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Show BREAKING THE NEWS. In Liverpool there is a man famous for his calmness on every occasion. One day he strolled leisurely into the office of a friend. "I've just had a chat with your wife," he began. "Why, I didn't know she was in "Oh, she wasn't in town," replied the other. "I called at your house." ill "I didn't know she was receiving today," to-day," said the husband, with some surprise, sur-prise, "I thought she had a headache." "She didn't mention it to me." said the calm man. "There was Quite a crowd at the house." "A crowd!" echoed the husband. "Yes," answered tbe calm man. Il "They came with the fire engine." "The fire engine!" gasped the husband. hus-band. "Oh, It's all right," went on the calm man. "It's all out now. It wasn't much of a fire, but 1 thought you'd like to know of it." Pearson's Week- |