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Show PROBABLY BET WASN'T PAID Youngster Undoubtedly Had Won It, but There Were Other Circumstances Circum-stances to Consider. It was the day after the party. Nine-year-old Robert came to his mother and said: "Mamma, how many of those nice cut-glass ice cream dishes of yours are there exactly?" "Twenty-four, my son." "Will you bet me that you have more than 23?" "No, darling. Grandmother Brown gave me one dozen and Grandmother Sullivan another dozen. That makes exactly two dozen." "All the same," persisted young Robert, "please bet me!" "Very well, I'll bet." "Then you've lost. 'Cause I've broken brok-en one of 'em." New York Evening Post. |