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it so interesting that Tcan't belp a-lighting on Cliff'sear, but he doesn't as much as feel me since he seems to he very earnest, thns-.) CLlFF.-" Ethel, 1 want to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I've always been very faithful to you" (apart, "except when Tgo clown to Marianna's, ") "and I think that you have surely smiled at another boy, for 1 saw you turn on the path the other day, and look in the opposite direction fr-omme." Mrcx.c-t'{Bigoted guy, I'll take him clown 110W.) Why, I was looking at Mrs. Simpson taking her son out to drive." CLIFF(furiolls]y).-You-you-wel'e, aye? Well, I'll have you to understand-." :-'lrcK.-"Oh, call it off,Cliff! What's the use? Let's play quits and be friends-you know." CUFF (draws deep sigh).-" Ah-cr-well, its up to me." "Miss Miller, may I please talk toyou?" Here I think expedient to leave, for something seems to be doing over with Bob Carman and Marie Senseney. I must hear all and have no aides. :-'L\I~IE.-"Bob, do you know, I only got four 01'fiveletters a clay when I was sick with the measles." gon.c-tapart) "1 have done my dllty"-(aloud, sympathetically) "Well. Mar-ie,I-er-supposC' that all vour friends from Virginia wrote and-." MARllZ.-" Oh, yes! Bob, 1 had to laugh at what Randall said about the attempt in Virginia to prevent kissing. He said, if he, the kisser, and (here a conscious blush) the Fair kissee were in a hummock on a moonlight night after that bill had been passed, he'd say' here goes '-then the deluge." BOil (gallantly).-" You bet Twould, too, if you were anywhere around." :VIARIE (with a coquettish giggle).-" Oh, Bob, you're crazy." 1 took up my bed and walked to Mr. Keith, who says to Miss Nicodemus, "When there is a gar- den ful} of beautiful roses one naturally selects the most beautiful (ergo)." Mrss NICOJ)EMU8 (apart).-" Great Scott, what have I struck ?" I never find out, for l have business with Dale Hoblitzell, who speaks thus: "Miss Gerey-cRcba -yOll must know that it wasn't my f-rult that Twas so late in reaching you; the truth is 1 got stuck on Miss Blank and bad to wait until just now for somebody to rUBme out. She assured me that I might leave as SOOI1 as I liked, but a fellow can't do that, you know." - - 222 - -