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Show BUMPED' HIS SELF-CONCEIT Young Lady's Reason for Choosing Escort Not Exactly What Ho Had Imagined It to Be. Mr. Blank (wo'vo got to call him that because he's really a very decent follow, nnd he'd kill us if wo told nls real namo) is first tenor in a gloo :lub. Ho sings In a choir, too. Evory-jody Evory-jody likes htm. Tho other night a bunch of young people met for a social session at a cortaln houso In tho suburbs. Thoy nto and danced and thoy sang. And whon It v,as ail over tho prettiest young woman there sho hadn't boon oacorted thither by any choBon cavalier cav-alier said: "I walk homo, but it's a lonosomo-walk lonosomo-walk and I'm afraid. There hnvo booh holdups In this pSrt Of town. So I chooso- Mr. Dlank to seo mo safo homo." On tho way homo Mr. Blank was considerably swollod up. Tho prettiest girl liad choBon him from a crowd of personable bachelors, and his foollngB of solf-satlsfaction wore excusnblo. Ho couldn't resist saying: "Why did you think I wns tho strongest and bravest man there tonight?" to-night?" "I didn't," answered tho girl. "I picked you bocnuso I know you could hollor tho loudest!" Clovelnnd Plain-dealer. |