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  2. MASTER OF ALL CHAPTER XX.

    A few afternoons later Robert called in for a cup of tea. "Has Mrs. Burnaud been here?" he asked. "I met her a few yards down ...

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  3. IS THE KAISER DOOMED?

    "William, the second of the name, will be the last King of Prussia; he will have no other successors than a King of Poland, a King of Saxony, ...

    Article : 665 words
  4. WIT AND HUMOUR.

    Professor: Too bad! One of my pupils, to whom I have given two courses of instruction in the cultivation of the memory, has forgotten to ...

    Article : 607 words
  5. HONOR THE BRAVE.

    (We make no apologies for reproducing the greatest memorial speech of modern times—President Abraham Lincoln's address at the ...

    Article : 351 words
  6. CHAPTER XXI.

    At last the decision was made, and Sydney sat down to write her answer to Robert, and the answer was "Yes." ...

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  7. ORIGIN OF THE SLIT SKIRT.

    It will no doubt interest feminine readers to learn that the slit skirt is not exclusively a feature of latterday civilisation. It seems, indeed, to ...

    Article : 193 words
  8. PROPOSED TO FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.

    Probably the most unique old couple in the United Kingdom live at Dry-street, Langdon Hills, Essex. Mr. George Mihill, the husband, has ...

    Article : 185 words
  9. GENERAL GRANT'S KINDNESS.

    General Grant was a kind and warm-hearted man in spite of a certain brusqueness of manner. There are many war-time incidents that ...

    Article : 456 words
  10. The Onion.

    Oh, that some smart, inventive man Would patent, make and sell An onion with an onion taste, But with a violet smell. ...

    Article : 24 words
  11. WHEN WE ARE AT OUR BEST.

    In the thoughts of every man the prime of his life is always a few years ahead, says a "Times" essayist. Twelve looks forward to ...

    Article : 367 words
  12. Monotonous.

    A story is told or a well-known Bishop who complained bitterly once that he was always being asked to go to lay foundation stones of new ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. Startled the Waiter.

    Old Peppercop didn't like waiters. He couldn't have told you why, or what he disliked about them; all he knew was that he hated them. Some ...

    Article : 148 words
  14. The Landlord Was Suspicious.

    A tall, gaunt-looking man entered a hotel not long ago and applied for a room. The price he was willing to pay entitled him to lodgings on the ...

    Article : 104 words
  15. A Good Opportunity.

    A delightful story is told of Dr. J. E. Watts-Ditchfield, the recently-appointed Bishop of Chelmsford. On one occasion he was very ...

    Article : 189 words
  16. Made History.

    "Say, waiter," said the traveller to the hotel attendant, "what kind of chicken do you call this?" "That's a Plymouth Rock, I ...

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  17. He Had His Nerve.

    Miss Neverstop, seating herself between two much-engrossed elderly gentlemen, exclaims: "A rose between two thorns." ...

    Article : 67 words
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