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THE STRAND MAGAZINE. 
MRS. CHALLENGER THREW HERSELF INTO THE BEAR-HUG OK HER HUSBAND. 
“ Yes, sir ; that is my name/’ 
“ 1 cannot understand, then, how you can 
say that there is no such danger, I am allud- 
ing to your own letter, published above your 
name in the London Times of this morning.” 
It was Challenger’s turn to look surprised. 
“ This morning ? ” said he. “ No London 
Times was published this morning/’ 
“ Surely, sir,” said the American, in mild 
remonstrance, “ you must admit that the 
