A MAN OF HIGH PRINCIPLE.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 40, 25 May 1917, Page 2

A MAN OF HIGH PRINCIPLE.

Quirk : “Didn’t you bet me £5 that Jones’s firstborn would be a boy ?” | “I did.” I “Well, it’s a girl, isn’t it ?” ; “It is.” j “You haven’t offered to settle, have you ?” | “I have not.” “Well, when are you going to set-1 tie ?” _ | “Look here, Quirk, I am not going to pay that £5. In the first place, ; it’s wrong to bet. It follows, logi- 1 cally, in the second place, that it’s wrong to pay a bet. I was weak j enough to commit the first wrong ; I but I draw the line at the second. Two wrongs never make a right. There’s a principle at stake in this thing. I've got to meet a man round the corner. Good morning.” j