JACKO LAUGHS LAST
Jacko and Adolphus had Leun invitto Alias Chipmunk’s birthday party, and both Wore anxious to look thuir ues I. Adolphus laughed loudly at the biack bow wita the huge while spots which Jacko insisted on wearing jur the occasion. “L shan’t feel proud to own you.’’ ne saiyl. ’’l hope you don’t conic near | Then oft’ he went Io buy Miss ChipmuiiK a birtfiouy present. “Just a mile something ior her to remember me by,•• he remarked*. “What an you Jacko/’’ ”Peanuts, ’ replied Jacko. They sei off xor Miss Chipmunk's l.hat each feeling u.slinclly annoyed me other, Jacko because his brother i. ad a lovely bottle of scent in his pocket fur their hostess, ami Adolphus because his younger brother ..as wearing such a hideous tie. Most of the guests hurl arrived when Adolphus and Jacko got to l.'ie house, and several people, im iudhig Miss Chipmunk, came up to speak lu them. “I’ve brought you a ]ir . nt.” ni l Jacko, slipping his packet of peanuts into his hostess’ hand. “Oh, how nice of you!” he < : . “How did you know 1 w; s load of peanuts?” “I like them myself,” ss Jacko casually. “Ahem!” coughed Adolphus. “May I have the pleasure of present with a gift of Indian perfume?” “Oh, thank you!” said Miss chd>munk politely. “Dear me!’’ she exclaimed. “I can snieli it from here. It must be a very strong one.” “Do they grow lilies of the valley in India. Adolphus?” asked Jacko. Miss Chipmunk opened Adolphus’ parcel and then gave a little shriek. “Tho bottle’s empty!” she exclaimed. “And yet I eouYl* have declared there was scent about.” So could everybody else, most of all Ajdolphus, who was looking extremely uncomfortable. “I’m very s ry.” he murmured; “I can’t iimlorsfun*l it.” Thon the sad *ruth «lis<do od itself. Somebody had b *en tampering with the bottle, am' shaking about in Adolphus’ pocket, the scent had all come, out! The position was horriblv awkward. However. Miss Chinmunk thanked Adolphus for his kind thought, and said she only wished that the -eont was on her and not on him. Everyone en.hived the "nrtv very much except A'bdphn ; . Nobody enioyeid.' it more than Jacko, who tord his brother more than once during the evening to cheer up. “I don’t mind owning you.” he said, “as long as you don’t come too neav. ’ ’ Tt was a week before Adolphus could got his suit fit to wear again; anil to this day he doesn’t know how far Jacko was to blame.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20150, 19 May 1928, Page 8 (Supplement)
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