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Show A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE. Few Preliminaries to What Turned Out a Happy Match. An l:nnllsh book of reminiscences tells of two country soolrea named l.eamsn of Ivybrldse "two thin, dell-cste dell-cste loo;,lr old men, twin brothers, 72 years nld, with white hair, very gentle snd ojMirteons In manner, red cutaway coatit. white cords, black boots, caps ang Klovea." When psst r.o years of aqo one nltht after hunting one of th-eni ald to the oilier: "I have been thlnlfl-ig ne.thrr of us can have much longer to live In I N world snd It will bo a ("rrllde iM:ie. lor tho survivor to have to remain here n'eno. Pon't you tnlnk n-ie if us miKht to marry?" "Yes." wan the reply. "1 hsvo thought fo fr n I'Mii; il-n-" "Well, do you know of my la ly?" "Yes. I Co. Is there any one yon fnmy?" On com-prrltn com-prrltn notes It appeared they hsd both s Peied the name woman, the msnnrxr of a hotel at Okch.-.mpton. "Well." rnld onn. "so have lived together to-gether all ihesii years without a wry word si d Has pity we should fall out at our time of :ife. So they tossed up which should nnrrv her. The winner win-ner ratio down to Okeherjpton n?st moThig and was accepted. All three lived tn-eii-er and the wife mused both lirotlr-i-a In their last lllners and sua 1 'f neev |