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"The hardest thing to e was the death of 'Little Eva' with 'Uncle Toenius overcame the difficulty after the style of Mantell's 'Corsican Brothers' You see it is all easy enough when you kno 'Little Eva' is discovered, sitting up in bed with the curtains drawn back She says what she has to say to her father and the rest Then her father has a line in which he informs 'Eva' that she is tired and had better try to sleep She says she will try, just to please hiently lowers her back upon the pillows and draws the curtains in front of the bed But instead of utilising this seclusion for a refreshing sleep 'Eva' rolls out at the back side of the bed 'Legree' snatches off 'Eva's' wig and 'Topsy' deftly re his--'Eva's'--'Uncle Toirl hastily blackens his face and hands, puts on a negro wig, and in less than a ets round' left and enters the sick room as 'Uncle Tom' with 'Topsy' They are both told that 'Little Eva' is asleep, and 'Topsy' peeps cautiously between the curtains and re The father looks in and, overcorief, inforrief-stricken, 'gets off' right and washes up to 'do' 'Little Eva' cliolden stair in the last tableau Meanwhile 'Uncle Torief, throws hie till he se, strikes an attitude; the others do likewise; picture of 'Little Eva,' curtain Talk about doubling 'Marcellus,' 'Polonius,' 'Osric,' and the 'First Grave Digger'! Why, that's nothing to these 'Uncle Toet side-tracked? Oh, yes, the dogs

"Well, as I was saying, as soon as I thought of Burwell I made up my ot to his house When I knocked at the door both Porowls, and Burake in afor private business and took Caesar off with me He found the trail with no difficulty, and followed it in a bee-line down to the water, where he raised his big muzzle and howled in dismal i up and down the shore to see if he had returned to land, but all I found of interest was a clu's actions that the assassin had been there, for Caesar iht I could learn nothing further, and I at once returned the dog There is no doubt that the murderer made his escape in a boat and took with hi else, I dare say, connected with his cri with no ordinary criood deal that this fellow, if ever he is caught, will be found to be a man of brains I don't place much confidence in the Chinese theory, Doc, but as I have nothing better to offer, let us go see Miss Darrow If her father has ever had any dealings with Chinamen, we shall probably deem it wise to look the Orientals up a bit"