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Show HAS SOMETHING OF A JOB BUI Is Finding That Thinking .Up an Explanation Is by No Means' an Easy Talk. Hill-Dudley nnd eleven other pinochle pino-chle players who nro members of- h progressive pinochle club left their South sldo homes to go to lleech drove the other night. While nt Fountain Foun-tain square waiting for tho Heecli (Irovo car Hill nnd Joe Heck got too fnr nwny from the cur to cut eh It nnd thu other ten went to Heech drove. Then Hill got nn Idea nnd ho and Heck stole home to where Hill's car rested fnr his wife won't let him take It out after dark. They opened the garage door noiselessly, pushed the cur out nnd down tho street for a block nnd then stepped on the starter. They got to Hecch Grove before the rest of the club did. Hill nnd Ids friend Heck drovo home after the club meeting and repeated the performance In getting the cur back In tho gnrnge. Then he went Into the house. Presently the crowd, enme along nud yelled nt Bill through tho window. Of course, that entailed explanations ex-planations ort Hill's part to hlfCwIfe ns to how he got home first. The other members of the club say Hill hnsnot yet been able to explain to hi. wife how he bent them home. Indianapolis News. . Not Wprth Rooster, Having lived next door to the ham Of n minister, I wns often called In to witness a hnsty wedding. On one 'occasion the prospective bride and bridegroom nrrlved In a farm wagon. After the ceremony wns duly performed the bridegroom asked to ba excused Just a moment, and nn returning from his wagon he snld: MParsoa, I havo no money to give-you, but hero Is a nice young rooster for your Thanksgiving dinner, nnd I will bring you.n turkey for Chrlstmns," On sovernl occnslons the minister saw tho same ninn in town, wbo seemed to nvotd him. One day on meeting him fnco to face Jio snld: Turson, I mny as well tell you that I nm not going to bring thnt turkey; I hnve found out she wns not ev.m worth the rooiter I gnvo you." Chicago Chi-cago Tribune. , |
