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Show SURELY NO PLACE FOR HER In the Presence of Such Magic There Seemed But One Thing for Maid to Do. ; Prof. Percival Lowell, the eminent Martian astronomer, said in a recent interview in New York: "The Martian canals are not Panama Pana-ma canals. The word 'canals,' you know, really means 'lines.' It shouldn't be taken literally, as the servant girl In Boston took the. parlor magic. "An amateur magician in a Beacon street house was going through his tricks while a maid passed in and out with refreshments. "The magician was reading letters placed under a rug as the maid brought in a tray of lemon ices. " 'What is this?' a spectator asked. " 'That is B,' the magician answered; an-swered; and, sure enough, his answer was correct. "The maid looked with astonishment astonish-ment at the letter which had been hidden under the thick rug.1 She turned her gaze on the handsome young magician who had read it. Then, setting down her tray of ices, she hid her rosy face in her hands and ran out of the room. " 'What's the good o' me clothes?' she cried." |