Tue entire third floor, and most of the fourth floor, of an apartment house on Buboling Well Road were awakened the other night by a ing shriek which resounded down the corridors, floated in open windows, and made the rafters tremble." Revolvers in hand several stalwart men dashed valiantly in the general direction of the shriek 'a few ladies, who were more 1s than wise, tiptoed gingerly]
the house-boys ran one for the manager, one for the watchman at the front door three storeys down, and one just any-He has not reappeared Two coolies stood at thei posts, too frightened go move, their! eyes rolling wildly. Around the: left bend a little old lady stood in 8 flowing white gown and a little lace cap. As the troop of rescuers. rounded the corner she gave another, shriek and gasped, "Get im out of, my room." "Get who out." asketl the bravest who looked into the room and saw nothing. "Under the bed," ste wailed, "A mouse!"
Sir George Lambert, who will act as Governor of the United Provinces for an indefinite period owing to the appointment of Sir Malcolm Bailey as consultative officer with the Indian Conference, is an experi-cer of the Indian Civil no has served most of the pyovinee over which for the second time, called upon to rule. He knows every nook and corner of the administration, is immensely popular in spite ofan excessively modest which conceals an abundance of wit, and during Sir Malcolm Halley's absence the Province could not be in better hands, These Irregular Rondeaux The lowes we need our pony to Should "be no tropic bloom that speaks of hea ilinoing "sunshine. AN our natinets plead ple For seme fair symbol of our land Se in the English hose we find—'t is The flower we need, In days bygone some Fat align That T should wri on trades. oe mean street heard the bakers sing: "We servo deeds Here, in' the basement of this "hag retreat, "The flour we knead.
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