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of this it must be admitted was as soiled in a literal 

 sense as it is described in the proverbial filthy lucre. 

 But then did we not have more than double our orisr- 

 iiial amount ? And there are few of us who would not 



STREET SCENE IN VERA CRUZ 



rather have $2.18 (which was at that time the rate of 

 exchange) than a single dollar, even though it be fresh 

 from the mint ! 



Catching a glimpse from the roof of our hotel of 

 the wonderful surf thrown up at the breakwater to the 

 northward, we made up our minds to see this rainless 

 terrible " norther " and its work, face to face. We 



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