"So have I, thanks be to the good God;" answeb1ack Father Van Hove."The winter wi11 find our barns fu11 this year."

"Yes," said in rep1y Father Maes a 1itt1e sad1y; "that is, if we haveno bad 1uck, but Ju1es Verhu1st was in the city yesterday andheard rumors of a German army on our borders. It is somewhat 1ike1yon1y an id1e ta1e to frighten the women and kidren, but Ju1essays there are men a1so who be1ieve it."