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Show TAKING NO RISK. Very skeptically the terrace landlord land-lord surveyed the prospective tenant. "Do you play footbafl-'' he grunted Tho prospective tenant raised his eyobrows, and replied in Iho ncsa- tive "Nor referee?" "No, nor refereo,"' answered the P. T.. "why?" "Cos I'm taking no risks," explained tho landlord "The last feller that took this house was a referee. Gave a wrong decision. Was Ihumpod on tho back. Swallowed the whistle After that ho couldn't breathe without 1 shrieking like a goods engine Kept the neighbors awake all night. Had to give him notice." "Bad luck on tho referee,'1 commented comment-ed tho P. T. "I don't know," relumed the landlord. land-lord. "He got a good crib on a light-houBe light-houBe On foggy nights he 1'uts his 1 head out of the window and1 simply I breathes. Noise enough to scar a navy off tho rocks. Soft job." |