Show PROVED TRUTH OF OLD ADAGE thirteen at table certainly proved unlucky for some ever sat down thirteen to table inquired the man with the salmon pink tie once said the man with the white mustache well you never observed any bad luck follow it did you ill bet he did growled the man who believes in these things well said the white mustache it was a trifle unlucky tor most of cm any of em die asked the man who believed not enough grub to go round sneered the salmon binl tie there were no victuals said the white mustache softly it took place in a lawyer s office it was a meeting of creditors there were twelve besides myself sat down to table there was a long pause and then the salmon pink tie spoke again in what way did the meeting prove unlucky may I 1 ask poor creatures sighed the white mustache they never got a penny out of me I 1 was the bankrupt london answers |