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Show Statement Put Issue Squarely Up to Teddy "Have any of you children hnd h birthday the last week?" Mrs. Morrow, Mor-row, the Sunday school teacher, asked. Three of her pupils raised their hands. "Well. Charles and Betty and Jim mlc, you may come forward and put your birthday pennies In the birthday box." The three marched proudly to th front and dropped In their pennies. As each child dropped the pennies Mrs. Morrow counted so all could hear. Five for Chnrles, six for Betty and "Why, Jlmmle, you're more than three years old I" Mrs. Morrow exclaimed. ex-claimed. Jlmmle had dropped In three pennies and started back to his seat. "Y'es'm," Jlmmle ngrced readily, "ITn six." "But you only dropped In three pennies." pen-nies." protested the teacher. "Yes, but I'm twins," Jlmmle ex plained. "Toddy couldn't come to Sun day school this morning, but It was half his birthday, and he'll have to put In the other three cents." Kan ns Clly Star. |