But he spoke without bitterness; there was even a good-humoured twinkle in his eyes.
"Yes," he continued, smiling, "our dear Shelgrim promotes your fairs, not only as Pres says, because it is money in his pocket, but because it amuses the people, distracts their attention from the doings of his railroad.

When Beatrice was a baby and had little colics, I used to jingle my keys in front of her nose, and it took her attention from the pain in her tummy; so Shelgrim." The others laughed good-humouredly, protesting, nevertheless, and Mrs.
Cedarquist shook her finger in warning at the artist and exclaimed: "The Philistines be upon thee, Samson!" "By the way," observed Hartrath, willing to change the subject, "I hear you are on the Famine Relief Committee.

Does your work progress ?" "Oh, most famously, I assure you," she said.

"Such a movement as we have started.

Those poor creatures.