SMILE AND A BET.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 December 1929, Page 22 (Supplement)

SMILE AND A BET.

YOUNG MAN.AND DUCHESS. -

GROCER LOSES A WAGER.

London, Nov. 21.

A woman reader of the Sunday Dispatch contributes a ®tory of an incident during the visit of the Duchess of York to Southend last week.

. Business ,was not very brisk that morning, and the main topic in shops and offices was the visit of the Duchess. A young commercial traveller called at a grocer® shop, where he was well known, but there seemed no hope of an order. At last, in desperation, he .said to the manager: “I’ll bet you that when the Duchess’ come® by she will wave to me. if she does will you agree to take two cases of tinned goods?” The manager, laughing. replied: “Right, I’ll agree to take them if she really waves to you.” They went outside, and, fortunately for the young man, very few people had congregated at the.spot. Presently the Royal car and its escort came along, and as the Duehees’ ear drew levef the commercial traveller waved hi® hat frantically. The Duchess did even more. When the ear had gone, on a few yards, she leaned out and smiled at him and waved her hand. She smiled at him and. waved her hand.