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Show ; 1 JUST AN EARFUL By TAD i 1 4 EIU Frecchman blew into John Dovlo's billiard parlor the other day and, after playing five or six gnmes of pool, got so stuck on himself that he wanted to bet. 1 His friend wouldn't wager a jitney, so the frogeater blew over to j I John and offered to make a bet that he could beat any man in the house playing jilt) balls fur the Joujih. Dnylo was a bit flustered at first, and then, spotting Alfred De Oro at a table, said that he'd bet $100 that Alfred could take the gent from Paris. John pointed De Oro out just as he was cleaning up a fraaio. The "Frenchman ga e All- the up and down and, seeing that the kid was clever, started to rub his chin. "Well," piped Doyle, "is the bet on ? ' ' The Frenchman, without takin.a his eyes off De Oro, piped: ' 1 Certainly Cer-tainly the bet ia on, lint tho gen-tleman gen-tleman will have to play my rules." ) -ne HMJy ! 111 1 Doyle hurrieil to the safe, grabbed 100 aces and came rushig back. "Any rules you want,' piped John, as he dropped the B. 11. on a table. "What are your rules?'' The Frenchman turned quickly and chirped: "ONE BALL A NIGHT!" i 1,1 ' |