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Show OF THE AGE OF CHIVALRY Fat Victim of Cupid Bashfully Acknowledge Ac-knowledge Real Reaion for Hi Act of Heroism. The smallest boy had broken through the Ire and the fat boy was crawling to his rescue. "Come back, Fatty!" the othr boy shrieked. "You'll bust It all In, an' den youseil both be drowned!" Rut the fat boy, flat on bis stomach stom-ach and spread out to his widest ev tent, Ignored these warning cries and steadily crept toward the black bole and Tommy's clinging fingers. Once the ice made a cracking sound and the watchers yelled with dismay. Dut the fat boy did not halt Nearer and nearer he came, and finally his out-stretched hands caught those clinging cling-ing fingers and drew the small boy, little lit-tle by little, onto the firmer Ice and so to safety. "What did youse do It fer. Fatty?" one of the boys tearfully remonstrated. remonstrat-ed. "Aw," replied the hero, "I knew what I lost In weight I made up In wideness. see?" Then bis face softened. "nesldes." he bashfully said, "I'm sweet on Tommy's sister!" |