought over the question
of slavery and tba* the negro question
played but a small part in the. dis
pute.
Aa lt would b* rut by a Veteran.
"The damyankees" have often tried to
make people believe that the South
really fought for slavery.
Pleasing Incident
Blshopvillo treader and Vindicator.
One of the pleasing Incidents of tha
reunion was the camp scene Thurs
day night in tho theatre, gotten up
by Commissioner Watson and the
superintendent of the Soldiers' home.
Mt. Wardlaw. The old tenta, the
cumpMro. pickets on guard, soldiers
sleeping, servants preparing' meals
all were very.realistic and revived ead
memories of KO years ago. The vet
erans were splendidly and tenderly
cared for by tho cltltens of Columbia
In their fromes, at boarding houses
and hotels, so that there was no need
ot tents. The old fellows were deeply
affected hy this token of care and
were protqso In their praises of this
splendid hospttality. Three meals
each day were served at Craven hall
so that the social feature would bs
better enjoyed. Altogether it Waa one
of the beat State reunions this writer
has ever attended and he voices the
sentiment of all the old soldiers.
Mothers and fathers know that in our Boys'
Suits there's nothing but the best material,
style and workmanship.
Boys themselves don't pay much attention to
details; to them a suit is generally just a suit.
So we were unusually pleased last week when
a boy, with his mother, came into our store
and picked out a suit priced at #7.50.
His mother kinder smiled and said that the
boy would pay for it himself. We saw the
reason for the smile when he handed out the
money in nickels and dimes, saved one at a
time, so that he could have a say where his
suit should be bought.
Boys' Norfolk and Double-Breasted Suits
$3.50 to $12.50. ? *
A special feature in boys' extreme value Palm
Beach Suits at $4.50.
Athletic underwear, hose, shirts, collars, ties.
"The Store with a Conscience"
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The Unpardonable Sin of History.
Philadelphia Public Lodger.
When Germany drew Turkey inlo ?
the war it unleashed a beast that a
united Christendom has been trying I
to tame for centuries. Tho crucify- J
ing and burning of Chrl8tiana in Per- j
sta by Kurds and Turks is no sur- ?
price; it was'inevitable. If the Otto
man fangs arc not drawn now and ,
once for all by the allied nations the ?
omission will be tantamount to sane- j
Honing of barbarity by civilization.
Future ages may forgive Germany for
many thlnga that seem unpardonable
today, but lt ts doubtful whether any
neutral or importlal historian will
ever condone the moral offense and
blunder of bidding Islam use tho
scimitar without restraint.
?What ls PoUlcker f
touton Transcript
The Transcript sincerely regrets
having aroused the wrath of some of
its most esteemed Southern contem
poraries by a recent light-hearted and
offhand attempt to defino one. of
Dixieland's famous national dishes,
that delectable concoction Vpotlick
er," aa a "houn* dog's ambrosia."
Having already mildly. chastised the
Columbia State for suggesting that
the Transcript hasnt "read" potllck
er, which we maintain ia not the way
to become acquainted with thia cele
brated " riva! of gumbo aoup and
chicken a. la Maryland, we now re
gretfully turn our attention, in self
defense, to the Savannah Press. Says
the Press:
"The New York Herald ts moved to
ask, 'What ls potlickerr With char
acterise high-browed Ignorance, thc
Boston Transcript undertakes to call
lt 'the houn' dog's ambrosia.' This ls
about as near right aa it Is possible
tor our over-lettered contemporary to
get anything that cornea from the
kitchen, and not from the library
shelf;-" to which the Herald adda:
flt waa only to be expected that this
'houn' dog' reference would start tho
cruel war all over again.
"But can it be that Savannah be
lieves Boston baked beans-Jual be
cause they hold first place In the lit
erature of New England-tome from
the library shelf?"
Evading this clever attempt to draw
a pjbt of beans across the trail, and
returning to our muttons, that ls. to
our poUIcker, we wish to end this
argument once for all by stating that
our definition of potllcker as a houn'
dog's ambrosia ls sabotant tated hy no,
lesa an authority on all matters per
taining to Southern cooking and folk
lore than that noted bon vivant and
raconteur, the lota Col. Tom Ochil
tree of, Texas, who once laid down
the imperishable opinion that a houn'
dog's Idea of heaven waa a fle?d wivn
a high board fence all around it and
fall of lame rabbits sad potllcker.
V"
Ambrosia is the drink of the gods;
potlicker is the drink of dog heaven;
therefore potlicker is a houn' daw&'s
ambrosia. Q. K D.
The Arrival of Prosperity.
Montgomery Advertiser.
The sudden spurt of increased bus
iness in Montgomery and other
Southern cities is attributed to the
big advance In cotton, under tue en
couragement of which thousands up
on thousands of bales of cotton held
throughout the winter were turned
loose when cotton went above 9
cents a pound. While undoubtedly
tho advance in cotton stimulated bus
iness in the South, it was only one ot
the factors which has restored pros
perity to the American people.
Te begin with the grain raisers and
the cattle raisers of the Middle West
were helped instead of hurt by tho
European war. The wheat farmers
this year grew rich. Wheat went
to record breaking figures. The cat
tle raisers, to a lease'r degree, felt tho
Impetus of the new business create 1
by the war and they fared "well.
In the manufacturing centers,
whero steel, munitions of war and
material for araiy equipment are
made, the past tfx months have been
six months of money making. The
rectories havo^been running day and
night The men have been receiving
Increased wages and the owners have
been drawing Increased dividends.
The business depression which hss
ixl a ted has been in mercantile circles
?nd in manufacturing enterprises In
the East, which do not cater to any.
af the warring armies, and more es
pecially tn the South, where cotton
dropped below 6 cents a pound for a
while. These now sre experiencing
the stimulating effect of a restored
prosperity. In his letter to the South
am .Commercial congress. Secretary
yt the Treasury McAdoo writes:
"Yon meet under auspicious condi
tions. Confidence has been reestab
lished in spite ot the grave disturb
ances caused by the gigantic Euro
pean war. Prosperity has already
been restored and ls growing in
rolume every day. Peace with honor
baa been preserved In the face of
tra re international difficulties. The
dignity .and rights of our country
tisve been upheld with firmness and
courtesy ?md with consideration for
the just rights of others.' Our finan
?ai and ?conomie strength ls great
sr today than that of any nation on
sar th and our position Is one ot com
manding possibilities. Unless some
calamity beyond the control of hu-,
nan agency shall Intervene, the only
thing that can possibly abide with
as is prosperity. Wo can regard the
present with thankfulness to God for
the infinite blessings ot peace and
took to the future with supreme con
Bdence."
He: People are laying that yon
snly married me because I baa mou
sy.
She: Nonsense* The reason WM
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A youth io a passenger coach per
sisted in sticking his head and shoul
ders out of the window. The brake
man touched the youth on the back.
"Better keep your bead Inside the Win
dow," advised the man.- "I kin.look
out of the window if 1 want to," an
swered the youth. "I know you can,"
warned the brakeman, "but if you
damage any- of the iron work on the
bridges you'll have to pay "for lt."
Ute.
"I see our traffic with Iceland is
increasing."
"How so?"
, "Leif Erlc8on landed on theda
shores, sailing from therein the year
1000."
"Well?"
"And I noticed last week another
ship from Iceland arrhfed."-Louis
ville Courier-Jour nal.
.Patty-Jack and I have been en
gaged for two years and I think ts
time we were getting married.
Peggy-Oh, I 'dont know. dear. It
you really love him you'll let him be
happy for- a time longer.-Chicago
News.
"Old man Jinks ls very slow in all
his ways."
"Is her
"Yes. Instead of planting a run
ning vine on his wall he has put there
a creeper."-Baltimore American.
-
It doesn't matter what tho price.
Nor where they put the pads;
Somehow your clothes don't look ats
nice
As they did in the ada.
. -Cincinnati Enquirer.
Utilise all your opportunities. If
the bathtub leaks, keep your, pot'ed
plants under it.-Pittsburgh Post.
A frivolous society girl, lu a small
town; made a dully trip to the town
library, where she would always get
-a book.
This being the loafing place of the .
young men of the town, ll was quite
evident why she came.
Cns of the young men, guessing
that fact, asked her this question:
"Miss Jones, have yon ever read
'Scott's Emulsion ?" '
"OJ Yes, Isn't lt the sweetest book
1 just love lt"-National Monthly.
A small boy went up to another tu
the street and .said: "Can you tell a
feller how to learn a girl to swim?"
"Ohl" said the other kiddle, "von
goes up to her sentie like, leads her
gently down to the water, puts yer
arm gently round her waist-"
"Ob, go on!" interrupted the boy;
"what*- tte ?*Ufer with yarr sues
ny sister."
"Trr s?iUr? Ci. iW*e her in!"
Kicfeango.