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J A STUDY IN SCARLET By Air A. Ooa*a Do/Ia. OHATTBR L Mr. IN the jr«ar mistook my degree of Doctor of UCedtoUe of the Unlrer- ■Ity of London, and proceeded to Net- ley to go through the course prescrib ed for earfeoaoHi the army; Haring completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northum berland Fusiliers as assistant sur geon. The regiment was statlonod in India at the time, and before I could Join it the second Afghan war had broken out. On landing at Bombay I learned that my corps had advanced through the passes, and was already deep In the enemy's country. I fol lowed, however, my many other of- floern who were in the same situa tion as myself, and succeeded in reaching Candnhar In safety, where I found my regiment, and at onoe en tered upon my new duties. The campai;;n brought honors and promotion to many, but for me it had nothing but misfortune and dlsan;er I was removed from my brigade and attached to the Berkshires, with whom I served at the fatal battle of \f alwand. There I was struck on the shoulder by a Jasail bullet, which ■hatteret the bone and graced the subclavian artery. I should have fallen into tbs hands of the murder ous OhasJs had it not been for the de votion and oouragashows by Murray, my orderly, who threw me scroas a pack horse and suoceodsd In bringing ms safely to the British Uses. Worn with pals, aad weak from ths prolonged hardships which I had undergone. I was removed, with s great trala of woeedsd sufferers, to the bass hospital at Peshawar. Here I rallied, and had already improved so far as to be able to walk about tbs •rurdn. and even to bask a little upon the veranda, when I was struck down by eedsrie fever, that ooaree of our India* pesnassleas. For months my life wan paired of. sad-when art lent I anas# to myealf sad b«> ante sen mlseoent. I was so weak sad am enisled that s mad leal board de termined that not a day shoal 1 be lost fn sanding me hack to Bag!and I was Mspstahad. accord tag. os the Iron pah Ip Oroalsa. aad Isade 1 a month I star aa Portsmouth )«#tty. wHi sty health Irretrievably ruined, hot with parmtmlon from a paternal gOTommsnt to spend the oast ala* months In nttssmUBff to improve it V had nsMhsr kith nor kia la Rac es free as air i# of eleven ihmnntnhn. Ondsrsnsk elrram- I nainrally gravitated to i/oa- asapeoi into which and Idlers of lha drained id. loading a ns I had I dor ably more freely th-m I •aghl Ac alarming did the stats of my insnnsa become, that I soon real tasd I most either leave the metrop sUs aad i osttnala somewhere is the itry. nr that I mast make s com la my atria of livtng I he ld to leave the hetal. aad to take np my quar- Ugrs In soma leas pretentious sod 1 On the very day that I had come to Chin ooactnaloa I was etaadlng at the Criterion bar. when some one tapped me on the shoulder, aad turn ing round I reoognfned young Stam ford. who had been a d reaper under ■no at Bart's. The sight of s friend ly face in the great wilderness of Lkudoa In n pleasant tfclgg Indeed to • lonely man. la old dnite Stamford tiad never boss « particular crony of ntne. hut now I hailed him with en thusiasm. and he, in bis turn, appear ed to b* delighted to see me. In the euberaaoe of my Joy I asked him to lunch with me at the Holborn, and we started off together in s hansom. "Whatever have you been doing with yourself, Watson?" he asked, in undisguised wonder, as we rattled through the crowded London streets. "Ton are as thin as a lath and as brtmn as a nut" I gave him a short sketch of my ad ventures. and had hardly popcluded It by the time that we reached our destination. "Poor devil!” he said, commiserat- Ingty, after be bad listened to my misfortunes. "What are you up to new?” "Looking for lodgings," I answer ed. "Trying to solve the problem as to whether It Is possible to get com- fOrtable rooms at s reasonable price." "That Is s strange thing,” remark ed my companion; "you are the sec ond man to-day that has used that expression to me.” "And who was the flrstT” I asked. "A follow who ts working st the chenadcal laboratory np ht the hospi tal. He was bemoaning himself this morning because he could not get one to go halves with him in whteh he hed found, too much for his mainder of How cpull If be really tbo ,1001ns i>artufr to hotng alone." Yeung Stamford looked rather strangely nt ms over bis wlne-glaaa. “You don't know Sherlock Holmes yet." be said; "perhaps you would not care for him as s constant com panion." “Why, what la there against him?" “Oh, I didn’t say there was any thing against him. He is s little queer in bis ideas—an euthusiast in some branches of science. As far as 1 know he is a decent fellow snough.” "A medical student, I suppose?” said I. “No; I have no idea what he in tends to go In for. I believe he Is well up In anatomy, and he is a first- class chemist; but, as far aa I know, he baa never taken out any systemat ic medical classes. His studies are very desultory and eccentric, but he has a massed a lot of out-of-the-way knowledge which would astonish his professors.’’ ‘‘Did you never ask him what he was going In for?’’ I asked. * “No; he is not a man that it is easy to draw out, though he can be communicative enough when the fan cy seizes him.” “I should like to meet him,” I said. "If I am to lodge witli any one, I should prefer a man of studious and quiet habits. I am not strong enough yet to stand much noise or excitement. I had enough of both in Afghanistan to last me for the re lay natural existence. I meet this friend of yours?" “Ho is sure to i>e at the laboratory. He either avoids the place for weeks, or else he works there from morn ing to night. If you like, we shall drive round together after luncheon “ "Certainly.” I answered; and the conversation drifted away into other channels Aa we made our way to the hospi tal after leaving the Holborn, Stam ford gave me a few more particulars about the gentleman whom I propos ed to take aa a fellow-lodger. “You musn't blame me If you don’t *«* on with him.’’ he said; "I know nothing more of him than I have learned from meeting him occasion ally in the laboratory You proposed this arrangement, so you must not hold me responsible ” “If we don't get on It will be eeay to part company." I answered It ueema to me. Htanifurd." I added, looking bard at my companion, "that you have eome reason for washing your bands of the matter la tbia fellow'a temper ao formidable or what la It* Don t be mealy mouthed about It " "It la not eaay to express the Inei preealble." he answered, with a luagh "Molmea la a little too eeten tike for my laatoa It approachee to oold bloodedneaa 1 could Imagine hi* giving a friend a little place of the letaet vegetable alkaloid, not out of malevolence, you uaderataod. but out of a spirit of inquiry la order to have aa accurate Idea of the effects To do him Juatlca. I think he would taka It himself with the same read) naas Ha appears to have a passion for definite and exact knowledge “ “Very right, too ” "Ye* but It may be pushed to ex cess Whan It comes to beating the *qjt>jecta In the dlaaectlng room with a stick. It la certainly taking rather a blaarre shape." ‘Heating the aubjeerta'" “Yea. to verify how far bruteea may be produced after death 1 saw him at It with my own eyes "And yat you say he la not a mad loal student?" "No. Heaven knows what the ob jects of hie studies are! But here we are, and you must form your own Impressions about him." As he spoke we turned down a narrow lane and passed through s smell side door, which opened into s wing of the greet hospital. It was familiar ground to me, and I needed no guiding as we ascended the bleak stone staircase and made our way down the long corridor, with Us vista of white-washed wall and dun-oolored doors. Near the further end a low, arched passage branched away from it and led to the chemical laboratory. This was a lofty chamber, lined and littered with countless bottles. •Board, low tables were scattered about, which bristled with reports, test-tubes, and little Bunsen lamps, with their blue, flickering flames. There was only one student in the room, who was bending over a dis tant table absorbed in his work. At the sound of otir steps he glanced round and sprang to his feet with a cry of pleasure. “I’ve found it! I’ve found it!” he shouted to my companion, running toward ualwith & test-tube in his hand. “I have found a reagent which is precipitated by hemoglobin, and by nothing else.” Had he discovered a golct’ mine greater delight could hot have shone upon his features. “Dr. Watson —Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Stamford, introducing us. “How are you?” he said, cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which 1 should hardly have given him credit. “You have been In Afghanis tan, I perceive." “How on earth did you know that?" I asked, in astonishment. “Never mind," said he, chuckling to himself. "The question now is about hemoglobin. No doubt you see the sign Hear ce of this discovery at mlas?" "It is letorestlag. chemically, no AovVi.** I answered; "bet prentteal- "Why, men. It is the most prartk rsl medlrnj-lrgal discovery for y«*.ir» Ikm t you •«>* thst it gives us an in fallible test for bloo 1-stalns* Come over here, now!" He selted me by the cost-sleeve in his eagerness and drew me over to the table at which he had been working. "Let us have some fresh blood," he said, digging a long bodkin into his finger and draw ing off the resulting drop of blood in a chemical pipette. “Now, I add this small quantity of blood to a liter of water. You perceive that the result ing mixture has the appearance of true water. The proportion of blood cannot be more than one in a million. I have no doubt, however, that we shall be able to obtain the character istic reaction.” As he spoke he threw into the ves sel a few white crystals, and then added some drops of a transparent fluid. In an instant the contents as sumed a dull mahogany color, and a brownish dust was precipitated to the bottom of the glass jar. “Ha! ha!” he cried, clapping his hands and looking as delighted as a child with a new toy. “What do you think of that?” ^VTt seems to be a very delicate test,” I remarked. “Beautiful! beautiful! The old guaiacum test was very clumsy and uncertain. So is the microscopic examination for blood-corpuscles The latter Is valueless if the stains are a f**w hours old. Now, this ap pears to act as well whether the blood is old or new. Had this test been in vented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes ” "Indeed"’ I murmured. "Criminal cases are continually hinging upon that one point A man la suspected of a crime montha, per haps, after it haa been committed His linen or clothes are examined, and brownish atalna discovered upon them Are they blood-ataina, or mud- stains, or rust atalna. or fruit atalna or what are they* That la a question which haa punled many an expert, and why’ Because there was no r**- llable test Now we have the Sher lock Holmes test, and there will no longer be any difficulty " His eyes fairly glittered aa he apoke. and he put his hsnd over hla heart and bowed ** If to some ap plauding crowd conjured up by hla Imagination "You are to be f<'ngra'uia'e 1 I remarked, rona.derebly •urj»rt*«-d a! b la rnt h uai aam There »at the rase of Yon ills choff at Frankfort laat year H- would certainly have t>e«-n bung had this lest lieen In existence Then there was Mason of Bradford, an 1 the notorious Muller and l^efrvre of Montpellier, and Hame»>n of New Orleans I could name a score of rases In which It would have been ds rial vs " You seem to bs a watklnj eaten dar of crime said Hlamford with a laugh You might start a ps;>er on those lines t sll It the Police Ness of the Bast " "Very Interesting reading it m'gb' be made too " remarked Hherlock Holmes, sticking a small ptecs of piaster over the prick of hla Anger I have to be careful, he continued, turning to me with a smile. for 1 dabble with poisons a good deal He Laid out his hand as he spoke, and 1 noticed that Vt was ail mottled over with similar pieces of plaster and discolored with strong acids "We came here on huainess aald .Stamford, sitting down on a three- legged stool and pushing another one in my direction with hit foot "My friend here wants to tske diggings, end as you were complaining that you could get no one to go halves with you. I thought that 1 had better bring you together " Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted st the Ides of sharing his rooms with me. “I have an eye on a suite in Baker Street,” he aald, "which would suit us down to the ground. You don't mind the smell of strong tobacco, I hope* "I always smoke ‘shop’s’ myself,” I answered. “That's good enough. I generally have chemicals about, and occasion ally do experiments. Would that an noy you?” “By no means.” “Let me see—what are my other shortcomings? I get in the dumps at times, and don’t open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I’ll soon be all right. What have you to confess, now? It’s just as well for two fellows to know the worst of each other before they begin to live together.” I laughed at this cross-examina- “I keep a buildup,” I said, “and object to rows, because my nerves are shaken, and I get up at all sorts of ungodly hours, and I am extremely lazy. I have another set of vices when I’m well, but those are the prin cipal ones at present.” “Do you Include violin-playing in your category of rows?” he aswed, anxiously. “It depends on the player,” I an swered. “A well-played violin is a treat for the gods; a badly played one ” "Oh, that’s all right,” he cried, wkh a merry langh. “I think we may consider the thing as settled— that is, if the rooms are agreeable to yon.” "When shall we see them?” "Call for mo hors at noon to-mor- v our Home and loved ones .shotilrl be protected from the every-day aches <um1 pains by always having on hand a utt e o NOAH'S LIN IMF..NT—the Best Pain Remedy. \> ■ H’S FIN’IMFNT is for internal as well a* Or externai application. Absolutely pure and clean to use, uudi M .. :n<xleni laboratory and compounded as carduhy as .1 pii 'ici.niN prescription. \t >: ii’S LIM.MFNT does not coytam any chloroform, ft.-.r- •I.-oIdI, naptha, ocnzF.c or poisonous dnu.s , L i si 1 m e p * . «*!n*.*iiy for rl.'MimatIsru J:.niO!,‘"-s iieuriigia, sir>;uis sprains. »ubs, bnu -orf) fp«t otc. Penetrate? tuid rot,n o 1 in ''U‘ lu tie 1 t-,, ba-T o he ’ ’ ‘ ’ " s - bUjU Sll* runnhifi NoAii Is LINIMENT is one of the bo-r - tor s,,ro throat, coughs, cokls, colic and crauu's A Bov <1 'o s a htue augur will usually relieve* thcvi- troobl.*? im;.j<'*Ii,*t«*!y._ ror toothache there is nothing better — a little ou c.oitoa in r;.\ ity au.v- applied errermdly Look for Noah's Ark —trade-mark—ou every gen Jim* pack age, b"w;.re of >- u list it iitcs NOAHS LINIMENT is sold by all de.! *rs In medicine-' In the cities and out in the country, in three ?:z'*s «t 2&o. Jl.OO a bottle Send for booklets and testi.ut-uVale^ Nosh Ketnedy Co.. Lnc.. HJcnujunU. V* r.r — hn'* uni 1 *!* merit for rnori U»*-' rird it the l"«t l 'O lor 1 htuuiaii'On. u * », h*« and I 1 -"o’* "■ ^l.b A. -i oa**'* F „ r Cold* 1 "* 'Noah • Lo'i'iieii' '• * coiUs anU- huaisvuis* - earned a bottle wu: ! , ' In t.itVeiOlg *>0.1, N t- | (V»e* 4 «i ru.- * ’ ‘ 1 * •I I . ■ « used No • 1 ci i k. 'He and s ■ *,,■! U'Hl '! e.> >’ i of d ’ £.o, '-'a I .r SV-iU t- oM. *• ).. ; e 0 ! 1 was - ■ ,!...! for Du pao- So,..: s l *■' - ai.i'ot I* ■ -e f * l ic. irconci, Va l Oi- Sore l->‘ 1- a month won i'ke'n an,.'. iii»t' P ' : ‘ t.e us- No.ns 1, 1 i and h " i ''K' 1 ' ’ ww* _., rtu ,y, and ran n walk with -.fot.V* ! lem t "—C A jc,'T’.'s, Boris thou' b. \ a. |-„r 1'hio 111 I he |t*«*U.- -“l * if ' -,.J dreadfully tor ter. vearg w'lk , n s in than hajf a 0 f Noah's Unlnv-nt made s ri cure"—Mr*. J U. BCihsgw Uj. I’ulnl taatwrn Vs. f r *-. V- a. r ,v- ’*N r-' WANT TO STOP THEM HKNATOIt K. D. SMITH WOKKINL At.AINST WKKVIL. He liolda Informs] < onfermeew on the Harrier Bropoaal \\ ith Ilia Iragxiea and Cotton Men. A \Ya*htngton dtapafrh aayt m** ••ral informal ronferenrea were held W e<tTi*-»<la> b* Senator Smith of! South Carolina with other Sou'.hern 1 leg •!at<T« at. 1 rot* . t* n e *, ;n rejar 1 CORN REIGNS AS KING NEUtl.Y THItKF. MII I.H>N Hi •vH- Kl.s IS »M TIAH >K IkefWkrtment of Ygrlrullnre laaue* Ke- | M iria on Coo«1iti<>n. \rea an<1 Bml>- able \ iH<l of < ■ ■rn The firv : Da . r the w aa X *r* - . ■ n 1 ■ > ■ A ’ 1 > ' h * b.'U’h i’* r t >. n » •••n x t ■ r • . ro rr p. * • ;-'**! ‘ ’ • r 'hr •• r • r t 1 • .' r k ha* Mar ' n fl• ' . k !• ba ’ na •«•!:*• ! * t.r • f. r < * t r n f*Kl r . , ' 1 a n '? 'hr t >• 1 , , • r*r- a ' , . : 4 t r a,. u > h A t! a 1.1 r . . ’ * n | 1 ’ ^ Tha • . *' t ' *'. * - ' r * » r. » f ■ » h • t ■ ' r l>« 'bo '~!r ' » f • «• r t. -rant r 1 •; ' • h* 1' 1 '•r **ke<! ♦ .> ' 1 • rant • t a! 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La I • argani iata>w« e » ■ f * k kf < ' ' r V >• a < ; » • m r;. ’ ‘ e » ■ a* ( a x ' l 'Trace J ! t; ' r aa J a • * ! ’r |»« >C an lu feaae a r * a a ’ ' k » • , r as <• ; ’ r • C r r l t a • « prf l I •« ( ' •a a -•a * t r j ’ » 1 -» * r ' a 1 >; - ; • ra t » ha ! e ' pregen.nx t ha t-'ll werg.l tn If r a:: ag eaat of t h a atrip A p an w aa unler ron*'deration (> gsln the rooperatloo of thraaa) .ara and merrerl»g>rj gorwia m an u'ar t vi'#rt ,n the m<iaement Thla iuifaa'lon • as taae ! up<.n '*e f*rt that tfc arll< e* are n. an uCu red from Ulan 1 rotton moat of aho h la groan alonk the rot at of S-o'Ch Carolina c.eorgla and Florida It ta aald that (he aa* taland rotton rotnea al most exrlualvelv from South Caro Una Should the boll weevil get into the sea '.aland co’ton field* It la aa d It could scarcely Eve eradicated be cause of the semi tropical tempera ture there Another sugRestlon under con*ld •ration was to raise a fund among cotton grower* of the Southeastern State* to defray part of tha expense* of establishing thla barrier It waa estimated that growers In the South western States expended annually as much as $5 an acre In fighting the weevil A contribution of thla amount from Eastern planters for one year, It waa urged, would go a long way to ward establishing the barrier, with State and federal co-operation. Where is the old fashioned man who picked his teeth with his pocket knife, asks The Richmond Times-Dis- patch. Don’t know. He never lived in these parts. row, and we’ll go together and settle everything," he answered. “All right—noon exactly," said I, shaking his hand. _.. . We left him working among his yctiemicals, and we walked together toward my hotel. “By the way,” I asked, suddenly, stopping and turning uporl Stamford, “how the deuce did he know that I had come from Afghanistan?” My companion smiled an enigmati cal smile. ‘‘That’s just his little peculiarity,” he said. “A good many people have wanted to know how he finds things out.” “Oh, a mystery, It is?” I cried, rub bing my hands. “This is very pi quant. I am much obliged to you for bringing us together. ‘The proper study of mankind is man,’ you know." “You must study him, then,” Stam ford said, as he bid me good-bye. "You’ll find him a knotty problem, though. I’ll wager he learns more about you than you about him. Good bye.” "Good-bye,” I aswered; and stroll ed od to my hotel, cooalderably inter ested in nvy new acquaintance. (To be continued.) 1 n a tha W-u'. hart *• a*ra at* c ! 1 V* r ’ > r * r • » • - ' 1# ’ - ' % a. lar ah! V a>’ * a tha » a - * • a e f * 1 n ;»•* •^'•fa 'L» *u!r !''*■* J + 1 'of the roan'*? aa a whoa at*.! • Al A t a t *. p- ar a • at aa . fif ) M* ' ■ 0 tn I ' 0 pe f r a C * a • • a * • h a n ' h • V r » a ; * a a far.* *t k e* # # !r f ■an *aar a * rr af a ' r • a ia* « • A a » J ’ '-nr* • r a d ' ). • ’ “. *. * -1 it a' aa a reaia p a • t a • r • c u ’A 'Aw-* ■wi j * .a r n -('ara »■ . 1 » \ t * ? r ’ fi V e ' t r t ■ * r ' - e a J - * ' < . O w ■ ' ■v** fit e ' ' r T A f * * a ta S’ a a* A raa* a « I ■ * aa* - a • ' * r. . ’a « *« ’• Ta* aa " • • ’ * f . » r - ; •<•'* ' * r a * o < >■ iabotr a • * f ’ **■*’ * a » ‘ ’ 1 a aa » ' * 1 ,a.>' ( ■ a 4 n *i M {—■a* Tt -i rr 11 • e» * a. 'r-l ••> K afi ' -j.- h T * <n< - . k ' r t . ' ' ' k *.*>.' le a ■nt " *« Tan naaaaa* 1 ’4 f ma > D ta p »* » - • .ll.g ' ■ r m a t. a A la ''am a 1:44 a r. ! a n o • $ '. » I e x t r c 1 ■e r . l • M l••taa! ;>pt i : t" I ; ' . a.a*» » aak • N.irt h <' a ro. .n a ^ a ■* * .. . | 1' ' • *a 1 tha' • e qua*". n m ght Arkansas . : ' ‘••"t ’ V a K * a k ' n' a me o' t' a .lark r 0 r- Virginia 1 i* 5*: o 0 I- ’■* of the V Naa.ar* *1 < r. a n.'. t' r. g rtttut h < 'arol ma 1 ?»: "0 > 1 r aaa* and might brighten ' n * o tha I .outalana 19 3 1 ) fht an ln* .!•• •tort of manr of the Tha condition of the crop on July 1 wa* better than It w a* the »ame time last year In lAob'h Carolina the condition of the crop Is X6 against 71* laat year The average condition of the corn crop In thla State for the past t**n years ha* been S4 So the condition at thla time la two per cent above the average Total area in the Enited Statea ia 1 06,884,000 acres, compared with 1 07,083,000 acres last year. Condi tion, 86 9 per cent, of a normal, com pared with 81.5 per cent, on July 1 last year, and 84 per cent, the ten- year average on July 1. Indicated yield 27.8 bushels per acre, compar ed with 29.2 bushels last year and 26.5 bushels, the average for the past five years. Estimated total produc tion 2,971,000,000, bushels conaparr ed with 3,124,746 000 bu. last year, 2,531,488,000 bushels In 1911, 2,- 886,260,000 bushels in 1910 and 2,- 552,000,000 bushels in 1909. Wheat, oats and all other grain crops are very fine. ai-a-a ' A Panther Put Up Game Fight. In a fight with a panther caught in a bear trap, Everett Finley, residing in the mountains near Red Bluff, Col., nearly lost his life. The cat knocked Finley down and whipped one of his dogs. Securing a large rock, Finley knocked the animal senseless and then shot it. The ani mal measured over nine fet from tip Fatal Negro Frolic. EdWard Jackson, a negro, was shot and killed early Sunday morning by Willie Hayes, another negro, on Dr. Weekley’s place near Ulmer. It seems that the homicide waa the aftermath of a negro frolic the night before. Several negroes have besn arrested and lodged in Barnwell jail. gr*at •tr'.k#-* that h*ve parwlrte.! '.nlu«(rlr* and thrown thousand* out "f work !n ttie la*’ f**w yi-ar* It 1* < x;'ect**d too, that it might develop hy far more rranelou* *tor1e« than the strange tales the committee has heard In the paat sit weeks An example of this work against the people and for the special Inter ests ts cited In the testimony ’bf Thomas Marvin, who aald that the Home Market club with a member ship of betwen 800 and 1.000, raised about $1 7,000 last year and that ,lta object was to teach the doctrine of protection. It was not a political but an economic organization, he said. He testified that the club had sent out in 25 years more than 100,000,000 pamphlets containing productive ar guments, but had never used ‘insid ious' or illegitimate means to influ ence legislation. He said he received 15,500 a year for his services and had spent much time in Washington while the present tariff bill was pending. If the fact that disgrace does not consist in the punishment but in the crime were but more fully recognized it would be a great gain for human ity. But the corrupt politician and lobbyist and the unscrupulous trust have no qualms of conscience con cerning their misdeeds. With them the disgrace is in being found out and punished, something which they are experiencing more frequently in these days of a more enlightened public conscience. The Republican leaders in the Sen ate threaten that if the tariff revi sion bill becomes a law as it has been passed upon by the Senate Dem ocratic caucus many of its provisions will be tied up In the courts Indefi nitely. The Republican agents of the trusts In the Senate die bard, but they will have to die.