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managed to hold her long enough to' ask a fateful question. "First, I want to explain," an swered the girl, blushing glor iously. "At home I am a school teacher." "I don't care if you're the queen of Sheba," interrupted "Windy." "I came out here to study the geological formations " "It don't make any difference if you came out to locate the 'south pole," broke in "Windy" Devlin. ""I don't believe in hasty en gagements " "Fll convert you," promised "Windy." "I I I " faltered the girl. "Love me," finished "Windy." "I'll give you six Weeks to get ready." Ten minutes later one of the urchins, sneaking up, found them, and slipping down to the office broke up a jack-pot with the won derful story. o o - THE JUNIOR OFFICE BOY. new york, Njune 13. boo hoo, boo hoo, bawls a yung lady, run ning into a poleace station up in the bronnix wot is the matter, my dear, ses the -sargint, cam yourself and shoot your wad, did somebody steal your dorg worsen that, worsen that, she squawks, o dear my dear yung lady, ses the po leaceman, ive got 6 copps all reddy to go on the trail of the criminal, but if you dont turn off the ocean, i cant do no more for you than bill taft can for the re publikan party o sir, she hollers do you think you kin ketch the villin ' maddam, ses the bull, i am the. best little Villin ketcher between sandy hook and yonkers, but first slip me an earful as to what has been did to you i .have' been nicked for my shiner, that's wot, ses the yung lady, 3 hours ago i had a dimond ring worth 100 dollers easy, why nry goodnes? i hocked it once for 35 and you know what them three ball gtiysJs" how did you come to be pried, loose from your piece of ice, asks the sargint we'll, i was, out walking with a yung feller, 3he ses, and when i got home i took a slant at my, mitt and the hoop was gone, that's at my dear jprl, ses" the copp, 5 know there is guys up here wot' would bite your arm off for the price of a short beer, but i don't seem to- notis that ydu are man gled up none f if you must know, she betters, hini and me was holdin hands give Us his name, ses the sar gint, and we will try to get your glassware, but lissen to me child, When you hold hands with any guy that lives" around here, leave your joolery to home or wear gloves mSfrel -it is always better to be carefull than sdar at yureself johny A writing master usually has a flourishing business. gyg&gjJ BWfa& gjLggfcjyrfj9