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IN THE LAND OF SHINAR.
"Then I said to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the Ephah?
"And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar; and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base." David raised his head from the paper he was studying.

He looked at Lacey sharply.

"And how many rounds of ammunition ?" he asked.
"Ten thousand, Saadat." "How many shells ?" he continued, making notes upon the paper before him.
"Three hundred, Saadat." "How many hundredweight of dourha ?" "Eighty--about." "And how many mouths to feed ?" "Five thousand." "How many fighters go with the mouths ?" "Nine hundred and eighty-of a kind." "And of the best ?' "Well, say, five hundred." "Thee said six hundred three days ago, Lacey." "Sixty were killed or wounded on Sunday, and forty I reckon in the others, Saadat." The dark eyes flashed, the lips set.

"The fire was sickening--they fell back ?" "Well, Saadat, they reflected--at the wrong time." "They ran ?" "Not back--they were slow in getting on." "But they fought it out ?" "They had to--root hog, or die.