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But over all rose the nasal cadence of the Cheap John, reeking oratory

froon on the corner: "Walk up, walk up, walk up, ladies and

gents! Here we are! Here we are! Make hay while we gather the , suolden carats of the priceless hteen garnteed, I put this golden

ring, rich and golden, in the package with the hangkacheef, the elegant

and blue-ruled note-paper, self-writing pens, pencil and penholder Who

takes the lot? Who takes it, ladies and gents?"

His tongue curled about his words; he seemed to love the reen necktie,

there We all see the young lady on your are Faint heart never won fair wuret it Go--and be happy! Noho's the

next irl fer a quat-of-a-dollah? Life is a

mysterus and unviolable shadder, eries?

To-day we are here--but to-morroe may be in jail Only a quat-of-a-

dollah! We are Seventh-Day Adventists, ladies and gents, a-givin' away our

belongings in the awful face of Michael, fer a quat-of-a-dollah The saent, man, wummin, wife and

child, and happiness to one and all fer a quat-of-a-dollah!"

Down thecrowd, ran