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rr vssie" - awi- "Glad to see you, glad to see you," crried Jimmy effusively. '.'And say, Mr. Clerk, pardon the question, Ijut are those blanks and documents" "Sure,,? cried the clerk, with an expansive smile, "when the flood came I picked up the'only things near me, and here they are the marriage docket and marrjage li censes. Can I sell you one?'' "You bet," Jimmy yelled hn pily, "and hurry up and tie the knot before we float out of the , county, 'Mr. Boggs, please. Alice's idea;may be all rubbish, but I don't want to take any chances." A STORY OF A BRAVE MAN Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 10 "Big Jack Peters, motorrnan, took out his car one morning and within an hour was a full-fledged hero.v While Peters' car was bowling' along at a good clip a little tot of about six, trudging along in the roadway, did not notice the car coming Peters saw that he could not stop his car in time. Quick as a flash he whirled his brake and reversed the power. Swinging to the ground, Ke leaped and ran as he never did before. He and the driverless car raced down the track. Teters reached the7 child, grabbed her and the car struck him. He, with his burden, was thrown to the pavement and roll ed over and over. Then the car stopped. Peter calmly brushed the child's clothing, smoothed her curls and sent her on her way. "Big Jack" then boarded the car, waved the-passengers aside, who bothered him with compliments, saw that he was two minutes late and started up. At the end of his run he found a o i 5 r 1 I Is 1 "Big jjack" Peters. . that he was so severely shaken urf as to require medical attention. That's all the story. It is not a new 'one, but it will never be at? old one y CHILLY , ' You call this cold, pard? I have seen It.twice as cold I swear fr Socold in fact a man could cut His name upon the air. The first day you have trouble strangle it. Let it hang around thev house, a month and ;t will be your boss. jkn;i-MttjkHh tltf -to fi' Tgiffi J Jy- f, MUMiAftft