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Show One Birthday Present Bobby Surely Needed "Next Thursday is my birthdny, daddy," Bobby announced one eve-Ding. eve-Ding. "Uh-huh.n grunted dad, without looking up from hfs paper. But Bobby was not to be put off that easily. lie came over and climbed up on dad's lap. "I say, daddy, nest Thursday Is my birthday." "Well, well; so It is," dad agreed. "And how old will my little pal ltf?" "Six," Bobby answered Importantly. "Six years old' mused dad. "Quite a lad, urcn't you? And what would you like to have for a birthday present?" pres-ent?" "There's lots of tilings I'd like to have.'' "But yon ran'? have a lot of things. Hobby. Tell me just one that you'd like to bave most of all." Bobby studied desperately. This was an Important occasion. "Well, dad." he decided, "I believe I'd like to have a new bank that mamma can't get nickels cut of with x hairpin." |