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Show HUODAND AND WIPE LOST DBTt H x"or tha Tramp TVaa fiooklaf at Itsraj LotravlofS. M They stood In the doorway, waiting M for a lull In the rain, when ho passed, H "They" wero a wealthy baker and'lils H wtfo and "ho" was a man ao siabblly H dreaacd and so disreputable In appear H once that promenadcrs turned to look; H back at him. H "Where do you supposo ho's going?" H asked the wife H "Straight to some saloon whera " H whisky Is 10 cents n drink," replied the tM husband. "He haa touched the pub! la IH for tho amount and won't bo happy) tstaai until he Invests It." H "Perhnpa tho poor fellow Is looking1 JH for a 10-cent restaurant,'" said do jH wlfo, following tho shabby figure down HH tho street. "We musn'l bo unchSrlt- WJM able B Tho man did not go Into a aaloon, H neither did ho dlvo Into the cellar of H n cheap restaurant Ho shuffled along; H till ho was nearly lost to view, and H then ho stopped In front ot a window H where ho stood motionless, H "I wonder what Interests him!" H mused the woman aloud. "Who?" rH "Tho man who Just pasted. I havo H been following him with my,eye.. Bee. H him there, looking Into that window!'' H "Oh, that's a saloon, no doubt Ho H probably only has eight coots and he's H feasting his eyes on the booze." H "I'll wager you a month's pin money H against a sealskin sack It's a reatau-l H rant nnd ho's smelling tho food, You H nro too hard on tho poor, Itobert, If I am right I shall glvs htm a dollar.i H Lome." Kstal Opening tho umbrella, aho took her H husband by tho arm arid they went H Tho shabbily dressed man was H standing beforo the window of an art! H , storo, absorbed In the contemplation of H a rare -collection of steel engravings. H Hla fnce, though thin from hunger. H waa refined and hla eyea beamed with M eager satisfaction. Tho woman pullod1 M her husband away, ft "Aren't you going to glvo him the1 H dollar!" asked tho latter. Tho woman M mado no reply, but sho glanced at tho M husband with a look through which M flashed n faint suspicion of disgust H Thoro wero times when sho almost fl wished that aho had not married for M money, M |