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A' DOCTOR'S;; MISSION,
CHAPTER V. (Continued.)
The life of a physician is certainly a
very unsettled and unsatisfactory one. No
sooner, therefore, had Barle Elfenstein
retired to his library, after his lonely sup
- per, and become deeply interested la a
bsok, that a severe thunder shower, now
Steadily speeding toward them, ushered
la, by muttered thunder, and sig-zag
lightning, than rat-tat-tat, came at the
deor. and a call for services about two
miles off. .
"Well," be thought, as he vaulted up
n his faithful horse Sultan, I can, per
haps, have a view of his ghostship on our
tray back, if we hasten."
He touched his horse, and sped off in
the darkness. Before reaching the home
of hia patient, the storm was indeed over
him.
He lingered fully an hour, hoping it
wsuld abate, but instead, its fury seem
ed to increase with every . breath. His
natient had fallen Into a quiet sleep, and
he was anxious to be off. Donning his
rubber coat, with its protecting hood well
drawn over his hat, he started home
ward. Pitchv darkness he encountered all the
way, relieved only by the vivid flashes of
lightning that darted hither and thither,
ever the inky sky, while the wind, eerie
like, soughed through the tall trees of the
eronnds surrounding Glendenning Hall;
then, seeming to gather force with each
lull, broke loose again into fury, lashing,
and thrashing the branches in a fearful
manner.
Suddenly a brilliant .flash of lightning
caused his horse to shy to one side, while
a crash of thunder almost appalled him.
Raising his eyes instinctively towards the
ky, they fell by accident upon the win
dows of the Haunted Tower.
I Inevitable. Your- hip is broken; your
spine is injured, and you are a prisoner
for months," was the doctor's serious but
firm renlv. ;
"Doctor, answer me one Question, and,'
at your peril, . answer truly. Is there
danger of delirium? Will'my mind give
way under this awful pain?"
"I think not. Your constitution is a
cood one. and your nervous system not '
at all shattered: but Of course I do not
say for a certainty, as these things are
bevond a physician s knowledge.
"If there is the least danger of .that
within twenty-four hours I must know it,
as I -have business of vital importance
to transact."; . . f. : ..?-V.;-
"There 'is no danger within that time.
rest assured: so try and calm yourself,
for the sake, of your friends," returned
the doctor. .
ihad changed , to the cabin of an ocean I gjr Reginald was silent a moment; then
steamer, and the goblin of night into tne 1 j, eyeg re8ted half inquiringly upon his
i ' - . mltAl VvMail - his e a r .u CA . U
BY EMILY THORNTON
' ' Authorof Roy Russell's Rulb,
"Glenroy," "The Fashionable Mother,
EtcV
.rranofnl form of Ethel Nevereau, his
lovely fellow passenger of a few ' weeks
before. - - .- : '" :
j Ah, beautiful, lost Ethel! How He
lonecdto see her.-to speak to her, to be
near her, but he knew that for him such
weeping wife and niece, then fixed them
selves, as if in deep study, upon the face
of his nephew, while bitter sighs escaped
his white, trembling hps.
"Drink this, my. dear sir, and it will,
I hope, relieve you," said the doctor at
Unique Post Poller.
PniHnar nnsts bv ordinary means is
a pleasure would never again be, so with j last) advancing to his side with some no an task, as any one who has
a weary sigh he dropped the curtain and
turned to his pillow, but not to: sleep
evea, but to toss around,, and strive in
vain- to banish from bis mind thoughts
of the girl .who had unconsciously suc
ceeded in leaving so indelible an impres
sion upon his heart.
Ha aid medicine, in a glass.
"Answer, first, will it deaden tnougnti
If it will I cannot swallow it, as I have
a terrible problem to be solved before my
mind can rest," was the strange reply.
"Drink it. It may soothe pain, but, I
assure you, not prevent reflection.1
CHAPTER VI.
We left Sir Reginald Glendenning
dashing in a wild and furious way, while
in a fit of vexation, down the ramble or
carriage way leading from the HalL The
horse he sat upon was almost a colt,
very wild and fiery, and as he had not
been ridden for several days was partic
ularly spirited on this memorable morn
ing.
The pathway over which they almost
flew was very beautiful,- surrounded on
either side by grand old trees, whose soft
boughs meeting, made a perfect canopy
of green above, through which flecks
of bright blue sky might be seen, and
through which also, rare slants of sun
shine glinted, falling on drops of dew
that lay upon the nodding grasses, or
upon little clumps of flowers, whose cups
lay open, ever turning skyward for a
fresh supply of light or moisture.
But Sir Reginald saw not, and cared
not for the beauty that lay so ravishlngly
around him. He had received an unwel
come letter, sne presenting to him a duty,
5 -3fer I
iff
tried It will admit, but when some sim
ple device like that sbown In the illus
tration Is used, the work Is much sim
plified. A frame about three feet high
should be made of lumber four inches
srniare: the rrame snouia ; ue awm.
So th trembling baronet swallowed aitrhtoAn inches wide. Make a roller
the potion, and then became silent and I gix inches In diameter and fasten to
thoughtful. Dr. Elfenstein waited until the Upper part of the frame as shown
he saw his patient canned and more plia- A ld bolted to lt near
ble, then proceeded to replace the bone mdlcated. This chain
of the broken hip ana arrange tne sui- - J -. . 1h
smnnrfont for should be about four feet long with a
the success of his surgery. , ' hook fastened to the free end. Near
After giving explicit directions to Lady the other end of the roller bore two
Constance and Mrs. Fredon, an old fam- holes, as shown, about three inches
ily nurse, for his further treatment, he anttT ani eaeh hole one and one-half
withdrew, promising to return by even- hg in diameter. To operate the de-
. , , I vice olace lt near the post, hook the
retiring Pta 81 ordered chain around the post
i i Z mr T.aAv then use two barer one in each hole;
Constance, merely explaining to the won- turn the roller with these bars and
dering ones" that he must consult his the post will yield readily, and with
wife upon a matter of importance.
"Constance," said he, when he saw
that his order had been obeyed and that
they were alone. ."Go to my library and
cet me from the locked drawer of my
bookcase, a letter which lies upon the
very top. The key you will find in my
vest pocket."
Lady Constance instantly did as he di
rected, and the letter from his dead sis
ter was once -more in his hand.- This
time he read it in a different mood. In
stead of anger, one could see intense sat
isfaction in his eager eyes.
"Now, I will tell you the request made
of me in this letter," and he repeated to
her the words read by his niece and
nephew, as they stealthily possessed
themselves of Itsh contents. XMa girl
needs a home for a few months. I need
some private assistance, and you need
some person to aid you and the nurse in
taking care of me, or at least, in amusing
me. If this Ethel is willing to do as I
wish, I will pay her for her services
well, and thus my sister's desires will
be carried out. What say you to the arrangement?",
'I am perfectly willing to acquiesce
manner that the fowl's freedom of foot
is not interfered with in her ordinary
rambles about the barnyard In search
of food, but the moment she tries to lo
cate herself on a nest she finds a yawn
ing chasm between them.
She may hover around and over the
nest, but It refuses to receive her ro
tund form. This is because the wire
prevents her frombending her leg, as
is necessary to assume the sitting pos
ture. It is said that after repeated ef
forts to find a hospitable nest she gives
up her task and forgets her dream ct
maternity. " '
HOME-MADE POST PUIXEB.
Of
in what you think best," was the meek use of but a small amount
reply of the wife. strength upon the part of the operator.
"Then give me a paper ana pencu one who ig handy witn tools can
TIT hi fflEttKS: Sy make this device, and it will pay
!- " n h for Itself In a single season if many
c"av"'1. -
I
lowing message,
son alluded to: -
"Sir Glendenning is ill. Yon can be
useful here if you wish, so come instant
ly. Answer. Will be met at station." .
"Call the coachman; tell him ro taKe
posts are to be pulled. Indianapolis
News.
THE RIDER WAS DASHED UPON A PILE OP STONES.
What terrific spectacle was this that
met his eyes?
The words of the boy were fully conr
firmed; the most horrid creature fancy
could picture was surely dancing just
within the tower in full, plain view. A
hideous figure was jumping up and down,
amid a glare of what seemed sulphurous
light, while every now and then it sank
down only to reappear, going through
the same wild motions and capers, each
ne appalling enough to strike terror to
the hearts of the superstitious beholder.
But Dr. Elfenstein was by no means
a superstitious man. Ghosts, goblins,
specters, all were to him mere vagaries
f a crazed brain. Therefore, while
tartled and horrified for one moment by
this singular apparition, the next, he
coolly reined in his horse, and thus stood
Hil (vilmlv oontemnlating the scene.
While still sitting there upon the back
f his horse, lost in conjecture, the de
moniacal hobgoblin, apparition, or what
ever the evil srenius of the tiauntea
Tower mteht be called, dropped from
ight; the strange, lurid light disappear
ed; darkness reigned over tne piace,.ex
nt jih revealed by the lightning flashes,
and the puzzled but undaunted physician
nra free to urze his horse onward once
more towards the peaceful cottage that
he called his home.
Once within the cheerful shelter of the
library, he seated himself beside the ta
hl drew nearer the wax candles, and
again took up his book to read another
chapter before retiring for the night. But
h unon found that reading was impossi
ble, for ever before the page flitted the
Impish figure he had seen, with its horns.
Its flaming eyes and hideous contortions.
Closing the book then he leaned his head
cainst the tall back of his chair, and
thought long and deeply. At the close
of his cogitations, as he laid himself
down upon his bed for the night, one re
sult alone was reached, namely:
"There had been a murder committed
tmn before within Glendenning Hall,
nd the murderer was still unknown and
at large. For some unaccountable rea
son the tower was made to appear in
the possession of evil spirits by some par
tipm. al90 unknown."
In his soul Dr. Elfenstein believed the
dreadful apparition he had himself wit
nessed that night was the work of some
wicked nerson. wrought out, probably, to
keep up the superstitious notoriety such
mvaterT would bring upon a place.
Finding sleep Impossible, the doctor
gain arose and, drawing aside the cur
from the window.s rased forth into
the darkness of the night But while the
art! raced furiously, and the sky
ras shrouded by aa Inky pall, no light ap
peared from the direction of the hall to
whisper forebodingly of the specter of
The young physician soon found him
self pursuing another and an entirely dif
ferent train of thought. This time the
tnrm nasslnx before his eyes was trans
ferred to the wildly lashed and foaming
billows of the sea. His peaceful horns
train.'
which he meant not to fulfill, and now
he was sullen, morose and angry.
On, on they flew, past fountain, statu
ary, groves ana neages, -unoi my L - "f terr;w events LnHn.n methods of sawing or. chop-
bounded by the porter's lodge, ana aasn- IT. i". J J- nfl in this
ed inte the open road away, away,
Suddenly a large dog roused from a
drowsy mornig ap by the heedless clatter
of the horse's hoofs, sprang from a
doorway almost to the flanks of the
startled animal, barking savagely as ne
did so. ' '
The suddenness of his appearing prov
ed too much for the nervous organisa-
Fassing of Saw and Ax.
A United States Consul reports that
Jerry and go with all speed 'to the office. In France trees are being felled by elec
and see that this is sent at once. Have tricity not struck by lightning, as in
him wait for an answer." tne time way the work being
A short time elapsed only, when Mat- dong b R piatinum wire made white
tht.xr returned with this message: I . . " j.
will come to you on the four o'clock
hot with a current of electricity and
used as a saw. A tree is cut down in
Tfew words concisely written, but on one-eighth the time consumed by the
i - - , i n;Kla mnhi .minora msthnda tit SSWinZ OV. CnOp-
tnem Bong a ioug uwu v. Tv-,ululllaj
that the movements of the dread future plng. if trees can be felled in this
could alone unfold.
(To be continued.)
Melting Snow.
During the past winter a new device
way their trunks can also be cut into
logs and the logs into Doarus uj
iAnnr wire Instead of the cumbrous
saw. Is the coming wood or lumber
sawing machine or mill to be slmpiy
for removing snow f-m -city struts KTSS-Trunning a dynamo
was put in use. It is called a snow- JLM. h.t a wire
was put
melter, a huge ma
tion of young Tempest, who, at the sight I clealllng tne streets. Popular Mechan
ic la Cttlieu u biivw- - - hont n
chine for thoroughly to Jl TtJ
that will go through tree or log eight
. j -,,-, ahnvn AllMlr I ... " . 1 flmM an THSUL fl.S a BUW ! wmxc 1
sTd jump'ihat-he dashed his rider -say' -- is yet an undeveloped in-
from th. saddle, and pitched nun over v - - rrr" 'ht m.UnV, what will it not do wnen xuuy
his head, exactly upon a pne wue. i "v"-"" "
that had been left by the roadside tor i rect contact witn tne suuw,
removal, where he lay .in a moaning
neap.
While the horse paused not in his maa
course, human eyes saw the misfortune,
and kind human hands went to tne as
sistance of the wounded baronet. .
The slightest touch created the deep
est agony, but that he must be carried
home ..was evident to all, therefore a ut
ter was easily constructed, and with as
much tenderness as possible the sufferer
The melter consists of a double-end
furnace with a large grate area sur
l mounted by a horizontal water-jacket
matured?
Burins: Stock Swine.
Never buy an animal simply because
he has a pedigree, and because he is
Fedigree aione
Silag-e Fatal to Ho:
Corn silage is. a natural food for
milking cows and growing cattle. It
is useful in the ration of fattening ani
mals.' It may be fed to horses with
probable advantage, but it must be
fed with extreme caution.
If fed In regular amounts not ex
ceeding ten to fifteen pounds per day,
many experiences have been entirely
satisfactory- If fed In unlimited
amounts, and especially if the silage
has been poorly made or has under
gone some further degeneration, it has
proved deadly in its effects.- Last win
ter in Minnesota a man came to us at
the Farmers' Institute with a sorrow
ful tale. He had filled his silo with
frozen corn and there was mold on the.
silage. He had no hay. His horses
had been gorged with silage, having no
other feed. They ate a bushel or more
a day. They gained in flesh for a time.
Then they began mysteriously to sick
en and die. Paralysis 'of the throat
was one symptom. No remedy helped
them. All died, I think, and he was
a poor man, in debt ior his farm.
This winter a friend fed silage.
What they rejected was thrown out
in a yard in a rack. From this rack
cows gleaned. One day eight horses
running in the yard ate all they want
ed of this half-SDoiled silage. All died.
The symptoms were peculiar, includ
ing nervous spasms, and one veterin
arian pronounced the disease hydro
phobia. It may possibly have been,
but I'fear the silage alone was respon
sible. This need not deter any one from
building silos. There Is abundant use
for silage in the dairy barn, the cattle
yard, the sheep pens, even in the swine
pens. Let the horses have dry forage
or silage In small amounts. Breeders'
Gazette.
Home-Grown Alfalfa Seed.
Reports from Michigan farmers
on plats seeded to alfalfa show the
folly of using seed imported from Eu
rope, rather tnan tne uouie-gniwu
seed. The Imported seed has a less
vitality and does not catch so well,
and also has a lower per cent of ger
mination. While these two points are
enough to enable the farmer to see
that the home-grown seed is clearly
the best, there is one more serious
objection to the imported seed. Most
of it is found to contain a large amount
of weed seed, the most troublesome
ones being dodder and buckthorn.
One man Invested something over a
hundred dollars in European seed, the
result from which was almost absolute
failure, although different plats were
sown in varying ways, some with a
nurse crop, others without. Neighbors
who used the home-grown seed got
good results, as the past season has
been an especially favorable one to get
a good catch.
Good Milking- Stool.
John Jackson, in the Epitomist,
writes: "I have used a milking stool
made as described in the illustration
for five years. The seat board, A, Is
made of a two-inch plank nine Inches
The letter of Miss Merkley,'
whose picture is printed above,
proves beyond question that
thousands of cases of inflamma
tion of the ovaries and womb
are annually cured by the use of
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
"The as Mm. PmnrHAM : Gradual
loss of strength and nerve force told
me something was radically wrong1
with me. I had severe shooting pains
through the pelvic organs, cramps and
extreme irritation compelled me to
seek medical advice, The doctor saia
that I had ovarian trouble and ulcera
tion, and advised an operation. - x
strongly oDieoteo xw wus wa
to try Lydia is. AMnKnam's vege
table Compound I soon found that
my judgment was correct, and that all
the good things said about this medi
cine were true, and day by day I felt
less pain and increased appetite. The
ulceration soon healed, and the other
complications disappeared, and inr
eleven weeks I was once more strong
and vigorous and perfectly welL
"My heartiest thanks are sent to
you for the great good you have done
me."- Sincerely yours, Miss M aboabkt
Mebexet, 275 Third St, Milwaukee,
Wis. $5000 forfM tf original of aboM ltt
trailing gnuininu oonnot boproaitna.
o .rodcpnt.ahnnwi cross-section nn saie at a iuvv unta
with two inverted L-shaped flues. The does not constitute merit, for there
dimensions of the melter are the same are animals with pedigrees a foot long,
on nrdinxrv fnick. : which would ruin any herd into which
The melter is mounted on wheels, they were introduced. The next class
and can be easily moved from place to the farmer's pig is that which Is
o m nf nnrM. The water- not eood enough for the breeder of
was softly raised, placed upon it, and so 1ftcket forms the bottom of an Iron hign-class Stock; this animal maybe a
taken to the Hall, to which a messen
ger had been sent ahead with the news,
frame or
box into which the snow may bit coarse, and not up to standards,
ger aaa oeen seat shoveled direct from the street, or
while another had rushed off for the doc- Dei snov
JLUUU TV llivu
tor.
By-tbe time the sad procession had I rectly dumped.
reached the grounds of the mansion Dr.
Elfenstein was on hand, ready to super
intend their entrance, and to manage
their progress up the stairs to his bed
chamber. ' ,
After a thorough and careful Investi
gation, which caused great anguish, made
evident by groans, mingled with curses.
the doctor hastenea to repiy 10 an inpa
tient demand, to know the exact trutn,
The furnace burns coke, and Is large
enough to hold a cartload at a time.
but he is a good growthy or a prolific
sort which the pork producer will be
glad to have. The next kind includes
the culls, runts and mrenor speci
mens, which should be turned into
W ia Tinivwi in direct contact butcher's meat as soon as possible; un
" i : . j i i u
with the heated flues, and is melted as der no circumstance K""u'u
fast as a gang of laborers can shoveL they be usea as preeuera.
American Farming1,
"Gulling" the Public n Illinois farmer says: Comparing
Plovers eggs are how. in season, th -omnosite picture of the American
and the managers of the few remain- f-mer at the threshold of 1904 with
"I am nanny to inform your lordship w gulleries of the United Kingdom likeness In 1889, there ;is good
that the injuries, while severe, are not doing their best to keep the mar- gna for estimating his present
necessarily fatal," was the honest reply, tet supplied, says the London Sport- double that of fifteen years
"Shall I soon be over them?" was the Dramatic .News. One gullery Potentially he is the coming man.
next question that issued anxiously from neTer less than 2,000 gulls' ggs leading to the farm are
the pale lips of the sufferer. , tnrlnn verv sDrine. and these are - , mnn traveled. Inter-
iTr ;ii i a. -aivwAs m inmrm -v - f -m. - w i nninv uiuic uuv
xon wui nw x ""t 1" - to a credulous miblic as flvMonment and the
yon. lour Hip is SO in J area mi juu - course f"""-" ' , ,
will be helpless for weeks, nay, monuis, i me ss " w - farmer is oemanuius "s"
while your spine also has received a ter- I men In the trade know better, and Ufe Qf the nation. In response to
rihl Trrench.'
"Doctor, I cannot he here a single
night; I must get up, and go around my
house," returned the patient in great ex
citement, striving to raise himself in
vain, while great drops of perspiration
gathered upon his pale brow.
Men see yourself that it is Impossi
ble. Yon most obey orders, and lie per
fectly quiet, if yon ever expect to walk
again."
"I tell you I cannot lie here," shouted
the sufferer. In the greatest agony of
mind. "Ton don't know-what yon say
when you demand R. I must, I will be
around by night. It is of vital Impor
tance." "I cannot help It. The dealings of
Providence are mysterious, but also an
equally, of course, they pay nominal
prices and make big profits.
Practical Philanthropy.
"Very often, I suppose," said the In
quisitive person, "yon are deceived by
apparently deserving objects of charity
whom you quietly help."
"Yes, Indeed," replied the. wealthy
philanthropist; "ifs just like throwing
money away. Sometimes the very peo
pie. you think will advertise you most
never say a word about It." Philadel
phia Press.
Speaking terms are to be found on
a card In the telephone booth.
this demand a rising tide, of effort and
accomplishment, is seen on every nana.
To Break Up Sitters.
' The means of preventing a hen from
sitting seems like a very humble prob
lem to occupy the throbbing brain of
an Inventor, but the matter has been
recently attacked by a genius or Brit
ish Honduras, who Is so sure that he
has found a solution of this mighty
matter that he has gone to the trouble
of taking out patent papers in this and
other countries.
The apparatus consists merely of a
loop of wire adapted to fasten to her
leg and encircle th limb in such a
MILKING STOOL.
EACH COLOR TO ITSELF.
How the Cherokee Nation Gets Over
the Race Problem.
The race problem In the Cherokee
nation is solved to the general satis
faction of the three races concerned
and the intermediary mixed bloods. In
the location of homes the Cherokee
f ullbloods and negroes are mostly in .
settlements. The intermarried whites
largely are in towns and territory con
tiguous to each other. The Cherokee
speaking citizens much prefer to asso
ciate together.
In the nation there are thirty schools
attended by fullblood Cherokee chil
dren and seventeen by negro children.
The negro blood schools are not so by
legal requirement, but as a corollary "
of their preference to live near each
other. The Cherokee and negro do not
intflrmnrrv or Sociallv. mingle. Two
seminaries and an orphan asylum are
attended by fullbloods and mixed
bloods only, the colored high school by
negroes only.
In the incorporated school districts
whites and Indians attend the same
schools, and race prejudice and undue
feeling on either side are being lost in
fellowship and friendship cultivated in
the class room and on the playgrouna.
Both sides are better satisfied In the
combined schools than they were when
they were kept separate. Fullblood9
seem to mingle as freely with white
renters and their families of good char
acted as they do with mixed bloods.
Of the 38,500 citizens of the Chero
kee nation the best statistical informa
tion gives about 8,500 fullbloods, 3,200
intermarried whites, 22,800 . mixed
bloods and 4,000 freedmen. Kansas
City Journal.
'Women Can't Remarry.
Good society in Korea has many
curious customs. One of these is that
widows must not remarry. No widow
in the really "smart set" would ever
dream of remarrying, however young
she may be or however soon the death
of her husband may have followed her
wedding. Married life in Korea is
by no means an unmixed blessing to
the woman, so perhaps perpetual wid
owhood might not be objectionable if
it were not for the necessity of per
petually wearing mourning for the de
parted. This means that during the
whole of her life she is limited to blue,
black, and green as colors for her costumes.
wide and fourteen inches long. The
stool board, B, is two Inches thick and
nine inches broad and long and cut
round. A three-eighth inch bolt, C, Is
put through the middle, the head sunk
and the nut left off so the seat will re
volve. The seat is eleven inches deep.
A hoop is fastened with staples on the
upright board, B, to hold the bucket
at a convenient height from the floor to
its upper rim."
Good Two-Tear-Old Milker.
The Jersey Bulletin mentions a
2-year-old Jersey heifer which gave
204 pounds of milk in seven days,
making over fourteen pounds of but
ter, "with the temperature 30 degrees
on the bad side (below) zero.-" Where
could that have been? We saw about
the same thing accomplished in Hood's
herd, at Lowell, Mass., but the cow
were housed in comfortable barns.
. When Scalding- Pins.
When scalding pigs put three hand
fuls of pitch In the water and a hand
ful In each succeeding heat. Little or
no shaving of the pig Is required.
Smoke the meat three days, having a
very hot fire the first day and using
two pounds of sulphur in the fire the
last two days. Neither flies nor mice
will touch the meat .
Machinery of no kind should be al
lowed to remain exposed to the weath
er any. more than is necessary-
Great minds must be ready not only
to take opportunities, but to make them.
Colton.
Ayers
To be sure, you are growing
old. But why let everybody
see it, in your gray hair?
Keep your hair dark and rich
and postpone age. If you will
Hair Vigor
only use Ayer's Hair Vigor,
your gray hair will soon have
all the deep, rich color of
youth. Sold for 60 years.
-1 am new aver 60 yesra old. sad I have
wonder to owy one who oej It. An not a
my bate In It. ll duo to Ayer. Hlr Vtaor."
sJ BBkX1b BaeUU, Minn.
flM s bottle.
Alldrnggfttj.
for
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Twell, Hut
White Hair