Yes, spite of that and spite of this,

Whate’er betide, whate’er befall,

Though others may perfection miss,

I love my sweetheart, faults and all.

Harry B. Smith.

A MODERN DIALOGUE

Scene—On Manhattan Island. Time—To-day.

Hour—Ten-thirty. Persons of the play:

Sibyl. A dream of beauty, half awake,

In filmy disarray—about to take