Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

dong nOWF l can remember lnAt ne
said once that he was the Cardinal
bird that sings at the gates of Heaven.
Miss A.: He isn't doing much Of
anything. He is trying 70 invent q
way to get money without working.
First he went in for prize fighting but
that was too hard for his delicate con-
stitution. A little while ago his rich
uncle died and left him a large sum
Of money. Alexander then built sew
eral large apartment houses and IS
going to live the rest Of his life col
lecting the rents.
Miss B.: But | have heard from
Ruth Chase. She is a nur7se In a large
hospital in Boston. In fact. she Is
the SUPERINTENDENT Of the institution
Miss A: thought Ruth was going
to be a nurse She had TO let her
hair grow out. for she had bobbed
hair. you know She was rather shy
lat school and even turned her head
when a young man looked her way.
i haven't heard frons John Davis. Do
you know his whereabouts?
Miss B.: Why yes. Johns running
Ia large cannery in Washington. Can
ming salmon, | guess. They say he
catches all he cans too.
Always Liked Fishing
Miss A.: John always liked fish
ling You know. he wrote a poem about
l"angling" once and angling is the
same as fishing.
| Miss B.: | had some lovely part
ridge for dinner. And do you know
that makes me think. Did you read
lin the paper about Irving Emlott?
Il know you didn't. This is what il
was all about He shot skunk re-
lcently and received a large reward
for the skin. You know skunk skin
is very valuable.
Miss A: Yes. suppose Irving Is
quite hunter by now At school
remember he was collecting all kinds
Of arms and ammunition. | suppose
to use in hunting when he got older.
Miss B.: Did you go to the circus
yesterday? You didn't, well you miss
ed something. Il was the best circus
/ ever saw and / met one Of our old
classmates. II was the clown and he
was really funny.
Miss A.: Who was he? Tell me
quick. | never though that one of
our class would ever be a clown.
Miss B.. II was Everett Mann and
declare he is good at II. You re-
member we used to call him Barney
Google at school.
Miss A.: Have YOU been visiting
school htelyg
Miss b.: Why yes, went down
last week ON Wednesday | think.
Miss A: What made me ask was
that I wondered if you saw Gene
We've Letters
Miss B.: Was that the one who
was giving an address to the ehildTen2
Miss A: Yes. Did you know
that she is travelling in Africa as a
missionary educating the children?
Miss b.. Why no. How she's
changed. She certainly has turned
iver 4 new leaf.
No Sonr Pickles
Miss A: | went 10 the city last
Saturday to de some shopping. After
a while | Went into grocery store.
purchased quite a number Of articles
and finally asked fer some sour pick
les
Miss B.: Sour pickles?
Mss 4 That's what / said. sour
pickles Then the clerk said that
they didn't sell them there | asked
her why and she said that her name
was sweet-Ruth Sweet.
Miss B.: Ruth Sweet? Aha Well
YOU know she used To go into a Ger
tain grocery store downtown quite
often. | wonder Why
Miss A.. Do you see the way have
my hair fixed? | had it dane by a
famous -Mademoiselle
Nouehoir Who was none other than
little Maggie Murphy.
Miss B.: Maggie alwaps did her
hair up nicely. She used To curl il es-
pecially well after she had her hair
bobbed. She picked out a good name
didn't shee I wonder if she knows
that mouehoir is French for handker-
.hief2
Miss A.: Have you made any plans
for next Saturday,
Miss B.: Why no. why dc you ask
Miss A.. wanted 10 know If you
would 20 70 u certain restaurant with
me. | heard that Percy French wes
waiter there.
Miss b Web ne must have BEEN
Whiting" for quite 4 few years. He
seemed TO be very popular with the
girls at school, especially one xho
would do bis shorthand for him.
Miss A.; Were you going Ia the
auction this Sfternoon2
Miss b.: | didn't know the1e was
any. Where Is it,
Miss A; IL was up on the old Perry
farm and Edward keefe was 10 be the
auotioneer.
ke~fe an Auetionesy
Miss B.; Edward Keefe the aue-
! tionesr. Well, well. He said he al
ways wanted to be c. 2. A. which
/ said was Certified Pubic Account
: ant. But | think il stands for Ger
tilted Poultry Auctioneer. He's an
: auetioneer and not any accountant
: anyway.
Miss A; Playing Nah Jong. That
! reminds me of the recent invention
of Gerald Marcy.
Miss B.: What is his last one? The
: last one ! heard about was a new ap-
paratus to catch fish without bait.
Miss A.: Oh that isn't the last one
he has invented a telescope or some.
thing like that so that he can see the
: inhabitants of Mars. And that isn't
all. He has written a book describing
the manner of living and characters.
ties Of the natives.
Miss b; Oh, | must get that book.
, Gerald was so humorous at~school.
Miss A.: Talking Of books thai