“APACHE” SURPRISED.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143766, 15 April 1912, Page 4

“APACHE” SURPRISED.

LATEST THING IN PARIS JOKES.

AI. and Almc. X. are wealthy people, who live near the Parc Alonceau in Paris, in a small house which stands in a little garden of its own. As they returned home from tho theatre at 12 at night tho house door stood open. In the room inside the door was their concierge. He was lying on the floor, tie_d hand and foot and gagged. Aline. X. rut the cord which bound him and removed the gag, and he hurst into hysterical laughter. M. X. then rushed upstairs and found that the drawingroom was topsy-turvy. Suddenly half-a-dozen “Apaches” rushed at him and hold revolvers to his head. There was a moment s silence. Then other “Apaches” and a number of women rushed into the room, and danced, shrieking with laughter, round him. He thought ho was going mad till he recognised one of the women. It was his sister-in-law. At that moment his wife came running upstairs laughing. The concierge had explained to her what had happened. AI. X.’s friends had sprung on him an “Apache” surprise party, which is the vorv latest thing in Paris jokes. The “Apache” dance is becoming oldfashioned, It is to be hoped that the “Apache” surprise party will be a short-lived one. It might prove dangerous to peaplc with weak hearts.