Life — January 2, 1908 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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at's up- ive hree days. He ignored the servant's suggestions and sank back into his chair in deep thought. Crupper hustled about the room, ostentatiously straightening things out. Hisattitude was pathetic to behold. Suddenly, however, a ray of hope nted his Celtic face as he caught sight of the morning papers lying unread on the table. He went up to his master quietly, and touched him gently on the arm. “Beg pardon, sur. Mr. Gander’s horse, Chip- per, won the Suburban yesterday, sur. Odds were free at 15 to 1, sur.” No answer. The perspiration rolled off poor Crupper’s forehead. “The market was in a bad way yesterday, sur. Coppers dropped off ten points.” No answer. Crupper stood irresolutely fora moment. Then he resolved on a supreme movement. He leaned over slightly and, after gathering strength for the effort, whispered in his master’s ear: “Beg pardon, sur. I see by the mornin’ paper, sur, that Miss Catherine Trayne is to marry the Duke of Islington.” Stanton started. He looked up at Crupper with a faint smile. Then his head sank on his shoulder, as he reached forward and took down Plato’s Theatetus from the table. “As if it mattered,” he muttered. ‘As if any- thing mattered! Poor Crupper! Don’t you know that we are all living in an imaginary world. Once I thought it was real—horses, yachts, love. But now I know better. Ha!” He smiled beatifically. “It’s all phenomena, Crupper,” he said. “I thought I was jilted. But that was only an illu- sion. And she, she also is nothing, nothing but a phenomenon!” Not His Fault ATHER: Why, when I was your age I didn’t have as much money in a month as you spend Well, pa, don’t scold me about it. Why didn’t you go for grandfather ?—Current Literature. A\ TEACHER in one of the primary grades of the public school had noticed a striking platonic friendship that existed between Tommy and little Mary, two of her pupils. Tommy was a bright enough youngster, but he wasn't disposed to prosecute his studies with much of a vengeance, and his teacher saw that unless he got a hustle on him before the end of the year he wouldn’t be promoted. “You must study harder,” she told him, ‘or else you won't pass. How would you like to stay back in this grade dnother year and have little Mary go ahead of you?” “Aw,” says Tommy, in a blasé tone, “I guess there'll be other little Marys.""—Cleveland Plain Dealer, EF a Limited All the way dining-car service 1s under the management of Fred Harvey One of the many’ exclusive advantages of this train of luxury: For first-class travel on! May | send you our art booklet ‘All other trains to Southera California, of the Limited? Address via any line.carry second-class sleepers Wa Black Pass Traffic Mgr ATA SER System and second-class passengers. LIB-N Raslway Exchange.Chicago. Dard Forty-fourth St. and Madison Ave. 114 West 72d St., N. Y. and Flowers Registered at Pat in great Life’s Bridge Pad variety Humorously illustrated by Life's Artists and litho- graphed in ten colors on * Rad-Bridge” three-rubber form, Copyright Life Pub, Co, and “Rad-Bridge” Prompt registration. 35 cents; 3 for $1.00. + Of alt dealers or the manufacturers reliable . RADCLIFFE & CO. service New York, 144 Pearl Street, and London, EC.