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t::be passing of Cbarlie, " " " Twas the 1:40 period, and in the science room the gas generated by Dr. Moore's lectures had been slowly but steadily gathering since D nine o'clock. The Seniors were unusually quiet-an ominous sil- ence reigned like the hush before a thunderstorm, broken only by the voice of the lecturer. The bright smilewhich always illuminated his features was in its full glory. "It is ah=-necessary (grin) ah, in obtaining an adequate idea ah of the reconstructive processes ah in Geology ah, that we jest get ah a good conception ah, of marine and-ah estuarine deposits, ah." The atmosphere becomes heavier ancl heavier, the gas begins to press down. ward. The Seniors scent danger, and one by one hastily make their exit by door and by windows. Still the voice goes on: "Now, Miss Mullinay, will you ah explain about the great theatre of sedimentary deposit and accumu- lation?" Miss Mullinix, who is just about to disappear through the rear 169