| Show DREW THE LINE AT DUKES A madman who avo nat latitude to ills intruded victims owr A story is told by the million of a railway traveler who had the misfortune to find himself alone in a compartment part ment with a lunatic the train not being timed to stop for a couple of hours and no means existing for communication muni cation with the guard the lunatic appeared to be a sensible man enough when the tran started but soon betrayed his mental aberration by complaining that the carriage was too heavy and attempting to lighten it by casting all the loose packages out of the window having cleared the compartment he announced to his alarmed companion that he must follow his baggage A struggle with a man endowed with maniacal strength would have been a hopeless affair so the proposed victim temporized he asked to be allowed say a prayer to which the lunatic readily 1 I wish to pray for others besides myself says the traveler 1 cannot omit the royal family permission gained the traveler prayed aloud for every royal personage ho could think of however remotely connected with the british dynasty but time waa waning and even the almanacs Al manach de gotha has an end you really must go out now said the madman as the breathless speaker paused with a last despairing effort to recall another name you have prayed for every one of them bat we have forgotten the house of peers cried the victim with fresh hope you cannot insist on leaving them out altogether at least jet me pray for the dukes S Only dr the dukes then said the madman reluctantly but this delay saved the traveler for before this fina was exhausted the train had reached the station and he could call for assistance |
