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Show JU6T CAUGHT JOHNNY IN TIME. Papa's Carefully Guarded Secret Was In Grave Danger. A resident of West End avenuo was entertaining RCveral of his friends the other afternoon on the lawn In front of his residence. During the afternoon tho conversation turned to the subject of tho automobiles, and the host told the party what a fine time he was having with his now machine "Why, It Is simplicity Itself to oper-ato oper-ato It, and" "Why, papn, you know you got pinched the other night" The Interruption Inter-ruption camo from the other end of the veranda, where his small son was sitting. "Johnny, Johnny, come right up here this minute," called tho child's mother from the hallway above. The host then went on to tell the party how ne had tried to fix a broken brok-en part of the machinery somo tlmo ago and got his finger pinched. Tho next day going downtown ho met ono of his guests of the preceding afternoon after-noon on the car and his first words were: "Do you suppose Miss Blank caught on Inst evening?" Tho young man was not wise, and asked what was the mystery. "Why, when Joluny mndo that break last evening nnd said that I was pinched. My wlfo would not have Miss Blank know it for anything. I was out for n drive, and ono of tho lights on the tho rear of the automobile, went out nnd before I knew it I was In tho tolls of the police. It cost mo a ten-Bpot, ten-Bpot, but I would rather lose a $100 bill than to have Miss Blank know It." Now York Telegrnm |