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ROYAL RAN6ER RALPH; BY WELDON J. COBB. CHAPTER XX"'—Continued. The Indian prln'-esz had extinguished the light. Darrel stepped forward and tailed her name. 8he stepped slowly , Into vlow and peeroil suspiciously Into bis face. Than she slciod bis hand Im pulsively. “The ranger's friend!" she crlad. “Yes." "Then you escaped from the Crow, as my father^romltod?" “I did. Uava you heard from the rangorV" “No. But ho is alive and on tho trail of bis enomlss * “How do you know this?" "The mountain hermit says It must be so, although ho has uot boon able to llnd him.” “It was he I saw with you a few mo ments sluce?" asked Darrel. “Yea. Dow comes the rangor's friend here?" Briefly, Darrel Informed her of his adventures slnco last they met. She told him of beiug at thocavo when Dos- pard had como to demand Inoz Tracey's fortune. Bho hail secured the caskot of Jewels, and had become lost In the bor- mlt's place of abode In tho mountains. Whon she found her way to liberty, amid Its Inti-tea' ies, the onsulng day, she fouud that her fathor’s trlbo had gone. “And was tho girl Inez a prisoner with them?" asked Darrel anxiously. “Yoa * Hhe went on to say that she had started aftor them, whon she came across tho old hermit Walford. lfo had lost trace of Danger Italph, but was hlmsolf de termined to rescue the daughter of his old friend Tracey. Together thoy fol lowed the trlbo. Two days provlous they came up with a wounded warrior of the Modoca. lie told them that a portion of Despard's band had pursuod and overtaken tho Modoca. A tierce conflict had ensued, resulting In the utter defeat of thu Indiana The out laws had wrested a large treasure from Bhadq7 Snake and forced him to fly. “And the girl—Inez—tire Modoos took her with them?" “No." “The outlaws rescued her?" "Yoa* “Then the campon the mountains——* “Is theirs They have the girl with thorn, and are seeking their old loador, Despard " Darrol Qroy becamo groatly oxcltod at this Intelligence. “And the hermit?" he askod. > “I traced tho out awa here, and vls- Mtod tho neighborhood of their rump an hour slnco." * “You saw Inez?" “I saw the covored wagon in which she is. I returned to tho hermit. He decided to rescue her." bg, “Mow?" j" “By strategy. Ho will tell ijie noth ing, except that hu believes ho can sc ours her. Btayl you aru not going?" “Yos." “To the outlaws camp?" "I must. I will aid Walford." “You may dofeal all his plana" "No, 1 will act with tho utmost cau tion. ” A minute later he was on his way to ward thu point In the valley whore a narrow path led to tho cliffs above. Meantime. Walford had precedod him at some distance. The old horinlt was certainly an adopt at dlsguisosl for ho presented no familiar resemblance to his natural character. Ho reached the cliffs and looked searchlngly around him. Borne distanco away hu saw tho reflection of a camp- tiro and made his way toward It at once. As he neared It he could mako out a score of figures and a covered wagon. For a moment he paused, engaged In deep thought, as If to deuldo on a def inite plan of action. Then he placed the reed he bore In his hand to his llpa Immediately a wild, weird strain awoko the silent echoes of tho scone. At tho camp Despard and Danton had Just been welcomed with tho most ex travagant exhibitions of dolight The ontlro band started In suspicion and alarm as thu strango music reachod their burring “What Is that?" domandod Despard. Tho othors seized their guns and stood on thu defensive. Nearer and nearer CKino tho music. Into the open space where tho camp was a strango form suddenly emerged. At him the outlaws stared In the pro- foundost surprise To all seeming ho was some demented creature so engross ed In his music as not to notlce.thcm. It appeared as If he would walk past them and on through the woods A sus picious look camo Into Despard’s face. “Thla means something," he whispered to Danton. "You tliluk so?" “I do. * •What?" "Treachery—a spy—a trap." “I think not Ho seems to besomecrasy Woodsman. Ho don't ovun look at us " “Probably all assumed." “I'll find out ” Danton caught tho old man by the arm. “Stop," he ordered. The. disguised Walford halted, and tt&;ed at him wonderingly. "What do you want?" ho asked. "Who are yon?” “The kins of the woods" “Well, what are you doing here?" "Getting ready for my show. " "What show?" Walford tapped tho box on bis shoul der. “Have you got a show there?" asked Danton." "Yos. ” "lie's stark mad," said Danton to Des pard. "I don’t know that." repllod the latter. “See here, stranger; who sent you hore?” “No one. ” “You're a spy.” “Am I? Nobody ever called me that before," replied Walford, Innocently. “See here gontlemen," ho called, “I am about to begin the greatest show on oarth. Admission free. Gather around and see If the old klug of the weods ain't a regular professional.' And executing a caper that seemed to remove all suspicions of his sanity. Walford flung his hat on the ground and faced tlio amused and curious outlaws. TUI Bisctra. 8* fantastic and nnreal were the ac tions of the bormlt that Despard had evidently abandoned his suspicions of his being a spy. Like Danton, he began to balleve that their strange visitor was somo one of those domented creatures often met with on the frontier. The hermit ha 1 opened his hat and bad taken from It sovoral small pack ages. “The first thing will bo a balloon ascension," he said. lie had produced and lighted a small alcohol lamp, and ho allowod the hot air It produced to ascend Into a fine rub ber object ho had In his hand. “Watch the balloon, gentlemen,” he said, “and you’ll see It ascend and ox- plodo In midair.” Tho bag bogan to Dll, and Anally arose In the air. Every eye was lifted to watch Its course, and tho hermit prepared for tils final move In his clover game to de- ludo tho bandits. Tho balloon arose a few feet Suddenly it exploded. Simultaneous howls of pain arose from the throng. Every man soemod gone wild suddenly. Tho balloon, as Walford had Intendod, In exploding had releasod some cayenne popper, which had fallen into the eyes of the gaping bandits. Blinded and In pain, they were fur the most part helpless. Dospard and Danton, however, had escaped tho gnnoral suffering, aB they had watchod the hermit at a little dis tance. As Walford noticed this, he flung a package of powder over the lamp. Immediately a dense vapor spread over tho scone. “The girl—tho wagon!” cried Despard. “This Is all a trick of our enemies. Boo, tho man lias disappeared!" Tho hermit had certainly left the spot whore last they had aoen him Despard and Danton made a simultaneous rush for. tho wagon At Hi rear stood tho man thoy sought. Danton selzod him by the arm and hold him firmly. Despard tore aeido the canvas and peered Into the vehicle. "Tho girl Is gonel* ho cried. Walford started, fully as much umazed as the bandits. "Gone?" echoed Danton, Incrodu- louily. “Yos. It waz all a plot Who has taken her?" he domandod of Walford. "Tell me, or I will kill you." “I do not know. " "You do—It was some friend of yours." In his rage, Despard doa!t the hermit a blew that felled him to thu ground In- ■enslble. Then he rushed back to his ■non. By this lime they had got tlio popper out of their eyos, but wero still In deop pain. Haatlly, Despard ox plained what hail occurred. . IIo divided the men Into patios, and snnt thorn out In search of the missing Inez. Ho himself and Danton, with several of tlio men, also started on tho qi ost They luarued later what had really oc curred. Darrel Grey had rescuod Inez Tracey, lie had reached the bandit camp, and while the hermit mga: ed (hu attention of the outlaws, bad hurrlo'd her away. He went direct to tho ravine. The hap py Inez did not dolay their tlhrht by questioning him.- Together they reached the place wliero White Fawn awaited thorn. Darrol hast ly explained all that had occurred. “Wo must not remain here,* said tho Modem princess. “Is it not a safe rotroat?” “No." “Why not?" “Wo will be purzued. “But the hermit " “Ho will earn for hlmsolf. Como." Bho led tho way rapidly down tho ra- vlno. “Look!" she said, aftor thoy had pro needed somo distance “We aro pursued. 1 Thoy could sue hurrying forms bolilnd them. “We must roach tho cliffs," Bald YVlilto Fawn. Bho finally found a path leading from tho valley. It wus a toilsome ascent, but they finally gulnod tho too of tlio cliff. It provod to be a kind of natural fortification. On tho other sido a stream Mowed fifty feet below. There was no way of going on. Thoy must romain where thoy were, or retreat the way they had cumo. “Wo aro In a trap," murmured Whlto Fawn “The o.itlaws may not trace ua hero," remarked Darrei. Thoy crouchod bolilnd some rocks and waited. Whlto Fawn watchod tho ra vine below. It was just beginning to got. light. Day was broaklng. She saw suvora! ducky forms coming up tho nar row mountain path. “Wo aro pursued," she said. “Lot the Hanger s friend proparo for a dosporato com,let* UUAITKH XXVI. TI1R SSCAl-E. Tliero was little doubt but that tho -outlaws would soon dlscovar the fugi tives. Several of thorn were coming directly up ti e path tbo latter had pur suod In their flight, and must Inevitably come upon Darrel and his companions. The breaking light of day showed a S rlm determination In tho faco of the lodoc princess. “You aro armed?" she aaked of Darrel. “No, my rovolver was taken away from me bv Dospard." The princess handed him a small re volver, and herself poised a small rifle ahe hore over the edge of the natural fortlfloatton behind whioh thoy were con cealed. This commanded a view of the path leading up to tho place. “We must hold them et bay," said White Fawn determinedly. “They may not find ua ” "Yes; they are coming directly up tho peth " Thero was a brief spell of silence. Through the Interstices of their rocky barricade, tho three beleaguered fug! lives watched the advance of their enc mtes. Otto party was searching the ravine for them. Despard led them. The other dlvlson of the outlaws, headed by Danton, constated of half a dozen men, and thoae were rapidly nearing tho crest of the cliff. (rack! The rifle in the hands of White Fawn gave forth a sharp report. Its echoes ended with the yell of a wounded bandit fifty feet be!ow. Instantly the bandits knew whore their enemies were located They disappeared behind sheltering rocks as II by magic. “You havo revealed oar hiding-place to them,” said Darrel "Thoy would have co'me upon us, and got still nearer if we had not dona so." replied White Fawn. “Tako my rifle and flro If they make any advance." “Whoro are you going?" “To soo If there Is not some means of escape from here.” The Indian princess orept cautiously in the sheltor of the rocks toward the other edgo of the cliff. Carrel watched the mountain path and ravine closely. He sew Danton retreat cautiously to the valley. Here he Joined Despard and his party, and a cloae con sultation was hold. They seemed to be devising some plan to surround and cap ture the fugitives. Darrel'* observa tions were Interrupted by the appear ance nf White Fawn. "What have you discovered?" he asken. “A means of escape; But It Is a peril ous one. ” “Iu what wav?" “We muBt lower ouraelves from cliff to cliff, to the othor side of the valley." “Then let us not delay." “Somo one must remain hero to keep back the outlaws and glvo time for the escape. ” Darrel glanced anxiously at Inez, but said, “I will do that. " “Come,” said White Fawn to Inoz. The latter cast a tender 1- ok at her brave lover, and followed the Indian girl. Darrel's attention was now entirely contcred on tho foes he was to keep at bay. He had confidence In Whlto Fawn, and knew that her long familiarity with frontier life constituted her a safe guard ian of the woman ho loved Dospard and his men, to Darrel's sat isfaction, did not apparently suspect the attempt to escape. Thoy appearod in stead, to bo combining their forces for a general assault on the summit of tho cliff, whero the lone defender was sta- tlonod. Several times they started boldly for ward up the torturous mountain path. Darrel's steady lire, howover, dismayed them, and Mrove them to cover again. Each onslaught brought them nearer to the fort of rocks, and this fact the young •coat noted with some air lety. A glance behind him sliowod no sign of his recent companions. Whlto Fawn and Inez had disappeared, and ho hoped they had found a moans of escape to the val'ey In safety. Meantime It had begun to rain, and a dim mist began to gather ovor the ravine. It partially shut out the posi tion of his enomlos, and ho feared would onablo them to make a secret advance to his stronghold. In this his fears were not groundless, but the climax camo Inadlfferentmannor f rom what he had apprehended. It seemed that tho bandit leader had, a few mo ments provlous. been made aware of the oxact position of affairs A man he had sont to reconuoltur had returned very much excited. “Well, what have you loomed?" asked Despard. “That thcro's only one person In the fort up yondor." “Then tho girl who escaped?" “I don’t know whoro she Is; she ain't In the place tlioro." Despard looked porploxod. Ho had botlcved that, whoever was dcfondlng tho fort, the rosoued Inez was also thero. “If thoro Is only one porson,” he said to Danton, “tho girl has been sent away," “Whore?” “I’erhaps thoro Is a descent to tho other sldo of tlio valley." , Danton started. “llal I never thought of that,” he muttorod. “And wlioovor Is In tho fort Is simply holding us at hay to cover the girl's os- cupo. ” “What shall wo do?" “Somo of us hurry around to that side of theravlno." “We can’t do that. Captain, "spoko tho man who had reported the state of af fairs. “Why not?" “Because, wo’ro In a bad fix." “A bad fix! What do yon mean, man?" “Indians." “What?” “Yes, Captain; Modoca I saw them In tho volley from ovor yondor." Dospard lookod very much concerned. “Aro tliero many of thorn?" “Two to ono against us." “SI adow Snake’s men ” “Thoy look like It I saw thorn before the mist came down upon us.” Dospard and Danton discussed the situation for somo time. They finally decided to conlinuo their ascent, but In a line beyond tho fort. Their enemy did not notice thotr movements, or did nut < are to attack them, for their prog ress was uninterrupted, Thoy rca. hoJ tho eminence, and Dos- peril at onco begun to Investigate tho other sido of tho cliff. In h!s wander ings he cumo to a pla-o whore Borne twisted grapo vinos showod signs of a recent passage from rock to ruck. A ' bit of cloth torn by a bramble from a dress told him that Inez must have fled j this way. “Wo’ro on the right trail," ho said to \ Danton, confidently. “You think the girl has gono this 1 way?” asked the lattor. "I am suro of It* “But thoro seoms no way to reasti the valloy. ” “ExcApt by careful climbing from rock to rock." “Can you go that way In safety?” “The girl soems to have done so." "Vory woll; we can try It * [to ac ooKTitiuaD.] They Wear Rig Hats. At Anam, an emplro occupying the eastern portion of the Indo-Chinese peninsula, with a population of 15,000,- 000, men and women wear their hair to the sanio way and dress alike, says the Bt. Louis Ulobe-Democrat Like the man, the woman wears the turban, a long tunic, wide, loose trous ers and a bright sash, the ends falling below tho knees. The physiognomy Is almost the same, as tho men aru beard less and liavo tho hair done up like the women. The only clue to distinguish them Is the earrings and Unger rings, worn by women only. The earrings aro like double shirt studs, and among the lower orders are of colored glass. The wives and daughters of manda rins alone are allowod to wear gold Jew elry. The rings aro of spiral wire, fit ting tight and standing out to some height. Some women of the upperclast wear also nocklaces of strings of gold or silver beads. The hat of tho woman Is monumontaL It Is like a large Darrel cover, three- quarters of a yard In diameter. Six or sovon silk cords as thick as a quill are fastened on each side, and when worn fall down below the waist Where the ends aro fastcnwl to the hat on each side is a hugr black or brown silk tassel. Some of those hats aro artistically made of carefully select, ed palm loavos and lined with neatly plaftod flag leaves Those are expen sive, especially when they have chiseled silver clasps at the tassels. Many women faitcn a little ronnd mirror In tho hat, before which they ar range their turban when they go to town. The hat Is the article rsoat prized by tho stylish ladles and often costs 910 and £15. try . CANDY CATHARTIC 25c. 50c. Z^-ATE THE ALL DRUGGISTS. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Mr. ITooley might retrieve his for tunes to some degree by publishing n British peerage price list for use among flnnnelerB. The Washington Post says: "The press censor Is every bit as popular ns the chaperon.” Well, isn’t the chap eron a press censor? An Englishman lias built a ship thnt goes forty miles an hour. It Is a lit tle vessel, but he claims that he can build a whopper that will go Just as fash A prominent Georgia paper calls at tention to the fnet that the Spanish patriot Fernando Onrrldo declared In 18(13 that the loss of her colonleB would be a gain to his eouutry. Public drinking troughs for horses are condemned by the ex-presldeut of the royal college of veterinary sur geons of Great Britain on the ground that they propagate certain diseases peculiar to horses. Forty-five million dollars, taking Into account only gifts exceeding $5,000 each, wns given by private Individ uals for public benevolence during the year 1807, an Ineronsc of $18,000,000 over the previous year. The exports of tools and madilnery from Stockholm and the other eastern Swedish ports have practically doubled during the Inst live years, and In 1897 were valued at $1,922,220. In 1893 their value was only $975,550. One of the Philadelphia Counellmen urges thnt In future yenrs nil the mon ey the city has to appropriate for the celebrntlon of the Fourth of July be expended for fireworks, ns affording the greatest pleasure for the greatest number of citizens. New Englanders have organized the Amerlenn-Irlsh Historical Society, the object of which Is to make Dottor known the pnrt tnkeu by Irishmen In American history. It Is non-polltlcal and non-sectarian, and already has about 900 members. An English naval expert. Id making a criticism on American naval gun nery suggests that ns a rule under the system In vogue the gunners would And It difficult to hit anything twice in the same place, and also argues thnt tills Is a fault that should be over come. The learned gentleman should bear In mind that when nn American gunner hits anything the first time there Is nothing to shoot at the sec ond time. When it Is considered that the United States produces 02,5(30,000 tons more than does France, Germany and Belgium combined some idea may be found ns to her relative strength with nil other nations, says the St. Louis Star, and then the power of nn Anjjlo-Anicrlcnn nlltnnce can be the better comprehended when the figures of Great Britain, added to those of this country, show the aggregate pro duction to lie 400,378,345 tons, nil amount greater than that of all other nations combined. Not only do death mtes differ widely among members of different callings, but specific causes of dentil are Just ns characteristic of various occupa tions. So the professional class ner vous diseases are the most deadly; to the mercantile clnss, tho entertainment class, which includes hotel hoopers, sn- loon keepers, etc., and to the class who render personal service. Including the police nnd the military, consumption Is most fatal. It Is curious to note thnt the suicide rate for the enter tainment class Is much above the average, nnd that for the police It is twice nml for soldiers and sailors three times the ftvojpgo. The foreign military critics who were at first disposed to deride the lack of military training of the Amer ican people are beginning to revise tliolr opinions, and are now ndmitting that the work of transforming Into soldiers nearly 300,000 men who. uot so very long ago, were occupied in gainful pursuits, has been accom plished with wonderful facility. T-te fact that the-regulars of Spain have been met by troops of this kind, and thnt they fought as well as though they were seasoned campaigners Is not cnlcnlntcd to strengthen the opin ion thut It would be snfe^for.n Euro pean country with n big military es tablishment to pick a quarrel with us simply because we do uot mniutnln a large standing nrmy. The Philippine Islnnds furnish the hump fibre used In the manufacture of Mnulla rope, which hns recently been ndvnnee In price on account of the scarcity of the raw material both In this country and Europe, and the un certainty, of the length of the war. Tlio fibre Is obtained from a plnnt that In mnny ways resembles the bnnnnn. It grows from seeds nnd nlso from shoots or suckers reaching often n height of tiventy to twenty-five feet, with a tuft of lenves nt the top. The leaves are peeled off down to the bot tom of the tree, nnd the fibre Is then separated, dried, and tied In hanks. The hemp Is shipped In bales of 270 pounds to Europe nod America, being used extensively In tills eouutry for binder-twine ns well ns rope. In 1897 there was imported Into the United States from Manila 123,349,500 pounds of this variety of hemp. Anecdotes of Ooui Paul Kruger’s youth crop up now and then In the advancing literature of South Africa, and they show him to have been a young Boer of extraordinary mottle, giving promise of the courage nnd staying qualities lie has since exhibit ed In politics and stntesiiiausUip. The nutliqr of "White Mnu’s Africa" snys that "in building the first church at Hustenoerg young Kruger wns so de lighted at having laid the ridgepole beam that he ut once, climbed to Its highest point nnd then stood on Ills head, to the alarm nud scandal of the whole Community.” The chronicler makes haste to aver that there was no Impiety in the deed, hut It signified pious exultation In the near prospect of the completion of a temple of wor ship in those pagan Inmls. He might have added that a more expansive pair soles has rarely been exhibited to the meridian In South Africa or anywhere else. Between 1880 nml 1890, Great Brit ain neglected liA navy to nn astonish ing degree. Iu that period, she only built 13 battle-ships nnd 12 cruisers (from 5,OuO to 8,000 tons), against the ’22 battle ships nnd 10 cruisers launch ed in France, Russia nnd Germany. ,Iu the present decade, however, she Is mnklng rapid strides towards supre macy. Her programme for 1890-1900 Includes 32 buttle-slilps mid 42 cruis ers, against the 37 battle-slilps nml 27 cruisers of the three Powers combined. Moreover, she possesses un enormous superiority in the matter of torpedo- boat destroyers. Iu torpedo-boats she Is not much richer than her neighbors. She hns boon building destroyers in stead, on the theory that the suptller boats will lie needed only for purposes of hotne defence. It appears, more over. thnt she is building much more cheaply, ns well as much more quick ly, than her neighbors. Iu ten years France spent $140,000,000 for 10 bat tle-ships and 15 cruisers, xvhereua Eng land only spent $280,000,000 rot 32 battle-ships ami 42 cruisers. Captain J. W. Philip of the Texas Is a devoted Presbyterian. He Is an habitual render of the Bible, never of fers his guests liquor and never swears, his only expletive being “By ernokey!" A characteristic story was told of him during Ids stay last win ter in Galveston. On the day after the blowing up of the battle-ship Maine one of the local papers publish ed an Interview with Captain Philip. Iu the same column wns a story re lating to certain conditions In the United Soites Navy. The Information wns sm-h ns no commander In the Navy lmd any right to give. It did not come from Captain Philip, but was simply u piece of reprint worked over from a New York paper. Captain Philip, unaware of this fnet, feared that the disclosure might be attributed ro him ami was considerably troubled. Due he used no violent language. He simply scut n note to (lie reporter say ing: "When you visit the Texas again, over a -cigar, I Will have a ‘bone to pick’ with thee; and, as the boy said, why did you do It? Every slccrely yours, J. W. Philip.” Any sudden progress Is often accom panied by n curious phenomenon. In dustrial progress In Japan during the Inst ten years hns been something enormous, n great Impetus being spe cially given by the late war between Japan and China. The eotton-spln- nlng Industry may- be taken us a good Illustration to show the state of In dustrial progress In Japan. Almost alt the thread factories are furnished with the latest machines, ^Imported chiefly from England. I’erlmps no one would discern a difference between these factories and those of western countries, with ono exception; namely, the Japanese factories are running their machines day and night. The amount of cotton thread produced In the country during the year 1894 wns 93,285,550 kin (the kin Is equivalent to one and one-tlilrd English pounds). Tills being tbo ease, every factory Is greatly troubled by scarcity of work ing men nnd women. Tills may sound strange If It Is remembered thnt Japan Is one of the most populous countries In the world. While the laborers of western countries are seeking work In vain in these hard times, their breth ren In Jnimn know not yet what “un employed” means. A Typical American Patriot. Of this class, so preeminently chil dren of their time, nud of the great social forces t-heu stirring Into life, Daniel Morgan was u most typical ex ample. Born In Now Jersey, the son of a poor Welsh emigrant he began life ns n day luborer. Drifting out to the frontier he became n wagoner, then a soldier Iu the Braddock expedi tion, was brutally flogged under the savage military code of the time for striking a companion, kept on In spite of this hideous wrong, and so (llstln- gnslied limself In battle thnt he was promoted from the ranks and given n commission. Desperately wounded, lie escaped from the Indians In a uot skirmish, clinging blindly to the neck of Ills frightened runaway horse. So lie lived on the frontier, reckless, fight ing, drinking, gaming, saved quly from destruction by bis gigantic frame and hard head. A fortunate mnrrnge [ turned him from bis wild life and | brought Ids really fine and gentle na ture uppermost. He settled down In Virginia,- and although he fought In 1’ont lac’s and Lord Dunmore’s wars, lie became a steady, hard working planter. When the Revolution enmo only one sido wns possible to such a man—he was tho friend of Washing ton, the way wns open to ability, nud Ills time had come. With his rlflome* raised in Virginia he had distinguish ed himself In almost every notion from Boston to Monmouth, nnd hnd been taken prisoner in the desperate night assault nt Quebec. He hnd been especially conspicuous In the Bur- goyne enmpnlgn, playing a very large part in the lighting which culminated in tlie surrender of Saratoga, where the British commander told lilm that be commanded “the finest regiment in tlie world." Congress did not, howev er, seem Impressed In the same way. In the promotions so lavishly given to foreigners and favorites, Morgnn wus passed over, nnd nt Inst withdrew In disgust to Ills home in Virginia. 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