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Rh Gadsby, jumping up saw only a cigar stump in Old Bill’s mouth, as that palpitating individual was vigorously brushing off falling sparks as His Honor’s rugs got a rain of tobacco scraps! Gadsby was “on” in an instant, noticing Marian and Nancy rolling and tumbling around on that big divan, and doubling up in a giggling fit, way out of control. Finally Simpkins angrily got up, viciously jamming on his tall silk hat; and Marian, fighting that giggling fit, just had to call out:—

“April Fool, Councilman Simpkins!!”

(And Mayor Gadsby, on a following Council night, got Marian’s land bill through; many a Councilman holding his hand in front of his grinning mouth, in voting for bright, vitalic Youth.)