| Show c. c f Stories That Have Point r THE LIGHT LIGHT OF OP LOVE FARMER re returning home late A at night found round a n man standing his house with a lI lighted lantern lantern lantern lan lan- tern In his hand What hat are arc you doIng doing do- do Ing InS h hero he asked savagely suspecting suspecting suspect suspect- ing he had caught a 1 criminal For answer came a R. chuckle and and Its only mee meo zur The Tho farmer re recognized John his shepherd Its you John Is It What on earth are you ou doing here hero at this time o night Another chuckle Im a Ann zur And so 50 youve you've come como courting with witha a lantern Why y I never took a lantern lantern lantern lan lan- tern whoa when I courted your our mistress No zur you ou didn't zur John chuckled We can all zee you didn't zur London London Answers A REAL REPORTER HEN the tho chief chier reporter of or the W WHEN Post bou bought ht an aeroplane the tho proprietor summoned the editor to discuss his successor For of ot course observed the proprietor proprietor proprietor pro pro- we ve shall soon toon have a vacancy vacancy va va- can cancy C How about Jones suggested the editor Jones queried tho proprietor doubtfully I thought ho he was rather a failure On tho the contrary hes he's one of ot our most promising r recruits replied tho the editor Yes Jones Is a genius sir You remember the the- railroad smash Well eU Jones found round the broken rail roll that caused the disaster three hours before tho the express was due He lIe eat sat down b by the lino Une wrote up the tho account while he waited and sent us his report tho the very minute after tho the wreck took place place London London Answers THE EXPLANATION A ONE NE NB 0 of the young doctors doctor's first clients was a n. afat fat girl Her fatness fatness fat rat ness weighed upon her hert and she wanted to get rid of or somo some of It H The young oung doctor drew Y up p a n careful dietShe dIetShe diet dietShe She was to cat eat dry toast plain boiled beef etc and to to return In a a. month to report reduction At tho the end of oC the month she Nhe could hardly got through h tho the doctors doctor's doorway He was aghast t. t. t Did you OU cat what J I told you 7 ho lie asked Religiously His brow wrinkled itself Suddenly he had an Anything else he asked Only my ordinary Lon r- r Lon meals meals don dou Opinion v t. t I r. r 1 THEIR LAST HOUR HE lovel lovely maiden shuddered ered involuntarily In Involuntarily Involuntarily In- In T THE voluntarily and drew drow closer to her lover lo A look of or unutterable sadness sadness sadness sad sad- ness stole over her face tace and a teardrop tear tear- teardrop drop welling from her azure eye ce stole down her nose and made mado a blister on the young mans man's clean w white collar Why h are arc you ou so sad ad ho murmured murmured murmured mur mur- sneezing as her wayward tresses tickled his left nostril I f was thinking she sho said gulping gulping- down a sob and a marshmallow simultaneously simultaneously simul simul- that this will be our last las evening together until tomorrow For trul truly love lovo hands us a lime with every caramel Milwaukee l Milwaukee News DEEP MOURNING T THE manager of or the theatre racked his brain in vain Wo We Po must do something he repeated re- re re bitterly People will wIlI expect us to do something to show respect to the tho proprietor now that he Is dead Shall ShaH wo we close for the night o othe of the funeral suggested suggest cd th the assistant stage manager With this business Youre You're a n fool laddie a fool Cool No No put tho the chorus Ii In black stockings And it was even so Sporting so Sporting Times GUILTY OF OP SOMETHING A A NOTHER law lawyers lawyer's ers story arrives TA Wo We 0 are told t that at a man was charged with picking a pocket theother tho the other da day an and that when arraigned he lie pleaded guilty guilt The case w wont nt to the jur Jury however and the verdict verdic was not guilty guilt And the court spoke poke ke keas as follows You dont don't leave lel this court without a a. stain on your character By your own confession you ou are arc a 11 thief B By 13 the tho verdict of or the Jury JUr you are a Mar liar Cleveland Plain Dealer ONE YEAR LATER IT 11 was the first anniversary anniversary- of ur the wedding da day and the good wife had prepared a n. special dinner dinner din din- ner In honor of ot the occasion Priscilla said after the feasting was over that was seas tho the best bos meal I ever c ate ato You are worth your our weight In gold A A year ago today Claude Mrs oIls answered you ou told me I Iwas Iwas was worth worth m my weight In lu diamonds diamonds' Did I 11 Well ell d dear ar this I is your our first firs annual er annual er revaluation Chicago Tribune |
