THE LYING HUSBAND,

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17573, 25 June 1925, Page 12

THE LYING HUSBAND,

Aslrsj N<7 FFNI >AT,TON »STT>T; Y All men. they say, are liars. \n amusing story from Fendalton May stamps on© man, a< married on©, ns a liar. This gentleman’s wife, irs in (ho habit of carrying tho family purse .ami, moreover, keeping tight, grip on it, too. He m unt©«l badly t<» g© to the scour© tho consent of liis 1 tetter half. Tlvni suddenly cam© utm ©f those flashes of inspiration, which they •-• 'Y are the ©xp©ri©nc© only of genius. IT© aj-j vend that Jo© Bicrman. the. tailor, mad© ten -guinea, suits for five, guineas, that he gave a guarantee that In. fiveguinea suits were just the same, except in price, as the ten-guinea, suit-, of other tailors. Now our lemlalt-m friend was requiring his annual suit, which he usually paid ten guineas tor. lie nenl. therefore, to Joe. Biermau’s at No. 8. <‘a thedral Square, bel ween Bank of NZ. and Dalgpty’s and lia*l made to his measure for five, guineas a suit Mhich simply delighted his Mil'© m hen she saw ir. For material, fit, stxle, Mork mi nsbi p and finish it "as unsurpassed. AN os it nny Mtuuler. therefore, that she easily believed our friend’s tale that the clothes cost, ten guineas, and the resull mos for him a nice little day at the races. 17 Id