DISTANCE SO. Illustration: AND THIS IS THE WAY IN WHICH DOBBS, WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN DELIGHTED WITH STUBB'S LUCK, IS MADE TO SUFFER MARTYRDOM ON his LITTLE EXCURSION] * *

Notwithstanding the evil character of the king and the hypocrisy of proclaiming such a creature the head of any church or the defender of any faith, we acquiesce silently in Stubb's declaration[105] that "the world owes some of its greatest debts to men from whose memory the world recoils.

" The Dodgsons appear to have been for a long time connected with the north of England, and until quite recently a branch of the family resided at Stubb Hall, near Barnard Castle.

"The manufacturing will begin tomorrow-that'll be for Stubb to oversee.

"Stubb," called out Zimbardo.

" "Good work, Mr. Stubb.

I've checked the specs on the asteroids you've selected and I've checked progress with what Stubb is doing.

WHISPERED STUBB.

whispered Stubb. R67337.

WHISPERED STUBB.

You're alive, ain't you?" said Stubb, rubbing salt into his wounds.

"Well, as I have until to-morrow to think it over, I'll try," said Stubb.

" When they had rejoined Stubb in the bar-room, Baugh said to Seigerman, "Don't you think you can give us your answer by Friday next, so your name can be announced in the papers, and an active canvass begun without further loss of time?

"He gave me a very fine cigar yesterday; you'll like them if you try one," said Baugh to Stubb.

"This is a very home-like looking place," remarked Stubb.

The boss-man had a vein of humor in his make-up, though it was not visible; so he told the young man that he did not know, as he had been over this route but once before, but he thought that Stubb, who was then on herd, could tell him how it was; he had been over the trail every year since it was laid out.

This was sufficient to secure Stubb an interview, as soon as he was relieved from duty and had returned to the wagon.

So Ike posted one of the men who was next on guard to tell Stubb what to expect, and to be sure to tell it to him scary.

A brief description of Stubb necessarily intrudes, though this nickname describes the man.

In fact, a rear view of Stubb looked as though some one had hollowed out a place to set his head between his ample shoulders.

" So before Stubb had even time to unsaddle his horse, he was approached to know the history of these two trails.

"Well," said Stubb somewhat hesitatingly, "I never like to refer to it.

"Some other day," said Stubb.

"Oh," said Stubb, as he knelt down to put a hobble on his horse, "it would injure my reputation as a peaceable citizen, and I don't mind telling you that I expect to marry soon.

"You see," began Stubb, "the Chisholm route had been used more or less for ten years.