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29 victims; other fatal ailments Comte Jann das Barrats, my old I said. Since when have you as before something supernatura), And across the great room, n included, convulsions 32, malarial school friend. I shook hands boon like this?. It's not normal, it's fever 25, bronchitis 7, beri-beri 8, with him, for the moment anable not natural. There must bestme-atastrophes and irreparable dis- laanoked bis eternal ery: Gat as one feels before monsirous fall of smoke and smokers, he dysentery 4, pneumonia 8. Deaths to say anything. Then I stam thing behind it.” of children under three months mered:. "And you. You're all of age numbered 21; over that right?" He replied, placidly childhood. When I was little knowing why, the prey to a
"Oh, yes, that goes back to my with all my
casters. And I began to ory con, un book—and a new pipe.'
heart with out
GUY DE MAUPARSNÄT. age and under one year 20; and "Ob, as well as I can be," and fellow I received a blow, which between one and five years 16. relapsed into silence. Wishing turned life black from that My father heard me and came tc-
terrible fear and misery. UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. Among adults 24 died between to be polite, I tried to think of the ages of 25 and 35, and 33 something to say, and eventually
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going to kill me, and fled like a Eastern Extension Australasia 45. Only two were over 75 years, doing now?"
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& China Telegraph Co, three Eurasian deaths, 132 I felt myself blush, and went on where I was brought up? And “When night fell, I lay down Chinese, 14 Malays, 17 Indians to ask him if that was his every you inuat also remember my father on the grass, and stayed there, and three of" other nations."
day cocaration. Blowing out and my mother, both cere devoured by a sorrow that was thick cloads of smoke he replied: monions, solemn, severe people, capable of breaking a child's Among his many friends in the "It's the same every day." Then, I adored my mother, feared my heart for ever. Tshould perhaps Straite, FM.S. and Sism, the tapping the marble table top with father, and respected them both. have died of misery and hunger death of Captain J. Kerr Black, a copper coin, he called out, I was then thirteen, and was if the gamekeeper bad not dis which occurred in a nursing home "Garcon, dear booke,"
light-hearted and happy at every-covered and fersibly brought in Edinburgh on February 14, Dea Barrets emptied his glass thing as one is at that age... will be learned of with sorrow. It of beer at a draught, and then
me back. "Towards the end of Septem- 1 found my parents looking Manila. is nearly ten years says the Straits asked me if I had any news to tell ber, while I was playing in the aafnanal. My mother only said: Times, since he came out bereto him. I really couldn't think of park, I saw my father and mother. What a fright you have given the stall of Mesers. Adamson, Gil anything to say, and managed to I went towards them, but stopped me. I never slept all night.' I fillan and Co. end latterly was in get out; "No, nothing at all, mon a few feet away, frightened, for didn't answer but began to ory. the service of the British Amerivieux. As for me, I'm in business." my father was terribly angry. He My father said nothing." can Tobacco Co. Hia eotive in- In his monotonous way he asked: was saying Your mother is a terest in many phases of local "And do you find that amusing?" fool, and anyhow, it's nothing to thing was done for with me. I life he was, among other thinge, "No," I said, "but one must do do with your mother, but with had seen the other side of things, a lieutenant in the S.V.O.- something, you know."
you, I tell you I must have the the bad side; I had only seen the brought him, in contact with a
money. You must sigo.' good side until that day. I don't "My mother answered firmly, know what took place in my he was very popular. He was "What's the use? II do I shall not sign. It's Jean's mind or what strange phenomen transferred a year or two ago to nothing, as you see, nothing at fortane. I shall keep it for him, on influenced my ideas, but since the B.A.T.Co.'s branch at Bang- all. I can understand a man and I shall not let you squander then I have cared for nothing, loved kok and while there was efflicted working when he hasn't got it away as you did with my no ore and have had no desire, by a serious illness which neces- penny, but not if you've enough sitated his urgent removal home to live on. What's the good of
father trembling with And I always see my poor The N-C. Daily News Tainan- He got over that and friends who working? Do you do it for your rage, began to strike her in the mother lying on the ground fu correspondent writes: It is found him apparently quite reco- do it for yourself, and it amuBge bat.fell off, and her hair came rains blows on her. My mother erection in due time of a British met him at home last summer salf or for other people? If you face with all his might. Mima's in the wood, while my father reported that land has been pur- vered. On the outbreak of war he you, well and good; if you work down; she tried to parry the died a few year after. My father reoured a commission in the 8th for others, you're a fool,"
blows but couldn't. And papa, is still alive, but have never handsome buildings built for and (Reserve) Batt. of the Argyll and Then, laying his pipe on the like a madman, strook and struck, bim again Garcon, on book**** Sutherland Highlanders and at table, he called out again
me of his death was a Cap-Garcon, un bock and said, her face in her arms... And, he him, which he emptied at a single ate, this step seems to be fully out again, She fell on the ground, hiding glase of beer was brought occupied by the German Consul 10 His fatal illness did
did not "It makes me thirsty to talk forcing her hands apart, went on draught But in taki
wide circle of people, along whom
"Why?" "Well-to ocoupy oneself."
endure long and he died, as stated, I'm not in the habit of Edinburgh Dr. Norman Black Yo, I do nothing at all;
broth
deceased and he myself go and get old
Eb, bien, mon cher, every.
ambition or hopes of any kind.
striking beriga pips in hande tremb
As for me, mon cher, ittsem- broke it. -- With a 'r
ed that the world was coming to ing gesture, be exolaimed
an end, that the eternal laws had
apred. I felt anhinged
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