“I'm cured, lovey,” said Mr. Flynn, simply.

“His back is as strong as ever,” said the doctor, giving it a thump.

“His back is as strong as ever,” said the doctor, giving it a thump.

Mr. Flynn, who had taken his clothes from a chair and was hastily dressing himself, assented.

Mr. Flynn, who had taken his clothes from a chair and was hastily dressing himself, assented.

“But if you'll wait 'arf a tick I'll walk as far as the corner with you,” he said, quickly. “I'd like to make sure it's all right.”

“But if you'll wait 'arf a tick I'll walk as far as the corner with you,” he said, quickly. “I'd like to make sure it's all right.”

He paused at the foot of the stairs and, glancing up at the palid and murderous face of Mr. Scutts, which protruded from the back bedroom, smiled at him rapturously. Then, with a lordly air, he tossed him five pieces of gold.

He paused at the foot of the stairs and, glancing up at the palid and murderous face of Mr. Scutts, which protruded from the back bedroom, smiled at him rapturously. Then, with a lordly air, he tossed him five pieces of gold.

 KEEPING WATCH

KEEPING WATCH

Human natur'!” said the night-watchman, gazing fixedly at a pretty girl in a passing waterman's skiff. “Human natur'!”

H

uman natur'!” said the

 night-watchman, gazing fixedly at a pretty girl in a passing waterman's skiff. “Human natur'!”

He sighed, and, striking a match, applied it to his pipe and sat smoking thoughtfully.

He sighed, and, striking a match, applied it to his pipe and sat smoking thoughtfully.

“The young fellow is pretending that his arm is at the back of her by accident,” he continued; “and she's pretending not to know that it's there. When he's allowed to put it round 'er waist whenever he wishes, he 

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