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Show Giving Mother a Tip. The serious looking man was trying hard to listen to the speaker's eloquence, elo-quence, but the squalling of an infant in the row of seats directly ahead gave him little opportunity. Annoyance Annoy-ance gave way to irritation and irritation irrita-tion in turn was superseded by resolve. re-solve. He leaned forward, touched the mother on the shou'.der and in a dispassionate tone asked: "Has your baby been christened yet?" "Why, no sir. Why do you ask?" "Merely because I was about to suggest that if he had not been christened you might name him 'Good Idea.' " "And why 'Good Idea?' " asked the woman. "Because," the man struggled hard to repress his feelings, "it should be carried out." |