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Show Nickname Saved Him. "His namo is Percy Algernon," said tho girl in the Sovouth street car to her chum. "Protty, alu't it? Hut, then, it's kind o' soft-like, too, don't you think?" "Kind o'," said tho other girl. "I llko Hill, or Jim, or somolhlng like that, myself. Nover knew a Hill or Jim yot that wasn't reliable I hopo Peroy Algernon'll prove to bo nlco, but I think his namo's nwf'ly against him, honest I do, Miu." Then. tho other girl lookod thoughtful thought-ful for a couplo of blocks. "Oh, but ho told me, sho said, sud-donly, sud-donly, then, "that the men down at tho storo call him 'Spud.'" "Tlion you needn't worry," was tho consolatory reply. ''IIo's ull right," nnd thus It. was settled that Percy Algernon Al-gernon would do. Washington Post. |