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Show EMPHATIC IN HIS DENIAL Youngster Wanted It Distinctly Understood Un-derstood That He Had Not Eaten at the Harper's. Young Jack K., age six, of Staunton, Staun-ton, had the habit of slipping away to a neighbor's house frequently for his favorite food. He. usually neglected neg-lected to tell his mother, but the mother learned of his visits. Recently Recent-ly he failed to eat dinner with his usual gusto, practically passing It up. This caused his mother to question him. "Jack, haven't you been eating at Harper's today?" "No, mamma." "Are you sure?" "Sure, mamma." "Jack, do you tell me yon did not eat there today?" Jack, emphatically: "Mamma, you can pray to heaven I didn't eat there today." He really had not Indianapolis News. |