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BABYLON.

BY MARO CONNELLY.]

Under a low ceiling is a rvom vaguely resembling a Negra night club in New Orleans. Two or ..three long table, run across the room, and on the left is a table on a dais with a gaudy canopy above it. The table bears a card marked "Reserved for King and guests."

Flashing young men and women are seated at the tables. About 2 dozen couples are dancing in the foreground to the tune of a inz orchestra. The costumes are what would be warn at a Negra mas querade to represent. the delau. chers of Babylon.

Firat Man: When did yuh git to Bablyon

Second Man: I jeà' got in yester. day.

Third Man [Dancing.]: How do you like dis baby, Joo?

Fourth Man: Hot dama! could be de King's petl

She

A Woman: Anybody see papa ?

my

Third Man: Don' fo'git de dance at de High Priest's house to-mor row.

Gomorrah. Repeat befo' de- [During this scene yells increase as the Prophet continues.]

The High Priest enters left, He isn fat roluptuary, elaborate. ly clothed in brightly coloured robes. He walks in hand in hand with a gaudily dressed-chippy:44] | High Priest [Noise stops.];

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Prophet [Wheelin.): And you, de High Priest of allIsrael, walkin' de town wid-s-dirty-lil-tramp. ---

King: Seems to be a frien' o' yours, Jake,

High Priest Crossing to the King with his girl.] Aw, he's one of dein wild nien, like Jeremiah and Isaiah. Don' let him bother you none, [Pushes Prophet aside and gars to King's table.]

Prophet: You consort with har- lots, an' you' pollution in the sight of de Lawd. De Land God's goin'. to smite you down, jest as He's goal to sinite down all dis wicked world! [Grabs High Priest and taras bim around.].

King Angrily against the last part of the preceding speech.]: Wait a minute. I'm getting tired of this. Don' throw him out. Jest kill him? There is the sound of a shot. The Prophet falls.)

Prophet: Smite 'em down, Lawd, like you said. Dey ain't a decent person left in de whole world,

De dies. Master of Cero- manies. revolver in hand, looks down at the Prophet.].

Master of Ceremonies: He's dead,. King.

King: Some of you boys take him

[The dance stops as a bugle cáll is heard Enter Master of Cere-out. monies.]

Master of Ceremonies: Stop! To-

night's guest of honour, de King of Babylon an party of five.

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HIGH COURT JUDGE INSPECTS "SILVER FISH."

The habits of an insect known to scientists as "Lepisua saccharina," tut more commonly called "silver lish," were discussed in the King's Bench Division.

Mrs. Rita Rhoades, of St. Mary Abbot's-terrace, Kensington, sued Mr. Henry Wallis Huntingford Richards, chief electrical enginner of the London and North-Eastern Railway Company, claiming £68 16. na balance of rent duc, she alleged, in respect of a furnished int at Iverna-court, Kensington, which he let to him on a six months' agreement, :**

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Clean Feeding Silver Fish."

An exhibit there, which Mr. Justice Horridge, counsel, and members of the jury scrutinised with great interest, was a sinal bottle containing a number of silver fish" diminutive, glistening ob- jects. Fike Lilliputian whitebait presorved, in alcohol.

Mr. Robert, Blonton, a consult. Ing entomologist formerly in the service of the Ministry of Agricul ture, gave evidönen, zakon

"Silver fish," said Mr. Stenton, "the inscots of nocturnal habits, and their proforenes in the matter of nourishment is for any sub- stanco containing starch."

They were consequently attracted by breadcrumbs or sugar, but if no food of that sort was available they were content to eat wallpaper.

"They are cannibals," he added, "in the sense that they sometimes ent each other, but they do not bite humns beings."

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"I consider that silver fish are particularly clean-feeding in sects," said Major, Austin. "They

Master of Ceremonies: Ev'nin', King!

King: Good ev'nin'. How's de party goin'!

Master of Ceremonice. Best cae we ever had in Babylon, King.

King; Any Jew boys yere !

Master of Ceremonies [Indicating. some of the others.) Lot o' dem yere. I kin go`git not if you want 'em.

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[A couple of young men come from the background and walk off with the body.]

High Priest: Don' know whether you should'a-done that, King.

King: Why not?-

High Pricet: I don' know whether do Land would like it.

You

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King: Now, listed, Jake. known yo' Lawd ain't payin' much attention to dis man's town. Except TUESDAY, DEC. 30, 1930,

to you boys, its tho'ly protected by de Gods o' Babylon.

High Pricat: I know, but jest de SAIDE-

Kay: Look yore, s'pose I give you a couple hund'ed pieces of silver. Don' you s'pose you kin arrange to persunde yo' Gawd to keen His hands off

High Priest (Oilily.]; Well of co'se we could try. I dunno how- well it would work.

As the High Priest speaks, 'the King clans his hands. Master of Ceremonies enters with hag of .money.1

King: Yere it is.

High Priest Smiling.]: 1 guer

King: I was reaily referrin' to dewe kin square things up. He prays High Priest. He's a 'ticiar frien'-whiningly.1 Oh, Lawd, please o' mine an' he night drop iu.. You forgive my po' frien de King ́e'· Babylon, le didn't know what he know what he look likef

was doin', an’--------

Master of Ceremonies: No, sub, but I'll be on de look-out fo' him.. King: O.K. Now le's have a good time.

Master of Ceremonies: Yes, suh. [To the orchestra.] Let 'er go, boy's.

(There is a einp of "thunder, darkness for a second. The lights go up and God is standing in the centre of the room.]

God In a voice of doom.]: Dat's about enough. The guests are hor-< rified.] I's stood nil I kin from [The music begins, waiters ap you. 1 tried to make dis a good pear with food and great uras curth. I helped Adam, I helped painted gold and silver, from Noah, I helped Moses, no' 1 helped which, they pour out wine for the David. What's de grain dat grew gurats. The Master of Cers--out of de seedi Sa! Nothin' but monies exits: The King's' danc

sin throughout de whole world. ing-girls go to the middle of the | I've given you ev'y chance, I sent floor, and start to dance. The you warriors and prophets. I've King puts his arms about the given you laws and commandments; waists of two girls, and drawsan' you betrayed My trust. Ev'y them to him]

thing I've given you, you're defiled. King: Hot damn! Da's de way! Ev'y time I've fo'given you, you've let de Jew boys see our gals kin mocked Me. An' now de High dance better'n dere's. [There is an Pricst of Israel tries to trifle wid ad lib. babel of "Da's de truth, My name. Listen, you chill of King I don' know-we got darkness, yo Lawd. is tired. I'm some good gals, too!" etc. Dey tired of de struggle to make you nin nobody in de worl like de Babylon gale. -

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[The dancing grows faster, the watobers keep time with hand. claps. The door at the left opens suddenly, and the Prophet, a patriarchal, ragged figure, enters. He looks belligerently about the room, and is followed almost in mediately by the Master of Cere ..toonies.]

Prophet: Stop [The music and the dancers halt.]

King. What's the idea, bustin' up my party

Master of Ceremonies: He said he was expected, King. I thought mebbe he was de

...

King: Did you think he was de High Priest of de Hebrews? Why, he's jeat an ol' hum! De High Priest is a fashica plate. Trow dis ole bum out o yers fashister

Prouhet: Stop!

(Those, who have been advanc ing to seize him stop, somewhat amused.]

Don't

worthy of de breath I gave you. I put you in bondage ag'in to cure you an yo' worse dan_you was amongst de flesh pois o Egypt. Sa I renounce you, Listen to the words of yo Lawd God Jehovab, for dey is de last words yo' ever hear from Me. I repent of dese people dat I have made and I will deliver them no more.

There is darkness and cries of "Merey Have pity, Lawd!"} "We didn' mean it, Lawd" "Forgive us, Lawd!" etc. The Choir sings" Death's Gwinter Lay His Cold Tey Hands On Me," until the lights go up on the next scene.]

FROTHBLOWERS TO ECONOMISE.

HITBY INDUSTRIAL

DEPRESSION.

King: Wait a minute..

The Ancient Order of Froth throw him out. Let's see what he blowers which, under the leadership has to say.

of the Inte Siz Alfred Fripp, raised Prophet: Listen to me, King of more than $100,000 for children's Babylon! I've been sent yere by charities, is feeling, the effect of the de Lawd God Jehovali. Don't you industrial depression. dare lay a hand on de Prophet i

King: 'Oh, you're a prophet, is yuh? Well, you know we don' keer much fo prophets in dis part of de country.

In a statement the secretary, Mr." Dert Temple, said that decentralian tion was for the time, being abso lutely necessary to conserve futida..

"Local Vats (official branches). Prophet: Listen to me, sons and daughters of Babylon! Listen, you will continue to carry on their work. children of Israel dat's given yo-for the benefit of local children's

oppressors You're all wallowin'. but the Pancial, support of Held- like hogs in sin, an' de wrath of quarters will be carried on as long Gawd nin' goin' to be held back as necessary, but on a very small much longer I'm tellin' you, re-scale,

are, not in the least in the cate- neat befo" it's too late Repent "It is of paramount importance gory of vermin, like flere.”***

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