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Show SAD-LOOKING MAN SCORED His "Bluff" Worked, and as a Consequence Conse-quence the Laborers Went Hungry Hun-gry Through the Afternoon. A sad-looking man entered the shanty where the workmen were eating eat-ing their lunches. He was holding a red can. "Hey, fellers," he saluted them, "look at this can o' powder I picked; up outside. I've a mind to blow me-self me-self up." "Aw, cut out that stuff and beat It out of here," ordered the foreman. . The man looked around, thea walked deliberately over to the 8tove opened the door .nd thrust the can inside. There was a yell of dismay and" In a moment the shanty was empty. Ten minutes later the runaways returned. re-turned. The can was lying harmlessly on the fire and the sad-looking man was gone. So were their lunch pails |