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Show His Promise A southwestern Innker tells of a man in his slate who was continually bard up and had so many notes at the bank that he could flot leave town except ex-cept on Sundays add holidays. There was one note of his falling due every banking day. He dropped Into the bank one day and ?poke genially to tlie president. "1 cnuie in to fix up that Jittle matter of mine," he said. "I'd like ro renew It for a while." Tlie president had the note on his desk. He picked It up nnd studied It carefully. "Henry," he finally said, "i don't think this nH 'rj made out properly." prop-erly." 'Why not?" askoa the borrower.-"It borrower.-"It reads : 'I promlsa to pay,' not t promise to ruw.' " |