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Show PUT YOUTH ON HIS GUARD Evidently Recital of Romances Long Passed Made No Appeal to His Feelings. "Charles," said a sharp-voiced worn-Ui worn-Ui to her husband In a railway carriage car-riage "do you know that you and I once had a romance In a railway carriage?" car-riage?" "Never heard of it," replied Charles In a subdued tone. "I thought you hadn't; but don't you remember, it was that pair of slippers I presented to you the Christmas before be-fore we were married that led to our union? You remember how nicely they fitted, don't you? Well, Charles, one day when we were going to a picnic pic-nic you had your feet upon a seat, and when you were not looking I took your measure. But for that pair of slippers I don't believe we'd have ever been married." A young unmarried man sitting by immediately took down his feet from the seat. Ideas Magazine. |