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Sense Of Humour

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somewhere to stand for Rosa 1

So then, when somebody comes hear, he la daffy about her. In along and opens the sack, they find fact," Joe says. "I understand she is the only person in the whole the guy dead, and nobody is respon-world he, really likes, and trusts, alble for this unfortunate situation, But I must play a joke on 'him. because after all the guy really.com

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mits suicide, because if he does not going to have myself delivered try to straighten out his knees heto Frankle Ferocious in a sack."

Well, of course, I have. to laugh may live to a ripe old age, if he ever recovers from the tap on the at the myself, and Jog the Joker laughs with me, and pretty soon noggin.

citizens are stopping to watchus, Well, a day or two later I see by and some of them; läugh with us, the papers where three Brooklyn although they do not know, what we citizens are scragged as they are are laughing at, but probably figure walking peaceably along Clinton one of us just tells the other a dirty street, the scragging being done by story Personally, I am laughing THE SUNSHINE ROUTE THE EXPRESS ROUTE 17 Days some parties in an automobile who just at the idea of anybody having seem to have a machine gun, and themselves delivered to Franklé the papers state that the citizens Ferocious in a sack, and especially are friends of Frankie Ferocious, Joe the Joker, but of course - with the machine gun are from have no idea Joe really means what and that it is rumoured the parties he says. Harlem

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1 judge by this that there is some guy from St. Louis who is a friend trouble in Brooklyn, especially as of mine is doing most of the sack, about a week after the citizens are ing for Frankie Ferocious, Hia scragged in Clinton-street another name In Ropes McGonnigle. In Harlem guy is found done up in a fact," Joe says, "he is a very dear, sack like a Virginia ham near Pros-old. pal of mine, and he has a won- pect Park, and now who is it but derful sense of humour. like me. Joe the Joker's brother, Freddy, and Ropes McGonnigie has nothing I know Joe is going to be greatly whatever to do with sacking Fred- displeased by this.

dy, Joe says, "and in fact he le By and by It gets so nobody in very indignant about it since he Brooklyn will open as much as a finds out Freddy is my brother, so suck of potatoes without first calling he is anxious to help me play in the gendarmes, for fear a pair joke on Frankie.

The retiring chief of sial of the United States Army, Douglas Mac- Arthur, goes to the White House in mufil to advise the President on steps that can be taken to of No. 8. shoes. will jump out at "Only last night," Joe Bay, eliminate profits from war in con-them, although everybody admits Frankie Ferocious sends for Ropes formance with Mr. Roosevelt's new declaration.

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that the sack-making business-te and tells him he will appreciate it plelding up wonderfully just at as a special favour if Ropes will bring time. it needs help.. But the citi-me to him in a sack. "I suppose," Joe zens of Brooklyn are complaining says. "that Frankie Ferocious, hears about their borough being all clut- from Rosa what Freddy is bound to tered up with guys in sacks, and tell her about my ideas on divorce the Health Department is thinking and have very strict ideas on of taking steps in the matter. divorce," Joe says, "especially where

Now one night I see Joe the Ross is' concerned I will see her in Joker, and this time he is all alone, what's-this before I over do her and In connection with the celebra- and I wish to say I am willing to Frankle Ferocious such a favour as tions for His Majesty King George leave him all alone, because some giving her a divorce.

"Anyway," Joe the Joker says, V's Jubilee, a grand "Jamborally" thing tells me he is hotter than a

me about Frankie will be held under the auspices of stove. But he grabs me as I am "Ropes tells the Hong Kong Boy Scouts' Asso going past, so naturally I stop to Ferocious propositioning him, so I Frequent connection from Port Seld for Passengers and Cargo to Con-elation and the Girl Guides Asso-talk to him, and the first thing I say send Ropes back to Frankle Fero- is how sorry I am about his brother, clous to tell him he knows. I am, to Aantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamen of the tion on May 8.

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"Well," Joe the Joker Bays, and furthermore, Ropes tells Frankie cellency the Governor, Sir William Peel, and Lady Peel will be pre-"Freddy the always a kind of a sap. that he will have me in a sack in Hasa calls him up and asks him to no time. And so he will," Joe says. come over to Brooklyn about get "Well, I say, "personally, I see ting me to give her a divorce," she no perecentage in being delivered to Ferocious, I suppose. Anyway," he cause as near as I can make out says, "Freddy tells Commodore Jake from what I read in the papers, why he is going to see her. Freddy there is no future for a guy in a jalways like Rosa, and thinks maybe sack that goes to Frankie Ferocious. he can patch it up between us. So, What I cannot figure out," I say, "is Joe says, "he winds up in a sack, where the joke on Frankie comes They get him after he leaves her in."

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Then Jos-the Joker goes on up the street, leaving me still-laughing) from thinking of how amazed Frankia Ferocious will be when Joe bounces out of the sack and starts throwing "alugs around and about. I do not hear of Joe from that Hime to this but I hear the rest of the story from very relia

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