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Show Youth's Call for a Dinghy Brought Unexpected Result The young man with the nautical turn of mind, having preserved his savings, determined to gratify his greatest desire to become the sole owner of a dinghy, the type of small boat sometimes used as tender to a vessel, but more commonly favored by sportsmen for sailing purposes. Accordingly he telephoned to one of the city's largest department stores to obtain prices, having seen sucb craft advertised. "I would like to Inquire about a dinghy," he explained to one of th store's telephone operators. The operator seemed to be a trifle thick. She failed to get It "A what?" she asked. "A ainghy," he replied. "I want to find the price of a dinghy." "Thank you," said the operator In that cheery way operators sometimes have. . She gave him the ladles lingerie Separtment New York Sun. |