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Show SAD-LOOKING MAN SCORED His "Bluff Worked, and as a Consequence Conse-quence the Laborers Went Hungry Hun-gry Through the Afternoon. A sad-looking man entered the shanty where the workmen were tat-lng tat-lng their lunches, lie was holding a red can. "Hey, fellers." he saluted them, "look at this can o' powder I picked up outside. I've a mind to blow mo-self mo-self up." "Aw, cut out that stuff and beat II out of here," ordered the foreman. The man looked around, then walked deliberately over to the stove, opened the door and thrust the can Inside. There was a yell of dismay and In a moment the shanty was empty. Ten minutes later the runaways returned. re-turned. The can was lying harmlessly on the fire and th sad-looking man was gone. So were their lunch palls. |