PEANUTS AND PERFUME

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 56, 9 March 1929, Page 15

PEANUTS AND PERFUME

.. Jacko and Adolphus had been invited to Miss Chipmunk's birthday party, arid both were anxious to look their best.

: v .Adolphus laughed loudly at the black bow with the huge white spots which Jacko insisted on wearing for the occasion. "I shan't feel proud to own you," lie said. "I hope you don't come near me." Then off lie went to buy Miss Chipmunk a birthday present. 1 "Just a little something for her to remember me by," he remarked. "What are you getting, Jacko?" "Peanuts," replied Jacko. ■ ■' -

1 They Set off for Miss Chipmunk's that evening, each feeling distinctly annoyed with the other, Jacko because his brother had a lovely bottle of scene in his pocket for their hostess, and Adolphus because his younger brother was wearing such a hideous tie. ■ Most, of the guests had arrived when Adolphus and Jacko got to the house,- and several people, including Miss Chipmunk, came up to speak to them. ; ■ "I've brought you a present," said Jacko, slipping his packet of peanuts into his hostess's hand. "Oh, how nice of you!" she cried. "Plow did you know I was fond of peanuts?" "I like them myself," said Jaeko casually. ' "Ahem!" coughed Adolplius. "May.l have the" pleasure, of presenting you with a: gift of Indian perfume?" "Oh, thank you!" said Miss Chipmunk, politely. "Dear me!" she exclaimed. "1 can smell it from here. It must be a.very strong one."

"Do they grow lilies of the valley in India, Adolphus?" asked Jacko. Miss Chipmunk opened Adolphus's parcel, and then gave a little shriek. "The bottle's empty!" she exclaimed. : "And yet I could have declared there was scent about."

.'..., Sacoiild everybody else, most of all Adolplius, who was looking extremely uncomfortable. ■ \ ■. . :'-. ■ . ■•.■'■. g "I'm very sorry," lie miirimired. "I can't understand it." Then the-sad trulli disclosed itself. Somebody had been, tampering . with the bottle, and, shaking about in Adolpliiis's pocket, the scent had all come out. '- : ' ■ ' • ■ ■Tire, position, was horribly awkward. However, Miss Chipmunk thanked. Adolplius for his kind thought, and said she only wished that the scent was on her, and not him. . . Every one.enjoyed the. party very much except Adolphus. Nobody enjoyed it more than Jacko, who told his brother more than once during the evening to cheer up. . ' '"I don't mind owning you," he said, "as long as-you don't come too near:" ;;"."; /\ ',;•■; ■..'''," .' ''■"■' •. . • - ' .'<■■' ■■ It was.Va week before Adolphus could get his suit fit to wear again; and to this day'he doesn't know how far Jacko was to blame.

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