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YES" repeated Amy with DUH acquiescence, I'VE
must go and thank him"
phe glory of tho sunlight was as midnight gloom
70 her heavy heart. Beckwith had fulfilled his share
OF the bargain. II now remained for her to fulnll
herar-eo constunTnate the saoriice OF her own happi-
ness TO save that Of Vsnner. Shs could not And
words TO tell hr lover that tho words which had
made him = fres man had made her a bond slave
for LIE.
Rex noticed her silence and abstraction.
why, ~darhns!' he exclaimed, Aren't you happy?
The whole world-the world Of love-lies at our feet"
Yes" she answered. a little sob In her voice.
He stopped short and surveyed her IN aanazeansnt.
THE strain has been too much for you, he said
sootninsly, You are not yourself. Let US walt and
go 20 Bsckwtth's at another time"
No." she snid. rallyine. I'VE mustI must-go. now.
AZ oncs. Listen. dear heart. / have much 10 say to
you and I find II very hard TO say, Boar with me.
BE patient and I will get through with II as quickly
as / can. only. before ] begin, ] want you to
know-now and foreyer-that l love you with all my
whole heart and that It Is because of my love for
you thar ] have done what l did. Always remember
that, heart OF my heart"
VIVA are you saying' ! don't understand"
when Mr.. Beckwith consented 70 take your case
"oh, is that sll2 Never mind Wen economize and
wen pay him as quickly Us we can"
mo. no! That isn't all. You saw for yourself to-
day that but for him you would have gone TO prison
for years. that your whole life would have been
ruined. Even after you had served your sentence you
would have found the worlds doom shut against you.
For the public are strangely cruel 10 those who bear
the prison tant. Mr. Beckwith alone saved you from
all this. Ia any price TOO high 20 pay for such a ser.
yicer' 49,.
4 "Sssast aGasf' ne answered wstA . savAdsr,
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nervous and hGgety. Al sight OF Rex he hurried for
ward and gIasped that surprised young man warm
iy by the hand.
Deepest APOLOGIZE. my dear tellow!' he exclaimed.
HOW can l ever forgive myself for all the trouble /
nave caused yoL? ! beg you will overlook II and re-
sumo your former position with our firm. T.
Order called the clerk, rapping on the table, The
Judge who had been reading and signing some doeu-
ments, looked up at Rex and said kindly:
Young man. l have just learned that a serious mis-
carriage Of justice has been committed. The Two
gems, known as the Belgrade diamonds, which you
were accused Of stealing. haze been found"
The two"
Yes this morning. - replied HIS Honor, not noticing
tho emphasis Nenner had placed on the numeral. III
seems the velvet lining OF the upper half or the case
IN which the stones wer. kept was ripped at one
corner and the two diamonds slipped between this
lining and tle framework OF the case. / DO not IN
derstaud how this could have happened, nT now the
discovery could have been so long deferred, But II
efsctually clears you Of any shadow OF guilt, and
you stand hOnOTab!y discharged. My opinion OF your
employers Grass carelessness In permitting such ar
accident to occur 20 valuable jewels and his rashness
In placing the odNnn OF his own mistake on your
shoulders need not be expressed at this time"
Hother squirned under the implied nabuks; but ht
took his medicine like a man, apologlzing for has error
onering 10 reimburse the State for the costs Of the
trial and repeating mis- Invitation TO Rex TO resume his
position as Department Superintendent.
TITS all like some horrible nightmare from which
I've lust awakened" said Rex as he and Amy made
their way from the building. Though how Beckwiti
ever managed to md the second stone and TO restor,
uhe two 10 their case In that mysterious way Is NOR,
man can fathom' Still. I'm too happy TO ask Ques
tons Bsckwitais q brickl We must go al oacs ant
thank himi-
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Marry Little Women. ~ By NixoIa Creole,

modest amc:lt OF happiness acquire as she nears
the thirtI mari a plumpness more or less pleasing
according t. The point of view.
1t is a well-known fact that thoroughbred ami
mails Of all kinds are slender to the verge of thin
ness in their extreme youth. And the human spe-
cies is no exception to the rule.
But what's the use? One might go on enumerat-
ing the merits of slenderness to the end Of time.
And the admirers of the numbering bovine lady
would not be moved from the error Of their ways.
No. It is a mistake to argue with them on aes-
ttetc grounds. The Chicago mans reason is, az
ter an. tho best. the only one. Marry the little
woman because she is cheap.
And yet, after all, is this a reason? Men value
women, as they do race horses, by what they cos,
them" said a young grass widow who had already
cost four husbands a tidy sum. There is a great
deal Of truth in her sophisticated aphorism, par.
ticularly as applied to those who Judge women. as
they might plough horses, by their bulk,
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You agree with me, then? Wei, / am to pay that
price"
"Nonsenso. r.
N one but 1 can pay II. On. can't you understand
You make II very hard for me. dear"
A strange feeling OF forebodipg orspt over tbs man,
olouding his dsnzitngiy bright horizon sne continued:
'"rhe prizes which Mr.. Bechwath demanded and which
I-promised to pay--waS my hand In marriage"
"OH!"
went white ana he stared unbelievinsly at tho pale.
set comtenancs OF the girl at his side.
''Iush!' she adlnonished. gently as = mother Gains
her child, BE brave! And remember It II for your
sake, my darling, oh, my dartng!'
The scoundrel' cried Rex. finding his vodos In a
torrent Of fury. "Ths c~ontemptible villain! And he
actually thinks 1 win bt you carry out this-tlLs
iniautous transaction! The cur! u
81 have given my word, dear" she reminded him;
and ne read irrevocable resolve In her quiet tone. Yet
lie In no way dcsisted from the storm Of argument.
entreaty and frantic pleading that continued fruitlessly
until the door of Beckwith's Office was reached.
"Oh. you don't love ne! You no longer care for
me-" he burst out al last 'h you did YOU could
not
III l did not love you above all the world i could
not have done this" was her reply. Don't make my
burden heavier. IL ! can be brave, so must you, be-
loved. Come! Let us show him that We have as
much courage as he"
They entered the Offices and were shown into Beck
w!th's consulting room. There they found the detect
i've alone, awaiting them. lie arose cautiously. mo-
dioned Amy to a seat and did not appear to notice
that Venner refused has ~proffered hand. An appealing
glance from Amy checked the outburst OF indignation
on Venners lips and he sat down In swkward silence.
For . moment no one spsaa~ Then Ssokwsth sssd'
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CHAPTER VII.
A New Way to Pay Old Debts.

THERE was a stir in the courtroom as the YER
diet of Guilty was rendered, Spectators
craned their necks TO see how Rex Venner
would take his doom. People Hudged each other as
they pointed 10 Amy Clare, who held ReX's inert
hand clasped close and protectingly In both of hers
as a mother might shield n frightened child,
In the faces that hlled the big room were the same
varied expressions Of morbid interest that must nave
been apparent among the Roman populace OF Old
when a martyr was thrown 10 the lions, Human ma
ture has changed little in 1000 years.
But a new excitement was 10 reward the patience
or the audience, A court attendant hustled forward
and handed up a note 10 the Judge. lie read II,
turned II over and Te-read Il, then beckoned up the
Assistant Distr!ct-Attcrney, They bent over the note,
talking In earnest whispers. while the spectators
eagerly awaited the next turn of Affairs.
The Judge then conferred with the messenger who
had brought the missive, and finally called Up Ven
ner's counsel and showed him the note. There was
further whispering, at the end Of which, by the
Judges order, court was adjourned.
The crowd hurried out, fun OF speculation as TO the
sneaning OF this unexpected development. Rex, as
snystihed an the pu0llc, was ordered To go into the
Judges private room. Amy accompanied him. mystl-
ned and vaguely troubled.
In the Judges room a little group was already as.
sembled-the Judge, the two attorneys, the court ste.
neSraphsr. the clerk. and Mr.. Rothsr. The latter we.
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lower tray. Apparently. I had hardly lSt tt,s aak~.
room when Mime. Delorme entered and dd the sams
thing. Naturally. i knew nothing of this Il tho dina
Ny intention was TO keep tho diamond until its lc,,
was discovered. I knew Vsnner would be t1nplintsn
and l thought that you. believing him a xllisf. vouid
cease to care for him and turn to me. 1t wa a fool.
tsh hope. i know. But men in love WILL do stran~.
and insane things. And l love you very dearly I IN
tended. as soon as you should have discarded your
affection for Venner, to replace tho diamond In some
such way az I replaced the two yesterday. thus clear
Ing Mr.. VenneH"s name and depr!vtng him od your
love. The theft OF the second diamond CAUSED my
very simple plan to miscarry. And taen-anairs got
teyond my CONTROL"
He ceased again, but, as neither of his hesrer
spoke, he resumed:
TT seems I know little OF women or OF woman.
hearts. And now that I have won the game tia yto.
tory u not so sweet as / had hoped"
He turned to his desk and picked I'D his pen An
though to resume the work on which he had been en-
gagged at their entrance.
Miss Clare" he said In a dry, business-ike VOICE.
II formally release you from your compact with me.
Now. please go. both OF you, for / am very busy. LII
would DO Idle for me to wish you happiness, Pleass
CO."
"Mr, Beckwtthr' cried the lovers in one breath.
looking from the detective to each other in Joyous In
~credullty,
'Please go!' Beckwith repeated sharply. without
looking up from his work. 81 am very busy"
Hand In hand, the light of a great happiness In chs6s
eyes, Amy and Rex went out into a world that vss
vibrant with hope and sunlight.
Behind them. In his dingy Office. a man sat n -
desk. his head buried In his folded arms, weeping ttks
q heart-broken child.
TIL END.
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Nor does he stop with this generality. Going
into convincing detail, he states that rs she can no
longer buy misses sizes In the department stores
she adds at least IS to the price Of every ready
garment she buys and that when she patronizes a
dressmaker she has to supply more material
The argument dealing with facts and figures as
II does. makes a strong appeal to the masculine
pocketbook, which after all lies pretty close to the
masculine heart. But there are other equally good
reasons for the selection Of the little woman.
Let the man about to marry summon the menu
ory OF all the possessors Of divine forms" that he
knew several years before. Then let him 90 on a
voyage of rediscovery and view them as they are
to-day. Nine out Of ten Of them will be so hope
lessly, helplessly fat that the society Of an articu-
lated skeleton would be stimulating compared to
theirs.
The woman who Is slender at eighteen or twenty
on the contrary will with fair treatmen and a
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The Girl from Kansas

and easy enough to hang a soused head, protrud-
ing from a pink or blue kimono, out of the window
and nonchalantly disregard the awful secrets Of
peroxide and darkened roots she is Haunting
forth 10 a critical world.
why, even the roofs swarm on Sunday with
the busy shampooers.
You know, you can learn q lot about people
from living in a fiat, even though you don't know
them.
We've discovered that everybody in our con-
densed habitation belongs to the strenuous and
honest working class. Why, you couldn't get a
drop of hot water on Saturday night or Sunday
morning il your life depended on it. The reason?
I've just found out. 1t reminds me of my child
hoods happy days. Saturday night everybody
takes a bath and the hold-overs have to perform.
their ablutions on Sunday morning. It's terrible
hard on the people who don't belong to the once
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Miss Clare. you see / have perfotunsd my share OF
our copmaot. I hope you are prepared to perform
yours2"
''ouits!" she returned. the monsyllab~ forced from
between white and trembling Lips.
Good! Then
"'You scoundrell shouted Venner. "Tns Isl
'sit DOWN. ordered Beckwtth in a tone neither OF
his hearers had ever known him 10 employ Its fonos
and absolute command left Rex for the moment with
out speech.
"st down." repeated Beclcw,th. land listen to me.
I will DO as brief as possible. Yesterday l went TO
Rother's as your legal representative. ! asked and OBJ
tained leave to examine the case In which the BEL
grade Diamonds and the several limitations had for-
clerks back was turned to make an incision IN tho
their presence there must DO discovered next time the
case was opened. 1t seems ] was rlguI ana Ihet 'ho
discovery came Just in time"
He paused. Neither OF his nuarers spoke. the
minds OF both were too full OF the weightier rate OF
the moment to feel interest In what had an hour Do
fore seemed 30 vital TO them
Beck with, receiving. no reply, continued;
You may perhaps wonder how ! obtained possess
sion of the second diamond. The nrst' OF course was
the one Nine. Delorme stole. The second-the second
was the one / stole"
Rex and Amy. startled out OF their abstraction
stared agape at the speaker. He went on:
MISS Glare. / have loved you a long time. ! saw
you did not love me. But / was content 10 walt
The morning we met at Rother's l read your face
that In part OF my trade-I saw you cared for Mr..
y4nner. Acting on impulse. I took advantage OF the
accident In the outer store to sap back into the sales
room and take one OF tho Belgrade Diamonds. substi-
tutiny Sor v 60 = r. tu1tstsou sse0a nom sas
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By Alice Robe.

a-week bathing society.
why don't I move into a swell apartment
house with an elevator and a beautiful decorated
corridor with red plush and frescoes Of the sea-
sons? Say, II father knew what we were paying
for that ten by twelve cigar box on One Hundred
and Twelfth street he'd haul us back to the farm
in about three minutes.
You could rent the town hall for a month for
the same price we pay for the privilege OF being
allowed to squeeze past a stationary china closet
out to the stationary washtubs over the stationary
ice-box and then bump back to the couch-oy-day
cot-by-night affair we bought from The instalment
man.
How do l like Harlem? 1t isn't a question OF
liking a thing in New York. It's being able to get
along in the least possible room for the greatest
possible sum. But what's the use Of knocking
Let's forget I'm from Kansas"
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rIGHDR degrees granted BY Yale to
~ three Filipino students on the
Same day on which Filipino stu
dent at Washington marrses an Amer
lean girl. With the girls md no COL
leges ,ndorstne them. little brown men
may feel that their future Is secure
New evidence Of the Spanish KtngD
versatility in his turning nip-iaps md
somersauits to aunuse Queen Alex
anara. Sign. multiply that Alfonso
has the making In him Of q good W.
derStudy to tho Kaiser.
Subway passenger declares thaa con-
slant travel IN st - curing him Il
malaria. As malaria means bad air.
the case seems to DO one of homoeo-
pathao treatment, like curing like.
Signs now painted on uprights in
the subway express stations 10 en-
able passengers to tell more quickly
where they are. Complaint awaited
from advertisers that the mufttpltca-
ton OF such signs will distract at
tentaon from the poster ads.
Wearing OF swords aboard ship now
practically abolished by the new naval
regulations on the ground that they are
~"unhandy'' and servo no useful pur-
pose. Might have officers carry mao 3
or canes as symbolic OF the 'bds
atick." Decline OF the sword as a
weapon, beginning with tho proved use
lessness OF the sabre in tho civil war.
a sad episode in the history OF rrms-
bearing. Still a place for cutlasses in
ali good sea novels. however.
New dress for tho Waldorf-Astoria
10 cost $50. O0O." Intended for the build
ing, however, not for a guest.
Corean Prince who 10 the oentre OF
groups OF girl bathers at Atlantic City
Is reminded that defendant In a recent
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runs to hair washing. 1t gave me a terrible shock
when l looked out Of the window along about
noon on my first Sunday in that little Harlem fiat
to see tiers OF wet hair draped out of every avail
able window.
Even the rubber plants on the fre-escapes had
TO be hauled in to make way for the shampoo
fest.
Funny thing about your exclusive, secretive
New Workers. Why, they give you the cold formal
stare If you even dare to look friendly at them,
yet there isn't a woman in Harlem who isn't free
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Said X on X the n Side.

divorce suit testified that hs popped
the question mdsr just Ech conditions.
Suburban trolley 3unps . t0rAk On q
qHrve pear Sraspsrs, ssaesa L4laad.
duleed IN by motormen. one which
should DO abolished
Interesting to Observe thst wnrs 4sbs
heir. OF the killed IN tho Mentor wrsuoe
received 10000 from Insurance com.
panies on life policies, she arnouns peId
them IN accident policies was 10000.
Growth Of the latter form Of nmhA4nE
with tate seems SURPRISING.
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good. solid, economic plea that It is cheaper.
lie says that when he was first married hte wife,
then a supple and slender creature measuring 5
feet 8. could make 81 go as far toward personal
adornment as 81 will now. And the difference. he
declares, is entirely due to hen increased avoir-
dupois.
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RAVING the tremendous
r wave Of popular favor on
which the large, athletic
girl now rides triumphant, a
man has come forward
with the recommendation to
his fellows to choose little slen-
der women for wives.
And he backs his selection
not with the usual sentimental
moonahine about the appeal
that weakness and helpless
ness make to the strong
mans nature, but with the
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"Y,s, Weekl.ng has lots OF horse sense,
That's about all he has got, remarks
the friend who Us discussing about
everybody in town.
Then that's TO his credit" We say,
u don't know. 1t makes him easily
led. "-Chicago Tribune.
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Rather a swell-l0oking fellow to have
to hocR his watch" remarked the pawn
brokers' clerk.
Yes. but this explains it, replied
the plwnDroker, who had oe.n oxA;nir-
Ing the timeplece-"there's u WOMAN In
the case. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
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By Walter A. Sinclair,

AS a wise Chlnee It's a clnoh that he
Frames a scheme to make US guessers,
For he'll tip the winks 30 that all the Chtnks
Wil be students and professors"
Doctors of chop suey and dope
And sashee now can all take hope.
Just bear in mind tho student play
And take the tip from Kang Yu Wei.
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NEVER knew what Shampoo
Sunday meant until I struck
a Harlem fat" said the Girl
from Kansas. The Sabbath
diversions Of a great city are
certainly worth noticing. Up
my way the popular occupa-
ton for the day of rest
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Il Of Il tn e X B t II Jokes II of II the II Day. ~

Father, It's raining"
20. well. let II rain"
Il was going to, father"-Punch.
PA, what's multum In parvo?"
"a number o foot in a number
Ihoe. "-Chicago Record-Herald.
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THEY are going to name the bnhy
Mary after her maternal grand
mother"
Gracious! that's terruoIe!"
"TerritleT"
Certainly. The poor child will ne
Manned Cor life."-Philada u.i!d Pres.
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Old Kang Yu, ~s5v~ y
~ NGNc

Now perhaps this Kang, like old WI Ting Fang
VIII have nice sharp things to say
OF our summer girls, with their golden curls,
Who ride OFT on carts OF hay.
And he may be shocked clear out Of speech
II he sees the suits worn on the beach.
And his check may blush to a crimson hue
AT the screen door hose and the peek-a-boo.
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iYNoPsls d. PKECEpING cHAPrERs

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
two priceless diamonds are stolen from Rothers jewelry
store. Rex Nenner, department superintendent, is charged
with the theft. Amy Care, his nancee, after vain efforts
TO secure his. release, appeals 10 her employer, Charles
Beckwith. a famous detecuye. Beckw!th offers TO clear
Xenner's name II Amy will marry him. She consents.
The Jury finds Rex guilty.
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~GIA doubled during and Immediately subsequent to Public
Investigations.
Commodfous vehicles, painted a handsome black, adorned with orna-
mental steel griles and escorted by a corps OF uniformed footmen, meet
train and escort guests with the utmost speed and safety to he hotel
The Hotel De Sing Sing is pcturesquey situated o the east bank Of
the classic Hudson. 1t is Of gray stone and is modelled after that popular
New York City hosteEy, the St Tombs.
A special effort has been made to render the graft caravansary exclu-
swe. No guest will be admitted who cannot show a graft certificate with
at least five figures. Rooms furnished in pseudo classic, severe style. Ex-
celent service. Guests accompanied everywhere by at least n uniformed
attendant, who is forbidden to receive tips.
An especially divertng and unique series of social recreadons have
been devised for the amusement Of the guests. In the morning, after q
sumptuous repast in the colonial dining hall, they repair in a body to the
shoe-hnks, where they merriy drive pegs from the Solehg tee to the Up
per green. After this a game Of Cane-Seat Raha is enjoyed, which is fol-
lowed by a n insprfting bout on the Tailoring Court.
A lock-step quadrile across the courtyard intersperses these pleasant
exercises, and fancy-dress parties occur daily, for which guests IT.
usicaly striped costumes OF their w make
So pleasant is life at the Grah-Caravansary that few of the guests
burglary n other crime committed within the walls and guests may lay
them down to rest in perfect security that neither they nor ther vauaoles
will be moleIed during the night
Compared with Sing Sing, Viewpoints claims as a wealth resort suosde
to the piker cas. So uniformly rich are all the guests of the Grat-CaCa-
vansary that they have grown sensitive IN the subject of wealth The mere
question: Where did you get it," invariably causes a momentary cofdness
and hauteur throughout the place.
SCALE OF PRICES.
} Single oons 2 years and up. Rooms with Graft, 8 years and a pun}
Dark rooms, "a hours.
New York OFFICES:
Criminal Courts Building, Centre Street. Nov York City,
Send for star Of Hope" Catalogue.
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Sing Sing, the Ideal Wealth Resort.
Condensed Hotel Prospectus of the Most UItra-Mon-
eyed Colony on Earth-Date, When the Graft
Kings Get What Is COmine to Them.
By Albert Payson Terhune.

M SING, APRIL /, 19--This delightful and ultra
fashionable graft caravansary, patronized by the
weathiest men and most successful politicians OF the
State, lies within easy walking distance OF the quaint
old village Of ossining-on-the-Hu Three daily trains
from New York and two from Albany. Train schedule
doubled during and Immediately subsequent to Public
Investigations.
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TkON across the sea and the PeeChee Lee,
Where the Dowager holds sway.
With a slken shigt and a short cut skirt,
Comes the wise old kang Yu Wei
To reform the land OF the great Isl An
By the good old aosent-treatment plan.
(And, in passing. Just one tip for you:
He's here 30 they won't take his queue.)
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..New dress for tho waldorf-Astoria
TO cost $50. 0OO.' Intended for the build
ing, however. not for a guest.
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Vegetable Conrtshlp.

A potato went out on mash, And sought an onion bed. That's pie for me-" observed the
 squash,
 And all the beets turned red. Go away,n the onion weepingly
 cried,
 " Your love l cannot be. "phe pumpkin is your lawful bride; You cantaloupe with me. ]" Ah, spare me cress," the tuber
 prayed.
 My cherry-ished bride you'll be. You are the only weeping maid, That's currant now with me-" And as the willy tuber spoke, He grasped the bashful prize, And giving her an artiohoke, Devoured her with his eyes. (Scene-The Southwestern Com mercial Co.'S grocery department.)