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CHAPTER XXII.
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The Crew Decides.
Except tlmt many of the men re
mained armed there wns no suggest ton
of violence. But for the gleaming enr
ronmle trained on the main hatch, and
the small group of gunners clustered
about It. the scene was peaceable
enough, resembling the deck of some
merchant ship. LeVere stood motion
less at Uie poop rail, staring down and
tiis attitude mid expression of face
aroused within me a doubt of the man,
a determination to put him to the test.
Evidently he had held aloof and re
frained from taking even the slightest
part In our activities. The men them
selves were mostly forward, grouped
together and still excitedly discussing
the situation.
"Stand by to reef topsails," I shout
ed. "We're all one watch now. Go at
It lively, lads, and when the Job is
over we'll eat, and decide together
what's our next move. Two of you
will be enough to guard the hatch and
one of you go into the cabin and re
lieve the girl there. Keep your eyes
open. I'll be down presently. Aloft
with you and see how quick a job you
can make of it."
Watkins led the way up the main
mast ratlines, and Cole was first into
the fore shrouds,- the others following
eagerly. I watched them lay out on
the yards and was heartened to hear
the fellows sing as they worked, the
canvas melting away as if by magic. I
climbed the ladder to where LeVere
stood on the poop, but carefully
Ignored his presence, my gaze on the
scene aloft. Twice I gave orders,
changing the steering direction slight
ly, and commanding the lower sails
reefed. The mulatto scowling, joined
me at the rail.
"What's all this about?" he asked.
"That's no storm cloud yonder."
"There is always danger in fog," )
answered coldly, "and besides there is
no use carrying ou until we know
where we are bound. My purpose is
to keep the men busy, and then talk
.the situation over with them. Have
you acy criticism of this plan, Senor
LeVereV'
lie hesitated, but his eyes were nar
rowed, and ugly.
"You'll do as you please, but you
told me we sailed for Porto Grande.
Was that a lie?"
"Xot necessarily," and I smiled
trimly. "Although I should not have
hesitated to tell one under the circum
Stances. I mean to leave that decision
to the men themselves. It is llieir
lives that are in danger."
"That scum ! half of them are Eng
lish and Trench. All they want is to
get away; they will never go hack to
Porto Grande without you make
them."
"How make them?"
"By false observations ; there Is no
navigator forward. It is a trick easy
enough to play with a little nerve.
would never have taken part in this
mutiny if I had supposed you meant
to play into the hands of the men."
"It is very little part you took Senor
LeVere. judging from what I saw. You
seemed quite content to stand aft here
and look on. However you are In it
just as deeply as I am, and are going
to play the game out with me to the
end. Do you understand that.'
"What you mean, senor play it
out?"
"Go on with the rest of us; take
your chance with the men and do your
duty. I am captain here. The first
sign of treachery on your part will
send you below with those others.
don't trust you, and all I want is an
excuse to put you out of the way so
be careful what you do."
I turned and walked away from him
toward the forward rail. The men
were still aloft but coming In from off
the yard.?. Below me In the door of
the companion, stood Dorothy, her
eyes peering curiously about the de
Berted deck. She glanced up and saw
me.
"May I come up there?" she asked
"Certainly; let me help you. Stand
here beside me, and you can see all
that is being done. That's all, lads
breakfast Is ready; lay down all ex
cept the lookout."
We watched while they streamed
down the ratlines and gathered for
ward of the galley, squatting in groups
on the deck, To all appearances the
fellows had not a care in the world,
or any thought of the stirring scenes
Just passed through. The girl's hand
"' touched my sleeve, and I turned and
looked into her face.
"Have you considered Captain San
chez?" she asked.
"Why no," in surprise, "he is help
less below, badly wounded."
i "Not so badly a. you suppose," she
said swiftly. "He is able to be. up and
'' about his stateroom. I beard him
moving, and I believe the steward has
told him what has occurred on board,
and endeavored to bear a message
from him to those men amidships. I
held my pistol to his head and locked
him in the pantry. lie is there now,
with the sailor you sent on guard.
That Is what I came on deck to tell
you."
"He Is a danger, of course, but not a
serious one," I said confidently. "It
By RANDALL PARRISH
Cuyjliilil, l' A. C ivicv-iuitf 04 V0
Is safe enough to leave him undis
turbed at present. The first thing I
need to do Is to satisfy those men. I'll
attend to that now, and then see to
the proper scouting of Sanohoa. Ue
main here with LeVere while I go for
ward, and watch that ho does not at
tempt to go below."
The fellows had not finished mess.
but I felt the danger of further delay,
and talked to them as they sat on
deck, explaining briefly the entire situ
ation, and the causes leading up to t'1
mutiny. I dealt with the matter In
plain terms, making no apparent effort
to Influence them, yet forcibly com
pelling each Individual to realize what
would he the result of our recapture.
Thev listened earnestly, asking an oc
casional question, and passing com
ments back and forth freely unions
themselves.
I sent "Wutklns to the cabin for a
roll of charts, and spreading these out,
endeavored as we'll us I could, to make
clear our probable position nnd the
nearest point of land. When I had
completed the explanation, and stood
before them awaiting decision, it was
Haines who acted as their spokesman.
"This yere Is Cape llowarth?" he
asked, a grimy thumb on the point in
dicated. "An yer say it s wut a Hun
dred and fifty miles west?"
"Yes, about that?"
"Ah thar'a no settlement?"
"Some colonists fifty miles north is
all."
"That's 'bout right." He turned to
the others. "Say mates, this is how 1
figure. We can't go on no long cruise
with all those bloody rats In the hold.
They're bound ter find some way out
if we give em time 'nough. ler as im
concerned, I'm fer dividin' up wnut
we've got, and ter hell with plratiu.
What 'er yer say, mates? Shall we
run the ol' hooker ashore, an" leave
her thar, while we tramp the coast?
We're Just a shipwrecked crew. What
say yer?"
There was a chorus of approval sui-
ficient In volume to satisfy me, and 1
accepted this as a decision.
"All right, lads," I said briefly. "In
my judgment your choice is a wise
The Stricken Sailor Told the Whole
Story.
one. I'll have an observation as soon
as the fog clears and we'll head in for
the Cape?"
"When do we divide the swag?"
"Fifty miles off the coast. That's
fair enough, Isn't it? And my share
goes to you."
There was a straggling cheer, but I
broke it up with a sharp order.
"Now stand by for work, all of you.
Watkins and Carter, I want you aft."
CHAPTER XXIII.
The Prisoners Escape.
The two men followed me silently as
far as the companion, where we
paused a moment staring blindly about
us into the fog. Even the guard at
the main hatch was invisible.
"Carter, guard this after deck until
Watkins and I come back. Under no
circumstances permit Levi enter
the cabin." ( ,
With the door closed, we were
plunged Into a darkness which ren
dered the interior invisible. I won
dered dimly why the man on guard
had not lighted the swinging lantern.
I stumbled over something on the
deck, as I groped forward, but did not
pause until I had lighted the lantern.
It blazed up brightly enough, its yel
low flame illuminating the cabin and
the first thing I saw was the out
stretched figure of the sailor almost
between ir.y feet. We needed to ask
no questions, Imagine nothing the
overturned chair, the stricken sailor
told the whole story. He had been
treacherously stuck from behind, the
blade driven home by a strong hand,
and was dead before he fell to the
deck. It bad been silent, vengeful
murder, and the assassin had left no
trace. Who could it have been? Not
Gunsaules surely the steward lacked
both nerve and strength for such a
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deed. Then there was hut one to sus
pect Sanehox 1
' I flung open the pantry door, hut
mm clunco Inside told me that Gun
saules had vanished. On the dock lay
the strands of rope with which he had
been secured they had been severed
bv a shnrn knife, the ends discolored
with blood stains. 1 held these out to
Watkins.
"Cut since the murder," I said, "and
by the same knife. What do you make
of It, Tom?"
"Well. sir. the thing he'd most likely
try fer wud be ter release them lads
amidships. My Idea Is, sir. he thought
he'd have time ter git the bulkhead
door open, before anybody cum be
low he an' the steward, who'd know
whar the tools wns. That was the
scheme, only we busted In too quick.
'riirj ulmr thev both are skulkln'
Hack in them shadows."
He fitted the smoking lantern back
onto the shelf to have his hands free
for action, nnd drew a cutlass out of
the arm rack, running one leatherly
tin. liliulc to test Its
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sharpness. His eyes sought mine quos-
tloningly.
"Probably your guess Is the right
one." 1 said soberly. "We'll give It a
trial."
Murder had been committed for
purpose It wns the first step In un ef
fort to retake the ship. If we were
to retain our advantage there wns no
time to be lost; we were pitted now
against Silva Sanchez, and he was a
leader not to be despised or tempor
ized with: no cowardly, brainless fool
The passage leading forward wns
wide enough to permit of our advanc
ing together and for a few steps the
light dribbled in past us, quite sum
cient for guidance. I had been down
this tunnel once before, and knew the
bulkhend was not far away, but the
few steps necessary plunged us into
profound blackness, through which we
advanced cautiously with outstrotciiei
hands. No slightest sound warned of
danger and I was already convinced in
my own mind that the refugees were
not hiding there, when It nappeneu
Vithln an Instant we were fighting ro
our lives, fronted not by two men, but
bv a score, who flung themselves curs
Ing upon us. Their very numbers nnd
the narrowness of the passage was
our only salvation. At first our resist
ance was blind enough, guided only by
the senses of touch and sound. W
could see nothing of our antagonists,
although their tierce rush hurled us
backward. I fired Into the mass, as
Watkins slashed madly with his cut
lass, both managing lu some way to
keen our feet. Hands gripped for us,
a bedlam of oaths splitting the air
vet even In that moment of pande
monium. I was quick to realize the fel
lows were weaponless, seeking only to
reach and crush Us with bare hands,
The same discovery must have come
to the mind of the sailor, for he yelled
it out defiantly, every stroke ot his
blade drawing blood. I Joined Him
striking with the butt of the pistol. We
killed and wounded, the curses of hnti:
changed Into sharp cries of agony, but
those behind pressed the advance for
ward, and we were inevitably swept
back into the light of the cabin lamp,
Then I saw faces, hideous In the
glare, demoniacal in their expression of
hatred a mass of them, unrecogniz
able, largely of a wild, half-Indian
type, with here nnd there a bearded
white. Nor were they all bare-handed;
In many a grip flashed a knife, and
directly fronting me, with a meat
cleaver uplifted to strike, Sanchez
velied his orders. Ignoring all others
I leaped straight at him, crying to
Watkins as I sprang.
"Back lad; dash out that light; I'll
hold these devils here a minute!"
I did God knows how ! It was like
no fighting ever I had done before, a
mad, furious melee, amid which I lost
all consciousness of action, all guid
nnce of thought, struggling as a wild
brute, with all the reckless strength of
insnnitv. It Is a dim, vague recollec
tion ; I am sure I felled Sanchez with
one blow of my pistol butt; In some
w.-tv that deadly cleaver came into my
hands and I trod on his body, swing
ing the sharp blade with all my might
Into those scowling faces. They gave
sullenly backward; they had to, yeip
ing and snarling like a pack of wolves,
hncklrur at me with their snort Knives,
I was cut again and again. I stood on
nuiveiing flesh, crazed with blood, and
fnnl'inrf nil V to kill. I saw faces
crushed in, arms severed, the sudden
snurtlnir of blood from ghastly wounds
oaths mingled with cries of agony and
shouts of hate. Then in an instant the
light was dashed out and all was dark
ness. (TO BE CONTINUKP.)
Mends Granite Ware.
The government suggests we econo
mize on kitchen utensils. To mend a
hole In granite ware work a piece
of putty until perfectly soft, then take
a piece of the putty large enough to
cover the hole and put one piece on
either side of the metal, pressing to
gether inside and out, smoothing down
tho edges. Place the vessel m a siow
oven and bake until the putty is a
deep brown. For containing water the
vessel will be as good as new.
Kidwcllyls ; vuit Old '
Welsh Town; nauou"
Largely in Days Gone By
Wales.
li Is n urea my '"-
mimit set In nnutfiy
between oronu
nmrthon buy. "d dl
nmrshos mill t,,,r
,,y u curving river .
vlil
nou.icei.bie WVIhU ...i.e. 1 ;
voy lives largely In tu I""-1- 11 , 1
l( ,c scene of battle iiml Hi'')!
f;:s,,.u.,..r;t.nvi;.4;;..u
- im stand bravely, I"'''1
kindly hidden by U viuw
them. . . .
iu . , .11,..
It pretend to rememnor -
ens on oi ui- .. .
stormed tho town at the head o lu r
i. Mix the story proudly, u
hi uii nr mci'.-.
little sadly at the eiui, nr ' ;
Pil-u'css was executed. ;v euen -
It Is a dusty, mi"" , . Vr.m
the battlements. Im in - i ' "
the cattle top Is worth t he fl . 1
liiMii houses ill in i""1
. Miwwlls are a mere skeleton of tho
..i.i h It was III ll-i pin'"'.
marshy Held rolling
il..i next village. Hr below
li n m.i v- ..i, it, j
of trade that long UK' d.-scrted It for
richer porls. Its street are .
emptv, and Us old fashioned renuom,
primly oblivious to new 1VW"
and styles ot arciiHecuirv, i.-.-m..,
ly to Its age.
Mother's Cook Book.
Tho crimson fires bum thi-r n" li'o'u,
Tlmt Ut tlie autumn lit,
Anil bioo.linK In th.'lr imht-n clutti
The faded thicket sit.
Hut when tlio irlii(f with lilt imd sons
Shall thre.nl th woO'lUn.t "I!"
ICa.h thK kt nhttll arlo from Krltif
With Kreon ami cheerful mnilo.
So In tho henrt where shadows brood
In Buckt'loth roverln,
Lovo cornea with beamy nn,l with ong
And lights tho duK with irinif.
Arthur l.each.
Mests for the Family.
A good way to serve hum, which Is
not common : Have a slice of ham cut
two Inches thick from the center of tho
hum; pnrholl for live minutes In boil
lug water; remove the hum and re
serve the water. Spread the ham with
n tahlespoonful of sugar and teaspoon-
fill of mustard, add two tahlespooiifiils
of vinegar and cover with the water
used In parboiling. Hake until brown
hasting occasional ly.
Stewed Oxtails.
Separate an oxtail at the Joints Into
two-li.ch pieces, wash carefully, dry n
a cloth and roll In Hour. Shnv a slice
of fat salt pork or tww slices of bacon.
Try out the fat; remove the pieces of
browned pork or bacon to a casserole
nnd add the oxtails to the fat. Let
them brown on all sides, add them to
the casserole, cover with beef broth
or n bouillon cube dissolved in water;
let simmer an hour. Add four onions
(if small leave them whole) ; a cup
ful of diced celery. Stir one-fourth of
a cupful of Hour mixed with cold wa
ter until smooth, then add to the hot
stock; add more water or stock If
needed and let simmer until the meat
Is very tender. Before wrvlng add
two tahlespooiifuls of tomato or mush
room catchup. Serve with horserad
ish. Chicken With Macaroni.
A cupful of chopped cooked chicken
with two cupfuls of macaroni and a
cupful "f well-seasoned white sauce.
Put the mixture Into a baking dish
in layers nnd cover with buttered
crumbs. Bake until the crumbs ure
brown.
Hot Application to the
Abdomen Is an Old Remedy
One of the old standby of doctors Is
the application of heat to the abdomen
in the form of hot-water hags, hot
plates, hot compresses or even hot flat
irons. This produces a certain sense
of well-being nnd Is supposed to relax
spasm and aid digestion. But tho Jour
nal of the American Medical Associa
tion points out that all experiments to
nscertaln how the heat acts fall to
prove that it nets at all. It Is certain
that the heat does not actually pene
trate the organs within tho abdomen,
and It may bo that whatever results
are obtained arc brought about by way
of the nervous mechanism connecting
the skin and the Internal organs.
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A SONG OF LOVES
Through branches of their luavos bereft
The sunlight gliUors golden;
The moss with velvet clothes each cleft
In ruins grim and olden;
On falling towers the ivy strong
All signs ot wreck effaces;
The streamlet sinus Its sweetest song
Across the stony places;
When moonless Is tho wintry sky
Then brightest Is the starlight;
Beyond tne breakers fierce ana high
We see the beacon's far light;
The snowdrop rings Ita silver boll
When snowdrifts shroud the meadown;
The winds their eacreil secrets tell
Behind the evening shadows,
And so, sweetheart, when thou art old
And sad and worn and weary,
When all the world Is growing cold.
And all the land looks dreary,
My heart will follow then the lead
Of star and moss and river,
And love thee beBt In greatest need
Forever and forsver,
BROWN THE POPULAR COLOR
'' . . ...... . Mil.
Warm Tints Ua r "
liner. Footwear-"
Powder P'11 vogus.
Whatever Im Iu-IUmI In
thev lire trying I" "
r walk about H' ""'in m
t, I .P wl.i.h.w. J..hlm.
vu'huIU will, -hie fill' Hhow
K : .owns, I.U.P.. turn van. yko
..ml lobacco glove, nil of whl. U
1. also made III every loi.
' ,. h. 'i.mlrl. UP" 'oh
. .. I'.n.WI, lm: reappenied ..rter
i , iiul II lend with H
.. " '..m.,.,11.,,,. Ith.rk H"'l
IIVM
.....meers i.mc.I together hut
nil.. I., . , - . .
,! Heao (hey neighbor .,.. '. '
(Vllcitv. A '! n -
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. . .....t... i...itii.
,.,,. ,. Jersey may ne oe,o, o.
,.d wllh hhuk hrahl Mini
Ilu11key fringe. And l I ur mU. J
Mll,.W satin model maybe banded wltW
,nwn fur lu smart ' " '
., shade for women with fair kUiw
,, eeds assistance l make ltse f
r..tt Pnitde. from which brown I
',.. hi, other tones, li ait nttnic
,lvo parli.cr. hl mo or ie.....u.
r.Ml help it brown coMunov and. ot
course, gold and m"l tmde of .V 1-
i.. ,... its minimi iis-ociinc. i
ease with which one l.m.V lim gone
nnd boot In many hn.:e Of ir
H ..e renM.il why w "
this color for otit of door wear. i
a brown season.
tn ,.f ii,.. bn.wn fur and the vnrl
" .
i.-nih. rs III brown are in mnmim
.HohoIiil'S. When the ncreNsorir-
l,t IlllfUrallV I'f I IH
dc!red
are
.loi.le thev are
dved, 114 I Ui elite
ultb some bountiful luces -d'h have
1....... treated 10 U blown biltll. BroWIJ
luce powder re much In venue in
I'orls becnti.- brown near ihe com-
plevlon makes one look very pale.
WASHING OF DRESS SHIELDS
Aeeomosnylna Artlcl
Should Be Followed to 0t Sstis
fsctory Results.
If one wishes to get the full vnlu
from her drcs shlebN fhe should fol
low closely the dlreetlomi for wuh
Ing w hich usually nccompntiy each et
of shields, writes Charlotte J.. I lirpen
ter of the Colorado Agricultural Col
lege.
The idioct rubber, the rtlhberUed
cloth anil the pymxyl In idiiehl nhoub
he washed In warm, nt hot, witter
which contain n few drop of tiui
motila, olio tenpoonftll of household
ninmoiiln to a quart of water. l'
no soap. lry at natural room tem
perature. I'o no pluce on rnoiaiori
or any hot surinec. viiien orj
(.hields may be joes-ed with n moder
ately hot Iron.
The balata shield tdiould be soaked
In a cold sonpsiid mude from it mild
soup such a Ivory. The naphtha and
strong yellow soups Mumld not be
used. Scrub the shields with n Miff
briMl. Jlhise Well In odd water.
Shape while wet. lry thoroughly. Io
not Iron,
NEWEST CORSETS ARE LIGHT
Creations Are Siitjhtly Boned but
Shaped to Give Necessary Sup
port to Figure.
The newest corsets remain creations
of light-weight fabrics lightly boned,
but so shaped as to give heedful Hiij-
port lo the Ik'tirc without themselves
giving any special evidence of their
Inclusion as a silhouette Influence.
The length Is still a marked feature,
but on account of the scientific place
ment of the hones and the reduction
of such to a minimum, there Is not tho
slightest discomfort In the wearing of
the long apron model.
The bust line Is a bit hkher, at
least for those who like the lighlly
raised line. For slender figures thfl
extension of the material over tho
waistline Is a matter of but two or
three Inches; and there are models
that are hardly more than hip con
fihcrs, so little thought do they take
of the upper part of the figure.
THE LARGE AND SMALL HATS
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Above Is shown a charming black
6atin velvet hat, trimmed with para
dise. Below Is a chic little model, a
feature of the trimming being mall
flray furry balls.
SKIRTSAREWIDEE
Smartest Models Shnu niff....!
rrom summer styles.
Advane Fashions, Especially EvsnlJ
na wnst rroexs, show Full
nssi st Hip Lint,
There I wery liidlcnlh.ii of J i
turn m ui urn irt, ror I lie miuirtf
i't model now oti exhibition
much Wider hklrN Hum wmh the miln
mer fusion, Indeed, u ,miy ,n
Htuttcc tlt lulviiun model, ranvrlm!
I . . -
frock, how decided fiillnesH t ,!
hip line,
Tlu fullness niny be ohtuined i,
(louiiclnif or n full peplutn of thn sill;
am In the cne of n very chic llttll
(lcbutniih datico frock, which h
Miown wiin tin iiuereiing eollertiotf
of yotilhrul evening frock fur tt.i
tlebutniilo.
The frock under dtHoimMt.n ng ,,l
ilttck taffefn, combined with changi-l
ibltn lilack Bfid kTeen tnnVn. TiJ
black IntTetti bodice had it full pcplm,!
to the lower Cil(J of which, wns Bt
Inched 0 full gnthcivd peplmj
MltTened lit the licin. Sewn to U
lower i'dg of the turTi-ta pcplum wsl
n dep, full flounce or tunic of
ohrmtilly luce. 'Ihe U!iderl;ltt wt vf
blur ttiul trreoii chtirigeuhli. turret.
"TafTetn In to hnvo n decided tope'
,lt
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Pals Dlus Chiffon Dancing Frock.
this winter, ho the I'nrl fashion Jonr
.,.., ,..,.t tnilt'liiir from the
HUM Pll, ..- j..--r.---r.
number ot tafTeiu fro.ks recently
noted, the report In not without foun
dation. A chic dance frock also of taffeta
Included In the mum collection as the
one described, also showed n decided
width at' the hip linn. This model m
of the loveliest pale blue tint, with
changeable silvery fheen to It. The
full peplutn MltTened at tho l'wl'r
edge lo give width at the hip line. wa
trimmed with hIIvit luce, the bodhe
was draped In ullver threaded chiffon.
CONSERVATION IS GOOD PLAN
Parents' Worn-Out Garments Afford
Good Material for Apparel tor
ths Youngsters.
Fabric of nil kinds are very Mb'1
In price nnd there- seems to bo no
Immediate prospect of n reduction.
that uslnff every available Inch or
material to the best possible ndvnntK
Is advisable) nnd, in the average home,
necessary. One mother of n uniaii
,'iinrminir HIlKX'K
till U&im 1 iii;.7- "
frocks for the little ono by using iut
own luilf-worn tub skirts for tho pur
pose, now that tho summer Is eiidou.
These little wnocUs are embroil ereti
Tllnnmora In matching Shane,
1
made of glnghnm, chambroy or H(,n-
nccomptmy each dress.
Having tho children well dressed at
all times Is often more a question m
management than money, find
same mother who uses her half-wi
summer sklrta to mnke smocks for u
small daughter finds material rormnny
bloomers nnd rompers In tho linworn
parts of hor husband's shirts. M.n
shirtings are tiHUiilly woven In nn,".
live colors. The sleeves generally wt
out while tho body of tho shirt 8"
In excellent condition. Here 13 foil"
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an abundance or matenm - ,
or a pulr of rompers for n little in J
of three or four years.
Vandykes and Scallops.
The latest dross finish la t'10..,
dylce or scallop of the intcr'a"s'nrt'
either made double or cut elngio a
buttonhole sttlched with Bllver, gow
or tinted silk.
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