HAD HIM. lie was a regular patron of the restaurant. Perhaps that is why ho felt justified in making clever remarks to the waitresses, remarks which they were puzzled to know how to answer. One day, however, the smallest and timidest girl liappened to bo serving this irritating customer, and it fell to her to answer him in kind. “Fll Jiave some steak,” lie said, coming in lato for dinner, “ and some squash, and some Got some baked potatoes, fine, biown baked potatoes?” “ Baked potatoes are all over,” said tho girl., H© leaned back in his chair and gazed at her quizzically. ‘‘Baited potatoes all over, aro they?” ho repeated. “ All over what?” “With,” she replied, simply.
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Evening Star, Issue 14512, 2 November 1910, Page 8
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117Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 14512, 2 November 1910, Page 8
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