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up against the body for a minute, and has now moved 

 away a half inch. See, she has doubled her abdomen under 

 her fore parts for a fulcrum and tries for five minutes to 

 pull something out of the ground. 



KENNETH. And now she has got it loose, carries it 

 over to the head of the dead Carpenter, drops her load, 

 moves her fore parts up and down for a minute as if 

 weeping, turns around, walks away one inch, and she 

 has fallen over dead. 



The Ant That Fell Dead. 



ALBERT. Give me that microscope and hold the flash- 

 light. Aha! This explains the death. The head of an 

 Acrobat is hanging to one of her feelers. The jaws pinch 

 the feeler with a death grip. 



CECIL. Might as well pinch the brain as a feeler. Our 

 ant must have gone to the dead for help or sympathy, or 

 something in her distress. 



KENNETH. Well, scouts, we've had another fine show 

 tonight. 



FLORENCE. I don't like tragedy. Eight o'clock. 

 Time to go. Good night. 



