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"Hello--o!" called this individual "Not dead yet?"

For answer Seaton strode forward and taking the ave hi

"No,--not dead yet!" he said--"You insolent young led in his captor's clutch, and tried to squirm himself out of it

"I'asped--"O Blessed Mary!--my breath! I clean the knives at the Plaza--"

"I'll clean knives for you presently!" reesture--"Yes, Irish Jake, I will! Who sent you here?"

"SHE did--oh, Mary le--"Miss Soriso--the girl they call Manella She told o the handful of shirt he had held

"Too busy to come herself!" he repeated, slowly--then sht!" Here he lifted the pail of ht it back empty, while "Irish Jake," as the boy had called hi--"Tell Miss Soriso that I quite understand! And that I'hted to hear she is so busy! Now, let us see!" Here he pulled soered a few dirty paper notes--"There, Irish Jake! You'll find that's correct And when you coet your raceful shirt of yours on! Otherwise it's likely to be torn off! If you are Irish you should remember that in very ancient days there used to be racious, lovely manners! It doesn't look as if that will be ever anyof an Irish hybrid gorilla--you'd best remember what I say, or there'll be trouble! And"--here he made a mock solemn bow--"My compliments to Miss Soriso!"

The red-haired youth remained for aup the e quick run

Seaton looked after hily little devil!" he soliloquised--"And yet Nature s--in a hurry, I presume, without any time for details or artistic finish Well!"--here he stretched his arirl is 'too busy' to coive her eyes to come!--fine eyes they are, too! She just thinks she'll pay ot an idea that she'll vex ht,--I AM vexed!--and I DO want to see her!"