NON-FICTION,FICTION: Melba

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"So on de top from de binnstuck was a kestle in wheech it leeved a hogre wot he ate opp pipple. So Jeck gave a knock on de door so it upperied de door de hogre's wife. So Jeck sad: 'Goot monnink, Meessus Hogre!!' So she sad: 'Who you??' So he sad: 'Hm—I'm from de Gezz Company—wot I should ridd de mitter. . . .' ". . . So it came in gredually de hogre wot he gave a sneef so he sad:

FEE, FOOY, FOOY, FOM!

I smell de blood from a Human Bing!

Be he alife odder be he dat—

I'll make from heem a corn-biff sanawich!"

*MELODIES AND MEMORIES—Nellie Melba— Doran ($5).

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