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  2. [?] the Shadow of Guilt

    [?] encounter with the tramp [?] in a serious cold. [?] [?] at her unpleasant ad[?] know no bounds. He had the ...

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  3. GRAVE [?]

    Smith had just bought a new dog and took Jones to have a look at it. They hung over the stable door and peeped at the puppy, which was ...

    Article : 70 words
  4. LESS COAL AND BETTER HEALTH

    Have you ever noticed how your furniture cracks, your doors shrink, your hands chap and roughen and your family becomes afflicted with colds ...

    Article : 831 words
  5. ENGLAND NEARLY INVADED.

    "The happiest moment of my life" (the Emperor said one day in his exile) "was after my victories in Italy; what enthusiasm, what cries of ...

    Article : 871 words
  6. Chinese Politeness.

    In China when the subscriber rings up Exchange the operator may be expected to ask, 'What number does the nonorable son of the moon and stars ...

    Article : 68 words
  7. A Point of Order.

    The proceedings at a local debating society had become somewhat riotous. The crisis was reached when one disputant turned upon his opponent and ...

    Article : 81 words
  8. Excellent Credentials.

    Mr. Buterworth, a grocer, was looking over the credit sales one day. Suddenly he called to the new asistant, "Did you give Mr. Smiley credit?" ...

    Article : 93 words
  9. Won by Waiting.

    He had just slipped into a restaurant for a bit to eat. He ordered. Then he sat staring ahead, quietly thoughtful in expression, and waited. ...

    Article : 119 words
  10. The Cut Courteous.

    A well-known novelist once received from a woman an unstamped note in which she asked for the loan of one of his books on the ground that it was ...

    Article : 134 words
  11. CHAPTER V.

    Upon calling at the lodge next morning, Vivian was dismayed to find that little Benny Bennet appeared alarmingly ill. ...

    Article : 1,531 words
  12. Putting the Muzzle On.

    For two hours the talkative fellow had bored his fellow travellers with accounts of his wonderful dog, Prince. Prince could stand on his hind legs; ...

    Article : 147 words
  13. An Unexpected Retort.

    It is recorded that a certain French marshal had a mania for questioning his officers about their families, invariably starting off with, "What is ...

    Article : 166 words
  14. Only a Shilling's Worth.

    A little boy of six had been all eagerness in anticipation of a summer at the seaside. He could hardly wait for the first bath. When, however, he ...

    Article : 291 words
  15. Lost Count.

    Two young ladies, whilst taking their daily promenade at a seaside resort, borrowed a telescope to watch a vessel out at sea from an ancient ...

    Article : 96 words
  16. DUE TO SALT.

    A medical analyst has made the discovery that too much salt at meals is the cause of serious injury to the health. When the kidneys are ...

    Article : 212 words
  17. A Horse Transaction.

    At a sale of horses in a well-known repository one "lot" was a poor broken-kneed hack. The horse was brought forward, and the auctioneer ...

    Article : 229 words
  18. Jones' Victory.

    'My dear,' 'said Mrs. Jones, to her considerably lesser half, "I want you to do a little shopping for me this afternoon." ...

    Article : 143 words
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