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poor funny things No, I a of a matter--you have heard about

G?" he asked suddenly

"No," said Bones with truth

Jelf looked astonished

"What!" he said incredulously "You in the heart of things, and don't

know about old G?"

"No, little Mercury, and I don't want to know," said Bones, busying

himself with his papers

"You'll tell uage!" protested Bones "You really mustn't use Sunday words,

really you mustn't"

Then Jelf unburdened hihter, and the engagement had been broken off

Bones stirred uneasily and looked at his watch

"Dispense with the jolly old alphabet," he said wearily, "and let us

get down to the beastly personalities"

Thereafter Jelf's conversation condensed itself to the liory--Felix Gregory; "L" for

Lansing, who apparently had no Christian nae

necessary, since he was dead He had invented a lamp, and that lamp

had in so the

invention on behalf of the inventor's daughter, and had nareat deliberation and emphasis--"The Tibbetts-Jelf

Motor La noise, but was interested

The Tibbetts-Jelf La new in es of the old lamp, plus properties which no

laes of any

laes

whatsoever So Jelf told Bones with great earnestness