"I must go," she said at last. "I have enjoyed it so much. May I come
again some day? I should love to come again."...
I went out with her into the little lobby and down the stairs, and stood
at the hall door to watch her go.
"Now don't forget," were her last words as she floated out into the
night. "Tell him, tell him exactly what we really look like."
"I can't," I called after her desperately; "I can't."
But she had already disappeared in the soft haze. I went slowly up the
stairs and back to my quiet room and the dying fire.
"I can't," I said again. "I only wish I could."
R. F.
* * * * *
"Bandsmen Wanted for Municipal Band. Solo Cornet and others. Work
found for bricklayer, carpenter, painter and paperhanger."--_Daily
Paper_.
With whose assistance we may expect some jazzling effects.
* * * * *
[Illustration: LURE OF THE LAND.
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A MAN WHO BOUGHT A FARM--
--BECAUSE AN OPEN-AIR LIFE APPEALED TO HIM--
--AND BECAUSE IT MADE ONE ONE'S OWN MASTER--
--BECAUSE, MOREOVER, HE WAS FOND OF ANIMALS--
--AND ALSO BECAUSE ANY AMOUNT OF EXPERT OPINION WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE IN
CASES OF DOUBT--
--BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE ELEMENT OF UNCERTAINTY GAVE SUCH A CHARM TO IT--
--AND, FURTHER, BECAUSE CERTAIN SECTIONS WERE BOUND TO BE PROFITABLE--
--IN ADDITION BECAUSE UP-TO-DATE APPLIANCES MADE EVERYTHING SO EASY--
--BECAUSE, IN PARTICULAR, IT TOOK ONE BACK TO NATURE, AND HELPED ONE TO
AN UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL LAWS--
--AND, LASTLY, BECAUSE, AFTER ALL, ONE COULD ALWAYS GET RID OF THE
BEASTLY THING.
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