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Show ALMOST, BUT NOT QUITE Mrs. Bryan Saves Husband. From Falling Off Water t Wagon New York, Feb. 21. Whllo William Willi-am Jennings Bryan was speaking as the honored guest of tho Authors' league ho reached, Involuntary for the glass of water that had been plac ed before him with fi large pitcher of grape juice, embellished with lemon lem-on Julco. He reached slightly beyond .the territory ter-ritory allotted to his place at tho table and grasped the glass of campaign cam-paign next door. He bad raised It several inches from the table when Mrs. Bryan who was a guest with him, gently touched the arm ot the secretary of state, who paused In his remarks looking down he saw his mistake and replaced the champagne. He reached reach-ed again, took up a glass ot water, drank and continued. |