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Show ON THEIR SLENDER INCOME. On his way homeward from the shop where he tolled at his dally vocation Mr. Iiilliger McSwat, carrying Into effect ef-fect a stern and sinister purpose h had cherished for months, stopped at a barber shop and had a portion of hla beard removed. Half an hour later he entered the humble dwelling which, in bristling defiance of newspaper style cards, he called his home. Mra. McSwat was sitting in an easy chair and gazlnz pensively at the fire that burned cheerfully, but economically, economic-ally, In the grate. "Lobellla, my dear," he said, "Took at me." She arose to her feet and looked at him. Then she sank back nervelessly Into the easy chair. During the 20 years of their married life, as it may be necessary to explain, ex-plain, sinking nervelessly into chairs had been one of Mrs. McSwat's leading lead-ing specialities. "Iiilliger," she gasped, "we never can live up to that pair of side whiskers whis-kers " |