| Show A. A AT LAST THE M MEANEST EST MAN I 1 Ladies Will Agree Mr Smith Would Be Hard to Beat Mr S Smith Ith and Mr Air stubbins Stubbins were proceeding on their homeward wa way Mr Stubbins' Stubbins was extremely gloomy to W o much so that Mr Smith inquired he reason Oh its it's nothing much much on on account o of a birthday present really My wife and I have been married for thirtyfour thirty thirty- four years and never never till now have I I- missed giving her a birthday present but this year times are so bad that Im I'm afraid shell she'll have t to go go without Nonsense man said Smith Look here Ill I'll give you a tip Ive I've used myself when money was scarce I would fumble In my wife's jewel case land take some valued trinket out When it was missed of course a a. a grand hunt was organized but also of of course it never came came to light Never mind I would say to Mrs S S- S let it be a lesson to you to be bemore bemore bemore more careful but dont don't let it worry you Y you u. u Ill I'll see if I cant can't replace it on your birthday You see the drift The rest was easy For a couple of ot shillings a jeweler would polish up the trinket till it looked like new and put it In a swagger satin case And that's the way to get joy and peace for next to Ito nothing Stubby London Stubby London Answers An An- |
