LONELY GETS RELIGION
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ATE A GOOD PART OF HIS NEWLY PASTED HOUSE-KITE
So what seemed at first sight a sheer cruelty, and had been the cause of much indignant protest at the hands of uncomprehending neighbors, was in reality a kindness. For without this resounding thump on the ribs the muscles of Plato's gaunt throat seemed stricken with paralysis. Once the essential kick had been administered. Lonely had often noticed, a look of mute gratitude crept into his eye, his
