The times., 1897-12-05
A MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM.
Warrant to Haunt the Reader Per-
sistentIy Till Solved

NhFIG TO hduilt the HthhcF L tF-
sistentIy Till Solved
From the Chicago News
Where i Grace?" rrowned howell Y IN
Rensselaer, Gibbon. as he surveyed two
satellites with the third one missing.
'superintending her new gown, said the
girl in the Russian blouse. Things are
50 different nov :" she went on rnournruHy-
"A year ago when We made gown We sut
the sleeves hTst and used what was left
for the rest of the garment. Now we 10
| tust the opposite"
Don't VERY about sleeves" co IN
seIed HoweH. IF you really want 20 ex-
ercise your brain come TO mel have sons-
| thing for you. Now, listen: There was
a man wb5 Uwed another man dollar.
and all he had was rs cents. He"
There was frenzied shrek from ths
| blonde girl. ..seventeeni" she counted
| inooherently. "Et tu, Brutei"
You needn't listen If YOU don't want TO-"
Howell said ,cofdIy. 'sAsI wassay ayiBg, there
was a man WIDOWED anotherInan q dollar
ard ne had Only75 cents. SO ne vent 20 a
pawnbroker and pawned the T5 cents for
90 cents and went out. He met friend
and sold him the pawn ticket, calling for
IS cents, for 90 cents. TINS he had two
50-cenB pieces, 81 in fact, and ne went and
paid his bill. Was anybody out and how
much?"
The two girls We're tearing their hair.
I'VE are the ones who are CutI' they cried.
We are out Of cur heads-how could you.
Howell.''
That's justlike woman" said Mr.. Glib
bon, hurfiiy. THE minute you ask her 10
think little bit she gets the headachs "
eries. I hope neither Of youis going 10 CRY,
as have on a new necktie andit viii spot
very easily
The girl In the Russian blouse sat staring
wildly into vacancy and counted on her
fingers. The lips OF the blonde girl moved
silently and her brow was wrinkIed. Il did
hear 1t before" sue said, humbly, and 1
have actually forgotten the answer DsIr
mel"
Howell smiled oomplaCentIy and emptIsd
the sugar bowl under cover OF their a abSurp-
ton
1T was the pawnbroker, announced the
girl In the Russian blouse at the end OF
five minutes labor. He wasout 80 cents
''Oh, no. said the blonde girl, positively.
THE man himself was outa quarter you
can 'tuake money out Of no hing and heh had
only 70 cents, remember
The ideal' flashed her friend. Nov,
can't you SEE
The battle ragged for half an hour Ex-
hausted. the two contestants pushed sack
their dropping locks and turned SiuuItane-
| ously to Howell.
Mr.. Gibbcn was leaning back in the big
/ armchair, sleeping the sleep OF the Just
| They bounced on him and he awoke with
/ violence
| -, kind OF yuu," he murmured. 4 had
| a delightful nap while you were entertain
| ius yourselves so sweetly, ana neeLed IT.
/ l have an engagement-"
Tell US" they demanded in chorus,
which man was out?"
Mr.. Gihbon drew On his gloves.
/ Don't get eNcited," he said i can't
be with you this evening. and 1onT want
/ YOU To get bored. 1t viii give you some
| thing to think about"
| He escaped into the hall and the front
dool banged
Il can't sleep" walled the blonde
girl tragicany, It'll I know who lost
money On that transaction
1T keeps going through my head So"
| moaned her friend franticaliy
And they have not yet found out.