xt day.

"Perhaps he was prevented from keeping the appointment," I suggested
to comfort her, though I felt the outlook was gloomy.

She shook her head. "I'll never see 'im no more. I _know_ 'em," she
said, drawing on the depth of her experience of young men who do the
vanishing trick. "An' my money gone too. It's 'eartbreakin'. But I
might 'ave known that that there 'orse was a bad sign."

"What horse?" I asked, bewildered.

"The one 'e told me to put my money on. The name alone ought to have
set me agen it; it was too true to life."

"And what was the name of the horse?" I inquired as she drifted
dismally to the door.

"'E Goes," said Elizabeth mournfully.

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[Illustration: "TRY 'IM WIV A WORM, GUV'NOR!"]

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THINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN.

(_By our Lunatic Contributor._)

That the notorious KING BELSHAZZAR
Was noted as the earliest Jazzer;
That, on the contrary, ZERUBBABEL
Was most exclusive and unclubbable;
That ROMULUS and brother REMUS
Were not so tall as Polyphemus;
That the one weakness of Calypso
Was what is briefly known as "dipso;"
That CLODIUS, very long ago,
First bore the nickname of "Old Clo;"
That the illustrious PALESTRINA
Did not invent the concertina;
That WAGNER'S methods in _Tannhaeuser_
Never appealed to _Mrs. Poyser_;
That the Albanian PRENK BIB DODA
Prefers his whisky _minus_ soda;
That good Professor FLINDERS PETRIE
Did not discover SACHA GUITRY.

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Our Journalistic Sleuths.

"The circumstances under which the deceased came by his
death are shrouded in mystery. From the gun shot wounds it
is surmised that he either shot himself or somebody had shot
him."--_Indian Paper._

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"Would Persons present in Restaurant in Shiprow on Saturday
Night, when dispute arose with regard to sixpence, please
communicate with No. 798 Express Office?"

_Scotch Paper._

Who heard the bang?

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[Illustration: [Week-end hostesses are now giving "Lend-a-hand"
parties, at which every guest is expected to do some household
service.]

_Wife._ "I'M ASKING DOLLY DITCHWATER THIS WEEK-END. BIT DULL, BUT SHE
DOESN'T DROP THE CHINA."

_Husband._ "DON'T FORGET BERTIE BUNT. BIT OF A BOUNDER, BUT HE'S AN
ACE AT CLEANING BOOTS."]