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Show Till; uewr spoken to II KEEN, ow b 5 liKK fore thiv dont know what it mean to tm if Id won a kittle. Im trv tibliug. . ? Weil, I am rather amte l at mv nun ' atulacitv. I aurc ou this i jut a ivit ing to me a it is-- to you. Really; Im nerv- on myclf. Hut I simply want to ak you if I mav talk to vmi, exervd.iv? ', i) Ill's U g.tv. Helen pit i t Helen cuke . i Mnile Unlay, St v a tear tomorrow, Helen "a laugh D Sip the foam, ami 'p in tin rest, bt!" : Helen A a foolNh nuid, Though her r id.: hilly. I b Jen ne . r i dUm iveil; Eoojjsh, yes .tin! s;Ry Spin of all mat I e in do Helen, make me foolish. to! - The dont Lnk. Whv, heard von sav so, once. 1 That 0 the first time I saw you; it was on a didnt try to listen, hut I heard street car. that, and Ive thought ever since. Id like to try you, and see if you really meant it. I wa 1 n, Iilb. will vm: please isk M;ss Bradco; ne to tin telephone? have only just found out our name. I have such a strong feeling that understand you. 1 A!! right. was afraid youd say that. I cant blame xou, of course. And vet it seems as if I ought to he able to com mce you, some Hello; is this Miss Bradford? way. I thought it all out, long ago, and le wouldnt mind mere Im certain t h ue Bradford :f I a great favor to ask rf you, Miss . Will vuu fmgivi me tor a few moments, JiMit tell viva who I am? hie.'i'x :hanc 1 1 ii t eut nn to say what . I oil till want. I have a , know it is a great deal to ask of you; and, really, Ive hesitated a long time before I decided to call you tip. Yes; I Pleac listen to me just a few moments! Will you promise you wont hang up your telephone until I have said a little more? You may hear something very interesting, you know. a you ventionality, if you were sure of me. it will be an con- I think am worth while interesting experiment. I not conceited, but Im stuv Im knowing. The fact of my doing this ought almost to prove that. No; thats absolutely impossible, for a great many reasons. I have given up all idea of that. s ,1 know it can never, never happen. Its pretty hard for mv pride, hut Ill have to tell you Im utterly unpresentable. If you consent to my knowing you, this way you and I may occasionally see each other, but youll never know its I. That will give me an advantage, of course, but its the only wav possible. were any wax to prove it, I would do anything to convince you. Hut at any rate, you dont have to say anything at all, and if I sax anything offensive, you can cut me off im mediately. No, never! I hope xou wont be offended, but I ought to tell you, too, that I care a great deal for you. Too much. I watched you pretty carefully, the three times I saw you, and Im quite sure I havent been mistaken. Of course, I know its absolutely hopeless. I shall never expect anything, but this is the only chance I shall ever have of knowing you at all. Not at all. Its your common sense Im relying on, not your curiosity. I dont know whether you arc curious or not arc you? If youll feel safer, Ill tell you that you will always have it in your power to find me out by complaining at the Can-tr- hut I have to ask you to take the risk that it isnt a joke. If there Yes; ot course. I xvill, 1 dont want to tell you, yet, No; though perhaps, later. I ( it )l course, l.n sure hhI hye ! A MAY DRINK. h irteml r at the HI Dorado. Its an importation from the snnny outh, and he is a damly. He juris up a concoction called Mrs. OShtugh-nesNca few ingredients of which are cardamon. centaury, Peruvian lurk, n rtmeg, mild Mulveyhasa ne.v y, PHONE. I 1 1 OVERHEARD AT ONE MND Oh THK ) Well, at three oYlo;k. then, Ill not try to thank yon. It youll never regiet it. int why it simple. Of courv, it is a very extraoidiuaty jnoposi-tion- , hut dont think youie the girl to re (me n that ground, if it isnt morally wrong. It all depends upon whether it is safe for you to trust that Im a gentleman, and w hether Im interesting enough. v-- i i t t ( 1 ford led a, a ihre.iient d surrow j" Hello Central, t I Yes. al Office, for youll know when I am to call you up. Hut Im perfectly willing to trust you not to do that. wormwood, wormwood grann r, Minllmver, cherry blossom, marshmallow llovvers, sweet maj'iram, watermellou rinds, periqm tob.ic co, angelica root, coriander seed, raisins, mint, l mica beans, oil of onions, and, of course, a little whiskey. If the customer is very ciitical a coujde of sliced cucumbers, a little ginger, some red ink, cologne and a dash of benine may be added. A propei ly cultivated jag of .lrs. ( )Shaughnes-ewill make a man walk fourteen mile through mud. ankle deep, to bite the car off a near relative. He will juck his own jmckets and steal his own socks. He will jround himself on the toj) of his head with a juece of gas jije and then go and have his mother-in-laarrested for assault and battery. A man outside half a pint of this rcarntion is not satisfied unless he is breaking his jut dogs leg, kicking the c.it over a neighboring woodshed, pulling up the rose bushes in his garden or shooting at the cow. lie will walk down the street trailing his coattails on the ground and emphatically inform everybody is in town that he can lick the universe and is going to do it. One drink of this preparation makes a mail feel the following morning as if he had swallowed a Chinese wash tub. w Tenor mx- (singing passionately soul, and stretch thx. wings. o Small Hoy ( in rear) Rubber! rubber! Crawford Why dont you advice your wife to save her money for a rainy day? Crabshaw She doesnt need it then. She never goes shopping when its wet. Hewitt I dont believe in sav ing mean things about a man behind bis back. Jewett Its generally safer than saving them before his face. Sfc No; phone. I am all alone at a public tele- Why, my name wouldnt help you at all. Youve never heard of me, that I know, and I dont know any of your friends. Yes, three times, I think. But Ive Why, I shall have a telephone put in my room, without a number in the book. Hut Ill tell you the number as soon as I get it. Tell me, do vou trust me? No; Ill never mention it again. It was hard enough to say it, Im sure. Hut you Jack They say a kiss without a mustache is like an egg without salt. What do you think about it? Ernstine Well--- er really, I cant say, as I never Jack What? Ernestine Ate an egg without salt. |