JIPredIMi or PjZfteuolutionarrory- TIE gravel walk sounded crisply under the feet of the blue-coated Colonlnl Captain, as he strode with clinking spurs up the walk to the vine-covered cot tage. He was a well et-up young fellow, long-leg- god, broad-shouldered, ami lithe as a panther of his own native woods; alto gether a splendid type of the Colonial who had dared to bid defiance to an empire. It had been three years since Captain Roger Goodfellow bad trod thnt walk last time, three years of battle, and marching and privation, of bitter cold and Intolerable beat and gnawing hun ger. The drums had beat the tuneral march over many a lusty comrade, the while a great nation was being builded In toll and suffering. Perhaps Roger Goodfellow thought of these things as he knocked at the stout door, or povhaps he thought only of the fair-haired, blue-eyed girl who had stood there three years before and waved a misty farewell to him, halt proud and half tearful. Ho had been lighting his country's battles, and he wondered whether the Scotch I.leuten ant Forbes had been winning the girl he left behind him. Stories had come to him of what assiduous court "the young sprig of fashion had paid to Tolly Ward, how he had singled her out as the mark of all Ills attentions, and by his persistent devotion had made her the fashion among his set. It was with something cold clutching at his heart that tho Captain waited for the answer to bis knock. He heard a hurried whispering of voices from within, the scurry of feet, along the floor, again the low-toned murmur, and after a time the sound of the light step he knew so well crossing to the door. It was a startled face be looked on when the door opened, one not devoid of lurkins fenr and nimivhenslou. When she recognized him her hands came out Impulsively. The glad light ! flashed Into her eyes and then died i out. It was as if the shadow of some ' unseen terror had gripped her. "What! Roger you?" she cried. "Why have . you waited all these months? I did not know you even to be alive. Not one single little message to your old-time friends. Yet the city has been In the bands of General Washington for three mouths." She was speaking with a hurried ner vousness, and the catch In her voice was a little tremulous. The Captain, looking eagerly for the signals her eyef might float, thought her something less than candid. It was not that she was Insincere he read a welcome In the girl's manner not to be denied but rather something divided and dis trait, something a little embarrassed in her greeting, much as If bis appear ance were malapropos. The young i-iun brushed aside his fancies. "Yes-I, Tol! Faith, 'tis not my fault I was not here sis mouths ago. I have been on the Southern service with Gen eral Greene. 'Twas only this month a se'n night ago, that I got my ex change, and I promise you, Roger Goodfellow posted north with all speed. There be weary cattle on the way, methlnks; but you, Pol? How wear the years? I do not need to ask, f faith, for your face tells a story of time standing still. Pear lass, art glad to see me?" Bold ho was and blunt; more confi dent of manner than of mind. What he wanted to know be asked roundly, with something of the placid, unruffled Imperturbability of the mother-country self-containment. Goodfellow was neither to bold nor to bind until be had found an answer to the question which troubled blm. " 'Twas always you, Pol never any but you with me," he told lier quietly. -LIKB LIEUTENANT FORBES, OP THB HIGHLAND KEQ JIB.NT OF HIS MAJESTY. much as If be were telling ber of some military operation. "The fancies of the other lud wavered, but my love for you was firm as a rock. I always loved you from the first, even In the day when you played the golden- imjreu queeu among us rougu uoyx Then I saw you grow up Into one of the belles of the Colonies, made much of by the Macaronis and tbe officers of the King, and the hope almost died out In me, but always the love was there. There have, no doubt, been oth era more deserving, but noue, I swear, who loved you longer or better. Whether I wiu or lose I shall always do that, and I can shake the hand of a better man. If be wins, and wish him good luck, even If be be a British officer like Lieutenant Forbes or 8he bad tried to atop him without ' avail, but at the name ber eyes leaped again Involuntarily to tbe closet door, which trembled ever so slightly. The Captain slopped lu an ominous silence, Jooked at ber for a moment searching llf, then coutiuued grlnt'.f the broken -sentence. . . . " like Lieutenant Forbes, of the Highland Regime! of Ills Majesty, 41 who la at the present moment behind the press door In front of us," con cluded Goodfellow In the same even tone. The closet door opened and let out a man dressed In the awkwnrd-fittlug clothes of a country rustic. "Enter Forbes," said the newcomer gayly. "Quite right, Captain! That is, If you meant that Alan Forbes and not King George was bark of the door. Man, but what are your eyes made of that you can glower through a door and tell what Is back of It?" "My eyes are good, Lieutenant Forbes," returned the other gravely. "They can see not far away a gallows waiting for a spy." "And It dlsna tal; the second sight for that." answered the young High lander lightly. "That's easy telling, man! But It will be nae spy thnt Is hanglt on It, whnteffer." "No?" asked the other Incredulously. "No. I will be n pulr honest Scot wha came dnngerlng through the Hues for a crack with his may." "Are you asking me to believe that yon broke through our pickets, know ing that the chance of a horrible death stood waiting you here, for the sake of seeing your sweetheart." "Of seeing Mistress Tolly Ward," corrected the British officer. "Just for the chance of a twa-bnmlod crack wl' her, and at all events there wasna muckle chance of being taken. I ken the woods about here like a rabbit. But I'm no" asking you to believe. Cap tain. Leave it or tak It, not a bit of differ It makes to Alan," concluded the young man jauntily. ' It may make nil the difference be tween life and death," answered Good fellow steadily. "If you would trouble to make the matter clear, perhaps " He stopped without finishing the sen tence. A dafHng answer was on the lips of Alan Forbes, but the girl could not stand by any longer and see hi m play shuttlecock with life and death. She had been swltherlng In an agony of fear, white with fear, looking from one to the other with appealing eyes. Now she Interposed. "You are not coming to a better un derstanding. You play at cross pur poses. Why do you not stop laughing nnil make blm believe you. Lieutenant Forbes? And you, Roger you are quite wrong! The Lieutenant carried dispatches to Colonel Turletou, nud ou his way back stopped to see me for a few minutes. 'He Is an honorable gen tleman, Just as you are. I would nut have you misinterpret each other." She had gathered confidence as she went on, and as she finished stumped her little foot imperiously. "Do the officers of the British army disguise themselves while they arc car rying dispatches';" asked tho Ameri can, with irony. "He discarded his uniform In the woods at n deserted but some little way from here," explained Tolly. "Then answer a plain question plain ly, sir," commanded the Colonial ottlcer brusquely. "Will you give me your word of honor that you broke thjmugh our lines for the sole purpose & eject ing Mistress Ward?" "I will." "And that you will remain absolutely silent regarding nifythlng you may have seen here after you are again without our lines?" "I give you the word of a Forbes, and swear It on my father's sword hilt. May tbe curse ot all my ancestors light on me gin I break It!" The American looked him through and through with an eye that would ravel the secrets ot the soul aud be lieved blm. "Then, air, you are at liberty to de part at once; aud if I say tbe sooner tbe better, I hope you will not think me too frank." Forbes offered Goodfellow bis band. "I'm uo' a grand tongue at tbe thanks, Captain, but whiles I think malr than I say." And the King's officer went out of he bouse whistling a blithe air. There was a long, awkward (Hence after tbe t?lghlander left, wblcb Good fellow war tbe first to break. "And now, Polly, since we bar dis posed c-f Liiutenant Forbes for the present, bns Roger Goodfellow a trk Hire-so far as yon arc concerned?" . I "They say there Is no tense In love- neither present, past, nor future. It ! eternal. Isn't thnt what the poet say?" she parried. The Captain took his hesitation Uj the throat, and the lady In his arms. "Come, Tolly! A plain answer to a plain man. Is It yes, or no, lass?" From deep within the folds of hit coat he heard a falut "Yes." The De lineator. READY FOR THE FOURTH We're rady now to celebrate We have a lot of splints, A bucketful of arnica. Two down kinds of lints So let the noble eagle scream And rocktts split the sky. For now we have the gladsome day The Fourth i!ay of Ju'.y. The sticking-plaster's close at hand, The soda's in the box. We ab-o have some liniment That's (rood for sudden shocks. Then let the speaker cleave the ait And shout in accents Inch Now cornea the day we celebrate The Fourth day of July. We have some ice already cracked, Stored in a shady spot; The bandages are neatly rolled Near a convenient cot. We're ready for 'most anything. From wounded toe to eye. So prod the eagle we salute The Fourth day of July. Ammonia's on the lower shelf To soothe eai'h sigh or groan, That number on the placard is The doctor's telephone. Cut loose! The ambulance is here, The nurse !i standing bv. And we're prepared to relehrate The Fourth dav of July. . liftltimore America? F.Tolutlnll of Our Fine Few persons have noticed the Inter esting evolution on our ting of the stars and stripes as depicted In the nrinory of the Ancients at the top of old Faneull Hall, Most persons are familiar with the story of Mrs. Ross and the making of the first flag of the free. But evidently It was not Mrs. Ross who originated, the Idea of stripes. Down In the armory of tiie Ancients you will see the first broad red flag with the old English cross lu the field. Next a very similar flag, except that the broad red becomes broad blue, with uo red but the cross Itself on the white field. Next the white flag with Its pine tree and "Appeal to Heaven," whence came our own State bauuer. Then it would appear that the fathers went back again, for the next flag has the red and white longitudinal stripes, but In the field there nre the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew, worked OJt in red upon a white ground. Tho next li.ig restores the blue to tho field. It, too, has the longitudinal red and white stripes, and the combined crosses of St. George and St. Andrew, ns In the Brit, lsh Jack, worked out In red and white upon a blue field. It was not till after that, upon tbe assertion of independ ence by the colonies, that Mrs. Ross's flag appeared, and apparently she only substituted for the double crosses the circle ot thirteen stars u.)ou tho blue Hold. The red, white and blue and the red and white stripes were all lu the flag generations before Mrs. Ross was born, as the collection of the Auclents dem onstrates. Boston Journal. Liberty Bell. In chocolate, a hue quite as dark but rather different from that of the Lib erty Bell hanging In Independence Hall, Is the toothsome bell, sold as a holiday sweetmeat. How carefully the crack has lieeu imitated! The crack will spread as soon as the children take a bite from the glossy Ultlo choc olate bell. Disobedience, "And I told Jliumle to it lo th yard!" New York Journal. v-v-i--wv-vvv 7rAltT yr 1T)C, J WOMAN'S REALM. EVER THE fhs Man Mar AMERICAN CIRL. Rut She He Beaten, Never. "We may conquer tbe men of Amer ica," an observant British officer long jgo despairingly cried, "but what can we do with the women?" That the revolutionary dame's fervid patriotism hns not departed from her feninle descendants is proved by a true tale of the late Spanish War, n.i re lated by a Chicago t.'nvcler who has lust returned home. The Vnlted Slates Consul at the capital of one of tiie smaller of the South American republics had been Joined by bis daughter. Just out of Western Stale university. The Span ish party lu this city was largo, aud In the spring of 1SIW it became vcelf erous nud vituperative The American Consul became tho target. of so much Spanish billingsgate whenever he ap peared on the streets that tho author ities became alarmed for his safety and detnlled four soldiers to accom pany him wherever ho went. The feeling against the United Slntes ran so 'high that the President of the republic Font a perronal requert to the Consul to keep himself ns secluded as possible. Being n good-humored and peaceable man, the Consul was about lo accept this friendly suggestion. Then uprose his daughter ami told her father that ho should do nothing of (lie kind. She knew that he was not ii coward, and she was resolved that he Khould not appear one, even to accom modate nil tho Spaniards from Cuba lo Cape Horn. So i ho Consul and his daughter called on the President socially that evening. They were cordially received, and the President renewed his suggestion. The Consul nnswered thnt, while he was greatly obliged both for (lie suggestion and for the four soldiers who were following him around, he did not really think there was any danger, and would continue to go about his business ns UStl.'ll. The President again Insisted that there was danger of a most unpleasant episode, and even hinted that the Con sul's life might bo taken by some In sane partisan of Spain. "Well, Mr. President," rejoined the Consul, "I know of at least six men In my own Stnte of Iowa who stand ready to take my post should It become vacant. And If I should be killed I am afraid I would prove the most ex pensive Yankee you have over met. Besides, my girl here thinks I would be a coward if I stayed in the house merely because some people use hard words about me." Whereupon the President gave up the problem just as the British officer did and complimented bis fair antagonist- In very similar language. That closed the incident. The Consul went about bis business ns usual, and was never molested. Thanks to his daughter's courage, bis own was never questioned, and his country's enemies had not tiie satisfaction of saying that they had frightened even one American. 1 nus the American girl abroad In war time justifies the fame of her an cestors, and proves that the republic's honor Is never safer than In the hands of Its loyal women. Chicago Inter- Ocean. Miss Intnty. Miss Dainty is spick and span from her well kept shining head to her well shod feet. She would not be seen with a pnlr of run-down heels or knotted shoe strings when the heels may be straight ened for a few pennies and fresh sirlugs be purchased for a dime. Her belongings are always perfec tion. She keeps her gloves spotless with gasoline, which, being a sensible woman, she uses with discretion. Her veils are rolled upon a veil pad. Her neck ribbons carefully laundered, for there Is nothing so effective ns soap aud water for keening them fresh. Miss Dainty always has enough hos iery to change dally. Mio also has house slippers, which are not only good looking but rest the feet. With her smart tailor made gown she never wears gay flowers or nod ding plumes. A beautifully tied bow of heavy silk upon a straw bat Is more chic, keeps lis style and is more suit able for any occasion save a formal one. -About herself personally she Is most careful. Her hair to suit her must be like a golden fleece or a midnight glory. Brushes are common-place ve hicles, for they can make or mar duintl Uess. She drops a perfumed wafer Into her dally bath or a lew drops of benzoin,, which mnkvs her flesh smell like a flower. To reek of perfume Is vulgar, but a suggestion of some delicate odor Is exquisitely feminine. MIs Dainty Imi tates Bernhardt by putting ju;it n drop upon her ear tips, She never wears ctialelaines, dia monds, gorgeous lorgnette chains, or Jeweled burettes while shopping. 'Tis these little things that how whether or not the woman Is a geutlewouisn. Philadelphia Record. Jut Ornaments l or Blondei. ' For tho falr-halred, whlte-sklnned womau there arc some charming fan cies In jeweled ornaments. lustead of a rope of many strings of pearls, little Jet beads serve to make a thick coll. To wear around tbe throat are wide bandeaux of jet with an outstanding rosette of curling Jet ribbons set lu front. Huge bow of Jet ribbon with a rim of steel like a tiny piping at the edges are a favorite form of decoration for the hair or shoulder, while on the front of the corsage will be set a spray of flowers, a huge poppy or a rose, the lace-like petals of each Jet with an outllue of steel or dlumouds, while the centres nre of quivering yellow to- puie. I not this a uovol notion? More novel, though, than any of these Is the flornl neck ornament, where na Iris in alabaster stands out on either side of the face, the long green leaves clasping tho thront nnd showing here and there large green stones.. For the hnlr, too. similar bandeaux are arranged, but unless for fancy dress the largo combs are In- finitely more attractive. Here tho broad curving band of light tortoise- shell that conies above the prongs Is pierced, nnd nu openwork spray of flowers,- a scene or n figure enriched with gems, Is Inserted. New York Commercial Advertiser. ClTt) Your Child a Garden. It Is nn exceptional child who would not value flowers and n garden of lis own. Boys and girls alike are delight ed with the very Idea Of possessing a bit of ground wh?re they can "plant things" and watch them grow. The workers In city missions kuow that even the mojt unpromising specimens of slum childhood can be won by flow ers; and among children of more fav ored classes the moral Influence of flowers is n force, though It Is not rec ognized nor extended as It might be. People living In villages or small cities usually have some ground around their homes in which they can set apart a place for the children's garden. The love of nature fostered by this gnrdcu maklng will prove a constant source of pleasure through the child's life. The cultivation of habits of close ob servation and the knowledge of useful and of harmful plants thus gained is sure to be of future value. Let the work of planning the children's garden begin with the early days of sprius. Woman's Home Companion. A Paper Wedding. At a recent paper wedding anniver sary the window ctirtalus, portieres, lump shades and table covers were all of paper In n warm rose pink Tho g:iille'nen guests received buttonhole bouquets of paper flowers that were most realistic; favors for the ladles were tiny baskets made by crocheting rolled sirlps of white crepe paper; these were filled with violets. Over the damask tablecloth was laid n second one of white crepe paier, the neatly joined seams hidden by trailing lengths of smilnx. The plates were of white pasteboard with painted edges. Cups for sherbets, levs, lobster newburg and charlotte russes were of white paper set In a nest of crepe paper made into the semblance of a rose, tulip or chrys anthemum. Link' boat-shaped dishes for bonbons, salted almonds or peanuts were made liy crocheting fine twist'"' ropes of paper. Good Housekeeping. The Golden Ketlculc. It would hardly bo expected that any new departure In the form of chain bags for the baud or chatelaine was possible, as the endless variety almost gave proof of having arrived at an exhaustion of Ideas. Not so, how ever, as the dernier crl appears in a silver-gilt bag In shape of the 18.10 style, which is not only more roomy than anything heretofore worn, but draws up in the manner of the old bro cade affair. This Is done by menus of closely riveted minute rings upon the outside of the bag, through which double gold chains" pass each other and draw up like ribbons, leaving a rullle at the top, and the chains having a small tassel for finish. Quaint and practical is this pretty bag, holding easily a mauchoir aud scent bottle, be sides n small purse. Its price well, that Is another story. Modish Linen Suits. Linen gowns, both lu white nnd col ors, will be extremely fashionable this season; bins, dull pink, pale green and beige are in highest favor. A bit of embroidery, eveu If used to give a finish only to the neck and sleeves, is ('..'enied essential to the correctness of tiiese dainty, cool-looking gowns, says the Delineator. The Jaunty Eton jacket and the skirt In comfortable walking length are preferred for such ti dress when intended for morning or outing wear, though it Is equally modish when made with a bodice to match. A Popular Floral Decoration. Poppies are very popular among tbe flornl decorations for millinery. They ire. seen in the uatural color aud also In such tihades as pnle green nnd light blue. Most of the large flat bats for children ure trimmed with wreaths of popples. Frills of Fushlon. Herri batlsto is extremely fashion able.. To have the pnrasol to match the hat is a smart touch. Picture huts ure most popular to be worn with mid-summer toilettes. Parrot or emerald green, for bnls, parasols and veils, umouuts to a per fect craze. Green ostrich feather bona arc among the latent additions to the fern, iulne wardrobe. Long batiste or linen sashes cf white, ecru or yellow will form a part oi many summer outfits. Blue dotted emerald ;;reen veils are lu line wllh the fad for the blue aud green combination. A new cherry red, fur prettier nud less vivid thuu former tints of this color, Is much liked for trimming toll. 'licit. Figured lawns, dlmltles aud organ dies, In dainty colorlugs uud designs, mark the prevalence of the gauzy nm terlul vogue. For mourning wear, dresses are much less soiubro thuu formerly, aud iihirt waist suits combining black aud white quite correct. Very striking are the lace open-work lisle stockings in white, with a black pattern, but a trifle too bizarre to be generally populur. The surplice collar, tbe bertha and many frilled and rufiled 'shoulder pieces are among the most liked neck urrangeuients of the summer, Very striking are the entire black hats of tulle or straw adorned with sweeping ostrich plumes In combina tion with au all-white gown. For extremely warm days shirt waists of .white Japanese silk, thin uiult-llke mercerized cottons, white dotted Swiss aud lawn, plentifully lace trimmed, ore tbe popular kinds. New York City. There are some dis tinctive features In the new shirt waists this season. A large number of thetn button In the back, and qunn- titles of fine tucks nre employed lu their development. The materials nre silk finished French flannel, albatross, Loulslne nnd fine Henrietta, all of which arc soft and tuck nicely. The attractive waist Is made of rose fink flannel, with girdle, cuffs nnd stock of dark green velvet. It Is mount ed on a glove-fltted llnlug, which closes at the centre back. Tbe tucks are arranged In two clus ters or three, which meet In tho centre; nlso sets of five on each shoulder. The former nre stitched down the entire length ot the waist, but the latter ter minate at tho bust, the fulness form ing a decided blouse over the girdle which gives the fashionable dip in front. The backs are tucked to correspond with the front, and fasten with tiny velvet buttons. A plain stock com pletes the neck. Tucks nre used to fit the bishop A GIBSON sleeves closely to the arm, a small puff being formed from tbe point where the stitching ceases to the wrist band. In many of the now shirt-waist sleeves the wristbands nre almost double the depth that they were last season. The wristband given hero is the fashionable width. To make the walsc In tbe medium size will require two and a quarter yards of thirty-six Inch material with one-quarter of a yard of velvet. A Charming Toilette. This charming toilette is developed lu mauve, barge, with ecru lace trim mings. The wnlst has for its founda tion a glove-fitted feathcrboned lining that closes in the centre front. The back Is plain with deep pleats that extend out over the shoulders nttil taper In V-shaped outline to the belt. t. smooth adjustment Is maintained un der the arms. The full vest of white liberty satin Is permanently attached to the right lining front uud fastens invisibly ou the left side. Bands of ecru lace edge the vest and rluy revers of violet pnuue ure a pleas ing addition. The same deep pleats nre arranged In front to correspond with those in the buck. A transparent lace collar completes the heck. The sleeve is fitted closely to the arm from shoulder to elbow with small tucka. These terminate at the elbow, the fulness forming a wide drooping puff, which Is attached to n deep lace fun. The velvet belt Is fastened with I small gold buckle. The skirt is shaped with a narrow frout gore nnd circular sides, fitted smoothly around the waist and blp with small darts. It close Invisibly In the centre back under two Inverted pWata that are flatly pressed to present i perfectly plain appearance. Tbe front gore forma tbe panel that Is trapped with band of luce that cross la tbe centre, A full, gathered flounce reaches from tbe panel to the centre back. It Is Iballow in front aud graduate to a Considerable depth, flaring stylishly irouud tho bottom. Lace edge the panel and flnlshe tbe top of tbe flounce la an effective mau ler. , Lovely gown iu this style may be TUCKED BHIRT WAIST BUTTONED IN BACK mndo of foulard, satin, I.nnsdowne, penti de crepe, fine albatross or crepe de chine, with bands ot moire, ap plique, velvet ribbon or panne to re place those of lace. To make the waist In the medium Blze will require three yards of twenty two Inch material, with five-eighth yard of contrasting material and three eighth yards of veivet for trimming. To make the skirt lu the medium size will require five and three-quarter yards of forty-four-lnch material. An F.xploderi Idea. The Iden of color under transparent fabrics Is again being exploited. A lovely gown Is made of the sheerest silk grass linen over pink silk. The outer skirt bns three narrow nifties, edged nnd lined with pink Chlnn silk, and n wide sash built In the snme way. Over n full blouse of pink China silk Is worn a Persian jacket of the grass linen, unllned, nnd edged with n tiny niching of the silk. Th hat that ac companies this dainty gown Is of pink silk straw, trimmed with a scarf and rosettes of the grnss linen, and encir cled by a wreath of pink roses and their foliage. A Charming- down. A charming summer gown Is of fine white linen, with two Insertions of linen lace In the skirt and one In the blouse. The skirt Insertions slope up ward to the back, aud that In the waist Is set In to outline a bolero. A kind of Spanish girdle Is formed of the lace, which Is made to narrow from a deep point above and livlow the belt line, at the back, to a downwnrd turn ing point at the front, fastened by a sliver filigree buckle or pin. Pretty Linen Parasols. Some of the linen parasols are bor dered with linen-colored embroidery, while others nre given over to lnee! In-, scrtlons. Some nre finely tucked. Very Fashionable For Little Girls. Coats of black or white moire nrr TOILETTE. very fashionable at present for little girls. The fabric Is heavy and rich, requiring no lining nnd showing to best advantage when made up quite plain. The accompanying lllu-stratlou show La Gibson coat of Ivory moire, with cuffs, collar nnd belt of white satin. The garment is adjusted with shoul der aud uuder-arm seams closing In front uuder the shield. . Broad pleats extend over the shoul ders, back and front, tnpering toward the lower edge. They are heavily ma chine stitched. A belt of while satin Is drawn close ly around tho waist nud dips stylishly In front. A narrow collar band com pletes the neck and 'fusions ou tbe left side. Tbe sleeves nre fitted with upper and under portions, have slight fulness on the shoulders and ure finished with flaring cuffs, machine stitched. Styllbh coats In this mode may be made of peau de sole, satin, bengaline,' ladles' cloth, serge or heavy wlilto pique. Soino hnvo small velvet ap plique figures applied on the upper portion of the shield, back and front, to simulate a yoke, nud others have OIBb'a GIBSON COAT. narrow bands of lace set la where the stitching I showa la the lllustra-' tlon; otherwise the garment are per fectly plain. To make the dres for a girl eight year old will require five yard of twenty-two Inch material. Jti-i
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