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The new king was given a royal salute of twenty-one guns, marched through the town by the commodore and a German guard of honour, and established on Mulinuu with two or three hundred warriors. Becker announced his recognition to the other consuls. These replied by proclaiming Malietoa, and in the usual mealy-mouthed manner advised Samoans to do nothing.

"Oh, no," said Minna, and as she spoke she felt the soft breath of her companion on her brow. "Dear heart, will you come day after to-morrow evening and take tea with me?" "Gladly, dear." "Monsieur Becker, you will bring her, will you not?" "Yes, mademoiselle." Seraphitus inclined his head with a pretty gesture, and bowed to the old pastor as he left the house.

In comparison with this, and just to contrast it with what was then considered a large export for one individual firm, I may mention that just before the present war Ralli Bros, exported 1,100,000 bales, Becker Grey & Co., 400,000 bales, Ernsthausen & Co, 330,000 bales, R. Steel & Co. 240,000 bales, and James Duffus & Co. 220,000 bales.

Becker sighed involuntarily; oh, what a bore it was to have to sit here in this room, whilst those two were enjoying themselves outside. "Why are you sighing?" inquired the woman at that moment. Her voice sounded soft and veiled in the twilight. The tone frightened him. "What are you thinking of? Don't you like being here?" He grew still more frightened. Did she know what he had been thinking of?

Becker. "I don't see why we belong. If I want to attend church on Easter Sunday or a Christmas, I don't have to pay dues all year for it. A person can pray just as well at home as in church if he's inclined that way." "Our child doesn't need to be raised like a heathen just because we aren't as regular as we might be about churchgoing.

Look! was that not Becker, slender and nice-looking, who embraced Rosa with a bridegroom's impatience? The drunken man sat grinning, as one picture after the other flashed across his sick brain. "Very good, very good," he mumbled, smacking his lips. He gave Rosa a push, "Come, kiss him too, it's Becker, you know. Handsome fellow, good fellow, isn't he? Sweet little bride. I'll look the other way."

In spite of himself he had reasoned that she would be young and that she would have golden hair, but these other things, the laughing beauty of her face, the luring depth of her eyes. He caught himself staring. "I I was dreaming," he almost stammered. He pulled himself together quickly. "I was dreaming of a face, Mrs. Becker, It seems strange that this should happen away up here, in this way.

Just then Monsieur Becker arrived, followed by David; he saw his daughter and guest standing before the window; going up to them, he looked into the salon and said quietly, "Well, my good David, she is only saying her prayers." "Ah, but try to enter, Monsieur." "Why disturb those who pray?" answered the pastor. At this instant the moon, rising above the Falberg, cast its rays upon the window.

Becker and Fritze lost no time in explanation or denial, but went straight to the root of the matter and sought to buy off Scanlon. Becker declares that every reparation was offered. Scanlon takes a pride to recapitulate the leases and the situations he refused, and the long interviews in which he was tempted and plied with drink by Becker or Beckmann of the firm.

"Father," he cried, in an accent of alarm, "there is a fresh litter of leaves up stairs, which has been recently slept upon, and I miss a knife that I left the last time we were here!" "Have any of you been at Falcon's Nest lately?" inquired Becker, when he had verified the truth of Fritz's intelligence. "None of us," unanimously replied all the boys.