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Mrs Stringer had been telling her husband ut considerable length that he was not straightforward. “If you will let me get a word in edgeways- ” he began. Mrs Stinger's eyes gleamed with triumph. “I'hfere you go, Tom,” she said, “You admit it yourself—not straightforward. You even want to put words in edgeways.” Margaret, aged five, had been very Hide to a little guest, and after the child had gone home Margaret’s mother told her very feelingly how grieved she was at her rudeness. 11 I’ve tried so hard to make yon a good child. Margaret, to teach you to be polite and kind to others and yet, iii spite of all my efforts, yon are so rude and so naughty.” Margaret, deeply moved, looked sadlv at her mother and said, ‘‘.What a failure you are, Mama!”- ■

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Evening Star, Issue 20089, 1 February 1929, Page 11

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Untitled Evening Star, Issue 20089, 1 February 1929, Page 11

Untitled Evening Star, Issue 20089, 1 February 1929, Page 11