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Show A SUCCESS OF DIPLOMACY. Youngster Obeyed His Mother, but He Cot the Cent. A C-ycnr-old boy who wns attending a kindergarten school was asked by his teacher to tako another llttlo tot homo, reminding lilm that lio would receive a cent for doing so. Ho took his charge to his door, hut failed to receive tho promised payment from tlio child's mother, and when ho went homo told his mothci tho circumstances. circum-stances. His mother warned lilm not to ask for tho coin and ho gave his promise. About n half hour afterward lio camo back from play and gleefully called to his mother: "I got tho cent!" "Didn't I toll you not to ask for It?" demanded his mother. "I didn't," mnlntnlncd tho boy stoutly; stout-ly; "I asked her If sho forgot it." |