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Show Went Too Far It was the purpose of the trial to determine if the man at whom the finger of suspicion pointed really stole the plaintiffs overcoat. At last the judge got down to brass tacks. '"Did you steal this man's overcoat?" over-coat?" he demanded. "No sir," declared the accused with a sickly grin, "I was just playing a joke on him." "And where did you take this coat to?" demanded the judge. "I took it off the coat rack in the restaurant and carried it home with me." "Well," snapped the Judge, "that's carrying the Joke too far." |