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Show I Never Will Lio Again. The phloago Journal says that when Mr, l'orry left his olllco ho put on the door this notice: "Will bo back at 1 Ho had been gono somo timo when McGuIre, ono of his acquaintances, panic to see him on business. McGuIro read tho card, pulted o,ut his watch, Sniffed contemptuously, took out his pencil, wroto something on tl)u card and went away. It was.uoUong aftor that when an-pther an-pther man pamo up, read tho card, quilted, looked at his wntch, wroto something nnd thon wont away.. Inside of a few minutes a third man arrived, examined tho card, added something to tho writing upou it nnd grlinlcd ns ho walked olT. A fourth, fifth and sixth man did tho sanio thing. When l'orry returned nt 2:15 o'clock this Is what he found written under his promlso to roturn by 1 o'clock: "You'ro a liar by tho watch. J. B. McGuIro, 1:15 p.m." ''You Ho again. Goorgo E. Smith, 1:25 p.m." "Amen. 11. D, S 1:30 p.m." "Ditto. R. N. Montgomery, 1:45 "That'll do, Ananias. .John IJlmos, :18p.ni. "Don't lot It occur agalu, John M. M. Comstock, 2:10 p.m." Ho hasn't. |
