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Show MORALS IN SAN QUENTIN. On tho Fourtli or July tho convicts at San Quontln gave a theatrical performance. Boforo tho show started Dennis Duffy, president of tho Prison 13 oar d, was standing stand-ing In tho yard, chatting with several prisoners. "Colonol," said ono or them, "some of tho hoys want mo to wear my diamond In tho show." "Your diamond!" exclaimed Duffy. "Do you moan to say you have a diamond?" "Tho classiest little chunk or fee you ever saw," said tho con' proudly. "Let's see It," said Duffy. Tho prisoner reached Into his pocket I and produced a huckskln bag. Out or this ho took a roll of cloth which onroldcd sovcral layers or tlssuo paper. Ho opened tho tlssuo paper very curorully, hut there was no diamond there. Ho looked up with a ruorul countenance. "Somebody's crookod around hero," ho remarked. Town Talk. |