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Show Crime Detection MOTHER wITying to discover which of her three yungsteri had scrawled pictures on the back of her davenport, but all she could get were blank looks and repeated denials. At length father Intervened -Let me try." he whispered to the litttle woman. You'" she hooted. "Do you think you know more about my children than 1 d0?" i .j -Who knows?" rejoined daddy. "At least I can try." He examined the scrawled pictures carefully. "My goodness," he finally re-marked, re-marked, "but these are funny looking look-ing pockets here." "They're not pockets," sniffed little lit-tle Margie. "They're supposed to be buttons!" And thus the culprit was revealed. SEEKING PROOF An American film producer was selecting a chief for his scenario staff. The producer insisted that the successful applicant must be a col-It col-It ge graduate. He looked with favor upon one applicant and asked if he had a college education. The answer was in the affirmative. "Show me your diplomas," demanded de-manded the producer., The applicant tried to explain that it was ntt customary for college graduates to carry diplomas around with them. "Well, then," demanded the producer, pro-ducer, "say a big word." Prayers Needed A visitor at the Capitol was accompanied ac-companied by his small son. The little boy watched from the gallery gal-lery when the house of representatives represen-tatives came to order. "Why did the minister pray for all those men, Pop?" "He didn't. He looked them over and prayed for the country." Surprise The man was buying a fountain pen for his son's graduation gift. "It's to be a surprise, I suppose," said the clerk. "I'U say it is," said the father. "He's expecting a convertible coupe." POKER FACE . v I Strolling through the card room of a businessmen's club the othet night, one of the members was sur- r prised to see three men and a dog playing poker. Pausing to watch the proceedings he commented on the I extraordinary performance of the dog. "He's not so smart," the dog's owner remarked in disgust. "Every-time "Every-time he gets a good hand he wag! his tail" The Wrong Routine The mother was briefing little Mary, who was going to return her little friend's call. "If they ask you to dine," the mother Instructed, "say, 'No, thank you, I have dined.' " But the conversation did not run as anticipated. "Come along and have a bite with us," Invited the friend's father. "No thank you," Mary replied pith dignity. "I've already bittea" |