Show Official Dudes Startled Thd chappies in the state department arc in despair They cannot turn up their trousers any more that is they cannot wear them turned up and continue con-tinue to work in the department Secretary Secre-tary Gresham happened to see one of the chappies strolling leisurely through the corridor one day last week with his trousers turned up in true London style The next day this particular young man found a note on his desk directing him to devote himself to an especially uncongenial un-congenial task and one at which he would hardly care to have his society familiars see him engaged At the same time a horrid rumor was spread abroad with truly feminine emphasis and embellishments em-bellishments to the fact that Kenesaw tiandis the private secretary of Mr Gresham and a man who never takes any note of climatic conditions in London Lon-don had given the secretary his word that every chappie found with his trousers trou-sers turned up should be treated to a week in CoventryWashington Letter in Boston Advertiser |