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Show LITTLE BENNY'S j Note Book By LEE PAPE J Pop gave me a dime yestldday morning morn-ing and told me not to ask for eny more for 2 days, and I spent it all before supplr, and aftir supplr I wonted wont-ed a nieki l to go to the movies with the fellows, and pop was up in the set- jtlng room reeding ihe sponrtlng pag". I me th'nklng, I wonder if he can take a hint. And I sod, Dont you wish you was 12 veers old. pop, llk' me, so you could get in the movies for a nickel? Well, now that you mention it, its not sutch B bad thing to wish, its much better than wishing I as 100, so nun would gel up in street cars land give me a seet. Bed pop Anil he kepp on reeding the spoart-j ilng page, me thinking. G, I gess the hint wasenl strong enuff. And 1 std. It I had a nickel I blepvo Id go touite, pop, some of the other I follows have Rot a nickel to go Is that so sed pop keeping on reed-ilng reed-ilng the spoarting page. .Mf thinpin?, Gosh, that awt lo of bin strong enuff. ! And 1 B&i, If you was me, pop, would jou go if you had a nickel? I give it up. wats the anser? sed Ipop. Meening he thaui i was asking I him a puisel Insted of a question. wich I wasent, and I sed, Aw gosh, G, pop, t;i n t 1, pop- "Being the biggest hint so far. and pop sed, ani you wat? .Me thinking. jGosh. I dont bleeve he wunis to take Uhe hint. ind 1 Bed, i spen! that dime. pop. I dldent know I wuntcd to go to the movies lonite or 1 wouldeni of Bpenl it. Thais luff luck, sed pop. Yes sir, I sed. And I went out, and j pop kepp rite on reeding the Bpoart-ing Bpoart-ing page as if he dldent know 8 hint wen he herd one. 00 An American poet by the nam.' 0 Pursl has joined D'Annunslo'fl forces m Flume. He Is also probably the Lust American poet to be press agent -ed m such a manner. )ne never realize how many backward back-ward men there are iu the world unul he tries to board a crowded -oieet car during the rush hour. |