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M A kC L S
C LA R K B
L 'e
ing man, and had am assed a little money
sufficient to give his g ra n d d au g h ter an
education above the common in those
days.
At sixteen, S arah Purfoy was
an em pty-headed, strong-w illed, preco
clou» girl, with big brow n eyes. She
was brim ful of vitality, ami had little
religious sentim ent
She courted noto
riety by eoi-eutriciti«>s of dress, and was
never so h a p p y a» when she was m isun
derstood. She was the sort of girl of
whom women say, " I t is a pity she has
no m other;" and men, " I t is a pity she
does not get a husband;", ami who say
to theiUNelveN, "W hen shall I have
>.«*«»>, ( n i t
lllitc L
I I i t « | t i i « - r r l <••!.
I ln* am ateu r who wishes to try lx*rry
growing will find th«* black raspberry
a g«x>«| plant to lx*glu with. Th«* rasp-
ls*rry Is in all probability
lb«* most
hoii«*st of ls*rry growing plants. T here
Is no waste, the lx*rrl«*s are uniform In
six«*, and as soon as gatht*rod they are
ready for tin* tahl«*, or for pr<*s«*rvlng.
A plantation of this fruit, «»n«*«» estate
llsh«*«], should last six or eight years.
It will grow In alm ost any soil except
a very stiff clay, or one th at Is so
|s»orly drained th at the w ater stands
«»n th«* soil for some tim e before Ixing
drained away. It is a heavy f«x*d«*r,
MO its soil must tx* f«*rt 11 lz.«-« I every year
or two to keep up Itx m axim um pro-
duetl v«*n«*ss.
A northern exposure Is lx*st for the
plant, for It suffcrx from extrem e heat,
am! the dlre<*t rays of the sun, more
than from extrem e cold w eather. A
sloping ground Is preferred to eith er
th«* sum m it or has«* of a hill. T he blin k
rasplx»rry Is propagate*«! by burying the
Ups of th«« <*nm*s alsait August. Kim-
I'lj dig a lltth« hob* w ith a spa<l««, ami
lx*ml tin* cane so th at tin* tip will lay
In tin* hob*, then cover It w ith soli ami
p u s s It down. Tin* weight of tin* soil
will us'ially hold tin* «•am*; If not a
simii: |s*g may lx* used. In the fall
a young p lan t with a mass of root«« w ill
have ln*en fonne«l. Tin* old «•am* may
Is* «ut aw ay and tin* young plants will
is* ready for s«*ttlug out.
In most
cases It Is well to h*t tin* young plan ts
rem ain until spring liefore tra n sp la n t
ing, 1 rojs«r atten tio n shoiihl be given
to pru.dng rasptierrles. Unnee of the
first season prodm e fru it the follow
ing season. but a fte r bearing they may
I»- «*ut away.
C t l A l T E R X V II.—«Continued.!
of red cu rtain s and homely com fort gave
“ By the bye,” said Vlck«‘rs, ” 1 sup- to it a spurious appearance of English
peso we shall have to get that fellow up jollity.
for the trial. W e have to identify the
Pushing open the side door, F re re en lover?"
villains.”
T here was no lack of beings of thia
tered, and m ade his way along a narrow
"C a n 't you and I do th a t? ” asked passage to a glass door a t the fu rth e r la tte r class among the officers qu artered
V m lllm lu n o f F a rm B u ild in g s .
F re re , uneasily.
end. A tap upon thia door brought a girl, In F ort R oyal and F o rt H enry; but
T here are no small buildings on the
"I am afraid not. I wouldn’t like to who courtesied with servile recognition th e fem ale population of the Island was
farm th at cannot is* amply ventilated
• w ear to a man a fte r five years."
of the visitor, and ushered him upstairs. num erous, and, In the em barrassm ent of
“W e had b etter get up a few prisoners I he room into which he w as show n was riches, S arah was overlooked. Though oy the simple plan here d«*McrUx*d.
who were at the harbor at the tim e,” a large one. It had three w indow s look she adored the soldiery, her first lover Generally such buildings are of the
anid Vickers, “ I wouldn’t let the villains ing into the street, and w as handsom ely w as a civilian.
single or sloping roof sort so th at the
T he object of her affections was one plan can be carried out at small ex
•lip thropgh my fingers for a n y th in g .” furnished.
T he carpet w as soft, the
"A nd are the men at Tort A rth u r old candles were bright, and the supper tra y Mr. Lionel Crofton. C rofton was tall, penne. In the reur of the house, near
m en?" asked Meekin.
gleamed invitingly from a table betw een well made, ami with an insinuating ad one corner, build au a ir shaft, made
"Old convicts," returned Vickers. “ I t ’s the windows. As F re re entered, a little dress. H la features were t«»o atrongly
Hia eyes were the by Joining at the edg«*a four Isiards
Our place for ‘colonial-sentence’ men. terrier ran barking to bis feet. It was m arked for beauty
T he worst we have are there. It has evident th a t he whs not a constant vis best part of his face, ami, like hla hair, »Inuit eight luchcs wide, Ret this Into
H e had broad the ground or fasten to the floor if of
taken the place of M acquarie H arb o r. ¡tor. T he ru stle of a silk dress behind they were jet black.
M hat excitem ent there will be am ong the terrier betrayed th e presence of a shoulders, sinewy limbs ami small hands hoards so th a t It will Is* firm. ' I lav«* it
ami feet. H im head was round and well open a t tin* top, of course, and make
them when the schooner goes down on woman; and F rere, roundlug th e promon
M onday 1 Most of the prisoners are torv of an ottom an, found him self face shaped, but it bulged a little over the it three or four feet high. In tin* aide
ears, which were singularly sm all, but of It. next to the wall of the building
lifers, you see, and a trip to H o b a rt to face w ith S arah P urfoy.
1 own is like a holiday to them ."
"T h an k you for com ing." she said. lay close to his head. W ith thia man, iml about a foot up from the floor cut
barely four years older than herself,
Anti do they never leave the place " P ra y sit dow n.”
out a pieis* so as to have au o|s*nlng
■when sentenced for life?” said Meekin.
T his was the only greeting th a t pass S arah, at seventeen, fell violently in
‘‘How distressing!"
ed betw een them, an<l F re re sat down, love. Touched by her affection, and r a t th«* w idth of the board and about six
"N ever, except when they die." said in obedieuqg to w motion of a plum p ing her intelligence and iiuwcrupulousness Inches the oth er way, and in tin* side
I” rere. with a laugh; “ and then they are band th a t tw inkled with rings. Eleven at their tru e value, he told her who he
buried on the island. Oh. it’s a fine years hail dealt gently w ith this woman. waa. H e was a swindler, a forger and
place! A ou should come down with me H er foot was as sm all and her hand as n thief, ami his name was John Bex.
ami have a look nt it, Mr. Meekin. P ic w hite as of yore. H er h air was plen W hen she heard tins, she experienced a
H e told her of his
turesque, I can assu re you,"
tiful and glossy, m il her eyes had lost sin ister delight.
plots, his tricks, his eseapea, his vil
"My dear M aurice." says Sylvia, going non»» of th eir dangerous brightness.
to the piano, as if in p rotest to the turn
M aurice F re re spoke first; he w as lainies; ami seeing how for years this
th e conversation was taking, "how can anxious to bring his visit to as speedy young man had preyed upon the world,
you talk like th a t? "
n term ination as possible. " W h a t do which had deceived ami disow ned her,
her heart w ent out to him. "I am Kind
‘‘I should much like to see it.” said you w ant of m e?" he asked.
M eekin.
Sarah P urfoy laughed; a forced laugh, you found me," she said. "T w o heads
T he convict-servvant, who had entered th a t sounded a«» u n n atu ral th a t F re re are b e tte r than one. Wo will work to
w ith some official paper for th e m ajor, turned to l<»ok at her. " I w ant you to g eth er.”
W orking through many channels, ami
sta re d at the dainty clergym an, and do m e a favor, a very great fav o r; th a t
rough M aurice lau g h el again. "O h. it’s is. if it will not put you out of the never om itting to assist a fellow w orker
w hen in distress, J«»hu Rex, in a few
a stunning clim ate." lie cried: "anil noth w ay.”
clan or VENTILATION.
ing to do. J u s t the place for you. T h ere’s
" W h a t do you m ean?" asked F re re , years, and in a most prosaic, business
w
ay,
becam
e
the
head
of
a
society
of
a regular little colony here.
All the roughly, pursing his lips w ith a sullen
o f the building op|sislte this hob* In th«
ruffians.
scandals in \ an D iem an’s L aud are air.
«baft cut a hole of <«>rro*|siudiug sir.«
U nder th e nam es of Mr. and Mrs.
hatched a t P o rt A rth u r."
She suddenly rr»*e and crossed to
Skinner, Jo h n R ex ami S arah P urfoy ’over tho«««* two holes as well as tin
T his agreeable c h a tte r about scandal w here he was standing.
T heir hole In the top of tin* sh aft with w in
and clim ate seemed a strange co n trast
l l o M < r n » » .( u l S n vr t o F l i c .
"M aurice, you w ere very fond of me w ere living in* quiet lodgings.
landlady was a respectable, poor woman, netting so thut no blr«l or small anim al
to the graveyard island and the men once. Not so very many years ago."
T ake two p|e«*«*M of one Inch ls»ard
who were prisoners for life. P erhaps
"H a n g it!” said he, shifting his arm am i had a son who was a constable. T his can get in.
(h a rd wood Is limit), wide as saw In
This Is the sh aft by which the nl
Sylvia thought so. for she struck a few from beneath her h a u l, "don’t let us son was given to talking, ami, coming
w
blest place, and as long ns tin* saw
chords, which, com pelling th e p arty , out have nil th a t stuff over again. Let old in to sup p er one night, lie told his m oth en ters the bolldlng. Then build an
ls*tw«s*u
fin* hamlles. Shiqs* tin* Isiarda
er
than
on
the
following
evening
an
a
t
oi sheer politeness, to cease talking for time« he old tim es, S arah. W h at do you
other sh aft long enough to reach tin with a "billy" like tin» «-uttlng edge of
tack was to he m ade on a gang of coin-
a moment, caused th e conversation to w an t?"
fi<s>r up through the roof so th at
flag, and hinted to Mr. Meekin th a t it
"T h ere w as a tra n sp o rt cam e in thia era, whose leader was nam ed G reen. will come out through th«* r«s»f a find saw. Lay your saw on one of these
T
his
afie
repeat«*d
to
Sarah.
m orning."
w as tim e for him to depart.
ts»ar«ls w ith tin* t«*«*th above tin* board
Jo h n Rex, eating his dinner more nerv or fifteen Inches. Tin* top of this shaft enough to 111«* nicely, ami strad d le the
"W e ll? "
Sylvia hurst into laughter as the door
"Y ou know who w as on board her, ously th a n usual, rum inated on the In m ust Is* capped so th a t the o|s>ning saw with a ¡»air of six Inch stra p
closed. "W h a t a ridiculous c re a tu re!”
telligence, and thought it would he hut will be protected from rain. The lower
►aid she.
"B less th e man. with hi« M aurice?"
hinges, n«*ar the ends of the IxMirds.
gloves and his um brella, and his h a ir
M aurice brought one hand into th e wise to w arn G reen of his danger. Not «•ml is to Is* covered w ith win* netting
Now o|s*n the lilngee and remove the
th
a
t
he
cared
much
for
G
reen
person
and his scent!« F an cy th a t mincing noo palm of the o th er w ith a rough laugh.
Fasten this firmly a t the roof eml and saw. and m ark nr«»uml the hinges to
ally;
but
it
waa
bad
policy
to
miss
do
"Oh, th a t’s it, is it? W h at a fiat I
dle showing me th e way to heaven! I ’d
w ith corner sup|x»rts to tlw fhs»r at show w here to let them itt tin* ls>ard
ra th e r have old M r. Bowen, papa, though was not to think of it before! You w ant ing a good tu rn to a com rade, and, more
the
bottom. The plan is simple, easy
over, G reen, if capture«,, might wag hia
to se*» him, I suppose?"
he Is as blind as a beetle.”
the tlilckneee of tin* hinge.
F asten
to
construct
ami works splendidly. It hinges to this tsiiird, and then to the
tongue
too
freely.
But
how
to
do
It?
She cam e close to him, and, in h er
"M y dear Sylvia,” »aid Vickers, seri
W hen is p articu larly go<sl for ventilating
ously, "M r. M eekin is a clergym an, you earnestuess. took his hand. " I w ant to H e w ent—and waa captured.
S a ra h heard of th e calam ity, she set to poultry houses. In the plain lllustra other tioard In the same m anner. Now
know .”
save hi« life!"
you have a p air of Jaws In which your
M aurice F re re flung her off. " I tell work to help him. She collected all her tlon A n*pr«*sents the sh aft through
"Oh, I know," said Sylvia; ‘‘but then,
saw will rest on Its back, ¡x-rmlttlng
money
and
jew
els,
paid
Mrs.
S
kinner’s
a clergym an can talk like a man. c a n ’t you the m an’s as g«x>d a» dead, for all I
which the foul air passes and B tin tin* teeth to ««otne als,ve the «*«lg<* of ttie
rent,
went
to
see
Rex,
ami
arranged
him
he? W hy do they send such people shall do to save him .”
sh a ft, through which the fresh a ir eu Jaw to fib». Bevel <*«lge of hoarda. Now
here? I am sure they could do much
At this repulse her pent-up passion defense. G reen, who came very near
tera.
hanging,
adm
itted
th
a
t
the
man
waa
au
b e tte r at home. Oh. by th e way, papa, broke forth. She sprung to her feet,
dear, poor old D anny’s come hack again. and. pushing back the h a ir th a t in her associate of hia, ami the recorder, being
\ B a r r e l < a r u o th e r G a rd en .
I told him he might go into th e kitchen. frenzied pleading had fallen about her in a severe mood, transported him for
An
Interesting form of backyard
M ay he. d ear?"
face, poured out upon him a to rre n t of seven years.
gardening is raising cucuiii I htm In bar
S
arah
P
urfoy
vowed
th
a
t
she
would
"Y ou'll have the house full of these abuse. "Y ou! W ho are you th a t you
An old sugar barrel without
vagabonds, you little puss," said Vickers, dare to speak to me like th a t? H is little follow him. She w as going as passenger, rein.
kissing her. "I suppose I m ust let him finger Is w orth your whole body. H e is as em igraut, anything, when she saw heads will answ er. Get several of them
In two, setting th«
•ta y .”
a m an, a brave m an, not a cow ard like Mrs. V ickers’ advertisem ent for a "la d y ’w and aaw them
A cow ard!
Yes, a cow ard! a m aid,” and answ ered It. It chanced th at halves according to the s|stce available,
"M aurice, you are a great bear, and yoh.
If you h adn’t saved my life, you know. cow ard! a cow ard! You are very brave Rex was shipped in the M alabar, and nlsm t twelve f«*et ap art. D rive a sink«
FOR rtU N O THE < R u s h ( I T MAW.
I shouldn’t love you a bit. T here, you with defenseless men and weak women. S arah, discovering this before the vessel through the center of the barrel to bold
m ay kiss me” (her voice grew softer!. Do not I know’ you? I have seen you had been a week at. sea, concerived the lltm during storm s and fill the half
g«*t. tWO lOfi te r OOch ls»ard. of 2x1,
‘‘T his convict business has brought it ta u n t a man at th e triangles until I bold project of inciting a m utiny for the
rescue of her lover. W e know the re barrel with m anure. P lan t four hills or sticks from the wo<sls, as I dhl, ami
all hack, and I should be ungrateful if wished the stre a m in g w retch could get
I didn’t love you. d ear.”
loose and m urder you, as you deserve. su lt of th a t scheme, and the story of the of <>u<’nml*ers around th«* Inside of each lx*v«*l to stand Ilk«* legs of a saw horse,
scoundrel’s subsequent escape from M ac b arrel and m ake a kind of tr«-llls In and long enough to stand up to file
M aurice b rere, with suddenly crim You will be m urdered one of these days, q u a rie H arbor.
the Hha|s* of the letter II out of laths, easily. Fasten your Jaw Isiarda to
soned face, accepted the proffered caress, M aurice F rere, tak e my word for it.
(To be continued.)
and then turned aw ay to the window. Men are flesh and blood, and flesh and
one tr d lls for each hill, one end to r«*st these legs, from Inside of Jaws, with
"I am not half good enough for you,” blood w on’t endure the torm ents you lay
W h n l T h e y M is s e d .
on the top of the barrel. The vines screw s or wire nails. F asten a strip
on it.”
he cried, with sudden vehemence.
“ Dem ol* Greeks m ust have l»een may be readily made to run over th« across two of tin* l«gs at tin* bottom
“T here, th a t’ll do,” says F rere, grow sporty people,” sal«, little Remus, as
“ I t ’s my happiness th a t you’ve got
barrela and trellis, making a very at to p u t your f«s>t on while filing to help
to think of. C aptain B ru in ," said the ing paler. "D on’t excite yourself.”
he
studle«!
his
u
n
d
e
n
t
history.
"Dey
tractiv
e and luxurinnt ap|M*aran«-e, nml to k«*ep tin* hors«* steady. Put In your
" I ’ll go to this girl you w ant to m arry,
girl.
"Y ou’ve saved my life, h aven’t
you? and I should he wicked if I d id n ’t and tell her all I know of you. I have was alw ays ha bln’ contests oh all producing Immense q u an tities of cucum- saw and ¡»ull out on tin* legs to tighten
lx*rs. The crop will Is* greatly In tin* Jaws on tin* saw. Farm I'r«>greaa.
love you! No, no more kisses," she ad d seen her in the stre e ts— have seen her kinds.”
“ H u h !” responded Uncle Jasp er. creased If the vln«*s nre thoroughly
ed, p u ttin g out her hand. "Come, papa, look the other way when I passed her—
i t ’s cool now ; let’s walk in the garden, have seen her g ath er up her muslin skirts "Dey wnn’t so much. Dey nebbeh had sonk«*d during tin* dry w eather.
N ot«-» f«>r lh «- II«-«« K « * r p e r « .
and leave M aurice to think of his own when my silks touched her— I th a t nurs- eny pie-eating contests.”
B«s«s, Ilk«* un*u, an* go«x| until red
unw orthiness.”
ed her. th a t heard her say her baby p ra y
< «>m h i n e d H o l l e r n m l M n r U r r ,
when they ar«* m aking h«*adway In pro
M aurice w atched th e re tre a tin g pair ers—O, pity me! She would shudder nt
C h i p O ff t h e O ld B l o c k .
A
neat
attachm
ent
to
a
gnrilen
rol
viding for tb«* future. This accounts
with a puzzled expression. "S he alw ays you if she would shudder nt you if she
H igh F in an cier—My son, I am pain
leaves me for her fa th e r," he «aid to knew w hat I know*. Shudder!
She ed to hear th a t you are a t the foot of ler Is the follow ing: Bore holes «*!gbt for tin* different re«*eptlonsw given to
lnch<*s ap a rt lengthwise and put In an Intru d er at «lllT«*r«*nt tlnn*s.
himself. "I wonder if she really loves ! would hate you! A nd I will tell her!
me. or if it’s only gratitude, a fte r all? ” Ay, I will! You will he respectable, the class.
Beehives are now* so <*onstnicted th a t
Bon—Why, pa, I Judged from your
H e had often asked him self the sam e will you? A model husband!”
they
may be o|s*m*d and th eir <*ontents
question during the five years of his
F re re caught her by both w rists, and testim ony th a t it w as proi>er not to
removed or chniig«*d about and exam-
wooing, but he had never satisfactorily with all his strength forced her to her know anything a t all.—New York Run.
tied w ithout m aterially lnt«*rf«*ring
answ ered it.
*
knees. "D on’t speak her nam e,” he said,
with tin* u<*tlon of tin* lx««*s. T,n*y fr«e
Seir»K d « r a tio n .
in a hoarse voice, "o r I ’ll do you a m is
chief. I know all .you mean to do. I ’m
B riggs—B llter’s «laughter dhl very
¡uently continue th eir labors even when
C H A P T E R X V III.
T h e evening passed as it had passed not such a fool an not to see th a t. Be well in literatu re, d id n ’t she?
the comb Is held In the hand of the
a hundred tim es before. C aptain F re re ’s quiet! Men have m urdered women like
lx*«*k«s*jH*r.
G riggs—Yes, Indeed. I understand
home was a cottage on the New Town you, and now I know how they cam e th a t she m ade money enough on her
Honey Is alw ays a ready seller and
ROLLE» ANI» M ARK ER (O M IIIN E II.
road, which he had occupied since his to do it. I ’ll do w hat you w ant, on one first novel to get herself an education.
the
price p«*r ¡s»und averages an jw h cr«
condition.”
appointm ent as a ssista n t police m agis
pins. To m ark the gard«*n make these
—Life.
from 12 to 20 cents, <b*pemllng ii|H»n
" W h a t? ”
tra te . an appointm ent given to him as a
pins each bold a small rope, encircling
" T h a t you leave this place."
rew ard for his exertions in connection
he locality and quality. A good hive
R o b b y ’« V e r s i o n .
the roller by driving them Into the
"T here is nothing in the bargain to
w ith the O sprey m utiny. H is convict
of I h *«* h In tin* average locality will pro-
"Say,
Bobby,"
said
little
Bessie
as
holes beside the ends of the ro|x*. More
serv an t had sat up for him, and, as he prevent me helping him to escape?"
duce about seventy-five pounds of honey
"E scap e? H e w on’t escape ngain, I’ll she struggled over th e long words In than one row of holes can be used to
entered the man handed him a letter,
per year ami pay r»o ¡s*r cent on the
the
stock
reports,
"w
h
at
Is
a
‘curb
bearing a superscription in a fem ale go hail. Once get him in double-irons at
change distances. Tack strip s length
Investm ent of the first season.
Get
stone broker?’ "
P o rt A rth u r, and he’s safe enough."
hand.
wise of the roller to m ark places In
posted on lieekecplng If you w*ek a
She put out her hand as if nothing
"W ho brought th is?" asked F rere,
"W hy, a broker th a t sells curbstones, row for setting plants.
ileasant and profitable occupation.
had happened.
"Good night, C aptain of course,” elucidated Bobby.
hastily tearing it open to read.
"T h e groom, sir. H e said th a t there F rere. I t ’s a bargain, th en ?"
S e e d T e m lin ic .
It Is claim ed th a t a strong colony
T h e W o r ld .
"A bargain.”
w as a gentlem an at T he George the
The bureau of p lan t Industry Is do of bees is the lx*st preventive ag ain st
G etting into the cool street directly,
F o u rth who wished to see you."
" I t ’s true, Indeed,” rem arked K woter,
"Y ou needn’t w ait," said F rere to the and seeing the calm sta rs shining, ami “th a t ‘one h alf of the world doesn’t ing a good deal of seed testing this moths.
spring owing to the rejx»rts published
Any one who doubts th a t th ere Is
m an. "I shall have to go hack again, the placid w ater sleeping with a peace In know how the o th er h alf lives.’ ”
In regard to w idespread adulteration. money In lieekecplng m*«*d only look
I suppose." Changing his forage cap which he had no share, he strove to cast
"P erhaps, but they have th eir su s
Special attention Is given to t«*stlng up statistics on the honey croji of the
for a soft lint, and selecting a stick off the nervous fear th a t was on him.
picious," replied Knox.—P hiladelphia
from a m iscellaneous collection in a T he interview had frightened him, for It
sam ples of alfa lfa seed for fodder. United Ktat«*s to find out w hat a gr«*at
Press.
corner, he prepared to retrace his steps. had m ade him think.
Many o th er seeds come In for careful m arketable article honey Is. In tho
"W h a t does she w a n t? " he asked him
A N o tlr e a b le D iffe r e n c e .
exam ination as to purity but testing y ear 1900 the total am ount of capital
T he re a d e r of the foregoing pages has
self, fiercely, as he strode down the
"After all,” said the dissatisfied
doubtless asked him self, “ W hat is th e chorus singer, "what Is the real differ for germ ination does not receive so Invested In lx*es In tho United S tates
moodlU road.
much attention. T his In a branch of was $10,186,000. The retu rn s from the
The George the Fourth was a long, link which binds together Jo h n Ilex
ence between me and a prlma donna?" seed testing th a t can be better a tte n d
low house, situated in Elizabeth street. and Sarah P u rfo y ? "
national honey crop th u t sam e year were
"About $980 a night,’*’ replied the ed to by th e farm er him self and It Is
In the year 1825 there lived, at St.
Its front was painted a dull red, and
¡¡0,065,000, a dividend of 05 per cent
Plain som ething th a t every farm er should be
the narrow panes of glass in Its win Heliere, Jersey, a watchmaker, named eminent manager.—Cleveland
on the am ount Invested. W hat o th er
dows, and the osteatajtloua affectation Urban Purfoy. Ha was a hard-work Deals*.
Intensely Interested In.
crop pays this rate of Interest?
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