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The Dolores star., 1908-12-18
on n,s DIGNITY.

'Waiter, what do you call this?" d
manded the bushy haired man at the
table In the corner. pointing to black.
ened mass that lay shriveled up In the
middle OF his plate. xs''t
1T looks like an exceedingly wells
done steak, sah." said the sable
functionary In the white apron. stand.
ing stifiy erect You orcahed Il veil
done. didn't your"
Yes. but"
well, sab. when gent'man ordahs
, steak rare we cook II rare. When he
ordahs It mejum we cook It mejum. an
when he ordahs II we'll done we cook
It we'll done. II II takes fo'teen hund'ed
cubic fee o gas. Wish cavity. sshf's
Tribune.
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Home Life.

Mr.. Widdle-Well, my dear, you'vs
made 30 much fuss because l don't
spend my evenings at home. like q
good husband and father. that l have
resigned from the club. Does that
suit you?
Mrs. Widdle-It's Just splendid!
Now. hurry through dinner and get
dressed, SO We can go to Mrs. High.
ups ball; and to-morro~ night we'll
go To Mrs. Tiptop's party: and the
next night, you know, Mrs. Wayup
has . musicale. and we mustn't forget
the Globetrotter's reception the night
after.-New York Weekly.
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Quick Action.

Gentlemen said the auctioneer. Il
call your attention now to this elegant
watch. stem winder and stem setter.
solid goid-flled case. extension bal
ance, full dueled, patent pinion pend
ing. timepiece. gentlemen. worth .
clean nifty Of any mans money, an or
nament to any pocket. and left in my
hands with positive orders to sell it
because the owner can't afford to carry
II Any longer. It's shame 10 put it
up At auction, but 1t must be sold.
HOW much am offered for this ele-
CANT stem winding and stem setting,
solid gold-filled-"
One dollar!" interrupted the eager
voice Of Uncle Hank Hardscrabble,
Who had just dropped in.
"Sold!"-Chicago Tribune.
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THE ONLY WAY.

NJ butcher sells me doctored veal,
my eoai-uran sells me -clinkered coal,
Ny grocer sells me mouidered meal
Ny baker stints the breakfast roll
Ny vintner sells me weakened hock
with other unctured chemic winas;
Ny broker sells me watered stock
And boosted shares in saited mines.
How can make both ends to meet
When thus these rogues my wealth pur-
loip.
Unless practice IKE deceit
And pay their claims with tainted coinf
Arthur Guiterman, In Judge.
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ARTHUR J. BROWN.
coed Work In IndIa.

Rev. Albert q. Ayers writes from
India about tie Methodist mission In
Karachi, a city Of about 100000 inhAb-
itants: THE native work is carried
ON chiefly among the sindhis. Punjabis
and Gutaratis. who form the mass Of
the population. Our native pastor has
to preach n four. Of the native Ian.
guases. and Il fairly familiar with
English also. lately baptized 70 in
the mission. In the city and vicinity
are many inauirers, and II We were
to baptize On this circuit alone, from
present Indications. We need at least
q half dozen now men to look proper
ly after the work In the city and
suburbs. A member or the English
church In Karachi has lately given
II, 900 for the native church.
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~ 1As eas.ss1.


Minister Of war-The proposed pab.
tern Of bullets h quite without prac-
tical value. The test proven that such
b missile would give our soldiers no
advantage whatever.
Premier Shah We quietly drop It.
then?
Minister of stats.-Why not make
formal overtufes to the Hague con-
ference, advocating the prohibition. By
International Agreement. 'o9 this bullet,
~ being uncivilised and inhnman:
Premier Ministers Of Labor. Of Com
merce. of Agriculture 4nd Others.
Capital! By al means!
N. $50 highly Il moral prestige
now esteemed BY even the treatapt
1A&ious.-Puck.
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a MAN TO sE REckoNED WITH.
The Protestant Foreign Missionary =
Powerful Faetof In Werid's De-
vsiepment.

There are now 1851 Protestant Tor.
eign missionaries In non-C Christian
lands. and the Christians Of Europe
and America gave last year for their
maintenance and that Of the churches,
schools. hospitals, printing presses
and other work under their care,
321,2so.147. The stations and out
stations occupied aggregate Se.74s.
The number Of definitely known adult
converts and adherents h already
s.102.ss1 and II 10 rapidly Increasing.
An enterprise 20 vast In itself. rep,
resenting such = great constituency
of intelligent people in Europe and
America and recognized by the gov.
ernments Of the world as force OF
the flrst magnitude, challenges the
attention Of all thoughtful persons.
The missionary who incarnates this
enterprise IL therefore q man to be
reckoned with In dealing with the
phenomena Of our age, It IL he 81
whom we instinctively think when the
subject 10 mentioned, he who does the
actual missionary work. whose Bup.
port IL the largest single item OF mis-.
sionary expenditure. whose wisdom or
folly is the chief human factor In the
success or failure Of the missionary
movement and whose character and
methods are the objects Of the sharp
est criticism.
ARTHUR J. BROWN.
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arms ana ammu-
milton were discovered. and the Arme-
nian arehimandrite. Monsignor Cor.
Jun, was arrested with several other
ecclesiastics. N
This high prelate ID . typical fight
Ing parson" Of the orient. When
Turks and rartars attacked their
peaceful Armenian neighbors, the las.
ter were taken unawares and . gen
eral stampede followed. Whole vii.
Iaxes and townships were burned,
sacked and pillaged. and the defense
tess Christian Inhabitants were tor
tured. looted and mastered. The pop.
ulation appealed to the car for pro
lection, but tho Russian chinovniks
persisted in ordering the police and
Cossacks to look on placidly and IL
low the carnage and destruction to 20
On unchecked.
During these desperate struggles
many priest and archimandrite Of
the Armenian church proved himself
. hero and patriot Amongst them,
says the Christian Herald, was Mon.
signor Coryun. Wearing the furry
cap and cloak Of = Cossack, a. we'll as
the long dagger and curving sword,
his chest covered with rows Of
cartridge belts and the jeweled cross
OF, his clerical rank suspended from
the collar, he was always in the thick
est Of the tight. Sometimes hamlets
ana villages were left in charge OF the
young Armenian women, who, when
their homes we're attacked, would arm
themselves with guns, and, under the
leadership Of the parish priests. make
. heroic defense. Archimandrite Cor
yum, It is said. has always been q
stanch. loyal subject Of the car, ana
could not be implicated In any polit.
ical plot against his sovereign.
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Seemed to Have Found II.

The gifted young author, who was
making an evening call, appeared pre-
occupied.
Why 30, thoughtful. Mr.. Percol-
ium?' asked the young woman.
Why, the fact is." he answered, Il
have been trying to evolve love
story, and l am-er-lost for want Of
word
"Yes?"
That's It. Gloriana!" he exclaimed,
raptMously. Il have been waiting
six months to hear you say iti"-Chf.
cag0 Tribune.
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a We.thsr eroeh.s.

ecientist-So you have followed the
sea all your life? presume you arc
thorough meteorological prognosti.
Gator by this time.
Jack Tarre-A which? ~
Al mean you can easily foretslt
gale, can't your
Easy 'noush. sir. When you sse
the captain dancin' around an yeIlin'
out 40 orders at onct. you kin lest
make up y'r mind thet its eein' ~
biow."--New York Weekly.
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A Popular Dance.

First Sweet Girl-Oh. you should
dance Strauss new minuet. waltz; It's
perfectly lovely!
Second Sweet Girl hate those
poky old minuet figures
"Oh, 1t isn't like the old minuet at
all. It's too lovely for anything. You
waltz for awhile, and then the music
changes and you go OH in . corner
and hug. New York Weekly.
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For chInssa Women.

Tho empreiS dowlxer and the en-
Dsror Of ChinA have Appropriated one
hundred thouSand tAefs Cabout 3s5. 900
In gold) for the establishment Of 1 fe-
male seminary N Pekin. with Princes
Su. - superintendent. Ths "Pskin
,Womans NsFB." daily newspADer for
The women Of China, edited BY q Chi
hese woman, hays: "To have strong.
healthy men. China must have strong.
healthy mothsrs; hence. footbinding
must %. physical culture must be en-
,csuraSod And hySisns taught. In or
.,der that Chinas1 men may be the Equal
,nf other nations. their training must
begin at home; hence, schools for girls
and lecture. halls f0r women must Sc
Setabhshed."
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The Amend. Honorable.

Reporter tmistaking the English In
terpreter Of the English embassy for
. Jap)--You speak remarkably good
English for Japanese.
Englishman indignantly = Sir!
am no Jap. l an, an Englishman born
and bred.
Reporter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
know. meant to say you speak
remarkably good English for An Eng
llshman.-New York Weekly.
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Born for . Brakeman.

Railway SuperintendentAI regret
that you are incapacitated for further
service; but accidents will happen,
you know. Do you know OF Z good
man for your place?
Railroad Brakeman (who has only
bis thumbs lefD-Yes. sir, know one
who would last. . good deal longer
than l did. You'll find him over at
the dime museum. He has 16 fingers.
New York Weekly.
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An Attack es Medsssy.

Great Editor-l think II would b 3
good idea to print our circulation q
the head OF our editorial. page
What's the. population q this coun,
try?
Business Aanaker-About, 1l.0oo.s
600.
Great Edltor-Well, we'll not claiu
circulation over $4,000 oe0. No uso
being hoggish.-New York Weekly.
The Dolores star., 1908-12-18

Brown-Weil, you've got the quar-.
ter; is your sister coming down?
I've arranged it beautifully. old
chap. told her It was you. first. and
she said to tell you she was out, and
then I said was fooling. and that 1t
was Charley Jones, and you ought to
have seen her hustle to get into a
clean shirtwaist. She'll be right
down!"-Chicago Journal.
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Troubles Of q HIstorian.

Froissart was arranging for the publ.
cation OF his Chronicles"
I've got to have them printed In
book form" he said. "The newspapers
don't seem to know whether to put
them in the sporting column or to run
them as society news"
By such narrow margins as this do
men sometimes get into the ranks Of
the immortals.-Chicago Tribune.
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Prsfsrred Position.

'Afe you going to print q story to-
morrow morning about that divorce in
high hfe?" asked the caller.
Il presume so," answered the young
man behind the counter.
sWen. want this advertisement
run right under It. don't care what
it costs" said the other. handing over
! small ad.--Chicaso Tribune.
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'UnreasonabIe.

Say. you sold this to me for safe
ty razor"
''Well?"
We'll, the first time 1 used that
razor 1t cut a small mole of my face,
slick and clean"
Huh! A surgeon would have
charged you IS for cutting on that
mole. What are you kicking about?"
-Chicago Tribune.
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Heien-Freddy has . cold in hi
Speaking Of pIvorcs.

Yeast-O Owing to the unusual activity
In railroad building. 1t is estimated
In Ontario a1one 100000 ties will be.
cut this year. a.ilf oti.,
! Crimsonbeak-Wonder & II Dakota
VIII be able to beat that !-Yonkers
BtAtesmAn. .ea., &. .ss aa
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A Follow FeeIInd,.

1Stiil roofing for the Carlisle indi-
ans, are you? Whats the secret Of
your fondnehs for the noble red mah?"
Pm one myself.'''
80? You don't look It." ~
II belong to the. Improved Order e
,sm.' Chicago Tribune.
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In sosstfui Mood.

"Yoh Americans want to own the
EARTH said the apprehensiye En-
ropean.
Not at ALL" answered Mr.. Dustin
stax. 1T is true that America has
the price. and most Of the world II
willing to sell out, but the deal has
not been concluded. Detroit Free
Press.
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GoVlueo OF the
police and SON
darmes in that
turbulent section
Of the Russian
empire. A tele-
gram from Eliza
bethpol announces
that the Arme-
nian district Of
that city was
searched, Q n d
stores OF hidden
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III. Llttilis Knock.

Mrs. stubb (reading) John, sss
they have discovered woman in the
mcan. -,
Mr.. stubb-I knew it would come
sooner or later, The man had been
enjoying nndisturbed peace UP there,
but some woman was bound to butt
in like they do down here on earth
chicago Daily News.
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me Ground Rents.

Homer-so you were In Japan. chi
h real estate high there!
Travers-Nut very; but the ground
rents are something awful.
Homer-How do you explain that n.
land is cheap7
Travers EARTHQUAKES. = Chicago
Daily News.
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OF,

Caller Poets. suppose. have their
OF days. the same, as other peopie. :
Wrymer with visible irritation)-
They do, sir. This 10 one of mine.
am trying to do poem IN Russiah diA-
'lsn4 r.hicako Trfbdna
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4 sraxen oirl,

Miss Highup-It's perfectly scan.
dalous! Did you hear about Mig d
Pink? Z.
Miss Tiptop--No. What has -
done? -
"Oh, the most immodest thing imaG,
Unable! She's let all the world know
she II crazy to get married BY going
and joining cookery school."-Ns1
York Weekly.
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Musleal Man.

Mrs.. Bacon--Is your husband
fnusieaie
Mrs. Esbert-Oh, very Come up u
the house some night and ri have him
give you some music.
But. 1 didn't know you had .
piano?"
we haven't; but we've got . phone
graph h!"-YonkerS Statesman
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Root oun.

.Get, mxny tiucks?"
-Nawthis guns no good. When
ever I'd shoot At : bird the report was
SO loud that 1t scared him away
Cleveland Leader.
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No. "Nerxs...

Don't think my nerves have gone -
smash
Because twist and jerk:
It's just n wooden undeehirt
That's getting In Its work
Detroit Free Press.
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Keeping Up to pate

why Do y6a date your letters :
week ahead!"
!, II give them to my husband u
naii CieyelaKN fsxader.
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AamenIAs FIGHTING pAn.ox.
HsreIe Conduct Of MensIpner ceryun
During Turkish Massaersa

Recent tsiegraphic news from the
caucasus has told Of the redoubled
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Advice.

Dou't hoard your coin. oh married msA
In trousers pockets deep:
For wives and burglars Oft eontrivo
To get IL while you sleep.
Detroit Free PFseA
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Forty Gents ! Dish.

Restaurant Cook Ito new assistant)
Mix three tafespoonfuls Of con.
densed milk with half . pint OF flour.
some water, and . couple o. spoonfuls
Of starch. Quick, now!
New. Assistant-Yes sir. What's II
for?
Cook (slappihs some bread on q
gridiron)-G an order for cream
toast. .-.-New York Weekly.
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Brown-well. you've got the quaP
ter: is your sister coming down.
I've arranged It beautifully. old
chap. told her II was you. first, and
she said to tell you she was out. and
then I said was fooling, and that II
was Charley Jones. and you ought to
have seen her hustle to get into. q
clean shirtwaist! She'll b. right
down!"-Chicago Journal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-07

NV III viii 70 to fIcnslow Bench
W. this summer said my
WV wife ave VIII cous John
a. vo vIfh ua Thara ann
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Ing lncredscd ~ 10 ibucli as a single
one the number OF bis acquhlntances.
When l made that calculation | had
never heard Of the Castle girl. saw
her frst on the evening we arrived.
She was sitting at the end OF the hotel
piazza, and John was seated near her
They were engaged In conversation.
| felt II my duty 10 find out who the
glrl was. didn't intend TO let my In.
noeent young brotber.in-law fall into
the clutches Of designing woman. |
found that she was d daughter Of Tom
Castle OF Chicago who had been o
millionaire, bnt. owing 10 an ambitious
attempt 10 corner the pork market,
was one no longer; also learned that,
besides being remarkably pretty, ahe
was cultured refined and educated.
At the first opportunity | asked John
how bo had become acquainted with
her. he didn't seem 10 know. He
hadn't rnde any advances. be said.
and be was sure sbe bndn't. They had
Just happened TO meet Then he be.
gan talking about nfiinities and some
other rot, aud saw the disease had
attacked him.
'Now. see here" said |. "You don't
know anything about girls, II you did.
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JOHN TOOK AN OAR AND PUSHED oYy.
you would sec that she's just 1irting
with you"
But II did no good to warn him. He
insisted that she was the incest girl
who ever happened and that she would
as soon commit murder an tribe with a
mans affections.
Every WELL" said |. 1T must be
some time, and II may rs well be now,
while you are young and have strong
constitution"
The Castle girl was certainly very
nice to John when you take into con
sIdcratlon what clumsy. awkward
fellow he was and how unklndly M
ture had dealt with him touching his
face. She played eroquet with him all
the next forenoon. and In the after.
noon. when he asked her II she would
like 10 80 cut rowing with him, she
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-07

real estate business now. That's the
final refuge, you know-the last stop
ping place on the route to the aims
house--the real estate business or per-
haps canvassing for life insurance.
II felt | must do something. Papa
didn't wish 1t, but insisted. Still
didn't know what to do. | had never
studied shorthand. and hated the
thought Of being telephone operator.
One day friend of mine who knew
my perplexity said to me: Why don't
you 80 somewhere as a social enter
tainer? Eleanor Bracket has done
grandly at IT,
"'And what might a social enter
tainer be-? said |.
"'Why, she said. at summer hotels,
you know, there are apt to be people
who are reserved and unsocial and
Others who form cliques. The result is
that a great many guests go away dis
satisfied and say the place is dull and
the people who frequent it disagree
able, and of course that damages the
hotel proprietor's chance of heavy pat
ronage the next season. The social en-.
tertainer circulates about among the
guests, breaks up cliques, pulls the
clammy and retiring people out of their
corners and pushes them into conver-
sation and keeps things generally
mixed up and lively.
"'It looks like n rather large order
said /.
1T is, said she. but you can fill 1t,
You get the best of everything ut the
hotel and a good salary besides. Flea,
nor has turned down half d dozen good
offers for this summer She can find
you an opportunity, and after a season
or two you'll do awfully well.
II spoke to Eleanor about 1t, and she
told me the proprietor Of the Look
away House at HenSlow Beach had
one Of these positions open. wrote t.
him, and he said could come tn and
try It and il did well should b(
compensated accordingly He's a very
practical man, and he>doesnt pay fol
the purely imaginative. The evening
arrived he pointed out your brother-in
law,
";He's Just come down. here, said !
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"VWYE viii 70 to lcnslow Bench
NV this summer" said my
WV wife ave win coux John
20 20 With uN There ARE
always great many nice girls there.
mud who knows what may happeni"
John IL my wlfe's brother, Ito IN d
quiet, retiring young man and very
bashfnl, He does not care for girls.
At least he says be doesn't.
Ny wife and her mother thought
John ought 70 hurry because he was
thirty aud received d salary OF $1,000
year They threw hints M him for n
year or two. aud then they cnme OUT
into tho open and argued with him.
But John said hc was very conform.
bly, situated IN bachelor quarters.
My wife showed leas enthusiasm
over the matter. think she feared
<ohr would end. aN young men who
Keep aloof from young ladlcs. mud ron
seqIcntly don't understand the game
commonly do, by marrying some on.
trely impossible person. Probably she
w., the Hcnslow Bench plot IN motion
merely 10 hulnor her mother Nobody
who knew John aud looked ~ the SIt'
uatIon in anything approaching an M
hased way could ImmgIne that he
would he IN any danger az HenSlow
For my own part, knew that be would
take dip consclrntlously every dny,
spend the rest OF his time in shady
nook reading the six best selling nov
els and return 10 the city without hay.
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a sldetrack She was sure he wouldn't
say TINT she bad done anything to en-
courage him.
John He'd loyalty and said she had
not
u knew you didn't care for me- said
he, "but couldn't help telling you all
this I'm fool That's what am,
az
"oh, no." interrupted the girl. II
think you're really very sensible fell
low. Why. you should have heard
Charlle-but Of course mustn't tell"
Then she held out her hand to John.
bestowed look Of deep sympathy
upon him and said she was very, very
sorry for him.
John told me the whole story. He
still felt that he had had a fair deal.
! didn't, and made several unkind
remarks about the Castle girl.
Probably she inferred from my man
iicr when we met next morning that
John had told me what had occurred
the previous evening and that 7
thought he bad just cause for com
plant, whatever his view OF 1t might
be. AT any rate, she came over to the
corner OF the dining room where was
standing just before my departure and
began conversation.
Il suppose be has told you all about
It," she said.
"He has," said I.
Perhaps you think l Hirted with
him." she went on.
II do" said I.
II didn't mean any HARM" said she.
"Girs never do" said /.
tits an exceptional case" said she.
@Can you keep secretT
"As well as the next man and better
than any woman" said I.
She looked about her trife fear.
fully as though she had an idea what
she was about to say might be over
heard.
Suppose we go out on the piazza
she said
We had the greater part Of the piaz-
20 TO ourselves | tried to remain in
dignant at her but made an utter
failure Of 1t. She had trick of smil-
ing at you and acting as though she
regarded you In the light OF a big
brother In whom she could safely con
fide that was irresistible.
"You see" she said. papa was quite
wealthy once, but he took a plunge in
the market and lost II all. He's In the
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he. Start in on him, | don't know
anything about him, but be looks like
a fair subject for test If you can
draw him out Of his shell and get him
to dance about and spend his money
foolishly, as young man should, I'll
employ you regularly
$50 ! just did the best could to give
Mr.. Simpkins good time. never
once thought of flirting with him, and
| didn't dream he was taking things so
seriously. | did SO want to make
good"
"Well. you've certainly done IT,"
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said /.
II do feel sorry for Mr., Simpkins
though VIII he really take 1t very
hard, do you think? Those quiet chaps
often have 1t the worst, you know.
Why, ] remember Harry. but of course
I mustn't tell"
! detected just the slightest naughty
lowering of her eyelid.
HE said he'd never be the same man
again" she said.
thought Of several idiotic incidents
in Johns past life
Il hope he WON'T sail l.