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Show The Valuable Match. There was a loud splash, and a moment mo-ment later a dripping head appeared above the waves. On the end of the dock was a stevedore nonchalantly lighting his pipe. "Help, man!" cried the chap in the water. "Can't you see I am overboard? over-board? I can't swim." "How often have you been down?" asked the stevedore, shielding the flickering match from the wind. "Once, I believe, but hurry up, man! Give me a hand!" "You wait! You have two more times yet to go down, and I have only one match. I'll catch you on the last trip." Exchange. |