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has one touched er, Ham

Even a hardened, wicked old dev--old bird like you would positively

dissolve You would really, dear old Haot one of the tenderest hearts in the world, you rascal!"

He got up and shook hands with Hah there was no necessity

for hioing to be a scorcher"

"A winner, a winner,"his head He spoke on this occasion very softly, but he could

raise his voice to thrilling heights "A sure winner, my dear sir I

have been in the profession for twenty-seven years, and never in my

life have I read a drama which contains so much heart appeal----"

"You hear?" said Bones in a hoarse whisper

"--so enuine cooes straight to the passionate heart of

the great public, as this remarkable, brilliantly planned, admirably

planted, exquisitely balanced little cameo of real life"

"It's to be a two-roller," said Bones

"Reeler," ; don't let's quarrel over how a

thing's spelt," said Bones

"Who wrote it?" asked Hahed modestly

"Jolly old Becksteine wrote it," said Bones "That eniuses in this or any other world Aren't you?

Speak up, old playwright Don't be shy, old thing"