HIGH FINANCE. The rival football teams of Miggs’ Alley and Casey’s Court were booked to play a match, and interest in the locality ran high. . i The captain of the Miggs’ outfit approached a lad of his own age—ten or thereabouts—whose reputation as a player was only equalled hy his independence. “ Will yer play for us on Saturday, Bill?” he asked hopefully. Bill eyed him haughtily. “Sorry, old son,” he replied, “but I’ve just signed on for Casey’s Court. If yer ■wants me, me transfer fee is frippence, paid down.” “ Has your husband a good ear for music?” “ I’m afraid not. He seems to think everything he hears playe'd in church ia a lullaby.”
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Evening Star, Issue 17542, 23 December 1920, Page 5
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114Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Evening Star, Issue 17542, 23 December 1920, Page 5
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