MR. LEFFINGTON FEELS INSPIRED 



QUOTED Mr. Leffington: 

 "One white foot, buy a horse; two 

 white feet, try a horse; three white 

 feet, sell a horse; four white feet and 

 a white nose, cut off his head and 

 throw him to the crows." 



*'So you think Gwendolyn's husband has four 

 white feet and a white nose, — eh Margaret?" 



Mrs. Leffington put down her pen, looked over 

 her shoulder at her husband and frowned in 

 exasperation. 



* 'Richard I wish you would scrape your boots 

 outside and not track that red mud all through the 

 hall and living room, besides too, your spurs cut 

 the rugs. It's just as easy to hang them out on 

 the hat -rack or give them to Ruggles to polish." 



Mr. Leffington uncrossed his legs and pushed 

 surreptitiously under the rug with the toe of his 

 left boot, several pieces of caked mud. 



"I'll try to remember, my dear," he said, smiling 

 good-naturedly behind her back with magnani- 



