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^7:"" -/k. . *r> - ••*> »- : . . * • • > . . ' • ^ * • * on *<%» :Jr- •* v•? :-;-i, j v ^ ' i I THE MAID af MAIDEN LANE *r.y"i, ,Wv; • s»yrt,t> "W» Bow « OfM«» nat«^^ypgp» AlfOVE STORY BY AACIilA C. BARB. ' . . 1 • i t^i" •" T . (Copyright 1900, by Amelia E. Barr) W-\; S^: wv -. ' CHAPTER II.--(Continued.) About six o'clock Arenta Van Arfawis made a personal response to her frienti's message. She was all ex­ citement and expectation. Who do j*m think called on me this after­ noon. No less a person than Madam® Kippon. Gertrude Kippon is going to bs married. She is going to marry a French count! And madame is be­ side herself with the great alliance." "Our drawing-rooms, and even our streets, are full of titles," said Cor­ nell*; "I think it is a distinction to be plain master and mistress." "That is the truth; even this hand­ some dandy, Joris Hyde, Is a lieuten­ ant." "He was in tne field two years. He told me so this afternoon. I dare •ay, he has earned his title, even if he j)« a lieutenant." "Don't be so highty-tighty. Cor­ ned a. I have no objection to military titles. In fact, I rather lean to of­ ficial, titles of every kind." Then Arenta, having arranged her ringlets, tied her sash and her sandals, the girls went down to the parlor. Dr. Moran, Rem Tan Ariens, and Lievt. Hyde were present The latter 'Vm handsomely dressed in a dark- ¥lne velvet coat, silver-laced, a long white satin vest and black satin breeches. His hair was thrown back­ wards and tied with the customary black ribbon, and his linen and laces were of the finest quality. He met Cornelia as he might have met a prin­ cess; and he flashed into Arenta's sores a glance of admiration which tarned her senses upside down, and come, we must go' to. our rooms, for that is our father I hear moving about. In a few minutes he will be angry, a n d t h e n - -- • She did not finish the sentence; there was no necessity; Rem Icnew what unpleasantness the threat im­ plied, and he slipped off his shoes and stole quietly upstairs. Arenta did not hurry, though the great Flemish clock on the stair-landing chimed eleven as she entered her room. "After all," she mused, "the even­ ing was a-possibility. It was a door on the latch--I may push it open and go in--who can tell? I saw how amazed he was at my beauty when I first entered the parlor--and he is but a man--and a young man who likes his own, way--so much is evident." Then she heard her brother moving about the floor of the room above her and a shadow darkened her. face. She had strong family affections, and she •was angry that Rem should be trou­ bled by any man or woman, living. "I have always thought Cornelia a very saint," she muttered, "but Love is the great revealer. I wonder if she is in love--to tell the truth, she was past finding out. I cannot say that I saw the least sign of it--and between me and myself, Rem was unreason­ able; however, I am not pleased that Rem felt himself to be badly used." And she said her prayers, and fell calmly asleep, to the flattering thought, "I would not much wonder if, at this moment, Lieut. Hyde Is thinking about me." In reality,Uent. Hyde was at that moment in the Belvedere club, singing the "Marseillaise," and listening to a ( ^ m 5?^". . >" i7 ' L ^ _( Ik--. Hi The fresh aea wind Made iter.feel, for a moment or two, a* if she could hardly breathe. Upon Arenta's brother he had not . produced a pleasant impression. With­ out intention, he had treated young Van Ariens with that negative polite- ' ness which dashes a sensitive man, and makes him resentfully conscious that he has been rendered incapable oi doing himself justice. And Rem tried in various ways to introduce aome conversation which would afford • him the pleasure of cbntradiction. He ^ failed to consider that, his barely ' veiled antagonism compelled from the • doctor, and even from Cornelia and j Arenta, attentions he might not other- wise have received. So Hyde easily became the hero of the hour, he was - permitted to teach the girls the charm- " ing old-world step of the Pas de : Quatre, and afterwards to sing with them merry airs from Figaro, and sen- " timental airs from Lodoiska. Fortunately, some of Dr. Moran's neighbors called early in the evening. Then whist parties were formed. But though Cornelia was all sweetness and greciousness; though Rem played well and Lieut. Hyde played badly; though Rem had the satisfaction of watching Hyde depart in his chair, while he stood with a confident friendship by Cornelia's side, he was not satisfied. There was an air of weariness and constraint in the room, and the little Stir of departing visitors did not hide It. Rem approached his sister and •aid, "it is time to go home." Arenta looked at her friend; Bhe expected to be asked to remain, and she was of- , fended when Cornelia did not gtve her the Invitation. "I expected you would ask me to stsy with you, Cornelia." *1 think It is best for you to go home with Rem. Otherwise he might, In his present temper, find himself near Becker's, and if & man is quarrel- f some ie may always get principals and seconds there. In the morning Rem will, I hope, be reasonable." "I thought you and I would talk things over to-night. I like to talk pver a new pleasure." *"Dear Arenta, we shall have so ch more time, to-morrow. Corns to- rrow." But Arenta was not pleased. 8hs left her friend with an air of repressed Injury, and afterwards made little re­ marks about Cornelia to her brother, Which exactly fitted his sense of rranded pride. "Ever since she was a little girl, Steven years old, I have loved rr," said Rem; "and she knows it." ••She knows It; that is so. When I was at Bethlehem, I read her all your Batters, and many a time you spoke in (*s* of her as your 'little wife.' Come, and the bright sunshine. very inflammatory speech frojn the French minister. But a couple of hours later, Arenta's "wonder" would have touched the truth. He was then alone, and very ill satisfied; for, after some restless reflections, he said im­ patiently : "I have again made a fool of myself. I have now all kinds of unpleasant feel­ ings, and when I left that good doc­ tor's house I was well satisfied. His daughter is an angel. I praise myself for finding that out Then he rose, threw off his velvet and lace, and designedly let his thoughts turn to Arenta. "She is pretty beyond all prettiness," he said softly as he moved about "She dances well, talks from hand to mouth, and she gave me one sweet glance, and J think if she has gone so far--she might go further." CHAPTER III. after the shopping was finished they found themselves walking towards the Battery, with the fresh sea wind, and the bright sunshine, and the joy of each other's presence all around them. Now Love has always something in it of the sea, and the murmur of the tide against the pier, the hoarse voices of the sailor men, the scept of the salt water, and all the occult unrecog­ nized, but keenly felt life of the ocean, were ministers to their love, and for­ ever and ever blended in the heart and memory of the youth and maid who had set their early dream of each other to Its potent witchery. Time went swiftly, and suddenly Cornelia remembered that she was subject to hours and minutes. A little fear cams Into her heart, and closed It, and shs said, with a troubled air, "My mother will be anxious. I had forgotten. I must go home.** So they turned "north* ward again. ' At the gates of her home they stood a moment, and there Hyde touched her hand and said, "I have never, all my life, been so happy. It has been a walk beyond hope, and beyonjl expression!" And she lifted her fac%, and the smile on her lips and the l!gl& in her eyes answered him. •. Cornelia trembled as she opened the parlor door; she feared to look into her mother's face, but it was a« serene as usual, and she met her daughter's glance with one of infinity affection and some MttJb expectancy, Tliis was a critical moment hnd Coi^ nelia hesitated slightly. Then she said with a blunt directness which put all subterfuge out of the question: "Mother, I have been a long time, but I met Lieut Hyde, and we walked down to the Battery; and I think I have stayed beyond the hour I ought to have stayed, but the weather was so delightful" "The weather Is very delightful and Lieut Hyde Is very polite. Did he speak of the violets he sent you?" "I suppose he forgot them. Ah, there they are! How beautiful! How fragrantl I will give them it you, mother."* "They are your own, my dear. I would not give them away. Take your flowers and put thtem in water--the young man is very extravagant, I think. Do you know that it is Quite noon, and your father will be home in a little while?" And there was suqh kind intent, sfich a divining sympathy in the sim­ ple words, that Cornelia's heart grew warm with pleasure, and she felt that her mother understood, and did not much blame her. She went with some haste to her room, and, forget­ ting all else, sat down and permitted herself to enter the delicious land of Reverie. She let the thought of Hyde repossess her, and present again and again to her imagination his form, his face, his voice, and those long caress­ ing looks she had seen and felt, with­ out seeming to be aware of them. (To be continued.) BEFORE m PVBL1C EYE NEW POST FOR HEFFELFINQER PHOTOGRAPH WINS A CASE. Bright Idea That Wad Worked by Clever Lawyer. A Philadelphia lawyer tells the story that a picture of Fanny Davenport once won a case for him. His client was suing the Pennsylvania Railroad company, of which Wayne MacVeagh was counsel, for $7,500 damages for the death of her husband. "Just a few days before the case was to have come up she happened into my office and an* nounced that she had married again. 'Good Lord, madam,' I gasped, 'why couldn't you have waited until your case came up? It's next to impossible for me to get damages for you now.* She said she didn't care very much, and went out, seeming very happy. "Well, it just happened that I had a photograph of Fanny Davenport on my desk, and when the next day Wayne MacVeagh happened into my office to discuss quite another matter he picked up the photo and admired it 'Who's your friend?' he asked. "I had a sudden inspiration and I said: 'Why, that's the lady who' is suing your company for $7,500.' " 'The deuce you say,* said he. 'Hand* some woman, isn't she?' " 'She is, indeed," I replied. *"H--m!' he exclaimed, looking at the picture closely. 'A deuced hand­ some woman, I should say. A deuced handsonae woman.' There was a slight pause. 'What'll you take to settle this case?' he asked. "I thought of my client's second marriage, and I fixed the figure at $5,000. The deal was consummated, and the case never came to court"-- New York Tribune. BLUE JAY 18 PROFANE. Hyde and Arenta. Seldom is Love ushered into any life with any pomp of circumstance or cer­ emony; there is no overture to our opera, no prologue to our play, and the most momentous meetings occur as if by mere accident A friend de­ layed Cornelia a while on the street, and turning, she met Hyde face to face; a moment more, or less, and the meeting had not been. Ah, but some Power had set that moment for their meeting, and the delay had been intended, and the consequences fore­ seen! In a dim kind of way Hyde realized this fact as he sat the next day with an open book before him. He was not reading It; he was thinking of Corne­ lia. Soon he closed his book with im­ patience, and went to Prince's and bought a little rush basket filled with sweet violets. Into their midst he slipped his visiting card, and saw the boy on his way with the flowers to Cornelia ere he was satisfied they would reach her Quickly enough. Then turning aimlessly into Pearl street, b« saw Cornelia. She was dressed only in a little morning gown of Indian chintz, but in such simple toilet had still more dis­ tinctively that *alr of youthful modesty which be bad found so charmingly tan­ talizing. Cornelia was going to the "Univer­ sal Store" of Oerardus Duyckinck, and Hyde begged to go with her. He said he was used to shopping, and could tell the value of laces, and kSiew how to choose a piece of silk, or match the crewels for her embroidery; and, In­ deed, pleaded his case so merrily, that there was no refusing his offer. And bow it happened lovers can tell, but Bad Habit Not Confined Solely te the Human Family. "Did yofu * ever hear p blue jay swear?"f \ '• The speaker, one of the ornitholo­ gists of the Academy of Natural Sci­ ences, smiled during the silence that followed his question and then pro­ ceeded : "Well, I have; lots of times. I have often laughed heartily at the profan­ ity of the blue Jay. This bird only swears when It Is cracking hickory nuts. The hickory has a pretty con- cret, solid kind of shell, and to break it open the blue jay has to hit it very hard. "He perches himself on a fence rail, with the nut between his claws. He holds the nut firmly on the wood, and, drawing back his head to the ut> most limit of his neck, he bangs away with his bill--biff! biff! biff!--until the shell breaks. "It 1b when he misses his aim that the blue jay swears--when he strikes his foot Instead of the nut with his bill. He carries on dreadfully then. He acts like a man who had banged his fingers with a hammer. Throwing the nut far from him he hops around on one foot, and the air is filled with the most horrible oaths. "Really, joking aside," the orni­ thologist concluded, "a bios jay's voice, when he hits his toot in eraok* ing a nut is the most angry, most penetrating , thing La the world--a chatter of rage and pain and disgust that can be beard 100 yards across ths fields." Htrr HETFELrMQCB President Roosevelt while the latter was in that city on his trip to the West Mr. Heffelflnger is an enthusi­ astic advocate of the civil service sys­ tem. MESSAGES IN STRANGE FORM. Remarkable Communication from Many Sources^ Recently English newspapers pub­ lished a story about a Liverpool man who found 9. message written upon an egg by the packer, a widow in Manitoba, whom he ultimately mar­ ried. In 1899 a message was found in a barrel of apples that had been sent to England from New Zealand. In this message the packer of the fruit, a young woman, said that her ances­ tors, whose names were given, had emigrated from Kent, and she asked the finder to ascertain if any of her name and family still remained in that county. The finder was able to give her full particulars as to surviv­ ing. relatives. Mr. Tew of Leeds, England, a member of a Yorkshire banking family, had at one time a collection of "messages in merchan­ dise," some of them being very tragic reminders of the days when peaceful traders were caught by Algerian pirates and sold Into slavery. One such message had been . written in blood on a coarse canvas bag that had contained gum arable; another appeared as a sort of tattooed stain on a large cork that had fastened S vessel containing attar of roses. 8AYS 8HE IS PERSECUTED. New York Woman Makes Complaint Against Vanderbilt Family. "Mrs. Jacob H. Vanderbilt, who a few days ago opened a "smoking par­ lor" for women on Fifth avenue in New York, has received so many pro­ tests from societies and Individuals that she may have to close her shop. The protest which may be the last Btraw is a written one from the Y. M. C. A. She says the Vanderbilt family, is behind it all, and that she is being persecuted. Mrs. Vanderbilt designed the shop as a place where society women might stop while out shopping /IBS. MOaa KWItoEBBWZT and secure a cup of tea and a cigars ette. It is luxuriously furnished, and since it opened has been crowded with women. Noon-Mark of Olden Times. One of the simplest devices by which the midday hour was made known to dwellers In rural homes a century ago was a noon-mark. The dweller in town or village had the noon bell from the church steeple, but on nearly every farm house was a noon-mark, usually by a frequented door or window. Says Mrs. Earle in a recent book: "I have seen them many a time on the threshold of a barn, at the kitchen djperstep or out­ side the pantry. Country folk grew very skillful in telling the relative time from a noon-mark. I knew one old woman who, by her kitchen noon- mark, could tell the hours from 10 to 4 without a variation of four min­ utes, which is in general all that -would be expected from a- wfttcb-- from a woman's watch." tOOK TOLL FOR HIMSELF. Old Famous Yale Footbafl Player to Be Civil Service Commissioner. It is expected that W. W. Heffel­ flnger, the famous Yale guard who is in business in Minneapolis, will ao* cept the post of civil service commis­ sioner which was tendered him by Gentleman Had Not Altogether the Worst of the Hoax. The provost of the University of Pennsylvania, Charles Custis Harri­ son, knew iff his boyhood an eccen­ tric old man named Herbert Ling. Mr. Harrison said recently that a' wag once told Ling that if he would get himself appointed to the office of- taking up the collection on Sunday in<i the ^hurch he would be paid a quar-i ter a Sunday, and would a)so have a turkey every Christmas, Ling accordingly secured the place of collector, and waited patiently for Christmas to come around. It earned but the expected turkey did not come- with it Therefore the old man calledix upon the pastor. . He explained his grievance--how1;' he was to have had the Sunday quar- ter and the Christmas turkey--but the pastor could only smile, and shake his' head, and say: "Herbert, I fear you have been hoaxed." g "Maybe I have, sir," returned the. other, "in the matter of the turkey, but not.in the matter of the quarter.; I have been taking care of ttat ,iajr- CONGRESSMAN WILBER SAYS [To The Pe-ru-na Medicine Co./ of Columbus, O.] - " Pe-ru-na is All You Claim For It" sei *v' T*:' i--.its a Veteran's Story. Bath, N. Y., April 13th.--The firsts consideration of the Commandant and Officers in the conduct of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Homo here is the health of the Veterans. Kidney Troubles are the most common cause of ailment, very few of the old men escaping thesei la some form or other. Of course the comrades do as much as possible for themselves, and one or the most popular and useful remedies employed is Dodd's Kidney Pills, which seem to be almost infallible In cases of Kidney derangements. Indeed there are among the veterans several who claim to owe their lives to Dodd's Kidney Pills. For Instance, A. BL Ayers, who came to the home from Minneapolis, Mlpn., was given up by four doctors in that city. He had Bright's Disease, and never expected to live through it, but his life was saved and his health re- stored by Dodd's Kidney Pills, His experience has made the remedy very popular among the men, and no one who has used Dodd's Kidney Pills for any Kidney Trouble has been dis­ appointed. ~<r? •: M DXWILBZH Beirut College Is Growing. , The Syrian Protestant collegi ist Beirut, an American non-sectarian In­ stitution, has 627 students in medicine, pharmacy, commerce, arts or archaeol­ ogy Twenty-eight of the forty-flve pro­ fessors are Americans and English is the principal medium of instruction. The Institution wishes samples of American manufactures and commer­ cial literature. Its students come from Turkey, Greece, Persia, .Egypt, and the Soudan. V - Congressman D. F. Wilber, of Oneonta. N. Y., writes: Tho Peruns Medicine Co,v Columbus, Ohio: Gentlemen--"Persuaded bym Mend I have Med your remedy and 1 have utmost fully recovered after the use of a few bottles, i urn fully convinced that Peruna is ail you claim tor it, and cheerfully recommend your modioi19 to all who are afflicted with catarrhal trouble."--David P. Wilber. Pe-ra-nFj a Preventive and Can for Colds. Mr. 0. F. Given, Sussex, N. B., Vice President of "The Pastime Boating Club," writes: Whenever the cold weather sets in I have for years past been very sure to catch a severe cold which was hard to throw off, and which would leave after­ effects on my Constitution the most of the winter. "Last winter I was advised to try Peruna, and within five days the cold was broken up, and in five days more I was a well man. I recommended it to several of my friends and all speak the highest praise for it. jThere Is nothing like Peruna for catarrhal afflictions. It is well nigh infallible as a cure, and I gladly endorse it."--C. P. Given, A Prominent Stayer Sand From Loh of Voice. 3lr. Julian Weisslitz,175 Seneca street, Buffalo, N. Y., is corresponding secre­ tary of The Sangerlust, of New York; is the leading second bass of the Sanger- lust« the largest German singing socle af New York and also the oldest. ty In 1899 The Sangerlust celebrated Its fiftieth anniversary with a large oele* bration in New York City. The follow­ ing is his testimony: "About two years ago I caught a severe cold while traveling and which settled into catarrh of the bronchial tubes, and bo affected my voice that I was obliged to cancel my engagements^ In distress I was advised to try Peruna. and although I had never used a patens medicine before, I sent for a bottle. "Words but illy describe my surprise to find that within a few days I was greatly relieved, and within three weeks I was entirely recovered. I am never without it now, and take an occasional dose when I feel run down."--Julian Weisslitz. If you do not derive prompt and satis­ factory results from the use of Peruna write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable a vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President ai The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbua.OL OKLAHOMA excels in Corn, Cotton and Wheat. Ideal place to llva 800 FARMS FOR SALE. Bargains in city property, bringing large rents. Your money loaned atOjlongllW edge real estate. No Safer Place to invest. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. THB WKBTKRN INVKBTMBNT CO.. KU RKMO. OKLAHOMA^ Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering It through the mucous surfaces. Sach articles should never be used except on prescrip­ tions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is tenfold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manu­ factured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., con­ tains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catai rh Cure be sure you Set the genuine. It is taken internally, and made l Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi- monialsfree. Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Testing Soils. Hie bureau of soils of the-agricul­ tural department now has a force of over 100 persons, seventy-five of whom uave had a scientific training. Its ob­ ject is to show the conditions and re­ sources of the soils of the country and to give the people precise and accurate knowledge regarding the possibilities of each kind of soil. Lackawanna Summer Book. The summer book of the Lackawanna Railroad for It* >3 is a novel departure from the usual form Of railroad literature. A delightful little love storyentited "For Keasonsof State,"illustrated with wash drawings In half-tone, occupies a con­ siderable portion of the book, the balance being devoted to illustrationsand descriptions of vari­ ous mountain and lake resorts which the Lackawanna reaches. The book is especially pleasing in appearance and Is being distributed by the Passenger De­ partment in New York in return for 6o In stamps to cover cost of mailing. The city councilors of Belfast have declined the offer of some of the king's swans from the Thames. Their re­ fusal, accompanied by "loyal thanks," Is based on the fact that they have already "an ample supply of swans." A Preacher of Resources. Rev.. J. W. Kimbrell of Madison, Mo., is a gentleman of resources. Bad roads prevented him a few Sundays ago from keeping his engagement at Porter's chapel, one of the churches on its itinerary. He bethought him­ self that a number of his parishioners had telephones, so he moved an organ to the Madison "central" office, got a choir and conducted a whole church service by telephone, excepting the taking up of the collection. Rev. Mr. Kimbrell is the clergyman who makes war on cigarettes by furnishing smok­ ers with corncob pipes and good to­ bacco. Croker's New Distinction. Richard Croker possesses the best lot of whlpperets In this country, dogs which may be regarded as the novelty in pets. M ^ Babies for Salt * In Amoy, China, it is a common sight to see boy and girl babies being carried round the town in baskets and offered for sale. The prices asked for a baby vary from about $2.50 to $5. Drought and bad times are said to be the cause of parents selling their off­ spring. Ohio Collects Much License Money. Ohio collects over $4,000,000 la It censes from 10;7S9 saloona. DID YOU GET IT? Your wife told you to bring home a dollar bottle of . Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin you forgot you would V better tie a string on your ~ - finger to-mor­ row morning and every time you look at it • M you will think : € l S f t h e m e d i ­ cine that cures Constipation, Sick Headache, Indigestion, and every form of Stomach Trouble. H. T. Hull, of Noblesvllle. Ind.. writes:"! feel It my duty to irive you a voluntary testimonial for Syrup Pepsin. My wife has been troubled with Chronic Constipation in t> moat severe stage. We have tried all remedies we could bear of. together with prescriptions from local physicians, and until wa finally ?ot bold of your remedy, found no relief; but after'taking your remedy tor a few days only, we nave results that are simply marvelous. I send you this entirely unsolicited, and will surely speak a Sood word for your remedy wherever and Whenever I can." 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The Bousrlaa secret pro­ cess of tannine the bottom sole* produoat abso­ lutely pure leather; more flexible and will w ynw. i „ |lfi w. L, Bouglu ihoM atrial tad saw money* Mot Ire Increase /ISM Seles: S»,*«tt,S8tt,Sl laBuilscMi \lS0aSales: $S,eS4,840iaa A sain of •S.SSS.iSS.TS Id Four Tears. S, L. DOUGLAS S4J» GILT EDOC LINK. Worth SS.OO Compared with Other Makes. Ths box hiporisi zr.d Amer/can !cztt>en. lleyl's Patent Calf,Enamel, Box Calf, Calf. Vici Hid, Corona Colt, and National Kangaroo. Fast Color Eyelets. The genuine have W. L. jDOTTQLAS name and price stamped on bottom. Shoes by mail, 2ic. extra. Jllut. Catalog free. , UOtOLAS, BROCKTON. Caution: T M 9 cr o"*1' Via Dubpque, Waterloo sad Albert Lea. Fast Vestibule Night tra<n with through Sleeping Car, Buffet-Libr^,-y Car and Free Reclining Chair Car. Dining Car Service en route. Tickets of agents oi I. C. R. R. sod connecting lines. : ^ \ A. H. HANSON.«. *. A., nillfli^ ^ | •ft IV CHAMPION PY,ER AL1" Tb* onl, truss that " "" holds rupture without pain. KImS Write for booklet. Fl)i|to dslphlaTruss Oe.. 610 Loeust St,, PhiUdelph. W. N. U. CHICAGO, No. 16, 1903. . When Answering Advertlsemen Kindly Mention This Paper. m 1 y v