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IHK SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, issy. "Be Just and Fear cot-Let all the Ends thoa Aims't at. be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's " THE TROTS SOCTHKOX, Established jone, is?e
Consolidated Aug. 2, 1881.1
Published ?irery Weiassday,
BY
N. GK OSTEEN,
SUMTER, S. C.
TKRM8 :
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Two Dollars per annum-io advance.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Cae Square, firs: insertion.$1 00 j
Kvery subsequent insertion. 50 j
Contracts for three moat-hs, or longer will :
bo made at reduced rates.
All communication? which subserve private
interests will becharged fer as advertisements.
Obituaries and tributes of respect will be
charged for. ,
TAX 1SOT?CE.
TUE TREASURER OF SUMTER COUN?
TY gives notice that his books will be
open from the FIFTEENTH DAY OF OC?
TOBER, 1889, to the FIFTEENTH DAY OF
DECEMBER. ?889, for the collection of Taxes
for the Fisc-il year commencing November 1st, ?
1888, in Sumter County.
The following are the rates per centena of
the levy :
t. For State purposes-five and one-fourth
miils on everv dollar of the value of all taxable
-
property.
2. For County purposes-three .-.nd one- j
half mills on every dollar of such value, of j
which the proceeds of two and one-half mills j
are to be applied to ordin?ry County expen- j
ees, and of one mill to paving the deficiencies
of the fiscal year ending October 31, 18S8.
3. For support of public schools- two mil's
on every dollar of such value.
4. One dollar on each taxable pol*, {to wit,
between thc ages of 21 and 50 years.}
5. MayesviMe. two mills extra ie7v for j
School purposes in the town of Xlaycsvii?e.
I also give notice that my books ?jil be
open at roy offiVe H the city of Sumter from
the fifteenth day of October, to the fi ";een:h
day of December, except on the following
named d?ys, when ? will attend nt the places
named, either tn person or bj deputy, for the j
collection of the said Tuxes : i
j
On Tuesday, October 15:h, at Shi-j
lob.
Oo Wednesday, October 16: h, at |
Lynchburg. j
On Thursday, October 17th, at Mag- j
Dolia.
Oo Friday, October lSth, at RUh
opv??le.
On Monday, October 21st, at Prov- I
?dence.
On Tuesday, October, 22tid, at Rea:- j
bert's Store, Rafting Creek Township.
On Wednesday, Oorober 23;d, at I
Spring Hill.
On Thursday, October 24:h, at Man- j
ville.
Oo Friday, October 25; h at Bos
sard's.
On Monday, October 2S;h, a: Gor?
don's Mill.
On Tuesday, October 29rh. at J. M
TiudalPs Store, Privateer Township.
On Wednesday, October SOiu, at j
Mayesviiie.
Oa Thursday, October Slat, at Reid's j
Milt.
On Friday, November 1st, at Wedge- j
field.
On Tuesday, November 5:h, ar
Statebarg.
P. P. GAILLARD,
Treasurer Sumttr County.
Sept ?8.
GLENN SPRINGS
MINERAL WATER,
A Safe, Pleasant and
Effective Remedy
FOR ALL DISEASES
Of the Kidneys, Liver.
STOMACH ANO SKIN.
It Acts on the Bowels, Cleanses
the System,
.Rcgulates thc IA wv.
And is a specific for most
FEMALE DISORDERS.
For sale by Dr. A. J. China, and
Pr. J. F. W. DeLorme.
SiM?SlPSON.Pi^L
GLENN SPRINGS. S. C.
April IO.
?.F. H . DEMHOIK,
Agent.
-DBALEK IN
DRUGS 4 BH11,
TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY
AND ALL KINDS OK
Druggist's Sundries
USUALLY KKPT IN K FIRST-CLASS DKU?
STORK.
Tobacco, Snuff and Segars,
GARDEN SEEDS, &G\,
-AT30
Paints, Oils, Varnish,
?J<ASS. PUTTY, &c.
-A s r>
DYE STUFFS.
-o
Physician's Prescript roas carefully
earn poi: tided, and orders answered
wttli care an ci dispatch.
The public will fl nd my stock of
Medicines eon?p?ete, warranted genu- (
iwe, and of the best quality.
Call and see for yourselves..
WILLIAM KENNEDY.
Fashionable Barber.
MAIN S. REST,
Kelt door to Karie ? Purdy*? Law < > :.. .
SUMTER, S. C.
IDES!2 B TO INFORM the citizens o* j
S-sajter K-ad vicinity that 1 buv? opened
btugpess cn et? e?rn account Rt thc; above tdd
Stand, and t?i< competent *i:<i bulitf
assistants. I viii v~z pleased to serve lhasa ir.
any bracsh o? my b??ice?sia ;Le best ?tjl<
of the art.
Give rae s cal!,
Wti. KENNEDY.
Oct. 19.
wifK
No dessert ;z more delicious, wholesome
and appe:izing than a well-made dumpling',
filled with the fruit of the season. By the
use of the Royal Baking: Powder the crust is
always rendered light, flaky, tender and di?
gestible. Dumplings made with it, baked or
boiled, wil". be dainty and wholesome, and may
be eaten steaming hot with perfect impunity.
RECZirr.-One quart of flour : thoroughly mix with
it three teaspoons of Royrtl Baking Powder and a small
teaspoon of alt : rub in a piece of butter or lard the
size of an cc;:, and then ad i one larye potato, grated in
the Sour; after the b::tter is well mixed, stir in milk and
knead to thc consistency of soft biscuit cough; break
eff pitees of dough large cnoueh to close ever four
quarters of an apple (cr other fruit as d-.-sired? without
rolling, and 'ay in an earthen dish (cr steamer) and
stearn until the fruit is tender. Bike if preferred.
, In all receipts calling for cream of tartar
and soda, substitute Royal Baking Powder.
Less trouble, never fails, makes more appe?
tizing anH -wholesome focd and is more eco?
nomical. Royal Baking Powder is specially
made for use in the preparation of the finest
.and most delicate cookery.
Jy5s Cream Ba-rn
Cleanses the ICfiSc.I Passn gc^. Al?
and Hearing.
A par?:."?*? Es ??.pi?5??*? im n?-tel? nostril and
is pxr^vjii?:?^ Pric?*"S?>c. nt ?irniriii.si* or by
S?R??. ELYBII01"KEI^,?C \Vr>?r-,r.-5':..>*c'.v Ycr"c
LANDS ?iNB LOTS FOB SALE.
The plantation known :t.- itu- **K-:i>x pl^ce**
?bout 900 actes, a?-?out GOO nert? tillable, 19
tenants. L*rt>e re? lenee wi:h necessary
outt ui ! dines. May be said in two or taure
tr*o:s
Two tr.scts dear LynehM?r?r.
103 acres unimproved, 3 tuiles North o!
Sumter.
25?'? acre farm, 2 miles North of Gail?ard's
X Roads.
200 acre farra 3 miles Sout'i of Sumter ot:
Eutaw R K.
50 acre a d i?> acre ?r:tc's on C ic dea R Ii.
ami Ut*':in- Creek.
40 aire tract, unimproved, North of 15 is ?? c : *
viii?-.
8? vera" sm;-.! ? r a < . ts near Sumter.
i^t eera! acre ots ati?i mn nv Sfp.nU h:'s. some
with buildings nt; i others without, in differ?
ent parts ol ?ht city.
The residence nf J. D. Bland? ti? rosy :<
rented lo an approved tenant from 1 Januar?
next. ?*?d may *?<.? st.bi on :<>r;i; time.
The Upshur Residence on Baynsworth street
for rt?t or sub- on t.-s\ "e-ms.
BLAND?NG k WILSON,
Oe?. Sit'. 1SS9 Attorneys ni L*w.
FOR SALE.
npHS Tit ACT OF LAND below Mavesvilie,
X known as 'ht- MILTON COOPER Place
lt contains ot- ?ert-s, with ?rood dwelling
house a::d ?;itt'-??;d?!:?;? Aj p'V '<)
MOISES & LEP;,
Oct 2 2>n Att?:rm?vsHt L<w.
'OR SALE.
CViEAP FOR CASH, 230 ACRES OF
j Land, Tr? acres ara?de, t>"!nn(v covered
w;t!i pire at.d o k :in,::.?-r. 3 m Hes from Cit;
Ot Snarer. A naiv to J. it. H A KV IN,
Oct o.
.-en'.
TO RENT.
OIUL ijil?i ??? fi?ViSlU??S.
ITA ACRES GOOD COTTON LAND it.
IOU the fork of McGitt a:;d Sepe O'er,
oae tn: it- from V ?cha ni csv i lie,
3 head Horses or Mule?,
2 two-horse Philadelphia Wagons, ?nd
other implement!.
I'.-e of new Blacksmith shop,
Are offered for rent
From 500 to 1500 bushels cotton ?eed and
200 to 4t.'0 bushels of coen oe him or for sale.
Apply to ?). A. OUTLAW,
Oct 23 MechanicsviiJe. S C.
M Bl?f lil
SUMTER, S C.
CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY.
Transacts a general Banking t-u.-it.e~s.
Also h> ?
A Savings Bank Department,
Deposits o' Si 00 and upwards received
Interest calculate** st thc rate j>f 4 percent,
per annum, pay?t le ouarterlv.
W. r. B. HAYNS WORTH,
A. WG:TK , President.
Cashier.
Au*.' 21.
THE S?BS SAT?OSIL BASK,
OF SUMTER.
STATE, CITY AN'? COUNTY DEPOSI?
TORY, SUMTER, S. C.
Paid up Capital .$75.000 d'.
Surplus Fund. 00
Transacts a General it i ?, k ; r. / Business.
Careful attention i'it'-ti to collection?;
S A VIX G S E 1> A RT M E N T.
Depositsof$l and upwards received^ Di
ter*'rt allowed ;.t ; .?. rate of \>*i cent. :.. i
crinum. Parable quartertv. on first da vs o.'
January, April, and 0?tn>:er.
Ii. XI. WALLACE,
V ice Pi . sider-1.
W. ALSTOX Pf?K<:LK J?.,
.\ ?I ?T- i
Ca: ht?
PATRONIZE
H03?E T?LEST.
Life-Size Portraits in Crayon,
MADE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS,
SUMTER, S. C.
- BY
MRS. E. J. DUNNE.
?i ?O Il H
Drawing and Husic
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'I Hit?- !"
JOT ?is C
NOTICE.
:?ed to last U^?:*
"iioo natl ti;.:* :> ::; ..
. former patron:*
ontliiuation ot '<? he
A Story of ?meri
By CAPT. CHARL
AUTHOR OF "THE COLONEL'S D.
"TUE BESE:
Copyrighted, zZZZ, by j. B. liippincott C
SpeciabArrougement'tnrough ti
CHAPTER V.
L'A-;-.*-M.., $Wm? S\ iA
? !F#??^
(??ISPS, ff ^ ^r^?V'
?"'V.*. '/'.ii?*.!' '
evening ;i group
cc:>*"-'?^V o?' cavalrv officers came
J**-** / sauntering back from
stables, and ns they readied thc walk
in front of officers' row a dark featured,
black bearded, soldierly looking captain
separated himself from the rest"and en?
tered the colonel's yard. The command?
ing officer happened to be seated on hie
veranda at the moment, and in close
confabulation willi Dr. Quin. Doth gen?
tlemen ceased their talk as the captain
entered, and then rose from their seats
as he stepped upon the veranda floor.
"Good evening. Stryker." said the col?
onel, cheerily. "Come in and have a
seat. Tiie doctor and I were just won?
dering if wt? could not get you to take a
hand at whist to-night."1
"I shall be glad to join you. sir. after
parade. 1 have come in to ask permis?
sion to send a sergeant and a couple of
men, mounted, down to the Monee. One
of my best men is missing.''
"Indeed! Who is that? Send the men,
of cours .."
"Se;,,;. Gwynne, sir. The first time
I ever knew him to miss a duty."
"Your stable sergeant, too'' That is
unusual, [low long Iras he been gone?"
"Since battalion drill this morning. Me
was on hand wi ion the men were sad?
dling, and asked permission to take his
horse out for exercise and ride down the
valley a few miles, i said yes, never
supposing he would bj gone after noon
roll cai:, and we were astonished when
he failed toanpear at stables. Perry says
j he met him two miles out.'*
"The two culprits!"*'said thc colonel,
! laughing. "Poer Perry ii down in the
I depths again, lie ro.le up to nie with
i such a woebegone look on ids face at
drill this morning that I could hardly
keep from laughing in front of the whole
line. Even the men were trying hard
not to grin: they knew he had tamed
up just in tlie nick of time to savedrim
self an 'absent.' What do you suppose
can have happened tv> Gwynne?*'
? "I cannot imagine, sir. and am in
I dined to bo worried, fie would never
j willingly overstay a pass; and I fear
some accident has happened."
"Is he a good ri 1er?" asked the doctor.
"None better in the regiment, lie is
a model horseman, in fact, and. though
he never alludes to nor admits il, tin-re
isa general feeling among the u-.cn that
he has been in the English cavalry ser?
vice. Of coarse, there is no doubt of ids
nationality; he is English to the back
I bone, and, I fancv, has seen better
days."
"What made them think lie had been
in the cavalry service abroad?"
"Oh, his perfect knowledge of trooper
duties anti management of horses. It
took him no time to learn the drill, and
lie was a sergeant before he had been
with me two years. Then, if you ever
noticed, colonel." said Capt. Stryker, ap?
pealing to his chief, "whenever ('wynne
stands attention he always bai the lin?
gers of both hands extended and pointr
ing down along the thigh, close against
it-so." And Stryker illustrated. "Now
you never st e an American soldier do
that: and I never saw it tn any but Eng?
lish trained soldiers, ile has nuit it
somewhat of late, because the men told
him it showed where he was drilled -
we have other English 'non-coms.' voa
knew-but f<>; a long time I noticed that
in him. Then lie was enlisted in New
Vori; city, s >mo four voa rs ago, an ! al!
his things were of English make-what
he had."
j "What manner of looking rollo? is
{ he?" asked the doctor. "I think I would
j have noted him had 1 seen lum."
"Yes, yon Englishmen are ?pt to 1 ir.k
to one ano:!?er." said the colonel in re?
ply, "and Gwynne is a particularly -me
specimen !;<. has your eyes and hair,
j doctor, hut hasn't had time to grow
grizzled and bulky yet. es yon and I
j haw One might say tha^ you and the
! sci-;: i-.int wi?re from the same shire."
. "Thal wouid help me very little, since
' I was only three years old when the gov
: ernor emigrated." answered the doctor,
j with a quiet smile; "We keep some
traces of ii- - old sod; I suppose, but
Eve been a Yankee for fortv v ears, and
; have nc*. : r once se" eves on ."Terrie ! .ng
! land in ali that lime; Did t:.e sergeant
! say \vh< re !.?e wanted to go?" And the
? <.:;. .-':.?;. er ? ? ?kit?! up sharply.
J "Nowhere in partie ul; ir-down the
j valley was all. I romemb.'r, ihoir; h,
? that Mr. l\:r:..- sai I be seemed arneb ex?
ercise.* .Hvr {'..>. n.'im-oi randi dow ti
the Monee- I've forgotten what they call
?t. Have yow heard it. colon- b"
"Seems * > nj.- i have. ;.:;* I ve forgot
?en. You have; doctor, have you n?>t?"
"I?'-ard what, ooh.::< i.-"
"The name ot that ranch.down the
Monee -an English randi, thev t- :l me,
about st-ve?i trixies -away.-**
"Oh. ves!-that >> . They call i: I >ui?
raven ttrmch.- I >id the sergeant take any
of fii" hound's wirb him. captain? It oc?
curs to me he might have been running
;. r.,Vr ; . t r a rabbit, and hi> horse haye
Stumbled an i fallen who bini. There is
rio . 'ti i of prairie dog holes down that
wa v.
"No. the ri >;-.. are all in. I wouldn't
he sur pris; tl if lie ba; I -or.-; to I lie ranch.
Tiiafs an E : rush liam . an 1 thev are all
En:;:i amen ?town tb re. ? hear. Wry
pos.-j!.iv tli.tt is the soin'iou. They may
have tempt . I him to stay willi Iva . I ?sh
hospii 11 ?ty: thou ;h it Wa>u?d astonish me
if he yielded. I'll fd! the eva toinouiro
there Hrst. colonel, and will ?- ; and send
tli-rii now." And. h ?wing toles com?
mander. ('apt. Stryker turned and left
the porch.
Tlie d'H*tbr rose thru t bi : baa ! = ?h en
ie his pockets, paced slow Iv to th" sot uh
[can Frontier Life.
ES KING, U. S. A.,
AUGKTER,5' "FROM THS RANKS,"
RTER," ETC.
'ompnn-f, Philadelphia, and Published by
ie American Press Association.
the distant, peaceful valley, nn anxious
cloud settling on hts brow. The colonel
resumed once more the newspaper he
had dropped upon the (loor. After a mo?
ment Dr. Quin came slowly back, stood
in front of the entrance a few seconds
looking irresolutely at thc soldier
sprawled at full length in Iiis reclining
chair, stepped towards him with a pre?
paratory clearing of his throat as though
about to speak, and then, suddenly and
helplessly abandoning the idea, he
plunged down the-short'flight of stops,
hurried out of the gate and disappeared
around tiie fonce corner in the direction
of the hospital. Immersed in his paper,
thc colonel never seemed to note that he
lind gone: neither did he note the fact
that two ladies were coming down the
walk.
Tlie soft swish of trailing slrirt being
msu??icient to attract his attention tis
they arrived nearly opposite the shaded
veranda, a silvery peal .of laughter broke
tile stillness of the early evening. Mrs.
Belknap's laugh was delicious-soft, mo?
lo hons, rippling as a canary song, and
just as spontaneous. Neither lady had
sait! anything at the moment that was
incentivoof merriment: hat if Mrs. Law?
n-ace h id given utterance to the quaint?
est, oddest, most whimsical conceit im?
aginable, Mrs. Belknap's laugh could not
have bern more ready, and lier great,
dark eyes shot a sidelong glance to note
the ciFect. Down went the paper, and
up. willi considerable propping from ids
muscular anns, came the burly form of
the post commander. Two sweet, smii
ing faces beamed upon him through an
aperturein the leafy screen, and Mrs.
Belknap's silvery voice hailed him in
laughing salutation:
*'i)id we spoil your siesta, colonel?
How can ! .make amends? Vol* see,you
were so hidden by the vines that no one
would dream of your b.-ing there in am?
bush."
"Oh, indeed, ? assure you I wasn't
asleep." answered the colonel, hastily.
"Won't you come in, ladies, and sit
here in the shad/awhile?"
"We thought we would stroll around
until parade," said Mrs. Lawrence, hesi?
tatingly, "and then sit down and watch
it somewhere."
"No place better than this," promptly
answered the colonel. "You can s:t be?
hind the vines on that sid and see, or,
what we would infinitely prefer, sit here
at tho entrance and Leseen. Meantime.
I've bei n unpacking some photograph
albums this afternoon, and you can
amuse yourselves with those while I pm
on my harness. Come!"
Tiie colonel's collection of photographs
was something the ladies had already
heard a great deal of. One of the most
genia! and popular officers of the anny,
he had gathered together several large
albums full of pictures of prominent men
and attractive and distinguished women
-not only those with whom I te liad been
ass. ?cia ted in his lt) ng y ea rs of servi ce.
but men eminent in national and state
affairs, and women leaders in society hi
mary a gay metropolis.
Both the ladies had hoped to see this
famous collection the evening before, but
tiie colonel hail not then unpacked the
albinas, and they were disappointed.
Now, however, the prospect was indeed
alluring, and neither could resist. When
tiie ?irst cai? sounded for parade a few
moments after, and the commanding
O?i?cvr was getting himself into his full
dress uniform, the two pretty heads were
close together, ami two pairs of very
lovely eyes-one dark and deep and dan?
gerous, the other a clear and honest gra}*
- wi re dilating over page after page of
photographed beauty. There was no
need to puzzle over tho identity of tho
originals; under each pic ture thc thought?
ful colonel had carefully written th*
name and address. Absorbed in thu
treat, tiiey could barely afford time to
look up and smile their thanks as the
colonel passed, clanking forth at trie
sounding of adjutant's call, and were too
completely engrossed in their delightful j
Occupation to notice what took pince at
parade.
The long, slendei r>.?> had formed
the infantry companies on the right and i
left Hanks, their neat and tasteful dress !
of blue and white contrasting favorably
with the gaudy yellow plumage of the
four dismounted troops of the cavalry.
Company after company had taken the
statt i res? j uo poseof "parade rest" and its
captain faced to the front again, the-ad- j
jutant was just about moving to his post j
on the.prolongation of the front rank, j
and tin- colonel settling back into the
convention.*! attilu??e of the command- j
ing Oilicer. w'.ien from outside the reel- j
angular melosure of the parade ground
-fr?un somewhere beyond the men's
barracks-there came sudden outcry and
commotion There were shouts, indis?
tinguishable at first, but excited and
startling Sonic of the men in ranks]
twitched m rvously :.u.l partially turned
their heads, as though eager to louie be?
hind t ii? .: i ? and see wi:.it was wrong: j
where::I st -rn voices-could be bearii iii
subdued bu! pot?-i:? censure: "Keepyour
..yi-s t;> tiie frotit. t le-re. Sullivan!" "Srami
fast, th -tv, center of Third company!"
The guard, to ?. parad -d in front of its
quartet s .< mo dh Lance behind the line,
was manifestly disturl?ed, and the voice
?.(' t?-'- s.-r - ant could be heard gi'-in.-;
htirrii d ord? rs. Even man in : lie bat?
talion seemed al tiie s: ute instant to ar?
ri ve a; Ono of two conclusions prisoners
escaping. < ?r lire ov< r Hie stables -and
:.il were lixed on th-- intperturbable
form of t!," commanding officer, a*
th orig! i waiting I'lie'sigtin! from him I?
break an ! : .> I" the re ne. lint there
tito colour] st??od. placid, calm, and ap?
parently utterly uucori ch ?ns: of th.-dis?
tant \-t nearing: clamor. ll o * adjutant
11<?sitated a moment before proeecdiug
fiirih? r. and glanced appealingly al his
?bief: wb?-r? ni ?on 5 le-r?* ea me fr? -m thc
blue an.I <M and veli >.v si .iu . out on
the parade, tn liai! rep-oachfiil ! ?:...-.,
I he ??niel ord?-i\ "< . on! "au I the ad ju
!a:ii: recalled !..:;: ^?js -s ari-I wit i J eyl
ieni exp;- .: i...? of iii:-! r- ntim?nl - to th"
.iiect that ii others cou'i.'l stand it in
rouhi; i-: its.?n? U t urned lu's lo ad to
A-ards tin- i'-m?i and growlrd. "Sound
>n !" . ic i' ?si ri ::n I era -li of d::i:?t and
\ia' .!:.:: the blare <.!' brazen throat?
bov : i :-.| a tuome-i! tit" sound o? th.
ti rm-.il without. T!:e mea tiling th.
battalion !.. ard or saw \y:is a i i.h-i li -ss
uf.jiSe tearing fun ?o" out <>.i toe. parum
m.I sweeping hi a big circle from lia
i i.:!.; of tie; ii:.- down ?owards the potm
where th?' colon* i stood.
Following him came a pair of Che*
crme snouts, their [ionics scampering 1
pursuit, but veering off the green as thei
riders realized that they were intrudin
on the ceremony of the dey. Relieve
of his pursuers, tho fugitive speedily sel
tied down into a hinging trot, and wit
streaming mane and tail, with head an
ears erect, with falling bridle rein an
flapping stirrups, he circled rapidly tl
open space between the colonel and tb
line of ba: tie. then came trotting bac
along the front, as though searching i
tho stolid rank of bearded faces for th
friends he knew. Oalcor after office
he passed in review until he came t
Stryker s troop, posted on the right c
the cavalry, and there, with a neigh c
recognition, he fearlessly trotted up t
the captain's outstretched hand. Anothe
minute and two men fell out and made
temporary gap in the rank: through thi
a sergeant file closer extended his whit
glove, relieved the captain of his charg
and led the panting steed .away.
The men retook their places: the car
tain again resumed his position in fron
of tbe center of his company, droppe
the point of his saber to the ground au
settled back into "parade rest;" the ban
went on thundering down the lim
countermarched and came back to it
post on thc right, making the welki:
ring with the triumphant strains o
"Northern Route," the trumpets peale?
the "retreat," the adjutant stalked hi
three yards to thc front, faced Tiercel;
to the left and shouted his resonant or
dors down the line, three hundred mar
tial forms sprang to attention, and th
burnished arms came to the "carry
with simultaneous crash, ranks wer
opened with old time precision, th
parade ''presented" to the colonel wit!
all duo formality, the manual was ex
edited just as punctiliously as thougl
nothing unusual had happened; first ser
g?ants reported, orders were published
parade formally dismissed; the line o:
officers marched solidly to the front
halted, and made irs simultaneous saint*
to the colonel, who slowly raised ara
lowered his white gloved hand in recog
nition; arni then, and not till then, wa:
any one allowed to speak of what wa;
uppermost in every mind-that Sergt
Gwynne's horse had coane in withoui
bim, and that the animal's right flanl
was streaming with blood.
Ten minutes later Lieut. Perry, in rid
ing dress, came hurrying down to tl?
colonel's quarters, where two or thret
officers were now gathered .at the gate.
The ladies had put aside the albums, ant'
with anxious faces were scanning the lit'
tie group as though striving to gaugt
from their gestures and expression tl?
extent of the calamity or the possible de?
gree of danger. But Mrs. Lawrence
looked fairly startled when her hus?
band's voice was heard for the first time
above the general hum of consultation:
"Col. Brainard, Mr. Perry is coming, I
see,and I presume there is no tiuie tobe
lost. You have asked if none of us who
were stationed here ever visited th<j
ranch, and thc answer was no. May I
suggest that Dr. Quin cou lil perhaps tell
something of its inhabitants?"
"Where is the doctor?" asked the col
onel, turning suddenly. "Orderly, go
and give my compliments to the post
surgeon and say I wish to see him here
a montent. All ready. Perry? You have
made quick work of ir."
"All ready, sir. At least, I will he
the moment my horse gets here. There
go the men running to the stables now."
"Capt. Stryker will send a sergeant
and faur imei to report to you, and you
are to go direct to Dunraven Ranch.
I The rest of the troop, with the Chey?
ennes, will scout the prairie to the east
and south. Twill soon be too dark to
trail, but three of the Indians are going
back on the horse's track as far as they
can. The adjurant is writing a note to
the proprietor of the ranch-1 don't know
lus name"-. .
"His name is Maitland, sir."
"Is it? Lia *e you been there?"
"I've been around one end of it, out?
side, hut nowhere near the buildings.
It's all fenced in, sir, and the gates kept
locked."
"What an incomprehensible proceed?
ing for Texas! Wait a moment while I
speak to Mr. Farnham: he's writing here
at my desk. Gentlemen, come in on the
porch and sit down, will you not?"
Put they excused themselves and
hastened away to remove their full dress.
Capt. Lawrence bad no need to call his
wife. She bade her companion good
evening, thanked lite colonel with a
smiling glance for the pleasure the pho?
tographs had given her, and added a
word of earnest hope that they might
I find the sergeant uninjured. Then she
! joined her husband, and together they
walked quickly away. Mrs. Belknap and
! Mr. Perry were left for the moment alone.
"Can you walk home with me?" she
asked, in her low, modulated tones, thc
great, heavily lashed, swimming dark
eyes searching his face. "I have not
j seen you since they broke in upon our
talk last evening, and there is something
; I want to ask you."
"Pm sony, Mrs. Belknap. but I'm on
duty, you see," was the young fellow's
answer as he gave a tug to the strap of
his cartridge belt. "Can't you ask mi?
be re?"
"How can I"-and the eyes were full
of pathetic disappointment-"when thev
may come oat any moment? Von die
not finish telling me abou" -about the
tassel last night. I believe you were glad
1 when tiiey interrupted us. Were you
not?"
"Nous! use. Mrs. Belknap! I was hav
! ing toogood a time- lots of fun."
"Yes." was the reproachful answer,
"thal is what ii was- to you -mere fun
And now you are going a wa i again
after promising ? iv >.n - ia this evening.'
1 "I have to go. Mrs. Belknap Why. }
want t . go. Haven't you beard whai
bas bap;- ie d about S< r.a. Gwynne?""
"Oh. yes. it is your duty, of course
but bow unlucky!" Ai i ?he pretty fae.
was drooping w ith tis weight ol' di>ap
point mem and sad ness. She lea Mei j
a gains! th-1 raiiin : near his g?uniiet cov ,
ered hand, the y?a.rk eyesjjelisiveh dow?
east, the dark l:i>h"s sweeping her so fi
ll ashing cheek. "And lo-ni Or/row yoi
are o i gnat*.I." s'a;- presently continued.
.*Y< un! ss some ? ?in rlias togo ??:i ? ?i
mo in ease we are iii i back in the mei n
ing ia lime;" j
"Then it':, good by. I suppose." r le
said., l? t in : her eyes once more to id- .
e'Afier u>-m;?rr?wv lhere wi-! be li;;i
eh.mee ot si-eing \ Mrs. Page wi!
I;e la-re by Gail time."
Mr. I V: ry lo ?ked at i is fair e-rn
pa mon with a gbme?1 that told of mn-1
perturbation o? -pet. ":.>. Page wa':
:iu obi ead chi r:sh< d friend ..f Mrs
J: .!!:nap*> o the latter had always sai.:
rind nov.- she was con ?ing to \ i.i; bet
from a station in the Indian territory
,!i? l y. hy her com iii:; -.hon ld prevent
in ; seeing Mrs. IVtknap or ber steine
him was more than Hie ia!! subnlti ? ?
c..aid imo. ?viand. On the brink of ar
un*?:.rd na' i solecism, en lise v< ry rag
ged edge of a bhindering inquiry, bc
w;..- saved, in 1er t><hi".-il.ion, by tie
sudden return of the orderly and thc re?
appearance of tho colonel.
'Tve been to the hospital, sir, and tc
the doctor's quarters: he's not there.
They say that's him. sir, riding ot?
yonder.'' And tho ord?-riv pointed to ?
faint speck just visible m the waning
twilight, far away southeastward be
youd the Monee.
CHAPTER VI.
JjHS^WILIGHT still hovered
s^tvf^ 0Ver *he broad expanse
nii?a ?** l,1'air,-? when Lieut.
'?sjjk Perry and his little party.
f ' fe) after a brisk canter down
X the valley, reached tl ie
barbel] inclosure of Dunraven, and tiie
young commander led unhesitatingly tc
the gateway on the northern line. A
sergeant of his troop and two private
soldiers were his escort at tiie moment: a
third man, by direction cf Col. Brainard,
had been sent at thc gallop in pursuit of
the distant Sped: which the orderly had
pronounced to be Dr. Quin, and the in?
structions which this messenger bore
were to the effect that the post surgeon
should ride by the most direct route and
join Lieut. Perry at the north gate of thc
ranch.
In the few minutes which elapsed be?
tween the announcement of the doctor's
departure on his solitary and unexpected
ride and thc arrival of the little mounted
escort. Perry had time to tell tiie colone;
something of the situation down the
Monee and to make a rough sketch, of
the inclosure and tiie distant buildings.
The direction taken by the doctor, up to
the moment when the black speck dis?
appeared from view in the waning light,
would be very apt to lead him, if he rode
far enough, to some point on the wire
fence which spanned the western limit
of Dunraven: but that point would beal
least fi ve or six miles south of the valley.
Possibly there was no gateway north of
that-certainly no trail was visible on
the prairie: but the more Mr. Perry
thougla of the matter as he rode away
the mo.-e was he satisfied that some?
where far down that western line there
was an entrance where Dr. Quin, at
least, had the "oner, sesame."
Perry s orders were, in ease nothing
was seen or heard of Sorgt. Gwynne
while on che way thither, to enter the in
closare ami make inquiries at the ranch
itself. Meantime, the Cheyenne scouts
had been hastily summoned from their
lodges along thc Home just above the
post and sent scurrying forth upon the
prairie to trail the horde's foot prints and
so work hack as far as possible before
darkness interposed. Capt. Stryker, too,
ami a dozen of his best men, had mount?
ed and ridden forth in long, scattered
line across tiie eastern plain: and these
parties were all live miles out from the
post before nightfall fairly ha I them from
view.
One tiling tho sergeant had to tell Mr.
Perry which confirmed him in the belief
that the sooner they got to Dunraven the
quicker they would be at the scene of
their comrade's mishap, whatever that
might pr?-ve to be. Ile had had no time
himself to visit tiie stables and examine
the wounds on the horse's Hank, but as
they rode away from Rossiter be turne?.!
in the saddle and called the non-commis?
sioned officer to his side.
"What sort of wound is it. sergeant,
that made the horse bleed so-bullet or
knife?"
"It doesn't loo!; like either, sir. There
are several of them, jagged, scratches in
the shoulder and along the Hank, like
thorns or nails"
"Or barbed wire?" suggested the lieu?
tenant sudden ?v\
"Yes, sir. likens not: though we hadn't
thought of that, not knowing of any
fences hereabouts.*'
"You"!i see fence enough presently.
That's where we'll find Sorgt. Gwynne,
too. Let your horses out a little. 1
want to get there before dark, ir' possi?
ble."
It was dark in thc timber, however,a?
they rode through and reined up at thc
gateway. It would behalf an h air at
the very least, thought Perry, before tho
doctor cou'..I join thom, if he came nt nil.
It was by no means certain that th . mes?
senger had overtaken him. and, even it
he had, was it probable that the doctor
would bein great haste toc?me? IIb
mysterious movements of the morning,
his undoubted connection with the night
signals from the ranch, the fact that lu
had given his commanding officer ta
inkling whatever of these outside inter
ests of bis, all ten.led to make Perry dis
trustfulof their post surgeon. He would
not speak of it to a.soul, or hint a! th?,
possibility of such a thing, until h . !.:..i
evidence that was indisputable, but tia
young officer was |y perplexed hy
these indications ?>f some s?crc? and un
lawful enterprise on tiie pr: rt of theil
new comrade, ?nd he doubted his svni?
pa th v in the mission on which they had
been harried fi ?rt ii.
Dismounting t?> examine the gate whiU
>!.!! pond? ii-; ; this matter over in lib
min i. Porn found it !??eked as secure!)
as ii-- had left it in the morning. Tl?
sergeant ali-1 his men dismounted; t?H>
af a Lev spoken word from their ofiieer;
aad stood at the heads of their panting
horses, looking in sileni surprise m ti;?,
strong and impervious barrier that
eros fl th- ir t rae!:.
"Tii?- g:;t?? i< l<M-ke.l ami "the fence im?
passable, sergeant.*' said Mr ?Vrry.
"Wo cannot get our horses through ?>i
over unless wc hack down a posl ?.!' two.
Y- >n can't cut .- nea -.\ ire as t hi . w it ii mn
Loo! we've g??t. l il !? ;->e Nolan her?
u ah \ < >;i roi.' g. ? on the ranch on foot
it lies about ball a rn:!.- io the souita I?
the doctor comes. !i<- can follow me. ll
1 .h. not come or s< n I back in half an
hour fr? >m this y.< >u i bree come after me.
tor i'll ticed yr.."
With iii:.-, slowly an ! e:-o. :nl!y. and
not wit li? ?tit :i mut tere? I malediction on
tiu* stinging barbs. Mr. Perry wriggled !
tiirou^li between tho mii'dle wires and
.nina's st?????1 within the me!?>sui?\ read
m<ti:ia h?> waist ?> li au 1 hoi ;ter. Xiii a
he te-ok hi-< revolve! ; . .>! its leatn?rl'li
case, carefully fried the hammer- and
ev lintier, saw that each chamber was
loa i ?I. and turu -d oar . m ?re lo tiie ser
o?s au ngntr
sir; fresh loaded when we
.Y..nr
"Al! ri:
started."
..I .?.?a'? know tliat i hey Tl l>cneeessar\
at all. sergeant: bm litis is a queer [?lace,
from wlsat Pw heard anti the little I've
seen. Keep your eyes and ears open.
'.' ia nd <? ?:ue of the men n..?v
come clo-fra into the valley il they linc
no trace of (/wynne up on the prairie
Watch for the doctor, too."
Then, through the deepening twilight
he strode, following the trail that lee
southward up the slopes. Five minutes
brisk walk along the springy tuii
brought him to the crest and in view ol
the lights at the ranch building.-;, still
some six c r seven hundred yards away.
All through the eastern sky the stars wer*
peeping forth, and even through thc
gleam of the twilight in the west twe
brilliant planets shone like molten gold.
All was silence and peace on every hand,
and. but for those guiding, glimmering
lights at the south, all wold 1 have tobi
of desolation. Behind him in the valley
waited bis faithful men. Far beyond the
Monee, out on the northern prairie, he
knew that comrades were scouring thc
face of the earth in search of their miss?
ing brother. Up the stream, somewhere
behind them, tho Cheyennes ?ere pa?
tiently trading the hoof tracks as lone,
as light should last; he knew that search
must be at an end by this time, and that
some of their number, at least, would be
riding down to join his men. Whoever
found the sergeant was to fire three shots
in air: the signal could be beard a long
way in that intense stillness, and thai
signal was to recall the searching par?
ties. Every step brought him deeper
into the darkness of the night yet
nearer and nearer those twinkling lights
ahead.
Already he could distinguish those in
the main building, the homestead, from
those more distant still, in the store
rooms and office. Far over among the
stables and corrals he heard the deep
baying of hounds, and he wondered if it
was to be bis luck to encounter any en?
terprising watch dogs. An English bull
terrier would be a lively entertainer,
thought ls", with instinctive motion to?
wards the flap of his holster: and it
would be a wonder if a ranch dun sur?
rounded itself wi h fifty miles of barbed
wiiis fencing wer-.' not further environed
by a pack of watch dogs of the most ap?
proved and belligerent breed. Once
having passed the distant barrier of that
gate on the Monee, however, his way
was unimpeded, and, to all appearance,
utterly unmarked, he had arrived with
in fifty yards cf the foremost building,
the homestead, before he was brought to
a halt. Then he stopped short, sur?
prised, half credulous, and all attention,
listening to the "concord of sweet
sounds" that came floating from the
open casement somewhere aiong the east
front of the big, gloomy house.
"One part of the story verified, by
Jove! It's a piano-and weil played,
too."
Full a minute lie stood there listening.
Perry was a dancer, whose nimble feet
moved blithely to any measured, rhyth
. mical strains, and a soldier whose soul
was stirred by martial music, but with
Chopin and Mendelssohn, Bach and
Rubenstein he had but slight acquaint?
ance. That any one should be playing
a pie.no here on the borders of the Llano
Estacado was in itself sufficient cause
for wonderment: that the invisible per?
former was playing-and playing with
exquisite taste and feeling-one of the
loveliest of the "Lieder ohne Worte,"
the "Spring Song." was a fact that con?
veyed no added astonishment to his soul;
he never knew it until one sweet night
long after.
However, matters more pressing ih.an
music demanded Mr. Perry's attention
just herc. He had reached Dunraven,
after all. Neither dog nor mon had
challenged. Once within those barbed
and frowning barriers, all the encircling
objects spoke of security and rest. Far
away towards the corrals he heard the
sound of voices in jolly conversation; a
rich, melodious laugh rang out on the
cool evening air: he heard some one
shouting genial good night co somebody
else, and then the slam of a distant door.
Presently a light popped out from a
window in wiatt he believed to be a
storehouse, and edi was still again. Even
the piano had ceased. Now was- his
time, thought Pewy; ami so, boldly
mounting the steps, he stood upon a
dark portico and strode to the black
shadow ie. the wall before him where lui
knew tile main doorway must be. Ii
was his intention to knock or ring. Up
stairs dial lights were .shining through
tiie open windows, but on this front of
the ground fionrall was darkness. Iii;
gauntleted hand felt all the face of thc
door in search of a knob or knocker, but
nothing of the kind was there; neither
was there such a thing on either dooi
post Just as lie decided to hammer
wi; h Ids clinched fist the piano begar
again.
Ile waited for a pause, but none came.
This time tito music was vehement anti
spirited, and no banging of bison oaker
doorway would be audible against suet
rivalry. Uncertain what to do, he con?
cluded, to reconnoiter the eastern front.
A few steps brought him to the corner
I and there lay the veranda before him.
I bathed at its farther end in a Hood ol
j light that streamed from one opener
! venetian win.iou-, and. through this cur !
tainui aperture poured the grand tones j
of the melody. "That fellow can raab !
I more- maisie oat of a piano than any mar
; I ever hoard." muttered Mr. Perry U ;
himself ..as he -trole down the woodei
gallery. "Wenba- if it's that boss cow !
puncher 1 mel this morning." Anothci
I moment and he stood at the open win
dow, rooted to the spot, and with his
frank I due eyes fairly starting from theil
sockets in amazement at thc sight thal
met them, all unprepared.
Across a spacious room, hung with rici
eur;.:::; -, carpet- d with costly rue* ol
Oriental make., furnished with many ;
c.'v chair and. eon? h. mal ta Ides coverce
willi dainty bric-a-brac, and shelves wit!
templing books, lighted by several larg- \
and U-autifuI astral lamps, some wit!
colored shades of crimson and gold anc .
deli.-a;'- tint ot 1 lue. tb< re stood close t<
the opposite wail a large piano cf thc
cia: ; as the "grand." rare enougl
among the railway towns west of th:
Mississippi .-tat.-s. but utterly unlooked
for here, a week's ?eng march trian llu
nearest of tin? Texan railways. That it: .
?is?-If were sufficient cause for much sur?
prise, notwithstanding tho meas.?re o?
preparation he had had in Mrs. Law?
rence's remarks.
The sight t?nt well nigh took hiv!
breath away was something far mor?,
than the interior of a luxurious and
beautifully appoi: ted room. Nothing
that'hud be a s..;d ?r hinted prepared
bini i e t ue '".'li?tes! degree for the appa
I ? ion (nein;: him, seated at the piano. <./
a pei; 'nai r utterly unlike the "cow
punch r" whom he ha 1 met in thomorn
h, :. The "fellow" nov. bending over thc
key board was a young, exquisitely fair
vnd graceful woman. Even as lie stood
lhere in the full glare of the parioi
lights, she lifted up a pair of soft,
shaded, lustrous eyes and. saw him.
The music stopped with sudden sk'vk
Tannhausor was malone. The firm,
white, shapely hands fell nerveless in
h? r lap: a pallor as of faintness shot
over the wild eyed face, only to l>e in?
stantly succet led by a flush that surged '
up io ncr very nrcws. startled ?li?
might have been for an instant: sonre?]
-not a bit of it! One instant only ot
h?sitation, then she rose and swept gal?
lantly forward to meet him...
Instinctively Perry's hand went yp to'
the visor of his forage cap and Kared the
bright, curling crop of hair. Speechless
with amaze, lie could only bow before"
her and wait her question: but it was a
moment before she could speak. Bravo
as siie was. the sudden apparition 'of ?
stranger staring in upon her solitude*
from an open casement was a shock that
served to paralyze tiie vocal cord.-, fla
could stn? that she was making garant
e?lort to control the tremor that had
seize?! upon her ami to inquire the Mlf
poseof h;r> coming, ?ie could see, too;
that the sight of the uniform had reas?
sured her, and that there was neither b>
d/gnation nor displeasure in her beaut?
ful ey?-s. Reserve, cf course, he expecte?i.
"Did you wish to see any oner" wjw
finally the form her question took: and
Perry had time to.commen.t td himself;
'.English, by Jove!" before lie answered
"1 (iui: hut let me first ask yow par?
don for this intrusion I had no idea
there was a woman at Dunraven. My
knocking at the front brought noanswer,
and hearing the piano, i followed the
veranda. Believe me. lam as surpriset?
as you could possibly have l>een."
Perry's voice was something greatly its
his favor. It was modulated aud gentle
when in conversation, an?! with even a
caressing tone about it when lie spoke to
women. Evidently the sound was no6
unwelcome to this ona. She stool erect.
lier lingers interlacing as sheclas|>e<! her
hands in front of her and looked bini
weil over with lier brave eyes. The color
ebbed and flowed through the creah'W
whiteness of her face, but the roses were
winning every moment-the red roses bi
the house of lancaster.
"And-you wished to se??-whom?"
she presently asked, with eouiaesy in*
every word. ,
"Why. I hardly kuww.** answered4
Perry, with a smile that showed hi?
white teeth gleaming th rou gb the cuff?
ing blomle mustache. "A sergeant of
my troop has been missing since morn?
ing, il is horse c?ame back to the fort
just as we were on parade at s?n'se?,'
bleeding and without his rider. We
have searching parties out all over the
prairie, and I was ordered to come here
to the ranch to make inquiries."
She hesitated a moment-thinking.
"My tallier is at home, bul I fear he is
not well enough to see you. Mr. Ewen;
is willi him, and he might know. Will
you-would you step in one moment, and
1 will go and ask'r"
"Thank you very much. I wish yoti
would not trouble yourself. 1 presume
I can go over to those stable building, br*
wherever it is the men sleep: they would*
be most apt to know if our sergeant lias
been seen."
"Oh, no! it is no trouble: besides, they
are all asleep over there by this time, I
fancy. They have to be out so very early,"
don't you know."
But Perry had stepped inside even aa
he offered to go elsewhere-a fact that
the girl had not been slow to notice, foi
a quizzical little shadow of a smile hov?
ered for an instant at the comers of dei
pretty mouth. "Pray sit down," she said,
as she vanished into an adjoining room,
leaving Ned Perry standing gazing aftex
lier, spell bound.
Ile listened to the swish of her trailing
skirts through the dimly lighted room
beyond, through :tn invisible 1 railway,"
and then to the quick pit-a-pat of bei
feet up-some unenrpeted stairway, li?
heard her moving quickly, lightly, along'
the corridor of the upper story until the
footfalls were lost at the rear of the
house, then a distant tap upon a door;
way, and a soft voice, barely audible,'
calling. "Papa." Ile heard lier speak"
again, as though in response to inquiry
from within; he heard her raise hex
voice, as though to repeat an answer tc
a previous question, and this time hex
words were distinct. "An ofacer fron:
the lort," she announced; and then fol?
lowed sensation.
Ile heard a door quickly opened: hi
heard men's voices in low. tagor. excited
taik; I:o hear;! her sweet tenes once
more, as though in erpostulation, saying
something about the sergeant, lest of
wounded, and they were merely inquiry
ing for him; he heard astern, harsh'irv
junction of "Silence! that will do!" some
quick, hurrying footsteps, a man's spur-,
red boots descending some staircase ait
the back of the house, a colloquy alofi"
in fainter tones, and then-closing doon
and silence. .
Ile waited five-ten minutes, and stiTj
no one came: but t lie murmur of voice*
i:i subdued but earnest controversy was.
again audible on the second floor, and'
at last a door was opened and he heard'
the same stern tones that had command-. -
ed her silence before, and this time they
said: ?
"That is entirely my affair! I will
seo the gentleman myself, and let him'
know my opinion of this impudent ano'
--and-burglarious intrusion."
"Whew!" whistled Mr. Perry to him-"
self at sound of these menacing words/
"This is bearding the lion in his den
wit ii a vengeance! Now trot out y out
'Douglas in his hail.' anti let's sec what'
it ali means. I've seen the girl, anyhow,;
and he can't take that back, oven if he"
turns me out.*'
He heard a heavy step, accented br.
tiie sharp, energetic prodding of a cane;;
it came slowly along the hail, slowly,
and majesticaliy down tiie stairs, slowly
into the lower fro::: room, and presently
there loomed fort ii from tho darkness^
into tito broad glare of the astrals at thc
hanging portieres tl ie figure of a tail.'
gray haired, spectacled, slimly built and*
fragile looking Englishman, erect ns
pride and high spirit could hold.'
a man against tiie ravages of
age ami rheumatism: sharp, 6tern
and imperious of mood, as cveryglar.ee
and every feature plainly told: vehement!
and passionate, unless twitching lips and'
frowning brows and angry, snapping;
eyes belied lum; a man who had suffered'
much, unless the deep lines and shadows
nuder eyes and mouth meant nothing'
but advancing years: a man who entered
?nil of wrath and resentment at this in?
vasion of Ids privacy -this forcing of his
guarded linos: anti yet-a gentleman,*,
unless Ned Pony's instincts were all of
little worth.
The young soldier had been standing
by a center table, coolly scanning the
pictures on the wails, ami determining"
:<> present a rather exagr -'ed picture
>f nonchalance as reward fer the hostile
anguage of the proprietor of Dunraven,
io expected to hear an outburst of in-*
vective when that gentleman reached the
room: but no sooner had he passed the
portiere than lie halted short, ami Mr.
Perry, terning suddenly, was amazed at
the pale, startled, yet yearning look iu1
bis quivering face.
Tiie moment the young niau confront-"
ed him there came as sudden'a ch?n*??.*
Ii was \.i;i-evident effort that lie con-"
trolled himself, and then, after brief
searching study of Perry's face, accosted'
him.coldly and with sarcastic emphasis:'
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