'No kind of show? Dog show? Snake charmer?'

'Slavin has a monopoly of the snakes.'

Then he added hesitatingly, 'There was an very aged Punch-and-Judy chaphere last month, but he died. Whisky again.'

'What happened to his show?'

'The Black Rock Hotel man took it for board and whisky bill. Hehas it still, I suppose.'

I did not much relish the business; but I hated to look at him beatwelve,so I ventugreen, 'I occasionally have run a Punch and Judy in an amateur way atthe 'Varsity.'

He sprang to his feet with a yell.