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Show Breaking the News. An elderly laborer was in 111 health and despite his wife's caiitlonlngs persisted in going dally to his work. One day his foreman, who prided himself him-self on being a man of charming' tact, dropped In to see the good wife. "Mrs. Jones," he said after passing pass-ing tbe time of day, "I'm afraid your husband Isn't going to live very much longer." "Lands' sake!" exclaimed the woman wo-man In alarm, "what makes you think that?" "Well, ma'am, you see," the fore-man fore-man replied thoutthtfully, "about an hour ago be dropped dead." |