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Show As She Understood It Ho was tolling a poker story, but sho only caught this sontenco: "And thon, of course, I called, nnd Sho Interrupted him reproachfully and also with somo asperity. "I've caught you, John Henry," sho cxclnlmcd. "Hero I'vo boon trying tc get you to call on tho Joneses for tho last threo months, and you wouldn't do It said you didn't llko to mako calls, thon ou go out and mako ono by yoursolf, or olso you go calling with someone vise. Yes; that must bo It? What Ib sho, John Henry! Who Is this porson who can get yon to mako calls when you won't make thorn with your wlfo?" John Henry lookod at his masculine friends and winked slyly. "Shall I toll her?" he nskod. "Might as well," they said. "In this caso," ho then told hor, "threo ladlos Induced mo to call." "Threo?" "Yes; but," he hastened to add. "It you camo across thorn In tho pack you would probably call thom queens." It was a great Joko his masculine frionda assurod him of that but he hasn't succeeded In oxplalnlng thi matter to bin wife's satisfaction yet Chicago Post. |
