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Show BUT HE MADE FINE SPEECH Fact That Candidate Didn't Say What He Was Talking About Was Really Small Matter. "Well, Jack," asked Mrs. Monrough of her husband, "and what did you think of the speech of our new candidate candi-date for parliament at the next eleo tion?" "Oh, Mary, he certainly is a great speaker !" assented her husband. "That so?" commented his wife. "Did . he speak for long," Jack Monrough whistled. "Yes, my dear. He could beat even your sex at the game," he added humorously. hu-morously. "He spoke for three solid hours !" Mrs. Monrough was accustomed to her husband's jibes and she let it pass unanswered. "What did he talk about?" she queried. quer-ied. Mr. Monrough scratched his head in perplexity. "Come to think of it," he answered at last, "he didn't exactly say 1" London Answers. |