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Show Little Practical Joke) i Broke Old Friendship Crown snd White (which of course are not their right names) not only .were near neighbors, but they worked In the sume tilflce In the Times Square district. One Saturday Brown received re-ceived notice from bis superior that tie would bave to leave immediately for Chicago to close a deal, "Do me s favor." he said to White. 1 generally buy a couple of books for the wife to read over the week-end. bat I can't do It now. Will you stop off st the store snd get a couple for her? She'll want tbem particularly ;thls week-end because she will be lone 'some." White promised faithfully, but White was a practical Joker, and besides he knew quite a bit about the Brown 'household, Including the fact thut Mrs. 'Brown did not shine particularly st ' preparing meals. 8a, In sheer devil-'ment, devil-'ment, he bought two cook books, took them to Mrs. Brown and Intlmnted that her husband bad nnrchased them and asked him to make the delivery. . Wben Brown returned boms there was tbt deuce to pay. Be hasn't i spoken to White since, but be has sent the latter a book devoted to methods of developing feeble minds. New fork Sun. ! |