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Show BALKED AT NUMBER THIRTEEN. Woman's Pet Superstition Cost Her One Fine Apple. A customer In a city market bought a small measure of apples. Sho watched tho dealer closely, as he picked out tho fruit. "Either put In another npplo or tako ono out," bIio said when ho had emptied emp-tied tho apples Into n bag. "There are 1.1 there and I, am not going to invite had luck by carrying home that un lucky number." Tho dealer looked up shrewdly. "I can't very well throw In another one for that prlco," ho said. "Apples are high." "Very weir, then take ono out," said tho woman. "I make It a point when buying anything In nmall quantities this way to rount tho pieces, and nover under any clrcumi.xnces will I accept 13 of anything." According to Instructions the dealei abstracted one of tho finest apples li. tho bag, and the woman went nwaj apparently satisfied. |