Evening star., 1937-05-12

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,peek to figure where most of Wash
tngton's public kissing is done.
In Rock Creek Park, you say9
Hah. Euer stand down BY the
train gates at Union Station?
A T THE door of his home in Chev-
. erly, Md, the other evening, Mr..
A. E. Montague encountered a young
man carrying a tray of shoestrings,
pencils, etc. Robust, bland in appear
ance, the chap stuck out card read
ing, Il can neither speak nor hear,
and am unable to work. Will you
please buy some Of my goods?"
Mr.. Montague regarded him care
fully for moment, decided some
thing was not quite right.
Sorry" he said, Il don't see any
thing I can use today"
20. K" said the young man, and
walked slowly away.
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SOUND EFFECTS.
A LADY We know has one Of those
party line telephone hook-ups in
her apartment, and quite unashamedly
admits she sometimes whiles away
the idle hours listening to the conver-
sations OF her neighbors, especially
when she Is waiting for the line to
clear.
One evening as she started to make
a call she heard voices on the wire,
those of husband and wife engaged
in lively debate. Always interested in
knowing how other people manage
these matters, she listened intently.
The man was insisting he had
about three more hours Of work to
do at his Office. Why didn't his wife
and her friend Lena 60 to the movies,
meet him afterward?
"On Saturday night?" said the wife.
Impossible. (She didn't explain
why)
Just at that moment some one
approached the apartment of the
listener-inner, and her dog whipped
up an unholy din in barking.
What's all that racket" asked
the husband on the telephone.
Listen. you," said his wife, coming
more directly to the point. Where
did you say you were? Working. are
you? Where, in dog kennel?
Lena. come here quick. Listen; isn't
that a dog? I thought 50 -. why,
you
Sorry. We don't know the rest.
Our snooper had to hang up as an
act Of mercy to the husband before
great peals OF feminine laughter went
ringing over the line straight to the
ears Of the little wife.
HIGH FINANCE.
WHEN he returned from a trip
abroad several months ago a
prominent Washington banker
brought with him numerous foreign
coins as souvenirs. They were scat
tered about the library of his home
for some time until his wife decided
they were in the way. Said she was
going to sell them.
Shouldn't do that" said the
banker half-heartedly, knowing he
plead a lost cause. VERY valuable
stun some day. Leave EN- to our
grandchildren. Be as valuable as old
Roman coins few hundred years
hence. Think OF it."
Il have" said his wife, beginning
to stun the pieces into her pocket
book. "If- they're worth so much I'll
buy myself new hat"
She went down to the bank. poured
out her treasure before a teller. He
examined the lot carefully, picked
out two or three, paid her 81 cents
for them, pronouncerd the rest worth
less.
1ncredulous, the lady proceeded to
the shop OF a dealer in old coins.
He took look. said despairinsly,
Worthless, madam, worthless. I
could not give you more than a quar-
ter for the lot."
where's the quarter?" said the
lady.
She took it to pay for a taxi home,
the 81 cents profit jingling in her
purse all the way.
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COLLEGIATE.
Somebody, maybe Harvard