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Show SHREWD SCHEME OF MOTHER. No Roseate Postcard Without Its Thorn of Suggestion. Harold's mother we'll call him Harold went abroad a month ago, leaving Harold under the somewhat unsubstantial control of his elder sisters. sis-ters. In spite of the itemized directions with which even unto the moment of final leavetaking she had not ceased to bombard him, Harold's mother was far from sure that her efforts would have any lasting effect. Her voyage was more or less disturbed dis-turbed by these doubts, but before she landed on the other side she had determined de-termined on a course of action. Likp j all small boys, Harold is most covet- j ous of picture postcards and had looked forward to a harvest frjnj his mother's trip-He trip-He got it. Every day she sent at leasr onr card. And, whatever else it bore in the way of inscription, there was not one which failed of this introduction: "Just as soon as you get this go ano hrush vour teeth." |