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Show Anthony and Cleopatra. Having triumphed over Julius Cncsar, Cleopatra was entortnlnlngly engaged In making Anthony's lawful wlfo play second fiddle In tho'orches-tra tho'orches-tra of. his lovo. Tho silken breeching was already In place, and tho bridle ready for tho great general, when Anthony An-thony called one evening, by appointment, appoint-ment, to enjoy a pink tea with hor. Tho boudoir was resplendent for tho .occasion. Beautiful Howora breathed their amorous odors, whllo redolent porfumes, lienvy with brain hashish, hovered over the scene of Cleopatra s prospective conquest. Anthony wns a matrimonial shipwreck ship-wreck when he arrived nnd took lu the voluptuous sotting of this fascinating feminine gem: . . . ."To Ills eye There wns hut one beloved fnre on earth. And that was shining on him!" In ills heart there burned, oblivious to honor, nlleglanco and sacred vows, only the mad passion to possess her. And Cleo, the cut-up, did her best! Tho pink tea wns but half over when Anthony, bewildered and ill at ease, because of lacking solf-control, dropped his napkin. It took a header and rolled half way under tho table. Huuning about tho room was a white rnt, a prized pet of the famous man-killer. As Anthony stooped for his napkin, tho rnt chanced to slip quietly unilerncnth tho luxurious Iln-geiio Iln-geiio of Cleopatra's dainty skirts, nipping nip-ping her gently on the ankle. As Anthony's head emerged from under tho table, his faco florid with exertion, Cleopatra rose majestically nnd gnsped: "Sir!" Anthony, much chagrined, and wondering, won-dering, could only stammer his upol- orv. When tho scandal got Into tho newspapers, news-papers, ho decided tho best way out of It wiib to ninrry tho girl. Owing to having n wlfo of his own, this could not bo, and ho did tho noxt worst thing. Hut, anyhow, this Is a true and heretofore here-tofore imprinted Btory of how Cleopatra Cleo-patra coorced Anthony. Ono cannot always icly on history keeping tho record straight. |