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Show TANGLED UP BY PHONE CALL Colonel Gives Remarkable Denouement Denoue-ment to His Story That Was Interrupted by the Chief. The colonel had only two types of stories, one concerning his amorous adventures, the other his adventures while tiger shooting. It was night in the mess and the colonel, as was his wont, began to tell an exciting story of an encounter with a wounded tigress which sprang at him before he could reload and bvre him to the ground. At the critical moment an orderly entered to report that the G. O. C wished to speak to the colonel on the telephone and the colonel was compelled to break off abruptly. He was absent for ten minutes and on his return had forgotten which of his favorite stories he had been telling. tell-ing. "What happened, colonel?" asked one of the guests. "Tou were telling us of your dangerous situation." "Oh, I kissed her," responded the colonel airily. "She simply couldn't resist me and we dined together that evening." London Sporting and Dramatic Dra-matic news. |